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Mobeomhyungsa (2020)
Awful people
I quit after the execution. Almost every character was a horrible person in this show. Even then I would have given it a chance but the justification just seemed laughable to me. They make it out to be as selfishness when it's just being an awful person. You can be selfish and still be a good person. But you can't be a good person when that selfishness (for not losing your job/promotion) causes the loss of someone life. Especially when you're well aware of that. "You can be like that (not selfish) but you can't judge us for being selfish". One of them said this basically. Are you kidding me? Of course everyone can judge you. Because multiple people thought like this, someone lost his life and someone had to live as a "murderer' daughter" for 5 years. I just couldn't watch it anymore as these people didn't even feel guilty or had any repercussions. I have seen series with awful people. But there at least the majority doesn't condone it.
Even the girl reporter who seemed a good person, when she could've saved an innocent man's life, she didn't. There was so much wrong in this in series and so much blame to pass around but nobody even acknowledged it. "Only the culprit is at fault". What kind of nonsense is this. All the people who contributed in some way in his execution (and didn't try to fix it) are to blame. BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR FREAKING JOB! Their job is to literally find the real culprit. And if in the process you've witnessed something that wasn't right, it's YOUR job to at least tell the truth about it. ESPECIALLY if someone's life is on the line. But no. They chose not to because their career was more important than a man's life. That isn't just being selfish anymore. That's being a horrible person.
In conclusion; hated most of the people, hated the justification, hated the lesson of "you can be selfish, even if an innocent life is at stake. It doesn't make you a horrible person", hated the lesson "only the culprit is to blame. Even if you contributed to turning an innocent person's life upside down and didn't try to mend that mistake when you had that opportunity". Hated so much in this series. It's not even funny.
Itaewon Keullasseu (2020)
Counterarguments about main couple
I honestly don't get the hate for the main couple. Some are saying it was rushed and some are complaining that the other girl is better. I disagree with both of these statements.
1. Not rushed:
The change didn't start after the timeskip. If you payed attention, you would notice the changes in the male lead before the timeskip. Like how he got emotional/agitated easily because of her while he could always be calm even when his "crush" backstabbed him. That was already a big tell in the beginning. You could see how he gradually got used to her and how he became uncomfortable when she wasn't there. Honestly didn't felt rushed at all. I wouldn't have been surprised if they showed them dating already after the timeskip. Because it was just logical that with their gradual progress they would end up together after 4 years. Male lead is just dense. Otherwise it wouldn't take so long. Spending so much time together, feelings will grow naturally. Wich one will you remember and get familiar with? The one you see everyday or the one you see once a week/month.
2. Good that he didn't end up with second female lead:
I would hate it if he ended up with her. Their "love/like" felt like an obsession. There is no way that a like/love can stay in tact after multiple years of no to rare contact (in any form). Rekindling of old feeling I coul get. But I think the male lead just clung onto something that had passed already. It looked like a stubborn thought that didn't want to be swayed by anything.
Plus the fact that too much happened for them to just be together happily. I just didn't see it working. Even if she had her reasons, she CHOSE to be on the other side. Even if she was planning her own revenge, that doesn't take away years of standing on the opposite side. Yeah she felt upset that she had to do that to him, but that was a decision she made the moment she chose that path. I just can't see the possibility of smooth sailing after all of these things. She abandoned him, hurt him repeatedly and then cried about it when she made her bed. I don't hate her. But I did hate her for him. She always kept him on a leash.
There are many valid bad points about this kdrama. But these 2 don't belong in the valid category in my opinion
But overall really enjoyed it!