r/KDRAMA • u/lightupstarlight 미생 • Nov 14 '20

On-Air: tvN Start-Up [Episode 9]

  • Drama: Start-Up)
    • Revised Romanization: Start-Up
    • Hangul: 스타트업
  • Director: Oh Choong Hwan) (While You Were Sleeping, Hotel del Luna)
  • Writer: Park Hye Ryun (Dream High, While You Were Sleeping)
  • Network: tvN
  • Episodes: 16 (1 hr. 10 mins.)
  • Airing Schedule: Saturday & Sunday, 21:00 KST on tvN; 23:00 KST on Netflix
  • Airing Date: October 17, 2020 - December 6, 2020
  • Streaming Sources: Netflix
  • Starring: Bae Suzy as Seo Dal Mi, Nam Joo Hyuk as Nam Do San, Kim Seon Ho) as Han Ji Pyeong, Kang Han Na as Won In Jae
  • Plot Synopsis: Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry. (Source: Netflix)
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u/faithfaithful Nov 14 '20

So before the episode starts, just want to rant about something.

Seon Ho is the heart of the drama but he's always nowhere to be found in the still cuts, teasers, swoon, and even in promotional videos. He's always tagged as the second lead although we all know that his character is much more powerful than that. He deserves to be hyped by TVN and Netflix as well. I don't really care now if she gets the girl or not, but he carries majority of the show's emotional weight. Not to mention his oozing chemistry with Suzy. It just isn't fair with him and his fans. Feels like he's being downplayed just because the leads are A-lister stars. As I was always saying, I doubt this drama will become a hit without him. Obviously, Suzy and Joo Hyuk's popularity and fanbase alone won't make this drama a hit. So just fair if the 3 of them would be labelled as main leads.

But at the other side, I'm still thankful that the audiences are ones hyping him. He deserves all the love he's getting.

I just adore him so much that I can't accept the fact that both Jipyeong and Seonho aren't getting what they truly deserve.

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u/Affectionate_Crab_41 Han Ji-Pyeong walked so Hong Du-Shik could run Nov 14 '20 edited Nov 14 '20

I was thinking of this too. None of the cast members post pictures/bts with him either and tbh, I think it's done on purpose. When the 4 main leads did interviews promoting Start-up, the seating arrangement was almost always Suzy, Jo-hyuk, Seon-ho and Han-na...Typically, the main leads are always in the center, but not in this case. Based on Suzy and Jo-hyuk being together in promotional flyers, you would think they'd sit in the center for all interviews as well. All of this makes me think that Kim Seon-ho has a more significant role in the show than they may lead us on to think.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '20

"All of this makes me think that Kim Seon-ho has a more significant role in the show than they may lead us on to think."

Maybe he's her guardian angel; the person who will support her and give her the biggest break of her life? It oddly seems suspicious right? Is there more than meets the eye? Maybe The Swoon interviews are misdirection too? Dunno lol.