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Even baddies get to have their backstories told, and I really appreciate that about the writing. I love that everyone has their own backstory and motivations, which we come to appreciate. There is no Candy, and no cold chaebol prince.Įveryone is flawed yet likable, and just overwhelmingly normal. Well ok, except for the part where Soo Ha can hear other people’s thoughts. There are no cookie-cutter characters except for a tiny handful among the supporting cast. One of the strengths of this show, is how the characters are all written with facets such that each character feels like a real person. I really enjoyed the OST, and found it helped to heighten the viewing experience without being overwhelming. Like the cinematography, the OST is predominantly warm and light too, with a number of lovely feel-good tracks that I never tire of hearing.Īt the same time, there is a smattering of more wistful songs and some suitably suspenseful tracks for the more tense stretches of our show. It doesn’t distract from the loving frame created by the warm palette and the gorgeous lighting, but for those who notice the detail, it adds to the surreality of Soo Ha’s character and the world in which he lives. Here, I love the subtlety in the camera angle that makes Soo Ha’s leg look superhumanly long.
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Here, we get a little bit of slo-mo glass shattering, and it’s skillfully employed to deepen our experience of the moment, without disturbing the flow of the scene. There is a little bit of fancy in the camera-work at times, but those are always light touches that add nuance without being distracting. I love that the show manages to give us that strong sense of warmth, even in night scenes, which can easily lean cool. And I’m not even talking about Lee Jong Suk at this point, heh. You almost want to ask: Is this boy real? That gorgeous lighting, with that fabulously warm Spring palette makes Soo Ha look stunningly surreal. Together, these things made magic on my screen, I tell ya.Ĭase in point: Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk), bathed in warm, beautiful, glorious light. My favorite, favorite thing – ok, my two favorite things – about the cinematography is the predominantly warm, bright, happy, intense Spring palette, combined with wonderful, loving, skillful lighting. I really liked that fact that the cinematography and OST never feels obtrusive in this show, yet in their understated-ness, together, they manage to create a world that feels just that little bit surreal, like a sort of hyper-reality. Here’s the OST album, in case you’d like to listen to it while you read the review.
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But this show hits all the right notes where it matters the most: it’s got oodles and oodles of heart, and isn’t afraid to show it.Īnd at the heart of the matter, isn’t that why we love our dramas? This isn’t a perfect show by any means, and the flaws aren’t even that hard to pick out. Let’s just say that this show wasted no time in stealing my heart, and I couldn’t quite stop myself from squealing out loud. Melt, melt and melt.īefore starting on this show, I’d heard all the raves about how cracky and addictive it is. Even with that fair warning, though, I was surprised by how much I liked it. Everything about this boy-man, from how he’s written to how he’s portrayed, floats my boat. My top reason for loving this show, though, can be summed in this character still right here. There are a good number of reasons to love this drama: a good story, robust themes, a brisk pace that’s well-kept for the most part, engaging characters that are well-written and well-acted, heartwarming relationships all-around (well, almost all-around), a very enjoyable OST, and a fantasy, superpower bent that gives rise to related hijinks, many of the romantic variety. A noona romance that reminds me all over again why I love kdrama.