Lovely Horribly (2018)

More horribly than lovely, this show had a good start but got tangled up all the way till the end. The story had some pontential and it was intruguing in the begining, with all the mystery and suspense. However, half way through it the story got confusing and it felt like the writers were confused too. With many many plot holes, lovely horribly just ended up like all those cliche k dramas, without even being scary. They have tagged this one under the horror genre, but really, there was nothing scary in it. And the ghosts looked badly made, with fake make up. At least the performances were good, though the love story was not so. I didn't get when they fell in love or what happened in the end. But because the start was enjoyable, 4 out of 10.

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Not lovely but horribly

I won't go into much details but this drama really disappointed me. I was kind of curious why this drama get negative reviews and to be honest I watched this purely because Song Ji Hyo is in this drama (although the characters are really disappointing that I don't feel like her acting talent was given justice).

The plot is very complicated not making sense. There are lots of elements coming from left and right but it just doesn't make damn sense. The characters are too shallow and there are no chemistry between the main leads. Their decisions are just plainly stupid that you start getting frustrated every now and then. I find the male lead's acting very disturbing. I just don't see what emotions he's trying to portray and basically ruin the whole drama for me.

I don't see myself re-watching this really and if I can save your time, I would suggest not to watch it. Just watch something else. At least I still like the fact that Ji Hyo is in this drama so I really tried my best to finish it but the rest is a mess.

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I really did not like this drama. At first I thought it would be a little like Master's Sun and Spellbound (Korean Movie), where there was a paranormal element in a romcom way. Boy, let me tell you that that was a big letdown. The drama DID start off well, it had a good storyline, the casting was star studded, and it was something that I had been waiting for since I like all the paranormal/romcom mishmash stuff. But then the storyline got dragged out, the characters started doing dumb things (i.e. breaking up and then making up at a drop of a hat, I don't really get why they broke up/made up), the chemistry with the main couple was just downright awkward, not to mention that their relationship went from 0-100 real quick. I just didn't know when they started catching feelings nor did I sense ANY chemistry between them at all. I thought the main female lead, Song Ji Hyo, had more chemistry with the second lead, Lee Ki Gwang, in one scene than she did with the main male lead, Park Shi Hoo, in the whole drama. I don't know if it was the way the drama was directed, the writing, or just the actors/actresses, but the whole thing was very cringy.

I've seen some of PSH's other stuff and they weren't that bad, but it was just really bad in this drama. His acting, that is. Every line that came out of his mouth was overly dramatized, he took long awkward pauses in between his love declarations, and his kiss scenes with SJH looked like, idk, gross and awkward. I have no problems with a-hole-like characters. I mean, I enjoyed What's Wrong With Secretary Kim a lot. This guy though, this character, he took the meaning of "self-centered" to a whole new level of a-hole debauchery. Everything bad that happened had to be because of him. It was like, dude, we know it's all because of you, but could you just stop playing victim and shit, and get your shit together? Maybe I'm being too judgemental, but it's not something I want to see in a male LEAD.

I know I already said this, but they have no chemistry as a couple at all. To those who have completed this drama: tell me that you didn't want SJH and LKG to end up together. As a long time lover of dramas (mind you, my first dramas were Full House, Winter Sonata, Stairway to Heaven, Truth, etc), this is the one time I desperately wanted the leading lady to end up with the second lead. Yeah, there were a couple times I thought, "Hey, it would be better for her (lead female) to end up with said second lead, but it's okay since lead female and lead male have such good chemistry and love each other so much". No. This was NOT like that. I really thought that they (PSH and SJH) would end up friends and meet up later in life or something. Dont even get me started on their kiss scene in the elevator. No one should ever have to see that clip. That clip should be clipped out of internet history and burned. That is what I feel about their "passionate" kiss in the elevator.

Anyway, long rant aside, why did I decide to finish this drama? Because I thought that the ending would explain the whole plot and things would get good again, like the naive child I am. Things were wrapped up nicely, some things were explained, but there wasn't a romantic element to the ending at all. You know how at the end of a drama you could tell if it was good or not just by how you can feel the butterfly in your stomach, toe curling, and/or heart warming sensations? Well, this drama had none of that. At the end of most dramas I long for something more at the end of each ending, like I would wonder about what happens next or wait to see the rolling credits to see if they give a glimpse into their "after" life. In this drama, I couldn't wait to just be done with the drama. I didn't even want to watch the rolling credits. I couldn't care less about what happened next in the characters' lives and I wasn't generally left with a "I want more of this couple" feeling.

I'm just going leave this review with some of the good things in the drama. The second lead, Lee Gi Kwang, did an excellent job with his acting. He was lovable, his lines seemed natural and even though he could see ghosts, his reactions were perfect. I thought they were going to go into that more, but nothing really developed other than "oh, he can see ghosts." I would really just like to see a drama with the continuation of this storyline, but in his perspective. I think it would be a better story than the original. The other thing was the OST. Oh my lord, I loved this soundtrack! If you like mellow music and not overly complicated, bubbly type of music, THIS. IS. THE. SOUNDTRACK. FOR. YOU. The beats and tunes are catchy and although some of the english in some of the songs are iffy, it's too cute that you don't really care anymore.

Well, that ends my overly rant-y review!

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Awesome

Awesome
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