The Third Charm (2018)

Just why!?!?!

To me (and it's just my opinion), this was trying to be some kind of deep art film, full of symbolism, hoping that there would be in-depth discussions about the characters and their lives. I don't want to talk about these characters, and if I can manage, I don't want to ever think about these characters again.

There is slice-of-life, and then there's time-I'll-never-get-back. This fell firmly in the latter. I could have been rearranging my sock drawer, or having a root canal and it would have been time better spent. It was soooo slow! Everyone appeared to be depressed, and they were trying really hard to ensure that I felt the same way.

Positives? Portugal. Lovely, lovely place. Seo Kang Joon - I love him, but even he wasn't reward enough for me to spend my time on this. I did love the geeky younger version of him.

I have to say that I never was able to relate to or feel for the FL. I didn't think she was a very nice person, and boy, she loved to live in her misery. When I FINALLY got to the end of this drama, I was so glad it was over. I liked the secondary couples, but the misery and depression of the years wasted by the leads overshadowed any enjoyment I might have had in the show.

SPOILERS!!
Then, (now I'm on a rant) they met, dated, broke up, dated, multiple times over a 12-year period. She married someone else, and he was engaged to someone else, and after ALL THAT no one ends up with anyone! I never saw why he liked her in the first place, and was their attraction just physical? Because they had absolutely nothing in common, they were constantly disagreeing, constantly breaking up, constantly yearning for the other. At some point in time, some serious counseling would have come in handy. And the way the drama ends, I felt like they were in a continuous spiral and would keep up the same make up/break up routine. So tiring!

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This was one of the slowest developing dramas I have watched completed in 16 episodes. I often complain about the 45 and 70 episode dragged out love stories because you usually can tell a truly romantic story within 24 episodes. What I disliked about this drama is the writer's attempt to keep a melancholy theme throughout. Dating was so unnatural for everyone involved in romantic encounters and I felt there was this weirdness feeling and not a feeling of reality that was evolving in an attempt to be artistic. The actors started out with strong lines and good material to deliver a challenging romantic story but in the middle of the story the writer began to scrape the barrel grating the viewers' nerves - many reported dropping the drama because it was so slow and never maturing to romance, only conflict. In the end, it was the feeling - well I've watched this far - might as well finish. When I finished it I asked myself - what did I just watch for 16 hours? The chemistry was "off" during the 2nd charm and we never saw the maturation of a third charm. I would not recommend this drama unless you just have nothing else to watch.

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I can't even explain what I was feeling right after I finished the last episode. It was overwhelming, disappointing, and confusing at the same time.

In this drama, we follow the unpredictable lives and interesting love story of Joon Young and Young Jae. The first half is adorable and swoon-worthy as it mostly focuses on the feelings of being in love for the first time and also the fights and make-ups in a relationship. I liked it because I have never understood how relationships work. Little did I know that everything is all about compromise. The second half blows my mind away as I didn't expect any of it. The drama suddenly changes its atmosphere from being romcom to melodrama and my heart is found in a ditch shredded into pieces. However, I notice that Young Jae always seems to be the one who faces hardships and struggles and Joon Young always ends up wandering every time they break up. I somehow wished the writer was fair in giving them hardships and recoveries from their broken hearts. I know it's for the sake of narration but it's just unfair on Young Jae's part. Nevertheless, everything is so realistic from the misunderstandings to the raw emotions of the characters.

The ending somehow felt right as Young Jae is still in the process healing and Joon Young might be confused about what he feels whether it's pity or love towards Young Jae. So I'm giving wishful thinking that after some time they will still end up being together.

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This kdrama got me hooked up on the first and second part. The actors have a very good chemistry. The story was light and appeared to be a romantic comedy. It made me smile, laugh and cry feeling all the love, the pain of breaking up and the joy of reconciling again. You can feel the sincerity of the main actor showing his deep love and feeling for the actress. I kinda got annoyed with the leading lady as there isn't much of a conflict, yet she always seemed so unhappy about everything. The story did not really established the rift between the two.

The 3rd part went down the hill completely. The story turned 180 degrees as if you are watching a new series. Secondary leading lady came in with a very poor acting. It surprised me that the hairstylist got married with the plastic surgeon when in 1st and 2nd part, it was said he wasn't the reason from breaking up with his boyfriend. Then the story got deeper and darker -- she lost her child and ended a divorcee and became miserable. Though the writer wanted to convey her gaining hope and strength in the end, but really, she just became more pathetic. Of course, since the story was not able to connect with the 1st and 2nd part, you expect that the ending will not end well for the 2. They both ended separate ways with their dream life opposite of what they wanted before.

I would not rewatch this series. I thought this will be as good as the Something in the Rain, but just like that series, they were able to capture the audience on the first and 2nd part, but totally failed in the end.

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i dont wanna write a long essay to convey how great this drama was and honestly i act dropped in the first phase. for u guys information this drama contains 3 phase.. and i dropped it at first phase kinda at 4th cuz i dont think that story line were going anywhere.. cuz id watched more than 500 dramas in more than 10 years so yeah haha.. but after a year i guess, i starting to watch it again just to give another shot and of course for uri kangjoon <3

I GLAD I DID THAT :) the 1st phase kinda plain for me but the 2nd & 3rd phase just blown me awayyy.. i dont expect any of it, its heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time.. i keep thinking that "myb all these turn up events could happen in my life in the future, we nvr know cuz life is unpredictable"

this drama tells u how 2 person who got completely diff characters loved each other and try to be together despite their differences.. they act tried for 3 times, but instead of the title THE THIRD CHARMS i think its better be THE THREE CHARMS.. it sounds similar but its totally diff isnt?

i dont wanna give any spoiler about what happened,, but again i rarely give reviews, just wanna give this drama a JUSTICE :) i do think ppl who dont enjoy this just because they think its romcom or very light-weight tags.. and suddenly got slapped with all the tear wrecking emotions and heavy plot (the unexpected plot during the 3rd phase)

plus: the osts are amayzingggg 100% i still heard them till now.. loved all of them but my fav are perhaps we by jo sung mo, hee jae by onestar and with the season by kim yeon ji <3

lastlyyy.. The Third Charms actually deserves sooo much love, sooo sad it didnt happen :')

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The Show that is a realistic slice of life if you equate realism with misery

First off I had no issues with the ending as id already been hugely disappointed well before that. The open ended nature was an achievement given what came before. This IS NOT a realistic slice of life these are not average or ordinary lives. Also not having a happy ending or a show being full of misery does not automatically make a show more realistic than a happy ending rom com.
This story if you want to call it that is not anything. Two peoples lives intersect and one persons actions the FLs have huge impact on the Mls not so much the othwr way. We see so much more of ML life that we could onclude this story is about a man whose life is dominated mostly negatively by his relationship with an incredibly toxic flawed and selfish woman. This may seem unfair as he is a frustrating chatacter at times but the worst of him is usually reacting to his relationship with her and he always wants to maintain it whereas the worst of her is always about her thinking only of herself.
The interactions with her and the Doctor are what realky majez it impossible to see any hope for this story or relationship. She is with ML fully committed but from the time this guy appears she indulges him until she is in fact cheating even if its not physical though she finalky rejects him just!! As bad as that reflects on her whats worse is we are told explicitly that the break up is not because of him but following and judging length of the time skip she marries him and has his kid almost immediately after breaking up. The fact that no time is given to explain this or explore this in the drama is unfirgivabke abd makes everything else meaningless. Once she has the child thats it game over. BIG SPOILER AHEAD

The fact that the writer resorts to the childs death as the device to return her to Korea and reunite is distasteful to say the least. Anythig that happens after this is just not fate or meant to be its just tragic.

True to form the FL meets ML and of course does enough to sgaje him up i to breakimg up with his fiancee but doesnt want anything else.

If a woman like this is supposed to be offered as slice of life realistic its a big disservice to women.

He is just a man who cant get over his first love keeps meeting her and getting himself ruined tbat is the only consistent part more toxic and abusive than realistic IMO.
Aside from this there is not one really likeable secondarycharacter or story in the whole thing. Its uncanny. The FL brother is a selfish Ahole similar to FL. The FL friend is portrayed as pathetic and at a crucial point without any reason we can see compketely slates ML to FL.

Even the blurb above here is compmetely misleading. It is gratitous angst and cruelty with no resolutuon or meaning dont wate your time im sorry.

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For the first time in my korean-drama watcher life, I want main character to be separated in the end. The female lead is way too cruel to Joon Young. Meanwhile, Joon Young seems to be so in love with her. My heart is tearing apart when she dumped Joon Young for the second time, when Joon Young wanted to propose her. I know she has a reason, but really as a normal couple you both should solve some problem together not dumped each other. I don't know why, I just really hate the female character so much, 'cause she is so mean to Joon Young. She dumped him easily over a silly reasons that can be solved if they talked each other deeply. I think this drama is too unrealistic if the ended up together, because Joon Young really deserve better than someone who don't give an effort to save their relationship

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I will say this drama in the start was great, I won't belittle it and say it was bad because it wasn't. I've watched alot of k-dramas and lately I've been feeling like I can't find anymore good one's and I'm still waiting for some of the ones I wanna watch to finish airing, so lately I've been on a dry run with k-dramas and c-dramas. but after having been on a dry run with some dramas and hesitating to either finish or start, this drama was one that I was immediately captivated with. The female and male lead were terrific together and their chemistry was clear which made my own heart flutter. Their development was great as well, the brothers story as well as her friends and his sister and friends relationship as well captivated me. It wasn't the usual drama where usually the tough person is the male and female is the weaker or more fluffy one (though I love dramas like that too) but this was different. I knew from the name third charm that they would break up twice and when I first saw the doctor I immediately predicted that he would be involved in the 2nd breakup. The moment the main leads got together the 2nd time I just kept anticipating the 2nd break up, and there's nothing wrong with that because I had faith that they would get back together by the end. What made me mad one was the introduction of the 2nd female and male lead who I felt had little to no relevance to the story as many of what was realized could've been realized without them. I as well never understood the significance of the female who became a superstar, after she called the fl poor her purpose seemed to have been served, but when they brought her in and added scenes where she confesses to the 2nd ml but then disappears and is never brought up again I just wondered why? But I let this go and continued cause I still liked the show but then they broke up which I get individual problems that if they hadn't come up then they would've came up at some point in time. Now what I don't get and can't get is why she married the 2nd ml, i saw dating coming yes but not marriage and a child especially after she told him she couldn't accept his heart and hadn't been swayed because of him, I felt that had gotten rid of that idea (the idea of them getting together) I get the ml dating the 2nd fl because it was after he broke up and it had been a while since their breakup and she then told him I like you - there was no established idea that he didn't like her, though we knew he couldn't love her at least as much as he loved young Jae. Then the total switch up for young Jae as a character was not really new her meloholic manner just got worse, she had always had sad things going on in her life. I'm just really mad about the marriage to the 2nd ml so many holes were left open why why why? I wondered as I tried to finish the show. drawing near to those last few episodes I started to get bored especially when her marriage to him was mentioned, I was confused and annoyed, and I felt like I didn't even want to watch the show anymore but I still held onto hope that they would get back together. But boy was I shook with the ending I was given. When I saw the wedding scene I thought dang looks like he will be marrying the 2nd lead I tried not to think in a fantastical manner but realistically, and realistically he would've gotten married to the 2nd lead or kept or tried out the relationship with the 1st lead again but I was surprised but happy to see her brother and her best friend get married, I guessed this sort of from the start, but I also didn't understand why she got cancer, it felt like it was just filler or some knuge for their relationship. But what made me mad was how the two main leads just walked away side by side as it was snowing like what. What am I supposed to make of this, at least some dramas even if I hate it distinguish whether or not they will get together or stay apart but their words were so open, their hands swinging right by each other almost touching. What why? Also the 2nd leads okay whats next for them, the ,the 2nd male lead was at the wedding, is that supposed to mean he is in good terms with her, if u introduce characters and say they are of importance to the story finish their stories. The only thing that made me happy besides her brother and her best friends relationship was his sister and his best friends relationship. Some other flaws include: many second characters were irrelevant as well as some scenes like why did her best friend go on a date with that one police officer, I thought they would do more with that, I even thought he would be the one she would end up with at first. There were just so many holes that weren't filled. I get what they were trying to show, a sort of opposites attract as many of the characters fell for their opposites, and for this it was shown well. Also why cooking, this passion for cooking should've been expanded more, he made a few home cooked meals okay and does that equate he wants to be a chef, many of his career choices were hinted at but never really expanded on besides his career as a cop which him leaving it also wasn't fully explained, if anything I thought he would go to the country and fix radios while working as a cop after breaking up with her, I mean everything he does seems to encircle her still so how is he escaping he dropped out of school and became a cop cause she said so he left being a cop cause they broke up, though he actually enjoyed the career, now he's flying off to New York why? As for the fl, Her career choice was explained in detail but nearing the end we were left hanging does she still want the same thing she said she wanted or did it change alittle. In trying to be a realistic drama it touched it, but by trying to somehow be as unpredictable as possible it edged passed it. All in all the drama was good, at first it was intriguing and it was fresh, but nearing the end I got bored and angry at what felt like unexplained fillers, and open end questions. Would I rewatch the drama no, I was expecting more from the ending, did this drama bring forth emotions from me yes, and that is what makes it good, I cried, more so towards the end with all the sad scenes it was just pilling on, I felt happiness, I felt angry, i felt anxious, and more. I do love the chemistry between the leads and if they ever act together again as leads best believe I will be watching, I kinda wish there will be a season 2, cause then the open end will not seem worthless, and I kinda wish there was a separate show for his sister and his friends relationship which though cute and one of my favorites in the show was severely lacking in exaplation and screen time. Okay that's it sorry for the rant ?

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This drama will show you the reality of relationships.

I was moved the very first time I finished this. Now, After watching it the second time around, I am deeply moved enough to make me write a review.

What I love about this drama is its rawness- it shows you the start, process and end of a relationship in a very realistic way. I particularly appreciate the fact that it made me realize many things as i watched further, making me relate to many particular instances.

Relationships aren’t grand. It may start on a simple day, when one person touched you at a time you needed it the most. We saw this with the main leads. The end of a relationship doesn’t also always have to be grand. It can simply start due to petty fights and mistrust. And once it gets tiring, the little things become enough reasons to end everything. This reality was very much shown as we saw the leads journey through love.

I also love how the style and mood of the story changed as they grew older, showing how growing up erases the “fairytale” expectations from relationships. When youngjae and joonyoung first met, it was cute and sweet. When they met the second time around, we saw the honeymoon phase and the death of the said phase. When they saw each other for the third time, we saw a more mature take on relationships from both parties. It was truly a joy seeing this.

I loved everything about this show. The rawness. The writing. The acting, mygoodness the writing. The cinematography. The music. Hay, I loved it way too much.

I think it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re patient enough to truly journey with a very realisting love story, watch this.

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I really don't like Romance drama but I promise to myself to watch this since I'm a big fan of Kang Joon Lee Som and Yoon Ji. also already saw the poor review about this which is I understand.

This drama is really annoying boring but really interesting. there are so many episodes has a boring part and since as I said this is also interesting I have to wait and watch the other episode as well.

I also expected that this will not be going to end in a good way since Joon Young and Yeong Jae are really different. The only thing I see is that Joon Young feel sorry about Yeong Jae that's why he keeps getting back on her and they're so immature to solve their issue it comes to the point that the story of both of them is nonsense and I just give up Yes! I just give up.

The only reason why I keep watching this is because of Baek Joo Ran I'm curious what will happen to her just like that.

overall I don't recommend this it's such a waste of time, especially on the boring parts.

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