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Post by livesfreely on Jan 14, 2004 22:11:21 GMT -5
It seems to me as if MJ is more miserable and upset not because he was in love w/ Hye-ran, but because of other reasons. For one, granny and mother have treated him shabbily. Next, HK pursued HR knowing that MJ liked her and wanted to marry her. Finally, I think he was more in love w/ the dream of living w/ Hye-ran and her family (as a part of HRs family). He wanted to leave his home and family after getting married, yet he needed a family of his own. Since HR's family was in need, it was the ideal situation for him to move in w/ them. Hye-sung is already his good friend. That way he'd gain a family. Since now he can't marry HR he feels an emptiness in his life not only because he can't have HR, but also because he's alone w/o that family that he expected. So he not only lost the person he wanted to marry, but also the dream that he was going to be part of a family. Also, he will not be needed by them anymore. Sometimes it is harder to let go of a dream than a real person. Especially when that person was never really a part of his life. He sure didn't share any confidences w/ HR. She didn't even know anything about his family and who he was. It is a very different and far fetched way to look at this situation. I don't think I was very clear w/ this point of view, but hopefully some of you will understand what I am talking about  . |
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Post by galacticchick on Jan 15, 2004 9:20:35 GMT -5
That's a really good point livesfreely. I don't think I've seen you post here before, so welcome! It's true, Hye-ran knew nothing about MJ, which is probably why she didn't develop any romantic feelings for him in the first place. This kind of gets me thinking now, how good of friends are Hye-sung and MJ when, now that I remember, I don't think even he knew about who MJ's stepdad was? |
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Post by TheBoUnlogged on Jan 15, 2004 11:43:21 GMT -5
This kind of gets me thinking now, how good of friends are Hye-sung and MJ when, now that I remember, I don't think even he knew about who MJ's stepdad was? That does seem rather strange, but M-J determinedly changes the subject whenever anyone asks him about his home life. Probably especially at school, where he could be his own person, not the step-son of Oh, owner of Joyland. This would have been impossible had his brother attended school with him, which I believe H-K mentioned to Hye-Ran at lunch a day or two ago. This has been the cause of this whole situation, obviously. And Hye-Sung isn't the most persistent party. If someone says, I don't want to talk about it, he'd probably happily go on to discuss sports. Bo |
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Post by Lucy on Jan 16, 2004 10:51:37 GMT -5
Excellent post, livesfreely. It gave me something to think about. His major motivation at the beginning of the series was to move out of the house, and clearly getting married was a handy way to do that (besides the fact that he loved Hye-ran). Now, even though he has succeeded in moving out on his own, he still sees marriage as an easy fix for his new problems.
I've recently lost a lot of sympathy of MJ. It's not that I blame him, but I sense that the writers are deliberately moving his character into a darker area in which he's not supposed to be such a good guy. Before, I thought that MJ was supposed to be the hero, but now I think it's Hyun-kyu. I hope that Yu-jin and he don't rush into anything before he gets himself sorted out.
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Post by HappyCamper on Jan 16, 2004 23:30:39 GMT -5
I agree that the whole idea of a loving family was probably very appealing to MJ since he never had one at the Oh house. But I am actually liking MJ more since he finally opened up to YJ. I can't say I was too impressed with his statement that he would marry anyone but when they talked on the phone later he was honest about how he felt towards her even though it was painful for him. She (YJ) is obviously so good for MJ and so understanding and she is so totally hung up on him, I have a feeling she is going to agree to marry him. She also has incentive to get out of the house with her mom dogging her at every turn. Guess we have to wait and see.
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Post by redstone911 on Jan 23, 2004 9:10:43 GMT -5
In my view, Min-Jae and Yujin are the most appealing couple in this drama, and just a couple of notches below my all-time favorite K-Drama couple Lee Hyo-Kyung (Lee Seung-yun) and Sung Chan-Hyuk (Cho Su-jong) in that all-time classic FIRST LOVE! What MJ and YJ are going thru is holy hell...but I think with all the turmoil, sadness, and humiliation that is going on in MJ's life, YJ is exactly the right person to fill the void, since she truly understands him and the situation he's in..... |
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Post by Soju on Jan 23, 2004 11:03:22 GMT -5
Hey, Redstone! Welcome! I've seen you around the Yahoo! KDrama group a lot. You're from NYC, right? What episode are you on there? On the television, not Soompi, that is ;D.
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Post by redstone911 on Jan 23, 2004 18:26:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome! We're hitting eps. 49 tonight! Can't wait to see it! |
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Post by WinterBallad on Jan 26, 2004 4:58:46 GMT -5
Sorry for the late imput, but I agree with you livesfreely. MJ is probably looking more at HR's family as the type of family he wished he belonged too, as a reson for marrying HR. Living in a family setting like his, with a mean granny,  would make me want to move out too. At first I didn't want YG for MJ, but I'm slowly looking at them, as a couple, differently. I still favor YH, though!  |
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