I am getting tired of this trash talking of the FL because she is mean and violent. But at the same time they…
If she wasn't annoying and was soft and forgave him easily they would call her weak, too soft, a doormat etc. Case in point - Yoon Ju-Won in Family By Choice. Because she wasn't mean and petty and didn't bicker too much when they came back after a decade, they commented she is just an accessory to San-Ha 🙄
Commenters are also calling Se-Jeong's character in Brewing Love annoying. If they don't like "annoying" overexcited girls why tf are they watching Sejeong dramas? She plays bubbly characters and we watch for her bubbliness.
Another example - FL in Full House (I know it's old but it's like a classic in enemies to lovers drama so). She was earning her keep but people (watching now) have a problem with the FL being "weak" and "a pushover" for doing the house chores etc for a rude ML (that was literally her job at that point if she wanted a living space).
However if the FL is mature and understanding they call her dull and boring, case in point - Shin Hyun-Been in Cinderella At 2AM.
We are halfway into the drama and episode 6 gave ✨ nothing ✨. It didn't make me feel anything at any point (and today is a good day so it's not my mood impacting my viewing lol). I was excited for the lilacs to bloom but it was so... at the wrong time. Hate-dating may be funny to watch, but come on, they should've had atleast one slightly heartfelt exchange by now.
The show is reminding me of No Gain No Love. Good enough start but somewhere along the way it missed a turn and now everything's going in a weird direction. I also feel like there are way too many characters and storylines for a 12 episode drama where the main couple's scenes have been neglected to include other storylines, couples, and fueds.
They really wasted 10CM live singing on the wrong couple 🥲 The SML confession was so lacking in warmth, depth, and charisma. I did not at any moment care about their "romantic" (?) scenes together of playing basketball or whatever, it was just wasted screentime. The SML isn't interesting enough, and there's simply not a connection there. No hate to the actor, I liked what little I saw of him as the secretary's little brother in 19th Life, but the writing of this character did the actor dirty.
I have no words for the character Cha Ji-Hye. But at tiny little moments I can see her hesitation. She might confess and break down and apologize, and I'll be atleast a little glad if that happens, but I'm not sure if I can count on it.
The writing and direction also did Jung Yu-Mi wrong. Hell I even liked her chemistry with Nam Joo-Hyuk in The School Nurse Files. And she's a decent enough actor. However this role did not gel well with her. There are other ways to express frustration and hatred than curling your lip.
I sincerely hope it gets better in the coming episodes. I don't mind bickering and misunderstandings but there's a point at which it becomes too much especially without any resolution of the problems. I really don't want them finally cozying up to each other in the last half of the finale.
All of this is coming from someone who was invested in the adult couple and didn't care all that much for the teen version (the actors are great though), so no, watching for the teens or having the show be only about the teens would not have been the solution.
Romcoms thrive on jealousy scenes, that's why they need SMLs.
Same. I like other recent SMLs like in Lovely Runner and Cinderella At 2AM, and SFLs like in Wedding Impossible and Serendipity's Embrace. They're actually nice and helpful in bringing the leads together.
A lot of people don't know how rare it is to get an enemies-to-lovers tvn romcom with 40 year old actors with no big age gap. There are thousands of cute teen romcoms with cute idol "oppanggggs" and "unniiiiiis" but older actors we love in a childish romcom is hard to come by. I don't think they should be phased out of romcoms after a certain age, it's great to see those actors have fun too, they shouldn't be restricted to melo and thriller genres.
People saying the young actors have much more chemistry - yes they do, but the adults haven't even started yet. Don't judge so early. At this point I'm wishing they had just squeezed JJH and JYM into school uniforms to play the younger versions so people wouldn't be like the drama should've been about only the kids. How disrespectful to the main actors.
Though it's not a surprise to see more people liking the teen version more, I wonder if there are people like…
I LOVE the adult version. The teens are cute and edited better (for now), but the adults are making me laugh out loud every scene with their quirks and pettiness! I feel like the magic will happen when scenes from the teen years come back in play in the adult story. I will BAWL if/when I see that red scarf! And if JJH Jiwon calls JYM Jiwon "noona" I will absolutely lose it!
One more thing: We are seeing the full teen story but only the beginning of the adult story so it's kind of a given for some people to like the teen story more right now. I think they should wait for the adult story to atleast start, it's enemies to lovers they won't be all lovey dovey immediately.
Theory: I think Baek Sa-Eon is cold towards Hee-Ju to protect himself and not get too attached. If he is indeed adopted and an orphan, he may have this fear Hee-Ju and her mom only like his family title, position, and power, and will want nothing to do with him if/when the truth comes out.
Have been reading this on insta n twitter about the plot being unrealistic n many other criticisms. Why dont yall…
What part of the plot is unrealistic to them? We have literal gumihos, demons, time travelling fangirls, and "Italian" mafia consigliere roaming free in the Kdrama world. There are also so many rich people dramas and makjang dramas with farfetched plots for example the notorious Penthouse and Escape of the Seven where people literally come back after "dying". Are the complainers new to Kdramas or something?
Commenters are also calling Se-Jeong's character in Brewing Love annoying. If they don't like "annoying" overexcited girls why tf are they watching Sejeong dramas? She plays bubbly characters and we watch for her bubbliness.
Another example - FL in Full House (I know it's old but it's like a classic in enemies to lovers drama so). She was earning her keep but people (watching now) have a problem with the FL being "weak" and "a pushover" for doing the house chores etc for a rude ML (that was literally her job at that point if she wanted a living space).
However if the FL is mature and understanding they call her dull and boring, case in point - Shin Hyun-Been in Cinderella At 2AM.
The show is reminding me of No Gain No Love. Good enough start but somewhere along the way it missed a turn and now everything's going in a weird direction. I also feel like there are way too many characters and storylines for a 12 episode drama where the main couple's scenes have been neglected to include other storylines, couples, and fueds.
They really wasted 10CM live singing on the wrong couple 🥲 The SML confession was so lacking in warmth, depth, and charisma. I did not at any moment care about their "romantic" (?) scenes together of playing basketball or whatever, it was just wasted screentime. The SML isn't interesting enough, and there's simply not a connection there. No hate to the actor, I liked what little I saw of him as the secretary's little brother in 19th Life, but the writing of this character did the actor dirty.
I have no words for the character Cha Ji-Hye. But at tiny little moments I can see her hesitation. She might confess and break down and apologize, and I'll be atleast a little glad if that happens, but I'm not sure if I can count on it.
The writing and direction also did Jung Yu-Mi wrong. Hell I even liked her chemistry with Nam Joo-Hyuk in The School Nurse Files. And she's a decent enough actor. However this role did not gel well with her. There are other ways to express frustration and hatred than curling your lip.
I sincerely hope it gets better in the coming episodes. I don't mind bickering and misunderstandings but there's a point at which it becomes too much especially without any resolution of the problems. I really don't want them finally cozying up to each other in the last half of the finale.
All of this is coming from someone who was invested in the adult couple and didn't care all that much for the teen version (the actors are great though), so no, watching for the teens or having the show be only about the teens would not have been the solution.
People saying the young actors have much more chemistry - yes they do, but the adults haven't even started yet. Don't judge so early. At this point I'm wishing they had just squeezed JJH and JYM into school uniforms to play the younger versions so people wouldn't be like the drama should've been about only the kids. How disrespectful to the main actors.
One more thing: We are seeing the full teen story but only the beginning of the adult story so it's kind of a given for some people to like the teen story more right now. I think they should wait for the adult story to atleast start, it's enemies to lovers they won't be all lovey dovey immediately.
(The makjang drama was Graceful Family)