Each week, Pretty Noona manages to restore my faith in K-Dramas. My faith that naturalistic dramas have a place in Korean entertainment and if done well, can be popular not only in Korea, but also abroad. Not everyone shares the same values, and values and norms change over time. You can portray pre-marital sex because not only is marriage not for everyone, but pre-martial sex is a fact of life for some. You can portray partners at their most vulnerable and in each other’s most personal space because they are exactly that, partners. I find it silly that I have to laud and applaud each drama that takes a similar approach to naturalism this ones does, but I turns out I have to. In many ways it’s similar to extolling a piece of work—both Western and Asian—that finally gets topics of race and sexuality right. They need to continue to do so so that perceptions can hopefully be changed. The need to continue to do so so that those who identify know they are not alone. I really do find it silly that I get awash with emotion whenever something realistically simple and mundane happens, but because it’s so rare and relatable, I can’t help but go giddy.
There’s a reason why slice-of-life is a popular genre. I concede that there is also a reason why rom-coms, melodramas, and action dramas are also popular. To each their own and variety is the spice of life. Truth be told, if I saw dramas like this every day, I might not appreciate it nearly as much. As aforementioned, because dramas like this are so rare, people can end up having a very one dimensional perception of K-Dramas. With the amount of love and attention dramas like this, Stranger/Forrest of Secrets and Mother are getting, it is my hope that viewers and critics can appreciate what the cast and crew of so many of these dramas have done and see that they are just as capable of producing quality work as everyone else.
I said all of that just to get to my one of my favourite scenes of Pretty Noona Episode 8. It’s everything from him entering the room after he was told that she was changing, to the camera angle used, to the interaction, dialogue, and the acting. Gosh, this drama is that damn good—mostly.
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April 27, 2018 at 6:32 AM
Each week, Pretty Noona manages to restore my faith in K-Dramas. My faith that naturalistic dramas have a place in Korean entertainment and if done well, can be popular not only in Korea, but also abroad. Not everyone shares the same values, and values and norms change over time. You can portray pre-marital sex because not only is marriage not for everyone, but pre-martial sex is a fact of life for some. You can portray partners at their most vulnerable and in each other’s most personal space because they are exactly that, partners. I find it silly that I have to laud and applaud each drama that takes a similar approach to naturalism this ones does, but I turns out I have to. In many ways it’s similar to extolling a piece of work—both Western and Asian—that finally gets topics of race and sexuality right. They need to continue to do so so that perceptions can hopefully be changed. The need to continue to do so so that those who identify know they are not alone. I really do find it silly that I get awash with emotion whenever something realistically simple and mundane happens, but because it’s so rare and relatable, I can’t help but go giddy.
There’s a reason why slice-of-life is a popular genre. I concede that there is also a reason why rom-coms, melodramas, and action dramas are also popular. To each their own and variety is the spice of life. Truth be told, if I saw dramas like this every day, I might not appreciate it nearly as much. As aforementioned, because dramas like this are so rare, people can end up having a very one dimensional perception of K-Dramas. With the amount of love and attention dramas like this, Stranger/Forrest of Secrets and Mother are getting, it is my hope that viewers and critics can appreciate what the cast and crew of so many of these dramas have done and see that they are just as capable of producing quality work as everyone else.
I said all of that just to get to my one of my favourite scenes of Pretty Noona Episode 8. It’s everything from him entering the room after he was told that she was changing, to the camera angle used, to the interaction, dialogue, and the acting. Gosh, this drama is that damn good—mostly.