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+ Ji Sung: If there was one positive thing that I got out this experience, it was having the pleasure of experiencing the versatility of Ji Sung's acting ability. He was the needle in the haystack in a pile of mediocre talent. In my opinion, he was the only cast member that stood out and wasn't completely forgettable. However a badly written character is still a badly written character no matter how good the acting. The personality factor was messy and used as a background for a generic love-line therefore mostly just used a convenient plot filler. Like I said, you're looking for a well written drama about mental illness (+ child abuse) this isn't what you should be watching.
- Hwang Jung Eum: Hwang Jung Eum can act. Hwang Jung Eum just can't pick her roles well. Because if you're someone like me, you've probably seen her in Secret (2013) and the difference just may shock you. I was incredibly let down seeing her talent being wasted in this drama. You've got this great and talented actress and the best possible role that they can give her is one that makes it seem like she can't act at all;you've got a loud, exaggerated, cringe worthy woman who goes around speaking and acting like she's a child despite being fully grown. If you're not a fan of screaming and high pitched/fake voices, don't read any further because you're going to have suffer through that for an entire twenty episodes. Oh Ri Jin had a lot of potential to be an amazing and inspiring character for women but ended up getting lost in transition from bad writing.
- Park Seo Joon: I've never been a big fan of the 'faux' incest plot-line. I don't see why you'd want to ruin a perfectly good 'sibling' relationship but throwing in a romantic aspect of it and because of that I found Oh Ri On to be rather obnoxious. I found him manipulate as well and the show never even tries to address it. Nope. Instead he's portrayed as a sweet and caring brother and not the obsessive and manipulative creep that he actually is.
- Han Chae Yeon & Cha Ki Joon: In short, they were completely useless to the plot and the drama was a waste to both their talents. Their characters were written halfheartedly and kind of just ditched in the end, making you wonder what their purposes were in the first place. Oh, wait. If your crappy plot-line can't make it to twenty episodes, drag it on with unnecessary side characters because the main leads weren't annoying/badly handed enough!
Overall. if you're looking comedic relief and don't actually care about medical accuracy and the actual well-being of the main leads...watch it! You'll love it. But don't expect anything new or exciting. Don't get well thought out writing or consistent acting. Don't expect any realist portrayal about mental illness or abuse. This isn't that kind of drama.
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+ Cheon Song Yi // If you're looking for female lead who isn't quite written like the rest, Cheon Song Yi is your girl! I wouldn't say she's perfect but her character has the right appeal and ability to keep a viewer interested.
- Shin Sung Rok // Shin Sung Rok being cast in YWCFTS was a big mistake in my opinion. He wasn't utilized enough. You've got a man with such talent and extensive credentials in the theater and the best that you can give him is a mediocre and halfheartedly written villain. He had too much appeal, even overshadowing Kim Soo Hyun in my opinion. However because of the fact that the drama/show was just another generic love-story, his character itself didn't get the treatment that it deserved. I would of liked to of seen his character in another drama, something more serious.
- YWCFTS doesn't choose the typical route of having the leads having an awkward encounter and hating each other for half the series and then suddenly getting put into a forced love-line. No. Instead you're getting this pedophile-esque story about a full grown man who can't seem to get over an underage girl. Not just once but in two whole generations! Because lusting/casting a full grown women would be too normal. you know? Break that status quo.
- Lee Whi Kyung & Yoo Se Mi // If you haven't been swayed by the level of generic yet, there's more! Park Hae Jin is cast just like 70% of any other second male lead. You've got the 'nice guy' who genuinely believes that he should be the man of choice because...he's nice. However like many other leads, he's excessive and borderline delusional. And to contrast that, you've got Yoo In Na who like 70% of any other second women lead, was turned into a bitter and 'bitchy' woman. Because. second male leads get portrayed as 'nice' 'sweet' and second female leads are portrayed as scheming and jealous. Her character lacked depth and sincerity while Whi Kyung lacked reality.
Overall, if you've got a star studded cast anything can and probably will become popular. Whether or not that popularity is deserved or not, I'll leave that up to. Personally, I'd suggest watching it for hype value but nothing else. You've got a generic story-line and lukewarm characters, nothing new.
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