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AN EYE OPENER FOR VIEWERS
I really love this drama of Jang Na Ra this is the only drama of her that I watched and completed it for a minimum of time. This is an eye opener for all of the people who want to watch this drama especially if you want to have kids and to those kdrama fans who are already a mom who can relate to this drama. It is completely difficult for woman who wants to have a kid but having problems in their body. That moment the female lead needs to get pregnant in a few months but her partner cannot reproduce was really a difficult obstacle for the lovebirdsWas this review helpful to you?
Moral values!!!
This is my first time to write a review so im gonna make it short!! ^^Story:
This story is perfect for someone who wish to give up on something.
Acting/cast:
As you guys know jang nara is drama queen :) so her acting was flawless. This is my first time to watch go joon's acting. When i saw the comments, many people decided to put this drama on their lowest drama list because of go joon's tsundere look but when you watch this drama you will got to see many of his cute sides ^^. All the other casts also perfect in their acting, no one else can replace their roles.
Music:
All the osts is catching. Moreover, soyou's voice can melt your heart ( my favourite is "goodbye" and "beautiful")
Rewatch values:
Trust me, you wont bored even if you rewatch this drama for 50 times.
Overall:
This drama is good :3
Moral value: never gives up on you dreams even if the possibility is 1%!! Always believe in miracles. Love ya guys !!
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Jang Nara dramas are the best.
If you're looking for a mature and serious content of kdrama this is one for you. Mas makarelate ang mga singles like me who is nearly 40's na. I was so attached in this drama I really love the storyline and ang daming tapon na mga hugot lines na talagang tagos. It is a heartwarming drama alam na basta JANG NARA drama maganda talaga, but what surprises me is GO JOON oppa I fell for his charms here, very typical romantic guy malaki ang katawan pero pag nainlove lulambot din pala, ang cute nya kiligin hehehe š.Jang Ha Ri and Han I Sang shared the same pain, very complicated as the one wants to have a baby while the one is having difficulty in having a baby. They both know that if they stay together they wont achieve the happiness that they wanted but because their love is stronger they decided to be in each others arms and both face this challenge in their relationship. Still love is stronger for them. In this drama as a viewer you will also hope and pray that they both find their own happiness in each other with or without a baby. But I tell you they both have a Happy Ending in the end. š
Overall you will laugh and cry in this drama.
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Here she is a mature woman, that is looking for a sperm Donor coz she single af but is running out of time to conceive children for medical reasons.
I think this topic is important in societies where marriage is not the ultimate goal in life anymore, touching on rights of single people and the impact of decisions on children etc. However this drama is so upbeat and cute! Every episode so far was amazing . I laughed, I cringed, but in a good way. Ofc I donāt know what they will do with the more dramatic and usual arc where the main leads face their problems but so far this is one of the best dramas of the year easily. Give this drama a chance.
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Applause for effort
I am into more mature dramas so I was looking forward to this one that deals with infertility and adult relationships. However, it didn't go deep enough. It started with a very light and fluffy build-up, including the entertainingPark Byung Eun playing Jae Young, a single dad and his story, and a cute beginning of the relationship between Ha Ri the capable career woman and Yi Sang, the eligible bachelor with the good heart.
However, after that, things just fall flat. The challenges and hardships around infertility, single parenthood, career demands, discrimination against single females, and the pressures of balancing family and work, are glossed over. The main leads go through angsty motions which are grating considering their age and supposed maturity, and it just becomes fluff that leads to a predictable end.
Overall, it was an enjoyable start with some fun characters, and I like the energy of Jang Na Ra since this is the first drama I watched her in. I applaud the attempt to illustrate some mature subjects. I just wanted more.
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May be I would have never watch this among all the hyped airing dramas but thankfully I did. To my utter astonishment I enjoyed this more than any other airing dramas which started with Oh My Baby.
The story writing, representation and organization of scenes were excellently done. The main subject matter was ābabyā. Everything is related and revolved around the one particular issue. A serious issue about artificial insemination has been raised, how society views an unmarried woman to have IVF, what the law of the country states and how to deal with all these struggles along with the subfertiility issue. The biological clock is ticking for the female lead. So how she should approach to have a baby of her own? There were large mountains she needed to overcome just to achieve her goals. No miracles no surprise occurred to the main protagonist Jang Ha Ri.
The whole point of this story is to give a generic view on infertility, subfertility and fertility. All sorts of characters were there single father, single mother, married couple struggling to have kids, married couple who donāt want to have kids, working woman with kids, mother who took break from work for kids but want to return to work life badly, woman who gave up kids for pursuing her career and also woman who gave up work to care for kids. It is a portrayal of todayās society ā where we stand with our perception of having children with or without partner, with or without marriage.
The protagonists never gave up nor did they bawl their eyes out all day long due to the failure of not getting what they want. They faced booms and troughs of their life - enjoying their romance, working like normal people and at the same time going through their own troublesome life sportingly. Isnāt this the real life?
Another interesting fact was the patience and resilience of a mother of an early 40s daughter. She might not have agreed to whatever her daughter did or want but she understood her and supports her all along. The serious conversation between the mother and daughter seemed light hearted but was deeply edifying.
The story is also focused on the fight of a magazine company to keep their business amidst the sea of āonlineā era. It was appreciable to show the practical approach of keeping the company or not and how the female lead went out to open her own one.
Oh My Baby is very aesthetically presented story with laughter, tears, comedy, practicality, rationality and romance. All the characters depicted have given appropriate approach to a same issue from their individual perspective in a different way is just what can be seen in our surroundings.
I have grown huge respect for the scriptwriters, directors and ensembles of this drama. Itās been so long I have seen such a beautiful drama with a realistic approach of a particular subject matter. The OSTs are also wonderful. Jang Na Ra and Go Joon were quite natural with their acting. They are my favourite from now on. I appreciate and like every scenes every story portrayed in this drama.
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Babyless Woman
While the drama had its moments of charm and humor, it struggled to deliver a truly expansive storyline that kept you engaged. The drama relied on the key characters interactions to drive its story, however, the long wait between these scenes was off putting despite barely having any additional side plotlines. Speaking of which, there were a few small side plotlines but none of them were remotely good or had any considerable weight. The third guy (Choi Kang Eu Tteum) always felt out of place and the attempt to give him something later on for his character was pathetic. The theme is good and some ideas were entertaining but the characters needed a deeper exploration. The OST was below average and the track "Only You" in particular was plain awful. The drama was alright but it felt incomplete in many aspects.Was this review helpful to you?
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I watched it because I'm a huge fan of Jang Nara. Lover her acting. I really liked this drama at first but I never thought that the main (and only) plot would run from start to end. I'm not sure if it's just because I'm one of those girls who's really not a fan of having their own child but the story line got a bit bland by the end.
Love their friendship and the mature way they handle things here but I guess the main story isn't really doing it for me.
Congrats to the team though!
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Not bad, not great.
I always liked Nara, buy I don't remember, if I have ever liked any of her other dramas. (I think I've seen like 4) Oh My Baby is her best drama so far that I've seen, at least It's the least bad of those 5..Nothing particularly stands out that is wrong with this drama, really. I mean sure from a western viewers standpoint getting bombarded by Korean bias against single parents, sperm donation etc can be pretty annoying, but they sort of dialed that down after the first few episodes, so I could bear with it. There are no annoying parent plots, even the love triangle(rectangle) is unusually tame,, considering. I guess the problem is that I just wasn't all that entertained. The comedy is not that great. The newspaper related happenings are a yawn. At least the romance should've been on point and the leads did in fact have good enough chemistry. Maybe the writer just failed write a believable romance story? I'm not entirely sure to be honest, I just feel that something's off with it. The ending is a bit lacking and it feels a bit rushed too.
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Disappointing
The beginning was great. It was a very interesting critique on societal norms and expectations about women. I loved the first episodes because they focused on Ha Ri and how she struggled in a world where having a child is only accepted if you're married. I loved how we saw points of view from different women with different needs: the woman who wants a child but doesn't have a partner, the single mother, the one who doesn't want children, the one who abandons her career for her children, the woman who tries to find a life-work balance and the one who puts her career above all. It was refreshing to see so many different perspectives in a good light. The only one who was seen as the bad guy, Do Ah's mom, was even successfully (although way too quickly, that plot point deserved more time in my opinion) redeemed at the end.However, halfway through the show, I felt it became less and less mature. Ha Ri's personal growth went from a hundred to zero in the blink of an eye. Whereas she had shown maturity at the beginning, she later became childish. The same goes for Yi Sang, the guy was a rollercoaster. I hated that, before they got together, they used to be more open with each other than after they actually started a relationship. And the "being separated for months" moment was awful. Why? Why on earth writers think that that's EVER a good idea. I am so sick of this trope that adds nothing but takes everything away.
I hated the way Ha Ri left when she found out Yi Sang was infertile. I hated the way she then proceeded to give up on her dream of having a kid after they got back together. I hated the way they never talked about the issue and how they never considered other optionsāsperm donors, ADOPTING, etc. I, actually, also hated the idea that adoption was never an option. While they did mention it at some point in the series, Ha Ri dismissed it as she thought she wouldn't be eligible because she was single. Well, now you have a boyfriend/future husband. You could re-consider it. But nah, I guess. It's either getting pregnant or no child for these people. It gets to a point where you start to wonder whether Ha Ri's dream is actually having a child or just being pregnant. I mean, I understand that for a woman like her, who's always wanted to be a mom, pregnancy is a big deal. However, we have seen Ha Ri adoring on countless children throughout the show, so it should be safe to say that what she craves the most is to have a little one to cherish and indulge for the rest of her life. Why didn't she seriously consider adoption, then? Especially after finding a partner.
Anyway. The show is ok, not a gem but not the absolute worst. Though the actors were great (Jang Na Ra is one of my absolute favorites, she's actually the reason why I decided to start this dramaāand also the reason why I didn't drop it at some point), I wouldn't really recommend it. I don't think it has much rewatch value either.
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I ended up appreciating this drama a lot more for its very realistic portrayals of societal stereotypes, women, career, and relationship but most of all I loved it because of the three guys. The doctor was just as cute and sweet for her and Han Yi Sang was just so adorable to look at! Who knew he could be such a cutie, and could pull off a romcom! I want more of him please in cardigan and pastels! ^^
The OSTs were just amazing too, and I think it was able to help provide more emotions into the drama. I particularly loved and highly recommend Raindrops by CHEEZE, ė³ģ²ė¼ (Like a star) by Kwon Jin Ah, and Beautiful by Kim Sunggyu.
Overall, Oh My Baby is a good drama, but honestly, it could have been better so I rate it 8.5. For 16 episodes, the show got draggy in the middle because they have been talking about the same issues over and over again, and was not able to give us more. We could have been given more cute and sweet dating moments from our leads but no we weren't. For some, watching this would be kind of bland and lacking particularly to those people expecting and looking for a really quirky or funny romcom, as this one tackles more of a serious tone, like marriage and childbirth.
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Moai heads - only good thing about the show
The ML collects Moai heads and looks like one himself. It's a great visual joke, and also plays on stereotypes and expectations: he is so macho and virile, but has fertility issues. He appears to be the silent mysterious type, but is actually cute and corny. He also puts the Moai head figurines in a circle and has conversations with them, seeking advice for his love life. It's a great running gag.The rest of the show is boring and messy, and fails to convince it takes any of its premises seriously: not the fertility issues, and not the romance. Not women's lives in the workforce either. The pediatrician is a terrible character who has no love for anyone, just all around angry and mean spirited. I've seen this trope before: childhood friends who are sort of mean to one another but really like each other. I don't like the dynamic, but have seen it done better. Here it makes no sense. And he's just genuinely not nice to anybody, about anything, ever. It's unfortunate, because I liked the actor in "Because This Is My First Life."
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