Beauty and Mr. Romantic (2024)

Over acting Overloaded

everyone is High
over acting level just sky rocketed

Story of childhood creepy girl turn Celeb
Since when ML started to like that annoying girl who caused his first love end,
SML is shown as crazy but he is just playing regular overbearing CEO most of celeb Cinderella's fall for
CEO and A celebrity couple,
but this FL is no Cinderella she earn her living herself so she doesn't act like gold digger Cinderella
she has her own love and her own choice whom she love,
SML might look Wrong but that is normal for CEOs to do, In most of dramas this is how they get there love
But SML.. dude what is point of getting that annoying girl ? you can marry that girl forcefully but she neither respect nor love you
she know how low you stoop to get her, she will use your weakness as tool to control you manipulate you
SML was so pathetic, you should not beg for love
ML was over acting and was show narrow minded about her photo shot,
he is assistant director, this is how he act with his girlfriend but if its someone else that would be fine and he will lecture others about being professional
the way they show her photo shoot it was like all other actress who had nude scenes in movies like Song ji yeo, jeon do yeon and kang han na they all did that under pressure and in need of money not for creating something artistic, this drama insulted there own industry so well,
ML show hypocrisy when he said high praises about actors, who show there beautiful soul to viewers, but now when it come to his girlfriend showing some beauty he act like she sold herself as escort
ML should have chosen a profession that made him so much money, you need to have talent for profession to earn more, it not just choosing what can make you 2million easily
Investment banker, ACTOR, CRYPTO, startup,
ML overacting level can reach moon and beyond that
he is getting drunk by water in the morning that is an amazing talent no other actor poses in at least Korea
and all his love vanishes the moment she told him..... that you are damn poor that you cant even afford to buy a condom so get the hell out of my sight
FL before committing suicide said she did her best, but when did she did her best ? she was living her life selfishly just providing some money to her family recklessly without seeing how they destroying her hard earn money, her free money spoiled her mother to much

WOW shame on you ML,,, other director trusted FL more then him, what a shame love he has for her
ML is one of them who pushed her to her suicide decision, i know you want to blame SML but
TO FL what ML think matter once he refuse to believe her she decide to committed suicide so whole blame is on ML not anyone else
if he had believed her and comforted her she would have lived and problem would have been cleared, but he pushed her to her death so how i am supposed to root for him getting the girl at end he killed once

ML did not believe her when she desperately asked him to do,
but after killing her successfully he want to pretend like he believe her, i find ML more disgusting then creepy SML
first drama ever in which Both ML contributed to downfall of FL they both claim to love and drove her to her death
but she don't die and will come back and merry one of her killer and punish one
GREATEST STORY EVER 1/10 worthy of it....

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Toxicity, toxicity and more toxicity

I don't know where to start. There are red flags everywhere.
The main character who falls in love with her neighbour at a young age and harasses him and gets him to break up with his girlfriend. Not to mention that she keeps saying that she breaks up with her mother when she sees that she sells her like a piece of meat, but she doesn't really do that.
A mother who only knows how to live off her daughter by exploiting her, has three children and only requires her daughter to support the whole family, she and the other two children are mere freeloaders. Even when her daughter is in bad shape, she only thinks about what she will lose. It is better not to say that when her own mother dies in prison she blames her daughter for committing suicide because of her own debts.
The protagonist's family is no better, the mother-in-law is jealous of the grandson and doesn't consider him as such because he is ‘adopted’, she just puts shit in. She treats her adopted son better than her husband, a husband who is old enough to do his own thing.
The wealthy family ...in short, the fact that the aunt of the ceo comes here to do whatever she wants in everything and that she can't be stopped is fascinating. That her nephew is married to a woman who had a relationship before or my god! what a sacrilege and that of organising everything so that her nephew separates from her because she is evil and very bad.
I know Koreans are traditional but I have a limit with machismo every minute the chapters go by. I can't stand that the women in this story are so submissive and accept that they are the ones to blame. That in the 21st century series are made with such unfair arguments towards women makes me uncomfortable.
I don't know why I've watched 31 episodes, I guess I was hoping to see how everyone got their punishment.

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A set up good for family viewing for a Conflict not suitable for Family Viewing

As far as Family oriented romantic comedies go, making use of experienced actor is always a good plan, since very few plot elements and conflicts will be new. It's a genre due to the nature of story telling will have very little room for creativity. The introductory setup was done decently, riding off the talent of the experienced actors and they dispensed of the back story as quick as they could.

There are signs of concerns as well. Is this a 50 episode romantic comedy story, or is it a 50 episode family drama? The material of the conflict does not seem like enough for 50 episodes certain mysteries tend to be quite annoying if they are dragged. Long drama need talented actors, and hinge alot on the characters.

The prelude was meh, the set up much better. So the show is on a precipice. If the comedy quality goes up, and they temper the incredulous this might be another "Father is strange" or "What happened to my family" shows that benefited greatly by leveraging on the ensemble cast.

The characters aren't exceptional but the actors experience covers for it... So far.
The plot isn't that ground breaking, but good writers know how to work around that... so far.
The Setting is pretty much standard for the genre.

It's just getting started, and it has started well. Now it's up to the writers and actors to keep or raise the standard so that it doesn't become a slog.

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02/04/2024

Not sure if 50 episodes is something I will do all the way UNLESS this can keep up the momentum as well as my interest engaged.

The first two episodes have had cute moments as well as cringe worthy and embarassing ones, but at least the kids equate to adorable.

In it we have a mother with major debts and her three children surviving the best way they can only unfortunately the mother isn't the best role model and tends to step on people's toes. They all end up living at "Mr Romantic's" family home (short term) until the mother does the unthinkable.

As for her daughter (Beauty), she happened to bump into a teenage boy one day (Mr Romantic) and ended up having the biggest crush on him even to the extent of letting him know it and kind of stalking him right until they had to suddenly move.

15 or so years later when she is famous they cross paths again.

And this takes us into episode 4 mainly...

Before I forget - the child actors have done their parts really well!

Actually, the boy that played "Mr Romantic Junior" is a lot better looking than the adult male version of him that is for sure. It is a shame he isn't doing both parts as he would have got my approval - just being cool and a rebel got the thumbs up.

One little thing that irks me with the adult him is the cool rebellious boy teen of yester years seems to have been replaced by a fumbling awkward idiot.

Bring back Prince Charming is all I will say!!!!

If this drama could drop all the screaming interfering women and irrelevant scenes that aren't really about Beauty and Mr Romantic I would probably stay in it for the long haul.

Women that scream and scream and yell for the sake of it irritate me no end - so episode 4 has brought this down a notch or two from the NOT TOO BAD department to OH NO! MY EARS ARE BEING INDISCRIMINATELY ASSAULTED YET AGAIN.

Will have to to do a wait and see approach...

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A slow burn love tale

Fan of Bella and Her Beast Charming still makes people believe in fairy tales. But are today's version enough to pop our heart out.

Park Do Ra is an actress who is not willing to work for the upcoming project of a doomed producer. As he keeps on pestering, she keeps on running away. And the story deals with the peeka book.

Highs of the drama

1. The freshness of an unusual pair. Im Soo Hyang paired with Ji Hyun Woo is treat for eyes. Their soft banter, usual hit miss add lightness which pulls romantic stories.

2. Performance delivered by leads as well as additional casts are gem. Every performance deserves an applaud as it is not easy to bring in quirkyness in a myshy romance.

Lows of the drama

1. The story itself is the biggest flaw. It is like watching a concoction of different romantic stories in one go. There's nothing new. Audience already knows how love will happen.

2. Lack of surprise element in the story till far is making the story a drag. Not a single twist has been enough to put smile.

3. Music plays big role in winning audience heart. The background score is not enough to ring in ears even after end of the episode.

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Un vero e proprio macigno

Questo non un drama, è un macigno. Ma bello grosso. Di una pesantezza indescrivibile. Una serie che prevede così tanti episodi deve avere davvero tutte le carte in regola, altrimenti l'effetto noia è dietro l'angolo. Questo drama in particolare, per me si è inabissato dopo i primissimi episodi...Non sarebbe mai arrivato ai canonici 16, figuriamoci a più del doppio.
Apprezzabile l'inizio con la storia dei due protagonisti in giovane età. E poi...Stop. Solo quello. Catapultati nelle loro versioni adulte inizia l'incubo: lui impedito come pochi, del giovane liceale non ha mantenuto né il carattere né il fascino (perchè l'attore che interpreta l'adolescente è nettamente più bello di quello che interpreta la versione adulta, che definirei passabile ma giusto giusto nella norma). Lei ovviamente è diventata bellissima, e tra i due è forse quella che è risultata più coerente. Detto questo, non mi è piaciuta la trama, l'evolversi della vicenda, la dinamica tra i due (con un affiatamento pari a zero). Una serie insulsa, dalla trama insulsa, tirata per le lunghe e decisamente soporifera. Il consiglio è... Anche no.

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