Yumi's Cells Season 2

From Supporting Yumi to disliking her

I am not the type to avoid sad endings, death or tragedies but only when it makes sense. I don't like how Yumi went from scared to fall in love to not afraid to hurt someone in the name of self love. Do men not have feelings? Majority of the viewers are women so obviously we are more into women characters but why won't we feel bad for a man who is suffering for no reason at all. I like Yumi's professional growth but as a character she could have done better. Yu Babi was not written well but he still managed to convey the emotions. I liked him. While Woong was terribly humiliated for no reason at all. I just watched him and prayed for him to move on cuz this was getting embarassing at one point. I hope Babi moves on and doesn't hurt for someone so selfish who can't respect someone who treats her so well.

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Absurd view on relationships !

Though I really loved the cells , as they gave me an insight into how a person can interpret certain actions and reactions , the main story was very absurd to me ! It may be a copy of webtoon , but that doesn't makes it almighty !

The acting is top notch but the characters are absurd ! There is either no growth in the characters , or suddenly they get promoted/become CEO/top writer . The cells are doing all the talking , but there is hardly any interactions between the lead . They are just assuming/ presuming things . They aren't clarifying misunderstandings !

Yumi , is played exceptionally well by Kim Goeun , we can see her projecting all the emotions very well . But , the character itself is very poorly written and not likeable at all . I understand that the writer may have tried to give her a humane touch with her own flaws , but that would have been okay , if she were shown to accept her flaws and move forward with it ! it seems like she thinks of herself as righteous and keeps judging others for their slightest of mistakes ! Her character is very childish , immature , insecure and selfish ! Another conflicting thing is that they have shown her , to keep her bf at first priority whenever she is in love , but that's not what can be interpreted from her behaviour ! She only keeps them at first position till they follow her around . Her bfs can't talk to other girls , can't live in their own place , have to eat what she chooses and can't send her short text messages (she doesn't reacts , but judges them on these stupid criterion)... I mean what the hell is going around , in which century are we living ? Yet they have depicted , her to be very innocent and deserving of all the happiness , even the guys who have dumped her keep returning to her ! Though I am glad that they started showing her faults in flashbacks in the later half of the season .

I won't recommend this to anybody ,who is looking for romance drama , as the romance here is very shallow , only sticks to few steamy scenes , while the characters are actually not even trusting each other fully ! The character graph here dint make any sense to me ! If you are here to enjoy the anime and the conversation the cells are having , go for it !

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Felt like I wasted my time watching this, but that's life?

I completely loved the first season. It was realistic, sweet, and I guess I love the straightforwardness of focusing on one guy. But in this, we have a mess but one that actually makes sense?

We have Babi, who the writers hyped up all the way to the end, making him the sweetest guy to ever exist. Although his character is super flat, he had amazing physical chemistry with Yumi. We strangely don't see his cells, but we learn much more about his background.

We have Woong, who I feel so bad for. His character was pretty much useless, and I felt so bad for him he had to play a simp until the end with Yumi brushing him off each time as if Season 1 never happened.

And lastly, Yumi. I get that we're rooting for her, but it's like we're suppose to ignore she has flaws too. One thing I found sus was when she lied to the real estate guy that Babi was just a friend lolol. And agreeing right away to marriage and playing with your fiancee's feelings instead of following your heart, huh. So much for character growth!

Basically, there were lots of filler scenes, and tons of potential scenes to lead us astray thinking there was something there. It's not the best feeling in the world to see it end like this, but I guess it makes sense. You can't always have that happy picture perfect ending. Cause it's not an ending, it's life.

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The Worst Main Female Character I have ever seen In My life

Ok this review contains spoilers, this show started really good for its first 8 episodes they should stop at that point, but they continued the show to put the 1st and 2nd seasons male leads in misery because of the selfishness and indecisiveness of the female lead character, I never hated main characters more than I hated the female lead character and the 2nd season male character so much, and I hated the actress herself for accepting this type of role, she rejected the 2nd season male character about 5 times during the whole show, all for very silly reasons actually, and he keeps returning to her each time as he has zero dignity (I don't know why all the Koreans actors in Romance Korean dramas usually with no dignity at all), when you get rejected and keep trying this is not love anymore, it is self-disrespect, that's my opinion, If you want to watch this series for Romance I don't recommend you to do that at all, If you are watching it just to see how the cells act then you can watch it as they are the only good thing about this disappointing show

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Lackluster

I enjoyed Yumi's Cell, so was looking forward to this one. However, I find myself a little bored. I just don't feel the chemistry between Babi and Yumi compared to scenes with Yumi and Wung. I think the actor who plays Babi, just doesn't have the depth (his emotion are flat) compared to the actor who plays Wung ...you feel his emotion. I wish that didn't bring Wung back because you feel so bad for him. I know in the webtoon she ends with neither of them, so it makes it hard to watch because what's the point to get attach to the characters if you know it is not going to end well. You invest in the character and in the last episode she ends up with someone else. I definitely don't think there needs to be a Yumi 3. It is just me, but I keep rooting for Wung, but I know it is pointless. Both relationship our pointless, if the series ends like the webtoon because the series is just a snippet of the long, running webtoon.

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Disappointed

This was one of my confort drama until last week.I seriously cant rewatch .As a viewer,it's so hurt.
A part from story line Acting from both actors was so good.
My enegry drained by this drama.

ppl blamed on babi too much,i love the character of his.
He is 10 out of 10.
He is too good to be true.ppl r pointed out on his mistakes which he dint do.

who is the red flag in here?
Its yumi she forced herself to fall in love with someone when she was not ready.

Screenwriters played the viewers heart by adding too many plots from soonrook.
They should have followed the webtoon if they dont want to change the endings.

I will never ever rewatch this drama.

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Allow me to rant....

I try to write reviews without spoilers but not this one, because I need to rant. Having thoroughly enjoyed Season 1 of Yumi's Cells, I was looking forward to watching Season 2. In many ways, it did not disappoint. The cells are still absolutely hilarious, the acting is excellent, the plot anything but boring, But! But! But what the… is it with the break-up? It made sense in Season 1 because the main characters don’t communicate properly. There’s a heartbreaking scene where Yumi asks about getting married and Woong wants to say yes but feels he can’t because he is broke. Had he explained his reasoning, or had she mentioned to him that she loves living with him instead of just telling her coworker, they probably would have stayed together. Alas… that’s not what happened and it’s acceptable because stuff like that happens in real life too.

Now Season 2. We have Mr. Perfect in Ba Bi. Personally, I’m on Team Woong, but he was fine and they certainly looked good together. There were some very cute scenes involving the cells exploring the other “planet.” But then Yumi decides to break up. Apparently, Ba Bi cheated on her. I must have missed that part because all I saw was some young girl from work, who happens to live in his neighborhood, having a crush on him. All I saw was Ba Bi trying to avoid any awkward situations by moving from that neighborhood. I never doubted for a second that he really loved Yumi. What the hell was she thinking? He has no control over what other people feel for him. How insecure is she? And how mean? Who the hell breaks up on Christmas Eve? With someone you supposedly care about? Let’s not even get into the fact that Ba Bi was extremely tolerant of her still being in contact with her ex-boyfriend. But when he thinks some random girl is cute, without ever planning on acting on that, he’s kicked to the curb. Unbelievable.

And that is my main point of criticism of this show. The plot just doesn’t make sense. Clearly, the plan was all along to have Yumi and Ba Bi break up. But the writer designed the character of Ba Bi too perfectly. Had he cheated, sure. But he didn’t. So the break-up here is not due to a lack of communicating but a lack of logic, and I just cannot stand that in a drama. I can handle fantasy elements and flying unicorns, but they need to act so it makes sense. (Side note: I thought Twenty-Five Twenty-One was the best drama ever, until that writer, too, decided to cling to her original plan of having the main characters break up, even though that made zero sense the way they were portrayed, zero, boy I am still so mad about that… ok end of side note.)

Should you watch Season 2? Definitely the first few episodes but then brace yourself for Yumi turning into a different person from Season 1, much less likeable and acting quite irrationally. Some people have commented that it’s great that she puts herself first as a writer, but she could have done that without breaking up with Ba Bi, who actually steered her on the path to becoming a writer. In fact, both of her boyfriends were nothing but supportive the entire time.

One can only hope that Season 3, should there be one, is more like the first season, which was excellent in every way.

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Insightful but a little less charming

This series continues to be so creative with its portrayal of different emotions and thoughts, and I love how we get to see the importance of events that typically seem very minor or commonplace. Yumi's experiences are so relatable and I just really enjoy how down-to-earth this drama is.

This season is, I think, a little less charming than the first. I think we see a little less of the cells of other characters, and the pacing is a little off. If I hadn't read the webtoon and didn't know what was coming, I feel like some plot points would feel a little rushed and half-baked to me.

Still, I really like the continuation of the series and how we got to see characters from season 1 grow and develop. Yumi herself grew a lot this season and it was great to follow. Looking forward to the next season!

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hh

I liked this season more than the first because at least it didn't end up with all that painful things. I felt a sense of relief because Yumi found herself at the end. I'm happy Babi was the one who recognised Yumi's writings and always encouraged her. And also happy in a way how it showed no hatred towards any of her exes. I was content to see that scene where she stares out the window peacefully along with all of her cells. That was so cute. Also the osts songs were so good.

Though some episodes were heartbreaking to watch but I'm happy they didn't choose to make it bitter and sour. I'm happy she maintained connections with her past people so beautifully neither bitter nor too close. A person is truly happy and free when she gets rid of bitter feelings. that's when a person can live peacefully. I'm happy Yumi chose something different. Wow, this drama really taught me something new.

I'm so happy, we got to catch a glimpse of our Yumi's end game. The ending was done so perfectly that I got tingly feeling.

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I had to drop this

We all saw that coming where he liked her. I mean yes, she was in a relationship and he was too but he was still showing a little liking interest.
There were so much hate on their relationship based on reviews I have read and I don’t see why lol.
Fast forward, he loved and supported her with her dreams.
With that intern that was working at the office, come on, he wanting to move was a good idea. He realized that her family was sad to see her go.
He is a softie but he never had the intention to cheat.
The FL overreacted and y’all know that too.
You can see how broken he was when she ended it.
Now I dropped it there

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It started as a rom-com and finished as a melodrama.

I'm going to keep this review short because I feel like if you liked Yumi Cells 1 then you will like Yumi Cells 2 because it has the same tone and feeling, despite me thinking it was going to be different.

I knew the ending of Yumi Cells 1 prior to watching the series so I knew that Yumi wouldn't end with Wung, but I stuck with the series because I was SUPER curious of Ba Bi. Even though he's suppose to be older, he's obviously 5 years younger, but you can't help but be sucked into his idol face.

The drama starts out as a rom-com and I loved it. I loved watching the cute couple do their cute couple things. I loved the side stories (like Ruby). It felt very refreshing and different from the first season (or so I thought).

THEN, it starts to go into melodrama mode and ah, so this is truly the heart and feel of the series. I will be honest and say I did cry a few tears and that hardly ever happens to me. I felt very emotional and if that was the writer's true intention then they did a good job.

Overall, I'm not sure if I am the right audience for this drama, but if you liked the first season, then you will not be disappointed with the second season.

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Everybody loves Yumi... including Yumi

This drama has some reallay nice scenes, some sweet romance here and there and a guy who seems to be just a little bit to perfect to be true... And probably is not quite as perfect as he seems.

There are a bunch of highly annoying characters some highly lovable characters but mostly a bunch who seem to act as fillers here and there.. there to make us wonder, keep us insecure and keep us guessing... However at one point it goes over bord and just becomes meeh...

The cells have been upgraded from season one, but the conflict and passion has been highly reduced and this season could easily have taken 8 episodes to complete if it weren't for the unnecessary fillers and conflicts here and there that made me like Yumi just a little bit less.

All that said, I do not regret watching this and will probably watch next season as well... if there is one.

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