This is the best vertical drama I’ve watched! Clear character growth, fun storyline, the male lead’s comedy is perfect, the female lead is stunning and graceful, and even the supporting cast is amazing.
Because of the K-entertainment ecosystem, if you're a popular actor and star in one successful drama that wins an award, you'll often be offered two new projects right away. But then, suddenly, you vanish from the spotlight. This cycle reflects how the industry tends to chase short-term hype over long-term career development. Many actors are treated as trending assets rather than artists, and once their popularity dips—even slightly—they're quickly replaced by the next rising star
Yuehua Entertainment is focusing on the Chinese entertainment industry. What can we really expect from that company? They're not like SM, which has the ability to capture markets in neighboring countries. The company is honestly quite weak in terms of group management and strategy in Korea—just look at the Chinese members of UNIQ. They've succeeded now, especially Wang Yibo in the Chinese film industry
I honestly can’t bear watching Zhang Jingyi struggle and suffer in this drama so far—it’s genuinely heartbreaking. It’s hard to keep watching her like this. outside the heavy storyline, they acted incredible in this drama Also, why does the storyline feel so similar to those commonly found in vertical dramas?
Any recommendations for stories like this? I really miss this kind of drama especially when food is a central theme There's something about the combination of emotional tension and culinary artistry that keeps me hooked. If anyone has a must-watch or must-read suggestion, I'd love to hear it!
Dear Mr. Derek, please stop making another sequel of I Am Nobody and instead start working on a drama similar to Crossfire. Your creativity truly shines in youth-driven, dream-inspired stories
I wish I had never watched The Raid because the action sequences in this drama start at the good but steadily decline with each episode
This is just John Wick. The webtoon blatantly copies it, and even when adapted into a drama, the quality still falls short—especially with minimal dialogue, just like when reading the webtoon.
Action dramas like this should be created by writers or directors with sharp minds, not simply adapted from webtoons. Webtoons are enjoyable because they provide instant gratification through each scene and image, but that doesn’t translate well into dramas or series—I can't get the same instant satisfaction from watching as I do from reading.
If writers and directors are still unable to create original storylines, they should stop adapting dramas directly from webtoons/manhwa and start adapting from novels instead, as the literary depth is far superior. Please don’t waste top actors like So Ji Sub on mediocre dramas.
Gong Myung and Cho Young Woo are not fit for this role Especially Cho Young Woo with that hairstyle since School 2021
now I'm gonna wait for Jwells to update her drama
you're gonna slowly dissapear after this project
the korean cycle of short spotlight always like that
this is trial of hell to every teenager in complicated family with non-sense cultural over humanity
outside the heavy storyline, they acted incredible in this drama
Also, why does the storyline feel so similar to those commonly found in vertical dramas?
I really miss this kind of drama
especially when food is a central theme
There's something about the combination of emotional tension and culinary artistry that keeps me hooked. If anyone has a must-watch or must-read suggestion, I'd love to hear it!
damn it
she still being a gust role in drama
kdama really slow to grasp a good actress
but i kept pause to make sure she was in different roles
because the action sequences in this drama start at the good but steadily decline with each episode
This is just John Wick. The webtoon blatantly copies it, and even when adapted into a drama, the quality still falls short—especially with minimal dialogue, just like when reading the webtoon.
Action dramas like this should be created by writers or directors with sharp minds, not simply adapted from webtoons. Webtoons are enjoyable because they provide instant gratification through each scene and image, but that doesn’t translate well into dramas or series—I can't get the same instant satisfaction from watching as I do from reading.
If writers and directors are still unable to create original storylines, they should stop adapting dramas directly from webtoons/manhwa and start adapting from novels instead, as the literary depth is far superior. Please don’t waste top actors like So Ji Sub on mediocre dramas.
Gong Myung and Cho Young Woo are not fit for this role
Especially Cho Young Woo with that hairstyle since School 2021
since the one of the platforms was dead, they made a regular drama