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Main leads were fine, really disliked In Hyeong.
The toxic character In Hyeong needed major psychiatric care. This needed to be addressed because she caused a great deal of pain to those around her. I never for a second felt any sympathy for her. The last place she needed to be was trying to be an idol star. Any kind of job would be hard for someone like her that wasn’t being treated for her mental illness. JJ never handled it properly, she needed counseling and medication therapy. She had two suicide attempts and she was never put into a lockdown unit.Neither JJ or Hoo Joon had a loving family to turn to for support when they needed it. That was something that Geun Yeong had. Not only did she have family but also close trusting friends.
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No structure, no buildup, no personalities
It sounds like a good premise, and from the parts I have seen the acting was decent and there was the occasional nice scene. BUT:- the pacing and development was all over the place. There seemed to be absolutely no coherency between episodes as to what happened when. The leads just randomly go back and forth between scene swere they like each other/develop feelings slowly, and scenes where they are either indifferent to each other or outright vile and spitefull.
- the romance didn't work for me. Basically before they got together we had three kinds of interactions. The ones where they were nice to each other/interested in each other, the ones were they were neutral or oftentime ssomewhat bad but without bad intentions, and the ones were they treated the other actively bad, oftentimes intentional and without any apparent reason for that.
One of the main Problems of the show was that the neutral scenes tended towards negativity/them treating each other kinda bad. Which ciuld have still worked, except we got about as many sweet/interested scenes as scenes were they activaly attacked/sabotaged/mistreated each other. Just not believable that any real relationship would srping forth frkm that.
- the show wasted hughe amounts of time on flashbacks and the secondary couple. They were not well executed or writen, and they, together with most of the ML's backstory could have just been cut and replaced by generics, and the show would be better for it.
- the lead characters really lacked buildup and personalities. They basically had no live outside working, getting drunk and having issues with their past. No hobbies and barely any friends/relations, and those that existed were badly writen and had very little screentime.
- The FL's beeing the "number 1 anti fan" was simply not there. Yes, she disliked him. But the only way in which the show shows her as Nr.1 anti fan before the reality show parts starts is that she ONLY antifan we see. Period. Like they didn't even have her on Message boards/chatrooms or anything with other anti fans. Everyone except her and the SML seems to love the ML, no opossition whatsoever.
Overall the show was just plain bad, and I recommend strongly not to waste time on it
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So I sat down earlier this week to start ep 15 and realized...I don't want to finish this drama, lol. I went into Anti-Fan with the mindset that I didn't really care if it was going to be tropey or poorly written. I was going to let the drama take me where it wanted to go and enjoy the journey.And up until ep 14, that was enough.
Going into ep 15, however, I found myself dreading having to watch anymore. I had zero interest in the story or the characters at that point, and sitting through an hour of them no longer appealed to me. I think this was due to a few things. 1) I'd gotten all of the enjoyment out of the drama that I was going to, and I was ready to move on to something else. 2) Ep 14 and the problems it created for the story had finally set in and I was suddenly feeling a lot more aware of the dramas flaws. 3) My currently watching-list has gotten a lot longer than I really like it to be, so I think my brain was screaming 'PLEASE DROP SOMETHING FOR THE SAKE OF MY SANITY!', and this drama isn't exactly at the top of my list of favorites, so it's the one my brain decided had to go.
Looking at this drama critically, it's not something you would watch because of great storytelling or compelling characters or stunning visuals. This is the sort of drama you watch when you want to turn off the critical side of your brain. The thing is, in order to enjoy a 'bad' drama (or book or movie or western television show or anything really), it has to do a sufficient job of distracting you from it's flaws. And while this drama did a decent job of doing so through ep 13, ep 14 brought said flaws into stark relief. Once that happened, there was really no going back to the enjoyment and forward motion I had been experiencing before.
A couple of other users suggested in the comments that this drama should be viewed in two parts, ep 1-13 and ep 14-16, and I have to agree. Maybe if you do, you'll be able to watch the final two episodes.
Personally, I just couldn't be bothered.
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So Embarrassing
I couldn't watch it after 8th episode.Starting episodes were kinda funny and interesting & I was hoping that I'll get to see some cute romcom...BUT Damn!!! I was totally wrong.
The way they pulled pranks on FL and she did nothing! She didn't even have self respect? I guess the writer forgot to add confidence in Female Leads. Both of them seems STUPID! one is destroyed her own career by throwing her Heels on a Superstar & other one wants to meet her ex-bf again and again! I mean why??
Both Male leads were fighting over one women who looked timid most of the time.
I've seen Soo Young in RunOn, she was pretty good in that drama but in this one... Omg! She gets humiliated in every single episodes and continue to shoot that show. Why ? Just for a little time fame ? When ML's fans was cursing her, whenever they get chance they beats her up, she's still willing to shoot just because of money or what? ( Her mother even called her if she needs money) I couldn't understand her reason at all. Why the hell she wanted to be hated from the whole nation!
Choi tae joon... I don't have much to say about him, his character was jerk most of the time.
Overall it was so embarrassing and frustrating to see a FL without any self-esteem & confidence. I expected a lot. My bad!
Why there's *Strong FL* in tags. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Toxic tsundere - pass
I gave this five episodes because of the bright, funny start. I genuinely laughed often in the first couple of episodes, and the concept displayed real promise. But it quickly settled into a misogynist pattern of abusing and mocking the FL while excusing the ML for being a thoroughly nasty piece of work. The "pranking" session coming after the FL was egged and floured was actually quite brutal, but it did not signal any change for the better in the treatment of the FL. With no improvement by the end of 5, it became another "life is too short" moment, and I was glad to dump it.Was this review helpful to you?
Just a toxic drama with weak leads
This is my first time to rate a series this very low. I hate how the storyline goes, but here are my comments:- Both character of the leads were weak. The FL is a pushover, pitiful and just frown on the side. Like come on, why would you push yourself to live in the guy's home at the very least. She's so troublesome and her acting was really off.
- There's no chemistry for both leads. I don't feel the care from ML towards the FL and vice versa.
- Nothing but a toxic storyline, focused on the love of the ML to his past lover.
I really tried to bear watching this series but I came to understand why other stations did not accept this to air way back 2018.
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I really love this
Even though the plot is a bit cliche the storyline really makes me wanna keep watching (I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers so this might be a little biased).It is supposed to be a lighter drama so the acting gets a little awkward sometimes but it’s really not that bad and makes it a lot funnier.
I think the only complaint I have is about the soundtrack. Like, really they did the worst possible job, some of the songs/sound effects REALLY break the mood.
Overall, I would recommend this kdrama for someone who’s already used and likes this style, but not as someone’s first.
I’ll definitely keep watching!
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Not to my liking
I dropped this drama at ep 10 cuz i just couldn't stand how cheesy the characters were or how cliche the show was, the first few episodes were great then it got boring until i dropped it .it's just your typical rom-com I hate you turn to i love you ,The second couple ? ,The FL acting was also bad .
I cound't feel her emotions either she was sad or anything
To be honest this drama was a shame
After waiting for like what- 3,4 years to release this was just not my cup of tea
Dunno this is just my thoughts
Overall if your searching for a drama to waste your time this is the drama
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Frustrating and boring
I have survived 9 episodes . Now couldn't care less about this drama... Its not worth ur precious time. Watch something else. If u love the actors then watch their some other work not this.The drama is somewhat a hit or miss for me. The leads lack chemistry....n the pacing at which their relationship is progressing is super slow......n the male lead is somewhat a jerk n it is only in episode 8 when I seem too like him a little....the second female lead is so pitiful she has no self esteem or confidence n somewhat always confused as to who she likes the male lead or the best friend n that creates war between both the men .. I mean just make up ur mind or leave!.....girl..you are ruining their friendship..n the story line makes me like the best friend who is supposed to be the antagonist for our male lead...n not like so much our male lead... Something is definitely wrong .... But that being said...the drama also gives you the old school romantic k drama vibes... The leads are super attractive , our female lead is strong and independent who can stand up for herself and the ost is beautiful....but still the Chinese movie still holds better.
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lOve IT
The series is rounded out by an awesome cast, nice music, a wonderful storyline, and great chemistry between the leads. It's safe to say that any K-drama fan is unlikely to come out disappointed. I enjoyed the romance in the series both leads are just amazing . Comedy is just perfect with the romance. Only love from my side for this drama only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only love only loveWas this review helpful to you?
Two words: Very Boring
Well well well.... 6 episodes have aired already but nothing important has happened yet. The plot is too common and slow paced. The acting is not that good either.Is it boring? Yes
Is the main female lead annoying? Very
Can we expect the future episodes to be better? Ummmmm......I don't think so. No.
Is it worth the watch? No
Am I gonna drop it? Yes
Just watch it if you're a fan of Choi Tae Joon (can't give you more reasons to watch it other than that).
Oh! and if you're a fan of the female lead (Choi Soo Young) go watch 'Tell Me What You Saw' (100% worth the watch).
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Weak Performance. Weak Anti Fan
You get the biggest emotion when opposites end up pushing each other away the hardest and this show just starts out way too weak. The acting lacked conviction and powerful emotions. It missed out on opportunities to be witty and failed to surprise my low expectation. It's suppose to be a fun, even crazy, emotion filled drama but ends up mild, soggy, predictable, hitting all the usual k drama romance cliche along the way in a rather uninspiring manner. I'm on episode 8 and I'm starting to skip scenes. I'm considering dropping yet another one of these TV dramas. So far I've watched 3-4 TV dramas and have dropped all of them around halfway. Very disappointed with the kind of lackluster scenes that are coming out now. Give me some energy and an exciting, refreshing story and acting, not this weak stuff that's too afraid to be more. We need shows that reach for the stars, not ones that are just made to fulfill a quota like "hey, we need to make five love dramas this year, here's one more". This is BORING, be better! One of the biggest issue with these TV dramas is that all of them seem to force themselves to stretch what they can do. Like the show only actually has 6 episodes worth of content but they stretch it to 16-20 episodes, that's why it comes out thin and weak. Tight editing, action pack, juicy scenes, cliff hanging that makes me want to immediately watch the next. Not stuff that makes me keep wondering why I keep bothering to watch, like am I THAT bored, always questioning myself.Was this review helpful to you?
