Nothing beats what your imagination can come up with... ;) And you're right that personality can really overpower physical appearance. A smile is an incredibly powerful thing.   See 7 other replies

lol ,that's what everyone who saw her old picture said. Maybe if she smiled more and was a nice person, people would find the housekeeper attractive. Personality does a lot to make someone either attractive or ugly. I think dating for a long time with less physical contact makes it more exciting. But it's always a disappointment when it finally happens, you kinda wish you went back to the anticipation :D   See 7 other replies

They all act and sound like virgins to me in those dramas, to be honest! Kinda part of their charm and necessary to the 'I'd like to make a move but I can't' tensions. Hard to believe that people date for months without even a kiss, but I'm told it's still going on over there.
The housekeeper is expressionless and cold, so none too attractive, but that's her character. That old photo she showed to Mu Yeol was pretty hot, though! lol   See 7 other replies

I think historical K-dramas tend to have a better plot since there are other things going on other than the romance. I get pretty bored watching just a love story, that's why I watch the historical ones to balance out the thin plot of the contemporary ones. Protect the Boss avoids the not speaking out for most of the episodes then they fall into it right before the series ends. It was refreshing to see something like that, but when they reverted back to that we all felt like we had been hit over the head :D I think DIrector Kim is a virgin :D and he takes his job seriously :D He seems like one of those nerdy guys that do well in school and at work, but they suck when it comes to personal relationships away from the workplace :D Since my life is boring, I'll gladly suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride these shows take me on. If you think the bar owner is eye candy, I'm sure the gangster baseball player's housekeeper is also attractive to some people. I never really noticed the bar owner in that sense, I just know she is money hungry. The baseball player, he's not the smartest tool in the shed, and neither is his body guard :D They form a good pair.Physical abuse is more tolerated by the way it's even portrayed in the shows. You see kids being beaten up to be disciplined, and that's something I can relate to. They don't view it as abuse, neither do I. Showing a kid being beaten up even for discipline on American tv would have a show cancelled :D   See 7 other replies

I hear ya, I meant dramas in general regardless of era, though. Without silence and unnecessary misunderstandings there would be no material given how thin the plots are. At least with period pieces you understand characters being slaves to their position in life somewhat.This chat reminds me of Michelle Yeoh's funny comments in the DVD of Crouching Tiger: as a modern woman (if Asian) she just can't relate to her quiet and long-suffering character. "I feel like shaking her", I think she says. But that was a period film and, as you said, even in modern day soaps, female (and sometimes male) characters don't speak their minds enough. Here, Eun Jae should either speak up or remove herself from the situation at once instead of lingering and moping around. And what's Kim's excuse (besides inhibition) for not making a move on Dong Ah? Not to mention Meu Yeol's shocking blindness to Eun Jae's feelings (I know he's not smart, but still)!
Without all this silly reserve the series would end quickly. You gotta suspend disbelief to keep watching those predicaments develop. Maybe it's because of the foreign language and customs (for me), but it's much more palatable than western soaps. Even the bar owner is eye candy, if you ask me... :DI'll admit that the physical fight between Eun Jae and Meu Sol was a bit of a turnoff. They pushed the opposites attract thing a bit far: I don't think there was any realistic coming back from that scene between the two. I suspect that physical abuse is more readily tolerated in Asia, though.   See 7 other replies

lol, yeah, they do tend to keep quiet too much in historical dramas, but so do the females in the contemporary ones. It's like there's a curse that they are scared of awakening should they say what is on their minds. But it's a device that's very good for keeping the female audience. Well, there was a little bit too much violence for me, what with the bruises and all. I should have seen it coming what with the show being called 'wild/aggressive romance'. I was quite startled by it. Kim the Robot ... he's a special case. I'm glad he's blooming out of his boring and reserved world. I don't think a single person could hate Dong Ah, you'd have to have something wrong with you not to just love her character.   See 7 other replies