joy's not that bad, y'all are so dramatic. it's a passable performance so far imo.
i'm worried that they won't have enough plot for 16 episodes at the current pace but for now i'm going along for the ride. ^^ watching this is like a throwback to my days of watching gossip girl lmao. lbr this ain't a show of substance and i don't expect it to blow me away. but is it entertaining? hell yeah. woo do hwan is perfectly cast, i like the friendship between the main trio and i love how tae hee is actually intelligent (hopefully she won't be super naive). i'm looking forward to watching these gorgeous people crash and burn together lol.
yeah, i'm done with bona. she didn't even feel conflicted about it! that's cold. pretending to make up with yoon-yi to take her down and ruin her career? uh no, not forgiven.
THAT KISS THOUGH. I WAS SCREAMING. that was damn hot! i hope we get more kisses soon. i was swooning when chi-won said he trusted her. i love the way the writer handled the ex conflict - minimal aggravation. do-hee girl you tried but you're no match for yoon-yi. i love chi-won and yoon-yi so muuuuuuch. they don't give up on each other.
also i love jung ae shutting down the chairman's lackey! my girl has come a long way. ^^ and bo yul being there for jung ae for once. i'm hoping he'll stand by her. he clearly cares about her alot (i don't necessarily ship them romantically, i just like their supportive relationship). they're so precious.
the epilogue... y'all aren't as stupid as you look lmao. the next episodes will probably be pretty angsty but i hope we can bring back the comedy and fluff for the final week. this show is my happy place.
thank you for this article! hopefully more people will watch this show. i tried the first episode fully expecting not to like it and was impressed by its quality. i got sucked into the story very quickly.
this is really a revenge makjang done right - well paced, great cliffhangers, tightly written and plotted. it's so addictive. the cinematography is gorgeous and the music really enhances the atmosphere but most importantly the show is extremely well cast even down to the minor characters. i'm happy you highlighted lee hang na's character bc i find her facial expressions so funny! jang seung jo also captures boo cheon perfectly - at his core he wants to be a good person but he's weak. this seems to be his first major role and i think he's doing an excellent job. i'm really fascinated by pil joo and boo cheon's relationship - i think pil joo will definitely be conflicted about crushing boo cheon in his desire for revenge against the chairman and jang mal ran.
park se young really emanates sincerity that makes her portrayal of mo hyun so good. she may be too trusting but i agree that she's very strong-willed. jang hyuk's restrained acting here is really him at his best (he and lee mi sook really deserved their awards from mbc). there's so multi-faceted characters in MF and entire cast is nailing it. there's an assurance in the writing here that makes me really excited to see how things play out.
Guys is there romance in this drama? And if so, how much? Thanks.
the central romance hasn't actually kicked off yet - there is a love triangle but the main focus so far is on the power struggle and pil joo's revenge.
Okay, my crush on Choi Daniel is on high alert after that last episode. "Stay with me." HELP! He was so lovely…
<333333 this comment is as cute as the show!! ia with everything you said. the clark kent/lois lane stuff makes me swoon omg. my dream ending is chi won returning to his old job and asking yoon yi to join him.
i feel like the necklace was PPL but i loved it anyway - we need an epilogue of him choosing it for her. omg he really is an absolute goner already lol. everything he did in this episode screamed that he likes her. i think the next episodes will be about the bba and their victory (her ex boss needs an even bigger smackdown, he is scum) and hopefully we'll get the kiss after that. *prays*
you're so right about him being impulsive. he seems detached but when he really feels, he seems to act without thinking. i read a few commenters awhile ago not liking yoon-yi and calling her manipulative, but i totally disagree. i love that she goes after what she wants and i love the way she tries to bend him to her will (like in this ep when she refuses to give him the key). he's clearly impressed with her tenacity. it's so cuuuute. (it's also a sharp contrast to her relationship with her previous boss, where he basically just used her and she did everything she was told). the tenant/landlord relationship is a genius answer to the power imbalance of their working relationship.
i'm with you on this entire list basically. the only one i didn't drop was one i didn't try (she was pretty remake) bc sitting through the original was bad enough. chicago typewriter is really weird bc it sounds great on paper, but i totally hated it. the writing is insufferable. suspicious partner is one of the dumbest show i've seen all year. even dongha couldn't save it. temperature of love assembled a great cast who you feel nothing for. flimsy character archetypes cannot carry a whole story.
omg, episode 15 was so frustrating. writer-nim, you have a lot to make up for in the finale. Ji-ho and Se Hee please just talk to each other honestly, dammit!!!!
I'm all in for Pil Joo/Mo Hyun (even though it's so messed up, I feel so bad for Mo Hyun already) but I'm also fascinated by Jang Mal Ran and Pil Joo's twisted relationship. She's his ultimate target in his revenge (although I really want him to make that old bastard suffer too, I hate the Chairman) and she totally seems obsessed with him - her freakout in the car when she says that it's ridiculous that he could be Yun Cheon because she knows everything about him really makes it obvious. She relies on him far too much - to sort out all the Cheong A shit, to be unfailingly loyal towards Boo Cheon and to comfort her when the Chairman tries to crush her. She even said to Boo Cheon that he should accept a future relationship between Pil Joo and Mo Hyun (I love how everybody knows he has feelings for Mo Hyun, he ain't subtle lol) but when it comes down to it I doubt she will be happy about it either, yikes. It's gonna get sooooo messy.
It seems too early for her to find out his true identity and Pil Joo knows that she's onto him so I can't imagine that he wouldn't have anticipated her ordering a DNA test.
when i first started watching dramas i used to try everything in case i was missing out on potential gems. but now i gravitate towards dramas i know i will enjoy (if the execution and acting aren't any good, i drop it quickly) and no longer trust my fave actors to choose dramas that will be worthwhile. i know very few writers that are consistently good enough to follow their works diligently.
i give shows around 3 episodes to grab me - if i see potential i continue. another test is to see if i find the show as a whole engaging, and not just the central storyline. if you're bored with characters and plots that are extraneous to the main impetus of the story, best thing to do is drop it. i ain't got time for filler. (i finished swdbs but never again. never again).
i think one of the reasons i keep watching shows i don't rly like is bc ppl keep going on about how good they are. i lasted 5 episodes of goblin for the cast and the hype. was it worth continuing when i could be watching smth that isn't so goddamn slow and bloated with ppl? no. i won't be watching a kim eun sook drama ever again, that's for sure. i have a huge backlog and actual good shows to finish, i need to make better use of my time lol.
The chemistry is great - but I feel so disconnected from the characters in this despite the fantastic cast. :(
Is Jung Woo really going to propose via a huge event organised by his best friend that's in relationship with the woman he's in love with??? Is he completely nuts? This show pretends that it's so realistic but this storyline (and Jung Woo's entire character, really) is straight up lifted from an early 2000's drama. Why is this still a thing? I really hope the writer is just messing with us and it won't actually happen.
I may dislike Hong-ah, but when she asked Jung Woo what he's been doing for the past 5 years I wanted to give her a round of applause (and her eyeroll when he shut her down was hilarious and spot on). KJW is great as always, but god his character is so ridiculous.
(Also don't even get me started on how much power Jung Woo has over both of their careers. It's scary).
What I really loved about this was that for a kdrama melo, there was so much restraint in the execution (despite quite a few makjang elements) and tenderness to the love story. I credit this to the PD and writer. But also the main trio gave such genuine and heartfelt performances, especially Uee, who was just magnificent. This was such a challenging role for a young actress and she pulled it off flawlessly. I'm quite harsh with my ratings but there no way I couldn't give this a high rating - it really deserves it and I wish more people would give this show a chance.
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i'm worried that they won't have enough plot for 16 episodes at the current pace but for now i'm going along for the ride. ^^ watching this is like a throwback to my days of watching gossip girl lmao. lbr this ain't a show of substance and i don't expect it to blow me away. but is it entertaining? hell yeah. woo do hwan is perfectly cast, i like the friendship between the main trio and i love how tae hee is actually intelligent (hopefully she won't be super naive). i'm looking forward to watching these gorgeous people crash and burn together lol.
THAT KISS THOUGH. I WAS SCREAMING. that was damn hot! i hope we get more kisses soon. i was swooning when chi-won said he trusted her. i love the way the writer handled the ex conflict - minimal aggravation. do-hee girl you tried but you're no match for yoon-yi. i love chi-won and yoon-yi so muuuuuuch. they don't give up on each other.
also i love jung ae shutting down the chairman's lackey! my girl has come a long way. ^^ and bo yul being there for jung ae for once. i'm hoping he'll stand by her. he clearly cares about her alot (i don't necessarily ship them romantically, i just like their supportive relationship). they're so precious.
the epilogue... y'all aren't as stupid as you look lmao. the next episodes will probably be pretty angsty but i hope we can bring back the comedy and fluff for the final week. this show is my happy place.
this is really a revenge makjang done right - well paced, great cliffhangers, tightly written and plotted. it's so addictive. the cinematography is gorgeous and the music really enhances the atmosphere but most importantly the show is extremely well cast even down to the minor characters. i'm happy you highlighted lee hang na's character bc i find her facial expressions so funny! jang seung jo also captures boo cheon perfectly - at his core he wants to be a good person but he's weak. this seems to be his first major role and i think he's doing an excellent job. i'm really fascinated by pil joo and boo cheon's relationship - i think pil joo will definitely be conflicted about crushing boo cheon in his desire for revenge against the chairman and jang mal ran.
park se young really emanates sincerity that makes her portrayal of mo hyun so good. she may be too trusting but i agree that she's very strong-willed. jang hyuk's restrained acting here is really him at his best (he and lee mi sook really deserved their awards from mbc). there's so multi-faceted characters in MF and entire cast is nailing it. there's an assurance in the writing here that makes me really excited to see how things play out.
i feel like the necklace was PPL but i loved it anyway - we need an epilogue of him choosing it for her. omg he really is an absolute goner already lol. everything he did in this episode screamed that he likes her. i think the next episodes will be about the bba and their victory (her ex boss needs an even bigger smackdown, he is scum) and hopefully we'll get the kiss after that. *prays*
you're so right about him being impulsive. he seems detached but when he really feels, he seems to act without thinking. i read a few commenters awhile ago not liking yoon-yi and calling her manipulative, but i totally disagree. i love that she goes after what she wants and i love the way she tries to bend him to her will (like in this ep when she refuses to give him the key). he's clearly impressed with her tenacity. it's so cuuuute. (it's also a sharp contrast to her relationship with her previous boss, where he basically just used her and she did everything she was told). the tenant/landlord relationship is a genius answer to the power imbalance of their working relationship.
It seems too early for her to find out his true identity and Pil Joo knows that she's onto him so I can't imagine that he wouldn't have anticipated her ordering a DNA test.
i give shows around 3 episodes to grab me - if i see potential i continue. another test is to see if i find the show as a whole engaging, and not just the central storyline. if you're bored with characters and plots that are extraneous to the main impetus of the story, best thing to do is drop it. i ain't got time for filler. (i finished swdbs but never again. never again).
i think one of the reasons i keep watching shows i don't rly like is bc ppl keep going on about how good they are. i lasted 5 episodes of goblin for the cast and the hype. was it worth continuing when i could be watching smth that isn't so goddamn slow and bloated with ppl? no. i won't be watching a kim eun sook drama ever again, that's for sure. i have a huge backlog and actual good shows to finish, i need to make better use of my time lol.
Is Jung Woo really going to propose via a huge event organised by his best friend that's in relationship with the woman he's in love with??? Is he completely nuts? This show pretends that it's so realistic but this storyline (and Jung Woo's entire character, really) is straight up lifted from an early 2000's drama. Why is this still a thing? I really hope the writer is just messing with us and it won't actually happen.
I may dislike Hong-ah, but when she asked Jung Woo what he's been doing for the past 5 years I wanted to give her a round of applause (and her eyeroll when he shut her down was hilarious and spot on). KJW is great as always, but god his character is so ridiculous.
(Also don't even get me started on how much power Jung Woo has over both of their careers. It's scary).