1% de Alguma Coisa (2016)

I've finally decided to write my very first review for this k-drama!
This will definitely be your cup of tea IF you're into light and fluffy romance drama with a hint of comedy.
Yes, it is the typical overbearing CEO who pursue the "ordinary" girl in order to inherit his grandpa's wealth.
However, despite the cliche and common rich man/poor woman story line, the actors are doing such a great job!!

Characters:
So Min (as Dada) is not a submissive, weak, indecisive and annoying womanlike the typical poor woman in romance drama. She has great personality and is not being portrayed "that" poor either.
Suk Jin (as Jae In) is not the typical cold, tough, abusive or tsundere CEO that often being portrayed in this genre. I love how his character is very "humane" that makes it hard not to fall in love with him.

Chemistry Level: TOP NOTCH!!
Ha Suk Jin and Jeon So Min acting are very natural that it makes my heart flutter with such little actions & conversations. The kiss scenes deserves an award! Those were seriously few of best kisses i've seen in k-drama so far! Watch out for Lee Jae In's mouth, girls. He's a beautiful motherfker. LOL.

PLOT: Since it is a short drama, i think the writers did a great job to develop the story. I love how the conflicts between the couple are being solved very quick, showing their maturity in relationship WITHOUT annoying love-tringle thingy.

So, i'd highly recommend this drama for anyone who is looking for a light and fluffy romance k-drama to fill in the weekend. You WILL fall in love from the first episode. TRUST ME.

Leia Mais

"This show knew what it wanted to be (fluffy, light, and still enjoyable) - and didn't try to be anything more than that."
In short, I loved it.

In all honesty, I did not really think much of this drama at first. The story itself is rather simple, revolving around a contractual relationship and the people involved in this, nothing that has not been done before. Furthermore, the plot is driven (mostly) by the two main characters and their relationship, as well as the difficulties they have to solve in their relationship, rather than a grand external plot. Usually, I am wary of dramas that start off with this premise since the main characters often get stuck fighting over unrealistic or plain stupid things, especially if the couple consists of people from very different parts of society.

However, I am always a sucker for romance, and that was something this drama, and the reviews of it, promised. And I was not left disappointed. The two main characters fit their admittedly (very) stereotypical roles in the first few episodes, but it quickly became apparent that things were not going to keep being this way. It was nice watching both of the two, very stubborn, characters adapt to each other while they got to know each other. Of course, problems arose as the story progressed, but those were dealt with and we, the viewers, got to see the relationship between the two leads get stronger in return.
Of course, this show is a romantic drama and thus that is where most of the focus lies, had I started watching this show on the premise of getting thrilling action scenes and a deep tragic backstory, I would have been gravely disappointed. The story is simple, but it seems the writers knew that and for once they did not try to make it into something that it is not. The story achieves what it sets out to do, and that is to deliver a fluffy romance between two, seemingly, incompatible leads. All in all, this leads to quite a few quarrels between the leads but it seems that for every quarrel there is a solution and two heartwarmingly fluffy scenes to make up for it. There has to be some suspense after all.

Plot structure and episodes
Again the story knew what it wanted to be and did not try to be anything else, which was refreshing.
This show is definitely one you could binge without getting too bored of it. It didn't feel too dragged out at any points. Something that is most likely because the conflicts weren't dragged out for unrealistic amounts of time, but I digress. The episodes had a nice length, yo?u could easily watch one and come back to it later, and the storyline felt evenly distributed.

Characters
The main characters did a great job portraying their roles and they had great chemistry together. Most of the memorable moments were between them but the story would not have been complete without the supporting characters. They made the small moments between the main leads stand out even more but kept themselves interesting separately as well.

Leia Mais

I watched this drama over and over again like 6 times.... It's really makes us feel and fall in love right away...I really appreciate the efforts and the acting of the lead actress and also my ideal SeokJin oppa... The drama made me to see and taught me to how to live and enjoy the Twenties Life..Also the drama gave me lot's of dreams and desires about one's responsibilities... Loads of love to the whole team... Especially Seokjin oppa,I wish I could get a guy like you... Who being a naughty,caring, responsible, humorous, Cool headed and also little cold hearted.. It's really suits there's really something 1% is there...

Leia Mais

On paper, this drama looks like just another contract marriage/dating rom com, which is honestly what I was expecting and in the mood for, but it exceeded all expectations I had of it honestly.

Let's start with how it subverts drama tropes and stereotypes. I won't give any spoilers but there are many aspects--second male and female leads, subplots, secondhand romances--that never played out the way I was expecting. Instead, the show mostly turned these around and twisted them so that even if I predicted what would happen, I could never predict the outcome. It was so refreshing and fun.

Second, I never got bored. I've watched over 80 dramas. I usually get bored with some aspect of a drama I watch. That never happened with 1 Percent of Something. Even in spots where the show could have gotten boring,  I think the biggest factor in helping this show is the 40 minute episodes. This helped keep the show from getting stale or putting in a lot of filler. Each minute had to mean something and helped keep me engaged with the characters.

Which leads me to my third point: the characters! They were so alive and engaging! I loved all of them. Even the second male and female leads which is honestly a hard feat for me. They were all so real. I felt like I could call them up and they would be real people instead of creations of the writers' minds. It was absolutely amazing. The characters were flawed but had so many redeeming qualities. I didn't even think the jerk chaebol was THAT big of a jerk. It was so incredibly nice to watch.

My last point: The most realistic version of hate to love I've ever seen. You get to watch the main characters slowly fall for each other over a series of small moments. It doesn't feel forced. You watch as they interact on the terms of the contract and slowly start caring for one another. It's obvious in their actions and what they say that they're both falling. Nothing feels out of the blue. Jae Inn is able to redeem himself slowly and even learns from his mistakes and doesn't continually treat Da Hyun as garbage like a lot of dramas will do (coughheirscoughcough).

There were some not so great things. The small plot lines about Da Hyun being the president of Ji Su's fan club wasn't my favorite thing. But it was cute and added to her character. The music was just okay. It was nothing that got stuck in my head or that I'll ever listen to again later but it worked well in the drama.

Overall, this is definitely going to get added to my favorite dramas list. I am a little worried about rewatch value since a lot of my enjoyment came from being surprised. That's why I've marked it a 7. When I eventually feel like watching it again, I might update this number/review. We'll see.

Leia Mais

Really Enjoyed It

I really liked this drama. It kept my attention throughout.

What I liked:
-Han Suk Jin was amazing. He was very believable as Jae In and was my favorite character in the show. I loved when he would put people in their place, when he wouldn't take things lying down, the fact that he would do things his own way, his reasoning for not wanting to marry DaDa at first (he didn't want her to suffer), etc.
-Jeon So Min as Da Hyeon. I like that she would give just as good as she would get. She wouldn't let people see her sweat. I just didn't like that she constantly kept saying I don't know your grandfather to Jae In. Why not research it? There were articles about Jae In on the internet so why not search up his grandfather especially since SH Group was his creation. That was annoying.
-The main couple had great chemistry and it was cute seeing them not realizing they were in love with each other. They had cute interactions, great kissing scenes and I liked when Jae In would tease DaDa.

What I didn't like:
-Jae In's ex- she kept harassing both Jae In and DaDa. No matter how firm they were with her or how much they put her in her place, she still would keep coming around. She comes around and says she loves him after being apart for 3 year. ????????How Sway? And at one point she told DaDa she was being pathetic. What was pathetic was her chasing after a man that didn't want her and made it clear that he didn't want her.
-Jae In's little sister- She was not needed and added nothing to the show.
-The last 2 episodes- Episode 15 dragged a little, thankfully not past 1 episode unlike some other dramas. I know it was to make the audience feel what it was like for them being separated from one another, but it was still a bit draggy. And the last episode was just too fast paced and introduced more topics that I felt one more episode was needed to smooth everything out.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed this drama, recommend it and will definitely rewatch it again.

Leia Mais

I have 80+ dramas under my belt, and I am not sure anyone is as easy to watch as Jeon So Min. Crushing the female lead role effortlessly. She is just so flawless here.

The drama itself has a few minor flaws, but floats along so nicely. I actually think it should have been 16 one hour episodes, instead of 45 minutes, as there should have been a little more time to develop the secondary characters. Other than that, you will find yourself with a smile on your face 95% of the time while watching this.

Jeon So Min deserves more lead roles, PERIOD! There is just no reason for her to not be a top tier lead. She nails romance, and has perfect comedic timing. There are only a few leads that have both, and she is one of them.

Leia Mais

Alleluia!!

Ohhhhh finalmente un drama romcom con tutti i criteri al suo posto! Ho amato questo drama per molte cose, ma soprattutto per due mancanze: terzo incomodo e sad back story di uno o di entrambi i personaggi. Niente triangolo amoroso fastidio o cmq aggiunto solo per allungare il brodo. Non ci sono scheletri nell'armadio che spuntano all'occorrenza per giustificare un determinato comportamento come spesso avviene, della serie: ma poverino, ecco perchè si comporta così!
Scordatevelo.
Ciò non significa che il drama sia piatto o eccessivamente melenso, perchè è condito da momenti più hot a quelli esilaranti o cmq seri in un mix talmente tanto ben fatto che non vi accorgerete nemmeno del tempo che passa. Io l'ho finito senza rendermene conto e sì, vorrei rivederlo seduta stante! I protagonisti giocano così bene nei loro ruoli che non si vede finzione, poi hanno una chimica pazzesca che ti fa votare per loro anche se non li apprezzi, sono talmente veri!
Da tempo non mi innamoravo così tanto di un drama. Sicuramente questa è una piccola perla, peccato che nei social se ne parli talmente tanto poco!

Leia Mais

This was one of the best drama I've ever seen, and I've seem many dramas.
What I loved most the chemistry between the actors, their acting was so good and their moments were special in a way that made me smile like a stupid, a feeling I always miss in the dramas I've seen recently, a thing you don't see much is skinship but in this drama you can't get enough.
Then there were side stories that anyway didn't shadow the main so I really appreciated it.
The music was fine but wasn't anything special.
It was really easygoing and not stressful at all the rewaching value is really high...

Leia Mais

Touching Warm Romantic Story

I watched this series multiple times. There were things in the story that really bothered me, but overall the positives outweighed the negatives.
What I like:
- sincerity and the good-nature personality of the FL. I could sense how ML was falling for her
- FL's responses to the love rival was gold and not the typical K-drama reactions
- SML was not evil and ended up with the best friend
- ML being honest in the end of what married life would be like for her
- Sweet kisses

Cons:
- the skinship in the beginning was bothering me because at that time it wasn't clear yet that they liked each other. So it felt like ML was taking advantage of the FL . I don't understand how they could said they would date "seriously" while also putting a time limit. Time limit negates any type of "seriousness" in the relationship.
- I really appreciated ML's honesty in outlining the challenges in being his wife, and yet I felt after the wedding the opposite situations of those challenges were shown (for example we didn't get to see her spending a lot of time alone, surrounded by bodyguards, etc.)

Overall, still love it, and would re-watch many more times I'm sure in the future.

Leia Mais

I don't know what it is about shows that have lame context and are purely just cheesy with a backstory like this but I'm always instantly hooked. Everyone's mad because they're like "it's an overly obsessed man and weak woman" HAH! You obviously didn't thoroughly watch the show because yes, he was arrogant (WHICH IS WHAT THEY TELL YOU BECAUSE WHY WOULDN'T HE BE?) He's rich and arrogant which is the point of the contract marriage but she's actually extremely strong and bull headed and I like her. She knows when to put her foot down and say what she wants; but is she like any other human being that's fallen for someone who they wouldn't have thought they would've fallen for? Absolutely. He even changes over time and knows right from wrong; the only stupid thing is the side characters that are "evil" and try to ruin it, like the cousin is useless, the ex is useless, I adore the grandpas choice and I LOVE HER BEST FRIEND. But even the guy she's a fan club for, I'm like lol why. But in all honestly, the acting between the 2 main characters really makes it and that steamy kiss tag is so good omg. They're cute together, the chemistry is there, the friends are fair, I'm glad it's as long as how it is but I'm sad it ended as well. Something about the production was nice and beautiful, something about the OST was peaceful. Something about the characters make you smile and laugh along with them even in the moments where you're like "here's the drama." This show is honestly so good. It's a great filler show that makes you enjoy watching a Korean drama even though yes, you will be frustrated at times. That's literally the joy in a drama, it goes from romantic to dramatic to unrealistic to in the feels within seconds and it's so good.

Leia Mais