Say You Love Me (2023)

good romance packed in melancholic vibe

Tell Me That You Love Me (2023) - 8,,5/10 -kdrama
nice romance drama with quite melancholic vibe, but story is normal happy-end one.
That melancholic vibe which this drama have is quite alike to :My mister: for example, not sure if its caused by alot :silent passages: where actors used mainly sign language. But still its quite good and I liked it.

main pair is middle aged one and male lead seems to be type which usually doesnt lets hid emotion show on his face + reality of him being deaf which makes problems to express himself by words. All makes it rare and nice scene once he lets emotions flow out of him. At other hand female lead seems to be quite opposite. She is expresing herself quite well just by face mimicry.

plot - romance

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Roteiro, direção e atuações impecáveis

Cha Jin Woo é um artista surdo, quando não está em uma sala de aula ensinando alunos do ensino médio que também querem aprender desenhar está em pequenas viagens para expressae seu amor pela arte. E é assim que conhece Jung Mo Eun, uma aspirante à atriz que não está em uma boa fase. Ela largou um emprego que pagava as contas para ir atrás de um novo sonho, apesar de não estar sendo fácil com empregos de meio-período, ela não desiste.

Com a barreira linguística, Ji Woo não tem muitas pessoas ao seu redor, além do melhor amigo e uma introversão latente. No entanto, o interesse de Mo Eun o fará sair um pouco do casulo quando ela demonstra o interesse sincero de se aproximar dele e aprender linguagem de sinais. A comunicação não é um problema, pois Ji Woo busca aplicativos de celular, além do velho método com papel e caneta.

Senti mais verdade e amor nos primeiros seis episódios do que em vários dramas que já vi na minha longa vida doramesca. As palavras impecáveis roteirista Kim Min Jung (Love in Moonlight) junto com a direção acertada do Kim Yoon Jin (Our Beloved Summer) e as atuações sensíveis do Jung Woo Sung e Shin Hyun Benn, foi a mistura essencial para tornar "Tell Me That You Love" o drama perfeito.

O que mais gostei foi o slow burn, que aliás é meu estilo favorito em dramas asiáticos. A falta de pressa em viver, de criar laços e também de se apaixonar. Um artista que até então só conseguia expressar sentimentos através da pintura precisa sair da sua zona de conforto para dar uma nova chance para o amor; e uma atriz que é boa em transmitir sentimentos por palavras começa a ver no silêncio uma nova forma de apreciação. Foi o que me encantou.

A vida de Ji Woo não foi fácil. Acompanhamos sua infância, o modo abrupto como perdeu a audição e a adaptação em um mundo silencioso. O laço forte que existe com Ki Hyun, seu amigo de longa data, e o retorno do seu primeiro amor, a Seo Kyung.

Já Mo Eun tem muitas pessoas que a amam. A melhor amiga com que divide o apartamento, o amigo que gosta dela, além de uma família amorosa composta por pai, mãe e irmão mais novo. Quando estes conhecem Ji Woo, não há preconceito. Estranhamento? Sim, e fiquei muito feliz por não haver pais preconceituosos, e por mais que houvesse preocupação no rosto deles, não foram intrusivos.

Eu gostei muito do romance, em como cresce aos poucos, e não há problemas graves entre eles que os façam se afastar. Porém, após o episódio 13 o enredo decaiu um pouco. A ex nem é o problema total, pois eu odeio a ex que volta do bueiro; mas aqui eu super entendi a Seo Kyung, em como o Ji Woo foi importante na vida dela e tomou uma atitude errada que fez o relacionamento deles acabar muito mal com culpa, pesar e remorso. Ela demora a dizer o que precisa, mas conseguem chegar num consenso.

O que me matou foi o silêncio entre Mo Eun e Ji Woo. Algo claramente estava incomodando ambos e ninguém tomava a iniciativa de conversar. A falta de comunicação entre o casal deixou uma grande lacuna entre o que vinha sendo muito bem trabalhado no roteiro, e fez a trama virar um incômodo desnecessário onde os dois estavam infelizes. A cena do episódio 15 em que o Ji Woo "ouve" a Mo Eun falando como a situação é frustrante foi uma flecha atravessando o meu peito. Conversar para quê, né? Criou-se ali um mal-entendido que não precisava, além de um clima pesadíssimo, como se ele não ouvir fosse frustrante para ela. Eu fiquei muito triste com essa cena...

Apesar do final feliz no episódio 16, eu realmente fiquei refletindo se esse conflito precisava existir se eles iriam reatar. Porque como eu disse, levei para um lado que talvez eu não reataria sem uma loonnnnggaaaa conversa, e infelizmente em dramas asiáticos a fuga/não conversa sempre é a solução. Ficou devendo mais um episódio para melhor desenvolver isso.

Adorei que mesmo magoada, a Mo Eun é maravilhosa e fez de tudo para aproximar o Ji Woo da mãe. Foi muito emocionante! E mesmo com o término, o reencontro com a família e a viagem, ele volta parecendo mais renovado, mas ainda sentindo saudades dela.

Fiquei muito cativada pela atuação do Jung Woo Sung. Que atuação maravilhosa! Todos ali foram incríveis, pois não deve ser fácil aprender linguagem de sinais para atuar como alguém fluente no idioma.

Mesmo com os apontamentos do que não curti, esse é o tipo de kdrama que eu assistiria várias vezes por conta da sensibilidade da história e a excelente atuação. ENA mais uma vez acertou em produzir um kdrama espetacular!

Agora vou atrás do original japonês de 1995 chamado "Aishiteiru To Ittekure". Será que é tão bom quanto a versão coreana?

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An extremely slow burn--perhaps too slow toward the end--but worth a watch nonetheless

By the folks who brought us Our Beloved Summer, Goblin, and a few other top dramas. The ML's dialog is communicated entirely in sign language, which makes his interaction with the FL at times touching and at other times a bit awkward--so much so that it sometimes felt like their chemistry was lacking. The rest of the cast is quite good, but two in particular stand out: Park Jin Joo is an absolute delight as the FL's goofball sidekick. It's a role she's played several times before, but I can't think of anyone that does it better. And Heo Jun Seok plays the ML's bartender sidekick to perfections. His character is both the perfect bro and perfect husband to his adorable (deaf) wife. This drama is an extremely slow burn--much more so than even Our Beloved Summer. The slow pace feels comfortable in the beginning as the two leads learn to navigate the communication barrier, but the drama dragged in the final quarter before recovering to wrap things up elegantly in the final episode. I watched this as it was released, two episodes per week, on a sketchy, lo-fi streaming service which may have contributed to the feeling the story dragged. It may show better in a binge watch on Viki or Netflix.

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Good start, but failed to keep me hooked

I watched until episode 7, but I didn’t catch up in time, so even that episode I watched with some delay lol. I did like it until that point, but people complaining about further development and plot points made me decide to DNF. I didn’t want to see miscommunication, heartbreaks, etc. Episode 1-7 were good, but I don’t want to bother to finish this. I enjoyed the acting, especially Jung Woo Sung's. You can tell that he is an experienced actor, his eye acting and subtle expressions were perfect. The music and cinematography were also very beautiful and complimented the drama well. But again, I don't want to invest in the drama if we get too much *drama* instead of healing vibes lol. I am also currently watching other shows that are able to keep me hooked much easier than this one, unfortunately.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama '' Tell Me That You Love Me '' is an emotional love story.

The drama has beautiful cinematography, with a slow tempo and a sensitive view on the main lead's disability. The love story, moreover, was sweet, romantic, and realistic, even though the ending felt rushed and wasn't handled as smoothly as the rest of the story.

The performances, in addition, were brilliant, with the male leading actor, especially, doing a brilliant job talking in sign language. He also had chemistry with his partner. The side characters were enjoyable as well.

So, overall, eight out of ten.

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Melodrama yang punya ending memaksa.

Asik sebenarnya drama ini buat gua yang gak terlalu suka dengan melodrama, terutama pada fase awal sampai pertengahan namun ada hal yang kurang pada akhir drama ini terutama endingnya. Karakter FL yang sudah dibangun dengan baik dari awal namun dihancurkan menjelang ending. Walaupun dibuat berbeda dengan drama originalnya, happy ending di drama ini gak cocok (terlalu dipaksakan).
Mengapa mereka di ending bersatu kembali walau nantinya melakukan kesalahan yang sama lagi?
Disamping itu soundtrack dan cinematographynya bagus.
Walaupun dengan ending yang memaksa, drama dengan alur lambat ini overall enjoyable buat ditonton.

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Obra de Arte

Assistir esse drama foi como ler um bom livro, a história é tão bem escrita, com tantos detalhes com delicadeza; a direção aqui conduz o drama para lugares certos e os atores atuam tão bem, que você se sente imergido totalmente na história.

Algo que gostei muito, foi o equilibrio desse drama, mantiveram a mesma pegada do inicio ao fim.
A atuação do protagonista masculino é de aplaudir de pé, e sua história é linda, sua tragetória é emocionante.

Este drama é profundo, um drama maduro, e com ritimo mais lento para você apreciar todas as emoções ali presentes.foi muito bom assistir a essa obra. Gostaria de mais dramas assim.

Sem mais delongas eu com certeza recomendo esse drama para você.

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A must watch drama!!!

wow from those dramas that remain engraved in the memory, although slow, but at the same time so requested for the type of unconventional plot, it has the power of silence. Perfect casting and acting of actors, from adults to children. Aspire to the actors who learned sign language and to the main actor Jung Woo-Sung, who I suppose is not easy to be silent throughout the plot and in such a professional way to convey messages with looks. A drama that conveys a message of the power of love and the ability to overcome disability.
A beautiful and perfect soundtrack
Great drama and recommended

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This drama was like a poem!

I usually don't drop reviews of the dramas I watch, I just watch them silently and keep my feelings for me. This time, though, I feel like sharing.
Since the first episode this drama was so peaceful, the cinematography is excellent, which is something I love about tv series.
The story of our two main-leads is so sweet, especially when they first met. Multiple times I felt butterflies in my stomach for them and while they were slowly falling in love I was also falling in love with them..
Good job to everyone involved honestly. And the actors were so good at sign language, too, which must not have been easy. The actors were really good in general and when the main leads were watching each other they were expressing themselves so good through their eyes ❤️.
I am sad I finished watching it already. I definitely recommend it. It's a quiet, peaceful, feel-good romance drama (of course with a happy ending for who's wondering).
Enjoy watching it, it's worth it!

P.S. everyone has such a nice smile in this drama lol, even the supporting characters ? it was nice to see

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I cried. I laughed. I smiled. I enjoyed. And I fell in love.

This drama is absolutly wow. Like there is so much to say about this drama yet ther are no words found to describe this drama, because of how good it is. I would 100% recomend this drama to anyone. This drama was amaizing. From the start to the beggining to the end everything was soo pretty and so touching . (i even cried because of how pretty it was)
The storyline is so good, the actors behind the characters are also soo good.
I especially liked the message that was delivered in the drama. And i will definetly rewatch it.
And thanks to the drama i learned korean sign language.
The only thing stoping me from giving this drama a 10/ 10 is that there was no hug or intimacy at the end of the show.

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Very beautiful and sweet story with Jung Woo Sung ♡o｡.(✿ฺ｡ ✿ฺ) and Shin Hyun Been, two great, sensitive and subtle actors...

PLOT: meeting in Jeju between a deaf painter (and introverted due to his disability and trauma) and an aspiring actress.

What I liked:
+ Jung Woo Sung and Shin Hyun Been are awesome in this series. Their characters are difficult, marked by their childhood, their traumas. They were able to highlight their hesitations, their difficulties in communicating, their lack of confidence. So many emotions pass through the looks and their micro expressions!
+ the pace of narration is slow, but fits masterfully with the story.
+ All the actors are excellent, including in the supporting roles. The secondary characters are well developed (at least those who contribute to the story, because there is no unnecessary development). They are complex, with depth.
+ The images are beautiful and the framing is finely crafted.
+ Beautiful OST lineup that heightens emotional moments. My Personal favorites are "Try Not To Cry" by 10cm and "Greeting".

What I liked less:
- The vision of disability! OK, I know that it can be hard sometimes, that there are many constraints and difficulties to overcome. But why see disabled people as sad, even depressed people? I know many people with disabilities, and some are the most optimistic, strongest people I have ever met.
Jin Woo seems to carry all the misery in the world on his shoulders... Fortunately, there are the students, the couple of friends, who show that you can be disabled AND happy!
- By watching dramas, I'm starting to hate these (recurring) characters of exes who come back years after a break-up, trying to rekindle their lost love ლಠ益ಠ)ლ.
I'm sorry, but in real life, that doesn't exist! An ex who comes back to see me after 10 years of no contact, I don't even know if I open my door to him. Longing for a lost love for a lifetime only exists in movies (and dramas :).
- In the same way, I know that the standards of dramas (almost) impose a break-up of the CL, BUT the doubts of the FL from the 12-13 episodes are not credible here. Her empathy, her understanding suddenly disappear? Why? She doubts, so she is no longer able to think?

=> Despite some flaws, this series is a little gem, worth watching and rewatching one day.

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Très belle et douce histoire avec Jung Woo Sung ♡o｡.(✿ฺ｡ ✿ฺ) et Shin Hyun Been, deux acteurs sensibles et subtiles ...

PLOT: rencontre à Jeju entre un peintre sourd (et introverti en raison de son handicap et de traumas) et une aspirante actrice.

What I liked:
+ Jung Woo Sung et Shin Hyun Been sont géniaux dans cette série. Leurs personnages sont difficiles, marqués par leur enfance, leurs traumas. Ils ont su mettre en relief leurs hésitations, leurs difficultés à communiquer, leur manque de confiance. Tant d'émotions passent dans les regards et leurs micro expressions!
+ le rythme de narration est lent, mais s'accorde magistralement avec la story.
+ Les acteurs sont excellents, y compris dans les rôles support. Les personnages secondaires sont bien développés (enfin ceux qui contribuent à l'histoire, car il n'y a pas de développement inutile). Ils sont complexes, avec de la profondeur.
+ Les images sont belles et les cadrages finement travaillés.
+ Beautiful OST lineup that heightens emotional moments. My Personal favorites are "Try Not To Cry" by 10cm and "Greeting".

What I liked less:
- La vision du handicap ! OK, je sais que ça peut être dur parfois, que les contraintes et les difficultés à surmonter sont multiples. Mais pourquoi voir les personnes handicapés comme des gens tristes, voire déprimés ? Je connais beaucoup de personnes handicapées, et certains sont les personnes les plus optimistes, les plus fortes, que j'ai rencontrées.
Jin Woo a l'air de porter toute la misère du monde sur ses épaules ... Heureusement, il y a les élèves, le couple d'amis, qui montrent qu'on peut être handicapé ET heureux !
- A force de regarder des dramas, je commence à détester ces personnages (récurrents) d'ex qui reviennent des années après un break-up pour tenter de faire renaitre leur amour perdu ლಠ益ಠ)ლ . Je suis désolée, mais dans la vraie vie, ça n'existe pas ! Un ex qui revient me voir après 10 ans sans contact, je ne sais même pas si je lui ouvre ma porte. Se languir d'un amour perdu toute une vie, ça n'existe que dans les films (et les dramas :).
- De la même façon, je sais que les standards des dramas imposent (presque) un break-up du CL, MAIS les doutes de la FL à partir du 12-13 épisodes ne sont pas crédibles ici. Son empathie, sa compréhension disparaissent soudain ? Why ? Elle doute, alors elle n'est plus capable de penser ?

=> Malgré ces quelques défauts, cette série est un petit bijou, à voir, et à revoir un jour.

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