Mr. Plankton (2024)

Funny, cute and veryyy sad

i definitely didn’t think id love this kdrama so much, i just started watching it for the main cast ofc mainly for woo dohwan but i loved the story soo much, the pace was perfect and every ep was soo entertaining, i cried almost every ep cuz the acting was soo good and i could feel every single emotion that the cast portrayed💯 i loved all the characters and how different and unique each one of them were, i also love the ending, the sad ending was unavoidable since he was dying and even tho it was sooo sad it was still the best ending in my opinion, both main leads stories break my heart but at least they experienced real love even if it didn’t really last unfortunately☹️ id love to watch this again… definitely worth the time and id definitely recommend👍🏼

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This made me start watching k-dramas again after a 4 years hiatus!

(this review could be biased by the fact that I actually imagined myself having children with that Man)
let's start by the most important factor that made this drama that good, THE ACTING, Woo Do Whan was too good I was feeling all the distress he was feeling, he is such a great actor that many times is judged only by his (EXTREMELY) good looks but he was outstanding and he should get more reconignotion for that, also the chemistry between the main couple was such a different vibe from the one they usually deliver in K-dramas, it was like they actually were a couple that were in love but then broke up but still love each other, and it's shown in the way they are not embarrassed and they feel very comfortable with each other.
The plot was cool but very tragic and made me stare at the wall thinking about how I am wasting my life not making the right choices.
The music choice was unexpected in the most positive way, California dreaming is stuck in my head rent free.
I would recommend this drama 100000/10 cause it's also the reason I am now starting watching dramas again. <3

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Mr. Plankton é um dorama muito bom

Um dos melhores doramas que assisti este ano. No começo, pensei que não seria algo que me interessaria, mas, ao longo dos episódios, comecei a me envolver muito e me identifiquei com o relacionamento dos protagonistas. Meu relacionamento é parecido com o deles. Achei esse dorama lindo e cheio de momentos especiais. Dá para sentir o amor, e o coração fica bem quentinho.
Mr. Plankton demonstra muito bem a história do Haejo, como ele sofreu ao longo de sua vida e, no final, encontrou a felicidade ao lado de sua amada, de seus amigos e de seu pai. Ele percebeu que seu pai realmente se importava com ele e nunca o esqueceu. Infelizmente, ele não sobreviveu, mas o final foi perfeito e bem triste. Se tivesse 10 episódios a mais, eu certamente assistiria.
O final sempre gera várias teorias em nossa mente. Se eu tivesse a escolha de voltar no tempo e não assistir a esse dorama, eu não faria isso; assistiria muitas outras vezes. Muito bom, amei todo o elenco!

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A nice adventure.

I liked this show and thought it was good. But I'm not crazy about it. I saw a lot of hype online about it, and I'll say I was a little disappointed. I thought some of the storylines could've been written better. But other than that... I loved the main actors! I think they portrayed their characters amazingly. This drama was a fun ride, and most of the show was chaotic, but it was fun to watch.

Another good thing I have to say about it is that I like the way the ending was set up. Because it wasn't like the usual ktrauma ending, it was not as painfully sad as the others; it was just bittersweet. This leaves the viewer to think about things like not taking their loved ones for granted and the fact that family doesn't have to be blood-related. I liked that aspect of the show. Overall, a good and fun watch. I would recommend.

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Parece comédia, mas é depressão

Mr Plankton é o tipo de drama que se você ver só o trailer, talvez você vá assistir achando ser uma comédia, e vai se surpreender quando perceber esse drama pode até ter momentos engraçados e divertidos, porém está bem longe de ser um drama feliz. Eu sou uma grande fã de melodramas, então quando percebi o lado dramático do drama logo no 1 episódio, fui completamente conquistada por esse enredo.
A história é criativa e me deixou curiosa o tempo todo para saber o que ia acontecer, porque os personagens são extremamente interessantes e cativantes, cada um com uma carga emocional que é trabalhada no drama, questões como: abandono parental, maternidade, relacionamento tóxico na família, doenças terminais e outros.
A verdade é que você vai rir em alguns momentos, mas a vibe de tristeza presente no ar do dorama nunca deixa de existir, o que consequentemente te deixa bem triste assistindo e acompanhando a história dos personagens. Todo o desenvolvimento da relação entre os personagens é muito boa, o casal principal é tão fofo e você torce tanto por eles, e sim, há um triângulo amoroso, mas que é realmente necessário na história, e é um drama com muito romance.
Além disso, estranhamente esse drama dá vontade de viver, deve ser porque fala principalmente sobre como a vida é curta e que você deve aproveita-la o máximo possível com as pessoas que você ama, afinal o mundo é muito bonito para não aprecia-lo. enquanto eu assistia, queria fazer como os personagens, pegar um carro e simplesmente sair por aí aproveitando a vida.
O elenco é muito bom, as osts são tão boas também, e é um drama curtinho com apenas 10 episódios, mas que entrega muito, mais do que promete, porque eu realmente não esperava nada do drama.
Minha única reclamação é que o final realmente me deixou com um sentimento estranho, como se tivesse faltando algo, porque eu já esperava que o final fosse assim, porém não gostei da forma abrupta que terminou, eu queria ver como os outros seguiram a vida depois de tudo e simplesmente o drama terminou sem mostrar o depois. Isso não diminui o quanto o drama é bom, mas você ainda fica esperando por isso. Mas enfim, é realmente um dos melhores dramas do ano, principalmente se você gostar de enredos dramáticos.

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Living a Life!

It’s been said to live each day as if it were your last. What would you do if you found out that you only had a limited amount of time left? The irony behind that question is that EVERYONE has a limited amount of time left to live. The most important question is how are you living? Most people in this world use a life to live rather than living a life.

Hae Jo is a young man who finds out that he’s terminally ill. His life has been full of suffering and dealing with abandonment. He’s constantly pushing away anyone who gets close to him because he feels he’s unworthy of being loved. He lives a life doing odd-jobs which often get him into trouble. He doesn’t care. After all, what’s the point? The only jobs he doesn’t take are missing persons or killing someone. Anything else is fair game. The irony behind not taking missing persons cases is that he, himself, is a missing person. Hae Jo is a young man who lives recklessly, not caring what he does or who he hurts.

But then, of course, as soon as he finds out that he has maybe three months left to live, he sets out to find his father who turned his back on him as soon as he found out that he wasn’t Hae Jo’s biological father. I’m still reminded of the classic line from “Boyz N’ the Hood” that any fool can make a baby but only a real person can be a parent. Hae Jo’s mother committed suicide, and his father ignored him. Hae Jo decides to take along the only person he’s ever loved and who has ever loved him: his ex-girlfriend, Jo Jae Mi, who is, herself, an orphan. These are two lonely souls who can only seem to find love, peace, and solace in each other. But Hae Jo is still too afraid of being cast aside yet again.

Jo Jae Mi is young woman who is trying to find some kind of love and companionship. She’s set to marry Eo Heung, the son of a wealthy woman. However, as soon as Jo Jae Mi finds out that she has pre-menopause, she realizes that her potential marriage is doomed. The other factor here is that, even though she cares deeply for Eo Heung, her true love is Hae Jo, who hysterically shows up at her wedding and kidnaps her! Make no mistake, this is a black comedy with some serious drama thrown in. The Koreans are masters at utilizing multiple genres within a single series.

Jae Mi, who is a reluctant passenger at first, finally agrees to help Hae Jo find his biological father, which turns out to a funny road trip around Korea with these two going through one adventure, or even misadventure, at a time! They fight, they quarrel, they love, and yet every time Hae Jo tries to push Jae Mi away or abandon her, she keeps coming back. Throughout most of the series, Jae Mi has no idea that Hae Jo is dying, and it’s tough to watch her reaction as soon as does.
Hae Jo is a man who uses his last three months to the fullest. He learns how to live without caring what may or may not happen. The title of this series is “Mr. Plankton.” Plankton may be considered the lowest among the food chain but its vital part in providing life to so many sea creatures cannot be ignored. Hae Jo is like plankton. Not only does he learn to live his own life, but he helps others do the same. What is true incredible, is that he doesn’t realize the level of his importance or how much he means to others, despite the fact that his own family deserted him. His family now consists of Jae Mi, Eo Heung, Bong Suk, and his partner Yoo Gi Ho.

Jae Mi is Hae Jo’s rock. She’s unwilling to let him push her away. Now, that’s a true companion! Someone who is willing to be there for you through thick and thin. It’s incredibly sweet when she confesses to Hae Jo that he’s always been her true love, and he confesses the same. While it may not be conventional, this is true, unconditional love at work. Neither one cares how the other lives their life or what faults or issues the other has. This type of love has a way of permeating everyone else around them as Eo Heung and his mother finally understand what it means to love. True love is never about holding on, but about letting go.

At only ten episodes, it feels like sixteen. That’s not a bad thing. The writers were brave enough to stick to the character and story. No sudden miracles were to be found here, unless you count the miracle of two “lost” souls finding love in themselves and in each other. After all, isn’t that the true point of life and love?

Performances in this series are nothing short of tremendous. I really have to tip my hat specifically to Lee You Mi, who has true chemistry with Woo Do Hwan, but it’s the power of her feelings and her despair that really capture the viewer. After all, she has to show us how much she loves Hae Jo, and how her life might be after he’s gone. She has that cute, sweet smile, but when she’s sobbing, it’s heartbreaking.

I’ve seen Oh Jung Se in a number of series now, with “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” being my favorite. He’s a veteran actor who can tackle anything. He played the “mama’s boy” to perfection as well as showing us an almost boyish love for Jae Mi. However, he’s careful not to make Eo Heung the villain of the story. In many ways, I was cheering for him as much as I was for Hae jo. Eo Heung is a man trying to escape his mother’s coattails and learn how to finally live for himself. In many ways, his character evolves the most in this series.

This is a tremendous black comedy series that will likely have you laughing and crying, perhaps even within minutes of each other. Now that is fantastic storytelling! It should also serve as a reminder to us all to start living a life!

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Lixo

Dei nota 1 por não poder dar nota 0.

Concordo com as pessoas que mencionam a sindrome de estocolmo, abuso e agressão. O Hae Jo leva Jae-mi a força sim, ele realmente sequestra ela, ele carrega ela nas costas e faz ela bater a cabeça diversas vezes fazendo com que ela desmaie. Isso é sequestro sim e agressão. Essa trama é problemática e doentia. Estou descepicionada com as pessoas que falam bem de doramas deste tipo. Essa sociedade patriarcal que vivemos vive dizendo que mulher gosta de ser maltratada, que o homem sabe o que a mulher quer mesmo ela dizendo não. Não importa se Jae-mi vai se arrepender de suas escolhas, o que importa é que ela deve ter o direito de fazer suas próprias escolhas.
Devo destacar a importância do consentimento e da autonomia nas relações. A forma como a trama de "Mr. Plankton" é apresentada pode, de fato, levantar questões problemáticas sobre coerção e agressão, e é essencial reconhecer e discutir esses aspectos.
Há outras cenas que reforçam essa dinâmica de coerção. Por exemplo, em um dos episódios, Hae Jo impede Jae-mi de sair do carro durante uma discussão, forçando-a a continuar a viagem contra sua vontade. Em outro momento, ele a tranca em um quarto de hotel para evitar que ela fuja.
A representação de relações abusivas ou forçadas em qualquer mídia pode ser prejudicial e perpetuar estereótipos nocivos. É importante que o público critique e questione essas narrativas, promovendo uma compreensão mais saudável e respeitosa das relações humanas, infelizmente as pessoas estão aplaudindo este tipo de coisa.

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Sympathique si on ne s'attend pas à grand-chose.

Avec un titre pareil, je m’attendais à tout sauf à vivre une merveilleuse aventure et, sans m’en rendre compte, je suis arrivée à la fin de l’épisode 10.

C’est le genre de drama qui vous fait vous sentir humain, le genre qui vous rend reconnaissant d’être en vie et de vivre auprès de vos proches. Je suis heureuse d’avoir partagé un bout de vie avec les personnages de cette histoire.

Cependant, j’ai pu relever pas mal de choses énervantes. La première se trouve dans les personnages. Je ne sais pas comment j’ai fait pour supporter le ML et la FL, les deux sont tellement insupportables (ils se sont bien trouvés). Ensuite, j’ai trouvé la fin plutôt bâclée et précipitée. Cette critique ne contient pas de spoil, donc je ne vais pas me justifier... enfin, j’ai été assez triste de voir que le drama n’était pas assez émouvant. Ils auraient pu nous sortir un bon drama avec des centaines de scènes tristes, mais ça n’a pas été le cas.

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Avaliação sobre Mr.Plankton

"Mr. Plankton" é um dorama que me prendeu desde o início, com uma história envolvente e cheia de reviravoltas. A trama gira em torno de Hae-jo (Woo Do-hwan), um jovem que carrega o peso de não saber quem é seu pai, o que o torna alvo de discriminação e solidão. Sua jornada em busca da verdade sobre sua origem é profunda e emocional, levando-o a convocar sua ex-namorada Jae-mi (Lee You-mi) para acompanhá-lo nessa aventura. O fato de ele "sequestrar" Jae-mi para ajudá-lo a fugir do casamento arranjado dela adiciona uma camada de complexidade e humor à narrativa.

Um dos aspectos mais fascinantes da série é como o primeiro episódio se conecta perfeitamente com a última cena do último episódio, criando um loop que deixa o espectador intrigado e ansioso para desvendar os mistérios da história. Essa estrutura narrativa é genial e aumenta a imersão no enredo.

Jae-mi tem um papel crucial na trama; sua aceitação na família do herdeiro se baseia na falsa alegação de que ela está grávida, quando na verdade, ela enfrenta uma menopausa prematura. Essa situação não apenas aumenta a pressão sobre ela, mas também revela as complexidades das expectativas sociais e familiares. A luta dela para encontrar sua própria identidade enquanto lida com essas circunstâncias torna sua personagem ainda mais cativante.

Hae-jo é um protagonista encantador; seu jeito risonho e otimista traz leveza à trama, mesmo abordando temas pesados como a morte e doenças genéticas. A revelação de que ele tem apenas três meses de vida devido a uma condição hereditária torna sua busca ainda mais urgente e comovente. A ideia de que ele nasceu de um espermatozoide errado adiciona uma dose de ironia à sua busca pela identidade.

Apesar das dificuldades enfrentadas, a forma como Hae-jo lida com os desafios traz momentos de leveza e risadas, equilibrando o drama emocional com toques de humor. É uma jornada emocionante que nos faz refletir sobre família, identidade e as conexões humanas.

Recomendo "Mr. Plankton" para quem aprecia doramas que misturam drama e comédia, além de histórias profundas que fazem você pensar sobre a vida e as relações que cultivamos

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It's messy but will have you hooked

Mr. Plankton does have several heart-warming moments but it's mostly a story of a group of people fighting for a chance at happiness even when the odds are against them. Sometimes life gives you lemons and no matter how much sugar you add, you still are left with a bitter aftertaste.

But the story is not about the end but rather the journey. Hae Jo, the ML embarks on a journey and drags Jae Mi, the FL along. He is annoying and you want to hate him but just like Jae Mi, every time you end up just pityjng him. He is a man who actually cares a lot but feels like he has to act like a jerk. He's not just trying to protect other people but also himself. And you're forced along for the ride because he can't stop fighting himself every step of the way.

The show is best watched when you aren't emotionally vulnerable yourself because it deals with some difficult topics related to health and abandonment. Unless you need to cry in which case, it might be a good watch.

On the positive side, there are many sweet moments, a decent dose of romance, action, some moments that will make you smile if not laugh and fill you with hope.

The actors have really done a great job and the cast is fantastic.

Personally I won't rewatch this because of the themes but it is a good show and definitely recommended.

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The chemistry is off the charts

First of the story was amazing, having a rekindled relationship instead of one from scratch made the story tension so much more entertaining and lee yoo mi and woo do hwan were too good at it, the casting was so good even for SML i loved him too. Honestly watched this how for lee yoo mi because shes so talented and her work in strong woman was so dissapointing, not because of the acting per se but the writing was too much and all over the place.

I just love this show so much, it was pretty depressing at times and Hae jo was an asshole when he ran away from jae mi but it was all worth it, atleast the ending helped.

Would really recommend this show to new comers to kdramas too honestly.

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