terese hall

This was one of two Kdrama I started with. After that I spent a year watching every Kdrama on Viki nd Netflix. When I came back to watch it again a year later, I realized that this is the best Kdrama available today. the story, the acting, the OST all were top class.

Nam Jou Hyuk (Nam Do Sun) cannot measure up to Kim Soon Ho(Han JiPyung). Not often but this is one time the writers got it all wrong. No way See Dal Me(Bae Suzy) would choose Nam Do Sun over Kim Soon Ho. Intelligence, looks, heart, every area, Kim Soon Ho outshines Nam You Hyuk. Plus the young Han Ji Pyung in episode 1 was adorable and the story should have been about him and See Dal Mi..... shame.....

I have never laughed (chuckled) so much watching a Kdrama. Kudos to the writers. Both of them are too honest, too selfish, too sensitive, too lovable, too imperfect! The way the ML come to realize his flaws and how selfish he was, was revealed perfectly. My only complaint would be the flashbacks: just too often and too many. Were also repeated too many times. However, all is forgiven because the it was DELIGHTFUL to watch!!

Discovered Park Bo Gum in Encounter. Decided to watch everything he was in. Not too many, but Record of Youth was very very good. Korean dramas offer such great OST, the constant music that accompanies the drama intensifies all the feelings evoked by the story. Definitely one of the reasons Kdrama has caught on like wildfire internationally can be explained with the music. Another strength of this drama is that it is very realistic. Many Kdrama has screaming and yelling and physicality involved that for me takes away from the story. This drama is very believable and shines BECAUSE it is very simply told and done very well. I would say Encounter and Record of Youth would be a good introduction if you are interested in joining the Kdrama bandwagon.

This drama is 5 stars+++ Nam Yoo Hyuk shines, all the amazing emotions shown on his face.... Just one comment: absolutely the worst translated subtitles. The translations pretty much took all the flavor of the Korean-ness out. Many instances of the translations being outright incorrect. Such a Shame. The Poor viewers who had to depend on it because they did not understand Korean, got shortchanged big time.