Record of Youth

A change of scenery, though not as different as I thought it would be

I'd like to acknowledge that there were indeed many things about this drama I liked, just as much as I disliked.

First off, the pros. A lot of aspects in this drama felt fresh and new to me, a change from the immensely cliche conversations and the promises of some form of a happy ending for the main couple. Contrary to what many other reviews might say, I mostly enjoyed the use of dialogue between the characters. It took me aback at first - because why do most of the characters always know what to say, and in another case, why do they all speak similarly, following the same wavelength of "smart comebacks" within every tone of voice? - but then I chose to look at it in a positive light. The randomness of the main leads' conversations made me feel the playfulness they shared together, and offered their chemistry before they even became physically intimate. The script was written with the audience in mind, I could tell - they wanted to steer away from the cliches because the intent of the drama was to perceive the reality of youth in their 20s. A lot of people I've befriended and encountered in real life like talking about just anything that comes to mind, and that sense of relatability shined within these characters.

I like how they chose to perceive the main couple. Somehow, it felt like the perfect balance of cliche tinted with self awareness and reality to me. They choose to be this cheesy couple while also laughing about how cheesy they are. They choose to approach their problems maturely. And of course, when their relationship eventually fell apart, it completely washed over that sense of reality that this drama intended to have. I also like how there was no period in time where the two of them would just be endlessly pining for one another - they begun their relationship as real people do, and perhaps ended it the same way.. When it came to the second lead, it was such a nice change to see the male lead not get so aggressively jealous over their mere existence (which probably has a lot to do with their established close friendship). He instead thanks the second lead for being there when he couldn't be, but at the same time has realistic reactions when it came to it. Not a sprout of long term bad blood developed between the two men, and that was so refreshing to see.

I liked the theme of the drama. A lot. The whole "follow your dreams and work hard for it!" is never new when it comes to these romance dramas, and this was just another approach to the idea. I liked that all the characters were neither inherently bad nor good in an attempt to make them seem more human. It did a lot to make this drama different and less bizarre than others, and it would be a lie to say that I didn't get invested with the course of the plot. It didn't exactly motivate me, but I liked seeing the perspectives of people in show business, seeming as they're the most likely to be reaching for the stars, perhaps much more than others. They included more honest and blunt aspects to the world of Korean entertainment than I expected and enjoyed.

Also, the decision to make Hyejun the essential "main character" and Jeongha the clear "love interest lead" was interesting to me, because as we all know, female leads usually take the reins in leading the narrative of the story.

Now, onto the cons. I agree with several of the reviews that state that they should've expanded the other characters' stories, aside from the Sa family. I would spend several episodes wondering what Jeongha was upto, and was left unsatisfied when we saw none of the actual growth when it came to her career. Jinwoo and Haena's storyline quite literally went nowhere besides being some kind of anecdote about how you don't have the power to choose who you marry in your 20s, which was in itself....kind of weird.

Also, if one would dig deeper, one might find an important message to Haeyo's storyline. And sure, there may be - he decided to take initiative of what he wanted to do instead of being his mother's puppet. He cared less about what the public thought of him, and chose to love himself. However...that's literally it, and it's disappointing because it had so much potential. What of his career after his draft? What about his dreams, his goals, after that whole dilemma? They quite literally left us on such a bland note. Even when it came to his feelings for Jeongha. Because if I remember correctly, he oh-so proudly proclaimed how he decided to choose "love over friendship this time". and left his statement as it was. And to add to that, I have no idea why he even began to like her when they barely interacted at first. I could only understand why and how he fell for her when they started to get close. But the buildup of his own emotions came from absolutely nowhere.

The conclusion in itself wasn't as impactful as I thought it would be, but it worked. An open ending was an interesting choice, but it's funny how the only closure we get from Jeongha's story is "how is your salon doing?" "it's doing pretty well." Like, I thought we followed her journey career-wise to see her at the peak of her success? What about her parents, and how they feel about it?

I can bring up so many other questions this drama left unanswered, too. Not only that, but despite how it tries to push for realism, there were many instances that just felt too good to be true. Everything had to be convenient for our leads to get what they wanted. The plot went around in weird waves and didn't feel like there was a certain point I had to be on edge except for the couple breaking up (but then, I didn't know I had already reached the conclusion). And Charlie Jung's existence was just a push for an intense plot, one they barely did anything with. I did enjoy the whole "love has no gender!" and "loving people isn't a crime!" comments thrown around during that arc although it being the bare minimum, but besides that, getting involved in a scandal as big as that didn't feel....needed? Especially with the whole vibe the show was trying to give.

Waehyo and Haena's mother is the character that was truly left with minimal development. I found her character in itself to be very interesting, but they went nowhere with delving into her, which I kind of wish they did more of. Maybe I'd even throw Kyeong-jun in the list, but he got enough spotlight from being in the Sa family, haha.

In conclusion, I feel like they could've done much better in terms of direction and plot. This was a semi enjoyable watch, but the kind that you can really just consume only once. The actor cameos were really cute and surprising though (I think I screamed when I saw Lee Sungkyung and Hyeri LOL). I'd still definitely recommend it to people, despite it's nuances.

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Not for all, but its brilliant for those who can appreciate this type of story

I love this series. I love how calm and crazy it is at the same time. The characters personality and development are just too relatable that you just can't hate them for their choices. The story makes me feel like I was in the same space as they were. I am sure that the story contained toxic relationship and some subtle manipulations, but It didn't feel heavy at all. The way the characters communicated with each other made me feel fine even amidst the chaotic situation that they were in.

Watching this will make you realize that all people makes choices on how to handle their issues, and sometimes it might not be right for us, but it might be the best option to the people involved. Surely some people might not appreciate this type of series, but ones you relate with it, you'll appreciate how mature the characters were.

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Records of pain actually.

Let me start off by saying I'm not a professional critic just a girl saying what's on my mind so do with that what you will.
Into the thick of it, we go.

It's great I was in pure bliss for the first few episodes, but why would they take away my happiness like that. I remember just watching and being like, "Something isn't right, this is going too well too fast...this means pain." They should have been together man. Why couldn't it have been a slow burn why did they move so fast just to break up. Their chemistry was amazing but it was obvi that they wouldn't end up together because of how quickly they got together. I mean I know their reuniting kind of insinuates they get back together but I didn't watch it to use my own imagination dude come on. I also know the show wasn't mainly about romance but also following your dreams and blah blah which I liked but DAMMIT WHEN IS IT MY TURN TO BE HAPPY. If you like pain watch it. Each to their own.

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Cute turned meh

It started off somewhat interesting. The backdrop of fashion and celebrity were fun concepts, but then it somehow became dull. It started out colorful and promising, and then it got boring.

I was ready to give up around episode 2, but I gave it a few more hoping it would get better. Nope. It does not get better.

I really enjoyed Park Bo Gum as an actor and Byeon Woo Seok made it fun.

But there was no chemistry with the female lead. She's a decent actress, so it might be the writing, but the way she interacts with the two male leads, there's zero chemistry among either of them. We're supposed to root for the main male lead, and feel tension when the second male lead tries to swoop in. But the female lead has such poor chemistry with these two that it's giving off little sister vibes.

I think the combination of poor chemistry and poor writing really threw this drama off. It started off decent, but then it just felt cringey after a while and I couldn't do it anymore. I stopped at episode 6.

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watch those first 10 episode, Cause its like second lead of a drama.

Record of youth was really something. But i know in the end it did break a lot of expectation's

I will just quote my personal experience. I watched the drama ongoing. I smiled and felt so good for the first 10 to 11 episodes. Then came the 2020 part of the drama. That was kind of expected but it went a little bit overboard. It made me sad. Almost disturbed my sleep. I realized how bad it is to take a drama seriously. But believe me, I couldn't help cause it was sooo good before that sad part. The acting was good. Everyone did their part beautifully. At times there was some lag in the story when the story focuses on hye jun's family. But u can just skip it .

The chemistry between the actors park so dam and park bo gum was something out of the page. Park bo bum will make u cry along with him and in the next scene make u smile for an infinite time even after completing that episode. It will really make u believe so much in love. It felt magical.

Anyway, that won't be your opinion once you reach the end.

I just want to let u know this. Don't decide not to watch this drama because of all those bad reviews.

It did break a lot of expectations, it made everyone cry. But this still first 10 episodes were so beautiful. Every drama lover should see that at least. U can of course drop the drama after that. If those were the last episodes of this drama. record of youth would have got a rating above 8.5 for sure.

The first part of the drama deserves so much better than this. Just like the second lead of a startup. A must watch first part .

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Ah phooey. This was my most anticipated drama release of the month AND THE YEAR, but compared to my expectations, I was sadly a bit disappointed. The second half of the show just really lost the juice that was driving the beginning and I started to feel detached. First of all, I personally felt that the leads lacked chemistry to the point where I didn't care about what happened to their relationship. They were almost too perfect for each other, but the breakup was a bit too sudden in my opinion, especially since they were depicted as super stable. Which brings me to my main problem with the couple: they felt underdeveloped. We soared through their "crush" phase (which was incredibly short, making me wonder why they even liked each other) and when they were in a relationship, I quickly got bored of the couple. Surprisingly though, this show didn't seem to focus on the romance, and was much more focused on Hye Jun's family.
Side notes:
What happened to Hae Hyo? I was so prepared to feel for him and get some angsty second lead syndrome, but he just kind of disappeared? He quickly lost relevance in the middle, making me wonder what the point and importance of his character was. He got more screen time in the end, but I just did not empathize with him at all as he felt underdeveloped.
Hae Na and Ji-u were so cute. They deserved more screen time and development and I am devastated.
Hye Jun's character and struggles in the beginning made it super easy to feel for him. However, his character got lost in the second half. My fears were confirmed: the show just became less interesting for me after Hye Jun got famous and rich.
A couple of times I felt like they skipped through time too much. It was a little choppy, like when Hye Jun was suddenly finished shooting a drama or when Jeong Ha quit her job and was teaching? I'm not even sure what she was doing it was never explained.
We never got to learn too much about Jeong Ha in my opinion. This show was focused on Hye Jun (which was refreshing since kdramas usually focus on the female lead) but it made me feel detached from Jeong Ha's character and I couldn't really grasp who she was and never got to the point of rooting for her or relating to her.
I'm not sure if it's just me, but there was kind of a lot of acting that felt a bit awkward.
The OST was super good. It fit the youth theme really well and was quite refreshing!

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Excellent

I loved everything about this series. I did not know Park Bo Gum but he is a great actor,. This story is about young people trying to follow their dreams but it is not what I found deeply moving. What is what all about was what the fame and being a celebrity bring you. This shows the other side of the medal: the fake news, the loneliness, the jealousy, the power of the media that can ruin someone’s career. The difficulty for the family to deal with that fame. And the sacrifices it implies in terms of relationship with someone you love. And in that I found the story really interesting. I loved the female character who was so real. As a parent I found it really interesting to see the different positions adopted by the rich and the poor parents regarding their kids ‘dream I of becoming actors. Would I have supported my son if he had declared he wanted to be an actor...?

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Life is life

Despite all the negative reviews I took a chance on this drama. Afterwards I'm glad I did. To ne true I can't understand why so many negativity.

Record of youth, is about family, friendships, carreers and unanswered love. The story develops easly and aloud us to peek in the life of models and actors. Also interesting to watch how easy social media (news channels, bloggers/youtubers) can impact the lives of those struggling to have a life.
Well, life isn't always fair, people is not always friendly, but at the end we all harvest what we saw.
It was a great watch. I did really enjoy it.

Thank you for your attention.

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Pretty Good

This drama is really fresh and I love the actors. One thing for sure is there isn't as much drama nor suspense in this series, so I'm watching it at a really slow pace. It just isn't a drama that caught my full attention. The storyline is great as well as the actors and the problems in this drama seem so realistic. There are some teary-eyed moments but overall I'm hoping it gets better as I keep watching. At the beginning it's really hooking but the further along I get, I get bored. There isn't too much to say but it's not like other juicy dramas I've seen. xD
Just a tad bit more drama and it would be better and the focus isn't too much on romance so that's probably why I'm not as hooked.

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Kilka chwil przed szczytem.

Okey, bez zbędnych ceregieli. Emocji miałam dużo. Negatywnych oczywiście po ostatnim epizodzie, który ściął mnie z nóg. Ale za chwilę dojdziemy do tego.

Coś o fabule.
Record Of Youth mogłoby się po tytule wydawać, że będzie jakimś powiewem motywu z Reply albo Age Of Youth, no bo w końcu Youth - Młodość. Hye Jun jako model dąży do bycia szerokiej sławy aktorem, a Jung Ha teoretycznie chce być makijażystką, ale skrycie marzy w pierwszym epizodzie o spotkaniu ze swoim idolem którym o dziwo właśnie jest mało popularny jeszcze Hye Jun. Szybko wywiązuje się między nimi przyjaźń i co można przewidzieć miłość. ( I to dość szybko przyznaje tu wychodzi)
Hye Jun przechodzi nie lada wyzwania i kilkakrotne upadki zanim staje na czerwonym dywanie. Zapewnia mu to ciągle gderająca rodzina (oprócz kochanego dziadziusia) byli szefowie i ciągle wygrywający z nim w przedbiegach Hae Hyo - najlepszy przyjaciel. Do tego wejście w progi aktorstwa wiąże się z niejednym skandalem z którymi przychodzi się zmierzyć Hye Junowi. Oprócz zmagań głównego bohatera dostajemy szeroką dawkę historii postaci drugoplanowych, których po ilości czasu antenowego wcale bym ich tak nie nazwała. Serio, nie spotkałam się chyba jeszcze z dramą w której połowa czasu antenowego leciała na każdą inną osobę oprócz głównej pary. A są nimi rodzina Hye Juna, rodzina Hae Hyo, menedżerowie i każda z osobna postać z ów wspomnianej rodziny. Jak wiele osób gdzieś pisało, historie tych osób zostały wprowadzone i kompletnie nie rozwinięte. Zaczynając od samego Hae Hyo, który błąka się ze złamanym sercem między matką a główną parą a kończąc na rodzinie Jung Ha o której wiemy tylko tyle co się pojawia i znika. Z moją skłonnością do przewijania prze nudnych wątków, w tym wypadku musiałam naprawdę niejednokrotnie sporo przewinąć. Może do tego też przyczyniły się dialogi albo generalnie tempo dramy które potrafiło się przy innych wątkach strasznie wlec... Nie wiem, może to tylko ja, ale nie chciało mi się poświęcać uwagi na coś co nie było tym wątkiem głównym.

Co mnie tak boli...
Wracając do głównej pary, poza karierą która razem starają się sobie ukierunkować i spełnić wedle swoich oczekiwań uwagę zwraca ich związek, który teoretycznie od początku solidnie zbudowany z niewiadomych przyczyń ulega jakiejś cichej destrukcji. Destrukcji której nie umiem pojąć, zresztą jak wszyscy recenzenci których czytam.
Jak para, która jest tak dogadana pod każdym względem, zrównoważona, wyrozumiała praktycznie do samego końca w ostatnim niemalże odcinku się wypala i to z takim spokojem? Z początku spodziewałam się, że to ten wątek miłosny między gwiazdą a szarą myszeczką nie wypali, albo ich przerośnie. Dojść można do takiej w sumie konkluzji, że to własnie był ten powód. Naszemu hallyustar zaczęło solidnie brakować czasu, a JH mogło to nie satysfakcjonować.. Jednakże jak sama przyznała, sama miała pełne ręce roboty ze swoim nowo otwartym salonem. Związek zrobił się taki jakby długodystansowy, ale wciąż. Oboje zdążyli zauważyć, że fajerwerki już miały swój czas i trochę pod górkę się zaczęło. Wszystko miało solidne uzasadnienie, w takim układzie będzie ciężej. Kto tak nie pomyśli wiązać się z aktorem? JH nagle zmienia się w sentymentalną materialistkę, która mówi finisz. I co ciekawe, szybko im przechodzi po tylu romantycznych scenkach i żarliwych "Kocham Cię", co to nie spotkałam się jeszcze w dramie.
Sami to oceńcie. Żal mi że tak mi się naświetliły oczy ich uroczym widokiem dla takiego zakończenia.
W sumie, można też zasmucić się nad wątkiem siostry Hae Ny i Juniego, którzy również tak po prostu zrobili finisz w ostatnim epie ze względu różnic społecznościowych.


OST:
Bardzo przyjemny, nutka Wheein albo Baekhyuna wpadła mi solidnie w ucho. Zobaczymy na jak długo. Wszystko miało dobre zabarwienie i dawało odczuć jakiś sentymentalny klimat jakby właśnie do młodości nawiązywało.

Co ja powiem więcej o tej dramie. Nie udało mi się jak dotąd skończyć inne pozycje od tejże scenarzystki aż wreszcie zrobiłam to tutaj. Czy jestem zadowolona z tego? Raczej nie.
NIe znoszę, nie trawię takich niezrozumiałych zabiegów w serialach gdzie coś co ma solidny grunt znikąd zostaje pogrzebane. Wątek romantyczny w tym wypadku był naprawdę takim głównym wątkiem i tworzył cały klimat tejże historii. Pozbywanie się go na ostatnią chwilę bez zastanowienia zrobiło zamęt i zmyło cały nastrój jaki w odbiorcy wytworzył się podczas tych 14 epów. Myślę, że gdyby któremuś z bohaterów nie wypaliła kariera nie zrobiło by to takiej dziury jak zrobiło zerwanie SHJ z AJH.
Czuje że piszę strasznie chaotycznie, ale tak. Ta drama wiele nie daje poza głębokim urokiem z którego ktoś cie na siłę
brutalnie budzi.

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Não é um drama ruim, só é decepcionante

No começo tava tudo perfeito, as mil maravilhas mas sinto que depois que começou o ano de 2020 no drama as coisas começaram a desandar MUITO.
Eu me senti perdida na historia, tudo estava muito repetitivo e se eu pulasse um ep nn faria diferença nenhuma.
Os personagens tbm me decepcionaram bastante, parece que o diretor esqueceu as personalidades deles e mudou completamente. Isso me deixou meio desanimada, toda semana nada de novo acontecia então nn tinha mais aquela empolgação na hora de começar um novo ep ou um frio na barriga quando eu via a previa do próximo. Tudo parecia estar tão monótono que eu já sabia oq ia acontecer na próxima semana.
Sem contar que o drama se encerrou sem dar explicações de varias coisas, acabou deixando pontas soltas que com uns 30 minutos eles conseguiriam resolver!

SPOILER

Pontos que na minha opinião poderiam ter ajudado o drama a me cativar mais:
*Maior desenvolvimento do Hae Hyo
*Menos enrolação no romance da Jeong Ha e do Hye Jun
*SEM REPETIÇÃO DE ACONTECIMENTOS
*SURPRESAS

Vamos lá explicar os meus asteriscos:

* Ele tinha muita coisa para desenvolver, eu gostei bastante de como o ciclo dele se fechou mais ficaria mais feliz se eles tivessem trabalho isso aos poucos ao longo do drama. O que eu senti foi que eles basicamente ignoraram o Hae Hyo em alguns episódios para focar no romance da Jeong Ha e do Hae hyo o que ficou repetitivo (Falo sobre isso no próximo asterisco) Se o desenvolvimento dele tivesse sido mais mostrado ao longo desses últimos episódios a minha toa com certeza seria maior, o final dele foi bom mas nn precisava ser contado somente nos últimos minutos!

*A enrolação pra mim foi algo que aconteceu muito nesse drama, teve enrolação de historia, enrolação nos sentimentos dos personagens...
O relacionamento dos dois tinha me cativado no começo, por ser algo um pouco diferente do que vems nos dramas atuais. Parecia ser realmente uma relação que satisfazia as duas partes de um modo positivo. Nessa parte eles conseguiram acertar, mas dps eu senti como se o drama fosse somente sobre isso. Sobre eles se desencontrando sobre a agenda de trabalho.

*A historia daquela repórter que ficava publicando matéria sobre ele me deu muito vontade de gritar, era a mesma historia em TODO ep! Nada de novo acontecia! Eram só matérias diferentes mas o desenvolvimentos foi sempre o mesmo. Isso me deixou frustrada, eu nn tava aguentando mais a mesma historia, eles poderiam mt bem ter contado das outras dificuldades em ser famoso como: Assedio dos fãs nas ruas e nas redes sociais, o padrão da mídia, as etiquetas a serem seguidas.... E muito mais, não precisava ter focado somente naquela repórter doente!
Nesse ponto podemos destacar também que eles poderiam ter tido mais cenas de interações dele com os fãs. Eu senti falta de uma cena onde descobrem onde ele mora e se questionam pq ele nn aluga uma mansão... Umas coisinhas bobas nesse estilo que me deixariam mt mais feliz. (EU IA AMAR UMA CENA EM QUE PUBLICAM UMA FT DA JEONG HA COM O HAE HYO E UMA DELA COM HYE JUN E A MIDIA TENTA DESCOBRIR DE QUEM ELA É NAMORADA E ENTÃO O HAE HYO IA FINGIR QUE ERA NAMORADO DELA SÓ PARA NN ACABAR COM A BOA IMAGEM QUE O HYE JUN TINHA _Não custa sonhar gente_)

*Nesse ultimo ponto é basicamente oq eu disse acima, eu queria surpresas! Eu sei que esse drama não é um Thriller nem nada parecido com isso, mas eu queria surpresas no romance mesmo. Queria que acontecessem coisas interessantes com eles, eu terminei esse drama com ódio pq eles nn me entregaram a cena que eu pedi da Jeong Ha comendo com a família do Hye Jun. O próprio Hye Jun conhecendo a família dela. Coisas diferentes da mesma enrolação de antes.

CONCLUSÃO FINAL:
Decepcionada com esse drama, mas se você não se importa com as coisas que eu desenvolvi acima e quer assistir um drama para passar o tempo. Eu recomendo Record Of Youth, sem falar que as Ost são incríveis eu me emocionava na hr de ouvir a abertura!

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Non capisco la votazione così bassa.

Se avessi visto letto prima le recensioni su mydrama forse non lo avrei guardato questo.
Sinceramente mi è piaciuto e ho letto che è stato rinnovato per la seconda stagione, non vedo l'ora che arrivi il 2022 per sapere come finirà questa storia.
La storia principale è bella ma anche le secondarie sono affrontate nel modo giusto. Lui è un modello che sogna di fare l'attore, è buono e non scende a compromessi, lei ha avuto una vita difficile e affronta la vita con razionalità.
Si incontreranno per caso, si troveranno per caso.
Sapranno affrontare le sfide che la vita riserverà loro?
Mi sento di consigliarlo, potrebbe pure scapparvi qualche lacrimuccia se siete come me.

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