perfectly flawed characters making cute awkward smiles at each other :D :*

#DoYouLikeBrahms definitely made it as my top fave 2020 melodrama. I usually get annoyed when kdramas go from a very slow warmhearted pace then suddenly go haywire and unnecessarily dramatic. They drop all the problems at once –– breaking the couple up, making ALL the side characters VERY problematic, and showing how dumb the lead characters are –– that all you feel while watching the drama is be annoyed at literally everything.

Thankfully, DYLB’s storyline was neither dull and lacking nor went over the edge. It just injected the right dose of melodrama I needed at the right moment. All the characters developed at a perfect timing.

I’ve read lots of comments who hated on Joon Young’s character. Yes, he has his flaws, but to me, he was perfectly flawed until the very end. He was used to suppressing his emotions. He rarely expressed himself and even if the pain was unbearable, he would rather suffer alone. Why? Because all his life, he couldn’t truly rely on anyone, which made it hard to open up his heart even to Song Ah. I just felt that the story could’ve done better in explaining Joon Young’s character.

Song Ah on the other hand (while she’s equally frustrating hehe) always knew when to speak up, cut ties, and be cheesy. (HAHAHA LOL) Despite initial complaints (LOL), I really like the timing of their break up. They broke up at a time when all the evil characters and ugly circumstances that were introduced during the first part of the series were slowly settling in and fixing themselves. I was able to focus on their break up, their emotions, and how they got back together. It would’ve been too much for me had they broken up at the same time as when both of them were having a hard time practicing with their respective professors, JY’s dad and new representative were being assholes, his mom was crying and being pathetic all the time, or when both their friends were acting up.

I love that DYLB stuck to its story’s essence from the very start ––– in both music and love, some only feel valuable when someone’s listening to them and their pieces, while there are those like Song Ah and Joon Young, who’d love nothing more than to to always find solace in each other and their very own song.

Thank you, DYLB! Min Jae and Eun Bin really did well and I hope to see them together again!!! It was indeed a heartwarming and mellow several weeks spent with you. I’ll miss these two awkward balls of (frustrating) sunshine hehe!

In this noisy and chaotic world, may all of us find our own kind of music for both happiness and comfort.

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