Don't mind the low rating and reviews
A simple rom-com lovers would like this drama alot. Don't skip this drama based on few bad reviews and low rating.The love story is so cute and the couple are very lovely. It really went smooth untill 10 episodes. Later there were many partings between main leads and unexpected plots which might disappoint viewers. I felt like the writer had nothing to write so they did this to the story. Though some scenes and parts of story disappointed me, I really enjoyed watching this drama. To say this in short without giving any spoilers, it is not so worst but you cry a lot at last 2 episodes(it is a must in every asian dramas ;D )
Lee Jae Wook and Go Ah Ra are really so cute. Her make-up and costume are so well done. Lee Jae Wook looks so handsome and lovely in this drama. I again fell in love with him watching this drama.
I really recommend this drama to all simple minded rom-com lovers.
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Why did they have to ruin such a good series?
First of all, I absolutely love the first ten or eleven episodes. They can be hilarious but also very emotionally heavy. The premise was so unique, and I was fully expecting the series to join the ranks with some of my all-time favorite dramas like "While You were Sleeping." I would highly recommend that you even just watch those first 10 or 11 episodes alone because they were THAT amazing. I cried on so many occasions because the emotions the characters felt for each other and the exploration of interpersonal relationships was just so amazing. The entire cast has amazing chemistry. The characters were so well established, and I really enjoyed their personalities. Maybe read the synopsis for the last episode to see what happens to all of the characters, but by no means would I recommend watching the last third of the series.At around episode 12, the series completely crashes and burns because of lazy writing. Rather than being a cohesive plot, the episodes just feel like loosely pieced together scenes meant to tie up various subplots that were established during the first half of the series. I can understand when the final episode of a kdrama does this, but I've never seen a series that was so strong throughout the first half degrade so suddenly. It's like episode 11 was still amazing and then episodes 12 onwards felt like they were written by completely different writers. There were a few gem scenes. However, I couldn't fully enjoy them because the pacing and surrounding plot was just hot garbage. Those scenes just made me feel even more sad like they were meant to be part of the amazing series that the first half established. Within the last 3 episodes, there's multiple occasions (one in particular in the cafe that irks me... iykyk) where a character literally answers questions about mysteries and character motivations throughout the series like a Q&A section. The pinnacle of lazy writing by reverting to telling not showing.
I usually love dramas that have a great ensemble cast with very heartwarming relationships (like the Reply series). However, the poor writing made it so difficult to find any joy in the final developments of some of my favorite relationships in the series.
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DiSsaPOinTmEnT.
you must be wondering why I rated it 9/10 but I'm still calling it a disappointment. Honestly I didn't think I would really like this drama this much, I thought it'd just be a timepass drama which was okay to watch once. In the the starting few episodes the ML is what made me like the drama but as I watched I realised that this drama has a lot of main characters at first I thought that would just be more time consuming and would reduced time for the audience to like the ML and FL but these characters is actually what made me really love the drama each of their roles fit the story so perfectly.I honestly dont like messy dramas and by this I mean dramas where the ML and FL like each other but a series of unfortunate circumstances keep them apart. Having one of these circumstances would make sense as thats like having ups and downs in an ECG, it keeps the drama alive and going. I thought Jun's mother keeping them apart was the end of it but then a love interest steps in surprisingly unlike what I thought thats not what kept them apart and so coming to know that Jun was ill didn't make me mad. However, watching the EP16 made me so disappointed. Telling everyone he was ill and showing up after 5 years is absolute stupidity. Instead I wish Jun recovered because Gu rara kept him strong and motivated with or without knowing he was ill. So when I rated this show it was exerting the last episode. Other than the last episode I will say this was a really good show consisting numerous characters who are so warm hearted and how youll end up falling in love with. The Drama would really be a 10/10 if the writer cut short the ending episode. So what if the drama is not 16 episodes.
P.S I just realised did the halabeoji (Mr.Kim) die without knowing that the ML is alive. I might be wrong on this please let me know.
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Wonderful drama, despite the last 2 episodes must have been written by Mimi the dog
Awesome.Really loved:
1 The plot with the way the story goes;
2 The mistery of who is Dodosolsollalasol;
3 The way Jun loves her, his unrealistic 19 years old maturity and the way he treats his love and cares for her;
4 - The never ending innocence and smile of Ra Ra;
5 - The side characters and stories, the neighbours, the weddings...;
6 - The Divorce Club! The idea was marvellous!
7 - The music, of course! The quality of classical music and the way it was well played in the scenes.
Didnt't like:
1 - The story of the stalker and why this was in this drama?
2 - The strange passion of Doctor Cha Eun for Ra Ra.... (there we go with another sent of a love triangle)
3 - The fatal leukemia of Jun and...
3.1 - Why doesn't he wants her support and tries to break her heart simulating a betrayal (a passion 19 years old man??)?
3.2 - Why did his mother appear and said he was dead??? - did they made a fake funeral? does this make any sense?
3.3 - Why delivering the tea cup he stole?
3.4 - 5 years?!?!?!? I really believe it was Mimi the dog who came up with this idea!!!!!!!!!
Summing up...
PLOT - beautiful syncronized story.
ACTING / CAST - great job for almost everyone!
OST - it is one or maybe the most important part of this drama! Great!!!
ENDING - Of course i liked seeing both together and all the happy endings but... The whole situation with the leukemia was AWFUL.
REWATCH - Maybe some parts or even everything until the last 2 episodes.
Do you like romantic gestures? happy and beautiful people without the awful malice of the world (except a non important stalker...)? If you do, please watch this show.! Do you like classical music, piano? Watch it please!
But be prepared to have a lobotomy in the last 2 episodes... Besides that and if you can skip this MAJOR MISTAKE you will smile and have a happy time with La La Piano Land and it's people...
I will recommend this to everyone i like and if i find someone i don't like i will recommend the last 2 episodes!
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I have heard so many people talk about how much they really enjoyed this drama and I've seen nothing but high scores from it so I finally gave in and was honestly hooked from the second it started. Even though I didn't like Ra-Ra at first, there was something quirky about her that I adored and couldn't stop watching. I guess I felt like her "ditzy" was an act? I don't know why but either way the more I watched the more she grew on me.
This was the first time I started a drama not liking any of the characters except for maybe 1 or 2 side characters (Like Mr Kim) but by the end of it, even the characters I full out hated ended up growing on me.
I loved the acting! OH MY GAH!!!!!! THE FREAKING ACTING!!! I swear I probably had a checked out look the whole time watching this because it was like tunnel vision -- I didn't see or hear anything else while this was playing. Lol I loved it.
The plot and storyline are a first for me as well. Like part of me knew I shouldn't get to caught up into the "happiness" because I mean come on.... it's a kdrama. Kdramas love their false happy moments don't they? Lol -- anyway -- I got caught up and honestly was not expecting that to happen as fast and as sudden as it did. It actually took me a while to start sobbing because it was so sudden that I was like "Wait, is this happening? This is happening? THIS IS HAPPENING!" lfjgheliughreiugheigguergherge I feel broken. And that very very end left me feeling numb, I literally don't know how I feel about it. I'm angry. I'm sad. I'm a lot of things. Confused mostly though. I wish they had provided a little extra bonus episode or a mini thing to explain exactly what they just hit us with. Because I'm sure every fan of this show that just went through that hellacious roller coaster all feel the same way about it. How can you end a show like that?! I have so many questions!!
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Go Ara is such an amazing actress, I don't know what it is but she really shows out. Never seen the ML in anything but I liked it, I really truly liked everyone and how they connected.
The music was AMAZING. Wow. This is one of the best OST I have ever listened to in a while.
I wouldn't rewatch it with the sole purpose that I never usually do lol but also the ending xD
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Different love story than the norm
I always read other reviews before doing my own. Seems this is a love or hate series. I absolutely loved it. The two ead actors had great chemistry and enjoyed some of the other funny characters and Mimi too of course. A couple of thoughts cone to mind. What 25 year old woman can’t tell a guy is 18 but believes he is her age? Also what 18 year old guy is so sweet and unselfish? As one other reviewer said who in their right mind would still be in the same place after five years considering the circumstances? Sure wish I had met an 18 year old like that way back then. Overall enjoyed watching this and the piano playing.Was this review helpful to you?
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A beautiful but rushed ending!
I hesitated to finish this drama after seeing a lot of criticisms for the last two episodes. As a romcom, this drama really fits its genre. Very lighthearted and easy to follow. The last two episodes really wrapped up the story well til it just ridiculously introduced a serious illness out of the blue lol. Aside from that I think the last two episodes were written well. Although they could have done that a little earlier so the "happy ending" could be portrayed just a little more.A simple storyline acted by the amazing casts really gives this drama a high-class feel.
P.S: Lee Jae Wook is a rookie actor but he already has that A list actor feel
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A warm drama
such a nice drama. This drama would be totally better if the writer put a better ending, but its okay i still like rara and jun soo much. I like the vibe of this drama, as the eunpo city is the main places, with the supporting roles that made this drama more happening.At first, i just want to see this drama because of the go ara and lee jae wook. I curious about their chemistry and after 1 episode, i 'm stuck with this drama.
This the only drama in 2020 that i watch ongoing. So ,this drama really made me feel their warm relationship with each other and i even cried with them.
So,i would rewatch this drama again.
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A beautiful melody that hit all the right notes!!
I don't get why this is getting so much hate and backlash from all the reviews but it's definitely one of the best dramas I have seen for 2020! Watching this put me on an emotional rollercoaster for 2 days. I randomly played this from the title suggestions on Netflix because it's a story about playing the piano (personally it's one of my childhood frustrations) but boy was I completely caught off-guard with all its surprises! Right of the bat I thought the plot was a bit childish and teeny-bopper-y (which I did enjoy, mind you) but it slowly developed and escalated into a mature and profound depiction of self-growth and unconditional love. It also effectively convinces you that both can be integrated not separated. The characters were all fantastic, how they each navigated throught their struggles and did not fail to serve each others' pillar of strength. I loved how the writer intertwined their stories into little plot twists and and there were so many compelling scenes that would still drive you on the edge of your seat despite knowing fully well that twists are the standard formula of KDramas. And the piano music was perfectly and beautifully incorporated into the whole journey! Who knew that Twinkle Twinkle Little Star could sound so romantic?? Gosh I'm just speechless! I just couldn't be happier about watching this. Go Ara and Lee Jae Wook had a sparkling chemistry (despite their 8-year age gap), and they truly executed their characters to an unexpectedly emotionally penetrative level (I can't count the number of times they both made my tears burst).P.S. I am fully satisfied about the ending and I don't need any explanation or backstory whatsoever. It's the kind of situation where you love and care about the characters so much that you just want them to get what they deserve without the need question or justify anything! Props to the writer for conveying us that message!
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Beautifully Orchestrated
A beautifully orchestrated drama! It made me laugh and cry so much, and I enjoyed every moment of it. It started as a fun and lighthearted romantic comedy, but by the end turned into a deep story about wonderful characters and their lives. Every single character in this drama was special in their own unique way, and each one was a pleasure to watch! All the supporting characters had their own story to tell, and not once did it feel like they were taking away from the main characters or were unnecessary. I absolutely loved the adventure this drama took me on! The incorporation of music throughout the drama added that extra touch to it, that made it wonderfully magical and special.Was this review helpful to you?
Going well until it landed in cuckoo land
This drama could have easily been one of the best k-dramas in 2020, but for a terrible finale that took a trip to the cuckoo land. The build up of the story was fantastic yet somehow the writer thought for some unknown reasons that he must force his audience to embark on an emotional rollercoaster and snag a finale that leaves you questioning if the writer is okay...i mean like really really okay!!!The cast did a stellar job. Their acting was so perfect but for a terrible execution of a finale. When i began this drama i rated it an 8.5 but but the time i got to the finale, it was a 3.5!!!
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