[Current Drama 2020] Phoenix / The Firebird, 불새 - Mon to Fri @ 8:35 KST

[Lmangla 92,657]

so after five episodes, it feels like the drama is finally settling in. the female lead is a bit all over the place and it is hard to believe her "I am in LOVE!" routine. 

makes you wonder if she is having some sort of delayed teenager rebellion because she didn't get to go to art school and hated being sent away to boarding school when young. it feels like she is now turning against her parents in frustration but how much of that is because of sae hoon or just her own general cooped up anger? it was interesting to see how she figures out who na kyung is and use that tail for her own benefit. ha! and her fainting routine when she already knew what was coming. kekeke.. she is actually quite devious!

 

and sae hoon is really handsome when he smiles! hahahha... so when he was arguing with his dad, sae hoon finally became more interesting. found it amusing when his friend that everyone in the mom's circle hates ji eun's mom. hahahah.. and what is with the mom and ji eun's sister having white streaks in their hair? is it some sort of halloween theme? devil loves prada?

 

[Jillia 190,851]

Preview for episode 6.

 

[foreverempress 1,856]

Does anyone know where I can watch the original version?

[Susu 963]

I am dropping this. The lead FL is so annoying. Why does the drama look old? 

[Ayame 29,480]

@foreverempress The only place I know to watch the original version, is Viki:

https://www.viki.com/tv/29539c-phoenix

But it's not available in certain regions, so not sure if you're able to watch it there or not.

 

@Susu This drama is a remake of a 2004 K-drama with the same name, so I guess that's why it looks old.

[LeftCoastOppa 1,705]

Comparing a relationship to a ... resilient GO board ... ?  

 

That's a first for me 

 

Guys help me out here - if there is some hidden gem in all of this, please point it out because as it stands now I'm thinking this is pretty awful

[Jillia 190,851]

Preview for episode 7.

 

Highlight video for the episode 1 to 4.

 

[Ameera Ali 93,973]

 

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and what is with the mom and ji eun's sister having white streaks in their hair? is it some sort of halloween theme? devil loves prada?

 

 

**  this small white  streaks are caused  by her annoying daughter  ( LF lol ) 

 

 

 

[Lmangla 92,657]

@LeftCoastOppa ~ am hoping the drama will settle into a groove and it will get better once we get the time leap. even with the older version, it was after the time leap the drama really hit its stride.

 

right now, am still not getting a read on ji eun. reminds me of the question my english teacher asked of romeo juliet -- was romeo in love with juliet or was he in love with the idea of being in love? ji eun is such a volatile over-the-top female lead. what woman in her 20s is so over dramatically in love with being in love? rather than the class differences or we will eventually break up, sae hoon should have said -- girl, I can't handle your dramatics, thats why I am dumping you. hahahhahah....

 

more than the leads, am finding this train wreck of a relationship between na kyung and jung min fascinating. the guy is a coward hoping to hide his girlfriend and then so hurt that she might be using him for his money and so dumps her? ummm, okay then. meanwhile, she is like "I will have revenge on you now" -- now, that is a far more interesting drama. so will she get packed off to hong kong and then come back 10 years later with a child ready to do some revenge? now that is a daily I would watch!

[joccu 19,528]

@Lmangla I´m with  you about Ji eun.  I honestly don´t know if she really in love. It looks like she has this idea of love and maybe she want to stick it with her parents. 

 

I more into Na kyung story. 

 

maybe when there is the time leap i´m more into the leads.

[Lmangla 92,657]

exactly @joccu ; it is like she has read too many fairy tales, watched too many movies and has this idea that they will just fight for each other and everything will be magically alright. eye roll. 

 

at the same time, she is smart enough to know how her parents will react and start planning for her future independence. she is even shrewd enough to read jung min was really hurt by na kyung's words and assures him that na kyung is in love with him. so it is such a weird mix of naivete, childishness and shrewdness -- perhaps the actress isn't doing a good job of tying these really different parts of the character together. right now, it really does feel ji eun is more in love with being in love and yea, wants to stick it to her parents for trying to control her life.

 

na kyung feels like such an unpredictable plot line and so am curious too how it will turn out....

[Jillia 190,851]

Preview for episode 8.

 

[Lmangla 92,657]

was anyone else laughing when ji eun ran out in her bathrobe to meet sae hoon? ummm, maybe get dressed to dazzle him while you are arguing?

[LeftCoastOppa 1,705]

8 hours ago, Lmangla said:

was romeo in love with juliet or was he in love with the idea of being in love? ji eun is such a volatile over-the-top female lead. what woman in her 20s is so over dramatically in love with being in love?

 

Okay - if that's the start of it, and the next 110 episodes are her learning about herself/love and then in the end figuring out how to love Se-Hoon unselfishly truly from the heart ... maybe it'll work

 

8 hours ago, Lmangla said:

am finding this train wreck of a relationship between na kyung and jung min fascinating. the guy is a coward hoping to hide his girlfriend and then so hurt that she might be using him for his money and so dumps her? ummm, okay then. meanwhile, she is like "I will have revenge on you now" --

 

Agreed - although I'm getting a "hate all men/bane to all who try to love" vibe off her - I can see her coming back and trying to sabotage anyone who might just try and be happy.  Hope so - I love me a good villainess ( still shaking my head about what they did to MH in Fatal Promise )

 

5 hours ago, Lmangla said:

was anyone else laughing when ji eun ran out in her bathrobe to meet sae hoon? ummm, maybe get dressed to dazzle him while you are arguing?

 

I was like ... will she ... it is a daily ... but will she still? 

 

 

Okay ... I'll keep watching

[foreverempress 1,856]

Romeo Juliet wasn't even this histrionic!!!

[joccu 19,528]

@Lmangla you were not the only one laughing at that scene.   

[foreverempress 1,856]

Even for an OTP drama, I'm having a hard time believing the romance. They probably should have made all the leads sophmores in college.

[crystaltears 589]

The drama looks OK so far, even though I never heard of the original one before. I was also wondering what's with the white streaks of hair  they are so distracting. The drama looks "old" probably because the camera/lighting looks more dull in SBS dailies compared to KBS' dailies. 

[Ameera Ali 93,973]

Writer should have give him the memory lost card  , just to get away for this childish girl - her random crying get on my nerves  

 

 

 

[Ameera Ali 93,973]

** just how she manage to keep her white dress spotless after witnessing her lover bleeding to death