can someone recommend me an old drama of him that was really good? (really like him now in Bubblegum *and would be nice to see him in normal roles XD*)
the thing about watching bubblegum was I really loved its ambiance -- the vibes really fit my mood and it has…
some side characters frustrate me towards ep 10 as well because they think they're better than the FL and ML, but I can live with them -- I'll put them on a different rant (I'm talking about you Tae Hee and Seok Joon) and sometimes what they say makes sense, but they're very tone deaf on what the FL truly wants.
the thing about watching bubblegum was I really loved its ambiance -- the vibes really fit my mood and it has its share of melancholy to it but it's comforting and have quirky and very very uplifting vibes. however, that bubble gets bigger and it suddenly pops, and it shows you a melancholier and more depressing look of life and it was not bad -- definitely not bad. the execution was good. I also can understand most of the characters' decisions because people ARE not perfect and most of them are complex and very faulty beings.
However, personally, I prefer bubblegum to dig deep first on leads' rose-tainted relationship before it pops it bubble and shows the familial problems and issues underlying it. I want to see the characters' daily lives, how they try to make their relationship work with that first, how they make each other smile and help one another (they showed it but it was very short). Their flashbacks as children were very good, and I really liked it -- sort of poetic, but I wanted more of the main characters in their adult forms and their sweet moments together, and not as best friends but as a man and a woman. Also, I want to know more about them (their motivations) as individuals, and not through the family issues they're interlaced with -- I understand their family is part of who they are and their relationship, but I want more exploration of them as individuals and as a normal couple before the issues surfaced.
anyway, I'm holding on to it because the acting was really good, the ambiance though melancholy was still right, it became melo but it's really not bad -- it was just right. and the chemistry was really solid between Lee Dong Wook and Jung Ryeo Won that I wish to see more of them T-T
+ also would've been better if their family story was clearer because honestly, I'm confused 'til now haha.
Definitely, would still recommend if you love Lee Dong Wook and Jung Ryeo Won -- with a better pacing and more of the leads and had this drama explore more of their personal lives FIRST and their relationship, I think this would be rated way better.
I hope you won't stop being a fan and just have fun! At the mean time, let's have fun with other dramas and/or rewatch her other dramas^^. She's also trying her best to be more active on social media — I also feel like she'll have a new drama this year *fingers crossed*.
Anyone who says this show is underrated, doesn't know anything about ratings. First, 6.8 overall is better than…
Ratings are very subjective anyway, and doesn't mean 5 for you is average people take it thay way. For me, a show I've enjoyed but just average is 8. A show I've watched that is not too bad is 7.5, sometimes 7. If I rate lower than that, it must be bad according to my taste.
I'm not quite sure on how people rate, but I believe casual users rate this way as well — that said, in my opinion when I see the ratings 7.5 - 7.9 can be considered an "average" rating for a drama that is not very good but def not the worst. 8 is good somehow. Ratings between 8.3 - 8.4 is generous enough. 8.5 + is really good. 9+ is exceptional. And ratings lower than 7.4 is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. It seems different on older shows and movies.
Anyway, these are just my observations. A very bad rating (like this one tho) should not determine that a drama is INDEED bad, but might not just be enjoyed by many users. I've rated this drama higher because I've honestly enjoyed it despite flaws and I believe the story was good.
I've seen lots of comment how overrated this drama was and how clusterfuck the pacing and writing about it — it kinda affected my perception about the drama as well tbh. But, looking back — I've watched it when I was 16 or 17 and I really liked it and raved about it online. It was a rollercoaster of emotions — it was a wild wild ride. The characters I loved are suddenly becoming two face too soon and their actions hurted me — like I was betrayed BUT I fully enjoyed those emotional whipslashes. I was giggling, happy, annoyed, betrayed, happy again, sad, and heartbroken and I think not in a so bad way? The ending left me a heartbroken for like up to 3 days and because I've bingewatched, as I head towards the ending I'm definitely not in a so good condition lol. And I remembered that I kind of disliked the ending because of PPL (and not actually because it's tragic), but I still I liked it overall. It was a drama that fcked up my emotions so bad and made me giggle in the first half and I believe it was cathartic at some point.
This might not be a perfect one or a masterpiece — and I may agree that it's a bit overrated when people call this a masterpiece, but I'm guessing that its uneven spots might also what draw other people to love this one. Though, honestly I'm not waiting for a season 2 anymore — because I think it's already great that way it ended in all. While yes when the heartbreak was freshed, I was cheering for a Season 2, but I've moved on and I appreciate the ending they did and a season 2 might not be what it needs. Come on just imagine that they meet again in the future and it's fate, they fell in love, helped each other, be there for each other, got married, had a kid and live their old days in sickness and health, in gloom and bliss of happiness.
However, personally, I prefer bubblegum to dig deep first on leads' rose-tainted relationship before it pops it bubble and shows the familial problems and issues underlying it. I want to see the characters' daily lives, how they try to make their relationship work with that first, how they make each other smile and help one another (they showed it but it was very short). Their flashbacks as children were very good, and I really liked it -- sort of poetic, but I wanted more of the main characters in their adult forms and their sweet moments together, and not as best friends but as a man and a woman. Also, I want to know more about them (their motivations) as individuals, and not through the family issues they're interlaced with -- I understand their family is part of who they are and their relationship, but I want more exploration of them as individuals and as a normal couple before the issues surfaced.
anyway, I'm holding on to it because the acting was really good, the ambiance though melancholy was still right, it became melo but it's really not bad -- it was just right. and the chemistry was really solid between Lee Dong Wook and Jung Ryeo Won that I wish to see more of them T-T
+ also would've been better if their family story was clearer because honestly, I'm confused 'til now haha.
Definitely, would still recommend if you love Lee Dong Wook and Jung Ryeo Won -- with a better pacing and more of the leads and had this drama explore more of their personal lives FIRST and their relationship, I think this would be rated way better.
I'm not quite sure on how people rate, but I believe casual users rate this way as well — that said, in my opinion when I see the ratings 7.5 - 7.9 can be considered an "average" rating for a drama that is not very good but def not the worst. 8 is good somehow. Ratings between 8.3 - 8.4 is generous enough. 8.5 + is really good. 9+ is exceptional. And ratings lower than 7.4 is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. It seems different on older shows and movies.
Anyway, these are just my observations. A very bad rating (like this one tho) should not determine that a drama is INDEED bad, but might not just be enjoyed by many users. I've rated this drama higher because I've honestly enjoyed it despite flaws and I believe the story was good.
This might not be a perfect one or a masterpiece — and I may agree that it's a bit overrated when people call this a masterpiece, but I'm guessing that its uneven spots might also what draw other people to love this one. Though, honestly I'm not waiting for a season 2 anymore — because I think it's already great that way it ended in all. While yes when the heartbreak was freshed, I was cheering for a Season 2, but I've moved on and I appreciate the ending they did and a season 2 might not be what it needs. Come on just imagine that they meet again in the future and it's fate, they fell in love, helped each other, be there for each other, got married, had a kid and live their old days in sickness and health, in gloom and bliss of happiness.