The Ha family follows traditions that one doesn’t encounter often in modern day dramas and that was one of the most interesting concepts of the show. From holiday celebrations, weddings and funerals, to the etiquette that they practice in their everyday life and their conducting behavior, they give this drama a strong beginning just by being in it. Add one of the most adorable grandfathers that you’ve ever encountered in kdramaland and you have a winner.
On the other hand, the Lee family is crude and they happen to be the owners of the most kitsch sitting room that I’ve ever been unfortunate enough to behold, BUT Park Shi Hoo plays their eldest son so who cares about the golden armchairs?
The plot is mostly focused on the romantic relationships that involve the members of the two families and there are interesting sub-plots here and there that make Family’s Honor a smooth ride despite its long length.
What could be a drawback for some viewers, is the personality of the Ha daughter. Yoon Jung Hee did an amazing job with her part and she’s not your average kdrama heroine, but I suspect that her constant melancholy and seriousness might be considered a tad tiring after a while. Fortunately for her (and for us) Park Shi Hoo plays one of the two men who are after her heart, and his character has such an outgoing personality and charisma that you can’t help but root for the unlikely pair.
The entire casting was spot-on anyway. From the main to the secondary characters I can’t possibly bring myself to imagine other actors playing their parts; they practically owned them.
Not much to say about the music, I hardly ever notice it, but I did find myself whistling the ending song on my way to work the other day, and I almost chocked when I heard a traditional Greek song playing in the background.
Overall I’m giving it a high rating for originality, a well written plot and endearing characters.
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FL Dan Ah is an old fashion woman with good character that you would hardly find in modern life, you can say a very good lady inside out.
ML Kang Suk is an aggressive man, a cold blooded man in business, but he falls hard with Dan Ah.
I am so in love with the character of grandfather Ha Man Gi, a wise old man who leads his noble family with pride and good values but still realistic with hard reality.
All characters is fit in and display perfect in the story, I even can accept narrow minded of ML's parents which I always avoid watching such character.
What I love the most that we are rewarded in some final episodes with many sweet family moments after Dan Ah & Kang Suk gets married.
I have rewatched it second times and definitely gonna rewatch it again, it is so good and enjoyable drama.
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This drama is very amusing in nature
The story is amusing and peculiar. It circles around the prestigious ‘Ha’ family and their antique customs and life lessons that I enjoyed so much. It was very amusing to see the manners they lived keeping up, and then how the rich and modern ‘Lee’ family tries to resemble (or rather copy XD) them to become reputable. And the whole story was accompanied with witty and subtle humour till the end. XDThe main leads clashed like that as well. It’s crazy how they complimented each other. Their personalities clash and fit in the most amusing ways.
And they moulded into each other like two puzzle pieces that perfectly match.
Their character development was insanely touching ToT..
But not just the main leads, but also for all of the characters.
The angst was sooooo beautiful. The chemistry was chemistrifying. It wasn't painful, but a beautiful and warm, warm, WARM warmth I kept feeling in my chest.
When I picked the drama, I barely had energy to let a drama consume me. However, its OST makes falling hard for it inevitable.
It was my second time watching the first half of the drama, and I think the first time I was lost in the story to notice so many things; like how they actually began to like each other from the very beginning. Everything was better this time!
My favourite thing was the main couple, but that’s that, and the other things were also remarkable.
The OST resonated with everything. It was perfect. But it’s shaking OST aside,
the writing and the lines deserve their own praise.
The lines are BEYOND shaking. The writing, the delivery, everything is fantastic. They are stuck in my head.
They were witty and felt like shooting arrows aimed directly at the heart!
It felt like every character was written as a different person, had its own unique personality. Not just the character that the actors bring on, but also the way the lines were written for each character. What I mean is, in other dramas, sometimes it doesn’t feel like there is something distinguishing characters in their lines, it’s the acting that distinguishes the characters. But here it’s notable.
Camera directing was an art so delicately done. The way the camera kept moving and focusing made some awesome shots.
It was striking.
I am so in love with the pacing of the drama. Yes it is quite lengthy, but the pacing of events was just as it should be. Every time I thought that a subplot may drag, it moves on, it proves me wrong again and it beautifully gets wrapped up every time. Even though there were some tropes that we’ve seen before, they didn’t drag out subplots that didn’t need it, they moved on naturally, with creative writing and great acting.
Which gave a refreshing outlook and experience. It was one of the striking things about this drama.
This drama is so good at everything. I was going crazy watching it.
I enjoyed the little conversations and life lessons, it made me laugh a lot, and I cried because I was happy. The more I watched the more I found little reasons to love it more. I didn’t want to finish it. I wanted to take it really slow and enjoy every moment.
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Decent enough....
The first few episodes you get to see everyone going through break-up/divorce/remorse/grief/old love/unrequited love/infidelity just to clear any past relationship and prepare every single character to start a new romance/relationship. The leads' love triangle/square might be the worst one I've ever seen. They are also the weakest part of the drama. At the same time, the main leads had a ridiculous amount of kisses and face slaps that the ML began anticipating to be slapped on the face. Writing wise, anything related to them was mostly problematic.The drama ran into some seriously stupid moments/events that made it dip into unwatchable cheap melodrama territory "temporarily" but it still have its good moments to pull itself back up. The drama's message about family and self-worth was well presented. The last 10 episodes or so were nothing but smooth sailing, minimum conflict and good vibes. Of course, they had to go for the "maximum baby making" route for the ending. Give it a shot it's decent.
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В общем-то, в центре именно этот Дом, я даже не знаю с чем сравнить на наших русских реалиях. Может быть с дворянским поместьем, но немного не то, скорее больше похоже на боярскую усадьбу. Вот только в современном мире.
Первые серии были посвящены похоронам прадеда. Вот это, скажу я вам, было очень познавательно. Корейские традиционные похороны, да еще главы дома - очень интересно смотреть.
По ходу действа было еще много познавательных моментов, о традициях "старой аристократии", о "нуворишей", о родословных и правилах поведения. Даже и бизнесе, в конце концов.
Ну а мелодрамой началось то, что жены обоих сыновей решили с ними развестись и остались все одинокими. И дальше, каждый будет устраивать свою судьбу. Все судьбу устроили, причем перепетии каждому достались по полной.
Понравилось и то, что хорошо раскрыли персонажей, особенно сестру братьев и ее мужа (в конце концов), она несмотря на показную скромность и чтение традиций, вполне современная деловая женщина и любовь у них на равных.
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