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I have watched asian boss video. and I agree, greed is the reason why we are in this state from kdrama to climate change.

I loved John Carter. I watched Jupiter ascending and although I am sucker for sci-fi, couldn't find anything worth remembering it. Perhaps I can watch again.

I just hate that some of very talented people's career are ruined because of tropes. Kim Se-jeong may not be the best actress but she is very talented - singing, martial arts, even archery and after "Business Proposal", even without comparing with series every time, all three kdramas after that were bad choices. Feel very bad.

But anyway, I am planning to write reviews here and in IMDB, even though they will be downvoted (this is not a gimmick to get you to read mine btw) so that maybe it will change something.

best.

> But when i accept some of them it becomes solitude..and i enjoy it
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.”
― Albert Einstein

:) Best.

I think really needed to watch trailer if not tags. On page "Comedic genres" in wikipedia, the geners that this comes close to is somewhere between "absurd comedy" and "dark humor". The objective is to take a situation and go nuts with it. Not everyone can handle it. Nevertheless, it's still very much part of comedy.

Thanks for the review. You are brave enough to say what is on your mind; that's how dialog starts. So kudos. I just want to mention one quick note. You wrote:

> Where My Discomfort Begins: Loneliness as a “Problem”:
> Still, I kept questioning whether the drama exaggerated loneliness as something inherently tragic or defective. For me it felt less like loneliness itself was the issue and more like Jin-kyung’s relationship with it. Her pain didn’t come from being alone, but from the guilt—or maybe the shame—attached to it.

You are right to question. But fortunately there are answers. Quite extensive and researched. If you search for "effects of loneliness" you would get quite an extensive list all based on science. Hope this helps.

Rant:

This is been a problem with kdrama for a while. I had kdrama fever for two years until about 6 months back.Then I could not take it anymore. It was same tropes again and again and again and... And unlike hollywood you cannot rely on reviews - for hollywood review rating of 6 and above means you most likely not be bored. 7 and above excellent and 8 and above are reserved only for truly exceptional. But in case of kdrama (and cdrama), minimum is 7 even though it's same tropes.

I still like to return to kdramas . But it's very difficult. And one of the main reason is reviews. Because they are written by fangirls/boys. I cannot trust them. So, if you really want kdrama to become world class, the only path is through difficult reviews. Give honest review ratings - here and on IMDB. Let's make kdramas better.

That's a very mature reply. Keep it up.

And how do you, in your grand wisdom, surmised that?

No and I won't as well. You twist it anyway, contract marriage is contract marriage.

That's the definition of that trope.

For cryin out loud, could we PLEASE get over contract marriage trope?

Even though I *by no means want to justify war crimes* , if I may, let me offer another perspective: A soldier's job is to follow orders. Obviously one has to bear the responsibility of one's action _but_ what happens to human mind under conditions such as fighting a war just because they are ordered to is incomprehensible to people like us who watch it on TV. Again, they have to bear the consequences. BUT we do not have mechanism to punish those who are pulling the strings. In any country.

BTW, I loved your comment(s). There are very few times kdrama has such comments. Perhaps this should have been a discussion thread.

I had came across video in YT about Hanlim Arts School where supposedly lot of IDOLs came from. If you look at kids in that school - they are kids. The actors\actresses in this ldrama (and probably every other kdrama) are so far removed from reality that they look like grown ups with careers. For me it's nauseating even though story is supposed to be interesting.

I have watched just first 1.5 episodes and then had to give up. It's as though writers were saying "we have Mun Ka Young. We won't even try to do something remotely different. We will use all the tropes every kdrama ever had. Let her carry the series.".

It was disappointing. Not sure I have courage to spend my time to continue.

yep, I had come across the trailer but thought otherwise - Park Hae Jim seemed very inept for the role. But two other main actors Park Sung Woong and Kim Min Jung might make up for it. Thanks!

If she has preference then it needs to pick better ones. Both Brewing Love and Webtoon were okay or decent. Nothing compared to what she can offer.

Thanks! Finished watching it. Owe you one. :)

Thanks, I meant following: Is it a series where because of serial killer female lead loses her memory and male lead cannot contact her because if he does she will be in danger?

I have watched first two or three episodes of this drama not sure whether I should continue. Can someone perhaps confirm, in DM \message if that's what is needed ), that this not "serial-killer-stalking-female-lead-amnesia-male-lead-sacrifice" drama?

I resisted watching this at first but I was glad I watched it. I liked Park Sung Woong's work. He has very good comedy timing; maybe he has done comedy roles before but I have not seen that before with him.

Thanks. I will be keeping my fingers crossed.