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    @40somethingahjumma so glad you opened this....I am almost at the end of the show. I am still very much invested - I just didn't have time to comment since I got sidetracked by The Legend of Shen Li . Can you believe it ? I am watching 3 cdramas all at once. This is uncharacteristic of me but why do all the actors I love have ongoing shows all at once?? LOL I have so much to say but it's late and I will write more tomorrow but I must talk about Liu Xue Yi as Pan Yue. Seriously how GORGEOUS is this man. This is the first time I am watching anything that he's done and oh my word, what an actor. Nuanced & refined. Why isn't he getting better roles on with bigger budgets? Is this show considered low budget? Some say this was an A rating show that was upgraded to an S rating as it somewhat became a sleeper hit Youku. I don't even know what that rating meant but I just guess it meant that the drama was getting a lot of buzz. LXY has been receiving a lot of love for his role as PanYue & was the biggest winner from this. Got to post this here. He has so many beautiful looks and costumes - I guess all the budget went to his wardrobe I will share more of my thoughts soon about the cases, plot in general and the romance. Also about the 2nd CP .
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    I saw the cameo for her BF and also Lee Soo Hyuk. Did you finish this show? I saw there was a time skip
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    Knetz were saying that it is rather unbelievable that Chaebol families like that would lose everything overnight. There's a separation of company versus personal rights & wealth. Don't tell me the Hong family has no separate funds kept aside under their personal name? But then again this family seems so naive and easily fooled that it is not hard to suspend belief. For plot's sake , I don't mind them losing everything if only to show that they have been their own worst enemies. Also it validates everything that Beom Ja and Hyun Woo have been telling them about. With the reveal that Ms Moh is EunSung's mother, it gives sufficient context to why EunSung is so keen on taking over Queen's. The mother had to "abandon" him for this ultra long term plan, and there's a lot of resentment built up on his part. I agree @mademoiselle that if ES truly has feelings for Hae In, that will become a weak point. But it could also make him more vicious later on. I enjoyed SJK's cameo so much. Still hoping for a S2 there. But my favourite bit has to be the epilogue when HaeIn realised that HyunWoo still wants to be with her and she finally finds a good reason to fight on and live.
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    I have completed till eps 11. I did expect him to be immortal somehow but was a lil surprised that he's THE Ancient God that they have been waiting for to come clear up the realms and seal things. But then again that probably explained the inaction with regards to the Xutian Abyss in the past 1000 year - he was too busy being mortal and falling in love! Immortal or otherwise , he still has this knack of pushing her buttons. I am always chuckling at how he appears to her as distant and unmoved by the urgency of things. He denies he is XY. And yet he insists on being near her and doing things that will clearly make her heart flutter and yearn for XY even more. I don't know if he needs a smack on his head...does he not realise how conflicted she's going to feel now that she has to marry that Furong. I suppose it would be chaos if he did admit to being XingYu and it would have a negative impact on the marriage alliance. But, can he even bring himself to let her marry Furong? Surely he is going to regret this. I feel like he sends out all these mix signals - no surprise that her Master is wary of him.
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    The ending broke my heart. In fact this entire episode was a bit of a cry fest for me. It was already sad when Hyun Woo had to say those nasty things in her face so that it would give her motivation to fight on. But at the end, when he realised how her condition has deteriorated, it felt almost hopeless. Yeah...I am often annoyed by him but then I blame his mum for coddling him the way she did. The wife has some feelings for him. Not love or anything close but perhaps some sort of affection or sympathy since he's always been good to her . She wasn't so comfortable hearing he's gonna suffer after this and I wonder if she'll be the "weak" link to CEO Yoon's plans Anyway they finally revealed what we have speculated all along - that grandpa's GF and Yoon are mother and son.
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    Watched till eps 7. A couple of things that I like. First Lin Ge Xin ....it's not that I am bias. But it's just that I love how Xing Yun is written. He kept this nonchalant and indifferent persona but underneath all that is a man full of wisdom and empathy. He was silly sometimes too and I can imagine how exasperating ( in an adorable way) it must have been for the immortal Shen Li to deal with him . Yet, his vulnerability brought up these protective instincts in her. This part where she told him she liked him and his response was just unexpected! The second thing was how things ended in the 1st arc ( ep 1 to 7). It was interesting because time becomes a commodity - and when something is a commodity it's value is subjective. For her she found it worth it to give 500 years of cultivation to save a mere mortal whom she only had a brief but genuine connection with. Her mother said that he would forget her in a year or two. But he didn't - he remembered her for the next 30 years till the day he died. That 30 years for a mortal is a truly long time. I confess this was the moment the show sealed the deal for me.
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    Lol! I guess the cold war has started again. With translations.
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    Looks like I was right here. Chairman did a prison break for TaeOh. TBH, if chairman didn't do that, TaeOh would not have been able to go see that prosecutor and get that video proving his innocence. How I see it is that the real puppet master has and always will be this old man. Neither Tae Oh , Inha or any of his other useless sons have the ability to outwit this old fox. The problem I have from the start of this show, and even up to now is that the protagonists here failed to get my sympathy and the reason being I don't know why I should. Till now, I never quite understood what Tae Oh would get for placing InHa on top of the KangOh's throne. For someone who is supposed to very strategic in his thinking, he clearly had no strategy in the last couple episodes and was pretty much reacting to the situation. Hyewon, with her almost emotionless expressions 90% of the time, made me lose any sympathy I had of her situation when she decided to use InHa's affections for her from the start. And then still married him after kissing another man. While I know that InHa is the so called antagonist of this show, I actually do feel bad for his character simply because I understood what pushed him in this direction. For InHa , it was never really about the power. What he wanted so badly was to be recognised as his father's son, to be part of this family. He was looking for genuine affection. Even with HyeWon , I believe he was hoping she would come to love him though that was wishful thinking. As far as I am concerned, he is no worse than any of the characters in this show since everyone here has his own agenda and is more than willing to throw someone else under the bus to save his own skin. Preview...can't wait to be done with this show.
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    This is my worry. SITR was a torture - I have no idea how I managed to watch it then. So draggy towards the end. Incidentally WHJ was the brother there , so am not surprised the PD casted him here. But anyhow, I will do my best to survive this. Hahahahah....see how I am persevering through The Impossible Heir despite the mess of a storyline. ----------------------- Some translations from the script reading
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    A bit more about the synopsis: The plot centers around an instructor who tirelessly assists a student named Lee Joon Ho (Wi Ha Joon) in gaining admission to a prestigious university. In a twist of fate, Lee Joon Ho later returns to the academy as a rookie instructor after resigning from a large company because he remains fixated on his first love, his academy teacher Seo Hye Jin (Jung Ryeo Won), even after becoming an adult. Jung Ryeo Won will play Seo Hye Jin, a star lecturer who has been working in the field for 14 years. Seo Hye Jin is a character who doesn’t know defeat. Just as she was worrying about life and thinking about past regrets, Lee Joon Ho—the cheeky student she helped send to a prestigious university—brings unexpected changes to her life. Wi Ha Joon will play rookie instructor Lee Joon Ho who shakes up the everyday life and feelings of his past instructor Seo Hye Jin. Leaving behind the opportunity of working at a large company where his future would be guaranteed, Lee Joon Ho returns to hagwon (private educational institution), where his life was dramatically turned around. Although Seo Hye Jin vehemently opposes this, Lee Joon Ho continues to approach Seo Hye Jin. Source: https://www.soompi.com/article/1651416wpp/wi-ha-joon-and-jung-ryeo-wons-midnight-romance-in-hagwon-confirms-premiere-date-gives-heart-fluttering-first-look
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    TRAILERS
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    Yay. This will be on Disney +
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    Cast and Crew Director: Park Cheol-Hwan Writer: Lee Soo-Yeon ( Stranger S1 & S2, Life , Grid) Ju Ji-Hoon - Woo Chae-Woon Han Hyo-Joo - Yoon Ja-Yoo Lee Hee-Jun - Sun Woo-Jae Lee Mu-Saeng - On San Kim Sang-Ho - Kim Shin-Koo Jun Suk-Ho - Seo Hee Park Ji-Yeon - Jung Hae-Deun From MDL
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    Blood Free 지배종 SYNOPSIS by ASIAN WIKI Ending millions of years of humans eating animal meat, BF now dominates the genetically engineered cultured meat market. There are people inside BF and outsiders who begin to have doubts about the path taken by BF CEO Yoon Ja-Yoo (Han Hyo-Joo). Yoon Ja-Yoo founded BF with On San (Lee Mu-Saeng), who has a Ph.D. in physiology. Meanwhile, after graduation from the Naval Academy, Woo Chae-Woon (Ju Ji-Hoon) served in army, but he now works as a bodyguard. Episodes: 10 Premieres: Apr 10, 2024 2 episodes every Wednesday Original Network: Disney+, Hulu
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    First short teaser....please drama, be good. This kind of former student - former teacher storyline always concerns me.
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    My mum actually finished this show on NF. She did say it was kind of slow. But seems like local viewers find this inspirational. hahahahah inspired to do what I wonder? They won something for being handsome ahahahah
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    This theory keeps floating on my TL...I am like how is this possible? So are you saying poor Hae In supposedly had a "still birth" and they told her the baby died and the sis-in-law some how stole the baby from her. Are we trying to top the KBS weekend / daily dramas ?
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    Yes.
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    I realised he has a few ML roles from 2021 which I will try after Blossom is over. This turned out pretty hot! I finished this show too and thought for a 10 min per epsiode show , it did well with the plot & romance. No time was wasted. Ending was a tad rushed though
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    Imagine me right now - every single oppa love of mine in all the 3 kdramas I'm watching are the villains. This is the problem - I always like all these actors that tend to take on such roles. So more crazy things will happen
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    I don't know about quality drama since this show was abit of a snooze fest. But the men are handsome. . Wang Xing Yue looks so good and he looks older than Lei Lei though he's not.
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    hellloooo....didn't start Hide. The only kdrama I like at the moment is Queen of Tears. I am also watching Nothing Uncovered which is getting quite interesting though the FL annoyed me at the start.
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    I just finished eps 5 @peperomia. And the drama has finally gotten my full attention because things aren't really what they seem. And you are right - this is not just a crime of passion. I know the drama is hinting that the psychiatrist is the other woman that SWJ is seeing, but I am not sure if this looks like a loving relationship or that she has something on him.... I agree with your chain of thought in your 2nd post. Zeus in particular seemed rather concerned if she would continue. Everything that is happening now is linked somehow to her father's investigation. At one point I was a tad annoyed that she would reveal so much in her counselling session to her psychiatrist. I don't know if I would tell so much information relating to a criminal case even if the psychiatrist is not supposed to reveal any private information. Very fortunate that Kim Tae Heon has given her the heads up about the coat or she would have still be in the dark. Now I look forward to her exposing the truth.
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    She lost too much weight and would not be surprised if she had some work done. I miss how healthy she looked in some of her earlier dramas. Same...people were dropping the drama because of this . But I also think they could be just anti JJY folks . When I first saw this , I was so shocked that it had taken him so long to be here. He was the ML in a post republican drama last year which I am trying to watch called Unshakeable Faith. I read on MDL that the show was a sleeper hit of sorts. He plays a completely different sort of character ( a gentle and intelligent Mathematician ) and he was good in the few episodes I saw. I have yet to continue due to time and partly because there's some propaganda in it. His acting is so refined & I love all his subtle expressions. I kept thinking where has this actor been all my life. Oh just realised he was the ML here with Zhang YuXi. Maybe after I finish both their respective dramas (She's with Wang ZiQi on Guess Who I Am right now), I will check this out. Edit to add: https://mydramalist.com/75103-when-the-darkness-falls
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    Yes this gives me hope. I was so agitated seeing all the plotting going on when they were away. Is grandpa's girlfriend part of EunSeung's gang? Could she be his mother since apparently she had a child before this? As to Soo Cheol's child, I think the wifey wouldn't be able to fake the pregnancy but maybe he is not the dad.
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