✒ Things Will Be Fine Once You Turn 30 ~2️⃣9️⃣~ So We’re Told °8.7° °just excellent°
This show is a jalapeno margarita truffle: It's sweet, down-to-earth, tart, salty and a touch spicy. It hits a variety of primary taste buds and provides healing antioxidants as well. It's decadent, and I savored it.BMD follows 3 women. These college friends are fast approaching 30 but going nowhere as the show opens. All connected to the entertainment industry, 2 never got their careers fully off the ground. One had a hit documentary, but then her bf died and she fell apart. It happened organically. Eun's friends got into the habit of spending time with her as she navigated the walk of the living dead - grief. This eventually led to them moving in with Eun, who had bought a fabulous home with the haul she made: There's plenty of room. These friends are the epitome of lowkey and behave much like siblings. Even the purest among them, Joo, might cheat at cards. For anyone that's caught,~} it's HAMMER TIME. ( Joo’s kid is the only adult in the room, at times,). BMD is a 2019 release that is rated 88 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 16 60ish-minute episodes.
It's a big cast, and the acting is fabulous. The 3 leads are not only good, they are /funny/. Chun Woo-Hee (The Wailing-8.8, Mother, The Beauty Inside), as Lim Jin-Joo (Jin), is aimlessly acerbic, which is just buried rage seeping to the surface. At the same time, she's an adorably silly mess. Her pixie face heightens that effect. Lee Eun-Jung (“Eun”, the intelligent & capable documentarian who lives as though her dead boyfriend is still alive), is played by Jeon Yeo-Bin from Vincenzo-7.9 and the underrated Glitch-8. She talks to her now-passed love as if he's still there. She SEES him, too. This is her way of coping with grief. As long as she doesn't get too lost in it she'll be fine… but she's lost in it. Han Ji-Eun (Bad and Crazy, Lovestruck in the City-7.3) is Hwang Han-”Joo”. She gets the most male attention, but that hasn't netted her much. She seems the most feminine and the most fragile of the three. “Seems” is the operative word. Underneath the chiffon exterior, she's Kevlar. While the other two are confrontational, she catches prey with honey.
These women have a variety of men in their lives. They all live with Lee Hyo-Bong, Eun's brother. The cherub-faced Gong Myung (The Bride of Habaek-7) is Choo Jae-Hoon, Joo's coworker. He's in a dead relationship. His gf will not let go: Controlling him has become part of her identity. HE can't tear away: Being controlled by her has become part of HIS identity. It's not healthy. Ahn Jae-Hong (Reply 1988-8.6, Fight for My Way) is director Son Beom-Soo. They make a couple of cute Reply jokes in a callout to the hit series. Beom-Soo wants to film Jin's script, ‘Things Will Be Fine Once You Turn 30’. Nam Young-Joo is adorable as cafeteria worker Sol-Bi who has a crush on him. She drops that on him, in understated deadpan, as she drops a scoop of rice onto his tray. Kim Hwan-Dong, Jin's ex and Son Beom-Soo's assistant director, is played by Lee You-Jin (Be with You, Do You Like Brahms?). Lee Hak-Joo (My Dearest, Oh My Ghost-10) plays No Seung-Hyo, Joo’s baby-daddy. Seol Woo-Hyung is said “baby" and another example of Korea's amazing portfolio of amazing child actors.
Lee Joo-Bin (She Would Never Know-7.3, Queen Of Tears) is petulant actress Lee So-Min. She's a former college mate of Eun's. They had a falling out and now alternately behave passive-aggressive | aggressively competitive towards e/o. Ms Lee is not stupid, but her looks and success allowed her to skate without learning much, so she's ignorant. As soon as one thinks that means she's got a low IQ, she will surprise. I love Son Suk-Ku from My Liberation Diary-8.9 making an appearance. Such a 🙀bad boy😻. Lee Byeong-Hun (Way Back Love) and Kim Hye-Young (Lovers of the Red Sky) are the director/writer team.
In BMD, Mr. Director - Beom-Soo & Ms Writer - Jin, find themselves adrift without the A-team. Jin's ex-boss (played by Baek Ji Won from Kick Kick Kick Kick & Awaken-8.7), a veteran writer, also has a new drama being released, and the studio fears her. She is less than pleased at having to compete with her assistant! She's no NOOB! While she may not have her first choice of director (he wants to work with Jin 😤) she has the best of everyone else for her new drama.
It was Jin's scripts that first caught Beom-Soo's attention and soon it was Jin herself that drew him in. They quickly start dating, and their reparte is highly entertaining. Jin's take on relationships: “What you find before you fall in love with that person is the love that you possess but after you start your relationship, all there is left to find is hatred. Don't you agree?” Her new boyfriend of 2 days is speechless. Next we'll hear: “When he holds my hand, I somehow feel comfortable. I feel like I can hug him and I won't regret anything. I mean, dating is all about the process of breaking such trust.” - Now that's good writing😂. The way Jin talks makes it sound like it's only /cynicism/ that's going to be fine once a person reaches 30; not anything else.
The beauty of the show is in the writing and the dialogue. Not much happens, yet I could have watched 16 more episodes of their interactions, easily. They nicely cover communication mishaps; the gap between what the speaker intends and what the hearer infers. Human relationships, in general, are dissected. Do people live so that they can fight? “You fight with your shoulders in the subway. You fight with your words at work. You fight with your comments on the internet. The Earth is one big battlefield,” we hear.
Managing grief is a theme. Eun has become lost in her protective bubble of delusion. She says she's forgotten who she used to be - and I know exactly how that feels. As a widow, I have trouble thinking about my spouse. I believe I would enjoy an imaginary conversation much more. I haven't noticed that being /aware/ of being depressed actually helps with /ridding/ oneself of depression. Grief must be endured and will heal on its own schedule. Only time and boosting one's physical health will promote healing. Eun's friends allow her to breathe as she finishes up her walk through the valley of death.
While BMD contemplates grief, it's much more about surviving, thriving, and the sheer joy of life. The writing, directing, acting and overall timing are nippy and there's a lilt to the atmosphere. It's a completely unique vibe and I love it. Quirky. Offbeat. Witty. Lowkey. Very funny. It's all of that. There's an absurd love confession in ep2. They appear perfect for e/o. “Put yourself in my shoes.” Jin is genuinely astounded. “Why would I? I like my shoes better. I think that's just hilarious.” These girls won't see 29 again. After pondering on whether their prettiest days are behind them they decide to go clubbing to prove it ain't so. The scene is 😂😬😝.
The show is a funny contrast of characters. Joo sees her coworker going into a motel w/ his “ex”. She is interested in him, so she asks the cerebral Eun if she should say something to him about it: “All right. Let's approach the matter from the humanistic view. I believe history & art are part of the humanities. For example, women were always treated like trophies in the history of war. But, paradoxically… I'm not talking about whether @$$h0les & sluts are worthy of existence. I think what matters most is the ratio by which they exist. In order to understand that we need to think about…” We never get the rest of the lecture b/c Joo cuts her off.
“Why would he date you?” Jin's mother queries.
“I think he's dating me for my looks,” Jin responds.
“Is that even possible?” Mom's confused.
“I think it is,” Jin assures her.
“I feel bad for him. I should cook him a meal,” mom realizes.
The nature (and fallacy) of control is examined. “When I was young, I thought that everyone had a personality disorder. But if that is the case with everyone, it means that it's not a disorder. It just means that everyone is different. If problems arise from people's differences, it means that I'm half the problem. I tried not to do it, but before I realized it, I was imposing my ideas on people… I alter and distort what people say however I please, everything's either imposing or coercing. You see the higher I climb the ladder, coercion keeps winning. But I know that's not really winning. I try to keep my mouth shut not to pressure people, but I end up revealing my idea through my facial expressions or my vibe. I'm becoming very uncool as I get older.” Whoa. TRUTH💣❗ “Let's put our heads on the floor and reflect on it,” as Beom-Soo would say. People desire control of everything at every moment. Yet, we control very little, and controlling others brings paltry satisfaction. It's almost like humans are aware of what's right but are hopelessly unable to do it. Theologians might say it's exactly like that.
“No one can fully understand themselves. People who believe that they fully understand themselves will get hurt even more in the end.” That's said during a role play in which a relationship is dissected in the rearview mirror. “You loved me, and you used your love to try and force me into your idea of love. When I didn't behave as you expected, you criticized me. You abandoned me to tame me. You weren't trying to love me. You tried to possess me. You didn't want to accommodate me. To fit me into your idea of love you used my foolishness against me, You controlled my feelings however you wanted, and made endless demands. When I didn't meet your demands, you criticized me. You abandoned me. Did you love me?” Whoa, indeed.
There's too many shows that are great for 1/3 or 2/3 and then they pack it with a bunch of filler for the remainder. They don't have enough good content to fill the required episodes. I've taken to calling it MALcontent. In BMD, the opposite is true. It's not that a lot happens, it's just that the writing is so good and the characters are so much fun that I was upset when ep16 came around. They could have made this three seasons- easily. Btw, Beom-Soo has a solution to avoid /their/ show from suffering MALcontent. Jin is all ears. His idea: Reduce the quality from the beginning! 😏… ⌚… We wait for Jin to respond, expecting her to be outraged. After a couple moments of quiet contemplation, her face brightens and she declares the solution brilliant 😝.
A woman in a new relationship thinks she's alone but gets caught f@rting in front of her new bf. She later talks it out with the roomies. The whole sequence is 😂. It ends with a songwriter composing the tune: “The smell will eventually go away.”
So, hang in there!
Things really will get better, as long as you work hard and don't f@rt around too much.
QUOTES📢
A flowery path is actually an unpaved road.
Tears in your heart will become an illness. Tears that are let go will evaporate and will not exist in this world.
He's just a man. He approaches the situation rationally.
True rest is not at home.
It's okay to be a bit crazy. And yet the Earth still moves.
The pride of the successful divides into 2 categories: Flexibility and obsession.
〰🖍 IMHO
📣8.7 📝8.8 🎭8.5 💓8 🦋6.5 🎨7 🎵/🔊7.6 🔚8 ♦ 🌞7.8 ⚡2 😅6 😭3 😱1 😯2 😖0 🤔7.4 💤0
Age 15+ some R-rated Language
Re-📺? 🔛 I probably won't wait long.
In order of ~lite&trite~ to ~heavy&serious~ you may also like:
Modern Day:
Mad For Each Other 7.8 ~silly fun;
My Secret Romance 7 (if you ff thru overdone flashbacks);
A Witch's Love 7.8;
Love to Hate You 8.9;
Her Private Life 8;
Touch your heart 8.2;
Romance is a bonus book 7.9;
Boys Over Flowers 8 ~ melodrama to the max;
Crash Landing On You 9.1;
Oh My Ghost 10;
It's Okay Not To Be Okay 9;
Love Struck in the City 7.3;
Hospital Playlist 9;
My Mister 9.5;
More Than Friends 8;
I'll See You When the Weather is Fine 9;
Something in the Rain 9
Historical/Period:
My Only Love Song 8.7 ~ excellent comedy;
Live Up To Your Name 7.6;
Mr. Queen 8.5;
My Sassy Girl / Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo 8.5;
Saimdang 8.5;
The King's Affection 8.3;
Mr. Sunshine 9
Try a Chinese historical fantasy romcom: The Romance of Tiger and Rose 9.8
Japanese lite romcoms: Maid Sama (10), Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo (7.8), Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions (8.4), Toradora (8.5)
Action/Sci-fi/fantasy:
K2 8;
Private Lives 8.1;
Sisyphus 8;
Tunnel 8.1;
Signal 8.6;
Black 9;
Squid Game 8.4;
Kingdom 8.3;
Sweet Home 8.4
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A drama that is like a friend you want to walk beside for life
I started watching this since my friend said it was a women centred story. At first I stopped at episode 2 and thought maybe the style wasn’t for me, but I gave it another chance because of the great reviews and I’m so glad I did! The writing was phenomenal and the story was so relatable and dealt with difficult life moments. The style was great as well! Although not something I’m used to, it really aided the drama in storytelling. This series felt like a companion; whilst you’re going through your every day life, this drama is there, letting you know you’re not alone.Thank you for giving us this drama.
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need more dramas like this!
Melodrama and romcom dramas will always be my favorite, no matter how the acting is. I actually enjoyed this drama and laughed really hard. Some of the actors weren’t really my favorite, yet I kinda accepted them at the end. The plot isn’t that strong or new, and maybe that’s why I liked this K-drama—it was comforting, expected, funny, and felt really warm. I watched it every night before sleep, so it was like a warm hug from someone you feel safe with in the middle of the night. I recommend it as a healing drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Sixteen Episodes With These Delightful Women Just Doesn't Seem Like Enough!
You know you’ve come across a hit ensemble cast of characters when you’re equally vested in all three of them. In other words, you never find yourself sighing and wishing that the story would go back to the one character you like the most. This is far rarer than people realize. As far as ensemble casts go, the only other K-drama I can find myself saying this about would be “Hospital Playlist.”Three women from different backgrounds live together. They all work in the entertainment industry. Eun Jung Lee runs a production company, and she finds herself working on a documentary about actress, So Min Lee. Jin Joo Im is a screenwriter who is initially working for a more famous and seasoned screenwriter, until she realizes that their ideas are very different, and she has the courage to branch out on her own. And finally, we have Han Joo Hwang, who works for a small production company, at first as a marketing director, but soon as a producer herself. All three women are thirty.
Eun Jung Lee is the glue of the trio. She’s sharp, independent, and finds herself struggling to deal with a personal tragedy. The love of her life recently died of a terminal illness. She sees him everywhere and even engages in conversations with him. If you have ever had to deal with the loss of a loved one, you can easily sympathize with Eun Jung. And while she’s a strong woman, especially when dealing with anyone who tries to bring her or anyone else down, the cracks in her armor are growing by the day until she finally decides to seek some professional help. Eun Jung is the mother hen, and we can determine that she’s always been this way. Her brother, who lives with the them, is a gay man, and it becomes painfully obvious that their parents never accepted him. In short, Eun Jung has always felt compelled to be the pillar of strength for those closest to her. But here is the age-old truth: you can’t take care of anyone else until you first learn to take care of yourself. You have to be the priority.
Jin Joo is a woman who has the courage to face the unknown; to strike out and become and independent screenwriter. Of course, it helps to have the encouragement of friends, but when she meets film director Beom Soo Son, he helps her become more confident in herself. She is the most cautious member of the group, who isn’t as prone to simply “jump in” to a new romance or situation. Having got out of a long-term relationship, we can see why she’d be hesitant to start another one. But then again, life is about risk. Love is about risk, and you can never get anywhere in life by sitting on the sidelines where it’s safe and secure.
Finally, we have Han Joo Hwang, who arguably has more life experience than the previous two. She found herself in love at a young age, had a son, and suddenly found herself all alone when her husband divorced and left her high and dry. Now, as a seasoned marketing director, she takes on a young intern in Jae Hoon, and does her best to pass along what life wisdom she has to help him navigate his own romantic problems. While it becomes obvious that Jae Hoon is infatuated with Han Joo—and we can also see that Han Joo is a bit smitten with him as well—she already knows that getting involved with Jae Hoon is a bad idea. First of all, she’s his boss at work. And second of all, Jae Hoon has a lot to learn about himself and how to be in a relationship. There is a very touching scene in the last episode in which Han Joo maps out perfectly Jae Hoon’s most recent relationship that ended badly and why it failed. Han Joo already knows, that even if they were to enter into a relationship, Jae Hoon would end up treating her the same as he had his previous girlfriend, and Jae Hoon realizes this.
This series is about three women who navigate life’s ups and downs. In some ways, life is like a big K-drama, starring you and those around you, and those with whom you have friendships and relationships. It’s about dealing with one crisis and preparing yourself as best you can for the next one. In a show, you as the writer and director control and dictate what happens to your characters as well as the situations they are in. In life, you can only control yourself. However, in both, you still have to deal with moments of happiness and moments of disappointment and learn how to move on. It’s human behavior. It’s life! And this show does a fantastic job of mirroring life within the confines and world of this sweet and often touching, drama.
And, yes, that also means enjoying yourself and not following some arbitrary rules. As soon as you try to grasp love and life by putting rules and boundaries upon them, you’ve already failed to realize that life and love are like the wind. They are there to be enjoyed, not to be harnessed and held onto. Jin Joo and Beom Soo make this mistake when they try to separate work and love by some silly rules.
Performances in this series are rock solid across the board. As with so many K-dramas, we have hilarious moments, cute moments, and heartfelt moments. We find ourselves cheering for most of the characters, and by the end of the series, we can say that they have come out the other side of things pretty well. But life isn’t about stopping or sitting on our laurels, thinking we’ve finally crossed a finish line. There is no finish line. There is always the next thing. Bruce Lee once stated that a plateau in life makes a nice, brief rest stop, but don’t ever stay there. You have to keep going. And by the end of the series, you are confident that our three protagonists have already come to that realization.
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Wholesome
The drama for me has been like a good old cup of coffee.It's like one morning I woke up with a headache, and just the smell of coffee somewhat reduced the throbbing pain. Each sip I took comforted me through all the stress and when I finished it, I felt a bit empty.
Of you're feeling down or sad, then this drama is sure to comfort you. It makes you realize, it's okay not to be truly amazing, it's okay if you do "just enough" instead of something huge.
The acting is amazing and the characters feel real. The story is relatable and simple, which makes it more unique. And the ost perfectly captures the moment.
The drama left a sweet aftertaste for me, I hope it does for you as well.
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Uncanny, peculiar and interesting with 3 female leads and side character with quite deep exploration
This drama is very unique not just to entertain but also with meaningful episodes coming through. We kinda get the idea of each character, even with the side one. I really enjoy this drama because the romance part were not too much simple and you can relate to it pretty much. It was like watching how the character live their life in reality.For people who has deep interest in movie industry can get a grasp of idea from this series. Almost all of the character work in this industry from a documentary director, writer, production house marketing team and actress. This drama potraits life really well just like a slice of life genre. I also like the quotes from each episode, the cinematography also simple yet perfect ! everything is done inadequately and beautiful.
What I don't like is how they did with ji eun and jae hoon because I see potentials with this couple but again I respect the writer-nim perspective. But, I guess this is what they want to potrait as well , how complicated relationship it is and pretty platonic.
I also like their OST's, my favorite is moonlight.
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Surprisingly Heartwarming
As a millennial there is something about this drama that I could really connect with. The three female leads and their unique stories was engaging and I was invested in it. The first 2 episodes are not that engaging and I would recommend sticking with it as the show definitely picks up. The humor takes a little getting used to and it was a an element I surprisingly enjoyed. This is not a typical romantic k-drama and is so different from the ones I’ve watched lately. This deserves to be more popular than it is.Was this review helpful to you?
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A "Late to the Party" Review
Overall, not bad, lots of clever writing and stuff. But I have a few major gripes!First of all, WHAT WAS THAT 180° TURN from the set up of Ahn Jae Hong's character as a kind of a hilarious, childish, blowhard to being mature, meek, and softhearted? His character went from fascinating and bold to bland and flavourless basically from episode 2 to episode 3.
I can't call it poorly done—the writing is clever; I enjoyed the meta-narrative of a drama about writing a drama, and the humour that came from that was pretty funny. I guess my main gripe is that, for slice of life, I didn't find the characters believable.
I think this was an intentional creative choice to complement the story-in-a-story? To make them exaggerated caricatures.
For example, the single mom's story made zero sense from the beginning... they didn't show how he wooed her at all, which would have fleshed out how she changed from seeing him as a creepy, annoying stalker to someone who she'd be open to having a baby with.
They couldn't even show him being funny? He was just a caricature of a trash-like man. Like, for a slice of life—show me what she saw, give me a peak at her heart.
It just made it hard to relate to them, for me personally.
Not a badly done show, just not my cup of tea, overall.
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One of my recommended kdrama
This drama has been on my list since I got to know that it's sort of slice of life genre. Now, I just got a chance to finish the whole drama and I've got to say. As a fan of this type of drama, I will recommend this to people! But then again, not all gonna love this because some might think it's boring or too slow.Honestly, for me, the first ep was great. I like the introduction to the casts. Then to the next eps, gotta say it is a bit slow. However, as it went to ep 5 and above, it's starting to look much better and the characters became more interesting. Then, I remember in one episode where Beom Su told Jinjoo that he would make groundmaking decision in the last episode. Gotta say, it works for me!
Overall, everything is great. From the characters, I like how there's no 'bad' people at all, it's just human being human , the romance (it did get me giddy at times), the plot and all. Thumb up!
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BOOM, you'll love how this drama feels!
Fool me that this drama waited too long on my list. First I just watched a few Son Seok Koo's scene in episode 10. Then I decided to give it a try since I grow fonder with Jeon Yeo Bin because of Vincenzo. Omoo I suffer too much for waiting her as Hong Cha Young a week feels like so long. Okay I admit that I'm more like the obessed type when it comes into good actor/actress haha.Then I decided watch this, since her is the Main Actress and this drama already on my waiting list and BOOM THIS IS SO GREAT!! I DON'T EVEN EXPECT THIS. This genre the main focus on character itself, and every character building is amazing. Even when you think that this role isn't really important or cool. You're wrong, every characther matters. You not found a lot of drama that feels like this, trust me. Damn this drama is definitely a gem!
I laugh a lot, cry too and this is also make me thinking about my life, especially right now I'm in the position as a good-for-nothing :)
My characters comment:
Lim Jin Joo characther and her interaction with Son Beom So is satisfying and fun, very unique.
I kinda hope that Han Joo will end up with Jae Hoon, but yeah this more like bro-sis relationships I guess? But Jae Hoon getting back with his ex? Hmmm thats not even a healthy relationships, for my point of view..
Yeah but for me the best couple goes toooo: So Min x Min Joon🎉🎉
But still my fav is Eun Jung's story! I satisfied so much since her is the reason I started watching it. Her story is deep and made me cry.. Her strong and brave character screams a girl power. But that doesn't mean a human always strong, we all have our fragile part.. I wish she can make her African date come true!! We saw hopes as a netizen and I wanna thank the screen writer so so much! Especially for cast Eun Jong and Hey Director~~~
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Start Again and Know Bliss Called Happiness
Things will be fine when you turn 30.I have difficulty memorizing my passwords all the more to remember my 30s. According to the writer of this drama, when one turns 30 years old, one tends to be melodramatic. I am 42 years old and have reached half of the life expectancy limit. Is it the worst for me then? At this point, the inevitable question we often find ourselves asking is --- What have I accomplished so far?
Being the second Korean drama (the first one was "Search: WWW") I watched that compared life and love to a designer bag, I begin to wonder how so?
What I love most about this drama is the friendship of Jin Joo, Eun Jong, Han Joo, and Jae Hoon. But among the four, I like Eun Jong. Her character intrigued me the most. Jin Joo (Chun Woo Hee) and Beom (Ahn Jae Hong) Soo's relationship is the closest reality as it can be. Their conversations speak not only of the truth but of the elephant in the room in most relationships.
There is a great deal of narration in this drama. I would take this as an exercise of the mind. It got me thinking and made me realize a lot of things in life.
If relationships fail, do you also see yourself as a failure? Or maybe fail to grow in that relationship? It just did not work at all. Every breakup has its share of resentment and remorse. I might be saying this and that. And a lot may react with the words easier said than done. But what you take are lessons and good memories.
Do people change? For every break up, do you feel that somebody or something died that day? Does your old self remain and die? Do you want to forget that old self and never look back? At times, confronted with the question, do you remember yourself in the past? Have you set up a funeral for that old self?
I would like to believe that one can change within the situation. People can be resilient if need be and tend to adapt. In the end, the truest of ourselves remains. As long as we never stop our desire to start again, we may attain the bliss called happiness.
On another note, I can see that this drama is somehow underrated. But amidst the raw kind of vibe of this drama is a depth that somehow only sentimental people can fathom. I might sound bias, but not all people are fond of drama with a lot of talks and less action.
But then again, what I love most about this drama is it pounds you down to your core. I feel like I was reading the book entitled Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus.
To iterate what I meant:
Men: "What matters is my feelings, not the words I say."
Women: "Say the right words. Sweep me off my feet with your words."
Consistency means quality. Sometimes in the middle of airing, TV drama tends to fall short of its substance. It may have a very impressive beginning but maintaining the interest and curbing interest is another story. But not this one. That is why this drama is a must-see!
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A drama that shows the birth of a Korean Drama
This story isn't really filled with dramatic plot twists but I enjoyed it.All of the main characters are working in the industry but mostly behind the scenes like writers, directors, marketing, composers, and managers. (I think Somin is the only supporting character that's a celebrity). I learned how Kdramas are created in this drama because it showed the step by step process of it since the main couple is a writer and director creating a drama together. Sometimes I wonder if this is really based on the author's personal experience lol.
I really love how the side characters started low (?) and started to develop in the next episodes, making me more interested in them. There are a lot of side couples in this drama. I didn't pay attention much to Somin's character and story at first but I started to enjoy seeing her relationship with her manager and her life as a celebrity. Even I find Jinjoo's ex boss funny in the later episodes. But Director Kim Sangsoo really stole the show. He only appeared midway and I wished we got to see more of his story and character. I really liked his relationship with Eunjung.
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I think I might be the only one that's glad Hanjoo and Jaehoon didn't end up together because I can't really ship them because Jaehoon's still with his girlfriend. I felt uncomfortable in their relationship (If I were Hanjoo, I wouldn't get too close to a guy with a gf or If I were the gf, I'd be jealous if my bf's getting too close with another person who also seems to like him).
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