Convenience Store Venus (2020)

Pior dorama do ano

Preparados pra maior vergonha alheia que a Coreia do Sul já nos mostrou desde Playful Kiss?
Se eu puder colocar esse dorama em 1 palavra: asqueroso.
Começa pelas representações racistas inacreditáveis. Eles mostraram o cabelo afro como sujo literalmente para uma metáfora da mente "suja" do escritor de webtoon erótico. Quem quer teve essa ideia, merece uma bofetada bem dada. E associaram esse escritor a sujeira e perversão, e ele caracterizado com a mais nojenta e digna de pena blackface que eu já vi na vida. Um estereotipo que os sul-coreanos aprenderam com os estadunidenses. Depois de 1 década ganhando dinheiro roubando a cultura afro e fazendo apropriações culturais no k-pop, é de se esperar que os coreanos tenham o mínimo de respeito pelos negros e sua cultura. Talvez demore mais pro séc. XXI chegar a Coreia.
Sobre o casal: péssimo. Nem era um dorama pra adolescentes, mas não teve beijo de verdade, só selinho de quando ela era menor de idade na história. Claaaaaaaaro que a história fez o típico clichê definido por pedófilos "ela era safada e sabia o que fazia". Gente sem bagagem cultural pode não entender, mas esse é um enredo bem conhecido pelos assediadores de garotas. Ridículo.
Que raiva da rivalidade feminina cultivada nesse drama. Sem nenhuma razão, as personagens se odeiam simplesmente por causa do protagonista masculino. Elas se odeiam, brigam, discutem. mentem e tudo por causa dele. Ele é um amor sim, mas não tenho paciência.
E o enredo geral desse drama foi chato, clichê e mal-feito. Eu assisti porque amo os atores Ji Chang-Wook e Kim Yoo-Jung e eles atuaram muito bem. Foi desperdício de química não ter cena de amor, nem mostrar eles namorando. Terminei me perguntando o que eu estou fazendo da minha vida desperdiçando meu tempo precioso naquilo.

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Thrill and crazy

Hit drama You will get different types of thoughts But there in drama different Please watch all episodes of this back street rookie drama I hope who ever watch this drama those hope satisfied...... By I am from India, I am a big fan of kdrama,
comedy and family involvement
All rolls are super ....
Please watch all episodes
Dont give wrong review..!
Hit drama You will get different types of thoughts But there in drama different Please watch all episodes of this train drama I hope who ever watch this drama those hope satisfied...... By I am India I am a big fan of drama

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Promising leads but disappointing results

I only rarely write reviews. I write reviews on two occasions, when I find a series so good that I want to reward it, or when I find a series very disappointing that I want to point it out. This review is the latter case.

First of all, the main problem with this series is the story. The main scene is a convenience store. How on earth is that an appealing environment for a love story? The story is as flat and dull as any convenience store.

Two things that disappoint me the most with this series.
1) It wasted the main actors time. Both of them are a favorite of mine, and I feel like this was a wasted effort. I would much rather see them take on different projects with better results.
2) Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung are unlikely to pair up together again, because leads rarely do pair up again in another series. That's disappointing to me because I really like them. However in this series I didn't find any chemistry between them, but I don't know if it's the story or not, maybe it wasn't meant to be. Maybe they got unlucky. There's also a 12 years age difference between the leads that could have had an affect.

At some points in the series I thought this was like a R&R (Rest & Relaxation) project for Ji Chang Wook. Ez work. And thought Kim Yoo Jung drew the short stick when she decided to do this project. One thing I'll say about Kim Yoo Jung, she was lovely in this series, I liked her the most.... her character was most evolved, and her smile makes you forget about the bad script.

But it's sad to write this review because I really admire the main actors.

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Worth the watch (definitely not as bad as everyone says)

Honestly the negative reviews under 5 we’re definitely watchers going into this expecting something super serious. This show has its elements of seriousness, but it’s mostly so unserious it’s hilarious and entertaining. A really easy show to get hooked on and binge watch (I can vouch for this). I’ve gotten many good laughs out of this show, and I’m not someone who would laugh out loud during a show/movie. All I can say is if you need a good laugh, or a break from other long dramas I definitely recommend this. What I can say is doing expect too much & this is the drama for you.

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Meh

I actually expected a lot for this drama. Maybe because its main leads were so promising? IDK but I did and maybe it was my own fault why I was disappointed in it. I tried to give it a chance. A lot of it actually. But I just ended up fast forwarding so much.

The beginning and the end was actually bearable. It was kind of cute in its own special way. It was the middle part that made it feel so dragging. I found all the characters here weak, only one who really stood out was Saet Byul. I think she's the only strong character here with a really good foundation. Everyone else was meh.

The ML was so confused in what he wants that I actually prefer Saet Byul together with her puppy. They look so good together. (Really hoping they get cast in a romcom together). There were a lot of plot holes, the acting sometimes got a bit too much comical, things just got a bit too absurd at times.

Anyway, still good job to the team. Looking forward to everyone's next projects. I hope its a lot better than this one.

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What can I say? Acting wise I have don't question Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung talent and the depth of what they could bring to the story. But I do not understand the aim of this drama. Sure, maybe KYJ accepted the drama because it deviates from her usual dramas. Her character is more mature here. We can see how versatile she is that's a fact. JCW on the other hand was just okay in this drama.

Despite all the controversies surrounding this drama with it not being suitable for the masses, there were moments were I really laughed out loud. Some parts were funny. So generally for me, it was okay. Just okay. Not mindboggling but just okay. If I would rate their acting , I would give them perfect points. It was like they wasted what JCW and KYJ could offer for the plot. I would like to see them act again in a better plot.

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Disappointing

Likes: Kim Yoo Jung's tough character. Kim Sun Young as the mom

Dislikes: pretty much everything else

Dropped this at ep10. This drama just didn't gel together. I think the main problem of this drama is that I don't really feel anything for any of the characters. I'm not sure why, but none of them are that likeable to me. I liked that KYJ is a tough character, because we don't have enough tough female characters in kdramaland, but at the same time, I wasn't really rooting for her or anyone for that matter.

Which brings me to Ji Chang Wook...it hurts me to say this because I'm a big fan, but I've been pretty disappointed with his acting after he got back from the army. He keeps acting in the same way, same style...that now, I don't see the character...all I see is JCW's mannerisms. I hope he will pick better projects and challenge himself more to show his versatility.

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There were so many things I disliked about Backstreet Rookie. First off the plot was decent but the acting was just too extra and exaggerated with unlikeable characters.

The character I hated the most was Setbyul. I guess she was supposed to come off as quirky and likeable, but in reality she was so annoying. Idk why literally every time she thought it was okay to answer all her problems with violence. I get that they were trying to show a "strong female character", but it was done in a totally wrong way. I also really hated how she kept trying to break up Daehyun and his girlfriend in the beginning. Like she has no right to do that?? Also unpopular opinion but I actually liked the girlfriend and I feel like the drama tried to hard to make her a villain so that Setbyul and Daehyun can get together. Also, I don't mind age differences when both in the couple are adults, but in this case it I really didn't like and I would have preferred a platonic relationship, because Setbyul seemed so much more immature compared to Daehyun (another reason which I liked the girlfriend, since they were at the same maturity level).
Another character I didn't like all too much was Daehyun's mom. I noticed from a lot of reviews that people seem to like her, but I really disliked her relationship with Daehyun's dad. She was always yelling at him and hitting him for no reason?? It seemed that it was there for humour, but it made me really uncomfortable because hitting each other in a relationship is never okay.
The only character I actually did like was Setbyul's sister- I liked the whole side plot with her becoming an artist. I also liked the actor friend, and I think him and Setbyul would have made a much better couple.

Aside from the characters, the plot overall was okay. I did like that it didn't have the some of the usual stereotypes like the controlling male lead or the prolonged love triangle. I thought that the pacing was weird though, because Daehyun and the girlfriend broke up so late in the drama I wasn't really sure when he started having feelings for Setbyul. Definitely do not recommend.

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