A cliche rom-com done amazingly well!
This was such a treat to watch. It actually had me looking forward to Mondays. The drama had me hooked from the very first episode. Sure it's a plot we have seen often, fake dating to real, and it had almost every cliche mentionable, but everything was done right and tastefully. Even scenes you would think to be over the top were done really well. I think the fact that it didn't take itself too seriously and fully embraced the comedy-style romance, worked in its favor. There's not one moment where I felt this is too cheesy or awkward. As a bonus, there were no silly misunderstandings that lead to over-dramatic break-ups and whatnot. Both couples had incredible communication and it was refreshing to see. Not to mention that their chemistry was off the charts. Even if I had to, I couldn't pick which couple I enjoyed watching more. The cast was absolutely fantastic. Everyone acted well and fit their roles perfectly. I already loved Kim Mingyu and Kim Sejong, but this drama decidedly put Ahn Hyo Seop and Seol In Ah on my radar and I couldn't be happier.Apart from that, I enjoyed every moment the side characters were on my screen. Whether it be Hari's family, the chairman, or food development team 1, I laughed in joy every time. Sure there were a couple of annoying ones, but their screentime was minimal so I won't complain.
I am also super glad that they decided to only film 12 episodes. I think that's the perfect number. Because of it, they were able to get the pacing just right. I never thought that any scenes were unnecessarily dragged on, or even worse rushed through. Also, I wish there was a section to rate the production or editing because it was so well done in this drama. Whether it be the silly animations, the words, or flashbacks, nothing felt out of place or kiddish. The director and editors did a great job.
This was a great drama that had me looking forward to the week and was sure to put a smile on my face. Sometimes you need a sweet, fluffy, and funny drama. Not everything has to be deep and meaningful. This fills that purpose and it was a joy to watch.
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Humorous~
Story: The plot is easy to understand and just light. It didn’t go deep to every character’s issues and each was smoothen out good. The series is like candy when you feel like you don’t have enough sugar in your body. I didn’t expect anything apart from the negative reviews I found online but still quite enjoyed the drama. It was entertaining and the humor is just my type. It has this ‘what’s wrong with secretary kim ’ vibe.Acting: The only familiar face for me is Seol In Ah and she did really great in this, the rest were good but nothing spectacular. There were some scenes where I found awkward but still watchable. I do think the side characters did better than the leads, like Shin Hari’s parents, Tae Moo’s grandfather and the duo of Go food development team 1. The chemistry of both main leads weren’t the best to be honest but still convincing and cute at times.
Music: I only remember one song that I like and some cute sound effects.
Rewatch Value: Those laugh out loud ones. I like this drama because of the humor not because of the romance.
Overall: If a drama can make me laugh, it’s already a 7 for me, which is considered high or recommendable in my book. It’s not exactly art but a feel good drama that can give you good mood on a boring day. One of the ways to enjoy a drama is to not take everything seriously and appreciate the effort and acting these actors have made just to give color to their characters.
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Perfect vanilla fluff!
After a lot of shows lately that have erred on the side of serious, tense, and deep... A Business Proposal was a breath of fresh air!! With a lot going on in the world these days, this show brings us joy and levity. This show proved that sometimes, all we need is a simple, straightforward romcom. It felt reminiscent of classic stories from the past, and as long as your expectations are set accordingly, you will have a fantastic time. Don't watch this show when you're in the mood for tears or reflections on life. Watch this show when you need a light pick-me-up, archaepteryx sound effects, fun mannerisms, and unexpected laughs.Despite its simple premise and fairly straightforward plot, A Business Proposal is surprisingly engaging. It SOMETIMES subverts tropes, but more often than not, it leans into the camp. The writer was smart to keep the story tight at just 12 episodes — it prevented any situations from dragging out, and therefore felt excellently paced. I LOVED the drama-within-a-drama, explicit product placement, snappy lines, and unabashed cheesiness. Our four leads are all immensely root-able, and I love how all the women are driven, ambitious, and stand up for themselves.
The actors all played their parts well. Even Young Seo's cousin endeared herself to me by the end. No one was really a villain, and we all had a good time.
My only critique is that the ending felt a bit rushed. C'mon, y'all know what we're here for! Why didn't you give us a wedding and babies?! If you're going to do a time skip, at least make the future a bit more fulfilling. I'll kid myself and say it's so they can keep things going with a drama special or second season someday.
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Cuando el hipe juega a favor o en contra...
Un sabor agridulce es lo que me ha dejado este drama. Lo empecé en medio del hipe que tenía y además venía con ganas de ver algo ligero ¿obtuve lo que esperaba? Lo cierto es que no y quizás mi error fue empezarlo con las expectativas muy altas y es que esta historia tuvo y tiene a su favor el favoritismo en redes sociales y quizás solo quizás el no atreverse a ir contra la opinión popular...Los personajes me parecieron adorables, con su dosis alta de cringe y problemas que muchas veces se resolvía hablando pero claro, a la falta de un conflicto estable era complicado mantener la trama durante 12 capítulos.
Pero no todo fue malo, no la pasé terrible mientras lo veía: me hacían reír, las parejas son agradables de ver y visualmente es muy brillante y bonito.
Mi problema fue lo inverosímil que se volvió a partir del capítulo 4 cuando la falsa identidad era insostenible pero por arte del guión: ni el protagonista, ni su abuelo ni nadie era capaz de darse cuenta de que una de sus empleadas era la prometida del CEO jaja...
Luego cada capítulo siguió el mismo patron: presentación, introducción a un posible conflicto, resolución. Para el capítulo 8 se volvió insostenible, repetitivo y tedioso de ver. La pareja secundaria era infantil y los personajes que aparecieron luego... bueno: de relleno.
Destaco los memes, frases icónicas, la química y los detrás de escena que son joyitas.
A la próxima intentaré ver dramas sin demasiadas expectativas o sin dejarme llevar tanto por la opinión externa.
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A lighthearted rom-com that's a little overhyped...
Buissness Proposal is exactly what you would expect it to be from the title and the cover picture ; a cheesy, lighthearted, rom-com. You don't go into expecting anything groundbreaking and by the end you find those expectations met.The first few episodes are definitely much better, and much funnier, than the final episodes. At the begining of the series it's hard to stop watching but by the end it gets tedious.
The conflicts feel unnecessary and the the lack of any wedding by the end makes the drama end on an anticlimax.
Overall, its not a bad drama and it's a fun, easy watch, but is it anything new, exciting or unique? Definitely not.
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Pure and wonderful escapism.
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Pure escapism, warm and fuzzy. The lead actress where beautiful coupled with great acting.
I personally prefer simple straightforward storytelling, injecting over the top conflict for conflict’s sake is overrated.
Talking pictures are for unwinding after dealing with reality.
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The female stole everyone the show
One thing is sure , the FL could was a better kisser than the ML;)They could really be a real pair ; totally convinced me with their natural acting .
One of best romance Korean dramas I’ve seen…no dragging scenes, entertaining, moreover no need for more episodes…..love these kind of stressless dramas to relax from daily stress.
The actress was perfect for this role , very talented and natural in her acting and mostly thanks to her outstanding performance the drama was s gooood. I’m looking forward to her next projects. She definitely gained a new viewer.
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Typical Cliched rich CEO, poor girl trope
I'm not gonna complain about the cliches in this show because that kind of provided a nostalgic escapism that we used to get from earlier kdramas like Boys over flower, What's wrong with Secretary Kim etc. This one is slightly fresh (just slightly). I was more invested in the 2nd couple though. Good, light, sweet drama with great clothes, houses and food. All great.HOWEVER. (and this is the biggest pet peeve of mine)...
However, the sheer amount to dumbness the main characters showed was mind-boggling. The CEO ML is apparently a genius but cannot discern the overly-obvious similarity between Shin Guem Hui & Shin Ha Ri?!?! Even while attending the concert, when the same dial tone played, the same injury was seen on two different people on the same day?! Even when he was outright showed Shin Ha Ri on the video commercial BTS!? That was frustrating to watch...
Coming to Shin Ha Ri... by comically trying to run, crawl, make faces while attempting to hide your identity, you're bringing even more attention to yourself!!! Well thank god the CEO is dumb but my God this woman knew how to be centre of attention while trying to avoid being centre of attention.
I know this is supposed to be chill, sweet, funny romcom, but this is 2022...surely better job could've been done on writing out the characters. Even romcoms can be funny without making the characters overly dumb.
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Can you make cliches work? Yes, you can!
The series (so far) is one huge cliche -- yet it works!While the acting is good, the reason the show comes together is the direction and editing (I think -- I am not educated regarding components of filming) -- HOW the scene is filmed contributes a lot to the overall humor.
And it is interesting how the cliches begin to be directly tackled and dismantled (in episodes 4 and 5).
I almost dropped the series after episode 4 because of the borderline-abusive behavior by the male lead -- fortunately I caught the teaser for episode 5 and, even though the borderline-abusive (and cliched) behavior absolutely did occur, the show handled it (reasonably) well -- it shows the heroine reacting in a way that would have been likely to happen -- as in, the behavior has real, negative consequences, and is not immediately forgotten. Thank you for acknowledging reality! However slightly :)
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Love doesn't depend upon status.
Shin Hari is a employ in GO Food company.Kang Taemoo is the president of the company. Hari's best friend Jin youngso was set in a blind date with Taemoo in which she doesn't want to go. Youngso tell Hari to go insted of her when Hari didn't knew that the date is her company president. She tries everything to get rid of Taemoo but Taemoo fall for her. But he didn't know that she is not youngso. The story continues as he get to know Hari and how they become lovers from employ and president. If you want comedy or office romance you can watch this. This drama contains 12 episodes which can be easily finished😉Happy watching.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Well known story but really beautiful and amazing cast
If you want a short beautiful rom com, then this is the one. At first you get the similar vibe kdrama story, rich cold male lead but after watching you will realise that he is not cold like other rich male leads, he is really soft on the inside and not mean at all. The female lead was to my liking, friendly and strong, she is really good and played her role well. The second leads are amazing and they have realistic relationship. One thing i loved about the show was that they didn't drag love triangles for too long.Summary, its worth it, just watch it.
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"Even the worst cliches sound good coming out of your mouth."
This drama didn't invent the wheel new but it added it little spice to it.A business proposal is filled with cliches and I doubt you'll find one drama that cooperated them so well into a series, that made the drama an easy going, fast paced and humorous show to watch.
The acting of the cast and their chemistry is outstanding.
And I am not talking about the chemistry of the main lead couple only.
The friendship between the main cast, supporting, mocking and brighten up each other in every single way makes you want to be part of it.
Also support characters as Mr. Kye or Jo Yoo Jung made the drama even iconic with their lines. The latter cracked me up with her random english lines everytime.
All of the OSTs are charming, almost suffocating sweet.
They are upbeat and have a certain ease to them, which makes them the perfect match for A Business Proposal.
While the ending was not rushed, I still felt like I was missing something.
They tried to finish it in 12 EPs, which made it, like I said before, a fast paced show, but in the end I wished they added one more EP to take us on the journey of the two main leads and their future.
Overall, if you are looking for a drama, where you'll get hit with cliches, relatable characters, iconic lines, and a lot of humour you found the perfect rom-com to enjoy your time with to relax.
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