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Mr. Penguin and his cute and friendly wife!
I really enjoyed watching this drama. You can see how every character develops on it's own. The thing i liked the most about development is when they finally confessed their feelings he started wearing more light colored costumes. He resembled how she made his world a little more colorful.This drama became one of my favorites mostly because of one thing...... Ji-hwan's friends/subordinates. They made me laugh to the point my stomach hurt. Not only them but everyone was shining with their own thing and everyone knew their place beside two characters but that didn't ruin the whole experience for me. I loved loved and loved it. Will rewatch it for sure.
I hope whoever is reading this to enjoy it too. Have a good time. ByeBye
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AWESOME and DAEBAK!
At the beginning, I’m looking for a light k-drama, not stressful, full of laugh and sweet. Then I found this drama and I cannot stop laughing. At first I fell in love with the second male lead, but then suddenly the heart change! I got a crush with this Uhm Tae Goo. Aigoo! What to do??All the actors are good. The director really good in picking actor for the role. All actor know well their job. I still cannot move on. Thank you for making my life happy. Still i’m hoping to see in the future that these Uhm Tae Goo and Kwon Yul to be the leading man in romantic drama. Anyway please enjoy watching!
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This might’ve legitimately been for kids
This drama had every trope that I hated and only one thing that carried it: the silliness and awkwardness of the MLBut even that grew old quick because sir…you are 36
Horrible and controlling SML who treats the FL like a child without autonomy? ✅
Nosy SML who keeps butting his head into everyone’s business and acting like he’s owed access into their personal lives, thoughts etc?✅
Self righteous SML who thinks he knows everything✅
Clingy SML who believes that having a crush on a virtual stranger means owning them✅
ML who repeatedly pushes the FL away every time things go bad like she’s not a full person in their relationship but a pet he can choose to care for or discard on a whim ✅
Everybody acting like the FL is a newborn baby in need of protection (even from her own emotions) and not a 30 yr old goddamn woman✅
A 30 yr old woman and a 36 yr old man freaking out every time they so much as touch (the first few times is tolerable but yall are dating?? What did you think happens in relationships?)✅
Slapstick “comedy”✅
Saint FL who’s more like an idea of “perfection” than a person(I don’t feel like explaining this one rn but iykyk)✅
THAT trope (you know the one)✅
I was done with the story by ep.11ish but I didn’t hate it. It was very stupid most times and a lot of the jokes just weren’t funny and seemed like they were written for 12 yr olds but it was ok.
From ep.2-11ish, things were fun and flowed quickly (minus the sml) so it didn’t feel dragging or exhausting but after that, I kept fighting the urge to turn the tv off.
I liked the pairing. I liked that she stood up for herself every time he pulled that savior crap on her and it’s no surprise that I loved how obsessed he was with her.
The side characters were surprisingly not the worst. I usually hate this kind of setup cause I find it obnoxious and pandering but I didn’t mind them too much. They were over the top at times but I understood their place in the story and ji hwan’s life as well as his place in theirs. For them, he’s their savior. For him, they’re his lifeline-they give him purpose.
It was a fun and silly drama and if they would’ve kept that vibe and shortened the story a bit, it might’ve actually been perfect.
If you’re gonna have a story where everyone acts like Disney channel rejects, why do you think Tony Soprano would fit in?
Believe it or not, at one point (when the highs were really high), I contemplated giving this a 9 or 8.5.
But the lows were in hell so it’s a 7.5/10
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A pearl I wasn't expecting to find!
I was interested in the synopsis of this drama and decided to give it a chance. I'm so happy I went for it! It quickly became a favorite for how well everything was handled - the plot, the main characters, the support roles, the villains, the themes explored in the story, all of it.The story isn't anything overly original in its setup, but I absolutely love how the writers didn't try to add too much to it and sticked with building on the main elements they started with. There was a lot to work with from the beginning and the production team was able to see it and work with it! Nothing got lost along the way, nothing was left in the air for me to wonder about. Something else that I really care about in dramas and tv series is the pacing, which was perfect here. Nothing felt too rushed, nothing felt like it was dragging for too long. The events and the characters had the exact time they needed.
The characters were all lovely. The performance of the MLs was great and their chemistry was impeccable, but I especially loved their dynamics with the secondary characters and the support roles, companions and villains both. They all felt like true and complete people by the end, even the characters that felt the most caricature-like in the beginning.
I truly appreciated how the theme of reformed criminals was handled in the story. No character is entirely black or white, noone's crime is simply swept under the rug because "they're part of our family", no villain is just depicted as pure evil just because "they're part of that group". There is a lot of nuance and care and I loved to see it.
I watched this with my mother, who is much more well-versed in K-dramas than me (she watched SO MANY, seriously), and she absolutely loved it. I believe this already makes it worth recommend it to anyone who is looking for a touching rom-com.
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The best Kdrama I have seen in years
I don't think I ever stopped smiling while watching this series. I have to say that this might be one of the best series I have seen in a while. It's not just good, I enjoyed everything. I'm usually not a big fan of Kdrama and you will rarely catch me watching it and actually enjoying it. This show didn't fail to make me laugh and I was watching a few episodes in the car with my parents and I just could't hold my pokerface.What I loved the most about this whole show was the ML's. They're both adorable in their own way, but it was extremely obvious who FL would end up with. I have to admit that I disliked Jang a bit and I'm sooo sorry I only wanted Eun Ha to end up with mr Seo and not Jang. Idk but Jang is sweet but he is way too basic and Seo is just super funny and I love him as a character. Kdrama really is rising my standards yes, even as a gay male. Mr Seo is bitterly just a chid in a 'mafia' body. I loved it sooo much when both ML's watched the videos Eun Ha made. Not 2 grown ahh man watching children videos bc they like Eun Ha. The writer (Na Kyung) really did sooo well on the humour.
This show is convincing me to watch all shows where Um Tae Goo appears in. His acting is amzingggg. His raspy voice is super attractive but just everything about him makes me smile. His hugs looked amazing and his kisses were adorable?? Sorry, but I never saw Eun Ha ending up with Jang Hyeon, somehow I just don't see both match. Just everything mr Seo did got me thinking about how adorable he was. Also, his acting really made me cry sometimes which is super rare for me.
The side characters also really added to the story. I love it when Kdrama's add stupid guys who are extremely sweet. I never expected to get emotional over children pork sausages but here I am. They really were sweet but people made the wrong assumptions. Also, one thing I just could't help but think is that II Yeong reminds me of Est Supha. (Thai actors), especially of his role as Mok. Actually a lot of moments reminded me of me and Thee, but probably because I loved that series as well. I have to admit that I did expect Seo and Eun Ha to have a kid at the end as well and I was kindaaaa disappointed.
The misunderstanding between Eun Ha and Seo rlly broke me bro, I never expected to get so emotional over a cutie pie boss. I just felt so bad for Seo when Eun Ha left. I like Eun Ha most of the time but sometimes she was just a bit selfish and sometimes she should've thought about Seo. Seo is clearly just not good at expressing himself. But this show really portrays opposite attracts well. I actually hated Mi Ho at first but the last few episodes made me change my mind and she had a point when she said that Eun Ha just doesn't focus on the numbers but rather the kids and audience (I hope this is understandable).
On production, it has a cute and nice intro. I loveee the animation style and it also suits the series extremely! The transitions are amazing and I love the shots they use. One of the things I love is when series make a certain character look intimidating and then say the cutest thing ever. They did this with Seo which made me smile soooo bad. The series had 2 directors and I'm not familiar with both. I really hope to see more of the screenwriter, Na Kyung aswell. They have to be good at jokes to make such an amazing show. This show also did a great job on sound effects. What I also love is the cute colour pallets they use to style their scene's and the outfits. I am sooo obsessed with Ko Eun Ha's outfits!!
I would definitely recommend this series and it has become one of my favourite series of all time. Maybe this is not for everyone, I saw people liking it but there were always some negative points. I really can't say anything negative about it. Seo was amazing, Eun Ha was adorable and Seo??? I am in love with him. May I find a man like that, oml.
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I want more
I hardly ever say this about dramas but I need more time with this one.More moments between each of the couples, more shenanigans in the family, more moments of Ji-Hwan being an absolute loser(affectionate).
Overall didn't care for the mafia stuff, it wasn't bad, just that everything else was so good in and of itself that I didn't find it necessary.
Ji-Hwan has become an absolute favorite of mine, both the character and the actor. (his voice too 🫡)
Love this drama very very much, the vibes are immaculate and this will be rewatched sooner rather than later.
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the best kdrama to come out this year istg
this was the cutest thing ever!!! eunha and jiwan got me giggling and kicking my feet like crazy, they are soooo adorable🤭🤭 my sweet mobster is easily in my top 5 fav kdramas of all time, it was literally perfect from the first ep on i won't lie yall😭 the chemistry was insane, the comedy aspect was great and the found family trope??? loved it sm🙌🏼 the side characters were amazing, i really liked the different dynamics a lot! the second couple was so sweet omgggi watched this during the last days of this year and im sooo glad i did!!! overall i didn't get to watch a lot of dramas in 2024 cus of uni etc. and the ones i did watch were all kinda meh tbh... but this masterpiece really saved it for me😇 10/10 fr
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Male lead shines in this modern Snow White/Maid Marion mash up of a plot
I took off points from a perfect score because of 3 things:1) Prosecutor's obsession with female lead felt creepy.
2) Female lead promises multiple times to stay safe by staying put & she doesn't, which puts her in danger (this trope MUST die!)
3) Female Lead's best friend's storyline was jarring, 1 dimensional & detracted from main story. What she has with her guy is not a relationship & not romantic !
Now for the positive:
All those car accident, kidnapping & torture tropes; where the music sets you up to be scared? Well here you get the scary music, but those tropes don't happen. No One dies & relationships that matter are mended by the end, (AND you get your warm fuzzies!). Issues are resolved quickly, (though I am getting sick of the clueless male & female serenely navigating the world with a superior air trope). At least it wasn't heavy handed here. Leads are great in this. I wasn't really sold on thier chemistry, but the male lead sells it, so I let it slide. A very enjoyable Rom Com. The female lead was a kind of Snow White/maid Marion mash up living with her menagerie of merry men dwarves , but also get's her "prince"/hero!
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A simple fun loving drama
This drama is a feel good loving drama. The most unique thing which I liked about it is that ML is a former gangster and now CEO, so he is not shown stupid or doing crazy things. He is shown very sensible and responsible at all times. Because of this ML actually seems to be a genuinely sweet person as per the title of the show. His decisions at many times will make complete sense as he is always burdened by his past. He is never shown exaggerating things or doing crazy stuff for the sake of comedy., this really spoils the drama as it makes it implausible. Also the concept of former gangsters now trying to be good is a feel good concept in itself..The only thing that I didn't like was the FL acting.. In starting I thought she is being simple and expressionless, as she is facing troubles in life, but this never changed till the end. She is always normal whatever happens.. even in the last episode when she gets proposed she is like OK, no happiness or excitement at all. But overall it was OKAY as the FL is not acting very good but at least she is not doing overacting at any point, she is like just a normal person.
The prosecutor's role is also very good. I thought he will at one point, like in other dramas, hide things or create unnecessary misunderstandings, but he is shown genuinely a good person as well. He is such a good second lead which is very sweet to watch.
Overall the drama is sweet and nice if you want to watch a simple romcom.
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When fluffy becomes an absolute gem of a show!
I thoroughly enjoyed every episode! It's fun, fluffy, of course cheesy in the best way and I fell in love with all the ex-convicts as we got to know them better. What a beautiful little family they all made together.There were so many times I laughed out loud, too.
Perfect blend of comedy, romance, found family, friendship alongside those few tense monster moments.
I couldn't have asked for a better cast to play these roles.
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Interesting to watch the ex-gangster
The ML is an ex-convict and he and other convicts have a company and he is the bossHe is really sweet. His dress style is like Matrix.... and his voice is so... distinct... raspy... serious... profound things he says ... he is like a ... kung fu master parody...
FL is .. well.. over the top stupid rash female chicky chick, doing stupid things. I did not enjoy watching her EXCEPT for her skit on caterpillars. he acted a caterpillar. That was sooo cool!!!
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Good Enough
Korean Drama '' My Sweet Mobster '' is a romantic comedy, with a romance between miss sunshine and gone good mobster.The drama utilizes this odd couple to the fullest, with their differences being used as a means for the comedy. The comedy was also enhanced by the band of ex-cons who were our mobster's crew and had created a beautiful found family along with the leading lady.
The romance was also cute and the couple had plenty of sweet and romantic moments.
However, the final episodes were boring and had few surprises to offer.
Finally, the performances were all great by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, six out of ten.
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