Na Direção do Amor (2020)

Um bom drama

Um drama original da netflix, levíssimo, sem grandes acontecimentos.

Não é um drama com uma história surpreendente mas é bom, os personagens estão vivendo a vida, é algo mais real.

Pelos edits dos casais que vi no instagram achei que teriam um romance mais intenso, estariam explodindo de química e tals. Tinha química? Tinha, mas não foi TAAANTO assim não.

O protagonista é um atleta nacional mas é uma pessoa carente e que sempre se negligencia sem nem perceber. Ele é um garoto que não sabe quase nada da vida, até mesmo saber diferenciar as coisas que ele gosta e não gosta. Chega até a não se valorizar da forma que devia.

Os personagens estão cada um tentando viver a vida de forma equilibrada.

Esse dorama passa a mensagem de que é importante correr olhando pra frente sabendo que o passado é importante mas que a gente precisa deixar ir, precisa aproveitar a vida para alcançar os nossos objetivos.

Finalizo com uma frase muita linda que foi dita pelo protagonista:

“Não tente forçar os seus pés em sapatos que não servem”

Sério, essa frase eu ameiii.

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Kenapa kalian mesti bgt nonton ini?

Tbh drama ini tuh kayak bener-bener seru banget dan bertanding keras sama True Beauty. Awalnya aku nonton ini bukan aku nungguin aktor atau aktris yang aku suka cuman kayak lewat aja di list aku terus aku tertarik karena waktu itu aku juga bingung mau nonton apa. Awal nonton itu bawaannya itu kayak emosi karena bapaknya KSG itu literally nyebelin bgt. Tapi kaya semakin berjalan episode itu makin kaya lucu semua gitu loh, karena casnya ini juga bisa diajak bercanda jadi dramanya juga tidak boring.

Salah satu scene lucu itu pas film candi yang punya filmnya itu KSH (a.k.a Seon Ho) gemes banget tahu di sini jadi Cameo. Jadi filmnya itu bener-bener ngangkak dan kalau waktu tayangnya itu kapan-kapan jadi itu kayak gak pernah tayang. Jadi ini tuh film di dalam drama, terus film yang mainin itu pemain drama 😂😂 selain itu pas episode 15 kalau nggak salah itu tuh ngangkak banget. kan mereka double date itu eh ternyata bukan double date tapi triple date malahan. Yang ketiga itu tuh kayak sahabatnya OMJ dan dan asistennya SDA, terus cara mereka triple date itu ngakak banget soalnya mereka yang ketiga itu awalnya dating di Playground 😂😂 overall suka banget dan menyimpan banyak kenangan~~

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Just Keep Running

Just found this drama today, and I thought that I should give it a try. And I think my time was well spend. Learned many thing from this drama and also love the journey of both first and second ML FL story and their journey. This drama thought me that no matter how harsh it is just keep running toward your goal.

Best quote from the drama is running is to not looking whats behind but just focus on whats in front of you and focus on the goal. One more is not matter what life we go through surely we fall down to our lowest at some point but keep in mind that we fall not to be desperate but to learn how to make ourself get back up.

Lastly sorry for my english if it is bad.

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Learn to Love Yourself

At first looking at the title one may think that the drama is about running.
Well it was a first.. but for me, I interpret it as running towards a better life.

This drama tells about the life of 4 unique individuals: Ki Seon Gyeom (KSG), Oh Mi Joo (OMJ), Seo Dan Ah (SDA) and Lee Yong Hwa (LYH) and some other side characters.

I really like the quirky KSG who always seems to help everyone around him without the slightest care of himself.
OMJ is the one who shake him up and made him realized that he should pay attention to himself too. I really like what she said to him in the drama "KSG-sshii, you should learn to love yourself too, because you are worth it"
Sometimes we may forgot to take care or love ourselves as we were busy taking care of other people. This drama made me realized that I should value myself more before everybody else.

SDA first impression was that of a bold and proud heiress but after watching more, I realized that all of that is a bravado she put as a defend mechanism in the surrounding and her family situation. Although the way she act around people can be annoying but she is very loyal.
LYH is an outgoing and cheerful guy that melted the ice walls SDA built over the years. He was able to slowly step inside her heart.
I love how LYH mature over the episodes as LYH & SDA relationship progress along the episodes.
He is a sweet and lovable guy and friend to have. (would love to have a friend like him).
I didn't know breakup can be sweet but LYH nailed it. (well the writers did).

I love how the writers sort of punish KSG's dad for his wrongdoings. There's a quote that the drama use "Parents raised and give births to their children but parents do not own their children" this quote is good as many parents seems to think they own their children and took control of everything the children does.

Overall the story line is good and comforting. the ending is even better. I would say its the best satisfying ending in a drama I've watched so far. Not only they give a great and satisfying ending to the 4 main characters but also all the side characters without leaving any.

If you are looking for some comforting, easy and fun drama about life then RUN ON is for you. I will re-watch this someday when I'm feeling down.
The soundtracks are awesome too, go and download it.. they have many great songs.
The casts are perfection. I love how each actor/actress portrayed their characters.
Big round of applause to the writer, director and the actors & actresses. They did a great job with this drama. Hope to see them in another drama soon.
Enjoy ^^

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Run On. Move On - A drama about life

Story: I love the flow of the story all through out. It is not a sports drama but about life. How you keep moving forward when it comes to career, love life and family issues. I commend the writer for illustrating life as a race. We all must keep moving forward in life though there's a lot of struggles, it's ok not to be swift, It's ok to change your line sometimes what matter is we stay on track and keep enduring it until you reach your goal. It's normal to get tired and that's ok just keep trying and keep moving. Just don't stop.

Expect that this drama is not perfect but you can just ignore it and focus on the funny scene.

Acting/Casting:
I love everyone but I'm not fully satisfied with Shin Se Kyung acting. She's beautiful and ok sometimes but I think there's a better actress that can act better as Oh Mi Joo.
I love Im Si Wan acting as always. He's really good in every role he got.
Kang Tae Oh is also a versatile actor. He has a cute role here as Lee Yeong Hwa.
I am very satisfied with Sooyoung this time with her role. She's really great as CEO Seo Dan Ah.

Music:
All of the ost are ok it just that not all of them is my type of music. I recommend Run To You by LUCY.

Rewatch Value:
I will rewatch it again if I will miss to see Im Si Wan again hehe.

Overall: I am satisfied with this drama. One of my Top 20 of 2020 Korean Drama. I will recommend this drama to someone who feel lost and who's a fan of Im Si Wan, Kang Tae Oh and Sooyoung.

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Jam Packed with Themes

I was immersed in this since it got me to reflect on my own life but by the end of it I still felt something was missing. Perhaps it may have been because this was a splice-of-life drama so there was less story to develop.

However, I was pleasantly surprised to see all the themes this drama was able to touch upon. These were some I noticed even if they weren't explicitly mentioned:
1. sexuality
2. family and socio-economic status
3. self-love/care and mental health
4. boundaries and personal space
5. masculinity and emotions
6. strong and independent females
7. disability (visible or invisible)
8. dreams and goals
9. environmentalism
10. friendship
11. justice
12. ageism and seniority

Just seeing all these themes in one drama today made me happy and I'm sure there were some I missed. It seems that shows/entertainment are moving towards a more positive direction where these topics (some more sensitive than others) can become more open for discussion. If you're curious about how these themes were incorporated, I would recommend trying this drama out. Perhaps you can notice more than I did.

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Slow burn slice of life

I would categorise this drama as 'slice of life'. It takes it's time to develop each scene and shows the characters life as it is, their struggles and frustrations.
We can see the male lead's frustration. A sprinter who is fighting the hierarchy system in the sports industry where seniors bullying juniors is the norm. He tries to go against the system and fight with the abilities that he has while upholding his beliefs which could end his sports career. He exhibits extreme control over his emotions, I feel it's more like he feels dead inside probably due to his upbringing with an absent superstar actress mum and an oppressive dictating politician dad.

I do appreciate that almost everyone behaves like an adult. The don't go off the rails at any misunderstanding and do speak their mind when it calls for it. There isn't an instant love at first sight, this drama takes its' time to develop friendships and relationships. Although each episode runs around 1 hour, it does feel longer than that. Despite it's slow pace, it isn't boring.
If you're ok with slow burn dramas then this is right for you. I liked Run On, but i wasn't obsessed with. I enjoyed watching it but I don't think I'll crave watching it again.

As for the acting, I think this is the first Shin Se Kyung work that I liked and I think she should pick more of these strong adult roles although script availability is another matter.

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The most heartwarming drama ever!

I loved so much the actors, songs and story. Everything is so perfect, it is amazing see how they grow up, how they change during the drama, how the love can help you to be a better person, not in a bad way, but the best one. This drama it is full of lessons, and help us a lot to be better too. It is about selfcare, it is about learn how deal with the problems, it is about forvige. I think this drama it's not for everyone. It is slow, soft and the story is constructed little by little. This is for sure the best drama I've watched!!! So heartwarming that I am smiling during the write. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Just perfect!!!!

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Tiene todo lo que me gusta

Es un drama que me enganchó desde sus primeros capítulos. He visto que para muchas personas es tediosa y realmente no lo entiendo porque ya de por sí se ve que esta serie va a ser tranquila, de ir conociendo a los personajes y vivir sus vidas.

Para mí es refrescante, es una serie que hace que te enamores de los personajes, veamos una relación sana, su evolución, conflictos, etcétera. Con unos personajes con sus propias vidas y problemas que iremos viendo su evolución unos más que otros y que toca temas que pocos dramas coreanos logran hacerlo sin forzarlo tanto.

Mi único problema fue la pareja secundaria, su historia no me terminaba de gustar ni de convencer, tampoco veía química y eso hacía que sus escenas me fuera aburriendo mucho.

Siento que es el típico drama para ver mientras estás comiendo o tranquilamente con tu café.

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One of the most horribly written characters and plot I've experienced in a K-drama.

You can only do so much, even with a talented cast. I came into this show after watching the female lead in another show titled "Female Historian," I thought we would get the same caliber of acting and plot, but boy was I wrong. For some reason, the male lead is written as an extremely dimwitted and dense character. It's almost as if they decided he was born at 20 and just barely learning social development skills. Granted, most k-dramas take this route, but it's usually a lead character who is anti-social and only opens up when a female lead piques their interest. In this case, the male lead himself is just dense af. There really is no other word for it. There are numerous cringe-worthy lines, along with awkward writing and meetups that it becomes an abomination by the 6th episode. In fact, the sixth episode is perhaps the worse written of them all.

To make it worse, the male lead acts in a robotic manner with a puzzled "why am I here" look 90 percent of the time. It's infuriating cause there are moments where he acts in a normal manner and stems to be a person who does more for others than himself. The problem is that information is withheld within characters. No one says why they're doing what they're doing, or gives corrections to rumors (except for his fake actress relationship), but instead, hold back info that is counterproductive to their social lives. It makes absolutely no sense. Then when the characters revert to a pre-social development stage, it's when you seriously want to throw the remote at the screen.

For what it's worth though, Ms. Seo or Dan/Dahn is perhaps the absolute best reason to keep watching the show if you must. Her beauty, story, and acting come together for what little material she has to work with. Her love story also overshadows the main leads. To have found this actress is the only reason why I'm glad I checked in.

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Slow, but it pays off.

This drama starts so slow. The first few episodes I just couldn't find it in myself to care. I couldn't understand what was happening a lot either, but maybe that's just me. An example: why did Dan-ah have to break up with Young-hwa? It took a while for things to click for me. To be honest I don't think it ever did? I'm still confused as to what the drama was really going for. The way they told the story is super confusing and sometimes I didn't know if we were going anywhere. Like the ending could've literally happened two episodes earlier and it would've made sense. So many things could've been omitted and it wouldn't have been any lesser for it.

But in the end I grew to love the characters and it's a pretty satisfying ending. The last few minutes of ep16 feels like a high in happy hormones tbh. Siwan took some time to grow on me but eventually I liked him. Sooyoung and Kang Tae-oh stole the show for me though. I absolutely love their characters and how they portrayed them. I hated seeing them cry. :(

The OST was fine and idk the rewatch value bc I probably won't revisit it.

Overall I didn't waste my time watching it so that's great =)

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Running nowhere....

Run on! is a drama that has great leads with a boring story. The show focuses on its 4 leads and follows their day to day lives while dealing with their own external and internal issues.

The poster main leads follow Ki Sean Gyeom, an athlete who grew up rich with a broken family and a Oh Mi Joo a translator who has no family and grew up with the challenges associated with it.

The Second leads follow Sea Dan Ah a young CEO looking to move up within her families companies who like Ki Seon Gyeom also has a dysfunctional family, and Lee Young Wha a young college student who paints for fun.

My Main gripe with this drama is that its basic and very predictable. The drama itself dragged on for way to long and struggles with pacing issues with every episode. The Main leads could have had their story wrapped up by Episode 8-10, and the second leads didnt get much development till the second half of the season in which their story could have been wrapped up within 2 episodes.

The shows first 10 episodes were great but episodes 11-16 were just a drag. 11-16 was when they shifted the focus to the second leads and their 'will they, wont they' dynamic. The second leads were good in their performances but their script and story was boring and was dragged out for way to long, Instead of the show focusing on the others interesting subplots.

This show would have benefited from being a 12 Episodes at 45min-50min a piece.

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