[SPOILERS!!!][Start-Up Episode 15 + 16 (finale) Roundup + Naver TV Viewers Comments] The drama comes to an end and people have their mixed thoughts 👀

Episode 15

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Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Top secret ^^ Yoo Su Bin ♥ Stephanie Lee begins their wild secret office romance

Nationwide ratings for episode 15 that aired on December 5, 2020: 5.0% (cr. Naver TV)

1. [+741 / -4] Joo Meok succeeded after coming to South Korea 😆😆😆(t/n: actor Yoo Su Bin is known for his role as Joo Meok, a North Korean soldier, from the drama 'Crash Landing on You')

ㄴ [+31 / -0] Comrade Joo Meok!!!!!

2. [+507 / -3] Joo Meok is all grown up.... He watched all those South Korean dramas and achieved his dreams

3. [+403 / -7] Sa Ha, who got jealous because of the comments on Chul San's vlogs ㅋㅋㅋ They look so good together

4. [+339 / -3] Wow crazy!!!!!! Cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+292 / -3] No but they're so cute ㅠㅠ ChulSa is so cute and their vibes are cute and twinkling  

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Can't let go of Dal Mi's letters... Kim Seon Ho furiously speeds towards Nam Joo Hyuk, who changed his word

1. [+1216 / -31] No but the letters, why...? They're letters that she exchanged with Ji Pyeong........??

ㄴ [+222 / -40] He just seems like a robber, I hella don't like Nam Do San

ㄴ [+148 / -19] That's what I'm saying.. ㅋㅋ What is he doing.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+1049 / -22] No, I'm sorry but give back the letters.. That's the only thing Ji Pyeong has

3. [+896 / -30] No but there are things you can steal and can't. Do San is going to get Dal Mi but why are you letting him keep Ji Pyeong's letters too,,,;

4. [+856 / -18] I wish they would recognize that other people's memories are also important... Those letters belong to Ji Pyeong ㅠㅠ It's not like both of them wrote but why?

5. [+701 / -16] She wrote those letters with Ji Pyeong, he [Nam Do San] should give them back... 

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Obsessed Kim Seon Ho comes to Nam Joo Hyuk's home to get the letters

1. [+970 / -11] Han Ji Pyeong is hella upright and bright ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+840 / -7] Han Ji Pyeong grew up well - seriously, he's quite upright and cool ㅜㅜㅜ

3. [+754 / -7] It was so cute Han Ji Pyeong hugged the plant and laughed ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+749 / -14] *sigh*.... Seriously, him saying he can't give the letters really wasn't it 

5. [+571 / -8] Our Good Boy smiling is so pretty but he even has dimples ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Ha ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

6. [+552 / -15] That's right, Ji Pyeong. That [the letters] belongs to you. Even if the woman you like is taken away from you, let's not get your memories taken away

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): "Thanks Grandma" Bae Suzy finally realizes the answer from her grandma who doesn't give up

1. [+243 / -2] Her mom opened up a store with her alimony, her grandma  takes care of her even though she goes "phew", and Dal Mi came to a realization after seeing that... I quite like this family

2. [+164 / -5] Dal Mi is cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Do everything you want to do

3. [+149 / -3] I really like these two ㅠㅠㅠ Dal Mi and the grandma's chemistry is the best, I get happy just by watching them

4. [+126 / -1] Dal Mi and grandma's narrative is love. Kim Hae Sook and Bae Suzy's acting and chemistry is really good 😭👍👏

5. [+108 / -8] A drama where the writer used Bae Suzy - Suzy, you acted so well, you worked hard   

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Plans to kick the blanket (out of frustration) tonight ☞ Kim Seon Ho is distressed over his clear memories from the drunk night

1. [+1390 / -13] I don't need anything but I'll be hella waiting for them to release the making video of Kim Seon Ho's drunk acting.

2. [+1122 / -12] "Samsan check" ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Han Ji Pyeong's drunk acting is cute..

3. [+923 / -13] Han Ji Pyeong's drunk habits, are they insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How is that a 38 year old ㅠㅠㅠ he's 38 months ㅠㅠㅠ

4. [+769 / -12] Han Ji Pyeong is seriously so cute, I love you

5. [+693 / -12] Is this a part I can look forward to seeing in this week's making/behind-the-scenes video?

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): I like you because you're you ♥ Bae Suzy x Nam Joo Hyuk's hot kiss after they confirm their feelings for each other

1. [+1267 / -122] "You're the reason.." I like this line, I hella like the kiss!!!! DoDal is the best ㅠㅠ

2. [+1223 / -95] How can we like even Start-Up, it's us loving Bae Suzy and Nam Joo Hyuk.. Please reunite as the powerful main ✊✊

3. [+985 / -73] I really f*cking held out... Ah, the two of them are so pretty ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

4. [+972 / -65] That's right, how can there be a reason. She just likes you because it's you 

5. [+836 / -56] You're the reason, that's all there's to it. It's insane

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): I'm sorry that I can't be cool about it... Kim Seon Ho can't help but avoid Bae Suzy

1. [+750 / -62] The letter narrative that can be considered as making up all of episode 1 was completely wiped away... ㅋㅋ With "Anyways, the husband is Do San" being the reason, they got rid of Dal Mi and Ji Pyeong's memories and communication and I don't understand how she's moving forward with Do San. If they [the writer] was going to do this, they should've given the letter narrative to Nam Do San.. It's almost like that frustration from 'She Was Pretty' where it seemed like Go Jun Hee and Park Seo Jun were going to end up together.. I only see this as the writer lacking competence 

ㄴ [+97 / -1] Wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wow!!!!! I really got chills!!! The fact that you compared it to 'She Was Pretty'!!! You're really awesome! 👍🏻👍🏻 It's really this feeling... Sung Jun thinks that Min Ha Ri is his first love and kept seeing her but even after finding out that Hye Jin was his first love, he said that he came to love Min Ha Ri because her face is so small, she's so pretty, and she became his trophy. And because it's Min Ha Ri. He just loves her because she's Min Ha Ri ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It ending up like this is the epilogue of Ji Pyeong's narrative that we saw ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Oh no ㅋㅋ

ㄴ [+121 / -1] In 'She Was Pretty', Ji Sung Jun (Park Seo Jun) and Kim Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) exchanged letters when they're younger but in the middle of it, they had a misunderstanding and Ji Sung Jun mixes up Min Ha Ri (Go Jun Hee) as the author behind the letters. At first, Ji Sung Jun likes Min Ha Ri for the reason that she's the person behind the letters but he actually starts having feelings towards Kim Hye Jin. So that's why there's a lot of scenes where he's contemplating ㅇㅇ Min Ha Ri is the person behind the letters but why is Min Ha Ri different from the person behind the letters? Why do I like Kim Hye Jin more than Min Ha Ri? These types of contemplations ㅇㅇ And then, it eventually comes out that Min Ha Ri is not the person behind the letters and the story for 'She Was Pretty' is Kim Hye Jin and Ji Sung Jun ending up together but in 'Start-Up', it's not just that the main character doesn't end up together with the person behind the letters but Seo Dal Mi finds out that the person behind the letters and Nam Do San are different people and they didn't even give us those common scenes where you see her contemplating... That's why people aren't able to immerse well

2. [+2194 / -24] In my life, there is Han Ji Pyeong, a sub male lead that's this perfect...

3. [+1768 / -14] Han Ji Pyeong,, He was perfect in every moment from the beginning until the end..

4. [+1450 / -10] Han Ji Pyeong ㅠ I think it's natural for him to not be cool about it ㅠㅠ I hope our Ji Pyeong to now only be happy!!

5. [+1433 / -15] Why is it that the kids always cause an accident and Ji Pyeong is the one who's always in a rush... 

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Episode 16 (finale)

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): [Finale Pre-release] The rainbow grants Bae Suzy x Nam Joo Hyuk's 'kiss' wish ♥ Anyways, the rainbow granted it

Nationwide ratings for episode 16 that aired on December 6, 2020: 5.2% (cr. Naver TV)

1. [+1146 / -65] DoDal, before you wrap up your 20s, let's reunite and film a youth drama/film 

2. [+1069 / -66] I don't want to send off Nam Joo Hyuk and Suzy.. I want to see them together for a long time to the point where I want to hold onto them ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I think my pleasure in waiting for a week is going to disappear ㅛ ㅠㅠㅠㅠ boohoo 

3. [+868 / -39] It was really the best acting for the actors and they [the cast] were the best actors~   

4. [+731 / -43] Dal Mi and Do San actors, you worked really hard! 

5. [+688 / -40] The fact that it's already the end..... ㅠㅠ DoDal couple worked hard... ❤️ 

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): "Don't be lonely any longer" Kim Hae Sook's warmth that makes Kim Seon Ho sob

1. [+1944 / -4] Ji Pyeong and Won Duk grandma's narrative was really heartbreaking and perfect until the end

2. [+1856 / -9] Only smile now Han Ji Pyeong ㅜㅜ

3. [+1694 / -6] He tried to speak while pretending to be calm but he was shaking and his eyes were turning red... Whether it's his acting, diction, vibes, visuals - looking back at it again, who livened up this character well like this. Kim Seon Ho's casting is really a miracle. To the person who casted him, work little and earn a lot.

4. [+1224 / -7] Ji Pyeong, don't cry anymore. You have the right to be happy, okay? You are a precious person 🥺

5. [+1138 / -4] Kim Seon Ho is so good at acting ㅜㅜ I cried with him 

6. [+1021 / -6] I'm so glad that Ji Pyeong at least has grandma next to him ㅠㅠ Kim Seon Ho is an acting genius ㅠㅠ 💚

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Kim Seon Ho decides to personally invest in start up CEO Yeo Jin Goo (I'll pass you for your voice *^^*)

t/n: Yeo Jin Goo is also the voice of Ji Pyeong's AI lol

1. [+1978 / -6] Wow but the fact that he's a man who can use 400 million won right away... Han Ji Pyeong, you're so well off

2. [+1729 / -3] Yeo Jin Goo really made a cameo appearance, daebak ㅋㄹㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He (Han Ji Pyeong) said his (Yeo Jin Goo's) voice is good ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+1439 / -4] It's really a meeting with Young Shil ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I didn't even think of it ㅋㅋㅋ They're really giving him his appearance fee ㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+1211 / -6] Finally ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Yeo Jin Goo ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ made an appearance ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ahh it's so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why are you coming out from there...?

5. [+1029 / -3] Ji Pyeong is really trying to be cool until the very end... Major shareholder Han Ji Pyeong, who took my heart  

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Stephanie Lee to a sad Yoo Su Bin, "This is my boyfriend~" #A_Guy_Better_Than_Me

1. [+430 / -2] This couple is really so cute until the end ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+371 / -3] The person who gifted Seo Dal Mi the money plant in the first episode is Sa Ha-nim's older sister..

3. [+320 / -2] That unni looks like the sunbae who gave Seo Dal Mi the money plant in the first episode, it would've been better if she met up with Dal Mi who succeeded..

ㄴ [+35 / -0] They meet up in the epilogue >~<

4. [+210 / -2] Seriously cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+193 / -2] The guy who is better than me = isn't that Chul San

6. [+156 / -3] I thought they would unravel Sa Ha's story but it ended flatly  

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Possibility of fulfilling promise↑ Chungmyeong Company's celebration party (featuring CEO Bae Suzy's big announcement)

1. [+407 / -11] Nam Joo Hyuk is f*cking cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Sa Ha, Chul San, Do San, and Dal Mi taking care of each other is so pretty ㅠ

2. [+386 / -4] Ah seriously ㅋㅋㅋ they're glaring at each other and taking revenge ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㄱㅇㅇㄱㅇㅇ

3. [+306 / -3] I also yelled ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Cute friends, be successful

4. [+298 / -6] No but ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Do San ㅋㅋㅋㅋ his facial expression is like a sharp cat ㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+256 / -2] It's seriously so cute how they're all wearing party hats ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+243 / -9] Is Do San's chin okay..? ㅋㅋㄲㅋㅋㄲㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄲㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+220 / -2] PPL can't be this cute, our lovelies 🤍

8. [+188 / -4] Samsan Tech, you all worked so hard. Seriously, they're all so amazing 👏

9. [+184 / -3] I like how everyone at Chungmyeong Company looks happy

10. [+174 / -3] Samsan Tech, you worked hard and I love you    

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): "I'm not the Nam Do San in the letters" Kim Seon Ho clears up his remaining feelings

1. [+2162 / -44] Writer-nim, this ain't it. The Nam Do San in the letters is Ji Pyeong. How is the script like this until the end ㅋㅋㅋㅋ... 🤦🏻‍♀️  

2. [+1742 / -26] They (the writer) couldn't manage the letter storyline so they got rid of Dal Mi's emotions and didn't have her ask Ji Pyeong a single question about the letters but because it's the final episode and they wanted to settle it, how can you make Ji Pyeong say it's the male lead's.... how is that [the letters] Do San's? After Ji Pyeong left the orphanage, he didn't have money to eat or a place to sleep but for a year, he wrote letters and used Do San's name because he's in a better place and he envied his life but how does that [the letters] not belong to Ji Pyeong? In a drama that's falling apart, Han Ji Pyeong's letter narrative was really beautiful but it's really disappointing that the writer destroyed it because of him being the sub lead.

3. [+1374 / -20] I'm not mad because Kim Seon Ho didn't end up with Suzy but because every narrative had Kim Seon Ho as the focus. You should've just set the narrative as them meeting at Sandbox and he fell for her while helping her instead. If she only liked him because of that goddamn hand size then why did you do that foreshadowing of the letters and the child actors in episode 1 and 2..... Nam Do San isn't the writer behind the letters and if you were going to just have them meet and fall for one another then what does that make of Dal Mi who didn't date for 20-something years... You should've just taken out the letters or had the real Nam Do San do the letters, what's going on with Ji Pyeong. Ji Pyeong is the one who took care of everything ㅎㅎ Ji Pyeong, you worked hard

4. [+1283 / -19] This is my first time see a secondary male lead who wraps things up neatly like this

ㄴ [+130 / -6] I think this is my first time seeing a secondary male lead being used like this so that the main couple can end up well ㅠㅠ

5. [+1271 / -17] Han Ji Pyeong = Kim Seon Ho.... He was the best unrequited love... 

6. [+1229 / -16] I think the writer wrote the script like this because there was so much talk. But still, they're too much. The Nam Do San in the letters is clearly Han Ji Pyeong but writer-nim, is this the best you could do? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ  

ㄴ [+28 / -0] Then what about the letter where he said he wanted to play go-stop... It's so forced 

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): ((Congrats on the ☆ dissolution of the adoption)) Kang Han Na gives her final thanks(?) to her adoptive father and becomes completely free

1. [+661 / -8] I liked In Jae since the beginning and she was a realistic character...

2. [+494 / -6] In Jae ㅠ Seo In Jae, you're really cool ㅜㅜㅜ I also love your diction

3. [+316 / -3] In Jae is so pretty and cool, I love you ㅠㅠ

4. [+308 / -3] I think you're really pretty, in a classy way ㅜㅡㅜ

5. [+247 / -5] In Jae is seriously so cool, she's the best

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Farewell to the birthplace of Samsan Tech... Samsan crew cries while reminiscing over their earlier days ((ㅠwaahhㅠ))

1. [+254 / -11] Samsan Tech succeeded ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'm all happy for them

2. [+204 / -8] Samsan Tech ❤️💚💙 

3. [+170 / -8] Because it's a place filled with memories ㅠㅠㅠ Samsan Tech also needs to be happy ㅠㅠ

4. [+137 / -8] Samsan Tech is cute.. ㅠㅠ 

5. [+130 / -7] Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Crazy, they're cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 

6. [+118 / -7] The Samsans chemistry is good until the end

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Kang Han Na, confidently comes back into her family's arms as 'Seo In Jae'!

1. [+841 / -5] In Jae's panda eyes are so cute ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㄹ

2. [+691 / -5] A character that was likable until the end, she was Seo In Jae 🐰👍🏻

3. [+598 / -5] Wow, I'm so proud of Seo In Jae and she's amazing. As expected, she's Seo In Jae,,,

4. [+502 / -6] Good job, In Jae ㅠㅠ Her smeared eye makeup ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's cute how she got surprised after seeing herself in the mirror ㅋㅋㅋ ㅠ

5. [+441 / -5] Seo In Jae is quite down-to-earth 

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): Kang Han Na didn't forget about the 10,000 won bet with Bae Suzy, she acknowledges her loss?! (an older sister who supports her younger sister is the best 👍🏻)

1. [+418 / -5] Ah Dal Mi is cute ㅋㅋㅋ "Whatever" ㅋㅋ The bunny sisters are so pretty 🐰

2. [+415 / -5] Why did you hold out on using this sister chemistry.. You should've shown it to us sooner

3. [+371 / -4] 🐰Dal Mi 🐰In Jae = Bunnies,, this combination is f*cking pretty,,

4. [+266 / -4] Actress Suzy and actress Han Na, you both worked really, really hard. I was happy because of you!!

5. [+203 / -4] I really, really like Dal Mi and In Jae ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 

Original Source (tvN via Naver TV): "In order to change the world" Bae Suzy x Nam Joo Hyuk moves foward towards their new goal

1. [+1351 / -37] To be honest, their wedding photos were awesome, if there were scenes of the wedding, I think that would've been nice

2. [+1126 / -50] For Suzy, her acting potential began to slowly grow starting from 'While You Were Sleeping' and for Nam Joo Hyuk, his acting potential began to slowly grow starting from 'The Light in Your Eyes' (t/n: they're saying that their acting is improving)

3. [+904 / -32] You guys are going to release the wedding photo from the end in HD, right???? ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ The final episode was really perfect ㅠㅠ  

4. [+796 / -18] The visuals during the final scene, is everyone insane? I thought I was watching a runway

5. [+721 / -20] The scene that always came out in the opening was the final scene, the directing is daebak 🤍 All the actors and staff members all worked really hard for the past two months, I hope we can see this chemistry again next time,, ❤️  

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This draft has been sitting in my drafts folder for the past couple of weeks 🙈

But better late than never, right? riiiiight? lolol 🤡

there's so much shipping wars :( and tbh, I didn't really care for that lol

I was more focused on the Seo family hehehe

but I just want justice for In Jae and Kang Han Na!!! 😤

sis is literally included in the main poster and she was included in the promotions as if she's one of the leads but her screen time literally became less and less as the drama went on....

I can't believe the writer waited until the last episode to reunite In Jae with grandma... I know she said it's because she didn't want to come with her last name being 'Won' but that literally felt like an excuse 😒she couldn't dissolve the adoption in the latter half of the series? It really couldn't be dissolved until the last episode??

I hope Kang Han Na comes across a drama next year where she's the lead 💜