I loved this drama! Such a simple heart-warming youth story with no annoying drama whatsoever! And perfect in number of episodes, so the story didn't get boring or feel rushed.
It was so refreshing to watch: - no second leads/third parties trying to ruin main couple, - no unnecessary misunderstandings, breakups etc. - each lead supports each other, they don't manipulate, gaslight - both families are supportive - ML is the best boyfriend any woman could wish for
Mother and daughter casting is the only thing bothering me in this drama. Jung Hwa is 53 and her mother is 59. They clearly look like friends and not mother-daughter, so I can't fully immerse myself in their scenes having that thought in the back of my mind.
I love the mother actress though. I've seen her in many dramas and she's always brilliant. But I'll always remember her as "Healer ahjumma" 😍
This drama was a pleasant surprise and even ended up my as my favourite for 2022! I almost gave up on c-dramas as they are too long and usually drag way too much.
I watched it 3 times already and that never happens for me. OST is still on repeat too.
I tried the book but it's completely different story than drama except for names of characters, so kudos to screenwriters!
Actor playing Mr Gu is a surprising discovery! I watched some of his other dramas but couldn't remember him at all. In this drama he is excellent, the range of his expressions is simply amazing and he pulls you in. with inexplainable charisma.
I re-watched this drama almost right away after watching it the first time, and that's a new for me as well after being in kdrama world for many years.
Deep dialogs, realistic, touching lines and entire script + top notch directing make this a gem for me.
Might not be for everyone as it is a bit dark and slow, nothing like most of other kdramas which are light and fluffy. But if you like My Ahjussi (Mister) then you will definitely like this one as it has similar color (i.e. realistic like long scenes of characters riding public transport to get home after work).
Beautiful drama! The story was excellent and kept me interested til the end. Cinematography was one of the best I've seen in ages, and acting was top notch. Lee Joon's especially.
Every character had meaning in the story and fit perfectly in the big picture.
I binged watched this over 3 days, but I don't think I could have watched this for 2 months every weekend. The mystery is too much to wait for 2 months to clear up, but it's perfect drama for binge.
I think it's one of the dramas I've watched the longest, but I finally managed to complete it. It was a struggle.... I just didn't want to drop it for Seung Gi as I am a big fan, but this story was boring to me... not my cup of tea.
This drama is everything I like about Korean dramas. They haven't done such a touching story in a while in recent dramas (apart from Youth Of May). There are no cliches here, no second leads, no annoying breakups, amnesia or other nonsense we see so much elsewhere. Also it doesn't drag since it's only 12 episodes long.
It's a show about college youth which is scared from childhood and needs to heal. Three main leads find comfort in each other and with friendship and love overcome their traumas. Struggle with poverty and abuse was very realistic and heartbreaking.
The main love story is a bit weak, but I enjoyed the bromance that much more. Bickering between two ML is so endearing :)
For me this wasn't that bad and I don't regret watching it. I admit it was too long, so a lot of fast forwarding towards the end, but the initial bickering between the leads was cute. FL is strong and fights for herself. Fish kiss scenes were disappointing. Army PPL was too much... it's really an army promotion drama.
This sounded so promising, but ended up disappointing. The cast is absolutely perfect, but the story was so typical, nothing new or unexpected here for me who've seen so many k-dramas. First few episodes were fun, but I got bored in the later ones. I knew 100% how it would end and it did just like that.
The second couple was much more interesting but they got barely any screen time. I can't forgive this as a big Lee Soo Hyuk fan!
And the ultimate negative for me - constant cigarettes PPL!!! Multiple characters kept holding cigarettes throughout the drama and then they even showed the packaging straight across full screen one time (someone picks it up in a car)! Grrrrrr, couldn't they choose any other product?!
Good drama with good story, acting and OST. Perfect amount of episodes too. If it was longer it would have dragged too much. All characters are well written and the story is very touching.
It made me search for the May movement and understand historical background and what happened then. From what I could understand drama followed actual events quite closely.
Fair warning though - subtitles are auto translated, but enough to understand what's going on. I watched this for Leo's parts.
And perfect in number of episodes, so the story didn't get boring or feel rushed.
It was so refreshing to watch:
- no second leads/third parties trying to ruin main couple,
- no unnecessary misunderstandings, breakups etc.
- each lead supports each other, they don't manipulate, gaslight
- both families are supportive
- ML is the best boyfriend any woman could wish for
I can never trust MDL schedule and don't want to start this if there's another week to wait.
I love the mother actress though. I've seen her in many dramas and she's always brilliant. But I'll always remember her as "Healer ahjumma" 😍
It's good to know what the original writer had envisioned for these characters.
I watched it 3 times already and that never happens for me. OST is still on repeat too.
I tried the book but it's completely different story than drama except for names of characters, so kudos to screenwriters!
Actor playing Mr Gu is a surprising discovery! I watched some of his other dramas but couldn't remember him at all. In this drama he is excellent, the range of his expressions is simply amazing and he pulls you in. with inexplainable charisma.
I re-watched this drama almost right away after watching it the first time, and that's a new for me as well after being in kdrama world for many years.
Deep dialogs, realistic, touching lines and entire script + top notch directing make this a gem for me.
Might not be for everyone as it is a bit dark and slow, nothing like most of other kdramas which are light and fluffy. But if you like My Ahjussi (Mister) then you will definitely like this one as it has similar color (i.e. realistic like long scenes of characters riding public transport to get home after work).
Every character had meaning in the story and fit perfectly in the big picture.
I binged watched this over 3 days, but I don't think I could have watched this for 2 months every weekend. The mystery is too much to wait for 2 months to clear up, but it's perfect drama for binge.
It's a show about college youth which is scared from childhood and needs to heal. Three main leads find comfort in each other and with friendship and love overcome their traumas. Struggle with poverty and abuse was very realistic and heartbreaking.
The main love story is a bit weak, but I enjoyed the bromance that much more. Bickering between two ML is so endearing :)
I admit it was too long, so a lot of fast forwarding towards the end, but the initial bickering between the leads was cute. FL is strong and fights for herself.
Fish kiss scenes were disappointing.
Army PPL was too much... it's really an army promotion drama.
The second couple was much more interesting but they got barely any screen time. I can't forgive this as a big Lee Soo Hyuk fan!
And the ultimate negative for me - constant cigarettes PPL!!! Multiple characters kept holding cigarettes throughout the drama and then they even showed the packaging straight across full screen one time (someone picks it up in a car)! Grrrrrr, couldn't they choose any other product?!
It made me search for the May movement and understand historical background and what happened then. From what I could understand drama followed actual events quite closely.
Highly recommended.