People who don’t like this drama either dropped it midway because it’s a slow burn, or they simply can’t…
heartbreak??? are we watching the same drama? I feel inspired and uplifted. ALl the heavy stuff was there but somehow it was clear it is all passing and the light is coming
Every one-sided dumped crush is at least 97% likely to be bitter mean spiteful .... so ...... why are you surprised???…
oops I actually responded to someone else who said they were surprised to see SFL doing it.... Thank you for your patience.
I think I didnt agree that the drama is falling apart bc of this twist, and also, it even it is predictable, it is not a cliche, it is just something that happens often in real life - most dumped one-sided crushes are revengeful
Which man is asking? A smart and confident man would pick FL. FL is honest, has integrity, she communicates, she…
lmao I obviously did not write for you :) SO DO NOT BOTHER ME , DO NOT EVER WRITE TO ME AND WASTE MY TIME if you dont like what I write, ignore it or block me, and stay out of my inbox FAREWELL
Me. I don't remember last time I was anticipating a Korean drama, before this happened.
I did not check your watchlist :) That why I said SEEM TO :) i never went looking for a proof, I dont have the time for that :) I suspected the pattern based on what you said here - the strong like for MRN, and not even trying some of the dramas I mentioned... This is what I do :) I saw something, I told you, and now you can confirm it or not for yourself. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS FOR SURE :) Yours truly, Inspector Megre
@Ti02 said that the FL died in Joseon era, and that is true, so at this moment it certainly doesnt look like FL…
As for MRN: we have no info YET about that accident that permanently changed behavior of UnknownActress.... so I am not guessing anything yet
As for Mr. Queen - you can believe whatever you want... but MR QUEEN DRAMA ITSELF never showed nor hinted at any connections between the swapped characters
In reincarnation, we freely switch genders and we work out our karma from previous lives, but we do not remember anything. In Mr Queen, it is a body swap so the memories are intact... and that guy in female body and really acting as queer bait was really not a needed addition. The drama made humor rather distatesfully by queer baiting imo I never liked that drama, it was too crude to me. On the other hand, I see your point, in God's plan anything is possible perhaps it was a glitch in the system and angels could not find a female body to swap... or perhaps that Chef had to go back and realize he was gay..,... or whatever
I am done talking here, I need to get back to the grind now :) Bye :)
it's so funny that everyone cries at fl-centered love triangles and complains about mls being virgins in romcoms,…
Nah, those who complained about that are men, it was 10joy something and another account I cant remember the name...
I dont see anyone shaming a female character that shows up around ML - where did you see that?
I see a lot of WOMEN AND MEN shaming female characters who speak up, like FL in Our Golden Days - my gosh ppl hate such characters as "unlikeable" They will tolerate such woman if she has some power, like here she is a high exec, or in My Royal Nemesis, she is ex-queen.
I dont think we want FL and ML who have no past.... Unless this is a high school drama lmao I think we like to watch kdramas because we see adults who FEEL and THINK and ACT from that informed balanced choice.
Yeah ML is experienced, in his day he was over 10 packs lmao but he still FEELS and doesnt jump on anyone unless he is in love, and he doesnt fall in love every other day lmao HE IS A BALANCED HUMAN
We watch kdramas bc characters are decent people, not promiscuous, and they have decent morals and ethics, and a heart and brain, as well as hormones, so their decisions and actions are sophisticated and elegant and to some degree "pure" and informed, and with genuine feelings......
not just blindly mating like dogs. That domain is reserved for Hwood :)
i think kdramas are excellent in treating sexuality with good taste and with common sense, in a healthy way. There is no false prudeness and pretending it is not there. It is there. But is treated with tact. Enough cues are given that we know people behind the closed door know what they are doing, but no TMI and we never vouyeur into their private business. THAT LEAVES A LOT MORE TIME FOR REAL CONTENT, and that is why we watch kdramas :) for content.
As for love triangles that are FL centric - that is a strategy to appease to female audience, to provide a delulu relief and reverse sexism in reaction to sexism in real life. In reality, many women chase one man, and women kiss male as@es in work and private life. No wonder women watnt to escape that at least in a drama.... But it doesnt help the real life bc women dont learn anything useful ... they just fantasize for 1 hr .... So imo it is helpful that dramas become more realistic and gender balanced so that the real life situations will change too.
A talk with another user who loves MRN made me realize this: when ppl say all rom coms are fluffy brainless and I say THAT IS FALSE - then I am going to quote MRN and Filing For Love as an example :) A rom com does not have to be a replacement for a bottle of alcohol or some drugs.
>>>>> A good rom com is very meaningful <<<<<< it is a psychological drama about character growth, and told in a humorous way . This year there were some amazing mature yet very fun rom coms, like Positively Yours and Spring Fever. My Dearest Nemesis was one of the pioneers in setting the trend of gender equality, integrity, and honest and direct communication and good teamwork between the couple. It was unfortunate that the audience missed it and the drama got low rating
Most of the audience is not interested in a psychological drama and thus does NOT really like true rom coms :) they think it is boring lmao A rom com that is actually a powerfully concealed psychological drama, social commentary, and "instructions for life" / "true relationship manual" like .... Discovery of Love, Spring Fever, Positively Yours, My Dearest Nemesis, Home Town Cha Cha, etc ... is usually boring to most ppl - which tells you exactly why divorces are so rampant!!!! So ask your potential mate if they like these dramas, and if they say yes, they are long term relationship material :)
>>>>>A true rom com is golden..... you see two ordinary flawed people like each other and influence each other to grow, and become a strong partnership, an excellent team in great communication and mutual respect and equality. <<<<<< That is the plot that interests me
The plot that interests the audience is a spicy unusual complex plot with elements of thriller and mysterious Most of the audience is not interested in character development and psychology
So MRN took the essence of a true rom com and added some fun frills to create that mysterious and thriller effect and also dramatize the romance, make it disfunctional by using some spicy plots, like time travel and capitalist monster chaebol, and then make the pair come together under some hilarious circumstances, like surviving time travel.
The plot that sells is - roughly speaking: - pretty boyS chase a flawed but kind nobody woman-child and she enjoys them all but finally picks one as the permanent slave sugar daddy, while the others wilt away in grief waiting for her forever
or Perfect Crown/Pursuit of Jade kind of plot: a woman who has it all / has nothing tacks onto a pretty guy who has it all and makes her rich/famous
or: a flawed kind woman with severe issues/ trauma / falling in her life meets the closed heart traumatized ML and melts his cold heart, and he keeps saving her and taking care of her
In older dramas, FLs were often poor marginalized ppl. In the newer dramas, FLs at least are shown as competent at their job BUT total losers clutzes in their private lives
in older dramas, the man was often quite cruel in his coldness, and woman kept being nice to him In the newer dramas, either ML or FL can be cold and closed poker face with trauma, and the rejection/mistreatment is getting less .. crude brutal. It is still brutal, just more politely lmao .
But in most if not all dramas, ML is chasing FL like crazy and she has doubts about him and takes a long time to respond and say yes; and even then, she is not totally committed - while he breaks his back and his neck to please her and cater to her, always exuses and forgives her sh.t no matter what she does, and stays loyal forever. <<
Me. I don't remember last time I was anticipating a Korean drama, before this happened.
MRN is a totally higher level than BAYM, which looks very ... childish? amateur? less developed? what is the word to use here? in comparison... It is like a difference between A+ and B- ............. so you certainly can recognize mastery imo :)
The plot that interests you seems to be a spicy unusual complex plot with elements of thriller and mysterious But you dont seem to be interested in character development and psychology. A rom com that is actually a powerfully concealed psychological drama, social commentary, and "instructions for life" / "true relationship manual" like .... Discovery of Love, Spring Fever, Positively Yours, My Dearest Nemesis, Home Town Cha Cha, etc ... is probably boring to you.
@Ti02 said that the FL died in Joseon era, and that is true, so at this moment it certainly doesnt look like FL…
yeah yeah technically Mr Queen and this drama COULD be similar, if FL and UnknownActress swapped bodies - but we dont know yet if they did or not. FL got into the body of UnknownActress and we have no clue where UnknownActress went!!! and where UnknownActress *was* between her accident and FL being aware of taking over of her body!!!! since according to Grandma, UnknownActress had an accident and never was the same after thaat
What I was saying and what you missed is: there was ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO SWAP/TIMETRAVEL in Mr Queen - the characters are 100% unrelated
and in MRN, the timetravel/swap/whatever it is IS ON PURPOSE to properly resolve some past karma - all players from Joseon are in 2026 and the plot *is the same* as it was in Joseon
Me. I don't remember last time I was anticipating a Korean drama, before this happened.
Ok cool you fell in love with this drama
last year ... https://asianwiki.com/Category:2025_South_Korean_Drama_Series there was Dream Life of Mr Kim, Walking on Thin Ice, etc and many very contraversial topic and alternative dramas to make you think, like Second Shot at Love, S-Lines, The Defects, etc There are other dramas on that list that I think were remarkable. Some ppl loved When Life Gives you Tangerines - I dropped it bc it was sooo soapy .. There were other dramas in 2025 that other ppl loved, like Study Group, Weak Hero 2, ...
As for rom coms... There was Bon Appetit but the food was the 3rd main lead and took too much screen time.... Undercover High School and The Winning Try were excellent and so fun and I loved them but you obviously did not - bc they were related to highschool kids?.... Love Scout was decent but not funny.... Idol I was good but the com was ah too subtle, not really funny.... Heo's Diner and Heroes on Call and Heavenly Ever After were my favs... Heo's diner was almost killed by draggy script, Heroes on Call does not have enough rom, and HEA has a very elderly (82 yrs old, in that body) FL... You didnt like Tempest? ok it was a hot rom inside a thriller... and no com... The Haunted Palace was an amazing rom com - but inside a horror story - you didnt like that?
yeah there was no mind blowing adult love story true rom coms in 2025. Ok... I can see what you like.
MRN is a real and great masterpiece adult love rom com: there is rom, there is com, and there is depth and excellent acting and a clean tight script with a meaningful plot and messages, and ML-FL are mature adults. Yeah I understand your enthusiasm :) MRN is an excellent drama.
This year there is a whole batch of excellent adult love rom coms... Undercover Miss Hong ended, currently airing are Filing for Love, We are All Trying Here are the first to come to mind and hilarious comedies like currently airing Kitchen Soldier, excellent comedy/family drama/thriller Cabbage Your Life currently airing fantastic thrillers current Scarecrow and finished Reverse really fun family dramas REcipe for Love - lots of romping around and hilarious makjang, excellent acting by older actors, and yeah some soap... and a great daily - but really a long family drama - Our Happy Days etc in 2026 THERE IS TONS OF LOCALLY PRODUCED GREAT KDRAMAS
FL actress is such a chameleon, such a great actress, she can act such a great range of anythng... ... her scenes as a meek and timid Joseon maid are hilarious ... bc ... I have never seen her act that before lmao and she is nailing it - while confronting the bully maids and concocting revenge at night on the roof top lmao
Any real kdrama is very healing and has profound messages for living a daily life. What are the messages here.... ? I like the independent FL and ML who does not meddle but really helps her when she needs to - bc she does need help, she is a lone woman in a different time and without any resources.
I was shocked to see her put her hand on him - that is totally radically lewd for Joseon .... ! and hugging her was totally radically intimate for a Capitalist Monster ....
so what we have seen so far is equivalent to like 100000 bed scenes from the ranchiest love movies LMAO in terms of their RECKLNESSNESS IN EXPRESSING THEIR TRUE FEELINGS
imo putting her hand on him qualifies as "we are getting married" claim, and he hugging her means a total let go and surrender
I think I didnt agree that the drama is falling apart bc of this twist, and also, it even it is predictable, it is not a cliche, it is just something that happens often in real life - most dumped one-sided crushes are revengeful
SO DO NOT BOTHER ME , DO NOT EVER WRITE TO ME AND WASTE MY TIME
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FAREWELL
This is what I do :) I saw something, I told you, and now you can confirm it or not for yourself.
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS FOR SURE :)
Yours truly,
Inspector Megre
As for Mr. Queen - you can believe whatever you want... but MR QUEEN DRAMA ITSELF never showed nor hinted at any connections between the swapped characters
In reincarnation, we freely switch genders and we work out our karma from previous lives, but we do not remember anything.
In Mr Queen, it is a body swap so the memories are intact... and that guy in female body and really acting as queer bait was really not a needed addition. The drama made humor rather distatesfully by queer baiting imo I never liked that drama, it was too crude to me.
On the other hand, I see your point, in God's plan anything is possible perhaps it was a glitch in the system and angels could not find a female body to swap... or perhaps that Chef had to go back and realize he was gay..,... or whatever
I am done talking here, I need to get back to the grind now :) Bye :)
and DK :)
google translate cannot find your language so I have no idea what you said
I am not sure about his career and if he had better more significant roles before -
but a good drama needs a great SML and he is nailing it.
What do you expect SFL to be, a saint??? Nope she is not. It would be sooo cringe to make her a saint!!!
We are lucky that she is not TOTALLY nasty. She was still helpful to some degree. She put the blanket on the ML :)
Honestly portraying a SFL as for what she is, is fine. It is not a cliche.
I dont see anyone shaming a female character that shows up around ML - where did you see that?
I see a lot of WOMEN AND MEN shaming female characters who speak up, like FL in Our Golden Days - my gosh ppl hate such characters as "unlikeable"
They will tolerate such woman if she has some power, like here she is a high exec, or in My Royal Nemesis, she is ex-queen.
I dont think we want FL and ML who have no past.... Unless this is a high school drama lmao I think we like to watch kdramas because we see adults who FEEL and THINK and ACT from that informed balanced choice.
Yeah ML is experienced, in his day he was over 10 packs lmao but he still FEELS and doesnt jump on anyone unless he is in love, and he doesnt fall in love every other day lmao HE IS A BALANCED HUMAN
We watch kdramas bc characters are decent people, not promiscuous, and they have decent morals and ethics, and a heart and brain, as well as hormones, so their decisions and actions are sophisticated and elegant and to some degree "pure" and informed, and with genuine feelings......
not just blindly mating like dogs. That domain is reserved for Hwood :)
i think kdramas are excellent in treating sexuality with good taste and with common sense, in a healthy way. There is no false prudeness and pretending it is not there. It is there. But is treated with tact. Enough cues are given that we know people behind the closed door know what they are doing, but no TMI and we never vouyeur into their private business. THAT LEAVES A LOT MORE TIME FOR REAL CONTENT, and that is why we watch kdramas :) for content.
As for love triangles that are FL centric - that is a strategy to appease to female audience, to provide a delulu relief and reverse sexism in reaction to sexism in real life. In reality, many women chase one man, and women kiss male as@es in work and private life. No wonder women watnt to escape that at least in a drama.... But it doesnt help the real life bc women dont learn anything useful ... they just fantasize for 1 hr .... So imo it is helpful that dramas become more realistic and gender balanced so that the real life situations will change too.
when ppl say all rom coms are fluffy brainless and I say THAT IS FALSE - then I am going to quote MRN and Filing For Love as an example :)
A rom com does not have to be a replacement for a bottle of alcohol or some drugs.
>>>>> A good rom com is very meaningful <<<<<< it is a psychological drama about character growth, and told in a humorous way
.
This year there were some amazing mature yet very fun rom coms, like Positively Yours and Spring Fever.
My Dearest Nemesis was one of the pioneers in setting the trend of gender equality, integrity, and honest and direct communication and good teamwork between the couple. It was unfortunate that the audience missed it and the drama got low rating
Most of the audience is not interested in a psychological drama and thus does NOT really like true rom coms :) they think it is boring lmao
A rom com that is actually a powerfully concealed psychological drama, social commentary, and "instructions for life" / "true relationship manual" like .... Discovery of Love, Spring Fever, Positively Yours, My Dearest Nemesis, Home Town Cha Cha, etc ... is usually boring to most ppl - which tells you exactly why divorces are so rampant!!!! So ask your potential mate if they like these dramas, and if they say yes, they are long term relationship material :)
>>>>>A true rom com is golden..... you see two ordinary flawed people like each other and influence each other to grow, and become a strong partnership, an excellent team in great communication and mutual respect and equality. <<<<<<
That is the plot that interests me
The plot that interests the audience is a spicy unusual complex plot with elements of thriller and mysterious
Most of the audience is not interested in character development and psychology
So MRN took the essence of a true rom com and added some fun frills to create that mysterious and thriller effect and also dramatize the romance, make it disfunctional by using some spicy plots, like time travel and capitalist monster chaebol, and then make the pair come together under some hilarious circumstances, like surviving time travel.
The plot that sells is - roughly speaking:
- pretty boyS chase a flawed but kind nobody woman-child and she enjoys them all but finally picks one as the permanent slave sugar daddy, while the others wilt away in grief waiting for her forever
or Perfect Crown/Pursuit of Jade kind of plot: a woman who has it all / has nothing tacks onto a pretty guy who has it all and makes her rich/famous
or: a flawed kind woman with severe issues/ trauma / falling in her life meets the closed heart traumatized ML and melts his cold heart, and he keeps saving her and taking care of her
In older dramas, FLs were often poor marginalized ppl. In the newer dramas, FLs at least are shown as competent at their job BUT total losers clutzes in their private lives
in older dramas, the man was often quite cruel in his coldness, and woman kept being nice to him
In the newer dramas, either ML or FL can be cold and closed poker face with trauma, and the rejection/mistreatment is getting less .. crude brutal. It is still brutal, just more politely lmao .
But in most if not all dramas, ML is chasing FL like crazy and she has doubts about him and takes a long time to respond and say yes; and even then, she is not totally committed - while he breaks his back and his neck to please her and cater to her, always exuses and forgives her sh.t no matter what she does, and stays loyal forever.
<<
The plot that interests you seems to be a spicy unusual complex plot with elements of thriller and mysterious
But you dont seem to be interested in character development and psychology.
A rom com that is actually a powerfully concealed psychological drama, social commentary, and "instructions for life" / "true relationship manual" like .... Discovery of Love, Spring Fever, Positively Yours, My Dearest Nemesis, Home Town Cha Cha, etc ... is probably boring to you.
and where UnknownActress *was* between her accident and FL being aware of taking over of her body!!!! since according to Grandma, UnknownActress had an accident and never was the same after thaat
What I was saying and what you missed is: there was ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO SWAP/TIMETRAVEL in Mr Queen - the characters are 100% unrelated
and in MRN, the timetravel/swap/whatever it is IS ON PURPOSE to properly resolve some past karma - all players from Joseon are in 2026 and the plot *is the same* as it was in Joseon
last year ... https://asianwiki.com/Category:2025_South_Korean_Drama_Series
there was Dream Life of Mr Kim, Walking on Thin Ice, etc and many very contraversial topic and alternative dramas to make you think, like Second Shot at Love, S-Lines, The Defects, etc
There are other dramas on that list that I think were remarkable.
Some ppl loved When Life Gives you Tangerines - I dropped it bc it was sooo soapy ..
There were other dramas in 2025 that other ppl loved, like Study Group, Weak Hero 2, ...
As for rom coms... There was Bon Appetit but the food was the 3rd main lead and took too much screen time.... Undercover High School and The Winning Try were excellent and so fun and I loved them but you obviously did not - bc they were related to highschool kids?.... Love Scout was decent but not funny.... Idol I was good but the com was ah too subtle, not really funny.... Heo's Diner and Heroes on Call and Heavenly Ever After were my favs... Heo's diner was almost killed by draggy script, Heroes on Call does not have enough rom, and HEA has a very elderly (82 yrs old, in that body) FL...
You didnt like Tempest? ok it was a hot rom inside a thriller... and no com...
The Haunted Palace was an amazing rom com - but inside a horror story - you didnt like that?
yeah there was no mind blowing adult love story true rom coms in 2025. Ok... I can see what you like.
MRN is a real and great masterpiece adult love rom com: there is rom, there is com, and there is depth and excellent acting and a clean tight script with a meaningful plot and messages, and ML-FL are mature adults. Yeah I understand your enthusiasm :) MRN is an excellent drama.
This year there is a whole batch of excellent adult love rom coms... Undercover Miss Hong ended, currently airing are Filing for Love, We are All Trying Here are the first to come to mind
and hilarious comedies like currently airing Kitchen Soldier,
excellent comedy/family drama/thriller Cabbage Your Life currently airing
fantastic thrillers current Scarecrow and finished Reverse
really fun family dramas REcipe for Love - lots of romping around and hilarious makjang, excellent acting by older actors, and yeah some soap... and a great daily - but really a long family drama - Our Happy Days
etc
in 2026 THERE IS TONS OF LOCALLY PRODUCED GREAT KDRAMAS
her scenes as a meek and timid Joseon maid are hilarious ... bc ... I have never seen her act that before lmao and she is nailing it - while confronting the bully maids and concocting revenge at night on the roof top lmao
I was shocked to see her put her hand on him - that is totally radically lewd for Joseon .... ! and hugging her was totally radically intimate for a Capitalist Monster ....
so what we have seen so far is equivalent to like 100000 bed scenes from the ranchiest love movies LMAO in terms of their RECKLNESSNESS IN EXPRESSING THEIR TRUE FEELINGS
imo putting her hand on him qualifies as "we are getting married" claim, and he hugging her means a total let go and surrender