I liked the ending. There will always be people who won’t be happy whether she ended up with Jae Eon, Do Hyeok…
Her choosing him was exactly what was stupid about the whole thing. To put it plainly her development was stupid and non-existence. She started off as a character who had so much insecurities about relationships only to end up choosing someone who still makes her insecurities linger.
The problem isn’t people not being able to settle for “what she wanted for herself,” the problem is in fact the constant idea of making FLs like Nabi always end up with some jerks. Her none existent development was the problem, it’s almost like thinking a person is growing, and taking steps to higher levels only to find out that this person was going in a circle that leaves them at the position they originally were.
Yes, her decision to be with him might be the type of stuff to happen in real life, but the message it sends is illogical and irritating, why? Because her ending him with him represents a clear romanticization of the toxicity of Jae On and Nabi’s relationship as well as any other relationships similar to theirs.
This is exactly what I thought, kdramas are so stuck with the cliche of having women like Nabi always end up with some assholes. I think Nabi would’ve been so much better alone smh
I still think that the story would’ve been better if it was told from Beak Hyun’s point of view. All the lingering questions we had about Haru and even the writer could’ve been answered because, one, he back in the historical time Eun Dan Oh died first and because Beak Hyung was one of the main characters at that time he might’ve known more about the writer and, two, they left us hanging with the idea that Haru existed only for Beak Hyung. So in conclusion, Beak Hyung might’ve been the key to the fate that Dan Oh was chasing for her self.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want Dan Oh and Beak Hyung to end up together and I don’t want Haru and Dan Oh to end up together either cuz honestly it made the whole drama a disaster.....argue with the wall.
Honestly speaking, and from what I know which is very little (knowing that a lot of people would disagree), I…
Her scandal is so weird from the articles that I read it said that she had a lazy scandal when she was in the group, so she was fired from their management company at the time but Ryu Hwi Young’s sister, HyoYoung, at the time posted a tweet that said said her sister (Ryu HwaYoung) was having a hard time, which might've implied that that was the reason for Ryu HwaYoung’s “lazy scandal.” And Ryu HyoYoung later took down that tweet.
But without a clear affirmation, the ‘fans’ drew the conclusion that Ryu HwaYoung was getting bullied by the members, so the ‘fans’ began bullying the remaining members of T-ARA for a long time.
However later on, the ‘fans’ found out that Ryu HwaYoung wasn’t being bullied by the members. HwaYoung was apparently being disrespectful to the members and the staffs. So the ‘fans’ turned their hate towards Ryu HwaYoung and that has being going on for years till now.
(1) HwaYoung was absolutely wrong for her toxic actions of being disrespectful/bullying the staffs and members. There’s this story of a male idol (I forgot his name) who was labeled as a bully towards his members once but later after a while everyone came to the conclusion that he was just a kid that needed maturity. Considering the fact that HwaYoung had being labeled as a bully like this male idol, why aren’t ppl stuffing their minds up with the belief that she might have just been an immature person who needed maturity?
(2) The main cause of the continual hate towards HwaYoung is because she didn’t say anything but you guys seem to forget that an ex-idol with no management company behind them is just as powerless as a roach at the feet of a human.
(3) The ‘fans’ who say that she ruined the T-ARA members career is sort of funny to me because THEY are the ones who ruined the T-ARA members career, but they just won’t accept it because someone other than them has to be the villain, someone has to be the scapegoat.
(4) These ‘fans’ would bet their life on the fact that the bully is the evil one but they’re the one who’s been bullying all these years, ironic isn’t it?
(5) the real villain of this story are the ‘fans’ but they ain’t ready for that conversation
This is an incredible piece that I thoroughly liked reading. I love that I've seen all of the dramas up there, which has led me to completely agree with everything you've written.
I recommend that you watch the kdrama Stranger From Hell, in which the main character becomes a villain and the entire drama follows him on his journey to becoming a killer. I don’t remember clearly but I think it’s only 10 eps, it was really thrilling.
The first villain on this list, Yeo Beom Jin from Class of Lie, was quite similar to Hyeok U from Uncanny Counter, except Hyeok U wasn't a killer and grew up in an oppressive household where his father was also a political candidate. And, for the most part, Hyeok U's dad alluded, “to the fact that everything the kid does is a reflection” of him “and that the kid’s main priority should be to elevate his dad's image.”
The FLs persona is soo boring, there’s nothing to her personality except being a secretary. And maybe it’s just because I’m not the biggest fan of rom-coms but dayum this drama was cheesy and not to even mention the ML’s homophobic mother 🤢....the visuals was the only good thing I found in this drama. The whole distorted memory stuff about the main couple’s childhood didn’t serve its purpose but they did their best 😀
The problem isn’t people not being able to settle for “what she wanted for herself,” the problem is in fact the constant idea of making FLs like Nabi always end up with some jerks. Her none existent development was the problem, it’s almost like thinking a person is growing, and taking steps to higher levels only to find out that this person was going in a circle that leaves them at the position they originally were.
Yes, her decision to be with him might be the type of stuff to happen in real life, but the message it sends is illogical and irritating, why? Because her ending him with him represents a clear romanticization of the toxicity of Jae On and Nabi’s relationship as well as any other relationships similar to theirs.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want Dan Oh and Beak Hyung to end up together and I don’t want Haru and Dan Oh to end up together either cuz honestly it made the whole drama a disaster.....argue with the wall.
But without a clear affirmation, the ‘fans’ drew the conclusion that Ryu HwaYoung was getting bullied by the members, so the ‘fans’ began bullying the remaining members of T-ARA for a long time.
However later on, the ‘fans’ found out that Ryu HwaYoung wasn’t being bullied by the members. HwaYoung was apparently being disrespectful to the members and the staffs. So the ‘fans’ turned their hate towards Ryu HwaYoung and that has being going on for years till now.
(1) HwaYoung was absolutely wrong for her toxic actions of being disrespectful/bullying the staffs and members. There’s this story of a male idol (I forgot his name) who was labeled as a bully towards his members once but later after a while everyone came to the conclusion that he was just a kid that needed maturity. Considering the fact that HwaYoung had being labeled as a bully like this male idol, why aren’t ppl stuffing their minds up with the belief that she might have just been an immature person who needed maturity?
(2) The main cause of the continual hate towards HwaYoung is because she didn’t say anything but you guys seem to forget that an ex-idol with no management company behind them is just as powerless as a roach at the feet of a human.
(3) The ‘fans’ who say that she ruined the T-ARA members career is sort of funny to me because THEY are the ones who ruined the T-ARA members career, but they just won’t accept it because someone other than them has to be the villain, someone has to be the scapegoat.
(4) These ‘fans’ would bet their life on the fact that the bully is the evil one but they’re the one who’s been bullying all these years, ironic isn’t it?
(5) the real villain of this story are the ‘fans’ but they ain’t ready for that conversation
I recommend that you watch the kdrama Stranger From Hell, in which the main character becomes a villain and the entire drama follows him on his journey to becoming a killer. I don’t remember clearly but I think it’s only 10 eps, it was really thrilling.
The first villain on this list, Yeo Beom Jin from Class of Lie, was quite similar to Hyeok U from Uncanny Counter, except Hyeok U wasn't a killer and grew up in an oppressive household where his father was also a political candidate. And, for the most part, Hyeok U's dad alluded, “to the fact that everything the kid does is a reflection” of him “and that the kid’s main priority should be to elevate his dad's image.”
Again this was a really good article ^^