katgotyourtongue

woo dohwan deserved better than this. the first few episodes showed promise and i enjoyed a case of the week type concept but soon enough they lost themselves in a drawn out plot that just wasn't interesting. maybe if you're into the romance it'll be worth it, but i'm not a big fan of the actress and the character was also quite mid, so i just didn't care. however, dohwan acted leagues above everyone else on that show, he's such an incredible actor and he SHINED. i just wish it was in a better quality drama. fingers crossed for the next one!

i think you're selling the romance drama short. it's not cheap nor is it lesser than anything else you've listed. i think it would be yet another challenge to go from drama heavy, thriller heavy material to romance focused comedies - or any subgenre you mention, which can have romance, and which can be enriched by it. a romance can have just as good of a plot, tension, acting, as anything else. i would love to see him in anything from something quaint and melo such as lost or call it love to a more lighthearted approach along the lines of hometown chachacha. at the end of the day, he could go and pick shitty scripts for action thrillers just like he could go and pick an excellent romance. it's about the quality of what he's doing, and his performance - not the genre. please take yourself down a few notches and stop looking at one of the most popular, widespread, lucrative genres - and for a reason.

just unfortunate bc of ccir lol still i'm glad to finally see the actor get a proper villain role as i think this will deliver him better material than ccir

i agree, but sometimes i think taking someone who was on the top and making him into someone people treat like dirt on the bottom of their shoes is the best hell they could have gotten... i don't think dogi would have killed him, and prison would be too nice as he gets a place to sleep, showers and three meals a day. for who he was, this is his biggest humiliation. still, i wanted worse lol

in ccir the hindrance to me was how unnecessary and out of place it was for the drama, it didn't really need it. here however, i NEED the big bad, and he is a brilliant addition. can't wait to see what he does to our rainbow taxi team - i hope he gets creative and sets up a great betrayal.

i miss it as well but sadly since the actress couldn't be in this season i feel like there wasn't much they could do. if i remember correctly they did cast someone for a prosecutor role? so probably for a few episodes near the finale i presume... but i think if they had them be a bigger role like hana, it would seem a bit repetative (idk what story they could tell bc having them relearn about all this was done already with hana, but then having them be in on it easily would be a bit of a cheat and maybe also take away from the element of morality).

for real lol in the next show he'll be the hero or the red herring, no way they can keep casting him like this bc we all expect it atp haha

love her!

however pissed off and sad i am that the whole CCIR discourse happened, the silver lining is that it's truly a prime example for misogyny 101.

this is 100% a worldwide issue and the main proof of that is that i have an equivalent saying to all of those in my own language and culture. when it comes to the industry, i could bring up example after example from the start of the industry until now and not run out of things to say. that's exactly why we have to keep bringing this up - no matter that it's "just ten years" or "they both look good together" or "they obviously don't mind" etc etc etc. cause it's rarely about those actors specifically. it's about what that culture and environment may bring that's harmful in the large scheme of things.

again, this specific casting isn't even problematic in and of itself nor is the age gap an ick (taking that they play their ages or i presume he may play younger idk) - it's just a commentary on the bigger picture, the environment that's led to this being a normal, everyday casting situation, and ultimately how it's just a symptom of a systemic issue. it doesn't mean the show will be bad. it doesn't mean anyone associated with it is wrong. it's not a question of morality. i just felt like commenting that this show can and should coexist with the criticisms of the systemic issues in the industry which symptoms you can see perfectly within this casting.

glad someone got where i'm coming from ❤

They said KDrama viewers, that doesn't just mean Koreans.

just bc you don't personally mind doesn't autoamtically mean it's 1) okay 2) without actual real life consequences.
and yeah, i think it does matter that you're male bc it tracks with the rhetoric you bring up. you seemingly not giving a fuck to any of my points about what this industry does to women, how it treats them, and how patterns like this can negatively impact young women just bc you "personally don't mind" is... a take.

i totally get what you're saying dw! i was personally surprised at their age difference bc they looked of similar ages to me so i didn't understand when i saw people were apparently complaining about it. she genuinely doesn't look older than him - and both are gorgeous!

once again, the question is never about choice. it's about the environment surrounding the choice that makes one thing common and acceptable over another in the first place, which could be questionable. you keep leading a different conversation - which i never disagreed with, i'd like to point out. everything i mentioned are completely valid concerns and complaints people should bring up. and it doesn't take away anything you mention. i wish you allowed for just a bit of space for nuance in your take and actually listened to concerns, but whatever. different conversations.

edit to add: it might not change anything now, but it's kind of the same as to why i fight with my parents over conservative views when i know they won't change them - because my younger brother is listening, and i can change him. this is about trying to have a larger impact of telling those who ARE in charge of writing and directing and casting and putting these shows out there where they ARE looking for a 26yr old girl for a 38yr old man that we'd actually prefer them with actors in their own age ranges and that women aren't for the mother roles or the trash bin past 30. if we don't say anything now, they'll keep casting them like this and doing women dirty - and this very actress might not be too old for these roles in 10yrs. so that's the point. saying "why say anything it's not like things will change" isn't the mindset that brought in anything significant in the world ever lol

seeing how everyone caused a shitstorm for a woman daring to be 50 while the man is pushing 40, i would NOT have been surprised at the shit storm that would happen here lmao meanwhile the trend of casting much older men with young women continues everywhere. i love both of these actors and i'm excited for the show (heck, i might even dig the romance, who knows!) but this is truly exhausting atp

i think it's okay to point out society's misogyny with casting men opposite women decades their junior as romantic interests, especially when RIGHT NOW there was a shitstorm around crash course in romance where the woman is maybe a decade older and the man is pushing 40. it's part of a larger scale issue where men are allowed to prosper in their careers, remaining desirable and often even playing younger than they are when women are expired goods and struggle with roles past 35.

no one is calling her immature, irresponsible, nor saying that anyone is behaving inappropriately. this isn't even an ick-causing age difference. however, it's part of a pattern that seems to be going strong in the worldwide entertainment industry, and i do not see anything bad in the comments calling it out. you don't have to jump to be so defensive. saying they'd prefer to see the actress with someone closer to her age is not an insult lmao

he simply stole the show for me in mriag and i've followed his work closely since!

y'know just a tiny lil' bit, to show that they tried! lol but other than that this is soapy perfection - and the production value and acting are more than decent.

so much wasted potential in mriag (tho i did only watch it for the second leads in the first place, i was coming over from start up lol - bae inhyuk was a lovely surprise however!) and yeah nwabu is better to not be spoken of. i'll be keeping his dramas you mentioned in mind, thank you for your input!

will do!

my sister loved www and my mister has been one of those cult dramas i haven't gotten around to yet (it's actually shamefull what i haven't yet watched lol i find it much easier to keep up with ongoings than catching up on my backlog) but i definitely will be checking his work out at some point! as i said i find him quite charming and he does do his best with what he's given - sadly the two dramas i've seen weren't giving much at all! i really hope this breaks that streak for me. prayer circle!