ok so im super invested now, but if i didn't make myself push through for Wi Ha Joon ONLY, I would have probably…
@EevaMarie
💯 True.
It's not for people who are looking for "fluffy" romances or "meet cute" story lines of day in day out daily lives - a sit com.
It's for those who like a view into systems and the people who work within those systems, how they adapt and are shaped by them.
Be in in the medical field, in business, in art, music, idol launching ; these are all rich fodder for understating worlds - to some extent.
I think this drama does a brilliant job of capturing that zeitgeist in modern Korean education, the way Rising with the Wind does for venture capital vs small scale industries; Lighter and Princess did for the IT business and it's visionaries vs profit mongerers; and many more where you learn a little more about a field you don't know much about a field you may not know about.
And then to highlight a relationship that blooms within it... Where the romance is an integral and organic part of it.
Visceral and real life. No "aegyo" ridiculous pretending not to know about adult relationships.
Yes it's for those looking for something solid meaty and full of texture and nuance between the lines.
Glad that I wasn't the only one who felt like lovely runner and QOT was overrated :)
😁 🫶🏼 Join the club!!!
I was dismayed seeing that Avenue X had rated QOT a 3 goldmine!!!! Like seriously !!!
I usually don't find any consistency in her thought process - she comes up with random logic very often than not to diss a show, or praise it to high heaven.
QOT is so ridiculous and boring and lacking in ANY chemistry between the leads..plus 2D villain!!!
Same with Lovely Runner - I wrote a scathing rant about it which I am wondering if I should post!!
Oh this review was like glass of chilled calming water - I had been so "maaaad" / pissed; itching my mind into a bloody mess after I watched the NETFLIX and the Tencent version that I was only stuttering and frothing at the mouth all this time.
This lady gave me peace after uttering every goddamn thing that drove me up the wall about this "Americanized Bullshit" show that INSULTS Cixin LIU AND the CHINESE...
Unbelievable.
I had to share this here:
SPOILER ALERT :
It has some reveals that will reduce the IMPACT OF THE TENCENT version.
It also will be best enjoyed by a viewer who had seen both AND is a Sci - fi lover / or read the book.
I just finished Episode 9 .. AND perchance saw an article from 23 days ago saying that the show had dropped to lowest ratings!!!!
Whae o???
Like Seriously??
I am not even going to wade into this discussion thread .. lest it is full of mines ready to explode in my head ..
It's one of the BEST written - acted - directed - shot - edited - produced KDramas I watched in a LONG TIME .. At least in 2024
I needed this BREATH of FRESH air especially after the overwhelming unpleasant blast from a DUO of super-peaking KDramas whose ratings and popularity made NO sense to me LOL ..
Take it easy "those who get triggered by this" .. It's just ONE opinion in the multitudes of manic raves for : ~ QOT ~ LOVELY RUNNER
Those who also felt the same way about the above two I hope you will take a look at TMRiH
Two of the BEST veteran actors and a cast of VETERAN supporting actors bring a MOST mature slice of life story for a discerning eye looking for something offbeat and exciting and FRESH.
Over all i loved it or may be because of Lin Yi, he is an amazing actor, look forward to many more in future.…
OMG I thought I was the only one ... At one point her cheesy kiddish sunny face was giving me heebeejeebs I watched mainlt for Lin Yi, I think he gave one of his best performance in this drama - esp in the scene after his mom passes away
That Romance TAG should be shot down then. Can mislead people.
Victoria Song has this ability to DROWN out and KILL romance EVEN in dramas that have romance integral to their theme AND PLOT structure.
She also KILLS and DRAINS all the emotion out of her co-actors!!! SOME of them are TOP TALENTED actors who shine so bright!
I mean look at the KIND of actors she's pulled down into the mud!! Lack of chemistry and rising up to her co-stars!! WEIRD part is she GETS all these HIGH potential GREAT script idea dramas to begin with :-O
She killed Timmy Xu's role in ALMOST LOVER / killed Luo Yun XI in BROKER .. and god knows how many more.
This ML actor was doomed .. he's NOT even of the calibre of the previous two I mentioned LOL
WHY WHY WHY ???
Why does she become SO FRIGID!! I thought Song Hye Kyo was the FRIGID "good" actress ..
That Romance TAG should be shot down then Can mislead people.
Victoria Song has this ability to DROWN out and KILL romance EVEN in dramas that have romance integral to their theme AND PLOT structure.
She also KILLS and DRAINS all the emotion out of her co-actors!!!
I mean look at the KIND of actors she's pulled down into the mud!! WEIRD part is she GETS all these HIGH potential GREAT script idea dramas to begin with :-O
She killed Timmy Xu's role in ALMOST LOVER / killed Luo Yun XI in BROKER .. and god knows how many more.
This actor was doomed .. he's NOT even of the calibre of the previous two I mentioned LOL
WHY WHY WHY ???
Why does she become SO FRIGID!! I thought Song Hye Kyo was the FRIGID "good" actress ..
Wanted to reach in and whack her .. or maybe I wanted to whack the show .. and the dumb pretty face actor who should have stayed a model LOL
They are TERRIBLE actors and the director did nothing 'visual' in the story telling except blind cuts.
I guess after some 400 plus drama watching - dropping - putting on hold - my tolerance is a bottom pit level .. Requires SOME serious 'cinematic elan' to wake me up ..
Not getting a good drama to view after MANY drops and barely 'liked' watches is making me SUPER CRANKY ;-D
What a STEEP drop for my FAVE Kdtama Actor - such far cry from ~ WOK OF LOVE (if I were to compare with a SUPERB rom-com IMO a classic with a stellar cast of the best)
or from his intense roles in ~ The Red Sleeve ~ Just Between Us ~ The Good Manager
PLUS - NOOOOOO .. that beautiful natural face looks too ironed out and worked on (crying flood face)
Same as Seol In Ah .. She was SO natural and gorgeous in BLWL (Beautilful Love Wonderful Love)
TWINKLING WATERMELON I dropped (I think) because I couldnt handle her 'FACE' - she is as damaged as Nicole Kidman (SOB me a fountain).
K-Drama 
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Fantastic review!!!!
😅😅😅
Phew!!!
At last a SOLID recounting of everything that went berserk with the drama.
I JUST couldn't wrap my head around how the CLOY team could hit this SELF GOAL.
Gave me indigestion and thank God I speed watched it after some 6-7 eps - at lightning pace just to see how BAD COULD it get!!!
Excruciatingly boring and cheesy and tacky...
Thank you for this for ALL OF US who just wanted to UN-SEE this terrible drama from a top dog team.
😓🫣😖
💯
True.
It's not for people who are looking for "fluffy" romances or "meet cute" story lines of day in day out daily lives - a sit com.
It's for those who like a view into systems and the people who work within those systems, how they adapt and are shaped by them.
Be in in the medical field, in business, in art, music, idol launching ; these are all rich fodder for understating worlds - to some extent.
I think this drama does a brilliant job of capturing that zeitgeist in modern Korean education, the way Rising with the Wind does for venture capital vs small scale industries; Lighter and Princess did for the IT business and it's visionaries vs profit mongerers; and many more where you learn a little more about a
field you don't know much about
a field you may not know about.
And then to highlight a relationship that blooms within it... Where the romance is an integral and organic part of it.
Visceral and real life.
No "aegyo" ridiculous pretending not to know about adult relationships.
Yes it's for those looking for something solid meaty and full of texture and nuance between the lines.
🫶🏼
Join the club!!!
I was dismayed seeing that Avenue X had rated QOT a 3 goldmine!!!!
Like seriously !!!
I usually don't find any consistency in her thought process - she comes up with random logic very often than not to diss a show, or praise it to high heaven.
QOT is so ridiculous and boring and lacking in ANY chemistry between the leads..plus 2D villain!!!
Same with Lovely Runner - I wrote a scathing rant about it which I am wondering if I should post!!
Absolutely.
For me it was.
No fluffy crap.
Serious real feel
I wouldn't have liked miss it.
So glad I watched it.
I might actually rewatch to understand the "finance bit" - and some of the complex plot.
It'll be much more enjoyable I think.
This lady gave me peace after uttering every goddamn thing that drove me up the wall about this "Americanized Bullshit" show that INSULTS Cixin LIU AND the CHINESE...
Unbelievable.
I had to share this here:
SPOILER ALERT :
It has some reveals that will reduce the IMPACT OF
THE TENCENT version.
It also will be best enjoyed by a viewer who had seen both AND is a Sci - fi lover / or read the book.
https://youtu.be/d7sTr4YdQ7g?si=ST7UwNxuSJ48yc5X
I just finished Episode 9 .. AND perchance saw an article from 23 days ago saying that the show had dropped to lowest ratings!!!!
Whae o???
Like Seriously??
I am not even going to wade into this discussion thread .. lest it is full of mines ready to explode in my head ..
It's one of the BEST written - acted - directed - shot - edited - produced KDramas I watched in a LONG TIME .. At least in 2024
I needed this BREATH of FRESH air especially after the overwhelming unpleasant blast from a DUO of super-peaking KDramas whose ratings and popularity made NO sense to me LOL ..
Take it easy "those who get triggered by this" ..
It's just ONE opinion in the multitudes of manic raves for :
~ QOT
~ LOVELY RUNNER
Those who also felt the same way about the above two I hope you will take a look at TMRiH
Two of the BEST veteran actors and a cast of VETERAN supporting actors bring a MOST mature slice of life story for a discerning eye looking for something offbeat and exciting and FRESH.
It's NOT wrapped yet - 7 more eps to go.
Will be back to add here ;-p
OK
Thanks.
Neigbourhood Drama : nothing beats
~ REPLY 1988
~ Dear Mayang Street
I watched mainlt for Lin Yi, I think he gave one of his best performance in this drama - esp in the scene after his mom passes away
One of my top faves.
Don't read comments
Just jump in blind - within 2 - 3 eps you'll know if you are into the story
Sounds like the Chen Kun Drama - I forget the name
Oh yeah "Win the Future"
I don't understand the world of business and finance well enough to sit a "hard business" driven show.
Max I can handle and enjoy is something like
~ Lighter and Princess
~ Rising with the Wind
Thanks to ALL the commenters here ..
Ya'll saved me a 36 episode SCHLEP!!
That Romance TAG should be shot down then.
Can mislead people.
Victoria Song has this ability to DROWN out and KILL romance EVEN in dramas that have romance integral to their theme AND PLOT structure.
She also KILLS and DRAINS all the emotion out of her co-actors!!! SOME of them are TOP TALENTED actors who shine so bright!
I mean look at the KIND of actors she's pulled down into the mud!! Lack of chemistry and rising up to her co-stars!!
WEIRD part is she GETS all these HIGH potential GREAT script idea dramas to begin with :-O
She killed Timmy Xu's role in ALMOST LOVER / killed Luo Yun XI in BROKER .. and god knows how many more.
This ML actor was doomed .. he's NOT even of the calibre of the previous two I mentioned
LOL
WHY WHY WHY ???
Why does she become SO FRIGID!!
I thought Song Hye Kyo was the FRIGID "good" actress ..
You saved me a 36 episode SCHLEP!!
That Romance TAG should be shot down then
Can mislead people.
Victoria Song has this ability to DROWN out and KILL romance EVEN in dramas that have romance integral to their theme AND PLOT structure.
She also KILLS and DRAINS all the emotion out of her co-actors!!!
I mean look at the KIND of actors she's pulled down into the mud!!
WEIRD part is she GETS all these HIGH potential GREAT script idea dramas to begin with :-O
She killed Timmy Xu's role in ALMOST LOVER / killed Luo Yun XI in BROKER .. and god knows how many more.
This actor was doomed .. he's NOT even of the calibre of the previous two I mentioned
LOL
WHY WHY WHY ???
Why does she become SO FRIGID!!
I thought Song Hye Kyo was the FRIGID "good" actress ..
Why does it have a ROMANCE TAG :-O
I was thinking it has romance?
I sampled a bit ..
Ufff
THE FL!!!
Wanted to reach in and whack her .. or maybe I wanted to whack the show .. and the dumb pretty face actor who should have stayed a model LOL
They are TERRIBLE actors and the director did nothing 'visual' in the story telling except blind cuts.
I guess after some 400 plus drama watching - dropping - putting on hold - my tolerance is a bottom pit level ..
Requires SOME serious 'cinematic elan' to wake me up ..
Not getting a good drama to view after MANY drops and barely 'liked' watches is making me SUPER CRANKY ;-D
I dropped the Drama 2 more points ..
Ufff
Cant wrap my head around the 9.2
Time - loop / Time Travel has been done sooooo much better ..
EVEN a low budget drama (almost unknown) called "Manhole" SUPERCEDES this non-performer imo
I shared a rant on the drama with an MDL pal on DM
Almost tempted to tuck it in here ;-p
What a STEEP drop for my FAVE Kdtama Actor - such far cry from
~ WOK OF LOVE (if I were to compare with a SUPERB rom-com IMO a classic with a stellar cast of the best)
or from his intense roles in
~ The Red Sleeve
~ Just Between Us
~ The Good Manager
PLUS - NOOOOOO .. that beautiful natural face looks too ironed out and worked on
(crying flood face)
Same as Seol In Ah .. She was SO natural and gorgeous in BLWL (Beautilful Love Wonderful Love)
TWINKLING WATERMELON I dropped (I think) because I couldnt handle her 'FACE' - she is as damaged as Nicole Kidman (SOB me a fountain).