Halmoni is the only reason I continued to watch. This drama did not need to be 28 episodes. Heck even 16 seems too much for it. It focused way too much on the makjang that it lost its spark and heart. Would not recommend watching the latter half.
The best OST this year was Monogram's Lucid Dream from While You Were Sleeping imo, a truly ethereal song. Riwon's voice showed so much maturity and artistry, and the duo just debuted this year, with this being their first OST too!
There's no Shin Wonho for best Idol actor/actress D: ? But he gained so much attention as an idol actor in both Legend of the Blue Sea and 20th Century Boy and Girl... Ah well.
This drama is worth finishing. The middle sort of loses its spark but it finishes up rather nicely. I gave it a solid 7.5/10, the bare minimum for me to enjoy a drama. This drama is miles beyond Heirs and it's sad that it was overlooked in that abomination's place...
Honestly the drama that made me want to quit watching Kdramas. I have a tendency to be very OCD with how I watch and complete dramas, so I have to complete a drama before watching a new one. When this drama came up, I was intrigued since I always wanted Lee Minho and Park Shinhye to do a drama together. But the way this drama was executed was so poorly done, terribly cliche and awfully paced that I only finished this drama over the course of TWO YEARS. It literally is not an exaggeration. I had a drama rut because of this abonimation of a drama. If I were you I'd just watch clips of Kim Woobin and the Krystal x Minhyuk love line--the only actually interesting parts of this drama that were underutilized and overshadowed by unwanted melodrama.
The only reason I continued watching this drama was for Yoon Eunhye. I did not feel the chemistry between the leads, I wasn't into the side stories, and I also was begging for a closer look into Kim Jaewook's character which never occurred. Similarly to Secret Garden, it's one of the K-Drama classics I did not enjoy.
I don't think people realize how hard it can be to express yourself fully when you admire somebody. I certainly didn't feel like Oh Hani lacked self respect in the beginning. Oh Hani had her reasons, and I wish people weren't always hell bent on a stereotypical "strong" (aka just loud) female lead (Korean dramas still have a long way to go in terms of developing this to be more believable). Oh Hani was strong in her own right.
Also, this drama revolves around a /love/ story. You're not going to get much more out of that aside from some laughs and touching moments. It made me want to finish it till the very end for what it was, the special aura it had and for that I think it did its job very well.
Never got the hype over this drama. I watched it back in 2013 and didn't enjoy it. The storyline was dragged out for me and the side love story wasn't something for me. I loved Ha Jiwon's character but that's about it. There are far better "classics" in the Kdrama realm for me.
Simply one of the best K-Dramas out there. Not a dull moment in the 20 hours you spend your time watching it. I really do love myself some well defined endings and I still am quite upset about the lack of a really defined ending, but I can appreciate the beauty of it. I can say I did not expect a defined ending either, as the writers of this drama were bent on gripping the attention of viewers. It is upsetting they could not film more new material for the end of the last episode since they were short on time (literally filming the last episode the day it was supposed to air o_o), but alas life isn't perfect and this drama sure as hell shows it. I still love it though T_T
I agree with the comment below me. This drama had potential but it is just so slow and random... I can't understand the thoughts of the director at all tbh.
Also, this drama revolves around a /love/ story. You're not going to get much more out of that aside from some laughs and touching moments. It made me want to finish it till the very end for what it was, the special aura it had and for that I think it did its job very well.