A fairytale romance so beautiful that it moves you to tears
I have seen around 100-150 Asian dramas most of them are beautiful but only 3 dramas including this moved me to tears and had my heart going 'I want a relatioship like that' (The other two are Meet Yourself and It's Okay To Not Be Okay). The plot is about an older woman who comes from a powerful family and a younger man who comes from a common family.
The casting of Song Hye-Kyo and Park Bo-Gum could not have been more perfect. The emotions are so rich and vivid that I had to skip some of the scenes the first time around because they overwhelmed me.
It is one of those dramas where nearly everything is perfect. There are only two things they could've changed to make this drama perfect:
1. The trope of the evil mother-in-law (ex-mother-in-law) and the controlling mother. Personally I think this troope is overused in Asian dramas.
2. The lack of communication before doing something and 'I am doing this help you even if this isn't what you or I want'. The characters trust each other no matter the circumstances which takes away the reality aspect of it but this is a FAIRYTALE ROMANCE so it didn't bother me too much.
I love all their little moments and the growth of their romance from an ember to a raging fire, breaking up and then evolving into each other's soulmate is something I loved.
Aspects I loved in this romance:
1. The chemistry, I cannot stress how good the chemistry is between the two actors. Even the way they look at each other makes my heart tingle.
2. The MLs positivity where he has an attitude of everything is gonna be alright as long as I persist.
3. The side characters who support both the ML and FL in their tough moments and gibe them amazing advise.
4. The comedic moment which feel natural instead of being funny for the sake of being funny.
5. The older woman who is already gone through life and younger man who is just starting out trope is something that I always liked and this drama is no different.
6. The bits of poetry and philosophy that the ML tells the FL as advise and as support.
Finally, I have a feeling that I am going to keep rewatching this drama again and again until I die. It's so romantic that it makes me feel lonely, sad and happy at the same time.
The casting of Song Hye-Kyo and Park Bo-Gum could not have been more perfect. The emotions are so rich and vivid that I had to skip some of the scenes the first time around because they overwhelmed me.
It is one of those dramas where nearly everything is perfect. There are only two things they could've changed to make this drama perfect:
1. The trope of the evil mother-in-law (ex-mother-in-law) and the controlling mother. Personally I think this troope is overused in Asian dramas.
2. The lack of communication before doing something and 'I am doing this help you even if this isn't what you or I want'. The characters trust each other no matter the circumstances which takes away the reality aspect of it but this is a FAIRYTALE ROMANCE so it didn't bother me too much.
I love all their little moments and the growth of their romance from an ember to a raging fire, breaking up and then evolving into each other's soulmate is something I loved.
Aspects I loved in this romance:
1. The chemistry, I cannot stress how good the chemistry is between the two actors. Even the way they look at each other makes my heart tingle.
2. The MLs positivity where he has an attitude of everything is gonna be alright as long as I persist.
3. The side characters who support both the ML and FL in their tough moments and gibe them amazing advise.
4. The comedic moment which feel natural instead of being funny for the sake of being funny.
5. The older woman who is already gone through life and younger man who is just starting out trope is something that I always liked and this drama is no different.
6. The bits of poetry and philosophy that the ML tells the FL as advise and as support.
Finally, I have a feeling that I am going to keep rewatching this drama again and again until I die. It's so romantic that it makes me feel lonely, sad and happy at the same time.
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