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i guess i wont watch a drama solely because of NJH but after startup i won't skip a drama because of him either...

i guess we all know why BR didn't have anymore kissing scenes or skinship... the drama got a warning and it was pretty serious... its not like either of the leads had a problem doing kissing scenes and the drama had 2 kissing scenes within 3 episodes... their overall relationship was very healthy after seatbyul passed her crazy infatuation stage... they both gave each other space and they both supported each other when needed...
daehyun was already a matured guy who knew what he wanted in life... the only problem he had was his relationship with his gf and he lacked self-confidence both of which he overcame... he was never shown to be an ambitious guy who wanted to make it big and in the last episode he even admitted he just want to have a simple life like his parents... he didnt needed any character development... he is one of the most realistic male lead... the kind of guy you can find in your neighbourhood...

may be he follows people who follow him back... lol
NJH follows 0 people...

till ep 10 i thought dalmi-dosan had 90% chance but after ep 12 and preview of ep 13 i am 98% sure dalmi-dosan are endgame... i only hope that they dont ruin HJP in the process of reuniting those highschool puppies...

to top it he will come with a new hairstyle that will expose his entire forehead...

i guess its better to watch it 1 or 2 episodes per day as this one is a bit dark and watching it all at once might be too much...

https://www.soompi.com/article/1439681wpp/tale-of-the-nine-tailed-amazes-with-impressive-directing-and-meaningful-hidden-details

yep

And dalmi's growth went backward.. she had a better personality at the starting

Dalmi dont have a reaction to lot of things...
She completely forgot about the letter which was a huge part of her life
She didn't give any thought about hjp and dosan fighting it out...
She completely forgot the confession and behaves with hjp the same way she did before the truth got revealed...
Didn't even think of grandma when she thought she got a job in SF...
Didn't though of telling her mentor before or after signing the contract...

The makers sabotaged her character just to move the story forward or to give relevance to dosan...

I have watched 3 dramas of NJH and it was one of the reasons I was hesitating to watch this one but thankfully he improved a lot... I still remember his stoic face in bride of habeak... I used to watch it when it was ongoing... I heard he did a good job in his last drama and it seems to be a female oriented drama... I guess as of now he should do dramas where the main focus is not on the male lead and also dramas with no second male lead...

If you like dosan then daehyun from backstreet rookie was a way better character than dosan... I not even for once though puppy is better for saetbyul... Daehyun was literally the living Buddha and he was consistent with his behaviour throughout the drama...

KSH seems to be a bit reserved and shy.. may be he is more comfortable with people of his age...in Korea age is like a big thing...

I think like kim seon ho he also started acting in dramas and movies pretty late...

i guess thats why they didnt give credit to the chinese drama... they might show its an adaption of the book in the credits when the drama starts...
i wish this one is on netflix... i am having a hard time with tale of gumiho not being on netflix...

maybe that cdrama is an adaptation of a webtoon or anime... i am not sure.. i am just guessing...
when kdramas remake japanese dramas they clearly mention it in the articles like 365 and the smile has left your face...

the trailer looks hilarious... is it coming on neflix?

NJH's acting is just okay... i have seen him as a lead in weightlifting fairy, school 2015, and bride of habaek and compared to those three he improved a lot but he still cannot carry a drama on his own and he gets heavily overshadowed by a better actor... he should stay far away from dramas with second male leads....
suzy is good when she has to emote through dialogues but when it comes to conveying something through subtle expressions she feels flat... like its hard to understand what dalmi feels when she looks at someone... she just blankly looks at that person without any emotion in her face...

one of the reasons why i dont feel much about the drama is how most characters dont have a sold characterization.. saha and dalmi often acts out of character and injae is like an extended cameo... now i feel like puppy from backstreet rookie who was a cameo had more screentime than injae who is promoted as a main lead...

whether dalmi ends up with HJP or not the drama is strictly a 7.5 for me story-wise... the overall storyline is just above average... started off well but went down from ep 5-6 which means the show didnt even maintained the standard for the first half itself... most shows get draggy or loses its plot around ep 10 or 11 but this one started diverting from the genre even before finishing first half...
if they ruin HJP's character just to show dosan is a better choice then i will rate it a 5 or 6...

acting wise also except for kim seon ho and grandmother, everyone else is just okay.. neither bad nor good... they all do justice to their characters but none of them has outstanding performances...

HJP - deserves better
KSH- amazing actor

i noticed that he dont follow nam joo hyuk on insta... he even follows stephanie and kang hana even though he dont have proper scenes with them...
also he rarely posts pic with his drama costars... he posted pics with only suzy and moon ga young out of his drama costars...

i ended up watching startup to fill the void of this drama...
this one could have been way more popular than startup if this aired on netflix...
this one stays true to its genre...

Is the twins supposed to be as good as SST?