Love in Contract

Surprising… in a good way.

I’m not sure if I enjoyed this drama due to my low expectations or if I just have a weird taste in dramas..? I was looking for something light hearted and so I decided to give this a shot as I’m a huge fan of PMY. I wasn’t expecting to like this due to the reviews but omg… I actually liked it!? I don’t understand the hate.

I found the male lead pretty refreshing! Awkward, cute and endearing - I thought he was well casted for his character. In fact I like this awkward CP pairing more than her previous work with Song Kang (whom I adore). I must say though, yes it’s cliche and the storyline is pretty shallow but in the first place, I didn’t expect it to be anything more. It’s actually so bing-able I unknowingly watched all 16 eps in 3 days. Maybe I’m weird, but I enjoyed the pacing and the way their romance panned out which was what I came to see anyway. Loads of screen time for our leads (yay!)

I found myself rooting for their relationship and they didn’t disappoint. It was a mature one with no unnecessary drama (between them), I loved all their scenes together. I’d say… maybe lower expectations, go in with an open mind and give this a shot. It’s not even nearly as trashy as some of the cdrama romcoms out there I swear!

That said, I do hope PMY takes on chirpier romcoms such as this one. I’ve missed the fluffiness~

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Winner Winner...Chicken Dinner!!!! Love this.

I love this overall. Very entertaining. But it really got to me when she did not show up for dinner. To see Ji Ho breakdown and cry broke my heart and had tears flooding my eyes. She has had such a strange life, but despite it all, she is caring and kind. I did not know that she knew that was her real mother.

He has had a hard time just living in this world. Together they grow and evolve into even better people who love each other enough to give up everything for each other. I am waiting until the entire series is done and I will binge watch it again. I already have watched him realize that she is gone three times. I love that big teddybear of a man. T

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It could have been much better but it's not bad

You can enjoy this show but it could have been much better.

A lot of things bothered me. Some things were rushed too much and some others were just dragged that wasn't necessary at all.

FML was fine. Not the best work of Park Min Young but if you like her she's good in this drama as always. Both ML and SML were good too but the way the show just forgets about SML that fast is very dislikeable.

I loved Kang Hyung Suk as Gwang Nam and I would have enjoyed it a lot more the drama if his story was more important and they had given him more screen time.
I loved Lee Joo Bin but the fact that the drama tells that little about her story and her marriage with the ML is disappointing. I like the way she quickly gives up and supports the FML and ML relationship.

A lot of things were rushed at the last episode and I disliked that too.

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I wasn't too happy with the storyline. Park Min Young (Choi Sang Eun) played a gold digger for money and prestige in a sense but the storyline changed her to a woman who is willing to be hired for a short term to solve problems. I hope that doesn't give these women out here any ideas, so I will not be recommending this drama to anyone. Go Kyung Pyo's (Jung Ji Ho) acting didn't impress me in this drama. I have viewed his acting in other dramas so this drama won't destroy how I feel about his whole career. Kim Jae Young (Kang Hae Jin) was the best in this drama. I love this actor. I felt he had better chemistry with Park Min Young. Thanking all the other actors, male and female in this drama.

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Just go for it

i don't usually write reviews but this drama is worth it
I'm someone who often drops several drama's because they get too boring and i have a shitty attention span but THIS DRAMA kept me hooked!
i love the ML and FL and this is the first drama where a second lead annoys tf outta me
and i really relate with jung jiho (ML) who struggles with socializing and yeah it was portrayed nicely how people misunderstands and dislikes the one's who are straightforward and introverted
tbh i really didn't expect a plot this good i thought this was going to be an another mid rom-com but boii was i wrong. The story is so interesting so if you're doubting whether to watch it or not? just do it, it's worth your
time.
enjoi <3

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One of the most delightful, charming, and heart warming Romance series

I decided to watch ‘Love in Contract’ as it starred Park Min Young, my favourite actress, and the premise looked intriguing. After seeing so many negative reviews on MDL I was prepared to be disappointed but found myself smiling, engaged and entranced till the last moment of the last episode.

So many K-dramas are driven by situations created by information not shared between the main characters. I was particularly delighted at how open Choi Sang-eun (Park Min Young) and Jo Ji Ho (Ko Kyung Po) were with each other saving hours of unnecessary tension. Considering some of the complicated plot twists, I thought the writers did a wonderful job of making all the strands of the stories make sense. This was aided by first class acting from top to bottom.

What can I say about Park Min Young except that if anyone on the planet has more beautiful and radiant smile, I’ve yet to see it. She lights up every scene she plays whether comic or serious. If I could be like any K-drama character, it might be Judge Chung Ji Ho for whom kindness and integrity would appear to be instinctual.

For me this was not only a comedy but a healing lesson in empathy, being true to oneself, and to the ultimate moral superiority of honesty.

As a musician, I was struck by how a few piano chords could summon up the depths of the love between Sang-eun and the Judge.

I imagine I will be re-watching this feel good story again and likely soon. My thanks to everyone involved in this.

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It was actually a good drama......

It was actually a good drama. There were some frustrating moments but still it was good.

I loved how our ml is a green flag, he is so patient with everything, he trusts and doesn't misunderstand!!

The relationship between leads was really non toxic and till the end they were so good to each other.

Second leads character was not so impressive in this drama but the actor who played it did a very good job. I want to see him in a main role.

I read negative reviews before watching the drama that's why I digested the frustration i felt sometimes. So just ignore some things and you will enjoy the drama.

Overall 9/10 👍

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Loved this drama!

Someone has to post a good review to offset this mixed bag of miserable ones lol!!

I thought it was great, I’m prone to skipping boring parts, and didn’t feel the need here. Yes, some elements are a bit predictable- but that’s what we love about K-dramas. I loved both the ML’s and the writers and actors did a good job at me rooting for them both at different times.

First episode if rammed full of very quick paced overview of what the FL does as a Single Life Helper, so fast that at times it was starting to get a bit confusing. I was glad when that was done and we could settle into the story.

The intro of the ex-wife was a bit annoying at first, but hey we needed someone from the past to show up right? The typical kdrama “break up” was pointless if you ask me- and my only gripe was after all the tension and emotion they build up - the reconciliation was a dead cat flop. Some sparks or a bit more emotion from them both would have been so much more satisfying and we are right back into the quirky bit of planning future.

Overall though I loved it and would watch again.

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Has some cringeworthy but fluff romance

This drama seemed fluffy but had a sensitive topic of an FL with multiple divorces. I said divorces instead of marriage because our society sees a divorced woman as an immoral, bad woman who doesn't know to keep a happy marriage.
I started with the drama to know "how she had two husbands at the same time but guess what I was wrong she had one husband at a time and get divorced to marry another. It was the trailer that created the confusion of Mon, Wed, Fri, and Tue, Thur, sat husband. she had more contract relationships than contract marriages for various reasons of male family drama.

The story was stretching in the last couple of episodes filled in with more fluffy romance which was supposed to be happening just after the confession. The great big traumatic accident of 13 years was petty. That incident didn’t weigh much impact to put the present drama meter happening.
PS. I too felt bad for what she experienced at a young age.

Honestly, there was mature chemistry in both pairs. But the FL being hyperactive was too much. I wish it remained a mature romance drama. Acting I was so impressed by Go Kyung Pyo as Jung JiHo, he was that middle-aged man having a boring life. He nailed it with his chubby straight face. Kim Jae Young was nice due to the story, I felt pity for his character Kang Hae Jin but I didn’t like him for being a brat cause most of the problems were created by him only. Park min Young was fine but not impressive, this is like a repetitive role of she has played in her previous dramas. Kang Hyung Suk was playing a gay character, he was balanced not doing fun stuff. He was a manly gay guy who liked men but not every man.

I would rewatch all the fluff romance of the Jung ji ho and Choi sang gun

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Mature and well-handled drama with some pacing problems

This drama has some pretty phenomenal writing and maturely tackles many serious issues. I was pleasantly surprised since I went into this only knowing it was a romance series with a love triangle. The depiction of abusive relationships was handled with a delicacy that I've been missing in Asian dramas since they tend to play it up for the audience.

However, there were times when the writing lost some traction, and two characters in particular suffered from a lack of attention from the writing team (Jung Ji Eun and Woo Gwang Nam). It's a shame since the rest of the series is so well-executed.

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Like many people before me had said, this drama didn't live up to its potential at all. There was something lacking, although I can't quite put my finger on it...

I started this drama because of Park Min Young and she shone in the drama, majority of her outfits was amazing (some of them were quite ugly on the other hand) and I loved her character, how she was able to do so many things, it was nice to see her horse riding for example. And her character's relationships... idk, that was the lacking part, it wasn't even that much of a love triangle (which I appreciated) but there was something missing.

On the other hand, there was some things that positively stood out to me: the gay supporting character, Ji Ho's boss and his wife (they were the best, especially how he kept calling her "my Queen", honestly they were the best part about the drama), and I also loved how Sang Eun was the one, who proposed to Ji Ho, that was so cool. And Ji Ho's coworkers were funny and nice to watch. And it was nice to see a shy and introverted male lead.

My rating is 8.5/10 as I liked the themes I mentioned and also because I adore PMY so this review is slightly biased. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't probably even start drama with this synopsis/tags.

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