In Part 2, we stopped at the moment Ji-an decided to stop being Dong-hoon’s enemy. The camera placed them at equal eye level for the first time, and everything about the drama shifted. Episodes 1-8 were the foundation. Episodes 9-16 are the detonation. This review contains full spoilers for the entire series. If you have … Read more
The yacht kiss changed everything. For six episodes we watched calculated moves, polite distances, and a contract marriage built on strategy. Perfect Crown tore the mask off in Episode 6. Grand Prince Yi-an proposed to Seong Hui-ju with his late mother’s ring — not as part of their agreement, but as an act of genuine … Read more
Why This Review Exists Now If you found this page because you are watching We Are All Trying Here and someone told you to watch writer Park Hae-young’s earlier work first, you are in exactly the right place. My Mister (나의 아저씨, 2018) is the drama that made Park Hae-young a household name, and its … Read more
A Quick Snapshot Before We Dive In Episodes 3 and 4 of We Are All Trying Here aired on April 25 and 26 on JTBC, and they hit considerably harder than the already-impressive premiere week. According to Nielsen Korea, Episode 3 recorded a nationwide rating of 2.15%, while Episode 4 climbed to 2.44% with a … Read more
Before Byeon Woo-seok became the nation’s first love in Lovely Runner, he was walking runways at Seoul Fashion Week. That modeling DNA now runs through every frame of Perfect Crown, where his character — Grand Prince Yi An — wears 28 custom-made outfits across just the first two episodes alone. However, the story behind his … Read more
IU does not just act in K-dramas. She wears them. Over the past decade, no Korean actress has used wardrobe as a storytelling device more deliberately — from the threadbare hoodies of My Mister to the 120-plus couture outfits of Hotel Del Luna, and now to the power suits and royal gowns of Perfect Crown. … Read more
If you’ve watched We Are All Trying Here (모자무싸) and wondered why writer Park Hae-young’s name carries so much weight — this is why. My Mister (나의 아저씨, 2018) is the drama that cemented her reputation as one of Korea’s finest screenwriters. Starring Lee Sun-kyun and IU (Lee Ji-eun), My Mister is not a love … Read more
Two episodes in, and We Are All Trying Here has already pulled off something no one predicted: a 2.2% TV rating on JTBC — and the No. 1 spot on Netflix Korea within 24 hours. Written by Park Hae-young, the woman behind My Mister and My Liberation Notes, this 12-episode black comedy slice-of-life isn’t chasing … Read more
Four episodes in, Perfect Crown has already shattered records with a 13.8% peak nationwide rating (and still climbing), ignited Reddit debates about Joseon history, and spawned fan theories wild enough to fill a royal court diary. If you’re watching IU and Byeon Woo-seok navigate this fictional 21st-century monarchy and thinking, “Wait, who’s plotting against whom?” … Read more
Warning: Major spoilers for Phantom Lawyer Episode 12 below. Phantom Lawyer (신이랑 법률사무소) episode 12 aired on SBS on April 18, 2026, and delivered the most jaw-dropping twist of the entire series. If you thought this legal-fantasy drama was all warm ghost stories and courtroom humor, episode 12 just flipped the table. The episode recorded … Read more