Crazy Love (2022)

❣ She Got the Chance ❣ To Live Like She Was Dying ❣ °7.8° °VG+°

Even if you aren't a country fan, the song, Live Like You Were Dying, contains universal human truths. The singer meets a stranger. It goes alittle something like this ▫▫>

▪ He said: I was in my early forties ▫ w/ a lot of life before me ▫ When a moment came that stopped me on a dime ▫ I spent most of the next days ▫ Looking at the x-rays ▫ & talkin' 'bout sweet time ▪ I asked him: How's it hit you ▫ When you get that kind of news? ▫ Man, what'd you do?" ▪ & he said: I went skydiving ▫ I went Rocky Mountain climbing ▫ I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu ❣ & I loved deeper ❣ & I spoke sweeter ❣ & I gave forgiveness I'd been denying ▫ I was finally the husband ▫ That most of the time I wasn't ▫ & I became a friend a friend would like to have ▫ Well I, I finally read the Good Book, & I ▫ Took a good, long, hard look ▫ At what I'd do if I could do it all again… ❣ Someday I hope you get the chance ❣ To live like you were dying ❣

CL goes alittle like that as well. Our FL Shin-a, is in a similar situation.

▪ How’d it hit Shin-a ▪ When she got that kind of news? ▪ Man, what'd she do? ▪ She went social climbing ▫ She did some crazy driving ▫ She hole-punched the h3!! out his seven favorite suits ▫ (& she said: I'm not dying this way…) ▫ She chopped up his cacti & ▫ Force-fed him fish fry ▫ & pelted onions at his head to boot ❣ But it only led to: ❣ She loved deeper ❣ & she spoke sweeter ❣ & she gave forgiveness she'd been denying…❣

Lee Shin-a works for a horrible boss. Noh Go-Jin could be described as coldly cruel but he's actually highly intelligent & hopelessly leftt-brained. Feelings? Nonsense. It translates to his being intolerant of incompetence. But next to him, everybody is incompetent. His genius has no equal & it's gone straight to his ego. (He's such a heartbreakerrrr - trill those R's!) Shin-a failed her teacher audition at Noh's academy. Those who don't make the cut get the “honor” of being Chairman Noh's personal secretary. It's the company's way of getting them to quit. Nobody has made it more than 3 mos. She has endured 12 months. Shin-a needs this job. She'll endure b/c VP Oh Se-Gi gives her regular doses of positive re-endorphins. When she's at her lowest fr11om Noh's worse, VP Oh always picks her back up. He's the best.

Ep1 sets up Shin-a's horrible situation. She gets particularly bad news from the doctor. Those headaches? That is a brain tumor. She's going to die. Yes, severe stress can open the gates for cancer to take hold. She's likely dying from stress. Noh, that rat-b@$+@rd, is killing her. Shin-a decides she ain't going out alone. Just like the (rightfully) disgruntled ex-employees of Noh, she will make sure he gets what he has coming. It's HAMMER TIME! Enacting her plan leads to a crazy chain of events, & Shin-a is in the right frame of mind to step off a cliff to see if she can fly.

“Try harder to remember. You MUST remember!” Bedside at the hospital, e’erbody thinks she's pleading out of love for him, but in reality, she desperately wants Noh to remember how she stood up to him before his accident. “No way I'm dying like this.” She won't be able to die in peace unless he remembers that she clobbered him & then quit. Good old amnesia is an overdone Kdrama trope. They borrow from the excellent comedy, Overboard, & Shin-a claims they were secretly engaged prior to the accident. The interesting thing about amnesia is that when people forget all of their past bad choices & the previous offenses they've suffered, they forget to be miserable. They totally forget to be @$$h0!e$. Ignorance truly is bliss. Shin-a remembers it all, though. She decides the best thing to do, as she waits for the cancer to take her, is to take him through Hell. Vengeance is HERS.

Noh, in the meantime, hasn't thought of being mean. He may not remember his “fiance”, but he certainly grows used to having Shin-a around. She's going behind his back setting up expensive company dinners (you all deserve beef! Make sure to use all your vacation time before the end of the year… & start leaving on time!). It's not easy being mean, at least it's not easy being mean to someone who is always nice. & Noh is always nice, anymore. She knows the doctor expects a full recovery. When this genius (IQ 190) finds out what she's done, what will happen? In addition, Noh may be new & improved now, but his enemies don't know that. His enemies don't care. & he's made a lot of enemies.

Several characters have to show personality shifts & hidden sides. This isn't a serious show, but the acting is still quite good. Krystal (Heirs7.3, Bride of Habaek7) is excellent at putting on some antics, esp in one scene that would flop w/ most actor/writer/director combos, but they make it work. I cringed in anticipation of pain when she started ranting, but I ended up grinning (&fairly relieved). They could have done alittle bit better w/ fleshing out her character, though. What is her passion? Why did she fail the audition? How smart & capable is she? How hard has she worked to get to where she is? Getting more personal w/ her would help the audience relate to her more. She remains a tad distant from us, emotionally. That is writing & directing - Krystal is great.

Kim Jae-Wook (Her Private Life8) is Noh. HPL was a big surprise for me. The premise sounds like a low IQ show, but it's actually wonderful fun. Now that I'm getting a 2nd look at Mr. Kim, it's obvious that he is quite talented. His comedic timing is excellent. He sells his character both as an insufferably toxic narcissist & as an innocent, confused amnesiac. He can dance! In ep8 he puts on a show! Ha-Joon plays VP Oh. He's completely different as a teacher in Black Dog8. Ko Kyu-Pil (Crash Landing on You9, The King's Affection8) is a PI. He's clearly having a great time, & he's funny.

CL is VG & it narrowly misses excellent marks. Given that this is a new director/Kim Jung-Hyun & writer/Kim Bo-Gyeom I am very excited to see what they do next. I think we have some winners here. Overall, the romance is VG, but it could have been even better. This probably goes back to the fact that we don't know Shin-a as well as we should. They share a great first kiss. He lies to himself about what he does to keep her by his side. She's oblivious to what's going on in his head, as she's been keeping her head down & just moving forward.

They run into some small logical stutters. Nothing too ‘crazy’. Some of the drama in the later eps is a bit ham-handed, but again, it's not too ‘crazy’. The show isn't intended for anything but fun escapism, & it shouldn't be over-analyzed. The good by far overshines the substandard. They end up providing enough plausibility for ?s that arise. The director is skillful in handling the part of Baek Soo-Young, Noh's ex. In the beginning of the show she seems impossibly beautiful. As the show goes on she looks less so. Her clothes don't fit her right & the makeup & camera work are less complimentary. Woody Allen did the same thing w/ Scarlett Johansen in Match Point. Is it stretching to think their names are an English language pun? His name sounds like “No-go Shin”. It's close. She's definitely decided to “go” & the doctor told her, unfortunately, that soon she'll be go-ing, but he's there, & his name says “No-Go”. ‘No-Go-Shin’.

CL is plenty funny, She hates him. She really hates him. She hates him so much. So why is she sad? She turns on the TV to forget him, & there's his commercial: "Make your decision NOW.” He's pointing thru the screen at her! While everyone around her assumes the opposite of what is true, the overhead camera will look down at her face from a side angle & her eyes will tilt up sideways as she's lying. She'll often comment like that to the camera directly. Then he starts doing it in later eps. It's skillfully played for laughs. By mid show I became a fan of the director. The little things add up to something bigger.

CL features a horrible boss b/c that isn't exactly a rare thing. A horrible boss is almost always a person caught up in h/h own power. It's an offshoot of pride. Psychology teaches that people who do get ahead tend to presume they deserve it, which leads to them assuming that those beneath them are truly °beneath° them & deserve to be so. These things aren't mysterious. Everyone knows that power is corrupting, yet nobody ever sees their own corruption. Pride is the worst liar & we are blind to our own stuff. Practice kindness: It takes determined effort. Also featured is online gang mentality. Technology allows us each a voice & that is power. Virtual pitchforks are no different than horrible bosses. We should be slow to judge & be constructive when we criticize. CL's online lynching leads to a suicide attempt; a particular problem in Korea (highest rate in the developed world). We have too much of it in the USA, too. People will take that pain & go the other way as well, becoming abusers themselves. If you want to live w/ a free conscience, then practice kindness. It costs you ⭕️nada.

The wrap up is excellent. They tied & trimmed all the bows. “Life can be shorter than we think it should be. If you're sorry, say you're sorry. If you're thankful, say you're thankful. Try something again. You never know.” At one point Shin-a's anger abates. She reflects on life & what is most important as she is preparing for her final exit. She decides to forgive & release her rage. She realizes that all humans are merely flawed humans. In the end, crazy love made her sane again. ♥️, afterall, is the answer.


QUOTE🗻
I've been ignorant. I had no idea those in my life were precious. & so, I've never appreciated them at all.

〰IMHO〰

Directing 7.8
Writing 7.6
Acting 7.9
Romance 6.7
Flutters 6
Warmth 6
Art 7.4
Excitement 4
Sound & music 7
Laughs 7
Tears 3.5
Fright 3
Tension 2
Gore 3
Thought provocation 4.8
Snores 0
Ending 8


Age 14+ PG-13 Language An unmarried couple is pressured to have a baby.

Re-watch? It wouldn't be crazy

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Esperava muito mais.

Comecei esse Kdrama porque alguém falou que ele era melhor que Pretendente Surpresa e não foi valorizado na época em que lançou. Sinceramente no início achei interessante e divertido. Eu gosto de romances com relacionamentos falsos ou por contratos. Na minha opinião ao longo da história se perderam e achei a relação do Noh Gojin e da Sina muito rasa quando iniciou. Outro ponto é que o personagem masculino leva muito tempo para mudar, ter outras atitudes ou ser uma pessoa normal e muitas vezes acaba sendo difícil gostar dele. Outra coisa, que desnecessário a quantidade de vilões, pois, todos os personagens tinham foco de se vingar do Noh Gojin. Poderiam ter concentrado tudo em dois personagens. Fiquei um pouco decepcionada com a história, pois, tinham atores bons e carismáticos. O Kim Jae Wook é maravilhoso e arrasou em Her Private Life.

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It's not bad... I just have an unfair comparison in my mind

If you like Her Private Life... This does not live up to it - at least not in my mind. If you're trying to choose between the two, watch this one first and then Her Private Life.

The stories have similarities, but the execution of this one just isn't as good. Too many new things are added after e.12 for the story to feel cohesive, instead it's definitely a story in two halves and the second half is dealing with what came before the first. Intertwining the past and "now" sooner and exposing things here and there along the way would have made the second half more satisfying to me, and improved some of the things that feel half-baked in the first half.

It's not a bad drama... It just suffers from similarities with Her Private Life, which is a personal favorite that I have frequently re-watched, and the comparison is unfavorable. I may need to watch it again knowing what happens in the second half and see if my opinion changes.

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Louco e satisfatório amor

Não assisti Até agora nenhum trabalho do ator Kim Jae Wook se desse errado ou que tivesse alguma crítica da minha parte da atuação dele e torço para que nunca isso aconteça apesar de ter em mente que ele é humano e um dia talvez vai ter algum trabalho dele que não me agrade Mas isso nunca aconteceu então é simplesmente maravilhoso.
O que eu mais gostei nesse drama foi que há um fundo de mistério e um crime no fundo para ser resolvido Então não fica só na comédia romântica ou até mesmo na mudança essa de atitude do personagem que foi transformada aos poucos com ódio/amor da secretária...tentante.
Por ela ser uma pessoa de mente aberta e o coração saudável e tentante é o que faz o personagem mudar e as coisas fluírem. Ela como muitas pessoas no planeta Terra apesar de ter suas vidas sofridas e abaladas e se sentirem dificuldades elas não transferem suas frustrações em outras pessoas e tem a característica básica de quando encontram alguém que as tiram do eixo elas tendem a serem compreensivas depois de um momento natural de raiva ou tristeza e fúria pessoas assim tem a capacidade de se colocar no lugar do outro com muito mais facilidade do que outras pessoas isso que as fazem diferentes de todo o resto que às vezes precisam levar um pouco mais de tempo para até mesmo perdoar, ou preciso de pontos de vista de pessoas que as influenciam para enxergarem coisas que estão embaixo do próprio nariz como fazerem uma mudança de opinião.
A mudança do cara arrogante parte da personagem feminina que um influencia a mudar porque mesmo no momento dela de Fúria e raiva ela não foi tão radical a ponto de realmente ferido e quando viu um perigo ela corre para ajudá-lo ali já mostra que ela é diferente.
Outro ponto que mostra aqui a mudança de atitude partiu dele mas que ela é um influenciou bastante é que diferente das outras secretárias que não suportaram todas as aflições da função de secretária daquela empresa horrível e desumana foi que ela usou isso como foco e usou isso como uma meta o que fez ela suportar um pouco mais ponto diferente do que outras pessoas falaram aqui que ela era trouxa ou que ela era uma pessoa degradante acredita que ela na verdade como muitos de nós é alguém que tenta vencer Barreiras, porém não indicam fazer isso a ponto que você perca a sua saúde, e não é certo a fazer isso, pois é só hoje tem que ser prioridade acima de qualquer trabalho, porque sem saúde sem sua vida, não tem dinheiro que pague não tem dinheiro que vale a pena!
Todos os personagens são maravilhosos e o desfechos de toda a Trama é simplesmente surpreendente quando Achei que poderia ter acabado no alguns Episódios iniciais a tramantes surpreende mostrando que é muito mais do que só um cara rançoso, muitas figurinhas na empresa, professores problemáticos, uma ex-namorada que surge, e um irmão que é muito amável a ponto de nem ter dado para desconfiar que ele poderia ser um potencial vilão.

Assistir a Trama agora em 2024 em alguns dias maratonando e realmente é entender a atenção do início ao fim não tenha não tem nenhuma cena para que você diga que elas uma cena para encher roteiro todas elas têm ligações umas com as outras e os diálogos são bem interessantes assim como todos os problemas de toda a história.

Eu realmente Amei Não trocaria nenhum personagem e ninguém do elenco ficou tudo perfeitinho e acabou realmente no time certo de 16 episódios. Quando eu tiver um tempinho eu vou reassisti-la porque realmente gostei muito.

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Crazy Love (2022) - This is one of the 2022 dramas na gikilig jud ko og bongga. Maybe siguro I missed the over acting comedic love hate romantic drama and I found this one. I am so liking the chemistry sa leads, like aaaaaaaaah, kilig kayo. Well anyway, nahadlok baya ko sa crime thrill part sa first parts of the drama, but through time medyo naa naman hint jud in between so wala na kay ko na shook sa revelations. I also like that they incorporated melo parts especially sa mga sugod – naghilak hilak pud intawon ko, tungod pud sa family aspect of the main leads. The last 2 episodes were quite a letdown for me, maybe because gusto ko naa pay extension but dili pwede since wala nay story, char. Bitaw I like this drama, would recommend it as well. I always look forward to each week because I get to see 2 episodes of this drama.

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DIETRO QUESTA MASCHERA C'È UN UOMO E TU LO SAI (Renato Zero)

Sono morta dal ridere, serie meravigliosa, interpretazione soprattutto del protagonista ML superlativo in ogni aspetto, regia e fotografia fantastiche. Secondo me è un drama molto sottovalutato e mi dispiace molto che non riceva più attenzione perché vi ho visto tantissimo impegno...e perché poi? Perché non sarebbe realistico. Ho letto recensioni che accennavano alla sindrome di Stoccolma per FL e che dichiaravano che i tipi narcisisti come ML non possono cambiare così. Ma tutte le serie che guardiamo sono realistiche?
A parte il fatto che la relazione tra i due si approfondisce proprio quando FL esce dal suo guscio e non glie le manda più a dire, ed è da questi scontri che piano piano imparano a conoscersi e ad apprezzarsi. Un amore al contrario, insomma, che nasce nella baruffa per poi appianarsi. Epica fra tutte la battaglia coi cuscini nelle puntata 9.
D'altra parte mica ML poteva cambiare d'un colpo: sarebbe stato poco credibile. Ad un certo punto sembra schizofrenico ma è proprio lo sforzo di cambiamento che lo richiede e secondo me l'attore è stato bravissimo nel riuscire ad esprimere questa lotta tra il vecchio e il nuovo "sè".
Ogni sguardo, ogni gesto, ogni mimica facciale di ML mi faceva ridere. Non saprei dire quale puntata mi ha fatto ridere di più. Ho letto che questo drama ha siglato il suo rientro dopo 3 anni di stop e che ha scelto questa sceneggiatura perché, dopo il periodo duro del Covid, voleva portare leggerezza e far ridere: secondo me c'è riuscito in pieno.
Divertenti anche l'amica, il buffo detective e il papà di FL, con la quale per la prima volta ML scopre cosa vuol dire famiglia.
...E la patata!!! Della scena con la patata non vi dimenticherete più.
Accanto a scene tanto divertenti, però, ce ne sono diverse altre molto toccanti, come i ricordi di infanzia di ML o quando lui scopre del tumore di lei nell'episodio 12 e le esprime tutta la paura che ha provato pur nascondendoglielo.
Insomma, una vera crescita e liberazione sia dei singoli personaggi che della coppia.
L'episodio 14 vi farà pensare che in fondo è vero che "dietro ad un grande uomo c'è una grande donna" (a proposito: da quando iniziano a stare insieme FL mi ha ricordato tantissimo Im Yoon-ha in "King the land": due gocce d'acqua).
Nelle ultime 3 puntate il divertimento lascia spazio ad un po' di "thriller", e quando pensi a quanto è perfido uno, ne spunta fuori uno ancora più perfido di lui.
Alla fine credo che uno dei messaggi di questo kdrama lo esprima l'inserviente, che dice: "dovete imparare a perdonare come esseri umani.".
Sì, cercate di capire le ragioni dell'altro, abbiate ognuno il coraggio di ammettere i vostri torti, chiedete scusa e ripartite.

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leggero, divertente e fuori dagli schemi

Drama divertente e con alcuni aspetti fuori dai classici cliché.
in realtá non è solo la classica storia d'amore tra il CEO prepotente, narcisista e despota e la sua segretaria che sopporta tutto, ma anche un intrigo con una serie di 'cattivi' che odiano il protagonista (forse anche troppo odio).

SPOILER

Primi elementi che distaccano dalla solita trama riguardano proprio il protagonista:
lui non ha l'amnesia;
inoltre il suo carattere dispotico, narcisista e freddo deriva da brutte delusioni (la biografia del lead è la parte piú interessante e meglio strutturata , che va sicuramente a spiegare bene il personaggio);
bello inoltre che non sia nato in una famiglia ricca e non abbia avuto un'educazione brillante, ma abbia dovuto costruirsi tutto poco alla volta, subendo anche dei sabotaggi .

Altri elementi interessanti e fuori dagli schemi sono che il primo amore non ha un lieto fine e che sia uno dei 'nemici' che lo ostacolano e sabotano, cosí come il migliore amico che quasi lo abbandona a morire (anche se alla fine si scopre che i soccorsi li ha chiamati).

MA...
le motivazioni dei 'cattivi' sono ridicole.
il suddetto migliore amico che nemmeno chiede spiegazioni e non si fida e non sembra nemmeno conoscere una persona che chiama fratello da oltre 6 anni
o l'ex_fidanzata che lo molla senza spiegazioni e torna dopo 12 anni, e sottolineo 12 anni, pensando di poterlo riavere e ricominciare daccapo senza nemmeno dargli una spiegazione o chiarirsi nemmeno ora.
che poi l'ex, diventa tutto ad un tratto da buona samaritana che presta abiti agli sconosciuti, a psicopatica calcolatrice che cerca di rubare il ragazzo ad un'amica, che cerca di far crollare il suo ex solo perché non puó riaverlo...

per non parlare degli altri cattivi...
non ci si accanisce cosí verso una persona dopo averci lavorato assieme per soli 3 mesi (le segretarie sono assurde)
o la professoressa licenziata che mandava minacce...perché lui non le ha creduto. intentare causa per diffamazione alla donna che ha inventato le accuse?!(che poi, perché non prendersela direttamente con lei?).
o l'ex docente che si fa manipolare tanto da investire una persona solo perché licenziato (cioè te giochi d'azzardo e non sei nemmeno più bravo nel tuo lavoro e te la prendi se ti licenziano per giusta causa..?).

altra aspetto poco convincente é come cambia il protagonista. cioé, l'arco narrativo di crescita ed evoluzione é ben scritto e chiaro, ma troppo radicale alla fine.
migliorare se stessi, pensare di piú al prossimo, saper chiedere scusa e dire grazie, sono cose che rientrano nella crescita del personaggio lungo tutta la storia,
MA non ci sta il perdonare chiunque!!!
L'amico che ti ha voltato le spalle e ti ha pugnalato alla schiena senza nemmeno darti la possibilitá di soiegarti e basandosi solo su prove indiziarie e poi rivelatesi pure false;
l'ex-fidanzata per colpa della quale sei stato arrestato con false accuse, che ti ha abbandonato con parole crudeli sapendo di ferirti, e con la scusa che lo fa pure per te ( vabbé! ci crede solo lei.), e che quando capisce che l'hai superata cerca pure di distruggerti;
le segretarie ,che capisco non denunciarle, ma addirittura riassumerle dopo atti di vandalismo, minacce e dispetti ridicoli, come lasciare la cipolla nei panini. quest'ultima cosa poi mi ha disturbata particolarmente perché chi ci rimette é solo la nuova segretaria.
perchè tutti vogliono far licenziare shin ah?
oppure perdonare la cattiva che ti manda minacce di morte e ha rapito la tua fidanzata?
oppure perdonare la signora Ma, che comunque é accusata di spionaggio industriale, di false accuse e ha cercato di venderti in tutti i modi...

e infine il cattivo principale. é psicopatico? doveva per forza trovare qualcuno a cui addossare la colpa dei suoi fallimenti e del suo essere un infame? Prima usi la tua fidanzata ,poi la deludi e infine la insulti e la abbandoni, ma non ti viene nemmeno il dubbio che sia colpa tua se lei si fa del male? ma la colpa è del capo intransigente che doveva perdonare il suo furto? che poi lui l'avrebbe perdonata se tu ti fossi costituito...

IMPORTANTE
Tutti, o quasi, ce l'hanno col protagonista perché intransigente, perché non ha chiuso un occhio quando loro hanno commesso truffe, furti e altri illeciti per aviditá ed egoismo.
Il protagonista in realtá é la vera vittima: abbandonato ,incompreso e falsamente accusato e denigrato, dipinto come un diavolo solo perché punisce chi ha sbagliato.
certo ,come insegna il drama alla fine , a volte si deve perdonare, accettare un compromesso o dare una seconda possibilitá ( vedi la protagonista o la docente falsamente accusata ), ma altre volte se si sbaglia si paga per i propri errori.
Non su tutto si puó chiudere un occhio. bisogna essere sempre responsabili di sè stessi e delle proprie azioni.

INFINE
Impariamo a parlare. se solo avessero comunicato e si fossero chiariti, una metá dei cattivi non avrebbe mai agito in questo modo o se il protagonista fosse andato da un psicologo e avesse parlato dei suoi problemi , riuscendo a superare il senso di abbandono e la solitudine prima ,cosí da non far ricadere sugli altri il suo malessere.
Solo quando comincia a superare tutti i suoi dolori passati ed ad accettarli, comincia a diventare una persona migliore.
a volte abbiamo bisogno di parlare e di chiedere aiuto a chi ci vuol bene e magari anche a chi lo fa di mestiere e ci sa aiutare.

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Promising plot but disappointing outcome

I’m pretty excited to start watching because Kim Jae Uck is a great actor and the plot seem unique and promising enough. However, it’s not as good as I thought it will be. First 3 episodes are fun and match my expectation but the rest are meh. I usually enjoyed watching nonsensical drama (ex: strong woman dong bong soon) but Crazy Love episodes feel so long to finish with sudden new and unnecessary characters along the way.

Most of the time , I cringed watching him having amnesia and trying to be cute while being with Krystal. Their chemistry is decent but still looking forced and not natural enough. There’s so much potential but i guess it’s the script, and not the cast fault.

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This could've been a fun ride, instead it was a disappointing one

I started watching CL with pretty high hopes, but oh well...

I just couldn't bring myself to like the first ML. In the first episode he was introduced as this 'unlikable' character. I was aware of that and it still left me with a terrible perception of him. Any change to his behaviour that was introduced seemed to me as forced and fake. I really appreciate screen characters that are annoying and rude, but also charismatic. Unfortunately, Noh Go Jin was just unlikable.

Secondly, the love story between the main couple. Their feelings changed so suddenly. One day they hated each other and the other they were like 'Oh no, why is my heart fluttering?' You guessed it, I also don't know why. The chemistry wasn't there.

Finally, the toxic behaviour of the main ML to the FL. I dropped the drama when he blocked her from applying for the instructor's job and justified it with 'I'm afraid you're gonna leave me when you achieve your dream.' This isn't romantic, this is a red flag. I wouldn't mind it if he just insisted that she isn't suitable for the job.

I have nothing against cliché scenes, but there were a few that were just unhealthy.

Some things I enjoyed:
+ FL's dad - he was very warm, although I don't understand, why he liked NGJ so much from the first sight
+ pretended amnesia (just the fact that it wasn't real, at the end it got kind of boring)
+ the detective
+ main couple's chemistry when they were fighting
+ that the GoTop's 'spy' employee (I'm sorry, I don't remember her title) actually had a motive to work for the rival company
+ the hit on the head with an onion
+ badly edited couple photos

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Not for me…

I love cliche dramas. I think it is wonderful to see so many original productions and genres coming out of South Korea and I do love watching them but give me an old school style kdrama any day of the week and I’ll be happy. HOwEVeR when I say that I like old school style kdramas, I mean that I like to see a different take on them or a different dynamic that what’s been seen before.

I think this is where one of my problems runs with Crazy Love. It possessed the potential to be different and present that unusual dynamic with the female lead’s motives and the male lead’s dilemma but it was never quite willing to push the boundaries into something more lively or worthwhile.

This is a lot for me to say as I do love Kim Jae Wook. I first remember seeing him in My Private Life and liked how he was able to capture a certain charm to his onscreen role as the male lead. Additionally while honestly some of Krystal’s projects can be very hit or miss , I remember being impressed by her acting skills in Search.

Here Jae Wook and Krystal’s chemistry is very choppy. At times there is a lot of heart put into lines and exchanges but for what felt like most of the series, their onscreen romance felt a bit underwhelming.

My big problem with Crazy Love was that it wasn’t entirely sure with what it was trying to present. There were times where tackling dark subject areas could feel interesting but the series also heavily relied on a lot of childish setups and misunderstandings. ( The most annoying being the attempts to sabotage the FL. Perhaps funny in the first few episodes, but gradually grew more frustrating.)

I don’t think this is entirely bad per say as I love comedy but it did often feel as though Crazy Love was a bit displaced with its identity with its tone as well as with all of its cliches.

I think that Crazy Love isn’t entirely disastrous but it was certainly a waste of time for me.

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