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I just read that Park Eun Bin provided the vocals for her younger version singing Dream Us as well. Man, she’s crazy talented. This whole time I was looking for the younger actress’s version thinking she was the one who sang it. Mind blown.

Yes, she is the one singing. Her music videos for the songs and live performances are on YouTube.

The conclusion for Lee Seo Joon is the only part of the drama I was not thrilled with. They did what I was dreading and that is try to make him a good guy at the end. I say ‘try’ because after everything he has done, it would take moving mountains to redeem him. If anything, his ending was a small slap in the face to everything Ran-joo went through. The writers making it seem like he made the right calls and is fit to be president is like telling an abuser they were right for everything they put their victim through. Aside from that, 10/10 episode and a wonderful, heartfelt series. 🤗

More than anything else in this drama; the transition from the town hall to the stadium concert, then cutting to Ki-ho in the production box made me cry such happy tears. My heart soared.

A BIG FAT YES TO #3!!! I know the writer likes to lay groundwork for seemingly unrelated plot points that play a bigger role later on.

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Where did you see the confirmation that the good father died?

How I see it is that the story of Mok-ha, Ki-ho and Ran-Joo are intertwined. I’ve been watching this as THEIR story and think the writers have done a really good job in telling their story.

Agree wholeheartedly. I’m particularly impressed by the way they developed Woo-hak’s character. At the start he didn’t feel like himself. He felt, to me, like he was borrowing personas. You could see him mimicking his brother and then Ki-ho. This is not a criticism, just an observation and is something to be expected from someone grappling with his identity because such a huge part of himself (his past memories) were missing. I really feel like he came into his own and we got to see him saying and doing things that were authentically coming from himself. I also noticed how convicted he became and purposeful in his actions and resolve. He also seemed to have matured (he now feels like the older brother) and his language now has shades of light and dark to it.

I’d also like to hear the pov of Korean viewers who live in Korea. I don’t think any tv show from any country is a direct like-for-like representation of the norms in said country even if some shows are inspired by it. If I’m not mistaken, the format of modern day k-dramas are heavily influenced by traditional Korean serial dramas. There’s even a category within k-dramas called Makjang that is the closest to those traditional serial dramas. The western equivalent would be soap operas. Think families full of secrets and lies, plottings, murderous intent, dramatic outbursts, secret love child, questionable paternity, domestic abuse, inheritance squabbles, mistresses, etc. These are all the themes found in soap operas.

Oh no, I’m not countering your comment. I’m adding to it. As I said, you always seem to sum up what I think. 😅

The romance that was 15 years in the making.

I’m not one that usually goes in for shipping (and I’m still not) but that coming together felt like such an emotional release.

I think it also illustrated perfectly why Ki-ho did what he did in burying his identity, even from his brother and Mok-ha and even running and hiding from the psycho dad. This proves that he is relentless and will never stop unless he is in the ground or behind bars. His inability to let them go is something that Ki-ho recognised and knew the danger of it.

lol I usually get triggered by sad plot-lines for the good characters too but when it’s done well, you can’t even hate the writers for making you sad. This show is so beautifully raw and realistic and precious and happiness in a bottle. I always look for your comments because you always seem to write exactly what I’m thinking. Happy Birthday for next week. 🤗

Love that the Prosecutor went all King Solomon on his *ss.

I also don’t think the good dad will die. Just going by drama setups, if they were going to kill him off they would have had him die right there in Woo-hak’s arms.

This episode is right there alongside episode 1 for me. The feels man, the feels. 😭

The visual metaphor of them all holding the blue umbrella being shaded from the rain shows that as a family, they are as one and he, (out in the cold) is just one.

I sincerely hope they do not try and make Seo Lee a good guy at the end. Honestly, he has done too much harm to try and paint him as good later on.

The psycho dad’s comeuppance during the Kang family trial was beautifully poetic. Finally, someone in authority doesn’t turn a blind eye. Sadly, him trying to end the Kang’s happiness by stabbing the good dad is in line with his sadistic, relentless character.

The way this show is spot on and is speaking the truth about the nature of people is like it’s giving out valuable life lessons. I love how it always speaks the mind of the viewer.

*“You were the giver and I was the taker.”*
*“You were not the taker. You were a gift”*

This hit too hard. 😭😭😭😭

Me too. I’m reading the comments and reviews and I’m wondering if people watched a different show because this show was excellent.

Agreed