Elmond_u

I went in expecting a fluffy rom-com and got a thoughtful, emotionally layered story about love, trauma, and self-acceptance. Can This Love Be Translated breaks away from tired tropes and delivers complex characters, stunning visuals, and a romance that actually means something.Here's my full spoiler-free review of Can This Love be Translated:

https://mydramalist.com/profile/Elmond_u/review/533356

true, but she should've done better to reciprocate. half the time he was being romantic with her, she was just looking confused 😂

wow. I don't know what you guys look for I a romcom, but it was a romcom to me😂. was Would You Marry Me any better? WYMM turned into a murder thriller halfway, and dropped the "com" after the first four episodes. but seriously, what other genre could this show be? horror? psychological drama? none of those other genres are featured enough to take the spotlight from the romance and comedy. for me, dramas like BAYM and Business Proposal feel empty cos Al they have to offer is romance and comedy. I'm glad that this show tried to incorporate other genres as little as possible.

I’m convinced that a lot of the backlash against Can This Love Be Translated —especially Cha Mu Hee’s writing—comes from viewers who aren’t used to genuinely complex female leads in rom-coms. They went in expecting Yoo Meri and Cheon Sarang level writing.

all their romantic scenes felt one sided to me. it looked like a hostage situation

he's the bigger star, but she's just trending for now. that's his interest in her cos he isn't a hugggeeee star. he's like a b lister, not an a lister, that's why he needs her current craze to propel his image to her audience. but he's the biggerstar in the scene that he's been in the industry longer than she has, and has been the lead a lot more than she has.

exactly 😂

no i don't know oooo. I haven't finished watching 😂.

yeah, its like they were both trying their hardest to get he other person to say what they want to hear, while avoiding saying anything that would make them vulnerable 😂. they need healing

You know we aren't watching every single second of the plot, right. irrelevant things such as jetlag are skipped.

they need him to say exactly what he feels or else they don't understand. children in need of spoon-feeding

Of course not 😂. But after he chased her outside and asked her to be honest, she should've. I get that seeing Bo Rami messed with her head, but her refusal to be honest just dragged things out needlessly. I mean, why bother coming to find him if she didnt have the courage to be honest.

I always thought it was cute and funny. but it wasn't funny when she missed her flight just to go find him, and couldn't even find the courage to tell him how she felt. that was pathetic.

ML is mean? He shielded her in her time of vulnerability and helped her get the closure she so desperately needed. He doesn't like getting unnecessarily involved in other people's business. This isn't being dismissive, it's being smart and careful.

i also hate that the crew was blaming her for lost eye contact, but it had nothing to do with misogyny. Hiro is the bigger star of the two of them so they dont want to upset him in anyway. If she were the bigger star, they'd treat her the way they treat Hiro, always trying to please him and make sure everything is to his liking. No misogyny involved. Just star power

he obviously doesn't value her. she needs self respect and strength to walk away.

so far, I understand her hallucinations of Do Rami as a reflection of her deepest fears and insecurities. That's why Do Rami only shows up when she's sad and things are going badly in her life. I really hope the show handles the topic properly, though, because mental health is a serious thing.

I'm honestly finding it hard to take your advice cos these comments are really negative. its as if the show is bad. I'm only in episode 6 and I like it so far, but the comments are suggesting that the whole thing crumbles in the second half

i personally believe that a "romcom" that has only romance and comedy to offer, isn't satisfying. watching two people giggle and stare into each other's eyes and fall in love, gets boring after the first few episodes. there needs to be something else driving the story. whether they're chasing their dreams like in Start up, or dealing with a shared struggle, there needs to be another equally important storyline to fill up that runtime. sometimes that storyline can be from another genre like it is here, but that's okay. a romcom that's JUST romance and comedy feels empty, at least to me.

yesterday, i was scared cos the ratings were down to 7.7. nice to see it picking up

The conversations between Mu Hee and Ho Jin are always meaningful and personal. They talk about their worldviews, dreams, struggles, etc. and watching them interact is so engaging. It's easy to see how and why they fall for each other.