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Our Unwritten Seoul korean drama review
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Our Unwritten Seoul
1 people found this review helpful
by tintin92
Aug 16, 2025
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

It's like living a real life in a drama with very broken people.

I was reluctant to watch this drama for two reasons: The high rating here and the numerous average/below average reviews here (a very big contrast, i was like why?)

Anyhow, I gave in and i'm glad I did. As someone who loves romantic dramas, this drama gave me butterflies in my stomach.
I thought maybe they wrote this drama based on real people, and the story was not exactly a story but a narration of real people and real events. I felt like i lived with the cast while watching. I felt their pain, their sorrows, their longing. it was just beautiful.

Story:
Set in the countryside, the story revolves around identical twin girls and a boy named Ho-Su. They all had hard upbringings with heavy baggage in their adulthood. There are lots of trauma-related and depression issues introduced too. The characters are all broken, which made this drama very realistic. Romance is not the major plot of this story but the development of the twins and their love lives is beautifully depicted.

Writing:
I initially thought this is based on real-life people or a novel, but whoever wrote this drama interestingly made it appealing and heartfelt. unless one is so lucky in life to have an easy life, we all suffer in different areas, and sometimes it's soothing to see how healing happens in a world full of chaos. The only issue with the writing was miscommunication. albeit minor, this could have been developed better.

OST:
As a sucker for bgm tracks in Korean dramas, this one had a marvelous choice of OSTs. The songs are all beautiful and memorable. The pieces sometimes gave me goosebumps as they matched the mood perfectly.

Acting:
PBY never disappoints. i haven't been a fan of hers and only watched a few of her dramas, but delivering the twins' characters and emotions was hard, and she did amazing.
PJY, well, he delivered a green forest guy who smiled with his eyes. I loved how gentle and kind his character was and he wasn't afraid to show his vulnerability. Kudos to both!

Romance is very important to me and this drama's romance was more like a subplot, but it felt like it was there from the beginning. The first-love trope existed from the first episode and the adult Miji-Hosu's relationship and chemistry was amazingly beautiful. wish they had more initmate/kiss scenes though lol.

Overall, a beautiful drama. i'm glad the negative reviews and the super high rating didn't sway me.



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