Reviews

Is the cultural difference really so huge?

I started to watch the show with high expectations, so the disappointment was all the bigger. First of all, the ML is absolutely intolerable. Because he used to be a good hacker 10 years earlier, he is arrogant, extremely rude, and keeps bullying other people. The FL, who is supposed to be an IT prodigy and a popular online singer, has no sense of pride or self-respect and chases the ML to the verge of ridiculousness, even though he openly told her that he wasn't interested and treated her like garbage most of the time. So painful to watch! But the worst is still to come. At the beginning, we learn that ML's former team leader did some horrible thing, which resulted in the team being disbanded. You know what that horrible thing was? It was his commitment to fatherhood and responsibility for his unplanned child. His new GF, a team member, was too much of an immature !@$%^ to support him - she preferred to dump him and that's how the whole team broke up. Is the Chinese culture really so different from European that decent behaviour and responsibility are seen as vile and wrong? While rudeness, immaturity and hatefulness are seen as virtues? I don't get it.
What I really liked were the charming supporting characters. I continued the show for them.

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Started off strong but quickly became so disappointing

Let me just start off by saying that it was my LOVE for Chansung that kept me invested in this drama when I was bored and dying to drop it.

This drama started of quite promising. It had so much potential and I did enjoy the early episodes. I can't tell you exactly where it got boring, but once it did I just struggled so much to finish it.

I really love the male lead, I struggled to like the female lead. I don't know what it was about her but she was super annoying to me.

Jaejoon was definitely the best character and once again Chansung blew me away with his phenomenal acting. Inhyung as annoying as she was to watch also held my interest the entire drama where the love story between the main leads bored me.

Personally, I liked the side couples a lot more than the leads. I can't be the only one that found the ending, the proposal to be super CRINGE, right? To be honest they should've invested more time into repairing Jaejoon + Inhyung's relationship and made THEM get engaged by the end because they were together much longer than the leads.

One thing that annoyed me was that Inhyung never apologized to JJ for how she treated him during their relationship or for making him jealous of Hoojoon. JJ should've apologised for his jealousy too. I wanted them to acknowledge that there WAS love there because it was evident that they DID love each other. I'm happy that they were endgame but I wanted them to have a heart to heart and sort out their misunderstandings. I hate when kdramas leave things ambiguous.

Overall, I found the drama to drag a bit and then rush over important things like repairing JJ & Inhyung's relationship. The leads failed to hold my interest and their chemistry was non-existent. I definitely preferred all the side ships and characters to Geunyoung .

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Il cattivo perfetto (Vincenzo Cassano)

I just loved the show. Some People may not like it because of the ending . But I think those who didn't like it , they didn't understand the meaning. It was supposed to end like this. It's not a romantic drama that can satisfy the mind of romantic weeb . I personally enjoyed the drama very much. How can you not love this drama ! I enjoyed the death of Choi Myung Hee more than Jang Han-Seok. Yes you can say some the parts were unnecessary . But come on that is wy it's drama. The character development and the story build up was really enjoyable. In the end I have to say it will take quite some time to find something like this masterpiece .

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Don’t judge the drama by it’s cover

This is my first time ever reviewing any drama in any platform but I had to sign up to to give this drama the score it truly deserved. Like a lot of peoples I avoided watching this drama because I initially didn’t like the actress but after reading some of the comments I gave it a try and glad I did. The acting were great and CGI were beautiful and superb. I was surprised at how big the budget and production were for this drama. After a few episodes the FL grew on me and I really enjoyed her acting and the drama as a whole. The storyline and plots were intricate but clear and easy to follow. The actors/actresses, writer, and producers put in a lot of effort and did a great job. DON’T LET OTHER NEGATIVE REVIEWS DETER YOU. Give it a try and you won’t regret it. One of the best C-drama in 2021 in my opinion.

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Nothing new watch for WanPeng only

First romance 2020 I watched it because i am a fan of Wan Peng. I like her ever since i’ve watched her in when we were young 2018. Watching this drama I can’t feel any chemistry to the main leads. I find Riley was too soft or pabebe. I much consider the second lead he was too manly than the mainlead. There’s nothing new or something plot twist. I found my self dropping & skipping episodes. **************************************************+++*********+**++++******+++++***************************+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Aparently all is well that ends well since happy music played at the end of this very dark tale.

I'm prepared to not be liked here. From the overall decently high rating on MDL (Currently 8.5) and the sheer volume of "I loved this," or "Best Couple of the Year," remarks on the Dali and the Cocky Prince comments board, saying anything negative is likely going to put me in hot water and get me scolded. Unfortunately, if I have any integrity and aim at all to be honest, I must confess that DATCP is one disappointing outing that is MANY things but NOT anything near what I would call light and fluffy.

Yet, these two adjectives, light and fluffy, are probably the MOST used to describe this series by commenters. I've recently been watching a bit heavier, or more serious, content and wanted a break for something fun and easy. I had read positive feedback about DATCP while it was airing and held off so I could binge it once it was done. Thus, here I am writing this review long after the final episode wrapped and I wish I had a better more carefree experience. My hopes were not fulfilled.

The first episode was very enjoyable. I came for cute, funny, and light and it gave me cute, funny, and light. The characters are sketched fast yet sturdily. We open on Jin Moo Hak (Played effectively by Kim Min Jae) as a young wealthy business minded money loving son to a growing empire. Unlike most heirs he isn't out spending his families money but is the driving force behind the family's empiric rise. His greeting is fast paced, funny, and delightful. In the process he angers his father as he jets off to Holland for a business meeting and thus when he lands finds himself financially cut off in a foreign land.

Enter our female lead Kim Da Li (Played effervescently by Park Gyu Young) a wealthy heiress studying art abroad in Holland. She is, in most respects, the opposite of our male. Wealthy but not caring about money. Book smart but lacking most practical understanding. Elegant, kind and refined, Dali lives in the world of the elite while never becoming one of them. When the museum curator she studies under asks her to pick up an art critic for a high-end schmooze fest from the airport, a comedy of errors ensues. With the same last name our male lead thinks she is the poor errand girl sent to fetch him, and Dali not knowing what the art critic looks like is shocked by the arrogant playful attractive man that approaches her.

By the end, the chemistry between these two is a massive blaze. The show is funny, cool, fresh, sexy, and yes fun, and you think, or I thought, yes this is going to be a great ride!

But then tragedy befalls our female lead when her father dies back in Korea, and she must instantly go back from where she came. Our male lead Moo Hak feels rejected and is convinced by his staff that she played him to get his wealth, and the hunt begins to find her.

This is where the fun stops. While the second episode is filled with moments of "Look UP!" she is right there, oh my God I can't wait for them to get back together mishaps....when it finally does happen....it is gross and devastating.

Our male lead to this point has been fun and funny. Arrogant, money grubbing, short sighted, and uneducated yes, but he has still been rather friendly, cute, and kind in his own right. He is fun to watch, and fun to hate. Our female lead has been smart, driven, kind, helpful, and caring.

But episode 3 turns the tables and ruins this set-up. In a single scene that hollowed me, our male lead degrades, berates, demoralizes, and threatens our female lead and turns himself into a monster. She is days out of her father's death, in the midst of mourning, being hunted by family and creditors, the world she has lived crashing upon her and is one step from bankruptcy and losing everything she has ever had. Our male lead knows ALL of this, but to make sure no one thinks he is soft, to show that all he cares about is money, and to prove that he doesn't have any feelings he stands up and screams a diatribe down to our female lead calling her his debtor and that he will sell everything she owns to get the money her father borrowed from him.

The series is not interested in righting this wrong at any point. It is just a plot step to the end. Our female lead accepts being treated as such and never even remotely requires an apology. The next time our leads see each other cute love music plays the entire scene, she trips and falls into his arms, they stare lovingly into each others eyes, and the oh look at how cute they are music swells.

For the next few episodes our male lead will continue down this path tormenting and degrading the female lead. By the middle of the series Dali has become a prop. She makes not a single decisions on her own. She is fully controlled by all the men around her. She is saved left and right just for being the girl everyone wants, and her character comes off stupid and insipid. She sells her entire life to keep a gallery afloat and before the end of the series is physically attacked multiple times.

Our male lead grows and becomes better and by the series end is basically back to how we met him in Holland. But never does he ask Dali's forgiveness and never does he admit his actions were wrong. Near the end, when he is subjected by our "bad guy" to the same demoralizing scene he subjects Dali to in episode 3, our male lead is allowed to get angry, require an apology, and ignore and fight with Dali over it, even though it wasn't her that degraded him. In what is easily the greatest double standard I've seen in programming this year.

He gets so mad that he calls our female lead a whore. Tells her "To have sex to get his 2 million back. If she did she could probably get 20 million ." In what is the lowest point in the series.

It is immediately followed by a kiss by the way. He calls her a whore and then kisses her, and we are supposed to ship it.

Everything outside of our main leads is a wasteland. Besides a woman at Dali's workplace and her childhood best friend/like brother...every other character in the show is a villain. All of them plotting the downfall of the leads. The story lines include family betrayal, government corruption, blackmail, secret killing, drug smuggling, bankruptcy, public slander, disownment, orphan shaming, suicide, forced prostitution, and just if there weren't enough bad guys (the count gets up to 9 I believe) or degrading and depressing plot lines out pops a long lost uncle that reveals a secret adoption and thus we get to degrade and shame adopted children publicly and then try to take everything away from them because they aren't blood.

In short, there was nothing LIGHT or FLUFFY to be found. There is a lot of disgusting, depressing, and abhorrent story lines and characters and there is little value in any of it outside of empty shallow entertainment. The large gulf of cultural divide between the west and Korea is glaringly obvious here.

If you want to watch this with blinders on that is fine. No one can stop you. Yes, there are comedic bits. Yes, there are moments where our leads are adorable and fun to watch and be with. Yes, there are things to like here.

But taking those things and adding them all up will probably net you a total run time of 3-4 episodes. The other 12 episodes are filled with the male lead being a nasty piece of trash, our female lead being a helpless victim, and all the junk awful story lines I just ran through above with massive amounts of time spent with these other horrible characters.

For a brief stent the show seems to be aware of how awful it is, one character having a conversation with the other, "Why would you act like that and do that? Pulling her hair? What is this a soap opera?" and the answer is yes. It is a trashy soap opera that does little more than fill your time.

6.0/C/ 3-Stars Average in every way. You got a 50/50 shot of liking it simply depending on your taste.

At least we had Holland and that first episode of a much much better show.

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Unconventional, possibly in unintended ways

At first, this series seems like it would be firmly in the crime thriller genre. There are criminals, including a serial killer on the loose from the time the main male character is a child to the time he is grown up and has become a criminologist. There are different criminal cases, but there is a connection between the cases even though the crimes are unrelated. Yet, it does not go very heavy on the solving of mysteries. As some viewers have noted, the investigations don't even seem professional. The story is pretty good fiction, but if you are expecting a solid criminal investigation story or even a realistic portrayal of psychopathic serial killers, this series will defy your expectations. The police don't seem to be very good at their work and requires the expertise of the male protagonist, and the male protagonist himself has to rely on his resourceful friend (a wealthy art dealer of all things) to find out information. Eventually, his reliance on the friend becomes a self-conscious joke in the series as the friend observes how the male protagonist would keep on giving him orders to investigate things. (And yeah, it's not very nice to blackmail your gay friend into doing things for you by threatening to out him to his father.)

I think there are several narrative threads left hanging: I found myself asking at the end, "Wait, so is the guy who flees to the Philippines and gets arrested there a serial killer or has a serial killer made use of him to kill?" Also, what has really happened to the main female character's father? And perhaps the oddest of all: why does the story end with the identified (main serial killer) still on the loose in a drama that sets itself out to be some sort of crime drama? I can't really tell whether it is merely an attempt to have some sort of cliffhanger for Season 2 (which may not happen) or if it is a daring deviation from genre conventions.

A deviation from what one may expect from the crime genre seems plausible because the deviation is present way before the ending. Sometimes, the deviation is interesting. For instance, one might already guess from Episode 1 who the "monster" referred to is, but even when one guesses it, one may watch on to find out how the dots are connected. Also, the fact that the main serial killer has someone in the police force helping him secretly is strongly hinted at (together with the precise identity of the person helping him), but even upon getting the hint, one may want to watch on to find out exactly why the person is helping the killer. This makes the story more fun than merely having sudden revelations that no one would expect, something that I think too many series try to do.

On the other hand, there is awkwardness in the way the series defies genre conventions. For one, the serial killers (yes, there is more than one) are "humanized" a little too much. They seem to be psychopaths though I don't recall the term being used in the series at all. The term "monster" is used, perhaps because the series is meant to explore human nature without pathologizing certain behaviors. There is allusion to a story about how there are two wolves in every person (one good, one evil) and how the wolf that one is fed will govern the person's behavior, and the duality of human nature seems to be the focus here. Yet, the series seems to take this a little too far in showing the humane side of people whom we might understand to be psychopaths, showing them to be highly capable of true empathy and affection. Yes, there is the nature vs. nurture debate, but is it possible for someone to have the capacity for love and empathy when both nature and nurture have worked together to efface the person's good side (assuming there is one) from a young age, as in the case with the male protagonist's brother?

The depiction of the male protagonist's relationship with his brother is also quite unconventional. I'm pretty sure it is not my BL-fan imagination shaping my perceptions, but there are points when the brothers are depicted almost in a way one might expect lovers to be depicted. It might well be possible to do a montage of their scenes together and convincingly present it as a trailer for a BL series that does not exist. It's not that I mind the portrayal of brothers being really chummy and not exhibiting any toxic masculinity towards one another--after all, it is not as though there is actually any incest going on in the story. But what is the point of it all? Especially if we remember that the younger brother is actually rather selfish in telling their father not to believe what the older one says, his longing for brotherly affections can't possibly be as innocent and sympathy-inducing as the series eventually makes it seem. I would guess that the younger brother just wants to be loved without loving anyone, but this doesn't seem to be the case eventually. In other words, the story seems to venture into a rather dark terrain and then suddenly chickens out and heads the opposite direction instead.

Many seem to hate the main female character, but she isn't really that bad. There are some points when she is a rather badly written character. For instance, she is supposed to be a rather feisty person and a daring police officer who will investigate and stop crimes even when there is danger, but then she would suddenly behave like an idiot afraid of ghosts when exploring a house. Unfortunately, the character seems to be quite unnecessary (especially with the lack of elaboration on what has happened to her father) and seems to be placed in the drama for some obligatory romance though some scenes between the male lead and his brother seem more romantic than her scenes with the male lead.

Overall, the story is quite intriguing even with its flaws. I don't know how faithfully it has followed the Korean original, but assuming that it has followed the original story closely, I think it should have taken liberties to correct the inherent flaws in the story.

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Entertaining Enough if you like time travel stories.

Overall I enjoyed watching this drama.
Cons: I didn't like ML inability to confess his feelings for the FL. This got old and while watching I kept wondering if that is going to be the dilemma till the end. But thankfully somewhere in the middle of the drama, that issue was resolved and we were able to move on with the story. Also, I didn't like the "high" school romance feeling of this drama, but with each episodes that feeling went away.

Pros: I liked the time travel twist, although using a manhole as the means of time travel in my opinion was a bit silly. Still, the twist at the end tied the concept of "winning his bride over", in my opinion, was clever.

If one get over the silly parts of this drama, I recommend this drama for its a little unusual plot. However, I will warn any future watchers that this drama does follow Kdrama formula i.e. Boy & girl meet... between episodes 6-8 confesses, episodes 13-15 breakup. Episodes: They love each other and rest is history.

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A True Masterpiece: Mental Health & Awesome Couple Chemistry

I loved this drama! A true masterpiece ❤️ This drama will go straight to my favorite list!
I watched this drama in 2021 and I'm sure glad I did now. With my life experiences, I can safely say that I watched it at the right time in my life. I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much in 2014.

I loved the angle from which mental health was approached. It's a pretty heavy subject to tackle in general. Here, it is approached in a light tone, while not minimising the fact that it is an illness.

I loved the romance. A real chemistry between the main couple. I loved the light touches they had all the time between them. For once in Dramaland, the couple talks about their problems and actually discusses them. How often do the heroes in Dramaland not talk to each other enough. Here it was not the case at all.
The two main heroes have very endearing personalities and we love them as they are.

The plot with the family of the hero Jang Jae Yeol was superbly well done.

The secondary characters are all engaging. I particularly liked the family atmosphere in the house where our couple lives, but also another doctor and a man with tourette's syndrome.

The OST is a real gem. A pleasure for the ears !

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We are beautiful books of all kind

I have finished this drama with a warm heart and my chest full of emotions turning inside.

First of all, it is very well written. Everything evolves slowly and coherently.
The actors, i just loved every one of them and character they played as it fit them properly i may say.
Their acting was amazing.
The music, oh, I loved every song I've heard and "shazamed" them to know about the beautiful voices behind them.

The book enviroment felt good. Indeed, I love books, reading novels and poetry and I write too. Seing people as books is a beautiful thought as we all bear our stories from birth to death.
I agree with Dan I when she says that when re reading her book she underlined sentences and discovered new ones and when Seo Jun says that the book does not change but the reader, it explains it all.

At different season of our life, it does not taste the same and more precisely when we start seing what only used to watch without aknowledging it.
I felt every bit of this drama and it makes re think about self and the life one lives.

Beautiful drama that shows the way to life fully, authentically no matter what. The path to writing a good book.
Romance is the bonus here indeed with all one goes trough and experiences, a beautiful romance that seems to be like an Albatros that cannot fly because of his to big wings but who finally discovers how to take of and how pleasant and beautiful it is and feels to fly with such powerful wings.

It's smooth, it's full, it's deep and it touches straight to heart genuinely. I felt in love with it.
Another lesson learned from it.

Thanks to eveybody in this drama.
Thanks for this beautiful realisation.
감사합니다!!!

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His Beautiful Jerk

Overall: Although I heard that the characters were more developed/had character growth in the manga, I am only reviewing what I saw in the 6 episodes. If this had been an explicit dom/sub and/or sadist/masochist relationship with discussion about rules and boundaries, then I would have enjoyed it more. Watched on Gagaoolala, it's also on Viki.

Content Warnings: manhandling, repeatedly name calling (disgusting, gross, stalker), there are two scenes in episode three where I began to think that Hira is a sociopath

What I Liked:
- the intro animation sequence was really cool and it set up the story well
- overall good production value
- good acting

Room For Improvement:
- the intro sequence and music sets this up as a silly and upbeat show and the vibe is much darker
- the accordion music was an odd choice for the intro animation, seemed to be the wrong vibe
- Hira is obsessive and does stalker behaviors. I was hoping to see character growth when he went to college, but saw none.
- I was hoping Kiyoi would have character growth but he continues the name calling, kicks and pushes Hira to the ground.
- I didn't like all of the "you are gross/disgusting/stalker", it sounds like it may have been a translation issue but the number of times it was said was a turn off
- did not like the master/servant dynamic without discussion of dom/sub

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A good refreshing drama...!

Its light fluffy drama which doesnt have much story plot except of ML and FL meeting and falling in love...as its 6 episodes ranging 30 mins...you can understand that there wont be much story content.

If you want to take a break from heavy voltage drama and watch some fluffy romance drama then this drama might be perfect match for you. It neither stretched much or made it too fast...yes its a fast jdrama but not that fast...also how having a first relationship person who is kinda introvert meets a extrovert and their finding their paths joined and all in relationship is all about in this drama.Rather than finding loopholes , just view this drama to clear your head from the heavy drama....it will help you or just view it just like that. You wont be bored.

Acting done by the actor/actresses is amazing....I need to say FL pulled of her character very well. They had one english song and its so good to listen that song.

Its a nice fluffy romantic light weight drama....just 6 episodes , it will be worth of your time! I hope you all enjoy!

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Do You Like Brahms is a beautiful and resonate story about dreams. Even love is a dream for some.

Steady, emotional, understated, reserved, refined and mature are just the beginning adulation I can throw at this series. Do You Like Brahms is a rare breed in the Kdrama world that surprised and thrilled me. You will not find characters made for nothing more than comic relief. There aren't villains that laugh into the night, raise their eyebrows, and plot nefariously. There isn't a cavalcade of overly dramatic scenarios or major plot twists. No one falls into someone else's arms accidentally in slow motion. Lovers do not stare endlessly into each other's eyes. Characters do NOT talk to themselves and tell their inner feelings and thoughts to thin air, and by God there is NOT a title card near the end that tells us we have jumped X years later.

If this is what you are looking for then DYLB is likely not going to satiate. It's 8.1 current rating, as I write this, and middling top front page reviews are evidence. This series isn't next in the production line spitting out the same story, tropes, plot points, and journey with only names, job titles, actors, and costumes changed. It isn't light and fluffy. It isn't plastic, manufactured, and fake.

This is a journey of the heart, much in line with stronger fare like this years Yumi's Cells (Minus the annoying animation), or Thailand's I Told Sunset About You (But older and hetero). This is a story of real people, their dreams, their trials, their loss, and most importantly their loves. It moves gradually and purposefully. The story flows outward from the characters blossoming, growing, and becoming more complicated. Like life, it causes pain and shows how we hurt equally to our joy and happiness.

Our female protagonist Song Ah can be summed up in one word, "Mousy." Park Eun Bin has a rather tough line to straddle in portraying Song Ah. It would be very easy NOT to like her as her main traits are being a pushover, never speaking her mind, and. well, generally losing at life. Song Ah shrinks like a violet at being noticed tucking her head down between her shoulders bowing and saying sorry. It is grating at times to watch, and the character will test your patience towards the end.

However, this is how it is supposed to be, and Park Eun Bin in most cases will keep you wanting more of Song Ah regardless. When our female lead finds some inner grit her portrayal delivers it humanly. When emotions threaten to overtake her, she delivers it without whaling theatrics. And when she swoons for our male lead succumbing to his looks and charms, we fully believe it and swoon along with her.

Kim Min Jae as Park Joon Young (our male protagonist) is nearly flawless. The character is given just as rich a tapestry to work with as our female lead. One could argue he is passive to a fault, silent to his detriment, and agreeable to a severity that becomes almost dishonest. To the world, he is a great pianist that is stoic, reserved, and sexy. To those in his life he is isolated, emotionless, and distant. Kim min Jae manages to give us all of this with ease while still bringing the character a warm, soft, and insecure well of inner struggle. When he smiles the world around him dissolves and you become powerless against him. When he hurts the pain seizes his face and burns behind his eyes. When he loves you love along with him and want him to find his peace and happiness.

The two leads are swimming in a sea of rich characters that make the story come alive with a push and pull that ebbs and flows. The story here, as the title eludes to a real life triangle of love and loss, is of people in love with their best friend's lovers. Both the leads are part of two separate trios which hide silent betrayals and masked emotions deep within them. We pick the story of these characters up here, because this is the time when what is beneath begins to ooze to the surface. Friends that have been separated by talent, study, and fame are brought together again and when they try to go back to the life they all had together previously, it simply no longer works and everything begins to break.

Park Ji Hyun as Lee Jung Kyung, is a powerhouse wrecking ball that cannot go unnoticed. She is severe and harsh as well as broken and lost and Park Ji Hyun brings this all to the screen in a subdued, realistic, and seething performance. The central female of our Male lead's friendship trio, she is loved by two men, in a relationship with one, and in lust with the other. Once a child violin prodigy she is now facing adulthood with her childhood sweetheart and a bevy of accolades from the top competitions and schools around the globe that seem to just let her know that her time is over and there is nothing left. At this crux she looks at those around her with jealousy and decides she wants more.

Han Hyun Ho played effortlessly by Kim Sung Chul is the third in this trio. He is the best friend to our male lead and in a ten year love with Jung Kyung that he is ready to move to marriage. When the underpinnings of this trio begin to buckle it is he that will be cut the most as it shatters. Kim Sung Chul shines in this role bringing raw emotion as his world is destroyed. He wants to hate but he loves too much. He wants to let go, but these people are his home and all he has ever known. It is unabashedly heartbreaking to watch and Sung Chul makes his screen time resonate within you.

Our female lead's trio is the opposite, two girls both in love with one guy. This trio takes a backseat to our other and isn't as well designed. Song Ah spends most of her screen time with Joon Young, dealing with the fallout of his group, and her daily struggles working while finishing her last year at university for the violin. Her female best friend Kang Min Sung (played by Bae Da Bin) gets the most screen time but is very much stuck in best friend territory. Her characters purpose is to be there just to serve as support for our female lead. When their trio cracks over revelations it is just as emotional as our other trio but not as impactful.

There are more characters on display, the side cast filling to the brim with talent and well drawn additions. Some will help us along this path. Some will hinder us greatly, and yes some more villainous characters do emerge. But, unfortunately taking the time to run through this gamut is too much. Just know there are some further treats in store if you decide to watch.

Now do not think this story is only about romance. The romance is its heart, the glue, and the driving force behind the scenes. But, DYLB is at its core about dreams. Dreams unfulfilled. Dreams put away. Dreams dissolved. Dreams rebuilt. Dreams born fresh. All of the main cast are at a precipice in their lives. Their next step of great weight in the trajectory of their forever and tomorrow. You watch, painstakingly, as they struggle to hold on to anything and everything. To simply not let go.

Love and romance are as much a dream as anything else. And like most dreams, more often than not, you must let it go. You will watch as characters who have worked hard at love lose it, just as characters who have worked hard at their craft give it up. You will see that, sadly, love picks us sometimes, just as talent chooses us and that is just the way the world works. The success of anything is never guaranteed and sadly, life owes us nothing and never promised us we would get what we want or be happy.

Writing this, I will not lie, I have tears. This aspect of the story broke me and made me so very connected to each and everyone on screen no matter how monstrous their actions became. Our female is a late-in-life violinist who sits last chair and is looked down upon by everyone. Our male lead is a piano prodigy that is sought after and respected. To watch how the story explores these two opposite ends of the spectrum is devastating. Everyone else is somewhere on the gradient between them in both skill and talent and the series moves steadily trying to explore how everyone has someone ahead of them as well as someone behind them.

My final words on this tale are simply watch it. It kept me in its grasp so tightly that I stayed up nearly 24 hours to binge all 16 episodes in a single sitting. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I made amends, I fell in love, I forgave, and my heart broke. I cared deeply for these characters and this world and allowed the story to carry me along in its song. While I wish someone would edit out all the love ballad background music (It destroyed certain scenes and is the only aspect that reminds you this is a product) there are just far too many. Everything else is nearly perfect. 9.5/A+/ 4 3/4th-stars. Exemplary and a must see especially if you are someone who hesitates when a job application asks you if a person gets where they are through hard work or luck.

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This was a cute episode to wrap up the loose ends from season 1. I don't know why, but something about Type's father threatening Tharn with a machete had me cackling nonstop. I like that this episode was kind of just a slice of life for Type and Tharn without any real drama to worry about. I'm not sure I would rewatch this with the same kind of urgency I would rewatch season 1, but there were a lot of cute moments that I wouldn't mind watching again at some point.

Also, I know they basically just use the same two songs over and over, but I really love them to the point that I've added them to my everyday playlist even though I don't understand it when I'm driving in my car lol

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