finally the age gap become topic because it is so unrealistic that everyone just said ok
What "finally"? She was calling him "Little brother" and "kiddo" (I don't know how it was in the original) and "You young ones don't concern yourselves with adults' business". He was super-pissed about it. And, when things became romantic, she confided in her friend about her misgivings regarding the "huge age gap" of six years. The friend is the only one who said "ok", the others (the co-workers) weren't even asked for their opinion, they were just excited about the office romance and no one made any comments. And I think the parents handled it in a rather normal way. Concerned at first (ridiculous to me, as the gap is so small, but it may be a cultural thing in Asian countries), then convinced.
At ep.15 now. The story hasn't got any better, you can predict exactly what will go on, written "by numbers". But I must say that WinWin's acting has got better and better with each episode, now he is much more comfortable and natural, and I'm happy for him. I thought I should leave this here, for fairness' sake.
Exactly the reason why I dropped it ... You spoke my mind. I guess it's an okayish drama if you are bored to death…
I have trouble sleeping these days, I wake up in the middle of the night because of the heat, I stay about an hour awake, watch an episode and then fall asleep again. For that purpose it is ideal, because even a sleepy brain can follow, and it's relaxing.
The female lead is not only a silly girl, and the introverted acting part is so true! For me, this show's difference…
She may not be silly but she sure acts silly all the time. Remember when she said "I am the child" to convince him? I wanted to gag at that point, only there was enough vomiting in the show already. I'm now in episode 6, where she does a whole Charlie-Chaplinesque pantomime in the supermarket, ducking, running, tiptoeing and hiding behind a plushie, to avoid the ML seeing her. Is that supposed to be funny or what?
I'm not posting this as a review because it's not fair to write a review after only 7 episodes. It's very cliché. ALL the tired old tropes of k-drama and c-drama mashed together. - Clumsy female lead who makes a fool of herself. She tells lies or pretends to be something and is exposed; she drinks too much and vomits all over the main lead who finds this okay and adorable; she adopts a whiny voice and childish demeanour/behaviour to be cute and obtain what she wants; her wardrobe a sorry mess. CHECK - Aloof and seemingly cold male lead with childhood trauma. CHECK - Male and female lead who start off badly but become next-door neighbours by chance and, also by chance, have to work together. CHECK - Jerk ex-boyfriend who comes again to claim FL. CHECK - Group of friends with a dream of making a successful online game company but struggle at first. CHECK And I've only watched five episodes. Seriously thinking of dropping it. The male lead is promising, for a newcomer to acting: he's not embarrassing, but surely he's inexperienced and it shows, his interpretation won't certainly blow you away. He has a lovely voice, though. I think he will get better and better - but not there yet. By the way, it's a misunderstanding that playing an aloof and introvert character doesn't require acting. It's actually a trap for rookie actors, and they fall into it head first. Acting is not about big dramatic gestures, laughing and crying etc. Even when playing a "mysterious and cold" character, one has to show the little details that the other characters might not catch but the audience will notice, to convey what is behind the aloofness. Aloof people are good at conceiling their true feelings, so it's actually MORE difficult to act those characters, because it's all about subtlety. The female lead is okay but nothing to write home about. Like all the other Chinese actresses out there, and not in the league of the outstanding ones. This show might have been made ten years ago and - apart from the fashion and the technology shown - you wouldn't know it. It's lighthearted, you don't hate it, but it's like a zillion others we've already seen, it brings nothing fresh.
his acting is so good the first episode doesn't require so much acting, which I highly recommend!
So you think that playing an introvert character who doesn't show his emotions to others doesn't require much acting? On the contrary, it requires an even better actor.
Pure Boxer was much better title than the generic My Lovely Boxer.
GT gives "pure boxer" and also "genuine boxer". Possibly "True boxer" would also be suitable. The only problem being that it doesn't indicate it's about a woman boxer. They assume that the word "lovely" immediately makes you think of a female, as you wouldn't use that adjective for a male. You could say "Awesome", "cool" or "handsome", even "lovable", but not "lovely".
Eun Mi is flawed, I get it but I don't need to see it in every episode consuming 80% of the time. And it goes…
Not remembering that one colour of crayons is finished (or lost or broken or whatever) makes one a failure as a mother? Sorry but how old are you? LOL.
I feel that the aunt is acting how JinHong should act towards JinHee... I get that he doesn't think he deserves…
She has asked him to not do that. He's giving her breathing space, and time to process things. He understands that they cannot magically erase all those years when they didn't know each other. He is confident that waiting and not rushing things, not pressuring, is the proper way, for his relationship with both women, and more especially with his daughter.
Honestly he's a very average looking Asian guy. Somebody you wouldn't even look at twice if he wasn't an actor.
It's just that he's gained weight and his cheeks have become chubby, and he also has a double chin. If not for that, his features are really those of a doll. Not even very masculine.
It's very cliché. ALL the tired old tropes of k-drama and c-drama mashed together.
- Clumsy female lead who makes a fool of herself. She tells lies or pretends to be something and is exposed; she drinks too much and vomits all over the main lead who finds this okay and adorable; she adopts a whiny voice and childish demeanour/behaviour to be cute and obtain what she wants; her wardrobe a sorry mess. CHECK
- Aloof and seemingly cold male lead with childhood trauma. CHECK
- Male and female lead who start off badly but become next-door neighbours by chance and, also by chance, have to work together. CHECK
- Jerk ex-boyfriend who comes again to claim FL. CHECK
- Group of friends with a dream of making a successful online game company but struggle at first. CHECK
And I've only watched five episodes. Seriously thinking of dropping it.
The male lead is promising, for a newcomer to acting: he's not embarrassing, but surely he's inexperienced and it shows, his interpretation won't certainly blow you away. He has a lovely voice, though. I think he will get better and better - but not there yet.
By the way, it's a misunderstanding that playing an aloof and introvert character doesn't require acting. It's actually a trap for rookie actors, and they fall into it head first. Acting is not about big dramatic gestures, laughing and crying etc. Even when playing a "mysterious and cold" character, one has to show the little details that the other characters might not catch but the audience will notice, to convey what is behind the aloofness. Aloof people are good at conceiling their true feelings, so it's actually MORE difficult to act those characters, because it's all about subtlety.
The female lead is okay but nothing to write home about. Like all the other Chinese actresses out there, and not in the league of the outstanding ones.
This show might have been made ten years ago and - apart from the fashion and the technology shown - you wouldn't know it. It's lighthearted, you don't hate it, but it's like a zillion others we've already seen, it brings nothing fresh.