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This is so true. I expected the worst after reading all the comments but it was surprisingly interesting. I was in it mostly for Do Rami but the rest of the characters and how they reacted made sense once it’s clear this isn’t a typical romcom like what was teased in the initial teasers (I haven’t watched the extended trailer/ didn’t read the summary before starting so wasn’t aware of the twist).

Which point did I miss? I read the comments all over again but as far as I can tell, I've covered everything with examples too.

Exactly! Artists should reclaim their privacy. You don't have to sell your soul to become an idol / celebrity afterall 🥲

I like morally gray characters but I'd say more like the "kill me love me" ML. He's cruel but not sadistic to random people 😅

She was initially planning to leave the country with Laik but because he refused she had no choice but to leave alone -her father(?) made it clear that she had to leave in an episode. Now knowing what happened after their breakup, it's understandable why she didn't dare to throw a tantrum with the father.

It's not just the fact that he was in a relationship at point, it's the fact that he had denied it to his fanbase. Kind of like when a close friend denies a fact and it later is proven- only the feeling of "betrayal" is more intense here🙈

The K-idol world is wayyy too complicated for non fans😅. What seems strange/ overstepping boundaries to us isn't as black and white to them. Personally I still don't get the logic behind it but at least it's nice to see that more recent artists are willing to face their fanbase with logic instead of accepting the worshipping mentality 🙈

This makes sense. The only focus on her past was on proving her father's innocence and making sure Kwak Jr learns a lesson for practically ruining her life over his father's 💩 verdict.

She gracefully accomplished both objectives so there's nothing further required.

Seeing how even in real life artists are used as scapegoats whenever the government wants to distract the public/ make an example, it's sadly not that surprising.

I did like how Idol I used it's platform to showcase how tough things can be behind the glitz 🥲

It's just a difference in opinion.

Hollywood has it's flaws and can be overrated but assuming that Asian entertainment wasn't raunchy/ reprehensibly violent or didn't use frills before Hollywood "infected" it is a bit too simplified. In fact it can be even worse like with Oldboy (2003 K-movie).

Personally one of the things I really liked about this drama was CMH and Yong U's friendship. They were so wholesome together. Even better, there was no unnecessary pining from his end for her unlike the recent trend we've been getting. In fact partnering him up with the expected rival was a relief since that was one less headache to worry about.

My intepretation was that eventhough Ju liked Cha Mu Hi alot, he wasn't at a place where he could handle her erratic behaviour? He'd just recovered from a very long and messy one sided love afterall and with all the Do Rami drama, it might have been too much for him?

(There could have been some context lost in translation too though)

I was referring to the comment you mentioned on how all Disney plots are always evil, hopeless, and dark. While Disney+ does have a lot of dark themed plots that end in an ominous note, there are some positive dramas too.

The dramas I suggested are considered as Disney+ originals but their genres are not connected to violent horror/ thriller.

"Call It Love" for instance is about 2 introverted/ socially awkward/ burnt out adults learning to love again. Some found it slow and slightly melancholic in the beginning but I personally loved the poetic side of the MC's story. The fact that they purposely used a pink hued filter to simulate them being in their "lavendar haze" phase was an interesting choice.

I agree that S*x violence and school violence in kdramas at first did surprise me but honestly after reading a lot of real terrible cases that were unfotunately mishandled by their justice system (IMO), I'm no longer surprised why more kdramas cover this topic now.

I'm not really into horror / violent genres so haven't really come across many awful MLs so you probably know more than me on this.

I'd say redeamable morally grey MLs are trending right now globally (beyond Hollywood) so writers are trying to make the most out of it while it lasts?

lol even I felt the same - there’s just something so irresistibly charming in the way he kept trying to get her attention…you just forget about everything else🙈

POV: Laik’s biggest rival is….Laik😂

Depends on the genre. Dramas like Light Shop, Moving, Judge From Hell, and Call it Love for instance while were not exactly fluff pieces, they did have interesting interpretations of love and hope compared to most recent mainstream Kdramas (at least from 2025). There’s a blurry line between “darkness” and “light” if you get what I mean.

Moving and Light Shop are based on a webtoon universe written by one of the most popular Korean WT artists from over a decade ago so I wouldn’t call them Hollywood despite the similar supernatural/ superhero format.

This kind of makes sense. Lately most of the good "short" kdramas are from Disney+ from what I've noticed - they barely have 10-12 episodes too but the overall quality is better than with dramas released through Netflix/ broadcast dramas. 12 episode dramas keep messing up the ending 😅

There is an SML who has a onesided crush for the FL but you can totally skip these scenes as they are not important to the story.

Haha TMAI....they could have spent more time developing the crime instead of spending it on some of the less necessary scenes from the previous episodes😅

Guess this was their attempt to show how incompetently they handled the case. Majority of the crucial evidence was found only because Sena cared about Laik afterall. Even the prosecutor noticed discrepancies (against his will) that the police failed to really raise.

NGL it could have been executed better though

Technically Laik's fingerprints being on the knife would be circumstancial evidence (at least to a point) once they prove somebody else entered the building at the time of the crime scene since it is his knife and the crime scene took place at his home.

From what I recall though, wan't the knife missing? My understanding of ep 11 was that for a moment she wanted to stab him too but she changed her mind.

HyeJoo is emotionally unstable so honestly I don't think even she knows what she wants half the time.