The response to ‘What Comes After Love’ is hot.
The Coupang Play series ‘What Comes After Love’, which was first released on September 27, has been a hot topic since its release, recording a Coupang Play rating of 4.6 and 42.43 million Naver Talk likes. This is a much higher figure than other works released at the same time, drawing attention. The emotional melodrama of Lee Se-young and Kentaro Sakaguchi, along with beautiful visuals and lyrical music, is receiving rave reviews, saying that it is the birth of the ultimate emotional melodrama.
In the released episodes 1 and 2, the fateful first meeting of ‘Hong’ (Lee Se-young) and ‘Jungo’ (Kentaro Sakaguchi) and the heartbreaking story of the two who meet again by chance after 5 years of separation are depicted in three-dimensional and beautiful visuals. The melodrama chemistry between Lee Se-young and Kentaro Sakaguchi, which fans had been anticipating the most even before its release, completely satisfied fans.
The response was hot from the first meeting scene of the two in Episode 1. From the first meeting where ‘Hong’ is in a difficult situation and ‘Jungo’ helps him, the continued coincidences between ‘Jungo’ and ‘Hong’ and the strange excitement that begins to bloom under the spring scent of cherry blossoms in full bloom made the viewers’ hearts flutter.
On the other hand, the way the story unfolds between the past and present also added depth to the emotions of the work. The scene in Inokashira Park where the love between the two blossoms was added to the beautiful spring scenery and the excitement of ‘Hong’ and ‘Jungo’ added freshness and drew admiration from the viewers. On the other hand, in the awkward airport reunion scene of ‘Hong’ and ‘Jungo’ who meet in Korea five years later, the loneliness and sadness of pretending not to know each other while still keeping each other in a corner of their hearts contrasted with the past flashback scene and made the viewers’ hearts ache.
In episode 2, it was revealed that ‘Hong’ and ‘Jungo’ still miss each other, adding to the sadness. The two, who developed into lovers with ‘Jungo’s’ shy confession five years ago, changed each other’s names into each other’s languages and lived together, spending an incredibly happy time. The lovely melodramatic chemistry between Lee Se-young and Kentaro Sakaguchi, who seemed to be ‘Hong’ and ‘Jungo’ themselves, was a feast for the eyes of viewers.
Meanwhile, back in the present, ‘Jungo’ kept worrying about ‘Hong’s’ cold gaze, and ‘Hong’s heart also wavered because of ‘Jungo’s’ sudden appearance, but even those who tried to pretend not to notice were heartbroken.
The emotional lines of ‘After Love’ placed here and there also drew a hot response from fans. ‘Jungo’s’ honest feelings, saying, “I haven’t forgotten him for a single moment in the past five years” to ‘Hong’s’ question, “Do you still love him?” excited viewers. “Time seemed to fold like a piece of paper,” said Hong’s lonely monologue when he met Jungo again, which also received a warm response from viewers.
Meanwhile, “What Comes After Love” is released every Friday at 8 PM, one episode at a time on Coupang Play.
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