I take @missvictrix 's joke about "flat villains", but we've also had a number of exceptional villains recently who have utterly stolen the show. Just to name two: Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Shi-oh in SWKNS and, of course, Oh Min-Seok as Noh Yul-seong in Queen of Divorce. There's even been a heartscene-stealer of an emotional bully (even though not the actual villain) in Like Flowers in Sand...Lee Jae-joon playing Kwak Jin-su.

Good thinking Mother Bean. By the time the RoundUp rolls around, we might have forgotten (if the category isn’t already there).

I think we got it, but I just note it down. I always check the lists of previous years. But thanks!!

I am going to check this out tonight.

Succession was a rarity though as there have been so many bland and boring shows about rich people. Having the vicious Murdochs as an inspiration elevated it above the usual drivel.

It seems as though they were papped by that awful Korean tabloidesque site so decided to admit that “they are getting to know each other”. That aspect of being a celeb must be horrendous even if they get wealth, recognition and career satisfaction.

Of course, a stress on the rich and powerful, always been one of the major strains of Kdramas, whether you are talking about chaebol rom-coms or court politics (in other words, all) sageuks.

And its not just Koreans--all nations prefer watching rich people's fights and traumas, especially when there is a huge gap between rich and poor, as there is today around the world.
Cynically, (not that I am ever guilty of this mindset) you could say that it re-enforces the status quo, because us plebes can laugh and/or vent our disgust with rich folks behavior, while also being sympathetically appreciative of the virtuous bastard half-brother who is fighting for his share of the inheritance while trying to overcome the trauma of his mother's death in a white truck accident.

I thought the same emsel re the FL, she was bland and her acting was very wooden.

Velvet denim ... !! 😳 🙈

The things these poor actors have to wear for the "job" ain't no joke.

IKR?