Tell Me That You Love Me (2023)

This drama was like a poem!

I usually don't drop reviews of the dramas I watch, I just watch them silently and keep my feelings for me. This time, though, I feel like sharing.
Since the first episode this drama was so peaceful, the cinematography is excellent, which is something I love about tv series.
The story of our two main-leads is so sweet, especially when they first met. Multiple times I felt butterflies in my stomach for them and while they were slowly falling in love I was also falling in love with them..
Good job to everyone involved honestly. And the actors were so good at sign language, too, which must not have been easy. The actors were really good in general and when the main leads were watching each other they were expressing themselves so good through their eyes ❤️.
I am sad I finished watching it already. I definitely recommend it. It's a quiet, peaceful, feel-good romance drama (of course with a happy ending for who's wondering).
Enjoy watching it, it's worth it!

P.S. everyone has such a nice smile in this drama lol, even the supporting characters ? it was nice to see

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I cried. I laughed. I smiled. I enjoyed. And I fell in love.

This drama is absolutly wow. Like there is so much to say about this drama yet ther are no words found to describe this drama, because of how good it is. I would 100% recomend this drama to anyone. This drama was amaizing. From the start to the beggining to the end everything was soo pretty and so touching . (i even cried because of how pretty it was)
The storyline is so good, the actors behind the characters are also soo good.
I especially liked the message that was delivered in the drama. And i will definetly rewatch it.
And thanks to the drama i learned korean sign language.
The only thing stoping me from giving this drama a 10/ 10 is that there was no hug or intimacy at the end of the show.

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Very beautiful and sweet story with Jung Woo Sung ♡o｡.(✿ฺ｡ ✿ฺ) and Shin Hyun Been, two great, sensitive and subtle actors...

PLOT: meeting in Jeju between a deaf painter (and introverted due to his disability and trauma) and an aspiring actress.

What I liked:
+ Jung Woo Sung and Shin Hyun Been are awesome in this series. Their characters are difficult, marked by their childhood, their traumas. They were able to highlight their hesitations, their difficulties in communicating, their lack of confidence. So many emotions pass through the looks and their micro expressions!
+ the pace of narration is slow, but fits masterfully with the story.
+ All the actors are excellent, including in the supporting roles. The secondary characters are well developed (at least those who contribute to the story, because there is no unnecessary development). They are complex, with depth.
+ The images are beautiful and the framing is finely crafted.
+ Beautiful OST lineup that heightens emotional moments. My Personal favorites are "Try Not To Cry" by 10cm and "Greeting".

What I liked less:
- The vision of disability! OK, I know that it can be hard sometimes, that there are many constraints and difficulties to overcome. But why see disabled people as sad, even depressed people? I know many people with disabilities, and some are the most optimistic, strongest people I have ever met.
Jin Woo seems to carry all the misery in the world on his shoulders... Fortunately, there are the students, the couple of friends, who show that you can be disabled AND happy!
- By watching dramas, I'm starting to hate these (recurring) characters of exes who come back years after a break-up, trying to rekindle their lost love ლಠ益ಠ)ლ.
I'm sorry, but in real life, that doesn't exist! An ex who comes back to see me after 10 years of no contact, I don't even know if I open my door to him. Longing for a lost love for a lifetime only exists in movies (and dramas :).
- In the same way, I know that the standards of dramas (almost) impose a break-up of the CL, BUT the doubts of the FL from the 12-13 episodes are not credible here. Her empathy, her understanding suddenly disappear? Why? She doubts, so she is no longer able to think?

=> Despite some flaws, this series is a little gem, worth watching and rewatching one day.

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Très belle et douce histoire avec Jung Woo Sung ♡o｡.(✿ฺ｡ ✿ฺ) et Shin Hyun Been, deux acteurs sensibles et subtiles ...

PLOT: rencontre à Jeju entre un peintre sourd (et introverti en raison de son handicap et de traumas) et une aspirante actrice.

What I liked:
+ Jung Woo Sung et Shin Hyun Been sont géniaux dans cette série. Leurs personnages sont difficiles, marqués par leur enfance, leurs traumas. Ils ont su mettre en relief leurs hésitations, leurs difficultés à communiquer, leur manque de confiance. Tant d'émotions passent dans les regards et leurs micro expressions!
+ le rythme de narration est lent, mais s'accorde magistralement avec la story.
+ Les acteurs sont excellents, y compris dans les rôles support. Les personnages secondaires sont bien développés (enfin ceux qui contribuent à l'histoire, car il n'y a pas de développement inutile). Ils sont complexes, avec de la profondeur.
+ Les images sont belles et les cadrages finement travaillés.
+ Beautiful OST lineup that heightens emotional moments. My Personal favorites are "Try Not To Cry" by 10cm and "Greeting".

What I liked less:
- La vision du handicap ! OK, je sais que ça peut être dur parfois, que les contraintes et les difficultés à surmonter sont multiples. Mais pourquoi voir les personnes handicapés comme des gens tristes, voire déprimés ? Je connais beaucoup de personnes handicapées, et certains sont les personnes les plus optimistes, les plus fortes, que j'ai rencontrées.
Jin Woo a l'air de porter toute la misère du monde sur ses épaules ... Heureusement, il y a les élèves, le couple d'amis, qui montrent qu'on peut être handicapé ET heureux !
- A force de regarder des dramas, je commence à détester ces personnages (récurrents) d'ex qui reviennent des années après un break-up pour tenter de faire renaitre leur amour perdu ლಠ益ಠ)ლ . Je suis désolée, mais dans la vraie vie, ça n'existe pas ! Un ex qui revient me voir après 10 ans sans contact, je ne sais même pas si je lui ouvre ma porte. Se languir d'un amour perdu toute une vie, ça n'existe que dans les films (et les dramas :).
- De la même façon, je sais que les standards des dramas imposent (presque) un break-up du CL, MAIS les doutes de la FL à partir du 12-13 épisodes ne sont pas crédibles ici. Son empathie, sa compréhension disparaissent soudain ? Why ? Elle doute, alors elle n'est plus capable de penser ?

=> Malgré ces quelques défauts, cette série est un petit bijou, à voir, et à revoir un jour.

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every person can have happy ending??

i really love their love story but I’m not satisfied the ending??????❤️❤️❤️HAHAHAHAHAHAH I MUST BE CRAZY because i hope a miracle will happen to JW but I know it won't. I just hope that the ending will allow JW to be able to hear and be able to speak so that JW doesn't feel insecure about his disability and can happily relationship with Moeun????????and i hope that JW can hear Moeun the voice and Moeun can hear JW call her name. I don’t know why I’m not satisfied also disappointed ☹️with the ending maybe i must watched many fantasy drama hahahahahahah

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Great work!

I so enjoyed this drama and had a hard time breaking away after hours of watching. The actor Jung Woo Sung did such an excellent performance. It must have been very difficult to not speak a word through out and still perform and convey the message thru his acting. Shin Hyun Been also did such a great job. The storyline definitely gives an insight on what a deaf person goes thru. There were things in the drama that I never put a thought to it when I run into a deaf person. It is heartbreaking to see what the character, Cha Jin Woo went thru starting at such a young age. Puts a totally different awareness when someone is deaf. Thanks to the writer for putting out such a great story. On another note, I love seeing the "behind the scenes" for dramas/movies because it gives me a realistic view on the actors and the extremely hard work that goes into producing such excellent entertainment. Thanks to the actors and all that worked on this project. I am a huge fan of Kdramas and watch them daily.

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The story unfolds very slowly and can be boring

Watching this drama, you need to sip your wine slowly, enjoy the background music and observe the hand gestures. The conversations were largely silent. I saw a man, given away to an orphanage as a child, who lived a lonely life, steered away from people and relationships. A kind and sweet woman, struggling as an actress, opened her heart to him, and he reluctantly accepted her feelings.

His ex-girl friend returned, hoping to rekindle their relationship. Their relationship then seemed perfect and unbreakable, but their affair broke after a fire accident. He lived a broken life until FL appeared. Likewise, FL's childhood friend decided to pursue her. a quadruple relationship is formed.

The deaf students introduced another aspect of him as art teacher and mentor. He saw in them, his own struggles growing up as a deaf child. He was generous with money and time to help people and his orphanage. I never knew a deaf person is allowed to own and drive a car.

He has established a good career as an artist that give good income and comfort. Yet, her family were sad and objected to their relationship. Her mother cried after learning her boyfriend was deaf. Doubts seeped in her, FL feared she won't be able to endure a relationship with a deaf person.

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se perdeu no meio

eu sempre digo que é muito fácil me fazer assistir algo, que é só ter uma representatividade surda que eu estarei assistindo. foi assim que eu fui parar nesse daqui, sendo meu primeiro dorama hetero. no começo eu estava empolgado pois a história parecia ir pra um lugar muito bom, e realmente foi durante um tempo mas nos últimos episódios virou algo tão decepcionante. A audição do jinwoo era um problema relativamente pequeno mas depois se tornou o maior problema do mundo???
resumindo, é um bom romance de se assistir e tem uma história muito interessante (tanto dos personagens principais como secundário) mas não é algo que eu assistiria novamente pela quantidade de episódios.

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DOWNHILL WITH EACH EPISODE !!

I started watching the drama when I discovered this was a healing one. I liked 3 eps and then idk why the story became repetitive and stucked in a loop.
Both of the leads were great at acting but the story sucked after the 4th ep.

Listen i respect all the people who've had impaired hearing and aren't able to live a fulfilled life but IT FRUSTRATES ME TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO SEE THE MALE LEAD NOT ABLE TO TALK AND EXPRESS.

We are core Kdrama watchers and I've been into this since 2016 & I know how imp it is for the leads to open up the romantic cheesy cute scenes at the right time. I loved how good the ML is with the sign language but he just never makes efforts to reach FL. The female character seems obsessed and trying way to hard to keep him connected in some or the other way to her but that doesn't work.
The ML always has this habit of thinking that the FL should date a normal guy and he ain't good enough for her so bro pls don't waste her time & GO TELL HER STRAIGHT UP THAT SHE DESERVES BETTER !!!

YOU KNOW IT'S HARD TO EVEN IMAGINE A COUPLE WHERE BOTH ARE STRUGGLING AND THEY JUST HAVE LIKE NOTHING TO TALK OVER. THE STORY IS FULL OF TRAUMAS THAT THE GUY WENT THROUGH. I just checked out their actual age and the FL is 37 while the ML is 50 WTF

THIS STORY COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THE FL WAS ALSO SHOWN DEAF/IMPAIRED. I feel like they could have been paired up better.

Ep 5 I started literally skipping almost all parts just for the sake of finishing this ep.

THE BEST SCENES ARE THE ONE WITH THE FL's best friend and her brother. They're so cute and comedy to even begin with. I wish they could have covered even more scenes of them.

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Started were mature then turn into same triangle drama

i was interested when i watched first Episode so i continue but then comes the 5th episode and it become same drama with all other
we until end will not find the reason this woman seem obsessed with a mute dumb man he don't even look that handsome to be obsessed over him. he isn't Hyun bin
why would SFL be in love with a man who doesn't even save her life and left her to die, normally people hate that person but in KDRAMA world even ML left SFL to die she still shows how obsessed she is with that heartless selfish shit,


i loved 4 episodes of this show to with i am giving 6.5 rating and dropping this show,
after watching ep 5 there was no need of SFL in this and it could have been a healing drama of 8 episodes
but since they have to make it longer so it can earn more advertisement money they introduce a SFL who will be so cunning still pitiful because this NICE jerk left her to die.

people pretending to be nice and kind are worst then those who act indifferent

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Roteiro, direção e atuações impecáveis

Cha Jin Woo é um artista surdo, quando não está em uma sala de aula ensinando alunos do ensino médio que também querem aprender desenhar está em pequenas viagens para expressae seu amor pela arte. E é assim que conhece Jung Mo Eun, uma aspirante à atriz que não está em uma boa fase. Ela largou um emprego que pagava as contas para ir atrás de um novo sonho, apesar de não estar sendo fácil com empregos de meio-período, ela não desiste.

Com a barreira linguística, Ji Woo não tem muitas pessoas ao seu redor, além do melhor amigo e uma introversão latente. No entanto, o interesse de Mo Eun o fará sair um pouco do casulo quando ela demonstra o interesse sincero de se aproximar dele e aprender linguagem de sinais. A comunicação não é um problema, pois Ji Woo busca aplicativos de celular, além do velho método com papel e caneta.

Senti mais verdade e amor nos primeiros seis episódios do que em vários dramas que já vi na minha longa vida doramesca. As palavras impecáveis roteirista Kim Min Jung (Love in Moonlight) junto com a direção acertada do Kim Yoon Jin (Our Beloved Summer) e as atuações sensíveis do Jung Woo Sung e Shin Hyun Benn, foi a mistura essencial para tornar "Tell Me That You Love" o drama perfeito.

O que mais gostei foi o slow burn, que aliás é meu estilo favorito em dramas asiáticos. A falta de pressa em viver, de criar laços e também de se apaixonar. Um artista que até então só conseguia expressar sentimentos através da pintura precisa sair da sua zona de conforto para dar uma nova chance para o amor; e uma atriz que é boa em transmitir sentimentos por palavras começa a ver no silêncio uma nova forma de apreciação. Foi o que me encantou.

A vida de Ji Woo não foi fácil. Acompanhamos sua infância, o modo abrupto como perdeu a audição e a adaptação em um mundo silencioso. O laço forte que existe com Ki Hyun, seu amigo de longa data, e o retorno do seu primeiro amor, a Seo Kyung.

Já Mo Eun tem muitas pessoas que a amam. A melhor amiga com que divide o apartamento, o amigo que gosta dela, além de uma família amorosa composta por pai, mãe e irmão mais novo. Quando estes conhecem Ji Woo, não há preconceito. Estranhamento? Sim, e fiquei muito feliz por não haver pais preconceituosos, e por mais que houvesse preocupação no rosto deles, não foram intrusivos.

Eu gostei muito do romance, em como cresce aos poucos, e não há problemas graves entre eles que os façam se afastar. Porém, após o episódio 13 o enredo decaiu um pouco. A ex nem é o problema total, pois eu odeio a ex que volta do bueiro; mas aqui eu super entendi a Seo Kyung, em como o Ji Woo foi importante na vida dela e tomou uma atitude errada que fez o relacionamento deles acabar muito mal com culpa, pesar e remorso. Ela demora a dizer o que precisa, mas conseguem chegar num consenso.

O que me matou foi o silêncio entre Mo Eun e Ji Woo. Algo claramente estava incomodando ambos e ninguém tomava a iniciativa de conversar. A falta de comunicação entre o casal deixou uma grande lacuna entre o que vinha sendo muito bem trabalhado no roteiro, e fez a trama virar um incômodo desnecessário onde os dois estavam infelizes. A cena do episódio 15 em que o Ji Woo "ouve" a Mo Eun falando como a situação é frustrante foi uma flecha atravessando o meu peito. Conversar para quê, né? Criou-se ali um mal-entendido que não precisava, além de um clima pesadíssimo, como se ele não ouvir fosse frustrante para ela. Eu fiquei muito triste com essa cena...

Apesar do final feliz no episódio 16, eu realmente fiquei refletindo se esse conflito precisava existir se eles iriam reatar. Porque como eu disse, levei para um lado que talvez eu não reataria sem uma loonnnnggaaaa conversa, e infelizmente em dramas asiáticos a fuga/não conversa sempre é a solução. Ficou devendo mais um episódio para melhor desenvolver isso.

Adorei que mesmo magoada, a Mo Eun é maravilhosa e fez de tudo para aproximar o Ji Woo da mãe. Foi muito emocionante! E mesmo com o término, o reencontro com a família e a viagem, ele volta parecendo mais renovado, mas ainda sentindo saudades dela.

Fiquei muito cativada pela atuação do Jung Woo Sung. Que atuação maravilhosa! Todos ali foram incríveis, pois não deve ser fácil aprender linguagem de sinais para atuar como alguém fluente no idioma.

Mesmo com os apontamentos do que não curti, esse é o tipo de kdrama que eu assistiria várias vezes por conta da sensibilidade da história e a excelente atuação. ENA mais uma vez acertou em produzir um kdrama espetacular!

Agora vou atrás do original japonês de 1995 chamado "Aishiteiru To Ittekure". Será que é tão bom quanto a versão coreana?

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