JCP FEATURES

2020 is going to its third month, which means the first quarter will be completed soon. Time really runs fast and I haven’t had time to catch-up my plans for this year yet. Last year, I did the “Monthly Life Rewind” project on my YouTube Channel and I had a hard time to keep uploading it on time. Due to that project, I think I neglected this blog a lot. So, this year, I’m going to be more focus on this blog and made a monthly project here. I wanted to exercise my writing skills and hope it will bring a greater good. It’s killing two birds with one stone, right?

Lately, I spent my days alone and it made me be more introvert, but filled with lots of ideas and deep thoughts. Recently, I fall in love with Kim Namgil and he made documentary audiobooks, which I’m thinking of making a monthly feature on this blog. Also, I watched so much travel documentary that matches my interest in the past few years. My last visit to Balikpapan, East Borneo also triggered me to be aware of social issues that are happening through social media. I’m not a famous influencer or what, but I believe that everyone can be an influencer for others in their own way.

I hope this “JCP Feature” will help people to be more aware and care, have open-minded, and importantly, more knowledgeable. I witness too much stupidity in society because of carelessness. So, I hope the power of social media could bring a greater good rather than harm. I hope this feature post has a positive impact and bring happiness toward others. Thank you to all of you who kept on reading this blog. I don’t really care how many of you and where you’re from, but thank you so much. Let’s make the world to be a better place. Stay safe and be happy always!

xoxo,

Jennifer

MY 2019 KPOP THEME SONGS

Whoa, can’t believe it’s 2020 already! Time really flies so fast that I can’t believe 2019 just passed by. I would like to thank everyone who took part in my life in 2019 and hope you have a great days ahead. This time I would like to share what I’ve learned and got throughout 2019 through k-pop songs. It could be a great song recommendation for you all. Hope you enjoyed it and get me through this post till the end.

Kicked off January 2019 with my best friends in South Korea! The 3 of us finally reunited and had our first trip together. Probably it was on our bucket list, and we finally got to tick that off. Also, my brother came to see me in Seoul after one and a half years since the last time I saw him. My fellow Student Executive member also came to visit me. I made many memories with all of them, though it was a short meeting. Last but not least, I got to see Wanna One and Park Bogum. I went to Wanna One’s last concert, which made me so emotional. Though I watched the first day of their concert where they still not feel like breaking-up and saved up their tears, I felt pretty emotional. Especially when they sang this song (12th Star). This song made me realized that every fan is important regardless of whether they (the artist) know us (personally) or not. This applied too when I watched Park Bogum’s fan meeting slash mini-concert in Seoul last January. The venue was pretty big compared to his previous fan-meeting venue and he is more focused on singing at that time, so the fan-meeting concept is half the interview and game and the other half is performance. He has an ocean-wide of fans last time and I was just like a drop of it. But, he always thanked us for supporting him, which means he notices every support the fans gave to him, regardless big or small the support is. I’m proud to be a fan-girl and will always be.

It’s the month of love, but I think this year’s Valentine’s Day was not that special nor festive. But, I still feel the love vibes in every corner of the city this month. In February also had Chinese New Year, unlike last year, where I got to spend with my big family in Indonesia, this year I only got to spend my family in Korea, which lesser in number than my Indonesian family. This year’s Valentine’s Day weekend, I got to spend it with Eric Nam. I listened to his songs on repeat like 2 weeks before his concert and I really liked most of his old songs. OST songs are also included. Because I wanted to maximize my time in Korea, I went to his first concert in Korea. The song’s lyrics pictured my February pretty well. It was my last semester of school and I don’t know if I can stay any longer or not in Seoul. I’ve been looking for job opportunities in Korea, but in the end, I’ve got to go back to Indonesia. This song gave me a little light on countless options to choose from. Since this mentioned the word ‘heaven’, I got reminded to pray and ask God, which path I should take.

The month with the most mixed feeling in 2019. I feel happy, sad, mourn, then another happiness. I went to Super Junior SS7S Concert in Seoul, which I booked last minute. Also, went to Busan, where I insisted my mom go there for the last time before I went back to Indonesia and thankfully, my friend still works at Hyatt, so I got a special price to stay in Park Hyatt Busan. Not long after that, I had to go back to Indonesia and I felt so sad. I almost cried at the airport when I saw the messages my sisters sent me. But I didn’t! I cried in the airplane because I watched a very touching movie called “Cek Toko Sebelah” (literal translation: See the Next Shop). Right after I arrived in Indonesia, my mom had to be rushed to the hospital. Only one week, I got to spend my days with my mom in Indonesia, she had to go forever. She was called by God on White Day. Now, White Day is not the same anymore for me. After those mourning days, I got to see Park Bogum again after two months. I got to forget the mourn and got new energy by seeing my lovely oppa. It was a real rollercoaster ride and thanks to this song, I regained some energy to move on. Especially, when Park Bogum sang this at his fan meeting with piano. It soothes me, even though I became more emotional thanks to this song.

Mom, I still love you and will always. You are missed every day.

I was still not over with hospital visits. My grandpa had to rush back to hospital and got to receive heart surgery, so I still need to visit the hospital, which I’m sick of it. April went so fast even though there weren’t many special things that happened. I got to spend the Easter break with my family and friends and felt grateful for that. I came across this song when I shuffled a playlist on Melon and I fall in love with this song. It helped me to realize the warmth of home and the thoughts of ‘glad I’m home’. Oh, this song is so light and easy to listen to, so I really recommended this song.

It’s a family month in Korea, from Children’s Day to Parents’ Day. So the theme song for May might be fit with the lyrics of ‘Spring Day’. I started to listen to this song is because of the melody and the catchphrases. But, now I started to listen to the lyrics and it’s so relatable for me. I missed my mom quite a lot that month. The saying, “you never know what you have until it’s gone” is so true. We never took so much deal on this kind of day before, but after my mom was gone, I started to know the importance of this kind of special day. To all of you, please take care of your parents and love your children or small kids around you, cause they are important.

June was a blast! It was a long holiday in Indonesia and everything seems smooth. I got to spent my time with my friends, which I felt grateful for each of them. From staycation, photo hunting, until late night talks and games. I had so much fun and laugh thanks to them. This song is an OST of ‘Touch Your Heart’ drama. The song has a sweet and romantic melody and lyrics. I’m in love with the drama as well as this song.

I was obsessed with watching Produce X 101 on July. I don’t really watch the previous ones, but this time I started to watch it because the representative of the National Producer is Lee Dong Wook (HAHA!). In July were their concept examinations (?). They are only left with 31 participants and they were divided into 5 groups with different concepts such as sexy, cutie, and so on. The one who was in this group was mostly the one who got into X1 because they are that good and the song is one of the top favorite one. I didn’t know anyone other than Hankgyul who joined the program. But then, I started to catch my eyes to Kim Wooseok, Lee Jinhyuk, Jo Seungyeon, and Han Seungwoo. Kang Daniel the junior, Kim Yohan is also an attractive participant. Anyway, this song is a super catchy song that even when I go to the bathroom, I kept on singing this song. The song has a great message too. Well, it’s more like an encouraging message, whether it’s for them or for the listeners.

UPDATE:
I was so sad to hear the news that they are disbanding. They even debuted for full a year. It's too shocking and I still couldn't get it why they have to choose this decision. Well, I hope the best for each of the members and let's meet in a better circumstance.

The month of celebrations! From birthdays to Independence Days were the most celebrated in August. It was my birthday month, which I shared the same one with Hwang Minhyun, Kim Hyanggi, and Jo Seho. Also, there are a few of my family members’ birthday and friends. On August also my favorite actors, Park Bogum and Park Seojun debut anniversary! Both Korea and Indonesia shared the same month of Independence Day, which I think it's cool. I believe it is not a coincidence, but I think God has a wonderful plan for this. Anyway, I think, ‘Gift’ from Melomance is a perfect theme song for August because of the lyric, “even those ordinary days become special in this moment”. This specific lyric is really matched with my feeling about this month. Thanks to Minhyun, Seongwoo, Park Seojun, and Park Bogum. Also, to my favorite drama of the month, ‘Hotel del Luna’. 

Oh, Melomance has great songs you can listen to. Search them on YouTube and you will definitely love them.

I think this month was the most frequent time I went traveling. I went to Bali, then I went to Japan the following week. It was fortunate to go back to Bali after a month, which means I went to the most exciting place in Indonesia twice already this year. Have I told you that I bought my Japan trip ticket unplanned? I just wanna be a YOLO kind of girl. I bought it in April? Well, if I’m not mistaken. The ticketing site is having a sale, so my cousins and I talked about it 30 mins before we bought the ticket. The ticketing went pretty fast and we ended up buying the tickets to Japan. It was my first time ever to set my foot to the hometown of Sanrio. The time I bought the ticket was probably the lowest and weak point of my life, that’s why I made a quick and abrupt decision ever. Thankfully, it was a good decision. BOL4 is a duo singer around my age, so their songs are really relatable for me. This one specific song could sum up my September really well.

I don’t really remember how my October went by. I had to attend my school friends’ wedding and also I met with my BEM (Student Executive Board) members as well as our juniors. Also, I met up with my double degree friends before I went for Korea. There’s nothing much special, but I cherish all of those meetings. Oh well, the mighty Super Junior was back with Kyuhyun! They are officially full membered now. Instead of their title track, ‘Time Slip’, I prefer ‘I Think I’, which is a side-track from their album. It’s not about the lyrics that I like, but I like the rhymes and the tempo. They still use the Latin-style musicality, but it’s more simple and easy to listen to. I have a few new favorite releases, such as AKMU’s ‘How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You’re the One I Love”, Hotel del Luna’s OSTs, and many more, but I think Super Junior needs a special mention in this post. They are the first group I became a fan of and thanks to them I had found joy and a new hobby. lol. I’m glad that they are finally complete. All of them are now free from army duties! Welcome Back, SUPERMEN!!

By the way, Super Junior is coming to Jakarta this week! I wanna see them, but I don't have enough money to go to, so I haven't bought the tickets yet. I don't know whether I'm going to watch it or not, but let's hope the best for them!

November might be the most burdensome month ever. I finally execute Wandermayjay’s first-ever tours. It’s been a long time since I’m back on the game and I think I’m lacking in many ways, thankfully it was successfully executed. Despite those dramas I’ve experienced during the tour, the most dramatic thing ever is when I got back to Indonesia. I almost missed my flight and lose my consciousness because of dehydration. IU’s newest album is extremely relatable, 5 out of 6 songs in the track-list has awesome lyrics (역시 갓아이유!). The song ‘Unlucky’ is a little reminder to all of us, that life goes around, which means good things will eventually come to us. If you face a problem, don’t worry, carry on, cause you will find a way soon. I had the most frightening nightmare ever and dramatic night at the airport, but all of it became a memory and lesson. 

Thank you, IU for keeping on making great songs.

December usually associated with Christmas, but I didn’t put my favorite K-carol song as a theme song, because this Christmas seems less festive than I had last year. In December used to be my mom’s birthday, also we celebrate Indonesian Mother’s Day. It was a pretty emotional month rather than a joyful and festive one this year. It’s also SHINee’s Jonghyun’s one year death anniversary (?). The day before my mom’s birthday, I shuffled my iTunes and this song played. The lyrics are amazing and simple. It’s just a message of a daughter or son to their mom as a gratitude for their unconditional love and prayers. Thank you Mom for the love you gave all this time. I’m so sorry, I couldn’t repay you back yet. Love you!!

While making this post, I realize that music is something powerful that you can get easily. You can get some comfort from all of your problems, new energy to seize the day, and much more power to help you. I'm really amazed by God's incredible gift for humans. Thank you so much for everything, God. 2020 is going to be great and better. AMEN to that!

2019 was also a year where we lost a few wonderful human being we saw on the TV. Regardless of age and careers, many people choose to leave the world by themselves. It was a devastating option, but I hope we all can learn to be a better human being. To love and care for each other. Life is not long, after-life is. Please, stop hating others and start to love others as you love yourself. Well, lately people don’t know how to love themselves, so please learn to love yourself first this year. You are a beautiful creature, don’t hurt yourself.

I wanted to say that you’ve done well and you will be better in the upcoming days in 2020. Don’t be discouraged if you face a problem. Let’s see it in a positive way. No more hatred and spread love! You are a lovable person, a great human being, you deserve to be happy.

A special mention for you who feel like old and facing life quarter crisis, I would like to recommend a song from five-membered B1A4's last album (Rollin'), ‘Like a Child’. This song is about an adult that felt rushed by the world and asking the time to slow down and wanted to go back to when he was a child. This song told us to just have fun and enjoy the ride cause no matter how hard we asked the time to slow down, it won’t. Keep the simple and sincere thoughts like you were one before.

Thank you for everyone who read this post, hope you got some encouragement. 
 See you with more content contents! 
Happy New Year 2020!!

SCRAPBOOK SHOWCASE #1: SINCE DAY ONE

Hi! It’s been a long time since I didn’t post up anything on this blog. I have no content prepared and the oomph to write anything here. I got bored to post only travel diaries and empties, so I checked my blog content list and I came across this topic.

I’ve been a fan of scrapbooking since I was in junior high and my mom also liked this kind of stuff and encouraged me to do so. During the school holidays, I usually have this ritual to do scrapbooking. But, thanks to the rise of social media, I’m no longer had time to do this, because I can do it online.

This time, I wanted to share the scrapbook results that I made a few years ago. I’m planning to do my life journey scrapbook, right from the day I was born.

Thank God, my mom took some photos when I was born and a few photos when I was a baby. The first page of my scrapbook is my support system since day one.

Recently is Mother’s Day in Indonesia (22^nd of December) and unfortunately, I couldn’t celebrate it with my mom nor my grandma this year. Envied everyone who got to celebrate it with theirs, but I’m okay now. I hope everyone cherishes this moment while you can.

On the scrapbook:

Paper: craftpaper.com (Mia Collection)

Stickers: Jolee's Collection

I’ll think more thoroughly next time. But thank you for reading this post and for the love and support throughout the year. I hope you have a wonderful year-end and happy Christmas everyone. I’ll be back for my summary of 2019 or 2020 new year’s resolution for sure on this blog and I’ll upload the rest of my Life Rewind on Youtube, so go check them up too.
See you!

xoxo,
Jennifer

EMPTIES: TOP 10 EMPTIES PRODUCTS FROM 2018 - (HALF) 2019

I've made “Empties 2018 - (half) 2019” video and uploaded it on my Youtube Channel, but it might be too long to watch (unless you have so much spare time to watch). So, I made highlighted products that are really really good and worth to try on this blog post. 
Note that there is no particular order for this top 10 products

The best shampoo I’ve ever used. I used to use drug store shampoos since I was a kid. Since I came across the world of beauty on YouTube and got to know more about harmful ingredients in our toiletries, I started to pay attention to the ingredients whenever I bought beauty products. This shampoo lives up to its name, perfect hair day. Since I use this shampoo, my scalp is less oily, but not drying. The only problem with my hair is it easily break and this shampoo kinda minimizes it. I haven’t tried out the conditioner yet, but I probably going to try it out when I repurchase this shampoo. The scent is pretty nice, despite they don’t add artificial fragrance to it. This product is definitely worth to try. Find the most suitable formula for your hair.

My holy-grail product of all time! This product saves my skin on scorching hot days in Korea (41 degrees is not a joke). I didn’t get sunburn even though the sun is streaking right to my bones. The formula is ultra-light so it doesn’t feel greasy at all. Plus no white marks at all. I made a full review of this product on my “Sunscreen Battle” post and you can read it here.

The best finding I’ve ever found on the internet. Not many people reviewed this product even though it was that good. One Korean department store has this brand on it, so actually, it was that legit. I really liked this product and I’ve still remembered the texture and the scent of this product. Full review about this product is up on my blog, you can read it here.

This serum is my holy grail product on the list. I’ve used up two bottles of it and I have a good experience with it. Let me emphasize this again, this serum is not meant for specific problem tackling product. This serum is good for prep your skin, especially when you do the 7-steps Korean Skincare thing.

Ever since I used this product, my skin looks brighter and less red. It is one of my holy grail products if I could say. The ingredients are mostly natural extracts, so it is safe for all skin types. This product was made by Korean Midas’s hands in the world of beauty, Son Dae Sik and Park Tae Yoon. So, in one word, this product is LEGIT. This multi-purpose product can act as a toner or cleansing water. I haven’t tried it on waterproof mascara yet, but I guess it can work too!

This moisturizer is not the thick-type moisturizer like you used to know. This moisturizer is the typical Korean moisturizer. It is lightweight and watery. It is very good for oily and sensitive skin types because you don’t need to rub and the water portion is bigger than any other ingredients. The smell is quite calming, so it was very good for night time. I don’t use a moisturizer at day time, because it’s hot here in Indonesia, so I don’t layer lots of product on day time (But, when it’s winter, you probably need this regime!). I haven’t found any toxic ingredients on this product, where The Faceshop mostly use parabens on its products, so I might repurchase this thing again.

I found this brand thanks to Imjenim. What I love from this product is the wipes are soft and smell pretty good. Cucumber extract good for bloating and refreshing at the same time. They have several variants, but I haven’t tried it. Out of all the options they spread, I think I like this variant the best.

The cushion market in Korea is extremely fierce up until now. I’ve just tried 2 cushions from hundreds of options in the market and one of them is IOPE Air Cushion XP. Actually, I recommended this to my mom, but she didn’t see it good for her (but then, she bought another IOPE cushion though), so she gave it to me. I really liked this cushion because it is full coverage but not tacky. It also gives you the “Korean glow” like you see on the ads. I’m going to try another cushion next time I go to Korea, but definitely going to repurchase the refill for this cushion!

Too bad Skinfood has to close down. I really liked this foot scrub because it was that good. It smells good and really soften harden skin. I’m open to a new foot scrub because my foot is super ugly.

This eye cream is my first eye cream ever and I’ve finished two jars of it. I’ve reviewed this product on my blog, where you can read it here. I wrote that I couldn’t find the negativity of this product, it’s because I haven’t read the ingredients properly. Packaging and texture-wise it was all I needed for back then. Since I’m getting older, I tend to find more effective ingredients inside my skincare products. I’m so excited to try out “Avocado Eye Cream” from Kiehls because avocado helps with moisturizing, which will make our eyes less dry. Dryness might lead to show aging marks.

Wow! That’s pretty a lot. Well, those 10 products are my favorite products, but not all of them might not suitable for you. I’m so sad that Skinfood has to close down and I don’t have any foot scrub anymore. So, I’m open to new recommendations from you. Thank you so much for reading till this far and much more thanks if you finished watching my video too. I’ll see you soon! (I haven’t planned anything yet for my blog, but I will see you soon!)

Disclaimer: credit to Google Images for Innisfree, IOPE, Son and Park, Bobbi Brown, and Yesto photos.

K-DRAMA: Mid-summer Dream Man, Park Seojun Dramas & Film Recommendations!

It’s been sometime since I posted about K-drama and lately I had my eyes mostly on it, so I wanted to share it with you all. Summer is finally arrived and when I think of summer, it’s associated to refreshing yet lovey dovey dramas. Last year, I spent my first half of summer by watching “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?” and this year I watched “Her Private Life” at the start of summer (I mentioned it on my May Life Rewind vlog, because it was that G.O.O.D!). Last two years, I watched KBS2 drama “Fight for My Way”. Can you find the connection of those dramas?

Yes, the dramas were romantic-comedy drama and it aired around summer days. Lately, I’m falling into Park Seojun (again) and he shows up often on my Instagram feed because he is promoting his new movie, “The Divine Fury”. Thanks to this promotion, he came to a VLive show, “Actor and Chatter”. Summerizing from his interview on the VLive, “I don’t believe in tarot, but when I was in my 20s, I went once, and the only thing that I remember is, I was born as a winter tree (or plant), so I need energy from summer heat to keep on living. And that’s why my projects succeed during summer time, I think”. He confirmed it himself, that his summer projects were mostly succeed and he got “daebak-nam” or “successful man” nickname. I recommend you to watch the VLive (now they don’t have the subtitle yet, so you need to wait till the subs is out), because it is really funny and interesting! Park Seojun also really good with the flow and he is really friendly!

Since, we are on the topic and Park Seojun is getting more interest lately, I’m going to include two dramas and one movie that Park Seojun starred for you to watch (or re-watch, maybe).

Definitely I shouldn’t forget this drama from the list of drama Park Seojun starred. The drama was aired on 2017 and I include this drama on my Top 10 K-dramas in 2017 video (watch it here) because it was that good! The story is about for young adults searching for the real meaning of life, love, dream, and friendship. For my age, it was a totally relatable drama that I recommend you to watch. It’s definitely something that 20s will be experiencing, confused and feel lost. This drama is a total lovey-dovey and comedy filled drama with bunch of moral lessons. 

Here’s some of the highlights of the drama: 

(may contain spoiler!)

1. Cute Acts

The infamous Dongman vs Aera cute acts is totally a mind-blowing scene ever and it makes you jiggle all day long if you remember that scene. Park Seojun himself has to recreate the scene everytime he appeared on a variety shows and even at the award ceremony.

2. Variety Cameos

From Julien Kang, Choi Woosik, Kwak Dongyeon, and many more appeared in this drama. Choi Woosik is known as Park Seojun best friend and he is almost appeared in most of Park Seojun’s project and vice versa (recently, Park Seojun appeared in Choi Woosik’s movie, Parasite. And it is a must watch movie!)

Choi Wooshik (cr: Google Images)

Julien Kang (cr: Google Images)

Kwak Dongyeon (cr: Google Images)

Hwang Bora (cr: Google Images)

In Gyojin & Jin Jihee (cr: Soompi)

3. Shirtless Seojun

Well, you cannot miss this from the drama. Summer is where you can see all those superb abs of your favorite actor. In this drama, PSJ is an ex-martial arts sportsman, but he had to give up on it because of something. Then, he finally found his way to revive his old dream and became a boxer. Usually, boxer didn’t wear shirt when they match, so you gotta see PSJ’s abs here.

4. Golden Life Quotes

There are few famous quotes that totally inspiring and maybe you could use it for your motto or Instagram captions. 
Here it is:

"It isn’t cool to act tough when you want to cry. It’s cool to cry when you want to."  

 - Go Dong Man

 "It’s not “Youth is for being in pain,” its “Youth is for making trouble."

- Choi Ae Ra

"We woke up earlier than anyone and we slept later, but we never had enough time. We lived harder than anyone, but our resumés don’t show a thing. They seem to be everything of our history. It makes me mad and upset."

- Choi Ae Ra

" You must think the world is full of women dying to ride on your white horse, but Cinderella stories aren’t popular anymore. The real world is filled with moronic women who work hard and succeed on their own. So take your glass slippers, and feed them to the dogs."

- Choi Ae Ra 

"Even if we can’t win, let’s play anyway. Living our way is winning. Who cares what others say?"

- Go Dong Man

"If grow up means your dream fade, I'll give up on growing up" 

- Go Dong Man 

"Instead of money, you should think about your dreams and heart. And give your best shot at life."

- Hwang Jang Ho 

"It’s better to live as if you don’t have a dream. If you do have a dream, you feel sorry for yourself. Must everyone have a dream, anyway? Even if I don’t have a dream, the world goes ’round just fine."

- Go Dong Man 

"Just go with the thing that makes your heart beat faster."

- Go Dong Man
(This one is my favorite)

BONUS!

I visited the drama shooting location in Busan and it was totally a delighting experience. I always like to visit my favorite drama shooting location and whenever I go there, the drama scenes showed up vividly on my mind and I can’t stop smiling. 

If you happened to visit Busan, on your trip to South Korea, definitely put this on your itinerary. Recommend you to visit this place in the evening, so you could see both day and night scenes from the Namil Bar rooftop. You also have to take a picture in front of their house & stairs. I didn’t get the chance to do that so, I’m going to go back there again just to take picture on that stairs and immersing the late-night talk on the “expensive” rooftop bar at Namil Bar.

Despites various review on the internet, I still really liked this drama and would spent my time watching it again. This drama is the best when you feel low and need some a pick-me-up. So, you better watch it!!

The most hilarious and well-made drama in 2018! My summer was hot enough last year and this drama cool me off. Watched the first two episodes in Indonesia on-time (on its premiere time) and the first two episodes gets me so hype. Park Seojun acted as a badass CEO and selfish person but he is very attractive. He has that “aura” that make you flutters. This drama best watch when you need a little fantasy in your dull daily life. While, I was writing this, the drama rewinds through my mind and it keeps me smiling. The drama is adapted from a webtoon and novel with the same title. Most Korean prefer the webtoon one, but I haven’t got the time to read the webtoon (TMI: at that time I haven’t change my appstore location yet). They print out the webtoon into comics too, but still I haven’t got the chance to read it. Even though the drama looks alike with other dramas, but since it’s an webtoon based drama, they have a refreshing storyline and relatable to nowadays. 
SPOILER: The ending of the drama was kinda disappointing, because it ended too fast :( 
Many prefer the ending at the original webtoon.

The key points why you should watch the drama:

1. Grade A++ Casts

Park Minyoung is a goddess! (despite the rumors or fact that she had plastic surgery, I still like her). Her acting improved so much and she is a pro now. The Korean netizen said she really looks like came out from the webtoon. She nailed the Secretary Kim character very well.

Her counterpart, Park Seojun is suitable with every character, even being a cool and handsome jerk Vice-president. He thinks he is perfect and I couldn’t agree more. Really grateful that he chooses to be in this drama, because I don’t know who can portray this character as good as him.

Kang Kiyoung who acts as Seojun’s best friend, was hilarious and he could portray any type of character well. Usually, he acts as a looser or third-rate characters, but in this drama he finally got to be lead-actor’s friend and played as a CEO! Even he got to get kiss scene (it was a big deal for him!). The chemistry between him and Park Seojun makes them best friend in real life too. Thanks to this drama, Kang Kiyoung gets to film CF with Park Seojun and he appeared in SBS variety show “Village Survival”. It was a big deal to be contracted as a CF star and regular member of variety shows for actors/actress. This role made his popularity soar high. 
UPDATE: he just got married recently.

The parents’ role also played by a top class actors and actresses, but Park Seojun’s parents are quite a mismatch. Their younger version and the older version is not something look-a-like, but actually they are a top class one in this industry. The parent roles were played by Kim Byung Ok (Jeong Somi’s dad in Because This is My First Life), Kim Hye Ok (mom of Shin Hyesun in My Golden Life, Jo Deokhyeon (he played in several dramas like Pinocchio, I Can Hear Your Voice, and many more).

Kim Byung Ok, Kim Hye Ok

Jo Deokhyeon

2. Awesome Chemistry

The chemistry between the casts are beyond comparable. Park Seojun and Park Minyoung, Park Seojun and Kang Kiyoung, Pyo Yejin and Hwang Chansung, and other casts inside the drama. The director of this drama is the same with “Because this is My First Life”, so Jung Somi and Lee Minki made a cameo as younger version of Park Minyoung’s parents. Not only the chemistry between casts, but the chemistry between director and casts are also great. And that’s what makes the drama comes together evenly and fun to watch.

Jung Somi and Lee Minki as cameo

3. Animations

Since it’s adopted from a webtoon, there are some special effects like heart animations, evil thought animations, etc to enhance the storyline. Those animated effects really make it fun to watch the drama. Especially when Park Seojun do some cute acts and Kang Kiyoung’s fantasy.

Evil is starting to put fire in Lee Youngjoon's mind (he couldn't sleep because of that devilish thought)

4. Smart Puns

They incorporate some puns into their lines, making it more relatable to the nowadays society. They made famous another doll, which called “Hard Working Cow”. Cow in Korean is “so” and in Korean you say “sugo-haeseo” if that person did well (informal form). The sound of “sugo-haeseo” and “so” sounds the same, so they created a cow-formed doll as a present for Kim Miso’s hard work from Lee Youngjoon. The cow doll became a hit and I went to arcade games to get that doll. There are few puns that maybe you could find if you could understand the Korean society culture, because sometimes the subtitles couldn’t really tell what’s it meant and make it doesn’t make sense and not funny.

Despites nothing new to the storyline and some said that Lee Taehwan’s character is not necessarily important, but this drama is really worth to watch if you need some laughter and entertainment. This drama will make you in a fantasyland and it’s not a good thing, but trust me it worth your time and will heal your stress. 

WARNING:It can be so addicting and you might spend your day just to binge watch all of the episode. Cause 16 hours is not enough to see Park Seojun’s hotness and those crazy rollercoaster love story.

BONUS FOR YA!

In most of projects Park Seojun participated, he always made bromance relationship. Look, in “Hwarang” he created it with Park Hyungsik and BTS’s V. In Fight for My Way, he created that bromance with his coach and life mentor, Kim Sung Oh. In “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim”, his bromance partner is Kang Kiyoung. So, he is really good befriends with co-stars of his project. Not to mention, his long-life bromance partner is Choi Woosik. They met first time on a drama (Family, KBS, 2012) on the beginning of their careers. So, this movie is supposed to be on the list, because the bromance of this drama is super strong that I can’t stop smiling while watching the movie as well as their interviews and promotions activities. Park Seojun’s co-star in this movie is Kang Haneul (he call him Kang Sky! SO CUTEE!). Their teamwork is magical, if I could say. Both in front or behind the scenes they are the same.

When Seojun missed out from the promotion activities schedule. (cr: The Strait News)

This movie is about two police university students whose really different in personalities. Park Seojun is the brave and strong yet reckless type and Kang Haneul is a scaredy-cat but smart type. They became best friends and one day they went out to the club to find themselves a girlfriend. But, then they actually came across an illegal organ selling organization. They try to fix this problem by themselves with limited time and the action scenes were waiting on the second half of the movie. Even though this is an action movie, they keep it light and comical, so it is easy to watch.

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Reasons why I recommend you to watch this movie:

1. Kang Haneul first action movie.

Not really related to Park Seojun, but it summarized it all. This is Kang Haneul’s first action movie, so he prepared a lot for the shooting. He worked out (but still not strong enough to beat Park Seojun’s thigh wrestle) and trained a lot for this movie, he said. It was a challenging role for him and for his fans, it was an eye-candy. TMI: I even dreamt about him after watching this movie, while he enlisted to army. LOL. I became a fan of him, after his appearance in Happy Together, before he appeared in this movie.

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2. Double Eye-candy

Did I ever say that I really like guys with nice-cut hairstyle? Not too short and not too long, but still cut nicely. And I really like guys in uniform. Either it’s policeman, pilot, hotelier, and so on. They are both a policeman-to-be, so they have to wear that policeman uniform (TMI: I couldn’t resist Jung Haein on “While You’re Sleeping” because he showed up with a policeman uniform!). 
They had to cut their hair short to enter the school and it was not really nice, especially Kang Haneul’s. But at the end of the movie, oh-la-la their nice-cut hairstyle is L.O.V.E! Hot guys alert!

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3. Life Moral Lessons

Because the story is about youngsters, so it is relatable for my ages. This movie thought more than fighting bad guys, but braveness, friendship, love, and most of all peace. Kang Haneul is an icon for peace (he got a nickname of “Pacific Ocean Heart Guy”). He really likes everything to be peaceful. I couldn’t think more who can nail that character alongside with Park Seojun other than him (I don’t think Park Bogum is good enough to fill in this role, even though he is as kind as Kang Haneul). Everything has it consequences and not all of our choice will be happened as we expected. I feel so blessed and touched after watching this movie. It was like a remedy in my hardship days (it was during my last year of uni and I’m on my thesis).

This 109 mins long movie will help you get through your days and recharge you from stress. So grab your popcorn or anything yummy and watch this movie! I took my friend (who is new to K-world) and she also enjoyed it. There was some pun intended lines, but it’s still easy to understand. Oh btw, you can see those guys in all black outfit chasing bad guys, so what are you waiting for?

How come you can't laugh watching him?

Well, I hope you guys watch the recommendations I made and tell me your thoughts on the comments down below. I really love talking about Korean dramas and movies nowadays, because it’s part of my life and it what’s make me alive. Park Seojun’s 8^thyear debut anniversary is coming up too, so I made this special edition post as a celebration gift for him. I don’t have enough money and power to support the food truck or anything, so I’m rooting for him within my abilities.

Happy 8^thyear debut anniversary, Park Seojun! 

THANK YOU FOR SHINING TILL THIS DAY. 

LOVE YOU 8000!

See you on my next posts and on my YT Channel, guys!

GO WATCH THE DRAMAS AND MOVIE NOW!

BONUS!

I'm sharing unseen photos of my meetings with Park Seojun (from afar of course). I went to two of his fan signing last year and it was a blast. He is really handsome in real life and his voice tone (will upload this later on) will make you fall in love deeper with him. He is really sweet too! Too bad I couldn't get in touch with him, but for sure, I'll make it happen someday. AMEN!

XOXO,

Jennifer