Eleison

Another question... 😬

That's a really interesting point. I have noticed the newer Cdramas are much more palatable than older Cdramas.

Do you think the insertion is really that calculated and pointed, though? Are you saying it's being pushed on drama creators, or that drama creators on a larger scale are pushing for it?

I guess it felt off to me because, while I know China has many cultures within its borders and many different regions, they all still feel distinctly EASTERN, whereas yodeling feels distinctly WESTERN, and a specific type of Western (as it's a facet of European) culture. To me, it did less to proclaim a global move on their part (or as a way of catering to me as an international viewer) and instead just distracted me from noticing what happened in the scene because it felt so off (and it's also a costume drama; it would feel weird to have an electric guitar in an OST for a film about the American Revolution, too, because it also doesn't musically fit with the tone or time period). 😅 And I think it still feels a bit off to incorporate elements of other cultures when your population doesn't reflect those cultures (also, I'd like to point out that the yodeling in Sound Of Music was incorporated because the movie, while American-made, took place where yodeling was traditionally a thing; you wouldn't see it in just any American TV show or movie necessarily); so many cultures are present in the U.S., as it's a massive melting pot of global humanity and culture that we don't see in another country. To me, it's appropriate that those cultures would be reflected in our entertainment musically, thematically and as far as genres go.

I've definitely noticed more of what you describe in Kdramas (I would argue Korean content is more widely global than Chinese, but that's just been my experience; CDramas are not quite as accessible to westerners, especially xianxia--it's such an aquired taste and SO different from anything in the west), but maybe Cdramas are indeed following suit, too. 🤷‍♀️

Actors and their agencies lying is not something I have a hard time believing. 😅

And that is a good point! I'm not on social media platforms so I wouldn't be able to track those pieces of evidence down. 🫤

I'll have to look up those videos, thank you!

Thank you!

Yeah, that's the type of evidence I'd wait for. And it should be investigated if there's reasonable suspicion that any of it is true! I hope they do.

Thank you!

Well, it's just that I try to avoid believing what I see on the internet unless it's from a reliable source (and ideally from a few reliable sources). In fact, that goes for what celebrities say, too. I just assume most of what I see of them off-screen is a facade. But I think it's one thing to assume that celebrities aren't as good as they seem, it's another to slander them for specific immoral acts without evidence, don't you think?

These all sound really terrible, but this list isn't evidence, they're claims, no? 😬

I'm not trying to defend him, I actually think most celebrities are not great people; they are just good at covering up the stuff they do behind closed doors. It's just that I don't like getting on bandwagons without having evidence first.

I am open to believing this, but I need evidence before doing so.

Thank you! But I don't really want to visit a personal Google Doc. Can you paste them here on MDL in a "spoiler post" so we don't blow up the chat? If you wouldn't mind. I understand that might be too much to ask, but I appreciate the attempt at sharing links, anyway. :)

Can anyone provide links for the allegations against KSH that are not puff pieces from the internet? I couldn't find any. All I found were articles with zero links to sources. No evidence, they just summarized apparent evidence quoting others with no links to the original sources for any of the quotes or photos. I'd like to investigate more, but I won't rely on puff piece articles or social media posts as "evidence." And besides, almost anything can be manipulated today: photos, videos, texts, posts, etc. How are we to know what's provided as "evidence" has not been tampered with? This will take time to fully prove one way or the other, I think, so everything can be properly verified... allegations being true or not, the way people can use the internet to gain momentum for a way of thinking is truly something else 😳

Huh, interesting! But my question still kinda stands...😅

What does the poster have to do with the drama? 🤔 It looks like it's attached to the wrong synopsis. 😅

Thanks! 👍

So, wait, is this done airing, or still going? The dates on MDL say it has a few more weeks but people in the comments make it sound like they saw the whole thing...

Ah, good old mooc. Loves getting a rile out of people and is on a crusade to change the world one post on MDL at a time. 😆 (But I've got to admire his persistent pluck; but like all contrarians, the more annoyed people get with him, the more the insults and trash-talking fuel him to keep beating his drum 🤦‍♀️).

I think blocking him on the app is finally working and I no longer see his comments. It's great! 😉

Thanks for fixing the glitch, MDL! 👍

And the cast can't out-act a bad script and bad directing... 😬 The premise is already a tricky one to do well...

Concur 🙋‍♀️

They haven't been the most subtle, have they? 🤭

Any actual female teacher who wanted to not get slandered and/or keep her job would never DARE to interact with a teenage boy/student like this. Kids notice EVERYTHING and will talk about Every. Little. Thing. Nope, nope. But it's over-the-top fiction and we know (and she knows) he's not a teenage boy, so... we're rolling with it! 😅 In fact, if gossip didn't spread about them, I feel like that'd be the most unrealistic thing so far in this drama with many unrealistic things. 😉