I’m okay. I really am. I mean it’s just a drama. Just a drama. Just. a— oh! who am I trying to kid here? This drama has taken my life and soul and has possible ruined me for good, especially the melodrama romantic kind.To begin with, I wanna get this out in the open. I ABSOLUTELY HATE MELODRAMAS. That’s a really harsh statement to start with and I know you’ll want to know why. Right? It’s simple. My life is enough of a drama for me and I’m not just saying this. From trying to finish assignments, to catching up with friends and making life changing decisions as a student. I’m basically Song Hye Kyo in my own life (so I think). Long story short, life itself is excruciatingly sad and wonderfully beautiful that I don’t need to watch a drama to tell me that. That being said, I decided to give this show a shot seeming with all the hype in addition to the good vibes I was getting from this show.

This show exceeded my expectations on every level about Korean drama; it’s basically your benchmark and the one to beat.  The plot line  Wonderfully and beautifully captured to show what it’s really like to love. Maybe it’s not everyday someone tells you a great love story that still lasted even after 12 years apart but it does showcase the fundamental principle to love; no matter what, you’ve got to hold on to the one you love. Especially during the challenging times. We saw different types of love showcased here. First loves, unrequited love and  the affection between family members. If you were to ask me which love stood the hardest challenge I would say all and that’s just it; love isn’t meant to be easy, regardless of the kind. In each of the situations, they all had to give up something; from losing the respect of a loved one to having to lose the person entirely. I will hear none of the comments about Yoon Soo-Wan being dumb for leaving Dong Joo at the end of the last 2 episodes. Can you really blame her? Her whole life was a scam and come on, who could she really trust anyway? I was easy for me to find an emotional forefront and sympathise with her, because we all have those kind of days. Days when you just want to fall of the face of the earth. Her decision to take a break and figure herself was spot on! Writers; a big thumbs up for that!  Don’t even get me started with Ji-Woon. His character was manipulative and sly. Life hack: if you love someone that doesn’t love you, you should probably set them free. Don’t try to sabotage relationships by tossing guilts into people’s faces when really, if you were put in the same exact situation, you’d do the same. His holier that thou and self righteous confrontation talks he had with DJ was repugnant. But I did admire that when he did find out the truth, he was willing to take the blame for his mother. And no, two wrongs don’t make a right.  And finally, the infectious affection love shown by the parents. I don’t agree with the notion killing someone for the good of someone is acceptable. It is not. A life is more precious than anything and I still can’t for the life of me understand why Soo-Wan’s father had to go to that extant. Even more so with Ji-Won’s mother. And of course to appease his guilt he treated and nurtured Dong Joo as his own. I’m sorry but it was hard for me to sympathise with him and neither can I with Ji-Won’s mother. They both had split personalities that fluctuated to and fro so much that I couldn’t decide if it was for the plot line or just to keep us interested. If they we’re going to play them that way, they should have sticked to  one trait; villain or hero.  OST I give a full 5 stars on the OST. Melodious tunes and they finally had a song from a non Korean artist featured on the show! Won’t tell you more about this, just download the OST’s (they come in 7 parts unfortunately).  Overall Overall, there’s really not much I had about this drama. The only thing that I found very maddening was the fact that Dong Joo’s identity was only recognised by his heartbeat, facial structure and how he called her name. Too add to it, identifying someone by their favourite song. In my very very honest opinion, everyone has the same heartbeat and a lot of people can like the same song. Shocking, I know. It was really immature of the writers to play us dumb in that aspect. Something more solid like maybe a certain birth mark he had would have been real enough to believe. But by touching someone? Really? This part was really blown out of proportion and I think it’s burned and engraved in my brain.  Also, the story line about Soo-Wan being blind again even after she underwent surgery to help her see again was pathetic and repetitive. We already saw how she was when she was blind. She had no will to leave and we saw the same thing again towards the last 2 episodes. Honestly, I was even starting to believe her diagnosis was made up. Is this even real?  To summarise, the writers succeed in showing us the rouble with love and why even with that in mind we’d still fall in love. I can’t help but relate to how Soo-Wan and Dong Joo still loved each other even with everything that happened to them with God’s love; It didn’t waver. Yes, they did try to walk out on each other but that was mostly done in the name of love. Sometimes it take something make believe to make you believe again. On a side note, I’m really glad I’ve found an unconditional kind of love from God that no matter how many times I stray from Him, he still wants to stay close with me.