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true!! Kim Soohyun's hair in QOT too hahah they let down his hair in his lover boy era

ikr, i find it weird too bcs as far as i know with recent eps, their interaction, she kinda treats peng gao like how she is with tomo...her eyes are always shifted to oscar. So, i am not seeing any sparks with her and peng gao atm

hehe I was joking I have no headache but thanks 😂🥰 yikeess i got fooled by that user... sighs the comment section of LND is now filled with so many toxic fans 😬 we are down to last 2 eps and suddenly so many haters of this drama since day 1 are popping up.

Yay! that's good news 💖 anyway, I think it is my turn to get a headache now (just kidding hehee), I tried explaining to the user @dramawatcher but they are just nitpicking about a scene from earlier ep 😅 makes me facepalm 🤦‍♀️

Ok, I got what you are trying to point out now, I misunderstood your previous comment which is why I gave an explanation about the scene.

That scene indeed caused a misunderstanding.

Again, I respect your opinion and am not forcing, attacking or convincing you. I was just explaining the scene lol. Obviously there is no rewards or competition here. This is an open platform where everyone has right to share their opinions or thoughts.

uhm I think you are just not able to grasps the context about the whole conversation exchanged between Seokryu and Moeum in that scene.

Moeum: "Hey, you still love him?" "your ex"
Seokryu: "that's half-right and that's half wrong"
Moeum: "What does that mean?"
Seokryu: "I love the time we spent together. Everything he gave me. I still love that, but for some relationships I know it is better to end them. So I am doing my best to forget him and he needs to do the same"

Seokryu corrected Moeum with her statement, the reason why she said Moeum is half-right points to how there is still love but then she follows it with half-wrong which points to her next statement on how the only thing she loves is the time they spent together and everything her ex had given her in the past. Thus clarifying that she doesn't love her "ex" but only the times they had spent together in past and the things her ex gave for her, not the person itself - her ex.

To put it in much simpler explanation:
Half-right: love
Half-wrong: him (her ex)

This is what I meant when the writer had explained it already in that scene alone. I am not here to convince you or anything, I respect different opinions, but just wanted to give clarification here or share my own opinion.

You're welcome! hehe sorry my comment got so long 😅 yes, you can refer to the timestamp I mentioned so you wouldn't have hard time finding that scene.

Seokryu has already moved on from her ex-fiancee ever since the day she came back to Korea. There were many evident hints about her feelings towards her ex-fiancee that the writer had constantly shown since earlier episodes. The swimming pool scene, where Seunghyo asked her if she would rekindle her past relationship and she firmly said that she will not. Then the scene where she and her ex-fiancee talked in the cafe that first time they saw each other again in Korea. Seokryu expressed that everything with their relationship has turned into nothing but a habit. Another scene, when her ex-fiancee offered her to have a meal together, the only reason she agreed with that meal where they also encountered Seunghyo eating with his ex-gf, is solely because she treats it as a 'goodbye' meal. Then, after that meal the very same day, her conversation with her ex-fiancee at the car as he gives her a lift home clearly indicates her feelings for him once again that she no longer has any. Her ex-fiancee kept saying they should have another meal again together, but she kept refusing him saying that was their last meal together and there would no longer be a next one. This is pretty obvious which I would like to point out is the scene when her ex-fiancee proposed to her again, I believe her answer was very clear. She tried on the ring, took it out of her finger, returned it to him and said, "the ring can be adjusted but the relationship cannot be fixed". Lastly, the airport scene is their actual relationship closure, she cried not because of the fact that she still have feelings for him but solely because her ex-fiancee was a good person to her, she was grateful towards him and she is now closing their chapter and saying goodbye to him. It's a normal human emotion, people always cry about goodbyes because it is truly bittersweet but there is nothing more to it than that.

The scene you were referring to about Seunghyo overhearing their conversation about Seokryu still being in love with her ex was actually explained at episode 7, timestamp 14:23. The writer explained the whole thing with that scene alone and Seunghyo just managed to only hear a few parts and mistake her for still being inlove with her ex-fiancee, when she expressed to Moeum about how she only loved the past relationship they had together, but to her the relationship ended for the best and she is forgetting about him. If she still loved her ex-fiancee, she would have accepted his proposal from the get-go, but she didn't because she has long been firm about her feelings, she no longer loves him, her words and actions clearly matched this.

same...I would riot!

I saw. You already answered them with a detailed comment from an mdl user who explained it well, then you also gave your own explanation. I don't see what more that person needs. Right! Like what is so hard about her character plsss...I am so tired of seeing such comment, we keep seeing this since the beginning. Also, her driving all the way to confess to Seunghyo, her having sex with him, her saying I love you to him and now her admitting she wants to propose to him. For sakes, what more do this people want from her, she loves Seunghyo obviously. You should get some rest! hope you feel better soon ^^

so disappointed with the directors decision to cut that 😭 I just finished watching it and it was so much better and def spicier than one that aired! huhu we are robbed big time.

I tried my best hahah but thanks! ❤️ I woke up and read comments from twitter and here. So many people are mad at Seokryu saying she doesn't love Seunghyo then her rejection doesn't make sense. So many mixed reactions from people, mostly negative ones. I was waiting for positive comments and the partying because they ended ep 14 in a good note without the truck of doom or the ep curse ahahah like they are getting married but some people still stuck at her rejection. Yeah they aren't laughing at all just mad mad. They started hating the writer even hahah and calling everything a mess. ohhh no get well soon 🥺 it's final week for LND nation 💔💔💔

While I understand where Seunghyo is coming from with his proposal, which I had already wrote down last night. I would like to again, share about my understanding towards Seokryu's rejection but in a much more elaborated sense. This is my opinion and insight about her and her rejection.

Seokryu is a character that has been written to be the typical 'eldest daughter' in an asian family household. If you know, you know. She is the absolute epitome of selfless rather than selfish which some might see her with the way she handles certain situations. However, if you are seeing things in her perspective in a 'realistic eldest daughter of an asian family household' sense, I believe you will be able to have a deeper grasps of who she truly is as a character and resonate more with her life decisions. So, what does her rejection have to do with this? This is where I will tell you that her rejection is another selfless act and a reasonable one at that.

Her reason was not something suddenly taken out of the blue just to mess with the plot. Since the writer has been consistently taking the storyline in a realistic way, of course, the characters' themselves have to match up by being realistic as well. Especially with the 'cancer survivor' trope they had went with since earlier episodes. From the point where Seokryu had been diagnosed with cancer, hiding it from her family and friends, to her remission or recovery, where she fell to depression and broke off her engagement with her ex. She has long been very firm about not wanting to become a 'burden' to each person who are dear to her. Including Seunghyo.

It's easy to say that she should have already moved on from the whole cancer thing. Yeah, that is true, but that would then be an inconsistency in her character and the whole 'cancer survivor' trope they had pulled, plus all the struggles she had went through from the get-go. The writer is keeping the realism here. The reality of 'cancer survivors' and the struggles they still constantly face even after it, the constant fear of its reoccurrence, not just about death but how the cancer survivor themselves know how much toll and damage it could do to their love ones who would stick by their side as well. Seokryu has experienced it first-hand with her ex-fiancee. What more for Seunghyo, her childhood friend and boyfriend whom she values so dearly.

Thus, her rejection for me with regards to Seunghyo's proposal is not an inconsistency, a mess, unreasonable or selfish but rather the absolute opposite. Seokryu always sees the bigger picture in things even if they had not happened yet. She knows that marriage is a life-time commitment. She does constantly fear the reoccurrence of the cancer itself, but what she is more afraid of is becoming a burden and hurting Seunghyo when it happens. Her rejection doesn't mean she loves him less or doesn't love him at all, rather she loves him so deeply and values him so much to the point she would rather have him take a lesser blow with the rejection than him hurting more later, even if she wanted to accept his proposal deep inside.

The last scene between both Seunghyo and Seokryu is a significant moment, most especially for Seokryu. Seunghyo who acknowledged and understood her worries and fears, gave her the perfect reassurance and answer which she needed. Hence, resolved her worries and fears as she now knows that Seunghyo is willing to go through it all with her. They both obviously love each other, no love outweighs the other. The writer showed us two deep acts of love with this episode. Seunghyo who is willing to go through a lifetime with her no matter how uncertain the future is and Seokryu who would rather carry it all, if it means it would make her other half suffer less. I believe this is what they call the 'self-less act of love'. Was it all necessary? I believe yes. It's a touching tale of their love story.

Jung Somin's take on 'Love Next Door'

"It's a story that a young person can easily experience while living in this era. I couldn't help but feel drawn to it because it's a story about people of the same age. It's not just a story of our generation, but also a story of other eras that we've closely observed, all intertwined"

indeed, LND is heartwarming 💖
https://x.com/jungsominsource/status/1840572142959972542?t=rbeOAWvoS2ZKhZw3AfgzSw&s=19

Will you guys purchase the bluray??🫣

It's so sad that LND will be ending this weekend. I will definitely rewatch everything all over again! I must say, this is my favorite drama of the year. It sure has some flaws in it, but when did kdramas ever had perfect writing anyway. Despite that, there are a lot of things I love about LND. From storyline to characters. I love love love the consistent realism and realistically written characters. It will be so hard for me to find another gem like LND 😭

Ikr!! I remember those times hahaha I read the comment section again, feels like QOT 2.0 comment section all over again. I see some are explaining about the FL's reason for rejecting the proposal and are understanding it, but some complains about Seokryu not loving Seunghyo and his love is one-sided...they forgot just previously seokryu said I love you to Seunghyo and she admitted in the end how she wanted to accept his proposal. Also the reason for her rejection was because of her fears not bcs she doesn't love Seunghyo. She just has a different way of expressing her love for him and I see people failing to get that 😬....

I expected it since the very first episode with how they both were constantly bragging about their child's achievements with each other. There were also subtle hints in earlier episodes that clearly points for such events to occur.

Seokryu's mother had always been insecure. She's also prideful. The recent events finally pushed at her last buttons so she snapped.

You explained everything so well. It will always be just a tip of an iceberg for people who had never experienced it. Which is why I love LND for this. The writer used the cancer trope in a different way than most kdramas that used the same trope. Its input in the storyline gives highlight to those who suffered from it or are still suffering from it — including their loved ones who cared for them. It's also the first kdrama which I think that focused on the damage and hardships one had to deal with in remission state.

samee!! but no matter how much I rewatch, it's too short for me to listen to. I need the full version. Oh no that is so long....how am i suppose to bear a week 😭 i wanted to listen to his voice during the whole waiting time for last eps.