I actually started watching Kdramas because of the nice male leads but it's high time they focus on female lead…
It's 1) because of his past behaviour and knowing that in the past he didn't want to do it but he had to, and the evil kind hasn't changed 2) because he acted all offended and didn't clearly say "No, I didn't do it".
Ive nvr felt easy about her character, she said she will do her best to get eliminated , now she wants to be the…
To be fair, she didn't say she will do her best to get eliminated, she just said "I'll be eliminated anyway because I am lacking". If she really does want to marry the prince, why did she say to the other young man to wait for her?
FL's maid's lips are annoying. why must she pucker when she speaks. and it looks like she is putting all her energy…
Yes, it's a supposedly "cute" style, super annoying. I remember in "Five Children" (renamed "Five Enough"), Shin Hye Sun did it (the golf couple). It was so annoying we all wanted to slap her. Gradually she got rid of that speaking flaw in her next dramas and now she does it only occasionally, thank goodness!
That was a very bland drama. I fully commend the alcohol message, and it was treated realistically, acknowledging that people never really get over their desire for it. For the rest... The ML is bland like low-fat milk.
A family member of mine was bedridden in hospital some time ago. Not even that long as this psycho dad is supposed to be lying there. After two and a half months he had lost so much muscle mass that he couldn't sit up on the bed without fainting, and certainly couldn't get up and walk. And also couldn't control his fingers and write, his hands were shaking. He had to do rehab for one month before going back home. But the psycho dad gets up as if it's nothing and has the strength to dress himself go out and stab someone? I know it's a drama, but it's not a fantasy drama, so please keep to the bare minimum of realism.
I read online that in an old interview, Krist shared that his father was one of the people who instilled acceptance…
Well, nobody can say what would have happened if this and if that. And -although of course none of us can be in this father's mind - accepting LGBT people and treating them equally is very different than seeing your son kissing and making out on screen with a man.
but why did they casted same actress for both mother and daughter..? it's not even correct..! how can she romance…
I mean... not good, not bad. I'm really indifferent to how many people she kisses in a show. Even if it mattered, what's the difference between kissing two or three or ten in one drama or kissing only one in each of 10 different dramas? The total number will be the same.
KNJ's new job was a hint that he would choose not to reincarnate with Hae Suk after seeing how past lives affect…
Yes, something like a "bug", where the erasing didn't work. But the writers should have explained that, not left us to wonder and give explanations of our own.
Social drinking in Korea Almost all countries have social drinking. But in Korea, according to studies and statistics, there is this toxic drinking culture, where alcohol is a must for socializing, for bonding with co-workers, for assessing a son-in-law, for bragging rights and male competition between rivals - and everything else. This happens in other countries too, but not at this point! And it won't cost you your job or a promotion if you don't drink, you won't be considered a traitor and a criminal, a coward, unmanly or a weirdo. People may laugh at you a bit, but you can still survive. Many foreigners who have been in Korea for work constantly complain about this situation. And, mind you, those people are not teetotallers, they do drink, only not at this excessive point.
Liver disease is one of the top killers in Korea According to statistics, the leading cause of death in Korea was cancer. Liver cancer and other liver disease were among the top 10 causes of death in Korea. An increasing number of Koreans are also being diagnosed with osteonecrosis, with the leading cause being excessive alcohol consumption. In Korea, when drinking 2 or more glasses of Soju per day, for males, and at least 1 glass of Soju per day, for females, the incidence of liver cancer increased by 1.4 times, and the mortality rate related to liver disease increased by 3.2 times as compared to those who drank less or never
How much do Koreans drink? According to a 2018 WHO report, citizens of the Republic of Korea drink 10 litres (2.2 imp gal; 2.6 US gal) of alcohol per capita per year. The “bottoms-up” approach to drinking ("one shot") translates to drinking one-shot at a time rather than drinking a little sip each time. Studies have shown that the proportion of drinkers among the total adult subjects is 74.8%. The drinking rate of total adult males is 84%, with 87.6% for men aged ≤65 years and 64.9% for men aged >65 years. The drinking rate among female drinkers was 65.8%. The proportion of drinkers among adult females ≤65 years was 73.7%, while that of adult females >65 years was 34.4%. So yeah, the younger generation tends to drink a bit less. in 2016, the average volume of alcohol consumption by Koreans aged 15 years and older was 10.2 L per capita, which was higher than the mean volumes consumed by these age groups in the world overall (6.4 L), the WHO Western Pacific Region (7.3 L), and the United States (9.8 L).
It's not the top country worldwide, though: The top countries in the world with the high rate of alcohol use disorder in males: Russia (16.29%) Hungary (15.29%) Lithuania (13.35%) South Korea (13.10%) Latvia (11.54%) Belarus (11.43%) Estonia (11.09%) Niue (10.58%) Colombia (10.33%) Thailand (10.18%) (Females have much lower rates in all countries!) These countries also reported the highest levels of alcohol use disorders. The global status also included the leading alcohol-related conditions such as mental health disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, liver cirrhosis, premature death, and transmission of infectious diseases.
HOWEVER... less is more: East Asians have low tolerance of alcohol because they lack a certain enzyme that metabolizes alcohol. Thus they become drunk on lower quantities. Their alcohol metabolism capabilities can be predicted by presence of the characteristic facial flushing response we often see in dramas. . About 1/3 of the total population has facial flushing when drinking spirits.
Females get drunk more easily Approximately 20% of the consumed alcohol is metabolized in the gastric mucosa by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) before being absorbed into the bloodstream. When ADH activity in the gastric mucosa is reduced, more alcohol is absorbed into the blood. In general, females have approximately HALF the level of ADH activity in the gastric mucosa as males. Consequently, they are less able to process consumed alcohol. Additionally, females typically have more body fat and less body water than males of the same body weight. Alcohol has low lipid solubility, and is mainly distributed in the body water. Females and older individuals, who also have relatively lower body water percentages, show higher blood alcohol concentrations even when drinking the same amount as males.
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1) because of his past behaviour and knowing that in the past he didn't want to do it but he had to, and the evil kind hasn't changed
2) because he acted all offended and didn't clearly say "No, I didn't do it".
If she really does want to marry the prince, why did she say to the other young man to wait for her?
Social drinking in Korea
Almost all countries have social drinking. But in Korea, according to studies and statistics, there is this toxic drinking culture, where alcohol is a must for socializing, for bonding with co-workers, for assessing a son-in-law, for bragging rights and male competition between rivals - and everything else.
This happens in other countries too, but not at this point! And it won't cost you your job or a promotion if you don't drink, you won't be considered a traitor and a criminal, a coward, unmanly or a weirdo. People may laugh at you a bit, but you can still survive. Many foreigners who have been in Korea for work constantly complain about this situation. And, mind you, those people are not teetotallers, they do drink, only not at this excessive point.
Liver disease is one of the top killers in Korea
According to statistics, the leading cause of death in Korea was cancer. Liver cancer and other liver disease were among the top 10 causes of death in Korea. An increasing number of Koreans are also being diagnosed with osteonecrosis, with the leading cause being excessive alcohol consumption.
In Korea, when drinking 2 or more glasses of Soju per day, for males, and at least 1 glass of Soju per day, for females, the incidence of liver cancer increased by 1.4 times, and the mortality rate related to liver disease increased by 3.2 times as compared to those who drank less or never
How much do Koreans drink?
According to a 2018 WHO report, citizens of the Republic of Korea drink 10 litres (2.2 imp gal; 2.6 US gal) of alcohol per capita per year. The “bottoms-up” approach to drinking ("one shot") translates to drinking one-shot at a time rather than drinking a little sip each time.
Studies have shown that the proportion of drinkers among the total adult subjects is 74.8%. The drinking rate of total adult males is 84%, with 87.6% for men aged ≤65 years and 64.9% for men aged >65 years. The drinking rate among female drinkers was 65.8%. The proportion of drinkers among adult females ≤65 years was 73.7%, while that of adult females >65 years was 34.4%. So yeah, the younger generation tends to drink a bit less.
in 2016, the average volume of alcohol consumption by Koreans aged 15 years and older was 10.2 L per capita, which was higher than the mean volumes consumed by these age groups in the world overall (6.4 L), the WHO Western Pacific Region (7.3 L), and the United States (9.8 L).
It's not the top country worldwide, though:
The top countries in the world with the high rate of alcohol use disorder in males:
Russia (16.29%)
Hungary (15.29%)
Lithuania (13.35%)
South Korea (13.10%)
Latvia (11.54%)
Belarus (11.43%)
Estonia (11.09%)
Niue (10.58%)
Colombia (10.33%)
Thailand (10.18%)
(Females have much lower rates in all countries!)
These countries also reported the highest levels of alcohol use disorders. The global status also included the leading alcohol-related conditions such as mental health disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, liver cirrhosis, premature death, and transmission of infectious diseases.
HOWEVER... less is more:
East Asians have low tolerance of alcohol because they lack a certain enzyme that metabolizes alcohol. Thus they become drunk on lower quantities. Their alcohol metabolism capabilities can be predicted by presence of the characteristic facial flushing response we often see in dramas. . About 1/3 of the total population has facial flushing when drinking spirits.
Females get drunk more easily
Approximately 20% of the consumed alcohol is metabolized in the gastric mucosa by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) before being absorbed into the bloodstream. When ADH activity in the gastric mucosa is reduced, more alcohol is absorbed into the blood.
In general, females have approximately HALF the level of ADH activity in the gastric mucosa as males. Consequently, they are less able to process consumed alcohol. Additionally, females typically have more body fat and less body water than males of the same body weight. Alcohol has low lipid solubility, and is mainly distributed in the body water. Females and older individuals, who also have relatively lower body water percentages, show higher blood alcohol concentrations even when drinking the same amount as males.