This show is the first show that made it absolutely an obligation for me to leave a review. 4 years watching korean dramas and having watched a crazy amount of them, this is the first review.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO WATCH THIS SHOW.

For those who are wondering and debating whether this show is worth it, it took me months to convince myself to watch this considering it's about middle aged men and i'm in my 20's and had no romance, sci fi, thriller tags. but how glad i am i finally did! So please watch this. This is a must watch. There is NO korean drama like this. It's the first of it's kind and i wish with all my heart this becomes the standard of korean dramas from now onwards. this is a therapeutic show in my eyes.

This show is all sorts of beautiful. This show is not about solutions, not about how life should be, not about closure or happy endings or sad endings or a directed story told in a few episodes. This show is a chunk of life shown of people at different stages of their life. This show is the most realest show i have ever watched. It made me laugh and cry. The storyline, the direction, cinematography, the music, everything was just perfect.
This show not once glorified life. It showed it how it is. That's the beauty of this show.

The emotions in this show are so overwhelming it's crazy. I felt so attached to the characters it's so sad this show ended but what an ending it was. It makes me believe. Makes me hope. It taught me so many life lessons. Seldom is a show this beautiful made that encapsulates life so beautifully by keeping it 100% real.

The love in this show is the most deepest i have ever seen in any. It is a show with the most meaningful love and it didn't even have to be a romantic drama. Everyone can interpret love differently for this show. I choose to interpret it as love between a man and a woman who felt their souls being attracted to each other. Without any skinship, any cheesy romantic words, this show was able to show the love that if one finds it in life, they have it all. The most purest of all loves. The two souls who met each other in their most broken states, healed, filled each other despite. Souls that helped each other grow. The love in this drama is unlike any other. Most deepest, most heartfelt, most relatable.

The cast was beautiful! absolutely perfect. the best acting i've seen. IU's role was so different than her previous ones and she proved how good of an actor she is. she was FANTASTIC. Lee Sun Gyun was a treat to watch. This was the first i saw of him ever since Coffee Prince and i knew instantly why back then i had a second lead syndrome. He was INCREDIBLE. His every nerve expressed emotions. His eyes spoke millions, his walk, his talk. He was a show stealer. Plus, he has the best voice ever. Calms your soul and his character with that voice just melted me. (considering i'm in my early 20's, Ahjussi, saranghae :P ) .

VERDICT: WATCH THIS SHOW. LEAVE EVERYTHING AND WATCH THIS SHOW. this show is LIFE!

Thankyou screenwriters, producers, directors, the entire cast, the entire team behind this show for making one of the best shows ever and thankyou for giving us this masterpiece that is full of life lessons. I repeat, it was an absolute HONOR to watch this show.

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There are a lot of things that make a drama worth watching. But the one thing that makes a drama 'unforgettable' is the appropriate use of it's theme and maintaining the moral of the story throughout. This drama picked up a very controversial topic in medicine and law and handled it really well. It gave no definite answers to Euthanasia but just like the endless debate, left no side as the bad guy and no side as the good guy.

Instead of focusing on pain leading to 'death' as an abrupt end of life, this drama focused on 'living' till the very end. It gave a very memorable perspective to death and life. It may not be the best medical drama, but this drama was much more. It left valuable lessons and worth watching perspectives behind and that is as important sometimes.

The acting was quite obviously outstanding. Nothing less to be expected from Ji Sung. Doubt any other actor could have portrayed the different emotions this drama and story required. He was as usual phenomenal. The other actors were brilliant as well, especially Lee Seyoung who is most definitely a very promising actress.

The soundtrack was brilliant and fitting in every scenario. It was both melancholic and hopeful, happy and sad. Just perfect. The romance was handled very well. Not the typical romance drama types but rather a mature romance. Practical, deep and beautiful.

This drama did justice to all the tags and to it's viewers in my opinion and is definitely worth investing your time in. Also i mean, it's Ji Sung! Come on! Haha.

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This drama was beautiful. Despite it's flaws here and there and the annoying lies and deception and not saying what should be said, this drama by the end of it leaves you with such warmth and fuzziness it can't be explained. I don't watch anything but Korean Dramas, rarely ever do I let myself wander into the Thai world but I'm glad i made an exception with this one. The lies, the protecting of the MC do disappoint you yes. But it's beautiful. Love can be in many forms and many ways and can come in different shapes and sizes. All characters in this drama had reasons for the way they were and although at times you feel like some characters were treated unfairly, you'd know that's how life is. When we watch dramas we root for the good guy and the good girl to be together but in real life, it's not that simple. We are all flawed and we want to end up with those who are flawed in a way you can love them nevertheless and those who'd love you despite the flaws you have. This drama is realistic on that level.The kid actor stole my heart. He is not only absolutely adorable he is portrayed as a considerate little child who despite his innocence is actually very understanding and mature. The portrayal is wonderful and so on point because kids raised by single parents do turn out that way. Too careful of their surroundings. But Xiao Le was loved by everyone and sheltered and protected so he was a beautiful boy who dreamed of a family and got one.It has a wonderfully sweet, happy ending just the way you'd want.My only complaint however is that they showed scenes that were yet to come so many times during those commercial cuts. That pissed me off, and the music was so loud i could barely hear myself think. But once you get used to it and let yourself get past those, this is a wonderful family/friendship/romance drama you really want to watch. Overall a hard 9.5/10. Although due to so much happening the rewatch value might not be as much.

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