Drama Special Season 9: The Expiration Date of You and Me (2018)

Missed opportunities and regrets

The synopsis is a bit misleading as in that this is not actually a diary just two people sitting together on a train and reminiscing.
It is quite a simple story: a boy meets a girl and is smitten but also is very clumsy and indecisive and cannot bring himself to confess his love to her. When he finally decides to do it, he is beaten by his best friend! The whole world crumbles around him and they all part ways. Ten years later, the boy is now a documentary director and going through a slump when he accidentally meets the girl on the metro. And they talk about the past.
This drama special tells the importance of good timing, of being brave, of having the courage to face challenges even if it will lead to defeat, not to be afraid of taking the bull by the horns unless you want to live with the regrets of the missed opportunities.
We all have moments in life that are similar, when we are afraid to say or do something because the outcome is unknown. "I could have, I should have..." we all say that, and so does the boy in this drama special.
The girl is rather cryptic, we do not know how she feels, she is always nice and smiling but does not let anyone close. She is aware of boy's feelings but does nothing to encourage or dissuade him either way. I guess that's why he is reluctant to say anything.
Meeting each other 10 years later, they realize they do not remember things the same way and also it makes her realize the error of her ways back then. Is it too late? The answer is unknown, the ending is open!
I must confess I watched this because I just finished watching The Forbidden Marriage and I am suffering from Kim Young Dae addiction. Here he is playing the best friend, serious and committed to his studies who never lets anyone know he has a crush on the girl.
The cast is all good, the writing is solid, the music is sweet. All in all one hour well spent!

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Timing is IMPORTANT

A while ago, I discovered a drama special, thinking it was actually a full-fledged drama. But since then, I've kind of been addicted to them because I get bored easily and I love how drama specials are short but (usually) fully loaded.

This drama was all about misunderstandings and missed timings and it was SO realistic for people who are just not super secure or just tend to misunderstand all by themselves, being too scared to ask for clarification. Also, I didn't exactly realize at the time that I watched this special, but it also teaches some pretty important life lessons about friends and friendships. I loved it and definitely recommend it to anyone. The acting was also just SO superb in this.

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