Poor puppy, I need an alternate universe where Saet Byul reciprocates his feelings and they date for real.

I would have really liked how Yeonjoo handled the breakup except for having Prissy Rich Guy pick her up and letting all that food go to waste.

I liked that she didn't make it about Saetbyul but it was more her realization that they are from 2 different worlds and she just can't bring herself to match him. That really was the core of the problem.

I don't think this show has an aim to reach 😁It was the most boring week. Everything was so predictabel! I wonder can they really make 16 episodes! 😁

I'm really just here for the comments. I like to know what others are thinking. I'm not watching BR, nor do I intend to. I do not think the leads are a good fit. For me, it's not about their age gap in the drama, but the fact that they look wrong together. She looks very young, and paired against a mature male lead, it just feels weird as heck. She isn't just young. She LOOKS young.

Dal Shik is another problem. I do not want to watch anything knowing that I'll have to anticipate cringey moments. Definitely doesn't make for a good viewing. I think that the character is in poor taste, especially in these racially charged climes.

Overall, the story doesn't work for me. I will continue to follow it's progression on Dramabeans, but that's about it.

I loved the Parasite moment - it says it all about the class differences - deeply ironic, especially the emphasis on "smell". Just goes to show that right from the beginning it has been about all kinds of prejudice.

BR genre on it's wiki page is romcom, slice-of-life. I gotta say, it's living up to it's slice-of-life genre. Most characters react like normal people. The comedy parts is most welcome, I laughed and cried watching ep 9-10.

Ep 10 is the best ep yet. And the standout scene for me was the Parasite arc. At first I thought 'oh another Parasite parody' but it turned out to be so heartbreaking. It was well written, well acted, even the music and editing was well done.

BR's Parasite parody or 'rich vs poor scene' made me empathize with DH's family so much (sidenote: I didn't empathize at all with poor family in Parasite, I saw them as scammers). Yeon Joo's mum deliberately tried to hurt DH's family while flaunting her riches. YJ's mum's actions were full of malice which is totally different from the rich family in Parasite. I liked the way both DH mum and dad handled the situation. It trampled their pride. My heart broke for dad, DH and mum. Especially when mum went into the house and put on a brave face, fully aware of the situation. She was realistic that her family needs money, she needed the insurance deal and it's probably a once in a lifetime opportunity to get such a huge deal. The dad sprinkler moment was a bit of humor interjected in an overall sad and sombre scene.

At home, I noticed mum-dad avoided discussing the main events of the day, they didn't even badmouth YJ's mum, they simply chose to ignore the humiliating moment. And I think that is so sad and so true to life. Huhuhu 😭

Other highlights: DH crying at the beach, Saetbyul holding her tears when DH mum said she's family. And of course Jiwook and his celebrity troubles, not only does his crush not notice him, he can't help her because of his celeb status. And....Saetbyul and Eunjo ramyun scene in ep 9, Saetbyul has great friends 🥺.

I was disapointed by YJ. At the beginning, she was a rich girl but hard working and was in love with DH. But she chose to work in the society whose her mother is a main share holder and owned by family's friend. She lied to DH about it. She uses connections to get her job and she's not happy with it but she doesn't refuse...

DH looked like he was more sad about the humiliation of his parents than the break up. So it let more chances to SB to make him fall for her!

I love SB! It wasn't easy for her. She was scammed and couldn't stay in her friend, Puppy, DH's home. The jerk of the second lead made her lost her part time job. But she never lost her smile or never was angry. She was just thinking about her sister and DH. It was nice to see her respect DH until the end even if she had a chance, she didn't kiss him.

The parents were great in this episode. It was hard to see them being humiliated like that. But they have a strong bond and they support their son wholeheartedly.

I just wanted to give a shout-out to Kim Sun-young!
I love her! What a talented actress!
I was almost dropping this drama but her acting pulled me back in...
Her crying scene at the table took the show to the next level.
It was so real, such a heartbreaking scene...

Signing the contract scene was also fantastic.
Kyeon Mi-ri's acting (Yeon-joo’s mother) was so on point too.

I didn’t watch this show but when perusing through these images.. it’s highly upsetting to see an actor wearing dreads like it’s ok without any context and/or historical background on what it means to wear our hairstyles.

YJ in this eps sighs, if she had a little respect for DH she shouldnt leave him like that with another man. the scene when he sees his father is the driver seriously break my heart. And after all this mess she didn't even apologize and try to shift blame to DH.

Kim Yoo-jung is such a fabulous actress. A number of people have talked abut how gorgeous she is (and that is certainly true) but there are a lot of beautiful actresses. What stuns me is how incredible her acting is. In this drama you can really feel what her character is going through emotionally.

The reveal and confession at the end of Episode 10 was stunning. It turns out that, for just a brief moment 10 years ago Saet-byul was in serious danger- and Dae-hyun was there to save her- and she never forgot him. So the kiss she gave him three years ago was still wildly inappropriate- but is also now much more understandable.

She had already heard that Dae-hyun has been dumped when she went to find him at the beach. Meanwhile Dae-hyun’s mom has already yelled at her for leaving her home without telling her family- making it clear that Saet-byul is part of their family, if only perhaps a temporary one- and causing Saetbyul to cry tears of happiness.

She is fully aware of how hurt he is after being dumped. She knows that it will take him some time to get over it.

All of which means that her confession- to an apparently unconscious Dae-hyun- was perfect. She tells him that even if he does not remember saving her she never forgot him- and that she thought about him every day. And that she will make sure that he remembers soon- and that she is going to make remember that day for the rest of his life. All of this delivered with the most beautiful expression of love and joy on her face. Which is entirely right, because even if it will take some time she has already won and in the end will have the man of her dreams- the rest is now just a matter of time. And a few more bumps on the road, of course.

For those who thought that the plot was moving too slow- We have now seen a massive acceleration. At least one half of this OTP has not only confessed her love but has proposed marriage at the same time. Granted, she thought that her man was unconscious at the time, but it was still one of the most perfect confessions ever. Of course, it will still take some time- and getting past a really jealous ex-girlfriend- before we got the other half of this pair onboard with his destined life partner. But that has to be OK with Saet-byul- not only because it is unavoidable but because she would not really want a man who could so easily switch his affections.

So we are now beginning a new story arc: The wooing of Dae-hyun.
I do believe that Dae-hyun needs a little better closure with his now ex-girlfriend as a part of that story. I also think that Yeon-joo needs it too.

But I would also like to see Yeon-joo with a real comeuppance as well. Nothing real cruel but something that teaches a real lesson. For instance, there has to be a flower that one gives to someone as a sincere thankyou. Perhaps Saetbyul could hand her a big bouquet of them- in appreciation for Yeon-joo making it possible for Saet-byul to have the man of...

Yeon Joo is such a hypocrite. He cheated on DH and when she saw that someone is after his bf, she immediately realized how much he is worth pfft. She is acting like she put so much work into this relationship when really, it was DH who did everything he could. She doesn't respect DH at all and I guess that is what annoyes me the most.

The reason the drama doesn't feel slow to me is that DH is not emotionally available at the start of the drama. I respect that DH is a solid and loyal lover, who doesn't consider anyone if he is in a relationship. If he got together or kissed SB in ep. 8, it wouldn't ring true to his character.

That said, I am glad we are done with their relationship and YJ might come crawling back to him but by that time he will be head over heels for SB who WAS ALWAYS THERE for him hehehe

I think JCW and KYJ look cute together. I don't even notice the age gap, then again, I don't care about it.

The aftermath scene, at the dinner table with the parents of DH was really heartbreaking. What I appreciated the most in that scene is that there was no crying hysterics.. so it felt so real. Kudos to the actors here. Now that I think about it, I don't recall heaving hysterical crying scenes in this drama at all (I may be wrong), which to me actually sealed this show as one of the best acted shows so far. There is really no need to scream and do all those hysterical crying in order to show deep hurt.

Hi @larelle79. I didn't know I was talking to you, a woman of colour, and I would never presume to tell you what to think. I wrote on July 6, "if people of colour respond to Dal-shik as racist, then his character is. It's their right to call BR out." In my recent post, I was talking about prejudice, class-based, as well as racial prejudice. In my view, BR is about prejudice.

I've seen that episode 1 has some controversial moments. Is the rest of the show so far better with less controversy or??