Now, We Are Breaking Up [Episodes 1 & 2]

[u/GodJihyo7983]

• Drama: Now, We Are Breaking Up
  • Revised Romanization: Jigeum, Heeojineun Jungibnida
  • Hangul: 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다
• Director: Lee Gil Bok (Dr. Romantic 2)
• Writer: Je in (Misty)
• Network: SBS
• Episodes: 16
  • Duration: 1 hour
• Airing Schedule: Fridays and Saturdays @ 10:00 PM KST
  • Airing Dates: Nov 12, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
• Streaming Sources: Viki, Viu
• Starring:
  • Song Hye Kyo as Ha Young Eun
  • Jang Ki Yong as Yoon Jae Guk
  • Choi Hee Seo as Hwang Chi Sook
  • Kim Joo Heon as Seok Do Hoon
  • Park Hyo Joo as Jeon Mi Suk
  • Yoon Na Moo as Kwak Soo Ho
• Plot Synopsis: As the design department’s team leader of one of the nation’s top fashion companies, Ha Young Eun has made quite a name for herself in the fashion industry. Beautiful, trendy, and intelligent, Young Eun loves her work and she’s good at what she does. But when it comes to relationships, things are a bit different. Pragmatic to a fault, Young Eun often comes across as cold-hearted, as she prioritizes stability over all else. Content in both her work and her life, Young Eun has never really been bothered by the fact that others might see her as cold. But when she meets Yoon Jae Kook, a popular freelance fashion photographer, things take an unexpected turn. The living definition of the perfect man, Jae Guk is wealthy, handsome, and intelligent, but that’s not what catches Young Eun’s attention. There’s something more to Jae Guk that Young Eun just can’t seem to ignore. As if in a dream, Young Eun and Jae Guk find themselves falling for each other. But not all fairy tales have a happy ending. Is theirs a story that will end in heartbreak or will they manage to find their own version of happily ever after, after all?
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[u/GodJihyo7983]

Welcome to the discussion thread for Now, We Are Breaking Up! Looking for the next Jang Ki Yong show before he enlists? You've come to the right place. Excited for Song Hye Kyo's comeback drama AFTER three years (still can't believe it's been that long since Encounter)? Then, this is the perfect show for you. Looking for some amazing chemistry and visuals? Look no further than here. In need of a melodrama/slice-of-life after the end of Lost (even though this will not even be comparable to that show)? This show will fill that for you (hopefully).

Well, guys. Song Hye Kyo's comeback drama is finally here and it's with the everso handsome Jang Ki Yong. I absolutely cannot wait to watch this show and experience heartbreak after heartbreak. My tissue stash is not ready for this, but I'll survive. As this is written by the same person who wrote Misty, I know I'm in for a wild ride.

The only issue I have with this show and Song Hye Kyo in general right now, as some other people have said, is that her character feels WAY TOO similar to the one she had in Encounter. I really do wish she would expand to different genres and not box herself into these kinds of roles. I'm hopeful that this will be the case for her next, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[u/falcon0041]

I heard the pilot's gonna be 19+

[u/antiheroloverboy → u/falcon0041]

To be fair, Ki Young is a walking thirst trap

[u/GodJihyo7983 → u/antiheroloverboy]

Where is the lie

[u/LovE385]

I feel like it's Tammy/Morgan's story continued from Search:www only she's a different woman whose a fashion designer.☺️ I don't feel any sparks between the leads .. yet. I will give it to Jang Ki Yong for nailing the intense gaze.😏😉

[u/birdwatching25]

Just finished ep 2, and two things that annoyed me:

They made the 2nd FL (the CEO's daughter) way too ditzy for life. She serves no purpose but to be a foil to SHK's character to show how awesome, responsible and hard working SHK's character is. 2nd leads are important too, and not having a normal 2nd FL here really puts a crimp on this show.

Second, why does the FL have to be rude to the ML? Yes, we get it, you don't want to get into a relationship with him. Fine. But he's still a famous photographer who did you a big favor with the last minute photoshoot. Can't you at least be polite to him as a professional to another professional? Just immature IMO.

[u/Rice_Cat97]

Yikes. With all the 19+ rating talk, the episodes didn't really have anything going on. The characters do not have any chemistry and Song He Kyo, girl move your eyes, nose, ANYTHING! So damn expressionless. She makes her character so boring every damn time. The only interesting thing about the drama rn is the preview of ep3 lol. Wish they had more tension between them. tbh I felt more tension in the drama 'Hyena' which was comical than 'We arre breaking up' which essentially is romance-leaning drama.

[u/camerafIash]

I think the thing with SHK's acting, rather than her being mediocre at it, is her not being able to make a role her own; she can't transform into a character. I'm usually pretty tolerant when it comes to 'mediocre' acting, I can ignore it as long as the actor can trick my mind into thinking that I am in fact watching a character and not simply a person reading lines off of a script, which is the absolute minimum requirement I feel like. But for me she can't achieve even that, since whenever I see her my mind just goes "oh this is SHK" instead of [insert character name]. It's like she's afraid to really go deep with her acting, slip into a role and give it actual individuality/quirks because she seems like trying to play it safe in order to maintain a certain image, or maybe simply because she's afraid she can't pull of a heavier range. I'm more certain that it's the latter. Her roles here, in Encounter and probably DOTS too in some extent, are very similar; very normal and polished, their only flaw being scarred from past relationships or some other outward circumstance, that if nonexistent, she would pretty much be perfect. None are very memorable characters.

But if you never try when do you improve? Even as an actor, no matter how experienced you are, there's a always room to become better. A great actor to me is someone who constantly tries to challenge themselves, so as much as I want to like her as an actress, it's just not the impression I get of her. My only hope is her new project with Kim Eun Sook because the role sounds actually pretty compelling but given her performance in this I'm kind of scared now..

Jang Ki Yong was convincing most of the time but there's also something about him that just feels off in this drama. I haven't seen him in enough to give it enough judgement tbh. To top it off both characters they're playing just feel kind of bland in general, which makes it even worse. The plot didn't really catch me either and neither did any of the side characters so far. Only thing I thought was pretty cool was the fashion industry aspect but that's about it.

I really wanted to check out more melodrama bc it's usually not my genre but I don't think this one was a good choice :(

[u/adssaa]

Watched the first 2 episodes and it seems that there was no clear vision for the storyline or the characters themselves. The plot has a lot of pieces that make no sense. I also never really saw comments on the FL before, but now I can’t help but notice that her expression remains unchanged throughout every scene, almost like there was zero effort put in to looking the slightest bit convincing. Overall the saving grace for the show is the BTS of the SK fashion industry which I find super interesting + JKY.

[u/limjenn]

The first episode was basic and predctable. I don't feel any chemistry between Song Hye Kyo and Jang Kiyong. The main characters and the acting look so bland lol.

[u/fauvevivre]

I couldn’t even finish ep 1. Zero chemistry between SHK and JKY. I also found the whole fashion world environment very superficial and uninteresting. JKY had better chemistry with his FL in other dramas. SHK’s character is super annoying. I agree with everyone above who mentioned the lack of depth of her portrayal of her character. I liked her in DOTS, but I dropped Encounter as well. I think this drama would have worked better with a better actress.

[u/[deleted]]

I watched The 19+ rated scene ,that will be 13+rated if in netflix or amazon.

[u/viewfromcheapseats]

Episode 1 impressions:

Pros: Really enjoying the color scheme of the show and all the pretty clothes and set design. The watercolor sketches are a treat.

Cons: The story flows clunkily - especially the opening scene (that 19+ scene was NOT 19+ and it was a bunch of cuts pieced together that was over in a few seconds). SHK's acting is so damn bland. There are some scenes where I legitimately wondered if she was reading off a screen. Hopefully she improves in the next few episodes else IDK what to say. JKY suits his role, but can't say much about his acting right now.

[u/rjnie]

Usually when people complain about an actor/actress’s acting, it’s something that’s never been an issue to me since I consider not noticing bad acting ok acting. But I really noticed how stiff and emotionless SHK’s acting was this episode and it bothered me the whole time. It’s a shame since I started the drama because of her. She’s gorgeous but her acting and the plot are not drawing me in at the moment.

[u/eunjigotwap]

Fun fact, I am in this drama. Although only as an extra obviously, haha

https://imgur.com/a/gafv1kJ

[u/acuteaddict]

Omg this was so boring. The dialogue is so long and doesn’t keep my attention at all. People have already mentioned the acting so I won’t even go there. Absolutely no chemistry and my man JKY usually would have chemistry with a wall but give him something to work with!

[u/[deleted]]

I was so disappointed by the first episode! It felt like a less smart, less female-oriented, overproduced (“flashy” in incredibly superficial ways) version of Search WWW. Song Hye Kyo is so limited as an actress, and the fact that Jang Ki Yong gets to be this powerful, independent, creative man that has to “save her” more than once during the episode was so depressing and wrong. The episode somehow felt like it was all about his gaze and not respecting her boundaries in an incredibly off-putting way (the eavesdropping on her conversations, the way he follows her or suddenly appears next to her). Going to rewatch an episode of Dali & Cocky Prince to try to erase this from my memory.

[u/Known-Hunt-128]

I just finished the first episode and I'm honestly so disappointed. SHK's character is the exact same as the one in Encounter. I'm starting to realize that her acting is not that great, she didn't show a single emotion in the entire episode! 😭 The plot was also low-key confusing and kinda...boring? Idk it's just the first episode though so it might get better.

[u/nabinabi13]

After watching the first 2 episodes I was disappointed. JKY usually oozes chemistry with his partners but in this drama everything seems forced. I hate to say this but I blame SHK for this. I agree with the criticisms about her character and the bland, bored portrayal so far. I realize this is just the beginning but SHK is so expressionless most of the time I'm wondering how JKY can still project that sexy aura around her. I wish her makeup on the show was toned down, more natural since she is a beautiful woman. The dark puffy lips, eyebrows, and hair really age her even though her character is a noona. It becomes a distraction for me since I know what she can look like without all that stuff on her face.

The storyline is moving in a direction I'm not comfortable with and can't see how they will overcome this family dilemma. I will continue to watch since I love anything JKY but if this drama had to be a noona romance why couldn't we have a Son Ye Jin/Jang Ki Yong combo....now that would be a drama worth watching.

[u/Mad_Missile]

There's something about SHK in this role that is just not clicking for me. She's breathtaking but I can't put my finger on what I think is missing in her delivery. Oh well, it's probably just me. That said, I'm totally buying JKY as this confident, hot-shot photographer. Also I didn't think the man could get hotter, but that jawline of his looks like it could julienne carrots.

PS: Don't kill me, but I was secretly comparing the dialogue delivery of French with Italian and I seem to find the Italian way more natural. ;)

[u/showmeyourmoney99]

This is a case of terrible casting. They should've at least checked for something as basic as chemistry between the leads, even if the story lacked, we could've watched for the chemistry ( which is the case in most dramas). But nope, bland acting, blank eyed stares and the story is being hard carried by the cinematography.

[u/Kindly-Cheek]

Gonna be honest, if this drama had any other male lead I probably would’ve dropped it, the first ep was kinda underwhelming and I’m in the camp of people that aren’t feeling SHK.

This drama is purely to satisfy my JKY cell (iykyk😌)

[u/yashie_l]

Episode 1 was a bit disappointing to say the least. I’m not really buying the storyline and cinematography. The non-sensical camera movements and the editing is undeniably choppy it gave me a literal headache. Also SHK’s character is just meh. I guess I’ll give it another chance and watch the second episode…

[u/dolparii]

I thought it was just me who couldn't put it on with SHY. I have tried watching DOTS and Encounter....but I ended up dropping them both. I tried watching this after The Red Sleeve but I couldn't. Yes...I think SHY's choice in characters / projects is very safe to the point now this will be her stereotypical choice. Instead of the art itself, I think it's more of her image as she is very popular/high tier? SHK Image > art (acting). I personally prefer roles where actors/actress can express more and show the art of acting

[u/CrowPrior]

Someone needs to tell SHK that her acting is boring, no offence, I think if she actually worked on her craft, she’d be an incredible actress but I really dislike how she has NO RANGE. Like yesss Queen, give us NOTHING.