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What's "hours viewed" vs "views"? That means people repeated the same episode without reloading = hours viewed?

If anything, it's their mother that is creating a wedge between them. I think big bro started hating the ML because he's acting like an arse. Buying restaurants, stealing recipes, shutting them down, without a single care for anyone … just like their mother.

And at the same time, he's jealous because the ML is favoured and is actually good with what he does best. While he try to be a good businessman and employer which makes him losing to ML almost everytime.

If this was a 16-episode series, those brothers would've a chance to unite and face their mother together, "we had enough! We'll forcefully remove you as chairman!"

Yep. His brother did have that look of regret. Like, "holy sh*t, my little brother is finally a human being, I thought he was still going around being an arse, damn I miscalculated".

I usually have a different opinion whenever a show supposedly turned bad or a character turned bad. This is one of those moments when I agree that the Japan arc messed up the show. I agree that it didn't add much to the plot and characters for it to take 3(?) episodes.

They just wanted to go to Japan.

Something similar to another TV series a few months ago. The Japan episodes were bad, it was obvious they just wanted to visit Japan.

Is adding a Japan arc a new trend in Kdrama land? Is there a partnership or something to promote tourism in Japan? But they basely show the beauty of Japan, and the scenes are often blurred background or zoomed in, you can't appreciate the place at all. Hence, I do think these Japan arcs were an excuse for the cast and staff to visit Japan.

I'm sorry. If they want to add Japan arcs, at least give them justice. A fair amount of airtime. Film at actually good locations. Show us around. Show us the Japanese culture.

I mean, whenever you guys visit South-East Asian nations, your plot is always about "criminal gangs" or "Korean criminals are always hiding and making money in South-East Asia". Now, whenever there is a Japan arc, you don't show the culture, it's still very Korean. And in some cases, the production quality was bad or the location doesn't do justice.

So, why even bother going to Japan? Just do what you usually do, film it in Korea.

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I meae, come on! The FL often interrupted him whenever he was about to say it. People do that because they already have suspicions and they don't want to face the reality.

So why did they ask her to act as if she never had suspicions? She's not naive. She's not a fool.

Okay! Maybe that is why they suddenly showed her background as someone who grew up in a temple. Hoping the audience will understand that maybe she's the type of person who is disconnected from the world. Not watching TV. Not listening to radios. Not browsing online. Not reading newspapers. Not caring about the latest gossips.

Just move on with the flow of life. Be at peace with nature and time. Whatever comes, be thankful you're still alive.

Fine! She's that type of person. We get it.

But the fact remains she already heard him say about stealing recipes. When she heard it, her drunkenness suddenly disappeared. She was fully attentive and aware and focused. IT RATTLED HER. It woke her up.

So, why ask her to act like she never have suspicions about him?

He wanted him to be sick so he'll pass it to him then he can sell it.

FL: I know.
ML & Bro: YOU KNOW?!
FL: Why? Did you think I was stupid? I searched you online. You and your brother, mother, EX-GF are everywhere. And when you came here first, you were already obvious.
Bro: And you let him steal your recipes?
FL: It was his ex-gf. Besides, I'm the best chef in Korea, what's a few recipes? I can make better ones.

It would've been better if:

Don't be fooled, it's AI. 😅😝

Some naming options you can use:

If you want to refer to their switched roles:
- Miji-rae if you want to refer to Miji as Mirae = e.g. Do you think Hosu is aware it's Miji-rae?
- Mirae-ji if you want to refer to Mirae as Miji = e.g. Their mother still hasn't suspected it's Mirae-ji.

Another example: Do you think Hosu was with Mirae-ji or Miji in the photo? His mom thinks it was Mirae-ji. (Meaning, she's aware they switched, that it was Mirae pretending to be Miji.)

If you want to refer to them as their real selves:
- Miji if as herself (usually teenager; student era)
- Mirae if as herself (usually teenager; student era)

Others:
- Mr. Organic Farming or Strawberryman
- Hosu
- Vice-Principal
- Miji's ex
- Attorney Win; or Attorney Winning-Is-All-That-Matters
- Shy Guy (from the office)
- Maniac or Predator (the one Mirae tried to expose)

Mirae also gave nicknames to her boss and his henchman, but I can't remember. 🤣

Misunderstood, as is usually the case.

Some even assumed Mirae tried to commit suicide when it was clear she planned to have an accident to force them to give her an extended leave.

Patience. 🙂 We'll get there.

First of all, "should thank God for giving her twins" is a Christian viewpoint.

Secondly, you're viewing their story from your own lens. Whatever made their mother to favour one over the other is hers to share at the right time.

Thirdly, obviously.

Fourthly, Mirae did tell Mr. Organic Farming that Mirae is selfish. Also, "she is your twin isn't she is your half existence too ??" that's coming from your own lens.

The mere fact that the twins grew apart is itself proof that "your twin is half of your existence" is not true. Parents favouring one over the other is yet another proof of that. Twins are not half of each other's existence. Each person, twins, quadruplets, identical, or not, is their own person. They don't owe each other anything. They don't define each other's identity and life.

Fifthly, "you were selfish enough to go for suicide you didn't think about anyone else before doing this"

1. Your own lens again
2. Your own religion again
3. "Selfish" and "suicide" don't go together
4. Mirae did not commit suicide, she wants to have injuries from an accident

Mirae even told Miji her plan! (Paraphrasing)
- If I jump from the lower floors, nothing will happen.
- If I jump from the higher floors, I might actually die or get seriously injured.
- So I thought, the 3rd floor is the best height to jump from. I can throw bedsheets as cushion and just tell them I accidentally fell, and I will still sustain some injuries to warrant an extended leave.

Miji wasn't listening so she assumed Mirae wants to commit suicide. Mirae's plan would've worked if Miji didn't stop her.

It's hard to tell.

Was he like that with Mirae?

Or, did he notice it's Miji-rae so he's being compassionate?

It's 50-50.

That photo both Miji and Mirae stared at, if Hosu later is given a dialogue identifying who he was with and he got it wrong, it means that his skills isn't that good.

But if he knew who it was, then it means he's playing along with Miji-rae in the present.

Kudos to the author. It was a very brilliant approach.

I felt what Miji-rae felt; and I also felt what Mirai-ji felt. Those two scenes were different yet equally powerful. I'll never forget those scenes.

Because the author used identical twins and forced them to live each other's lives, they were able to create a story with a very deep impact and plenty of lessons, without creating far too many scenarios to achieve the same effect.

Imagine if they weren't twins but they lived each other's lives. Do you think it'll have the same effect? It might even turn into a comedy, correct? Or, if they chose some magical bidy switch, wouldn't it distract you in finding answers to the switch instead of focusing on their lives?

Imagine next if they weren't twins and they didn't switched lives. How much out-of-this-world a scenario should be to have the same deep impact as when:
- Miji-rae was told by Hosu that it wasn't Miji's fault?
- Mirae-ji was told by Hosu's mom that Mirae have good qualities?

In a novel, that's easy. Or maybe a movie. But in a TV series where you have to produce 10+ episodes with at least 1 hour running time each?

For example, Miji-rae was forced to belittle Miji only to be told by Hosu that it isn't Miji's fault. All her life, Mji blamed herself. She kept hiding. She developed anxiety disorder because of it. She developid fear of locked doors. Of going outside. Of facing other people.

When she partially recovered, it was only because she's running away from the core issues. She smiles not because she's truly happy, she smiles because she's hiding. She hates her twin being bullied, not because of her twin, but because she doesn't want another version of Miji.

Meanwhile, Mirae-ji was forced to look down on Mirae but her business partner, and Hosu's mother has shown her otherwise. I especially love the encounter with Hosu's mother where she said that she's 100% sure the girl in the photo was Mirae because she has that look and face. Qualities that Mirae herself hasn't seen in herself because she kept telling herself that she's selfish.

The approach of the author in dealing with the psychology of looking into oneself is really brilliant.

Here's what they did:
1. Use the rarest type of identical twins (practically look-alikes type (not all identical twins look the same))
2. Then force them to switch places

The twin and switch were both used as a literary device to open up tackling the prychology of growth, trauma, understanding other people, discovering yourself, appreciating your family members, and the most important of all, forcefully looking at yourself and being honest.

If you use any other approaches, you won't be able to achieve the same level of story without creating far too many scenarios to place the character in a situation that they'll start reassesing themselves. Secondly, audiences will be disctracted of "comparing two people" and will miss your whole message.

However, by using identical twins and forcing them to live each other's lives as adults, the audience cannot help but compare them. And while the audience are doing that, you have these two characters who also can't help but compare themselves with their twin.

This approach eliminated the most hated "comparing people" attitude.

Miji-rae and Mirae-ji were forced:
1. To understand their twin's life
2. To realize they've taken their twin for granted
3. To realize that they are not the only ones struggling
4. To face who they really are because of situations where they had to belittle their twin - but they're actually talking about themselves (remember they switched)
5. To hear from other people things they wouldn't normally hear
6. To embrace who they really are instead of constantly denying or running from it
7. And finally, to move on and become a better person