jwong11
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Why do you run? For yourself.
I'm writing this as I come off the 16th episode, because I don't want to forget anything, but also might not do this drama justice having not digested everything.
The first episode of this drama was slow and hard to get through for me. I actually stopped halfway and came to the conclusion that this wasn't for me, and there was no way I'd like it. Well, I was wrong. Like many have said, this is a "slice-of-life" drama. It is meant to be slow, because it is meant to showcase the everyday lifestyle of characters, without "drama". It's most definitely not for everyone due to the nature of the pace, but if you're looking for something with more depth, less tropes, and something that makes you feel good, this is a wonderful drama.
Some thoughts:
1. I'm going to start with Ki Seon Gyeom (aka Shi Wan), and how perfectly he fit this role for me. My guy was so, for a lack of better word, strange, from the get-go, that I had no idea what the heck his character was supposed to be. From him though, I understood that you need to love yourself, and that just because someone comes from a different world than you, doesn't mean that they are that much different than you. You can never assume what a person is really like without getting to know them.
2. I love how healthy the relationship is between the ML/FL. Just two people coming together trying to understand each other, and help each other grow into being a better version of themselves. That's the best way I can put it.
3. The humour! I truly laughed out loud at a number of different scenes. The wit and fast paced talking really gets me.
4. The focus on the second lead, without it being a love triangle. I think this was the first time I've ever seen a drama's ending scene (multiple times) on a second lead couple. I was shocked. But thoroughly enjoyed how the spent the second half of the drama flushing out the SL's relationship.
5. I will admit, I continue to have a hard time understanding the relationship between the SL's, and what exactly happened there, but I don't think I'll put too much thought into it, and just let myself decide what the ending was supposed to be.
6. The details. There were so many, but two that I can remember, was at the end when Mi Joo mentioned that her and Seon Gyeom will never 100% understand everything about each other, but they'll do their best to align with each other, and then they cut to the scene of them running at the same pace. I thought that was nice. Also, episode 11 (end), after they watch the short movie (Sleepwalk), they have a really great conversation that touches on a lot. One of which was about things disappearing, wether due to AI, or people just forgetting about it slowly (they mention it was similar to the movie they just watched but I didn't see the correlation, someone enlighten me if I'm wrong). And then you cut to Seon Gyeom walking home, passing by an old video store with faded posters of My Sassy Girl and No. 3, old movies that were once popular, now likely slowly being forgotten as we move forward into the future.
What I ultimately took away, was that everyone going through life, is doing their best to keep going (ie: run on). They're taking things day by day the best way they can. Running, similar to life, sometimes gets real tough, and you'll feel like you'll want to stop, or that you can't make it. But there are always reasons to keep running, the most important one being for yourself. Maybe you'll need to adjust, perhaps take little steps at a time, but ultimately, you gotta keep moving forward. And don't forget that people are cheering for your success. There are people watching over you, and cheering you on even if you can't immediately see them. And, though it may seem sometimes that you're alone in the world, we forget to just look around us and see that we're already surrounded with love. Love comes in many forms, not just familial, but relationships, friendships, un-wanted acquaintance, that dude at the coffee shop. The people that we think who are so far from our reach/world who would never understand us, could very well be the one person who can. There's a lot more detail in these words from the drama, so I don't think I'll ever be able to do it justice. But, I do urge you to watch it if you're interested! I don't think you'll regret it.
The first episode of this drama was slow and hard to get through for me. I actually stopped halfway and came to the conclusion that this wasn't for me, and there was no way I'd like it. Well, I was wrong. Like many have said, this is a "slice-of-life" drama. It is meant to be slow, because it is meant to showcase the everyday lifestyle of characters, without "drama". It's most definitely not for everyone due to the nature of the pace, but if you're looking for something with more depth, less tropes, and something that makes you feel good, this is a wonderful drama.
Some thoughts:
1. I'm going to start with Ki Seon Gyeom (aka Shi Wan), and how perfectly he fit this role for me. My guy was so, for a lack of better word, strange, from the get-go, that I had no idea what the heck his character was supposed to be. From him though, I understood that you need to love yourself, and that just because someone comes from a different world than you, doesn't mean that they are that much different than you. You can never assume what a person is really like without getting to know them.
2. I love how healthy the relationship is between the ML/FL. Just two people coming together trying to understand each other, and help each other grow into being a better version of themselves. That's the best way I can put it.
3. The humour! I truly laughed out loud at a number of different scenes. The wit and fast paced talking really gets me.
4. The focus on the second lead, without it being a love triangle. I think this was the first time I've ever seen a drama's ending scene (multiple times) on a second lead couple. I was shocked. But thoroughly enjoyed how the spent the second half of the drama flushing out the SL's relationship.
5. I will admit, I continue to have a hard time understanding the relationship between the SL's, and what exactly happened there, but I don't think I'll put too much thought into it, and just let myself decide what the ending was supposed to be.
6. The details. There were so many, but two that I can remember, was at the end when Mi Joo mentioned that her and Seon Gyeom will never 100% understand everything about each other, but they'll do their best to align with each other, and then they cut to the scene of them running at the same pace. I thought that was nice. Also, episode 11 (end), after they watch the short movie (Sleepwalk), they have a really great conversation that touches on a lot. One of which was about things disappearing, wether due to AI, or people just forgetting about it slowly (they mention it was similar to the movie they just watched but I didn't see the correlation, someone enlighten me if I'm wrong). And then you cut to Seon Gyeom walking home, passing by an old video store with faded posters of My Sassy Girl and No. 3, old movies that were once popular, now likely slowly being forgotten as we move forward into the future.
What I ultimately took away, was that everyone going through life, is doing their best to keep going (ie: run on). They're taking things day by day the best way they can. Running, similar to life, sometimes gets real tough, and you'll feel like you'll want to stop, or that you can't make it. But there are always reasons to keep running, the most important one being for yourself. Maybe you'll need to adjust, perhaps take little steps at a time, but ultimately, you gotta keep moving forward. And don't forget that people are cheering for your success. There are people watching over you, and cheering you on even if you can't immediately see them. And, though it may seem sometimes that you're alone in the world, we forget to just look around us and see that we're already surrounded with love. Love comes in many forms, not just familial, but relationships, friendships, un-wanted acquaintance, that dude at the coffee shop. The people that we think who are so far from our reach/world who would never understand us, could very well be the one person who can. There's a lot more detail in these words from the drama, so I don't think I'll ever be able to do it justice. But, I do urge you to watch it if you're interested! I don't think you'll regret it.
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