This show works without bitchy or fake second leads, without a super mean villian. Nobody was the really bad guy, everyone had their reason to act how they did.
All characters grow as the story evolves. Not just the mean leads.
Yes, the female lead was annoying a few times but she was also strong. And the male lead was really cute and loveable.
This drama is nothing outstanding but if you are into rom-com´s with a lot of loveable and funny characters you should give it a try. I would recommend it for a rainy, boring weekend to pas the time nd put a smile in your face :)
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Show feels different
When I completed the show it seemed obvious that the show took a different turn/s along the way from where they originally intended. Turns out somewhere after episode 4 they rewrote some things and changed certain things, mainly that they didn't like how the FL was.This is upsetting because it obviously the ML and FL were both going to develop into different characters like any drama has in character development, but I guess people wanted changes soon.
Overall, I enjoyed the show but upon hearing how they made changes because of fan's voices, it left a sour taste in my mouth. Yes, I know this happens all too much but the tone was just off and different, aside from the story changes. This felt unfinished or maybe rushed. Can't really explain it.
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A drama I continued watching even after days of not watching an episode
I think I enjoyed this drama so much because it left me wanting more. If your someone like me who tends to binge watch a series for 1-2 days but when you get to the last few episode you drop it, this drama is for you. Even with dramas I like, for some reason if I don’t binge watch it all I have trouble with finishing the series. I started watching this series during my last week two weeks of school and so didn’t have the opportunity to binge watch it. However, even thou this drama took me about 3 weeks to finish that was only because I didn’t have time to watch it and the fact that I consistently watched a show for 3 weeks really amazed me.This drama was so much more than just a love story but it was one of pain, regret, healing and more. The character development was evident and well paced and the actors really put a lot of emotion into their roles. This wasn’t one of those romances that frustrates you because both people like each other but won’t admit it or there’s some misunderstanding that make you mad. While there are misunderstandings in this story, they aren’t ones that will make you unsatisfied with the story but rather hopeful as to how they will solve the situation.
I tried to look for a really good romance to watch for days and not only went through countless lists and recommendations, but I also started a few and only stuck with this one. I’m someone who tends to like my romance dramas mainly focus on the romance and I’m not saying this drama didn’t have a lot of romance but the parts that were not relationship based also had me very entertained.
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My re-watch value doesn't mean anything about the drama itself, I almost never rate my re-watch values more than a 5.0 unless I rate a drama 10/10.
Enjoy Introverted Boss :)
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Confusing
I have mixed feelings about this show. The story is one big mess and character motivations and actians dont make a lot of sense. When i finished it i looked at reviews cause i was curious and i found out the script was rewritten after first few episode so that explains my confusion. The thing is with this show is that characters act just unnaturaly they say weird stuff and everything just feels soooo fabricated. It drove me crazy i actually had hard time to keep watching. What kept me watching was i think actually FL. Most peolle say she was annoying and nosy but i find it cute and refreshing. What i was not finding cute was ML introvertness. Its ok to show how and outline how shy he is but dragging the show first six whole episodes where in every single one of them they are showing in your face how much he is introvert i was literaly screaming "take off the fucking hoodie you idiot" my main complaint is that there is so much scene that could have been soooo good and funny but screenwriterd just usually killed it by shoving in your face how your beloved ML is shy... snore. And im not even talking about the big plot and resolution with older sister that was actually literaly the stupidest and dumbest shit i have ever seen in any korean drama.In the end it got better but still... this show just feels weird. The cast was great actors had chemistry but the writing was so soo bad
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I feel like this review sounded mean. This show is actually not that bad like i made it sound but more like only the story is just bad. There are some substories and scenes which were actually great and i once i burst out laughing which doesnt happen a lot. If the screenwriters showed us little bit less ML being yet again silent and if they just never came up with that old sisters story this show would be actually pretty good. Its the thing that the main plot stupidness just overshadows everything else so you overlook some very good scenes and themes.
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One of the things I like about this drama is the portrayal of mental health in Korean media. I haven't seen kdrama in years, so I'm not sure about how much it has progressed but I am glad that at least this drama gives mental health an avenue for discussion instead of it being taboo in traditional Korean culture. Unfortunately, the thing I did not like about that was how comical it was, and how it pretty much merged social anxiety and introversion in one? When those two are different? Anyway, what's important is that its opened that topic up, but I hope that even if this is a romantic comedy, people would take that aspect of it seriously. Another thing also brought up here was a trans character, and their acceptance. It was a small part of the whole thing but, still I appreciate that so much.
Overall, despite a rocky start, it was still quite enjoyable. I loved the chemistry between Yeon Woo Jin and Park Hye Soo! They are such a cute couple here, and the height difference.. I live for it. The rest of the cast seemed to have fun too, and that's what I like about romcoms like these... It's that very fluffy feeling you get when you can see everyone having fun. I really liked the soundtrack as it was well incorporated into the scenes and the songs were catchy, I admit they kept me in the mood to see this even if there were some parts that were just "meh" to me. The "meh" parts are actually why I gave this drama a low rewatch value, as there were a lot of points that got predictable to me. I was also very annoyed with Chae Ro Woon at the start, but it was nice to see her grow throughout the series. Yeon Woo Jin was very very cute here, I can make a whole separate review just about him but I am wrapping up already so yeah HAHAHA
Despite the points I mentioned above, it's still a fun watch if you'd like something light, though there are some quite triggering parts when it covers the mental health issues. I'd compare this drama to probably, tiramisu. Tiramisu looks like a sweet dessert cake, but the coffee is there with a bitter taste. Even so, the bitter coffee taste compliments the sweetness, and the layers of the tiramisu would apply to the layers of Chae Ji Hye's story and what it has to do with the characters around her.
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This review may contain spoilers
When I was first getting into dramas back in 2018, I had this one on my list when I first saw a clip of the the 3 mains together, intoxicated in a single bed, one cuddling Ro Won, while the other, I assumed was the main male lead, staring deeply into her eyes, and caressing her face. I was like...I really want to know what is happening in this scene, but never was able to find it, until 2020, when they decided to add it to Netflix. I dropped everything to binge watch it, and it was A LOT different than I thought it was going to be able. It was a good combination, back and forth between a very silly stereotypical drama, but then they would have serious scenes at dealt with suicide, self harm, and fears. It was nice to have that comic relief, but at the same time, it confused me. For example, the plot. About a year ago, my roommate had watched this drama on a sketchy site, and when I started watching this drama last week, she told me that there were so man twists and turns that she never saw coming. And I agree with her, there were a lot of twists, but I felt like the writer/director was VERY obvious about what was going to play out. It took until episode 5 for me to understand what was happening - episode 5 was the "flashback" episode, that told is what had happened to Ro Won's sister before her death. But even in that hour flashback, I was still getting confused based on how Ro Won's sister acted about everyone. It got to a point where I was like...ok...I mean yes, that makes sense...but it doesn't, but for the sake of wanting to understand the story at this moment, yeah sure. Let's go with that. Maybe I am just over analyzing everything. But when it came down to all the twists at the end, I was happy that I wasn't insane and overthought everything.
As for the characters, I loved Eun Hwan Ki, and the actor who played him. It was awesome seeing someone who struggled with social anxiety in a main role. I believe it was a symptom of being an introvert, but magnified because of believing it was his fault for his secretary's suicide. I identified so much whenever he would over think in the simplest of situations, and thinking about the possible outcomes, and once you decide on the lesser of the evils, you think about how everything could go wrong, and then you end up doing something completely different and wrong in that situation. That was one of the things I didn't like about the drama, but also did - Eun built up is relationships with everyone one by one, slowly...so we didn't really see anyone standing up for him or helping him until the second half of the drama. And even then, maybe middle second half of the drama. It hurt my heart seeing how closed minded people were being and assuming the worst, but I guess that is a drama cliche. It just hurt how long it lasted. Like yes, if people thought of me like that, I would hide myself from the world too. But when he finally came out, he was the cutest, dorkiest character ever, and I loved him with all my heart. Well until the ending where he was so used to internalizing everything and blew up. And it sucks, but oh, I can identify with that too. It is hard when you want to be with someone or hangout with someone who is completely different from you in the way you act and speak. But it is interesting with a character like Chae Ro Won, who did an amazing job in her role btw, who I had a love ate relationship with. They definitely played her as a young bubbly extrovert who, when it mattered, was an MVP support system for Eun and his team, but in normal everyday situations, was airheaded and really didn't think about what others thought. I cannot atest to her actions as I am not an extrovert by any means, but I did see a lot of similarities between her and my roommate who oozes extrovertness. Yes...that is a new word now. But maybe that is an introverted person's view of extroverted people. Who knows. I just had a love hate relationship with her because her character went from close minded to caring for him and helping him and taking the time to understand him to then again being closed minded because hey we are in love. Other than that, the actress did an amazing job, and it seemed like she was super natural in her role.
As for the other characters, I liked them, but I was indifferent, except for the characters who played a part in Ro Won's sister's suicide or thought they did. They were "traumatized" that it took them 3 years and a lot of pushing for them to realize, hey...maybe I'm putting the blame on the wrong person and maybe we should talk about it so my relationships with myself and other people can be healthy? It made me want to dislike a lot of characters, but I guess at the end, they redeemed themselves. And with that, I didn't care for a lot of side relationships.
Overall, I think an 8.5 is fair. I enjoyed it, but it also hurt my heart to see Eun misunderstood. But in the end, he did the best he could in order to protect everyone else, even if he had to be the one who went down. I think I couldn't give it anything higher because the time jumps and present time with flashbacks weren't super obvious and I got confused a few times. Also, it was nice to see them have "regular" problems after everything settled, but at the same time, I feel like there was a little bit too much weight that went into these problems vs Eun being apart of the reason her sister killed herself. Like you jumped back super quick and forgave him because you knew he was a great guy, but screw him because he didn't write me a chirstmas card. Like...what? The gravity of these situations are equal and you can talk about this without exploding. It was a turnoff as I thought they would be the most mature couple out of everyone, yet that was not he case.
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I tried so hard and dropped it for months in between each episodes for the 5 first episodes.
Cause the female lead IS SO ANNOYING. And also cause at the beginning the male lead is a total caricature, and the story is blend and the acting is not catchy and it’s a office romance which I hate...
BUT, I gave it a last try a year later , I passed the episode 5 bar and it got way better because suddenly, the story focus on the psychology of the characters in a much complex and subtle way.
Yeon Woo Jin did an amazing job in his role, keeping the deep emotional side and the comic of his caricatural character in balance.
He saved the drama. Despite his love interest being annoying until the end.
So I would recommend it only for his performance and for the fact that this drama was able to get me til its end a year after I dropped it.
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Well first of all, I didn't think that the story would be filled with a dark and mysterious theme behind the main plot. The start of the drama was a bit rough, but the story picked itself back up after a couple of episodes. The story was very unique, actually and quite enjoyable to say the least. If the directors manages to combine several completely different genres of drama and make it easy-to-watch, then personally, I consider the series worth my time. However, what I found a bit disturbing was how quickly some of the characters recovered from the shock of the events in the past. That's the part where I thought it's unrealistic.
Now, what I really LOVED were the characters. The main actors - I've been familiar of them in some of the other dramas. Their roles in Introverted Boss completely blew me away! One of the reasons why I started watching this drama was the actress Park Hye Soo. Her character in the drama Age of Youth was one of my favorites! She's so talented and precious, but I didn't enjoy her character in this drama. I guess she was just so annoying and talkative, but that's just her portrayal and once again, it shows how actors can easily switch roles from a timid person to a hyperactive human. Yeon Woo Jin, on the other hand, completely mesmerized me with his performance. The only character that I had in mind when thinking about this actor was this rich, stubborn plastic surgeon from Marriage, Not Dating. Hwan Ki, the male lead in this drama, was a shy cutie patootie! I could relate to his character so much and he was definitely the highlight of this drama! Not to forget Yoon Park as well - a recently discovered actor on my list, but super talented and diverse.
One thing that I've noticed in the drama was that songs were constantly being played like every 2 minutes, especially towards the end. I get it and admit it - the OST is beautiful, worth the listen, but sometimes it gets really annoying.
So, if you're a fan of office romance dramas, this is a unique one to watch. It's not perfect, but I think it teaches you a thing or too just like any other great drama.
Don't hesitate to watch this if you have plenty of time on your hands.
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- how the second lead got closure. LOVED IT!
- the pace of the love story was so damn realistically comfortable
- loved how much space was given to each character's mindset. Specially the main 4.
- the chemistry was so good, BUT when it was comedy, it was ONLY comedy and when it was romance, it was suddenly so HOT!! lol
- the plot was original (to me) and executed and balanced well within the mystery limit and back to normal limit of the viewers.
- TvN has an amazing fashion sense..idk if it's the dramas or the channel, somehow the shows on this channel have a really sauve and classy yet quirky look to them!
- all the Another Miss Oh FEELS OMGG!!
- Amazing OST. I've already downloaded like 5 songs from it!!
Yes, it takes a while to get into it.. and somehow binge watch didn't quite click with this one,, rather I watched couple epsiodes a day (which I RARELY do) but as a whole, it worked for me.
Honestly, I could connect with the pacing and the little things a lot.
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Frustratingly tolerable
Plot: An introverted CEO fell in love with his former secretary’s younger sister and the story revolves around her family intertwined with his. There’s a so-called ‘twist’ by the end but nothing surprising. I tried not to judge too much as every individual has his or her own reasons for what he or she can/can’t take in life. Sometimes, what we can tolerate is not the same to everyone. If you start with that thought, then maybe, you’ll feel lighter when finding out the real reason of his former secretary.Acting: Honestly, I struggled very much with the initial 6 episodes because the messy misunderstanding and ridiculous hiding face were the moments you just couldn’t help but ‘facepalm’. Anyway, thanks to their acting and my curiosity on how they will end up made me continue to watch the rest of the episodes. Luckily, it got tolerable and watchable at times. Everyone’s acting were great and convincing.
Music: The osts are pretty cute and catchy.
Rewatch Value: I personally won’t be rewatching the whole drama but I definitely rewatched every kissing scene of Yeon Woo Jin and Park Hye Soo because their chemistry is just fire. They have this unexplainable yet intense chemistry when they are together.
Overall: 7 stars for the acting and chemistry. I love the friendship of the two male leads(YWJ & YP) , the wonderful sibling love of Hwan Gi(YWJ) and Yi Soo(GSY) and the girls(PYS & JHJ) love-hate relationship/banter with each other. Despite the frustrating first few episodes and dull ‘twist’, I still ended up enjoying the whole series. After thinking about my ‘introverted’ friends and by putting myself in their shoes, the way they portrayed or how misunderstanding can happen is actually believable, however, they dragged it on which can be pretty frustrating to viewers. Therefore, I think long patience is really needed for you to watch and enjoy this drama.
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