"As long as you are alive, you have the chance to fix it" - Choi Jun Woong
And my eyes were bawling like crazy. I have been waiting so much for this that I have waited for it to finish so I could binge-watch it.
My tears are all high watching this series. This series starts with our main lead Choi Jun-woong (Rowoon) is a young job seeker who is unable to secure a job. I felt him so much during a scene where he is outside the company is seeking a job. That moment when you gave your all, finally wishing that this company will be your new company but ended up a failure. And because he's young ( I was young back then too), I have put pressure on myself thinking everyone is moving forward except me.
(this scene had reminded me of my younger self)
Rowon's character really gave me that comfort that everything will soon be okay and he had this reminder that as long we are alive we have the chance to fix it.
In his low moment, he accidentally meets Koo Ryeon (Kim Hee Sun), and Lim Ryung Gyu, Grim reapers from RM Team who prevents suicide.
Koo Ryoen, the grim reaper way back in Joseon Era and the team manager of the suicide prevention team. Its been a long time since I have watched Kim Hee Sun, I'm just so excited to see her again in PinK Hair too! I just love the tandem between her and the boys especially when she shares words of encouragement and wisdom on every case they have. She may seem grumpy at first but is a warm person I mean a grim reaper. She's super BADASS too!
Another member of the RM Team is Lim Ryung Gyu (Yoon Ji On)who also came from Joseon Era, is like the balance of the team. He might seem uptight but has this charisma of being "fun" too. It's nice to see Ji On again! I'm just happy for him since I saw him starting as side characters before. And I love his character in Memorist! (You can check out my review here on my blog).
Another grim reaper who will swoon your heart is Joon Gil (Lee Soo Hyuk). The main reason ahhaha why i have watched the series. Because fave. Despite his minimal screentime, and his stoic villain like character, there are a lot of words of wisdom he had shared with the viewers. There are certain instances I agree with him because of his stance of suicide and the pain he experience but every person has different dealings of life and thats the one thing the RM team have let him understand.
The Emotional Impact on the back stories made it even emotionally painful when they gave you snippets during the first few episodes and then give you the big reveal of WHY. Starting from Episode 13 to 15,
The series also gave us the moment of regret; a pain we can never escape. The never-ending question of our what ifs. What if I have done it in a different way? For me, in my case this is one of the biggest hindrances I have whenever I remember something that happen years ago. Like what in the world do I have to repeat scenarios that didn't even matter to other people. I remember my friend said about overthinking, that whatever I am thinking, feeling, is just me, no one else can see or hear my thoughts. I shouldn't be clouded with my past or whatever happened back then. Easier said than done but I am only human, but truthfully this is really the reality, what impacted me, may not be an impact to others. It may be small for them but it is big for me.
Easier said than done, We have hidden so much in our past that moving on is so hard to do. There was this line in Episode 1 that talks about bullying, "It was a moment for you, but for me, it was a lifetime trauma". This had hit me hard and this doesn't involve bullying itself but so much more. There are times when we talk without thinking about whether our words would pierce or not, it's just a matter of how we perceive things matter. If we can only spread kindness to our peers, to our friends, to strangers, to family, I really believe the world would be much safer and a better place to live in.
This series is tear-jerker for me. Pain doesn't imply on humans alone but also on our pet's as well.
From first to last. I have shed a tear no matter what. There are a lot of instances the series reminded you about kindness to everyone, at the same time that there are a lot of instances that a certain scenario may just be a moment for us or them but it can be a trauma, painful memory, or a lifetime to us.
I couldn't put much into words about what I feel about the series but I'm so happy I have come across this series. It was bittersweet but it gave me so many learnings and understanding of all causes of pains in life. Despite of all these painful causes, the magic of humans is "finding their own peace, finding their own paths, finding their inner souls". There may be a lot of tragedies, undermining pain and sorrows, life gives us but in the end, easier said than done, in the most inner part of our hearts we can survive this.
Thank you so much for dropping by and reading my blog! :) Have a nice day and I hope everyone is safe and healthy!
