Michelle Topham

It's funny to me because I have ZERO tolerance for people who get "offended" because ONE CHARACTER in a drama isn't written the way THEY think it should be written.

So then we get the fake "outrage" for days, until they get "offended" about something else and move onto that.

Besides, the view held by hundreds of millions of people around the world nowadays is that Arabs are suicide bombers who go around blowing other people up because THAT is how Arabs are usually portrayed in western films/TV shows.

Would you prefer THAT characterization of your culture, or one in which an Arab prince is funny, sweet, really nice to the woman he likes, and a genuinely nice person?

We could do with a decent kiss in a Korean BL drama. So tired of the dead fish lips :) Maybe we should start a Jun Ho petition -- hahahaha.

So you don't like that the Arab prince was portrayed as funny, sweet, kind to women and a truly nice person? Wow, you must really want the world to hate Arabs.

There aren't any problematic scenes. Just a few Arabs "upset" that an Arab prince drinks alcohol and likes girls. And btw, the Arab prince character is fabulous -- really funny, great banter, and a genuinely nice guy.

It's one of the best dramas this year so far. Definitely watch it -- chemistry between the two leads is fabulous, the humor is genuinely funny and every show whizzes by so fast it's that enjoyable.

Yep. All the latest people "offended" are doing are causing even more people to watch the drama to see what all the fuss is about. Google 'The Streisand Effect'. Drama companies LOVE it when people are "offended" as it guarantees the success of a show :)

It's one of the most popular K-dramas Netflix has ever had, and what's even funnier it's in the Top 10 in almost every Middle Eastern country. :)

Different drama, different set of people "offended" today. Don't worry, they'll be "offended" about something else next week. :)

The banter was fabulous, wasn't it? Especially in that last scene when Samir was leaving. You could tell deep down that not only the characters actually liked each other, but the actors did too.

Loving this drama more and more. Episodes 7 and 8 were hilarious, and the actor who played Samir was fabulous, especially in the scenes where he was bantering with Gu Won. Excellent drama, very well-written, truly funny and the chemistry between Jun Ho and Yoon Ah is off the charts.

"An arab would never know Korean" -- stereotype much. Plenty of Arabs speak Korean -- South Korea is one of the world's most important economies, and does a massive amount of business with Middle Eastern countries. Sorry, but that is an extremely ignorant comment.

That's why they had him do the 'coat flip' as he walked away :) Very funny homage to his past historical drama :)

It's because he's an actual actor unlike a lot of the random foreigners K-drama production teams rope into being in dramas. It's the same all over Asia -- I was once offered a tiny role in a Thai TV series when I lived in Bangkok simply because I'm American : ) -- production teams are constantly on the look out for 'foreigners' for small roles in movies/TV series, and it is surprisingly difficult to find them, as few professional western actors choose to live in Asia.

He's Indian, but has lived in Korea for over a decade. Went to university in Seoul as a Drama major -- learnt to speak fluent Korean in a couple of years, has been speaking it fluently for over a decade -- so that's why he sounds Korean :)

Agreed though -- he's funny, acts very well. He was also superb in Squid Game.

What you say is absolutely correct.

I worked at one of the Top 3 global accounting firms in Bangkok for a couple of years (I was a corporate trainer not an accountant, but trained everyone from first year accountants to the partners of the company), and what you say about formality is the same there too.

The correct term of address must be used at all times, along with the appropriate respect paid, and not one Thai would ever not adhere to it.

All over Asia, (I lived in Asia for 15 years, and will be moving back there soon : ) formality and "respect" is incredibly important as there is strict hierarchy within just about every business that must be adhered to or the lower level employee will reap the consequences.

In the large multi-national corporations like the one where I worked, that hierarchy is even stricter.

Even in tiny mom and pop businesses though, it is made obvious from the minute a new employee starts work who is in charge and how they must be treated. In Thailand, Thais are used to it and, I would guess from conversations with Thai friends, usually prefer it to the western way which they find "disrespectful".

Sure, they might not agree with everything a senior tells them to do, but they also know if they work hard and confer the appropriate respect, they will eventually be in that position and it will be their turn to be "respected". :)

From my travels throughout Asia, I would guess that is pretty consistent around the region.

Personally, I preferred it as well. As the enormous lack of respect shown by so many westerners towards other people nowadays has been extremely detrimental to western society, IMO.

I'm guessing it's only available on Prime in Asia, as I'm in Austria and it's not available here either, which means it's probably not available anywhere in Europe on Prime.

That constantly slamming something they hate is bizarre to me. Life is too short. Make a negative comment, if you really feel strongly about it, then move onto something you do like is my mantra. Can't imagine spending days trying to destroy a drama others enjoy. Especially as they are never going to change anyone's minds. :)

I'm enjoying King the Land, See You In My 19th Life and Heartbeat. They are all excellent rom com/romantic dramas. We're lucky this season with what has been on offer :)

I'm loving it, and he loved playing the part. He's proud of what he did, as he should be. The show is very entertaining.

The manwha is the same. It came highly recommended from a friend, but I struggled to get through the first 14 chapters (there are more than 200 -- Yikes!) as every character is annoying, the FL is an idiot, the art style is ugly and everyone has long conversations about nothing that just go on and on.

Worst thing I've read in a long time, so I came here to see what the drama rating was. Yep, pretty much the same :)

I think you're missing the point of the plot. :)

When she died in the car crash, all she knew was that she wanted to meet him again in her next life (and sorry, I don't remember if that has been explained yet in the drama, but it is a very relevant part of the webtoon, which is explained later when he finds out what she said to him as she was dying -- he couldn't hear her because of the ringing in his ears).

She wants to meet him again because, out of all of her lives, being with him made her the happiest -- their souls just "clicked", if you will. And souls don't have an age. (Remember, he has also been reincarnated many times, as has everyone. The only difference is most of us don't remember our former lives).

(And btw, her feelings will make more sense when he finally finds out what is in the box that she gave him for his birthday on the day she died).

So, when she is in her 19th life and 9 years old, she searched him out, met him and knew when she did that she still had the same feelings for him, even though he was now (physically) almost a decade older than her.

So at that point, it is "still adult Yoon Joo Won now as 9 year old Ban Ji Eum" checking to see if she feels the same way about him, now he is 18 years old and with an 18-year-old personality. And yes, she does.

That's why she is so deliriously happy in that scene as she asks him "Marry me, I'll grow up well", because she knows her feelings for him haven't changed.

Again, it has NOTHING to do with physical age, but everything to do with their emotional connection. She loved him at the age of 12, as he loved her when he was 9 years old when he told her he wanted to marry her when they grew up.

Then, when she met him again as adults -- she's 24, he's now 33, both of them are emotionally mature, and she immediately knew again that her feelings hadn't changed.

So no, it isn't her in love with a 9-year-old child, it is an adult vs an adult when it comes to their feelings, but also the same feelings they both had for each other when they were children.

In other words, it's a "soul connection" thing where age is completely irrelevant. As it should be. Especially as far as she remembers, she is almost 1,000 years old :)