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The Honeys are so cool!

The magician is so handsome wtf

Oh okay that makes sense, thanks! I remember a scene where the older brother (detective when child) tried to stab the baby Moonjae with a fork, so I figured they sent him away for psychological issues.

The Je Moonjae we see as the protagonist (the writer with panic disorder) is not a good person. He was jealous of his friend for being a good writer and because the girl he liked liked the friend and they were dating. He stole his friend’s writings and ruined his friend’s girlfriend’s life (he was abusing medication so he was drugged up, so he doesn’t remember a lot of it). When the friend went to sell his novel to get money for his girlfriend’s treatment, he found out Je Moonjae had already published the story. The girlfriend k!lled herself. The friend’s world came crashing down. He got plastic surgery and voice box surgery to look and sound like Je Moonjae. He blackmailed their friend the accountant Soohyun into helping him set up an identity theft and financial fraud trap, taking over Je Moonjae’s identity. He fakes an unidentified body as the deceased girlfriend’s body by copying her tattoo and pretends to kill it and dumps it into a lake, getting Moonjae’s face on CCTV. In the end Je Moonjae finds out, feels bad, but ends up k!lling the friend and throwing him into the sea, and continuing to live as the friend (but Noja knows and remains his friend). In the last shot, Je Moonjae is holed up again, the gangster bangs on his door for his money, and he sees a flash of his friend outside, but he’s gone when he looks again.

Also Je Moonjae wasn’t even Je Moonjae. Je Moonjae is the name of the protagonist’s older brother (who grew up to be the detective). He was psychologically disturbed so the parents sent him away to an orphanage and had the younger brother live with the name.

[My Thoughts. Includes Spoilers.]

Dragged on a lot, felt more like a weekly SBS drama than a slick Netflix thriller.

There were too many characters, and four “main” storylines - the writer, the private investigator, the cop, the gangster - and each being given so much screen time distracted from the rat plot. At times, it felt like it was 2-4 different drama storylines smashed together.

I found the plastic surgery thing ridiculous, plus Ryu Junyeol and Park Yoonho’s heights and body types don’t match. Also, the romance angle and the reason for the girlfriend’s depression was a bit ? I don’t want to judge but they were dating and of the same age, who cares if they’re sleeping together?! (Unless I misunderstood something). But I understand if she was troubled by it, it was not that guy’s place to expose them.

This might be a personal gripe, but a 40 year old actor and a 25 year old actor playing same age mates did not sit well; I’m willing to suspend disbelief but it was a bit ridiculous.

The cops fighting in the empty building and the overall scenes in the woods in episode 9 were so long, some of them too stretched out, even unnecessary. In fact, all the cop scenes and interactions dragged on quite a bit, sorry but I couldn’t bring myself to care for their camaraderie and rivalry and whatever else much when the main plot was being stalled.

It was more tiring than fun, and the payoff wasn’t too great. I wish it was more psychological than action, but even being so heavy on the action, it felt slow and at times unexciting.

I enjoyed the acting as well as the interactions between Moonjae and Noja. Also liked the final twist on the rat’s actual character. Could’ve been 8 episodes though.

Releases October 9

http://m.joynews24.com/v/1999439

Webtoon Spoiler: In the webtoon, the scandal was dating a married actress.

Roy was kicked out for causing a huge scandal and was the reason the group had to disband, while Chan was still popular and marketable.

Woomin will be in The Remarried Empress (starts November 4, 2026).

I want you to know the woman who picked your friend instead of you never liked you in the first place, not even a little bit. Your incel delusions made you think she’s coming on to you, but in reality she wasn’t looking your way AT ALL, ever. And of course she’d choose your friend over you, your brain is not only p*rn-rotted, you’re not just an incel, you may even be beyond psychiatric help; they need to lock you up before you act out and cause harm to society.

PR team hates to see Lee Chan coming

He has some work upcoming!

- Take Charge Of My Heart (Netflix, probably October release)
- Study Group 2 (late 2026 or early 2027)
- Solo Leveling (late 2027)

And manifesting more! 🤞🏼

I liked the beige outfit and the black outfit, maybe it’s just Hyejoon looking super pretty in them and making them work 🤷🏻‍♀️ That second dress is horrendous though, reminds me of Zimmerman dresses.

Yeah he’s so forward and weirdly flirty, and not in a cute way. It’s so uncomfortable 😭.

Also him just telling her to pack up and move to LA with him. “It’s better for you, you can study fashion there while I work!” ICK! Who are you to decide these things for her??

Lee Chan is written so perfectly. During the shopping date, he doesn’t ask Dareum what she likes, doesn’t ask her to pick out something she likes too, and doesn’t take her tastes and preferred style into account. He just dresses her how he likes, like a doll, and says “I’m glad this style suits you too.” when she’s wearing something someone like his celebrity ex would wear. Why not date a woman who already dresses like that then, instead of trying to change your fan to suit your tastes and lifestyle? Dreamy date, luxurious clothes, dreamy music, beautiful Dareum, but the man’s behaviour makes the viewer uncomfortable, like something’s not right here. This is exactly how this character should’ve been written instead of glorifying “dream dates with your bias”. Will the woman feel good is the real question, not oh she’s so lucky she got to spend time with him.

I’m watching this for my queen Kim Hyesoo, but I must appreciate Cho Yeojung too. Her reactions are absolute gold 😂 Sujeong is supposed to be the elegant lady type, she goes “OMO omo omo” and clutches her pearls at anything, has difficulty moving things because she’s frail, but she’s also a scumbag and so easy to hate. The actor’s expressions and body language are adding so much to the character! I know she’s a great actor, but her doing this quirky ass negative role is making me love her as an actor!

Jaehong tippy tappying and jumping into his house like a mouse when Sujeong tried to talk to him 🤣

He was a child actor, then kept working constantly as an adult, and at some point declared he needs a break. He was on a travel show where he expressed he really needed time to relax and find himself, figure out what he wants. Being a child actor and constantly working into adulthood can take a toll on a person’s well-being. I think I read in an interview he wants to take it slow now, so instead of taking on a demanding lead role like he did in Memorist, he took this villain role which is interesting while not being too overwhelming.

They don’t send the full script to actors before signing the drama, only the first few episodes. She probably agreed because the start and synopsis looked promising.

I feel like he kills and buries a body, then uses the plants that grow out of that soil on his sculptures. “Reeds growing out of bodies”.