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I needed some cheering up so I rewatched the last episode of last year's hit Autumn Concerto.



It always gives me such fuzzies. I adore this drama beyond 'to bits.' AC is as if Mars got crossed with My Lucky Star. He is a rich, violence-prone, messed-up boy who's given up on himself and does not believe in love either. She is soft-spoken, strong as steel, dirt poor abuse victim who has never had anyone to protect her. Together they are a match made in drama heaven. Only - she has to leave him in the worst possible way to save him and when they meet again 6 years later, he is happy, functional, engaged to be married, and does not remember her at all. And she - she has a little boy about 5+ years old. You do the math.



I confess I loved the first half, pre-time jump, better - it hit every single one of my kinks so precisely it hurt. Once we have the inevitable separation and the time jump, I still loved it, but both of them were more grown-up and better adjusted and while a part of me adored how functional and awesome they both turned out to be (even if not together - man, the shippy angst was GLORIOUS), I sort of missed the co-dependent screw-ups.



And every time I think of this ending I get pure shots of glee through my body. I mean, who thought the drama with (a) star-crossed lovers; (b) brain cancer; (c) abuse; (d) children with serious illness; (e) homicidal and/or evil parental figures would end up well, let alone so wonderfully well.

I mean. I repeat. HE HAD BRAIN CANCER AND THIS DRAMA HAD A HAPPY ENDING. !!!!! TAKE THAT, KOREA!!!!





















Have a shippy MV:



And another one just for pre time-jump stuff.

Date: 2010-07-12 04:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] our-scars.livejournal.com
Have you seen Silence?

Date: 2010-07-12 05:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dangermousie.livejournal.com
I was obsessed with Silence - it also holds the record for most crying I've ever done in a drama. When Taiwan wants to make a kdrama, they go all out.

SERIOUSLY. Whose bright idea was it to do a star-crossed love affair between mute Korean girl and overworked businessman from mistreating evil family and then give CANCER on top.

I HAVE RAGE WHEN I THINK OF THE END OF THAT DRAMA.

Date: 2010-07-12 05:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] our-scars.livejournal.com
**sobs** the ending was so sad ;______________;

Date: 2010-07-12 05:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kycoo.livejournal.com
Yeeee thank you for including that lovable cap of giggling Xiao Le! He's soooo adorable. ♥

Date: 2010-07-12 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dangermousie.livejournal.com
That child actor was adorable :)

Date: 2010-07-12 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hollyxu.livejournal.com
ITS LIKE THEY WANT US TO CRYYYYYYYY!

Hey, I just noticed that Heroine looks a lot like Vicki Zhao in one of your caps. :P

Date: 2010-07-12 05:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dangermousie.livejournal.com
It's Ady An, I adore her :)

Date: 2010-07-13 10:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thoughtsramble.livejournal.com
HEY(: nothing much to do with your post but you watched mars before????

Date: 2010-07-13 01:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dangermousie.livejournal.com
My first drama, actually. I was obsessed with it and wrote reams and reams about it:

http://dangermousie.livejournal.com/tag/mars

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