Under the Gun (2024)

Fate will always find its way to you

SUCH A CUTE DRAMA, ESP THE FL!

Eventhough this was only 6 eps long, it managed to show us so much without over or under doing anything. It showed us sweet high school love, the pressure of providing and protecting your loved ones, gambling, and fate.

Ml is so handsome?? and fl is SO ADORABLE?, and they look amazing together. Their chemistry and playing high schoolers in love is so authentic and real. They showed us how external pressures can make it hard to love (ml initial hesitancy), but also how loving can make life easier and worth living another day for. Also, the amount of kisses they had caught me off guard?, like there was prolly more in these 6 23 minute episodes than in the ususal 16 hour long episodes.

We need more fl's like this fl in kdramas. Strong AND feminine! Being one doesnt mean you automatically can't be the other, which a lot of kdrama writers seem to assume.
I admire how understanding, loving, caring, and most importantly, unjudging (is that a word??) She is. She doesnt act like some spoilt brat who is above the ml, but rather as an equal individual who just has it better than most others, but she doesnt let that affect how she presents herself, and how she treats others, which i respect so much.
I also LOVE how she tells the sml straight to his face that she doesn't like him at all, like YOU GO GURLL!?

Likewise, i have so much respect for the ml. He takes responsibility over his family when he is still in high school without complaint, even if it means putting himself and his wants and needs aside. I also LOVE how he doesnt back down to the FUCKING POS sml

P.S. Reading back over this review, ive barely said anything abt the actual drama and what its about, and more abt why i like the characters, but oh well, who cares

All in all, this short drama is DEFINITELY worth your time (recommended binge watch)?

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I guess you can call it fate

Under the gun is nothing out of the ordinary, just a short series with romance retold once again.

Cha Se-Young is your typical "rich" FL, from a good home and not much drama at her house other than match making mother. Bonus points because she is not a brat, doesn't flex her wealth and is actually nice and proactive. Whilst our ML, Go Gun, is rough around the edges due to life but is also a decent human being who was forced to grow up too soon. The meet up is as destined and they eventually bond and date. Even though it's short there aren't as many plot hole that make you disinterested nor a heavy focus on side plots that don't add to the story but we do have a healthy amount of coincidences and clichés (as expected). Bonus points for cute height differences, how they always support each other (mostly FL but still) and proper communication between the two most of the time. Even when there's disputes they are quickly resolved and everything goes back to normal. It's a cute romance with one or two tear jerking scenes, and adults not acting like adults most of the time.

It's a story of how life can be mean at times but with the right people on your side you can hold on just to live another day. And if you are lucky enough, get through it, and live to tell the story. There's good chemistry between the leads, although I must say I wasn't a fan of everything especially how they initially got together because she practically did to him what SML did to her successfully but I digress. Notice how I didn't say much about the SML? Well he is a plot device, and that's about it. It's a decent watch to get out of a slump or if you want a quick watch.

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Good Enough

Korean mini series '' Under The Gun '' is a school romance - melodrama.

The drama has a strong start, with introducing the characters and establishing the romantic relationship and the love triangle. Those characters were, actually, quite interesting and the actors and actresses did a good job handling them and giving us solid performances.

Unfortunately, the drama suffered from its length. Hence, everything happened fast and the development was unsteady. Especially when it came to the romance, it felt like the main girl was forcing the relationship on the guy, as she was following him around like a puppy. Also, the whole rivalry could have been handled better.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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Un mini-drama grazioso e ben fatto

Questa mini-serie è stata davvero una chicca inaspettata. Nonostante il tempo esiguo - tre ore complessive suddivise in sei episodi - ha saputo regalare una storia graziosa e ben confezionata. Sarò onesta, inizialmente ero un po' prevenuta, vuoi appunto per il numero esiguo di episodi vuoi per il protagonista maschile, che esteticamente non mi convinceva molto (dal naso troppo a punta alla forma un po' strana del lobo delle orecchie). Mi sono però ricreduta quasi subito, scoprendo un personaggio con un forte tratto caratteriale, espressivo e che non passa inosservato, complice anche la stazza non indifferente, benché poco loquace (ma anche qui, il tono di voce e il modo in cui si esprime rendono quelle poche parole più incisive di mille discorsi). Promosso, quindi. E promossa anche la protagonista femminile: attrice brava e bella che veste i panni di una singolare ragazza, per quello che è l'universo coreano: autonoma, decisa, spavalda. Sa quello che vuole e non ha paura di diro. Un personaggio davvero affascinante, che con il partner forma davvero una coppia vincente e interessante.
Nella storia trova spazio anche le vicissitudini che hanno condizionato - e condizionano - la vita di Gun: dalla sorella malata, al padre problematico, a Gun stesso, combattuto tra la necessità economica e i propri principi rispetto al gioco in cui, paradossalmente, eccelle. Ho apprezzato l'aver dedicato un tempo non eccessivo alla competizione, perchè non era di fatto l'obiettivo vero e proprio, semplicemente la conseguenza di una sua difficile scelta. Concludendo: una serie davvero breve ma di qualità. Consigliato? Direi proprio di sì.

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