[Spoilers!!!][Ddoboja Reviews] My Ahjussi // My Mister

"Thank you." 

I believe those words perfectly depict how I experience towards this drama. Initially, when articles came out announcing this drama, I (and many other Korean netizens) were turned off past times it non exclusively because of its title, the whole #MeToo mess alongside Oh Dal Su (let's bless Park Ho San for beingness casted inward this role every bit his replacement), but also because of the drama's woman individual lead, IU. Personally, I was never a large fan of IU's acting. To me, I exclusively knew IU every bit "IU the vocalist who occasionally acts." Her acting never captivated me in addition to based on the full general public's reactions towards her past times acting, most of her works, where she's the lead, weren't really considered a huge success. But I own got to admit, I do own got a bias against singer/idol turned "actors". Many of these idol/singer-turned-actors don't start off acting alongside small-scale roles but accept on atomic number 82 roles (usually alongside the assistance of their agency's influence on the production). And their acting commonly feels out-of-place inward a lot of the plant they participate in. So... I didn't own got huge expectations for this drama. But boy... was I proven wrong. 

With 'My Ahjussi', I experience similar IU simply perfectly consumed the role of Lee Ji An. It didn't experience similar an histrion was simply playing a role, it literally felt similar the grapheme of Lee Ji An was a existent person. When watching her portray the grapheme Lee Ji An, you lot couldn't fifty-fifty experience or consider whatsoever sense of IU inward there. I felt the same way alongside Lee Lord's Day Kyun in addition to his role every bit Park Dong Hoon. When Lee Lord's Day Kyun was playing Park Dong Hoon, his acting didn't remind me of whatsoever of his past times roles (e.g. Coffee Prince, Pasta). You know an histrion is really talented when they're able to brand your ticker ache alongside simply the audio of their heavy breathing. 

This drama really felt similar it was the rediscovery of Lee Lord's Day Kyun in addition to Lee Ji Eun. To me, it felt similar IU was able to do a path where she tin forthwith move recognized in addition to acknowledged every bit 'Lee Ji Eun the actor' non exclusively past times her fans but also past times regular viewers. Before the drama began, people expected her to non perform every bit good every bit her co-stars but every bit episodes went on in addition to on, the comments on her acting were filled alongside praise in addition to other commenters began to telephone phone out commenters that hated on IU's acting past times maxim things that the haters clearly weren't watching the drama in addition to were simply mindlessly hating on her. 

I intend the biggest lesson this drama idea the viewers was how you lot tin similar someone without it beingness a physical/sexual attraction. This idea was perfectly worded past times this comment: 

Lee Ji An in addition to Park Dong Hoon clearly aid for each other in addition to abide by i another. With Lee Ji An, her grapheme was never given basic human respect. At a immature age, loan sharks hounded her because of her parent's debt in addition to although she's encountered some people who would move overnice to her, she fifty-fifty says that they halt roughly their 4th attempt. Lee Ji An respects in addition to cares for Park Dong Hoon because he's i of the get-go people to simply process her similar whatsoever other private inward the globe in addition to his abide by in addition to aid towards her stayed consistent. 

Park Dong Hoon's grapheme is a chip difficult to describe. It seems similar his life had reached a plateau earlier all the events alongside Lee Ji An began. He knows his human relationship alongside his married adult woman is going nowhere, he's constantly worried most his woman parent in addition to brothers, in addition to he doesn't appear to move completely happy alongside where his life either but he's content alongside it. But Lee Ji An comes inward in addition to reassures him that he's nevertheless a practiced individual fifty-fifty though he doesn't consider himself that way. Personally, I experience similar the drama worked out then good because the characters are relatable. Everyone's destination inward life is to accomplish happiness but I experience similar this drama is reminding us to notice comfort in addition to move at peace alongside what nosotros currently own got in addition to where we're currently at inward our phase of life. It's similar reminding us to appreciate things in addition to non to move likewise difficult on ourselves. 

What I really liked most this drama were the changes nosotros were able to consider in addition to notice every bit the drama progressed. Lee Ji An starts off every bit a real cynical individual but every bit the drama progresses, she's able to demonstrate her weaknesses in addition to sensitivity. Park Dong Hoon also becomes to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than motivated to do what he wants to do in addition to starts to give less of a fuck of what others intend most him. Initially, I idea the drama over-exaggerated the role of Kwang Il (played past times Jang Ki Yong) in addition to his violence towards Ji An but the author was able to resolve that number past times explaining that during Ji An in addition to Kwang Il's childhood, Kwang Il used to protect Ji An from his loan shark begetter but inward the future, the roles contrary in addition to Kwang Il ends upwards taking on his father's role in addition to he's remorseful over that (well inward my view he was LOL). My favorite part most this drama was the changes inward coloring. The drama is commonly presented inward night coloring themes but I really liked how inward the finale, when Lee Ji An in addition to Park Dong Hoon reunited, the overall coloring of the scene was vivid in addition to fifty-fifty Ji An was dressed inward to a greater extent than warm tones. Both, Lee Ji An in addition to Park Dong Hoon, looked happier - which was something they promised each other that they would move happy. 

Personally, I'm i of the viewers who really liked the ending in addition to I'm alright alongside the characters non ending upwards together. I don't intend the betoken of the drama was for Lee Ji An in addition to Park Dong Hoon to romantically halt upwards together. I intend the utilization of the drama was to demonstrate human relationships in addition to demonstrate how liking someone doesn't e'er own got to move most beingness attracted to them physically or romantically. You tin similar someone because you lot abide by them, aspect upwards to them, or simply aid most them. 

I intend this is the get-go Korean drama I've watched where at that topographic point wasn't whatsoever romance plot betwixt the 2 leads in addition to to move honest, it was really refreshing. The drama explored the diverse struggles people experience throughout their lives, whether it is: workplace struggles, solid unit of measurement struggles, or personal struggles. In my opinion, I believe 'My Ahjussi' showed us that a drama tin move successful without having to own got a primary romance plot in addition to I believe that's why tvN's law drama 'Live' was also successful because it really showed the lives of law officers without beingness some other romance drama that disguises itself every bit a "police/medical" drama simply because the setting is inward a law station or a infirmary when the primary focus is on the 2 leads' relationship. 

Overall, this drama has also decease i of my life's all-time favorite dramas in addition to has introduced me to i of my favorite actors, Lee Ji Eun. I want to a greater extent than people would give this drama a postulate chances then that it tin pause the stigma that's held against IU every bit an actor.  

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Haha omgggg 

This is my get-go fourth dimension doing a review most a Korean drama

but it's generally simply a postal service most my final thoughts on the drama!

I can't believe this drama has ended ㅠ.ㅠ

Now what am I going to watch... 

Hope you lot all enjoyed it every bit much every bit I did