Fun and Breezy Romantic Comedy
At ten episodes around 45 minutes long, it’s a quick and fun ride. I almost think this drama would have benefited from one or two more episodes as the conclusion to the two main love stories felt a little too rushed to make for a satisfying ending. Nam King-ho and Yeo Mi-ran have a typical romance with some nice skinship scenes, but their romance didn’t feel fully fleshed out by the end of the series. Even less so was the romance between Do Won-jun and Shin Na-eun. What did the second leads really like about each other besides them being hot? No clue, friends.While the romances were enjoyable, the true intimate connections were felt between the main leads and their best friends. Teo Yoo and Hi-hoon Kim had insane chemistry together, and the story points this out with plenty of romantic beats between the two. It’s queer baiting for laughs and giggles, which is a bit disappointing. It could have so easily made for a contemporary and fun BL romance. Mi-ran and Shin Na-eun also had a kindred spirit connection that felt genuine and heartfelt. I always enjoy a good sismance and bromance, which this show did well. It was fun and quick so I have no complaints, but I'm not sure it was all that memorable.
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“Femme Fatale vs Homme Fatale”
From my perspective, the show has a rough start. A lot of the issues comes down to the characterisations of the leads. The ML is fairly straightforward, he is portrayed as a handsome movie star that distrusts women on the whole and despises those he considered to be parasites. His psyche is so damaged that physical interactions with females can bring on physiological reactions. Because of this, he puts up a brave front but is secretly an introvert and shies away from contacts other than his close friends and relatives.On the other hand, the FL is an extrovert who is good at many things including martial arts, motorbike racing and stint driving. She never does anything by half measures. She always hone her skills to the best of her abilities. Interestingly, this mirrors the actor who plays that role. Kim Ok-bin is very accomplished in all those areas and more. In the drama, she is layered with a very strong sense of justice, and she sees bad men everywhere and is more than happy to step in to give them their just dessert. While she is happy to use her fists, she doesn’t shy away from unconventional methods like seducing a cheater and then dumping them just to give them a taste of their own medicine. I love how strong and powerful she is and she is not dependent on any man for her identity. Hurrah!
Just to mix things up, the writer-nim also put the ambiguous relationship between the ML and his male BFF on full display. Maybe she is trying to create more interest with the complex interplays so that the various characters will spark off each other. Unfortunately, that approach didn't gel with me. It feels like busy work and fire off conflicting messages.
The OTP's meet-cute is built upon the mistaken intention trope but is stretched to its limit. This makes it hard to ship the OTP from the start. Fortunately, the misunderstanding is cleared up quickly and we soon moves on to the contract dating trope.
Round 2!! The OTP's romance is now on track. At the same time, we learn more about the leads’ backstories so that we can understand why they behave the way they do. Honestly, while I accept their backstories on face value, they do feel like being engineered to fit into the narrative.
Acting is very good and the action sequences are highlights. The FL is the star of this show, and she excels in so many different disciplines. The ML is handsome but carries a lot of baggage and he did well in that role. We are lucky that this is not an idol drama so that while the actors are good looking, they can back it up with their acting abilities.
Furthermore, with good, seasoned actors, it is not hard to ramp up the OTP’s chemistry. Their skinship is certainly much more natural and intense than the usual perfunctory stuff. Their love line helps to lift the show above average but that is assuming the first few episodes did not dent your enthusiasm.
Two other minor points, the show can’t help itself from adding a cacophony of cute animal sounds, dings and clangs after every “humourous” moment or dialogue. It gets old pretty quick. The 2CP’s romance is too draggy. The show made it clear that the FL broke too many hearts while the 2FL has her heart broken too many times. So she decided to push the 2ML away at all cost. The problem is that it is obvious to the audience that both are pining for each other but this charade went on until the dying minutes of the show. It would have been nice to see more 2CP sweet moments.
In the end, the second half of the show is very entertaining and swoon worthy. I am happy to rewatch that but I’d skip the first half. Peace out.
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Love to hate you
Esse é um dos dramas que mais me surpeenderam positivamente. Eu realmente nao esperava e fui assistindo sem expectativa nenhuma e um dos pontos positivos é que ele é curto e você termina rapidinho.O romance é super divertido e gostoso, a personagem dela é incrível e super divertida é com certeza a mulher da atualidade que luta pelo seu espaço e direito sabe? Tanto que aparece ela inspirando outras meninas mais novas, gosto muito do posicionamento dela em ser independente mas que encontrou alguém que ame ela do jeito que ela é e o que todas nós mulheres queremos, independente se somos fofas ou não, briguentas e duronas ou mais calmas. E ele foi incrível, os dois tiveram os papéis socialmente padrão invertido e isso foi o mais legal de ver, ele todo fofo e amigo dela, companheiro e se declarando primeiro e mostrando vulnerabilidade e acabou conhecendo um lado que nem ela sabia que tinha de ser fofa com ele, muito lindos!
O casal secundário foi divertido de ver, achei um pouco irritante em algunay momentos mas o final foi otimo. A história do drama é ótima, gosto de ver abordagens sobre atores e os trabalhos deles e senti falta das próprias fãs dele se desculpando com ela no final porque era necessário né? Elas não mandam nele pra mandar no relacionamento dele, existem limites entre uma relação de admirador e a pessoa que se dirige essa admiração e muita gente não entende. No geral foi otimo ver e eles ganharam meu coração.
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Live your life
After watching only two episodes of the series almost two months ago, I decided to pause the series and watch other programming instead. At the time, I was not in the mood for the genre and decided to revisit it at a later date. I am glad that I did. I enjoyed watching Love to hate you despite its brief length. The characters each had their own lives before circumstances and life brought them together. During their time together, they even developed their own identity as a couple.There are times when I like watching shows where the passionate lovers take a short break from each other and are not in each other's faces almost all the time. It seems that they are more refreshed when they are together.
Celebrity lives are forever changing and public opinion is always an issue. It is no longer possible to exist with privacy dating in its normal form. In spite of this, the leads built a strong foundation of love. The fight scenes and comedic tone were enjoyable.
If you are in the mood for a cool series that has love, a tad bit of action, comedy, and strong female lead, this may work well for you.
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Watch it definitely!
"Okay, so 'Love to Hate You' ? It's like they bottled up that perfect buddy vibe.Their chemistry is next-level. They've got this banter that's so natural, you almost forget they're acting. When they get all serious or share a moment, you're right there with them. The way they play off each other? It's what makes this show addicting. Plus, the storylines? Keeps you hooked episode after episode. If you're into shows where the leads just click and make you laugh and feel all the feels, this one's gotta be on your watchlist. Seriously good vibes!"And the chemistry is good 🔥 and as for comedy it is so on 🤣 you will laugh at almost in each episodes
So,give it a go!
Oooohhhhh writing it while laughing about its scenes 😅😂🤣
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REFRESHING!
What a refreshing drama from the usual norm. I even enjoyed the action scenes.The chemistry between the ML and FL is great. Hope they make more drams like this, mature enough for 13 yrs and older to watch. The writers did a great job, very little cliche. Actors were really good. Quirkiness was spot on.
I like everything in this drama and would have liked at least 2-4 more episodes.
After watching several of the "usual" cliche/trope dramas, this was really good. Looking forward for more dramas from these writers.
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Love to hate relationship
This is a show, I can say I have a "hate-love relationship", hate and trash the characters but love the story🐻The characters have lowkey trash mindset on certain topics, but that's precisely what sets this show apart—they're raw and real, unlike the typical sugar-coated leads.
This reminds me of lakorns, except without the constant screaming 🤣 The show is wild, prejudiced, biased, sexist, misogynistic, and what not, but it does provide a somewhat realistic portrayal of human behavior. Specifically, it acknowledges that people with such attitudes exist, both among men and women.
My favorite part was FL's character; she was independent, hardworking, and had a great deal of self-respect for herself. Although I didn't always agree with ML's opinions, he still had endearing qualities, and I appreciated his character growth by the end of the show.
This is the NOT a type of show where you hear comments like "Oh, ML is such a nice person," or "He does so much for her," or "I want someone like him." Instead, it's about learning how people typically behave in the real world and not glorifying or romanticizing it, but rather calling it out for what it is.
Overall, one should watch it for the plot not characters because I was amazed by how non-cliché it was; it unfolded in ways I never expected. The characters do have problematic mindsets, but as I mentioned, it's reflective of how many people are out there. And the ending was satisfying!
Thank you for reading my review^^
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MI RAN IS JUST AMAZING!
I absolutely loved it!!! So refreshing and incredibly well-done.Mi-ran was just amazing! Her character was so uniquely strong and kind—a perfect combo. And can we talk about the whole cast? They were all spot-on, like their roles were made for them. Kang Ho was a pleasant surprise for me; it was my first time seeing him in a drama. Did some digging and turns out he's mostly known overseas. Watched a film of his too, and I found him even more charming and lovely here! His real-life story with his wife? Adorable. Total respect for him as a person. His acting was so interesting too—goofy in a good way. I feel like that's probably his real personality shining through: a lovely, loyal lover and kind-hearted guy. He nailed it! But okay, confession time:DO WON JIN STOL MY HEART EVEN MORE !!!! He's just so charismatic and seriously, sooo handsome!!! Yep, his looks initially drew me in, but he's also an awesome friend and manager—super sweet, caring, smart, funny, and a true gentleman. Ugh, can't get enough of him!!!
Overall, loved every minute of this drama except for the last two episodes. The writing took a weird turn and had me cringing hard. I also skipped through a bunch of Mi-ran and Kang Ho's moments—they felt unnecessary to me. So yeah, adored it up until ep8. Definitely going to rewatch it over and over though!
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3RD Time watching this drama (totally worth it btw)
This drama is a sweat critic to current k-dramas and how they portray female leads. I believe it also showcases the problems that the Korean society has towards patriarchy. I can't believe the rates for this drama aren't higher.I love the chemistry between the leads and the way they showcase that respect is the first step into building a valuable relationship and it shouldn't revolve about saving a damsel in distress. It also has laugh out loud moments which will make you enjoy it and romance is obviously a part of the equation.
Enemies to fake dating to lovers.
Just watch it if you want a bit of taste of what it actually is to be a women en Korean society.
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Totally binge worthy
It literally has been a while since I binged something so good. I’m still recovering from the lack of sleep, but it was totally worth it.Simple story, dead gorgeous cast, amazing ost and what more?
It was just the dose of fresh air I was looking for with a splash of feminism and no unnecessary drama.
Not to talk of how effortlessly funny it was.
If you haven’t watched this yet, I’m not sure what you’re waiting for.
Don’t mind me, I’m just on my way to google the cast so I can stalk them 😊😌
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Enemies to lovers is possibly my favorite trope of all time and I also love fake dating, so a combination of the two was right up my alley. I was not immediately sold on the show and it took me a couple of episodes to feel invested, but I ended up loving the leads and romance. I did feel like the reasons they hated each other at the beginning felt a little bit forced and didn’t resolve in a very satisfying way but I always appreciate the tension that enemies to lovers trope brings. The show does have a pretty progressive and feminist lens, at least by kdrama standards. The male lead is fully aware of the female lead’s past and he stands by her completely. It did bother me that the show seemed to really harp on how he was drawn to her because “she’s not like other girls”, but it did bother me a little bit less because to her, he’s also not like other guys, so at least it went both ways.
I love when dramas don’t stick to the 16 episode model and allow themselves to be shorter, but the characters backstories were not as well-developed as I would have liked. It seemed pretty obvious that her issues with men stemmed from her dad’s treatment of her mom, but it was never really explored in detail. The male lead’s issues with women seemed to stem from his mother but they seemed so extreme and then just resolved immediately, with very little explanation about how his ex played into it.
I love when dramas show adult relationships in a complex and realistic way, which this show did really well. Once they get together, the main couple is very affectionate, they communicate well, they tease each other in a very sweet and good-natured way, and they very clearly support and trust one another. I would have liked to see more of them being happy in a relationship, but I do appreciate that this was a legit rom-com, with no wild unnecessary side plots. This was a super fast watch and it was overall a great time.
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Meravellosa
Acabada se veure ara mateix. La historia és fresca les actuaciones genials, la música.. Ai, a l'episodi 9 m'han acabat de robar el cor amb la cançó de Goong!La tria del quatre actors principals crec que ha estat immillorable. El personajes tampoco tienen la línea habitual. Ella és una dona fortaleza, I conseqüent amb el seu pensar. Ell assoleix mes la part tendra de la parella.
La historia no per divertida deixa de tenir moments agre-dolços. Manifesta com tenim d'interioritzar els masclisme I la doble mirada si ets home o dona.
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