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A more realistic modern day melo romance
LIKES:
1) Writer Lee Na Eun - I like her style of writing realistic layered characters. Her characters are never one dimensional and have realistic insecurities and complicated emotions. The way she writes makes you reflect. Just like she did with Our Beloved Summer, I got goosebumps from some of the lines because it was like Writer Na Eun took a peek into my soul. Love that.
2) The balance of humor, sweetness, and sadness that feels so natural. Nothing feels over the top
3) Choi Woo shik - I love this guy. He's such an amazing actor. This role was made with Woo Shik in mind, and honestly, I can't think of anyone else who could have played this role with the same loveable humor, sincerity and complexity.
4) The brotherhood between Woo shik and Lee Jae Wook. The heartbreaking scenes made me cry like a baby!
5) Park Bo Young - Great as always and a great match for Woo Shik's humor. The banter and reactions are fun to watch
6) The mother/daughter relationship. I love how it was written that PBY takes after her mother's personality. I found that relationship so realistic.
DISLIKES:
1) Pace was too slow and honestly the latter episodes got a little boring in places.
2) I didn't care for the secondary couple or the side characters which led to more boredom when it was their scenes. I did like the movie director though because he was funny
3) The kisses - it felt too careful as if the leads didn't want to upset the people they were dating in real life. Personally I hate that because it takes me out of the story and honestly it almost feels like bad acting. Not sure if this was a directorial choice or an actor's choice, but it killed the romantic chemistry for me. So while I did feel like they had flirty chemistry, it felt more buddy like than romantic lovers.
4) Lee Jun Young's crying - this was a hard sell for me. Felt very forced. He was great in the funny scenes though
If you liked Our Beloved Summer or enjoy more realistic dramas, than I would suggest giving this drama a try. While I didn't like it as much as the former, I still enjoyed the writing and lead characters very much. I think the problem lies more with the directing and editing.
1) Writer Lee Na Eun - I like her style of writing realistic layered characters. Her characters are never one dimensional and have realistic insecurities and complicated emotions. The way she writes makes you reflect. Just like she did with Our Beloved Summer, I got goosebumps from some of the lines because it was like Writer Na Eun took a peek into my soul. Love that.
2) The balance of humor, sweetness, and sadness that feels so natural. Nothing feels over the top
3) Choi Woo shik - I love this guy. He's such an amazing actor. This role was made with Woo Shik in mind, and honestly, I can't think of anyone else who could have played this role with the same loveable humor, sincerity and complexity.
4) The brotherhood between Woo shik and Lee Jae Wook. The heartbreaking scenes made me cry like a baby!
5) Park Bo Young - Great as always and a great match for Woo Shik's humor. The banter and reactions are fun to watch
6) The mother/daughter relationship. I love how it was written that PBY takes after her mother's personality. I found that relationship so realistic.
DISLIKES:
1) Pace was too slow and honestly the latter episodes got a little boring in places.
2) I didn't care for the secondary couple or the side characters which led to more boredom when it was their scenes. I did like the movie director though because he was funny
3) The kisses - it felt too careful as if the leads didn't want to upset the people they were dating in real life. Personally I hate that because it takes me out of the story and honestly it almost feels like bad acting. Not sure if this was a directorial choice or an actor's choice, but it killed the romantic chemistry for me. So while I did feel like they had flirty chemistry, it felt more buddy like than romantic lovers.
4) Lee Jun Young's crying - this was a hard sell for me. Felt very forced. He was great in the funny scenes though
If you liked Our Beloved Summer or enjoy more realistic dramas, than I would suggest giving this drama a try. While I didn't like it as much as the former, I still enjoyed the writing and lead characters very much. I think the problem lies more with the directing and editing.
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