✒ Things Will Be Fine Once You Turn 30 ~2️⃣9️⃣~ So We’re Told °8.7° °just excellent°
This show is a jalapeno margarita truffle: It's sweet, down-to-earth, tart, salty and a touch spicy. It hits a variety of primary taste buds and provides healing antioxidants as well. It's decadent, and I savored it.
BMD follows 3 women. These college friends are fast approaching 30 but going nowhere as the show opens. All connected to the entertainment industry, 2 never got their careers fully off the ground. One had a hit documentary, but then her bf died and she fell apart. It happened organically. Eun's friends got into the habit of spending time with her as she navigated the walk of the living dead - grief. This eventually led to them moving in with Eun, who had bought a fabulous home with the haul she made: There's plenty of room. These friends are the epitome of lowkey and behave much like siblings. Even the purest among them, Joo, might cheat at cards. For anyone that's caught,~} it's HAMMER TIME. ( Joo’s kid is the only adult in the room, at times,). BMD is a 2019 release that is rated 88 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 16 60ish-minute episodes.
It's a big cast, and the acting is fabulous. The 3 leads are not only good, they are /funny/. Chun Woo-Hee (The Wailing-8.8, Mother, The Beauty Inside), as Lim Jin-Joo (Jin), is aimlessly acerbic, which is just buried rage seeping to the surface. At the same time, she's an adorably silly mess. Her pixie face heightens that effect. Lee Eun-Jung (“Eun”, the intelligent & capable documentarian who lives as though her dead boyfriend is still alive), is played by Jeon Yeo-Bin from Vincenzo-7.9 and the underrated Glitch-8. She talks to her now-passed love as if he's still there. She SEES him, too. This is her way of coping with grief. As long as she doesn't get too lost in it she'll be fine… but she's lost in it. Han Ji-Eun (Bad and Crazy, Lovestruck in the City-7.3) is Hwang Han-”Joo”. She gets the most male attention, but that hasn't netted her much. She seems the most feminine and the most fragile of the three. “Seems” is the operative word. Underneath the chiffon exterior, she's Kevlar. While the other two are confrontational, she catches prey with honey.
These women have a variety of men in their lives. They all live with Lee Hyo-Bong, Eun's brother. The cherub-faced Gong Myung (The Bride of Habaek-7) is Choo Jae-Hoon, Joo's coworker. He's in a dead relationship. His gf will not let go: Controlling him has become part of her identity. HE can't tear away: Being controlled by her has become part of HIS identity. It's not healthy. Ahn Jae-Hong (Reply 1988-8.6, Fight for My Way) is director Son Beom-Soo. They make a couple of cute Reply jokes in a callout to the hit series. Beom-Soo wants to film Jin's script, ‘Things Will Be Fine Once You Turn 30’. Nam Young-Joo is adorable as cafeteria worker Sol-Bi who has a crush on him. She drops that on him, in understated deadpan, as she drops a scoop of rice onto his tray. Kim Hwan-Dong, Jin's ex and Son Beom-Soo's assistant director, is played by Lee You-Jin (Be with You, Do You Like Brahms?). Lee Hak-Joo (My Dearest, Oh My Ghost-10) plays No Seung-Hyo, Joo’s baby-daddy. Seol Woo-Hyung is said “baby" and another example of Korea's amazing portfolio of amazing child actors.
Lee Joo-Bin (She Would Never Know-7.3, Queen Of Tears) is petulant actress Lee So-Min. She's a former college mate of Eun's. They had a falling out and now alternately behave passive-aggressive | aggressively competitive towards e/o. Ms Lee is not stupid, but her looks and success allowed her to skate without learning much, so she's ignorant. As soon as one thinks that means she's got a low IQ, she will surprise. I love Son Suk-Ku from My Liberation Diary-8.9 making an appearance. Such a 🙀bad boy😻. Lee Byeong-Hun (Way Back Love) and Kim Hye-Young (Lovers of the Red Sky) are the director/writer team.
In BMD, Mr. Director - Beom-Soo & Ms Writer - Jin, find themselves adrift without the A-team. Jin's ex-boss (played by Baek Ji Won from Kick Kick Kick Kick & Awaken-8.7), a veteran writer, also has a new drama being released, and the studio fears her. She is less than pleased at having to compete with her assistant! She's no NOOB! While she may not have her first choice of director (he wants to work with Jin 😤) she has the best of everyone else for her new drama.
It was Jin's scripts that first caught Beom-Soo's attention and soon it was Jin herself that drew him in. They quickly start dating, and their reparte is highly entertaining. Jin's take on relationships: “What you find before you fall in love with that person is the love that you possess but after you start your relationship, all there is left to find is hatred. Don't you agree?” Her new boyfriend of 2 days is speechless. Next we'll hear: “When he holds my hand, I somehow feel comfortable. I feel like I can hug him and I won't regret anything. I mean, dating is all about the process of breaking such trust.” - Now that's good writing😂. The way Jin talks makes it sound like it's only /cynicism/ that's going to be fine once a person reaches 30; not anything else.
The beauty of the show is in the writing and the dialogue. Not much happens, yet I could have watched 16 more episodes of their interactions, easily. They nicely cover communication mishaps; the gap between what the speaker intends and what the hearer infers. Human relationships, in general, are dissected. Do people live so that they can fight? “You fight with your shoulders in the subway. You fight with your words at work. You fight with your comments on the internet. The Earth is one big battlefield,” we hear.
Managing grief is a theme. Eun has become lost in her protective bubble of delusion. She says she's forgotten who she used to be - and I know exactly how that feels. As a widow, I have trouble thinking about my spouse. I believe I would enjoy an imaginary conversation much more. I haven't noticed that being /aware/ of being depressed actually helps with /ridding/ oneself of depression. Grief must be endured and will heal on its own schedule. Only time and boosting one's physical health will promote healing. Eun's friends allow her to breathe as she finishes up her walk through the valley of death.
While BMD contemplates grief, it's much more about surviving, thriving, and the sheer joy of life. The writing, directing, acting and overall timing are nippy and there's a lilt to the atmosphere. It's a completely unique vibe and I love it. Quirky. Offbeat. Witty. Lowkey. Very funny. It's all of that. There's an absurd love confession in ep2. They appear perfect for e/o. “Put yourself in my shoes.” Jin is genuinely astounded. “Why would I? I like my shoes better. I think that's just hilarious.” These girls won't see 29 again. After pondering on whether their prettiest days are behind them they decide to go clubbing to prove it ain't so. The scene is 😂😬😝.
The show is a funny contrast of characters. Joo sees her coworker going into a motel w/ his “ex”. She is interested in him, so she asks the cerebral Eun if she should say something to him about it: “All right. Let's approach the matter from the humanistic view. I believe history & art are part of the humanities. For example, women were always treated like trophies in the history of war. But, paradoxically… I'm not talking about whether @$$h0les & sluts are worthy of existence. I think what matters most is the ratio by which they exist. In order to understand that we need to think about…” We never get the rest of the lecture b/c Joo cuts her off.
“Why would he date you?” Jin's mother queries.
“I think he's dating me for my looks,” Jin responds.
“Is that even possible?” Mom's confused.
“I think it is,” Jin assures her.
“I feel bad for him. I should cook him a meal,” mom realizes.
The nature (and fallacy) of control is examined. “When I was young, I thought that everyone had a personality disorder. But if that is the case with everyone, it means that it's not a disorder. It just means that everyone is different. If problems arise from people's differences, it means that I'm half the problem. I tried not to do it, but before I realized it, I was imposing my ideas on people… I alter and distort what people say however I please, everything's either imposing or coercing. You see the higher I climb the ladder, coercion keeps winning. But I know that's not really winning. I try to keep my mouth shut not to pressure people, but I end up revealing my idea through my facial expressions or my vibe. I'm becoming very uncool as I get older.” Whoa. TRUTH💣❗ “Let's put our heads on the floor and reflect on it,” as Beom-Soo would say. People desire control of everything at every moment. Yet, we control very little, and controlling others brings paltry satisfaction. It's almost like humans are aware of what's right but are hopelessly unable to do it. Theologians might say it's exactly like that.
“No one can fully understand themselves. People who believe that they fully understand themselves will get hurt even more in the end.” That's said during a role play in which a relationship is dissected in the rearview mirror. “You loved me, and you used your love to try and force me into your idea of love. When I didn't behave as you expected, you criticized me. You abandoned me to tame me. You weren't trying to love me. You tried to possess me. You didn't want to accommodate me. To fit me into your idea of love you used my foolishness against me, You controlled my feelings however you wanted, and made endless demands. When I didn't meet your demands, you criticized me. You abandoned me. Did you love me?” Whoa, indeed.
There's too many shows that are great for 1/3 or 2/3 and then they pack it with a bunch of filler for the remainder. They don't have enough good content to fill the required episodes. I've taken to calling it MALcontent. In BMD, the opposite is true. It's not that a lot happens, it's just that the writing is so good and the characters are so much fun that I was upset when ep16 came around. They could have made this three seasons- easily. Btw, Beom-Soo has a solution to avoid /their/ show from suffering MALcontent. Jin is all ears. His idea: Reduce the quality from the beginning! 😏… ⌚… We wait for Jin to respond, expecting her to be outraged. After a couple moments of quiet contemplation, her face brightens and she declares the solution brilliant 😝.
A woman in a new relationship thinks she's alone but gets caught f@rting in front of her new bf. She later talks it out with the roomies. The whole sequence is 😂. It ends with a songwriter composing the tune: “The smell will eventually go away.”
So, hang in there!
Things really will get better, as long as you work hard and don't f@rt around too much.
QUOTES📢
A flowery path is actually an unpaved road.
Tears in your heart will become an illness. Tears that are let go will evaporate and will not exist in this world.
He's just a man. He approaches the situation rationally.
True rest is not at home.
It's okay to be a bit crazy. And yet the Earth still moves.
The pride of the successful divides into 2 categories: Flexibility and obsession.
〰🖍 IMHO
📣8.7 📝8.8 🎭8.5 💓8 🦋6.5 🎨7 🎵/🔊7.6 🔚8 ♦ 🌞7.8 ⚡2 😅6 😭3 😱1 😯2 😖0 🤔7.4 💤0
Age 15+ some R-rated Language
Re-📺? 🔛 I probably won't wait long.
In order of ~lite&trite~ to ~heavy&serious~ you may also like:
Modern Day:
Mad For Each Other 7.8 ~silly fun;
My Secret Romance 7 (if you ff thru overdone flashbacks);
A Witch's Love 7.8;
Love to Hate You 8.9;
Her Private Life 8;
Touch your heart 8.2;
Romance is a bonus book 7.9;
Boys Over Flowers 8 ~ melodrama to the max;
Crash Landing On You 9.1;
Oh My Ghost 10;
It's Okay Not To Be Okay 9;
Love Struck in the City 7.3;
Hospital Playlist 9;
My Mister 9.5;
More Than Friends 8;
I'll See You When the Weather is Fine 9;
Something in the Rain 9
Historical/Period:
My Only Love Song 8.7 ~ excellent comedy;
Live Up To Your Name 7.6;
Mr. Queen 8.5;
My Sassy Girl / Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo 8.5;
Saimdang 8.5;
The King's Affection 8.3;
Mr. Sunshine 9
Try a Chinese historical fantasy romcom: The Romance of Tiger and Rose 9.8
Japanese lite romcoms: Maid Sama (10), Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo (7.8), Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions (8.4), Toradora (8.5)
Action/Sci-fi/fantasy:
K2 8;
Private Lives 8.1;
Sisyphus 8;
Tunnel 8.1;
Signal 8.6;
Black 9;
Squid Game 8.4;
Kingdom 8.3;
Sweet Home 8.4
BMD follows 3 women. These college friends are fast approaching 30 but going nowhere as the show opens. All connected to the entertainment industry, 2 never got their careers fully off the ground. One had a hit documentary, but then her bf died and she fell apart. It happened organically. Eun's friends got into the habit of spending time with her as she navigated the walk of the living dead - grief. This eventually led to them moving in with Eun, who had bought a fabulous home with the haul she made: There's plenty of room. These friends are the epitome of lowkey and behave much like siblings. Even the purest among them, Joo, might cheat at cards. For anyone that's caught,~} it's HAMMER TIME. ( Joo’s kid is the only adult in the room, at times,). BMD is a 2019 release that is rated 88 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 16 60ish-minute episodes.
It's a big cast, and the acting is fabulous. The 3 leads are not only good, they are /funny/. Chun Woo-Hee (The Wailing-8.8, Mother, The Beauty Inside), as Lim Jin-Joo (Jin), is aimlessly acerbic, which is just buried rage seeping to the surface. At the same time, she's an adorably silly mess. Her pixie face heightens that effect. Lee Eun-Jung (“Eun”, the intelligent & capable documentarian who lives as though her dead boyfriend is still alive), is played by Jeon Yeo-Bin from Vincenzo-7.9 and the underrated Glitch-8. She talks to her now-passed love as if he's still there. She SEES him, too. This is her way of coping with grief. As long as she doesn't get too lost in it she'll be fine… but she's lost in it. Han Ji-Eun (Bad and Crazy, Lovestruck in the City-7.3) is Hwang Han-”Joo”. She gets the most male attention, but that hasn't netted her much. She seems the most feminine and the most fragile of the three. “Seems” is the operative word. Underneath the chiffon exterior, she's Kevlar. While the other two are confrontational, she catches prey with honey.
These women have a variety of men in their lives. They all live with Lee Hyo-Bong, Eun's brother. The cherub-faced Gong Myung (The Bride of Habaek-7) is Choo Jae-Hoon, Joo's coworker. He's in a dead relationship. His gf will not let go: Controlling him has become part of her identity. HE can't tear away: Being controlled by her has become part of HIS identity. It's not healthy. Ahn Jae-Hong (Reply 1988-8.6, Fight for My Way) is director Son Beom-Soo. They make a couple of cute Reply jokes in a callout to the hit series. Beom-Soo wants to film Jin's script, ‘Things Will Be Fine Once You Turn 30’. Nam Young-Joo is adorable as cafeteria worker Sol-Bi who has a crush on him. She drops that on him, in understated deadpan, as she drops a scoop of rice onto his tray. Kim Hwan-Dong, Jin's ex and Son Beom-Soo's assistant director, is played by Lee You-Jin (Be with You, Do You Like Brahms?). Lee Hak-Joo (My Dearest, Oh My Ghost-10) plays No Seung-Hyo, Joo’s baby-daddy. Seol Woo-Hyung is said “baby" and another example of Korea's amazing portfolio of amazing child actors.
Lee Joo-Bin (She Would Never Know-7.3, Queen Of Tears) is petulant actress Lee So-Min. She's a former college mate of Eun's. They had a falling out and now alternately behave passive-aggressive | aggressively competitive towards e/o. Ms Lee is not stupid, but her looks and success allowed her to skate without learning much, so she's ignorant. As soon as one thinks that means she's got a low IQ, she will surprise. I love Son Suk-Ku from My Liberation Diary-8.9 making an appearance. Such a 🙀bad boy😻. Lee Byeong-Hun (Way Back Love) and Kim Hye-Young (Lovers of the Red Sky) are the director/writer team.
In BMD, Mr. Director - Beom-Soo & Ms Writer - Jin, find themselves adrift without the A-team. Jin's ex-boss (played by Baek Ji Won from Kick Kick Kick Kick & Awaken-8.7), a veteran writer, also has a new drama being released, and the studio fears her. She is less than pleased at having to compete with her assistant! She's no NOOB! While she may not have her first choice of director (he wants to work with Jin 😤) she has the best of everyone else for her new drama.
It was Jin's scripts that first caught Beom-Soo's attention and soon it was Jin herself that drew him in. They quickly start dating, and their reparte is highly entertaining. Jin's take on relationships: “What you find before you fall in love with that person is the love that you possess but after you start your relationship, all there is left to find is hatred. Don't you agree?” Her new boyfriend of 2 days is speechless. Next we'll hear: “When he holds my hand, I somehow feel comfortable. I feel like I can hug him and I won't regret anything. I mean, dating is all about the process of breaking such trust.” - Now that's good writing😂. The way Jin talks makes it sound like it's only /cynicism/ that's going to be fine once a person reaches 30; not anything else.
The beauty of the show is in the writing and the dialogue. Not much happens, yet I could have watched 16 more episodes of their interactions, easily. They nicely cover communication mishaps; the gap between what the speaker intends and what the hearer infers. Human relationships, in general, are dissected. Do people live so that they can fight? “You fight with your shoulders in the subway. You fight with your words at work. You fight with your comments on the internet. The Earth is one big battlefield,” we hear.
Managing grief is a theme. Eun has become lost in her protective bubble of delusion. She says she's forgotten who she used to be - and I know exactly how that feels. As a widow, I have trouble thinking about my spouse. I believe I would enjoy an imaginary conversation much more. I haven't noticed that being /aware/ of being depressed actually helps with /ridding/ oneself of depression. Grief must be endured and will heal on its own schedule. Only time and boosting one's physical health will promote healing. Eun's friends allow her to breathe as she finishes up her walk through the valley of death.
While BMD contemplates grief, it's much more about surviving, thriving, and the sheer joy of life. The writing, directing, acting and overall timing are nippy and there's a lilt to the atmosphere. It's a completely unique vibe and I love it. Quirky. Offbeat. Witty. Lowkey. Very funny. It's all of that. There's an absurd love confession in ep2. They appear perfect for e/o. “Put yourself in my shoes.” Jin is genuinely astounded. “Why would I? I like my shoes better. I think that's just hilarious.” These girls won't see 29 again. After pondering on whether their prettiest days are behind them they decide to go clubbing to prove it ain't so. The scene is 😂😬😝.
The show is a funny contrast of characters. Joo sees her coworker going into a motel w/ his “ex”. She is interested in him, so she asks the cerebral Eun if she should say something to him about it: “All right. Let's approach the matter from the humanistic view. I believe history & art are part of the humanities. For example, women were always treated like trophies in the history of war. But, paradoxically… I'm not talking about whether @$$h0les & sluts are worthy of existence. I think what matters most is the ratio by which they exist. In order to understand that we need to think about…” We never get the rest of the lecture b/c Joo cuts her off.
“Why would he date you?” Jin's mother queries.
“I think he's dating me for my looks,” Jin responds.
“Is that even possible?” Mom's confused.
“I think it is,” Jin assures her.
“I feel bad for him. I should cook him a meal,” mom realizes.
The nature (and fallacy) of control is examined. “When I was young, I thought that everyone had a personality disorder. But if that is the case with everyone, it means that it's not a disorder. It just means that everyone is different. If problems arise from people's differences, it means that I'm half the problem. I tried not to do it, but before I realized it, I was imposing my ideas on people… I alter and distort what people say however I please, everything's either imposing or coercing. You see the higher I climb the ladder, coercion keeps winning. But I know that's not really winning. I try to keep my mouth shut not to pressure people, but I end up revealing my idea through my facial expressions or my vibe. I'm becoming very uncool as I get older.” Whoa. TRUTH💣❗ “Let's put our heads on the floor and reflect on it,” as Beom-Soo would say. People desire control of everything at every moment. Yet, we control very little, and controlling others brings paltry satisfaction. It's almost like humans are aware of what's right but are hopelessly unable to do it. Theologians might say it's exactly like that.
“No one can fully understand themselves. People who believe that they fully understand themselves will get hurt even more in the end.” That's said during a role play in which a relationship is dissected in the rearview mirror. “You loved me, and you used your love to try and force me into your idea of love. When I didn't behave as you expected, you criticized me. You abandoned me to tame me. You weren't trying to love me. You tried to possess me. You didn't want to accommodate me. To fit me into your idea of love you used my foolishness against me, You controlled my feelings however you wanted, and made endless demands. When I didn't meet your demands, you criticized me. You abandoned me. Did you love me?” Whoa, indeed.
There's too many shows that are great for 1/3 or 2/3 and then they pack it with a bunch of filler for the remainder. They don't have enough good content to fill the required episodes. I've taken to calling it MALcontent. In BMD, the opposite is true. It's not that a lot happens, it's just that the writing is so good and the characters are so much fun that I was upset when ep16 came around. They could have made this three seasons- easily. Btw, Beom-Soo has a solution to avoid /their/ show from suffering MALcontent. Jin is all ears. His idea: Reduce the quality from the beginning! 😏… ⌚… We wait for Jin to respond, expecting her to be outraged. After a couple moments of quiet contemplation, her face brightens and she declares the solution brilliant 😝.
A woman in a new relationship thinks she's alone but gets caught f@rting in front of her new bf. She later talks it out with the roomies. The whole sequence is 😂. It ends with a songwriter composing the tune: “The smell will eventually go away.”
So, hang in there!
Things really will get better, as long as you work hard and don't f@rt around too much.
QUOTES📢
A flowery path is actually an unpaved road.
Tears in your heart will become an illness. Tears that are let go will evaporate and will not exist in this world.
He's just a man. He approaches the situation rationally.
True rest is not at home.
It's okay to be a bit crazy. And yet the Earth still moves.
The pride of the successful divides into 2 categories: Flexibility and obsession.
〰🖍 IMHO
📣8.7 📝8.8 🎭8.5 💓8 🦋6.5 🎨7 🎵/🔊7.6 🔚8 ♦ 🌞7.8 ⚡2 😅6 😭3 😱1 😯2 😖0 🤔7.4 💤0
Age 15+ some R-rated Language
Re-📺? 🔛 I probably won't wait long.
In order of ~lite&trite~ to ~heavy&serious~ you may also like:
Modern Day:
Mad For Each Other 7.8 ~silly fun;
My Secret Romance 7 (if you ff thru overdone flashbacks);
A Witch's Love 7.8;
Love to Hate You 8.9;
Her Private Life 8;
Touch your heart 8.2;
Romance is a bonus book 7.9;
Boys Over Flowers 8 ~ melodrama to the max;
Crash Landing On You 9.1;
Oh My Ghost 10;
It's Okay Not To Be Okay 9;
Love Struck in the City 7.3;
Hospital Playlist 9;
My Mister 9.5;
More Than Friends 8;
I'll See You When the Weather is Fine 9;
Something in the Rain 9
Historical/Period:
My Only Love Song 8.7 ~ excellent comedy;
Live Up To Your Name 7.6;
Mr. Queen 8.5;
My Sassy Girl / Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo 8.5;
Saimdang 8.5;
The King's Affection 8.3;
Mr. Sunshine 9
Try a Chinese historical fantasy romcom: The Romance of Tiger and Rose 9.8
Japanese lite romcoms: Maid Sama (10), Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo (7.8), Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions (8.4), Toradora (8.5)
Action/Sci-fi/fantasy:
K2 8;
Private Lives 8.1;
Sisyphus 8;
Tunnel 8.1;
Signal 8.6;
Black 9;
Squid Game 8.4;
Kingdom 8.3;
Sweet Home 8.4
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