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Korean Dramaland and Variety Land
Start Again and Know Bliss Called Happiness
Things will be fine when you turn 30.
I have difficulty memorizing my passwords all the more to remember my 30s. According to the writer of this drama, when one turns 30 years old, one tends to be melodramatic. I am 42 years old and have reached half of the life expectancy limit. Is it the worst for me then? At this point, the inevitable question we often find ourselves asking is --- What have I accomplished so far?
Being the second Korean drama (the first one was "Search: WWW") I watched that compared life and love to a designer bag, I begin to wonder how so?
What I love most about this drama is the friendship of Jin Joo, Eun Jong, Han Joo, and Jae Hoon. But among the four, I like Eun Jong. Her character intrigued me the most. Jin Joo (Chun Woo Hee) and Beom (Ahn Jae Hong) Soo's relationship is the closest reality as it can be. Their conversations speak not only of the truth but of the elephant in the room in most relationships.
There is a great deal of narration in this drama. I would take this as an exercise of the mind. It got me thinking and made me realize a lot of things in life.
If relationships fail, do you also see yourself as a failure? Or maybe fail to grow in that relationship? It just did not work at all. Every breakup has its share of resentment and remorse. I might be saying this and that. And a lot may react with the words easier said than done. But what you take are lessons and good memories.
Do people change? For every break up, do you feel that somebody or something died that day? Does your old self remain and die? Do you want to forget that old self and never look back? At times, confronted with the question, do you remember yourself in the past? Have you set up a funeral for that old self?
I would like to believe that one can change within the situation. People can be resilient if need be and tend to adapt. In the end, the truest of ourselves remains. As long as we never stop our desire to start again, we may attain the bliss called happiness.
On another note, I can see that this drama is somehow underrated. But amidst the raw kind of vibe of this drama is a depth that somehow only sentimental people can fathom. I might sound bias, but not all people are fond of drama with a lot of talks and less action.
But then again, what I love most about this drama is it pounds you down to your core. I feel like I was reading the book entitled Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus.
To iterate what I meant:
Men: "What matters is my feelings, not the words I say."
Women: "Say the right words. Sweep me off my feet with your words."
Consistency means quality. Sometimes in the middle of airing, TV drama tends to fall short of its substance. It may have a very impressive beginning but maintaining the interest and curbing interest is another story. But not this one. That is why this drama is a must-see!
I have difficulty memorizing my passwords all the more to remember my 30s. According to the writer of this drama, when one turns 30 years old, one tends to be melodramatic. I am 42 years old and have reached half of the life expectancy limit. Is it the worst for me then? At this point, the inevitable question we often find ourselves asking is --- What have I accomplished so far?
Being the second Korean drama (the first one was "Search: WWW") I watched that compared life and love to a designer bag, I begin to wonder how so?
What I love most about this drama is the friendship of Jin Joo, Eun Jong, Han Joo, and Jae Hoon. But among the four, I like Eun Jong. Her character intrigued me the most. Jin Joo (Chun Woo Hee) and Beom (Ahn Jae Hong) Soo's relationship is the closest reality as it can be. Their conversations speak not only of the truth but of the elephant in the room in most relationships.
There is a great deal of narration in this drama. I would take this as an exercise of the mind. It got me thinking and made me realize a lot of things in life.
If relationships fail, do you also see yourself as a failure? Or maybe fail to grow in that relationship? It just did not work at all. Every breakup has its share of resentment and remorse. I might be saying this and that. And a lot may react with the words easier said than done. But what you take are lessons and good memories.
Do people change? For every break up, do you feel that somebody or something died that day? Does your old self remain and die? Do you want to forget that old self and never look back? At times, confronted with the question, do you remember yourself in the past? Have you set up a funeral for that old self?
I would like to believe that one can change within the situation. People can be resilient if need be and tend to adapt. In the end, the truest of ourselves remains. As long as we never stop our desire to start again, we may attain the bliss called happiness.
On another note, I can see that this drama is somehow underrated. But amidst the raw kind of vibe of this drama is a depth that somehow only sentimental people can fathom. I might sound bias, but not all people are fond of drama with a lot of talks and less action.
But then again, what I love most about this drama is it pounds you down to your core. I feel like I was reading the book entitled Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus.
To iterate what I meant:
Men: "What matters is my feelings, not the words I say."
Women: "Say the right words. Sweep me off my feet with your words."
Consistency means quality. Sometimes in the middle of airing, TV drama tends to fall short of its substance. It may have a very impressive beginning but maintaining the interest and curbing interest is another story. But not this one. That is why this drama is a must-see!
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