Love Alarm Season 2 (2021)

Beautiful Drama... watch it properly and then Judge.. Dont look into biased opinions....

This comment is For these who Didn't watched the drama yet and wish to do so.... I 10000% recommend to go for it... Dont bother looking at the reviews.. Beacuse most of these will be biased and some of them are from certain love team who only focused on their anticipated ship didnt even bother watching or understand the massage drama has to deliver.... So Go watch it all and watch it properly... And if dont set baised mindset i can guarantee, You'll not be disappointed... This is one of the most Heart whelming, mature and realistic Kdrama u'll ever see.. That broke all the Kdrama stereotypes and delivered a whole package of relationship and life lesson..❤️❤️

Watch the drama and judge by ur own intellect.....and plzz support the Actors and production team for their hard work....

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LOVE ALARM 2

Well, I see that a lot of people in the comments are disappointed, but i don't know why. Like of course, first season was something else, but that doesn't mean this is bad. I want to write a quite positive review.

About story, as I said you can't expect the unexpected. Im pretty sure that most of us knew Jojo won't end up with Sun Oh. It was quite obvious even from the trailer I would say. Maybe that's one of the reasons why people are hating on this. I mean Song Kang is my favorite actor and I wanted happy ending for him too (he got one in some way at least), mainly cuz it wasn't fair what Jojo did to him in my opinion. I was sad from watching him being sad and broken. But in the first season it was Hye who suffered, so I think he deserved to be happy too. And in the end, he never stop fighting for Jojo, even though she didn't like him back. So honestly, I didn't know who to ship with her. Personally, I shipped Sun Oh with Hye together much more from the start than with her, haha. It's sad what one girl did with their good friendship, but that happens. Life happens. It's not always just pink and cute. Bad things happens, people are breaking up, hearts are broken, friendships fall apart and people become estranged. I have to admit that second season had darker vibe than first one, but I kinda liked it. It seems to be more real than happy ends happily ever after. Anyway the story was not bad, everything was explained in some way I guess.

Acting was great, everyone played their role. Song Kang is amazing actor and we could all feel his pain and we felt sorry for him. I just wish him smile more. Hye is exactly the sweet type of guy, patient and romantic that every girl wants. Jojo I don't know about her, I honestly liked her more in the first season, but still she's playing the girl who is trying to break free from her past and find herself and love good.

We can all agree that Love Alarm have beautiful OST and music vibe. It fits the theme.

CONCLUSION: Don't expect miracles and be real, then you shouldn't be disappointed. I enjoyed it and watched all in one day. It was nice and I was moved, especially with the last episode. But if you are expecting just sweet romance here and Sun Oh's happy end with Jojo, you will be mad probably.

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The ending of Love Alarm Season 2 does make sense :)

I honestly don't write reviews on dramas and this is my first time writing, but I have to stand up for Hyeyeong. No matter what others say, I will stick with what I believe.

I am rooting for Hyeyeong right from the very start of this drama even most of the viewers were rooting for Sunoh. I agree that Sunoh and Jojo had a great chemistry but in terms of rooting the one for Jojo, I am for Hyeyeong. From what I have noticed, some people are just rooting for Sunoh because his character was played by Song Kang. But if you have watched both season, I know you will understand that Sunoh did nothing for Jojo and Hyeyeong is the one who deserves to be with Jojo.

It was Hyeyeong who first liked Jojo. Sunoh knew about what Hyeyeong feels towards Jojo and he is the first one to know but look at what he just did? He kissed Jojo. He kissed Jojo not because he is inlove, but because of curiousity. I honestly felt so bad for Hyeyeong at that time. I mean, how can Sunoh do that? Hyeyeong is his bestfriend but he kissed the girl his bestfriend likes.

So, fast forward. When Sunoh and Jojo oficially got into a relationship, Hyeyeong didn't try to come between them even once nor confess his feelings to Jojo until their break up.

In Season 1, we saw Sunoh and Jojo's love story but Season 2 is a new start. I am glad that there is no 2nd Lead Syndrome in this drama and Hyeyeong got what he deserves.

That's all I've got to say. PLEASE focus on the drama's story, not on the chemistry between the actors. Try to deepen your perspective and you will understand that the ending of Love Alarm Season 2 does make sense.

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Worst storyline and character development ever!!!

Where to begin!!! I got past season 1 of this horrid series. This series should have never come on air for any reason whatsoever. This is the first time i have hated an entire cast of a series. Let's begin with the Kim Jojo our FL, a victim with a victim mentality that the writers never thought to grow her character, very flat no development whatsoever,no direction. Every thing about her character irks me nothing intrigues. Then there is Hye young, i mean i knew from the end of the first season that they would make him and JoJo the endgame but the progression to that was just flat. It was as if they just forced to individuals with prior basis together. Their pairing is the worst i have seen in years in drama industry!!! To be very honest i would have preferred her ending up with Sun-oh, together this pairing had more life to them and had the potential of being a stellar couple( forget his jerkish behaviours for a minute) yes i was actually rooting for him. He made moves even if they were borne from childish tendencies and a balance of pain and the need to escape his lack of loving home and where he found happiness. The writers trying to give him a so-called happy ending with yujoo was just downright horrible!!!
I mean come on!!!! This pair is so useless. They just ruined the entire script. I kept trying to get to the end of this horrid eyesore but i just couldn't, i had to stop just before the last episode because i saw no reason to continue watching this disaster!!
Do i recommend this horrid drama to anyone hell no!!! The only reason i even rated it a 5.0 is because of some of the supporting characters like sun oh's mom, gul-mi ( a character that actually developed) and sun-oh's portrayal of a rich broken boy who just wanted to fins happiness.

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It was nowhere near as bad as people made it sound

Unpopular opinion here: I enjoyed Love Alarm 2. I rarely do reviews for popular shows but I see no reviews expressing the same opinions as me. Before I started watching the second season I already knew who the endgame was because of countless spoilers on the internet, but I still wanted to experience the story for myself. And, boy, am I glad I did! Despite everyone saying that they didn't like the show, I binged it as fast as possible because I found it so interesting.

Storywise, I thought the continuation was brilliant. I don't understand why people disliked it so much. I got a little confused at first because it kind of just skipped what happened at the end of season one. But I was so invested in the story from the very second I started. Even though I rooted for the other couple, I did not mind this at all and ended up falling for them anyway.

This is where it might get hard to express my opinions without spoiling the ending, but I will seriously try my best not to ruin the endgame. A lot of people are angry at Jojo this season. A lot of the time, I found it unnecessary. People were mad at her for starting a relationship with Hye-yeong at the beginning of the show instead of with Sun-oh. Of course, Sun-oh went through difficult times, which also made me as a viewer sympathize a lot with him. And of course, he deserves happiness. But he was quite selfish; he didn't care about Jojo's or Hye-yeong's feelings at certain moments, all he wanted was Jojo for himself. However, I understand what emotions can do to a person. Sun-oh and Jojo loved each other very dearly in high school, but Sun-oh was hanging on too much to how they used to be. Of course, Jojo definitely should've been more honest with Sun-oh, but most people who disliked the show blame her for being honest with her feelings about the two male leads. Was she supposed to lie to herself to make someone else happy?

Overall I liked the show. It was enjoyable and the plot was great. Don't let too many negative reviews shield you from watching. If you saw season one and enjoyed it, of course, you should watch season 2.

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Hit the snooze button on this Love Alarm!

I did watch this all in one day. So maybe that's why I found the story and Kim JoJo's behavior to be so annoying.

I know that she was a college student, but omg she spent all her time thinking about boys and love alarm. I felt like she was just really stringing along Hye-Young and he definitely deserved someone who could definitely say "I LOVE YOU, HYE-YOUNG and I don't need an app for that!" With her Love Alarm shield enabled it completely crippled her ability to think on her own or feel her own emotions. And the way she would second guess herself when she was around Sun Oh was just horrible, in my opinion. I felt really bad for him!

I felt really bad for both of the guys in this show. I just wanted the two of them to ring each others love alarms and be best friends again and ditch Kim Jojo.

She thought so hard about her love alarm and needing it to ring. And then when she used that sword to ring it, I was even more annoyed. I felt like it was lying. Why not just delete the app entirely from her phone and tell Hye Young she loved him, you know? Why use the app to do it. He is the kind of guy who would appreciate that more than her app ringing. I mean his fascintiaton with retro electronics pointed towards him being more old school, right? Also odd that he loved to repair old things and then he still had to ring Kim Jojo's alarm so many times and was tickled when he found out the app said she would love him. What a strange personality.

I felt super sad for Sun Oh. His character just sulked and wallowed in his heart break. He never smiled. And then at the end, when he showed up at that girlfriends apt and said he would basically hang out and force his love alarm to ring for her was super pathetic in my opinion. I wish his character had a better ending than that.

I think I would have enjoyed this series a lot more if the three main characters deleted the app and remained friends. And that they all felt it was necessary to love themselves first. They were so young and should just live life, travel, enjoy new things and meet new people and follow their passions for themselves and not someone else. Learning to live without having to have a boyfriend or girlfriend is possible and actually healthy!

I did enjoy when Kim Jojo went on her marathon run. The scene where she ran to her childhood self had me in tears. I was like "Yes! Love yourself, girl!" and I knew Hye Young would be there and I wish he would have just said "Hey, let's take a break while you sort through your baggage! You do you! Call me in a few years and we'll see if it was meant to be" .

The part with Duk-Gu was confusing. Was he being kept in a coma while his older brother watched him on a camera? Did he escape from being held hostage? What the heck?! It made no sense.

The only slight growth IMO was her cousin, Gul-Mi. I felt that her character went from being this self-absorbed phony to actually realizing the sacrifices others have made for her. So I liked that she started working in her mother's convenience store and gave her mom a break. And how she wanted her mom to do things like join a hiking group with people her age. And when she shielded Kim Jojo from reporters phone calls. Just small things where it showed she was growing as a person and thinking more about other's feelings than her own.

I felt like Duk-Gu gave her that challenge to get hearts on her own in order for her to realize that her actions affect people's feelings. And treating people with kindness come back to you in a positive way.

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Amazing acting from cast, but concept, writing and storytelling was so-so

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Watched this drama because I loved Kim So Hyun in RWTMR and Song Kang in Navillera. As for this drama, great acting from the entire cast, but I must say the writing and directing were poorly executed, it was all over the place. What a waste of all the actors' talent here because of the bad script.

I found it so difficult to like Jojo's character, she was so immature and selfish, she literally broke SunHo. I get that she's protecting herself and perhaps even Sun Oh from getting hurt, but her actions and bad decisions were far more damaging for both of them and for HY too. She should've at least given Sun Oh a proper explanation for dumping him just like that, he doesn't deserve that kind of treatment from Jojo, no matter how exhausted and overwhelmed she may have been. Although the relationship may have started on a wrong foot, it doesn't change the fact that he was good to her and he loved her dearly. Four years have passed and you would expect that she has matured a bit, but her actions are still very immature. Not once did she even consider that getting into a relationship with HY would destroy the life long friendship those 2 guys shared. She owes Sun Oh the answers he needed, so he too can move on and have the closure he deserves, that is what he has been asking all along so he can understand and not be left in the dark for far too long about what happened to their relationhip, why can't she give that to him? She threw him away like garbage and later hooked up with his bestfriend, who wouldn't feel hurt and betrayed in a situation like that? It was so mean amd unfair of Jojo to deprive Sun Oh the answers he seeks, she also kept leading him on, she could have pushed him away when Sun Oh kissed her, she was giving him mixed signals, confusing Sun Oh even more. I honestly don't buy that there is no love left in her heart for Sun Oh or that she loves HY more than Sun Oh, her eyes and her actions say otherwise.

Why couldn't she be honest with herself (or to anyone) about what she truly feels? While I understand that she was traumatized as a child, that is not an excuse to go on breaking other people's hearts with intent. I couldn't stand how she kept so many secrets, so many lies, she dragged everyone into her misery. Her insecurities and dishonesty have hurt so many people along the process. If only she was true to herself, told the truth to Sun Oh, then it would have freed her. She didn't even give him a fighting chance, my heart broke into a million pieces at that scene from their graduation where she just walked past him and he cried silently, how can she be so cold and heartless? Also at the scene when Sun Oh asked her in the car "What about me?" Why can you not try with me?", that constant loop of Sun Oh's search for answers and Jojo not giving him one was just too painful to watch. It was so unfair and it made me so sad and mad. Their flashback at their last conversation (walking hand in hand in the garden) was so heartbreaking to watch again. Even then, during that talk, things were not cleared up. Sun Oh discovered the answers to his questions only from her drawings, not from Jojo directly. Although I have to give props to whoever chose the background music for that scene, it was perfect, the lyrics of that song "In My Little Mind" were the very words that needed to be said exactly at that moment, these lyrics were so powerful: "Maybe we could be a little bit more honest oh, with me with you, with us. Maybe we could go our ways and let it go... Woo uuh uuh. I know that you have given your all, just stayin' beside me, Woo uuh uuh. And this is all I'm thinking, my thoughts are broken inside my little mind".

I have nothing against HY, he's a great guy, I can accept their endgame as I can see that Jojo probably found HY to be a safe, quiet haven for her. Nevertheless, how can Jojo not be bothered at how tormented Sun Oh was, it took her so long to tie the loose ends, so many tears had to be shed before that chapter can be closed. What she did to Sun Oh just doesn't sit well with me.

I find that both guys do not deserve Jojo at all, they both deserve someone better. Glad that Sun Oh decided to go back to YJ, the girl who has been paiently understanding and waiting for him, YJ is way better compared to Jojo, she was selfless, was even willing to give up on her love just to see Sun Oh happy. Their last scene was what consoled my heart somewhat.

Tbh, I would have been more satisfied with an ending where Jojo dealt and overcame her demons alone and later finding true love without the need of an app to validate her true feelings. It would have been great if she didn't have to choose betwen those two great guys. Kim So Hyun nailed it in the head whe she mentioned in an interview that Jojo's character was so fickle-minded.

What irked me about the story the most is how people allowed an app to dictate their lives and override their emotions. What I also found idiotic was a complete stranger can easily ring another stranger's love alarm, it was shocking how GulMi can get hearts/alarms by dancing wildly in a bar, but Sun Oh, in all of those years of being together with YJ who showered him with love and affection found it impossible to ring her alarm? C'mon.. surely he would have been drawn or attracted to her somehow. Seriously, what does that "love" alarm measure or detect? Seems like PD only did that for dramatic effect but loopholes like these made the concept of the drama look stupid and inconsistent.

At any rate, Kim So Hyun, Jung Ga-ram and Song Kang's amazing portrayal of their roles is what kept me tuned in, their great acting made up for what was lacking in this drama's pacing and storytelling.

Moving on....

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It is just a thing that confuses me from start to end

First of all, I really like the characters and I also liked the actors. Season one was a bit confusing but I still liked it but as soon as I started season two, it was just even more confusing and I hoped it would become better if I watch more. Trust the process, you know? I tried to trust the process but in the end I was just completely dissapointed. Nothing really made any sense. Why did the app develope so confusing? Whats with the dude who killed himself? How was he able to change the app? I was way to confused and hoped, they will explain it, but the only thing that was told is, that the female lead will be together with the dude, she didn't even like in the first season, just because he helped her. I mean the male lead from season one could have helped her too but she didn't wanted to, because of the shield and this doesn't make any sense at all. I'm still not over season two, because I'm thinking to much about the sense in this thing.

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DO NOT WATCH

Story is so bad, it distroyed the show. I wanted Jojo to end up with Sun Oh but I would have been OK with this ending if there was a better conclusion to Sun Oh' story and if there was chemistry between the leads. If you show the clip of leads to someone who never watched the show, he/she would NEVER EVER guess that they were in love because they do typical romantic stuff, but actors don't do a good job of showing emotions. And don't get me started on stupid side plots and side characters. Side plot lines that tried to mix in social commentary were distracting. This follow-up uses all the K-drama tricks in the book but does them extremely bad compered to other K-dramas. Once again, DO NOT WATCH THIS.

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If it doesn't ring it means he doesn't love me?

I'm a little bit confused, when I think about this drama. I didn't expecte much from it after season 1, but at the same time I wanted producers to take one clear direction in this history.

I still think that the story had a great opportunities to comment on certain social issues. With the Love Alarm apps as main theme, I was hoping to delve into the subject of love and loneliness. The problems of today's world, when relationships and feelings fall into the background, take on a new meaning, when in the end it isn't us who have to confess our feelings, because one sound will do it for us. But what if all this comment is only mentioned here and there during the show. If not the character of Duk Goo, I would have lost hope that the writers wanted to show more than a dramatic love triangle.

Out dear love triangle... I think the story of each character was interesting, but the potential was not fully realized. Our Jojo - a girl with a trauma who can't trust her feelings, having the thought in the back of her head, that they might hurt her. Sun Oh, a rich boy who needs genuine concern, not being a crush. However, he is based only on app, not paying attention to what his heart tells him. Finally Hye Young, who understands that it takes time to really love someone, but living in the world of Love Alarm, he feels pressured for his phone to ring. It sounds great, but in a drama we get maybe 40% of it. I think the character development could be presented much better.

The biggest mistake of this drama was divide it into 2 seasons. It is difficult to fully tell such a story within 8 and then 6 episodes. The writers had a problem to present the main characters and their problems well. Side arcs were only touched, and the social commentary was practically omitted. I would love to watch 16 episode version of Love Alarm.

But to be honest, despite so many disadvantages, I enjoyed season 2 a lot more. Shots and scenery looked amazing and beautiful. Music has been adapted to each scene perfectly. I would change some things, but overall I recommend this season.

Remember that you don't need app to love someone. Maybe app appeared at the right moment, but not to replace the true feelings, but to remind you of them.

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All is fair in love and war

The Soundtrack is a class. The cinematography is a class. The actors is a class.

The story telling is a chaos. Maybe it is the bewildered rendition.

Jojo and Sun Oh has intense and anticipation scene in each encounter. The passion is there. Raw. Suppressing.

Sun Oh still got that fearless conviction. As he was in season 1. Here he’s more fueled with anger too and beaten black and blue.
Hye Young with all the perks he earns, still found himself running in circles self-effacing. Jobs and Girl not sufficient enough to braved grim past life.
Jojo is not ‘trying’ to get caught by her love triangle had she not shielded her Love Alarm years before. Closure is a closure whatever the form she needed.

There are some loose ends here and there. Odd occurrences. Peculiar disappearances. Some characters are like missing puzzles.

So the ending is an ending. Let’s hope this is Fin.

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I liked

I must say that I generally liked this second season more than the first and these are my reasons:
1. The female character had a good development in this season, while in the first one she was always closed to what she thought was "right" without overcoming her traumas.
2. The male characters also grew and in this season we get two totally different male protagonists.
3. I feel that the female protagonist stayed with who was the best option for her, since that character grew along with her.

4. Also the change from school to a life outside of it, makes the drama itself should be more mature and I think people were expecting something more of school and it is something that could not be given by the context.
Overall it had a good closure in all the plots it proposed.

NOTE: Can you imagine a series of suspense with the theme of love alarm, it would be good because although it does not touch the subject talks about the extent to which the app tells you that only likes you or that person is obsessed with you.

SPOILER

5. While it didn't stay with who most people wanted, I think it's still a good kdrama, since as I said before there was a better character development, the story is not dramatic, but still intriguing a bit.

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