Dalrae Doen, Jang-guk: Yisimnyeonmanui Jaehoe

I like very much the actress who plays the young Jang Guk and the actress who plays the adult Jang Guk now called Dal Rae. I also like very much both the actors who play the role of young and adult Yu Joon Su. At first, the transition in time, 12 years later, was a little jarring. After watching for a few minutes, I adjusted to the change and find myself very involved in the lives of the hero and heroine.

First the story can be shortened and more condensed. There are so many unnecessary scene, specially from the supporting characters. 26 episodes are way too much for such a simple story.

I like the young teenagers' version of the story, the lead actors are handsome and prettier compared to the cast of their older versions. Why not just use the same cast as they grew older, makeup and clothing can do the job. It is like watching two separate films, all the characters have changed, from appearance to their personality, and their height!! Cmon, the young version of Yu Jun-su is tall (at least 6") but the older version is short and not as handsome as the young actor. He was supposedly a popular boy in school. But the adult version is very reserve. The film didn't let us know why Jang Guk decided to changed her name? another loophole is the family just decided to let go of the accident that lead to the miscarriage of a pregnancy? Seriously?? and the mean girl Ju Da-hae just go on with her life as if nothing happened? I mean, she is even friends with Jun-su. what a psychopath!

The story line about Ju Da-hae's family is tiring and boring to watch.

A very subpar K drama

Classic Korean society always blaming the woman. Anyway, there are two major problems that completely ruined the drama. The first being the writing. The writer was creating new plot threads and doing nothing with them while having other plot threads left loose. Some major events and actions left without a follow up. No consequences were applied. The other major issue is the pacing. I can say with confidence the no one working on the project had any idea how many episodes they were making. This is why the major incident mentioned in the synopsis took 14 episodes in the past before moving to present day. It didn't leave a lot of room for the characters to develop in the present. What's even worse, none of the development from the past characters carries to the present. The only thing that was carried over is the fact that the incident happen. This created an irreversible disconnect. What's even worse than that is how every story doesn't progress or resume from the past until episode 25. The way the concluded every story is actually moronic. This drama didn't need more than 8 episodes to tell its story from start to finish.

Should have kept original cast. After 12 years, changed actors. This was completely unnecessary. The younger actors could've played the older version rolls just fine. The producer should be shot. Actors after 12 years loose chemistry when interacting together. It's torture watching a completely re-casted show that Lost all the elements that made the first half of the show successful in the first place. Lead male was older, shorter, and non- charismatic. Episodes prior to the reunion were pretty good.

The drama and acting was superb for this show. The storyline was especially different from any show or movie I've seen so it was a refreshing change. Great solid storyline and I was pleased with the ending. You won't be disappointed with this series!