Why You Should Watch: Father, I’ll Take Care of You
by javabeans
We’re trying out a new feature, which we’re calling Why You Should Watch, because we’ve been wanting to open up more avenues for talking about dramas outside of recaps and series reviews, and to give you guys a chance to participate directly as well. The title’s pretty self-explanatory: Here’s your chance to present a case to the world for why people should be watching a drama. Be your drama’s best advocate!
We know there are holes in our coverage and wish we could give every drama a chance in the spotlight. We also know that you all, the readers and drama fandom, are sometimes itching to chime in, and we wanted to open up more places for discussion to flourish about dramas that don’t get regularly recapped here—we have What We’re Watching threads and Open Threads and Drama Hangouts, but sometimes a body just wants more. I feel that pain too. When you’re a hardcore fan, those thoughts and feelings and giddy exclamations just want to come pouring out regardless of time and place and propriety, and we want to make room for them here, at K-drama addicts central.
So I’ve decided to kick things off with the inaugural post, to make a case for why more people should be watching Father, I’ll Take Care of You. (To be totally transparent, I may have thought up this Why You Should Watch feature after being frustrated that the latest What We’re Watching was just too short to explain all the reasons I’ve gone giddy for this show, and wanting to talk about it to somebody, anybody, without committing myself to six months of recaps. So maybe the idea was mostly selfishly motivated, but hey, sometimes selfishness can lead to helpful things!)
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Father, I’ll Take Care of You may seem like an odd show to get all bouncy and excited about, given that it’s a simple, straightforward, fifty-episode weekend family drama that is populated with lots of characters you’d like to shake. It’s not cleverly plotted, it’s not a new idea, it’s standard lighthearted weekend fare. So why care?
I present to you Exhibit A:
I have more exhibits, but come on. Isn’t that enough? *rewatches* *loops over and over* *mesmerized*
I firmly believe that a family weekend drama lives or dies by the pull of its youngest loveline—there are always tons of other characters and a myriad of other life issues represented (housewives, working life, in-law relationships, and so on), but if you have a dull-as-dirt youthful romance, you’re toast. Conversely, if that maknae romance gets the viewers excited, then it can nigh carry the whole show—if I’ve realized anything after watching family weekenders, it’s that I’ll go through a lot for the sake of a cute, satisfying loveline.
Park Eun-bin (Age of Youth, Secret Door) and Lee Tae-hwan (W, Come Back Ajusshi, High School King of Savvy) take up this role in this drama, and boy are they ever pulling their weight and more. The show definitely understood this, since it started with them and launched into their story right away, and despite the attraction unfolding a lot quicker than I understood in my head, I was so charmed by it that I didn’t care. Why is he so moony-eyed over her already? Shouldn’t he be more guarded about the weird stranger? I don’t know if I quite get it. GO ON, GIVE ME MORE.
One thing the drama does well is in building up their moments from the start, delivering just enough morsels to keep me eager for more. In the beginning, I would watch everything so that I would understand the family dynamics, and found myself sitting up and my heart speeding up anytime either of these characters showed up onscreen, even when not directly involved in a loveline moment.
Then as the episodes went on, I found myself so impatient for their scenes that I fast-forwarded everybody else, and found that I didn’t miss not watching those stories. On the contrary, it made me love this show even more, because it was 100 percent good stuff, and I was eating it all up.
But to give some context, here’s what the show is about:
The “father” in the title refers to the family patriarch played by Kim Chang-wan. He and his wife live on the second floor of a three-story villa that they own. The family matriarch (played by Kim Hye-ok) has worked tirelessly for forty years taking care of children, parents, and in-laws, and now that her children are grown and her mother-in-law (Grandma Na Mun-hee) has moved out (albeit to the apartment above, on the third floor), she is beyond thrilled have her life all to herself. She’s in her golden years and determined to make the most of it.
That’s until—long story short—two of her grown sons run into tough times and come crawling back to live with Mom and Dad, ruining her golden retirement.
Doormat First Son and his wife end up living in the basement with their two children. Selfish Second Son and his wife claim the first floor for themselves and their son. Mom was planning to rent out the first floor and enjoy the extra income, and is indignant at her foolish children for ruining it. But Father, despite being soft-hearted and gentle, is unmovable in his stance that they take care of the kids in their time of need.
But on to the good stuff!
Lee Tae-hwan plays the third son, Sung-joon, a successful mid-level director at a large company who has worked the past two years in Taiwan. It’s there that he first runs into Park Eun-bin’s character, Dong-hee, and they have a few bonding moments before they go their respective ways. Then he returns to Korea, moving back in with his parents (on the second floor)—and finds out that the strange girl he ran into in Taiwan is now living in his villa’s rooftop room. Moreover, she’s his in-law—and while he seems chuffed at the former prospect, the latter is distinctly disappointing.
Park Eun-bin’s Dong-hee isn’t very related to Sung-joon: He is the younger brother of her sister’s husband, and her sister is actually a second cousin.
On top of that, a birth secret hints that Sung-joon isn’t actually Father’s third biological son, but likely an adopted one. Fauxcest averted!
Dong-hee’s brother (actually second cousin) has ruined their family financially: He fleeces his brother-in-law (First Son) and wrings his own grandmother dry, then flees abroad (hence Dong-hee’s trip to Taiwan to find him).
That’s how Dong-hee and her grandmother (let’s call her Grandma-in-law) end up moving into the rooftop room, because Father hears of it and is too compassionate to ignore their plight. Of course, that means that we now have five levels of one villa chock-full of one family and its in-laws, and all the relationship clashes that ensue.
Among Oppa’s victims is Sung-joon’s company, and they decide to go after Dong-hee instead, and because she’s a decent person with a sense of guilt that her brother doesn’t share, she finds herself backed into all sorts of financial corners. In a convenient turn of events, Sung-joon’s colleague insists on hiring Dong-hee to work for free, to pay off the amount Oppa stole, which brings the couple into constant contact both at home and in the office.
There is a dreaded Rival Woman, but Sung-joon is so smitten with Dong-hee that it’s not angsty in a bad way. I mean, come on, just compare how he looks at Dong-hee (above) to how he looks at his leech-ladyfriend (below).
The romantic elements are very simple, and it’s not like there’s anything exceptionally fresh or different about the romance to make it so addicting. And yet, I get excited anytime Sung-joon and Dong-hee run into each other accidentally, or all the times he loiters outside her door trying to find excuses to talk to her, or how he seems to love taking her by the hand whenever an occasion presents itself. *eeeee!* The details are dropped in tantalizing bite-sized pieces, and add up to something much more giddy-making than each of the parts.
The show also thrives on its knack of throwing them together in all sorts of situations that are squee-inducing even when they’re blatantly transparent, because they push all the right buttons anyway. I don’t care why they’re together now, I just care that they’re together! Washing dishes! Making kimchi! Babysitting nieces! Yes, please, and thank you!
As for the rest, well, I’ll let the clips do the talkin’.
Sung-joon to the rescue:
Library week was a great week:
*pat pat*
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And now it’s your turn!
If you’d like submit an entry for Why You Should Watch, email your submission to hello@dramabeans.com.
A few guidelines:
- Your entry can be short or long (but let’s not go crazy here; we may edit if it’s insanely long).
- Include at least one image and one video clip.
- It can be a show that has been recapped, because the idea is to appeal to people who have not yet seen it—so even if we’ve written twenty recaps, the new viewer probably hasn’t read any of them. We do, however, think the idea is particularly useful for unrecapped and/or underrepresented dramas.
- Write for an audience who has not seen the show yet. Assume no prior knowledge! (And don’t give away major spoilers.)
- Please, to the best of your ability, use proper grammar and spelling, and spell out full titles and names (no acronyms).
Happy writing! We look forward to being persuaded into watching tons of new dramas we can’t possibly have the time to add to our watchlists but will, come hell or highwater, manage to anyway! It’s the addict’s way. *dramaholic salute*
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51 ck1Oz
December 27, 2016 at 3:15 AM
Oh those two, they just make me gush. You're right... we watch the weekend dramas for the young couple. I swear I am skipping through all the others. Couldn't give a hoot.
But just for those 2 cuties- even though I know we are up for another almost 35 episodes of angst- I just want to keep them together. Who ever know KTH going moony eyed is so swoon- worthy?
By the way I am not a weekend drama person- I skp fast fw almost all the scenes.
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52 kaybee
December 27, 2016 at 3:28 AM
Completely in love with this new feature! Thank you!!! ☺️☺️
Especially since older shows are allowed! There are several I would love to talk about, but never get the chance to. I may end up using this feature if I ever get the time to rewatch any of those shows and am able to write anything coherent lol ?
In regards to this show, I just can't do weekend dramas, even if it's LTH. I'm always sad when actors I like pick weekend dramas, cause I know I'm just not capable of watching them and then I'll miss out *sigh* Oh well, plenty of other dramas in the sea, I guess?
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kaybee
December 27, 2016 at 3:31 AM
In case I might need it... Are you supposed to make the videoclips yourself or is finding some on YouTube good enough? My tech skills aren't exactly all that great ?
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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
December 27, 2016 at 5:20 AM
You know, i have been weekender for quite some years out of loyalty for my favorite actors / actresses. It is pretty sad to see those talented actors keep doing weekend drama because lack of chances to do prime time drama, since most of prime time drama chased popular stars more than the talented ones.
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dfwkimchi
December 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM
I actually got introduced to kdrama by watching the weekend dramas - the first one was Here come Ajumma (2006) - Lee Pil Mo has a special place in my heart since then!
I have enjoyed weekend dramas since then. Most of the time I watch 2 of them at the same time - i always watch the KBS ones + 1 from the other networks (MBC or SBS).
Since the casts are bigger for these dramas - i get to watch/catch more actors/actresses.
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53 1bloghopper
December 27, 2016 at 4:52 AM
yeay! i totally love this drama because of changsoo and his family. can't believe the doctor tricked the two quibbling families that their sons got switched during birth. quite a good remedy to forget my long wait for dokkaebi.
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54 alua
December 27, 2016 at 5:35 AM
Can someone explain to me why everyone goes after Dong-hee when the debt/crime committed is by her oppa?
I can get why loan sharks do it (they are criminals themselves) but a company and all of its employees? I feel like they are all putting way more energy into looking for Dong-hee and getting her to return the money than they are for hunting down the actual person who committed the crime? Is this legal in Korea, trying to hold someone else responsible for a crime/debt? And if they are so bothered about it, why don't they take the whole issue to the police?
As for the love rival: what a tiresome woman. *He isn't in to you.* Someone treating you politely, working with you and having dinner with you isn't a relationship. If after five years he hasn't held your hand, kissed you, told you he likes you, you're dumber than dumb... This woman is all surface, there's nothing beneath her fake-smile pretty face...
Anyhow, skip-watching this now (only the parts of the maknae romance b/c the rest is only tiresome).
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55 nyemba
December 27, 2016 at 6:00 AM
there should be a counterpart Why You Should Skip this Drama (W) lol kidding. new year, new feature yey!
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namedx
December 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM
LOL, that cracked me up.
Anyway, thank you for this new feature, JB! It's totally awesome being able to share and rave about dramas we love! Also, that kimchi making gif... *swoons*
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dramalava
December 27, 2016 at 11:01 AM
LOL. Not a bad idea! Save the people the trauma of dramas that lead you on for nothing lol
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56 Im Jin AH
December 27, 2016 at 6:04 AM
Thank you for the article. I watched the first couple of episodes but found that the show didn't do a great job of explaining how everyone was related and it got really confusing. After reading this i am willing to give it another shot
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57 evelynray
December 27, 2016 at 7:17 AM
Yes, thank you, javabeans, for having this FITCOY as first for this new section! I am totally loving Park Eun Bin and Lee Tae Hwan in this! Hehe, what's more, I am sure most of us are always swoony over him and his smile <3
Am watching it and definitely still gonna watch it throughout 50 episodes.
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58 Yaya
December 27, 2016 at 7:20 AM
Yay! New feature! So excited for the new possibilities of new dramas to be discovered. Here's to panda eyes!?
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59 Léa
December 27, 2016 at 7:25 AM
LOVING Park Eun Bin & Lee Tae Hwan together! She's been someone I'd watch pretty much anything for for a while, but now they've really become *the* reason to watch FITCOY.
On another note, any other recommendations for 'maknae/leading couple that makes the whole show'? PEB/LTH, Joo Won/UEE, etc....
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risa
December 27, 2016 at 12:17 PM
I have one to recommend: Dandelion Family aka Roses and Dandelions. I don't really recommend the drama itself, but the maknae couple is daebak. If you like contract marriages, I'd say this is a must-(skip-)watch because they have one of the sweetest contract-marriage storylines I've seen. And it's between Lee Yoon-ji and Kim Dong-wook who are both adorkable.
I'd love more recs too!
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Léa
December 27, 2016 at 1:13 PM
Thank you thank you! I actually just thought of one myself -- the underrated Glorious Day with Park Se Young and Lee Sang Woo, who are really, really lovely together.
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gongblin
December 28, 2016 at 6:37 AM
I recommend What Happens to My Family/What's With This Family for the maknae romance between Park Hyung-Sik and Nam Ji-Hyun. Too cute for words! I fell in love with PHS from then on :)
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60 sd
December 27, 2016 at 7:26 AM
i want to have 30 min of lee tae hwan n park eun bin scenes bcoz dey are awesome .i m waiting always for dere scenes. its first time i wait fr weekend drama.dey shud b in another series as main couple. cant get enough
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61 ohmyaegyo
December 27, 2016 at 7:49 AM
Dramabeans, please do Why You Should Watch featuring Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. I know there are four episodes left but I wish more people knew about this small but awesome show and it would brighten their days, too.
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alua
December 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM
There's a recap for Weightlifting Fariy Kim Bok Joo... I think the idea of this feature is to give a space to dramas that aren't being recapped at all so people can find out about them and/or discuss them.
There's plenty of buzz about Weightlifting Fairy – more comments in recent recaps for that show than for Legend of the Blue Sea.
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62 imbuk
December 27, 2016 at 7:52 AM
Thanks for this post, javabeans. I am sure this was no small feat considering how busy you are with year end reviews, recapping two shows and now editor picks around the corner. It was such a fun read. Even though I don't watch this drama, I am tempted to watch the lead couple's scenes after watching the video clips. Park eun bin here looks so different from song ji won. I have this soft spot for couples with more height difference, they may look mismatched but I find it adorable! <3
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63 alasecond
December 27, 2016 at 7:54 AM
Is this restricted to kdramas? or any recco?
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64 Gladys
December 27, 2016 at 8:28 AM
I'm not fond of family drama, way too long. But I've started this one solely because of Lee Tae-hwan & Park eun-bin!! I'm at ep 12 and I have to say the drama isnt the best thing out there but those two are sweet and cute enough to make me stay!
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65 orangeblossom
December 27, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Great idea for a segment! I love drama recommendations. You've convinced me to try this one out. =)
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66 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
December 27, 2016 at 8:41 AM
Tip of the Day: if you want to persuade people to watch, don't admit to fast-forwarding too much.
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67 HaleiwaBabyGirl
December 27, 2016 at 8:59 AM
Thanks javabeans! I'm watching this along with along with Laurel Tree Tailors and Our Gap Soon and loving it right along with you! Weekend Family dramas are always long but that is what it is, hey at least it isn't those late night 100 plus episode ones......I think I would definitely lose sleep! Thanks for the push, this is one of MBC's best so far!
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68 pickledplumtree
December 27, 2016 at 9:25 AM
Oh weekend dramas. I even fast forwarded a bit in that three minute library scene...but it had me loling. Lee Tae-Hwan does "hero" so well.
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69 kapp70
December 27, 2016 at 10:17 AM
So far I like the drama. That being said I find that I am in the minority in not really caring for Dong Hee and Seong Joon. They are a nice looking couple but Lee Tae Hwan acting and body language are on the stiff side to me. So that really stops me from enjoying them. Hopefully as the series continues he will loosen up.
I started this drama for because of Kim Jae Won and I continue because of him. Lee Jeong Eun's character needs to turn it down a notch but it's plenty of time for that.
The other story l like is the one involving the two cousins.
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70 dfwkimchi
December 27, 2016 at 10:54 AM
I started watching this show from the start for Kim Jae Won and Lee Soo-Kyung but got suckered in by the maknae couple of Lee Tae Hwan (Sung-joon) and Park Eun Bin (Dong hui)!!
i am enjoying all the other relationships in the drama - sisters-in-laws, brothers, cousins, grandmothers, mother-daugther, etc. Lots of drama but bearable so far.
When Jung-Eun (played by Lee Soo Kyung) described Lee hyun woo's (played by Kim Jae Won) uncle (played Jo Sun Mook) as Korea's Richard Gere in a recent episode - i just about died laughing as that is what i thought of the actor when i first saw him in Witch's Romance as Park Seo Joon's dad!
I do agree with one of the comments above that the timelines on some of the story-lines are somewhat askew!
So far pretty entertaining and i look forward to all the stories.
Between this show and Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop (which is winding down in the home stretch) - my weekends are full!
A Coincidence:
After I read in DB article announcing this drama in September and saw that it was from the same writer as My too Perfect Sons / The Sons of Sol Pharmacy - i looked for that series on gooddrama as this as been on my watch list for a long time as i have a soft spot for Lee Pil Mo. In the first 4 episodes of the show - found out that the lady character that was sweet on Lee Pil Mo was called Bok Shil! - just when Shopping King Louis was playing during that time. Bok Shil, Bok Shil - everywhere i turned!
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71 moosie
December 27, 2016 at 11:23 AM
I thought I'd never watch a weekend drama (my attention span cannot handle 50 episodes) but they look so cuuuuuuuute. You've convinced me.
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72 namedx
December 27, 2016 at 11:25 AM
I think I've fallen in love with... Lee Tae-hwan's height!! Anyone watched ep14 yet? That red v-neck jumper he was wearing! I don't usually care for relationships ending in marriage +kids in dramaland, but those two (Sung-joon & Dong hee) would make beautiful parents!
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73 Gidget
December 27, 2016 at 11:41 AM
To gain traction, a couple of suggestions:
1). Bump the thread to the top after every episode airs.
2) Initiate each post-episode conversation with a comment from one of the DB staffers . It can simply be a duplicate of what will be used in the "What We're Watching" feature.
3) Have the DB posts done by a staffer who - at the moment - likes the episode/show. Not just bits and pieces of it. This will help people participate, particularly new visitors.
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kapp70
December 27, 2016 at 12:11 PM
New to responding but I've been on this site for a while now. I agree with your suggestions.
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74 hasy
December 27, 2016 at 12:02 PM
It's like this site KNOWS the secret to my heart though. I LOVE Lee Tae Hwan. From the smitten and filial investigator in Pride and Prejudice to the loyal sidekick in W, I was so happy that he's headlining his own drama. :D I was so happy to see him in W but I'm normally not a fan of weekend serial dramas since they ARE SO long.... I particularly LOVE korean dramas because they don't DRAG out like the chinese ones. >.<" The fact that Park Eun-bin is in this makes this even GOLD. I might wait until it's all out though, lord, I'm already playing the waiting game for Legend of the Blue Sea (broke my rule doing it too). Liking this new feature already. :)
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75 kapp70
December 27, 2016 at 12:07 PM
I forgot to mention that even though the sister-in-laws can be annoying l like that the show is showing how it is to be a working mother and a stay at home mother. There is no right or wrong.
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76 potatodrama
December 27, 2016 at 1:45 PM
I couldn't finish the first episode of this drama when it premiered. Well, as I'm a librarian myself and love romance behind the books, maybe I'll give another try.
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77 Durin20
December 27, 2016 at 3:08 PM
I watch the Han Sung Joon & Oh Dong Hee couple with giddy joy and do fast-forward for their scenes. However, lately, I pay the most attention to Han Ji Hoon's depression story. I feel for him and his mother (have to spoil a little), Seo Hye Joo. Kim Sun Young's (Hye Joo) reaction to hearing that her character's son was raised with out hugs was heart breaking. I loved that Hye Joo wanted to keep both the boys, even though she and Han Sung Hoon (first son, played by Lee Seung Joon) can't afford to raise two children with all the bells and whistles that seem to go into raising bright Korean children.
I do not understand Bang Mi Joo (Lee Seul Bi) or her husband Han Sung Sik (second son, played by Hwang Dong Joo). They seem to be typical makjang characters whom I easily fast forward. I feel the same about Kim Hye Ok's character, Moon Jun Ae (mom of the 3 boys). I love Kim Hey Ok but had a hard time watching her in this drama until last week's episodes (13 & 14). I think some of the characters may be growing on me - I blame the actors.
I find Han Jung Eun (the 3 sons' cousin, played by Lee Soo Kyung) to be too over the top. I mostly fast forward her, even in scenes with Lee Hyun Woo (Kim Jae Won), the mysterious neighbor who is looking for his missing brother.
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78 newgirl
December 27, 2016 at 5:58 PM
Darn you, javabeans! After suffering through 50 episodes of You're the Best, Lee S.S., I swore I would never watch another weekend drama. But now, after watching those clips, I need moarrrr. And Weight Lifting Fairy just isn't doing it for me, so FITCOY it is!
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79 angskeet
December 27, 2016 at 11:24 PM
Javabeans! You totally just sold the drama to me. I will now make my way to go watch it.
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80 korfan
December 28, 2016 at 1:00 AM
This new feature, my friends, is yet another example of why we love Dramabeans so very much! Thanks!
Have to say that I did catch the first episode of this drama the other weekend and I found it to be pretty good. Time issues have kept me from continuing to watch full episodes, but I may be able to catch snippets here and there.
By the way, one thing is clear, and javabeans has provided the visual evidence in the video clips above ...... being around 5"1' and finding yourself in the library has it's advantages! *giggle*
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81 salt N pepper
December 28, 2016 at 2:01 AM
Another weekend drama *gulps*! I've watched long weekenders before but purely because of an actress/actor that I like. I think the first one I watched was Creating Destiny because I have a soft spot for Eugene, as she was in the first drama I ever finished. Next I watched Smile You for Lee Min Jung and Jung Kyung Ho (still love this drama to bits!). Then Ojakyo, at first because people were raving about Uee and Joo Won but I ended up liking the second brother's love line with his team leader more so I skipped through most parts of the show towards the end and just stuck to their scenes. And then I watched I Have A Lover and What's with this Family for Kim Hyun Joo. I'm not exactly a fan of Park Eun Bin or Lee Tae Hwan but those clips are cute so maaaaybe I'll check this out next after I'm done with Signal.
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82 Anne
December 28, 2016 at 7:13 AM
I hesitated at first, however I took a peek at some parts of the first episode and already loving the show. I can't wait for them to upload the new episode, too anxious to know what is coming up. It is quite light hearted and touch my heart on certain scenes.. including the rest of the story lines with the other family members, i m in love with it :)
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83 mhineey
December 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM
Wahhh, daebak
I've been search about Lee Tae Hwan, he is 95line
Such an old face men, but wow, he has incredible acting skill since at young age
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84 신류지
December 28, 2016 at 2:08 PM
Question: Can it be Korean movies too?
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85 redfox
December 28, 2016 at 2:20 PM
thanks for the recommendation. the acting might be a bit sub-par but I am enjoying the construction manager-crazy artist pair. they´re funny. I quess I feel an attachment to an artsy spirit. the drama actually delivers some pretty solid writing in the parts you suggest to skip. I don´t know if I´ll keep this up though, I am back to fulltime at work and I only have 4 days off during the next 2 months. no free weekends either.
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redfox
December 28, 2016 at 2:42 PM
oh my gosh, is that you, Maxim? what happened to you? why are you not with Louis?
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86 mochaconverse
December 28, 2016 at 7:36 PM
Is there another drama that has a similar romantic relationship as to the one Sung-joon and Dong-hee has? Like the interactions and just the way it works is similar?
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87 Alana
December 28, 2016 at 8:02 PM
Thanks, Javabeans! I was trying to find a reason to watch it and now I finally have. I never watched a drama with 50 episodes but am gonna give it a try.
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88 ariel
December 28, 2016 at 9:21 PM
I LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCH!! I'M SO HAPPY DRAMABEANS POSTED SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!
I LIVE for the youngest couple. Lee Tae Hwan is sooooo dreamy in this role. I also love Park Eun Bin from watching her from Age of Youth. I really want Bang Mi Joo to go away and stop torturing poor Dong Hee and get off her pretentious high horse and leave the two of them alone to be happy and ride off into the sunset!!
But I'm also really starting to like Jeong Eun and David Lee together !!! Yes, unravel him and stop his revenge plot!! I'm also soo looking forward to when *potential spoiler???* they reveal that Sung Joon and David are brothers!! They haven't said anything concrete about it but ... they heavily hinted in one episode and I haven't been able to forget about it.
The plight of Ji Hoon really gets to me, too. The whole family dynamic is one I can actually get behind. Usually I don't watch family dramas because there's always the mom that hates the daughter-in-law to extreme, unbelievable ends and will do inhumane things to her, and although the relationship between the matriarch and first daughter-in-law isn't great, the matriarch isn't necessarily some evil monster. She does have her reasons - I mean they may not necessarily be great, but she's a pretty sane person.
Anyways, I'm so glad we drew attention to this gem of a weekend family drama, a type that I also tend to not watch because they're sooo long and move so slowly, but I don't mind the pace of this one at all. Looking forward so much to seeing how it will develop!!!!!
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89 Quinze
December 28, 2016 at 10:50 PM
Oh snap, this is awesome! Always trust javabeans and co. to come up with new ways to feed our addiction. I've been tuning into this show for these two myself. I think the male lead is probably the main reason this couple works tbh because I find her a little too stilted sometimes. But they're cute and the family dynamics with the First and Second brother's son swap is mildly interesting enough to keep me from forwarding too much.
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90 Afiy Sarwar
December 29, 2016 at 3:55 PM
the second son's child- the top student who's his biological parents and why did they give him up
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91 maymay
December 29, 2016 at 6:13 PM
Started watching this after this feature with a judicious use of FF. I do like LTH and PEB couple a lot and I only stop mostly to watch their scenes. However, I feel LTH being swoony is the greater factor in the pull because PEB is mostly just timid and soft and a little predictable.
Jeong Eun on the other hand is too wacko for my taste..and Hyun Woo's revenge mode don't interest me at all.
I also like the two sons switcharoo plot. Makes things interesting. Even in my FF mode (which might be slowed down by my connection), I also catch a lot of the two boys' scenes. I like that Ji Hoon has a chance to live like a normal boy for a change even though I don't really buy the switched-at-birth story. LOL. The possibility is nuts but I like the consequences of the story.
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92 barbjean
January 2, 2017 at 5:11 PM
I love this show too. I like the actress, who plays the grandma, who was in Dear My Friends. I do not like when the ladies fight each other so fast forward those scenes. I am surprised by how much of the storylines I want to watch and not fast forward through.
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93 Ammu
January 6, 2017 at 3:46 PM
This post is contagious - immediately after, I saw some of these videos and now I have gone through each of the episodes of this drama just to see all of the scenes with this couple. And now I am so excited for more episodes and to see more development! I'm not sure if it's the actors, the characters' personalities, or how these characters are intertwined, but there is something so sweet about watching them and I wish they had their own drama... and I really like Kim Jae Won but as of now, I am way less interested in the other scenes (except of the children, I feel so bad for Ji Hoon) and much more interested in this couple. Excited for more! (hopefully!)
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94 barbjean
January 16, 2017 at 5:53 PM
So few. So far between. Ah I wish there were more of SJ and DH!!!! Though I have liked some of the story with the cousin baby switch - especially CS going through bootcamp. The actor playing CS has good comic timing. I do not like the whining voicees especially from the middle brother - he acts like a child, so he is the one I fast forward through most. Also, Heesook, I think CS will hopefully soften her as a person and help her gain appropriate parenting skills. I am getting interested in the other two leads story and hope he too gets softened and finds out that sowing vengeance reaps nothing.
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95 Daniel
January 22, 2017 at 8:41 AM
"I firmly believe that a family weekend drama lives or dies by the pull of its youngest loveline" - OMG! You are so right.
Now that I read it, it all makes sense. I am currently watching the show with the tailors, and at least up to middle, the biggest thing I was interested was the love story between the rich girl and the handsome guy. (Come to think of it, I skipped a lot of the other stuff).
Thank you for letting me know myself better now :)
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96 ally
January 22, 2017 at 11:51 PM
I like this drama.
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