Kdrama places that I wish to be a part of

Every kdrama is associated with a certain place, people and timeline. But not all kdrama places makes you want to be there for real, to witness those people's lives for real, to feel their real smile, real touch, real feelings. I have felt so, a few times while watching a few kdramas, "I wish I lived there along with them". In this blog post, I'll be sharing with you those places which made me feel like this, which made me want to be a part of them, for real. Though this is something that is purely fictional and not going to come true in a million years and might not make sense at all, I wanted to write about it, I know that it's all in my head but still it makes me feel good to give voice to my thoughts.

#1 Ssangmundong Neighborhood from Reply 1988

To me, Ssangmundong is not a place but a feeling, it's a feeling of belongingness, feeling of nostalgia and more precisely, it's a feeling of home. Since Reply 1988 is the best drama for me, I don't want to spoil the essence by imagining myself in any of the characters here but still I want to be a part this place, so maybe I can be an additional character here, maybe a part timer at Taek's dad's shop, maybe the mastermind Dong Ryong's sister (I'm cool as long as I'm not the sister of Taek or Jung Hwan), or if an additional character seems too much then I am also okay with being a non-living thing, like the sitting place near Duk Seon's home or the bench near Taek's house or the flower pots, anything is fine by me as long as I can see those beautiful people living the best days of their lives. I wish to see the high-schoolers running fast to catch the bus, I wanna shout "Bo Ra, you're the best" when she gives lecture to those teens bullying Jung Bong, preaching about the importance of using domestic goods. I wanna tell Taek's dad, "You have raised your son well, don't worry he already is and will be a great human being" when he feels disappointed that Taek is being raised without a mom. I wanna hide beside the wall and see Taek and Duk Seon embracing each other. If I was placed as an additonal character as Dong Ryong's sister, I would like to eat dinner with him everyday. These people who made me feel all kind of emotions and gave me a shoulder to put my head on and made me forget al the things that I was worried about, I wanna be a part of these people, I wanna be a part of Ssangmundong neighborhood and be a part of those five (later four) families, Ssangmundong will be my most favorite place after my grandparent's home, where I can live the way I like with the people I like the most.

#2 My Mister neighborhood

The people who will come running to you when you're suffering, the people who love you as much your family does, the people who are ready to share both your happy and sad moments, the people who make you feel seen, heard and belonged, those are the people who live in this neighborhood. When in the drama, Dong Hun's wife says, "I don't want to live in this neighborhood, I don't like this neighborhood", I was like what in the world is this woman saying?! If I had been in her place, I would love to keep living in a neighborhood like that, no matter how crazy the rent can possibly be. And that's when I realized that I wanted to be a part of this neighborhood. I would ask for a job in Jeong Hui's place and stay with her as her roommate, I would greet Dong Hun whenever he comes by and admire him the whole time, just like how Ji An admired him, how she fell in love even with the sound of his breathing. I would tell Yoo Ra, "Even I'm like you. I don't have anything to brag about" and make her feel at ease as now she knows that she isn't the only one who is feeling that way. I wanna smile at Ji An whenever she passes by and I wanna make sure that Jeong Hui never feels like she's all alone in this world. I would like to attend Ji An's granny's funeral and thank her for being there for Ji An this whole time and for being a reason for her living this life despite having so many hurdles, I wanna tell Seong Hun that he's a great human being and that he shouldn't keep thinking small about himself and that he has a big heart. I wanna watch the Ahjussis playing Soccer and I wanna cheer for Dong Hun on the top of my voice.

I wish to be a part of this neighborhood.

#3 Yulje Medical Centre from Hospital Playlist

I wanna join as an intern, a nurse or a health worker here and become a part of this place, just so I can see my favorite five doctors, running here and there, smiling and pulling each other's legs. I'm really not sure about which department I wanna work with, but let's first start with Ik Jun, I see how much he cares about the people working with him and under him, he behaves with them more like a family and I wanna experience it so badly, I wanna greet him when he enters and ask "How Uju is doing?" whenever I bump into him. As of Song Hwa, I would just like to see that woman, I would like to admire her when she's speaking or sipping her coffee or eating, I would like to smile at her when she happens to see me and for sure one day tell her how much she has been inspiring me. I wanna peek in when Jung Won is talking to his cute little patients, he looks the best when he's doing that and to Seok Hyung, I would like to just tell him that he is a good person and that Chu Min Ha is a good person too. To my Jun Wan, I don't know if I would be able to control my tears if I see him since I cry my eyes out just by seeing his sad face in the screen, I would like to tell him, "You're a great man, you're kind, you're amazing. Good things are waiting for you, just hang in there, fighting!", I don't care if he asks me "Who are you and what yare you talking about?", we all know his temper so I'll just spit out these lines as soon as I can and run away from his sight. If I end up as an intern, I would spend most of my time with Min Ha and Gyeo-ul, if they let me too and just laugh and crack jokes with them, I would treat the patients just how I have learnt by seeing these people on screen and make sure that I get the best out of this place, Yulje is one of the places I really wish to be a part of.

#4 Danbam from Itaewon Class

The main reason for me is of course to work under Park Seroyi. I mean this man is making me question my values so much that I have so many questions to ask him and get to know of his views about them and use his insights to improve myself to become a better human being. I wanna work at Danbam and become a part of this family, I wanna clap for Yi Seo whenever she does something really cool ( I know my hands are goanna get all red then) and tell people that Tony is Korean whenever he gets addressed as a foreigner. I wanna tell Hyun Hi that she is the strongest person I have ever known and tell her that she really is a diamond and that she is an inspiration to all of the people out there who are being suppressed because of the unique features they have. I wanna go clubbing with Seung Kwon and use that time to tell him that he's doing a great job living a good life as a good person and also learn some clubbing tactics from him that can for sure get me a slap or two from others lol. I wanna play the song "Start Over by Guho" in full volume and run along with my Danbam squad, I wanna scream, "We made it, our boss made it" along with Yi Seo, Hyun Hi, Seung Kwon and Tony. I wanna tell my boss, Seroyi that he is one of the best people I have ever known and now he is the living proof that you can succeed in this filthy world even when you choose not to modify your beliefs, you can achieve something big despite being a person who gives more importance to people, who values other's emotions and chooses to stick to his/her beliefs. I wanna be a part of Danbam so much, it's not a business but an emotion, they're not workers but a family, I would like to be a part of Danbam family so badly.

I know this is just a freaking imagination but still it feels good.

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