Wok of Love

This drama suffers from bad writing and that's all there is to it. I also have no idea why they'd make Junho's character so cold and downright mean. It goes beyond the usual enemies to lovers trope, he's a total jerk to her and he's grumpy all the time. Miserable and unlikeable character, and that's saying a lot coming from me, Junho is one of my favorite actors.

There's nothing especially bad about the plot, but there's nothing really good either. There is such a mishmash of elements in this show it feels like the writer just threw a bunch of plot points together. "Do we want it to be about a girl's relationship with her horse? Ok, but only for a couple episodes. Now it'll focus on learning to cook with a gangster plotline in the background. Then we're going to focus on the ML being a jerk. Then a little bit of love triangle, then random side stories of cooks who work in the kitchen, then some gangster fights in the kitchen." On and on, that's basically the show.

I can't write a much more elaborate review than that because there's not much more to this show, and honestly it was so meh overall that I don't have the desire. Junho himself did great with what he had to work with as always, and the few opportunities he was given to show some chemistry with FL were done well between them. I hope he leaves this one in the past and continues to choose better projects from now on (I'm optimistic since Just Between Lovers and The Red Sleeve).

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Medium good, less effort

I think this is first kdrama I noticed a poor direction. I don’t know why they have portrayed ML and FL like jokers in the initial episodes. Of course both ML and FL are innocent and pure but it doesn’t mean that they must be immatured and a laughing material. To some extent FL character is good and she has done a good job but ML there is no development in his character. From starting to end he acts like a coward, and second FL I don’t know what happened to her after when she met ML in front of his hotel when he was severely wounded by her lover’s goons. She didn’t paid the price for her sins and for the SML it is open ended. In last few episodes no story at all, simply dragging by some unnecessary plots.
So many loop holes, I didn’t knew that even in Korean dramas there exist such poor director’s.
I am only satisfied by FL’s and SML’s character and my rating is only for them

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completely fallen for her smile

This is work of love
Really all of them loves their work in this drama
Specifically Lee Jun Ho [ Seo Poong ] and Jung Ryeo Won [ Dan Sae Woo ] both of them chemistry in love awesome
Jung Ryeo Won [ Dan Sae Woo ] her smile is mesmerising
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CHEMISTRY wow. skip everyone else

If you love rom coms and you're thinking of dropping this because of this horribly messy stories, don't. Wait till the couple get together because oh my gosh! If you like romance that makes you keep the remote close so you can skip everyone else and get back to the main couple, then you’ll probably really enjoy this drama. This is one of those love stories where the main leads completely carry the show, and every time they’re on screen together, everything just works. I went into this not expecting much, and it honestly surprised me by how hard I ended up falling for their relationship.

This drama started off rough for me, but by the middle, it completely won me over — mostly because of the chemistry and how emotionally satisfying their connection became.

LIKES:

-Their chemistry. INSANE. Toe-curling, scream-into-a-pillow chemistry.
-The female lead’s naïve, carefree attitude and how she never takes herself too seriously.
-Her honesty and emotional openness — very refreshing.
-The male lead actor did an amazing job. Cold on the outside, absolute mush on the inside.
-Watching him fall for her around episode six was beautiful, especially after how badly he was treated by his ex.
-She sacrifices herself for him instead of being selfish, and that meant everything.
-Their connection felt natural and intense.
-The concept felt fresh, especially coming off My Sweet Mobster — very much in the same emotional lane.
-This went from a 7 to a 9 by episode 7 for me.
-NO breakup drama between the leads. YES.
-The ML is ALL man — the way he handled her and protected her was chef’s kiss.
-Loved how she didn’t let misunderstandings tear them apart.
-The male lead’s heart toward the second male lead and how respectful he tried to be.
-The second male lead actually had great potential with his own love interest.
-All the cooking, food, and restaurant world — I love seeing a new industry through a romance drama.
-His devotion. The way he pursued her parents and was willing to face consequences for her.
-Cold exterior, softest interior. My favorite trope.

DISLIKES:

-The casual attitude toward affairs and making light of marriage.
-stupid talking horse. why?why?
-this write ruined anymore drama for me with her bad writeming. almost happened here but I'm glad I stayed cause the Main Leads carried this.

-Episodes 1–3 were a COMPLETE mess. Sloppy storytelling and confusing character introductions. I had no idea what I was looking at.
-The mob characters were annoying and added nothing at first.
-The thug-and-his-mom storyline and all the ajumma antics were completely irrelevant.
-This should have been tighter. Cutting unnecessary side stories could’ve made this a perfect 12–16 episode drama.


This is one of those dramas where the main couple makes everything worth it. Yes, it’s messy. Yes, the beginning is rough. And yes, there are way too many unnecessary side plots. But the romance? The chemistry? The emotional payoff? Absolutely worth it.

If you’re watching for a deeply devoted male lead, insane chemistry, no breakup nonsense, and a romance that slowly sneaks up on you — this one delivers. I stayed for the love story, and I don’t regret it.

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I like the drama a lot my only frustration is sometimes I find it too light-hearted for some of the issues or situations that come to light in the drama for example spoiler alert stop reading now >....................................
in episode ten SEO pong finds out his wife had an abortion without telling him and they just brush over that so quickly and move on to the main couple of the drama which is so weird to me especially all the cheating that goes on with SEO pong and his ex-wife there are so many heavy problems that a rise and they deal with it in the most ridculous way which is what throws me off I like there quirky persnoalities and charms but not when its applied to some of the more dark problems in this drama its too wierd.

but so far the drama really good kept my attention came back wanting to know what happens next so in my book that's always good


and for those commenting about pre-reviews before the drama ends those review's help me decide whether or not I should watch a drama or not, or whether it's worth spending my time watching also. Review is an assessment of something anything and because anyone can do it everyone's idea or opinion of this drama, in this case, will be different not only that. A review can change an opinion can be changed because as people say the drama has not ended so there is still a lot of time for things to get better or worse.

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Could do without the FL... very irritating

I have never seen any previous works of the 3 main characters but I am liking the 2 male leads. Honestly, they could have made this drama without the female lead. She has a pretty face and at times looks a bit like Park Min Young and Lee Ji Ah. But her character is so over the top for me.

I am dropping this title simply because I cannot stand the FL. Cannot find one good thing about her acting. The character is too flawed. She's too easy, acts naive, thinks everything she does is cute.... well you get the idea. Totally sickening....


Would like to see more or Lee Jun Ho though. I think he has a lot of potential and can pair well with other leading ladies.

First time for me to drop a series purely because I got so irritated with the FL. They should have cast someone else. Better yet, removed her totally from the story

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I love it! I didn't know that I would especially with the talking horse (so far there are only few scenes of this so that's kind'a bearable).

I started watching this because of Lee Jun Ho (who I love from Just Between Lovers) and Jeong Ryeo Won (from Which Star Are You From)...

After watching the first few episodes I can't stop laughing (especially the scenes with Jang Hyuk's scenes with his gang lol!). Then I love it more with the development of each character and their interaction with one another...

I'd also probably love the bromance here if they will just show more of it. Well, they are only on their 12th 30mins episode so I know that a lot more will still happen. But right now I just can't wait anymore for the next episodes.

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I'm sorry, but no....

Admittedly I couldn't make it to the end of the first episode. The chef (one of the male leads) made this Michelin star type 5 star meal for his doctor wife-to-be and she threw it in the garbage. This same woman just looks super bored with him, kissing patients and ignoring him basically and when she shows up late to some hair/makeup appointment he boldly utters something along the lines of "You don't have to say your sorry because you're my woman' and then proceeds to kiss her into submission. OMG by then I'd had enough of this drivel, possibly the worst line ever, I'd have decked him. I think I might have thrown up in my mouth with that 'zinger' of a line. If I'd watched anymore I'd have no respect for myself. I'm guessing it gets better (from reading other reviews) but by this moment I loathed every character I would have been happy if they'd died in a burning inferno...the ...end...

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Sin duda, los gansters se comieron el show. Cada uno de ellos, incluso al que la mujer engaña jaja. Chil Seong es mi personaje favorito acá, desde el primer momento en la escena de la peluquería me encantó. Es un personaje completo, complejo, gracioso y que te atrapa completamente. Hizo todo lo correcto, incluso cuando renunció a ella. NO ME GUSTÓ que no me hayan pasado nada de él con la veterinaria, o sea, ella estaba detrás de él... tenían que verse una quinta vez para echarle la culpa al destino.

Con Poong y Sae Woo, tengo sentimientos encontrados. Me comenzó a gustar su relación luego del capítulo 20, luego que ella se emborracha y hace todo el drama de vamos a acostarnos. Pero al principio, él no me gustaba para nada, demasiado altanero, gritón, de todo. Aunque entiendo que no lo tuvo fácil, su esposa es una desgraciada -aunque la desaparecieron del show, pudieron sacar más drama de allí-, lo mismo el ex-esposo de Sae Woo, abandonarla sólo por verguenza a estar relacionado con una familia en desgracia, es un poco hombre que no puede enfrentarse a sus padres.

ME CAE MAL LA SRA JI, la mamá de Sae Woo la detesto hasta el último capítulo: materialista, boba, y tan consentida, mimada e inútil. Casi les lanza la relación pro la borda, pone el dinero sobre todo incluso cuando ella no tiene ni un $ para pagar el alquiler y pone a todo el mundo a compadecerla y a pasar trabajo por su egoísmo.

EN FIN.

Me ha gustado, aunque no me ha encantado. Me empezó a enganchar ya bastante avanzado el dorama.

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Uma boa surpresa

Quantas vezes nos pegamos à procura de uma boa série para assistir, sendo atraídos pelo título, pelo cartaz ou pelos atores que compõem o elenco? Para aqueles mais curiosos e seletivos, como eu, é comum ir além: buscar informações, ler sinopses e conferir comentários. No entanto, com esse drama, a escolha aconteceu de uma forma um pouco diferente. Ou melhor, talvez nem tanto. Foi sim por causa do ator, pois eu queria assistir mais trabalhos dele, já que até então só tinha visto um, justamente o que o consagrou. E assim, acabei escolhendo o K-Drama Wok do Amor – também conhecido como Greasy Melo, Gireumjin Mello ou Wok of Love. Cada streaming nomeia como acha melhor, desde que não fuja do conteúdo do roteiro. E o nome desse ator é o Lee Jun Ho.

Lançado em 2018, esse drama não é tão antigo, mas também não é dos mais recentes. Considerando que o ator protagonista, Lee Jun Ho, tem hoje 35 anos, na época ele tinha 28 e já acumulava uma trajetória consolidada, sendo esta sua sexta produção. A história tem um toque nostálgico e nos leva para o fascinante universo da gastronomia. Uma das coisas mais interessantes sobre assistir K-Dramas é justamente essa oportunidade de conhecer um pouco mais sobre a cultura e os costumes do país.

O roteiro de Wok do Amor é leve, divertido e até um pouco fantasioso, mas extremamente envolvente. Ele fala sobre amor sem barreiras sociais, amizade e lealdade. A maior parte da trama se desenrola dentro de uma cozinha, onde tudo acontece – ou pode acontecer. E se nossas telas tivessem o poder de transmitir cheiros, tenho certeza de que sentiríamos aromas irresistíveis, nos fazendo salivar com cada prato preparado.

Uma das coisas que mais me cativou na história foi a relação de amizade entre dois personagens que, a princípio, eram completos desconhecidos. Com o tempo, essa relação se transforma em uma amizade genuína, tão forte que nem mesmo o fato de ambos se apaixonarem pela mesma mulher foi capaz de abalar. Não houve rivalidade, nem brigas – apenas respeito mútuo. Foi bonito de ver essa dinâmica diferente do que geralmente se espera em triângulos amorosos.

Pode até ser considerado clichê para alguns, mas eu adorei assistir e recomendo para quem deseja se divertir e, de quebra, se deliciar – ainda que apenas com os olhos – com os pratos incríveis que aparecem ao longo da série. Sem dúvidas, deviam estar maravilhosos!

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Wok wars

Comme le suggère le titre que j'ai choisi, ce drama m'a beaucoup fait penser au manga Food Wars par de nombreux côtés bien que bien moins déluré que ce dernier, il n'en est pas moins attachant pour autant, même s'il possède également plusieurs défauts à mon sens que je vais vous développer ci-après.

L'histoire :

Wok of love est une histoire de double vengeance et de romance sur fond de cuisine à la sauce gangster. Ce résumé rapide peut paraître un peu bizarre, je sais, mais si vous regardez ce drama vous vous rendrez vite compte que c'est un bon abrégé.

Les personnages :

J'ai découvert les acteurs Lee Jun Ho (Seo Pung) et Jeong Ryeo Won (Dan Seo Wu) à l'occasion de ce drama et je les ai trouvés convaincants dans leurs rôles, j'ai d'ailleurs hâte de les revoir dans d'autres productions, surtout Lee Jun Ho, car quand il sourit, c'est pas des papillons que j'ai dans le ventre, c'est des moissonneuses batteuses! Vous avez déjà entendu l'expression « avoir un sourire à un million de dollars »? Et bien là je veux bien payer ce million pour une compile de ses sourires...

Je connaissais déjà Jang Hyeok (Du Chil Seong) pour l'avoir vu dans Fated to love you et je dois avouer que je partais avec un à priori car je trouve sa façon de surjouer particulièrement agaçante, bon, il ne partait pas dans des grands éclats de rire comme dans ledit drama (même si la raison de ceux-ci est expliquée, ça reste énervant) mais le surjeu est là et il me fatigue, heureusement, ici aussi, au bout d'un moment il se calme pour nous livrer un jeu d'acteur bien meilleur parce que bien plus vrai d'après moi. Sa bromance avec le lead masculin est juste géniale même si pas autant poussée que dans d'autres productions que je connais.

Les autres rôles et acteurs jouent bien mais la personne dont je voulais surtout parler ici c'est la mère de la lead féminine, Jin Jeong Hye jouée par Lee Mi Suk. Alors, ici aussi il s'agit d'une découverte pour moi mais le personnage qu'elle joue m'a paru, au début, pour le moins agaçant mais par la suite, proprement IN-SU-POR-TABLE! Bon déjà, elle se fait embaucher en cuisine (pour éviter de finir à la rue, il faut le dire) et elle a déjà bien de la chance qu'on la prenne tellement elle est inutile et nulle en tout mais par-dessus le marché, elle n'accepte pas les critiques constructives et justes à son encontre et fait en sorte que le chef de cuisine passe pour le méchant. Tout le monde la considère comme la princesse au petit pois, mais les seuls petits pois que j'imagine doivent être les deux qu'elle a dans le citron pour qu'elle ait une idée (mauvaise à chaque fois) quand elle a la chance qu'ils s'entrechoquent dans son crâne. Elle apparaît comme vénale et superficielle au possible et par sa seule présence et ses actes, empêche des personnages secondaires bien plus intéressants d'avoir une place plus prépondérante dans l'histoire ce qui m'est apparu comme fort dommageable pour le drama en général.
C'est un gros point noir dans le scénario à mon sens, et quand son mari, Dan Seug Gi joué par Lee Gi Yeong, arrive en scène, j'ai vraiment eu peur car il agissait de la même façon, heureusement, par la suite, certaines choses changent mais pas son comportement à elle, si bien que vers la fin, on zappe complètement sur le personnage et c'est pas plus mal.

La réalisation :

Le drama fait ici 19 épisodes au lieu de 16 en général mais j'avoue ne pas avoir vu le temps passer. Par contre, il faut admettre que l'histoire se met en route un peu difficilement. Je ne dirai pas que le rythme est lent, c'est plutôt qu'on sent que les choses ont vraiment du mal à se mettre en place et il est vrai que quelques scènes comportent des longueurs ou sont inutiles et surtout ne sont pas accompagnées ni par de la musique, ni même par des sons ambiants et c'est assez gênant car on se demande ce qu'il se passe, ça nous sort de l'ambiance et c'est bien dommage. Mais cela ne dure que les quelques premiers épisodes, par la suite, on se prend vraiment dans l'histoire et on ne voit pas le temps passer.

Chaque histoire, que ce soit la vengeance, la romance ou la bromance, possède son temps de développement par des petites scènes qui s'enchaînent de manière naturelles et pour filer la métaphore de la cuisine c'est une sauce parfaite pour accompagner le plat principal de l'histoire qui nous est présentée.
D'ailleurs, les bisous et autres scènes romantiques commencent de façon très « HOT » sur le début pour se calmer bien vite par la suite (dommage^^) mais on en a pour ses papillons dans le ventre, ne vous inquiétez pas.

La façon de filmer m'a un peu surprise également sur le début, car, bien qu'il s'agisse d'un drama de 2018, la réalisation ressemblait, sur les premiers épisodes toujours, à une production de 2009 un peu façon soap et j'avoue avoir un peu de mal avec cette manière de rendu d'image.
L'OST est pas mal même s'il n'y a pas non plus de quoi casser des briques.

En définitive, l'histoire m'a bien plu si on arrive à s'accrocher aux premiers épisodes qui sont, à mon sens, d'un moins bon niveau que les suivants et si on excepte ce personnage exécrable de la mère (j'arrête de parler d'elle, ça m'énerve).

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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