Doramaslover

I feel you. It's hard to get out of a drama slump after watching what we enjoy very much.

You are right. You should watch Ashes of Love or other xianxia dramas first before watching this one. I still can't complete a single historical drama after I finished watching this drama in September. L&R was too perfect for me that I can't take an interest in other c-dramas even after two months passed. AOL is a good one but character development, plot complexity and chemistry between the leads are way better in L&R. So I want to suggest again to watch AOL first.

Second time watching is even better than when I first watched in 2012. I really appreciate the well-written script and stellar acting of 4 gentlemen. Opening of every episode is very hilarious. For the romance part, Yoon oppa and Mae Ari are my favourite couple. They are just so cute. I wish they had more moments together.

I love both couples. Hope it has a happy ending.

The rating is changed to 8.6? Hope it'll go up to 9.0 hehe.

I also think Leo Wu's baby face might not fit his character in TLB but the story might be good enough to forget about it. Of course I can judge it's quality only when it comes out. But you should really check the trailer. It was fantastic.

Honestly, I don't think any xianxia drama in the near future will be comparable to LAR. I won't expect to see a PERFECT xianxia drama like this next year. But I'm looking forward to seeing Mirror Twin Cities to see Li Yifeng in a costume drama again. Another drama I want to see is The Long Ballad (wuxia drama). Although I'm not a fan of Dilraba and Leo Wu, the trailer of TLB was stunning and interesting. I actually have very high expectations for this one.

I liked AOL but didn't like Jinmi's character which is why I can't even rewatch AOL. This drama seems to be similar to AOL in the beginning but their overall stories are entirely different. I enjoy this one very much and can rewatch it many times. Highly recommended.

I stopped watching romance kdramas before StartUp. I was just looking for action/thriller kdramas but I decided to watch this when I saw a facebook video clip with NJH and Suzy. I could feel their chemistry even while they were just talking. I'm satisfied with my decision of not skipping this drama. Not only romance part, I also love friendship, familial bond and business aspects of StartUp.

I agree. I remember Dosan said that he wanted to make Dalmi happy in the beginning. He indeed tried in every possible way to support her until the end of the drama.

I agree with OneAjhussi. I can say HJP is the best written second lead character as he got solid backstory and his involvement with the leads played an important role throughout the drama. I don't agree with Best Second Lead tag though as his actions and personality don't deserve it. But you can try watching it. StartUp is a good drama you shouldn't miss.

Same. I didn't expect Karube and Chouta would die in that episode. I cried because of that scene. Their friendship was very deep and beautiful. They sacrificed their lives for Arisu to live on.

Yeah. I won't also put my trust on MDL ratings anymore as most ratings of c-dramas don't fit their actual quality. I guess I should check Douban scores from now on.

It was quite interesting and exciting at times. I liked the first half more as the last few episodes were depressing and obnoxious.

Just like most people said, the first 7 episodes were beautiful. My mind was so peaceful and relaxed while watching them. After that, the drama went downhill and it became boring. But I managed to watch the whole drama to see how the story would end. I think this drama can be shortened to 13/ 14 episodes. Overall, it was a good drama with nice start and ending despite the draggy middle part. The characterization is also good. The best part is the chemistry between Park Eun Bin and Kim Min Jae. Their awkard interactions from the beginning episodes were very cute.

I'm not sure how they consider which kind of votes are acceptable for the drama. I also thought the stable ratings of kdramas must be related to active commenters and viewers. But this page was also very active when it was airing. And we rarely see negative reviews about this drama. It's hard to accept the rating of a masterpiece like this continue to decline within a few days.

Yes. That's what I'm surprised about StartUp. The rating is a
still at 7.9 despite many fake reviews. I think MDL is using some kind of system that can detect voting manipulation? So those fake reviews and low ratings of haters do not count? But what surprises me more is that LAR lost 2 points and the rating became 8.4 to 8.2 overnight. I wonder it'll continue to drop in the next few days.

They say it's because of the new rating system but it's starting to be suspicious about the manipulation of the ratings here as Ayla Flower said. Korean dramas lost only 1 or 2 points these days but high-rated Chinese dramas get effected most. But LAR even lost so many points compared to other c-dramas.

No matter how low the rating of this drama on MDL, it will always be 1000000000/10 in my heart.

Wow. I'm surprised the rating is still 7.9 for StartUp. Even one of my favourite dramas and other dramas' ratings continue to drop because of the new rating system. For StartUp, there are a lot of negative reviews and people who give only rating 1, but it still manage to have a 7.9 rating. This means there are many people on MDL who like and appreciate this drama. Really glad to know about this!