How I rate the drama content / How I enjoy the drama (max points 10/10)
Uncontrollably Fond - rating (7.5/9)
Maybe it's just my personal preference but I tend to like melodrama genre and this time, I enjoy myself so much over this drama. For the past two months, I've seen so many new sides of Kim Woo Bin and Bae Suzy as an actor and actress. They are both surely growing so much and I am quite sure that even though the rating is quite low but both of them turns to be a Hallyu Star already. Sadly I don't think Uncontrollably Fond deserve such ratings because they actually have a realistics, solid story line and the production team fails to air the drama in a good timing. Melodrama usually fits better in fall up to winter season since all their clothes and styles fits better rather than in a hot summer.
In whatever case, timing is just an excuse because we all know that right from the start, Uncontrollably Fond is a full blown melodrama and right from the first episode specifically, that hero has less than year to live (by episode 4 it was reduced to 3 month). I don't know, how anyone expected it to be light story. He is freakin' dying. This drama is about his journey as a person who is stuggling to accept his ultimate destiny, who is trying to finish his unfinished business and bring justice to a heroine, because he made terrible mistake in the past and now that past and his own guilt is preventing him to be happy for his last days. The only happy and romantic part, that can happen with this premise, that he could finish whatever he planned, girl will forgive him and he could spend his last days with her. Of course, Lee Kyung Hee writter-nim can make happy ending, but she never promised it. She promised right from the start, that story will be sad and bittersweet. And she is, one of the few writers nowadays, that don't afraid to kill off her characters. Having main characters be lovey-dovey and together, not the only thing, that should be considered as progress, considereing how many characters had progressions from initial episodes and Ucontrollably Fond is very much a character driven story. Because in this story, they're their own biggest enemy. people should start learn to watch Uncontrollably Fond for what is it or at least don't compare it with rom-coms.
W: Two World - rating (6/7)
I do admit that W has an interesting plot of story due to their unique set and the twist in each episode is freaking crazily planned. The twist is so beautiful in romantic sense, specially when they reach episode 11. Both of the main character tries to distance themselves but fate speaks differently. It's such a romantic twist that is well-planned and I am sure everyone agrees to me. Even I was mesmerised by Chul's word that Oh Yeon Joo is the key to his life.
Sadly, for the content, I don't think they give a good content because this story wholly doesn't make sense in every way. Up to last week's episodes, I am still confused as to why things happened this way and why the curse is so unpredictable. There is no certain basics as to how the webtoon can be real. I understand that since it's being called W:Two Worlds, then it's so obvious to have no reasons as to why the two world can co-exist together. I also believe the theory of parallel universe, and believe that the travelling between two worlds would cost something at least, either their energy, the time spent or their lives. Indeed this drama shows us how the heroine goes through time and lost her energy, but that doesn't explain everything as to why it works that way. In every episodes, the flashback is too much in my opinion, taking on average 5 up to 10 minutes. I bet that because the only story about this drama is about going to the webtoon and real world. For the past 4 episodes, they are moving quite quick, thus they have to use the flashback to cut down the time. I thought there gonna be an interesting explaination or story line after Chul and Yeon Joo being together, but things keep happening and it almost ends up in the same direction which make me wonders whether the writter doesn't have anything to tell us anymore. They are basically playing with the audiences. It's even more unrealistic when a person can come out from the screen and that's almost the same with Indonesia drama (Sinetron) which is sucks enough to see. I though K-drama won't do such thing but they are actually on the same level as Sinetron. What a surprise.
However, I still enjoy it though because this drama is being helped a lot by Lee Jong Suk and Han Hyo Joo. They are giving us a lot of fan services such as hugs, kiss scenes even right from the first two episodes.
Jealousy Incarnate - rating (8.5/8.5)
It's a new type of realistic drama in a very refreshing industry. Gong Hyo Jin is the queen to romantic comedy and I am sure this drama would rock the way since Jo Jung Suk is also a good and talented actor. He has played several dramas as the main lead too. Episode 1 of this drama tells us behind the story of two professions. Besides this drama also being realistic for the working environments, the possibility of having crush on the same office, how one sided love ends up without going anywhere and how they are forced to meet with each other again. I am sure that some of us has experienced that and this is gonna be a drama with full of realistic feelings and situations, although sometimes dramas add some spices to be more dramatic and wow.
I enjoy seeing Gong Hyo Jin's funny side as she touched Jo Jung Suk's chest. She looks so powerless and desperate when it comes to fight with the harsh life, specially to earn money and keep on living because we all struggle with that too. When she said that she vowed to herself to make the guy who left three years ago to fall for her, she seems to be determined enough. Although when she said she almost got naked for the sake of the guy, but this shows how desperate she is, how she likes that guy so much. And when that happens, our logic sometimes doesn't function properly.
Jealousy Incarnate also has several senior actors and actress which have a lot of experiences in drama land and with their cast in this drama, I bet they will bring much fun in the story line too.
Cheers~
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