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Because popularity is based on number of watchers total and this is a drama that is still airing. So naturally most past dramas will be higher as more people have seen them.

He looks like him, there's just a drawn effect, seemingly to underline the storybook concept, where the teacher is watching the events unfold through his student's writing. No way of knowing if the effect is made using AI or photo editing software, but I like the concept.

I mostly agree, though sometimes they're pushing it a bit for the comedy. It's not believable for him to be this clumsy as a plastic surgeon no less, and to not even be able to open a jar 😭

Hmm, “feels like” for me speaks to what something, well, feels like. Not what the general setup is. Hence my confusion. Because this *feels* very different to me, which makes sense based on the genres. But then I understand what you meant.

This is neither a comedy nor a romance drama. It will be darker, scarier and have more action. So in the end I don't think they'll feel very similar at all.

I tend to love Choi Woo-shik in movies (Parasite, Train from Busan, The Witch: Part One), but the only drama lead role of his I have loved was in Our Beloved Summer. I was disappointed by A Killer Paradox, Melo Movie and Would You Marry Me. Hopefully this will be a return to form for him in dramaland.

People's inability to handle any main couple conflict in dramas continues to astound me. Oh the drama is not that good actually, oh the second couple is better actually, oh the grandmother who is dying of stage four breast cancer is annoying actually. Or maybe, maybe, the problem is not the drama actually.

It's not produced by Disney, they're just distributing it. I also don't find it badly written or directed at all. But even if it were, it has nothing to do with which distributor got the rights.

[Exclusive] Bae Hyun-sung Cast as Male Lead in 'High School Girl Queen'
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'High School Girl Queen' tells the story of Kim Cheong-ha, a Joseon queen and the greatest swordswoman of her time, who is reborn into the body of modern high school girl Park Da-jin. It's a work that delivers exhilarating catharsis by punishing school bullies with Joseon martial arts.

(https://x.com/ggonigone/status/2066686746075787522)

It's definitely intentional. It's based on a play which has previously been adapted into a 1h45 movie. There's no need to stretch this story longer than 6 episodes even if I selfishly would have wanted more time with the Choi Min Sik/Choi Hyun Wook duo. It's the right choice.

I think many are actually proud to serve their country, but want to build a proper career first so that people will wait for them and so they will still get offers when they return. That's why it makes sense to wait until your late 20s, so that you're more established.

The risk if you enlist when you're too young and have yet to establish yourself as an actor is that you'll have to start over again after, going to auditions with rookies, trying to get booked.

Do Korean doctors actually perform acupuncture? Isn't it widely considered to be pseudoscience?

Leads' chemistry is so good, it really elevates the drama.

It looks like it could be but not officially confirmed by Netflix yet.

Hopefully they will shoot promotional material in advance like Wonderfools did with Cha Eun-woo.

SFL is overacting like crazy in this, not sure what drama the actress thinks she's in but it's not the same one as any of the others. It's baffling to me that people have been praising her performance.

It is. Netflix unfortunately takes a while to release. Filming finished almost a year ago.

I am referring to the scriptwriter in that sentence, hence "the writer".

Seems good! "Positively reviewing" essentially means he has accepted the offer. I didn't like Love Next Door at all, so hopefully the writer can come up with something better than that this time.

I mean that's just your opinion. I actually think he's got some of the scenes with the most personality, like when he dressed up as the bug destroyer, jumping through the halls armed with his spray cans. And I like that we see his competence and going the extra mile, whether treating a grumpy dog with a puncture wound, or taking over for ML with the fish hook situation.