At a Distance, Spring Is Green

Let's all hug Joon

Some say less romance, some say it's fine. I like romance, so if a story has a bit much of it, I don't mind, if it's a good romance. In this one I think everything developed well, it could have done without the romance, but I also don't think the romance really hurt anything. The trio fit so nicely together, and Joon grew and opened up through both characters in his own ways. I think that was very important, and he deserved a romance and a great new friend. Why do viewers want to take that away?

I think this had a lot of dark with a lot of light. I was frustrated at times that Joon didn't open up sooner with Soo Hyun, not doing so lead Soo Hyun to have so many wrong ideas.

I really just feel this story was completed really well. I think the one thing I could get rid of is the professors. I skipped over there parts because they seemed pointless to this story. I'm excluding Joon's brother in this, because he is clearly very important.

This gave me all the feels, and that is all I ask for in a drama. That and keeping me wanting to binge it, and it did just that.

The heartache I felt for Joon and a bit for his brother. I can relate to how Joon feels, and it is a terrifying, heartbreaking, confusing thing. The fact he could even portray himself as cheery and also be cheery was a huge feat. We need to give him all the hugs and all the credit he is due!

I also loved his hair in this.

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I cried.

This story was fascinating and interesting to watch. I ended up binging the whole entire series in less than a week because I was so hooked on it! Im not really much of an emotional person in general but this series made me cry ( in a good way!) This series really touched my heart and discusses real issues that young adults face in today's society. I loved how they dove into topics like social anxiety, dysfunctional families, emotional abuse, physical abuse, wanting to fit in, financial struggles, friendship, and college culture. I would highly recommend this show to anyone who has watched My ID Is Gangnam Beauty and liked the show! This show made me feel tons of emotions and I was able to relate to every character in one way or another. I loved that this show highlighted how important friendship is and what true friends are. Definitely going to rewatch it!

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não!!!

Toda vez que eu via alguém na Internet falando sobre esse k-drama eu tinha certeza que um dos protagonistas masculino morria, agora eu entendo que o que aconteceu foi muito pior.

É muito bizarro (e nada surpresa) terem adaptado uma obra BL em um romance hetero mas ainda mais bizarro é como construíram a relação do jun e do soohyun. Eles tentaram vender uma ideia de "quase-irmãos" mas mesmo a relação do soohyun com o irmão não era tão afetuosa como a dos dois. Eles confidenciaram entre si os maiores traumas que cada um carregava, a química entre os dois era muito maior (mesmo) do que o jun com a sobin então ficou uma coisa meio patética de se ver.

Eu acho que a obra abordou umas coisas bacanas e é interessante acompanhar a dinâmica entre alguns personagens mas honestamente teve umas coisas muito no sense como a sobin perdoando um cara que assediou ela de diferente maneiras tipo????

Pra finalizar o último episódio com o Jun mostrando que a história do trabalho foi baseada na amizade dele com o soohyun.... foram canalhas até o último minuto

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faltou

Bom, definitivamente não foi um dos melhores kdrama que assisti, mas também, não foi o pior que já vi. Foi escrever apenas o que eu senti vendo toda essa história ao longo dos 12 episódios feitos.
Primeiramente eu acho que a história não foi desenvolvida o suficiente, não houve um grande aprofundamento nas histórias isoladas dos personagens. Eu senti que tudo ficou superficial. Vou começar pelo protagonista... pq não mostrou mais coisas sobre a família dele? Pq raio todos odiavam ele? simplesmente pq ele não era bom como o irmão dele mais velho? É isso?... não sei, achei superficial tudo isso. Outra coisa, o irmão dele estava tentando protege-lo todo esse tempo, porém a forma que ele achou foi dizendo para o protagonista que ele não tinha família, ou seja, traumatizando o protagonista e fazendo ele pensar que ele (irmão mais velho) é seu agressor... sério isso? que porcaria de proteção é essa que faz o protagonista sofrer a vida toda, além de que, essa família deveria fazer uma terapia e o pai ser preso.
O personagem secundário (aquele que tem a franja reta hahah), achei muito mal desenvolvido e aproveitado a história de sua família. E a grande pergunta é... de quem ele gosta? Eu não li o webtoon, mas descobri que o personagem dele originalmente era gay (posso estar equivocada). O fato é que eu acho que ele gostava do Joon, do protagonista... mesmo que na roda lá do acampamento tenham falado sobre "gostar de menina" (nem tenho certeza se foi isso mesmo). Ainda acho que no fundo ele gostava sim do protagonista.
Por último vou falar sobre a protagonista feminina. Eu achei ela muito meio termo, não foi uma personagem boa nem ruim. Na verdade, eu esperava mais dela, no entanto não houve também um grande desenvolvimento sobre a personagem e ela infelizmente ficou só como apoio para o protagonista durante a história toda. Eu concordo com muitas pessoas que falaram sobre essa personagem, o quão mal desenvolvida ela foi. Enfim, quanto ao resto... resto é resto... não me apeguei a ninguém. Sobre o romance dos protagonistas... achei um pouco estranho mas eles são bonitos.
Tem muitas coisas que eu poderia passar horas escrevendo sobre esse kdrama, mas não vou me estender muito. Acho que assisti até o fim mais pelo Park Jihoon... amei ele em wero class.
É isso...acho q esse kdrama faltou muita coisa...os personagens não são muito cativantes nem marcantes. É uma história básica, que eu acho que tentaram maquiar como se fosse a coisa mais bem aprofundada de todas.

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Youth not being what it's cracked up to be...

The realities of life on a university campus, where the main characters struggle with their individual issues, misconceptions, relationships and futures.
Well acted and a strong cast. There are some very abusive and parasitic 'friends' of character Yeo Joon and I have to say, apart from their personalities, the look of them really added to the level of disgust I felt at times.
However, in some ways, that is stereotypical, as people who use and bully others do not always look the part.
Park Ji Hoon perfectly portrays his role as Yeo Joon; a wealthy background, good looks, a bright personality and model student. However, unbeknown to others, he is estranged from his family and lonely.
This character was really brought to life by PJH ~ his mannerisms and ability to shine brighter than the sun one minute and have the saddest eyes in the most hurt face, the next, was captivating.
The relationship between Yeo Joon and the anxious, unsure Kim So Bin (another worthyy performance, from Kang Min Ah) was very sweet and the actors made it believable. They take a lot of strength from each other, which was so nice to see. I also liked that even though she is a couple of years older, she is happy to be lead as well as lead, and listens to Yeo Joon.
The relationship with his polar opposite, Nam Soo Hyun, was one of my favourite things, as Joon seemed able to relate to his frostiness more easily and I felt was drawn to the fact that his cheerful exterior and money could not buy Soo Hyun's friendship.
There is one sided love, with some friendships bordering on more, but the fear of loss preventing the move forward.
Adult responsibilities having to be taken on too soon, with the onus of providing for family whilst juggling studies, also features.
Jealousy, resentment and low self esteem are in some way part of several characters, with each reacting to these unpleasant traits in different ways and affecting how they perceive and interact with others.
There are some unpleasant and painful scenes in Yeo Joon's childhood and adult life, with the problem of violence in the home being tackled and pretty well, at that.
There are some laugh out loud moments too and some very warm moments, as barriers get dismantled and characters open up.
I also like that abusers didn't always get away with stuff and had to deal with the consequences of their actions.
The title eludes to the fact that youth is supposed to be bright, fun, carefree and happy, but up close, for too many, it is anything but.
When the young are betrayed by those who are supposed to nurture them, or forced to take on far more than they are mentally capable of dealing with, youth is in fact hell.
The drama also highlighted how wealth does not necessarily equal happiness.
The only aspect I found irritating, was how slllllllowly So Bin walks in it! Honestly it drove me nuts and once noticed, I couldn't un-see it, almost every time; and, whilst I liked the pop music score, I didn't like the mismatched violin and harmonica pieces. I love both instruments, but I felt that the pieces picked were too old fashioned sounding, for a drama of this era.
All in all worth watching.

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In the end, I loved this show

This show might not be a 9/10, but in my heart it is. It's probably the first time my overall rating is higher than the individual ones for story, acting, etc. I have been quite active in the comment section, admittedly often criticizing the show. But honestly? This show was amazing. I don't know why. Maybe part of the magic was that I saw it while it aired, as I tend to fall harder for shows while they're airing.

Good things first: All the actors did amazing jobs and I loved all of the characters. I mean it, I felt sympathy for all characters because they just did such good jobs. Especially Park Jihoon and Bae In Hyuk! Their characters captured me so wildly and were probably my main interest point for this show's story. But honestly? Even the romance had my heart fluttering in the end. As we went further into the show, I loved that we got to know every character and their past. Every character had an interesting story, and we got to see them "grow up" in this stunning coming-of-age setting. The music was also amazing, all the songs from the OST are on my playlist!

The show honestly did have a lot of things I didn't enjoy. One of the things I often criticized was the romance. Does it feel incredibly rushed? I'd say yes, but it depends on who you ask. For me, who had prior knowledge about the Webtoon, felt that they made Sobin too much of a character who needed to be saved. Who needed a "strong man" to have as her boyfriend and protect her. To begin with, I was quite against how Joon and Sobin's relationship developed, but I knew they were obviously gonna start dating because they were pretty clearly advertised to be a couple. But as I mentioned, the two of them started warming up to me a lot. Another thing that bothered me was how dependant the female characters were to the male characters. I still loved the girls so much, but the writers really made their only personality to be the boys they were in love with. Probably the thing I disliked the most was how overshadowed Soo Hyun and Jun's relationship to each other was by the romantic relationships. They advertised this show too much as "showing the development of Soo Hyun and Jun's friendship" when it honestly... didn't.

But still, overall, this show was thrilling to me. Is this a nine out of ten? No, but yes. I loved this show so much and I'm gonna miss Mondays and Tuesdays now that it doesn't air anymore. Even if you're skeptical because of the romance, I think you should watch it. It brought me a lot of joy, and maybe it will bring to you too!

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Pain

The story was so soulless and shallow it made the 12 episodes runtime so damn dreadful. The whole trio main cast were lackluster from all angles, both the actors and their characters. This drama was nothing but a cheap BL bait anyway. It should have been a short drama thrown on some random streaming services instead of being a full TV broadcast.

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Dropped halfway through the series. I'm struggling with this drama, not because it isn't good. But I have never wanted to take so many knives out of my cupboard because of so many characters. Typical dramas have one or 2 hateful characters (usually a spiteful mother-in-law or an annoying SFL). But this!!!!! I wanted to smash the heads of Yeo Joon's so-called-friends who accuse others of leeching when it fact they are the worst ones do so. If there is an award for the worst family, Yeo Joon's parents take the cake. (Maybe tied with the psychotic mother in IOTBO).
And all those girls who are just jelly and abusive toward So Bin because Yeo Joon didn't choose them should just go to hell. Even though they are kids, those who made fun of So Bin for not having a mother are just plain mean. The professor who pilfers her student's work without crediting them, as if it was her privilege shouldn't be teaching. It's like they put every scumbag in one drama and it is making my blood boil!!!!

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Life, Youth, Living

Friendship, youth, and school dramas are my cup of tea. The story’s plot and flow is just the right pace and direction but I would want to see more of the two male main leads’ friendship/bromance than the romance part of Yeo Jun and So Bin, so there are times that I skip the couple’s romance parts because their chemistry isn’t my cup of tea. Nevertheless, the story is realistic and tackles real life issues that relates with youth, school, adulting, harsh truths of life, and the nature of friendship. (Park Ji Hoon’s acting is wayyyy too good he deserves more lead roles, his back must be heavy after carrying the heavy load of acting in this drama)

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