You should NOT watch this one.
You would NOT recommend this to others.
If you could watch this once and want to watch it again, I will treat you to dinner.
I still am trying to figure out what this drama was all about???? How the story starts and where it goes and where it ends is too bizarre. I am not sure what was the purpose of such a medley. The actors individually are good performers but put together with a bad plotline and what you get it something undefined.
I would not recommend it to anyone.
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Pathetic romance Depressing story
Didn't know what to make of this. Beginning was interesting. Middle was selfish. End was pathetic.Definitely not a comedy.
A selfish FL made it very hard to appreciate the sensitive ML who ended up looking like a loser for not being able to love without pity.
As much as I was hoping he would dump her, the open ending was dissatisfactory.
Just hope he never gets back with her the FL - the first time in k drama romance history that I'm wishing this.
For such a feisty female who had extra fine morals, to end up dumping her boyfriend for a rich doctor and then coming back to call the boyfriend whenin need......yikes. And destroying the relationship of that poor cop lady......
I only watch the romance genre and have a lot of tolerance for fluff, but this was not digestable.
Sorry to the full team......your hard work showed through but the story didn't cut it.
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The Third Charm started good and funny but eventually the story gets too emotional and was dragged down but I still give a good rate on this drama. Why? Because if you will think outside of the box, you'll realized that every scene they showed to us really do happened in real life relationship. Lovey-dovey on the first phase of relationship then later on when problems arise, fights and break up surface and if you're lucky enough second chances will come.
The writer probably wants to convey a realistic story that was true to life but end up messing the story because they insert a lot of true to life issues in a relationship. It was a rollercoaster ride of emotion while watching this drama but for me the ending was very satisfying and realistic. Not the usual happy ending that we always want on a kdrama but we know that their love will always be there. :)
Seo Kang Joon's acting is superb especially when he cries and acts unique characters but for Esom? I dunno, I'm not a fan of her coz' there's a part in the drama that makes me really hate her or her character. I just hope that Seo Kang Joon's management would picked a drama with a great story and writer on his next projects.
This is a good watch for broken hearted pips, i think. :)
There's a lot of love lessons to be learn on this drama.
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Just why!?!?!
To me (and it's just my opinion), this was trying to be some kind of deep art film, full of symbolism, hoping that there would be in-depth discussions about the characters and their lives. I don't want to talk about these characters, and if I can manage, I don't want to ever think about these characters again.There is slice-of-life, and then there's time-I'll-never-get-back. This fell firmly in the latter. I could have been rearranging my sock drawer, or having a root canal and it would have been time better spent. It was soooo slow! Everyone appeared to be depressed, and they were trying really hard to ensure that I felt the same way.
Positives? Portugal. Lovely, lovely place. Seo Kang Joon - I love him, but even he wasn't reward enough for me to spend my time on this. I did love the geeky younger version of him.
I have to say that I never was able to relate to or feel for the FL. I didn't think she was a very nice person, and boy, she loved to live in her misery. When I FINALLY got to the end of this drama, I was so glad it was over. I liked the secondary couples, but the misery and depression of the years wasted by the leads overshadowed any enjoyment I might have had in the show.
SPOILERS!!
Then, (now I'm on a rant) they met, dated, broke up, dated, multiple times over a 12-year period. She married someone else, and he was engaged to someone else, and after ALL THAT no one ends up with anyone! I never saw why he liked her in the first place, and was their attraction just physical? Because they had absolutely nothing in common, they were constantly disagreeing, constantly breaking up, constantly yearning for the other. At some point in time, some serious counseling would have come in handy. And the way the drama ends, I felt like they were in a continuous spiral and would keep up the same make up/break up routine. So tiring!
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So the drama is in 3 phases : high school , mid 20s , early 30s. Although the first phase is very boring and so is the second , I think it's all because of how immature the main characters still are. Once they reach their 30s and their lives have completely changed the story becomes deeper because they will have to deal with serious problems and face their demons like proper adults. If I would re-watch it , it would be only for the final episodes.
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I started watching this drama after I saw a spoiler when they broke up. Every episode begins to be interesting and fun to watch, until I reach the finales two (episode 15 and episode 16). I wont criticize the actor who play On Joon Young, I’m criticize Joon Young as a character itself. First I don’t find justified the reason or the way he break up his engagement, it was poor and childish for him to think that if he cares o worries about someone that he used to loved that means he love her again. Love just dosen’t work in that way. People offen are worried and care for other people, besides they love one’s and that dosen't implies that they feel love through them in a romantic (woman and men) way.
He just broke up a 4 years of relationship, again a 4 YEAR OF RELATIONSHIP, base on (and this is my conclusion) nothing. He just made up the triangle movie himself. And I stronger belive that Young Jae didn’t see him o plan to be with him in a romantic way, she was dealing with way to much stuff for even care if he cries or not.
I’m glad the way the writer give an end to her, but for him I saw that so pitiful and lac of maturity. I mean Young Jae just show up after 4 or 5 year later and just from nowhere he says he can’t control his feelings, someone should say to him, “bro you need to get your sh*t together”
I’m glad that they didn’t end up together, I feel relieve about it, but that Oh Joon Young character... sadly he could have a better ending
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read my full review and actual rating for this drama: https://drammmajjigae.com/2018/12/02/the-third-charm/
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From the beginning until around half of it, the story was really interesting. It is fun, unusual and MATURE. But, I have to admit that the last 1/4 part were seems in a hustle. It makes the whole plot kinda messy. On the other hand, the problems in the story handled differently than we usually do or imagine but pretty realistic, and it is nice. The twists were good. I love how the scenes go. It is slow, calm and tranquil.
I personally think that I'm gonna rewatch this, because there are so many part of the story that were beautiful (happy or sad) that will be missed.
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After finishing every eps of the drama + reading comments about it, I suddenly feel like defending "The third charm".It definitely has a meaning for me. The plot, no matter how frustrating and "unreal" ppl claimed it had been, tbh I believe it was realistic enough. After all you can't be so sure about life occasions, can you? Even irl someone can be such foolish , selfish, annoying, stubborn, quick-tempered and contradictory like the main characters in love. That's why I'm telling you gonna feel it so much if you experienced it before, like me :). If the writer meant to entangle us watcher's feeling, they succeeded on me. Cuz no matter how much I want a happy ending, in the end it really makes sense that the characters chose their path like that. I won't reveal more of the plot, but I guarantee they all make sense, just not in a comfortable way! Although I won't rewatch it, it was bc the drama didn't make me cry even a drop of tear, but cause me a lot of thinking, so...not touching, but irritating. Our cast did well enough, but I'm especially prasing Seo Kang Joon, the look in his eyes conveys so much, just... killed me every time! All in all, rather than hating the drama, I'd say sometimes a small dose of twisted feeling is fine.
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Felt realistic
Just finished watching this drama which lead me on that it was a Romcom but turned to a melodrama towards the end....I also liked that it stars Kang Joon (from Are You Human too...you can't just get enough of him!)I agree that this is not the best romance Kdrama ever. However, it felt realistic. Like, the FL had a daughter who died so she definitely needs a lot of time to grieve. Like, it may take forever to heal... And it is not fair that she will just jump into a relationship with ML just because she needs comfort. FL first needs to heal herself, find herself and then she can be happy again...
As for the ML, good for him that he is just continuing his life as a chef, and furthering his career in the process, because when he heard the sad story of FL on Ep 15, he thought that he can be the comfort through the rain of FL, but FL decided that she should handle her sorrow by herself, which I feel is very mature of her.
ML is just really this emotionally sensitive guy that easily empathizes with anyone with a sad story. He is really in touch with his feelings, coming from a whole family with full set of parents, unlike with FL, who is an orphan and is just too distant from her own feelings in general. (except when she had her own daughter that she just gave all the love she had not experienced as a child growing up so when the daughter died, FL was literally devastated)
So, in the end, I must admit, it sucks that's its an open ending. But, for me, I feel that, the 2 main leads, needs healing...and probably they will come around. Since they have known each other for so long, there could be a possibility of getting back together....or not...I mean, it doesn't matter really.
As long broken hearts are healed through time...Like what happened to the brother and the FL's bestfriend. Its been so long since they are friends only, and they stopped wanting to be each other's special someone.
But in the end, since they are friends, (the brother of FL and the bestfriend of FL), they finally took the plunge and got married....That is what I see the future of FL and ML later on...since its open...this is only my imagination....only my opinion....
I hope that we view this drama with an open mind, not how other viewers complained about this drama. It definitely has good and bad points. But overall, its fine. Not the best, but its fine.
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I like how the characters potrayed their roles when they were in high school and became adults.
I recommend this for kdrama lovers who like different plot of story with twist and turns. I like this because many can relate to their love story and a lesson will be taught to you that true love will never forget the love you shared with each other for the first, second and third time you meet. That's all hehe
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