BOD dates are fun & unrealistic but reality is emotional
this is a light romcom, no hidden or messy plot. just clear & purely romcom with a little emotional touch in some episodes. Jisoo as Seo Mirae & Seo Inguk as Park Kyungnam is well written characters & both actor & actress portrayed their characters so well. Early episodes shows Seo Mirae using the apps to go on fun dates as she's not interested doing so in real life. She is supposed to be a cringe character when using the unrealistic dating apps. In half the series we actually get something from the main characters about their feelings. and gradually creating more tensions in real life. towards the end of the series it's getting more intense & we finally get a proper closure for them. the slow burn romance might be boring for people who enjoy pure comedy or thrill seekers, but it made me feels emotional & rooting for the main characters.Was this review helpful to you?
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A truly zomcom series
usually zombie series or movies are serious & tensed because the characters are trying to survive & defending themselves from zombie while trying to figure out how to stop the cause of the madness. but Newtopia is different. since it's a comedy series, it's watchable by various group of age. while keeping the zombie theme, the comedy theme is well balanced in Newtopia. the amount of bloody scenes made you wanna scream & close your eyes while watching the series but at the same time you don't wanna miss the hilarious moments from both Park Jeongmin's team & Jisoo's team. 1st episode is a bit slow, as it's an introduction episode to the characters & their situations. but the series'space is beginning to get faster & the storyline starting to get more interesting in episode 2. starting as a campus couple, Lee Jaeyoon & Kang Youngjoo already been a couple for 5 years when Lee Jaeyoon had to serves his military service like we always heard about korean man aged 19-30yo had to do & Kang Youngjoo just started working in a company. stressed at the military based & stressed at the company made them broke up. I guess this happened a lot in reality because to be separated for almost 2 years did pressure a relationships so much. Park Jeongmin & Jisoo did a great job acting as a stressed long distance couple that had to break up because both aren't handling their situations well. Kang Youngjoo's sunbae obviously trying to make his move on her (I don't like his character) but Youngjoo really loves Jaeyoon & wanna set thing right between them. I'm actually happy that the writer made the storyline so that they try to patch things up again. I'm excited to see them reunited again in future episodes. honestly this is my only second time watching Park Jeongmin's drama & Jisoo's drama. I watched Hellbound & that's the first time watching Park Jeongmin. I am amazed by his acting skill. he embodies his character perfectly & he made me wanna watch his projects more someday. watched Jisoo's drama Snowdrop & actually I'm only interested in Im Sooho & Eun Youngro & the drama's OST compared to the drama itself because of the genre is quite heavy & serious. You can tell Jisoo's acting has improved a lot in Newtopia compared to Snowdrop, her debuts drama. I feel like she's getting more familiar & comfortable to emerge with her character & to bring out her character to life & she's so fun to watch. she has husky voice & some people likes woman with softer voice but that doesn't matter to me. good acting & delivering the character's emotions & lines is what I want to see & Jisoo totally nailed it. it's as if the writer made Kang Youngjoo with Jisoo in her mind because it suits Jisoo so well. waiting for next episode excitedly yeah. people should watch Park Jeongmin's exceptional acting skill & Jisoo's development to be a top actress. loving them both 🫶🏻
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