I Have Not Done My Best Yet review

 

Drama name: I have not done my best yet
Country: South Korea
Year: Feb- Mar 2022

Saw a trailer of this drama on TV, made a note to watch it as it seemed interesting. Subs on the drama websites were slow because it was not a popular drama. I watched a few episodes and then waited as the episodes were eventually subbed. 

So, what's this drama about?

Nam Geum-Pil is in his 40s facing a mid-life crisis. He felt numb in his day job as a sales manager with a small pharmaceutical company, being bullied by doctors who take supplies and never pay up. One day, he wanted to eat bossam for lunch but his colleagues all just wanted to eat something economical and fast. Geum-Pil was so adamant that day on wanting to eat bossam, he took a long bus ride to the famous bossam place and had his fill. 

Geum-Pil's boss was not impressed of course, but Geum-Pil had enough and decided to quit his job. He enjoyed his jobless days after that, but his family was not happy about it. One day while hanging out at the park, Geum-Pil stumbles across a man who seemed jobless just like him and decided to treat him to a popsicle. 

That man however, is a famous webtoonist who drives a fancy sports car. Geum-Pil saw that man and wanted to be just like him, a seemingly bummer but earns a big fat paycheck. Geum-Pil heads back to his family and declares that he wants to be a webtoonist. 

The rest of the drama goes on with how Geum-Pil tries to realise his dream of being a webtoonist and all the obstacles he has to overcome. 

Overall thoughts

Did not expect much from this drama, but it was better than I thought. Found myself relating a lot to Geum-Pil, being an adult and tired of life. The rest of the characters are relatable as well, Geum-Pil's father in his old age, Geum-Pil's divorced friend and also Sang Ah who is in her teenage years. The issues that they struggle with are real and you will wonder who is cutting onions! 

Best parts of the drama

Kim Do Wan visuals... Hahaha!! Wow, he looks handsome in blond hair and bruises on his face even... 

Some nice food for the foodies... 

The midnight diner reference where Geum-Pil and his friend always hang out... Haha, even the chef is reminiscent of midnight diner chef... 

The fast food and fast food restaurant where Geum-Pil was working part-time at... The fries and burger looks yummy... :D 

A lot of reflection scenes... and a slight bromance between Geum-Pil and Ju-Hyeok... who will probably be his future son-in law! 

What's a drama about webtoons with no webtoons? Some of Geum-Pil's webtoons... To be honest, they were quite ugly to me haha sorry! But at the end, his bakery webtoon was quite touching.. 

Conclusion

The ending was not what most audience would want, Geum-Pil did not make it to be a webtoonist just yet. He is still one more step to debuting and the drama left us at that. Geum Pil's friend opens a bakery that serves flourless bread and Ju-Hyeok is working as the head baker there... 

Meanwhile, Geum-Pil's father has found a new companion with the older single lady and Sang Ah decided to go backpacking around the world. I was a bit angry with Sang Ah's attitude and behaviour at the end, but my mum told me that the ending is appropriate. Sang Ah has been carrying all the burden on being a good student and not be like her irresponsible dad. But she did inherit her mother's genes on being free and doing whatever she wanted. So, she dumped everything after her high school exams to be free... 

It is an okay watch, a bit slow moving but quite enjoyable. You might find Geum-Pil's character a bit annoying throughout the series, as he seems like a self-centered person who doesn't care about anyone but himself. I found myself a bit depressed while watching this drama, maybe it was my overall mood or just that feeling of a mid-life crisis myself kicked in as well. However, for many it is not easy to be like Geum-Pil to just quit and do whatever he likes. Many at this age have families, mortgages and children's education to worry about. 

I guess this drama is trying to tell us that it is never too late to chase your dreams. It may work in k-drama world where you don't need to pay rent and put food on the table... Only a handful succeed in achieving their dreams in life. 

Alright, that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by. Until the next review, hope you are all doing well. Take care. Will leave you with Geum-Pil's multiple stages of life characters...