Uncontrollably Fond (2016)

Yes, you will cry your eyes out. Okay, I completely understand what people mean when they say this show is something you love or you hate or sometimes you can be in between; some people have dropped it and some people have moved forward with it but in my personal opinion, was it something worth watching? Most definitely. Was I impatient and had already read spoilers? Unfortunately, yes, but do I regret it? Not one second, because it made me want to watch the show even more. This show is a wild roller coaster of emotions and did I watch it because of Suzy? Most definitely. Her acting isn't breath taking, but she's a damn good actor at what she does and she plays these emotional overbearing characters for the right reasons because they fit her so well and I don't care what anyone says because she definitely fits at what she does. The emotion on Kim Woo Bin's face was wonderful, everything about his acting was amazing and the pain and suffering was just the kicker; hell I even liked Im Joo Hwan and I was definitely rooting for him for no absolute reason; he was just a good guy or trying to be, he was in a mess that truly was not supposed to be his. Im Ju Eun was pointless; but whatever. lol. So was the woman that played Woo Bin's mom; she just sucked, all the adults basically sucked throughout this whole show even though we knew how it was going to end, booooo. The ending makes it though; you knew the fate of the show in the first 5 minutes of it and so it was definitely going to play out how it did. I even adored the best friends and brother; the brother is a damn good actor and it's a shame of what he did and etc in real life. Overall; is this show worth it and good? Yes. The story is fantastic, the OST is amazing; like just a musically inclined work of genius for this show. Would I rewatch? Maybe if I want my heart broken again. You'll feel angry, annoyed, agonizing pain of the fate of the show which sucks but it's worth it. Overall? You might as well do it if you like a good love story but want to cry because you're going to get your heart crushed.

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Although this isn't the PERFECT drama, there are some things worth mentioning that do make this a rewatchable drama (in my honest opinion).

To start off, this drama is a rewatch drama- meaning, you need to hate it half way, drop it, and then pick it back up from the beginning to understand what the hell is going on. Other dramas I can categorize as 'rewatch dramas' are Oh My Venus, and Oh My Ghost (I didn't plan for them to both start with Oh My.)

Goods:
>Suzy's character, Noh Eul has the best determination I have ever seen in a character. Even though she herself has some very down moments, she still picks herself up, and that is what made me love her character. Most people are hypocritical with Suzy's acting and I do agree that it is bad at times but I honestly feel like she brought this character to life the best she could. She has no parents anymore, is struggling with her brother and her fiend from HS is now a popstar. Wouldn't that be your worst nightmare? If I figured out that someone that was an ass to me in HS was a celebrity I would honestly be pissed.
> Speaking of Joon Yeong's fame- I feel like it was almost needed in this film. It was a little useless in the beginning but towards the end of the drama, he had a lot of connections due to his fame that helped him accomplish his revenge the best way possible.
>The backstory between them is very meticulous and was actually all over the place, but a lot of backstories that have past childhood friendships/relationships are very mushy or are just put in the story line too fast. I feel like the backstory here helped the story when it was getting boring, and gave them such a closer bond. Almost like the bond you see in the drama Bubblegum (which is one of my favorite other dramas of all time.)
>I love the fact that they were there for each other. In times of Noh Eul's deepest sorrows and hardest moments as she complained and screamed with a bottle of soju in her hands, Joon Yeong experienced empathy for her and wanted to be with her with everything. At the same time, his character did a lot of pulling back- which I can only put to as him not wanting to get close to her since his impending doom of cancer slowly killing him. But, at his last waking moments- I really loved his character. With all my heart I did. He poured all his heart (the character and the actor) into getting a hold of his mom again throughout the drama, and you can hear his desperate pleading towards the end. The scene will stick with me forever because it seemed so real. He did SUCH a great job with his character.

The 'Oh My God GET OFF OF MY SCREEN' bads:
>Why THE HELL did the rich family even have to be in this? Why? Every second that rich family that is practically connected to EVERYTHING have to show up. They were bratty, and the one teenage girl was a legit brat when it came to her fangirling obsession with Joon Yeong like stop it, seriously. She made me not want to even watch the drama at times.
>Im Joo Hwan. I've discussed in my Oh My Ghost review how much I hate his character and how I never will like him in any drama. He legit ruined this drama for me in a way. I loved the two main characters and Go Na Ri. If it focused more on the relationship between the two of them and less on Im Joo Hwan's character- I would've rated it all 10 stars. Gosh. Pleh. Anyway.

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Cry me a river of tears

Reading some reviews, I knew there would be heartache but went ahead to watch the first episode and I was hooked. This drama toys with your feelings of melancholy and longing to the extreme so if you are in the mood for this, just make sure you have your tissues nearby.

Lots of coincidences made this story overly dramatic but I overlooked this as I bought into the ML’s love, pain and suffering. It was an added bonus that he was handsome with a great physique - my preferred male lead unlike those who are too pretty-boy and skinny. The FL was a good match for him and while I enjoyed her acting most of the time, it was a bit annoying during some of her screaming scenes.

It was sweet during the brief moments when the leads were happy together and yet bittersweet when you know it could never be a happily ever after ending for them.

I appreciated that the ending was not rushed and even the side stories had satisfactory endings.

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One of my favorite Love-hate feels

At first, I didn't like the drama because they said it was a sad ending. But when my cousin recommended me this, and she said this is one of her top 1 favorite so far. Then I feel curious about it and I started watching it and it hooked me. Actually I didn't binge watch this, I finished it within one month because I'm not ready for the ending HAHAHA and also I have a lot of school works, so I cannot binge it. I only give 9 on re watch value because every time I saw this it hurts me too much
Here are the things that you need to know:
1. Good plot twist
2. The ending of each episode made me want to watch on the next episode (Gladly I can handle it because of too many school works HAHAHAHA)
3. You need to bring tissue or water on the last episodes especially if you are an emotional person (like me) I swear I'm not joking.
4. You cannot move on after watching the last episode, again if your an emotional person you can't get over it, your still crying over it.
5. There might be a tendency that you feel the characters make you angry except for No Eul (Bae Suzy). She is a very strong woman, no matter people hate her or discriminate her she is still continuing on her life and to stay strong. She inspires me a lot.
6. This is a heavy drama
7. Some people say that they don't feel interested on the first few episodes but for me it's not... The first few episodes make me hooked more.
8. You will fall for Kim Woo bin HAHAHAHA before he is not my type actually I don't feel a second lead syndrome on" the heirs" But when I watched this, GOSH! I was wrong, he is really handsome and a good actor!
9. Great Chemistry!

This is all that I can say! Overall I enjoyed it! I hope this helps for you

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One of the best melodrama

I dont know why lot of people's giving it 8 stars when it deserves 10 stars, i've watch this drama in 2019 and whenever i feel like watching it again i do so.. this is the only drama i've watched for 4-5 times, i hve never rewatch any drama other than this, if i can go back and remove this from my memory and get to watch it again for first time i would love to.. lots of love to kim woo bin and bae suzy. If you're going to watch this drama don't hesitate and go for it, and yes keep the tissue boxes nearby bcs one box wouldn't be enough ?? this is heart wrenching drama..

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It's Excellent

I haven't watched that much drama because I only recently got into drama so feel free to disagree with me but for me, uncontrollably fond is an excellent series. What I first thought of the romantic development between the two characters is that it's not enough and there's no real connection between them and I also disliked that jun young was mean to eul rather than building a relationship but it hit me. Uncontrollably fond depicts lost time, where in you can't get back the time you lost. Even though it was obvious that jun young was eventually going to die what made me cry the most is his denial and the fact that he wants to make more of his life and make it up to the people around him and that when things are about to just get good it disappears. Rage, hatred, revenge, despair, hopelessness, regrets, misunderstandings, but eventually care, happiness, love, hope, justice, and peace. These are what made uncontrollably fond excellent for me the fact that the lack of romantic development between the protagonist is what backs up the idea of lost time, something you won't ever get back. But I was satisfied with the ending jun young found true happiness and at ep 19 we get to see what jun young and eul could've been, the scene might be cliché but for me it's still wholesome. Jun young died with true happiness and peacefully and everyone around him, and everyone he loves is doing alright. It felt like everything was going to be okay. And I gotta commend the acting it was very good especially when jun young is crying I can see his lips shaking and all the characters showed sincerity it made it feel natural and real. And music is also good overall 9.5/10 would watch again.

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must watch

wow wow wow!
Although it could have been 16 episodes, I didn't regret watching 1 minute of this drama. this is definitely 1 of my favs.
The only thing i didn't like was the screaming or loud voices. I still give it 10/10
I saw the ML in the Heirs and was impressed and did look for other dramas to watch with him, this is second one and have no regrets.
The story is slightly different from the usual terminal illness dramas and the love story is also different, which is what I liked, as most dramas have these immature girlish FLs, that's usually annoying.
I will watch this again and again and would recommend anyone who wants to watch it to do so.

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This drama was a bit hard for me to rate. The opening was great and drew my attention. Around the mid way point the story takes a hard turn in a direction I did not enjoy. In fact a few instances I had thoughts of dropping the show. I am glad I didn't though because after getting over that hump the show picks back up again. The ending was probably one of the most emotionally charged endings I have ever seen.


Over all I would have rated this drama a 6 (3 stars), but the ending was so good that I am bumping it up to an 8 (4 stars).

The scene in the last episode between Shin Joon-Young played by Kim Woo-bin and Shin Young-Ok played by Jin Kyung was by far the best acted and emotional scene I have ever felt and it is thanks to that acting that the rating is being pushed up so high. While watching it I forgot for a moment I was watching a drama and felt like I was really sitting in the room with them. Even now a full day after watching that scene, I still have a pang in my heart thinking about it.

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Great

This drama is something else, makes you view life in a whole different dimension, what to do and what not to do when you have life. Also made me see that it’s not only in Africa that corruption and Bribery have tainted.

This drama speaks volumes, it says a lot and if you listen well, you’ll hear, FORGET ABOUT THE SAD SCENES, it’s send a message. It’s full of meaning, talks about time , love, forgiveness, second chances, truth, lies, motherhood, Fatherhood, friendship and even enemies.

Teaches how to live life to the fullest and how to use time for fulfilling things.

It showed how people can change and how some people too, can’t change .


I LOVE IT ? ??

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Undeniably Good

This is a show that I had seen recommended on my Netflix list frequently so decided to finally give it a go. With Suzy in the show, I felt even if I didn't entirely enjoy it, she would always be a positive - and so she proved. Luckily, the show itself was more than good. This is an emotionally heavy show with an ending that you technically knew was coming but were still flattened by.

The flashbacks are integral to this story and lay the scene for what the show is about. The events that led to the lead characters separating before finding their way back into each other's lives are something typical of a kdrama story in demonstrating how lead characters are sometimes connected prior to meeting on the show. There is a sense of loss and foreboding separation that accompanies the lead characters as they try to rebuild a damaged relationship while the lead male reckons with his guilt for his part in the events that cleaved them apart.

The story is a motif for what we do and suffer because of family. Each character's suffering is tied to what they experience due to their loved ones. Suzy's character is beautifully realistic in her pragmatism because all she wants now in life is the very best for her brother. We have to talk about Kim Woo-Bin's acting. He was the heart, soul, rage, pain and joy of this show. From the moment it became clear what was going on with him, and his part in Suzy's childhood, there was just this yearning to see him make peace with himself. His relationship with those closest to him shaped the sense of pain that drove the show and constantly brought you to sympathy for him even when he was doing his best to show he didn't deserve it.

Some of the other characters in the show were not well-written enough to stand out as support characters. The mother of Kim Woo-Bin's acting was both incredible and frustrating, and your viewpoint of characters like her and others might change with each rewatch. There was also one problem with the flashbacks in using the same actors for them which I won't spoil for anyone, but it made some of present-day scenes implausible.

The show's final episode and final scenes were very quiet and that worked better than a spectacular, grandstand finish. Sometimes, what love relationships deserve aren't these massive gestures and fireworks but the beautiful quietness and simplicity done well. The show ended in a way that will leave you close to tears, and some might object to how it was written, but I think it worked for the best.

Overall, it's a great show!

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The series was good but I was not prepared. It has some intense moments, some cute moments and most certainly some “my eyes are leaking moments.” I like the FL personality. She was determined and didn’t let pride stop her. Let’s not forget she was smart and capable. Our ML was funny and cute and absolutely made me grab the tissues. The only thing I don’t like about the series is the title. I thought I was getting a cute romance drama but this is not light and fluffy. It’s sweet, yet heartbreaking.

If your loooking for a light hearted romance keep moving. If your looking for drama, with tons of feels, you may like this.

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