Don’t Overthink It Too Much
Feel like people are rating this as full length kdrama when it’s two episodes and basically based on a spicy webtoon written by the FL, of course it’s going to have its cringy weird moments.I think this is a good spin off and it’s cool to see a bit of the webtoon she wrote in the main drama, didn’t like the reality to webtoon plot at times it felt weird when they would try to incorporate it into the NGNL reality.
Expected more spicy scenes as the webtoons she wrote according to the main drama were super spicy but this was tame and turned quite cutesy, the FL and ML have amazing chemistry so I honestly would’ve love to see more of their spicy scenes lol.
Overall I liked it, it’s a good spin off with the couple I’m sure most people favorite from the main show, wouldn’t rewatch it but it’s enjoyable to watch after finishing NGNL.
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Good Enough
Korean Drama '' Spice Up Our Love '' is a spin off of the drama '' No Gain, No Love'' and it proves that the side couple was actually the best one of the original series.This time around, the relationship is explored through the lens of fantasy, as the main character transforms into the main lead of her webtoon. The story offers a lot of cute and sweet scenes, along with more spicy ones, that all work as fan service for the couple's shippers.
In addition, the fantasy element was well handled and worked nicely with the comedy one.
Finally, the performances were all great by everyone in the cast and the main couple had tons of chemistry.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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I rewatched this 5 months after my first viewing. & would rate it a 7.5 on second viewingthough male lead keeps this at a solid 9.
I saw a trailer on youtube & it looked good, but I had already dropped the "parent" drama : "NO Love No gain" ( too raunchy for me ) so I was hesitant to take a chance on this.
It IS "spicey", with bedroom settings, shirtless & lingerie moments, but it isn't sexually serious. It was way more fun, cute AND romantic than what little I saw of No Love no gain. I could do without the alpha female lead trope though .The ending could have been fleshed out better as the female lead seems quite confused about who exactly it is that she likes.( a real guy or a composite of traits ?) But taken as fantasy, don't try to over think it or the lack of explanation as to why the hater did what he did will leave you hanging with questions.
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short crazy story!
finished 8.5/10 ✨Overall I liked it, it had very funny scenes and its theme seemed similar to extraordinary you in terms of the change of scenes and scripts... if I'm honest I like Nam Ja Yeom personality that of the protagonist of the spinoff I also like the personality of like gyu hyun that of the protagonist of the spinoff but it was excellent to pass the while.
I hope Lee Sangyi and Han Jihyun have another drama together in the future where they can shine more because they have great chemistry 💯
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There are many hidden gems in this hidden gem.
Spice Up Our Love (2024) is a wonderful farce of a Korean Drama. You really got to get in tune with the creativity of its writer.Spice Up Our Love is your Kdrama ticket to a special Kdrama game. In each story arc in episode one, there is a homage paid to various beloved Korean dramas and Korean Drama Actors. See how many of each you can identify as the storyline goes forth. I will get you started.
To do this however, I need to give away small details which will occurs in the action only in the first episode. So they really are not spoilers. Some may want to try to identify all the great K-Drama homages and tributes to former Korean Dramas and Stars on their own. These persons can bail out of this write-up now. You can always save the write-up in Bookmarks and revisit this article after viewing the first episode of Spice Up Our Love. If you want a little help, I will give you what I have recognized so far. This game was a lot of fun. Spice Up Our Love is a Korean drama which has Korean dramas hidden all through the storyline in episode one.
Spice Up Our Love is a spin-off from No Gain No Love (2024). The Male Lead is Lee Sang-Yi (Bloodhounds). It stars Female Lead Han Ji-Hyun (Penthouse) as a Spicy Fantasy Writer, and there is a transfer character and love interest Lee You-Jin (Do You Like Brahms?). All three are prominent characters in No Gain No Love as well. Spice Up Our Love has uniques story embeds. This will be similar to the the short guest appearance of Song Jong Ki in Queen of Tears and his five Korean dramas and movies paid homage to in the action of his arc. I may miss some. If you catch one I missed, let me know. Spice Up Our Love is spicy and sometimes a little too much so. There is occasional foul language as well. Here we go.
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🌟The opening arc in Spice Up Our Love is clearly an homage to My Secret Romance (2017). The drunken rendezvous of the female lead with the guy who turns out to be her new boss makes this evident. She is even the nutritionist in the cafeteria of the Company in the storyline, as was the case in My Secret Romance. Within the story arc you also get an homage to No Gain No Love, where the CEO said that he never ate in the Company cafeteria before, but would start doing so.
In addition, to satisfy her boss, the nutritionist has to make the same dish over and over and the dish keeps getting rejected. That is Business Proposal. Even the Company Badges are the same as those in Business Proposal.
🌟Can anyone think of the Korean drama of the guy who was looking for the nostalgic taste of food he had as a Kid? I can’t remember that one. It was mentioned in this arc. Okay, I think it was the Korean Drama Chocolate.
🌟Seeing her Boyfriend at a restaurant with another woman and then he suggests that they break up, could this be Something in the Rain?
🌟The Male Secretary in the fantasy was named Kim Do Gyeom. Gyeom (겸) in Korean means something or someone who can act as two different things at the same time. The transfer character that the fantasy writer in the story had a crush on in No Gain No was a Secretary. The Secretary in Spice Up Our Love is named Secretary Kim. They may or may not be tapping into What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?
🌟The fantasy writer in Spice Up Our Love gets sucked into the story she is writing. This is W: Two Worlds.
🌟Suddenly, everything around the fantasy writer morphs into the man from whom she is running away.
🌟An homage is made to Song Joong Ki on a billboard, as the writer makes her way home. It is a Korean drama thing now to have Song Joong Ki make a quest appearance in your Korean Drama. It is a little ironic that the Song Joong Ki turns into the male lead in a Korean drama which gives homage in a story arcs to memorable Korean Dramas? Is this not what Queen of Tears did for Song Joong Ki?
🌟Homage is paid to Cha Eun Woo (pronounced Ta Eun Nu) from True Beauty.
🌟The Ghada Chocolate is made by the modern day rich Chaebol Family Lotte. Lotte buildings are prominent everywhere in South Korea. This is a major Chaebol Family.
Also the owner of the Convenience store in No Gain No Love keeps popping up in Spice Up Our Love, as a Doctor, a Bus Driver, and taxi driver.
🌟The Korean Drama where the Webtoon characters had no control over their bodies or action for period of time. This is Extraordinary You.
🌟The purposeful “Leap From The Roof and being saved by your savior” scene reminded me of Tale of the Nine-Tailed.
This is all I found. End of Episode 1. What did you find?
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what a mess!
Granted, I didn't love NGNL, except for the second couple. I was kind of excited for this, but it felt to me like they just threw a bunch of ideas together. It was too fast and chaotic for me. Fantasy, reality, back to fantasy, or was it reality?The ending though - he has an absolutely wonderful voice!
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Worth to watch
Eventho I expected more out of it it was very good ( except 1st 10 minutes od episode 1 that was overstretched and lil bit boring ).Sad that it ended ( both Spice Up Our Love & No Pain, No Love ) but both were very good watch.
Love the ending & don't miss extra scene after credits.
Since I don't want write any spoilers I'll stop here.
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To pass the time. Familiar plot.
Reminded me of W kdrama. Very short(2episodes), it felt like I watched nothing really. Did like the couple/actors and the ending at least. The post credit footage was a nice touch. The actor has a beautiful voice. I don't know if it is an actual webtoon adaptation, but it has that vibe fully. Of course, the story is not original, you can find multiple dramas with the same plot. Not that funny sadly, overall it had potential to be better.Was this review helpful to you?
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bittersweet
despite this being very short with only 2 episodes, it won be over. i'm very glad that the directors didn't drag it on bc that would've been another no gain no love and i js got done w it so i think i'm good. the FL and ML actors have insane chemistry and need to have their own full length show with 16 episodes or more. i would enjoy that so much. this drama had me cackling into my blanket!! 10/10Was this review helpful to you?
Amazing spin off!
First of all, watch the main drama - No Gain, No love.The writer explains her situation in real life so it’s so satisfying to watch the spin off. She really created her own perfect world in the novel.
The actors are amazing! The jokes are funny, the feeling of reading a webtoon existed lol
Loved everything about the spin off, anddddd it makes me want to rewatch the main one cos they do a lot of parodies on the novel and I love it so much!
I recommend it if you’re into a simple, funny life romance! And the novel( aka spin off) is showing a great closure for the main character.
Love love love!
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10/10, no notes
Spent most of my time watching No Gain, No Love just wishing that we had more of this couple, and now here we are. Honestly I even wish that this was longer- these two are SOOO much fun to watch TT I almost wish there was another version where Bokgyu gets isekai'd instead of Jayeon.Was this review helpful to you?
I cannot let go of this couple…
I don’t know what it is that makes it so hard to let go of the couple but I refuse to just let it end here. I only watched NGNL so that I could watch this show and I just can’t get enough of them together (I even like them more than the main couple) . I am incredibly sad and I feel so empty nearing the end of the episode 2, knowing that my time together with the couple will come to an end but I guess all good things will eventually have to come to an end. Yes, the whole thing is ridiculous and unnecessary af, but I ate it all up and I didn’t even fast forward or use 2x speed the whole time they were together (which is, mind you, a very rare thing to happen when I’m watching a kdrama—I get bored so easily it’s crazy). I wish at some point the actors will get together in another kdrama but I doubt they would. I’m just sad to let it all end but it has ran its course and I just need to accept it ig.Was this review helpful to you?
