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this^ we get just more questions and no explanations, barely any hints of what's going on.

yep, that's one of the issues - they did not set up a proper reason why he cannot break up with his gf. It never felt like he TRULY DEEPLY loves her, they did not really explain that there might be some business family shit going on where the family needs the mayor to survive or something. it feels like he is not breaking up simply because he is not sure about Hong Ju's feelings 🤡

I just cannot buy the romance, because of all the uncertainty if the spell works or not.
Sure, it makes more sense the spell does not work, but then Rowoon's character makes little sense. Because it's not like his feelings gradually changed and he started to like her, he just started to obsessively love her right away. It truly bothers me 🙃 To create the "confusion" they made the character behave in an unrealistic manner. Like, compare it with Hong Jo and how slowly she started to have feelings for Shin Yu.

Rowoon's character is such a traaaash 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He kissed her even tho he did not break up with his gf.
Then he asked her on a date... even tho he did not break up with his gf.
ma dude... 🤡

This show is basically a rom-com mixed with every fucking genre and trop that has even existed 🙃 It's like it was written by 10 different writers with 10 different ideas for the plot so nothing is set up, nothing is explored, and while separate scenes work great, the overall story as whole is just a mess.
this believe episode 4 was a highlight.

truly that placement of that moon just invites to fill that space 🤣🤣🤣

it felt soooooooooooo natural!

I know right! Like... damn girl she obviously did not want to see you so late at night to have a fun chat .🤡🤡

Random thoughts as I watched episode 7:
🧠 Kwon Jae Kyung is so me with his reaction to the whole "love potion" issue 🤣 Realistic to a T.
🪄 Seduction spell was put in that spell book, coz the bish just knew whomever makes love potion might fail in their attempt, so she wanted to give them a 2nd chance 🤡
💞Both male leads acting like pity teenagers is the best thing ever. Especially in the case of Jae Kyung. It's a blast to see him act so silly.
🔥Damn... this 2nd lead syndrome.... damn... daaaaaamn. BUT ROWOON IS SOOOO GOOD LOOKING 🙃
☀️ Gotta love Shin Yu explaining how he does not love Hong Jo while also instinctively covering the sun so it won't shine in her eyes 😅
❤️ "I don't want to make you feel comfortable" and I 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 also bish moved on FAST 🤣
🗑️🚮THAT'S A PLOT TWIST I DID NOT SEE COMING. TRASH + TRASH = GARBAGE HEAP 🤡

my concision after the episode:
🤡how are we not even half way through?
🙃How are there still 9 episodes left?
👍🏻also, Rowoon is hot.

my thought exactly! and if Yae will even fucking consider leaving I will be so done with her character. That plot line is just so unrealistic and laughable 🤡

🤣🤣🤣 if you ended up your comment on Gil Chae hate, I would just ignore it, but in contrast with your ridiculous take on Jang Hyun, this just comedy.

"he relly care about the common people" yes, that's why he just left the village and told Gil Chae to just drop everyone and run away alone when he gives her fire signal and they don't listen to her to leave too. If he cared for them, he would explain to Gil Chae's and Eun Ae's father how the Qing people are more likely than not going to pass through their village and they should be always ready to leave - have few necessary things packed. And explain to them the fire signal he was planning to make.

Oh yes and he was also SO CARING when he was hunting down Joseon people who tried to run away from being Qing's slaves 👍🏻 great guy who truly thinks about common people.

Literally every good deed he did in this drama was FOR Gil Chae and her alone. Every one of his involvement in the war was for her, because he was worried about her and did not want her to be in danger.

The same way Gil Chae prioritizes her friends and family (with his perfectly natural thing), Jang Hyun prioritizes Gil Chae. He might understand the struggles common people go through, but he does not give that much fuck.

I'm sad you don't see it, but the whole beauty of the show is how flawed ALL the characters are, but also the good sides they possess. Literally the best part if the fact no one is great and perfect, they are only as good as the circumstances allow them to be.

I took the liberty to "improve" the poster 🤡 now it represents my state well

https://i.mydramalist.com/Xd824x_3f.jpg

This is not sci fi, it's fantast elements 👍🏻 different rules apply

random, but I just want to say Hi to a fellow True Beauty icon holder 🤣

it goes both ways. Both OG and Korean version fans have some immature kids being overdramatic and overprotective of the version they like more.

Both creating fake accounts to give 1s AND 10s is dumb. Saying people should not compare Korean version to original as a reply to hate/criticism while also starting comments with: the Taiwanese version looks cheap and I could not even finish 3 episode, Korean version is better - also comparing. Honestly this comment section is exhausting and so hard to find actual proper information of the drama itself. It's hard to decide if I want to watch the show when both sides are overexaggerating their claims 🤣

That's debatable 😅 While I love Jeon Yeo Been, the idea of her playing a high school is a bit ridiculous to me. And while I have no issues with Ahn Hyo Seop's acting, he also never truly impressed me either.

I'm slightly bored with the "perfect" high quality production from Korean shows, coz it often feels a bit... soulless to me. I feel like most k-dramas from the production standpoint do not stand out at all - they are all well made, but there is no uniqueness in them. That's why higher production value is not exactly a selling point for me anymore (but it was at some point in my life 🤣)

I think I will go back to make decision whenever I want to watch it or not in a year, when the OG version is not so fresh in my memory

Hushin and Jimin are meeting up and going on dates, but I guess they did not yet officially start dating.

Yeah the issue is me not being first time watcher ..

But if only thing that it improves from original is the production value, then... it's not enough for me. Especially since i actually liked the less mainstream vibe the original had since it fits the story. That's why I'm trying to figure out if Korean version improved the original or differ from original in any meaningful way 😅

I'm not saying it didn't receive criticism, I'm saying this person did not criticize it and yet you still were passive aggressive, in this specific reply for no reason. You basically replied to all the overall hate the show got, and now to what the user actually said themselve

I'm still hesitant if i should put it on ptw or not. I'm for sure not watching it this year since i finished the original not long time ago, still too fresh in my memory, but I'm thinking about watching at some point. Here's the thing tho, i think there are 3 types of justified remakes:
1. original is outdated coz it was made many years ago
2. Taking the essence of the original, but adding enough new tweaks to make it its own project
3. Following original as closely as possible, but making it better (this happens with smaller productions, or indie projects etc.)

But from comments I kind of see that... this drama fits none of the categories. So I'm not sure i should watch it just to get disappointed by the end 😭