Just finished this. Wow that was not what I was expecting, haha. Like, I enjoyed it, I'm a huge fan of Kim Seonho since his Strongest Deliveryman days, but there were a few... weird lines. Like, someone would say an awkward line out of nowhere, and then they'd forcefully laugh like it was funny. Fortunately it didn’t happen too often.
That being said, I watched this on Netflix and the subtitles were shockingly bad. My level of Korean is very basic but even I could tell the subs were for the dubbed version *shivers* UGH. Gross. Example: whenever they switched between languages, they would always return to "English" aka Korean. 😑 Several times the subs didn’t match what they were saying and it just pissed me off.
Also took me a while to understand, but it's about two people who don’t speak in a way the other one understands easily, hence the title. That led to confusing misunderstandings, for both me and the leads. So I guess it lived up to its title?
Kim Seonho did fantastic speaking four different languages. I'm curious how native Italian speakers rate his translations, but even if he was average, he convinced me that he was great! 🥰
Lots of flashbacks. Time doesn’t flow in a straight line for much of it.
Lastly... the scenery was STUNNING. Loved all the drone footage, so gorgeous and clear. I really wanna visit Canada, Italy, Korea, and Japan now! 😍
Family tree was confusing. At one point, the ML was trying to convince the FL that he's her brother while at the same time flirting and wanting to kiss her?? EW. THAT'S NOT HOW TO DO IT. The romance kinda came outta nowhere, too.
Action scenes were fantastic. Acting was fantastic. Lee Jae Wook is seriously good at swordfighting (at least on-screen).
Oh, and Ryan Gold made a comeback as a struggling painter lol.
Like... I enjoyed this because it was gooey cheese the entire time, light-hearted, turn-your-brain-off kinda fun, but the ending...? SPOILER: They had a real chance to tie up the sister plotline. I thought they were gonna do it, too, but then they turned around and forgot about her. Even if it was just one last confrontation between the sisters, was it really that hard to do??
I don't know, I kind of thought that maybe he was not really dead after all, then I had another theory in mind:…
Yes! I was questioning the expired milk too! But I'm also wondering if the ML drinking alcohol is affected by his meds, too. Maybe he blacks out from that. Maybe his friend wasn't supposed to be there and the killer meant to dispose of the ML but then thought framing him for murder would be better. Gahhhh I wanna knowwww!!
What surprised me about this drama is that it says it's about cooking, and it is!! I've seen SO many dramas that claim a topic as the focus, but by the halfway mark it's already forgotten.
The ending... wasn't a huge fan. Without spoilers, I felt she did something dumb, and then they didn't really explain anything properly... Plot armour at its finest.
But I had fun watching it, though it made me terribly hungry! (You've been warned.)
This was such an unusual drama in the sense that the plotlines left unfinished felt intentional? It almost felt like a slice of life because of it: "Here are some stories about these lawyers, enjoy!"
But I did enjoy it. There were some interesting views on society, like the last case about marriage.
As for the main leads, the characters have an 11-year gap between them--not an issue for me considering the younger one (the FL) is 28, and I like to think that most people have matured somewhat by that age.
SLIGHT SPOILER AHEAD. What I find interesting though is the people supposedly hating on the main leads' "romance". It wasn't a romance, but rather healing, and affection, so that they can move on. They did imply chemistry between the leads, but it wasn’t the in-your-face type, rather more subtle. Granted, if there was a second season, they could introduce romance or make it the focus, but that would be so difficult to do since they are mentor and mentee. One of them would have to move departments or companies, and we can all guess who that would be.
I dunno. I'd watch a second season, but at the same time I'm okay if they don't.
Conflicted about this drama - within the first 10 eps I was ready to book a snow trip to learn to snowboard because WOW the scenery and the snowboard teaching were my favourite parts of the whole show! The ML was fantastic too, great character and actor, and for some reason, REALLY attractive when snowboarding. Might just be me 🤷♀️ So, first 15 eps were great.
Downsides: I started skipping the side character scenes at this point. They were drawn out way too much and not interesting enough. Weirdly, it felt like they gave up writing a second couple, too. It felt like they had scenes that weren't shown to us, leaving us with a partial story, so I ended up skipping them entirely, and didn't miss anything.
The FL... certainly takes a bit of adjusting to. She's a great actor, but the cutesy voice isn't for everyone. I enjoyed watching her in Eastern Fantasy Game (fantastic costumes), but here it was a bit harder for me. Anyone have any recommendations for her best work?
All in all, would definitely recommend first 15 or so eps, especially for snowboarding and STUNNING scenery.
Surprisingly enjoyed this! I noticed a pattern: people who started it with high hopes seem to be let down the most, so the answer is clear! Watch with low expectations!! The first ep I found the hardest to get through, but it was smooth sailing after that. I actually really liked the characters. The FL reminded me of the FL in Vincenzo a lot, the ML felt a little neurodivergent, which is refreshing, and just watching those two in the same room had me laughing for the first half of the series. SLIGHT SPOILER-ish What surprised me most was that I felt the villain of the story wasn't an actual person, but the company, Wonhan. It was such a toxic environment that it changed people. Even the ex BF still felt human for most of the series; I couldn't hate him, but rather pity him for being pursuaded by money and power. And the best part? The MCs (for the most part) respected each other. There were no real red or black flag moments. The ML talked things out like a mature adult, and he never tried to take advantage of her. I think he was a real male role model in this, and I feel other MLs could learn a bit from him.
Overall, a simple, albeit hilarious, rom com. Go in with low expectations and it might surprise you. 😊
Such a great drama, I really loved it. I honestly don't understand why most people seem to hate it, it's like…
Her outfits were amazing, but unfortunately for me, I couldn't feel any chemistry between the main leads and I just couldn't get past that 🫤 It wasn't interesting enough for me, but I've always struggled with slower dramas. I'm glad someone enjoyed it 😊
Eps 1-11: FREAKING AMAZING Ep 12: wtaf. As someone who's completed the webtoon, I was fine with most of the changes they made. Some made sense. HOWEVER. Ep 12 was INFURIATING because of the new addition. Anyone else feeling the same?
I am so impressed with WDH and LSY's performances, they clearly trained so hard for this role and they were AMAZING at fighting! The story felt a bit compact but it is only 8 eps. Other than that, highly recommend! Simple plot, fantastic cast, high-quality action! 😍😍
That being said, I watched this on Netflix and the subtitles were shockingly bad. My level of Korean is very basic but even I could tell the subs were for the dubbed version *shivers* UGH. Gross. Example: whenever they switched between languages, they would always return to "English" aka Korean. 😑 Several times the subs didn’t match what they were saying and it just pissed me off.
Also took me a while to understand, but it's about two people who don’t speak in a way the other one understands easily, hence the title. That led to confusing misunderstandings, for both me and the leads. So I guess it lived up to its title?
Kim Seonho did fantastic speaking four different languages. I'm curious how native Italian speakers rate his translations, but even if he was average, he convinced me that he was great! 🥰
Lots of flashbacks. Time doesn’t flow in a straight line for much of it.
Lastly... the scenery was STUNNING. Loved all the drone footage, so gorgeous and clear. I really wanna visit Canada, Italy, Korea, and Japan now! 😍
Family tree was confusing. At one point, the ML was trying to convince the FL that he's her brother while at the same time flirting and wanting to kiss her?? EW. THAT'S NOT HOW TO DO IT. The romance kinda came outta nowhere, too.
Action scenes were fantastic. Acting was fantastic. Lee Jae Wook is seriously good at swordfighting (at least on-screen).
Oh, and Ryan Gold made a comeback as a struggling painter lol.
Maybe his friend wasn't supposed to be there and the killer meant to dispose of the ML but then thought framing him for murder would be better.
Gahhhh I wanna knowwww!!
The ending... wasn't a huge fan. Without spoilers, I felt she did something dumb, and then they didn't really explain anything properly... Plot armour at its finest.
But I had fun watching it, though it made me terribly hungry! (You've been warned.)
But I did enjoy it. There were some interesting views on society, like the last case about marriage.
As for the main leads, the characters have an 11-year gap between them--not an issue for me considering the younger one (the FL) is 28, and I like to think that most people have matured somewhat by that age.
SLIGHT SPOILER AHEAD.
What I find interesting though is the people supposedly hating on the main leads' "romance". It wasn't a romance, but rather healing, and affection, so that they can move on. They did imply chemistry between the leads, but it wasn’t the in-your-face type, rather more subtle. Granted, if there was a second season, they could introduce romance or make it the focus, but that would be so difficult to do since they are mentor and mentee. One of them would have to move departments or companies, and we can all guess who that would be.
I dunno. I'd watch a second season, but at the same time I'm okay if they don't.
The ML was fantastic too, great character and actor, and for some reason, REALLY attractive when snowboarding. Might just be me 🤷♀️
So, first 15 eps were great.
Downsides: I started skipping the side character scenes at this point. They were drawn out way too much and not interesting enough. Weirdly, it felt like they gave up writing a second couple, too. It felt like they had scenes that weren't shown to us, leaving us with a partial story, so I ended up skipping them entirely, and didn't miss anything.
The FL... certainly takes a bit of adjusting to. She's a great actor, but the cutesy voice isn't for everyone. I enjoyed watching her in Eastern Fantasy Game (fantastic costumes), but here it was a bit harder for me. Anyone have any recommendations for her best work?
All in all, would definitely recommend first 15 or so eps, especially for snowboarding and STUNNING scenery.
I noticed a pattern: people who started it with high hopes seem to be let down the most, so the answer is clear! Watch with low expectations!! The first ep I found the hardest to get through, but it was smooth sailing after that.
I actually really liked the characters. The FL reminded me of the FL in Vincenzo a lot, the ML felt a little neurodivergent, which is refreshing, and just watching those two in the same room had me laughing for the first half of the series.
SLIGHT SPOILER-ish
What surprised me most was that I felt the villain of the story wasn't an actual person, but the company, Wonhan. It was such a toxic environment that it changed people. Even the ex BF still felt human for most of the series; I couldn't hate him, but rather pity him for being pursuaded by money and power.
And the best part? The MCs (for the most part) respected each other. There were no real red or black flag moments. The ML talked things out like a mature adult, and he never tried to take advantage of her. I think he was a real male role model in this, and I feel other MLs could learn a bit from him.
Overall, a simple, albeit hilarious, rom com. Go in with low expectations and it might surprise you. 😊
Ep 12: wtaf.
As someone who's completed the webtoon, I was fine with most of the changes they made. Some made sense. HOWEVER. Ep 12 was INFURIATING because of the new addition.
Anyone else feeling the same?
The story felt a bit compact but it is only 8 eps. Other than that, highly recommend! Simple plot, fantastic cast, high-quality action! 😍😍