Wild Romance (2012)

I watched this drama because it belonged to the top 5 of this season's dramas. I watched this drama without knowing that Lee Si Young was the lead actress. I was surprised that she looked "tomboyish" while she was all girly in the previous dramas of hers like Boys Over Flowers and Playful Kiss. I also didn't know that Lee Dong Wook was lead actor. His look in the poster is really surprising. He looked like a gangster (well, he's sort of a gangster in the drama). All I can I say is they portrayed their roles well.

What really surprised me was Lee Si Young's acting. She was really funny! Her actions and expressions are superb!

I also loved the love line between Director Kim and Eun Jae's best friend, Dong Ah. They're a funny couple.

What I didn't like was JESSICA! I don't hate Jessica, I just don't like her. Starting from SNSD, her looks disgust me. She tries to act cute when she's not. Going back to her acting, it was ok for a beginner. The way she looked in the drama is different from the way she looks when she's with her "groupmates," SNSD.

I ALSO LOVED EUN JAE'S FAMILY! The way they idolize the Blue Seagulls is just too funny!

One should watch this drama when he/she wants to laugh hard and literally ROFL! =)))

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*sigh* This drama...

I have really conflicted feelings. On one hand, it had AMAZING moments. This is defiantly my favorite roll of Dong Wook's. As my bestie pointed out to me, DW was just MADE for comedy and he fits riiight into his role of Park Moo Yul. Plus, Lee Si Young totally stole the show with her performance as Yoo Eun Jae, I adored her! Both leads had great chemistry, the side characters of Eun Jae's best friend and Moo Yul's manager were SO FUNNY and adorable, there were moments that induced side-splitting laughter from me and some interesting, unusual circumstances (such as the fact there is no "Guy 2" in this drama)!

And yet...something went horribly wrong somewhere. It was as if this show kind of forgot what it was supposed to be about. Since the beginning there was the whole "stalker" plot that had us wondering 'Who dun it?' for the first half of the series and it worked well until they revealed to us who the big baddie was and thus killed all the suspense. The show became all about the CHARACTERS figuring it all out while we had to suffer through watching them fumble around. It was almost...boring. And there was SO MUCH POTENTIAL WASTED! Oh, how I could just weep tears of frustration. So much could of happened that didn't happen and there was way too much time spent on things that were either uninteresting or unimportant. Plus, there was a seriously cheesy climax to the stalker plot.

I really wish there had been more development with the main relationship and less focus on the stalker-plot. It would of been so much better. Unless, of course, they had actually made it really suspenseful and exciting. Then that would of been awesome. But alas...

Oh well. I'll take what I can get I guess. The ending was very cute, at least. Had me giggling. But also left me wanting more. I'm not even sure if I would recommend this or not. It's a toss up between YEAH! and NO STAY FAR AWAY!

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I think it this drama is classified wrong. This is not as much a romantic comedy as it is more of a melodrama. I say that because the story actually revolves around a mystery about a stalker like through almost all of the episodes. I think that storyline kind of brought the series down a little bit, just because I feel like it dragged on way longer than it should have. For some reason the characters could not figure out who it was, if they would just have communicated with each other it would have gotten solved a lot faster. I feel like that storyline was just a waste and I could have done with just having the romantic comedy aspect, and really just following the growth of the main character's relationship. I like to watch the hate to love relationships and this was right up my alley and I think that is why I stuck with the drama and I completed watching all the episodes. So I would recommend this if you have patience LOL the main characters are really fun to watch together and they are such a cute couple and there chemistry is pretty funny and endearing.

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WILD ROMANCE ^^

for me this story was really great...
first i wonder who is the real stalker... and everytime i finished each part... i'm so eager to find who is it... the love story of Moo Yul and Eun Jae was funny... a strong girl who fell in love with a childish baseball player... and when the story gets tough... i can't help myself to stand still... (because i love it) the story end but i want more... if i can add something in the story... i think more cheezzy part... hehehe... (^_^) that's all thank you :) by the way i love the ("detective conan parts") and the love story of Kim Dong Ah and Kim Tae Han... ^^ LOVE IT

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At the beginning of the drama, the first few episodes were hard to get through. Maybe it was because the story hadn't taken off yet, but it took a lot of concentration to finish an episode, but the story finally started to take off. I had high hopes for this drama, and it seemed like it was heading in the right direction. There was enough of that awkward relationship going on between the two leads, as well as the suspenseful drama that has you sitting on the edge of your seat, but somewhere during the middle of the drama, it completely lost it's appeal. The main focus turned to one of the characters who isn't even a part of the main cast, and it seemed like that character took over the show. The relationship between the two leads practically stopped since all they talked about was that other character. There was hardly any romance in this drama except for the very last episode. The drama is great if you throw away all expectations of romance, and just focus on the mystery in the drama. It was a good drama, I just feel that the two leads didn't have enough screen time together. The acting was great, especially Lee Si Young. She did a great job, and really expanded her acting ability. I felt that the actors were the best part of this drama, and if there would have been different actors to play the characters, this drama wouldn't have been good. The music was great, it was a catchy song, but I don't think it went with the whole suspenseful mystery theme that took over the drama. It would be ok to rewatch if you really like more mystery sort of dramas, but for someone who likes to watch more romantic dramas, it wouldn't be worth rewatching.

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Would have rated higher except for a really disappointing scene

8.5/10 is my rating for this 2012 South Korean romantic comedy that has 16, 60 minute episodes.

It is hate at first site when Yoo Eun-jae (Lee Si-Young) first directly encounters the star professional baseball player Park Mu-Yeol (Lee Dong-wook). Dong-wook is the bad biy of baseball and known for playing a bit dirty. Eun-Jae is a die hard fan of Mu-yeol‘s rival team and is convinced Mu-yeol is responsible for cheating her favorite team out of a win. When words come to blows between Mu-Yeol and Eun-jae’s father, Eun-Jae deploys her Judo black belt skills to teach hot headed Dong-wook a lesson. Unfortunately the brawl was captured on video and to avoid scandal for both the company where Eun-Jae is a bodyguard as well as to protect Dong-wook’s professional career, Eun-Jae must agree to be Dong-wook’s bodyguard so the can attribute the incident to self defense practice. Hilarity ensues as they each try to get one up on the other. Time starts to show them they are more than just a match in temperament and sport enthusiasm. Can an anti-fan learn to love the object of her dislike?

Having seen Lee Dong-wook in Goblin, I was excited to see him in this different type of role. The mustache was a surprise but actually looked really good for the part of a baseball player. It is one ofthe more comedic dramas I have seen and I was giggling right along. Spoiler alert ** There is this part though where they get in a physical altercation and I cannot think of a way they will be able to make that okay. I am never ok with a man physically hurting a woman unless his life is in danger. After they get back into their amusing bicker and such but, for me, that part was disturbing and unnecessary. After that incident their relationship became very cute. They toward the end they both get in a fight and another guy in the friend circle beats her up. I was not ok with that either. It was like the producers were like she is a bodyguard so it is ok for the men in her life to hit her. I disagree. Never think it is ok. Around those two it was really cute and ended really well. The “robot” couple/side romance between her friend and the team manager/secretary was super cute as well. It ended really well. I would have rated it higher but for the two violent scenes mentioned. Still well worth the watch.

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Cute Romantic Comedy

This drama is one of the few dramas I actually rewatch when I want to see an unconventional pairing. Lee Dong Wook and the female lead had great chemistry throughout (even when bickering and hating each other) and their funny antics were actually funny. It wasn't cringy at all seeing him or her make goofy faces or act over the top. Acting of everyone was quite good actually and the stalker plot gave it a bit of umph that was needed to not make it too boring.

However, some of the other plots in the show (different situations that happened) were a bit too much and should've been investigated by the police. Not a weird roommate and his manager. Also, the romance for this couple bloomed way too late. She began liking him almost at the halfway mark but it didn't materialize to almost the last two episodes. Like What?? Why wait until it's almost over to begin the romance? Still a good show though.

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