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Thanks for the reminder, @Welmaris. 🙂
Enjoy the finale!
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Enjoy the finale!
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Thank you, @Packmule3!
So, I’ve been doing some thinking about our characters in relation to the Kdrama trope of true love being fated by a childhood meeting. Why wasn’t DJ fated for an OTP with either of the Chae/Chase twins? She did, after all, meet both of them on the same day when she was a child. I believe the answer lies in the nature of her interaction with each of them.
When DJ met the younger twin, he offended her by invading her personal space, stroking her hair. This type of disrespect for DJ’s personal space continued into adulthood with Chae Jun’s stalker behavior. She made her feel uncomfortable as a child, and as an adult. Despite his outward appearance of impeccable grooming and material success, and his somewhat playful demeanor, there was something about Chae Jun that DJ instinctively wanted to keep at a distance.
In DJ’s short interaction with the older twin, she was again met with disrespect. When she asked him a reasonable question about the overly familiar touch of earlier in the day, having mistaken him for his twin brother, he called her stupid (pabo). That disdain for, and anger at, other people remained at the core of Ian Chase’s personality as an adult.
Contrast these interactions with DJ’s and YD’s connection through the dandelion flower on the grounds of the hospital & funeral hall. Even though the two didn’t meet in person, they offered care and support to one another. It started when DJ playfully encircled the flower with the discarded cigarette butts she found littered on the ground. Rather than think that silly, worth ignoring, or even being tempted to destroy DJ’s efforts, YD built on her concept and encircled the flower with stones. They were on the same wavelength. YD’s work was carefully done and in respect of DJ’s efforts; DJ’s circle of toxic trash became a henge of coordinated, enduring stone. When DJ saw YD’s improved installation, she recognized the heart with which it was done, and left the strawberry lollipop as a thank you to her unknown fellow artist. There is significance that the candy included an image of a strawberry, as a strawberry looks similar to a human heart.
As adults, YD and DJ demonstrate much concern and respect for each other. These traits have been deeply ingrained in their personalities since childhood. The encircled dandelion flower is not the cause of their being drawn to one another, but a sign of the compatible life views these two have. Even in the midst of pain they celebrate a spot of cheerful color when they stumble upon it. They’re both glass-half-full kind of people.
Thanks @pkml3 for the thread.
@Welmaris, nice thoughts on the nature of the interactions of the ‘children’ and how these inform their relationship as adults. I’ve always like Show for how it commits to what it sets down … and so we see the characteristics of the ‘children’ remain consistent into their adulthood.
While the sad backstory of the twins makes me wish that they could heal and helps me understand their anger, their subsequent choices puts them in a dark place, practically together with their tormentors, past and present. It’s impossible to right an evil with more evil.
I anticipate a difficult episode tonight, followed by a happier denouement tomorrow. Fingers-crossed for funny moments despite the necessary angst.
The twins story is confused… I hope I will understand at the end :p
Kalimera everyone!
Thank you @Packmule3 for opening for us another thread!
@Welmaris up to the point as always! I agree with you that DJ and YD are in the same wavelength.
As for the twins, as @GB already commented above, “it’s impossible to right an evil with more evil.” It goes nowhere and in our case, one of them is dead, while the other might become a puppet for the Chairwoman…
Let us enjoy tonight’s episode and say goodbye tomorrow…
As you have said in the previous thread, @Welmaris and @Moonstar512, I will recommend #YAMS to those who want to watch K-Dramas for the first time! It is definitely a great show!
Hello everyone..
our last week together to discuss YAMS..
ohh I’m gonna miss this drama.
@Welmaris,
Your analysis regarding the childhood meeting is so on point. I am super agreee with that. The point is how their true characters developed until they grow up and still consistent like @GB said. And that what makes them resonate to each other when they meet again in their adulthood.
@GB,
I wish for the same too.. hopefully the Show give us the funny moments no matter how difficult it would be tonight…
see ya later !
I smiled through much of today’s episode, although sometimes through tears. Mama Moon needs to adopt all DJ’s friends! I loved the scene with her and GY. We’ve never been given any of GY’s family background, but I suspect she doesn’t have a supportive mother like DJ’s.
I’m frustrated with Eun Ha still wanting to keep secret her relationship with Tae Jung. She is demonstrating a lack of faith in someone who is trustworthy, so I think the fault lies with her. She resists clinging to TJ because she’s already fearing their breakup; she also fears the disapproval of parents and siblings. Her own high standard, as she explained when the three girls went day camping, is that a couple should cling to one another no matter what pressures are applied to separate them.
It seems to me YD was let of easy by the Gangneung aunties. Once they learned he was a psychiatrist, they got distracted in their questioning. Spinning like a fish in the microwave, indeed: the auntie’s conversation and attention spun so far off topic it’s like they forgot YD was there.
Foolhardy as Patrick is about his career, I have to admire him for being true to his heart. It is fair of GY to ask him to consider if/when his love fades, whether being forever tied to her will be worth the cost; but ultimately, it is Patrick’s choice to make. Now it is GY’s choice: will she keep running away, her excuse being protection of Patrick’s career, or will she accept Patrick’s decision and love?
We got more details filled in about the twins, but I’m still a bit confused who was with DJ when. During my first watch of this episode, I got the impression that some of the time DJ thought she was with Choi Jeong Min, she was actually with Ian Chase posing as his younger twin. That would explain why Ian Chase, who admits to being the twin who confronted Dr. Ju in his clinic, said he liked Ms. Kang. (Unless Ian Chase said it to make sure YD thought he was the same person as Stalker.)
My heart breaks for Choi Jeong Min. As Ian Chase himself saw, his younger brother was worse off for having stayed in South Korea with their mother, not better. CJM seems to have become the more introverted of the two, at least in their teen years. His confidence was likely beaten out of him by Hong Se Geun. Ian Chase took advantage of his brother’s emotional wounds and pressured him into participating in his (Ian’s) vendetta against the Nanum Jeil Prayer House’s two staffers. CJM had fled the house after his mother was killed by Hong. He did not ask Ian to impersonate him and go back inside: that was all Ian’s idea. Ian’s intervening led to the death of Hong, but suspicion would fall on CJM. It was Ian’s idea to continue his impersonation of CJM and give his statement to the police, as CJM. Although neither twin caused Hong’s mortal injury, Ian committed crimes by withholding help (kicking away the phone to prevent Hong from calling for emergency services), and by misrepresenting facts to the police (not divulging that both twins were at the house during Hong’s death). By maintaining his silence, as directed by Ian, CJM became an accomplice. He became caught in Ian’s web of deceit, and Ian made sure he was firmly entangled through guilt. We see that by diverting suspicion about Hong’s death away from CJM, Ian believes CJM is indebted to him.
It was Ian who wanted revenge on Kim Myeong Ja. It was Ian who hired Hwang Jae Sik to kill her. But Ian roped CJM into participating in the hit by having him lead HJS to KMJ’s house (after Ian had departed, of course, so Ian could dodge all suspicion). And HJS made sure he had record of his accomplice (not knowing he was the other twin) by taking a photo of CJM at KMJ’s door. Ian further entangled CJM in his web of deceit and increased his criminal liability.
I’m not sure when in the timeline YD saw Ian washing bloody clothes in the bar bathroom. Ian wasn’t present at the 2003 murder of KMJ. Did their encounter take place after Hong’s death and Ian gave a statement to the police? That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. I’d think: following two deaths, the police would have taken CJM/Ian to the station for his full statement, allowing him the option of having defense counsel during questioning; since Ian was injured, he should have been taken somewhere to be treated; as an 18-year-old and still legally a minor, CJM would have been turned over to social services on the death of his mother. Why would the authorities turn loose, with no guardian, a newly orphaned, injured boy in bloody clothing with nowhere to go? (As the scene of two deaths, CJM’s home was likely off limits for awhile.) These seem like plot holes to me.
I wonder why Ian wasn’t detained after confessing to criminal acts he committed as a teen visiting South Korea. Perhaps the statute of limitations for those acts had been exceeded, so the police had no legal standing on which to hold him.
It looks like Ian’s character is being rehabilitated, humanized. We see tears come to his eyes. But I don’t hold out much hope for his surviving to the end of the drama. He’s now got both the Chairwoman and HJS wanting revenge on him. His words and actions led to the deaths of HSG, KMJ, and CJM. In the world of Kdrama justice, he’ll be made to pay, even if in the form of self-sacrifice to protect another.
Dear @Welmaris et all!
I watched pretty late this episode. I am glad that our OTP had lovely scenes even though some of them kinda hilarious. I am talking about Dr. Ju and the Ahjummas.
The talk between Mama Moon and Young Do was touching and understandable. I admire GY even more right now. She went to Mama Moon to explain the situation between Young Do and her. I am glad that Mama Moon sympathized with her and asked her if she is now okay.
As for Eun-Ha, I have stated that she has issues to solve. I don’t like how she is dragging down Tae Jung with her. They have nothing to hide, but I know that this foreshadow in the restaurant will be Deus Ex Machina in order DJ to discover that they are dating.
As for Patrick, I am so happy that he is so steady for his age. He doesn’t care for the consequences. He run to GY and that is what matters! That’s why they will send him to the army? In order the fans to forget the scandal?
For the twins, I was right that Ian Chase visited Dr. Ju at this office. We saw what happened and yes, my heart hurt for Cheong Min. Ian Chase manipulated him, as he manipulated HJS to do the killings. This backfired though and as a result Cheong Min had to commit suicide in order to save DJ.
I had the same feeling with you @Welmaris, that Ian Chase will self-sacrificed himself to protect either DJ, YD or both.
This last scene at the Church that started all, got me pretty worried, now that the Chairwoman wants to punish him.
We shall see. I am very fond of these characters! I do hope they will have their Happy Ending, whatever that will be…
Hi everyone, I barely watched the show once through without and with subs, in drips and drabs. What comes to mind is that I’m glad Show is bothering to answer many of our questions with all the back stories that we needed to get straightened out.
I wanted healing for all, and it looks like my wish that even Chase gets a chance to be better than he’s been, is coming true. I thought it nice that during surgery, he thought of what DJ and Ju had said to him and made his decision to not kill the Chairman. One never knows how much weight one’s words carry… In this case, unwittingly, DJ and Ju probably saved the Chairman’s life. So a note to self: speak with care and after some thought and be positive!
I wondered if GY went all the way to Gangneung to see DJ, or because she knew that Mun Mi Ran was DJ’s mum. She must have guessed that DJ would have a ‘hard time’ with Mum over Ju’s first marriage.
GY has a weird ability to just insert herself into people’s lives as if she always belonged there. DJ and her Mum have such a great depth of being able to care for all and sundry. Poor Mum was so reluctant to ‘part’ with DJ, but she should see it as gaining a great son-in-law who can psycho analyse people for her! LOL.
I like the ‘psychology lessons’ of this show. Ju’s lecture featuring DJ, himself and Chase’s back stories was enlightening. How sad that Chase was the child with no feet. Show gets me feeling sympathy for him although he’s indirectly a killer. I suppose Ju was the hidden child with no shoes and DJ was the child who was given her mother’s shoes to wear. Maybe they didn’t fit her well, since the premise was that the three children all had bloody feet but for different reasons.
It was also once again a wise comment on how we cannot judge by outward appearances. All the children looked like they may have faced the same situation, since they all had bloody feet, and if the judgment of 1 had been applied to all, all of them might still have ended up being wrongly judged.
It is a good point to note that just because 2 of the children felt guilt, did not mean that they’d committed a crime, and just because the 3rd child showed no guilt, did not mean that he was without crime.
We consider also how the market ladies judged. They were quick to jump to their own conclusions, barely allowing Ju to introduce himself properly. In the end they wanted less to know about Ju than to impose their own warning about how he should take care of DJ or face their ire. They wanted to install themselves as ahjummas with clout and rights.
VChairwoman too has issued her warning of administering punishment upon Chase. Considering that she gave him no easy choice, he was pretty brave to stand firm upon his Hippocratic oath. It’s a pity that evil such as hers gets away without being punished. She will continue to consider herself entitled to carry out evil always. I did think that Chase should have taken a leaf from her book and brought in recording devices to their conversations, to gather some damaging evidence.
By coming forward to speak the truth at last, Chase was obviously all set to take himself out of the clutches of VC, as well as to make peace with himself. It was most satisfying and fitting that Ju countered his initial ignoring of 18-year old Chase, by seeking him out to offer help now. It was the one needed act that made the difference between choosing life or death.
As for all those strange plot holes, mentioned by @Welmaris, yes… I wondered about them. Possibly the Writer couldn’t come up with a good logical explanation and has left several points hanging. It will be a pity if none of them get filled in, during tonight’s finale.
All in all, I’m delighted that this Show has rewarded our commitment with many funny, warm, healing and sweet moments, together with enough explanation to clear our puzzlement and some good points on mental health that will be useful. Which reminds me, … I should look up if what Ju said about what DJ’s drawing is true or not!!! LOL.
This show reminds us that transplant patients face challenges–physical and emotional–the rest of their lives. A show like Hospital Playlist makes it seem like receiving a transplant is the answer to all a patient’s (and their guardians’) concerns. I wonder what the life expectancy and quality of life is for babies who receive heart transplants, as seen in HP2. The marathon the moms are in likely didn’t end once their children received new hearts.
Hi @GB, I hope you are feeling better today. I believe you have always spoken with care, you write beautifully and I enjoyed reading your posts.
I will be sorry to not have new episodes of YAMS to look forward to next week. Episode 16 brought many story lines to satisfactory endings, but some loose ends were left dangling. I was surprised to see Ian Chase still alive and breathing (I think?) at the end of the drama, but he is still a haunted man. Chairwoman’s phoned-in threat to Ian’s life didn’t go any further, as far as we saw, but Detective Ko did say that karma would catch up with those the law couldn’t make pay for their crimes.
My wish for DJ’s funny junior concierge to meet Cheol Do didn’t come true. I think A-Ri hinted she wanted to date CD. That’s not a bad couple. There was no more movement in the possible pairing of Ha Neul and Jin Ho: Ha Neul is still nursing a broken heart after losing Eun Ha to Tae Jeong. Patrick was shipped off to the military by his management company, but his relationship with GY is now public (someone interviewing GY calling him her boyfriend), and time away may strengthen their bond. GY is mature enough to wait patiently for Patrick, while Patrick will mature during his stint in the service.
The voiceovers at the end of Ep. 16 got a bit preachy, but I don’t mind too much because the messages were so positive. And I loved how important lines from the drama were recapped at the end of the show. Such lovely reminders. The only thing I missed from the ending was seeing Grandma Moon bouncing a baby or two on her knees while doting parents DJ and YD smiled as they looked on (or, in a more realistic version, Grandma Moon tends to the baby/babies while parents DJ and YD collapse from exhaustion).
Thank you my dear @Feifei for your acknowledgement and positive words. I’m very happy if my ‘nonsense’ makes for fun reading. On the subject of my ENT, that’s one of those things one has to live with. I try to let a few days go by before I take more antihistamine to keep it under control. So I’m quite fine. I really do appreciate your concern and warm thoughts. Big virtual hugs to you!
I’ve not had time to watch Ep 16 properly or fully, but it struck me that what we were saying about being careful with how we speak (or think), as it affects others, was actually one of the messages in this final episode. I loved how one good, caring deed got passed on in some form or other to others, so that more people were inspired to be kinder, more patient and good. That was what was partially in my mind even with Ep 15, concerning the weight of our words.
I’m rather busy now, therefore I’ll come by maybe later, when I’ve had a chance to watch fully and think about this endearing Show. 🙂
Kalimera my darlings!
I sneaked in in order to post this video:
https://youtu.be/Z3iDfusY_LU
I will return later on to comment the last episode…
This one is BTS from Episode 16
Kim Dong Wook Appreciation!
hi everyone,
got so busy for these couple of days, but I’ve watched the last episodes 🙂
Overall, I’m happy with the drama. There are some things that still lingering in my mind, but I think the point is not everything has to be clear anyway..
One of my personal highlight is about the parent-children relationship.
First, we got a beautiful relationship between Dajeong and her mother.
I was crying when Dajeong met her mom in Gangneung after she officially dated JYD. We all see that mom will always be worry. Mama Moon realized this too and she said this to her daughter:
Mom: “I’m sorry. Although I wasn’t able to raise you well, you grew into a good person on your own. Yet I still want to take credit for it. You’re like my winning lottery ticket, so I guess I don’t want to let you go. I’ve become such a petty person.”
DJ: “Mom, but you know.. Young-do is really a great person.”
Mom:”I know. So, I’m trying. I’m so petty, aren’t I?”
DJ:*cry* “Of course you not, Mom. You can never be petty to me. You’re the least petty person I know.”
Mom:”Thanks for saying that.”
I was crying too seeing these scene because it reflects on my relationship with my own mother too. There were times when I thought my mom worried too much about her children. But seeing this scene, and seeing how DJ replied to her mother, I realized that all mothers has the right to be “petty” because they always worry. Most children would not be as understanding as Dajeong, that’s why I thought her responses was so beautiful. Maybe because of how touching it was when Mom communicated her feelings towards DJ that makes me cried too. I’m still learning on how to be a good daughter to my mother, and I think DJ taught me a lot from this drama. So I’m really grateful for this.
On the other sides, we see a type of parent like Eunha and Cheoldo’s father. I try to put my shoes in Eunha’s regarding her feeling towards her father. How she thought that her father will always choose Cheoldo. Even he only attended his graduation, and not Eunha’s. One moment, Eunha saw his father drunk and called Cheoldo to accompany him. And Cheoldo said this:
CD: “Can’t you just give up?”
EH: “Give up on what?”
CD: “Dad won’t change. He’ll be rude to everyone, he’ll keep showing off his money, and he’ll think women have to get married and have kids. And he will continue.. to grow older and smaller.”
EH: “So I should just put up with him?”
CD: “At the very least, you were never beaten. I was beaten a lot until I got into high school. Back then, I also despised him to death. But I learned to give up. We aren’t such a loving twins who get sick when the other one gets sick either. And Dad is just dad. Even if you don’t like him, he’s still our dad.”
the conversation between Cheoldo and Eunha also taught me that sometimes we can’t change our parents instantly, no matter how hard we try to show them that we thought they’re wrong. Yes, there is still a possibility that eventually they would change and be better to us, but we don’t know when it will be happened. The point is, when we are strong enough, we have to forgive and move on. It is for our own sake and for our own peacefulness. We have to learn how to put up with them, because they are still our parents.
Another thing to be highlighted is same with you all about how we have to be careful regarding of what we think, speak and do because it will somehow affects others. The scenes that started by DJ gave the part time shopkeeper/cashier were beautiful. It ended with the guy who seems to want to jump from the bridge and end his life was saved by the stranger’s care. As we live in a big city, sometime we value individualism and we respect each other’s boundary. However, there were times when we need to intervene, to do something that could save others. Sometimes, showing care to others could save a human’s live.
And for the couple on this drama:
1) DJ JYD: still going strong, they even got matching pajamas. Lol.. I still don’t understand the calculation of Lunar year. How come JYD’s birthday is the same as DJ’s birthday..
2) GY Patrick: yes they finally go public with their relationship. I just secretly wished for more scenes of GY in the episode 16.. Her character surely will be missed..
3) Eunha TJ: How patient TJ is for Eunha.. Maybe Eunha just needs more time to develop her character to be compatible with TJ.
4) Haneul Jinho: I just wish that one day, Haneul will heal his brokenheart and start to see the other opportunity. He deserves to be loved and to feel love.
and as for Ari rejected Cheoldo to be set up with her sister.. I wonder if maybe it is because that Ari might develop feelings toward Cheoldo.. hahahaa.
I think it will be enough for now, I will add more later when I have more time..
p.s: Thank you all, for watching YAMS together 🙂
@moonstar512, if I were to indulge in more matchmaking, I’d get together Nurse Oh and Detective Ko. OhKo? That’s not a bad ship name! YD had better get busy and set up their blind date.
We never did see the Mr. Hong in Gangneum who was sweet to Mama Moon, giving her gifts. She seemed open to his kind attention.
One of the things I appreciate about YAMS is its showing the importance of a variety of relationships in one’s life. Friendships played a large role in this drama, and it was healthy to see friend circles growing larger as YD’s and DJ’s friends became friends amongst themselves too. We even saw how important Mama Moon’s friends were in helping her raise DJ. Then there were caring relationships between co-workers: Detective Ko and his team, Dr. Ju and his staff, the cafe trio (despite some squabbles). Neighbors, coworkers, friends, significant others…love can be at the center of these relationships. Ian Chance became the monster he was because he cut himself off from what he believed were weaknesses. Agape, philos, eros all needed to be fostered in our lives because they bring us strength as we give and receive love.
@Welmaris,
ohyeaaaa, good idea for Nurse Oh and Det. Ko! hahaha what a great matchmaker you are 🙂
I also curious about Mr. Hong who gave Mama Moon a lot of gifts.. I hope that she’s ready to open her heart to experience Love once again.
I agree with you on the importance of variety of relationships in one’s life. One thing that I noted, that Ian Chase growing up without these relationship with anyone. The glimpse of Ian Chase imagination when three of them sit together, smiling/laughing to each other (DJ, JYD, Ian Chase) somehow seems poignant for me..
@Cleo,
thank you so much for the links.. Oh, I missed them already. It’s nice to see the link of DJ’s video, because she narrated like when she read a story from a book, ended with her saying “Kkeut…”
Note: Why do I see that Ah Ga Yeong really looks younger than her actual age.. hahaha.. Did she have to repeat that scene again and again (when Patrick run to her in a hospital and hugged her).. haha cute..
@moonstar512, I wish I were a successful matchmaker in real life. With both my daughters now in their 30s, still single, and not dating during the pandemic, I’m in danger of acting like a Kdrama mama, nagging them to get married and give me grandchildren, threatening them with blind dates, etc.
Speaking of pairings, I love the figurine our OTP got out of the vending machine to go with Dr Hollow. It had a little bow and arrow, and the tip of the arrow was embedded in a heart that fit into the empty space on Dr Hollow’s chest. Such perfect casting in this drama, even of toys!
I needed some comfort last night, worked up after writing comments about HP2:10, so I rewatched eps. 15 & 16 of YAMS. I felt so good afterward!
I noticed that in the last two episodes, Ian Chase’s face softened and he began to look childlike at moments. He looked lost. I’m glad he recognized that he lacked a sense of guilt and is weekly seeing a psychiatrist back in the USA. He seems to be getting better, in that he was able to will away the auditory and visual hallucinations when they haunted him again. He set down the glass of scotch mostly undrunk, and we didn’t see him resort to taking pills before he drifted off to sleep in the chair. (I did look carefully to verify he was still breathing.)
This drama has added to my lexicon of Korean phrases: kkeut 끝 (The end!) and joron 저런 (Oh, dear!). I will think fondly of DJ and YD whenever I have opportunity to use them.
Dear agapimenes and YAMS lovelies, the series is done and they have wrapped things quite well. Thanks for the company on This journey, I’ve learned so much from you and from this show about mental health, empathy and having the uncomfortable conversations with others and even with oneself (when one needs help).
Ian Chase seeking professional help in the end is a good arc. I was a bit teary when he was imagining DJ, YD and him as friends, laughing and chatting. I hope that will still be possible in the future. DJ and YD have big hearts and will try to welcome him if he reaches out when he visits SK.
Those ahjummas beibg litmus test for YD as bf was hilarious. It’s like meeting the crazy relatives. Hmm, gives me ideas for future bf of my daughter! LOL!
We also got to see some good cinema references and camera work as well as OST worth of repeats. The acting and characters are relatable and “root”-able (GY!).
Will miss this show and everyone here!!! See you in other BoD threads.
Kalimera my agapimenes!
I was pondering what to write about “You are my Spring”.
It was a nice surprise and I enjoyed every minute of it, even the tiny loopholes!
The way the Writernim treated those difficult issues is for me outstanding, along with the performances of those brilliant actors and actresses, under the care of those Directors!
You have already said a lot about the plot, the messages, the mental health issues, so I won’t repeat myself.
The OTP is one of my most favorite ones. I will rewatch it again for the messages it convey and I will have it always in my heart.
As you said, we all struggle sometimes, some more, some less. The thing is to find courage to try to overcome what brings you down. Trauma exists, abuse exists and we need to pay attention.
@GB, the act of kindness is the most profound scene in the end.
We need to be kind. If we are, then someone might be saved.
I believe that and we should remember it…
See you my lovely friends! Thank you for the company! <3
I suppose because I’d watched YAMS, Netflix suggested My Shy Boss, from 2017, because Yoon Park is the second male lead. The show has pacing problems in the first couple of episodes, but it grew on me and I’m enjoying it. I haven’t previously seen any of the leads other than Yoon Park, but there are a lot of familiar faces in the supporting cast. Yoon Park’s character in My Shy Boss doesn’t behave as badly as Ian Chase, but he’s not 100% a nice guy either. I think he does well playing these roles with moral dualism.
For those who watched this drama and were horrified by the orphanage and the practice of illegal adoptions, here’s something you can watch that is healing. Granted, it deals with girls adopted from China, so isn’t directly related; however, what stood out to me in this documentary was how the babies were loved through all the stages it took to get them to their adoptive homes, and that parents who gave up children out of necessity genuinely grieved.
Look for “Found” on Netflix.
Sigh…I am sad that I missed out on this gem of a show because I was too engrossed in fighting battles on the HP2 front. What a waste of time that was! Still this show has so much heart. The dialogue (script). The cinematography. I loved how it treated the topics of mental health but injected clever humour (which was never slapstick and usually tasteful) to break the gloom. Yes there were some plot holes – especially with regard to the sad story of the twins. But it does drive home the need to be kind. And to be watchful and attune yourself to opportunities which lead to these random acts of kindness. And to take the time and effort to be kind. The thought leading to action instead of just leaving it as a thought.