Have you ever been cheated out of hard earned money? Or scammed out of something you held precious in life? Or been deceived by people who you trusted? Start-Up feels exactly like that.

For me to actually create an account to leave a review has to mean something. When I finished Ep1 of Start-Up I thought it would be the BEST show I have ever watched (and I’ve watched a lot, albeit never as intently to bother leaving reviews.)

But ALAS the spectacular beginning, ended up being a complete and utter deception. 1280 minutes of my life, that I will never get back. I feel cheated and deceived by PHR and OCH, who I hailed as master craftsmen in the KDrama industry. I believe they took perverse pleasure in torturing the viewers just to get higher ratings. Watching this show live gave me anxiety, stress and emotional trauma that has me vowing never to watch another show of theirs again.

The only thing that kept me coming back is
Han Jipeyong. I have never been more invested in a character, attached to his backstory or rooted for his personal success as hard as HJP. Kim Seon Ho stole every frame he was in. He’s an actor par excellence and his chemistry with Kim Hae Sook is undeniably the HIGHLIGHT of this show.