What took me so long to watch this?!
There was so much to love about this show. I have literally skipped over this show dozens of times, strictly because of the picture that goes along with the synopsis. I'm so glad I finally gave it a chance. It is a slow-moving drama, but the characters are developed very well, and because of the slow pace, you feel like you are coming to know them and learning to care for them at the same time.The first four episodes set in the 70's at University - there was a sort of yellowish tinge to the film quality that I really liked, giving evidence to the time period. I loved the 70's fashions (which at the time we thought we were rocking!), and hairstyles and the overall feel. I also appreciated that they did a jump forward into the present time, rather than the endless flashbacks, which really take you out of the story.
The current time was filled with beautiful scenery, comedy, drama, and the usual K-drama angst. I did lower my score one point due to the fact that there were multiple episodes where the main couple broke up and made up over and over again. That, to me, said the show could have been edited a little more tightly and made shorter.
I thought it was well acted for the most part, but I must especially give shouts out to Im Yoon-Ah and Jang Geun Suk. Im Yoon-Ah played the shy female lead in the 70's, and her daughter in the current time. In the 70's her character seemed a little one-dimensional to me, but I think that was to contrast with the vivacious person she was in the current time. Her character was sweet and likeable and not a complete doormat (though when she kept lowering her eyes in front of his nightmare of a mother, I wanted to smack her).
Jang Geun Suk - oh my goodness, his performance was impressive! Since I hadn't read much about this show before I watched it, I was quite a way into the show before I realized that he played two parts as well! In the 70's he was a shy artist. He falls in love in three seconds and this is basically the story of that love. His character was sweet and tender in the 70's, contrasted by his character of the son, who was bitter, cynical, and didn't believe in love. His hair and his costumes in the present time were ridiculous, but he was wonderful. I loved watching him becoming aware of someone other than himself, especially since he came out and said he didn't believe in love. The voice-over work he did, especially during the 70's time frame, was lovely. He has the perfect voice for it. Add to that the Love Rain song that he sings throughout the show, and he just gave me all the feels.
For Seo In-Guk fans, he plays two unusual characters in this show. They really downplayed his attractiveness.
The relationship between the two leads was wonderful to watch. It was especially fun since they started out so antagonistically toward each other. For those enquiring minds, there are a couple of lame kisses, and a couple of very good kisses, that make you think that they actually like each other. Also, I understand that the Koreans say they "like" each other rather than using the word "love", which I'll admit can be overused. So, when they said they loved each other, it was so wonderful. The show has a happy ending, but I would have liked the ending to be a little bit longer.
Another storyline that I really liked was in the current time between the female lead and the young doctor. He really put himself out there to be her friend and stuck with her throughout, even though he was in love with her himself. He only made a couple of vague references to it, and she was completely clueless.
Other than the multiple episodes toward the end that had the "will they/won't they be together" thing, this show was a slow, calm, peaceful view into two different developing relationships, and the effects that others' decisions can make on those relationships. It showed the power of friendships in both eras, and I think that applies to the main leads as well. In addition to being in love, I think friendship and maturity played important roles in them sticking together and not letting others tear them apart.
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I thought the story of the parents was sad...but i just did not like her mom. She was so passive it was annoying and oh my god it seemed like some bad thing was always happening to her.
I enjoyed the themes, the colors, and the symbolism.
I pitied the boy's mom.
I did not like the comedic relief/found it to be a drag.
Sometimes it dragged.
My biggest frustration: the writer's obsession with 'purity' in women. The male lead was a player, the female lead could not have sexual bone in her body which felt totally unrealistic of reality. I mean it was like she didn't even entertain a single sexual thought about this man. You can be chaste but still have desires, yeesh. This is why I give it an 8.5--it was delivering a very mature story but at the same time would not acknowledge adult themes that made it realistic. I'm not saying that their needed to be sex/kissing/hugging, but it felt like the female leads were all on pedastals, and the most realistic female of them all was probably the boy's mom who was also the villian.
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An Emotional Roller Coaster
8.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2012 South Korean drama (20 episodes/~60 Minutes per episode) that spans 2 generations and 2 couples. The mom Kim Yoon-hee (Lee Mi-sook) and father Seo In-ha (Jung Jin-young) of the two "main" characters lost their 1st chance at love and wound up marrying other people. The son, Seo Joon (Jang Keun-suk) and daughter Jung Ha-Na (Im Yoon-ah) meet by chance and fall for each other. As fate would have it, the mother and father meet later in life and have their 2nd chance at love. They decide to marry and when they tell their children the young couple must decide if they give up their own love for the love of their parents.Spoiler ? This was an emotional roller coaster and I felt heartbreak for both couples. I felt sad at the end and couldn't quite place why but I think it is because, although it ended well, not everything was tied up in a perfect bow. I had questions about what had happened with some of the characters and it just didn't feel like the happy fair tale I like to escape to. I would still rate this high but would say watch it when you are ready for an emotional roller coaster.
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when I saw chubby Seo In Guk in 70's I said WHAATTT!!! wait!!!! is he really Seo in Guk and when I saw him singing in 2012's I could not help myself but laughing.
Kim Si Hoo as Lee Dong Wook/Lee Sun Ho did not changed much.. In 2012's it was his time to sacrifice, bury his feelings to his heart..
in 1970's Sun In Ha & Lee Dong Wook ( haah such a coincidence we have an actor who is carrying the same name LDW) & Sun In Ha was in love with her, and he was faster and told his feelings to Kim Yoon Hee, in 2012 it was Suh Joon faster told his feeling to her, Lee Sun Ho kept his feelings hidden for his friends happiness, in 2012 we also have Tae Sung we first know about him when they were in Japan and also his feeling about Ha Na when they were talking about Diamond Snow, he silenced his friend by covering his mouth, as seeing - watching Diamond Snow with a boy / girl means that they'll fall in love. This drama is totally about FATE..
So history repeated itself but in a different way..
I loved that it is a happy ending on both parties everyone have their happy ending.
I do not care about the ratings, I loved the drama, I enjoyed watching it, it is a drama filled with romance without being cheesy I cried on some scenes and still cry on some of the musics played in the drama..
I would go and watch this drama again and again without getting bored.
Do not give importance to negative reviews, this drama does not deserve negative reviews.. It is only you who can decide whether it is good or bad.. Give the decision after watching the first 4 episodes.
If you are not into romance- romantic person, who does not enjoy romanticism, do not even start go and watch something else..
This drama was on my target for the last couple of years but not sure to watch it or not but I gave it a chance and I am happy about it.
Other than jumping immediately to 2012 I would loved to see some the transformation how they got married - children being friends wth each other. Just noticed we don't know anything about LDW wife and we know why Chang Mo never got married
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İlk 4 bölüm, yani In Ha ve Yoon Hee'nin aşkının anlatıldığı, 70lerde geçen bölümler çok güzeldi. Beni gerçekten içine çekti ve ilham verdi. Çok beğendim. Karakterlerin birbirleriyle olan ilişkileri, mekanlar, kıyafetler, oyunculuklar... Güzeldi. İlk 4 bölümün izlenmesini kesinlikle tavsiye ediyorum.Fakat sonrasını hiç beğenmedim. 5. bölümde 2012ye sarılıyor, In Ha ve Yoon Hee'nin çocuklarının birbiriyle olan aşkı anlatılmaya başlanıyor. Aşırı sıkıcıydı. Joon'un tarzının iğrençliğine diyecek laf bulamıyorum. Ha Na da LC Waikiki çocuk reyonundan giyinmiş gibiydi. Bir tane de palyaçoluk etsin diye kırıtan bi çocuk eklemişler. Sanırım o da dizinin "palyaço gey"i. Türkler de dizilerine Korelilerden kopya çekip palyaço geyler ekliyordu bi ara, hala var mı o olay bilmiyorum ama çok küçük düşürücü. LGBT böyle gösterilmemeli medyada. Nefret ettim.
Joon ve Ha Na'nın ilişkisi çok daha güzel işlenebilirdi, ama beğenemedim, üzgünüm. Gelen diğer yeni 3 erkek karakteri de sevmedim. Hepsinin saçı dikti ve iğrenç, papyonlu kıyafetleri vardı. Kusucaktım resmen. Hepsi birbirinden çirkin tarzlara sahipti. Hikaye aşırı sıkıcı ve yavaştı, diyaloglar çok sıkıcı ve birbirini tekrarlayan, yorucu, akılda kalmayan türdendi. Her şey berbatlaştı, ben de 9 bölüm dayanabildim. Siz 5 ve sonrasını izlemeyin.
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She's not that good at acting for me yet I like her
The leading man was great ^__^
I just watched few k-dramas but I can tell that he is really a good actor ;O
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