MikeG

I just finished this drama and I feel exactly the same way.
To add a thing about Sun Oh, I think he's just a selfish and egocentric brat with no respect for anyone.
As for the acting, you are right. But actors can only do so much despite bad script and/or directing. For me, best actress was Shim Yi Young (Hye Young's mother)

On a side note, director Ahn Pan Seok made the same kind of a mess with "Something in the Rain" but redeemed himself with "One Spring Night".
If you haven't watched these dramas, do so in that order "Something in the Rain" first then "One Spring Night". You'll see the difference.
So, for "Love Alarm", if it's the same director/script writer, let's hope they learned from their mistakes.

You made a good summary of that drama.
To me, Sun Oh is just a selfish and egocentric brat who doesn't respect anyone. Almost a narcissistic dude.
And Jojo falling for this guy because of a kiss? No self-esteem?
Seoul is a pretty big city. What are the odds of JoJo coming face to face with her boyfriend when she needed him the most? ... aaaah yes, it's a drama. I was in front of my monitor saying "Wow...just Wow..."
From that point, I never, ever, believed in their romance.

It's interesting on how many people don't trust themselves.
They have to depend on a piece on technology to see who likes them.
In this drama, Sun Oh seems to believe that the world revolves around him. He's a selfish and egocentric brat who does things without respect for anybody.
Kisses a girl who is in a relationship, no problem.
Kisses a girl when his best friend really likes her, no problem.
Sun Oh is one of the worst.
On the other hand, Hye Yeong is the opposite. He is an altruistic man but lacks confidence in himself.
Kim JoJo has a sad past and knows what she wants. But in matters of the heart, she's quite naive.
This drama is a bit frustrating. Seeing JoJo falling for Sun Oh for no real reasons...ah yes, the kiss. And he's also cute...pppffff
I understand she couldn't be with Hye Yeong since she doesn't really know him but again, Sun Oh made sure they wouldn't meet.
And the ending...bah

That's exactly what Han Ji-min said when she picked up that role.

I think, for some reason, most people expectations for this drama was pretty high.
I haven't seen "Go Back Couple" or "Familiar Wife" so I won't comment on these.
As for me, I discovered Han Ji-min in "One Spring Night" and she simply took my breath away...wow... what a great actress. The chemistry she had with the male lead...
For this reason and this reason only, I will watch "Familiar Wife" first.

I would not go as far as wanting to change everything, but you know the infamous question...what if?

Yup. When I start a drama, I know what I'm getting myself into and I try to watch without expectation.
I am an IT professional and there were a few things here and there that made me wince but as for the rest, I went with the story no problems.
Funny because this is the second show in a row where a main lead has prosopagnosia (face blindness disease). The other being "The Secret Life of My Secretary".

Chemistry between main leads was good but not as great as in One Spring Night.

aaaaah, expectations. They'll always let you down...

If you were so disgusted by the father only means the actor did a pretty good job at it :) (reminds me of Joffrey in Game of Thrones)
I have friends who moved from Vietnam and Cambodia for those exact same reasons. Don't forget some mothers are exactly like that also.
Story wise, it's a simple one. A woman meets a man and we follow their evolving relationship.
What I loved the most about this show was the relationship between the 2 main leads. Their respect and honesty for each other. And their chemistry was off the roof...
At 8.3, for me it's underrated.

Yes. From the first episode I was on the impression of a Cinderella kinda story.
Overall, it's not all that bad. I've seen far worse than this while others like "One Spring Night" are so much better.
I never really rooted for the 2 main leads and the director may be at fault with this.
On the other hand, I loved Veronica Park. She was so good.

Seo-In's husband is a rapist, yes. Not only that, but her father kinda approved of all this.
Jerks are everywhere on this globe. Male or female.
I've seen women abuse men just as much. Not physically, but psychologically. I wonder what's worse.
The show didn't promote this at all.
They just showed us what can happened, even to good person and in the same process justified as why Jeong-in made a good choice with Ji-ho.

Even if I'm a big fan of this series, they killed off Baek Soo-ji.
I loved this character so much season 2 so I won't even bother to watch season 3.
I know the show is around Goo Dae-yeong but to me, Baek Soo-ji was the second-best character in this series.
Too bad.

Overall, this is not a bad show nor great, it's just showing its age.

I keep comparing her in both shows and I shouldn't. Oh well...

So, watching Park Ha falling for the Prince feels kinda weird.

I'm half way thru this and I'm having a hard time.
Not that's bad, it's just that I've watched One Spring Night not long ago and I loved Han Ji-min's character.

Don't think so.
I think it's perfect just the way it is.
The ending left several doors open so if they want to do a season 2, they might be able to do it...but I doubt it.

Whoaaaah...is there something you want the world to know about?
You should take this with a grin of salt and go with the flow. There are a few things FL did I didn't like but for me, it's just a drama.
Don't watch "One Spring Night" because you'll end up writing things about cheating and long term relationships.

I totally understand how you feel.
If you haven't, you should watch "One Spring Night".
It's all about long term relationships and marriage but with South Korean settings.
If "Because This is My First Life" is a show you can relate to, you probably will with "One Spring Night" also.