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another one already in the works by the great Ahn Pan Seok (lol x 10)

here's an idea: don't read comments. We don't need unpolite people here making this site toxic.

15 mins is enough to see what a drama is made of if you have enough experience.

Dropped after 30 mins of ep 1. Writing quality is varying too much. FL seems rather empty-headed. Maybe that was not the writers' intention though; I get the feeling that they are not fully controlling the tone of the drama, or not reaching where they were aiming at. I couldn't feel any empathy for the FLs. And Jun Eun Jin is not best suited for comedy (she was good in Blood but pls the bangs must go). Choi Jin Hyuk is a comedy genius. I was tempted to watch by skipping only to his parts. He's the kind of an actor who is interesting to watch even when he's just sitting and doing nothing. But I decided that a drama that tempts me to skip already in the 1st ep is a waste of time. I'd be better off rewatching Zombie Detective, although it's not a perfect drama, it is both sad and funny and managed to move my feelings from the start.

Dropped after 10 minutes of ep 1. Life's too short to spend with unpleasant characters.

Ji Sung's best work yet, imo. Now he's even better than in Devil Judge or Defendant. Jeon Mi Do's best work also. This is getting better and better! Thriller with grey characters, bravo.

This just started in Viki. Very carefully crafted ambiance, I was instantly pulled in. This is perfectly suited to my taste.

High-End Crush is High-End Cringe and those who don't watch BL I'd recommend:
- One Day Off
- Hope or Dope (S1, S2)
- Here's My Plan
And KBS drama specials, which are almost always good and oftentimes even better (free form, experimental) than box office hits.

the mandatory gay representation is mostly a stereotyped representation, a comical sidekick. I don't hate (forgodssakes learn to say "don't like" instead of using the hate speech) those representations but Korean dramas are superior. I wasn't telling how I personally feel but about how the world works. I guess the fact that there are people who are actually interested in these things may be a novel idea to you. But you know, if cosmetics brands are marketed by a black model, I would naturally assume the color palettes are for black skin. Just commonsense but the neither the brand or the advertising agency are able to apply commonsense principles and that's why DEI rules are financially not helpful. I don't assume you'd know the Budweiser case.

Someone said that western Netflix series and movies have mandatory LGBTQA+ representation. That is really true in fact. The DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) rule means that series and movies cannot compete for Golden Globes or Oscars without minority representation. I don't personally watch western dramas or movies anymore. The reason is mainly that k-dramas are superior and for me, but a minor factor also is that mandatory minority representation in every series gets tiresome and has a sidetracking effect. A western drama has a production company which is mostly funded by the major global investment funds and shareholders like Blackrock, and those shareholders are very strict about DEI rules and minority representation. In the end this means that if a European country has a 90 % caucasian population their advertisements will still represent 50 % people of color and minority models (you might call that blackwashing which sounds mean but actually those companies cannot really financially function without obeying the DEI rule). Now you know how the world works today, outside of this minor bubble we're in.

High School Return of a Gangster is that drama.

Yes, there was a writing competition to turn this movie into a drama. The web novel on which the drama High School Return of a Gangster is based was therefore free of copyright issues. This movie is the original work.

The movie the Dude in Me is the original work and the web novel is based on the movie.

The web novel is not the original work but the movie The Dude in Me on which the web novel is based. Nobody complained when the movie was turned into a BL novel so I don't know how this drama can represent homophobia. I can see that people have no understanding about the fact that politics goes beyond sexuality/representation politics. I mean that there are more pressing real world issues like war, poverty, famine, loss of freedom of speech (many thanks to wokeists mainly), lack of democracy in many countries, total lack of women's and gay rights in many countries. And amidst all of this, this particular drama and this particular discussion site is where they choose to raise their swords and fight. I think it's just because humans do need to fight for something to lead meaningful lives, but it's sad that nobody really in real life in most of the countries is against gay rights, same sex marriages, it's all become normal. New Viki offerings are 50 % BL and BL dramas are recommended to everyone which means it's pretty mainstream and Viki is not some dodgy porn site if we're totally honest. (I wish people were, but, as I said they need the fight).

And they are soft also in The Dude in Me, the original work on which the novel is based. This drama is based on the novel but the novel is based in the movie which is very humorous indeed.

bromance

Good comment but the manga (or novel) is not the original but the movie The Dude in Me on which the manga is based. Nobody complained when the movie was turned into a BL novel so I don't know how this drama can represent homophobia. I can see that people have no understanding about the fact that politics goes beyond sexuality politics. I mean that there are more pressing real world issues like war, poverty, famine, loss of freedom of speech (many thanks to wokeists mainly), lack of democracy in many countries, total lack of women's and gay rights in many countries. And amidst all of this, this particular drama and this particular discussion site is where they choose to raise their swords and fight. I think it's just because humans do need to fight for something to lead meaningful lives, but it's sad that nobody really in real life in most of the countries is against gay rights, same sex marriages, it's all become normal. New Viki offerings are 50 % BL and BL dramas are recommended to everyone which means it's pretty mainstream and Viki is not some dodgy porn site if we're totally honest. (I wish people were, but, as I said they need the fight).

I dropped S1 on ep 4, the same thing happening now, I'm not really enjoying Player 2. S2 is very similar to S1. Kinda boring, draggy and Oh Yeon Seo's acting (like a deer in headlights) doesn't help. If like me you like Song Seung Heon, Black is a way more intense, funny and suspenseful drama. Dinner Mate is also a good underrated philosophical drama. SSH has had too few lead roles, this is why I sincerily tried to watch and like Player.

Best romcom by far of the ones that started this June, imo. Added elements of action, suspense and politics. I'm very partial towards Nam Gyu Ri, she's fantastic in this. I've also been waiting Min Seok to have a romantic ML role again, and he's really serving! I'm also partial towards unification. Such a great idea to put a romcom in this context. If like me you can't turn your brain off completely (a nod towards the cringiest of cringe aka Dreaming of...) this is the romcom for you. I'm also like My Sweet Mobster, but that one had filler moments in the 1st ep already. My Military Valentine is fast paced with no filler characters or moments.

indeed, one of the very best.