One of the Best Rom-Coms I've Watched To Date
This one really knocked it out of the park. I was taken in by the cute and borderline silly premise, and to be honest I did not expect too much. However, I was blown away by the quality of this show, especially the acting. Not only do the FL and ML have amazing chemistry and a relationship that gradually grows during the story, but the supporting characters are absolutely charming and well-written, and I was happy that they got to have their own stories told too.I know that dramas generally receive a lot of praise for being realistic, but I feel that this drama touches on some things that I have not seen in others (Spoiler-free):
- Characters who have made grave mistakes are held accountable. Some learn and grow as people, but they are not treated as if they have never done anything wrong.
- Some people grow apart naturally. You might have had a very good relationship with a person several years ago, but time changes people, and not necessarily for the worse. Sometimes your memory of them might be skewed, and you realize that they are not the person you remembered. Characters like these are not demonized in this drama..
While I adore the overall story, there are some points, specifically towards the end, that do not sit well with me. In Episodes 25-26 one of the characters is continually harassed by another character, and I honestly felt like the whole thing was in very bad taste. But anything for love, I guess.
Besides the one negative comment I had, this drama is extremely well-made with a good balance of laughter and crying (at least from my perspective). The FL's acting is phenomenal when she needs to be emotional. There's no holding back, and I love her for it. Definitely worth a watch.
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The romance is fluffy and uncomplicated, with no stressful love triangle. There is a potential competitor for the female lead's love but no obvious second male lead here. I have to warn you that there are some heartache moments but the story is so well written as a rom-com, it made me switch my emotions back and forth and I had no time to dwell on the sad parts.
The plot line was interesting to me, and I thought it was well-developed. The male lead seemed rather naive in the beginning but that made sense given what he went through for the past years. I like that ultimately, they wove it into the story that he and everyone else acknowledged how unbelievably gullible he was initially.
It is my first time watching Yoo Seung Ho and he did an amazing job. I like that he did not portray a stereotypical Asian man who don't show his emotions. He cried so prettily and I find him incredibly charismatic. His gazes were definitely smoldering. Ultimately he came across as this intelligent and strong character who was not afraid to show his softer side.
Chae Soo Bin, the female lead was cute - she is not my kind of pretty but she played the role very well. She definitely had good chemistry with the male lead. Their interactions were so cute and fun.
The supporting cast did really well as well, and unlike other dramas, I found myself not skipping through the show because I was also interested in the supporting cast's stories. There could have been more character development for some of them. The villains were just evil enough but luckily not enough to make me stressed.
Music-wise, the selections were fitting but I don't find any pieces particular memorable. I did not try to look the playlist up in Spotify which is usually a clear indicator whether I truly was affected by the OST.
Overall, I highly recommend this drama because of its message about relationships and sincerity. It evokes all the emotions that you can possibly feel.
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The first thought that came to my mind when I started this drama - note: without actually reading the sinopse - was how the hell they would make a love story between a robot and a human work, but then I realize that the story was about a human pretending to be a robot falling in love with another human.
Kim Min-Kyu, our cute and a bit rude chairman has a very weird and rare allergy that makes him unable to touch human being, and he ends up meeting Aji 3 a AI robot that looks like a human. After some drama coincidences he becomes interested in the robot and asks to tested, but when the test was suposed to happen the robot broke so Professor Hong Baek-Gyun went after the model he used to create Aji 3, Jo Ji-Ah who is also his ex-girlfriend. And then is when the romance starts to happen, slowly but surely.
We had moments to laugh out loud and moments to cry, moments to insult the mean guys and also some wtf moments. This sweet love story made me remember why I love korean dramas so much: love isn't just about the phisical stuff and a smart man can be fooled by a human pretending to be a robot. (I said that this drama isn't very realistic.)
Overall this drama had an amazing start, it was fun, cute and with a great pacing, but with time things slow down a bit and the last six episodes were a bit stretched so they could hit the 32 episodes mark, but I don't mind because they filled the gaps with cute littles moments between the main couple.
The main couple made my heart flutter, I was literally suffering with them because I wanted them together so bad and when they finally did it I just couldn't get enough of their cuteness. I think that Min-Kyu was the character with the biggest character development of the whole cast, he passed from a jerk to a very nice guy. Santa Maria team stole a lot of laugh from me. Yoo-Chul and Yeriel were two character that I didn't like at the beginning but slowly they changed my mind. Sun-Hye, Ji-Ah's best friend, someone so experience in love, was one of my favorite characters with her sassy personality and fashion sense.
This drama doesn't really have a memorable villian, mainly because they focused more on the romance and just had a bad guy so the main character had a threat and the story wouldn't be so simple.
Something that bothered me for a while was the robotic american accent of the foreigner cast, it got better through out the episodes but it always felt a bit off. Besides Bold Group weren't suposed to be from England? Okay I know I'm being too picky about it but was something that bothered me a bit.
Cast/Acting: I never saw any drama by any of the lead actors but I can say that I want to watch more work of them. Chae Soo Bin was splendid playing Aji 3 and Ji-Ah, her doll-like appereance made her a believable robot, also she was able to pull of two different personalities, the robot one and the human one. Yoo Seung-Ho did a great job being the lonely Min-Kyu, and I just couldn't get enough of that precious smile of his and that cute shy expression. Uhm Ki-Joon, Park Se-Wan, Kim Min-Kyu and Song Jae-Ryong gave life to Santa Maria team, their chemestry as a team was outstanding. And the rest of the cast also did an amazing job.
The picture of this drama is beautiful, this drama is one of the most visually pleasants I've seen so far, everything seems so well thought and shoot. Even though this drama has not that many kiss scenes, everyone of them was beautifully put together, and as someone that aprecciate the cinematography of movies and dramas, I was happy that they were so carefull with this.
The OST helped build the mood, it had good songs but nothing memorable for me.
Will I watch this drama again? Yes, this drama is light and cute, you don't need to give to much thought to the story because it's very straightfoward (also if you start to think about it to much you'll realize how many things don't make sense). I recommend this drama for people looking for something light to pass their time, have some laughs and some tears. This drama might not be the most realistic, the most deep or serious of dramas, but is definitely worth to give it a shot.
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The music is spot on and all the characters where perfect for their role. I would 100and 10% advise you to watch this drama as you will not be disappointed!
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I tought I should watch this drama beacause of how much popularity it gained. In my opinion it's completely overrated. Although it wasn't as bad as ?Oh My Venus? which I kept on watching only because the ending - which was the only interesting part. But as for this drama I only wanted to see how the main lead ends up once he knows the truth and how it's going to be revealed. But overall I did not sense any chemistry after the ¨reveal¨. I'm not even going to bother finishing the last few episodes, what a waste of my time. Was this review helpful to you?
The acting, writing, direction and cinematography are top notch. Its use in particular of visual metaphor is beautiful. One the surface, this is a delightful rom-com with one of dramaland's best OTPs. But underneath that, it is an intelligent and thoughtful discussion of the commodification and treatment of women in society and four women's attempts to attain self-determination. All of the female characters are intelligent, three-dimensional women (although one of them is a robot).
It's not new to have a kdrama examine our need for human connections but I feel like this is the quintessential show for exploring that theme.
I can't remember another show that I enjoyed so much on so many levels and that gave me so much joy while it was on.
I have quibbles but for the purposes of recommending a show they don't really matter. There's a perfect version of this show with a slightly-stronger final two episodes but it's rare to find perfection on television. 99% of it was perfect and that's what's important.
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I Love light, fluffy romance, so this one should have been right up my alley. However, it lacks something I can't define. I was kind of bored but intellectually, I acknowledge that this story is interesting. I'll just put it down to my preference of not liking robots in fiction. That's just my personal thhing. I don;t like people falling for robots and maybe he didn't but he spent a large part of the series thinking that he did. I feel weird about that. Idk.
Anyway, it was nice, just not great. Good for a filler, light, romance.
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My All Time Favourite
This is seriously a great series to watch. It was so underrated but it made to the top of my favorite dramas.It has a good mix of silly, sappy and fluff throughout the drama. The chemistry between the leads is simply irresistible.
Has a good plot and sub-plots. The show didn't just focus on the leads, it also showed developed the supporting cast without steering far from the main plot.
What I liked about it is its premise. The show did not really delve much into the technicalities. It focused on character development and growth within the story. The characters also showed maturity in dealing with their issues and resolving problems.
Chae Soo Bin and Yoo Seung Ho were both great in this show. They did not disappoint one bit.
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Fluffiest Romance Ever
Y'all have no idea how up my alley this drama is. The comedy was amazing and I laughed so hard throughout this whole drama no matter how immature some of the humor was. Lead actors were perfectly picked for the roles and can I just say that Yoo Seung Ho's smile is honestly everything. I took one star off the final rating only cause it kinda dragged at the end, but overall the whole journey was absolutely amazing and made me shed a lot of tears. The soundtrack was freaking amazing as well and made the drama just that much better. The two lead actors that were in this drama quickly became some of my favorite korean drama actors, and I've already watched several other dramas with them as leads. This drama is a paradise for rom com fanatics, I kid you not.Was this review helpful to you?
FLUFFIEST CUTEST SHOW!!!!
I've never written reviews before.. But I couldn't stop myself! I binged watched this show and it was my first K-Drama... I've mostly watched C-Dramas and I used to think they were sweet and romantic but this show is INSANELY fluffy. ML is soooo adorable! The show is perfect blend of drama, comedy and romance (with all that fluff). It does have a sad segment and you do feel bad for the lead couple but it has been woven into the story so beautifully that it doesn't seem over the top! I HIGHLY recommend this show! A lot of it does not seem logical but that is what such shows are about.. an escape from reality! Will definitely watch more shows this this lead pair. It is one of the few shows that I'd definitely watch again.Was this review helpful to you?
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This drama was soooo cute!!! I have barely see sunlight for the past weeks because of being stuck at home due to quarantine but everytime I watched this series, my room just felt like sunlight filled it!This was a very lighthearted drama, and it reminded me so much of Coffee Prince (which I rewatched and loved recently!) because of the aspect of girl pretending to be something else for rich guy. The twists were just right here, and I love how the characters grew throughout the series, especially Mingyu! I really like the trust he built not only with the people around him but with himself and how far that got him, with Ji Ah being a factor to that motivation but not completely dependent to her. I also like how he (unlike other rich, arrogant guy characters) respected her space and did not act overly protective over Ji Ah and did not act overly irresponsible both over his work and personal life.
I really have nothing bad to say about this, it was so fluffy all-throughout and the dramatic parts were resolved well really there is only one part which I feel unsatisfied about but, its not a super big part but a curiosity. There were some points in the drama that became a little cliche but what is K-Dramas without them right? And fortunately, it fit quite okay.
Anyhow, I'm so glad I picked this up, watched it with my sister too, and its so nice to see my favorite actors with each other. I've loved Yoo Seung Ho since I first saw him in Missing You, and today I just reestablished my love for him really. I cannot get over how cute he and Soo Bin were here, and I'm also gonna give the rest of the Santa Maria team that, especially Uhm Ki Joon.
If you're looking for something light, fun and unproblematic, then this is for you!
P.S: I just want to point out again how I am so in LOVE with Yoo Seung Ho, he is baby.
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I'd rewatch this one for comfort!
I thought the premise of this drama was a little odd when I first started watching it, but it's so well produced/acted that it ended up not making me cringe.All in all, I'd say this drama is mostly funny and cute. There isn't really a big villain, or fighting sequences and explosions, but there are many funny interactions among the characters, or based on the fact that the lead is so sure the girl truly is a robot. I'd recommend it to anyone that enjoys a bit of a cliche, some romance and a light storyline. I'll probably rewatch it when I need some comfy entertainment after a long day.
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