a story about losing yourself for people who won’t choose you.
oh my!!!!!! this drama is absolutely one of my top 3 bl dramas of all time. i have so much to say about it, so let’s start this review because i already know it won’t be short!
'love in the big city' is not a perfect love story. it's messy, bittersweet, and sometimes uncomfortable, but that's exactly why it feels so close to real life.
what i loved the most about Go-young is how painfully human he is. he is not a perfect character, and that's exactly why he feels so real. he makes mistakes, he holds on to people who are NOT always good for him, and sometimes he loses pieces of himself while trying to find love and acceptance. but instead of judging him, i actually found myself understanding him so much, and now he's definitely my comfort character.
his relationship with his last boyfriend (Sim Gyu-ho) especially stayed with me.
it was heartbreaking because it felt SO real.. that feeling of loving someone deeply while slowly realizing that maybe you are the only one still fighting for the relationship :( the pain wasn't just about losing someone, but about realizing how much time and energy you can give to a person who might not even look back at you in the future.
Go-young is someone who wants to be loved, understood, and chosen, but sometimes he searches for those things in people who cannot give them to him. and honestly, i think many people can see a part of themselves in that.
this drama made me think about all the moments when we hold on to someone because we are attached to the version of them we created in our heads... not necessarily who they really are. it's painful, but also incredibly honest.
i finished this drama feeling sad (i cried my eyes out), but also grateful. some stories don't need a perfect "happy" ending to be meaningful. <3
at the end, i want to add:
this drama is incredibly important for young queer people, especially gay men who are struggling with their identity, feeling lost, or trying to find themselves.
'love in the big city' is not a perfect love story. it's messy, bittersweet, and sometimes uncomfortable, but that's exactly why it feels so close to real life.
what i loved the most about Go-young is how painfully human he is. he is not a perfect character, and that's exactly why he feels so real. he makes mistakes, he holds on to people who are NOT always good for him, and sometimes he loses pieces of himself while trying to find love and acceptance. but instead of judging him, i actually found myself understanding him so much, and now he's definitely my comfort character.
his relationship with his last boyfriend (Sim Gyu-ho) especially stayed with me.
it was heartbreaking because it felt SO real.. that feeling of loving someone deeply while slowly realizing that maybe you are the only one still fighting for the relationship :( the pain wasn't just about losing someone, but about realizing how much time and energy you can give to a person who might not even look back at you in the future.
Go-young is someone who wants to be loved, understood, and chosen, but sometimes he searches for those things in people who cannot give them to him. and honestly, i think many people can see a part of themselves in that.
this drama made me think about all the moments when we hold on to someone because we are attached to the version of them we created in our heads... not necessarily who they really are. it's painful, but also incredibly honest.
i finished this drama feeling sad (i cried my eyes out), but also grateful. some stories don't need a perfect "happy" ending to be meaningful. <3
at the end, i want to add:
this drama is incredibly important for young queer people, especially gay men who are struggling with their identity, feeling lost, or trying to find themselves.
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