News bites: October 2, 2023
by tccolb
- The countdown is on for Part 2 of MBC’s My Dearest and the new sneak clip reveals our forlorn hero Namgoong Min (One Dollar Lawyer), drowning himself in a sorrow of what-ifs about the past events in Part 1. For now, Ahn Eun-jin (The Good Bad Mother) can only listen and cry because there’s still 11 more days until the sageuk returns on October 13. [MBC]
- Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2) is reviewing an offer to star in Some and Shopping (working title), which will apparently be his first rom-com if he accepts. Still in the early stages, the classic opposites-attract romance is hoping to have Jung play the by-the-books cosmetics company CEO who
clashesfalls in love with the flexible-but-efficient top show host. [Newsen, Star News] - Speaking of firsts, Hulu Japan’s upcoming Secret Playlist has kicked off promos with a set of new stills, showcasing leads Kim Hyang-gi (Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist 2), Shin Hyun-seung (Han River Police), and Yeon Oh (Twinkling Watermelon). In a romance about a YouTuber and idol singer secretly dating, the webtoon adaptation will be releasing this November. [Sports Donga]
- The promos continue for ENA’s Evilive as well, ramping up the tension between Shin Ha-kyun (Yonder) and Kim Young-kwang (Call It Love) in the newest teaser. Although I want to believe the latter when he says that they’re friends, I expect we’re in for an unsettlingly dark ride when the noir sets off on October 14. [Sports Donga]
- Thankfully, this month also brings a trio of heroes who are committed to making the world a brighter place in JTBC’s Strong Girl Nam-soon (previously Strong Woman Kang Nam-soon). With a preview of Lee Yumi (Mental Coach Jegal), Kim Jung-eun (My Dangerous Wife), and Kim Hae-sook (Revenant) protecting our streets in the new highlight reel, the fantasy premieres this week on October 7. [JTBC]
- Over on KBS, new character stills have dropped for The Matchmakers, featuring our colorful main pair played by Kim Ro-woon (Destined With You) and Jo Yi-hyun (All of Us Are Dead). Preparing to hitch up all the singles of Joseon, the sageuk rom-com will be coming to our screens later this month, airing in the Monday-Tuesday slot starting October 30. [Sports Donga (1), (2)]
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1 DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Nope to pink for Rowoon. It washes him out. Dress him in the deep blue hanboks!
Also, the following sentence construction threw me off for a sec but quickly decided I like it!: “ For now, Ahn Eun-jin (The Good Bad Mother) can only listen and cry because there’s still 11 more days until the sageuk returns on October 13. [MBC]”.
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Seon-ha
October 2, 2023 at 3:28 PM
I don’t think it’s only the pink that’s washing him out. I think he’s also not got his usual lip color on. Seriously. In the last news story about this drama, he looked, frankly, barefaced without it.
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 3:43 PM
Wow. That is really washed out but it also seems to be because of the cinematography. That is no good.
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 4:12 PM
On second thought, maybe this is a deliberate choice to portray a miserable widow as wan and world weary at the outset, and, then when things improve/he falls in love, the more vibrantly coloured hanboks will come out.
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Margo of the Resilient Lip Gloss
October 2, 2023 at 6:33 PM
The right lippie is so important.
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Yeah. Maybe because not everyone has Woo Dohwan's lips. I hope they are real!
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bong-soo
October 2, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Since I won’t be watching I probably shouldn’t comment but one suggestion I can make is for THE MATCHMAKERS to bring onboard the costume designer on MBN’s BOSSAM: STEAL THE FATE (2021) (Viki US) who was responsible for Shin Hyun-soo’s wardrobe. Outstanding job. That should take care of Rowoon.
(Do NOT bring onboard the person responsible for Jung Il-woo’s wardrobe. Disaster.)
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 5:02 PM
It really was! And, poor JIW’s grooming/hair - a horror show!😂
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2 kiara
October 2, 2023 at 3:16 PM
I'm not ready, MY DEAREST, but I know that you don't give a damn.
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kiara
October 2, 2023 at 5:28 PM
"My Dearest" Part 2 sneak clip ( English translation @soompi).
“It’s strange, isn’t it?” says Lee Jang Hyun. “On days like these where the moon shines bright, I’m always with you [in my mind]…”
The star-crossed lovers then sit down on opposite sides of the unopened door, and Yoo Gil Chae sheds tears as she listens to the rest of what Lee Jang Hyun has to say.
“I’m not sure at what point things started to go wrong,” he continues. “If, that time, I shouldn’t have left you behind and gone to Namhansanseong. Or if, that time, I shouldn’t have left you behind and come to Shenyang.” Choked up with emotion, he breaks off as he goes on, “Or if, that time, when you cast me aside…”
https://www.soompi.com/article/1617070wpp/watch-namgoong-min-and-ahn-eun-jin-share-a-heartbreaking-reunion-in-part-2-of-my-dearest
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 6:18 PM
If the translation sounds this lyrical, what must the original Korean be like? I hope equally gorgeous.
Keep strong Kiara!
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angelshadows50
October 3, 2023 at 2:39 AM
Hi, @DancingEmma and @kiara, I just put a longish commentary on the topic of translation (re My Dearest and generally) on my Fanwall. https://www.dramabeans.com/members/angelshadows50/
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kiara
October 3, 2023 at 5:41 AM
Awesome!
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
October 2, 2023 at 10:46 PM
I can give him (and the writer) a few hints at what point it was...
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
October 3, 2023 at 5:13 AM
Tell us, tell us ... we are your loyal audience ... eager for your words my Queen.
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
October 3, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Hahaha you've read most of it! On the 9+10 recap. 🖤
🌸 Seeker 🌸
October 3, 2023 at 7:09 PM
... and a lively thread it was. My most favorite comments are stream of consciousness type and the "sicairus essaius minusculus" is always 👌
kiara
October 3, 2023 at 5:45 AM
I'm afraid Part 2 will be more angst with no rewards, but I'll stay for the leads and the history.
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
October 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM
🙃🙃🙃 you and me both. only one way to find out.
Kodra aka Qanon something
October 4, 2023 at 3:43 AM
https://twitter.com/i/status/1709436036420612123
At least, finally, we got some small reward sneaked in.
kiara
October 4, 2023 at 5:32 AM
@kodra
About time! 😍
Thanks for sharing!
3 halofan68
October 2, 2023 at 3:20 PM
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4 halofan68
October 2, 2023 at 3:21 PM
Man, after Pretty Noona, One Spring Night and A Piece of Your Mind back-to-back-to back, Jung Hae-in is generally immune from any criticism from me. But however deep his acting tool box may be, funny is not something I associate with him. And I do not count Snowdrop...
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panshel
October 2, 2023 at 3:37 PM
Jung Hae-in can do funny. The entire cast of While You Were Sleeping was hilarious.
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ys
October 2, 2023 at 8:47 PM
His deadpan game was strong in Three Musketeers. Great foil to Yang Donggeun's silliness.
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Ziziboice
October 2, 2023 at 10:39 PM
He can do comedy with his serious expressions, remember Three Musketeers & prison playbook
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ys
October 3, 2023 at 10:54 AM
OMGosh Prison Playbook yesss, his shoving matches with Haerongie were everything!
Is boice in your username because you’re a Boice?? I’m a Pri myself. So we’re in the same FNC fam, along with Jung Haein! :)
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Ziziboice
October 3, 2023 at 10:50 PM
Oh yes, Nice to meet you chingu 🥰 but it's some time I'm away from music and more focused on their dramas, I miss their FNC family concerts they were so great
I'm glad Jung Heain is still with FNC, I saw him first with Yonghwa in Three musketeers and he become one of my fav actors
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ys
October 4, 2023 at 10:08 AM
The Kingdom concerts are ongoing! Last year Jung Haein went on stage with Yonghwa to sing the theme song from Heartstrings and on stage with Hongki to sing the theme song from 100 Year Bride (where, you probably know, Jung Haein played Hongki’s younger brother--that's where I saw him for the first time). Both song clips are on youtube.
Kafiyah Bello
October 3, 2023 at 9:47 AM
I actually really want him with Chae Soo Bin in this because they were so great in A Piece of Mind.
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halofan68
October 3, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Great suggestion!
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Dylan [Suffering from Judge from Hell brainrot]
October 4, 2023 at 6:54 AM
That would be my dream pairing top! APOYM is one of my fav dramas, I really wish they would star together again.
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Kafiyah Bello
October 4, 2023 at 11:08 AM
ME TOO, and then we could have more FANTASTIC hugs and actual kisses.
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Kurama
October 4, 2023 at 11:29 AM
If only TVN didn't take all of that away from us by cutting 4 episodes >_<
5 missvictrix
October 2, 2023 at 3:41 PM
I'm here to fantasy cast the FL for Jung Hae-in. I vote Won Jin-ah or Won Ji-ahn. Runner up Lee Sung-kyung.
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Unit
October 2, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Or I can isekai myself into the drama to play the FL. Just saying. 🤷♀️
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missvictrix
October 2, 2023 at 4:12 PM
@unit I support this mission
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 4:14 PM
@unit, what’s isekai? Inserting maybe?
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Unit
October 2, 2023 at 4:42 PM
It's a fantasy genre where a character is transported/reincarnated from their normal world into a different world/another universe/parallel timeline...e.t.c.
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Thank you Unit!
drabea
October 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM
DancingEmma, "what's isekai?" <- Googled: "Isekai is a subgenre of Japanese light novels, video games, manga, and anime where the protagonist gets transported to or reborn in another world. They're usually tasked with completing a specific mission ..."
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 4:51 PM
@drabea: Thank you!
vienibenmio
October 3, 2023 at 10:17 AM
They're also SUPER popular in Korean manhwa right now. The Korean variants tend to referred to as "otomeisekai" because they are aimed at female audiences
Kafiyah Bello
October 3, 2023 at 9:47 AM
No, no, no Chae Soo Bin. I need a full drama with the both of them and no cutoff.
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6 Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
October 2, 2023 at 4:21 PM
1. Oh good, I still have 11 days to stock up on tissues and gin.
2. Is the "Some" in that title (썸) the same word that means a flirting or non-committed relationship? Also, yes, JHI had funny moments in WYWS and he's done a couple of comedy movies. I guess he has to check the box for "rom-com wealthy boss ML" at least once in his career whether he's suited for it or not.
6. That shade of pink is not his friend, but I kind of like the more natural-looking makeup on him - and the bright, stylized look on Jo Yi-hyun. The drama sounds derivative.
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DancingEmma
October 2, 2023 at 4:50 PM
2. '썸 Or fling. It must be that given the Hangeul spelling in the linked artcle.
6. I agree with your preference for a more natural looking makeup on him and that it sounds derivative.
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7 jillian
October 2, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Just 11 more days for My Dearest 2!
Jo Yi Hyun looks bright and pretty for a widow.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 2, 2023 at 5:20 PM
She is a widow? Does it say that in the trailer?
She is looking quite washed out, far cry from her opening scenes.
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jillian
October 2, 2023 at 5:29 PM
I read that in the synopsis of the drama. Both are widows finding love for the single people of Joseon. I don't mind she is a widow. Its just the first time I see a Joseon widow protrayed as such. Then I remember this article.
https://www.soompi.com/article/1617102wpp/cho-yi-hyun-makes-bold-transformation-leading-double-life-in-new-rom-com-the-matchmakers
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 2, 2023 at 8:58 PM
I got confused, sorry, I mixed it up with My Dearest.
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OAsia
October 3, 2023 at 3:23 AM
She must be a widow, otherwise she would have to stay at home and could not leave it without the knowledge of the man (father), the head of the family. Only widows had more freedom in deciding about their lives, but not as much as the drama will probably show here. In fact, she should have separated herself from society, because as a widow she became somehow useless to society because she could not marry a second time (if she married a second time, she would fall to the lowest social rung. Not to mention the fact that many families believed that the widow should commit suicide). In Korea, the role women played in society changed quite late, with Japanese colonization. And Japan itself was lacking in this matter for a long time. It was only the influence from the USA at the end of the second half of the 19th century that began to change and women could receive education. I recently watched a Japanese film about this and the beginnings were difficult, because women in Asian countries where Confucianism played a large role were practically as significant as men allowed them to be. And they only got some power over their lives after they got married, because only then did society consider them useful individuals.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 3, 2023 at 5:36 AM
Agree. And to a degree this becomes a difficult issue to understand for a non asians who do not have the sub context or the cultural points to refer to. It was just not Confucianism, it was culturally widespread all over East Asia. Up to 10th century women enjoyed a considerable amount of freedom, and then it simply went to dogs. As you said, women could only be as free as their men allowed them to be. It's true in many Asian subcontinental rural areas even now.
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8 Unaspirated
October 2, 2023 at 6:30 PM
2. Jung Hae-in as a chaebol ML? You have my attention.
6. I’ve never seen the braid with the ribbon running through it like that in Joseon before! So pretty!
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9 ys
October 2, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Jung Haein’s show - I think I don’t understand what the ‘flexible-but-efficient’ descriptor means (flexible people aren’t efficient? efficient people aren’t flexible?), but I’m happy to see that the CEO’s love interest is a top show host = has a well-paying job = has power and popularity that comes with being a top show host = is not a Candy.
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10 hacja
October 2, 2023 at 10:34 PM
I could be wrong, but looking at the clip, I don't this show "My Dearest" will have a happy ending.
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
October 2, 2023 at 10:49 PM
You mean it wasn't the opening 20 minutes of episode 1 that gave it away? 😂
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OAsia
October 3, 2023 at 3:07 AM
The first episode actually announced the tragic ending of this drama. I mean, the creators can still make a happy ending, but if it is unhappy, no one can say they didn't suspect it after watching the first episode.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 3, 2023 at 5:44 AM
I think it might have a mixed ending. The man in the prison is probably Ryang Eum, though who he is waiting for and who is the authority shielding him, why, are good questions. The officer asks if he knows Jang Hyun's whereabouts, which means he is still alive somewhere. And I am hoping with Gil Chae, possibly under a new identity and hopefully with half a dozen enterprising kids.
One can hope.
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kiara
October 3, 2023 at 6:01 AM
I hope it's Gil Chae. The intro scene should be the two leads. I don't see why Ryang-eum would be more important than Gil Chae.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 3, 2023 at 6:18 AM
The last scene gave me a foreboding feeling as far as Ryang eum is concerned, that look on his face made me cold. He definitely hates her because Jang Hyun left him because of her. Unless of course the show comes up with a different explaination.
Kafiyah Bello
October 3, 2023 at 9:51 AM
100%, I went in fully expecting misery. So the ending will not disappoint so long as the quality is the same.
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hacja
October 3, 2023 at 10:14 AM
You're a stronger person than I am!
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Kafiyah Bello
October 3, 2023 at 10:49 AM
Not quite, there will be buckets of salty water from the tears I will shed, but at least I won't be surprised.
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DancingEmma
October 3, 2023 at 3:40 PM
@hacja: Danger! Danger! Will Smith! The “My Dearest” crew will hound you if you try to be a wiseass (I had to use this word here!)!
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Seon-ha
October 3, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Emma, as @sicarius has informed us in her important recent post on the words that Dramabeans does not allow on its site, there is no known swear word that is banned.
So don’t fucking worry about it.
However, mention the demon Sp*ngeBob…or HEAVENS FORFEND, the word em*rgency…and you’re out of here, man. Don’t even think about using those words here.
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DancingEmma
October 3, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Haha. No, I meant because hacja was trying to be a wiseass and rub it in so thought he would need to be warned!
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Seon-ha
October 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM
Oh, I don't think there's ever a time when @hacja's only trying to be a wiseass. He only ever succeeds 🤣
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hacja
October 3, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Oh, @dncingemma, it hurts that you would ever doubt the sincerity behind my comments! But I will prove myself to you someday--maybe in my next thoughtful assessment of Rowoon.
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DancingEmma
October 3, 2023 at 10:00 PM
@hacja: I look forward to your next - ahem- sincere comment!
DancingEmma
October 3, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Boo to me as I stuffed up my warning by referring to “Will Smith” instead of “Will Robinson”! I hope there will be no slapping involved in our context.
Given this error, no wonder @hacja hasn’t taken the warning seriously.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
October 3, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Two words for you - Ramsay Bolton
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11 korfan
October 3, 2023 at 12:03 AM
My Dearest ..... counting down the days.
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12 Kurama
October 3, 2023 at 12:14 AM
1) The countdown is on for Part 2 of MBC’s My Dearest and your agony
2) It will be fun to watch Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2) in the role of CEO. I guess he was in A Piece of Your Mind but wasn't the typical one.
3) I wonder why Kim Hyang-gi is still choosing drama focused on romance when she's not ready for it. I love her but the romance part always is weird to watch. I'm happy to see Hyun-seung with some weight, he looked too thin in Han River Police.
4) I like the actors but I'm not interested by this kind of drama now.
5) It looks so different from the original, I have hopes.
6) I love bright and vibrant colors on Rowoon. But I prefer the hanboks of The King's Affection with the use of 2 colors like mint green and yellow or purple and pink. The green and red look good on Jo Yi-Hyun.
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Kurama
October 3, 2023 at 12:15 AM
*my agony.
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13 loveblossom🌸
October 3, 2023 at 8:43 AM
11 more days... Haha I like how you wrote that line, @tccolb! I'll be there for My Dearest, no question.
I have not heard about Secret Playlist before! I've only seen the leads in 1 or 2 roles, but they're both likeable so I would want to try this for them. Not sure if I will have access to the drama though.
Kim Ro Woon looks so pouty. I think it's part of his character descript... I like Jo Yi Hyun, but she's not enough to get me on board.
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14 redfox
October 4, 2023 at 4:37 AM
interesting. so the guy is in pink hanbok and the female is in bold masculine colors.
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15 Dylan [Suffering from Judge from Hell brainrot]
October 4, 2023 at 6:59 AM
Our resident sadboi Jung Hae-in was already a romcom-adjacent CEO in APOYM, but I feel people always forget that drama.
I liked the promo photos with Rowoon and Yihyun, bc everytime she stood next to him, she looked sooo smol.
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Kurama
October 4, 2023 at 7:54 AM
APOYM wasn't a romcom. It didn't use the typical codes of romcom.
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