Record of Youth on Netflix in the US. You are bound to really love some characters in this drama and dislike some of the characters in this drama. I usually watch K-drama romantic comedies but I do take a break from that every so often and look for a K-drama sans the romance and comedy. The reason for my preference for the romance and comedy is escapism from all the stresses of everyday life that seem to go on too much. That's why I really didn't like this script as I felt there was just too much family bickering going on - it seemed to be constant and I get that the script was portraying that some conflict in families is good and there is growth in that too, but it was just too much. Thank goodness for Grandpa who I really liked who was as cute as a button and brought the relief from that drudgery. I loved Actor Park B-gum as he did an excellent job in his role and he made you love his honesty, compassion, good way of life, responsibility and you wanted him to be 100% happy so bad. I cannot say that I was happy with the ending as I felt like I was left hanging there and would have liked more closure. I really don't like giving out ratings for scripts that I dislike because I feel like I am cheating the actors that did such a good job, and all my stars that I gave are for Park Bo-gum and Grandpa.
EDIT: After I wrote this I looked up Park Bo-gum's biography since it was the first time seeing him act. Now I am wondering how much of the series is actually Park Bo-gum's "real" Record of Youth as I noticed many similarities to his biography and the scenes in the series - for example the academy award scene, some of the acting shots in the series are parallel to what he has done in real life, and military enrollment responsibility. If so, then my review would have been totally different if I had known that. That makes me feel much better about the series. Maybe I didn't get closure in the ending because it isn't written yet in real life? Just a thought.
EDIT: After I wrote this I looked up Park Bo-gum's biography since it was the first time seeing him act. Now I am wondering how much of the series is actually Park Bo-gum's "real" Record of Youth as I noticed many similarities to his biography and the scenes in the series - for example the academy award scene, some of the acting shots in the series are parallel to what he has done in real life, and military enrollment responsibility. If so, then my review would have been totally different if I had known that. That makes me feel much better about the series. Maybe I didn't get closure in the ending because it isn't written yet in real life? Just a thought.