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Remember him when he was the Royal Inspector? If you think of this as being his true, fully informed character and manner, then I think he is a good match. Having no memory and only trying to survive in the "Tea House" I can see him falling for the FL and using every wit and tactic he has to reel her in. Without her he has nothing, no love and no life. He is demonstrating his intellect in very different situations. He retains his ego, imperiousness, and cunning to get her. Only with her does he allow her to have power over him. This is often the case with very strong men.

I wouldn't call Immortal Samsara similar since it is about immortal beings and full of true tragedy, but in terms of being a great drama it significantly exceeds this one and is better in every way. Including the soundtrack with my favorite song being "Record of World of Mortals" sung incredibly by Jason Zhang. The ending of the song is amazing. I say this even loving Neo Hou and his singing in the OST this show. If Neo Hou had been in Immortal Samsara he would have been pushed to even greater artistic heights.

Okay, I will look for those.

I think that she held him up a great deal, but they also had the crane there to assist. So she probably did a lot of it, but I doubt any show would risk seriously injuring the female lead. Zhang Ling He is a gentleman and good at publicity. If the FL wants to emphasize how much she worked at gaining strength, which is true, I am sure he would not contradict her or say anything to undermine her. She may have carried him during practice, but they usually shoot scenes many times back-to-back. Could she have done this on her own, over and over? She did carry him across the courtyard. Maybe she did that scene in one or two takes, but the scenes where she carried him across the open roads, I find difficult to believe. Just looking at the pictures, looks like a difficult feat from a weight distribution stand point: he is so long. That's just my opinion. Maybe she did do it all. I wasn't there.

Both can be true simultaneously: The FL worked out to get strong to play the part realistically AND that machinery was used in the scenes where it looked like she was carrying people over distances.

I am pretty sensitive to bad noses/nose jobs and I don't see anything wrong with these two fine actors' faces. Kim Soon Ho has a sharp nose, but it is fine for his face. Go Youn Jun has a lovely nose. I am sorry that such things distract you from the fine performances of great actors. It must be difficult.

Thank you very much, A. Abraham!

I am midway through and still like other shows a bit better: My Journey to You, Story of Kunning Palace, Till the End of the Moon. Quick question: I see two actors playing Song Yan, one for the face and another one for the body. !!!??? Does anyone know what is going on here? What is the backstory? The one who plays the face is known, I think, for playing this type of guy (good looking and nice on the outside, but rotten on the inside) Thank you

Thank you very much!

I didn't think PBG was a very good actor until this drama. He REALLY brought it home. The scene where he breaks down is heart-wrenching. Never seen a break down done better. EVER. The whole show is a testament to both their acting abilities. I would never have thought they could pull it off, but they did 1000%. A FABULOUS script, editing, cinematography, music as well. (He is still the better emoter, but they, as a couple brought it home.)

Those Catholic missionaries really over-achieved in the Philippines. Makes you think again about the "flash marriage" concept.

In the show, in episode 3 at about 36:40, we see Lomon being his most charming self. I literally sat up straight and rewound the show a few times to see the lights turn on in his eyes. I didn't see the shows that made him "famous," but I'll bet this part of his character gets to shine. So far I am up to episode 5 and don't see how this "cheeky sweety" characteristic can be incorporated into his role. Too sad and bad for the show. He has to be a bit low level to balance Kim Hye Yoon, so this role doesn't let him shine. I think he is very good, but there may have been others who would have been a better match to the FL. Kim Woo Bin just played an "evil" Genie opposite a psychopath. The psychopath is a type match to the Fox at the beginning. Kim Woo Bin may have been able to pull off this role with more energy. Or not. To somehow maintain the self-centered millionaire persona while simultaneously being less emotive than the FL is hard. With two Same-Same character types, I imagine this and the wide-ranging plot kept some others away from the role.

He Yu is some incredible actor! So fabulous. I am simultaneously watching My Fated Boy and Speed and Love and had NO IDEA that the ML was the same actor in each until I noticed their names by chance. He Yu managed to take on an entirely different look, feel, manner, etc. Totally different. AMAZING! In My Fated Boy, his loving gaze and emoting are incredible (I haven't watched enough yet of Speed and Love to see those scenes.). Hats off to him for his steady hard work. He should have been recognized sooner.

I understand that the actors made a decision to stay in that situation (if it is proven to be true), either through fear of being banned or maybe a no-show penalty in their contract...who knows. That said, the actors' choice to stay, does not justify the production company's poor treatment of them. For example, "they chose to stay" can be said of a vast number of victims of domestic abuse. It doesn't justify the abuser's behavior. Yes, if nobody put up with poor treatment there would be no poor treatment, but there are many factors (fear, need for money, etc.) that keep people in less than humane situations. The point is that a person or a production company shouldn't try to get-away with whatever or as much as they can get away with. Production companies need to draw a redline at humane treatment and maintain ethical and moral standards.

AI is already taking the place of actors in video advertisements. All over YouTube, you will see that the spokesperson is AI generated or an AI alteration of existing footage. Same with voiceovers; they are all digitally created now, with very few real voices.

Often there are period appropriate wigs. Guess they ran out of them for extras, or the extra chose to cut their hair in order to get/keep the job.

If this mistreatment is true, Netflix must take responsibility for the mistreatment of all the actors, including the stars who likely also had to work long, back-to-back days, albeit with less outright mistreatment.

Just as we hold responsible a company that produces products through the use of child and slave labor, we should hold Netflix responsible for the actions of the production crew AND they should never work with a similar production crew in the future. Basic care and safety (physical and emotional) of all persons associated should be written into the contract between Netflix and the production company and a thorough review of the schedule should be done to ensure that production companies are not lying about what they can accomplish in a given time period.

If we could justify any behavior in order to make profits, we could justify all types of horrors. Human decency needs to be baked into our everyday code of work ethics, and this includes not forcing all employees, regardless of their work industry, to work insanely long work hours, be on-call all the time, and so forth.

There is a never-ending push of asking people to do more with fewer resources that eventually, unless stopped, results in executives expecting to receive everything while providing nothing. Nothing including basic health, safety, and respect. I often say, "They keep asking us to do more with less; eventually they will ask us to do everything with nothing."

It is now on English Viki.

It is now on the English version of Viki.

Can't wait to see him in another lead role again. Loved "Love Unexpected" and I know that he'll do even better here. Please pray with me that this gets to air soon. I keep wondering about his representation/management. He's so cool and funny and cute. Bring it on!