John Smith

You do not think that acting in a creepy manner towards his supposed best friend's girlfriend is bad? In my opinion, it is. As viewers, we are also privy to his thoughts. Maybe you are on the first few episodes and do not know how he continually acts around JH.
I do not think HH is learning too much. He has not even stood up to his mother or father, let alone push back. He has got a lot of family issues to unpack.
I dislike the character HH for the above reasons among others. I do think some of the reason he receives hatred from commenters is that HJ is totally unaware of HH's feelings and actions. Usually by now in a drama, an incident or revelation has already been made that makes the main aware that someone else likes their partner.

Don't even get me started on horror movies. Most of the fun is in the running commentary as it is being watched, especially on the movies that look like a high school drama club shot it on a 90s chunky camcorder with the props that come from a dollar store and non-paid actors because they definitely get what they paid for.

Some people give a drama low ratings because they feel it is overrated and want to balance it out. That is weird. I think Korean dramas (all dramas and love stories overall) have conditioned viewers to believe that a kiss is necessary for there to be an official romance or love. It is like watching a sporting event and finding out after that it did not count in the standings. You expected them to keep score, there was scoring, but somehow you feel empty knowing that it did not count. It is a drama with romance and plenty of romantic scenes, but lacking in kisses between the leads. It is natural that some viewers will wonder "what was the point in that?" regardless of how good the drama overall was. You feel disappointed or in some cases even angry, so you rush to share your feelings and out come the poor reviews and low scores. For some, if they had waited a few days to digest it all, they might not have rated it so low even if they still felt strongly about the lack of kisses. That is just my take on the situation.
*Edited to change no kisses to lacking in kisses between the leads.

It might be the most expensive drama ever made. I wonder how much a real unicorn costs so the ML could ride one to pick up the FL for their first date. No, definitely most expensive.
Given the comments I have come across on MDL, it would be a cable drama, probably late night.

Especially when the triangle involves you clashing with your sibling or best friend for the love interest. Those are the worst ones.

Korean drama going on in this comment section. lol

In my cold snippy CEO voice: "Nope. No. Cannot happen. You want to fall for me but do not do it." all the while not realizing I have been talking to you as much as you have been talking to me. (I am pretty sure this is some sort of trope.)

I wonder if MDL were to crowdsource an idea for a Korean drama and the plot outline as well, I wonder what it would look like and would it be any good.

These types of main leads make up some of my favorite dramas. Viewers cannot escape a love triangle in most romantic dramas, but I appreciate when the triangle is shaped more like a sword that cuts off any chance the other suitors have.

Another thing that is more aggravating than disliked is when the main leads come together and they say they are so happy... but it is only episode 7. "Do you not know there is still half the drama left?!" and "Cut to the ominous phone call or knock on the door in 4, 3, 2, 1..." are my common replies to the screen. Yes, I talk to my screen sometimes.

A couple of other things I have noticed in dramas are adults pinky swearing, a lot of shirts with English words or phrases, ram head towels in the sauna, loving phones and hating chargers, more loan sharks than lawyers, and important contracts and documents are put in places where they can be easily seen and usually stolen. Most of these are odd or annoying more than disliked.

I agree. Or when one or both of the leads play the much younger version of themselves.

Thank you!

Sorry, I am not feeling cheerful now. I was feeling good with your positive words so I went out with confidence. I asked a lady if she thought I needed a 6-pack to be a great guy. She smiled and said of course not. She said she would need at least a 12-pack.

I dislike like amnesia plots because... oh wait, what was that again? Who am I? Why am I typing here?

Don't forget that it seems phones and internet never work abroad, and the one left behind usually forgives the one who left in like two minutes.

Can you feel the blush from here?
P.P.S. To quote those famous words from Han Solo... "I know."

No problem! I am glad that I did not have some seriously debilitating medical problem or birth defect that might force me to give you a response that you would not be so excited about. I might have felt awkward responding.

Wow. Put me on the spot. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I appreciate your interest in my comment. I do feel a bit uncomfortable because it is what I would call a true personal question (from a relative stranger) versus just asking my opinion. I did read your profile and feel that since you read my comment and even chose to ask a personal question, you must think I am intelligent, smart, or heroic. You deserve my real answers. No and yes.

1-I do not mind long episodes. I do mind dramas that seem too long. If a story is 12 episodes long, make it 12 episodes. Do not add trope filler to make it 16 or ugh... 20+.
2-The mains ending up together is just a part of Korean romance drama rules. Sometimes when the second lead is seemingly perfect, it usually means they are obsessive so a happy ending does not always make sense.
3-I dislike static kisses as well. That static kiss has to be practiced. No one naturally looks so unnatural. Are they imagining kissing a frog? Playing freeze tag? Receiving bad news? Constipated?
4-If the childhood connection is done right, I do not mind. If I roll my eyes, it is probably not done right. If I think it is sweet, then I do not mind.
5-Wrist grab and noble idiocy are really ones I dislike.

A few things I dislike in no particular order:
When violence is used as punishment. All that slapping and kicking seem so dated.
When it seems like once a character starts drinking (and it seems it happens a lot in dramas), they must drink until they are fake red-faced drunk and say or do something that either advances the plot or a relationship.
When the CEO, boss, or celebrity who is the main lead seems to forget they actually have a job to do instead of spending so much time on their relationship.

I thought Perfume was really good overall. Saying that, I want to say how disappointed I was in the ending. The drama was weaving a tapestry of love, hope, fate, determination, and acceptance but fizzled out at the very end. Why just a hug? The health bar for loving and accepting people for who they are was at 100 until the very end where it lost at least 50% for the hug and no kiss.

Have you never agreed to something even though you did not really want to? Or have felt compelled to do something not because you wanted to do it but because you felt you had to? It is very easy to assume that what everyone says and does is exactly what they want to say and do. Life is messy and confusing and sometimes just a choice of something bad or something very bad. It is mostly about compromise. I think a contract helps to reinforce the compromises each side makes.
I have not stopped watching a drama because of an unnecessary shirtless scene. I do think that it is fair to ask if something is unnecessary, does that make it unwanted? I also want to know more about the perceived sexual objectification. If it is when you treat or think of someone only in terms of sexual desire, if you think the person is nice or smart, does that then make it okay? How do you have a mature romantic drama without some scenes of desire?

I do see that you have given it some thought, which I think was the author's intent. The tone and structure of the article might not be the best, but not everyone is an English or Journalism major. Like most articles on here, I view this article like a conversation, not a research paper. Agree or disagree, the author was brave enough to put themselves out there.

On a less than serious note. Issue or not, I have an issue with going to the beach and seeing all the shirtless guys there. I am a male who does not find that interesting. Also for those who might appreciate it, Murphy's Law (or someone's law) says that for every six pack, you will encounter 999 kegs.