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I was not talking about any specific drama. I just said that in the past there were dramas I was not interested in and after giving them a try they were surprisingly good.

Interesting idea but the amnesia plotline was overused and at times it felt like there was not much of a plot so I felt bored and kept skipping scenes.

Watch it for the relationships between the characters. That was the best part of the drama, not the story.

Yeah, they do that a lot with time-travel dramas too. At the end it is revealed it was all just a dream or the script of a novel or even that the main character was in a coma the entire time.

Although the plot is not all that original, the acting and the music/sound effects really made this one stand out among the body swapping themed dramas.
There is also a lot to like about the plot. It was mostly funny and sweet without frustrating sub-plots. Sure there were some boring parts that I skipped, but overall it was a pretty good watch.

Just give it a chance and find out if it’s your cup of tea.

The literal translation of the title is the last one on the part that says "Also known as". And it is "Closer to Uijeongbu than a Shrine". Uijeongbu is a Korean city. My guess is there are a lot of shrines around it but the love in this drama is even closer than a shrine would be to this city.

That is how I personally interpreted the title.

When I think I have watched everything...I find this one. LOL

2 flawed characters’ journey to healing, a cute dog, funny moments, interesting supporting characters and villains that make your blood boil, cant go wrong with this combination.

Short but pretty good. I actually had low expectations. Thought it would be another one of those dramas with cheap comedy but this was so much more. Give it a chance.

My experience tells me they probably wont sub the rest of the episodes. They subbed while it was airing to keep the interest in the drama so once it finished airing they just moved on to the next drama. Considering they make money from YouTube ads and there are a lot of international viewers they could easily be paying someone to sub the rest of the episodes and still make a profit but oh well.

Our only hope is probably some fansuber picking up from where they left and subbing the rest of the episodes. I am glad I waited, because I would be so frustrated right now if I was watching and suddenly there were no more subs. I have learned not to start watching dramas subbed by these channels or inconsistent fansubers until they are actually fully subbed. It has saved me from a lot of frustrations. I have several thai dramas that have been on my on-hold list for years because they are still not fully subbed. :(

There is something about the way the story and characters were written that did not really meet my expectations. I felt bored very often and by the end of the drama I felt like I just finished an average drama.

I am not saying the drama is bad, it just isnt great.

The older twin is the kind of person that no one wants to be around in real life. And she has only herself to blame for that. Yikes

With that said, the first half was pretty good, the second half not so much.

Throughout the drama the FL dates several men, moving in with at least 2 of them and almost marrying 1. I skipped a lot but she had 2/3 relationships other than the one with the ML.

Also, the scene that is shown of them in ep 1 happens in the middle of ep 41, so yeah, you will get about 40 episodes of the FL dating other men but only 1 and a half of her dating the ML, which was actually not even that much since there is some separation happening in the last episode.

So in terms of romance, it probably isnt worth your time. I know it wasnt worth mine even with all the skipping I did.

I guess the drama was more about a rural town girl coming to the city and becoming an independent woman. Maybe it will be your kind of drama. But I hate complex romantic relationships and seeing the main leads date a bunch of other people until they finally admit they like each other, so I was not a fan of this one.

Maybe watch it for character growth or something along those lines. Definitely would not recommend this one for the romance. Read the spoiler below if you dont like wasting your time.

Yeah, this definitely had its flaws. But the overall message was impactful. There was actually a 41 year old body found in 2020 of a victim of this revolution so this drama was not completely out there. It felt very realistic despite its flaws.

Yeah, I know. It is almost impossible for a drama to not have a plot hole or something that does not seem very logical to the viewers. But this one was not actually that bad in that sense. I have watched some dramas where you have to get amnesia to pretend they did not just skip over a bunch of important details or take out your brain so you can believe what you are watching. LOL

Yeah, historical dramas tend to have deaths no matter what, if it is portraying a war or revolution then we can expect even more deaths and potentially the death of 1 or more of the main characters.

I also knew where it was heading from ep 1. When they found the body I was pretty sure it was the FL but since they did not reveal the sex and we only had the objects as clues, I kind of hoped at some point that the ML got tired of his father messing with him and killed him and that was his body. But a few episodes before the end I became certain it was in fact the FL.

She had an entire life in front of her. She could have helped so many people. And the ML and her brother spending all those years without knowing where she is and knowing she is probably dead but still having a little bit of hope that is not the case. So tragic but so real.

It reminds me of the family of victims that went missing decades ago and only recently their bodies were found/identified. Imagine going 30 or 40 years without knowing what happened to someone you love, or even dying before you get any answers. Really heartbreaking. T T

Actually, with the right conditions, paper and ink can stand the test of time.
If the soil where she was buried was dry, then that can help too. When they found her body in the first episode it did look like the soil was dry. Humidity would have completely ruined both the ink and paper itself. I guess there was not a lot of rain all those years?? Idk, just trying to make some sense of it. XD

Exactly. I love happy endings but this was no rom com. In dramas where you have war, revolutions and real life based events, there needs to be a bittersweet ending. Also, had this had a happy ending, people would easily forget about it. But because it didnt, it will stick with us for quite some time.

I havent started yet because of that. Some of these original channels like to sub while the drama is airing to keep people invested but once it finishes airing they stop subbing even if only a few episodes are left. :(

I think people just arent used to getting an ending that is this real. Most dramas with a similar plot will play with our hearts for the entire drama and then give us an happy or open ending to please the average viewer.

But with this one what you see is what you get. I liked how real it felt. It broke me inside but I do not regret watching it at all. The ending was just fitting.

This is why I loved and hated this drama at the same time. It is so real. We all know these stuff happened not only in the past but keep happening just in a more discreet way.

It makes you think about the real life victims and their loved ones that have to go through decades of suffering with some even dying without knowing for sure what happened to that person.