The saving grace of this drama is definitely the OTP. The two main leads, Jerry Yan and Tong Li Ya, had superb chemistry. They both had outstanding performances in this drama, and I was captivated by their scenes together. Usually in other dramas, the OTP is most important to me; in dramas like this one, however, the child is just as important. Unfortunately, the child actor was very average. He was cute, yes, but nothing about his performance stood at all. His dubbing severely detracted from his performance, and his acting was mediocre. The supporting actors were alright. Nothing particular. Zhong Mou’s(Jerry Yan) assistant was funny, and of course, Jerry Yan himself was just phenomenal. His acting was on point and his crying scenes were just so emotional provoking. I personally didn’t like Wu Tong’s (TongLiYa) character, although her acting was fantastic. She is a strong mother, but she is also such a pushover.
Some of the music didn’t fit with the scenes, especially the english songs played at the club scenes made me cringe. Jerry Yan’s ending song, and Jin Sha’s song, however, were amazing. I loved it.
For me, re-watch value isn’t that high. I would re-watch some scenes between the OTP, but I don’t think I would watch the whole drama again. In the end, I do recommend this drama if you're in the mood for a heavy melodrama. Even with all the ridiculous plots, it still managed to make me tear up in some scenes. If you also care about an amazing OTP, like me, then I recommend watching just for the OTP. 7.5/8.5
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Although I did not really enjoy this drama from start to finish, I still recommend it to anyone who enjoys the main actors: U-Know Yun Ho & Kim Ga Eun. The both did a great job and I just wish the story had not gone the route it did.
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What prevented this drama from getting full marks was the way the story line neutered the male lead. I've seen this a few times in dramas, and it is really annoying. They take a perfectly good guy who is confident, loving and loyal and reduces him to confusion over 'what did I do wrong, I only wanted to love you'.. It became worst when the female lead went from sweet & bubbly into a little 'I am woman, hear me roar, witch'. Girl Power became extremely overrated when she became unappreciative of all he does for her and decides to 'find herself';. She of course soon learns the hard way that the love she pushed away is really what her heart desires and to quote the drama, 'what you want most in life can be achieved if you persevere and work hard to the end'; Good life lesson.
There were so many romantic & touching moments and the music really complemented the moods. The OST is amazing, check it out on YouTube. I am now hooked on the New Artist, GJ who sang JUST WANT TO SAY. Turns out to be 2014 contestant on China Idol.
Going to watch it again....
PS: incredibly cute dog, POLO, throughout the drama,
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The guy playing the house designer character at Sakura Ai work place, is the actor who play Seiya in YAOH, and the hostess with short hair at the club, she is the main actress of SAPURI, and YAMA ONNA KABE ONNA. OK, I'm supposed to write a review, but I'm not so good with them, so...
As soon as I saw the so-called friend, recently widow Amachi Misao, I knew she was no good. The way she was looking kind of askance at Sakura Ai at the funeral, wasn't boding well at all. And the husband was clearly at fault in the beginning, because in episode one, he was really staring at Misao, even though he didn't think much of it at the time. You don't look so intensely at a widow, especially when you're already married, and worse is, with you wife standing so close to you.
The husband, already captivated after seeing Misao for the first time, turning around one last time to catch a glimpse before going, was certainly like a hint to the widow, no matter what.
Our couple of spouses seems to get along quite well, but, in fact to me, the wife tends to do more effort than the husband does. Of course, they can converse and go out, but it look like Eichirou is already at the stage of daily routine, and it's Ai again who has to initiate things, even when it comes to intimacy. Eichirou give the impression to go with the flow no more.
So when the friend widow Misao come to live next to our no so sweet loving couple. Mr Husband appear more than thrilled to meet her again, and he's clearly the one who makes the first move when he deliberately take a detour to visit her before going to work. You easily see how more enthusiastic he is around her, having no problem to initiate any sort of conversation whatsoever. And it's just the second episode.
The wife doesn't even see how Misao ogle at her husband, it's pitiful, because no matter how you trust your husband, that doesn't mean you can trust an old friend you haven't seen for 15 years. I really hate when the cuckold is the very last to know, when everybody around them obviously notice something strange, it's really distressing, generally speaking.
Old is gold they say, and the acting was great, natural, not stiff as in todays dramas. They were without a doubt comedians and not actors/actresses, because the performance they gave was real but moderated, not overacted.
I'm always amazed on how people could touch each other back then, without it being such a fuss, it's great to be able to see that. Men bonding, and even fighting. Women casualy patting men on their back or shoulders. I remember one scene at the Mama-san club, where Eichirou has his hand on Maezono Kosaku's knee (the novelist), I was a little surprised, because these days in jdramas, his hand would have been more around the shoulder, particularly cause they are barely acquainted at that time. They look so comfortable around each other, that if I was understanding japanese, I would say they were speaking informal speech. I even thought they were close friends in the beginning.
And, if I was crazy enough, I would say they were koreans, due to the tactilité. I really miss this type of acting, and if you're more into Kdramas, the old Jdramas (well maybe not too old) will appeal to you greater, because it feel more entertaining due to these facts I mentionned.
The ending was a little disappointing, but then again, it could have been worse.
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Story: The story is very simple to understand and was pretty slow paced.The bullying part in the beginning of the show was horrible to see and i never hated a character so much than in this drama.
Kang So Yeong the bitch of the show was horrible beyond horrible without any logica to it and i often wanted to trow a freaking shoe in the screen right in her face.Its one of her first dramas and o dear god i doubt i can ever see her face again in any shoe after this lol.Offcourse i understand its acted but she was really plain evil and i didnt feel any sorry towards her in the end of show xD.
Its still a good story and could have been told in a few less episodes tbh but it was worth a watch.
I enjoyed the show with allot of hate and love to some characters so in that sense it was special.
Romance: Ok , now to the part where i was really dissapointed.Im not gonna spoil anything in here but omfg,this is litterly one of the first shows i think the girl end up with the wrong guy and it completely makes no sense to me.Now i have to say romance wise is there not that much happening and the character development is just not special enough to really fall in love with either of the couples but it was clear to me that i found towards the end she ended up with the wrong guy in my eyes.
Music: Music was one of the good parts of the show especially the song : Reset made allot of impact in the show.The minus points are that there could have been a bit more varrety and other songs between it because if you marathon a series like me and have to hear that song over and over it doesnt add up as well.
Conclusion: I know i bashed the show abit with the negatives here and there but it doesnt mean it was bad,The show was actually really good and worth all my time spend in it and i advice anyone to just watch it and see it for themself.I hope to see more of Kim So Hyun because i really love her acting and she will be really good material for the next super romance series.She reminded me allot of Suzy in dream high xd.
MY score is an big fat 8 for this show,Fun to watch but if they made the romance a bit stronger and the music a bit more varriated than it could have been easilly surpassing an 9.
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Tae Gong Shil is such an awesome female lead :3 The OST was also really good, there are some good sad/dramatic piano pieces without words in them that make every scene intense, and the song "Touch Love" is still stuck in my head.
"would rewatch again?" haha you mean can i stop rewatching this because it is so good
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****THIS DRAMA IS AWESOME****
WAS EXPECTING:
I rally thought this drama would neeever suit my taste! I was expecting a childish and stupidly already done concept, which is not. Even the role of the "evil mother" is different and kind of touching. There are not so much "clichés" as we could have feared.
LIKED :
Thruthfully speaking, I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. First of all, thanks to the acting. I've never been a big fan of Uee and usually only crossing her face in a drama made me annoyed BUT I have to admit how her acting and Sung Joon's are DRAMATICALLY aweome. Their couple is soft and hard, it's yelling and whispering. I really liked everything that happened between them and it turned out they were really HUMANS and had feelings that I could have felt myself if it happened to me in real life.
As for the other couple, Park Hyung Shik and Im Ji Yeon are just so sweet and lovely. OMG they made me cry so much. I usually get annoyed really easily by this kind of lovey dovey couple, but they're nooot ^^ Can't do anything but love them yay!
TO DO:
Go watch this drama if your needy in terms of feeling and cliffhengers. It's an amazing one.
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Oh well. Back to the show. I like the flashbacks to the story. It puts two and two together. the show could have been just the two of them and it would still make a good show. Once you start the show you'll get hooked. Would I watch it again? definitely!
I'm currently watching You Are My Sister (just for Hawick Lau) and My Sunshine (love Tiffany Tang). Come back and find my reviews!
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The cast is really amazing, Yeon Jung Hoon is AWESOME, I really hope an award for him! Soo Ae is brilliant as always
The last eps made me cry ....seriously is the one of the best drama 2015 !
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Unlike the similar versions of such stories, it didn't highlight the topic as a a huge catastrophe and make a fuss about it. Of course there were some tragedies in between, but they didn't make the story banal.
Ha Ji won is one of my favorite actresses though in most of her roles (mostly including super strong women with high level of perfection), I've seen some traces of aggression and you feel like the character is always on guard. But in here I think she really made a good job. I've read that Hwang Jin Yi herself is a legend with an enigmatic character (like many other artists; I think it's in our genes perhaps :D), but besides the constant proud perfectionist hardworking character she wanted to be, the actress performed the weak parts all humans have and the delicate aesthetic part sweetly, from the time she was a naive sprout to the point she blooms.
I think the fact that they also focused on the lives of supporting characters was quite helpful; too much attention to the main character would make it tiring, besides when you have to take some time to consider different point of views, different reactions and different influences on different people, it will help you develop your own perspective in a various ways instead of staying a relatively passive audience.
Another perfect part of the drama was the music, quite enjoyable indeed!
Overall, it is worth the time.
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The plot was very sentimental-and my heart flew around my chest at the happy moments. This drama as well revolves around romance, but I'd say mostly family. It's all about family. At first it starts out as a funny and comedic rivalry. It then continues to unmask secrets in the characters' past-which brings me to character development.
The character development was REMARKABLE! It showed the past of the characters very well. It was amazing to see the moving pasts of the characters and I enjoyed it very much. I can't describe itin the most, so I recommend if you are reading my review and have not yet watched "Sunny Happiness"-watch it right now! You won't regret it!
Overall, I enjoyed this drama in most ways. I recommend it to everyone and I probably would watch it again.
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One thing I didn't like is that the foreshadowing was very obvious. You could figure out what was going to happen right away. It would have been nice if it had taken some thinking to figure out what was going to happen.
Overall, this is one of the best dramas I've ever watched. The suspense made me want to immediately click on the next episode. Of course, I had to take breaks-which was hard because I'd wanted to get back to the show as soon as possible.
I recommend for people to watch this series. The plot is amazing and the character development is good as well. This also goes through the prospect and importance of family-which was very sentimental. This series was surreal yet fantastic. I would definitely watch it again.
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Highly recommended!!
If u enjoyed it u may also try City Hall, City Hunter, Rooftop Prince, perfect couple :)
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