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Hopefully TVING won't bow to pressure and cancel the release. But I put nothing past cowardly companies in Korea. Either way the release on Viki should still go ahead for internationals.

Both are based on the same novel. The film covers the first chapter of the book which focuses on the ML's close friendship with Jae-hee (here: Mi-ae). The drama covers the entire book and focuses primarily on the ML's love life with various men.

The official word is that because the drama was rated 19+ by the KMRB, they have to reevaluate the content of the promotional material, as the drama has been deemed "unsuitable for teens". Supposedly the trailers will be re-edited where needed and reuploaded this week.

(Of course this seems mostly like an excuse made up by a PR company, considering that the trailers were targeted by conservative groups and that they also don't contain anything explicit other than characters drinking some alcohol, which happens non-stop in every kdrama lol. The real issue here for the homophobes seems to be the gay kissing and being shirtless in bed.)

There is no He Ziqiu in this drama, but you know what? You can watch him in this other drama called Go Ahead which contains his story. And then we can watch Kang Haejun in peace.

Bae Hyeon-seong is so wonderful in this. I really hope he blows up after this. He was excellent as the sort-of villain in Gyeongseong Creature 2 as well, in a very different role from this. Need him in more dramas!

Without the romance there is no drama. Nobody would watch 14 episodes of Justitia killing a bunch of people repetitively and then returning to hell unscathed and unbothered. There's no conflict in that.

Also it's funny to say the romance feels forced when A) it's been foreshadowed since like the first ten minutes of the first episode and B) it has not actually materialized yet, they were enemies until like five minutes ago and still Justitia seems happy to use him and then kill him after he kills J. So where exactly is this forced romance? They didn't "fall in love", they are still very much feeling each other out. It sounds like we're watching different dramas, essentially. Because this is a perfect slow burn for me.

Then you should probably pay more attention. The romance is the driving force of the plot of the drama, humanizing Justitia in a way that puts her in danger, and playing a part in Daon questioning his view of what justice means in an unjust world. Their evolving relationship is integral as we enter the final two weeks.

Nothing unique about their dynamic. The romantic chemistry simply wasn’t there for many of us, and the kisses were terrible, regardless of whether the direction was partly to blame.

Yes, it's just as annoying if it goes the other way. Especially because fans of the original are often defensive and combative and it takes over the comment section. Which is very annoying for several reasons, for one it means it drowns out comments that are actually discussing the drama that is airing, and secondly it just creates a bad vibe. The majority of watchers of an adaptation haven't seen the original work, and so it just becomes noise that prevents people from participating.

Boldly claiming "Go Ahead will always be superior" is not mere comparison and it adds nothing of value to a comment section for an adaptation that has only just started airing.

No one cares about your essay about Go Ahead; we’re here to watch Family by Choice.

The fact that you are passing judgment on this drama after 2 (!) episodes have aired just reveals that you're not operating in good faith and are just here to act superior about the original drama.

They say it's because of the 19+ rating but there's nothing sexually explicit or anything related to drugs or profanity in that short trailer, so it makes no sense that they'd need to re-edit. It's clearly just an excuse for them to tone down the shots of men kissing/laying in bed together 🙄

He’s like 40 yeah, so they must be trolling. He could play one of the ahjussis maybe 🤣

Thankfully he does not need to give Ling Xiao since he is in fact Kim San Ha.

The tone is consistent, so if you didn't like that in ep 1&2, the drama is not for you.

New tv rating peak for episode 8 with 13.6% nationwide (+0.5% from last Saturday). 🥳

8 out of 14

This always happens with adapted dramas. They just can't let us enjoy it.

Right? It's so simple. Also he's such a cinnamon roll I couldn't imagine disliking him.

The drama is spelling it out for viewers as well, last week saying that victims do not feel that justice is served if the murderer gets the "easy way out" of being killed, and how it deprives them of proper closure. And this week Daon explicitly being told that the duty of a police officer is to reveal the crime, not to punish the perpetrators.

They removed the trailers, not the drama, which has not premiered yet. The writer said the release will go ahead as scheduled on TVING. Viki is the OTT in other territories.

Many articles are being written in Korean media based on the trailers being removed and the author/screenwriter's comments about it. Ironically this could end up being better "promo" for the drama with a wider reach than what it would've had if the homophobes hadn't pulled this crap.