What I tell people who ask me why I don't see movies of the horror genre is that "I see movies for the relaxation that comes with it" and from my experience with the few horror movies I've seen, the suspense and fear never let me relax as I do tend to let my imagine go too wild and crazy.
But if I am being honest, a lot of movies in other genres also do not give me the total relaxation I seek in seeing them until I saw this particular series I am about to share. I'm not saying there are not many relaxing movies out there, I've seen quite a lot actually but this one is top on the list.
When I saw this week's theme "Favourite movie that is relaxing", two kdrama series came to mind and they are "Something In The Rain" and "A Piece Of Your Mind" released in 2018 and 2020 respectively. Not so surprising, the two have the same lead male actor and that is Jung Hae-in.
While I don't remember much from the first, most of the scenes in "A Piece Of Your Mind" are still fresh in my memory because of how perfectly the main characters played their roles in giving just the right about of relaxation I needed at the time I saw it. It was a relaxing 12 episode binge-watch.
Everything about this series is relaxing and I'm not mincing words to say this about the series. From the storyline to the characters to the background music and even the supporting characters, it was a relaxing atmosphere with just the right pace in their talks, walks and running.
Jung Hae-in played the role of Moon Ha-won, an AI programmer who has an unrequited love with a girl from college days. He creates a radio that could talk and respond to him like her making it difficult for him to move on even after he learns that she is married to another, a pitiful character.
I know that may have sounded annoying to you, I mean, I was for a while but it all made sense when things started to take new turns and he used that unrequited love energy on something more real. It all played out to give a perfect slow burn romance which added to the relaxing feel.
I want to believe any romance genre lover would love a slow burn romance more, it's same for me and this series is a perfect one if you're searching for any. It was relaxing how Moon Ha-won warms up to the lady who is closer and real for him, making their love story a one of a kind, soothing.
Chae Soo-bin played the role of Han Seo-woo, a classical recording Engineer who meets an AI programmer that's heartbroken and first seem unbelievable to her. This character brought in calm and lively music sounds to the story for viewers to get relaxation even for Moon Ha-won.
With good music whether from a movie or just from a playlist, any music lover can tell how relaxing it can be, depending on the music kind though. This series gave a good dose of relaxing sounds, my favourite part about the music is the next character. Chae Soo-bin brings real love too.
Kim Sungkyu playing the role Kang In Wook, a pianist in such a calm and easy going storyline made all things perfect. He is not the perfect husband supporting character but I give it to him for his music and calm personality throughout the story, Moon Ha-won and Han Seo-woo too.
There is like so much I want to say about how relaxing this series made me feel throughout the binge-watch, I totally enjoyed their first meeting and slow burn era then their dating era wrapped things up so well for viewers to gain satisfaction in that relaxing mood. A story about healing love.
It's a series I can see again if I ever want to simply enjoy the full relaxation that comes with seeing a movie, maybe I would unravel even more of what the series has in store for it's viewers in my next watch. I'll recommend this series to romance and music genre lovers, it's a 9/10.
