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Why I liked it: Love Alarm is a versatile k-drama that offers both romance and smiles, but also shows a lot of burdens that the characters experience. It shows relationships in many different forms and has the ability to make you happy and sad.

Could have been better:

Okay so I actually liked most of the plot except the main theme, the application Love Alarm. IT IS NOT NEEDED FOR CONFESSING YOUR FEELINGS. And the character’s obsession with it drives me crazy. Like how realistic is it to pull up an app while you’re emotionally hurt, just to see if your girlfriend who wants to break up with you, actually doesn’t like you anymore. Build more sincere relationships instead. So sorry, Love Alarm is good but without the actual Love Alarm.

I literally found all the characters more or less annoying.
List of why I disliked some characters:
Kim Jo Jo: How could she not tell Hwang Seon O why she wanted to break up?
Hwang Seon O: Dated Lee Yuk Jo while still having feelings for Kim Jo Jo and not even liking his current girlfriend. I think he was a bit overprotective as Kim Jo Jo’s boyfriend too.
Park Gul Mi: Probably the most obvious one, treated her cousin very badly, for instance she stole from Jo Jo. I just have to mention how stunning she was though, like I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
Kim Jo Jo’s “friends”: Don’t even get me started.
Kim Jo Jo’s aunt: Pretty obvious too, but I feel like she had some, even if very little, potential in the end of the series.
Hwang Seon O’s parents: How can you want to kill your own child, hate and talk about him like they did? I feel very bad for Hwang Seon O.

Honorable mentions to actually nice people:
Kim Min Jae: He seemed very nice and caring.
Lee Hye Yeong: My favorite character, the only flaw I can find is he dated his best friend’s ex.
Lee Hye Yeong’s mother: So sweet and caring.
Also need to say that while I don’t like Il Shik, I think he got better after Kim Jo Jo broke up with him.

Why did Love Alarm end with such a cliffhanger? I also feel like the flashbacks and the sudden four year jump were handled poorly, which made the story unclear and confusing.

Overall, the story was very frustrating but still enjoyable. A lot of question marks and weird decisions, but still a good show lol.

Realizing now that my review has been very focused on the negative aspects but I can ensure that I most of the time really enjoyed watching it. I’m excited to watch the second season!