basically SolSun are a pair of what the kids call cinnamon rolls in human shape, both complete dorks for each other, and started out as both being adorable from episode 1
this isn’t a case of ‘nice girl reforming a jerk hero’ (THANK THE DRAMA GODS) or ‘they have to overcome the little problem that they hate each other because dramas don’t know how to write couples who get together any other way’ (lazy and rarely done with nuance) because he was already such a sweetheart and so….normal, outside of his fame, and she’s adorable, it’s easy to see how they could fall for each other at effectively first sight.
I love how normal and grounded they both are. And also that the show didn’t go overboard with “celeb dating non-celeb” drama. Sol and Sun-jae seem to live in a world where he can have a girlfriend, send her a coffee truck, be seen with her in public and even get engaged without having to apologize to the netizens for it.
I think that from the ‘is this realistic’ perspective, it helps a lot that grown-up Sol and Sun-jae are in their mid-30s by the time they get engaged and – this seems to be a factor – in this timeline, he was never a member of Eclipse so he’s never been an idol (short explanation: crazier fans).
also I think it helps that there have been irl examples of actors getting into relationships without any particular problems, e.g. Lee Jong-seok (b. 1989 to Sun-jae’s 1990) effectively dedicating his daesang acceptance speech to his girlfriend IU without actually naming her, back in 2022, or Ji-sung and Lee Bo-young who’ve now been married for ten years since about the same age.
Thatโs my favourite one of the wedding pictures and is now my screen saver. Photographers are able to capture moments so beautifully. You imagine this picture blown up on the wall in their house/apartment.
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June 2, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Baek Inhyuk’s face 🤣 the fanwall needs my SunEopTwi dark horse
& ofc SolSun wedding pic (imo a huge part of why SolSun is so loved is because, essentially, they’re a pair of sweetie pies)
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June 2, 2024 at 11:34 AM
basically SolSun are a pair of what the kids call cinnamon rolls in human shape, both complete dorks for each other, and started out as both being adorable from episode 1
this isn’t a case of ‘nice girl reforming a jerk hero’ (THANK THE DRAMA GODS) or ‘they have to overcome the little problem that they hate each other because dramas don’t know how to write couples who get together any other way’ (lazy and rarely done with nuance) because he was already such a sweetheart and so….normal, outside of his fame, and she’s adorable, it’s easy to see how they could fall for each other at effectively first sight.
โกPeach_Mochiโก
June 2, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I love how normal and grounded they both are. And also that the show didn’t go overboard with “celeb dating non-celeb” drama. Sol and Sun-jae seem to live in a world where he can have a girlfriend, send her a coffee truck, be seen with her in public and even get engaged without having to apologize to the netizens for it.
๐ธ Seeker ๐ธ
June 2, 2024 at 9:11 PM
That was indeed the *lovely* part of the drama. Normalising dating is such a huge step for a K-drama.
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June 2, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I think that from the ‘is this realistic’ perspective, it helps a lot that grown-up Sol and Sun-jae are in their mid-30s by the time they get engaged and – this seems to be a factor – in this timeline, he was never a member of Eclipse so he’s never been an idol (short explanation: crazier fans).
also I think it helps that there have been irl examples of actors getting into relationships without any particular problems, e.g. Lee Jong-seok (b. 1989 to Sun-jae’s 1990) effectively dedicating his daesang acceptance speech to his girlfriend IU without actually naming her, back in 2022, or Ji-sung and Lee Bo-young who’ve now been married for ten years since about the same age.
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June 2, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Thatโs my favourite one of the wedding pictures and is now my screen saver. Photographers are able to capture moments so beautifully. You imagine this picture blown up on the wall in their house/apartment.
pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner๐
June 2, 2024 at 10:36 PM
same – it’s beautiful and romantic. Also from a fashion pov, I love her little tiara headband!