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Dramas like this train you to read the end of the story first
let me convince you not to waste your time on this by saying that honestly & truly,I really, REALLY loved the first 8 or so episodes & then I hated it. The romance was great, the actors totally sold it but then they had to throw in roadblocks that would repeatedly get resolved & then unresolved . Any warm fuzzies that were accumulated will be disintegrated as the pain just goes on & on & on. The people who are mean ratchet it up until this just became a nasty, sad mess. The happy ending is bland and leaves a sour taste . It's heartbreaking that something with so much promise leaves you drained & angry.
If you still aren't convinced that this should be avoided:
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the main couple "marry" & sleep together and then due to parental & other's objections they are not able to be together. The girl leaves so that she wouldn't break up the guy's family.(? !)They stay faithful to each other, but have no contact. She gives birth to a boy & 1-2 years later [!!!] reunite with the guy as his family finally accepts her. [because, like grandkids are the magic that fixes everything] .the secret of the bride story is revealed & all the other young people are happily paired off. You don't get any romance , much less a kiss from the main couple; nothing to reward you for sticking with this tedious drama. It's also implied that once you have a kid the romance is gone - which considering they have been parted for a few years makes you wonder if they simply are "over" each other, so....were they ever in love ?
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Huge disappointment
what can I possibly say about a drama that has such huge potential and teases you along with expectation and hope only to leave you empty ? It was so disappointing.The cast was fine & most of the drama was fine. In fact I loved the drama !The low rating is all because of how they screwed up the ending .
This is such a sweet movie, with endearing characters that I just couldn't believe that they would serve up an ending that was so unsatisfyingly open ended.
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Quirky action comedy that Doesn't take itself too seriously
Sometimes you just want something that you're sure you won't get invested in and that's the way I went into this movie. The joke was on me as I went from not interested tointrigued to "eh, why not"? It's called serendipity when you find yourself unexpectedly and thoroughly entertained and that's what happened as I found this to be a quirky, fun, well acted action comedy that never takes itself too seriously.
The cast did a very good job
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Satisfying romance though leads lack chemistry. female lead simpers unattractively throughout
I've watched this 2 times, & really found the female lead unattractive, which is ironic as she is supposed to be a "beauty". Truthfully, Ha Jae-sook was more appealing. Female lead, Han Ye-seul 's facial expressions were limited because the skin on her face was "mummified" tight. Her character simpers through out & it's not cute the way they meant it to be. Male lead : Joo Sang-wook was attractive & his acting was incredible. Sadly, he & female lead lacked chemistry. The first 16 episodes impressively resolved introduced issues that start separating the male & female leads with each episode..... Until Episode 16 anyway. The next 4 episodes are tediously formulaic when it came to keeping the male & female lead apart. The separation plot device they used undermined the strengths of the lead's relationship which was a vital part of the story. Things are resolved in the end and EVERYONE who did the female wrong gets payback ,but the fact that every single person is dealt with was a bit much. We're given a satisfactory romantic ending.*when I watch again, I will either skip ahead over ep 16-19 or fast forward through them.
but after viewing this a second time, I rated it lower & found it so unappealing that there is no rewatch value
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not as plucky as promised
This has a very attractive cast. But the characters we are given are not all that interesting . The female lead is immature, selfish and mean. The male lead is a push over. Thier interactions are honestly not pretty to watch. I didn't really want them to be together. The parts that are supposed to be comedic, I just didn't find any of it funny.Was this review helpful to you?
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Fluffy escapism fails to deliver satisfying romance but Cast shines
Silly fluff is lovely escapism that has unexpected depth that you have to look past the fluff to see. They really are "roasting" Jang Keun-suk, playing up the ridiculousness of the "power" of his attractiveness. I really didn't think I would rewatch , but after a year I did & Then again a year later. It's charm is in that it doesn't pretend or try to be more than it is. I liked it 50% more on the 2nd viewing than on the first. I think that Knowing not to expect this to be a real romance set my expectations differently so that I could sit back & enjoy it .Jang Keun-suk, IU & Lee Jang-woo are well cast & play off each other well. This series does not have an original plot concept & Jang Keun-suk plays a similar character to those he has played in other series but you can forgive all this because of everyone's acting, which is really good. Also, if you are just watching for Jang Keun-suk & Lee Jang-woo, then you will be in heaven as they really woo the camera. I was a bit concerned with the concept of Jang Keun-suk presented as a Giglio (As he is cozy with many women) but he is shown just as a ladies man [not a real giglio] .For the most part even the skin ship is minimal. [He never sleeps with any of the women, & somehow manages to avoid kissing them on the lips]. Annoyingly they throw roadblock into the plot at the last minute [Episode 15]. They should have used that plot device sooner and I felt it was resolved awkwardly & badly. The end is happy but disappointing as they suddenly have skipped ahead a year. The romantic moment that you have been pining for the whole series, fails to appear & we are given a public, chaste resolution ,rather than the passionate one we've been patiently waiting for. still it's a good ending & when my focus wasn't on the romance I enjoyed the stellar cast & thier performances. I will note that upon the 3 time viewing this, I discovered that there was unexpected depth to the male lead's character growth & that everyone evolves in some way is something I missed before.
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The poster lies. More crying than happiness ( so if you need to clear your sinuses...)
Watched because it was free only 8 episodes & thought : "how bad could it be?"Bad enough that writing a review just extends the unpleasant bad drama aftertaste.
Be warned: The poster/picture of the happy group of friends that they use to promote this drama is not a true depiction of this drama or how it ends .
At first the story seems fine until the character's are shown to be inconceivably relationally dense. Park So-dam's character is selfish, mean, cries, pouts, takes advantage of others, & speaks her mind unapologetically . Somehow the male lead fails to see those qualities as a red flag.
Apparently the opposites attract theory is in play here because Minho's character is adorable & a complete idiot over Park So-dam's character. He addicted to her & allows himself to be mistreated a great deal. [WHY???]
They give you the nonsensical plot point that he's known her for years & yet STILL thinks she's nice & sweet. There is a saying "you accept the love (or lack of) you think you deserve" . His self esteem must be pretty low. He seems to get his happiness from other people being happy but I don't think he actually does get any happiness in the process or in the end as he will continue to self sacrifice to the end, being left with nothing.
It's achingly sad.
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sometimes you watch things because you Want to not care
I had no experience with this story before watching the movie and though I wanted to like it, there were too many extended " people turning into weird creatures" scenes as well as long explanations of Rock/paper/scissor strategy. It felt a bit indulgent .The main character wasn't sympathetic enough to excuse his extreme violence and still be the good guy. I had to strategically apply 25 Band-Aids so I put this on the TV. This did not distract me muchWas this review helpful to you?
It's dark. You will get depressed, it's sad
I really really needed to start "vetting" my dramas & movies, because way too often I get sucked into watching things that end in the most depressing way. this was one of the first K-dramas that I watched and so it was a new and intriguing experience. I rated it highly at the time but now having re watched it, it seems much too dark and sad. I got enough of that in real life, so I prefer lighter, less dramatic, less crying entertainment !Was this review helpful to you?
Body humor, if that's your thing, enjoy
This was an extremely cringy movie that I watched late at night, thinking that it would bore me & make be sleepy. Unfortunately I kept thinking that, ah , this stupidity will end and the real story will start. That was a misleading of an overly tired brain ! This had WAY with more jokes about bodily functions and sex than I was comfortable with. I was like a deer in the headlights, with unrelatable humor weirding me outWas this review helpful to you?
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R-Rated discussions.Not romantic .Male lead is eye candy but too selfish & cruel.
This was one of those dramas where I forget to ask myself ;"WHY am I watching this !?" It should have been a red flag when I almost didn't get through the first few episodes [because I was put off by how much talk about casual sex & the hunt for condoms]. Many times I found myself glad that I was only getting the subtitles because I'm pretty sure the actual dialogue was much racier, After a few episodes, the plot got off that topic (for the most part).The acting was good. The characters were a bit extreme. They went overboard with how much they enticed the viewer to hate the cold main lead. He's selfish, ice cold, manipulative & cruel. They made the female lead into an idiot when she was slow (as an iceberg to melt) when it came to figuring out her feelings. By the end you get great resolution with the side couples but the resolution for the main couple was luke warm.Rewatch ? ah the male lead was such eye candy but too extremely selfish & cruel & never ever got romantic
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Some things were not tied up by the end, like they never did explain what happened to the male lead's uncle. .The end was so bland !I am ignorant of just how important education is to other cultures, & to me it was ridiculous that a guy that is so Very interested in a girl he's been pursuing for 30 episodes & is really wanting to get "cuddly" with, would suddenly shrug & say :"sure, go off to another part of the world & we'll see each other, whenever!" Yeah that lack romance & good resolution ruined it all .
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Good looking lead and some action are all you're going to get out of this
ell it was 24+ wasted hours that I won't get back that made me start to really investigate the dramas I watched going forward. I was very interested in this to begin with. The end of every episode was such a cliff hanger that you were dying to get to the next episode. Sadly, it lost momentum around ep 15 & I had to push to finish the series. There was SO much repetition of the bad stuffWas this review helpful to you?
Too many plot holes
There were alot of things going on that were simply not explained and it seemed the viewer was supposed to figure out for themselves. I don't think it was the fault of the translation but it's possible. The end, while happy still had irritatingly unfilled plot holes. While it provided medium entertainment, it was unmemorable and certainly not worth re watchingWas this review helpful to you?
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Emotional detachment, tries hard but doesn't really work
kinda sweet and clean, but some things made it odd in a bad way. Leads actually looked less attractive when they were dressed up & fancy. how is that possible ? side characters were kinda ridiculous looking, which was less interesting & more distracting. some plot points were so unrealistic that it was in your face that they existed only to make the plot work. they should have made the cruise last 45 days in order to sell the idea that the leads would switch thier affection for thier significant others because how are they not the same as thier cheating boyfriend/girlfriend if they are so easily emotionally detached ? AND nice happy ending, BUT what about the fact that male lead's job is on a cruise ship ? how can he maintain any relationship with someone not also on the cruise ship ?Was this review helpful to you?
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Maladroit male lead. plot device fails. warm fuzzies were " Meh"
the bad :a Glut of extended blatant Product placement.
I like the actor playing the Male lead , but his character was portrayed in such a way that his maladroitness ceased to be funny because it was really an undiagnosed form of Asperger's. A blank look can only work for so long before it becomes a detriment to the story.
2nd male lead: lacked character development.
Irritating female court worker-the actress plays the same character in every drama-super chatty, crazy, intrusive.
LGBTQ character felt contrived
The reveal of female lead's mother. It did not work. The resolution of thier relationship did NOT work.
The break/time skip-where the couple are apart is for THE dumbest reason ever.
Last 3 episodes were particularly dull.
Happy ending: on the scale of warm fuzzy to meh it was a Meh.
A disappointment overall, but not a flop.
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