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The sooner she puts the sub-par Kokdu behind her the better.

The leading ladies are going through a rough patch in hairstyles at the moment. I want to grab these stylists and shake them. These are bad hairstyles... the other victim at the moment is Shin Hye-sun in 19th Life.

I'll be watching this as a dedicated fan of Han Ji-min, looks entertaining

Not much to grab hold onto here, fine performances and a gritty portrayal of Alzheimer's, but a lack of character development and stuttering narrative takes away the impact that was intended.

No. That's incorrect. It's not just a question of taste either. One of his earliest successes was Empress Ki... he showed everything in that role, the range was incredible... and the courage to take on a character whose flaws outweighed his merits, a weak minded, powerless emperor. I've never seen anything else like it. If you've got time, it's a 51 episode epic.

After that performance he had nothing to prove, he established himself as an actor in the very top tier.

And, maybe taste comes into this one, but he's known to have a theatrical background. He was beguiling as the wizard in Sound of Magic, it's a magical production - a modern fairy tale... like the classics that originated from dark, gothic horror. You need to open your mind a little when something different comes along.

SHS is a good actress but hasn't had any nirvana performances as the lead... yet. Just my opinion. I think My Golden Life is still her best lead to date.

Ah I see... I didn't think she looked like an idiot and she handled the situations better than others, including men. I think the cheer was her reflex, it's to show she's unaccustomed to high-brow events... (although her childhood scene at the beach implies she's from wealthy origins, her outfit was expensive).
The tuna head was a bit of fun, not misogynistic - I thought at first that the rich owner insulted her by making her take home the head, but then I wondered if that is one of the finer delicacies of the tuna... I'm pretty squeamish when I see the dead creature, especially a huge tuna head, I certainly wasn't expecting that!

Who, Sa-rang ssi? She speaks 4 languages very well, she's extremely competent, she has a quick wit, she's funny, she's pretty, she can dance... what have I missed?

After Coffee Prince, South Korea was awash with aspiring baristas, signing up to barista courses at universities.
Maybe SK currently has a shortage of hoteliers...

On the way to the fancy suite, Mr Gu's secretary asks her... "you've worked here for 7 years, how do you not know about this room?"

Too much fast forwarding my friends.

If it's telling you all about his character in a glance, is it poorly written, or is it successfully written?

....n finish my sentence!!

I think it's just lonely troll looking for reaction. I'm mad too... and she's only my 3rd favourite actress from Girls' Generation.

I get what you mean. I don't think either lead is a 'natural' at romantic comedy but I'm enjoying it. Incidentally, Kim Ga-eun and Go Won-hee, the supports, both have natural comedic timing - timing is the key to comedy, it's also in the hands of the director. Take the roll of the suitcase... the moment was timed perfectly, the fun in the reactions weren't quite there. But it could have been lost in the edit, so I'm not gonna say any more.

Maybe it's to show he's not petty - she should have been fired, even if he was the creepy guy, that's assault! Big moments tend to stick in our memory, maybe not the faces - but... when a face from an imprinted memory reappears in front of you it suddenly rings a giant gong, memory is fascinating.

I think most, except India apparently. USA and Europe has it

You're allowed to dislike anything you want.

Pizza hut made a new pizza with ham and anchovies... but omg, it's got cheese and tomato on it, AGAIN?? WTF!

Others might say "what did you expect?" or "order something else".

Don't you think?

I'm with you... my thoughts were about how she reconciles her male and female incarnations with her sexual preference... how does it work to remember a female lover when reborn later as female, and vice versa, must be complicated. I feel like I'm a killjoy for mentioning it, but that's what I was thinking about! After 19 lives she could have a lot of fun. I wonder how many lives it would take to reach an eventual psychotic meltdown, insanity must already be festering at #19.

If you don't like those clichés you might be disappointed, and if you claim to like K-romcom, what are you expecting?

Yes, the first episode seemed to cut very quickly through the backstory... saying that, it wasn't dull for a second. I'm on your side, I think over 16 episodes the cast and crew can cultivate a little more rapport and teamwork.

Jun-ho's character in King doesn't grab you, he seems the typical and trite chaebol at first.. but that drama will grow, worth sticking it out for 3 episodes imo, then decide. It's confusing they're both about hotels, I'm going to start getting confused about which drama each scene belongs to!