#yubikoi

I'm not really a vine connoisseur so I don’t know if I have favorites but...these are amusing.

IF YOU ARE PRONE TO FALLING FOR THE SECOND LEAD AND PERIODICALLY EXPERIENCES SECOND LEAD SYNDROME, THEN THIS IS THE DRAMA FOR YOU! 

Just finished watching and I have to express how much I love this simple drama. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.) I watched Yubikoi knowing this is your average love triangle story and did not expect much - just another boy meets girl and they fall in love but there’s a rival kind of slice-of-life romance. Tbh it is all of that, but there is the twist I wasn’t expecting. Half-way through this drama I realized this is the story I’ve been waiting for since forever: a male lead who takes the role of your typical second lead - the over the top, dorky and charming (not brooding, not charismatic, not cool, not popular with girls) character who has been friend-zoned but keeps on supporting the female lead no matter what - and he wins the girl in the end because she realizes that who she really needs is someone to stay by her side and accept her for who she is (plus other details I won’t get into). The plot actually focuses on the female lead’s crush on her counterpart’s rival, her gaining the courage to pursue her feelings, and her dates and relationship problems with the love interest - which is only interspersed with moments of the male lead giving her advice, confidence and strength. Because it’s so centered on the heroine’s crush on the other guy, Seungho, the male lead, is relegated to second lead status and I ended up experiencing that second lead syndrome so bad despite the fact that, yes, Seungho actually wasn’t second lead.

Behold my crappy gifs below of one typical love triangle scene reversed:

The guy in the yellow, yes him, the typical second lead who walks away heartbroken and forgotten by the female lead when she is happily smiling next to her prince charming - he’s actually the male lead in this drama, did you know?

I cry easily. Despite the simplicity of this story I, as a viewer who belatedly but did eventually notice (a little more than) half-way through the drama of Seungchan’s selflessness, shed a few tears of sadness and regret alongside our heroine, Miu, when she towards the end in turn realized the love she had overlooked while pursuing her own interests.

I’ve been waiting for a drama like this and I found it and I love it for everything that it is and more. It’s a short mobile Jdrama, it’s cliche and because of its length doesn’t have time to flesh out every detail, plot, and character, but it’s a sweet and simple story that you can enjoy without thinking too deep. There may be many faults to this story and acting-wise, but I can overlook it since I appreciate one of my wishes coming true!