[Drama 2019] Extraordinary You / Suddenly One Day, 어쩌다 발견한 하루 - 2019 MBC Drama of the Year

[Jillia 195,592]

5 hours ago, briseis said:

 

Yeah, you, me and most of the kdrama-watching world. So get in line:

 

LMAO You're making me laugh but also it's so accurate. Don't we all want a piece of Ha Ru.

 

@baby.hae

Wait! So you got the impression that Ha Ru is actually aware of everything and is just pretending not to remember in order to protect Dan Oh? That's an interesting theory. I really got the impression that Ha Ru definitely lost his awareness of himself. Yes, there are definitely moments he comes across as weird or like he is hesitating too long when Kyung asks him about the manhwa and whether he knows it or not. And he too conveniently doesn't remember anything that happened in the shadow because that's what happening to character who aren't aware: they forget every conversation and interaction.

 

I personally think though Ha Ru really doesn't remember his old self but because the Secret writer isn't exactly the best he/she isn't able to erase Ha Ru's old character completely. She just keeps recycling her characters, so it's bound to happen that something is still left inside new Ha Ru which makes him do things he would've only done as old Ha Ru. Hence why - in the shadow - he doesn't throw the ball as hard at Dan Oh as he could.

 

BUT I have to say though that like Kyung I was confused why Ha Ru was in the school so late in the evening? Then he walks out of school, the stage is over but then we can hear the sound of the stage being put on twice. Was it coming from the hole? Was the stage really on and it was Ha Ru's storyline to find the hole?

 

So many questions... and hopefully many answers to come.

 

@chubbz

Oh, I totally get that. Like I would side with Kyung if he would found out about the manhwa in this episode and then would be angry because Kyung is simply a character who is frustrated with his life as well and to figure out that everything is just a comic, so a dumb writer created this fate for him... I totally would get him being angry.

 

BUT the thing is he aware a lot longer now and while I still understand how angry he is, I don't understand how Kyung can just easily tell Dan Oh to just go along with the story. Just because he does, doesn't mean everyone else needs to do the same. Plus he is rebelling in the shadows as well. It's just almost like he is a quitter like Jinmichae.

 

I liked how Dan Oh told him that her only setup is that she will die soon and she is afraid of that. But she is accepting it now. But that also she feels it's unfair that she only exists for characters like Nam Joo, Joo Da and for him - Kyung. As Eun Dan Oh she rather wants to spend the short time left with something and someone else. I hope Kyung comes to an understanding that just because he does it the way he wants to, doesn't mean he is permitted to get angry at Dan Oh who rebelled against her fate/storyline.

 

Also... his possessive: you have to stay at my side... that was a big "no" to me. I want happiness for Kyung. He should be free of his abusive father. But Dan Oh is not for him.

 

Annyeong, @nonski-chingu! So happy to see you in this thread. Can we hope to have you discuss this drama here more often now?

[Ayoko xx 242]

Hi everyone!

Honestly speaking I wasn't THAT looking forward to see this drama but after I watched trailer -  I started to wait for this drama to air and then with 1st episode I totally fell in love with all the characters - especially Dan Oh and Haru

I just can't how Haru and Bae Kyung can be this handsome

[Jillia 195,592]

Welcome to the thread, @Ayoko xx! I hope you enjoy your time in the Extra Squad.

 

 

Stills for tonights episode. Like I don't like the whole Joo Da/Nam Joo storyline but I'm here for Joo Da against evil mom.

[nonski 63,899]

6 hours ago, briseis said:

Yeah, you, me and most of the kdrama-watching world. So get in line:

Feet aching now due to standing in line and can't even see Haru from up here.

 

8 hours ago, stargazer187 said:

Geez, they even haven't reached half yet but the angst is starting so tiresome. Aigoo... how could they make DO always suffers like that, it's so upsetting seeing her crying almost the entire episode

True!  And gosh, this girl can cry like I wanna cry with her, you just can feel her pain.  Think we might expect more?

 

59 minutes ago, Jillia said:

Annyeong, @nonski-chingu! So happy to see you in this thread. Can we hope to have you discuss this drama here more often now?

Yes chingu, I will to join the convo as much as i can.  TBH, I really loved reading everyone's thoughts as well.

 

-edit-

i keep replaying the preview for episode 8 and it's giving me a sad vibe.  I thing were headed for angstville this coming episodes but I hope at least we get some good unhurried ending for this drama that I have grown so attached already.

[Jillia 195,592]

Like his look went right to my heart... Also, he still keeps looking for her - no matter what. *someone hold me* *sobs* But, dear Secret writer, it's not okay to put part of Kyung's personality in new Ha Ru.

Spoiler

 

 

Credit: guseonwon

 

It's like the writer actually hates Ha Ru and that's why he/she decided to put him in the position of Kyung's loyal fellow. And gives him those lines that Dan Oh is Kyung's fiancé and Kyung should take care of her. Like uri Ha Ru would NEVER say that.

 

Lee Tae Ri (Italy ) posted a video of himself... being super cringy at himself after posing. He is so adorable. Plus I remember him as Lee Min Ho times when he was acting alongside with Kim Yoo Jung and Yeo Jin Gu as a "child actor". I enjoy him very much in his role Jinmichae.

 

[Thunder Mage 564]

Didn't log-in for the past few months.

 

Aside from Hotel Del Luna and Sky Castle. This drama is one of the best for this year. 

 

KHY shines in this drama. I knew she can do roles like this when I watched her acting in past dramas especially Sky Castle. Hoping she get more project after this. 

 

As for Rowoon. I only knew him as a member of SF9 a vocalist. Never knew he can act as well. Especially the differences between Warm and Cold Haru.

 

For LJW not going to question his acting ability. Since I already saw him from two different roles (Memories of Alahamara and  Search www).

 

But for Baek Hyung, looks like his character (going to be set-up to be tragic. Not going to get the girl)

 

As for the other Triangle. They're just boring. It looks like the filler part of the show. JGJ is the only one good there. Maybe due to being him being aware. Hopefully the other 2 (JD and NJ be aware as them selves as well)

 

Can't wait for the next episode. 

[Jillia 195,592]

Welcome, @Thunder Mage!

 

Yes, despite my criticism of Kyung, Lee Jae Wook is definitely doing a good job. Just like Kim Hye Yoon and Rowoon. But also the rest of the cast.

 

Overall this drama has stolen my heart. It's well-written and I hope it stays that way and the way it's filmed is nicely done as well. Definitely looking forward where the drama will take us for the rest of the ride.

 

Btw... I don't think we have enough interactions between Dan Oh and Nam Joo. I know their setup is for Dan Oh to serve Joo Da but still I liked their small scene in this episode.

 

On book notes, this drama is choosing what books the characters are reading very carefully. Dan Oh read the book "Flowing like a River" by Paulo Coelho which is about enjoying the small things in life, Nam Joo is reading one of my favorite Paulo Coelho books "Veronica decides to die" (which is telling the story of a woman who believes to be terminally ill and decides to take her own life, survives and learns to love life again). And the books Ha Ru is carrying for Dan Oh are all about changing your fate, enjoying life and so on. So the core of the drama is mostly for Dan Oh but also for every character in this drama that you should enjoy your life no matter how much is left and that you can still change your fate - even if it seems set in stone.

[sal2 5,892]

why do I feel we are in an interlude phase with Haru before he gain totally awareness and can probably find his way back to Dan oh. every fiber of is body is always going back to her, we just need his head to get there. oh boy I am ready for him to sneak is way back into Dan ohs heart! Dan oh don not give up on him just yet! 

[ryanallright 5,623]

 

 

[baby.hae 2,794]

@Jillia I actually thought he was also completely forget everything but the twist at the end. .why he went to school in the middle of night (he had reason but still weird because old Haru also lived in the school). .and just like you said there was a sound of changing stage, he knows it then he went straight to place where he hanging his painting (looks like he already knows the place so well huh?)

 

It could be he is just pretending that he forget since the begining OR he suddenly remember after he saw the hole and painting, MBC uploaded the last part of the eps with title 'Ro won who remembers everything'.

 

 

[Jillia 195,592]

2 minutes ago, sal2 said:

why do I feel we are in an interlude phase with Haru before he gain totally awareness and can probably find his way back to Dan oh. every fiber of is body is always going back to her, we just need his head to get there. oh boy I am ready for him to sneak is way back into Dan ohs heart! Dan oh don not give up on him just yet! 

Yeah hence why I don't think the drama will drag unaware!Ha Ru for too long. I'm pretty sure they will resolve this today even.

 

Plus I don't think we had this scene, yet? Or am I wrong? Did I miss this scene? And this looks like old Ha Ru?

 

On another note: this broke my heart. I adore the friendship between Do Hwa and Dan Oh. I love how he came right to her when he found out that Ha Ru disappeared.

[mari_mari 44]

15 minutes ago, Jillia said:

Yeah hence why I don't think the drama will drag unaware!Ha Ru for too long. I'm pretty sure they will resolve this today even.

 

Plus I don't think we had this scene, yet? Or am I wrong? Did I miss this scene? And this looks like old Ha Ru?

 

 

On another note: this broke my heart. I adore the friendship between Do Hwa and Dan Oh. I love how he came right to her when he found out that Ha Ru disappeared.

 

And I like that they just friend , no romance included in their relationship . Not a lot of kdramas have just friends relationships between male and female 

Edited October 24, 2019 by Jillia
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[Jillia 195,592]

@baby.hae

Eeek... I need Ha Ru to remember everything. My heart can only take this much pain we already got.

 

@mari_mari

Yes, I adore their friendship. Extra Squad BFFs!

[Jillia 195,592]

I'm just living for Kyung to be put in the role of a female lead who gets grabbed by the arm and dragged around by Ha Ru. Like... Kyung getting his own medicine.

 

But of course Kyung likes Ha Ru like this best because he is loyal to him and won't do anything to get between him and Dan Oh.

Spoiler

 

Credit: sseureki

 

 

Also, Secret writer is sadistic because he/she gives Ha Ru the task to give Dan Oh a gift from Kyung, a huge lollipop. Like c'mon Secret writer how terrible of a writer are you? Also the way Kyung says he must give Dan Oh sometimes a gift because her time is running short. Ugh...

 

[bee_wannabe 1,429]

It's been years since i post something in soompi forum. It took me several times recalling my old password and username in soompi. I even needed to check the last post i made in other thread to make sure i got my username right. All this because i want to share my thoughts on this drama.

 

Shoutout to everyone in this forum. Thank you for making this thread alive.

 

I LOVE the scene in front of DO house after BK takes her home (DO explanation on how BK will never understand her desperation to have her own moments). The drama does better job than the manhwa in this part. In the manhwa it's HR who tell BK that DO suffers pain, other than her heart, that BK don't understand.

 

BK asked DO in the last night episode, what is it that she really want? 
1. To be more than an extra
2. To change her set up for terminal illness in order not to die
3. or Haru

 

I think this question is really important and may lead to the conclusion of the drama. In other scene with Jinmichae DO said that she enjoyed every moment with HR discussing how to change the story regardless the unknown outcome. Although she is now still affraid of death but somehow i feel like she'll realize in the end that what matters most is when HR is there with her sharing their every moment to the fullest. It is ok to be an extra, it is ok to have terminal illness, but it is not ok if there's no HR.

[tianaa 18,634]

I really love Nam ju and Yeo ju da's story i hate to say it but they are extra in this drama Writer Please give them scene and i want them to become aware of themselves We must all agree that Baek Kyung is slaying the shadow and literally just saying and doing whatever he wanted to do but couldnt on stagehe really hates his father he kept using "you wont remember"I missed our usual Dan oh and innocent Haru 

[Jillia 195,592]

Welcome to the thread, @bee_wannabe and @tianaa! Love how the thread comes even more to life. The more people the more great discussions we'll have.

 

I agree with you, @bee_wannabe! In the end this is the core of the story. Dan Oh may not be able to change her fate but she can change with whom she is going to spend her time with. I still hope though we will get some sort of happy ending.

[Ayoko xx 242]

5 minutes ago, Jillia said:

Welcome to the thread, @bee_wannabe and @tianaa! Love how the thread comes even more to life. The more people the more great discussions we'll have.

 

I agree with you, @bee_wannabe! In the end this is the core of the story. Dan Oh may not be able to change her fate but she can change with whom she is going to spend her time with. I still hope though we will get some sort of happy ending.

I dont think it is a melodrama, right? Its more like a romcom? Or not?

[Jillia 195,592]

5 minutes ago, Ayoko xx said:

I dont think it is a melodrama, right? Its more like a romcom? Or not?

According to Korean source it's a fantasy romance. It's not even declared as a comedy or romcom.

[Ayoko xx 242]

22 minutes ago, Jillia said:

According to Korean source it's a fantasy romance. It's not even declared as a comedy or romcom.

I hope its romcom but I am not too sure right now. The beginning was very funny so thats why I thought that it was romcom but then sadness  came and I hope that there will be happy ending for everyone