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(2015)

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8/10
A slow start, a nice finish
chilligrrl6 January 2020
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I hated the first episode. I didn't watch it again for almost two months, but episode 2 turned it right around and i was hooked. I'm not sure if universities in Korea don't have anything but teens, but it seems a bit unlikely that an older student was such a novelty.

The poor woman had such a promising life which was stolen by a narcissistic coward, but i get the feeling in the end they both blamed their lives on their son rather than themselves and in one scene actually said out loud he was a regrettable mistake. How he dealt with it so well is absolutely beyond me, but that's tv.

The narcissist got the life he deserved, and she had some of the best friends in the world, which is what made this weird story entirely watchable.
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7/10
Choi Ji Woo is endearing in a back to school comedy
phd_travel14 October 2020
Choi Ji Woo does a good job of playing the mom and wife going back to school. Not easy to keep the character believable and likable. It is fun to see her change and grow as a person and the relationships with husband and son and classmates change. The deterioration of her relationship with her male chauvinistic husband is well handled and quite involving. The feel good part is how unappreciated wife and mother get her deserved recognition. She had to give up on her dreams. Couple of draggy moments and repetition with her love interest - her classmate who loves her and protects her. Maybe a few episodes too long. OK watch.
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9/10
Feel Good, heart-felt & beautiful Drama.
rookiewookie6 September 2021
First off the story about the Life quest of an innocent divorcee mother from a long marriage in itself is interesting.

To top that screen-writers did a great job in building the characters so well that we get hooked to them from the start. And kudos for maintaining grip on the plot till the end. Not once did it feel frustrating to watch the characters in the sense that the plot gets a twist or turn just when it's about to tip on the getting-boring/frustrating scale.

My only complain is the Lead character's quest for independence is compromised in the end by making her drop outta of school & being satisfied as full-time co-chef when she actually has an interest at arts [dance/choreography,...].
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10/10
Wonderful and heartfelt
shreyachugh17 November 2019
I loved each episode of this series. The journey of ha no ra from being a person who did not do anything for herself, to being an independent happy person is so wonderful! Ha no ra has acted sooo well, you would end up crying for sure. There are a lot of lessons one can take from the series- mine would be that life can take a complete turn at any age, you just have to make the effort. Thanks Netflix for adding this one. Would love ri watch this one again
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8/10
Beatiful drama
trainforeva2 February 2021
What a beatiful drama, strong messages, inspiring, good actors and actress.
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6/10
Only OK... Kinda
newkrejados2 December 2020
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The story had some great elements - narcissistic personality disorder, arrested development and the high powered manoeuvrings that run academia but none were explored in depth. Instead, the focus was on the hot-and-cold romance - sadly, nearly to the exclusion of all else. An okay watch if you prefer fluff to substance but, with so many great shows out there, it's hard to put this one high on a viewing list.
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6/10
Lighthearted and basic but entertaining drama
hanalisss28 January 2023
This is the kind of drama that is mostly cliché, repetitive and draggy but still has enough good and interesting things to keep you hooked so you will watch it till the end. Hell, I binged it all in one day.

The story called my attention. A woman had a kid super early in her life, got married with a mediocre guy and that wasn't able to experience anything or live her dreams at all suddenly decided to start doing the things she ever wanted and be happy for herself.

It pains me to think about the vast amount of women in patriarchal societies where women had sacrificed literally everything to take care of the family whilst the husband gets to live and experience all and doesn't have to pause his live whatsoever. Then if they get divorced she is at a complete loss not having anything at all not a career nor money.

This drama depicts this problem very well, and you keep rooting for the FL to be successful and happy once and for all.

The acting is good and I love how the characters evolve and change after the realization of their mistakes and feelings, I particularly enjoyed how much the son on the fl appreciated his mums efforts and was so moved and touched by her love and support. Its a bit eye catching how much older our main lead is, she was actually 38/39 when she recorded this so her age is accurate but because the ML was around 7 years younger it looks a bit cringe when they are supposed to be the same age in the show. But this is my subject view and doesn't affect the show at all.

The worst thing about this drama is basically the script. The drama has just ONE STORYLINE and during the 16 episodes it's just same repetition and same problem over and over. Nothing is resolved because they are dragging it until the very end. So basically the relationship between the mains for most of the drama is based on miss communications and miss understandings CONSTANTLY. There's literally not one conversation between them actually talking and explaining anything ( again this is how the one plot show is)

It would have had loads of potential if they had done subplots and more interesting twists but being a simple, straightforward, basic storyline it's good to watch.
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5/10
Good enough
PennyReviews7 January 2017
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I usually rate dramas with more than 5 stars if they make me addicted to them, or at least keep me interest half way. Honestly, its not a bad drama. And the story didn't really drag on and on, but I just wish it could leave a stronger appeal. The story is good: a woman who had gotten married and had a child before her twenties, even though she dreamed of becoming a dancer, has singed a contract with her husband that as soon as their son is accepted into a university, they are going to get a divorce, due to communication problems. However, she is not ready to give up on her family, and so she takes the entry exams and gets into the same university as her son. In the same university, however, her husband works. The two men ask her to give up on attending however, she is faulty diagnosed with a fatal illness and that makes her reset her priorities and her bucket list. In the mean time she meets her old high school friend, who's a professor at her university. The family drama is good, as well as the way the female lead matures and changes throughout the drama. However, the romance was weak. Plus, the girl from the past with the woman from the future failed to convince that they were the same person. I liked the humour and the college life theme, as well as the way she had to battle to get accepted from her peers. But, in the end, it was a so so drama, so 5 out of 10.
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