Big
Big (Available on Viki)
Content: Language and Innuendo
My Rating: B-
Character Glossary:
Kang Kyung-Joon: Main Character
Gil Da-ran: Love Interest
Jang Ma-ri: Girl Who has a crush on Kyung-Joon
Big is about an 18 year old boy who gets into a car accident with a man. When Kyung-Joon (the 18 year old boy) wakes up he is shocked to find out that he has switched into the body of the man who saved him! But the man's fiancée is just as shocked. As the two work together to figure out exactly what happened mishap and chaos occur. But secrets are also being uncovered and Kyung- Joon and Da-ran have to work together to unravel the threads.
SPOILERS AHEAD READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
OVERALL STORY: This show was hilarious. I lost count of how many times I burst out laughing when I'd hear the song they'd play during these certain moments. Body switching stories have this way of amusing me, there is just something so completely comedic about it. I wanted to start off with the good stuff because I really do think anyone who wants a laugh should try it despite the critical take I'm going to take on the latter end of the show. So I was super annoyed by the end of the show. I will go into more detail about the romantic aspect of the show in the section below but the overall plot started to really annoy me. Like Master's Sun I felt like this show had a really good beginning and if they kept that element or at least incorporated it into the plot more it would have been even better. It went from a comedy to a drama and the change bothered me because I'd come to expect one thing but got a whole other. I also wish that the ending had been more clear because although I am happy because my ship got together I just think we could have had a better ending. Like it was a year after their bodies got switched back but we hear nothing about how the doctor dude reacted to everything. We had so much build up to that moment and yet we see NOTHING. Also how is Kyung- Joon reacting to his new family? Are they going to explain how everyone reacts to everything? I just felt like it was a huge cliffhanger...even more so because they build so much up surrounding the ending.
MAIN COUPLE: They were super cute. Kyung Joon and Da Ran (when they weren't being unnecessarily complicated) were absolutely adorable. I think people don't realize that although you gain wisdom when you grow up you do loose the innocence and emotional freedom of a child. As an adult you don't let yourself be ruled by your feelings and you often overthink them and block them. It was nice to see Kyung- Joon have that emotional freedom to do cute things and love her. Although I did love their moments they were few and far between. Da Ran really annoyed me on this count because I felt like she was messing with Kyung- Joon's feelings and she needed to make a decision and stick with it instead of continuing to play yo yo with him. Like I have mentioned countless times before I am a huge fan of a couple fighting for each other. In Meteor Garden for example when Shancai and Daoming Si decide to not let anyone come between them it is EPIC. I wish we would have had some more of that in this show. She didn't start fighting for him until the last episode.
OTHER COUPLES: There were two couples I want to briefly mention although neither really had that big of an impact on the story. The first one is between two people at the school Da Ran works at. They were freaking hilarious (with what little we saw of them.) and I was really happy that they got together. I do wish we could have seen that happen because they had a lot of build up and then they fight and then suddenly they are getting married. It was a little random but still cute. Another one was between Ma-Ri and Da Ran's brother. We see them having the possibility of a deeper relationship at the end of the show but it is never confirmed. He really tries hard to impress her and I think if she would let herself she and him would work well together.
KANG KYUNG-JOON: I LOVED HIM. I also loved seeing this actor portraying this particular character. (He plays Kim Shin in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) I related to him so much and I think that is because we are around the same age. It was kind of cool to have a main guy who was so relatable. I also really like that towards the end when Da Ran was being annoying he had enough self respect to detach himself from her string. Although he cared for her he still let himself be his own person. I just loved how he wasn't afraid to stand up to people and do absolutely embarrassing things to get his point across. He was passionate and fearless and sometimes really dumb like you'd imagine an 18 year old boy to be. However he did go through a lot of growth having to adjust to the adult world so he could function. He was really great.
GIL DA-RAN: Despite everything I really did like her. I just wish she had been like she was at the end earlier because I really prefer that version of her. Because when she wasn't like that she was beyond annoying. She, like I have mentioned countless times, played with other peoples feelings. I did understand why she did it though. That probably made it even more aggravating. Nothing is worse then when you can't be completely mad at someone because you understand why they did it. Everything she did she thought would be the best thing for everyone. And she was constantly struggling between what she thought was right and what she felt was right. Ah the brain vs heart war. She chose brain right up until the end and I thought I was going to explode. Working with your brain is great if it doesn't get in the way of literally everyone's happiness.
JANG MA-RI: I can't think of a better way to describe her then crazy obsessed stalker. She literally broke into a house (chucked a chair through the glass window) and no one even batted an eye. Yes I get it she is a hormonal teenager but really leniency should only go so far. I think things would have been a lot better for her if she had gone to jail. She was also the one who continued to make things even more complicated. Anytime Da-Ran would make some progress towards being happy Ma-Ri would come in and ruin it. She had no respect for anyone else's feelings and that bothered me. I had no pity at all when she was being rejected. I mean she stole Kyung Joon's body from the hospital like a crazy lady so yeah.... completely insane. But I will note that at the end when Kyung- Joon really sets his foot down she gets a little better. There is hope for her yet.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
"Even if you say that you erased it, it doesn't go away that easily. Love doesn't remain in memories...It remains in the heart." - Big
SHIP VIDEO: (May Contain Spoilers):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkFlW_MRHgw&list=RDEkFlW_MRHgw&start_radio=1
Content: Language and Innuendo
My Rating: B-
Character Glossary:
Kang Kyung-Joon: Main Character
Gil Da-ran: Love Interest
Jang Ma-ri: Girl Who has a crush on Kyung-Joon
Big is about an 18 year old boy who gets into a car accident with a man. When Kyung-Joon (the 18 year old boy) wakes up he is shocked to find out that he has switched into the body of the man who saved him! But the man's fiancée is just as shocked. As the two work together to figure out exactly what happened mishap and chaos occur. But secrets are also being uncovered and Kyung- Joon and Da-ran have to work together to unravel the threads.
SPOILERS AHEAD READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
OVERALL STORY: This show was hilarious. I lost count of how many times I burst out laughing when I'd hear the song they'd play during these certain moments. Body switching stories have this way of amusing me, there is just something so completely comedic about it. I wanted to start off with the good stuff because I really do think anyone who wants a laugh should try it despite the critical take I'm going to take on the latter end of the show. So I was super annoyed by the end of the show. I will go into more detail about the romantic aspect of the show in the section below but the overall plot started to really annoy me. Like Master's Sun I felt like this show had a really good beginning and if they kept that element or at least incorporated it into the plot more it would have been even better. It went from a comedy to a drama and the change bothered me because I'd come to expect one thing but got a whole other. I also wish that the ending had been more clear because although I am happy because my ship got together I just think we could have had a better ending. Like it was a year after their bodies got switched back but we hear nothing about how the doctor dude reacted to everything. We had so much build up to that moment and yet we see NOTHING. Also how is Kyung- Joon reacting to his new family? Are they going to explain how everyone reacts to everything? I just felt like it was a huge cliffhanger...even more so because they build so much up surrounding the ending.
MAIN COUPLE: They were super cute. Kyung Joon and Da Ran (when they weren't being unnecessarily complicated) were absolutely adorable. I think people don't realize that although you gain wisdom when you grow up you do loose the innocence and emotional freedom of a child. As an adult you don't let yourself be ruled by your feelings and you often overthink them and block them. It was nice to see Kyung- Joon have that emotional freedom to do cute things and love her. Although I did love their moments they were few and far between. Da Ran really annoyed me on this count because I felt like she was messing with Kyung- Joon's feelings and she needed to make a decision and stick with it instead of continuing to play yo yo with him. Like I have mentioned countless times before I am a huge fan of a couple fighting for each other. In Meteor Garden for example when Shancai and Daoming Si decide to not let anyone come between them it is EPIC. I wish we would have had some more of that in this show. She didn't start fighting for him until the last episode.
OTHER COUPLES: There were two couples I want to briefly mention although neither really had that big of an impact on the story. The first one is between two people at the school Da Ran works at. They were freaking hilarious (with what little we saw of them.) and I was really happy that they got together. I do wish we could have seen that happen because they had a lot of build up and then they fight and then suddenly they are getting married. It was a little random but still cute. Another one was between Ma-Ri and Da Ran's brother. We see them having the possibility of a deeper relationship at the end of the show but it is never confirmed. He really tries hard to impress her and I think if she would let herself she and him would work well together.
KANG KYUNG-JOON: I LOVED HIM. I also loved seeing this actor portraying this particular character. (He plays Kim Shin in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) I related to him so much and I think that is because we are around the same age. It was kind of cool to have a main guy who was so relatable. I also really like that towards the end when Da Ran was being annoying he had enough self respect to detach himself from her string. Although he cared for her he still let himself be his own person. I just loved how he wasn't afraid to stand up to people and do absolutely embarrassing things to get his point across. He was passionate and fearless and sometimes really dumb like you'd imagine an 18 year old boy to be. However he did go through a lot of growth having to adjust to the adult world so he could function. He was really great.
GIL DA-RAN: Despite everything I really did like her. I just wish she had been like she was at the end earlier because I really prefer that version of her. Because when she wasn't like that she was beyond annoying. She, like I have mentioned countless times, played with other peoples feelings. I did understand why she did it though. That probably made it even more aggravating. Nothing is worse then when you can't be completely mad at someone because you understand why they did it. Everything she did she thought would be the best thing for everyone. And she was constantly struggling between what she thought was right and what she felt was right. Ah the brain vs heart war. She chose brain right up until the end and I thought I was going to explode. Working with your brain is great if it doesn't get in the way of literally everyone's happiness.
JANG MA-RI: I can't think of a better way to describe her then crazy obsessed stalker. She literally broke into a house (chucked a chair through the glass window) and no one even batted an eye. Yes I get it she is a hormonal teenager but really leniency should only go so far. I think things would have been a lot better for her if she had gone to jail. She was also the one who continued to make things even more complicated. Anytime Da-Ran would make some progress towards being happy Ma-Ri would come in and ruin it. She had no respect for anyone else's feelings and that bothered me. I had no pity at all when she was being rejected. I mean she stole Kyung Joon's body from the hospital like a crazy lady so yeah.... completely insane. But I will note that at the end when Kyung- Joon really sets his foot down she gets a little better. There is hope for her yet.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
"Even if you say that you erased it, it doesn't go away that easily. Love doesn't remain in memories...It remains in the heart." - Big
SHIP VIDEO: (May Contain Spoilers):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkFlW_MRHgw&list=RDEkFlW_MRHgw&start_radio=1
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