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The KOCOWA summary implies that Jangmi is going to take Seorin's place to get revenge

Seorin telling the guy in the elevator to mind his business when she didn't pick up the phone 💀💀💀 I want to see more of her (and Jangmi).

Sukhee reminds me of a way more annoying version of Haein's adoptive mother from meant to be. Hopefully we don't have to deal with this until episode 120...

Here's hoping Hwayoung eventually joins the cosmiccosmetics daily drama villains Hall of Fame 😂 I'm expecting it

Nansook shooters rise up 😭

I agree with you. I feel like jeongwon was more dynamic when she was living as youngchae. I kind of wish that lasted for a bit longer because so far the first the first half of the drama >>>

Second half isn't bad... just boring (so far)

I caught up on this (perfect drama to watch while crocheting some last minute Xmas gifts) and I gotta wonder why when it comes to the fashion chaebol companies, the FL usually recommends sustainable clothes while the 2FL goes for a luxury clothing line 😭 there's a few dramas with this trope and I just want to ask the writers you guys know there's more fashion concepts than luxury vs sustainable, right? 💀

As for the storyline, I know Haneul is big mad at Nansook for what happened to his father. I may come off as a Nansook shooter for saying this (and I absolutely am, she's my favorite character by a mile lol) but I think there's more to the story here.... Haneul's dad may actually be a POS so I mean, if he truly was an violent drunk I can't be mad at Nansook for moving how she did? 🤷🏾‍♀️

So the first week was mostly exposition... I expected that. Next week the drama fully starts

I have a strong feeling I will end up fast forwarding through Sukhee's scenes like ... I didn't like her before the accident and I definitely used her meltdown as a bathroom break.

That being said I am surprised that Jangmi and Seorin met each other so fast but I wonder if anything will come out of it? Since the episode ended right as soon as Jangmi realized that Seorin looks like her.

Here's hoping the meet cute in the next episode doesn't kill me from the cringe (although I'm glad we moved past the "sexual harassment as a meet cute" trend which you can see in the author's previous drama - The Third Marriage)

I am also way more invested in whatever Hwayoung is cooking up than what the leads are doing, but hopefully that changes as we see more of Seorin and Jangmi

Seems like tomorrow we meet the twins and I'm looking forward to it.

Glad the flashbacks are over. This entire scenario could've been avoided if Sukhee actually talked to Dongseok. Weak writing tbh at least give us a scene of Dongseok rejecting the babies/getting cold feet or something.

Also lol @ at Sukhee the aspiring judge just jumping into a random strangers van and assuming they would help her? 😭 Hwayoung doesn't have to do much to run circles around Sukhee, here's hoping her daughters are smarter!

Also, Okhee and Tokhee are terrible names lmao they sound very... dated even for 1995. (Fun fact because I verified it but Okhee's popularity as a name peaked in the 70s and early 80s.) Both Jangmi and Seorin are much better names lol

I agree it's much too early to tell how this will go but if TFM does go in that direction, I hope this drama gets solid ratings for MBC!

I can't believe it's going to be 10 years since it aired next year 😭

I could've worded it better lol but I guess I was expecting a bit ... more from Sukhee and Dongseok's relationship like I guess I got irritated when Sukhee just ran off when the obvious thing would've been to ask Dongseok what's going on 😭

(Which I realize now if the characters communicated properly there would be no drama but still lol)

Now that being said, Hwayoung is by far the most developed character and her antics are keeping me seated. I'm way more interested in her exploiting Dongseok's "death" to her benefit

Oh and if the KOCOWA summary means anything, Jangmi will be getting revenge on behalf of her mother "who got her life stolen from her" by "becoming someone else" - it seems like she will assume Seorin's identity. 2020s version of The Promise? If so I'm here for it lmao

First episode:

My theory about who the "First Man" is seems to be right the first man -> Ma Dongseok, the first love of the FLs mother(s)

Idk why but I don't think Dongseok is dead. I won't believe it until we see a body. Not a funeral scene, but a BODY. I'm too genre savvy not to take "we can't find the body" at face value... watch Ma Dongseok turn up alive in like episode 80 or something.

This love triangle between Sukhee, Hwayoung and Dongseok ... ngl I understand Sukhee being upset over the tabloid BUT .... if Dongseok and her had such a healthy relationship, why didn't Sukhee ask him about it instead of going ghost with the twins lol. Unless there's a history of Dongseok being a serial cheater (which I doubt).

Hwayoung is evil but I like her better than Sukhee, at least Hwayoung confronted Dongseok directly. Sukhee comes off as a different type of manipulative... I don't understand why she immediately went to the nuclear option of running away off ~vibes~ when she could've just gotten to the bottom of this with one (1) conversation. but she's going to get knocked upside the head sooner vs later so I guess it won't matter lol. Alternatively... I'm surprised Dongseok didn't use his chaebol $$$$ to try to find Sukhee on his own. Maybe the relationship wasn't as good as we thought? That would be a nice subversion

I do find it darkly ironic that if Hwayoung didn't follow Sookhee she wouldn't have lost her baby/meal ticket and probably would've achieved what she wanted but that's usually how it goes in these dailies "you should've just sat there and ate your food".

Tbh I don't really care for the exposition (never have) and the premise, outside of Hwayoung's motive, makes no sense (ok I know this is a daily but even dailies have standards) but I'm putting up with it until we get to the main story because I love Oh Hyunkyung as a villain. It seems like Seo Hyunjoo just needed a reason, ANY reason to fracture the Ma family so I'll let it go.... for now

I'm not going to say "strong first episode" but I'll say it's decent. Looking forward to the next time jump...

Yeah it could be better lol

My theory is the First Man is either one of the MLs OR.... the father of Jangmi/Seorin. He was the first love of Hwayoung but he chose the twins mother... leading to the twin switch and Hwayoung entering the Ma family...

I've noticed that first loves are a common theme in the character summaries and correlation chart. So maybe it's a story about what happens when unrequited first love goes terribly terribly wrong lol

Soonboon trashing the Jang household in episode 26? Most valid crash out ever. I love her relationship with Yeonhee so much!

This sounds so fun lol

Haneul being the son of the secretary is a twist I DID NOT SEE COMING ... Man... Namuwiki said that Kang Yuna is the "most evil villainous character of a SBS morning daily drama" and they weren't wrong. Yuna is diabolical for this - this is going to suck when Jaekyung learns Haneul isn't his. However, things are going to get nuclear when Junho and the rest of the Jangs find out the truth...

Speaking of - it's disgusting watching Yuna brag about Haneul like she's an involved parent to the Jangs when it actuality she very easily gave him up come divorce time. Using your own son to social climb (and presumably ripping him from the one parent who clearly loves him) is nasty work. But I love to see it.

On a similar note, it's also weird how Junho immediately starts neglecting Seo Woo as soon as he learns he had a son. Yuna and Junho are fit for each other!

When K-actors do the "drunk" scenes I wonder if they actually get drunk...? It wouldn't surprise me but I say that because Choi Jungyoon's portrayal of someone plastered is probably the most realistic one I've seen in a daily drama 😭

Re: the neighbors. They both suck but I really can't stand the male one. "Why do you need a king sized bed when you're a divorced single mom?" (I would argue a single parent deserves it because they're filling the role of two parents?) Like I would've belted him in the face. And now he's in love with her? lmao yeah that's how you talk to someone you like 💀 it only took 23 episodes but I'm officially skipping all their scenes now..

I'm not sure if I believe that Haneul is Junho's son. Yuna is definitely opportunistic enough to fake a DNA test... especially since it's been said to her that the one thing she has over Yeonhee is she gave birth to a son...

OK wow, Haneul may actually be Junho's son. but lying about paternity is a common plot device in affair dailies so I'm not holding my breath

I'm on the part of the drama where Yuna starts letting her bad behavior known to the Jangs and it's getting interesting. So far my favorite character is Hyejin! She means business and I love how she reacted when she found out about the affair.

Also: Yeonhee's illness is starting to get foreshadowed. I like how it's slowly being written in instead of just introducing it abruptly...

I'm starting to get annoyed by Jaekyung's neighbors. They don't add anything to the story (Wooju deserved to get hit by Haneul btw he was speaking very disrespectfully to his "friend") Think I'll probably end up skipping their scenes lol

Also not surprised by Yuna divorcing Jaekyung but Yeonhee holding out on Junho. Seems to be a common thing in these "the affair survivors end up together" healing dramas lol it happened in Desperate Ms. Seonju (where ironically, Choi Jungyoon played the "Yuna" lol

PS: the dad and Junhee are the only normal ones in the family I'm glad they are sticking up for Yeonhee!! I live for the scenes where they come for the mom (who is human trash btw) especially the dad!

Guns aren't a common weapon in daily dramas but that's how "Mysterious Personal Shopper" ended with the main villain crashing out and taking the 2 FLs hostage 💀

And I just remembered in Snow White's Revenge the FL's husband LOVED his rifle 😭 he was wielding that thing around like it was a toy

I had the same thought when the design team finally showed up in episode 51!! (right after I wrote a comment asking whatever happened to them lol)

Haneul confronting Nansuk? I think this is the most emotion I've seen from him lol

At the beginning of the drama, back when there was potential for an actual revenge scheme, Stella gave that advice to Lucia, saying something to the effect of "in order to get revenge you need to hide all your bad feelings. It will feel like swallowing the sun"