#nam se hee

[kdrama-galore]

"You can't call that a kiss. This is what you do when you kiss"

(sorry, not sorry ... I had to!)

Because this is my first life (2017) | ep 11

[wordsforsunset]

Words are born from people’s mouths and die in their ears. But some words don’t die. They go into people’s hearts and survive.

- Nam Se Hee, Because This is my First Life

[throwntowards]

[inpursuitofnunchi]

se hee is so neurodivergent coded. I feel seen lmao

[aiijun]

because this is my first life (2017) - ep 1

"𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞."

[blmpff]

New work by Our Dating Sim director, previously referred to as Roommates, now Boys Be Brave, is at the script reading stage.

Jung Ki Sub is Kim Jin Woo's slacker friend and secret crush. So when Ki Sub asks to crash at his place, his heart tingles to be near him everyday.

19.03.24

[passionforfiction]

If You Wish Upon Me

People have a right to a second chance, a rebirth of sorts. . .

People have a right to closure before the final goodbye. . .

This series is about those two things. Some get a second chance and other the final closure. It is heart felt and warm. The power of empathy is a magical thing. . .

I liked the series. It made me smile, it made me cry. Some things felt unrealistic but we forgive them as an audience captivated by the development of the characters that struggle to break from the darkness in their hearts and lives. . . Goodness outlives the darkness when people are surrounded by a caring support group, those that love you and you love back.

I really liked the story.

Poster from AsianWiki - https://asianwiki.com/If_You_Wish_Upon_Me

[samireads]

what’s your favourite korean book? ☺️

[kdrama-galore]

"how could you not contact me, even once? I missed you so much, I suffered so much! You are smiling?" -

"It's the first time you said these things to me. Thank you. Thank you for opening your room 19."

(AAAHHH, this scene!!! Se-hee was so heartbroken! What were you thinking, Ji-ho? Appearing out of thin air after months - saying that you more or less stayed in the neighborhood ?!? ... She was waiting for him to explicitly talk about his feelings I guess - but I think he already had expressed them. In his own specific way, many times before.)

Because this is my first life (2017) | ep 16

[korelist]

TODAY’S WEBTOON // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı :7,4 Benim puanım:  7

Drama: Today's Webtoon

Hangul: 오늘의 웹툰

Director: Jo Soo-Won, Kim Young-Hwan

Writer: Naoko Matsuda (manga), Jo Ye-Rang, Lee Jae-Eun

Date: 2022

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Kim Se-Jeong, Daniel Choi, Nam Yoon-Soo, Park Ho-San, Kim Kap-Soo, Lim Chul-Soo, Ko Chang-Seok, Hwang Young-Hee, Yoon Seo-A

Webtoon uyarlaması webtoon konulu bir dizi! İsmi ve konusu bile kulağa şahane geliyor. Beni gerçekten heyecanlandıran bir diziydi. Üstelik başrolünde Kim Se-Jeong’un oynaması da ekstra bonus oldu. Gel gelelim beklentimi tam karşıladığını söyleyemeyeceğim. Evet kötü değildi, keyifle izledim ama bir şeyler eksik bir diziydi.

Dizi; Judo milli takımından geçirdiği bir sakatlık nedeni ile ayrılan On Ma-Eum(Kim Se-Jeong)’un çeşitli işlerde dikiş tutturmaya çalışmasını anlatarak başlıyor. Kızımız çizgi roman/kafe işleten bir aileye sahip. Babası On Ki-Bong(Ko Chang-Seok), annesi Hwang Mi-Ok(Hwang Young-Hee) ve kız kardeşi On Nu-Ri(Yoon Seo-A) ile beraber yaşamaktadır. Yarı zamanlı çalıştığı bir lokantada paket servis yaparken bir webtoon yayın evinde iş başvurusunda bulunur. Aileden gelen webtoon aşkı iş bulmasının sevinci ile ikiyle çarpılmış oluyor.

Sözleşmeli çalışan olarak işe alınan iki kişiden biridir ve 1 yılın sonunda 1 kişi anlaşmalı olarak kadroya katılacaktır. Yani aslında bir nevi diğer yeni başlayan Goo Jun-Yeong(Nam Yoon-Soo) ile de rekabet içindedir. Ayrıca Jun-Yeong, Ma-Eum’un aksine webtoonlardan hiç anlamaz ve ilgisini de çekmemektedir ama okul birincilikleri ve notları onu bir adım öne çıkarmaya yetmiştir. Dizinin konusu; çizerler, teslim tarihleri ve şirketin maddi durumu arasında gidip gelen bir üçgenin içinde dönmektedir. Departman müdürü Jang Man-Cheol karakteri ile Park Ho-San’ı izlemek bence diziyi izlemeye yeterli bir sebep olabilir. Diziye şahane bir hava katmıştı.

Ana çizer kadrosu ve oyuncu seçimi de bir o kadar güzel yapılmıştı. Lim Chul-Soo’u gördüğüme oldukça sevindim ve karakteri Na Gang-Nam ile inanılmaz eğlendim. Öte yandan dizinin sıkıcı kişisel gelişim kitaplarını andıran sürekli mesaj içeren dramatik bir yanının olması o kadarda tatlı değildi. Her olay bir mesaj içeriyordu, her sorun bir güzellikle bitiyordu. Sorunların çözülmesinde gidiş yolunun beklenmedik seçimleri bir tık ilginçleştirse de “hayat bize hep yeni kapılar açar” şeklinde bir kamu spotu izlemek bir süre sonra sıkıcı gelmeye başlıyor.

Ve romantizm. Yok ki 😊 beklentiye bile girmeyin. Romantik hiçbir şey yok dizide. Hiç yeltenmemişler. Yani benim diziyi izlerken “şimdi bir şey olacak” hissiyatım ve hayal kırıklığım 12.bölüme kadar devam etti. Sonra pes ettim. Böyle de izlemek yorucu valla, yapmayın. Bilin ki romantik bir şey yok. Yan rollerde dahi yok. Romantizm yerine arkadaşlıktır ne bileyim vefa borcudur, efendime söyleyeyim abiliktir, babalıktır gibi daha dostane duygulara yer verilmiş. Yani bu duygular güzel değil demiyorum. Bunlarda güzel tabi ki ama şimdi tatlı bir kalp çarpıntısı ekleselerdi daha da güzel olmaz mıydı? Bence çok da müsaitti. Dizide bolca sevgi vardı. Ofis ekibi dostluk arkadaşlık için dev örnekti. Ebeveynler sevginin kralını gösteriyordu. Kimse seni seviyorum demiyordu ama herkes birbirini çok seviyordu.

Yine de bu kadar hayat dersini bir araya toplamadan biraz daha hareketli bir dizi olsaydı güzel olurdu dedim. Ve diziyi doğru bir ruh hali ile izlemek gerektiğini düşünüyorum. Tam olmasa da “Slice of life” modunuz açıkken izlerseniz bence seversiniz.

OST:

O.When - We Know

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama May 2024 💚

1/5: Frankly Speaking with Go Kyung Pyo, Kang Han Na. 12 episodes; rom-com.

4/5: the Atypical Family with Chun Woo Hee, Jang Ki Yong. 12 episodes, fantasy, romance, action.

11/5: the Midnight Romance with Jung Ryeo Won, Wi Ha Joon, So Joo Yun. 16 episodes; romance.

13/5: Crash with Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, Heo Sung Tae. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

13/5: Dare to Love Me with Kim Myung Soo, Lee Yoo Young. 16 episodes; rom-com.

15/5: Uncle Samsik with Song Kang Ho, Byun Yo Han, Lee Kyu Hyung. 16 episodes; business drama.

17/5: the 8 Show with Ryu Joon Yul, Chun Woo Hee, Park Jong Min. 8 episodes; thriller, psychological.

22/5: Not Very Strong, but Attractive Homicide Squad with Park Se Wan, Kim Dong Wook. 12 episodes; mystery, comedy.

24/5: Bitter Sweet Hell with Kim Hee Sun, Lee Hye Young, Kim Nam Hee. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

24/5: Connection with Ji Sung, Jeon Mi Do, Kwon Yul. 16 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Many new dramas! And so little time...

[inpursuitofnunchi]

is it funny that a part of me is low key shipping ji ho with se hee's ex? why do these two women have so much chemistry????

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Seo Ji-hwan 🤝Nam se-hee

"My pet animal is named 'animal'"

[dead-end-street]

USERDRAMAS: EVENT 10 - EMOTION ⇢ heartbreak USERDRAMAS: GET TO KNOW ME BINGO: TROPES ⇢ single tear

It's such a quiet death, the breaking of a heart. ― Excerpt from MODERN ROMANTICS - LHZ

↳ Shin Se-kyung as Oh Mi-joo in RUN ON (2021) / Ryu Jun-yeol as Lee Kang-jae in LOST (2021) / Choi Woo-shik & Kim Da-mi as Choi Woong & Kook Yeon-soo in OUR BELOVED SUMMER (2022) / Bae Doo-na as Han Yeo-jin in SECRET FOREST 2 (2021) / Nam Joo-Hyuk & Kim Tae-ri as Baek Yi-jin & Na Hee-do in TWENTY FIVE, TWENTY ONE (2022)

[busylazy]

Jung So-Min Supremacy

Alchemy of Souls (2022)

She wasn't in Season 2 but Go Youn-jung is just as adorable for the role.

Because This Is My First Life (2017)

One of my all-time favorites. Their characters (Jung So-min as Yoon Ji-ho and Lee Min Ki as Nam Se-hee) are sometimes toxic, but they served life facts with a reality slap here.

The side characters are quite adorable too.

My Father is Strange (2017)

It's too long since it's a day drama, but everyone's story here is just as strange (err., unique) as their father's.

This could well be the breakout role show for Ahn Hyo-seop (?) before Business Proposal.

Love Reset (2023)

My two favorites (of many, lol) here: Jung So-min and Kang Ha-neul.

I wonder how it would turn out if were made into a series instead. 🤔

The Sound of Your Heart (2016)

This is cute. The series is too short but really fun to watch.

Lee Kwang-soo delivers as always.

Playful Kiss (2010)

I can't really remember this one much. Jung So-min is paired with Kim Hyun-joong (of the Boys Over Flowers, 2009) fame here.

Alice: Boy from Wonderland (2015)

Boy, oh boy, this one I can never forget! It was a roller coaster ride with a major WTF twist.

What else should I watch?

[passionforfiction]

The Law Café

I had a feeling this series was based on a webtoon by its style and I wasn't wrong. I tried to find the webtoon but it's in Korean so I won't be able to read it yet. I'm sure it has its differences, but I will focus on the series adaptation.

The series was entertaining. It was a light romcom with interesting characters. Each episode brought a new set of dilemmas the team had to solve, some connected to the villain and others not so much.

I think they were daring in some aspects, for example, Yoo Ri's clothing. Maybe people that started watching Korean Drama don't see it as a big deal, but those that have been watching for years will notice quickly that this is a character who wears her clothes without hiding her shoulder. I don't know if I'm explaining myself well, but usually women use shirts under or over shirts or dresses with no sleeves (unless its an evening or wedding dress), but in this series Yoo Ri wears dresses and tops with spaghetti strips without any shirt covering her shoulders and upper arms.

Another thing, and this one is impactful, was the "me too" theme. In one of the episodes a young woman comes to Yoo Ri because her boss is sexually harassing her. In their search to find other victims, Bae Joon shares that he was sexually harassed by an superior while doing his military service, and said that others had suffered the same fate until they spoke up, this made the male victim come forward. And even though, when the situation was resolved, it was only the female victim who was with them (when I think the male victim should have been there as well), the statement they made brought gender equality to the table. I have always said that there are a lot of men who are sexually harassed and abused and they are silenced by social mockery and stereotypes. It is hard for women to come forward, it is just as hard for men too. And the use of "me too" to include both genders sent a real message: men and women should not have to suffer through sexual harassment and have their bodies violated by others.

I also liked the plot of their best friends who were married and had a baby. Han Se Yeon is a female police who loves her job and is good at it. She gave birth to their baby and after maternity leave returned to work. It is her husband, Do Jin Ki who opens his restaurant in the evenings to spend the day with his daughter. This is not a usual arrangement, and his mother resents Han Se Yeon for not leaving her job to be a full-time mother. At some point, Se Yeon thinks she is cutting Jin Ki's wings but he tells her that he loves her and their baby and that he doesn't mind being a stay-home father and take care of their child and part-timing in his own restaurant until she is older enough to go to school. This is another important topic, specially in South Korea.

i also liked the fact that the villain got prison time and didn't take the easy way out by committing suicide. Although, I do pity him to an extend because his father used him and treated him awfully.

Overall, it was a good series and it brought to light issues that are important and relevant these days. Plus, it was nice seeing Lee Seung Ki on the screen.