Pretendente Surpresa (2022)

Cliched but still fun to watch

I guess I'm still old school when it comes to romances, so I'd say this series still clicked with me.

It took me a while before deciding to watch this, thinking it's another boring series. This has been streaming for long on Netflix. Others say this is kind of outdated, same same old, but this kind of plot never ceases to get old for me. It never fails to leave that heartwarming and lighthearted feel for me in every watch.

Outrageous and unbelievably ridiculous in some, but still fun to watch. What I liked most here is the ML falling for FL first, holding on and fighting for her. I'm not into women chasing their men, or men pushing away or letting go. I got so frustrated with the series YOUNG LADY AND A GENTLEMAN, so I'm really good with this one. Kind of refreshed me.

Final scene left me feeling lacking and unsatisfied though. Nevertheless a fun, enjoyable series to watch.

Leia Mais

Frustrating

I totally loved the first few episodes of this. Best friends teaming up to sabotage the rich one's terrible parentally-arranged blind dates by being outrageously undateable: sold! Fast-paced and poking fun at its tropes and clichés: sold! FL with an interesting, fairly unusual job: sold! And there was sismance and nice eye-candy and a good backing cast, and it all worked well for a while: great silly fun in the best silly way. I was actually howling with laughter at several scenes, which doesn't happen that much, but then it's not often you find the hot male lead getting compared to an archaeopteryx. Sadly, it fell off the track after ML decided he was smitten, dropped the pace and the trope-twisting, made too many stops at Cringeland and got a lot less fun. It probably didn't help that FL suddenly started dressing like an ajumma on her way to the fish market (as illustrated in the episode guide photo for #6), which kind of blew the romance for me. It did pick up a little later on, but... ehhh.

It wasn't a bad watch and it's fairly short for a kdrama, so yeah, probably worth a try. But given the shorter length it could have been a lot tighter, and I wish it had all been as good as its promising beginning.

Leia Mais

A cliché from A to Z, but a cliché that works

IIf you stop to analyze it at first, you think that the surprise suitor is going to repeat all the cliché processes you've seen over and over again.... And that really is the case, but in this program we see how a good cliché should be done. Without having those classic toxic parts. We have the most common themes. The rich guy falls for the poor girl - but he's not a scumbag and she's not a dummy. Shin-Hari is intelligent, focused and self-assured, and Mr. Shang is a cute little dumpling, even if he does seem irritable at first. We also have one of my favorite clichés. The fake courtship that turns out to be real, I don't know if that theme works for me.

I liked the way they dealt with the conflicts, they didn't break up the couple for silly reasons, but made them fight together in the face of adversity. Both the family's non-acceptance, the company gossip - thanks to the toxic "friend" - and also the final conflict, which was the least of them. I really liked the secondary couple, who despite having different personalities - in addition to the inverse class difference of the main couple - managed to overcome this and stay together in the end, supporting each other. The way they deal with the rumors in the company also caught my attention. Her coworkers are lovely, and even though they've been hurt, they've stuck by her side like good, loyal friends.

I took one star off, because although it works and is very good to watch, it's still a very repetitive story. There are almost no twists and turns and it stays the same until the end. For example: I devoured the show at the beginning. The story of her pretending to be someone else, the make-up, putting on another character, the running around and the nerves to hide the truth. As well as the fact that it was super funny and cute how they went through this process. Towards the end, however, I lost interest because there were no new things or more exciting situations.

All in all, I really enjoyed this drama and I recommend it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If you like clichéd romances, you will.

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Leia Mais

The first few episodes I enjoyed with me laughing at a silly situation like Tae-Moo trying to dress with the help of Cha only to be misinterpreted because they were standing close. The friendships between the leads were what strengthened me. The story of the accident that killed his parents ripped my heart out and also loved Cha's story as well as we see how they ended up meeting and having a strong relationship between them.
However, the ending became dull making me skip most of the parts that had little significance as the comedy got halted and the drama slowed down. The approval of the rich was predictable as it was overused too much dragging the whole story.

Leia Mais

Fun Cheesy Romance

Likes
1. The two female leads made the show brighter and livelier. Because the two guys were so boring, I sometimes wonder what they saw in them aside from their looks. Maybe opposites do attract.
2. I really liked the grandpa. I thought he would be the cool and hip grandpa since he watches Be Strong Geumhui. Yet in real life, he was the same old rich grandpa stereotype that the Geumhui drama was making fun of.
3. The second leads were sometimes even better and swoonier than the main couple. But proposing after just a few months was unrealistic.
4. I loved the jokes in the first few episodes. Archeopteryx. Rachel and Samantha. ? Hari was so pretty as Geumhui.
5. The ost esp Love, Maybe is stuck in my head.

Dislikes
1. The lengths Hari did to get away from the grandpa, even pushing him to fall wasn't funny.
2. The ending felt rushed. Maybe because 12 episodes were not enough to fully explore and resolve the conflicts about the grandpa and office romance.

Rating: 8.5 (8 for the story + 0.5 because this show made me feel lighter)

Leia Mais

Worth the watch

If you are a fan of ROMCOMs then this show is an absolutely delightful treat. Definitely recommended for those who like to watch light-hearted, feel-good dramas.
The story is not much different from standard office romcoms. It has its cliche moments but still manages to engage you till the last episode. The first episode makes you laugh and gets you excited for the whole series. Its definitely worth binging the whole series cause it's very hard to stop once you start watching. The story never feels draggy and the cliche scenes are perfectly executed and never annoy you.
The main leads are cute and share good chemistry.
Even the second leads are amazing. Their love story is equally cute and exciting to watch. I feel the second leads love story was well executed and a treat for the viewers.
The two female leads give you major friendship goals and I loved their relationship.
Also loved the fact that the leads were supportive of each other.
Overall an enjoyable drama.

Leia Mais

pure serotonin

You know that feeling when you feel both empty and sated after watching your favourite drama? That's me right now, after this masterpiece. I cannot recommend it enough. "A Business Proposal" has everything you'd ever need and more and honestly a story hasn't made me smile and laugh this much in a while now. For that I am forever grateful to this show: the beautifully developed characters, achingly cute romance, and let's not forget Samantha and Rachel everyone. It had me wheezing and cackling at ungodly hours of the day because the comedy is on peak. All the actors chosen are perfect and safe to say I'm in love with all 4 main leads. My only regret is that I wish we got a steamy office scene like the one on the cover :/

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, is that if you haven't watched this drama, you need to, and if you did but didn't like it, please, purchase yourself a life.

Leia Mais

One of the best dramas, really

Let me start that I watched this drama half a year ago (if not more) and I just love it. Beautifully done when it comes to the set design itself, the story is also not bad. It's beautiful! ❤ I've already watched it 2 or 3 times! It's so addictive to watch that you can't put it down. I can't describe it myself, but I'll try..

Friend of the main character, has dates arranged by someone from the family (probably dad, but I don't remember exactly and I don't want to give false information) At first, Shin Ha-ri (the main character) does not agree, but at the persuasion of money, she goes on a date with Taemoo. Blah blah blah so she pretends to be a weird chick to get rid of him as soon as possible but he's starting to get more interested.

I don't want to say more, because it could be taken as a spoiler, and I don't want this comment to be like that.

Leia Mais

Actually the story is very mainstream. and too many coincidences between the relationships of the 4 main characters. But the visual and chemistry of the cast are good. they match very well and manage to make my heart flutter when watching their love story.

The part that I like is when Shin Hari and Kang taemo dated and she became the best girlfriend. she was so concerned about Taemo's condition who was traumatized by the rain.

This drama also has a humorous scene that is quite funny. I recommend this drama for people who want to watch a light story that gives you a butterfly effect in stomach

Leia Mais

Proud to say the was a good watch

My sister and I watched the first episode together and quit watching it because episode 1 was kinda boring at first. I had to take a moment say “this show can’t be that bad right?” so I tried again by myself to see. I’m so glad right when I hit episode 2 it got so entertaining because I was laughing my butt off at 3:00am in the morning watching the rest of the show. Moment after moment of entertainment and tension keeped me watching. I also really loved the fact that everyone was funny which doesn’t happen in a lot of shows I’ve watched. I do wish the ending was better but overall Business Proposal was a great show and it changed my mind after just one episode. I can also say that I probably will watch it again because it was that good.

Leia Mais