Not for me…
I love cliche dramas. I think it is wonderful to see so many original productions and genres coming out of South Korea and I do love watching them but give me an old school style kdrama any day of the week and I’ll be happy. HOwEVeR when I say that I like old school style kdramas, I mean that I like to see a different take on them or a different dynamic that what’s been seen before.
I think this is where one of my problems runs with Crazy Love. It possessed the potential to be different and present that unusual dynamic with the female lead’s motives and the male lead’s dilemma but it was never quite willing to push the boundaries into something more lively or worthwhile.
This is a lot for me to say as I do love Kim Jae Wook. I first remember seeing him in My Private Life and liked how he was able to capture a certain charm to his onscreen role as the male lead. Additionally while honestly some of Krystal’s projects can be very hit or miss , I remember being impressed by her acting skills in Search.
Here Jae Wook and Krystal’s chemistry is very choppy. At times there is a lot of heart put into lines and exchanges but for what felt like most of the series, their onscreen romance felt a bit underwhelming.
My big problem with Crazy Love was that it wasn’t entirely sure with what it was trying to present. There were times where tackling dark subject areas could feel interesting but the series also heavily relied on a lot of childish setups and misunderstandings. ( The most annoying being the attempts to sabotage the FL. Perhaps funny in the first few episodes, but gradually grew more frustrating.)
I don’t think this is entirely bad per say as I love comedy but it did often feel as though Crazy Love was a bit displaced with its identity with its tone as well as with all of its cliches.
I think that Crazy Love isn’t entirely disastrous but it was certainly a waste of time for me.
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Poderia ser melhor?
Bom, não é uma história ruim de se assistir, mas também não é algo que eu gostaria de rever. A trama para mim, não tinha tanto potencial para ser uma história incrível, mas poderia ter sido melhor, sem dúvidas!Começando pelos personagens, sobre a ShinAh, apesar de achar que em alguns momentos ela poderia ter sido menos passiva, gostei bastante dos momentos que esteve pensando sobre a morte e sobre o que realmente era importante para sua vida. Demonstrou maturidade na relação deles dois e principalmente em relação a sua carreira, que apesar do protagonista não ter sido a favor no início, não abandonou o que queria para sua vida e buscou ir atrás por si mesma. Gostei como ela foi desenvolvida!
Em relação a sua vingança, relevo os crimes que foram cometidos kkkkkk e no fim ela acabou mais ajudando do que realmente o comprometendo.
Agora falando sobre o Noh Gojin, olha... normalmente não sou a favor de personagens perfeitos e certinhos, gosto quando é trabalhado o íntimo deles, os erros e até mesmo seu pior lado, gosto de assistir sobre pessoas falhas, apesar da raiva que eu possa acabar passando. Mas sinceramente aqui foi difícil, porque não consegui ver o Gojin em si como uma "boa" pessoa, ele era para mim uma pessoa de princípios e "valores" danosos, uma pessoa de caráter realmente ruim, nenhum bloqueio emocional justifica ele humilhar a todos, entendo que ele tenha sofrido muito, nem imagino o que deva ser vivenciar tudo que ele vivenciou, mas para mim só demonstra o quão desumano realmente ele era. Mesmo depois de ter vivido tanta dor ele simplesmente era incapaz de ter um olhar de compaixão pelo outro, só existia ele e ele. Me irritou muito seu egoísmo e arrogância, que por sinal, não apareceu somente após os momentos difíceis que passou, pelo que percebi ele sempre foi dessa forma, só piorou com o tempo e foi melhorar mesmo porque começou a tudo dar errado e as consequências aparecerem, caso contrário ele permaneceria tratando os outros como qualquer coisa. A dor dele não justifica os atos extremamente egoístas que tinha, principalmente os manipulatorios. Ele fazia de tudo para tentar manter a protagonista sobre seu controle, até mesmo colocando alguém para rastreá-la, o que também deixei de lado por ser uma trama que é feita para ser exagerada, mas sinceramente... Legal que ele realmente tenha melhorado e se tornado alguém mais razoável, porém, não consegui engolir tudo que o Gojin foi ao longo da trama.
Outro dois personagens que também importantes para o desenrolar, foram o amigo de anos do protagonista e a ex namorada do Gojin, em geral não tenho muito a falar, sobre o amigo, achei que poderiam ter mostrado as reais intenções desde o início quando mostraram que ele seria o suposto "culpado", ia fazer nenhuma diferença na trama, mantiveram como um grande mistério, sendo que nem era isso tudo. A conclusão de tudo isso que foi realmente importante. Sobre a ex, senti que ele ainda tinha sim, sentimentos por ela, mas, tudo bem. Ele decidiu seguir em frente e é isso. Ela em si, apesar de ter raiva em alguns momentos, nunca a vi como uma pessoa ruim, só estava realmente magoada com toda a situação, agiu apenas como uma pessoa magoada e de certa forma amargurada com tudo que aconteceu, além disso não tenho muito a falar.
Sobre a trama, o final com todo mundo basicamente contra ele foi tão kkkkk para que isso? ele era uma pessoal realmente odiável, já dava para entender, não precisava colocar toda a Coreia contra ele.
O início com a vingança foi bom, juntamente com a amnésia dele, acredito que a melhor parte. A partir da trama para descobrir as pessoas que estavam contra ele, ficou chato demais.
Por fim, o casal tinha uma química legal, não mais que isso, e novamente a Coreia seguindo com esse puritanismo CHATO de fazer o casal parecer dois estranhos, aqui até que teve momentos mais "naturais", mas nada muito além. É realmente um problema ou nas atuações ou na forma, acredito eu, de dirigir. Em diversos momentos parece algo tão falso e artificial que tira a única química que talvez restasse...
Com isso, nunca assistiria novamente, já terminei pulando muitas cenas e não vendo a hora de acabar kkkkk mas, acho que para passar o tempo e assistindo sem prestar lá muito atenção, talvez valha a pena.
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Not sure if it is for you?
You are not sure if this k drama is for you? You can simply watch this review, which definitely help you. I really liked it :) I loved cast, story, chemistry and humor there. It is great story, one of my best. I lauged tears sometimes. It was so funny and the main actors were perfect.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4pHc67bAM
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It was Okay I guess.
I was super excited for Kim Jae-Wook's return to the screen after almost a 3 year break after My Private life and the story seemed okay only. Cliché but honestly I don't really mind clichés if done properly. Wasn't particularly excited or not excited about Krystal cause I haven't really finished any of the dramas that she has been in, so her being in the drama didn't really contribute to my decision to watch it. What did contribute to my decision was Kim Jae Wook (of course ) and his statement at an interview where he said that he chose to star in this drama cause it was super fun and entertaining and he wanted to offer some relief to people who had been going through a hard time in the past years [pandemic sighh]. Anyway, the initial episodes were of course a bit cliché as people have already pointed out with a terrible boss, a suffering secretary, an old love which has recently resurfaced etc. The amnesia and Krystal pretending to be her boss's fake fiance took me by surprise and then I went fishing for some information in discussions threads and spoiled myself. You know I liked the drama [which is evident from the fact that I completed it] but I have to be honest, i had higher expectations. Here are some things that I really didn't like.1. I couldn't really get into the romance as much as I would have liked, there was no true connection, he started liking her because she took care of him [which is super basic], they were no star-crossed lovers and I personally don't understand why she fell in love with him [he has a pleasing face I'll give you that]. but after a person's been so terrible t you it would take some miracle for you to fall in love with that person and I personally think that there was no such miracle.
2. Mr. Noh Go-Jin your entire company is being ruined right in front of your eyes and here you are busy romancing your new girlfriend. He had literally no strategy on how to save his company, it just seems that everything happened by fluke and he was super lucky. I mean you have an IQ of 190 PLEASE USE IT. Also his main strategy of pretending about something [basically a spoiler] and was made out to be such a central point in the plot did not really add anything significant in the story in the end [except for bringing the leads together], i mena he would have been just fine without it.
3. In the end episodes i think that Krystal became merely an accessory without any significant presence. I mean her role was limited to her dates with Noh Go Jin which I really don't mind, but there was a literal revenge plot in there in which she had no part to play. She's just say a few basic well-meaning words and hug him a couple of times and that was it. I really wish the female lead had a more dominating presence in the plot of the drama and not just romantic interest for Noh Goh JIn [ I mean I know its a romance drama and all but her role somehow didn't hold a lot of significance]
4. The side characters were so basic and 2 dimensional, I mean I think that did not have any presence of their own and did not have any significance if the leads are taken out of the equation. this is to say that they didn't really have any existence outside of the leads story. even the so-called villains trying to plot revenge against Noh Goh Jin turned out to be almost pathetic and unoriginal in the end. Honestly, I personally don't like villains and prefer stories where there aren't any, but if there are I like them to be well written characters and not what was here.
5. we don't get to see much of the lead's professions. One reason why I love watching dramas and innovative one's at that is because I get to watch people be good that their jobs in so many different fields, but here we barely got to see Noh Goh Jin or in fact any other character hold a class for even 2 minutes, even though it is literally their profession.
What I did like was that the comedic timing of the drama and the characters was perfect, there were some scenes that I absolutely loved and as a result rewatched them many times. In those I would include the scenes of physical fights between the leads [yes physical].
overall it was a good drama worth a watch. Not really going to rewatch it. the story was innovative and honestly could have been executed in a better way but overall it was Okay. Not a classic but not super bad also.
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When Crazy Turns Messy!
There are simply too many storylines packed into this drama: Lee Si Na’s quest for revenge, her battle with brain tumor, Noh Go Jin’s former secretaries seeking vengeance, a murder attempt on Noh Go Jin, his memory loss, the fake engagement between Lee Si Na and Noh Go Jin, the reappearance of Noh Go Jin’s first love, and the schemes of Noh Go Jin’s rival—this list goes on and on.With so much happening, it was challenging to focus on the central plot, which seemed to oscillate between revenge and romance. Honestly, I’m still not sure what the main theme was supposed to be.
I went into this series with high expectations because I admire both Kim Jae Wook and Krystal. Having enjoyed their previous works, I anticipated strong performances from them. While the acting was solid, I felt a disconnection in their chemistry; they seemed more like siblings than romantic partners.
In summary, while the individual elements of the story had potential, the overcrowded plot left me feeling overwhelmed and unsatisfied.
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This drama name "Crazy love" this drama title is sot
This drama have lost of funny scene and story is entertaining both actor chemistry best.Was this review helpful to you?
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The female lead gave me a headache
I found this kdrama extremely boring, the story made no sense to me, the actors were excellentTHE STORY: (4/10)
>>The story makes no sense. To be pecise, I hated the female lead for I found her to be childish, dumb, mean and not realistic.
1.Why I can’t think she is a realistic character instead I consider her a dumb character:
You have the female lead who is supposingly dying, only caring about getting revenge on her boss who “has amnesia”. She doesn’t care about any potential treatment, getting a second opinion from another doctor or doing something memorable for her last moments. She also tells no one. She just stupidly wishes to torment the person who is to “blame” for her sickness, disregarding personal responsibility for her own health as well. That’s why sometimes I would even forget she is even dying.
2. Why she is dumb and childish
Secondly, she is the one who chose to withstand the abuse from her boss for an entire year, instead of just quitting like her predecessors did. I do believe that the ml is to blame as well . But he was an ass****e and that’s it. He was feeling ok with himself. But she is the one who choose not to chase her dream following a different route. She insisted getting that dream job of hers in THAT company KNOWING how her boss treats everyone including herself. I just can’t overlook the personal responsibility she had to take care of herself (visiting the hospital sooner, not staying in a toxic environment, not being a pushover etc)
3. Why I believe she is undeserving of being the female lead in the story
And here comes the third point. She had the freedom to consciously make a different choice, like quitting her job but she didn’t. On the other hand, the ml had no choice but to believe her lies. I don’t think that it matters whether he truly had amnesia or not, because SHE WASNT aware that he still had his memories. Therefore it seemed to me that she wanted to torment a sick person who had almost gotten murdered , and manipulate him into believe her lies. When she had a choice to quit and was in her right mind. Like what? Imagine waking up from a coma to find out even though you don’t have a family, you still have a fiancée who cares about you. And then surprise! She just wanted to get revenge on you. That is not the equivalent to what he did to her. She was in her right mind, had already seen signs of her health deteriorating (her hair would fall off, she needed pills etc) and accepted the consequences of working there. But he was a sick person, whom she exploited because she didn’t care about the consequences since she was dying. How is this ok?
>>Therefore I couldn’t find the plot funny, because it was so silly. A dying woman who prefers feeding the ml onions instead of cherishing her last moments.
THE ACTORS: (10/10)
The actors were splendid! Acting was good and believeable.
THE MUSIC (5/10)
It was good, nothing memorable to be honest.
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Good Enough
Korean Drama " Crazy Love " is a drama that has a predictable story and it almost feels like the old Korean rom coms of the past decade. The trop of the main lead dying, the crazy and rich CEO, the enemies to lovers plot twist, and the ex girlfriend storyline were all well known and used ingredients for many dramas. And yet, the drama had something fresh and comforting.The first part of the drama is funny and the dynamics of the couple spot on. And yes, it is predictable, but their chemistry is overflowing. The performances were another factor that aided the drama a lot.
Unfortunately, the second part was slower and a bit boring, but the ending wrapped things up nicely.
So, overall, 6 out of 10.
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A Masterpiece underated. Don't miss it !! (à consommer sans modération)
This drama came out very discreetly and I discovered it by chance. I watched it for Kim Jae Wook, who is in my eyes one of the most beautiful, talented Korean actors (multi-talented, although in this series, he even agrees to sing badly :) and who knows how to select his roles (which is far from being the case for all Korean stars).How did it to pass under the radar??? It is an almost perfect masterpiece! After a "16 hours drama marathon", it entered directly into my ALL TIMES TOP 10 of KDramas...
ACTING:
One of the best roles of ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤ Kim Jae Wook ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤ (still so beautiful and hot) and a real discovery of Krystall's talent (whom I had seen in other dramas, but who didn't impress me more than that).
The other actors are also excellent and their characters are developed with delicacy and intelligence.
Just a remark on Yoo In Young: why is she always confined to FL2 characters, beautiful, rich, a little neurotic and obsessive?
STORY:
I'm quite a fan of hate-love and Office Romance, so the plot had everything to please me. But this drama has never ceased to bring me happy surprises. The story is remarkably well written, without the usual cliches (except the return of the rich and stubborn ex :).
It's an intelligently dosed mix of romance, suspense, humor, with just enough clues to support the rest of the story. The ships are particularly lovely (great kissing scenes :) and I appreciate the trust and maturity of the relationship within the CL.
What more can I add to make you want to see it?
- The realization is dynamic, neat, clear.
- Even the OSTs are excellent!!
I rarely rewatch the series because there are always so many new dramas coming out, but I will watch this drama (probably several times) again because it is a REAL pleasure to consume without moderation).
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Ce drama est sorti très discrètement et je l'ai découvert par hasard. Je l'ai regardé avant tout pour Kim Jae Wook, qui est à mes yeux, un des acteurs coréens les plus beaux, les plus talentueux (multi-talentueux, bien que dans cette série, il accepte même de mal chanter :) et qui sait sélectionner ses rôles (ce qui est loin d'être le cas de toutes les stars coréennes).
Comment est-il passer en dessous des radars, c'est un Chef d’œuvre quasi parfait ! Après un "drama marathon" de 16h, il est entré directement dans mon ALL TIMES TOP 10 des KDramas...
ACTING :
Un des meilleurs rôles de ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤ Kim Jae Wook ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤ (toujours aussi beau et hot) et une réelle découverte du talent de Krystall (que j'avais vue dans d'autres dramas, mais qui ne m'avait pas impressionnée plus que ça).
Les autres acteurs sont également excellents et leurs personnages sont développés avec finesse et intelligence.
Juste une remarque sur Yoo In Young, pourquoi est-elle toujours cantonnée aux personnages de FL2, belle, riche, un peu névrosée et obsessive ?
STORY :
Je suis assez fan des hate-love et Office Romance, le plot avait donc tout pour me plaire. Mais ce drama n'a cessé de m'apporter d'heureuses surprises. L'histoire est remarquablement bien écrite, sans les clichés habituels (sauf le retour de l'ex riche et obstinée :).
C'est un mix intelligemment dosé de romance, suspens, humour, avec juste ce qu'il faut d'indices pour étayer la suite de l'histoire. Les OTP sont particulièrement savoureuses (super kissing scenes :) et j'apprécie la confiance et la maturité de la relation au sein du CL.
Qu'ajouter de plus pour vous donner envie de le voir ?
- La réalisation est dynamique, soignée, nette.
- Même les OST sont excellentes !!
Je revisionne rarement les séries car il y a toujours tant de nouveaux dramas qui sortent, mais je regarderai ce drama (sans doute plusieurs fois) à nouveau car c'est un VRAI plaisir à consommer sans modération).
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Caótico e divertido!
Sobre Crazy Love - inovador e revolucionário? não. mas durante aquela meia hora cria ali pra você um lugar tão aconchegante tão reconfortante.Sobre Noh Go Jin - eu queria gostar muito dele, mas eu percebi que estava me esforçando e não estava obtendo nenhum resultado
Sobre a Lee Sina - tem aquela baita presença, uma personalidade enorme e tem instintos muito bons também.
Noh go jin passa a ficar melhor nos últimos eps, ainda bem né. Krystal arrasou na atuação amo maravilhosa nunca errou. Kim Jae Wook arrasou também parece outra pessoa em comparação ao último que assiste dele (The Guest ♡)
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divertido, doido e intrigante
Pra mim esse drama foi uma surpresa muito boa. Já tinha visto uns trechos dele pela internet, mas tinha receio de assistir depois de uma tentativa frustrada de tentar assistir Her Private Life com o Kim Jae Wook. Eu me diverti muito assistindo. A química do casal foi incrível! Krystal é uma atriz maravilhosa e impecável e o Kim Jae Wook também!O drama tem um pouco de tudo que eu gosto: de inimigos a amigos, relacionamento falso por contrato, brigas engraçadas, e muitas surpresas boas! Sem contar um relacionamento mais sólido que não quebra por qualquer bobagem. Outro ponto positivo na trama foi a amnésia. Normalmente não sou muito fã de amnésia em drama, mas a forma de como esse drama abordou esse tema foi muito bom e interessante. Acho que na sinopse não deveria contar que ele finge que perdeu a memória, pois a surpresa de saber no meio do drama seria incrível. Enfim, gostei da trama, dos mistérios e dos personagens. Só fiquei um pouco confusa, pois o tempo inteiro aparecia um personagem novo do nada kkkkkk
E como a maioria dos dramas, acho que tudo teria se resolvido com conversa. Oh Se Gi foi uma pequena decepção, como que ele recebe um envelope anônimo e acredita no que estava nele sem confrontar o Noh Go Jin? Como uma pessoa que ele considerava um irmão ele poderia, no mínimo, ter dado o benefício da dúvida. Outro ponto é a Baek Soo Young não contar a verdade pro Noh Go Jin, que bela maneira tentar reconquistar uma pessoa afundando a empresa dela. Então, por todos esses mal-entendidos em vez do drama ficar mais chato e sem graça, na verdade acabou ficando mais intrigante e envolvente.
Por fim, gostei evolução do Noh Go Jin, não foi aquela mudança de uma hora pra outra que ninguém acredita, foi sutil, gradual e muito bem desenvolvida.
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