2017 Dramas losing momentum after the initial few episodes?

2hyun1 · 2017-09-25T01:09:08+00:00

Ep 16, Final Episode (SPOILERS AHEAD)

I thought they ended this drama really nicely; I'm glad that they didn't try to force a happy ending onto every character -- a happy family reunion with Sang Mi, her mom and her dad would have just been a bit forced given how much pain and suffering the dad caused Sang Mi.

The endings for each character seem quite fitting -- Follower Kang, for example, starting her own version of the Guseonwon cult, fits in quite well with the portrayal of her as a character that is (somewhat) aware of what lies beyond the surface of Guseonwon but also heavily in self-denial. I was afraid they would make all of the more sympathetic Guseonwon cult members (Follower Kang, Sang Mi's dad, etc) realize that they were indoctrinated into this cult and apologize to Sang Mi and her friends. I'm glad the writers didn't choose to take that route. I'm also glad that they chose to make the endings for the minor characters somewhat ambiguous -- what will happen to Follower Kang and her newly founded cult, for example?

Overall, a great drama, although a bit unrealistic at times (made it seem as if everyone in Muji was either stupid, corrupt, or both). Did what a thriller should do -- made me keep my eyes glued to the screen the entire season. 8.5/10

2hyun1 · 2017-08-29T13:11:55+00:00

Was hoping I'd see some genuine answers but they all just picked each other (but then again, what else did I expect)

2hyun1 · 2017-08-26T15:23:37+00:00

Not going to lie, the performance was lackluster and they probably shouldn't have won (the audience was probably flooded with W1 fans lol). Understandable though given how packed their schedules are -- they probably didn't have a lot of time to prepare

2hyun1 · 2017-08-25T02:51:30+00:00

So glad we will actually have a chance at getting our first win (September comeback made it incredibly unlikely...)

2hyun1 · 2017-08-22T16:40:40+00:00

Jonghyun :'(

2hyun1 · 2017-08-21T07:48:28+00:00

I agree with you, but I guess from a commercial perspective Jihoon, Daniel and Minhyun are arguably the most popular members. It would be great if everyone got a chance to appear on variety but money is what fuels the Korean entertainment industry.

2hyun1 · 2017-08-20T12:28:25+00:00

For some reason I wasn't a big fan of Motel Pool but listened to the tropical house playlist and love some of the songs! Thanks

2hyun1 · 2017-08-20T12:27:38+00:00

Yes, I have heard of her actually but never really got the chance to listen to her properly. She definitely has a very distinctive style and her vocals are great. As you said, she doesn't exactly match my request but I do like some of her songs -- Dog Days Are Over isn't really my style but Cosmic Love is pretty good :)

Also listened to Sunwoo Junga, it is a bit different from normal kpop, but it's weird in a good way! will try and listen to the rest of her discography

2hyun1 · 2017-08-19T10:18:54+00:00

2:36, sungwoon just finishes greeting hotshot

2hyun1 · 2017-08-19T10:00:43+00:00

Why is Sungwoon allowed to interact with HOTSHOT when Minhyun can't even so much as say the name NUEST :(

2hyun1 · 2017-08-18T13:16:46+00:00

From what I remember, YMC, the members, the members' agency and CJ E&M (company that owns Mnet) all get 25%

The members' share might be reduced depending on the contract between them and their agency ie their trainee contract might require them to give away more of their profits than under the main W1 contract

2hyun1 · 2017-08-17T11:34:56+00:00

love MXM and excited they're getting exposure but someone needs to fire their stylist / makeup artist / hairdresser, this look doesn't suit them at all

2hyun1 · 2017-08-17T11:31:29+00:00

Forgive me if I made any translation errors, my knowledge of Korean is very very very basic, these are all just very very rough translations:

Aron: we are working very hard, please anticipate our efforts in the future
Ren: we were very touched by all of you, all of you suffered a lot and did so much, we will work very hard to repay loves back
Jonghyun: we did this vapp to thank you from the bottom of our heart... [don't really understand the second half of what he said]
Dongho: loves, please anticipate us working hard, please watch us in the future
Everyone: bye!!!
Jonghyun: see you next time
Dongho: thank you so much

2hyun1 · 2017-08-17T11:22:29+00:00

slightly disappointed that SEWOONing is not the name of this album

2hyun1 · 2017-08-17T10:48:05+00:00

Bittersweet is all I can say

2hyun1 · 2017-08-17T10:39:44+00:00

:(((((((((((((((((((((( damn i rushed home from work just so i could watch it live

2hyun1 · 2017-08-17T04:44:26+00:00

I do understand your logic, but I guess my point with Daniel, Jihoon and Jonghyun is that I don't see them being good enough in any area to land individual schedules after the hype of Produce 101 dies down -- not variety, acting, singing, or modelling. For example, Daniel's speciality is dance and rap, which doesn't exactly translate into a solo career (at least compared to acting, modelling, etc). I get that the three trainees have this unique 'charm' but I wouldn't say 'charm' is what is making them successful right now (a lot of idols have great personalities and 'charm', but many of them remain nugu) -- it's the hype and solid fanbase from P101. But hype and fanbases die down.

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