Happy Merry Ending (2023)

Leaves a lot to be desired

Simple BL with some attractive actors, actually the most handsome one is the evil ex in my opion. This BL is about a traumatized guy with a suprisingly super supportive friend (also very handsome). the trauma guy falls for another person and he is fearful it will end up like his previous love and is hesitant, but the new guy has good intentions. That is the entire story. The whole thing is not bad, but it's very short and so the viewer feels like there's just a lot happening in a short amount of time. I would have liked more focus on the best friend character and their connection, that was the most interesting part of the drama for me. Overall, another simple BL you can watch if you have nothing to watch, but I would rather rewatch a great one like Blueming or Unintentional Love Story.

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Lacks a little bit of everything

Mainly, lacks in-depth with the scenes, which limits their opportunity to show more of their acting skills. I wish my kdrama to make me cry at some point, make me hurt when they fight or break up, make me happy and consistently give me butterflies. My excitement towards the end has lessen.

I think having that title as the title is not a positive thing. It will only add up as a spoiler for viewers, that no matter what’s gonna happen in between. It’s still gonna be a Happy Merry Ending.

There wasn’t enough build-up before the main leads broke up, like I wanted to witness more arguements, and 2nd leads getting in between them. The break up felt like forced to be put out there because it should at least happen before the ending.

Not enough scenes with the bestfriend who likes him, he would’ve been a better 2nd lead than the ex-bf. They could’ve made the viewers be attached more with the him. So audiences could have different teams to support and hype online.

Even the ex-bf didn’t have enough scenes to strengthen the plot twists. Would’ve been better to show the ex-bf giving them more hard time. Regret and jealousy, if applicable.

It’s not something I’d rewatch. But not a bad one.

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Final feliz

Tem potencial, mas por ser curto fica corrido e nem mostra muito do amigo dele por exemplo que eu adorei e queria ter visto mais! Queria que tivesse sido mais desenvolvido, fiquei com grandes expectativas. Mas num geral é bom, gostei do romance deles e principalmente da ost.

Tem potencial, mas por ser curto fica corrido e nem mostra muito do amigo dele por exemplo que eu adorei e queria ter visto mais! Queria que tivesse sido mais desenvolvido, fiquei com grandes expectativas. Mas num geral é bom, gostei do romance deles e principalmente da ost. (não sei mais o que falar vou só copiar e colar pra salvar a resenha mesmo)

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Die Schauspieler haben eine so tolle Chemie (die bei mir Mal wieder "ich muss meine Decke kicken, weil ich es sonst nicht aushalte - Momente" hervorgerufen hat. :D) und spielen tolle Figuren. Jae Hyeon ist super lieb und verständnisvoll, was ihn unheimlich sympathisch macht. Seung Juns Entwicklung ist nach seiner Vergangenheit mehr als nachvollziehbar.

Die Leute aus dem Café sind auf Anhieb sympathisch gewesen! Es fühlt sich alles so freundschaftlich an, was die ganze Atmosphäre sehr angenehm macht.

Ich bin ja ein riesen Fan davon, wenn der OST von den Schauspielern gesungen wird. Das ist hier der Fall. Und die Lieder sind wirklich toll. T_T

Die Balance zwischen ernsten und lustigen Szenen hat mir ebenfalls total gut gefallen. Es war fluffy, mit einer leichten Brise Ernst. Es zeigt, wie sich Traumata entwickeln können und auch das spätere Leben beeinflussen. Natürlich hätte man hier mit längeren Episoden noch mehr Entwicklung zeigen können, aber ich mochte es auch so, wie gesagt. Auch wenn ich gegen mehr Episoden natürlich nichts einzuwenden hätte!

Ich fand die Entwicklung des Verhältnisses der Charaktere gut dargestellt und authentisch, auch wenn viele das Tempo bemängeln.

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Acting without a real Storyline

The two lead charakters acted professional in a technically professional made film ... only if there would have been a storyline 20 and less than minutes hadn´t been enough for a good development. The story line got me a feeling of choped off andf frangmented. Too many wholes and out of no where actions and feelings or traumas. Incl. the guy originally causing the trauma. He vanished, came back with agression and vanished into newhere again. Portraied as well as the villain too flat. A bit crude.
The best friend came too short as the support he´d been ... lack of time.
I don´t have any problems with the pace of a daily soap, but then there should be a storyline without too many guessing and putting a puzzle together.
The one years separation ... The sudden outburst causing it ... sigh ... Came for me out of nowhere. And for real ... who would long for a year? A bit unrealistic. Anyhow they found themselves and ... Happy Merry Ending.

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Que ost é essa? Pq tão perfeita?

Com certeza um belo drama, apesar do problema do tempo (quando a Coréia vai aumentar esse tempo dos bl's?), e acho que nesse drama um pouco mais de tempo seria essencial para que a história, que é tão profunda, fosse melhor "desbravada". Existe toda uma conexão entre e o passado e os traumas presentes na vida de Seung Jun atualmente, e essa conexão fica estabelecida para o telespectador através dos flash backs mostrados sobre seu passado como treinee, e sua relação com se antigo CEO Kim Joo Won. A história não é exatamente confusa, mas é preciso assistir com atenção para entender o que acontece. Os personagens secundários não são explorados e isso me incomoda, não sabemos nada sobre Kim Joo Won, além de que ele aparentemente é narcisista, acho que contar um pouco mais, ou até mesmo dar uma boa lição nele seria ótimo e não aumentaria o tempo de tela. O amigo pessoal de Seung Jun também merecia mais destaque, ele na primeira cena está na cama com ele, em dado momento, ele deixa escapar que pensa nele o tempo todo, poderiam ter criado um triângulo amoroso interessante.
O roteiro perdeu uma excelente oportunidade de falar de forma mais aprofundada sobre transtornos mentais e suas características, usando a síndrome de pânico de Seung Jun, isso foi apenas citado, poderia ter sido um serviço a mais dar visibilidade a esse tema.
Jae Hyun inicialmente parece um stalker!!! isso realmente me incomodou e até me fez torcer pra que o par não fosse ele, ele era invasivo e em alguns momentos não tinha respeito.

Quando Seung Jun mandou Jae Hyun embora, eu imaginei que o final seria triste, mas não foi. Finais felizes sempre me deixam feliz também. Foi bom ver Seung Jun renascer e se abrir novamente para o amor, vencer o trauma e se tornar relativamente seguro de si e do amor de Jae Hyun, apesar de sinceramente não achar que o casal tinha muita química.

A atuação é boa, os aspectos técnicos de edição e imagem também, mas o ponto alto é a ost, que trilha sonora linda, que voz apaixonante... eu gostei da série apesar dos defeitos, assistirei outras vezes e recomendo sim, mas é importante que não tenha expectativas muito altas.

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apaixonante apesar do curto tempo de tela

Happy merry Ending veio pra deixar a sua marca em meio a vários lançamentos de bls coreanos apesar dos episódios serem curtos, o tempo de tela não é o bastante para explorar mais a fundo a história do passado dos protagonista e isso deixa uma lacuna em aberto, apesar disso criou-se um laço entre o protagonista com problema de saúde mental causado por um relacionamento toxico e seus reflexos nos futuros relacionamentos.
É um drama sobre amadurecimento, cura de feridas, o nascimento de um relacionamento saudável, um amor tranquilo com sabor de fruta mordida.
Ponto super positivo para as composições.

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depression vs love

I actually loved it, I don’t know why so many people giving it low ratings.

The story was pointing out how trauma, depression and anxiety can affect different aspects of your daily life (socializing, dating, etc.) while also showing us these emotions are run by clinging onto something you shouldn’t and when you let go of such a thing you can finally start breathing again.

It was done perfectly I don’t know if I am looking too deep into it or if others are not looking hard enough but this was a beautiful story with many difficulties which were overrun by Love. ❤️

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Genuinely made me happy and merry!

I actually really love this show! Yes, it has its flaws, but I still think it's almost criminally underrated here.
It takes a quite unique approach to its romance plot by having both characters be pretty much immediately aware of their attraction to one another. They are both very emotionally literate people capable of self-reflection and I find their dynamic incredibly refreshing.
You don't need big misunderstandings or wilful obliviousness to drive the plot and build romantic tension, it's just as effective, if not more so, to have the characters fully aware of their situation while most of the conflict arises from their own flaws and insecurities. It makes the characters feel deeply real and their struggles almost painfully understandable.
What's more, the characters are all wholly, utterly charming and I fell head over heels for them despite myself. They're all just so damn likeable, every single one of them.
The number of times I found myself thinking "Aw hell, that's really sweet, goddammit I really like them don't I" is frankly embarassing.

Furthermore the show clearly has a lot of love and respect for its characters and the topics it addresses through their story. Seung Jun, for instance, has a severe panic disorder, I mean this man is just absolutely riddled with anxiety. He frequently requires medication to manage his panic attacks, has a fear of crowds, and sometimes needs his friend to cuddle him to sleep. Not only is he unquestioningly accepted by the people around him, the story also makes a point of showing that this is not some character flaw to overcome, not something that can, or even needs to, simply be fixed.
Love is not the ultimate solution for all of life's problems. Just because you fall in love, doesn't mean you're magically cured of your mental illness. Recovering from trauma takes time and effort and progress isn't linear.
I have never seen a rom-com let one of its characters say "I really like you, but I just wasn't ready for a relationship. I needed to work on myself first"
And while, yes, that is not a direct quote from the show and yes, this plot point could have been handled a little more smoothly, it's still a very unusual and realistic approach to telling a romantic story and I personally deeply appreciate it.

All in all, this is a truly wholesome series with profoundly flawed and lovable characters, excellent music, a sensitive portrayal of trauma and abuse and what it means to overcome them, and just about the happiest ending you could wish for.
I admit that some of the criticisms of this show are not unfounded, it does sometimes feel slightly awkward or rushed.
But I actually think the pacing works perfectly for the story and the creators clearly put a lot of care into weaving together the plot and made full use of the limited runtime available to them.
Give it a shot, you might grow to love it just as much as I do.

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