Same old soup
Same old soup in Asian dramas romance : He's rich, she's poor, daddy doesn't want him to marry anyone than the one he chose, sister's a bitch. How boringNothing new but old same crap with actors who show no emotions.
At least the Koreans girls don't have that stupid childish voice like in Chinese dramas.
Yes I'm going to watch until the end. That's what I always do when I start a movie/serie, even if it's stupid, just to see how it'll end.
What a bore.
If you are not fed up to watch the same series with the same stories, go ahead.
I wish someone would have written this before so I don't end up writing it myself.
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A bit frustrating but, forgivable
This drama/rom-com has the makings of being one of the better ones of 2023 but, they have wasted entire episodes on fluff.Do we really need a 4 minute slo mo video of people playing in a fountain when there is so much story out there to be covered? And, why spend so much time on showing them put up with instead of enjoying their visit to another country??
The assistant - simply there for comedic relief is equally irritating in his level of overbearingness and ignorance to what is going on around him. Not complaints - but, frustrations. Him in charge of the Thailand trip truly made it a waste of their time and money. All for what HE wanted to do.
I can understand fast forwarding through Chinese rom-coms where we have to wait for the character's transformation from clown to actual human but, not for King the Land.
I did love that the ex-wife stayed her ground and put the father back in his place when he attempted to get close to her. I felt the sister's transformation was just about perfect. She stayed very well protected but, did let down a few of her guards.
Loved how they handled the finally getting together. He let her do what she wanted and was always there to support her - up to and including going to work for her. That was a nice touch.
My concern - though glossed over - was the board. They always agreed with her - going for the fast dollar. Why would you keep any of those around with her gone? Small concern but, could have easily been handled with a mention of cleaning house or, some discussion as to how things would proceed and be either onboard or, you know where the door is.
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I don't mind an old Cinderella trope, as I am a big fan of rescue scenes and protectiveness from heros. This drama, however, sucks out any impact in favor of going light and absurd everytime. Just as there might be a touching moment, or a seething jaw clenching, hands fisting scene . . . it turns out there's no danger at all! The secondary romances are not the most inspiring.
Another reason to watch an old school Chaebol romance is for the clothes, style, cars etc. but we are robbed of that as well. The costumes and set design are all mediocre, and the choice of our main male lead characters suits and shirts can lean into the bizarre. Also the product placement at times was over the top.
I was really disappointed by this, but did keep watching hoping for a last minute dramatic moment, but it's featherlight all the way through. By the end, I was wondering if this was a really bad parody of a drama instead of just a bad drama. Skip!
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A Stunningly beauti ful Drama
This was magical. Superb acting from everyone but the Male and Female leads were absolutely fabulous. This drama is inspiring, Warm, Funny and above all heartfelt It is my first time seeing both Male and Female Leads and they are unforgettable. Their chemistry is wonderful. Good story with the ususal baddies who are heartless and selfish. The leads are glorious. Grannie is a true professional who brings warmth to every role she plays. I sincerely hope we get to see the Two leads again. It is above all positive, Uplifting and heartfelt. I loved it and highly recommend it . I will be watching it again.Was this review helpful to you?
Classic Rom-com style
This was a nice, old-fashioned Korean rom-com – no vengeance, no torture, no zombies, just two people trying to live their best lives and almost accidentally falling in love. Of course, you have to have either the evil mother, mother-in-law, or evil stepsister, and we had an supremely evil sister. There were two side romances, one featuring an rotten boss who needs a come-uppance, and the other a lazy husband who needs a reality check. Ahn Se Na lent comic relief very nicely.And because this is a classic style, it all ends very satisfactorily, and it’s just feeling good at the end. Absolutely don’t turn off the last episode too soon – you don’t want to miss the Epilogue, which is a delightful gender reversal of one of the most tired rom-com tropes. Probably lovely to binge watch on a rainy day, or when it’s just too hot to do anything else.
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Honey dripping from the eyes (Sooo in love) ?
I haven't watched much Kdrama in the past 4 years, because of the heavy drama and angst. But this one was something different, it wasn't heavy, didn't have that rich man/poor woman cliche angsty story, instead the romance was just so sweet and beaitiful to watch. The friendship was beautiful as well.Yoona and Junho has amazing chemistry in this, they looked so great together in this. They acted really well, you could see honey dripping from their eyes. You can tell so much how much they loved each other, the character development for the ML was great, both personal and professionally.
The OSTs in this was great, there were a few that played during sweet moments and they were sooo sweet, the melody was beautiful and matched very well with the romance.
I absolutely loved the friendship they all devloped and that there wasnt any unnecessary backstabbing etc.
If you want something sweet, simple and romantic then its an easy watch, i left feeling so content and happy. I blushed, laughed and smiles every episode. ❤️ 😍
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Pretty people being pretty and rich
The ingredients to make a most boring, stupid romcom kdrama:*AWFUL SCRIPT
*HORRIBLE DIALOGUES
*STUPID PROBLEMS
*LITTERLY PERFECT CHARACTERS
*ATTRACTIVE FACES
*JUNHO'S ADORABLE SMILE
*YOONA'S PRETTY
*OFFENSIVE SCENES
I'm going to cut to short.First of all this is a teen's modern fairy tail.All kdrama cliches meets slightly Wattpad fanfic but in more soft, cutesy way.I'm sick of 2 hours long gaze,sick of how they never have problem other than overdramatize everthing.
How about feel plot? hahah there is no plot.
Yoona's is so cute and Junho is hot.But sorry I see chemistry but it really shows that they're friend in real life because of the acting sometimes
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Adorable rom com with two great leads
Things I loved:1 The grandmother and the relationship with both the leads. What a great character, so moving and real. She reminded me of my grandma.
2 The male lead. So charismatic and he made me love him while I thought at first that he'd be far from being good in the role.
3 The female lead. What a sweet and capable actress. She was perfect in her role.
4 Her friends. I loved both, their friendship felt real and I loved it whenever they were together.
5 The main lead's assistant. I loved, loved his character. He cracked me up every time he was on screen and he was also moving sometimes. I loved his relationship with the male lead and the heroine.
5 The episode they went to Thailand. It was so lighthearted and beautiful, and funny and romantic. LOVED it.
6 The chemistry between the leads was off the charts. I think from all the series I watched until now they have the best chemistry topped only by the Suspicious Partner leads. I even think that this couple has a small lead in the chemistry department. It was easy to see they had fun and were close to each other. Wonderful couple.
7 The kisses. Finally some real kisses. The kiss in the kitchen was the best ever.
8 The character of the heroine. I loved how caring and sweet and capable she was and that she followed her dreams.
9 The ending. So moving, romantic and I loved the support they had for each other and that she ended up pursuing her dream.
10 The small boy and his scenes with the female and the male lead. Adorable, moving, I cried quite a few times.
11 That the setting was a hotel. I love everything that has to do with hotels.
Things I liked:
1 The father. He was a good person but I didn't like him all the time. He irked me a few times with his passivity and his past didn't work in his favor.
Things I hated:
1 The sister. I wish I could make her disappear with a magic wand. Hated everything about her and I certainty didn't feel sorry about what she supposedly went through. She was an awful person and she deserved much more than what she had in the end. She got out scotch free and I hate that.
2 I hate that the series has such a low score on IMDB. I'm not sure I understand why when other series that far from have this have high ratings. I'm being objective here and can see why some people wouldn't like some things, but the IMDB rating is so low that doesn't make any sense.
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Very disappointing, such good performers and such a poor storyline
I initially stopped watching this show after the kiss in the kitchen. Other shows were just more interesting and I did not feel compelled to go back to this show. Since I thought I should like this show I did go back to it eventually but the lack of plot development made for a very boring experience and I did not get to the last few episodes. I do not recommend this show just watch some of Junho's videos and the red sleeve and rain or shine. Mdl is telling me my review is not long enough. Let me see.Was this review helpful to you?
I tried so hard to like it...
I tried, I swear I tried so hard to like King the Land but with each episode that passed and I thought "oh, now I'm going to start liking this" and suddenly I was dragged down againThis was simply one of the worst scripts I've ever seen in my life... it has no story, no emotion, no substance, it's empty, superficial
The main couple is very cute and very mature, and maybe if the plot had stayed ONLY with the two of them the story would have been more enjoyable
The whole story of the hotel is just laughable and I can't believe an adult wrote this. When I was 10 years old, I would have written something more in-depth about work environment and equality.
The secondary characters didn't win me over too.
To be honest, nothing beat me and I could even give this Drama a worse rating .
But to be fair, I just watched Twenty Five Twenty One and it was a Drama that touched my soul so deeply, it was so well produced, so well set, with cinematography and scripts so richly made that I may be weighing my criticism of King the Land because I am completely biased by 2521.
But now I watch this and it's so poorly developed that the disappointment hits harder I feel.
I didn't expect too much about this drama but somehow it turned out worse than expected.
so I give it a 5, but I could easily give it a 3-4
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Simple and amazing
This was actually so good and sweet, I don’t care what anybody else has to say about it. There was barely any drama including the main couple after they actually got together, they faced challenges with their status’ but they never broke up stupidly they were ready to fight and give up for each other. Goo-won in general was just such a good guy, the way that he went to help her grandma and always took care of sa-rang was so amazing. And whenever she complained about him using his status he quit doing it OH MY GOD DUDE. She got a god tier dude. Although very cliche I also liked it whenever Sa-rang showed him normal people stuff, like eating at the restaurant and peeling the potatoes. It was so sweet. Another thing I loved about this was Sa-rangs goal, it was so normal and strange and I love it whenever characters have goals like that just because it makes them seem a lot more real. Very nice show absolutely love itWas this review helpful to you?
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How a rom com aut to be
I've watched too many k-romcoms that are so loveable but then they ruin it with some side plot at the end. or a years later ending. this ended how a rom com should end. the characters are so easily loveable and won actually experiences growth. he's so mature and sensitive to others he really becomes someone that sees the big picture. so tired of watching male leads act like adult babies when things don't play out like they want (I know it's the script, but that plot/script just gets so boring and predictable) this rom com was a breath of fresh air.Was this review helpful to you?
