Adulting love
I love Seo In Guk. So it’s already 9 for me. I give it 10 because it’s a quirky romance from the universe of “Because this is my first life”, it’s raw, insecure, and slow burn. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s certainly mine.I also respect the realistic portrayal of a workplace at consumer electronic company.
Was this review helpful to you?
Perfect school love to adult love drama
I watched it after Dazzling, so comparison is inevitable.First of all, the balance between school years and adults years in this drama was strong, I typically get bored with high-school tragedy, and speed through it. Writers were merciful to leave me with 33% of the drama being about adulthood. My biggest pet peeve with Dazzling was that adult love between leads just happened within like 10 minutes and they went straight to marriage.
Chemistry between leads was hot and proper, no notes.
Character development arcs were a bit simplified, but served the premise. I am constantly amazed by a sheer number of artists making it big by late twenties in CDramas, but it’s ok, since it served the premise.
Overall, it’s a romantic story where passion and love between leads was well-written and believable with a sprinkle of fairy tale.
Was this review helpful to you?
Everything is in it’s right place.
I loved it. No new tropes, but every one of them executed perfectly. Villains are properly evil. Palace is properly treacherous. Jeremy Tsui’s character is properly crazy and obsessed. Bitches are bitchy.Someone is getting poisoned every episode. FL is like a bloodhound capable of sniffing poisonous components in any mixture.ML is as sick as a dog, and at the same time strong like a bull. And it seems like the only job of emperor is to give titles left and right. All the ponds are bottomless. They have plastic surgeon changing people’s faces without a trace. ML love is a bit vanilla, after she admits to loving him, but SL couple is fire.
This is all I want from CDrama. No notes.
Was this review helpful to you?
Not a very good Marvel version of K-drama franchise
This marks the second K-drama from Netflix that I've found myself unable to finish. The first was "King The Land," a series that turned my favorite actor into a rather bland Disney character."Strong Girl Namsoon," on the other hand, feels like a Marvel show with a Korean twist. While the original show placed a heavy emphasis on character development and their emotions, this one seems to prioritize the superhero aspect without delving into substantial character growth.
The male lead and the grandmother are undeniably talented actors who manage to shine with the material they are given. However, the female lead feels one-dimensional, lacking any significant depth or emotional complexity. Surprisingly, she doesn't even have any abandonment issues, despite being left with adoptive parents.
My breaking point came when I witnessed the antagonist resorting to a blue drug for superhero abilities. It felt like a significant departure from the tone and direction I was hoping for, leading me to decide to drop the series altogether.
Was this review helpful to you?
Chicken Soup for my soul
I rewatch this drama at least once a year when I’m feeling down. It’s sweet, funny and warm, and cheers me up every time.Every character in the drama is wholesome, humor is well placed, and leads make my heart believe in being positive and optimistic. I love Goblin, but I don’t rewatch it nearly as much.
It’s too bad Yoo In Na didn’t have many strong dramas after. She is my queen of sunshine.
Was this review helpful to you?
This review may contain spoilers
Another fireworks with Wang Chu Ran, worse than previous ones.
The first kiss is drunk. Her trauma from her ex and her refusal to expose her feelings again is implied but never developed. His fear of commitment and his path past it is also implied but never developed.The second lead, who lives with his parents, gets a better character arc than either main lead.
The subplot of a child being almost magically cured of autism frustrated me most. I generally don’t mind propaganda when the story earns it, but this one didn’t.
Also FL had such a stressful work my blood pressure was up, I watch dramas to rest from my office life, and this drama was not relaxing at all, it’s all about stress of office life
Was this review helpful to you?
Not quite that for me
I dropped off. I love LYF a lot, but I didn’t find the storyline engaging. After 10 episodes I didn’t connect with a single character, and couldn’t care less about them. They all are played very well, so the issue for me was the writing. FL character doesn’t really develop much, and I couldn’t find everyone’s enticement with her beauty believable.The cinematography, music and actors work are superb though.
Was this review helpful to you?
