Story- The first 3 episodes are in a school setting and this is where most of the forbidden student/teacher relationship takes place. Then by episode 4 the accident takes place and there’s already a time jump of 5 years. This is when the main male character is suppose to start rebuilding his life becoming a chef with the help of the main female character while slowly rekindling what they once had right? Nope! There was only like 2 or 3 eps where Kang Wook is in an actual restaurant training to be a chef. The rest of the series is just so repetitive with make ups/break ups, multiple awkward/filled with tension conversations/meetings between the 4 main characters, and your basically waiting till Yool Joo finds out that the accidental death is her fault and what will she do about it. The romance in this was really lame and the ending was anticlimactic but happy I guess. The only reason I was able to keep watching is because the episodes went at a good pace and kept me from being bored.
Acting/Characters- Starting with the best actor in the group, I would say Lee Sun Gyun did the best at portraying his character. He is a prosecutor who is all about doing the right thing but when it comes to Yool Joo he is conflicted but adamant about protecting his love/Yool Joo and throwing everything away for her.
When it comes to the female lead Kim Gyu Ri, all I can say is she could have done better. Her delivery was flat and she held back when it came to her emotional scenes. I didn’t believe her when she wanted to leave Tae Hyun again for Kang Wook or even when she was so adamant about turning herself in to erase Kang Wook’s criminal record. There just wasn’t enough passion.
This was my first time watching Kang Ta and for his first major acting role (he was an idol back then) he did a pretty good job. His eyes did all the work and when he was angry I believed him and when he showed his love for Yool Joo I believed him.
Music- I really liked the score and there was this one song they played over and over which I remembered even outside of watching the show.
Rewatch- I don’t have an interest in watching this again. Only good for a one-time watch.
Overall Loveholic is kind of disappointing but it’s still watchable. Just not something that will memorable.
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The story itself is angsty and a little too drawn out. The initial meeting when Kang Wook is a student meets and falls in love with his new teacher Joo Wol all that happens within the first four episodes I wish they had spent longer on developing this part of the story. Then the tragic event happens and Kang Wook ends up in prison, by ep 6 he is out and the story resumes from where they all are in their lives at that point, 5 years later.
Lee sun Gyun played his role as Prosecutor & second male lead well. I didn’t like the characters of Kang Woo’s two classmates who are obsessively in love with people who don’t return their feelings a familiar theme in Kdramas.
MUSIC: I loved the theme song it fit perfectly with the mood of this drama. There is a sad ballad played in the later episodes which I also liked. There is also a lullaby which Kang Wook sings in a an angry heart rending way when he is in prison (its in episode 5) I found this scene so moving and poignant.
Overall I think this is an underrated drama and I would recommend it to fans of angst-ridden, romantic melodramas. But it is drawn out & felt like there wasn’t “enough meat on the bones.” It could have been so much better if they had more story/dialogue to pad out the 16 episodes or alternatively if it had fewer episodes. Its still well worth a watch though.
A couple of my favourite moments were right at the end of the last episode they show their very first meeting captured in the photograph, linking back to the early episodes of the drama, so sweet. I also loved the way the episodes ended with the red string showing how their fates are intertwined.
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Female Teacher/Male Student Relationship
So this Show is something that is below average, but there are some things, which are not the story or acting, that will make you think or comprehend that it's an above average show. The Good thing is that the music is good, and the Opening theme is one of the best I've ever heard. Kang Ta's acting is good, but the actress was horrible. The role itself was bland, and no good acting only made it worse. All four characters were drunkard loveheads who'd love the other person without taking into account their flaws. The show was horrible after Episode 3, so give it a watch if you can handle angst, cringe, and determined loveholics. One proper communication, and the show would've ended at episode 5 at most.Was this review helpful to you?
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Ok so the only spoilers I'm gonna say are already in the description. First off great cast and great acting but that's the only good point in this show besides the music. So this drama started off soooo good like I really enjoyed the beginning so much. But as soon as he got out of prison each episode got worse and worse "sigh". Even though it's a melodrama I didn't even feel real emotions at anytime during this show and it's not the actors fault it's the writers. I feel no emotional attachment to any single character so it was like I was on the outside looking in the whole time instead of being immersed. I also fell asleep multiple times during this show it's way to predictable. The romance was perfect in the beginning but soon became pretty much air for the MC and the main girl, I honestly feel like the second male lead had more screen time then the MC which wouldn't be that bad if he was interesting but he just Wayyy to boring ???????. The only character I felt sorry for the whole movie is the MC childhood friend. Honestly this is one of the most unimpressionable dramas I have watched I just binged the whole thing and am already forgetting almost everything smh. Honestly I wouldn't waste your time with this. Was this review helpful to you?
A characterization catastrophe!
First thing first, great chemistry between ML and FL but.....WHAT NONSENSE DID I JUST WATCH!!?Characterization is an absolute mess here. Such annoying characters are rare to see literally. Let me start, one by one. The most annoying of them all, 2ML is an insecure obsessive possessive piece of shit loser who coerced the FL into marriage by hiding a major fact about ML. This shit should be beaten to a pulp at first sight but on the contrary he is getting apologies from everyone?! JUST WOW! Every other single supporting character surrounding FL, be it her mother or mother in law or who the fuck ever, should learn to mind their own goddamn business stat. I would have slapped each one these the first chance I got, hypocritical toxic nonsensical shits all of them. Coming to ML, he is an idiot and a massive one at that, learn to communicate more please.
The only two characters I actually liked were the FL and 2FL. FL was likeable and her decision making, though flawed, was actually due to coercion by others so we can't actually blame her. On the contrary, 2FL was the best part about this drama, such a supportive, devoted and helpful character. She remained a gem throughout and awesome performance by Yoon In Young.
Plot had potential, acting was good, OST okay...but with this bad characterization I can't give this a good rating at all. 3.5/10
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В общем и целом дораме удалось донести до нас некую безысходность происходящего. Несчастная любовь и правда сродни болезни, запретные чувства ни к чему хорошему не привели. И вроде бы как бы ХЭ, но много повыгорело у главных героев внутри, чтобы быть какими никакими, а счастливыми. Но с другой стороны - они горели ярко, у них были моменты абсолютного слияния души - может это и главное. Не мне судить. Привлекающая зрителей тема любви "учитель-ученик" не так уж и бросалась в глаза, была всего серий 4 и все равно смотрелась как история взрослых чувств, может быть потому что актеры все ж были зрелые. Главного героя играет какой-то там "попидол", причем смотрю, это его единственная роль,но к его чести - он справляется. Героиня, честно скажу, не понравилась, ни внешне ни так...
А если признаться - начала смотреть из -за актера, играющего прокурора - парня Гг, как я его зову "самый сексуальный голос корейского кино" - из-за Lee Seon Gyun, уж дюже он мне нравится.
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Uma Paixão que Desafia o Tempo e as Dificuldades
Loveholic é um dorama dramático e romântico que conta a história de amor conturbada entre Kang Wook, um jovem problemático, e Yoon Ho-jung, uma professora dedicada. A trama se complica quando Kang Wook se envolve em um crime e é injustamente condenado, separando o casal por muitos anos. Mesmo assim, o amor entre eles persiste, levando a encontros emocionais anos depois.Loveholic é uma narrativa cheia de reviravoltas e emoções intensas, com temas de redenção e sacrifício. A série explora o impacto do tempo e das circunstâncias sobre o amor, mostrando como os protagonistas enfrentam as dificuldades e tentam manter a conexão emocional, apesar das tragédias e dos mal-entendidos. As performances emocionantes dos atores elevam ainda mais a intensidade dramática da trama.
Para os fãs de romances trágicos e histórias de perseverança no amor, Loveholic oferece uma jornada comovente, marcada por momentos de dor, esperança e redenção.
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