My heart is aching,i can't believe how much i loved this drama. I started the first episode thinking this one might be worth dropping after a couple of episodes but hell to the no. I binge watch it and it was one of the best decisions i've made.
The storyline was written brilliantly and every episode had me captivated until the end. This drama will teach you about life, friendship, and love. And the most important thing,it shows how we take family for granted and it re-discovers love in its layers and layers of depth.
I cried buckets of tears,i honestly thought i was going to drown at some point( i haven't cried like this since Goblin) but it also made me smile and laugh until my cheeks hurt. This series was packed with excellence work of art.
Also,i liked the main lead but Second lead syndrome was too strong in this one,be aware!
Overall,i think this drama just doesn't get the recognition it deserves. It's full of lessons that we all should know in life. Just watch it and be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster filled with laughter, tears, and those deep and real moments that touch you to your core. Definitely worth watching!!
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They grabbed the essence of love, family and they also grabbed my heart
A drama that has to be watched. A drama that cures your depression. Makes you emotional, makes you cry, makes you laugh, makes you appreciate. I haven't been this moved by a drama for a WHILE. And I watch a lot, like a lot. This is everything I have ever asked for.This was a happy accident. I am so glad I decided to give it another shot! I remember watching the first ep but dropping it after 30 mins. But holy shit.
I swear, it's so good, way better than many popular dramas, with those popular actors and that high budget and CG. Kdramas tend to go too extreme with drama and tragedies and it's not like those shows are bad, it's just that I can't seem to cry or feel empathy. But I cried rivers watching this, especially those last episodes. Those moments were heart-wrenching but heart-warming the same time. It tears you apart in a good way. Ma Jin Joo's scenes with her mother just killed me, and when that damned bucket list reveal came. I couldn't even blink and I was already sobbing. This show has managed to keep everything in order, it didn't annoy, it didn't drag, it did everything RIGHT! I loved how they slowly revealed Jin Joos and Ban Dos love story and their struggles, the burdens they have to bear, the obstacles they had to overcome. One of the unexpected highlights were definitely Jin Joo's mom and her story. It was oddly relatable and so heart-warming and sweet. I have to give it to the main actors though, they were excellent and perfectly choosen.
And holy shit? The ending was done so nicely and neatly, writers! Please learn from this! The side-characters were all so lovely as well, I loved that they all had their closures.
What makes this show different from others, is that they make you emotional, but the real emotional. Even though the scene itself may seem like many others you've watched, it just feels realer, sadder, it grabs your heart. I dont know why or how, but it certainly moved me. A LOT. I haven't felt like this for a long time. A bit alive maybe? It wasn't just about marriage and divorce, it was about life and love, about mistakes and circumstances one cannot control, it was about youth and growth, it was about humans.
Thank you for creating such a wonderful experience. Teaching us many life lessons and for making us realise how precious time, our family and loved ones are.
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I recommend this drama to understand the lives in marriage, and with work life, social life, with everything that happening around your life.
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Time. Decisions. Relationship
Old but gold. I finally watched this drama after so many years.Seeing them redo their lives after going back to their youth was entertaining; looking at how much they were sad as a pair makes me want them not to end up as a couple again, but as the story goes on and seeing how they make their decisions makes me more curious on how this series will end.
I really love how the female lead, Ma Jin Joo (Jang Nara), makes the most of her time appreciating her youth and the people around her, a.k.a. her mom. This drama will make you cherish what you have and recognize things you should treasure.
Definitely recommendable, a 9.5/10. Friendship, family, and classmates—every relationship was shown and admired.
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Maybe I'm biased towards stories about gaining a new perspective on life, or a relationship you never wish or regret, but I highly recommend this one. I warn anyone who's lost a parent that this can be really hard to watch at times, but there's also a great balance between comedy and insight, which keeps it from being too frustrating. I cried hard, laughed out loud, felt my feelings for life, so I considered it a dramatic success. This is the kind of drama that I don't think you will regret watching.
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This is a masterpiece of a drama. I expected a lot of romance and fluff but I was pleasantly surprised by the raw realism, the emotion, and the human experiences portrayed here. This drama shows you how love isn't just hugs, kisses or yearning, that it matures with years, and is more about being open and honest with each other, and understanding each other than anything else.
I loved the subject matter more than anything else; difficulties in relationships, a parent's love for a child, dangers of hiding your feelings and lacking communication, youth, friendship, caring for each other, and learning to step into each other's shoes.
The acting was top notch. There's no one who can rival Jang Nara in her ability to make you cry when she cries. The other actors were all amazing as well.
I think the only thing that would be a weakness in the drama would be the explanation behind the time-travel, which is barely even considered as something worth an explanation, till the last 3 minutes of the last episode. But I think one can let go of such things, because it's the content and the subject matter that was much more important in this case, than technicalities.
This drama made me cry and laugh and smile, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is hesitating to watch this.
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I also never root for the 2nd male lead, but it was tempting in this show! Some of the other storylines with the secondary characters were a little less than desirable, but luckily we got back to the main leads pretty quickly in each episode. I loved this quirky show and definitely recommend.
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Pleasant surprise
After watching all the big name drams im in the process of going through lesser known series to enjoy. The risk is they are often lesser known for a good reason. Ie. They were not that good. All too oten i invest the time to start a series byt afte 6 or 7 episides i give uo through boredom. Generally you have to start 5 or 6 of these series to find one you want to watch to the end.A long preamble but this was definitely one i wanted to watch to the end . A married couple about to divorce go back 20 years to 18 again. You think the premise is straightforward.. they meet again and rediscover their loce but the plot did more than that ....throwing in some twists that you didnt expect. Emotional and funny... a satisfying feel good series, well written, well acted and well directed. It fully deserves the overall 9 rating i gave it.
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Go Back Couple (2017)
With the help of an interesting setup, Go Back Couple delivers a fun yet emotional trip down memory lane.There were fewer time travel-related shows by the time this was released much less one that had a married couple doing the traveling. While one would assume terrible events had occurred or mistakes that were made which triggered the time slip, in this particular case it mostly just years and years of poor martial communication between two people who never got the adult playbook.
The story had good direction, progressed pretty smoothly, and kept the filler in check. It touched on a range of storylines though I felt some should've been explored a little more. The best parts of the show were the main couple's interactions with their/each other's families. These scenes not only pushed the story along but served as some of the more emotionally-engaging plot points throughout. It took a bit of a cheap emotional setup to get into the end game... but I'll allow it.
The characters, for the most part, were pretty good all around. The main lead couple weren't the complete focus of the show as the supporting side characters also received their fair share of development. While a lot of the signs pointed to him being the "bad guy", the male lead seemed to get really piled on episode after episode for being a bad husband. While certainly warranted, surely the writers could've thrown in a few more scenes that fleshed out some of the female lead's "past" as well.
It's always a pleasure and emotionally-satisfying to watch these type of shows; wishing to be 18 again, wishing to reunite with past lovers, or in this case--- a broken couple wishing to go back and hit the redo button at life.
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Perhaps the best drama for you, if you like both the mature and cutesy side of romance
This is hands down the best drama I've ever watched. If you are like myself and watch a lot of romance, this is definitely something you should watch. But the reason I'm writing this review, is to tell you, why I liked this drama so much.As we grow, there are certain things that we forget. Certain relationships, moments that we should cherish. This drama reminds you of all that. The moments with your family, with your partner, with your friends. The premise of the show is that there is an old couple that goes back in time to their youth. As a result there is a mix of the youthful romance that's seen in many romance dramas, as well as the mature side of the romance, where you need to struggle and make sacrifices, for each other, your parents and your child.
This drama portrays how misunderstandings can impact a person and so in the end it leaves you with the sense that you should try to empathise with other people, because you never know what they might be going through. Mix all of this with comedy, multiple bittersweet and sad moments, and you got yourself a drama that will leave you feeling nothing but good after you're done.
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(As always I apologize for any errors ?.?)
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Broke my heart and then healed it
I've recently been wondering if I prefer melodramas over romantic comedies because they seem to hit harder, but watching this drama reminded me just how amazing a rom-com can still be if it manages to hit the right emotional beats.Go Back Couple grabbed my attention in the first episode with how deep it was, and immediately I knew that this show took its subject matter seriously. The drama isn't afraid to touch upon important topics like grief and guilt, and throughout all 12 episodes, the emotional scenes were extremely hard-hitting, especially surrounding the theme of parenthood. I loved every scene between Jin Joo and her mother, and I loved how JJ basically had to choose between going back to see her own child or staying with the mother she never got to say goodbye to. The way grief affected the communication in the leads' relationship was so realistic and heart-wrenching; I cried so many times watching this show.
With that being said, the show also did an amazing job staying lighthearted. The second thing that stood out to me was that this drama is actually funny. With so many rom-coms now relying on drunken antics or slapstick humor (which doesn't quite click with me), this drama does instead uses a lot of callbacks or taking the time to set up situations that are funny but still very touching. I laughed just as much as I cried.
I love how much depth there was in both our main characters. Neither of them are perfect, but the breakdown of their relationship isn't their fault either. It makes the characters and their story feel extremely real. As much as I love the golden retriever archetype we keep getting nowadays, sometimes it feels like MLs have no purpose other than to love the FL. It's extremely refreshing to get an ML that is very flawed, but still so in love with the FL when everything is said and done.
There were only a few things I didn't like that much. One was the second ship; it's not that I disliked them, but I cared much more about those side characters' friendships with the main leads rather than their own romances.
I also didn't love the "getting hit by a car" trope at the end of Episode 11. While I admit the acting of the leads absolutely shined because of it, it feels like another common out-of-the-blue kdrama trope. I think we could've either done without it or at least picked a plot point that was pre-established, like Ban Do getting into an alley fight with some bullies.
Ultimately, though, these are all small potatoes and I still enjoyed this drama SO much. The "back in time" concept is nothing new but Go Back Couple manages to make its mark with stellar characters and excellent writing. I will be recommending this drama to everyone I know :)
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