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Kinda mid. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I just did. And I loved his performance. I literally left a comment on that movie's page right after it finished. He is brilliant. And now I am going down a rabbit hole and watching his other works.

Captivating. I came to this film from Silent Truth (ongoing) after being impressed by Ryoma Takeuchi. And damn! He is a shape shifter. He is perfection in this production.

This is such a visual pleasure and an emotional tease. And it lands perfectly without going overboard. But Ryoma Takeuchi is impressive. I think its time I discover his other works too.

I have to say this is my first Takeuchi Ryoma show and I’m impressed. His performance is nuanced and restrained and effortless. I will surely be watching his other works.

Makiko trying to make a move on Junichi is annoying AF.

➡️ Cha Mu Hee greatest hits from episodes 4-6
- making maple leaf 🍁 hearts
- finding four leaf clovers and then dancing with joy 🍀
- pouting like a glum koala cos the aurora viewing might not possible
- ⁠tripping and fumbling her way around
- ⁠becoming totally dependent on the translator princess
- ⁠has the least amount of interaction with her manager - in fact it looks like she’s his intern 😅
- ⁠she’s in love with the translator princess and we don’t know why or when that happened. She just is.
- ⁠cha mu hee has the intelligence of a house fly. She’s actually on a Job but collecting clovers for good luck in love with a man she barely knows.
- ⁠Cha Mu Hee is very invested in why her love interest’s brother’s marriage is postponed. Girl is in everyone’s business. But when she’s told to mind her business she’s an adult with a comeback “you’re so mean”. And then has a meltdown.
- ⁠the use of do rami aesthetic is just an annoying filler. The visualisation of the split personality in the chosen way is just a bad creative choice. It feels like the budget was too much and it needed to be spent in this gaudy extravagance 🤷🏻‍♀️

➡️Other greatest hits
- we have a new producer lady replacing producer Kim - and she is as incompetent as the current producer lady and the one she has replaced.
- ⁠Hiro is a total oaf. Thinks out loud all the time and mumbles and grumbles. It’s as if he’s an underdeveloped person. Cartoonish almost.
- ⁠everybody is inviting themselves to Jisun’s wedding when she has just said it’s a small wedding where only family is invited and that’s why she’s able to push it ahead 🤡
- ⁠the wedding is cancelled but the brothers don’t talk to each other about it even once. Like hey! your girlie is here telling me that you guys ain’t getting married. What am I hearing? What’s up with you two? 🤷🏻‍♀️
- ⁠the resident translator gets into an accident and the production doesn’t even have a proper replacement. Oh boy oh boy 💀😅
- ⁠the new producer is more interested in her side quest to cheat than the job. It seems to be a common theme.
- ⁠it’s just constant drudgery in the name of a romcom. To me, cos I’m using my brain cells, it just feels like. Hey we have this much budget. Let’s throw in whatever we can to make sure we spend it. Every single thing I have seen in this show thus far could have been done in Korea. Like there is no need for Canada. Or this show to be frank.
- Lastly if I’m Hojin I’m getting this girl some proper professional help cos she is dangerously exploitable in the throes of her mental issues

Okay 2 more episodes to go before we drop.

There is not a single quiet moment in this show. Constantly a stupid background music is playing in the background. The usual culprits, a ukulele or a banjo or a hollow 4-string guitar, and weird jingle sounding songs. It’s an overproduction nightmare. It’s so garishly produced. It’s like wearing all the jewellery in your locker all at once. And no, Canadians don’t care about walking under the ladder. Did the hong sisters find it while googling plot points ? It’s brutally stupid writing.

Also we’re living in a world where a grown man is falling in love with and because of Korean gang signs - you know those hand hearts. 😂 brilliant writing.

You want something logical and intelligent, then no. If you want something just old school cutesy, nonsensical and silly, just good times with zero brain cells consumed then sure, give it a chance

The actress is getting so caught up in emotions “oh the male lead doesn’t like me”. Who cares?! Be a professional. Get through it. Constantly pouting and pity partying, acting immature.

And the production getting all bunched up about the bad conduct of the talent as if they have no control. And suddenly an interpreter is becoming this integral part of the production. Basically doing the production’s job for them. I wanna see an episode where he is renegotiating his contract to include production credit for all the additional trouble 😅😂

He’s literally driving the girl back and forth lol. Where is her manager ?

okay here we go again with this crap from Episode 4. Now wait a minute. Who has written this shit?!

Why is there only one interpreter hired for a two-way communication for this rather improv type of reality show? Inefficient production choices! Also why the hell is no one on Muhee's team protecting their talent?
I have been in the presence of Showbiz talent 3-4 times. Once in a professional setting, my company was shooting an ad campaign. At other times at airports and vacation destinations. I have been in contact with sports talent more than showbiz talent, but in both categories, I have seen a bevy of handlers who are always speaking out for and protecting the talent's needs. And yes, even on vacations, I have seen handlers speak to resort staff to arrange xyz stuff for their star.

But here is Cha Mu Hee getting bullied by another talent on set, who then throws a tantrum cos his lens dropped from his eye, allegedly. And there she is, standing all alone like the damsel in distress that she is. And a goddamn interpreter by her side. Where is her effing manager/agency rep?!!!

Who the hell wrote this shit!?! oh yeahhh, the hong sisters. Mid intelligence output as always.

It's not stockholm syndrome. She didn't "develop" feelings for the guy. She was in love with him prior, had a messy unresolved history with him. And from a certain perspective, you can argue she still loves him but resents him much more.

Not once, in the whole 2 episodes where she is resisting him, does she indicate that she is worried about her safety. The resistance is more along the lines of "I have moved on, I have a man who wants to marry me and you're a jerk".

Having said that, my text above does not in any way condone Hae Jo's actions of scooping up his ex to get his last wishes and ways with her. It's plain and simple: abduction.

Made In Korea aggregate on MDL 7.3.

MDL Aggregate of the below :
1. Can This Love be Translated 8.4
2. Good Boy 8.4
3. Typhoon Family 8.1


MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!!!! lol

How is using the tax code to your benefit to save money "legally" on taxes such a scandalous thing? It is not. The tax code has these loopholes to exploit. And people exploit them. And it is legal.

Also, let's take a moment to appreciate the story as a whole. Fantagio is under review, allegedly. They are letting these stories run amok about their talent to avoid publicity for the agency.

Don't come after me. I am not defending nobody. I am not a Kim Seon Ho fan, or a Cha Eun Wo fan. Like "AT ALL". I don't care about them as actors. Can't act, them two. They just move product. Great for Korean capitalism and all that.

How stunning is this movie. Stunning, still watching.

Also how has no one at the police noticed that Junichi has serious problems. OCD is very obvious

Also the unrequited touching and close proximity of the lady detective is not only very non-Japanese and that’s why they call her weird anyway. But frankly, it can be called out as sexual harassment and misconduct. Lol


And why may I ask none of them have gotten themselves a lawyer. I mean at least the younger brother should have shown up with a lawyer. His brother is dead and now the police is investigating him about a double homicide that happened like 23 years ago.

Makiko I do not like one bit. She’s shady. So is her husband

Weird Observation: Makiko looks like Jae Mi from Mr. Plankton. The weird feathered haircut and also the hair color. 🙃

To your "Actors rarely change their look all that much", see I am not expecting "Christian Bale level" transformation for a role by K-drama actors. Korean actors just can't shake the 'look-good' demand even when they are playing a drug addict/disabled/poor character. Looking good is an intrinsic requirement in Korean society. And God forbid if an actor undergoes genuine transformation for a role, the Korean viewers don't warm up to it that much. Instead we have seen that such roles get acclaim by European and North American viewers (works of Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-Ho, Choi Min Sik are a clear example. Backlash in Korea, critical acclaim in EuroAmericas)

However, we have examples of physical or look transformation, even if slight from actors. There are quite a few but I will give one: Woo Do Hwan. Since his debut 14 years ago, he has always changed his look. Even if it’s a miniscule change, he looks different. That slight change makes the character memorable and/or distinguishable. And he is a relatively young actor. Also Yim Si Wan, who is an Idol to Actor graduate. I just can't take the likes of Lee Min Ho, Cha Eun Woo, Byeon Woo Seok, Kim Seon Ho, Lee Jong Suk seriously. It's safe and boring for a while. But then it becomes detrimental to their job as actors. If you wanna be a serious actor, you gotta let go of the image. Save it for the red carpet. You can disagree with my opinion- that’s your right as a free human with independent thought and subjectivity. 🤷🏻‍♀️ You can’t however force someone to change their opinion according to your preference.