I didn't think that the kissing could get worse... and yet here we are. I miss the distraction of the thumb ring.
I don't have a problem with their kisses tbh. Do I LOVE all of them? No. ๐ But do I HATE them? Also no. I've seen a lot worse ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐ But I definitely prefer the kisses in all the sweet scenes. Even the more aggressive ones looked better in the BTS of S1 before they chopped them up and deleted all seconds in which Haejun was reciprocating (which would have made them look more natural ๐ซค). I think both actors have great chemistry and showed they do know how to kiss in other series. But here without decent directing and probably the only instruction of one being as passive as possible and the other being as aggressive as possible basically smothering him with kisses, they seem to be struggling quite a bit. ๐ฅฒ Anyways, I understand that can be offputting and their kisses here won't be everyone's cup of tea. ๐ Sorry for the TED talk, but I'll still defend the actors bcs this production being an absolute mess shouldn't be blamed on them ๐ฅฒ
Ep 1 - Choosing the most unfitting voice actors ever, making our Golden Retriever Haejun sound like a Chihuahua ๐ซ ๐ but the rando girl gets to keep her voice ๐โ ๏ธ - Nonsensical dialogue โ ๏ธ 1. ๐ถ: "I have to pick up my grades tomorrow and I dont want to go alone." *proceeds to get them by mail* Me: So with 'you dont want to go alone' you meant walk to the frking door ๐โ๏ธ 2. ๐ฌ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ:Hello Mr Kim Haejun. ๐ถ: I'm Kim Haejun. Me: *pretending I didnt hear this * โ๏ธ๐คฃ - Giving the rando girl (who btw already got rejected in S1๐ซ ) wayy too much screentime and it's only ep 1 ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ - Muting almost all natural sounds, adding the worst fake, loudass footsteps, liquid pouring and kissing sounds ๐โ ๏ธ - Dubbing everything but still managing to f up, so they magically speak though their mouths are shut and there's no sound though their mouths are moving ๐งโโ๏ธโ ๏ธ - Making a fuzz about Jaehun gifting Haejun an anklet bell (mind you, so he can always hear where he is) only for that bell to make a noticable sound exactly ONCE ๐โ ๏ธ
No choppy editing and overly annoying music so far, but like proven in S1, good things take time!Everything can still go downhill from here. So guys, don't give up yet! ๐๐๐ป
Question of the day: What tf did happen to Hae Jun's eye brows?! ๐ฎ๐ง๐
WHYYY did you have to mention that, I didnt even notice bcs the weird voices are distracting me so much. But great, now I can't see anything else anymore ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Idc what anyone says I'm exciited ๐ even if the production is a mess pls don't come for the actors, imo their acting was good and the chemistry was great in S1!๐ฅฒ And if the editing is gonna be a shitshow again, at least we'll have sth to laugh about ๐
Kinda tmi, but watching that scene where Zhao takes care of Mu when she gets her period while actually being on your period just hits different ๐ฅน๐ญ๐ญ How to turn a hot water bottle into ZhaoZhao's hand? (asking for a friend ofc๐คฃ)
You are right, its a masterpiece. Iโm still not over it either! That line about defying the wind and rain together…
He definitely is!! ๐ฅน๐ tbh seeing how he just sweats a lot made me feel better about myself bcs I tend to sweat more than others, too ๐ซฃ๐ซ Can you maybe pls send me the link to the video of Esther dabbing his sweat? I wanna see it too ๐ฅบ๐คฒ๐ป
You are right, its a masterpiece. Iโm still not over it either! That line about defying the wind and rain together…
Aww I need watch the BTS ๐ฅน while watching the drama there were some scenes where I did a double-take, bcs I thought he's crying at first, but it was sweat ๐ง๐
One of my favourites is:โAfter all these years, I still havenโt forgotten you. After all these years of drifting…
Ohh right, this one is great, too! ๐ I should write that one down as well! โ๏ธ It's kinda similar to this which I also love: "Over the years, I met so many people -handsome ones, wealthy ones, highly educated ones - yet none of them made my heart race again. Sometimes, I even wonder if I've lost the ability to feel that spark. However, after seeing Jin Zhao again, the uncontrollable nervousness and excitment made me realize... that maybe only the man before me can easily stir my heart." ๐
You are right, its a masterpiece. Iโm still not over it either! That line about defying the wind and rain together…
Count me in on prefering those "100 scenes of them just existing in the same space" ๐ I wished we'd get another drama with another 100 similar scenes of them, but till then let me keep rewatching this ๐ฅน
You are right, its a masterpiece. Iโm still not over it either! That line about defying the wind and rain together…
Yees, I wrote that line down too, it's my close 2nd favorite! I also saved what Zhao said about unhappy marriages/couples and also what Mu said about Zhao being the only one being able to make her heart race. SO MANY good lines! ๐ฅฐ๐ฅน
You're so right about the writing! Usually, I always highlight great chemistry/acting, moving OSTs and interesting (no annoying/ one-dimensional) side characters, and although all those things are also absolutely phenomenal here, the thing I'd mention first when someone asked is the writing! I haven't seen a drama that had such beautiful writing and great pacing in a long time. It felt slow, but not in a bad draggy way and rather in a thoughtful, good way. Like it was purposefully slowed down allow love to blossom gradually. ๐ฅน๐ They used the time so wisely to show how love exists in the mundane and how it's not just the grand gestures, but also the little things that make one fall in love. In many new dramas the lovestory feels so rushed, only to squeeze in more drama and more plot lines (some of which end up unfinished ๐ซค), and to ultimately end in a rushed happy end with 10 minutes of real happiness. ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ But here there was no rushed confession, no hastily started relationship, no sudden ureasonable break and no rushed getting back together without clearing previous misunderstandings. Instead every gaze, every gentle touch, every kiss was intentional and filled with meaning and romance was finally given enough room to breathe! ๐๐ค Like you said a healing journey indeed! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ Sorry for the leengthy reply ๐ซฃ this suddenly turned into an essay ๐ I feel like I probably could talk about this drama for hours while at the same time my English is too limited to find the right words to express how I really feel about it. I shut up now and go rewatch this ๐๐
Just finished this masterpiece yesterday and if I wanted to list everthing I LOVED I wouldn't even know where to start. If you haven't watched it yet, you better go (no RUN) and start watching right now!! I know I truly fell in love with a show that touched sth very deep in me when I start to jot down my favorite lines, so I'll just leave you with my favorite quote: "...true love isn't self-righteous sacrifice, but two hearts defying wind and rain together, resisting a broken life. I understand now. True courage isn't charging into battle alone. It's allowing oneself to become a wound thats tenderly guarded." โค๏ธ
This drama is the choppiest crap I've seen in a while. It definitely could set a new record for how many times sb. can be kidnapped or drugged in one series. Those sudden tied-up scenes appearing after another cut kiss scene like a jump-scare were actually kinda hilarious ๐คฃ The story kept going around in circles, while 70% of the diaglogue sounds like a robot is reciting the newspaper. Close to the end, they throw the "forbidden love between brothers" troupe at you just because๐คทโโ๏ธ If a drama is that bad, there's no shame in admitting that I just finished because Kim Han Yeong is a pleasure to look at. But overall this was so bad I laughed a lot, have to give them that๐คฃ
All this excitement for nothing... ๐ please someone inform me when the first ep is actually already out bcs I'm gonna try forget about this for now bcs the wait is driving me craazy๐ญ
But I definitely prefer the kisses in all the sweet scenes. Even the more aggressive ones looked better in the BTS of S1 before they chopped them up and deleted all seconds in which Haejun was reciprocating (which would have made them look more natural ๐ซค).
I think both actors have great chemistry and showed they do know how to kiss in other series. But here without decent directing and probably the only instruction of one being as passive as possible and the other being as aggressive as possible basically smothering him with kisses, they seem to be struggling quite a bit. ๐ฅฒ
Anyways, I understand that can be offputting and their kisses here won't be everyone's cup of tea. ๐
Sorry for the TED talk, but I'll still defend the actors bcs this production being an absolute mess shouldn't be blamed on them ๐ฅฒ
- Choosing the most unfitting voice actors ever, making our Golden Retriever Haejun sound like a Chihuahua ๐ซ ๐ but the rando girl gets to keep her voice ๐โ ๏ธ
- Nonsensical dialogue โ ๏ธ
1. ๐ถ: "I have to pick up my grades tomorrow and I dont want to go alone." *proceeds to get them by mail*
Me: So with 'you dont want to go alone' you meant walk to the frking door ๐โ๏ธ
2. ๐ฌ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ:Hello Mr Kim Haejun.
๐ถ: I'm Kim Haejun.
Me: *pretending I didnt hear this * โ๏ธ๐คฃ
- Giving the rando girl (who btw already got rejected in S1๐ซ ) wayy too much screentime and it's only ep 1 ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
- Muting almost all natural sounds, adding the worst fake, loudass footsteps, liquid pouring and kissing sounds ๐โ ๏ธ
- Dubbing everything but still managing to f up, so they magically speak though their mouths are shut and there's no sound though their mouths are moving ๐งโโ๏ธโ ๏ธ
- Making a fuzz about Jaehun gifting Haejun an anklet bell (mind you, so he can always hear where he is) only for that bell to make a noticable sound exactly ONCE ๐โ ๏ธ
No choppy editing and overly annoying music so far, but like proven in S1, good things take time!Everything can still go downhill from here. So guys, don't give up yet! ๐๐๐ป
Can you maybe pls send me the link to the video of Esther dabbing his sweat? I wanna see it too ๐ฅบ๐คฒ๐ป
However, after seeing Jin Zhao again, the uncontrollable nervousness and excitment made me realize... that maybe only the man before me can easily stir my heart." ๐
You're so right about the writing! Usually, I always highlight great chemistry/acting, moving OSTs and interesting (no annoying/ one-dimensional) side characters, and although all those things are also absolutely phenomenal here, the thing I'd mention first when someone asked is the writing!
I haven't seen a drama that had such beautiful writing and great pacing in a long time. It felt slow, but not in a bad draggy way and rather in a thoughtful, good way. Like it was purposefully slowed down allow love to blossom gradually. ๐ฅน๐ They used the time so wisely to show how love exists in the mundane and how it's not just the grand gestures, but also the little things that make one fall in love. In many new dramas the lovestory feels so rushed, only to squeeze in more drama and more plot lines (some of which end up unfinished ๐ซค), and to ultimately end in a rushed happy end with 10 minutes of real happiness. ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
But here there was no rushed confession, no hastily started relationship, no sudden ureasonable break and no rushed getting back together without clearing previous misunderstandings. Instead every gaze, every gentle touch, every kiss was intentional and filled with meaning and romance was finally given enough room to breathe! ๐๐ค Like you said a healing journey indeed! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Sorry for the leengthy reply ๐ซฃ this suddenly turned into an essay ๐ I feel like I probably could talk about this drama for hours while at the same time my English is too limited to find the right words to express how I really feel about it. I shut up now and go rewatch this ๐๐
I know I truly fell in love with a show that touched sth very deep in me when I start to jot down my favorite lines, so I'll just leave you with my favorite quote:
"...true love isn't self-righteous sacrifice, but two hearts defying wind and rain together, resisting a broken life. I understand now. True courage isn't charging into battle alone. It's allowing oneself to become a wound thats tenderly guarded." โค๏ธ
If a drama is that bad, there's no shame in admitting that I just finished because Kim Han Yeong is a pleasure to look at. But overall this was so bad I laughed a lot, have to give them that๐คฃ