It's cliché but good. Loved it!
I can't believe the amount of hate this drama is getting for being cliché. I really wanna ask everyone to not go with the rating and give this drama a go. It has the 2010s vibes. Like the old OG kdramas with the bad boy who hurts the good girl and regrets it later.We don't get such dramas nowadays so i loved it🤭 kinda took me back in time. Compared to BGMB i think they have improved a lot when it comes to pacing. Every episode made me wait for the next episode and I'm kinda wishing i watched it after it was completed😭.
I like all the toxic characters. The acting is good. Direction is good. Pacing is good. Story is cliché but good. Overall a 10/10 for me. It doesn't look cheap. People are just hating on it cz they're not popular actors and i guess they wanna feel superior by commenting trash about the series🙃. I've seen many dramas that are unbearable and boring but high rated cz they like the actors. Well watch it you wont regret it
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This series is so interesting
I don't know why people are hating the story line yet its okay because we have people like Jimmy and Toh in reality. Now i don't understand why people can't accept the bitter truth and let us enjoy the series in peace. And i know Jimmy is annoying but he will get what he deserves and i don't think Toh has any revenge plots because his too soft for life.Was this review helpful to you?
Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 marks a turning point for Love Alert — the moment where the story stops feeling light and starts to feel emotionally exhausting.Jimmy is genuinely in love with Tor, the older brother of his best friend, Tay. That much is clear.
The problem is that Tay cannot trust Jimmy at all. Convinced that Jimmy is only a playboy who will eventually hurt his brother, Tay interferes at every opportunity.
What follows is a chain of misunderstandings that quickly spirals out of control.
Unable to move forward with Tor, Jimmy turns his attention to Fai, a popular figure at university. This choice only complicates things further, as Fai seems to have had feelings for Tay, and before long, Fai and Tay end up together. By this point, the emotional lines are completely tangled, and no one is communicating honestly anymore.
The most painful position in this episode belongs to Tor.
Through no fault of his own, he becomes the target of suspicion, jealousy, and misplaced resentment. From his perspective, it appears as though he is being toyed with — protected without being asked, then hurt without ever being given the truth. The fact that Jimmy’s actions are based on misunderstanding does little to soften the damage.
Jimmy’s love may be real, but his behavior is increasingly difficult to defend. His pride blinds him to the harm he is causing, pushing him dangerously close to becoming an unlikeable character rather than a flawed romantic lead.
For a series that presents itself as a light romantic comedy, Episode 5 feels heavy. The emotional frustration is deliberate, but it lingers long enough that watching becomes tiring rather than amusing.
That said, the casting remains effective.
Kad suits Tor perfectly, conveying quiet hurt and emotional vulnerability.
James also fits Jimmy all too well, portraying arrogance and emotional blindness with uncomfortable accuracy.
At this stage, the story urgently needs a shift. Jimmy needs to confront his own behavior, or Tor needs the chance to speak for himself. Without that correction, the imbalance risks overwhelming the romance entirely.
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never wanted to slap the male lead so much in my life
I feel bad for everyone in this show EXCEPT Jimmy, this guy needs to get a bloody grip. Every time I see him he manages to evoke an unspeakable rage within me. The whole plot is him basically throwing a tantrum because he's a player and the guy he wants to mess around with wants his friend instead and doesn't give a crap about his advances (love Fah for putting Jimmy in his place). I feel sympathy for Toh and how he's staying with Jimmy in the hopes to make him love him, it's equally cute and depressing. The best character in this show hands-down is Teh, freaking love that guy - but he needs to dump Jimmy ASAP. I hate how Jimmy convinces Teh that HE is the one being a bad friend because he got with Fah (Teh and Fah like each other, Jimmy needs to stop inserting himself between them!!) even though Jimmy's whole freaking plan was to manipulate Teh's brother so that he can get closer to Fah as they are friends. Just as Fah was beginning to work through his issues, Jimmy strikes again and it all goes to waste!! I wish that Teh would communicate with Fah with what is happening, this would solve literally all of their problems.Overall, this show is a good watch to kill time when you've got nothing else to do and a whole lot of rage to direct at fictional men doing stupid shit.
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a messy characters/s
Overall: if Toh gets a villain era then my rating will go up. 10 episodes about 40 minutes each. Airing on Viu and GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/6115/love-alert-2025Content Warnings: slap, manhandling, blackmail, non con video recording/picture taking
Watch Suggestions (to focus on sweet/steamy)
episode 1 start at 20:15 minutes-38
episode 2 watch 20-21:30, 24:20-26:30, 32:30-32:15, 42-end
episode 3 watch 19-25, 38:30-end
episode 4 watch beginning-7:30, 34:50-38
What I Liked
- easy to understand premise
- some things are so ridiculous they are funny (like massaging the meat was supposedly sexy lmao)
Room For Improvement
- started with a flash forward and then went back to 3 months before
- I need Toh to have a villain era stat, no more Mr. Nice Guy
- music did not fit some scenes
- love triangles
- odd how the younger brother said the older brother couldn't date
- how the younger brother didn't just tell another character what was happening in episode 4
- (neutral) comedy sound effects, they aren't as bad as some other series
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