Love Alarm Season 2 (2021)

Estuve esperando los 6 capítulos a que pasara algo interesante

Le doy un punto al director porque la estética es muy bonita y visualmente es agradable. Pero eso es lo único que puedo resaltar de esta temporada :/

La historia estuvo 0 interesante. Realmente no pasa nada relevante a excepción del drama amoroso que ni estuvo tan bueno por diferentes razones, pero ese punto lo trataré después. Aunque habían, por así decirlo, dos problemas principales (que eran el misterio de si Duk-Gu había muerto o no y el de todo el tema de los dibujos de Jo-Jo y el asesinato) quitando el triangulo amoroso , ninguno fue cautivador porque no los supieron manejar como se debía.

Ambos problemas hubieran hecho que el drama fuera mil veces mejor. Aunque no fui muy fan ni de la primera temporada, yo sí quería saber qué pasaba con Duk-Gu y esa fue una de las principales razones por las que me la vi. Pero dejaron eso en un segundo plano, no le dieron la importancia que merecía, el misterio de saber si estaba vivo o no. Aunque trataron de hacerlo, todo queda opacado por el triangulo amoroso y se queda muy soso y aburrido porque se resuelve bastante fácil. Lo mismo pasa con el tema de los dibujos y el asesinato.

Y no me vengan a decir "es que la cantidad de capítulos no dejaba hacer eso" porque por ejemplo Kingdom, un drama que también tiene 6 capítulos que duran en promedio 50 minutos, supo resaltar todos los problemas y tratarlos como se debían, haciendo que el drama fuera entretenido. Pero no, los directores decidieron darle TODO el enfoque al triangulo amoroso, y ni eso estuvo bien hecho por lo siguiente:

Arruinaron el personaje de Sun-Oh sólo para justificar que Jo-Jo se quedara con Hye-Yeong. Si se dan cuenta, la personalidad de Sun-Oh en la anterior temporada no tiene nada de parecido con la de esta. Le dieron un giro de 180 grados y pasó de ser el chico tierno, a ser el tóxico que maltrata a la protagonista. La verdad eso se me hizo super innecesario, tuvieron BASTANTE tiempo para buscar otra excusa mucho mejor que esa. Cuál era la necesidad de arruinar a Sun-Oh? Se les acabó la creatividad?

Otra cosa que quiero tratar es el tema de Yuk-Jo y Sun-Oh. No tengo nada en contra de la actriz ni del personaje, pero por qué se quedó tanto tiempo con Sun-Oh si claramente este no la quería? Él nunca hizo sonar su Love Alarm y no tiene excusa como Jo-Jo que tenía puesto el escudo. No recuerdo muy bien como era su relación en la primera temporada, pero por lo menos en esta siempre la trató horriblemente hasta que ella explotó. El final de ellos dos me pareció estúpido. "Voy a ir todos los días a tu casa hasta que me gustes"? Como por qué? Por qué te tiene que gustar alguien que claramente no amas? Por qué te esfuerzas en hacerlo si ya estuviste bastante tiempo con ella y en ningún momento hiciste sonar su Love Alarm? Muy tonto todo.

Por último, quiero decir que no entiendo por qué Jo-Jo nunca le comentó el tema del escudo a Hye-Yeong. Sinceramente no había razón para mantenerlo en secreto. Jo-Jo tenía sus sentimientos claros y sabía que, a pesar de no hacer sonar su Love Alarm, ella amaba a Hye-Yeong. Pero Hye-Yeong siempre vivió con ese miedo de no saber si Jo-Jo lo amaba, porque no sabía que había algo que impedía hacer sonar su Love Alarm. No era tan difícil explicarle.

En fin, en principio le iba a dar una menor puntuación, pero aunque no me gustó casi, logró entretenerme a pesar de que tenía las expectativas super bajas.

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Un peu d'amertume mais cela reste tout de même sucré !

Where to start? I asked myself this question for many hours before writing on this virtual paper. This questioning element sums up the situation perfectly. It's hard to know where to start because one thing is for sure Love Alarm is a drama that will not leave anyone indifferent. This is the first time I changed my mind so much during a drama and where I was also dubious by the actions of some characters.

I was pleasantly surprised by this season 2 that I found more mature and healthy. We see that some characters have grown up. I think in particular of Jo Jo's aunt who is much more pleasant than the previous season. Or about Sun Oh's mother who seems to want to get closer to her son. For Gul Mi, I didn't see any big changes unfortunately... She remains a very unpleasant character without consistency. But let's come to the essential, our main characters.

Jo Jo hasn't really changed, she's still an indecisive young woman who lets a new childish and superfluous technology dictate her feelings, that she forgets what she really wants. Although she guesses it herself as the season progresses and she is an actress of her own free will a little late. I also found her a bit of a prude, too prude for a 24 year old... She is a character who lived the unthinkable and even if I felt her more human and closer to us during this season, I will not say that she was a favorite.

Hyeyong is definitely the protagonist who revealed himself during this season. In Love Alarm 1, he seemed to be self-effacing and inactive, which is clearly not the case here. His character is very pleasant, he is sweet, listening, charming and caring. The ideal boyfriend in itself. I am therefore delighted that he had the right to his share of happiness during this season. The actor also played this character very well, I remember having seen him in Mistress where he had captivated me. But, these are just my personal tastes.

Sun Oh is the most disappointing character of this season. Yet, WE adore him before. But in the end, I wonder if I was blinded by the beauty of Song Kang. In this season 2, he is cold, distant, self-centered and egoistic. But after what Jo Jo did to him, it can only be understandable. Song Kang embodied this character perfectly and I can't wait to see him again in a show where he will have the leading role this time.

Yook Jo is the character I disliked even more than Gul Mi. She plays the girlfriend of Sun Oh. "Why?" you may ask. "She's a cream. "She may be nice, but she is still superficial. This world of "m'as-tu-vu" bothers me a lot and she is part of this kind of individual that I hate above all in this world that surrounds us. These influencers who only judge by their appearance and go to VIP clubs to show themselves off. We saw this very clearly in the first season, even if they wanted to sweep it in this second season, some passages have well brought out this aspect of her personality. She clings to Sun Ho with all her strength that it is pitiful. Moreover, I did not understand this choice. You can see that he doesn't like her. I don't understand how someone can force himself to stay with a person he doesn't like and to whom his eyes have never turned in 4 years. If it's not the right one, the one that will make you forget about Kim Jo Jo, it doesn't matter, there will be another one somewhere else. Don't force yourself with her. It would have been better to have him finish alone so that he could lick his wounds.

In conclusion, Love Alarm is a series to see once, especially for its magnificent OST and direction. Some scenes are striking, especially the fantastic moment when Jo Jo activates her spear. Or for this metaphor (that I saw there) with the arrival of spring and this notion of renewal. They certainly didn't choose this season for nothing. I don't think, on the other hand, and contrary to what I could read, that the scriptwriter wanted to show that a first love doesn't last a lifetime. Otherwise, Hyeyong would not have ended up with our heroine who is also his first love. Instead, he says that if you make the effort to love someone who loves you and treats you kind, you will end up loving them. A vision of love that I do not share at all! But also for the message he wants to pass on to the young generations. New technologies are not everything. See beyond, think for yourself. It will only do you good. Nevertheless, there is only one thing that bothered me a lot. Kim Jo Jo could never get rid of her shield. Thanks to Duk Goo, she was able to see a glimpse of her history and how many times her love alarm would have gone off if she didn't have that shield. Although she will never know, the viewer gets to find out. Nevertheless, we only know when it was triggered in Hyeyong's presence, but we still don't know if it was activated when she was with Sun Oh. Because for my part, I think she still loves both of them...

(I'm sorry for this pamphlet and if my English is not great, I'm still a French woman above all :) )

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O desenvolvimento mais lixo que eu já vi!!!

Primeiro de tudo: A HISTÓRIA É CHEIA DE BURACO.
A primeira temporada conseguiui prender um pouco a atenção do pobre telespectador, que infeliz, espera que a história se desenvolver com mais calma na segunda temporada. OK, esperamos por 2 anos (isso mesmo, 2 ANOS!) a nova temporada em busca de respostas de cenas e detalhes mal resolvidos, porém, em vão. Nunca soubemos porque a tia da Jojo não gostava dela e o que a mãe da Jojo devia à tia. Simplesmente abandonaram o barco em relação e desenvolver esse enredo.
Segundo: Os dois pretendentes eram um pior do que o outro. Mas vão falar "ah mas o Sunoh gostava de verdade dela, só tava com receio de correr atrás dela depois de tudo o que aconteceu, a mãe dele não apoiava os dois pipipipopopo" Mentira que se ele quisesse ele ia atrás dela sim (referências: Boys Over Flowers, Jardim de Meteoros). E o Hyeyeong é simplesmente sem sal nenhum. Não vou nem apelar pro quesito beleza porque sabemos que isso é pessoal, mas a personalidade dele é totalmente seca e ele não tem química nenhum com a Jojo. Tudo bem ser tímido, mas esse não era o caso.
Terceiro: que final horroroso foi esse???

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