JoJo

Same! And it's not just the system itself. I was bullied in school but bullying was something marginal. In South Korea, the bullying seems to be on steroids. I don't know how children can be so cruel to such an extent. Now you also have to add the beauty standards pressure. I read somewhere that South Korean children get plastic surgery as young as 14!!!!! And now companies are requiring people meet these insane beauty standards so they get hired. It seems like they just keep adding to their own self-destruction. it's insane to watch.

it's not surprising you mentioning a fictional character to try to legitimise your delusion

If this comes out, I'm boycotting. I'm boycotting everything KSH is in and those who decide to work with him. I'm already boycotting Disney because of Palestine. I'll just keep adding to my list.

It wasn't this bad when I started watching Kdramas. Lately, I have been watching them less and less because of the netflix takeover (they don't make as good stories as they used to) and because of the exaggerated focus on thinness and plastic surgery. I want to see a person and not a model. I want actors who are able to emote through their facial expressions. If I wanted to watch statues, I'd go to a museum. Lately, I can't even watch any Park Min Young dramas anymore. Luckily, there are still a few that are worth it. I finished watching To My Beloved Thief and it was refreshing to see faces that can emote and skin that has texture. You can clearly see when they drop the filter and show the actor's real face. While living in fascism, I don't think it will get much better anytime soon. I just hope the people wake up already.

It seems to be a cultural thing but I haven't researched its roots. It's extremely shallow and often not a good indicator of a person's personality, so I don't know how it's still the main thing South Koreans look for in a person. I was ok with just season one. I believe it's close to perfect.

he couldn't even name what made him fall for her. "she's pretty" is such a shallow way of sustaining a marriage. this season doesn't make much sense.

The South Korean education culture makes me feel insane. Children are supposed to learn and not act as prized horses competing for the first place. I'm so sorry for everyone who has to go through such a torturous system. The more I learn about South Korea, the more I feel for the people who aren't born into money. South Korea seems more and more like a capitalist hellscape

you have a literal revolution of the people. How's that minimal political plotting?

I am struggling with all the new ones, even with some kdramas and I can't even pick up any Cdramas. I can't with all the filters, the skin whitening, the extreme thinness. I can't even watch any more Park Min Young dramas. This is all so damaging for the new generations that have these ridiculous beauty standards fed to them in such an aggressive way. It's up to us to stand up and say this isn't right. No, this is not their "personal choice" this is a societal pressure artificially created to control mostly women and we need to lead society in a way that makes women free and not women dolls that need constant change and "improvement" making them anything but human.
So, yeah, I'm watching mostly older shows and I'll keep voicing my opinion on how ridiculous and dangerous these standards are getting until they're abandoned and the women (and queer people and some men) are free

I want to see natural faces, natural expressions. Actors are supposed to emote through their face and body. All the plastic surgery and fillers is too distracting for me.

completely agree. it put me off instantly

I would argue that if they were in a different stage of their relationship. She was about to give an important step and she would be even more broken and probably stuck if she hadn't found out first.

Very nostalgic

He looks healthy and like himself. they should re-evaluate their "beauty standards"

my argument is there, written in the first comment. I won't watch a drama or any other show that uses AI. If all kdramas start using AI, I'll stop watching kdramas. Most of them have been shit anyway, ever since they became popular. I'll turn to indie projects, it will be a better use of my time and probably better fandoms. you can't criticise a kdrama without fans pilling on you for having a different opinion or a thinking brain that doesn't wat everything the industry decides to throw at you.

every use of AI contributes to all of this. and the problem isn't just drinkable water, it's pollution, it's the destruction of land to build data centres, it's the lack of access to computer components [https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/21/ais-growing-thirst-for-water-is-becoming-a-public-health-risk ], all this to generate slop?! AI was built on theft. every single image generated by AI is theft. and most of its users use it to generate ch!ld p0rn and p0rn images of women without their consent. my red line starts at the existence of AI and I will judge everyone for putting it in their projects and for using it. Just pick a pencil or a camera. I don't have any margin of tolerance for this subject.

I don't care. there's no justification for the use of AI. Just hire an artist or use royalty free images. CGI is made by people and not created by stealing from artists and authors and it's not a drive in us being without drinkable water in 13 years. I stick to my values and I have the right to do so and that doesn't make me a ludite. you can't compare theft and climate collapse with actual progress in technology. Just because it's a "technology" doesn't mean it's progressive.

I'm not watching a drama that uses AI. There's absolutely no reason to use AI generated images or photos.

It's not necessary, it was hinted throughout the drama. They treated the dying of a loved one as a breakup and that's really infuriating. I hope you enjoy it anyway

not for me. it's certainly one of the worst