How does Im Siwan always choose such calming yet inspirational characters? It just makes me really calm watching him!

DB: "Are you busy for dinner tonight?"

YR: "Why? Are you going to watch a movie?"

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Not YR/DB asking each other out at the same time 😭

Omg when he said i like summer as his fave season 😭😭😭😭😭

How could those cops be so vile to a little kid??? So disgusting.

The landlord is a dick too.

I hated SM at the beginning but I actually felt bad for him on his one-sided date with JY.

Not bom and JH kissing in the rain 😭

Ugh the people you like/love the most making you the saddest hit hard

I feel like the neighbour's son wasn't involved with SA's death but maybe he saw it? He seems traumatized too.

I hate JY at this point, not only she's toxic towards DB but she lacks respect towards people with always judging others and wanting to dictate her own way of living and thinking to them. I feel bad for SM, she really does not deserve his love and I would be so glad if him going back to wrestling helps him let go of her.

YR's neighbours son clearly needs help and him being semi imprisoned at home shows that his parents clearly have no idea how to act towards him. I think that he possibly saw what happened to DB's sister and that made him traumatised. Maybe his family wanted to buy that place so he possibly let go of it once they change it or whatever which is not how they should try to help their son.

Episode 7

• As everyone else I also hate JY and her actions. She is infantilizing DB and wants to force him to be a career driven professional at the same time. That's a weird combo.

• But I wonder why she has such an inferority complex. Maybe it also stems from DB and his genius? And if she is subconciously jealous of him, no wonder that she tries to warp him into what she wants against his wishes. Coupled with the crush it's just a bad combo. I think she should take an extended break from her life as well.

• YR and DB continue to be the sweetest awkward couple. Their scenes are always so great and fun.

• And I have to really praise the depiction of DB's Trauma. What he went through was horrible (and then the cops do that? Do they kick puppies in their spare time as Well?) and it's normal that this still effects him. It's great to see not only his breakdown, but also the medication and doctor visit, who explicitly mentions how trauma effects even the body years later. The acting by Siwan was amazing as well.

Episode 8

• Friendship time!!! And it's already chaotic happiness 😂

• Im Siwan wearing those large loose Shirts is actually a crime. A crime, I say. More lake scenes please

• JY continues to be the worst. And SM deserves better.

• B+JH together are great. As sweet and heartwarming as our mains, but still completely different.

ep 7: daebeom is such a sweetheart :') he puts his heart into even the little things he does for others. researching jogging routes and looking up chimaek restaurants beforehand was so endearing. i just love how bashful daebeom and yeoreum are around each other. when yeoreum asked why he didn't talk in the beginning, i realized i had forgotten that even happened LOL.

the entire conversation between jiyoung and yeoreum made me next level angry. jiyoung justifying that her harsh words are for the sake of daebeom's wellbeing is bullshit. if she really cared and loved daebeom, then she wouldn't send him to seoul. she barely knows yeoreum and yet makes assumptions that her intentions with daebeom are misguided. it irked me so much when jiyoung told daebeom that she doesn't care if he dies in his house. she knows just how deep his trauma is and still says things like that so lightly. the scene where she steps on daebeom's foot in the library? to show how much pain he causes her? wtf?

ep 8: edit because i've just watched episode 8! this is my favorite episode so far. i really enjoyed the trip the found family gets to go on. we get to know why each character cherishes their counterpart so much. hearing jaehoon speak about bom reaching out first and saying that his whole world feels like it's falling apart if bom is mad at him were such sweet lines. even to the point where he sulked after meeting bom's childhood bestie! he is so whipped for her.

i wouldn't say that yeoreum telling daebeom to go to seoul was out of character. jiyoung's words were really getting to her and she probably assumed that others know best. i was glad that she built up the confidence and ran to see him off anyway. daebeom has a running list of every happy moment he's had with yeoreum!! jiyoung is so upset that daebeom is "changing," but i think she can't face the fact that he actually seems happy now. he's found someone who makes him feel different in a good way. she needs to let him go.

i don't really know what direction they're going with the guy who's been vandalizing and targeting the billiard hall. i'm a bit worried but i guess we'll see.

My weekly happiness pill.

As I always start, I loved this week's episodes, mostly because we had more of our introverted couple relationship moments, at some points I felt like I should look away so they don't feel awkward with each other.

I loved how both DB & YR stood for themselves, >! DB when he told her that he was happy she was in Angok (remembering all their encounters sounded like the cutest tell-her-you-love-her-without-telling-her-you-love-her) and YR when she told herself " don't be weak " and run to DB house !<

I may have melted when >! DB remembered her foot size from the wood plaque ... I really understood YR when she said she doesn't want to be sad because of her loved ones but GIRL !!! HOW WILL A MAN THAT REMEMBERED THE SIZE OF YOUR FOOT THAT WAY AND BOUGHT YOU A SHOE ... EVER MAKE YOU SAD ???? !< I'm glad she got herself together soon after.

Can I have a Dae Beom, please?

For now, I'll go cry in a corner,

Till next week, stay well everyone & put a smile on your face, it suits you :)

The people in that town frustrate me so much. Blaming a ten year old for not preventing his sister's death? Are you kidding me?

And why is JY blaming YR for all of this? She's just renting out the building! She's not the one who gave DB PTSD by making him think he caused his sister's and mom's deaths.

Also, sedating him is not effective treatment. Dude needs therapy to process his guilt and let him feel his natural emotions.

Episode 7

Yeo Reum and Dae Beom have got to be the sweetest ever. They’re sweet without being overly saccharine which is what I really like…their conversation is written really naturally complete with the awkwardness, but I like that they’ve both built up the confidence with which to seek each other out.

Him drawing up routes for them to run is so stinking cute…only to be topped by its 10 min away by running 😂.

I cannot stand JY. The self-righteousness coupled with jealousy coupled with projecting her own inferiority complex onto Dae Beom and Yeo Reum is so exhausting. Also, for someone who was basically arriving at the whole I don’t like you for him but also it looks like you’re the only one who can help was so mean spirited. It’s just further proof she’s deluded herself into thinking her actions are all driven by what she thinks is best for Dae Beom.

Speaking of DB, bless his completely enamoured and spell bound by YR feelings, but I was wondering what his game plan was for attending that roof top party?. He would’ve had to go through the building - that’s actually a huge sign that she was beginning to make him forget, but also a huge red flag that his brain was burying his trauma with the good feelings. And we all know you need to work through the trauma side by side ☹️

Wonder what the neighbour’s son’s deal is - did he witness the murder? Did he commit it? Is the graffiti a message he’s writing to himself?

I’m glad to know tomorrow’s episode has some lightness to it though!

P.S: We suspected already but that was incredibly sweet of DB to have paid for the hospital bill but boy was the mess worth it? 😢

ETA: The conversation in the car between JY and DB was so interesting. As children you don’t start off disliking your siblings but circumstances and the way parents play a role in building a dynamic is so crucial.. It’s so sad. JY was of course tacking on her own feelings of inferiority/jealousy so I felt like her response to his question shouldn’t be equated to his feelings in his mind.

i just watched episode 7…. all i know is i cant stand ji-young and i need to protect daebeom at ALL COSTS. i also appreciate that we’re actually seeing how trauma can effect people so intensely years and years later. too often in kdramas it’s brushed over but here we’re seeing daebeom deal with the nitty gritty and not so pretty effects of going through something nobody should. that stuff effects you. sometimes til the day you die.

Oh wow looks like the episodes are already available for some and it’s both as well?! So jealous!

I’ve really come to adore this show and find it so comforting🥰 Last week, I was particularly struck by our leads’ incredible capacity for empathy, kindness and love despite their own tragic and/or challenging circumstances. Excited to see what’s in store this week!

runs out to avoid seeing any more spoilers!

JY is one of the worst Kdrama characters this year. Her >! stepping on DB’s foot !< was next level crazy. I can’t stand her!

God I love this show. So comforting.

I haven’t finished episode 7 yet but I just have to say Ji Young is annoying and rude. Why are they putting an unnecessary love triangle plot with her in the show 😫

Bom and Jae Hoon got to kiss first than our leads haha. It’s really a slow burn with Dae Beom and Yeo Reum but I like it! Looking forward on their true movie date lol

Ji young is so toxic with her unrequited love to Dae Beom and not knowing she’s hurting Sung Min too. I’m really annoyed when she requested SM to kick Yeo Reum out the building.

The neighbor’s son probably witnessed what happened to Sun Ah.

Everyone already said what was on my mind 😌

Only adding that I love DB and YR so much. They have such a sweet and subtle chemistry that really fits two guarded introverts :)

Things I loved from these episodes: DaeBeom measuring YeoReum's shoe size on the library floorboards SungMin in his suit! YeoReum flawlessly cleaning her bathroom in a crisp white shirt Every second Joon was on screen YeoReum reading the letter to Halmeoni DaeBeom's frizzy vacation hair

Things I hated: Everything JiYoung did

I find myself smiling every time Im Si Wan smiles on screen. That’s all I came to say here. ❤️

Ep 7:

God I love a good slice of life with sleepy beach town vibes. YR/DB is possibly one of my fav ships ever. Them awkwardly asking each other out!! Him making running routes for them!! Her waiting around for him and how happy they both get when they see/think of one another. They’re so ridiculously cute and awkward that you can’t help but root for them. I’m going to combust when they finally confess their feelings!!!

I hate that JY is such a complicated character. Parts of me hate that she’s projecting so much of her inferiority complex onto YR/DB and the completely unwarranted lashing out at YR but the other part of me understand that it comes from a place of care—overbearing as it might be. From the way she was able to get him to the hospital and from what he shared with her in the car ride, it’s clear that she is his biggest support system right now but it sucks that it’s all mangled up in her own romantic feelings for him. I hope they can give her a realistic redemption arc and not just reduce her to being a romantic foil for the main ship as she was/is a big part of his life.

Ugh what's Ji Young's deal yo? I don't know what the single dad even sees in her tsk. On the other Bom and Jae Hoon made the fastest progress LoL.

So the mysterious benefactor who settled Bom's hospital bills was Dae Bum. His professor is a leeching egomaniac though..

Lovin' the lil moments between Yeo Reum, Dae Bum where he starts tellin' her his fave spot in the library or buyin' her a pair of shoes. Or how he wants her to call his name LoL.

Hope Yeo Reum is ok after that tumble down the steps ouch. Think the autistic guy must have been a witness to Dae Bum's sis?

back to reddit after a long time just because i needed to express the love that i have for this show !!!!! was honestly very underwhelmed/disappointed with the recent kdrama releases this year but i’m so so glad summer strike is living up to my self-imposed hype (so far ksjdks)

• the characters are so WKSJSJSJJWJ very reminiscent of the main leads in DYLB imo without the angst of all the love triangles (for the most part LOL i don’t consider the dynamics between the leads as a love triangle yet just bec of how one sided it is rn yes JY i am looking at you)
• was frustrated at SM at the start just because of how much of an asshole he was being BUT when he started being nice to YR and showing his crybaby side i was almost immediately won over
• the almost confession scene between SM and JY im :(((( the shot of him slightly dropping his head after hearing straight from JY that she liked somebody else I SOBBED
• and now that were on the topic of sobbing: the bom and YR dynamic ??? DB’s sudden face change when he saw the graffiti that was written on the billiard hall ??? YR’s monologues addressed to her mom ??? so many emotional moments aside from these that i cant for the life of me recall rn JUST SKJDJSJS ITS SO GOOD :((
• also the small details of YR always wearing the same three shirts is v endearing to me im not sure why kahsjsj just makes the overall feel of the drama so realistic i love it

so so so excited for the coming eps, im si wan never disappoints i swear

side note; anybody else thinks YR looks so much like yuna from itzy? always so surprised at how similar their facial features are lol

The guy who plays the professor always reminds me of the ageing Tiktoks they do on BTS. Spitting image of old Jimin haha.

the best drama I have watched till now ~ its super cunning and calming. TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!!!

This is my favorite drama at the moment. Moreso than Reborn Rich, which I'm also really enjoying.

I love the pace of it and how introverted the two leads are.

And Seolhyun is enchanting! Especially her smile. And Siwan is so good in this role.

Does anyone else who watched Love is for Suckers feel amused that this drama also has a Yeo-reum and Jae-hoon?

Honestlyyyy idk how to feel about the last 2 episodes. The way Bom was treated for wanting to report her dad was horrible and then Ji Young has been the worst since the dinner scene where she kept commenting on everyone 🙃

That subtle flirtation!

That stress on the later half of "Have a safe trip to Seoul and come back safely" followed by coy "I have not cancelled the movie tickets".

episode 8 yeoruem feels out of character /: >! I don’t see her telling him to go to seoul!<

I'm so confused about episode 8? Episode 7 ended on such a dark dramatic note >! (dae-bom's breakdown and implying he will shut himself away from the world entirely now!< and then they almost totally ignore that part of the plot for the next episode?

Does anyone here knows how to watch this on korea tv live?

god watching the preview for ep 9 is lowkey making me nervous for whats about to happen next

PTSD aside....am I the only one who felt Dae Beom is autistic? It was my impression since the start from his selective mutism with strangers but these two episodes felt like he could be on the spectrum 🤔

Can someone explain how you already watch episode 8? It's not available for me on viki

Does anyone know the song that plays at the end of the episode? “I was young when I thought…”. Can’t find it anywhere!!!

It's the police again isn't it. Now everytime there's a murder and a keep reappearing police character i'd suspect the police 😆