Kim Tae Ri girl, I was so looking forwards to your new projects and you decided on this one, urgh. Please come back soon to Chungmuro, I heard Bong Joon Ho is working on his new movie. :(

A sageuk set in late Joseon dynasty written by Kim Eun Sook? Take all my money

I dropped DOTS after several episodes because I couldn't stand the over-the-top cheesiness.

I'm watching Goblin at the moment, and I do feel a bit uncomfortable seeing Gong Yoo having romantic feelings for a teenager (I keep grumbling to myself "must she be a high schooler ?").

I'm gonna pass this one.

Everyone is bemoaning the casting but I frankly am quite pleased because now I have no interest in the drama whatsoever and therefore won't be embroiled in the nastiness that will unfortunately happen thanks to his reputation and her age being younger than him. Nothing against her, I just don't like her enough to make me watch.

Im mainly fascinated to see if KES can write a story and rise above all this, and prove her critics wrong; or whether this will mark her first unsuccessful kdrama.

Any idea what others dramas will be going up against this Goliath? Maybe Signal writer's Kingdom zombie drama with possibly SJK? That would make for an entertaining ratings war- give KES a run for her money. And make my life easy because I'd know which one I'll be watching.

I think Kim Taeri is versatile actress who can be compared to a lot of seasoned veterans despite her rookie status so I'm SO excited she's cast in a drama because I thought she would only do films, and very selective ones at that. But...I'm not on board with Lee Byungheon cast as her male co-lead...people are definitely still going to watch this drama because he's still a HUGE name in Korea despite all of his negative reputation, and maybe acting with her will help with his image along the way but I can't shake off their age difference...NINETEEN YEARS

You all are trippin'. I'm assuming most people here are from Western culture. If that's true, I didn't see Brad Pitt's movies being avoided. Or Ben Affleck's. Or Billy Bob Thornton. Or Ms. Man Stealer herself, Angelina Jolie. And many, many...many... others. From what I know of LBH's scandal, he's guilty of flirting. The fact that he didn't actually cheat is why he refused to be blackmailed. I don't approve of married men flirting, but his "scandal" is not enough for me to not watch something that I know I'll probably find enjoyable.

As to Writer Kim, I'm all about her and feel exactly the opposite about the fact that the relationship will be front and center with history as only the backdrop. Remember the American movie Pearl Harbor? No hard facts history lesson there.

Writer Kim is a romance rom-com writer. Why should I expect a full on history lesson? I wouldn't want one and I hope she ignores the criticism. I would hate for her to change her style and bore me with too much history or too much time apart from the romance.

I loved Chicago Typewriter and it made me curious enough to read up on the background of Japanese annexation of Korea. I loved Healer and it inspired me to read up on the uprisings during the '80's (and I finally have the courage to watch Sandglass. But Sandglass, while interesting, is not making me desperate to see the next episode and I know I'll never watch it again unlike Healer or Chicago Typewriter or any of Writer Kim's dramas, especially the fantasies Secret Garden and Goblin and if people want to consider DOTS fantasy, I don't care. I'll probably rewatch it twice before 2017 is over).

How many saeguks do we watch that are built around a couple but use history as merely a backdrop: Scarlet Heart; Oh Jung; Tree with Deep Roots; Shine or Go Crazy; Chuno - heck, too many to list. And half the time, we Westerners have no idea the real history behind the saeguk that we can't stop binge watching and clicking "next episode" (or can't wait for next week's episode).

Until LBH commits an actual crime or actually cheats on his wife, I'm going to continue to push his personal character to the side and enjoy the characters he creates on screen.

oh no. The thing that turned me off in goblin was that I felt like the chemistry between gong too and kim go run felt forced, and I thought it was mainly because of the age gap. And this, again. :(