Business as Usual (2025)

Un malentendu, c'est souvent entre deux personnes avec deux souvenirs différents…

Je l'ai sincèrement apprécié. L'histoire s'est concentrée sur les personnages sans en ajouter plus que nécessaire. J'ai eu l'impression que ce drama cherchait à être davantage réaliste, en particulier sur le plan émotionnel. Après tout, quoi de plus commun qu'un malentendu qui conduit deux personnes à se séparer, pour finalement par se retrouver des années plus tard ? Ce même malentendu n'a jamais été résolu. Et malgré les ressentiments, c'est aussi l'occasion de poser cartes sur table, malgré quelques pincements au cœur.

À mes yeux, Business as Usual met en lumière la façon dont un simple malentendu peut avoir des répercussions sur le long terme. Certes, une discussion à cœur ouvert aurait résolu le problème tout de suite (que ce soit huit ans plus tôt, ou huit ans plus tard). Néanmoins, derrière ce malentendu, ce cache aussi les insécurités des personnages.

Un malentendu, ça s'évite lorsque les personnes impliquées communiquent. Min Jun (Chae Jong Hyeok) est un introverti qui manque de confiance et d'estime de soi. Il est difficile pour lui d'exprimer ce qu'il ressent, tout comme il a le sentiment de ne jamais être à la hauteur. Un tel malaise le pousse à tirer des conclusions hâtives et négatives. Lui même en a conscience, il a peur d'aimer et de réaliser qu'il n'est pas assez. Est-ce qu'il a bien agit par le passé ? Non ! Plutôt que d'affronter la situation, il a pris la fuite. Huit ans plus tard, Min Jun a grandi et cette fois, il ne s'est pas dérobé sous le malentendu. Chae Jong Hyeok sait jouer, mais il lui manque de la nuance. Un tel personnage (blasé et usé qui est coincé dans une vie sans artifices) peut vite devenir ennuyeux. Plusieurs fois, l'acteur frôle la limite. Néanmoins, pour un premier rôle il s'en sort plutôt bien.

Jin Hwan (Seong Seung Ha) est un extraverti-introverti. Il est populaire et social, mais dès qu'il est question de sentiments, il devient pudique et inexpérimenté. Le voir faire des testes de compatibilité de prénoms est la chose la plus mignon que j'ai vu, mais c'est aussi le signe de sa timidité émotionnelle. Pourtant, sa façon d'assumer ses sentiments (huit ans plus tôt et huit ans plus tard), a été magnifique. Seong Seung Ha est meilleure que son partenaire, mais peut-être parce que son personnage est plus solaire. Grâce à son sourire et son regard chargé d'émotions, il m'a été plus facile de m'y attacher.

Émotionnellement, c'est intéressant parce qu'on explore une même situation, mais sous deux angles différents. Celui qui pense avoir été trahi et a pris la fuite. Puis celui qui ne comprend pas ce qui est arrivé et qui est resté avec ses questions. Néanmoins, je regrette la fin qui, certes est positive, mais qui laisse trois points de suspension.

En bref, derrière ses imperfections Business as Usual laisse une seconde chance à l'amour dans une histoire simple et cohérente avec un casting sympathique et son petit lot d'émotions.

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Nonsense As Usual

So did Min Jun smile in this drama? Mfker walked around like he was allergic to happiness, like he loved being miserable and having a sad background story about his first love. Dude was out there acting like woe is him and heart break was made specifically for him. Give it a rest, Susan. Cuz what even was his problem towards the end? Jin Hwan a better person than me though, I'd have gotten on that plane. Go be incompatible in the corner with your foolishness.

And was I supposed to be happy for that airport scene? Literally this is what happened word-for-word. No, really, come see nonsense.

Min Joon: "You know, too. You and I are really incompatible. We will fight and get tired again. And we'd be worn out each time. You think everything would be possible now. But what if, I keep bringing up the past and ask why you acted that way angrily? Similar things keep happening. No one would be okay with that. And what if you keep doing that to me? I know myself well. I won't be able to stand it. You know how it'd end. And I know, too. Choi Jin Hwan. First love needs to be left as a memory. Stop. Please let me be free now. Please, just get out of my sight."

Jin Hwan: *confessing his love, begging, trying to reason, pleading.* Nothing works, he gets dumped, heart broken, he packed his suitcase, quit his job and decided to leave the country.

*Min Joon hears about it and runs to him at the airport. Cue a montage of their moments together and a sad song.*

Min Joon: "Choi Jin Hwan, what's with you? You changed your number and tried to disappear? You bastard. You and I are really incompatible. That is why I'll fight as many times as it takes. Even if you get tired, and beg me to let you go, I won't let go of you, okay? I know everything and I'm mad at you. I know things would get boring and obvious, but I like you so much that I'm going mad. I like you. So, don't go. As long as I am with you, everything is fine. I still like you."

Me: Thunder fire you and your ancestors' goat.

Cuz was that supposed to be romantic? I was making a face the whole time, rolling my eyes and just... why child, what even? Nonsense dey for some peoples backyard. Make someone's son come disturb my peace with this kind behaviour, na slap he go chop. Fool.

Listen, I liked the overall drama. Misunderstanding like this can happen, so I was enjoying the plot when the misunderstanding happened in ep1, I was like, oooh drama, sign me up. I was happy when they both found out that they've simply misunderstood each other. Enjoyed the in-between of getting to know how they got together, how they both loved but were shy, scared and didn't communicate enough so their first loved ended miserably for them both. Nice plot and drama, give me two more.

So yeah, after everything was cleared up between them, I was ready for these two to handle things as the adults they were, instead Min Joon acted like a broken spoon and decided to go with the annoying, childish, approach. Wth is your problem Susan? Like, why you causing unnecessary drama, Bob? So you got dumped one time, so what? Dude let his 2am thoughts won over his rational thoughts, and decided to frustrate us with his nonsense. Child if you don't go sit somewhere.

And, is the theme for this year's k-bl dramas misunderstandings? I wonder if the writers had a meeting and decided to frustrate us, while they laughed over soju. Cuz, again, why?

Anyway, a decent drama, give it a watch, it had its charm, but overall, the ending could have been done better, instead of whatever that was.

Once again, I say, k-bls needs to step up this year, like, why are you on the floor? It's only May.

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