The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot Season 2 (2018)

Second time is a charm...

Overall: a good follow up to the first season, is funny and charming in its own way. The show gains bonus points from being a sitcom and having an episodic nature, so it doesn't feel draggy, the average length of the episode (30 mins) helps to it being more dynamic.

Recommended for: anyone who wants a short show to watch, also something light and filled with comedy!

Story
Before delving into the story, I'm going to have a few words that don't necessarily focus on the show itself, mainly because I want to get this point, out of the way; and that is the fact that this show is a second adaptation from a webtoon. Couple that with the fact that the first adaptation had a popular and notable cast, the question of whether this show lives up to the first adaptation is there and in my point of view, inevitable. Season one features a couple of nods towards the first adaptation, which, on one hand is good, because it helps to shake the awkwardness around the fact that hey, there is another show; but on the other hand, it makes it unavoidable to compare the two shows. As someone who watched the first adaptation before going with this one, it made super aware of the fact that there was another show (oh, how I wished to see that cast again).
But if this story has something positive about it, it's the sitcom format of both the webtoon and the show(s). And I think that's why this season was stronger than the first one, there's something that works better this season, perhaps, is the more fresh take on parenthood and family life, so it separates itself from the first season and the first adaptation. It's a show that doesn't have a deep overall plot, each episode works individually, but having the background of the first season helps to understand who the characters are and what are their relationships.

Acting
The cast works well, I especially enjoyed the acting from the supporting cast, which to me is the highlight of the show. We hear many times that in "X drama actor/actress Y carried the show on their back", I'm going to say that while this doesn't happen on this show/season, the supporting cast brings a good background or better said "support" to the main cast. I'm not gonna lie, I still have some reservations towards Sung Hoon's casting as Jo Suk; in some episodes/segments he carries himself well, in others not so much, but this is a role that is the polar opposite from what we usually see him in, also this is purely a comedy series, so I give him props for embracing his character and the show. In that sense, I enjoyed Kwon Yuri as Aebong way more, her comedic timing worked well, and she brought the character to life, it was the dynamic between Aebong and Jo Suk that brought the best moments of the show.

Rewatch Value
This show has a big rewatch value, at least for me, as it's a sitcom, you could just watch your favourite episodes when you need something funny when on a break, the story in each episode is easy to follow, so you don't need to focus only on watching the episode.

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