MY LOVE FOR STARTUP!!!
Even after a month, I still can’t move on from this masterpiece! Kudos to the writer and team, directors, cinematography, production and design team, actors and the whole staff. They deserve to bag awards and recognition for their creativity and hardwork!
Even after a month, I still can’t move on from this masterpiece! Kudos to the writer and team, directors, cinematography, production and design team, actors and the whole staff. They deserve to bag awards and recognition for their creativity and hardwork!
So here’s a thread of all the things that demonstrates how creative and hardworking plus detail-oriented the whole team was!
Re: Parallels, Cinematography, Objects, Foreshadowing & Metaphors, Characters n’ Random Things
2. F5 Function Key (Yongsan Doing It VS Stopping Someone From Doing It) From Ep 2 and 8 and took him at Ep 16 to realize how pointless it is to press the key 




2. F5 Function Key Continued..Agree Dalmi, STOP pressing the function key. Yongsan knows that so well 




3. Cont....This is so sad because he received an invitation from Dalmi to meet during his FAKE BDAY for her to make his wish from the letters come true VERSUS his REAL BDAY for her to break his heart by saying he is not the Dosan from the letters 




4. Let’s Make a BET (DAU VS SMART CITY BID Edition) The first bets reflect their humble beginnings where they could only offer 10 hours of karaoke, samgyeopsal, etc...Question time?? What would Dosan say during this time if Yongsan asked him?? 




4. Cont...By Ep 16, bets were higher. We even got a boyfriend reveal and a wedding proposal 


awww these guys have come so far. From SST TO CM Company




5. “Just in case” / “One in a million chance” Chulsan On CODA; Dosan and Yongsan on TARZAN; Dalmi on Smart City Bid. Love how Dosan believed in probabilities/chances whether in business and in love. According to him, the chances of two people meeting is equally amazing.
6. MAGAZINE. Dosan + SST, You did it!! You made it!! Dosan, you were only looking at it a few years back and now you are on the magazine 


Proud of you guys!!!




7. BIKE. (Dosan GOING to Dalmi VS Dosan RUNNING AWAY from Dalmi) Never thought Dosan used the bike for two different reasons. Writer-nim, just wow!!
8. TANGERINE/ORANGES. They are everywhere! Dalmi eating while talking to grandma about her father’s memory. Dalmi getting a little present from her Boyfriend, Dosan. It’s in the Blanket. Yongsan’s desk. Consistently there until Ep 16

9. Dosan Char Consistency Version 1 & 2. Click!! Click!! With the Imaginary Camera!! 

Then Meow!! Meow!! With the Imaginary plus Real Kitty Cat 

When you literally code and do Image Recognition







10. Yongsan Character Consistency. He just loves to eat, right??? Him making sure to bring some bag of goodies with him!!! 




11. Couple Things Version 1. Dalmi getting jealous over Saha. Chulsan getting jealous of Dosan’s relationship with Dalmi.
12. Sailing off without a Map. From Can’t Relate to Can Relate but still feeling that He couldn’t relate or reach Dalmi 

Because Dalmi told him he was not Dosan in the letters, he felt it even more when he saw the results of his aimless wandering.



12. Cont. You could see how similar but different their situations were. Dosan didn’t have an umbrella but decided to get soaked and there were many people around him during his walk. Dalmi had an umbrella but decided to get soaked and nobody was around her during her walk.
13. WINNING THE LOTTERY. I love how this writer plays around with similar lines. Putting it into different contexts to allow different perspectives. Saha VS Dalmi VS Yongsan Versions. Depending on your comparison, is that harder or easier to win the lottery???
14. BEAN BAGS. Even the props have a purpose there. They didn’t just randomly place things there just for design. They are all part of creative story telling. I love how her sweater matches the blue bean bag despite being far from each other. Perfect Match 




15. MARKERS. Something that Dalmi wasn’t able to erase on Dosan’s face. The same way, Dosan wasn’t able to erase the markers on the whiteboard. Their love is permanent and the love they shared couldn’t simply be erased. Writer-nim, your metaphors!!

16. LOVE PERCENTAGE. 30-50-70-100 quantitative analysis of Dosan’s Mom. You could clearly see the difference of Dosan’s decision. In Ep 12, everything was over because the rest was up to him to complete the 30%. He didn’t realize the signal that Dalmi loves him.
16. LOVE PERCENTAGE. This time around, he completed the percentage by doing his 30%. Despite thinking he was in a one-sided love, he was willing to help Dalmi. Dosan is really the selfless and genuine one here.
17. Dosan Char Consistency Version 3 & 4. Whether it may be tucking Dalmi’s short VS long bangs. Or making a phone call when he knows, Dalmi is not alright.
18. Dosan Character Consistency Ver 5. Why are you not answering the phone Dosan-a?? 

Let’s pretend that we never saw the phone call by flipping it. We understand you. Who wants to get and answer those phone calls anyway???



19. Dosan Char Consistency Ver. 6. The way he always responded differently to what JP expected. Classic example of how genuine Dosan is whether it may be NOT doubting or getting angry or jealous for the scrunchie / NOT getting jealous for the kongjaban. Kill ‘em with kindness

20. YEONG-SHIL. You and your fortune-telling. Finally, you became a part of a fortune-telling App in Episode 15. Writer-nim, what a way to scale up this device. Also using it to foreshadow the revenge/suicide story arc of JP and Yongsan Or even the storm that Alex brought to SST.
21. MONEY PLANT. Remember when everyone believed JP started watering the plant to symbolize his growing feelings for Dalmi? Yes. But, we’ve been deceived. All this time it was also foreshadowing JPs love for money. That’s why this plant never went back to DS. #StartUp
22. MUSIC BOX LETTER. This letter moved JP 15 years ago but this letter also moved DS 15 years after. Look at that envelope “I am writing to the one I Love” and this letter ended up being read by Dalmi’s TRUE LOVE. “Dosan you are my music box” #StartUp
22. Continued. When DS asked DM if she had opened her music box, DM answered “YES” despite NOT opening it. Meaning the WONDERFUL music box was the REAL DOSAN that appeared in front of her. #StartUp
23. DALMI Character Consistency Ver. 1. A True movie fanatic. Who doesn’t go to movies after all? How we wish you also had a movie date with your true love? But, I loved how she was now talking to Dosan rather than just some date night with guys who liked her 
#StartUp


24. SAILING AGAIN. You could either DIE OR SURVIVE. These powerful lines written beautifully, directed gracefully and delivered by great actors. Now, what do we choose? To sail or not to sail in a vast ocean??? #StartUp
24. Continued SAILING AGAIN. Dosan VS JP Edition. Dosan definitely survived the disbandment of his team, his heartbreak, the expectation of his family, and of people dragging him down by telling him that he wasn’t good enough. #StartUp
25. KISS. Sunsets? Rainbow colored Tags? Same colored outfit? The effort of giving us a picture perfect scene. They were OFFICIALLY TOGETHER during the 1st and OFFICIALLY BACK TOGETHER during the 2nd.
25. KISS Cont. BEING IN LOVE VS LONGING FOR LOVE. 

The way he always looked at her like she was the only girl in the world. Dalmi getting a “WIDE SMILE” AND a “THANK YOU.” DODAL OR NAMZY? Hmmmm.... #StartUp



26. JUST FOR ONE DAY. It took 1 day and 1 decision for this love story. DM wanted to prove that she was HAPPY staying & choosing her father. DS wanted to make her DREAMS come true. But, both didn’t stop after that 1 day and that was one of the best decisions they made. #StartUp
26. Continued JUST FOR ONE DAY. You have no idea how powerful that ONE DAY meant for the both of you. #StartUp It’s funny that they both had a similar thought. These two are really on the same wavelength. 


One of my fave emotional scene of DS #StartUpEp10




27. CHILDHOOD. Orphan. Alone. Harsh with words. Money & Success were his priority. Confused about love and kindness. He didn’t think using HIS NAME was worth it. So he borrowed Grandma’s and Dosan’s names to invest and to love. In the end, he learned to pay it forward. #StartUp
28. CHILDHOOD. Genius. Complete Family. Had Friends. Felt inferior. Got lost because of an unintentional cheating incident. He didn’t think that BEING THE REAL HIM was worth it and so he had to borrow a past memory. In the end, he was back on track and made things happen #StartUp
29. CHILDHOOD. Broken Family. Raised by Halmeoni. Left by mom & sis & Lost her father. She didn’t think that ANYONE would STAY. In the end, she made her dreams come true & learned how precious life is. She made sure she didn’t have any regrets whether in love / in life. #StartUp