Grande (2012)

Big - My Second Korean Body Swap Drama

This drama was my 2nd body swap drama after I watched My Secret Garden.
The main question throughout the drama was if the teenager in the man's body was ever going to get into a relationship with the main girl.
Typical of korean drama they didn't really go there, and in the end, the teenager grows up and meets the teacher, and I think that's when the love starts but it's not shown.
One of the gripes I have about this drama, is that the main adult guy who's body is used by the teenager get's the short end of the stick, as he was engaged to the main girl, but the main girl falls in love with the teenager, and the drama doesn't show the fall out of what happened.

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First, the story really was unique.
That two so completely different men switched bodies and their teacher/fianceé right in the middle of that mess.
But, I, for myself thought, there could've been more potential.
The first episodes were great, but around the middle, (7,8..) it kind of dragged. The humour got lost, and there was much drama added. I thought there wasn't any need for that, because in the beginning there were so much scenes to laugh about!
Although it got better the last three episodes.
I loved the especially funny scenes, I laughed so much during the first episodes.
I liked the ending. Don't want to spoil, but I thought it was a happy ending, at least for the main character, Gil Da Ran and her 'prince'.

I loved the main characters, Da Ran (even though it felt like Da Ran cried a lot lol), Kyung Joon/Yoon Jae.
And I LOVED the acting of Gong Yoo. The face expressions and the way he interpreted both men in one body. But I was kinda annoyed by Ma Ri's character, especially in the later episodes, but it's just my opinion.
The side characters were lovely as well.

Overall, the drama was still sweet, especially the love story that developed between the characters.
I think I may watch it again sometime, and could definitly recommend to anyone who wants a complicated, yet funny and different lovestory.

The music was good, and fitted the scenes very well.

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The Hong sisters spew garbage and that’s a fact. I don’t know where this obsession with them came from but I’ve never full enjoyed anything they’ve written - I’ve binged Master’s Sun and Greatest Love but they were just okay for me. Master’s sun was a procedural show in every sense of the word and Greatest love was like playing a game of one step forward a billion steps back. Both had characters that got dragged down by the plot and senseless convoluted metaphors. Big was not like that… at first. Dare I say, I actually enjoyed most of it, more than I have any other Hong sister drama. I heard a lot of bad things about this show but I was so hooked by the first episode I was like maybe it's love at first sight maybe I should just follow my heart... I know I suck.
At first it was funny and engaging and I loved all the characters - even crazy Mari. But if I’m being real maybe I just had my Gong Yoo goggles on. Okay I admit maybe I watched this for him - I have the infinte amount of screechshots on my computer to prove it - but he honestly did such a good job with this character, it was impossible not to love this show at it’s onset. The premise and the way he interacted with every other character and made them better for it, was gold. The non-sensical plot building in the background was easily ignored, until it wasn’t. Until it ate and swallowed everything like a juggernaut with teeth and a hunger for chocolate abs and heartfelt connections. And then shit started to hit the fan with characters being ridiculous just for the sake of it. Suddenly out of the blue ultimatums sprung up - which I honestly should have expected from the Hong sisters but again I was blinded by Gong Yoo. Seriously if a store clerk is like you can only have pretzels or cheetos but you can’t have both, I’m gonna be like why the eff not, this is a free goddamn country I will eat both these salty snacks thank you very much. But in this show (or just the Hong sister universe) characters go “nooooo, I can’t have both. I’m going to be unsatisfied for the rest of my life.” And its like no, you can have both, open your eyes, the only person stopping you from having both is yourself ... and the store clerk I guess? Eff me this metaphor has gotten so convoluted - I watch too many hong sister dramas.
Anyway almost everything that happened as the conflict for this drama happened for no reason. I have never watched a drama with this many people who refused to be happy all for the sake of being unhappy. Literally nothing was stopping them from being together except for their bullshit. And the end? Idc that they didn’t show the real Kang Kyung Joon - cuz I watched this for Gong Yoo - but after all all that I couldn’t get one, fast forward where they were happy together? Whatever, fuck this.

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What’s the point?

FINISHED.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE POINT OF THIS DRAMA WAS OTHER THAN TO SHOWCASE WHAT A FANTASTIC ACTOR #GONGYOO IS AND HOW HE DOES CLOTHES A FAVOR BY WEARING THEM?
BUT THE STORY?? MEHHHH. From the constant back and forth feelings of the female lead, and ignoring what could have been a great storyline with them being brothers, and we just never know what happened to the doctor...and then Gong Yoo still appearing as KKJ after they switch back...? I obviously have questions. I still rated this better than a 4 because honestly Gong Yoo was fantastic in a comedic role and damnnnnn does oppa look ? in this one...but the story? This could have been like 4-6 episodes shorter.

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I really tried hard to like this drama because Gong Yoo was so handsome and sexy here, both as a nerdy doctor and a cool 18yr old student. His acting was amazing too especially when he confronted his father in EP 12 or 13, his acting was superb. My score 9 is for him.
And even though Lee Min Jung is really beautiful, she can act, she can cry, she is cute, but I am not convinced with her acting, she looked more of an easy, gullible lady for me in the series. She's nothing but a pretty face (sorry,that is how i felt)

And although Gong Yoo was handsome and all, I can not fall in love with his character as Kang Kyung-joon, how can he boast about his looks to GIl Da Ran while it was not his face in the first place.

I like him better as, Seo Yoon-jae, I mean, how can Gil Da Ran, just forget about him, who by the way was lying in the hospital inside a different body. A doctor who loves kids, a handsome doctor being chased by his fellow doctor but still managed to be faithful. Who was on his way to tell confess his feeling to you before he got into an accident, being in a comma after saving the guy, who happens to enjoy his handsome face and sexy body, only to find out that Gil Da Ran chose that Oh-Oh school boy??

I mean,,,what duh??? But again if you long to see Gong Yoo in his early 30s go ahead and watch this. You might like it, since some people do. , But,,, I really did not like the story. I still love Gong Yoo though! Handsome!

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Final inexistente

Estaba muy ansiosa de ver esta serie, ya que era la única de las series de Gong Yoo que no había visto y tenia muy buenas críticas, insisto solo la vi por él, me costo mucho encontrarla con subtítulos en español, hasta que por fin lo logré. Y tengo que reconocer que este hombre actúa muy bien, me encanta, tiene un aura especial, espero ansiosa más proyectos de él.
Ahora hable de esta serie, desde el principio me pareció una historia interesante, aunque bastante complicada de resolver, así que tenia mucho miedo que al final no lo resolvieran bien, y como he dicho antes, un mal final echa a perder todo. Por ese motivo esta reseña tiene spoilers, ya que es muy difícil explicar lo que me pasó con ella si no lo cuento.

Una chica que consigue un novio perfecto, lindo inteligente y se van a casar, por alguna razón el anda distante y sin tiempo para ella antes de la boda.
Por otro lado llega un alumno nuevo a la escuela donde ella da clases, lo conoce de una forma peculiar y se hacen mas cercanos. Este chico viene llegando de USA, y quedo huérfano.
Cuento corto, hay un accidente que los dos tan involucrados y el cuerpo del adulto queda con la personalidad del chico y el chico queda en coma en el hospital. Ella es la única que al principio sabe de este cambio .
Suena muy interesante toda la historia sumado a los misterios del dibujo de ambos chicos tienen, y entender cual es la relación entre ellos en su pasado y porque se intercambiaron.
En el medio de todo aparece una amiga del doctor que tiene intereses mas profundos hacia él y la prometida del chico que es un verdadero fastidio y entrometida.
Entonces a través de todos los capítulos comienzan a crear una relación entre la protagonista y el chico en el cuerpo del doctor, como van a solucionar esto? si al final cada uno vuelve a su cuerpo, ella se esta enamorando del chico, con mil culpas por el doctor que era su novio. No veo una solución lógica y decente si lo logran les doy 10 estrellas.

(La música que ponían en cada escena, me tenia obstinada, especialmente porque basado en eso sabias si era algo cómico, algo romántico, etc. y te predisponía a tomar un partido de los que pasaba ahi. Entiendo lo que querían hacer, pero era demasiado evidente y exagerado.
Suzy, me cayo muy bien en Mientras dormías, y fue aceptable en Uncontrollably Fond, aqui la odie desde el principio, que significa eso, es muy buena actriz, el rol le quedo bien hecho. Espero que el próximo que vea de ella no sea tan desagradable).

FINAL
Por lo visto no lo lograron, lo sabía, se metieron en un problema muy grande para conseguir una solución satisfactoria sin que nadie salga dañado y dejando a Gong Yoo de protagonista del final.
Extendieron la historia de muchas manera para llenar los espacios que no tenían para hacer el final. Clarooo, como iban hacer un final sin el protagonista, los guionistas piratearon de lo lindo.
Muy interesante la historia, pero si no la saben terminar no la hagan.
Toda la serie quedo a la expectativa que le iba a decir el doctor antes del accidente, si la amaba o no, y saben que nunca lo dijeron, nunca los mostraron hablando después que despertó, que descaro.
10 min antes de que termine el último capítulo se despiden antes de volver a sus cuerpos, …y 1 año después, se lee un mensaje diciendo que despertaron en sus cuerpos y no recuerdan nada. En serio? Eso es todo?
de esos 10 minutos final 3 minutos fueron usados para mostrar al hermano que sigue sumiso ante a Ma RI, que sigue tratándolo mal, esa historia super plana, que nunca paso nadaaaaa.
Faltando 2 min para terminar, se encuentran, y sorpresa, nunca le muestran la cara a él, intercalan recuerdos de cuando era el otro. Se pasaron, es el colmo de un final de mierda.

Como he dicho siempre si el final es el postre y esta malo, se echa a perder toda la comida, queda un muy mal sabor de boca. No volvería a ver esto nunca más.
Si les da curiosidad ver la maravillosa actuación de Gong Yoo, véanla, aunque les advierto que hay otras mucho mejores.
LES ADVIERTO el final es demasiado malo. Es como si no existiera, como si nunca supieron como resolverlo y lo dejaron asi. Me siento estafada.

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First of all, Kang Kyung Joon is a horrible and egoist person. I get it that Mari was problematic and obsessed with him, but she never forced him to love her. She did everything she could to help him like a friend would, and yet, he treated her like she was a piece of garbage. Told her to forget him, that he never felt ANYTHING for her, not even gratitude. I wanted to punch him so hard, that was SO MEAN.
Then you have a 30 year old woman dating an underage student, wow, that's really nice. Here you can see where Goblin's writer came up with the idea. (also, I just noticed that the same actor is in both dramas wth LMAO) And... What was that ending??????????? I wanted to know Dr. Seo's answer or, at least, what the hell happened to him. They basically deleted a character because he wasn't necessary anymore. This was honestly so bad. They didn't even gave him a chance to appear again to tell Kyung Joon to "fuck off, I save your life and you steal my fiancé". I thought Gong Yoo only did good roles, I was wrong. What a mess. Even though it was not his acting that ruined the show, his characters certainly did.

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Another good KDrama however going to say the good and the bad.
Good Points:
1.Excellent storyline which has stayed constant through the series.
2.Awesome casting.Gong Yoo really was a professional in this showing the deep contrast between 18/19 year old KKJ and YJ
3.The Mushy moments aren't that cheesy and horrible(BBUING BBUING Gosh loved that so much)
4.The relationship between the mains remind me of coffee prince(You will get it if you watch both shows)
5.If you analyse and watch the show it has alot of deep meanings.
6.Had to buy the OST ITS TOO DAMN GOOD(Its on spotify btw)
7.Different Ending
Bad Points:
1.Some episodes were a little redundant
2.Pity that one character(Not going to say the name as its a spoiler)PS;Sleeps
3.Decent chemistry
4.A number of irritating characters
5.Different Ending(Like a different ending)
6.Skippable conversations.

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Big (2012) - I found this drama confusing, maybe because of the ending. The drama plot is interesting and got me excited to see something, but I don't what it is. The one thing I like about this drama is Gong Yoo's acting. Gong Yoo is really a good actor as is shown here in the drama, he really conveyed his manly side as well as his cute side. He carried his role so well. I know that there is a lot of complaints with the ending and I am one of them. I know most of the cast but I was still disappointed. I think this is not because of the acting or the actors but to the story and writing of this and also the pacing is not for me. I would not recommend.

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This drama had sooo much potential for being one of my favorite dramas. There was so many things that happened that was really cute and I'll totally remember.
The story line was very touching and cute. For me it was a very good drama minus the ending. The ending made me very confused and angry. I personally felt that the ending didn't back up the purpose of the main actress' intentions/actions at all. I wish it didn't end up like that...
The OST was good, however nothing really stood out to me that. But it definitely brought out the drama more.

My suggestion is : DO WATCH THIS DRAMA!!!!
You can get a lot from it, it's definitely wroth watching. However just know that the last 5 mins or so just sucksss. And as long as your prepared for that, I think you'll be fine. If your big on ending, you probably should just skip the last episode... lol well anyways the rest of the drama is really good. Don't let the last 5 mins of the drama tell you otherwise.

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the story plot was very interesting and funny and kept making me laugh the actors?actress were both funny and made me laugh the whole time plus it draws u in the story
i love min jung character where she is like feeling like a bride n think the world kinda revolve around her and i love how she acts with her little bro it is very funny it shows how real siblings would act toward each other
as for kyung jae he is like super hearthrob he makes u go like how cute he is and he helps out da ran a lot u can tell tat he has a sad past but tat is wat makes him more attractive
as for gong yoo who plays yoon jae i dont know why but i have a feeling that he had a past with the nurse who seems jealous of the couple i m not so sure about his character yet of whether i like him or not bc of the way he treats da ran like always canceling on dates n all but he did meet her later n got into accident so i m not sure how i like his character yet
as for suzy not sure yet since she hasnt appear but seeing from the preview i can tell that she will play the girl that likes the guy like razy but he is really annnoy at her but it seems that da ran little bro has a crush for her>
as for da rna little bro i think he is super cute his scene in the drama makes me laugh so i think i can expect more laughter soon in the drama from him
pretty much i really like this drama n i think u should watch it it is like a romantic comedy drama

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