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Se Kyung was my favorite, and that might have had something to do with her "youthfulness", she was trusting but don't dumb, and the rest of the characters lived longer so they had more time to get jaded and "secretive"..
this was like The World of the Married's dinner party xD if those characters sat down and talked about the things they've done it'd have created a mess like this ;p

the overall story was that people have "3 lives", and how everyone has a secret life they try to hide, and it's true that no matter how honest we are with our friends and families there must be things we just don't share with every single one in our "circle", but tbh this was kinda over dramatic since it's a movie.

also, they pulled something I hate and get confused over, the "it never happened"... so which part did not happen? the secret reveals, or the ending part?
though they did use the move well to show us not a "what if", but it showed us a true exposition of each character's real nature and story.
like, they could've had a normal dinner party and each would pick up their phones so we could see the secrets, but we wouldn't get the full impact of the weight of those secrets..
but was the end the real truth or was that the "what if" part?

Joon Mo was the worst, plus Ye Jin ;/ everyone else had basic stories, and though it looked big and devastating to them, it felt more like a privileged secrets, things you just don't want to share, not things you want to hide..
but he was cheating on 3 women, and one was his best friend's wife! that was something that pissed me off, Se Kyung acted really well with the way she just walked away and removed herself from the toxic environment, but if the ending was the true story then that means the poor thing has to live with a scumbag like Joon Mo ;( and at the end she'd be the only one hurt becasue at the end of the day the pregnant mistress would appear and no one else's secret would hurt them as much...

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I used to think the saying "the criminal is the one you suspect the least" meant the criminal was too good at hiding that no one could "see them".. but now I realize, it just means the writers just keep them hidden..
the level of the twist was vernica mars s4 level.. and I actually think this season felt more scripted and that they had more adlib in the 1st season. I mean, it's not a drama, but it's not a variety show..
the camera work sucks and and editing was too rushed during the solving of the puzzles.. it's not all bad per say, but I prefer crime scene (which I highly miss) and the great escape.
the cast though were 10+ everyone did great, especially the girls❤ the best part is that they actually let them have their own characters. and sehunnie baby did great too!
it's kinda smart that they used high skilled actors for the side characters, it almost felt real ;p

my rewatch values are either a 1 or 10, and this is fine with one watch ;p

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After The Happily Ever After

the charming point of this drama was that it was it's own behind the scenes.. it was as if the characters were making their own drama..

this drama starts off with the aftermath of everyone's 1st love and the truth that not all 1st loves work out...
I've been complementing this drama ever since the 1st ep in the comment section, and now I'm kinda out of words ;)
basically this was a great slice of life with so many useful interesting side characters and a healthy dash of "love triangles" in each relationship...

I added lot of this drama's characters to my favorite lists, they are all so diverse❤ and the girls (+ Hyo Bong)! it was as if I was living with them, as if I was a part of that beautifully knitted friendship.. I'll sincerely miss them...

The ost of this drama was another charming point, they really did a great job fitting each scene. and I think overall the ending was done well, in a world where I hate almost all endings, it was satisfying...
and I really highly recommend this, it's fresh and different with ALOT of beautifully hilarious comedic scenes! tbh, now that I remembered that point I think that was the best thing about this! this literally had THE best "laugh out loud until you cry comedy" and I LOVED that!


my rewatch values are 1 or 10, and I already want to revisit my girls❤

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a really really unique drama, I guess in some ways drama writers take their products too lightly, and maybe since webtoon writers how a bigger deadline and medium they work harder on building their world, that's why this was perfect

for me the best part was the characters, each one was different, each one had their good and bad qualities, and each had a worth and a purpose for the story lines.


for me, Kim Nam Hee, Lee Shi Young, Park Gyu Young, Lee Do Hyun had the best acting performance, the rest of course did a great job, but these 4 really outdid their past works and it was a pleasure to watch them.

personally, I think Song Kang and Go Yoon Jung were their weakest links acting-wise, their characters were great (especially those bows, and the last fight) but their acting had a flat side, especially with the delivery of their dialogues.


my top 2 characters were Jae Heon and Yi Kyung.. I'll never forgive the director for killing my favorite characters ;( I get that he was too perfect for them, in the last 2eps things would've been different if he was still around, he was rational, calm but he was a man of action especially if his friends were involved...
I wish his death was a little more dramatic but agh the director was enjoying it so much that he went back and punch me one last time with the start of ep9 TT_TT



the cgi was HORRIBLE, the gore was ridiculous -those waterfall bloods were funny- the sounds were infuriating and they didn't only make a character chew gum and talk but they highlighted the sound so much, I HATE that ;)



aannnyyway, the OSTs were nice, the filmography and the scenery was beautiful but the best part was jaeheon's fighting scenes, I wish they were longer..


I never rewatch stuff but I'll wait for the 2nd season~ they better make it!

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I've been vocal about my support/love for Sunho from the start, and that's not just because it was Woo Dohwan. as a character Sunho was more layered and deep. I am thankful for the writers that they didn't make the 2nd lead a one dimensional jealous narcissist just so the main lead looks like a hero (as some other historical dramas do).
Sunho was loyal, everything he did was to protect his friend and his sister, and I kinda hated Hwi for not seeing it..

and so I'll stop talking about Sunho and go to my next point. Hwi was such an inconsistent character.. it was like the writers changed him throughout the story just to fit their vision, and that took away my interest for the character.
Hwi from the start, Hwi from the middle and Hwi from the end were different people driven by different objectives. maybe it'd have been better if they added a 3rd friend?

as a "younger" audience I found myself really captivated by the idea of two young friends fighting for their vision of "my country". I'm not not a fan of historical genres, but I am slightly bored of the "fight over the crown" story every drama needs to have, even if it's based on a real story.. maybe my point is, it doesn't have to always be about real events to make a dark intriguing historical drama.
overall I was not happy with the script, and I think the writers/producers hit the jackpot only because of the great cast (and they were ALL great).
I did also dislike the forced romance between the two mains, those 2 side characters, and even Hwi's sister, I feel like they added them just to appeal to the "younger" audience, but it'd have been better off without it..
and the ending could've been better too...

the whole OST was great too, I liked how each kinda had their own background music, like the "main" teams fighting scenes ;)

my rewatch values are either a 1 or 10, and I might just look at WDH's photos so ;p



Edit: I actually did end up rewatching it in 2022 and I appreciated it more, dark historicals are rare

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Trying too hard

this just tried too hard to be sad, the stories felt too convenient and after watching the same sob stories it kinda makes it less moving.
the whole dynamic of the cold guy, the dysfunctional family to the "guardian" that needs to change thing happens way too often, even the whole life full of misfortune that makes the ML jaded thing

but I have to say, lee je hoon's acting was amazing, he played the sad soul to the hopeful soft soul really well. a little too well cuz everyone else seemed basic.
Lee Jae Wook and the whole meeting with LJH had more depth than the story though the ending again was just another move for the tears so it felt meh, but his acting was great too
and Ji Jin Hee as well, he did the perfect father role really well


the story about Jung Woo finding the baby, and the slow building love from Sang Gu were the best parts. I also liked Choi Soo Young, I wish she had a bigger role

the ost was basic and I never rewatch stuff.

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what I liked;
+ the ost, it was beautiful
+ the bromance/friendship
+ the past outfits and past Yoo Ah In's hair
+ Yoo Jin O
+ the past story before the end

what I hated;
- the romance.. it was creepy how she was a "fan" and she'd always made excuses for him when he yelled at her ;/
- the not real love triangle and their fights
- Han Se Joo. he was loud, rude, selfish, he'd always yell, and sure some of it was really directed at Yoo Jin O but he never learned from it ;/
- Jeon Seol... she fainted in the 1st eps, she always cried. she was too obsessed with Han Se Joo that she was ok with how he treated her, and she cried when she thought he'd leave her.
- they randomly added that driver as conflict and JS was always the damsel in distress
- the future story was worthless they should've focused on the past
- Ma Bang Jin was another annoying character

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this is probably the best acting from PSH, but that says nothing because she can't act, even here I could sense her typical whimpering crybaby surfacing, and she talked in a faked aegyo. YAI is not any better, he's over reactive.

it was highly unrealistic how a trained cop died in 2mins but a nonathletic girl who only mountain claimed and a gamer dude could survive that long,

plus that drug wore off way too fast, like 5min. they just wanted to add yet another plot move to drag this out, basically 80% of the movie is them in their apartments and literally no one else in their area survived, but magically there was a boy, there was a girl, and they fell in love ;/

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“Don’t become too muscular or men won’t like you”, “don’t eat and gain weight or men won’t like you”
“I’m punishing myself by eating fried chicken”, “don’t wear baggy clothes or you’ll end up filling it”
if you don’t have a healthy relationship between yourself, food, exercise and health, it won’t last and you won't find happiness by just reaching that

she loses weight in the second/third ep, but she's still not happy or satisfied, she became a size small and yet what she wants to be xsmall?
her confidence shakes too much by her shallow bully coworker, she wants a v shaped face, s line, xsmall, 40kg, honestly the korean beauty standard won't be reached just cuz you reached a weight category

that dress did not “sparkle” again anywhere else, shaming a woman for wanting to eat, then shaming men for being skinny, and him saying she wanted to dress in “kids size” then still not let her eat…
Also calling the restaurant owner “you’re a pig for thinking they’re anchovies” when she was just talking about their food, that dude is too self centered

At one point also, he’s like super dumb and it can become cute but he’s like a brick wall with a cute smile
Atleast fl shows signs of change but he’s just so comical
zero romance/ chemistry between the characters
They had better chemistry in the pre release vids



A breakup draggingness, when they never even dated till ep11? a healthy drama that preached wrong health facts and a romance drama with no chemistry and no attempts to actually date until the end when suddenly he's like "ah it wasn't tokkbokki that i liked it was here"? and a comedy genre that wasn't funny ;/

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empty aestheticness with good acting

action worthy of a zombie movie
great acting/actors mean mediocre and sloppy writing
I loved the team, and they all shined well in their fight scenes fit for their strength and i have seen worse

but the action packed aestheticness was lost on the cheesy "big enemy", just like totally spies "LAMOS", they were five of the most notorious bad guys, but they were so underwhelming sitting in their penthouse and chatting
It must be a talent, an hour of nothingness without it actually being plotless but nothing moves forward either

actingwise they were all great, I wasn't a big fan of bogum but I really liked him here, sohyun was great in her action scenes too, and sangyi was so different from bloodhouds, he was oozing calm hotness


again, things went wrong when the drama didn't know what genre it was, sticking to one genre can become super dull, but having too much gives one a whiplash
a love triangle, a sweet youth romance, never ending action, crime, comedy, sports, illness, corruption and family drama

some things are necessary to add depth to the characters, but the execution really ruined it
the action scenes were too long, even though they were shot beautifully, the villains were never ending, and the heroes were being beaten up so badly, it was a miracle they survived without any scars
in two days, their near death fatal injuries would disappear
I mean at one point anyone would think “is this an Bollywood drama”
Like people are getting extremely beaten up and get up in three days like nothing happened


Like ok, getting hit, then hit again.. then drugged, ok, we can say the drug even made him less prone to pain

And I thought she’d break her car or something to allow him to get out, but he literally jumps into a moving car, again
Then walks enough to reach busy streets, and instead of talking to ppl he goes infront of cars… it’s fine. He’s drugged…


But then another car of thugs come after him and stab him, he hits another car….
Ppl think he’s a druggy on a rampage…. Then he disappears for a few hours and they randomly find him, then Drugmon finds him, then extra villain finds them and stabs 2ml….. like?

the end of the villain was so cheesy, saving him three or four times, going to prison waiting for his trial, not getting a death sentence justice but getting murdered, and no one wondered who killed him? surely someone who kills a bad guy, is a worse guy who didn't want him to talk


I did love the ost

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I liked ep2 more, and i'm looking forward to more

they're trying a bit too hard to say they're "too young" that's why they're uncaring, unsympathetic and experienced, but 28 isn't that young, also these characteristics aren't just for "naive" people, I've met old adult drs like that



but I’m a sucker for two things, maybe three
1. Cuties, long haired fl is my favorite, ie my new cutie, honestly she works the hardest and learned the fastest

2. “Calm normal mls”, older ml is totally my type, minus his protective slightly nearing obsession interest in fl which I get cuz otherwise everyone is just a stranger and kdramas hate that

3. The cameo(s) showing the progress of the og cast, eventho I dropped s2

I still hate fl’s uncaring nature and silent expressions and existence, and I don’t like the smart fl “not understanding compassion”

Also now I understand why so many things were “lost” to me, cuz the Arabic subs don’t translate half the things going on


Rather than saying they’re dumb, they’re so, one dimensional

Fl, and her uncaring nature is just a frozen faced mong/blank look of “she can’t remember anything or anyone”, not even her high school classmate and she just “doesn’t care”
i mean i met a highschool classmate, we were friends but not that close and we were in different classrooms, I met her again after 5 or so years at the hairdresser/saloon, she looked at me and i'm a shy person so I thought she was working there hovering waiting for me to tell them how i wanted my hair cut xD my mom was with me and she asked her "do you know each other" and she said yes xD


Ml, is randomly suffering from the idol syndrome, not even big grouped members have that, he goes around signing and over complicating any syndrome
Glasses fl, the “smarts one” is emotionally detached
And last fl is just, a cutie who’s too emotional



older ml's connection to the fl that whole scene was so badly done... going in the apartment together, showing someone playing footsie then also suddenly showing the four on the table like a family without clarifying who the older woman was, just to find out he's her brother in law's brother... lol that's so long, but they can't just leave people without any connection ;p

I get both if honestly not all of the four are “privileged”, spoiled in the sense that they didn’t face hardships, and thus also “sheltered”, many ppl in this generation are like that because of the increased opportunities

And it’s not a bad or wrong thing, it’s a bit hypocritical when the “older” generation treat us as kids when they like, then also shame us for being “too old to be clueless”, spoil us then also get upset we don’t work till our bones hurt

So I don’t see it here as that much of an impact and I wish they focus more on the growing friendships, which for me was the best part of the og


Out of the thousand dramas I’ve seen, koo down is exactly my type, and out of those dramas, the hospital playlist series had the best most realistic and normal male leads

Honestly I’d choose them over the toxic hot oppas any day


Another thing the series excels at is the different dynamics between each character, and everyone has their own personality and presence
I’m also loving the female power
If they won’t make a second season, I hope they continue their style and make more of these slice of life relatable dramas


When someone smiles like that when asking you out for dinner, that’s a big “green light”
Yiyoung took too long to realize he was confessing
But they’re just so cute, he’s literally the sweetest ml ever

lol I love her so much, she really bites
Koo down in love is just so cute, his eyes sparkle even during the surgery scenes

I also love the ending scene, in laws, living together, dating

I'm glad he didn't "love her first and pinned for her", he obviously liked her as a person and cared for her, but he never thought of her as a love interest until she showed interest and he started looking at her with new eyes

The new nurse and pregnant professor were also cute additions



I’m really going to miss this show I hope they make a second season

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I love love loved this, the simple healing slow winter mood was perfect. the couple dynamics was beautiful, but I think they failed to balance that and the "melo" feel..

when the drama started we had a looming dark cloud. Mok Hae Won left the city to "get away" from something traumatizing, and Im Eun Sub had a "dark" past, but as the drama progressed both stories felt too simple?

Mok Hae Won story was that her workplace didn't appreciate/mistreated her and Im Eun Sub's parents weren't his real parents.
also, when we finally reached Im Eun Sub's arc, he just met his uncle and made it seem like he's being forced to leave the village and he had to make a big decision, either he leaves or Mok Hae Won would leave him becasue apparently just becasue she lived in the city for a while it meant that she isn't supposed to be able to choose to stay..

then fast forward to the end, and suddenly she breaks up with him and moves to the city, as if they couldn't keep it long distance until she figured out her own "feelings" with her mom/aunts arc... as if her problems was with him ;/

speaking of the mom/aunt. from the mom's letter in the last ep, it seems like the husband was beating her for atleast 10 years, and yet Mok Hae Won was still upset that he was accidentally killed (also, why couldn't they just talk it out! lay everything on the table), sure she loved her sweet dad, but he was a psychopath, and they didn't mean to kill him...
and this is why I think it gets messy, the writers didn't balance it well, they got greedy for melo and forced breakups..


I loved the book club meetings, but again it felt like most of those characters were just fillers.
Im Hwi was kinda really annoying, she forced her crush on people, that's not normal. of course they'll run away.. she was kinda the opposite of Im Eun Sub who kept his feelings hidden for 10+ years xD
but this is what I liked about Mok Hae Won x Im Eun Sub. sure the long time crush might get weird, but when they met again he was subtle about his care, and Mok Hae Won naturally fell for his sweet caring side.
and she was such a normal person in a relationship while Im Eun Sub was the easily flustered type and they made a sweet couple.

Lee Jang Woo was wasted potential. he was a normal friend not involved in a main love triangle, he had a normal beautiful friendship with Im Eun Sub. he was kinda the outgoing vr of Im Eun Sub. and he also had his own 10+ one sided crush and he was too good for that girl. unlike Mok Hae Won, she knew Lee Jang Woo liked her consistently ever since they were in highschool and she always teased him about that, while never actually looking at him, and it took her 0.1 seconds to suddenly "fall" in love ;/ and then she blamed him for not saying those things the 1st time he confessed ;/

anyway, the ost was nice and I never rewatch stuff :)

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basically great acting, mediocre directing and horrible writing ;)

since the start I was really "confused" about what happened in 1997, why did that guy kill everyone? what did they want with that "mysterious" box, what was the point with everything? and they only answered it in the last few minutes of the final ep when they showed a recap from someone's pov so basically no one really "knew" what happened till the end.

I still don't get why that dude not only killed everyone but also came back to kill everyone, even his own son ;/ and then he cried about it... and yoon park was so obsessed with the "object" that he went off to a hole and died too..... basically cheap deaths for a final blow...


so to recap what I did get, a group of SK soldiers went to look for a box of "mysterious" object. they discovered a NK female holding a baby and a male holding the box. the NK's wanted to go to SK (presumably with that box) but one SK soldier suddenly massacred them? and he killed his team becasue they wanted to save the baby? and he shot his friend in the back for reporting him.. (and miraculously the baby became the fl)
then box NK guy becomes a nuclear zombie and drags "one" of the guys (who turned out to be the ml's dad) because box guy was angry and he causes an accident that killed him and turned that SK guy into a radio active zombie. later on a dog bites him, turns into a dog zombie and infects two more people.
and this is where the story starts, the group hunts the "target", the psycho SK guy comes back to kill more people (like how did anyone even follow his lead) and people died while nuclear zombie dad blows up the place which leads the normal SK people wondering where more than 10 people disappeared too... and no one but the mains knew the truth.. like the "government" didn't care they were like here's your secret records deal with it yourself?


yes, to summarize it it did not need 10 eps at all! it only needed 2, 5 max.. like nothing happened in those long long eps. there was not enough character growth, there was not enough character base tbh they really wasted the actors potential..

also the director was not any better, the recaps drove me crazy, 1- I do not need to be reminded of what happened 5mins ago and 2- the back and froth between the time lines and the overall feel of the drama felt flat.


I do love the actors though, especially JDY and he did an AMAZING job, the rest also did great. for ost tbh I don't think they even had any beside JDY singing ;) and I never rewatch stuff, I hope this opened up more doors for the cast though

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Bad writing

The og was so beautiful, a story of reliving a dream, getting a second chance, rediscovering passion and love

But this was so cheesy… honestly I love jiso, her serious roles are amazing but they do her dirty with the comedies..

And as an idol fan, she was really mismatched with her team
She’s beautiful, everyone is, but idol companies are shallow, they go after an image and everyone looks the same for the balance and symmetry
And I’m only talking about her height ;> since she’s the lead, they should’ve casted more diverse team members to fit her


And for such an amazing singer that deserves to fight the world for, she didn’t have that big an impact in the group
She literally goes missing and her group is fine xD

This goes back to Janet/real Emily, they made it seem like such a big surprise xD but that poor girl never had the chance to debut and she was just a setup to make Daniel chase after dori
But he was already crushing after her and doing everything to make her debut… so that’s another creep factor..
Another ridiculous plot move was making him the son of fls enemy…..


All of that honestly and she still ends up with him? Ridiculous… cheesy…

This drama wasn’t about love, they had horrible chemistry…
her dream wasn’t to fall in love, her dream was to sing… so if she stays young, she should’ve stayed with element… and why leave her family behind… Daniel wasn’t worth all of that…

Mr park deserved so much better so I’m glad she didn’t end up with him xD she never deserved him, she acted like her life was miserable, but she had a better life that her sister whose kids sent her to a retirement home… she was better than the “enemy” that had to lie about her son and never got to experience the motherly love
And she always had mr park, so a cheating husband wasn’t the end of the world when you have so many loyal friends and family

She only lacked her chance to sing, and she was robbed of that again
She didn’t get a happy ending, and Daniel, not knowing anything deserves the truth, his lover is +40 years older than him xD
Immortal stories are believable cuz that person lives as a 20s something for XX years
Dori was an old lady that experienced all the hardships of growing old
And having the cheap amnesia plot move is soooo annoying

I keep thinking about it and I’m annoyed now, the daughter love out-ways the one of a man, so it’s her daughter that should’ve looked for her, and kept her in her family sheltered and loved
She loved, and loved wrong in the past, she worked hard and suffered to gain stability for her and her daughter

And yet now, with no singing chance, she’s back in a cafe cleaning, waiting for the guy to save her..
the only difference, this guy is super rich xD

What she lacked from the beginning was a family, her sister and mom leaving, her dad passing away
If she stays young, her daughter becomes her mom, her son in law becomes her dad and her granddaughter becomes her sister
So she gives that away again, to go back for a man …..

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