I finally finished My Ajusshi . It took me 2 years to finish this. Two years back I wasn’t in the right mental state to watch it, I loved it but it drained me. 2 years later things weren’t getting better so I decided to continue it back from the beginning since Viki picked it. I am glad that delay happened because it lead me to understand the show way better than I would have 2 years ago. I related with every character in the show in one aspect or another. Being the silent middle child, Dong Hun struck me as the most familiar but it was Choi Yu Ra’s low self esteem and inability to fight herself and the world that related to me the most. Sang Hun and Gi Hun’s career failures, Yoon Hui’s inability to settle in a loving and caring community but the one she finds unable to connect with and Jung Hee’s inability to move on. And Ji An made my problems petty and small, she made me realize that there are many other Ji An’s around me and I could only put some effort in becoming a Dong Hun in their life. I can’t describe this show, really. 2 years ago I called it a tale of depression. Every other character was depressed in one way or another and to show that depression there was some solid reason attached to it. Dong Hun’s depression and unfulfilment agreed way before him finding about Yoon Hui. Yes it was a broken family but I felt the hollowness of Dong Hun’s soul went way beyond that. It was what made me relate to him initially. This show is wonderful and I would actually want to know the views from those who didn’t like it as much. Why did they think that? To me it’s flawless but I’d like to see this show from another angle. Since, March starts tomorrow, I’ll be a little early and post my favorite song from the show. The translated lyrics in this video don’t do enough justice to the song as they are different from the beautiful translation at viki, still it is amazing, like the show.

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    *unfullfillment existed way before*
    I told myself I’d write a lot about My Ajusshi after I’m done with it but the last episode and entire show just wrapped up so nicely that I’ve mostly been speechless.

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      I finished that drama just feeling so satisfied by it. Like taking a deep cleansing breath. It breaks your heart but puts it together again so beautifully.

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        Yes unlike most dramas where you feel that hole, after MA I felt my heart was full.

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    wow..i didn’t even realize this series released 2 yrs ago.. feels like last year

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      It premiered in March 2018, has been 2 years almost. Also maybe we didn’t have really good kdramas last year, so maybe it stayed in your mind 🤔😅

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    What a beautiful write up for a beautiful show! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. This is my favorite song from the show, too. I just love it and still listen to it often.

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      Thanks a lot, I really couldn’t convey much of my thoughts after the end. I love it, it clearly gets a 10 from me. I kept listening to this song since I watched an episode when it aired, the song is one of my favorites too.

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    I don’t remember everything about this show anymore but I can try to talk about some things I didn’t like about it, I doubt many people will reply that because it’s such a popular show. Not that it doesn’t deserve it, drama has many amazing qualities but you didn’t ask about them. 😛
    I hated his brothers. The other issues were small stuff, like IU not being very good on second half, and the ending being a little too open for interpretation, but I really detested these 3 characters and their repetitive scenes and their stories and they took a lot of time, that could have been better spent exploring his wife, his boss, his absent son, his mom, the loan shark, or pretty much anything and anyone. 😛

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      I have seen a few people weite that they don’t like My Ajusshi aa much as others but that’s where the discussion stops since it’s such a favorite to many lol. But I totally encourage that dialogue and that’s why I asked I wanted to know why those people didn’t like it. I have always thought that while live watching you can see more issues then while marathoning because you get enough time to assess a single episode. I agree that the 3 brothers got a lot of time but that was completely fine to me because they were the main characters anyway. I also agree that many others were hardly explored specially Jun Yeong and Ji seok. For a show with a somewhat ensemble cast, there were four characters that were more central to it. But all these were very negligent to me compared to the whole experience of the show.

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    This is the drama that I think is perfect. It’s hard to watch but so worth it.

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      It is hard and perfect for me too. I dropped it once 2 years back and started it back from the beginning in December this year, could only complete 2 months later when there were only 16 episodes.

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    You described Dong Hoon so perfectly. In fact, every time I thought about Dong Hoon’s deep loneliness I couldn’t help but cry a little.

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      Thanks. Dong Hon had a lonely charm that just related with me so much. That hollowness was deep but so ordinarily humane.

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