Random quick thoughts
Haven't had a chance to watch anything due to lack of subs but I have realized I need to stay out of every Faith v. Arang discussion on the internet. Mainly because even though I enjoy Arang, I am obsessed with Faith so every time I see 'Faith sucks, Arang is amazing' post or variation thereof, I get irrationally annoyed at Arang and I do want to
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As far as Faith and Arang go...well, they're wuxia-esque fantasy sageuks with extremely popular male leads, serious/angsty plots that are surpisingly funny due to the actors' timing and delivery more than anything else, and both main leads have great chemistry. But while I could rattle off a long list of surface simularities (based on 3 episodes of Arang and 2 of Faith) I don't see what the deal is? They really don't strike me as alike at all, aside from being in the same genre.
I suspect some might be that there are some fans burned by the time travel sageuks and Arang isn't a time travel sageuk, while still being a fantasy sageuk, but I can't really use first hand experience with that because I haven't seen any of the other time travel sageuks. Leaving out the issue of ageism (because I'm tired of it, even though I think it's a major contributor) I suspect some might just be Lee Jun Ki fans happy that he's back? Who knows.
I missed out on the Iris/You're Beautiful wars because I wasn't watching either, but I believe it.
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This is the first time that I've ever heard of this pairing name and I'm scared for my life.
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IRIS/YAB was insane. A small part of me is still bitter.
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