Our Unwritten Seoul: Hidden Charms

Hosu

Hosu is someone who doesn't talk much, but he always speaks with purpose, and intention. So when he does speak, people hear him clearly and can't help but give him their attention. Hosu lives up to his name—his persona is calm and deep like a lake.

It is endearing too, to watch how long Hosu has waited silently for Miji to see his heart.
The cherry on the cake is actor Park Jinyoung's subtly enthralling visual and strong performance in delivering micro-expressions, which make Hosu an even more well-loved character.

Story of  Mirae & Sejin

Sejin is a gentle and comfortable existence that slowly left a significant mark in Mirae's life—so gentle that she doesn't mind letting him in. He softly keeps knocking on the door to Mirae's heart by seeing her for who she is when working with her. Without any deliberate move, Sejin's genuinely warm nature becomes a validation to Mirae of what she was deprived of previously from working with colleagues that ostracized her.

When Mirae is hesitating to leave her not-so-fulfilling job, Sejin again delicately shows her it's okay to quit by bringing her around and introducing her to his friends who have quit their jobs to work for themselves.

While Miji has Hosu, Mirae has Sejin as her company🥰

Miji & her grandmother

Miji and her grandmother have always had a special bond with each other. Her grandmother is the reason that helps her step out of her room after she cooped herself up inside for years. They even made a promise to each other—to stay strong and endure every day for one another. To keep the promise so Miji stays strong too, Miji's grandmother held on every day for 10 years despite being bedridden.

Maybe because of their shared connection, Miji's grandmother came to bid goodbye to Miji before her passing. Miji's grandmother even asked Miji to confirm that she would be okay even without her beside her. The goodbye gives closure to Miji and the chance for her to see her grandmother looking healthy, all well, and fully recovered again.
Miji and her grandmother's last moment together has made many viewers cry😭

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Our Unwritten Seoul: Hidden Charms

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Our Unwritten Seoul: The Pulling Points Hard to Ignore!

 

● Park Bo-young with blonde hair as Miji.
This is the first time ever she did her hair blonde. That makes people wonder if there is a correlation between her having blonde hair and her character in the drama.

● Park Bo-young (158cm tall) and Park Jin-young (178cm tall)'s height difference.
Park Bo-young is famous for being paired with male leads who often tower over her, making her look so petite beside them. That's cute, but her pairing with Park Jin-young draws people's attention too, to see how their visual chemistry will look with just a 20cm height gap. 

Look at their height difference♡!

● Park Bo-young's good acting that makes people feel like Miji & Mirae were acted by two different people.

● When Miji & Mirae swap lives without others knowing.

- Mirae goes down to their hometown, Duson-ri, and pretends to be Miji while doing farm work in a strawberry field.
- Miji goes to Seoul in Mirae's place and does office work because her sister was suffering from being ostracized in the workplace.

Mirae in strawberry field.

● The way Miji and Mirae barely know what's going on in each other's lives when they are not just like any common siblings—they are twins.

● Miji's every morning mantra:
"Yesterday is over, Tomorrow is yet to come, Today is yet unknown."
(어제는 끝났고, 네일은 멀었고, 오늘은 아직 모른다.)
Her morning mantra makes people want to know if there is a backstory to it.

● When it's so clear to viewers that the one Hosu likes is Miji right from the start.

No confusion or frustrating guessing game for viewers. Hosu's transparent heart can be seen when he purposely wears his one and only pink-coloured necktie whenever he goes to visit his mom, hoping that Miji will see it. (The necktie was chosen by Hosu's mom with Miji's help!)

● No triangle love among the leads; each with their own love interest.

● Mirae (actually Miji) & Hosu's interaction

- It's heart-fluttering to watch Hosu keep seeing Miji in her pretense as Mirae.
- Miji has the chance to see how much Hosu cares for her while pretending to be Mirae.

- Miji finally gets to know that she is Hosu's first love.

● The way Hosu confirming his guess that it's actually Miji all along, filling in for Mirae in Seoul.
- No cliché conflict like "How could you fool me" or "Was it fun to fool me?"
- This part of the plot transitions in an unexpectedly refreshing way and keeps viewers watching it on countless repeat.

● Beonhong ahjumma's gentleness.
- Not just toward her son, Beonhong ahjumma is just as gentle toward others too—Miji, Mirae, and Okhee (the twins' mum).
- It's healing every time to see a character in a K-drama say the kind of lines she says🥹 feels like Beonhong ahjumma's gentle character has the power to heal what's broken within one's soul.

DISCLAIMER: All images are property of their respective owners and only used under fair use for commentary and review.

Image Credits: All stills from the drama are © tvN.

Our Unwritten Seoul: The Pulling Points Hard to Ignore!

Saturday, July 5, 2025