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I feel like he’s not gonna actively go after her despite falling in love. He also has his own stuff to be resolved regarding his identity (ofc he knows who he’s rn but still he has unresolved business regarding his biological father, my guess is he’s gonna do everything to bring the justice for him and his family after years of abuse - as real reporter would do).

I still have hope that his character will have some depth tbh. We don’t know what exactly happened between him and RJ. What we know for sure is that RJ wasn’t the best kind of person herself in many situations. She had diva attitude, drinking problems, he’s just a businessman as he’s supposed to be as CEO. There still may be some misunderstanding between those two and redemption arc for CEO. That’s what I hope for 😅 May not gonna happen

I feel like they could show us a very little of his reactions in purpose to drop the ep with his pov. That would be sooo gooood

I think the main topic of this show is indeed isolation (as castaway from the title says).

Mok Ha - the obvious one, she was isolated from the whole world for 15 years.
Ram Joo - isolated from the world by her own actions within the years and also as the big celebrity whom everyone’s looking at as some source of profit.
Bo Geol/Ki Ho - isolated first from his mother and brother, then from Mok Ha, he’s also the character looking for the isolation himself (remember how he wanted to move out to live all by himself on the 2nd ep?). He’s also isolated by his secrets from the past.
Woo Hak - isolated from his identity. You can feel how he’s missing something and when he catches the glimpse of his memories in ep4, he’s doing all he can to find out more. It bothers him a lot.

Bonus
CEO - isolation by money seeking? I still feel there is some depth in his character and we don’t have enough data about his past with Ram Joo but I feel like they were in relationship until something went wrong.
Imperator Sugar - isolated from his family as soon as he decided to help Ran Joo to follow her dreams.

Possibly I’m reading too much into it but that’s something that came to my mind after the ep5 and though that maybe someone had similar observations :)

I’m also getting scared that this story will have some kind of tragic ending. Another idea I had is that the old lady parts are from the documentary (about Ran Joo and/or Mok Ha) made by brothers.

Not really, we didn’t see who exactly he was pointing out in this photo 🤔 I double checked, still we have no official confirmation.

I would add something here:

BG proposing to invite RJ to the show right after they found MH. It looked like everyone already forgot about RJ and not even considered her joining the show. It may be a coincidence but is it really? 🤔

He didn’t know about MH and WH going to see RJ, they didn’t even meet there as I recall! Manager didn’t let him meet RJ as she was having a fan meet up after the performance (with MH!).

Since a lot of us is getting along with the theory that BG = KH, I would like to add that I see some kind of opportunity here:

We don’t see much from BG’s perspective since ep.2, mostly some small details or short interactions.

Imagine if the creators will release the episode with the whole KH/BG pov. From childhood, through the times after MH went missing, till the present times.

That could be soooo good and giving answers to a lot of questions, also adding the emotional layer to his character.

Just an idea yk 😎

Fingers crossed that they are as detail oriented as with the casting for the younger and older versions of characters 🤞

You are welcome, I was puzzled with it too since the last episode so when that idea popped in my head that it may be the answer I got pretty fulfilled ngl 😂

I was wondering how Ki Ho’s father knew where he should meet with Mok Ha but I realized that Mok Ha lost a backpack on the farry. Since Ki Ho’s father is a cop I guess he could get it after the incident.

There was a lot of stuff inside this backpack which could be used against him (e.g. photos, video tapes) AND the notepad with info about the meeting with the manager!

Additionally, they both sing exceptionally well, I guess the talent can run in the family. Also, Mok Ha is all by herself now, there is nobody from her family left. It would make sense (plot-wise) to find long lost family. Or maybe it’s just the story about finding the real family among friendships?

It was also mentioned that it’s possible that Ran Joon went through some plastic surgeries (I recall some discussion between villagers?) so she would not be recognizable anymore to those who knew her before she became famous. But idk, would need to rewatch first episodes to be 100% sure :)

That’s the only possibility for me to be the case Woo Hak = Ki Ho.

But! Looking at the personalities of both brothers you can clearly see that Bo Geol is more reserved and he’s more focused on small gestures. I also feel he is independent, which would make sense for someone who grew up in that horribleness Ki Ho went through. And the sadness and longing in his eyes when looking at Mok Ha… You can be very emphatetic ofc but those emotions he’s showing look like 100% his own.

This! I agree 100%

I’m really suprised but I actually like it, already invested in the drama 😎 It’s quite soapy but feels like has also some depth in it. Can’t wait for the story to unfold!

I think that KYD’s character will be much different as the ending of the 1st episode implies

The original cast is just chef's kiss <3

Just watch it, 100% worth it. I was scared of so many episodes too but gave it a go and I loved it. One of my all times favorites.

Sounds good, what is the title of this drama?

Thank you for the warning, I have some other dramas with this FL on my watchlist, looks like it's dropping even lower in my watching order.

I am also new to the k-drama and c-drama world (started at the beginning of this year with Alchemy of Souls), made the same mistake by watching one of the bests at the very beginning, making the bar waaay too high :D It's funny for me now that I was postponing the c-dramas by being focused on k-dramas only.

For me first 3 were:
1. Hidden love (duh!)
2. You are my Glory (Yang Yang = ML as in Fireworks of my Heart)
3. Lighter & Princess (yup, 100/10 seems to be fair rating)

Another drama which made me analyze the characters at similar level as in L&P was for sure Go Ahead (it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me miss the characters till today; I was throwing pillows through the room because of anger, too :D).