Royally Flabbergasted !!

I’d like to start of by saying that I was genuinely and happily enjoying this show up until ep 20. After YK had the accident which resulted in amnesia, I was fine because hey what’s a kdrama without amnesia? WRONG! from that point on the plot felt dragged out and became a bit boring and stressful to watch on weekends. Especially when the double amnesia scenario was brought on which made no sense because all the writers creativity went out the window too. Next is that the title of the show is Young Lady and Gentleman, not crazy lady and gentleman. Sa Ra keeps getting more scenes than any of the other main actors.

Her story could have easily been cut short after the engagement was called off. What I’m still trying to understand is how can YK be portrayed as this well rounded person yet when some one like SR steps in he believes all her bs. This ahjumma’s bs can be smelt a mile away yet YK is a fool for her. And the way DD is portrayed as weak and easily swayed it’s just frustrating to watch

** CAUTION!! To any drama lover I suggest you avoid this writers dramas. Always listen and read comments on the writers before to see what others say. I for sure won’t ever watch anything written by this writer.

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Legal Rommates

THRC was “supposed” to be a story about a upcoming star instructor who got pregnant and entered into a marriage contract with a guy and later they fall in love. 100% of everyone who tuned in to this expected that kind of story. Instead we got a rising young instructor who gets pregnant enters into a marriage contract and then becomes the second lead because her baby daddy and his nonexistent issues came first.

This show had potential. If only the writer hadn’t gone and smoked that cheap ass pot or whatever it it they smoke. To come up with one of the most stupid nonsensical stories ever. So many storylines were started and like magic they abracadabraed out of existence.

Examples:
-Yeon Doo’s career before and after the baby
-The shared baby between her uncle and TaeKyungs brother & sister-in-law (shaman’s vision)
-SeJin’s revenge on the Gong family for making her family feel like shit
- SooKyum’s mom’s absence for majority of her life
- BongNim and SeJin’s dad possible romance
- The weird resemblance of YuMyeong’s ex Jay and DongWook which was extremely weird I might add
ummmmm I think I’m forgetting something else……what is it?????Oh yes!! The relationship/chemistry between Yeon Doo and Taekyung.


It very clear that this writer caught some form of amnesia or writers stroke cause they clearly opened more plot lines of than a DC Comic TV series and forgot to close them.


Another thing that got on my nerve was that as a writer you’re supposed to not be biased and not have favorite’s. Clearly this writer missed Writer’s 101 class. That wretched character Kim JunHa became the main lead over night and everything that was done worked in his favor. Woth the way he was written you’d think this writer hated happy endings.


As the weeks went by TRHC went from a show that solved problems by episode 2 or 3 to a show that dragged issues out for the next 5-10 episodes then solve then either 2 minutes I to the show or before it ends.

And don’t get me started on the lack of chemistry between the main leads. Their marriage progressed from fake to real and only stayed real on paper. For the entire series they were roommates. The most intimacy they’ve had can be counted on one hand. You’d think that for a show based around fake marriage there’ll be loads of lovey dovey I’m falling for you stuff.

I’ve seen my fair share of weekend dramas and honestly after YLAG I’d sworn off them. But I’ll rather take the amnesia plot lines than this crap show. The only character that I liked was Haneul. She made the show better.

To any future watchers of this circus freak of a mess show…..please I beg of you with everything that exist DO NOT watch this show! Even if you’re curious pick any show…better yet take a deep dive into the comments and you’ll see for yourself what I mean. We all hated it with a passion.

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Comfort Drama with a box of tissues!!!

I love love love this drama so much and will forever be in my top 10 favorite dramas, top 5 dramas to recommend and top 5 drama to re-watch!!!

With tears in my eyes I can genuinely say Twenty-five Twenty One, became my forever comfort drama! Every episode left me happy and always wanting more even though I will also occasionally shed tears. I found solace in each and every character and the storyline. And don't get me started on the ost... I just can't get enough of it! Especially Your Existence by Wonstein. I've had that song on replay and every time I cry as if I've not listened to it a hundred times already. The friendships, romantic relationships and familial relationships just struck a chord with me. Especially Hee Do and Yu Rim's friendship. It really captured how we sometimes go from enemies to friends and being able to laugh at your past selves seeing how childish you were in the moment. I love all the characters but there was something about Ji Seung Wan that really made me fall in love with her.

But on a serious note why did it end like that? I get that it' realistic and things like that happen in life but still my heart was shattered to pieces. Plus I have so many unanswered questions....like who is MinChae's father? Are they still in contact with each other? etc... And the ending credit...ugh...when the security code question said, 'who is your first love? And YiJin type Na Hee Do, I jut started crying all over again. Because when she get her lost diary, the monologue she gives when revisiting the tunnel, just shows that they both have some regret on how they handled things in their relationships. And YiJin's answer for the security code jut shows that Hee Do was and will forever be his first love and him hers.

It' sad to see this amazing show end and I keep on crying just thinking about HeeJin endgame. Thank you for being my comfort/happy place these pat weeks.

saranghae <3

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Success then Failure.....what next?

First off, I'd start by saying this drama pulls at your heart-strings and really opens your eyes to certain things we as fans would want/like to turn a blind eye to. At the end of each episode, my heart breaks more and more for K-pop idols/soloists and every other artist. Yes! This drama has some funny laughable moments, but it also has its serious, heartbreaking, tear-jerking heavy topics moments where you can't help but either cry or get really upset.
There were moments when as a viewer, I'd be screaming at Je Na to just give up on L and Hyun Ji and just focus on the members who actually are show they care. Then I realize that everyone copes with failure and that sense of not being able to amount to something in a different way. Watching this drama, as a member of the K-pop fandom, it has given me a new perspective. I always thought I was empathetic enough toward idols; but this show has made me realize that I'm far from it.

First of it dives into what it's like to live as a failure after dedicating almost half of your life toward a dream that thousands of others are fighting for a chance to get. It then dives into how you try to fight to break out of the box you've been 'put' in after not becoming the success you and countless others dreamed of. While facing a company who's ready to give up on you, people always reminding you that you've failed and you can never make it back on top, your fans abandoning you and members on a verge of a breakdown because...let's face it the light at the end of the tunnel is basically non-existent. It really conveys the pain, struggle, pressure etc.. every idol has to face/go through. For those that end up becoming failed forgotten idols and those on the verge of or have already disbanded, the feeling that you have to live with always questioning whether or not wasting your prime on chasing a dream that seems futile was worth it. And to those that do make it in the harsh world of K-pop. the sense of loss when you question who the real you is and whether you're doing this because you love it, or that sense of passion has vanished and is now replaced with obligation because it feels as if your life isn't really yours to live anymore.

This drama has given me a new found appreciation for all idols out there, and help me as a fan to see them as humans and not some 'merchandise' that's solely created for my entertainment.

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Brainwashing & indoctrinating

Watching and hearing all these victims stories made me so sick to my stomach. I’ve never wanted to kill somebody so much before in my life.

I’m a christian and what that sick twisted bastard did/is doing is far cry from what the Bible talks about. He used his own selfish, sick, vile, disgusting needs to lure these innocent young women and trick them into thinking that they were doing something “good” for God. Moreover his prime targets in the beginning was young people(men and women) who were going to university because they’re malleable. I know this cause I was once apart of a church that I grew up in which preyed on young people. Especially those who were in high school and university. And what they did was isolate you from your family and friends and make the people in the church become your everything. And all of this was done to control you. Thank goodness I left before they could’ve done some severe damage.

What baffled me was how this devil incarnate of a man only got 10 years. In the documentary one of the former members said, “that Jeong Myeong-seok’s goal was to sleep with 10,000 women. And he claimed to have come close to that.” Well if that’s the case he should be given a sentence for each of the women he raped and sexually assaulted. Cause that’s exactly what he deserves!

What sickens me is the fact that man is still roaming and he has brainwashed people into fighting in his behalf. I hope one day someone just poisons his water or castrates him. Cause that what a filthy dog like him deserves

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Misplaced Connection ?……

You have to accept the fact that you’re the villain in someone else’s story!

The storyline was okay. Wasn’t to bad and had some droplets of comedy here and there. Overall most moments were flabbergasting.

Mae (FL): she had a serious case on internalized victimization, self loathing, selfishness and obsessive behavior. Everything centered around her and how she felt. Everyon was in the wrong and to blame. That was some toxic a** behavior. At first I was confused seeing her ex always appear till I realized she’s holding on to his memory. That “missed connection” she was experiencing with Norman (ML) was all fabricated in her head. The guy literally told her he wasn’t interested. But she heard, “Yes you have a chance.” You’d thing after she saw him with the girl at the bar she’d take a hint or two and leave it be. One of the most toxic things she did I hated was her fixating on ML and then go to every length to be with him. Because in her sick head she was perfect for him. Her issue was she needed to love herself and stop trying to find that validation in guys. Like her aunt said, “forcing things hurts more than leaving them alone.”

Norman(ML): I believe he should’ve not befriended her and set some clear cut boundaries. FL (Mae) kept pushing the limit cause although he said he wasn’t interested his behavior and things he did made her delulu behind think there’s hope.

Her coming to a realization that loving herself and be okay with being single was perfectly fine was my favorite part. Wish it had happened sooner tho. Seeing her delete that dumb app and making amends with her ex was great.

Overall if you’re looking for a fuller movie to watch you can watch this. I fairly enjoyed it and found it okay to sit through. Regardless of my rating for it, the show is alright

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Tomorrow Will Come... Eventually!

What a beautifully written show! At first when I heard about this show, I was very skeptical. Since its a show about suicide and as someone who snuffers from depression/anxiety and is a suicide survivor, I thought it would be a huge trigger for me, and with such a sensitive and somewhat taboo topic; they won't be able to dive into the nitty gritty aspects/details and struggles we go through. And boy was I wrong!!

This show did nothing but shed light on what victims go through. And the different stories/topic touched upon was perfectly executed. I cried in some, laughed in some and even felt the anger and pain of the victim too. Being I've been there and know what it' like. I also loved how the really made it know that for a person to reach the point where they believe death is the only option, it' because they've done all they can to fix/move on from the situation and cried for help but nothing has worked. And to get to the place where death is the 'perfect escape' from whatever hell-hole their in isn't an easy decision you just wake up and choose. Trust me I know. I've been down that road more times than I 'd like to admit and I'm glad I'm still alive to tell my story.

The fact that the name is 'Tomorrow' was just a reminder even though today might feel bleak, and you don't know whether or not you have the strength to keep going, just hold on because tomorrow always comes. It may take a while but it comes eventually and tomorrow will always be better than today. But even if it isn't still fight for tomorrow because you never know what it has in store for you.

As heavy of a topic this show was, it was written beautifully and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

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Definite Must Watch!!

First off, hats off to the producers, writers, crew & actors of this show!!! I definitely hundred percent enjoyed myself while watching this( finished it in 2 days cause it was this good).

Firstly Geu-Ru's character was portrayed perfectly and so well that you'd think the actor himself is someone familiar with Asperger's syndrome. As someone who has a cousin that's on the autistic scale and has similar traits that Geu-Ru portrayed it felt so heartwarming to see that the time and research had gone into being able to capture the essence of what it's like for people who love with it.

At the beginning when his uncle came to be his guardian, I was pissed at how inconsiderate he was towards Geu-Ru, but as time goes on I loved how he slowly warmed up to him and became even more fond of him. Also the relationship between his older brother and him, even though he'd died, towards ep 7-9 you saw how he got the closure he needed. Loving all his life thinking his brother abandoned him when in reality he got hurt the day he was to come and had been looking for him since. That struck a chord with me.

Next of Na-Mu. She was one heck of a friend. It's not a lot of people who'd willingly make that extra effort and time to befriend people like Geu-Ru. And the fact she liked him and had the patience to still stick by his side and watch out for him, showed how much she cared deeply and would protect him.

MY only dislike is the ending. Netflix is notorious for those cliffhanger endings but I never expected it to happen with a show like this. Yes the ending was nice, but the way it closes off like the storyline can be continued. It never ended in a finalized way. Meaning there are opportunities for it to be continued. However I went online and looked to see if there's a season 2, or talks about a second season hopefully and there weren't any. Over all it's a great show

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WOW….Just WOW!!!

Been in a kdrama slump for a year now and this show brought me out of it!

The pacing and way everything just unfolds is so satisfying and consistent. I’ve seen so many shows that start out this way and just fumble it all halfway into the show. But this drama is just consistent.

Each of the characters are intriguing and captivating. They’re basically onions?. They all have depth to them and are written so well. Just when you think you have the km figured out another thing comes along and your like “wait what!?” I didn’t expect that.
In a show like this having a 1 dimensional character works against it. Even characters that only show up for 1-2 episodes also have a certain level of depth to them. This just shows how good of a show it is

Jin Isoo at first glance seems like those rich chaebols we always see who have so much money no personality or common sense. As we get to know him, we realize his recklessness and nonchalant attitude is cause by many things.
1. his mothers death
2. life with his father & stepmom
3. knowing he’s an illegitimate child and having to compensate for that.

A character like his is so easy to write off and make him the same way we’ve grown accustomed to but they kept showing us who he truly is underneath that façade.

GangHyun she is a character! At first I hated her and the way she treated Isoo but soon realized she rarely trusted people because of what her dad experienced. She was just scarred and it didn’t help Isoo was also the way he was

***will update this when the show ends***

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We’re All Good Bad People!

One of the biggest things I learnt while watching this drama is we’re all good bad people when it comes to the people we love.

Throughout the drama, I wondered why pigs? And then it finally hit me around episode 10. At the beginning we got a back story of pigs. They were never filthy animals we now know them to be. Pigs are actually quite clean. They do their business in one area and eat in another. It wasn’t until humans began confining them that they had no freedom to do such. Hence the filth. The only way a pig can see the sky is if it falls on its back. This was again repeated by Young Soon after Kang Ho got into his accident and was I rehabilitation mode. The comparison I made was Kang Honwas the pig. He lived a life only seeing what his mom laid out in front of him. Básica having tunnel vision. It wasn’t until his accident that he “fell on his back” like a pig and was able to see the bright blue sky.

Jin Young Soon
A dedicated daughter, wife, mother and friend. She had her shortcomings (don’t we all). At first I hate her character. The way she basically robbed Kang Ho of a childhood and pressured him into a career and life he never wanted pissed me off so bad?. It wasn’t until later episodes that I was like, “ahhhhhh….that’s why she so twisted and hell bent on certain things.”
From day 1 her life was filled with pain. Witnessing the death of her parents. Then her husband, watching her son get into an accident and then finally dying from stomach cancer?‍?
Everything she did for her beloved son was deeply rooted in fear and love.

Fear - because she was scared to loose him the same way she lost everything she held so dear in her life. We see this clearly when Kang Ho never went on school trips. Gimbap are an essential snack on every school child’s trip. With Young Soon gimbap was basically a bad luck charm. She made it the morning of her family’s trip to her dad’s work picnic and they crashed then she made some for her husband and he ended murdered. So naturally a connection formed gimbap = death.

Love - Kang Ho was/is her pride and joy. She sacrificed all she could to make sure he never felt the absence of his dad. Granted she may have held on to him a bit to tightly, but this was only done because the thought of loosing him too would be devastating. Granted some of her ways of showing her love were unorthodox. But we love how we’re thought to right? And also life shapes the way we act and do certain things.

Her being a good bad mother in my interpretation was, she was a good mom because she loved and sacrificed everything to make sure he lol succeed in life. And a bad mother in the sense that she sometimes held on too tight and didn’t allow Kang Ho any chance to experience life in a sense. She wanted to be his shield always. That’s a good thing but also bad.

Kang Ho everything he did he did for his mom. As much as he may have had his dislike for her way of raising him, he always knew why she did it. He knew the driving force behind his mother’s absurd behavior and obsession with him becoming a prosecutor. He knew she didn’t want him to be like his father. Then when he got sick he knew she was making amends for what she cause him to go through as a child. Through it all he could’ve easily hated her but instead he kept loving her and even left clues incase anything should happen to him.

Their dynamic as mother and son was one of the best I’ve seen in dramas. Both Ran Mi Ran and Lee Do Hyun were perfectly casted for this role and pulled it off stupendously.

Now the villagers themselves ??well they sure are something. Their dynamic perfectly portrays a community turned family. At first they were hesitant when Young Soon moved in but later welcomed her with open arms. They were there for each other through the highs and lows. The perfect blend chemistry between each of the cast mates.

I loved how from beginning to end we never saw the village chiefs wife face?. This woman basically had an endlessly supply of face masks, scarves and hats to cover her face. At one point I wondered if she was getting over hydrated in the face. The finally we got a face reveal and a pregnancy announcement! And the story of her being a yakuza’s daughter actually was real.

The take down of Oh Tae Soo and Chairman Song was perfect. Honestly OTS is a scum of a human and father. The man really was something (also am I the only one who noticed that he never plays a good character in any dramas? He’s always some slim shady snakey dude). The 2 of them deserved what they got and I’m glad his daughter stepped up and exposed her dad even if it meant she also went to jail for being an accessory to his crime.

Episode 14 ended perfectly. Mi Joo and Kang Ho’s scene where he proposes with a pig, was exactly how his mom got proposed to. He even said the exact words and the pig also ran away?. And Sam Sik and his sticky fingers and heart on his sleeve self remained the same.

The one thing that stood out the most was the song Young Soon always played. Noticed how that was the song her dad had playing before the crash. The she had it as her ringtone. Despite the songs cheery lyrics it was a painful memory for her. Everyrime her phone rings she’s reminded of what she lost. But at her funeral when KH started singing, “I am happy, I am happy, I am happy…. I am very very happy.” In that moment, those words took on a new meaning. From being a constant remind of what she’d lost to becoming a song of hope and new beginning that shift was clear. Yes… it was being sung with tears in their eyes but you could clearly see it wa showing to be a song of all the good times. That was shown as Mr Bang sung that song, and our precious lettuce farms were singing quite jolly and drives the blush pink truck with “Happy Farm” boldly written on it.

We’re all good bad people. We love passionately and sometimes hold on too tightly in fear of what may happen. Omce in a while let’s be like pigs. Fall on your back and appreciate the bright blue sky and warm sun.

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Moving was......MOVING!!!

DISCLAIMER!!!
I may have some serious biases lol because, in my opinion, this is the BEST kdrama this year. Fight me on this!

The whole premise of MOVING revolves around the children of 3 former ANSP agents and 1 father who is madly protective of his son. It basically dives into their backstory and what their life was like prior to becoming parents. How they were taken advantage of and have gone into hiding in order to prevent their children from not being used for selfish gains like they were.

Shows that tend to focus on the children of people with superhuman abilities most often tend to graze over the parent's backstories and just hyper-focus on the kids which isn't necessarily a bad thing. With MOVING, I love the special attention to not only the parents, the children, or the agency but also the enemies as well. We got backstories and explanations for every angle of this story. I commend the writers and directors on this cause this is something that's hard to execute without losing the main plot and straying far ultimately losing the attention of viewers and confusing everyone in the process. The shifting/time jumps in each episode felt natural and didn't feel rushed or cause confusion. And even when a plot line/time jump wasn't explained in the following episode it didn't cause any confusion and was picked up in another episode and tied in perfectly with the situation happening at that time.

I'm patiently awaiting season 2 because the writers have a lot of explaining to do.

1) YoungTak and his time-stopping power. Who is he? Why did he transfer in his senior year? Did they know about his power? Who are his parents and did they work with the ANSP? so many questions to answer.
2) Who tf is that girl that walked into YoungJoon's office? Is she the true brains behind that operation?
3) Naju's daughter. Her death had to be faked. Where is she? What happened to her truly and did the ANSP track her down?
4) Frank. Is he actually dead?
5) KiSoo. who is he really? How did his injury happen and why does he know about those with abilities?
6) That new guy in the last scene. What slimy shady selfish reasons in the name of 'protect and serve our country' is he gonna do now?
7) Are there more people with abilities?
So many questions that season 2 needs to answer and I can't wait.

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Love is for the cutie pie couple (Park JiWan & John Jang) not The ML or FL.

I’ve had my fair share of terribly written dramas but never seen one such as this. How a writer can write the side couple way better than the main leads is beyond me.

When this first aired I wasn’t interested. It’s only because of tictok that I even watched this in the first place. I saw clips of Park Ji Wan and John Jang all over sns. The plot is okay. It’s light hearted and easy to watch. What’ll frustrate you is the cat and mouse dance between the main lead couple. Personally after ep 5, I started skipping scenes when the ml’s would show up in because I just couldn’t watch how terribly their plot was written.

If you’re looking for something to pass the time while your currently aired dramas are on, go ahead. Just don’t expect much from it

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4 kinds of Love

Theory of love really portrayed a realistic version one one sided love, and shows different throws of love we’ll all experience in life.

1. The love that endures. This is Third! Him loving Khai for 3 years and having the patience to endure the pain that came with the love.
2. The live that changes you the the better. Khai was not the best at the beginning. He craved loved but never knew or even experienced what true love was like. Which is why when he was trying to re-write Third’s list of things he hated about him, Third told him to give up cause he couldn’t complete number 7 which was He didn’t know how to love and only loved himself.
3. The unexpected love. After the Two and P’Un’s “rescue” fiasco with the assumed suicide, I believe Two began to fall but never realized it. He likes Lynn but was also questioning his feelings towards P’Un. Eventually he realized where his heart was leading him and found happiness.
4. Sacrificial love. This was Bone all the way. Even though he eventually found love, he sacrificed what he wanted to see Paan be happy and as much as that had to hurt, her happiness meant the world to him even if it wasn’t with him.

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Definitely not something you'd expect in a regular drama!

Honestly my first reaction when I reads the synopsis for this drama was...….. WTF!!!!!??? Why? Because I've watched tons of drama and they've never been this direct and on the nose before. Especially one that is centered around high school kids. Other than that I really love the drama cause it realistically speaks on what any hs kid goes through/will go through. Having passed through this myself and looking back as adult I can laugh because even though some of the stuff are exaggerated for comedic purposes (like being able to see super long distance clearly when you quit masturbation for just a mere 5 days lol). I'm looking forward to this drama the acting is good. Storyline is interesting and the characters are fun. Definitely will recommend

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