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oh too bad they didn't cast someone who has a more realistic body weight but in Korea it's almost impossible to find an actress who would be willing to put on weight for a role

I really like it! Seo In Guk looks like a snack and I like that he's attracted to the FL because she's smart and passionate about product design. It's not the usual love at first sight just because the FL is pretty. They do spend a lot of time on office politics which some people dislike and other people have been weirdly critical of the FL's looks which is crazy to me.

Your comment made me realize I can't remember the last time I saw a workplace story where the ML wasn't a CEO. It's refreshing that he's smart and competent but not rich and not superhuman.

I'm the same way, I don't rate dramas I don't complete. I think it's unfair.

"Contrato de amor eterno com o Seo In Guk renovado" made me laugh so hard because I feel the same way! I love him and I'm always happy when he's in a drama I enjoy (because unfortunately he's done a lot of dramas where he's good in it but the rest of the drama is bad)

You are absolutely right and I shouldn't say things that make it seem like I think disliking this drama is a personal failing. I'm going to edit my comment.

I haven't seen any here so I must have already blocked people.

I can understand why a lot of people don't like this drama because the focus isn't the romance yet, it's about two people with a shared passion for engineering who are struggling to keep their passion alive inside this soulless corporation.

So far it's a little awkward because they're shoveling in romantic tropes but they don't fit very well with the workplace side of the story.

I adore Seo In Guk but he's made a lot of dramas I'm not interested in so I'm excited that this one is working for me. Love his styling and that they let him keep his lovely tan complexion instead of bleaching him in post production.

So far Park Ji Hyun is better in the work scenes than the romantic scenes but I can see the spark between her and SIG. The convenience store scene was super cute.

EDIT: I think this drama is likely going to be appreciated by people who've worked in a big corporation and can relate to what the leads are going through. I do wish they would tone down the tropey stuff because it's not necessary, the chemistry between the leads comes through when they are working together.

My God she's so thin, who the hell is trolling her for her weight? This is why actors get crazy plastic surgery and eating disorders.

The focus of the show so far is on work burnout and how people start out with big dreams that get stomped into the dirt by soulless corporations. The couple is bonding over their shared love of engineering which is not your standard kdrama trope, but I actually love it. The drama isn't perfect, parts of the first two episodes dragged but I like the chemistry between the leads and how the eventual romance is being set up.

Actually one of his comic roles is very famous: Shopping King Louis. It's just that he made that drama almost 10 years ago.

Because she's violating corporate protocol. It's considered transgressive to move to another team if your boss doesn't want you to do it. That's how corporations operate. You have the rules that are written down and then the rules that are unspoken.

Dude, you straight up copied my comment from Reddit. Why would you do that?

https://www.reddit.com/r/kdramas/comments/1ub5yxd/comment/osv0qz8/

I'm nodding my head thinking yes, agree with all of this and then realized who wrote it 😅 of course I agree with you

THIS! Or if you must have a present day villain, then have him be the reincarnation of the king who suddenly remembers the past and becomes obsessed with controlling Seo-ri and getting rid of Se-gye

People who love Mun-do: Jang Seung Jo was in Death's Game for 15 minutes but made a helluva impression: https://www.tiktok.com/@zn_multi_lvr/video/7314008584428309792

He was also the 2ML in Money Flower and he's so good in it as a villain you can't help feel sorry for: https://www.tiktok.com/@dramamrama/video/7247918609312386310

For me the drama was hard carried by the talent of the actors. If it had a different cast the writing weaknesses would've stood out even more. But I don't regret watching it, the chemistry between the leads alone made it so much fun.

The ending is really confusing but here's my best shot at explaining what happened: Mun Do arranges for Cha Se Gye to get stabbed in a parking lot, he's close to death, the comet is starting to disappear and then the shaman lady from Joseon possesses the current shaman and tells Seo-ri she has to return to Joseon to save the grand prince because that will break the chain of fate and save CSG as well. She goes back, saves him from drinking poison then takes an arrow for him before they both go off a cliff. She comes back to the present and is reunited with CSG who survives the stabbing and then takes down Mun-do and sends him to prison. Meanwhile in Joseon we see Dan-shim and the Grand Prince disguised as peasants and escaping the city to be together. Oh and the grandmother dies and there's a long fantasy sequence with Seo-ri and grandma stealing a bus and driving to the beach together.

It's really unclear if Dan-shim and Seo-ri are two separate people or if Seo-ri is the reincarnation of Dan-shim. It never gets explained.

There's other things that happen in there but that's the main gist, at least as I remember it. Tbh, it was so convoluted that I don't know if I'm missing anything.

The drama never explicitly explains what's happening. I don't think the reincarnation theory is proved or disproved. You really can't tell from what we were shown. And that's not a problem with your theorizing. It's bad, sloppy writing.

I had the same reaction, why would the Grand Prince end up with Dan-shim when the person he was in love with was Seo-ri? That's not really the best happy ever after if two strangers somehow randomly end up together and maybe one of them is only doing it because he's in love with someone who looks exactly like her.