EtoileNoire

Thanks for your response. Maybe a part two focused on Jdramas?

Your article barely touched on Jdramas. Despite Kdramas targeting international audiences more, you prefer Jdramas. Is it due to the more realistic depictions of a wider range of topics? The brisker pace? The shorter seasons? What influence does anime have, if any, on Jdramas? Do those features - arguably - make Jdramas more appealing to a broader audience despite being made for the Japanese market?

Why does Se Joo remind me of Chuck Bass?

Bless you for this.

Yes, FL looks to be 43 rather than 33, while ML looks 23.

Well! The synopsis sells this series short. So far, it is very much a workplace drama with a whip smart female lead, a very intelligent right-hand man, simmering chemistry between the two, and a hint of romance. I love it so far (episode 6). The story is well-paced too at the moment.

I'm going to have to adopt your strategy of seeking out lower rated dramas.

In the plot summary, should “persisted” be “resisted” instead? The former makes no sense.

ETA: The synopsis of the original film, of which this is a remake, is much better (https://mydramalist.com/11218-a-distant-cry-from-spring).

I agree with all of your points. The low-budget cinematography compounded with poor quality video of free sites is the only thing keeping me from watching more J-Dramas.

This was hard to watch because it was so realistic. As much as I understood Nagata and even sympathized with him, it is best to keep as far as possible from romantic entanglements with people like him. They cannot be fixed and you should never feel bad about letting them go.

I agree. Also the fact that Netflix series aren’t drawn out to 16 episodes or more with useless filler is a real plus. Not only does it make for more meaningful & engaging narratives, it shows respect for the viewer.

Two episodes in and I have no idea what this series is supposed to be about.

Same. My pet peeve is grown women acting “cutesy” like little 12 year-old girls.

August 2021

For anyone who’s interested, this is currently included with Amazon Prime. You don’t have to rent or buy episodes.

I’m late, but I definitely agree that Ji Soo is extremely annoying g & juvenile. She stalked that guy like he was prey and she was a hungry lion cub. Why do Korean shows always depict grown women in their 20s-30s like simpering pre-teens?

Same.

What is this pairing of a 30-something man with a 16-year-old child as his “bride”? I’m so irritated & distracted by it that it’s overwhelming the parts of the series I do enjoy.

ETA: so I’ve just read other comments that the FL is supposed to be 19. That hardly makes it better and she looks and acts like a child of 16.

I was not amused.

That’s how teens are. Plus his mother cheated on his father and their separation mist have traumatized him.

It is precisely men who need to watch this film and understand the drudgery, fear, exhaustion, and lack of fulfillment that women live with on a daily basis. It’s shortsighted to dismiss this film as being for women only rather than using its insights to learn about the people who give birth to us, raise us, feed us, and love us.