to that girl saying "we go up, but you don't" yujin is going to eat you up
i just saw the episode and i don't like she was kind of insensible making her team nervous since the beginning unnecessarily. I think her energy and talent favored her a lot but it was to the detriment of the scores of the others, she was in a different tune. The one I really liked was Cai Bing, she stood out even with few lines and without overshadowing anyone.
I came because I saw a clip where I saw PSH acting really good, but I ended up loving Jong Seo's performance instead, even though PSH did super well too.
Some strong female leads according to me 1) Strong willed but soft personality :-My AjusshiMotherBecause this…
You reminded me of 2 things that have always seemed debatable in this mostly well-intentioned trend of "strong girls": 1.- When dramas link the idea of a girl having a strong personality with her being unnecessarily aggressive or cruel to people around her or strangers. 2.- When dramas sell us a seemingly "strong girl" who never contributes anything, whose apparent rudeness hides the entire mental or emotional subjugation of her to the male protagonist and never contributes new information for the development of the plot, she is always the recipient. I recently finished Delayed Justice. The female character there is a healthy example of the construction and development of a strong female character. The girl is not the protagonist because the drama does not focus on a romantic couple, but she is part of the leading team. She starts out looking submissive because she is a novice at her job, but she is so determined and learns so fast that she ends up being even more competent than her male seniors, she always discovers new information, takes risks and acts when the situation demands it, in short she is very valuable to the team. She falls in love slowly and naturally with the male lead and her actions do not depend on the dreams of the other but she follows her own ideals. I loved her character. And the best part is that she is one of the noblest and kindest characters I have ever seen in kdramaland. Being kind does not mean being unintelligent or subjugated. Sometimes I think that this trend has been thrown to the side where if someone is respectful and even somewhat naive it means that she is stupid. PD: I agree about K2
First, I love all your choices, specially the swag trio, and I need to watch Prison Playbook asap!
Second, finally I find someone with whom I agree about Chicago Typewriter. I watched it with my sister, and we both wanted to drop it in the 5th episode, but it came with such great recommendations that we persisted. Just like you, it was Go Kyung Po character and his performance that kept us watching, we loved all his interventions. The 1930s plot seemed very well written to me, from start to finish, but I think the opposite of the "current" plot. I basically hated Han Se Joo and Jun Seol throughout the whole drama, the first seemed unbearably selfish and the last unbearably submissive and long-suffering, even though they tried to hide this unhealthy dynamic under the excuse of "paying karmic debt" coming from 1930. Too mansplaining for my liking, and I hate it when a script plays with us disguising a characterless female lead with a "strong girl" facade when they keep giving us the same toxic couple dynamics. Well, above all, the friendship of the 3 characters in 1930 based on passion, youth, and devotion was precious and moving, full of emotions and that is why the scene of their meeting in the final episode seemed perfect to me. This friendship was definitely one of the best things of the drama.
I'm here because of Kwon Sang Woo interview with Jessi that made me rediscover my love for him. Hope this will be successful. I'm starting watching now.
I'll never get tired of recommending History of a salaryman, it's an amazing and smart drama, the best thing being that you mention, by the end you probably love the ones you hated at the beginning. I'd add to this amazing list What Happened in Bali, it is impossible to get out of it the same way you got into it.
1.- When dramas link the idea of a girl having a strong personality with her being unnecessarily aggressive or cruel to people around her or strangers.
2.- When dramas sell us a seemingly "strong girl" who never contributes anything, whose apparent rudeness hides the entire mental or emotional subjugation of her to the male protagonist and never contributes new information for the development of the plot, she is always the recipient.
I recently finished Delayed Justice. The female character there is a healthy example of the construction and development of a strong female character. The girl is not the protagonist because the drama does not focus on a romantic couple, but she is part of the leading team. She starts out looking submissive because she is a novice at her job, but she is so determined and learns so fast that she ends up being even more competent than her male seniors, she always discovers new information, takes risks and acts when the situation demands it, in short she is very valuable to the team. She falls in love slowly and naturally with the male lead and her actions do not depend on the dreams of the other but she follows her own ideals. I loved her character. And the best part is that she is one of the noblest and kindest characters I have ever seen in kdramaland.
Being kind does not mean being unintelligent or subjugated. Sometimes I think that this trend has been thrown to the side where if someone is respectful and even somewhat naive it means that she is stupid.
PD: I agree about K2
Second, finally I find someone with whom I agree about Chicago Typewriter. I watched it with my sister, and we both wanted to drop it in the 5th episode, but it came with such great recommendations that we persisted. Just like you, it was Go Kyung Po character and his performance that kept us watching, we loved all his interventions.
The 1930s plot seemed very well written to me, from start to finish, but I think the opposite of the "current" plot. I basically hated Han Se Joo and Jun Seol throughout the whole drama, the first seemed unbearably selfish and the last unbearably submissive and long-suffering, even though they tried to hide this unhealthy dynamic under the excuse of "paying karmic debt" coming from 1930. Too mansplaining for my liking, and I hate it when a script plays with us disguising a characterless female lead with a "strong girl" facade when they keep giving us the same toxic couple dynamics.
Well, above all, the friendship of the 3 characters in 1930 based on passion, youth, and devotion was precious and moving, full of emotions and that is why the scene of their meeting in the final episode seemed perfect to me. This friendship was definitely one of the best things of the drama.
I'd add to this amazing list What Happened in Bali, it is impossible to get out of it the same way you got into it.