A Outra Oh Hae Young (2016)

Honestly, I wasn't expecting much when I started watching it, but I got hooked very quickly!
Why? Because of the characters. The premise of the story is quite interesting (more interesting than the synopsis lets you think) but for me, it fell flat quite quickly.

The characters only are a reason to watch this drama They are wonderfully written and all the actors are doing an amazing job.
The male lead's sister is one of the best character ever. She's crazy and over the top but in such a great way, you can't help but love her. Her scenes with his best friends are also some of the best (on a side note as a native French speaker, those French speaking moments were a mix of hilarity and wtf?!).
The male lead's brother and his girlfriend came off a bit stupid at the start, but they grow on you quickly and are just adorable.
Kim Mi Kyung (as the female lead's mother) is as amazing as ever.
It's rare to see so much evolution in secondary characters in dramas. The were a great part of the show, and let's face it, I was quickly in more for the 2 other couples than the main one.

The plot itself is quite good, I liked the revenge aspect and the repercussions were played out quite well. However, I found the story became a bit predictable after a bit.
I just couldn't quite buy the whole "seeing the future" part, thankfully it's a very small part; I quite liked the reason behind it, it's such a great idea really, but the way it was explained seemed unnatural and forced. The writer(s) just told us part of the plot, a part that no one in the story should have been able to understand.

This drama shows you the work behind sounds in movies/series, and that is quite interesting, I had never really thought about it, and you'll probably find yourself paying attention to all the sound effects in the drama like I did!

Leia Mais

Starts off pretty good but not so well written they try to make you feel pity for 2nd lead first cause what happened to him just ruined his life than they wanna make you hate him cuz he turns bad and with a stupid excuse that he has too much pride like huh?! I mean wasnt it justified that he didn’t want to humiliate hae young and her family by getting arrested at their wedding and neither did he want the FL to waste her time while he was in jail and because that was the case he would have given up on her when he came but! Now that he knows the man she is with ruined his life he gotta take his revenge so again it’s justified 100% the only thing good in this show are the visuals and acting of FL her character might be trash but she is good at what she is doing , didn’t feel anything from Eric but SHJ was real good ,, Also it’s really draggy towards the end not to mention the trashy storyline with the 2 Hae young’s like bro it just cringe 😬,, I just completed it for 1 sole reason and that is I really am in love with Soo young and Jin sang couple they are just so fine and character development of Jin sang might be a little sped up but still is nice the 6 stars are just for the 2nd couple and the Good OST I also didn’t like how the sadness part lasted for so short , it felt like a bad rom com with unnecessary drama idk like it’s not rom com not even a melodrama ..also the not so necessary “couple moments” and the weird ending which I didn’t understand even

Leia Mais

Tears, Tears and more Tears

I like the backdrop of the story being about sound editing for movies. With that said, the series was okay. The supernatural twists and the reasons for the betrayals were interesting, especially the story with the FL and her fiancé. But there was too much whining and crying over what was, which made it difficult to believe the FL and ML would fall for each other when they were so emotionally entangled with their Exs. Additionally believing that the FL still wanted to be with the ML after learning what he’d done to her wasn’t believable, despite her being a woman who was pathetic in her desperation for love and would be completely broken by any rejection.

The funny drunk girls were not funny at all. Seeing the FL and the ML sister get plastered every night, sometimes getting falling down drunk was not funny or interesting to watch. It got old very fast as did all the crying, whining and brooding.

By the end, I was more happy the series was over than happy that the main couple got their HEA. I really didn’t care that they were running off into the sunset because their “love” became so insufferable I didn’t care if they ended up together or not. Despite all this, the acting was good and the story was strong even with its flaws. The long suffering was just too much. Perhaps this is a series that should be watched in small increments rather than a binge so that the viewer can really appreciate the story and not get burned out by all the tears and angst.

Leia Mais

A delightful show

STORY:
- In the main plot, two idiot friends try to take revenge on a girl who dumped one of them on the wedding day and it leads into a total unexpected situation for a lot of characters. The main story takes some unexpected turns until the end and it is very fun. But the most interesting here are the charaters because around this main story they evolve and we finally are able to really understand them as persons and how they accepts reality, and how they take decisions for their life.

CHARACTERS/CAST:
- I loved the main FL lead. Many people said she was annoying and childish. But I found she was a cute imperfect person often victim of this name she shares with a "perfect person". Her character evolves but she does not become perfect. She learns to accept herself, find solution to the confusion, find a man who undestand her and really loves her... So many scenes I love with her: when she leaves her house to "marry", when she jumps into his arms in the street, when they kiss on the sofa... She was very human and fun to watch when interracting with her parents.
- Do Kyung was also a great character. I liked his job like I liked of they explained it in this drama. Very interesting and useful to the story at the same time. I liked how his life filled by his job is changed by our main girl. He looked lost, sick, vengeful, waiting for someone to save him. I liked when he talked to his best friend that he needed to man up regarding Hae Young and take responsibility.
- I liked the second Ho Hae young too. As the story evolves we understand her better and what she did. She was reallly not perfect like she looked.
- Isadora and Jin Sang were great. Two very weird people who are drawn together. Their dialogue are among the funniest of the drama especially the ones in French.
- Tae Jin: the bf. At first I thought he was just some idiot muscle man in the end I even had sympathy for him as he was the target of many people unknowingly but he still was able to stand up and take proper decisions.
- I loved Oh Hae Young parents.
All these characters and their evolution and interconnections make the richness and cuteness of this drama.

MUSIC:
The music was cute but nothing really to remmeber.

REWATCH: Totally even if I have not rewatched for a while. Too many drama to discover. Anyway I have my favourites scenes I enjoy watching just to have a good laugh.

OVERALL: One of my fav korean drama. Highly reommended.

Leia Mais

Overall:
- Very fun rom-com to watch. If you're ready to laugh a lot, then go ahead. :)

Acting/Cast:
- The actors were well-casted, so they played their roles very well. I have watched many of them in previous dramas, therefore; I truly anticipated watching this drama. In the end, I was not disappointed.

Music:
- I swear, during the drama, the music went so well with the scenes, that I often found myself dying laughing. The music was chosen very very well.

Rewatch Value:
- This would be a good rewatch, to be honest. Often, when I have finished a series, I often don't know what to watch next. But this series, I often watch over and over just for laughs.

Leia Mais

Melodrama mix with Comedy

I must say 2016 is truly the golden era of kdrama's. Loved the mixture of melodrama and comedy in every episode. And I wonder how much beer and soju every character consumed in this drama, because from ep 1 to end their always drunk.

In this drama you'll feel love, passion, neglected, irritated, regrets and a lot of misunderstandings.

My realization in life for this drama:

• Being compared to other people is really hard, it makes you question yourself and increase your insecurities. Note: if you are going to have a child, think carefully about the name; you have 9 months to contemplate. BE CREATIVE.
Example: stormi or north west.

• A mother's golden heart. Oh hae-young's mother shows how parents hurt more if they see their children in pain. She needs to be tough in order to protect her family.

• For all the unfortunate events comes in our life some people wants to stay drunk, because they want to forget their problems even for a moment. "Drunk to forget, than to stay sober and suffer".

• See Episode 12 (46:00 - 44:35) in netflix to follow: Love can make you fool and you knew it but you can't help it.

• Family are the one's that understand you the most you can count on them. Remember: "Some fights in life you'll need someone because not all the time you are always fighting alone."

For me its 8/10 its a fun and great drama I can rewatched it again. I loved the chemistry between the leads and I find Eric Mun's acting fitted to romance and action genres. And I really appriciate the gallons or tears Seo Hyun Jin's invested in this drama she cried a lot than in Dr. Romantic. And especially I loved all the supporting characters for lifting the mood after the heavy scenes.

And the reason why its not 10 because, first I find it weird how they showed the vision part of do kyung but I like the character development at the end. And sometimes I find annoying the female lead, always thinking herself first.

Leia Mais

best support character ever

Of course with any show, the leads are the primary focus. I'll get to them in a minute, but what made it for me in this drama was one of the support characters.

After watching tons of dramas, i think this is the first one in which one of the supporting characters was my favorite.
I just loved, loved, loved Park Soo Kyung, one of my favorite characters ever, by far my favorite support character. I thought she lit up the screen with every scene, showing lots of versatility and just awesome reactions and amazing flexibility. Her storyline started off with her as 'Isadora'- the typical cold hard woman in charge and she played that well, but then things got serious and she shined showing vulnerability and tenderness. I smiled and laughed in almost all of her scenes and also got a little teary eyed during the more serious moments. Can't give her enough praise, such a great character and wonderful performance. Some might think it was over the top, but I thought it was outstanding.

Also liked #1's mother. I like a good character who is not afraid to say what is on his/her mind. As an American, i don't totally understand the Korean/Asian culture of controlling the kids well into adulthood, but i was happy to see mom 'give in' when she saw how deeply the couple loved each other. It was really quite good. Some other dramas play this out with the family torn apart. I hope that is not the norm in real life. As for the dad, nothing there- I guess it was to show parents being on both ends of the spectrum, but I thought he did not add any support at all for his daughter, just looked dumbfounded through his scenes.

Lastly, for support stories, also like An Na and Hoon's story. Loved when they would run and jump in each others arms. She was so bubbly and supportive. Just thought it was cute.

As for the meat of the story- 1st, the female leads, I liked Oh Hae Young #1. In the looks department, #2 was the obvious beauty, but I thought #1 looked good too, but it was easy to see why she felt insecure (and not just in looks department either). As far as being a good person, i thought she was sweet, and really held out for a long time even though she was essentially being rejected in the beginning. Although she was not the superstar like #2, I thought she measured up pretty good. Both of them were scarred on the inside, even #2 who you would think had it all. I guess it teaches you that looks and popularity are not everything? I did like how their relationship developed. I admired how #2 never was nasty and just seemed to be a good person, but she did make the one serious mistake when young which hurt her and him a lot.

As for male leads, i really did not care for either #1 or #2. Prevalent in a lot of these dramas is the way a person just does not respond, does not react or talk about things. Do Kyung was the ultimate say nothing and do nothing guy. There were so many times i kept saying 'say something, do anything'. So i thought this made the first few episodes kind of slow. It always amazes me how such pretty and seemingly with-it girls will wait around so long for someone who seems to not want them and treats them bad. For #2, just a bad guy. Did not like him at all.

Overall, this was a good drama, worth the watch. Lots of good story lines and acting, particularly from the one female support character. Probably won't watch the whole series again, but I will definitely re- watch Soo Kyung's scenes.

Leia Mais

The Story
Another Oh Hae Yong is charming, endearing, and heart-tugging. I remember watching the first episode of this drama and I immediately felt the same way as I was watching Coffee Prince (there is some kind of a special place for the first drama that hooked you).

The tragic premise of falling in love with the person who indirectly ruined your life because of a mistake makes you always think when the New Oh Hae Young will find out the truth. Another Oh Hae Young immediately had me invested and as the show is doing really well, extensions were announced for the drama. And as all other extensions, some scenes were a bit dragging but I don't mind the extra scenes for Soo-kyung noona and Ji-sang.

The Cast
I like that the other characters are not written as purely evil and that how all characters are funny and amazing in their own right except, maybe, you know - the mom.

Our Oh Hae-young is just as crazy as she could be. Sometimes she makes me cringe with all the crazy and cheesy things she did. But hey, what is wrong with wearing her love on her sleeves - or her whole outfit? Hahaha. Everything she does screams that she is in love but that just makes her someone I want to root for.

Do-kyung does frustrate me more than he should but I still like him for being caring and all but chooses hide or deny it. And oh, I wanna thank Eric for giving us super duper awesome kisses! :* :* :*

The Music
i love AOHY's OSTs. I always have the Last Song Syndrome on days I watch it. our lead guy is a sound director so I think it's a given that the music should be the best? Honestly, after this, I appreciate the sound directors more and how much they give life to the dramas. I love even the white noises and the sound of nature.

Rewatch Value
Will totally watch it for the crazy antics, warm relationship, and steamy kisses. Definitely for the kisses.

Overall
Beautifully shot, wonderfully directed. Another Oh Hae Young is poignant. Made my heart lonely, happy, sometimes flutter. But it definitely left me warm and hoping for the best for our characters.

Leia Mais

It took me a while to start this drama. When I first read the premise of this show, I was baffled by all the positive comments it was getting. Honestly, the premise is still kind of the craziest part to me. The number of coincidences, and then the whole seeing the future is just ridiculous to me. But the execution of such a fantastical idea was so beautifully done, I kind of just forgot the impossibility of it all as I watched the drama. The reality of how harsh and how happy love can be was implemented so, so very well. Every character had depth. I loved that the female lead wasn't perfect, that she was that person who had suffered from the feeling of not being the lead in her own movie, as many of us have felt at some point. The male lead was far from prince charming as well, and that made him all the more charming. Even the antagonists were portrayed so well, you can't help but feel empathy for their situation.

All the actors did a fabulous job. I honestly had not seen most of them before and was very impressed. From the main characters to the supporting, all portrayed their characters very well.

The music is pretty good. I especially enjoyed the song by The Black Skirts. The soundtrack fit the drama well and stays with you, but it's not anything exceptional.

Overall, for me, this drama captured so much of the ups and downs of love, from the feelings of betrayal, to the embarrassment and pain of not having your feelings return, to the crazy things one does to get over it, to the bliss of being together with nothing and no one else to care about. It made me laugh, it made my heart hurt, it made me want to shake the characters at times. It definitely caught me by surprise and I am really glad I decided to give it a chance. I will probably watch it again in the future.

Leia Mais

pushing myself to watch this nonsense

I came to watch this following the excellent reviews i read, BUT honestly i wonder if i was watching the same drama?? The pace is sooo totally boring and nonsensical, and i'm also not a fan of the supernatural element - like having glimpses of the future - and not even done right! The quality of the video sucks, i've seen better movies from the 90's... the image is washed out for memories and also for present times duhh. The plot also gives an outdated vibe.
If you can survive past the fourth episode, it might get better... not perfect, but better. Still you have to put up with a lot of nonsense just to be able to realize the power of love - its always abt love, isnt it?
Support cast does a great job, even better than the main flow sometimes.

Leia Mais