Uncontrollably Fond (2016)

Tenía unas expectativas súper altas y me siento decepcionada. Para ser mi genero favorito, me dejó un sabor amargo.
Es un drama clásico de esos que todo el mundo ha visto. Kim Woo Bin y Bae Suzy puede que sean el cast soñado pero sus personajes me parecieron demasiado exagerados en varios momentos. Pensé que iba a haber más romance y eso también fue decepcionante. Siento que como tiene bastantes años este drama es algo que era común en esos momentos pero en fin, sabor a poco.
Creo que la cinematica y el OST fueron mis cosas preferidas y lo salvan bastante.
No, no lo volvería a ver. Tristemente no ha sido un drama memorable para mí.

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Suzy Bae was off the hook but I really don't know how she kept up with the back n forth love and hate scenes. I was kind of disappointed in how the story went. It seemed that the writers tried to make the ending not sad. It didn't work for me even though I wanted a miracle to happen and in reality, that's part of life. Of course, I did get very emotional at the end. At least the death scene wasn't tragic or toxic. It was peaceful but still sad and I still didn't like it. Kim Woo Bin who played Shin Joon Jeong did very well. That upper body of his looked H E A L T H Y! I always have to give my thanks to the rest of the cast, soundtrack, costume, food, etc because if you all were not chosen to make this story work even though I didn't like all the back n forth stuff or the ending. Oh well, you love some and then you don't.

NOTE: Cancer is a disease a lot of people are living with. Treatments have come a long way and lives are being saved. I do want to thank the writers for the awareness of cancer. Kim Woo Bin, I will be praying for you every single day that you will be 150% free from Cancer. I know by reading that you finished your treatment and are now recuperating, again, I will pray that your health continues to thrive. You are a very talented actor and I hope to see you in more KDramas.

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20 EPISODES FULL OF FILLERS

I'd say that this drama can finish in 10-12 episodes instead of 20 episodes which they filled it with more twists, plots, confusion over feeling or self-realization, back-on-forth love (or not to love). The main idea of every damn 'Choi' family created such terrible connection that every 'Shin' had to bear hardship and sadness. Yeah...every plots went around about these 2 family names.

Shin Joon-young (Kim Woo-bin) and No-Eul (Bae Suzy) were high school classmates who were separated during their teenage years due to an ill-fated relationship, but later meet each other in adulthood. Shin Joon-young is now a top actor-singer (Jerk, rude, devilish gorgeous, rich, sickly, cold), while No-Eul (emotional, unlucky, beautiful, poor, pity, money minded) was a documentary producer. No-Eul had a tough childhood; her father died in a hit-and-run, prompting No-Eul to quit school and make a living for herself and her brother. Shin Joon-young, had his life planned out for him. His mother wanted him to become a prosecutor to follow in the footsteps of his estranged father, but an incident caused him to quit law school and become a singer-actor. His mother disowned him, couldn't understand why he quit law, she hated his celebrity status. She had him when she's 22 and impregnated by boyfriend Choi Hyeon-joon which he left her for another woman and became the source of suffering for all characters in this drama.

The two later reunite when No-Eul is tasked to film Shin Joon-young's documentary. She convinced the producer that she can obtain his consent for the documentary shoot. Initially, Joon-young gave No-Eul a hard time, but he eventually agrees to participate in the documentary. Working together didn't give them solitude, more like battle of heart, like one pulling rope tight and lose, never ending confusion because of circumstances. Joon-Young didn't give shit to anything (breaking contracts, change mind in last minute, rude, dismiss press), nothing to lose demeanor that made every person frustrated, but he had secrets that he wouldn't admit...he's terminally ill - a cancer that only allowed him 3 months to live...he's also guilty on action he caused car accident to No-Eul 5 years earlier....and he's the son of congressman Choi Hyeon-joon out of wedlock.

Okay, I think Kim Woo-Bin is gorgeous and he has the cold eyes good for a rude guy character while he also could be a charmer for his mom. Bae Suzy....she often delivered her dialog screaming on top of her lung! Not to mention her acting cute (ackh...) I don't understand where they supposedly madly in love each other but there wasn't warmness in relationship, she didn't hug him back, kiss on peck, no tender glances. I can shorten the episode by suggesting some changes in plots: give No-Eul compensation for the death of her father, move away and move on, be transparent (seems everybody loves to held grudges and keeping secrets). Of course, this is drama, the more melodramatic the longer episode becomes. At the end though, did Shin Joon-Yong died from his cancer? As No-Eul wishing to see him tomorrow? Possibly season 2? Hope not but I don't mind to see Kim Woo-BIn again. LOL

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Atitudes Tardias

Assistir paixão incontrolável com certeza do início ao fim dá uma aflição. É uma história comovente quem envolve omissão de socorro, leucemia, muita sujeira política, uma completa desestruturação familiar, mortes e muitos arrependimentos. O protagonista principal foi muito bem elaborado e foi até o último minuto uma entrega total do ator que contracenou, porém a atriz protagonista Suzy deixou muito a desejar quando se tratava do par romântico, faltou beijo, faltou pegada, faltou toque carinho principalmente no final onde o ator principal desfalece ela simplesmente fica olhando como se tivesse esquecido o script, realmente estragou todos os anteriores episódios para no final acabar daquele jeito tão vazio (posso estar sendo dura no meu julgamento, mas me senti em total agonia com a falta de sentimento não passado na cena e pela ausência de um toque de misericórdia).
A mãe do protagonista é a pior mãe de todos os tempos, deixa um abandono e um vazio tão grande que mesmo quando ela sabe que o filho está morrendo, não houve sequer mudança de atitude, por outro lado o pai que nem sabia da existência do filho, se mostrou muito mais quebrantado e houve uma significativa mudança e arrependimento nos momentos finais.
Há uma sensação de decepção no desenrolar dos episódios finais (poderia ter sido melhor).
Nas minhas pesquisas não achei nenhum artigo de referência desse drama ou livro que eles tenham usado como base.(se alguém souber me avise). De todo o enredo é simplesmente uma caixa de surpresa a cada episódio e o desenrolar das tramas malvadas é realmente malvado até o fim eu nunca vi tantos de longe juntos numa única série.
Fiquei impressionada em saber que o período após a gravação o ator principal também teve leucemia e depois de uma longa recuperação voltou no ano de 2019 ao trabalho. Que tenha muita saúde e que venham trabalhos incríveis.

Eu acabei assistindo por três vezes, e a cada vez percebi detalhes e me tornei muito mais certa da falta de um diretor eo roteirista melhor por que os atores são ferramentas que trazem a vida aos personagens, deixou muito a desejar.

Mesmo com tantos pontos negativos tenho que ressaltar a trilha sonora que é simplesmente magnífica. Esse drama traz um elemento muito interessante que é o pet do protagonista principal a interação entre ele e um animal é fluída, como se o cachorro fosse dele mesmo.
A arquitetura da casa onde foi feita a maioria das cenas é simplesmente de cair o queixo.
Assistam e tirem suas próprias conclusões mas assistam porque apesar de tudo tem muita coisa boa nesses vinte episódios, que vou fazer se o coração ficar apertadinho.

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I've heard many bad things about this drama. Many bad reviews, low ratings, comments saying that Suzy Bae's acting is bad, and many spoilers. Therefore I've been putting off this drama for a very long time. I decided to watch it as my last resort as I've run out of dramas to watch, lmao. I watched this with very very very low expectations, I was almost certain I would drop this drama... But surprisingly I didn't.

The plot is cliche overall. I knew what would happen to the main character since everyone spoilt it in comments and reviews??. But it isn't bad as I thought, it was interesting enough to keep me hooked for 20 episodes. There are many annoying, bit*hy characters, there wasn't a single episode where I didn't yell at my computer screen. The part where the male lead turns from the female got me annoyed, and he dragged it out unnecessarily long, which I felt was the only problem with the plot. I expected the ending to be extremely sad, but surprisingly I didn't cry at all in episode 20, only episode 19 I cried.

The acting was surprisingly really good. There was no problem with Suzy's acting. She portrayed her character really well. And as always Kim Woo Bin acting was spot on.

The OST is probably the favorite part of the drama. ♫"Only yoouuu hooo huuu hooo"♫ And ♫"When it gets hard.....I get a little stronger now!!!!"♫ The OST isn't overused and is not annoying :)

The ending means that there will be no season 2, so I wouldn't rewatch.

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An exploration of life lessons

I now find most Korean dramas offputting because 5 out of 10 dramas will be some melodrama that advances the plot by throwing grenades when a simple lighter would have sufficed. Most are vicious, violent, classist, and demeaning to those who aren't part of the super-rich, mostly though, I'm tired of how the characters are always so damn loud which makes me simultaneously cringe and sigh. Like, seriously, do Koreans not have an inside voice?

All that aside, Woo-bin gave an excellent performance and I pray he's cancer free forever because the world needs more kind people like him.

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Yes, you will cry your eyes out. Okay, I completely understand what people mean when they say this show is something you love or you hate or sometimes you can be in between; some people have dropped it and some people have moved forward with it but in my personal opinion, was it something worth watching? Most definitely. Was I impatient and had already read spoilers? Unfortunately, yes, but do I regret it? Not one second, because it made me want to watch the show even more. This show is a wild roller coaster of emotions and did I watch it because of Suzy? Most definitely. Her acting isn't breath taking, but she's a damn good actor at what she does and she plays these emotional overbearing characters for the right reasons because they fit her so well and I don't care what anyone says because she definitely fits at what she does. The emotion on Kim Woo Bin's face was wonderful, everything about his acting was amazing and the pain and suffering was just the kicker; hell I even liked Im Joo Hwan and I was definitely rooting for him for no absolute reason; he was just a good guy or trying to be, he was in a mess that truly was not supposed to be his. Im Ju Eun was pointless; but whatever. lol. So was the woman that played Woo Bin's mom; she just sucked, all the adults basically sucked throughout this whole show even though we knew how it was going to end, booooo. The ending makes it though; you knew the fate of the show in the first 5 minutes of it and so it was definitely going to play out how it did. I even adored the best friends and brother; the brother is a damn good actor and it's a shame of what he did and etc in real life. Overall; is this show worth it and good? Yes. The story is fantastic, the OST is amazing; like just a musically inclined work of genius for this show. Would I rewatch? Maybe if I want my heart broken again. You'll feel angry, annoyed, agonizing pain of the fate of the show which sucks but it's worth it. Overall? You might as well do it if you like a good love story but want to cry because you're going to get your heart crushed.

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Although this isn't the PERFECT drama, there are some things worth mentioning that do make this a rewatchable drama (in my honest opinion).

To start off, this drama is a rewatch drama- meaning, you need to hate it half way, drop it, and then pick it back up from the beginning to understand what the hell is going on. Other dramas I can categorize as 'rewatch dramas' are Oh My Venus, and Oh My Ghost (I didn't plan for them to both start with Oh My.)

Goods:
>Suzy's character, Noh Eul has the best determination I have ever seen in a character. Even though she herself has some very down moments, she still picks herself up, and that is what made me love her character. Most people are hypocritical with Suzy's acting and I do agree that it is bad at times but I honestly feel like she brought this character to life the best she could. She has no parents anymore, is struggling with her brother and her fiend from HS is now a popstar. Wouldn't that be your worst nightmare? If I figured out that someone that was an ass to me in HS was a celebrity I would honestly be pissed.
> Speaking of Joon Yeong's fame- I feel like it was almost needed in this film. It was a little useless in the beginning but towards the end of the drama, he had a lot of connections due to his fame that helped him accomplish his revenge the best way possible.
>The backstory between them is very meticulous and was actually all over the place, but a lot of backstories that have past childhood friendships/relationships are very mushy or are just put in the story line too fast. I feel like the backstory here helped the story when it was getting boring, and gave them such a closer bond. Almost like the bond you see in the drama Bubblegum (which is one of my favorite other dramas of all time.)
>I love the fact that they were there for each other. In times of Noh Eul's deepest sorrows and hardest moments as she complained and screamed with a bottle of soju in her hands, Joon Yeong experienced empathy for her and wanted to be with her with everything. At the same time, his character did a lot of pulling back- which I can only put to as him not wanting to get close to her since his impending doom of cancer slowly killing him. But, at his last waking moments- I really loved his character. With all my heart I did. He poured all his heart (the character and the actor) into getting a hold of his mom again throughout the drama, and you can hear his desperate pleading towards the end. The scene will stick with me forever because it seemed so real. He did SUCH a great job with his character.

The 'Oh My God GET OFF OF MY SCREEN' bads:
>Why THE HELL did the rich family even have to be in this? Why? Every second that rich family that is practically connected to EVERYTHING have to show up. They were bratty, and the one teenage girl was a legit brat when it came to her fangirling obsession with Joon Yeong like stop it, seriously. She made me not want to even watch the drama at times.
>Im Joo Hwan. I've discussed in my Oh My Ghost review how much I hate his character and how I never will like him in any drama. He legit ruined this drama for me in a way. I loved the two main characters and Go Na Ri. If it focused more on the relationship between the two of them and less on Im Joo Hwan's character- I would've rated it all 10 stars. Gosh. Pleh. Anyway.

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Cry me a river of tears

Reading some reviews, I knew there would be heartache but went ahead to watch the first episode and I was hooked. This drama toys with your feelings of melancholy and longing to the extreme so if you are in the mood for this, just make sure you have your tissues nearby.

Lots of coincidences made this story overly dramatic but I overlooked this as I bought into the ML’s love, pain and suffering. It was an added bonus that he was handsome with a great physique - my preferred male lead unlike those who are too pretty-boy and skinny. The FL was a good match for him and while I enjoyed her acting most of the time, it was a bit annoying during some of her screaming scenes.

It was sweet during the brief moments when the leads were happy together and yet bittersweet when you know it could never be a happily ever after ending for them.

I appreciated that the ending was not rushed and even the side stories had satisfactory endings.

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One of the best melodrama

I dont know why lot of people's giving it 8 stars when it deserves 10 stars, i've watch this drama in 2019 and whenever i feel like watching it again i do so.. this is the only drama i've watched for 4-5 times, i hve never rewatch any drama other than this, if i can go back and remove this from my memory and get to watch it again for first time i would love to.. lots of love to kim woo bin and bae suzy. If you're going to watch this drama don't hesitate and go for it, and yes keep the tissue boxes nearby bcs one box wouldn't be enough 🤌🏻 this is heart wrenching drama..

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It's Excellent

I haven't watched that much drama because I only recently got into drama so feel free to disagree with me but for me, uncontrollably fond is an excellent series. What I first thought of the romantic development between the two characters is that it's not enough and there's no real connection between them and I also disliked that jun young was mean to eul rather than building a relationship but it hit me. Uncontrollably fond depicts lost time, where in you can't get back the time you lost. Even though it was obvious that jun young was eventually going to die what made me cry the most is his denial and the fact that he wants to make more of his life and make it up to the people around him and that when things are about to just get good it disappears. Rage, hatred, revenge, despair, hopelessness, regrets, misunderstandings, but eventually care, happiness, love, hope, justice, and peace. These are what made uncontrollably fond excellent for me the fact that the lack of romantic development between the protagonist is what backs up the idea of lost time, something you won't ever get back. But I was satisfied with the ending jun young found true happiness and at ep 19 we get to see what jun young and eul could've been, the scene might be cliché but for me it's still wholesome. Jun young died with true happiness and peacefully and everyone around him, and everyone he loves is doing alright. It felt like everything was going to be okay. And I gotta commend the acting it was very good especially when jun young is crying I can see his lips shaking and all the characters showed sincerity it made it feel natural and real. And music is also good overall 9.5/10 would watch again.

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