It's unlikely that the writers or MBC knew specific details about a prop that was used for one second of screen time. The script likely said something generic like sign-in sheet for incoming souls and, when the production team created it, they added whatever names they wanted. It's probably a single crew member who did this knowing that the production team was unaware they were using real names and birthdates and were hoping to get away with it. While it's fine to call out this mess and ask for accountability, I'm giving the the writers, production team, and network the benefit of the doubt that this was not an intentional slight from the people in charge.
junwoong has been many things to our story. he is a bridge between the living and the dead. he has experienced the systemic problems denying him a job in the workforce which have made him an economic burden to his family. he has great compassion for others which led to trying to save the man on the bridge. as a half-reaper, he has learned how to help people in a substantial way and become an asset to the risk management team. he doesn’t let things go but is determined to fix them. but the whole point is to keep people from entering jumadeung early so they can live out their intended life span. junwoong is no different, he will return the land of the living to live out his days. the jade emperor brought him to jumadeung to help ryunggu and ryeon with their trauma and to help with the mission to stop suicide. there has been alot talk about the reapers only being able to do so much and, while they bend and break the rules, they aren’t supposed to get involved in preventive measures to tackle the greater issues that are causing the suicides.
however, when junwoong returns to the land of the living, he can get involved in tackling issues to actively prevent suicide. one of the criticisms of the show is that the solutions have been supernatural rather than practical, like therapy. but part of this is due to the reapers not being allowed to interfere too much. prior to his coma, junwoong was desperate for any job with little focus in his life. and like ryunggu’s mother, who mostly interacted with the team via her dreams, while dreams fade in the memory, the peace she gained from their intervention remained. junwoong may not fully remember what happened to him in jumadeung, but it’s likely the things he learned and the passion ignited for helping others will remain bringing a new focus to his life when he returns. my hope is that junwoong gets a job at an organization that tries to help people contemplating suicide (including hotlines and therapy) and tries to combat the systemic issues in the land of the living that the reapers can’t touch. it would bring things full-circle and give viewers a chance to consider what they could do to help these issues in the real world.
I like your choices! I really liked the Doom and Anti-Fan OSTs.
List of my most played 2021 kdrama OSTs: 1. Stay (tempus) by G.Soul was my first OST since Sisyphus was my first kdrama. I played it so much it was my number one most played song of 2021 overall. 2. Lost by Yoon Mirae (Stranger 2) 3. Run to You by Kwon Jin Ah (The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim) 4. Here Always by Seungmin of Stray Kids (Hometown Cha Cha Cha) 5. Devil Shax by Studio Curiousity (Imitation) - I loved this little instrumental piece that always played when Shax was doing their slow mo walk. lol 6. My Last Love: In Paradism by AILEE (Sisyphus: The Myth) 7. True: Veritas by DOKO (Sisyphus: The Myth) 8. Fight For Love: Aria For Myth (Sisyphus: The Myth)
On Netflix in South Korea, Tomorrow is currently #4 for TV and #8 overall according to Flix Patrol. So while they may not be watching the show live (in its timeslot at the same time as Again My Life), they are watching it on streaming.
now that we’re in the home stretch, the focus seems to be on our main characters. while there will be cases-of-week, they will likely be linked to the arc of our main characters. this week is ryunggu, next week is probably ryeon and joonggil, and the last week junwoong. we spent alot of time on ryunggu’s backstory and i expect them to give as much time to the others.
today there were several things i noticed. jumadeung is shown to change with the times. the jade emperor has talked about how it is a reflection of the land of the living. in the past, ryunggu was harassed for being a reaper who was a commoner due to the class divide. but because things were changing in the land of the living, they were changing in jumadeung. this may be the similar with how suicide was viewed then versus how people in the present view it. before it was viewed as a murderous sin, now it’s viewed as a cry for help. before your red thread of fate was cut from your loved ones for all eternity, but what if now your fated red threads can be repaired and restored? jumadeung must change if the land of the living changes. while preventing suicide is one part of this change, the other is finding healing and restoration after it has occurred. the jade emperor foresaw this change but could not implement it until the land of the living changed. that’s why the risk management team couldn’t be formed until recently. we’ve seen them prevent suicide, but now we need to see healing of the deep scars that occurred in their past lives.
Anyone has any ideas about what's their goal? Do you think there will be a twist and they're bad characters after…
I think the goal will be that people who have committed suicide and had their red strings of fate cut from their loved ones will be able to repair their red strings and reconnect with their loved ones, starting with Ryeon. And the twist be that Ryeon found her husband and brother, but her son finds her.
In the past, Ryeon and Joong Gil were married and SHE WAS PREGNANT likely with Joon Woong. You can see her big belly in this screenshot from the Episode 8 flashback. The two corridor scenes are perfect parallels, outside corridor where Ryeon confronts him in the past vs inside corridor where Jong Gil confronts her in the present and in both Joon Woong is just out of sight but with them. It looks more and more likely that Ryeon committed suicide and severed her red threads of fate from her family and she's trying to reunite with them all: her husband (Joong Gil), her son (Joon Woong) and her brother (Ryung Goo). I think she knows who her husband and brother are but I don't think she knows Joon Woong is her son yet. Pregnant Screenshot: https://twitter.com/kalenahenden/status/1517919821278507009
Religions that believe in reincarnation, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, believe that humans can be reincarnated into animals during one of their lifecycles. This show specifically has stated that the people are temporarily in the underworld awaiting reincarnation into their next life. Buddhism is a popular religion in Korea.
I just completed it, but not satisfied with the ending, wish grandfather agreed & show the reaction of the office.…
There was a line during the proposal scene that the grandfather wouldn't allow Taemu to come home if he didn't get engaged to Hari indicating that he did in fact approve but I wish it had been shown as well.
They would have mentioned part 1 or chapter 1. Personally I too wish for 3, 4+ movies with this webtoon because…
Actually, they rarely announce that for a first movie, since they want it to be able to stand alone. But that doesn't mean they don't have contingency plans to make sequels if the first one does well.
What if they make Love and Leashes into a movie trilogy?!
Netflix has done this with a ton of their romcoms: To All the Boys, The Kissing Booth, The Princess Switch, A Christmas Prince. Why not L&L? It even makes sense that they picked a 100+ chapter webtoon with alot of story.
however, when junwoong returns to the land of the living, he can get involved in tackling issues to actively prevent suicide. one of the criticisms of the show is that the solutions have been supernatural rather than practical, like therapy. but part of this is due to the reapers not being allowed to interfere too much. prior to his coma, junwoong was desperate for any job with little focus in his life. and like ryunggu’s mother, who mostly interacted with the team via her dreams, while dreams fade in the memory, the peace she gained from their intervention remained. junwoong may not fully remember what happened to him in jumadeung, but it’s likely the things he learned and the passion ignited for helping others will remain bringing a new focus to his life when he returns. my hope is that junwoong gets a job at an organization that tries to help people contemplating suicide (including hotlines and therapy) and tries to combat the systemic issues in the land of the living that the reapers can’t touch. it would bring things full-circle and give viewers a chance to consider what they could do to help these issues in the real world.
List of my most played 2021 kdrama OSTs:
1. Stay (tempus) by G.Soul was my first OST since Sisyphus was my first kdrama. I played it so much it was my number one most played song of 2021 overall.
2. Lost by Yoon Mirae (Stranger 2)
3. Run to You by Kwon Jin Ah (The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim)
4. Here Always by Seungmin of Stray Kids (Hometown Cha Cha Cha)
5. Devil Shax by Studio Curiousity (Imitation) - I loved this little instrumental piece that always played when Shax was doing their slow mo walk. lol
6. My Last Love: In Paradism by AILEE (Sisyphus: The Myth)
7. True: Veritas by DOKO (Sisyphus: The Myth)
8. Fight For Love: Aria For Myth (Sisyphus: The Myth)
today there were several things i noticed. jumadeung is shown to change with the times. the jade emperor has talked about how it is a reflection of the land of the living. in the past, ryunggu was harassed for being a reaper who was a commoner due to the class divide. but because things were changing in the land of the living, they were changing in jumadeung. this may be the similar with how suicide was viewed then versus how people in the present view it. before it was viewed as a murderous sin, now it’s viewed as a cry for help. before your red thread of fate was cut from your loved ones for all eternity, but what if now your fated red threads can be repaired and restored? jumadeung must change if the land of the living changes. while preventing suicide is one part of this change, the other is finding healing and restoration after it has occurred. the jade emperor foresaw this change but could not implement it until the land of the living changed. that’s why the risk management team couldn’t be formed until recently. we’ve seen them prevent suicide, but now we need to see healing of the deep scars that occurred in their past lives.
Pregnant Screenshot: https://twitter.com/kalenahenden/status/1517919821278507009
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April 18, 2022: Daily TV - Park Sang-hoon appointed as ambassador for water resource development NGO. At the bottom of the article it notes, Park Sang Hoon is playing the child version of Park Joong Gil.
https://www-tvdaily-co-kr.translate.goog/read.php3?aid=16502640241633234002&_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Episode 4 [sign reads: "2521", large korean words "Atelier", "Wooden Furniture Workshop"] pic: https://twitter.com/kalenahenden/status/1499126535680233472
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQMlN9b3ulI
Netflix has done this with a ton of their romcoms: To All the Boys, The Kissing Booth, The Princess Switch, A Christmas Prince. Why not L&L? It even makes sense that they picked a 100+ chapter webtoon with alot of story.