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I saw the rating for PM too but I figured that with Heirs reaching the last 2 epsiodes, it was bound to draw people in.  I mean it looks like they share the same demographics for viewers so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.  You know the funny thing?  Ep 5 actually reached 6% then Ep 6 went back down.  Sigh

Too bad really.

I really find PM/BM/BA more entertaining too.  I guess there is no accounting for taste or should I say that there is no power like teenage girls.  I saw this floating around in another forum and I was amazed the length these fan girls will go to 

 

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I guess these types of teen girls are really the best types of fans for the company.  They're after the eye candy.   :raep:  :hehe:

They should spend that time studying instead of doing things like this.

yea

even tho they are both about chaebols, the plot for Pretty Man is actually MUCH less cliché  :datass:

i also found myself laughing harder for this show.  :happy:

 

The Heirs have more cast members so there's that advantage.

i also see those teenage girls promoting "The Heirs" around in people's face, like they have done with "EXO"...

 

whoa. omg that's crazy. :shock:  :soul: yeah they really gain nothing out of this.  :._.:

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Role reversal?  Perhaps he loses her and realizes how important she is to him?  

Maybe she is the final one that he needs to win over completely?  I regret not reading the manhwa right now.

yeah i'm praying for that to happen.

he needs to learn to appreciate all that she's done for him~

 

oh yes, i do think jgs is like that more or less in real life.  :hurr:

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gonna watch ep 7 now

 

I'm only on ep 2 guys!  I'm not as far as you may think, but IU's character :lol: she portrays it very well.  So now, I'm looking forward to Wednesdays because that's when 'Bel Ami' gets broadcasted on KBS.

still i'm happy :ahmagah:

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OMG, ep 8 was awesome!  I really love BoTong and David.  I'm so happy that there is a more likeable side of Mate being shown in episode 8.  

Anyone seen ep 8 yet?  

i just watched eps 7 and 8~

 

 

 

i just died when Hoon pulled down that cloth and revealed Ma Te's gigantic poster.

that moment was so epic.  :happy:  :happy:  :happy:

 

that scene where David ate noodles from the sink was hilarious.  :happy: omfg genius gross. 

 

that "2-second" rule thing killed me.  :hurr:

 

i'm still finding it hard to like Ma Te. he chickened out after promising to be that woman's lover. :wth:

ofc her request was unreasonable but still, a promise is a promise.  :wut:

 

 

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I think her character is a little blind when it comes to something like romance.  I've watched ep 9 and plan to watch ep 10 tomorrow.

She's chased after MT for so long that she hasn't really been aware of anyone else besides MT.  That is until this episode.  I see BT becoming aware of CD. 

I was tearing up during the BT and CD confession scene after the concert.   :unsure:  I'm starting to definitely root more for BT & CD vs BT & MT. :happy:

yeah. i just watched ep 9.

 

thankfully CD said it so explicitly during that performance so that BT finally understood.

 

i haven't watched ep 10 yet, but i really didn't like the way MT is trying to snatch her away by force.  :omg:

however i do think BT will still choose MT. she's kinda rejected CD, and she's been attracted to MT since the beginning til now.

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Not just you, the site has been acting up. 

 

One thing that really annoyed me is

 

The fact that Myo Mi being a lesbian was just a coverup for her having a child? Like WTF, seriously. And what about her girlfriend? I thought at first the show was being LGBT friendly to some extent, but that was just seriously messed up.  -_-

 

haha i see.

 

oh yeah, ikr.  :wth:

 

and this new Kwi Ji girl is such a brat. dunno why she's hating on Myo Mi...

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happy new year guys~  :smile:

 

Hi all.

 

Finally caught up to the latest episode!  I'm so ready for this week.  

 

Who think thinnks that MT is that VP lady's son?!?  I also think that he is not the CEO's son.  Sigh.  How the heck are the writers/producers going to wrap things up in 4 episodes!  They should have made it 18 episodes or do some editing and cut out some things.  Ah well, anyways, I think this may be the first drama where the lead guy may not walk away with the lead lady!

 

Anyways, here's some pics from this last round.  

 

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i laughed at this scene but i also had mixed feelings.  i mean it looks like mt is finally maturing a little but it's so late into the drama!

also, that was pretty cruddy thing he did to bt!  asking her to wait for him while he figures out what love is!  sigh

 

i guess we'll find out soon who mt really is but here's some wild guesses on my part:

 

1.  mt is vp's son and he was supposed to be taken care of by some care takers but ceo found out and had it kidnapped and given to the woman that mt knows as his mother.  he was given to her to raise because ceo feared for what would happen if mt were in the picture

2.  no one ends up with the girl at the end.  it ends with both mt and cd now on level playing ground where they try to win the girl and they leave us with a cliff hanger

 

i'm gonna watch the new eps today.

 

the VP lady was so mean to MT. i'm shocked if the VP lady treated her own son in this way.

MT's 'mom' seemed like some housekeeper who worked for the MG family.

the writers also made it seem like the CEO is his father, but the CEO's face when he saw MT wasn't pleasant at all.  :omgwtf:

 

all in all, i'm just really confused about the show and embarrassed of myself. hahaha.  :blush:

 

i'm quite sure MT and BT will end up together~ 

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i guess we'll find out soon who mt really is but here's some wild guesses on my part:

 

1.  mt is vp's son and he was supposed to be taken care of by some care takers but ceo found out and had it kidnapped and given to the woman that mt knows as his mother.  he was given to her to raise because ceo feared for what would happen if mt were in the picture

2.  no one ends up with the girl at the end.  it ends with both mt and cd now on level playing ground where they try to win the girl and they leave us with a cliff hanger

oh my gosh your wild guess 1 was right. lol.

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Yes!  ... No more weird error messages although I'm still seeing some random symbol here.

I can't believe that this week is the last week of the drama!

I'm enjoying it but it feels rushed now.  I'm hoping the writers will do a good job in wrapping up the drama.

i thought it would have been fixed by now, but no.  :soul:

 

urgh me too. it feels wayyy too serious and different from how the show first started out.

i'm more into comedy stuff than business/family politics so it was getting boring for me so i actually skipped a couple of parts  :._.:

 

that scene where Ma Te hugged Bo Tong was soooo cute

their jackets have really nice colors.  :stare:

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i hope Na Hong Ran stops being an ass and treats Ma Te better, though i doubt Ma Te needs her anymore. he has Bo Tong.

kinda sad for CD though, but it can't be helped since BT doesn't reciprocate his love.  -_-

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Ah ... MT and BT look so cute here.  The writers seemed to have taken a vacation the last 3 episodes or so.  :(

I mean it feels like they may be rushing a little and skipping out on some parts to wrap it up and, in their hurry, they're missing out in giving us the right combination of comedy, drama, and romance.  

In any case, maybe they'll redeem themselves with these 2 episodes.  I love all the characters in the drama including the MIL.  :P

By the way, who is that guy in the picture?  He's cute.

they do!

yes, they had to rush the overall plot so there wasn't enough comedy anymore, apart from that "Mr. A & B" conversation with her mom.

even Hoon's been gone from the show for a while~

 

haha he's Lewis Jesse, a rising japanese teen actor.  :smile: 

i made a thread for him: http://onehallyu.com/index.php?/topic/1445-%E2%9C%B0-official-lewis-jesse-%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC-thread-johnnys-jr-%E2%9C%B0/

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I'm definitely going to watch the ending this week!  The fan drawings are just so cute

 

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I just checked his facts.  Wowzers!  The kid is younger than IU.  He's very, very young but cute.

He looks more mature in the pictures you have here.  I'll go check out his page more once I get home from work.   :)

me too. aww that's so adorable <333

 

ah yes he is. he's very young but looks mature. actually he has matured a lot in just 1-2 years.

that's because the pictures are his more recent ones. XD

yay! you should check out some of the dramas that he has acted in. i recommend Sprout and Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou!  :smile: 

 

The decline from a lot of comedy to mostly drama happens in most romcoms, but especially Korean ones. I don't think I've ever watched a single Korean drama where the light-hearted fun of the beginning of the series lasts all the way to the end....

 

But also, most Kdramas go through a decline in quality as the series progresses due to the live shoot format. It is both a blessing and a curse. 2 hours of goodness a week but the goodness declines every week.  :lol:

you're right.

i just really wish that there was one drama that could ensure that same level of comedy throughout.  :._.:

 

yeah the same thing happened for The Heirs and Reply 1994.  -_-

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Meanwhile, the finale of KBS 2TV's 'Pretty Man' ended on a down note with 3.8% viewer rating, which is a 0.2% decrease from its previous viewer rating of 4.0%.

 

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Oh.  :._.:  Terrible ratings from beginning to end... 

 

I still need to watch the last few episodes, I hope I don't end up hating the ending like I do with so many dramas.  :lol:

yeahhhh

 

there were really some unnecessary twists, but thankfully the ending was alright.

 

sad to say, i blame the scriptwriters for the massive decline in quality in the last eps.

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I just watched the last episode.  OMG, the pace of the last 2 episodes were insane.  It was like a marathon to wrap everything up.  I mean I liked it and all but they could have done so much better!  They had good actors/actresses, a decent plot from the manhwa, but the scriptwriters really failed their job as well as the producer.

 

I'm really mad because I like the drama and could imagine how much better it would have been if the scriptwriters and the producers put a little more thought into it.

In any case, it was an enjoyable drama.

 

I especially like the contrast of IU vs BoTong when they released the pictures for the PM last broadcast party

 

Botong -

 

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IU -

 

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Same girl but subtle differences that let's you know that one is BoTong and the other is IU

 

 

In any case, I felt semi robbed.  I mean they tantalized me with this beautiful pairing 

 

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While they did let them be together at the end, they didn't really really live up to the original expectation that I had for this pairing.  I feel short changed on the romance department.  The ending of the drama feels like the beginning of the rom com, for me at least.  I enjoyed the drama though and wish all the actors, actresses, and the production team the best and hope they all go onto something better.  

Thank you to all of them for the beautiful drama.   :)

BoTong always wears bright lip colors.  :)

 

yeahhh that final kiss was kinda lame.

he suddenly realized he liked BoTong but i feel like his change was much too sudden and drastic.

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