An ode to unrequited love
The unrequited love plot is as old as time. Probably five seconds after the love poem was invented. If misused, it can waste a lot of time and energy while creating unproductive angst. Fortunately, with only 4 eps to play with, the Show only have time to fill out the CP's backstory and their present day trajectory and little else. This is a blessing.While the ML is definitely in love with the FL, the FL is growing more confused about their relationship and has to confront her own feelings towards the ML and decide a course of action that will have a huge impact on their future.
Initially, it can be frustrating to watch because time and time again we hear the age old excuse "I don't want to lose you as a friend. What if we breakup?!" On top of that we get both parties playing the noble idiot card on the pretence that they are doing the right thing by not getting in the way of each others' "happiness" thus compounding their woes.
As I mentioned before, with such a short runtime, we can easily focus on the leads' visuals and their chemistry. There can be no doubt of their close friendship but there is an underlying disturbance. Even when the leads are engaged in playful banter, there is a pensive undertone.
Looking at the story as a whole, it is quite transparent. If you are expecting twists and turns then this is not it. The focus here is on their interactions, reflective scenes and hidden messages. The words that are not spoken. Odes that can't be sung. Pictures that are seen but not see through.
The acting is good from the casts. Other than the leads, there are only a handful of supporting roles. They helped to tell the story and move things along. There is a little bit of skinship but this show is not about that. You will appreciate the swoon worthy moments so much more because you are shipping the CP while wishing and praying that the writer-nim is not going to pull a nasty trick on us.
The OST is wonderful. Moody, pensive and swooning as the mood shifts. Rewatch is there both because it is a nice love story but it is short enough for an easy binge.
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simple but engaging
This mini-series is the definition of short and sweet. I loved every bit of it. Sure the storyline is simple and has been done many times before (friends to lovers trope), but the relationship dynamic was beautifully executed. This drama turned a cliché plot into something that felt real and touching. The pace was also perfect -- there weren't fillers or scenes that dragged on for too long. The cast definitely made this series worth-watching! Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee are excellent at their craft and have great chemistry!!Was this review helpful to you?
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Short but effective in its own way
Soundtrack#1 is a romantic work that was as beautiful and exquisite as a picture, with everything in its place to the point, however it was a shame that it couldn't last for many episodes, which might have been a better treatment in terms of character development and relationship of friendship to love exposure.The drama has a good soundtrack, soothing and alleviating oneself from any sadness, to create a good mood. Soundtrack #1 elicited sympathy from viewers by depicting the romantic story of ‘between love and friendship’ in a cute manner, bearing satisfactory results, although it could have been much more than that.
The major point missing in the drama was the connection they formed, their past wasn't much explored, how they connected and 20 years later, the bond still prevailed. This could have had a major impact in the story which otherwise ended with a very simple and cliche ending.
My Rating : 6.5/10
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Unfolds like fine makgeolli
The plot style is none other than classic kdrama formula but that's not the problem here because the execution was so good it's worth its production value. It works great mainly due to the fact of it being only 4 parts weighing at 180 mins of total runtime, it's super lightweight yet able to fully support the storyline while eliminating excess clichés. The chemistry between the leads is so distinctive it unfolds like fine makgeolli, fizzy and tangy at first, but warm and bittersweet afterwards.Was this review helpful to you?
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This drama was just OKAY for meNot bad , not good
Repetitive idea , Nothing new
I couldn't feel any warm in it , As if something was missing
The romance was lukewarm and weird for me
Many dramas were having the same idea but few can handle the story well and make you hooked and interested
Even the end was cold
For two persons who loved eachother for over 20 years the end was too bad although it was happy
I didn't regret watching it since it was just just 4 episodes , THANK GOD
otherwise I would have cried from frustrating LOL
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A beautiful short story concept dragged over four hours. The plot, themes and characters are too paper thin to sustain the weight. I would have much preferred a one hour story, in a set of four (as the title 'soundtrack' implies).
Park Hyung-sik plays a familiar character who is boyishly and earnestly in love with the woman by his side and badly trying to hide it. The only one fooled being the woman herself. Unlike in Happiness or Strong Girl Bong Soon, however, that's all there is to him. Han So-Hee is new to me and does a great job encapsulating a head strong, brash girl who is more talk than action. Again, however, that's all there is to her.
The music is surprisingly not front and center and not particularly well-done. The actress doesn't have a guitar or a keyboard, she doesn't hum or sing, she doesn't go on long rants about song structures and the repetitive commercialism of modern pop music. She just scribbles in a notepad. (similarly Park Hyung-Sik fails to convince that he's a genius art photographer).
It has a beautiful, millennial cinematic vibe - a string of suspended in golden air moments. I appreciated the setting of cozy, snowy winter instead of the typical golden sunshine-y feeling of other shows that have tried similar ideas.
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SO GOOD & SWEET
If we start about the story, what I could say is that this drama have a very predictable plot. But don't worry! Eventhough it is predictable, they gave us a very sweet and delicate performance.The main lead's chemistry is beyond good. I can feel their nervousness as friends and their loveliness when they become lovers. I still cannot move on. The casting team have made a good decision to choose Han Sohee & Park Hyungsik to play on this drama.
At first episode, I don't like calm music they used. But after watched its 2nd episode, I can slowly adapted and enjoy it.
I don't think I could rewatch this drama. It has very short episode and duration tho. Honestly I want to watch more of their lovey-dovey phase. Cruel that they just gave us a bit. I will crave for more episode if I rewatch it, I'm afraid.
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if this ended at just 3 episodes
I like the end of episode 3 where she release that how long he been liking her she has been blind to all thather regret for not noticing are well express just by the eyes of Han So Hee and her expression in ep 3
10/10 for there acting both o them work real good on expression and how they express all those feelings without words
her own realization , her regret for being oblivious to his feeling, he sadness about find it 8 year late...
10/10 for First 3 episodes and -1.5 for last fourth episodes
-1.5 for ending flat like that. he just accepted her and it ended. it just give unsatisfied vibe
he should have moved on from her in ep 4 and founded a real Jennifer......
(( it was about one sided love but Jennifer was Park bo Young
ML was even crying seeing park bo young on tv ))
Ep 4, she date fair share of men before even realizing his feeling
how much he resist seeing her dating other man front of him but she can't be even let him date a single girl before her ?
i find this unfair
she said there friendship is more important until she fall in love with him and now she doesn't care if they ever break up and can never go back to be Friends again.
its not love from her side its her selfish desire while he resist 8 years because he truly valued there friendship
In end i found her HYPOCRATIC, he confession without any thought was selfish and his accepting her was also. like what is point of all 3 last episodes about Friendship now they don't value that friendship at all ?
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short but so cute
i was so devastated when i found out that it was just 4 episodes . i waited so long and i was so excited so i was crushed but now i think it was the right choice. it ended very well. i just wished to see more of them as a couple but still so good. especially the chemistry between sohee and hyung sik was remarkable both on and off screen. i watched all of the interviews and they are amazing.seeing han so hee as a song writer made me feel things lol she was so good. im not even gonna mention how great hyung sik’s acting was. he is always good! he portrays the emotions so well.
i just finished rewatching it and now im pretending there was 8 episodes lol.
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This was cute. Quiet and peaceful. No big upheavals, just a story of two friends becoming successful in their chosen fields and finding love in each other. IMHO, it would've worked better as a movie - even 4 eps seemed a bit too much - but it was really cute. The actors sure elevated the whole thing.I think my favorite character in the series was Kang Woo Il, the Big Name composer and Lee Eun Soo's boss. I loved that he gave Eun Soo an honest opinion on her writing without ever being mean. That he gave her a second chance and the time to get her song lyrics just right. That he worked on them with her. That he didn't let Han Sun Woo's childish tantrums rile him up. That when he proposed to Eun Soo and she rejected him, he calmly and kindly accepted it and remained her friend... He was just so... good.
Overall, a nice way how to spend an evening or two. But it's true that the drama was mostly carried by the acting and chemistry between Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee.
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REALISTIC FRIENDS TO LOVERS TROPE
I always adore this kind of trope, i think friends to lovers trope is my favorite and this show is exactly what i wanted and expected. The story is fast but at the same time deep, you can see all the emotions in their acting, they both are amazing in what they doing (it was actually the first drama i watched with these two), they did a great job. This drama was on point, the relationship between these two and their struggle to not lose their friendships was so realistic (i am speaking from personal experience). The songs were very good and i will 100% continue listening to them, they were right placed in each scene and they give a whole other experience to the viewer, some of them made me tear while i was listening. The unrequited love they portrayed was so touching and they gave an exeptional explanation to the term "unrequited love". I loved how they made us question if they will end up together, but really the ending was so beautiful.I believe that best friends are soulmates not matter if they like each other romantically or not.
Truly beautiful drama.
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