Not that bad but not as good either! But at least it puts a smile on my face.
I almost dropped this series. Stayed and finished it because of Lee Joon Hyuk. Hihi. I think this is the first drama I've seen him. He kind of look like a mature version of Ji Chang Wook.What I loved about this series:
1. Poems!! I don't regularly read poems like Bo Young but I love randomly reading them. And this show shows a good collection of poems.
2. Dr. Ye - his cold attitude makes me fall for him. And the efforts he put on last episode melts my heart. Hihi.
3. Inspirational. Shows how efforts surely paid off. Also the side stories about the Patients and side stories of the supporting roles.
4. The love story. They showed that you will never be too much nor too cringy for someone who really loves you. FL was previously rejected because of the same reason why she's now appreciated. (Love it!) Though the romance is not enough as I want more. Hehe
5. Bromance! Hihi. Dae bong x Joo yong and Minho x Nam Woo ( x Joo yong) Hihi. They're cute.
What I hated.
1. Repetitive jokes/ funny scenes. There are scenes where Minho would always say 'Just kidding', he used this line too much. Also Dae bong's indecisiveness is funny at first but it kind of irritates me after some time. I don't know but there are scenes where the writer is trying to be funny but not funny to me.
2. The opportunities Bo young keeps on getting but not being given to her properly. I hated how she keeps on being disappointed. Give the girl what she deserved. (Though at the end she got what she deserved but I still felt bad for her.)
3. The girl interns. I hate their attitude. They're both 2-faced towards Bo young.
4. Rude attitude of Minho towards Boyoung around Ep 14. It's just too much. I know he is childish, I know he felt betrayed, he's heart broken but that doesn't give him the ticket to be so rude and to think that he's so rude to the girl that he likes. He said sorry, yeah. But that's just too much.
Anyway, it's still watchable and still depends on the one watching. So please give it a try.
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Overview:
Through out the drama, I was able to feel so many emotions and I could totally connect with the drama. Though this is a light romance drama, the interaction between Woo Bo Yeong (Female Lead Character) and Ye Je Wook (Male Lead Character ) were totally heart fluttering to watch. It’s a feel good drama to watch, though there are a very few emotional happenings here and there. I have watched so many dramas, but I experienced a unique feeling while watching this drama which I have never felt before.
Likes:
I really liked the way that each episode was connected to a poem which was very meaningful, deep and relatable. Also, there are a number of humorous scenes which made me literally “ROFL”. The scenes between the male and female lead was so natural and good to watch. The life of each character of this drama was beautifully portrayed. I liked the way in which the practical difficulties in the personal lives of the characters were shown and how they tackle and get over them. The stories of the patients were so heart warming and emotional.
Dislikes:
There were certain humorous scenes which I found to be repetitive, that made me to fast forward those scenes. I really disliked the continued failure of the female lead in a number of circumstances, which I feel is a bit artificial / unnatural.
Casting:
I must mention that the casting is perfect and everybody in the drama performed so well and it was totally realistic to watch. Lee Yoo Bi and Lee Joon Hyuk have done an amazing job and they were bang on. Coming to the supporting roles, I personally loved Kim Jae Bum’s acting.
Conclusion:
Overall, the whole essence of the drama totally overshadowed the dislikes that I had in the drama. This drama will always remain to be my favourite. “A Poem a day” is a unique and a must watch drama. For the people who are reading this review, I strongly recommend you to watch this drama and experience a beautiful feeling like I did.
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An unusual plot : no heroes, just the daily life of a rehabilitation departement
PLOT: journey and daily life of FL, physiotherapist in the rehabilitation department at the hospital. She is only contractually employed and aspires to have a permanent contract. A young genius therapist arrives in the department, the ML, and the FL will little by little warm his previously wounded heart.PROS:
+ A great casting. I really like ML who I would like to see again in other dramas.
+ Story focus on romance and daily life of the service, but quite realistic. The psychological evolution of characters is credible
+ Each episode is punctuated with beautiful poetry.
+ lots of humor
+ Excellent OST
CONS:
- no real storyline, apart from the CL romance and obtaining the permanent contract.
=> Not addictive, but nice to see once.
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PLOT: parcours et vie quotidienne d'une FL, kinésithérapeute dans le service de rééducation à l'höpital. Elle est contractuelle et aspire à avoir un CDI. Un jeune thérapeute de génie arrive dans le service, le ML, et la FL va peu à peu réchauffer son coeur, blessé auparavant.
PROS:
+ TB casting. J'aime beaucoup le ML que j'aimerai revoir dans d'autres dramas.
+ Story focus sur la romance et la vie quotidienne du service, mais assez réaliste. Evolution psychologique des personnages crédible.
+ Chaque épisode est ponctué d'une belle poésie.
+ beaucoup d'humour
+ TB OST
CONS:
- pas vraiment de storyline., hormis la romance du CL et l'obtention du CDI.
=> Pas addictif, mais sympa à voir une fois.
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Slice of Life Drama with Embedded Poems Throughout
I was recommended to watch this drama as I was looking for a slice of life / inspiration! However, this fell short of my expectations for multiple reasons.The good:
-The embedded poems throughout the drama. I like how each poem was tied to the theme for every episode.
-Slice of life / life meanings - this is a feel good drama that is pretty wholesome. It reminds me a little of Hospital Playlist mixed with literary elements.
-The side stories: I enjoyed how we got to learn more about each character.
The bad:
-The FL annoyed me SO much. Her nickname is cry baby because she cries at every little thing! At first, it didn't bother me, but after the nth time, I started getting annoyed. I find that she is really over-dramatic at times.
-The romance was unnecessary and took away from the drama's potential! I did not care for the love triangle as I did not really root for either of them. Doctor Ye seemed more like her superior rather than her boyfriend, while Min Ho was immature and treated her terribly. I wish they focused more on character development of the main leads and the side story's of the other characters! I wanted to know more about Nam Woo's story.
-character development: The FL did not have any character growth at all and neither did the MLs. They remained the same throughout the whole drama, which is really disappointing.
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Precious Storyline, delicate characters and realistic relationships
I enjoyed this precious drama, very different from the others I have seen.1- The beautiful poems , perfectly chosen for each situation/episode. I must add that being an old lady very fond of the music existing in the Korean language, I was so happy to hear this lovely poetic lines in their native idiom.
2- The main female character enchanted me. An intelligent, hard-worker and very empathetic physical therapist who had a positive and direct attitude in life and showed a great love, dedication and respect to each of her patients.
3- There was not an annoying and possessive female lead to improve the main leads relationship.
4- All the stories in the plot were interesting
5- The relationship between the main leads was respectful and there were not stupid misunderstandings. They had a good chemistry and ML is so handsome!!!! FL is also a beautiful woman, I think.
6- I think actors were in general good in their roles, they convinced me well.
7 - The plot shows the human side of a paramedical service and the relations between characters 8 sensitive and realistic.
8- It is a short drama, I really hate dramas with 50 chapters where in general, they lack inspiration and repeat the same clichés like amnesia, breakup forced by a family member or ridiculous misunderstandings all along , as well as
scenes in repeat mode to recall memories.
9- It has a happy ending.
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watching in 2024
I watched this drama recently and probably it's too late for it but I saw a trailer , I don't remember when and I just decided to watch it and I watched it .I rate this drama 10/10
why because it's a realistic drama it's about some people , normal people who are doctors ,Trainee doctors .who are just about to graduate and other who did graduated and trying to seek their way in life .
The main character is a girl who is really good person in my opinion and of course she is so good too in her job but she had a lot of struggles in her life as girl who has been raised by her widow mom without a father to support them emotionally and financially ,she is trying so hard to get a full time job in this hospital that it's so hard for this hospital to give people a full time job .
And we're going through her struggles and her life in hospital with her coworkers .
How their life is what struggle they have , how hard for some of them to even have a place to stay and how it's easy for some of them that they don't care at all.
And there is a small romantic part .
The stories of every character and their work as specialists in physiotherapy, and patients stories it all seem so realistic and so good , it's not that fantasy or drama with a plot twist ,it's a simple drama shows some people's life .
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It was super smooth and healing. If you wish to take a brake from all those serious and emotional dramas , then this drama may help you. It made me laugh a lot , and the characters were all portrait in a positive way and that made this drama a better one.
Still talking about its negatives :
> The character Dr. YE needed a bit of development , actually a lot though .
> Dr. YE is one among the main leads and that means his feelings and thougths needs to be exposed to the public.
> Though he's a main lead his portions were no better than that of a supporting character. The director could have shown the reasons behind Dr. YE's behavior , his family and the reason behind his last work and his break up. And most importantly the something stage between the leads were not clear. It didn't clearly state Dr. YE's feeling towards the female lead at the starting episodes like how he fell for her and how he had a hard time to know and control his feelings.
In short my one and only problem is that DR. YE [played by LEE JOON HYUK] didn't have a character development by being a main lead while the supporting roles and even actors playing guest roles had the justification for their roles.
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The main focus of "A Poem a Day" is reality and the routines of various people of different ages who work as physiotherapists. The story followed what they went through (even though it focused on some characters more than others) and the hardships or joys of their lives, all of that accompanied by beautiful poetry. I think the purpose of the story wasn't to engage the viewer and make him/her wait for the plot twist, but push the viewer to reflect on life and to be comforted by the words of the poems. Like I said, the drama followed the routine of these people, and it showed that sometimes life gets better while other times it's not the right moment yet and we have to keep holding on to get what we want. Of course there were also funny moments (I laughed a lot watching this drama) as well.
The main storyline mainly revolved around the female protagonist Woo Bo Young. She was very likeable, at times naive, but very enjoyable and realistic as a character. I think the point here was to see her grow up, especially in the love department. She easily likes people, so this drama as a "sort of" love triangle that was shown to make us see how Bo Young grows from immature love (represented by the immature Min Ho) to mature love, represented by Doctor Ye. But Boo Young also grows by doing her job, and gains more experience. So "A Poem a Day" is most of all Bo Young's journey. After all, she is the one who wanted to become a poet.
Regarding the cast, I had watched Lee Yoo Bi in other dramas and I knew she was good. This drama made me discover Lee Joon Hyuk (who I think should be the male lead somewhere, sooner or later). I really liked their pairing on the drama because they had chemistry. I also liked the rest of the cast because you can tell they all got along while filming, making me believe that they were a tight group of friends IRL.
I can just repeat that this drama may not be anyone's cup of tea. But if you're in the mood for light, cute, no strings attached, emotional... then you should watch this. If you want a drama that'll play mind games with you... then this is not good for you.
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CAST: Atlast! Lee Yu Bi finally has a lead role, I keep on seeing her on a lot of drama's actually but she was never the lead hahaha, I loved her in pinocchio (she was so cute) she's a good actress indeed. Also, the main lead and second lead (I don't remember their names) were so cute and handsome!!!
MUSIC: Honestly, the music didn't grip to me and I can't remember any tunes unless I search it up on youtube or something, it's just forgettable to me (sorry!)
REWATCH VALUE: Err, so far, I haven't rewatched this show yet since I was done watching it months ago... but I would probably just watch this just because I liked the change of heart and character of the male lead in this show, I liked that he was so aloof and nonchalant in the earlier episodes and gets to be so sweet and lovely the next (especially when he tries to hide their relationship and FAILS, bwahahaha)
OVERALL: 8/10 - could have been higher if they atleast had a lot of kissing scenes, LOL (but sadly they only had two or three if I'm not mistaken)
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UNDERRATED
Found this drama after almost 3 year after the release. I feel that this drama is so underrated I guess?? It's so good and cute story. This drama actually deserve to be my top 10 Korean drama all time.Let's talk about the storyline. it's just a simple and light storyline, no plot twist at all but it's still good. Compared to another medical korean drama, this drama more focused on the romance instead of medication itself. It's make sense because it's only about rehabilitation and therapy. I just have problem with the ending. (SPOILER). Why the clear couple not reveal about their relationship to their colleagues???? Gosh I'm actually waiting for that moment. I want to see their colleagues reaction!!!! It's must be fun but the director doesn't put that part. Such a waste or I just miss that part????
The acting is just so so for me. No lacking for all cast. Such a great work especially the both main lead. Not gonna talk about that because I'm not an expert about acting career lololol
Ah. The poem in this drama actually so good. I'm writing all the poem in every episode into my diary.
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i really enjoyed the acting it was brilliant
but i didn't see anything extraordinary at the story at all
or see the significance behind
yes it shows how all we had our own prob. to deal with
but many times i felt the stories are parallel to each other & had no connection
and the romance was reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaally COLD really
the drama had many open endings for most of the stories
which established the feeling inside me that the drama was for sure ( lukewarm) and the plot wasn't strong
any way it's for sure not my cup of tea
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Beautiful
A Poem A Day’s story was a slow burn but I find myself happy with the journey and satisfied by its end. The relationships between the characters was low-key, there was never a big *gasp* moment, the good and heartbreaking things built up slowly just like in real life. And the poetry put words to feelings they didn’t dare speak of at times.I instantly fell in love with Bo-young in particular, flaws and all. She was hardworking and kind, full of emotion, but she needed to learn how to stand up for herself and speak up instead of just accepting the cards life deals her. Each time we saw her getting her hopes up about getting a full time job at the hospital, only to end up as deflated as her when things didn’t work out. And the worst part was the she just took it like that was it. That was her life. But Bo-young’s also had an amazing resilience and optimism, which always made her get back in her feet and push the story forward.
Lee Yoo-bi choose an amazing lady to play and she did it with grace and charisma, in a quiet but strong fashion that makes Bo-young one of my all time favorite leading ladies. She made me feel exactly what Bo-young was feeling and with the same intensity.
Which is why I’m so happy Bo-young not only got the job but also a colleague, friend and lover who truly appreciates who she is and everything she does in Dr. Ye. He noticed everything about her (and everyone) which is why I was a Ye Liner since day one. Dr. Ye Jae-wook was respectful, kind, smart and supportive in a quiet but unyielding way. The kind of person Bo-young really needed by her side when the story started in order to built up her confidence.
And I loved seen his development too. From the quiet, mysterious new perfect doctor at the hospital but a (perhaps) not so perfect personal history, all the way to becoming a dork with heart eyes for only our leading lady. He might have been portrayed many times as perfect through the eyes of others but I don’t actually find him to be perfect since his strong-headed personality was extremely infuriating at times.
Plus, I still think Dr. Ye trying to be low-key about his relationships with Bo-young was one of the cutest things I have seen all year. And the rest of the staff was so freaked out by his sudden attentive behavior. It was the best.
The show was also smart enough to set up Min-ho with all the usual leading man characteristics and behaviors only to throw us off when we realized he was actually the second lead. And it’s exactly all those traits that other shows disguise as “charming” what made him lose the girl in the end. It was a surprise how A Poem A Day called us out on our own acceptance of nasty leading men behavior. How we naturally continue the “pulling pigtails” myth.
It’s not that Min-ho was a bad person, not at all, and through the story he grew to be more attentive, kind and caring towards others. But his teasing of Bo-young was borderline bullying at times, going as far as ridicule her, the things she loved and everything else she did in private and public.
When Bo-young gifted him the poetry book for children I understood that Min-ho still had a long way to go before he could be able to properly love someone, in a way where he could respect and cherish them. In part it’s his family’s fault, they never cared enough to be like that with him and always treated him like second best but there’s a limit to that excuse since he was also a man with his own mind who knew right from wrong.
The Min-ho at the end of the show was a completely different man, going through heartbreak and rejection from the person who could have give him everything he has been looking for in his family is, in my opinion, his biggest regret at the end. Because now he’s aware that he missed a very important chance and person. Now, he can begin to truly appreciate the feelings portrayed through poetry in a way he couldn’t before.
As for the rest of the characters, they were fun, colorful and full of life. Each with their own poem, emotion and troubles. They managed to have their own spotlight and become the lead of the show when the time called for it, and then make way for the next person. I like how they also got their time to shine.
tvN has delivered one of the most beautiful slice of life tv shows I have seen in a long time. Giving light to those unremarkable moments that shape us. I used to wonder who the “you” was in the title, now I think the it was directed to us, the viewers, who look for extraordinary moments on television and perhaps forget to appreciate the small ones that belong to us and only us.
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