04/28/14
(Do not worry next to me ranting about how terrible and utterly crappy the ending was and how you should not watch it because it'll be a total waste of time, I'll also go in on the things that made it so easy to watch it so fast -took me like a week (not good FYI) - so the postives of the show, I mean it was really popular for a reason, you know)
I'm writing the date up there to emphasize when I'm writing this post. I'll probably work on it more later and then publish it but I'm writing this post within the 10 minutes that I finished watching High Kick through the Roof 2.
If you plan on watching this sitcom, because of any of the amazing cast - DO NOT. I am warning you, do not watch this. I loved the first 125 episodes and the time flew by, I think I finished watching this sitcom regardless of me having way more important things to do (Study for exams/Choose a Uni/Choose a course/Think about my future). Instead, because I felt so sad for Yoon Shi Yoon in Prime Minister & I (obvious second lead syndrom popping its head up again), I decided to watch the sitcom.
The characters were, annoying at first, but lovable all the same and in the end I did cry. Not for the last 5 minutes, because that's the official ending of the story. Before I proceed (I so wish someone had stopped me before starting this sitcom) , do not watch it. It has the crappiest ending to a sitcom of all things, I have ever seen. Trust me, if I say that, that's saying something. I've basically seen every kdrama out there, and most have crappy endings. They can't help themselves, regardless of how great a drama is, the ending always bleaks in comparison and is never that good. However, regardless... I have never really felt the need to go online, look up what the hell the producer/directors/writers were thinking when they did what they did to an amazing tv show. It is truly one of the crappiest endings in crappy ending history (how I wish I'll never waste my time like this, ever!!!!).
Now, if regardless of me warning you not to watch this you do. When you see the ending, you will ask yourself why you didn't listen to me. Because trust me, this is not a personal opinion belonging to solely one person. Look it up online, and you will see (maybe better written) but definitely written posts about people exclaiming their frustation with that oh-so-crappy ending.
If you are a person who actually liked what they saw, please comment on this post and tell what you saw that I didn't. Anything to make me feel like I didn't waste (126 episodes, 21 minutes per episode = 2645 minutes, that divided by 60 is 44.1 hours) 44 hours of my life.
This sitcom had an amazing cast (which will probably be the reason that most of you, if any, will watch this show, otherwise who could possibly have the guts to start with sth that is 126 episodes long - I sure wish I didn't :( The one time I show bravery, I really wish I hadn't).
As you guys can see, my reason for watching this show was Yoon Shi Yoon, who's gained a lot of popularity this year (and you can totally see why).
Next to him there's Lee Kwangsoo (my favourite Running Man - his betrayal is to die Laughing for)
and there Daniel Choi who's also been in some really good dramas recently (one I've completed with him in it was Baby Faced Beauty - truly one of the best and most rounded endings ever!!!!! the reason I gave it a 10 and might discuss it in a post later.)
Then there's Hwang Jung Eum - who I recently saw in Kdrama Secret (loved it!!!! ) and only then noticed that I've also seen her in Golden Time (kinda awesome medical drama) and Can you hear my heart (didn't finish it, but it really is a great drama as well - the cast is just >~< )
Yoo In Na who's been gaining popularity thanks to Queen Inhyun's Man (sweetest, and one of the most - if it's correct to use this word -fluffiest dramas you'll ever see, it's just so non-melodramatical) and her second lead role in My Love from another Star which definitely scored her more points.
Oh, and there's Gikwang from Beast !!!! I can not believe I didn't recognize him (it's already been 5 years since the show was filmed, and I had a feeling he belonged to some k-pop group, but I just didn't recognize him).
There are tons more cameos which also added spice to the dish - if you will - like Jung Il Woo's appearance in episode 35-36
Let me go on a Jung Il Woo rant for a moment (If you know him and have seen his dramas, you'll get what I'm about to say)
Why do you always play such sad roles?!!!!! Making me cry every single time.
It was like that in The Moon that embraces the Sun and it was like that with your cameo in this sitcom.
[Spoiler on Episode]
He played such a sad role in this "sitcom". The deceased boyfriend of Hwang Jung Eum. He had some type of disease, but he made Hwang Jung Eum, a girl he really likes and asked Heli (the puppy) to run to on the street so he could run up to her, think that he was going to travel around the world. So, HJE obviously thought he didn't care enough about her and just left Heli so that she'd take care of her (Heli is a female dog) - he wrote a post card in preperation knowing what was going to happen to him and he told Heli that he was leaving anyway so he wasn't really lying when he wrote that postcard. It was heartbreaking, and whenever I think about it, this story puts me in such a sad mood. HJE never found out the truth about what happened to him and some years later when the puppy ran back to the house that he used to live in and is taken back by HJE, we see it through the puppy's eyes!!!!! It's truly heartbreaking.
Let's make a new year's resolution (even though it's already April - stop taking on such sad roles! and be a bit more positive will you? But, not super obnoxious (though kinda cute) like you were in Flowerboy Ramyun Shop (like seriously - drama had some flowerboy overflow going on).
Now, moving on from the most memorable and heartbreaking episode.
There's episode 125, the kiss with Jun Hyuk. I was like, finally!!! they might get together or do something! and every time she and Ji Hoon were like even in the same room I was like, get over him already!!!, that optimism and happiness... DID. NOT. LAST.
Let's talk about the actual ending. Read the paragraph that is about to follow on your own risk. If you ever want to watch this sitcom, this following paragraph will prevent you from even giving it a shot. Why? Because you will understand by what I mean when I say - crappy ending.
Final Episode - Up to 20 minutes it's great. Then they do it. The 3 years later scene starts.
You see HJE (Ji Hoon ex-girlfriend who had some family problems, thus broke up with Ji Hoon because she wanted to make sth of herself - her family's business had gone bankrupt) , she now has a job and is up for a management position. You see Jun Hyuk go to her (the high school student who had a crush on Se Kyung - who was obviously in love with Ji Hoon (his uncle!) - he'd confessed to her in the episode before, and they kissed on the cherry blossom road, before they'd promised they'd walk on it together one day -> never officially dated or anything). They talk about visiting the cherry blossom road, and then start talking about what happened on that day 3 years ago, wondering about the whatifs.
FLASHBACK
3 years ago. Se Kyung (housemaid ) and her sister finally are able to live together with their dad (who had to work off the debt he had) and they're about to migrate to Tahiti. The little sister and father go to the airport first, but ofcourse Se Kyung needs to see Ji Hoon before she leaves, so she stops at the hospital he's working at. They then talk and he offers her a ride to the airport, he's on his way out anyway (to see HJE in Daejoom or sth).
It's raining very hard.
Now, let's talk about the problems I have with this oh-so-crappy ending.
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| High Kick through the Roof Season 2 source: koreandrama.org |
I'm writing the date up there to emphasize when I'm writing this post. I'll probably work on it more later and then publish it but I'm writing this post within the 10 minutes that I finished watching High Kick through the Roof 2.
If you plan on watching this sitcom, because of any of the amazing cast - DO NOT. I am warning you, do not watch this. I loved the first 125 episodes and the time flew by, I think I finished watching this sitcom regardless of me having way more important things to do (Study for exams/Choose a Uni/Choose a course/Think about my future). Instead, because I felt so sad for Yoon Shi Yoon in Prime Minister & I (obvious second lead syndrom popping its head up again), I decided to watch the sitcom.
The characters were, annoying at first, but lovable all the same and in the end I did cry. Not for the last 5 minutes, because that's the official ending of the story. Before I proceed (I so wish someone had stopped me before starting this sitcom) , do not watch it. It has the crappiest ending to a sitcom of all things, I have ever seen. Trust me, if I say that, that's saying something. I've basically seen every kdrama out there, and most have crappy endings. They can't help themselves, regardless of how great a drama is, the ending always bleaks in comparison and is never that good. However, regardless... I have never really felt the need to go online, look up what the hell the producer/directors/writers were thinking when they did what they did to an amazing tv show. It is truly one of the crappiest endings in crappy ending history (how I wish I'll never waste my time like this, ever!!!!).
Now, if regardless of me warning you not to watch this you do. When you see the ending, you will ask yourself why you didn't listen to me. Because trust me, this is not a personal opinion belonging to solely one person. Look it up online, and you will see (maybe better written) but definitely written posts about people exclaiming their frustation with that oh-so-crappy ending.
If you are a person who actually liked what they saw, please comment on this post and tell what you saw that I didn't. Anything to make me feel like I didn't waste (126 episodes, 21 minutes per episode = 2645 minutes, that divided by 60 is 44.1 hours) 44 hours of my life.
This sitcom had an amazing cast (which will probably be the reason that most of you, if any, will watch this show, otherwise who could possibly have the guts to start with sth that is 126 episodes long - I sure wish I didn't :( The one time I show bravery, I really wish I hadn't).
As you guys can see, my reason for watching this show was Yoon Shi Yoon, who's gained a lot of popularity this year (and you can totally see why).
Next to him there's Lee Kwangsoo (my favourite Running Man - his betrayal is to die Laughing for)
and there Daniel Choi who's also been in some really good dramas recently (one I've completed with him in it was Baby Faced Beauty - truly one of the best and most rounded endings ever!!!!! the reason I gave it a 10 and might discuss it in a post later.)
Then there's Hwang Jung Eum - who I recently saw in Kdrama Secret (loved it!!!! ) and only then noticed that I've also seen her in Golden Time (kinda awesome medical drama) and Can you hear my heart (didn't finish it, but it really is a great drama as well - the cast is just >~< )
Yoo In Na who's been gaining popularity thanks to Queen Inhyun's Man (sweetest, and one of the most - if it's correct to use this word -fluffiest dramas you'll ever see, it's just so non-melodramatical) and her second lead role in My Love from another Star which definitely scored her more points.
Oh, and there's Gikwang from Beast !!!! I can not believe I didn't recognize him (it's already been 5 years since the show was filmed, and I had a feeling he belonged to some k-pop group, but I just didn't recognize him).
There are tons more cameos which also added spice to the dish - if you will - like Jung Il Woo's appearance in episode 35-36
Let me go on a Jung Il Woo rant for a moment (If you know him and have seen his dramas, you'll get what I'm about to say)
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| Jung Il Woo source : en.korea.com |
It was like that in The Moon that embraces the Sun and it was like that with your cameo in this sitcom.
[Spoiler on Episode]
He played such a sad role in this "sitcom". The deceased boyfriend of Hwang Jung Eum. He had some type of disease, but he made Hwang Jung Eum, a girl he really likes and asked Heli (the puppy) to run to on the street so he could run up to her, think that he was going to travel around the world. So, HJE obviously thought he didn't care enough about her and just left Heli so that she'd take care of her (Heli is a female dog) - he wrote a post card in preperation knowing what was going to happen to him and he told Heli that he was leaving anyway so he wasn't really lying when he wrote that postcard. It was heartbreaking, and whenever I think about it, this story puts me in such a sad mood. HJE never found out the truth about what happened to him and some years later when the puppy ran back to the house that he used to live in and is taken back by HJE, we see it through the puppy's eyes!!!!! It's truly heartbreaking.
Let's make a new year's resolution (even though it's already April - stop taking on such sad roles! and be a bit more positive will you? But, not super obnoxious (though kinda cute) like you were in Flowerboy Ramyun Shop (like seriously - drama had some flowerboy overflow going on).
Now, moving on from the most memorable and heartbreaking episode.
There's episode 125, the kiss with Jun Hyuk. I was like, finally!!! they might get together or do something! and every time she and Ji Hoon were like even in the same room I was like, get over him already!!!, that optimism and happiness... DID. NOT. LAST.
Let's talk about the actual ending. Read the paragraph that is about to follow on your own risk. If you ever want to watch this sitcom, this following paragraph will prevent you from even giving it a shot. Why? Because you will understand by what I mean when I say - crappy ending.
Final Episode - Up to 20 minutes it's great. Then they do it. The 3 years later scene starts.
You see HJE (Ji Hoon ex-girlfriend who had some family problems, thus broke up with Ji Hoon because she wanted to make sth of herself - her family's business had gone bankrupt) , she now has a job and is up for a management position. You see Jun Hyuk go to her (the high school student who had a crush on Se Kyung - who was obviously in love with Ji Hoon (his uncle!) - he'd confessed to her in the episode before, and they kissed on the cherry blossom road, before they'd promised they'd walk on it together one day -> never officially dated or anything). They talk about visiting the cherry blossom road, and then start talking about what happened on that day 3 years ago, wondering about the whatifs.
FLASHBACK
3 years ago. Se Kyung (housemaid ) and her sister finally are able to live together with their dad (who had to work off the debt he had) and they're about to migrate to Tahiti. The little sister and father go to the airport first, but ofcourse Se Kyung needs to see Ji Hoon before she leaves, so she stops at the hospital he's working at. They then talk and he offers her a ride to the airport, he's on his way out anyway (to see HJE in Daejoom or sth).
It's raining very hard.
She then confesses her feelings to him. He looks at her. The end.
Oh, I forgot to mention. Before the whole 3 years later scene started and they'd just gotten into the car, there was a move quicker in time and a bit later (like seconds) a news report was aired that there had been a slip-up on the road due to the heavy rain. There were 8 injured and 4 fatalities. (It is insinuated - later confirmed when I looked it up online, that Se Kyung and Ji Hoon were meant to have died).
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| My reaction: The f*** is wrong with that ending?! source: a-dolls-dream.tumblr.com |
Now, let's talk about the problems I have with this oh-so-crappy ending.
- Before I looked it up online I thought there were 2 possibilities, they either died or they ended up together and the reason why HJE and Jun Hyuk were talking about them so sadly was because they weren't together anymore and chose each other. Honestly, the second one would be way better than the insinuation of death. Moving the speculation away, they never had an official ending saying this happened, they didn't show an accident... They just did the pauze thing where the music starts playing and the sponsors are shown. So, if you watch it, choose for the second option. Before looking it up, I thought that those were the possibilities and it sucked being confirmed that what they were supposed to represent was that they died.
- I wanted Jun Hyuk and Se Kyung to end up together. Why can't the female leads ever choose wisely? (I wonder)
- It's utterly crap.
- Not open-ended, oh I wonder I wish, it's okay kind of ending that some dramas tend to do, being kinda cliffhangerish. It is just utterly crap.
- The stories of the other characters weren't rounded off. You have totally no clue what happened with the other lovable characters you've kind of 'lived with' in their ups and down for 125 episodes, and they don't even get an ending. You don't even know what happened to them. Are Kwangsoo and Inna still together? What about Lee Soonjae and the Ja Ok? The baby that the mother was pregnant with, how did that go? Did the father become the president of the company, or is he still the stupid vice-president he was for most of the show? What about Shin Shin Ae and the father? Did they go to Tahiti? Was there even a funeral? What about Julien, why didn't he ever confess his feelings for Se Kyung?
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