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So what sub-genre is Xuanhuan? I know of Xianxia and Wuxia, but don't know about Xuanhuan. How does it differ from Xianxia?

Okay, but you already commented the same 3 days ago 😅 Why even compare these two completely different dramas just because of the same lead actor?

So the leads are sloooowly developing romantic vibes and I like it! The preview looks good hehe :D

While I enjoy this drama overall, I find the murder case/mystery part lacking and boring. I feel they’re often dragging one small clue for several episodes and repeating same voiceovers and flashbacks too often.

And I don’t really get cop vibes from our „cop couple“. 
It feels like they are not doing anything all day. Hyun Wook is more on a gossip hunt lol
Their cooperation also doesn’t seem to be the best nor professional. It just feels quite sloppy as a joined investigation for a murder case.

Also FL is bad at keeping a pokerface or playing it cool, when she encounters situations which could blow her cover or her real identity. She's flustered so fast and loses her temper. She also seems obvious while "snooping around". The coach already found out that something is fishy with her XD

I wish they would show both undercover cops more professional, so that I can take them serious as cops. Even the village cop Cho Seok Hee seems more into the investigation lol

Jin Su and Baek Doo have quite a unique friendship. While they seem like frenemies, they care for each other and I find that endearing :D

Jin Su as a coach seems more strict and unfair to Baek Doo, but you can clearly see that he cares for him and tries to act in best interest for him. He knows Baek Doo's full potential and I think he didn't want him to take part in the next match, because he's scared that Baek Doo will fall into a slump or be depressed if he loses another match again....

Haha I had to laugh when Baek Doo ran off with his brother’s cellphone and told him then, he did that because his own phone’s battery died WHILE speaking with him on his own phone lol

I also wonder if FL's birth mom is dead or left the family...
But her dad is her biological dad, right? Because in the picture it looks like her dad has his hand on bio mom's pregnant stomach. Maybe she was his first wife?
But if she is dead, then I would find it quite sad if they don't acknowledge birth mom, because she didn't abandoned anyone.
If she indeed left the family, then I can understand, why they won't tell Moeun.

It fits her really well! It just looks so natural on her ❤️

I didn't really like Oh Yoo Kyung when she tried to hide her identity and treated Baek Doo harshly and made unasked choices for him. But now that she acknowledged her identity, I enjoy the bickering and interactions between her and Baek Doo a lot!
Because they are on par now and it doesn't feel unbalanced anymore. I feel that the acknowledgment restored their strong friendship and even tho still has that judgy tone, it feels like Baek Doo getting scolded and bickers with a close friend, which I don't mind anymore.

I still don't really get romantic vibes between them, but I'm curious how they'll built it up in the upcoming episodes. They have a great friendship dynamics and even tho I'm a romance addict, I wouldn't mind just friendship between them. But still excited for how their relationship will go the romantic route 😊

Also Baek Doo is such a kind and caring soul! I love that he's no doormat-kind-of-nice, but the kind of nice, that I just go "awwww" ❤️ I adore him, just like the restaurant Ahjumma, Lim Hyun Ja 😂

So after ep 12 I'm kinda scared, but still hopeful that the writers won't destroy this drama.
I genuinely hope this adaption won't have the cheating part. Japan tend to normalize cheating, but Korea doesn't, so I'm hopeful. Maybe there will be misunderstandings and a break up. I'm okay with that, even tho I would love them to end up together. Both of them suffered enough and I doubt Jin Woo would open his heart again for someone...

Also I would not just feel bad for ML, but also for Jo Han. He really likes her and it would be too unfair for him to be used like that. As a tool to soothe her pain. Cheating part would ruin so many relationships. Not just ML and FL's relationship. But also her friendship with Jo Han. The friendship FL built with Ji Woo's best friend and his wife. It would just ruin everything lol

Up until ep 12 this drama is just so perfect. 10/10 until now. Sadly there were no Kdramas I gave a 10/10 in 2023... I would love to start 2024 with giving a high rating again. So please writers... don't destroy this for me :)

Oh, this does have better subs! Thanks! ❤️

I really can't imagine her cheating in this adaption. She doesn't seem like a cheater-type at all and is head over heels for ML. Also her "potential cheating partner" seems to be her childhood-friend, with whom she has zero romantic vibes for til now... I can clearly see, that she thinks of him just as family. Even if it's not the case for him.
Maybe if she was dead-drunk, she would. I don't know 😅

ML rather seems like he could potentially cheat, but not because he seems like the type for it, but because we saw how deep the relationship with his first love was.
After so many years, he's still affected by her til now.
But he also doesn't seem to be the type to cheat, so if the writers are true to the characters, they won't include the cheating part.

But I've seen too many butchered-up Kdramas, so I guess, I would not be surprised as well lol

The scenes do match. From inside the building scenes, you see only the big window tho. The open door is right next to it, but not in the scene itself.
But in the outdoor scenes (with ML and FL), the open door is in the scene and the big window next to it :)
But I do agree that the big window looks bigger in the indoor scenes. But i think that is just a perspective matter.

I think he was never a stalker or an arsonist, but rather rumors made it seem like that. And it's somehow connected to Seo Kyeong and maybe also Jin Woo. And that's why he is angry. He obviously liked or still likes her...

Maybe there was even mutual feelings between him and Seo Kyeong back then, but everyone assumed he was her stalker.

I'm curious what happened back then. I think they do a good job at keeping the past still intriguing :D

Is it still not on viki or just not availabe in my country?
I'm waiting for good subs... Guess this will be already over airing, when we finally get some. I would love to join MDL discussions while drama airs, but I won't be able to :'(

How do non-mandarin-speakers watch this drama with such horrible AI subs? I tried and it ruins so much, I won't be able to enjoy or appreciate this drama, the way it should be.

Sound really plausible!... But in ep 10 we saw that Kim Myeong Sik was the guy with the mask who tried to kidnap/murder FL. FL scratched him and it was revealed that it's Kim Myeong Sik. Now I'm wondering if there are two murderers...

As a German... I can't help but cringe hard at the german conversation in the beginning 😂 It sounds so bad!

Ep 11 was a really good episode again! The scenes between Jin Woo and Moeun are so soothing and soft. I could watch them all day. I love this couple and this drama... but why am I scared they're gonna butcher this drama up? I have trust issues with Kdramas lately... 😅

I love Tae Ho as the addition to the art class. His interaction with one of the girls on the bus was too cute! I'd watch a friendship/romance drama with them lol

Also the meaning behind Jin Woo's secret artist name "Dino" is so sad... I felt so bad for tiny Jin Woo T-T It must have been so lonely for him. And then people always ask why deaf people, who were of hearing in the past, stop speaking.. because of this :(
I know they were just kids, but it was so horrible when all of them were laughing, when he introduced himself. That scene just broke my heart...

Exactly! Everyone saying we shouldn't complain, because the focus isn't solely on romance here and that they still have tons of chemistry...

I would agree, but then there shouldn't be any kiss scenes in general, if they look this bad. The first one you could literally see how he put a thumb between their lips 😂

Liu Hao Cun is a really great actress and her acting made this drama for me, but I hope she won't be taking romance leads in the future, if she's not allowed to have kiss scenes.

What a great movie! The topic is really heavy, but I love that the ending was quite hopeful. Usually you have tragic from beginning til end with these kind of movies, but this still didn't leave me with a horrible feeling 😅

But now I'm curious. Is this based on real life events? Because in the end it said that there were made new laws and harder punishment for bullies, because of this case. But I can't find anything related to a real case. It just says that this is based on a novel.... Is the novel based on a real case?

Thx! I guess I have to wait until the second week then :D