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Diminuendo: a decrease in loudness in a piece of music.
Or in the case of this drama a decrease of care and affection for the characters and the storyline.
DYLB started off strong, with a somewhat subdued mood, because the main character was at a point in her life where she was facing the reality that she was not as good at her dream as she had wanted to be and was largely isolated from her peers due to her age *and* had been nursing a one-sided crush on her bestie's ex-boyfriend for years.
Through K-Drama plotconvenience, she makes the acquaintance of a piano superstar, who is also facing a crisis of faith when it comes to his profession and lovelife, because he too had been nursing a crush on his bestie's gf for years *and* has been largely isolated from his peers, due to his talent.
They notice their similarities and are drawn to each other due to that and initially I really liked their connection. Song-Ah was forthright with her feelings for Joon Young and soon they start dating. But that's when the trouble starts, because Song Ah is both a quiet person and very insecure and Joon Young is both out of her league professionally and can't seem to untangle himself from his former crush.
This leads to a host of dumb miscommunication down the line, because they stop talking to each other and Song Ah is not able to confide in him about her issues, nor does she learn to stand up for herself.
How she ends the drama feels like a slap in the face to the initial set up and the last ditch drama tropes are heavy handed and very detrimental to the storyline.
Also, I gave this a very low music score because for a drama that uses classical music and musicianship as a framework, I remember only 2 pieces of music. Nothing else could remain in my head because the drama didn't connect it to our characters feelings and emotions, despite the fact that Song Ah herself states how important music is to her and how it lets her express her emotions.
A waste of potential is how I would sum this drama up.
DYLB started off strong, with a somewhat subdued mood, because the main character was at a point in her life where she was facing the reality that she was not as good at her dream as she had wanted to be and was largely isolated from her peers due to her age *and* had been nursing a one-sided crush on her bestie's ex-boyfriend for years.
Through K-Drama plotconvenience, she makes the acquaintance of a piano superstar, who is also facing a crisis of faith when it comes to his profession and lovelife, because he too had been nursing a crush on his bestie's gf for years *and* has been largely isolated from his peers, due to his talent.
They notice their similarities and are drawn to each other due to that and initially I really liked their connection. Song-Ah was forthright with her feelings for Joon Young and soon they start dating. But that's when the trouble starts, because Song Ah is both a quiet person and very insecure and Joon Young is both out of her league professionally and can't seem to untangle himself from his former crush.
This leads to a host of dumb miscommunication down the line, because they stop talking to each other and Song Ah is not able to confide in him about her issues, nor does she learn to stand up for herself.
How she ends the drama feels like a slap in the face to the initial set up and the last ditch drama tropes are heavy handed and very detrimental to the storyline.
Also, I gave this a very low music score because for a drama that uses classical music and musicianship as a framework, I remember only 2 pieces of music. Nothing else could remain in my head because the drama didn't connect it to our characters feelings and emotions, despite the fact that Song Ah herself states how important music is to her and how it lets her express her emotions.
A waste of potential is how I would sum this drama up.
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