I'm still rotating to kdrama than jdrama, because to me the acting in kdrama is less jarring. For jdrama, its a huge hit and miss for me. The jdramas I want to watch don't have subs, but ones outside my radar have. I remember wanting to watch a family drama from WOWOW but at the time no subs. I felt that just waiting for the subs to come is tiring and when it does come out I already move on to other shows. If you hate jdramas, you probably want to consider shows from WOWOW. The acting is more natural and the cinematography is better, unlike the sombre and dark filter you usually find in the popular jdramas. Of course, this also depends on the shows. Not all the shows there are equal in quality. For example, Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira have great acting (was actually surprised that Japanese could act normal lol) and it felt like an american drama rather than jdrama (it is an adaptation from US). Woman: My Life for My Children (2013) is also jdrama that I could actually watch even though I drop it (I was busy at the time).
I felt like she'll soon! cause despite about to have name,power or money she felt it's just not right/empty feeling.…
I prefer her to be a double agent because that would be badass. I don't think double agents are common trope in kdrama, right? except those north korea turn south korea agents trope.
I skipped most of scenes and only tune it for Hae Il and Kyung Sun. I know this ain't romance but I can't help losing interest on the other jangly web of intrigues. I just hope the good guys win in the end tho!
The mystery writer arc is a downside because it felt like a random addition to the story. If he is going to be related in Eun Ho, then it's supposed to have more effect on Dan-i as well. I'm not sure how to feel about this arc, because I couldn't understand Eun-Ho's pain. We are not asked by the writers to see how Author Kang affect Eun-Ho during his mentorship until now that he's bedridden.
Eun Ho's relationship with Author Kang is what we know of mentor-student's, but it's lacking something, which is the emotional impact. The arc felt like an afterthought.
Eun Ho and Dan i's relationship felt like filler, but aside from them, I love the supporting's characters antics and relationship with each other.
I also wish that this drama shows Dan i's journey on managing her own publishing company rather than accepting the offer again. On one side I adore the thought that she is meeting her beloved co-workers again but I also want her to stand on her own, so that people who have waste her felt deep regret. It's unbelievable how the Goryoo founding members made Dan i quit her job and then suddenly offering her again only after she won the contest. It made their action felt insincere.
I don't know, Dan i looks grateful but if I were her, I would definitely think twice on accepting their offer again.
It's also sad that Dan i's daughter is just a decoration. We only heard her mentioned again on the last episode when Dan i told Eun Ho that her daughter's coming back so she needs a place for her as well.
The only satisfying conclusion is Seo Joon and Hae rin's blossoming romance. xD
According to Oksusu, it has 44 eps. http://www.oksusu.com/search/result?q=%EB%82%98%EB%8A%94%20%EA%B8%B8%EC%97%90%EC%84%9C%20%EC%97%B0%EC%98%88%EC%9D%B8%EC%9D%84%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%9B%A0%EB%8B%A4
oops, sorry. in total we would see 10 eps because they joint some eps together. it seems that each ep has irregular duration before the compression.
This is bad. I ship her with the green tracksuit guy the moment he appeared on her office xD I don't usually ship female lead with the second lead ughh
Now that I'm aware of korean industry's dark side, the 11th ep becomes some sort of a reminder of these things are probably happening around the country right now... and in other countries too.
wow!!! I just finished ep 10. I can now say that, like all the ep ending & trailer, the details for this drama…
hey can i get a spoiler? all i know is that she got alzheimer from other comments, but what about the time she spent with Joon Ha? Does that mean it was all just her dreams or blurred memories?
I'm at fence with this drama. I truly enjoyed the first two episodes, but episode 3, 4, and 5 felt boring and I don't like the way Joon Ha and granny Hye Ja's relationship develops. He's just so fed up and mean, and Hye Ja's way of trespassing his home and appearing everywhere she could to his side, and how Hye Ja was giving Joon Ha subtle hints that pointed at her current condition of turning into a grandma in one night just feels half-baked!
She hope that he realized that she's Hye Ja, at the same time she gave up easily when he didn't take on her hints. Like the hell he would! She didn't even know what kind of problem he was having. Not of course until on one of her countless trespassing attempt and by overheard Joon Ha and his troubled father conversation. Damn it.
Their relationship could have been developed better, but instead, we got into this cat and mouse game. Just plain STUPID.
I'm also a bit wary with the preview of episode 6. If they make Joon Ha becomes friendly again with Hye Ja just because she had turn into her young self again, and if they make him propose to her as his girlfriend without knowing her condition and knowing that the granny that keep on pestering him is her, I would definitely be utterly disappointed and give up on this freaking show.
Yeah ... but what can he do ? He's here for the joke ... his character is ridiculous/dumb, there's not a lot of…
I think the problem is owned by both the actor and writing.. First, the character writing is very similar to Samcheonpo. And second, the way he brought his character also borrows a lot from Samcheonpo.
He also could've added a subtle gestures/micro-expressions that differs the character but instead he chose to act exactly the same way. And that's why it happens.
But I'm here to enjoy the ridiculousness ride so I'll forgive whatever the actors and their characters would do in this drama :D
I didn't know what happened to my brain but I think I just watched ep 7-8 while skipping 5-6 and not even once did I ever question the correlation between the ending of the ep 3-4 to 7-8. xD p.s I didn't do it on purpose lol
edit: is it just me or does Kim Sung Kyun plays his character exactly like Samcheonpo in Reply 1994? I'm honestly a bit disappointed because I thought he had the range
It's a passable watch, but I could only feel their chemistry on the first episode. Afterwards I watch this show only for the sake of finishing it and nothing more. But I have to admit that the casts are quite loud and fun, and the lack of plot helps me being able to watch this show while doing something else simultaneously. I also have a chance to cure my stress-outs after a heavy series marathon, so it's definitely the kind of show I would pick when I don't want to think much. 5/10 from me.
After watching the couple's struggle, I wanted more reassurance that they would be happy and marriage is the only thing on my mind, but somehow, I also love that the show embrace that happy ending doesn't necessarily have to begin and end with marriage. It's a realistic take of relationship in general, and the ratings did not do justice to this show.
The jdramas I want to watch don't have subs, but ones outside my radar have.
I remember wanting to watch a family drama from WOWOW but at the time no subs.
I felt that just waiting for the subs to come is tiring and when it does come out I already move on to other shows.
If you hate jdramas, you probably want to consider shows from WOWOW. The acting is more natural and the cinematography is better, unlike the sombre and dark filter you usually find in the popular jdramas. Of course, this also depends on the shows. Not all the shows there are equal in quality.
For example, Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira have great acting (was actually surprised that Japanese could act normal lol) and it felt like an american drama rather than jdrama (it is an adaptation from US).
Woman: My Life for My Children (2013) is also jdrama that I could actually watch even though I drop it (I was busy at the time).
The mystery writer arc is a downside because it felt like a random addition to the story. If he is going to be related in Eun Ho, then it's supposed to have more effect on Dan-i as well. I'm not sure how to feel about this arc, because I couldn't understand Eun-Ho's pain. We are not asked by the writers to see how Author Kang affect Eun-Ho during his mentorship until now that he's bedridden.
Eun Ho's relationship with Author Kang is what we know of mentor-student's, but it's lacking something, which is the emotional impact. The arc felt like an afterthought.
Eun Ho and Dan i's relationship felt like filler, but aside from them, I love the supporting's characters antics and relationship with each other.
I also wish that this drama shows Dan i's journey on managing her own publishing company rather than accepting the offer again. On one side I adore the thought that she is meeting her beloved co-workers again but I also want her to stand on her own, so that people who have waste her felt deep regret. It's unbelievable how the Goryoo founding members made Dan i quit her job and then suddenly offering her again only after she won the contest. It made their action felt insincere.
I don't know, Dan i looks grateful but if I were her, I would definitely think twice on accepting their offer again.
It's also sad that Dan i's daughter is just a decoration. We only heard her mentioned again on the last episode when Dan i told Eun Ho that her daughter's coming back so she needs a place for her as well.
The only satisfying conclusion is Seo Joon and Hae rin's blossoming romance. xD
She hope that he realized that she's Hye Ja, at the same time she gave up easily when he didn't take on her hints. Like the hell he would! She didn't even know what kind of problem he was having. Not of course until on one of her countless trespassing attempt and by overheard Joon Ha and his troubled father conversation. Damn it.
Their relationship could have been developed better, but instead, we got into this cat and mouse game. Just plain STUPID.
I'm also a bit wary with the preview of episode 6. If they make Joon Ha becomes friendly again with Hye Ja just because she had turn into her young self again, and if they make him propose to her as his girlfriend without knowing her condition and knowing that the granny that keep on pestering him is her, I would definitely be utterly disappointed and give up on this freaking show.
He also could've added a subtle gestures/micro-expressions that differs the character but instead he chose to act exactly the same way. And that's why it happens.
But I'm here to enjoy the ridiculousness ride so I'll forgive whatever the actors and their characters would do in this drama :D
p.s I didn't do it on purpose lol
edit: is it just me or does Kim Sung Kyun plays his character exactly like Samcheonpo in Reply 1994? I'm honestly a bit disappointed because I thought he had the range
But I have to admit that the casts are quite loud and fun, and the lack of plot helps me being able to watch this show while doing something else simultaneously. I also have a chance to cure my stress-outs after a heavy series marathon, so it's definitely the kind of show I would pick when I don't want to think much. 5/10 from me.