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The writing and the acting of this little series is extremely good. The chemistry between the two leads, Park Bo Yeong and Park Hyung Shik, is so good it is fun just to see them interact. I believe Bo Yeong won a best actress award for this and she is natural, brilliant and adorable, but Hyung Shik is probably the best male actor I've seen in K-drama. Often the players in k-dramas are wooden and the writing stilted, but this story just flows, even with the number of obligatory slow-mo almost-kiss eye-2-eye staring scenes. I enjoy Korean films and TV dramas, with their endearing flaws; this series kept all the good and was nearly flawless. A really enjoyable watch.Personal Rating:
Story: 10
Acting & Cast: 10
Music: 10
Cinematography: 10
Overall: 100/100
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Okay I talked too much about Min Hyuk: but seriously Bong Soon was also absolutely incredible. She was so loving and sweet, and she cared SOO much about everyone. I especially loved her friendship with her best friend, and how they cared for each other. It was so nice to see.
THE CHEMSITRY WAS TOP TIER. I was literally screaming in joy at every scene.
Overall it was an enjoyable show. It was funny, the plot was interesting, everyone acted so well. There were some weird stuff, like the random Indian priest?? I didn't understand that at all. Also, the way the gay guy was portrayed was a bit stereotypical.
But I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a lighthearted show with well developed main characters, and INCREDIBLE chemistry.
9/10 for me :)
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This is so good
At first i thought he liked her because she was manly and strong but the romance is so good the chemistry is amazing . The love triangle was good but the cop realized a little to late but had he not went to save his ex would he have ended up with bong soon or the CEO . Her and the CEO were my favorite couple i was so glad that they got married and had children. The fact he liked her in real life and said that she was his ideal type got me jumping up and down like a frog . I just wish that they date.Was this review helpful to you?
The only problem was the story-line. i understand that they wanted to make the show dark, but with the added humor and romance it was just too much. It just didn't blend well and it kind of made me less interested in the show.
The music was great I loved the music they played during episode 4, and the romantic music they played in episode 16. This is probably one of the little dramas that I've seen which have goo music. The cast was great! I totally ship Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Shik. The acting was amazing and the emotional scenes made me teary.
I would definitely re-watch this drama, and would recommend it to anyone who is thinking of watching it.
Overall I would give this a 9/10 mainly because I have difficulty finding good dramas mainly because of my preferences when it comes to story-lines.
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I can highly recommend it to you!
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The cutest couple ❤️
So hard to get over the Bong-Min couple !!!I just love how sweet their relationship is. From her genuinely hating his guts to naturally falling in love with him.
ML’s iconic lines:
1. “You need to get over your first love. Quickly”
2. “All it takes for 2 people to go from friends to lovers, is for one of those 2 people to take the first step closer”
Those lines perfectly sum up why their relationship is so precious. There’s an authenticity in how the relationship formed. He waited for her to decide whether or not she wanted to be with him, and she also gradually got over her first crush and actually experienced her first love.
I love that he doesn’t ever allow for her to dim her light , and is pretty much her biggest fan. He trained her to become stronger, but also still wants to protect her. They’re honestly the cutest !!!
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The two leads are wonderful actors, with a chemistry that's been hard to beat for years, you blush very easily, it's super funny, cute, silly, but also has impostant messages and moments to cry.
It's basically just another drama from one of the golden ages of K-dramas, when they only released iconic series.
Boyoung's' iconic short hair and Hyungsik falling head over heels for her, and i'm falling head reels for both of them.
ONE OF THE BEST DRAMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Satisfying romance with nightmare scary side story
my rating is a bit high considering that the series has a a huge spectrum that swings from silliness to violence.Thugs act like the 3 stooges in so many scenes that it got on my nerves. Then you have a serial kidnapper on the loose & he is nightmare scary. End is happy & romance is satisfying. You know you've got the right guy when it's the one who appreciates & loves you as a whole person, fully accepting your quirks & talent.(AND isn't intimidated by either), letting you be herself. I will rewatch, but not the very end as family life they depict is so silly it dampens the romantic happy ending they already served up.
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The drama was funny and the romance was well done but some parts were kinda boring. Besides that, the cast of the drama was amazing and the actors are very talented and the ost was good as well, so I recommend it for people who like to watch dramas who mix between funny moments, creepy things and romance all in the same episodes
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A positive review!
I agree this drama tried to touch every genre romance thriller crime fantasy comedy and I must say it did wellI didn't feel it was all over the place
It was perfect
Every character was well acted
Now I will state it it's a good watch
Extremely light nothing so intense... though there is violence but not too much
Love triangle is touching..I mean there were not too many scenes with SML but you'll still have a heavy heart
The thriller is of perfect intensity for a rom com
FL is extremely cute and the way she fights is the coolest thing ever
ML is very good looking and is obsessed with her..it's very cute watching them
The gangster group and the highschooler group is so refreshing and funny..I loved them!!
If you are an Indian... there's a lot of Indian reference
The ending is of course satisfactory
Do give it a watch!!
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it's good but kinda a love triangle you can say...
it's a really good series and I had really fun watching it it's also in my opinion one of the best K drama's I've watched because it's about romance and girl power I wanna say that in the start she has a crush on someone else and the main male lead (I can't remember his name) gets a little jealous so if your not into love triangles you can say then it might not be a drama for you but U promise it's not a like real love triangle so don't worry nobody will get second lead syndrome. and a little note it's like kinda krimi so if you like that you should definitely watch it but it has some kinda uncomfortable scenes where it's like not scary but uncomfortable so be aware of that but overall it's a great series I watched it in a day because it was so good and I really recommend this series for the people who love kdramas or want to start watching them or overall just like to try new things please like my review and I hope it was helpfulWas this review helpful to you?
This drama forgoes all this and instead focuses on making Bong Soon Min Hyeok an otp to remember and top lists. I love those two (together and separately) to death! The process of them falling in love was such a lovely journey to be part of, and the way they looked at each other made my heart flutter. Especially Min Hyeok, who was so gone it wasn't even funny, just extremely enviable.
These two were simply adorable, and their personalities are really the strongest part of this drama. Bong Soon is a little ball of fire, and Min Hyeok becomes a teddy bear whenever he's around the peanut-sized king kong, even when he tries really hard to be mean (in a playful way). They were the whole package!
Now, I have absolutely no complaint about the entirety of their relationship, and again, I WOULD RECOMMEND this drama in a heartbeat, I really would. But at the end of the day, I couldn't give this drama full stars even though a part of me want to just for my otp. I think this is partly because I already watched Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo which is kind of the perfect drama in my opinion and does what Strong Woman tries to do perfectly.
What do I mean? Whereas the romance is the definite strong suit of this drama, the side plots is where it falls. Because honestly, there was only one truly interesting side plot to this drama and about a dozen unnecessary ones.
And Strong Woman drags *all* of them.
(1)We have the serial killer, who was interesting and made me bite my nails but fell flat at the end. (2) The whole unrequited-maybe-required love situation. (3) I admit I liked the gang members...at first. Then I kind of wished someone would kill them just so I wouldn't need to hear another peep from them. (4)There was also Min Hyeok's family, wasn't there? or did I imagine it? (5) Can't forget Bong Soon's mom and her entire family (will I get stoned if I say I really liked her mom? Even those she's brash and abusive?) (6) Oh, and her game! (7) And there is that annoying sunbae Dong Byung and his whole part of the story, which was murder on my ears and just gah.
And those weren't all. Each one of them *could* have been interesting and had potential (okay, perhaps all but Dong Byung. AND the gang members should've quit while they were ahead). but at the end of the day, almost every one of the many stories this drama tried to tell beside the one of our lovely main couple ended up falling short. They were either too long, or too short, or just broke the flow of the entire drama or made me scratch my head wondering why they were needed in the first place.
I enjoyed the heck out of this drama, don't get me wrong, and I smiled nearly throughout the entirety of it, and I LIVE for portrayals of romance such as this one, with the full on heart-eyes and inability to contain the love. But I also feel like this *could* have been the perfect drama if you made it 12 episodes and cut off giant chunks of gang-member nonsense and idiocy and focused instead on just a few of the plotline and saw them through...
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