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This is one of those dramas I can't properly digest. It was annoying, frustrating, made me roll my eyes 19838 times, made me CRY (like three times), made me feel bad for the characters and judge them at the same time... I honestly don't know how to rate this, so I decided to combine both my opinions: the objective one that KNOWS this show is bad, and the subjective one that made me watch this until the end.I'll start with my objective opinion on this show and list some of the reasons why I think this was pretty bad:
-Oh Ha Ni is a terrible female lead. I'm not one of those people who analyse every detail of a drama and always find some form of misrepresentation or something else to complain about. I recognise that every human is flawed and, therefore, I don't mind a flawed character. But Oh Ha Ni... I don't even know where to start! How could she like the coldest person in the world, that kept being mean to her, kept rejecting her and hurting her feelings, and not even notice Bong Joon Gu, who actually did something to show how much he loved her? That isn't love, that's obsession. And honestly, both Ha Ni and Joon Gu were in the wrong for pursuing someone who wasn't interested in them. However, Joon Gu is one of the flawed characters I don't mind because he had some redeeming characteristics, such as his determination and the fact that at the end he moved on from Ha Ni and followed his dream of being a chef (something he worked hard for). Ha Ni? What did she do the whole drama apart from following Seung Jo around and being nothing other than a desperate girl? She literally- literally- studied to become a nurse just because her boyfriend was studying to become a doctor. Who does that? Did the manga writer or the drama director think that was a proof of her love? To me that's just a proof of how empty and dumb her character is. I know the actress did her best with what she had but I think the acting wasn't that great either.
-The plot is ridiculous. To be fair, I can accept the house's destruction and them living temporarily at the friend's house. But when they moved out, they literally moved back in in less than one episode!!???? I liked Seung Jo's mother, to be honest, but when she insisted that Ha Ni came back to her house, I had to stop myself from throwing my laptop against a wall. Is it weird that it upset me so much? I don't mind ridiculous plots (it's fiction, right?). But when the plot is so bluntly used to create this unrealistic (and creepy) relationship between the characters, I can't accept it because to me that's just lazy. Wouldn't their relationship be able to progress if they didn't live in the same house? Many things upset me about the plot, actually haha. The sudden wedding? I laughed out loud at how ridiculous that was.
-Huh... character development? Who is she?
Ha Ni and Seung Jo's relationship after getting married was even worse than before. I was SO mad at Seung Jo most of the time, I can't even put my anger into words. When they were buying things for their- ridiculously spontaneous- wedding, he refused to help Ha Ni choose and was obviously uninterested and kept complaining. If my husband-to-be acted like that he would stay as a husband-to-be because I certainly wouldn't marry him! I felt bad for the girl for like two seconds and then got mad at her too for accepting that behaviour. At the beginning, I was so excited for Seung Jo's development because I have a thing for cold characters who change their... douchebagness when they recognise their feelings and actually try to improve and be a better person. I was hoping he would learn how to respect Ha Ni and behave like a boyfriend/husband, but that never happened. I liked the fact he tried to encourage Ha Ni to do her own thing- well, do SOMETHING. He scolded her when she got bad grades and said some things that I completely agreed with (he reminded me so much of my boyfriend, whose name is Baek Seung Jae LOL). I don't think he was being mean: he just confronted her with her own mistakes and, even though he didn't comfort her at the end with a hug or warmer words (which he should have), in that scene I could feel he was trying to make her wake up and do something with her life. But then he manipulated her by using their marriage registration! That's disgusting to me! He has so much potential- one of the scenes that made me cry was when he took the initiative to visit Ha Ni's mother when everyone forgot about it (how?????). He was so cool when he stood up for himself when his father confronted him about his future and then when he took over his family's business and saved it. But then... argh, it's soooo frustrating. This is wasted character development at its best (or worst lol).
There are many more things that annoyed me, but if I mentioned them all I'd be here all day. With all that said, did I hate this show? Surprisingly, I didn't. I was certainly unsatisfied and, if I'm being honest, I don't even know what I DID like. But I'm trying to think of this show as an oldie and judge it for what it is: a cheesy love story adapted from a manga. Maybe I'll change my rating later (to way worse or way better- it depends on how it digests!). But for now I'll settle at a 6.5!
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didn't like it much
I was absolutely disappointed by the way the female lead was written, as if she had been written by a 12 year old. She had major self esteem issues & her character development only got worse. I hate it when they portray the female lead as someone stupid and gets carried away by the male lead. I felt so agitated when the male lead played with her heart. She definitely deserves someone better, someone who values her. I felt second hand embarrassment throughout the drama and pitied her so bad.Was this review helpful to you?
As long as you are awere its bad its actually fun to watch
The sky is mostly gray, the lighing is bad, the hair styles are auful, the acting is mostly bad and the caracters are lacking in depth and backsyory. They also run around doing awkward things.The male lead is a total psykopath, with 0 EQ but 200 IQ, he is really mean all thrue the drama. The female lead is overwellmingly stupid, persistent and kind. I think the only really loveable caracters are the mom and little brother and his friend.
All this considered I did enjoy this drama. The plot reminds me a bit of a love so beautiful and put your head on my shoulder. The family is sweet and supprotive and this is an easy watch between heavy dramas. And a lessonin what type of relationships you should avoid.
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it’s a no from me
imo you shouldn’t waste your time with this one. it wasn’t so bad back in the days i got into kdramas so i wanted to rewatch it just for the memories and it was NOT good. people like to say this drama is fluffy and sweet but honestly? the male lead is such an asshole i wanted to punch him in the face everytime he appeared on the screenit was actually painful watching my pookie Oh Ha Ni just blindly following around the male lead even tho he humiliated her multiple times
loved the acting tho so i gave starts for that
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character is awful and would have benefitted from a stonger female lead.
Otherwise the lead female character is a terrible role model for young women. Her sole goal in life is to follow her crush around mindlessly. So annoying to watch 16 episodes of this. How can someone be this dumb and without any self goals in lifeI really felt bad for the cook guy who was in love with her.
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About the acting aspect, Kim Hyun Joong is not the best actor out there but his role in this drama make him believable unlike his former role in BOF. The role fits his character. As for the rest.. All I can say they did a wonderful job! I think many of this drama viewers did not like the way Hana stalks/love Baek like she doesn't have a life at all but if you follow the manga, she's really like that!
Overall, it's a must watch to people who likes watching young romance.
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This drama never bore me to death from the very beginning. Although it did get me irritated because of how Oh Ha Ni followed Baek Seung Jo around. She seemed like a stalker and it got me really irritated but I never stopped watching. As I continued to watch the drama it made me realize that Oh Ha Ni was a much better and stronger person than how she was in the beginning. You can tell that as the drama goes on, the characters change in their own way. Baek Seung Jo who was always cruel and criticized stupid people became more caring and learned to love Ha Ni. Ha Ni who was immature and childish turns into a hardworking and strong person. Even though she was often hurt because of Baek Seung Jo, she would always put on a happy face. She kinda inspired me in a way. In the end *****SPOILER ALERT***** she got into college, got into nursing school, and even got her man. It just shows that working hard pays off. I really loved this drama and it was super duper cute! Best version and one of the best dramas ever! PLAYFUL KISS FIGHTING <3333
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