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Deceit & scheming - what a mess!
Fake relationship and contract marriages are my favourite tropes. I was intrigued by this drama after reading many positive reviews on MDL. Boy was I disappointed! I couldn't stand the immature behaviour so I dropped this series after episode 10.What I liked:
1. The cooking - I like cooking & food scenes from quatro cheese kimchi to samgyetang and fried chicken.
2. Yeo Reum - he has great body and smile. Despite the lie at the start, I liked his character the most. He always thought of Jang Mi's welfare.
3. Jang Mi's kindness.
What I disliked
1. Jang Mi's characterisation - she's too nice until people took advantage of her (Hoon Dong, Gi Tae, Gi Tae's mum, Hyun Hee). Girl, it's OK to decline phone calls especially when you are in loo.
2. Gi Tae's characterisation - he's bland for a male lead. I dislike him for berating Jang Mi whenever she was in trouble even when she was locked in his building.
3. Every character, from Gi Tae' s family to second & third leads, is deceitful and always scheming. The only ok character is Jang Mi's father.
4. Childish behaviour - I stopped after 20 minutes of episode 10 because Jang Mi & Gi Tae still avoided each other. Too much push even when halfway though the series.
Favourite scene
When Jang Mi saved Hoon Dong from embarrassment at the auction
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most recommended to all :D
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dispointed
the movie start out ok so i gave it the benefit to keep going but after the 5ep i just couldnt take the girl lead anymore . i thought her character had so many flaws that real men wouldnt sand for that in real life so its unbelievable . Ive seen alot of asian drama with this scenario woman or men and they have someone they like on the side but they never doing anything with the side person with this movie she making out with this guy . sorry i will not recommend movie to anyone or even watch it again .Was this review helpful to you?
unremarkable run-of-the-mill characters
I'd dropped this before but i forgot why so i thought i'd give it another go cz im such a sucker for arranged marriage stuff. Now that i've watched till ep 7, I can see why I'd dropped it.Characters are the very essence of a story, you see (at least to me). And this story made it a point to have very prototypical characters with nothing distinctively likable about them. I'll dissect them.
Ju Jang Mi is your typical "im so kind" type of fl that has to go out of her way to butt into other ppl's business even when she's told not to bc she thinks she's such an oh so great saint sent to save everyone in the world. In simple words, she's a pushover. She's the type of gal guys call "easy" (the show itself points it out) and she freaking doesn't change after getting dumped sm times? She's just so painfully embarrassing to watch. But somehow ALL the guys already like this dumb cockroach that still didn't get its character development? like nani da fu
Kong Gi Tae was not too bad but also a very classic example of "rich mean man" ML ft past traumas. I felt bad for him what with all these dysfunctional annoying af women in his life. But why does he always gotta yell at her no explanation whatsoever? And he never apologizes; it's just brushed off. Do I feel bad for her tho? with the stuff she does nah
Kang Se A was another typical "anti-fl" material that does the most obnoxious things just for a guy that treats her like air. I mean, i don't get it, she's graceful, she's smart, she's rich, she's a boss, why do they always have to stoop so low for a mere guy? Always! What's with these shows?
Han Yeo Reum was boring. Someone tell me why he likes that human-shaped naivety.
The other coworker girl? Ew. The ex bf? Ew x3 .They're so despicably stupid, I don't wanna waste my words.
So the story revolves around these brainless, hateful maggots. And that tells you enough that needs to be said about this imbecilic show. They also never gave a concrete reason for why Jang Mi got involved in Gi Tae's con show and why she's still sticking to it. What's she getting out of it other than a phone?
Anyways, dropped bye and this time i'll remember how moronic this was
my actual rewatch value is 0 but mdl so dumb
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Ridiculousness and a drunk drama
For it was a wasted time, how did people muster up the courage to rewatch this drama more than once? I finished it because I don't really like dropping a drama that I already started. I guess it was the norm then in 2013 or 2014 to make female leads stupid, weak and cringe in drama, just like this one. The female was super annoying and had no respect for herself. Let's not talk about the alcohol in the drama, no episode without an alcohol and that our female lead doesn't get drunk. I hated it because of alcohol because let's be realistic alcohol doesn't make everything OK. The drama portrayed so many things. It didn't give the female lead a chance to grow up and be dependent on herself. Then ilthey were making dramas like this and unfortunately in this new decade it's just another norm albeit differently in another style. They all knew how to act but the storyline was useless and unnecessary.Was this review helpful to you?
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Trite
A clingy, female lead with zero self-respect is not what I want in a drama. Add to that the most basic plot that has been done multiple times and one wonders how the writers could mess it up so badly. I'm sorry, but this was unappealing.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Not as great as it is rated for!
Absolute trash. The guys are all jerks in this series no respect for women. They are all fine using the women who like them and then casting them away when there is no need for them. The ex of the main FL is trash... just a skirt chaser to get women in bed and then when they fall in love with him he discards them or gets his friend to help him break up. The women needs some self respect and should not keep chasing such losesr who have no interest in them this goes for the FL and the women who pines for the ML but knows she will not get him. Hate this kind of relationship in Kdramas. The male lead is also a piece of s****. He is fine using her then discarding her when it is convient for him. The second FL is gorgeous she should move on from the loser. why waste your time and life. This must be a cutural dating thing in Korea for it to be shown in drama's allthe time I dont get it.Could not get past the 4th episode. We all know what happens the ML+FL get together in the end otherwise this drama would not exist. In fact this garbage should not have ever been produced.
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