Meet Yourself (2023)

Tempo super slow. Vague characters esp. in support roles. Selling point is just the scenery.

The story progresses super slow. I could watch it with full attention for only 10 minutes then I had to go with 2x speed, but that's still too slow. In the end, I had to go faster or else I wouldn't be able to get myself to the end of the episode. And at the end of EP.1, I didn't feel like I missed anything at all.

In EP1, it's the story of FL and her best friend - which is boring - really. They try to make it touching, but nothing in the girls' relationship moved me. The story between them is very loose. I don't feel attached to her friend or believe they're best friends at all. The script writer team did very less in building the foundation for the girls' relationship - I don't see where their strong bond comes from nor believe the bond exists or is even real. And with nothing to convey, the team still forces their way to drag the girls' story into a full EP. This sets a too lagging tempo for the series from the start - which is hardly a wise opening strategy for any series, I would say, as this means they imprint their 1st impression in the audience's eyes as a boring story.

Since the ML doesn't show up in EP1, I gave myself and the series another go with EP2. Here, the setting changes from the city to the pretty village in small town. The set is very relaxing. The atmosphere totally contrasts with EP1 (in a good way). The cinematography is decent and does justice to the location.

However, the same problem isn't solved. The story hardly goes forward. Nothing much happens along the way. I don't feel life in other characters apart from the main characters though they're close relative, colleagues or has long dialogue in their own scene. They're very puppet-like. The team has done a bad job in introducing their characters. And the huge problem is - I don't feel that any character (even FL or ML) is interesting. Until the end of EP2, they still can't make me feel engaged to their characters or story.

And when I glance to see the number of total episodes.... my gosh 40 is to many for this level of story. I imagine it's gonna get more dragging. They're going to squeeze all kinds of their bodily liquids into dragging it to 40. No matter those liquids are blood or tears, it's gonna turn into plain water half way.

So with that glance, I decide to drop this series.

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Definitivamente uma jóia.

No começo pensei que fosse o velho clichê de sempre, moça da cidade que vai pro interior e acha cara "bonitão" e blá.

Mas a história vai muito além, segue um fluxo nem muito rápido nem devagar, abrange vários tópicos, problemas e críticas a sociedade, e uma boa visão sobre os mesmos assim como pontos que fazem você refletir.

Quimica entre os personagens muito boa, história leve, agradável e muito boa de acompanhar. Recomendo fortemente que você dê uma chance caso esteja cansado(a) da mesmice.

Geralmente eu não assisto mais de uma vez a mesma séria, mas essa me fez rever este conceito.

Espero ter ajudado,
Abraçs o/

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A recommended drama!

Baru nonton pas 2 agustus 2023. Sebenarnya udah sering liat reviewnya cuman emang belum ketemu mood yang pas buat nonton. Akhirnya kemarin memutuskan untuk nonton tanpa ekspektasi apa-apa. Jujur buat aku, episode 1 itu penting banget buat aku menilai buat lanjutin nonton apa enggak, karena ini tipe drama slice of life yang slow plotnya yang kalau engga bagus bakalan super lelah nontonnya. Dan dari episode 1 sangat menjanjikan jadi aku tetap lanjut terus dan akhirnya hari ini 7 agustus 2023 aku udah selesai nonton. jujur bagus bagus bagus banget dramanya. nontonnya beneran feelnya tenang, enjoy banget liat dramanya, narasinya bagus bener-bener cocok buat orang orang yang mungkin lelah menjalani hidup, agak merasa kehilangan. Aku nonton ini beneran ketawa ngakak-gemesh-nangis gitu terus sampe tamat dan ngerasa kehilangan ㅠㅠ jujur nyesel kenapa gak hype drama ini pas tayang.

Ini drama punya ost yang bagus, view yang diambil juga bagus, jadi beneran pengen ke yunnan 哈哈哈 cast nya juga bagus meraninnya dan peran semua cast tuh bener-bener bagus banget semuanya. Semua punya cerita dan dapat ending dari jalan hidup masing-masing. sangat realistis sekali karena gak semua hal dalam hidup kita cuman dapat bahagia bahagia aja. Benar benar nunjukkin pentingnya punya keluarga yang support, teman teman yang baik dan lingkungan baik. Pokoknya 1000000000000000000/10 dari aku.

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Lindas historias

Es la historia de algunos habitantes de un pueblo.
La realidad, se trata mas de como salir adelante en un pueblo donde muchos se fueron a las grandes ciudades y ahora quieren regregsar a sus pueblos natales. Y la tranquilidad de los pueblos da la posibilidad de encontrarse a si mismo (de ahi el titulo).
SI buscas una historia de amor. Tiene una pero es super lenta.......... y tampoco hay tanto desarrollo de la misma. Si bien hay escenas son casi nulas. Son 40 capotulos y recien en el capitulo 30 y pico hay un beso (eso te da la pauta que las historias pasan por otro lado aunque la tensión romantica esta casi desde el primer capitulo).
SI queres ver historias emotivas y tenes paciencia por el desarrollo de la historia romantica......... es una linda historia para ver. hay momentos de bastante sensibilidad.

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An Instant Classic

This is the kind of drama that you'd want to erase your memories of it to watch again and the kind that leaves a calm, peaceful feeling after the end.

The casts are very likable and relatable that make you care for all of the characters that appear in the drama. The acting is natural and realistic, especially granny and the aunties, they all make you feel nostalgic and warm. Other than that, the village settings are beautiful, the musics are soothing, all and all, this drama is and always will be one of the most dearest dramas that I've ever watched. An instant classic and an absolute masterpiece.

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Lentezza è la parola d'ordine ed è anche la più importante

Questo drama è estremamente lento, ma è giusto che sia così: la storia si concentra tra un manipolo di persone che per svariati motivi scappano dalla vita di città per ritrovare se stessi e come farlo di fretta? No, qui ognuno ha i suoi tempi di ripresa e tutti hanno un qualcosa di "saggio" da condividere, riuscendo a creare un clima stabile e tranquillo in cui riposarsi e ricaricarsi in attesa di ributtarsi nel mondo esterno. E' stata una coccola, un momento di pausa da tutti quelli che sono i momenti brutti che ci affligono, che ci soffocano e in questo mi ha aiutata molto.
Sono stracontenta di averlo visto almeno una volta, ma è anche vero che non lo riguarderei mai perchè a volte la sua lentezza può esasperare il pubblico.
Adatto solo a chi cerca un momento di pausa, a chi vuole scappare, a chi vuole ritrovare se stesso.

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