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This is being released in North American theatres on Jan 30th.

If you live in a big city or near one with a decent Asian population, there are usually select theatres that will carry these productions. It comes out in North America tomorrow (Jan 30).

Just letting everyone who accidentally visited this page like I did know that this is NOT the page for the film with Jang Ki Yong, since all the reviews and comments I'm seeing here are for that movie! This page is apparently for a 6 minute short film that came in in 2023, vs the 2021 full-length movie, which can be found here: https://kisskh.at/40743-sweet-and-sour

I liked the ending and didn't think it was too bad either overall, but given it's primarily about the unravelling of a relationship, I can't say I "enjoyed" it either....but this is actually the wrong listing/movie. 🤭 This one is for a 6 minute short film. The page you were looking for (and so was I) is here: https://kisskh.at/40743-sweet-and-sour 😊

But regarding your confusion, maybe this will help clarify what happened: It wasn't that Lee Jang Hyeok (chubby guy) looked like how the Jang Hyuk (Jang Ki Yong as the slim boyfriend) used to look. The movie starts with her meeting the new chubby guy, and then it actually flashes back to her first relationship for most of the movie. She met her first boyfriend a year and 7 months ago in the hospital as well and in that flashback scene, he's not chubby - it's still JKY. She only just met the chubby guy 3 months earlier. But yes, the timeline overlap in the storytelling happens around when she finds out she's pregnant, and she's always tired at the hospital and also keeps telling her first boyfriend that she has something to tell him. And sometime after Jang Hyuk mistakenly called her by the co-worker's name was when the new guy noticed she "lost" her "grad ring".

I'm totally with you! I felt like I watched a completely different drama from those who struggled. I didn't think it was any worse than other popular, trope-y romance/rom coms, and actually better than some of them.

My main nit pits about the ending:

I really wanted a scene between mother and son after he woke up from his amnesia where she tells him about all he had done to help her regain her freedom, and how in love he was with Da-Rim. There were some great mother/son moments scattered throughout the drama; to not show one at such a crucial juncture in his journey seemed like a missed opportunity.

I know they wanted to save the "Dynamite Kiss" for later in terms of when he regained his memory for storytelling purposes, but in terms of logic, it would have made the most sense to try the kiss earlier when they were doing everything else to jog his memory. Perhaps it's a propriety/consent thing that the characters didn't go there, but to not even mention it seemed like a glaring and awkward omission. I think the writers could have brain stormed harder to make it work.

I don't know, I feel like my friends and I watched a completely different show from those in the comments. 😅😅 We binged this one, really enjoyed it (even though I thought the OST was just meh), and thought there was a lot of very swoony romance, chemistry, and heart.

Ep 10 cracked me up even though I don't generally care for romcoms. I thought they did a great job portraying the struggles of being a mom and trying to juggle motherhood, daily life, and work (even though this is 2026 and I live in Canada). K-dramas are very good at portraying those struggles, as well as female friendship groups/communities (Welcome to Samdal-ri, CLOY, just to name a few) and it was no different here for the Mother TF team.

Sure, a few things could have been done better for the ending (as highlighted in the spoiler below), but I found it satisfying overall and the whole thing worked for me. Some of the complaints read like people haven't watched a K-drama, are unfamiliar with the tropes, motherhood, or working in an entrepreneurial or corporate environment. I wasn't expecting Shakespearean craftmanship -- I just wanted a solid, swoony romance, and this delivered.

I'm curious about the 7.6 rating (and 7.2 on IMDb) for this drama, given the overwhelmingly positive comments. Thoughts? (Looking for comments beyond criticisms about the ratings systems themselves.)

I loved it, but really needed to be in the right mood for it, since it's a "slice of life" romance. I put it off for a couple of years. In the wrong mood, I might have found it boring. In the right one, it was so lovely, moving, and heartwarming (even with a somewhat annoying FL; she was much better in the second half). But also, not everyone likes this type of drama regardless, so the 8.6 isn't for them, it's for those who do.

I didn't say she was hurt, just that it didn't seem believable she didn't want people to know. But even more reason because she *wasn't* hurt by him anyway.

Okay, and the FL is an internationally renown top medical doctor, internationally renown top hacker, mobile game developer, *and* an award winning fashion designer?? Can we please make it *less* believable? 😝🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Aunt, uncle, and cousin who genuinely care for the FL and want the best for her instead of plotting to sell her off to the highest sleazy bidder?! Nice in laws?! Nobody was drugged? What is this unicorn drama 😂🤣😂🤣

A lovely heartwarming drama overall though I liked the second half more than the first half, especially the FL. Question about their friend Cha Eun Woo though - didn't he have a pregnant wife, which was why he finally went back home? But we never see them? Or did I miss something?

woah. I put this on hold for a couple of weeks when it was a 7.8 ... what happened to the ratings??

Yes, I was thinking the same and glad he didn't follow through on that. 😂 But, I am simultaneously watching Welcome to Samdal-ri and the contrast really showcases his versatility, and glad he keeps things interesting by taking on different roles.

I have to say, LKS and DKS are doing a great job playing nightmare-inducing psychopaths. A little cartoony at times, but honestly, it works, as it adds to how absolutely unhinged they are. 😱☠️

Right?? His character's plot armour is basically made of Vibranium the way he can bounce back from everything, especially after that particularly bad jail fight. 😂 But, I am watching this for the adrenaline-filled action thriller that it is, not for its grounded, gritty realism.😝

His character was never professionally trained, never took lessons, he just taught himself to be stronger in jail, through working out, that's it. It would be completely unrealistic to expect a character like him - a former nice, soft delivery guy - to be able to go up easily again rich bad guys who probably paid to train with the best of the best for more years than he was in jail. The fact that he is able to survive this far is already miraculous, lol!

I would also add that JCW is doing a fantastic job depicting his character and playing this role. The drama highlights his talent and there is nothing here that is in any way "disrespectful" or diminishes his talent. If anything, it would be even more unrealistic and silly to depict him as a kickass fixer like in Healer or internationally trained mercenary like in K2.

Omg, that's gotta be the winner. Used to balance wobbly furniture like an old piece of carboard! 🤣🤣🤣

Finally got around to starting this, and while I'm enjoying it more than I expected overall, I am feeling incredibly frustrated and aggravated by the FL's refusal to let people know her cheating boyfriend and awful assistant hooked up. Like somehow, having her entire reputation and fantastic career dragged through the sewage is somehow more tolerable and acceptable to her pride than letting the world know the truth?! I find that sooo incredibly unbelievable. I'm glad her mom spilled the beans just like that to the Haenyeo, but the FL's reaction was again, so perplexing to me. Anyway, just wanted to vent about this one thing. 😅