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A Love Other than Yours
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by NeymaR
11 days ago
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Just SKIP this Drama at any Cost!!

To anyone who's thinking of starting this drama, pleaseeeee, for the sake of your mental health, SKIP ITTTTTTTTTT 💔

I seriously don't know what the makers were trying to portray through this drama. Like, HOWWWW does someone date for 10 YEARS and still not end up together, but then date someone else for just ONE MONTH and never be able to get them out of their mind???
I really pity on the second lead, why whyyyyyyyy🥀
I really feel so bad for the second lead. WHYYYYYYYYY??? 🥀💔

BUT THE SECOND LEAD DESERVED SO MUCH BETTERRRRR!!! 🥀😭
I mean, I can understand why they agreed to date someone for just one month, even knowing they'd have to break up after that. Even though that person had been with someone else for 10 YEARS, deep down, they still hoped they could change their mind and make them stay forever. 😭💔

THE LAST EPISODE IS PURE TRAUMAAAAAAAA 😭
IT JUST BROKE MEEEEEE 💔🥀

I literally couldn't hold back my tears while watching the last episode. It was SOOO painful and heartbreaking to watch 😭💔

I'M NEVER RECOVERING FROM THISSSSS 🙂🥀

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A Love Other than Yours
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by Goli
11 days ago
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The maturity went out of the window for the sake of creating drama

From the very beginning I had this feeling they were trying to copy the plot of lost kdrama 2021 and make it more of a DRAMA rather than the originally intended melodrama it was.
And I think my point still stands. Featuring a female lead that has lost the spark in both life and her creative work and is stuck in an unhappy relationship built on responsibility and not on love.
Lost also had themes of depression and infidelity and handled them with grace.
The key is that it focused on the internal struggles of the female lead and not to darg them but to actually make sense of them and the struggles of fixing them. This drama completely brushes off the suicide attempts of the fl, her loss of creative life as a director, even her family problems and instead makes an stupid third story on how her dad died for the ml and shifts the entire focus on the ridiculously unrealistic overdramatic main relationship which was dragged till the very end thanks to billions of different childhood misery stories and not on actual adult relationship problems.
This way it also destroyed the sml and fl relationship which could be something much more healing and mature. Unlike lost we don't have an interesting sfl so the ml and sfl relationship was just two boring and uncharismatic people who don't actually challenge the stablished problems of the ml. Why ? Because he has to be some saint in the director's eyes despite being so childish and lacking accountability which were never addressed.
I love a complex frustrated charismatic female lead and at first mido gave me the impression that she was going to be one but the strory betrayed her struggles, her character EVEN IN HER SECOND RELATIONSHIP, where she was AGAIN not the saved one but a saviour for the entire time. I was so excited to see how they are going to bring back her creativity back, how she is going to find who she is apart from being her boyfriend's saviour and how her life is going to change through that. Even her family dynamics but nope.
Anyway go watch lost and don't waste your time

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A Love Other than Yours
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Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

worst kdrama i’ve watched all year

this show just put me through so much ragebait and i was stressed and i honestly could not stand the ragebait of the plot i was confused every episode too much was happening and nothing was happening at the same time i couldn’t even decide which ending i would have preferred. i wish i didn’t watch this. i’m actually being very honest about this being a hard watch for me genuinely from the bottom of heart i hated this plot so much i was on the verge of levitating i will not forget the ragebait i have endured while watching this.✌️🥰
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A Love Other than Yours
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by AMN
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A Missed Opportunity - A beautiful plot but the execution is a Mess

The Love other than Yours

- First of all the story line is very beautiful..But the execution and screenplay is a complete mess.

- From the beginning the ML is submissive , doing everything for the FL, thinking that he is very much devoted in Love. He has a very stable career , doing everything for the FL , taking care of her like s pet.

- The FL is very clumsy with complete infidelity.. She has been struggling from her career for ten years and didnt think of anything or others and does nothing.. There is one scene where she is sitting in her house with complete garbage around her and the ML has to come and clean up.. She dont cook ..Basically even though they live together, she is struggling with her career, she does nothing to divert the tension and it has been bottled up..There is no character development , no cause and action for ten years, so no empathy towards her how much ever she cries suddenly.

- Suddenly she felt attracted to someone which is very much OK , the bad part is to make a bizarre bet that she and her husband should go on, 1 month date with other partners even though her husband did not like this initially.
- The worst part is they planned for dating with others but keep disturbing each other..

- The side characters and pairs which played do not have any role in the drama, and they have wasted such a senior actress in the Mother role . There are some court scenes, a villain , nothing added value.

- The story is a very beautiful plot that shows their differences of relationships for ten years of life . It is valid that sometimes we develop crush on someone , or we grow differences due course of time.. probably if they have started family or had kids, things would have been different...

-It dont look like a 10 year relationship and nothing is convincing , why they are together, why they drift apart, no development of romance with other leads.. Only one whom I liked in this drama is SML ,She is better.

They could done it beautifully by one person having affairs and the other person in some other chaos, How they move on the life with and without each other, Here whether they seperate or join, it dont make any emotional connect, the reasons about father's death, their so called trauma ( which is now in every drama)- I mean nothing is touchy.. I feel really irritated rather emotional when she/he cries esp in climax because it didnt create any impact anywhere..
None of their actions is convincing why they did that...

The only satisfying part is the CLIMAX...Good decision...

Among all K / C dramas I had watched , First time i ever felt seeing a K drama - I COULD HAVE AVOIDED WATCHING THIS

A beautiful story line but Total MESS due to poor execution and screenplay..

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Bloody Smart
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by Zoraya
11 days ago
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Ito-sensei’s works deserve productions like these.

The story takes place in a secluded mountain town built around a cram school that offers intensive preparation courses for university entrance exams. Getting a spot there isn't easy unless you have money or connections, and parents go to tremendous lengths to secure a place for their children.

The protagonist is Zhao Jiaqi, a girl who failed her medical school entrance exams (a career path her mother wants for her, not one she has chosen herself). She arrives in town in the middle of the night with her mother, Mrs. He, to move into her assigned apartment and start classes the following day.

The cinematography and direction in that first episode are excellent, creating a wonderfully atmospheric opening. I really liked the town's setting, its surroundings, and the interactions between its inhabitants.

As for the school, Chongming operates under a strict disciplinary system and an intensive study schedule. Students are constantly evaluated to determine who gets promoted to special classes and who remains at the bottom of the rankings, potentially facing expulsion.

The other students in Jiaqi's class make up the rest of the main cast, and fans of Ito's works will immediately recognize some familiar faces, such as Tomie (Jiang Wenyue), or Souichi (Wu Shuangyi). However, don't expect them to follow their original storylines, as this is an entirely different story.

Everyone's lives will revolve around classes, competition, their personal dilemmas, and the mystery surrounding the way the town and the school are run.

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• The Good:

The story, the atmosphere, the cinematography and direction, the performances, and the ending theme.

The conclusion was good and fitting, even if it didn't have the frenzied madness one might expect from an Ito-sensei manga.

• The Bad:

The pacing of the episodes. The first episode is the strongest in this regard. Starting with episode 2, the narrative expands to include more characters, as the story gradually takes on the structure of an ensemble cast. This makes the overall narrative feel a little less focused. It's nothing that ruins the experience, but it did take me some time to adjust to the change in pacing.

The other downside is that if you're expecting a series packed with supernatural horror in every episode, this isn't it.

Another point—just my own personal opinion—is that they somewhat squandered the potential of Wu Shuangyi (Souchi) as a destructive force. In the end, he lacked malice.

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Final Verdict:

It's a good series. And although it doesn't faithfully adapt any of Ito-sensei's original stories, it stays true to his aesthetic and influence. I'd consider it one of the best live-action adaptations I've seen in terms of acting performances and overall production.

With this much potential, I'd love to see more stories like this, perhaps even a second season with the same cast of characters getting into a whole new series of disastrous adventures.

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Between Steps
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

amazing drama

TV Series Review: Between Steps

Between Steps is a Korean romantic drama about love, friendship, and personal growth.

The story follows two university students, Min-jae and Yu-jin, who have different personalities and life experiences. They meet at university and slowly develop feelings for each other.

I really enjoyed this series because it has a beautiful story, interesting characters, and emotional moments. The actors did a great job, and the romance between the main characters is lovely.

However, some scenes are sad, and the story can be a little slow.

In my opinion, Between Steps is a wonderful series. I recommend it to people who enjoy romantic and emotional stories.

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truly amazing drama

TV Series Review: Between Steps

Between Steps is a Korean romantic drama about love, friendship, and personal growth.

The story follows two university students, Min-jae and Yu-jin, who have different personalities and life experiences. They meet at university and slowly develop feelings for each other.

I really enjoyed this series because it has a beautiful story, interesting characters, and emotional moments. The actors did a great job, and the romance between the main characters is lovely.

However, some scenes are sad, and the story can be a little slow.

In my opinion, Between Steps is a wonderful series. I recommend it to people who enjoy romantic and emotional stories.

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A Love Other than Yours
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11 days ago
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Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

It's a mature drama (French Review).

C'est un drama mature, qui n'est pas fait pour tout le monde et qui a été mal compris par la majorité. Il est poignant, touchant et nous fait nous questionner sur l'amour.

Il n'est pas linéaire et c'est ce qui fait sa beauté.

Deux adultes traversant des hauts, des bas, qui s'aiment profondément mais dont l'amour n'est pas fait l'un pour l'autre. Deux adultes qui seraient prêts à faire tout pour l'autre mais qui ne sont pas fait l'un pour l'autre. Un amour pur, profond et blessant.

Je dirais que c'est un drama à regarder d'un point de vue "à la troisième personne".

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a truly wonderful drama

✨ Between Steps — A Truly Beautiful Drama 🤍

Between Steps is a beautiful and emotionally captivating drama that touches the heart with its meaningful storytelling, heartfelt moments, and unforgettable characters.

Kim So Hyun shines with her incredible acting, bringing depth, sincerity, and warmth to every scene. Her ability to express emotions through the smallest gestures makes her performance truly special. The chemistry between the leads adds another layer of beauty to the story, making every moment feel genuine and memorable.

What makes this drama stand out is its emotional depth, natural character development, and the way it captures the beauty of human connection. It is the kind of story that makes you smile, feel deeply, and think about its characters long after watching.

A beautiful reminder that sometimes the most meaningful journeys begin with the smallest steps.

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Where the Mask Ends
5 people found this review helpful
11 days ago
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Best of the best

10/10 《Where the Mask Ends》is the drama I didn't know I needed this year

I just finished the latest episodes and I am genuinely shaken. I went in expecting a standard historical romance with a bride-swap trope, and what I got was a psychological cat-and-mouse game that refuses to let you breathe. This is a 10 and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

Tian Xiwei, I owe you an apology. I had only seen her in sweeter roles, but here she is a completely different beast. Playing both A Chou, the night-soil collector turned reluctant impostor and Wei Rao the venomous noblewoman, she doesn't just change costumes, she changes the air around her . A Chou's survival instincts are written in the way she holds her shoulders, the way her eyes dart around a room calculating exits. Wei Rao's cruelty is casual, almost bored. The contrast is so sharp that you forget it's the same actress. The scene where A Chou has to imitate Wei Rao's mannerisms while visibly trembling inside? Chills.

The premise could have been cheap. It isn't. A poor girl is paid to marry a dying general's son as a "fortune-bringing" bride, the groom wakes up, and now she's trapped in a noble household where everyone is watching her . But the show uses that setup to ask something darker: when you steal someone's life to survive, are you a thief or are you finally becoming who you were supposed to be? The writing doesn't hand you easy answers.

The tension between A Chou and Lu Zhuo is agonizing in the best way. Yan An plays Lu Zhuo with this cold, calculating stillness that makes every glance feel like a threat assessment. He knows something is off about his wife. She knows he knows. And yet, watching him slowly shift from suspicion to reluctant respect to something dangerously close to trust. it's a slow burn that actually earns its payoff . Their verbal sparring had me gripping my phone.

The production is gorgeous and suffocating in equal measure. The Duke's manor isn't a pretty backdrop; it's a gilded cage where every corridor has ears and every smile hides a knife . The costumes are lush, the lighting is moody, and the whole thing has this dark fairy-tale atmosphere that fits the story perfectly.

Yes, I've seen the criticisms. Some people say the pacing wobbles after the central mystery resolves, and I get it. the show sets an incredibly high bar for itself early on. But even when the plot takes wild turns, Tian Xiwei's performance never lets you look away . And honestly? A drama that swings big and occasionally stumbles is infinitely more interesting to me than one that plays it safe.

Bottom line: If you want a fluffy romance, look elsewhere. If you want a drama that treats marriage as the beginning of a dangerous confrontation, that lets its heroine be morally gray and fiercely intelligent, and that will make you rethink what a "bride swap" story can do, watch this immediately. I'm already planning my rewatch.

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Ticket to Heaven
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11 days ago
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Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 4.0

Acting carried

I think I enjoyed the idea of ticket to heaven more than I enjoyed the actual series itself. Gmmtv played it too safe, and made the series unrealistic in certain aspects. I think the religious guilt expressed in the series was very real, but it felt surface level. The series seemed to be too scared of the negative feedback, so the series didn’t explore oppression from the church, and cut out certain parts that should have been addressed. The one thing they did good was give the series to geminifourth, since they’re acting carried.. can you imagine they gave this to joongdunk? Lmfao I’d drop it after the first episode. I enjoyed it other than that, the cinematography was great and high quality.

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A Love Other than Yours
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Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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A complete mess ??

What exactly is the writer trying to prove through this story? You cannot spend the beginning of a drama portraying two people as inseparable soulmates, only to destroy everything that made their relationship special. Where are the loyalty, honesty, trust, and emotional maturity that once defined their love? Instead of giving them a chance to communicate and understand each other, the story keeps creating unnecessary complications. Don't confuse toxic drama with meaningful storytelling. We fell in love with their bond, not with watching it fall apart. These characters deserved better, and so did the audience. Such a waste of a beautiful concept and talented leads! 💔

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A Love Other than Yours
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by Who cares Dumpster Fire Award1 Clap Clap Clap Award2
11 days ago
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Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Zero Displacement

A Love Other Than Yours is a sickness. You trash-talk this show every day, rant about how toxic and blood-boiling these characters are, and yet somehow, you still show up for the next episode out of sheer curiosity. So, let me elaborate on this sickness for you.

Causes: An FL and ML who, after TEN YEARS, still haven't figured out how to resolve relationship issues without making everything ten times worse. Communication? Apparently, that's too much to ask. Common sense? Nowhere to be found.

Symptoms: Frustration, anger, trash-talking, wrecking your head and an uncontrollable urge to question every single decision these people make.

Side Effects: Developing personal beef with the main leads, losing brain cells by the episode and questioning whether you should continue watching or simply choose peace. (Spoiler alert: You won't choose peace.)

Cure/Treatment: Do NOT start this show unless you're prepared for a generous dose of toxicity, cheating, infidelity and enough questionable decisions to keep your blood pressure in business. Proceed at your own risk because once you start, there's no going back.

**Before I begin, I would like to clarify that these are my personal opinions, and I hope they will be respected. I've seen multiple people slut-shaming the female lead, so I want to make it clear that I won't be engaging with comments involving slut-shaming any character, whether it is the female lead or the second female lead. Criticising a character's actions and slut-shaming them are two entirely different things.**

THE STORY

The biggest issue with this drama is how poorly the story and its characters have been handled.

Mi Do and Nam Goon have been in a relationship for ten years. Apparently, they feel they've lost the spark in their relationship, something Mi Do acknowledges as well. In fact, she suggests breaking up as early as the first episode. However, rather than addressing what's gone wrong, they continue circling around separation, with marriage being brought into the picture as though it could somehow fix their relationship. Eventually, they decide to explore relationships with other people, bringing the second leads into the equation.

And honestly, this is where things get increasingly complicated without getting any better.

CHARACTERS

Lee Mi Do (Female Lead)

I believe Mi Do is supposed to be the protagonist of this show. The story largely revolves around her life, family and personal circumstances. However, despite being the central character, I feel she was completely sidelined and written primarily to facilitate the male lead's journey and his life without her, rather than allowing her to have an equally meaningful journey of her own. And as a woman myself, I genuinely feel her character has been written so freaking pathetically.

In the beginning of the show a lot of people were emphatic towards her depsite the kiss with TS. Her struggles with depression and everything she was going through made it easier to understand her actions. But as the story progressed, her actions and, more importantly, some of the things she said about other characters became increasingly difficult to overlook.

There were moments when her dialogues were so unnecessarily awful that they made her almost unbearable to watch. Whatever understanding viewers had initially towards her was eventually overshadowed by the way the writers chose to portray her.

I'm not here to defend Mi Do. She deserves criticism for her actions. However, I also feel the hate directed towards her reflects how terribly her character has been written. The writers had so much scope to explore her struggles, depression and personal growth, but instead, they kept putting her in situations that made her increasingly unlikeable without giving her meaningful development.

The most disappointing part is that Mido's depression stemmed from her career struggles, and the entire storyline seemed to be building towards her journey as a director. But instead of highlighting her struggles, taking up work, getting out of shady jobs, and finally achieving her dream, none of that happened. It's so fucking disappointing that they wasted so much screen time on that stupid sweet potato fraud. Like, what the actual fuck, man?

Nam Gong Ho (Male Lead)

His character is probably one of the most confusingly written characters in this drama.

Personally, I wouldn't immediately label his behaviour as emotional cheating in the beginning. However, the way he behaves towards his colleague makes it difficult to understand what he actually feels.

He is unusually considerate towards her and does things he normally wouldn't. This leaves viewers questioning whether he is simply being nice or subconsciously developing feelings for her without realising it himself.

There is a thin line between the two possibilities, and the writers never really clarify it. We don't get enough internal monologues or moments that reveal what's going on in his mind. The ambiguity could have worked if it had been intentionally explored, but instead, it leaves the audience confused about his intentions throughout the show.

Tae Seung (Second Male Lead)

I genuinely feel his character belongs in an entirely different drama. He feels as though he was written for some dark, toxic thriller rather than the relationship drama this show initially presented itself to be.

He is unnecessarily toxic, manipulative and, at several points, downright awful. And yes, the writers eventually attempt to give him a redemption arc. But does that make things better? Not really.

Personally, even if you dislike Mi Do to the core, I don't think you would necessarily want her to end up with him. A redemption arc doesn't automatically erase everything a character has done, especially when the writers haven't made that redemption convincing.

SuA (Second Female Lead)

Out of all the characters, I personally feel she is probably the least toxic and comparatively the most decent person. But that doesn't make her innocent.

She has her own flaws and has made questionable decisions. However, I think viewers sometimes judge characters based on the severity of what someone else has done. When one character commits something considerably worse, another character's actions suddenly appear less problematic in comparison. But that doesn't mean those actions were right.

I feel all four characters are morally grey to varying degrees. None of them is entirely innocent. The difference is simply the extent to which each has crossed their moral boundaries.

STORYLINE ISSUES

One of my biggest disappointments is how the female lead's depression, initially one of the central themes, eventually gets pushed aside. We barely get any meaningful exploration of what she was going through, how her circumstances affected her or how everything fell apart in her life. Instead, we get endless apologies without substantial conversations about the actual issues.

Everything that initially made her storyline interesting is practically thrown into the trash. And then there is that entire sweet potato storyline. Honestly, I don't even know what to say about it. It felt so unnecessary and disconnected that I genuinely don't understand what purpose it served.

Most of the side stories weren't compelling enough to keep the audience invested either. At some point, the only thing people really wanted to know was how the main characters would eventually end up. And that, in itself, says a lot about how the story was handled.

MY ACTUAL ANALYSIS

Now, if you want my exact analysis of this drama, this is where it begins.
I completely disagree with the writer's understanding of what a long-term relationship is supposed to look like. The writer seems to equate the absence of butterflies and initial excitement with the absence of love, which makes little sense to me. The adrenaline rush associated with the beginning of a relationship naturally fades over time, but that doesn't mean the love disappears or that you stop caring about each other. A ten-year relationship is bound to evolve, with passion and excitement taking different forms as familiarity and comfort grow. That doesn't make it any less meaningful.

What makes it even more frustrating is that we never understand. We never actually get to see WHY these two people drifted apart in the first place. What were those little things that gradually accumulated over the years until they reached a point where they wanted to end a ten-year relationship? How do two people who "supposedly" loved each other for ten years suddenly become so burdened by guilt over something that happened 27 years ago that they start questioning their relationship? Then why did they even get together in the first place? They could have simply remained friends, as they had for the previous 17–18 years. None of this is properly explored or explained.

We were shown all these happy moments and memories, but hardly any of the moments that actually led to their separation. The writers should have established what went wrong between them before introducing other romantic interests. That is such an important part of the story, and it was simply missing.

Now comes the incident involving Mi Do and Tae Seung. A lot of people have defended her by arguing that she was drunk and wasn't fully conscious of what was happening. But I find that argument difficult to accept, especially when it's quite clear that she kissed him back.

And even if we give her the benefit of the doubt, what about everything that followed? She deliberately concealed the incident from Nam Goong Ho, making an already complicated situation considerably worse. Honestly, this was the breaking point for Mi Do's character for me.

What disappointed me even more was her lack of basic consideration for her ten-year partner. She barely stood up for him when Tae Seung disrespected him, despite having known the latter for barely a month or two. And to make matters worse, she repeatedly gets physically close to Tae Seung while continuing to claim that she loves Nam Goong Ho. I find that contradiction incredibly frustrating. Her actions simply don't align with her declarations of love.

Then comes Nam Goong Ho and SuA, I know not everyone may agree, but I feel Nam Goong Ho had always harboured a soft spot for her, even before they started dating. His care and concern for her gradually developed into feelings for herr, which became more evident once they got together in the one "one month dating". I also find it difficult to believe that someone could develop such profound feelings in just a month, to the extent of still holding on to that person and going back to them even after two years.

Another thing I couldn't understand was the writer's intention behind keeping the main couple so involved in each other's lives despite introducing a one-month trial period of dating other people. What was even the point? They supposedly wanted to explore other relationships but were still emotionally entangled with each other. The entire arrangement made little sense. If you have problems, communicate and work through them; if you can't, separate. But this half-hearted arrangement served no purpose.

Just go to therapy, man!

Why are we making everything so unnecessarily complicated?

I also feel the writers never really intended to give us a convincing reconciliation between the original leads. The entire premise kept moving in circles without resolving the issues that brought them to this point.

THE CONCLUSION

Coming to the ending, I personally don't think Mi Do should have ended up with Tae Sung. A large part of her attraction towards him seemed to stem from the butterflies and excitement she felt were missing from her ten-year relationship. But what happens when those feelings eventually fade with Tae Sung too? Will she start looking for that same excitement elsewhere? If butterflies are the basis of choosing a partner, what happens when they inevitably disappear with time?

There is another aspect of their relationship I couldn't get behind. Tae Sung met Mi Do at a point in her life when he was, frankly, one of the worst people she could have been involved with. His behaviour was questionable, and his eventual redemption felt so sudden that I couldn't genuinely believe in it.

I don't know what was supposed to convince me that he had voluntarily changed as a person or that his transformation was substantial enough to build a healthy relationship with her. The development felt rushed, and I never really bought it.

Then comes Nam Goon and Sua.

Throughout the drama, Nam Goon kept giving mixed signals about how he actually felt towards Sua. Even if Sua wasn't entirely innocent, I still feel she deserved better than someone who seemed so confused about his own feelings. He spent so much of the story being uncertain about what he wanted, and somehow, we are expected to accept the eventual outcome without questioning all that uncertainty? It just doesn't sit right with me.

Personally, I don't think a relationship that begins while one or both people are still emotionally entangled in another relationship can have the healthiest foundation. This applies to both couples. You cannot carry the unresolved baggage of one relationship into another and expect everything to magically work out.

And it isn't just the romantic storylines. There were so many other plotlines that were either poorly explored or made absolutely no sense. For instance, the entire storyline involving blaming a child for the death of an adult. How can you hold a child responsible for something entirely beyond their control?

Then there is the relationship supposedly built around guilt. Why would you enter a relationship with someone if you didn't genuinely love them or have romantic feelings for them? If the entire foundation was guilt, what made you pursue that relationship in the first place? And why are we expected to accept that as a reasonable explanation for everything that followed?

And let's not even get started on Mi Do's directing career.

Her career was initially presented as one of the major reasons behind her depression and dissatisfaction with life. It was important to establishing her character and explaining why she was looking for something that would make her feel alive again. But after the initial second or third episode, what exactly happened to that storyline? It practically disappeared.

Something central to the female lead's personal struggles never received the attention it deserved. We barely got to see any meaningful development in that aspect of her life either.

And that brings me back to my original point. The drama introduced so many potentially interesting themes but failed to do justice to almost any of them. Whether it was depression, long-term relationships, guilt, personal growth or the consequences of emotional decisions, everything felt half-baked.

Honestly, I think this is one of the worst dramas I've watched this year. Not necessarily because the premise was bad, but because the execution was so disappointing. There was so much potential to explore these characters and their relationships meaningfully, but the writers somehow managed to make almost every storyline frustrating.

I kept watching because I wanted to know how everything would eventually unfold, but the conclusion didn't make the journey worth it.

And that's pretty much it. What a waste of potential.

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Echo of a Letter
2 people found this review helpful
by Mth
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Overall 10
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Its wonderfully Real though with a big sprinkle of AI unfortunately

At the start seeing the Ai made me lose interest, however I held on. And i am so glad i did as the story progressively got so much better that now i am waiting with a bated breath for the next episode.
And you guys, i really sincerely thought that at one time that the male leads were AI, so much so that i researched on them and only when i realised that they were real did i continue. Such beautiful humans existing on this planet is quite demoralising to me as a female tbh.
And on top of that - the yearning , ugh my heart, the pain feels so good , i must be a masochist. Anyway love this story and the portrayal of each character by the actors. Good job everyone except the Ai whatever. I wish Ai would stop being used , although i dont think it will- very unfortunate. Someone should be regulating the use of AI, its really bad for the environment and our social structure if considered long term.

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Me and Who
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Overall 7.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Good chemistry, but something was missing

I enjoyed Me and Who, but I can't say it completely won me over. Big and Park were definitely the highlight for me, and I really liked how naturally they worked together, especially Park's ability to switch between Apo's dramatic personality and Phop's more shy and reserved side. The chemistry between Suriya and Phop was genuinely lovely, and some of their quieter moments together were much sweeter than all the exaggerated comedy around them. I actually enjoyed the humor at times, but the constant sound effects became a little too much, and I wish the drama had trusted its funny moments without trying so hard to make them funnier. The ending also felt unnecessarily packed, especially when some of those developments could have been spread more evenly across the final episodes. Overall, it was entertaining and had its cute moments, but I expected a little more from the story. Still, I'd happily watch Big and Park together again because they really made a good pair.

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