For those confused about timelines today: 1) Eun-Gyeol's childhood/back story, portrayed by young actor. 2) Eun-Gyeol in his present, studying to get into med school/playing guitar on the street. 3) Brief parallel to the parents' youth timeline with the Watermelon Sugar ice cream, as evidenced by the period clothing, shop/street decor, phone booth queues etc. I'm honestly guessing this was just done because they didn't want Hyun-wook and In-ah to not appear in the first episode at all. ALSO: There has been no time travel yet. Eun-Gyeol has not time-slipped yet (not counting preview).
The set/editing is very weird tbh. I didn't get the vibe that we were like in a different time period because…
I thought there were clears signs both in fashion and decor. Also the people quieing for the phone booths outside - I assume that's not very common in Korea in 2023?
Absolutely loved this. Will probably rewatch it soon. The main trio were perfect. And the OST! Saw someone below saying that Yeobeen and Hyoseop have no chemistry in this which is the funniest thing I've read today. Beautiful chemistry both on screen and off; they seem to really have hit it off.
I hate when dramas treat the first episode like a prologue. It's almost always better to show back story in flashbacks across several episodes than to spend 50 minutes dumping all of it on us in the first one. As a consequence, we barely got any time with most of the actual leads today. Hope tomorrow is better!
It's only a matter of romanization. 이 can be romanized as Lee or Yi
It is my understanding that it is only romanized as "Lee" if it's the family name, and so "Yi" in this case, but I do not speak Korean, so I may be wrong.
We should get more pictures/clips when BIFF starts. There's a Vigilante Open Talk event scheduled for October 6 (filmmakers and actors sit down for in-depth film talk in a casual atmosphere). I'd guess with the director and maybe the screenwriter, since Nam Joo-hyuk is doing his military service.
I think Disney have done a good job promoting this so far, actually. It's only natural that they are focusing on the Asian market (essentially Korea + a handful of other countries). And there they've been very active, with events with cast in both Korea and Japan, billboards, lots of promo material online.
They need to succeed regionally before they can succeed globally. Netflix had been doing K-content for years before Squid Game blew up. Disney+ are still establishing their brand in the region. Moving was a great step forward for the platform, but it still barely made an impact outside of East/Southeast Asia.
From the event in Japan 👀 "Thoughts on Ji Chang Wook and Im Semi as a married couple ・Although they are actually a couple, they didn't have many scenes together. ・I (Im Semi) had more scenes with Wi Ha Jun (my first love) than with Ji Chang Wook." (Source: https://twitter.com/miu_kdr_room/status/1704514877824647293)
I hope this won't be another My Lovely Liar where ppl keep throwing shade on the ML actor/character just because…
Some people are just obsessed with rooting for the underdog (SML) even when there's not even a love triangle like in this drama. It's very strange. Like in My Lovely Liar it became clear super early that there wouldn't be a love triangle and that SML accepted FL's feelings for the ML and they all moved on. And yet you had people whining in the comments 🤣
JCW on WHJ: "The chemistry with Ha-jun was really good. There is a difference in acting style, but there is synergy between the two characters who are in a close relationship. You can look forward to it." WHJ on JCW: “Watching his attitude and passion toward his work, I clearly felt why he was able to reach his current position as an actor. He is always bright and playful on set, and in the meantime, takes good care of everyone. He was a good influence on me as a person as well.” (Source: https://www.elle.co.kr/article/80776)
Seems an odd thing to report. People die all the time, for all we know this props person was old or had a medical condition. But I guess since production made a statement about it, it is "news".
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1) Eun-Gyeol's childhood/back story, portrayed by young actor.
2) Eun-Gyeol in his present, studying to get into med school/playing guitar on the street.
3) Brief parallel to the parents' youth timeline with the Watermelon Sugar ice cream, as evidenced by the period clothing, shop/street decor, phone booth queues etc. I'm honestly guessing this was just done because they didn't want Hyun-wook and In-ah to not appear in the first episode at all.
ALSO: There has been no time travel yet. Eun-Gyeol has not time-slipped yet (not counting preview).
(Source: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/241/0003302624)
They need to succeed regionally before they can succeed globally. Netflix had been doing K-content for years before Squid Game blew up. Disney+ are still establishing their brand in the region. Moving was a great step forward for the platform, but it still barely made an impact outside of East/Southeast Asia.
"Thoughts on Ji Chang Wook and Im Semi as a married couple
・Although they are actually a couple, they didn't have many scenes together.
・I (Im Semi) had more scenes with Wi Ha Jun (my first love) than with Ji Chang Wook."
(Source: https://twitter.com/miu_kdr_room/status/1704514877824647293)
https://x.com/netflixkcontent/status/1705507300071669865?s=20
"The chemistry with Ha-jun was really good. There is a difference in acting style, but there is synergy between the two characters who are in a close relationship. You can look forward to it."
WHJ on JCW:
“Watching his attitude and passion toward his work, I clearly felt why he was able to reach his current position as an actor. He is always bright and playful on set, and in the meantime, takes good care of everyone. He was a good influence on me as a person as well.”
(Source: https://www.elle.co.kr/article/80776)