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He acting was wonderful in "You Drive Me Crazy". Very talented.

Forever grateful to you.

Such a fun drama and such a surprise! I would have missed it had I not noticed that Kang Ji Hwan was the ml.

This is fantastic! The episodes fly by and you do not want to miss even a minute. The only downside is the week until the next episode is taking forever.

He is brilliant as Han Sang Goo in Children of a Lesser God.

I cannot count the number of times that I have watched and truly enjoyed Beautiful Mind and Falling for Innocence (the series and favorite episodes). Come Back Mister was a fun one time watch for me. I would add to this list Children of a Lesser God. It was one of my favorites from 2018, but it has not had many viewers due to bad subs and lack of availability on legal sites.

I am not sure if you have to pay to watch. I have a subscription but some shows are free to watch.

https://www.kocowa.com/series/love-in-sadness/1365645

My " must watch" dramas for 2018
Korean - My Mister, Life on Mars, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, Children of a Lesser God, Sky Castle, Misty, and Eulachaha Waikiki.

I truly enjoyed the Chinese drama Old Boy even though it went on a bit longer than necessary. I am hoping to watch Like a Flowing River and NIF2.

There are many 2018 Japanese dramas that received good reviews and I would really like to watch them but they are difficult to find on legal sites.

"Children of a Lesser God" is one of my favorites of 2018!!! I wish more people could see it.

Ju Ji Hoon's new drama Kingdom is beautiful if you are not too squeamish about zombies. I cannot wait to see this!

I am not a strong person and I do not always make the right choices, but I truly believe that I would save Woojoo. I would have to since I believe that with support my daughter can survive the fallout of the stolen exam scandal and go on to live a decent life. I do not believe she could ever survive a life knowing that she sacrificed another person's life and family. This would be true no matter if it was her crush or a stranger.

But I do not think that this mother is capable of letting go of her dreams or thinking logically. She repeatedly visibly blocks the emotions and thoughts that would stop her from acting selfishly and she rationalizes every horrific act as a sacrifice for her daughter.

As the parents are struggling with the consequences of their actions I cannot help but feel pity for those who are still unable or unwilling to take responsibility because they will never be able to change their family's circumstances.
The Hwang's take responsibility for their actions and I am able to forgive their careless mistakes since it would be difficult to keep a clear train of thought while desperately searching for answers that may save their son.
Side Note - The preview to ep. 19 looks truly heartbreaking. I hope that it is not as it seems.

I didn't notice any of those details, but I was not paying close attention. I just remember the rust comment. I cannot wait to find out how this all unfolds. I may have to rewatch before the next episodes :)

I thought the police said that it could not be suicide because there was rust and such on the rail but not on her socks.

Something About 1% is one of the feel good dramas I watch while I am sick or doing tedious paperwork. Adorable loving couple and story!

I had a very different experience from yours. I was truly impressed with the 2018 Korean dramas for outstanding writing, direction, and performances that kept me completely immersed while watching the drama, between episodes, and even after the series had ended.
My Mister, Just Between Lovers, LIfe on Mars, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes and Children of a Lesser God are my top favorites.
It is my hope that these uniquely beautiful and thoughtful dramas challenge and inspire other writers, directors, and actors in future dramas.

Best Screenwriter (and for which show?)
Park Hae Young (My Mister )
Lee Dae II (Life on Mars) * I wish this amazing series had been available for more people to enjoy.
Song Hye Jin (The Smile Has Left Your Eyes)

Best Director(and for which show?)
Kim Won Suk ( My Mister)
Lee Jung Hyo (Life on Mars)
Yoo Je Won (The Smile Has Left Your Eyes)


Best Korean Drama of 2018:
My Mister
Life on Mars
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

* Just Between Lovers and Children of a Lesser God would be in all three of the above categories if I were allowed five nominations.

Best Koran Movie of 2018:
Little Forest
Burning
Be With You

Best Mini-Series/Web Drama:
You Drive Me Crazy

Best Romance Drama:
Just Between Lovers
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Thirty but Seventeen

Best Comedy Drama:
Eulachacha Waikiki

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:
Eulachacha Waikiki

Best Historical/ Sageuk Drama
Best Family Drama:

Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama:
Life on Mars
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Children of a Lesser God * I wish this had been professionally subbed and available so more people could have enjoyed this wonderful drama.


Best Melodrama:
My Mister
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Just Between Lovers

Best Actor:
Lee Sun Kyun (Park Dong Hoon) My Mister
Seo In Guk (Kim Moo Young) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Jung Kyung Ho Han (Tae Joo) Life on Mars

Best Actress:
IU (Lee Ji An) My Mister
Jung So Min (Yoo Jin Kang) The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Won JIn Ah (Ha Moon Soo) Just Between Lovers

Best Supporting Actor:
Jang Ki Yong - My Mister Lee Gwang Il the Loan shark

Best Supporting Actress:
Lee Ji Ah - My Mister ( Kang Yoon Hee Dong Hoon's wife)

Best Up and Coming Actor of 2018:
Kim Jung Hyun - Eulachacha Waikiki
Shim Hee Sub - Children of a Lesser God
Woo Do Hwan - The Great Seducer - His performance still shined despite the many unfortunate choices that were made in the writing, direction and casting of this Drama

Best Up and Coming Actress of 2018:
Won JIn Ah - Just Between Lovers and Life

Best Villain:
Shim Hee Sub (Joo Ha Min) Children of a Lesser God
Jang Ki Yong - (Lee Gwang Il the Loanshark) My Mister
Kim Dong Young ( Han Sang Goo) Children of a Lesser God * incredible performance during the short amount of screen time)


Best Idol Actor(or Actress)
IU – My Mister Lee Ji An
Lee Jun Ho - Just Between Lovers and Life
Do Kyung Soo - 100 days My Prince

Best Couple:
Kim Moo Young (Seo In Guk) and Yoo Jin Kang (Jung So Min) in The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Park Dong (Lee Sun Kyun) and Lee Ji An ( IU ) My Mister
Lee Doo (Lee Jun Ho) and Ha Moon Soo (Won Jin Ah) in Just Between Lovers

Best OST:
My Mister (Entire Ost but if limited to only one song - Adult by Sondia )
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Entire OST but if limited to only one song - "Lost" by Ahn Ji Yeon)
Just Between Lovers (Entire Soundtrack but if limited to only one song - "True Love" by Jun Ho)

Please try not to be too disappointed by the writer's removal of the true sibling incest trope. Even in the original, it was never necessary to the plot
- It was not the core of the love and attraction that drew the ML and FL together.
- The only part it played was a means for the ML to separate from the FL in
a moment of noble idiocy. This was done just as effectively and more tragically in the Korean version.
- It was not the core reason that the FL's brother was so vehemently opposed to the relationship
- The FL's choice to murder the ML then take her own life at the end of the original had nothing to do with incest.
- It did not add in any way to the exploration of human nature vs nurture or good vs evil.
* I should also mention that I am not offended by or intolerant of the theme of incest in literature, theater or film. I grew up reading and enjoying Greek mythology, pop teen Gothic novels, and literary classics with incest as a theme.
The original was a favorite at the time. I have just always felt that the use of the true incest trope detracted from the original story as if the writers just threw in an easy pop taboo for shock appeal.

I'm reposting some of my earlier thoughts below because there continues to be a misconception about the incest storyline as used in the original Japanese Drama. This is unfortunate since it impacts some viewers' ability to fully enjoy this Korean version of the drama.