Loved the OST, the toxicity not so much
Pros:• Kisses/Chemistry of Leads
• 2ML for 98% of the time
• OST - wish I knew the name of that main song
• FL parents are so green flag
Cons
• Script - it gets beyond childish the further progresses
• Everyone in the except the 5 mentioned above
• Toxic plot of adopted siblings in delulu one sided romance with other sibling. Raised together as siblings. Thats GROSS. China, do better.
• Adult actors being forced to act like 6 yrs olds, with tantrums, manipulation and unending drama
• Plot repeats itself multiple times, same plan by baddies. Clearly the writers had nothing fresh
• Starts out tropey but fun and plenty of hope for a nice sweet cdrama journey, but quickly takes a massive nosedive in last 10 episodes
• Typical ideology of “parents did me wrong so by default its all the inocent childs fault” = you owe me everything you have
• Proceeds to take it
• “I like you/known you longest, so it is my right that you will love me” mindset with second leads - it shows up in most cdramas, I’ve started to wonder is that how people hook up in China?!?!
• ML becomes a total doormat
• FL sacrifices everything when she should just hold her ground
• Only viable business competitors are less interested in doing actual business and are petty and ridiculous the whole way through
• Slapping granny
• Drinking culture yet again being pushed as ok. No, forcing someone who chooses to not drink for whatever reason, to drink by a superior at work is harassment, disgusting and shameful. Cultural or not, stop it.
As you can see, the cons far outweigh the pros of this show, and full disclosure I watched to the end because of the leads and their chemistry. They carry the show. But this sadly takes a nose dive, beyond the typhcal tropey cdrama I show up for all the time, to take me into “time to skip” land, as the plot and the acting by the supporting cast goes into you’ve got to be kidding me, why????!!
Still overall the things I did like are the reason I gave this a 7. But when there are times this late in the drama you start wishing the FL will walk away from the toxic mess of what was going on with ml and 2fl sub plot. and that she will run away with 2ml, you have problems.
Casting was great, this show had some real potential but oh boy was that wasted. Sadly.
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2ML is the redeeming part of this show
Lacking in the usual flair of Wang Zi Qi, and the failure of ZYX to deliver her part, this couple really missed the mark on chemistry I had high hopes for. The plot has its good moments. High intensity and fun, but mixed in are some ridiculous script dialogues and scenes that look like they were written by a teenager. I skipped huge chunks of this show and thats too bad. I have never had to do that before for a WZQ drama. It’s ok, but nothing ground breaking and certainly not a rewatch. Whereas I’ve watched his other shows now multiple times.One of the wins for me, is the SML. He comes across annoying and ridiculous at the start, but his arc was well done. I loved his character a lot, and I’d love to see hik in more shows. He certainly helped the rough parts of this drama have a little more zing that was badly needed.
For me it’s the execution of certain scenes. When the plot holes are staring you in the eyballs, there’s no masking it.
The story was for the most part an interesting concept. Just missed the mark in delivering- and childish side characters, or scenes with FL acting like shes 7, were not funny at all. Just sitting here thinking what on earth am I watching.
I’ll probably just forget this one. Worth a watch? Maybe once, I gave it a generous 7/10, but am I feeling major disappointment - yep I am.
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Just what I was waiting for!
After a slew of really disappointing dramas, I was just waiting for that one show that will shake it all up and that was this one for me.I was intrigued by the premise and was completely hooked by the end of episode one. I know some people love the larger than life characters but I love the quiet unassuming ones best, and this drama delivered that with the two leads. I sensed the zing with them from the very first interaction on the drama and it continued throughout. Some may call it boring, for me this is exactly what I love. I loved Soundtrack #2 for the same reasons.
I did wonder how the plot would keep moving once certain milestones were reached, and the curve ball was a surprise- though there are plenty of cliches in this show… I certainly think its been a while since I’ve seen a white truck of doom so I guess Korea is not ready to be done with that trope yet lol.
The sponsors were so overly obvious lol and I kept thinking bro come on, you can do your sponsorship job just as well, in fact better, by just being in the scene, no need to be so obnoxious!! Oh this Kopiko it tastes like real coffee and it will keep me awake 🤣🤣🤣times by a thousand hahaha.
The music was fairly low key, I mean if you are not paying attention you’ll not even notice it. There were the occasional piano pieces that were giving Crash Landing OST vibes, which was lovely.
Overall I was hooked on this from day one, I feel in love with the main couple - sometimes you see very rigid acting from PMY but I truly felt like she and NIW were very comfortable in these roles. So sweet!
I enjoyed it, on rewatch theres plenty of scenes I’d skip esp the obnoxious you know who who really isn’t even that attractive. I always wonder why money seems to make some people think they are Gods gift to society, cos it certainly wasn’t her appearance in this show. Though behavior/personality can make even a good looking person ugly.
A great show! So glad we had something to rectify the disasters being streamed on Netflix these days.
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Short, but full of heart
I was so excited to see another Soundtrack show, had loved #1, so was intrigued. As a pianist myself I can relate to so many aspects of her character. Both the main leads really portrayed the depth of emotions from the past and present scenes. I found myself deeply engaged in their story and was rooting for them. The moment of connection is filled with all the right feels and the chemistry between them is perfection.I was glad thos didn’t end right there and took us on a journey through the challenges of second chance love, which of course has to be just a glimpse due to the length of the series.
Soundtrack is a short series, so everything has to be right on pointe or this thing just wouldn’t work.
Beautiful ending to a short mini drama full of heart.
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wow just wow
Not sure where to even start with this review, I came across this show as a “filler” drama inbetween waiting for new episodes to drop of a new one, and this show sucked me in fast.I fell for Min Ho’s hair in an instant and missed it in the latter half of the series. 🤣
In all seriousness, this drama has all the classic feels and a few typical predictable plot points you know and love from Korean shows, but the acting from the ML’s in on top form. Deepest darkest evil and complete character arc growth for another, who discovers his tender hearted side, while never quite leaving behind his “go getter never give up” drive he displays from the beginning.
There’s so many comedic funny moments too amongst the cast, that is needed when you consider so much of this show has serious, and tragic parts. It strikes the perfect balance.
I loved the Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook & Tinkerbell vibe and it added a fun uniqueness to the whole drama.
Definitely be back for a rewatch any time I need a pick-me-up or a smile on my face.
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Cliche but sweet
yep this show has all the cliches, but if you can’t desl with that, why on earth are you watching dramas? It’s just the way they are. Chemistry between the mains is perfect from the beginning and those looking for romance will come away satisfied. The 2FL is horrible and thankfully she gets figured out fairly fast by ML which is usually a gripe of mine when they don’t. The 2ML draws a very short straw sadly, but his role is what it is in shows like this. I didn’t see much benefit to the friend couple scenes, skipped them mostly. If you just want an easy to watch drama where love grows naturally and no stupid break ups, this is one to watch.Was this review helpful to you?
Cliche driven, but easy on the eyes!
Lets face it, most people are either here for one of the 2 leads and the fact it promises to be the next best rom com on Netflix since Business Proposal. King the Land checks most of the boxes and has a lot of the same feels. Poor girl meets rich CEO heir, and works for the same company - paths cross = fall in love.There’s all the typical cliches and product placement inserted so unorganically to make you want to pull your hair out.
Let’s break it down:
• Cliches - these are expected for the most part, though at times it didn’t feel very well executed- almost like it was there just to check a box, but didn’t really create any of the tension they were probably hoping for. It was nice that ML wasn’t swayed by the idiotic cliches in the script.
• Product placement - every show relies on it, but the moments are so obvious, it feels like a commercial being dropped in the middle of the show. Weird. Can we not promote product somehow without prolonged pauses on the front facing part of the product and fake “ooohs” by the actors that the product is indeed amazing. Wasn’t surprised by Junho’s Dior ad either. 🤣
• FL - eating scenes. Same face and sound reaction each time, it got annoying. Some variety in food consumption acting would be appreciated.
• Suits - yes Junho looks amazing in a suit, and all of the slow mo suit walks were great, but it would have been great a bit more often to see him dressed down. When they did, it added to his softness of the character.
• Lack of originality - not much new in this kind of story. Always poor girl and rich guy. She needs rich guy to save her from something which he does multiple times. Fulfilling your dreams are relatively easy when you have resources and power, she makes quitting a job and starting your own hotel easy, I guess she had saved a gazillion Won while working at King Hotels. It’s a little exhausting all the demeaning of the “peasants” in these shows. But these plots sell. It would be nice for once to have a nice FL who can stand on her own 2 feet from the get go, but perhaps the audience need to feel like some rich CEO might save them one day?!?!!!
Overall, it was worth the watch. You’ll feel good and appreciate the lack of unnecessary drama. However, this didn’t hold my attention like Business Proposal and I likely won’t rewatch like I did BP (multiple times). Something didn’t fit right with FL acting - she needs a lot more emotional expression range in her acting, and I could never tell the lengths at which she either loved or disliked the ML. The FL in red sleeve did this better. I’m still giving it a 9.5 for the production overall.
And for all the dumb noise over whatever everyone is getting their knickers in a twist over the Arab scenes. Move on people. Stereotyping happens in shows all over the world. Its life. Calm down.
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Dropping
I’ve made it through 2 episodes and I just can’t anymore. Why is FL so short snappy and angry? ML always so nice. Its unbearable to watch. The editing is so weird too. And the “romantic scenes” so strange they title the past flashbacks like that. Who made this series?!?!! A child? A clueless man?I don’t know how to move forward. I like the light and fluffy nonsense shows, but unles this FL has a complete 180 I can’t see how its going to improve.
Theres a few gaping plot holes too but I usually skip over all over those things as long as the casting is good and the personalities are fine.
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