Extraordinary You (2019)

Mi drama favorito de este año hasta el momento.

Es literalmente el mejor drama que me he visto este año, todo era tan fresco que no sentí en que momento me vi todos los capítulos. Y aunque para el final me hiczo falta saber que había pasado con algunos personajes que fueron importantes para la trama, me gustó demasiado. La verdad si me volvería a ver esta serie muchas veces.
Lee do-hwa es y será mi personaje favorito por siempre.
TE AMO HA RU.

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Se volvió insoportable

Historia
Me gusto la premisa, lo de estar un cómic darte cuenta que eres un personaje y querer cambiar tu destino impuesto mientras tenés un dramática enfermedad. Pero la empatía que pude tener por la prota solo duro 2 episodios, después era Haru, Haru, Haru. Y más el egoísmo propio de querer cambiar el destino dejándote de importarte los demás. Pensé que me iba a gustar eso de burlarse de los clichés, pero luego llega la pareja secundaria y la chica se queda con ese tipo porque "la necesita" ¿Y ella? ¿Lo necesita? Agh. (Una por más santa y la otra egoísta) la única pareja secundaria que me gusto fue la del cocinero, y el cocinero pero todos los minutos de pantalla no alcanzan para un capítulo.

Actuación/elenco
Destacable el violinista, el cocinero y el impuesto novio de la prota, me gustaron los personajes. Actuaciones supongo que bien, pero la historia acompaña las actuaciones y las actuaciones acompañan la historia. Cuando no funciona uno, es difícil apoyarse en solo lo otro (pero no imposible)

Musica
Había una de stray kids que me gusto.

Valor de repetición
Se me hizo insoportable, no volveré a pasar por esa tortura.

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EL MEJOR KDRAMA

Desde el primer capítulo me di cuenta que iba a ser un kdrama increíble, pero realmente es el mejor que vi.
Su historia es tan interesante que no podes parar de verlo, la actuación y los personajes son tan queribles. La química de haru y danoh (rowoon y hyeyoon) es UNICA.
Me gustó que danoh y dohwa sean besties, de las mejores amistades en un kdrama.
Cambiaria el personaje de baekyun? Si, es una mierda, pero no afecta como m siento respecto al resto.
Muy lindo ost.
Plantea un kdrama escolar diferente, se burla de ciertos cliches pero sigue teniendo escenas cutes.
Estoy conforme con el final, no me imagino uno mejor (de buena y mala forma)

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mi nuevo kdrama fav ❤️❤️❤️

okei de verdad quedé encantada con este kdrama, amé todo todo todooo. desde el inicio la historia fue tan entretenida, y el suspenso aaah vi la mitad del drama en un solo día por eso, y lloré un montón con el final. la protagonista (eun danoh) era tan divertida también, la amé tanto y además salí enamorada de rowoon es tremendo lindo.

por cierto, había olvidado que stray kids hizo un ost para este kdrama, y miren que si antes ya chillaba cuando escuchaba ´neverending story´ pues ahora lo haré mucho más. y me dió mucha risa cada que ponían una canción de twice jjj es tan lindo todo en serio.

en fin, super recomiendo este drama 👍🏼 tiene romance, suspenso, comedia y fantasía.

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Romántica serie juvenil

Mi primera romántica serie juvenil coreana así que puede que esta crítica no sea muy justa, ya que no tengo con que comparar este tipo de series.
Empecé a ver esta serie porque es una de las que siempre aparecen en las listas de recomendadas y a pesar de que el estilo juvenil/adolescente no es lo mío, siempre prefiero historias con personajes más adultos, ha sido una serie muy agradable de ver, pero poco más.

La historia es bastante interesante. Tenemos una joven con una enfermedad en el corazón que está completamente enamorada de un amigos de la infancia desde hace diez años. Ambos pertenecen a familias ricas y están comprometidos. Pero ella empieza a ver cosas raras. Al final descubre que es un personaje secundario de una novela gráfica y que sus acciones y discurso está determinado por lo que decida el autor de la novela. Pero ella no quiere ese destino. A medida que pasa el tiempo más personajes que conocen la verdad se unen a su grupo.

Lo que me atrajo de esta serie fue su corte paranormal, sinceramente después de leer bastante manga y novelas gráficas en la web pues pensaba que podía encontrarme ante una serie que podía tener un desarrollo muy interesante, pero al final no ha sido así. Si tuviera que resumir sus capítulos diría que va Eun Dan Oh, una estudiante de diecisiete años comprometida con Baek Kyung, quien la odia, y que descubre un día que es un personaje de un tebeo y que acaba enamorándose de un personaje muy secundario. Y no hay nada más. Los capítulos van contando la historia de los personajes principales de la novela -la parte de la escena- en la que nadie es libre de hacer lo que quiera, con la parte de las sombras, en donde los que son conscientes del mundo en que viven pueden actuar libremente. Lo curioso es que si quitas la parte fantástica la trama principal no cambiaría mucho, y eso se aprecia ya en los capítulos finales, en donde hay momentos en lo que no ocurre nada más que los protagonistas mirándose con ojos de enamorados y poco más. Todo muy tierno y dulce.

Como serie romántica juvenil es una gozada, tiene el típico triángulo que hace todo más entretenido, pero como típico triángulo ya sabes como acabará todo. Luego están los típicos guaperas del colegio de ricos, la niña que tiene una beca, la niña rica enamorada del guaperas jefe... Y ahí otra vez volvemos a lo más característico de este género. Hay que echar un vistazo a algún manga de este género para saber cómo va discurrir todo. A pesar de que ya cual será el final desde el comienzo las grandes interpretaciones hacen que te enganches a la serie. Kim Hye Yoon está estupenda, y sí, tiene esa voz tan chillona que es a la vez graciosa e irritante. Es una gran actriz con un buen registro tanto en drama lloroso como el comedia, pero no sé si se verá limitada por esa voz tan peculiar en el futuro. El tiempo lo dirá. Ro Woon, cantante de grupo pop metido a actor, es demasiado guapo lo mires por donde lo mires; hace un buen papel pero creo que en ocasiones está demasiado rígido y parece un maniquí, aunque puede que sea por exigencias del guion porque en otros momentos hace una más que correcta interpretación. El resto del elenco, bien. Mi preferido ha sido Lee Jae Wook, que hace del prometido de la protagonista, me quedo con él sin duda.

En términos generales me ha gustado la serie. Buen drama lloroso que te deja con buenas sensaciones y con un final más que correcto. Pero como serie fantástica olvídate porque no es buena, este elemento solo sirve para dar sufrimiento a los protagonistas y para alguna que otra escena graciosa o dramática pero poco más.

¿La vería otra vez? No.

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Just when I was starting to get bored from the kdrama tropes and had switched to watching mainly cdramas, Extraordinary You came out.

It was a pleasant surprise to see these young actors who don't have much experience as leads under their belts - yet they carried the story so effortlessly. So much so that I completely bought the story about life in the world of comic books.

The main characters' side swipes at the overused tropes of romantic dramas were what got me hooked in the beginning, but it was the heartfelt acting - especially from our two leads, that kept me going.

I felt every smile, every tear, every fear that went through their faces. And I prayed as hard as they did to writer-nim to please make this a happy ending.

Yes, it's not perfect, there were some threads left hanging and some sub-plots that were too conveniently solved. But it didn't ruin the story for me.

Most of all, I like the overarching message in the drama - that we have the power over our own lives, we just have to have the courage to take control.

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I, like most people, began watching because of the high ratings (9.1 atm) and the intriguing synopsis. MC in a comic book trying to fight against her fate? Sign me up! The first few episodes did pretty well in setting up the story and world-building. You have Dan Oh who is headstrong and determined to change her fight as a sick girl who has a crush on Baek Kyung, Baek Kyung who treats Dan Oh like trash, Haru who tries to help Dan Oh change her fate, Joo Da who is your typical helpless female lead in the comic, Nam Joo who is your typical rich male lead in the comic, and Do Hwa who is your typical sweet second-male lead. However, towards the middle of the story, Dan Oh's goal switches and she turns into the cliche girl whose life now centers around romance and being with Haru. Scenes become repetitive as characters lose their memories, scenes successfully manage to be changed only with slight tweaks, and Dan Oh continuously suffers from her sickness without being able to do anything about it. You're up to the last four episodes and you're thinking, what's progressed between Dan Oh and achieving her sickness goal? NOTHING! The only progress there has been in Dan Oh's life is in the romance department between her and Haru. And of course, the last four episodes rush everything and almost nothing is explained or satisfyingly resolved in the end. Who is the writer? Why do shadows exist in the first place? Why don't the characters just get skipped to the next important scene automatically? How do the changed scenes affect the writer's planning in real life? What's the point of this whole drama if the characters will face the same problem in the other works the author writes? What happens to the characters after a story is completed? Why does Haru sleep in school? Is he homeless? Where's his parents? Why don't we know anything about him after 30 episodes other than that he likes Dan Oh? Dan Oh's best friend is Ju Da's bully, yet why does Dan Oh never do anything about it?

Pros:
- Unique concept (even though a lot of potential is wasted)
- Charming and complex characters (especially Do Hwa and shadow Ju Da)
- Superb acting despite messy storyline (major props to Baek Kyung's actor)
- Great character developments (Baek Kyung)
- Mix of historical drama background

Cons:
- Turns into your typical romance story with a high school girl infatuated with a guy and prioritizing him over her own life
- Undeveloped characters (looking at you, Haru)
- Sends bad messages (romance vs. life, no free will, can't change your fate, bullying)
- TONS of plotholes
- Not a lot of questions answered
- Repetitive scenes
- Terrible and rushed ending

All in all, if you're looking for a romance drama with a bit of a "forbidden love" twist and angst in it, this is for you. Just don't look too deep into the whole character-being-unable-to-change-her-fate concept. If you're planning on watching it because the synopsis sounds interesting, brace yourself for the disappointment. The rushed ending leaving millions of questions unanswered will crush you.

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I'll try to make this short.

It had SO much potential and I don't say this lightly. It really did. The first half was amazing, new and very intriguing! But during the middle something happened and it became really slow and had so little progress in each episode. I just continued because of my attachment to the characters and for that part in me that knows that the story is actually pretty good and I want to know how it'd end.
Honestly If I could I'd remove 4-5 episodes from the middle that had so little affect on the story and felt repetitive and useless.

The ending is good but a lot of questions weren't answered and you're left with a number of loose ends.

I won't go into details because it would take forever.

The acting was great! Everyone was made for their role and did it exceptionally well! The chemistry between the main leads (and every other couple really) was also perfect and both of these things made up for the plot drag.

To summarize: it's good! If you're looking for something perfect this isn't for you but if you're looking for a romantic cute drama with good chemistry and don't mind about the plot holes this would be perfect for you!

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I came into this drama expecting nothing at all since I was fairly bored and the first few episodes totally blew my mind. The drama started off with a clear message to the viewers: Dan Oh, a girl who is trapped in a manga world tries to break free and keep herself alive from the unfairness and absurdness of the cruel world while trying to find the meaning behind her life.

However, it started going downhill and the message of the drama started to disappear too. Dan Oh went from trying to change her life to saying " Haru!!" during every single scene she was in, it was cute at the beginning but gets extremely repetitive quickly. At first, the introduction of the character Haru was seemingly interesting for me. Who is he? What is his relation to Dan Oh? Why is he the only one who can change the story? As the drama progresses, we got to know the answer behind the first two of these questions and found out that they were lovers in the previous drama, as for the latter... we still don't know. It seemed as if Haru life revolved only around Dan Oh, we really never got to see him really do anything besides think about Dan Oh, nor do we know what his hobbies are (other than saving Dan Oh). His character became utterly boring and one-dimensional to me. The second male lead: Baek Kyung was just an annoying jerk throughout the series and the writers only redeemed him in the second last episode. Second last episode! All through episode 1 to 14, his only role was to get annoyed at Dan Oh and Haru, shout at everyone and slam the locker. The love triangle was so draggy cause we all know that Dan Oh likes Haru and Baek Kyung was clearly not in the picture. Instead of spending episodes with repetitive scenes such as: Dan Oh & Haru cute moments together with Baek Kyung watching from afar with an annoyed expression, the stage happens and Haru gets jealous seeing Dan Oh with Baek Kyung, the stage ends and DanHaru leaves together but then stops on their tracks because Kyung mentioned something about how "Eun Dan Oh is my fiance!!!" and then cue the amnesia storyline but make it happen twice. The writers could have focused on answering important questions such as: How did this manga world happen? Who is the writer? How did Kyung's brother become self-aware and what is his role? Are all the characters going to be stuck in this loophole forever? What's the weird portal? Why is the comic book stored in the library where everyone could easily find it? Meanwhile, you have another love triangle (yes another one) between Do Hwa, Joo Da, and Nam Joo. Do Hwa is literally the only likable character in this series and shadow Joo Da is just really badass and together they would make a great couple right? Wrong. Joo Da chooses Nam Joo, a character who is only there to calls her "my woman" at every opportunity he gets and because if she leaves him, he won't have anyone to care about him.


The acting was incredible. I was skeptical of Rowoon's acting at first since I've never watched him in a drama before but his acting really amazed me. The rest of the cast's acting was brilliant too.

The OST was good too.

Overall, if you can overlook all the plotholes and the annoying repetitive scenes and the cliches then this drama is for you.

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the first half of this drama was amazing. it was unique and unpredictable - rare to find in kdramas, especially school ones. it quickly became the only drama i was looking forward to every week. i loved everything about it from the plot to the characters. seriously the characters are so good and funny. i grew to love them all (epsically do hwa) my expectations for extraordinary you kept going up and up, and every week it passed those expectations and kept giving me more of what i wanted. and about half way through it became a typical school romance and didn’t have any of the uniqueness to it that it once had. it became repetitive and i found myself not looking forward to it as much.

the acting is really good. considering it’s a high school romance, the acting is good. i actually love hyeyoon’s quirky acting and found it made the show better. the drama wouldn’t have been what it is without her acting.
i never knew rowoon was such a good actor. i usually don’t pay attention to idol actors but he’s one of the ones who can actually act. i really felt his emotions throughout the drama.

i also have to give it to the supporting characters: jaewook did an amazing job too and portrayed his role to the best of his ability and brought out its full potential. he managed to make people really hate his character, and if an actor can do that then in my opinion they’re a great actor. everyone else did an amazing job; i really can’t fault any of their acting.

the osts were really good too and really fit with the theme of the drama. the first half had more of an upbeat ost whereas the second half had a sadder, deeper ost (still upbeat tho) which really reflected the drama itself as the first half was more comedic and light and the second half became more dramatic and tense.

i don’t wanna give anything away so i’m gonna end this right here. but overall this drama is still one of the best kdramas of the year and best school romance drama altogether. if the first half hadn’t been so good and set my expectations so high i probably wouldn’t have thought the second half was lacking. but the hype for this drama is real. even if you don’t like school dramas, this is a must. yes it gets draggy towards the end but it’s still worth it. even just watching it for the danharu moments is worth it. and seeing dohwa always smiling and brightening up the mood. if you’re sick and tired of cold abusive bad boys as leads then watch this. haru and dohwa are the best boys.

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An “ Extraordinary” Waste of Time..

It’s fair to say that sometimes certain dramas can be incredibly overrated.Although this isn’t an entirely groundbreaking commentary upon dramas, it’s important to remember that sometimes a lot of these shows are “glorified “ by fans in favour of the “casting” or “ chemistry” between the leading actors or chosen cast of the drama, and Extraordinary You is no exception.

Naturally it is of course wrong to truly say that the actual show didn’t have any good features; it played satirically upon the youth romantic comedy genre with its own parody of the F4 ( “ A3”) from Hana Yori Dango/ Boys Over Flowers, the concept itself of a teenage girl ( Kim Hye Yoon) coming to find her own sense of freedom and control where she is written as an extra in a webtoon ( not an entirely “ brand new” concept when compared to older dramas such as “ W; Two Worlds”) was intriguing and the mystery behind Ha-ru ( Ro Woon) for at least the first couple of episodes added to some early advantages of the show as well.

Yet when taking a greater step back by comparing the overall storyline , character performance and characterisation of the drama, there’s no sugarcoating that Extraordinary You was quite simply a “hot mess” .

Whilst Hye Yoon must be praised for several heartfelt moments through her performance , the irony is not lost that for a show playing upon romantic cliches by screenwriters In Ji Hye and Song Ha Young, Eun Da Oh was the epitome of a “ stock” and restricted female lead with little actual character depth, interests outside of her obsession with “ Ha-ru” or actual intrigue for viewers at all over the whole of the drama. Whilst of course there’s nothing wrong with a female lead making a decision over her own love interest ( in particular with the concept of the show), her apparent declaration to defy fate and become independent through actual character progression apart from obsessions and boys, was tossed out the window after this scene early on in the drama.

Additionally whilst Ro Woon brought a mysterious air of composure to his portrayal as the leading man, Ha-ru, his performance sometimes felt a little lacklustre and wooden at times within the show. Naturally this also partially the fault of the screenwriters as well from transitioning Ha-ru as an actual figure of intrigue and an individual early on in the drama ( parallel to Lee Jae Wook’s character, Baek Gyung) to an overrused plot device. It seemed evident that not even before the halfway point of the drama Extraordinary You became too obsessed with its own cliches and repeating the same cliches over and over not as a statement or joke against romance mangas/ manwhas, but ironically as actual plot line.

This consequently lead the show down a really slippery slope of gradually worse characterisation even with fairly intriguing and comical characters such as “ Dry Squid Fairy” ( Lee Tae Ri) to reverted plot devices and lacking originality by the ending of the drama. Overall whilst Extraordinary You isn’t an unbearable or dire drama to watch, however, after the halfway point, the actual intrigue and devotion towards the drama becomes minimal and by the ending of the drama, there’s that awful lingering relief that it has ended your suffering by finishing it. Certainly a waste of time if you’re looking for something with genuine originality and intrigue .

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for those who have a second male lead syndrome and want some unique story with a likeable heroine

Have you ever had a filling that a heroine and a second lead are meant to be together? They have great chemistry, understanding of one another and generally bring the best in each other? Yet for a reason as old as kdramas, they won't ever end up together?
So what if these characters were given the mind of their own? How would story unfold then? Well, thats basically what this whole kdrama is about and you know what? It is genious.
The writer/director very successfuly captures the basic criterias for usual cliched love triangles.
Now, we have two love triangles:
1.
Kyung - the typical jerk male lead who is cold towards heroine yet is excussed because he has a tragic past
Dan oh - clingy heroine who loves ml no matter what and has health cindition
Haru - second lead who is mature and caring and has kind of bromance with ml.
2.
Namjoo - popular and rich ml
Jooda - poor and submissive fl
Dohwa - cheerful and charming sl
This drama perfectly portrays everything wrong with such triangles. It shows how fls are often owershadowed and consumed by ego of mls. You could say that whenever they have scenes together, its always about mls and their wishes. Drama does a great job exposing how in these typical relationships, a female leads wrong being benefits male lead since heroine becomes dependant on him and stuck with him.
Things are completly different when fls are with second leads. They are equal with them. Yet it is never meant to be. I especially liked how well the story is packed in a way that it was able to convice me as a viewer that Haru is not what is meant to be a ml.
Extraordinary you is first and foremost a romance story. I do enjoy this genre but im very critical of it since i rarely encounter a story which is both engaging and believeable without being sexist. I ended up being very satisfied with romance in this drama. It is hands down, one of the most beautiful and tragic romances in unconventional way.


The theme is not the old and tried amnesia. Its more about author/character relation which takes inspiration from absurdist literature. It is quite tricky subject and i was surprised how well it was explored.
Along with criticizing traditional kdrama pairings, this drama also criticizes repetitiveness and unwillingness to chance even if story itself requires it. So, constant memory loss serves the purpose of showing us how author takes the freedom away from their creations by putting them in cliched positions.
In the end tho, (spoiler) Dan Oh and Haru won. Since they are nameless in new manhwa and can be free.


Acting is great. Really natural and without exggeration. I was surprised that Haru is played by an idol. Actress who plays Dan oh managed portraying bigger than life, cheerful, stubborn and determined heroine without comic exaggeration and it didnt feel forced at all.

As for characters, they are definitely the higlight of the series. Especially Dan oh which is rare because usually in kdramas fls dont get much character with complexity ( its changing now tho ). Dan oh is funny and extra yet she is not annoying or naive. She deals with existential crisis throughout this drama.
As for Haru, he is everything we love about second leads. He is caring and kind towards Dan oh and their relationship is based on trust and understanding. Their scenes together were so heartwarming and chemistry was just electrifying.
Kyung, he is the ml out of the triangle in the comics world and supposedly second lead of this drama but it doesnt feel this way at all. In this Dan oh centered story, Haru and Baek seem to have role of similar importance. It is good decision on the writers part for two reasons: first, this way sl isnt there just to create mild obstecle for ml. He and Dan oh have a special bond. Second, this way we still have feeling that he is the one who is supposed to be a ml.

Soundtrack is very balanced. I usually dont like how overly dramatic and always present the soundtrack is in kdramas but this one had a very good choice of songs that captured the mood of the drama.

This drama had great potential and it exceeded expectations like no other drama i have seen. It started with good quality and remained such throughout the drama. And believe me, as a experienced series viewer, from star trek tos to westworld, i know thing or two about good quality series.

In short, it is one of the best kdramas out there even in non-kdrama standards with a very original and kind of philosophical themes such as free will/determinism and the dilemma of whether or not being awarne of your fate is worth it if you cant do anything about it.

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