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Plot
A girl and a boy meets by chance when they were young. Years later they meet again at a hospice. The girl is now a chef, the guy is a surgeon.
Main Cast
Yoon Kye Sang – Lee Kang
Ha Ji Won – Moon Cha Young
Jang Seung Jo – Lee Jun
Review
For a melodrama that deals with tragedy and death, this was surprisingly easy to watch. I think the scenery, the colors, background music and the slow paced storytelling made the drama feel more laidback and less dramatic and intense.
I started to love the drama when Kang moved to the Geosung Hospice and we meet the patients. I loved each of the patients! I felt sad because i knew we will probably see each one die every episode but i knew that even if they died, they were happy because the lovely doctors, nurses and staff took care of them til the very end. And each patient told a story and different ways to live and die. I think the most memorable patient to me was Jiyong. He was such an adorable and precocious kid.
Kang and Cha Young’s love story took a long turn with lots of uturns and sharp curves but im glad they finally met at the right time when both are free of their past and their family. I cant believe though that it took 13 episodes before all the secrets were revealed. Only in Kdramas where the main couple is “fated” to be together. They met as kids, Cha Young ended up in the same earthquake as Kang’s mom, CY became Kang’s best friend’s love, they meet in the hospital and in the hospice.
Kang and Jun relationship was sad. They were forced to not like each other and to compete at a very young age for the hospital they thought they should fight for but dont really want to. I especially detest Jun’s mom for how she manipulated the grandma and for Jun’s dad for always cheating Kang. I feel for Jun when he said he wished he was able to compete with Kang fair and square. I think Kang is the more skilled neurosurgeon but he lacks the passion and heart to be one compared to Jun. Instead Kang has always been a softie and fits better in the hospice where caring and empathy is a necessary skill.
I love Kim Won Hae as an actor. He seems to be able to act any character memorably. This is one of the few times i have seen him look normal and serious and he does not disappoint. At first i thpught his treatment of Sonae is too heartless but when he finally broke down, my heart ached for him and Sonae. All those years they lost and became bitter when they could have talked about it and fixed their marriage earlier. Im glad he is there for her when she needs him now.
A character that i could not like is Cha Young’s brother. I get that he was also affected by the earthquake and when their family was broken, but i dont think i ever saw him apologize to Cha Young or do something to redeem himself. He was just a useless guy who kept hanging around his sister without a job. The vlogger had a big effect to him when she said she doesnt want to waste her life like him. I just dont know what he is supposed to do after she died. Was he supposed to continue her vlog? Or did he leave Cha Young and started working? I dont know and im just glad he is out of Cha Young’s life.
Overall, i loved this drama. This was beautifully shot, and the lines and lessons made me think about living and dying.
Rating: 8 / 10
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