One thing I'm really curious about is the other high school friends. Did Do Ha deceive them as well? Or were they…
It is not clear yet. We don't even know if her other friends are aware that Do Ha was communicating to Ha Gyeong or perhaps by now they have simply set it aside. We also have not seen any interaction between Do Ha and Ha Gyeong's actual friends to my best recollection. Perhaps that gets covered in future episodes.
I can't understand why the FL is so angry with the ML. I just don't get what's going on so I put it on hold after…
Once you view Ep 4 you will understand everything. The male lead in his Do Ha character did something really awful, and she has guilt about what transpired which is also explained.
The showrunners wanted to string things out but from reading the comments it is clear that instead it has confused much of the audience and directed a lot of anger towards the female lead. But once one understands the full backstory everything is clear about why the female lead is upset and unhappy with Do Ha.
At the end of Ep 4 the story finally takes the turn for what should be the better in terms of their attitude and relationship to each other, and ties into the title.
has it gotten any better? I watched 2 episodes and I was just confused. should I continue because there’s a…
The initial storyline is confusing but it is all laid out by the end of episode 4. I can post an explanation if you want me to reply again this weekend.
Lee Jae Wook Sir is the plot here. Story and the Rest is just meh.
Actually the show revolves around the persona acted by Choi Sung Eon and Lee Jae Wook is initially the antagonist. That is the storyline. The plot is about a woman trying to move on in life, and a past romance throwing a monkey wrench into those plans.
idk why is everyone crying i love the FL. her acting, the expressions and everything watched her parts soo Many…
I agree. As usual the comment section is being swamped by fangirls of the lead actor. Choi Sung Eon is fantastic. And Lee Jae Wook is fine. The writing for his character has him portraying a rather arrogant person at the outset, and it seems many writing negatively of Sung Eon don't understand what he did to her, which was completely despicable - both in the past and the monkey wrench he threw into the sale of the house. Where I reside one actions would have landed him in jail and the other would not have been legally allowed.
The direction and writing have Song Ha Gyeong angry and frustrated in the 4 initial episodes, and upon understanding what has transpired it is understandable and relatable. She is doing a great job in the role.
Really loved by I and some friends who viewed it. Some already rewatching.
This is a series for adults over 30. Teens and young 20s are not likely going to enjoy it as it deals with a lot of mature subjects such as medical PTSD, gender discrimination and other issues.
It is very funny but with many sad moments. The supporting cast were excellent, both the secondary leads and Ha Neuls family who were very funny. Happy endings.
Agreed. Doctor Slump and it were the two romantic drama bookends for 2024. Equally enjoyable. Both are series for adults - teenies and young 20s are not the target market for these dramas.
I see this show is getting review bombed and mydramalist should find a way to stop this type of brigading.
Bon Appetit Your Majesty is an excellent kdrama. I read recently an observation by an avid kdrama fan over at the reddit kdramas sub who spoke about the fact some kdrama actresses who are really successful abroad such as Lim Yoon A, Park Shin Hye, Park Min Young getting a lot of hate and vitriol due to that success. And we really see it here in the comments and reviews for this show.
The acting & cinematography in Bon Appetit are superb. The show was so popular that it is not only the most viewed kdrama show of 2025 (much to the dismay of the purists) but one of the top made for cable tv kdramas in viewership of all time. It set new records on Netflix for viewing as well with it being #1 show on Netflix at times. Does that sound like a bad show? Tens if not hundreds of millions watched this show but "oh, it was just mid and Yoon A needs to learn how to act". Talk about being full of it.
There is some justified criticism of the last 10 minutes of the show, which has a happy ending but not really a totally satisfactory explanation for how some portions of it came to be. Some have pointed out that a bit more tightening of certain scenes in episodes 8 through 11 might have been better spent in expanding the ending.
But it was not a terrible ending, just more was left unexplained then many of us would have preferred. But in judging the show in its entirety this is trivial: on balance it was riveting, exciting, suspenseful and joyful.
By the way, there are many misconceptions about this being a romance. It was not a romance first oriented drama but rather a historical adventure and fish out of water storyline. Yoon A, the main story character actually spends most of the fist 10 episodes with one clear goal in mind - getting home. As the episodes progressed the male lead became romantically interested. Yoon A was not but did recognize as time progressed that the male lead was becoming interested in her. Towards the end she did reciprocate.
there was zero chemistry, the writing also lets it down massively.friends to lovers is a trope that can work really…
I agree. No idea what these other people are complaining about but actresses such as Jung So Min get a lot of hate from some quarters. The chemistry between the leads was fantastic and as you stated there was a lot of media that wrote articles about that chemistry. The show did incredibly well on Amazon as well - #1 non-english tv show for 10 weeks in 90 markets. That does not happen unless your doing something right!
Not only are you incorrect in this statement but in fact criminal charges have been laid against the person making the allegations. This is yet another instance of fabricated allegations against a kdrama star but thankfully Song Ha Yoon had the intelligence to hire good lawyers. They went out and got proper legal statements from teachers and classmates all of whom stated nothing alleged ever occurred. It was all submitted to the police.
I wonder if Prime Viewers especially in the West recognized Park Min Young from Marry My Husband which was really…
Marry My Husband was just superb. Its true. I think we have to go back to My Private Life in 2019 for a good natured fun romcom from Park Min Young. Contract for Love and Marry My Husband were both superb but they were melodramas not romcoms.
Am enjoying every minute of Confidence Queen. And Min Young absolutely is a queen.
Everyone I know including me is binging the last 2 episodes of Bon Appetit Your Majesty back to back today. There are many comments on the social media sites such as Reddit about viewing the episodes back to back. Most of Europe has to wait until Monday timeframe for Korean with local language translations. So lower Saturday ratings this final weekend don't surprise me at all.
Season 2 of Bon Appetit Your Majesty first bro! If it ends according to the webtoon which it is based they easily can do Season 2 with a reverse "fish out of water" main plot but by no means are they even restricted to that if they decide to go with a 2nd season.
Reading that the show has already passed 650 million viewing hours on NetFlix and has potential to reach 1 billion all on its own the production company and NetFlix would have to have rocks in their head for brains if they don't pursue a 2nd season.
Just find a way for Ji Yeong to bring along Gil Geum as well when she returns back to 2025..
If the show follows the web novel we know approximately how it is going to end. But that also sets up fantastically for a Season 2 if they decide to go that route. The fan support would certainly be there.
But if the production company and Yoon A decide to shoot for Season 2 I really hope they find a way to bring Gil Geum along. I can't imagine Ji-yeong without her young sidekick!
Edit: Finished the series. Watched it with some friends and family. So glad we discounted some of the really lame reviews posted above with their essentially "I hate Park Min Young" jealous undertone . We unanimously gave this show a 10:
- The acting was fantastic. Park Min Young was stellar but there were many, many worthy performances (see comments below). - Great charisma between the male and female leads. They each played their characters to the hilt. - The show gives truly satisfying complete endings to all the major character storylines. A lot of writers should be taking notes from this show. Finally instead of a 5 minute rushed conclusion we were blessed with time to savor the plot and relationship outcomes.
We felt for the Soo Min character most of the group of antagonistic characters. She was shaped by the events of her life. Whereas the other 2 characters we had no pity at all.
Truly satisfying.
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On Episode 5 and enjoying every moment of it. Park Min Young absolutely slays in that dress she wore in the high school reunion scene - she looked so beautiful it is mind-boggling. Simply memorable.
A shout out goes to actress Song Ha Yoon - she was 37 at the time she acted in this role. Like PMY she looks fantastic and her acting performance was superb.
The women are really slaying it in their roles. And Lee Yi Kyung as Min Kwan is doing a great job in his role as a disturbed, over possessive boyfriend. Has to be hard to take on the role of bad guy since it sometimes really impacts your career going forward.
It is quite evident both Min Hwan and Soo Min are psychotic although they each display types of psychosis (with some overlap). So I think Ji Won's plan to marry them off will be successful and I am looking forward to watching it all play out.
When I watch something I usually research it heavily first. Marry My Husband had knock out ratings not just domestically but on Amazon Prime it slayed worldwide (it set records on Amazon Prime) and had numerous accolades from media and a 94% score at RottenTomatoes. That was all more then enough to convince me to view it even though I was already a Park Min Young fan.
I have not seen the final episode yet but I am really looking forward to it. I will confess that I found Episode 11 a bit of a challenge with all the time jumping. When viewing with English subtitles and dealing with unfamiliar names it adds a bit to the complexity.
Slapping scene at the end of #11 was magnificent.
I think this show could have gone to 14 episodes or more just for plot completion.
so what I understood is that she is actually dead before Se Ra accident and she was like her best friend in hard…
I think this is not quite correct. I will state what I think although I may not be on the right track either. I think Yu Ran was alive and was the person who brought Se Ra into the apartments per one of the scenes in Episode 11 but somewhere along the way something happened. However, I am having a trouble with some of the timeline as I had an impression that Se Ra was only unconscious after her first accident (25 yrs ago) but some of the time jump scenes had me believing it was for much longer.
What we did see from the one timeslip scene is that something happened to Yu Ran - per the police in her student room. I am thinking perhaps she committed suicide but I am not sure.
Actress Joo Bo-Young did a lovely job in her limited role as Yu Ran.
The showrunners wanted to string things out but from reading the comments it is clear that instead it has confused much of the audience and directed a lot of anger towards the female lead. But once one understands the full backstory everything is clear about why the female lead is upset and unhappy with Do Ha.
At the end of Ep 4 the story finally takes the turn for what should be the better in terms of their attitude and relationship to each other, and ties into the title.
The direction and writing have Song Ha Gyeong angry and frustrated in the 4 initial episodes, and upon understanding what has transpired it is understandable and relatable. She is doing a great job in the role.
This is a series for adults over 30. Teens and young 20s are not likely going to enjoy it as it deals with a lot of mature subjects such as medical PTSD, gender discrimination and other issues.
It is very funny but with many sad moments. The supporting cast were excellent, both the secondary leads and Ha Neuls family who were very funny. Happy endings.
Bon Appetit Your Majesty is an excellent kdrama. I read recently an observation by an avid kdrama fan over at the reddit kdramas sub who spoke about the fact some kdrama actresses who are really successful abroad such as Lim Yoon A, Park Shin Hye, Park Min Young getting a lot of hate and vitriol due to that success. And we really see it here in the comments and reviews for this show.
The acting & cinematography in Bon Appetit are superb. The show was so popular that it is not only the most viewed kdrama show of 2025 (much to the dismay of the purists) but one of the top made for cable tv kdramas in viewership of all time. It set new records on Netflix for viewing as well with it being #1 show on Netflix at times. Does that sound like a bad show? Tens if not hundreds of millions watched this show but "oh, it was just mid and Yoon A needs to learn how to act". Talk about being full of it.
There is some justified criticism of the last 10 minutes of the show, which has a happy ending but not really a totally satisfactory explanation for how some portions of it came to be. Some have pointed out that a bit more tightening of certain scenes in episodes 8 through 11 might have been better spent in expanding the ending.
But it was not a terrible ending, just more was left unexplained then many of us would have preferred. But in judging the show in its entirety this is trivial: on balance it was riveting, exciting, suspenseful and joyful.
By the way, there are many misconceptions about this being a romance. It was not a romance first oriented drama but rather a historical adventure and fish out of water storyline. Yoon A, the main story character actually spends most of the fist 10 episodes with one clear goal in mind - getting home. As the episodes progressed the male lead became romantically interested. Yoon A was not but did recognize as time progressed that the male lead was becoming interested in her. Towards the end she did reciprocate.
Am enjoying every minute of Confidence Queen. And Min Young absolutely is a queen.
Reading that the show has already passed 650 million viewing hours on NetFlix and has potential to reach 1 billion all on its own the production company and NetFlix would have to have rocks in their head for brains if they don't pursue a 2nd season.
Just find a way for Ji Yeong to bring along Gil Geum as well when she returns back to 2025..
But if the production company and Yoon A decide to shoot for Season 2 I really hope they find a way to bring Gil Geum along. I can't imagine Ji-yeong without her young sidekick!
- The acting was fantastic. Park Min Young was stellar but there were many, many worthy performances (see comments below).
- Great charisma between the male and female leads. They each played their characters to the hilt.
- The show gives truly satisfying complete endings to all the major character storylines. A lot of writers should be taking notes from this show. Finally instead of a 5 minute rushed conclusion we were blessed with time to savor the plot and relationship outcomes.
We felt for the Soo Min character most of the group of antagonistic characters. She was shaped by the events of her life. Whereas the other 2 characters we had no pity at all.
Truly satisfying.
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On Episode 5 and enjoying every moment of it. Park Min Young absolutely slays in that dress she wore in the high school reunion scene - she looked so beautiful it is mind-boggling. Simply memorable.
A shout out goes to actress Song Ha Yoon - she was 37 at the time she acted in this role. Like PMY she looks fantastic and her acting performance was superb.
The women are really slaying it in their roles. And Lee Yi Kyung as Min Kwan is doing a great job in his role as a disturbed, over possessive boyfriend. Has to be hard to take on the role of bad guy since it sometimes really impacts your career going forward.
It is quite evident both Min Hwan and Soo Min are psychotic although they each display types of psychosis (with some overlap). So I think Ji Won's plan to marry them off will be successful and I am looking forward to watching it all play out.
When I watch something I usually research it heavily first. Marry My Husband had knock out ratings not just domestically but on Amazon Prime it slayed worldwide (it set records on Amazon Prime) and had numerous accolades from media and a 94% score at RottenTomatoes. That was all more then enough to convince me to view it even though I was already a Park Min Young fan.
Slapping scene at the end of #11 was magnificent.
I think this show could have gone to 14 episodes or more just for plot completion.
What we did see from the one timeslip scene is that something happened to Yu Ran - per the police in her student room. I am thinking perhaps she committed suicide but I am not sure.
Actress Joo Bo-Young did a lovely job in her limited role as Yu Ran.