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A GOOD TIME PASS & A LIGHT DRAMA
Merry Kiss Christmas - As the ending says!
So I watched this drama because of the actor, at times it did feel like he is carrying the whole show. I started because of the hype and the scenes going viral from the first 2 episodes. I was hooked to the story line at start but slowly, it made no sense. Too unreal. Too bizarre. Too dramatic. (I think I am being too brutal here) The acting was great, I really loved the second couple, the rich boy-poor girl vibes, the office drama and the rom-com moments. It was light, fresh and humorous.
But...the chemistry between ML and FL did not match between a lot of scenes, side characters' arc was not build up that much, the background power dynamics plot felt boring, and the love was not that easy to understand as showcased by the drama. Though I really liked the different emotions portrayed and balanced throughout, the shock, anger, betrayal, grief, joy etc.
If you guys have loved Business Proposal, King the Land and other workplace rom-coms, you can give it a try but don't expect too much. The plot feels new and unique at start, but it not different from the rest. Instead the story feels very slow-paced (even after watching at 2x :) ), repeated and overstretched. The OSTs didn't stand out too much for me. The dialogues are very good, the messages conveyed, the screenplay, the setting and the whole build-up, yet it didn't touch the heart that much.
To summarize the whole story, ML and FL had a good time and a kiss at Jeju island, but the FL runs away because of family problems and ML keeps searching for her in the city. FL then joins the ML's company but under the identity of a mother and this devastates him. The office dynamics and action starts. Work Projects, friendships, figuring their feelings out, little bit jealousy, confessions, guilt, all tangled together. Some scenes are very good and wholesome. There was no one to hate on particular for me. Only in episode 8 was it revealed that FL is not married neither a mother, and in ep 10 they start actually dating. So if you are looking for pure romance or butterflies in stomach or a dating era, don't watch it.
It is more of a mature drama where both ML and FL are portrayed in their 30s, it talks about financial struggles and relationship hurdles. It did feel stupid when ML went crazy over the FL with just one single kiss that they shared. And how he still had feelings for her even when he knew she was married (though it was fake). Like little unrealistic! FL was also conflicted about her feelings about him. To add more to this, it felt really frustrating when second ML keep rejecting or acknowledging the feelings of second FL. I know love is complicated but why are you making it look stupid. Only when second FL finds his son when he gets lost, and she gets hurt because of him, he truly acknowledges her love. Like that unconditional love is not there. And it's okay. You will get to see another side of love in this drama.
Overall, you can watch this drama if you like office plot and rich boy-poor girl tropes, and have free time. It may feel boring in middle but try to look at deeper meanings of the scenes. I have listed both good and bad points of this drama above. So you can judge from that. You will love the characters, the side plots are not heavy, and the main plot though feels stupid at times, it's worth it. You will definitely get a good laugh, adrenaline and tears!
So I watched this drama because of the actor, at times it did feel like he is carrying the whole show. I started because of the hype and the scenes going viral from the first 2 episodes. I was hooked to the story line at start but slowly, it made no sense. Too unreal. Too bizarre. Too dramatic. (I think I am being too brutal here) The acting was great, I really loved the second couple, the rich boy-poor girl vibes, the office drama and the rom-com moments. It was light, fresh and humorous.
But...the chemistry between ML and FL did not match between a lot of scenes, side characters' arc was not build up that much, the background power dynamics plot felt boring, and the love was not that easy to understand as showcased by the drama. Though I really liked the different emotions portrayed and balanced throughout, the shock, anger, betrayal, grief, joy etc.
If you guys have loved Business Proposal, King the Land and other workplace rom-coms, you can give it a try but don't expect too much. The plot feels new and unique at start, but it not different from the rest. Instead the story feels very slow-paced (even after watching at 2x :) ), repeated and overstretched. The OSTs didn't stand out too much for me. The dialogues are very good, the messages conveyed, the screenplay, the setting and the whole build-up, yet it didn't touch the heart that much.
To summarize the whole story, ML and FL had a good time and a kiss at Jeju island, but the FL runs away because of family problems and ML keeps searching for her in the city. FL then joins the ML's company but under the identity of a mother and this devastates him. The office dynamics and action starts. Work Projects, friendships, figuring their feelings out, little bit jealousy, confessions, guilt, all tangled together. Some scenes are very good and wholesome. There was no one to hate on particular for me. Only in episode 8 was it revealed that FL is not married neither a mother, and in ep 10 they start actually dating. So if you are looking for pure romance or butterflies in stomach or a dating era, don't watch it.
It is more of a mature drama where both ML and FL are portrayed in their 30s, it talks about financial struggles and relationship hurdles. It did feel stupid when ML went crazy over the FL with just one single kiss that they shared. And how he still had feelings for her even when he knew she was married (though it was fake). Like little unrealistic! FL was also conflicted about her feelings about him. To add more to this, it felt really frustrating when second ML keep rejecting or acknowledging the feelings of second FL. I know love is complicated but why are you making it look stupid. Only when second FL finds his son when he gets lost, and she gets hurt because of him, he truly acknowledges her love. Like that unconditional love is not there. And it's okay. You will get to see another side of love in this drama.
Overall, you can watch this drama if you like office plot and rich boy-poor girl tropes, and have free time. It may feel boring in middle but try to look at deeper meanings of the scenes. I have listed both good and bad points of this drama above. So you can judge from that. You will love the characters, the side plots are not heavy, and the main plot though feels stupid at times, it's worth it. You will definitely get a good laugh, adrenaline and tears!
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