Ji-Won has personal standards of integrity. She witnessed how hurt her father was after his wife (Ji-Won's mom)…
What I struggle to understand is why do I need consent / agreement to break up with someone I no longer choose to be with. It's my life. It's down to nobody but me to make that decision. So, for me, the FL's reasoning to the ML that he had no right to break up with his ex is utterly, incredulously ridiculous and unbelievable.
Also PSH was made for this role. I couldn't thing any experienced actor playing this role than a then rookie actor…
Apologies, I'm not completely sure who you mean. Do you mean Park Hyung Soo. If it is, then I totally agree.
Unlike other dramas, I still think about this one. Looney was an award winning character for me, I just can't understand why they chose to do that to him.
Fuck right off! Fuckety, fucking fuck right off! How to absolutely ruin what started out as a hilarious, heart-warming, delightful drama.
So many beautiful opportunities missed to develop, nurture and showcase the relationship between Toki and Sahara. Instead, some twat of a writer decided that us, as an audience, wanted to see three bloody episodes which mostly comprised of Nekoto and his back-story with Sahara. Note to writer, we didn't give a flying fuck about Sahara and Nekoto's back-story, we were here for what was sold to us, Toki and Sahara. Seriously, how many times did we need to be shown that scene of Sahara's confession to Nekoto and the rejection, I counted three perhaps more in total! Why? Did the writer think we were suffering from amnesia and continually needed to be reminded?
In the opening of the final episode, it took all my strength not to throw my laptop out of the window. It's expensive, so instead, I chose to verbally abuse it for the 4 minutes and 45 seconds I had to yet again endure Nekoto and Sahara's shit show of a story. If that wasn't bad enough, our lazy writer then decided to throw up that seriously tiresome trope of them knowing each other in the past. Seriously, at this stage I thought they're just taking the piss and absolutely have no clue how to showcase the developing love story between Toki and Sahara. I think it's because the writer had no bloody balls to sensitively document their relationship to us as an audience and instead chose to be a complete coward, kowtowing to the pearl-clutching righteous, holy water brigade about a relationship between a teacher and a pupil.
For me, they should have used the final episode as a time hop and shown Toki in university and how his relationship with Sahara developed. And yes, there were absolutely no surprises on my side that we got the ridiculous fish kiss.
And no, throughout, I didn't and don't give a damn about love with an age gap, I actually support and love it, or indeed love between a teacher and a student. Because for me, love is love. You simply can't help who you love. That's the reality of life and the world we live in.
I was only able to endure it this far because of the utterly mesmerizing caramel skin of Toki and his adorable personality. Sahara was also a stunningly beautiful man. Damn, Japanese men are seriously gorgeous. #JustSayin'
It's a 4/10 for me and that's only for the earlier episodes. And no, I won't be re-watching again. Such a missed opportunity.
Loved the first episode. Had me on the edge-of-my-seat. Especially like when the writers set up the adversaries, in this case, ML and wicked Mother-in-Law for a mightily spectacular fall. I can so see it coming. I think they'll soon start to learn, never mess with a mother who loves her child. Really liked our FL. She has incredible screen presence. She's kind and thoughtful of others, while exuding a fierce, kick-arse, intelligence - all eloquently delivered. I can't wait to watch her take them down, while showing absolutely zero mercy, alongside our ML, whom I adored in Attorney Woo - so very pleased to see him in a lead role - well deserved.
Damn. Damn. Damn. What an excellent, fulfilling episode. Our Kang Ji Won is fierce with a capital F. Those three opening slaps? I felt those, I felt those hard. Talk about playing the long, patient wait game to catch your prey!
I've noticed our girl has gone from being a squeaking little, shy mouse when conversing in the opening episodes, to being loud, proud and confident in these latest ones. Love the way she ensures she's heard, however, always remains dignified and eloquent.
Yoo Ji Hyuk's character is beautifully written. Not only because of his height and physique, he also has amazing screen presence. I find myself fixated by his face and expressions, pondering what's going on behind his eyes and that constant frown. Delightful chemistry with Kang Ji Won and they fit beautifully together.
I'm transfixed when Park Min Hwan and Jung Soo Min are on-screen. They seriously bring their characters to the party and although I've read the manhwa, my brain can't wait for what they're going to unleash next and how far they'll actually go. They bring a whole new meaning to narcissism and in the case of Jung Soo Min, sociopathic tendencies.
How could you not watch this? How could I not write about this? Oh, my heart, my damn heart is in tatters and in a beautifully happy and sad way.
Like pretty much everyone here, I knew about this drama when it first came out, due to all the hype. However, felt it simply wasn't for me. Fast forward 7-years, and something in me told me to watch it. They really need to change the bio on this drama, it simply doesn't give it justice as to what the feel and nature of the story actually is. Believe me, this drama's synopsis does NOT in any way match what you're viewing. It's just so, so, so much more.
I laughed, I really fucking laughed. However, I also found myself shedding a tear, something I've never done in a Korean drama. The writing is clever, so very clever. The characters both nuanced, complex, deep, dark and most importantly loving. However, for all, at their core was truly, beautiful, beautiful hearts, in what was broken humans having to deal with a life so outside their normal existence.
Je-Hyeok's character was so multi-layered. I adored him. Simple minded, as his girlfriend said, sums him up beautifully. He may have been simple-minded, but damn, was that man intelligent, eloquent and most importantly for me, so utterly selfless and in touch with human beings and human nature. I absolutely loved how he portrayed Je-Hyeok. What a sublime, believable performance as an actor. I felt his pain, anger, frustrations, heartbreak, happiness, joy and utter love and anguish for his fellow convicts, prison wardens and when he finally realised he'd taken Ji-Ho's love for granted. That girl so knew how to play her man to make him realise throughout their relationship, he'd taken her love for granted. But boy, did she know her man and have his back. They are the epitome, for me, of what makes a great couple and longevity in a relationship. I felt their love.
Like everyone, I honestly don't understand the path the writer and director took with Looney. WHY? I can only think that South Korea continues and remains so fucking homophobic, that they couldn't give a gay man a happy ending. It didn't make any sense to my brain. In fact, his final demise was utterly senseless to the storytelling. Looney had gone dry turkey for months. Why choose this demise for him? Punishment around taking drugs and being gay, over being a murderer and rapist is how we are left to think South Korea chooses to punish those who truly try to change their lives through drug addiction. How sad, how very sad indeed that they still fail to recognise mental illness as an illness and not a weakness. How nice would it have been for 1) His lover and parents to meet him at the prison door with Tofu and then 2) Take him to a drug rehabilitation unit. That makes total sense to my brain - not this shitshow of an unnecessary ending for him. Damn, damn, damn, what a phenomenal actor Looney was in this role. Utterly sublime, captivating and believable.
However, in conclusion, I both laughed and cried. This series was an utter surprise and delight for me and my senses. Yes, I'll re-watch. Damn, I'll definitely re-watch. It's a 9.5/10 for me and they lost a point for how very, very, badly they ended up portraying Looney's character and simply because, it was an opportunity MASSIVELY LOST!
For me, it's a 9.5/10 and if you know me, that's very high praise indeed.
How could you not watch this? How could I not write about this? Oh, my heart, my damn heart is in tatters and in a beautifully happy and sad way.
Like pretty much everyone here, I knew about this drama when it first came out, due to all the hype. However, felt it simply wasn't for me. Fast forward 7-years, and something in me told me to watch it. They really need to change the bio on this drama, it simply doesn't give it justice as to what the feel and nature of the story actually is. Believe me, this drama's synopsis does NOT in any way match what you're viewing. It's just so, so, so much more.
I laughed, I really fucking laughed. However, I also found myself shedding a tear, something I've never done in a Korean drama. The writing is clever, so very clever. The characters both nuanced, complex, deep, dark and most importantly loving. However, for all, at their core was truly, beautiful, beautiful hearts, in what was broken humans having to deal with a life so outside their normal existence.
Je-Hyeok's character was so multi-layered. I adored him. Simple minded, as his girlfriend said, sums him up beautifully. He may have been simple-minded, but damn, was that man intelligent, eloquent and most importantly for me, so utterly selfless and in touch with human beings and human nature. I absolutely loved how he portrayed Je-Hyeok. What a sublime, believable performance as an actor. I felt his pain, anger, frustrations, heartbreak, happiness, joy and utter love and anguish for his fellow convicts, prison wardens and when he finally realised he'd taken Ji-Ho's love for granted. That girl so knew how to play her man to make him realise throughout their relationship, he'd taken her love for granted. But boy, did she know her man and have his back. They are the epitome, for me, of what makes a great couple and longevity in a relationship. I felt their love.
Like everyone, I honestly don't understand the path the writer and director took with Looney. WHY? I can only think that South Korea continues and remains so fucking homophobic, that they couldn't give a gay man a happy ending. It didn't make any sense to my brain. In fact, his final demise was utterly senseless to the storytelling. Looney had gone dry turkey for months. Why choose this demise for him? Punishment around taking drugs and being gay, over being a murderer and rapist is how we are left to think South Korea chooses to punish those who truly try to change their lives through drug addiction. How sad, how very sad indeed that they still fail to recognise mental illness as an illness and not a weakness. How nice would it have been for 1) His lover and parents to meet him at the prison door with Tofu and then 2) Take him to a drug rehabilitation unit. That makes total sense to my brain - not this shitshow of an unnecessary ending for him. Damn, damn, damn, what a phenomenal actor Looney was in this role. Utterly sublime, captivating and believable.
However, in conclusion, I both laughed and cried. This series was an utter surprise and delight for me and my senses. Yes, I'll re-watch. Damn, I'll definitely re-watch. It's a 9.5/10 for me and they lost a point for how very, very, badly they ended up portraying Looney's character and simply because, it was an opportunity MASSIVELY LOST!
For me, it's a 9.5/10 and if you know me, that's very high praise indeed.
Taiwan, Taiwan. What on earth was going on with this drama!? That was beyond painful viewing from start to finish. It felt like I was watching a drama created by a teenage Wattpad writer. The cliches were seriously over-the-top and made for cringeworthy viewing. The constant inner dialogue as with most of the episodes, so repetitive and don't even get me started on the endless reel of philosophical babble. There simply wasn't enough of a story narrative or depth for this drama to not become tedious.
Liu Li's character as a 'supposed' famous writer of two renowned love stories, was completely unbelievable. The character was utterly clueless and beyond childish when it came to love, so how did he manage to write two best-selling novels? This made absolutely no sense.
I don't think it has any re-watch value. It's a 1.5/10 for me and that's for the food.
Unlike other dramas, I still think about this one. Looney was an award winning character for me, I just can't understand why they chose to do that to him.
So many beautiful opportunities missed to develop, nurture and showcase the relationship between Toki and Sahara. Instead, some twat of a writer decided that us, as an audience, wanted to see three bloody episodes which mostly comprised of Nekoto and his back-story with Sahara. Note to writer, we didn't give a flying fuck about Sahara and Nekoto's back-story, we were here for what was sold to us, Toki and Sahara. Seriously, how many times did we need to be shown that scene of Sahara's confession to Nekoto and the rejection, I counted three perhaps more in total! Why? Did the writer think we were suffering from amnesia and continually needed to be reminded?
In the opening of the final episode, it took all my strength not to throw my laptop out of the window. It's expensive, so instead, I chose to verbally abuse it for the 4 minutes and 45 seconds I had to yet again endure Nekoto and Sahara's shit show of a story. If that wasn't bad enough, our lazy writer then decided to throw up that seriously tiresome trope of them knowing each other in the past. Seriously, at this stage I thought they're just taking the piss and absolutely have no clue how to showcase the developing love story between Toki and Sahara. I think it's because the writer had no bloody balls to sensitively document their relationship to us as an audience and instead chose to be a complete coward, kowtowing to the pearl-clutching righteous, holy water brigade about a relationship between a teacher and a pupil.
For me, they should have used the final episode as a time hop and shown Toki in university and how his relationship with Sahara developed. And yes, there were absolutely no surprises on my side that we got the ridiculous fish kiss.
And no, throughout, I didn't and don't give a damn about love with an age gap, I actually support and love it, or indeed love between a teacher and a student. Because for me, love is love. You simply can't help who you love. That's the reality of life and the world we live in.
I was only able to endure it this far because of the utterly mesmerizing caramel skin of Toki and his adorable personality. Sahara was also a stunningly beautiful man. Damn, Japanese men are seriously gorgeous. #JustSayin'
It's a 4/10 for me and that's only for the earlier episodes. And no, I won't be re-watching again. Such a missed opportunity.
Bring on tomorrow!
I've noticed our girl has gone from being a squeaking little, shy mouse when conversing in the opening episodes, to being loud, proud and confident in these latest ones. Love the way she ensures she's heard, however, always remains dignified and eloquent.
Yoo Ji Hyuk's character is beautifully written. Not only because of his height and physique, he also has amazing screen presence. I find myself fixated by his face and expressions, pondering what's going on behind his eyes and that constant frown. Delightful chemistry with Kang Ji Won and they fit beautifully together.
I'm transfixed when Park Min Hwan and Jung Soo Min are on-screen. They seriously bring their characters to the party and although I've read the manhwa, my brain can't wait for what they're going to unleash next and how far they'll actually go. They bring a whole new meaning to narcissism and in the case of Jung Soo Min, sociopathic tendencies.
EP11 is going to be fire!! I'm here for it.
Like pretty much everyone here, I knew about this drama when it first came out, due to all the hype. However, felt it simply wasn't for me. Fast forward 7-years, and something in me told me to watch it. They really need to change the bio on this drama, it simply doesn't give it justice as to what the feel and nature of the story actually is. Believe me, this drama's synopsis does NOT in any way match what you're viewing. It's just so, so, so much more.
I laughed, I really fucking laughed. However, I also found myself shedding a tear, something I've never done in a Korean drama. The writing is clever, so very clever. The characters both nuanced, complex, deep, dark and most importantly loving. However, for all, at their core was truly, beautiful, beautiful hearts, in what was broken humans having to deal with a life so outside their normal existence.
Je-Hyeok's character was so multi-layered. I adored him. Simple minded, as his girlfriend said, sums him up beautifully. He may have been simple-minded, but damn, was that man intelligent, eloquent and most importantly for me, so utterly selfless and in touch with human beings and human nature. I absolutely loved how he portrayed Je-Hyeok. What a sublime, believable performance as an actor. I felt his pain, anger, frustrations, heartbreak, happiness, joy and utter love and anguish for his fellow convicts, prison wardens and when he finally realised he'd taken Ji-Ho's love for granted. That girl so knew how to play her man to make him realise throughout their relationship, he'd taken her love for granted. But boy, did she know her man and have his back. They are the epitome, for me, of what makes a great couple and longevity in a relationship. I felt their love.
Like everyone, I honestly don't understand the path the writer and director took with Looney. WHY? I can only think that South Korea continues and remains so fucking homophobic, that they couldn't give a gay man a happy ending. It didn't make any sense to my brain. In fact, his final demise was utterly senseless to the storytelling. Looney had gone dry turkey for months. Why choose this demise for him? Punishment around taking drugs and being gay, over being a murderer and rapist is how we are left to think South Korea chooses to punish those who truly try to change their lives through drug addiction. How sad, how very sad indeed that they still fail to recognise mental illness as an illness and not a weakness. How nice would it have been for 1) His lover and parents to meet him at the prison door with Tofu and then 2) Take him to a drug rehabilitation unit. That makes total sense to my brain - not this shitshow of an unnecessary ending for him. Damn, damn, damn, what a phenomenal actor Looney was in this role. Utterly sublime, captivating and believable.
However, in conclusion, I both laughed and cried. This series was an utter surprise and delight for me and my senses. Yes, I'll re-watch. Damn, I'll definitely re-watch. It's a 9.5/10 for me and they lost a point for how very, very, badly they ended up portraying Looney's character and simply because, it was an opportunity MASSIVELY LOST!
For me, it's a 9.5/10 and if you know me, that's very high praise indeed.
Like pretty much everyone here, I knew about this drama when it first came out, due to all the hype. However, felt it simply wasn't for me. Fast forward 7-years, and something in me told me to watch it. They really need to change the bio on this drama, it simply doesn't give it justice as to what the feel and nature of the story actually is. Believe me, this drama's synopsis does NOT in any way match what you're viewing. It's just so, so, so much more.
I laughed, I really fucking laughed. However, I also found myself shedding a tear, something I've never done in a Korean drama. The writing is clever, so very clever. The characters both nuanced, complex, deep, dark and most importantly loving. However, for all, at their core was truly, beautiful, beautiful hearts, in what was broken humans having to deal with a life so outside their normal existence.
Je-Hyeok's character was so multi-layered. I adored him. Simple minded, as his girlfriend said, sums him up beautifully. He may have been simple-minded, but damn, was that man intelligent, eloquent and most importantly for me, so utterly selfless and in touch with human beings and human nature. I absolutely loved how he portrayed Je-Hyeok. What a sublime, believable performance as an actor. I felt his pain, anger, frustrations, heartbreak, happiness, joy and utter love and anguish for his fellow convicts, prison wardens and when he finally realised he'd taken Ji-Ho's love for granted. That girl so knew how to play her man to make him realise throughout their relationship, he'd taken her love for granted. But boy, did she know her man and have his back. They are the epitome, for me, of what makes a great couple and longevity in a relationship. I felt their love.
Like everyone, I honestly don't understand the path the writer and director took with Looney. WHY? I can only think that South Korea continues and remains so fucking homophobic, that they couldn't give a gay man a happy ending. It didn't make any sense to my brain. In fact, his final demise was utterly senseless to the storytelling. Looney had gone dry turkey for months. Why choose this demise for him? Punishment around taking drugs and being gay, over being a murderer and rapist is how we are left to think South Korea chooses to punish those who truly try to change their lives through drug addiction. How sad, how very sad indeed that they still fail to recognise mental illness as an illness and not a weakness. How nice would it have been for 1) His lover and parents to meet him at the prison door with Tofu and then 2) Take him to a drug rehabilitation unit. That makes total sense to my brain - not this shitshow of an unnecessary ending for him. Damn, damn, damn, what a phenomenal actor Looney was in this role. Utterly sublime, captivating and believable.
However, in conclusion, I both laughed and cried. This series was an utter surprise and delight for me and my senses. Yes, I'll re-watch. Damn, I'll definitely re-watch. It's a 9.5/10 for me and they lost a point for how very, very, badly they ended up portraying Looney's character and simply because, it was an opportunity MASSIVELY LOST!
For me, it's a 9.5/10 and if you know me, that's very high praise indeed.
Liu Li's character as a 'supposed' famous writer of two renowned love stories, was completely unbelievable. The character was utterly clueless and beyond childish when it came to love, so how did he manage to write two best-selling novels? This made absolutely no sense.
I don't think it has any re-watch value. It's a 1.5/10 for me and that's for the food.