The ending makes no sense whatsoever. Does the gangster boss not know he's still alive? Rule #78 in kdramas is if the male lead is stabbed in the gut near the end of the series, don't worry because he'll survive like nothing happened.
Also, every single character acts like a complete idiot. Even Eunji, who I think is the most sympathetic character in the entire show, is stupid too because she's wasting her life away hanging on to these 2 completely misguided, foolish, self-destructive, irrational boys.
I still have yet to find anything quite like this. They did make a kind of sequel with a male lead, which I’m looking forward to watching, although it has different creative staff behind it: https://kisskh.at/57719-tokyo-danshi-zukan.
IMO Kurasawa’s greatest masterpiece. Harada is amazing, fulfilling the potential shown in her debut in Lullaby of the Earth. The cinematography, the costumes and design, Takemitsu’s score ... what can I say. Billy Shakespeare provided a decent story idea too. That ending is absolutely shattering.
The guy is a fucking asshole. Also, the 2 sets of actors don’t look alike. Watch On Your Wedding Day instead, which is a far better example of this type of plot.
Thanks, I’m definitely going to watch that, especially after just seeing Kim Soo Hyun in Dream High. But I always wait until the airing is finished before I start watching because I like to binge shows in a few days. I hope people like it all the way to the end.
It took me like 4 episodes before I got into it. I was this close to dropping it and I had to force myself to keep watching, because the acting, directing, plot, dialog, music, and overall production seemed very cheesy and low-budget. But I’m glad I stuck with it because I eventually found out why so many people rave about it. It turned out to be one of the most emotionally involving dramas I’ve ever seen, and I came about the closest I ever have to losing my shit and bawling during a drama. Despite the sub-par acting, totally ridiculous plot featuring characters wasting lots of time, and continuing cheesiness, I stopped caring about all the flaws because I was so engrossed in the story and in the fate of Ji Hyun and Yi Kyung. The scene between Yi Kyung and Yi Soo was especially poignant, and I’m glad no one else was in the room while my eyes got all dewy. I’m not 100% happy with the ending, but I don’t hate it either.
Man, this was difficult to watch. I was tempted to drop it several times, but I’m glad I pushed through to the end. If you’re like me and you easily cringe when you watch characters doing socially awkward things, then this might hurt to watch. But it was one of the most well-made movies about childhood I’ve ever seen, almost up there with A Brand New Life.
Thuggish, villainous loan sharks appear in like half the Korean dramas and movies I’ve seen. I don’t understand why Korea tolerates these criminals. The country seriously needs to reform its lending and debt laws.
If Bong Soon had smashed the psycho killer’s face or wrapped the metal bar around his neck instead of just bending it and letting him go, the show could have ended way earlier and spared us from all the filler.
Also, every single character acts like a complete idiot. Even Eunji, who I think is the most sympathetic character in the entire show, is stupid too because she's wasting her life away hanging on to these 2 completely misguided, foolish, self-destructive, irrational boys.