I don’t understand some people’s gripe about the show “We Got Married”.

They always seem so upset and indignant. AND super intent on making people who do like the show seem like idiots. I feel like their hate is irrational and quite frankly, weird.

The concept of “We Got Married” isn’t a complicated one, yet they always appoint themselves as the rain-on-the-parade police when it isn’t necessary.

Every WGM shipper knows that “We Got Married” is a variety show that brings two idols/actors & actresses together to form a relationship, or rather, a marriage where they get to be in situations they’ve “never been in” before. They get a house, learn to drive, cook meals, have the “in-laws” over, sometimes go on a honeymoon, hold hands, fake kiss, and generally do cute things together. It’s more like dating in front of cameras, but “marriage” has more of a variety ring to it, and it shows fans the “romantic, caring, and vulnerable” side of each individual. Essentially, it’s a matchmaking show for entertainment purposes. Some couples choose to go solely variety/comedic for it. Some couples choose to be more sincere. For the idols, it’s mainly about promoting their individual groups and for their own image.

As for the scripted argument, I honestly think it’s crap. I’ve watched enough Korean dramas and movies (and variety shows and radio interviews) to know what Korean acting looks like and sounds like, and “We Got Married” doesn’t have it. Yongseo is my OTP, and I always use it as an example. The beginning of their “We Got Married” was soooooo boring and so awkward that it pained me to watch sometimes (but I hung in there, and I’m so glad I did because then everything became awesome!). If it was scripted, don’t you think the writers would’ve tried harder to make the show interesting? And if everything is scripted, everyone surrounding the couple must be terrific actors to know exactly what to do or say, even if they aren’t in the entertainment business. Plus, they have all that time to study the script, right? Come on, people, it’s not 100% scripted.

Wouldn’t there be someone out there who would come out and say “I saw them rehearsing and filming with scripts on the street”? There has only been one picture to date with a signal board or whatever captured on camera.

The show is scripted some as with any edited show. They put the couples in interesting situations and plan events and do things to help them become closer. This is shown by the fact that for several episodes in the beginning, Seohyun and Yonghwa kept wearing identical outfits/clothing. I know this makes me a bad Goguma, and I don’t want to be a Rain-on-the-parade cop, but the producers only did that to make them look more like a couple and less visually awkward. It wasn’t accidental no matter how cutely Seohyun explained it in the interview. With Khuntoria, there was a scene were Nichkhun ran into a girl he had shot a kissing commercial with, and it was clear that she was planted there to get a reaction.

But going back to my original argument, what is wrong with liking the show? What is wrong with shipping people from the show?

The show LITERALLY serves to create a couple that audiences fall for and root for until the bitter end. Isn’t that what an OTP is?

Why are these people so confused?... because they clearly have to be to not understand this.

I understand the whole “Oppa is my bias/Unnie is my bias and I don’t want him/her to date” to some extent, but I don’t understand how people can be against couples, giving the sole reason of the fact that it’s because it’s scripted. I can also understand the “I ship oppa with her not her/I ship Unnie with him not him/ My Unnie/Oppa is gay and is in love with their member!” to some extent too, but not “God, I hate her/him… they make a terrible couple. It’s all fake anyway!” No one is forcing anyone to watch it or support it. If it’s not your thing, move on.

I guess this all spawned from Taemin joining “We Got Married” and people hating on it. Taemin is my SHINee bias. I’m sure if the idols didn’t want to join, they wouldn’t. And think about it. Companies are so intent on making sure no dating scandals get out. Why would they force any of their idols to be on THIS show, when they know thousands of fangirls or fanboys will be pissed and they may lose money or support for a period of time? Why not force them onto another variety show?

Another reason why I’m bringing this up is because there are certain people from a group of shippers (who I won’t mention) that annoy the hell out of me, and I’m too old to be feeling like I want to smack someone who’s 7 or 8 years younger than I am.

Maybe it’s my logic but WHY why is it ok to ship drama co-workers or idols who have never even talked to each other, but not couples from “We Got Married”? Why do these people always feel it’s necessary to call others delusional when their ship comes from something that’s actually 100% scripted? It doesn’t add up and doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve shipped drama couples too so I’m not saying that’s stupid. I just think it’s hypocritical when they hate on WGM shippers.

Any why are these people on videos and tumblr and fansites mouthing off about stuff they know nothing about? What’s the point in rationalizing and arguing with someone who doesn’t care for what you have to say? Is that why Gogumas are called delusional? Because we continue to support our OTP and hope and we don’t want to listen to what these people have to say?

I also hate the arguments “The show ended/ it’s over” or “This is disrespectful to this person or that person”. WGM shippers know more than anyone that it ended because we sobbed all the way through the end. Do you really think Yonghwa and Seohyun parted ways and thought “Everyone will immediately forget about the fact that we were cute as hell together. No sir, no fans of our show will remain”..? They KNEW that what happened on the show wouldn’t go away when they did. They knew there would be fans who would remain interested. If Seohyun and Yonghwa wanted everyone to forget and wash their hands of “We Got Married”, they wouldn’t have performed a duet of Banmal Song in Japan. They did it because they knew that still had a strong following and wanted to give back to those fans. They didn’t have to do it, and I’m sure SM and FNC would’ve rather them not do it, despite MBC’s request.

The one thing I don’t like about the show is the fact that it plays with people’s emotions. It delivers something beautiful and then takes it away before things become too serious. Yongseo didn’t just end because of their individual schedules. It also ended because the feelings weren’t fake anymore. Same with Khuntoria. Their honeymoon episode had me on the edge like “Please, for the love of Kpop, be careful with what you’re doing”. Things were about to get really serious. My opinion is, if you don't like something, do your best to avoid it or ignore it.  

Perhaps I’m too sensitive. Perhaps I should’ve just kept my mouth shut. But since I can’t tell the person who annoyed me off, I figured I’d vent it on here.