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without Park Hyungsik this would have been a total flop
the concept was nice, there were some good jokes in there, and the chemistry between Park Hyungsik and Park Bo young was out of this world.HOWEVER some jokes were way too disrespectful and I think without these I would have enjoyed the show so much more. also the plot was all over the place, I kind of decided to act like some characters weren't there and completely dismissed their storylines on purpose for selfcare (the whole gang, monk, and gay stereotypes plotlines to name a few) only to find out they weren't useful for the main plot anyway.
tbh Park Hyungsik's acting made it bearable let's be real, and if it weren't for the good mood he sets everytime he's on screen I would have probably not even given episode 2 a chance.
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Usually I'm not a huge fan of kdramas that have such an obvious love triangle, but this one was really cute. The plot was kinda all over the place, and there were subplots left open. Despite all of its this, one thing this drama had going was its cast. I love the different characters. From Min Hyuk to secretary Gong to all the guys at Baek Tak Party. Everyone really played their role well. The one character I really didn't like was Bong Soon's mom. The definition of TOXIC. I really hated the way she treated Bong Soon and her husband. Now onto the plot..
Where do I even begin? Although it was very entertaining, I feel like they tried to add too much in the plot. They should've left certain subplots out, if they weren't going to finish them. For example, Bong Gi and Hee Ji both clearly having feelings for each other, but not ending up together. Another one that I didn't get was Bong Soon going back to being an "intern" after she worked so hard to get into the development team. I get that she was trying to save the world or whatever, but she only became a bodyguard so she could work towards being on the development planning team. It was weird how Min Hyuk's family was never brought up again after they found out who was threatening him. Towards the end, the plot became too predictable. The comedy was good, but I didn't like how they kept switching back and forth from comedy to crime. It was a bit too messy, and the plot could've been much better than it was.
Bong Soon and Min Hyuk's relationship was really cute, a bit cringey at times, but their chemistry was good. The same goes for Bong Soon and Gook Do. One more thing I would like point out is that the brand deals/advertisements were soooo obvious. Like when Bong Soon gets Gyeong Shim the shampoo as a gift and she wants to talk about how nice it smells after she was almost abducted like??? I feel like this drama had so much potential, but they tried to do too much.
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What I love about Bong Soon is that she is a down to earth super hero who, rather than flaunt her strength, tries her very best to hide it, preferring to be more of a guardian angel than donning a ridiculously tight spandex suit with the letter "B" affixed to her chest. She cares deeply for her friends and family and isn't afraid to take risks to save them. She is cute with a quirky sense of style, and can easily pass for the girl next door. No drop dead, gorgeous vixen here. Even so, she manages to catch the eye of two very handsome young men, who try their best to be her number one.
The supporting cast was equally strong, making her look even better. All cast members felt fleshed out and human, and you cared about them all. It was a well put together cast of very talented people. I was very pleased with this production. I like a comedy that can be funny without being ridiculous.
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Everything, everywhere and all at once
When I watched it I felt that it somehow separated into several storylines, but I couldn't get the point why they continue to exist in the overall story. Tbh the drama, despite the high rate and always being recommended seemed like a huge mess to me. I couldn't watch it as a pure comedy, not only because the slapstick and body humor of the drama were not funny to me, but also because of the thriller line that existed in the story, I don't mention the "family situation", which connected Min Hyuk and Bong Soon. Same as with other parts, I couldn't watch it as pure thriller, because slapstick was shoveled in.Stalking of Min Hyuk and his need of a bodyguard was obvious, especially in the story it connected him and Bong Soon. Thriller played a role with Bong Soon's power. But what was the point of those gangsters? To laugh at their overacting? THAT made you laugh? Ok. Then I'm the part of viewers who don't get that type of humor.
The series started well. The adorable Park Bo Young is as cute as ever, with her being petite she is well-fitted for the cute contrast - someone small, but can kick ass, a true King Kong Barbie. This humorous part was fun to watch and my main motivation to finish the series. But I talk the contrast of her action moments. I think watching the two main leads was the best part of the drama and my favorite scene was when she princess hugged him :)
Park Hyung Sik (never watched anything with him before) surprised me a lot. Although his behavior was cheesy, but he was adorable when he acted cute. Like a little milk dog brother and his overpowering girlfriend. But to me they fitted well.
But couldn't care less about many other secondary characters and that's the gist of it. Many played okay.
STORY was kinda very contrasting in terms of jumping from something light and humorous to a bloody thriller. I don't say there should be no cross-genre, it just felt really extreme in contrast. But it's a bit obvious that it was created for a reason and purpose. After all Bong Soon is someone who is filled with justice and she gets involved in this case. After all we need some setting that will allow her to achieve her dream - live a "normal" life. But is that normal life actually what she wants.
ROMANCE. Not mad that Bong Soon doesn't start as a blank canvas, she has her unrequited love, but in comparison feels more open with a person who knows about her powers and also this someone rushes to protect her, despite her being that powerful. They have this openness about each other, but also reliance she never felt before.
OST. For some reason I wasn't the fan of music or sound effects of this show. Beats me, but it also influenced my dropping impression.
As for comic relief gangsters. These I could do without. They lowered the quality of this show a lot to me. Like why would you drag them, who cares about them? To get beaten again and again, what's so funny? When they switched to those guys I started to skip their parts in later episodes.
It has such high ratings and I understand that many found it worthy. Partially, it is fine to watch it. Honestly, I watched just for two Parks :) It's all personal opinion.
And desppite some criticism on my side, I'll be happy to watch the sequel.
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This show was a damn good show and I just adored it to pieces.
This show was brought to my attention by my k drama bestie, B Nice and it was such a big hit with me that even till this day, and many dramas later, I still find myself watching my favorite scenes from this show over and over again. The triple threat of Park Hyung Sik, Park Bo Young, and Ji Soo was a major score for me. I enjoyed all of their characters and they brought this story to life like nobody else could and I loved the hell out of their work in this one.So this story follows our main lead, Bong Soon. Bong Soon has grown up in a family where the women have super-human strength and she’s no different. She can pick up a bus full of people, punch through houses, and she benchpress everything. Trying to get a job at a gaming company is out of reach for her but her luck turns around when her strength gets her hired on as the CEO of her dream company’s bodyguard. An Min Hyuk is intrigued by the small little woman that he witnessed kick the shit out of a bunch of bad guys who bullied a bus driver and the kids that he was driving to school. He follows her to the police station where she’s giving her statement to her detective friend. The more that he sees of the woman, the more interested he is in her. He needs a bodyguard and thinks that this woman has just what he’s looking for in a bodyguard. It doesn’t hurt that she’s easy on the eyes, not that it matters anyway. Bong Soon ain’t trying to look his way. He annoys the hell out of her and thinks he’s gay so he’s out of the running for our girl.
Bong Soon has grown up with a huge crush on her childhood friend, Kook Doo but she’s never felt it was the right time for them and it’s thrown in her face when she finds out that Kook Doo’s got a girlfriend. She’s hurt and she’s frustrated but she can’t help who she loves any more than she can help the strength that she has that others don’t. But she has to try to get over him because she’s not a homewrecker so when she gets closer and closer to her annoying boss, she starts to realize that he’s not as bad as she initially thought. He’s actually a really great guy and he’s not gay either, haha.
Seeing both Bong Soon and Min Hyuk grow into their feelings for each other at the same time that they’re fighting bad guys left and right, was a lot of fun. This was a comedy, a romance, and even had some action thrown in and I was here for it all. I am such a huge fan of the three main leads because of their work in this show. I loved the romance in this, I loved the friendship that developed between Min Hyuk and Kook Doo and I really, really loved the couch scene.
I was a giant ball of emotions when I watched this scene. The way that he kept putting himself out there for her, hoping that she would stop looking at the guy that’s not looking at her and look at him instead. He was so good to her and he loved her so much and gahhhhh, I loved it! They’re one of my favorite couples to date. This show was a damn good show and I just adored it to pieces so I definitely recommend it to everyone.
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Since the idea of the story is not new (I think I can find a lot of story about a strong woman), the story can be predictable. Somehow the main lead always bickering with each other. It's already a k drama pattern that you can find everywhere. (Secret Garden, Delightful Girl Chun Hyang, Fight For My Way, etc)
Another bad point about the drama is the case with the kidnapper feel like too long to be solved. Sometimes you feel that the progress is really slow and the show can have too many filler comedy.
Overall this is a cute drama. Even though the story is predictable, I still enjoy the whole show. Especially when Bong So starts to beat up people!
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The FL and ML have cute chemistry and even though the FL was slightly emotionally weak in the beginning especially when it came to Second ML, she becomes fully badass towards the end! It was a really satisfying to watch that because in most dramas FL are either physically strong or mentally strong but here thankfully she is both and that is refreshing!
The sismance here was totally awesome! And also bittersweet bickering bromance between the 2 MLs was also very funny and enjoyable! The goons and those bully kids turned lackeys were really funny. All the characters and plots were entertaining to watch except the FL's brother love story plot which made feel very angry for obvious reasons, especially on his new 'girlfriend' ...
There is a little Thriller plot that runs throughout the drama but that certainly is not the main focus of this drama. This is essentially a romcom with good doses of romance and comedy with the added advantage of an intelligent ML and a strong (really really strong :D) FL!
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I really Think this is worth your time
The show itself has many interesting factors and has a unique plot, not only does this show have those but it is also really well done. The storyline is easy enough to follow but manages to keep you on edge most episodes. Besides all the parts that may be scarier to younger children this show is really cute and the relationships between the characters are really fun to watch as they change. The music in the show is always fitting for the mood but the songs are repeated a decent bit so depending on how many times you watch this the songs may get annoying but besides that the songs fit really well with the scenes to engage the audience and create the appropriate mood. I do believe this is worth your time and even rewatching it is worth your time as well, in fact i have rewatched this show about three times. This is my personal opinion but I believe you should give this show a chance.Was this review helpful to you?
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i love itt soooo cuteee man character was soooo handsomeee????❤️????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Was this review helpful to you?
This is a good story not the best.
I like the story because it shows that no one in this world is there who cannot adjust to their surroundings. Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) comes from a long line of women possessing Herculean strength. But Bong Soon can only use her strength for good; if she uses it for her own personal gain or to mistreat others, she can lose her strength forever like her mother, Hwang Jin Yi (Shim Hye Jin). Bong Soon’s twin brother, Do Bong Ki (An Woo Yeon) did not inherit the unusual family strength and is a doctor, but Bong Soon has trouble finding gainful employment as an aspiring game developer.When Ahn Min Hyuk (Park Hyung Sik), the young CEO of AIN Software, a gaming company, witnesses Bong Soon’s amazing strength against a group of gangsters one day, he hires her to be his personal bodyguard to help him catch a man who has been making death threats against him. Bong Soon has a secret crush on her childhood friend, In Guk Doo (Ji Soo), a police detective who is trying to capture a dangerous kidnapper in Bong Soon’s neighborhood.
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First of all, the story is a bit silly but it made me so happy while I was watching, I smiled a lot just seeing those characters with funny and cheerful personalities. It develops smoothly, I really enjoyed watching this. The special effects aren't good though.I loved the cast. I had never seen Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Shik before and I fell in love with them. They were perfect for these main roles, the rest of the cast were good but not as good as them.
The music really fits this show. You hear it and you immediately associates with this drama.
Since I had so much fun watching this, I'd really love to rewatch it.
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Lastly, there's just 1 thing I would change about the story. It broke my heart the fact that Gook Do ended up alone, so this is the only thing I would change.
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