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It’s even sadder when you realise he actually likes Yeji and is being blackmailed into saying he likes Da-Eun. That’s it for him now because the ML Soon-Jae is now in the picture and unfortunately, the damage has already been done even though it’s not his fault.

I liked her in the first episode too but it’s looking like she’ll be the villain/antagonist. 😩

It’s the opposite, I think. I suspect Da-Eun is blackmailing him into pretending it’s her he likes. I didn’t peg her for the villain but it’s looking like she’s evil. I feel for the female friend of the FL because Da-Eun is already messing with her.

Yeah, episode 3 makes everything clearer now. She has something on Soobin and is blackmailing him into choosing her. I think it’s Yeji he really likes.

After watching episode 3, I think Da-Eun is blackmailing him to say he likes her/go out with her. I didn’t see it coming but I think she’s the villain and she’s planning to mess with the female friend of the FL too.

I want to watch this so bad. 😩

High praise indeed. I’ll make sure to check this one out too.

Thank you. I’ll check these out too.

I didn’t even know they had their own version. Full disclaimer, I’ve not seen the original either but I’m aware of the story. I’ll watch the Thai one first to give it a fighting chance and then I’ll check out the original version (at long last 😅).

I’ll give these a try.

I’ll check these out. Thanks for the recommendations.

Thank you. I’ll defo take a look at these. 🙂

Can anyone recommend to me some good Thai dramas with straight couples. I thought this one was ok but reading from the comments you’d think it was the worse thing ever made. I’m assuming this is because the commenters know of much better options out there. If so, please drop some recommendations.

Personally, (although not fantastic) this is the first non bl Thai series that I’ve watched that feels like a ‘solid’ mainstream production. The ones I’ve seen in the past are so bad, so much of a shambles quality-wise, that I always wonder how much money goes into them because they feel cheap and amateurish. But again, if anyone knows of any good ones by your standards, please do comment them here.

I assumed it was because the second half hasn’t finishes filming yet but I wonder why they didn’t just wait to finish all the filming before releasing. 🤔

Same lmao

I’ve learned my lesson before.

Oh ok. I got it now. 😂

“Hood” 😂

I like the comment but why hood?

Especially ‘found’ family, which is what all the leads’ desires boiled down to. Mok-ha wanted to be a star (the “and then bit”) because she wanted a family life that was just happiness and not full of fear and pain. Ki-ho wanted to runaway from his father because he wanted a family life that was happy and not full of pain. Ran-joo left her small town to make it big because she wanted to make a good life for herself. She later realised what she was wanting was love and people who she could trust. They each found this in the form of the Kang family. Their own self-made family which served as a healing place for each of the leads.

Let me preface what I’m about to say by saying this drama is REALLY good. 9/10 so far.

But I couldn’t help but notice:

This feels like propaganda/psa for the high Korean su*cide rate by labeling the victims as selfish who should have been able to endure it.

The lady who plays death is clearly a very capable and talented actress but the direction they’ve given her for the character feels at times like they’re trying too hard to make the character seem menacing. I can’t help but think that with a different direction (maybe have her be more mysterious/face hidden) would have achieved the sinister, ominous tone that illustrates her authority without coming across as trying too hard to sell it to the audience.

The anthology style with each character’s life requires you to become invested in each character quickly and be able to move on quickly to the next character as the previous character’s story is wrapped up. I found I wasn’t always able to do this even though the supporting cast is excellent in their roles. For example, that mafia fixer guy’s story was hard to get into for me and was over before I could get invested.

These are minor things though because the series IS excellent. The two main characters do a really good job. Especially the ML who inhibits the character(s) completely and keeps you hooked.

It’ll be interesting to see where they take the final 4 episodes in the new year. The premise is really engaging and unique and I have a theory about how all the stories tie in to the main character aside from the obvious link to the company he interviewed for. I think the school bully who went to prison will have a huge part to play in his final body/story.

I also noticed that the first episode mirrors another series I’ve watched previously that also involved corruption at the company the ML interviewed for but I can’t remember the name of the series.

Perfectly said.