i think that the casting director did his job with pure heart
all actors did justice to their roles
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The unexpectedly great drama
Hats off to the scriptwriter and director for this amazing drama! The lead female actor did incredibly well pulling off two roles with great distinctions. Such a beautiful drama series.This drama is going to make you reflect at your life, your limiting thoughts and emotional blocks in such an unexpected yet relatable way.
Nothing felt forced or overdone which makes the scenes and the feelings projected feel like they are conveying the audiences own life experiences. Many scenes were heart-touching and well-performed.
I loved it, more dramas like this!
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A Healing Slice-Of-Life Journey
It's a bit of a slow burn but every component works perfectly in this high relatable drama. There are multiple layers that get added on to provide context which eventually culminate to provide a complete picture of every character and the journey they go through to learn their way through life. The acting is top-notch and no character is wasted with a resolution that makes sense given what everyone goes through. Watch it with empathy and you're bound to connect with the message Our Unwritten Seoul is telling.Was this review helpful to you?
Visceral and Beautiful!
"Our Unwritten Seoul" is yet another masterpiece of 2025, definitely near "When Life Gives You Tangerines" for me. The basic plot may seem overused, and definitely is; however, it's much more than twins switching lives. There are so many intricacies of the deep-seated relationship between siblings, family and friends. What is going through your loved one's mind is something you may never know or understand, even if you make the effort to do so. The only thing you can do for them is to stay by their side and let them sort out their own feelings. You can't love others before you learn to love yourself. The juxtaposition between Miji's past mental health and Hosu's current hectic life was written incredibly.A lot of people seem to dislike Rosa's side story, but I felt it was a great addition to the story, just another layer of characters that we can explore, whose lives seem miserable in the most beautiful way.
Highly recommend!
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Park Bo-Young takes up the usual challenge faced by actresses: playing two roles at the same time. She changes her posture, her intonation, her facial expression, her habitus. It's confounding. She goes even further and plays two characters playing each other's roles.Park Jin-young, you're perfect, go on.
"I feel like I've removed an invisible mask".
Injuring yourself rather than going to work - it's a sad thought for many of us. Yu Mi-rae's job is really awful. It's perfectly normal for bosses to be scum, that's why they're there, they're parasitic filth on the backs of the workers, but what about her stupid colleagues ? Don't unions exist in this universe ? You have to have the mentality of servants and cowards to be so relentless. And HR, they tell us to talk to them if there's the slightest problem... it will always piss me off how much they take us for morons. Don't believe them.
Bore out is terrible, torture for a lot of people; I have to admit that I've never been as fulfilled (in a manner of speaking) as when I was put in jobs where I could read all day without seeing anyone (disabled people are often isolated and shown the exit door).
"The door closed again"
This is a beautiful series, fuelled by kindness. Deep down, everyone is kind. Sometimes we are so bad that we hurt those around us, we become a ball of anger, unable to receive help, but there is a part of light in all of us. The only enemy in this story is this society that breaks us down thanks to those who profit from it. We cry a lot for and with the characters. Always with good reason. In fact, we cry even when these people are happy, genuinely upset at the idea that they are allowing themselves a moment of happiness.
"No matter how pathetic or messy it seems, anything you do to survive is brave" How can you not burst into tears after that ?
The poem invented for the series "The Sea of Sang-Wol" by Kim Ro-Sa brings tears to the eyes, so right and beautiful is its simplicity. The most extreme of sophistication: simple and beautiful. And her story goes straight to the heart. "I was the flaw. Without me in the picture, everything would be perfect" This declaration of love, left hanging in the air for decades and decades... you can't help but break down. So beautiful, so sad. We'd love happy stories for female couples, but the times in which this is happening didn't allow it. Not that it's any easier these days, that said...
"The void left by doubt ended up being filled with courage"
Everything is structured by a strict opposition : town/country, obnoxious/laxist boss, friends who listen/selfish, empathetic/vindictive mother ; and then we discover that these two mothers are broken, that they manage as best they can and their tumultuous friendship helps them grow. Each element takes its own course and feeds the deeply positive and consoling message that the series is so keen to deliver.
In the case of the twins, my initial fear that everything would be based on a teenage misunderstanding was quickly dispelled, and fortunately we're shown that the ground was fertile for depression, and that's by no means the only reason for their situations.
The parallels between teenage and adult life are often devastating. The characters recognise themselves in the misfortune of others and the inevitable decisions that life imposes on us, from which nothing positive can come. Love is never about winning or losing, it's about staying in the same team. You see yourself as a burden, but you help the others not to capsize.
"Why do I end up attacking myself when I should be defending myself?"
The roles of the main characters evolve, we're not taken for fools and everything ends up leading to something, taking care to spare its effects. The script and dialogue are simply perfect. Every monologue at the beginning and end of the episode breaks our hearts. We're not offered a magic solution, we're shown how to move forward one step at a time, a new blank page to fill.
"There is no perfect moment. Nothing is perfect in this world."
Ps: in a role as a wheelchair-bound disabled person, it would have made sense to cast someone who actually is, because it's much harder to find a role in that situation, for all the wrong reasons. Many roles wouldn't even require comedians to be able-bodied and yet disabled people are denied these roles.
Ps 2: Yu Mi-Ji is wearing a t-shirt that says "vos vêtements préférés/your favourite clothes" in French with a nice spelling mistake.
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Wow, just wow.
I knew that this drama would be good, because I know how good Park Boyoung's acting is but I didn't know how much I would love this drama.Everything from characters, from production was so beautiful.
This drama is a good example of how representation matters, in this drama we got a good amount of it. We got representations for different problems like mobbing, bullying, homophobia, motherly love, disabilities and how hard is for you to live with them, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, sexual abuse/domestic abuse and how hard it's for you to escape it or make people believe you. I might be biased because I feel deeply connected to many topics that I mentioned but this drama was something everyone needs to watch. It might be really depressing but at some point it will start to feel healing.
The one thing that we also got many representations for was love. Many kinds of it.
The love between a mother and her child, how a mother would do anything for her children.
The love between siblings, how even if they are fighting or just not talking to each other they still understand each other without any words and how they would do everything for each other.
The one between friends, which wasn't as showed in this drama but was still something needed. Because everyone should have one person that will support them no matter what.
The love between two people that met one day, and since that day they felt like something just felt right, and how this kind of love can show out of nowhere. It's as Hosu's mother said, "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.".
And the saddest one, the love that just never happened because people made it look like it was wrong, even though it's not confirmed I had to mention it because whole Sangwol's and Miji's best friend story made me cry as a person that is queer.
In the end I feel like everyone should watch it, at this point this drama is just art and nothing less. Many lines that were said in this drama can help someone but my favourite is this one, from Miji's and Mirae's grandma. "Yesterday is over. Tomorrow is yet to come. Today is yet unknown." Our unwritten Seoul, is something that made me cry for the first time while watching a drama, and that's why I don't see myself rating it lower. Park Boyoung's and Park Jinyoung's acting is just made for dramas like this, even if they will make you cry.
*MUSIC IS RATED ONLY 5 BECAUSE I USUALLY DON'T FOCUS ON IT.*
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I LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCH!
Our Unwritten Seoul really highlights how much Park Jinyoung has grown as a lead actor. His performance feels calm but deeply layered, especially in emotional scenes where he expresses more through silence than dialogue. There’s a natural sincerity in the way he carries the character, making every moment feel genuine rather than acted. He anchors the drama with a quiet strength that’s hard to ignore.Was this review helpful to you?
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Wish the unwritten story kept continuing.
Being a Park Bo Young fan, I watched it for her and it did not dissapoint.The show handled all the sub stories with maturity.
Park Bo Young as usual was stunning in her performance, and I loved the awkward and cute romance a lot. Would have surely loved a bit more affection from Mi-Rae too, but that was cute too.
I think if this was a sixteen episode show, they could have dived in and explored the mother daughter dynamic more. Be it the realationship between the Mi-Ji's mother and grandmother or Mi-ji and Mi-Rae's realtionship with their mother. Their emotional turmoil in a longer show could have been a more robust feature to explore, but in this show it was done well. Rather than a single outburt of raw emotion, Mi Ji deserved a more substantiated resolution for her relationship with her mother. Her mother's shame, and disinterest that Mi Ji felt all those years need to be resolved with multiple different attempts. Her mother's character was sort of justified, but I felt that she needed to have that-longer-talk with her mother, because she carried for probably fifty years the pain of being born a woman/daughter. Which extended onto her daughters, even though she might not have wanted that.
I might have missed it, but how did se-jin realize it was Mi-Rae who worked with him? Depite my confusion, it was a nice touch that he got her name right only when called her by her actual name. Meaning alike Ho Su he too can differentiate between the twins.
When a show satisfies me, I tend to not have much to say. I was interested in the story enough that I may have missed out on its flaws but that is for another watch. I do wish it was a longer show, but I wish everyshow I watch is a longer show.
Ciao ╰(▔∀▔)╯.
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Through a series of circumstances, each sister experiences firsthand what it means to be the other sister, the other person, and learns to solve problems and view life in a new way.
The ML here is wonderful—handsome, kind, understanding, and always ready to lend a shoulder to cry on. The supporting characters are also all great — each has a personality, motivation, unique image, and a place in the main characters' story. The cast is 10000/10
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Mental Health Alert
It's a story about a pair of identical twins who traded places, when one of them got suicidal. When you think things finally settled, there would be a new major revelation thrown in.
I didn't expect this to be such a tear jerker. So have a box of tissue ready.
I enjoyed When Life Give You Tangerine, but I enjoy this more. Maybe because WLGYT focuses only one IU's character, while in here there are three (the twins and Ho-Su).
Yeah sure not everything makes sense (like how can Mi Ji who's portrayed as not too bright, can work in strategic planning), but I supposed it's possible when you work really hard. Mi Rae was bullied at work so she doesn't have much to do at work, so Mi Ji was supposed to just sit there and do nothing, until Mi Rae gets back on track with her mental health.
Park Bo Young and Jin Young are amazing. Bravo, you two!
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Life isn’t always easy, but It’s worth living
This is one of those rare dramas that doesn’t just entertain—it heals. It sneaks into your heart little by little until suddenly, you're crying, laughing, and hugging a pillow at 3 a.m., wondering how a show understood your soul so well. From beginning to end, it felt like a quiet, emotional journey that reminds us that life doesn’t always turn out how we imagine… but even when it gets messy, even when everything falls apart, there’s still hope. We just have to keep moving forward, and little by little, we’ll find our Seoul. ♥One of the things I appreciated most was how deeply I connected with the characters. They were beautifully flawed and human. I saw pieces of myself in their fears, their mistakes, and their small victories. Watching them grow and find strength in unexpected places made me feel seen in ways I didn’t expect. The story never rushed their development—it let them breathe, let them stumble, and then let them rise.
The romance was beautiful. It wasn’t just about butterflies and smiles—it was about love that chooses to stay, even when things get hard. A love that listens, forgives, and grows. It made my heart ache and swell at the same time. This kind of slow, sincere, and unwavering love is the kind of relationship we all deserve to see more of in stories. (I need a Hosu in my life, too!)
Park Bo Young was absolutely brilliant. The way she portrayed two different characters—both with depth, clarity, and subtle emotion—was honestly masterful. You could feel every internal struggle, every flicker of joy, and it never felt overdone. She made it look effortless. And Park Jin Young... my goodness. This man is not just a visual king but also a powerhouse actor. ♡ He gave such a sincere, heartfelt performance that you could see every ounce of pain, hope, and love in his eyes. I truly believe he deserves all the awards—his talent shines with such quiet strength that it's impossible not to be moved.
In the end, this drama wasn't just a favorite—it became a comfort. It reminded me of the resilience of the human heart, the healing power of love and friendship, and the beauty of choosing to live, even when it hurts. It’s a story I’ll carry with me for a long, long time. (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
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For the adults who feels lost in life
I believe that adults who still haven’t figured out what they want in life will deeply relate to this drama. It’s about navigating life while facing hardships. It’s about trying to be perfect because of others' expectations. It’s about finding your purpose after your dreams have fallen apart.This drama is incredibly healing, especially if you’re someone going through the same situation.
This drama taught me that it’s okay to still feel lost in your 30s. It’s okay if you’re still trying to find your purpose. It’s okay to try new things, even if it feels like time is running out—because it’s not. You’re just being pressured by society.
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