#kDrama
Love Next Door
(2024 - Netflix 16 1:20 eps)

A neighborhood friend moved abroad for several years, but then quit her job & returned to Korea. She meets her old friend again & they resume their old bickering habit.

The directing is amazing, frequently one scene cuts to a contrasting one (fighting/loving, sad/happy, rich/poor) or parallel one (between couples, in time) - extremely well done. The acting is stellar. The 2nd couple is sweet & funny & the children are *amazing* actors. The parents' friendships & personal paths are interesting & enrich the story.

Symbolism again plays a big role. The FL's name means pomegranate & she gives the ML a pom tree as a gift. The tree foreshadows events that take place. The ML's name means victory & filial duty which fits his character well. Food plays a big role & I think even the onggi pots we learn about have a deeper meaning.

https://mydramalist.com/758259-mom-s-friend-s-son

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Today's New #Kpop (1005)

정해인 (Jung Hae In) - 꺼내지 못한 말
https://youtu.be/BSQR1BYSy2E?si=yAusdmmEc1TrmG85

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@buca

I see it as a continuation of the "contrast" theme. Many of the scene changes show you the opposites - fancy food/instant food, lonely people/people surrounded by loved ones, busy/bored, successful/failure & the story also shows peoples' lives being contrasts too - poor dad/rich dad, loved dad/lonely dad, accomplished yet lonely mom/loved yet unfulfilled mom.

Her brother was sick as a child and given special treatment because of it. She's always been jealous of this. Then she was sick & no one knew, so not only did she not get special treatment, but judgements about her taking time off work were harsh.

Throughout the series, the contrasts come up and hit the characters with realizations about their lives.

I was surprised by the cancer at first too, but it works as part of emphasizing the contrasts.

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Today's New #Kpop (0922)

원슈타인 - 나의 밤
https://youtu.be/y_b0sv3v5Y8?si=cMQYRVQWBrto7Bwv

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Today's New #Kpop (0916)

권진아 (Kwon Jin Ah) - 담 (Wall)
https://youtu.be/6m0Cs5A2eFg?si=Ymgv5gL_ylTVU3I8

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Today's New #Kpop (0906)

ZEROBASEONE (제로베이스원) - 내일의 너에게 닿기를 (Reaching for you)
https://youtu.be/Av10eIyOF90?si=ts166cT1HtKEO3q7

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#엄마친구아들 #LoveNextDoor #ZEROBASEONE