Started rewatching and realised how much my korean has improved that it kept bothering me seeing so much error in subtitles also learn they did a pretty good job with English dubbing.
Hmm. Flashbacks. 🤣But i don't want to see this story ever be close to Luke and Flora. Too much gaslighting,…
You are absolutely welcome to share your opinion.
Edit: You can also send me a message if you prefer; basically, I would love to see your pov. Since I'm someone who actually didn't like the messaging of this drama, yes, the ML is fashion-forward, and that's where my fixation ends. I'm not someone see their relationship as a new standard or anything
It’s funny how you see Mi-do as the messy one and not Ho just because he appears understanding. He was literally…
"You don’t say someone is a motivation, a compass, and the reason you can keep going through difficult times if they are a prison sentence, either. "
This- yes, how come that sounds off? It can only sound off to you if you have started to pull apart and just don't want to name it or call that feeling out loud. What I notice is that when he says the first line, "I still feel butterflies", that's when Mido's expression changes before the next line she hears; it's because she herself feels doubtful about this relationship. It's her emotion projecting, saying, hey, I actually don't feel butterflies at all, and maybe I haven't felt them for a long time. It felt more like her emotional projection at the breakup moment, because she stays fixated on that one point and then says she feels pathetic.
And I see where she is coming from, but again, I don't support the breakup argument. He does have a realistic approach to a ten-year-long relationship; yes, you might not feel those butterflies or heart racing, but it's the thought that that person gives us a reason to live and you still want them is what's going to stay forever. I still belive it the frustration of things being unstable around her career that is making that decision, and at the same time we see Mido from the start of the episode being distant.
And as usual with drama, they often make ML this larger-than-life, selfless guy, so Mido does become the flawed one more RN, but it's just the first episode, so let's see what his flaws will be cause during the fight he said things that felt hurtful to her, so my guess is his flaw is either going to be that he says stuff that he doesn't realise hurts her and stays with her, or he is good to a fault, someone who gives too much that she starts to feel uncomfortable.
Wait, the last episode will air in November...NOVEMBER 🤦🏻♀️ Why did I watch the first episode? aaaaaaaaaahhhh. Also, in the first few minutes, I was like, what in the Luke & Flora is happening here?
The first episode skipped through timelines, like a year-to-year jump to small time-period jumps like a 2-week jump, so I guess the show opens after she was having difficulty with the actress, and then, by the few scenes we see, 2 weeks forward, then we see why she is meeting that PD and court thing. It has some quick time jumps, but I like it so far, and I loved the way they did their usual ritual of talking to each other in the morning; it was funny to see how shocked they both were.
Also, I do feel the thought of a breakup came from frustration with the situation she was in rather than something she really believes in, but this is just the first episode, and there is so much story to unfold in the coming episodes. What I find a little interesting was FL was cutting off way before the fight started. Even when she heard the first half of how he still feels butterflies, she felt a bit tense, and then we see the full pov, but it does feel like she might also not feel the butterflies and has become more frustrated with time passing, as her career side of things is not being settled yet.
I fell in love with this drama and another one that is Way Back Love. The way they choose to deliver the story is what has my heart, and the amount of tears I cried was unbelievable to me, and I still wanted to rewatch both shows immediately.
💜 Edit: I think I am ready to tell you about how this show left me; thanks to the person in the top review, she encompasses the feeling so well.
When I finished the show, I felt so complete, calm, and at the same time utterly broken and sad. I felt this way for the second time, as I said before.
Like our top reviewer pointed out, the episode titles are dialogues from different movies; what caught my eye was the illustration of the house from the movie UP on the episode 7 title card.
I was paying attention to every title card that rolled in, and when I read her review, it got me entrigued cause I thought that these title cards are so specific, and then I did a reverse image search because not only were the background illustrations different, but the typography and choice of visual vocab were too, and *I found that they not only borrowed the dialogue as episode titles, but also created typography, illustrations, and visual imagery for each episode title that was an homage to those movies. And on top of that, each episode creates another tiny homage to the movie it is quoting through the emotional theme of the episode*.
This show has such a nuanced way of paying tribute to some amazing movies and is a treat for movie lovers. It was very meta in that sense. It paid homage to almost every genre of movie through it differnt episodes, from adventure, darkness, crime, healing, romance, fantasy, animation, romantic comedy, family drama, and classic cinema. It tells its own story through the emotional vocabulary of movies.
👉 Not only that, it took meta to another level. Throughout the show, we see Mubee's decision to make "Melody," but what I noticed was Melody playing itself out in the show.
Mubee, in an initial meeting with Ju-a, asks her to change the emotional logic of "Melody" so that the characters don't merely understand what went wrong after the relationship has already ended. She wants the realization to happen through the experience of the relationship itself.
After that, what we see of Hongsi and Ju-a's story is what "Melody" was going to be - Si-jun and Ju-a are forced to work together again. - They begin reliving the emotional dynamics of their old relationship. - They start understanding what actually happened from the other person's perspective. - They briefly wonder whether that understanding means they can be together again. - And ultimately they realize something much more painful and mature: They did love each other, but understanding why they failed does not mean they should restart the relationship.
Ju-a explains she had been losing herself in the relationship by continually prioritizing Si-jun's ambitions over her own, while Si-jun eventually learns to stop treating the end of their relationship as a personal failure.
And that is exactly what Mubee's filmmaking philosophy is asking the characters in "Melody" to do - "Don't just arrive at an intellectual conclusion after everything is over. Actually experience the emotional truth of what happened."
To me, that is such brilliant writing. That's why we get to see so much of the second couple, to the point that they hog attention from the main couple.
I wish I could stop crying; such a tight screenplay and what brilliant storytelling. Till the end, Kim Ram Woo stayed the same as he was, and that pained me the most, but I'm happy for everyone who found the courage to move forward and let their life go on.
omg I feel so bad that her bias who once saved her from being alone is making her feel like that again.she felt…
That was what she feared most and was saying to her friends: What if getting romantically close to her idol would ruin their memories of them as idol-fan relations?
we still need a full story behind ml mom, what made the band break up and what was the big secret one band member…
Imagine the first love would turn out to be Kang Hagi.
I thought she meant it was Lee Chan because she didn't want to say he was a fan and that her idol had saved her, so she changed it to "first love" when she was talking to Hagi.
The wait is killing me, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! This is the good shit; Kang Hagi is THE choice from day 1.
I like how Da reum is she gives a feeling that she never intended to date or get romantically involved with his bais though there are some moment where she feels like that, but for most time she is like *I support you but don't want to date you cause it will ruin the memory of you* But since it is so hard for her to say no or express her feelings she said yes to dating Lee Chan.
Also, Lee Chan feeling is very much of appreciation towards someone who has supported him during his hardest time phase just like Da Reum has for Lee Chan, and that's why she finds it even more uncomfortable around him.
I have mixed feelings. I like the plot and all, but at the same time it was too predictable, and the fact that Si-won, along with the guy Hye Ryeong had a crush on, didn't seem to see that what they did was wrong, even when they were dying. Neither had an ounce of remorse. Not only that, Si-won became the biggest driving force of the curse, resulting in trapping Hye Ryeong's soul as well.
Also, what was interesting was that with Geon Woo and Na-ri, the timer didn't disappear. It stood still, like once it claimed the newer victim, it would be back for the older one. And even after Se Ah wished for Geon Woo to be better again, basically asking to spare his life, Si-won still kept haunting him and hurting him. So, basically, a wish to save someone or stop it is never taken into account by Si-won.
That's why I have mixed feelings. Overall, a good watch, but honestly, if you see an explanation video on YT, you can literally skip this one. Better to watch Light Shop or Tarot if you are looking for a miniseries but want to watch a full-length drama; watch Revanavnt instead of this one.
Okay, even if I give you in on your question, the person who was saved their timer didn't disappear; it stood still. And to ask it to stop is basically doing the ritual and offering something bigger or of greater value than what had created that curse. Also, what was interesting was that with Geon Woo and Nari, the timer didn't disappear. It stood still, like once it claimed the newer victim, it would be back for the older one. And even after Se Ah wished for Geon Woo to be better again, basically asking to spare his life, Si won still kept haunting him and hurting him. So, basically, a wish to save someone or stop it is never taken into account by Si-won.
Edit: You can also send me a message if you prefer; basically, I would love to see your pov.
Since I'm someone who actually didn't like the messaging of this drama, yes, the ML is fashion-forward, and that's where my fixation ends. I'm not someone see their relationship as a new standard or anything
This- yes, how come that sounds off? It can only sound off to you if you have started to pull apart and just don't want to name it or call that feeling out loud. What I notice is that when he says the first line, "I still feel butterflies", that's when Mido's expression changes before the next line she hears; it's because she herself feels doubtful about this relationship. It's her emotion projecting, saying, hey, I actually don't feel butterflies at all, and maybe I haven't felt them for a long time. It felt more like her emotional projection at the breakup moment, because she stays fixated on that one point and then says she feels pathetic.
And I see where she is coming from, but again, I don't support the breakup argument. He does have a realistic approach to a ten-year-long relationship; yes, you might not feel those butterflies or heart racing, but it's the thought that that person gives us a reason to live and you still want them is what's going to stay forever. I still belive it the frustration of things being unstable around her career that is making that decision, and at the same time we see Mido from the start of the episode being distant.
And as usual with drama, they often make ML this larger-than-life, selfless guy, so Mido does become the flawed one more RN, but it's just the first episode, so let's see what his flaws will be cause during the fight he said things that felt hurtful to her, so my guess is his flaw is either going to be that he says stuff that he doesn't realise hurts her and stays with her, or he is good to a fault, someone who gives too much that she starts to feel uncomfortable.
Also, I do feel the thought of a breakup came from frustration with the situation she was in rather than something she really believes in, but this is just the first episode, and there is so much story to unfold in the coming episodes. What I find a little interesting was FL was cutting off way before the fight started. Even when she heard the first half of how he still feels butterflies, she felt a bit tense, and then we see the full pov, but it does feel like she might also not feel the butterflies and has become more frustrated with time passing, as her career side of things is not being settled yet.
💜 Edit: I think I am ready to tell you about how this show left me; thanks to the person in the top review, she encompasses the feeling so well.
When I finished the show, I felt so complete, calm, and at the same time utterly broken and sad. I felt this way for the second time, as I said before.
Like our top reviewer pointed out, the episode titles are dialogues from different movies; what caught my eye was the illustration of the house from the movie UP on the episode 7 title card.
I was paying attention to every title card that rolled in, and when I read her review, it got me entrigued cause I thought that these title cards are so specific, and then I did a reverse image search because not only were the background illustrations different, but the typography and choice of visual vocab were too, and *I found that they not only borrowed the dialogue as episode titles, but also created typography, illustrations, and visual imagery for each episode title that was an homage to those movies. And on top of that, each episode creates another tiny homage to the movie it is quoting through the emotional theme of the episode*.
This show has such a nuanced way of paying tribute to some amazing movies and is a treat for movie lovers. It was very meta in that sense. It paid homage to almost every genre of movie through it differnt episodes, from adventure, darkness, crime, healing, romance, fantasy, animation, romantic comedy, family drama, and classic cinema. It tells its own story through the emotional vocabulary of movies.
👉 Not only that, it took meta to another level. Throughout the show, we see Mubee's decision to make "Melody," but what I noticed was Melody playing itself out in the show.
Mubee, in an initial meeting with Ju-a, asks her to change the emotional logic of "Melody" so that the characters don't merely understand what went wrong after the relationship has already ended. She wants the realization to happen through the experience of the relationship itself.
After that, what we see of Hongsi and Ju-a's story is what "Melody" was going to be
- Si-jun and Ju-a are forced to work together again.
- They begin reliving the emotional dynamics of their old relationship.
- They start understanding what actually happened from the other person's perspective.
- They briefly wonder whether that understanding means they can be together again.
- And ultimately they realize something much more painful and mature: They did love each other, but understanding why they failed does not mean they should restart the relationship.
Ju-a explains she had been losing herself in the relationship by continually prioritizing Si-jun's ambitions over her own, while Si-jun eventually learns to stop treating the end of their relationship as a personal failure.
And that is exactly what Mubee's filmmaking philosophy is asking the characters in "Melody" to do -
"Don't just arrive at an intellectual conclusion after everything is over. Actually experience the emotional truth of what happened."
To me, that is such brilliant writing.
That's why we get to see so much of the second couple, to the point that they hog attention from the main couple.
I thought she meant it was Lee Chan because she didn't want to say he was a fan and that her idol had saved her, so she changed it to "first love" when she was talking to Hagi.
I like how Da reum is she gives a feeling that she never intended to date or get romantically involved with his bais though there are some moment where she feels like that, but for most time she is like *I support you but don't want to date you cause it will ruin the memory of you* But since it is so hard for her to say no or express her feelings she said yes to dating Lee Chan.
Also, Lee Chan feeling is very much of appreciation towards someone who has supported him during his hardest time phase just like Da Reum has for Lee Chan, and that's why she finds it even more uncomfortable around him.
Also, what was interesting was that with Geon Woo and Na-ri, the timer didn't disappear. It stood still, like once it claimed the newer victim, it would be back for the older one. And even after Se Ah wished for Geon Woo to be better again, basically asking to spare his life, Si-won still kept haunting him and hurting him. So, basically, a wish to save someone or stop it is never taken into account by Si-won.
That's why I have mixed feelings. Overall, a good watch, but honestly, if you see an explanation video on YT, you can literally skip this one. Better to watch Light Shop or Tarot if you are looking for a miniseries but want to watch a full-length drama; watch Revanavnt instead of this one.
Also, what was interesting was that with Geon Woo and Nari, the timer didn't disappear. It stood still, like once it claimed the newer victim, it would be back for the older one. And even after Se Ah wished for Geon Woo to be better again, basically asking to spare his life, Si won still kept haunting him and hurting him. So, basically, a wish to save someone or stop it is never taken into account by Si-won.