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the person who loves you is a lighthouse
the story revolves around a middle-class small family in China who are holding out today to survive tomorrow.after their estranged daughter's death comes back to haunt them, they move cities and settle down opening a noodles shop.
the only daughter whose education was one the line and the bullying in her school made her feel like an imposter, she decides to uncover the real truth behind her sister's death.
she meets different types of people with different characters and different personalities each striving to protect their beloved in their own ways.
this drama talks about family love, disease awareness, therapy and support.
It shows that sometimes talking to each other with honesty is better than making false promises.
it shows the type of love that you wish doesn't necessarily seek you unless you want to.
it shows a disoriented family slowing finding its way back by navigating through their emotions.
it shows that your braveness and courage to expose the truth is 100 times better than just nodding along and passing it off as some distant fact which has nothing to do with you now.
it shows that some forgotten ones are not really abandoned because they were a burden but instead, they were the ones who were holding the family aloof while burning themselves.
it was an interesting drama with heavy emotional context and a complex background.
it gave us some insights on China's strict customs and traditions.
I was more interested in the romance part of the story rather than the mystery part of her sister....
but if she wasn't set on finding more about her sister then she wouldn't have met all the people she had so... they were all connected... and before i knew it i found calculating the clues and evidence along with the female lead.
Afterall, who can resist a good drama!
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exquisite storytelling with a masterpiece Ost
the story is narrated beautifully and captures the characters progression clearly through the episodes.even if you feel that the story is a common fable, I ensure that it isn't.
the story, the characters, the twists and the plot only seem to get better throughout the story.
I this is a thriller of its own kind.
it shows grief, aching, longing, sorrow
the cliff hangers very not bearable for me because I was very enraptured by the story.
the actors did an amazing job portraying their roles.
the entire Dear HONGRANG team deserves huge credit for bringing forth such a masterpiece.
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heartwarming love story in a foreign country with a touch of realism
I found the storyline to be very intriguing and I was very surprised by the cast line up. I think this is the first K-drama that i have watched with a Japanese actor and I was looking forward to it very much. Neither the cast nor the story line were disappointing. I was in a daze from the beginning till the end.the story seemed to flow well from each episode, and I really liked the way they distinguished the past from the present, the storytelling of the past and the present at the beginning and at the end of each episode. They showed the love of the youth and also the struggles they had to face. it also highlighted the beauty of Japan (this drama really made me want to visit Japan during the cherry blossom season and spring season).
The cast did a splendid job of portraying all the emotions and made me experience them too. I could relate to her frustrations when she screamed at him in episode 5 and in the episode where she had to make her feelings towards marriage and her feeling clear to Min Jun was a masterpiece. it was done with so much soul. I still cry whenever I think of that scene. and when he said that the words I like you could hurt so much.
overall, it was well portrayed drama with beautiful cinematography and amazing cast.
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