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Desabafo sobre a sobra
Bom, não levem muito em em consideração minha opinião para decidir, assistir ou não a obra, no final, isso é mais um desabafo meu.A obra começa bem, eé bem fofo, e continua num ritmo agradável, a principio, o único ponto negativo dela, seria as longas pausas silenciosas dos personagens pensando ou quando algo acontece, no fundo, isso pode não ser u mdefeito para muitas pessoas, mas para mim é.
A parti daqui, contem alguns spoilers.
O problema começa lá pelo ep 11 ou 12, o casal começa a se autodestruir com suas escolhas, em vez de tentarem se entender, eles ficam se retraindo, e tomando decisões meio idiotas, o que me deixava cada vez mais frustrado, o ponto alto foi o termino , eles não se comunicavam de verdade, um tentando não magoar o outro e se magoando no processo, isso na verdade era irritante e chegou ao ponto deles terminarem , eu me forcei a ver o ultimo ep, e mesmo com o final dele aquilo não me agradou, o decorrer do dorama foi bem melhor que o final.
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Amooo ?
Achei a química do casal muito boa. O romance entre Joon Hee e Jin- A é bem turbulento porque ela é mais velha que ele retém também todo aquele preconceito por parte da família dela com relação ao emprego do Joon Hee.Passei o dorama todo com ranço da mãe da Jin- A, porque ela é muito sem noção, quer que a filha faça tudo do jeito dela, namore com quem ela quer( que no caso é o ex que por sinal é embuste puro). Tirando ela é show😂.
Se você ainda não assistiu, super recomendo, mas lembrando que os primeiros episódios vão te deixar eufórico mas não se engane pq a história não vai manter esse ritmo até o final, porém achei que isso deu um ênfase ao contexto realista da história.
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Comentário de indignação com spoiler, leia por sua conta e risco
Fazia algum tempo que eu não sentia a urgência de escrever um comentário sobre um drama. Não poderia ficar sufocada com toda a indignação que senti assistindo a esse drama. Não sei se é possível amar e odiar algo na mesma intensidade, mas foi como me senti assistindo o desenvolvimento dessa história. Amei como os protagonistas foram se apaixonando, lenta e perdidamente. A química entre os atores foi tão incrível que eu acreditava que eles realmente estavam apaixonados para além das telas, sem contar que nunca me senti tão solteira assistindo um drama. Porém me enervava como a Jin ah deixava que todos mandassem e desmandassem na vida dela. Ela era uma mulher de 35 anos, pelo amor de Deus! Como ela foi incapaz de dizer “não” para a mãe dela?! E infelizmente não é algo que a personagem supere na trajetória do drama porque no final de tudo ela ainda continua deixando a mãe dela manipular as relações amorosas dela. É realmente muito frustrante.Falando na mãe da protagonista, pelo amor de Deus!!! Que mulher mais insuportável!!! Todas as vezes que ela abria a boca para falar qualquer coisa eu queria esfregar a cara dela no chapisco! E, pior, a única pessoa que poderia acabar com esse comportamento doentio era a Jin ah, mas ela acabava reforçando esse comportamento visto que ela atendia as exigências absurdas da mãe sem protestar como, por exemplo: sair em um encontro às cegas sendo que ela estava namorando outra pessoa! Qualquer ser humano com bom senso e que respeitasse seu parceiro jamais se prestaria a esse papel.
Além disso, a Jin ah reclamava do comportamento da mãe pelas costas, mas na primeira oportunidade mostrou que é exatamente igual a mãe! Porque, meu amigo, o que ela fez com o Joo Hee com relação ao pai dele foi EXATAMENTE o que a mãe fazia com ela. Isso mesmo! Ela simplesmente forçou o namorado a fazer algo que ele não queria! Aliás, algo que causou imenso sofrimento a ele: falar com o pai. Um pai que traiu a mãe doente do rapaz e abandonou os filhos sem nunca ligar para saber como eles estavam! Ela simplesmente deslegitima os sentimentos dele e ainda fez ele achar que era imaturo da parte dele sentir repulsa pelo pai horrível dele! Tem noção desse absurdo?! Gente, eu fiquei simplesmente estarrecida nessa hora. Pobre rapaz. A irmã dele tinha razão faltava amor próprio à ele.
E, claro, tem aquela pitada máxima de todo melodrama: falta de comunicação! Não tem nada mais frustrante do que a falta de comunicação. Um resolve por conta própria que a solução da vida deles é mudar de país. Até aí tudo bem, perfeito. Só que a criatura esquece que a outra parte precisa estar de acordo com essa decisão! E pra completar a outra se muda de casa e não avisa pro cara. Isso pode dar certo? Claro que não! A está altura eu já estava desejando que o melhor para os dois era cada um no seu canto porque já estava mais que provado que não ia dar certo, apesar dos dois se gostarem genuinamente.
O mais frustrante de tudo é que a Jin ah não amadureceu em nada! Só de olhar o cara que ela arrumou de namorado percebe-se que foi arranjado pela mãe dela e um perfeito babaca tal qual o anterior ao Joo Hee. E ela continua trabalhando na mesma empresa onde era assediada! Ela não conseguiu uma retratação decente dos assediadores e muito menos que eles fossem punidos devidamente e ainda assim continuou trabalhando para eles como se nada tivesse acontecido (só no final do último episódio ela finalmente pede demissão) Absurdo em cima de absurdo!
Eu realmente esperava gostar mais desse drama visto que amei One Spring Night do mesmo diretor e roteirista. One Spring Night é um dos meus dramas favoritos da vida! É posterior a Something in the Rain e por isso acho que a roteirista quis corrigir os problemas de Something in the Rain porque tudo que é um problema aqui, em One Spring Night é resolvido. A Jung In (interpretada pela Han Jimin) é tudo que falta a Jin ah ser. Ela não deixa que os pais decidam a a vida dela e muito menos tolera o namorado babaca por muito tempo.
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Por mais que exista um amor aparentemente puro e inquebrável, há questões de personalidades próprias e valores familiares que podem entrar em conflito e muitas vezes são intransponíveis. Outras vezes, não.Ao assistir pela primeira vez "Something in the rain", conforme a história se desenvolve, uma profusão de sentimentos vêm à tona. Alegria, tristeza e principalmente raiva, todas misturadas, nos fazem muitas vezes sentir pena e torcer por um dos protagonistas, sem muito bem entender o motivo que levou o outro a tomar aquela atitude, aparentemente incompreensível e sem sentido.
No caso da história deste drama, por sermos espectadores com uma visão de cultura e valores ocidentais, temos a tendência de não compreendermos muitas das atitudes da protagonista feminina Yoon Jin-ah. Mas este juízo de valor que fazemos sobre as ações que ela toma não seria justamente uma intolerância da nossa parte ? Tentar se colocar no lugar dela, lembrando dos valores familiares que ela aprendeu desde sua infância, por mais difícil que possa parecer para nós, seria o mínimo que poderíamos fazer para não a julgarmos com olhares enviesados. E é justamente o que seu par Seo Joon-hee deixou de fazer em certo momento.
A psicologia das cores em conjunto com o clima (chuva, sol, neve, tempestade) entra nesta história de forma espetacular para explicar a todo momento o comportamento e o amadurecimento dos dois protagonistas. A filmagem, a fotografia e a trilha sonora são maravilhosas. A lentidão das cenas sem cortes se assemelha bastante com filmes cinematográficos.
O final poderia ter sido um pouco mais bem trabalhado, mas não prejudico o todo da obra.
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Bons atores, boa historia, mas muitos elementos não necessários
Adorei as atuações, achei todas impecáveis, então não tenho do que reclamar nesse quesito. Porém, alguns pontos na história me fizeram questionar a sua necessidade, pois pareceram jogados apenas para efeito dramático. Acredito que eles poderiam ter se dedicado mais a resolver o drama central envolvendo o casal ao invés de perder tempo o drama extra nos últimos episódios. Torci pelo casal durante todo o percurso, mas algumas atitudes da mocinha me deixaram muito decepcionada e irritada, nem parecia que ela era a mais velha da relação (mais uma vez um ponto que eu acredito que tenha sido para adicionar comoção à trama).Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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estou apaixonada
neste exato momento eu estou reassistindo esse dorama e MEU DEUS, isso é uma obra prima!!! Desde a primeira vez eu fiquei fascinada pela OST desse kdrama, me viciei na música "stand by your man" ATÉ HOJE, e já faz uns dois anos desde que eu assisti pela primeira vez.O meu surto atual (q não é tão atual assim) é como eu amo a personalidade do carinha lá, Jun alguma coisa, EU AMO ELE. Eu amo como ele é todo engraçadinho e SÉRIO ao mesmo tempo, e quando ele fica bravo... sai de baixo. Ele com ciúmes e protegendo da Jin-a é TUDO pra mim!!! A história deles é uma das minhas preferidas, é diferente e cheia de conflitos e emoções, PERFEITO.
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Expectativas frustradas da minha parte
Evolução lenta da história e problemas que não fazem sentido pra dois adultos.É totalmente plausível a estranheza dos outros por causa desse romance, já que eles sempre tiveram muita proximidade. Mas na minha opinião, não era um amor proibido. A mãe da protagonista valorizava muito mais o status social que o caráter do namorado da filha. Mas a filha, mesmo com 35 anos, só foi seguir suas vontades no último episódio. Faria sentido se fosse um romance adolescente, mas no contexto de dois adultos, não acho crível.
Gostei dos primeiros episódios e do último. Os do meio são um marasmo.
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“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once”.
For me, this sums up most of this drama. It is watching two people slowly and then passionately fall in love with one another. The doubting if the other feels the same, the awkwardness of new love, the heart fluttering moments, and everything in between. The realism, chemistry, and gradual buildup of the relationship in the story was unlike anything I have ever experienced. It was reminiscent of the director, Ahn Pan Seok’s, previous work Secret Love Affair. Except this is less about two lost souls finding one another and more of a story of realizing the right person was someone you knew all along. Brilliant in its subtleties, this was a true example of a slow-paced romantic melodrama.
However, despite this drama’s strong beginnings, the middle could best be described as lukewarm. Muddled with repetitive plot scenarios that take far too long to resolve, around episode 9 this drama started to feel almost like a chore to watch. The chemistry was still there but the spark was missing, making what could have been my favorite romance of all time, one that I found myself barely making it to its conclusion. But despite its faults, this drama still deserves a solid 8, because it’s first 6 to7 episodes literally had ME feeling butterflies. I even wanted to tell random passersbys to watch this drama if they want to FEEEEEL what it is like for two people to fall in love. I did not think it was possible for me to feel so strongly about a drama, and for this it deserves the 8.
Overall, I recommend it, but mostly the first nine episodes. After that, you could probably skip to the finale and be just as satisfied.
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Down to earth romance, providing troubling insight on what South Korean women are facing these days
"Something in the Rain" is a love story about an older woman (35) with a younger man (about 24). Yet, above all, the KDrama is a critical social study about relationship taboos and parental respect in South Korea as well as sexism in the workplace. Authentic. Bitter. Sweet.The original title of the KDrama "Pretty Nuna, who invites me to dinner" contains the taboo relationship with all its dynamics on which the story is based - the woman is older (´nuna´) than her boy friend (a no-go!)..., and still being a sucessful employee she earns good money instead of being married (another no-go). Actually in South Korea this is a serious problem of a recent generation gap and gender conflict.
Just consider the significance of "Something in the Rain" (as the romance that it is) in such a broader sense. If you are missing a special icing throughout the story, than this is simply what it is. It is supposed to. Overall, I consider "Something in the Rain" a rather up to date, down to earth, authentic romance, providing troubling insight what kind of circumstances South Korean women (and men) are facing these days.
--------------------- SIDE NOTE --- South Korean women and romance in everyday day life
In relation to everyday life in South Korea the focus on romance and true love in KDrama takes on a whole new meaning. Very few people really have time for a relationship during their professional life. The working days are long. In addition, women are discriminated against at work, sexualized and reduced to their gender role. They work harder (and often more efficiently) than their male counterparts, but are paid less and are less likely to be promoted, as they are bound to get pregnant soon. If they really do get pregnant, then that's it for professional life. Child care for 70-80 workhour weeks (with commuting and company dinners) is hardly affordable. Women do not have to hope for flexible working hours from their employer. So women with children inevitably end up at the stove. Women can forget about returning to work.
As a daughter, women already have a difficult time in the family. If they are married, then first of all they have to relieve the elders - in both families. (If they are not married, they are blamed or rushed oder pushed to quickly do so). Men, on the other hand, are celebrated by families as sons from the start. Accordingly, they present themselves in public with self-confidence and appear more macho. It's not uncommon for them to loudly and rudely gossip about the looks of women in the coffee shop or restaurant or shop or at work or in public. (Actually with the job market being extremely competitive, the appearance of women can not only decide about the partner, but also about the employment).
There are numbers from surveys showing that on average, seven out of ten South Koreans don't have time to date and only about four out of ten are in a committed relationship. The work is more important. Not necessarily because they identify with it so much, but because they don't want to lose it. The pressure to perform is enormous for everyone. As a result, 3/4 of South Korean women between the ages of 25 and 29 are not yet married. Among women between the ages of 30 and 34, more than half are still unmarried. South Korean women also have increasingly modern demands for a self-determined life. They are less and less interested in macho men and suffocating family structures that reduce them to rasing children, representation and the home. This is also due to the fact that normal households can hardly cover their expenses. Family costs money. Divorce rates are rising (South Korea is having one of the highest in the world), yet women are finding it difficult to return to work. There is also a stigma to living as a single parent. (Accordingly, these days not only unmarried couples, but also married couples are less likely to have children.)
Society is in a dilemma. In fact, it can't help but modernize its patriarchal, women-discriminating value systems if it wants to survive. The South Korean population will otherwise shrink under the given circumstances from 2027 onwards. (Update 30.7.22: Statistics Korea reports on 28. July 2022 first time shrinking in 2021 already...)
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THE CASTING & ORIGINAL STORY SET -UP
In a recent interview, PD Ahn said he wanted to work with SYJ. He felt that she was the best actress to play a mid-30s woman at the centerpiece of this realistic drama. “That’s why, from the very beginning, I thought that there was no one else for the leading role of ‘Pretty Noona’ but Son Ye Jin. I only contacted one person [for the role], and it worked out. She decided to take the role even after seeing all the negative sides to it.” He added with a laugh, “I was really surprised.”
SYJ said she also wanted to work with the director. Her fellow actresses gave him high marks. And when she was recruited for the series, PD Ahn promised he would do things so she could meet her goals. As a result, the series was shot more like an independent art film. There were little wasted scenes. And the mood on the set was fun but professional.
SYJ is a professional. Her reputation is to immerse herself in her characters. She was aware of the negatives of JA (her life, her decisions, her mistakes, etc.) He claims the scripts were all read in full in October, 2017 (but does not say if the scripts were changed in the end).
In initial filming before the premiere, JA’s character was described as a hard working person with a lonely personal life where she stares at empty bottles of liquor. She is a typical South Korean woman in her 30s who feels emptiness in her heart because she doesn't feel accomplished in either career or love which every woman around her age can empathize with. Son Ye Jin is showing so much motivation and effort as she is always holding onto her script and having numerous discussions with the director on expressing her character more fully. She is doing a great job in portraying Jin-ah's change of emotion with her detailed acting and really becoming the character. Everyone should be expecting great things to come out of this drama,” a staff member said.
At the beginning, JA’s situation can be summed up as follows:
1. She is 35 still living at home with her parents.
2. She is going out with a terrible BF who has cheated on her after she slept with him (meaning she was serious about the relationship but he was not).
3. Her mother is pushing her to marry the terrible BF because of his status and JA’s age.
4. She is stuck in a dead end job subject to work place harassment and takes blame for others’ mistakes.
JA character is a meek, introverted, weak, hard working but repressed follower of society norms. She really does not talk about goals or a future. It appears she has resigned herself to an unhappy life because she is trapped in a culturally oppressive and socially conservative paternalistic world.
The show was always set up to be JA’s journey to self-awareness and independence. It was meant to be a realistic sad story.
What hooked viewers in the initial episodes was the chemistry between JA and JH. It was an unintended consequence because it masked the original story line and theme. PD Ahn stated in that recent interview that the theme of the show was the simple question:
“Are we really in love?”
THE INITIAL CHEMISTRY
If you look objectively at the beginning of JA and JH’s romantic relationship, it was a quick and burning passion. The reason for JA was simple: she was coming off a dead cat bounce relationship with her cheating ex-BF. Since her mid 20s, JA had been groomed by her mother to go out with a certain kind of man (one of status, means and upward mobility). JA’s only hope with these blind dates was that the man would “like” her. JA went out on those dates not out of a search for love but obligation to her mother. JA must have seemed that this current ex-BF was her best shot since she was serious enough to slept with him but his betrayal left her bitter, angry and alone.
JH returns to Korea after 3 years in USA. He is friends with JA’s brother, SH. He knows JH dates many women (because of his looks and charm). He knows he has a stubborn temper. JH is young and carefree in YOLO life style. JH grew up without parents so it appears that he is still harboring abandonment issues. He had dated many women in the past, but apparently could not get beyond 3 months (which is interesting since the 100 day mark in Korea is a milestone of a “serious” relationship.) He is charming, attentive, but also selfish, temperamental and paternalistic.
In a chance timing of motive and opportunity, JH returned to Korea after three years, and the first cute woman he saw he went after (surprising himself that it was his noona.) The surprise flirtation and familiarity was the spark to set them on a quick path to become lovers.
JA and JH get caught up in the mystery, excitement and secrecy of their romance. So did the audience. It was clear that JA and JH loved being together. It was an infatuation.
Attraction? Yes, they both complimented each other about their appearance.
Escapism? Yes, they both were coming back from negative experiences to find comfort in each others’ arms, away from their daily grind and problems.
Infatuation? Yes, the hot and secret aspect of their intense and short lived passion for each other.
True love? No. Even though viewers were caught up with the initial passion, the couple’s relationship was foreshadowed to be doomed. As reality encroached on their secret life, real serious issues arose between their family members and friends which the couple did not or could not discuss and work out together.
How each character viewed their relationship was telling:
JA did like the fact that a younger man found her attractive and desirable. It may have been a long time since a man approached her (instead of through blind dates). She wanted to keep it a secret because she knew it was all merely fun: companionship with benefits, not a serious relationship. Also, JA wanted to keep it secret because she knew the negative ramifications to her family and friendship with KS.
However, JH did not want to keep it secret. This showed his naivety. His character always lived in the moment, not thinking long term consequences of his actions.
Their relationship turned into a cliche teenage crush. And as the episodes went on, there was no intellectual, emotional or spiritual growth in their relationship. They never discussed a shared future together.
THE MIDDLE CONFLICTS
The greatest problem with the story was JA’s interaction with the people around her. It was an intentional portrayal. She was an apologetic follower. She rarely stood up for herself. Her decision making was mired in self-conflict, self-doubt. She thought the world viewed her as a commodity and not as a person or a woman.
And this was embedded in how she dealt with her personal life, including her affair with JH. The series lacked deep discussions between the characters that is the foundation for serious relationships.
JA was conditioned to be subservient and accept what others told her.
What were the major issues in JA’s life?
1. Her mother’s desire that she marry the “right” man. But after a serious of loser boyfriends, JA had basically given up on a chance to meet Mr. Right, someone she could passionately love while be acceptable to her family.
2. Her job was becoming more unbearable. The demands and blame she took for other workers mistakes were mounting. The harassment of her by superiors was intolerable. She was in a dead end job with no real chance of promotion.
3. She had few friends. KS was her best friend who she could confide in. It seemed that JA had a hard time making new friends. When she does make a close friend, she tries hard not to break that bond, even it means hurting herself in the process.
4. She has a maniac ex-BF who wants to get back together or ruin her life.
How did the couple “work” to resolve these issues? They did not. JA and JH were merely apologetic to JA’s mother about their relationship, but did nothing to convince their families that they had a future together. JH did nothing to help JA resolve her work place issues, or support her if she wanted to change career path. JH brought JA to meet some of his friends (on the overnight trip) but JA did not do the same. (this shows JH was more into the relationship than JA). JH got jealous and violent about JA’s ex-BF which contributed to conflict between them because he did not discuss beforehand with JA his actions.
The breaking point was JH demanding that JA come to him to the US. Of course, JA said no. She felt insulted that JH’s solution was to run away from problems. (Not to mention that it would be impossible for JA to suddenly move to the US with no job, no spouse, and no money with the country’s current immigration policies). JH solution was that JA would be there for him. He was angry that she rejected his solution. He never understood her position, her feelings or her long term goals.
The couple’s initial passion glossed over several important aspects missing from consideration on whether this was heading toward a serious relationship or “true love.”
1. Communication. Their communication was superficial. They did not discuss important issues or ideas which represents mutual immaturity. They never opened up to each other on what their personal goals were (job, career, changes, etc.) or how they wanted to achieve them. They never really understood the other person's emotional state, and they never deeply discussed how the other person felt in a given situation. I recently read a psychological study that concluded that many people told “white lies” early in their relationships as a means of making themselves more “attractive” to their partner. Usually, those minor lies were used to build up a person’s self-esteem or enhance their traits (prospects) to the other person. But in JA and JH case, those lies were meant to hide the truth and real feelings (under the fabrication that they did not want to “hurt” the other person.) Instead of talking things through, they glossed matters over and then began to mistrust each other. The each called the other “childish.” They could not talk to each other about serious matters because they were caught up in the teenage aspects of a romance fairy tale.
2. Compatibility. Sympathy, friendship and like-mindedness are critical foundation blocks to any serious relationship. JH knew about JA’s situation at home and at work, but his support for her situation was tempered and distant. He wanted to control the situation. Likewise, JA did not seek out his advice on how to find a solution to any of her problems. Also, JH did not ask JA for advice on his work, his options or his troubles. JA and JH knew each other before dating, but there is no evidence that they were “friends.” Friends have mutual interests, concerns, ambitions, support, trust, varied experiences to share. JA and KS had serious discussions as friends. JH and SH had serious talks as friends. But JA and JH never had such a connection because such “real life” discussions would have interfered with them hanging out together and having fun as a new, care free couple.
3. Commitment. JA and JH never discussed the big things like their expectations, marriage and family life together. JH’s solution was unilaterally demanding JA move with him to the US. He never asked her hand in marriage. Some women would call this behavior selfish, inappropriate or “clingy.” JA’s solution to move out of her house so she could continue to date JH but not live with him showed that she was not ready to fully commit to him (she would later say she had things she wanted to be independent to become strong.) They never had the heart-to-heart discussion of “making plans” together as a couple. Even though both are adults, they both had serious maturity issues.. (Continuation at the comment section)
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End of review, thanks for reading.
Indeed, I could end my review here, since the above is basically all the drama left me with. But to the precious 18 hours – or something – I’ve dedicated to this show, I owe at least a more in-depth epitaph.
"Something in the rain" would have worked wonderfully as a 2 hour movie: the plot can be easily condensed in so short a time, we would have enjoyed a lovely on-screen chemistry and there would have been still room for the artsy cinematography the drama likes so much to sport. But, alas, the writer and director opted for a long narration, taking one conflict and a half and building this repetitive and aggravating slice of “real” life around it. What in the beginning seemed like beautiful aesthetics meant to create an atmosphere and enhance the plot, turned soon enough to be a trick to hide the lack of it. Because of that, the cinematography became, in my eyes, one of the drama flaws.
Let me make this clear: I have absolutely nothing against a slow pace that helps the viewer enter the world of the characters. I love small details: a meaningful glance, a trembling hand, a quiet dialogue that says it all, but here scenes are simply overstretched, even the most mundane, irrelevant ones. I have actually timed a scene: a character gets out of a taxi and walks unobserved on the road for as much as 65 seconds (try to count in your head and you’ll realize it’s an eternity). The camera stays still and the character walks. No close-up shot of the face expression, no weird or telling gate, no encounter to be remembered later on, just a walk that bears no significance whatsoever in the plot, except perhaps that it teaches us how people walk in Korea. I could go on describing scenes like this one, there are a handful. When a 2 whole minutes hug came, I truly became restless. And bored.
All the while, most characters are extremely bi-dimentional. No explanation, flashback or insight is given to justify their motivations. They are trapped in this present bubble and immortalized with one or two character traits only. We are left to speculate about their past, future and, at times, present. This show isn’t centered around a meaty plot, but does not focus on characterization either. There’s only so much a believable on-screen chemistry and artsy aesthetics can do to keep my interest alive.
Which brings me to the love story itself. The only positive trait of this romance is it’s realism, at least in the beginning. However, because these two jump from meeting on the road to being madly in love, I was deprived of my favourite part of romance, that is the falling in love process. Worse, episode after episode I started feeling like a voyeur, peeping through the keyhole to spy on an ordinary albeit pretty married couple in its daily routine. Since voyeurism isn’t my favourite hobby, I lost interest very soon in the nth walk with or without umbrella or yet another scene with these two frolicking around with the ever-present music that should tell a story but does not. They have no heart-to-heart chat, they don’t talk about their dreams, their plans, their future together, they hide more than they tell. Why these two people who have very little in common should love each other is not for us to know. Ah, yes! They are both gorgeous, that must be it.
The tension is all built around the opposition of a mother who’s in serious need of good therapy in whatever culture we set this story. Don’t get me started on the ex boyfriend arc and the harassment on the working place: the first goes nowhere and the second takes an eternity to go… where did it go?
Not yet happy, these badly outlined characters are for the most part disagreeable. If I have to watch a slice of life drama, I want to become attached to these people, but here I grew increasingly indifferent to all of them, otp included. The heroine is possibly the one who frustrated me the most and no amount of sociological analysis on the customs of South Korea will ever make me love a grown up woman who can’t stand up for her rights and for the people she supposedly loves. The fact that the author decided to portray a female lead who never learns from her own mistakes put a huge distance between me and her and makes the ending, good or bad, senseless. If it was my fault to expect something different, than I’ll take the blame, but at least I have learned something and will try to be a wiser viewer in the future (i.e., drop the hot potato before it scorches).
Finally, the music! Two good songs repeated ad nauseam and another old-fashioned two that made seaweeds grow in my ears. That’s the ost – an inappropriate definition anyway, since ost stands for “Original Sound Track”, that is, songs or music created on purpose for the show. I doubt Carla Bruni (?), Bruce Willis (??) or even talented Rachael Yamagata met to create this meager ensemble.
It’s extremely ironic and sad that the episode I enjoyed the most is the discussed last one. If only everything had taken place much earlier on, I’d have liked this drama. Unfortunately, as it stands it makes little sense and the prospect of subjecting myself to a second watch is unthinkable.
My dear 18 hours, RIP.
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