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Very definitely yes. He supports the FL through something terrible and really shines in those episodes.

It doesn't take a sharp dive, people are complaining about plot holes but it's still gripping and the performances are solid. I have a few complaints but I still absolutely love the show

I keep thinking that's too obvious for this show plus it doesn't explain how all the murders are connected. But we'll see soon!

With the girl squad and Mr. EONNI!

I freakin' love it but whether you'll like depends on how much you don't mind swinging back and forth between quirky comedy and disturbing murder mystery. There are parts where you are literally laughing out loud but then the murder part gets super dark.

I wrote something similar on Reddit and below, the character made a lot of stupid decisions. Why didn't he call the police when he found the knife? Why make her come to his place at night solo when she's the likely next target of a serial killer? Why chase her with the knife????? It's actually not great writing tbh much that I love this show. I agree with you on most of the characters being well written, realistic, and multi-dimensional which is why Sunwoo's behavior stands out so much in contrast.

Seonwoo is partly responsible for the events that led up to his death. No of course he didn't deserve to die but if he had suspicions about his mother's disappearance and there's a killer loose in the town, why was he so hostile to Detective Moon? Why not team up with him the way Ye Bun did for her mother's case? Yeah it sucks to be suspected but boy you showed up in town just when the killings started and your behavior is sus af, it's not unreasonable for people to suspect you. Also, why didn't you tell Ye Bun to stay put when you know there's a killer who's probably targeting her, instead of asking her to run around solo whenever you want to see her. And when you found the knife, did it occur to you to call the police? You didn't have to call Detective Moon, call the police task force investigating the killings. Yeah he suffered a lot but he also made a lot of stupid decisions.

The original is 13 episodes and they are longer so the total runtime for the original is three hours longer than the adaptation.

This version is three hours shorter than the original and because of that the relationship between leads isn't properly developed so when the tragedy hits it doesn't land in the same way as the original. But Korea did do a good job with the college courtship scenes which you'd expect.

I agree, she's a miscast

Wang Quan Sheng getting on the plane was always a sticking point for me even though I love this drama because he never makes an attempt to save the 100+ people who also died in the crash. Like he could've gotten on the plane and then had a screaming meltdown that forced everyone off. Even if it didn't ultimately work he would've at least tried instead of what we got which was him calmly getting on and making no attempt to save anyone.

It's a ten minute scene showing a character falling in love with another boy, getting beaten up after admitting his crush and then committing suicide. So not a BL and my least favorite part of the story.

I'm watching the Korean version and not getting that at all and also it would be a huge departure from the original where the 2ML notices the change in the FL and misses the Minju character.

It's implied they will be together but we don't see it. We see the teenaged ML on a scooter with the FL as a child taking her home and having a conversation where she asks him if he has a girlfriend. There's also a short filmed special on YouTube where we see him as an adult and the FL as a high schooler working as an intern at his company.

They both have an openish ending but the Korean ending is more definitive

The main difference for me is that the Korean version puts a very tight focus on the main couple and underdevelops the second leads which means major plot developments that take place later in the story don't have the same emotional impact. Plotwise there aren't major differences but there are very big differences in character development. Also the male leads are very different. For example, in SD1D the ML is failing all his classes and he's goofy but loveable. But in ATCY he's at the head of his class and basically perfect. IMO this kind of messes with his character arc because part of what makes the original poignant is that the ML suffers a lot of losses and ends up scarred and grieving and the contrast between the boy and the man is a gut punch.

A lot of the charm of the original isn't just the romance, it's watching the friendship develop between the trio and that's missing from this adaptation. You really feel it in the 2ML's arc because we don't get attached enough to him for later plot developments to have an emotional impact

Mew has his fingers crossed on the cast poster so I'm still hoping there's something shady going on there but otherwise I think their scenes are boring. They are the weakest cast members by a lot.

The series is on KissAsian and Dramacool with subtitles, also on Viki but it's region blocked so you'd have to use a VPN

I loved Last Dance but I think Gather my Tears is memorable for people in Korea because the singer, Seo Ji Won, killed himself shortly before the song was released when he was only 19 years old. So thematically it's quite significant to the plot. I think it's a good choice even though musically it's not as strong as Last Dance.