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Well, that was actually my point. MDL has very obviously made space for those who appear on or host variety and reality TV as part of this website experience. So I'm not entirely sure, given that, why you think this is your space to police. Still, at this point, I think you are arguing for the sake of argument. So, have at it and I'll leave you to it.

The site has a LOT of content for talk, variety and reality shows, not just drama/film. Jennie has appeared as a guest and participant in many shows of this type and has acted in at least one international drama . It would be difficult at this point, I think, to thoroughly purge this site of any mention of artists who are not purely film/drama with no other interests or credits. If you stripped out everyone whose career was launched by Asian pop music you'd lose some of drama's biggest stars.

Some people can do more than one thing. It's true that Jennie is internationally known for k-pop. It's also true that she has appeared in Asian television specials and continues to develop her international multi media career.

MDL just dropped an article about Ma Dong Seok being cast in the Western drama 'Extraction 3'. It seems fairly common on this site to highlight the crossovers to pop music and international film projects that feature Asian artists. Jennie is an internationally successful music maker with a developing career in television - like many other artists featured in this site. It may be a bit late to try to purity police site content to fit your definition. That horse seems to have already left the barn.

I'm 30 minutes into the first episode and ready to throw my TV at the wall. Does it get better? Because so far, it's wanna-be slapstick farce. I love LMSY but this is caca.

UPDATE: Made it to midway through E2 and got my question answered: No, it does not get better. It actually gets worse. And that took real effort.

A sexist and patriarchal system that strips women of power and agency forced a relationship status 2FL didn't want and didn't agree to. Every comment she made to her father and 2ML was placatory stalling to remain uncommitted and buy time. 2ML knew that and went along with it for personal and employment reasons. 2FL straight up told 2ML that ML was the one she loved and wanted. There was no deceit and no mystery.

2ML, a *condescending twat, isn't her fiancé merely because her father dictates it and 2ML wants it even though he knows his love isn't reciprocated. Therefore, 2FL can't "cheat" on a relationship she never agreed to be in, particularly when 2ML is in on the plan. [Note: women in the comments simping for the patriarchy - not a good look.]

*"You're overreacting", "calm down" when 2FL is having a normal hurt/angry reaction to ML's drunken disrespect.

Content warning: South Korea is still firmly in their "kill your gays" era...and the only thing better than killing one or two is killing three.

I liked it ok, but not enough to hang on when it didn't seem to be going anywhere.

The drama starts out with an attempted forced abortion, flashes back to FL's drugged sexual encounter, and proceeds to domestic violence, sexual harassment, assault, and kidnapping a woman's children to force her into compliance - and I'm not yet at the halfway point in the drama. There's even a scene where the daughter admonishes ML for bullying her mother, but son "boysplains" to his sister that ML choking and assaulting FL is just 'kissing'. I've seen comments online where people are normalizing this and calling it "cute" and "romantic"? That mindset is genuinely appalling and makes me fear for the safety of every woman and girl in China if this is the norm. The female lead should be grabbing her kids and running for their lives. Preferably to a different country.

That this drama got written and produced and has a 7+ rating says something truly horrifying about the normalization of violence towards women.

Not a fan of 1950s style 'woman cutesily pandering to man's obtuse petulance' type of story. The scriptwriter owes both leads an apology. There was enough substance to the plot that it could have been a very good drama if sexist cliches hadn't been wedged in in a misguided attempt at comedy.

And those were some indestructible glasses!

It kept me riveted throughout - and that's saying a lot. I have no problem dumping a series 2/3 of the way in if it gets slow or stupid and there was never a moment when I considered opting out of Agent Kim.

The subtitles are off in places where the English substitutions are unnecessary and awkward - a literal translation would have been better. Although nothing can surpass the absolute hash made of the subtitles for the Chinese drama "Story of Kunning Palace." It was a truly odd decision to use so much American adolescent slang. I can't think that will age well.

Hit the right notes all the way through. I would have liked to see Ju Hye Ri perp walked, though.

A really strong debut. Looking forward to great things from this young actor.

Just now watching The Air and wondering what century this is set in that nobody seems aware of using fingerprints or DNA to establish identity.

I've read the novel, so unless they change the series don't get your hopes too high.

This is the only GL I dropped halfway through the final episode. I couldn't handle that rapid descent into farce... by far the worst wrap up of any series. No matter what happens in the second half it can't possibly make up for the idiocy of the first.

It is

Wonderful show. The only nit pick is those absurd hair extensions. Distracting in almost every scene.