GOOD - (Eye Candy) In the EC department there are two major... MAJOR lookers: Joo Sang Wook (the main guy) and Seo Kang Joon (beware of second lead syndrome!) They may not seem amazingly cute at first, but they will attach themselves to your soul after the third episode. It may also have something to do with the way their characters are written. Anyway, good luck.
GOOD - (Acting) Overall not INCREDIBLE... but good. Not many awkward moments. Lee Min Jung is a pretty solid lead and so is JSW... everyone else isn't bad either.
BAD - (Flashbacks) You know when there is a flashback of something that happened in the same episode the flashback's in? Yea this happens often here. Which to me means there isn't much writing going on, or not enough of it at least. It is flashback galore in this drama. Some scenes are flash-backed more than once.
MEHHH? - (Character extremes) Although the writing itself isn't bad, and there are brilliant moments, and funny moments between the characters, there are a lot of extremes. Sometimes the "good" guys are too innocent and good, the bad guys are too crazy and conniving... Gestures are exaggerated a bit. People aren't that definitive in real life. Don't know how much that takes away from the drama though?
OVERALL - Watch this if you like romantic comedy k-dramas. You know more or less whats gonna happen, but you love it anyway. The characters are funny, cute, and not really annoying (except maybe for a few backing ones) ...The key is not to expect crazy surprising twists and turns. Just have fun while watching, cuz that's what its all about!
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More than anything I'd say this show was enjoyable. It wasn't that funny, didn't make me laugh out loud much but it wasn't sad or boring either. There were lots of cute and sweet moments but I wish there would have been more! More of Joo Sang Wook's cuteness. He was so damn good in this! So even despite all the romance I felt like there were not enough sparks between Ae Ra and Jung Woo.
What tickled me off were constant flashback about same exact scenes almost in every episode. I think I memorized all those freaking flashbacks by heart. Another thing, even though the drama concentrated on the main leads great deal their pasts weren't introduced that well. For example what about Jung Woo's mother and sister at the end??? Despite hooking me pretty well this drama lacked something, I can't quite point my finger at that something though. Maybe the lack of sparks or romantic scenes?
I also didn't quite understand why this drama was about a divorced couple? Well, that's something different from CEO and ordinary woman love stories but still... Because the reasons for the divorce were pretty messy and sounded like the writer had forced them out of his dull imagination. Ae Ra was pretty much a biach for leaving Jung Woo like that and he was pretty much an asshole when he came back rich and successful. When young she was only after money and he was a loser so I am not sure why they even got together in the first place, since she could have gotten anyone. Also why is it always the guy getting all rich and famous? Anyway, this drama can teach you something about married life, like what mistakes not to make. The couple should always talk things out.
But yeah, I am still not convinced about the reasons to make this a 'divorced couple gets back together' drama (other than telling people that they should never divorce, in other words forcing all that old fashioned morale on the viewers). This could have been more fun if they had different past, only dating or something like that.
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Love it
Love this drama, it not only shows about one person struggle but shows how much you have to work hard to get where you want to be. Not everyone is born rich, everyone have to suffer at one point, besides getting where you want to be it’s also an impact on your relationships. Because for one person success you can’t be greedy for your own and forget about your spouse/ mate. It takes two to be happy and successful, because at one point you will gain one thing and lose another. This drama shows about how much ML want to succeed in life and support his family but then again didn’t realize what his wife wants. And marriage life got in between, not realizing how much their marriage was failing.Was this review helpful to you?
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Not a typical revenge on the ex story
9/10 is my rating. This is a 2014 South Korean television series spanning 16, 60 minute, episodes.Na Ae-ra (Lee Min-jung) grew up believing she was born to be only pretty and not smart. While working at her family's restaurant, she falls in love with Cha Jung-woo (Joo Sang-wook), a geeky engineering graduate student studying to enter a civil service job. Na Ae-ra wants to become a housewife, and after Jung-woo promises that she will be, they get married. During their 100th day wedding celebration, Jung-woo announces that he has quit his job because he has an idea for a business. Jung-woo's businesses keep failing and Ae-ra struggles to keep them afloat by working multiple jobs. After secretly suffering a miscarriage from the stress of being the sole breadwinner and living in poverty, Ae-ra divorces Jung-woo after four years of marriage. Three years after the divorce, Ae-ra discovers that Jung-woo has become fabulously successful and wealthy, while she is still paying debts that accrued during their marriage. The fun begins when Ae-ra schemes for revenge, with Jung-woo believing that Ae-ra wants him back because he has become wealthy.
Spoiler 🚨 This was not at all what I expected. I thought the ex-wife would be coming from a position of power at the outset and she really was not. I should be used to the premise not fully giving me insight into the complexities of the story line. it is part of what I love about Asian dramas. From synopsis I expected this to be similar to some American shows I have seen where exes get revenge - and it was not like that at all. I was also surprised at the sympathy I felt for the "villainous" characters and the unexpected evolution of some. I liked the way it explored the many levels of miscommunication that can go on in a marriage and the qualities that someone who should know you better than anyone might fail to see. It was moving, complex, but still light and refreshing.
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Easy watch
I started this show very suddenly, not looking for much. I wasn't hoping for anything but it surprisingly lured me in. There's character development of course, but despite the female lead being a little pitiful in the beginning, she's not the naive damsel in distress and can fend for herself. I liked how they wrote the characters. The second lead is the same from cheese in the trap and he's cute as hell, along with the assistant of the male lead. It's not a one of a kind kdrama but it's an easy watch that can pass your time. I don't think you'll regret watching it if you're in to while away your time with a simple , heartwarming kdrama that's easy on the eyesWas this review helpful to you?
The plot was not exactly great , in the sense that it really appears as a terrible decision for those two to try to be a couple again , but the acting was pretty good.
And what i found really interesting is that the main female character showed a very human side , i couldn't help but still like her even tough she seemed like the most horrible gold digger ever .
It made me forget the rational side (if we look at the facts, she abandoned her husband without real explanations mainly because he was struggling financially and then came back once he was rich, so she is not a good person, lol ) and really forced me to see the emotional one , with a nice evolution of the main characters , who are both trying their best , but still make mistakes.
It also pictures pretty well the fact that in Korea, money and financial stability are major standards to be accepted in the society and even more to get married.
So , more than the acting and the basic plot , what i really enjoyed in this drama , is how human and vulnerable the main leads were.
I ended up cheering their love story , so yes, i recommend this show !
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Minus:
-The story got annoying at some point
-it follows the well known story about rich families and poor girls who fall for the rich CEOs
Possitives:
-Good acting
-even though it's not what the title suggests, it is actually a decent drama
-has some cute aspects
So, 6.5 out of 10.
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Light and corny....
For lack of something to watch while waiting for the latest episode of Extraordinary Atty Woo, I found myself browsing the Kdrama options on my list. Decided to try this since the ML is currently playing Jang Goo in Alchemy of Souls, and the FL was Lee Byung Hun's wife.The premise of the drama sounded promising. An ex wife who worked as an intern for her now rich husband. While I enjoyed their interaction as a couple, the support characters were just bothersome to me. I wanted to slap both the second female and male leads because they insisted on pushing their feelings on the leads. Their father is no different.
The office workers are extra noise in the background which frankly, the story could do without.
This is an older drama but it is weird that almost all Kdramas have scenes where someone is visibly tailing the lead or watching the lead and yet, remains unseen by the lead. Go figure.....
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Worthwhile Watching
I like to find those dramas that are not rated very high but are really enjoyable. It is like finding a "diamond in the rough". This drama for me met that criteria. It is not rated that high, but was able to watch the drama till the end without cringing.For me, a great drama is when I connect with the leads and I am able to experience their inner conflict. In this drama, I was more of a witness of tragic lives versus "walking the path" with them.
We all know the KDRAMA formula: You shall meet the OPC (our primary couple) within 1st half hour, then next 6-8 episodes is flirting, and around episode 14, usually the mom will transform from a loving caring person to a self centered BI**&^ and causing the OPC to breakup. The last 10 minutes of episode 16 OPC find love and live happily ever after.
This drama followed the formula very well but what I enjoyed about the plot about this drama was the little twist: The OPC start of hating each other and finding love and their dream by the end.
I could have rated this drama higher than 8.0 but did not want to go as high as 8.5.
In the last episode, I would like to have seen more of OPC lives together at end. After all one of the main issue was: Would they be more successful as a married couple 2nd time around? Instead, the director and the editor chose fill 10 minutes of recap with scenes that I just spend 16 hours watching.
I didn't like "the walls are listening" setup meaning that there is always that person listening to what one thinks is a private conversation. I think the director could have chosen more clever way of discovering the truth to tell a more powerful story.
For me loose ends were:
what happened with the death tarot card.?
Other than OPC being jealous, how did they transform to discover that they loved each other? In this FL, is the one who instigated the divorce but I didn't see her take responsibility of her action. Instead, she waited for ML to pursue her? It was little confusing.
In spite of my complaints about the contents of the drama, I enjoyed it.
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