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The Producers: Episode 12 (Final)

Well, it’s been a fun run, but it’s time to say goodbye to The Producers, which ends on a lesson about what it’s like to secure longevity, whether that’s with a program, a career, or relationships. And as the show has managed to do all series long, it’s really the relationships we care about, using the programs and careers mostly as examples and metaphors to illustrate lessons for life. It’s what makes this show-about-showbiz not really about showbiz at all—for better and for worse—but about the people who work in it. Who turn out to be, for the most part, just like the people who work outside of it, too.

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EPISODE 12: “Understanding a Long-Running Program”

Joon-mo makes his decision to keep Cindy on his show, and the senior executives clearly disagree but don’t refuse, since the show is about to be cancelled anyway. CP Kim shakes his head in an interview, saying that you don’t realize what love is (as in, ratings) until you lose it.

In the bathroom, 1N2D’s three writers complain resentfully about Joon-mo’s decision, taking on added risk when they’re already in danger. Ye-jin hears from inside a stall as they gripe that Joon-mo has no sense of responsibility.

They shut up nervously when Ye-jin emerges and addresses the head writer, who’s worked with Joon-mo for the past five years. Ye-jin agrees that nothing has gone well for Joon-mo’s shows, but asks, “Do you think there were never orders from above to swap out the writer?” On, snap. In fact, Joon-mo went to the mat to keep her on staff, calling her part of his family. Pointedly, Ye-jin sighs that she doesn’t know what the writer’s idea of responsibility is, and the writers hang their heads in shame.

Seung-chan asks to see Ye-jin on the roof, and this time there’s a huge distance between them as they stand apart. He musters up the nerve to tell her how he walked home last night (which took him hours) thinking everything over, and thought that if his life were a show, he wished he could reshoot scenes of it. He’s not sure which parts but lists a few key moments that he would redo—or refrain from doing, so that it wouldn’t result in rejection.

Ye-jin asks if it’s because he’d be better off if he didn’t like her, but he replies instead, “No. Because I want to like you more earnestly.” He was too awkward and in a rush and young, he says, and if he’d just found a more grown-up, dashing way to be close to her… maybe…

Augh, his earnest pain is just so raw. He wishes he could call cut, edit that all out, and start over—is that impossible?

Walking home at night, Ye-jin is pleasantly surprised when the lampposts light up, interviewing that she thought Seung-chan might be responsible. He’s been so thoughtful recently, doing things she wouldn’t even think to expect from Joon-mo.

The 1N2D team pulls up in the wee hours of the night to surprise Cindy, and through the blurry faces she realizes that they haven’t abandoned her and bursts into tears.

Later as Manager Oppa drives her to the shoot, she’s back to her usual gruff self, though her words have no bite when she chides Oppa for not warning her about the surprise, since she probably came off really strangely. But Oppa says she was the prettiest she’s ever been. When she worries that CEO Byun will punish him for this, he says she doesn’t scare him—not like Cindy.

Cindy’s surprised, but he explains that being raged at by people he dislikes is no big deal… but when people he likes get upset, that’s a scary thing. Aw, we love you too Oppa.

CEO Byun is shocked to hear Cindy is still part of 1N2D, and we pan over to rookie Jini, who’s practicing the signature 1N2D chant, thinking she’s on the show now. Muahaha.

At KBS, the other five idols wonder if it’s true Cindy’s really joining them, and as usual, Sandara is all petty jealousy. (Gotta admire her for going for such an annoying character instead of worrying about her own image.) The boys say that Cindy’s not so bad once you get to know her, but Sandara snipes about how fake Cindy is, all different behind your back than to your face. And then Cindy arrives and Sandara is all sweetness, totally missing the irony.

Sandara feigns concern and asks if the stories are all a misunderstanding. Cindy does the one thing that gets under Sandara’s skin the most, which is to smile sweetly and pointedly call her unni (that is to say, pointing out her age).

The cast is taken to a rural village where they’ll spend this trip at a grandma’s house. Cindy and Seung-chan follow their grandma home, and the woman asks, “Which of you is the celebrity?” Pwaha. Cindy says she’s been on TV a lot, but the grandma just finds her name weird and shrugs. Cindy interviews that it was unexpected given how long she’s been active, but adds that she didn’t dislike the feeling. It felt comfortable and free.

Cindy asks her grandma if they’re making dinner the old-fashioned way, only to have grandma retort, “Do you think we’re still in the war?” Everything’s electric here, though Cindy’s challenge is dealing with the mess—everything’s piled haphazardly and the blankets left unwashed since the 2002 World Cup.

So she ends up washing them herself in a tub, tossing a few hints for help at Seung-chan that he misses completely. She has to ask plainly, and he joins her in wringing the blanket of water. But when she snaps the blanket taut, he jerks forward, almost falling on top of her.

To make conversation, she asks where he watched the World Cup and gets excited to hear that they were at the same park to watch one of the matches. It’s not an amazing connection, but still a little one, which reminds Seung-chan of his own words to Ye-jin (about their playground encounter years ago).

Seung-chan tells Cindy he knows she didn’t lie about her background, and she responds, “Of course!” (in Dangyunhaji game mode). She asks him to hang up the blanket, and he responds in kind.

Seung-chan interviews that he’d worried about Cindy but is glad to see her holding up well. But he’s concerned about her airtime, because the other idols are doing activities with their grandmas and Cindy’s just doing housework. Then he pauses to geek out about how very PD-like he just sounded.

CEO Byun drops in on the station director to have her say about Cindy’s continued presence on 1N2D, then offers Jini for Star Wars instead. She heard it’ll replace 1N2D, smug that she’ll still come out on top.

But to everyone’s shock (including mine!), the director has had enough of CEO Byun ordering him around and says that whatever happens to their shows, they’ll decide. Wow. That was unexpected. (Of course, he isn’t any more inclined to save 1N2D; he just got pissed off at her high-handedness. Still, it’s an improvement.)

Over at Music Bank, Ye-jin’s co-workers comment on Cindy’s scandal. Ye-jin says she doesn’t think Cindy lied, and one of the cameramen adds that years ago, he heard Cindy give an interview saying she was an orphan. It didn’t air because CEO Byun shut the interview down while Cindy was crying, but he distinctly remembers the footage…

Ye-jin asks when and where the footage was from. Please do what we all want you to do!

CEO Byun and Jini arrive at their dressing room, appalled when the apathetic writer Da-jung doesn’t leap up to treat them like stars. Da-jung says in her infuriatingly bored way that she thought Jini was a stylist, not a celebrity, looking unimpressed as she gives her the once-over. Jini stews, but they can’t say anything when Da-jung gets up and her own sleek appearance casts Jini in the shade. Muahaha.

Joon-mo drops in to check with Seung-chan, who’s not sure how well his shoot is going. Cindy’s busily cleaning everything in the kitchen, but he’s not sure how usable her footage is. (Then he asks Joon-mo eagerly if he sounded like a PD just now, haha.)

Seung-chan hopes they won’t be cancelled, and Joon-mo tells him that no variety program ends on applause. Unlike dramas that get to end on a high, in variety, people’s applause means you keep going. But nothing lasts forever and people get tired, so there’s always a trace of bitterness when a program ends. The longer the program runs, the worse he feels that he’s the one to see its end.

Ye-jin visits the tape archive looking for all the potential appearances from seven to eight years ago that could have contained that interview with Cindy, and ends up with stacks of old footage. Thus begins a loooooong night for her, reviewing each one.

Cindy sits outside her grandma’s house with Seung-chan and Joon-mo, and a comment about being scared to use the outhouse at night prompts Joon-mo to say there are ghosts afoot, which makes Seung-chan visibly nervous. He covers his ears and tries to block out Joon-mo’s story of doing an overnight trip where he saw a woman in white with long hair (the traditional Korean ghost image), and jumps in fright when Joon-mo yells suddenly.

The mood dims when Cindy asks if the cancellation rumors are because of her, and says she knows Joon-mo stuck with her out of responsibility, even though it would hurt him. Joon-mo advises Cindy that fame is like a tax, requiring you to endure unfair and painful things, and that it’s easier the more readily you can accept your tax.

He mentions seeing Yuna recently, and Cindy waits with bated breath to hear how she’s doing. She sighs in relief to hear that Yuna’s good, running a flower shop, and wonders if she should try that later. No, she’ll run a moving service since she’s so good at tidying homes.

Seung-chan falls asleep on Joon-mo’s shoulder, and Joon-mo tsk-tsks while shoving him the other direction—landing his head on Cindy’s shoulder instead. Joon-mo tells Cindy to go inside and sleep, but she says she’ll stay out just a while longer.

Joon-mo leaves at some point and they remain like that for a while. When Seung-chan eventually stirs awake, he stammers an apology, and she says she didn’t want to wake him. She says she knows who he likes and can’t celebrate it, nor does she want to interfere, “But I don’t want to lie about my feelings to you, either.”

He says that one-sided love is like building and tearing down a house all by yourself, intending it to be a consoling statement. She picks at his wording as he stumbles to explain himself in a way that isn’t insulting, missing that she’s just messing with him in amusement.

Cindy tells him just to remember that she, the beloved star, and despite him not having “one bag of hot cakes’ worth of interest” in her, really likes him. She’ll just be off in the distance building and tearing down her home, and if he ever becomes curious as to what kind of house that is, well, he can turn around and see.

She mentions how he’d felt bad about turning her into Beggar Cindy, and how he was going to make it up to her. When she gets back to Seoul, she’s anticipating a difficult road ahead where nobody will take her hand. Holding out a hand to Seung-chan, she asks, “Will you hold my hand just once? Because your hands are warm.”

He does, and they sit there a long time quietly, holding hands.

Ye-jin spends all night reviewing tapes, cursing herself for listening to that cameraman. But finally she finds the footage, and sees Cindy breaking down on camera just as described.

Writer Da-jung sees her wearing the same outfit from last night and assumes her romantic dilemma resolved herself happily. Ye-jin clarifies that she was working all night, and Da-jung tells her not to change, because wearing last night’s clothes makes her look hot. Ye-jin totally doesn’t understand, but is left feeling flattered anyway.

The 1N2D trip wraps, and Cindy gives her grandma a warm hug goodbye, which Seung-chan smiles to see. He’s editing the footage when Joon-mo and the other PDs drop by and send him on an errand to get a video message from grandma’s favorite celebrity (Song Hae, who’s emceed Korea Sings since 1980) to insert into the episode, chuckling to themselves that he’s about to get his initiation as a rookie PD.

Song Hae records his message, then invites Seung-chan for “just one drink,” which turns into bottles, until Seung-chan is lolling drunkenly and calling the old man “Hae hyung!” Seung-chan bemoans his seven-year program coming to an end, only to have Song Hae say his has been 35 years.

Song Hae interviews (while Seung-chan is passed out beside him) that people think he can do his program in his sleep now, but he says that it still makes his heart pound, and he does it because he loves it.

CEO Byun sails into Cindy’s house with Jini in tow, and turns on the TV to Entertainment Weekly in time to hear the agency’s official apology on Cindy’s behalf. The MC introduces the story, saying that even if Cindy’s lies were created by her management, she went along with the story and never refuted it, making her party to the deception. But just before they were about to air, fresh information came in to show otherwise.

CEO Byun bolts upright to recognize footage form that old interview, wherein Cindy breaks down as she talks about her parents’ death. The camera captures CEO Byun berating Cindy for not sticking to the story, insulting her intelligence, and asking for a reshoot. Ahhh, that’s the taste of sweet, sweet satisfaction you’re feeling.

Cindy remains surprisingly emotionless through CEO Byun’s tantrum, but a flashback shows us that she knew about it in advance. Ye-jin had explained how she found the footage (assuring her that it didn’t take long to locate it) and saying she wanted to ease her spirits a few hours earlier by giving her the heads-up.

To Joon-mo, Ye-jin lets her fatigue show. She says that while he never told her about the reasons, she knew he was bothered by CEO Byun and sensitive to Cindy’s situation. He thanks her for saving them all, since their show would’ve been under even more fire if not for her intervention.

The team worries about Seung-chan being out of touch, just as he arrives at the station—totally hammered, mind you, and spouting off in banmal at all his superiors. The others tell him to go ahead and do as he wishes, and he beelines for Ye-jin with arms outstretched… so Joon-mo trips him and sends him crashing down. Glaring, Seung-chan tells the others that he’ll reveal Joon-mo’s secret, which sends Joon-mo and Ye-jin leaping to drag him out of there.

As the three of them walk home, Seung-chan zigzags drunkenly and chides them to walk straight. Then he adopts Ye-jin’s drunken aegyo, dancing madly and wheedling them to go eat live octopus, and Ye-jin is amazed and horrified to encounter what she’s like from the observer’s perspective. And then he gets a determined look in his eye and plants a kiss right on Joon-mo’s mouth.

In the morning, Seung-chan wakes up on Joon-mo’s couch. He’s back to his respectful self as he says good morning to Joon-mo, who just glares and sighs. Ye-jin asks if Seung-chan remembers last night, then advises him not to try, since that’ll be easier on him.

CEO Byun sees that the tide has turned against her, with netizens moved by Cindy’s story and more stars speaking out about her ways. Her agency has been defaced with graffiti, and Cindy arrives to offer the name of a cleaner that does well against such slurs. They sit down to lunch and CEO Byun hands over paperwork to dissolve Cindy’s contract, which Cindy moves to stamp immediately. CEO Byun stops her, though—to advise her gently to read the contents of any contract before signing.

Maybe she has a heart (tiny and shriveled though it may be) or maybe she’s just taking the strategic route, but CEO Byun takes a mellow tone and says that Cindy was her joy for the past ten years: “Until you started to turn your back to me, I truly thought of you as my daughter.”

Cindy says, “I know,” which surprises her. “Your methods were wrong, but I know you loved me. It’s not because I don’t know that but because I do, that I’m leaving you. Don’t feel afraid that people will leave you. There’s a limit to how much you can keep people next to you with unfair contracts and weaknesses.” She advises CEO Byun to think carefully about what made people leave her despite all her devotion to them. “I’m leaving because I don’t want to live like you,” Cindy says.

Seung-chan gets into an elevator at the office with CP Kim, who teases him about his behavior last night, calling him by his first name and patting his head. Seung-chan vows to quit drinking, but CP Kim says that’s not possible—what he has to do is learn how to ask for forgiveness each time. Then he adds that the teaser Seung-chan put together, despite being awkward, was funny—even his daughter laughed at it.

This totally makes Seung-chan’s day, and he interviews that he’s never been able to make anybody laugh. He would try, but his friends would call him corny and tell him to stop. To hear that someone he doesn’t even know laughed at his work gives him an electrifying feeling.

The exposition FD explains that Seung-chan has just gotten hooked to that feeling—it’s like drug addiction, and he’ll go crazy trying to chase that feeling of entertaining people. He congratulates him, but warns that it’s not great for your health—it’ll end when it sucks out all your energy. He points out all the things around them in the prop room, filled with things that used to cause such a stir, now just sitting idly. Popularity always ends.

Seung-chan wonders why the FD never goes to team meetings, and the FD just smiles bashfully. That’s when a sunbae PD enters the room and asks what he’s doing—and Seung-chan sees that nobody’s there.

He tells his team about it, and they laugh that either Seung-chan needs to stop drinking, or it was an impostor who slipped inside the building. Orrrrr, on PD suggests, it could be a ghost. Seung-chan gets increasingly nervous as Joon-mo asks questions, then bursts to clasp his hand in congratulations—he met the famous broadcast station ghost. The team laughs, but Seung-chan can’t shake his unease, rifling through all the notes he took in his FD chats.

He interviews that he’s very scientific, and that no matter what people say, he’s sure he didn’t see a ghost. His docu PD asks, “Then what was it?” Seung-chan thinks. “A broadcast station fairy? That has a better connotation, doesn’t it? A fairy. Tinkerbell.”

Hong-soon continues to pine after Office Nazi, who continues to ignore his texts. CP Kim comes up to give him good news: The station president is dining with the director, he’s recommended Hong-soon to come along.

At the dinner, Hong-soon pulls out all the brownnosing stops, showing off his muscles (which goes awry when the president wonders if the variety department has too much free time if they can work out so much), grilling beef, and mixing up specialty drinks. The mood is flying and Hong-soon has the president fully impressed… until he gets a text message from Office Nazi. She gives him thirty minutes to make it to their ddukbokki rendezvous spot or cut ties forever, and he freezes in indecision.

The president offers him a glass, and he calls himself crazy as he apologizes and runs out. He arrives well beyond the deadline, but sits himself down and says she’d be crazy sorry if she knew what he gave up to be here. Then he takes over cooking duties with flair, offering her a heart-shaped mound of rice and melting her iciness.

He interviews that he already regrets his choice since now the director is refusing his calls, though I’m sure his tears will dry soon enough.

Ye-jin hears from the maintenance office that they fixed the street lights sooner than scheduled because of that broadcast PD who made a pest of himself calling about it, threatening to put it on air if they didn’t fix them right away. She calls Seung-chan out to ask why he did it, chiding him for doing the worst thing as a PD, throwing around his profession to get something done, even if it was for good purposes.

Seung-chan is hopelessly confused for a while, then starts to slowly put the pieces together. He says it wasn’t him, and watches with a long face as Ye-jin wonders who it could have been.

Joon-mo has good news for him, though, starting with their program being out of the danger zone—ratings have gone up a tiny bit, and Cindy’s name is helping them now, and even Seung-chan’s trailer had some effect. Seung-chan lights up at that, and Joon-mo puts him in charge of the upcoming one, too.

As he starts to go, Seung-chan stops Joon-mo from leaving and asks how he’s managed to be friends with Ye-jin for so long.

An interview with Song Hae cuts in, where he answers the question of whether he knew Korea Sings would be a long-running program from the start. Of course he didn’t, and to do one, you have to go in not thinking that, thinking you’ll give it a shot and if it doesn’t do well, you’ll bow out. His program figured they’d have enough counties to visit to last them two years, but kept finding new places to go: “People’s relationships are just like that—you don’t know it when you make the first connection, but they end up going a long time.”

Seung-chan reflects back to his first days as a PD, when he’d stood in the rain with Yoon Yeo-jung’s tea, thinking that everything he learned in school was useless and that he’d made a mistake coming here. And how, through all the uneasy, nerve-filled days to follow, he’d think to himself every night: “Let’s just try today, and if it’s not right, let’s quit. Let’s just do tomorrow, and if it’s not it, run away.”

And in the process of living out a day at a time, spring passed equally for everyone. As Joon-mo sits alone where he’d once sat with Ye-jin, Seung-chan narrates how some people were given the chance to reconsider someone they’d thought of as a given. And Cindy leaves her empty place behind as he says, “And someone else, in order to be born anew, gave up many things they’d enjoyed.”

Hong-soon and Office Nazi hold hands as examples of people whose hate turned to love in “an unusual miracle,” while Song Hae works at his latest show to protect something that’s old and precious. Chapter 12’s lesson: “Understanding Long-running Programs: Don’t forget the beginning.”

Seung-chan looks back on his early experiences as a PD and vows not to forget his beginnings, when he felt useless and told himself to hang on just through the day. As he comes upon the empty swing set where he’d often talked with Ye-jin, he thinks, “And the connection that began without me knowing what it would become—through that person, this spring was happy. I won’t forget it.”

Ye-jin smiles as she walks along the now-lit path, and calls Joon-mo late that night while he’s already asleep. She complains of the huge mosquito that’s taken two bites out of her and insists he come catch it for her, and he tells her to get bit since he’s not coming. But two seconds later he’s up, grumbling as he gets up to make the long drive out to her new place.

He finds her waiting by the well-lit street, and she tells him about the maintenance requests made by the PD who threw around his career like a threat. Joon-mo insists he didn’t—all he did was answer the question about what his job was, and she smiles at the confirmation that it was his doing. She asks why he did it, and why he came all the way out at her phone call tonight, and turns to leave when he doesn’t answer.

Joon-mo speaks up (finally!) and explains that he struggled in high school because she got such good grades—because he had to follow along if he wanted to go to the same university. The same when she said she wanted to be a PD, because he’d have to prepare for exams.

“But even when I spent over half my life following you around, I didn’t know. That me following you wasn’t a habit, but love.” He says that he hesitated a lot because he didn’t want to burden her with these words, or make things uncomfortable between them. “But you didn’t go anywhere, and stuck next to me like gum—thank you.” He draws her into a hug, and they stand there holding each other.

The next day, Seung-chan drives into the station just as Cindy’s there unloading her makeup and gear. She explains being a standalone agency now, and has to get used to these tasks, though she’s clearly angling for him to help her. Instead, he just gives her a “Fighting!” and starts to move on.

So she proposes a round of rock-scissors-paper to carry her stuff, and just like before, he instinctively throws a winning hand. Heh. She accepts her defeat and starts unloading her things, but this time Seung-chan smiles as he pretends to leave, then takes over the duty. Aw, baby PD’s not quite so clueless anymore.

 
EPILOGUE

Joon-mo interviews that they’ve bought themselves three more months, and the response to the show is on an upswing, with people saying that it’s changed for the better. To his staff, he shouts at them to come up with ideas, while to the docu camera, he says confidently that trust in his team is up, and they’re going all-in. “I have a really good feeling about this!”

Then he’s asked about Ye-jin, and he starts to answer cheerfully that all is well, then changes his tone and gets more serious. He laughs that he doesn’t want to leave these statements behind when nobody knows what’ll happen in the future.

Ye-jin, on the other hand, interviews about how she understands now how owning a home changes how you feel about it. (Cut to: Ye-jin stuck in traffic, cursing the commute.) She says that she’s turned a good friend into a boyfriend and feels freer now—she doesn’t have to fight tooth and nail anymore, but can go with the flow. A phone call interrupts the interview, and in a flash she’s back to tough Ye-jin, fighting with the director’s orders on some decision.

Cindy interviews that nothing is different, and that a rookie might feel nervous running an agency: “But I’m Cindy.” Then she snaps at Oppa for idling the car during her interview, wasting gas. Sheepishly, she admits to the camera that the world isn’t an easy place: “Though the toughest thing is… Baek Seung-chan.”

Seung-chan proudly shows the search engine rankings, where his latest trailer sits in eighth place, the last one hitting sixth. It’s not that he’s asking for popularity, but to have people like his teasers, “To hear praise that I’m the variety department’s Bong Joon-ho or Park Chan-wook…”

Then Joon-mo cuts in to yell at him for mishandling the receipts: “You call yourself a PD?!”

 
COMMENTS

A pretty solid finale, especially when you factor in that the production shot the last episode in a day and a half—the drama was so pressed for time in the past couple weeks that they called it “super live shoot” and mobilized a C team, since A and B weren’t enough. (You could argue that one better fix would have been to cut back the onerous 80-minute episodes, but hey, I don’t run the show.)

I find The Producers difficult to sum up with a single score or judgment, because it had the notable factor of changing its approach mid-show. And to be quite honest, I liked both approaches, so I can’t even find fault with one over the other on an intrinsic level. It’s just, even if the heartfelt rom-com and coming-of-age story that it turned out to be in its latter half was engaging and satisfying, it isn’t what got me excited about the show, so there’s unavoidable disappointment mixed in.

The first two episodes in particular were cutting and witty in a really refreshing way, and although even that version of the show didn’t quite nail the mockumentary device, I was pleased with the direction. The show had launched under the description “variety drama,” and filming the show as a show-within-a-show was such a cute, novel ideal (for Korean dramas) that when they gave up right away, it made me disappointed with the public for not embracing the idea and angry with the producers for caving to the initial responses.

The Producers was a strange experience where I feel like the comments from the international fanbase (like the ones here on Dramabeans) were diametrically opposite to the ones in Korea, where fans hated the docu-cam, found the awkwardness of the interviews boring instead of hilariously sardonic, and clamored for more romance. I suppose if the response at home was so overwhelmingly in one direction it doesn’t make sense for producers to ignore them—domestic viewers are, to use Joon-mo’s metaphor, the regular customer base that you don’t want to alienate by trying to get too wild and crazy. I just wish they were a little more willing to stick out their necks for the sake of opening a new door for a slightly less familiar style of storytelling. Being different takes time to be appreciated!

Then the show changed directions, and at that point I wish they’d have gotten rid of the mockumentary camera entirely rather than feature them as random interviews. The whole point of a mockumentary is to show us the funny dissonance between what is said and what is captured, to give us access to the unauthorized moments of truth in between people’s bluster.

But format aside, looking at a purely story point of view, I was entertained and moved, and thought the lessons were smartly drawn to use the industry as a metaphor for the issues the characters were facing. And at the end of the day, the characters saved the day, drawing us into their daily struggles. I like that The Producers didn’t overblow their conflicts—a cancellation is a blow, but hardly the end of the world—and let us connect to the emotions in between.

I found Cindy by far the most relatable and engaging narrative of the show, which is unexpected given how she started. It was satisfying to have her be something of the emotional climax of the show, and that the three other characters all played a part in backing her when everyone else wanted to ditch her. (I almost wanted more drama out of it, though I suppose that could have been too pat.) I liked that Cindy’s predicament wasn’t only about helping her overcome a hurdle, but that she became symbolic of things in their lives too, like Joon-mo confronting that weakness in himself and being the better person this time around—and really, for his own sake. He was my least favorite character and deeply frustrating, and I literally shouted at my screen multiple times, “BE A HEROOOOO!” But he did finally step up, and for that I’m relieved. Mostly since I want to like Cha Tae-hyun again.

I find Ye-jin interesting in that I don’t think she underwent as much of an arc as the others, but she was pretty crucial to the show—if anything, Gong Hyo-jin’s trademark sweetness and natural delivery carry her through everything, finding genuineness in places you might not get with other actresses. I like that she recognized her tendency to be too prickly as a self-defense mechanism, even if she’ll never be cured of it. Not that it’s entirely a bad thing, since her refusal to be pushed around by bullies (say, CEO Byun) is one of her best traits. Just, we’re left with the hope that she’ll channel that bulldoggishness in productive quarters and soften the edges for the rest.

But I suppose it really was Seung-chan’s story in the end, and it was gratifying to see him growing sharper and savvier—but not losing the essence of himself, like the dorky bookishness or his boyish excitement over being given praise. His ending voiceover was poignant and bittersweet, and at the very least draws a little of the sting out of his disappointed romantic hopes. I was never a huge fan of the romance-o-go-round, mostly because the extended device stretched on too long and started feeling like a silly game rather than an earnest storyline.

Whenever you feel like a story is being told to trick you or jerk you around more than to show and reveal, you violate the viewership’s trust. It reminds me of the tiresome runaround of Answer Me 1994—fun at first, but increasingly wearying. It’s a gimmick you really can’t get away with more than once (which is why 1994 remains a disappointment despite being so good otherwise) and while I applaud The Producers for deciding not to make the lovelines obvious from Day 1, there’s also a limit to how long you can drag that out.

In Seung-chan’s case, he frames his experience of heartbreak as part of a learning process, as part of the time he spent putting one foot in front of the other, figuring things out from the ground up. He describes relationships as the result of a bunch of little incidences rather than meaning something specific from the start, and that’s a lovely sentiment to end on. Turned around, it becomes an empowering thought, really: that you find the meaning in things, rather than meaning being prescribed to you from the start, weighing on your shoulders like a burden you’re fated to carry. Life gains meaning through living it—nothing means everything, but everything can mean something.

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KSH just wins at life. This is his # what ratings/box office hit in a row again? He owns a resume most young actors would kill to have. Good thing there is acting chops to back up all the success and awards he collects. 'Cause if not... life would be so unfair.

Honestly I expected it to fail despite having the KSH name to ride on + milk. The experimental format; all the knee-jerk reaction; strong competition; weird air time; constant postponements; ambiguity etc. It has lots going against it but despite it all, still was the biggest one to come out this year by significant distance. Really loved it despite feeling shortchanged on a few aspects. The acting, directing and writing was top class. I am in for Round Two if that becomes a thing.

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It was so hilarious Seungchan initiation ceremony with Teacher SongHae, he was calling him Hyung d.And banmal to every1 else and lol 2nd kiss scene in drama belongs to CTH-KSH.Lol.
I find it perfectly apt that they got Teacher Songhae to do the long running shows meaning.

Eerie how the FD turned out to be a ghost. And lamenting Brownie's current lack of popularity.I still remember seeing Gag Concert few years ago and it was so popular.

But overally the mockumentary format felt apart as it shld be u saying one thing and the actual thing that happened is different plus it got too personal.

But i still love the show.I wonder labelling it variety drama means it will be nominated at Entertainment Awards or Drama Awards?

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I love this drama very much, everything.
1) love to see those scenes played by the two male leads - KSH & CTH, they are both amazing, the chemistry is good, they built up a scenario how hard and sad a Variety PD is, variety show can only have sad ending, if successful, you need to carry on, it is a basic rule that everything must have its end time, however, no one would like to be the PD that time as it is not only your fault. It will be good if more scenes for them showing how to become a real PD.

2) love to see the writer integrates/links the production issues to the real life happened at the main 4 leads. the story is well written except the description on SC's crush to YJ is a little bit over.

3) love to see JM's confession, my tears come out together with YJ, wow, how long she has been waiting for? about 25 years? spent her most beautiful lifetime with this man and finally have him to say love her.

4) love to see SC & Cindy's open ending. The arc for them is beautifully built: a) they have many similarities, they speak the same when they find out they had been appeared at the same place sometime in their past: "although it cannot counts as a big fate , but it can be a small one" b) from their conversation at the countryman's house, I can feel how strong does Cindy's love to SC even though she knows he is in love with YJ, she said she cannot bless him, but also will not disturb, just told him she will be waiting - I can't stop my tears, c) when Cindy challenges him whether he likes if anyone crush on him, SC reacts strongly which implies he does not welcome crush from anyone but for Cindy even though he does not say loving her that time. I feel SC starts to fall to her, he grows up and mature now, therefore he will not response so quickly. d) and at the last scene, how manly SC is in front of Cindy, SC's facial expression is full of happiness when he is with her.

Besides drama content, I would like to adores KSH, he is really a talented actor, he gives life to BSC, many famous actors/actresses act naturally but still either have their own image in the role or a shadow of those roles acted by themselves in other drama, however, I cannot see any other role in BSC, he is unique in this drama, a real life person. KSH acts naturally but in detail, from head to toe, I now know why he is so famous and successful. Looks forward for your new project. Absolutely I will miss you when you report to military force for 2 years.

I don't know why they insist to end at episode 12 as many things can be written more in depth, it will be good if 2 more episodes could be added to make it more perfect.

Finally give applause to the whole crew, you have brought a wonderful drama to us. Thank you!

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Well if it make cindy-bsc shippers feel better, cindy told bsc to look back at her if he ever gets curious. In the final scene, bsc looked back to help cindy, so....

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This drama had a great cast (mostly) but a poor writer, I wonder if that's the reasin for only 12 episodes. Let's be honest, we all watched it for KSJ. I started watching and was so bored I had to wait until it finished to make a marathon and see if I hoocked...never did! It has so many flaws. Warm & Cozy have a less high end actors and had me enloved since episode 1...

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I'm so going to miss this drama. My reason for watching was KSH. I adore him in YFTS. So I went and watched some of his earlier works. Loved Dream High and Secretly Greatly to death but couldn't finish The Moon Embracing the Sun.

BSC was a breath of fresh air. This character gave KSH a chance to show a variety of emotions. And he nailed it. I was so impressed with his performance. So kudos KSH, I have a new found respect for you as an actor.

IU was such a cutie in Dream High. So glad to see her acting evolve. Her Cindy was rootable. BSC and Cindy were beyond adorable together. Their open ended finish was very realistic.

I really enjoyed the mockumentary aspect of the drama in the first two episodes. The last episode included this style too.

Change is not going come easy to K-drama land. Below link from an article in koreatimes posted on Soompi message boards:

http://forums.soompi.com/en/topic/238987-kim-soo-hyun-김수현/?page=1645

This line from the article from a broadcaster insider sums up why Producers had to change styles and why experimentation doesn't happen in K-Dramas:

“It wasn't a cable series, so it couldn’t exclude romance from its plot,” said one broadcaster staffer. “And though it wasn’t a complete failure, I don’t think anyone will be trying something as reckless as this in the near future.”

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Here's the entire article. An interesting read.

'Producers' ends with success

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By Kwon Ji-youn

It was not a flying start for “The Producers,” but its last episode recorded 17.7 percent viewership to bring the KBS drama series to a successful close. Its success may be attributed to the star-studded casting of Kim Soo-hyun and IU.

And yet “The Producers,” which in its planning stages had turned heads with a stellar cast, original plot and impressive cameo lineups, was nothing out of the ordinary. The only unconventional details about the series were perhaps its broadcaster setting and its ever-giving well of cameos.

It was back to work for the four protagonists in the last episode that aired Saturday.

A reasonable conclusion saw two of them go from friends to lovers, while a second relationship was left undetermined, but on a good note.

They all recovered from past pain and fell comfortably back into their daily routines. Singer Cindy (portrayed by IU) was liberated from her controlling and neurotic agent, while producer Seung-chan (Kim) learned what it was to care for someone. Senior producers Ye-jin (Gong Hyo-jin) and Joon-mo (Cha Tae-hyun) scrapped their decades-long friendship for love.

“The Producers” made headlines when it became known that hallyu (Korean wave) star Kim would be starring alongside veterans Cha, Gong and singer IU in a story set in KBS’s entertainment department. It garnered even more interest when KBS announced that comedy producer Seo Soo-min would be helming the production, and "My Love from the Star" writer Park Ji-eun would be scripting it.

Though the first few episodes were great boast and small roast, with some likening the series to a promotional video for KBS, viewership increased and criticism subsided as complications arose and relationships began building. More viewers found the series identifiable as it began applying happenings feasible in a broadcaster environment to relationships while giving them a peek into the lives and daily struggles of producers, scriptwriters and celebrities.

And while the output was not all bad for a first try, “The Producers” went on to prove that breaking new ground just is not easy. The writing and direction made attempts at humor, which only Kim and Gong were able to pull off, and the complications were at times overwrought. It was not quite “Misaeng” in that it did not successfully rule out romantic relationships like the tvN drama series did, and its cameo appearances were impressive but more often than not unnecessary.

Overall, it didn't quite “accurately depict the joys and sorrows of this generation’s producers,” as it promised it would in its project proposal.

“It wasn't a cable series, so it couldn’t exclude romance from its plot,” said one broadcaster staffer. “And though it wasn’t a complete failure, I don’t think anyone will be trying something as reckless as this in the near future.”

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Oops I was cut off. The article is from koreatimes.co.kr

It was posted by ilwoo_aein in Soompi forums.

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Thank you so much for the recap. I liked everyone, although I found Cindy too self-involved. True, she was not selfish and true she’s been an idol since her tweens and showbiz doesn’t allow folks to grow out of childlike narcissism but I kept wishing she would actually care about the happiness of her love object. When he mentioned the one-sided love comment, she assumed it had to do with her.Could she have asked about the state of his relationship with his sunbae, work colleagues, career? Yep.But nooooooo.

I don’t like the idea of women having to wait around because some men are strong silent supportive types and you have to waste 25 years for their timetable and to understand their ways.

Loved that our young hero might represent a more affirmative talkative emotionally-freer male. Liked that there were only small changes during the timespan but also uncomfortable with that aspect as well.
Thanks for recapping.

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What was she to ask?:) He never talked about anything personal with her, she talked and talked and he was kind but distant. I also thought she didn't want to embarrass him showing she knew he liked his sunbae.

YJ wasn't waiting, she had many other relationships but they failed or were sabotaged by her, that was her choice. As far as we know JM never said anything romantic to her.:)

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YJ wasn't waiting waiting... but she also didn't make a move.

She liked him, she could have confessed to him (in a non-drunken state). She gave hints and gave him openings, but she didn't say "I like you" and "How do you feel about me?" (i.e. Do you return those feelings?) which she could have. I do think she had moments (possibly extended periods of time) where she wasn't sure what she liked him as a friend or as more, but in the end... she was indeed just waiting around and fishing for his answer.

There's no need for JM to say something romantic to her – she could have confessed regardless.

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Yes, I had the feeling she was confused sometimes about him too, she pretty much said so in that under blanket scene. I didn't think JM should have said anything romantic to prompt her confession, it was more, if she waited, it was entirely her choice.

One more character played by GHJ that I would like to be friends in real life, they always feel very natural, maybe it's my girl crush on her talking but I wish all our kdramas ladies were like that.

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Of course it was her choice. But Carol isn't a fan of the... ummm Waity Katies.... I'm not either, particularly when it comes to wedding proposals and how that keeps on being pushed in what seems like 99% of dramas, films, commercials, ads, articles, etc.

That said, Ye-jin wasn't extreme example like that. I would have liked her to make a move (in part because they had a couple scenes where I really just wanted to kick both of them and say "Can you please just SPEAK to each other rather than talk in circles") but since JM was the most passive character in this drama, it was probably better for him to ultimately be the one to confess first. Otherwise, maybe it would have been like "maybe he just went a long with her"....

Yeah, that was definitely another GHJ character I'd love to be friends with in real life. :-)

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I wanted to kick him a few times but not her.:) I felt she kind of confessed 3 times! Brave woman. First when she was drunk, later when she found out he knew what she said while drunk and then later under the blanket. Maybe I'm optimistic but I count the I don't know if I like you or not as kind of I don't want to mess this friendship but I really like you thing:)

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What a messy show! It was ok but could have been really good.

I liked KSH a lot on this role but I was often confused by him. It was odd how fast he forgot about his first crush. He was such a rational guy and he was madly following this person just because she was pretty. Later he fell completely for YJ, but he was so observant, I wish he had remarked on her bad traits as part of his love for her.

Her character changed quite a lot, she was kind of mean and manipulative in the early eps and later became much softer. I liked both versions, I just think the change was too sudden and also prompted by the korean audience wishes. Also he was this very sensitive guy most times and then later he was totally dumb. No way that guy would have said those harsh words at Cindy after her confession at her house. Totally absurd reaction too, everybody knows the varieties lie a lot, he acted surprised she was faking a friendship, rude and illogical behavior.

Every time the show tried to show the everyday routine of the PDs was very boring and sometimes even absurd like again, Cindy, their star, being made to starve and nobody asking the main PD what to do. When the show tried to show the tough side of the business like CEO Byun and the ratings craze it was good.

It could have been much better if it had a regular one hour 12 eps, no boring scenes about their routine if they add nothing to the story. More development for CTH’s character, for instance we had no idea he followed YJ in anything until the last minutes of the last episode. It was a sweet confession but felt out of the blue, his reasons for editing her drunken confession were much better. There was also no reason to drag SC crush for so long, the result was obvious and if he was to give Cindy a chance even if it was just a hint of something, it could have been better explored way earlier.

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umm the show is titled producer? so boring daily routine about producers being producers is expected? no? i personally enjoyed those.

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I enjoyed everything about the drama except for the ending. Usually this is a good thing because I don't want a good drama to end, In this case, I feel like there were more story points planned but cut to fit the format, and the theme of the show.

I feel like there was going to be a reveal that the masked recycling gear is Cindy to Seung Chan's mom. That Office-Nazi actually is the Company President's daughter (that's why she is such a nazi, saving money for daddy.)

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The first episode was a complete drag. It wasn't until the second episode where I felt like, "oh this drama can be good." Now I'm on episode 3 and I just found out that there's only 12 episodes. WTF! Why is there only 12 episodes? Were the ratings bad? Here I was hoping it would at least be 20 episodes. :(

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The original plan is actually only 12 eps though. From what i know, the rating is pretty good too. But i read somewhere there will be episode special containing NG-interview-bts later on :D

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Once TP reduced reliance on the mocku-mentary style and turned into more of a traditional romcom - which I think it always was going to be a romcom since the characters were seemingly talking more about personal feelings/relationships (so unprofessional) than the actual business of being a PD - which was one reason why I think it didn't work and wasn't believable even in reduced form.

In reduced form, didn't really shed any further light on the various relationships (tho did have a few cute moments such as when Ye-jin was asked on docu-cam about previous instances when guys fell for her and she feebly stumbled about for an answer) and being so focused on relationships/feelings felt more like a documentary on love/romance/relationships (as done in "Discovery of Love") than one on the PD side of variety show biz.

For a romcom, a back-story isn't as important as the relationships (how they start/started and progress/change over time) which, aside from Seung-chan's one sided love for YJ being dragged on for too long (that should have been wrapped up by ep 8 or so w/ the next eps being focused on Cindy's "downfall" and its impact on everyone associated w/ 1N2D).

Think saving the last ep for YJ and Joon-mo to finally get passed all their misconceptions, fears, etc. was spot on, as well as showing an inkling of a spark btwn Cindy and SC, but leaving that relationship open-ended (which also allows for a 2nd season).

My favorite characters/relationship were JM and YJ since they felt the most real and both CTH and GHJ were really on their A-game (it was GHJ's character that made me laugh the most).

Yes, their characters and relationship were the most fully-formed which might make their arcs less interesting to some, but it's harder to do and write for these characters well (w/ the more subtle changes over time) and the writer here did an admirable job.

Was a bit critical of IU's acting at the beginning - granted, she wasn't exactly given much, but at the same time, her acting bored/tired was - well, boring and tiring.

But then she blossomed as Cindy's character went thru her changes, but thankfully not so sudden and not a complete 180 (the writer had the good sense to have Cindy resort back to her snarkiness, etc. every now and then - depending on the person) so it seemed more real.

Cindy's story-line/character having the most dramatic arc/changes - it was the easiest one to write (which is why I appreciate the writing for JM's and YJ's characters).

SC didn't change that much when it came to his personal/romantic relationships - he went from one 1-sided/unrequited crush to another (just that in the 2nd one, he actually got to talk and hang out w/ the object of his affections).

Frankly, I found that aspect/scenes involving SC to be the more boring part of TP (early on his "relationship" w/ YJ was pretty humorous as she got him to run all these errands and she included him getting her some food/going out to...

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The ending is daebbak!!! Thank's God for SC-Cindy moment at the ending... That's really sweet :')

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Good show showing all things by pds and how difficult , actors given their best dont compare with city hunter both r full different

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I know I've been sick for almost 2 weeks now and is hooked on meds but WTF was that ending? I can't be the only one confused and disappointed.

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So... is Office Nazi the daughter of the president or not in the end of the day? Didn't get that.

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I find it fascinating how different general opinion between korean fans and international fans can be :P

The first three eps are so witty and funny i laughed so much but then it went downhill with overflowing romance and draggy love triangle. Not that it's bad, but after delivering such a fresh concept they suddenly change direction it makes me itchy :/

Up until ep 11 i really wish that all love line doesn't work. Won't it be refreshing if they all end up alone but gaining something more personal, to be more mature and to understand more about themselves? But not that i am confident it will happen for real tho :p

The last ep really redeem all my frustration, fortunately. IU is decent before, but here she is good, really like how she emotes the character. Cindy FTW!
KSH isn't really my cup of tea but WOW his acting is superb! His character isn't really endearing but his acting is really wow >.< Too bad CTH and GHJ's char are less developed.

Fun ride after all. With the end of this drama, may i hope for another attempt to make another mockumentary drama? Please please Drama God?

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Yayy finally finished watching the drama!

Overall, love the drama! The casts delivered the characters so well and even if the storyline might seem a bit dragging I don't really mind cause I just enjoy watching the characters live out their lives~ I feel the drama so refreshing and unique in its own way I couldnt really compare it with others.

I feel so sad that it came to an end but yeah it's a drama I would really rewatch again anytime soon especially once I start missing all four of them ♥

The whole journey was fun and I really enjoyed the ride~ ^^

Also, I enjoyed reading the recaps as always! Always coming back here after every episode^^

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I really enjoyed this drama, though i do agree with your complaints regarding the length of each episode, they were really much too long and unnecessary. I enjoyed all four of the main characters and have greater respect for all the actors as a result. Aside from perhaps CEO Byun, i enjoyed the lack of aggravating conflict that is normally evident in other dramas and i wish that they continued with the mockumentary aspect but i enjoyed the emotions that the drama evoked all in all.

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I will rate this series 9/10. For me the humor level is 9/10 as well. Gong Hyo Jin acting is superb and whenever she is in the scene, it seems all natural. It's rare to see actors act naturally. For people looking for romance, you can watch this but don't expect too much. For me, the love story is for 14-18 years old viewers.

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Too much Ye-Jin which seemed to be rooted in the attempt to feature the actress. This distorted the plot and she is not funny. The Cindy character was much better. Really an ego ride for the older actress.

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I became obsessed with Cha Tae Hyun and 1n2d because of this drama, I thought Ra Joon Mo was such a relatable character. Quite frankly I jumped into a relationship so quickly that in the end I lost a treasured friendship hence I understand where his fear could have stemmed from although it makes it hard to root for him. On the other hand Baek Seung Chan is the opposite. He is the underdog we all want to see succeed. But he is 0% relatable in real life.
Ra Joon Mo's way to take care of Tak Ye Jin just touched me even more. When he helped her move, staying up to catch a mosquito (might have spelled tht wrong), in general he put what he couldnt say in words to actions no wonder Tak Ye Jin eventually fell for him. Wish we had more Ra Joon Mo he gives me lifeeeeee

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this drama need a Season 2!! full stop.

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Boy, as I was late in watching Man from stars, as well as this series...became a big fan of KSM after man from stars so starting watching this series..

At first, I was like "what happened to KSM"..he was so handsome and suave in "man from stars"..this series is only 1.5 years ago but he lost SO much weight..poor guy probably had only 1 hour of sleep daily with all the popularity and workload...

plus the haircut and the weird "lipstick" they put on him make him such a geek/nerd looking..

BUT..after a couple series started to understand why he looked like he did, and gave credit to KSM for taking on such a "not so pretty" role but then again his roles have been so diversed...what a great actor..

It took me a couple episodes to get hooked..as first episode seemed very boring but then I started to appreciate..

This is the first time I watched IU..is she very popular in Korea? I man not so familiar with Korean popstars...I literally started with Man from the stars..because of KSM..

Thank so much for the recap because in English subs probably don't always bring out the ful meanings to everything to be understood so appreciated the recaps so much

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OMG...my two favorite actors in one drama....waaahh...It feels heaven everytime I am reading these recap articles...Thank you so much Author for making my day (My entire week)!
#foreverLoveChaTaeHyun
#MyFantacyKimSooHyun

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jeez. That chicken thing made me laugh for a solid 10 minutes. No joke.

Goodness. I like Producer a lot. It was not melodramatic, it was funny, and yay, I got most of the meta-references! Wooohoo! Also, Damn Seung Chan for being so dang adorable. XD I didn't think Gong Hyo Jin's role was as meaty as the others before this one, but I love her fashion sense. Cindy's slow thaw was cute. Finally, I wasn't rooting for the best friend couple as much as the noona love, but the way Ra PD revealed that he was following Ye Jin all that time, much like how Seung Chan followed his college sunbae (didn't someone point out in the series that they didn't believe people did those romantic gestures anymore?), kind of made up for my disappointment at the thwarted noona love.

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i dont really get it. there is no ending. i didnt even realize it was ending i just thought it was a regular episode ending. nothing was resolved. im very confused this is so odd.

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Respected KBS Team
My name is SHRIDHAM ,I m from India...i have been watching your dramas for 3 years .....time by time i found very attached myself with korean dramas...because i have been watching korean dramas for a long period ..now i m also able to speak korean pretty well....
i download everyday 2 or 3 episode of a drama from http://www.dramacool.com website.

Recently i completed watching your drama named PRODUCERS ..i really enjoyed this drama very much...this drama became one of my favourite dramas list...

so request KBS Team from my heart to make an addtional episode of PRODUCERS ..in which the they shows that how they are living after confessing his feelings(PD Ra & Ye Jin)...and how cindy getting closer to baek sun cha ..something like ...
i will be very thankful to you...KBS Team ...i m a big fan of Korean Drama..

Thank You
SHRIDHAM

Uttar Pradesh,India

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please make an extra episode...romance between pd ra & ye jin...cindy & baek sun cha

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I'm going voting crazy!

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funny one for soo hyun's comedy act he is really serious in his craft... you did great here my dear soo hyun, i will wait for your next series!!! sarang he

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I never cared for Cindy until the end. I found the acting wooden and her storyline boring. I found it very difficult to connect with her character. She is very pretty though.

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i find cindy's character and his manager very genuine and the most relatable of everybody. I cry when Cindy cry. Solid acting by IU.. I also find the interaction of cindy and his manager one of the most funniest moments in the drama

For ye jin and joon mo, i like how they did reconciled in the end. But i think the story didnt tell us enough about them and on how they do. I think there are so many seconds wasted like overextended scenes, slow mos, and unnecessary time lapses, that could be put to further flesh out their characters. I was drawn to watch this drama because im a fan of gong yo-jin; and I think her character is not the well written like the one she had on Master's Sun.

Seung-chan is just very odd. I dont like his character, even Ye Jin doesnt deserve him.. He's a scrub. I could write a two page essay about cursing his character.

Overall: I would rate this drama 8/10. Very good metaphors. Very good story but not maximized to full potential. recommended to watch

After Thoughts: I hope Cindy's story can be somewhat continued like a new season of "The Producers", but this time she will be working with a new set of producers but maybe in other field of entertainment. Her character really is not given enough justice in the ending, and was just left to the viewers to think like its happily ever after to her.

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*her manager

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Wow... I am watching this drama merely for KSH (Seung Chan) but I discovered CTH (Ra joon mo) earnest confession. It's really gold. Though I'm a bit disappointed that Seung Chan and Yejin didn't end up together, but the scene of JoonMo and Yejin is so earnest that made me welled up in tears. Cause it happened to me, and I do understand Yejin's feeling of frustration and anxious and sometime confused. But JoonMo did it so perfectly, better than my bf. Haha. Now I'm watching 1N2D just because of CTH. He's so cute and adorb. Didn't know that he's married!

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Ye jin and Seung Chan DOESNT EVEN LOOK GOOD TOGETHER.

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Im not yet done watching. Please give me a clue or you could just tell me right away. Who will end up together. Is it SeungChan and YeJin or SeungChan and Cindy? PLEASE tell me. Im really confused and im losing hope coz i ship SeungChan and Cindy. As a fan of Kim Soo Hyun. I dont want him to be paired to an ajhumma ? Gosh.

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I hate the story

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I hate the story
I give credits to dramabeans for recap

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