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I probably shouldn't continue to be so surprised at these kinds of amateur mistakes on the part of the directors and PDs. I mean, aren't there meetings before filming starts where someone should be saying, "listen, the fake tan is going to be a continuity problem as we continue filming . . . " unless it's everyone's first day in the profession?

Great review and comment.

I have low expectations for these kinds of Cdramas, and yet this one managed to slide under them.

It's quite terrible, but the ML is headed for great things. He's why you'll watch, and why you'll keep watching, long after you realize that should have found something else to do.

Unusually good skinship, though, I must say.

So the FL is 15 in RL, and the ML is 25. If these characters accidentally bump into each other, the Chinese censors will have a cow.

Another spectacular and helpful article, Soju! Thanks.

I would differ with you about Thai drama remakes, which I think are terrible (with the exception of F4, which is better, by far, than all other versions.) Otherwise, Thailand seems to reliably get wrong what made the original(s) good, or zip off any heat, spice, or skinship and replace these with sniff kisses or crazy. They're usually quite awful, and I think beginners should skip Thai remakes entirely if they've seen the original version: Thai remakes don't shine in a comparison.

This is a detailed dive into Korean economics and bureaucracy, with some slight character development. All 16 episodes are fascinating and watchable. The relationship between the ML, 2ML and FL is not well developed. Quite disappointing that the groundwork for a relationship between Eugene Han and Lee Hye Joon is laid, and the show does so little with it.

Well, it's S. Korea, where the truth is no defense against a suit for defamation, so I wouldn't be surprised if JMS prevails for S. Korean broadcast.

But that would only apply to S. Korea. Netflix is a US based company, subject to US law which would protect the airing of the documentary in the US. Netflix can just block it for S. Korean viewers.

The other thing Netflix can do is air it now, making any injunction moot. Of course, that would deny Netflix what it most wants for the show: publicity.

ngl, I produced actual laughter at that

I think Goong was the 2nd or 3rd Kdrama I watched, and I've watched it many times since (usually in October for some reason). I loved the original cast--including their very weird styling choices. The thing about a remake is whether the producer, director and writer understand what made the original Goong so iconic--the job would be to keep those parts, but still make the remake it's own thing.

If it has Jeremy Tsui, I guess I have to watch it [prays to drama god that producers let him voice his own character, and that the writers do him better than the writers did in "Autumn Ballad'"].

Nah. Women get to decide who they sleep with--one, none, or all. Let's not appoint ourselves judges of other women's sexuality, yes?

It isn't perfect, but it's a huge amount of fun. The ending could have been tighter. All in all it was worth the wait.

The good thing about terrible dramas like this are all the comments you guys write.

The translations so far are really a struggle, which is really too bad, as this appears to be another one of those dramas that Japan does so well. Two people who are strangers to each other? Check. One of them proposes to have sex with the other for revenge [Perfect Crime] or curiosity [Kakafuka] or to end their virginity [Rinko San Wants to Try] or who knows wtf [Color of Romance]. See?

Hope this gets subbed properly.

Just guessing, but I guess you didn't like the show?

I'd mark this as a spoiler, but thank you for writing this. In a show where the plot/story matters a lot (because it's not a rom com, or whatever) illogical plot holes and silly pauses drive me nuts. You saved me at least 17 hours, and vented frustrations so I won't have to.

Reconsider?

I've just finished my 3rd or 4th rewatch of this drama, and when I finish it, I look forward to a few months passing, so I can watch it again. It's a show I've loved every single time I've watched it. It was one of the best things to come out of 2022.

This has the actor from Maid's Revenge, so . . . yes, yes, I'll be watching. Which I probably would anyhow, seeing as it's about revenge, scumbags, and green tea bitches.

Of the hundreds of dramas I've seen across many cultures: S. Korean, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Pakistan, Turkey--the Jellypo scene in episode one is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Even if you can't work up any love for another 15 episodes, watch the first half of episode one just for that scene.

There are at least a dozen dramas on your list that aren't from 2022, and a few are even from 2016. Check especially page 3 of this list. Lots of dramas on this page are not 2022.

I heard that, too, so I never watched the last episode. Far as I'm concerned, it's a 16 episode drama.