On a whim, I decided to finally watch The Classic, mostly because of Cho Seung-woo, but also because The Classic is, well, a pretty famous movie from what I understand.

Well. Buckets of tears later, I can assure you all that Cho Seung-woo is an absolute gem and broke my heart over and over again. He completely embodies whatever character he’s playing, he’s unrecognizable as “Cho Seung-woo” and simply IS the character you see. What can’t this man do. I swear, he’s perhaps the best Korean actor I’ve seen, and that’s saying something, I’ve seen a LOT of actors over the years I’ve been watching dramas and movies, but he’s just in a completely different league.

But to get back to The Classic… Son Ye-jin was also great, she’s just so beautiful and cries so prettily. Jo In-sung was nice and all but didn’t really have much to do. The plot was predictable at times and very dramatic, but I really didn’t care. I knew it was going to be tragic and hit a lot of the romance tropes. It’s a solid watch, absolutely delightful in the beginning when Cho Seung-woo and Son Ye-jin’s characters are giddy in love. And then the tragedy strikes… and it becomes a showcase of Cho Seung-woo’s amazing and gut-wrenching portrayal of a man who loves a woman but is doing the whole noble idiot thing.

Still, I’m glad I watched The Classic. I will be continuing on with watching everything Cho Seung-woo has been in.

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    Love this one. I watched it just after I saw Forest of Secrets and just before Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food. And I agree, the show was all Cho Seung-woo.

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    Movies like this are hard to come by. Whose themes touch you but when duplicated is not the same again. The Classic, Sassy Girl and Windstruck were those movies to me.

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    thanks for the review! I will add it to my list of “Things I like about Cho Seung Woo” !

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