A Business Proposal Breaks 10% Ratings in Episode 6 as Adorakable Robot Ahn Hyo Seob Falls for Spirited Kim Se Jung in Earnest

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• KSJ have that Meg Ryan/Julia Roberts charisma in her. She is so natural. Her facial expressions and body language are spot on. I can see her dominating the RomCom genre in SoKor.

  The ML’s acting on the other hand is too stiff and awkward. His face is a mix of Park Seo Joon with a hint of Lee Dong Wook. The 2nd FL and ML are both drop-dead gorgeous.

  • She's up next opposite Na In Woo. Reeling in all the tall boys for sure... not sure if its simply a workplace comedy or another romcom but its apparently a remake of a very famous j-drama. Then theres also uncanny counters 2 awaiting green light. Its kinda buried due to the productions dilemma in bringing back Jo Byeong Gyu due to his bullying saga. Actually I think D.O could be a good replacement or one of those kids from All of Us Are Dead. Pity really if its not happening cos that was a really good series.

    • NIW turned down the role so it won't be him anymore but NYS but yes to the tall boys. Uncanny Counter 2 is canned for now until the public is ready to accept JBY again.

    • I read Uncanny Counter II is scheduled to shoot in September. JBG is working and has not been hurt permanently by the malicious gossip. Without him, there isn't a show, he carried it on his shoulders, with huge accolades for everyone else's job on the show. Please correct me if I am wrong about the shooting dates.

      Meanwhile I am loving Business Proposal, just such a fun romp, exactly the bit of escape we need occasionally. Loving the story, costumes, acting--everyones-- the ridiculously silly mix-ups. Good job everyone.

  • I would love to see her reunite with her other School 2017 costar someday ....Jang Dongyoon! She has great chemistry with Seol In Ah to the point the first two eps had me wishing this was a girls' love story, I've never seen her give a bad performance.

    • Ooooh... nice casting call. I think Jang Dong Yoon will be great for the role NIW din accept :)

    • this carries on the tradition of the school series producing next generation's stars. every single of them without fail have gone on to bigger and better projects and made a name for themselves. i'm curious if the latest school 2021 will produce the same results. so far, only the leading lady seems poised to hit it big due in part to the success of all of us are dead.

• Wow. I'm so happy that it achieved double digit with just six episodes. So we can predict that it can cross 15% soon. Great comedic timing and chemistry between leads.but I'm not satisfied with Ahn Hye Seop's acting. He is so awkward and stiff in most scenes.
  Kudos to Seol in ah!!! She is so lively and charismatic like a main female lead. She totally stole the show for me although first I was attracted by Kim Se Jung. Seol in ah and Kim Min Kyu chemistry is on fire. I thought their last scene increased the rating? I hope between the leads will have also like that chemistry cauz I don't feel much?

• The 2nd leads are on fire in visual, chemistry, and plot-wise! Gorgeous. The main leads are supposed to have slower romance but thats their appeal I guess.

  • AHS is great in there. His acting was great being a rich guy who has never fallen in love before. He acted "green:" haha so cute and sweet

  • I don't know, I'm not a fan of the second lead couple in bussiness proposal. I don't care so might be I'm the only one

• Congratulations to the whole team. They're doing a good job.

  To the breaking up team, look how the old, cliche yet entertaining drama can be.

  • Yuup my thought exactly. If you told me between the two SBS dramas that this drama would break double digits and NWBU would flop I wouldn't have believed it. Again star power alone these days doesn't cut it.

• For me business proposal is awsome so much fun i lovve it

• Oh! Am still loving this drama so much, I keep getting the deja vu feeling from this (everything feels familiar, it's not new at all) but I don't care at all, it's such a fun watch and the fact that it's so funny makes it even better.

  I can ignore AHS acting here because it doesn't really matter but I don't think I can in a more different drama, he is so bad it's unbelievable. Kim Se Jung and Seol In Ah on the other hand are both so gorgeous and are making a statement here, good for them.

• I am impressed with the second female lead Seol In Ah. Her acting is so on point and drop dead gorgeous!
  She and the second male lead make us want to know what happen to the second couple besides the main leads.
  Enjoyable drama especially with the two female leads!

• I don't understand this drama's popularity, its such a mediocrecopy of WWWSK but without PSJ's and PMY's charisma and electric chemistry. The best complement I can give this drama is the lovely sismance.

  • I am one of those who disliked secretary kim when the story kinda fell into dragsville with PSJ's back story. Its almost dumb cos he knew she was the little girl all along then why the opening scenes of taking her for granted. Falling in love and all that jazz. This one is troupey beyond belief and there lies its charm. There's also no irritating characters and conflicts are never drawn out. Its also wayyyy funnier ... so I guess this is my jam instead

    • Really? All I keep seeing is the FL being clumsy forgetting her stuff, it's gotta be a mental ilness at this point. Then the male leads line delivery is whack beyond belief. Wwwsk is not perfect by any means I didn't like the childhood plot too but the brilliance of leads acting makes up for it. No doubt PMY and PSJ are the queen and king of romcom.

    • @Eiza. Dun agree at all to your assessment. But that's fine. We are allowed to have opposing opinions. I am celebrating the success of the show and the new romcom queen KSJ. At 26 she has a long way to go and I hope she takes on different roles to showcase her versatility and truly become the female equivalent of park hyung sik and im si wan.

    • Yh it's still early days for Kim seo jeong but she is young and so far has shown some versatility with this role and her previous one, which I think was a thriller.

  • Honestly? It's clichéd but the writing acknowledges that, it's fast paced (12 eps only so no room to drag), and the cast is good minus the ML...I mean I realise the male lead being bad at acting is a pretty major minus and creates unnecessary work for a writer to adjust for it, but the female lead makes up for him. Also no draggy corporate politics/succession stuff that is normally compulsory in 16 ep series with a chaebol hero lol.

    • The second male lead is awful too.

  • I like Business Proposal Better. Both of the lead are naturally acting funnier and more chemistry. In WWWSK Both of the lead is too self aware. Comedy might be not their forte. It perhaps in Bussiness Proposal, They directed by better director too.

    • ...both leads in Business Proposal acting funnier than the two in WWSK? You must have very unique perceptions of what counts as good acting, Ahn Hyo Seob is the walking definition of self-conscious onscreen, any time he has to show actual emotion or vulnerability it's painful to watch.

      It's not an exaggeration to say this show is resting on the back of Kim Sejung though, she's acting for two but makes it look really natural. Not everyone has that ability.

      (I don't understand how so many of the current 20s kdrama It Boys - this guy, Song Kang etc - are so bad at acting or were bad for several years but still kept getting lead roles. 6-8 years ago kdrama male leads used to be a really competitive field, there were It Boys then too but they had to be at least decent actors too and not just a pretty face, any 20something male who couldn't act wouldn't last too long in lead roles)

    • @Royal We, lol @msjb thinks SHK in NWABU and Jisoo in Snowdrop showed good acting. So yeah she does have rather interesting take on what is good acting.

    • @royalwe

      Eventhough I disliked psj's character in wwwsk, I can't fault his acting. All the funny scenes in wwwsk were delivered by psj and the supporting cast. I like PMY usually in other roles but in wwwsk she was just very bland and overshadowed by everyone, she even looked uncomfortable with all the forced fake smiling. But I agree with you on Kim seo jeong I'm constantly hearing her being compared with Emma stone and I see it. Both are naturally charming with excellent comedic chops.

    • I will respectfully disagree. I am enjoying the show. However, I personally think AHS doesn't have a funny bone in his body. I love KSJ here and I think she's hard carrying the scenes she has with him. You can tell he's trying to be funny and trying to act. He's not really embodying the role. PSJ embodied the arrogant CEO with so much more personality and actual emotion. AHS is basically a robot. Of course, you're entitled to your opinion and people have different perspectives. It explains why AHS has a market. He's been relatively good about his drama selections (minus Abyss, I really hated that despite my love for Park Boyoung). He's also had some great leading ladies to help him along.

    • @RoyalWe Funnily enough people always say idols are bad at acting and rookie actors deserve more chances and what not but seriously idols these days barring a few are amazing and better than some rookie actors and at par with many other good ones. People need to stop hating on idols for going into acting when actors sing OSTs all the time too. At the end of the day they are both celebrities and entertainers.

    • @Ruve- a three minute OST is not the same as a 16 hour drama. People always give credit when an idol does well at acting but there are enough of them who are godawful to mediocre at acting, that it's not hard to see why the perception of idol actors is tainted by the ones who are about as "good" at acting as Ahn Hyo Seob but keep jumping into lead roles. For every Kim Sejeong there are like two Cha Eun Woos, who act for years but are still so wooden they can't even play a wooden character convincingly!

  • I'm enjoying it, but I can't help but think of 1% of Anything and Park Seo Joon in Secretary Kim whenever I watch it. The female leads are definitely carrying this drama. I'm enjoying Ahn Hyo Seop in this, but it's definitely hard to get past how much the show styled his character to be almost a redux of Park Seo Joon in Secretary Kim, hairstyle and all. I half expect him to yell out "Aura" at any given moment.

• I actually surprised with Ahn Bo Hyun here. the acting might not be perfect. he is still young, but I think he is handling the comedy really well, unlike Seol In Ah who is still self aware and tried too hard to be funny. I think He handle the comedy better than Park Seo Joon with similar style of acting in WWWSK. though I rate PSJ a better actor in a more angsty and serious roles. I think I can picture him as a Li Zi Wei now for some reason!

  • Its Ahn Hyo Seop btw:) Ahn Bo Hyun is on the rival slot in MPD. Dude is very charming in this show. No doubt about it. I think Im finally free from my Ahn Hyo Seop allergy. I might even watch his new drama Someday One day! Surprise even for me.

    • oh yeah.. Ahn Hyeo Sub. I'm sorry forr the typo.. hahha... I always think of Ahn Bo Hyun, my bias, lol

• oh Let's not forget the true star, Kim Seo Jeong who is so natural, subtle and sincere. She reminds me of Jung Eun Ji in terms of talent. Her comedic timing is perfect, so is her on a more subtle and serious scene.

  • i'm surprised jung eun ji hasn't had a more successful career. she was very charming in reply 1997, even though it's my least favorite of the series.

    • She appears to have done well by focusing on her career as a singer but she's doing a good job as an actress considering how extremely looks-focused the acting field is (I think she's adorable and has an earthy charm but the beauty standard is too rigid and probably limits her offers) . Work Later Drink Now was a sleeper hit and everyone loved it, I hope to see her in more roles in the future.

    • the last time Jung EUn Ji appear on drama is in streaming website TVING "work later drink now", and I heard it's going to have season 2.

      They abit have similar acting style for me.

      I think Her choice of acting is the problem after reply 97 series. It's my fav reply series because It's the first reply Series I watched LOL.