Cinderella at 2 AM

Thinking of this drama? DON'T

I am telling you to don't watch because the story is just too bland and some things are repeating again and again. I just don't know why i didn't like it, i mean it was just too bland comedy was a little bit. Now let's review it.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

There is this boy , who is rich and son of chairwoman his brother is a company's vice chairman. He is working under that company as a employee and hiding his real identity. There is this girl who works at that company as manager of AL team and that boy is working with her in that team. They started to fall in love and came into a relationship. Until now it was very interesting but this happened till episode 1 or two like after episode 1 i didn't have any interest left. But i was still watching.

When they were in relationship he didn't tell her his real identity that he was the son of chairwoman. But after some time his mother called her and she didn't knew that she is his mom. His mom told her the whole truth. She was shocked and decided to break up with him because she was feeling pressurised by his family and accepts their offer to break up. after this he also found that that he mom told her his real identity. For some days he didn't come to office she was thinking he moved to spain because earlier he was talking about this to her. But then the next day it is announced that he became the director of that company. Everyone was shocked at the office but she was not that much.

After that he was chasing her and she still likes him but she don't want to stay with him anymore. When he was chasing her around and trying to get her attention it was a little bit cringe and there was no comedy or something. So it was boring between all these scenes. There was a second lead too he was helping them to get back together and sometimes he was trying to steal her away. The second lead was good like yeah we can say that. In the end they started too fall in love again and it was just a slow burn but it was just TOOOOOOOOOO slow i got bored the comedy was like noo i don't think there was?

WHY DID I CUT MARKS IN WHICH THINGS?
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.

1. STORY: I just told you YOU CAN READ IT ABOVE AGAIN If you want story was 2.5/10.

2, ACTING/CASTING: Acting was really good the actors but the FL acting it was just not giving the vibe like it was looking like she was acting but in some scenes her acting was just too bland and simple. The casting was really good , get to know about some more actors and actresses no doubt they were great. Acting/casting is 8.5/10.

3. OST: I don't really write that much about OSTs because i just skip them and move on but as lyrics i have listened to , so t is 5.5/10 for me.

4. REWATCH VALUE: It was really boring according to me so i will never rewatch it and waste my time but i gave it some thought and given it 1/10.

It is completely on you if you have to watch it or not according to me don't waste your time watching this.

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mid way review

I'm writing this while watching episode 6... the long break up (several episodes) was excruciating to watch. the back and forth of the relationship and trying to see both sides of it... the ML is obsessed, but I can understand him. The FL has her reasons for the breakup but she doesn't make a clean break of it and makes it agonizingly slow to watch.

there are moments when I just wish she'd quit... or either character would refuse to put up with a stupid scene forcing them to interact.

oh no they have to eat together... NO... just leave the restaurant. or go sit alone.

in episode 6 wr get a breath of fresh air as the other couple in the show (the older brother and his arranged marriage wife) starts up. man I wish they brought the wife I. way earlier. she's a favorite actress of mine a d more of her would be better.

but the biggest problem with the show, especially in episode 6... is the ARTIST. What an annoying character. he's introduced as a total creep and he just keeps being a creep. first as a man blindly texting our FL with a weird and creepy smile on his face. later when he's calling her a d being intrusive. annoying.

then they have to work with him and he just insinuated himself everywhere. and of course the FL can't see he's hitting on her. that he's playing with the characters breakup and that he's a creep.

in a real world his phone # would have been blocked, and he'd have been punched in the face when he for ed himself into the MLs car.

I'm going to finish this show on fast forward. I seriously thought a 10 episode show wouldn't have all the unnecessary bullsh@! but I can't stand the artist.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama '' Cinderella at 2 AM '' tries to reverse the trope of the evil mother in law who gives money to the girl in order to prevent an upcoming marriage. However, the drama fails to utilize it. Instead, it ends up being a classic melodrama.

The drama starts off nicely and it does a good job blending a fun and light love story with a cute male lead with darker themes, like domestic abuse. Also, the second couple was adorable as well and they kept things fresh when the main love story got stale.

In addition, there were some episodes that had too many fillers and it was obvious that the drama needed to be shorter. Yet, it was enjoyable.

Finally, every actor and actress in the cast did a good job with their performance.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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SO MUCH BETTER THAN the sh!t show that was Wedding Impossible!!!

The writing and his fellow actors allow Moon Sang Min to shine! Acting is somewhat like Tennis; you need a good opponent to play and enjoy it. I had lost hope for him after Wedding Impossible. Jeon Jeong Seo, with her RBF, probably made it hard for him to reciprocate the right emotions, and his acting came off worse. The second lead was no better in that drama. And lets not forget how badly it was written, especially his character. I am glad he get a chance to redeem himself.

Overall, I find the story quite refreshing. I also liked how the SML and his shenanigans have less screen time. he can also act more sensibly than most SMLs, especially when he called ML when the FL was drunk and missing him.

I also liked that the FL and her brother did not forgive their parents. I also liked that when FL cried outside the funeral home, she was honest and raw about why she was sad.

The second lead couple is also cute and refreshing. The SFL is caring and kind, unlike how they show most chaebols as super b!tchy.

The relationships between both pairs of siblings are also warming, and the brothers' are especially refreshing.

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Not just a Fairytale but really a story about two people from diffrent worlds

with their ups and downs in their relationship. Tho Cinderella at 2AM ws sold as a Cinderella farytale it really isn't. The people in this story are real people who go thru hardships and learn to become stronger than that. Yun Seo went thru a lot of pain when she was a child but that made her stronger and even if she seems weak at first, she knows how to fight for what she wants and hold on to the love that she shares with Ju Won.
Ju Won may seem like an easy Chaebol, but he really isn't. He works hard to get what he is. He goes thru trials and turbulations like everyone else. And when his mother becomes the villain in his story, he fights against her to stay with the woman he loves.
In all honestly this was such a feel-good romantic comedy with real characters at the core of it. Not the typical weak prince and princess that we've come to know in fairytales. Every episode made me laugh and love the characters more and more. Sure it had it's cliches like any drama series but for me it was easy to see past the mishaps and enjoy the story. The actors did a veery good job in this and it's clear that both are really good at comedy. The supporting characters Si Won and Mi Jin were really the heart of the series. I loved them from the minute they were introduced as the second couple.
The OST fit perfectly with the story. Esp Feeling Blue and Boyfriend. I'm going to miss this show it was my feel good show every weekend. This is the romantic comedy I like to watch.

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The Most Endearing Fairytale Romance of the Year

The Prince wed his Cinderalla and it was happily ever after!

Hinting at an impossible romance, “Cinderella at 2 AM” had all the makings of a fairytale. Cinderalla/ Ha Yun Seo unknowingly falls for the Prince/chaebol heir Seo Ju Won. His rich mother intervenes by trying to buy off Yun Seo. Instead of declining like most female leads would do, Yun Seo accepts the money because she is closer to reality and doesn’t believe in fictional romances. Unfortunately, things don’t go as they planned, because Prince Charming decides to pursue his wayward Cinderella even after learning that she took money from his mother to breakup with him. One thing that remains consistent throughout this show is Seo Ju Won’s unwavering love and affection for Yun Seo. Even though she sets clear boundaries and his mother continously meddles in their relationship, Ju Won never gives up on Yun Seo. It is this loyalty that wins in the end, both Yun Seo and his mother are forced to change their ways and thinking. This show wasn’t that much about the female lead as it was all about the male lead’s dedication to win his lady love at all costs.

Read the complete article here-

https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2024/09/23/cinderella-at-2-am-series-review/#more-1205

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It's the best Cinderella version out there!!

This is a wholesome, lighthearted and healing RomCom. It's the best Cinderella version I have ever watched. The Cinderella in this drama is no damsel in distress or a woman who needs a black knight/prince to save her. She is very realistic about her situation and she understands her values.

This drama is about a prince chasing after his Cinderella after his Cinderella dumps him.

The first 2 episodes were a bit disorienting because the viewers were plunged into the middle of the vortex of events of how Cinderella was dumping her prince without giving us the context of WHY. But from the 3rd episode onwards the story slowly unravels why Cinderella doesn't want to be a Cinderella and why her Prince is so adamant in chasing her.

This drama is something I would recommend for viewers who are looking for a lighthearted drama with a little bit of melancholy?? It might feel repetitive at times but I feel like the characters grew on their own and the character development was satisfying.

P.S. - The second leads story was the BEST. kekeke

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cinderella..?

the title does not relate to the ML being a cinderella at all, i keep wondering why is it called that when it couldve been a better title LOL.

personally think that the second lead carried the show with their plot & chemistry. felt like most eps are just fillers and how is that even possible when its just a 10ep drama 😭 every time an ep drops i always wonder where is the plot going because it literally is not going anywhere all the way til the end,, they stretched what couldve been resolved within the first 5eps at ep 8 and at that point i was just skipping 80% of the episodes already. couldve been better!!

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Will they? Won’t they? Do I care?

This is not a bad show, but it never reaches any real heights nor offered anything fresh. It is not exactly draggy, but it lacks a certain spark. It is happy to amble down a well-trodden path at its own pace.

To wit, the A-plot is the classic trope of a hard working FL falling in love with a chaebol heir. The slight twist in this case is that rather than rejecting the offered bribe to leave the ML, the FL accepts it and set a deadline to break up with him.

That is a little unexpected but promises an interesting twist. It came as no surprise then that she found this an impossible task as she discovers how much she truly loves him. Ditto, the ML was initially hurt by the sudden change of heart, but he clings to her like a lovesick limpet. There are cute and swoon-y moments and the pair looks good together. However, 10 hours is a lot of empty space to fill when your A-plot is one sentence long. Half the show is just their slow dance around each other.


Needless to say, to fill the hours, we have the token SM/FL who didn't contribute much. There is a little bit of angst from that quarter but there are no real antagonists. Rivals become friends, evil mum becomes fairy godmother, and everyone gets their fairytale endings. The older brother and his "estranged" wife actually provided some much needed sweet diversions. Their journey of falling in love long after their arranged marriage is a proven trope but a nice counterpoint nevertheless.

On the flipside are the FL’s coworkers. Ye drama gods! They are caricatures of the worst kind, so cringey.

In the end, the show is delivered with workmanlike efficiency but little imagination. I think It would have work better as a fast-paced movie romp or even a mini series with a bit more depth but its current length is just a bridge too far. A decent filler with all due respect.

If you are looking for a superior example of this genre, check out Something About 1%.

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