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MattPeddlesden

Kent, UK

MattPeddlesden

Kent, UK
Because This Is My First Life korean drama review
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Because This Is My First Life
3 people found this review helpful
by MattPeddlesden
Nov 27, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
A story about what it really means to be in a relationship whether that's casual, dating or marriage, told from the perspective of three school friends and the relationships they are in later in life.

A wonderful story with a generally very positive and warm tone throughout (though things do derail a bit, I am not going to classify this one in the "stupid breakup" category because as much as I wanted it to work out without it, its presence added a lot of weight and I think made the story that much more valid).

The history of the various characters involved, particularly the main leads, adds a nice depth and explains why they act the way they do now, and serves to reinforce that you might think someone is a bit odd but there's a good reason why they are that way. The male lead's character in particular comes off cold, flat, intellectual and unemotional and you'll find out why during the course of the story.

One of the most powerful scenes for me was him going from someone smiling as he watches a soccer game, to a few moments later on the floor crying his eyes out, for a character that is cold and unemotional for the entirety of the show leading up to that point it makes it that much more painful to watch and you fully appreciate what he's going through. Brilliantly acted.

The main leads make a fantastic couple (they were paired up as Kim Mi So's parents in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim too, in Episode 10) and I'm definitely going to be looking out for more from them.

The second leads are awesome too, dealing with their own stresses and pressures both within relationships and within the workplace.

Good strong female leads in this in my view, in fact even some of the support/guest actors are filling strong character roles too such as the CEO that offers the female lead a writing contract (she has a bigger role in the story that shows strength in her character too, but I won't go into that!)

Absolutely brilliant, loved this one and it will definitely be on my re-watch list when I come to start looking for stories to enjoy again, the overflowing warm fuzzies on this one are like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket :)
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