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Gi-Chan was at least more complex and layered... Hae-Ra has no personality and her character is flat as a table!

I might watch that someday as well.

I agree! Wow, so Lee Yo-Won married kinda young if she has teenage kids! As for Go Hyun-Jung, wasn't her divorce around the time of the drama "Return"? (Which led to her leaving mid-way and getting replaced, if I remember?) Good for her, honestly. Good for her, lol.

Side note: Finished Empire of Gold and I absolutely loved it! Fantastic, underrated drama, truly.

I would assume he's just the CEO (since CEOs usually lead a company anyway, while the chairperson is in charge of the board.)

Not quite complex: Chung-Ma is a conglomerate, so both the scholarship foundation (philanthropy, I'll assume) and fashion are just 2 branches of it.

If my prediction about Ba-Reum ends up being correct, I swear... because after THAT ending for ep 6... 💀

I don't know? The subtitles say "Chairman", but the setting/his office (and even the office & nameplate) say "CEO".

The Foundation is one of the biggest shareholders in the company, just like Chung-Ma Fashion (and whatever branches there are.) Maybe that's why she thought it'd help her?

Jung-Sun is the Chairman of the Scholarship Foundation, not the whole company. Young-Hun is the CEO of Chung-Ma Group as a whole.

Disney+ made the writer split it up into 2 seasons from 12 episodes. You can watch the first 6 over time or read recaps to catch up.

I like Mi-Ran way more than Hae-Ra, that's for sure. Also, I'm pretty sure her and Hae-Ra having no warmth is intentional... Mi-Ran cares about nothing but power/her ambitions.

Shin Hwa-Kyung? I loved her too! Oh Seung-Ah got an award for her performance, she did a great job playing her.

There are dramas with villain protagonists! This is one of them. Like Secrets and Lies, Anna, Queen of Ambition, etc... or, for non-dramas, Breaking Bad, Death Note, Code Geass and Attack On Titan.

Sadly 😔 just gotta enjoy as entertainment and that's that. It's what I do.

Hey I'm on the Soompi discord too! Yeah, that's a WILD statement. Borderline racist, honestly. 😬 And as someone with African parents & relatives, I find that SO disgusting to say at this point in the 21st century... y'all couldn't Google/Naver shit? 😭

Holy shit, the ending of episode 5 made me cry. NOT HIM!!!! I did NOT expect that! 😭😭

Unfortunately true 💀

The Indian subplot in "Meant To Be" made me cringe too! I'm not a fan of AI in the creative fields. (Weird, isn't the FL an artist?! 🤨) That being said, I *have* watched some family dramas, mostly weekend dramas. Perhaps I like the weekend ones over the daily ones.

Maybe I'm mixing it up with another drama then! Either way, in 2026, I'd expect more general knowledge about Africa (as a CONTINENT, not a country lmaoooo) in media. But I'm asking for too much here. 😂 I do know about the FL being an artist though.

Ahhh okay. That makes sense, these daily dramas do tend to be formulaic (most of the time...) with some twists to it!

I'm confused, how are you watching if you skipped the first 6 episodes? Wouldn't you miss important details? 🤔 I actually think it's slowed down a little compared to the first week.

I actually like the news reporter FL (Hong-Ju) much more than Bong-Yi right now lol

Ep 4 - THAT HAS TO BE A RED HERRING???? NO WAY! AIN'T NO WAYYYYY

There are many, MANY k-dramas that are 6-8, 16, 20, or 50 episodes. (Mostly weekend dramas are 50 episodes, though this does depend.)