Oh, it's so over. It's only early January, and I've already seen the best drama I'll watch this year. To The Wonder was not only objectively brilliant, but it also deeply resonated with me. It reminded me of my dear grandma who no longer walks this world and of the beautiful mountains of everlasting green she used to speak of. This one will stay with me for a long, long time.
I honestly really, really liked it! I went into this one without knowing much about the actual plot — just that it was a big-budget production set in space with a great team behind it and a stacked cast. I started watching without even knowing who was the astronaut and who was the doctor between Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin lol But honestly, I’m glad I went in blind, because what awaited me was a pleasant surprise.
I like the set up to their relationship; there are no big moments or slow-motion looks of love at first sight and I think it suits the characters. Hoping for a slow(er) burn. I'm also curious to learn more about Eve (she's so cool and so gorgeous!) in the upcoming episodes. The space scenes are really interesting, and you can certainly see where all the budget went. Funnier than I expected and has a weirdness to it, but in a good way. It feels... fresh, I think is the right word? And also familiar, but that's maybe because I've been watching dramas for a while and LMH and GHJ have been huge stars since what feels like forever.
Of course, it's only the first episode, and a lot can change, but I'll be sticking around. Between this one and Love Scout it's a good January for K-drama viewers. (This ended up being way longer than I planned...)
It's sooo satisfying how organized Eun-ho is. Color-coding, files, calendars in both his home and the office... it makes me feel so relaxed 😌 And it just hits different when you compare it to those overly manufactured TikTok videos (I know, I know, the irony since this is a work of fiction).
Dozens of exciting dramas have been announced and released since The Prisoner of Beauty finished filming and it's STILL my most awaited unreleased drama... *sighs* Why does it have to look so perfect?!
Really enjoyed the first episode! Very promising. I love that the ML is a single father. It made me want to rewatch one of my favorite underrated gems starring Lee Joon-hyuk, “A Poem a Day”.
Han Ji-min is great as usual, as is the whole cast~
Really enjoyable show with an innovative premise, a production team that clearly cared about it and an amazing, amazing cast. The plot progression had its murky moments but I enjoyed it a lot nonetheless. I know a number of women that don't usually watch K-dramas but caught this one by chance on Netflix and really liked it too!
This is a very good and well-crafted drama with great acting and chemistry from the main couple (you really get the sense the actors understood the assignment imo). Really, really liked it.
This drama was certainly entertaining. When it got to episode 11, I thought, well, now what... and then they introduced Oh Yu-ra. Heavens, did I hate that woman! Of course, Jung Soo-min and Park Min-hwan were the main antagonists in our heroine's story, but for some reason, Oh Yu-ra was the one who would have my blood boiling whenever she appeared, all mighty and arrogant, ordering her secretary around. Ma'am, just go shopping or something!!! 😤 Maybe it all comes down to acting, as BoA is a fantastic artist but a green actress, while Soo-min and Min-hwan's actors were outstanding.
So, yeah, it was quite the rollercoaster: a great beginning, some weird episodes sprinkled in the middle, and a very satisfying ending :)
1000/10
I like the set up to their relationship; there are no big moments or slow-motion looks of love at first sight and I think it suits the characters. Hoping for a slow(er) burn. I'm also curious to learn more about Eve (she's so cool and so gorgeous!) in the upcoming episodes. The space scenes are really interesting, and you can certainly see where all the budget went. Funnier than I expected and has a weirdness to it, but in a good way. It feels... fresh, I think is the right word? And also familiar, but that's maybe because I've been watching dramas for a while and LMH and GHJ have been huge stars since what feels like forever.
Of course, it's only the first episode, and a lot can change, but I'll be sticking around. Between this one and Love Scout it's a good January for K-drama viewers. (This ended up being way longer than I planned...)
Han Ji-min is great as usual, as is the whole cast~
So, yeah, it was quite the rollercoaster: a great beginning, some weird episodes sprinkled in the middle, and a very satisfying ending :)