I was actually very excited, then I saw the trailer and it was, a lot like My Fair Lady, very..loud and cheaply comical. But oh well, I like the cast enough. I'd definitely watch the first episode.

Speaking of Kdrama cliches, is" the girl stiff as board hug " and the "drag the girl out of the room by her arm" something real, considered sexy or just kdrama fantasy.
Both seem weird to me. And happen in almost every romance... just wondering if they happen in real life.

Hey Javabeans, what does DIAF stand for?

Don't get too excited. Premiere is still on Wednesday. We will reserve our comments (positive or negative) once it's shown. We'll never know if this is a better MBC offering than the "premium", according to this site, yet mal-rated drama hon.

@3: DIAF = die in a fire. Urbandictionary is your friend btw.

DIAF indeed! So contrived...I was planning on giving it a shot with Kim Rae-won but now I won't be watching.

i am very excited for this drama........

“die in a fire” - LOL!

@ #2 Anonymous
I don't know about other Korean women, but if my husband (or ex-bf's, previously) had ever tried to drag me out by my arm, I would've slapped them. Hard. ;)
Seriously, has anyone (male) ever tried it or (female) had it done to them? I'm curious. o_O

I feel the same way about the premiere of HTTG as it approaches my excitement dims. The premise wasn't compelling from the outset but like many others I want to and simultaneously don't want to see Yunho's acting debut.
Although I do wonder why somebody who's a rookie actor will take a LEAD in a drama as his first role? Its just an invite to amass tonnes of criticism if hes not up to par with expectations. Where was the manager giving his star a reality check?! Start out small test your abilities but perhaps that's too cautious.
Then again if its awesomely bad it might be fun but I have a horrible feeling that there will be a lot of cringing and watching with eyes half closed.

Ah yes, the ever present Arm Drag... fabulous stuff. Don't forget it's first cousin the, Shove Against A Wall! I don't think it would be kdrama without them. If they were based on even the slightest glimmer of truth then I would guess that 89% of Korean women walk around with dislocated shoulders and long sleeves to cover the bruises on their wrists.

I hope Bong-kun is faking it, otherwise it is pretty bad acting by Yun-ho that his fist is clenched...if he is unconscious, I mean :-P

Agree with you on the "Arm Drag". I thought that's a case of violence against women... I would be really upset and would hit back if a man, even though I like him, were to drag me that harshly. Hold me gently and lead me the way, but no dragging, please.

Also, parents hitting their children on the head, even adults, as in MNIKSS... is that real?

Arm Drag is so DIAF. It kind of looks like the start of a kidnapping, being dragged to a second location.

I kind of get annoyed with a lot of medical procedures, but CPR for comedy can be worth it sometimes (Mrs. Doubtfire) XD

this is really interesting. Frankly, I have always wondered how scenes like football matches or any sports matches on dramas have been filmed. How did they get SO MANY spectators?? are they all part-time actors?? INTERESTING. On the other hand, big fan of yunho and go ara. looking forward to this show BIG TIME

Oh my gosh, your site is so amazing! This is truly the best Korean drama site in the world. And i thought this other site was kind of good as well...it needs a lot of work before it becomes anywhere near as good as yours. Good job!

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@15 sugarpunch

In this case the Cassies (Cassiopeia - DBSK korean fanclub) filled one side of the stadium in a matter of hours. Pretty impressive, but it makes it kind of unrealistic. There are not usually so many screaming girls at soccer matches ^_^

A LOT of fans are going to watch this show, so I think the first episode will have quite good ratings.

Grr, i really with Lee Yoon-ji was the lea actress in this drama. I like Go Ara and all but she tends to annoy me sometimes while Lee Yoon-ji just gives me a fresh and happy feeling =] I probably won't be able to stand watching this cause Yunho's character will OBVIOUSLY fall for Go Ara's charater...which annoys me lol

I really wish Kim Rae Won didn't go away T_T

Funnily enough I don't find this very cliched. Okay yes CPR scenes, grab arm scenes are, as everyone says 'DIAF' but really, this is going to be the first drama in a while where the two main leads are young and the girl is not older than the guy. Honestly, I'm sick of Noona stories even though they do have charm. Plus - since in Yunho winds up with Go Ara - isn't it cool that Yoonji gets the first kiss regardless? That'll be a twist if there ever was one - lead girl does not take first kiss but second fiddle does.

I'm lovin' it

@16 Zooey. I see what you did there.

Although, definitely not in an abusive way, I have been grabbed/pulled by the arm/wrist and pushed into walls/doorjams, but I'm American, not Korean. So, when I saw it in Korean dramas I didn't think it anything out of the ordinary. But when the women let it happen and didn't push back or reprimand with a, "boy you better back up off me," that, I found puzzling.

Another thing I found puzzling was the "face slap" without a slap back. In my limited little world when you get slapped, you slap back. But in KDrama if the heroine gets slapped or beaten by an boyfriend's angry mother or a jealous soon-to-be ex-girlfriend she stands there and takes it as her due. WTF.

When I was growing up, yes, parents routinely hit their kids the way they do in KDramas. You cant do that in public anymore though or someone will call the popo on you.

in general i am sick of kdrama cliches. seriously, how many dramas do we need with an arm drag scene, CPR scene, and the "girl against the wall" scene. and let's not forget the "cross each other without knowing it" scene. hate that one too.

and heading to the ground...doesnt really pull at me. i agree with the person that said the first episode might have good ratings because of the DBSK fans. how will others see it though?

@20 Muffin
Yes, the "face slap" is a must for Kdramas, but fighting back? That probably won't happen a lot. It's a cultural thing to "respect your elders" so a youngling hitting an elder back is WAY worse than the reverse. It's like the older you are, the more rights you get. That's just how it is. Asian kids doesn't grow up learning how to fight back against adults.

And what's a kdrama w/o cliches. That's why we love it! :D

while we are on the subject of cliches, i have to point out the classic 'chase after the one true love of your life in a airport scene' that is practically mandatory for asian dramas.

and the thing that bugs me is, if you actually tried running crazily around an airport, chances are you will get tackled and tasered by airport security before you get to heartbreakingly scream out your one true love of you life's name.

i don't find that very romantic, but hey maybe thats why my life is boring and i rely on fictional stories acted out by gorgeous actors to brighten my day up

don't judge me lol

Yun Ho's gaze in the 1st picture is so... alluring and magnetic. seriously, any girl (who is and isn't his fan) would fall under his spell. i am looking forward to this drama, but not as much as Chang Min's "Paradise Meadow".

@23 a little taste of heaven
LOL that was so funny and true. The die-hard romantics like us still eat those scenes up over and over again thus that's why the cliches work.

@Yoo Jin
I agree about LYJ. I wish she was playing the leading role too. But then again, as someone mentioned, it would become another noona story.