Love All Play (2022)

Nice but yeah

This drama just so so. It's really nice to watch it when i got nothing to watch. Actually in the beginning this drama is so interesting, but when it come to episode 5, the drama became too slow and like making me ask about what the lead female do?

And actually what made me unable to give this drama a higher rating because at first I thought this drama would be about badminton. But in this drama they only practice and rarely compete. I'm just disappointed, because it can be more fun and interesting if they compete often.

I know romance is good, but in this drama too much romance and yeah... I like the chemistry, but I want more plot covered in this drama.

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A drama that you do not want to miss (2022)

I've been a k-drama die hard fan since 2015, and I took a couple months break. This drama was the one that got me back to the circle. I wanted to watch 2521, but I remember everyone was heartbroken by watching it, so I found an alternative, which is Love All Play, and I don't regret watching it.

Love All Play is a drama that is sweet, and not draggy. The couple is also very cute and straight-forward. The only thing that is kind of off is the FL expressions, which can sometimes come off as a bit flat and miss (?), but other than that, everything's perfect. I feel like the ML's actor will be the next Nam Joo Hyuk, I get the same vibes from him for some reason (idk maybe his character reminds me of ML in Kim Bok Joo)

Overall, this drama should've been hyped more, probably 2521 was so successful and it came out in the same year, and everyone says they're both similar. Plus I don't think this drama is considered a "melodrama" genre. Maybe counts as a rom-com more.. This is the drama for you if you love watching a light-hearted, straightforward drama.

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overall a great drama

this drama was such comfort, especially if you’ve ever played a sport this drama is very very comforting. taeyang and taejun made such a great couple, one of the best i’ve seen so far, ‘cause they’re really the healer of each other, they can’t live without each other. one thing that I will point out is the behaviour of taejun’s mom: ‘cause
she really never cared about him, but only have seen her daughter her entire life. also I think that maybe more matches would’ve been great, just because there were too many episodes without matches. but overall such a great drama 100% recommend,

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A Melodrama - not a romantic comedy or a true sports drama

When one first read the synopsis of this drama and saw the poster for “Love All Play”, I think most viewers thought this is a sports drama + romantic comedy. Though there are some comedic moments, this is actually a melodrama. I saw that MDL tag and read a couple comments/reviews. So I am prepared for some angst and heartaches.

Badminton
I haven’t watched a drama about badminton yet and am interested in this, especially when the cast are adults and the setting is in the professional badminton world, and not in high school or college. However, this is not a true sports drama about our leads working hard and trying to be champions. Yes, they still work hard and try to accomplish their dreams, but the sport actually acts as a backdrop to the character development of Tae Yang (FL) and Tae Joon (ML) and how they battle demons in their personal lives. There are more badminton scenes in the first half of the drama and I do find all the action quite realistic. The camerawork really does make it seem like the actors are the ones playing badminton. The second half of the drama turns a lot more melodramatic and the badminton scenes decrease. You see most of the athletes just hanging out, chatting and supposedly training.

Acting/Main Characters
The acting is pretty good in this drama. I noticed I’ve seen all the main leads in other dramas, but the only ones I remember are Park Ju Hyun (Tae Yang) and Park Ji Hyung (Jun Young) . I’ve previously seen Park Ju Hyun in “Extracurricular” and it is quite nice to see her in a totally different character. Playing the female lead, I believe in her portrayal of Tae Yang and her struggles. I do think she cries too much in the second half of the drama, when she has been so tough and strong in the earlier episodes. I am not familiar with Cae Jong Hyeop and don’t remember him at all in “Hot Stove League”. But I think I will remember him now, especially his beautiful and adorable smile. The role of Tae Joon will gain him many new fans. Tae Joon is a walking green flag and we all want a boyfriend just like him - kind, caring, supportive, understanding, and give you space to process and work out your issues. For the first episode or two, I couldn’t distinguish Chae Jong Hyeop from Kim Moo Joon. They have a similar build and look. I am not very familiar with Kim Moon Joon and wasn't expecting a strong performance from him. And maybe my expectations are low, I ended up liking his character and how his character changes from an annoying badminton star to a silly and shy lovesick boy (in a way). On the contrary, I do find Seo Ji Hye’s portrayal of Yoo Min a little annoying. Not that I don’t like a girl who takes the initiative to go for her crush, but her character is a little ditzy, a little fiery, a little stalkerish? Last but not the least, Park Ji Hyun is the most recognizable actor for me in this drama. I’ve seen her as the second female lead in so many dramas. Her character as Jun Young here is not going to make you love her, but you have to applaud her acting because you definitely might not like her here and that’s because she’s doing a good job.

Melodrama
As I mentioned, this is not a romantic comedy. The melodrama vibes are strong in the second half of the drama. To me, there’s too much crying and it took a little too long for the cat to be out of the bag. The drama’s pacing would be better if this drama is only 12-episode long instead of 16. I don’t think there’s really a bad character in this drama, it’s just the accident affects each character in a different way and they have their own ways to get over that hump. Jung Young could easily be the most hated character, but her suffering is so different from Tae Yangs’. It’s true that she could have handled her disappearance a little better, especially her attitude towards Jung Hwan. But when you are in a bad mental state and try to forget what happened, she might not have the mental capacity to care about others. Is Tae Yang the only person at fault? Not necessarily as after all, it’s an accident. But her immaturity and rash judgment caused the accident. Athletes should take special care of their bodies to avoid any unnecessary injuries. I assume all athletes know this and should be in their professional contract. But after suffering for 3 years, it should be enough. She had such a hard life and I am glad she met Tae Joon. They are each other’s light for different reasons and it’s great to see how honest they are with each other. Jung Hwan is probably the most pitiful character in this situation. He’s the one who tried to stand by her girlfriend but ended up being abandoned and with no closure. I guess it takes a nutty/silly character like Yoo Min to break that hardened shell of his.

Main Romance
I really enjoy the main romance between the Park twins. As I said, Tae Joon is a walking green flag. He’s the only one who loves Tae Yang unconditionally, giving her what she wants the most. In return, he gets what he wants from Tae Yang - someone who believes in him and loves him for who he is, not because he is someone’s sister. Their initial interaction is fun and I love the banter. They actually got together as a couple quite early on (K-drama standards). I am glad to see they continue to have that friendly banter while being in love with each other. I hate it when lovers lose their original personalities when they are in a relationship.

Overall, I had a good time watching this drama. I like all the badminton scenes and especially the romance of the Park twins. Just don’t expect this to be a sweet and fluffy romantic comedy. I also like the Korean title “Going to You at a Speed of 493 km” so much more than the cheesy English title, “Love at Play”.

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THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LIGHT SPORT ROM COM, FUN FACT IT WAS NOT JUST THAT.

The amount of times my heart broke watching this, were way to many. I really thought it was a light rom com about two people who played badmition together and fall in love, but its actually about two really broken people who just hold on to each other while playing badmiton and fall in love.

The storyline is very interesting in general, but i think they drag it a bit, they could resolve the whole accident thing in less episodes, i get that it was not just an accident because she lost something she loved but i think they gave Tae Yang way to much hate, she didnt do it on purpose and Jun Young isnt a child that was force to do anything. They really made me believe that the whole accident thing was 10 times worst at first, the way Tae Yang hated herself and the way Jung Hwan treated her seemed like she killed someone. The love story between the Park Twins was so cute, like they way Tae Joon loved her and tried so hard to be with her, even if everyone was against him, made my heart flutter. Their entire relationship was so well played. The first couple of episodes were really light, full of comedy and romance but after a while the drama turn into a melodrama, the Park Twins became the depressing twins that always cried, especially Tae Yang, it was quite tiring to watch for 5 episodes maybe even more a person cry and beg for something that wasnt even her entire fault. Also with all this dramatic moments there was like zero time to watch them play badmition, i hope they had include more of their matches in the drama.

The characters were well written and very interesting. Park Tae Joon stole my heart, the way he was so cute and caring all the time was so beautiful, he only gave love when love had barely been given to him, his parents pissed me of so much, the way they treated him like he was less, i really believe that Tae Yang gave him the love he never got from this family and that is way he always wanted to choose her even when she pushed him away. Park Tae Yang had so much trauma in her life, she blamed herself and let everyone treat her horribly, thinking that this way she could redeem her self, all the times she cried and begged for forgiveness made me mad, she really deserved better, thank God she got a guy like Tae Joon who always had her back. All characters were great, the teamplayers and the coaches, they all gave so much in this drama.

I loved the main couple like i said before, i was not a big fan of the second lead couple, i guess i just couldnt like the girl, Jung Hwan was so annoying at first but after a while he was one of the best characters, i loved his relationship with Tae Joon, their interactions gave me life, also the way he rebulit his relationship with Tae Yang was great as well. I really liked the other couples between the Yunis too.

Overall, its a good drama to watch, with great romance and some good comedy scenes, but i should warn you is deeper then it looks and the characters have a lot of trauma.

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Cute in the Beginning, Hard to Finish Near the Middle

This drama honestly set my expectations pretty high at the beginning. The chemistry between the characters, the light and fun plot, and the focus on badminton made it all extremely enjoyable.

Until episode 9. During the show, it's revealed that the main character (Taeyang) has some kind of traumatic past, which is fine. But honestly, I feel like they dragged it on for way too long throughout ep 9 - 12. Like it was all cute and whatever at first but it just felt like it (1) took way too long to resolve, (2) didn't really fit in with the light and fluffy theme of the show that they set up, and (3) didn't really contribute much the characters' development. I expected that once the issue surfaced, the characters involved would grow from it and become stronger. It just felt like the opposite. It was dragged on for no reason, harmed relationships, and made so many people upset. The whole show became less fun and gloomy, and it just became a melodrama that wasn't requested. It was so boring to watch, and it didn't even help the story.

Butttt once you get through the doom and gloom it returns to its original fluffy and happy storyline, which is a HUGE relief honestly.

In short:
Pros:
- chemistry between leads (OFF THE WALLS!)
- ost !!!
- super cute (except eps 9 -12)
- beautiful cast (all of the men and women in this show are so good looking)
- really funny and lighthearted
- cinematography (quite literally beautiful to watch)
- side couples, side characters (most of them are all so loveable)

Cons:
- episodes 9 -12. (ruined the whole vibe ? )
- problems dragged on for way too long. was hoping for a real friendship to form between taejun and junghwan but there wasn't really enough time to let that happen bc of how long it took to resolve taeyang's issue.
- lack of badminton scenes near the middle. I loved when the focus was more on the sport and taeyang's improvement as a player. really sucked when the show started to lose that charm and became mostly about her past issues.

Overall, I think it's a fun watch if you need something that's cute, or if you're bored/waiting for a better drama.

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I enjoyed it a lot and looked forward to it!

I really loved and enjoyed watching this and am so glad I did! I loved the characters so much and I laughed a lot. Some people say they found it draggy but I didn’t at all and was engaged in all episodes. I guess it’s one of those dramas where it depends on the person and what you’re looking for. It wasn’t perfect there were some frustrating characters and parts of the storyline that could have been handled better but in my opinion that didn’t drag the drama down that much and I definitely would still recommend it!
It’s strengths are:
The main characters
The romantic relationships
A few of the side characters (I would watch a full drama about Young-shim and Seung-woo)
The badminton matches
The acting
Weaknesses:
Most of the parents in the series
Parts were bit over dramatised/exaggerated
A few out of character decisions

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Liked story line showing importance of dreams also sorry spoiler

I really liked this drama i am little sad that nobody reviews becouse there is so much to talk first of all ihate ml s mother overall in this drama neither parents are good .it is like they ruined them so they are searching for love elsewhere
Fl father treated her like if she couldnt play he would abondon hee and ML mom treated him like obviously she like her daughter more always putting her above him not caring what he feels ,not caring for his feelings. Spoiler she makes him break up with FL even though his sister doesnt make them break up . Zhe says my thoughtfull son ,you will find a bstter one thanks for doing this. WTF? also she made him hate his sister his mom is not a mature person. Also looks like lose ohhhhh
Drama is sogood but parents being like is spoiling all the fun hehehe
Overall al children in this drama not childrenbut youngsters heheh are so good ,mature,knowing how to confort each other,true friendship,caring about each other, loving,and never giving up on each kther and their dreams ,dreams that are tike oxygen for them

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