mangodesu
A unique story filled with warmth
This drama was a pleasant surprise pertaining to age and fulfilling your dreams with no regrets. It was very wholesome to see a 70 year old man pursue his dream of becoming a ballet dancer when his health and family seemingly stand in the way. We also meet a talented young man who is gifted in ballet but has his own struggles to overcome. Once they meet they form a reverse teacher-student bond that eventually leads to a grandpa-grandson bond and that is nice to watch.
I'm really impressed with how diverse Song Kang's recent roles have been. As an actor it's not good to box yourself in and allow yourself to be typecast. He has good looks but he isn't always going to be playing the hot guy and that's good for him. Back to him in this drama tho. I was really impressed when I learned that he trained in ballet for 6 months and was taught body lines for this role. It makes me happy to see when actors go the extra mile to present their character in the most authentic way possible. Knowing this gave me a bigger respect for him.
The actor who played Deok-chul was equally as impressive. Ngl the whole old-man-wanting-to-do-ballet thing was kind of funny and some scenes were funny but I commend this show for committing to the bit, even if it is based off of a webtoon.
As for the ending I feel like it should have ended sad but this drama was supposed to be a light-hearted inspirational type show so I can see why things went the way they did. Since Deok-chul got Alzheimer's, I imagined he would slowly forget everything, eventually leading to forgetting about his passion for dance and his mentor/son Chaerok. I really thought he was going to end up forgetting Chaerok but I'm kinda glad that didn't happen. Even if things would be more realistic.
Deok-chul had the courage to live his dream and perform Swan Lake and complete his lifelong dream before he passes and that is wholesome in itself. Didn't care for the side story with Chaerok's school bully thing. That guy was just despicable, and after injuring Chaerok to the point of jeopardizing his dance career, he was unforgivable in my eyes. Even if he did "change" in the end, that was just frustrating to me. Overall good show. 7/10
I'm really impressed with how diverse Song Kang's recent roles have been. As an actor it's not good to box yourself in and allow yourself to be typecast. He has good looks but he isn't always going to be playing the hot guy and that's good for him. Back to him in this drama tho. I was really impressed when I learned that he trained in ballet for 6 months and was taught body lines for this role. It makes me happy to see when actors go the extra mile to present their character in the most authentic way possible. Knowing this gave me a bigger respect for him.
The actor who played Deok-chul was equally as impressive. Ngl the whole old-man-wanting-to-do-ballet thing was kind of funny and some scenes were funny but I commend this show for committing to the bit, even if it is based off of a webtoon.
As for the ending I feel like it should have ended sad but this drama was supposed to be a light-hearted inspirational type show so I can see why things went the way they did. Since Deok-chul got Alzheimer's, I imagined he would slowly forget everything, eventually leading to forgetting about his passion for dance and his mentor/son Chaerok. I really thought he was going to end up forgetting Chaerok but I'm kinda glad that didn't happen. Even if things would be more realistic.
Deok-chul had the courage to live his dream and perform Swan Lake and complete his lifelong dream before he passes and that is wholesome in itself. Didn't care for the side story with Chaerok's school bully thing. That guy was just despicable, and after injuring Chaerok to the point of jeopardizing his dance career, he was unforgivable in my eyes. Even if he did "change" in the end, that was just frustrating to me. Overall good show. 7/10
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