Kyubin

Well, you are free to have the opinion you want indeed. But to me you your answer shows that you don't seem to really understand how strong filial piety is in Korean culture, and how relationships work too.

I think there is something that is overlooked too quickly by many people about what happened and their relationship, and that your comment shows.
It's Do Hoe who lied to Ju Young with their last phone call, pretenting they will stay in touch and see each others again, but then totally ignored Ju Young and disappeared. This was just after Ju Young stood up to his master for Do Hoe's sake.
For Ju Young, keeping the relationship with Do Hoe's father was the only way to keep a link to him and maybe have a chance to see him or hear from him again.
Of course Do Hoe has his reasons for being angry and doing what he did, but Ju Young only showed sincere and warm intentions in his actions, so it's Do Hoe's behaviour the one being criticised by many.
And there is also something that many people don't seem to fully understand here: the importance of filial piety in Korean culture (even more in this drama because it's set in the 90'), and thus the meaning of a master/student relationship too. That's why Do Hoe still shows up as his father's funeral despite hating him so much.

Ah episode 5 preview is not good... It's impossible for me to like a character like Do Hoe, he sounds too selfish and egocentric, and mean too.
Of course his behaviour and thoughts can be explained because of his past and his psychology. But still, I can't like him, because in the end he choose to focus on the bad things instead to forgive and move on, and fight for his feelings. To me he is a coward who just give up and run away. (And the stupid 12 years time skip makes it even worse I think...)
Honestly, even if they end up together, with a happy ending (I can't wait to see how Ju Young will turn the tables in the next episodes), it's a miss for me, after the great start.
Otherwise the production is very good and the actors superb, they deliver an outstanding performance here. But the story development is flawed for me.

It's how I understood the sentence, the way it was written, all good if that's not the case.
We don't all have the same expectations and standards when it comes to TV series, or movies. Personally, the coherence and truthfulness is very important in general. Even if it's a fiction, when it doesn't look natural or coherent, it bothers me. It's good if you don't care about that, but me I can't help it so it becomes a big flaw in a story when that doesn't make sense or that no serious or plausible explanation is given. Hopefully that will episode in the next episodes for this one, but considering the very big gap, I doubt they will manage to convince me.

That would make more sense if he didn't appeared so close to his ex-bully in episode 4...
I'm looking forward to the next episodes to see how they justify that, because right now the "we bumped to each others at the university so we became close again" is really weak and not working for me. ^^
And that would be worse if they have some kind of romantic relationship.

I totally disagree with that. It's only your opinion. All the grown-ups actors playing high schoolers are totally not passing as high schoolers for me. They can look young, but they don't pass as teenagers, that's my point, they totally look like 30ish years old people wearing high school uniforms, which looks very ridiculous. This is highly subjective, please don't state your personal opinion like it's a fact or a general truth.
That 12 years age gap is quite stupid, from the looks they have, but more importantly because I don't see why it was necessary to create such a big one for the story. And if there is no explication in the next episodes that can makes sense for that, it will just look like a stupid idea and a flaw to the story, at least for me.

Well, Do Hoe looks super close to his former bully, relying on him and listening to him, when he is so cold to his past lover who did everything to protect him and just looked for him and though about him for 12 years, to the point to take care of his awful dad... So I'm not surprised that Do Hoe is the one being bashed from the looks of it. ^^

Well, that's a possible interpretation. That might be the actual intention of the screenwriter. Or not. But even if it's really the case, it doesn't change what I thought and wrote. Because they could have chose to make him talk and face things with Ju Yeong instead. And that doesn't justify the stupid "love triangle" wit Hyeon Ho neither, if that's really what they are doing.
We will see next week where it goes, I hope there will be a clever story development that makes up for episode 4, because otherwise it will only be a big disappointment for me after the great start it had.

It's indicated that Ju Yeong is 31 after the time skip.

The first two episodes were very good, the development in episode 3 still interesting, but after episode 4 I have very mixed feelings. Whatever happens after, Do Hoe is just a jerk for ignoring Ju Yeong for so long (I also think a 12 years gap is way too long, it doesn't really makes sense with the way the actors look), and for the way he acts towards him when they reunited. The whole story with his father cannot justify his shitty behaviour for someone he liked and helped him break from his miserable life, and someone that definitely still looks head over heels for him too. That and the seemingly love triangle with Hyeon Ho that is hinted, it doesn't really look good at the end of episode 4 unfortunately. To see how it's developed in the next episodes, next week.

The comparison with dramas isn't important here, even though I disagree that movies and TV series can't be compared. I only added this sentence at the end because I saw "Warrior Baek Dong Soo" and "My Country: The New Age" as recommendations.
As for the originality matter. Your points were that "originality is not necessary at all for a good story". Well, this argument lack consistency and development to be able to debate about that in my opinion. And that "the nobleman is not "evil" in this story, the whole system is.". Again, undeveloped to be an argument we can debate with, at least for me. And same goes with your last message.
I'm not denying your opinion, but for me, for these to be arguments to debate about a point, it's necessary to develop them more. At least that's what I try to do when I answer to a comment I don't agree with. Just stating a short sentence with your opinion isn't argumentative.

This movie is so good ! I watched on a whim, didn't know what to expect at all, and it was such a nice surprise. The overall production is quite good and the acting top quality. Yamazaki Kento is such a great actor. It's a remake, but I haven't seen the originals so I'm not biased by it and for me it was a great watch.

I couldn't disagree more. That's a very simplistic opinion you have for me.
"Anyway, you didn't like it, it wasn't for you. That's fine."
So exactly the same applies to your "Those are dramas, deeply flawed ones at that." statement and any comment that disagree with your opinion if we think like you.
Well, no, not me.
And this way of dismissing others opinions is just very cowardly and unpleasant, because you avoid debate and stand in a very conceited posture, implying that those who didn't like a movie/TV series are at fault, not the production itself.
But good for you if it helps you sleep better at night.

Young Kwang was so sexy at the latest "Love Your W" party.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EU2PzuqvZo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKxsDhYo6gE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg_HlMhqcNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUU_oK99v3c

Writing an article about a Korean award ceremony but not even making a sentence about the daesang...

The "more" is often the enemy of the "good". And that's the problem with this film for me. By trying too hard to make a sensationalist film, it becomes excessive, really too much unfortunately. The plot lacked originality anyway I think. The good slave against the evil nobleman, it's really reheated, no originality in the execution either. Too bad.
It's definitely not on the level of "Warrior Baek Dong Soo" and even less of "My Country: The New Age" that is a masterpiece.

It's a nice addition to the main drama. It would have been even better if the episodes were a little bit longer and showed more thoughts and interactions of Yamato with the others. He really is one of my favourite characters of this drama, so adorable. And I really hope Kido Taisei will get more roles in the future, and main ones, because he delivers the emotions so well. He is really shining, he just have such a bright personality and appearance, so cute and warm like a ray of sunshine.

Not every comment has to be taken hyper seriously... It was just a funny comment. ;) Of course others can think differently.
It would be nice if you guys could chill a little.

I don't think any character of Chang Wook would ever be sexier than Kim Je Ha fighting naked in the showers in "The K2". This is simply legendary. ^^

Oh great ! Tank you for your answer. ;)