This hit me in a certain kind of way when I first read it. I couldn't help thinking that when a professional association pushes back this hard against a fictional drama, the natural reaction is, what are they so worried about; I mean, k-dramas have portrayed corrupt prosecutors, politicians, police officers, doctors, journalists, chaebol executives, military officers, teachers, and lawyers for decades. Most professional groups don't secure public agreements requiring disclaimers and appreciation messages in the final episode. Personally, I have always thought the best fictional stories are rarely invented from nothing. Writers usually take a real concern, a real fear, or a handful of real incidents and then dramatically amplify them. A murder mystery doesn't mean all detectives are corrupt. A legal drama doesn't mean all prosecutors are evil. But those stories often resonate because they exaggerate something people already worry about.
What strikes me is that The Apartment Job isn't about some distant institution. It's about apartment complexes, maintenance funds, resident associations, and money that affects ordinary people's homes. I guess this is the kind of thing viewers can easily connect to their own lives. So the association may have felt the potential impact was more immediate than if the drama were about some abstract political scandal. So after sitting with this for a minute, my instinct is that the protest doesn't prove the drama is exposing widespread corruption. But it does suggest the subject matter hits a nerve. And when a fictional story hits a nerve, it's usually because it's touching an area where the public already has questions, suspicions, or anxieties. That's often where the most interesting dramas come from.
On a separate note, Ji Sung is my number one favorite actor; I would watch him in anything, and he is doing his thing like he always does, and what is most pleasant is seeing how he always manages to make larger-than-life characters feel believable. My personal take is that Ji Sung is one of the few actors who can make an absurd premise work.
I enjoyed The East Palace. It's one of the few series I would like to see extended to a second season.
Same here; it wasn't as good as Kingdom, but it was good for what it was, and I thought Joo Hyuk did a pretty good job, even though I was quite taken by the female lead a bit more. But all in all, it was a good drama, and I wouldn't at all mind a second season. I am all for dramas that leave us with a message, and this one undoubtedly does. It captures the central idea that the real horror isn't the ghosts themselves; it's the guilt, ambition, betrayal, and pain left behind by the living. I am looking forward to the second season!
Weekly episodes for this drama should be illegal. If it's anything like Season 1, and I expect it to be even better, every episode is going to leave me desperate for more. Geum Hae Na was fierce in Season 1. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us in the second installment. I wish they had decided on dropping the whole season at once rather than ruining my peace for the 2āmonth period it's supposed to air šā¤ļø
So Ji Sub in this is in full Iām calm, but I will destroy you with one glance mode. That controlled intensity, the microāexpressions, the way he carries authority without raising his voice, speak So Ji Sub. I will watch anything he puts out. But Choi Dae Hoonā¦ this man is eating. Every scene heās in feels like it suddenly has electricity. Heās unpredictable in the best way; you donāt know if heās about to be hilarious, sinister, or emotionally devastating. Itās that rare energy where you start watching a show for the lead and end up rewinding scenes because the supporting actor is doing something brilliant. I am beyond hooked to this drama and the wait is killing me.
Oh, this is exactly the kind of drama that punishes you for watching weekly. This is a bingeādrop show through and through. The pacing, the cliffhangers, the way every episode has ended so far, itās like itās personally trying to ruin my evening. This drama was built for consumption in one long, delirious sitting.
I cannot believe they did this to us. The audacity.
I am obsessed. This is the type of drama where all 10 episodes should be released at once, let everyone lose their minds, and have us crawl out of the wreckage afterward with opinions. Instead, theyāre making us sit here with our thoughts, theories, suspicions, rage, excitementā¦ all marinating week after week for the next ten weeks. And honestly? Iām here for it.
Gives Dark Hole vibes, with evil spirits that take over or begin to embody themselves in the thoughts of the evil thinker, leading to evil deeds and possession, but without the exorcist priest.
The synopsis seems incomplete, like ... one day the husband, who is a reporter, gets an order from his boss and then what..... weird, but sounds intriguing.
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What strikes me is that The Apartment Job isn't about some distant institution. It's about apartment complexes, maintenance funds, resident associations, and money that affects ordinary people's homes. I guess this is the kind of thing viewers can easily connect to their own lives. So the association may have felt the potential impact was more immediate than if the drama were about some abstract political scandal. So after sitting with this for a minute, my instinct is that the protest doesn't prove the drama is exposing widespread corruption. But it does suggest the subject matter hits a nerve. And when a fictional story hits a nerve, it's usually because it's touching an area where the public already has questions, suspicions, or anxieties. That's often where the most interesting dramas come from.
On a separate note, Ji Sung is my number one favorite actor; I would watch him in anything, and he is doing his thing like he always does, and what is most pleasant is seeing how he always manages to make larger-than-life characters feel believable. My personal take is that Ji Sung is one of the few actors who can make an absurd premise work.
I cannot believe they did this to us. The audacity.
I am obsessed. This is the type of drama where all 10 episodes should be released at once, let everyone lose their minds, and have us crawl out of the wreckage afterward with opinions. Instead, theyāre making us sit here with our thoughts, theories, suspicions, rage, excitementā¦ all marinating week after week for the next ten weeks. And honestly? Iām here for it.