A Korean Gem and Masterpiece for the times
When I first watched this drama, I couldn't even finish the 1st episode because I thought it was really boring. I wasn't much of an IU fan back then.However, somehow I decided to watch Hotel del Luna (another masterpiece from IU) and that brought me back to this drama.
It was then I started asking myself "how the heck did I almost miss this greatness of a show?".
To think a couple of years back I used to dislike IU because I thought she was too overrated and only sings those teen songs. How wrong I was. Now I'm her biggest fan. I practically went searching for all her songs , downloaded all her tv shows and films.
Going back to this drama, it's just utterly touching and amazing. It's so realistic and full of life lessons. Don't even get me started on the awesome soundtrack by Sondia.
A drama turned me from an IU doubter to a huge fan. Seriously this girl can do everything entertainment wise. Her acting is just out of this world here. You will hate her at the start, sympathize with her in the middle and love her in the end.
Having a hard time in life? Maybe you should just try telling yourself "it's no big deal, it's really not a big deal". It might do wonders at times. Watch this. You definitely won't regret it.
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Reality is hell
"I want to try living my life as a different person. I want to go to a place where nobody knows me, and live as if I have no history at all" - Ji-An (IU). Imagine, a 21-year-old woman saying this, isn't hard to imagine her situation and saying this things? A mature 21 years old, living her life in vain and debts.A perfect kdrama to everyone who wanted a slice of life genre with a little bit of dark theme on it. Not necessarily dark but a reality portraying the reality itself. I also cried a bucket of tears while watching this series. All the actors did a great job portraying their characters to life. I also wanted to salute Park Donghoon's character of not taking advantage of Ji-An's vulnerability. He is indeed a man we should seek for in this world, how I wish, people are like him. I also commend the stunning OST of this series especially "Grown Up" and "Dear Moon". <3
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if you haven't watched this what are you doing with your life, exactly?
⚠️ this review contains vague spoilers in terms of plot and heavy spoilers in quotes and character dynamics. read at your own risk. ⚠️(those on my friends feed will know that i watched the last three episodes twice the day i finished it and cried like a bitch. i rewatched them this morning again, bc they contain some of the best moments in this show, and still cried like a bitch. i have no excuse)
i said i would take some time to collect my thoughts after finishing this, but i still don't know exactly how collected i am rn? @Shiro and @AnQuat put out their most recent editorial on screenwriter Park Hae Young (the mastermind behind this masterpiece) and i looked at my notes and decided that if i didn't post this i would be 1. missing out on the opportunity and 2. this might never see the light of day bc i just like to procrastinate
should probably preface the actual word dump by saying that i have a ptw list that is suffering atm and before this ran me over like a train wreck, last week Sunday i was THIS close to starting Stranger. was literally on Dramacool about to click on the first episode when i got a YouTube notification, went to check it, saw a FMV for this drama in my recommended, suddenly recalled that the Lee Sun Kyun was in it, and abandoned all plans with Cho Seung Woo and Bae Doo Na for the weekend. i will make it up to the both of you, somehow, after i explain how my heart was ripped out of my chest with this
Lee Sun Kyun. (i watched Coffee Prince recently and was slapped with the SLS so hard i think something broke inside of me—this show aired almost exactly nine years after that and the fact that his voice is still as,,,,,, how should i put this without sounding jealous of his wife,,,,,,,, f*ckable as it was back then? is illegal, should be illegal, constitutes grounds for a legal suit—this is why they call him The Voice ™ in Korea and that is entirely valid, imo, so why tf do on-screen women keep cheating on him ? no one in this cinematic universe appreciates the blessing that is having this man as a committed life partner with a stable job and that's a crime) IU. (i have yet to watch Scarlet Heart which, in the drama community, is akin to murder so idk about her previous skills but here? she acted her ass off with this role and we have no choice but to stan. immediately added to the list of artists/idols who actually know wtf they're doing when they crossover to the film industry) Park Ho San. Song Sae Byuk. Lee Ji Ah. Kim Young Min. (kind of an assh*le here but he's hot! and apparently older than LSK which sent me for a f*cking loop bc he does not look like it) i was going to wait until Viki stopped being homophobic and gave me back my QC benefits to support my fellow subbers but the call of 750p and no ads was too strong—watch me rewatching this in December in HD just to see how different the subs are so i can get away with a trip to therapy
“some girl told me the other day that she's 30,000 years old. she says that if she counts up all the times she's been reincarnated and all the birthdays she's had, it will probably add up to that. and she says she doesn't know why she keeps being born. but i know. it's because this world, here, isn't her home, but she keeps making a mistake and thinking it is. so she keeps coming back. and then she keeps thinking of how to return to her home, and just keeps being reborn.”
no one in this show had the right to be this talented. no one, not the screenwriter, not the director, not Lee Sun Kyun, not IU, not the supporting cast, i'm going to lay that out on the table rn. the delivery of the lines in here have destroyed my storage bc i kept pausing every five minutes to write it down,,,,,, and the body language? (every time a man's hands shake i simultaneously gain and lose fifteen years off of my life. when they throw up i tack five more years onto that total. Dong Hoon did both in the last episode and idk what to do with myself after this) the way things are said without being said, partially utilized in the impeccable addition of sign language? the parallels? the subtle references to previous scenes, previous dynamics, previous dramas, even?
it's “she's here. the girl with the pretty face.” / “he's here.” and “just say sorry. say ‘i was wrong’ ten times. say it. hurry up and say it.” / “i was wrong. i was wrong. i was wrong.” and “you think it's because of my willpower that i haven't had anything happen? ani. there's been no temptation. there's nothing to be wary of, so i'm not sure if i have any willpower at all.” / “don't do it. don't do it, are you listening to me?” (ft. the Coffee Prince vibes almost immediately after This Scene ™, bc Park Dong Hoon brushing back his hair from his forehead looking like he's just fought a war is the 2010s equivalent of “i was just shaken, that's all. i don't feel anything for her, truly, i don't—” “how would you know? you've never been shaken before. i have.”) and (Dong Hoon to Ji Ahn) “live by the name that you were given” / (Gyum Deok to Dong Hoon) “be selfish and take care of yourself. be happy. you're allowed to do that” = “i do not want you to suffer bc of the things you have had to do to survive,” along with my personal favorite, which is so good it needs its own line in this block of text despite the fact that Ji Ahn is blatantly lying in the first half,
“... why do you like him? tell me. i'm curious.” “i don't like him. i want to ruin him.” ... “you must have come to this neighborhood just to save me. i was on the verge of dying, but you were the one who saved me.” = “my savior Han Joo Won, who came to destroy my life.” = “the savior who came to destroy me. my Tamako. my Sookee.” (ignore the fact that i have not watched The Handmaiden. focus on the vibes) *screeches*
on that point (and building off of the Handmaiden quote) i have seen some people say that Dong Hoon and Ji Ann's relationship is purely platonic and i'm sorry but i have to disagree, i really do, bc i literally saw a comment on Dramacool that said “imagine loving someone so much you love to hear him breathe” in reference to this quote (“i liked hearing all of the sounds you made, ahjeossi. and all of your words, and thoughts, and the sound of your footsteps… all of it. it felt as if i saw what a human being was for the first time.”) and this,,,,,,, coupled with the way she knows him better than his own wife,,,,,,, with the way she eventually leaves bc she does not want him to have to understand that,,,,,, with the way he still goes looking for her, bc it is too late for him not to understand (“if you get to know a person… nothing they do bothers you. and i know you.”) ,,,,,,, all of this,,,,,,,, i cannot NOT see this as a love story
and bc of that, My Mister is very forgettable but then it isn't, in a way? there's a specifically rewatchable aspect to it that allows for the opportunity to never get tired of the plot and that imo is its strength, but i can guarantee that three months from now i will be minding my own business and then my brain will choose to pull the almost-kiss scene side-by-side with thoughts like “how far can you go before love is not just love but ferality, all teeth, all claws, all hunger, all untouchable with longing, an i-did-not-expect-you-but-you-are-here-and-i-am-learning-to-understand-that type ache” and “he is a deer caught in the headlights and still he tries to understand why he will not move in the face of it, why there is so much death he is willing to court for one girl” and “they are human, they are human, they are human, and they starve,” bc they do, they do—
in a nutshell this show is basically just *motions* a bunch of literary excerpts and feelings! i can quote so many from both in show (like i have already) and outside, like that one excerpt from Ilya Kaminsky's poem "After Bombardment, Sonya" that goes “you can f*ck anyone / but with whom can you sit in the water?” but without the actual, physical f*ckery, and Mary Shelley and Mary Oliver (and the latter's lesbian soul) coming out here and saying that they would invent the foundation of the second half of this show on the basis that every good plot needs some kind of genuine sorrow and despair bc “you must not permit sorrow to destroy you” and “you do not have to be good. / you do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. / you only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. / tell me about despair, yours, and i will tell you mine. / meanwhile the world goes on,” and Hanif Abdurraqib going off on the one-sided Kwang Il/Ji Ahn dynamic and saying “there is intimacy in the moment where the eyes of two enemies meet. there is a tenderness in knowing what desire ties you to a person, even if you spent your dreaming hours cutting them a casket from the tree in their mother's front yard. it is a blessing to know someone wants a funeral for you,” and—
*inhales* it was consistently “six feet under the f*cking floorboards” time for the entirety of this series but it's a 10/10, pry that good sh*t out of my cold dead hands
(something that another person in the Dramacool comments pointed out in the last episode and that eventually wrecked me as a result of being more good sh*t is that the meaning of the hanja for “Ji,” “之” (or alternately “至”), is to “arrive, to reach, to get.” the meaning of the hanja for “Ahn,” “安,” is to “comfort, to live comfortably, to be at peace.” Dong Hoon's last line, then, is this—“have you reached comfort, Ji Ahn?”)
but all of this—all of this—would not have been possible without the OST, and the OST will live rent-free with me for the rest of my life. what i initially thought was Sun Kyun's voice as a surprise (and possibly unreleased?) OST in the middle of episode 8—but what eventually turned out to be One Million Roses sung by Ko Woo Rim of Forestella (who was only 22 at the time [!!!] and is also getting married to figure skating legend Kim Yuna this year in October)—is a blessing to my eardrums either way while managing to sound almost exactly like Sun Kyun in terms of enunciation and i need more of it. Adults by Sondia puts me on the operating table, flatlines me and sends me to the autopsy department.
this sh*t has obtained “Pavlovs me into crying every f*cking time the OST comes on” status and the only other things i can think of that rank the same are Goblin, The Red Sleeve, a very specific section of The Devil Judge, Goodbye, My Princess, The Untamed and Sado. Love Me by Nafla is also the unofficial theme song for Dong Hoon and Yoon Hee and Hello, Stranger by KAI is the theme song for Dong Hoon and Ji Ahn, am not taking questions at this time
the length of this review is scaring me but TL;DR: get your ass over to Netflix, Viki, Dramacool, whatever tf people use to watch dramas these days, and if you're like me and are 4 years late to the phenomenon, watch this. watch it, and cry, and then suffer through a drama slump for the foreseeable future bc there is nothing—nothing—in this particular genre that can top this.
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Beyond my expectation!
When I started watching the first episode, I was surprised why this drama got as high the ratings as it did. This was one of the most depressing dramas I've ever watched to date. But as I started to watch more, this drama pulled me in further. The acting is good, I'm no expert, I just liked what I was watching. It makes such a refreshing change from other kdramas who show all lovey-dovey scenes and unrealistic happiness all the time. This drama shows what life is all about. It's not all happiness all the time, people are struggling with daily lives. And that's fine. Every once in a while, we need a drama like this. I loved watching this and this will be one of my favourite kdrama to date. Try giving this a watch, it may just surprise you.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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WOW! Just WOW!
I've watched so many dramas already. I always go for the usual romcom but I started watching the top-rated dramas recently regardless of genre. My Mister....wow... I laughed, I cried, I got angry and even depressed at times. I went through all sorts of emotion. There was no real romance per se but the love the two leads have for each other can not be denied. It wasn't a romantic love, but it was so much deeper, transcending time. I admire it and am also in awe of it. Beautifully portrayed through the actors, the music and the cinematography. It's a must-see for drama lovers even if you don't like this kind of genre. It's finished now and I am sad because I want to see more. I want more of the characters. I would gladly just watch them living their daily lives out because I've become so invested in them. To me this is what makes drama great to me.Prepare your hearts and give it a watch. the ending is truly satisfying.
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Heart & Soul
MY MISTER (Naui Ahjusshi) was a k-drama that defied my expectations and left my predictions hanging out to dry. It is deep, layered, and so full of heart. At times it was tragic and heartbreaking, while others it was laugh-out-loud hilarious. It was always quirky and fresh. I can’t begin to express how touching this was. There is something just so beautiful and deep about it. Wonderful acting, brilliant writing, gorgeous music, quirky realistic characters, down to earth vibes, heartfelt plots and themes...everything was so great. This show has so much heart and soul.The acting was fantastic. The entire cast gave stellar performances and all left lasting impressions. Lee Ji-eun (as Lee Ji-An) and Lee Sun-kyun (as Park Dong-hoon) were both so great and relatable. You truly feel for both of them, as people, and their trials and tragedies impact the viewer deeply. I loved Lee Ji-An’s relationship with her grandmother. I also really loved Park Dong-Hoon’s deep bond with his family and friends, but particularly with his brothers. The trio were so relatable and lovable. The entire side cast was fantastic as well.
This drama is close to real life. It is such a beautifully complex show and all the characters are so well-rounded and realistically portrayed. There are layers of emotion and subtext between the every day lives and events of these characters. There was so much going on that kept me watching, even though the overall pacing was fairly slow and it had an almost dreamy, melancholy vibes going for it.
Some viewers might not like the lack of typical romcom themes (over-the-top-silliness, unrealistic stories and excessive coincidences, mushy-gushy love at first sights, overly perfect looking cast, HEA endings for everyone, where everything is neatly tied up in a bow and everyone unrealistically gets their own sparkly magical happily ever after.) Nah. This drama brings home the feels. It brings home a meaningful story.
There were so many sensitive issues and life lessons learned in this short series, such as seeing the beauty in life and in the little things, the importance of family and friends, empathy for others when we don’t understand their secrets and sorrows, supporting one another through thick and thin. Overall, this was a great series, especially for more mature viewers.
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Hai zoombie's
If u were looking for light hearted drama please change the channel.. it's not for you.Story starts with man of mid 30's and women of early 20's..
At first i watched 1st eps and put this on hold ... After someday i go for it..
The way they showed the melo was different genre.. it's not normal touchy kisssy romance, it's pure.. no kinship among our leads but u can feel what they r longing for.
They try to support each other with all their willpower..
They way they see each other, care for them and protecting them and making distance with each other will clearly show us what they r feeling..
U can find company politics, familyship, brotherhood, fighting for broken dreams, affair, senior junior mindset, inferiority complex, heart breaking love.
FL is so strong in this drama, ML is so warm hearted. Go for it..
The way the drama ends will hold 100 percent reality.. End was so real and we can feel fulfillment in their smile
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If I could watch only one show/movie for the rest of my life, I would choose this!
It's one of those drama I wish I could erase from my memory so that I can watch it again for the first time! It's an almost perfect show for me, I wouldn't change a single thing.The thing I love about this drama the most that there's not much dialogues. The way they conveyed their emotions through their eyes was just awesome. You take one look at their eyes and you start crying. The slow burn also helped. The more they build up to the scene the higher the pain. It also gives you time to process all the emotions and doesn't rush things.
Except the CEO guy, each and every character was so good that you just can't help but fall in love with them.
It was my first time watching IU. She was so good that now every time I see her on social media or on the news my heart just aches. I just want to give her character a tight warm hug and cry with her.
The big brother, the cheating wife and the bar owner.. I just love each and every one of them.
There are two types of sad dramas, one where you just cry and other one where you feel so much pain in your heart that you feel like you're having a heart attack! This drama falls in the 2nd category.
The only part that wasn't perfect was the ending conversation between. It didn't feel like two people who care about each other a lot meeting after a long time, it felt like a divorced couple who forgave eachother and moved on are meeting after a long time. Still I wouldn't change a thing.
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O escritório de engenharia Saman E&C é o local que uma boa parte do elenco principal se encontra. Dong Hoon é um homem de 40 anos, ocupante do cargo de engenheiro chefe, mas está muito insatisfeito pois um colega mais novo da faculdade é o diretor atual dessa mesma empresa. A relação dele com Joon Young nunca foi das mais amigáveis desde que estudaram juntos, e animosidade entre eles persiste atualmente.
E a assistente financeira Lee Ji An, uma jovem de apenas 20 anos, que á olhos nu parece ser uma simples funcionária, porém as experiências muito difíceis na vida a tornaram alguém introspectiva e que não liga para o mundo a sua volta. Ela tem uma avó que é surda e não consegue se locomover sozinha, e está devendo o abrigo onde esta mora e por isso precisa retirá-la para morarem juntas. E como se fosse pouco, ainda está com muitas dívidas e trabalha em vários empregos de meio período.
Com seu jeito quieto e introvertido, Lee Ji An não fala muito mais do que o necessário no trabalho, apenas faz o que precisa fazer; mas é assim que ela acaba vendo uma tramoia entre seus superiores envolvendo Dong Hoon e um outro funcionário, e aparentemente usa isso a seu favor. Descobre que o diretor Joon Young quer demitir um outro diretor por justa causa e isso acaba se voltando contra Dong Hoon.
E isso é basicamente os três primeiros episódios desse drama, que apesar do ritmo lento na forma de contar seu enredo, gradativamente nos ajuda a entender o papel de cada personagem dentro da trama. Sou suspeita, mas quando cheguei no episódio 3 já estava mais do que envolvida, tudo que eu pensava era em como tudo iria se desenrolar: se o Dong Hoon ia acabar levando a culpa de algo que não fez, se a Lee Ji An iria salvar a si mesma das dificuldades da própria vida miserável que estava levando, e o que faria com tanta informação que estava caindo no colo dela.
Não vou dizer que foi fácil aguardar 2 episódios por semana (pois é assim que os dramas asiáticos passam na Coreia) e me comichar para entender por onde o roteiro iria levar aqueles personagens. Mas uma coisa eu tinha certeza, é que eu percebi nesse drama que ás vezes nossa vida não é assim tão importante. Olhar ao redor nos faz perceber que outros estão em condições muito pior que a nossa.
Quando Ji An descobre que Yoon Hee - esposa de Dong Hoon - está o traindo, ela toma a dor tão pra si que eu me questionei porque a personagem estava se metendo em algo que não devia. Porém, a trama é tão bem desenvolvida que aos poucos a dor de cada pessoa também é importante, que estender a mão para alguém não faz minha dor ser menor. Mas Ji An não é santa, e por meios tortos e questionáveis tenta ajudar seu superior sem que ele saiba, pois se importa muito com Dong Hoon e cria um afeto muito forte por ele, mas ao estar envolvida com pessoas que tem dinheiro também consegue fazer com que seus fardos fiquem um pouco mais leves.
E é aqui que preciso comentar sobre a existência do Lee Gwang Il, um agiota que vive no pé da jovem. No começo o confundi muito com um namorado abusador, mas depois de alguns episódios isso não fazia nenhum sentido. E aos poucos o expectador vai descobrindo qual é a relação dele com a Ji An, que não é apenas baseada em dinheiro, e devo dizer que é bem chocante. A atuação do Jang Ki Yong é espetacular, apesar de dar muita raiva em vários momentos, mas toda a nuance do personagem logo dá pra notar como ele é um ator incrível, além de muito lindo.
Mas talvez você me pergunte: Lisse, quem são aqueles dois outros homens no pôster? Aqueles são os irmãos do Dong Hoon. Sang Hoon é o irmão mais velho que já está na meia idade e após ser despedido do emprego acabou se divorciando e voltou a morar com a mãe. Mas isso não impede que sofra por não ter sucesso, ou que ache que a vida é só isso, Sang Hoon é um homem com um bom coração, que se importa muito com a família e que gostaria muito que a vida pudesse ser generoso com ele, mas infelizmente não teve sucesso na vida.
E também tem o irmão mais novo, Ki Hoon, que aos 20 anos de idade conseguiu dirigir um filme independente que foi um grande sucesso. Mais agora, 20 anos depois, não tem nada; nem mesmo uma proposta de emprego. E isso o deixa muito frustrado, mas junto com seu irmão mais velho acabam iniciando uma pequena empresa e assim conseguem uma renda para seguir com a vida.
Ki Hoon foi um dos personagens mais difíceis que já encontrei em dramas. Um tanto rabugento, com um gênio difícil de interagir com outros e que devido as más experiências da vida o deixou frio. Mas esse emprego vai trazer para fazer com que reencontre uma pessoa que magoou no passado, uma atriz que foi maltratada por ele, e essa mesma jovem que também está passando por momentos difíceis o ensinará sobre perseverança e a encontrar os sentimentos que existem em algum lugar dentro de si.
São os momentos trabalhando juntos que Sang Hoon e Ki Hoon proporcionam muitas risadas e momentos emocionantes para o telespectador, pois não é o tipo de trabalho que alguém quem se formou em Cinema ou quem já trabalhou numa grande empresa gostaria de fazer. Trazendo muitas reflexões há a Yo Soon que é mãe desses três marmanjos. Um senhora que quer ver os filhos indo bem. Desejo de toda mãe, não é mesmo? As cenas dela foram umas das que mais me deixava com o coração apertado, mas que em outros momentos me fazia rir com o jeito doidinho e que não dá o braço a torcer, que só as mães tem.
Esses três irmãos, amigos de infância que formam o time de futebol do bairro tem encontros diários no Bar da Jung Hee, uma amiga de infância que também tem sua própria história para contar e foi outra que também rendeu muitas emoções.
Eu considerei My Mister como um drama que fala da vida real e de como lidamos com as emoções que a vida nos dá. Uma história onde pessoas que não são fortes precisam ser e não desistem facilmente. Sobre o encontro de pessoas que não se ajudam porque tem o poder de ajudar, mas porque resolveram deixar suas próprias mazelas de lado e estender a mãos para quem também precisa, e assim encontrar forças onde não sabiam que tinham.
Quero deixar aqui registrado um pedaço da entrevista feita na coletiva de imprensa de My Mister em que o diretor Kim Won Suk, que lindamente deu vida para essa obra e explicou o título do drama. Então o resumi em poucas palavras:
"Embora talvez pensem em "Meu Senhor" para descrever alguém que gostem como "Meu Homem", mas também pode ser usado para descrever alguém que é muito importante para nós como "Minha Mãe", "Meu Amigo", "Minha Família" ou "Meu Vizinho". Foi nisso que pensei enquanto fazia o drama. A história é basicamente sobre alguém que se torna muito importante para nós. Pessoas que não se encaixam, mas que de um modo estranho se dão bem por causa dos bons sentimentos e emoções que sentem um pelo outro."
Depois de ler essa entrevista meus olhos se abriram porque desde o começo foquei muito em como a Ji An e o Dong Hoon criaram uma relação especial, mas que também todos os outros personagens tinham o que para eles era uma relação especial e muito importante.
Amei do começo ao fim. Muitas vezes me vi "engasgada" com sentimentos que eu não sabia definir e com emoções que eram tão ambíguas que me deixavam de mãos atadas. Mas principalmente, me ensinou muito, MUITO MESMO. E nessa final de resenha quero deixar meu muito obrigada ao Park Hae Young por ter criado um roteiro tão lindo, e muito obrigada por tê-lo guardado tão bem por 3 anos, ter esperado e amadurecido para que no tempo certo estivesse pronto para ser lançado. Agora foi o tempo certo!
E já quero ver My Ahjussi de novo e me emocionar novamente com esses personagens tão cheios de significado e chorar compulsivamente como fiz no último episódio. E agora que o drama terminou e muitas experiências foram aprendidas, só consigo pensar em como quero que todos os personagens estejam vivendo muito felizes e com segurança.
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Unique drama. I have never seen anything like this, everyting is so different from what we're accustomed to. The realism makes it so it ensnares the viewers feelings and experiences, like a lot of show you would say, however, it's a natural realism where you can't say "too much". Words weren't needed in lot of scenes, the way it was filmed succeded in making us interpret the acting of each actors. The story revolved around Lee Ji An and Park Dong Hoon, both having pitiful lives, though each in differents spectrums. In addition, a terrific ensemble cast, where individuals stories were not boring at all and were very much welcomed.
Fates intertwined, both of their existances were significants in each other's life. One taught self love, one loved.
When a happy ending doesn't necessary encompass one having their way. The aftermath of the show leaved me full of expectation, I couldn't help but imagine their future further more than what's shown. An open ending with multiple possibilities laid out for us to envision.
I especially loved the message at the end of the final episode: "you are all decent people. May you hang there until you find comfort for yourself." I felt a genuine positive message coming from the cast, producers...etc.
Occasionally, in this drama, we're taught how to relativise problematic times. They used concepts like reincarnation, implicating we'll get other chances at life. Bad things happen in life, that's nothing. If you did something shameful but you deemed it to be a not shameful thing, it's not a big deal. This lifetime, enjoy it the way it is, do your best, be kind to people which, by the way, is also displayed through the male protagonist's unparalleled kindness, he seeks justice and only justice and can't stand Lee Ji An's outstandingly unfair situation.
It is certainly by far a one of a kind drama that I doubt will ever be concurrenced. Acting on point, plot greatly developed, a purposeful cliffhanger, powerful and emotional scenes.
Tragedy is explored, they find confort in the outcome of their tragedy. So, although there isn't a happy ending per se, it is a happy life they're living.
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These are my thoughts and others can interpret the show differently. Main point is give this drama a chance and watch it, it's a beautiful story. It's about humanity and hope.I’m reading reviews and symbolism regarding the drama and I’ve missed a lot when they explained what those symbolism mean and while I agree on some there are parts where I disagree too. But then this drama does leave a lot of the interpretation to the viewers.
First time, I’ve watched this drama and I was bored with the first 3 episodes but after episode 4, the story starts to step up on the pacing and keeps me interested in watching it. First 3 episodes cannot be skipped though, that’s where the plot and stuff are laid out for the use of the whole series. These are important episodes, groundwork so to speak.
The first time I’ve watched the whole series, it’s very difficult for me to see Dong Hoon and Ji An as a romantic couple even at the end, it’s an open ending where viewers may choose to interpret on where they’ll go from there, it’s just not easy for me to think them as such because of how Dong Hoon behaved with Ji An, he drew a line when it comes to what he allows their relationship to become considering as well that he is married and has a kid and she is really young for him, someone who is just starting her life. He got to know her and understands that she already went through a lot and they have things in common. Dong Hoon is very clear on his life though, on the boundaries, that’s why I did not think they’ll become a couple at all.
The second time I’ve watched it though, I’ve noticed more things in their interactions with each other and suddenly the thought before that they cannot become a couple has been diminished with my realization that it can actually happen. It will not be sudden but there's a possibility.
While I think Dong Hoon and Ji An’s love for each other is hard to define because I really think it’s the purest form of love; a love that accepts and just strengthens over time. It does not matter if they become romantically linked, all that matters is that they are with each other. That they are together as friends, companion and just be in that person’s life, that’s enough for them. As long as the person is happy, they are happy.
I may just watch this again to focus on the symbolism mentioned by other people and how they interpret the interactions with Dong Hoon and Ji An is very interesting. To have different POV and interpretation from other people makes me think, have I missed something? The show is brilliantly produced, directed and I’m sure the script will be even better if one understands Korean as the full impact will be more felt. I do think there are cases when translation just does not get the full impact of scripts written in their original language.
In terms of the cast, they are all brilliant; this drama does not make me think of the actors, they were the characters which are amazing. They made root for them even if their characters are not the easiest to digest; they all have flaws after all. The realism of the scenes and interactions is so relatable too which makes this the best drama I’ve ever watched. This drama may not have made me cry but the impact of this drama to me is big, the fact I’m still thinking about it after I’ve watched it twice in a matter of 2 months is an amazing feat. It makes me think and it’s been a while since a movie/drama made me keep on thinking about it after I’ve finished watching.
I’ve watched this drama because of IU and I’m curious what kind of drama it is, I was hesitant because I really do not like melodrama that much and the synopsis seems to be that. It was not actually melodrama, there is drama but it’s a depiction of an everyday life. Slice of life story, while I enjoy them, I do not actively search for it since sometimes it just makes me sad. And I tend to watch films/dramas that will relax me. IU was a revelation on this drama, I mean I’ve watched Hotel Del Luna first and while I think she improved a lot since the last drama I’ve watched of her which is Dream High, she did steal the show as Jang Man Wol which made me interested in trying another drama of hers. I was not expecting much when I started My Ajusshi but she became Lee Ji An and I really think she succeeded in her acting because I really cannot think of any actress that can portray the role of Lee Ji An. She was Lee Ji An. It showed me the potential of her as an actress and I cannot wait for her next movie Dream and how she’ll take on the role, I hope it’s something I’ll love.
Lee Sung Kyun, I’ve first watched him in Coffee Prince and I’ve liked him since then and watched a movie of him. He was really good on this role, the nuances, his voice and his acting is brilliant and like with IU, he is Dong Hoon. I was also curious on how IU and LSK will have chemistry in the drama since he’s older than her by 20 years. It’s an interesting combination and I wanted to try another drama and I’m so happy that I did because this drama is a blessing.
The drama is just beautiful, the acting is amazing, not just from the main leads but all cast have significant contributions in the drama and I enjoyed how everything just meshes so well together. If you look at it and read about the casts’ characters and the story, you’ll think what’s so good about this drama like why do you like it so much.
I agree with a lot of people who watched this that you just need to watch it to understand how good everything was and how everything flows well together. Everyone who contributed to this drama, the director, producer, script writers, everyone behind the scene and the actors, they delivered a masterpiece and I’m so glad I took a chance and watched this drama.
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