We are having a blast watching this drama @PM3! Great dialogues, steady pacing, hilarious situations and OST is catchy. I hope we get a good kiss soon! You can count on @agdr03 and I to keenly watch out for this. LOL!

Hope your trip went well and with minimal jetlag.

Hi @Janey and @GB 🙂

Yes, my eagle eye won’t let those kisses go by without mentioning it here. LOL.

Hopefully we won’t have too much angsty with the ex of DH, Chaewon and the siblings.

Has to be*

The paper cranes ! 🥺

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4o68PpJ-wl/?igsh=MWZod210cWZzMWtxNg==

@Fern thank you for you reassurance that I wasn’t crazy wrt paper cranes on the older thread 😁 On other sites, if a person differs in even an opinion, the trend is to label as “crazy” with that being the kindest phrase.

On BoD, the gentle souls are like no, no , you aren’t crazy no matter what, Gwenchana, Gwenchana…

@Arihsi, even if you were incorrect, I could never call you crazy. Inspired, creative, imaginative or inclusive wrt other dramas perhaps. 😉 But I know that you are data driven, so being able to provide a confirmation was a pleasure for me.

@GB and @Fern LoLoL… Yes I really enjoy myself in comments section of BoD. That’s why I never watch more than one dramas at a time. Because watching is not watching unless I come here and talk (write) a lot.

Ah @Fern you supported your argument very well with adequate data. 😉

Ugh not AJ.. JH! JH made the comment.

@Good twin I think it can also refer to the fact that grandpa wants to give the company to DH although he’s neither able not interested just because he’s the eldest. Grandpa behaves as if JH doesn’t exist.

It’s not really a parable, it is a novel and the character is really significant in Korean culture.

Wow that ending scene was very reminiscent of “The Graduate”. I was expecting them to get on a bus.

From what reporter said to older sister I think it will be revealed that the father of the oldest children was behind the accident that killed mother and her lover.

JH references the character Hong Gil Dong when he is having drinks with his assistant.

He is asked why he is going home late, JH respondis that DH and AJ are nesting at his home. He then says: “I kind of understand Hong Gil Dong’s feelings these days.”

“I don’t want to call him Hyung.” “I don’t want to call her Sister in law.”
His assistant says: “Hong Gil Dong couldn’t do it, not that he didn’t want to.”
JH: “Why does that matter now?” “What matters is that I am having to do it even though I hate it.”

The Library of Congress describes the Joseon era book featuring Hong Gil Dong as follows: “Even though he was very intelligent and talented, Hong Gildong was never accepted as a son of a noble family because of a rigid status system. After he left home, Hong Gildong became a bandit leader and organized a band of “Robin Hoods,” who robbed the rich of their unjustly earned goods and distributed them to the poor. Later, he went to the foreign nation called Yuldo and built an ideal country where all people were equal.”

So interesting at both this reference to HGD and the broken footed swallow reference are both stories involving the second son and promote the concept of equality and recognizing merit for merit’s sake.

It is showing that even though JH has dutifully played the role for years of being the unrecognized child, he is now straining because he now sees something he really wants for himself – AJ.

A question to all of you: if Grandfather called off the police investigation to protect the father of the older siblings, why is JH still his shame? I’m waiting for the show to clarify. I know that DH and JH know more than has been completely revealed about that.

Also how could the Choi siblings and Se Jin shout at each other in the hallway after meeting with Grandfather without him knowing, and understanding what they were saying? Grandfather already said that he knows everything that happens under his roof. So now the rift appears between the Choi siblings with Seung-ah saying that she will win and take all. I wonder how exactly she plans to accomplish that.

Another fun episode and so much to unpack! Thank you BODers for the comments. Sharing some of my notes below.

We finally see the discussion of Taek and AJ. Shouldn’t AJ be happy that JH is at peace with accepting her and DH? Hmm, her gut tells her it’s something different.

And do we say goodbye to our light bluegreen boxed car? Oh no!!! JH totally changing his life and lifestyle… he vaguely accepted CW’s proposal.

Sec Kim’s rationale why grandpa is keen on Dohan inheriting the company as part of his atonement and regret for his daughter made sense. I like DH’s response here saying he is not his mother. There’s more to the accident than is shown.

Grandpa declared the first grandson will never inherit the company. They spilled the article to the public about AJ so the reporters are hounding her and her family. Granddaughter is scheming, too. She feels she is still in the running to inherit if she can discredit her step brothers but I don’t think so. She was not listening to grandpa when he said her shortcoming is not accepting his stepbrothers.

The thousand cranes make an appearance! AJ knew the significance of the cranes and she knows it involves her because he gave her the yellow one. To make the wish come true, he needs 1 more crane- will he fold the blue paper that AJ left him?

“Fake it til you make it!” Faking, acting, lying are all the same in this story. As a lot of you have noted, the unraveling begins and but that will eventually pave way to our OTP to be together. Looks like kiss is on the menu for episode 8!

@GB, I think the cherry blossoms you mentioned were another twisted trope. Although they highlighted the OTP, they were oblivious to the flowery beauty over their heads.

@Janey, you wrote: “And do we say goodbye to our light bluegreen boxed car? Oh no!!! JH totally changing his life and lifestyle… he vaguely accepted CW’s proposal.” Yes, he’s looking at that alternate path which includes CW and his entitlement to a better position in the future. He won’t need to hide within a little cube car (although it was a charming aspect of his own masquerade within the LJ company). I wonder if we’ll ever see it again.

I recently re-watched the K-drama Love to Hate You. Some of the themes are similar, although I’m enjoying this writer more. A feisty can-do-anything female lead; she’s not the prettiest one in the drama; a secret contract that is discovered by a close friend. I enjoyed Love to Hate You a lot, but not as much as I like Wedding Impossible.

I found JH’s references to classic Korean stories which feature the second son overcoming rigid family hierarchy to be interesting, self aware, and perhaps a foreshadowing.

@Janey I think there has only been a couple of epilogues. This one was a doozy. I’m glad he pulled her away in the final dress – that jeweled long sleeve one made her look like a matron.

I look forward to tomorrow’s episode and seeing how the first kiss comes about after the big reveal. Does he think he is saving her or does he intend to confront her?

@goodtwin – when was the broken footed swallow referenced? Maybe I did not catch it in the translation of the streaming I watched? Thank you!!!

I like the way the epilogue was shot. You would think it’s only 1 person sitting. The ex was warned not to touch AJ so he goes a different route with telling JH his brother’s secret.

On the paper cranes – JH gave 1 to AJ so in a way, since it’s not 1000 anymore, that wish is not fulfilled? 😉

Laughing at the BIL comment that with all the money AJ will get from the contract, her father can have hair like Bigfoot! I wonder if we will see AJ’s appa with the hair implants! LOL!

The wedding dresses are nice but I don’t think they suit AJ just yet. I hope she will have a better wedding dress. It’s a good thing the last dress she had was not so white and so bridal since they were running on the streets. Where’s the getaway car? They were also holding hands and not a wrist hold by the guy.

I will not have time to watch tomorrow’s ep until late in the day. Enjoy ep 8 chinggus! I read that we only have 12 eps.

I’m thinking that Chae Won should have enough self-respect that she should not just accept going along with someone who’s trying or putting in effort to be in a romantic relationship with her. She actually does not mind being left dangling on a hook! How unromantic is that!!! Perhaps she’s settling for the ‘arranged marriage’ sort of thing with a friend whom she admires, but I wonder how long that can satisfy her. In any case, she’s not going to have a chance to find out. The preview suggests that JH gives up trying pretty soon!!

So we have a fake marriage with DH and AJ, an attempt at romance with JH and CW and now we come to the non-event of a relationship between Eun Taek and Ji Ae. It seems we come from pretense and enter too much honesty. If only Ji Ae had rephrased what she said (about turning him down) and had not pre-empted Eun Taek’s confession, she might have had a date with him! Ji Ae has the audacity to say with all honesty, that she does not like Eun Taek at all, and still expects him to confess to her knowing that she’ll probably reject him. What’s the poor man to do? LOL she feels that she’s the one who’s been rejected and serves her right. Too much honesty at the wrong time is not too good either!!

@GB – after a failed marriage, CW is playing it safe and would rather settle and have a friend to marry. She would have accepted DH if he agreed 5 years ago. But I still do not like “horse trading” that she and grandpa did.

@goodtwin – the translation I got does it do it justice and totally missed the metaphor. Here’s the exchange:
JH: I’m getting introduced to a lot of friends. Fish friends, bird friends…
CW: bird friends?
JH: yes. A thousand birds stuck in my house.they are a huge pain in the neck. Making me unable to do anything.

Then they talk about how long AJ will be staying at his house. And CW said to come to her instead.

@Good Twin, thanks for the link to the folktale of the brothers and swallow. Yes, clues are subtly being given to us to consider that the cultural bias towards the eldest child, or maybe eldest ‘son’, is being subverted. Seung Ah is capable but is not considered, likely because she’s female. She is expected to help her brother to rise. Do Han is expected to take over the company and not Ji Han who is younger. These cultural biases limit the choice of potential good leaders and businesspeople.

I was laughing at JH scolding himself in the car after AJ had seen him without his shirt on. He was more concerned that he had not worked out and she’d seen his lack of muscles LOL. Then he was more embarrassed that he’d been concerned about whether DH and AJ shared a bed. Such a young boy at times!

@Growing Beautifully, I rewatched the scene with Grandfather and the elder siblings. You wrote, “Perhaps that is why Grandpa immediately blamed the Min Woong and wife when reporters started bothering the Na family.

Seung Ah kept very quiet about the part where she was the one who called in the Reporter for the memorial, letting Min Woong take all the blame.”

Later in the hallway, Min Woong berated Seung Ah for “framing” him but she reminded him that he framed her for his drunk driving.

My take on this is that Seung Ah told Grandfather that Min Woong and his wife released the information, but it almost seems that Seung Ah herself released the information because of the word ‘framed’, which implies an innocent party or parties being blamed. Maybe the translation I saw isn’t quite correct if the couple have admitted guilt, or the brother uses it incorrectly. I don’t know – am struggling a bit to know who did what. Perhaps it doesn’t matter so much. We are now seeing the power struggle between the former sibling allies.

Howdy Ladies! I posted a comment but I cannot find it here.

Anyway, that proper hand holding of JH and AJ at the end of the episode had me squealing. Love it!

When AJ mentioned to her friends about her feeling something in her chest because JH finally accepted her is her heart telling her that something was wrong because she likes him! She’s feeling uncomfortable because she has feelings for him. I wonder when will she’ll realize this.

How many containers did she dropped when she saw JH half naked? LOL!

Hello @Fern, about the being framed… what I gather is that Seung Ah was the one who sent Reporter Kang to the Memorial Day family gathering. When brother Min Woong was being accused and scolded for releasing info on AJ’s family, the Memorial Day issue was laid at his door as well. He admitted to the first accusation but protested his innocence to the other. To him it would have been the same as if she had framed him, because she just sat back and let him take the blame.

She does have a point about him forcing her to take the blame for drunk driving.

Yes indeed… the true state of affairs between those siblings always was the power struggle. The boy is expected to inherit but it’s the girl who has the brains to do the proper job. She’s using those brains to get rid of all competition. I wonder if Grandpa will ever really let her get her hands on LJ. She’s on the Board and has contacts there and some support, but I wonder if Grandpa would rather bring in a total outsider to take over if Do Han and/or Ji Han cannot make the cut. He probably knows how ruthless Seung Ah is and may not hand over power to her.

How funny that AJ’s dad passes out drunk when he hardly drank anything.

The way AJ’s sister, Su Jung bore holes into DH with her eyes, scared him LOL.

I like the way AJ has insight into the fact that while JH is happy his brother will no longer be anxious with her, JH himself will be anxious. When she asked him, he had to ‘fake it’ and lied that he didn’t mind if they became in-laws.

AJ’s girlfriends think she’ll be the one envying them because they would be able to keep acting while she would be forced to stop, but the real reason she’d be envying anyone would be that she was going to be forced to act for 3 years, even when she no longer wanted that main lead role.

Ohh @GB AJ and her insights into JH.. Let me count the ways.

“It must be suffocating”, “you look really anxious,” – as early as Ep 2.

She beats up her BIL because she’s so angry at the abuse JH goes through. She stops it on site as well.

She holds his hand in the plane. Again, no questions asked.

she takes the wheel post the reporter incident at memorial hall. And continues driving even after that evening. No questions asked.

“You aren’t okay, are you ? People who aren’t okay always say they are” She knows.

She drives like a mad (wo)man because she knows the price JH will pay if the reporter catches them. Before she goes crazy at the wheel, she glaces at the tailing car, then and JH and then wroooooom.

she blows on his “wounds”. She knows he’s hurt AND knows why but doesn’t pry because he already feels belittled.

She doesn’t like his subdued behaviour at all. Not with his half-siblings, nor with herself. “Be angry at me if you’re angry!” Ep 7

She doesn’t let him take misdirected blame on her behalf either. “No, it’s my mistake. I did wrong.” – This gives me immense hope that with this contractual debacle, she’ll be quick and thorough to apologise.

She knows he’s unhappy. She asks his secratary/team leader “Is he okay?”, she asks JH himself, “are you okay?” X 5. This conversation keeps replaying in her head because she knows he’s not okay. She’s uneasy because she knows something is up.

She knows he folded the paper cranes for her.

She knows he’s quick to “throw away” his wishes symbolised by paper cranes in the trash. He “trashed” his wishes which she carefully picked up from the trash, and packed again for him. She wants him to have his wishes fulfilled.

At the introduction dinner between families and later, she becomes very soft when it comes to him. I really like how the actress subtly portrays the change in stance. The corner of her eyes become soft, she stops fake smiling and starts worrying. She’s all feisty “I’ll see this through its end. It’s my decision etc” but melts in a puddle as soon as JH is struggling.

I also LOVE how none of this is about his looks or the money he has. No backlit shots, no giggles girls saying how handsome he is etc. None of it is looks for either side.

@agdr03, last week’s preview was misleading. I thought JH was wearing less, based on AJ’s reaction. Much less. Dang.

I think that AJ has come around to her own feelings for JH, but because of external circumstances (family, contract, DH, etc.) she will feel she can’t back out. JH is as stuck in her mind as she was in JH’s mind.

Thank you for the list of caring moments.

The irony is, if JH succeeds in pulling AJ away from the marriage, his plans for DH’s succession in the company will also be scuppered. He will also be giving up his own position as CW’s potential husband. I know that perhaps the ex wants to blackmail DH but interrupting the marriage won’t stop that.

But DID the ex want to blackmail? I didn’t think so. I thought he just wanted DH’s attention. DH assumed that it was the ex who spoke to the journalists, but we know it wasn’t – at least I don’t think he has at this point. When asked directly, DH said he felt sympathy for his ex, but no longer. I think this spurs the ex on to outing DH to JH. -Just to damage the path to the wedding – not yet to destroy it or the family. It’s also possible that the ex isn’t out as gay publicly as well, so telling a journalist would damage him as well.

So nice to wake up and read all your comments!

@arihsi – thanks for the list showing how attuned AJ is to JH. Let me add AJ doing some pressure point massage to his hand to ease his stomach (after the community hall meeting) as he mentioned he is prone to that. She asked him again about his stomach after the carchase with the reporter. AJ definitely “sees” him. It must be part of the attraction.

On the preview showing JH poised to hit DH, I hope it’s not because he is gay but because of the web of lies and dragging AJ in it. And the glass being dropped as a shocked reaction from the “reveal” of the ex is because DH is not really in love with AJ.

Some of us, including me, can’t look past the premise of the ML of QoT being “happy” at his wife’s predicament or the fact that he’s trying to be a “hero” when she’s in fact dying. I can’t be convinced of any merit in their matrimony.

Similarly, here, yes, AJ “sees” JH, yes, she resonates with him and yes, she’s ready to beat up anyone for him. But, I can’t be convinced of her “love”, affection or even respect of JH as a person until she comes out clean regarding the contract. Just. No. Tell him girl. Please.

@arihsi – what a dilemma for AJ. She will betray either brother if she keeps quite (JH) or comes clean (DH). Ottoke?

I have not watched ep8 yet. ☺️

@Janey I didn’t think of it that way ! It’s a valid point. She doesn’t know that JH now knows that DH is not interested in her as a woman ! So if she tells JH, she’d be betraying DH, a best friend.

But still. I think it’s a betrayal wayyy below the belt on both DH and AJ’s part.

Also, doesn’t DH EVER go to office? Like, what ? He never goes to office, he has no idea how LJ group functions and he’s the successor?

I have come late to this watch but have caught up now. I was very impressed by How the epilogue was done in episode seven.

I find it interesting how The set up for scandal has been happening for almost all of the episodes and yet has not Materialized. I think that will be happening soon. I think the 3 of them Will need to be honest at least with each other to work through that crisis of public humiliation. At this point.
It looks like there may be 2 scendles, and maybe more.If there is a scandal around the parent’s death. Two brothers dating the same woman and one of those brothers having a gay partner. Big scoop.

I did not want to think of the older brother as selfish. But his motivations are selfish Not that there is any other straightforward path for him. AJ and the younger brother are both thinking about not wanting to hurt others. They are both keeping a secret from the other that the other already knows because of their loyalty to the older brother.

Interesting scene where she tells him how disgusting he is to be telling her.He likes her when she is about to marry his brother. That is all an act But she lets it slip that she does like him.

I could not help but think about” Mister sunshine” During the? independence Fighters scene and The trolley car scenes.

Episode 8 spoilers below:

It’s like a circular lie. Everyone is lying and/or covering things up. Grandfather has been covering up for decades. CW is lying by omission to JH about her deal with his grandfather. AJ is lying to JH that she is painfully in love with DH. Aside from Grandfather, DH is perhaps the earliest liar by omission, because he never told his brother about his sexuality. JH is lying about DH because he won’t out his brother to anyone, not even a potential marriage partner. There isn’t one person who is without fault and they all stand to hurt each other.

CW is the closest to guessing the chemistry between JH and AJ. She will be furious and/or devastated.

I’m rather cross that there was no epilogue on episode 8, just a preview.

The only person in AJ’s family who might approve of a relationship with JH is little Jo Ji Oh, who thinks JH is cool for a grown-up.

My favourite quote this week: “You’re tall for no good reason.”

Ooooo so good to read all your thoughts here. Welcome @monmor to the party… Hee hee. You guys are also eagle eyed to notice so many inundations such as the freedom fighter scene, acting to get away from acting, the Joeseon era king Won (tho I picked it up due to conversation with you on ep 7 @good twin !)…

It’d be soooo awesome if she gets a breakthrough role @fern to stand on her own feet. Also nice that the real director of this drama remembered to keep the same “acting” director😁

Thank you to all BoDers here to add so much to my viewing pleasure !

I was very one-track when watching and that kind of spoilt the pleasure of all these other tiny details. I couldn’t look past the lie they’re all hiding. I agree with @monmor that at least for AJ and JH, there seems to be some component of avoiding hurting others but ya. Also the proportion of the scandal 🙈

What can I say about the kiss? It’s not the prettiest- AJ is all red eyed and crying and she is an ugly cryer (just like us humans). 😛

I like that she kissed him first. The heavy sigh of surrender she made before kissing him was good acting. JH was a bit shocked. AJ looking raw and vulnerable, “I’ve gone a bit crazy because of you”. JH held her face and his kiss was appropriate for his age and experience (I assume he did not have a gf before) – it was gentle. He was keen on looking at her reaction and touching her cheek, maybe asking “is this real?”.

I didn’t have high expectations and it’s ok. but at least they are not drunk!

Good morning. Yes to all comments above. AJ just couldn’t keep denying either – couldn’t keep lying about her feelings. Yes, they should just explain things to each other, but neither wants to out DH. I suspect that it will be outsiders who will force their hand.

@Arihsi, you are so correct that there are multiple scandals: simultaneous relationships with two brothers, homosexuality in the family, the car accident, plus the secondary scandals of AJ’s family’s hopes and expectations, CW’s aspirations and almost certain loss of face, given that she has made intentions very clear (except about her deal with Grandfather). Oh my goodness, I’m glad she wasn’t specific with her father, because that could destroy the friendship between the families.

What can our main cast do to clear this up and continue to live well? For a change, I can’t imagine how this will be resolved with the least amount of damage, except to those who deserve it. The conflict between all characters is so well balanced at this point – nothing has been resolved or any boxes ticked.

Hi all! I haven’t seen episode 8 but I’m hoping to catch up by tomorrow if not tonight.

@Fern! You made me laugh with more than half naked JH! Dang indeed! LOL!

Hopefully the kiss scene will increase in heat with the last remaining 4 episodes!!!

Hi @MM, what, was there another animal reference that I missed? When did her family call her a gamecock? It is a good description of her though.

Yes, they did meet on a bridge in an earlier episode. A connection and a meeting each other halfway.

@agdr03, I actually felt the kisses were right for the mood and the situation. They were an admission of truth, not so much done out of passion. And it was not exactly a happy occasion since they knew that they were going to cause a myriad others pain and confusion.

Episode 8 brings up the issue of bravery, honesty, greed and whether DH was selfish and thoughtless of others.

WRT to the latter… I believe it’s only in this episode that DH mentions to AJ out on the terrace that he wondered if others would get hurt. Yes I agree with other comments that said JH and AJ were the ones more concerned about not hurting DH, and he is only now considering whether maybe he’s going to cause others harm. He should have guessed so the minute they had to have a family meeting. The lies to family would hurt AJ and all her family, but he’s been pretty self-absorbed and intent on hiding.

As to greed, CW gets encouragement from her dad to just go for what she wants, JH admits that his greed has caused the current situation, and AJ’s sister tells her that it’s ok to be shameless and greedy and be happy.

On to honesty and bravery (or cowardice). Chae Won is still the most honest in expressing her feelings and thoughts. She did hide her deal with Grandpa but otherwise she’s bravely confronting obstacles and pursuing what she wants.

JH has been quicker in being self-aware and took steps first to confront his brother and then to acknowledge his feelings for AJ. He risked a lot in both relationships but bravely went ahead to be honest. AJ at first continued to act like the affronted sister-in-law, but finally decided to be honest as well.

DH remains the main coward. And those who express themselves most honestly are the nasty characters, who are easy to dislike and put aside.

@Fern, I agree that the conflict is well set up and balanced. Every decision and each truth will hurt someone. Now that Reporter Kang is on the right track, I expect poor brother-in-law to be most upset by his LJ stock losses, as scandal hits the press. 🙂

@GB When the female lead Move back home there is a scene where they call her a gamecock. I can’t remember more precisely than that. I am thinking I may re watch episode eight.

@GB, I wondered if the greed AJ mentions is only about money. I thought it was a bit of double-speak referring to her thoughts and feelings towards JH as well. If only it were solely financial greed as her sister believed.

I gotta watch this. From the comments here I’m having a FOMO moment. Thanks @packmule3 for this fun thread.

Hi @OAL! We would love you to join us on this fun kdrama. Looking forward to your posts. Cheers!!!

@OAL and @Monmor – the more the merrier. This has been a fun drama made more so by these threads. There is a lot to unpack! Happy watching!!

@Fern and @Janey – isn’t the father the mayor of Seoul or former mayor of Seoul or some such? There are so many chaebol dramas lately I may have confused it with another show. Grandfather is paying the reporter off to protect someone – perhaps he thinks he is protecting DH and JH – that speech he gave to DH was fairly heavy handed on the “protection” theme. I think he may think he is protecting the kids when he is actually protecting the husband/father of the oldest children. This drama has been fairly consistent sticking with the same constellation of characters that have already been introduced – so the baddie is going to be someone we know not someone new. The father who was pretty awful for the short period of time we saw him seems the likeliest choice in addition to the reporter practically saying so in the conversation with SA.

@OAL – I know it is unusual to have a gay character in mainstream k dramas – I think I’d give it a B in how they are representing the character so far. If I were a fantasy screenwriter I might flesh out DH’s character a bit more and be less opaque about the consequences of him being outed. They nibble around the edges. They also have the character of an ex who appears to be stalking him which kind of plays into kdrama tropes e.g. My Lovely Liar. My understanding is that in the webtoon the DH character really was not central to the story at all and existed mostly off page – I don’t know since i haven’t read it.

@Goodtwin – yes, the dad was mayor of Seoul, maybe that’s why there was a cover up of the accident.

@GB – great observation! ep 2 and 8 endings are similar and AJ hates herself in both scenes: ep 2 for wanting to secure that acting role and for ep8 for admitting her feelings for him thru the kiss. BTW, I concur with you on the kiss, being right for the mood and the characters.

@Good Twin, I also agree that we don’t get the whole picture with DH. It’s good that the drama has made him a major character, but the viewer isn’t shown the social, familial and personal reasons why he feels as he does. Perhaps we will get more of a window into his reasoning later.

I can guess something of DH’s feelings because discussions about sexuality reveals are common here in the media, literature, workplace education etc. Could it be a cultural difference in SK? Are they mostly familiar with being gay through media like the TV show ‘Hong SeokCheon’s Jewelry Box’? That show is very OTT yet not universally representative, imo.

Ladies ! I present to you… An unexpected preview of what’s to come next !

https://youtu.be/eo7e9eKLQcs?si=dLmbRIQgWnLjW4Ib

The new preview is a twisting of troupes as @Fern points out on other occasions in the drama !

I am back. I am not getting email.So I need to sort that out.

@Fern Yes I am watching on vicki.

Thank you @Arihsi for the preview! Can’t believe we only have 2 weeks left (4 eps). I’ve been looking for videos and BTS but not a lot with English translation. This kdrama is underrated. I hope it gets in streaming sites like Netflix later to get more viewership.

@agdr03, @fern, @monmor, @gb, @arihsi – see you Monday!!! Can’t wait!

Thanks @Good Twin and @Arihsi.

Yes, the weekend already starts to feel a bit long because I’m waiting for the next episodes. At least we’ll get some sweet couple times before the sh*t hits the ceiling (and the fan!! LOL).

It brings me to another April drama… Lovely runner with first time lead role ML (he’s very handsome in his own way), a second time only lead role FL (I think she’s a capable actress), first time independent director (co-director of Flower of evil – one of my favourite dramas… Our queen doesn’t approve of it due to illegal stuff shown in it) and second time only writer !

Such fresh minds on the job…it’s nowhere on international streaming sites but the trailers look very promising. I think ML of this drama looks fresh and convincing of being an idol in posters and promos. The height difference is absolutely ridiculous but somehow the whole thing has grown on me. Can you believe it ? She manages to look adorable.

They also have the opportunity to adress cyber bullying and mental health- I don’t think that’s the central premise but could be included.

@Good Twin, opening pitch to the Dodgers? That is hilarious. I wish there was a video as well as a photo. I’ll have to check YouTube.

I had no idea that she spoke English, too. Here she is on Psick Univ.

Thanks @Fern on the YT link! Yay, now she has the role she wanted in a kdrama romcom. She seems so introverted and shy even, her English is really good. I watched “Nothing Serious” and it was fun and sexy movie. Her comment that Son Sukku is getting old made me guffaw! Her English screen name is Rachel which reminded me of “Rachel and Samantha” in Business Proposal. LOL!!!

@GoodTwin – that was a good write up from Soompi. Thanks for sharing, the kiss gifs deliver the goods. So happy the show is topping the ratings!

Helluuu @Janey… The drama is called “Lovely Runner”. It’s stars Byeon Woo-seok (strong girl nam soon villan that people fell in love with) and Kim Hye-yoon from extraordinary you.

It’s based on a webnovel but apparently the webnovel/webtoon have seasons and only the first one is released. People of the Internet are begging TvN to not kill off the ML this time.

Summary –

In the glitzy realm of stardom, Ryu Seon Jae shines as a top-tier celebrity, captivating the spotlight since his debut. Despite the facade of a perfect life, the demanding nature of the entertainment industry has left him utterly exhausted. Im Sol, an ardent admirer, holds an affectionate love for Ryu Seon Jae. A childhood accident derailed her dreams, yet the solace found in Ryu Seon Jae’s music on the radio transformed her into an unwavering fan.

The narrative takes a poignant turn when Im Sol, reeling from the breaking news of Ryu Seon Jae’s tragic demise, experiences a miraculous twist of fate. Transported back 15 years into the past, she confronts Ryu Seon Jae in his 19-year-old high school self. Im Sol grapples with the formidable challenge of altering the trajectory of his future, driven by an unyielding determination to avert the impending tragedy.

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The “utterly exhausted” part because at the in the original story, the characters commits suicide. They might change it like they did for MMH. The girl time travels but is 1) entirely unsure of what to do to prevent his death so many years later. 2) can’t permanently stay in warped time and continue the timeline since then unlike MMH. She must return to the future.

Corrections –

I think being overly comfortable with an online forum is a problem. I write on BoD when when I’m very sleepy. Corrections in the previous post on “Lovely Runner”.

*in the original story
*CharacteR commits suicide not characterS. Only ML. FL is wheelchair bound in the present due to an accident.

Thank you @Arihsi! I like the ML, he was in “20th Century Girl”. I have not seen the FL in any drama. I will try to see it when it comes out.

@Janey and @good twin we all like the ML ! How nice !

@good twin I’m excited to see how they resolve conflicts on so many levels wrt WI.

@Welmaris had mentioned AJ’s rbf to me and her view has been confirmed. 😄 But those guys’ banter is relentless and sometimes close to the edge. When one of them was praising her rapid rise to fame and saying it was due to her being smart/clever, she snapped back, “Are you mocking me?” She has been openly dating a film director and I think she perceived that he may have been alluding to nepotism.