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Boring with a mess of a script

This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.

No chemistry between the leads. Both not great actors. The script was terrible and didn't have any redeeming qualities. The rest of the stories wasn't better and the actors were there for the paycheck. The FL tried too hard to be cute and the ML isn't lead material. The whole love triangle if I can say it like this was a waste of time and felt toxic.

In short, move on, there's nothing to see here.

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Relatable office romcom clocks the modern reality of career and love

Another workplace romance K-drama, another day for trysts, stolen glances in elevators, slow-burn romance and colleagues losing their minds over the secret couple. And I must say that this trope is propaganda I will willingly fall for over and over again because it’s simply irresistible.

Most office romance shows are barely about work life itself. Office is merely a place where our two characters, who are also coworkers, meet, collaborate, brainstorm, share longing gazes, steal a kiss then clock out together. What makes See You at Work Tomorrow stand out, though, is it strikes a nice balance between workplace dating bliss and corporate life woes.

The story revolves around Cha Ji Yoon (Park Ji Hyun) famously known as the Clock Out Fairy. She goes in and out for work on the dot because she no longer finds her purpose in her job. Enter Kang Si Woo (Seo In Guk), a notorious manager known as the Three-No Man. He does not smile, nor apologize nor socialize due to his strong work ethics. A lagging project led to a fateful encounter between the Clock Out Fairy and Three No Man. Will their clash of ideas make them hate each other more or bring them closer together?

For starters, Ji Hyun is such a delight to watch. Her sharp yet soft facial features is a breath of fresh air in the K-drama scene where we mostly see the same faces for female leads. I’m proud of Ji Hyun’s rise to stardom and I had my eyes on her ever since I watched her in Yumi’s Cells.

Who would have thought she had a knack for comic timing and effortless charm? Her cheerful, lively demeanor made it easy for me to connect with her character. Ji Hyun accurately depicts the struggles of a 21st-century woman navigating a crumbling long-term relationship and a stagnant career while also being a couch potato just like the rest of us. It came easy for me to root for her journey in rebuilding her self-confidence and growing out of her old habits.

Seo In Guk here is the true definition of brooding, cynical, introverted and strict boss. His aura screams grim reaper and as Ji Hyun mentioned he always looks like there's a dark cloud above his head. Even if he scolds employees, I don’t think they mind because he’s hot and such an eye candy.

He embodies the meme “looks like they could kill you, would actually kill you”. Meanwhile, Ji Hyun looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually kill you. His cold personality and Ji Hyun’s bright image make them the perfect grumpy-sunshine pairing. Kudos to him, In Guk seamlessly switches between his work persona and out-of-office self. This goes to show how he draws a line between work and his personal life.

His backstory was dragged out to the end of the show to keep the viewers guessing. I get why the writers did this since his past is the ultimate mystery in the show and it is an undisclosed fact in the company. This is where his Three-No Man comes in handy because he has no one to talk to about his private life. He chooses to shut himself except for business matters.

I don’t know how In Guk does it. He has palpable chemistry with every female lead he works with. In an office romance like this, sparks and tension need to fly in the air, and he and Ji Hyun surely delivered them with flying colors.

We may not realize it, but work and dating have a lot in common. Ji Hyun stayed in a job and with a person she no longer loved, and in the process, she felt trapped and suffocated. This K-Drama explores our contradicting feelings about work. Ji Hyun represents us all getting stuck at a job we no longer love but still choosing to stay just for the comfort of it all. The same goes with dating. Ji Hyun is unknowingly binding herself to the wrong person. She’s always yapping and ranting about the shortcomings of her company and her partner but she still chose to stay because it has been a habit. A stable job is good but where’s the fun and thrill in that. Thankfully, Ji Hyun came to realize she is wasting her potential in a role that no longer challenges or excites her.

Just like any corporate employee, this series hit a slump. The first six episodes had me glued to the screen, but the following episodes didn’t do as much. The writers tried to squeeze in the story every possible office and dating drama. A lot is going on in the latter portion of the series, giving everyone in the cast a moment to shine. Sadly, I found myself not caring for any of these subplots. If only the writers picked a lane and chose to focus on Ji Hyun’s journey. It would have been more interesting for me to see Ji Hyun breaking through the glass ceiling than give a glimpse into her colleague’s lives or follow Si Woo sticking to his virtues and making career decisions. To be honest, it seems everything goes Si Woo’s way, making the story a little too convenient and idealistic at times. I wish the writers gave more emotional weight in the double standards and cultural biases at work than dwell on getting the scoop on Si Woo’s life.

Brimming with relatable themes from quiet quitting, tolerating toxic behaviors, and on top of all pining for your hot boss, See You at Work Tomorrow is a likeable watch with fleshed out characters rising up from their hurt and mistakes. This series keeps its storyline relatable, easy to follow and easy for viewers to fall in love with. The episode titles also hit close to home as they mimic our usual rants in the corporate world. While this K-drama certainly boiled the ocean trying to deep-dive in all kind of office drama, See You at Work Tomorrow will fill the void in your heart for an office romance. It will have you giggling over the slow-burn tension between two coworkers as well as its witty puns and satirical take on corporate life.

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Completely change day perspective on the amnesia trope

Can I just start by stating how good the leads looked together?!? THE CHEMISTRY WAS THERE
From start to finish I was laughing, crying, absolutely terrified at the edge of my seat too. The plot is too good, SO MANY PLOT TWISTS.
I always thought the amnesia trope was so cliche and cringey but it was all so really maturely handled like not overly dramatic which just made me love this drama sooo much. Also like just the entire thing was on fire. Absolutely wholesome, like the leads were acc so cute without being cringey. Like yeah they acted lovey lovey all the time and stuff but it just seemed so natural and it was just so cute.
The plot was handled in such a way that there wasn't any place in the drama where I felt cringed out or they urge to just skip past it, so very very well executed drama fs. Hats off to the entire team for this one! thank you so much for making his fantastic work!

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A mess of everything

This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.

I'll be honest, I hate the actor. Not the actor as a person of course but his acting skills, or rather his non acting skills. Every time I watch him I feel like life is a burden. Dead eyes, same expressions supposed to be deep and this one wasn't the exception I was hoping. Add to that the lack of chemistry or better say the lack of romance and the over the top tragedies and you have a mess of a drama.

I'd love to understand how the people who rated it as 10 feel, but unfortunately the only things I felt was boredom, irritation and lack of everything worth watching a drama.

The characters weren't compelling. Whether it was the FL, another actress without anything special to show, her character was terribly immature and annoying, or the ML, his character was frustrating and so fake. I don't know what other word to use since whatever he did felt fake to me.

This was my last attempt to watch anything with this actor. I won't waste more time. I have to accept that he's not my cup of tea. I find him terrible as an actor and unattractive as possible.

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Very unpredictable plot

Everything was going so well until the end T-T.
The plot was amazing, the chemistry and the whole story between the leads was progressing so well, so enjoyable, so many mysteries and amazing unpredictableplot twists but the ending. That is definitely not how DID works T-T, you can't just will it away, that was giving major saviour complex and every typical fl character. The misrepresentation of mental heath disorders was really really disappointing for me but I'm just gonna erase that ending from my mind. Because without that, everything else was acc really fun to watch.

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Shook me to my bones and made me happy af

Entire plot was just insane, every episode had me on the edge of my seat. It was all so unpredictable, it just kept me guessing all the way thoughout the drama. Th chemistry between the leads was just perfect. Everytime I was gonna cry, I'd get a glimpse of these two and literally be giddy. Anyway this drama was absolutely worth the watch.
Warning it is very gory tho, so you better not be squeamish. Overall, amazing drama, one of the best plots Ive watched all year.
The ending was kinda disappointing but like I don't know how else they could've ended that so it was okay.
I PROMISE THE DRAMA WILL NOT DISSAPPOINT THO SO DEFINITELY GO WATCH ITTTTT

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The FL and her mannerisms ruined it

This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on, anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.

I love the ML. I adore him to ne honest. I watched Moonlight and he was a delight. So I can't fathom how could he be that bland and bad here. What the heck did it happen? His character is nonsensical and he doesn't pull of the aloof behavior here when he did a fantastic job in Moonlight. I don't know what to say, I'm jut so disappointed since I thought the premise was fun and it could play right in his strengths.

The FL. I've seen a few of her dramas and oh my god, she gets more terrible with each one. Yes, it doesn't make sense since I didn't watch them in chronological order but I'm unlucky that way. I watched one in which she was okay and since then it's a descent in abyss. She tries so hard to be cute that is painful, and I love cute. Esther is the level of cuteness I adore and you can't make cuter than her. So yes, the script was bad, but this FL made it a thousand times worse.

No chemistry between the leads. He was great with Esther Yu in moonlight so why there was no chemistry at all here? A cast made in hell that ruined a fluffy rom com.

I won't waste time to say anything about the rest. It was bad. Period.

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The best drama out there for watching on a weekday night

Yk that feeling when you wanna watch a really good drama but you have work/school so you can't commit? yea this is the solution I promise you. There's like a different story every episode that ends in that episode but there's also a bigger story unfolding in the background it's just so perfect. Like every person involved in this project has just literally made a masterpiece fs. Also it like talks a lot about the hardships of teachers and students that we don't address in society, so spreads awareness too! Could there be a more perfect drama?
Also side note, if you are like me and mostly only watch dramas with romance, this drama doesn't majorly centred around it but I promise you what you get will be so gut wrenchingly good, you will not regret it

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WATCH. NOW.

This drama was an absolute roller coaster fs, the things this man saysssssssss
There are like honestly obvious loop holes in the plot but the portrayal of everything was just soo good that it overshadowed it and made me love this drama so much anyway. These two clearly have CHEMISTRY. So so so so glad I watched this. IT TOOK ME OUT OF A DRAMA SLUMP SO LIKE ONE HUNDRED PERVENT RECOMMEND IT.
I GOTTA TALK ABT THE MUSIC, Every damn song was heart wrenching!!!!!! A lot are in English as well so I enjoyed it too much. Sun burn completely melted my heart when I heard it. Anyway watching the leads in this drama was absolute cinema so like PLEASE GO WATCH IT LIKE RN, IT WILL NOT DISSAPPOINT!

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I need more..

My overall thought of this series was good! It left me wanting more of this series ;( The series have a bunch of thriller and slight horror elements that left me wanting to continue watching it till the end. I’ll miss Ling Ling and Lan Zhu sm! They are a very memorable character and they definitely have chemistry together!

I know that theres a lot of Virtual Reality sort of dramas but this series really touch on the emotions and psychological aspect of people. I know some dramas may have something similar but i think the execution for this drama was really well made!

I hope that the actors will have more works together whether its in another bromance drama or not I’ll watch it ?!!

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Foolish Superheroes to the Rescue

Three notoriously infamous residents of Haesong, Sappy Sap Kang Robin, Royal Nightmare Son Gyeongu and Lady Trainwreck Eun Chaeni found themselves afflicted with strange abilities after getting embroiled in Lady Trainwreck’s plan of fake kidnapping to extort her grandma for some travel money that turned into her accidental murder. Discovered by municipal officer Lee Eunjeong as Kang Robin and Son Gyeongu were trying to dispose of Eun Chaeni’s body in a landfill, they entered into a scuffle in a puddle of dark liquid that eventually brought a couple of police officers to their location. Just as the officers were taking statement from Lee, Eun Chaeni suddenly appeared very much alive and well. They parted ways but were drawn together again when they found themselves having superpowers. As the three were trying to figure out their powers, they decided to get under Lee’s wings, calling him master and asking him to teach them how to use their powers, when they found out that Lee has telekinesis ability. Little to their knowledge, Lee has a different priority that involves a cultish church that has been attracting considerable followers with their December 31 1999 apocalypse preach.

It took me quite several days to finish this cuz I was not able to keep up with the utter foolishness of the haphazard trio Kang, Son and Eun. Although each characters are unique and have quite distinct personalities of their own, i mean they’re very simple minded, monotonous, and somewhat innocent especially Kang and Eun, but they’re also extremely irritating as they keep tripping on their own feet as they try to figure out and control their abilities. Although I liked the innocently comical Kang Robin, I can’t say the same for the selfish Son and the shameless Eun. Their characters are extremely irritating and constantly get on my nerves, so much that I had to pause in between episodes to take a breather as I didnt want to drop the series. Although I did not quite like the two main characters Son and Eun, i had to commend the actors for making the characters look very much alive and convincing. Especially for Son’s actor Choi Daehoon whom I just saw in Agent Kim Reactivated, a total contrast from a badass no-nonsense ex agent to notoriously naggy, selfish and hopeless father and husband.

As for the villains, i had high hopes for Dr Ha cuz he looked quite unhingedly crazy, but honestly his unceremonious exit was too abrupt and somewhat anticlimax for me. As for the rest of his “children”, I failed to feel sorry for them despite their brains being totally haywired after the childhood trauma they endured, which made them ultimately fall victim to the classic Stockholm Syndrome. Worst part is none of them got to get proper closure, they became merely pawns right till the end.

I feel that the plot is totally messy and the characters’ foolishness too irritating for me to really enjoy the show. Hence why it took me 3 days to finish. Although I liked Park Eunbin, and very satisfied with the rest of the actors’ performance, I don’t really want to watch season 2 if they ever come up with it (i guess they might since the main villain survived albeit very much defeated). The characters are just too annoying for me to keep watching their antics all over again.

I really liked that little scene where FL teleported with ML and the gust of wind she left behind startled the cat though. That one was cute.

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Funny at first but slowly become annoying

I watch 4 episodes of this drama so far. first two episode was good. Funny very entertaining. But the more i saw the ML more i dislike him. He is completely loser annoying liar and too sensitive with his pride. I like the FL she is very brave with her choice. Getting pregnant before married is a big thing especially if you 're on countryside. But she chooses to come back to her hometown despite all the confrontation between two families and all the gossip among the villagers. I doubt that the ML really love the FL. And he is lying about his job; he goes backward on his own word when they began dating. He lies about many things. He didn't have the courage to fight for the FL or his child. I probably going to drop this series

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