Go Back Couple (2017)

If you can go back into the past and do things differently, would you do it? That's basically the premise of the story as we're introduced to a couple who married at a young age and later on faced with an unbelievable situation due to a bad misunderstanding. So when a freak incident sent them back into the past, such thing would have been a great miracle.

This drama is really great at telling a story on how a couple who once had great love for each other was able to reconcile again after revisiting the past and recalling what was it about each other that they loved so much. Only in kdrama would you see a situation where one would receive a divine intervention to reset your life and set things right. And through an unexpected way even!

As usual, Jang Nara is the queen of romcom dramas. It's really great to see her as Ma Jinjoo as we see her life unfolds in the drama. She really looks good with Son Hojun, it wouldn't have crossed your mind that there was a big age gap between them. Nara do tend to have great chemistry with her costars regardless of how old or young they were compared to her.

That said, this is probably the first drama that I don't really mind seeing Jang Kiyong in it. Seriously his character in Born Again really affected my first impression of him to discourage me from even wanting to check out any of his other dramas. But Jang's character in this drama was pretty decent so I guess it's fine.

Really love how the many different couple relationships had been written and how it doesn't feel out of place to see these people grow close together. This drama was really pleasant to watch. But that said, there was still quite a lot of tearjerking scenes, you can't help yourself but relate to them. Love the fact how they did end up changing the future slightly after their return back into the past.

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This show legitimately had a cheat code to make you start crying. Any scene with the Mom or Seo Jin was an immediate trigger to cue the waterworks. So unfair! I cried too much! (But I love a show that can cause a good cry.)

The story was hard to get into at first. I'm not a big fan of 90s nostalgia (ugh! The FASHION!), and the comedy was very much of the overacting variety (not my style). I worried that I wouldn't be able to relate to any of these characters, and I got tired of Jin Joo and Ban Do fighting all the time. But eventually, the show won me over. You know a show is good when you want to savour the last few moments, and I'm so glad that so many mistakes of the past were addressed. I BELIEVED that these two people who hated each other were able to come back to each other, and that was definitely a feat in itself. Plus, all the "What really happened" flashbacks to 1999 and 2004 were AMAZING.

I wish the Nam Gil storyline had a bit more to it, but overall the ending here was reasonable. Oh, and where was Jin Joo's sister in the present day? I wish she played a bigger role! I also wish we got to catch up with Seo Young and Dok Jae at the end (c'mon dude, PLEASE tell me you don't still have a girlfriend and a wife!), but otherwise, all the ends were tied up neatly. The "explanation" for the time travel was a bit kooky (seriously, comrades?), but if you suspend your disbelief to watch the whole series, it doesn't even matter. Enjoy the ride and don't forget to have a LOT of tissues on hand.

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This drama is another that's been on my PTW for quite a while. Having just finished Oh My Baby, I was excited to see Jang Na Ra in another drama. I've actually been aware of Son Ho Jun for a little bit longer; I was a big fan of his performance in The Light in Your Eyes, so maybe try that out if you liked him here.

Over all, I really liked this drama. The casting, acting, and overall story line is great. The writing does drag a bit for me personally. It seems like a lot of Jin Joo and Ban Doo's anger stemmed from miss or lack of communication, which I personally think is too dragged out for 12 episodes. I didn't particularly like the FL character, because she seemed a bit self-centered in regards to the woe is me, we're unhappy aspect. Not only did she drag the 2nd male lead along until the very end (even though we and she knew it wasn't going to be a thing), but in comparison to the male lead who gave up his "First Love" episodes prior, she seems like the more problematic one? Then again, people are innately irrational. Otherwise I enjoyed it. The 90s nostalgia is a bit too early for me to remember but I liked it all the same. OSTs fit the era of the song. I probably won't rewatch because I like their performances better in other dramas.

Also, lmao, I thought Lee Yi Kyung was just going to have long hair for one episode as a gag, but then it never ended. He must have been miserable by the end.

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!
i honestly didn't expect much from this drama.... but the feelings that are coursing through my body right now make me feel so satisfied that i chose to give this a try.. one of my top ten best korean dramas! i had seen son ho jun's performance in my secret terius and i'm glad i got to see him in this as a main lead! jang na ra has always been exceptional and she did a wonderful job in portraying her role as a wife and as a mother! the baby that played the role of seo joon is so adorable too!

the thing that i liked the most in this drama is that even if they went back to the past they never forgot about their son.... every child around them reminded them of seo joon... and the emotions they portrayed whenever they thought of SEo joon was soo touching! the rest of the cast did a pretty amazing job too... lee yi kyung is such a wonderful but underrated actor!!! this drama tells about a love that is so pure that even when a chance was given to change their fate, they chose to walk down the same path! i'm pretty sure it taught all of us some important lessons...

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Una agradable sorpresa

La historia gira en torno a Choi Ban Do y Ma Jin Joo, una pareja que lleva dieciocho años de matrimonio. Cuando se casaron, se amaban mucho, pero esos días terminaron... ¿o no?
En el momento en el que deciden poner fin a su relación, los protagonistas viajan en el tiempo y regresan a la época en la que se conocieron, cuando tenían 20 años en 1999... ¿Volverán a empezar con otras personas o se enamorarán nuevamente?

¡Qué grata sorpresa que fue este dorama! Es una de esas historias sencillas y cómicas que se ponen reflexivas y melancólicas por momentos, cosa que amo. Los personajes son muy buenos (tanto protagonistas como secundarios) y todos tienen una historia que contar (por simple y breve que sea). Además, los capítulos me parecieron muy dinámicos y la serie en ningún momento se me hizo pesada (un golazo que solo fueran doce episodios de una hora cada uno, no necesitaba más que eso, el uso del tiempo es excelente).

Siguiendo con los personajes, las relaciones que se van construyendo entre ellos están súper bien desarrolladas. Como los protagonistas están en el pasado sabiendo todo lo que va a pasar después, aprovechan para enmendar ciertos errores que cometieron en relación a sus amigos y familia. La serie se pone muy reflexiva con ese tema, lo que para mí está muy bueno.

Eso sí, si hay una cosa que destaco por sobre todas las demás, es que en ningún momento la culpa total de todo lo que llevó a la pareja principal a querer el divorcio recae solo en uno de los dos protagonistas. Se nota que los dos se equivocaron en muchas cosas, y el viaje al pasado los ayuda a ponerse en el lugar del otro, cosa que está muy bien lograda y me encantó.

Creo que mi única crítica va dirigida hacia ciertos chistes que se hacen en un par de capítulos (sobre todo con respecto al físico de algunos personajes). Pero esto podría justificarlo con que la trama transcurre en el 99, qué sé yo.

En fin, una historia súper linda, muy bien estructurada y con personajes buenísimos que vale la pena ver. ¿Conocían este dorama? ¿Lo vieron?

IG de reseñas cortas: @altoplottwist

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Divine Ring is Daebak!!!

I have nothing against Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo. As a watcher, I see how hard it is for Ban Do to protect and earn a living for his family but Jin Joo's situation isn't any better. But due to some misunderstandings they end up hating and cursing each other leading to their divorce.

BUT... what I really want to emphasize here is my heart aches for Nam Gil Oppa! Huhuhu. Another Second Lead Syndrome. I love those little shy smiles and those caring eyes whenever he's with our Jin Joo. That pure and genuine love is what makes "first love" worth it.

PS. I would like to commend my fave quote in this drama.

"You can live without your parents, but you can never live without your child"

That's the major turning point that let Jin Joo decide to go back to baby Seo Jinnie!

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You'll go back watching this again :)

It's written in my profile that I don't watch Rom-Coms but this one's an exception. I have come across this drama when it aired in Manila - the Tagalog dubbed version. At first, I got interested in watching this just because of the plot twist that they returned 20 years to the past. But after finishing the whole season, I realized that it is more than the romantic story of the lead characters. I appreciate more the story of Jin Joo and her Mom.

Technically, I love the production design of this film and their make-up, the wardrobe... just all. I mean showing 2 dimensions of time is pretty hard to showcase just to make the audience feel the time difference.

To be honest, this was the first-ever Kdrama that had me in tears. Almost weeping. :(

I have mentioned this in my previous review for "Tell Me What You Saw," nothing is perfect but the 9.5 rating is a just and humane rating for this drama - well-deserved!

Well, I'll let you be the judge if I am wrong. :) Happy watching!

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I am not really fond of time-travel dramas, often times I avoid them because of all of those silliness and cliches that happens with them, which is why I lost a bit of interest after seeing that there will be lots of time-travel drama this year. At first I didn't really paid much attention to this series and doesn't really have any interest in watching it, so I watched it too late - I watched it after the last episode was aired but still I am glad that I did - I got so hooked into it and watched it in one sitting.

I must say that this is one of those rare time-travel dramas that I really like. Of course it's not perfect and definitely have flaws here and there - especially in the last episode but the overall experience and feelings I got while watching this drama is more than enough for me to look past over those flaws.

What I love about this drama is the realistic portrayal of a married couple who once so in love with each other but ended up growing apart due to lack of communication and understanding of each other's situation. The way they showed us how they struggle with financial difficulties, the hardship of having to lower your pride in your job because you need to - in order to feed your family. The touching way of showing us how, once in our youth we were so passionate, dreamful and full of hope for our future only for us to be hit by reality once that time comes - that not all of us may achieve our dreams, not all of us may get what we wanted but that doesn't stop us from moving forward and just keep on struggling to make a living - even though once in our youth, we had those times where we wanted money for useless things and waste them without thinking of tomorrow. I love to see how these married couple grew up and learn more in life after they traveled back to past.
My favorite scenes are those scenes with Jin Joo and her mother - they never failed to make me teared up and cry sometimes. The thought that once in our youth we may have taken their love and care for granted and ignore them but once they are gone, we will do everything just to have that moment to be with them again, to touch them again, to see them, to talk to them and all - it was so touching and really well done.

My only problem with this series is the way the writer put those usual cliche troupe near the end, it got me asking "Why?" - this drama could've been perfect without them.

Nevertheless. this is one of those dramas that will stay in my heart for a long time.

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(WARNING : KINDA SPOILERS   )

I KNOW SHE WAS MARRIED TO HIM AND EVEN HAD A BABY WITH HER HUSBAND AND EVERYTHING
BUT I STILL WANTED HER WITH THE SECOND LEAD > I HEARD THAT SHE DID  END UP WITH THE SECOND MALE LEAD IN THE
WEBTOON .BUT I DID ENJOY IT
I LOVED HOW EVEN  THO THEY  DINT WANT TO BE  TOGETHER  WHILE THEY WHERE
MARRIED . IT WAS'T FOR THE REASON THAT THEY DIN'T LOVED EACH OTHER IT WAS BECAUSE THERE
WHERE TO MANY MISUNDERSTANDINGS BUT JUST LIKE EVERY MARRIED COUPLE
THERE ARE YOUR OTHER HALF SO YOU KINDA HAVE TO TRUST AND RESPECT AND CARE AND BASICALLY  BE
WHAT EVER ELES YOUR PARTNER NEEDS .

BUT I DID LIKE HOW  THERE LOVE BLOSSOMED AGAIN
AND WHATS THE PERFECT WAY TO DO THAT WITH A LITTLE OF JEALOUSY
FROM BOTH SIDES I LIKED HOW OTHER PEOPLE LIKED THEM AND AT TIMES THEY DID AS WELL.
IT WAS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT .THEY WILL ALWAYS GO IN CIRCLES AND
EVENTUALLY END UP  BACK TOGETHER .

AND I ALSO LIKE HOW THEY HINTED THAT WITH THE NEAR THE ENDING WHEN THEY ARE  LOOKING FOR THE RINGS AND IT KINDA SHOWS THEM THERE FLASH BACK (OR) OTHER LIFE KINDA .

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Funny, believable and touching.

I do not remember the last time I was so touched after watching the drama. I did not expect much but I what I got was an incredibly beautiful and touching story about how difficult the life can be after school. Our hopes and dreams can be crushed so easily under the pressure of real life. Been there, done there.
There were moments I was laughing so hard and crying so genuinely. Go back couple is a drama with perfect combination of humor, sadness, touching moments.....All the emotions you feel from the single characters are so real and you can easily identify yourself with them.
The cast in this drama is simply amazing. I love them all but I especially love the supporting roles An Jae Woo and Go Dok Jae. Like really guys? You made my day only looking on your haircuts. You were the korean Laurel and Hardy of the show.
I like the nice feeling I got after finishing the episodes. I am somehow comforted and that does not happen often after watching dramas.

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I've never written a review for a kdrama before, but I JUST HAD to make one for this one.

This drama was honestly amazing, I couldn't stop watching it! It made me laugh, cry... laugh AND cry at the same time. I didn't expect this drama to be so deep and moving. It makes you look at your own life and reminds you of the things that you should already know but forget because of the busyness of just living your everyday life. It showed how life can take a toll on you when things get comfortable, how important it is to communicate because little misunderstandings can grow into something bigger, and how important it is to cherish those you care about because moments will become memories and the ones you cherish won't always be there. The importance of being in the moment because life flies by and you won't even realize it.

Time traveling is unrealistic but the acting made everything so believable that I didn't even care. The story line flowed beautifully. The main characters were amazing, as well as the supporting cast. The relationship between each one of them made it even more heartwarming.

I felt so many emotions watching this kdrama. Every time I cried, it was a different type of cry compared to when I would watch a typical romance kdrama. I felt like I understood the characters and how they felt, because its either I've actually been through what they were going through or I know I will be going through it in my own future.

I would 100% recommend it to everyone I can and re-watch it in the future.

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