One of my favorites
I watched this while was airing it and I completely loved it. The way this drama got me waiting for each episode every week talks for itself.Both main leaders are amazing, thanks to this drama I learned to love the male leader as an actor and I've been watching all his dramas since I meet him here and I think we all know the female leader, playfull kiss is one of the national anthem for old kdramas fans, its a clasic.
Tbh when I started this drama i didn't expect nothing, but as time went on it became really good as already said, plot is great, acting is great and ost is great so if you like I dont like u and u bother me to lovers plot (just for call it that way) this is for you.
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I watched many Korean dramas but this is the first time I remember the rhythm of the OST music, you feel very delightful when you hear it
I like the most about this drama is about women rights in a gentle and natural way but effective, it also gives you a new look about marriage which is very realistic , it helps a lot not just for who have not marriage but also for who are already in marriage
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This drama overwhelmed me with its strong beginning but slowly let up as it got closer to the end. This drama really defied Korean cultural norms flat out and emphasized real life struggles of harassment and sexual assault. The two main leads, Jung So Min and Lee Min Ki, had a good chemistry and did great kiss shots. The 2nd lead couple was the least problematic, and 3rd leads were just all over the place. The episodes 14 and 15 were the worst out of the series. I understand our FL was trying to make the ML feel emotions, but that was just a douche bag move. Was this review helpful to you?
Started off good, fell off at the end.
I don't know how to describe it but I just found myself bored watching it. I told myself I should stay and watch the entire thing but watching the drama felt like a chore which is an really bad sign. The actors emotions were lackluster and script wise the three different relationships made zero sense sometimes. Ji Ho & Se Hee would just always do that blank stare most of time like... hello is anyone in there? Maybe this type of genre is just not my cup of tea and this is why I didn't respond well to it.Was this review helpful to you?
Let's start with me kicks off this drama after reading good reviews from people who obviously watched the first few episodes.
I jump into it and see if this rom-com drama will come to my liking (I've been a mystery-thriller freak lately, lol) But since Bomi is here, I might aswell see this drama for good.
The title gives me the idea of the protagonist living his/her life so YOLO.
I have NO EXPECTATION. If it's good then I'll continue to watch, but if not I will put on-hold and eventually drop.
REVIEW:
The drama is refreshing. You can say breathe of fresh air from the cliche romantic-comedy kdramas nowadays. The male lead is a weirdo program analyst, and the female lead is an aspiring-writer-who-doesnt-own-a-house-after-having-house-for-her-famiy. There were three couples over-all into which you will also love, you can look forward to Jisoo and CEOs story (she deserve a drama of her own, lol) and the 7-year-couple but not married yet. At some point you thought the character relates your life. We all need that, a relatable drama.
For once and for all, I love Bomi's character Bomi.
I also like how the sense of this drama. There is something different on how they deliver the flow of the story. I think it is a good thing that they gave us a hint of what should we look forward for the particular episode by giving us a title each time. ex: ep.10 because this is my first time having inlaws. It gives us the idea that we will see something big between Jiho and her inlaws, we will give more attention to what they are expressing at the moment.
Overall, the drama is recommendable.
It is fun, fresh, cute and relatable. Good Job!
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everything about this drama is so beautiful.
I lost count of how many times I've rewatched this drama over and over again. This is hands down one of the best dramas I have ever watched and has always been in the top list of my all-time favorites. The plot, the acting, the soundtracks, the background stories for each character; everything had successfully depicted the struggles of many grownups out there. This drama is very heartwarming and it will be my forever comfort drama when I get tired of life. I love this drama with all of my heart.Was this review helpful to you?
Lee Min Ki did a good job too. I didn't know him before, but he is very charismatic. I just hope he will eat something, because the actor was underweight in the series and looked really sick. I don't know if he had to lose weight for a different role, but it was horrifying.
Enough about the leads. The love story is touching and beautiful. But what I really appreciate about this drama was the message behind it. This was about the question what you do with your life and of course you make mistakes and are clueless, "because this is your first life". Marriage is something that is changing your life completely. Will you marry or not? Is it better to be alone or not? How will the environment react? Will you lose your friends, because you don't fit in anymore when you're not married? Or will you gain completely new friends? What I really appreciated how the mother was so desperate when she heard her daughter would marry. She wanted a different life for her. It was obvious that being married means (for a woman) to give up her dreams. Even though the end wasn't surprising (this is a Korean romance drama after all), I just loved how they showed us so many different ways how people find happiness and love. I really enjoyed the side couples so much. At the very end I was more interested in their story.
As a single woman in my 30s who doesn't plan to marry and have kids, I must say this was extremely enjoyable, smart and in a way comforting.
The acting, the storytelling, the production - it was great.
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Understated but in the best way
This show is so understated compared to the other shows at the top of my list but in the best way. It is just pitch-perfect with its wit and chemistry between the characters - the writer gave it a pensive and yearning tone that really hit home and was reinforced by the A+ soundtrack. Bonus points for one of the most romantic first "real" kiss scenes in a k-drama. And so much love for Our Kitty!Was this review helpful to you?
The most relatable drama of my life
This is a fantastic drama, so beautifully done, and extremely poetic. Every stage of my life I've watched this in, I have felt something different.In my 20s, I related to Soo Ji, who didn't need a man, and thought her besties, family, and career are the most important things.
Close to turning 30, I related the most to Ji ho, who wanted to find a steady, unchanging, comfortable "home". Especially good if it comes with a soulmate & partner to call it "ours".
A couple years later, after my breakup of a long-term relationship, I knew how Ho Rang must've felt, with time-ticking, stuck in a loving but just utterly wrong relationship - and how her bf Wonseok couldn't change the way he JUST ISN'T READY.
As Nam Se Hee said, age doesn't matter to cats. To them, time is only the current moment; they do not feel sad or depressed about the passage of time. This has been my favorite drama since 2017, and it still is to this day.
I would knock off half a star for the last episodes, but...ehhh...it is overall too good to hate on.
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The best series
This is a romantic series that will warm your heart the most. It's awesome in every way. I love Sehee and Jiho the most. They are My Safe Zone.You will fall in love A cute story, beautiful songs throughout. Ji Ho's gentleness and innocence, Se Hee's cold but crazy love. You will feel happiness the entire time you watch it. And when you finish watching it, you'll smile and have a good night's sleep. It really heals your heart.
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An extraordinary drama
The drama is good, but I think it is cruel how women ignore the protagonist's selfishness and cruelty ... If it were a man acting like JI-Ho, I'm sure he would be the most hated character in kdrama ...However, I noticed that Ji-ho was always portrayed as selfish, she always did what she wanted, that was explicit in the show. And although she says she loves ML it is clear that it is not a sincere love since she flirted with that stalker boy without hesitation and even flirted with ML's ex wife. (I didn't quite understand it, the protagonist's former wife became explicitly interested sexually in FL and being reciprocal, but there was no reason for that because the show did not explore any of this)
Anyway it's a great show, I really liked being frustrated with the last 2 episodes because it showed the real personality of the protagonist - A brave, independent, stingy and also selfish woman. It is the first drama that I hoped for the protagonist couple not to be together in the end, a pity that they ended up together, I felt sorry for ML who needs to change his personality and his way of being to please a selfish woman who doesn't love him like he loves Is it over there.
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Not worth the time
Cute drama with just enough funny scenes to watch but not enough of them to justify the time. Just finished this drama and the second and third couples worked better than the main couple. The cat is a scene stealer but the cat "mewoed" with it's mouth clearly closed. I did not connect with the characters as they did not make me feel anything but boredom. Sometimes it felt like going to the dentist and getting teeth pulled. This drama, while it had some cute moments, made me feel empty and like I had wasted my time watching it.Was this review helpful to you?
