A Good Day to Be a Dog: Oh god, don’t tell me this is more reincarnation nonsense. I can’t.
Seo-won’s fear of dogs is kinda cute, not gonna lie lol. Bo-gyeom’s love of dogs is even cuter!
Seo-won is a cute character and the way he clearly has a crush on Hae-na is adorable. He’s much better than any other character of Cha Eun-woo’s I’ve seen. I feel really bad for him with how much Hae-na is making him drink, or at least trying to. Not cool, girl. If he actually hated you, I’d understand why after all that.
Gotta say though, despite him clearly having the physique (thanks, random shower scene), I could NOT take him seriously in that fight scene in front of the school. There is something so not intimidating about him lol. I don’t mean that in a bad way, though. Like I said, he’s cute. Giving her cake? That conversation in front of the tree? Super cute!! And his backstory is so sad!
The OTP is moving along more quickly than I anticipated. Hopefully there isn’t too much unnecessary angst later on.
I really like the student, Yul, who isn’t afraid of the bullies. Seeing rotten kids like that get what they deserve is so satisfying. Seeing Hae-na not taking any of the crap was so good, too. And him being in on her secret is the icing on the cake!! The part where she opens the window in the car made me laugh out loud. This poor kid must be going crazy.
And Park Gyu-young’s little “wah! yah!” noises when jumping up for the door handle stooooopppp. 😭
Their uncle being an old dog is honestly so sad!
Also, what’s with the nonsensical English OST lol.
That’s my reaction, too to one too many dramas lately. I just don’t get the concept. Dropped See You in My 19th Life and Destined With You for the same reason.
I hated 19th Life and dropped DWY for reasons mostly unrelated to reincarnation, but man, I can NEVER feel like the romance is actually earned if it’s all a bunch of reincarnation or fate BS. That is just not the type of romance I am here for ever.
Everytime reincarnation plot shows, I can’t help but thinking, how miserable one’s life is to only meet the same people and get more or less the same experience in their lives over and over again.
Could it be a cultural difference? I come from a reincarnation culture so perhaps that’s why I don’t mind it so much. While I’m not a believer, I understand how your present life can be seen as but another chapter of a long-lived soul that carries echoes of its past life. It’s a very different view than cultures rooted in Abrahamic religions. Unfortunately, it’s rather complex and the poor execution in kdramas does it no justice so I can understand some of the frustration.
The religion I was born into believes in reincarnation. A soul is supposed to be reborn multiple times collecting good karma (?). But you can be born as any living being, not just human. Eg we feed crows on the death anniversary of ancestors. In real life, my mom would jokingly say you must have been born a bull in your previous ‘jenmam’. Nor it is believed that you carry memories from previous life. The life process ends when you die but your soul continues in its journey. There are no carry over grudges, love through all lives etc. But for some reason this is not a topic often explored in movies or dramas (I can only think of one or two movies where they were reborn to meet as lovers).
May be we have seen too many kdramas with this theme and it’s kind of frustrating when everyone starts remembering their previous birth 😅
And then they also look the same and are born at the same time as the other people from previous life. It’s hard to take it seriously after a point.
Yes, so it comes down to how it’s used as a plot device, and it’s not very well done in kdramas for sure. I agree.
However, the possibility of remembering past lives exists tho it’s extremely rare. In early Buddhism, it is said, for example, the Buddha remembered all his past lives. And for less enlightened creatures, if we think of the “soul” (or rather no-soul, anatta) as merely an aggregation of khandhas, the theological underpinnings of clinging to past life experiences, esp. traumatic ones, becomes more sound. But as common as every second k-drama having reborn lookalike lovers repeating their exact past storylines in the present? Yeah, LOL, no, it doesn’t work like that.
As far as popular culture goes, I remember reading several pulpy novels as a teen featuring reborn lovers, and seeing them in older films but that has not been common for a while. And long, long ago, there was a house at the far end of our neighborhood where a supposedly reborn girl lived. Looking back on it, she was probably a troubled child but no one had a problem believing she was reborn. It was an article of faith.
However, I do know regional variations exists and there is no one dharma so it’s entirely possible we grew up in/studied different strains, and so have different perspectives.
I understand. And if all I ever knew of reincarnation came from kdramas, I might feel the same. But personally, I don’t mind the concept of reincarnated love. In fact, in the right hands it could be a haunting exploration of what we bring into our lives vs. what we make of them (with agency, not will). But it’s k-drama, a pop culture mishmash of whatever easy tropes suit the plot–and it’s still full of holes. Oh well, we still love them. 😀
I find it more interesting when two unrelated people find each other, get to know each other, fall in love and work on their relationship. It’s more romantic to me than ‘fated to be’. Hence most of the romcoms I like end up being the ones without this trope.
This site is getting slower each day. I’ve tried to reply so many times last night to no avail.
Anyways, I am sure our culture difference plays a big part in it. And thank you @indyfan and @mayhemf for understanding and confirming that Kdramas have basically taken the concept out of proportion so far.
And I apologize for getting on the soapbox for this. It’s just near and dear to my heart, and I don’t want the tropes conflated with the faith. Thank you for your patience in hearing me out.
And of course, I finished A Good Day today…and the past life depiction was a low point. Ha! Serves me right. I just ignored it for the present life goodness.
Nah! If anything, your explanation made me understand the concept better. I love it when we’re different from one another, yet we’re still being respectful. 😊 You’re so strong for sticking with it. Hwaiting!
mindy
October 11, 2023 at 2:13 PM
A Good Day to Be a Dog: Oh god, don’t tell me this is more reincarnation nonsense. I can’t.
Seo-won’s fear of dogs is kinda cute, not gonna lie lol. Bo-gyeom’s love of dogs is even cuter!
Seo-won is a cute character and the way he clearly has a crush on Hae-na is adorable. He’s much better than any other character of Cha Eun-woo’s I’ve seen. I feel really bad for him with how much Hae-na is making him drink, or at least trying to. Not cool, girl. If he actually hated you, I’d understand why after all that.
Gotta say though, despite him clearly having the physique (thanks, random shower scene), I could NOT take him seriously in that fight scene in front of the school. There is something so not intimidating about him lol. I don’t mean that in a bad way, though. Like I said, he’s cute. Giving her cake? That conversation in front of the tree? Super cute!! And his backstory is so sad!
The OTP is moving along more quickly than I anticipated. Hopefully there isn’t too much unnecessary angst later on.
I really like the student, Yul, who isn’t afraid of the bullies. Seeing rotten kids like that get what they deserve is so satisfying. Seeing Hae-na not taking any of the crap was so good, too. And him being in on her secret is the icing on the cake!! The part where she opens the window in the car made me laugh out loud. This poor kid must be going crazy.
And Park Gyu-young’s little “wah! yah!” noises when jumping up for the door handle stooooopppp. 😭
Their uncle being an old dog is honestly so sad!
Also, what’s with the nonsensical English OST lol.
All I can say for that ending scene is YIKES. 😭
Cay_sbtgoG
October 11, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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Cay_sbtgoG
October 11, 2023 at 4:27 PM
That’s my reaction, too to one too many dramas lately. I just don’t get the concept. Dropped See You in My 19th Life and Destined With You for the same reason.
mindy
October 11, 2023 at 4:38 PM
I hated 19th Life and dropped DWY for reasons mostly unrelated to reincarnation, but man, I can NEVER feel like the romance is actually earned if it’s all a bunch of reincarnation or fate BS. That is just not the type of romance I am here for ever.
Blue (@mayhemf)
October 11, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Reincarnation. Curse 😭😭😭
Can we get a break.
Yet to watch the first episode. I will probably wait for a few more episodes to drop.
mindy
October 11, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Curses I can deal with. Reincarnation not so much LOL.
It’s cute so far! I’m having fun. We’ll see of it can keep it up.
Cay_sbtgoG
October 11, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Everytime reincarnation plot shows, I can’t help but thinking, how miserable one’s life is to only meet the same people and get more or less the same experience in their lives over and over again.
indyfan
October 12, 2023 at 2:34 AM
Could it be a cultural difference? I come from a reincarnation culture so perhaps that’s why I don’t mind it so much. While I’m not a believer, I understand how your present life can be seen as but another chapter of a long-lived soul that carries echoes of its past life. It’s a very different view than cultures rooted in Abrahamic religions. Unfortunately, it’s rather complex and the poor execution in kdramas does it no justice so I can understand some of the frustration.
Blue (@mayhemf)
October 12, 2023 at 3:04 AM
The religion I was born into believes in reincarnation. A soul is supposed to be reborn multiple times collecting good karma (?). But you can be born as any living being, not just human. Eg we feed crows on the death anniversary of ancestors. In real life, my mom would jokingly say you must have been born a bull in your previous ‘jenmam’. Nor it is believed that you carry memories from previous life. The life process ends when you die but your soul continues in its journey. There are no carry over grudges, love through all lives etc. But for some reason this is not a topic often explored in movies or dramas (I can only think of one or two movies where they were reborn to meet as lovers).
May be we have seen too many kdramas with this theme and it’s kind of frustrating when everyone starts remembering their previous birth 😅
And then they also look the same and are born at the same time as the other people from previous life. It’s hard to take it seriously after a point.
indyfan
October 12, 2023 at 4:21 AM
Yes, so it comes down to how it’s used as a plot device, and it’s not very well done in kdramas for sure. I agree.
However, the possibility of remembering past lives exists tho it’s extremely rare. In early Buddhism, it is said, for example, the Buddha remembered all his past lives. And for less enlightened creatures, if we think of the “soul” (or rather no-soul, anatta) as merely an aggregation of khandhas, the theological underpinnings of clinging to past life experiences, esp. traumatic ones, becomes more sound. But as common as every second k-drama having reborn lookalike lovers repeating their exact past storylines in the present? Yeah, LOL, no, it doesn’t work like that.
As far as popular culture goes, I remember reading several pulpy novels as a teen featuring reborn lovers, and seeing them in older films but that has not been common for a while. And long, long ago, there was a house at the far end of our neighborhood where a supposedly reborn girl lived. Looking back on it, she was probably a troubled child but no one had a problem believing she was reborn. It was an article of faith.
However, I do know regional variations exists and there is no one dharma so it’s entirely possible we grew up in/studied different strains, and so have different perspectives.
mindy
October 12, 2023 at 4:06 AM
I should clarify: I of course don’t mind reincarnation as a general concept, but I hate it as a base for romance.
indyfan
October 12, 2023 at 4:36 AM
I understand. And if all I ever knew of reincarnation came from kdramas, I might feel the same. But personally, I don’t mind the concept of reincarnated love. In fact, in the right hands it could be a haunting exploration of what we bring into our lives vs. what we make of them (with agency, not will). But it’s k-drama, a pop culture mishmash of whatever easy tropes suit the plot–and it’s still full of holes. Oh well, we still love them. 😀
Blue (@mayhemf)
October 12, 2023 at 4:12 PM
I find it more interesting when two unrelated people find each other, get to know each other, fall in love and work on their relationship. It’s more romantic to me than ‘fated to be’. Hence most of the romcoms I like end up being the ones without this trope.
Cay_sbtgoG
October 12, 2023 at 4:02 PM
This site is getting slower each day. I’ve tried to reply so many times last night to no avail.
Anyways, I am sure our culture difference plays a big part in it. And thank you @indyfan and @mayhemf for understanding and confirming that Kdramas have basically taken the concept out of proportion so far.
indyfan
October 13, 2023 at 3:30 AM
And I apologize for getting on the soapbox for this. It’s just near and dear to my heart, and I don’t want the tropes conflated with the faith. Thank you for your patience in hearing me out.
And of course, I finished A Good Day today…and the past life depiction was a low point. Ha! Serves me right. I just ignored it for the present life goodness.
Cay_sbtgoG
October 13, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Nah! If anything, your explanation made me understand the concept better. I love it when we’re different from one another, yet we’re still being respectful. 😊 You’re so strong for sticking with it. Hwaiting!
Cay_sbtgoG
October 11, 2023 at 7:08 PM
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