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(Edited!) Worth time that you have. Hilarious, fun, and well done
I know that I’m only four episodes in, but it has been so long since I actually found drama that I not only deeply enjoy, but also like so much that I’m willing to watch it as it comes out that I just had to write a review. It is that entertaining. All of the cast is cast perfectly. They all really fit their characters and do an incredible job of breathing life into them. They are humorous, and sometimes the humor is over the top, but even when it’s over the top it’s still somehow feels like exactly the right amount. I find myself engaging in belly laughs, hands on my knees level laughs, gasping laughs, the kind of laughing that will wake up the people around me. It’s just frankly delightful. I’m avoiding any and all spoilers, so I’m so sorry if this review is generic seeming, but honestly all you really know need to know is that I really strongly encourage you to try this drama. The only thing that this drama has against it, is that the theme song is too catchy. In like I can’t stop thinking about it but I would like to stop thinking about it. Beyond that, if you like comedy, you’ll love this drama.Okay so edited and without spoilers: but by the end, the drama stops being as self aware of tropes and stops poking fun at them, so it just /becomes/ trope-y. There were so many things they could have don’t to keep the pacing and humor up and it’s a little disappointing that they didn’t. But it was still a good drama that I’ll think of fondly. I’ll definitely still rewatch this for the laughs at the beginning.
once you give it the shot it deserves and love the beginning, you’ll find that you need to finish it and you won’t feel like you wasted your time when finishing it. But you just possibly won’t be as satisfied with it as you thought you were going to be.
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Romcom of the year!
I was sad when this drama kept getting pushed back on its premiere and now I am sad that it's over. While airing, this drama has managed to put a smile on my face every week. This is a perfect combination of comedy, romance and old -school kdrama tropes. It was fun to remember the elements that me love kdramas and to have them replayed on a more lowkey level for me a more 'aware' audience (e.g. now I hate plots where the heroine is shamed for her poor status or that of evil Mother-in-laws - which this drama parodies on so many levels).PLOT:
It's a typical CEO falls for poor girl plot only that no one is sitting around crying about their problems. Kang Tae Moo and Shin Ha Ri were very refreshing together and the process of them falling for each other was a lot of fun as well. I like that there are no major conflicts in the plot and for the most part everything was set up and wrapped up neatly. However the secret scene stealers here are the secondary couple. I loved their chemistry and how they fell for each other in the most cringey way only to confess to each other almost at the same time. I swear they could have had their own drama and I would have still watched it.
CHARACTERS:
The characters in this drama are delightful for most part. I think I enjoyed everyone's role except Min Woo and the chaebol girl who spoke English all the time (never seen a more pointless character before). The relationships between Tae Moo and his grandfather and Ha Ri and her family were precious. They always argue but I could see everyone being genuinely concerned for each other. I also loved the friendship between Ha Ri and her best friend and Tae Moo and his secretary/cousin(?). It was super wholesome and loved the parallels between the main characters! For most part there were not many annoying people in this drama.
ACTING:
I've been a fan of Ahn Hyo Seob and while he isn't the best actor, I think he did fine here and did make me laugh a lot. His acting was eerily reminiscent of Park Seo Joon's from Secretary Kim. I'll admit I thoroughly disliked Sejung as an actress in her past drama but she was more than tolerable here. In fact she matched her character and was pretty cute overall. I liked most of the cast and didn't have any issues with the mediocre acting because I watched this to have a good time and not to critique them.
OST:
I cannot recall more than 1-2 tracks from the OST but they were more than fine. This was not the drama's strongest department.
OVERALL:
This a light, fluffy romcom that did a lot of things right by keeping it a short and enjoyable ride. The laughs were plenty and this drama was a fun escape from reality while it aired. I think the ending was still a bit weak but it was much better than loads of nonsense endings I've seen in kdramas in the past. I highly recommend this drama.
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Sweet, funny beginning for 2022
Business Proposal shines brighter when taken as what it is: a light, funny, heart-warming romcom, not meant to be realistic or too over-the-top. It has just the right amount of silliness mixed with heartfelt characters and stories like ones you've probably heard in countless other kdramas - yet, it is the comfortable acting and ambience in each episode that makes you want to watch more. Last two episodes were a bit of a mess though, I have to admit.Sejeong was definitely the highlight, her way of acting makes you want to pay attention solely to her; there's an earnest, beautiful energy whenever she's on the screen. Inah didn't fall short in her performance, I especially loved the more serious moments. Personally, I think the cast was very well picked. I had my doubts regarding Hyoseop but, surprisingly, his slightly awkward yet determined charm did a number on me. It's a great deal, because now I look forward to all of their individual future projects ^-^
It had some funny CGI here and there, the soundtrack in my opinion could've had more variety (but since SBS gave us a Sejeong OST, I won't be too angry). If you want something funny to watch, or just to have a really good time, go ahead! You surely won't be too disappointed
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The classic romcom we were all craving for
I said in a comment prior of the drama that everyone was saying they hoped it would be as good as the webtoon.. and I said I hoped it would be better.As I said before, the webtoon had a cliché story but good characters, so the actors could make it or break it - since it would depend a lot on chemistry and acting.
Fortunately... they gave us so much more!
For me the best surprise was the comical parts - specially in the early episodes - they were really funny and fresh. The actors did a superb job (special praises to the main girls duo, imo) and also overall writing and directing.
The only downside compared to the webtoon was the change in Taemoo's grandfather final storyline. Originally he supported Taemoo and Hari's relationship and also defended Sunghoon from Young Seo's father (this last one was really touching). Such a shame his character lost all depth...
Nevertheless, a must watch for romcom addicts like me. A Business Proposal, you will be missed! :)
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Thank the rom-com drama Gods! BP is your drama match made in tropey heaven!
Business Proposal took your favourite rom-com tropes to the next level brilliance. Drop everything and start watching this kdrama right now! I was in a total drama slump and I am pretty easy to please, but Business Proposal pumped the life back in me and I am living.Like what the majority said, BP is full of tropes but this is where the writing actually excelled. The tropey-ness were turned into comedy gold mixed in with lot of heart. There is this adorable quality in each episode that tickles your funny bone and satisfies your romantic heart. There is also a show within the show that makes fun of these tropes!
THIS IS what real rom-com is all about. The show were also perfectly cast. Not only are they beautiful but their acting chops are brilliant. Comedy is quite hard to pull off. Amazing FL and ML, they are on fire! Ahn Hyeo Seop and Seo Jeong are awesome. The FL has great comedic timing, I don’t think she is even trying. ML is also funny from the get-go. Same with SML and SFL! They are soo good as well. Shin Hari’s work mates are a joy!
The story is pretty basic, but the execution is what made this show a cut above the rest. I haven’t read the webtoon so I came in cold, and I came out really hot and totally into the show. It was pure agony to wait each week for the episode drops. The show kept its momentum from episode 1-11, then it was cut quite short in episode 12.
Perhaps the only negative thing is it ended quite abruptly where I think it could use 1-2 more episodes.
We most definitely need a Season 2, if there’s any show that deserves another run, this is it!
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At last a good rom/com that just want us to enjoy...
Great show for me.I will not write a long review, because this is a light and joyful drama without complexity.
STORY – it is good, simple, without unnecessary plots or scenes. We have 2 couples, family, friends and work. There are good funny moments.
ACTING – amazing acting, especially crazy Shin Ha Ri alter ego.
MUSIC – I don’t recall it and, for me, that means that it wasn’t mind blowing, but did the job.
REWATCH – why not, particularly some scenes, romantic or funny. The whole show? Guess not, but it is not a waste of time.
OVERALL – I love it and the time spent was well worth it. The only thing that I don’t like is the ending. I just don’t understand this trend of not closing the stories. Some shows are plain, simple and good, but deliver open endings or unclose endings that does not make sense. In some show they guide us, unnecessarily for me, through flashbacks like we were too ignorant to not understand what is happening. But then, they want us to deliver a n independent, philosophical open or unclose ending. WTF? Why? Is it such a bad thing for a rom/com to have marriage scenes, scenes of after the gathering?
Rom/com’s are made for our dreams and desires. Not for complex plots…
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The Two Main Female Characters Make This Series Soar!
There is much to like in “A Business Proposal.” The story may seem a bit cliched, but it’s the execution of that story that makes it stand out from so many others. It’s smooth and the writers are careful not to change the character for the sake of the plot, which is too common of a mistake that I’ve seen. What really makes this series stand out is the strength of the two main female characters in Ha Ri Shin and Jin Young Seo.Too often, we see young women in K-Dramas act indecisively and like wallflowers whenever they face obstacles. They tend to be too easily influenced by their parents or peers, unable to make decisions for themselves. And when faced with hardship, they tend to wilt faster than a flower in the scorching sun. Not these two! Ha Ri Shin and Jin Young Seo are strong women who are decisive, mature, and can think for themselves. They are also not afraid to stand up for themselves, which is something very refreshing about this series!
My favorite series involving “young love” is still “Our Beloved Summer” but this one comes awfully close! My favorite shows of the older and more mature persuasion are too tough to call. With fantastic shows in “Mr. Sunshine,” “Crash Landing On You,” and “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” it’s tough to decide. ‘
The pacing of this show is perfect! Everything moves along smoothly without extraneous scenes or ridiculous new storylines to keep the story going. Therefore, I was grateful that the series ended after 12 episodes. Everything was covered, and there was no reason to attempt to stretch things out.
It’s really hard for me to decide which character—and even actress—I like more between Kim Se Jeong (Ha Ri Shin) and Seol In Ah (Jin Young Seo). Both are marvelous as two young women who initially set out to scheme their way through a blind date that neither of them wants to figuring out how to be with the men that they love. Both bring a refreshing strength and even feistiness to their roles. As I said, these two women are not wallflowers. They can take care and look out for themselves. I’ve seen Kim Se Jeong before in “Uncanny Counter”—and imagine my thrill to learn that there is another series of that one coming!—but this is my first exposure to the equally beautiful and captivating Seol In Ah.
The only characters I pretty much despised were Da Goo Kang, the grandfather, and Min Woo. Da Goo Kang, is a typical bully with nothing but selfish intentions. Meddlers always have that in common. Their attempts to control others under the guise of “love” is truly sickening. If it’s selfish, it cannot be love since love can never be selfish. I was thrilled to find Ha Ri Shin not giving into Da Goo Kang’s immaturity and selfishness. I was worried that she was going to cave into him. And Jin Young Seo was a true champion standing up to her own father, who was just as much of a bully as the grandfather. Bullies only get their power when someone gives it to them. At heart, they are gutless cowards.
Ha Ri proves her strength by not seeing herself as an inferior person just because she doesn't come from a wealthy family. And Jin Young Seo proves her strength by having the courage to break free of her father's iron grip.
Min Woo, a longtime friend and initial crush of Ha Ri, is a despicable young man who has a girlfriend, but behaves in a most insensitive manner when he demonstrates his feelings for Ha Ri right in front of her! I was initially surprised that Ha Ri would not call him out for this. I certainly would not want a “friend” who does something so vile and cruel to someone else. Fortunately, she finally does let him have it, even though it was a bit long time in coming.
The series is a step in the right direction if the aim is to project strong, female characters and demonstrate that they are people too as well as characters who will not yield to the cheap intimidation tactics that so many of their counterparts in the past have done. I was more than thrilled to see these characters did not take the road most others have traveled by, but instead, carved out their own road by showcasing empowered women.
As I stated before, I hope to see more series with strong women in the future!
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Worth the watch
Even though I'm late in reviewing it doesn't matter one of the few shows that made me want to review it whether good or bad. Luckily it falls in the great category.I just saw that this was based on a webtoon series and most of the character's stories were not included in the main story, but this doesn't take away the fact that this show got me waiting for the episodes every week. Just shows how good it was(for me).
Cast
Where do I even begin hyo seop as Kang Tae moo was just amazing. I've enjoyed watching him in dr.romantic 2, abyss even though the show wasn't all that and also lovers in the red sky he steps up everytime. But, my best one is this, he was funny, entertaining and just had the right timing to exact different emotions. Especially the parts where he was afraid of the rain was really nice not too much and not less of what was needed for the scenes. His chemistry with shin ha RI was unexpected but that's the beauty of it. I've never seen any show of her's but this one just made me want to watch her previous works and upcoming ones hoping she delivers every time.
Shin Ha ri was funny without even trying from the first episode to the last she executed that role flawlessly. I know I'm overpraising but it's been awhile since I enjoyed watching a character the last one was SEO ye ji in its okay not to be okay and shin hye sun in Mr. Queen there are others but they are the ones I remember off the bat at the moment.
Speaking of Mr. Queen seol in ah who played hwa Jin in it executed her role as young SEO in this beautifully, her relationship with her weird family. Falling in love with sung hoon being there for shin ha RI. It was great to watch.
Sung hoon. Was a surprise for me as his previous works have never left me with an impression but in this one he was able to match up with the rest of the characters well.
The other characters were from shin hari's team at work, I won't lie but without them even with the main characters being at their best this show wouldn't have been that great loved loved their acting. They didn't have as many parts but the parts they has worth remembering and that's no easy feat for supporting characters.
Now my favourite of the characters topping even the mains was the sleeper character, Kang doo, Kang Tae moo's grandfather. Throughout the show I couldn't wait for his scenes no matter how small that's how amazing he was. He could bring you into his world without even trying which speaks a lot as a seasoned veteran himself. Loved loved him as a character.
Shin ha ri's family was okay the little time they got to be seen and that was great.
The OST well it's melomance, every song they release is memorable. But I preferred a butterfly flew away in you are my spring. But overall the ost wasn't so bad.
The pacing was great, storyline great characters great ost wow!
I tried looking for things I don't enjoy but I couldn't the only thing is maybe they could have added just a few episodes maybe two at least cause I didnt want it to end so soon. But, maybe that's the beauty not adding unnecessary scenes if it's not going to develop the story in the show.
The other one was sung hoon I don't know but I didn't enjoy his character as much. But I hope his upcoming projects will make him a memorable character.
Bingeability yes! Rewatch value! Yes everything yes!
I'm biased in that I loved this show too much..
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A lighthearted rom-com that plays well into their cliches
This drama started off STRONG. Even though we have seen this premise in countless of other dramas, the performance from the cast left me craving for more.I was scared that this drama would fall into the trap of other dramas by dragging out a lot of their tropes, but to my own surprise, none of them get dragged out. The story moves very fast-paced from one conflict to another or from one trope to another, which can be a good or bad thing (some parts did feel brushed aside just for the sake of moving things along).
For such a lighthearted drama, it never failed to make me feel happy and have an overall good time. I swear I would smile for 60 minutes straight every time I watched this drama. There are so many funny moments and jokes that you won't find in most other k-dramas. In many ways, I feel as if this is a modernization of cliche poor-rich rom-coms with the fast-paced nature and a more playful story (sacrificing character development and tear-jerking moments for more playful and comical moments).
While I do say this drama started off strong, it didn't end as strong as I had hoped. The ending felt simple which I do understand with the drama only having 12 episodes, but I felt yearning for more at the end.
Overall, a great drama that plays well into their cliches without dragging any tropes for longer than it needs be. A fun and light-hearted rom-com drama for anyone looking for a drama to relax to!
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a testament to the power of "committing" and not taking anything too seriously
Business Proposal was cheesy, trope-y, and absolutely amazing. this is an example of how powerful it is when creators know exactly what they are going for, acknowledge that it is campy, and fully lean into that cheesiness aspect.in addition to the perfect 12 episode story arc (seriously, I haven't seen such a well-paced rom-com before! no forced break-ups!), I am genuinely so blown away by how well done all of the K-Drama cliches were in this series. it was like a little homage to everything that makes K-Dramas what they are, from the silly tropes to the more serious drama (although I am glad we skipped the childhood connection trope, hah!). I loved the way they acknowledged this through the incorporation of the ongoing drama all the characters were watching. the creators of Business Proposal knew what they were making wasn't unique, or particularly fresh, but they let this guide the way to creating an absolute delight of a series that I think any K-Drama fan, old or new, will get something out of.
the characters were charming, and the cast genuinely had me smiling along with them. it was nice to watch something so fun. I knew things would work out, I knew people would fall in love surprisingly fast, but it wasn't boring or overdone, it genuinely somehow had me on the edge of my seat for each new episode. the 12 episode storyline also kept things from being too drawn out; I am truly impressed by how well-paced the story was.
I haven't enjoyed a rom-com like this in years. it is honestly a genre I tend to stay away from now because it has always felt a bit repetitive to me, and I find myself dropping dramas quickly because of it. I think my appreciation for Business Proposal comes from the fact they acknowledge many of their viewers will feel this way, and the show feels almost like an inside joke, in the most delightful way.
if you need a little happy distraction, this is the perfect drama for it.
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Must Watch, Best This Year
Great drama, great story, Great acting and directing. One of my favorite this year. No annoying old girlfriend who think that the ML belongs to her. Parents who tried to interfered in the relationship but these characters are adults and handle it very well. Both female leads were great. they were strong and independent, with their own careers and knew what they wanted. The second couple was my favorite they seem their relationship was very realistic of 2 people. The chemistry was great with both couples. I would have love a stronger ending but I am hoping for a second season. All the actors performance was great. Must Watched !!!!!!Was this review helpful to you?
A RIDE LIKE NO OTHER
Expressing my love for this rare Masterpiece.I've never written a review before. bla bla bla ... ..... , You already know this is a serious business proposal.
kdrama proposal:
1. Some serious business is about to start
2. Perfect casting
3. No dragging
4. No dragging
5. Refined clichés (a lot of)
6. Intensity
7. remarkable comedy
8. Serious plot holes when necessary
9. No supporting osts to make it better.
10. Original kdrama
11. Nostalgic
12. No more
Kdrama proposal? More like A business proposal to me.
It touches every possible k-clichés, And it does it with a touch of really good comedy, an unbeatable pace and a less awkward presentation. As It took me back to 2015 through 2018, It reminded me of the "real" kdramas which made me an addict I am today. We need this kind of refreshers every year to cope with the modern trend of deviation ,aka internationalization, ffs.
How it handled multiple complicated situations which would take episodes in other dramas. How it dealt with the trauma without dragging it with hints and making a big deal out of it to the extent of making the audience uncomfortable.
It's the only drama which I just had to repeat too many scenes over and over before and after finishing many of the episodes. It took me more than 2 hours to finish some episodes all due to repetition and interaction with it's remarkably active fanbase to project my happiness. It was an experience to remember.
I keep asking myself how do you come up with such perfect casts? Every single cast was just so good that you can't picture someone else in that role. I loved all likeable characters. I never liked, nor understood the two unlikeable characters.
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