Lots of Issues
Dear gentle reader, I pretty much hated it. Let me count the ways.❤ I will never take sound production for granted again. I could hear almost every little rustle coming from the actors moving around the set or the noise generated from an outdoor scene. And, my god, the cicadas were incredibly loud in the outside shots. I don't mind a certain amount of background noise as I think it makes scenes feel more real than fiction, but it took me completely out of the narrative to be trying to hear the actors over all of the other noise.
❤ I wasn't a fan of the OST. While the tunes were lighthearted and happy, I didn't fell like they reflected the show for some reason. The show is pretty lighthearted so I'm not sure why the songs didn't click, but they didn't.
❤ The side characters were one-dimensional with little making them integral to the story. I also felt like some of the performances were lacking. However, perhaps they were lacking because they were given so very little depth and breadth. The only side character I absolutely adored was Hyeon Jin. Give me a fierce best friend any day of the week! I wish her and her later love interest would have been given more screen time and character development.
❤ This show would have benefited from a shorter number of episodes. My number one pet peeve is when shows insert entire scenes or clips from previous episodes to pad out current episodes. This had so much padding, particularly episode 8 (with 15 minutes of a montage sequence featuring the main couple in a 40 minutes episode). Perhaps if I had loved the characters more this would not have bothered me so much.
❤ While I think the romance had potential, it didn't work for me. Part of it was Lee Jae In's physical manhandling of Kim Da Hyeon. Every scene where he was touching her felt like him pushing her around. He would either have his hand wrapped around her wrist dragging her behind him or he would be pushing her around to get her where he wanted her. I don't think it was intended to look that way, but it did.
❤ If this show got one thing right, it was what a realistic romance would look like between two working adults. Both of them have to make concessions or compromises in order to see each other. There are also times when they had to make phone calls or texts count because they couldn't physical see each other. These scenes back-to-back felt a little choppy, but I do think it was realistic.
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filled to the brim with old kdrama vibes
if you need a kdrama to decompress and to be in the most delulu mindset this is perfect for you. please do not let the budget stop you from watching.lee jaein and kim dahyun sure do have questionable aspects to their relationship due to their possessiveness but all i can say is this is no surprise for kdrama writers in the 2010s. the leads were funny, loveable and had amazing chemistry with each other - the story was super fun to boot.
this kdrama will definitely be living in the recesses of my mind for years to come.
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What a lovely, straight forward romance!
This was a hidden gem, and something I picked up only because I was looking for contract romances. The love story was so cute, feel-good and one of the best I have ever seen in kdramas! And it's such a natural portrayal of relationships with lots of cuddles, kisses and hugs, and doesn't drag or slow down in any way. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend for romance kdrama fans!The acting is great too - am surprised the ML and FL haven't been cast in many hit dramas since this one, I would love to see them in romance dramas again. The ML is just so cute, you can't take any offense even when he's rude in the beginning.
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The epitome of a toxic relationship.
I thought by 2016, kdramaland would have evolved from the Boys over flowers’ abusive behaviour depictions. Here, we have a clearly toxic and controlling ML that could be potentially even dangerous. (Fast forward in your mind how a controlling bf turns into an abusive husband.)It is unfathomable to me how this thing was written and accepted as a scenario of a rom com (and how so many people gave it such good reviews).
Young watchers beware. What is passed as tsundere but overly smitten ML is actually a character fraught with abusive actions towards the FL. Needless to say, actions which no woman should accept or even face. We are not talking about a consensual S/M relationship. We are not talking about fiction vs reality but about a very bad example of what falling in love is or is supposed to be and what is deemed as “passionate” or “cute and loving” behaviour.
E.g. Several grabbing, dragging and pushing moments where the FL looks actually scared and/or uncomfortable, controlling what one wears, not allowing FL to have other male friends, disregarding FL’s needs/emotions, the list can go on for ever.
Do not get me wrong, I do enjoy the occasional kabedon (and its variations) when it actually is an expression of passion and NOT dominance. This is not about that. This is not raw passion or love but rather, disrespect, apathy, manipulation and abuse.
Have I deterred you enough? I have more!
Subpar acting paired with mid 2000s fashion and restaurant scene choices. (No korean food restaurants whatsoever for some reason.)
I honestly cannot see how this thing even managed to air without an audience outcry.
1/10
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Hidden Gem
This is truly a gem! I've never cried because of too much happiness until this. I was seriously rooting for the main leads.This drama deserve so much appreciation and recognition.
If you are into romance with skin ships and kisses once in a while, then you will love this. Your heart will melt and burst with so much love for this mature relationship.
If you're also into CEO with possessive and childish personality but could love selflessly as well, then THIS IS FOR YOU!
(You will also wish you're the female lead.)
The ML & FL Chemistry was on fire and literally you will never know how much time has passed while watching this. It will keep you wanting for more. I basically finished this in a day.
PS. Why did they stop doing k-drama like this? #
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed this
I agree with the many other people who say there isn't much about this drama which separates it from the rest. That doesn't mean it's bad though.I really enjoyed this drama. The ML and FL played their roles brilliantly as well as the supporting cast. Seeing the ML evolve throughout the series was probably my favorite bit. The romance didn't seem over the top, and the series came to a very satisfying end.
Overall I would recommend this to anyone who is in between dramas and looking for something light hearted and fun to watch.
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I dropped this drama once, thinking how plain the female lead is, and how she left her little students by themselves only to look for a wounded man. Once I picked up again I stayed for several more episodes and the story gets better. Nonetheless, there are some fillers like Jae In's sister and Jae In's ex, probably inserted in the drama to spice up the show but they're not done right. Should expand more on Tae Ha and Hyeon Jin. The chemistry is strong with some steamy kisses. And I love the real deal proposal, it sounds so grounded. Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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a bad deal for Da-heyon
I've seen a lot of K-dramas with wild finishes, but this one might be the most depressing of them all (death maybe excluding "everyone dies"). Usually in romance both characters need to grow or change in some capacity in order for them to end up together, but this was just "okay so Da-hyeon has to give up absolutely everything and in exchange Jae-in will.... be good to her when she is old" ??? How is that a reasonable exchange lol. It would almost be clever as a commentary on the idea of chaebol dramas, but I don't get the sense it was going for that. If the show admitted how absolutely bleak Da-hyeon's life is now, that would be one thing, but no.Anyway, bleak bleak stuff. It was fine otherwise, nothing special, but the conclusion was so bad.
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So lame that it is probably okay (maybe just bearable)
From the very beginning, the story did not make any sense. It was ridden with cliches and over the top melodrama. The only good thing this drama had the offer was the chemistry between the lead pair. It has to be noted that the ML was veryyy possessive and borderline neurotic but maybe that is something people find cute in couples. But when together, the leads were undeniably adorable and worth shipping throughout the drama.Stupid plotlines without much explanation were introduced and the leads, although pretty cute together, lacked any depth or intensity in their own right. Some aspects did not seemed well thought out, like, were they trying to tease a love triangle? Why did some scenes or some characters even exist if they were not lending anything to the story?
It was a light supposed rom-com with not much comedy. The side characters were unremarkable and annoying . Their interactions were boring and pretty skippable. The OST was not memorable and the show had okayish production value. It was an okay drama with zero rewatch value.
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It's something that can rarely be used to describe a drama. Normally it starts off good but somewhere things go wrong and the show goes down hill.
Not this one. Perfection is the best way to describe Something About 1 Percent.
I have enjoyed EVERY MOMENT of this drama. Its sweet, minimal drama, smart characters, and has relationships that feel more real and intimate than actual relationships that I've been in. Not only is the acting amazing and genuine, the chemistry is off the charts.
Although this was a remake, it blows the old one out of the water and should be considered to be the ONLY VERSION of this show. Jae In is a dream man and DaDa is someone who every woman should aspire to be.
Truly, I'll be sad to put this on my completed list but for sure, there are many rewatches in my future.
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