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Record of Youth korean drama review
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Record of Youth
3 people found this review helpful
by MyDramaTicLife
Oct 30, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 4.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

So bad that I need to rant

I rated this drama very low, the reason being that it somehow got me in a depressive mood whenever I watched it. "Slice of life" doesn't have to be so disheartening. I don't know how to explain it really but maybe there's too much going on in the world already and instead of I don't need my daily dose of drama to tell me that everyone breaks up anyways and life is full of struggles, nothing lasts forever etc. Even the supposedly happier moment between family, friends and lovers don't seem genuine or noteworthy.

I am not a huge fan of PBG and sometimes I'm astounded by the cult following he has. He was pretty disappointing and dull. And although PSD was part of the legendary Parasite, watching her in this show was rather dry. The chemistry between the leads was more like disinterested grandma her sleepy grandkid than lovers. The other members of the cast did an okay job, but none of them impressed me. My favourite person was definitely HJ's brother who was exceptionally charming in the short amount of screentime he had.

The positive about the show would be: great idea to tell the story of an emerging actor.

While I'm writing this I realise I'm being a little irrational, but then I watch dramas so they make me happy, and this one really sucked the joy out of me. I'll let myself be a little mad.

In my opinion: don't waste your time on this.

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