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KO
60 people found this review helpful
Jun 1, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 1.5
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Trigger Warning to those from abusive relationships. Not a fluffy romance.

I think the plot itself was good. The actors did fine.

I was expecting a contract/forced marriage to gradually become a fluffy romance. Not what I got.

The ML actor was good looking but the character was a major turn off. That character has some serious mental issues. He was obsessive and abusive to the FL. The scattering of sweet moments did not make up for this. The dichotomy of those moments made it all the most disturbing. This might have been compounded by binge watching it in one sitting.

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savvygl
37 people found this review helpful
Jul 27, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 2.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Not a romance drama

This drama left a very bad feeling behind after I watched it. The FL was spineless and subservient, and the ML was abusive, violent, and had mental issues. I fail to understand how a woman can fall in love with someone who threatens to kill her just because she bought fish and wanted to cook something special - I skipped the entire scene because it was too violent for me to watch. If this was a dream sequence of the FL, then it just leaves me flabbergasted that she still believes she is in love with the ML!

Each episode is of 3 minutes and the whole drama somehow feels as if it is incomplete. Why would the mom suddenly become so avaricious that she sells her daughter to the rich? How can the daughter not have any clue of her mom's nature? You cannot be so dumb in life. And even after she realizes this, she just forgives her mom as if it is an everyday event.

So many negative characters in the drama starting from the ML, FL's Mom, her work colleagues, and her sister-in-law - who was a b***h from hell. Not to talk of the ML's father who thought it right to buy a human just so that she does not get sold off to some other rich household. For a man who has reached a ripe old age and himself a father of a girl, he appears to be singularly lacking in morals, is selfish, and ruthless - he chooses to "buy" the FL (as if she is a commodity) from her mom instead of taking aid of the law and reporting the matter to the police and getting the women arrested for human trafficking.

In the end, the writers even introduced a teacher who is supposedly in love with the FL and is willing to wait for her until God knows when. Our blind & dumb FL however chooses to stay in a toxic relationship with her so-called husband just because .........I am still wondering why??? Romance? Love??.... I say BS.

To the writer of this drama (if you are reading this review) : stop encouraging and selling abusive relationship stories in the name of romance or at least write something that inspires all those women out there who are in such relationships to find the strength and willpower to fight back.

For those who do not want to spoil their mood - please stay away from this drama - there are better and more pleasant things to do in life!

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shoomean
6 people found this review helpful
Apr 25, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 2.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 1.5
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.5

Toxic relationship is ick

Honestly, this drama is so horribly made that it failed even with a severely cliched plot. Even the acting was so off and either very unconvincing or over the top. And why do people call it a romantic drama? Nothing romantic about an abusive and opportunistic guy who knows he can boss and manipulate a girl around because of circumstances she has no power on. The ML was so frustrating and disgustingly atrocious but since the actor looks good, people get blinded by his problematic character. Definitely not worth the watch even if it’s only a few mins per episode.
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Faimac
7 people found this review helpful
Jul 23, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Cliffhanger ... Too much Hype ...

Okay so I started watching this drama cuz of the hype behind it.

And honestly speaking I think too much overthinking was done, there were circumstances that just didn't flow with this drama, the episodes were extremely short and the story just didn't flow.

Can't even say this was a low budget, cuz there was not budget for this drama, it felt like it was thrown together, the directors or writers were either seriously bored or totally drunk with this one.

the only thing that i can make of it, was greedy mother sold off her daughter, to rich boy who didn't want to be married, started off with the whole domineering act and ended being the submissive, cuz he actually cared for her.

WHAT A WASTE!!!!

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kaekaed
8 people found this review helpful
Aug 13, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Short and not sweet - skip iy

I didn’t realize that what I thought was a trailer was actually ep 1.
It’s about an 90 mins total
A fansubber put in blog the entire drama in 30 min chunks.
The reasoning behind the ploy basically non-existent and major plot points appear and disappear with no resolution or reasoning,
He’s probably mentally ill or has DID or something.
Pretty much every relationship she is in is toxic. Her mom (who admits selling her), him, his sister, her coworkers, her former teacher/boss (2 ML)...it’s bad when the person who bought someone (his dad) is the least toxic relationship. Cause he bought her thinking “she’s gonna be sold anyway”...

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Kristi4t3
3 people found this review helpful
Aug 14, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 4.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Terrible!!! no other words...

I thought this would be a light hearted contract arrangement drama. Naw, from the moment they interact, he's threatening her with sexual assault and coercing her with threats of rape to get her to do what he wants while holding her mother's debt over her head. I though, ok... he did it once. bad writing move but it'll get better. Nope. he is perpetually calling her a liar, threatening to force her into sexual because that's what he perceives she is there for and he allows his grandmother to essentially feel her up and judge her body to see if she will bounce back from pregnancy. AND ANOTHER THING... 3 MINUTE EPISODE? Even the version where the piece them together consecutively, it's so choppy... how does a drama go so slow but so fast. This is likely the worst drama I've ever seen... not because it's bad, but because it is triggering as hell and yet they're 30 episodes of this problematic work of "art".

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Mluth
3 people found this review helpful
Jul 23, 2021
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
OK so I watched this drama because of all the hype and my friends were also talking about this drama nonstop so I thought it must be a good drama with like fluffy romance or something and I was WRONG. I TBH REGRET watching this drama. I think the plot itself was good. The actors did well portraying the characters. TBH I was expecting a contract/forced marriage to gradually become a fluffy romance which is not what it is AT ALL. The ML actor was good looking but the character he played was well... abusive i guess you could say which was a major turn off. He was abusing and being obsessive to the FL. If I was the FL I would have left him and find a better man, but you know how drama's go so yea she stayed with him. There are some sweet moments here and there, but they didn't make-up for the abusive and obsessive parts. The abusive parts were the ones WORST and it made me feel quite bothered so if you wanna ask me on that I skipped the abusive parts lol. So if u wanna watch it I warn you that they are having a TOXIC relationship, so if you think it's normal you need therapy.

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Myubiii
2 people found this review helpful
Aug 16, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 2.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 2.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Highly Toxic ML

This is one of those dramas that you watch because the leads are pretty but there is nothing else in the plot(the truth is that it had a good plotline but sigh the runtime and the script made it feel incomplete) . It is the typical ML is a jerk and FL is the I-will-bear-it-all-for-family. At least FL gets some teeny tiny character development..ML was the same IG? Also, not to forget, since it's 3 mins/ep, it made me feel like the scenes felt incomplete. I think if it had the normal runtime and a proper script, it would have been good!
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Andjela Matic
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 18, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

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One question what was the point of this snow?
This was the worst 30 min spent in my life , i usually like this kind of shows(abusive male leads, toxic couples...) but this is ridiculous I'm insulted.
Do not watch this you will only be laughing of how but it is.
The story could have passed if it was longer and better made , doesn't have a proper beginning or ending i also don't think that tis could have been worse and it's a new low.
If you like this kind of stories watch some others dramas there are so many of them skip this one you won't miss anything
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phulpakhruSubtitles
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 3, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 7.5
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Watch 30 episodes of 3 minutes in front of it.

I enjoyed watching this drama. Many said it was a bad story. But I say this is a good drama. Because many people say that the hero is Abusive. The heroine marries the hero for money. Then the hero thought that if he gave money, the heroine would do anything. This perception changes later and the hero treats the heroine well.

Then the protagonist has a fear of something with the fish. Because of that the heroine is treated badly again. In every drama, Male Leeds has some kind of fear. It can sometimes be in the water or with any animal. Many people do not understand this because it does not show the flashback of why the hero is so afraid of fish.

When the hero finally goes to see the heroine with a flower and a gift, the heroine sits and laughs with someone else. Naturally the hero gets angry. Butt hero shows his dominance with a kiss there too. After the heroine gets angry with the hero, the hero leaves. Suddenly the heroine comes and tells Nayak that we can go home.

The reason why this drama seems so abusive or bad to many is the size of each episode. All episodes are only 3 or 4 minutes long. Therefore, no character development could be made in it. Other dramas last 35 or 40 minutes. Moreover, everyone wears the same costume from beginning to end. And the characters are few and far between. From this it can be seen that this is a low budget drum. Most of the abusive content comes from the heroine's dream.


The story ended with a happy ending but the romantic moments of the hero and heroine could not be seen. Season 2 is expected to come.

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Crazy about Asian dramas
2 people found this review helpful
Apr 12, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

A nice story

Watch this drama on dramacool website . It convert 30 episodes in three episodes so would not bored to watch it .
A very nice story . Very thing in the drama which we had seen in contract marriage .Anger,sadness love , jealousy all type of emotion had seen in the drama .
With few scenes and characters story executed very well.
Those like love stories go for it .
Some people think it was cliche . Yes story had nothing new in it .But the actors acting didn't make it bore .
I wish the story writer and director take the story on e again add some spice to it and make a new drama with the same lead.

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Bali
0 people found this review helpful
Apr 19, 2024
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review is for Married First Then Fall In Love Season I & II. This story would have made a good longer drama to allow character development and have a good ending that was not so rushed. Some of the acting was not the best but the cast managed to bring their characters to life in a coherent way but, for romance seekers, the romance is slow burned and the leading couple only really got together at the end with a cute but insipid ending. The story got interesting toward the ending and the drama is still a nice watch.
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