Eighteen Again (2020)

A beautiful story of redemption.

This is a beautiful story of redemption, done in elegant style, where things are not always what they seem on the surface. Jung Da Jung's role is played almost perfectly, with a delicate balance of toughness, vulnerability, resolve and doubt.

The young Hong Dae Young is also played extremely well, beautifully switching between personas and roles as the situation demands. His sharp sense of humour is wonderful to see, as in the episode with the fat man on the bus.

Overall, I rated this a 7 because there were rather too many unrelated subplots that went nowhere, they just felt like fillers to stretch the drama. On the whole, I liked the way things were tied up at the end, keeping it real but showing the challenges and also the possibilities for a brighter future.

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This is a must watch

Actually, I have no big paras and stanzas to tell but the thing I can say is that there is no reason to watch this drama
I feel it's a drama from where we all can learn something and relate to something.
It'll make you cry and emotional but the ending will make you fall in love.

And while watching it there may be moments where you may want to hug your parents or call them, do it then:-)
This drama really gave me some light to things we don't take seriously, like our parents working hard for us sacrificing so much for us just so that we can be happy

I really really suggest this to all of you
It's funny, it's cute, it's not cliché, you'll fall in love
There may be things you may not be satisfied with but you'll know only after watching it, trust me don't regret not watching it.
Just do it.

Hwaiting!!

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Emotional, fun, sweet, bitter love... and deffenetly easy to watch

Interesting take on regret, marrage and life...

When I started watching this drama I posted this on my feeds:

I am watching 18 again, and have now seen several dramas with the theme married couples have crisis, go back in time or age or something find out they actually love each other... I just want to tell you that there are couples who have been together for a long time thru hardships that actually communicate and keep on loving each other, and that there also are allot of couples out there who should get divorced. Some couples are good for each-other while others are not. I´m not saying couples should break up after every argument, just that divorce is actually a life savoir for many and really not a bad option. Divorce is one of the most important options we should have and is nothing to be ashamed of, it is the first step towards another chance at happiness. So here is to loving relationships! with whom ever they may be.

And don't forget it's better to be happy alone than unhappy together!

And after watching this I still agree with what I wrote, maybe not for the couple in the drama but overall that I wish to see that type of drama where they acnawladge devorce as a good option,

Anyway the young actors here where all brilliant, they where sweet, made lovely side storys and side love triangels. Every singel character in this drama experinaced allot of growth and it was deffenetly fun to watch. The most annoying and only annoying character in the whole drama was the ML as a grown upp, sorry even thogh this is a very well known and experinced actor his acting stood out as between bad to mehh at most. Specially compared to all the other cast and characters.

The story it self has good pacing, some good massages , some cringe and some humor too, I like the motehrs character beeing a teen mom to begin with I wish I would have seen this before writing my artecle about mothers, she would deffenetly have made the cut as a really good mom, chossing her children, caring yet still able to focus on herself too.

I like the way this drama tackels the issue of absent fathers as well as agisem, cyber bulling and hierarcis.

As mentioned earlier I have seen atleast three dramas with this theme, and I loved Familjar wife alittle bit more (Could be becouse of Han Ji Min) but not much more and loved this one more than Go back couple. The Male lead is deffenetlly the best in this one out of all three thogh.

All in all a fun drama to watch, It has all the makes to make you laugh, moist your ayes and feel familjer it even has a range of umbrellas and trucky of doom! Not bad huh! It also has cuite a few takes on the regular cliches and was both predictable and managed to suprize me once or twice.

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Dont put it in plan to watch just watch it....

●This drama was so hyped that my twitter and IG feeds were full of it. So I just gave up on this drama and watched old drama. And also I don’t like to watch ongoing drama and it was a perfect decision, 18Again is so good that I wont have been able to wait for next episode. Its full of emotions, comedy and life values.

●Plot View- you have read the synopsis or might have watched the movie seventeen again on which this drama is based upon. I too had watched it but I don’t remember it anyway, as we all know movies are short we enjoy them but cant really connect to them. Drama gives you time to get immersed in the story of Hong dae young and Jung da jung. The story is amazingly good dealing with parenthood at young age, divorce side effects to a woman, discrimination at work due to education and age, dreams at any age, friendship, sacrifices and forgiveness.

●Acting- amazing bunch of actors made this awesome story more awesome
•Kim Ha Neul as Jungdajung was a perfect choice. She is an amazing actress and she portrayed the divorced mother of teenage kids amazingly well. Her work environment and enthusiasm was great story.
•Yoon Sang Hoon as 37 yr old Hongdaeyoung was hard working father and husband but he was also an imperfect person. He gives up his dreams and admits he has done lots of mistakes.

•Lee Do Hyun as Hongdaeyoung/Gowooyoung was excellent. He just made the characters more standout, no wonder he won two new actors award for 18again. Giving out his wisdom to the kids in school, apparently shows how hongdaeyoung grew up as a kind person and helping out his family in small things which sometimes clicks the heart.

•Wi ha joon as yejihoon, portraying a young handsome baseball player easily could have given a second lead syndrome. But the writers didn’t put this awkwardness in the drama which is why I liked it more. Instead they focused on his relationship with niece which was very beautiful.

•Kim Kang-hyun as Go Deok-jin and Lee Mi-do as Choo Ae-rin, were great friends and good support to the leads. They had their own world yet they showed what true friends are.

•Hong si ah, hong si woo, ye ji ho, Goo ja sung, showed great potential not just with their visuals but also with stupendous acting in this drama. The entangled story of these kids was very nicely done. How they grew up with the burden of the society, bad family relations and their budding dreams. It was really heartwarming. These new age actors will surely make it big. No wonder hwang in yeop skyrocketed with his new drama true beauty. And yes am next watching True beauty for more Hwang In yeop .

●Music - BGM and Ost was so mesmerising. HELLO, ONE PERSON were my favourite ost. The other soundtracks are also worth listening and they make the drama more special.

●Rewatch - its worthy of getting rewatch not just for story or acting but for everything.

●Appreciation -
◇the amazing scenery in the background, the sunset when hongdaeyoung confesses, the umbrella walk on the rainy day,the anime interior and superhero parties of go deok jin, sakura flowers in the school, just set the mood right.
◇Raising kids never come with the handbook. When they were 18 they had kids and did silly mistakes while raising them that brought tears and smiles simultaneously.
◇Marriage is happiness and divorce is a shame, which only goes for woman is dealt amzingly well via workplace discrimination story.
◇The transitions were smoothly done for 18year old hongdaeyoung to 18 year old hong dae young
I felt empty during the last episode I started missing goowooyoung.

●Criticism- the transformation from 37yrar old to 18 year old was done but how, magic,lightening,basketball HOW??? The only thing i didn't like.
●Fav quotes-
◇No matter how hard life gets, never regret anything in life that made you smile -Jung da jung
◇Its sad that people think that my kids are my mistakes. I think they are my blessings - Jung da jung
◇Seeing our kids take the first step made me happier than when i won a basketball game - hong dae young

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Parents and children relationship

I really enjoy to watch this drama. It's story was so touching for me.

It's about parents who sacrifice their lives to rise their children. the mother who postponed her dream to be an anchor because she wants to rise her children until they're big enough. the father who gave up his dream and suddenly has to work hard to get the money for their family in such a young age.

the story taught us to value the time we have, and to think wisely before we act to save our own bright future.
the main couple did a mistake, having twin babies when they were in high school, so they have to struggle with that condition. they crashed their dream, and have difficult adult time because of the problem that they did in their young age. But still, they were responsible couple, although they know the consequences were hard, they chose to raise their twins.

some of the scene are entertaining, it can make me lol.
even the story is so light, it has a lot of moral value.

I like all the cast here. especially Lee Do Hyun, his acting is stunning, he really looks like an adult who's trapped in a young body.

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IT'S A NICE DRAMA

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I JUST LOVE THIS DRAMA.
I LOVE THE ACTING, OST, ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AND THE STORYLINE.
17 AGAIN IS SUCH AN ICONIC MOVIE AND THIS DRAMA NEVER DISSAPOINT YOU.
I LOVE THE UPS AND DOWNS OF HONG FAMILY.
I ALSO LOVE THE CHEMISTRY OF KIM HANEUL TO YOON SANGHYUN AND LEE DOHYUN. I ALSO LOVE LEE DOHYUN'S CHEMISTRY TO HAN SO EUN.

I AM NOT JUST A FAN OF SHI-AH AND JI-HO'S LOVE STORY, I SHIP HER MORE TO WOOYOUNG. HAHA I KNOW, IT'S WEIRD BUT I AM NOT REALLY A FAN OF THEIR LOVE STORY.

MISS OK AND GO DEOK JIN HAS A CHEMISTRY ALSO AND I REALLY LOVE THEM.

I ALSO DON'T FEEL ANY 2ND LEAD SYNDROME IN THIS DRAMA.

I'M GONNA POST MY FULL REVIEW AFTER I FINISH THIS DRAMA.

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I had interest in watching 18 Again because of my entertaining experience with the movie 17 Again with Zac Efron. The ratings were so high that I figured I just NEEDED to watch this, but unfortunately, I am dropping this.

My biggest gripe with this plot is how unrealistically marriage (or simply being dedicated to a significant other) is being portrayed here. A marriage does not simply crumble due to 1 nasty thing said, especially not when OBVIOUSLY inebriated and upset. Especially not a couple who have been together for nearly 20 years. At this point in your relationship, you know each other. Situationally, you would know that your spouse is upset AND drunk and therefore, while they might be embarrassing the crap out of you both and saying something hurtful, after things settle down, you would be able to process and address the root of the cause.
18 Again uses the reasoning that the main couple don't *communicate* and that's why their marriage fell apart, but let's be honest - if you didn't communicate as a couple, you would have broken up many many MANY years ago, with or without kids, so making it seem like they broke up over the 1 situation is just ridiculous (and while the writers allude that there were other things that contributed to their break up, it's weak and lacks substantial elaboration). *SIGH*

Further, I have real issue with everything being Hong Dae Young's fault. What about the fact that he gave up his dreams to make his wife and twins his new future? Yes, he made that choice, but it doesn't seem to matter to anyone that he lost his dream career and source of income as a professional athlete and just had to figure out how he would support his family (which would obviously leave him feeling unfulfilled, bitter, and depressed, which is ALSO ignored *huff*). So what, Jung Da Jung is allowed to keep her dreams, but Dae Young has to suck it up because...?

Additionally, to solely blame one individual in the relationship is to neglect the fact that there are indeed two factors the relationship depends on. I see this flawed perspective over and over again in entertainment and I find it infuriating. We all play a part in our relationships and dynamics. We are not perfect. Painting Da Jung as flawless and the *perfect* wife is so unrealistic and frustrating. It implies that only one partner needs to take responsibility for the outcomes of a relationship.

Also, what was with the creepy side-character plots? (The sinister teacher and the stalker) Bleh.

What made this drama worth watching was seeing Dae Young's beautiful memories with his children. I think the drama should have spent less time on Da Jung's career and Dae Young's flaws and more time on the dynamics between this family. What could have Da Jung done to support Dae Young's dreams and/or career? How could Dae Young be more involved with his high school children and be a better support at home? And the root issues of the arguments between Da Jung and Dae Young really needed to be addressed, not just the 1 moment Da Jung was embarrassed and hurt. *sigh*

I would also like to note that the OST for 18 Again is really beautiful. Very pretty, melodic music.

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How’s the Ending?

For all of you who are like me and would rather not sit through 16 episodes and then have a bad ending, this review is for you. This is a cute show with a great ending. The show has a beautiful message about appreciating those we love. It is all tied together beautifully with a very happy ending.
PROS:
*The acting and OST were very good.
*The drama in this show doesn’t come from a main, irritating villain, instead it is more from the situation that the ML is in.
*There are a lot of positive messages in this show about friendship, parenting, marriage and life.
CONS:
* FL can be a little ditzy. I mean how can you not realize that he looks exactly like your husband did at that age.
* Kissing scene between older FL and younger ML is a little cringy. I just kept thinking that FL actress is around twenty years older than the male actor. Maybe it would have been better if they put the older actor in those scenes instead.
Overall, this is a great show and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a romantic comedy with not too much drama.

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Great drama with a great message.

This is by far one of the best Kdramas i've seen.
It was both heart wrenching and heart warming at the same time.

I got so attached to the story and characters, i think i cried in every single episode lol
This drama also teaches us a really important lesson and i'm sure that a lot of people can relate to it.
I think that if a couple that was going to divorce watched this drama they might rethink their decision honestly.
This drama is amazing without a doubt and i definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a drama that will make you feel so many emotions all at once and that will tell an important message.

This is one of the best Kdramas of 2020.

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adorable, fun, & heartwarming - aka: a MUST WATCH

This drama was really really good! When I first heard that there would be a kdrama remake of Zac Efron's 17 Again, I was skeptical. There was a lot about the original movie that felt weird to me, and I wasn't sure how this story would translate to 16 hours of screentime.

However, this adaption came out almost PERFECT. It had everything I loved; adorable and fun characters, an over-the-top but engaging plot, hilarious moments, an all-around loveable cast of characters, and just enough angsty, teary moments to round everything out. Very few dramas actually bring me through the whole range of emotions, but this one did and it did it well. While it is definitely overall a sappy romance, there's just as much heartwarming family love, friendships, and coworkers relationships to go around.

The switches between the adult and high school worlds were always fun and gave the drama so much more material to work with! Though I sometimes wanted more time with certain characters, I feel that the drama did a good job balancing all their story-lines. It flowed together nicely, and the ML (both the young and old versions) did a great job of bringing the two characters and worlds together!

After finishing and reflecting on this drama for a bit, it's only gotten better! Though I watched it as it aired, I can only image it would be just as good to binge. I highly recommend watching!!

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one Drama that will stay with you for ever! Seriously!!

Who's the Director that directing this?
who's the genius writer that write the script?
Who's the cinematographic that captures all those beautiful moment?
who's the Leading actor? all is good, but Lee do Hyun is REMARKABLY AWESOME!!
(ji chang wok is my first love, than replaced by Lee Min Ho, then Jun hae in, then Hyun Bin,
but than Lee Do Hyun acting comes first before his look.. )
who's all those supporting actors and actress?
what's the title of the OST? all OST?

right after finishing Eps 1 of 18 again, I was stunned , with how the show keep me on my chair
and not want to miss a second of it!
I started googling all above.

right after watching several eps, I forced my husband to watch with me:))

Its our me-time, right after kids sleeping (or force them to sleep upstair so we can watch in peace)

we savour every scene, laugh with it, in love with it, cry with it,..
its the moment that we have been looking for right after we finish all our activities..

my husband said the drama teach him a lot of thing, specially about husband- wife relation,
about the imperfect, the sweetness, the true love, the struggle
and the daddy-son relation..
(cant really relate to daddy - daughter since we dont have daughter)

I love all of the characters here!
all the secondary stories are very interesting and funny if not super cuteee...

in the end of 2020, where it has been such a challenging year, with no travel can be done
(Singapore,,, when will you open to us Indonesian?? I miss Tiong Bahru Brioche sooo much!)
this is like the sweet perfect gift that will stay with you for a looongg time..
you will savour the drama like a very good tiramisu with high quality liquor that you want to enjoy
little by little, while sitting at outdoor chair in a cafe at st mark Venezia.

Lee Do Hyun, im shouted: OFFICIALLY A FAN OF YOUR WORK!!!

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