perda de um diamante
Resumo: Começou muito envolvente, com romance intenso e boa química, mas perdeu força ao longo da trama e virou algo automáticoP. positivos: química do casal nos primeiros episódios e premissa interessante e começo forte
P. negativos: roteiro previsível e final apressado, personagens secundários mal desenvolvidos e protagonista feminina perde força ao longo da história
Veredito final: Um dorama com potencial e bom início, mas que se perde nos clichês e não sustenta o impacto até o final.
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A trope salad in the making
One of the most dramatic ratings spirals ever. I'd probably give the first two episodes a 8/10, while the finale is a generous 1/10.It's a real shame because the drama stole my heart in the first two episodes, when it wasn't afraid to be really loud and fun. The fearlessness towards physical intimacy was extremely refreshing, and the best part was that it made use of the great chemistry between the leads.
A few episodes later, I was still pretty locked in, but by now it felt that the drama was stronger in its quieter moments — a tense moment where the leads let the mask slip just a tiny bit, or Ji-hyeok's internal turmoil as the misunderstanding spirals further, etc. The other moments — like the female lead getting lost in the woods and needing to be saved, or getting kidnapped by loan sharks — at this point, those plot points are so recycled it doesn't add anything to the characters or the story.
I was nervous about this fun show becoming trope salad as it added more and more of those types of scenes, switching its focus to a typical corporate warfare plot that I didn't care much about, while making its leads go through the typical moments of poor girl/rich boy.
And it completely falls apart in the last episode, leaving our second couple in the dust with zero development, and rushing our leads through a Car of Doom and amnesia plot — which I cannot believe we are still doing, unironically, in the year of our lord 2025.
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Boring
The ending lacked the emotional payoff that a drama with such potential should have provided. Moments that should have felt heartfelt instead came across as abrupt. It was as though the story tried to wrap up too many loose ends in too little time, resulting in an ending that felt messy and unsatisfying. For many viewers, this final episode confirmed that the drama had lost its way long before it ended.Overall, while the drama started with promise, it struggled to maintain its quality. The slow pacing, inconsistent writing, and disappointing ending made it far from worth the watch.
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So much wasted potential.
I am new to this forum and my positive reviews will soon outnumber my negative ones—I promise. ꒰ღ˘‿˘ற꒱❤⃛
My gateway into kdrama romcom was King the Land.
Permission kiss?
Oh. My. Goodness.
Well worth waiting until episode nine.
Because This is My First Life—
Be honest, who doesn’t need a kissing tutorial after spending the day making kimchi?
Dynamite Kiss was a major disappointment after such a fun start.
The ‘let’s try it again moment’? Stellar.
I counted it as unfinished because I fast forwarded through the last few episodes and this is where the spoiler part comes in— What a waste of time ending.
Honestly, I am a sucker for the tropes.
Girl, trip in those high heels right into his arms.
Face blindness? Go for it.
But the last minute amnesia arc in DK seemed like the writers were just too bored to even try.
What happened to the sister?!? Nevermind. Enough.
Moving on.
My palate cleanse will be rewatching my favorite episodes of Her Private Life.
Maybe I’ll start with the sleepover in the photographer’s cabin. Or possibly the blindfold scene?¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I may just head right on into the workshop 🤗
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the first two eps were fire and then boring lie and miscommunication
I'm not really satisfied with how the drama came out, the expectations were completely different. I was waiting for a dynamic that was completely unusual for Korea, which we kind of got in the first two episodes and it seemed like it would be cool to continue at the same pace, but everything went wrong. They dragged out the lie for too long, mixing in SeonU's sudden feelings for DaRim. And they were dragging it out a lot, I just wanted to exhale and see a new situation on the screen and not Naturel Bebe's office.How Ji Hyeok suffered throughout the drama…my soul ached for him. He put in so much effort and it felt like it's all for nothing. I also understand Darim's position that there was nothing else for her to do at that time in her life, but there were moments when she really behaved cruelly towards Jihyeok.
The ending is a complete disappointment! for some reason they chose the worst cliches and showed them in the final episode, when the only thing the viewer wanted was more happy and sweet moments. Because of this, the last 10-15 minutes looked like short fragments of main leads life, so that the audience would get the story told, but it doesn't seem to me that it was a good idea.
I'm really disappointed with the drama, it had a lot of potential, I was especially waiting for it because of the splashing chemistry of Ki Yong and Ahn EunJin, I really love them separately, they’re talented actors and also they look so beautiful together! But the plot sagged and ruined the whole highlight of the drama. However, I'm happy that we finally got a happy ending! Anyway, I recommend watching it, because you shouldn't miss such chemistry between these two!
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Unwatchable
I can't believe that even in 2025 almost 2026 we still have these kinds of awfully made clichés.The first episodes were absolutely amazing and fun but they didn't know how to make an actual good plot without the MCs being completely oblivious and dumb. You really want me to believe a 30 year would be so naive, dumb and fragile like a child, after everything she went through?
I can overlook Darim lying about being married and having a child because she NEEDS to get a job asap but Jyheok being a bully to a girl that just walked out of his bedroom, like being actually manipulative and abusive is where I cross the line. That scene where he throws the paper to pool after Darim and the MF team worked hard on it was straigh up abuse... and not only that but Darim jumping into the pool and then him rescuing her and being "the hero" was just manipulation. I thought we left that in 2015 my goodness....
I didn't even finish it, I really tried to pull through but it just unwatchable. I skipped episode 13 and I still didn't miss anything important. I didn't even finish watching episode 14 after they pull out Jyheok's accident and him loosing his memories just RIGHT before meeting Darim, that was probably the worst plot EVER, what a horrible way to finish.
There are so many plot holes as well, Darim's sister never being mentioned again, we never know about Jun's mom, making Seonu "fall in love" with Darim is just lazy writing, they've been friends for 20 years but he sees her with someone and automatically he loves her more than a friend? That's bullshit right there. They could've expanded his character in a much better way like, idk, him being a widowed or having a horrible divorce and that he lost his greatest love and is difficult for him to love again and that's why is difficult for him to accept Hayeong (and not including Darim is his love dilemma).
To sum up, it isn't worth your time unless you like to pretend people (ADULTS) are that stupid and just continue watching
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Must watch!
Dynamite Kiss is an intriguing tale of forbidden love between a woman who desperately needs swimming lessons, and a man who likes shouting in people's faces.He also does a lot of running, swimming and martial arts where he has to fight old tires with a stick. Sometimes he turns into a middle-aged accountant with glasses and a bad temper, or he can’t even remember her at all.
Nevertheless, she’s attracted to this hot mess and doesn’t notice any red-flags, which is the genius of k-drama.
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EXCELLENT ... UP TO A POINT.
The first ⅔ of this series was excellent, fun, compelling, perfect proportions of drama, angst and comedy. The last ⅓ was ... not. It felt like they were trying to cram far too much into the last few episodes. Had some very funny scenes, but not enough to overcome the disappointment with what seemed to be half-baked endings.Was this review helpful to you?
Give me a break
This drama had a very good beginning, I really enjoyed the first few episodes and was excited but what was that ending.Nothing needed you to make the ML get amnesia and the way they made him remember the FL was horrible. The first half of the drama had everything well planned, it had the perfect amount of cliches and scope for characters growth but the second half did not make any sense to me. They could have given more effort in writing the second half specially the last few episodes.
The second leads like give them a proper plot if you want to put them there, what was that "Hi, we are there" and then like just no development or anything. The ML hates his father but the more you watch it you realise he is turning into his father. The FL's sister????? WHAT WAS THAT? WHY WERE YOU THERE? Anyways like overall both the leads have far better dramas, they did not need this bad script.
Now they want me to give this a re-watch value otherwise I can't post my review so giving this 1 but this has zero re-watch value.
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Before The Good Bye...
Jin, no matter how much I love you, I have to be honest: you were born to have an acting career like IU's, few roles, well-chosen, where you dissect every characteristic of the character and bring them to life. The idea for the drama was perfect from the beginning. If they had found another way to reunite them after that encounter that didn't involve leaving us with episode after episode at the company with the silly subplot of the ditzy sister trying to sabotage the protagonist who doesn't even care about her, it would have been sooooo much better.Was this review helpful to you?
Explosive
Chemistry is on point. The drama is not predictable and the male lead is extremely funny. There were no dull moments. All the casts did very well in portraying their character. I highly recommend this drama. Also the behind the scenes were as sweeter as the real drama itself. This drama makes you want to fall in love again.Was this review helpful to you?
Finally a great Rom-Com!
It's been a dreadful year for Kdramas... so much so that I find myself watching more and more Cdramas. Something has been lost in the world of Kdramas for the past year or more. The stories are flat and uninspiring, and I just cannot bring myself to suffer through the majority of them.I love both of these actors so I decided to give them one a chance, and I am so happy I did. I am 2 episodes in, and have high hopes for this one. It has strong Cinderella vibes and I am always a sucker for that trope. ✨️ So far the chemistry between our lead couple is through the roof, and the storyline is intriguing enough to have me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next episode to release.
Here is to hoping the writers manage to keep this up for the next 12 episodes!
Episodes 4 Update:
Still going strong! So far this is peak Kdrama territory for me. Shows like this are what made me fall in love with Kdramas, and it is so heartening to see that they are still capable of putting something like this out! I cannot overstate how depressing the output of Kdramas has been over the past year plus.
I love our lead couple here. while the premise of their misunderstanding could be annoying, the writers have deftly crafted a storyline that keeps the romantic tension between the leads at the forefront. There chemistry is fantastic and I cannot wait to see the rest of their story unfold!
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