I watch this show a few times already. ji Hoon and Jung Geum couple is the reason for it, i really miss their sweet moments onscreen. The ending did make me like Jung Geum more and Jihoon and Sekeyng less. But now after may be 4 times i can say (halfheartedly) that it is just an accident and life is just like that, very unpredictable so people just need to move on.
For Se Kyung it is good because she held on the last chance to see Ji Hoon and she could confess after all, her life is not miserable any more. I can see "happy ending" in her role. However this is not what we want to see in life - hope does not come in this way. If anything else happens, she confesses, moves on and even leavea with Ji Hoon , that is better.
For Ji Hoon, i really dont mind if he ends up with se Kyung. If he decides that way, he just does not deserve Jung Geum any more. But some how, i can say to myself now, it is just an accident. ji Hoon can not live without Jung Geum. Though people may say that Jung Geum is shallow, not a soulmate etc like Se Kyung, the fact is that Ji Hoon only loved Jung Geum. Everything he did in this show showed that he loved Jung Geum so much. He definitely saw Se Kyung's beauty, who doesnt see that- but he ignored Se Kyung millions of times, while at the same time, every moment Ji Hoon was with Jung Geum, he lived in that moment, and he saw only Jung Geum. Se Kyung once was there at the hospital, delivering stuff and he stood next to her but did not see her, while Jung Geum, even disguishing as an old lady, or trying to avoid him, he never missed her. This is called fate and love - some thing you cant argue.
I finished episode 84, it is about hope and memory, an old men had dementia and mistook Jung Geum as his old wife who passed away. ji Hoon said it is memory of his old wife that he held on and that is the last he remembered. Later in the car, Ji Hoon asked what would be in the memory after 50 years. jung Geum joked around, as she always did, but Ji Hoon did not say anything. I feel like this is also a message, for this couple, memory is about them, Ji Hoon and Jung Geum. se Kyung can snatch a moment but she could not have the memory, because the whole time she was living under the same roof with Ji Hoon, she was only present there but she has never been in his memory. He can pity her, can sympathy for her one side love with him (argg why can i never see her and make her miserable when her life is already very sad - those kind of thinking) but if Ji Hoon is a normal person, needless to say a smart though quiet doctor - he can understand the value of the relationship with Jung Geum.
So, as what life can turn into tragerdy, or an accident can take some one's life, the life is not about the moments but about memory, about how you live that life, and love people around you. The life is not and never about the moments which can excite you, or sadden you, or make you miserable. Instead, the moments happen so that you can move on, and continute to love, to thrive, and create memory and happiness.
In the end, we cried but we look at what remained in our heart. For me, it is Ji-Jung warm love.

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1.It seemed at the beginning, Sekyung and Daniel Choi sounded like main character, Jung Eum was just one of the renters and did not seem to have a main love line with Daniel. I have the feelings Se Kyung felt upset because Jung Eum character got famous and more affection from audience, she became the main character with love line with Ji Hoon and there is no room for SK to go in between them.
If you pay attention, in high kick 1, the one who is in main love line (female teacher) was sweet and gentle like Se Kyung, while the wife was quick and funny and bubling like Jung Eum. The teacher ended up having love, but in high kick 2, Jung Eum really outshined SK and got that main role.
2. Jung Eum seemed to like Daniel Choi, she confessed that sometimes she feels like she is in a real relationship. jung eum in the sitcom is also very real. Her emotion with Ji Hoon is so real, and she cares a lot about him.
3. bUT Daniel Choi at the beginning of the show had a crush on Se Kyung. This is the turning point and that explained why he acted so plain in some scenes with Jung Eum, but much betteer with Se Kyung. I understand why some times i feel he did not have much chemistry with her, while she does have chemistry with him.
That also explained the reason he agreed with the ending. In high kick 1 i understand the ending, because of the child and pressure from the family and the dad himself. But in high kick 2 i could not understand the ending. However, given that Sk got deppressed and wanted her character to die, and given that Daniel had feelings for her and wanted to be with her, i now understand.

I ploughs through all 126 episodes in four days for this ending?

What a lesson I've learnt about K-drama. Thanks Farty Butthole PD.

Why would anyone think that this was a good ending?! SSK wanted her character to die? WTF for? To be like a matyr in the show? What suffering did she go through? She met a nice family who took her in, she didn't have to fend for herself and her sister on the streets! Throughout the series she bonded with everyone in the family! What SUFFERING did she to through?!? Her problem with the relationship she had with LJW/ Daniel Choi's character? Are you freaking kidding me? That was just a VERY one-sided crush! That was her suffering? That's why she felt her character had to die at the end in a family sitcom? WTF??? I hated SSK's character for a while because she was so weak in many situations and always pining for LJW, but grew to accept her. And then reading all these comments about her having a say in the ending, regardless of how all the writers were against it, makes me really detest her. If the PD had any brain up there and not just going with what's going on down there, why would be take the opinion of a young upstart? Sheesh! She was so young when the series was being filmed, and definitely inexperienced! WTF was her problem?? Crazy shit! The ending really spoilt EVERYTHING and doesn't make sense at all. Her poor sister (and father) would have to suffer eternally for this terrible loss, and feel guilty for the rest of their lives for leaving for the airport without SSK. Just because she and the PD wanted to make a controversial ending, every other character had to have their stories ripped away from them? After building them up for 126 episodes? WTF??? The last few episodes were so contrived, when they tried to make LJW appear suddenly aware of SSK's presence after HJE broke up with him. It was almost painful to watch him suddenly struggle with his inner feelings with regard to SSK because throughout the series, we only saw him connecting in that way with HJE! Even if this show was in the Drama genre instead of Comedy, his sudden awareness of SSK would have made no sense and worse, his last look given to SSK in the car before the accident! It was so forced and contrived! He barely saw her beyond a younger sister, and didn't show any romantic inclination towards her for so long! Even if she suddenly realised she must have been attracted to him, SO WHAT???

Seriously the ending really SUCKED big time. And I totally agree with the rest of the comment here, about how it really derailed the sitcom from it had started out to be, and maintained for a good part of the series. Even a 20 ep period drama with so many twists and turns like the one with Lee Dong Wook and Song Ji Hyo (can't remember the title ATM) had a drastically more satisfying ending even if many things were kinda expected and might have fallen in the 'expected cliche' category.

I really disliked SSK in the Running Man episodes she appeared in because of the vibes i got from her, and now after knowing her part in the ending of this awesome series, I really feel that my dislike for her is justified.

Why didn't I find this post before I watched this show?! Now I'm suffered from brain pain. I guess my brain freezes along the stopped time in the last scene. As if a long ice nail was hammered into my head all of the sudden. Seriously, I've never been this hurt after any K-show ending. What the~ [freeze]

i just want to smack Shin Se-kyung

It's weird but great that people still comment on this even after the show ended over 4 years ago.

I remember that the first reason why I watched this was to take a break from drama-land and just laugh. I was prepared for emotional moments here and there, but I thought that choosing to watch a family show that's supposed to be fun would ensure that the ending will be happy. Not all sitcoms end happy or 'complete', I acknowledge that, but never would I have thought it would have ended on death. The ending might have not been death, but maybe the two ran away together and eloped or something. But that scenario makes me prefer death, honestly. Either way, the ending is still terrible.

There were many ways the Shin Se kyung-biased PD could've gone around this and still made it less sad. Shin Se Kyung actually wishing for the sad ending makes me angry. Sure, she is the main character, but it was obviously Jung Eum who shone in this sitcom, so why couldn't she get a say? In fact, why didn't the whole cast get a say? This just makes Se Kyung sound really selfish.

I watched this "sitcom" about two years ago. I was angry about the end but managed to get over it eventually. But then, one of my all time favourite sitcoms aired it's finale about a month ago (you might know which one I'm talking about here) and I also felt betrayed by the ending. It reminded me of HKTTR's ending quite a bit even though the endings weren't actually very similar. But I had the urge to watch some of the good episodes of HKTTR, which kind of just fueled the anger that had already faded away, which is why I felt like ranting right now.

I feel sorry for the writers whose hard work crafting the story and relationships got trampled over by the emo director who clearly never studied literature in college. that's the problem with directors- they think they know everything about movies but all they study in school is technical skills rather than how to write a good story. For me, the drama ended at episode 125. I can't even take the ending of the last episode seriously- it's that ridiculous. Okay, so if you're going to kill off two young, wonderful people (really, they are the most dependable and hardworking people in this show) before their prime, at least let a drunk driver hit them, so it sends society a positive message: don't drink and drive. Otherwise, this ending is nonsense and childish. You work so hard and then you destroy everything you created, for what? The doctor could have saved so many lives, the younger sister needed her older sister to be there for her. There's already enough tragedy in the real world and in the drama itself (the death of the sisters' mother) The ending was unbalanced, and a poorly made decision. Imagine how angry the actual writers feel, if we are this upset.

i wish i had read this review before wasting my time on this drama. i had so much fun with the first 40 eps despite the negativity that some characters impart to the viewers because i knew they would eventually change for the better. but like most long dramas, the story tends to go around in circles so i decided to skip. imagine my shock to find out that this family-oriented drama ends in tragedy - so disappointing! i have decided never to watch korean dramas with more than 50 episodes and to always check the director's name before investing time on a drama - just in case it's the same person.

i agree, episode 125 is the apropriate ending,

just leave it to that hehehehe

hahaha people dont blame shin se kyung about the tragic ending. just blame the PD only,

for what i see, shin se kyung is a shy and honest girl on and off camera. its natural that the PD will try to ask a comment or a point of view from actress that will be put to death in a movie, series etc

and as we know se kyung, she will just smile shyly and agree to the bastard PB

i like se kyung. dont blame her bwahahahaha

but honestly there is a big chemistry between se kyung and ji hoon. i hope they paired them in another korean drama series

The PD is an idiot... how can a sitcom have a sad ending...

I'm speechless. I've been marathoning this drama and enjoyed it, but honestly, after the first 50 eps or so, I started skipping through most of it and only cared for Jung Eum and Ji Hoon...and then to have that ending...very few dramas have made me cry as much as the ending for this drama. WHYYYYYYYA S;DLFKASLDFJKA;LSKDFJ;ALSA; SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!! I thought this was supposed to be a fun, happy drama...IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FUN HAPPY ENDING. WTF JUST HAPPENED

I was really hoping that there'd be a time jump, Jung Eum would be successful AND SHE'D GO BACK TO FIND JI HOON AND THEY'D LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER!! BUT A;SLDFJ;ALSKDJF;ALSKJF;ALSK WHHYYYYYYYYYYYY

When I first started the drama, it did seem like Ji Hoon and Se Kyung were supposed to be the main couple, but Jung Eum and Ji Hoon just became such an awesome couple that I thought they'd end up together. BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY!!!

I wish I knew this before I started the drama...I would've stopped watching before they broke up and just went on to believe that they'd make it to the end.

Ultimately PD Kim decided to end on their deaths, which reflected Shin Se-kyung’s own opinion. WTF se kyung, is something wrong with you?

it's 2017 and I'm still feeling upset about this fucking ending. It sucks!!! 125 awesome episodes then the ending crashes it all! Good job Shin Se-kyung, she's got a lifetime antifan! <.< Never watch any of her dramas since high kick. Seeing her face on screen make my head explode!!!