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Son Da Eun, 17, is the youngest of three sisters. From an early age, she and her sisters would spend their time reading romance-themed comics and novels, and Son Da Eun would spend her nights dreaming of finding true love. Her family moves to the South Korean capital, Seoul, and she finds herself living next door to a handsome high schooler named Kim Seung Hyu. He is charming and attractive, and she feels that perhaps he might be her first true love. When she discovers that Kim Seung Hyu is actually her new classmate at the high school, she has just transferred to, and everything seems to be falling into place. Surely, she thinks, this is fate, and nothing could stand in the way of love now. But as she starts to get to know him better and settles into life at her new school, she realizes that he is holding something back from her: He has been the victim of cruel and vindictive school bullying that has left him emotionally vulnerable. Can love conquer all, or will the demons of his past derail their fledgling romance? (Source: Viki) ~~ Adapted from the webtoon series "Love & Wish" (러브 앤 위시) written and illustrated by Inae. Edit Translation

  • English
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • עברית / עִבְרִית
  • dansk
  • Country: South Korea
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 9
  • Aired: Dec 24, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021
  • Aired On: Friday, Saturday
  • Original Network: Daum Kakao TV
  • Duration: 16 min.
  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 2,177 users)
  • Ranked: #5340
  • Popularity: #3033
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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Completed
Naomi Necro
8 people found this review helpful
Dec 28, 2021
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
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A more mature story on school bullying, albeit a bit green and cliche around the edges.

My curiosity was peaked by the mention of a male student enduring school bullying as I'm used to seeing more of a damsel in distress-type situation play out in Korean television with the male savior trope a little too played out. It was refreshing to see the roles switched, and I was interested to see it unfold onscreen. I'm not familiar with GOT7 excluding Jinyoung from The Devil Judge, and only because I saw the "IDOL" hashtag and realized he was a band member after the fact. I think he's a fantastic actor and has a beautiful cry face (lol). That said, I only realized Youngjae was a member because of the other reviews here exalting his performance as "perfect" and "amazing." I expected him to blow me away based on their reviews and honestly, had I just watched the show without first seeing their comments, I probably would have had a much higher rating for him. Be that as it may, I came out of the mini-drama fully understanding that he is very green still and thought he did well considering.

The show itself threw me off quite a bit in the first few episodes. It starts off very silly and like a cliche-rom-com with the FL a bit too bubbly and smiley and the music too simplistic and designed for comedic effect. As the series goes on and we're introduced to the antagonists, the tone of the show becomes a bit more serious, and the music shifts into mostly calm and melodic piano. The leader of the bullies was a little over the top and felt more like an evil caricature, and I was more scared by the unhinged ex-girlfriend because of her instability and reactionary anger. The climax of the series was definitely dark (with her slicing at Youngjae's neck) and I thought that scene was excellently done. It caused the hair on my arms to stand on end, and my jaw dropped. I wish the resolution had been given more breathing room, and I thought the time-skip at the end was an overused cop-out. Overall, I wouldn't watch this series again, but I wouldn't say I didn't enjoy it. While Youngjae is certainly green around the edges (and not quite ready for heavy emotional scenes as was evidenced by his pleading scene at the end of Episode 9), I do think he has a bright future in acting ahead of him and will only improve with time and experience with his peers.

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Completed
lestay
9 people found this review helpful
Dec 26, 2021
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
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It was not what I had expected. But yet I was pleasantly surprised

I watched all nine episodes in one straight go. And I must say that it was not what I thought it was going to be. However! I was pleasantly surprised none the less.

Story- 9/10
I honestly thought that this qould have been the typical rom-com K drama. But it wasn't at all. It touched on school violence and handled it very well, I might add. I had questions that they were able to fill. I felt that they did thier best to tell this story in nine episodes that were all under twenty minutes.

Acting/ Cast-10/10
Everyone's acting amazed me. And I am so proud of Youngjae, I believe that he did an excellent job and I look forward to see more works from him.

Music-10/10
It's an OST from Youngjae- of course it's gonna be a banger!

Rewatch Valu-8/10
As I have said, this was not what I originally thought that I would be watching. But I still enjoyed it and I do see myself watching it again.

Overall- 9.5/10
Overall, I give this series a 9.5. And yes, you can watch it in one go- like how I did!

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Details

  • Drama: Love & Wish
  • Country: South Korea
  • Episodes: 9
  • Aired: Dec 24, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021
  • Aired On: Friday, Saturday
  • Original Network: Daum Kakao TV
  • Duration: 16 min.
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 2,177 users)
  • Ranked: #5340
  • Popularity: #3033
  • Watchers: 5,254

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