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Juelin

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Juelin

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Something about 1 Percent korean drama review
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Something about 1 Percent
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by Juelin
Sep 12, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This review may contain spoilers

Cute drama to kill time

The drama's biggest appeal is a strong and assertive female lead who holds her own against money and power. Unfortunately, Kim Da Hyeon's assertiveness disappears in later episodes. Instead of being smart and level-headed, she is reduced to a hormonal teenager who fails at communication after a slew of misunderstandings. Although, the main couple resolves their issues fairy quickly, Da Da's propensity to ignore Lee Jae In's phone calls and throwing mini temper tantrums becomes quite tedious.

The writers build up Jae In to be an aggressive male lead with an explosive and rude personality. They throw in every tsundere cliche of him wanting Da Da to dress modestly and getting overly handsy, which is off-putting. However, I appreciate that his treatment of his employees changes for the better as he starts to fall in love.

I like the romance and chemistry between the main leads. But, that's all the drama has to offer. All of the secondary characters are very shallow and forgettable. Most of them exist purely to drive a wedge between Jae In and Da Da without having any other purpose or a personality. Han Joo Hee's entire existence is to serve as a romantic rival and appear in front of Da Da spouting the same boring nonsense about her leaving Jae In.

The pacing is alright. But, because the writers do not bother developing an actual plot outside of romance or any of the side characters, 16 episodes seem a lot for such a shallow story. The drama would've benefited from 12-14 episodes.

Overall, the show is enjoyable but forgettable. It was a one-time watch for me.
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