Tom

Weird thing to get hung up on, but you do you. Hyunwook has described his character as "boss baby" because of his character's immature personality and how he's not really suited to be a boss, it's just nepotism.

He's perfect in this boss baby role. People need to get over wanting actors in their 20s to stay in high school forever. It's suffocating. He's already done a million high school roles.

Yep

"Otaku (Japanese: おたく, オタク, or ヲタク) is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers"

He's a bit of a nerd in other words.

He is holding a sword in the poster though. So they're clearly not removing it, but simply expanding the arsenal of weapons used.

When people are not allowed to move on from their mistakes, to grow and better themselves, without facing constant, never-ending hate, this is where it can lead. So tragic, she was so young.

Adaptations always make changes to what's "canon" in the source material. And there will clearly be swords too, considering there's a big sword in the poster.

Yes

I wouldn't call it fun. It's mostly depressing, with characters struggling to move on from loss.

The bright point of the drama for me was Cha Woo Min. Whenever he was on screen I was happy. He breathed some life into an otherwise gloomy ensemble and was a much needed vitamin injection. I'm excited to see him in Study Group and Buried Hearts, and to see his career take off!

I get that adaptations can be tricky for fans of the source material. But when most of the complaints I see are trivial trifles about a character's hair not being parted right or someone using an iPhone instead of a battered old Samsung or there being a scene with guns instead of swords, it does make me laugh a little.

Definitely seems to be a ratings glitch. Doesn't make sense when "currently watching" is at 8.27.

I like how you described it. Like it just passed you by, as you watched it unfold, without feeling much or finding yourself drawn to it. That was exactly my experience, too.

I knew it wasn't going to be a romantic comedy, so I too craved the depth of a good melodrama and was left wanting more. Too much artifice, so I didn't connect emotionally with most of it.

I felt the same. It was okay, but forgettable. It felt overwritten, which made it lifeless to me.

This drama was a mixed bag for me and taught me once again not to have too high expectations based on casting or trailers. An attempt at slice of life, it did not have enough emotional impact for me to make the deliberate pacing worthwhile. It was enjoyable enough, but forgettable rather than memorable.

The drama had an element of artifice to it for me, from the production design to the character work (especially the main leads), which constantly kept me at arm's length as a viewer.

I like Choi Woo-shik a lot but in this his character felt static and frustrating for most of the drama. Park Bo-young is good as always, but she also mostly failed to move me in this. Things sort of just happen to them and they're barely reacting. Oh, this bad thing happened? Shrug. You'll figure it out. Not very involving to watch. Their entire enemies-to-lovers arc completely lacked energy to me and felt flat.

In fact, that was my main issue with this drama. It just felt bloodless. Well-produced, well-cast, well-lit, well-designed, but just devoid of any of that movie magic that makes you feel things. Just empty.

"This will also be [Woo Do Hwan's] debut on the global streaming platform Disney+."

His debut on Disney+ will be his special appearance in Knock Off this year.

Well if they're longer people complain that they're "draggy" and "could've been 8/10/12 episodes" so there's no winning either way. But the director stated that this drama was made with several seasons in mind, so the first season didn't need to be longer than it was.

I hope my babies Sanghyeon and Woomin have a decent amount of screen time 🙏

Just Korea, I think.