I’d compare this to one of those timed cooking shows. For metaphorical purposes, let’s say the direction and challenge is to make a taco dish. Some chefs put all of their efforts into making a superb single flavored taco. While the more zealous of chefs try to impress the judges by making two different types of tacos, in the same allotted time. While it’s meant to impress, in more often than not reality, this actually gives the judges more options to taste and critique. This is how I feel about Touch Your Heart. I think this is why I found the show so dichotomous. You have excellent actors combined with poor character development, or rather, this is a romantic comedy, trying to disguise itself as a romantic drama. I’m expecting a good romcom taco, but I’m served two different drama tacos on the same plate. With the cute filters and sound effects in one scene, then turning to a stalker & drug abuse induced scene, then back to cute office antics, and then flash to tear-jerking courtroom circumstances, it's not hard to feel emotionally confused. While there is a lot to love in this show, there is also a lot to critique, especially when illuminate the reliance on outdated stereotypes (which I feel in this case is more due to the director and writers vs. the actor portrayal).
Want to dig in a bit further, see more thoughts on this Drama? Check out my blog: https://dramafox.wixsite.com/dramafoxblog/post/touch-your-heart-a-full-review-on-how-i-equally-love-and-dislike-this-show
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Story :
As i said a light romantic comedy drama !! you maybe get bored in some moments but wasn't so bad at the end .. at least for me cause every one of them made a great job in their role so yeah i didn't really felt annoyed !!
Acting :
Seeing Lee here after ' Strangers from Hell ' wormed my heart !! i really got scared from him there specially his smile !! so seeing him so cute and laughing .. act in the most adorable waaay was calming :D .. and seeing him again with Yoo was amazing i really needed this cause i love them together so much .. i hope i can see them again some day ..
Shim and Park !! omg they killed me all the time the way they acting were light AF !! made the drama more joy able to watch tbh ...
Music :
I loved the music was so on point and amazing !! i keep listen to OST can't stop .. need help !! :D
Rewatch :
Yeah i would rewatch it some day ..
Overall :
It was so refreshing made me smile from my heart and gave me so much cute little emotions that i really needed .. this days most of the dramas so heavy and crazy ,, so to see good light drama with a good acting and storyline it's rare !!
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Beautiful and light-hearted rom-com
I was so excited about this drama ever since I heard about the Grim reaper and Sunny reunion but honestly I was also worried because my expectations were too high.After watching the first two episodes, I put it on-hold since I thought it's be the same as WWWSK, cheesy and cringy and boring (for me and I dropped it).
But later when I binge-watched all the episodes before it ended, I was pleasantly surprised. It was a beautiful romantic comedy and everything was perfect. I couldn't not love it. The OTP chemistry was amazing as expected. The OSTs are beautiful and the plot and pacing was just great. If you want something romantic and comforting, this is the drama for you.
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this show touched my heart for real
Ah so how should i start. I liked the fact that they included so many side couples in the show while giving Yoon Seo and Lawyer Kwon a happy ending after all of the challenges.To me Yoon Seo's character was the sweetest human being i have ever seen and seeing how Lawyer Kwon cared about her made me so happy. This show reminded me of my first love despite that we didn't have a happy ending.
I became obsessed with the drama OSTs especially Wendy's what if love. I will definitely add all of them to my playlist.
The story is so sweet and innocent that made me in tears so many times. The couple really does have unbeliveable chemistry.
I think we all knew that this show is like a goblin in another universe lol.
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Mars & Venus Go To Court °8.2° °Excellent°
TYK follows a TV personality who is out of work after a scandal. She would call herself an actress, but she's known for her good looks, not her good acting. She begs for a part in a new legal drama. She's told (with great reluctance) to research her role at a real law firm. Under that one condition she'll be offered the part. "On it!" Her manager calls his law-firm-owning cousin, whose immediate reply is: "There's no way - he won't do *this* favor - he will not have any actress come into his sacred company - it's WHO?!? (all without taking a breath) Turns out he's a BIG fan. She must be assigned to the most competent attorney in The Firm. He is all-business-no-warmth, and gives up on Prossy Missy the first day ("Just do what you want until quitting time"), because she can't work the copy machine. Heck, she can't even answer the phone.If nothing else, watch it for the pickup skills. Exhibit A: "Ms Oh, this letter is for you. I, Kwon Jung-roc, saw you for the very first time on February 6th, 2019 at the secretary's office of Always Law Firm located in Seocho - gu, Seoul.
"As we interacted with each other many times through work, and had about six meals together, I realized that your feelings weren't fake. I realize that they were actually sincere. Therefore, I, Kwon Jung-roc, request you, Oh Jin-sim, to officially go out with me. And I hope you give me your approval."
How do you think our Glamours actress will respond to this plea deal?
Summary Judgment: TYK is the perfect holiday for Kromcom devotees. It frames itself as a descendant of the film Roman Holiday, in which a princess (Audrey Hepburn) trades her carriage for a motorcycle after Escaping The Palace. In heavy contrast to the starched isolation of court, she is propelled by a rumbling hot motor to experience life, citizen-style: Fun. Adventure, + a dear & sincere romance inside a brief run. TYK could be referred to as Legal Holiday… or Office Holiday? A Brief Holiday In Motion? Contempt Overturned In 3 Months?
Exhibit Z: The soundtrack is downright Spotifiable.
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OST-
It was so good. I found myself listening the songs on their own. So good, and i liked the combination of English and Korean songs. And im not surprised that there are songs from Chen and Wendy and many more talents...
ACTING-
I loved it, i non stop commented how the main actress is really good at playing adorable girl. She never made me cringe, nor did main actor. They both potrayed their characters personalities well, and even side actors expressed their characters well.
PLOT-
The plot is very satisfying, i liked the idea of potryaing that the law and trials aren't as dramatic as they seem in drames. I liked how the the FL wasn't stuck up, nor how theres no rivalry for drama. It's a very tame love story, and it does not depend on misunderstandings. I also love how, lets say 'a enemy' because it wasn't really that, it only was there for 2-3 épisodes, was introduced early, but happened later on.
It really surprised me how much un-drama like it is. There's no bitchy women, nor misunderstandings to get the story going. It Linda shows how much this drama does not need those things, cliches to let it grow.
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Want to be in a good mood? Watch this!
If candy-floss was a drama this would be it. Absolute delight and all-around feelgood show. There is almost zero conflict in this drama and when there is conflict it is often solved within an episode or two. This drama is like watching cute animal videos and youtube, it just makes you feel good and laugh. The chemistry between Lee Dong Wook and Yo In Na is great and it was fun to see them on screen together again after Goblin but there are a few other couples in this show and they all get their time to shine.Was this review helpful to you?
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light-hearted
such a lovely story, i loved every second of it.. through the story, even though it's made to be light and funny, it has plenty of reality checks, talking about serious topics.. but never stops being charming.. the actors did an amazing job, i love them as a duo. actually loved every part of show, from the music choice, to the side couples, the chaotic energy, it was just so perfect I'm not gonna lie.. i hope more and more people will see this drama since it's so well made.. i hardly like romcoms but this one truly stole my heartWas this review helpful to you?
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Very light romantic comedy that will send butterflies to your stomach
I haven't watched Goblin yet but when I see Lee DongWook and Yoo InNa together they look like they have a good chemistry on screen so I decided to give this a try. I wasn't disappointed because aside from those occassional bursts of laughter from me, they really did send me sparks and romance between them. The story overall feels neutral, although there are some 'law' stories going on, it doesn't really delve into that category that much. It mostly kept the romantic comedy vibe. It's not bad yet it's not that impressive.I'm just glad that they made the character less annoying than usual k-dramas. Most of the k-dramas I've watched is a grumpy leading man who fell in love and became a nice guy but in this one they created a male lead who's stern but knows how to apologize when needed and acknowledges his own actions then eventually became a sweet guy (at least in his own little ways). Then we have a female lead who's an actress who's not dumb. Terrible at acting (not referring to InNa because she's great, I'm just describing her character) but is really doing her best in whatever she does which actually impressed me. Their secret office romance is so cute that it just gives off a smile on my face as I'm watching it. The side romances from the supporting characters is also cute and funny.
Maybe the best thing I could take from this series is the OST. Good Night by Jeong Sewoon and What if Love by Wendy is definitely staying on my playlist. I've been listening to these songs for days on repeat and I just can't get enough.
This is one of the classics I think. Not super hype but something really worth the watch.
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I'm giving this a 10/10, because I loved watching this from beginning to end, perhaps with the exception of e13. With that said objectively this is quite bad. We could give it an award for "the most cheesy lines ever", I mean really it's insane how bad the script is. I guess you could say that this is the ultimate guilty pleasure, because I know that it's bad and yet I couldn't hate it for a second. As a huge fan of Goblin I love Inna & Dong Wook, but their acting in TYH is the worst it has ever been. Inna is an amazing actress, she's been awesome in everything before, including variety TV, but I think this cheesy character was too far outside her comfort zone. Their chemistry wasn't nearly as good as in Goblin either, I don't know, it just felt off. Honestly I don't even understand myself why I liked this so much, I mean it's so cheesy at times that it causes physical pain. I guess the feeling is not entirely dissimilar, when I listen to that "We Built This City" cover that came on in Grey's Anatomy that one time. Perhaps I'm just shallow & I just enjoy everything my favorite idols appear in??? (this would be a first for me)
They had to drop the stalker ark prematurely, because of real events in Korea, but I did not mind really. I mean sure it's sad that they had to scrap the script from episode 13 onward, but it might have turned out more entertaining this way. I imagine that originally the second lead couple was meant to fight alongside JungRok vs. the stalker guy and that was the whole point of their story, to make the legal proceedings more interesting and fun in the last episodes, but I think the melodrama all of this meant to cause could have ruined the show for me, I don't know. I liked the ending a lot, the last episode was especially nice, despite the heavy product placements. (eating Subway sandwiches, while charging a Samsung phone with yet another Samsung phone!)
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