OMG girl, you're gonna watch a KBS1 daily? Finally! (The only one I saw was Sunny Again Tomorrow. I liked it...)
Okay so I'm not spoiling you then lol I was referring to Seorin
The mom and daughter meaning Sukhee and Jangmi? I used to be annoyed by Taepyung until he leaked Hwayoung's affair THAT I can get behind
Nah this drama is worse than fatal promise... I feel like the families have waaay more people than the families in fatal promise did π
Was YJH considered the ML in penthouse? He felt more like a supporting character in revenge/escape from the seven. I keeping having to tell myself that his character is NOT yang jinmo π
OMG girl, you're gonna watch a KBS1 daily? Finally! (The only one I saw was Sunny Again Tomorrow. I liked it...)
His character is standing on business so far!! I can't believe this his is first lead role
I will say there's A LOT of characters like there's like 4 families this drama follows but I'm sure the more I watch I'll be able to match names to faces (until then I keep the asianwiki page up on my phone while I watch lol)
Oh and there's a lot of familiar faces in this drama as well!
As for the first man idk how far you are so I won't spoil but if a certain character ends up dying I will absolutely drop that drama like it's hot....but besides that I am going to need Sukhee to get more lines of dialogue besides "Jangmi Sukhee ddal! Jangmi yeppeuda" ...it got old around episode 20...
I love Jung-Won! She was definitely a great FL to me! Nice recap. I loved Jung-Won and Young-Chae's dynamic too,…
Oh yeah I loved that too.. the morally ambiguous part. I want to see Lee Shia in more intense roles like that... especially if it's a darker weekend drama? yes!!!
Lee Dohyun is quickly becoming one my favorite writers because I love how she writes morally grey characters and she can DEFINITELY write an evil chaebol.
Ngl I've had the idea to rewatch AGL again ... I've been lurking the pearl in red page and the comment section seems so dead. Idk how the ratings look tho ... Seems like MBC is winning this round like I'm planning to catch up on The First Man this weekend. Which is crazy because I actually dislike Seo Hyunjoo as a writer (some of her tropes are kinda dated.. .) but I am pleasantly surprised by how much I like TFM
Well if Pearl in Red flops I guess the follow up will be good at least? lmao π
OMG girl, you're gonna watch a KBS1 daily? Finally! (The only one I saw was Sunny Again Tomorrow. I liked it...)
I definitely recommend suji and uri, it's not a "drop everything on your watchlistright now" type of drama but it's a solid daily (and if you're watching the first man it's funny because Eunjung and Oh Hyunhyung have the exact opposite relationship in S&U π)
I'm finishing episode 1 now and I wouldn't be surprised if since KBS1 sent their people to work on Pearl on Red, KBS2 sent their people to work on this. Need to confirm that on Namuwiki...
Sitcom scenes are definitely still here but they don't take me out the drama.
There will probably be a business related subplot since according to Kocowa Uhm Hyunkyung characters ai product gets stolen by a larger company... Which actually interests me (and I'll be geeked if this turns into a revenge drama π especially because I know both Yoon Jonghoon and Uhm Hyunkyung would body that shit!)
The tone seems rather serious for a kbs1 daily. Good Luck this is not (and thank God!) I don't see myself dropping this drama
First things first ... I appreciate that the token conglomerate isn't a fashion company!!! (I swear it if I have to sit through yet ANOTHER stolen design subplot...) I actually like that this daily is centered around the tech industry.
OMG girl, you're gonna watch a KBS1 daily? Finally! (The only one I saw was Sunny Again Tomorrow. I liked it...)
I am exploring new horizons in 2026 lmaoooo
But I did actually like Suji and Uri I just had to drop it because school got too busy π
I only care about kbs1 dailies if there's someone in the cast I like, I literally only watched suji and uri bc of Eunjung Kang Byul and Oh Hyunkyung . Kang Byuls character felt like a KBS2 villain which I think it's why I liked that one lol
I still haven't actually started this tho maybe I'll get around to it today π
The funniest part is that they were speaking complete gibberish. That is NOT how French actually sounds πThis…
I liked Seokkyung whenever she would come for Eunbyeols neck during the "dantae and Seojin are married arc" lmao.
you also couldn't stand eunbyeol? word π I think when Seojin gave her the memory altering pills was when I clocked out of the teens storyline for good. Like you spent half this drama talking about hating Rona at least stand on your antagonist business and compartmentalize and cover up all your crimes like all the makjang villains before you did π (I think it's something with that actress too because I ended up dropping Perfect Family because of her character....)
Ironically Seojin was my favorite character (she also had my favorite apartment too lol) while Eunbyeol was my least. Mari was one of my faves too especially how it was revealed she secretly ran a bath house to provide for Jeni π Suryeon only interested me when she became Aegyo and started playing chess with Dantae. Otherwise she felt ... "Mary Sue" ish from what I remember.
As for return! I like jahye and how smart she is. Ie how she and her assistant used the neighborhood seniors to figure out who owned the truck. I also like Ko Hyunjung in general.
Nara is my favorite character I feel like she's about to break out of of "stay at home housewife" mode and put her law education to good use. (I have a feeling that Dalrae isn't actually her daughter. I also can't make sense of Inho he keeps me guessing...)
Mijeong being the victim is good (story wise) because she has layers like the fact that she knew all the men when they were in high school? She's full of secrets and that's going to keep this investigation interesting
Male lead... I keep thinking he's Seo Junyoung π but I like how he's literally the only non calculative male character in the show. I like how he's hot blooded but somewhat smart, like when he found Mijeongs chipped tooth and made the connection.
Speaking of calculated male characters I like the 3 stooges (what I call hakbeom and friends) I like how they're like ... Chaebols gone wild. Like the men of hera palace if they ran around absolutely unchecked. These men are going to cause damage in storyline (as well as Jinju and her clique) and I can't wait to see it π
I also like how the story keeps you guessing. Like I thought Inho (?) ran Mijeong over with his genesis but THANKFULLY there was more to the story (I was like no way they're revealing all this in episode 3 π glad I was wrong lol)
I have yet to watch this, but can anyone explain what the relationship/connection is between the two FLs? I'm…
I dropped this around episode 15 but I'm lurking because I like to see how dramas end lol but I can answer your question:
So the two FLs. Myeonghee initially was used as a surrogate mother for Taeho who is the CEO of Adele Group. She did this to pay for her sister Danhee's cancer surgery. However Taeho never disclosed to Myeonghee that he was married so that caused drama. He pretended he was going to marry her as well. He did this because Jeongran couldn't get pregnant and Taeho needs a heir. Due to this, Myeonghee got unfairly tagged with the mistress tag.
Which lead to Myeonghee getting killed. Jeongran does this because it turns out she can get pregnant after all! However Myeonghee's son is still the eldest so that causes Jeongran to turn to murder!
While myeonghee passed away , Danhee found out that her baby was still alive! Jinju/Chloe's dad (who happens to be an OBGYN, Dr. Baek) helps deliver the baby right in the medical examiner room. Danhee decides to act as Myeonghee as revenge and raise Minjun as her son... Her endgame is to have Minjun take over Adele Group. Danhee keeps a visible presence within Adele and is known for being competent
However Jeongran had given birth to Hyunjun shortly after and his existence complicates the succession battle because Jeongran is Taeho's official wife (funny enough Taeho seems to like Danhee/Myeonghee better lmao) Jeongran wants Hyunjun to inherit Adele for her own reasons...
Jinju was born the same day as Minjun and they are essentially boyfriend and girlfriend after the first time skip. This is the hint of the first connection because Danhee opposed Minjun studying abroad which Minjun wanted to do with Jinju. Although Danhee assumes Yuna is Minjun's girlfriend instead so she doesn't actually SEE Jinju.
Jinju's life is perfect until she and her dad are in a car accident (probably the most dramatic one I've seen in a daily lol) that is orchestrated by, you guessed it, Adele Group. Why? Many things but the main thing is Taeho wants to acquire Dr. Baek's biotech firm.
She links up with James in the aftermath and goes to the US, learns business and cuts her hair. She starts going by Chloe... This is when the FLs link up - Danhee hires Chloe as a consultant for the very same biotech firm that Taeho stole from Dr. Baek. Thats the connection between them, two women who lost someone due to Adele Group and want revenge!
I love Jung-Won! She was definitely a great FL to me! Nice recap. I loved Jung-Won and Young-Chae's dynamic too,…
Oh yes I like your idea! One of the scenes that stood out to me was when Jeongwon and Kibeom were arguing and Jeongwon was like "I want to fly like a stork" while kibeom was trying to get her to live like a smaller, less powerful bird. I really wanted to see how far Jeongwon would go to maintain that "stork lifestyle" π
I also wish we could've seen more of "Jin Jeongwon" because I loved seeing her manipulate Taeseok and the man behind Taeseok. Youngchae becoming a better person would've been cool to see as well. But I like how at the end of the drama you can't squarely put a character in the box of "good" vs "evil" (well except Jin Taeseok lol)
This drama was so good. I have a feeling that I would've had way more patience with pearl in red if it didn't immediately follow this one lol
The funniest part is that they were speaking complete gibberish. That is NOT how French actually sounds πThis…
Omg I knew something was off with the French ... I had rewinded it trying to figure out what language it was π
I'm in agreement with you re:the teen storylines in penthouse. The only thing I really liked was the parallel between Yoonhee vs Seoju vs Rona vs Eunbyeol but only when it came to the art school /opera rivalry. The love triangle (as it does 95% of the time for me) between Rona Eunbyeol and Seokkyung's brother (forgot his name lmaoo) was when I lost interest... I was way more into watching joo dantae and friends trying to take over the world π
Return is DEFINITELY scratching that itch for me tho ... I am seated
Trauma (the ending theme) came on shuffle and I was reminded of this absolute banger of a μΌμΌ λλΌλ§. This may be the fastest I rewatch a daily lmaooo
ep 15...Chloe arrives and Yuna is already sweating lmaooo she's very bad at this villain thing. Chloe coming for…
Jihoon being Dushim's son is the plot twist i was referring to in Fatal Promise. the subplot is so boring to me and i feel like it's just dushim looking sad all the time lol Eundong vs Everybody is way more interesting to me!
your daily drama line-up looks good! where are you watching eve's love? i was looking for that one but couldn't find it lol
a place in the sun was on my list because oh changseok but a morally grey FL??? I might push this one further up the queue
i watched angel's revenge a long time ago! i barely remember any of it I should rewatch...
Going to add return when I finish the token non-daily drama on my watch list (queen of ambition lol)
ep 15...Chloe arrives and Yuna is already sweating lmaooo she's very bad at this villain thing. Chloe coming for…
Thank you!
I'm also watching the First Man. I'm on episode 60. I am way more into that right now which is funny because historically I would drop MBC dailies in favor of KBS.
I'm watching the brave yong sujeong which I liked however a certain plot twist put the drama in limbo for me...
Fatal promise is good although I could do without jihoon and dushim's storyline. I'm expecting Hyewon and Junhyuk's downfall to add 10 years to my life lol
Secret House - Annie Brown has me locked in
Non dailies I'm still watching king of ambition although kocowa has been recommending the drama "the innocent man" to me and it sounds right up my alley
Once I finish one of the many dailies on my watch list I'm also considering rewatching gold mask because it's written by the same woman who wrote queens House
And possibly actually finishing gracious revenge because the premise is interesting and it's written by the same woman who wrote Cinderella game
Ugh I was away because I took (and passed!) a certification exam and now I'm about to take an even harder test...…
ep 15... Chloe arrives and Yuna is already sweating lmaooo she's very bad at this villain thing. Chloe coming for Yuna should be iconic but it feels... diluted. Idk why but the Chloe Lee reveal felt weirdly anticlimactic to me
These gag scenes are very annoying. Jeongran and her driver, James and Danhee's friend/assistant (their love line is going to be PAINFUL), and that one scene where Taeho shoved Jeongran out the way... I hear those stupid sound effects and the temperature drops 10 degrees. I've got too much stuff on my watch list to be watching this shit lmao I don't do sitcoms.
Okay yeah wow I can't get into this drama. Maybe it's because the drama moved so fast? Several of the characters feel like miscasts (they take me out the drama like the entire Choi family) the gag scenes are awful and excessive. I still like Danhee Hyunjun and Taeho but I cannot reiterate enough that the flaws are taking me out the story π
It's been real hopefully I like the next one better βπΎ
The mom and daughter meaning Sukhee and Jangmi? I used to be annoyed by Taepyung until he leaked Hwayoung's affair THAT I can get behind
Nah this drama is worse than fatal promise... I feel like the families have waaay more people than the families in fatal promise did π
Was YJH considered the ML in penthouse? He felt more like a supporting character in revenge/escape from the seven. I keeping having to tell myself that his character is NOT yang jinmo π
I will say there's A LOT of characters like there's like 4 families this drama follows but I'm sure the more I watch I'll be able to match names to faces (until then I keep the asianwiki page up on my phone while I watch lol)
Oh and there's a lot of familiar faces in this drama as well!
As for the first man idk how far you are so I won't spoil but if a certain character ends up dying I will absolutely drop that drama like it's hot....but besides that I am going to need Sukhee to get more lines of dialogue besides "Jangmi Sukhee ddal! Jangmi yeppeuda" ...it got old around episode 20...
Lee Dohyun is quickly becoming one my favorite writers because I love how she writes morally grey characters and she can DEFINITELY write an evil chaebol.
Ngl I've had the idea to rewatch AGL again ... I've been lurking the pearl in red page and the comment section seems so dead. Idk how the ratings look tho
... Seems like MBC is winning this round like I'm planning to catch up on The First Man this weekend. Which is crazy because I actually dislike Seo Hyunjoo as a writer (some of her tropes are kinda dated.. .) but I am pleasantly surprised by how much I like TFM
Well if Pearl in Red flops I guess the follow up will be good at least? lmao π
writer made it way too obvious that eunae was adopted and I'm only on episode 2...
Edit: I was right NOT to trust jihoon
I'm finishing episode 1 now and I wouldn't be surprised if since KBS1 sent their people to work on Pearl on Red, KBS2 sent their people to work on this. Need to confirm that on Namuwiki...
Sitcom scenes are definitely still here but they don't take me out the drama.
There will probably be a business related subplot since according to Kocowa Uhm Hyunkyung characters ai product gets stolen by a larger company... Which actually interests me (and I'll be geeked if this turns into a revenge drama π especially because I know both Yoon Jonghoon and Uhm Hyunkyung would body that shit!)
The tone seems rather serious for a kbs1 daily. Good Luck this is not (and thank God!) I don't see myself dropping this drama
But I did actually like Suji and Uri I just had to drop it because school got too busy π
I only care about kbs1 dailies if there's someone in the cast I like, I literally only watched suji and uri bc of Eunjung Kang Byul and Oh Hyunkyung .
Kang Byuls character felt like a KBS2 villain which I think it's why I liked that one lol
I still haven't actually started this tho maybe I'll get around to it today π
you also couldn't stand eunbyeol? word π I think when Seojin gave her the memory altering pills was when I clocked out of the teens storyline for good. Like you spent half this drama talking about hating Rona at least stand on your antagonist business and compartmentalize and cover up all your crimes like all the makjang villains before you did π (I think it's something with that actress too because I ended up dropping Perfect Family because of her character....)
Ironically Seojin was my favorite character (she also had my favorite apartment too lol) while Eunbyeol was my least. Mari was one of my faves too especially how it was revealed she secretly ran a bath house to provide for Jeni π
Suryeon only interested me when she became Aegyo and started playing chess with Dantae. Otherwise she felt ... "Mary Sue" ish from what I remember.
As for return!
I like jahye and how smart she is. Ie how she and her assistant used the neighborhood seniors to figure out who owned the truck. I also like Ko Hyunjung in general.
Nara is my favorite character I feel like she's about to break out of of "stay at home housewife" mode and put her law education to good use. (I have a feeling that Dalrae isn't actually her daughter. I also can't make sense of Inho he keeps me guessing...)
Mijeong being the victim is good (story wise) because she has layers like the fact that she knew all the men when they were in high school? She's full of secrets and that's going to keep this investigation interesting
Male lead... I keep thinking he's Seo Junyoung π but I like how he's literally the only non calculative male character in the show. I like how he's hot blooded but somewhat smart, like when he found Mijeongs chipped tooth and made the connection.
Speaking of calculated male characters I like the 3 stooges (what I call hakbeom and friends) I like how they're like ... Chaebols gone wild. Like the men of hera palace if they ran around absolutely unchecked. These men are going to cause damage in storyline (as well as Jinju and her clique) and I can't wait to see it π
I also like how the story keeps you guessing. Like I thought Inho (?) ran Mijeong over with his genesis but THANKFULLY there was more to the story (I was like no way they're revealing all this in episode 3 π glad I was wrong lol)
When geum bora is playing the chaebol MIL you know you're in for a ride....
ETA: the first episode isn't even THAT bad but different strokes for different folks ... It felt like a typical first episode for a daily lol
So the two FLs. Myeonghee initially was used as a surrogate mother for Taeho who is the CEO of Adele Group. She did this to pay for her sister Danhee's cancer surgery. However Taeho never disclosed to Myeonghee that he was married so that caused drama. He pretended he was going to marry her as well. He did this because Jeongran couldn't get pregnant and Taeho needs a heir. Due to this, Myeonghee got unfairly tagged with the mistress tag.
Which lead to Myeonghee getting killed. Jeongran does this because it turns out she can get pregnant after all! However Myeonghee's son is still the eldest so that causes Jeongran to turn to murder!
While myeonghee passed away , Danhee found out that her baby was still alive! Jinju/Chloe's dad (who happens to be an OBGYN, Dr. Baek) helps deliver the baby right in the medical examiner room. Danhee decides to act as Myeonghee as revenge and raise Minjun as her son... Her endgame is to have Minjun take over Adele Group. Danhee keeps a visible presence within Adele and is known for being competent
However Jeongran had given birth to Hyunjun shortly after and his existence complicates the succession battle because Jeongran is Taeho's official wife (funny enough Taeho seems to like Danhee/Myeonghee better lmao) Jeongran wants Hyunjun to inherit Adele for her own reasons...
Jinju was born the same day as Minjun and they are essentially boyfriend and girlfriend after the first time skip. This is the hint of the first connection because Danhee opposed Minjun studying abroad which Minjun wanted to do with Jinju. Although Danhee assumes Yuna is Minjun's girlfriend instead so she doesn't actually SEE Jinju.
Jinju's life is perfect until she and her dad are in a car accident (probably the most dramatic one I've seen in a daily lol) that is orchestrated by, you guessed it, Adele Group. Why? Many things but the main thing is Taeho wants to acquire Dr. Baek's biotech firm.
She links up with James in the aftermath and goes to the US, learns business and cuts her hair. She starts going by Chloe... This is when the FLs link up - Danhee hires Chloe as a consultant for the very same biotech firm that Taeho stole from Dr. Baek. Thats the connection between them, two women who lost someone due to Adele Group and want revenge!
I also wish we could've seen more of "Jin Jeongwon" because I loved seeing her manipulate Taeseok and the man behind Taeseok. Youngchae becoming a better person would've been cool to see as well. But I like how at the end of the drama you can't squarely put a character in the box of "good" vs "evil" (well except Jin Taeseok lol)
This drama was so good. I have a feeling that I would've had way more patience with pearl in red if it didn't immediately follow this one lol
I'm in agreement with you re:the teen storylines in penthouse. The only thing I really liked was the parallel between Yoonhee vs Seoju vs Rona vs Eunbyeol but only when it came to the art school /opera rivalry. The love triangle (as it does 95% of the time for me) between Rona Eunbyeol and Seokkyung's brother (forgot his name lmaoo) was when I lost interest... I was way more into watching joo dantae and friends trying to take over the world π
Return is DEFINITELY scratching that itch for me tho ... I am seated
It'll be so fun to watch when the house of cards falls lol
So far enjoying this drama it's giving sky castle/penthouse with less teenage antics and more criminal justice... more scandal! I'm in!
your daily drama line-up looks good! where are you watching eve's love? i was looking for that one but couldn't find it lol
a place in the sun was on my list because oh changseok but a morally grey FL??? I might push this one further up the queue
i watched angel's revenge a long time ago! i barely remember any of it I should rewatch...
Going to add return when I finish the token non-daily drama on my watch list (queen of ambition lol)
I'm also watching the First Man. I'm on episode 60. I am way more into that right now which is funny because historically I would drop MBC dailies in favor of KBS.
I'm watching the brave yong sujeong which I liked however a certain plot twist put the drama in limbo for me...
Fatal promise is good although I could do without jihoon and dushim's storyline. I'm expecting Hyewon and Junhyuk's downfall to add 10 years to my life lol
Secret House - Annie Brown has me locked in
Non dailies I'm still watching king of ambition although kocowa has been recommending the drama "the innocent man" to me and it sounds right up my alley
Once I finish one of the many dailies on my watch list I'm also considering rewatching gold mask because it's written by the same woman who wrote queens House
And possibly actually finishing gracious revenge because the premise is interesting and it's written by the same woman who wrote Cinderella game
Chloe arrives and Yuna is already sweating lmaooo she's very bad at this villain thing. Chloe coming for Yuna should be iconic but it feels... diluted. Idk why but the Chloe Lee reveal felt weirdly anticlimactic to me
These gag scenes are very annoying. Jeongran and her driver, James and Danhee's friend/assistant (their love line is going to be PAINFUL), and that one scene where Taeho shoved Jeongran out the way... I hear those stupid sound effects and the temperature drops 10 degrees. I've got too much stuff on my watch list to be watching this shit lmao I don't do sitcoms.
Okay yeah wow I can't get into this drama. Maybe it's because the drama moved so fast? Several of the characters feel like miscasts (they take me out the drama like the entire Choi family) the gag scenes are awful and excessive. I still like Danhee Hyunjun and Taeho but I cannot reiterate enough that the flaws are taking me out the story π
It's been real hopefully I like the next one better βπΎ