AnicsiRoscoe

ah right, just between lovers, i forgot about that. but yeah, most likely just showing support :)

I have not watched the drama, but I do wish to comment on your so-called 'review'. I understand that you care a lot for the original work, but giving this drama a 1.0, the lowest score in EVERYTHING is an insult to the ENTIRE production crew (including the original author you want to defend, as it is their story it is based on) and obviously nothing more than a tantrum thrown at not getting the adaption you wished it could have been. Objectively speaking, a 1.0 would be the absolute worst of production value, the worst music, the worst acting (and here I quote your 'Lee Sung-min as Jin Yang-cheol was perfect, his acting skills had me in awe'??!), the worst possible cinematography/story-telling etc. With a stellar cast, and an above average soundtrack (I've heard some of it) and acclaimed director/screenwriter working on this show, this is obviously not the case. I wish you would take writing a review more seriously, as it is misleading potential viewers and in no way reflects the actual quality of the show.

No, he's not.

There might be various reasons, I got an add for King the Land just after finishing 'Celebrity', and Kim Chul Gyu, the director for 'Celebrity' worked with Jun Ho on 'Confession'. Park Gyu Young and Jun Ho were also represented by the same agency before she left, so they might be friends and he's just showing support. In any case, I very much doubt that it's supposed to be a hint at something deeper.

I am really torn about this series. Yes, it's entertaining, but it also somehow feels very repetitive. It's the same gist of over and over. The beginning and ending episodes were good, but I feel like the middle part kept dragging. My biggest issue, though, was the amount hateful characters. Besides Ah Ri, Joon Kyung and Shi Hyun, everyone else was absolutely horrible. I couldn't warm up to Ah Ri's mum and her friend either, and Ah Ri was quite aloof and unlikeable in some moments as well. Yes, I am sure there's tons of people like this in the influencer/celeb world but they could've had at least one nice person there to have some balance. I know romance is not the main focus, but I wish the leads had had more profound encounters in the later episodes. There wasn't much to begin with, but later on we got nothing but shared silence. A waste of opportunities. The premise of the show is good, but it's not very deep. All in all, nice to kill the time but won't rewatch. 7.5/10

It was just a guest appearance from actor Lee Jun Ho to promote his next drama 'King the Land'.

I need a romance fix, is this a good watch for that? I don't mind melancholy or slow burn, as long as it has good chemistry and when something finally happens, it should give you flutters. I also cannot take something that's sad ALL the time, so does this have light hearted moments as well? Opinions welcome :)

I can only understand a bit of Korean, but I've noticed the same. I started rewatching the first season of Dr. Romantic the other day on netflix, and I was like: 'huh, was that what they said? I remember it differently.', so many times. So I went to compare the fansubs on kissasian where I had watched it like 4 times, and indeed, so many dialogues are losing their meaning on netflix translation because they don't add the nuances/word play that makes it funny. I have so much respect for all translators, but still, I wish they would try to stick more closely to the original, like good quality fansubs.

I would be totally up for that as well! That slow burn and UST killed me LOL It was really painful to watch at times, though. Recommendations, anyone? Something with a happy ending though, my poor heart cannot take it.

Rewatched this after 4 years and still loved it. It sort of feels empowering. It's not in my top 10, but it's the right mix of romance, friendship and light office drama when you're in a bit of a slump. My favorite couple are Scarlett and Ji Hwan, but my heart went all out to Ga Kyung and Jin Woo. Oof, their scenes really burned. From their first time on screen together, you feel the tension, pain and guilt underneath the surface, that slowly simmers into contained longing until it reaches the boiling point in the final episodes. The understanding and unconditional support they had for each other, amidst all that craziness really stood out to me, yet they had to pretend to not care, to keep up appearances. After the divorce, when Jin Woo asks her to date him, and she says she cannot, because she'll disappear, as she had promised... Gosh, that look in his eyes broke me. I am glad they left it as somewhat of an open ending, so there's hope the two of them will find together eventually, once evil Mrs. Jang is out of the picture.

Ah also, in the first episode we see female hands pushing FL's husband from the roof. Even though he definitely prepared to commit suicide, it was never revealed if that actually happened and if so, who it was. I mean, we could guess it's Yoo Hee, but why would she get her hands dirty if he's gonna kill himself anyway? There were some more things that were never revealed, f.e. if she was actually the one to stage the 'accident' of FLs daughter or if she was really framed for it...

That is very true, thankfully her wardrobe in the final episodes is a bit better but those dresses were hideous, especially the pink frilly one. *shivers* They could have shown her as not sexy but still beautiful in a different way...

HUGE SPOILER, don't read if you want to watch--- It became more and more ridiculous, where abduction, murder, defamation, everything was without consequences. Except for the leads and their families, there's not a single decent person in that drama, nobody is shying away even from murder to get power. There were a lot of lose threads, f.e. Hyung Joo's ex wife and her relationship to their son, and to his partner (and he was married, too, for god's sake), how the company and he himself recovered from they defamation (again, why didn't they DISPUTE this? Hye Seung could have been a witness after her conversation the the guy, he apologized and admitted to perjury and then suddenly he commits suicide? They should have investigated and shown that the suicide note was forged...). The final 3-4 episodes basically consisted of two people meeting each other in different constellations to either threaten one another or ask for help/comfort each other, while nothing actually ever happens. Don't even get me started on the constant 'I'll marry him/her even though we don't love each other, to get out of this situation' trope. Then, our two leads. Did they have chemistry? Yes. Did they make use of it? No. I mean, seriously, it could have been SO good, but they had literally no screentime together until everything fell apart, and then they were supposed to be already madly in love. Like, when did that happen? Did I blink and miss it? Except for that scene on the boat, which was weird how the entire 'family' was already together btw, there was nothing that could have counted as flirting or even interest. They were just warming up to each other, that's all. At least give me something to work with... And then the finale, when she's supposed to marry her friend she doesn't love in a CHURCH with NO other guests, all dolled up but very obviously NOT happy to get married.... the 'groom' is like: 'Hey, look who's here, we were supposed to get married today, but I'll be the bigger person and let you go, so contrats!' Was that supposed to be romantic? I'm just dumbfounded by the ending, Hye Seung and Hyung Joo didn't even properly confess to each other, hell, they didn't even HOLD HANDS, let alone kiss, and yet that's supposed to be our happy ending?? So not satisfying. Whoa, I am just mad I wasted 8 hours on an ending like this. I'll give this a 6.0 but only because the first two or three episodes were a solid 9....

Ok, I just finished and I am literally so disappointed right now. The first couple of episodes were so engaging, I binged them through the night. The costumes, the setting, the imagery, the production value was just top notch. Even though there were some weird time jumps and too much makjang, it flowed together nicely by raising curiosity. But then, everything went downhill. More under a spoiler.

For a second I thought it had something to do with Paradise Kiss, because of the dress in the poster, haha. Would have loved a remake of that...

You do know that there are still some smaller rural areas in african countries that do indeed not have enough wells/water, and that rely on volunteer organizations to help with that problem, right? It's not about the people being uneducated or not working for it, but primarily that you need huge machines to dig deep enough for a well. The 'Lion King' sountrack, savannah, even the newspaper clips were meant as a satire (because the whole point of him going there and volunteering for the 'greater good' was not actually his idea and they explain that later...) and not to be taken too seriously. There's satire anywhere about everything, I don't get offended every time a show uses clichés about my country or its culture... The main problem is that people are still tiptoeing around it - in the end its about the portrayal of the people there, and they did show the deep affection Tae Sung had for the kids, especially Luka, who reminded him of his best friend. Yes, I think they could have named the 'country', but then everyone's gonna point fingers again if the houses/nature/language/dialect doesn't fit one hundred percent and they probably didnt even have the budget to film this in africa, so a whole different controversy would have started. I think people really have to chill a bit.

I agree that it was a difficult comment on her part. But in the scene Suhyeok actually says 'you've done some reading (...) from 'Men's search for Meaning', right?' and it's clearly shown how much her 'magazine' answer baffles him and he's on the verge of saying something but then just sighs and leans back into his chair. I think at this point he chose not to comment on any clueless remark on her part, even before in that conversation he said 'stop it or you'll just embarrass yourself'. I am torn about the situation, she does say how to the women there it was a 'means of survival', but they could have expanded more on the 'why'. Like in Schindler's List the women bite their thumbs until they bleed, to use their own blood as lipstick and rouge, to make sure they don't look sickly. It's horrible, but it was indeed the only way to survive the scrutiny.

Rewatching it for the 3rd time and still loving every second of it! It's got it all, comedy, friendship, romance, intriguing plot, action, some sad moments... I really don't understand those terrible comments, yes, some of it is over the top, so maybe not everyone's cup of tea... but it's very entertaining and unique, like each and every resident of the plaza, which makes me love it all the more. The leads are also very different in how unapologetic and ruthless they can be, contrary to so many dramas where they shy away from violence and murder. Definitely in my top 10 dramas of all time, and totally recommended!

I agree with you that Dae Kitty Cat's take on it seems quite harsh, and it's also not true that she would forgive him endlessly (after she finds out that he not only cheated on her but also has no intention of marrying her, she understands the depth of his betrayal). While I don't think she's pathetic and I feel very sorry for her, I do think it was pretty dumb of her to get drunk af at that party when she was just about to go on stage. Yeah, I get it's needed for the drama in the show, but she's actually quite a smart woman, so I am annoyed that the writers had to use that trope without making it seem more 'natural'. In any case, eventually this is what the drama is about: to show that there is no definite answer of 'dump him/her', because each and every story is different and even life coaches can be struggling when it's about themselves. You need a certain detachment to give sound advice and you don't have that when it concerns you and your loved ones. I think the drama has flaws but it's worth watching and I just hope the pace quickens a bit because I think the first four episodes have been somewhat draggy...

I loved the first couple of episodes but put it on hold and braced myself for the worst when I saw all the negative comments here. Honestly, it wasn't that bad. There were issues and it was somewhat draggy near the end, but I've seen much worse rom-coms. It's entertaining enough to pass the time. I'll rate it a 7/10, probably won't watch it again though.