Love is Annoying, but I Hate Being Lonely (2020)

Drama court, vif, au ton résolument différent. Une perle !

Short drama (10 episodes) telling the story of young adults in co-living and the romance between 1 psychiatrist and 1 novice novelist.
Based on the reviews, either we hate it or we love it. Me, I loved it!

What I liked ;
- Modern tone (topics covered: cohabitation, loneliness, marriage, pregnancy, infertility, adoption, etc.)
- dynamic rythm,
- No twist or evil character.
- no cliché (CEO, amnesia, "white truck of doom",...)
- the story is realistic
+ The actors are excellent (I know, I love Ji Hyun Woo, but I was delighted with his performance in this show once again)

What I disliked:
- ALL the roommates are handsome. Sorry, that's not believable, unless you think all Koreans come out of a modeling agency :)
- the background of some co-tenants remains very vague, in particular the experience of the owner.

The OSTs are well suited to the different emotions transmitted, without taking up too much space.

Really nice set.
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Drama court (10 épisodes) relatant la story de jeunes adultes en co-living et la romance entre 1 psychiatre et 1 romancière débutante.
D'après les commentaires, soit on déteste, soit on adore. Moi, j'ai adoré !

Ce que j'ai aimé ;
- Ton actuel (thèmes abordés : cohabitation, solitude, mariage, grossesse, infertilité, adoption, etc.)
- réalisation rapide.
- Pas de twist ou de evil charactere.
- pas de cliché (CEO, amnésie, "white truck of doom",...)
- l'histoire est réaliste
+ Les acteurs sont excellents (je sais, j'adore Ji Hyun Woo, mais j'ai été ravie une fois encore de sa performance dans ce show)

Ce que j'ai moins aimé :
- TOUS les co-locataires sont handsome. Désolée, ce n'est pas crédible, à moins de penser que tous les coréens sortent d'une agence de mannequinat :)
- le background de certains co-locataires reste très flou, notamment le vécu du propriétaire.

Les OST sont bien adaptées aux différentes émotions transmises, sans prendre une place excessive.

Ensemble vraiment très sympa.

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Very deep and touching

After reading the mixed reviews saying it was either terrible or the best drama ever, I really didn’t know what to expect. But I figured with only 10 episodes I didn’t have much to lose. I was pleasantly surprised at how really good this drama is. But looking at a lot of the comments I suspect many people rated it low and even dropped it because the female lead didn’t choose the guy they wanted her to. Too many dramas nowadays choose a super handsome actor to play the second male lead and then make his character unbelievably perfect. Then the dramas ratings suffer because of it. But don’t fall into that trap. This drama is really good. And even though the romance is great, there’s much more to it than the love triangle (which really isn’t a true love triangle since the FL never shows any romantic interest in the SML).

This show has great comedy, sweet romance, tremendous character growth, and delves into some pretty deep subjects. It deals with forgiving a parents past betrayal, the hardships of dealing with a mentally ill parent, the pain of divorce, and the devastating effect infertility can have on a relationship. It teaches us that even though you can be surrounded by people you can still be very lonely. And that happiness isn’t something that you chase after because it’s already in you. You just have to find and nurture it.

The premise of this drama is that there are several men and women living together in a co-living house where they have their own separate apartments but share all meals together in the shared kitchen/dining area. They also share a laundry room, living room and library. So there’s lots of shared living spaces to interact with one another. The story follows their lives. They are all emotionally damaged. Some were hurt by failed marriages. Some were hurt by their parents or family members. But their friendships with one another are what heals them.

They realize that eating with each other isn’t just about filling hunger. It’s about sharing warmth with another person and filling the lonely void within themselves. And when the male lead said he put the smiley face sticker on his door and looked at it every morning in order to practice smiling at everyone, it really touched me. He had moved into the shared home to learn how to interact with others and to try to be happy. So when he tells the female lead that he doesn’t have to practice smiling anymore since he met her because now it comes naturally, I just melted.

The other thing that really stood out in this drama is the bromance. The two male leads were just too cute together. They bonded over their mutual crush on the female lead. This isn’t your typical love triangle where the two men hate each other and do sneaky underhanded things to each other. In fact, their bromance was so good I got boy love vibes from them. Their little chases around the room and late night chat sessions in bed were adorable. (They end up rooming together for a while.)

Overall I would highly recommend this drama. It’s both deep and touching yet refreshing at the same time. It should definitely be rated much higher. Ignore the mixed reviews and watch it. You won’t regrets it.

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