ATTENTION! THIS REVIEW HAS A LOT OF SPOILERS!

This will be a comparison between webtoon July Found by Chance (How I Found in July) and a kdrama Extraordinary You.
I watched the kdrama first. Rowoon and Kim Hye Yoon did a great job acting, but I had some problems with the drama. I'll explain it here.

Regarding the webtoon, I wasn't much impressed bc I didn't understand all the parts. Later I realized web-site I was reading the webtoon on was lagging and didn't open all the pages for me, so that's the explanation for a few holes in the story.

There's few differences between the drama and the webtoon. What made me happy the most was that in the webtoon Haru didn't become Baek Kyung's rude friend after losing awareness. He just lost the memory from Tails. He became 'usual' extra again. Also, the way he lost awareness was different. In the drama, it's because they were changing the story too much. But in the webtoon, Haru saves Dan Oh and DIES. He dies in Tails, so he's still alive in the story in general.
Even though that's why I liked the webtoon more, I prefer one thing in the drama - falling in love. In the webtoon, Haru and Dan Oh have instant love. If there's one bookish trope I'm not a fan of, it's instant love. They fall in love gradually in the kdrama (I mean it takes six episodes for Haru to even start talking).

Fairy. That's one of my favorite characters. Not only because he looks really good in the drama, but he's also special. He's savage and has a deeper story than we know in the beginning. The story differs once again when it comes to Fairy's 'past life'. I can't quite remember what was his story in Extraordinary You, but in the webtoon he was a killer. BEING THE KILLER is such a good concept when it comes to his character. He fell in love with a girl bc she saw him that he's not bad in the Tails. It's a tragic story, but that's how I fell in love with him even more.

Ju Da. She is the character who is aware of her surroundings in the kdrama when it's coming to an end, but that doesn't happen in the webtoon. Do Hwa stays alone until the end. I can adopt him if he wants to. Him and his dimples.

Oh Nam Joo. DID YOU REALIZE that in the kdrama we never got to know what is the 'Secret' after which is entire comic named?! The secret is that Nam Joo has dyslexia. He can't read much and that's the way he and Ju Da come closer to each other. Also, I really don't like his look in the webtoon.

Do Hwa. Another 'Secret' is that Do Hwa's family of doctors made smth horrible to Ju Da's family (grandma) 10 years ago, but I didn't understand that 100% bc of that website I was reading on.

The ending. I did not like the ending in Extraordinary You. Mostly because I didn't understand it. It was just after I watched W and I wanted them to come out from the comic and live as real people. However, I LOVED the webtoon ending. In the webtoon, the creators decide to make Dan Oh the main character in the next comic, and she transforms into a woman who can travel through time. Even though she's a person from 21st century, she travels through history to find our Haru in hanbok. I really like the ending, them being together and wathcing the sunset. That's the reason I gave the webtoon 5 stars.

Conclusion: I want the story from July Found by Chance to be played by Extraordinary You cast with slow falling in love.

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I really want to write a review for this drama, but I don't know how to do it without mentioning Lee Jin Hyuk in every sentence.
I started watching it only because of him, but the drama really surprised me (very positively). Main couple has a big age gap, but honestly I like them and I think they're a great match.
I didn't expect to get so emotionally attached to this drama. Acting is great, crime parts are really intense, romance is cute but serious... It's everything I want in a drama.
But let's get back to Lee Jin Hyuk and Kim Seul Gi. Are they the sweetest side couple I've ever seen in Korean drama? Very possible. They are cute, crazy, they act like Tom & Jerry and I want them to have their own drama. I really want to see Jin Hyuk in more dramas. He's a great actor, not only the rapper and the dancer.

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This is the drama where I fell in love with L, but I also had SUCH a 2nd lead syndrom... I'd say I want to adopt him but that'd be sad if we think about his life story. Bromance between first and second lead is something else, especially when you consider how much I fell for both of them. Regarding the rest of the cast, I LOVE EVERYONE. Even negative characters have an explanation for the way they act. Side couple is too cute and I think they need a show for themselves.
The story was great. It's original and funny, but also deep. I love dramas with misunderstandings and this one had a tons of them.
I am in love with every and each episode. Except the last one. This is the only reason why I didn't give it ten stars. I think the ending is too shallow and we should get more explanation. Maybe season 2!

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I liked everything about this drama.
My bookish heart died every time they were talking about books, doing book clubs, writing books, everything. This drama was so cozy and aesthetic.
Someone would say it was slow, but it's just deep. It shows the true life. I love the fact that both of main leads were introverts, we rarely see that. Also, I missed countryside drama.
Last time I enjoyed countryside drama was more than a year ago, watching Modern Farmer. This drama is completely different from Modern Farmer, but it gives the same feeling of togetherness, happiness and family. It was beautiful.

Exactly, the word "beautiful" is a perfect word to describe this drama.

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