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And yes, I hated Jae Min's mother. Like DUDE your son has grown up. Stop babying him, and blaming the girl for your son's mistakes. No wonder Jae Min felt so suffocated; both parents were so extreme. One overly protective and the other an abuser.

Enjoy!
I'll let you know if I remember more HAHA

Where did you watch this?

My conclusion - all 4 of them were in love with each other and should have just engaged in a foursome. Soo Jung [WORST FEMALE LEAD EVER] used both men and played victim whenever she was caught with either. She loved both but didn't have the guts to choose because she wanted both. In Wook claimed his love for Soo Jung but constantly left her, judged her and went running whenever Yoo Jung needed him. He, too, didn't have the guts to admit he loved both women. Yoo Jung did the same. She loved both men and couldn't digest the fact that both were pining for Soo Jung. They were all unlikeable. The irony is that Jae Min was the only sane character among the four who knew what he wanted, and stood his ground.

All that aside, this drama worked purely because of Jo In Sung as Jae Min. His love, suffocation, jealousy, and yearning was conveyed beautifully. He had great chemistry with Ha Ji Won. It was electric. If only they had a better written story to display their potential. So Ji Sub was so bland in this, it's like the writer did not put any effort into crafting his character. It made me realise for the first time that he's a mediocre actor despite liking his performances in some earlier works. And Park Ye Jin was your typical bitch, who IMO was no different from Ha Ji Won's character except that she owned the bitchiness.

This was a trainwreck, but you can't stop once you start. I enjoyed hating on it while watching HAHA.

Soratobu Kouhoushitsu
Long Vacation
Aishiteiru to Ittekure
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi
Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear
Second Virgin
Kou Kou Kyoushi

This one and Mars will always be my go-to dramas whenever I am looking for something romantic.

Have you seen 'In A Good Way'
It's one of the most romantic Taiwanese drama. Best friends to lovers story.
https://kisskh.at/8353-in-a-good-way

Randomly clicked on this page and thought of recommending you some J dramas with sweet MLs if you're still interested lol. There are more but these are the ones I remember -

Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru
Neechan No Koibito
Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
Okaeri Mone
Takane No Hana
Colourful Love
Risou No Kekkon
Fight Song
Higuma
Horimiya
Uchi no Otto wa Shigoto ga Dekinai

There's also
Mr Nietzsche in the Convenience Store
1 Pound No Fukin

Oh yes! Do watch more of Kudo Kankuro's works. He's fantastic! I highly recommend the following dramas of his -

Gomenne Seishun!
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Ore no Ie no Hanashi
Yutori Desu ga Nani ka
11 Nin mo Iru!
Ryusei no Kizuna
Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Also if you liked the humour, another screenwriter / director I would recommend is Fukuda Yuichi. Some of his hilarious dramas are -

Kyou Kara Ore Wa
Mr Nietzsche in the Convenience Store
1 Pound No Fukin
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro

A compelling drama depicting the resilience of human spirit in a fucked up world, played by the wonderful Ikeda Elaiza. Writing, direction and acting were stellar. I do wish this was longer. Her character is a fighter all the way and my heart ached for her physical and emotional trauma. All she ever wanted was to be a boxer but the bigger fish in the sea wouldn't let her have it. And so begins her journey against the unjust.
Highly recommended for all, especially those who love a strong female character story.

All the fights in this looked painful AF. I could feel the FL's physical pain. Ikeda Elaiza and the director did a freaking stellar job.

I've finally gotten around to watching this. Thank you for your hard work!

HELL YEAH

Would any kind soul please enlighten me as to why she fell for him?!

Subs for E1 and E2
https://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&hilit=Furin&p=1838699&t=165537&sid=235db2aa93d0e069427f7f7fcd214266

C'mon, this deserved to be a full fledged series, it was freaking hilarious and heartwarming.
I absolutely love this trope of swindler-being-swindled + found family.
Japan once again proves that you can deliver a good story even when keeping it short.
Highly highly recommend this short gem for all.

He has improved so so much. What a fantastic performance in Wandering. Glad to see him do more challenging roles.

The shallowness and insensitivity of society has long been projected in films across the world but in this case, can you blame the way people viewed Fumi even though he didn't necessarily do anything wrong to Sarasa? Can we truly believe the words of a minor or even an adult who has been 'kidnapped' in the eyes of world who is sympathetic towards her alleged 'abuser'? At the same time, having viewed the whole thing, your heart breaks for both of them because they would never truly be free whether together or apart because she'll be a victim for the wrong reasons and him an abuser, while the real abuser such as the cousin and boyfriend walk scot-free because they were in a 'normal' situation that can be easily categorized both legally and morally as either right or wrong.

A unique, haunting and disturbing and film carried by phenomenal performances from the 3 leads, tackling some really controversial topics such as sexual abuse, violence, "kidnapping", pedophilia etc. This is not a film for the weak-hearted or people who have been subject to the kind of trauma stated above because it depicts a story unheard of. For those who can take it, this is a brilliant film with A1 actors, direction, script and score. I felt so much anger, discomfort, helplessness and sadness watching this.. it seriously broke my heart.
And I will say this at the cost of sounding like a broken record, only Japan could have the guts to tell stories like this.