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Drama: It’s Beautiful Now (현재는 아름다워)
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 50
Release Date: April 2 – September 18, 2022
Runtime: Saturday & Sunday 19:55
Plot: A story about 3 brothers and their parents betting on them to get married.
Main Cast:
Yoon Si Yoon – Lee Hyun Jae
Bae Dabin – Hyun Mirae
Oh Min Suk – Lee Yoon Jae
Shin Dongmi – Sim Hae Jun
Seo Bum June – Lee Soo Jae
Choi Yebin – Na Yuna
Episode Review:
Rating: 7/10
We’re more than halfway through the drama and one brother has gotten married!
The second brother also proposed to his girlfriend!
Unfortunately, the adoption secret was also revealed which caused the postponement of HyunMi’s wedding plans.
Meanwhile, Soojae is still trying to work hard to pay back the money. While Yuna has been spending a lot of time with Mirae’s brother. I honestly want Yuna and the brother to get together instead. It will be interesting since Soojae and Juho will now be future in-laws.
I didn’t like the adoption story at all and how Grandpa and Mirae’s mom have been acting, but I understand how devastating and frustrating this must feel for them too. I just hope they soon realize that they can have a relationship even without changing the family register. and it’s even better that their extended families will be connected through Hyun Jae and Mirae’s marriage.
I feel so bad for Hyunjae’s dad. I think he’s is probably one of the best characters in this show. I don’t know why the writer has written most of the women characters badly but the male characters are good.
Almost there. Last 10 episodes left! they need to resolve HyunMi’s wedding, Dolt couple’s pregnancy, and Soojae/Yuna/Junho love triangle.
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Drama: Our Blues (우리들의 블루스)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 20
Release Date: April 9 – June 12, 2022
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:10
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Plot:
This drama tells stories about the different people living in the village.
Main Cast
Lee Byung Hun – Lee Dong Seok
Shin Min Ah – Min Seon Ah
Han Ji Min – Lee Yeong Ok
Kim Woo Bin – Park Jeong Jun
Ko Du Shim – Hyeon Chun Hui
Kim Hye Ja – Kang Ok Dong
Lee Jung Eun – Jung Eun Hui
Park Ji Hwan – Jung In Gwon
Choi Young Jun – Bang Hosik
Roh Yoon Seo – Bang Yeong Ju
Bae Hyun Sung – Jung Hyeon
Cha Seung Won – Choi Hansu
Uhm Jung Hwa – Ko Miran
Review:
It took me a while to finish this drama because every episode hurts. I would stop after a few episodes then pick it up again and binge watch then stop.
All the stories were different and touching. Everyone had their own issues and they were a big community who supported each other like family. Each story kept getting better and better as we know more about the residents. And the writer and director made them all flow naturally.
I can’t decide which one was my favorite story. Okdong and Dong Seok made me cry the most. Even when I wanted to side with Dong Seok, seeing Okdong at her most vulnerable and wanting to spend time with her son before she dies is so touching.
Chunhui made me pray hard and wish that her son survives the accident. The little girl who played Eun Gi is such an amazing young actress. That scene where they showed Eun Gi the many moons made me cry so much.
Seonah’s story and her struggle with depression made me sad. I really felt her love for his son and she really was trying her best to get better so she can live with her son again. i love that Dong Seok didn’t stop supporting her even when she was at her worst. She really needed a friend to get her through her depression. and I love that the husband wasn’t really bad, he was just concerned for their son, and in the end he let her see and play with her son and even verbally agreed that he will give Yeol to her once she is better.
Yeonok/Yeonhui made me want to hug them. I can understand how difficult it must have been for Yeongok to be responsible for her sister all through the years and having failed relationships because of Yeonghui. I love that Jeong Jun didn’t leave her when he found out the truth and even was very sweet to Yeonghui. The scene when Yeongok saw all of Yeonghui’s paintings of her made me want to console her.
Eunhui/Miran and Hosik/Ingwon made me feel grateful to have great friends. Particularly Eunhui and Miran’s friendship, when Miran slapped Eunhui for being two-faced, but I think Eunhui also deserves a bigger apology than just saying that Miran was being immature to hurt Eunhui. As for Hosik and Ingwon, i think Ingwon really tried to help him but Hosik was a gambler. They hurt each other for years but in the end, they were bound together by their friendship and their children.
Hyeon/Yeongju made me feel hope for their future, that they will be good parents. I still would have scolded them for getting pregnant while in high school, to think they were even being arrogant to their parents about it. I’m glad when they finally admitted they were wrong and they needed their parents’ support and guidance.
Eunhui/Hansu made me think of first loves. Hansu will always be the handsome crush you can never be with. i wish that Eunhui will also find the right guy for her. I think she is an amazing woman and any guy will be lucky to have her.
Special mention to the little girl who played Eungi. What an amazing young actress!
The ost are so nice to listen to.
Makes me want to plan for a trip to Jeju next year!!
Rating: 9/10
Yoon Jae and Hae Jun’s relationship continues to progress well. Haejun was the one who liked Yoon Jae first but now Yoon Jae knows the truth and the more he gets to know Haejun, the more he falls in love with her.
Likewise, Hyun Jae and Mirae are doing well. I just hate the brother meddling on her sister’s relationship. Plus the almost bipolar mom of Mirae — sometimes she’s encouraging, most times she ruins Mirae’s mood. Why can’t she be happy and supportive? She doesn’t even know Hyun Jae to judge him. Plus so what if his dad is adopted? She is also adopted — she should know than judge or discriminate him. She has been hiding her secret from her own family.
Soojae and Yuna is also falling in love for real.
Apart from the romance, I like the brother-sister relationship between Haejun and Hyunjae.
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