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One Day Off korean drama review
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One Day Off
7 people found this review helpful
by malloree
Jun 11, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This review may contain spoilers

When a lovely little show captures your heart

I always hate the fact that when I really love something I can never find the adequate words to express how I feel about it. So, I’m sure this review will not express everything that I want it to but I will try.

I really went into this show blind. I knew nothing about it other than the vague synopsis and the impression that this show wouldn’t be intense or dramatic like most of what I watch lol. This show is like little vignettes of the protagonist, Hakyung’s, trips that she takes on the weekend. She visits new places and meets new people, but it never seems to jump to grandeur like falling in love at first sight or having a life-changing experience somewhere. It’s just…simple. But in a very good way. The people she meets she may never see again and the places she goes she may never visit a second time. And that’s that.

I enjoyed how peaceful this show was to watch and how I truly felt like I was just following Hakyung along on her trips. I also liked how, despite it not being the main focus of the show, Hakyung’s job as a teacher was very much prevalent and how important the relationship to her students was to her.

I loved the entirety of this show but the final episode is what solidified, for me, just how much I loved it. The conversations Hakyung and her friend have in this episode couldn’t have resonated more with who I am right now and where my life is. The discussion of aging but not feeling like you are growing up and the question of if time really speeds up as we get older or is that all just in our heads. As someone who is crossing the bridge of childhood to adulthood, those topics couldn’t have felt more relatable to me and similar to what i ask myself often.

This show is probably not for everyone as most shows aren’t, but this show was undoubtedly right for me, especially at this moment.

I’m sure I haven’t articulated all of my thoughts the way I wanted to, but I’m so happy I decided to watch this show on a random whim, much like Hakyung and the trips she took.
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