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I wonder if he is being a little picky with his next role since he is on the rise, maybe he wants to find one that is really interesting to cement his star status more

omg it's been so long since I've seen Joo Won in something I forgot all about him, he used to be one of my favs. Excited for this now

I made a video cut of just his scenes so I could watch it again without watching the whole series, it's like 2.5 hours total and essentially works as a standalone romance movie haha. You could honestly just FF to their scenes if you don't care about the main drama. You'd understand enough to enjoy it

I've seen other descriptions where they're half-siblings AND she starts to fall for him only when she strongly suspects he's not even the real Hong Rang

The description on Asian Wiki makes it a lot more clear -- she is his step sister first of all, and second of all very soon after he comes back she comes to believe he's not even her step brother and that's when the romance takes off.

Double Jae Wooks-- it's a blessed year to be alive.

She's one of those actresses that plays a character as written rather than adding in her own layers (like Rowoon did with his character to elevate it a bit). I like her and think she's a good actress, but DWY's writing for the FL was shiiiiite. So I'm hoping for good writing here, cause she can knock out a character that's written well.

Right? Can't even put my finger on why, but instantly felt the same--it's gonna be intense.

jae wook is one of those actors who could play anywhere from 20s to 30s, he's played all different ages and types. He did an amazing job across Da Hee in WWW. I was barely aware of the age gap because they were so great together, and she's 13 years older than him.

He's more of a side role, he kinda does his own thing with Cha Hyun, but starting in ep 4 he's in it quite often. But honestly so worth it--one of his best performances. He plays a very bright, sweet and gentle character and does so with charisma. Shows his range. The romance was my fav part of the show.

Love the fresh take of having a married couple as the leads--so rare in the romance genre. Looking forward to a different kind of story.

I like her but she ends up playing the same style of character in every drama -- the independent, logical, no-nonsense, kind but emotionally lukewarm female lead. I haven't seen her play a different role maybe ever. Hoping she brings something new to this role.

They should have kept this a lighter drama focusing on all the different cases he took--the revenge plot was too heavy and convoluted and took all the magic and spark out of every character involved. The random side plot with the sister was out of nowhere and fell so flat and the FL, who was fun and spunky at the beginning, lost her soul inexplicably and just walked around dead-eyed and robotic the whole second half. It has been a long time since I've seen a drama that started so promising deteriorate so fully. Like, this could have been one of my favs of all time but I had to force myself to finish for WDH.

WDH has amazing comedic timing. LIke he's done a lot of serious dark guy roles, but he is legit hilarious. Cannot wait. And Oh Jusg Se is a legend. IDK the FL lead but if she was chosen along with this amazing cast I will trust

Like, insanely good. So much better than with Joy so it was hard to even root for the main couple lol. I have been praying for them to be leads together for years. Literally watched the drama for those two and MinJae

Thanks for the thorough answer! I like bromance and I like BL, just wanting to know what to expect and how much to read into everything lol

He seems to struggle to pick good drama projects, which is a shame cause he's a fantastic actor. I still can't believe he slayed the performance as the Qin Emperor at the age of 24.

Is this a BL or just a spicy bromance? I can't tell from the comments.

I liked it and was happy I watched it. I would totally watch it again. You can't really think of it like a part 2, just think of it like another Chinese drama. It has a totally different plot and feel from the first. But it has a good story and I enjoyed the relationships and the acting.

The fact that this show is still ranked #6 of all dramas after 8 years is such a testament to its greatness.