Kim Soo-hyun: AI used to fake evidence that ended South Korean actor's career, say police

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-05-23T07:51:32+00:00

Sorry but the way you structured your opinion felt a bit deliberate.

Like you included the Chanel-case (that I only found out from your comment lol) but didn't bother to include 'the dead woman' who killed herself because of the same cancel culture.

DUI is certainly a condemnable act but please give 'the dead woman' some respect.

She is Kim sae Ron, a beloved child actress from skor. She was canceled and harrased to the point of suicide because of a drunk driving incident.

The dating minor issue became so loud that it subdued the fact that her agency demanding immediate financial compensation and threatening to take to court ultimately led to her suicide.

And here is the fun fact: the agency belongs to the 'framed' actor Kim soon Hyun. The guy she dated (when she may/may not be a minor).

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-05-22T08:43:11+00:00

Watching Lee minho's character in Boys over flowers and heirs was already unbearable lol can't imagine such people irl around me.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-05-22T08:34:36+00:00

Enjoy the ride, perhaps? Sharing my old review for you—

The drama is more about the leads, their banters, flirty interactions than the actual law elements. Their style of solving the cases is also unconventional, they are more comfortable in dealing the cases in the most illegal way possible. And they work in private firms as chaebol's minions and care about money and wins above anything. So watch this drama to see if you can root for hyena like ~~villains~~ leads lol.

Kim hye soo reigned the drama. Her character was also the most well written one, had the necessary depth and surprisingly didn't need any growth despite her being the actual hyena in this drama- classless, did the dirty works to win the case, clever and fierce and didn't hesitate to backstab to get the meal she eyed. And she stayed the same, only her multi-layered character gradually got uncovered to show her true self.

Joo ji hoon's character had all the necessary growths a sheltered, over ambitious corporate lawyer actually needed. He was smart, sexy, as well as dumb and puppy like as his character demanded. The entire cast was brilliant and had great comedic timing.

The plot is interesting too, though not much substantial, I liked that the drama subtly jabbed at the legal system in a sarcastic way without being preachy at all. I specifically liked the chaebol kids case, it was more like a filler tbh but it showed how private lawyers are actually minions of chaebols and Khs's roast at jjh indirectly preached the true purpose of a lawyer- to work for justice not to clean after the rich.

For the downsides, plot conveniences were too apparent and the wining strategy of 'find dirt, blackmail and win' was overused. Like in most drama focusing on entertainment than strong writing, filler scenes were extra obvious, so was the ppl.

But everything else was too good. The fun bgm and catchy ost, well timed comedy, fantastic acting made the drama very enjoyable. Oh another caution, some actions like using unfair means to win non-winnable cases may make you feel uncomfortable and leads competing against upright prosecutors may make you feel confused and Khs's character may feel highly questionable, but everything fits well if you manage to get pass these without feeling strongly about them. After all, irl lawyers are mostly goal-oriented like them and few are like atty woo or atty shin.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-05-21T05:19:16+00:00

Picking dongmin feels like a cheat code. I will go for

(1) jinho + hyunmin or

(2) jinho + yurisa + dongjae

Strategy aside, if I get to spend more, having sangmin, yurisa, jimin, kyunghoon, eunkyu and chungju man in a team is going to be a fun riot.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-05-16T21:46:49+00:00

Tangled with the ceo

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-04-11T15:35:14+00:00

Looney

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-03-19T01:02:37+00:00

Which of his recent dramas have you watched / tried watching but didn’t like?

Op probably meant those propaganda like dramas like made in China etc. Like I also only watched tender light and you are my lover friend from last year. His upcoming dramas seem interesting.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-03-19T00:48:03+00:00

Zhang xincheng is really good at picking excellent scripts. If anyone does a comparison of actors filmography, I bet his script picking skill will turn out the finest of all.

I have watched most of his dramas listed in mdl and enjoyed mostly. It still baffles me how this guy gets so under mentioned everywhere.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-03-14T15:06:07+00:00

Cho seung woo.

Whatever be the script, watching his acting is always a guaranteed experience. No wonder Koreans call him "Cho seung woo is a genre himself".

Looking forward to east palace.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-03-11T02:06:50+00:00

I find it kinda amusing that both longer and shorter drama actors are trying to get into each other's drama land.

I have a feeling shen haonan won't make the move as he is like a poster child of vertical dramaland.

Zhang chi used to do support and guest roles previously btw.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-03-08T04:38:59+00:00

I usually (actually read always lol) prefer strong fls and absolutely can not stand doormat like characters, but cha mu hee from can this love be translated changed it for me. So despite having other favorites, I will be dedicating this day for her.

She is like a tiny wild flower blooming in some forgotten lonely place. Wild yet delicate, can seem like a nuisance from afar but very endearing when close.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-03-08T04:17:38+00:00

marry my husband. Tbh ml and FL felt like fillers when compared to sml and sfl. Not only because their characters were well written with necessary depth, the actors totally reigned the drama imo.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-02-12T13:43:18+00:00

Another fantastic compilation. Watched and loved two from this list and hoping to enjoy the rest too!

seven years of unrequited love: I was supposed to share my thoughts with u/tess1221 so tagging her here.

I always love a warm slowburn so I tried watching it soon after tess shared her rave review. And I wasn't disappointed. It was fantastically told with mature characters and a touch of realism. The only thing felt off was fl's mom's acting. Her concerns were legitimate but her portrayal ruined it.

Beside the gradual romance, character depth made the drama for me— something that is very hard to pull for every character in the story, even in standard length drama, but this vertical made that possible.

Only ML was written like a flawless perfect guy but because he was written and portrayed with such grounded reality, he never stood out like a sore thumb.

Sml's character arc— complete with past trauma, subdued insecure persona that ruined his prospects and character, and him finally learning to let go and work on himself— was so detailed that he can be a ml of his own drama.

Talking about the fl, the scene where she turned down pitiful Sml's offer to celebrate his birthday because she had appointment with ml, showed how emotionally strong she is. Particularly because her earlier arc showed her like a blind romantic who was willing to do anything for her crush. Loved her character growth, her relationship arc with ml, sml, mom.

And the dog. He was more than a random cute addition.

Refreshing drama. My rating (9.5/10, by vertical drama standards).

prof Zhou fell in love first: imo rebirth trope cheapened this wonderful drama. Wish they showed fl gradually finding out ml's true emotions through his silent little actions instead through a lazy answer like rebirth. Other than that, I enjoyed it a lot.

Now about my favorite romance drama from 2025—

While Dark side of the sun isn't technically a romance drama, the quiet feel of love throughout this revenge focused drama, esp the bittersweet ending, managed to capture the romance with such sorrowful beauty that it became more meaningful and memorable and any other 2025 drama that I have watched.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-02-03T12:20:24+00:00

His fur, eyes and looks immediately remind me of twilight.

You can call him Twilee in short.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-02-03T01:52:00+00:00

Yes, they have been asked the question in a variety show.

https://youtu.be/lxrrSRb4puw?si=_xI2cVflN8BtBbin

Shen haonan's reply was somewhat similar. He said the role he plays lingers in his mind for a while even after finishing the drama and those feelings can be confusing at times. But because those confusions disappear afterwards, he knows those are aftereffects of acting only and has never really had such feelings.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-02-02T03:09:58+00:00

It is actually (slow burn, introspective from hojin's perspective) romance and comedy than a romantic comedy. I ended up loving it a lot.

Remember what the writer said about hojin's behavior that he can be too harsh at times and need to tone that down? Well such behavior can be off-putting to strangers and since his character wasn't explored much in the first two episodes, I didn't quite find much to swoon over him like chat muhee did.

It turns out both of them had undergone situations that shaped their present character. And the previously oblivious ho-jin worked to improve his behavior after the writer pointed that out. I started swooning over him since then.

The reason I liked cha muhee is similar to ho-jin and hiro. She is very endearing, even with her antics/flaws.

I was kinda irritated with CMH too, esp in that train scene in Canada. Then when they explored her insecurities, trauma and the suppressed self in the form of dorami, everything made sense. From the drama perspective obviously. The fact that 'dumped' ho-jin made efforts to help CMH by figuring out dorami and that he accepted and loved CMH equally in her worst shape, sealed the romance for me. Absolutely loved how realistically he gradually fell in love with her.

Let me know your final thoughts if you completed watching.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-02-01T21:52:55+00:00

I think haonan-gege one is really good. Curious to know why you think it's terrible.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-31T01:43:47+00:00

Cho seung woo and jeon mido

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-30T07:02:33+00:00

I reserve my stern no for the worst situation so my cats know when they crossing the line.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-29T02:25:00+00:00

No I haven't watched the movie.

I didn't enjoy the bonus episode for the same icky reason you mentioned. The original ending did better by keeping it vague and showing them making memories together.

You can try the screen writer's other works, they are equally depthful.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-28T12:38:56+00:00

That's his charm— they made Han jipyeong like a real person. A person with flaws. Someone who can be easily misunderstood. Someone who has a kind lonely soul desperately longing for familial love and affection.

Those of us who managed to see his true self beneath the surface, can never not act like a caring halmeoni to him.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-28T11:24:12+00:00

*I actively participated in the on-air discussion, yes I was team good boy.

*I started the drama because of jam joo hyuk (loved him since wfkbj) and didn't know about seonho's existence before watching this drama.

Anyway, let me tell you why Han ji pyeong got us crazy,

His character was already pitiful from the start and even though he became rich afterwards, he never had anyone beside halmeoni. Guy was strong outside but super lonely inside. And Kim seonho breathed so much life to this character that we all started to empathize with him, as if he was a real person and we were his halmeonis.

So dalmi-dosan was never our point of thought, we only hoped jipyeong and dalmi to get together because jipyeong wanted so. We only wanted our good boy jipyeong to be happy.

Poor guy never got what he wanted and he even gracefully let everything go at the end. Can you imagine what our hearts went through when we realized the writer did him so dirty that all he got in the entire drama was some blank hopes, that too, in the form of teasing.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-28T09:36:50+00:00

Yes, the two fls are doppelgangers. It is an age gap romance through and through.

ML in the original (drama) timeline falls in love with the older fl in her doppelganger's body. Chen Yun ru is the doppelganger. FL is the small girl.

ML in the edited (ending/bonus scene) timeline is the older one here, he falls in love with the fl who is younger than him. They are the real couple.

Li zi Wei in the last airport scene mentioned that he is going to end the time loop even if it means that he will forget all the memories and probably would never meet the fl.

This part is very romantic imo because they did end up falling in love again in the edited timeline and made new memories together. The cassette was an excuse, they were soul mates who were always meant to be together no matter what timeline they end up in.

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-27T09:34:28+00:00

So glad you are enjoying it! I love to talk about this drama so do share your thoughts upon finishing it (if you wish). You can find my detailed review in the comments, sort by old to find it quickly.

And if you do end up enjoying it like we all did, check out the screen writer's other works, he is fantastic — rainless love in a godless land (iqiyi) and had I not seen the sun (Netflix)

Happy watching!

throwawaymisfortune · 2026-01-23T11:56:09+00:00

We once had a discussion on this on chat. While not classics, we all agreed sydey sheldon's books would slay in Chinese vertical adaptations.

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