a great piece of work about love in all its various forms
this is a master piece, a very moving film, the script writer Park Hae Young is a deep thinker about human beings and their social order, especially class and gender in South Korean society. The film plays with love taking the form of romance but shows love to be much more complex and bound up with shared memories and shared forms of pain. I was addicted to the unfolding of the story and I am glad it did not end as a celebration of romantic love but showed the convoluted, self-destructive aspects to love as well as its capacity to make life bearable and enjoyable. A complex film dealing with the permutations in human emotions but never removing these from their embeddedness in workplaces, cafes and restaurants, homes, neighbourhoods and kinship networks. truly superbWas this review helpful to you?
Heartwarming :)
I came to know about this drama after becoming a Uaena. And, I am quite sad that I didn't watch this drama earlier.This is one of the best dramas which I have watched. A heartwarming, beautiful and soothing story.
Sometimes a show comes along that is so insightful, so unexpectedly profound and so transcendently beautiful that you are left without adequate words to describe it. This is that show.
Thankyou for making me smile and cry at the same time. Each episode left me with watery eyes.
Thankyou so much for creating this master piece.
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Nothing to dislike... the drama is on the edge and brilliant
I have watch a lot of kdrama series over the year and this one tops all of them... if you liked iTaewon Class, Shy Boss, The Heirs, Mr Sunshine, Crash landing, The King.....:: the one is right up there!!!
It portrays of struggles during life as a kid, what difference it brings when we are just kind to one another and not necessarily judge because of difficult upbringing...
The music soundtrack fits the pace of the movie.
Movies series like these korean dramas, makes you urge for more...
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Real emotion of human beings...
First I doubt if I will watch it or not because I thought it's a LOVE STORY of a younger woman with the older man but Thanks it's not about romance and I am really satisfied how the story and the characters ended.NO ROMANCE: One of the reason why I give this 10 because if they end up together I am really gonna hate this drama.Honesty until now I don't know what kind of love they have but I am glad there's no romantically involved.
I love this kdrama because it's about the emotion of human beings.. While watching this kdrama I feel strong emptiness in my heart because you realized same with them you're a human too, You also felt emptiness sometimes.Each characters showed the struggle of human emotions. It's not about money or status that will make you excepted in this kind of emotions. The two main characters delivered the two aspect of loneliness.Two different people. Two different lifestyle but both of them were felt empty. I satisfied about the ending of the two main lead.They became more open to their own feelings and more happy to their life. They learned to be more confidence for what they want.
This is the first time I watched IU. I am not familiar to her but now I know her better because I start to like her after watching this drama. I am really amazed how she handle the character of Ji-an a gloomy girl. Lee Sun Gyun is great as Dong hoon, one of the best scene was the confrontation to his wife.. I love Kang Ji Yong. He is the one of the best promising new actor. Hehe..
THIS KDRAMA DESERVED A DAESANG AWARD
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It really was a life drama. There wasn't really any romance and that's what I liked about it (unlike Goblin for comparison).The story was really well developed. It had one major plot line but it never felt rushed or too slow.
OST was good. There were definitely standout songs.
I haven't watched other dramas where IU was the lead but she did amazing in this role.
The ending surprised me a bit because it was so positive compared to the rest of the drama. But I guess we needed that.
Lots of relateable quotes in this drama. I thought it was a very realistic drama overall except for the "son". It didn't really make sense to me that the son was studying abroad by himself and both the parents didn't seem that engaged. I know it wasn't the focus, but still.
I don't think I would rewatch this drama just because it's quite heavy up until the very end.
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This drama really is a masterpiece.
My mister has its originality, beautiful story and well-written characters. it makes me cried so much. its so realistic and also heart-breaking. The story line is relatable because many of us facing so much struggles and hardships in life. The actors and actresses really play their roles so well. The only thing bad about this drama is it END. i really hope there will be season 2. It really makes my life feels empty for a while after it ends. Thats how much i love this drama. Kudos to the scriptwriter, actors and production.Was this review helpful to you?
Deserves the accolades. Great writing, excellent directing, excellent acting
This show is probably not for everyone. You’ll need to be at a certain mood and maybe even at a certain stage in life to savor this properly.It is also not your usual kdrama. The story and lives of our characters feel real and unpolished. They could almost be you and me, just going through the motions in life.
But while the poster and initial episodes look bleak and gloomy, you’ll find that as the story unfolds, it gradually blossoms to something warm and uplifting.
This rare combination of nuanced acting, thoughtful directing, fleshed-out storytelling, and overall message of hope and goodness elevates My Mister into an acclaimed and much-lauded series.
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This drama......is heavy.
Imagine Misaeng (Incomplete Life) but more depressing and hopeless. Kind of like getting sucked into a black hole and not dying.
And now that I've made you feel terrible about life, let me explain to you why you should watch this drama for Exactly this reason.
You're going to become attached to these characters. Dong Hoon and Ji An's lives are heartrendingly bleak and miserable and unfair, and the drama does not shy away from this fact. Instead, this is the driving force behind everything that happens in the story.
You're gonna hope anxiously that they will get some sort of relief, respite, redemption, restoration, justice. (I wish I could think of a word starting with r that means the same thing as justice.)
And you're going to find yourself frequently disappointed. Sometimes outraged.
What I'm saying is you're gonna feel bad while watching this drama, but you're gonna like it, so you might as well go ahead and watch it already.
So just go ahead and watch it already.
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IU's acting was superb!
I wasn't supposed to watch this since it's a drama series but I always see this on my VIU App as recommended.When I saw the poster, I actually got curious about how IU's acting. By the way, this was her first drama that I watched. It was a good decision watching this after all.
My initial judgment was when I thought about this as a Rom-Com series. But hell, I was wrong! It was drama from beginning to end. It's not a melodrama with exaggerated line deliveries and scenes. It's subtle but sincere. I never thought I'd finished this in 1 day. That's how much I got hooked on to this. I really recommend this!
My first 3 drama reviews here, fair enough I gave a 9.5 rating. Well, they are all well deserved! :)
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The Story of Him, A man
(It's morning, I just completed the show, nd this is first song on utube reccs, so I m pretty tranced while writing the review)When I first opened MYDRAMALIST I was like wtf, such high scores, even such avg lookin and sounding (aynopsis) have all have rating of 8,9 etc
And the top position always changes, nd whatever the best that year it becomes in the TOP SHOW, based in all criterias, at first I thought it was like imdb, where a large group spams scores, but then I understood, unlike anime
KDRAMA is an ever evolving entity, every quarter a much better version comes in form of a show
Now speakin of the show, uffff well what to say
First a lot of things linked up even before I saw the show
It was aired just after MOTHER(the show I saw last week) , so like they have slot of 9.30 to 10.30, thirsdats and fridays and their r 4 quarters,
Jan to March was taken by MOTHER
MARCH TO MAY or I think June was taken THIs show
nd the rest of the year it gave the most popular of shows
secondly the person playin the main character, was the same actor as the rich guy in PARASITE
Coming to the actual show
I was confused of the show's first 40minutes , now the shit is unlike anime, kdrama's drama content and twists happen within just first two eps
Lemme give the example by reciting the synopsis of the show
"""
CHARA A is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney WIFE.
However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, CHARA C and CHARA D, who rely on him.
Moreover, his wife is secretly having an affair with VILLAN A , CHARA A's college junior but current boss.
One day, CHARA A receives an unexpected bribe and notices that his co-worker, CHARA B, witnessed the incident.
CHARA B is a young part-time worker at CHARA A's company who is drowning in debt and left alone to take care of her ill grandmother.
CHARA A then gets entangled in his brothers' struggle to get back on their feet
and the company's internal rivalry between the company's CEO VILLAN A and the people opposing him.
All the while, not knowing that VILLAN A wants to get rid of him,
CHARA B is working for the CEO VILLAN A
"""""
This was the synopsis of the show
Nd this all happened ik the first 30min
Just expect what would have happened for the rest of 16eps , 1 hr each
Kdramas work on two things
VERY STRONG, INTIMATE, FLESHED OUT, WELL PACED STORY
AND
THE MOST HEARTIEST BUT THOUGHT OUT CHARACTER interaction
The female protag is 21yr old
The male protag is around 44 yr old
That's y the story is called MY MISTER
now lemme quote from a review
" This is my ultimate, most favourite Kdrama of all time. It might not suit everyone's tastes, but it was the first time I cried because a drama ENDED. Finally a drama that is beautiful and breathtaking from start to end.
I guess if you're the type to prefer fluffy, lovey dovey, Kdrama cliche type of dramas, then this won't be for you. My Mister is completely different in terms of the "Kdrama formula." "
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(Slightly) EDITED:
“A story about three brothers in their 40s and a girl in her 20s facing the hardships of life and helping each other through the process.” The initial description of “My Ahjussi” was something along these lines, and as far as the storyline goes, that is enough to tell you the essence of it. A look at the daily lives of three middle aged men and a young girl. How interesting could it be? What could possibly be happening in their lives that makes it engaging enough to have a whole show about them? Is it something extraordinary? Definitely not. Is it something you have never seen before? Not really. But, is it worth watching? Oh god yes.
"
The best part is the relationship between the pritags
Is it
LOVE
TWO OUTVASTS LOOKING FOR EACH OTHER
FATHER-DAUGHTER
PITY AND SYMPATHY HELP
SELFISH SHIT
Till the end u wouldn't know
Won't even go to other relationships in the show the trio brothers, the side stories ufff just uffff
TRUE Depression, dementia, Death
In the most realest and grounded of ways was show which is the main point
Hell the show ended with thr main chara finally crying
I forgot to tell u, the main protag, reminded me of u , since the first time I saw u, his and Yours personality matches down to T
The FEMALRE PROTAG ufffff
I originally have a set plot in my. Mind, but kdrama always breaks it and cosntructs a new one
The gal I thought was just going to get help and have a happy end
But the shit which she did , made me fkin love her
Ep1 I was confused
Ep2-7 I realized I loved her,
Ep 8-10, I realized she became what i originally thought she was
By last ep, inhad fallen off
Korean girls, and their ability to look that BEAUTIFUL without makeup, cant compare man
The WIFE'S skin was literally glowij on my screen
Just ufffff(currently the song going on is BAKEMONOGATARI ED)
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I really enjoyed it, but I actually had dropped it for some time since I have a bad habit of stopping a drama when it gets a little bit boring. I don't like skipping a couple of minutes ahead or even episodes (like a lot of people do for some reason) so I got stuck, but I eventually came back to this drama and wasn't disappointed. I even cried which has become pretty rare for me. The show itself is pretty slow paced at moments, but that's what's appealing about it. The atmosphere is pretty dark and the acting of the whole cast was amazing. All the delivered lines at the very end left me in tears.
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Love Love Love!!!
I loved this drama. Initially i watched it for IU but as i watched it i began to like every character and the entire plot. The only this that kind of ticked me off was the wife, Yun-Hee, she made so angry. It seemed like she was playing the victim while she was the one that was cheating. I get it, she's guilty. but don't tell him that you're tired of hearing his sorry's when you should be the one saying sorry. She should be the one happy that he is still with her. I rooted so hard for Ji-An and Dong-Hoon when i got found out she was cheating on him. But they didn't end up together sadly.Was this review helpful to you?
