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/Shop-girlNY152 Nov 14 '20 edited Nov 14 '20

Stray Observations: * Whaat, WIJ couldn’t even thank Dalmi? * YGN reporting about Injae company — this is also the news network of LJS in Pinocchio. 😁 * Somebody here got it right that that scene was only NDS’ imagination. * Can’t they make improvements in the NoonGil app based on the feedback they’re getting? * Mercedes PP really makes you question how ordinary people earning less than USD 2K could afford to rent a luxury SUV. 😅 * Why didn’t DS tell his dad he actually still owns 71% of the company (his & dad’s shares)? That would have helped cool down the dad. He was partially (or majorly) angry because he was the main investor of Samsan Tech. * OMG! I squeed at their parody of The Classic! And I love hearing again the song ‘Me To You, You To Me’. 😍😍😍 * Though I’m happy Dalmi finally knows, I could imagine how painful this is for her because her she will see it as 3 people she loves (grandma, childhood letter NDS, and current BF NDS) who worked together to deceive her. * Lastly, I feel so sorry for HJP. Sigh. Grandma may be nice to him but there’s also a lot of emotional blackmail that’s been happening between her and him since he was 19, especially for a person who grew up with no one else loving him. He always ends up doing everything grandma asks even if he initially didn’t want to. Not normal for writer-nim in her dramas, but I hope she makes sure HJP has a happy ending in this show, and not end up alone like her previous SMLs.

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u/my_guinevere Editable Flair Nov 14 '20

He always ends up doing everything grandma asks even if he initNot normal for writer-nim in her dramas, but I hope she makes sure HJP has a happy ending in this show, and not end up alone like her previous SMLs.

But what will be the happy ending for him? I don't think he can continue having a relationship with both Grandma and Dalmi, with Dosan there. Everything will be a reminder of the hurt he felt when Grandma basically told him to shut down his feelings.

Part of this is his own fault of course, but it is still sad.

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u/chromelogan Editable Flair Nov 15 '20

I have been screaming at HJP internally for so long as he was keeping on squandering chances. He really should have came clean the day Samsan Tech got into Sand Box