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allyson

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allyson

San Antonio, TX
Trot Lovers korean drama review
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Trot Lovers
5 people found this review helpful
by allyson
Sep 12, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
TL;DR? While not the best drama, or even the most original, I do think that this drama is enjoyable enough to consider giving it a shot if you are a fan of music dramas or just like the lead actors. Full disclosure: I'd have Ji Hyun Woo's babies if I could. After his role in Queen In Hyun's Man, I've just been in love. That being said, I was rather disappointed with his character in this drama. It was very reminiscent of the role he played in Taming of the Heir, a drama I tried and tried to finish but never could. Eun Ji's character was also reminiscent of the lead female in Taming, not to mention quite a few story similarities, down to the financial troubles, missing father (or was it a mother? I can't remember!) and little sister. So I was asking myself, why couldn't I finish Taming when there were fairly similar, at least in my mind? I think it all has to do with chemistry. Though Ji Hyun Woo's Jang Joon Hyun was a spoiled brat in the beginning, it really did feel like his own personal growth was triggered much sooner. And Eun Ji was such a likable, strong character, that it was a lot of fun to watch them go up against each other. The sheer number of drama tropes present in this drama after the first few episodes also contributed to my relatively low score. It was a very predictable story line. The biggest shock of the drama was just how much I fell in love with Shin Sung Rok's character. After his psychopathic character in Man From the Stars, I thought no freaking way are they trying to make me like him as a romantic lead. But this role was just perfect for him. Affable, a little ditzy and the perfect guy is as easy for him to play as the sociopath was in Man From the Stars. Of all of the drama, I am the most pleased about being able to see his range. Honestly though, the sister was seriously the best thing about the show sometimes. She was ridiculously adorable and her chemistry with Ji Hyun Woo's character was so much fun. All in all, this drama is far from the best thing to come out of 2014's dramas, but it also isn't the worst. If you like music dramas (and that is a MUST! Eun Ji almost never stops singing in this. Every five seconds, 'should I sing you a song?' Nope, I'm good thanks.) and don't mind some corny tropes thrown in here and there, then this is something you should try out.
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