I just finished watching this drama and I must say Janice Wu and Zhang Yu Jian’s romance is so realistic and…
this was one of the comments that helped me decide to watch it (the way you characterized the 3 types of romances intrigued me xD), so thank you uvu (Just binged it, loved it!!!)
I love this! Binged it, hooked from beginning to end. Friendship + family + cute romance + plenty of pain = recipe for binging in my book lmao. Such a wholesome show, I couldn't get enough <3
[WARNING SLIGHT SPOILERS]Who knew this drama would be so lovely and precious T_T Romance, family, friendship,…
p.s. I didn't personally experience Second Lead Syndrome, like he's a nice guy who I kind of rooted for at the start but about halfway into the show it became very obvious (for me at least) that the main leads still very much had feelings for each other.
Oh and the ending is very satisfying, don't worry.
Who knew this drama would be so lovely and precious T_T Romance, family, friendship, tragedy, comedy, sadness, happiness, this show had it all. For as fantastical as its premise seems, it's actually one of the most grounded, mature, and realistic dramas I've ever watched. It's about a couple relearning how to fall in love with each other all over again, learning to forgive, learning to treasure each other and their relationships with their family and friends, learning to look at things from another person's point of view, and learning not to take anything in their lives for granted, be it their youth and passion or their loved ones. I straight up sobbed during some of the scenes with the mother and daughter, they hit really hard, especially for me with how tumultuous my relationship with my own parents has been recently. This show was a wake-up call for me to treasure them while they're still around.
I would recommend this show to just about anyone, I think most people will find something they will take away from it. It balances a lighthearted tone and a funky cast of lovable characters with its more hard-hitting moments and themes beautifully. Just like the MCs went back 18 years to their 20s, I want to go back 13 hours so that I can watch this beautiful show again. <3
the bromance makes the entire show worth it. even if you find the main romance slow or unrealistic or whatever (many ppl have reservations) the bromance is one of the best things in kdrama period. i loved the 2 MLs banter and bickering and relationship soooooo much. It isn't just cosmetics or just for show either, their bond has very real consequences in the plot. ICONIC.
the romance is cute, and grows on you as the story goes. there are some very sad scenes at times. the ending is ... hopeful, but bittersweet. Ost, production, acting are all top-notch. Plot was good but perhaps slightly over-dramatic? idk. I loved the show overall. 9/10.
If nothing else, watch it for the romance, the main duo are SO adorable. The secondary leads' characters and relationship receive a surprising amount of development and story focus too, which I really liked. The main 4 hence have a really wholesome and fun pseudo-familial connection, and their bond is the fuel that the show runs on.
This show is REALISTIC, which I adored. When ppl mess up, there are consequences. These characters don't do things by halves, they go in guns blazing and are fully prepared to get hurt (which does happen). It's a show about growing up and midlife crises and discovering your feelings and family and friendship and hurt and forgiveness and letting go.
10/10.
Oh, and the ML's trainer (ML is a fighter) is perhaps my favourite character in the whole show lmao, he's so precious ?❤️
Alright before anything else: the romance in the show is freaking adorable. It's BECAUSE it's so heartwarming…
Forgot to add... The OST is fantastic, and the supporting cast are hilarious and awesome too. I cried at the start of the final episode when ML was saying goodbye to his subordinates and gave each of them a personalized goodbye message it was so cute and so sad THE FEELS AAAHHH Q-Q.
Like, pretty much everything in this show except the whole FL's family melodrama is absolutely fantastic, unfortunately that BS takes up a fair bit of the story near the end and pretty much ruined my enjoyment of the last few eps -.- I still rewatch the final episode from time to time because of its ending, though. THANK GOD for that ending. Jesus.
(Sorry if this review offended you, I realise a lot of people enjoyed this show a lot (including my friends). This is just how I, me, I felt, watching the show. I loved the romance and comedy and music and production and acting and everything else so much that when the show decided to completely destroy all the good feelings with completely forced and unnecessary and just freaking dumb melodrama, it was too much for me personally, haha. It seems like it didn't bother the vast majority of people that much, so if you're reading this comment before having watched the show, don't let it put you off trying the show out. The first 10 or so episodes alone are worth starting the show for, they're so great.)
Alright before anything else: the romance in the show is freaking adorable. It's BECAUSE it's so heartwarming and cute and amazing that what happens after is so bloody irritating and left me with an awful taste in my mouth. The last episode manages to salvage it somewhat but jesus christ the last 3? 4? episodes were a freaking nightmare, I was so salty and pissed I wanted to choke all of the characters except the ML lol. Overall about a 7.5/10 (which is really low for me lmao) mostly because the romance was so cute and good and wholesome at the start that I couldn't give it any lower.
[WARNING: SWEARING AND INCOHERENCE FROM HERE ON OUT LMAO] . . . . . . . The FL pissed me off so much, holy SHIT. WHY THE FLYING FK WAS SHE GETTING MAD AT THE ML FOR, SHE LITERALLY HAS NO BACKBONE WTF, CAN'T SHE SEE IT'S NOT HIS FAULT, THAT HE'S INNOCENT, HOW IS SHE SO FREAKING EASILY MANIPULATED. And her dad and brother... why the HELL were they angry at the ML for, like the NERVE, like seriously GTFOH with that 'sins of the father are the sins of the child' bullshit, the ML literally did nothing wrong. The whole last episode when the ML was busting his ass trying to get into FL's family's good graces again I was punching air like Jesus Christ this dude is seriously too pure for this world... Oh my GOD.
The last few scenes when the main leads finally got to get back together somewhat salvaged the show for me but holy crap, this show was becoming dangerously close to a 1/10 , i was getting THAT pissed at the female lead's entire bloodline lmao
this is probably an 8/10 but i can't give it lower than an 8.5 because of JISOO <3 Seriously, I LOVED him in here, I fell in love with his character. Prior to this I'd only seen him in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon as the 2ML and while he acted really well there too I didn't really root for his character lol. But here, omgosh wow his personality and his character development and his characterisation is ALL 10/10. but ...*AHEM* to actually talk about the show... (slight spoilers) It isn't the main focus of the story, of course, but the show does at times deal with some surprisingly dark themes, like self-harm, abuse, and suicide, over the course of its 12 episodes. (Let's just say the synopsis isn't lying when it says the school values achievements and scores above all else.) The acting is pretty great all around, so much so that i was able to suspend my disbelief for pretty much the entire show, because appearance-wise not many of the actors should be able to believable pass off as high schoolers lol. OST is great. Plot is surprisingly sound! It made me care a bit about cheerleading lmao, and I'm a guy who went to an all-boys school haha. Characters are mostly decent, but with some standouts for me - Jisoo as the 2ML, obviously, but N as Ha Dong Jae was awesome too, the show treated his character with a lot of care and subtlety, I didn't pay much attention to him to begin with but as the show went on he became like fifteen times more interesting to me. Chae Soo Bin as Soo Ah (2 FL / antagonist of sorts) I hated at first lmao, but that was because her acting was that good. She eventually gets a lot more bearable and likeable as the show slowly explains her backstory and motivations. The main duo is cute as all hell <3 Give it a go! I enjoyed it a lot, especially the last 2 episodes.
The romance was ADORABLE. HNNNGGHH. Anyway, the ML is everything that is good in the world, the FL is realistic and very likeable, the villain (also acted by the ML *cough*) is fantastically done -he's an amazing actor(there are other villains too ofc, who are all great in their roles), the OST and production etc are all amazing, the plot is good but complicated, the side characters receive a surprising amount of development, all in all there's rarely a dull moment. The version I was watching had 19 episodes (an hour each) and episode 11 was my FREAKING FAVOURITE ASKDJLADJKA THE FLUFF GAVE ME CAVITIES <3 The fluff really stood out because the episodes especially near the end grew super serious lol. Oh and family is a huge theme of the story. And I cried multiple times in the last 2 eps, they were heartbreaking and heartwarming ;-;
really short and sweet! I watched it all in an afternoon haha
Unlike WLF however this one needed a bit more time at the end imo, it ended slightly too abruptly like the two of them finally got together at the very end then they finally decided to date and kissed and then it ended like noooo wheres the dating i needed the dating and cuddling and cuteness and fluff ??
but hey I suppose there was plenty of fluff interspersed in between especially at the start. They just weren't a couple at the time :') The last few eps were a bit slow with all the drama from the other two love interests (the 2ML is a dickhead, the 2FL I just felt bad for her lol), but the chemistry and pining between the main two kept me invested.
Overall, it was a solid show, especially considering how short the whole thing is. It's literally shorter than most 1 cour anime lmao, 10 eps x ~17mins each. 8.5/10.
really short and sweet! I watched it all in an afternoon haha <3
the main couple was so frickin cute, they gave me weightlifting fairy vibes (playful banter, childhood friends, go from tolerating each other to true affection, the FLs even look a bit alike!).
-----BEWARE: MAJOR SPOILERS-----It's a hopeful ending, imo. Possibly as happy as an ending can get, given the…
ee haha you're very welcome! you gave me the opportunity to gush about a show i love so thank you too :p
And absolutely, i understand ^^
(don't get TOO put off by what i said earlier though!! the first 40-ish eps are all pretty great, there's plenty of moments of levity and cuteness and such, it's only when stuff starts to happen in the last few eps that the show ruthlessly cashes in all of your previously-built investment in the loveable characters and *really* decides to hit u right in the kokoro :D)
This show has a hopeful ending, imo. Possibly as happy as an ending can get, given the circumstances. It was deliberately left kind of open-ended cuz the last ep ends with them reuniting but doesn't show any further of them talking or touching or anything just them smiling at each other and laughing while the music starts to play lol.
It still made me tear up from happy feels though, simply seeing them smile so freely; the previous few episodes had really put my emotions through the wringer and I was just happy we got some sort of closure for them (i was like yessss pls let my babies be happy :'D)
I definitely wouldn't call it a happy-go-lucky show, though. I find it nearly impossible to rewatch, not because it's bad in any way, but simply cuz of how raw the emotions it elicits in me are. Simply thinking of some scenes in this show are enough to make me tear up sometimes.
It's not a tearjerker show with extremely tragic backstory for the chars, quite the opposite; it's a tremendously realistic, and most importantly, HOPEFUL show - it really lives up to its title: "Keep fighting, no matter what! You're the best.". I only tear up because over the course of its 40 or so eps i grew so freaking attached to these main chars (like seriously, they're some of the most realistic and likeable I've encountered on this medium and I love and adore all of the 4 main characters so damn much) and seeing them go through the times that life brings and struggle and sometimes cry and be sad made me want to cry a little (a lot) too.
With that being said, there's so much happiness in Mr Fighting too!!! There is a theme of family running through the show that really cemented its place among my favourite shows ever, it was heartwarming most of the time, but occasionally raw and powerful and painful and man can it hit hard :'D Also, the main couple is really super freaking cute and they love each other so much and though they might not be the most kissy or touchy-feely, they still brought so many smiles to my face watching their relationship develop and seeing how much they would sacrifice for each other <3 :') It's *because* of how much they care for each other that they end up deciding to break up in the 2nd-last ep, because while caring so much for each other so much, they sometimes forgot to put themselves, and their own needs, first. The last episode has timeskips and shows them growing and maturing as human beings; their final reunion occurs with both of them as changed people: older, smarter, kinder, perhaps a little sadder than when they'd first met in episode one; but hopefully, this time, more mature and ready for the challenges that a potential future relationship, and life together, might bring.
In case it's not obvious, I really freaking love this show. It's one of my all-time favourites and I seriously want to watch it again but I'm afraid my weak heart won't be able to take it lmao. It's a sloooow show, and could be called SOL-ish in the sense that we're literally watching these guys live and struggle through their daily lives, but yet it isn't SOLish either, not really, cuz their lives can get really goddamn difficult at times. The conversations are extremely realistic and true to life, it's easy to forget that you're watching a drama sometimes; the sound effects are fantastic (that freakin rooster xD); the soundtrack is generally soft and understated yet manages to complement the emotional moments perfectly when needed as well - that main theme gets me emotional just listening to it lol.
TLDR: if you have the time, and like a touch of hardship and pain and themes of FAMILY and growing up with your fluffy romance, do give this show a watch. I think it could prove to be worth your time (ps. if you don't believe me, just go onto youtube and search up any random scene from Mr Fighting, especially ep 40 and beyond, and see how emotionally affected its viewers are by it :D)
It's a hopeful ending, imo. Possibly as happy as an ending can get, given the circumstances. It was deliberately left kind of open-ended cuz the last ep ends with them reuniting but doesn't show any further of them talking or touching or anything just them smiling at each other and laughing while the music starts to play lol.
It still made me tear up from happy feels though, simply seeing them smile so freely; the previous few episodes had really put my emotions through the wringer and I was just happy we got some sort of closure for them (i was like yessss pls let my babies be happy :'D)
I definitely wouldn't call it a happy-go-lucky show, though. I find it so hard to rewatch, not because it's bad in any way, but simply cuz of how raw the emotions it elicits in me are. Simply thinking of some scenes in this show are enough to make me tear up sometimes.
It's not a tearjerker show with extremely tragic backstory for the chars, quite the opposite; it's a tremendously realistic, and most importantly, HOPEFUL show - it really lives up to its title: "Keep fighting, no matter what! Always remember: You're the best.". I tear up because over the course of its 40 or so eps i grew so freaking attached to these main chars (like seriously, they're some of the most realistic and likeable I've encountered on this medium and I love and adore all of the 4 main characters so damn much) and seeing them go through hard times that life brings and struggle and sometimes cry made me want to cry a little (a lot) too.
With that being said, there's so much happiness in Mr Fighting too!!! There is a theme of family running through the show that really cemented its place among my favourite shows ever, it was heartwarming most of the time, but occasionally raw and powerful and painful and man can it hit hard :'D The main couple is really super freaking cute and they love each other so much and though they might not be the most kissy or touchy-feely, they still brought so many smiles to my face watching their relationship develop and seeing how much they would sacrifice for each other <3 :') It's *because* of how much they care for each other that they end up deciding to break up in the 2nd-last ep, because while caring so much for each other so much, they sometimes forgot to put themselves, and their own needs, first. The last episode has timeskips and shows them growing and maturing as human beings; their final reunion occurs with both of them as changed people: older, smarter, kinder, perhaps a little sadder than when they'd first met in episode one; but hopefully, this time, more mature and ready for the challenges that a potential future relationship, and life together, might bring.
In case it's not obvious, I really freaking love this show. It's one of my all-time favourites and I seriously want to watch it again but I'm afraid my weak heart won't be able to take it lmao. It's a sloooow show, and could be called SOL-ish in the sense that we're literally watching these guys live and struggle through their daily lives, but yet it isn't SOLish either, not really, cuz their lives can get really goddamn difficult at times. The conversations are extremely realistic and true to life, it's easy to forget that you're watching a drama sometimes; the sound effects are fantastic (that freakin rooster xD); the soundtrack is generally soft and understated yet manages to complement the emotional moments perfectly when needed as well - that main theme gets me emotional just listening to it lol.
(Sorry for the long ass rant lmao, I was going to give you a short answer but realised a few paragraphs later that I had many emotions and thoughts and feelings about this show that i hadn't dealt with in a healthy way yet and needed to let them out lol, hope you don't mind ^^;)
Oh and the ending is very satisfying, don't worry.
Who knew this drama would be so lovely and precious T_T Romance, family, friendship, tragedy, comedy, sadness, happiness, this show had it all. For as fantastical as its premise seems, it's actually one of the most grounded, mature, and realistic dramas I've ever watched. It's about a couple relearning how to fall in love with each other all over again, learning to forgive, learning to treasure each other and their relationships with their family and friends, learning to look at things from another person's point of view, and learning not to take anything in their lives for granted, be it their youth and passion or their loved ones. I straight up sobbed during some of the scenes with the mother and daughter, they hit really hard, especially for me with how tumultuous my relationship with my own parents has been recently. This show was a wake-up call for me to treasure them while they're still around.
I would recommend this show to just about anyone, I think most people will find something they will take away from it. It balances a lighthearted tone and a funky cast of lovable characters with its more hard-hitting moments and themes beautifully. Just like the MCs went back 18 years to their 20s, I want to go back 13 hours so that I can watch this beautiful show again. <3
also aww I remember the ML as a side char from Just Between Lovers :))
also I loved the Goblin and secret garden references lmao
the bromance makes the entire show worth it. even if you find the main romance slow or unrealistic or whatever (many ppl have reservations) the bromance is one of the best things in kdrama period. i loved the 2 MLs banter and bickering and relationship soooooo much. It isn't just cosmetics or just for show either, their bond has very real consequences in the plot. ICONIC.
the romance is cute, and grows on you as the story goes. there are some very sad scenes at times. the ending is ... hopeful, but bittersweet. Ost, production, acting are all top-notch. Plot was good but perhaps slightly over-dramatic? idk. I loved the show overall. 9/10.
This show is REALISTIC, which I adored. When ppl mess up, there are consequences. These characters don't do things by halves, they go in guns blazing and are fully prepared to get hurt (which does happen). It's a show about growing up and midlife crises and discovering your feelings and family and friendship and hurt and forgiveness and letting go.
10/10.
Oh, and the ML's trainer (ML is a fighter) is perhaps my favourite character in the whole show lmao, he's so precious ?❤️
Like, pretty much everything in this show except the whole FL's family melodrama is absolutely fantastic, unfortunately that BS takes up a fair bit of the story near the end and pretty much ruined my enjoyment of the last few eps -.- I still rewatch the final episode from time to time because of its ending, though. THANK GOD for that ending. Jesus.
(Sorry if this review offended you, I realise a lot of people enjoyed this show a lot (including my friends). This is just how I, me, I felt, watching the show. I loved the romance and comedy and music and production and acting and everything else so much that when the show decided to completely destroy all the good feelings with completely forced and unnecessary and just freaking dumb melodrama, it was too much for me personally, haha. It seems like it didn't bother the vast majority of people that much, so if you're reading this comment before having watched the show, don't let it put you off trying the show out. The first 10 or so episodes alone are worth starting the show for, they're so great.)
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The FL pissed me off so much, holy SHIT. WHY THE FLYING FK WAS SHE GETTING MAD AT THE ML FOR, SHE LITERALLY HAS NO BACKBONE WTF, CAN'T SHE SEE IT'S NOT HIS FAULT, THAT HE'S INNOCENT, HOW IS SHE SO FREAKING EASILY MANIPULATED. And her dad and brother... why the HELL were they angry at the ML for, like the NERVE, like seriously GTFOH with that 'sins of the father are the sins of the child' bullshit, the ML literally did nothing wrong. The whole last episode when the ML was busting his ass trying to get into FL's family's good graces again I was punching air like Jesus Christ this dude is seriously too pure for this world... Oh my GOD.
The last few scenes when the main leads finally got to get back together somewhat salvaged the show for me but holy crap, this show was becoming dangerously close to a 1/10 , i was getting THAT pissed at the female lead's entire bloodline lmao
but ...*AHEM* to actually talk about the show...
(slight spoilers)
It isn't the main focus of the story, of course, but the show does at times deal with some surprisingly dark themes, like self-harm, abuse, and suicide, over the course of its 12 episodes. (Let's just say the synopsis isn't lying when it says the school values achievements and scores above all else.) The acting is pretty great all around, so much so that i was able to suspend my disbelief for pretty much the entire show, because appearance-wise not many of the actors should be able to believable pass off as high schoolers lol.
OST is great. Plot is surprisingly sound! It made me care a bit about cheerleading lmao, and I'm a guy who went to an all-boys school haha. Characters are mostly decent, but with some standouts for me - Jisoo as the 2ML, obviously, but N as Ha Dong Jae was awesome too, the show treated his character with a lot of care and subtlety, I didn't pay much attention to him to begin with but as the show went on he became like fifteen times more interesting to me. Chae Soo Bin as Soo Ah (2 FL / antagonist of sorts) I hated at first lmao, but that was because her acting was that good. She eventually gets a lot more bearable and likeable as the show slowly explains her backstory and motivations. The main duo is cute as all hell <3 Give it a go! I enjoyed it a lot, especially the last 2 episodes.
The romance was ADORABLE. HNNNGGHH.
Anyway, the ML is everything that is good in the world, the FL is realistic and very likeable, the villain (also acted by the ML *cough*) is fantastically done -he's an amazing actor(there are other villains too ofc, who are all great in their roles), the OST and production etc are all amazing, the plot is good but complicated, the side characters receive a surprising amount of development, all in all there's rarely a dull moment. The version I was watching had 19 episodes (an hour each) and episode 11 was my FREAKING FAVOURITE ASKDJLADJKA THE FLUFF GAVE ME CAVITIES <3 The fluff really stood out because the episodes especially near the end grew super serious lol. Oh and family is a huge theme of the story. And I cried multiple times in the last 2 eps, they were heartbreaking and heartwarming ;-;
but hey I suppose there was plenty of fluff interspersed in between especially at the start. They just weren't a couple at the time :') The last few eps were a bit slow with all the drama from the other two love interests (the 2ML is a dickhead, the 2FL I just felt bad for her lol), but the chemistry and pining between the main two kept me invested.
Overall, it was a solid show, especially considering how short the whole thing is. It's literally shorter than most 1 cour anime lmao, 10 eps x ~17mins each. 8.5/10.
the main couple was so frickin cute, they gave me weightlifting fairy vibes (playful banter, childhood friends, go from tolerating each other to true affection, the FLs even look a bit alike!).
And absolutely, i understand ^^
(don't get TOO put off by what i said earlier though!! the first 40-ish eps are all pretty great, there's plenty of moments of levity and cuteness and such, it's only when stuff starts to happen in the last few eps that the show ruthlessly cashes in all of your previously-built investment in the loveable characters and *really* decides to hit u right in the kokoro :D)
It still made me tear up from happy feels though, simply seeing them smile so freely; the previous few episodes had really put my emotions through the wringer and I was just happy we got some sort of closure for them (i was like yessss pls let my babies be happy :'D)
I definitely wouldn't call it a happy-go-lucky show, though. I find it nearly impossible to rewatch, not because it's bad in any way, but simply cuz of how raw the emotions it elicits in me are. Simply thinking of some scenes in this show are enough to make me tear up sometimes.
It's not a tearjerker show with extremely tragic backstory for the chars, quite the opposite; it's a tremendously realistic, and most importantly, HOPEFUL show - it really lives up to its title: "Keep fighting, no matter what! You're the best.". I only tear up because over the course of its 40 or so eps i grew so freaking attached to these main chars (like seriously, they're some of the most realistic and likeable I've encountered on this medium and I love and adore all of the 4 main characters so damn much) and seeing them go through the times that life brings and struggle and sometimes cry and be sad made me want to cry a little (a lot) too.
With that being said, there's so much happiness in Mr Fighting too!!! There is a theme of family running through the show that really cemented its place among my favourite shows ever, it was heartwarming most of the time, but occasionally raw and powerful and painful and man can it hit hard :'D
Also, the main couple is really super freaking cute and they love each other so much and though they might not be the most kissy or touchy-feely, they still brought so many smiles to my face watching their relationship develop and seeing how much they would sacrifice for each other <3 :') It's *because* of how much they care for each other that they end up deciding to break up in the 2nd-last ep, because while caring so much for each other so much, they sometimes forgot to put themselves, and their own needs, first. The last episode has timeskips and shows them growing and maturing as human beings; their final reunion occurs with both of them as changed people: older, smarter, kinder, perhaps a little sadder than when they'd first met in episode one; but hopefully, this time, more mature and ready for the challenges that a potential future relationship, and life together, might bring.
In case it's not obvious, I really freaking love this show. It's one of my all-time favourites and I seriously want to watch it again but I'm afraid my weak heart won't be able to take it lmao. It's a sloooow show, and could be called SOL-ish in the sense that we're literally watching these guys live and struggle through their daily lives, but yet it isn't SOLish either, not really, cuz their lives can get really goddamn difficult at times. The conversations are extremely realistic and true to life, it's easy to forget that you're watching a drama sometimes; the sound effects are fantastic (that freakin rooster xD); the soundtrack is generally soft and understated yet manages to complement the emotional moments perfectly when needed as well - that main theme gets me emotional just listening to it lol.
TLDR: if you have the time, and like a touch of hardship and pain and themes of FAMILY and growing up with your fluffy romance, do give this show a watch. I think it could prove to be worth your time (ps. if you don't believe me, just go onto youtube and search up any random scene from Mr Fighting, especially ep 40 and beyond, and see how emotionally affected its viewers are by it :D)
It's a hopeful ending, imo. Possibly as happy as an ending can get, given the circumstances. It was deliberately left kind of open-ended cuz the last ep ends with them reuniting but doesn't show any further of them talking or touching or anything just them smiling at each other and laughing while the music starts to play lol.
It still made me tear up from happy feels though, simply seeing them smile so freely; the previous few episodes had really put my emotions through the wringer and I was just happy we got some sort of closure for them (i was like yessss pls let my babies be happy :'D)
I definitely wouldn't call it a happy-go-lucky show, though. I find it so hard to rewatch, not because it's bad in any way, but simply cuz of how raw the emotions it elicits in me are. Simply thinking of some scenes in this show are enough to make me tear up sometimes.
It's not a tearjerker show with extremely tragic backstory for the chars, quite the opposite; it's a tremendously realistic, and most importantly, HOPEFUL show - it really lives up to its title: "Keep fighting, no matter what! Always remember: You're the best.". I tear up because over the course of its 40 or so eps i grew so freaking attached to these main chars (like seriously, they're some of the most realistic and likeable I've encountered on this medium and I love and adore all of the 4 main characters so damn much) and seeing them go through hard times that life brings and struggle and sometimes cry made me want to cry a little (a lot) too.
With that being said, there's so much happiness in Mr Fighting too!!!
There is a theme of family running through the show that really cemented its place among my favourite shows ever, it was heartwarming most of the time, but occasionally raw and powerful and painful and man can it hit hard :'D
The main couple is really super freaking cute and they love each other so much and though they might not be the most kissy or touchy-feely, they still brought so many smiles to my face watching their relationship develop and seeing how much they would sacrifice for each other <3 :') It's *because* of how much they care for each other that they end up deciding to break up in the 2nd-last ep, because while caring so much for each other so much, they sometimes forgot to put themselves, and their own needs, first. The last episode has timeskips and shows them growing and maturing as human beings; their final reunion occurs with both of them as changed people: older, smarter, kinder, perhaps a little sadder than when they'd first met in episode one; but hopefully, this time, more mature and ready for the challenges that a potential future relationship, and life together, might bring.
In case it's not obvious, I really freaking love this show. It's one of my all-time favourites and I seriously want to watch it again but I'm afraid my weak heart won't be able to take it lmao. It's a sloooow show, and could be called SOL-ish in the sense that we're literally watching these guys live and struggle through their daily lives, but yet it isn't SOLish either, not really, cuz their lives can get really goddamn difficult at times. The conversations are extremely realistic and true to life, it's easy to forget that you're watching a drama sometimes; the sound effects are fantastic (that freakin rooster xD); the soundtrack is generally soft and understated yet manages to complement the emotional moments perfectly when needed as well - that main theme gets me emotional just listening to it lol.
(Sorry for the long ass rant lmao, I was going to give you a short answer but realised a few paragraphs later that I had many emotions and thoughts and feelings about this show that i hadn't dealt with in a healthy way yet and needed to let them out lol, hope you don't mind ^^;)