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Where has this man been all my life I think I'm obsessed with his face

ahh okay

I like the two new male panelists. One's very lively and brightens the mood and one is very invested in all the couples and is quite charismatic, it's nice to see their interactions

purely out of curiosity, what about qiqi and tomo makes you like them individually but not as a couple?

I have never fallen in love, never experienced grief, but through this drama, it's like I was right there with Yeong and felt all the ups and many downs of his life. The pain of the goodbyes, the heartbreak of the breakups. The echoing loneliness, while embracing the small bits of happiness that come and go. I might not be queer, but I connected with the humanity of love spent and lost. It may just be my favorite Korean release of this year.

Honestly I'm a little annoyed that one of the trainees was put in the s-tier group purely because he was handome. He had mediocre ability in singing & dancing, and that lack in skill becomes clear later too. He should have been placed in A group at the most. Everyone in S group is supposed to be skilled in some sort of way, the only thing that got him there was his looks.

Their final argument/breakup scene was so heartwrenchingly done. Hong switching from Japanese to Korean as her emotions heightened and was at the peak of a meltdown. I imagine there must have been a sort of loneliness in their conversations too-- since they always spoke in Japanese. Which, logically, makes perfect sense because Hong knows Japanese and Jungo doesn't know Korean. But I think as Hong's loneliness and inner resentment towards Jungo grew throughout their continuous issues, she may have felt the frustrations of "I have to speak in /your/ language to communicate with you, but even then you won't put effort to speak to me".

A relationship works both ways. Jungo never communicated with her, never picked up her calls, never asked her how she was doing. She had every right to feel that way. I could say Jungo is selfish for breaking their promise and never even trying to spend time with her.

Kind of like how Ruqing joined later and pursued Hao Ge very obviously but sweetly in HS6. Hao Ge was a really great guy who unfortunately got caught up in a love triangle where his crush liked someone else more, until Ruqing swept him off his feet and helped him move on. I think we need a person like that for Dinghao/Yufan because they are such sweet people too :(

I think now is the perfect time for them to introduce a new participant who will bravely pursue Dinghao or Yufan. My heart keeps breaking for the two of them because they like people who clearly like someone else more but are too timid to reject them

I think I'm just uncreative enough to think about where the story could go after so much has been revealed already but you're probably right.. we're going to be in for a long journey

I'm a little worried about the pacing of the drama because so much happened and was revealed in the first three episodes, and we still have 29 more eps. I'm hoping the plot won't drag later

Same! I was completely obsessed with Dushik & Mihyun's love story. And the parent trio dynamic was so entertaining too. I prefer the parents much more than the kids

Yes, it seems that people aren't fond of long flashbacks in general, even if they are the literal plot of the story just shown in a different chronological format.

I remember a lot of people complaining that the flashbacks in the kdrama Moving were too long, when in fact the parents' stories were just as vital, if not more, than the children's to make the story make sense.

Unpopular opinion but the flashbacks are equally as important as the present time. It's slow and depressing on purpose to focus on their love and the cracks that ultimately resulted in their breakup. This drama is clearly not plot driven and is meant to be a short story about their love, hence there only being 6 episodes. The writers/drama want us to Live in this couple's history and feel that pain. It's more of a fictional reflection about love, rather than being an engaging plot-focused story. This is why I have a feeling they're just going to give us an open ending

Even though neither are wrong in their relationship and priorities, my heart hurts more for Hong. Like when she sprained her foot and Jungo never responded, and didn't even react at all after seeing her with the crutch at home. And when he missed the wedding for his job, he just ignored her calls. He could have sent a text explaining. Jungo really lacks in communication, and I think that's the biggest factor in their breakup, rather than their priorities.

I can just feel Hong's frustration throughout these little incidents. Obviously a little less because we can see Jungo's perspective too, but I keep wanting him to speak up and explain things a little better, he couldn't even do that when describing what Japanese weddings are like too. I think ultimately these two won't last if they get together again unless they actively fix those issues.

As an Asian my mother also has the same thinking, so it wasn't a big shocker for me. I think from their perspective, they want to focus on if the guy has a good/stable job & good personality, and the love will grow naturally after marriage. Rather than marrying just off of love and not considering other factors.

Lee Seungchun is one of the best morally grey characters I have ever watched. His character, made alive by Sungjae's brilliant acting, is the main reason why I loved this drama so much despite its other flaws

Considering how high-stakes the Tofu challenge was, the finale ended up being a little underwhelming in terms of anticipation and suspence. The Tofu challenge really pushed the chefs to their limit, I think doing something with that level of tension would have made revealing the final winner a lot more exciting to the viewers.
I really was expecting some big twist for the final round so I guess I'm a little disappointed in that aspect but the chefs all did their very best, kudos to them.

The main character becomes more and more unlikeable each episode. She's so incredibly dry it's frustrating. I think her acting is a big part of it too.