It's actually insane how many people can't understand this story. I'm not talking about people on MDL alone. Like,…
1. Ian: I still think he has a dark side, because he knows everything, even about Jinmu. Also, he is less useful than a chair in a room. Without Huiju, he would still be a puppet.
2. Huiju: The only main character who can stand on her own.
3. Queen Mother: an absolute toxic piece of shit, an abusive mother, and a real puppeteer who's trying to act like a poor victim.
4. My "fave" character, dear Prime Min 😂: Everyone's favorite villain whose only fault is that he's in love and slow as hell and doesn't know what to do because he has to protect the Crown, obey Parliament and people but also wants to protect Huiju as well. People think he leaked it when he was actually just slow as a snail and didn't make a decision in time or at all, so QM leaked everything.
5. QM's dad: Everyone thought he was a villain because he's Jinmu, but in reality, he became a villain to save his murderous daughter from the fall. You can tell if you look at his facial expression. I'm not talking about EP9 alone.
It's actually insane how many people can't understand this story. I'm not talking about people on MDL alone. Like, so many people think PM leaked; he's a villain, QM didn't do anything, and her dad is a villain.
I'm losing brain cells reading comments from people.😂
Anyway, if you're interested, I will breakdown all the main characters for you in my next comment.
BTW, EP9 is the first time our dear ML actually did something on his own. Took them long enough. I really hope BWS never going to be a ML in a romcom, because he's just wasting his potential.
She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.
LOL! The little kid is crying so hard. 😂 You didn't do research about her even though the only thing you should've done is ask Google, "How long has IU donated money?"
Here, watch this, you fool. Imagine if you did this before you opened your stupid mouth. But that wouldn't be fun, right?
The first thing you did was criticize her, saying it's just PR, and then you mentioned taxes. Stop talking shit and accept you're wrong and a toxic idiot.
She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.
See? You can't argue anymore because you are outed as someone who doesn't know shit about these things, and now you're crying.
You don't know shit, and you don't care, yet you're arguing with multiple people about this topic?
You can call me IU's PR team, Mom, Dad, whatever. The fact is still there, and everyone can see it. She's not doing this for PR, she's not doing this to evade tax. She's literally losing more money than she gains, and she's been doing this for 15 years, and you're still bitching about this as if you're the one who's losing the money.
She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.
Cry a lot more, please. 😂 Only fools like you care about celebs making it obvious if they donate. You're acting like it's a big deal.
This is why you have a sad, lonely life. Rather than care about important things, you moan about IU donating money.
How is this PR stunt, you clown? She's been doing this every year since 2011, multiple times a year sometimes. If someone does this once or twice, okay, but she's been doing this for 15 YEARS!
The only parasocial here is you. You're literally commenting under every comment crying about IU donating money.
Look in the mirror, child.
Why would I be bitter about not living in the US? It's literally one of the biggest piles of shit countries on this planet with the biggest fools.
The only jealous people here are also you because you're crying like a little kid because IU didn't donate money to you.
I'm 110% sure you never worked in your entire life for a minute.
I couldn't care less if it's a PR stunt or a tax write-off. At the end of the day, she donated more than 8 BILLION KRW since 2011 to people in need. It's not like they didn't get that money, you idiot.
How much money did you donate? Nothing, you're just a brainless fool on MDL moaning about a celeb donating money.
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This is for you, smartass. READ it carefully, because you know all these thanks to your so-called job. 😂
A donation is not “free money" and it does not mean the person gets the whole amount back through taxes. In Korea, charitable donations generally give a tax credit, not a full refund.
Example:
If someone donates 100 million KRW:
The first 10 million KRW gets a 15% tax credit = 1.5 million KRW Remaining 90 million KRW gets a 30% tax credit = 27 million KRW Total central tax credit = 28.5 million KRW With the rough local tax effect, it may be around 31.35 million KRW total
So the person donated 100 million KRW but only reduced taxes by about 28.5–31.35 million KRW.
That means they are still down around 68.65–71.5 million KRW.
So no, donating 100 million KRW is not a “tax evasion trick.” It can reduce the tax burden, but it does not make the person profit. They still lose far more money than they save in taxes.
If someone had 30 billion KRW in taxable personal income like IU, because her income is around 20-30 billion KRW every year, South Korea’s progressive income tax would be roughly:
Central income tax: 13.43 billion KRW Local income tax: 1.34 billion KRW Total: 14.78 billion KRW
A 100 million KRW donation would only reduce that by around 28.5–31.35 million KRW. That is tiny compared to the total tax bill, and it still costs the donor tens of millions of won after tax benefits.
So yes, public donations can have PR value. But calling them “tax write-off” is mathematically wrong.
Okay, so about the leaker. I'm 99% sure it was Ian. Why? Because no one else knew where the contract was. He asked…
Well, you should, especially if you love real-life dramas with great scripts and acting. The parents-children story is really strong. Sometimes it's fun but sometimes it hits you so hard like a tank.😅
Ikr. It's like they don't really care if she's the killer they just want to put someone in jail so they put her.…
Exactly. I completely forgot about this drama till your comment. I'm still stuck at EP6. I'm not sure if I should drop it or not because the acting is really good, but the story still makes no sense.
Actually, she donates money every year for multiple causes in the name of her fandom. I've been her fan since…
I'm only 38 so I'm not that old yet. 😂
My biggest faves are BoA, Lee Hyori, S.E.S, The Grace, SNSD, 2NE1, Apink, IU, Taeyeon, MAMAMOO, Red Velvet, Dreamcatcher, i-dle.
If I have to pick the 3 biggest, it's SNSD, MAMAMOO and Red Velvet. For soloists, it's BoA, IU, and Taeyeon plus the MAMAMOO members.
But if you're interested in my whole list, I have a TOP40+ groups and soloists, but it's not complete. A lot of indie Korean musicians are not in it. I just got bored making this list. Or more like tired. 😅
She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.
The only dimwit here is you. She's donating billions to people in need, and all you're bitching about is why she released statements about it.
If she wouldn't do it, idiots like you would cry and say, "Why is she not donating when she's a millionaire?"
Actually, only sad and lonely people attack a famous person for donating money. She doesn't know you, so why are you moaning about her donating money? Look in the mirror, kid. You're the embodiment of a stupid, uneducated American.
She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.
She's been donating every year multiple times since 2011. How much did you donate?
Also, she has made sure everyone knows because she donates money in the name of her fandom. Not to mention, it can be done anonymously, but people leaked this info many times. So it's better if she says it herself.
Only people with sad and lonely lives think she's doing this for attention when she's already one of the biggest stars in Korea.
Genuine question, does UI make donations after each production? I read another donation update when they concluded…
Actually, she donates money every year for multiple causes in the name of her fandom. I've been her fan since 2008, and she has donated so much money every year since 2011. She donates money on her birthday, her debut day, her fandom "debut" date, Children's Day, Christmas, etc. I think she donated around 8-10 billion KRW so far.
Okay, so about the leaker. I'm 99% sure it was Ian. Why? Because no one else knew where the contract was. He asked…
Same here. I wouldn't watch romcoms if I hated them because most of them are copy and paste. It's like a new skin pack in a game. Basically like The Sims 4.🤣
My problem is I care too much about the story, acting, and directing. If one fails out of these 3, it's already hard enough to rate it higher than 7, unless the acting is really good.
Here, the story is 6/10, directing 7/10, acting is 8/10 or so. If they won't mess up the story, I might give it an 8/10.
Tbh, if I hadn't been an IU fan since 2008, I'm not sure I could handle her cringe character. But unlike most people who hate on the actors, I know she's cringe on purpose because it's just a mask.
I wouldn't say their chemistry is top-tier, but I've seen much worse, even with IU. 😅 It's not easy to develop good chemistry in a drama like this where ML is reserved and moody and FL is over the top, bossy, and cringe sometimes. When they're together without any masks, they're much better.
Maybe they shouldn't leave the room. ML would love it for sure.🤣
Okay, so about the leaker. I'm 99% sure it was Ian. Why? Because no one else knew where the contract was. He asked…
It's a romcom, let's be real, the story is already flat. It's not irritating me like some others I won't mention because their fans will lose their shit again. 😅 It's decently written but nothing special. So, I don't expect some crazy changes.
Unless they will go full "Dynamite Kiss" and mess up everything.😂
Why does the prince's secretary has more personality and background story than the literal SML that exists solely…
Tbh, I'm fed up with sad backstories, so it's amazing they didn't give him any backstory at all. As much as I like Ian's secretary, I'm bored with the same sad childhood life stuff.
Tbh, ML doesn't really have a massive backstory either other than the fact that he's a prince and his family shit. The same goes for FL.
Okay, so about the leaker. I'm 99% sure it was Ian. Why? Because no one else knew where the contract was. He asked…
I think if he did leak the info, Huiju is more protected than if anyone else did it. They can just be in love and stick together. People will move on eventually anyway, especially if they see them together after 3 years.
If this was done by someone else, I don't see any reason why they did it. Like, the end result would be the same. They can be together longer than 3 years.
Maybe I just want this drama to be a bit complex at least.😂
Also, I'm 100% sure they will add some romance between them, and this would be the best possible way to make them fight a little.
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2. Huiju: The only main character who can stand on her own.
3. Queen Mother: an absolute toxic piece of shit, an abusive mother, and a real puppeteer who's trying to act like a poor victim.
4. My "fave" character, dear Prime Min 😂: Everyone's favorite villain whose only fault is that he's in love and slow as hell and doesn't know what to do because he has to protect the Crown, obey Parliament and people but also wants to protect Huiju as well. People think he leaked it when he was actually just slow as a snail and didn't make a decision in time or at all, so QM leaked everything.
5. QM's dad: Everyone thought he was a villain because he's Jinmu, but in reality, he became a villain to save his murderous daughter from the fall. You can tell if you look at his facial expression. I'm not talking about EP9 alone.
I think that's all.
I'm losing brain cells reading comments from people.😂
Anyway, if you're interested, I will breakdown all the main characters for you in my next comment.
BTW, EP9 is the first time our dear ML actually did something on his own. Took them long enough. I really hope BWS never going to be a ML in a romcom, because he's just wasting his potential.
Here, watch this, you fool. Imagine if you did this before you opened your stupid mouth. But that wouldn't be fun, right?
https://i.imgur.com/rtFbTWm.png
The first thing you did was criticize her, saying it's just PR, and then you mentioned taxes. Stop talking shit and accept you're wrong and a toxic idiot.
You don't know shit, and you don't care, yet you're arguing with multiple people about this topic?
You can call me IU's PR team, Mom, Dad, whatever. The fact is still there, and everyone can see it. She's not doing this for PR, she's not doing this to evade tax. She's literally losing more money than she gains, and she's been doing this for 15 years, and you're still bitching about this as if you're the one who's losing the money.
Now, shut up and move on with your boring life.
This is why you have a sad, lonely life. Rather than care about important things, you moan about IU donating money.
How is this PR stunt, you clown? She's been doing this every year since 2011, multiple times a year sometimes. If someone does this once or twice, okay, but she's been doing this for 15 YEARS!
The only parasocial here is you. You're literally commenting under every comment crying about IU donating money.
Look in the mirror, child.
Why would I be bitter about not living in the US? It's literally one of the biggest piles of shit countries on this planet with the biggest fools.
The only jealous people here are also you because you're crying like a little kid because IU didn't donate money to you.
I'm 110% sure you never worked in your entire life for a minute.
I couldn't care less if it's a PR stunt or a tax write-off. At the end of the day, she donated more than 8 BILLION KRW since 2011 to people in need. It's not like they didn't get that money, you idiot.
How much money did you donate? Nothing, you're just a brainless fool on MDL moaning about a celeb donating money.
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This is for you, smartass. READ it carefully, because you know all these thanks to your so-called job. 😂
A donation is not “free money" and it does not mean the person gets the whole amount back through taxes. In Korea, charitable donations generally give a tax credit, not a full refund.
Example:
If someone donates 100 million KRW:
The first 10 million KRW gets a 15% tax credit = 1.5 million KRW
Remaining 90 million KRW gets a 30% tax credit = 27 million KRW
Total central tax credit = 28.5 million KRW
With the rough local tax effect, it may be around 31.35 million KRW total
So the person donated 100 million KRW but only reduced taxes by about 28.5–31.35 million KRW.
That means they are still down around 68.65–71.5 million KRW.
So no, donating 100 million KRW is not a “tax evasion trick.” It can reduce the tax burden, but it does not make the person profit. They still lose far more money than they save in taxes.
If someone had 30 billion KRW in taxable personal income like IU, because her income is around 20-30 billion KRW every year, South Korea’s progressive income tax would be roughly:
Central income tax: 13.43 billion KRW
Local income tax: 1.34 billion KRW
Total: 14.78 billion KRW
A 100 million KRW donation would only reduce that by around 28.5–31.35 million KRW. That is tiny compared to the total tax bill, and it still costs the donor tens of millions of won after tax benefits.
So yes, public donations can have PR value. But calling them “tax write-off” is mathematically wrong.
Sources before you talk nonsense again:
PwC Korea personal income tax rates:
https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/republic-of-korea/individual/taxes-on-personal-income
PwC Korea charitable donation tax credit:
https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/republic-of-korea/individual/deductions
My biggest faves are BoA, Lee Hyori, S.E.S, The Grace, SNSD, 2NE1, Apink, IU, Taeyeon, MAMAMOO, Red Velvet, Dreamcatcher, i-dle.
If I have to pick the 3 biggest, it's SNSD, MAMAMOO and Red Velvet. For soloists, it's BoA, IU, and Taeyeon plus the MAMAMOO members.
But if you're interested in my whole list, I have a TOP40+ groups and soloists, but it's not complete. A lot of indie Korean musicians are not in it. I just got bored making this list. Or more like tired. 😅
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCgVwgiawAAgPol?format=png&name=4096x4096
If she wouldn't do it, idiots like you would cry and say, "Why is she not donating when she's a millionaire?"
Actually, only sad and lonely people attack a famous person for donating money. She doesn't know you, so why are you moaning about her donating money? Look in the mirror, kid. You're the embodiment of a stupid, uneducated American.
Also, she has made sure everyone knows because she donates money in the name of her fandom. Not to mention, it can be done anonymously, but people leaked this info many times. So it's better if she says it herself.
Only people with sad and lonely lives think she's doing this for attention when she's already one of the biggest stars in Korea.
My problem is I care too much about the story, acting, and directing. If one fails out of these 3, it's already hard enough to rate it higher than 7, unless the acting is really good.
Here, the story is 6/10, directing 7/10, acting is 8/10 or so. If they won't mess up the story, I might give it an 8/10.
Tbh, if I hadn't been an IU fan since 2008, I'm not sure I could handle her cringe character. But unlike most people who hate on the actors, I know she's cringe on purpose because it's just a mask.
I wouldn't say their chemistry is top-tier, but I've seen much worse, even with IU. 😅 It's not easy to develop good chemistry in a drama like this where ML is reserved and moody and FL is over the top, bossy, and cringe sometimes. When they're together without any masks, they're much better.
Maybe they shouldn't leave the room. ML would love it for sure.🤣
Unless they will go full "Dynamite Kiss" and mess up everything.😂
Tbh, ML doesn't really have a massive backstory either other than the fact that he's a prince and his family shit. The same goes for FL.
If this was done by someone else, I don't see any reason why they did it. Like, the end result would be the same. They can be together longer than 3 years.
Maybe I just want this drama to be a bit complex at least.😂
Also, I'm 100% sure they will add some romance between them, and this would be the best possible way to make them fight a little.