amazing series!!
‘just because you lived today, doesnt mean you know everything about tomorrow’ - jung so minits a great series, the relationship dynamics in this are so nice to watch. the slowburn between so min and min ki is very entertaining and i love them as a couple, i have a few episodes yet left but i can already tell you its amazing. the subjects it explores and touches on so far are done in a tasteful way and i find it relatable, because of this i feel really connected to so min and i adore her as a character. i like that shes presented as quite innocent and kind but she also can stand up for herself and be strong too.
i would definately recommend to those who enjoy slowburns, as well as opposites attract type dynamics.
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Contracted Love
This drama was a great binge worthy drama for me, honestly I loved their chemistry. The overall drama is had its ups and downs but it was definitely more different than the other dramas I have watched. I would recommend this drama if a person wants to try something new. As the characters in this drama are normal and had a problem that everyone could relate to. There were 3 couples, it's not necessary really, but their different dynamic were good, I loved the main leads more than the other two though. I wish this drama gets more recognition as i haven't seen much edits with them.MAIN LEADS:
Honestly watching this drama made me realise I was sleeping on Lee min ki, since he did a awesome job playing a lowkey chill guy, who'd think 5 steps ahead to save money and time. I have always loved Jung so min and this is certainly not my first drama with her in it. She delivered her character perfectly like her acting wants you to pity her, feel bad but she's also unhinged in a way.
THEIR LOVE LANGUAGE:
Their love language was definitely silent care and understanding. They were both very awkward to begin with but they understood eachother, they never questioned eachother, but they were ready help one another. They didn't have any other love language rather than these.
LIKES:
I love the slow subtle change that you could see as episodes go by. Them getting closer, more comfortable, It just feels natural and real to me. It definitely thought some lessons about life , Jung so min portrayed the character of a girl who doesn't know what to do with her life and doesn't have a plan for her future, she teaches those short life lessons throughout the drama. I liked when the ml who who'd never like waste a penny did something for the fl, eventhough it was not something he'd do , he was so cool doing it.
DISLIKES:
At the end i felt like it had so much going on, with unnecessary characters and drama, and the fl did something that i felt like it rushed the drama at the end, but it was all worth it, cause i felt satisfied. They're were many unnecessary characters but it gave some good scene for the leads. The side leads were good, but it felt like they were just there just for filling in the spaces, i never was that interested in their stories but atleast their hardships were realistic.
QUOTES:
" Words are born in people's mouth ,And die in their ears, but some words don't die, they go into people's heart, and survive"
"Don't worry too much
It's not like you know everything about today,
Because you lived yesterday "
FINAL CONCLUSION:
A great underrated drama, Has clichés but was enjoyable. Every quote was relatable and beautiful words to describe life. I recommend this drama definitely!. Worth the watch.
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OMGF
i just finished this amd wowwww.... from lee min-kis acting omgmgmgmgmg im so amazed he played the role so well the slight angst towards the ending and the perfect start THE BABYYYYYYYYY omg i 100% recommend this for people who love sweet kdramas with slight angst, idk i could feel how in love they were OMGGMGGMMMMM this made me cry i love this. this show is srsly one of my faves i love this sm..the side couples and the amount of perfect screen time they were given along with how much emotion each story has. Ji Ho was really an interesting character and the way she spoke to Se Hee made me fall inlove the deep talks and the way he listened was so sweet. During the crying scenes in the kdrama that was amazing it was so realistic i fell in love with the actor..
please watch this, this is an amazing kdrama..
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A very very slow burn, but once ignited, it is lovely
I once started this because of the fake relationship tag and watched about halfway before dropping it as I was so confused at the extremely slow plot. I decided to come back and give it another shot and was very pleasantly surprised at how lovely the story developed between the two main characters.This is not a slow burn, this is a barely smoldering ember you could leave alone for days and not worry about any change or damage. I would honestly say any actual plot only started around episode 10, and up until then was just a lot of character development and laying of the foundations of their relationship. It was a bit of a slog to be honest, but they came together in such a natural way that all the slog in the beginning made sense. A true strangers to friends to lovers (or I guess, strangers to spouses to friends to lovers). It was beautiful, but I don't think I could rewatch it lol.
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Amazing in spurts, but the last three episodes killed the main romance.
There are moments in this series that are truly amazing. Moments that will make you cry, moments that will make you giddy, and moments that will make you laugh out loud. I was completely hooked on it in spurts. During those spurts this drama is one of the best I have seen. Unique plot for the leads, minimal to medium amount of cliche for the other couples, and the catharsis from some moments is just breathtaking. At the end of episode 11, I was so happy I was fist pumping a la Michael Jordan because of the ending which was a first for me when watching Korean Dramas.But the last 4 episodes absolutely killed the the main romance for me. The ending of the main romance and how the story got there completely wrecked the foundation that the prior episodes provided. Such a shame. If you are interested in watching the drama, consider episode 12 as the last episode, and look at the last four episodes as bad follow-up movies they should not have done.
Is this series still worth watching? Absolutely. Just be warned that the main romance fizzles quickly from a cute and unique budding romance at the halfway point of episode 13, into a toxic and dangerous sewer by the middle of episode 16.
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YES.
I watched this awhile ago but I felt compelled to contribute a bit more gushing for this show in the hopes that more of its ilk are made.I often find K-dramas fall in one of two camps: super-technicolour surreal middle-class world where everyone lives in nice apartments, works hard at their jobs, drinks soju with colleagues after work and get given piggy back rides home by their crushes OR the super-in-your-face gritty world where the hardships of society are magnified, intensified and delivered as a punch to the gut so that we think a bit more (and probably feel a bit of guilt). This show managed to gently blur the lines between these two camps. It takes a lot of the conventions of an Asian rom-com but gives it to us as a group of friends who are all experiencing quite different but very relevant challenges. It asks the hard question: if you only get one life, who are you living it for? The answer should be obvious but real life is never as obvious or easy.
Is it fun? Yes. Is it funny? Yes! The support cast are as solid as the leads - side-note fan girl moment, is there a character on this planet where Kim Soo Young hasn't yet made it all her own? The sheer variety of roles she has played, and with such skill, continues to baffle me.
Okay, back to the show: it was visually lovely and the music is wonderful; a little bit in your face in parts, perhaps, but that tends to be the K-drama way. The pacing is largely great, although sometimes the FL is so agonisingly slow to make her revelations that I wanted to scream at her a little bit to hurry up! The story and and the journey are wonderful, and even as a non-Korean speaker like me I got a sense of how beautiful the writing was. I won't spoil it for you but there are some truly great moments that will make you laugh out loud and some equally moving ones. If there was ever a show with character and gumption, this one has both in spades.
This show, for me, is a class above many of the K-dramas I've consumed. Let's hope South Korea hears us loud and clear and gives us more.
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Masterpiece romance drama
This show has one of the best concepts I've ever seen for a romance drama. Start with the lead characters getting married. But they don't marry out of love. Only then does the show break down the preconceived notions of love, marriage, and happiness between two people. It questions what marriage truly is and why marriage doesn't automatically mean love between two people.The character development is also some of the best I've seen in a kdrama. The male lead goes through a ton of growth from the start of the show to the end. The female lead all throughout the show wrestles with her emotions for the male lead. By the end of the show you feel satisfied with where the leads end up and the amount of growth each character goes through
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Wasted time series
I regret wasting my time watching this terrible series. The story was vulgar and the dialogue had no connection to the plot. The main female lead's acting was not good, as she showed no reaction on her face. However, the main male lead was good, which kept me watching. I also liked the second couple - the manager and the female lead's best friend. Overall, I gave this series 3 stars because of the male lead and the second couple. 😃Was this review helpful to you?
Soft love story
It's really a very soft love storyThis story is really connected to us .. because it's not frictional..
It's very practical story that how two people going through in this real world ... reality of life is more harsh than we thought....
When situation get though and they end up in living together
This story is all about When two people meet each other and how slowly fall in with each other ...
Slow practice romance drama is so good when it's feel real when they become house mate to lover and slowly express feeling each other ....
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Good show about the idea of marriage
I really liked this drama and bingewatched it without fastforwarding through boring parts, which I do with 9/10 drama's after the first couple of episodes. the side characters were interesting, although I thought her friend who wanted to get married was really toxic to her boyfriend.I would've rated this 9/10 if it weren't for the ending though, were the FL went off the rails. Without spoiling too much, her behaviour in the last two episodes was manipulative, toxic and selfish and I didn't care about the story from that moment on. I wish she had communicated with him instead of what she did, but oh well. It was a great watch overall, except the last two episodes so I would still recommend it.
I would've rated this 9/10 if it weren't for the ending though. the
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Good Story but Just Not For Me
This started out good, even thought from the get go I knew I wasn't going to like Sehee. I didn't like the whole cold, socially awkward act. Not that's its bad or wrong to be that way ofc, but it was just done horribly. Throughout the course of the drama I expected for the relationship between Jiho and Sehee to develop and have depth but that didn't happen at all (like I wanted it to) and I just kept getting bored. I'm really into dramatics and into couples with deep intense feelings but that wasn't their dynamic. The drama does a good job exploring different social constructs around marriage and relationships in South Korea and I appreciate that but again, it wasn't my vibe. Overall, this was a very chill drama that explores the complications of life, and relationships, and I can see why some people love it but it wasn't my cup of tea.Was this review helpful to you?
Great acting but confusing ending
The thing I enjoyed most about the drama was the separate character development for the main characters and the most important supporting characters. The main couple's chemistry was very sweet and down-to-earth, definitely refreshing if you want a change from the high school/first perfect love trope. ML is very charming here, a cool and smart lead who shows some realistic warmth from time to time. FL is actually super sweet while being mature at the same time.Ending left me a bit confused. Not even in the sense of plot but rather how the whole thing played out in the last episodes and the vibe of it all. It reminded me of a 10-episode J-drama - slow-burn progression overall but lots of plot dumping at the end. For me personally, it didn't ruin the story as a whole, but at the same time it didn't give me the feeling of ultimate satisfying ending either.
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