Yuri Hana

you're right, the show initially starts off with a murder case, but as you go into it, you realize it's core is the main character's developing relationship as they overcome their grief and trauma.

@Kaypee_007 if you come into the story expecting a tight murder mystery plot, you will be disappointed. the actors have said, as they kept filming, they realize it's really a romantic show after all. mystery, thriller, suspense and just a tad bit of comedy are all sub-genres.

he did not forget, just because he's happier with FL around doesn't mean he forgot. he grieved his friend in ep 9 after finding out what his secret was that he hid before his murder, talked it out with the FL, and even visited his other member in coma in ep 10. and these events happen very closely, like in just a few days. how is he forgetting them?

this show started with the murder mystery, but throughout the show other mysteries are involved that is related to the characters possibly involved in the murder. it's more character-driven than plot-driven.

no you're right! this show is more character-driven, the murder is a foundation to explore the characters possibly related to it. i'm not surprised that the killer is yet to be revealed, many shows with 1 murder mystery is like this.

hahaha i wonder if they'll ever bring that up again

should probably rewatch judge from hell coz i don't remember the lip bite there???

Yes for 3 consecutive weeks. But last week had 3 new dramas premiere, so Idol I that was around 7th place was kicked out unfortunately.

Yesss tbh he was always the one crossing boundaries T__T besides asking to stay at her house longer, then hugging his lawyer...if it wasn't Do Raik I think Sena would have been more strict like not to touch her but she just held it in and kept him from arms length one-sidedly

i thought i was immune to handsome men until do raik's lip bite like i actually screamed at that

FL in Secret Love imo the strongest female lead I've seen. Despite multiple unfortunate events and crying her eyes out, she still presevered.

I want true hardcore enemies to lovers but it would be hard to avoid being problematic, coz obviously someone is gonna act questionable with their enemy right?

Like in Idol I, when the prosecutor and FL first met again, it seemed like an enemies to lovers meet cute. I almost thought he was the male lead coz I didn't read the synopsis. then it was shown he bullied her...

if the writers have the prosecutor being attracted to the lawyer he previously bullied in high school, and he continues to be terrible to cover up that he's attracted to her....very toxic lol there's no way to repair that especially since he bullied her to the point she was attempting suicide.

even if he was redeemed by apologizing to the FL and properly investigated, there's no chance for FL to ever like him anymore. but one-sided angst is good enough for me lol

lmaoooo fr do we not indulge in escapism once in a while?

Hmm true true. And he showed no signs of resistance either.

I mean Idol I is only doing modestly in domestic ratings, and is already out of the Top 10 Global Non-English shows ranking on Netflix. At least let Idol I fans have that top spot on MDL lol

Yoona's a reliable actress who takes on roles that she can handle, which is also admirable. Love Sooyoung and Yoona immensely. But this is definitely my favourite role for Sooyoung so far. Usually some of her roles make me think, oh it's just Sooyoung being Sooyoung. But Sena's really different.

the last 2 episodes will make it or break it. If I'm not biased I'd give this show an 8.5 so far, but I'm biased coz for some reason it hits all the right places for me, so I'd give it a 9. The rating could go down fast if the murder mystery isn't satisfying.

I had fun with Dynamite Kiss until abt ep 10 but after that it just seemed okay. The last 2 eps was laughable but yeah didn't need to take it seriously.

Idol I has been great so far, there were some things I hoped would be better, like bringing up Sena's past when there's only 2 eps left seemed sudden. I thought the show wasn't going to address it, but it seems like Sena will get closure. I wish it could have been done a tad earlier. Now with 2 eps left, we got to prove Raik's innocent (again becoz the prosecutor is a stubborn bastard) the killer to look for, and somehow apply for a retrial for Sena's dad so she's no longer the murderer's daughter.

And somehow get at least 30 minutes of Raik x Sena happily in love in the last episode...I'm worried lmao

The two fans who broke into his house had an alibi that night, they were following some other celebrity.

she could just be an accomplice but i want to believe she isn't becoz the crazy ex-gf is a tired trope. even though it would make sense for her to be.

Ep 10 was a full blown romance so the people who came for it, I imagine felt it was worth it. Otherwise there was only like one romantic scene per episode after ep 4.

I know the last 2 eps will be exciting but I'm also worried it will end up being rushed. So many decent dramas were ruined thanks to the last 2 eps lol

Oh you described Idol I really well. I think a lot of people coming in Idol I had different expectations after the first 2 eps, thinking it's main message is raising awareness about idol's hardships when that was mostly just Raik's character arc. Some even don't want Sena and Raik together thinking it would bring a bad message to fans about how they have a chance with their idols when Sena and Raik did not even start off as idol and fan, just two lonely humans.

As much as I'm enjoying the show, I agree Sena's past did not get nearly the same amount of care that Raik's past got. I thought that the fragmented flashbacks was good in the sense that it gave her character a little more mystery, because the viewers, like Raik, don't know much about Sena in the beginning. because she's closed off. So as she tells her story to Raik, she also tells her story to viewers.

I think at least during that scene in episode 8 where she tells Raik her father was framed for murder, that should have been a scene with a flashback. Raik had a long flashback scene with his mom which was supposed to tell Sena and the viewers his story.

But there's only 2 eps left so I don't think there's any time for flashbacks anymore. They might do it if they link the prosecutor's father framing sena's dad for murder with his son trying to frame raik.