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A Typical Rom Com Kdrama, but Enjoyable
I've completed this series and I don't think I've change much of my opinion since posting after the first 6 episodes. I run down the pros and cons of the show.
The Pros
1. Main storyline with subplots were good enough to keep me viewing every week. Although a couple were duds as they seem to be going somewhere but then just fell flat. But for the most part, the story seemed to flow.
2. The first half of the series with the bumbling Da Reum and stiff, cold Ha Gi getting into awkward and odd situations was the most entertaining. Honestly this part was what I liked best about their relationship. Both the MLs played the awkward, comedy-slapstick bits very well, and it worked.
3. The Appello office staff was very likable and made the scenes with the full crew so enjoyable to watch. Likewise were Da Reum's two best friends and their storylines. Funny and enjoyable.
The Cons
1. Like I stated before there were a couple of subplots that really were duds and could have been left out. One was bringing back Ha Gi's first love and CEO of Han. The triangle of Chan, Da Reum and Ha Gi had finally been put to rest, then another triangle is thrown at us. I thought it was unnecessary. The storyline of catching the internal spy could have been done without the ex-girlfriend angle. And, what was with Da Reum suddenly going to Paris? Why throw that in? Second, the storyline with Cho I (???). She was the employee who we all thought was the corporate spy, but really she was just a bitch doing bitchy things. I'm not sure this storyline was necessary other than throwing the viewer off of who the real corporate spy was.
2. Da Reum and Ha Gi's romantic relationship. While their relationship was sweet, it never progressed past 7th grade. Maybe that was because 7th graders were their demographic. But it lacked passion, and they really had no romantic chemistry. Now they could be bumbling fools for days and it was hilarious, but the romance....nope.
3. Chan the Kpop Idol dates his fan. I wrote about this below, so I won't repeat myself. It was too unrealistic for me. Probably because I really don't believe Kpop idols think much about their fans beyond how much money they can get from them. I'm a tad jaded or maybe realistic in realizing all the idol adoration of their fans is just really good acting.
All in all, it was a nice Kdrama. Very typical of a classic rom-com Kdrama in Kdramaland where right triumphs over wrong, everyone finds redemption in the end, and romance is squeaky clean and sanitized. I've watched enough Kdramas to get past the unrealistic nature and just enjoy the storyline and characters, and this one did have some likable, fun characters in it that made me want to spend the evening watching the next episode.
After watching 6 episodes:
So far this is a cute and enjoyable rom com that is pretty typical for Kdrama rom coms. The cute but naive, somewhat bumbling FL is just kind of all over the place as she wonders through life and work unaware of how her naiveté has such an alluring affect on the two very handsome ML's in the drama. Yea, this is very unrealistic and would never happen in real life, but it's presented in a cute and adorable way.
Da Reum goes to work at a fashion company because it was founded by her Kpop idol bias, and it's her life's mission to forever follow and adore him. Once there, she realizes the idol is just the face of the company and in reality it is run by a workaholic CEO who is often cold and distant. The two of them are put into awkward situations, and the cold-hearted CEO begins to warm up to her bright and shining cuteness, not to mention her constant positivity....that is, when she is not being so absent minded he has to rescue her and gets hurt. It's the slap-stick comedic method of having two people fall in love. Only, there's a triangle.....the idol. Now, if this drama weren't unrealistic enough as it is.....we get to jump off a cliff into utter fantasy as the idol falls for the fan!!
At Episode 6, the FL starts to date her idol bias. Honestly, I feel this storyline is the weakest part of the drama because it's so unrealistic, and if this were the entire story, I would probably drop it. But the relationship between the FL and the cold/distant CEO is keeping me watching. These two together are really cute even if they get into some outrageous situations. But right now, the triangle storyline and the two men vying for the FL is the focus. There is a scandal brewing on the horizon, and we still need to catch the Appello corporate mole who is selling secrets to the competition. So there is enough holding me that I"m trying really hard not to be too annoyed at the idol/fan relationship happening because this.....this people....is truly fiction.
The Pros
1. Main storyline with subplots were good enough to keep me viewing every week. Although a couple were duds as they seem to be going somewhere but then just fell flat. But for the most part, the story seemed to flow.
2. The first half of the series with the bumbling Da Reum and stiff, cold Ha Gi getting into awkward and odd situations was the most entertaining. Honestly this part was what I liked best about their relationship. Both the MLs played the awkward, comedy-slapstick bits very well, and it worked.
3. The Appello office staff was very likable and made the scenes with the full crew so enjoyable to watch. Likewise were Da Reum's two best friends and their storylines. Funny and enjoyable.
The Cons
1. Like I stated before there were a couple of subplots that really were duds and could have been left out. One was bringing back Ha Gi's first love and CEO of Han. The triangle of Chan, Da Reum and Ha Gi had finally been put to rest, then another triangle is thrown at us. I thought it was unnecessary. The storyline of catching the internal spy could have been done without the ex-girlfriend angle. And, what was with Da Reum suddenly going to Paris? Why throw that in? Second, the storyline with Cho I (???). She was the employee who we all thought was the corporate spy, but really she was just a bitch doing bitchy things. I'm not sure this storyline was necessary other than throwing the viewer off of who the real corporate spy was.
2. Da Reum and Ha Gi's romantic relationship. While their relationship was sweet, it never progressed past 7th grade. Maybe that was because 7th graders were their demographic. But it lacked passion, and they really had no romantic chemistry. Now they could be bumbling fools for days and it was hilarious, but the romance....nope.
3. Chan the Kpop Idol dates his fan. I wrote about this below, so I won't repeat myself. It was too unrealistic for me. Probably because I really don't believe Kpop idols think much about their fans beyond how much money they can get from them. I'm a tad jaded or maybe realistic in realizing all the idol adoration of their fans is just really good acting.
All in all, it was a nice Kdrama. Very typical of a classic rom-com Kdrama in Kdramaland where right triumphs over wrong, everyone finds redemption in the end, and romance is squeaky clean and sanitized. I've watched enough Kdramas to get past the unrealistic nature and just enjoy the storyline and characters, and this one did have some likable, fun characters in it that made me want to spend the evening watching the next episode.
After watching 6 episodes:
So far this is a cute and enjoyable rom com that is pretty typical for Kdrama rom coms. The cute but naive, somewhat bumbling FL is just kind of all over the place as she wonders through life and work unaware of how her naiveté has such an alluring affect on the two very handsome ML's in the drama. Yea, this is very unrealistic and would never happen in real life, but it's presented in a cute and adorable way.
Da Reum goes to work at a fashion company because it was founded by her Kpop idol bias, and it's her life's mission to forever follow and adore him. Once there, she realizes the idol is just the face of the company and in reality it is run by a workaholic CEO who is often cold and distant. The two of them are put into awkward situations, and the cold-hearted CEO begins to warm up to her bright and shining cuteness, not to mention her constant positivity....that is, when she is not being so absent minded he has to rescue her and gets hurt. It's the slap-stick comedic method of having two people fall in love. Only, there's a triangle.....the idol. Now, if this drama weren't unrealistic enough as it is.....we get to jump off a cliff into utter fantasy as the idol falls for the fan!!
At Episode 6, the FL starts to date her idol bias. Honestly, I feel this storyline is the weakest part of the drama because it's so unrealistic, and if this were the entire story, I would probably drop it. But the relationship between the FL and the cold/distant CEO is keeping me watching. These two together are really cute even if they get into some outrageous situations. But right now, the triangle storyline and the two men vying for the FL is the focus. There is a scandal brewing on the horizon, and we still need to catch the Appello corporate mole who is selling secrets to the competition. So there is enough holding me that I"m trying really hard not to be too annoyed at the idol/fan relationship happening because this.....this people....is truly fiction.
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