Eleison

I got into dramas after the leads dated/broke up in WLFKBJ, so I wasn't around when all that blew up (or for the Song marriage disaster). 😬

Hidden Love is a cute rom-com; I had some quibbles with it, though. For one, the beginning felt a bit weird because of the age gap and the FL's painful puppy love, and for another, I think I might just have some issues with it that I have with Cdramas in general, actually, but the leads had amazing chemistry. There was a part where the ML begins to suspect (after many episodes of being oblivious) that the FL has been crushing on him for years, and he flirts with her in all these hilariously flustering ways (for her) to confirm if his suspicions are correct. That part is brilliantly done and executed very well by the leads. It's when I realized why everyone makes such a fuss about Zhao Lusi. She was incredible in it.

I just rewatched Weightlifting Fairy because it reminded me of LR (and yes, sadly, I think the chemistry was so electric mostly because the leads were a real couple for it; the chemistry in Episode 8 of LR reminded me of the Cdrama HL, actually), but BWS has a super tiny cameo as a sunbae of the ML in the last episode. 😅

It appears on Trending, though?

Someone suggested maybe he will just be their songwriter, rather than a member of the band. I love that theory!

I think the end of Episode 10 brought the most peaceful feelings, though, and huge relief. But their chemistry and cuteness is fantastic in 8. Often the strongest Episode in most Kdramas.

I like this theory, because then it means he can be with Sol without dodging his fans the rest of his life or worry one of them will kill Sol out of jealousy. 😂

Him remaining an idol has sentimental value, certainly, but doesn't work practically for him if he wants to be with Sol and build a normal life with her.

I've found the comment section gets most toxic right after a drama finishes, usually.

Also, I hope in the future Sol can tell Sun Jae everything about the original timeline and what he did for her in the previous timelines. In the future she can do that without being affected by the time travel parameters.

That I could settle for.

Yes, he confirms it for himself by the end of Episode 10.

What I enjoyed about the Episode 10 ending is that now we will never have another clueless Sun Jae. He won't be taken off-guard by "bipolar" Sol and will know exactly what he's dealing with moving forward. What a relief! No more misunderstandings (on his part, at least)!

Also, I was wondering if there's a significance to the number of chances Sol is given to save Sun Jae. Is it because Sun Jae saved her three times? I can only think of two times he did in the original timeline (the phone call, and the kidnapper), but could there be a third time we still don't know about? 🤔

For him to die after everything Im Sol went through? It would just be a lame cheat shot on the writers' part, then. The WHOLE point of the time travel is for her to save Sun Jae, and then to still have him die? *smh* If they tried to pull a "it's about the journey and their time together of them falling love while she tried to save him," I will be very displeased.

Probably! I just can't see how this would be a sad ending, though. Would they change the webtoon that much, and in such a lame way?

I feel like I should know HEA, but what do you mean by that here?

Oh, I probably haven't gotten there yet, I see. Haven't seen Episodes 9 and 10 yet. :)

What was the Boys Over Flowers reference?

They sometimes stuff it in all at the end. 😅

It is all very basic and low budget (though that's to be expected for the format), with a mediocre script and some weird and clunky editing at times (so, who cast the dad of Gun? He's literally half Gun's height/size... 😂).

BUT, the leads have surprisingly good chemistry, despite how little time they have to develop it as well as their characters. Their romantic scenes are definitely the strongest part.

Good thing Go Gun was a nice guy; Cha Se Young decided she liked him before he even opened his mouth and she came on really strong right out of the gate. No one take lessons on finding quality guys this way, though! 😅 He could have turned out to be a boring, selfish jerk, for all she knew!

Don't know why this was R? The gambling?

P.S. Zuho has those feline Asian features like Lee Joong Gi and Hwang In Yeop. Zuho and Joong Gi could be brothers!

Thanks!

And that's mentioned in Episode 9, I assume?