HJP is a clown. When Grandma came to meet him 15 years after to tell him "Let's find the real Do San so that we…
Well no, because who talks to the grandma who helped you like that, but how about: "Grandma it been 15 years, I'll tell her I wrote the letters because you told me about her and I changed my name because I was 18 and embarrassed to be writing to a 9-year-old girl. If she needs someone to take her to the party I'll be happy to do it. Hell if she needs a job I'll be happy to hire her". Then as long as she likes what she sees he's got a 55% shot. I still think the difference in power/experience would be a problem which is why I'm not going 100%. BTW I know it wouldn't have worked with this story but am I the only one who thought style and personality-wise In Jae was more compatible with him?
So I finally got around to watching Start-Up yesterday and to be honest I think the hate has more to do with the fact that people were stuck at home and stressed out because of Covid. Maybe I've watched too many Asian dramas but it was pretty obvious (I'm looking at you pink cherry blossom petal of fate) from the 1st episode that Nam Do San was going to get the girl. Why? Because he's the one who was honest about his feelings toward Dalmi and took actions to win her heart in ways she could understand. I understand SLS, heck I've even had it with some less than wonderful characters, (Over the Rainbow- Rex & My Lovely Girl- Shi Woo) but in this case, I don't understand why anyone would board much less go down with the HYP/SDM ship. In Reply 1988 I totally understood why people were heartbroken when my ship sailed. In this drama, I didn't buy the "I fell in love because I wrote to a school girl when I was 18*" BS. Was he inclined to like her once he sees her in person? Yes, but by not coming clean and introducing himself as her penpal he sunk his own ship before it had a chance to sail... and a chance was all it was ever going to be because the boy thought she was writing to was her age. By the time she meets him in person, he's a college-educated uber-successful 33 yr old businessman and she's a young 20-ish high school graduate who works part-time jobs. The power/age difference is too much for a young woman with her family history unless he had grandma on his side. When you see them together she always treated him as a mentor/teacher even after she found out HYP was her penpal. At any rate, while I'm tempted to inflate my rating because of all the 1 & 2's I've seen, I'll keep it real and give it an 8/10.
Could you guys tell me how this has 3 endings? Is there one real one and 2 dream sequences?
None of them is the "real" ending. From what I understand the drama's endings differ from what happens in the original story where there was never an option for Peng Peng's soul to return to the modern-day body... Emperor Qi Sheng gets rid of his harem and makes Peng Peng his only wife. They stay on the throne for a few more years and have more children. Later he has an accident where he falls off his horse and dies. After the new Emperor is enthroned Peng Peng leaves the palace to a country estate so she can grieve in peace. While she's there three months after his "death" Qi Sheng shows up at the estate to surprise Peng Peng and they live the rest of their lives as "equals". There's some weird censorship rule that forced the drama producers to change the ending so the producers came up with different ones to make sure they had one that would get past the communist censors.
I want to watch this drama but I haven't been able to find it with Eng subs past episode 6. If anyone knows where to watch the rest of the episodes please let me know. I've been burned too many times with J-dramas to one without knowing that it's fully subbed. Thanks in advance. :)
So is there any particular reason why someone was sent into the game? or were they selected by random?
I think it's both. Some players were in the wrong place at the right time, but there are others that where chosen for sure. For example I think Arisu (Alice) was defiantly chosen but I think his friends were just unlucky to be in the same stall with him when he was moved to the game board.
Did you seriously typed that and thought: "Oh, this is good."Who are you to judge someone by their looks? The…
I guess it depends on what you think is sexy. I will take an average looking guy who's smart and funny with swag any day (or night) over a really good looking guy who's not that bright. When I was younger and single I don't think I was ever the prettiest girl in the room, but I was intelligent, sassy, and funny... lucky for me quite a few men think the same way I do.
Why is he only lead in those really long daily dramas? What about normal ones?
Probably because he shines as a character actor. Don't look down on the daily... 1. Because once become known as soap opera lead it's a good gig. Long daily dramas may pay less but there are more of them and it's a steady paycheck... nothing to sneeze at if what you want is to be a working actor. 2. Soap operas can be big fun. They have juicy characters, plot twists, and you get to make real friendships with fellow actors because soaps can last for a year or more.
Did you seriously typed that and thought: "Oh, this is good."Who are you to judge someone by their looks? The…
A player just has to be attractive to whomever they want to go to bed with, and looks are just one of the many things that can make a person "hot". You should check out the OG 2007 drama before you go on about the beauty of the actress because Korean dramas are notorious for making lead actresses look hideous even if they look great in real life.
Where is this drama airing; shows as airing in watchlist?
This is a remake. The OG was from 2007 with Eric Mun and Jung Yoo Mi as the main leads. You can watch it on the usual sites. If you're okay with dark drama and adult subject matter I recommend it.
to the people who has already seen the original, there's a a cheating tag on it, can you tell me who cheats on…
So in the OG... Shin and Cha were secret lovers while they were in school. He breaks up with her because he works for her dad, is tired of her family's disapproval, and he's over it and her. He starts to date Han because she's the first woman that's interested him since Cha and he wants Cha to know he means it when he said they were thru. Kang and Han start hanging out because Kang is amused by Han's lack of experience especially when it comes to men. Han developes a serious crush and chases his ass down and Kang (to his bewilderment) lets himself be caught. Technically the cheaters are Kang and Han but everyone was in this drama was so messed up that it was hard to feel sorry for anyone. Everyone was a different shade of gray but I would say Shin is probably the most straight forward. Kang's a player who tells every woman he dates that he's a player so I don't know if you could call what he does cheating, but he breaks his contract with the Rich Girl Cha. He never really lets go of Han even after they break up. Han starts dating Shin because he's a good guy and to get over Kang. It was a difficult dark drama to watch but I thought it was very good. Eric managed to make Kang a despicable manhoe with the morals of a Male Host Club worker into someone you were rooting to turn into a real human being. I recommend watching it.* *The stylist for this drama should have been fired. The "fashion" was horrible it was actually distracting at times... NOBODY could have pulled off the dreaded tux that made him look like he was one the waiter penguins from Marry Poppins.
BTW I know it wouldn't have worked with this story but am I the only one who thought style and personality-wise In Jae was more compatible with him?
Maybe I've watched too many Asian dramas but it was pretty obvious (I'm looking at you pink cherry blossom petal of fate) from the 1st episode that Nam Do San was going to get the girl. Why? Because he's the one who was honest about his feelings toward Dalmi and took actions to win her heart in ways she could understand.
I understand SLS, heck I've even had it with some less than wonderful characters, (Over the Rainbow- Rex & My Lovely Girl- Shi Woo) but in this case, I don't understand why anyone would board much less go down with the HYP/SDM ship. In Reply 1988 I totally understood why people were heartbroken when my ship sailed. In this drama, I didn't buy the "I fell in love because I wrote to a school girl when I was 18*" BS. Was he inclined to like her once he sees her in person? Yes, but by not coming clean and introducing himself as her penpal he sunk his own ship before it had a chance to sail... and a chance was all it was ever going to be because the boy thought she was writing to was her age. By the time she meets him in person, he's a college-educated uber-successful 33 yr old businessman and she's a young 20-ish high school graduate who works part-time jobs. The power/age difference is too much for a young woman with her family history unless he had grandma on his side. When you see them together she always treated him as a mentor/teacher even after she found out HYP was her penpal.
At any rate, while I'm tempted to inflate my rating because of all the 1 & 2's I've seen, I'll keep it real and give it an 8/10.
Is there an English version of this article?
Emperor Qi Sheng gets rid of his harem and makes Peng Peng his only wife. They stay on the throne for a few more years and have more children. Later he has an accident where he falls off his horse and dies. After the new Emperor is enthroned Peng Peng leaves the palace to a country estate so she can grieve in peace. While she's there three months after his "death" Qi Sheng shows up at the estate to surprise Peng Peng and they live the rest of their lives as "equals".
There's some weird censorship rule that forced the drama producers to change the ending so the producers came up with different ones to make sure they had one that would get past the communist censors.
Thanks in advance. :)
Don't look down on the daily...
1. Because once become known as soap opera lead it's a good gig. Long daily dramas may pay less but there are more of them and it's a steady paycheck... nothing to sneeze at if what you want is to be a working actor.
2. Soap operas can be big fun. They have juicy characters, plot twists, and you get to make real friendships with fellow actors because soaps can last for a year or more.
Shin and Cha were secret lovers while they were in school. He breaks up with her because he works for her dad, is tired of her family's disapproval, and he's over it and her. He starts to date Han because she's the first woman that's interested him since Cha and he wants Cha to know he means it when he said they were thru.
Kang and Han start hanging out because Kang is amused by Han's lack of experience especially when it comes to men. Han developes a serious crush and chases his ass down and Kang (to his bewilderment) lets himself be caught.
Technically the cheaters are Kang and Han but everyone was in this drama was so messed up that it was hard to feel sorry for anyone. Everyone was a different shade of gray but I would say Shin is probably the most straight forward.
Kang's a player who tells every woman he dates that he's a player so I don't know if you could call what he does cheating, but he breaks his contract with the Rich Girl Cha. He never really lets go of Han even after they break up.
Han starts dating Shin because he's a good guy and to get over Kang.
It was a difficult dark drama to watch but I thought it was very good. Eric managed to make Kang a despicable manhoe with the morals of a Male Host Club worker into someone you were rooting to turn into a real human being. I recommend watching it.*
*The stylist for this drama should have been fired. The "fashion" was horrible it was actually distracting at times... NOBODY could have pulled off the dreaded tux that made him look like he was one the waiter penguins from Marry Poppins.