Writers: Lee Nam Gyu, Oh Bo Hyun & Kim Da Hee (based on the webtoon by Lee Ra Ha)
Mini-review:
When I heard this drama was coming out, I got a bit worried, since k-dramas don't have the best track record when it comes to handling this topic. Thankfully, this show's team mostly pulled it off. Sure, it falls into stereotypes from time to time, but its focus is always on empathy, acceptance and tolerance. It really tries to make the viewer understand how hard and undeservedly misunderstood mental illnesses are. For better or worse, that also means the drama doesn't shy away from showing the darkest parts of these illnesses, so please be very careful if this topic is triggering for you, cause there are a lot of hard-to-watch scenes. In terms of acting, the entire cast is great, especially the actors playing the patients, and Park Bo Young. In fact, this might arguably be her career's crowning achievement. The one thing I didn't really like were the romantic parts. I just didn't care for any of the romances, and the show would've been better off without them. Anyway, Daily Dose of Sunshine surprised me by handling a complex topic in a much more humane and hopeful way that I expected.
In order: sung jinwoo, beak Yoonho, choi jong in, lim tae-gyu and chairman go gunhee(you can’t convince me that he wouldn’t start shit up just for the hell of it)
A LOOK BACK AT ODS (OUR DATING SIM) & LEE WAN aka IAN, SHIN KI TAE aka EDDY, THEO, JAMIE & SUNNY
ON THIS DAY...MARCH 9, 2023 THE BEST KBL of 2023 PREMIERED on Gagaoolala (for some) & on Viki (for others)
Episode 1: Lee Wan is rushing to a job interview unbeknownst to him he's about to get a blast from the past in the form of his failed first love Shin Ki Tae.
Episodes 2: The viewers get a flash of what happened to these two best friends inseparable in high school right up until graduation. Lee Wan was facing a move after he and his sister went bankrupt and had to move in with an aunt. So his "failed" confession left Shin Ki Tae no way to contact Lee Wan.
Episode 3: Shin Ki Tae (Eddy) and Lee Wan (Ian) are now co-workers as encouragement from the mysterious Gameboy pushes Lee Wan not to run away. Though feeling harassed initially by Eddy, Ian is in for a shock.
Episode 4: Eddy (Shin Ki Tae) having beat Sunny at a video game won a wish. His wish was to work off site with illustrator Ian (Lee Wan). Ian needed to draw the background of a school. So Eddy took him to the school they graduated from, the school Lee Wan made his confession and the school Eddy last saw Lee Wan as he fled after being "rejected". To Lee Wan's surprise he got a confession from Shin Ki Tae.
Episode 5: Ian hasn't respond to Eddy's confession. To hard to believe? Perhaps. After a power outage Eddy invites Ian to his place after learning Ian has been living in the Night Duty Room. Later after a company dinner. Shin Ki Tae kisses Lee Wan for the first time.
Episode 6: After a kiss the two men have a "grandpa date" in the park. They talk. And agree to be secret boyfriends. Well they agreed to date.
Episode 7: Lee Wan is being wooed by a webtoon company that wants him to work outside of Korea (ie: abroad) after drinking with the webtoon producer a drunken Lee Wan returns to Shin Ki Tae's apartment. He let's slip that Shin Ki Tae wouldn't want him leaving. And Shin Ki Tae's anxiety (that no one knew he had) bubbles to the surface. After not being able to reach Lee Wan, Shin Ki Tae has a flashback of Lee Wan's confession and his own reaction and the moment Lee Wan apologized and ran off...never to be seen again (or 7 years) Remembering this traumatic experience sends Shin Ki Tae running through the streets calling out Lee Wan's name. Suddenly Lee Wan appears and Shin Ki Tae breaks down spilling his guts about how Lee Wan's disappearance crushed him. Stunned all Lee Wan can do is say Sorry.
Episode 8: The Finale. Lee Wan has completed his time at Shin Ki Tae's company Re: Try but he has brought more to the company as the Webtoon company pursuing Lee Wan has agreed to turn the dating simulation into a webtoon. It is agreed upon by Theo, Jamie, Sunny and Shin Ki Tae.
And our boys have become not just reunited but united. Is it forever? I'm not really sure. We're happy now but it could be game over at any time. But I won't run away again. -Lee Wan.
Our Dating Sim ran for 4 week...2 Episodes each week ending on March 30, 2023
Starring:
LEE JONG HYUK as Lee Wan/Ian
LEE SEUNG GYU as Shin Ki Tae/Eddy
also with:
Jung Jin Woo as Theo
Yu Seong Yong as Producer Ahn
Park Si Young as Jamie
Kim So Young as Lee Yeon
&
Sun Ryung as Sunny
Directed By: LIM HYUN HEE
Screenwriter: LEE YUN SEUL
I SAY THE BEST KBL OF 2023 AND THIS MY OPINION AS I KNOW MANY BL FANS MAY THINK DIFFERENTLY WITH SUCH TITLES AS
[HOT-THEQOO] TOP 5 best female acting idols selected by 31 industry experts
StarNews conducted a survey with 31 industry experts, including representatives of entertainment management companies and production companies (each expert to select 2 male and female), to select the acting idol with the most active performance this year and whose performance are most anticipated in the future.
5th place: Kim Sejeong (5 votes)
(Latest works: The Uncanny Counter 2/Today’s Webtoon/Business Proposal)
4th place: Nana (7 votes)
(Latest works: Mask Girl/Confession/Glitch)
3rd place: Suzy (9 votes)
(Latest works: Anna/Start-Up/Ashfall)
2nd place: IU (11 votes)
(Latest works: Dream/Broker/Hotel Del Luna)
1st place: YoonA (13 votes)
(Latest works: King The Land/Big Mouth/Confidential Assignment 2)
■List of survey participants (in alphabetical order)
Kwon Jae Young, CEO of A9 Media ● Kim Nam Hyung, CEO of GF Entertainment ● Kim Yong Seop, Managing Director of FNC Entertainment ● Kim Jong Do, CEO of Namoo Actors ● Kim Jiwon, CRO of SM Entertainment ● Kim Hyeong Gon, Director of P Nation ● Noh Hyun Tae, CEO of iNKODE ● Park Hee Young, Vice President of MLD Entertainment ● Bang Jae Hyuk, Director of KQ Entertainment ● Bae Ki Hwan, Director of Tango Music ● Baek Chang Joo, CEO of C-JeS Studios ● Seong Hyun Soo, CEO of Noon ● Yang Hyun Seung, CEO of UL Entertainment ● Yeon Han Jun, Director of THINK Entertainment ● Oh Jong Heon, Production Division 2 Head of IST Entertainment ● Yoo Hyeong Seok, CEO of Yooborn Company ● Lee Sang Cheol, CEO of In Next Trend ● Lee In Gyu, Head of Division of Antenna ● Lee Jin Sung, CEO of King Kong by. Starship ● Lee Hae Jong, Director of DSP Media ● Lee Hoon Hee, CEO of Starship Entertainment ● Lim Seung Chae, Vice President of WM Entertainment ● Jang Doo Bong, CEO of Story J Company ● Jeong Deok Gyun, CEO of J Wide Company ● Jeong Wook, CEO of JYP Entertainment ● Cho Dae Kwon, CEO of Alien Company ● Jin Jeong Kyun, Director of GLG ● Tak Young Jun, COO of SM Entertainment ● Han Jeong Soo, CEO of Mystic Story ● Heo Seong Moon, Director of Media Lab SISO ● Heo Jae Ok, Head of Division of Cube Entertainment.
At time of posting 14 Sep 6pm KST: 47K views, 271 comments
(Will only translate comments relating to YoonA)
2. Look at YoonA’s latest projects line-up, everything is going well for her ㅋㅋㅋ
7. All are doing really wellㅋㅋ
8. I thought YoonA wasn’t good at acting when she was Saebyuk (in her first lead drama ‘You Are My Destiny’) but these days her acting is really good. Not just as an acting idol, but she's just good at it (acting). ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I thought IU was good since the drama ‘Pretty Man’ that starred Jang Geunsuk, and for Suzy, Anna, is the best...
9. I watched YoonA well in ‘King The Land’ ㅋㅋ She was a perfect fit ㅋㅋ
11. What? These are all the people I like!!!!! Everyone is pretty and their acting is great. By the way, Yoona's recent works are crazy, they're all successful ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
12. YoonA was so cute in ‘King The Land’ and her acting is so good ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
13. I watched all three of YoonA's latest projects. They were all good. So good. ㅋㅋㅋㅋShe is soaring especially in ‘King The Land’.
15. YoonA is also good at acting and is building up her filmography well.
16. Wow, just look at YoonA’s recent works ㅋㅋ
17. YoonA is really good at comical acting
19. YoonA, you acted so well, so natural ㅋㅋㅋ I'm looking forward to your next work.
20. I’m convinced (I agree) ㅋㅋㅋㅋEveryone's acting is good, and YoonA's batting score (percentage of her success rate) is especially good lately.
22. Wow, it looks like there aren't any (i)dols to remove (meaning OP agrees with all on the list). But it is surprising that Jung Eunji and Sooyoung aren't here.. I guess it's because there are a lot of female idols who are good at acting.
26. YoonA acted so well in ‘King the Land’ㅋㅋㅋ
27. Wow, 1st place for both men and women are ‘King The Land’ male and female leads ㅋㅋㅋ
28. It's freaking that both YoonA’s dramas and movies did well. The line-up of her recent works is insane ㅋㅋㅋ
30. YoonA’s latest works line-up are insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
31. Yoona’s career is insaneㅋㅋ
32. It’s the same with male idol rankings, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places are the ones that always come up when acting idols are mentioned ㅇㅇ
33. YoonA's works line-up is insane
34. I really enjoyed watching Yoong’s ‘King The Land’, it’s my life drama ㅠ
35. Only the people who should have been chosen were chosen.
36. Nodding (in approval) ㅋㅋ
39. Oh, there are all these people who I thought they were good ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
40. They all act well...
41. Agreed
42. They are all good at acting and pretty
44. Her latest work ‘King The Land’, ‘Big Mouth’, ‘Confidential Assignment’ shivering (because of the awesome line-up)
45. YoonA's acting was really good in ‘King The Land’. She was just like Cheon Sarang herself👍
47. It feels like the differences in acting skills among the actresses aren't that big. The 5 people seem to be famous enough to be in the top 5 in terms of influence and reputation.
48. Do well, everyone
49. YoonA is really good
50. I acknowledged
51. They are all well-known faces.
52. I saw YoonA for the first time through ‘King The Land’ and she was really good.
57. YoonA was really good in ‘King The Land’.
63. I clicked in the article shouting ‘YoonA’
65. Lim Yoona's latest work is insane...;;
68. These are all people I like
69. The votes are more evenly distributed here, so the difference in votes is not that big... The male idols were overwhelming.
71. I came in thinking YoonA would be here, but she ended up in first place ㅋㅋㅋ.
72. (Comment deleted at time of translation)
74. YoonA's acting in ‘The K2’, IU’s in ‘My Mister’, and Suzy's in ‘Anna’ were really, really good. I'm curious about the acting of this three people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s.
76. But this was released yesterday morning and suddenly both articles (male and female) came out as ‘hot’ topics.
79. To be honest, I was sad because I thought YoonA's (drama) filmography was bad, but these days, everything is really good.. ㅜㅜ And the movie filmography is good too.
80. I acknowledge everyone in this article, but it's a shame that Jung Eunji, Han Sunhwa and Sooyoung weren’t included. I really enjoyed Sooyoung's ‘Not Others’.
85. YoonA seems to choose her works well.
88. (Comment deleted at time of translation)
90. Lim Yoona’s form is crazy!!!!!!!
92. (replied to 69th comment) Oh, it looks like they got votes from all over. Female acting idols are also good at acting.
94. Oh, they are all good actors ㅋㅋㅋI also liked Jung Eunji, Sooyoung and Sojin ㅋㅋ
100. YoonA, IU and Suzy's singing and acting careers are all top notch
101. I acknowledged all of them
105. I thought about Bona, but the acting idols in the article are all very good
106. I also thought about YoonA's ‘EXIT’, but it is not her most recent work.
107. I enjoyed everything YoonA has released recently.
108. I came in the article thinking of YoonA.
109. YoonA❤️ I like her very much
112. King-jeong (t/l note: It is a slang to of 킹 (king)+ 인정 (agreed), to describe being full agreement of something)
113. I approved
115. YoonA’s recent career seems really good
117. Approved approved.
119. YoonA and IU, king-jeong. I want to watch Suzy’s drama, why isn’t it coming out yet?
120. We selected the acting idols who showed the greatest success this year and who we are looking forward to in the future. ----------------------- This is the survey topic.
121. I think YoonA’s career is so good
122. I heard about ‘King The Land’ being a huge hit on Netflix and ‘Big Mouth’ also did well, hence it is a back-to-back hit.
125. I acknowledged it
127. (replied to 120th comment) It is in the text ㅋㅋ
128. As expected, YoonA!
129. Ah, YoonA’s acting is good.
130. I acknowledge all of them
131. Approved
132. Ah, I approved of everyone listed here
133. YoonA is good
134. YoonA seems to be in good form these days. Personally, I think Suzy’s ‘Anna’ was the best ever, so I hope Suzy do another such genreㅠㅠ
135. Good
136. Approved
137. I acknowledged everyone listed here, there are people who I am disappointed that they are not on the list, but there is also no one in the list that I objected too.
138. YoonA’s filmography is good. All her works are very good, and she acts very well too.
140. Everyone's form is good, but the acting skills of the female idols are ambiguous.
141. I like YoonA so much
143. (Replied to 140th comment) What?;; As expected, all the malicious commenters are like sh*t. All the 5 females here have a besting acting of their life for at least once, so what are you talking about?
144. Yes
147. IU and Nana are good. No, all the 5 people listed here are goodㅋㅋㅋ
148. For the female acting idols, the votes are considered more evenly distributed.
149. (Replied to 140th comment) ?
152. I’m looking forward to YoonA’s movies and dramas doing well. I’m also curious about the ‘2 O’clock Date’!
153. I agreed with all listed in the article, Nana’s acting is really good.
156. I like Lim YoonA to the point of dying ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
157. King-jeong
158. YoonA is good. I thought her acting was good after watching her works recently
160. YoonA is so likeable these days. I've seen all of her recent works. Now, she is a ‘trust and treasure’ actress.
161. Wow, all of them are K-pop talent.
163.The 1st place for both male and female are Junho and YoonA, ‘King The Land’ couple is really good ㅠㅠ I hope they both do better. The chemistry was good, and their acting was good in ‘King The Land’
167. King-jeong to all on the list
168. Wow, 1st place is YoonA, congrats congrats!!
169. The movies and dramas YoonA starred in, all received great success, so amazing
171. I clicked in the article shouting YoonA ㅋㅋㅋㅋI hope things go smoothly~
175. YoonA deserves the 1st place. Her drama and movie careers are all good.
176. Regardless of her career, Yoona really showed off her acting chops with her ‘Confidential Assignment’ and ‘EXIT’, and she did well in King the Land as well.
Nana and Kim Sejeong are rather unexpected, and I think Han Sunhwa or Jung Eunji are better.
178. All of them have improved a lot in their acting so it’s even better
180. I feel like all the idols mentioned in the original text and Sooyoung and Eunji are good at acting.
185. YoonA
189. YoonA has a good way of choosing projects ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
191. These are the actors who were active 'this year', but it seems like it includes only those who can be included...
YoonA did well in ‘King The Land, and IU and Suzy are the queens of immense popularity who respond right away in surveys like this even if they didn't have any hit films or activities this year. (Just like stars who are ranked even if they are inactive that year when Gallup selects the best OO of the year...)
Nana becomes popular because of ‘Mask Girl’ recently.
193. YoonA!
194. Even though Nana is really good, I recognize all 5 people there.
196. (Comment deleted at time of translation)
197. YoonA was such a perfect fit for ‘King The Land’ this time, so pretty
198. I'm waiting for YoonA's next work
200. YoonA!
201. Acknowledged acknowledged
204. I agreed with all the line-up here
205. Waiting for YoonA's next work
208. Line-up approved...
209. No, initially I thought how could Sejeong be in 5th place only, but as I scrolled lower (to reveal the top 4), the more I understood.
212. I only saw YoonA's works for a few seconds in passing, so I had the prejudice that I couldn't get into the character because I heard YoonA's voice that I used to hear.. I recently watched Exit belatedly and was so surprised that it turns out okay. I finally understand why her movies are so successful and how she gets casted so consistently.
214. YoonA is good! Han Sunhwa too!!
215. YoonA is really good
216. Even though I’m not a fan of all five of them, I acknowledged.
217. Oh.. everyone who are good are gathered here
218. Soshi is YoonA, but I was also surprised that Sooyoung was better at acting than I thoughtㅋㅋ
219. ‘King The Land’ influence is huge. Both sides (male and female) came in first place
220. YoonA is really good ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I watched ‘Big Mouth’ and ‘King The Land’ recently, and she did well in both dramas. YoonA would be a perfect match for a little bit of ‘Big Mouth’ – ‘King the Land’ – ‘EXIT’, a bright, cheerful, confident and u undaunted not in a villain way character
221. The experts voted but there are people here trying to start a fight so ridiculousㅋ What is it? ㅋㅋㅋ
224. They are all good
225. YoonA’s latest line-up projects are really awesome ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
226, Everyone are gathered here, they are all good
227. Oh, YoonA approved
229. Really, YoonA is really good. I think she has star quality, good screen control, and acting skills.
231. If its YoonA, its king-jeong.
232. YoonA is building up her filmography for movies and dramas well. Her acting in ‘Confidential Assignment’, ‘Big Mouth’, ‘King the Land’ were really good. I admit her acting in ‘Miracle’ was also really good.
233. (Replied to 232nd comment) All same as you and ‘EXIT’ too!!
235. Oh my, YoonA's acting was really good.
236. YoonA, approved
238. Agreed
239. YoonA, approved approved
240. YoonA, approved
241. YoonA, I really enjoyed ‘King The Land’. So lovely ㅠ
243. Hehehe YoonA><
244. All are good
245. Acknowledged
246. YoonA, approved
248. YoonA, approved
249. Oh, they are all good. And popular too.
258. Even if there are people who should be added in, but there aren’t people that should be removed. I went ‘King-jeong King-jeong’ while scrolling down the list.
259. I watched every project of YoonA that comes out after ‘EXIT’. Really, she is good at acting in both movies and dramas.
260. Agreed
261. It's a shame that YoonA keeps getting underestimated because of the disgusting keyboard warriors.
263. I clicked in thinking of YoonA.
264. Didn’t YoonA filmed a drama in the early days of her debut, she did really well in that too.
265. Agreed, YoonA and Suzy are good at acting
266. YoonA and Suzy are both good at acting
267. Agreed
268. YoonA did really well
269. Agreed for all
270. When will YoonA's next work come out ㅠㅠ I want to see it soon
271. YoonA has become someone that can be trust and treasure (to watch). I am waiting for her next work.
I may have forgotten to actually make something, so this is more of just another ARISE song, but you can imagine this song was released on Valentine’s Day
Made after hearing Choi Jong-In's voice in the English dub (It was a lot deeper than I expected)
Fun fact: Jong-In has twice as many lines as the others but doesn't have any lines by himself (his voice's also so soft and low in the song that it's a little hard to hear)
Jin-Chul is offered to a small dance and slowly as he begins to relax under Zhigangs' arms as well as being hypnotized by the man's eyes, he doesnt register their lips touching until it is too late and Zhigang is pulling out his tongue inside him.
Tae gyu is trying to lighten up the mood after apologizing to Minoru since he shot him. He keeps bandaging the wounds and doesnt nktice when other suddenly started leaning closerup to him. He quickly puts a peck on his lips and leaves.
Before Jeju, Haein with no hesitation whatsoever grabs Jinchul and kisses him, hoping this wont be the last time she does so. Jinchul lets it be for a moment before wrapping her into a hug, "Promise me youll come back." "Always."
Juhee jumps straight into Haein's arms, they spin around for a second in happines before all the sudden they lock eyes with one another. Juhee cups her cheeks and pulls her in for a kiss.
Either its in a picnic or somewhere tranquil among the fields, with both of them finally smiling so brightly after overcoming their fears. As Juhee looks so mesmerising in the view of the sunset, Byung gyu gets closer and closer, cuping her cheek before confessing just how beutiful she is, and as juhee is struck by this he leaves a simple kiss on her lips. (Sorry @manawari today i couldnt angst 😔)
Goto tends to leave some kisses on Chiyul's limb or the palm of his hand like a gentleman. It leaves Chiyul laughing about it.
Song-I was asking for Jin-Ah's permition to kiss her when all the sudden Jin-Woo popped out from the shadows, this happened way too many times until Jin-Ah was the one to initiate it instead.
Kancha: All the sudden after sparring Haein won and stole a kiss from a hotheaded Kanae as a prize.
Haesil: Jinwoo tricked Esil for the funsies by telling her that when you love someone you kiss them, and so Esil proceeded to kiss Haein after sparing with her because she loved (the match they had).
Bellgris(Bellion, Igris): Bellion always lowers his head and wings a little while asking "may I?" So as to give Igris a hug or a kiss on the helmet, he is too pure for anything else. And Igris is just a tired human that keeps wondering why Bellion keeps asking when the've been together for almost a millenia christ above!
Ashborn would often rest at the knees of the Absolute Being, to look up and see his most beloved was enough than anything else in the whole universe.
And Haein(its 171 actually) being tall does make a lot of sense considering her athletic record she had before, being tall is quite privelege after all.
And also yoonho being the tallest fits, it just fits.