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For me, it's the "Shining" parody and rolling giant mascot at the end.

I honestly thought Cha Eun Woo was going to play another pretty boy role again, but the teddy bear scene immediately convinced me otherwise. He really dares to sacrifice his good looks for comedy, and his emotional acting has also improved a lot.

I think I can genuinely say now that he’s become a good actor.

Watching this makes me realize how much of a GOAT Princess Hours is.

Social Class vs Ability/Merit. Except the merit came from having good opportunities as an illegitimate child of a CHEABOL. So the whole thing sometimes just comes off as "boohoo, rich people problem."

But hey, it's still fun to dumb watch, like watching Chinese vertical drama. You gotta let your logic go out of the window to enjoy it.

She's just not a good actress.

Chinese version is still so much better.

obv not

Regardless of blood ties...they still grew up as siblings right? and for that to suddenly turn into romance...is a bit...

Lee Soohyuk as grim reaper...again?

❤️

Umm, True Beauty definitely boosted all the cast’s IG followers, but I wouldn’t call her ultra-famous. Even saying she’s well-known might be a stretch. She’s recognized, sure, but mostly only among international K-drama viewers. To the general public, she’s just “that actress I’ve heard or seen on TV sometimes.” Definitely not a household name. Maybe a B-list at best? Which honestly is not bad.

Some people here keep saying the lead actress is overrated, and I'm beginning to get why. First off, I don’t think she’s a bad actress. Her acting isn’t distracting to me, aside from her voice (which I personally find a bit too whiny at times), but her performances feel too similar across roles. Sad, happy, scared, etc... she delivers those emotions exactly as needed, but she really doesn't bring anything beyond that. Which is why I often find her characters and acting too bland, and frankly, forgettable.

Then I think about actresses her age like Kim Sejeong, Kim Hyeyoon, or Shin Yeeun, who I’d say are just as pretty and arguably better actresses. They portray their characters with more personality, so their acting felt more memorable. Yet despite a hit performance, their next works are often lead roles in small productions with rookie or unknown actors, or supporting roles in big productions. It makes me wonder, why and how she consistently lands lead role with bigger actor in bigger productions without a particularly strong portfolio, hit, or skill. I think I’m starting to really see why people call her overrated.

Nope

Wait… they’re PRODUCERS!? That means they either put in their own money, took a smaller salary for a cut of the profits, or used their name as a guarantee to lock in extra funding. Damn, there’s a good chance they won’t see a cent of that back. I doubt it’ll even hit $15m at the box office. Beside, even without extravagant marketing, this is a global release, the costs will still run into the millions. Realistically, they’d need around $25m just to break-even, even if I’m lowballing it. At this point, OTT might be their only hope.

Although I’ll admit her acting has never been particularly impressive, I don't really dare to speculate why she kept getting casted. I think she simply landed this lawyer role because she’s worked with this production company before on Find Me in Your Memory, so they probably already know she’s reliable and pleasant to have on set. In the entertainment industry, having connection and being easy to work with can sometimes matter more than raw talent, unless, of course, you’re truly an exceptional actress (which she's not).

Beside, Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid is still just a rumor, and she hasn’t officially announced that she accepted the role. Personally, I think she’d suit the noble lady character far better than the mute servant female lead. If she does end up playing the servant in the Gyeongseong era, though… well, her look and style might feel a bit too modern and her voice perhaps a touch too whiny. I like MKY, but I have to admit her image feels too fancy and luxurious, a miscast as the plain Sua. Then again, I’m coming from the perspective of someone who’s read the original webtoon, for viewers unfamiliar with it, the live-action version might work just fine. The story alone should be able to hard-carry this entire production.

But she wasn’t cast that often, she had a 3-year gap between My Dearest Nemesis and The Interest of Love. Beside, True Beauty, despite its mixed opinions, was a huge commercial success.

I’m honestly confused by these kind of comments. Just because you personally liked it and are really vocal about it doesn’t mean everyone else feels the same. There are plenty of slice-of-life K-dramas and C-dramas on this site with high ratings, this just isn’t one of them. It’s decent, sure, but not as amazing as some of you are making it out to be. 7.9 or 8.0 seems about right for what it is. 8.4, though? That’s pushing it.

They may have presold this movie to 113 countries. But realistically, with only about US$4.5m earned in Korea (its main market) during the first week and around US$1m in Taiwan (a top market for imported Korean films) over five days, followed by a steep second-week drop, it’s hard to imagine the film will make significant profits elsewhere.

I doubt its first-week box office in most other countries will even hit US$500k, let alone US$1m. Except maybe for Japan and SEA a.k.a the other top markets.

Best case scenario, it might just break-even if a streaming deal comes through (because of the star-studded casts), but I doubt it. After all, the budget is US$21m and marketing budget usually adds another 30-50%.

Does it look like they can earn US$30m?

The production budget was reportedly around US$21m, excluding marketing costs, which typically add another 30–50%. It’s unlikely that distributors offered a high enough minimum agreed sales to fully cover all of that. That’s rarely how film sales work, people still need to show up and penalties usually aren’t substantial enough to offset poor box office performance. With such a star-studded cast and producers behind previous blockbusters like Along with the Gods, they may have presold it to 113 countries, but realistically, with only about US$4.5m earned in Korea (main market) during its first week and roughly US$1m in Taiwan (top market for imported Korean movies) over five days — followed by a steep drop in its second week — it’s hard to see the film generating significant profits with the rest of the countries. At best, it might just barely break even, but I have my doubt.

That assuming they cover all US$21 million of the production budget, but I doubt any distributors would agree to such a high minimum. It probably just to help minimize the producer's losses. Beside, they also need to cover for marketing budget too which if it's the same as Hollywood, is the same amount or maybe more. To break even, movie usually need to make double their budget. Then again, the producer's previous collaborations, Along With Gods, with their distributor (Lotte Entertainment)