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So many unsatisfying conclusions
Honestly, the show is alright, minute to minute its fine, but so many things just conclude in unsatisfying ways.If it wasnt for Park Bo Young and the twins mom actress i would probably drop it around 6th episode.
The portrayal of the twins by Park Bo Young is well done, but the way their relationship is handled just felt off. Are they supposed to be super close to the point where they are able and willing to swap or are they not because if they are so much of the flashback stuff should not have happened.
And the flashbacks oh the flashbacks. They bring up some threads but then in current time it just gets waved away as misunderstandings. Miji basically ruined her life because of misunderstanding and not talking to her sister or anyone else. Her friend abandoned her when she was struggling but that was also misunderstanding i guess? Cause why would be need to deal with any of this, right? It feels like the writers started stuff in the past that they didnt know how to handle in the present without any conflict, so it just comes out that it was misunderstanding and now its all fine. SURE.
Then there was the sideplot of the restaurant owner, which was kinda pointless for the story.
The grandma dying felt like a padding for final episode. Emotionally honestly, it was like it wasnt even there,
Both sisters carreer choices at the end felt unearned and like they were just picked out of a hat, i guess Mirae working farm was just easy cause she already worked there, but it didnt feel right for her either and Miji going to college and doing psychology came out of nowhere, like how? How did the writers came to that?
I just finished watching it so its 6 now, but i feel like the score in my head might go down if i look back on it in a week.
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Beautiful story and amazing acting results in a drama that packs a huge emotional punch.
This is a beautifully written drama with such emotional depth. I wish I had even a fraction of the story teller's talent to express how much I loved this drama and all the little warm nuggets of life stories in it. It is serious and heavy, yes. It has some missteps, yes and more importantly some character decisions will frustrate you unless you truly understand the havoc depression plays on the human mind.The representation of depression in the drama can be very real in the physical sense for some people and in some cases it might be a metaphorical representation of what happens on your brain. That door opening.. it feels like your mind finally opening up to some joy and some feeling.
So this is not an easy going drama and it is not a romance or rom com. It is therapy wrapped in a story with some amazing lines.
Park Bo Young's acting alone warrants a watch. It is unbelievable sometimes that the two characters are played by the same person. The actors who played the mothers are also amazing. The male leads were good but you will be spellbound by the women here.
"Life isn't a story book with an ending. it is a notebook that you have to fill in".
Go watch it. Give it a shot. Bawl your eyes out.
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By ep 8, the emotional tension is real. Past wounds resurface, choices start to clash, and you feel that something unspoken is always hanging between them. It's not fast-paced at all, but if you vibe with slow-burn, emotionally rich stories, this one hits. The loneliness, the timing, the what-ifs—it all feels raw and real. A little slow at times, but beautifully layered.
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"The Unwritten Pages of Seoul: A Series That Touches the Soul"
I'm completely hooked on *Our Unwritten Seoul*, and even though the series isn't finished yet, I’m giving it a 10/10 without hesitation. It’s truly a masterpiece. The story is deep, touching, and incredibly realistic. We follow young adults trying to achieve their dreams while juggling social, familial pressures, and the loneliness of city life. It’s beautifully written, and the characters are so authentic that you get attached to them from the very first episode.****The performances of the actors are outstanding. The chemistry between the two main characters feels so natural, making each interaction even more emotional. You truly feel everything they go through – their doubts, fears, joys, and victories.**
**And the OST... A real masterpiece! Sion's track, especially the intro, is absolutely mesmerizing. The music perfectly complements the scenes and adds another layer of emotion. You get completely immersed in every note; it’s an auditory delight.**
**Visually, the series is a feast for the eyes. Seoul is filmed in a way that makes it feel poetic and almost magical. The city itself becomes a character, with its bustling streets but also its quiet, peaceful moments. It’s beautiful and immersive.**
**The pacing of the series is also pretty solid, though some episodes take a bit more time to develop the characters and their stories. It can feel slow at times, but that’s what allows you to truly connect with the characters. Nothing is rushed, and every moment feels deliberate.**
**The themes explored are also quite strong, such as the search for self-identity, the pressure to succeed, and the complex connections we form in modern society. It’s a drama that makes you reflect on the expectations you have for yourself and for others.**
**As for the secondary plots, some are well-developed and bring in interesting twists. I feel they add depth to the story without ever taking away from the main narrative.**
**All in all, even though the series isn't over yet, I’m already fully invested and curious to see how everything will unfold. There are still plenty of open threads, and I can’t wait to see how it all resolves.**
**My rating: 10/10. A must-watch! If you love deep, emotional, and beautifully crafted dramas, *Our Unwritten Seoul* is definitely worth watching.**
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Such a really really beautiful and heartwarming drama ❤️
EVERYTHING about this drama is perfect and truly original. I love the cast so so much; the characters are so endearing.🤍 The storyline is amazing.I had forgotten what a great actress Park Bo-young was. Her portrayal of the twin sister was remarkable. She also managed to create incredible chemistry with ML Park Jin Young (he’s such a good actor too) just by looking at him with sad eyes, and his gaze in return was overwhelmingly warm, without words. This is what I call unspoken love, which speaks volumes.
This is a touching and very well-written drama, very well performed by all the actors. I also really loved the dynamics between the families and friends, they all had a character development. I was particularly touched by the old lady in the restaurant, who often made me cry.
I really liked the pacing of Our Unwritten In Seoul. They didn’t rush the ending. This is probably one of the dramas that I personally think has a great ending.
For me, this is the best drama I’ve seen this year.
Such a really really beautiful and heartwarming drama, full of life lessons. ❤️🩹 I’m going to miss spending my Sunday nights catching up on the weekly episodes. 😭🤍
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"Yesterday is over, tomorrow is far away, and today is still unknown"
Our Unwritten Seoul it's a breath of fresh air, with unexpected twists and turns, that warms the heart, allowing you to feel represented in various situations of life itself ❤I've personally been through several of the situations depicted, such as depression and workplace harassment, among others, and somehow this k-drama makes you see that you can have that strength within you to move forward.
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The definition of perfection
From minute 1 episode 1, to the last minute of the last episode, this was perfect. Not a single loophole, not a single extra detail, not a single regret of "man i wish this happened". I was not bored for one second.It's a story about an identical twin that swtich places since they were kids to help each other, and they do that one last time as adults. One good at studies but very quiet and good at enduring, while the other is more athletic, outgoing and bright.
Park Bo Young proves to be one of the best actresses of her generation. You can tell the twins from one blick. An identical twin that even their mother fail to recognize, you, as an audience, are able to recognize them from one look. She created two totally different personas, different narratives, different demeanors with one face.
I really enjoyed this show overall. The story is beautiful, all the characters involved are beautiful, all of them had depth and meaning.
PS: when you hear 10 cm OST, just know the drama is about to be good as hell.
10/10.
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A strong award contender this year
This series is shaping up to be a strong award contender this year. After watching Park Bo-young's heartfelt confession to her coworker in a small bar, there's a genuinely moving outburst where she admits she's been lying to herself. Bo-young delivers a perfectly balanced performance—neither overacted nor underplayed. I'm betting that she will at least secure major award nominations for Best Actress.The story is deeply painful in nature, yet Bo-young brings a surprising sense of vitality to it. I'm also enjoying the twins as characters—they strike a nice balance, being neither too aggressive nor too passive. Their personalities feel authentically shaped by their life experiences. I imagine that, with a bit of help from others, the twins will survive by relying on their instincts and judgment.
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10000% worth it !! this drama just had everything!
Wow this Drama is definitely up there as one of my top top topppppp watches!! Laughing and crying and everything in-between! There was romance there was sorrow there was confusion there was mystery there was semi revenge. There was happiness there was growth this drama just had everything in it that you could want!!This drama was so so refreshing. I would tell everybody and anybody (I already am!!) to watch this drama to feel all the feelings and to ride the journey with these characters 10000% worth it !!! The music is also incredibleeeee and added to my playlists for ever!
There’s so much say!! Firstly Park Bo Young is an incredible actress and I love to watch everything if she’s in it, her skills are just incredible and the way she was able to play twins in this series?! 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️💕
I really liked Mi Ji she’s the character. I fell in love with first her personality the way she came across she was strong but there was so many layers to her and you were so intrigued about the three years and everything that had happened and where she was and why she was there and what she was doing, I was obsessed! The quote her and Grandma came up with will always stick in my mind!!!
“Yesterday is over.
Tomorrow is yet to come.
Today is yet unknown.
Let’s go!”
Don’t even be surprised if that becomes my new life motto where did the screenplay come from? Who wrote this who directed this? Obviously I know the answers 🤭 buttttt I’ll definitely be looking at their other work. This was incredible.!!
Another quote I loved was "love isn't about winning or losing. It's about remaining on the same team until the very end even if you lose. Love is about staying together even if you lose a hundred or a thousand times."
Then we have Mi Rae at first I found it really hard to get on with her because she just came across so closed off and frosty but when you got to know the character she again was just so relatable! I really liked that she got back at everybody at the business and that she didn’t let it slide. What happened I do think that storyline was so clever and so well written! The brother?! Kim Tae I I’m sure I’ve seen him in other dramas and I was just so impressed with his character. I did not expect him to be who he was. I definitely thought he was gonna be a bad guy and he turned out to be so awesome.!
Okayyyyy Park Jin Young who played Lee Ho Su in this drama I’ve never heard of him and now I can’t forget this actor/singer/everything his acting skills was so impressive. I genuinely thought he was just an actor if that makes sense?? to find out he’s also part of a K-pop group GOT7 I’ve already started listening to their music. Lee Ho Su Was such a lovable character he just had adorable written all over him! I was quite concerned at the end thinking it was gonna be a break up and they were gonna leave it like that. I’ve seen dramas where that happens but the fact that he opened up and he grew his character was just so incredible, he didn’t let anything phase him and when it did, he worked through it.
Won Mi Kyung played Kim Ro Sa Restaurant owner and Cha Mi Kyung played Kang Wol Sun, Mi Ji and Mi Rae's grandmother. Both these actresses need a round of applause their characters had me crying full on bawling my eyes out with their stories! Kim Ro Sa Character was so colourful one minute you thought she was just this angry restaurant owner the next minute you looked behind the layers and you saw this beautiful woman who you just wanted to be your neighbour and someone that you knew, I was so worried about the Sun and when it all came out and then it was saved, I was crying!! grandmother … what an actress it was nice at the end to see that final part to see and show just how well she was portraying her ill illness because at the end it was almost a completely different person! I cried so badly when she said to Mi Ji that she could hold on a bit longer if she needed ughhhhh my little heart!!
I enjoyed seeing actors and actresses that I’ve watched before appear in this drama and I am not just taking about the main characters! to highlight a few others would be Shim So Young playing Lee Hyo Gyeong [Planning and strategy team senior] Kim Sun Young as Yeom Bun Hong [Ho Su's mother], Jang Young Nam as Kim Ok Hui [Mi Ji and Mi Rae’s mother] and Im Chul Soo as Lee Chung Gu [Ho Su’s senior] they made this drama so enjoyable and entertaining! The mums were so opposite yet they were both so funny in their own way and seeing the back stories too was amazing! I think I would have liked a bit of back story to Ho Su’s senior Lee Chung Gu his character was so interesting!
All the roles and characters created in this drama was so well executed and all the up-and-coming actors and actresses. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for the other dramas that they’re in because they were just so good!! Park Yoon Ho who was Lee Ho Su [Teen] 👏👏 and Lee Jae In who was Yoo Mi Ji | Yoo Mi Rae [Teen] incredible!!
I am curious the choice at the end for Mi Rae and Han Se Ji… where they friends or more?? I could not quite understand I feel like he had feeling for her especially at the airport and then the end scene where they smiled??? 🥹💕
It was wrapped up so well as a series and I can’t wait to see what both writers, directors andddd actors / actresses do next!
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didn’t expect this to be so good
I didn’t expect this drama to be so good. the storyline between miji and hosu was so pure and good. mirae and the strawberry farmer’s story is equally as intriguing and makes me wonder what will happen next and if they will end up together. There was many emotional scenes packed into these 12 episodes. This drama also focuses on family, depression, caring for elderly, careers, workplace sexual harassment and bullying, plus much more. It such a wholesome and more realistic drama. Definitely recommend others watch it. The main actress’s acting in this drama was fantastic. I’ve always watched her dramas but wasn’t a big fan. This drama showed her versatile acting since she played two characters.Was this review helpful to you?
It has Seoul so far
Better than I expected so far, it tries to reflect the realities of modern life of two young women without the filters or being too light hearted about it but yet doesn't become so depressing you lose hope as a viewer. Park Bo Young plays twin sisters who are opposites but are trapped in their respective lives. One is an academic superstar who has suffered health issues when she was young and is employed in an "office" job in Seoul which helps the family financially. She is overly serious and suffers from depression, anxiety and possible PTSD from her work situation. The other is an athletic superstar with a happy go lucky personality whose athletic career in school was cut short. Fast forward to her 30s, she feels aimless with a lack of direction or qualifications in the shadow of her sister. In the mix is Park Jin Young a teen friend who grew up with them in the countryside, he is a steady kind presence and the first two episodes gives a hint who he may have a romantic attachment to. I am excited to see how their relationship will develop, the last scene in the second episode sent off a few butterflies 🦋.Both sisters are on a path of taking detours from their lives where they felt confined and one was on the desperate path of self harm to try to have a temporarily reprieve from her circumstances. They are both navigating the often invisible yet deeply felt terrain of identity, burnout, and family expectations. Park Bo Young plays both roles beautifully with subtle shifts in mannerisms, ways of speaking, and maturity.
Will they find the transformation in reclaiming their lives to live not as what they are expected to be but how they were meant to be when they switch places?
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Our Unwritten Seoul
grounded, real, and heavy. Our unwritten Seoul is easily the Best Drama this year alongside When Life Gives you Tangerines.A show that knows what it is and doesn’t try to force some sort of side plot that has no effect on the story being told. It says what it wants to say perfectly. The cast is brilliant. PBY is always a standout in anything she chooses to be in. Jinyoung was also good. Though I preferred the other ML played by Ryu Kyung-soo. Unpopular opinion but I just liked his character more and wished we had more time with him.
There’s an unexpected comfort in this drama that you wouldn’t expect reading the plot. It’s themes are heavy but it’s so true to life that you just can’t help to keep watching. That being said, I can only watch these types of dramas when I’m in the right mood. preparation needs to be made because I know that this isn’t just another light rom-com that follows the same structure, has the same themes, and most of the time the same ending. There’s hope and an open ending because the story isn’t over. Life doesn’t end when you get where you want. Moreso it begins because you start living for yourself and the people&things you care about.
100% recommend.
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