Apaixonados na Cidade (2020)

Had potential but it failed.

Good things first :
Ji Chan Wook. This man can act. I think that's what kept me going with this drama.
The "documentary" format they tried to follow was interesting, it didn't affect the story thou. Could've been better.
The three couples storyline was fun because they were different and "realistic" .

Ok. Now the review. I never write reviews but honestly I just finished the drama and I have a lot to say.
I understand what they tried to do. Yes, it's not the typical series, the time jumps keep you with your eyes open, there's a good chemistry between the leads and JCW's extremely awesome histrionic abilities. But there's no more.
It had all the potential to become an amazing romcom but it failed. The leads' story started to go in circles and then suddenly they were just together. They built all this tension and angst for a two minute conversation at the end.
The Rin-in and Kyeong-jun couple was cute and it seemed like it would develop with an interesting plot but WHY they did them dirty at the end. Srsly???!!
And the other two characters were SO interesting but SO wasted.
Plus WTF was that final episode? I mean, I love Cho Minho but what about the other characters?
I don't know. There's a lot of things in this drama that were just meh.
If you wanna watch it, do it. It's not for everyone but it's entertaining.


Note:
- I hated the female lead so much, I'm sorry.
-I appreciate the 30 min. Episodes

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It’ll leave you a hot mess...

First of all, I’d say that JCW and KJW gave an amazing performance.
Yes, JCW chem with PMY and JKW chem with PSJ are unchallengeable but this, THIS, 😭
I’ve finished this like 2 months ago, but only recently decided to write a review because I really can’t forget the feels this drama gave me.
I’d really say MDL rate doesn’t give it justice, but ofc, it wouldn’t be an underrated drama otherwise.

The storyline gives you so many relatable plots and makes you wish you can actually do what the characters does in the drama. But this is coming from a city girl, so I don’t think it’s going to apply for everyone. BUT. JCW’s performance specially as a clingy I-can’t-forget-her guy really makes you have someone like him too. Personally JCW always gives you that hot-passionate boyfriend feels no matter if he’s a bodyguard, a producer or a *cough* healer *cough* but this time, THIS TIME, he reached a new level. 😭😭😭
And yes, at this point, I don’t have much to say about KJW only that her character is a total wreck and may or may not reflect the norm city girl problems (I’m saying her character is a wreck, not her)

Let’s just say this drama has been on my number 1 recom list for a while now, specially if anyone is looking for a passionate romance, yes this is the one,

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Love stories of ordinary people.

THE STORY
This story has 3 main couple who are very ordinary.
First Couple - Park Jaewon and Lee eun-o/Yoon seon-a
Second Couple - Choi Kyung Joon and Seo Rin Yi
Third Couple - Kang Gun and Oh Sun Young .

FIRST COUPLE
Park Jaewon (Ji Chang Wook) is a Architect who goes to YangYang beach for a one month vacation there he met with a woman named Yoon seon-a (Kim Ji Won) Love slowly grow between them and when Jaewon ask Yoon seon-a that if he stay for one more month will she marry him she said Yes and then they get married Just for Fun. Few weeks were only passed when Park Jaewon get a call from his cousin to come back to Seoul. He decided to return he tells Yoon seon-a to meet him in Seoul at a particular place and give her phone number. But after he returned to Seoul the woman he loved never return to him and he gets ghosted by her and was left with only one message by Yoon seon-a.
That your cameras are with me I am taking your cameras, no I am actually stealing them. His almost a year long suffering what will happen when he will see the woman who left him like this and know the truth about her.
Lee eun-o/Yoon Seon-a (Kim Ji Won) The woman who stole the cameras and the heart of Park Jaewon. The woman who lived on that Beach with only one identity that was her Yoon Seon-a the woman Park Jaewon Loved has many secrets hidden inside of her what were her reason to adopt a new name and personality with whom Park Jaewon falls for . What were her reason to leave him like this were her reason Justified or not.
Watch the Drama to know about the story of the other two couples.
The Story is told in an interview or documentary format which might be confusing or even a little boring for some but as you get used to it . It becomes very interesting.
ROMANCE
The Drama genre is ROMANCE but the Romance here is a fast paced romance instead of the slow burning romance for which Kdramas are usually famous for so if you like drama where the romance progress slowly slowly this Drama is not for you BUT if you fan of a fast paced romance this is the Drama made for you. If you want to see lots of kissing, hugging and even a sex scene this is the Drama for you.
All the couples have a great CHEMISTRY.

ACTING

From the main lead to support actor the acting of all the actor was top class.
Especially Ji Chang Wook and Kim Ji Won.

MUSIC

For me the music of Lovestruck in the city was really good like even the music used in the intro itself was soo good that I never skipped the intro of this Drama.

Re-watch Value
For me the re-watch Value of this Drama is very good and since the drama is very short that it end very quickly and I can't get enough of it so I re watch the Drama again and again.

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La fotografia

Mi è piaciuto il format di questo drama e la fotografia.. bellissima! Ho amato le scene ambientate a Yangyang, un posto veramente meraviglioso. Per il resto sono una fan di Ji Chang Wook e l'ho trovato meraviglioso come sempre (anche se il suo personaggio a volte mi ha innervosito), lei (Kim Ji Won) la conoscevo per il ruolo in Fight for my way ma questa volta il suo personaggio l'ho trovato fastidioso, dall'inizio alla fine.
Forse lo definirei incompleto, insoddisfacente più di tutto. Ti lascia una strana sensazione di incompiutezza, come se mancasse qualcosa di importante per rendere la storia accattivante e lasciarti a bocca aperta. Sarà che forse pensavano di fare una seconda stagione e per questo lo hanno lasciato così, a metà strada.

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One of my favorite K-dramas !

I’m so surprised that this drama doesn’t have an 8+ rating ! It’s pure perfection to me. Maybe some people just didn’t like the non-standard writing format, but I liked it. Ji Chang Wook at his most lovesick moments is priceless. And I loved the portrayal of friendship so much, the simple moments of deep longlasting friendship. Some very very funny moments too, like the scene in the police station where one of the female leads is semi-passed out on a bench in the station, but responds in a drunken stupor to hearing Ji Chang Wook talking about how pretty his love-interest is, assuming someone must be talking about her. First drama I’ve ever watched with this FL. She is such a great actress.

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If you're an adult you might have met these people (or be one of them yourself)

I loved Lovestruck in the city! I love that the people in it, feel like people: they're flawed, stupid, insecure, lonely... It's so refreshing to see a kdrama where the couples look like couples who are in love and comfortable with each other: they hug, kiss, laugh, play, have sex... No dead-fish kisses here, if a couple wants to kiss, just like that and I find that more romantic than the typical slow-mo where I end up wondering if the FL is consenting.

The show explores love from different perspectives and how people react to different things, even though it uses the main couple as a way to lead the story. The characters are fleshed out and, even if you don't agree with their reactions, you end up understanding where they are coming from. All the couples have great chemistry and the friendships look great too.

In a way, it's everything I expected Run On to be based on the reviews I read before watching it (my fault for expecting something it wasn't). I know the fake documentary doesn't work for some people, but I love that it gives an excuse for the characters to talk out loud about themselves and to interact with each other unknowingly.

The acting, direction, photography, OST... is absolutely fantastic. I have no words about how beautifully this is filmed and how well everything works.

Also, the PPL is one of the funniest I've seen.

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Apaixonada na vida

Li um comentário lindo e acho massa como a gente tem opinião diferente sobre algo que assistimos! Vamos lá.
No fim quando eles agradecem percebi que era mais um reality sobre a vida deles mesmo e como se cruza né? O mundo é grande mas é bem pequeno também. Achei lindo a história, ela trás uma lição bem bacana. Jae won e Eun o amaram muito forte a primeira vez que se viram e esse amor permaneceu, o amor foi doloroso, os dois se machucaram mas aprenderam muito com isso, eles se aceitaram mutuamente. A Seon Yeong e o Kang geon, a gente pode dizer que eles se encontraram na hora errada? Não sei, mais o sentimento deles um pelo outro era lindo, eu senti o companheirismo. E por fim o Kyeong Jun e a Rin I. Acredito que eles dois ainda possam se resolver, mas o amor é isso, quando é pra começar é fácil e lindo pra terminar é difícil. Pode ter sido vários anos mais pra acabar basta uma palavra e pronto, tudo que viveu vai embora. Temos e vemos amor em várias formas e principalmente na amizade, que é uma coisa bem bonita entre eles ali. E nem sempre o certo é que permaneçam juntos mesmo que seja o certo para você. Foi muito bonito e especial. Obrigada!

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Lovestruck in the City is a romance about the dating lives of young people including a passionate architect (Ji Chang Wook) who meets a freelance marketer (Kim Ji Won) posing as a free spirit in a new city.
Ji Chang Wook plays Park Jae Won. He is an architect who takes a long vacation to the beach to stay in a camper. There he meets a free-spirited woman who captures his heart…and then destroys it.
Kim Ji Won is Lee Eun Oh. She is a freelance marketer who experiences some difficulties in life and decides to reinvent herself in a new city as a free-spirited woman. She falls for Park Jae Won, but he falls in love with her fake identity which creates a big problem for her.
We then have our other couples which consist of Kyung Joon (Kim Min Suk) and Rin Yi (So Ju Yeon) as well as Gun (Ryu Kyung Soo) and Sun Young (Han Ji Eun).

Lovestruck in the City was a bit of mixed bag for me. It had some elements that I really loved and some that I didn’t care for it. Let’s jump into the positives first. I really loved the main love story between Jae Won and Eun Oh.
Ji Chang Wook is made for roles like this where he gets to be adorably awkward, and Kim Ji Won was great at showing two sides of her character as well as the pain she was experiencing.

Their story was told in flashbacks as well as in the present. I was completely drawn in to their whirlwind romance on the beach in the past. They had great chemistry and were very engaging. We don’t get to see much of them together in the present until a good way through the drama, but their individual journeys were nice to see. Things then get very interesting when they reunite. So all in all, I really enjoyed their romance and was completely engaged in that part of the drama.

I had one big problem with the main romance too. Eun Oh’s story was a fascinating one for sure, and I did like seeing her character growth from start to finish as she finally came out of her shell and found herself, but she really was terrible to Jae Won. It was understandable how she acted when they first got together at the beach and unexpectedly fell in love.
Her actions in the present were awful though. The hoops she jumps through to keep her secret are next level. And then when she is discovered, she won’t even explain anything to Jae Won. Not just once either, but for quite a while. The drama did do good at diving in to why she acted the way she did, but there just really isn’t an excuse for the complete shut out of information from her.

Overall, Lovestruck in the City was a quick and easy watch with 17 half hour episodes, though it could have definitely told its story in less time. I didn’t love the format, but I thoroughly enjoyed the main romance that provided swoony moments as well as some nice character exploration. It was a decent watch.

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Uma narrativa diferente

Nota Geral: 7.5/10

História: 7.5/10
Bem vindo a Apaixonados na cidade, uma série onde um grupo de 6 pessoas e suas respectivas sagas do amor que misturam os altos e baixos das histórias de 3 "casais" utilizando um storytelling diferenciado acontece. Aqui, é quase como se os personagens estivessem dentro de um reality show, sendo entrevistados enquanto suas histórias são contadas, e é uma forma diferente de demonstrar aquele monólogo interno que alguns personagens tem ao longo da série ao mesmo tempo que introduz interações cômicas dos personagens com as câmeras.
Para mim, a história foi muito bem contada e foi fácil entender o que acontecia mesmo com os flashbacks do passado e as interações dos personagens com as câmeras. Ela demonstra o quanto certas ações e expectativas podem interferir no desenvolvimento de um relacionamento, entretanto, pra mim o ponto que a série mais enfatizou foi o quão frágeis são relações, principalmente as amorosas, onde a confiança é tudo e como algo que parecia pequeno pode se tornar um problema gigante se deixado de lado.

Personagens: 8/10
Os personagens, na minha opinião, são bem trabalhados, cada um tem uma personalidade bem distinta um do outro. Não vou nem entrar muito no mérito de como estes personagens e seus comportamentos não devem ser modelo para ninguém, já que se for analisar com calma deve ter pelo menos meia dúzia de distúrbios psicológicos. Isso, por outro lado, serve pra mostrar ao espectador que os personagens ali são humanos, tem suas falhas e que de suas ações podemos tirar lições muitas vezes sobre o que não fazer.
Para explicar a nota um pouco melhor, senti que a série acabou de uma forma um pouco abrupta, além de sentir que não vi muito sobre o "terceiro casal" (Kang Geon e Oh Seon Yeon), eles são os mesmos dois personagens apresentados no episódio 1 e no episódio 17, não senti que houve evolução nem na relação deles nem em seus personagens.

Atuação/Cinematografia: 9/10
Ótima escolha de atores e atrizes, principalmente os dois principais. Ji Chang Wook novamente entregando uma atuação de dar inveja nesse gênero de romance e Kim Ji Won não fica para trás, foi visível que os dois tem uma boa química, não é aqueeele negócio que vai fazer a série ficar famosa com cortes até porque esse (destacar paixão ardente entre os dois) não é o ponto que diferencia essa história das outras.

Música: 8.5/10
Uma seleção de músicas muito interessante. Raramente escuto músicas de rock dos anos 80 e 90 em séries coreanas, ainda mais se forem de bandas de fora da Coreia. Nada a reclamar sobre a seleção de músicas, apenas senti que a sonografia não me chamou muito a atenção na segunda metade da série, depois que acabam os flashbacks do momento que PJW e YSA compartilharam em Yangyang.

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