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@bairama @Alice Wonderland Soo many clues..okay...okay....I can do this Clue #2 @NiteWalker @SilverMoonTea @Alice Wonderland All of you seem to me like people who would wake up early before 8am So did you? Clue #3 Clue #4 I only watched 4 drama this year and one of them I watched all on my own BUT

I am very good at ignoring things Sigh........maybe after OBS is over I will give it a shot.

@Alice WonderlandHaha, don't worry. I just found it too funny. I just mentioned it in case anyone got confused. It could have been a short version for DarkArcana aswell. From my understanding there isn't a single correct answer You kinda choose your answer which fits the descripton and cross out the name for future rounds.

Sigh, not another one. Is it really THAT good? But binge-watching 16 episodes? Is it really worth it to break my rules? Yeah, technically that is true and she recommended me a bunch of good ones. But that's such a time commitment. And I don't like the premise. I would watch it purely for Roh Jeong-eui. Oh no. Don't get her involved in this. Now I'm scared. I remember so many weird scenes at the end. It was so hilarious and so dumb. I remember the first half was actually quite decent, but around the second half everything went downhill. Roh Jeong-eui was so wasted aswell at the end. Sigh, at least Nana was cute throughout the drama.

@Alice WonderlandAm I Darka on your list? You really rushed it Hey my name's not SO complicated Nope, unless you call my cat family. So I can tell you all in advance, you cannot cross me. Mhmmm, so to be a little strategic, I should take a name from the mid area first, so who of those four would fit this description. I think I go with

So, can I do a noona greeting too? Although technically some aren't exactly noonas. Yeah I figured, I put it in my watch later list. Perfect thing to watch before sleep.

@mademoiselleLooks goodie Maybe I give it a watchie later. Yeah I probably had a drink too much.

Nyaaaaaa But watching 16 episodes on an already finished drama all on my own? That's so totally not me Kill it was bad. Didn't I forget to mention it? The end was so, SO bad. Her role wasn't great at all, she was cute back then though. I liked her. (Surprise) Sassy you say.....mhm...... But getting young again is kinda like body switching with all the usual tropes and gags. Have to admit the scene was pretty cool though. But watching an old drama? Aigooooo~ I love the OST. He is really good. I just didn't know him, his name, his occupation and his voice. So basically when I read his name I was like: "Who's that and why has his OST so many views?" He even crushed ITunes in over 70 countries and set a few records. Sigh...not you too. Stawp it!~ At least Tofu didn't tag me, so I don't know who she is talking to.

@abs-oluteMBody switching? Nahhh. I read the also plays a big role in Dear M. But it seems the drama was postponed or cancelled.

Yeah, I reacted the same. I know a lot of girlgroups, but I had no clue V is part of BTS. I guess the drama gets a lot more attention now. Holy freaking smokes is Roh Jeong-Eui beautiful. When she smiled I hat to put on sunglasses. ========================================================================================== Wait.....WAIT.....WAAAAAAIT.....I know her........I have seen Roh Jeong-Eui before. OH MY GOD........She played along Nana and Jang Ki-Yong in "Kill it". She was the second lead and I had a major crush on her back then aswell. No freaking way. Omg I cannot believe I saw her in a drama before. She changed quite a lot since then. Girls changing their hair color. How to confuse men @mademoiselleYeah I am Team NJ now I guess

I was surprised to see how many views it received after just half a day, until I realized, oh, V is a vocal of BTS. I really don't know much about Boygroups. Gosh, NJ's actress is SO pretty. I want to see more BTS scenes of her. She's so pretty, she could really be an idol.

Because 'Our Beloved Summer' is touching my heart-strings and is a genre I am an absolute sucker for. I can relate to the Main Lead, the music is fantastic, some scenes are pure art. It's such a soft, touching drama, it feels like you fly through every episode. Happiness was amazing and thrilling, no question, it had me on the edge of the seat at times, but OBS is probably the closest thing I ever got to Fairy. They are both totally different genres, which probably are my two favorite genres overall, but I always liked slice of life oriented dramas with a little melodramatic touch a bit more. And the music is so good If the second lead gets likeable now, it's the perfect drama for me. Happiness upside is, it's already over so I know everything about it. If I crown OBS my fav drama and the second half gets bad, I am the dumb one. ======================================================================================================= D24 | A drama that deserved more recognition (for 2021): Lost. I guess.

I can't praise the OST too much. It's been a very, very long time since I loved so many songs from a single drama. The OST is absolutely perfect. Totally going to buy it when it gets released. I have to keep my eyes open. The music choices in this drama are off the charts.

I thought the same Nope. Many people tried, but by now they know that drama that are out of my comfy zone aren't my cup of tea. I have a long list of things in a drama that I do not like. Absolutely. It's such a nice, beautiful watch. The OST is fantastic, the story is nice. I thought after Happiness it couldn't get any better, but 'Our Beloved Summer' feels like it was written for me. Only a few nuances missing to make it perfect.

Done.

Like @JenL, I completely forgot about the list, so I will do a catch-up aswell. D10 | Favorite Character: Mhmm, tough choice. Of all time would be way too hard to decide, so I with this year and my favorite character is probably Sae Bom of Happiness. She kicked ass. D11 | Actress with the weirdest make-up: Definitely Madam Lim of Taxi Driver D12 | Your Guilty Pleasure Drama of 2021: You Raise me Up, I don't know why I watched and finished it. D13 | A Drama You Dropped: Idol: The Coup D14 | An Actress You Discovered This Year: Quite a lot actually, but I guess the most impact on me had Cha Ji Yeon. Her performance as Ms.Baek in Taxi Driver was stunning. Special Shoutout to my favorite second leads this year: Hackergirl Go Eun (Pyo Ye Jin), perfect wife Kyung Eun (Kim Hyo Jin) and supermarket girl Bo Ram (Han Da Sol). D15 | Best chemistry: This is a toughie, probably Sae Bom and Yi Hyun in 'Happiness'. But Yeon Su and Choi Ung have fantastic chemistry aswell. But after giving it some time now, I think Sae Bom and Yi Hyun is a no brainer. D16 | A picture of my favorite scene: First I thought about Kim Do Gi posing as rich kid in Taxi Driver, but most recently a scene made me so happy, music was on point, like it always is in this drama and it was just such a beautiful shot. Yeon Su seening Choi Ung draw for the first time. D17 | A character you want to feed: What the Ahm......probably NJ? Or Naeun of Taxi Driver? No, I think I go with NJ. She's a beauty. D18 | An older drama you watched in 2021: A new one? None, I rarely do that. I watched Fairy though for like the 5th time or so. D19 | A drama that needed less episodes: You Raise Me Up D20 | A drama that needed more episodes: Lost. Seriously, the pacing was so off, in some episodes you felt like nothing is happening. When the drama was halfway through you felt like you just watched two episodes. And when things finally get interesting, the drama is over. D21 | A drama you watched you normally would not: None, I am very picky. D22 | Best produced drama in 2021: Our Beloved Summer. Absolutely fantastic so far. D23 | A Drama best viewed by binging: I never binge, so...I don't know.....maybe Lost? Because four episodes feel like one?

But prior to this I wouldn't have thought the reason she felt inferior, and later on admitting her pride, was the reason she broke up with him. Choi Ung was happy with what he had, he said himself, during the time she broke up with him, he felt like he has at his happiest. Since his family also runs a few very, very successful restaurants, I guess money was never an issue for him. But YS felt actually at the exact opposite, she loved him for sure, but pretty much everything was taken away from her due to her and her grandma being poor. They had to work hard for everything. Choi Ung could live a careless life, because he never lost anything. YS was responsible for so many things, she knew her education is mandatory for the outcome of her and her grandma's future. Choi Ung could do whatever he wanted. So it was like she said, they lived in different worlds and since she was too proud to admit and tell him, she broke up, swallowed the pain and tried to make sure her future is secured. I can accept that too. But I also feel his pain. The scene between Ji Ung and Choi Ung made me even sadder. Seeing how they grew to each other, how much generousity Choi's family shared with him. Preparing meals and boxes for him, it's was like they secretly adopted him and had a second son. I almost cried when he told the photographer to make sure that his two sons should look great. Great, YS & CU seems to walk on a bumpy road, facing obstacles on their way back to get together again. NJ make's a move and seems to be able to say different sentences than usual. But it looks like NJ is whispering something into his ear instead of kissing him on the cheek. Maybe this will give her a bit more depth.

I wouldn't say I desperately try to fall for SL's, but usually I can relate to them more often, cause they try. It always feels like everything falls in place for First leads and it naturally comes together. I like the OTP here, I think they fit and root for them, I just wish NJ would bring something to the table that would put some doubt into this thought process. I hope Ji Ung gets his little romance with cutter girl. She seemed to be interesting in him, maybe if he will get over YS, he might find room for her in his heart. They seem to be a good fit. Well, the year is already over, our annual Shi Ho/SLS discussion is on the horizon. Second Leads are the better partners on paper, cause they try! Yeah, and probably just for a short moment. After seeing them in front of her house, it felt like NJ's scene was completely forgotten already and every sort of jealousy was floating away.

I can think of many, but I guess @abs-oluteMwould strongly disagree with all of my choices. Second leads are misunderstood most of the time. Sadly NJ's role is so weak, that we don't understand anything yet. First of all, what is her purpose in the drama so far. But that would at least give her a purpose other than "Oh I was just here, although I am busy. I normally don't do that. Okay bye. *drives off*". If she actually becomes clingy, obsessive or a disturbance in any way, that that's either relatable or not. At least we can see her hand then and what she brings to the table. As of now her sole purpose is to be as an extra name that needs to be paid from the filming company. If she is lonely and wants to find love, then please writer-nim, let us now and give her some depth. I can see her being the supportive, lonely superstar who takes care of a new rising artist and falls in love with him along the way. Let her be the counterpart to YS. "Poor" YS, who dumped him vs "Rich" NJ, who takes care of him and supports him the way he is. Ofc Choi Ung will end up with YS, because I'm not the writer, but gimme at least something to satisfy my SLS.

I still haven't give up hope yet, I refuse to believe her character is written so plain and one-sided. I agree to @Alice Wonderland, I feel like 50% of her lines are about herself wondering why CU doesn't treat her like the rest of the world does. She sees herself an the epicenter of attention, so everytime someone doesn't give her full attention, it looks like she is utterly hurt in her pride. This was fun during the first two or three episodes, but now it gets boring. But we have 10 episodes left, so she better start to make a move herself and cause some trouble. Not cheering for the second lead feels so wrong for me. I don't know what you are talking about I feel like second leads are more likeable than most first leads.

I think her tears did all the talking for her.

I also thought about that today. I'm glad how....undramatic the drama is, while telling their story. Other dramas might have dragged out the plot or added problems to create tension. For example, during the live drawing, I expected something to go wrong, Choi Ung not being used to draw in front of people, Nu-A forcing a conflict or a quarrel of some sorts, maybe NJ creating a lot more fuss. Many disturbances other dramas would add, to create upsets, tension or friction, 'Our Beloved Summer' does not, it calmly tells a story. This is why it remembers me a bit about Fairy, because it feels like a small window into other people's normal life, without big enemies. I'm at a point where I sing along to "MAYBE IF I...." whenever the music starts to play.

Episode 6 So we learned the reason about the break-up. I guess @abs-oluteMwas partially right, his lack of ambition played a role, but wasn't the main reason for it. Yeon Su felt inferior, she struggled with life and was actually poor. She suffered a lot from living in two different realities. So after a reality check she dumbed Choi Ung. I really got goosebumps when Yeon Su saw Choi Ung draw for the first time watching the video, she was completely captivated by his determination. She never saw this side of him, so serious, precise and focussed. Great scene. Yeon Su felt so hurt when NJ showed up, she standing there all by herself, while everyone focussed on CU and NJ was hard to watch for her. CU parent's are so gorgeous, I love how his mother treated Yeon Su. It's like they knew she probably still is their daughter in law. I hope after they get back together we see a scene where she visits them. NJ's role gets weaker every episode. So.....that's all? She visited his live drawing inkognito with the weakest cover of all time, gave him flowers and that was all? She even mentioned she clearly told the reporters they are just friends? Seriously, maybe I sound a bit harsh, but when will her role become relevant und add a bit of spice to the drama? Her apperance didn't do anything, at the end it didn't even had an impact on YS. If the actress behind NJ would be a real life idol, I would say okay, the needed to fit her in to get a few addiotinal viewers, but she's an actual full-time actress. As much as I like her beauty and her one small scene I realy liked, but NJ's plot is so weak by now, that it is even impossible for me to get any SLS. Her character lacks depth. * I really hope NJ gets a bit more background and opportunities to get relevant, because I really want to see more of the actress, so far she doesn't look like the female second lead at all. The whole drama would function without her. If you would delete her scenes, we would have the same drama. Yeon Su always looks so cute while drinking! The drama really, really does this dramatic hand-grabbing move way too often. In pretty much every episode we have a scene where CU dramatically grabs YS's hand when she turns around or is about to leave. Ending is so emotional, dramatic and beautiful. The scenery, how they both cry. The line "We broke up because of my pride/arrogance" was......so powerful. Like a concession to herself, like something she was finally able to accept. It was her after all. Looking forward to next week. And it doesn't get any better. NJ's role so far feels......irrelevant.

Well, by force more or less, since NJ pretty much had no real impact. Her scene didn't add anything to this episode. So I think I was on Team Yeon Soo this episode, becase Team NJ didn't get anything. Maybe this really is the only issue I have with the drama so far, my SLS can't be unveiled, because NJ didn't get much screentime, for me to look into her personality. So far it's like Roh Jeong-eui has a guest role as NJ and @abs-oluteM's oppa plays the second lead. He has much more screentime than NJ so far. She really does, when Choi Ung got accused of plagiarism, she immediately wrote an essay to clear his name. She is like she has to protect her lil innocent carefree puppy. Omg finally, that was the second OST I was waiting for. Absolutely perfect. The music is off the charts in this drama. Definitely hope there will be a physical album of the OST.

Episode 5 The story about JI-Ung is so sad, but at the same time so beautiful. He got a second family. Okay @mademoiselle, after seeing YS successfully confronting and scolding Mr.Jang about his behavior, upfront and pretty straight forward, I admit she really is sassy. I loved it how she stood in, defended herself and Choi Ung. Nice scene. Especially her last two sentences to Mr.Jang were like fire. She completely disarmed and defeated him. And on top, this time she looked down at him. Great move. Okay, she does have sassyness. YS broke up with him at least 6 times? How the hell did he manage to survive so many break ups in only 5 years? Ji-Ung getting all involved and spilling the truth right in CU's eyes. Very bold move, surprised me a bit to see him like this. I love how CU & YS best friends are so similiar. Both are such good souls, but they seek attention and talk so bad about the two in front of the camera. It's so funny. I wonder what NJ's scene is supposed to mean. Is this how she finds out about the documentary and may get involved in all of this? Was she flirting with JU and this is supposed to be another love story? JU is supposed to be with cutter girl though. Her scene was very weird and so far, her role didn't add anything to the drama. The lack of depth in most of her scenes can be a weakness. Based on the preview though, it seems her plot will begin to start as of now. If she openly approaches him, rumors will spread and it will be all over the media. Could be interesting. The end is very interesting. Yeon Su is the reason why he cannot sleep well anymore, so I think with her by his side or nearby, he should sleep fantastically and catch up on sleep. It was quite nice to see how much YS is struggling with her own feelings. She seemed so nervous. Epilogue is also quite interesting. Mr. Jang was even more bold than JU and completely explained how CU is feeling about YS. He opened pandora's box. I feel like CU misunderstood parts of his talk though.