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Superb review, X. Really got to the heart of the drama while placing it in context. Thank you.
» Posted by Peter Martin at May 28, 2006 12:57 PM
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I love this drama so much but I rarely posted in its soompi thread because it was always hard to find words to describe the feelings it evoked in me. Thank you for your wonderful review, X--I read it with a lump in my throat, nodding all the while.
» Posted by melusine at May 28, 2006 01:18 PM
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BTW, one thing I forgot to add, Noh is going to make a short Drama on MBC early next year, then work again with Pyo Min-Soo in a couple of years. This time she said she wants to complete the entire script even before filming.
Next thing you know she'll cast Hyun Young and leave my TV intact (without bricks inside, that is). If anyone can do that, that's Noh Hee-Kyung.
» Posted by X at May 28, 2006 03:16 PM
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^Hyun Young in a non-bimbo role? Err... okay. *to be filed under Who Knows?* Thanks for the heads-up, will definitely be looking forward to Noh's future dramas ("Goodbye Solo" has made me a gushing fangirl of her writing). Btw, X, I've already read your review on "More Beautiful Than Flowers" and wanted to ask what your thoughts are on "Did We Really Love?"... Is it any good?
» Posted by melusine at May 28, 2006 04:46 PM
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It's my least favourite of her works, but it's still good. Kim Hye-Soo was still in over-the-top mode, and Bae Yong-Joon.... eh. I just can't digest the guy.
» Posted by X at May 28, 2006 05:14 PM
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Hope the only thing they stole from Elizbethtown was the poster.....
» Posted by Donwoo2 at May 28, 2006 06:41 PM
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...because that film invented the trend of two people sitting on a sofa for a poster.
» Posted by X at May 28, 2006 07:41 PM
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Thank you for posting a good review on "Goodbye Solo"
At first time, when I watched title of this series I was wondering what drama was, but I did not spend a time to recognize why Noh Hae-Kyung called it because we are connected with each other and we are not alone and cannot live alone. Most of all, the meaning of and the significance of reconciliation and forgiveness in our life that I found, and we shall overcome the life's darkness through interdependence each other that I re-acknowledged.
For reason of that, however, I would recomand this series strongly.
» Posted by mokshada at May 28, 2006 08:51 PM
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great review, X!! i love the opening about loneliness. very beautifully written. you're a good writer!
this is one of the best show i've seen. i actually cried when at the end, grandma mi-young spoke those two words after looking at the pictures. very poignant and touching!
» Posted by tu at May 29, 2006 09:18 PM
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"Thank you for your wonderful review, X--I read it with a lump in my throat, nodding all the while." - melusine
Me too except that unlike melusine, it wasn't the lump in my throat but a strange tightening of the blood vessels in my head. I even had tears at the end of the review because of what X said about trusting that the characters would "do well, whatever they choose, wherever that road leads them to."
Just like Ruler of Your Own World, I love Goodbye Solo for making me laugh and cry, for blowing me away with its magnificent lines, for giving me characters I could care deeply about, and for just lifting my spirits. Min-ho and Soo-hee reminded me of ROYOW's Boksu and Jung-kyung; their honesty with each other was so refreshing. But my favorite couple by far was Ho-chul and Mi-ri. How I adore this couple - the way they fight and love, the things they say, their connectedness... I've never seen a couple in K-drama who belonged more together than this quirky pair. I can still hum that song that Mi-ri was singing at the top of her lungs in the car with Ho-chul on their way to the beach. I miss Mi-ri.
» Posted by thunderbolt at May 31, 2006 12:55 AM
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This is my first comment, so I'd like to thank you for your dedication to K-Drama Hub/News... most of your comments, I understand and agree with them...
Since you've given a lot of positives on this drama I'd like to share my peeves, too. Little things that produce less than the desired effect in me.
I like the whole series and how the build-up of the stories are setup piece by piece with each person's background story being introduced one by one. While not entirely unique, it has a very nice flow of coming into the story.
What I don't like is the middle to end part, as the story becomes convoluted and draggy. Only the divorced unnie is the one with a purpose and she basically moves the story along in a little unnatural way.
I am particularly disappointed with some of the happy conclusions in the story, as they are simply too happy - considering the whole somberness experience in the drama. Especially Minho's mom and dad possibility of getting back together again... It's kind of hard to imagine the hate and misunderstanding that had been built up for 20-30 years could be resolved just like that. Other things that's kind of hard to take is, Miri's gangster turning into lovey-dovey laundry maker... Grandma's suddenly talking again... after 20-something years because of just looking at pictures...
I feel if it is only 10-12 episodes long, then the pace might be better. That way some events would happen faster, with more purpose. There are also way too many flashbacks in the later episodes.
So, while the introduction is great, I feel the finishing part is the weak link...
Some of the things went exactly right, like Miri's gangster's abdication to Shimsik was touching, Miri's father continued opposition to the gangster...
I'll stop.
» Posted by fastheart at June 1, 2006 04:01 AM
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SPOILERS folks.
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Why are you seeing them as conclusion? They're not. They're simply new openings or developments. Min-Ho and Soo-Hee could break up, and just because Ho-Cheol is 'lovey-dovey' doesn't mean he killed off all the 성질 and they're suddenly going to stop fighting. It's quite realistic making a living 'just like that' after quitting the 'underworld'.
할머니 speaking again because of the photos is actually the way to go. As I said, she's not going to speak again as she used to all of a sudden. She just said a word. That was the rock that broke the glass, the rest, we don't know.
The two divorcees-to-be getting together again? Why, did they promise everything would go back to normal? Nope. They're just opening the door to each other for once... you never see her going in jumping around and saying I love you this and that. It's just an opening. And the fact it comes at the end just means they finally woke up. Wake up calls might take years, but the decision is made in a second. The last.
Every single character has a purpose. It's just that Noh doesn't hit you in the head with it. Most of those 'purposes' deal with getting rid of the weight of the characters' past and trying to start anew.
Noh said she loved the characters too much not to close on a happy note, but the story could go on for a 100 Episodes. I feel the pacing is just right, upping the urgency would only hurt the mood, and I'm no big fan of the Dorama model (10-11 eps).
I don't remember who said it (and he said it about films), but this Drama never ends. It just stops.
» Posted by X at June 1, 2006 04:35 AM
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Thanks for the response.
I see the ending as part of the life journey too, so that's why I don't necessarily want all the characters to be happy, or having a breakthrough. The key is like what you said, Noh's desire for a happy note to stop the story...
» Posted by fastheart at June 1, 2006 01:06 PM
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