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KdramaQueen89

Orlando, FL

KdramaQueen89

Orlando, FL
Loveholic korean drama review
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Loveholic
8 people found this review helpful
by KdramaQueen89
Jun 14, 2012
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
I don’t know exactly why I wanted to watch this because I don’t like the main actress (saw a movie of hers) and I had never heard of the main actor. The fact that Lee Sun Gyun had a role and that the premise sounded like it would make for an angsty romance kind of made me curious if this drama was any good… Story- The first 3 episodes are in a school setting and this is where most of the forbidden student/teacher relationship takes place. Then by episode 4 the accident takes place and there’s already a time jump of 5 years. This is when the main male character is suppose to start rebuilding his life becoming a chef with the help of the main female character while slowly rekindling what they once had right? Nope! There was only like 2 or 3 eps where Kang Wook is in an actual restaurant training to be a chef. The rest of the series is just so repetitive with make ups/break ups, multiple awkward/filled with tension conversations/meetings between the 4 main characters, and your basically waiting till Yool Joo finds out that the accidental death is her fault and what will she do about it. The romance in this was really lame and the ending was anticlimactic but happy I guess. The only reason I was able to keep watching is because the episodes went at a good pace and kept me from being bored. Acting/Characters- Starting with the best actor in the group, I would say Lee Sun Gyun did the best at portraying his character. He is a prosecutor who is all about doing the right thing but when it comes to Yool Joo he is conflicted but adamant about protecting his love/Yool Joo and throwing everything away for her. When it comes to the female lead Kim Gyu Ri, all I can say is she could have done better. Her delivery was flat and she held back when it came to her emotional scenes. I didn’t believe her when she wanted to leave Tae Hyun again for Kang Wook or even when she was so adamant about turning herself in to erase Kang Wook’s criminal record. There just wasn’t enough passion. This was my first time watching Kang Ta and for his first major acting role (he was an idol back then) he did a pretty good job. His eyes did all the work and when he was angry I believed him and when he showed his love for Yool Joo I believed him. Music- I really liked the score and there was this one song they played over and over which I remembered even outside of watching the show. Rewatch- I don’t have an interest in watching this again. Only good for a one-time watch. Overall Loveholic is kind of disappointing but it’s still watchable. Just not something that will memorable.
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