Because We Need an Excuse to Discuss the Atrocious Ending in "Big"

[uledy.livejournal.com]

Gong Yoo sings a special track for the "Big" OST:

Source: rhynKahLiL@yt

that ending...my god

ok, down to business. i need theories and explanations people!
also have you ever been satisfied with a drama's ending? EDIT: i know i haven't T_T  someone brought up SoaW and that really was a good ending...

Comments

[hinadori.livejournal.com]

I didn't even watch the ending and now not even going to bother. The last few episodes have been really boring and repetitive.

And no, I've never been satisfied by a k-drama ending. I've come to realize that j-dramas have no endings and k-drama endings are always anti-climatic.

[a-perfect-shade.livejournal.com]

i've seen more than my share of kdramas and the only one that's had an ending i liked was queen in hyun's man.

[my-car-is-prada.livejournal.com]

omgosh bad ending? I was planning to watch this show but now, idk.

@OP, yes I luuuuuh the ending of Scent of A Woman. *sighs It gives me goosebumps when I think about it, such a perfect drama.

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

YESSSS SoaW was so fabulous and perfect :( The best roller coaster of emotions ever ♥

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

i started reading dramabeans recaps last night and i had a dream that i had a baby i would never see again. it was freaky as hell.

anyway i heard this show started sucking so i'm glad i stopped watching. someone spoil me the ending though!

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

Dude idek how to explain or spoil the ending for you tbh because I honestly DON'T GET IT

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

That ending....I DON'T EVEN.

LIKE SERIOUSLY. I. DON'T. EVEN. KNOW.
The last three eps had me pulling my hair out tbh.

Drama endings that I've been satisfied with? Hm. "Scent of a Woman", definitely; "Rooftop Prince" (though I know I'm in the minority), and "Woman Who Still Wants to Marry".

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

I was so ... upset with the ending of Rooftop Prince because I was upset that Yi Gak doesn't get her in the future nor the present.

And then that maybeeee Taeyong is the one at the end (obv he is) but it was like .... I NEED MORE CLOSURE THAN THIS. :(

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

FLOPASS DRAMA. and the ratings reflected it tbh


BRIDAL MASK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>EVERYTHING OUT THERE

[logiczalica.livejournal.com]

Yes, Bridal mask is awesome!! :D

[hushmydarling.livejournal.com]

there could've been so much more. it was such a cop-out.

[peachypie21.livejournal.com]

I kind of liked the Coffee prince ending but I wish they would have gotten married. That would have made it a perfect ending instead of a good ending.

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

///SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

I cannot believe we waited 15 episodes and they show the switch OFF SCREEN and when they reunite, WHY THE HELL DON'T WE EVEN SEE KYUNG JOON IN HIS OWN BODY?? ADCASDRUAJSDF SO SO DUMB OH MY GOD.

One of the worsttttt Hong Sister drama's everrrrrrr. I can't even ... their next one better be flipping amazing because what the hell was this shit?

also have you ever been satisfied with a drama's ending
Not often I can name them with one hand maybe, but most of the time it's like ... oh i like this drama except for the ending.

Shining Inheritance was one where I was satisfied with the ending and the entire drama tbh.

tbh I'm stuck on what drama to start with next because I'm so iffy on a lot of them. I was contemplating starting I Do I Do but idk.

[uledy.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

Why didn't they switch?? Where the hell is YoonJae? Chilling in some 21 year old's body??? Why did Mari know all this up-to-date info on Kyungjoon?? What was the point of her coming back to SK in the first place? Where are the uncle and aunt? How did KyungJoon get his memory back??? HOW WAS ANYTHING THAT OCCURRED IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES POSSIBLE???

Also, I tried I Do I Do and I couldn't past the first 15 min...

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

the only endings i've ever been happy with are shut up flower boy band and lie to me tbh (though lie to me's last couple eps, let's not talk about it) :( haven't seen scent of a woman though

[gigabytexx.livejournal.com]

I'm kinda satisfied with SUFBB too but need more hyunsoo-yerim romance tbh & I hate ambiguous relationship -_-

[count0nme.livejournal.com]

i was expecting they would finally have their souls back into their respective bodies and what gil daran would tell yunjae (about loving someone else and how he would react) and basically have some sort of closure with that relationship? but the 1 yr later bs was so lazy and ugh i can't rn so disappointed

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

I just laughed irl at 2taly, but how did you like it???

I was thinking of starting that or "I do, I do" since the new set of dramas have been pushed back because of the olympics :D;

[islandgurl84.livejournal.com]

BIG was the Gong Yoo Show for me. the ending was a BIG let down.

[oonalala.livejournal.com]

His acting was amazing! I was totally sucked in by Gong Yoo and his amazing portrayal of the character -- which is makes it that much more disappointing that the writing sucked so bad.

[t-domination.livejournal.com]

that was honestly the worst ending I have ever watched. I didn't understand ANYTHING. Like what the fuck happened to them switching souls? Why did that not happen? WHAT ABOUT YOON JAE!!!?!! Did body kyungjoon never wake up? Did he die?! Did they explain this? because I literally skimmed through it because it was so bad. someone PLEASE explain it to me and for the rest of us who don't know what the fuck happened. This drama had such great potential :(

[oonalala.livejournal.com]

They successfully swapped bodies. Nobody knows what happened to YoonJae except that he's back to himself and living and doing God knows what or where. I interpreted the ending to be KyungJoon coming back to Korea (to visit, I guess) and his heart compelled him to get back on the bus and relive the whole umbrella swap and meet Daran again. They don't show his face because I think they were too concerned that having Shin play KJ at the end would creep people out because he is so young looking, so instead they had Gong Yoo's body/voice play a 1 year older KKJ and then it was interspersed with Daran's memories of KKJ in YoonJae's body from earlier in the episode. They seriously could not have made the meeting more confusing if they tried.

Bottom line (I think): KKJ got his body back and his heart compelled him to meet Daran again even though he doesn't actually remember what happened and it's implied that Daran will tell him she loves him and they'll end up together (except that's implied and doesn't actually happen).

[taecmyheart.livejournal.com]

not even gong yoo could save this drama, and that says a lot. >:(

such a letdown from the hong sisters.

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

Also throwing another comment since we're talking about Dramas:

Big might have been AWFUL but holy shit nothing N O T H I N G is as bad as Dr. Jin.

I feel so bad for Kyungtak cause his character has some legitimate depth and really has his a struggle the entire time, and could have an entire dedicated to what he knows is right and what his father demands of him but NOPE! dumb as stones!Hyuk and his idiot partner!Youngrae have to come along and destroy anything DECENTLY good with this drama.

oh my god it makes me nauseous and upsets me so much.

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

IDK at least Dr. Jin has the political story line going for it????? though that is starting to suck too :\

I just hope that Kyungtak ends up flipping off everyone and goes on his own. AND LIVES BECAUSE IF THEY KILL HIM OFF, I S T G

No clue how this drama even got an extension like WHY

[exo-cath.livejournal.com]

I love You're Beautiful but I think the ending was a bit rushed tbh :/

[kneekalies.livejournal.com]

omg BIG worst ending nothing was explained was waiting for a face to be revealed wtf... fashion king was pretty bad too and it sucks because I stick to these dramas even though they drag in the middle
I enjoyed I do, I do, though

[a-perfect-shade.livejournal.com]

i didn't even watch the drama, just read the summaries on dramabeans, and even that was a waste of my time. i feel bad for the actor that played comatose kyung-joon, poor bb never really got to do anything

[yami-no-hoshi.livejournal.com]

Coffee Prince ending was very satisfying, as was the drama in general. definitely my fav <3

btw does anyone watch King2Hearts? worth getting into?

[nandexdame.livejournal.com]

King2Hearts started off so good and then it was just...okay? It stopped being funny, became all political and pro-south korea propaganda-y and angsty at some point. I didn't finish it because they did something with a character that totally pissed me off and I was like "nope, no more."

[chikage-chan.livejournal.com]

ugh, i just finished watching episode 11 and i was wondering if i should just give up on it and move on to shut up flower band... Big started well imo, but the last 2 eps i watched were so boring >.< and if the ending is bad like that, i think it's not worthy to keep watching it only for gong yoo.

[oonalala.livejournal.com]

Just go watch Shut Up Flower Boy Band. It's a great drama!

Big goes totally off the rails in ep 14 and just keeps getting worse, so if you're already bored at ep 11, just cut your losses and move on.

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

i CPed this from dramabeans: "She explains that Yoon-jae and Kyung-joon aren’t just brothers… they’re fraternal twins, separated on purpose by the parents. One to be born right away through in vitro, the other saved for later. Saved for later?! Like a frickin’ cookie?!"

WHAT THE FUCK?

[liferule91.livejournal.com]

wtffffff

[nandexdame.livejournal.com]

this drama was awful all around but i made it like 14 episodes in and was going to finish it for the sake of it. i guess not anymore!

my favorite kdrama ever, prosecutor princess, was perfect in all ways, including the ending. can you hear my heart was a pretty satisfying ending too, and an incredible drama.

[kazu-kumaguro.livejournal.com]

I was bearing the drama to watch KKJ/Shin being happy, really, so the ending is a big WTF for me, more than because everything major is happened during that one year skip.

[a-perfect-shade.livejournal.com]

i seriously have unfinished drama syndrome, there are about 15 dramas that i've abandoned right before they end (at ep 14/16 or 18/20).

[bababerry.livejournal.com]

me too, but usually the last two ep of kdrama is either bad or unsatisfying, so you got nothing to loose

im still trying to erase the last two ep of equator man from my mind. that drama was excellent, while the last 2 ep is sub par

[yeo-reum.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess because they were fraternal twins He supposedly did return to his body but i guess he "grew" that much in a year. Which makes absoultely no sense to me or maybe I'm just upset because Shin WonHo didn't get any more screen time. I wanted to hear his 'uh-oh's and engrish one more time and see his wonderful smile etc. And the reason Kang Kyung Joon wasn't born first was because his actual mother wasn't able to give birth to them because of health problems (?) and he was later born to save Yoon Jae's life. 12 years later. But it had so much potential and honestly I felt extremely let down by then end =(. I'm trying to make myself accept the ending in some way just because I loved the rest of the drama a lot.