Meowchi

I went to find love but I didn't know how and where to find this "love" in this big city.

But, do I know what "love" is?
 
This is a story of a flawed person finding love and happiness in things that motivates him to write an award winning novel.
 
After a long time I had invested myself in something that makes me "think" of the consequences of the choices I make. It touched my heart in every episode as it felt like I was watching a person live through their ups and downs infront of my eyes.
 
✓What I appreciated:
 
• I loved how flawed, raw and realistic each and every character was. While watching them I was sure I know such people who would act this way.
• Supportive friends that everyone deserves! They were with him in thick and thin. Their bond was unbreakable!
• The pacing of the storyline was perfectly synced with characters. Each and every character was given equal importance to show their potential.
• Nam Yoon Su is the perfect cast this story can get! He made Go Young alive!
• This story shows, life is not a fairytale as you see in the kdramas. Sometimes it's fulfilling; sometimes you're barely making it through the day. You cry, fight, and curse your destiny, but you don't give up; you live on, even if this big, cold city fails you a hundred times.
• I can't believe how much power this story holds that a nation was trying to take this down.

✓Room for improvement:
 
• I was dying to know about Gyu. But the story didn't allow us to know more about him after his departure.
 
✓Thoughts on the ML:
 
Go Young didn't want to settle for normal and always wanted that "fluttering" feeling. That's why he's been reckless all his youth. He's looking for something he doesn't know. He wanted love, but when he got that, he overlooked that for something else he doesn't have. From my pov, he only loved one guy; others just made him "grow" in life. They were his mistakes and life lessons as well. When he said, "I want to cry, but I can't squeeze tears," I felt that. I swear I'm not a crybaby, but up until episode 4, I couldn't stop tearing up. But after a while, just like ML, I got used to the sorrows.
 
Overall, it's a realistic queer story that will make you realise if you found love, then you're the luckiest person because someone in the world is still searching for that but hasn't found it yet.

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We all have our own unwritten souls within us that connects each one of us.

❝𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆. 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔.❞

It's a story of twins who try to find each other in the form of switching places, lives and identities. Unlike any other melodramas, it churns and squeezes those deepest, untouched and skillfully hidden emotions out of me. This is a drama that came to me when I needed it the most. I've watched numerous dramas but never connected myself to the characters like I did in this one. I found myself in their happiness, in despair, in frustration. There's far more depth in each one of us, including the drama characters, than it shows. Reading between the lines is where we find ourselves. Perspective is subjective, but internal turmoil is universal.


‣ Characters:

☛ Mirae & Miji: They're our flawed protagonist, one who believes in her gut and other does everything from her heart without thinking twice. This is the first time that watching Miji & Mirae feels like looking myself in the mirror. Our situations might not be the same, but to the extent I understand them, it's just too overwhelming for me.


☛ Hosu: A vigilant, devoted, blunt lawyer who doesn't compromise with truth. He's one of the clearest characters, yet he's so complicated. He's that loyal friend who has got your back whenever you need him. But he'll never open up to you because he swallows his sorrow so he doesn't become a burden to anyone. He dealt with his own demons while fighting for others.


☛The Mothers: All three of the moms have their own struggles. They are also flawed and have their own shortcomings as parents, but they try their best to provide for their children even if they have to sacrifice themselves. The precious bond between the children and the moms was heartwarming. And also, as friends, they got each other's back.

In the end, even if other people look well off, happy and fortunate to have what we don't, it's just the outer shell. We don't know what that person is going through inside, what struggles he/she is facing. They showed us that being flawed doesn't mean you're weak, but trusting yourself and believing in your potential, you can face any hurdles in life.

Overall, it's a heavy, heartwarming saga of daily struggles, triumphs and achieving peace within oneself that has properties to break and heal inside out. It's a highly recommended, must-watch drama if you are a melo sucker like me.

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