Okay, the creators of this k-drama decided to cut the usual 16 epis into two halves, labeled season 1 & 2, despite the first half not having a proper ending (just being a 1/2 of the drama, really). But if they did that, they did give me the opportunity to rate the second half differently. And I will rate it LOWER! Here are the reasons:
1: They did create the main male character (Tae Oh) SO likeable, that the "story" got too frustrating to watch. The girl they chose to "pair" him with would block any cute or hot moments happening between the two, because she was "just a friend", because she needed one plus guy to keep the "love triangle" going (because that TIRES the audience for the last 20 years in ALL western series/asian dramas, so we need to have it here), because blah, blah, blah...............
2: During the drama, I liked the already mentioned main male character, I just can't say the same about everything that surrounded him. The secondary characters - who were not seamless in joining him on the same show and perhaps that was why they had to be forcefully crammed into the same house with him - I more or less tolerated, I disliked Do Hyun though I did not really have a reason to, and I wouldn't mind it he got paired with Song Yi, if he left the show along with her... Nothing against her, she just did not fit with Tae Oh... No one in this drama did. Instead, the secondary characters were present even in such moments where he should be left alone, giving him an earful about what he SHOULD do about HIS mother...
3: First, the drama is so "original" that it plagiarizes ITSELF with him first helping to deal with her mother, then her helping him to deal with his mother, drowns itself down with these kind of plots which were too heavy & in the same time rather stupid, and just when did the main couple cross the line between friends & dating, especially on her part, it was so mellowed down. In the final - which is so "wow" that I wanted to FASTFORWARD during it - it simply starts to be, but I didn't get how they got there.
In the end, after I rated the first half 8 stars, hoping that after seeing all 16 epis I'll be able to go higher, I give the second half 6 stars only.
Is it just me but does Moon Sang Min look exactly like Bae Hyun Sung? At first, I thought it was Bae Hyun Sung with different haircut. Can you explain what was the point to make Pu Reum first reject Ha Neul, then go for another guy who looks exactly like him?? Either way... Judging as a standalone series... I also don't like Christmas after watching this.
TWENTY EPISODES of this IS usufferable! Like, for at least the last 10 episodes of what I watched, I was like: is it STILL not the final? STILL not the final? STILL not the final...? I AM DROPPING THIS AT 18/20 BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE, IF I WANT TO FASTFOWRARD DURING A 12 MINUTE EPISODE THINGY!!! Or someone please shoot me in the head so I die and it ends!! This must be worst thing ever done by Playlist Global. For the 1st time I'll give low rating.
Seriously, I never heard anything more stupid than taking college lessons about "love". LOL what an education. On the other hand, the way the professor "teaches" it just like any other subject, it shows how stupid many actual subjects in colleges may be.
really cute, easy watch.u can watch all episode compiled on youtube(3hours).
who would want to watch the same show for 3 hours :LOL: many people don't get episodes exist for a reason:) and I say, enjoy it.. always prefer dramas to movies.
Despite the premise, which many might find off-putting, this is definitely worth watching for Jun Matsumoto, joking aside, he's really interesting to watch. After appearing on HYD, this made me understand where he did come from as an actor (he was probably also a dancer). The main actress is VERY beautiful and despite this show being dated, I liked how she dressed.
The episodes felt so short. There could definitely be more. Especially about the relationship we found the most captivating. After episode 6, I would appreciate if characters like Hasumi, Fukushima, or even the crazy therapist stepped back into the background. We have Takeshi's mother only shortly for 1 episode, and it's still more entertaining than any of that. Suzuki Sarina was very cute in her best friend role, though honestly her scenes toned the drama down every time we had a restrospective talk instead of more action.
The final felt a bit flat, on one hand, there was not enough time for the main two, because we had to deal with so many side characters and give them some kind of ending as well, and when it did come to the mains we still dealt with the "love triangle", which was by then way past my interest. Overall it was not fully romantically satisfying but it was cute.
So, I'm not interested to see the remake done 14 years later. Knowing already the limits this kind of romance has to offer, I understand that it only shall be "cleaner" and "less toxic" version of the same, which does not interest me. Jun Matsumoto is also replaced by someone who's not interesting.
Hmm.. Suzuki Jin is sooo adorable and cute in this one.. And attractive, too: despite being only 20.. He does have age gap with the main woman (she wears thin eyebrows, which somehow makes her look even older), then again, the "suitable" man she has her arranged meeting with has the same age gap from her. Her age is precisely in the middle between the two men.
Really liked this one and it’s one of the recent jdramas that I actually enjoyed. Sweet and simple story. I…
Yeah, I also kept waiting.. On one hand, I did NOT miss any of the corny elements you mentioned. On the other hand, it DID feel suspicious that the perfect, handsome guy showed up from nowhere and loved the main girl instantly. You WOULD expect something hidden LOL
Watched about 5 eps of this and decided to look at the cast and the ML is born in 2000?? if this was released…
Exactly. Considering that he was 19 he did a good job LOL But it does explain why his onscreen wife looks somehow weird with him. She is considerably older.. Or he is considerably younger than the role.. In epi 5 where he talks about his ex whom he dated 5 years back.. He'd have to be 14, then:) So, the role is definitely older.
Episode 1, Minute 3 of the drama: Wow, Jung Sang Hoon from 'High-End Crush'! My thoughts all the following minutes: I must re-watch 'High-End Crush'! I must re-watch 'High-End Crush'! LOL (sorry but I already watched 'Hirugao' so I didn't have to pay that much attention to the story anyways lol)
Okay, seriously. The story was banal even in the original, let alone for typical k-drama runtime boosted re-watch, but at least there was the attractive, HOT cast (like Saitoh Takumi!! who did mind his boring small town teacher character, if he looked like Saitoh Takumi?:), which is not present, here. I'm sorry, but Ye Ji Won is 46 and looks even older: the japanese original married mother of two was a hottie (and younger than her rich husband, obviously.. that no longer applies, in this adaptation). As for the main female lead, she is also less pretty, her looks are extremely generic and she doesn't have the soft, vulnerable face, at least. Leading guy has the typical half-feminine look of a korean "attractive male" which serves to naturally dim the hotness even with those who ARE attractive. Plus of course, his looks suffer from THE immortal stupid haircut. The already mentioned Jung Sang Hoon is too fun for the meek character role. Jo Dong Hyuk is bearable ONLY thanks to that the role required him not cut & shave. Else, it's just Kim Mi Kyung's mother-in-law who gives you exactly the same vibe, like she'd jump here straight from the original. But all this is just superficial. If you come from j-drama, you might complain that you don't feel the heat but, if you swim in k-dramas you need not worry. You're exactly where you're used to being, lol.
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1: They did create the main male character (Tae Oh) SO likeable, that the "story" got too frustrating to watch. The girl they chose to "pair" him with would block any cute or hot moments happening between the two, because she was "just a friend", because she needed one plus guy to keep the "love triangle" going (because that TIRES the audience for the last 20 years in ALL western series/asian dramas, so we need to have it here), because blah, blah, blah...............
2: During the drama, I liked the already mentioned main male character, I just can't say the same about everything that surrounded him. The secondary characters - who were not seamless in joining him on the same show and perhaps that was why they had to be forcefully crammed into the same house with him - I more or less tolerated, I disliked Do Hyun though I did not really have a reason to, and I wouldn't mind it he got paired with Song Yi, if he left the show along with her... Nothing against her, she just did not fit with Tae Oh... No one in this drama did. Instead, the secondary characters were present even in such moments where he should be left alone, giving him an earful about what he SHOULD do about HIS mother...
3: First, the drama is so "original" that it plagiarizes ITSELF with him first helping to deal with her mother, then her helping him to deal with his mother, drowns itself down with these kind of plots which were too heavy & in the same time rather stupid, and just when did the main couple cross the line between friends & dating, especially on her part, it was so mellowed down. In the final - which is so "wow" that I wanted to FASTFORWARD during it - it simply starts to be, but I didn't get how they got there.
In the end, after I rated the first half 8 stars, hoping that after seeing all 16 epis I'll be able to go higher, I give the second half 6 stars only.
Either way... Judging as a standalone series... I also don't like Christmas after watching this.
Looks like the straight cast really - if something gets a sequel, then there's also the fandom pressure - refused to do it.
Like, for at least the last 10 episodes of what I watched, I was like: is it STILL not the final? STILL not the final? STILL not the final...?
I AM DROPPING THIS AT 18/20 BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE, IF I WANT TO FASTFOWRARD DURING A 12 MINUTE EPISODE THINGY!!! Or someone please shoot me in the head so I die and it ends!!
This must be worst thing ever done by Playlist Global. For the 1st time I'll give low rating.
many people don't get episodes exist for a reason:)
and I say, enjoy it.. always prefer dramas to movies.
The episodes felt so short. There could definitely be more. Especially about the relationship we found the most captivating. After episode 6, I would appreciate if characters like Hasumi, Fukushima, or even the crazy therapist stepped back into the background. We have Takeshi's mother only shortly for 1 episode, and it's still more entertaining than any of that. Suzuki Sarina was very cute in her best friend role, though honestly her scenes toned the drama down every time we had a restrospective talk instead of more action.
The final felt a bit flat, on one hand, there was not enough time for the main two, because we had to deal with so many side characters and give them some kind of ending as well, and when it did come to the mains we still dealt with the "love triangle", which was by then way past my interest. Overall it was not fully romantically satisfying but it was cute.
So, I'm not interested to see the remake done 14 years later. Knowing already the limits this kind of romance has to offer, I understand that it only shall be "cleaner" and "less toxic" version of the same, which does not interest me. Jun Matsumoto is also replaced by someone who's not interesting.
But it does explain why his onscreen wife looks somehow weird with him. She is considerably older.. Or he is considerably younger than the role.. In epi 5 where he talks about his ex whom he dated 5 years back.. He'd have to be 14, then:) So, the role is definitely older.
Wow, Jung Sang Hoon from 'High-End Crush'!
My thoughts all the following minutes:
I must re-watch 'High-End Crush'!
I must re-watch 'High-End Crush'!
LOL
(sorry but I already watched 'Hirugao' so I didn't have to pay that much attention to the story anyways lol)
Okay, seriously. The story was banal even in the original, let alone for typical k-drama runtime boosted re-watch, but at least there was the attractive, HOT cast (like Saitoh Takumi!! who did mind his boring small town teacher character, if he looked like Saitoh Takumi?:), which is not present, here. I'm sorry, but Ye Ji Won is 46 and looks even older: the japanese original married mother of two was a hottie (and younger than her rich husband, obviously.. that no longer applies, in this adaptation). As for the main female lead, she is also less pretty, her looks are extremely generic and she doesn't have the soft, vulnerable face, at least. Leading guy has the typical half-feminine look of a korean "attractive male" which serves to naturally dim the hotness even with those who ARE attractive. Plus of course, his looks suffer from THE immortal stupid haircut. The already mentioned Jung Sang Hoon is too fun for the meek character role. Jo Dong Hyuk is bearable ONLY thanks to that the role required him not cut & shave. Else, it's just Kim Mi Kyung's mother-in-law who gives you exactly the same vibe, like she'd jump here straight from the original. But all this is just superficial. If you come from j-drama, you might complain that you don't feel the heat but, if you swim in k-dramas you need not worry. You're exactly where you're used to being, lol.