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Hahahaha I probably need money management help! Things are so expensive in my city!!! I use to spend like this but now my usually state when I see the cost of things is this My tip is, if it's safe and easy to use Facebook marketplace, it's worth trying to look for things you need there first before buying new. Many times I've found books and clothes there, brand new with tags or original packaging for only 20%/ 30% / 50% of the original price. Sometimes you have to travel a bit to pick it up. But it was so helpful the other day when I needed to get something to wear for a wedding with a colour theme (pink). I didn't have any clothes in that colour but found a decent formal dress, originally $120, for $30. It was brand new with tags and the girl only lived 1 street away from me. It helped to save money and was good for the envrionment

Topic 12: Who was your favourite character? My favourite characters were all people who tried hard and had super positive outlooks even when things were bleak! I think it's because they inspire me! Tied for #1: Gun Woo and Woo Jin of Bloodhounds. Things got so so so bleak in that drama. That bloody episode killed me (Well it killed everyone in the drama almost). But the next scene you see them back up and training again to get back at the bad guys. I loved that fighting spirit and sense of brotherhood. I wish I had that level of resilience when things get tough #2: Nam Soon of Strong Woman Nam Soon. I enjoyed her happy-go-lucky ways and her ability to connect with everyone, even the villain. There's something about that kind of attitude that makes you smile and wish she was your friend.

Hahaha ok I definitely continued on with Destined with You for Rowoon. In a suit. Being clingy Didn't perservere for you at all I'm actually watching it now! I still think he's pretty, but his character is a little immature. I feel sorry for him though because so far the breakup with the girlfriend in the past does not make sense. Have you watched this season @mademoiselle or did you skip it because the actors didn't interest you? The first season was Park Hyung Sik right? I love him but for some reason couldn't get into the pairing so skipped it. Will you watch Park Hyung Sik's nnew drama with Park Shin Hye??? (Was it you that said this was not your ideal pairing?) Yayyy! Finally someone else who is a fan of Steve Noh...he was a hot pastor in Pachinko. Almost made me want to be religious Oh damn, just read the spoilers in @Tofu's answer. I will pretend I dnon't know what's going to happen This is how I feel when I adopt an Oppa...do I like him because he's hot or because he's a good person or because his character was those things? He is a very handsome man with a jawline

Now you know how I feel in every drama where I have strong second lead syndrome I just want to clone them. Why won't anyone let me find love for the second lead?! Hahaha I agree with you. Past lives has been getting way annoying. I feel like it's the new version of childhood friends. I get that they like to show that people are destined for each other...but please at least make it make sense and don't use it in just any drama I've also always disliked illnesses in dramas. It's one of the worst tropes. When everyone was obsessed with 1 litre of tears, I was like nope, not for me. I did make the mistake of watching this Taiwanese drama called Starlight with Jerry Yan where hhe has a terminal illness. I find the thing that bothers me is often not the illness, but the noble idiocy performed when someone becomes ill in the drama. It's all too overly dramatic and stresses me out Oh no, why did Bloodhounds not meet expectations? Was it the ending? I really liked that drama. Except it had a lacklustre ending after the bloody episode. Yessss, I totally agree with this! It goes for the they-knew-each-other-in-theiir-past-lives trope as well. If it doesn't add anything importannt to the storyline it's just corny and overused these days. I think it use to be orginial or suprising or touching. Now it's just a bit of a cliche I think we've swapped positions. I'm usually constantly second lead loving, but this year I don't think I've been in that position. It's been weird liking the main lead all the time Good answer. I was revolted by the Bloodhounds gangsters, but also couldn't look away the whole time. It was super cruel and super violent...but that's what makes the character the bbest of the villains. Haha I don't know if I'd consider Ra Mi Ran a villain, but when she was a bad mother, she was terrible. I actually really disliked her and felt uncomfortable at times. I get the Asian parenting, but it was too extreme!

It's been awhile since I visited the Oppa thread! I'm just here to be sad about Lee Sun Kyun's passing especially since he was one of my favourite ahjussi's (as I mentioned this year when I finally watched My Mister) I feel like it was really sudden, but I guess I hadn't been following the news in Korea which apparently villefied him for the drug investigations. While I'm not condoning drugs or hanging out with bar hostesses (his excuse), if it was only weed, I feel like they were way harsh on him. I wish there was less of a love or hate culture in Korea - it's not healthy for the mentality of the people. Anyway, it just made me sad because I enjoyed so many of his dramas and movies and he was quite young too. Not evenn 50 yet But I'll move on to other topics since it's been awhile... How many Oppas have you confirmed to have adopted this year @SilverMoonTea? If you came to a total a few pages ago, please let me know which page of this thread to read I don't think I had many in 2023 and all were mild adoptions (not VIP/ God tier): 1. Shin Ha Jae 2. Woo Do Hyun 3. TaecYeon I think that's it! Lee Sun Kyun (if you counted ahjussis?) You know what I'm excited for in 2024? This might excite @Tofu too. Jasper Liu is in a drama opposite Alice Ke and Paul Fu is second lead??? I saw the early interviews and I'm looking forward to it. Not sure when it's being released though. I miss Greg Hsu and Alice Ke days though. Nothing beats the banter of those 2 But I like that Greg Hsu is doing other fun and daring roles. Haha I don't think I ever responded to your reactions @mademoiselle, but I laughed soooo hard at Greg's pole dancing in Marry My Dead Body - I'm proud of my Oppa taking on weird roles

Merry Christmas everyone! Gotta catch up on my questions

Q 11) Who was the best villain? Although I thought he was super toxic, like @stroppyse and @Tofu and @mademoiselle, I felt sorry for Ryu Shi-Oh (Byeon Woo-Seok) in Strong Woman Nam Soon. I didn't really ship him with Nam Soon because he was so toxic. But I also felt like the story really painted him as a very lonely villain - no one in that world ever really understood him or bothered to try to redeem him. And I think the story was pretty brutal in that Nam Soon seemed almost to understand him when she said that line about him being lost. But then at the end, everything unravelled without her ever trying to appeal to his good nature. Maybe it wouldn't have worked. But maybe it would have because he seemed to have genuinely liked her despite being an evil guy. And she could have used that to coax him out of his plans. But she sort of fought fire with fire and brushed him off as evil forever I guess only the audience gets to see Ryu Si Oh's vulnerable and lonely sides. Was he evil? Yes. But it felt like no one really took stock of all the things that made him evil and no one ever gave him a chance to change his ways

Q 10 ) What is a trope that should be banned? Noble idiocy - At least the level of noble idiocy that was exhibitied in Heartbeat where the undeserving second lead won out Past Live - I feel like it's been overdone ever since Goblin and this year's worst offender for me was Destined with You. If only they'd woven the past lives story into the main story that actually made sense! And not exactly a trope, but it might as well be: Removing good character storylines because an actor has been in a scandal - I feel like some dramas this year were really affected by this. For example, Kim Sae Ron pretty much disppeared at the end of Bloodhounds without any explaination and it really bothered me because they could have just included a scene or 2 to tie up the storyline. But it seemed like they didn't want to even try to make her character look redeemable in any way to punish her. I also thought that they had to introduce a new 'romance' for Do Ha Na in the Uncanny Counter 2 because they had vaguely hinted at flirting or possible romance for So Mun and Ha Na in the first series which they no longer wanted due to Jo Byeong Kyu's scanndal recovery. And I mean, maybe I'm just reading into it because the Uncanny Counter does have a source webtune and maybe it does follow the storyline, but it felt like they wanted to sqush any possibly of a romance in s2 by giving her that boring romance which didn't make much sense.

I think I missed a question But I'm too lazy to go back and look for which one! Here are all the ones I haven't done: Q8) A drama you wish you hadn't watched So this might not come as a surprise if you know me and my taste, although it might also come and a surprise if you watched this drama without watching the original. I didn't enjoy a A Time Called You and I guess it's expected because I loved the original so much. I guess the disappointment and lack of chemistry was too much for me? I wouldn't say it killed me to watch it - it's probably good to know from a critiquing perspective. But I didn't really enjoy it per se Q9) A Doomed Romance You Were Shipping Anyway SO. This year I had very few second lead ships which is surpising. But my answer is a bit weird - my couple was a main couple that did technically end up together BUT because of the dumb ending, it still became a doomed romance that I was shipping hard!!! So it's Sun Woo Hyeol and Joo In Hae of Heartbeat. I'll put the spoilers in a spoiler tag as to why they're doomed

Hahaha I had the same feelings - I was unsure at first, but then really enjoyed it, but then lost interest again (or felt cringe for certain scenes). I also persevered for @mademoiselle (But really, it was proba bly for Rowoon ) Speaking of which I was recently surprised when I found out someone at work watches Korean dramas (they're quite hipster and so I didn't expect them to be interested)...but they love it. And they love Rowoon too - they thought he was very handsome and also really enjoyed She Would Never Know...haha your man is converting people into drama watching, Mademoiselle! @SilverMoonTea @mademoiselle I'm very glad I never watched this one! I thought I had missed out when it was being hyped but reading Tea's words I'm really glad I didn't get started on that because it sounds like something I would have hated.

Now to answer some questions: Q4: Which Kdramas did not meet expectations? I don't think it was a particularly great drama year for me, so there might be...a few. A lot of these are not 100% terrible, however, that might be worse because they should have leaned into the strengths instead of created the outlined weaknesses. Taxi Driver 2 / Deluxe Taxi 2 - Not going to lie, I was soooo disappointed in the second series. In the first season, the personal revange stories of the taxi crew and the episodic stories of the victims were amazing . The comedy was also on point and the cat and mouse storyline with Esom's character was all woven together nicely. However with the second series, there was something missing. It felt like a lot of the episodic stories were overly dramatic/ less belivable? I cant quite pinpoint it, but I didn't feel as deeply drawn to all the victim's stories. The comedy was overly slapticky and wasn't as sharp or witty as the first season and the lack of balance (ie. overdoing the goofy scenes) took away from the cool-vigilente-justice persona of Kim Do Ki. Without the personal need for revenge or being chased by the police, the series lost it's edge and didn't have as much momentum or excitement especially as @mademoiselle pointed out, it was really obvious who the bad guy was and there was no big plot twist otherwise. Was the series terrible annd unwatchable? No, but because the first series was amazing, this paled very badly in comparison. Black Knight - I love sci fi/ dystopian dramas and this series had so much promise as a more unique environmental dystopian series. But it didn't really do much in the end. The story was overly straightward and then it ended. Perhaps it's because there was only 6 episodes. But I found it to be really lacklustre with an obvious bad guy, which is a shame because they had built up this cool world with lots of interesting characters. Also I believe Esom had given up doing Taxi Driver 2 to do this drama and it turned out to be just as so-so as the other Heartbeat - I really, really liked the couple in this, so it's not all bad. I'll remember it for the things I loved about it. And it started out with a lot of promise for me.. I mean, it had so many interesting elements and made use of a lot of vampire folklore . It'd also been while since there was a vampire Kdrama. However, the storyline became more and more lacklustre as the series continued. There was wayyy too much focus on the second leads (several episodes). And instead of trying to find a solution to the issues raiised, the main characters (well, really the Kdrama wirter) just gave up. Tragically, it ended up with the worst kind of ending (ie. an ending to rival Dodosolsollalasol and Monthly Magazine Home which had 2 of the worst Kdrama endings I've seen in every way). A Time Called You - I'm not sure if this should be on the list because I had very little expectations for this drama to begin with, given it was a remake of a Taiwanese drama that was not only well loved across Asia, but also had won multiple awards. Having seen and loved the source drama, it was disappointing to see them re-create the same story without the heart and playfulness of the original characters. It was very aesthetiic and pretty for sure. The actors did also try, given how much pressure was on them. It also followed the main story closely in a lot of ways, but it was rather mechanical and didn't quite capture the chemistry, the deep love and pain of the main characters nor did it capture the nostalgia for the era of the late 90's. Destined with You (Sorry @mademoiselle) - Again, I really really liked some elements of this drama - This was one of the best performances I've seen of Rowoon, proving hiis ability in both tsundere and comedic roles. He also looked mighty, mighty fine in a suit all day I just didn't think the storytelling was utilised to the best of it's ability. There was a lot of unneccessary focus on the Rowoon's mum & dad & friend stoyline and Boss' romances which was neither funny nor thought provoking = they were all pretty cringe. The bad guy's storyline kind of dragged on for too long. I also didn't think the past lives storyline was woven in very eloquently. It's like sometimes, all of a sudden, they would dream about or remember their past lives for no good reason. Where is the cause end effect??? I do like how they seemed to explore the ambigiousness of whether magic/shamanism actually works. But it would have been nice if they had summarised that point a bit (without doing so, I felt like it caused a lot of confusion. But maybe they wanted people to think about it their own). All in all, I just wish they'd made the overall story better Hahah this is a long answer, but I just needed to get this off my chest. Thanks @stroppyse for asking this cathartic question. Q5: Who was the best Appa/ Omma? Appa -THE STEPDAD from Cast Away Diva !!! Honestly, who else would sacrifice their career and life and almost end up in jail for identity theft becauuse he was trying to protect his family (Even though it wasn't his own biological kids, he looked after them in such a caring ad gentle way). Omma - Hahaha, I didn't want to keep reverting back to Strong Woman Nam Soon, but I just loved the mother in that. She was just the most over the top character and super, super extra as a person. But she was also a doting mother. I mean given how cool and rich she was, If I was searching for my mother, I'd totally be happy if it turned out to be her Q6: Which drama had the best family/ squad? I think I'll have to go with Castaway Diva - I loved seeing Chae Jong Hyeop and Park Eun Bin casually playing around with N. Everyone seemed super relaxed and laughed a lot which transalated to good on-screen family vibes. Even the scenes with the stalker dad in the behind the scenes was pretty funny.

Yeah I totally agree. I liked the drama and thought that Chae Soon Bin's character was really only annoying in th first few episodes. It wasn't like it was half the series or anything like that. Anyway she developed quite a bit. But I guess some people just drop dramas really quickly I tend to stick it out unless I really don't like it (The only drama that I dropped in recent years like hotcakes was More Than Friends) Hahahaha, 12 episode dramas are the only way to go. If it's longer than 12 episodes of me and @Tofu fighting in a love triangle, then I'll just let Tofu have the guy and I'll turn into the sad mopey second lead Nah, I feel like you and I like so many Oppas that we'd probably end up liking a whole bunch of the same guys and would end up with one each. No love triangle needed!

Hahahaha, yeah, I was confused! But maybe I heard from the people who were so annoyed at Chae Soo Bin's character that they dropped the drama and never watched the good bits. I guess Lee Je Hoon's character was also a little annoying at times towards the end when he wouldn't listen to his mentor and was like, I just want to be a normal guy so she'll like me (she already liked him and would have preferred he was not going to die trying to be a 'normal guy'). But on the whole, it was a pretty enjoyable drama with a good mix of action, mystery, romance and I had a lot of fun watching it!!! BTW, I would like to change my answer to this: A Drama you wished you'd watched sooner I HAVE A BIGGER REGRET. I wished I'd watched Alice in Borderland sooner!!!! I love death grames as a genre and I don't know why I didn't feel like watching it sooner when it was in full hype. I think I probably had a lot on when it came out. Luckily I still had my sister to watch it with. And it was a good topic to chat about with a guy-I-used-to-like @SilverMoonTea It's because I finished Alice in Borderland that I went through to other japanese seres like Turn to me Mukai Kun and Zom100 ...and that's how I came to adopt Eiji Asako! Like Taiwanese series, Japanese series have also improved heaps and become so much smoother and less cringey. Your favourite relationship in a drama At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I didn't have any drama couples I was really into this year. No pairing I was obsessive about. Again Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Sik's married Min Min and Bong Bong cameo was probably the greatest romance moment of this year (I laugh but I'm not joking ) ALSO another reunion I loved was Alice and Greg for the Someday or One Day movie. Hmmm, but if I had to pick from all the couples I've seen this year, I'd say Nam Soon and Hee Sik from Strong Woman Nam Soon was cute and Ki Ho and Mok Ha had a good overall storyline and kisssss Park Eun Bin and Chae Jong Hyeop looked soooo comfortable and cute off-screen, though their characters had such a muted romance on-screen, which is opposite to how she was with Kang Tae Oh in Extraordinary Attorney Woo Young Woo Hahaha, I'm tempted to check this out for the favourite couple now Also do I spy Shing Jae Ha? I love that man even though he played wayyyy too many evil characters this year.

Hahahaha @Tofu just has good tastes, that's why we often like the same oppas I think we do like a lot of the same ones though don't we - Chae Jong Hyeop, Lee Jae Wook, Jasper Liu... and now Eiji Asako I'm sure there's more I've forgotten. Could you imagine if we did like the same guy in real life ?! It'd be me and Tofu in a Kdrama love triangle Ahhh so relatable! I've been behind in my drama watching this year...everyone has finished spazzing about the episodes and I'm still like 3 episodes behind Hahaha it's because you're too up to date You're like my drama watching guru - if I need to check if a drama is worth watching, I always consult you

@Tofu look!

Man I never watched all the behind the scenes for this while it was airing, so I'm playing catch up...Is it just me, but do Chae Jong Hyeop and Park Eun Bin have better chemistry off screen than their characters?! Not particularly shipping or anything like that, but they look so chatty with each other in real life ......haha they feel closer than their characters were Maybe it's coz they both keep laughing so much

I'm here and catching up! What Drama brought you joy? Strong woman Nam Soon! Especially the Park Bo Young Park Hyung Sik cameo!!! I think the strong girl series is just so fun. It made me laugh a lot because it's so silly and wholesome and cute. It's probably closer to one of my favourite series this year as I don't think I found anything compellingly addictive.I also loved the Park Park cameo because who else could have brought so much chemistry to a reunion. I want them in another drama. A Drama you watched and enjoyed without any recommendations There was this Japanese drama called Turn to me, Mukai-Kun which I picked up because I was bored and Netflix showed me a snippet which looked fun (Haha wait. Does that mean Netflix recommended to me?! I mean no one here recommended it to me). And it turned out to me great! Super relatable and funny and very reflective of modern dating. I loved the two main actors - Haru is so cool and pretty and she was great at being both independent and sassy, but also a little insecure. Was totaly crushing on Eiji Akaso @SilverMoonTea you would be proud that I watched a Japanese drama! Have you seen this one before??? I highly recommend if you haven't also very cute mild, mild romance A Drama you wished you'd watched sooner I finally watched both My Mister and Where Stars Land this year? There's always dramas that you miss the year they come out or because you weren't interested in the story at the time but you change yoour mind later on. I'd heard 'bad things about Where Stars Land for awhile so avoided it even though it had 2 actors I really liked (both Lee Je Hoon and Chae Soo Bin). But I finally watched it and it was great - fast paced and enntertaining and not that irritating! Gotta take people's opinions with a grain of salt sometimes.

I felt like Ki Ho was always perceptive of this, although he would never hurt his brother by saying coz he was the reserved one. But I also thiink he was slightly sad about the thought too? Hahahaha. Well played Man I did not think Korea was so full of islands either. I'm also full of ignorance Hahaha look, that's good effort for you. I'm surprised you made it this far I don't think I've ever paid any attention to Jang Dong Yoon - I'll check out the trailer and think about it

Why you no adopt LJW? Nah, all good. More for me! But you're good! I actually still haven't seen Kill Bok Soon yet! Maybe that's what I'll watch tomorrow. I have nothing now that both my dramas have ended.. But LJW's Death Games starts soon! Yeah I'm a fan of those dramas too. But like violence between equal parties. Love a good gangster film. I can't stand abuse. Had to cover my eyes in Castaway Diva when the dads were abusive Hahaha considering he's so shy, he might be like Jasper - Jasper use to have to talk himself out of it when there was a romance cene otherwise he'd overthink and be nervous I feel like this storyline was pretty unsatisfying though. Not sure why, but it felt like they were just so toxic for each other. I don't know if I'd believe he'd give up his shares in the end either. It seemed rather rushed for me? I'm going to miss all the Chae Jong Hyeop gifs now that this has finished! I think if not married, pretty close since she addressed them like her in laws! Maybe it would be ok because she debuted as an older star too

ahaha I don't know if I ever responded to this but.... Anyone who plays second lead and manages to topple by God-Tier level of Oppas (Lee Jae Wook, Chae Jong Hyeop, Lee Je Hoon, Jasper Liu etc) probably deserves their spot in God-Tier too I don't think it's happened yet though Yep, I think Lee Jae Wook has picked more challenging and nunaced characters and stronger drama projects overall.. But sometimes I wonder if that's because he's had more opportunities presented to him. It seems he's always been quite a strong actor with quite a fast career trajectory, so maybe he got offered better dramas to pick from compared to Chae Jong Hyeop who has had a slower, (but steady) rise up. I've pretty much liked all his dramas - I think DDSSLLS wasn't extremely popular, but those who loved it, really loved it. However, much of that drama and even promotional things around that drama have been burried. I haven't even complained about this yet, but my translated Behind the Scenes videos which have been up since the drama aired got taken down for copyright by KBS As for Alchemy of Souls this was really popular - although at the time there were riddiculous fan wars because of Jung So Min being changed out. But Even now, I still get people contacting me about LJW because they saw Alechmy of Souls!!! As for Chae Jong Hyeop, did Ki Ho make you want to adopt him @mademoiselle??? Not sure if his charm has pulled you over th way it has with me and @Tofu. To date though, my favourite Chae Jong Hyeop project is still Witch's Diner. That was also a very mild romance (she spent half it in love with that other guy ) But he had he puppy charm on full blast in that series and I couldn't resist Mild, it was, but at least there was a good kiss in this one Did you finish this one Tea??? I'm guessing no?

Episode 12 - Finale! I thought it was pretty good pacing to the end of the series with a really well rounded happy ending It was so heart warming to see the Lee family all hanging together and sharing a meal. And I loved how they showed all their photos, especially that cute couple photo of Ki Ho and Mok Ha. I was also a big fan of that explaination that Mok Ha gave to Ran Joo about why she didn't stress about not being not being #1. I feel like Mok Ha's experiences on the island were what made her character so enjyoable to watch - I liked her pearls of wisdom about being grateful and living life one step at a time rather than worrying over things outside one's control etc. I'm happy that Ki Ho and Mok Ha ended up together despite Chae Jong Hyeop's lies about there being no romance on every variety show haha. I think it was pretty mild, but there was just enough to make things work for a happy ending. I thought the playful scene on the rooftop was quite cute - something about the way Ki Ho did that playful nudge when he sat down next to her and the way Mok Ha jumped on him to grab her notebook Although I didn't get second lead syndrome, I grew to have a soft spot for Chae Ho. At first his weirdness was confusing to me, but then as the drama went on, I was charmed by his quirkiness and talkativeness. I think, aside from the fact the main lead of Chae Jong Hyeop which meant that I was doomed to like the lead from the start, I idn't get SLS because the writer balanced the character's stories. Even though Mok Ha had a lot of moments with Woo Hak/ Chae Ho, the pull from all the heartwretching events with Ki Ho, very touching backstory meant that it felt more that Mok Ha and Ki Ho belonged together. Often SLS develops because the second lead has both the tragic backstory AND a lot of good moments with the female lead, but FL still brushes off second lead for aloof first lead. I think it balanced out because Chae Ho's main reason for liking Mok Ha was, as he said himself, because he thought he was Ki Ho I did have to suspend disbelief a few times in this ending, but then again, this is a drama about a girl who survived 15 years on a desserted island to become a pop star, so not unexpected I agree with @abs-oluteM that it seemed weird that they didn't get some form of punishment as I think in real life they wouldn't have gotten off quite so slightly. However, it seemed like even the prosecutors and other policeman were creeped out by the real dad, so maybe there were enough circumstances for them to let them off with a warning. What I actually found less easy to believe was that President Lee decided he'd give up his shares if he was wrong...also that he seemed to turn a new leaf for no real reason? I mean, I don't think he was an all out villain, although he was a jerk, but I just don't feel like he'd suddenly stop being greedy for no reason? It just seemed a little too convenient that he'd suddenly had an epiphany for no reason. I mean I know him and Ran Joo had a long and complicated relationship and that he wasn't always bad towards her...but he did often seem to let money get the better of him, so I didn't buy his sudden change of heart. The other thing I couldn't quite believe was that the dad managed to get off being punished when there was dashcam footage of him putting the wasps nest into the car. That's attemtped murder!!! It seemed so unfar that he never got punished for that at least (not to mention the years of domestic abuse and other bad behaviour)...But in a way, I think the drama was trying to show he was a deeply troubled person who caused his own unhappiness and lonliness - and that was punishment enough for him, although he was never fully aware of his actions on himself. I liked how the stepdad survived - like @gilaswan I was worried about it being a main arterie, but thought the likely outcome was that he'd survive since it seemed like Chae Ho wasn't even sure what had happened when his dad had been injured, meaning that it wasn't likely that bio father had slashed the neck too deeply. Anyway, it would have been too sad if he didn't seeing as he was an all around good person All in all, a fun drama with a good childhood love story, and a good plot to follow

Episode 10 Episode 10 was such a stressful episode- it felt like everythiing was going dowm the drain from Mok Ha and Ran Joo's friendship to Mok Ha and Ki Ho's relationship to the whole family situation with the fake identities. By contract episode 11 was so much better (except the end- I'm fearing for the step dad! Pls save him - he's too good a person to die ) I agree that it's likely he'll survive, but they can use the attack to put real dad behind bars once and for all. It's been awhile since I've seen a parent so evill in a drama Episode 11 I'm so glad the prosecuter was smart and could see that the dad was a narcisist and psychopath and that the step dad was the real parent figure. But the one point I thought was weird - even though they established that the dad might have attempted murder on the insurance friend, they still let him roam around without an arrest?! They'd also mentioned that he'd stalked the family - why was there no restraining order??? Then again if anyone has followed the real -life mushroom poisoning case in Melbourne, it took them ages to arrest the mushroom lady, so maybe it's realistic The friend reunion was cute - it's funny how Ki Ho's friend married Mok Ha's friend. Guess they were all meant to be But OMG HEY KISSED Haha it was such a beautiful moment because both of them are so pretty and have such sunshiney smiles, that the fact they had that dreamy sun-glow roof top kiss was Also it was a pretty cute kiss scene because it was prolonged hahaha. Agreed @gilaswan and @mademoiselle that there wasn't a lot of build up in the romance, and I usually like those high-tension type romances, butttt.... I love these 2 so much and I guess this drama has a lot of events for only 12 episodes, so I'll take what I can get. As for Stepdad, I have to say he is such a good person. As much as we love our handsome Oppas, I think it real life, what I would want more than anything, is someone who would love and care for me and the people around me the way the step dad does for the mum. The way he said that he should have run after her sooner

Yesss! I do!!! I am here for Chae Jong Hyeop now He's too cute for me to fangirl just by myself Also you capture the best of his on screen moments with your gifs Haha, I think I have a big weakness for dimples: Jasper and Chae Jong Hyeop... and some of my less important adoptions like Nam Yoon Soo also have strong dimple game THAT BIG MOUTH AHJUSI MAKES ME SOOOOOOO ANGRY In real life I would totally smack those uncles annd aunties down for being so nosey and disprectful. A kid is being abused and he just wants to gossip! He's sooooo adorable with glasses too I still feel like he doesn't get enough air time, but at least it's a huge improvement now (I could just be biased though because I just want to stare at him all the time ) Ahhh, so his specialty is to play nosey ahjussis How can I unsee this hairstyle now that I've seen it?! It's a huge trend here in Melbourne, especially amoungst the young hipsters. Along with the porn-tashe (moustaches that a really bushy that look like the kinds that seedy men would have ) Fair enough! I think our Oppa tastes are sometimes similar and sometimes very different. But I know you definitely like the more traditionally manly-presenting guys compared to @SilverMoonTea who likes the more refined, slender, elegant ones Speaking of Tea, I heard your old favourite Ryu Jun Yeol has broken up with Lee Hyeri. That seems sad! They were together for so long! Hahaha, yep, that's like this writer's style...the main lead will get air time halfway through the series after second lead has charmed you for several episodes Hahaha, I feel like that sounds about right. His love for fashon means that he also has a love for scents He would probably smell pretty good in real life I got a sample of it the other day - I'll have to test it out on a card as I haven't smelt it before! OMG I died when I got to that gif of Chae Jong Hyeop in uniform. I'm not sure what it is, but he looks mighty fine! I hope they make him do more uniform roles in future Hahaha, I think in Australia, the preferance is the opposite - often the social consensus for male attractiveness is tanned and bulky....but I think this is also changing because there's also A LOT of kpop stans here and they would tell you otherwise!

Chae Jong Hyeop in Uniform did a SEROUS number on me Like, I hink I had to rewind to see it again when I watched the episode because he looked so charming Oh man, I'm glad they finally cleared this up because it was so confusing! You know how some dramas seemlessly introduce new mysteries? This drama is not so seemless at it, but I guess at least it resolves the confusing things relatively quickly because it doesn't have a lot of episodes! OMG. There's moreeeeee people with this hairstyle?! BUT WHY??? I feel like Chae Jong Hyeop's hair before this was nicer... like his Witches' Diner era hair was pretty good. It was too short in Hot Stove League I love the stepdad in this drama! He's such a wholesome and kind hearted character. I've seen a few step parents around me that are like this and it always warm my heart to see that people can care for others' children as if they're their own. Conversely, the dad is so horrible that it's a reminder that blood doesn't make you family - it's the people who choose to care for you and protect you that's family. Haha, agreed though I'm so confused watching both Stroong Girl and this, it's like the dad has split personality! Oh mannnn, I laughed SO HARD at that McDonalds scene!!! I feel like I almost never see McDonalds do the old drama product placement (compared to Subway), but I'd say this one was worth their dollars Yeah, my heart was a little broken for Woo Hak in Episode 8. I mean he's trying to be good friend and good brother. He's trying to root for them, but you can't help those feelings when they creep up!

I find it so odd that this drama is so short? But I don't mind the 12-13 episode range in both Kdramas and Tw-dramas because it means there's no drag in the storyline I think this drama only has a very mild romance line. It's not one of those hot and heavy romances. It feels kind of innocent because Seo Mok Ha still seems oddly childish/ immature. So the romance line has to be very wholesome and gentle? I think Park Eun Bin and Chae Jong Hyeop both look young, but agree that Chae Jong Hyeop and N both look so boyish that it's hard for all their female co-stars HAHAHA WAIT WHAT. I THOUGHT HE WAS 28 MAX I agree with this. N's character is not bad! CJH is so cute when he's shy! Shy people acting is actually not unsual! A lot of my actor/ performer friends are shy, but they say playing another character helps them to get out of their own skin. Like they feel like they can start new because they're being percieved as someone else Hahaha, yayyyyy it's @SilverMoonTea! Have missed youuuuu (I need to get back on the Oppa thread again!!!) Are you enjoying this or is it on the drop list?! Yeah agreed. Look if any guy did that for me, I think I'd be i love forever Good thing that no guy has Are we getting another Chae Jong Hyeop badge???? @mademoiselle have you adopted Chae Jong Hyeop??? @Tofu Your Gifs are chef's kiss