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Yes, if you haven't finished Hidden Love yet, you totally should! I liked HL so much that I even watched When I Fly Towards You because it was by the same writer, after a little encouragement from @Tofu. As for this drama, I agree with your disbelief. This season seems so much more disjointed than the first season in terms of the plot. It feels as if they weren't expecting to do a season 2, but then was faced with having to do it, but couldn't get the same writers, so brought in new writers who didn't bother to watch season 1? I'm not familiar with the webcomic, so not sure if the source material for season 2 was also so confusing. I think I'll pick it back up after a few more episodes have passed. I still like these characters enough that I want to see what happens to them, but kind of impatient with the inconsistencies to watch it in real time.

Quiz Results @ktcjdrama 122 pts - Drama Master! @mademoiselle 105 pts - Drama Overlord @abs-oluteM 76 pts - Drama Disciple @SilverMoonTea 61 pts - Drama Lover @Phikyl 60 pts - Drama Scholar @Chocolate 53 pts - Drama Enthusiast @Tofu 35 pts - Drama Too Busy To Finish Quizzes Thanks to everyone who did the quiz!

Quiz Answers Here are the answers to the quiz. I put them in a spoiler in case anyone is still playing before they want to check the answers. I have not finished scoring the answers yet, but will do so, and post everyone's scores later today. Hope you enjoyed the quiz, even if it was so random! Thanks to everyone who played!

I definitely agree he was too newbie to take the male lead role. He was painful to watch in that drama. I also agree that he's improved a lot since then, but his projects are not the most attractive for me, plus his performances are still hit and miss. Guess we'll see how he does after he gets back from mandatory service.

I never understood the attraction of the OTP in this drama. I'm with you on liking the second lead better than the ML here. He was nice, helpful, supportive, and respectful. All characteristics that the ML was not. Even in the end, when the OTP were in love, the ML was still a jerk, it was just that he was a jerk who decided he loved the FL and couldn't live without her. Whatever. This drama also caused me to watch 'Heartstrings' for the lead pairing as well. Unfortunately, the drama itself was not done well. I kept wondering if they had run out of budget or something. I also had problems with the direction. JYH was continuously underacting while Park Shin Hye was overacting a storm, and since she was the better actor of the two and had to carry so much of the drama, it didn't really work for me. Also, the SML for this drama was problematic since he was a big time producer turned faculty. Talk about an imbalance of power. I just remember the story was a mess, though there were definitely elements that I liked about it. So well said! So, @JenL, you wouldn't recommend watching 'Before We Get Married'?

Yes! This was an ultimate bromance. I loved how Yeo Rim's one true love is really Geol Oh despite YR's reputation for being a ladies man, while GO is always seemingly pushing YR away despite putting up with YR, and in a way that he doesn't allow others to get close to him.

I think that what is not normal about a lot of these love triangles is how aggressively the third member may pursue the object of his/her desires despite it being obvious that he/she is not liked back. I tend to have sympathy for the second leads who are graceful in being rejected, and yet continue to be supportive of the lead even after rejection, e.g. Chilbong in 'Reply 1994' or Yook Sung Jae's character in 'Who Are You: School 2015'. However, there are tons of second leads who are obsessive even after rejection, and who go all out to try to break the leads up. Ugh. I tend to think of those obsessive second leads as poor plot devices to try to keep more angst in the leads' relationship, usually along with the rejection by one or both families.

Dong Eun and Hyun Ah managed to convince 6 of their friends to go on the reunion trip to paradise halfway around the world. They were happy that they were able to have such a large crowd. Dong Eun decided that she would start contacting travel agencies about a group booking while Hyun Ah would start sorting logistics for everyone to figure out the dates of travel. Dong Eun found a travel agency that had good online reviews where she met Park Joo Ho, a friendly travel agent who was very cute, but seemed a little odd.

@mademoiselle, it's actually some of both. I used to use the DS, and still do for shows that I can't get any other way in my region. In general, though, I think that I should support copyright, even if it possibly benefits broadcasters more than the artists or the producers. Otherwise, they get nothing. It's just that now there are sooo many subscriptions, and I really can't manage them all, especially if I'm going to watch 1 show on that channel anyway. The ad blockers are not always the most effective either, and I would prefer not to get a potential virus since those are always playing catch up as well.

That chairman is a bit nuts! He should be grateful for KS' help and devotion. Blech.

Good points. Though to be fair to YD, I don't think she understood why TK's father was asking them for the info. She didn't realize that the father wanted to go after KJH and Secretary Jang. I guess that was cleared up for them, however, since it seems that they did tell the father everything after all.

Totally with you on this one. I didn't understand the shipping wars for this drama. I thought that they made all the lines pretty clear from the get go, unlike the Reply series. And, good points on the rest of your post as well!

Waaaahhh! It looks good, but it's on Disney+ which I don't have a subscription to... I guess I had better look into this. The question is @mademoiselle, is this drama good enough to go to the dark side to watch if I can't afford the subscription feeds????

I know. It's become kind of rare for me to watch anything other than kdramas, but this one kept popping up in my Netflix suggestion queue, and it looked kind of sweet when I needed something sweet. And I really liked it.

@mademoiselle and @Tofu, I find Jeok Bong just annoying, and I'm already really tired of him. The comedy is falling a bit flat, especially because both the comedy and the story seem to be a bit stuck in repeat, and they have to violate their own rules of power and behaviour as @mademoiselle pointed out so well. Rather than the steadily building of tension, it doesn't feel as if there is a lot on the line. As for Ma Joo Seok, I think we get it. Like So Mun, MJS is an exception, except as a conduit for evil rather than a conduit for good. However, the turning of MJS to the dark side is no longer scary or creepy. It's actually also just annoying. I realize that I'm probably doing too much fast forwarding which doesn't help to become vested in the story, but right now, I'm ff-ing Jeok Bong, the evil chick scenes, and Gollum as well. I'm not going to drop it as yet since I have a lot of fondness for the team and the world that they've built, but I really wish the story would get better and that JB stops being a total farce.

I finally watched this drama, and binged all through it. Loved SZ and DJX as a couple. Such a sweet story of first loves which turns out to be everlasting love. I guess First Frost is SY's story then? It would be really nice if the same trio of actors could recreate their roles then, even if SZ and DJX become secondary characters in the new drama.

I'm still lagging this drama by a week because I'm watching on broadcast tv, and it's a week lagged in my area. However, I have to chime in that I really, really dislike KS' father. He's such a leech! What???? The chairman accused KS of being a thief? As for the MIL, does she really expect KS to stay single and in her household for the rest of his life? I get it that she doesn't know the full story of how KS stepped up as JD's father despite still being a bachelor and not JD's bio dad. Her daughter was rather selfish in disappearing the way she did and leaving KS to manage it all.

How do you think it's different? I was thinking that it was a bit more makjang than the weekend dramas have been recently. I'm not sure how I like the KJH being Grandmother's long lost grandson trope. The nun comes across as a scammer, but who knows where it will go. I'm glad to see the YD and TK finally accepted and acknowledged by both of their families. I guess still to be resolved are: - HN's custody - KJH and sister being the long lost grandchildren of the grandmother - SJ's twisted ambition and relationship with her father Regardless of how SJ's family's circumstances changed due to TK's family, it feels odd for SJ to be so determined to become a member of that family, and now want to destroy that family since she finally understands that she won't become a part of it. To be honest, this story line feels tired and stupid. It was fun to watch both KJH and SJ being ejected from the building by security guards.

I agree. To be honest, CITT was such a mess that I really didn't enjoy watching the second half of it all. And all those moody shots fo SKJ being moody. It really turned me off his character, and I never became a fan of his. I did really appreciate Lee Sung Kyung, however, and have been enjoying her dramas when I do watch them, though her selection process is sometimes suspect. The shipping wars made me decide not to watch this drama! Oooh, I had forgotten about the love triangle in this drama. I was Dr. Ye all the way. While I felt for the SML, he was quite immature, though the actor was so good. Too bad about Joseon Exorcist. Anyway, APAD was a lovely drama.

@ktcjdrama and @abs-oluteM, I think you may both be overthinking the Feng Tang/Xiao Nai question! Also, while it is true that they are both handsome, I think most leading men are played by handsome men?

@ktcjdrama, impressive! However, your answer for #3 is a bit off. It's true that Kim Jae Wook's character in 'The Guest' is named Choi Yoon, however, his cameo in 'God's Quiz: Reboot' is as a manifestation of the AI Joo Won. The question asks for the character in the cameo to be the same character as in the drama, both played by the same actor.

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LOL. I guess I always thought that Choi Taek was the male lead of Reply 1988 so assumed that he would get the girl. I think the DS and JH did have chemistry, especially given that the actors dated in RL, however, I would have been disappointed if CT and DS weren't together at the end. Especially because the older CT that we see being interviewed never seemed like JH to me. Ooh, good ones! I agree with you that I liked Jang Ki Yong a lot in Go Back Couple, but I didn't finish My Roommate is a Gumiho even. And, Extraordinary You started my obsession with Lee Jae Wook.

Random Drama Quiz Yes, it's quiz time! We haven't had one in awhile, but thought it would be fun to do one as part of our 3rd Anniversary Celebrations. There is no overarching theme this time. And, you don't have to comb through the forums. It's a straight up quiz, answer as many as you can. There are 9 questions in total, though a number of them do have bonus points. For numbers 4 and 8, you have to tell me in your answers that you named them without looking them up in order to get the extra points. Each question is worth 10 points regardless of how many parts there are. Extra points are indicated in the questions. Answer key will be released on August 22 and points will be awarded then as well. Please put your answers in spoilers! If your answers aren't in spoilers, your whole post will be removed! 1. Name a drama where the characters Jan Di and Jun Pyo are a couple (or potentially a couple). Additional 20 points for naming a 2nd drama. 2. What do Feng Teng and Xiao Nai have in common? 3. Name the actor who played the character Choi Yoon, and the drama that he was in. Additional 20 points for naming the drama where the character cameo-ed (played by the same actor as in the drama). 4. Name 3 zombie dramas released in the past 3 years. Additional 10 pts if you were able to do it without looking them up. 5. What was Yoon Sae Bom and Jung Yi Hyun’s “wedding” picture? 6. What types of games do spades, clubs, diamonds, and hearts represent in the parallel world? Name the drama that depicts this world. 7. Name a romance which started as a one sided crush during school years, only for the OTP to later become a married couple. Additional 20 pts if you can name a kdrama, cdrama, and j-dorama with this theme. 8. Name 3 time slip dramas released in the past 3 years. Additional 10 pts if you were able to do it without looking them up. 9. Who are the triumvirate of Mountain God of Baekdudagan, Western Mountain God, and Northern Mountain God, and which drama are they together in?