LilMeggs
San Jose, CA
Of course, I found a little clip from AsianCrush on youtube and thought this would be a fun and light movie to watch on a Sunday night, and once again, AsianCrush is...wait for it...crushing it. I normally don't do dramas/movies that are before 2014, but I gave this one an exception since the last drama I had watched which was from 2004, ended up being one of my favorite watches in the last few months. Now, I am more willing to watching older dramas and movies because I feel like they have a charm that I just can't put my finger on. The filming definitely reminds me of old, but new for its time soap operas that I used to watch with my grandma when I had a sick day and she took care of me. Almost like a grainy reality show feel.
I enjoyed the simplicity of this drama even though the subject matter was not simple. I feel like if this drama was made in 2019, there would be so many more elements, which would be fun, but I enjoy how simple this was. Basically, this drama is about two young adults, who grew up together, that are basically forced to get married due to a promise between both of their grandfathers back when they were in the military. The both don't agree until Seo Bo Eun's grandfather, who acted as a grandfather to Park Sang Min's family after their grandfather's passing, tricks them into thinking that this was his final request before he passed. They soon get married and move in with one another, but always butting heads as they always did growing up - Bo Sun, a 16 year old high schooler who is dating her first love, Jung Woo, a sushi loving baseball star, and Sangmin, the maybe 20 something year old playboy marine.
As the story goes on, I personally saw a big change in Sangmin's personality the moment he finds out about Boeum's interest in another man. It seemed to almost happen instantly how upset he got about it, instead of the obvious jealousy that we see in dramas, which I thought was weird. But I knew at that moment that there had to be more to the story. And I think that is why I loved this movie so much. It wasn't a story about insta -love. It was a drama about one person learning what first love was, and the other person holding on to his first love for years, but never taking the initiative. I loved the playful banter between the two of them, as they had a very close brother sister opposites relationship. Sangmin being carefree while Boeum feeling the need to take care of her family as well as herself. It was nice seeing them rub off on one another, but at the same time, I feel like each of them made the other person feel comfortable to show that sides of one another. I feel like both Sangmin and Boeum are both mature and fun loving people from the beginning, but almost forgot that it was ok to be both. Honestly, it is something that I would love to have in a relationship, someone who is your best friend as well your partner. I loved Jung Woo, and thought he deserved so much more than what he got, but at the same time, it seemed like they had a very sweet and innocent love, rather than what Sangmin and Boeum had. I know it was the marine training scene that finally made me realize what Boeum meant to Sangmin and it warmed my heart. It also broke it knowing that Sangmin knew about Jung Woo, hoping that Boeum would pick him.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this movie a lot more than I thought I was going to, especially with the ending. I think it made it so good to me was falling in love with Sangmin's character and seeing the expression on his face when he was truly happy. Literally, his face just lights up and it could brighten anyone's day. Plus I love how he showed a mature but also fun and carefree side. Boeum took a little getting used to, but when she finally realized that she can let loose a little around Sangmin as well as learned to accept her marriage and fight for her husband, I was fully on board.
Would definitely recommend and watch again. I am looking up more dramas with the main male lead as we speak.
I enjoyed the simplicity of this drama even though the subject matter was not simple. I feel like if this drama was made in 2019, there would be so many more elements, which would be fun, but I enjoy how simple this was. Basically, this drama is about two young adults, who grew up together, that are basically forced to get married due to a promise between both of their grandfathers back when they were in the military. The both don't agree until Seo Bo Eun's grandfather, who acted as a grandfather to Park Sang Min's family after their grandfather's passing, tricks them into thinking that this was his final request before he passed. They soon get married and move in with one another, but always butting heads as they always did growing up - Bo Sun, a 16 year old high schooler who is dating her first love, Jung Woo, a sushi loving baseball star, and Sangmin, the maybe 20 something year old playboy marine.
As the story goes on, I personally saw a big change in Sangmin's personality the moment he finds out about Boeum's interest in another man. It seemed to almost happen instantly how upset he got about it, instead of the obvious jealousy that we see in dramas, which I thought was weird. But I knew at that moment that there had to be more to the story. And I think that is why I loved this movie so much. It wasn't a story about insta -love. It was a drama about one person learning what first love was, and the other person holding on to his first love for years, but never taking the initiative. I loved the playful banter between the two of them, as they had a very close brother sister opposites relationship. Sangmin being carefree while Boeum feeling the need to take care of her family as well as herself. It was nice seeing them rub off on one another, but at the same time, I feel like each of them made the other person feel comfortable to show that sides of one another. I feel like both Sangmin and Boeum are both mature and fun loving people from the beginning, but almost forgot that it was ok to be both. Honestly, it is something that I would love to have in a relationship, someone who is your best friend as well your partner. I loved Jung Woo, and thought he deserved so much more than what he got, but at the same time, it seemed like they had a very sweet and innocent love, rather than what Sangmin and Boeum had. I know it was the marine training scene that finally made me realize what Boeum meant to Sangmin and it warmed my heart. It also broke it knowing that Sangmin knew about Jung Woo, hoping that Boeum would pick him.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this movie a lot more than I thought I was going to, especially with the ending. I think it made it so good to me was falling in love with Sangmin's character and seeing the expression on his face when he was truly happy. Literally, his face just lights up and it could brighten anyone's day. Plus I love how he showed a mature but also fun and carefree side. Boeum took a little getting used to, but when she finally realized that she can let loose a little around Sangmin as well as learned to accept her marriage and fight for her husband, I was fully on board.
Would definitely recommend and watch again. I am looking up more dramas with the main male lead as we speak.
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