both dramas show us how a perfect love tends to be imperfect. it's about how hard sharing your life and emotions with somebody is. these are beautiful love stories without romanticization, so we can reflect on what true love is. it's wonderful to see all these epic unrealistic love stories (especially for us, the romantics), but it's also very nice to see a real-life romance and learn how to notice the big acts of love out of the epic fiction standard. truly loving someone in a realistic way is the most epic act of love that we could ever see ;)
38-years-old married couple, Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo, were in love when they got married but now, hate each other and regret marrying at such a young age. Choi Ban Do has been burdened with being the breadwinner, and Ma Jin Joo is a housewife with low self-esteem. The couple travels through time and finds themselves as 20-year-old university students when they met for the first time.
Both second chance romances.
In ‘Go Back Couple’ Husband and wife met in college but are now having problems. After one final awful night, they agree to divorce, only to travel in time back to when they first met for a chance to change their fate. They see themselves and their romance from a different perspective. Lots of great 2nd characters too. There’s plenty of romantic comedy but also loads of emotional drama. You will need tissues in places! Both of the leads are fantastic but look out for the FL’s mother who brings the most laughs.
In ‘Legally Romance’ An unhappy woman wants to change her life, particularly the problematic relationship with her current boss/former classmate. After an accident one night, she travels back to her first year in college with a plan to change everything. It’s an incredibly well-written story with so many laugh out loud moments, unpredictable storytelling, but also plenty of heart. The romance that unfolds as she gets to know her boss in a different way, is pure screwball romance, classmate rivalry and yearning. Both leads give outstanding performances. A must watch.
In ‘Go Back Couple’ Husband and wife met in college but are now having problems. After one final awful night, they agree to divorce, only to travel in time back to when they first met for a chance to change their fate. They see themselves and their romance from a different perspective. Lots of great 2nd characters too. There’s plenty of romantic comedy but also loads of emotional drama. You will need tissues in places! Both of the leads are fantastic but look out for the FL’s mother who brings the most laughs.
In ‘Legally Romance’ An unhappy woman wants to change her life, particularly the problematic relationship with her current boss/former classmate. After an accident one night, she travels back to her first year in college with a plan to change everything. It’s an incredibly well-written story with so many laugh out loud moments, unpredictable storytelling, but also plenty of heart. The romance that unfolds as she gets to know her boss in a different way, is pure screwball romance, classmate rivalry and yearning. Both leads give outstanding performances. A must watch.
The storyline's premise is similar in that the main characters also travel back in time, ending up in college again while retaining all the memories of their previous lives. Hence, although they are in their twenties, their mental age is much older than those of their peers. With the knowledge and hindsight of their own futures, they are given a chance to rewrite their own narratives and change their fates.