AsianDramas

I started Dynamite Kiss knowing it would be cliché, but since I hadn’t watched this type of drama in a long time, I actually found it kinda entertaining in the beginning. It had funny, frustrating, and emotional moments (like when they talked about their mothers outside the hospital).

But by the middle, I lost interest and started fast-forwarding through a lot of scenes. The misunderstandings, dragged-out emotional moments, repeated flashbacks, and lack of communication became too predictable. I also wasn’t really feeling the chemistry between Ji Hyeok and Da Rim.

Da Rim’s constant clumsiness got irritating quickly. The unnecessary love triangle was another weak point. I honestly think Seonu and Ha Yeong had potential if the writers focused more on their bond instead of making both male leads revolve around Da Rim. Or they could’ve paired Ha Yeong with Ji Hyeok since they came from similar backgrounds. But overall, the drama sticks very closely to the usual rich ML/poor clumsy FL clichés and doesn’t really try anything original.

Yu Tae Yeong was infuriating, so watching him finally get beaten up by his cellmates was satisfying. Ji Hyeok’s sister was also frustrating because she kept falling for obvious traps.

On the emotional side, In Ae recovering and becoming the head of the company again was touching.

The ending was disappointing though. Adding amnesia and another accident in the final episode felt unnecessary and cliché, and overall the ending just wasn’t memorable.