Our Sticky Love

No romance nor comedy

It is a drama that had lots of potential but somehow the delivery failed.
Everything seems too much, the villagers scene, they are all trying too hard it is like watching an amateur version of hometown cha cha cha.
The characters have no connection whatsoever, the male lead caught between being a gangster and lover boy is stuck somewhere in awkwardness.
The female lead is also trying too hard, and frankly, the cute scenes are very hard to watch.
The villain could have been strong had the story been developed properly.
I could not help it sitting through all those episodes, a greater chore I haven't known.

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Our Sticky Love is an engaging show that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

Our Sticky Love is an engaging show that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

This show does something that others desperately try and fail, but this time they succeeded by mixing rom-com, mystery and action and getting it right with well balanced story where none of these elements overshadows the other!

The romance starts early, and once it gets going it never goes away, regardless of the evil lurking in the shadows or simply someone willing to put their life on the line to protect their loved ones!

The cast is excellent, and the acting is superb! The main leads and the villain do exactly what they are supposed to do every time! The characters remain loyal to their nature and deliver an amazing performance throughout every second of the show. The side characters don't feel like they are filler, but instead, they fill the world and make you interested in them while they contribute one way or the other to main plot and/or the main characters.

I strongly recommend watching this drama! and I would most definitely add this one to my forever rewatch list!

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“The Unexpected Drama I Didn’t Know I’d Love” ❤️

A Hidden Gem That Deserves More Love ⭐️

I honestly don’t understand why this drama received such low ratings. For me, the story was perfect. I loved how it combined thriller, romance, comedy, and drama so well. The unexpected plot twists and even the unexpected cameos made it even more fun to watch!

I finished this drama in just 2 days while crocheting!🙂‍↔️
There were so many scenes that were so interesting that I literally had to stop crocheting just to watch because I needed to know what would happen next. That’s how hooked I was!

I also loved the three ajummas! They were hilarious and brought so much charm to the story. And honestly, the casting was perfect. Everyone fit their characters so well.

I’ve also seen some people say that 12 episodes felt too long, but honestly, 12 episodes were perfect for me. There wasn’t a single episode where I felt bored or thought the story was dragging. In some dramas, there are boring scenes where I end up skipping ahead, but with this one, I didn’t skip a single scene. Every episode kept me interested.

I’m actually glad I didn’t see the low ratings and reviews before watching it, because if I had, I probably would have doubted whether I should watch it at all. And that would have been such a shame because I ended up really loving this drama. 🥹❤️

Definitely a 10/10 for me!

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How many synonyms exist for "awful"? Use them all

This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.

I thought it would be at least interesting or romantic or cute. It was none of these and the only way I can describe it is awful. How the heck does this have a 8.3 rating? I'm all for different tastes etc., but there's no way in hell this has a legitimate 8.3 rating.

The actor doesn't know how to act, he was already bad in other dramas, but here he wins the crown. His character was so stupid, so fake, so not suitable for him that I laughed instead of caring.

The FL was beautiful, al least in the first episode. Then she was so cringe and her acting so fake and over the op that I couldn't even find her beautiful anymore.

The village, another caricatured bunch of people that irritated me no end.

The story itself, a bad parody of every mafia stupid movie ever made. Not only I didn't care about any of the characters but I was frustrated that anyone thought this was a good premise for a rom com. Did he pay anything for being a bad person? Nope. That alone tells you that this should have never been a rom com script and that's where I draw the line.
To break the rules, you have to know the rules. Here there were no rules because simply there was no script, no captain at the helm. That Netflix gave this the green light is beyond understanding.

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Our Sticky Love — Do We Only Believe in Second Chances When They Are Fictional?

I saw quite a few harsh reviews of Our Sticky Love, particularly people saying that twelve episodes were too much, and I honestly don't agree with everything I read. I understand some of the criticism because the drama occasionally takes its time when a few scenes could have been shorter, but I think reducing it to an overlong romantic comedy misses what the story was actually trying to do. For me, this wasn't simply about an amnesiac prosecutor falling in love with the man pretending to be her boyfriend. It was about second chances, and almost every important character was given one. That is probably why the slower pace didn't bother me nearly as much as it bothered some viewers. One review even argued that the story had a natural stopping point around episode ten and that the final two episodes stretched things out, which I can understand. But binge-watching twelve hours in a weekend also changes how pacing feels. Something designed to let characters settle, reflect and slowly reconnect can feel repetitive when consumed without much distance between episodes.

Not every romance needs to move like an American thriller. Sometimes watching a drama is supposed to be relaxing. French and other European television and cinema have long been comfortable allowing silence, ordinary conversations and apparently insignificant moments to remain on screen, and I don't automatically consider that bad pacing. I do think Our Sticky Love could have been tightened in places, but "slow" and "badly written" are not synonyms. The creators are interesting in that regard. Writer Mo Ji-hye still has a relatively short credited television portfolio, with You Raise Me Up being her other major drama credit, so I can understand why some transitions and secondary plots feel less polished. Director Kim Jang-han, however, is not really inexperienced: he previously directed Do You Like Brahms?, You Raise Me Up and My Demon. His preference for emotional atmosphere over constant momentum therefore feels more like a directing style than simply someone not knowing how to pace a series.

At the centre of everything are Jung Hae-in and Ha Young, and I thought they were fantastic together. Jung Hae-in has reached a point in his career where he can make a character appealing without constantly reminding us that he is acting. Tae-ha is funny, protective and sometimes painfully awkward, but underneath all of that is someone who has spent years believing certain parts of his life cannot be repaired. His relationship with Eun-sae gradually becomes another chance to imagine a future instead of simply surviving his past. I also laughed when I saw people comparing Jung Hae-in physically with Cha Eun-woo, because what exactly are we supposed to prove with that comparison? They are attractive in completely different ways and belong to different generations of actors. Anyone who has followed Jung Hae-in's career—and, yes, remembers some of those shirtless scenes—already knows the man has absolutely nothing to be envious of. More importantly, he is not here simply to look beautiful; Tae-ha needed warmth, physical credibility as a former boxer and enough vulnerability to make his devotion believable, and Jung Hae-in gave him all three.

Ha Young surprised me even more because this is her first major romantic-comedy leading role after years spent largely in supporting parts. Eun-sae could easily have become unbearable: she is intelligent, privileged, suspicious and literally living inside a lie created by the man she will eventually love. Instead, Ha Young makes her funny without making her stupid and vulnerable without making her helpless. Critics who did enjoy the drama also singled out her comic timing, and I really hope this leads to more substantial leading roles because she proved she can carry one.

But the performance that affected me the most belonged to Heo Sung-tae. Gosh, he was scary. Baek Sang-gil initially appears to be exactly the kind of character Heo Sung-tae can play almost effortlessly: powerful, controlled and capable of horrifying violence without needing to scream every five minutes. Yet the final episodes ask much more from him. The monster slowly discovers that the young man he has manipulated, threatened and eventually prepared to destroy is actually his own son, the child he abandoned when he chose ambition and crime over the woman he loved. That revelation changes everything without magically making him a good person. His final moments were beautifully acted because several emotions existed at once. There was fear, regret, love and the horrifying realisation of what he had become. He finally understood that the cycle he created had reached his own child, but by then his chance to actually become Tae-ha's father had already disappeared. Watching an actor communicate that much while crying without turning the scene into exaggerated melodrama genuinely made me cry with him. And yes, Heo Sung-tae has received recognition for this kind of work. He won Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 APAN Star Awards for Squid Game and Insider, won a KBS supporting-actor award for Bloody Heart, and received major nominations including Baeksang recognition for Squid Game. His career is full of difficult, often unpleasant men, which makes the emotional vulnerability of Baek Sang-gil's ending even more impressive.

That ending is also where the entire drama finally came together for me, because second chances had been hiding everywhere from the beginning. Tae-ha gets another chance at love and at building a family after wasting part of his life inside a criminal organisation. Eun-sae gets another chance at life itself, but also an opportunity to discover who she is without her career, money and social position defining every decision. Other characters receive second chances in relationships, friendship, health and work. Even Jo Maeng-suk, the village shaman, fits the same idea. Her greed damages the gift she depended upon and disconnects her from the spiritual identity around which she built her life, yet the ending gives her another route back through tarot and the return of her intuition. It is funny, but it isn't meaningless. Even the comic side character is being told that losing something through your own mistakes does not necessarily mean you are condemned forever. What matters is what you do when the second chance appears. Some characters recognise it. Some almost miss it because of pride, fear or jealousy. Baek Sang-gil understands his too late, which is why his ending is so much sadder than a conventional villain simply receiving punishment. He could have had love, a son and another life, but every earlier decision gradually closed those doors until the only thing he could still do as a father was stop himself from destroying his child. That is why I think people concentrating only on the romance can miss quite a lot of what Our Sticky Love is doing. The love story is important, but family is everywhere too: biological family, chosen family, friendships that become family, and the possibility of creating something healthier than what you inherited. A second chance does not erase what happened before. It simply gives you one opportunity to decide whether the past will determine what happens next.

Unfortunately, discussion around Ha Young became complicated by something completely outside the drama. Shortly after release, historical records concerning her great-grandfather, physician Ahn Sang-ho, became the subject of controversy. Her agency initially called the allegations groundless, then apologised after confirming a 1916 record listing him as a council member of the Daejeong Chinmokhoe, and Ha Young subsequently apologised for having spoken proudly about family history without knowing the complete historical context. Planned promotional interviews involving both Ha Young and Jung Hae-in were cancelled as the controversy grew. I am not going to turn a drama review into a debate about Japanese colonial history, because it deserves a much more serious discussion than a paragraph attached to a Netflix romance. I also cannot prove that every negative review of Our Sticky Love was influenced by that controversy, and it would be unfair to dismiss legitimate criticism that way. The mixed reception existed for genuine reasons too, particularly around pacing and how the different plots were balanced.

But I do have a problem when criticism of an actor's work becomes criticism of something an ancestor did generations before that actor was born. Ha Young can be judged for what Ha Young says and does, including how responsibly she discusses her own family history once new information becomes available. She cannot travel backwards in time and make decisions for her great-grandfather. That distinction actually connects strangely well with the drama itself. Our Sticky Love repeatedly asks whether people must remain trapped by the mistakes of the people who came before them. Tae-ha certainly does not become responsible for Baek Sang-gil's crimes because they share blood. Why should that principle suddenly disappear when we stop watching fiction and start looking at an actress? Being descended from somebody who made morally compromised choices does not create inherited guilt. Nor should Ha Young have to prove that she is "Korean enough" because of a man who lived generations earlier. If anything matters now, it is what she does with her own life and what she chooses after learning more about that history.

Final Thought

Our Sticky Love is not a perfect drama, and I don't need to pretend it is simply because I enjoyed it. Some scenes could have been shorter, the balance between romance, comedy and crime occasionally becomes uneven, and a more experienced scriptwriter might have given certain secondary stories greater momentum. But twelve episodes did not feel pointless to me because the story wasn't only waiting for Jung Hae-in and Ha Young to kiss. It was giving people chances. A chance to love someone again. A chance to become a family. A chance to rebuild a career. A chance to survive illness. A chance to repair a friendship. A chance to admit that you were wrong. Even a chance to become the father you should have been years earlier, although Baek Sang-gil discovers with devastating cruelty that some chances do eventually expire.

That is what stayed with me after the romance ended. Life occasionally gives us another opportunity to correct something we damaged, but there is absolutely no guarantee that it will offer a third. Maybe that is also why I find some of the reaction surrounding Ha Young so uncomfortable. If a drama spends twelve episodes reminding us that people should be judged by what they choose to do with the life they have been given, perhaps we should be capable of extending the same reasoning to the actors once the credits stop rolling.

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I think this is a rom-com with chaos as its mix

I enjoyed this to a certain point, let me take you through what the plot following a prosecutor who almost loses her life in the hand of a powerful gangster she has been investigating, at the end of her life she is saved by man, unknowing to her he was a boy she saw when she was much younger in her school days life and also met him in the latter part of her life, when she had grown older. He also had another identity as the second in command in the gangster group that almost took her life.
He gets her into hiding in the countryside as he retires from being a gangster as his reward for completing his last task (ending the girl's life). I believe this is where we follow them through the story as she finds her lost memories, gets a boyfriend, makes true friends, gets jealous, and gets protected.

Going into what I love about this story.

I really loved the relationships that were formed between Eun Sae and the characters in the countryside. At first Eun Sae was at odds with many people in the village: Tae Ha's grandma, the shaman (Cho Maeng Suk), Kim Pil Seung's mother(Paeng Hui Ja), and many others, but over time, amidst the conflicts and the quarrels, strong relationships grew, and true friendships were found. There was something heartfelt in how these people who found nothing but quarrels with Eun Sae were willing to root for her. The relationship between Tae Ha and his grandma was touching; everything he did and did not do was for his grandma. Likewise, his interactions with others in the community, they loved him and were willing to understand. Even the moment he went back into being a gangster while being forced, they just hugged him and comforted him; that was the peak of the true relationship.

At the end, when the community gathered to beat the Bad Guys, that clearly shows what their bonds were like. The fights were so hilarious.

I find people dislike the actress's acting and her character; I am not one of them. I felt the actress really put effort into her character and portraying it convincingly am really not sure of an actress that could fit the role better than her. Her character (Eun Sae), even while she woke up in a hospital bed at the start of the drama and behaved like that, wanting a handsome man as her boyfriend, I believe that was what she wanted, as in he life as a prosecutor or even before she became a prosecutor. Eun Sae lost her memories, but she carried the characteristics from her inner self, which she never really revealed.

Tae Ha was one of the greenest ML if you ask me, he loved one girl his life, he protected her at the risk of getting caught and killed, he became her boyfriend for her own safety and tried not to past the boundary, even while she fell in love with him later in the story he waited for her to recover he memory for her to make the choice she won't regret later on.
Tae Ha has been through so much since young, but it all stems from the undying love he has for his grandma and the unwillingness to let her die. I found his love for his grandma so heartfelt. She was his Achilles heel, but he doesn't care.

WHAT I FOUND NOT GOOD.

THE SCRIPT WAS LACKING IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

The second couple wasn't fleshed out at all. Why did Su Ji push Gi Jun away? I did not get any of that: no flashbacks or backstories, then at the end Gi Jun had a realization of what the girl meant to him, and Su Ji accepted him, and they planned marriage. IT HAD NO REAL IMPACT ON ME AS THE VIEWER.

I would have loved to see Jung Sun Won and Hyang Seon dating or building feelings for each other; something was already happening before the show ended, I felt it would be more interesting.

Tae Ha's behavior as a 14-year-old trained gangster puts me off at certain times

Final Thoughts.

I think this is the kind of drama I would watch for the fun and for some hilarious moments between people in the villages and how they form a bond from everyday quarrels to genuine care.

The script made its character overly exaggerate at some moments and it should have ended sooner than the 12 episodes given. Baek Saengil reveal of being Tea Ha Father was out of place and seem to came into the story for Baek Saengil to kill himself, as the Tae Ha never knew at the end of the show. I guess it would have given him more peace at mind not knowing his father.

Done and Dusted 7.5

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This should be more than 9/10!!!

i dont know why people keep rating shows biasly.
if you watched trauma code, you would know the actress is very good. now combined with hae-in. what a show!

This show should be among the greats like Hometown chachacha, when the camelia blooms and others.

What i really liked from the beginning was the amnesia story taking them to the countryside. it was not the usual "FL get stired of the city" or "FL gets fired from her workplace" or "FL gets into a controversy and moves to the countryside".

Every thing done here is logical. even the romance is so fluffy and well matured
A very nice drama. Watch it, you wont be disappointed.

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The Drama That Made My Days Better

I genuinely loved Our Sticky Love. Like, actually loved it.

There are some dramas you enjoy, and then there are dramas that genuinely put you in a good mood just by watching them. Our Sticky Love was definitely the latter for me. I found myself looking forward to every episode because there was always something happening that kept me interested.

And some episodes? Way too much fun. I was literally grinning from ear to ear watching certain scenes. There were moments where I didn't even realize how much I was smiling until the episode ended. It's such a good feeling when a drama can make you genuinely happy instead of just giving you something to pass the time.

I especially loved the chemistry between the leads. Their interactions were so enjoyable to watch, and there was this natural warmth between them that made even the smaller moments feel special. I wasn't just watching their relationship develop—I was genuinely rooting for them.

What I loved most is how easily the drama switches between funny, sweet, emotional, and chaotic moments without losing its charm. Some scenes had me laughing, some had me feeling ridiculously soft, and others just made me sit there with the biggest smile on my face.

And honestly, that's what makes this drama so special to me. It was fun. It was comforting. It made me happy.

I didn't need to overthink every storyline or look for some deeper meaning in every scene. Sometimes I could just sit back, watch these characters interact, and have a genuinely great time. And those are honestly some of my favorite dramas—the ones that make you forget you're watching a show and just let you enjoy yourself.

This drama gave me exactly that feeling. I finished episodes with a smile, looked forward to the next one, and by the end I was just really happy that I decided to watch it.

Sometimes that's all I want from a drama: to have fun, get attached to the characters, and come away feeling happier than when I started. And this one absolutely did that for me.

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Fresh, Funny and Surprisingly Charming Drama

I really enjoyed Our Sticky Love. The story felt surprisingly fresh to me, and I think the execution was very good from beginning to end. It was funny when it needed to be, emotional without becoming overly dramatic, and most importantly, it kept me interested all the way through.

One of the biggest strengths for me was the acting. Heo Sung-tae, Jung Hae-in, and Ha Young were all excellent. They are very different actors, but all three performances worked incredibly well together. Jung Hae-in was especially good at those quieter emotional moments, while Ha Young once again impressed me after The Trauma Code. Heo Sung-tae was also fantastic and brought so much personality to his character.

I liked the romance and the chemistry, and I appreciated that the drama didn't rely too heavily on unnecessary misunderstandings just to create conflict. The characters and their relationships were what kept me invested.

I also really liked the ending, which is always important to me. It felt satisfying and didn't ruin everything the drama had built before it.

My only real complaint is that they seriously tried to convince me that a 34-year-old man who looks like Jung Hae-in is a virgin. 😂 I'm willing to suspend disbelief for a K-drama, but apparently even I have limits.

Other than that, I honestly don't have much to complain about. Great performances, a story that felt fresh, good chemistry, and an ending I actually liked. Definitely a drama I would recommend.Това според мен звучи много повече като реално мнение след изгледана драма, а не като професионална рецензия.

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