so I normally just read reviews on here instead of writing them but I just don’t understand why people hate on nam do san? Coming from a girl who’s currently majoring in CS, I can tell you for a fact that that’s literally what most kids (not all) in cs are like, he played his role very well!! I started this show cuz I have the biggest crush on nam joo hyuk but I just fell in love with his character. He had everything down to a tea including the small little shy nods, smiles, not being able to make eye contact and just the innocence of his words and actions. Nam joo hyuk deserves an award for this show, literally everytime he cried or was hurt or felt pain I could see it in his eyes and I felt it too, his acting is wonderful.
Furthermore, his insecurity clearly stems from the pressure his parents (like most parents in Asian households) put on him like that pressure is literally crippling? The pressure doesn’t always just come from oh you need to get good grades but just from the expectation that you will never make mistakes in life and you need to be perfect at all times because you can be perfect sometimes. I’ve felt like that most of my life and I’ve never related to a character more! I absolutely loved his character, probably one of my favourite characters of all time and I think this is one of the more relastic k-dramas I’ve watched.
Was there some stuff I could do without? Yeah. Was it sometimes dramatic? Yup. Was there a lot of unnecessary hair tying? You betcha. But it wouldn’t be a k-drama without these things.
Also how are people forgetting that he literally has the biggest heart? Everything he does, he does for the people he loves. Anyways that’s my two cents on the topic lmao.