Yuri Hana

Congratulations to Bossam for achieving 9.75% for the finale! Definitely very high for an MBN drama. It always feels good when the last episode is the highest rated episode. The story definitely did not deserve it but I know the staff and actors struggled 8 months of filming mostly during the winter and they deserved the high ratings at least.

I am begging for good directors to cast Jung Ilwoo x Kwon Yuri in another drama. Preferably one where they can showcase their sexy, hot, passionate chemistry they showed glimpses of in the early Bossam episodes. I'm so mad the writers did them dirty. The story was supposed to be about their characters as commoners, not the political figures no one cares about.

It hurts me how much potential this drama had and it did not live up to it. First half is a masterpiece, second half is a disaster. I am certain they switched writers in the second half. Kim Ji Soo aka the genius who wrote Birthcare Center wrote the first half, and what's-his-name wrote the 2nd half. There's too much of a gap on how different the atmosphere felt after episode 10.

It angers me that the hot chemistry between Jung Il-woo x Kwon Yuri went to absolute WASTE after episode 10. It's not that they can't act, we've seen what they could showcase in the earlier episodes. Heck, they had chemistry from the first time their characters looked at each other in the eye! But natural chemistry + good acting can only get you so far if the romance script you're presented just tells you to say some polite, empty words that feels so repetitive and then hug. I've never hated hugs as much as I do now.

It's not that I'm obsessed about a kiss scene, most of my OTPs aren't even canon so they have zilch kiss scenes. It's that this drama was promoted as a romance, and yet the romantic tension was only built up until the first scene of episode 11.

I've never felt more deceived than I do now. MBN promoted this drama as a ROMANCE, that touches upon the "impoverished, plight of widows, oppression of women" but I saw only 5% of what they said Bossam's theme was going to be. 95% of the drama became political and we were not warned about it AT ALL. I don't mind watching politics and a romance subplot, but at least TELL me what to expect. Bossam was SUPPOSED to be 80% romance/slice-of-life/comedy/action, 20% politics, at least that's how it was in the first half. THE WRITER DOESN'T KNOW THE WORD "BALANCE" AT ALL.

The only way I'll ever forgive this writer is if they make a season 2 that focuses ONLY on the romance and the slice-of-life genre. But sageuks never get a season 2 so I guess I'll never forgive this drama. I only appreciate it for the fact that it introduced me to some amazing actors. Jung Il-woo x Kwon Yuri x Shin Hyunsoo, you three deserved better.

actually i thought it was boring in the first few episodes but i actually started liking it more after episode 4. because that's when cho taejoon x choi sooyoung's chemistry really starts to shine and it becomes fun watching them after that.

I know I know, I understand that. They can hug and hold hands but kissing is a no-no, right? I actually thought that with them suddenly being sweet, maybe there was like a deleted scene or sth where they actually were intimate but we didn't need to see it or something. But it seems like in the recent episode, it's confirmed that they haven't gone past hugging.

Ever since episode 12 when they suddenly became sweet, I'm not in a hurry to see them kiss. I just want it to be natural yet passionate, not at a weird, forced timing and sizzling with build up and chemistry. If the right timing is at the finale then so be it. Because even though they've hugged like four times, the first two hugs had more chemistry when they weren't quite ~established~ than the hug Sookyung gave when Bau left and the hug they shared when he came back. I can't quite point out why I feel that way and I hate feeling this way. I was expecting an epic romance since MBN promoted it as a romantic historical drama, with the focus of Bau x Sookyung and a love triangle and how these 3 characters get tangled up with each other. But all that seems like a side plot now. There aren't many scenes of the main 3 characters even though initially they were promoted as a love triangle.

That final scene in episode 16!! Best cliffhanger ever since episode 10!! Sookyung finally gives no fcks. I know people were mad that Sookyung was being passive with the biological mom bullying her but tbh if I were her I wouldn't waste energy on someone so crazy.

And it was a good thing she didn't waste energy on that psycho because at the end of episode 16, she really did save up her energy to face Lee Yi Cheom not as her father-in-law but just as a Left Councilor.

(I think you should set your comment as a spoiler btw)

You're not the only one, I've been upset about this too. Bossam is my obsession but after Bau's reinstatement, the atmosphere became different. Bossam just became a regular sageuk and the fresh, unique charm of Bossam kinda dissipated. In the recent episode 16, Cha Dol even says that he misses back when it was just him and his dad x princess mom. Although thanks to episode 16, I feel a bit reassured that at least one character acknowledges that it was way more fun and simple when they were just a commoner family living in the countryside. Episode 16 starts to feel more like the old Bossam so I'm happy about that at least.

I'm just glad this drama is at least doing well in Korea, because I don't get international fans taste sometimes.

Bossam Ep 16 is sooo satisfying! Not gonna lie, Bossam felt like a different drama after episode 12, like the writers suddenly changed (I know there's two of them, so that could be a possibility) but finally in episode 16 it feels like we're getting right back on track!

I think it may be because the first 10 episodes were focused on developing Bau x Sookyung's relationship, and when they became established, the writer wanted to focus on their character growth separately, so that these two characters can exist outside of their romance. I miss these characters in the commoner settings most and I still felt like Bau's status reinstated too quickly, how both Bau x Sookyung adapted to being a married couple quickly (where are the awkward moments where they adapt to skinship!! i wanted to see that yet they got comfortable real quickly and their dynamic changed kinda drastically to being very sweet) but oh well. How can a ship be slow burn yet still seem rushed, idk. Because it's been 16 eps and they've never done anything besides a hug and hand holding. I hope when their first kiss happens, I get to see a bit of the awkwardness lol

There were side characters I felt like didn't need so much focus. We got more of those side characters than some of the 9 people in the main poster. But after watching episode 16, the extent of those annoying side characters getting a lot of screentime feels more impactful and satisfying.

Hopefully with the last four eps, Bossam will turn it's focus back on the main characters vs the villain and the extras STAY extras.

7 episodes left. I feel like Bossam still has so many stories to tell us yet there's only 7 episodes left :(

Don't worry. He gets less screentime as more episodes go on and you can be glad, While Korean viewers are upset with his lesser screentime lately lmao

I know the plot is fast-paced which is good but man, since I love most of the characters, I lowkey wouldn't mind this drama being a classic 50-episode sageuk. I would love seeing more eps of the main characters just going about their daily commoner life like in episode 4. In 100 Days My Prince, we got to see at least 8 episodes of the main characters during their commoner life before the ML found out his real identity then chaos from there. too bad it couldn't happen with bossam but i suppose bossam's main plot isn't the amnesia. at this point, it's quite unpredictable what kind of stories are left for the last 8 episodes when bau and sookyung have already restored their original identities and aren't living in hiding anymore from ep 12.

Bossam is so close to being the highest rated MBN drama! And they deserve it because filming 6-7 months especially in the cold winter had to be tough.

Congratulations to Bossam's 11th episode for reaching a new personal best record to 8% ratings nationwide! Let's go for 10% to get Chadol to dance with the main cast!

Bawu and Hwa In have not fallen in love in the span of a few weeks, they have only started to care for each other after princess started living with Bau but it's not yet love lmao. They didn't confess, only hugged in ep 8 which was one-sided. held hands for the first time in episode 10 when other romance dramas would have skinship from episode 4. How is it 'instantly falling in love" to you? Strange how you hate them together yet you see them more in love than people who actually are complaining their romance is moving too slow lmao

How do you know Hwa In fell out of love the instant she couldnt run away with BIL? The story starts 3 years after her wedding/the day she was widowed. During those 3 years was the time she grew out of the love she had for her BIL. Who knows how long it took for her to silently despair that BIL rejected her then despair again after her new husband died leaving her to her horrible in-laws.

Thank you!!

turn off her feelings? who was it that made Hwa In that way? BIL didnt want to run away with her when she was willing to sacrifice her comfortable life in the palace to run away with him. Plus, she was widowed for 3 whole years and BIL treated her like a proper sister-in-law that whole time. He says herself he only realized he still had feelings for her after he thought she died. No wonder her romantic feelings for him died.

Bawu tells her not to leave because he knows he can protect her and knows that she was sad at him telling her they shouldn't ever meet. He knows she was happy to see him. Yes the characters all have flaws but you keep missing these important details as to why they do what they do. Where does Bawu treat her like a trophy wife? Can you stop with these accusations when you don't even provide examples for it?

"when the character you don’t like also woos a girl, you call it selfish and possessive. LOLz"

It's not a character we don't like, it's a person Hwa In no longer likes romantically so yes, we see from her point of view and wanting someone to be with you one-sidedly IS selfish and possessive when she has clearly rejected you. When BIL rejected Hwa In's proposal to run away, did she selfishly force him to follow her? No. She accepted he couldn't run away which was why she went through the marriage with the 2nd brother. So BIL should accept this time around that she does not want to run away with him and is happy with her new family.

we're holding onto the hope that he'll get his development soon, i think this is why people are sympathetic to him. yuri mentions the three of them start off badly during the press conference but gradually becomes friends so hopefully daeyeop will realize his selfishness and move on to becoming his own character rather than just hoping for his father's approval or getting with the princess.

I just wanna say thanks for defending the princess. how a minority of people still have a problem with her is beyond me. her actions are every bit reasonable and understandable. really am happy with the way she's written so far.

Thank you for saying this!! Bossam OST is so underrated istg ?

I agree it's not a wise decision to draw but man! it was so satisfying to see the princess do something that she's actually very talented in! It wasn't a smart decision but for character growth I thought it was beautiful. I hope the drama addresses the problem of not allowing women to write and draw back then, this could be a sacrifice needed to potentially allow writing and reading for women. This drama did mention it was supposed to address oppression on women and the impoverished so the princess drawing was needed. Things that is illegal for only women when they only want to make a living should not be normalized.