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I love how invested Seo Woo was into helping Ha Won and Ji Soo get together. Even before she learned that Dawn is Ha Won, she treated him as an acquaintance, minded her own business, and focused on her work. It's so refreshing for the FL and ML to have absolutely zero romantic interest in each other at the start. I think that the fact that the ML is so in love with someone else makes the drama super interesting too

Pass as her father?? Moon Ga Young is 23. If Kim Dong Wook was her father, that means he had her at 13 years old... He's not that old.

The synopsis for this didn't seem that interesting, but the first 2 episodes surpassed my expectations! I'm interested in what happened to Ha Jin's memory and why she seems to not remember her friend

I completely agree! Although the actor who played Young Woo did a really good job, I kind of felt like his character showing up after a decade to confess to Hae Won was extremely unnecessary.

I'm way more interested in what happened in the past with Hae Won's mom and Aunt and Eun Seob, so I'm really glad that the writers aren't going down the cliche road by adding a second ML.

Netflix has only produced like 3 original shows and none of them focus on career or woman's empowerment issues so I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about... I can name dozens of dramas that tackle women's issues that have great chemistry between the leads.

Can you explain what makes current korean dramas more western? The reason why Netflix is trying to produce it's own k-dramas is because they are trying to gain more korean subscribers, not because they are trying to cater to western audiences. After Love Alarm (produced by Netflix) aired on Netflix, the amount of Korean Netflix subscribers increased. Any korean dramas produced by Netflix are written entirely by Korean writers, so how exactly is the "koreaness" of dramas being taken away?

Wow, I'm definitely in the minority here! I've been watching Korean romance dramas since 2011 and my interest in them hasn't faded yet.

I do agree that older romance dramas have way more of those scenes that make your heart beat fast and gives you butterflies. I do miss that type of romance, but the reason why modern romance dramas have still kept my attention is because a lot more have been including plot lines that touch on really important issues that don't get a lot of attention in Korean society such as: lookism, sexual harassment, rape, being a single mom, divorce, mental health, and more. There's also way less of those disrespectful actions by the ML in modern dramas that are passed off as romantic in older dramas (ex: Wrist grabbing, Stalking, Forceful Kissing, Slamming the FL against the wall against her will etc.).

I'm 24 and growing older and a drama having those small moments that make you squeal isn't as important to me. I'm loving that I can have a touch of romance but also have the drama delve deeper into more meaningful themes at the same time.

I'm on episode 13 and this drama really isn't that bad.
(I would give it a 7 or 8 at max). I almost dropped it at episode 6, but pushed through and I'm glad I did. I have an interest in makeup, so that makes it more enjoyable.

Seo Kang Jin's quiet and awkward character is sooo refreshing!! There aren't many kdrama leads with his type of personality. I hope his character stays the same all throughout the drama.

Same! Yi Seo's ignorance in not understanding that there are mixed Koreans who may not necessarily look korean didn't help either. I hope he can find his dad and get his Korean citizenship eventually.

I love the addition of Kim Toni as a character! I really really hope they properly give him a background story, just like they did with the other side characters, and use his character as a platform to show the difficulties that mixed Koreans who can't pass as Korean face.

This is definitely one of the better j shojo manga adaptions. Both leads are very passionate about their work. The male lead is super understanding, patient, and supportive. I feel like the majority of Riichi's lines/behavior are super cheesy, but it's still really cute. Wish it could have had 10 episodes though.

I agree! I understand that her personality is like that for the sake of the plot, but she acts like she can do no wrong and refuses to make peace with Sun Woong when he offered in ep 3. Although her character is annoying, I still think their bickering and arguments are funny

This drama is absolutely heartbreaking. Still, I can't help but love it. Cha Young is definitely one of my favorite female leads ever. She's kind, sweet, and simple without being one dimensional. Ha Ji Won plays her and all of her mannerisms perfectly.

This drama is so juicy. I love the mystery behind Jung Sun trying to find out if her husband is cheating on her, and who it could be, though my heart also breaks for her. I feel like there's more to the story that just cheating.

This is a theory that I've been thinking about too! Explains why the Joker stopped killing for 5 years: he's too ill to do so. As for why Hyang Mi was killed when the Joker hasn't been active for 5 years, that's a mystery. Maybe while delivering the food, she accidentally saw something she shouldn't have?

If Jung Woo really did kill the rest of the residents, why did the police find Moin Jo's blood on the bodies of the other residents? It doesn't make sense. This is the only thing that bothers me about the ending.

You're right, I got confused because there's too many older men characters in this show!

Yeah, I agree that it's weird that he was so passionate about Hae Ri killing him, but I think that may have been because he's angry at all of the corruption. I think Min called Ju Cheol a traitor to throw suspicion off of himself. Min also suggested that Tae Woong was the one who destroyed the USB file. He accuses other people to make himself look less guilty as a defense. Also the case was given to Min by Director An after Ju Cheol asked for it. I think An gave it to Min because he knows that they're both on John & Mark's side.

So either Tae Woong is a good liar, or he's a bad guy, but I'm leaning towards good because:

1. When Director An called off the investigation of the plane crash, Tae Woong was noticeably extremely upset. Notice how Chief Jae Shik wasn't.

2. Tae Woong had drinks with Ju Cheol where Tae Woong then declared that he would rather quit than be a slave to the blue house, and that it's the duty of NIS agents to properly investigate.

3. Tae Woong recorded his conversation with Hae Ri in the library. I think he was going to send that recording to someone to expose the truth (not 100% sure about this) but Hae Ri beat him to it. Someone working for John and Mark's would never tell another employee that the Director of the NIS ordered people to halt the plane investigation. Why? Because if it was exposed, there would be public backlash (which there was) and public opinion would force an investigation which is the opposite of what John & Mark's wants.