What I love most about this drama was that I had a really good laugh at every episode and as the story progress I kind of get used to the characters instead of feeling awkward. They were cute, Rain and Hye Kyo did really gave justice to their characters. I never laughed so hard watching a Korean drama, this is the first and I am happy to have decided to watch this.
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Full house is the adaptation of the korean comic book (manwha) with same name. I am very much amazed on how well they closely executed the storyline and even the changes they made. Let me also point out that they built the "Full House" almost exactly the same as the one in the book!
The characters are so refreshing and their antics are sooo funny! Not to mention they have an undeniable chemistry! I have enjoyed watching this drama and has a good rewatch value!
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More laughs than tears, loved it
I’m watching it almost back to back on Netflix in Australia (2025) as I loved it so much.The OSTs are amazing, I listen to them all the time. The chemistry between the main leads is undeniable. I love the punch lines like “I’ve never given my rice cooker as a gift”. Yes, name calling and bickering is not necessarily healthy but some people express their feelings differently. I’ve been married for 30 years and my husband is my soul mate but he does tease me all the time and I do too. Who doesn’t love the three bears song? I think Ji-eun was more clueless than Yeong-Jae in many ways. At the end of the day he was the one that helped her financially when she was stranded in China. Her friends are totally despicable and I could not bring myself to like them. The one I totally dislike was Hye-won, she was a selfish entitled princess, I cringed when she’d tell Yeong-Jae “I will not let you go” that’s not love, that’s sickening obsession. I was happy to see that his family had embraced her and had not looked down on her. I was relieved it had a happy ending although I would have loved to see them kissing passionately in more scenes during the last episode. I know I’ll watch it many more times as I love the two main leads and the music is awesome.
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It started out great but went downhill
The first half of this drama was great ! It was funny and interesting. There were no dull moments . The outfits and jewelry worn by rain were really nice.But after the first half the story began to drag . They argued way too much for adults . They literally told everyone but themselves how they felt about each other .
From episode 10, I waited and waited for a confession because I thought I was close to getting one from them but there was nothing until towards the end of the final episode .
If I knew that that was what I was signing up for, I wouldn’t have watched it at all . There were so many unnecessary conversations.
If the writers knew that they had nothing else to write, they should’ve wrapped up the entire series in 12 episodes.
I hope this review helps anyone that is interested in watching it . 🙂
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Somehow special
I am a fan of contract marriage trope and my favorite parts of the drama are when one or both leads start falling for the other, is unwilling to admit it to themselves and especially not to the other party. Since the majority of this drama drags out this phase, although there are repetitive scenes where you want to scream "enough already, just confess!", It managed to stay adorable till the end.The leads share a wonderful chemistry and so naturally at ease in their roles, although the show barely shows more than a couple of fish kisses the entire time it keeps you hooked to the series rooting for them. The ML is adorable when he smiles and acts cute. The FL is simply adorable all the time even when she cries and acts like an idiot. Second leads are eye candy and the SFL is absolutely irritating as is meant to be. The friends are despicable towards the beginning but you somehow get used to them towards the end, possibly this is how the FL also got used to them over time! The father -mother - grandma scenes were cute as well. Would have liked the closure episode to show a future where the FL interacts with them again. The Three bears song was adorable but got absurdly repetitive after a while. And there is a little too much focus on cleaning and eating meals at the table, a little too much repetition of one or the other lead waiting at the entrance of the home for the other, etc. Somehow it was still enjoyable due to the chemistry and i binge watched the series in a few days time.
All in all a great clean contact relationship romcom drama and if you park your brain outside and just indulge in the sweetness of it, it will be a heartwarming treat.
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I HATED the ML, ironic because I started this drama for him.
I really liked the FL in this drama, and I usually don't for old Kdramas. The ML got on my nerves, I mean the romance was sweet between the leads, but the bickering went TOO FAR. I don't know how the FL didn't burst out crying because of some of the shit the ML says, because I cried. Ji Eun was a really strong FL similar to the FL's in current Kdramas. My heart broke a million times watching this drama and I just wanted the FL to give up on the ML altogether.I LOVED the SML, which is funny because I started this drama after being sure that Rain was the ML. I had really bad second lead syndrome in this drama, not because the FL and SML had better chemistry, but because their friendship was better than any romance between the ML and FL. Yeong Jae was such a PRICK to Ji Eun and he had so much double standards, I couldn't believe how blind he was at the double standards he had for Ji Eun and Min Hyuk but couldn't see how he was worse with Hye Won. The fact that the ML was nicer and much more understanding towards the FL when they were strangers and not when they were married, really annoyed me. If you're going to get married to someone, even if it's not real, you should at least respect the person you're married to. Yeong Jae had no respect for Ji Eun and it took until the end of the drama for him to finally respect her as a friend (first) and then as a WIFE, if it even reached that point. He really told her that she means NOTHING to him as a person and he always compared her to an inanimate object, not to mention laughed in her face when she confessed her potential feelings for him, at that point, he just became a joke.
As much as I loved Ji Eun, I couldn't stand how many chances she gave Yeong Jae. I got sick of her love for him when he told her MANY times that she meant nothing to him.
Yeong Jae was similar to the SML in My Little Princess (Cdrama), only here, he was married and not engaged to her. The SML in My Little Princess is so much better than Yeong Jae overall, because he at least had some good qualities personality wise. I also HATED the FL's so called friends, they were the cause to almost all the problems in this drama.
The only characters that made this show worth watching are Ji Eun and Min Hyuk.
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Young-Jae is really childlike and can’t express his feelings well, so I can understand why he express it will childlike way and often drag ji-eun along, but you kinda se him evolution through the the series. I thought it was sweet series and worth a rewatch.
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sweet romance with beautiful mains
It's old and simple romance, nothing new or deep, but it's really sweet to watch, because of main leads are really beautiful people and nice characters, also these old dramas are more free, without usual clieches (yes, there are clieches, bot not so many and same as we see in 90% modern dramas, where every story, character and situations are in same narrative); in old dramas even clothes are more free, characters act more free with less taboos, it doesn't have to be first and only love and many things like this...drama would be better with less episodes, because there isn't much story and it's repetitive, they fight and FL or they together clean up house (like all the time), but still I didn't wanted to skip, though I'm skipping 90% dramas).
best thing in this romance is realistic emotional developments, I mean when person loves someone very much it wont change in one day, even if old love is SFL and new FL ))) ML's feelings aren't changing fast and it's natural, though FL is much better person then SFL, more beautiful and nice, supportive (SFL is very selfish and depressive person, nothing to like, but the fact that ML loves him very much is natural, because he loved him from childhood) .
so recommend it, at list you will look at really beautiful boy and girl, nice FL and sexy charismatic ML )))
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A classic but not great.
I did mostly enjoy this drama, it is a classic but I must admit that it isn't the greatest.I did find myself skipping through a lot of the "filler" in each episode. I find that tends to be a common element in older Kdramas.
The story is honestly very basic, very middle of the road. There is absolutely nothing spectacular or unique about it. It is your basic average girl meets a rich guy who ends up being an enemies-to-lovers story.
The acting is pretty good, especially considering these top stars were very young at the time. The OST is cute. The rewatch value is low, I mean I guess if you just want to rewatch it for nostalgia purposes but it's not interesting enough to watch more than once.
Overall, again it's not bad, but it's not great, it's just okay.
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She gives as good as she gets!
This is a classic from a bygone age. A very colourful & simple tale of a very beautiful couple falling in love.The couple in question are none other than a very young Song Hye-kyo & Rain aka Jeong Ji-hoon. They have incredible chemistry together. The fashion, hair & accessories are all fun and utilised to reflect changes in the characters personalities. I must say Rain is so beautiful and cute here. I can't believe that when he was starting out he was rejected from an audition because he didn't have double eyelid surgery!!!! WHAT!!! He's perfect just the way he is, just like a lion! Celebrate don't criticise difference! Song Hye-kyo doing comedy is a welcome sight, I only knew her from melodramas before. She's very cute & childish in this, that is up until the end when she decides to act all mature for a second and then I wonder if they really should be together! The second couple where just used as plot devices and not very interesting in themselves.
You may ask yourselves...why are they always cleaning the house??? I think it's a metaphor for their relationship and how you both always have to keep putting work into it or it will become a mess, or it could be because the house was specifically built for the series and they wanted to get their money's worth! Sadly, after being a tourist attraction for a few years it got destroyed in a tsunami in 2013.
Around episode 12 it gets all serious & teary. It's dragged out the usual 16 for no reason. People forgive very easily in this show where fraud, burglary, lying, cheating don't seem to have consequences (even the pregnancy of her so-called friend doesn't show) as we discover in the final episode which is wrapped up in a pretty bow, and I have to say their kiss in the tent was extremely disappointing, was this show made for kids? and after all that sexual build-up!!! 2 wedding proposals with no meaningful first kiss from either fella! Ah the good old Victorian Era in 2004!
And seriously they use the phrase 'Aja Aja Fighting' way too much towards the end. It's as if they ran out of dialogue and used it as a filler.
The soundtrack has just one good song and that's the Korean song, the rest are English pop hits from the 60's & 70's. I'm really glad South Koreans now make their own OST's for their Kdramas. They're a million times better!
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Full house : The funniest K-Drama Ever
So, i know this is a really old k-drama and it has been 16 or 17 years ago? But, I just wanna tell all the K-drama fans nowadays that u guys should watch this drama because it is a masterpiece. No matter how old u are, no matter u are a boy or a girl, this drama will got to you. I know some people doesn't want to try it because it is too old and the cinematography is too old, but believe me, TRY IT! and u will find urself entangled in every episode just like me. There are several things that makes me fall in love with this drama. The first one, is the cast. I love both song hye kyo and rain, they both beautiful and act their best out in this drama. Their chemistry is the best, it is so funny and touching at the same time. The second one is the OST, it is so memorable and beautiful, I like it so much. And the last one is the story, maybe this is not the strongest part for most of people, but I love this kind of story so much (about forced marriage). It is not so complicated and just revolves around their relationship. Overall, I think this drama deserve more attention nowadays and I hope more people will watch it in the near future. And for addition, the reason why I give rewatch value 10 is because I have rewatched it before I write this review. The funny thing Is i just watched it for the first time in 2020 and it's not even past a year and i already rewatch it. So, that's all about full house, i hope it is usefulWas this review helpful to you?
