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Quite fast? Six years for the first "secret" and another year for the second one? I wouldn't call that "fast".

Maybe they say "the worst of the year" not meaning that it's terrible, but because others this year were much better? I wouldn't know, because I rarely watch c-dramas, but might it be that it was a particularly good year and the other dramas were super-good?

He was not single all those years. Maybe you skipped something? He told her that he was in a relationship.
And why is it low to marry a divorcee? You must be Asian, LOL. I know that in that part of the world divorcees are considered undesirable as prospective partners.

I think it is because of the convention that it has to be from 24 to 30 episodes, so they dilute them to fill them. If it were 16 episodes like K-dramas, they would be tighter. For instance this one could have ended at around episode 21 but they had to introduce another 2nd male lead, a financial peril and ALSO a cancer.

You could argue that he did the same when he chose to take decisions on their future without consulting her, "for her own good". Basically it was because of his pride and patriarchical ideas that he should be the one to provide, the perfect boyfriend and husband, and anything less than that he did not want to show her. So he preferred to be a jerk and make both of them miserable for 7 years because of his stupidity and pride.
Dig a bit deeper? She literally went there to find out what happened. She saw the other woman with her own eyes in a state of undress; she heard him with her own ears say some things, so why should she look for more proof? Would you? What more is needed?
The childhood woman friend also stood silent, didn't explain anything. Because obviously the misunderstanding suited her, since she wanted him for herself. But then she told him "why don't you run after her"? Hypocrite!
She was "money money"? Even the male lead conceded that he understands, after learning about the creditors bullying her. And when he is in debt himself, he says "I used to tell you that health is more important than money, but now I understand, and you are telling me to look after my health and sleep but I cannot" (not his exact words, but the gist is the same).
If one has never been poor and in debt, one cannot understand those who are.
She didn't want to have an obligation and move into his apartment that he paid. And it turns out that she was right, because he split up with her and then what? She had to m ove again. Better be independent, not owe to anyone. This way love is pure and there are no possible misunderstandings that the one who is poor is leeching off the other, even if it's your lover. The ML's female friend (forgetting her name, Xu something?) said so. "I understood that you were not there for his money because bla bla bla".

I have two different ones. Anyway, I found most of the episodes on Bilbili.tv and on dailymotion. Unfortunately on dailymotion episodes 27 and 28 have been removed last night.
I finally found all of them on kisskh.do

Went there and there is a casino pop-up every time, then it asks me to scan something with my phone. No way I'm doing that.
Instead, I found it on bilibili.tv.

Frankly, the breakup was enough to hate him, the way it was done. Even if there were no other reason at all apart from that. But for that she forgave him too easily.

When it comes, it's like the previews of it. Nothing more, nothing less.

I loved Lighter and Princess, with the same male lead.

Where did you watch it till the end? Viki only has 21 episodes.

You're again saying the same exact thing and proving my point.
If she doesn't earn money and doesn't pay the rent or contribute to expenses in any way, then she's a kept woman.
Yes, you didn't mention house work, but if she has any conscience, of course she will do her best to contribute in other ways in exchange for the man's contribution, i.e. doing the housework. But if she does nothing but provide him sex, how is she different than a prostitute?

Which century do you come from? "He is a man, men love to go out earn and spend on their loved ones"?
What you just wrote could have said by my grandparents. When the man worked outside the house and brought the money while the woman stayed in the house cooking and cleaning and taking care of the kids, and be adoringly thankful if he brought her a present.
Women also love earning money and spending on their loved ones.

I have only watched a few episodes of this one, but still it is not comparable to Lighter and Princess, that one was a wonderful drama.

Or maybe they are all trained to speak in the same way? LOL. Either way, it's annoying, I agree.

I found it better than the ones usually written by someone from the agency, as is usually the case, LOL. A bit repetitive, but that tends to be a problem with AI.

He tried to hide it because of toxic fans that want to dream that their oppa is only in love with his fanclub and has no private life. Why don't Western actors hide their relationships?

I don't think she took criticism personally. She was just trying to offer a different perspective, as she saw and felt the drama.
Speaking generally here, not only about this drama, but also of others that narrate stories from those eras...
While watching a drama we have to take into account the historical times, the context. We cannot project our own modern situation.
Korea after the war was in a really dire state of poverty. It's not a question of "poverty is fine". Poverty was there anyway, for the great majority of people. Those who had a strong family support system fared better than others who navigated the cruel world alone. Not "fine", but "better".
Although this is a Korean story, even European countries after the two World Wars were in a very bad situation as well. Many had lost their homes and their breadwinners, factories and offices had been bombed, even if you were a skilled professional or artisan people didn't have the money to pay you, Ruins all around and people went hungry.
Maybe the only way Americans can relate to it somehow is by thinking of the Great Depression.
And yes, of course, the position of women back then was much much worse than it is today. Even if you read Jane Austen's novels, you will see that those who didn't marry, even if they were educated, had a very bleak future. And this persisted, in various degrees, for much of the 20th century. Korea, China and Japan are, together with India and with the Muslim countries, some of the places where women are still second-tier citizens. Many Korean young women are rebelling, but others have internalized the dictates of patriarchy in a way that they seem "the normal thing to do" and they support it staunchly.
In fact all of us foreigners who love Korean dramas, feel conflicted when we see what Korea is really like. I also speak for myself. There are many things I love about this country/culture but there are also many things I hate. I would never raise a daughter there.

Wait, does it have a sad ending?

They say he plays the man that IU gets married to. But I haven't watched it, so I'm not sure.
https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/kim-seon-ho-overwhelmed-by-cameo-response-to-when-life-gives-you-tangerines-i-joined-with-a-fluttering-heart-1.500080040