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Ads? Here on MDL? I never had ads and I never paid anything. Is it a region thing?

I thought it was awful. Even he couldn't save it.

The Undateables was The Unwatchables, a total train wreck. But he was excellent in other dramas, even when he was 2nd male lead!

Or, even worse, that he will say, at the end of the last episode: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn". But it's a k-drama, so THAT line is to be excluded, I think.

My Lovely Boxer. Superb acting, compelling story.

All the people who were wondering haven't read Gone With The Wind. Where Scarlett marries not one but two other men before getting to the right man. I'm not saying that the k-drama adaptation will be faithful in this respect as well, since it's Joseon times after all, and women who are not virgins anymore were frowned upon, but it's to be expected that, to last for two seasons, the love story will take some detours.

Also Choi Kang-hee in Protect the Boss.

Okay, I think that most people here wouldn't contradict you on the facts themselves (as you say, pics exist), but please think that the person might be reading this and be very hurt at your way of expressing it. I cannot tell you what to write and what not, but if it were me I would make the last couple of sentences more neutral-sounding. Don't take it badly, but I felt I had to say this because actors and idols are human beings too, and psychologically very fragile - as has been proved by many tragic outcomes lately. And remember that often the agencies tell them to have procedures.

I thought his wife was more of a female ass. Throwing his laundry from the window? Obsessing about her fertile days and pressurizing him to have cold sex when they were in the middle of a fight? WHAT?

They waited and wasted his youthful years giving him second and third roles because he didn't have the "classic k-drama ML look". But -apart from obvious talent- he has crazy charm, and aged way better than those other guys.

They have already started doing what you say. We have seen the seeds at the end of ep.4

Yes! Remember Secret Garden, where the FL was a stuntwoman? Her physique was believable - and she had much more muscle than this one who is supposed to be a boxer.

I see that you have passed your k-drama exams, my friend! With flying colours.

Oh, I don't have any intention of throwing punches or whatever, LOL. I just think you are more sensitive because you've heard/read about bad things in that field that have happened in real life, and that fact spoils your enjoyment of the drama. It's understandable, I have no problem with that. I also have read horrible stories about East European athletes in the field of gymnastics and their trainers (abuse, sexual and other) but I don't assume every case is like this. Peace. There are so many dramas to choose from, why continue watching one that triggers you? You did well to drop it just as I am doing well to continue watching it. We watch for fun, so why not please ourselves?

I don't know about the power part. She has the potential to twist him around her little finger. We'll see who really has the power in this couple. You might be surprised.

I found her quite rough. Not so much physically, but she has a strong and assertive personality, and she has a lot of depth. If I had to choose between someone who looked like a real boxer and someone who is a good actress, I'd definitely prefer the second. Because it's a drama, not a real-life ring. And as we've seen in the first 4 episodes (I don't know what will come next), the drama is around boxing, but it doesn't have so much boxing, but also a lot of other scenes depicting the relationships among the various characters, and in these you do need a strong actress to deliver. I can understand that you, as a boxer, don't enjoy the drama because you would like more realism in that respect. It's like the youtuber couple Two Violins, who cannot enjoy any film about music because they cring with the fake violin playing. As if every actor could know all the skills in the world, be a proficient violinist, pianist, swimmer, rider, soccer player or whatever else his role needs. They do train for a while, but they can never look exactly like the real thing to a professional or an advanced amateur. They look good enough for the rest of us, though. I don't know if I make my point understood clearly.

Awww...

Yes! The moral dilemmas that are about to surface and the feelings which will complicated the already made choices are interesting, and the two leads are fantastic, so well-chosen for their roles. The male lead oozes charm so much that you feel you want to faint, the girl is super-good too, the "pretty-boy" 2nd ML just enough slimy and fake. The casting agent did a great job!

This one started as wooden, but as the drama progresed he got better and better. By the end of the drama you wouldn't think he's a first-timer. I think he is smart and sensitive and he has potential in acting. Others, in contrast, stay exactly the same for years, never improved, but he improved in the arc of shooting 24 shortish episodes, which is commendable.

A year ahead in university. The actual age gap is 6 years. Which, of course, is nothing!