Okay, so I started this drama actually preparing for the death of the male lead because it was mentioned earlier and confirmed that he really has terminal illness and that's not going to change. However, JungHyun's departure was going to make the process faster. I am fine with that, but my issue is that they didn't really wrap up Soo Ho's arc properly I feel. I kinda stopped watching when Ji Hyun found out that Soo Ho was involved in her sisters death, but can someone tell me if Soo Ho and Ji Hyun have an actual heart to heart conversation and if she at least makes an effort to forgive or try to understand him? Are there any scenes at all where there is some kind of an understanding and pure love between the two after the reveal. Because I'm honestly going to drop this one if writers decided to focus on Ji Hyun being hell bent on revenge, while totally lacking in actual relationship growth and understanding after all hell broke lose :/
Self care is re-watching Soo Ho's conversations about time and living a meaningful life. There is so much wisdom and healing in what he says. Help, I fall in love with him more and more every episode ;;
The bullying in this drama is over the top and the cast acts more like immature high schooler than college students…
The plot isn't serious about it because the genre of this story is "romance, comedy" it is supposed to be a light hearted drama, and not intended to have a super serious mood. It's true that bullying and high expectations in society are very serious topics, but this is a k-drama and it is trying to tackle such serious topics in a way like a drama would - exaggerated and dramatic. Most of dramas that I have watched in my life contain extremely dramatic and idealistic elements with a lot of plot conveniences, but that's exactly why people choose to watch dramas, they're supposed to exaggerate and idealize stories in order to grab our attention.
The story has very "classic" characters like you mentioned, but, whether we like it or not, we have quite a lot of people like that in real life, even though maybe not to such an exaggerated extent. Everyone in reality wears social masks in order to look happy and beautiful. Go to any social media and you'll see people exaggerate the hell out of their lives and share their stories, cherry picking certain aspects of who they are. Yeah, the female pretentious girl is annoying because we can see through her facade and I agree it's super annoying but that's just dramaland for you. As for the female lead, she might be "naive" but is she really though? This girl has been bullied her entire life and she is trying to deal with social situations the best way she can, she comes off nervous and shy but that's because she lacks the social graces and this is the first time people are accepting her. There have been instances when she actually protected herself too, like when she hit the guy with the glasses because she didn't want to take his shit, she ran after the guy who was following her and tried to catch him etc.
This is a k-drama and every story I have watched in dramas are super dramatic with stories and plot conveniences that don't happen in real life, and this is no exception. I think as viewers we are supposed to just take the exaggeration with a grain of salt
Ok I'm split between starting Thirty But Seventeen or this one. For those who are watching both series, which…
If you want to watch something fun and entertaining I would suggest you watch Thirty But Seventeen but imo I like the story of this better because it's a bit different than your typical k-drama. I love the social commentary here (beauty standards, bullying, getting plastic surgery) and I like the female lead here a lot (she is shy and introverted, with a low self esteem but she can stand up for herself at times) and Cha Eunwoo is gorgeous though he's still a bit mysterious as of now. Thirty but Seventeen has a more boisterous female lead I guess, and although I would say it goes by faster for me everytime I watch the episodes, I prefer Gangnam Beauty because of the social commentary/adorable characters
I just love Seo Woo Ri's refreshing honesty every time Woo Jin tries to block her out. She's so quick to ask if she has done anything wrong and tries to clear up any misunderstanding in a proactive manner instead of letting any awkward silences bring even greater distance between them. I think even though she's mentally 17 years old, adults in general should learn this because it really helps in terms of communication in any type of relationship.
I literally HATE the last ep. I have so many problems with it, it's crazy.
Same here! I mean, I still think the romance is one of my favorites and I really love the idea of the story, everything was going so great, but then the ending just left me feeling so underwhelmed. Like, they should have just ended the story with NSIII getting shot and then David coming in and changing his battery or whatever, like SOMETHING LOGICAL instead of the whole 1 year time jump bullshit. How in the heck did David remake NSIII (his memories must have been erased once the kill switch came into effect lmao), let alone, FIND HIM from the damn ocean (and no, money doesn't necessarily always solve these problems, you can't just find something back from the ocean it's a huge body of water for God's sake. Also, robot crying? For real? I feel like it would have been perfectly alright to have NSIII not cry, and being more human-like doesn't necessarily mean you have to know how to cry/eat/sleep/sex etc. It's more about having a conscience, which I thought was the entire point of the drama so far? Also WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GRANDPA ARC? What happened to NS's redemption? How about the future of PK Group and M-City? They didn't even mention who was going to be the chairman because obviously NS is not fit enough for that position. Idk the last ten minutes was such a big freaking cop-out in kdrama history TO ME because honestly I REALLY ENJOYED all the episodes wholeheartedly, especially the love between KSB and NSIII, which transcends typical love between two humans. The whole idea, to me, redefines "romance" in many ways and I LOVED that. It's a shame that they didn't finish the story in a logical manner. I think the writers could have easily given us a happy ending without that time skip and NSIII falling in the water, it should have given us an actual scene where NS accepted NSIII as more than a robot. And the ending of the romance between KSB and NSIII felt too abrupt, thanks to the time jump
One thing i don't understand is how could everyone just stand there when the "mop" guy was assaulting Mi Rae??…
Well, it's kinda realistic, in psychology there is a concept called bystander effect, where individuals feel less inclined to take action because of presence of others and everyone tends to diffuse the responsibility to others so nobody ends up doing anything. Also, if there is someone who is older with more power doing something wrong to your peer, you're even less likely to speak up. It's just conformity and a common occurrence, but it sucks yeah
I started off thinking I would wait until all episodes have been aired, but here I am almost killing myself with anxiety, waiting for the next episode every week, and now we're almost done ;)
Im Soo Hyang is really well cast as Mirae. Her acting is really spot on. Showing nuance acting of heR vulnerability…
I'm glad someone agrees on this! Personally I think Im Soo Hyang is the perfect role for this character because she has an older "sexy" beauty and she portrays a shy/innocent college student in contrast with that image which is exactly what vibe Mirae is supposed to give us. The uncanny personality vs. image difference must be portrayed well in order for the viewers to feel like Mirae feels out of place with her body, which is a big part of her struggles after getting a makeover.
Is it just me or were there no real kiss scenes (those fake ones earlier don't count) between our tin can couple? TT_TT How do we only have 4 more episodes left aaaaaa I still have 0 clue how this is going to end lol
The story has very "classic" characters like you mentioned, but, whether we like it or not, we have quite a lot of people like that in real life, even though maybe not to such an exaggerated extent. Everyone in reality wears social masks in order to look happy and beautiful. Go to any social media and you'll see people exaggerate the hell out of their lives and share their stories, cherry picking certain aspects of who they are. Yeah, the female pretentious girl is annoying because we can see through her facade and I agree it's super annoying but that's just dramaland for you. As for the female lead, she might be "naive" but is she really though? This girl has been bullied her entire life and she is trying to deal with social situations the best way she can, she comes off nervous and shy but that's because she lacks the social graces and this is the first time people are accepting her. There have been instances when she actually protected herself too, like when she hit the guy with the glasses because she didn't want to take his shit, she ran after the guy who was following her and tried to catch him etc.
This is a k-drama and every story I have watched in dramas are super dramatic with stories and plot conveniences that don't happen in real life, and this is no exception. I think as viewers we are supposed to just take the exaggeration with a grain of salt