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Trumpet Creeper, Secret, and Whatever Comes Next — Dan Oh and Haru still chooses to be together
Okay, let’s get one thing straight — Extraordinary You is not your typical transmigration or "fall-into-a-book" drama. No no no. This one said, "Let’s be different, let’s break the fourth wall, let’s mess with your heart and brain at the same time." AND IT DELIVERED.
From the very beginning, the premise already had me hooked. Like HELLO?! Characters realizing they’re in a comic book? Jumping from one "stage" to another? Acting one way in the “stage” but being completely different in the “shadow” when they’re free from the author's script? GENIUS. 🤯
And don’t even get me started on the reincarnation twist. The way they slowly unraveled Trumpet Creeper (aka the past life version of the story) was chef’s kiss. Just when you think you figured things out, BOOM — plot twist. The story went full-meta, and I LIVED for it.
Now let’s talk cast, because WOW. 🙌
🎀 Kim Hye Yoon as Eun Dan Oh? ICONIC. Her comedic timing? So on point I was literally giggling every time she started narrating her situation to herself like a manic side character detective. She made Dan Oh such a lovable, feisty, and heartbreaking heroine. One second you’re laughing at her stage antics, next thing you know, you’re sobbing into your pillow.
🌸 Rowoon... MY HARU. The way he played not just one but three versions of the same soul?? Like??? From clueless background character #13 to soft and curious Haru v1, then finally to the bold, smoldering, I-will-fight-the-author-for-you General Haru v2 from Trumpet Creeper? He gave RANGE, people. When Haru v2 started showing those “past life” vibes, you just knew he wasn’t just any reincarnated male lead — HE WAS the Haru. The way he changed his tone, his eyes, his walk — UGH. I swoon. 😩
🔥 And of course, Lee Jae Wook as Baek Kyung. Playing a character like that? NOT EASY. I know he was scum at first, but let’s be real — he made us feel for him. That inner conflict, the slow "awakening," the tragic realization that he was never going to be the lead? OUCH. He made us love and hate him at the same time and that’s TALENT.
💚 Also special shoutout to Do Hwa a.k.a. the forever second male lead I wish had his own spin-off! His narration, his commentary, his unrequited love? Relatable content. And don’t even get me started on Squid Fairy. Mysterious. Annoying. Dramatic. But we love him for being the meta gatekeeper of the comic universe 😂
Now, about the ending — I know, I know not everyone was satisfied. It wasn’t the “we changed our fate and lived happily ever after” fairytale some people wanted. But honestly? It was the most sensible and beautiful ending. Because at the end of the day, they’re just characters in a book — but they lived. They chose. They loved. And that made them real enough for me 😭
✨ 10/10. Would rewatch again and again. I wouldn't change a thing — not the heartbreak, not the chaos, not even the stage cues. It’s one of those rare gems that made me feel every single time. Like kilig, confusion, existential dread, pain, joy — THE RANGE!!!
In conclusion: Extraordinary You is extraordinary for a reason. Period
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