Lovestruck in the City (2020)

Basic(Almost) rom-com with a unique touch

First of all, the visual and cinematography of the drama- wonderful. This top of the line cinematography coupled with some of the best classic band songs, this drama felt like watching a movie.

The drama is basically a normal rom-com drama. Except for the fact that it doesn't progress as a normal rom-com drama. The drama uses interviews of the characters in between stories to reveal their thoughts, feelings and emotions to the camera (Yes, just like The Office). The story progresses (at least for the first few of the episodes) in bits and pieces. Right form the beginning you will be introduced to multiple characters simultaneously and then will be presented with their thoughts on different things and thus somewhat get a general idea of their personalities and bits and pieces of their stories. It was somewhat overwhelming at the beginning but after a while when you progress through the episodes the pieces start to fall together and things become clearer. And the beautiful visuals and music make the journey so much more enjoyable.

While watching the drama I felt like taking a long vacation. That's why I think it is a good drama. It made me feel the urge to do something.

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No substance, very frustrating

This drama was made with great aspirations of the writers to make it as close to reality as possible. But I'd say, they failed, pretty badly.
It starts off with a nice concept of "taking interviews" which I thought was interesting. But no matter how much I think this interview was the most illogical and far from reality concept ever. Did these "interviewers" go around interviewing the whole of Seoul? If they didn't try to explain the phenomenon of the interview I would have let this slide. But every character was told about what others said..it was a mess. The way they tried to explain the interviews was what made it overall dumb. Let's just say I'm nitpicking, but other than this was there no problems? Nope, there were.
The whole show had no substance other than one man crying over why she left and another crying thinking about how she hates herself and needs to punish herself and him for her shortcomings, not even explaining to him. This concept is pretty common in dramas but the problem is that's the main concept of the drama. It was just frustrating and annoying.
The second couple were cute, they had their moments. But they went and ruined it in the end.
*spoiler alert*
Let's just say the open ending isn't the problem but the fact that she was being super illogical and I completely support the second male lead in the matter about why they broke up.
The 3rd couple was just ¿¿¿¿¿ like what was going on I have no idea. They did so many illogical things unprovoked.
The couple in the first few episodes had chemistry, they were kinda cute. But um talk about an unrealistic relationship, suddenly he loves her and then they marry??? Like wtf??? And then she runs away?? All in like a month or two. Even though I know she has a reason, I hate the whole concept. The show is such a mess istg.
Another problem is how I never related to any of the characters especially the women, they did dumb things unprovoked. The men were more bearable, but no one was interesting enough for me except maybe goan.
We also had minho on the show, I really didn't get his purpose honestly. Suddenly when the writer had nothing else to talk about, we saw almost the whole episode with minho. I could see the writer struggling with absolutely nothing to write about.
The best part of the show was the scenery and the way it was shot. I love the filters too. It also had some interesting music sung by some great artists which were nice.
The point about different relationships and how people love was what the writer was trying to convey, that point was interesting, but the way it was presented was awful.
There were some cute and funny scenes here and there that made up for the mess like 20%.
But the show is pretty bad.

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Smartly made, with some minor concerns about the end

The set up of this is smart and compelling with fluid interview/documentary style montages. These allow it to offer a more panoramic view of relationship questions that come to dovetail in the main romance- I liked this right away.

I think the pacing towards the end could have benefitted from expanding further into the leads' relationship. Ultimately, I think the series is too short and could've done a lot more with longer episodes, even if that would've obviated the need for the intercut interviews. Perhaps alternatively it could've abridged the idyllic flashback more in favor of the scenes in the city (part of me thought this should've been called "Lovestruck at the Beach"). Still, I liked the comedy of remarriage style structure (falling in love again) and how that creates a powerful conflict for most of the run.

All in all, a quick watch that's smartly constructed, enjoyable, and features strong acting, especially from the supporting cast.

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This should have been 12 ep

I found this drama a bit too long even when the episodes are only 30 min. It was nice, but everything felt too predictable and too dragged out. Imo, it was a bit frustrating for me since the ML and FL should have met earlier in the drama, and even after they met the plot was dragging everything out.

I shut my brain off and didn't really think much during the drama, and even then i found the FL a bit frustrating, but I still liked all the characters. They were all perfectly flawed, no one was a bad guy, just human making mistakes, living life and discivering themselves.

I'm really glad I didn't wait for the episodes to come out cause I would have dropped this drama 100%. I finished it since it wasn't bad enough for me to drop it, but it's not a must watch. If you're looking for something to binge watch, it's quite nice.

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one of the best ROMCOM out there

i LOVE this drama so much! its one of those dramas that i thought would be mid but it had me SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP every episode. for me this drama served balance, there is a good amount of Romance, Comedy, and Emotional scenes and i absolutely love that. Ji Changwook and Kim Jiwon are perfect for the romcom genre. Ji Changwook does the clingy, sulky, and borderline insane romcom male lead so well like for real and i adore Kim Jiwon's character here. I completely understand her and she is so valid for doing all the things that she did, I relate to her character so much. In my opinion, episode 16 felt more like a proper ending than episode 17. episode 17 felt kinda out of place and weird to me, its like a spin off just to tell the story of dongsik and haena and its not that i didnt like that its just that it made the drama a bit messy. For rin-i and kyeongjun, im completely in favor of how their entire story played out, for me their differences is not something you can just work out so i think im satisfied over their ending but for Geon and Seonyeong, im like 50-50 about it. The conclusion of their story feels both right and wrong to me. Anyways, if you're looking for a romantic comedy drama with a good amount of emotional and heart shattering moments, Lovestruck in the City is perfect for you <3

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Lovestruck by this drama

I have to say that ji chang-wook's character comes off too strong and is a bit much at showing his affection towards her in like such a short time period they've known each other, but honestly he's really cute. Also, somehow the laugh of choi tae-joon's character in Suspicious Partner has become the laugh of jae won.

That bromance moment at the bus stop was too cute.

Woaw every story is connected in ways I didn't expect. OMG THEY'RE PLAYING THAT GAME I USED TO PLAY AS A KID, THAT 5 CARD GAME. SHOOK. That was such an unexpected throwback.

Lol, jae won frequenting that one precinct to cry about the camera thief that stole both his heart and his cameras. I died laughing and the same thing with sun young fighting with her then boyfriend because they need to strip since she bought all of their clothing and since she's breaking up with them she needs it back. I honestly can't, this is too funny. Also, my heart really aches for jae won. My poor bby. My heart truly aches for him because he loved her so freaking much. I'm really crying for him since she continuously stepped on his heart. I'm really beginning to hate that girl and I honestly don't want him to end up with her because she's truly a Bitch. I wanted this to be a happy show, I was expecting this to be a happy show, but instead I'm sobbing like a baby because my heart aches so much for jae won. The girl is really toying with his feelings, giving mixed signals and all. I really hate her. I REALLY WANT TO SLAP HER.

Omg the two exes are really really hilarious.

Jae won's nephew is me and I will be really curious how he will react when he finds out that his friend broke his hyung's heart.

I love how the police station sided with jae won even though he was later against it & everyone in the precinct was like YOU ARE A THIEF AND DUDE WE'RE NOT LETTING HER GO AFTER YOU'VE VISITED US 6 TIMES DRUNK. This is too funny. And now I'm even thinking of dropping it because that BITCH... THAT MOTHERFUCKING BITCH... *insert all the swear words you can think of* THAT BITCH IS EVEN REPAYING HIS KIDNESS OF NOT WANTING TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST HER BY LYING HE GAVE THE CAMERAS TO HER. OMO I CAN'T HANDLE THIS I'M SO UPSET FOR MY BABY.

Also, the whole reason why this girl ghosted, evaded him was just complete bullshit and nothing can justify what she did. As someone who has hated, despised, loathed herself for years (you name it, I've probably done it) and to be honest I think that's in no way an excuse. Initially I really felt bad for the girl when she said that she hated herself and I was giving her all the benefits of doubt (& I was secretly even rooting for her). But in the end her actions were actually what made me really hate her. I don't even dislike her, no I despise her. I truly don't think she is good person and Jae won honestly deserves 100% better. Obviously jae won isn't 100% guilty free since not only was he a bit too much in the beginning and did he take things to far. However, unlike le bitch those reasons came from not being able to move on, which would have been the healthiest thing but sometimes the heart can't move on. Was it healthy? Nah. Understandable? Definitely, 100% yes. He was also more destructive towards himself than he was bothering her. Besides, that girl herself blurred the lines many times, which made it hard to realise when jae won had any rights to contact her or not. I honestly think that his behaviour was nowhere near as bad as hers.

The is she a man are you a man part killed me. I will never get over this.

Jae won finally got some brains and left her.

Okay, I may have been a bit harsh on le girl. It's understandable that she wanted to escape after what she had been through but that still doesn't make it okay how she treated jae won. Also, lol that life goes on graffiti killed me. ARMIES ARE EVERYWHERE! 

Okay, I am on the way of forgiving the girl but I have to say that I still loved it how jae won got angry at her and gave a piece of his mind. To be honest she really deserved that, not kind of deserved that, just 100% deserved that.

Whahahahahahaha lol I fucking love that crazy high school gym teacher. She's fucking crazy and hilarious and I'm 100% in love with her. Not only was she hilarious when she catched that runaway high schooler (another thing I'll never get over) but the drunk version of her is even the best since she thinks she's some kind of airbender when she's drunk. Geon is also a puppy & honestly I am beginning to feel quite suspicious of rin i. I feel like she's really taking advantage of cute cousin's affection. I kind of feel bad for him since I have a feeling he will propose and she'll utterly reject him. I don't know why but at times she gives me the wrong kibd of vibe.

It is also funny how I've seen almost every main lead in another k-drama.

I am not opposed to them getting back together but I love how sassy jae won is to her and how karma is coming back. It is too funny.

Why do I keep getting annoyed at Netflix for westernizing Korean names. Am I the only one who gets really annoyed at Netflix putting the first names first instead of the last name? The last name is supposed to come first in Korea c'mon Netflix why do you fuck up such tiny simple thing? If I wasn't already determined to learn Korean, I definitely would be now because that ANNOYS ME!

Those three friends are truly the best friends out there. I'm amazed at how both of them by especially rin i didn't get angry when she heard what her friend did to jae won. They are truly good friends to each other. However, I think that cousin will flip out though.

Also, I want the two exes back together since they're perfect for each other & I so knew that precious baby jae won put that locket in the suitcase. Besides, he has really matured since she finally gave him the talk he needed and this is why people should break up like decent human beings to avoid situations like these. At least tell them why you're breaking up and do it face to face just like that weird psychiatrist said. I also love how jae won took a step back since he finally got a reason and basically because he wants her to find herself. HE IS TOO PRECIOUS.

Old me was wrong and a bit too harsh on Lee Eun-O since in the end I quite liked her. I love how I just manage to do 180° turns of feelings in such short time periods. Even I'm baffled at how quickly and unexpectedly my feelings can change. I have quite forgiven Eun O now and really like her, even though her actions were really shitty. Like really shitty. Apparently me don't care anymore, lol. So yeah Lee Eun O rights (but jae won is still the best)!

I'm kind of happy that cousin broke up with rin i. I not only thought and felt that they were breaking apart but both of them have such different goals in life. I don't think they were that compatible anymore. Besides, Rin I's life style was too much. Girl just fucking buy another pair of bedsheets. In the beginning, I didn't vibe with her, halfway through I liked het, by the end I didn't vibe with her anymore. I might even think that cutesy cousin deserved better than her, which he honestly does. It was also not just him that was like uhmm... maybe you should look for a full-time job instead of those part-time jobs. I will also never get over how she glued that fork back togethet. Jesus christ woman just buy a new one & an extra bedsheet that's no freaking waste. At times she was too much.

Jae won's laugh is still that fake laugh from Suspicious Partner and I never thought I had to hear that laugh ever again but here we are. Also, by the end I was incredibly happy that Jae Won and Eun O ended up together because they were cute. I am, however, still mad that those two disaster exes didn't get back together, they really should have. The ending was also one of the most unecpected and random endings, which kind of fitted this show really well. I wouldn't be opposed to a second season of Lovestruck in the city, but I wouldn't be miserable either if there won't be another one.

Lastly, I also understand why I really liked this drama since tge surefire was raspberries for directing it's okay to not be okay & encounter (both shows I loved), and the screenwriter not only wrote romance is a bonus book (one of my all-time favourite kdramas) but also the golden hairpin (one of my most anticipated dramas). It's no surprise that I loved it then.

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At least it's short?

Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad show at all, but I have some big problems with it.

At first, I didn't know it's a web-drama, because I wanted to watch another Kdrama with Kim Jiwon, and that's how I find it on Netflix.

I liked the premise of the story. It's not original per se, but in the Kdrama world it was fresh. It doesn't felt like a Kdrama, at all, at first. It was like a typical indie TV show. I wasn't a fan of the documentary style, because in some cases it was weird.

The characters were okay, nothing special, just ordinary people, and that was the point anyway.

The first half was fun with the two main lead characters. Their romance felt real and natural, but after we realized what happened and why, it was a bit annoying to me. I get the point why she lied about herself, but doing all that with the guy, and just leave him, and even when they meet again, there was no explanation.

The most irritating part of this show is that the character NEVER talk about their issues. I know, I know, that's how it works in real life as well, and this series is kinda trying to do the same, but it was still annoying, especially, because she lied to everyone, not just the guy. Overall, they were cute and all, but not the best couple I've seen.

As for the secondary couples. It was obvious from the start what's gonna happen with Rin and Kyung. Their relation was too good on the surface. They always hide their problems.

Kang Gun and Sun Young were more interesting at first, but their ending was "meh", and honestly, dumb as hell. I don't even understand what was the point of their romance if they wanted to end like that.

The funny thing is that the most interesting and best couple of the show is the actress girl with the cop guy.

And that's all, basically, because there's nothing more to say. This show is just an ordinary story about ordinary people.

It wasn't bad, but if I want to watch something like this, I will watch "NORMAL PEOPLE" again, even tho that's not a Kdrama! That's how you do a story like this.

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All the ratings I gave only for the casts

Long story short I guess I will be forgetting this drama in a year or so. I love love JCW and KJW but even that couldn't make me enjoy this drama as much as I expected. Story is good enough, flow is good enough, any kind of emotions, music, people just good enough. I do understand the premise is a good healing drama and if that's what you're looking for then yeah, this one is for you. There are none of emotional roller coasters, just light angst a bit, confusion and anger in the main conflict but all in all a typically light melodrama. If it's not for JCW and KJW and the second leads I would most probably stay not interested forever

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Masterpiece

I kept on delaying to watch this masterpiece due to the review about this drama being boring, some dropped out after 2 episodes and some could not grasp the concept of the drama itself. Honestly, it took me 4 episodes to get used to the concept. Is it slow? Only in the beginning as it's still in the introduction phase, but it got better episode by episode. I also read that people thought it's too 'western' due to its being open about sex and it's only at episode 2.

This is a masterpiece that I don't even feel like recommending others to watch because not all can get the concept or stand with this genre. Also, this drama felt personal somehow and it's not that I used to experience it, but more like the raw emotions and the intimacies make me feel like I want to be in love, be loved, and share this with someone special. The chemistry between characters are top notch, especially for both Ji Changwook and Kim Jiwon. I can actually feel the pain and longing every time they see each other and when they kissed, I swear it took my breath away. The gaze they gave each other gave me butterflies.

The editing is perfect. I have been watching kdrama for years and this starting since last year, I am kinda have not much energy to watch much drama like I used to and finish it in a short time. All I know is it is kinda tiring to see that slow-mo kiss, the unnecessary flashback, and other things that drag the drama. However, Lovestruck In The City is almost perfect with no slow-mo kiss and 'get-to-the-point' drama. Except for the repeated camera scene but I understand that they just needed some time and excuses to see/get away from each other.

The ending is good, but I am kinda hoping to see more of Euno and Jaewon being lovey dovey, Rin-i and Kyung together or maybe character development for Rin-i.

Of course, it's not everyone cup of tea and I can understand it. Kind of pissed too that some people called it a flop because it obviously not. If you are into slice of life genre, might as well try this! It's a waste to not watch this masterpiece.

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Visualmente es una maravilla, pero los personajes son muy frustrantes

Hoy me paso por acá para hablarles de #LovestruckInTheCity, un kdrama que para mí vale la pena por el formato que tiene, ya que me pareció bastante original.

Debo admitir que es difícil resumir la trama, pero básicamente "Amor en la ciudad" es una serie que utiliza el formato de "falso documental" para contar la historia de seis personas (tres parejas) que viven el amor de diferentes maneras. Está bueno porque van alternando escenas de entrevistas a los personajes (que son en el presente) con flashbacks de lo que vivieron en el pasado, de esa manera vamos armando de a poco el rompecabezas de lo que realmente pasó y pasa entre ellos.

¡Estoy enamorada de la estética de esta serie! Me encanta cómo está filmada y editada. Tiene unas tomas bellísimas, sobre todo en los primeros capítulos. Apenas la empecé estuve mandándole audios gritando a Aldi porque me tenía loca el formato y lo visual, que ahora sostengo que es por lo que más vale la pena verla.

La manera en la que nos presentan a los personajes es fantástica. Está buenísimo ver el contraste entre su "yo del verano" y su "yo actual". Nosotros sabemos que ahí algo pasó y es imposible no tener ganas de averiguar qué fue... el problema es que esto se resuelve relativamente rápido y lo único que nos queda durante el resto del dorama es a un hombre que debería aprender a soltar (en serio, el protagonista se vuelve insoportable) y a una chica que debería dejar de mentirse a sí misma. ¡Por suerte existen las dos parejas secundarias que, con sus altibajos, siguen valiendo bastante la pena!

Si hay algo que sí aplaudo es cómo retratan la amistad que tienen la protagonista y sus dos mejores amigos y el crecimiento personal que tiene la tóxica de turno, ya que ella evoluciona por ella y no por los demás.

¿Mi única queja real es la actitud del protagonista masculino? Sí, pero eso es el 70% de la serie y ahí está el problema. Espero que haya una segunda temporada con otros personajes, el formato lo pide a gritos.

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