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Fast-Forward Romance With Zero Originality
I’ll be honest , this is a plot I’ve seen so many times that in terms of originality, I’d give it a solid zero. Nothing about it felt fresh. And on top of that, the pacing was incredibly rushed. Watching it almost felt like those YouTube videos that recap an entire two-hour movie in six minutes. Maybe that’s just my impression, but everything moved way too fast to properly breathe.
Plot**
The story follows Maika, an employee at a hotel who has been dating her colleague Narimitsu for some time. One day, she witnesses him having an affair with another woman at work and she simply gets dumped.
In the middle of her heartbreak, the hotel’s new CEO, Shun, suddenly proposes that she become his fake girlfriend so she can get revenge on her ex. (I still don’t understand how that is supposed to work in real life, but okay.!) At the same time, Shun is trying to avoid an arranged marriage his family is pushing on him.
So yes ! fake relationship, revenge, rich CEO escaping family pressure. You already know exactly where this is going...
The biggest issue for me wasn’t just the predictability but it was the execution!
In my opinion, the male and female leads felt like they were acting in two completely different dramas. Their acting styles didn’t match, didn’t complement each other, and never really blended. Instead of building chemistry, it often felt awkward and disconnected. Sometimes I genuinely wondered if they had just met on the first day of filming. There was no natural flow between them, which is a problem when they’re supposed to be playing a couple.
And then there’s the pacing. I’ve watched plenty of dramas with 20-minute episodes that manage to develop relationships and emotions properly. But this one felt like it was running at 5x speed. Emotional beats barely landed before the story moved on to the next plot point. There was no build-up, no simmer, no tension just constant forward motion.
This is extremely predictable and rushed. If you’re looking for something light and never seen this storyline, you might still find it mildly entertaining.
But for me, the lack of originality, weak chemistry, and breakneck pacing made it feel more like a summary of a drama than an actual fully developed one.
Plot**
The story follows Maika, an employee at a hotel who has been dating her colleague Narimitsu for some time. One day, she witnesses him having an affair with another woman at work and she simply gets dumped.
In the middle of her heartbreak, the hotel’s new CEO, Shun, suddenly proposes that she become his fake girlfriend so she can get revenge on her ex. (I still don’t understand how that is supposed to work in real life, but okay.!) At the same time, Shun is trying to avoid an arranged marriage his family is pushing on him.
So yes ! fake relationship, revenge, rich CEO escaping family pressure. You already know exactly where this is going...
The biggest issue for me wasn’t just the predictability but it was the execution!
In my opinion, the male and female leads felt like they were acting in two completely different dramas. Their acting styles didn’t match, didn’t complement each other, and never really blended. Instead of building chemistry, it often felt awkward and disconnected. Sometimes I genuinely wondered if they had just met on the first day of filming. There was no natural flow between them, which is a problem when they’re supposed to be playing a couple.
And then there’s the pacing. I’ve watched plenty of dramas with 20-minute episodes that manage to develop relationships and emotions properly. But this one felt like it was running at 5x speed. Emotional beats barely landed before the story moved on to the next plot point. There was no build-up, no simmer, no tension just constant forward motion.
This is extremely predictable and rushed. If you’re looking for something light and never seen this storyline, you might still find it mildly entertaining.
But for me, the lack of originality, weak chemistry, and breakneck pacing made it feel more like a summary of a drama than an actual fully developed one.
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