Trot Lovers (2014)

I watched this drama because of Jung Eun-ji (Choi Choonhee), I didn't know Shin Sungrok (Jo Geun-Woo) and Lee Seyoung (Park Soo-In) will be here too. I can't really talk about this drama for too long because to be honest, I got bored on this drama right in the first episode and start skipping some scenes. There's really nothing special about this drama other than Eunji's voice ofc and the actors and actresses. Like what the other says this drama is cliche and predictable. The only thing I like in this drama is when Choonhee sings, that's it.

I'll give this korean drama a 5/10. I won't recommend it for you to watch, but if you want, then you can try watching it..

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Where's the music? What should have been the focus, it was left in the background

"Trot Lovers" it's a drama about Chun Hee, a young woman who has to take care of her father and young sister. She meets Joon Hyun, a former popular singer and in the beginning the two fight like kids, but then Joon Hyun decides to her help become a trot singer.

The drama was supposed to be about music, but there's just a few moments with Chun Hee singing. I really thought it would have more competitions between Chun Hee and Soo In, to make sense about the rivalry, but there's only one. The songs are really good, that's why I wanted more. If the drama had focus on that, I honestly think it would have been an amazing production, to focus on the trot music, explore more about that.
The whole amnesia thing was just ridiculous and unnecessary.

The romance just didn't work, the two actors don't have chemistry in scene. I actually liked Chun Hee more with Geun Woo.
There's nothing really bad about the drama, it's easy to watch, but also there's nothing impressive. It's something you watch and forget very easily.

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I started watching this drama extremely excited for it- I'm a fan of Apink and Eunji's acting, but this drama just didn't cut it. It seemed like they ran out of story line after maybe the first 7 episodes and they just didn't know what to do with the end. Some of the story lines were just too dragged out and I almost dropped this drama half way through, if it wasn't for Eunji I would have. The acting was good but they could have done so much better with the story line.
A good this about this drama was the female leads little sister- she was cute and provide so funny moments throughout the drama. Also the cute moments when the male lead comes to eat at their house it one of the highlights of the drama.

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The amnesia storyline was unnecessary- it didn't add anything to the drama and just made me frustrated. It wasn't well executed and just left me confused.
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Overall I would only recommend this drama if you're a fan of any of the actors and are willing to sit through a not so good second half. It wasn't too bad but mostly it was only memorable for Eunji's vocals and the shitty story line. The drama isn't so bad but I wouldn't recommend it, there are some cute moments but there weren't enough to 'save' the drama.

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