Another Miss Oh (2016)

I never considered watching Another Miss Oh because it seemed really complicated and just not my thing, but after being encouraged multiple times by my friend Kingsqueen whose watched it multiple times, I figured it was time to give it a chance. And I must say - it very cute! I very much enjoyed it. The ending was nicely done where everything was wrapped up neatly. I was told that there was a plot twist and you don't get to that twist until the ending :D. I can happily say that the twist and overall execution of the drama makes sense based on the rules set by the drama, so that was also a plus for me. I'm not sure if I'd watch the *whole* thing all over again, but I did love some very specific parts that I'll probably watch again on YouTube as clips.

I really loved certain characters, such as the lawyer friend, Ji Sang, and Oh Hae Young's parents. I personally enjoyed watching Ji Sang and the noona interact the most - their dynamics were pretty laugh out loud hilarious.
A lot of people said that Do Kyung's mother was pretty horrible, but I didn't find her to be that bad because the Chairman was WAYYY worse to me. And in the end, I still felt bad for the ex-fiance of Oh Hae Young. He got the short end of the stick soooo many different ways by so many people that I feel for him. He was douche-y at some moments, but I pity him, really - his life was pretty crappy all because of other people.

Overall, it was a very nice drama. I'm glad I watched it. Personally, I like a bit more comedy in my drama, but this was still good even though it had a bit more serious parts in it than I prefer. It actually reminds me a lot of Laughter in Waikiki. Laughter in Waikiki is very similar in set-up, just a much lighter version with no *real* bad guy other than life itself.

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its hard to come by a good comedy romance drama because it tend to be cliche and predictable. most of the time you can guess what would the characters say next or what they gonna do based on their personality/role and the situation. yet this drama overcome all of that. while the scene or situation might seem cliche but id often go "woah thats cool line" or "what a darn thing to do". this drama also managed to avoid useless filler and unnecessary fanservice scene. every scene count for the build up. tension and emotion. and while while it is a comedic drama it has some depth to its story. pretty rare.

there are also many memorable scene like the "drunken french" or "drunk/crazy dance"

the music also complement the drama well

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Melodrama mix with Comedy

I must say 2016 is truly the golden era of kdrama's. Loved the mixture of melodrama and comedy in every episode. And I wonder how much beer and soju every character consumed in this drama, because from ep 1 to end their always drunk.

In this drama you'll feel love, passion, neglected, irritated, regrets and a lot of misunderstandings.

My realization in life for this drama:

• Being compared to other people is really hard, it makes you question yourself and increase your insecurities. Note: if you are going to have a child, think carefully about the name; you have 9 months to contemplate. BE CREATIVE.
Example: stormi or north west.

• A mother's golden heart. Oh hae-young's mother shows how parents hurt more if they see their children in pain. She needs to be tough in order to protect her family.

• For all the unfortunate events comes in our life some people wants to stay drunk, because they want to forget their problems even for a moment. "Drunk to forget, than to stay sober and suffer".

• See Episode 12 (46:00 - 44:35) in netflix to follow: Love can make you fool and you knew it but you can't help it.

• Family are the one's that understand you the most you can count on them. Remember: "Some fights in life you'll need someone because not all the time you are always fighting alone."

For me its 8/10 its a fun and great drama I can rewatched it again. I loved the chemistry between the leads and I find Eric Mun's acting fitted to romance and action genres. And I really appriciate the gallons or tears Seo Hyun Jin's invested in this drama she cried a lot than in Dr. Romantic. And especially I loved all the supporting characters for lifting the mood after the heavy scenes.

And the reason why its not 10 because, first I find it weird how they showed the vision part of do kyung but I like the character development at the end. And sometimes I find annoying the female lead, always thinking herself first.

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●The story was nice with all the chaos caused due to the same name. But I wasn’t expecting the 180degree change of story centering the ML. Park do kyung deja Vu was making the story pretty interesting and I enjoyed it. When the story is fully untangled its really satisfying to see the bad people get punished.
I don’t like the soo kyung and jin sang story. The characters were interesting but they were like screen filler to whole story.
●Acting wise everyone one was very good. I enjoyed it. My favourite character was mother of oh hae young that is hwang deok yi.
Seo hyun jin was playing the role of heartbroken oh hae young very nicely but I didn’t like her hairstyle. If she tied her hair she would be more beautiful.
Eric Mun was handsome and good at the role but felt more cold in the entire series. When there was romance also he felt cold.
The dance sequence at the end was amazing I just loved it.

●And am extreamly disappointed with this bully culture and judging people around based on looks. Calling someone pretty and ugly is so not right.
Based on colour,money,parents,looks, judging has been a plotline of so many dramas so i feel its necessary to be stopped.
●Overall this show is a good watch. But definitely not a rewatch for me

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This drama has a nice mix of the serious with the fun, a nice broad mix of characters and nobody really feels like a "bit part" - everyone brought their elements to the story.

The ML and FL were great but for me the secondary characters were just as good, whether it was Kim Mi Kyung's portrayal of the slightly insane mother of Hae-Young - she's definitely one of my favourite older female actresses and it was good to see her role given much more of a presence than I've seen her with in some other "mother" roles previously. Heo Young Ji as the girlfriend of one of the family's brothers was another real wildcard too, I didn't know what to expect from her character when she first appears but she turns out to be a really good character in the story and really fun to watch.

The other secondary character that was actually the main reason for picking this show was Ye Ji Won - having enjoyed her work in Thirty But Seventeen where she played a monotone, black and white, mary-poppins type character I was curious to see her in another role. In the first couple of scenes it looks like it's going to be a similar type of character but it doesn't take long to get a bigger picture and wow what a difference :) Wild and wacky and yet another great comedic element to the story.

All the comedic side characters are great as they provide an emotional break to some of the heavier elements of the story.

Main story was great, and has a nice under pinning message of living for today. Give everything your all, don't risk looking back later and wishing if only you'd done more, loved more etc. Don't let pettiness get in the way, don't let your pride stop you from doing what you wish you had.

My main issues were that some times it just got a bit confusing what was going on, in one instance one of the secondary couples has a major blowout and end their relationship and then a few scenes later all is back to normal without any scene to reconnect them - not the end of the world but just seemed odd as they made a big deal of ending it. Some times there are flashback scenes to the past where you learn more about Hae-young's history in school, but it wasn't always clear until a bit of a way into the scene that this is what was happening. There were numerous times where it just felt like something had been skipped along the way, or a scene missed.

The ML's business is adding the sound layer to movies, and this had the odd side effect of making me hyper-sensitive to the audio layer on the drama, suddenly every walking sound or any other sounds sounded layered on, I don't know whether they amped the sounds up to contribute to this or if it was just psychological on my part but it was amusing and actually added to the sounds somewhat. For those that don't know how this side of movie and tv production works it provides an interesting insight I think.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this one, a good mix with a decent main story and some interesting side characters with their own stories. OST - nothing outstanding but nothing bad either.

Would probably re-watch this at some point.

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Lesson learned: never judge a drama from it's title.

I put off watching this drama because the plot didn't sound very promising and I especially hate the annoying third party arc in a lot of dramas but after reading reviews, I finally took the plunge and happy that I did.

The story line was interesting in that they have some supernatural elements that seemed plausible. There was a good moral to the story, the side/supporting characters were all interesting, the friendship deep, a filial son, very supportive parents (Oh Hae Young's) and a great love that went through a lot of challenges.

Pros: different types of love were shown - parent's love for their daughter, brother/sister relationship, noona romance, May-December romance, love and loyalty between friends and co-workers, et al. 
Cons: there was not much difference between the 2 Oh Hae Youngs, beauty-wise. I really wanted to give the main Oh Hae Young a good hairdo but she was equally pretty as the other Oh Hae Young.

I'll stop here as I do not want to spoil anything by giving too much info.

Bottom line: Watch it! 

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no words..... PLEASE WATCH HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I can't even put into words on how beautiful this drama is....
I'm not the type to binge dramas. I don't really know why, but if I watch the same thing on my computer screen for a along time I GET BORED, so I usually watch 1-2 episode and go to any other website like youtube and watch something else.

But this drama... I BINGED THE WHOLE DRAMA IN 3 DAYS, which i know may not be a big thing for the expert kdrama binge-ers *idk if that's even a word* out there, but seriously though this drama got me hooked from the very first episode till the last. I couldn't stop myself craving just more of this drama.
This drama made me laugh until my lungs started to hurt, this drama made me cry my eyes out, the cute scenes between the main leads made me feel butterflies in my stomach, and the side characters i loved every single one of them except taejin, Dokyoung's mother and Chairmun Jung...
The ost Till the end of time by The Black skirts made me emotional every time it started playing.
Eric Mun's did such an amazing job portraying Dokyoung.
Seo Hyun Jin's acting is just out of this world, she's amazing.
I would've watched the whole thing in a day, but I couldn't because my exams were going on..
I'm sad now that I have finished watching the drama, I really want to watch more...

When I first found out about this drama tbh I wasn't really interested in watching it because of the following reasons
1. It came out in 2016 which was 5 years ago
2. The name and the poster of this drama isn't really appealing to me.
3. I wasn't really a fan of the main leads *BEFORE*

I started watching it because of Seo Hyun Jin, I recently watched her recent drama YOU ARE MY SPRING and I am telling you her acting is just WOW.. Then I watched her previous dramas Dr Romantic p1 and Beauty Inside and then this drama...
You can say that I'm in love with her I WANT MORE OF HER WHY IS SHE SO UNDERRATED WTH..
Anyways, Next on my list are her dramas Temperature of Love and Black dog ^^

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This drama perfectly portrayed human emotions -- those depressing, messy, wrecking, joyous, foolish and hopeful emotions. I never expected a romantic comedy to sensitively portrayed those heartaches. The writer fearlessly tackled every serious issues in the drama, she never tried to put a band-aid on every pain that the characters were going through. Everyone healed in the drama or at least in the process of healing and that is the most important part for me.

Everyone, you will not see an ideal and the most healthy relationship here, instead this a story of two people who fearlessly fought and cherish their love and finally attained happiness in the end.

Also, I think something is being pointed out by the writer through its 'peculiar' plot that you cannot blame others for your own decisions. You have your own will and you have to take responsibility for it. Love fully and do not let your pride, shame and embarrassment hold you back. It's better to hurt together than alone, do not let your pride hurt the people you love the most. Fight together with them and be happy together with them.

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Starts slow. Picks up in the middle. Ends amazingly

I really really wanted to drop this drama at around the sixth episode. Usually I drop them pretty fast if the start is slow. But somehow I persisted and I am glad that I did. Even though the start was slow, something kept me going. The start was slow but it had it's charms. The male lead's unique profession, the female lead's hopeless situation and the things that connected them, all of these kept me interested. After the drama passed the half-way mark it was smooth sailing. Things started to come together and created a good and enjoyable experience with satisfying ending.
The best part of the drama for me was the acting. Every single cast did an amazing job in this drama. It was very easy to get immersed into the scenes because of the great acting.
The OST was quite good and I enjoyed the creative way they used it in some places.
Considering everything the drama was a steady watch with a very stable pacing. Ultimately it was an enjoyable experience.

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Pathetic!

Possibly the worst drama I have watched. The acting was great but the characters were a mess and I could not engage with them. FL just the worst - drowning in self pity , literally in alcohol. Just a pathetic mess. I gave up watching as I just didn't care about her. She avoids any meaningful communication by drinking, sleeping, walking across busy roads! As usual chases the ML in the first part - how old is she?!! 32? Please more like 12!
The amount of drunkeness in this drama is just unbelievable - for adults to behave like this is just dismal. Totally unfunny and hardly giving young viewers role models.
All characters are simply dysfunctional and unlovable.
Dont waste your time watching this!

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