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  1. wont lie first ep had me thinking ratings would be a lot higher but its still steady .. 

    I'm surprised by the drop. I hope it picks up again. It would be sooooooo great if it maintains 4% up 

    5% is a certified hit. 

     

    also, I won't lie to you Sooj. I've been very jealous of you.... You've had your ship working together 3 times already and

    even your side ships like IUxOh Hyuk have often collaborated, while I......... I've been waiting for 5 years .... rlytearpls.png

     

     

    BUT ugh. 

    this: 

     

     

     

     

    their freaking chemistry!!! 

     

    I have no choice but to wish that they work together again in a more... romantic scenario. hurrplz.png

     

    (do not misunderstand me yall GI is awful! but JKY is ahmagahplz.png

     

     

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    I screamed harharplz.png

  2. It's killing me that I haven't watched eps 3 and 4 yet!! 

    I've seen spoilers here and there but I've kept myself away from the biggest part, I guess I'll have the pleasure to watch it with subs without any preconceived ideas. 

     

    here are the recaps: 

     

    Damabeans ep 3

    http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/03/my-ajusshi-episode-3/

     

    Drama Milk ep 3 and 4: 

    https://www.bah-doo.com/ajusshi-mister-live-recap-episode-3/

    https://www.bah-doo.com/ajusshi-mister-live-recap-episode-4/

     

    Orion's Drama Ramblings ep 1:

    https://www.hancinema.net/orion-s-daily-ramblings-first-impressions--my-mister-116965.html

     

    Ahjummamshies: 

    Tbc

  3. Although I haven't watched, I've seen the spoilers kk 

     

    can I say that this is what I thought she'd do. I thought she'd use their dinner 'dates' to start a rumour. 

     

    My guess right now is that although JA sees DH as a tool (and fool) atm, she'll have a change of heart because despite being betrayed by her, he wont give up on her. 

     

    this is what my writer intuition says. 

    .......... I'm not a writer but that's besides the point. 

  4. same to both of you! i'm not in love with his character either ....... he's so non????? i think the drama lot are loving him only cos its lee sun gyun lets be real there's nothing charismatic or endearing about him *just* yet. im sure there's a lot more to him but he's purposefully boring having been dulled by life. 

     

    YES! i am so surprised over being into the company drama ..i do admit i did need recaps to follow it entirely with their being different sides and tbh zoning out over prejudice with company politics in kdrama but its very fun here. totally with you blue! director park was fantastic! especially in the scene where he had guessed every single move the other side had plotted against him with the 50 mill won. he's quiet but stern and calculating but in a smooth way. he's brilliant (despite his hair)

     

     

    yessssss i need more im drying out of new content 

    kkk 

     

    about Director Park, when I watched without subs, I was like 'ugh, so this is the other baddie' (maybe due to his stern face or hair? ) but When I had subs, my opinion on him shifted completely and although I'm sure JA will be successful in firing him, I really wish his time in the drama is not short.

     

    His few scenes gave a lot of depth to the character, which I hope we see more of. 

     

    I think it's interesting how both sides want to fire each other and we just see one as the ''bad side'' because the CEO is cheating with PH's wife, but really, both sides are equally power hungry and want to achieve the same goal. 

  5. http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/03/my-ajusshi-episode-2/

     

    I don't care much about the recap but reading the comments is weirdly entertaining lol

    we should move drama talk to the drama thread otherwise Lilah will cry. 

    Plus, the discussion is flowing quite nicely there. chuplz.png

     

    https://onehallyu.com/topic/605297-airing-tvn-drama-my-mister-lee-sun-kyun-iu-lee-ji-ah-park-ho-san-song-jae-byuk-jang-ki-yong/page-11

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  6. I'm not really worried about too much. Based on what we have seen so far, Jian outsmarts pretty much everyone and is in control of the game (other than the fact that she still has a 20-million-won debt). For PDH, I'm not feeling his character tbh. He's pretty average to me. It's true that he can help her pay the debt but I highly doubt it. He still has a whole family to support.

     

     

    omg I didn't want to say this because so many people seem to be in love with him but everything about PDH is soooooo average. I don't see any charm there yet. I mean. I'm sure he has his sob story, and sure he's a nice guy but I'm yet to feel anything towards him.  it's just so......... average. it doesn't hurt the drama tho. He's just not my favourite. 

     

    the characters and plots I'm drawn to as of yet are 

    JA, GI, The company drama ( I surprisingly found that interesting) and dare I say, Director Park caught my attention too in the few scenes he had. He seems to be very cunning too. I really want to know how JA will play both the company and her debtor. also, the few seconds of the janitor had me wishing for a backstory. 

     

     

     

    cont at the drama thread

  7. Blue..you got me thinking that PBG is a real weirdo.(plus reading your post on the similarities between PBG and Tom Cruise was weirdly convincing.....)

     

    but honestly, I think he just one of many that has the IU disease........

     

    on the Kdrama to be watched list, I've been contemplating on signal for ages now. I refuse to watch heavy drama if I can but Signal really got me intrigued. Might be watching it after My Mister

    we should definitely be keeping an eye out. 

     

     

     

    when Cindy and Jian are in love with each other rlytearpls.png

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ac7Do0xMhA&feature=youtu.be

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  8. i was talking more generally but im here for this one. cant wait for blue's drama breakdown. i mean it's set in a coffee shop if i remember correctly, and that sold me already. im a sucker for that backdrop its just instantly wistful

    It seems that I've finally been sucked back into kdrama land. 

    I need to clean my life/work so I can have weekends free to watch dramas.

     

    I have: 

    My Mister 

    Pretty Noona Who buys Me food 

    Signal 

     

    on my 'to watch list' 

    Exciting!!! 

     

     

     

    i'm never here for huge age gaps in dramas either. I just don't see the appeal yet. maybe I'll when I enter my 40s...... ?? idk 

  9. LOOOOOOL no one gasses these jk adobe titans like blue

     

    omg son ye jin has my heart and more! actually can't wait even tho i cant with those noona dramas like im sorry but no beautiful established woman would fall for a 20 year old boy cos mentally he's going to be 12 let's be real. 

    omg he's not 20... he's 30!!!warstarplz.png

    He has an established job and everything. She's just (hardly) a noona who buys him food rlytearpls.png

  10. he's going to become dramaland's go-to tortured soul from now on. look at him rise <3

    also jinkijoo and jky make such a tall beautiful couple. 

    it'S such an upgrade from NJH! 

     

    OT

     

     

     

    waiting for IUxJK stans to work their photoshop magic into this poster: 

     

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    kkkkkk!!! 

     

    don't disappoint me!!!!

     

    this drama is also looking soooooooo good!!!!! 

     

    No one can beat SYJ's beauty. When she smiles, it's game over for every body. 

     

     

     

  11. i'm with sooj. I also don't get the feeling that JA wants to open up to any body. So far, in her cynical heart, my interpretation is that she only sees people as tools/ with the exception of a couple of allies (janitor and nerd friend) and gradma. 

     

    IU is doing such a brilliant job that I really don't feel the need to interpret beyond what she's showing. 

    To me, like sooj, the subway and the scene below are the only moment she felt kinda of pity towards DH: 

     

    I'm looking forward to see  what will take to break down her barriers. but sure enough wont be a couple of meals. 

     

     

     

    I've seen a couple of people complaining about the Wife too........ and I agree.............. 

    in a cast when everyone is showing something outside of the kdrama cliche, she's playing the role that same way any other actor would in any weekend drama.... it just feels incredibly 2D in comparison.... rise up woman. 

  12. still at work. on a friday. at 5.15. logged in to spew a few thoughts after reading drambeans recap and comments.

     

    going to post some extracts which i agree / disagree with here:

     

     

    Mindy: "I don’t think some people realize how hard it is to pull off stoic characters. It’s very easy for them to be boring in the hands of the wrong actor and she has me engaged so far.

    I feel like it’s rare to get a drama heroine like Ji-an. Most of dramaland’s poor, struggling heroines are plucky Candys. It’s a nice change to get such a stark, jaded character."

     

    this is a really great point. it might not seem that masterful to walk around and talk quietly and act with no expression, but it's super easy to become boring with that and thankfully she's not boring

     

    "Oh, and I don’t know what the sound mixers are doing with the voices, but I like it. Lee Sun-kyun is a given but IU’s voice also sounded cool in some scenes."

     

    I noticed this too! it sounded like (especially iu's) voices were dubbed over some scenes .. did anyone else notice this?

     

    "In a way I understand why people get triggered because of violent scenes like that and why knetz criticized them. There’s something that i-netz couldn’t quite grasp. There are too many dramas with scenes that inflict physical violence against female actresses and they are oftentimes very graphic and the perpetrators rarely face any consequences in dramas."

     

    I don't agree with this. I think there are plenty of shows which "i-netz" watch that are western and depict scenes where the violence is gratuitous .. especially towards women. it isn't isolated to / or mainly a symptom of asian dramas. that's for certain. game of thrones is one of many many examples.

     

    anyway, i understand the point on violence for violence sake but the scene i feel had a point? it led onto the sunglasses which allowed her to carry out the heist and also show her life as realistically as possible - indebted to a loan shark who clearly has it out for her. people go through shit and its common and it isnt pretty and life doesn't take into account if youre a woman.

     

    ... why people are jumping the gun and writing it off as sensationalism is beyond me. tv, i'm afraid is sensational at its core. i do understand the need for discussion because violence towards women in cinema is often excessive and unnecessary. but imo this was not the scene to pin our much needed activism to.  

     

    I should probably get back to work now .... more later 

     

    bravo!! 

    very well written sooj!!! 

     

     

     

    every time ji an appeared on my screen i was like 

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    ok, jokes aside

     

     

     

     

    i can say that the second ep blew me away in a number of ways. 

     

    what i love about the way it is shot and played is the plethora of unspoken glances, sighs, movements.. a lot of hesitance. you can almost feel the internal contemplations, especially of ji an and dong hoon

     

    the second thing that stroke me was the atmosphere every time ji an and dong hoon interacted with each other. it is such a weird thing to say but it felt so humane and genuine. you could almost feel like both of them were searching for signs to open up to someone, which they have not done before, so there's this feeling of cautious attempts on the part of both

     

    i cannot wait to see how their detached selves will draw closer to each other, not in a romantic way obviously

     

    i am talking nonsense but it resonated with me on many levels. their dialogues, although short, were very poignant. these were only small and sometimes abrupt sentences but you could tell that there was more to it. again, behind the automatized routines of daily reality, i could see them fumble for something meaningful 

     

     

    this drama is very much about existence... and the way melancholic and comic moments are intertwined is very reminiscent of life

     

    and, yes, iu has impressed me... quite often i caught myself thinking that she is somehow living the character rather than playing, you know

     

    lmao. sorry. i'm falling asleep so i have no idea what i am writing. but just wanted to put it into words, even though so sloppily 

     

     

    *clap clap* 

    thanks for sharing your thoughts. 

    go to sleep baby baby. 

     

     

    here's dramabeans recap for ep 2: 

    http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/03/my-ajusshi-episode-2/

     

    ^ there are a lot of discussion going on in the comments, everybody seems to be enjoying the drama!! 

    but there seems to be confusion as to why LJA gave the money back? 

     

    To my understanding, she didn't do it to help DH out, that was just one of many possible outcome. To me, she only returned it because she couldn't keep it.

     

    Her plan to pay off her debt failed because of GI's grudge so the LoanSharks were going to report the money as stolen and get her sent to prison and at the same DH was too suspicious of her and this situation would only get her involved with the police either way, (had she been able to pay her debt as she originally planned, she'd just keep the remaining money and say bye to her job, but I guess she can't afford to do that either at the moment).

     

    So, I took it as the best thing to do was to have to come out with a better plan, which she did. 

    She has to find a way to have the loan sharks accept her debt payment without implicating her.. but I think this story is not going to be that simple and tbh, this is the plot line I'm interested the most atm.  

     

    drama fans are also really rooting for a love line already. it's not that I'm against it at this stage, I just don't think it's needed. There will be too many interesting plot line lost just to set up and give time to a love line which would in turn just fall into the 'same old' category. 

    That scenario is just not interesting for me. 

     

     

    At the moment I'm way too invested in JA already that the only kind of healing she needs is money, and with that she can move with her grandma to Jeju island and burn everything she left behind to the ground. datassplz.png

  13. I was slightly worried about the ratings cos of all the fuss but yayy an increase! Hope it keeps on increasinggg 

    me too. but at the same time, the criticism was so off that people who actually watched the drama had no reason to drop it. 

    (alas, just like with every IU scandal. *eye roll* ) 

     

     

    they really can't bash her acting this time. she was good from scene 1. 

     

    usually, I do admit that she takes time to warm p to the role, maybe 2 eps or more, so people can bash and not give her a chance but those who keep watching knows how much better she gets. 

     

    edit to add: 

    it will be interesting to see how The ratings for 'return' will be distributed amongst the other dramas. 

    Usually, cable dramas can't compete with Main network dramas for obvious reasons, but I really think 'My Mister' is strong enough to pull a lead. 

     

    But realistic, the main bulk will probably go to 'mystery queen' ...., it sure enough wont go to the new SBS drama because Jang Geun Suk is the lead. and LOL. No. 

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