I'm honestly quite glad to find that at least half of the She Was Pretty fandom wants Hye Jin to be happy with Shin Hyeok, instead of Seung Joon. He fell for her personality, not her looks. Judging by what happens in the teasers, I actually do doubt that it will happen, but we can be there for each other and rant about how the writers made the wrong choice, again.
That scene where Shin Hyeok grinned his face off, after the small debate with Hye Jin about the heads and tails on a coin, was so cute! Second lead syndrome for the win! Shin Hyeok, fighting!
This might be an unpopular opinion, but whatever. I was kinda hoping to avoid this, but I may be falling into second lead syndrome again. By accident, I fell upon some spoilers for She Was Pretty, and Seong Jun's personality does not get any better towards Hye Jin, for a while at least. I don't want Hye Jin to fall and end up with the "abusive" first lead, and not the sweet, lovable second lead (Shin Hyeok). Hye Jin has gone through many hardships in the last 15 years, and she deserves someone like Shin Hyeok by her side.
I get that once Seong Jun realizes that she is the real Hye Jin, his personality and feelings may change towards her, but Shin Hyeok has been like he is since Episode 1. Second leads need more love.
Christ, there have only been two episodes and I'm already ranting about Hye Jin's happiness and how writers need to give second leads more of a chance.
I haven't watched past the second episode, but I'm now inclined to watch more of it. It's too bad that Kim Min Jong doesn't get a lot of screen time, he's also my favourite character in the drama, along with Lee Ki Kwang's character. I wasn't expecting all that much from Mrs. Cop, but all the topics the drama addresses draws me in, and I plan to catch up when I have plenty of time. Great article! :)
Hmmm. I think this is a very interesting and important topic. However, I don't necessarily think that some of…
I also kind of agree with the wrist grab trend. I haven't watched many dramas, but in Who Are You: School 2015, Tae Kwang used the wrist grab on Eun Bi, but that wasn't to show dominance over her. It was take her away from a bad situation (to the point where she was almost crying) because he cared for her, a lot. Although it was contradicted with another wrist grab from Yi An (his character I feel like is the definition of patriarchy abuse - he grabbed Eun Bi's wrist because the things he wanted to say were most important), I don't believe that all wrist grabs can be counted as abusive, but when the man/woman doesn't care about the others opinion, that's the abusive side of it.
While watching Secret Garden, I really enjoyed it - it's even one of my favourite dramas. But during the scenes where Joo Won was forcing something upon Ra Im, I just felt like turning off the computer. Any sort of abuse like this is horrible to watch and I can't stand the idea that people think of men as superior to women. It's awful, and it's used so much in any sort of media these days that it's become a trend. This sort of abuse onscreen needs to stop.
Great article, thank you for expressing this issue.
So Seo Joon and Jung Eum will be love interest. They were just playing brother/sister in the last drama. Are they…
I don't know, but I think Jung Eum likes to act with people she has previously acted with. Like She Was Pretty, Jung Eum acted with Seo Joon in Kill Me, Heal Me. But also, she acted with Ji Sung in Secret before Kill Me, Heal Me.
The only reason I watched this special was because of Lee Jong Suk, and he is the only reason I find it worth watching. Some people may have enjoyed this, but I found the acting and story not up to standard, and it was too fast paced.
I'm honestly really looking forward to this drama, and I'm expecting a lot from all of the actors. Hyeri may not have done the best performance in Hyde, Jekyll, Me (only drama I've watched with her in it), the whole drama in general was terrible, even Hyun Bin couldn't save it. But I want to believe that Hyeri can improve as an actress and I won't judge her acting skills until I've seen at least two years of her dramas. Hyeri, fighting!
I absolutely loved Hyung Sik's acting in High Society (although the drama itself wasn't all that great), and I didn't know what to watch next out of his dramas. But now I know, looking forward to watching both Sirius and Nine: Nine Times Time Travel. Thanks for the great Stalkers Guide!
I really hope Lee Jong Suk accepts the role as the main lead. It would be so awesome to see him on screen again, and I would get to see another one of my favourite actors have DID.
A lot of people hate on Shin Hye's acting a lot, but there's a reason why she has won the "Best Actress Award" five years in a row. She is a brilliant actress and is able to convey and win the hearts of viewers amazingly. I can sometimes understand why people say she doesn't change her facial expression much, but by acting that way, she's able to play her role perfectly. She acts to the way her script has been written, and people should understand that when it may look like she is acting badly, it was just because of the writing. Shin Hye fighting!
I had such a great time reading this because I could agree with everything you were saying. Sungjae oppa is definitely an amazing singer and actor, and he definitely knows how to pull on our heartstrings. You will not believe how many times I cried during most of this emotional scenes. Awesome guide and looking forward to more from you and Sungjae oppa! :)
1. Because I know the School series is very popular, and I thought I would give 2015 a go before I watched 2013. And Sungjae oppa was in it as well.
2. My favourite character was of course Gong Tae Kwang. He always remained by Eun Bi's side no matter what and he only ever wanted to make her laugh. And my least favourite character was Han Yi An. I liked his character while he still liked Eun Byul, but when he turned aggressive and made Eun Bi cry a lot, I absolutely hated him. No man should ever do that.
3. I liked pretty much everything in this drama. The storyline was so interesting and I couldn't wait to watch more every single week. I loved most of the characters as well. The writing was also very well done, excluding the last two episodes. My favourite scene definitely had to be the rooftop scene with Tae Kwang and Eun Bi. It was so sweet. I cried so much when he redid his greeting and called her by her real name. The soundtrack was amazing as well.
4. Of course I did. Tae Kwang deserved Eun Bi more than Yi An ever did, and I'm still angry at the writers for going down the classic first lead route.
5. Plot twists, huh? Of course the ending annoyed me to death. I also didn't like the fact they waited all the way until the end to use the video threat of Eun Bi. That evidence could have been used over at least 6 episodes. No other plot twists were that shocking though.
6. I would still become Eun Byul because that way I would be able to live a happier life. When she was still living as Eun Bi, her only happiness were the small children. While she was Eun Byul, she had a mother, her friends and Tae Kwang, and eventually, her twin sister to make her happy.
7. I loved the series from beginning to end (well, till after episode 14). I was always looking forward to each episode, and I would stay up late at night, just waiting for the subtitles to be near complete so I can still understand and love each episode.
8. I feel like the staff made really good decisions for the cast. Kim So Hyun and Yook Sungjae oppa's acting were superb and I love them both. I'm not a huge fan of Nam Joo Hyuk, but I still respect him as an actor. It was the writers who made his character awful, not him.
9. As I have said before, the ending was absolutely awful. I'm sorry, not only did they make the unrealistic ending of Yi An (I mean, any girl in real life would obviously go for Tae Kwang), the writing was rushed and the quality dropped massively.
10. Since it's been a while since I watched School 2015, I can't really remember if there was. But I do want to know why Eun Byul was sent to another country so that Eun Bi could go back to Sekang High.
11. 9.5/10. It was a 10, until the ending happened. That's the only reason it dropped -0.5.
Thank you muchly for putting up these questions, I had a lot of fun answering them. I hope to see these sorts of posts again in the future! :)
I dont get the plot. Is Lee Sang Yoon her husband? If not, then who he is?
I don't think he is, no. He's probably just the other main protagonist. If you look through the whole cast, you'll see that Choi Won Young will play her husband.
I get that once Seong Jun realizes that she is the real Hye Jin, his personality and feelings may change towards her, but Shin Hyeok has been like he is since Episode 1. Second leads need more love.
Christ, there have only been two episodes and I'm already ranting about Hye Jin's happiness and how writers need to give second leads more of a chance.
Great article, thank you for expressing this issue.
Actors: Yook Sungjae, Lee Jong Suk, Kim Woo Bin
Actresses: Kim So Hyun, Soo Ae, Kang So Ra
2. My favourite character was of course Gong Tae Kwang. He always remained by Eun Bi's side no matter what and he only ever wanted to make her laugh. And my least favourite character was Han Yi An. I liked his character while he still liked Eun Byul, but when he turned aggressive and made Eun Bi cry a lot, I absolutely hated him. No man should ever do that.
3. I liked pretty much everything in this drama. The storyline was so interesting and I couldn't wait to watch more every single week. I loved most of the characters as well. The writing was also very well done, excluding the last two episodes. My favourite scene definitely had to be the rooftop scene with Tae Kwang and Eun Bi. It was so sweet. I cried so much when he redid his greeting and called her by her real name. The soundtrack was amazing as well.
4. Of course I did. Tae Kwang deserved Eun Bi more than Yi An ever did, and I'm still angry at the writers for going down the classic first lead route.
5. Plot twists, huh? Of course the ending annoyed me to death. I also didn't like the fact they waited all the way until the end to use the video threat of Eun Bi. That evidence could have been used over at least 6 episodes. No other plot twists were that shocking though.
6. I would still become Eun Byul because that way I would be able to live a happier life. When she was still living as Eun Bi, her only happiness were the small children. While she was Eun Byul, she had a mother, her friends and Tae Kwang, and eventually, her twin sister to make her happy.
7. I loved the series from beginning to end (well, till after episode 14). I was always looking forward to each episode, and I would stay up late at night, just waiting for the subtitles to be near complete so I can still understand and love each episode.
8. I feel like the staff made really good decisions for the cast. Kim So Hyun and Yook Sungjae oppa's acting were superb and I love them both. I'm not a huge fan of Nam Joo Hyuk, but I still respect him as an actor. It was the writers who made his character awful, not him.
9. As I have said before, the ending was absolutely awful. I'm sorry, not only did they make the unrealistic ending of Yi An (I mean, any girl in real life would obviously go for Tae Kwang), the writing was rushed and the quality dropped massively.
10. Since it's been a while since I watched School 2015, I can't really remember if there was. But I do want to know why Eun Byul was sent to another country so that Eun Bi could go back to Sekang High.
11. 9.5/10. It was a 10, until the ending happened. That's the only reason it dropped -0.5.
Thank you muchly for putting up these questions, I had a lot of fun answering them. I hope to see these sorts of posts again in the future! :)