Why Am I Here

To be honest, this story is not for everyone (including me). However objectively, the whole story is just outstanding. The stubborn personality of Kim Nak Su who stucked in his own dream and idealism. I love how they depicted the conflicts of principles between the older and younger generations. The pace is perfectly slow, but it is the flat type. There weren't any tense, not even heartwarming, It was morelike a biopic or an autobiography. You could feel your frustration watching Nak Su channeling through his life with all his reckless decisions. Most of the times, it was VERY VERY difficult to root for him, but at some point you want to do so. The morale lessons were delivered implicitly, because you had to determine which part of Nak Su was correct and which one was not.

Ryu Seung Ryong is really the star of this show, he deserved that Baeksang. He dived into the character really hard, I couldn't think how Kim Nak Su would be without him. A perfect depiction of an egoistic, naricsstic, old-fashioned boomer. All the supporting characters were supporting his role as well.

While the show was slow and lack of intensity, the most disturbing thing in this show for me was how they handled the mental health problem. They dismissed it like it was nothing, like the solution of it was just to resist and hope it will get better. I just think they were promoting a not-so-correct way to resolve a mental health issue.

To conclude, this show is probably not for everyone. However if you enjoy watching a dramatic version of an autobiography, than this is it.