Sure he has friends who understand his choices and hang out with him all the same. It's the social drinking with casual acquaintances that is such a big part of Korean culture that he's likely not a part of. And it's not just him. Seen a number of actor interviews where they talk about how they stopped drinking and the invitations dry up. But no one sounded sad about it. They seemed perfectly happy spending their time at home.
"He was irritatingly conscientious in a way that sometimes made me want to be good, and other times made me want to trouble him until I found the limits of his virtue. "
The casting for this show was stellar. Re-watching and the characters are just *chef's kiss* To think the first time around I had to drop it cos the humour felt a little over the top but it ended up being one of my favourite dramas of 2022,
Personally I alternate with other shows... I think the biggest flaw is that even as a slow burn, there's not much…
I preferred that tbh. It was plenty slow and I dropped it in the 20s because the FL's character development was stunted but band for band it was better than this one.
And I agree with your point about the PV industry. Now I think about it, it does seem like a long advert.
Oh boy I tried. Was loving this at the start but completely lost interest by the 20s ep. Left it and came back to try again but couldn't rekindle my interest. In all fairness, it's a good drama, entertaining with great character development but I can't put my finger on why it just went flat for me.
I don't hate the kids, I think they're kind of cute. I actually kind of like Se Jin but I can't really put my…
She's a good kid rebelling against her overbearing parents. And self-aware enough to apologise for what she said in class. There's a clear line for her character development.
I'm kind of curious what the numbers are? Like do you know what % of their earnings come from non-Korean viewers?
Not quite. You have "Korean channels" in your comment and linked a 2023 story about Netflix.
That said, you're actually wrong about Korean channels/streaming platforms profiting a lot from western viewers. They are domestic focused as the bulk of their revenue still comes from Korean viewers. Western audiences are in the minority (even for a behemoth like Netflix).
I will agree with you that English subs need to be better and available because a lot of SEA viewers (the actual global leaders for kdrama viewership) have English as a primary language.
Phoon and Fah onscreen together gives me butterflies. They just have something about them. North is still my silly fave. Might go rewatch part 1 cos I miss him. Love that there is more of Dao. He's so wise. Nice to see the gang back together.
ML's argument to let them go so that they don't escalate was so asinine. They are already escalating, going from…
Considering this happens a lot irl in the kpop industry, I'd say the writers borrowed from life. Haven't you seen how Korean idols have to apologise even in situations where they're in the right for "causing concern to their fans and the public"? It's complete bs but it happens.
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And I agree with your point about the PV industry. Now I think about it, it does seem like a long advert.
Is anyone taking the 2ML serious? That man is more in love with the ML than the FL. He's not a serious contender for anything but comic relief.
I knew the ML would be shirtless by ep 3 and I was not disappointed.
That said, you're actually wrong about Korean channels/streaming platforms profiting a lot from western viewers. They are domestic focused as the bulk of their revenue still comes from Korean viewers. Western audiences are in the minority (even for a behemoth like Netflix).
I will agree with you that English subs need to be better and available because a lot of SEA viewers (the actual global leaders for kdrama viewership) have English as a primary language.