Porque esta es mi primera vida (2017)

Honestly, the title alone is brilliant. I can imagine many people like the love story of the main leads. Jung So Min plays a similar role in "Playful Kiss". There were many close shots of her beautiful face that shows so many emotions. Like in "Playful Kiss" my heart was beating like crazy. There is something about this actress ... I cannot explain it. I felt the same in "The Smile has left your eyes" even though she plays a completely different role in that drama.
Lee Min Ki did a good job too. I didn't know him before, but he is very charismatic. I just hope he will eat something, because the actor was underweight in the series and looked really sick. I don't know if he had to lose weight for a different role, but it was horrifying.
Enough about the leads. The love story is touching and beautiful. But what I really appreciate about this drama was the message behind it. This was about the question what you do with your life and of course you make mistakes and are clueless, "because this is your first life". Marriage is something that is changing your life completely. Will you marry or not? Is it better to be alone or not? How will the environment react? Will you lose your friends, because you don't fit in anymore when you're not married? Or will you gain completely new friends? What I really appreciated how the mother was so desperate when she heard her daughter would marry. She wanted a different life for her. It was obvious that being married means (for a woman) to give up her dreams. Even though the end wasn't surprising (this is a Korean romance drama after all), I just loved how they showed us so many different ways how people find happiness and love. I really enjoyed the side couples so much. At the very end I was more interested in their story.
As a single woman in my 30s who doesn't plan to marry and have kids, I must say this was extremely enjoyable, smart and in a way comforting.
The acting, the storytelling, the production - it was great.

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An extraordinary drama

The drama is good, but I think it is cruel how women ignore the protagonist's selfishness and cruelty ... If it were a man acting like JI-Ho, I'm sure he would be the most hated character in kdrama ...

However, I noticed that Ji-ho was always portrayed as selfish, she always did what she wanted, that was explicit in the show. And although she says she loves ML it is clear that it is not a sincere love since she flirted with that stalker boy without hesitation and even flirted with ML's ex wife. (I didn't quite understand it, the protagonist's former wife became explicitly interested sexually in FL and being reciprocal, but there was no reason for that because the show did not explore any of this)

Anyway it's a great show, I really liked being frustrated with the last 2 episodes because it showed the real personality of the protagonist - A brave, independent, stingy and also selfish woman. It is the first drama that I hoped for the protagonist couple not to be together in the end, a pity that they ended up together, I felt sorry for ML who needs to change his personality and his way of being to please a selfish woman who doesn't love him like he loves Is it over there.

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Watch this!!

I really, really liked this drama and I’d like everyone to give this drama a go!

What I liked:
- both male and female leads
- the supporting cast is great on the whole (other than a few irksome ones, but of course)
- the kissing scenes are wow - so delicious
- the chemistry between the leads
- how cool Lee Min Ki is

What I didn’t like:
- some angst (normal though)
- the supporting actress who just wants to get hitched is, imo, mad and super annoying

Overall, wonderful! I super HEART this show! Watch. Watch. Watch.

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I'm a simple gal. It doesn't take a lot to impress me. Give me a good looking guy with an adorable personality and I'll be satisfied. To be honest, I wasn't too impressed with the last two episodes but the cuteness at the end made it up for me. I honestly am probably gonna change the rating to a 10 because I loved the main couple so much. Great chemistry!
Ah, Lee Min Ki. It amazes me how much you creeped me out in the movie Monster yet I was still able to fall for you in this. Seriously, a great actor.
Honestly, its hard to find romcoms like these which is why I loved it so much. Up until the end, there weren't any unnecessary misunderstandings and they didn't let the parents fuck with their lives/relationship. Loved the friendships between the women. The side couples were annoying at times, especially Ho Rang and Won Seok. I really loved the friend Soo Ji though, she is so like me!

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definitely worth the recommendation if you want something faster phased story please skip it

I really loved it no dout on that also seriously the last episodes where super hard. Let me bring it i recently watched because it was leaving Netflix in my region and I just completed the beyond your touch. I wanted watch any one previous shows of his become he is so good on both show.
I really didn't anticipate the story will be slice of life style drama until the very moment i clicked play but it was so good. The character well developed no one felt left out and the writing is done in a very good manner.
Where did it go wrong the writer plot of the female career i still like did she decided to leave everything that so stupidity. Second after 14 episodes the writing went on to expand one episode into two instead of creating a two episodes worth content.
Other than these two it's so close to be perfect but still i really loved the show talking it value of writers and actors capacity to act.
Finally i definitely recommend if you want something fast pase please skip it. This is a slice of life drama to its core super slow and character driven story.

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Feminist Claptrap

This is the 2nd worst k drama I have seen thus far. It was so bad I almost stopped watching it several times but I soldiered on to the end. The main problem lies in its feminist ideology. It proposes that marriage is the death of love and that getting a divorce is the way to true love. As a result, the main love story is nonsensical and unbelievable. I don't know who the original writer/author/etc. is, but I would bet anything that it is a feminist. Feminist tropes permeate throughout making it almost unwatchable.

As a result all, and I mean ALL, of the men are shown in a negative light. You will not find a single positive male role in this drama. From socially awkward to emotionally immature to the oh so predictable rapist. Of course all, and I mean ALL, of the women are flawless.

Skip this drama unless you hate men and/or traditional Korean culture.

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