The characters made the story even better
May 2025
I really enjoyed this, from start to finish.
The love/ hate feelings PBY's character has with film and the industry, paired with CWS's, who is obsessed with it, clash at times, yet balance at others.
It's a gentle pace, kind of slice of life in some ways, witty, touching, and occasionally sentimental.
I liked all the characters, especially Ko Gyeom's (CWS) older brother, Ko Jun (great understated acting by Kim Jae-wook), who is pretty deep, with some suppressed emotions, in part due to past responsibilities. I just wanted to wrap him up.
Whilst Ko Gyeom (desperate to act) is incredibly positive, with plenty of self-belief, Kim Mu-bi (PBY), who is working toward becoming a director, is more introverted, passive to a point, and somewhat cynical.
Ko Gyeom grew up in a home rented from a video store owner, Park Sang Sik (actor Kim Young Woong), and I ended up loving his character. He is incredibly supportive of both brothers (throughout; and of KG's friends), and his friendship with them is one of the nicest aspects of the story, to me.
KG has 2 close friends; Hong Si-jun, a talented and aspiring song writer and his girl friend, Son Ju-a, an aspiring script writer. The latter is the only character I disliked, for reasons you might get, if you have already, or eventually, watch this. Nothing could make me like her after a pivotal episode. Not what, but how, and later, her general seemingly ostrich-like approach to some things.
Loved Woo Jeung-hoo, Mu-bi's childhood friend, and the dynamic his character brought to the story.
A zany director with a heart, Ma Seong-u (actor Ko Chang-seok), was very amusing, and another who, for all his complaining and harshness, liked and supported KG.
Characters converge, it is sad and emotional at times, but mostly positive. I thought the story flowed nicely.
I really enjoyed this, from start to finish.
The love/ hate feelings PBY's character has with film and the industry, paired with CWS's, who is obsessed with it, clash at times, yet balance at others.
It's a gentle pace, kind of slice of life in some ways, witty, touching, and occasionally sentimental.
I liked all the characters, especially Ko Gyeom's (CWS) older brother, Ko Jun (great understated acting by Kim Jae-wook), who is pretty deep, with some suppressed emotions, in part due to past responsibilities. I just wanted to wrap him up.
Whilst Ko Gyeom (desperate to act) is incredibly positive, with plenty of self-belief, Kim Mu-bi (PBY), who is working toward becoming a director, is more introverted, passive to a point, and somewhat cynical.
Ko Gyeom grew up in a home rented from a video store owner, Park Sang Sik (actor Kim Young Woong), and I ended up loving his character. He is incredibly supportive of both brothers (throughout; and of KG's friends), and his friendship with them is one of the nicest aspects of the story, to me.
KG has 2 close friends; Hong Si-jun, a talented and aspiring song writer and his girl friend, Son Ju-a, an aspiring script writer. The latter is the only character I disliked, for reasons you might get, if you have already, or eventually, watch this. Nothing could make me like her after a pivotal episode. Not what, but how, and later, her general seemingly ostrich-like approach to some things.
Loved Woo Jeung-hoo, Mu-bi's childhood friend, and the dynamic his character brought to the story.
A zany director with a heart, Ma Seong-u (actor Ko Chang-seok), was very amusing, and another who, for all his complaining and harshness, liked and supported KG.
Characters converge, it is sad and emotional at times, but mostly positive. I thought the story flowed nicely.
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