I agree with you in everything.
i really REALLY loved your comment and analysis of ‘One’ so far! I was getting pretty upset by all the unnecessary hate being posted on here especially after that heartfelt chapter, but your post totally cleared everything up so well (i guess i shouldn’t let other people’s hate affect my own perception of the story anyway lol) But either way! I was hoping to hear what you thought of this latest chapter, in particular what did you think of the seju/won reunion and the last scene as well? x
thanks so much for leaving such a detailed comment, i always love to read what people think of the story on here!
I don’t think people are saying the story is inconsistent...they are saying the story is extremely rushed and has also deviated a LOT from its original realism and “mood” into a more fantasy-like, child-like way of dialogue, scenes and ways of solving plot points. You have to understand a large portion of WDTFS readers are in fact adults who were reading it for the adult vibe of the story, and not because they want yet another generic k-drama style lesbian romance. And that’s what One has proven itself to be. Either because the author intended it to be this way, or due to Kakao editorial interventions to make the story more acceptable to teenagers, I guess we will never know.
I myself am dropping the story once One is over.
Also to your point of One being rushed because it’s a side story, well Paradise has a vibe much more similar to the main story and it was even shorter. So I don’t think that’s the issue.
I think it's difficult to compare Paradise to One... I mean, you are right about Paradise having much more similar vibe to the main story, tho the huge difference between them is that Paradise is focused on a couple and characters that we already got to know a lot in the main story - so it's rather exploring deeply already well-known relationship, rather than introducing us to completely new one, which is something way harder to do in a side-story. I agree that One changed its "mood" as the story progressed, but I'm just not sure if comparing One to Paradise is fair
So it hasn't been just one week?Ahhhh which is it?U know what if it's just been a week then like I said sex scene too soon and relationship standing rushed.If it has been longer and they just did time skips then I'm relieved.Either way I think seju does like won at least enough to want to be close to her and I am sticking to that until someone can give me a 100% guarantee or prove of how long it's been since they started to live in the hotel together.
Not sure how on earth anyone arrived to the conclusion that they've known each other for only a week... The clothes change is already an indication that a day has passed. Then theres Won ear piercing which takes an average 4 to 6 weeks to heal.
I support this comment. The only comment i am waiting for. Coz most comments here are all about being rushed and the mood is too childish. We all have personal preferences anyway on how we want the story to be. But this is how the author expound it to his/her readers. Not every reader will love it.. like it.. definitely there will be readers who would be critical about how the story should be.. and/or how the author try to portray each detail of each chapter most especially the main story. The main story is incomparable to its side story.
WDTFS:
The details are set like its a ladder of chronological event of Sumin and Sungji's relationship progression with flash backs of Sumin and Seju's past relationship.
The main story is all about SUMIN's past and present storyline.
PARADISE and ONE:
The side story on the other hand was written CONCISED NOT DETAILED yet the author did portrayed the behavioral cues of seju in PARADISE as to give us an idea what SEJU is like behaving normally.. to like someone physically.. sexually.. emotionally. PARADISE was written as SEJU's past storyline and her relationship with sumin as an introduction for ONE CHAPTER.. one chapter is all about Seju's present storyline with Won, with flashbacks of moments with sumin.
This is just me... if youre going to analyze how the author wrote Paradise.. most especially 'One'(Concised). The pattern is almost the same with the Main Story (detailed). Only the main character on each storyline has changed.
One week after Won got hit on the head to be exact. Seju said farewell to Sumin in late November or early December 2015. Then she went to hotel in March 2016 and she must have been staying there for at least 1,5-2 months already.
I can only see Paradise as a huge mess that the author wanted to prolong as much as possible since it's the story about Sumin - Team's favorite character as well. Instead of focusing deeper about Seju and Sumin's past love (which Paradise is about) Team Gaji chose to portrait another girl having unrequited love for Sumin while even Seju didn't know who the hell she was. If nothing changes if we cut some parts out of the story, then I can say it isn't important. Apart from that, Paradise is only a collection of random scenes to fill up the story. There's not even a specific storyline you know, of course there are still some scenes connected to each other reluctantly. But anyway thanks to Paradise, I can know more about Seju and foresee how their relationship couldn't go any further and shouldn't end up together even if there's no cheating incident.
- Paradise: 2 familiar characters with well-built backgrounds that we have known for years.
- One: 2 old-new characters with not yet known backgrounds and also not very sure how bright/dark their future relationship would be.
School life romance is different from boss-employee relationship, everyone has to grow up and react differently to different people and situations.
Seju was expecting for a tight hug or some cheesy words at the beginning from Won like "I miss you" which was said at a wrong time like Seju complained lmao I found it funny that her face turned pretty mad at the rock head.
Won must have something else she's been hiding from Seju besides the diary since when Seju asked her, she looked scared like "wtf..." but then she looked relieved when Seju said she heard Won's parents used to work at the hotel. And I think it will be about her somehow "ugly" past, the deal with Seju's brother or the real reason why she ran back to Jeju since she hasn't told it to Seju yet.
I'm glad that there's somebody who really understands and knows where Seju's coming staying next to her now. Last scene is about Seju being horny again lmao, so I bet next chap they will finally have a steamy sex based on the author's tweet. And maybe we will get to know more about Won's past after their bedtime. Because I actually think both of them aren't in love yet. Just more than friends but not yet lovers. So they need to know about each other more.
@ndkwon As always I love reading your comments and analysis
i Love your detailed analysis of the ONE side story.
Amen to this! I absolutely adored your analysis and your points. You didn’t just state a point- you also elaborated on it and backed it up which I loved! Keep up the good work! :)
bc I dont follow her on twitter what was the authors tweet?
Right to the point. Thanks a lot for this :)
well said.
For those who think the story is rushed:
1. It’s only a sidestory so the author has to skip a lot of trivial things that help Seju and Won got to know one another better (for ex: eating breakfast, lunch, dinner together and a lot of small talks every single day)
2. It’s already been around half of a year since Seju said farewell to Sumin in chapter 93, knowing too well that they would never be able to get back together. If you can see Seju’s 10 years wandering around Sumin isn’t out of love but rather obsession then seriously, it’s not that hard to move forward.
3. Seju’s actually the one who always had many paths and chances to move on than Sumin, it’s just that she didn’t want to. And based on Seju’s straightforward and determined traits (totally opposite to a soft-hearted Sumin in both relationships and businesses), she would be able to move on even faster and easier than Sumin once she wanted to. Just like the way she resigned and transferred Hello Studio to the purple-haired CEO. Again, it’s just that she didn’t want to.
4. Sexually speaking, Won is Seju’s type: young, beautiful, cold on the outside (mentioned in chapter 4, 9) and also a muscular body that Seju wanted to have a taste on all this time (shown too clearly by the way she touched Won’s abs in the bathtub)
5. Emotionally speaking, those who really understand Seju’s character in depth must have known Seju already has some feelings for Won already since Seju’s not the type of person who can hook up with any person spotted on the streets. Seju may look strong outside but actually inside she wanted to be filled with love, to be taken care of since she was always badly treated. I can say her feelings for Won started to explode when Won princess carried her to 4th floor. If not she wouldn’t bring herself to get closer to Won after that, and wouldn’t even care a bit about the reason why Won ran back to Jeju and also her past relationships. Seju even had to bring up her deeply toxic story with Sumin first in order to exchange a similar story from Won. She was even a bit down when Won didn’t seem to be much interested in her joke and the reasons why she went to the villa + stopped drinking alcohol. It isn’t love but definitely the fact that Seju’s curious and wanted to know more about Won means she likes Won at least.
6. She tried to find other reasons on why she kept on coming closer to Won instead (“whether I’m really interested in her or it’s just sexual desire” and “I think I’m attracted to you sexually”) She just didn’t want to accept these feelings for somebody new, which is why she fired Won later on, in order to stop both of them from getting hurt since she’s not sure how their relationship after that day would be like. Her feelings for Won at this beginning stage are also different from the feelings for Sumin. Sumin was the first person who approached Seju with kindness and innocence so Seju must have felt grateful to it, and at that time she wasn’t in love with anyone yet. Or I should say there was a condition for Seju to open her heart to Sumin. But Won on the other hand was someone Seju knew nothing about except the fact that she seemed like a good person, yet Seju couldn’t help herself from approaching Won.
7. Seeing Won got hit right on the head is already enough for Seju to know where Won is standing in her heart, of course not love yet but at least she really likes Won so she couldn’t help burying the bastard brother for hurting the people around her (Chahee and Won) => This time Seju has accepted her feelings.
8. Before bastard brother came, Seju took out the gloves Sumin gave her as she wasn’t sure how would she react when meeting Sumin again in Hello Studio’s meeting later. But after Won got hit, it made Seju realize Sumin isn’t and shouldn’t be a big deal or even hindrance to her future life anymore when knowing the fact that Sumin is living perfectly without her + there’s another person who actually cares and doesn’t hesitate to sacrifice her life for her + she also likes that person.
9. Chahee’s diary finally let Seju learned 3 new things: she wasn’t abandoned + she was loved dearly by her mom, and the step brother Sehyun + she must live. I must say both Chahee and Won have created another new life for Seju, both of them gradually saved and pulled her out of danger and misery so that’s why now she must learn to live her life to the fullest, which started by accepting the good things before her: Re-running the hotel and trying a new relationship with someone she has feelings for.
I don’t see any inconsistencies in all of these tho. It’s never hard to fall in love if you meet a right person anyway.