MistyMaid

Haha, true. I feel like people who judge harshly on remakes imagine them like posers. And no one really likes a poser, hahaha

I personally really loved the original series! But I do agree that it felt overly dramatic at some points. To be fair though, I think that's just where we come to a culture clash. Just as something that is normal for someone may seem abnormal/strange to another.

Regardless, I'm super excited for this Korean remake! The original Spain show was still entertaining and gripping to watch but I'll probably relate better to the Korean remake just because I'm also Korean.

♪♫ I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it ♫♪
♪♫ I'm about to lose control and I think I like it ♫♪

Dude!!! So flippin excited for this! Watched the newest trailer out. One of my favorite actors is playing my favorite character!! Kim Ji Hoon as DENVER!! I feel like it's difficult for men in general to pull off the long hair look, much less Asian men, but it looks SO GOOD on him! He pulls it off so well! In Flower of Evil and here!

My very FIRST sentence stated that I wasn't a fan of this guy. Learn to read and then reply. I'm done with you. Bye Felicia!

Ok, let me break it down for you.

I KNOW that you didn't accuse ME of being a rapist. BUT you DID accuse ME of DEEFENDING a rapist. AKA Kim Ji Hwan. So, in short, you accused ME of defending Kim Ji Hwan and saying that he's NOT a rapist.

My issue with YOU is that you accused ME of DEFENDING Kim Ji Hwan (who YOU think is a rapist) because I said an opposing opinion that he could POSSIBLY NOT be a rapist.

No one wants a rapist to get away with their crimes. But, YOU did not present a sufficient argument. I know this is the internet and everything but people should understand that their words hold a certain weight and they are responsible for saying them. Take responsibility for your own words.

This was your comment, copied and pasted "I guess you're a prosecutor on the case now lol. The facts of the case are that he tried to pay the victims under the table. That alone is suspicious. He was convicted of his crimes. Idk what you get out of defending a rap*st."

What was that last sentence then?
"Idk what you get out of defending a rap*st."

P.S. In this instance, I'm not defending Kang Ji Hwan but I'm defending myself because you have apparently accused me of defending a rapist. You don't know me as a person so I urge you not to assume who I am as a person from a mere comment reply.

Trying to pay people under the table could mean a lot of things though. If you were smart and objective about the case then you would entertain other possibilities instead of going with the most "obvious" or "expectant" reason. He could have been scared of the backlash and made the bad decision to pay for silence, or he could have done the deed he was accused of and paid them to keep quiet, or he could have been advised by his team or outside influences to pay them off.

Also, just because he was suspicious does not correlate that he is guilty. Someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time could appear suspicious but that doesn't automatically mean that they are guilty either. As I repeat again to you, the evidence against him was flimsy at best. You can judge for yourself if you actually read everything in the link I posted.

Convictions do not always mean 100% accuracy of justice being served. Humans make mistakes and justice rely on humans. There have been plenty of people who were convicted of crimes they did not commit or should not have been committed for. Such as the case of Loving vs Virginia. It was a crime to marry a black person in the state of VA back then. Would you say this was justice served? Prejudice and bias also play a part in the justice system (though we'd like to think it doesn't play a part in it). We feel justice should be pure and transparent, but justice can never and will never be so black and white as we wish it to be. Why? Because, as human beings, we are flawed. And who created justice, if not humans to begin with.

So, I ask you. I don't know what you get out of accusing me for defending a "rapist" (according to you). Do you expect an award or recognition for presenting such a flippant accusation to back your argument? Or do you think your comment undermined me by some small degree?

Thanks, that's actually a very wholesome answer :) Thank you!

Unfortunate, yes. But, I think it was more acceptable for people to accept drug abuse because oftentimes, drug abuse is abuse of the self. Though drugs can lead to harm towards others, it's a stereotype that drugs are a self-abuse and it is my belief that Korean citizens often base their perspectives on stereotypes. This is not a criticism but a belief because Korea is such an insulated culture and country that they are not often exposed enough to different people, cultures, countries enough to understand what is a stereotype and what is reality.

Additionally, South Korean people are by nature a passionate people. They are also a community-oriented culture. So, think of Spartans. What hurts one, hurts them all. They are a prideful people an stick with one another. Unjustified harm to another is a pain that they all feel they must together because injustice is a trending topic in the country of South Korea currently.

Life isn't like a drama series. Not everything is logical in life. For example, it would be logical to stand up for yourself and immediately point out the person who did you wrong instead of waiting decades to bring it up. But the one thing most people ignore or come to a wall against is emotions. Emotions are not logical. They aren't predictable or foreseeable. Just because something doesn't make sense logically doesn't always mean that there is an ulterior motive.

Reversely, you could argue that the bullies should've spoken up about it and take responsibility for their past actions but they didn't. If they have changed and are different as they believe they are, then they should have no problem acknowledging their past. But shame, fear, and/or denial can often stop them from speaking up about it. Fear for their career, their integrity, or fear of criticism.

We have to understand that people's personal lives are their own. We, the public, have no right to invade in on the details of someone else's personal life. It's become a bad habit for people to think that the public has a right to know everything about something but we must be considerate towards others in how this attention is affecting the one being exposed.

Yes! I completely agree! I feel like he's an underrated actor. In Flower of Evil, he made a great villain and hardly recognized him compared to his other dramas. When you can't recognize an actor on screen, you know they have some talent as an actor.

That's true, a copy is a copy and can be just for money-making but we forget that a business is also a business. Actors, staff, employees and companies need to get paid and should be paid for their work in it. Nothing wrong with making money and creating something fun and exciting at the same time. The dirty truth is, money makes the world go around whether we want to admit it or not. Just because they're making money, doesn't always mean it's bad.

Sure, no problem. Unfortunately, there's no black and white answer to your question though. In an ideal world, we think things should be either guilty or not guilty, yes or no, black and white. We don't like grey areas or answers. This is a situation where this is a grey situation and not a question of whether or not he is actually guilty or not, but what you believe. LEGALLY, he was convicted due to his own confession, most likely due to the fact that he himself believed that he may have done the crime because he blacked out from drunkenness. But, there are several cases in this world where people are convicted of crimes they never really committed. But in most cases, if you are convicted its because the evidence was so damning the answer is pretty clear the person committed the crime. But in this case, I believe the evidence was flimsy and was not "damning" enough to be so obvious that he did it. It's mostly his confession that was the most damning, but all other evidence is far-reaching if you ask me.

If you're asking what I believe, I believe that he is mostly innocent. I say mostly because I do believe he may have invited the two ladies to his house under certain flirtatious pretenses but I don't believe he did the crime of sexual assault or rape. I believe that he is innocent of the assault and rape charges because there was no DNA evidence of penetration. One woman said that he molested her with his fingers. She was on her period so there would still be traces of iron on his fingers if sprayed with luminol. Iron is found in blood so even if he washed his hands, iron does not wash out easily with soap and water unless he soaked his hands in bleach for two hours. It takes about two hours to completely dissolve DNA evidence on skin. Even so, he was drunk and I doubt anyone who was blacked out drunk would be able to think properly to soak their hand in bleach to get rid of DNA evidence, especially for two hours as bleach is extremely corrosive against bare skin and also inhaling it is damaging to the lungs.

Then there is the text messages evidence from the two victim ladies. It was found out later that some parts of their police statement did not match their tone or time of text messages. And by tone, I mean, if you were just raped or sexually assualted you would not be reveling and bragging to your friend about being in the vast luxarious property of a celebrity.

And lastly, I believe that the mob mentality was the biggest influence in getting Ji Hwan convicted, kicked out of the entertainment industry and forced into retirement. Of course, we never want people who actually committed such awful crimes of sexual assault or rape to get away with it and get off free but on the other hand if we also doubt the convictions then a lot of people will say that you are horrible for supporting a raper and/or accuse us of being blind to the celebrity factor and protecting a bad person. You'd likely become an outcast and a target for cyber-bullying for just having an opposing opinion. At least, in Korea, that would most likely be the case because it's a community-oriented culture. People want to fit in and encourage others to be of the same mind and behavior. A lot of peer pressure happens. Whereas the United States is more individualistic and is a culture that encourages people to be different and have opposing opinions and thoughts from each other.

Because, there was no room for doubt without becoming a target themselves, even if they thought differently, people just jumped onto the bandwagon of "guilty conviction" because that's what the majority of people were shouting out. Plus, it's easier to think that a man was being a typical macho-pervert and did it because it's a stereotype then to think that women would actually lie about being assaulted or raped and destroy a person's career and life for some money or attention. There's also the stereotype that women are always the victim in this kind of case. I'm a woman myself but I believe that such horrible women do exist. Maybe not a lot but they do exist. Women know that they will easily be looked at as the victim so they will most likely use that to their advantage to get away with lying or committing a crime by riding on the stereotypes of their gender.

With everything that I've explained here though, I'm not trying to convince you to agree with me. I just wanted to explain why I believe he may be innocent of his charges but if you follow the link above, you can read for yourself and form your own opinion. Don't ride on my opinion as truth because it's an opinion not facts. People riding on the opinion of others is probably what got Ji Hwan convicted in the first place, unfortunately. :(

Apparently there is news that Ji Soo was innocent of all allegations all along. I regret believing initial reactions of accusations of him being a school bully. I apologize. Though it might not mean much, one small comment, doesn't mean that it doesn't mean anything either. But it is sad to see how people succumb to such lengths to hurt others and spread their pain in the hopes that it will somehow ease their own. Your pain is your own. Even if other people feel your pain, they will never understand it like you do so why give it to others in the first place. Let's try not to use our pain and hurt selfishly.

I copied and pasted this comment from my reply to my earlier comment two months ago. I hope this comment reaches some people to re-think before they type hurtful and mean things.

Apparently there is news that Ji Soo was innocent of all allegations all along. I regret believing initial reactions of accusations of him being a school bully. I apologize. Though it might not mean much, one small comment, doesn't mean that it doesn't mean anything either. But it is sad to see how people succumb to such lengths to hurt others and spread their pain in the hopes that it will somehow ease their own. Your pain is your own. Even if other people feel your pain, they will never understand it like you do so why give it to others in the first place. Let's try not to use our pain and hurt selfishly.

Bullying is a big problem in Korea. It's gotten worse over the years. Victims often don't speak up because they are scared of the backlash or people not believing them. If they come out there is a chance they become exposed to even more bullying because they're in the spotlight. I don't believe victims are worse than bullies. It's not as simple as people think it should be. We should be open minded and try to understand things from all sides. The victims AND the bullies. Sometimes, bullies act out because of their own difficult personal life and take it out on others. Doesn't make it right though, but it's just something to consider.

I was both a victim AND a bully unfortunately. Sometimes, victims grow up to be bullies because they went through a harsh time when they were being bullied and don't want to go through it again. So, when they see an opportunity to gain an upper hand over someone who seems weaker than you, you take the chance because you don't want to end up losing that chance and be bullied first. Basically, be the bully first or be bullied in the end.

This can't be proven in any way. You don't know him.

I really wish people would be more logical and practical about this situation. So many people commenting these horrible and nasty negative comments is really hard to watch and makes me lose faith in people as a whole.

I just want to say that:
1. I believe his bullying past should be taken seriously and there are consequences to his actions.
2. I'm not defending him. Just because I'm not joining in the bashing and making negative comments to condemn him for his actions doesn't mean that I'm supporting him either.
3. I actually like Ji-Soo but I'm not a die-hard fan. But also, just because I like him doesn't mean I can't be neutral and un-bias knowing the facts.
4. Though he should face the consequences for his past actions, that doesn't mean his punishment should be harsher than the actual crime. The punishment should fit the crime. THAT is justice!
5. People who feel bad for Ji-Soo, I understand. It's hard to see someone struggle and go through pain and frustration. But you also need to understand that what he did was not right either. We should that into account. It's disappointing but we should not ignore the facts either.

People, we need to take a breath and calm down before letting our emotions overcome our rationale. Being angry and upset is ok. Feel upset. Feel angry. But then breathe and come back to center and see things for what they really are. All these horrible and deplorable negative comments are only hurting yourselves. Creating a mob mentality is nothing to be proud.

I also have to add this and I think it's REALLY IMPORTANT for people to read. Please don't say that he's a bad person and that he's a horrible human being who will never change. If we want him to truly feel the depth of his actions, we need to give him the opportunity to reflect and change because of it. It's only by being exposed to the consequences do we learn the gravity of our actions and have the chance to make up for it but if people are constantly coming after them, what chance is there to change or apologize?
Reprimand him, yes.
Have him face the consequences, yes.
But DON'T trample over someone who is already down.

There are already enough people who are bashing him for what he's done. Why do you feel the need to join in and become one more person to beat up someone along with the others. Do you get justice? Do you feel good by doing it? Do you think that somehow you'll get something out of it?

Ask yourselves these questions before bashing another person whether that Ji-Soo or another person. These are questions Ji-Soo should've asked himself before bullying someone.

This is how easy it is to bully. Because you are using your anger and taking it out on someone else because now..........you're the bully.

Unfortunately, these kind of false accusations are never about destroying a person's life. They do it for themselves. People who create false claims either do it because they want money or they want the social/emotional benefits from it.

Motive for money is simple. There are already accusations thrown in, why not throw in another if you think you can get a little money out of it.

Social/emotional benefits. Someone hears about accusations against someone well-known, someone might get the idea that because there are already quite a few accusations thrown out there, throwing in another one won't be suspicious. By playing the victim it gives them attention, exclusivity, exposure, and sympathy. Getting sympathy from others is an addictive feeling because there's always a constant cycle of acknowledgement and validation of yourself. It feels good to be validated by people and when people think you're a victim in a crime then they are nice to you, accommodating and maybe even do things for you. This is what I mean by social/emotional benefits. These factors may be more attractive then money because A, they know there's a slim chance they'll get money of out it anyways, or B, their interests goes beyond money.