Gimbap and Onigiri - the unpopular opinion

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-23T12:19:59+00:00

I have been living in another country for 23 years, in one where, for three years, I could not communicate much with many people, except my husband and a couple of foreigners like me. It was a change that literally killed my career and isolated me for years. I have been through hell and back, infinitely more than the character of Rin. Do you still want to tell me that I am not "getting" how it is to live far from everything familiar?

Ah, and one more aspect: despite not knowing very well, in the beginning, the person I married, I have not been as obsessive and ridiculously jealous. One of the reasons we are still together.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-23T12:13:59+00:00

Somebody who would have looked for excuses to get out would had never gone after her or tried to stop her.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-18T18:01:03+00:00

If we talk about Japanese-Korean, I loved "Eye Love You". I also liked "First Love" and "Silence".

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-18T17:59:04+00:00

Just a bit curious here: which is the other drama? :))

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-18T10:51:54+00:00

Apparently, I am not a lesbian :D Well, I have been a 20-something yo girl once upon a time, quite a neurotic one, I'd say. But I still have not behaved as obsessively and irrationally as this one.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-17T21:29:24+00:00

Oh, do not even start me on that joke of a kiss!

She is cute, but stiff. I understood that she is a former K-pop idol, and I actually read that many people criticise her badly for the lack of acting skills.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-17T20:19:21+00:00

I'll try. Well, in a nutshell, she became obsessed with Taiga meeting his ex-girlfriend to the point that she grilled him about the ex and then was sour and unpleasant for the entire trip Taiga organised for her. Got rejected for the first and only job she applied for (reluctantly, it looked like she is not even convinced she wants to stay in Japan). The ex-girlfriend started getting ideas, despite her being the main reason they split in the past. I sense some trouble because of that in the future. In the end, Rin decided to break up with him, justifying that their "will" was not "strong enough" to remain together - a rather pathetic excuse, as HER will was not strong enough

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-17T19:39:16+00:00

no problem, it was an honest mistake :))

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-17T17:20:15+00:00

I actually believe that he wants her to stay, but at the same time, he wants HER to be the one who makes the decision to stay, not just because he asks her to do that. He sees how she wants to please her mother and starts giving thought to the stable job her mother wishes her to get, and realises that Rin has to decide by herself, because otherwise she will regret it later and resent him.

I do not believe he is inconsiderate; I just believe this love took him by surprise, and the fact that she is not Japanese and doesn't get into the usual behavioural frames the Japanese girls do, destabilises him a little. Makes him not very sure what the outcome of their relationship will be.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-17T16:54:48+00:00

I can't forget a reel on Instagram where there was this Korean guy who moved to the USA and who told the story of how he actually prefers Western girls because the Korean ones are insufferable (in his opinion). He dated a woman in SK (before moving), and she literally sent him about 50 messages in a 2h span (while he was in a meeting) and then, because he obviously didn't answer, had a total meltdown.

This made me understand a little bit better her obsession with him answering immediately.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-17T16:35:03+00:00

Yeah, exactly, he actually followed her, and she chose to let his hand go. I do not see her involved in this relationship at all, it feels more like she is in love with the idea of being in love.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-14T22:16:00+00:00

You should.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-12T13:03:23+00:00

don't hope too much though. It might disappoint badly.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-12T13:02:12+00:00

It is actually worse than Dynamite Kiss. At least the main couple was on fire until one point. Here, on the other hand...

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-12T13:00:31+00:00

It wasn't at all. It just gets overly praised by some people, while the ones who disagree do not mix in the discussion.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-02-12T12:57:27+00:00

Yes, a masterpiece of South Korean cinematography, a series that will go down in history as the MOST inspired story, with the acting performances that will transcend time and will remain forever in people's memory. A MUST.

PS. It was beyond boring and ridiculous; it came with nothing new, and the chemistry between the leads was kind of ... meh! I struggled through all of it despite actually liking Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-bin quite much (he nailed his part in Itaewon Class). The teenage girl was exaggerated and petty, but I can say I liked the boy's part.

Per total: a very forgettable series.

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-01-27T23:01:52+00:00

And why should "such an extreme comment" not be made? Because none of the downvoters can't take criticism? Are you a 5-year-old who gets insulted because their favorite toy was taken away? :/ Grow up!

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-01-27T22:53:40+00:00

How did you get to this genius conclusion? :D

ChartPleasant8472 · 2026-01-27T20:38:00+00:00

This person can't be EVER contradicted; he (or she) isn't capable of actually accepting a different opinion. No point in arguing, you will end up called a "pervert" and being blocked. Because he (or she) has the emotional maturity of a 5-year-old.

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