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.Was this review helpful to you?
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.Was this review helpful to you?
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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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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⚠Warning: Constant smile
It's a very beautiful drama. I like soothing and calm dramas, whether their ending is good or bad. A warning is that while watching this series, a very big smile will remain on your face. Both the male and female leads are very lovely, especially the male lead who, without uttering a single word, conveyed every dialogue with his expressions throughout the drama, which was very impressive. I also liked the scenes with the students and the acting of the music director was also very good. Overall, from my perspective, this drama is a 10/10.Was this review helpful to you?
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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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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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WORTH IT TO WATCH,, u will understand how all deaf feels❤️
The beginning of 1,2 episodes that started me feeling that this is gonna be GOOD DRAMA AND NOW ITS IT GOOOD. Then later 3 ep made me ALREADY OBSESSED SO MUCH, I giggled many times, laughed, having emotionals. This IS REALLY SO COMFORT AND DEEEEP❤️✨️It's REALLLLY WORTH IT TO WATCH✨️
I am deaf (not korean) too I reallly fully understand how Jinwoo feels... Fun fact: Deaf Jinwoo has similar our life that we having hard time but not 100% I would say about 70-80%. And important please don't mock,bully deafs?? And thank you.
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every person can have happy ending??
i really love their love story but I’m not satisfied the ending??????❤️❤️❤️HAHAHAHAHAHAH I MUST BE CRAZY because i hope a miracle will happen to JW but I know it won't. I just hope that the ending will allow JW to be able to hear and be able to speak so that JW doesn't feel insecure about his disability and can happily relationship with Moeun????????and i hope that JW can hear Moeun the voice and Moeun can hear JW call her name. I don’t know why I’m not satisfied also disappointed ☹️with the ending maybe i must watched many fantasy drama hahahahahahahWas this review helpful to you?
se perdeu no meio
eu sempre digo que é muito fácil me fazer assistir algo, que é só ter uma representatividade surda que eu estarei assistindo. foi assim que eu fui parar nesse daqui, sendo meu primeiro dorama hetero. no começo eu estava empolgado pois a história parecia ir pra um lugar muito bom, e realmente foi durante um tempo mas nos últimos episódios virou algo tão decepcionante. A audição do jinwoo era um problema relativamente pequeno mas depois se tornou o maior problema do mundo???resumindo, é um bom romance de se assistir e tem uma história muito interessante (tanto dos personagens principais como secundário) mas não é algo que eu assistiria novamente pela quantidade de episódios.
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Great work!
I so enjoyed this drama and had a hard time breaking away after hours of watching. The actor Jung Woo Sung did such an excellent performance. It must have been very difficult to not speak a word through out and still perform and convey the message thru his acting. Shin Hyun Been also did such a great job. The storyline definitely gives an insight on what a deaf person goes thru. There were things in the drama that I never put a thought to it when I run into a deaf person. It is heartbreaking to see what the character, Cha Jin Woo went thru starting at such a young age. Puts a totally different awareness when someone is deaf. Thanks to the writer for putting out such a great story. On another note, I love seeing the "behind the scenes" for dramas/movies because it gives me a realistic view on the actors and the extremely hard work that goes into producing such excellent entertainment. Thanks to the actors and all that worked on this project. I am a huge fan of Kdramas and watch them daily.Was this review helpful to you?
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The story unfolds very slowly and can be boring
Watching this drama, you need to sip your wine slowly, enjoy the background music and observe the hand gestures. The conversations were largely silent. I saw a man, given away to an orphanage as a child, who lived a lonely life, steered away from people and relationships. A kind and sweet woman, struggling as an actress, opened her heart to him, and he reluctantly accepted her feelings.His ex-girl friend returned, hoping to rekindle their relationship. Their relationship then seemed perfect and unbreakable, but their affair broke after a fire accident. He lived a broken life until FL appeared. Likewise, FL's childhood friend decided to pursue her. a quadruple relationship is formed.
The deaf students introduced another aspect of him as art teacher and mentor. He saw in them, his own struggles growing up as a deaf child. He was generous with money and time to help people and his orphanage. I never knew a deaf person is allowed to own and drive a car.
He has established a good career as an artist that give good income and comfort. Yet, her family were sad and objected to their relationship. Her mother cried after learning her boyfriend was deaf. Doubts seeped in her, FL feared she won't be able to endure a relationship with a deaf person.
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