The whole family plot hits a soft spot in my heart and I wish more shows would leave me with this feeling of wanting more.
The cast did a great job, they made me hate or love them at the right times, just like they where supposed to.
So I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did (^_^)
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Its worth watching.
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The story idea was new and very interesting. Its more of a family drama with a few twists which keeps the plot interesting and never boring. This drama is very well written and deserves its 20 episode count. My only critique would be the ending. It could have ended better.
The lead actress was superb in her role. Her character growth is one of the best I've ever seen in a drama. I feel like anyone could have played the main guy's role. His character was quite boring also. However, I really liked the second male leads i.e. the brothers who vie for the romantic affections of our female heroine. Their characters had depth and provided fun.
Music was not memorable.
I'd watch this again because I was engaged in the story.
Overall this is a heartwarming drama filled with life lessons.
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first of all they should name it (the weepy characters) Or (W.C's family) LOLlets start
this drama really at the beginning i found it interesting
new kind of romance
it was family romance more than couples i don't mind something new
& then it gets down the hill as usual & the plot becomes sucks
& what the hell the wrong with choi jung face expressions it's all the same miserable expression for all different situations like a small dog lost in the rain
i found her doesn't suit the role at all
at the same time i've to admit that the children acting was brilliant
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i found there were many flaws like
* how come the grandpa didn't ask jin pal once why they left the house although he owned it ?
*how come suddenly Won joon forgot about jung jae after all those years
and found him self loving jin pal
i could understand his situation if he wasn't in love with her since they were adolescents
*how come such a selfish person like jung jae surrender like that without any introductions
& also decided to change completely 180% in just less than 10 min. at the last ep. with out any hint
*how come she was slapping every one without being slapped once for what she did
* it was illogical that they discovered that jin pal his grand-daughter in such a way
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how come won kang slapped jin pal without knowing any thing & he didn't even try to apologize & she accepted that normally although jung jae did lots of disasters that he should slapped her for but he didn't even think about it
i don't encourage violence against Women but i discuss what the writer did cause he pissed me off so
& the part of kidnapping was really unnecessary as if the writer remember to enter action at the last time just to fill the show
i found the show empty without strong plot it was really promising when jin pal decided to move to won kang house i thought it would be really amazing story then suddenly the writer decided to make all the men at the house fall for her ~.~ (REALLY!!!!)
and the character development of jin pal was SHIT she still till the end weak with passivity character
accepted humiliation & took it for granted
i am so disappointed specially with the end i saw it meaningless, lukewarm & provoking
the show could end just with 16 ep.
P.S: till the end i was in love with Shin Dong he was soooo kind, caring, generous & lovely character
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At the beginning I was surprised about the stupidity of Pal Gang, that actually was very funny, but she started to grow up and it was interesting to watch how that happened.
This drama shows how hard life can become, but if you don't give up, you can get through everything. The strengh of people in this drama is amazing.
Some parts of this drama were very sad, some made me angry, but in some ways the story of this drama seems perfect. It's innocent, yet somehow naughty, but in a very pure way. It's stupid, yet genius. The romance is passionate and nice. From this drama you can learn a lot.
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This drama is a bit old, so some of the characters have very old fashioned way of thinking, but I have to admit that it's a bit forward in certain aspects. The things I liked most were the relationship between kids and uncles (especially Pa Rang and Kang Ha, they share a very cute bond and I have to say Pa Rang is the very hero of the whole drama even tho at the beginning was a bit annoying - I swear later he grows on you) and how the female lead became from a superficial useless girl to a very cool woman who never lost her cool (there was a moment in the middle, when Kang Ha almost married that other girl, but for the rest she was okay). Usually in those kind of old drama the female lead's traits never changes but they're even seen as an attractive point for almost all the guys that will appear during the story. She's not nosy, loud, she doesn't do things for her loved ones sake and , when she decided to change her life, she stayed faithful to her new attitude. Just don't judge her from the first episode.
The chemistry between the main leads is natural, especially when they argue but there's a lot of time stole by that useless second leads subplots. And this is what I was thinking talking about "old fashioned" the second leads are more clingy than a gum on your hair!! Both Jae Young and Joon Ha had no consistent reasons for their attachment to the main leads and they just don't know when to give up (BUT they magically do it near the end, like that.)...she had to marry him because she decided so, there's no love involved, she just thought something like "we're beautiful and successful so we are a great pair"...how pathetic would that be? Add to this the fact that she went around slapping and yelling at everyone just to vent her frustration and we have the most annoying character ever imagined. I think they should've added a serious reason to make her fall in love with him just to begin with ...I mean she even threatened him to reveal the big secret to the brother (the "big" secret of them being step brother...and he knew already!! All that episodes wasted like that). And for Joon Ha I kinda liked him at the beginning even if he seemed like a weak character, but I don't understand at all his changing obsession between the two girls so fast...he first was madly in love with JY and for her sake he started trying to steal Pal Gang from his bro but he fell for her like that, in two seconds he didn't remember anything good about JY (quote). And that girl that won't cry thing, I don't even understood how good of a reason to fell for someone would be. She was a spoiled brat from the beginning.
The worst of the worst was that verbal duel between the brothers "I can't steal her like I did with our mother" "for my bro's sake I can give up her"....she doesn't get to decide whom she like?? Why I had this feeling her opinion on this matter was so unimportant that she wasn't even asked about it?
*I really need to insert that Aladdin's gif where Jasmine scolds everyone for playing with her future like she's some sort of prize*
The nephew was cute with the kids but really he was an unimportant character...he's here just to have another contestant for Pal Gang's hand but he didn't even stood a chance so meh. I wish he would've given up her before and started being a cheerful character with no romance implementation... (You are in dramaland when a whole family just go nuts for the very same plain looking girl lol)
But beside clingy characters and bipolarism it was entertaining for at least the three quarter of it - in some parts I even thought "wow this is very good" (when it was more focused on the family struggle and the children), so I suggest to give it a shot if you like those improvised family drama when leads become surrogate of dead parents and slice of life ones.
Also I loved the fact that the kids and the girl had all color names! I learned something in Korean!
Ps. Some of the characters has different hairstyles than the posters o.o
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The acting I can't necessarily give a fair value on since I actually "watched" this via recaps, but from what I know of the actors and actresses they generally are able to perform very well. Music was fine, and I will definately rewatch this drama after I break down my to watch list.
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This is such an underrated drama. It's genuinely one of my favorites of all time, and that is 1000% due to Pal Gang. Her growth and arc is what makes this drama. The ML is not bad and also has a nice arc, especially liked his relationship with her little brother, but honestly I would have loved it just as much without the romance.
The kids have a lot of screen time and thank goodness they managed to find really charming kid actors so even when the actual "acting" isn't the best, they are so cute they will win you over.
Caveat, the production value feels low and I'm not sure if it actually was or if it's just because it's from 2010 so it feels dated. Not enough to bother me personally though.
Overall: I love it for the FL and the sibling relationships even more than the romance, and rewatch value is 10/10 because I have definitely already rewatched it and probably will again.
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Great for people who love watching kids in dramas
I was looking for a good drama with kids and growth & this was perfect. I totally got absorbed in the storyline from the very beginning. The kids are adorable and the journey of characters is also great. The drama is old, so expect to see some old style thinking in some characters and old style production. I expected it so it didn't bother me. The bonding of kids with the three male leads (especially Parang & Kang Ho) and their interactions were so sweet. The infant was a treat to watch as well. For 15 episodes, show manages to keep a good balance of humor and emotion. It was interesting, heart warming and fun. Acting was also good. I would have been happy to see even more of these episodes.The only major drawback I can think of are the last 5 episodes where the focus shifts from the kids to second leads and useless triangle stories and ending also felt incomplete and hushed. But rest of the drama was so good that I could ignore this :) The female lead also acted dumb at many places!
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