Age of Youth (2016)

Serie bella e coinvolgente.
Racconta la vita di alcuni ventenni universitari, alle prime armi con lavori di vario genere per mantenersi autonomamente, e coinvolti nelle prime esperienze sentimentali.
All'inizio ha una partenza lenta, i primi 2 episodi sono un po' noiosetti, ma via via che procede e che i personaggi si svelano, diventa coinvolgente, divertente e anche interessante.
I temi trattati sono molteplici (famiglia, amore, difficoltà economiche, eutanasia, amori tossici) su tutti regna la consapevolezza che i vent'anni sono un passaggio bello e doloroso insieme, emergono i nodi di difficoltà familiari e personali, di attese non realizzate, di grandi difficoltà ad entrare nella nuova dimensione di adulti.
La differenza la fa l'amicizia (vera) e la fraternità che si crea tra persone molto diverse tra di loro, che vivendo in condivisione un appartamento, scoprono la ricchezza di comprendersi, perdonarsi e sostenersi a vicenda.
Inizialmente propendevo per un 10, ma vista la confusione sul tema dell'eutanasia, preferisco dare 9.

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Age of Youth is one of the most precious dramas I have ever watched and I doubt I will ever find another drama like this that has evoked so much emotion out of me. It deserves every single bit of praise, and will remain in my heart as something beautiful and sensational. This drama is pure gold. I know I’m one of many opinions, but to fully understand what I’m talking about, Age of Youth is one of those dramas that everyone should at least watch once.

The plot was something that originally drew me in. It sounded very original and worthy enough to watch at least the first two episodes. While watching Age of Youth, there were so many moments that either relatable, touching or just plain hilarious. The writer did a fantastic job of the script. With the characters, it took me a few episodes to love all five of them (especially Jung Ye Eun) but each and every one of them, they had a story to tell and all made massive development with their lives. Yoo Eun Jae I grew attached to straight away because I felt a small connection with her and wanted her to grow stronger. Jung Ye Eun was annoying at first (and still can be), but her passionate personality made her admirable. Song Ji Won is the weirdest but most wonderful housemate, and always made a lot of scenes better. Kang Yi Na seemed to have an easy life, but had problems that she kept to herself and solved herself - her pride is something we should all aim to have. And finally, Yoon Ji Myung. I think everyone who has watched Age of Youth can agree that we all wanted to her to be happy as she deserved it the most. Her issues at work, with her brother and mother always caused her to be unhappy and we viewers did not want to see her suffering. All five of them were perfect, unique and lovable. Also, the boys - thank you for all being beside the girls and supporting them (except Ko Doo Young of course). My only issue with the story was the small ‘supernatural’ element that introduced some of the characters’ problems - I wish that was done in a different way.

The acting was on point and this drama was a huge stepping stone in the actors careers. I know I should talk about each actress individually, but I feel like I expressed my feelings a lot in the previous paragraph as their acting was what helped to make each of the characters the best they could have been. The five actresses were amazing, stunning and won my hearts over. None of them wavered in their acting styles, they consistently stuck with their character and continued till the end. I will most definitely be keeping an eye out for their next dramas because I want to see how they all grow.

Music worked extremely well with each scene and every single track was gorgeous to listen to. If you ever have spare time, just stick on the Age of Youth soundtrack and fully appreciate the audio because it will be worth it. My favourite track is definitely the main one, Butterfly by Sogyumo Acacia Band - it has that perfect, young vibe to it.

There is no doubt about it, I would rewatch this right now if I didn’t have so many dramas to catch up on - but I most definitely will be watching this again before the end of the year.

Age of Youth is worth everyone’s time and for me, is the drama of the year - maybe of the decade/century as well haha. If you love a simplistic and cute story with well developed characters and immersive backstories, this is the drama for you.

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