What should I say ? I'd hate to drop this (put it on hold), I gave it a try for Kim So Hyun. I love the cast, the older actors AS MUCH AS the young ones. I love the cliches in rom-coms, as much as ppl complain that's what keeps most of us watching (the most popular kdramas in the west are rom-coms). All countries have their cliches, love the korean ones. The rich guy / poor girl thing is universal, all film industries tend to do this, at the very least the girl is not richer. I also love that we're seeing a bit of the media world, radio is pretty unusual so I was intrigued. BUT after finishing episode 3 and I'm already annoyed with 1. the slow pace, I'm struggling here 2. The vibe, I just can't get into it, I can't pinpoint what it is, maybe the leads' lack of chemistry 3. Geu Rim's fashion sense, hairstyle included, sorry to be vain but this is distracting, the whole valley girl style in a city... uh nope, can't deal with it.
Hello fellow Shin Min Ah fan. Nice review!!! After reading about the ending I was pretty happy I had dropped this show, I dropped it too late (by epi 13). Became too draggy.
Hey Momoi,Don't despair cause actually happy endings in kdramas used to only be very common in rom-coms or comedy.…
I see. :) I recommend A Love To Kill for starters, my favorite drama ever though it officially made me stay away from melodramas for over 5 years (I briefly talk about it on my profile).
I absolutely loved the ending. Kdramas should learn from this.
Hey Momoi,
Don't despair cause actually happy endings in kdramas used to only be very common in rom-coms or comedy. In melodramas and dramas, and most other genres actually, the endings were often tragic up until those past 6-7 years I'd say. Movies are quite worse (unless this is comedy), they're changing a bit but not that much. Korea's film industry historically is notorious for sad endings because the audience finds them more realistic. It has only recently been bombarding them (koreans) with happy endings for dark stories. But there are still dramas with sad endings (mainly dramas, not movies). I think because the romance was "fluffly-ish" between the leads it mislead most of us (I dropped the drama though). I saw the ratings, you know what's funny ? In Korea the highest ratings were towards the end.
I don't know why but I get mixed vibes of Spring waltz and Chicago typewriter (besides the obvious Goblin-story…
I have awesome memories of Spring's Waltz though. This drama turned out to be painful to watch, I just dropped it. But if you just got started keep watching, only you know if you'll enjoy it or not.
Excellent analysis. I've been waiting for this article ever since you posted on the feeds. I've been meaning to…
I don't care for sports dramas either but this one was suggested by a friend, like 10+ years ago, and to this day, I remember this drama as being one of the best I've seen. Do give it a try, I'm sure you'll like it. :)
One of the very few J-dramas I've seen, saw it somewhere in 2006 or 2007, and still one of the best dramas I've ever seen to date. Makes me want to re-watch.
Buy 3 boxes of kleenex too.
Don't despair cause actually happy endings in kdramas used to only be very common in rom-coms or comedy. In melodramas and dramas, and most other genres actually, the endings were often tragic up until those past 6-7 years I'd say. Movies are quite worse (unless this is comedy), they're changing a bit but not that much. Korea's film industry historically is notorious for sad endings because the audience finds them more realistic. It has only recently been bombarding them (koreans) with happy endings for dark stories. But there are still dramas with sad endings (mainly dramas, not movies). I think because the romance was "fluffly-ish" between the leads it mislead most of us (I dropped the drama though). I saw the ratings, you know what's funny ? In Korea the highest ratings were towards the end.