Light hearted and Slice of Life
This drama is light-hearted and has a good romance score. I enjoyed the chemistry the actors shared. The story was engaging more or less. The female leads did an excellent job as I could actually feel their agony and emotions. At some levels, this drama tends to be relatable in a few lines.Let's talk about where it fell short.
Although in some places I felt that the story was predictable as all kdramas pulling out their usual cards, what intrigued me the most was the psychology of the male lead. I felt he could do better acting cause at some points I expected more emotion as in some places he was fake trying to keep it within. His complex character is what kept this drama's storyline different from the rest. But he served the best visuals and did look good when he was angry xD.
Aside from that the ost was good. In some places the cut scenes were random, there few flaws here and there but this drama is old so that's acceptable.
All in all, it's a good drama if you're looking for a good cozy romance to divert your mind to, but at the same time it makes you think about how people behave and have different battles in their lives that result in their actions, especially the complex character of the male lead separates this drama from the rest.
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Drama that was good only until the first half. When the same author of the webtoon gets upset and explains that her own ideas as an original writer were not taken into consideration, you know something was wrong. Seol is character easy to empathize with. Anyone who has or is going through the university can feel 100% identified with it. Plus she had real problems like anyone in their 20s. So that made connecting with her a lot easier.
Now, Yoo Jung, a very discriminating character. With him there is no middle ground, either you hate him or you try to let the story tell you why this is so. Yes, because believe me in the Webtoon they explain in greater detail why he is like that. He wasn't bad but his way of raising had made it that way and everyone used it. I don't defend it, in fact neither the webtoon is made for you to justify it, but for you to understand that there are people who need help and it is not that they are precisely bad but the drama could not / didn't want to represent this.
With a direction that had much more preferences towards the Baek In actor, and that gave him too much screen time, heroic situations, and stories that didn't exist in the webtoon, you can clearly say why Yoo Jung was so wronged.
Everyone did a great job, however I can't feel sympathy for Baek In when you know that his character was not originally like that and was only benefited by being the director's favorite.
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And what should I say? I really really really liked it! And I think that the ending is perfect as it is because it fits the drama AND leaves the possibility for a sequel (I would really love that).
I liked the cast and characters, although the character of Hong Seol could have been a little braver and have more confidence (I know it's based on the webtoon and that's how she is). And Lee Sung Kyung showed her acting skills by being the ultimate crazy bitch - damn annoying but really hilarious at times.
So overall it was a pleasant drama with the right wrap up in the end. I would really like a sequel!
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I really liked the cast but the screenwriters ruined the main characters and I couldn't even catch a glimpse of the webtoon's Seol and Jung. It got on my nerves but differently than all the people I've seen so far I don't blame the actors. (Yes, some people blame the actors for reading their lines!) After all they just portray what's given to them.
I love piano. Say whatever you want but those parts didn't bother me at all. On the contrary, Baek In Ho was a nice character that I really enjoyed watching. I hardly ever jump on ships by the way, but I jumped on this one. I would have liked this ship to sail simply to have something different once in a while, not always the usual fighting-hating-blindy in love thing.
After losing my interest completely because in my opinion not even Baek In Ho could have saved this drama (or could he?) I dropped it and haven't seen a drama since because it put me in a slump. So annoyed!
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At first I kept thinking I was watching a thriller or a horror only because the glare that Yoo Jung gave was killer and to me I felt like he would snap and rip your head off and you wouldn't even know it. but that of course did not happen. But the look was intimidating because you knew he did not play. I was captivated by this and kept watching. Until the very end I still was hesitant if I could really trust him. But I understood why he kept his guard up because he felt people were only close to him for personal gain or out of pity. hmmmmmmm. Besides that he was fantastic and as usual there is a method to his craziness and a reason to why his character can be often cold. But I think often enough people try to fix you and sometimes you can't be fixed or it will take lots of hard work and effort and the person has to want to change. Bring in Hong Seol who manages to chisel away at the hard exterior. I enjoyed her character as well. Loved the stories that took place during college as well. It was a reflection of everyday life and the types of people you will run into. People that are jerks, anti social, wanna-be's, awesome people, selfish, sometimes crazy people. But it's how we cope and not loose ourselves as well. I think the drama reflected that as well. YOu can't let one incident define you as a person. I loved Baek In Ho and his crazy sister. I just didn't know if I should love or hate her but I had both feelings towards her character for different situations. Baek In Ho was great and such a cutie pie. This might be one of the times where I wasn't sure if the male lead was the best choice or if the second male lead choice was better for the girl. I guess it's always great to have choices between 2 great people that care for you deeply. I think this drama had lots of onions and it was fun to watch some of the characters peel back each layer. Overall I was happy with the drama. My only concern is how long should one wait for someone until they heal themselves of all their angst, anger and issues. STill loved it despite the ending.
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The story for Cheese in the Trap was extremely interesting and brought so many unique spins, turns and ideas, even though it did diverge from the manhwa. However, I did have some problems with the story-line. First of all, like I mentioned in the previous paragraph, Yoo Jung's relationship with Hong Seol didn't feel as strong as hers with Baek In Ho - it felt awkward and forced, and that's not how relationships should be like. Maybe to start with, but it should have gotten better after a few weeks. And no couple have that many arguments and disagreements in that short space of time. Secondly, all the issues with Son Min Soo, Oh Young Gon and Baek In Ha were dragged out too much in my opinion and should be dealt with better. More screen time should have been left for the main characters.
The acting was absolutely superb, I would not exchange a single actor for someone else. I was skeptical of Seo Kang Joon after hearing some complaints from other users, but I absolutely loved him and his acting - In Ho was my favourite character of the series. He's definitely on my list of actors to watch out for. I now also love Kim Go Eun and Nam Joo Hyuk so much.
The music is great to listen to. If you put the entire soundtrack on a playlist and listen through it, you'll most likely not skip any of the tracks. I absolutely love all of Part 4 from the OST, since acoustic tunes just serenade with me so well. The only problem I have with the soundtrack is that since the plot is the main standout of the series, the music is faded into the background.
I would definitely rewatch Cheese in the Trap any time.
Overall, despite my issues with the story, this drama is a definite watch for lovers of drama and psychological series'. It's perfect even.
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Music: 2 or 3 really excellent songs but the rest were meh
Acting: everyone was good except Park Hae Jin who had as much emotion as a mannequin
Rewatch: lots of overused archetypes, lots of older Korean drama style angst
Overall: glad I watched it, didn't waste my time, not watching it again ^^
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What the hell did I watch!!
The only character I liked was the SML!!This whole thing is messed up I agree that ML has been misunderstood in many of the cases but he doesn't even care if someone in front of is getting hurt physically
I mean if you care for your girlfriend or for your friend shouldn't you be jumping in between the physical fight and stop them from fighting but no he just literally stands and watches them getting hurt
He manipulated people in a creepy way
He is literally so cold
I couldn't feel the chemistry between them they were so distant
there was nothing in between them
in every single drama I have watch till now I like the second male lead but I would like the female lead to however anyhow end up with the male lead but this is the first ever drama where I just hated the male lead and adored the second lead and also wanted the female lead to end up with him
there is always something which makes the male lead little better than the second male lead so that people stan him but in this drama there was not a single characteristic of the male lead better than the second male lead
I agree that male lead in his past misunderstood and misinterpreted few of the words of the second male lead and hated him but there was no reason for him to treat him like that and just stand there when he was getting beaten up
in every even try to explain himself that he was not the one who hurt him or something like that second male lead life is completely destroyed because of him
The ending is the worst kind of ending one could have in anticipated
like the ending is completely in complete
I know the drama was a trash and it wasn't a bit like I would have expected from a drama but they could have ended the drama in a good note but the drama was a cliffhanger and that to a very bad cliffhanger
haaaaa don't waste your time and don't watch it
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