Begin Again (2020)

Nothing Special

As a Running Man fan, the major reason I picked up this drama was because of Song Jihyo. However, the typical trope of the damsel in distress and all these knights in shining armor trying to protect her is so overdone and this drama does not add anything special to it. To add on to the cliche, all these men turn out to be wealthy, or popular bachelors. The drama tries to make Aejong seem more independent by showing her as a diligent producer, which is okay, but it does not make her stand out from the previous female leads that have done this trope. The story also fails to fully address the overarching concept as to who the father is. Aejong has already met the three men from her personal life, yet, how come she doesn't seem to be worried that one of these men will see her daughter and might think it's their child? She spent her whole motherhood trying to hide the father, yet, these men show up and she doesn't seem fazed by it.

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Serious disappointment

It’s absolutely ridiculous and self righteous the FL is. Up to Ep 13 she’s still not honest with her daughter. Daughter believes that the father left them once so could leave them again and the lousy mother doesn’t explain than she was the one who left him without letting know she was pregnant.
What I don’t understand is how she still insists on holding on to her grudge as if it justifies all of her lack of honesty. She keeps refusing the ML because she wants to be independent but she’s not an island. Does she not regard her mother and sister at all? Independence does not being alone. Wonder Woman indeed. In Ep12 she supposedly strides off to take the lead by getting the evil Jennifer to pay for posting the rubbish about RyuJjn being her daughter’s father. But she does nothing. Everything was done by everyone else and she just took the credit. The FL’s character got more and more unlikable towards the middle. Just tell the girl who her father is already. And every time someone finds out. She says she will handle it and act like it’s the other person’s fault.
The storyline really wandered off into nowhere like a drunk ant. And yet I am going to try to finish it because I’m hoping the show will resolve somehow.

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Perda de tempo

O dorama começa muito bom, o visual é muito bem feito e as piadas fazem sentido além da ótima atuação dos atores mas o que estraga ele, é a história.

É realmente patético o fato da protagonista ter simplesmente sumido quando descobriu que tava grávida e nem ao menos contou o próprio pai, ela é extremamente infantil, e enquanto os caras tão lá falando que gostam dela, ela simplesmente ignora ao invés de resolver isso como alguém com o mínimo de maturidade teria (e ela é uma adulta!).

Apesar da história teoricamente girar em torno do 'fazer um filme' a linha se torna apenas 'quem é o pai da Ha nee?' e sinceramente não poderia ser mais previsível.

Salvo o 'mafioso' todos os outros possíveis pretendentes são extremamente problemáticos e infantis, o ator que acha que tem algum direito sobre ela só porque foi o 'primeiro a gostar dela'; o professor possessivo e um babaca, além de forçar num momento que ela obviamente não quer nada com ele e o escritor que trata ela de uma forma péssima por uma coisa de 14 anos atrás (cadê a maturidade?).

A única coisa que ainda me fazia continuar a ver, era saber quem era o pai e sobre a esposa do mafioso mas isso não é mais suficiente para eu continuar um dorama tão ruim.

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Starts out promising with gorgeous male cast but ultimately disappoints.

Overview: Ae-Jong is a single mom with a 14 year old daughter and big dreams of becoming a movie producer. One day she has the opportunity to make her dreams come true... while attracting the interest of four guys (three from her past and one new). Will she fall for any of them? And might one of them be the father of her daughter? Must watch to find out

Reactions: I initially found the female lead annoying — too helpless and over dramatic as a character, to the point where it is not clear why the male leads like her so much. I initially stuck with the show because the male leads and female supporting cast (especially daughter and her landlord/friend) really sold the show for me. The plot is light and moves along slowly, and there are many cliches but most of the characters were initially so fun to watch (eg., a fight scene between two men that devolves to hair pulling and wrestling made me laugh, and drama with the PTA at the daughters school) that I didn’t mind. However over time the lack of character development really became noticeable and I became frustrated because we never see enough positive interactions in the past to understand why any of the characters like the main female lead or to root for a relationship going forward. I stopped feeling invested in the story and couldn’t follow through to the end.

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I enjoyed it but a lot could of been better. The writer likes creating trouble. Quite a few good dialogues. Character development.
Main leads chemistry was good. Sad that we didn't get much of it onscreen.
Sad that Aejeong didn't explain the situation well herself. Writernim obviously male biased. But guess it's realistic, most people wouldn't.
Actors saved it. I usually skip 2nd leads. I hate triangles etc. But most of the characters were likeable in their own right. Music on point. Would rewatch certain scenes. Despite the constant troubles, something obviously kept me watching and rewatching eps while waiting. I drop dramas like skin cells usually. Hope the main couple reunite in another drama. Honestly want the female lead with each of the guys in the future. Goo Pado.

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Watch this after you've watched a complex drama.

Watch this after you've watched a complex drama. This drama does not require you to think too much! It's basically a cool off drama that you watch in between thrillers or historical dramas lol.

It started off good, but by episode 6 it becomes decent (bearable to watch). Thus far, there's absolutely nothing good about the male lead character (the writer/director). Btw, I am on episode 8. He is arrogant, he is passive aggressive, and he is overbearing. In the beginning of the drama, he planned to get revenge on the female lead character after 14 years of breaking up. REALLY? Basically, his revenge was to be mean and childish. BTW, I wonder if he's the same guy from Love Alarm? I am not sure whether or not I will drop this drama, but I do like the school teacher, and the famous actor. The very attractive gangsta has to go or rather, should have never been in the story. It would have been better for the writers to have made his character a competitive film agency (who wants to steal the female lead character, clients, movies, and talent), instead of a gangsta.

Things that make this drama weird or unrealistic are:
1. Attractive gangsta (the character, not the actor).
2. The fact that there are four attractive (some famous, some normal) men, all liking one middle aged woman at the same time.
3. If one of the four guys is her child's father (which I think it's the writer/director). It's weird that there was no emotion shown by the female lead character when dad and daughter were together for the first time ever.
4. The hot younger teacher living with his student mom (conflict of interest).

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the FL's intention behind her actions baffles me...

i simply do not understand why the main character is making it such a big deal not telling her daughter about the dad and the choices she had to make.. it doesn't make logical sense...after watching ep 9 and reading through the reviews, this drama does not seem to be worth continuing, the storyline/conflict really doesn't make much sense. why is she against telling her pre-teen daughter about the father. The line where she's like "i thought i was doing a good job as a single mom" really took me about when she found out her daughter had been looking for the dad.. like being curious about your birth father is so normal and it doesn't reflect on the parenting of the single parent... so it was frustrating to watch as i did not understand the motivation behind the FL's actions.

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BREAK AFTER EPISODE 8

There is a trade off of having to wait for new episodes. The negative of course is having to waiting for it. The positive, especially for this drama is try to guess what will happen!.....i wanted to write one after the episode when Dao first came clean to Ae. I guessed that she would blow the whole thing off, and she did. Now for this one after episode 8. Will they kiss?...and will they get together? Based on what has happened so far, plus from watching a number of A-dramas is that i think she will pull away at the last moment. Could be wrong, but that is my guess. I loved when she said he is stirring up her heart again, she became vulnerable, something that i did not see in her before...but i am still thinking she will pull away and the conflict will continue.
As for the story- I love it...i am rooting for Dao to win An back. Don't know why. I don't particularly like the other guys so i guess it is by default. but i do believe his love is the most intense, at least at this stage. I am sure there will be more to come with subsequent episode to change my mind.
As with all my dramas, my favorite is the female lead- and this one does not disappoint. Although i did think, as someone else mentioned, that she over did it a couple of time in the beginning, as episodes have progressed, i think she has really become a very strong lead. I can't wait to see what comes next for her, especially for how things between her and Dao turn out.
My next favorite plot is the child. Thought for sure early on that the actor was the father..now not so sure. maybe by the next break I'll have a better guess, but as of right now, i'd have to guess it is Dao's.
Can't wait for episode 9. I plan to write another review after the next break.

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double wrist grabs in 2020? how unoriginal

edit: I read some of the spoilers from ep10 and my 1st prediction after ep1 was right, so that means the story was built on 1 plot move and 1000 misunderstandings and miscommunication ;D ie a waste of time ;)

the fl stands up for herself and she even called Dae Oh as a loser so they acknowledge his annoying side, but the wrist grabs drive me crazy especially the double wrist grab at the end ;/

they are not bickering, they are purposely hitting below the belt?. they might now be doing it becasue both are hurt and once the misunderstanding goes away they'll be all lovey dovey, but at the end of the day they chose to say/think those words....

my theory (not a spoiler) is that Dae Oh is the dad, self centered actor liked her too so he never cleared their misunderstandings if not add more fuel to the fire. she saw Dae Oh with another woman and she went to self centered actor ie the rain scene, and teacher dude loved her so much that he wanted to "take responsibility" for her and his mom hated that he was going to raise another man's kid so she bribed/hurt ae jung and told her to leave. I don't know how gangster dude is related, but add the actress and we'll get 10 more eps of misunderstandings and venomous fights ;/

it really can't be any other guy because 1- she was happy to see actor guy, 2- she didn't remember teacher dude 3- she didn't even know gangster guy. and 4- she hated seeing dae oh again. and the grandma did say "he's dead to her" so I mean you won't not remember the person you hate/love

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WORST DRAMA I EVER WATCHED

I thought i was going to like this, the start of this drama was very strong, but as i kept watching i started hating it more and more. I Truly did not like the Male lead. He did not deserve the main female leads. He was beyond selfish and beyond stubborn and truly blinded by himself. He also is a HUGE LOSER. I liked the loan shark guy who was pretty interesting, i even enjoyed the teacher and the actor. I had a huge problem with how the ML just was so blinded he couldn’t see his friend (the actor) was so in love with the FL as well. LIKE the fL had a crush on him in college and then HE THROWS UP ON HER SHOES so she doesn’t kiss him on their school trip. LIKE WTF? And then gives her this sloppy drunken confession and then keep just confession and basically he gets her by warning her down. Which isometimes can be cute but he was not. I also truly wished the daughter was actually the actors not the ML cause that would definitely add a layer of Drama. It would have been really nice for her to move on from that asshole. I also hate how she passed up the teacher! Like he was so sweet and he was going to set up and be there for her and her child as if it was his own. The ending was not really satisfying at all expect her daughter and the Loan shark Son get married because there side story of her looking for her father and them becoming friends was amazing. Beside that I don’t recommend watching this one. This love was so flat and so DESPERATE! I just legit can not stand the male lead. At the end he even LEAVES his family AGAIN for like 2 years? (I think its 2 or more) to go write his novel…. Has them waiting him again. This story had so much potential, especially with her evolving and realizing she was better without that piece of trash. I truly love when he confessed he has so call feelings for her still and she LAUGHED in his face.. thats was AMAZING… but no she jut fell back into his LAME ass… I HIGHLY suggest not to watch this.

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Enjoying!

This is my first drama of Jihyo. I gave it a try because I'm a fan of Running Man and she's really beautiful. All the actors are new to me. If I'm gonna be honest, their acting is not that satisfying or maybe it's just a little bit exaggerated? Is it their way to make it funny? However, the story goes pretty well & exciting. I enjoyed it so much! I didn't find any boring scenes. Like everything is on perfect timing.

I like Yeon Woo to be the father because he's the most handsome. Hahaha! I also like Goo Pa Do. Although he looks scary outside, but he's kind inside. If I will based on this drama's banner/photo, Oh Dae Oh was in the middle next to Ae Jung means he's possibly the one who will end up with her. He's not really appealing to me and also to Ryu Jin. I hope for the twist!

I saw a lot of comments in one website and mostly saying that it's a great drama and I'd agree. Overall, it didn't disappoint me. In fact, I cried on the first episode and got excited for the upcoming episodes! I don't like spoiling and you guys must consider this on your watchlist!

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