February and March 2024 Drama Reviews March 13, 2024

February and March 2024 Drama Reviews

My Happy Ending

This drama is about Seo Jae-Won (Jang Na-Ra) who is a CEO of a successful furniture company and quite well known by the media. She really has a perfect life with her husband Heo Soon Young (Son Ho-Jun) who is so patient and understanding and their little girl. She works very hard at building her company that she even has a stalker and things start taking a dark turn when she starts getting attacked and doesn’t know who to trust anymore.

This drama started out so good and was so thrilling for the first half of the drama and it really made you think about who is betraying her and trying to ruin her. There are a few leads that you have to think about and I really loved how exciting and it just kept you somewhat confused with the different leads. I really wanted the drama to continue in the same fashion, but unfortunately, I guess they had to reveal things slowly and I feel like it really started to lose some of the freshness and excitement the drama had earlier. I really did not like who they made the mastermind of it at the end because the motive was pretty convoluted. It just didn’t make sense for this person to take things this far. It just seems like jealousy was a pretty weak angle that this person would do these things and it just didn’t line up in my head. Again this drama probably had too many episodes so they just kinda ran out of material and had to keep adding different scenarios.

I have to say that they did try to delve a bit into mental illness with this drama which I thought was interesting. I like that they did try to normalize going to get therapy and being on medication that is prescribed by a doctor. I feel like this is a touchy subject especially in South Korea and I liked they tried to show an individual that needs help, but yet can still function well with some support. It wasn’t a perfect portrayal, but I admire they tried to bring this subject to the forefront of the drama. It also shows that mental illness can be caused by trauma and things that are out of our control and that it is okay to go and speak to someone about your past and things that happened to you.

I thought this drama started out strong, got a bit lost, but was still a decent thriller drama!

Love Song For Illusion

The drama is about a crown prince Sajo Hyun (Park Ji-Hoon) who has an oppressive father who he watched kill a whole family so that he could become King. He has a hard time dealing with being the son that his Father wants and developed a second personality who he calls an evil spirit Ak-Hee. He gets switched with his personality every time he sleeps so he often avoids going to sleep as long as he can. It also stars Yeon Wol (Hong Ye-Ji) who is the sole survivor from her family that the current King exterminated. Her sole focus in life is to go and kill the king and avenge her family’s death. She comes across the Crown Prince and meets both personalities and Ak-Hee falls in love with her.

I thought this could be a fun drama about a man with two personalities, but unfortunately I did not find as fun as I thought it could be. It also really delved into the whole spiritual side of it being an evil spirit so I skipped over those parts quite a bit and yet funnily it seemed to have little impact in understanding the story line. I personally see the 2^nd personality as a version of Sajo Hyun that is brought out because he couldn’t deal with the trauma that his Father causes. It was a way to protect himself, he created his own protector. Honestly over time it was confusing who we were supposed to be cheering for because at times Sajo Hyun gets tiring and Ak-Hee seems so refreshing and it all gets mixed up over time. I would have preferred them acknowledging that Ak-Hee was just a part of Sajo and that it was okay for Yeon Wol to care about him as well. This drama was also just too long and they really dragged it out for the ending.

One good thing is that it a good ending, even though it seems like a rushed ending. It was strange because they had so much time to end it properly but for some reason didn’t want to do that. I feel like they should give us more time when the couple gets together at the end it also just seems to end before we can even see them together. Also it seemed a bit weird that the main lead had a wife and its kinda weird because it just seems to be somewhat ignored. As long as they don’t have a kid together and he ignores her then it is okay.

This is just a mediocre fantasy/romcom drama.

Kissing The Ring Finger

This is a Japanese drama about Ayaka Haneda (Kanna Hashimoto) who is considered to be a beautiful woman that men seem to all fall in love with but she comes from a large but poor family. Because all the men fall in love with her she struggles to keep a job for a long period of time as it causes problems in her workplace. She is newly hired as a wedding planner and meets Togo Nitta (Ryosuke Yamada) the CEO of her company and he proposes marriage to her.

So this is a typical drama where it is a contract marriage and of course they promise not to fall in love with each other, but we all know what is going to happen. There isn’t anything really that unique or different in this type of drama, but yet it is still a fun ride and it doesn’t get boring since there is only 10 episodes. I have to say the exaggerated acting that is common in Japanese dramas doesn’t seem to be too much in this drama. There was nothing super mind blowing about this drama but it a decent easy going watch!

Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love!

This is a Japanese drama that is about Yumeko who almost dies in accident and when she awakens she has no memories from her life and instead has a bubbly and happy personality. She has struggled with her looks and was bullied and when she loses her memory she is able to become happy to be herself and is bursting with confidence. I was a bit hesitant to watch this drama because I wasn’t sure if they were going to be making fun of her looks in this drama but I am glad I did check this drama out because it is so quirky and endearing!

I love Yumeko’s personality so much in this drama and she is just so lovely that you can’t help but just love her! It is so much fun to watch her and see how she approaches tough situations. It was short again with 10 episodes and I wish it was longer or they would make another season. It did have some dark moments as it touches on suicide and the struggles she faced with being bullied for her looks. The one thing was it has a bit of overacting in this drama but yet it somewhat seems to fit her character at times. I found this drama to be pretty heart warming and really enjoyed this short drama!

Derailment

This is a Chinese drama that is about Jian Xiao Yuan who finds herself stuck in a parallel universe. In her world she was from a rich family that didn’t lack anything and now has come to a place where she has absolutely nothing and when she tries to phone her Father she calls Qi Lian who seems to know who she is in this world. Qi Lian is looking for a friend that disappeared from this current world and figures Xiao Yuan is connected to this. I thought this was a interesting drama that really held my attention almost all the way through the 30 episodes. I find that it was a bit too long with too many flashbacks that I tend to fast forward through anyway.

I really enjoyed the actress that played Xiao Yuan and her performance and found the story to be really interesting how she always strives to do her best and figure out her problems. Even though it has the fantasy element I also enjoyed just watching the ordinary things like trying to excel in her job and I like how the main leads don’t really get together until later on. I find it gets so boring when the main leads get together to early and then there isn’t really anywhere to go, there is no tension.

So the ending and the truth is not what I expected and seems really different but I love the journey that you go on with the drama. I like dramas that make you think or have good plot twists and it feels that way because you spend so much time believing one thing about the characters and then the truth comes out and it is completely different and makes you look at the characters and something completely different. Sure there is some things that weren’t perfect in this drama but I thought it was a decent drama that kept me engaged until the end. I would recommend this drama if you like a good psychological drama with plot twists!

The Autumn Ballad

This is a Chinese, Historical drama that is about a young girl Qiu Yan who gets married and the groom dies before they even finish the ceremony and her life is being threatened that she caused his death and should be buried with him. She has to rely on a cold man who is a Duke named Lian Yi who is crafty and always has a motive for everything he does. Qiu Yan is a very interesting character as she is very smart and seems to be able to get herself out of situation using her brain. She meets Lian Yi who is able to see through all her clever schemes and the way she can manipulate the people around her. It is really a match of their wits and often they have to work together to both achieve their goals.

Watching the dynamics of them two is enough of a reason to check out this drama. This drama also never stops moving at a fast pace and I keep thinking things can’t get worse for the female lead and things just keep getting worse. This drama would surprise me all the time and the plot twists keep coming all the time. I really enjoyed the ride of this drama. Even with 34 episodes it didn’t really feel that long and I kept wanting to keep watching more of this drama. One thing I didn’t like was the ending, I get they are trying to make her a strong female lead that doesn’t really believe in love, but I really craved a good ending for the main leads. I wished they would have given us time with them as a couple. I would say it was a great drama except for the ending. I really thought there was great chemistry between the main leads and I thought this was a very good drama.

Upcoming Dramas

Wedding Impossible

This drama is about an actress that has worked as a extra for a long time without being recognized in the industry and is having a tough time. Her friend is back in town and he doesn’t want to get married to the woman that chaebol family picked out for him and doesn’t want to inherit the company so he wants to hire her to be his wife. His brother wants him to inherit the company so he wants to stop this marriage from happening.

Branding in Seongsu

It is about a woman who is a marketing team leader and is a cold woman that excels in her job and after an incident she clashes with her intern who is the opposite of her and they end up switching bodies.

December 2023 and January 2024 Drama Reviews January 13, 2024

December 2023 and January 2024 Reviews

A Good Day To Be A Dog

This drama is about Han Hae-Na (Park Gyu-Young) who is a young woman with a family curse that causes the people in her family including her to turn into a dog when they are kissed at midnight and then turn back into a human in the morning. The curse can only be lifted if the person kisses them in dog form but if they kiss a new person it will happen again. Hae-Na makes a drunken mistake and ends up kissing Jin Seo-Won (Cha Eun-Woo) who is a fellow teacher at the school and unfortunately he doesn’t seem to like Hae-Na very much. This drama is based off the webtoon with the same name. I have read the webtoon but it was a while ago and I don’t really remember too many details but this drama definitely felt different than the webtoon, at least to me.

This drama felt really dragged out to me and I think part of the problem was that it was only airing once a week and even missed a week at the beginning and then they seemed to make special episodes on top of it. I really don’t like when they do that and make these filler episodes and they also relied on a lot of flashbacks which I tend to skip over in all dramas. They seemed to hype up this drama to a ridiculous degree when it wasn’t anything that exciting or better than any other drama. I didn’t love the whole backstory of the curse story line, I thought the webtoon was much different in that area as well. I think they should have stuck more to the webtoon then invent their own story. I didn’t love the whole reincarnation plot in the drama and skipped over parts that I didn’t want to watch. For some reason I just had a hard time buying Cha Eun-Woo as a teacher when I have only seen him in roles where he is a student and for some reason I don’t know if it was his character but he seemed really stiff in his role. I noticed some people complaining about his acting skills and just relying on his good looks and that might be the case to some degree but I think it was partly the characters he is playing who are all aloof and don’t show much emotion.

I did enjoy the basic story line of the drama where she is trying to get him to kiss her as a dog and all the hi jinks that happen because of it and it is a very sweet type of romance. The story may flow better as well now that it has all aired and you don’t have to wait so long to get through the drama. It was interesting and the romance was sweet and funny. I thought it was decent drama but not worth the hype of it and had way too many flashbacks.

Perfect Marriage Revenge

This drama is based off a webtoon and it stars Han Yi-Joo (Jung Yoo-Min) who lives a pitiful life as she was adopted by parents that do not love her and treat her badly. She gets married to man that is actually in love with her sister and ends up getting into a car crash and dying but when she wakes up she realizes she has gone back in time and decides to take revenge on her adopted family and the first thing she does is approach Seo Do-Guk (Sung Hoon) and ask him to marry her. This drama is based off a webtoon and I think they stick pretty well to the general story of the webtoon but there is of course some differences but the big picture stays the same.

I think this drama did a good job of telling the story without becoming too over the top like a soap opera even though it definitely is more along the lines of that kind of drama. I liked how fast paced the drama was and there was no boring episodes as something was always happening and lot of plot twists. As I have read the webtoon I wasn’t as shocked by anything in the drama so I think it would be more fun and exciting if you didn’t know how things were going to turn out. The changes that are made I understand some of them because they didn’t have the time like a webtoon and had to speed things up or the character was a bit different because it would give a bigger plot twist later. I enjoyed the acting and the characters. I really don’t have any complaints or nothing stood out that bothered me about the drama. I thought the villains did a good job making us hate them and the main leads did a good job making us love them!

My only complaint was that the drama seemed too short on time like it was somewhat rushed through the drama but it was understandable! I wish the love story could be more developed like they would have more time to slowly open up their hearts to each other as it seemed like they needed more time to tell the story. I also don’t care when dramas need to go into supernatural, going to see a psychic or whatever you call them, I always skip over those parts.

Overall it was pretty good drama if you like romance, revenge and drama!

The Matchmakers

This drama is about Jung-Woo (Ro Woon) who is an intelligent young man that was the youngest to place first in the state examination but he was instead chosen to be husband to the Princess so he wouldn’t be allowed to participate in politics and then the princess ends up dying on her wedding day leaving him stuck unable to remarry or take a government post. It also stars Jung Soon-Deok (Cho Yi-Hyun) who is a widow in a very prominent family but secretly sneaks out and lives the life of a matchmaker under the pseudonym of Yeojoo-daek and has the reputation of being an excellent matchmaker. Jung-Woo gets roped into matchmaking some older sisters that have sworn off marriage and he recruits the help of Yeojoo-daek to help them do the impossible.

I thought it was a pretty interesting drama as it doesn’t just focus on the overthrowing of the King which what seems to be most historical type dramas focus on, I mean that is still a focus in this drama trying to choose the heir of the throne but I liked the whole matchmaking theme and it feels like a more interesting focus. I have to say the whole widow thing and devoting your life to serving the family is one of the most frustrating ideas to think about! I think how they dealt with the problem was stressful and really sad. I really liked the humor and the fun characters in this drama and made it really enjoyable to watch. I don’t know if I really thought there was much chemistry between the main leads, I don’t know why I wasn’t totally buying it but I seemed to enjoy the side characters love stories like the youngest sister’s romance and I also really liked Yeojoo-daek’s sister-in-law’s romance, they were really sweet.

There was also kinda of a controversial match that is made in the drama between a young man that is like 14 or 15 and the woman who was at least over 20. It was just too weird and I don’t like how they did that match, I know some people are saying that it was normal for a young man to get married young but I highly doubt they would be matched with someone older than them. Also I don’t understand why they wouldn’t have chosen the younger sister to be the one to end up with the young man? It would have been less disturbing in my mind. Not to mention the young man looked , sounded and acted much younger I would have thought he was like 12. I just don’t understand this type of writing it seemed highly unnecessary. Also it was kinda insulting when they are saying these men and women are so old and they are in their twenties, it was just laughable but again it was different times.

The ending was good and I was happy that it ended well but at the same time I expected the main lead characters would have had some secret plans and some well thought out plan to get out of the predicament. Instead it was just fly by the seat of my pants and if we die then we die. I was kinda disappointed that Jung-Woo who is supposedly the “smart” guy was doing something so reckless and not even trying to properly solve the problem. I also was confused how the evil character was barely punished even though they were committing treason. I just had higher expectations for the characters and writing of the story.

It was generally a good drama that has humor, romance and tension!

The Deal

This drama is about Lee Joon-Sung (Yoo Seung-Ho) who has lots of regrets and still has debt that he owes and meets up with his high school friend Song Jae-Hyo (Kim Dong-Hwi) who is also in trouble and needs money and he hatches a plan after a night of drinking with another high school friend Park Min-Woo (Yoo Su-Bin) to kidnap Min-Woo as he comes from a rich family.

This is a short series with only 8 episodes about 45 minutes so it isn’t a long series and it is a very tense action-packed type of drama. You keep thinking it can’t get worse than this and then it just keeps getting worse. It is a roller coaster of emotions and you can’t even root for the main characters of the drama and you aren’t even sure how to feel anymore by the end of it. It is definitely full of plot twists and turns. I think if you like thriller dramas you would definitely enjoy this drama. There are many times you think this is it they are going to finally get caught but yet it keeps going. I found Jae-Hyo’s motivation and ideals just don’t really make sense how does he think that he is going to become a doctor after all that has happened and I don’t think money will fix his problems. He really seems like the most delusional of the characters and is not thinking realistically at all.

I just didn’t care for all of the swearing and cursing in the drama it was really over the top for me. At times you just wanted to scream at the characters actions but I can’t say I was disappointed at the end and was actually surprised at how it could all turn out that way. I think if you can get past the cursing and violence it was interesting drama.

The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract

This drama is about Park Yeon-Woo (Lee Se-Young) in the 19^th century who is forced to get married by her family and ends up marrying a man that she knows and he tells her that he a heart disease and apologizes for his family’s deception and dies in front of her eyes. Yeon-Woo then gets kidnapped and gets thrown down a well and when she opens her eyes she is in water and the man who saves her looks like her husband Kang Tae-Ha (Bae In-Hyuk) and ends up asking her to get married to him because his bride has not shown up. She has appeared in present day and doesn’t understand how she has time traveled from her time.

I really enjoy time traveling dramas because it is so fun to see someone try and navigate modern times and it was fun for a while but she adjusted too well to the modern times. She had no problem wearing the modern clothes and all of a sudden can work in a modern office with computers and cell phones. No one was really teaching her anything and yet they didn’t want to spend anytime on that aspect of her character learning the modern ways. I think it would have been way more funny and enjoyable if they spent a little more time letting her get used to the modern tech stuff. It just felt a bit ridiculous as someone watching her having no problems fitting into the culture and actually succeeding on a huge scale.

I also found the plot holes to be aggravating in this drama, they just made up random rules and then all of a sudden those rules aren’t a problem anymore with no real explanation. The mysterious person that would keep showing up but was literally no help and gave them no advice was annoying. For some reason with the inevitable separation of the main couple I didn’t even feel sad for them or have an emotional reaction.It seemed to me that it wasn’t written in a way that I felt the strong emotional tug between the two characters and I felt more of a longing and emotional response to the 19^th Century couple. They really did the 19^th century Tae-Ha dirty though, he really got the short end of the stick and it made me frustrated and upset. The way they ended the 19^th Century storyline I kinda wanted to slap Yeon-Woo for the way she was acting. The plot hole of everyone from the past being in modern times which means there was 2 of everybody but Yeon-Woo and her maid. Why wasn’t there a modern version of Yeon-Woo if everyone else was around. I would have preferred if she never went back in the past but instead would have just fixed the problems in the present.

It wasn’t a sad ending at least but in some ways it didn’t seem like a happy ending in my mind either. Overall it was decent drama that kept me guessing and kept me interested all the way to the end.

Upcoming Dramas

My Happy Ending

It is about a woman who is a CEO of a very successful furniture company and has a wonderful family with her husband and child but she has troubles with a stalker. She find herself being physically attacked in her company and she starts to have doubts about the people around her. She doesn’t know who she can trust as people start acting and looking suspicious to her.

Love Song For Illusion

It is about a crown prince who has two different personalities that developed over the trauma of watching his Father overthrow the royal family that allowed him to become King. It is also about a young woman who vows to avenge her family killed by the King’s hands and she sneaks into the palace one night to assassinate the King but ends up becoming the Crown Prince’s concubine which is down by his different personality.

Who Are You? School 2015 Review June 19, 2015

When this drama first came out I was already watching so many that I couldn’t watch it right away. So when some of the other drama ended I started Who Are You. When I first started watching I became obsessed immediately. I had so many episodes to watch at once that I have to say I pretty much binged on them! Which is so sad when you get to the most recent and it is ending in a week. I really suggest watching dramas when they are happening in real time and make yourself wait every week for them. It gives me more closure when it is time for the drama to end. For me this drama has seemed like it was so short because I finished it in like a week or two! I feel I get to emotionally attached if I can binge on them! Anyway if you haven’t watched this drama I suggest you drop everything that you are doing and start watching immediately!

It has been a while since I actually was so excited by a drama. I mean who doesn’t love twin mystery dramas. I think I haven’t had enough ever since Lindsay Lohan became a twin! LOL. Okay the summary of this drama is that Lee Eun Bi a girl living in a orphanage is being bullied and has a hard life. Lee Eun Byul is her twin that has a mother and is rich and has a wonderful life. Something happens and Lee Eun Bi ends up living Eun Byul’s life. It is the old switcheroo! kinda!

There are a few mysteries in this drama that intrigued me for the whole drama! I was always excited to watch the next episode which is not usually the case in most dramas. I would say most dramas taper off at about the 10th episode and it is harder to feel the excitement when watching. Of course the flashbacks get a bit annoying in all dramas but I always skip those parts.

This drama deals with serious issues like bullying that comes in all forms. From other classmates to parents and educators. It tries to deal with the issues that young adults and teens deal with and it gives the drama more depth.

 

 

I loved the love interests in this drama and I thought it was well acted. Tae Kwang I loved him with his orange hair and silliness.

 

I also loved Han Yi-An who was adorable in this drama! Loved him also in surplus princess! Yes he looks like Jung-Shin from CN Blue which helps me like him as well. I loved his big brother and caring ability in this drama.

Overall I really loved this drama, the focus was not completely on love interests but focused on all types of other issues and has intriguing mysteries throughout the drama. I loved it and I think everybody should go watch this drama RIGHT NOW!!

 

Spring Completed Kdrama Review June 9, 2015

So I think Super Daddy Yeol was a drama that did not get much recognition but I did enjoy the drama. The child actor did a very good job in this drama I was surprised at how well she did in her acting. This was very emotional drama and it played on your heartstrings quite a bit. I can’t say that it was the most satisfying ending but I also wasn’t left anger or the feeling of being upset. With the subject matter I found that their was still a lot of comical and funny parts in this drama. I found it very heartwarming and it was more about family and the happiness which it can provide. I would recommend this drama it was a fun ride!

 

The second drama was The Sensory Couple which was an exhilarating ride. There were so many moments where it got so intense I needed to pause it to catch my breath. I mean people seemed to be very upset with this drama because a lot of things didn’t make sense and sometimes it was just dumb but I still enjoyed this drama. I love a little mystery with my romantic story and this was an excellent mix of a drama. Usually I have no interest in cop dramas but this one felt different because it focused on one crime that they needed to solve and didn’t have like a new crime happening every episode. I felt drawn in and wanted the criminal to be caught so badly. It was a good type of psychological thriller. The love line was not that strong for me and I didn’t quite find it that believable but I still couldn’t stop watching!

The third was Falling For Innocence and again I don’t think this was as popular of a drama. I personally love the medical mystery type dramas with the heart donor has a personality change from the new heart. I found that this drama was a lot more focused on business and their strategies. I didn’t always seem to follow exactly what was happening with the business end but there was still something charming about this drama that made me want to keep watching. Again their is a mystery that needs to be solved and the ending was a sufficient one so I did enjoy this one but it wasn’t one of my favorites. I was hoping for more a emotional or human side to this story.

Lastly there is My Unfortunate Boyfriend. This was a good drama if you just want a feel good story and something that isn’t too intense. I think if you can get past the first two episodes or so the overacting and ridiculousness seems to calm down quite a bit. It was a bit cheesy but I still found it enjoyable and found it still had an interesting storyline that will keep you interested. I also think the ending is interesting but not terribly surprising. Overall kinda predictable and cheesy but still a lot of fun and enjoyable.

High School Love On Episode 20 Final Recap January 2, 2015

Episode 20 starts with Sung-Yeol in the hospital and Woo-Hyun is concerned he won’t wake up and wished it was him. Mrs. Ahn tells him he saved him and that he will wake up. Two years later Woo-Hyun is at college and is waiting in shelter because of rain and a girl next to him gets her umbrella out and notices that her necklace is the key to his but she leaves before he can get a proper look. At college Sung-Yeol goes on lots of dates and Woo-Hyun goes home and Sung-Yeol’s dad is working the restaurant.

Ki-Soo is working with Young-Eun and they are dating. Mrs. Ahn is at school counselling 2 girls that don’t have any dreams she drops the picture of Sung-Yeol and Woo-Hyun in front of them and she tells him she can meet college boys like this if they go to college. Sung-Yeol is outside a convenience store to get out of the rain and Seul-Bi and Sunbae go into the store to have a snack and Sung-Yeol notices her and she notices him.

Sunbae decides to leave quickly and she sees him in the rain and goes back and gives Sung-Yeol her umbrella and goes with Sunbae under his. At home Woo-Hyun reads the letter Seul-Bi sent him from that day and it says that even if they can’t recognize each other that with the necklaces they will be able to find each other and that she will love him even if she can’t remember him. At home there is a flashback and Sung-Yeol’s dad tells Mrs. Ahn that he quit his job and wants to be a good father now to Sung-Yeol and Woo-Hyun. Sung-Yeol’s dad working the restaurant and Seul-Bi comes in because she saw a posting for help needed. He asks her where she has been and she doesn’t know what he is talking about but that she needs the job for rent and tuition. Woo-Hyun comes home and he sees her and runs and hugs her she gets upset and slaps him. 

He starts crying and she says she is sorry and wipes away his tears and she has a slight flashback of him. Sung-Yeol comes and she recognizes him as the umbrella guy. Later Sung-Yeol tells Woo-Hyun that she is not Seul-Bi but Woo-Hyun believes it is Seul-Bi. Sung-Goo meets with Sunbae and he tells him that he saved Seul-BI and didn’t disappear thanks to him. But her memory disappeared instead of memories of her and Sunbae says he doesn’t want to let her go and that his feelings haven’t changed just like the humans. He tells him Woo-Hyun carries Seul-Bi’s hurt but Sunbae’s love is hurting even Seul-Bi’s love and that even if they don’t remember they will still feel something, they are connected by invisible strings. Seul-Bi is working at the restaurant and everyone is pretending to work but are actually watching her. Seul-Bi finishes work and Woo-Hyun walks her home and she asks about Sung-Yeol because she is interested in him. 

Sunbae comes out and tells Seul-Bi to come in. Woo-Hyun meets with Sung-Goo and he tells him that she is Seul-Bi and he didn’t tell him because everything needed to fall into the proper place. He tells him that there was an accident when Seul-Bi saved him that when she sacrificed another sacrificed to save her and he tells him it is Sunbae and he has now become human too. He tells he doesn’t know if her memory will come back but he hopes it will through their love. Ki-Soo and Seul-Bi is at the restaurant and he tries to get her to remember him too but she doesn’t. 

Tae-Ho, Joo-Ah and everyone gathers at the restaurant to try to figure out how to bring her memories back. Joo-Ah and Tae-Ho are walking and he asks her if work or him are more important and she says work and he gets hurt and walks away. Seul-Bi goes home and meets Sunbae and she tells him that Woo-Hyun’s looks bother her because sometimes he looks at her warmly and then sadly. At the store Seul-Bi wants to cut off the locks on the outside of the store and Woo-Hyun stops her and he tells her he will fire her if she does that and that stops her. Tae-Ho goes to see Joo-Ah at her workplace and he is upset she hasn’t even called him. He tells her he knows she took another semester off again and she tells him if she works she can go back next semester. He gets on his knees and gives her his money he has been saving up and she is upset he is showing off his money. She tells him she doesn’t need his help and will be fine all by himself and he tells it was because he was always there and that he wants her to stay well for the two years he is gone. She figures out he is doing his 2 year mandatory enlistment and tells her he will wait for her even if she can’t wait for him. She hugs him and tells him that she will wait for him. 

Sunbae at home fixes the light and the door for Seul-Bi, Woo-Hyun comes and tells him to take care of Seul-Bi because he is going now and that her memories will come back. 

Jae-Suk sees some kids taking other kids money and he tries to stop them and when they are about to bully them they hear police sirens so they run away. Da-Yeol comes from around the corner and she used her cell phone and pylon to project the siren noise. He asks about her audition and she tells him they want her to go to group practice and he hugs her.

Woo-Hyun walks Seul-Bi home and her shoelace is undone so he stops and does it for her. He asks about her necklace and she tells him she doesn’t remember how she got it but it feel like a part of her. He tells her the necklace is to lead her back to the one she loves and she wants to fall for a new person so she wants to take it off and he says quickly it will need you to new loves too. She asks if he has one too and that it must have been a gimmick to get people to buy the necklaces. At school Seul-Bi tells Woo-Hyun Sunbae has left and has gotten a job. She goes and finds Sung-Yeol and he tells her to stop following her and she asks if she can have a crush on him and he says no and until she gets her memory back to get lost.

Sung-Goo has taken Sunbae and he is going to be working at Woo-Hyun’s old high school and meets with the other teachers because he is going to be the new literature teacher. Seul-Bi at the restaurant finds the heart she drew on the white board and it is highlighted to her and she has a flashback. As she is walking later Woo-Hyun is following her and he comes and talks to her and she tells him Sung-Yeol rejected her and she starts crossing the street and is about to be hit by a car and Woo-Hyun pulls her back.

He walks her home and she is upset and crying and she flashbacks to the previous accident and then all the memories come back to her. Woo-Hyun can hear a heartbeat and sees Seul-Bi crying and she tells him she is sorry she remembered too late and he hugs her and cries too saying he has missed her.

Everyone has gathered at the restaurant for a christmas party and Woo-Hyun and Seul-Bi are acting cute to each other. 

The final episode ends with the two of them holding hands while walking saying they are enjoying being in love in their twenties.

 

Thank You Everyone for bearing with me as I have been slow on these recaps! I have been having some personal issues which has stopped me from writing these on time!

 

So this drama is finally over! I have enjoyed this drama but I have found it to be too long! I am sure that it could have been shortened to even 10 or 16 episodes it just was not necessary. This drama was a very sweet drama with the love between Woo-Hyun and Seul-Bi and it was nice but it also had dark elements to this story with death and the character change of Sung-Yeol. Sung-Yeol’s character throughout this drama was frankly just strange at the beginning he was normal a little cold and then he warmed up, then went crazy and evil and ended with him being a playboy and really happy!? it was kinda strange and I am not sure if I really liked his character at all!! I am satisfied that it had a happy ending and that it worked out for everyone! but I mean it seems kinda unrealistic that three guys would all love her and 2 would go crazy and do evil things because she didn’t love them back! One thing that was weird is the logic in this drama with her being an angel and Sunbae saving her? how? and why did he become human? What did she think she was after she lost her memories? wouldn’t she realize she had none? What happened to the timer on her wrist? It was a strange wrap up and they sure milked her getting her memories back in this episode they literally waited for like the last 5 minutes!! One thing I have to say is that I definitely found Sung-Yeol’s dad to be really attractive! I really liked his looks and personality!!

Also just to note that Woo-Hyun was won the vote for who Seul-Bi should end up with, with about half the votes!!

High School Love On Episode 19 Recap/Summary December 31, 2014

Episode 19 starts with Seul-Bi passed out and Woo-Hyun finds Jae-Suk and stops him and from touching Seul-Bi and then punches him. Woo-Hyun tries to take Seul-Bi in and Sung-Yeol is sick and barely opens the door for them. They take Sung-Yeol to the hospital and he has flashbacks to the time he had fun with Woo-hyun and Seul-Bi. He wakes up and Mrs. Ahn comes running in concerned about him and he notices she is wearing sandals even though it is cold outside.

Woo-Hyun makes Mrs. Ahn wear his shoes because it is cold outside and tells her he is glad that she is a good person. Sung-Yeol goes home and his dad is sad for him too. The next day Sung-Yeol goes to his dad’s room and finds papers for a divorce. Seul-Bi finds him looking at it and encourages him that they can help stop them from getting a divorce. At school Woo-Hyun stops Jae-Suk and asks if he wants Seul-Bi to disappear and he says because everything is her fault and Woo-Hyun replies that Seul-Bi is concerned about him and without her he will be alone for the rest of of his life. Woo-Hyun finds Sung-Yeol and Seul-Bi and they are acting nicer to each other and he makes Sung-Yeol wear the yellow bracelet.

Sung-Yeol tells him about the divorce and he asks him to talk to Mrs. Ahn. Sung-Yeol runs into Mrs. Ahn and he tells her to call his dad first because he isn’t good at returning calls and apologizing. In gym class they get a group of students together and they want to come up with an idea to Young-Eun’s sister to help pay for the medical help that she needs. Da-Yeol goes to Jae-Suk and ties the yellow ribbon on his wrist and tells him he should have been nice and tells him to fit in.

Seul-Bi then talks to him that its okay to be different and to be with everyone so he doesn’t feel different and then high fives him. At the restaurant they are having a fundraiser for Young-Eun’s sister. Jae-Suk meets some other high schooler students and they want to fight him. Jae-Suk starts fighting and Tae-Ho and Byeong-Wook show up and help him fight them. Tae-Ho, Byeong-Wook and Jae-Suk come to the restaurant and they put him to work for the fundraiser. At the end the teachers come and they also give money towards Young-Eun’s sister surgery. Ye-Na and Ki-Soo go to the hospital to see Young-Eun and give her the money. Young-Eun is upset a t Ye-Na for flashing her money and making her feel bad and doesn’t want to accept the money. Ye-Na is crying and says she has never known she had a sister and wants to meet her. Ye-Na hugs her and says she is sorry she didn’t know she was having such a hard time and Young-Eun also starts crying.

At home Woo-Hyun asks Mrs. Ahn what his father was like and she says he was a good man and they got divorced because they both wanted to lean on each other. Woo-Hyun says they should have leaned on each other and that she shouldn’t have regrets again and to work it out with Sung-Yeol’s dad. She gives him her necklace because the miracle of finding him happened and that he should give it to the girl he likes so he can stay with her forever. The next day Woo-Hyun, Seul-Bi, and Sung-Yeol go and have fun at a skating rink where they curl, skate, sled, and get a dog sled ride.

They also write letters that will be sent a year from now. The three of them take a picture and in the picture Seul-Bi turns gray for a few seconds.

At the restaurant Young-Eun comes in and Ki-Soo asks about her sister and she is doing well. Young-Eun wants to work there so she doesn’t feel indebted to anyone. Woo-Hyun goes home and Mrs. Ahn asks him a bunch of questions and he feels good that he has a mom to come home to that cares about him. He tells her Sung-Yeol is back to his old self and she tells him that she took care of Sung-Yeol but never gave him her heart and all she did was give Woo-Hyun her heart but did nothing for him.

Seul-Bi and Sung-Yeol talk to his dad and tell him that they want to go out for supper today and he agrees. Sung-Yeol walks his dad out and tells him to be careful when running after fugitives and his dad is happy that he has his son back. Joo-Ah gets a call from her dad wanting money from her and Tae-Ho comes up behind her to surprise her and he can’t because of what she is talking about.

The toy goes off and she finds him and she starts crying and he tells her to hit him and she does while crying. Woo-Young, Mrs. Ahn, Seul-Bi, Sung-Yeol and his dad are at the restaurant and they all agree for the divorce because the dad didn’t make an effort towards Mrs. Ahn. They give all these reasons sarcastically about them giving up so easily so they should just divorce and they all laugh.

Woo-Young, Sung-Yeol and Seul-Bi go for a walk together and he teases Sung-Yeol that he is the older brother and he hugs him and they joke around. Later Woo-Young gives Seul-Bi his necklace that he didn’t know she had saved and he wears his mom necklace. At home Mrs. Ahn and Woo-Young talk and she asks if he think they can all live together and if she has a right after hurting him so bad. He tells her to help heal the wound and he wants to try having experiencing embracing a mother  and tell her thank you for giving him birth and that he likes Sung-Yeol a lot. Sung-Yeol packs his bag and leaves his house.

Seul-Bi talks to Sunbae and tell him that she wishes him happiness. Sunbae is outside and says as long as she isn’t back he can never be back, and he will prove that human love changes even if he loses everything. Seul-Bi goes to put clothes away and notices all of Sung-Yeol’s clothes are gone so she and Woo-Hyun go looking for Sung-Yeol. Sung-Yeol says to himself that he is leaving to live and to wait for him and that he will reflect on himself and learn a lot to come back a new man. He goes to cross a street and Sunbae is watching and takes control over a van and Woo-Hyun sees him and runs and pushes him out of the way. Seul-Bi comes over and holds onto Woo-Hyun, Sunbae comes and tries to stop the truck but is not able to.

Woo-Hyun is in the hospital and Mrs. Ahn is next to him when he awakes and he asks about everyone else. She takes him to Sung-Yeol who looks in rough shape and is not awake. He asks about Seul-Bi and she tells him that she wasn’t there and he falls to the ground and she holds him and he cries and this ends episode 19.