Kyuhyun Suju
When you reach episode 6 of a drama and you tell yourself "It call only improve from now on" you know that the drama has hit rock bottom.
It pains me to say so because I love the cast. When I saw Sohyun, Doojoon, Yura and DongYeon I thought that nothing could go wrong so as to drop the drama.
The main problem of the storyline is that everything is too much, and it is difficult to follow the story without having a part of your brain yelling that this is too unrealistic to be believable. First the lovelines assemble all the cliches they could garner. You will find plenty of wrist-grabbing, of being stranded in a hanok and of fate connections. It looks like they threw all the ingredients of 2000s love dramas and let them simmer.
Another drawback are the mean/bad characters and how korean dramas often depict unfairness. Many situations are outrageous and unfair and all the mean characters are ridiculed or presented like psychos. This is also very reminiscent of older dramas. The writer does not take the time to show us why such characters are mean. This makes the situation unbelievable. Of course there sociopaths out there, but it is difficult to believe that they all decided to meet around Sohyun's characters.
The two main characters played by Sohyun and Doojoon are nice but overall they are also too cliches. Sohyun just receives all the unfairness of the world without defending herself. Even if I know that fighting back in the work place is hard in Korea, recently many dramas have showcased more powerful women and it is a disappointment to go back to the cinderella conundrum. Doojoon is the cold traumatised jerk who is in reality a nice guy. Again very classic. I really enjoyed Revolutionary Love is comparison because even if there is a poor girl and a rich guy (same situation to start with), both show strength of character and break through the usual cliches which is nice to see. Radio Romance if quite weak in comparison.
The one thing that is good in the drama, in my opinion, is the radio part. I was curious to learn more about the process of making a radio show and the drama shows it well. The most emotional parts take place in the radio station. It is really the best part of the storyline and it's a shame it is drowned in wishy washy romance and half-hearted drama.
Another good point are secondary characters that would have made exceptional leads like DongYeon and Yoon Park ! Such a shame that they are only used as a comic relief !
It pains me to say so because I love the cast. When I saw Sohyun, Doojoon, Yura and DongYeon I thought that nothing could go wrong so as to drop the drama.
The main problem of the storyline is that everything is too much, and it is difficult to follow the story without having a part of your brain yelling that this is too unrealistic to be believable. First the lovelines assemble all the cliches they could garner. You will find plenty of wrist-grabbing, of being stranded in a hanok and of fate connections. It looks like they threw all the ingredients of 2000s love dramas and let them simmer.
Another drawback are the mean/bad characters and how korean dramas often depict unfairness. Many situations are outrageous and unfair and all the mean characters are ridiculed or presented like psychos. This is also very reminiscent of older dramas. The writer does not take the time to show us why such characters are mean. This makes the situation unbelievable. Of course there sociopaths out there, but it is difficult to believe that they all decided to meet around Sohyun's characters.
The two main characters played by Sohyun and Doojoon are nice but overall they are also too cliches. Sohyun just receives all the unfairness of the world without defending herself. Even if I know that fighting back in the work place is hard in Korea, recently many dramas have showcased more powerful women and it is a disappointment to go back to the cinderella conundrum. Doojoon is the cold traumatised jerk who is in reality a nice guy. Again very classic. I really enjoyed Revolutionary Love is comparison because even if there is a poor girl and a rich guy (same situation to start with), both show strength of character and break through the usual cliches which is nice to see. Radio Romance if quite weak in comparison.
The one thing that is good in the drama, in my opinion, is the radio part. I was curious to learn more about the process of making a radio show and the drama shows it well. The most emotional parts take place in the radio station. It is really the best part of the storyline and it's a shame it is drowned in wishy washy romance and half-hearted drama.
Another good point are secondary characters that would have made exceptional leads like DongYeon and Yoon Park ! Such a shame that they are only used as a comic relief !
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