I'm Serious About Dating (2023)

Gifted Acting, Finely Crafted Story, Best of 2023

I write my review below (after the “——“) and then decided I needed to add a bit:

I am truly mystified by some of the reviews of this show. I never want to say anything negative about people on the internet, but I just don’t get it. The negativity is amazing. Pointing out how the writers never spoke to women before, that it made all women look stupid??? Both the men and women were flawed - as are real people. Yeah, the characters could be annoying and frustrating, but have we not encountered these types of people in our lives? Have we not made dumb decisions that we look back on and can’t believe we did that? I sure have. This drama is no worse in that regard than countless other KDramas and CDramas which did not garner such reviews. This series just did a better job than almost off of the others with such flawed characters. :-(

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When I read that this series was coming, I was truly excited. Touch Your Heart is my all time favorite KDrama. While everything about that show was great, it was Yoo In-Na's acting - her interpretation of her role - that was genius and made the show truly special. Could she pull it off again?

And I was not disappointed! Once again, she was the true driving force behind a series and elevated it to be as good as it possibly could be. She delivered a master class in acting, IMHO. Her ability to communicate emotions. The uniqueness of her expressions and the inflections of her voice... Amazing. Thanks to the those who cast her as Deborah!

I fee a bit like a broken record, because Kdrama acting is often so good, but I just have to say it. Everyone cast in this series was phenomenal.

Yoon In Na... Well, I've said it. She makes this story shine and we feel for her throughout the arc of the story.

Yoon Hun-Min as the male lead was so good. Dang, watching his character was so frustrating! So obviously he nailed the role and made it believable no matter how unbelievable it could have been.

Hwang Chan-Sung's role as the ex. I hated his guts! His acting sparked the feelings we were meant to feel.

Park So-Jin was sooo good in Sh**ting Stars.** And she was fantastic here. Her portrayal of a women in a listless marriage truly had our sympathy. She is just so darn good the I hope to see here as a lead in series to come. I’ll watch anything that features Ms. Park.

Let's hope we see so much more of Kim Ye-Ji. She is so cute and really did well in what I think is a difficult role - both strong and unsure of herself at the same time.

The story: Once again the Koreans' writing craft is so amazing. This was a tightly woven tapestry of multiple couple's evolving relationships. There was not a dull minute for my wife or I and we could not wait for each new episode. As the story was coming to an end I could not believe we had seen 13 episodes already and we were almost done. No feeling of, "This is starting to drag and I need to fast forward" in this series! I know we won't get it, but Season 2 please!

My one complaint is that at key points, the Male Lead did not communicate and it was just hard to believe. I am sure there are people who are, in a sense, broken like that. But he was given so many chances... Yeah, I know it can happen, I was pretty much that screwed up when I was young. But watching it drove me nuts! Then again, the story had me locked in so the writers obviously know what they are doing. :-)

If you want to read a good review of the story itself, check out ameerahcarol's review. So good it reads like a professional review.

Watch it!

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A series of it's own kind

Bora Deborah has been a great watch throughout...every episode was better then the prior episode. It's not a drama with some extremely heavy story line or complex characters rather it deal with complex emotions of our life. Drama doesn't has any out of tge blue story line..it was something which happen around us. As if we are the characters and a phase of our life has been shown...drama represented every stage of love..falling in love, struggling together, slowly opening to each other , having deep talks with only that special someone and at the end longing for a happy ending.
Main lead two pole apart personalities..their childhood was a very minor detail but it helped us to understand their characters and why they are like this ! Both of them don't want to end up like their parents.
Acc to me every actor did a great job. Yoo inna ruled the show ..her every expression was on point , she practically lived the character! Yoon hyun min gave his all in second half of the show and really delivered beautiful acting and he is also the one to br most benefited by this drama (his inland image and internationalfan base both have improved). Inshort it was a great casting choice! Although i would have loved to see joo sang wook and his ex wife story more.
And bomi was way too lucky..she didn't deserve anything which she has got in life ...? only
character i seriously hated throughout the series.

Overall i liked the series.

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Los consejos

Si al principio está aburrido,y le da vuelta a lo mismo con su ex,como sale al flote tantas verdades en consejos que da de relaciones y ropturas,si que me gustó la historia de los protagonistas y las parejas secundarias,si tiene unos diálogos exagerados y ejemplos como que mal tomados,los besos y las química de los actores me encanta.
La pareja de la amiga me dió mucho risa,y jajaja hablan con tanta verdad.
Ala que verdaderamente odie fue ala ex pareja del protagonistas masculino chica jugabas a dos puntas y cuando pasa eso siempre termina lastimado a alguien.
También el protagonista masculino era bien indensiso,y no lo justifico hay personas a si que le dan vuelta a todo y no sientan sus sentimientos.

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Pule esse...

Com uma história repleta de situações constrangedoras sem nenhuma graça, um roteiro extremamente maçante e totalmente sem noção eu realmente não sei como eu terminei esse K-Drama. A protagonista é enfastiante, exageradamente bobinha e bastante fútil. Seu par não fica muito atrás, é um personagem bem cansativo.

No geral é um drama surpreendentemente ruim! Sem nenhum brilho, os personagens não são interessantes, a história não tem nada que te prenda. Tem um padrão daqueles dramas coreanos dos anos 2000, bem vergonha alheia mesmo. Eu até pensei que esse tipo de drama tinha felizmente acabado... Nossa... mesmo se você estiver sem nada para assistir eu não indicaria esse drama. Péssimo drama!

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Nicole diz

No começo eu achei que o casal principal só iria ficar junto porque seus relacionamentos anteriores deram errado e não gostei muito desse fato, além de que, eu gostei bastante do Soo Hyuk e da Yoo Ri como casal mesmo que tenha durado 10 minutos de tela. Mas a verdade é que eles realmente ficaram juntos pelo término do relacionamento anterior, e ao passar do drama, acabei por "aceitar" esse fato, tendo em vista que ambos ex-parceiros não eram lá grande coisa.

Me decepcionei com a Yoo Ri, mas era necessário ela ficar com esse papel maldoso de querer ver o sofrimento do ex, para assim, eu não imaginar ela com o Soo Hyuk. Já o Ju Hwan, sem comentários, desde a primeira vez que o vi já não simpatizei com ele e particularmente, não gosto muito do ator, então isso pode ser algo pessoal.

Um ponto positivo sobre o drama é que os casais secundários (sim, casais, no plural) são ótimos e com um tempo de tela bom para você facilmente se apegar a eles e se sentir envolvida com a história de cada um, que por sinal, é bem interessante, já que os três casais, em minha percepção, são uma forma de ciclo de relacionamento que a maioria das pessoas passa nos dias de hoje.

Nos pequenos momentos em que o casal principal ficou junto descontraindo e não discutindo, acabei por dar boas risadas e claro, surtar, principalmente quando eles se beijaram. Eu realmente não esperava pelo beijo e fiquei contente que aconteceu mas sinto que desandou depois do ocorrido. Queria que mostrasse (e acho que muita gente também) mais eles como casal e o crescimento deles, mas o que aconteceu foi remember com o ex.

Já no primeiro episódio do drama fiquei receosa pelos motivos citados no primeiro parágrafo, então não estava esperançosa sobre o desenrolar da trama. No final eu acabei por concluir que mesmo com os momentos e pontos positivos sobre a série, não é algo que eu reveja ou recomende pois deixou a desejar em vários aspectos. Possivelmente, era um drama que tinha potencial se mudasse alguns pontos do roteiro e acredito que eu iria gostar mais.

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Good

Good enough to fresh my day, n find my old romance mistaken, just small miss com wud end it all..
The story is very attractive
Act is soo good enough i think.. m not producer anyway..
The BGM is not too bad
Rewatch is must.. bc some moment need to exact what its meaning n message from the writer..
That's all.. n go to hell!!
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Go to hell plz
Omg oh my godness

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