Crash Course in Romance

 #CrashCourseinManyThings

May be a bit late in the game, but #CrashCourseinRomance was a lot of things for me. Hindi lang sya actually a drama series with lessons related to romance. It will teach you a thing or two on parenting – eto talaga yun eh; being a spouse; being children; being teachers and students; being school authorities or law enforcers or any authoritative figure for that matter; and syempre, on family and friendship. You would think na isa lang syang light rom-com drama, based on the title, pero hindi.

Yung pagsingit ng character na may special needs (Nam JaeWoo played by #OhEuiSik of #HometownChaChaCha #BigMouth #ShootingStars #TrueBeauty, among others), gusto ko rin yun. Para mamulat ang mga viewers on developmental disabilities such as ASD. And also yung pressure ng parents or even society na siguro on students and their academic performance. Grabe pala talaga ang education system and impact ng CSAT (or preparing for it) sa Korea no?  Parang yun na ang nagdedefine ng buhay mo, or kung ano man ang future mo. No wonder, pati #BTS, may special message to CSAT takers nitong huli.

Of taking chances and even second chances. Of being honest with how you feel. Gusto ko yung liberating feeling brought about by such. Wag na patagalin ang pagsabi ng pagmamahal, sayang ang panahon.

As for the leads, sobrang ramdam ko ang chemistry ng both thunders and bagets love teams. Nakakatuwa lang mainlove ang mga forgets. Mas nauna ko mapanuod ang #KillBokSoon kaya alam kong malakas ang screen presence nitong si #JeonDoYeon (who plays Nam Haeng-Seon) pero ampogi pala ni #JungKyoungHo, the celebrity math teacher Choi ChiYeol desired by many women. He is also the longtime partner of #SooYoung (of #GirlsGeneration #RunOn, in real life). 

The daughter Nam HaeE was played by #RohYoonSeo, who won the Best New Actress Award in the recent 2023 (59th) BaekSang Arts Awards. She was also seen in #20thCenturyGirl, #OurBlues and #BlackKnight (yes, lahat napanuod ko!). She looks great with her oncam love interest, #LeeChaeMin (who plays Lee SunJae). Love ko na rin na mabait ang best friend niya sa kanya (Jang DanJi played by #YooDaIn). Talagang hindi pwedeng wala kang friend eh. And sometimes na-uunderestimate natin mga kaibigan natin, akala mo hindi ka maiintindihan o susuportahan. 

Pero tindi ng mga parents dito, ayoko silang maging magulang huhuhu To a certain extent, tama naman na maghigpit sila when it comes to academics, pero wag naman yung sobrang competitive. Na nakakabaliw na. 

You can still catch #CrashCourseinRomance in #Netflix.

#JeonDoYeon

#JungKyoungHo

#RohYoonSeo

#LeeChaeMin

#KPam

#DoctorCha

 #DoctorCha signing off

16 episodes of:

1. Self-love. Self-care.

2. Fighting for your dreams, regardless of your age.  “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." This resonates with me most of all, when she said, “So what about my age? Are older people not allowed to have dreams?”

3. Giving credit to our children. Sometimes we underestimate them and their capacity, capability to understand and carry burdens. Sometimes we protect them and shelter them from problems and issues too much, but sometimes too, they need to be exposed to such to be stronger.

4. Being empowered and going for the unpopular choice – you don’t have to be with someone just because. Doctor Cha got a divorce with her husband and was given another shot at love. We all thought sila ang endgame. We were all shipping them. But instead, she opted to be free, to be by herself, to do the things she wants, and advised Doctor Roy to find someone else, fall in love and get married, to have kids and enjoy life as newlyweds, live a busy life and grow old together.

5. Forgiveness. And healing. And moving on. True, betrayal is always painful and torturous, the kind that leaves wounds...and scars. To others, life may never be the same again, leaving a lasting trauma. To some, time heals all wounds and life goes on.

6. Closures we deserve. As symbolized by the cabinet door that was finally painted in the end.

7. And fresh beginnings, and of new doors opening for us. As symbolized by the freesias.

#UhmJungHwa 

#KimByungChul 

#MyungSeBin 

#MinWooHyuk 

#SongJiHo

#LeeSeoYeon

#KimMiKyung

#Netflix 

#KPam