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My absolute must watch of February.

UEEE really rocked in Iron Girls. But she is simply not at all "sexy" in her persona and as a lead in a romcom she is just not a suitable choice. I think she is a capable actress and very suitable for other roles but not romance where she is the focal point.

Count me in! Fantastic cast. How does Lee Na Young look so good - she is 46! She must have a deal with a higher deity of some sort...

Really stoked for this one. A terrific cast of lead women and what appears to be a very interesting storyline.

The show is supposed to be on ENA and Genie. I think that is potentially going to impact show viewership as ENA has only one past show Extraordinary Attorney Woo that managed to break out into double digits. Typically their shows dwell in the 0.5% to 2% range although a few shows in 2025 managed to exceed 3% average viewership.

I hope a major streaming service picks up the show. If NetFlix had rights it would be a big boost but I don't think they do.

no idea who he is so should i care? I think everyone beyond the primary leads is likely pretty secondary to the this show. Its a Park Shin Hye drama with a well known male co-starring and the rest really don't matter for this one. Its not an ensemble piece like say Our Blues or Twelve.

It does not have a romance tag in the genres list so I think there is likely no romance. I would not be against it but it appears this is a comedy and the previews seem to be consistent in that context

This is ok for teens and young 20s but if your an adult you will want to give this show a hard pass. It is nowhere near as good as the current score -realistically the show is about a 6.5-6.8. That is just boosting by fangirls.

I understand you completely. I too was puzzled by a number of matters to the end of Episode 3. I understood Song Ha Gyeong anger at the sale of the house being torpedoed in of itself but not really the root of her frustration and antagonism towards Baek Do Ha.

But Episode 4 clarifies everything. All the connections are explained, the root of the anger, and more. I am not posting a full explanation as it would spoil for many. But I can if you really want it.

She is as much a movie actress as kdrama actress but I hope we see her in more kdramas going forward.

It is not clear yet. We don't even know if her other friends are aware that Do Ha was communicating to Ha Gyeong or perhaps by now they have simply set it aside. We also have not seen any interaction between Do Ha and Ha Gyeong's actual friends to my best recollection. Perhaps that gets covered in future episodes.

Absolutely.

Once you view Ep 4 you will understand everything. The male lead in his Do Ha character did something really awful, and she has guilt about what transpired which is also explained.

The showrunners wanted to string things out but from reading the comments it is clear that instead it has confused much of the audience and directed a lot of anger towards the female lead. But once one understands the full backstory everything is clear about why the female lead is upset and unhappy with Do Ha.

At the end of Ep 4 the story finally takes the turn for what should be the better in terms of their attitude and relationship to each other, and ties into the title.

The initial storyline is confusing but it is all laid out by the end of episode 4. I can post an explanation if you want me to reply again this weekend.

Actually the show revolves around the persona acted by Choi Sung Eon and Lee Jae Wook is initially the antagonist. That is the storyline. The plot is about a woman trying to move on in life, and a past romance throwing a monkey wrench into those plans.

I agree. As usual the comment section is being swamped by fangirls of the lead actor. Choi Sung Eon is fantastic. And Lee Jae Wook is fine. The writing for his character has him portraying a rather arrogant person at the outset, and it seems many writing negatively of Sung Eon don't understand what he did to her, which was completely despicable - both in the past and the monkey wrench he threw into the sale of the house. Where I reside one actions would have landed him in jail and the other would not have been legally allowed.

The direction and writing have Song Ha Gyeong angry and frustrated in the 4 initial episodes, and upon understanding what has transpired it is understandable and relatable. She is doing a great job in the role.

Really loved by I and some friends who viewed it. Some already rewatching.

This is a series for adults over 30. Teens and young 20s are not likely going to enjoy it as it deals with a lot of mature subjects such as medical PTSD, gender discrimination and other issues.

It is very funny but with many sad moments. The supporting cast were excellent, both the secondary leads and Ha Neuls family who were very funny. Happy endings.

Agreed. Doctor Slump and it were the two romantic drama bookends for 2024. Equally enjoyable. Both are series for adults - teenies and young 20s are not the target market for these dramas.

I see this show is getting review bombed and mydramalist should find a way to stop this type of brigading.

Bon Appetit Your Majesty is an excellent kdrama. I read recently an observation by an avid kdrama fan over at the reddit kdramas sub who spoke about the fact some kdrama actresses who are really successful abroad such as Lim Yoon A, Park Shin Hye, Park Min Young getting a lot of hate and vitriol due to that success. And we really see it here in the comments and reviews for this show.

The acting & cinematography in Bon Appetit are superb. The show was so popular that it is not only the most viewed kdrama show of 2025 (much to the dismay of the purists) but one of the top made for cable tv kdramas in viewership of all time. It set new records on Netflix for viewing as well with it being #1 show on Netflix at times. Does that sound like a bad show? Tens if not hundreds of millions watched this show but "oh, it was just mid and Yoon A needs to learn how to act". Talk about being full of it.

There is some justified criticism of the last 10 minutes of the show, which has a happy ending but not really a totally satisfactory explanation for how some portions of it came to be. Some have pointed out that a bit more tightening of certain scenes in episodes 8 through 11 might have been better spent in expanding the ending.

But it was not a terrible ending, just more was left unexplained then many of us would have preferred. But in judging the show in its entirety this is trivial: on balance it was riveting, exciting, suspenseful and joyful.

By the way, there are many misconceptions about this being a romance. It was not a romance first oriented drama but rather a historical adventure and fish out of water storyline. Yoon A, the main story character actually spends most of the fist 10 episodes with one clear goal in mind - getting home. As the episodes progressed the male lead became romantically interested. Yoon A was not but did recognize as time progressed that the male lead was becoming interested in her. Towards the end she did reciprocate.

I agree. No idea what these other people are complaining about but actresses such as Jung So Min get a lot of hate from some quarters. The chemistry between the leads was fantastic and as you stated there was a lot of media that wrote articles about that chemistry. The show did incredibly well on Amazon as well - #1 non-english tv show for 10 weeks in 90 markets. That does not happen unless your doing something right!

Not only are you incorrect in this statement but in fact criminal charges have been laid against the person making the allegations. This is yet another instance of fabricated allegations against a kdrama star but thankfully Song Ha Yoon had the intelligence to hire good lawyers. They went out and got proper legal statements from teachers and classmates all of whom stated nothing alleged ever occurred. It was all submitted to the police.