Sonogong
Quite unique but seemed incomplete
I am damn sure that i watched all 16 episodes but it seems like i missed out on few episodes, they jump from one scene to the another during the end of each episode and give us a fuller version of it in the next episode but somehow for me , it was confusing , that probably led to this 7.5 . Had they maintained the same quality as the first half this would have been a 9 without a doubt.What i loved about this?
This is not one of those dramas that focuses on only the main couple, i loved how each charactee had their own importance and behind story. I was looking forward to knowing more about each of them and absolutely enjoyed every minute of it.
I loved how they were aware of their situation and dealt with it with dignity, in the end they embraced their insecurities and learnt how to be happy
I fell for Chang Hee, though he is often seen being frustrated and keeps venting out his anger but whatever he spoke , he stated Facts . I loved how he dint hold back when ever he was angry and upset and blurted eveything out loudly and very fast. I bet it would have still been difficult for me to understand his dialogues had i known korean. He became one of my favorite kdrama characters and i also am satisfied with how things ended with him.
The three sibling bond is well written, though we see them fighting and glaring at each other often, i could see through each of them , how they cared for each other and how strong their bond was.
They say it is "liberation notes" definetly i see liberation here but only 40%. Would have been great had they ended Mr Gu's character with more certainity . For me he was a mystery in the beggining and remained a mystery even in the end
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Pleasant surprise !!!
Surprisingly i found the annoying Debora adorable and reliable towards the end. At first i hated how she clinged to her ex despite all that he has done to her. She portrayed all the emotions thay anyone would go through after breakup so perfectly that it annoyed me .Ofcourse world seems to collapse if all that you have dreamt about just flew into thin air without any traces yet i am s proud abput how Debora picked herself up depicting "life must go on no matter what" . She came back, came back with grace.
I would give a 10/10 to how well each character in this drama was designed. Nothing felt like a gap filler and absolutely fascinated by every actors screen presence.
I was not annoyed nor despised any character all of them were lovable
Deborag-soo hyuk :- Taught me that Happiness can be pursuied by killed petty pride
YuJeong - Jinwo :- Made me want to believe in marriage
I just love DeBora does self-talk and yet deliver such beautiful and meaningfull message to every soul who has went through pain. The dialogues were note-worthy. Memorable oen of all - Now that you have fallen to the ground all that you can do from here is RISEUP!! It is a perfect mix of friendship, comedy and romance
NOTE:- Not everyone will find someone like JinHo who takes responsibility . This is drama for a reason . So choose people wisely and HAPPY LIVING!!!
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This drama is very dreamy !!
This drama is not strangers to lovers but more of acquaintances to lovers.This starts off by showing us that the leads are acquaintances and how ML wanted FL to help him get together with her best friend in the past. They didnot show anything about what went on with the ML and FL's friend which saved us a lot of time to understand and focus more on the leads . The writers eliminated the crap and gave us what we want by showing bits and pieces of past story.
I did not understand why the leads behaved the way they behaved after FL's confession but the latter episodes answered all of my questions and helped me understand each of their personalities better. For me, this definitely stands out from the other crush based C-dramas and FL though crazy for TangYu , after being rejected she did not let go of her self worth and focused on what is right for her.
The chemistry between the leads is LIT!!! Both of them are bold and aggressive in expressing their feelings. Their scenes together will give you butterflies and they created some iconic scenes.
ML's mother character was very adorable and liked her whenever she was on screen. The other side characters or couples didnot interest me much and skipped most of their scenes. The intro song and its lyrics are good .
Overall, if you are into C-dramas with dreamy scenes and mature yet romance . Give this a try !!
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Even our parents once had sparkling youth
Ever had argument with your parents? Ever had differnce of opinions with them regarding career ? Ever wanted to know how their youth was?This drama picked a very beautiful concept and executed it flawlessly. This is a whole package .
This brought tears in my eyes, made me laugh when most unexpected and left me with mixed feelings.
I would say the ending was not very perfect and would have been beter had they explained it in more detail but overall i loved it.
The characters stole this show, especially Yi Chan is such an inspiration. The music was good and i felt the concept was similar to perfect stranger but what makes this different is the mix of all genres.
Overall this is worth a watch!
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"Knowing someone from so long does not always mean you actually know them."
Initially i thought this drama would be a bit boring. As the leads are already married i assumed that they will be trying hard to save their marriage. Only because it was categorized as a pyschological thriller i wanted to give it a shot and all of my assumptions were proved wrong.This drama made me "RETROSPECT".It made me think about humans,relationships and the necessity of wise upbringing .There are many things that i liked in the drama but i would like to point out the top 5
1.Everyone of us want a perfect life and we would want the reason of our happiness to remain with us forever.
we might have a secret and would want to hide it from people who we are scared of losing and we would do anything for it to remain buried.
2. Due to fear of not having someone by our side we start giving them only what they need and show them what they want to see, in the process we loose ourselves and the fact that we are hiding our true emotions might haunt us someday.
3. Becoming blind in love , This applies even for love between a child and parent. Parents just hope that there will be a day where our child will see the brightest sunshine and that will be life changing. They see all the mistakes of their children as silly things and wait for them to change.
4. Due to cowardice we might hurt people close to us which might end up being the biggest regret of our lives. We might not know what the other person is going through and not be by their side when they need us the most and finally when we realize our mistake it might have been too late . Many of them might not get an opportunity to makeup for it and they end up waiting for the rest of their lives, but when they do get a chance they will give their everything to set things right .
5. People start believing what they have been said since childhood. The society also plays a major role in building the child's personality. If someone says we are bad at something we actually think that might be the case irrespective of it being true or not. If society keeps emphasizing on the point that our personality is like "THAT" we actually start believing "THAT" and someday we might actually become "THAT".
I just found myself thinking about a lot of things after watching this drama.Each episode had atleast 1 dialogue which mesmerized me.
"Eagerly waiting to see how this ends"
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What did they even think before ending it like this!!!!!
What i lookout for in a suspense thriller is for the last few episodes to unveil the hidden puzzles and to have a good wrapup, This series is faaaaarrr from being it.Only the first 4 episodes were interesting to me but later i was confused and at the end i was disgusted. Why the hell did i even waste my time on this ,
I saw park hae jin anf sungwoong in man to man and was super excited to see them together in yet anither drama. I have no doubts nor complaints on any of the actors in this series, they portrayed their roles flawlessly. But just good acting couodnt save this drama, the writters messed it up.
MuChan is the most foolish main leads i have ever watched. Now i dont even want to think about this series anymore. This will be perfectly erased from my memory with no traces left.
There are much more interesting and well written thrillers out there, better go and watch those rather than wasting your time here on this drama.
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Sailing in the same boat but are on different floors .
At times you just get attracted to someone and start yearning for their company without your knowledge because you are surprised to have similarities or it might be due to few characteristics you find in them which you have always wished for to posses .The drama starts off really slow and then it starts unwinding all the knots one by one, the relationship's are quite complicated between people and we might find ourselves in the characters situation at times .Initially the leads find each other in the same situation and start finding solace in one another.After both the leads getting hurt by their loved ones and constantly trying hard to empty their feelings they lean on each other to pass through difficult times and eventually develop feelings for each other.
People who are heart broken for just loving someone unconditionally, people who are born talented but are not sure about how and where to utilize it , people who want to prove themselves to others or to themselves, people who want to be recognized not with the family name but with the fame of their own, People who struggle in a relationship just because the other person is unsure about their feelings, people who constantly work hard but are overShadowded by the talented people and people who chase their dreams until they succeed will definitely relate to the characters.
It definitely does'nt fall under my preference of genre but wanted to start only for KimMinJae and at first his looks and voice kept me going but later i was hooked to the story.
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