Mita
Canada
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OMG the OSTs!
I am new to MDL and that's why I'm only writing this review in 2021. But I watched this drama when it was airing week by week. However! I will point out later on why this does not make my review any less valuable or with fresh memory.
Hm, where to begin?
The story: I've never been fine with elements of fantasy and supernatural and very rarely enjoy such shows. However, this storyline is very appealing, extremely emotional, soft yet engaging, and quite relatable in terms of romance. I really enjoyed the turn of events. To me, every emotion was understandable, relatable, endearing, and with good reason. Remember that this show is not about solving mysteries, but it's all about feeling emotions! And I mean feeling them deep... Now, this next sentence will be a big spoiler so skip to the next paragraph if you prefer, but the FL and ML have their emotionally realistic ups and downs, they have their hearts broken, fall for each other, have their reasons to suppress their feelings, get mad for the mistakes that have been made, go through the pain of letting go while still wanting more, not withstanding the distance, and finally deciding to forgive themselves and the other.
The acting: I literally felt all the hurt and the joy and the bubbly feelings of Seo Hyun Jin's character all along. She is indeed an outstandingly capable actress. Her character was really hard to carve out and yet she made me believe that she was really the Oh Hae Yeong of the story and radiated all the emotions the audience was supposed to feel. I believe her acting did make the show a full 10/10 from maybe an 8/10. Eric moon was also pretty good at acting the grumpy, mean, yet soft and caring deep inside Park Do Kyun, which is actually his typical type of character in dramas (or at least the ones I have watched). Among the other actors, I only need to mention Kim Mi Kyung, the true, one and only, not-rich Asian mom in drama history. She throws sticks and stones at her daughter, but you can feel so much love and affection coming through her and it makes you feel warm and safe, just like how you would feel with your Asian mom.
The music: Honestly, this show was the point at which I started listening to Korean music. I'm not big on KPop and never really paid attention to the OSTs. But I still have the whole OST playlist of this show on my phone and listen to it on a regular basis, probably 2-3days a week. I loved every piece and after almost 5 years, am still enjoying them all. "If it's you" by Jung Seung Hwan is still my go-to song whenever I want to get goosebumps with emotions. (This singer is amazing. He also did great on Startup with "Day and Night" and I love it.)
The rewatch: Hmmm... About that... It's really hard for me to confess, but I have already watched this drama 5 TIMES FRONT TO BACK, NO SKIPPING! This is a big deal for me guys. I almost never watch a drama without skipping or fast-forwarding and yet, I have watched this 5 times scene by scene and loved it every time. In fact, I'm watching it a 6th time right now. Go figure how great this drama can be...
Overall, hands down the best drama I have ever watched from 2010 to 2021!
Hm, where to begin?
The story: I've never been fine with elements of fantasy and supernatural and very rarely enjoy such shows. However, this storyline is very appealing, extremely emotional, soft yet engaging, and quite relatable in terms of romance. I really enjoyed the turn of events. To me, every emotion was understandable, relatable, endearing, and with good reason. Remember that this show is not about solving mysteries, but it's all about feeling emotions! And I mean feeling them deep... Now, this next sentence will be a big spoiler so skip to the next paragraph if you prefer, but the FL and ML have their emotionally realistic ups and downs, they have their hearts broken, fall for each other, have their reasons to suppress their feelings, get mad for the mistakes that have been made, go through the pain of letting go while still wanting more, not withstanding the distance, and finally deciding to forgive themselves and the other.
The acting: I literally felt all the hurt and the joy and the bubbly feelings of Seo Hyun Jin's character all along. She is indeed an outstandingly capable actress. Her character was really hard to carve out and yet she made me believe that she was really the Oh Hae Yeong of the story and radiated all the emotions the audience was supposed to feel. I believe her acting did make the show a full 10/10 from maybe an 8/10. Eric moon was also pretty good at acting the grumpy, mean, yet soft and caring deep inside Park Do Kyun, which is actually his typical type of character in dramas (or at least the ones I have watched). Among the other actors, I only need to mention Kim Mi Kyung, the true, one and only, not-rich Asian mom in drama history. She throws sticks and stones at her daughter, but you can feel so much love and affection coming through her and it makes you feel warm and safe, just like how you would feel with your Asian mom.
The music: Honestly, this show was the point at which I started listening to Korean music. I'm not big on KPop and never really paid attention to the OSTs. But I still have the whole OST playlist of this show on my phone and listen to it on a regular basis, probably 2-3days a week. I loved every piece and after almost 5 years, am still enjoying them all. "If it's you" by Jung Seung Hwan is still my go-to song whenever I want to get goosebumps with emotions. (This singer is amazing. He also did great on Startup with "Day and Night" and I love it.)
The rewatch: Hmmm... About that... It's really hard for me to confess, but I have already watched this drama 5 TIMES FRONT TO BACK, NO SKIPPING! This is a big deal for me guys. I almost never watch a drama without skipping or fast-forwarding and yet, I have watched this 5 times scene by scene and loved it every time. In fact, I'm watching it a 6th time right now. Go figure how great this drama can be...
Overall, hands down the best drama I have ever watched from 2010 to 2021!
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