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This drama was so unnecessarily tragic that it felt frustrating. There was genuinely no reason to kill off a character right before the birth of his child and give the main character a life threatening disease, all in a miniseries. I loved Isomura Hayato’s acting though, it felt really natural.
However, I want to talk about Ok Taecyeon’s acting and his character, Hwang Johan. I’ve loved his acting in dramas like Vincenzo, Save Me, and Blind, but this time, I really couldn’t connect with his emotions. This was probably because his lines were in Japanese, the 20% Korean he spoke felt much more alive. But then again, Japanese isn’t his mother tongue, so I shouldn’t expect too much from him. He still did a decent job, though.
His character was like a template for an extremely tragic figure, and it all felt so rushed. They could have either made it a longer drama where they explored Johan and Ryu’s relationship, maybe yk added a little romance here and there or they could have just made a movie out of it and kept the narrative to the point.
What I liked was how supportive they were towards Sumiko. I especially loved Ryu and Sumiko’s friendship. But why is the genre of this drama Boy’s Love? They’re all really good friends at best. This drama is really just about friendship and figuring out life, while Johan navigates his own life, which keeps kicking him in the balls. The last episode was nice, which makes me think that the story was okayish overall.
However, I want to talk about Ok Taecyeon’s acting and his character, Hwang Johan. I’ve loved his acting in dramas like Vincenzo, Save Me, and Blind, but this time, I really couldn’t connect with his emotions. This was probably because his lines were in Japanese, the 20% Korean he spoke felt much more alive. But then again, Japanese isn’t his mother tongue, so I shouldn’t expect too much from him. He still did a decent job, though.
His character was like a template for an extremely tragic figure, and it all felt so rushed. They could have either made it a longer drama where they explored Johan and Ryu’s relationship, maybe yk added a little romance here and there or they could have just made a movie out of it and kept the narrative to the point.
What I liked was how supportive they were towards Sumiko. I especially loved Ryu and Sumiko’s friendship. But why is the genre of this drama Boy’s Love? They’re all really good friends at best. This drama is really just about friendship and figuring out life, while Johan navigates his own life, which keeps kicking him in the balls. The last episode was nice, which makes me think that the story was okayish overall.
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