Meu Mafioso Predileto (2024)

My Overly-Sweet Mobster

I pushed through but I think I regret it. A bit of an unintentionally frustrating show.

The comedy is definitely the main point of this show, despite the fact that it's not really that funny. The humor is very silly to the point of it being cringe, and many of the side characters (like the mobsters) are so obviously supposed to fill a specific comedic role, but the character development and execution is so poor that it just comes off as cringe and completely see-through when it comes to the writers' need to include every single rom-com trope. So many scenes with the side mobsters felt completely unnecessary simply because I wasn't given any real reason to care for them as characters. Sure, they were given brief backstories and introductions, but none of it felt genuine or realistic given the comedic nature of the show, so we're just left with empty surface-level characters and are still expected to care about what happens to them and their relationships with the leads.

The ML is an interesting character being a mobster and all, but is portrayed as child-like to the point that I couldn't imagine any realistic scenario where someone would be in a relationship with him and not be put off by his exaggerated reactions and fear of human contact. There’s a scene where he’s sitting on a bench next to the FL as she tries to scoot closer to him and he reacts so over-the-top to the point that he’s literally shaking out of even the thought of making physical contact. This made me completely disconnect from the romance. The FL spends too much time lingering on feelings for a boy she knew as a small child (yet another "destiny/fate" trope), which to me feels like a simple way for writers to create drama and "emotional" scenes without having to actually put in much effort, because the trope writes the narrative for them. On top of this, the ML does the typical ML thing of not being able to communicate properly which leads to misunderstandings and angry FL scenes, which ultimately leads to him having to apologize.

The FL is not much better to be honest. She’s silly just the like other characters and does not act her age, has trouble communicating like the ML and instead gets upset but doesn’t try to talk it out at first, and continuously jumps back and forth between the ML and 2ML despite “rejecting” the 2ML. Not really in a romantic way, but definitely feels off when the 2ML is already so head over heels for no reason and doesn’t know when to give up even after being rejected.

The 2ML is rather annoying, but I guess I just don’t like love triangles. It’s your typical love triangle you’ll see in like 90% of rom-com dramas. And of course his name is coincidentally the exact same name as the boy the FL has been looking for. I feel like his devotion and lowkey obsession with the FL doesn’t really make sense. We’re not really given a solid explanation as to why he’s so committed to winning her love despite being rejected. The constant jealous ML vs. 2ML scenes throughout the show got boring and annoying very quickly. Sometimes it felt like the writers were trying to find any reason or opportunity to insert the 2ML into the scene, even if the scene would have been better off without him in it. The ML even expressed in a scene with the FL that he didn’t like how she was hanging out with the 2ML all the time, yet this didn’t really change the large amount of screentime the FL & 2ML have together throughout the show. I nearly dropped the show after the scene where the FL is in danger (as usual) and the 2ML swoops in and takes the blow for her. I really didn’t want to have to sit through an entire episode where the characters have to take care of and feel guilty for the injured 2ML, especially when the ML was already going through so much with the conflict in his company. They should have focused on the ML’s conflict instead in order to give the ML & FL an opportunity to develop their relationship instead of shifting the focus on to the 2ML again. There’s also a 2FL, but she’s barely in the show and honestly doesn’t contribute much to the story or the love triangle.

The side relationship between Ju Il Yeong & Koo Mi Ho was admittingly pretty cute despite its flaws. Sometimes I felt more excited to see them together than the leads. Still not really enough to overlook the basic plot and tropes. There’s also a villain played by Im Chul Soo who does a good job in acting, but his character is so intentionally evil that I can’t really take him seriously. It seems like the writers wanted him to be a Joker type villain with all his mannerisms, even down to the “why so serious?” line in one of the episodes.

Overall, almost everything about the show just felt uninspired and recycled. Like the writers had a formula for rom-coms that worked in the past, so they decided to just switch out the characters and call it a day. The plot progression always felt like it was playing out exactly the way the writers wanted it to play out, but in an unnatural way. It’s like watching the script unfold scene by scene without any real emotion or excitement behind it. Maybe I’m just experiencing drama burn-out considering the amount of positive reviews for this show, but there are definitely plenty of flaws nonetheless.

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An Endearing Romance Between an Ex-Mobster & a Sweet Content Creator

A bittersweet romance between a soft-hearted ex-gangster and a kid’s content creator!

When I first started watching this show, I thought it was so silly. The female lead’s hijinks were epic and hilarious, paired with the other ex-convicts in the makeshift family she moved to, “My Sweet Mobster” was endearing and adorable. It was also my first time watching main leads Uhm Tae Goo & Han Sun Hwa in a romantic setting, and they didn’t fail to impress. The show might not appeal to those who like fast paced love stories, but the irreplaceable charm related to slow-burn romances is rather underrated. The same goes for “My Sweet Mobster”, our sweet couple take a lot of time finding the middle ground for their budding yet delicate relationship; and yet you can’t help cheering for them from the sidelines. They are just so darned cute, I fell in love with the whole concept of a gangster trying to reform his life and founding a new family. The strongest trait of this show wasn’t the romance between the main protagonists or the unwarranted love triangle they were caught in; it was the familial ties they formed with the other ex-convicts in the house; that sort of bonding is truly inconceivable.

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https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2024/08/02/my-sweet-mobster-series-review/

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Os opostos se atraem (literalmente)

My Sweet Mobster é o tipo de dorama que talvez não chame atenção de início, mas que com certeza te conquista quando você dá uma chance. O drama é uma comédia romântica com muita comédia, algumas cenas você fica até com vergonha alheia pela situações, e claro, qual combinação pode ser mais perfeita do que uma youtuber infantil e um grupo de ex-presidiários? A amizade deles e o modo como eles se tornam uma grande família é a melhor parte do drama, além de que as melhores cenas são protagonizadas pelos secundários (quem diria que um grupo de ex-presidiários conquistaria tanto assim?), mas o casal principal também tem o seu charme, o modo como eles são completamente opostos e se completam é tão fofo e engraçado de acompanhar. A maneira como o drama tem a vibe "infantil" e fofa que se contrasta com o lado de ex-mafiosos é muito bem feito. O drama trabalha muito bem a questão de como as pessoas merecem uma segunda chance e humaniza ex-presidiários que estão tentando reconstruir suas vidas, uma critica bem feita para a sociedade. É claro que no meio de tudo tem um vilão para atrapalhar os protagonistas, mas o drama consegue trabalhar a história do vilão de modo que ele não seja o foco da história e nem chame mais atenção do que o principal (a comédia romântica).
É claro que tem os clichês de sempre, o amor de infância e o triângulo amoroso. Eu adoro o clichê do amor de infância, acho muito fofo, mas eu detesto triângulo amoroso, porque raras vezes eu shippei errado e em quase todas as vezes, o secundário é um insuportável que está na história com uma única motivação: atrapalhar o casal. Esse é o caso de My Sweet Mobster. O promotor é chato, não acrescenta em nada na história, e irrita em todas as suas aparições, e eu acho que essa trama do triângulo amoroso se arrasta por literalmente o drama todo, sem necessidade. Assim como eu sinto que enrolaram um pouco no quesito do romance e que deveria ter bem cenas do casal, acho que mais diálogo entre os protagonistas resolveria isso.
Mas no geral, eu gostei muito do drama, ele é fofo e engraçado e eu queria ter visto casamento e filhos no final! (pelo menos deveria ter mostrado o casamento do casal secundário).

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Unexpectedly VEEEERY good.

Despite of the cringey relationship between Jihwan and Eunha, I would really like to rewatch this for the hundrenth time..
It was kinda boring at the first and second episode, but I enjoyed the rest!! I would love for the other characters' back stories to be shown in the drama, I think it'd make me fall even more into this drama.
This drama has it own attractor that wont let go of people dropping this drama : Uhm Taegoo's voice.
I feel like I've been driven crazy by his voice and his everything like UGHHHH please just this once...
But I feel like Uhm taegoo kinda lack at kissing, or did he do it on purpose for the plot (that Seo Jihwan never dates a girl so he basically never kissed one) but that's not a big problem since they don't really kiss too much.

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To put it in simple words this is one of those clingy, cringy dramas! Let the word cringy, not fool you though!
It justifies the title name perfectly. The man is manly but sweet only for his girl. The man who follows his principles but still doesn't disrespect his roots.
The girl on the other hand is just a humble sweet girl who wants to make her dream of keeping children happy come true!
Their chemistry was missed a bit and got too cringey but you can see why! Because their personalities were not similar. They needed the cringe and clinginess to be together and that is cute!
The drama depicts a good amount of laughter, silliness, drama, action, I wouldn't say it was 100% balanced but it was a good job done!
The dramas recently were a bit disappointing, but this one has a very new concept and is intriguing to watch.

If you're a fan of Romance-Comedy with a bit of action story as a backdrop, this drama is for you!

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Diabéticos saiam do chat essa série vai te levar pra emergência!!!

Vou ser sincera quando eu vi a premissa da série eu fiquei empolgada um clichê óbvio mas bem fofo .
Sendo sincera o plot é óbvio desde o começo , mas eu realmente gostei das atuações na serie eles nos dão dois personagens que são pessoas muito gentis , mas que tem história que são difíceis de viver mas as coisas ruins que aconteceram não definem quem eles são no presente e cara quanto tempo não rolava isso em dramas ?
Eu sei que nem todo mundo é igual mas eu gosto dessa ideia que o drama passa de que o seu passado e os seus erros são uma referência do que você não quer ser não uma profecia do seu futuro . Eu amei a atuaçao de todos os atores da série não tenho que reclamar de todos ele nosso casal principal é o meu favorito porque eles são muito fofos o segunda casal também é uma graça mas com certeza o primeiro casal foi o que me deixou engajada na série os momentos que nosso prota é fofo derreteu meu coração a nossa porta é fofa mas já era mas o Seo ji Hwan sendo fofo é outro nível .
Se você quer ver um drama leve e divertido essa é a indicação.

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I expected more from a drama with a gangster

"My Sweet Mobster" follows Eun Ha, a kids content creator who unexpectedly runs into Ji Hwan, a former gangster who's now living a new life. The two become entangled with each other and eventually Eun Ha comes to live with Ji Hwan, because she lost her house. With time, they become closer and fall in love.

My biggest problem was with the character Eun Ha, I know that because of her work she has to act cute and stuff, but that doesn't mean that she has to act like that ALL the time... eventually her "way" was really annoying me.
And also, for me there was no chemistry between the two main leads characters, the funny scenes were so much better than the romantic ones.

It's a sweet, light and easy to watch drama. I should have been expecting that for the poster and synopsis, but I didn't think it would be so childish.

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