When My Love Blooms

" When my love blooms " had a really sweet past story but the present one was not that great.

First of all, the retro one, when the characters were young, was almost made to perfection. From the poetic cinematography, to the nostalgic feeling, to the presentation of that era, everything was perfect. The timeline did get a bit confusing at times, but that was mainly due to the focus on the present story. Still, the chemistry was over the moon, the love story was sweet, dramatic and moving, and the whole college life along with the family drama were all interesting and nicely managed.

However, the present story was a bit boring. There was a spark between the couple at the beginning, but that kind of died out, as they kept repeating scenes and events, the drama of the business and family matters took over, and the characters were thrown into stereotypical types that had nothing to do with their old selves. I mean, sure they were bound to change, but they still would have kept some traits of themselves, wouldn't they?

Finally, the performances were really good from everyone, but there has to be given a special shout out to the younger actors and the kids of the cast.

So, overall, 6.5 out of 10, because the past story was really enjoyable but the present was boring and predictable.

I enjoyed this drama a lot. I loved the past story and made me feel nostalgic wanting to see more of the characters and how they met and what they lived. Commendable performance of the young actors, you fall in love with their story, smile with them and suffer with them too. It has a lot of events and it's well written but Sometimes the main leads frustrated me in their present selves because they were just too different from their past selves, it might make sense because a lot of time had passed and they suffered a lot but it's almost not possible to connect with them like that. But I really enjoyed it and I think it is a great show.

This drama is truly catchy. Sweet. Simply beautiful. Can't stop watching. I'm in love. Another Lee Bo-Young's best performance after "Mother".

I liked: the back and forth between our lead couple from the young to the older. Well written and filmed. Music good (although they could have turned down the melodramatic strings in the background a bit- sounded a bit old), acting very good, especially the young couple. Their chemistry was contagious. As with most Kdramas, a lot is repeated or reframed and, in this case, it slows the story down a bit. If you've seen Itaewon Class, you will possibly have some flashbacks but it's not a bad thing. Overall, worth the time. FYI, I will rate a fim/series a 5 if it is average enjoyable. No rating inflation here. 6 means above average enjoyable.

I loved, loved, loved this k-drama from start to finish! What a beautiful love story. I enjoyed it all from Episode one to Episode sixteen. It was a well acted, well directed drama. The flashbacks added to the depth of the story and explained their never ending affection/love for each other. Needless to say, I cried my eyes out throughout the series and I will do it again, because I will definitely watch it again and again. Kudos to all!