Jinee
Europe
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Unrealistic / Gradually Cringy / Not for the Old Schoolers
The concept of cells ? Awesome and original. The cartoon characters ? Super cool. I was a fan of the leads at first, but some things annoyed me so much that by the 11th episode, I couldn’t keep watching this show.
Let’s keep in mind that these two are in their 30s, just like me.
First it was the beach outfit on a first date, which means in real life « I don’t really care about anything, I’m sloppy », but I tolerated it.
Then when she insisted on paying for some dates, I started feeling weird. If you’re one of those 50/50 girls or boys good for you. This is a turn off for me personally. I’m attracted to leaders. This « girls paying for dates » concept is not happening among most Koreans, and definitely NOT millennials, considering that on average, women are raised to date men who make more money than them, to sustain a family. And that was the case for this couple, he OWNED a house, and had his own business while OWNING that house. If he could pay for an officetel apartment (some of the most expensive places, in Korea, that the middle class generally cannot afford), he earned way more than she did.
The last straw for me was when she insisted that he moves in with her after she found out he was sleeping at his office because he sold his place. And worse, he gave in. A capable, grown man, who sold his own house and therefore has more than enough money in the bank, and whose office is actually an apartment. The guy wasn’t wandering in the streets, give me a break. In real life, a man with pride would move back in with his parents as a LAST resort, before he would even allow himself to be housed by his girlfriend, especially as a former officetel apartment OWNER. Let the man figure it out, and bounce back, cheer him up, but don’t mommy him. Also, this whole forcing him to shave his beard was annoying. His beard was neat. Can you imagine a guy telling his girlfriend that he met with short hair (as that was the case for YuMi) to absolutely let her hair grow and insists, threatening to break up if she keeps her hair short ? Ummm it’s a no for me.
So I checked the ratings in Korea, less than 3%, even for tvN this is pretty low. It figures. This guy would be seen as irresponsible in his country at his age, and in most Traditional countries or circles.
I hope YuMi wrote and sold that book, because I was rooting for her. I hope Woong’s business took off because I was rooting for him too. But this childish, « can’t communicate like grown adults », « can’t stay with you if you don’t move in with me although you have the amount of the cost of a house in your account, and a big apartment as an office », « you’re a well-off man, but subway’s on me » type of script, is LITERALLY NOT MY CUP OF TEA. To each their own.
Let’s keep in mind that these two are in their 30s, just like me.
First it was the beach outfit on a first date, which means in real life « I don’t really care about anything, I’m sloppy », but I tolerated it.
Then when she insisted on paying for some dates, I started feeling weird. If you’re one of those 50/50 girls or boys good for you. This is a turn off for me personally. I’m attracted to leaders. This « girls paying for dates » concept is not happening among most Koreans, and definitely NOT millennials, considering that on average, women are raised to date men who make more money than them, to sustain a family. And that was the case for this couple, he OWNED a house, and had his own business while OWNING that house. If he could pay for an officetel apartment (some of the most expensive places, in Korea, that the middle class generally cannot afford), he earned way more than she did.
The last straw for me was when she insisted that he moves in with her after she found out he was sleeping at his office because he sold his place. And worse, he gave in. A capable, grown man, who sold his own house and therefore has more than enough money in the bank, and whose office is actually an apartment. The guy wasn’t wandering in the streets, give me a break. In real life, a man with pride would move back in with his parents as a LAST resort, before he would even allow himself to be housed by his girlfriend, especially as a former officetel apartment OWNER. Let the man figure it out, and bounce back, cheer him up, but don’t mommy him. Also, this whole forcing him to shave his beard was annoying. His beard was neat. Can you imagine a guy telling his girlfriend that he met with short hair (as that was the case for YuMi) to absolutely let her hair grow and insists, threatening to break up if she keeps her hair short ? Ummm it’s a no for me.
So I checked the ratings in Korea, less than 3%, even for tvN this is pretty low. It figures. This guy would be seen as irresponsible in his country at his age, and in most Traditional countries or circles.
I hope YuMi wrote and sold that book, because I was rooting for her. I hope Woong’s business took off because I was rooting for him too. But this childish, « can’t communicate like grown adults », « can’t stay with you if you don’t move in with me although you have the amount of the cost of a house in your account, and a big apartment as an office », « you’re a well-off man, but subway’s on me » type of script, is LITERALLY NOT MY CUP OF TEA. To each their own.
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