Just Between Lovers (2017)

OMG!

I am new to Korean Dramas and watch them daily now. I watched Just Between Lovers for the first time and it definitely kept my interest. I was already heart broken when it looked like the character played by Lee Jun ho had died. To my relief his character survived. From my perspective since losing five loved ones during the last three years, the outcome of this movie made me happy. I know it is silly since it is only a movie but seeing positive outcomes keeps me watching Korean dramas. I recently discovered this actor and so far really love his movies. Great acting.

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Provavelmente esse dorama é em que eu mais me envolvi com os personagens, não tem essa de "vilão" ou "mocinho", eles são complexos e realistas. A trama se desenrola de forma lenta, mas necessário pra compreender os personagens e a forma em que lidavam com a dor e as situações em que os cercavam. Perdi as contas das vezes em que gravei uma frase dita por ser tão inspiradora e bonita, e também perdi as contas de quanto chorei, foram lágrimas de felicidade, tristeza e aceitação.
Aprendi que quando algo tiver que acontecer, ela vai independente da situação, você nunca vai estar preparado, pois a vida é assim. Então em vez de dizer palavras que ferem para as pessoas que te amam, abrace-as e as ame com toda sua força, pois nunca sabemos o amanhã. E mesmo depois de tantas coisas que os abalaram, juntaram os cacos, mesmo quando não parecia possível e tentaram seguir em frente. Me doía ver eles guardavam tanto dor pra si, vi que é importante desabafar suas dores e medos pra as pessoas que amam e assim torna-los menores ao os compartilhar.Esse foram os pensamentos que eu tive após terminar esse dorama.
Não foi apenas um dorama triste, ele teve também episódios engraçados e felizes, uma hora eu ria em outra eu chorava. Adiei muito terminar de o assistir, mas valeu super a pena. E o casal principal se tornou um dos meus favoritos, tão fofos e lindos apoiando uma ao outro, nunca vou me esquecer desse casal. Eles conseguem dar um final que todos os personagens mereciam.
Enfim vou terminar por aqui essas avaliação, pois sinto que vou reviver todos os sentimentos que tive durante e escrever umas 10 páginas kkkk. Vou terminar com uma citação da falas de um dos meus personagens favoritos:
" Assim como o infortúnio vem inesperadamente. Milagres vem do nada, logo quando estamos quase desistindo de ter esperança"

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my heart belongs to this kdrama

This will forever be one of my favourite kdramas to exist. I don't think everyone would agree because this kdrama really is quite unique and if you like this type of genres. This was such a tragic, bittersweet, beautiful story as well as a love story. Two people who experienced the same traumatic event yet hurting in different ways and finding each other again and making each other heal by loving each other..its just wow. So beautifully done.

I feel like I could rant about this story for a long time. Its just one of a kind. The actors had so much chemistry with each other and Lee Junhos acting is just phenomenal in here especially when he got diagnosed and yelled in the middle of the street..that scene really stuck with me. Just very beautiful.

Still pissed how they made me think he would die in the end but thankfully that wasn't the case. I'm gonna spend the rest of my life thinking how beautiful their love story is.

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Due to the many good reviews, I probably had too high expectations of the drama... unfortunately it didn't really grab me. Unfortunately, I actually found it rather boring most of the time. A lot of things were dragged out for so long. The many scenes of them just being silent and staring into space were just too common. Towards the end I skipped most of it when there was no talking. Gang Doo and his relationships with the other characters are really great and overall I thought the acting was okay, but the female lead was somehow too... flat and pale for me. I would have liked her to really stand up for herself. I was hardly interested in any of the characters and there are so many storylines for the different characters. It was really a struggle to get through all the episodes when you don't care about most of them. But I'm also not someone who likes to drop series... I certainly can't share the great enthusiasm, even though there are a lot of nice quotes and I can understand why people are so enthusiastic, but the series just wasn't for me.

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Emotional and empathetic

Though i liked this drama for its acting and emotional story line , i dont think i can ever rewatch it .

The plot was quite empathetic, but they stretched a single case for too long , they could have finished it in probably 12 episodes.
Apart from it the first break up between the lead couples was fine and understood , and i really liked the fact that the FL sticked to him and follow him around , unlike other romcoms where they easily have change of heart. But the second bteak up made me really hate the FL, it was totally uncalled for . You stick to someone who has saved u and thinks his only way to live is to be with u .. u dont leave and walk away ! And then later she lectures him that walking away is not an answer ?.. i totally dint get it !

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Why didn't I have it on my watch list before?

When I find a masterpiece like this one I wish I started watching kdramas before.
Although I am usually more into funny rom-coms, sometimes I need something more serious and that's when I find the true worth-watching series.
No flaws, no useless content or scenes. All characters follow their path, find their way and development.
The plot is so perfect that I would have been ok even with a sad ending, but the authors gifted us an unexpexted happy ending giving way to pure romance.
If I really want to find a defect, the few kissing scenes were not so passionate, but I could live with that.
Lee Jun Ho astonishing...almost beyond the acting of Seo In Guk in "The smile has left your eyes" (which I found a materpiece as much as this drama, but at times pissed me off a little more).

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This is the first time that I'm writing a review and its sad because I'm really disappointed with this drama. I don't really get why this is getting a perfect score but seriously, why? I'm usually patient and understanding when it comes to watching dramas, I don't rely on synopsis and review. I usually dive in to the drama directly and I tried to watch it until 7 episodes but the spark is always absent. I don't even feel sad and crying when I know its melodrama and lots of painful flashbacks but I didn't feel any emotions in there. Mind you, I always cry and I'm easily get swayed with dramatic scenes but here? NONE.

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I just finished this yesterday. Hmmm... what do I say?

I've been watching korean dramas since 2003 and melodramas like this are the trend before. And because I got so used to melodramas, I had been on hiatus in that category. I think The Princess' Man was the last drama that I watched before I've decided to watch a melo again. So, I saw the ratings of this one was pretty surprised it has such high ratings, so I decided to watch it.

This drama is just good for me, not very good, just good. I don't know. The actors are pretty amazing esp Jun Ho and Jin Ah, actually, they are the only reason I continued watching this. I really hate self-pity and those I'll-let-you-go-for-your-own-good scenes, but since these 2 delivered it quite well, I continued watching. Story-wise, I think it resembles the kdramas before in early 2000's wherein there are tons of connections between the actors and complications. The quality of this drama is good, I just feel like I cannot connect. Does someone here feel the same? lol

Music - I love their soundtracks! The songs make you feel nostalgic and suit the scenes really well!

Rewatch Value - ah it's a no for me. This is too heavy for me. Or maybe, this is just not my cup of tea.

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Sad and Depressing

I didn't understand the meaning of a "melo" drama until watching this story. I legit felt sad and depressed watching it despite the optimistic ending.

❤ Won Jin Ah was enchanting in the lead female role as she balanced between the reserved and emotional nature of Ha Moon Soo. Her story was by far the most interesting, particularly her relationship with her family and her grief over the death of her sister.

❤ What is it with male leads pushing away the female lead when they need them the most? The one that comes immediately to mind is Oh My Venus, but this is a close second. It made it hard to root for the main lead couple when Lee Kang Doo continuously rebuffed Ha Moon Soo's compassion and support. I get to some degree part of his story is allowing others to witness his pain, but it quickly became aggravating watching the push/pull between them.

❤ Other than Moon Soo and Lee Kang Doo's family members, the rest of the side characters were uninteresting and one-note. I've seen these actors in other shows so I know they can perform, but they were given very little to do beyond pine for one another or move the plot forward for the main couple.

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Moon So e Gang Doo são sobreviventes do desabamento de um shopping quando tinham 15 anos, acidente esse que tirou a vida de 48 pessoas. Cada um está lutando com a sua própria dor: Gang Doo tem dores físicas, pesadelos e nunca recebeu uma indenização por causa do pai, já Moon So lida com a dor de perder sua irmã mais nova, mas com a indenização abriu junto com a mãe uma casa de banho.

Ambos se reencontram quando a Seongdo resolve reconstruir no mesmo lugar onde houve o desabamento, Moon So é nova contratada como arquiteta e Gang Do é o auxiliar na obra, mas eles não ficam satisfeitos quando descobrem essa verdade.

Just Between Lovers é muito sobre perda, lutos e como alguns agem como vítimas quando deveriam agir como sobreviventes. A tristeza que permeia as cenas é forte, já que temos pais que perderam seus filhos, esposas que perderam o marido e vice-versa. O luto e como cada um lida com ele é um tema recorrente em vários episódios, já que Moon So fica responsável de criar um memorial para as vítimas e seus parentes.

"Existe um pesar que nada e ninguém pode controlar."

É um drama muito sofredor, mas não chegou a me cativar nem consegui sentir o drama. Acho que ficou faltando muito da atuação dos atores, principalmente a Won Jin Ah, uma atuação bem genérica e sem expressão. Além de uns furos no enredo que demorou muito para serem tapados.

Porém, a mensagem de luto foi magnífica da mãe sentir muito a perda da filha mais velha e esquecer que a outra filha está viva e bem. Tanto a Moon So e o Gang Doo sobrevivem, mas vivem seus dias como se estivessem mortos. Foi de pesar no coração.


Esse k-drama foi recheado de drama e tentativas de romance. Uma delas foi o um triângulo amoroso não dá certo quando Joo Won, mesmo tendo bastante em comum com a Moon So, não tem vez, e fica por conta da Yoo Jin se esforçar. E como torci por eles, mesmo que estivessem em um tipo de relacionamento familiar muito complicado, e foi apenas as atitudes empenhadas dela de bater na mesma tecla para ficar ao lado dele que eu botei fé no romance, mesmo nas vezes em que parecia fadado ao fracasso.

Outro romance que torci foi o da Ma Ri e o Yoo Taek. E veio da dona do bar e o CEO da Seongdo a minha maior surpresa, pois formavam um casal improvável. Foi ela quem ensinou a ele como deixar de ser escroto e dar valor para as pessoas, mesmo que ela não estivesse em uma condição muito agradável para isso.

O suporte que os personagens principais receberam ao longo dos episódios através de outros foi o que mais me fez dar valor ao que esse drama quis transmitir. Sempre a mensagem de que não estamos sozinhos. Sang Man, In Soo, Wang Jin e Sook He foram magnifícos.

Sempre ouvi falar muito de como esse k-drama era bom, mas creio que demorei para ver por causa do dramalhão, e eu tinha razão em não dar muita prioridade porque não foi tudo o que eu ouvi sobre ele. Pelo tema, eu esperava mais. Tem uma mensagem bonita, mas os personagens sofrem demais, sem um minuto de paz. Porém, eu não cheguei a chorar, e derramar umas lágrimas é o meu parâmetro se algo me cativou ou não. Então, Just Between Lovers ficou devendo.

"Quando enfrentamos a morte, todos se tornam egoístas."

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Unis par un traumatisme terrible, comme d'ailleurs le fir tout le pays.

J’ai été très emballée par 14 épisodes sur 16 ! Certains reprochent au drama d’être lent, je dirais plutôt qu’il prend son temps pour nous faire comprendre et apprécier les divers personnages, leurs problèmes et leur cheminement, donc pas de souci pour ça.
Non, le souci, c’est d’abord de grosses invraisemblances (désolée, moi, ça me dérange ! ) en particulier il est impossible de survivre 5 jours enfoui dans les décombres sans une goutte d’eau et une jambe traversée par une énorme tige de fer, c’est la mort assurée par déshydratation et septicémie ! Il n’aurait pas été difficile de le faire rester 3 jours (c’est déjà pas mal !) et ça restait crédible ! De plus l’autre garçon avec une jambe coupée n’aurait pas survécu 1/2 heure !
Alors oui, on peut faire comme si, et ignorer, mais moi ça m’empêche de m’impliquer dans les flash-back de l’effondrement qui du coup ont perdu pas mal d’impact !  je passe sur le chantier de construction où on ne construit rien, et du mémorial qu’on ne verra jamais, ça, à la rigueur…  
Mais le souci primordial, ce sont les deux derniers épisodes !! Ils n’ont pas pu s’empêcher de nous rejouer 2 fois le coup « je t’aime mais je te quitte parce que je ne suis pas digne de toi » une fois avec Gang Doo et la suivante avec Moon Soo !!
Alors ça, je ne peux vraiment plus !! (Et vous laisseriez, vous, l’homme que vous aimez vous supplier d’ouvrir la porte en disant qu’il est train de s’évanouir ??? namého ? Qui croira ça ??)
Et alors le comble c’est la façon dont les scénaristes se sont ingéniés à nous persuaderde la mort de Gang Doo (le coup de la tête sur l’épaule et je m’endors dans la mort, ça aussi, quelle originalité ! ) jusqu’aux toutes dernières 5 minutes où : Flash-back !! pour apprendre qu’en fait il est sauvé et bien vivant ! Je ne nierai pas que j’ai beaucoup préféré qu’il soit vivant, bien sûr ! Quand je le croyais mort je me disais : « encore 13 mn c’est pas possible qu’est-ce qu’ils vont nous raconter ? » et on était parti pour le trip « la vie continue avec courage et dans le souvenir » quand pouf !! eh bien non !! il est vivant ! Bon, ça, ça me met en rage, c’est prendre les spectateurs pour des crétins et ça fiche par terre toute l’ambiance du drama !  
Alors je veux bien avaler la maladie en plus du reste, mais pas la fin !!
Bon maintenant pourquoi j’ai quand même beaucoup aimé : les interprètes !!!
Ha Moon Soo, débutante, est extraordinaire de naturel et de simplicité, et Junho, eh bien, il entre direct dans mon top 10 acteurs car en plus d’une voix sublime, d’un sourire à damner une sainte (moi en l’occurrence) il a un talent incroyable ! je l’avais aimé dans Memory, adoré dans Chief Kim et maintenant je l’idolâtre !!  Les autres sont bien aussi, avec une mention pour le « méchant » qui en fait n’arrive pas à trouver sa place, à assumer son rôle de Président, et parfois m’a un peu fait de la peine.  
L’histoire et la façon dont on se sort peu à peu d’un pareil traumatisme est très bien menée et les dialogues du couple principal très justes, simples, touchants et sonnent tout à fait vrai ce qui caractérise toute leur relation d'ailleurs !
La musique, bon, ça va, les chansons sont assez jolies et discrètes.
Mais rappelez-vous de Junho et de Woo Jin Ah !! On les reverra !!  

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