Two years ago today, I began watching a drama that some of you might be a little familiar with: Because This Life is Our First
It was my birthday, and I had just finished taking a difficult exam earlier in the day and finally allowed myself to catch up on dramas. It seemed as if everyone and their mother were raving about this show on DramaBeans, so I knew I had to at least give it a chance.
Of course, I had no clue what sort of effect it would have on me. I got completely swept up in the fever. I was mentally in a pretty good place at the time, but a little lonely, and I found myself being blessed with an entire new community of people who loved the same thing I did. For the first time I could remember, I woke up excited each and every day, falling completely head-over-heels in love with the tight-knit trio of women who always had each other’s backs despite their differences, the heroine who went through so many trials and struck a chord with so many young women in her struggles under a patriarchal society, and, of course, the man who opened his home (and, eventually, his heart) to her.
Although two years have passed, I’ve yet to find a male lead who surpasses Nam Se-hee. My love for him is no secret around here and never has been. Not even the other Lee Min-ki characters I’ve discovered and come to love since hold a candle to him in my heart.
Two years may not seem like long, but I think the past two years have been the longest of my life. I have some days where I’m fine, I have some days where I can’t stop crying, and I have some days where I feel nothing at all. But no matter how I’m feeling, there has not been a single day where I haven’t been able to feel just the littlest bit better by returning to Ji-ho and Se-hee.
Sometimes admitting these things makes me feel supremely silly. It’s just a drama, after all. Is it really that important? But to me… yes, it is. Even if it is silly, it’s true. When I’m at my lowest, when I feel the most alone, these characters are always there for me, and I’m so grateful. Grateful towards Yoon Nan-joong for creating this world, grateful towards Park Joon-hwa for bringing it to life, and grateful towards Lee Min-ki and Jung So-min for making Se-hee and Ji-ho who they are.
Thank you. I really don’t know what else to say besides… thank you.
mindy
October 13, 2019 at 7:46 PM
Two years ago today, I began watching a drama that some of you might be a little familiar with: Because This Life is Our First
It was my birthday, and I had just finished taking a difficult exam earlier in the day and finally allowed myself to catch up on dramas. It seemed as if everyone and their mother were raving about this show on DramaBeans, so I knew I had to at least give it a chance.
Of course, I had no clue what sort of effect it would have on me. I got completely swept up in the fever. I was mentally in a pretty good place at the time, but a little lonely, and I found myself being blessed with an entire new community of people who loved the same thing I did. For the first time I could remember, I woke up excited each and every day, falling completely head-over-heels in love with the tight-knit trio of women who always had each other’s backs despite their differences, the heroine who went through so many trials and struck a chord with so many young women in her struggles under a patriarchal society, and, of course, the man who opened his home (and, eventually, his heart) to her.
Although two years have passed, I’ve yet to find a male lead who surpasses Nam Se-hee. My love for him is no secret around here and never has been. Not even the other Lee Min-ki characters I’ve discovered and come to love since hold a candle to him in my heart.
Two years may not seem like long, but I think the past two years have been the longest of my life. I have some days where I’m fine, I have some days where I can’t stop crying, and I have some days where I feel nothing at all. But no matter how I’m feeling, there has not been a single day where I haven’t been able to feel just the littlest bit better by returning to Ji-ho and Se-hee.
Sometimes admitting these things makes me feel supremely silly. It’s just a drama, after all. Is it really that important? But to me… yes, it is. Even if it is silly, it’s true. When I’m at my lowest, when I feel the most alone, these characters are always there for me, and I’m so grateful. Grateful towards Yoon Nan-joong for creating this world, grateful towards Park Joon-hwa for bringing it to life, and grateful towards Lee Min-ki and Jung So-min for making Se-hee and Ji-ho who they are.
Thank you. I really don’t know what else to say besides… thank you.
chasingbears
October 13, 2019 at 10:07 PM
This show manages to give you comfort even if you didn’t realise you need it. This show will always be on the top of my list and I’m so glad it exists
Karmen ~ 🍜🏢🎭 ~ 📚☔🦋 ~ 🪂🌱💘 ~ ✨🍊💫 ~
October 14, 2019 at 8:42 AM
It’s a beautiful post, thank you for having shared it. I can relate very much.
ship-happens
October 14, 2019 at 5:35 PM
Thank you for sharing this wonderfully uplifting story. Hope this drama continues to comfort you when it needs to during these next two years.