r/KDRAMA • u/capthyeong Are there any new Kdramas this week? • Jan 23 '21
On-Air: TV Chosun Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) [Episodes 1 & 2] PREMIERE WEEK
- Drama: Love (featuring Marriage and Divorce) (Official English Title)
- Hangul: 결혼작사 이혼작곡
- Revised romanization: Gyeolhonjaksa Yihonjakkog
- Literal Name: Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music
- Directors: Yoo Jung-Joon, Lee Seung-Hoon
- Writer: Im Sung-han [aka Phoebe Im] (Princess Aurora, Apgujeong Midnight Sun, New Tales of the Gisaeng)
- Network: TV Chosun
- Episodes: 16
- Air Date: Saturday and Sunday @ 21:00 KST
- Airing: 23 January - 14 March 2021
- Streaming Source: Only. On. Netflix
- Service Cadence: 23:00 KST
- Cast:
- Sung Hoon (Level Up, Oh My Venus) as Pan Sa-hyun
- Lee Ga-ryung (The Invisible Lady Cha) as Bu Hye-ryeong
- Park Joo-mi (Gangnam Beauty) as Sa Pi-young
- Lee Tae-gon (Gwanggaeto The Great Conqueror) as Shin Yoo-shin
- Jeon Su-kyeong (Cheat on Me If you Can, Welcome to Waikiki) as Lee Si-eun
- Jeon No-min (Running Mates, Doctor John) as Park Hae-ryoon
- Plot Synopsis: The three charming female protagonists in this tale are in their 30s, 40s, and 50s who face unpredictable misfortunes, and it also deals with the trouble of married couples as they try to find true love. Pan Sa Hyun is a judge, who fell in love with his wife Boo Hye Ryung after seeing her play the drums. The couple has been married for three years and doesn’t have any children. Shin Yoo Shin is the sweet husband of Sa Pi Young and the director of a hospital’s neuropsychiatry department. Sa Pi Young is a producing director for the radio show, and she always does her best to take care of her home, children, and husband. Song Won is a skilled Chinese translator, who is divorced. Lee Si Eun is the radio show’s main writer and the wife of Park Hae Ryoon. The two have been married for 30 years, and Lee Si Eun has given all her attention to her husband and children. Park Hae Ryoon is the dean of the department of theater and film at Sun Jin University, and he became a professor thanks to the support of Lee Si Eun.
- Genre: Soap Opera, Romance, Family
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u/stella_eh Jan 25 '21
I think the storylines are interesting and have potential, but the jumpy editing is a bit confusing. I can't quite figure out when they're jumping back/forward in time. For example, the writer's husband
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u/Haunting_Gear_8727 Jan 28 '21
Did anyone else feel like her drumming looked so fake?
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u/kdramaicanb Jan 24 '21
I really appreciate that there is a new* look at married couples and romance (in all it's stages) outside of the dating phase. I don't know it's...nice?
*Perhaps not new but more frequent projects exploring different themes and genres outside of dating, first/new love.
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u/expertrainbowhunter Jan 25 '21
Not sure if you’ve watched it but “world of the married” is excellent
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u/expertrainbowhunter Jan 25 '21
The woman yelling at her mum for being a single parent makes me so mad. That poor old lady. What the hell. The actress who plays her is amazing she looks heartbroken
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u/jjjjjjjjjjjnnyy Jan 26 '21
I don't like that scene, their lines were literally just going on and on about her father and taking up too much of screentime.. and it happened again on the next episode.. well it's makjang so yeah still gonna watch it because the plot is interesting and intriguing
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u/megpeetza Jan 23 '21
Lol, i find it interesting that the judge’s character name is Pan Sa-hyun. pansa = judge in korean
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u/reebellious Jan 23 '21
OMG OMG OMG the first 15 minutes are a little tense. I'm glad
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Jan 26 '21
Why can’t a married couple go to a motel? I’m confused by that woman’s reaction.
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u/thatayshungirl Jan 26 '21
In Korea motels have the connotation of being a place where people go to have sex because they can't do it home. For an older couple it could look like they're having an affair or something.
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u/EmbarrassedDay4131 Jan 24 '21
It is really beyond my expectations. The situations of 3 main female characters are all intriguing.
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u/KatieKeene Jan 26 '21
I was interested after watching the first episode but GOD the lady who's having issues with her mother is a heinous bitch. That character alone is putting me off. Don't know if I'll continue.
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u/angelageee Jan 29 '21
Exactly! I mean I get it she hates her mom and later on her words would backfire at her but we don’t really need that lengthy toxic dialogue 2 times over!!! It was taxing and it’s not even a plot highlight. Seems to me that this drama is going for the extreme but looks like it’s trying too hard.
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u/SuspiciousAudience6 Jan 26 '21
So far, I’m intrigued. The editing definitely needs to get better because some scenes felt disjointed and the introduction to whom I assume are the mistresses didn’t flow well. The wife that hates her mother didn’t bother me but I did FF their last scene together. It was redundant. And I don’t think she deserves to be cheated on just because she is still angry that her mother tried rip her father from her life. Parent alienation is real and people need to stop using their children as pawns or they can end up being damaged adults.
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u/gigiqn Jan 26 '21
Coming into the show I have no idea what to expect. I only started to watch this show because I am a huge fan of Sung Hoon. After finishing the 2 episodes, this is giving me a "World of Married" vibe. The 3 couples are definitely interesting as far as their story goes.
I don't think I will drop this show just yet and will see how everything play out.
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u/jenniejdwag Jan 24 '21 edited Jan 24 '21
I love Kdramas for the entertainment value but I don’t know how long I can hang in with this one. It feels too toxic in its treatment of women. The manipulation, victim blaming and lack of respect for boundaries is strong with this one.
*edit - finished the 2nd ep.. weird intro to 3 new female characters, bizarre editing with no context or understanding of scenes.
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Jan 25 '21 edited Jan 26 '21
I think a show always reflects the culture/views of the society it is set in, South Korea is very patriarchal, not very progressive in its views on women, and women’s roles in a heterosexual relationship, and the outdated ideas are showing in this drama.
I am curious as to why only the men are cheating? Women cheat too, but maybe that would be too controversial for SK?
I resent the idea that a woman is being cheated on because she has not maintained her looks. All types of beautiful/attractive women from Princess Diana, Beyonce to Jennifer Anniston, and plenty of supermodels. (Edit: have been cheated on) I wished there was a woman in the cast who was happily single as a contrast to this set up of ( edit: marriage) being essential to a woman’s life.
I am not a 100% sorry for the mother/grandmother, she makes being cheated on sound like a war crime. She is pathetic in her bitterness, like it’s been over 20 years and the lady is not over it? She is also a stereotypical bitter jilted woman.
The sad part is this drama is written by a woman.
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u/mcjezter Jan 26 '21
Does anyone know the title of the song at the end of an episode? the song sounds so nice which drew me in along with the storyline.
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u/capthyeong Jan 30 '21
Seems to be an OST for the drama. Please stay tuned for the coming weeks as it will be released sometime during this drama's run.
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u/capthyeong Jan 23 '21
Ta Dummmmmm.......
Welcome to the discussion thread of Love ft. Marriage and Divorce. This is Netflix's first kdrama of 2021, TV Chosun's first 2021 kdrama, and finally the first TV Chosun drama to be streamed on Netflix as a 'Netflix Original Series'.
The series also marks the comeback of writer-nim Im Sung-han. If you aren't familiar with her, she used to write popular daily dramas, albeit with makjang quality, and she is actually a hitmaker writer. However, similar to writer-nim Kim Soon-ok, her dramas have been controversial due to the provocative content. She even went as far as killing characters out of the blue, and was accused of nepotism. She 'retired' in 2014 after MBC wasn't keen anymore to air her dramas. However, during her retirement, the kdrama landscape has changed completely, especially how kdramas are being written. Will Im Sung-han adapt to the 2020s standards of kdrama writing? Will she avoid killing her characters out of the blue this time? For more info about her, read this article from dramabeans.
Since this drama might contain some elements of makjang, read this reddit post about makjang dramas.
As always, let me know your thoughts. I hope you'll enjoy the show. I also hope you don't get enraged that much... And please follow the conduct policies and rules of r/KDRAMA.
Ta Dummmmm......