Reviews

I'm not talented.. but I'll try

I may have misjudged this show based on the trailer and the fact that only Off and Gun are listed as the leads, but make no mistake, none of that took away from how much I loved it.

I understand this may not be a common sentiment, but I genuinely loved this show. I don't need complex writing that's itching to create conflicts, or a plot that's completely out of the ordinary to enjoy a drama, sometimes I'm happy with a basic story with good emotional depth.
A tight story that's character driven, yes please!

And though I got a little fussy that Off and Gun, despite being billed as the leads, didn't have as much screentime as I expected them to, after a while I didn't think it was a bad thing. Sure, I'm still allowed to be mad that it was marketed one way and we got like a third of what they promised, but the fact that all the other characters got their time to shine is a good thing. I got to understand them better, I felt some of their stories and experiences on a personal level, I witnessed good character growth, not just for the support characters. The fact that Ryan and Jane also had time to grow into themselves, follow their dreams and figure out what they wanted, I think they handled that extremely well.
For what it's worth, even with the limited screentime, the Off Gun chemistry was amazing.

But, despite all my praise, I did find myself dissapointed with some things they did, actually one thing. The Tae - Ba Mhee - Judy love triangle.
*Sigh*
Not all growth is personal or work related, it can be romantic, but did it have to be this way? I don't think so.
All that push and pull, the kiss and the breakup, the tears and the arguments, it wasn't worth the eventual turn this triangle took. This is the one thing that genuinely frustrated me, all I could do was watch and rant.

Most of my review stems from the fact that this was a very personally touching story for me, and though you may not have experienced the same watching it, or though you may not have the same feelings watching it, I can say that this is worth a try.
Sometimes getting invested like I did is nice though, you may discover depths that even the creators didn't think about when making the show, and that's kind of wonderful ♡

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Una simpática serie pero nada más.

Crazy Love, protagonizada por Kim Jae Wook y Krystal Juhn ha sido un descubrimiento interesante pero nada más. La histórica es la típica de cualquier serie romántica coreana que tienen como protagonista a un rico empresario, Noh Go Jin, y una simple trabajadora, Lee Shin A, que vive bajo el terror de su dominante y maleducado jefe.

Puede cambiar a qué se dedica la empresa, es decir, puede ser una empresa farmacéutica, ser un hospital, un conglomerado... lo que te vive en la mente, pero siempre tendrá un presidente muy pagado de si mismo, que no solo es guapo, millonario e inteligente, sino que tiene una personalidad arrolladora que algunos adoran y otros temen. Y siempre habrá una dulce empleada que consigue en amor del presidente siendo ella misma, con su dulzura y sus buenas maneras. Este es el guión típico.

Cuando salió el póster de esta serie parecía que se iba a romper esta tendencia. Teníamos, o eso parecía, una protagonista, Lee Shin A que tenía mal humor, y que podía llegar a ser todo un personaje si llevaba su carácter violento hacía sus últimas y graciosas consecuencias. Pero no ha sido así. Salvo un par de escenas en las que Lee Shin A se muestra agresiva, su carácter es el típico de la comedia romántica. Nada interesante o emocionante en ella.

Con respecto al protagonista es todo un personaje, un auténtico abusón y no le importa serlo. Ahí reside parte de su encanto. Evidentemente a medida que avanzan los capítulos su forma de ser se va suavizando, es lo que tiene el amor. Y es una pena porque en cierta manera sus maneras groseras hacen de él un personaje diferente.

Si juntamos los dos, su amor va de trabajar juntos durante un año a una serie de acontecimientos que cambian la relación. Hay un accidente, una pérdida de memoria, una enfermedad, amigos, antiguos amores, competidores...

He de confesar que me ha gustado el trabajo de Kim Jae Wook -no lo conocía de antes-, y me estoy adaptando a la manera interpretativa de Krystal Jung. No me puedo quejar de las actuaciones aunque algunas de ellas me parecen demasiado forzadas, como la del hermano de Lee, la de su compañera de piso, o la del competidor del Noh Go Kin. Por suerte otros actores son más serenos como Ha Joo o Yoo In Young, así que todo se equilibra un poco.

Pero no puedo negar que esta serie se va desinflando a medida que van pasado los capítulos. La idea original se queda en nada muy pronto. La parte de suspense no se sostiene muy bien porque no está bien desarrollada, y romántica, es demasiado típica.

Creo que en general no es una mala serie, pero, ¿la vería otra vez? No, salvo algún que otra escena graciosa.

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Gi hun & Jun ho's preparation phase ! Want season 3 right now !

Success doesn't come to you overnight; you have to keep trying. Gi hun tried his best to stop this inhumane game, but failed once again & should learn from his mistakes. I don't know how Jun ho didn't say anything when Gi hun planned to track the island with the chip in his dental implant. I mean can't they track the chip in their checking process? What does your common sense say? In this season, they presented us more interesting players & I liked most of them. The theory of player 001 & player 456 is really genius though, the original maker is dead, so the new player 001 will be the front man & player 456 will be who will end the game. Gi hun needs to notice this pattern & be stopped manipulating by player 001. I guess In ho sent the sailor to rescue & manipulating Jun ho, so that he survives but can't find the island. Another side, No eul is trying to put an end to their business of organ trafficking. Overall, I enjoyed this season but want more.

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Pleasantly surprised!

This drama had me giggling and kicking my feet from the very first episode. It drew me in immediately, and it kept me drawn in the entire time. The moments between Shirasaki and Hayama were almost too sweet to handle. And when they weren't being sweet with each other, there was some mild angst thrown into the mix, and I am never one to complain about angst as it's my favorite plot device ever.

I watched this entire drama in a single sitting, which is quite the feat for me considering it usually takes me months to complete a 12 episode k-drama or thai bl. My attention span just isn't too great. But I couldn't tear myself away from this one, and I immediately went searching for the manga because I wasn't ready to let go of them yet.

I will def be rewatching this in the future.

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Not enough steam to last until the end

This drama starts off in a powerful way but by the middle of the 16 episodes, there is not enough meat to the story to sustain it until the end. The female lead's "revenge" story has nowhere to go because the audience already knows that the king is not the true villain of the story. Perhaps more importantly, the character lacks any real personality to make her scenes compelling to watch, much less make her romance with the delightfully complex male lead at all convincing.

The king (male lead), on the other hand, has a true story to tell in this drama. His journey from Grand Prince to exile in Qing and back to Joseon and ultimately the throne is thrilling, and Jo Jung-suk plays him with so much pathos and intensity. The show could have ultimately benefited from minimizing the romance and female lead's role and focused on the king with a shorter number of episodes. Alternatively, a more interesting romance or more complex political storyline could have justified the full 16 episodes.

I was hoping for more from this beautifully produced show, hoping for a really satisfying, dramatic sageuk. There are some really great moments throughout, but by the end, I was fast-forwarding more than actually watching. I feel as though an 8 is really generous from me - but some of the performances (including the younger child actors) are really terrific and lift up the show. Something to check out for those who love period/historical dramas, but it is no masterpiece.

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Cliffhanger ending... we need more, quickly

This season made my expectations for the ending of this stpry go higher and higher. it is so so good

what I especially loved in this season was the depth of the players story. In season 1 we had that depth in their stories but with some of the new characters of season 2, I felt more emotion and connection to the characters - and a gigantic praise to Park Sung-hoon for his oustanding performance in this drama! It was BY FAR the best character of the whole show

now that ending... what a cliffhanger. I really wished that the ending was different. that we could've seen what would happen... it was so sudden... what about the other players? what about the ones outside investigating everything? what about Gi-hun? I'm so mad that next season only comes out or in the Summer or in the Autumn of 2025... I need answers now, we need it

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A short review:

Copycat of 'Do It One More Time'- a koreanwebtoon which Has a way better of implementing the characters and comedy, has a way better of touching your hearts. ORIGINAL.

Copycat of 'Do It One More Time'- a koreanwebtoon which Has a way better of implementing the characters and comedy, has a way better of touching your hearts. ORIGINAL.

Copycat of 'Do It One More Time'- a koreanwebtoon which Has a way better of implementing the characters and comedy, has a way better of touching your hearts. ORIGINAL.

Copycat of 'Do It One More Time'- a koreanwebtoon which Has a way better of implementing the characters and comedy, has a way better of touching your hearts. ORIGINAL.

Copycat of 'Do It One More Time'- a koreanwebtoon which Has a way better of implementing the characters and comedy, has a way better of touching your hearts. ORIGINAL.

Copycat of 'Do It One More Time'- a koreanwebtoon which Has a way better of implementing the characters and comedy, has a way better of touching your hearts. ORIGINAL.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama " Crazy Love " is a drama that has a predictable story and it almost feels like the old Korean rom coms of the past decade. The trop of the main lead dying, the crazy and rich CEO, the enemies to lovers plot twist, and the ex girlfriend storyline were all well known and used ingredients for many dramas. And yet, the drama had something fresh and comforting.

The first part of the drama is funny and the dynamics of the couple spot on. And yes, it is predictable, but their chemistry is overflowing. The performances were another factor that aided the drama a lot.

Unfortunately, the second part was slower and a bit boring, but the ending wrapped things up nicely.

So, overall, 6 out of 10.

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솓 ㄴ새교

~ㅇㅑㄴ치믇ㄱ : ㅐㅟㅛ 랙 ㅏㅐㄱㄷ무 ㅕㄴㄷㄱㄴ~
ㅅㅗㄷ ㄴ새교 ㅈㅁㄴ ㅜㅑㅊㄷ 뭉 ㅑㅜㅅㄷㄱㄷㄴ샤ㅜㅎ . ㅑㅅㄴ 내 ㅜㅑㅊㄷ . ㅔ걒ㅁㅅㄷ ㅣㅑㅍㄷㄴ ㅁㄱㄷ 솓ㄱㄷ 뭉 뮤ㅐㅕㅅ 솓 ㄴ새교 ㅕ 놰ㅕㅣㅇ 햪ㄷ ㅑㅅ ㅁ 9.5 ㄱㅁ샤ㅜㅎ , 뭉 ㅑㅅㄴ ㅁ ㅣㅑㅅ싣 ㅠㅐ갸ㅜㅎ 내 , ㅔㅣㅋ 애ㅜ'ㅅ ㅡㅑㅜㅇ 새 ㅠㄷ 솜ㅅ ㅐㅜㄷ 새 ㅜㅐㅅ ㅈㅁㅅ초 . ㅑ ㅣㅑㅏㄷ ㅑㅅ 랙 솓 ㅣㅑㅍㄷㄴ 랙 ㅔㅁ가 ㅡㅑㅜ ㅛㅐㅕㅜㅎ . ㄴㅗㄷ 채ㅕㅣㅇ ㅎㄷㅅ ㅁ ㅔㅕㅠㅣㅑㅊ ㅓㅐㅠ , ㅠㅕㅅ ㅑ아 ㅑㄹ 녿 ㅈㅁㄴ ㄱ덛ㅊㅅㄷㅇ . ㅑ ㅍㄷ ㅜㅐㅅ ㅈㅁㅅ촏ㅇ ㅑㅅ , ㅠㅅ ㄹ개ㅡ 솓 ㅅㄱ먀ㅣㄷㄱ ㅗ돋.

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