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fofo poremmm
o drama comecou com uma expectativa d enredo incrivel, com uma historia cliche mas boa, personagens legais e envolventes e a historia indo ao caminho certo. MAS acho qesse drama deveria ter 16 eps pq nos eps finais a historia passou rapido principalmente o ultimo ep em que aconteceram varias coisas e no final nenhuma delas foi resolvida direito como a “briga” dos protagonistas ,contexto do casal segundario e a terceira irma la qtava gravida. acredito qo drama seria MUITO melhor se essas coisas tivessem sido mostradas melhor mas o drama é cliche e fofinho nos primeiros eps (juro eu qria assisti tudo d uma vezVond je deze recentie nuttig?
No Love fr fr
If you love the contract Marriage trope then you'll enjoy this show.I'm also reviewing this show 3 weeks after I finished it to gather my thoughts and write my accurate feelings regarding the show.
But objectively speaking here, I thought it was a solid drama that has a good plot and amazing second leads.
I think the biggest thing for me on why I didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked is the main leads but mainly the FL. I had trouble connecting to her character even though I understand her motives. The Male leads character was also quiet boring, and there wasn't anything memorable about him. It's not a knock on the actors but rather poor writing. Another think I disliked is that there was no "magic/spark" between the main leads. And they way they fall for each other was so anti-climactic that you're just sitting there thinking "huh.......I guess they like each other now." Don't get me wrong there were definitely swoon worthy moments between the two of them that are worth rewatching, but It's not enough to carry their on screen romance. The show also throws an unnecessary curve ball in their story that was completely unnecessary and was just used to increase the run time.
On the other hand the second leads were great! I thought their story was solid and they had great chemistry between the two of them and they definitely had that spark. Those two should definitely star in their own drama!
I feel like I'm bashing the drama and giving off an impression that its bad. THATS NOT THE CASE! I actually think it was a solid series and worth watching if you're looking for a light romance drama and are a fan of the contract marriage trope.
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Funny first half but a more serious tone in the second half.
Subjective Gut Rating: 8.25I was quite surprised that I had a pretty good time watching “No Gain, No Love”. I wanted something fun and this fits the bill as it’s funny enough without going overboard, but the tone of the drama changes in the second half. I was also a little hesitant in the beginning because I am not a fan of noona romance. Luckily, the age gap was not mentioned much in the drama.
Shin Min Ah shines in her role here. This role reminded me of her character in “Oh My Venus” in a good way, as I didn’t like her in “Our Blues” or “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha”. But her chemistry with Kim Young Dae is not as good as with So Ji Sub.
The first half of the drama is hilarious. I like how the leads dislike each other, yet their interaction is funny. I enjoy the contract marriage trope, and how they come together in creating this fake wedding. When watching wedding scenes, I often have happy tears because I am moved or happy for the couple. This fake wedding moved me to tears because I am sad. The whole reason behind it is not funny at all, despite it being an interesting and exciting event.
The chemistry between Shin Min Ah and Kim Young Dae is decent. It’s cute at times but not sizzling. I actually think the portrayal of them falling in love could have been written better. There are a few kisses but nothing earth-shattering (maybe a slight disappointment because I expected more?). We don’t really see too many cute and fluffy scenes of them before the drama goes down a more serious path.
There are quite a few mentions of other dramas and guest appearances. The supporting cast did fine and I’m glad there’s no one evil or annoying. There are rave reviews about how cute the second couple is. They are OK to me but there isn’t enough screen time for me to truly fall in love with them. I guess I’ll just have to check out their drama special. The third long-time couple surprises me with their setup, but their story is boring. I do not miss them at all when they’re not on my screen.
The second half of the drama, especially the last few episodes, feel rushed and jam-packed with more serious side plots. Knowing the story of how FL’s dad died is enough for me. I don’t really need to know about the other father. I wish the drama could have tied up the sisters' stories without wasting precious screen time on him.
Lastly, there is a lot of product placement in this drama - all the snacks and Kopiko coffee candies, Subway, Banaespresso, cars, and beauty products. With all the revenue from advertising, they could have dressed the female characters with better clothes. They all dress like old ladies.
Overall, I did have a pleasant time watching “No Gain, No Love”. It started off very strong but only ended on an average note. But 12 episodes zoomed by in a jiffy!
Completed: 10/29/2024 - Review #506
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One hell of a found family
Found family is one of the oldest tropes in a writer-nim's repertoire. It has all the ingredients for a banging meet-cute plus bonus characters development as all the complex relationships change and evolve over time.This drama certainly doubled down on this premise with the parents being saintly foster parents to a string of disadvantaged kids. This did not go down well with their own daughter as she sees her parents giving them more love and attention than their own flesh and blood. There is a lot of unspoken angst and resentment bottled up inside her. What is a little odd is that her BFF's are two of the foster daughters, so her feelings towards at least some of them are ambiguous to say the least.
As in dramas of this ilk, there are always secrets and double dealings. In this case, everyone is pulling double duties. It did not go down well when some of the secrets were revealed. I must admit that some of the twists were clever but there is a lack of finesse. You feel that the dice is loaded from the start.
To be honest, this aspect of the show leads to some of the best and worst plot developments. It gave us some surprise revelations and swoon worthy moments as well as misfires that pile on the angst and take us down several garden paths.
I suppose if you want to be brutal about it, there is not a lot left to the A-plot once we get past the cute and swoon-y start and sort out who's who after some surprise reveals. The middle section was stretched to fill in the allotted time. It leads to some odd plot developments which are quite contrived and added little of substance.
The ending was as sweet as you can expect. Every loose ends are tied up with pink bows. However, there is minimal fan service surrounding the OTP. Similar to shows of late, the 2CP seems to be more interesting and is given a lot of attention. I'm not complaining per se, but it does feel a little odd.
In the end, I enjoyed this show. The ML was the star for me. He looks cute in many scenes, and he will make you swoon. The FL is solid as ever, but I feel that she is in her comfort zone and is happy to stay there for now. The support cast, production and OST are all fine.
This is a solid series that delivers but there is not a whole lot to distinguish it from the rest of the pack. I’m happy to have watched it but I’d be hard pressed to remember it in a few months’ time. That is a shame.
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Apaixonante do começo ao fim!!
Não sei nem por onde começar a falar desse drama, não prometeu muito e o pouco que foi prometido foi completamente entregue. A história foi cativante do começo ao fim, dava pra entender as dores da prota por ter tido tantos irmãos adotivos e não ter tido o carinho, atenção e tempo da sua mãe dedicado somente a ela.a relação dela com as únicas que ficaram foi bastante construída também e de uma forma saudável, pois no meio do drama da pra ver que a prota tinha tudo pra ter uma relação ruim com todos, mas com elas deu super certo. A Ja Yeon foi muito bem construída, ela é tão apaixonante, da pra ver que as situações ruins só tornaram ela um doce de pessoa. Já a hee-seong foi muito mal construída, não deram um propósito, ela só existia e pronto.
o Ji- Uk foi tão bem construído que me surpreendeu, e a atuação do ator deu um charme a mais pra ele, mas ele foi fiel a proposta do começo ao fim, o que me deixa feliz. A história deles dois ficou muito boa, só o final q foi corrido, mas ok.
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Alright, I guess?
K-dramas can't cope with 12 episodes these days either, y'all. They should cut it down to 8 once and for all ?♀️Either way, this was entertaining of course. It's worth a watch just for the wacky comedy and maybe the secondary couple bcz of their chemistry. The main couple, on the other hand... It's not that they DON'T have chemistry or anything, their story is where they lost me.
The first half was seriously fun and romantic, but they looked like they were running out of ideas as their story went on. Therefore, what we saw was unnecessary backstories and plot twists being shoved in left and right. It felt like way too much was happening at the same time, and in the end, everything was only slightly brushed along and half-assedly concluded. Had they only focused on the romance and the comedy, this could've been a really good romcom. Unfortunately, the writer (who also wrote 'Her Private Life'-- which suffered from the same repercussions towards the end) seemed to run out of ideas and it was... obvious.
I like Kim Young Dae.... when he's being unserious and funny. The man cannot play a quiter/less animate role for the love of god, I'm sorry. On the other hand, Shin Min Ah was quite nice to watch. I really liked her character for 70% of the drama, and I think she was able to bring that extra oomf to 'Son Hae Young' as well.
The music was whatever. None of the tracks were catchy or distinctive.
In conclusion, even though it was a 12 episode drama (plus the screentime they wasted on Kopiko, Subway, Bananapresso Coffee, BMW), it could've benefited from lesser episodes and lesser dumb plotlines.
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Encantadora
Una comedia refrescante, con una historia entretenida y adulta (¡Se agradece tanto esto último!). Te ríes mucho y te emocionas, nada sobra. Se tocan temas controversiales, relevantes y actuales de una manera respetuosa y natural. Eso me ha gustado mucho. Destaco las actuaciones de todo el reparto, principales y secundarios, aunque Shin Min A se corona de reina indiscutida. Está impecable en su papel junto a un precioso Kim Young dae, que no destiñó ante el desafío. Recomendadísima.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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started off good, but went a bit down hill for me
I was looking forward to this drama. I was like « something different » and I like fake dating trope.I enjoyed more maybe the first half, I think it was funny and I liked where it was going. But around ep 7, I started to loose some interest and became boring for some reason even if I still enjoyed the comedy in general. I think the writing wasn’t that good. The romantic story of the leads became less interesting and not that develop well.
I think the leads have good chemistry and look good together. maybe not enough romance for me.
I also liked :
- the friendship between the sisters
- assistant-ceo duo
- brothers duo
- in general I liked the second couple, but I’m not sure them falling in love made sense with such few scenes. they were cute and think had chemistry. the office date was perfect, when they had matching energy by playing the novel’s character. they had a good ending too
- the fake wedding was beautiful
- ML fake proposal was so cute
- I think the acting was good
- SML coming to save SFL and fighting her dad
- few romantics moments between the leads
- 3FL finally ending her relationship and deciding to raise her child alone (with her sister of course). That relationship was just weird and very uninteresting to me.
SML was a bit annoying but not really
FL’s ex, he was trash. they didn’t give proper closure. what happened ? guy is living happily and getting recognition at work (unsatisfying) and what happened with his wife ? who seemed like a decent and kind person, still think it was trash of FL to not tell her she dated him, he literally dated both of them at the same time and wanted to have an affair with her.
The conflicts between the leads in the last few ep were just cliché and unnecessary… don’t talk to me about the stupid breakup in the last ep and 5-10 min reunion-happy ending. that was trash and lazy writing. Actually, the leads in the last ep in general was bad writing to me. Rushed and unsatisfying ending
And feel like no proper ending regarding the brothers and their father(SML parents I could say too) even second couple and his parents
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a true romcom that's really romcomy
a drama where i think our writernim have found the right balance between seriousness and absolute ridiculousnes , drama and comedy .. my respect, writernim.this show was so good , one of my favorites second couples ever to be honest was looking forward to their scene as much as i was the leads if not more , it was so good , i love their story .. i like the leads as well so much , lovely kisses as well and the couples are just too cute
the drama was so good that i stayed up all night til 4 am binging all episodes , the final could've been a bit better but it doesn't take away from how good this was
it was such a one true romcom .. not much else and i like that about it , nothing too cliche in my opinion i love it .. it made me laugh so hard and made me happy ..... there were of course a few serious things but they don't take up that much space and everything is like really well balanced whish is how i wish most romcoms are tbh
the feelings and fun count in my rating so yeah subjective all the way with this one , when i enjoy a drama i no longer rate it objectively and i don't care about it's flaws ... bok gyu truly hilarious he and the writer are my fave characters tbh they have my heart and don't forget to watch the spin off , after this as you won't have enough of them
i really really adore this one i have to give it a 9
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A good show that could've been great.
The first 8 episodes of this are pure romcom excellence: captivating characters, strong chemistry (romantic, platonic, and familial) between the actors, lots of fizzy comedy seamlessly blended with more substantive, heartfelt moments and some smart analysis of workplace discrimination against single women. I also appreciated the refreshingly open and mature attitude the characters (with one notable exception) have towards their own sexual appetites. The way the show engaged with common romance tropes in a fresh, creative way was just a joy to watch. Another banger of a performance from Shin Min Ah, I can't praise her work highly enough in this.However, things started to go awry in episode 9. The second ML acts like a hardcore jerk to the leads in episodes 9 and 10, and never makes amends. This made it hard for me to enjoy the cutesy scenes between him and the second FL, as winning as their performances were. While I enjoyed his performance for the majority of the drama because I think he did a good job with the comedy and his dryer, low key delivery contrasted well with Shin Min Ah’s effervescence, Kim Young Dae was flat and didn't emote well when he had to play angst. The other lead actors are so good the difference in their skill vs his was apparent to me. Finally, the the show had too much plot to cram into 12 episodes and as a result we were really short changed in terms of good couple moments between the leads. I was so annoyed they’re barely on screen together in the finale.
This is still an enjoyable watch but I'm a bit frustrated it faltered down the stretch.
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Fun, enjoyable and easy to watch!
I really enjoyed this drama from its start to its ending. It’s really fresh and heartwarming. The perfect series that boosts your mood after a tiring day!It also has a satisfying ending, even though I hoped that secretary Yeo would feel more sorry about his really hurtful comments and that he wouldn’t brush it off with a smile… or maybe that’s just how his character is.
I really really liked Hee-sung and Yoon PD and how their relationship evolved and got more clear.
I also believe that the overall plot was explained well and it unfolded smoothly. Shout out to the writers for this amazing drama!!
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so balanced so good so peak...they hate it because they don't get it
This is romcom of the year for me along with lovely runner, one that I didn't expect to like much when I started but quickly fell in love with.It had the perfect balance of comedy fluff angst sentiments it's almost too perfect, no episode seems unbearably draggy, all characters are fun and the plot does not take itself too seriously, as it shouldn't.
This is a kind of drama you watch after coming home from a long day and just feel giggly and satisfied! The various relationships portrayed in this romantic familial etc were the highlight for me
For example haeyoung and the sisters, relying on each other despite their differences, gyuhyun and his lucifer, who he couldn't bring himself to hate properly even when he was forced to, even haeyoung and her mother was so interesting. It was so bittersweet and sad for me when they showed how haeyoung was such a stranger to her mother, cause being both of them partially, still the love was very much there.
Watching Sangyi finally get a girl made me so giddy for no reason like hes so amazing!! please give him more lead roles. Shin Minah obviously shined as the star she was, and Kim Youngdae also played Jiuk like he was written just for him, the entire cast had great chemistry and comedic timing.
One thing that damped the experience for me(by a VERY tiny amount) was the freaks in the comment section of this every week though lol. Even before I type this review I saw a bunch of misogynists in the comments and it's just infuriating to see people would keep up with a whole series just to spew hate and slutshame women, well whatever goes around comes around, I hope the cast and team thrives and are proud of their work, they made a great drama.
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