Living Tribunal

What do you guys think, will the ending be sad or happy?

You know, i have watched so many dramas but still I liked this one. It has become my comfort drama

I think the problem some people here have is that, while we are being shown Hyun Woo on a guilt trip throughout the 8 episodes for even thinking of divorcing her, thinking only of his freedom when he got to know about her illness, and wanting some kind of alimony due to the suggestion of his friend, Hae In is generally shown as more angry on the matter rather than feeling guilt for her wrong behaviors in the marriage. I know we haven't been shown the proper picture yet about what damaged their relationship, but Hae In is getting more victimized in this situation just because she has an illness, past traumas, and, as a woman, had more trauma due to child loss. Hyun Woo is at least seen trying to communicate his problems with the marriage, but we don't see that from her side as she becomes rather petty in comparison by trying to hack his phone, showing her anger by humiliating him in front of others like her employees, which, by the way, decreases his credibility in front of others, tailing him, and even being rather detached about the whole situation. Even after the divorce, we are only shown that Hae In gets a sudden epiphany about wanting to leave Hyun Woo so that he can leave behind all the humiliations he has faced. But we don't see her trying to mend the relationship or at least communicate. One of my favorite dramas, 18 Again, was like that. The leads there were just the opposite of this couple. The male lead was not willing to communicate while the female lead was a saint and very understanding. But the thing that show did better was they were both equally shown the wrongs they have committed in their marriage throughout the show. They both had problems, but both were apologizing and trying to mend their relationship with proper communication, while here we only see Hyun Woo having a character arc where he is trying to save the marriage, while Hae In's character arc isn't properly developed in this regard.

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How is this trolling? I think he asked a valid question. I was also being bugged by this question.

But the novel had prominent romance as a storyline.

I don't think so.

Karina and he reportedly just broke up. I think the main fault for that is due to their toxic fans who couldn't let them date properly.

I think it's the exact opposite. Women's suffering becomes more noticeable in society, while men's is generally forgotten because many of them can't even complain about it as society will perceive them as less manly. And we still don't know what sort of treatment was given to Hae In by her in-laws, as previews can often be deceptive. But I don't think they can mistreat her because his family, except for his mother, exhibits gold digger behavior and will not do anything to Hae In as long as they think they can maintain their status and Hae In has money.

The SFLs in dramas like You are My Spring, Wedding Impossible, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Hi Bye Mama, Emergency Couple, Go Back Couple, Oh My Ghost, Twinkling Watermelon are quite good. You should check these dramas out.

You can also read this novel on this site using Google translate. The translation is pretty decent.

https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=427080&chapterid=1

Ok going to read now. And if they do show something 18+, then I will be very happy.

You can use chat gpt to correct the grammatical issues. I have been reading many chinese novels like that.

So what's the cave scene all about?

You know, I have watched many after-marriage struggle dramas like Familiar Wife, 18 Again, Go Back Couple, and this one. I was always mainly on the side of the male leads because I was able to connect more with them. I even rooted for the couples to be back together, even with them having many other choices or pursuers other than their significant other. But this is the only drama where I think Min Jung shouldn't have been together with the ML. She deserved her own happiness rather than some second-hand husband who, despite still being hung up on his dead wife, married her. He was emotionally unavailable, wasn't truthful to Min Jung about his feelings, and never showed any effort to show whether he loves Min Jung or not. I don't know whether it is the problem of writing or acting, but I don't think Kang Hwa loved Min Jung at all. I believe he married her only so that his daughter could have a mother figure. Even when Min Jung was leaving, the only thing he said was sorry. Even at the end, I thought Min Jung only stayed together with him just for the sake of her daughter, and I wished they shouldn't have been together after all, as Min Jung clearly deserved someone who loved her as if she was his world.

Hey guys, as we saw in this episode, Song Joong Ki was in his Vincenzo character, even having the pen gifted to him by Hong Cha Young. So, do you think he only helped Hae In because Hong Cha Young and Hong Hae In could be distantly related cousins, and Cha Young asked Vincenzo for help? I am very much interested in this theory because it perfectly aligns with both of them having common surnames.

Don't forget Aunt Beomja😅.

Just a question and I mean no hate, but why does Hyun Woo have to woo Hae In? I think it should be her turn to do that 😕. Hae In also didn't keep her initial promises that she made, like protecting him and all. She didn't even apologize for all her behaviors like Hyun Woo has throughout the drama. I think the writer is leaning more towards showing the FL as a victim even though both of them are victims. The thing I like about Hyun Woo is that he was honest about his feelings to her and didn't lash out at her when any problems occurred between them. He knows how much he has struggled throughout their marriage due to her parents and her, but still, he didn't try to take advantage of them in their vulnerable state and still is trying to help them without expecting anything even after getting divorced. Even her struggles during the marriage were never due to Hyun Woo but rather due to her own parents and her ghosts/traumas from the past. She became so emotionally unattached and cold towards everyone that both of them suffered. So, I don't think Hyun Woo has to do any wooing as I would like to see Hae In doing the much-needed hard work to mend their broken relationship.

Bro, I think you haven't seen many dramas. Dramas like Something in the Rain, My Love From Another Star, W Two Worlds, Another Miss Oh, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Because This is My First Life, Dr. Romantic, etc., were released before CLOY, but they had much better kissing scenes. I mean, the CLOY couple even got married in real life but just didn't have that spark in their kissing scenes, whereas these reel couples had more passion in their kissing scenes. Even Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin had better kissing scenes in SITR and Memories of The Alhambra than CLOY respectively. Kdramas before 2019 also had good costumes; just watch the clothes of Park Min Young, Lee Se Young in their dramas. And Kdramas didn't start becoming famous after CLOY (2019); they were famous even before it. I mean, Boys Over Flowers, My Love From Another Star, Heirs were so popular and sensational that they were remade in almost every Asian country. They were the main ones to bring the Hallyu wave all across the world. And I don't think KPop has anything to do with Kdrama at all. Yes, I agree KPop audiences are generally more toxic, but everywhere I have seen, kdrama audiences are more supportive about the actors and generally engage more in theories and explanations rather than tomfoolery.

Watch it, it's a very good drama