A Must Watch Drama...!!
One of the best drama of the year. I wonder how this particular Channel makes some dramas that feel so real. Hats off to jtbc once again for bringing an excellent drama. The plot wise its similar to an English movie names 17 again but i haven't watched that yet so i don't know the comparison level but all i can say that this drama has so many slice of life situations which was something really unique.From the first episode to the end this drama gives you a realistic life journey through some relatable characters with a beautiful narration. If life gives you a another opportunity the things regretted to you and you want to correct your mistakes that made you regret this drama is all about that. The whole story point out only one thing at the end of everything that "no matter how hard your life goes, never forget that made you smile"
Performance of all the actors was outstanding. Especially Lee Do hyun who done the younger version character of hong dae young. Also a factor that i found particularly interesting was the way they manged all the Episodes ending with an amazing epilogue which gives you a certain clarity of that family or those characters, all those references were outstanding. Overall this drama has so many things to say till the end, if you are a fan of healing or realistic dramas just give it a try.
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Had me crying
This is my first review on MDL after watching 200+ dramas so sorry if this is short and awkward.This drama had me hooked all the way through and I binged it within 3 days.
18 again definitely ranks in the top 10 dramas I've watched in terms of ability to captivate my attention.
The family dynamic and the hidden/unspoken feelings of the characters for each other reminded me of my own parents and everything they've sacrificed for me and my brother.
The script and acting made each and every emotion vividly clear and had be bawling at multiple points.
I also loved Lee Haneul and all of the acting in this drama was spectacular.
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Watch it and don't regret
This drama is one of the best in 2020. The fact that the characters grow from every step they take as their desicions reflects wheter they regret it or not. I give this 9 out of 10 because Ji ho the baseball pitcher didn't get the most happy ending even tho he is happy and lastly I like Go Ja sung's character development manifesting Seojun's figure like (TRUE BEAUTY) , im just sad that i need season 2 just kidding hahahahahhaha anyways i hope you to watch it and have no regrets. Shi-a and Shi-woo's character development is also the best because they started like they were deppressed but in the course of series they are changing HAHAHA basta panoorin nyo worth itWas this review helpful to you?
DIFFERENT FROM MOST OF THE K-DRAMAS
UNIQUE FEATURE: What I liked about this drama is it emphasizes on family relationships which most of the kdramas miss out ACTING: The boy who acts as 18 y/o hong dae young did a spectacular job even though he's playing a young role you can feel his fatherhood making us think it's real OST: I think that ost's play an important role in making us like a drama and the ost of the drama did so (THE ONLY ONE is my fav ost give it a try) BINGE WATCH: Binge watching it with your family it makes it even more specialIN CONCLUSION THIS DRAMA IS A MUST WATCH!!!
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Tons of life lesson!
A must to watch. Although the plot is a bit slow and may bored the audience at some part of it, this show is still very worth to be given a try. Not giving much review, i just wanna to tell that "you watch, you learn". It's a very great show to make us grow by gaining insight from many life's perspective.♡Confuse what to write ... the review must contain at least 500 characters hahaha. Anw, lot of hansome guy here ^^". Especially Lee Do Hyun, i like the way he act so muchhhh.
Overall it's a very good drama. I can feel the chemistry within all the characters very well. Everything in this show just feel "right" for me. Hope this review of mine is useful and you guys gonna watch this show after read this.
P.S: I'm not giving the high rewatch value since i'm not the kind of who love to rewatch any movie.
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Metaphorically, some concurrent/pressing societal yet universal issues were sublimely portrayed which I would like to list down in the following:
1. Divorce rates are at rise in SK as per some authentic statistics whereas the marriage rate is decreasing every year. Through this drama it is expressed several times that life might get extremely difficult still divorce should not be the immediate reaction for a couple to break up rather both the person must respect each other’s space. Best is to talk it out and solve the issues at hand with patience and perseverance. None of the humans are perfect and both the spouse goes through some kind of hardships which they refrain from sharing from each other rather resort to superficial expectation or keep on grousing at each other making the relationship derailed and the problems irresolute.
2. Teen pregnancy is also at rise in SK. Adoption rate of these children are the highest in the world. Most teen parents (especially woman) abort the child due to heavy social stigma against single unwed mothers and also due to lack of support from the biological father. Subtly 18 again shows, mistake or whatever if you have the sensibility to satisfy your whimsical hormonal need then you must also be prepared to take full responsibility of the human(s) you’re bringing into this world. It would be excruciating to nurture but giving up should not be a viable option.
3. Respect towards in-laws. Often times it is seen that both the spouses are just sufficiently good to their in-laws on their face. There is always lack of ingenuity. However, taking care of the in-laws to the utmost and taking care of some of their basic needs is a candor habit many lacks. Just because they are aging doesn’t necessarily mean they need to be disposed or neglected.
4. Stereotypes about working mother, discrimination against women, sexual harassment, starting job at a later age and so on. All these female related issues are wonderfully portrayed and how women with utmost grit tolerate all these. Hurdles are numerous yet they manage to reach success if have confidence and hardheadedness. Empowering oneself no matter how much dirt are being thrown at and holding up one’s head high during adversities is also one of the hidden messages of this drama. Nonetheless, relentless support from the partner also makes a huge difference in boosting up a woman’s self-esteem has also been highlighted.
5. Empowering a girl child. Although the couple has twin children (one son and one daughter), mostly the daughter’s adoration, care and struggles are mostly emphasized for a reason.
6. Importance of martial arts for women. With abnormal hike on violence against women worldwide, undeniably martial arts are imperative for any women at least at a minimum. Both the mother and daughter in this drama are capable of applying few tactics during some unexpected events.
7. Workplace harassment. Nepotism, favouritism and cronyism are practiced intensely in high power distance countries like SK, where many becomes frustrated affecting their personal, social and familial life. Deserving candidates are always overlooked or are not given chance to show their true potential or are harshly treated by their higher-ups. The male protagonist of this drama has been unprecedentedly belittled by his higher up which in turn made his life completely upside down, only earned him disdain from his own family members due to their misunderstandings. Hence one issue could branch out to create several severe issues in a person’s life.
Last but not the least the epilogues stole my heart away, especially the one which says that there is no room for regret for life choices, if you regret that’s the end but if we take all the experiences as a learning process then every lesson will open a new phase in life; a new beginning will take place.
About the performances of the casts, Lee Do Hyun overshadowed everyone with his unflawed natural acting skills. What a superbly matured acting at such a young age. No wonder just after playing a supporting role in Hotel Del Luna, he landed up in a main role in a high profile drama like 18 again. His expressions, emotional portrayal, gesture, posture, looks, stares all are sufficiently perfect for the role. He might win few awards this year without a doubt.
Most importantly, the nine OSTs are the nine gems of this drama. Oh my my my each and every songs captured the right mood and set another mood which may be the scenes itself should not have done. So much feelings and emotions oozed out from every song. Especially, whenever, I listen to “Hello” and “Somebody” tears automatically rolls down, takes me back to which world or which era I can’t comprehend. They are simply magically to say it the least.
I really loved this drama a lot due to its tasteful balance of entertainment with some serious issues which was completely unexpected. Although I found the last episode bit cheesy but underlying points I mentioned above were the main reasons I have rated it 8.5.
It is overall an excellent watch.
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Such a heart-warming story
I really enjoyed this drama. The story is very well written. There are some little inconsistency like, his daughter's boyfriend finding out while watching an old video of him but his kids never even questioned it when they must have seen more old pictures of him than the boyfriend, but those inconsistency are very minor and doesn't affect the viewing experience. It's more about some little stuff you realiser after watching it. Honestly i was expecting way more stuff to not make sense considering he kept the same appearance.The actors do such a good job, especially the main three actors, they are fantastic. Even the supporting cast does a great job !
The kids story was also very touching and seeing it progress made me very happy.
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Uncomfortable Age difference
I honestly loved the story line, but the romance between ML and FL was low key pretty uncomfortable. Yeah, the male lead’s soul (?) is 37 years old, but his body’s still 18. It’s just weird to see a 37 year old in a romantic relationship with someone who’s her literal son’s age. And not to mention that it’s even weirder because I can’t stop thinking about it when I watch it. A drama with a large age difference I was fine with was song hyekyo and Lee dohyun’s relationship with in the The glory, and that was im assuming 14 years. That was okay because the entire story didn’t revolve around it so I didnt think about it that often and it didn’t ick me out.Was this review helpful to you?
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AMAZING SOUNDTRACK! ,, complete touching story
touching and amazing soundtrack!a very light and touching family,comedy ,little fantasy story,,
Acting fron each actor is very deep and gets feelings, especially the young cast Hong Daeyoung ,, LEE DO HYUN, when he as a young father his feeling toward his childs touching me
role selection ,, although I didn't like the roles as their adult, but it cannot be denied that they chose roles with similar faces
-young hongdaeyoung, old hong daeyoung and his son
-young choi il woo and old choi il woo
-young go deokjin -old godeokjin
Very complete story structures!
at first there were a lot of flashbacks, but what was amazing was the way they edited them, it's been a long time since I appreciated the way the drama edits ,,,, quite complicated because many little scene flashbacks , they show them half and half, but reappear in other episodes, and until the end of all episodes full flashback is displayed again,, I found not many mistakes, from the beginning of the story there were not many oddities
BUT,, actually I also hope that their children know that Go Wooyoung is their father,,, and hope when younghongdaeyoung together with dajung can remember the young dajung, not just showing the old hongdaeyoung ,,,, and I was also curious about what WOOYOUNG write as his future goals but there was no such scene
although sometimes there is 1 story in 1 episode that keeps on repeating and sometimes make me dizzy and confused,, like
ep5 when divorced trial
And ep 8, some scene just being telling not showing, like dajung said she call basketball tim's father before
Ep10 flashback about hong daeyoung accident and Go Woo Young too, wear the same clothes too make me confuse, but telling at the next next episode what happen
and there are some stories like nothing,,
about Chu ae rin who blurted out to Choi Il Woo about Hongdaeyoung,,,but not discussed again, instead discussed about ownership
And the last eps when hongdaeyoung SUDDENLY changed back to the normal face,, too pushy
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a MUST-WATCH wholesome drama
" On rainy days, people can measure how big their love is. Even when they share umbrellas, as everyone holds them at different angles, it’s clearly visible how big their love is."I absolutely loved this quote from the drama alongside many other inspiring ones. this drama started off being really funny when the father became a 18 year old student because of the generation gap. However, this drama took a turn and became really emotional as the family finds out the importance of one another only when it was too late. The writing was done beautifully and the pace of each episode was right. I was especially impressed with Lee Do Hyun's acting as a father, student and a husband, its almost impossible to not fall for him after watching this.
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Un drama BUENÍSIMO (review en español, que no hay ninguno en nuestro idioma JSHJA)
Recién acabo de terminar el último capítulo de este drama y he sentido la necesidad de escribir una review porque, realmente, es de esos dramas que te dejan huella. No haré ningún spoiler, por tanto, puedes continuar leyendo sin miedo a que te lleves alguna revelación indeseada:Comencé a verlo sin expectativas, la verdad, sólo con la intención de entretenerme en mis comidas/cenas. El plot a priori, leyéndolo de la sinopsis, no parece llamar mucho la atención ¿verdad? Pero lo cierto es que a raíz de esa base va desarrollándose la historia por otras vías y no aburre en absoluto; es más, hay diversos plotwists que realmente te desmoronan las teorías que te vas formulando mientras ves los capítulos (que por cierto hay que ver hasta el último segundo, literal, porque tenemos sorpresita jeje). Y otra cosa buena que tiene este drama, en cuestión de la trama, es que por ratos parece que estás viendo un drama para adultos, pero en otros momentos es un drama escolar, por lo tanto tenemos oferta 2x1: romance adulto y romance adolescente (yo que soy fan del género romántico, me ha encantado verlo en los dos ámbitos). Y cabe decir que ambos mundos/ámbitos están bien fusionados, así que se complementan y te es imposible aburrirte y pasar escenas aburridas (porque no las hay).
Con este drama vas a reír (debo decir que BASTANTE), pero también vas a llorar (también BASTANTE), porque en algunas escenas te llega a tocar bien profundo el corazón; al fin y al cabo, este drama trata de una familia, por lo que uno puede empatizar con muchas cosas.
Luego, también mencionar la labor de los actores... todos lo han hecho maravilloso, pero el actor principal (Lee Do Hyun) HA SIDO GENIAL; sólo por él ya vale la pena verlo (además de sus habilidades actorales, el muchacho es MUY GUAPO JAJA). Y en relación a esto, también, hay que decir que los personajes están muy bien escritos, pero hay uno en particular (que no voy a decir quién) que os va a robar el corazón.
En conclusión, gente, os recomiendo MUY MUCHO este drama si os apetece reír, llorar, emocionaros y sorprenderos; un mix mundo adulto/famoseo-juvenil/escolar, con toque fantástico y temática más bien familiar. Real que no os arrepentiréis si comenzáis; os dolerá el corazón un poquito al terminarlo, pero solo será porque os habrá hecho mejores personas.
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18 AGAIN MELHOR DORAMA QUE JÁ VI NA VIDA
Essa vai ser a minha primeira review, pois esse dorama merece!Inicialmente, quando saiu a noticia de que haveria um drama baseado no filme norte-americano 17 Again, eu fiquei entusiasmada demais!!! recordo-me ele ter sido um dos meus favoritos enquanto ainda era criança. Enfim, fui assistir o drama com a expectativa alta e juro para você, acabei sendo surpreendida, pois o filme nem chega aos pés desse drama, 18 Again é mil vezes melhor que a obra original, a forma que o plot familiar foi trabalhado nele, o desenvolvimento da história e de cada personagem foram incríveis. Além disto, tem o combo maravilhoso de atores talentosos + ost perfeita, o que particularmente para mim não pode faltar. Me emocionei em quase todas as cenas, assim como morri de rir em outras. Enquanto assistia ele, aprendi lições que levarei para vida!
18 Again se tornou o meu dorama favorito, e ele merece todo o reconhecimento do mundo, pois é uma obra-prima. Se você ainda não viu esse drama, ou está indeciso, pensando se vale a pena ou não investir o seu tempo nele, a resposta que te dou é: veja! Você não vai se arrepender, pois é um kdrama maravilhoso do começo ao fim.
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