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Started watching Our Happy Days mainly because I always liked Uhm Hyun Kyung in long dramas, and honestly I have no complaints about the acting. Both male and female leads did well and their characters were enjoyable enough to follow.
But what really disappointed me was the older couple in the drama. The grandfather and grandmother treated their own son and daughter-in-law like complete outsiders. Not just privately, but openly in front of employees too. It honestly felt weird and cruel. Even the old man’s secretary behaves rudely toward the company’s own CEO simply because his father doesn’t support him properly. The drama tries to present the grandparents like innocent elders protecting the family, but many times they just came across as biased and emotionally toxic.
What made it worse is how obvious their favoritism was. They only truly cared about one grandson while the others felt neglected. Then the drama acts surprised when tension and resentment happen in the family.
Another thing I didn’t enjoy was the second lead couple writing.
The second male lead had almost no self-respect. He kept chasing a girl who clearly loved his younger brother. After being rejected so many times, it stopped feeling romantic and started feeling pathetic. Same with the second female lead. She gets rejected and humiliated repeatedly, but instead of moving on, she keeps emotionally hanging around the leads. Her dramatic “take care of oppa” scene felt more like emotional guilt-tripping than heartbreaking.
I really wish the drama gave the second leads proper growth and self-worth instead of making them suffer endlessly for melodrama.
Still, the acting overall was solid, especially Uhm Hyun Kyung. She carried emotional scenes really naturally and made frustrating moments easier to sit through.
Started watching Our Happy Days mainly because I always liked Uhm Hyun Kyung in long dramas, and honestly I have no complaints about the acting. Both male and female leads did well and their characters were enjoyable enough to follow.
But what really disappointed me was the older couple in the drama. The grandfather and grandmother treated their own son and daughter-in-law like complete outsiders. Not just privately, but openly in front of employees too. It honestly felt weird and cruel. Even the old man’s secretary behaves rudely toward the company’s own CEO simply because his father doesn’t support him properly. The drama tries to present the grandparents like innocent elders protecting the family, but many times they just came across as biased and emotionally toxic.
What made it worse is how obvious their favoritism was. They only truly cared about one grandson while the others felt neglected. Then the drama acts surprised when tension and resentment happen in the family.
Another thing I didn’t enjoy was the second lead couple writing.
The second male lead had almost no self-respect. He kept chasing a girl who clearly loved his younger brother. After being rejected so many times, it stopped feeling romantic and started feeling pathetic. Same with the second female lead. She gets rejected and humiliated repeatedly, but instead of moving on, she keeps emotionally hanging around the leads. Her dramatic “take care of oppa” scene felt more like emotional guilt-tripping than heartbreaking.
I really wish the drama gave the second leads proper growth and self-worth instead of making them suffer endlessly for melodrama.
Still, the acting overall was solid, especially Uhm Hyun Kyung. She carried emotional scenes really naturally and made frustrating moments easier to sit through.
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