Lilac Francois
Excessive crying that I don’t feel moved anymore
This drama has a promising story that is unfortunately unfulfilled. I wish the writing and plot would be stronger. I feel like there is a lot of things they could build on but they just choose the easy route.
I know this is a melodrama, so I would expect a lot of emotional roller coaster, but I find the crying scene too excessive that I don’t even feel moved. I don’t mind crying scene every other episode or even rarer, but the crying in this series is every other minutes. Sad moment doesn’t always have to be a crying moment. It would even benefit a sad moment just by being silent or giving sad music, you don’t have to cry every time. It really annoys me towards the end, because it’s just too much.
The casting is okay. I like Yoo Seung Ho, whose playing as Kang Hyeon Jun, the second male lead. He potrays a lot of subtlety in his acting, giving his character deeper layers. He looks vulnerable but strong, weak but mad, a lot of conflicting nuances that really portrays Hyeong Jun troubled mind.
Not a fan of Park Yoo Chun. I have seen him in two other series, ‘the girl who see smells’ and ‘three days’, he always plays the same character, some kind of police officer. His acting feels flat, without layers, when I think it really needs them in this series. Han Jung Woo have a very troubled past and are still troubled, but you couldn’t see any of the vulnerability, unless he’s crying, which as I mention happen every other minutes.
Younger Jun Woo, portrayed by Yeo Jin Go, gives me a much stronger impression than Yoochun. He feels fragile, meek, but underneath you could feel his steel and determination. I have seen Jin Go in a few other series and also as ‘Hwayi: a monster boy’, and he’s always good.
The female lead is okay, not enough layers, too much crying but doing an alright job. None of the other supporting character gives me any lasting impression.
The music is good, adding to the mood but nothing memorable.
I’m not going to rewatch this drama, I have enough crying for a while after I watch this drama. There’s nothing I really remember or want to revisit about the plot.
I know this is a melodrama, so I would expect a lot of emotional roller coaster, but I find the crying scene too excessive that I don’t even feel moved. I don’t mind crying scene every other episode or even rarer, but the crying in this series is every other minutes. Sad moment doesn’t always have to be a crying moment. It would even benefit a sad moment just by being silent or giving sad music, you don’t have to cry every time. It really annoys me towards the end, because it’s just too much.
The casting is okay. I like Yoo Seung Ho, whose playing as Kang Hyeon Jun, the second male lead. He potrays a lot of subtlety in his acting, giving his character deeper layers. He looks vulnerable but strong, weak but mad, a lot of conflicting nuances that really portrays Hyeong Jun troubled mind.
Not a fan of Park Yoo Chun. I have seen him in two other series, ‘the girl who see smells’ and ‘three days’, he always plays the same character, some kind of police officer. His acting feels flat, without layers, when I think it really needs them in this series. Han Jung Woo have a very troubled past and are still troubled, but you couldn’t see any of the vulnerability, unless he’s crying, which as I mention happen every other minutes.
Younger Jun Woo, portrayed by Yeo Jin Go, gives me a much stronger impression than Yoochun. He feels fragile, meek, but underneath you could feel his steel and determination. I have seen Jin Go in a few other series and also as ‘Hwayi: a monster boy’, and he’s always good.
The female lead is okay, not enough layers, too much crying but doing an alright job. None of the other supporting character gives me any lasting impression.
The music is good, adding to the mood but nothing memorable.
I’m not going to rewatch this drama, I have enough crying for a while after I watch this drama. There’s nothing I really remember or want to revisit about the plot.
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