Sin Embargo (2021)

No Regrets, Just Love

A chill, cozy k-drama. At first, I thought this was going to be a depressing, melancholy drama. But when I read the reviews, I was able to understand that the drama is focusing on the current nature of young adults portrayal of "love". I love all the actors - the casting is just dynamic. No betrayals/fighting within group of friends, everyone has their own character to play.

I agree with some of the reviewers that the story is a bit dragging. It felt like each episode is so slow and you just want to fast forward most of the scenes. But one thing I loved the most in this drama is their soundtrack, I literally fell in love with all of their song choices. Every song choice fits well to every scene, it can be very soothing and pleasing at times, or upbeat and fun on the other.

Overall, I liked the drama. Although I already know the ending of the lead characters, I still finished each episode and had a smile on my face when the series ended. I am not having any regrets for watching this one! ;)

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Real Relationships

The storyline is for a 16+ audience . The story is realistic storyline that occurs in actual relationships. The major of storylines in current dramas are ridiculous portrayals of interactions between adults. But the portrayals of women as constantly being hungry and dumb as a post is unnecessary. Individuals can be naive and that is ok but to extremes that some dramas go to is unnecessary. I enjoyed this drama very much it had a more authentic vibe to actual relationships. Knowing that sometimes people are taken advantage of in relationships is not a bad thing to know and will help others understand that they are not singled out when things don’t go the way they planned. These two worked out their problems and saved their relationship which can actually happen.

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Clingy Woman and A Walking Redflag = No Bueno

honestly when I started to watch nevertheless, it started slow and all like other kdramas but as I continued to watch it, i honestly didn’t felt the spark on the show.

I will give it to the cinematography cause it was beautiful and the side characters cause they perhaps carry out the show than the main ones of the story.
also I would applaud Han So Hee and Song Kang for taking a bold risqué role that could be censored in Korea but nevertheless did the risk for mainstreaming. Other than that, I have nothing else to say than that.

although I would applaud for both

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was in it for the sapphics

I'm going to be honest with you guys. I only watched this show for the sapphic side couple. To be completely honest, I have watched approximately 10 mins. of the show outside of the wlw couple, so maybe I am not qualified enough to write a review. Then again, who cares. Seo Ji Wan and Yoon Sol owned my heart from the very first picture I saw on Tumblr. Very cute story, very sweet. My only complaint is that they really got very small screen time and it could've and should've been longer, but since they are only a side couple, I guess I take what I can get.

The friends to lovers trope lovers keep winning. I do not regret watching this show solely for them.

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Apesar de Tudo, Tédio

Os episódios 1 ao 4 são os únicos que se salvam, a partir do quinto começa uma enrolação tão grande que não aguentava mais. Foi uma tortura terminar de assistir esse drama. Alguns personagens são legais, mas não aparecem tanto e não tem a história desenvolvida como mereciam, já os protagonistas são cansativos e têm uma história de dar sono. A Bit-na é insuportável e sem noção, Ji-wan é possessiva, Do Hyeok precisa de amor próprio, Nabi precisa de terapia e o Jae-on precisa tomar vergonha na cara.

❗Fiquei emocionada com o Song Kang chorando no último episódio.

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Good enough to watch

Bro he was caught red handed and he was cheating but even after that she had the guts to date him 😂. They often broke the bed so I would not prefer it for kids.I fell in love with Song Kang in this movie. He looked too innocent to cheat on someone. I am going to get a butterfly tattoo on my neck. I really expected them to break up and I wanted Nabi to accept the second male leads feelings, he was also quite.....no.....really cute but I still prefer Song Kang. I don't get why a girl would be attracted to a boy who lied and cheated on her. It is good enough to watch.

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Waste of good actors and osts with the awful storyline

I think this is one of the worst kdramas i've ever watch in my life... I have a lot of expectations for this drama bcs of the craze and popularity and also for song kang and han so hee's chemistry but it's a big disappointment...the actors did a great job to portray their characters but the story itself is so cringy and toxic at some point it really make me feel uncomfortable, and also i don't see any character development throughout this drama and the ending was just so awful...i do regret watching this drama and the fact that i'm more invented in the side character stories than the lead characters...i can't explain how annoying this drama is...but i must say that this drama has the best ost of all the time, and also the cinematography was also good...

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In this era where mental health takes priority, are we really interested in the

character development or lack thereof of a player and a reckless woman?

I wanted to see what the writer tried to achieve. The message is unsubtly expressed by a) the professor (It must have been tough, but it was worth it wasn't it? You've spread your wings. There's no need to overthink it. Eat what you want. Do what you want to do. Like the people you like. That's all you have to do); b) the aunt who "respects" the female lead's mother for going out with whoever because she is not afraid to "love"; and c) the development (or not) of the male lead. Bring back stoning for communicating an idea that should not be entertained for the sake of safety of women and extermination of men's impudence.

Is this the work of someone who tries to justify their past? Are they convincing themselves there is nothing to regret because it's just a part of life to have your dignity removed by yourself sometime, somewhere? Or is it the work of someone trying to appeal to the dreamers that there is such a thing as accomplishment in being 'that' person a player had [a brief] romance with?

Forcing a deep thought in an otherwise played out story, it urges one to ponder that there is not one way to live life "correctly." That would be right. Life is to be experienced. This happens, so what? That happens, so what? We grow from mistakes we only learn after they're done, BUT in the face of one that we are aware of? It's not very "so what." It defines what kind of person we want to be.

On the other side, the show can also be a reminder of the growth women have reached in their life. It's very easy to spot now danger signs and decide at once about what might have once fogged the mind.

It's not all bad.

What I like about it is that the intimate scenes are not slapped on the drama for the audience. It has just the right amount and right videography for the characters. It may be frustrating to see stupid decisions but the characters portray their roles close to reality---the woman devoid of self-respect, filling a hole that she thinks must come from being valued by a man, aware she deserves better but "what if..", the excitement of the forbidden, the inner rebel that is freed despite the pain that comes with it; the man keeping her confused, saying and doing just enough to keep her on a leash but reserving more than enough to be unreachable. The attention to details is worth a compliment. She physically shrinks in front of him, not in a play-a-character kind of way but how I have seen a manipulated person behave in the real world. The male lead shows emotion only twice in 10 episodes, faint and yet strong to move the audience. But should we believe this? Is it ground to give the person a chance for newfound sincerity? We lose one experience and that's it. I'm not too hungry for such heedless interests, but that's just me.

The OSTs had me shazaming every now and then.

I almost dropped because at least two of the side characters were painfully childish.

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benefits of having a relationship with a red flag guy and harsh reality in getting together...

let me explain why this drama was a 9 out of 10 (but why not 7 or 8?)

first thing s first, I dropped this drama last year when episode 10 got released and watching the episode 8 until I stopped due to shipping nabi and do-hyeok together knowing the ending of too many spoilers online. As i came back to watch this drama, i guess i was satisfied with the ending as well. I supposed before watching this drama even after watching few episodes, I need to be open-minded to na-bi and jae-eon's decisions of having their relationship whether it is kind of a little benefits with them. Expressing the desires, temptations, desperate, and pleasures they have especially to nabi having a previous relationship that destroys all over her life and jae-eon being the red flag guy in this drama. but then showing up jae-eon, until she decided to try do something new that would change her life ever since from the beginning. And at the end, showed up that they were together, until she saw do-hyeok, thinking that i guess the ending was the togetherness of nabi and jae-yeon as a couple, but maybe they would end up having regrets and blameless (as what nabi told him in the last scene in the exhibit) + let me appreciate the wonderful art of nabi's statue at the exhibit, it was soooo pretty and fascinating :<

now let me explain the plot since mostly everyone watching this drama was disappointed at the ending. overall, nabi wants to discover a new type of relationship that is full of love (but not really love bombing), but she does not know about jae-eon's path of his life when meeting other girls. Actually, there was a scene about him and seol-a (the girl who make nabi jealous) that makes me think of that he is a red flag type of guy. Until i found out and realized that I think jae-eon was the type of guy before to hangout with so many girls without knowing that he used too much of his intimate relationships hanging out with girls. but then when he ended up with nabi, that's how he appreciates nabi the most that changes his life to become a better person at the end. I was really surprised at the ending exhibit scene because he actually cried (even if the last part when the statue got rebuild then saying goodbye to her disappearing out of nowhere). I also got bad with do-hyeok's ending since he decided that he would be happy of what nabi's decision would she make if she ended up back with him or jae-eon. I really like how do-hyeok portrayed in this drama. him being the green flag guy + knows how he would interact with nabi being childhood friends. but sadly, i got to understand well his point where he would respect nabi's decision after all, and as nabi accepts what do-hyeok gave to her (even his heart and flowers as well :<) ahhh + how he also confronts nabi's decision at the exhibit scene as well. how i wish do-hyeok type of guy must exists in real life PLSSS :< and as well as episode 10 was enough for me.

I'll go now to the casts, especially the supporting casts. I feel happy with their ending as they also felt happy from where they were by the ending. The relationships that they have, and how they expresses relationships that are not really perfect, but with such benefits and passion on never giving up until they ended up together. I like how they also blends with the point of the plot from this drama. this part would be short, but again, I appreciate their screen time as well. sometimes i got sad, and sometimes i get chills and mad hehe.

Overall, this drama was more about the reality of having relationships nowadays with guys that you don't trust somehow. comparing a red flag and green flags relationships made me understand better of having that types or relationships that you might encounter, not knowing when would happen. is fate real? is love by fate real enough to express relationships that much? is it too much to handle for nabi's point of view with jae-eon and/or do-hyeok? that made me think all over this drama. But, I like this drama and finally, I got to appreciate the casts who did a very job well done!
Recommended, not really good for beginners since it needs kind of an open-minded mindset of their point of views and lots of patience as well :')). Good for binge watch and ep 10 was pretty enough for me too. + the ost OMFG PLSSS I LOVE THEM :<

thanks to this drama, i learned a lot, very :')

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A SAGA DO BORBOLETÃO

OLHA, EU NÃO GOSTEI MUITO, MAS NÃO QUER DIZER QUE EU NÃO ENDIR A PAGADA DA TRAMA, OBVIAMENTE NÃO SE TRATA DE UM ROMANCE. A ABORDAGEM DELE FOI BEM DIFERENTE , UM CARA QUE SÓ QUE CURTIÇÃO, SEXO, MAS ZERO COMPROMOSSO, E UMA MULHER DESACREDITADA NO AMOR SEVE ATRAIDA NO BORBOLETÃO, QUE DICA PRA NOIS QUEM NÃO FICARIA. MAS A MULHER ALEM DE CARENTE, ESTAVA EMOCIONADA, POR QUE DESDE O INICIO ELE NUNCA DEMOSTROU QUE QUERIA UM RELACIONAMENTO SERIO COM ELA, MAS A CRIATURA IMAGINOU que ele era um cara pra casar, só pode, amiga olha a cara daquele homem pura cara de golpe. Ai fica naquele lançe voce não vale nada mais eu gosto de voce. kkkk. sinceramente eu não curte muito porqque a historia era muito obvia, em nenhum momento trama fez aquele suspense para as reviravoltas. É uma serie carente de surpresas e originalidade. Os personagens tambem foi muito surperficial, não teve nada genuino,as relaçoes interpessoais retratados no dorama careceranm de profundidade . os conflitos e os desafios passados por eles parece muito simplificado.

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