Splash Splash LOVE (2015)

I clicked at the top shows here in mydramalist and was a bit surprised to see this show on the top 30. I am not saying that the show doesn't deserve it. I am amazed by how people receive a mini drama like this.

The Story
I always love things with something supernatural about it. And a trip to the past )or future) always makes me excited and worried on how our writers will manage to make the main couple together. The story is straightforward as described in the synpsis.

The Cast
I don't usually watch mini dramas but I can't miss a Kim Seul-gi show. I've watched her since Flower Boys Next Door and truly knows how hilarious she can be so I am definitely following her. It is kind of challenging to think that she is THE main lead for this drama since she is just a supporting character in her previous dramas (though she is a lead in Oh My Ghostess, she didn't actually get the guy). I keep on picturing all her funny antics but really, she just acts amazingly. She can be very funny and sympathetic in her characters. I don't know much about Yoon Doo-joon but he has great chemistry with Kim Seul-gi (reunion, please!)

The Music
Not really a critic of music (I don't even understand the Korean songs) but I appreciate that I didn't feel bored while watching this.

Rewatch Value
It won't hurt much to rewatch a 2-episode drama, right?

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Story
The story is quite simple. A girl ends up in the past and is stuck there until the next rain comes. This doesn't come without a few issues here and there, of course. The plot doesn't entail much more but considering the drama is only a little over 2 hours, it is just perfect. It's a story where you don't have to expect a lot of twists and turns and drama in order to enjoy the ride.

Romance and comedy were the main focus, next to the historical part and I think the drama did well on balancing it out. The only bit of supernatural that occurs is the time travel though.

The story allowed for a few good laughs and the romance had a nice pace in build-up throughout the two hours. It was touching and cute, allowing for a few tears along the second half of the story because I had gotten so wrapped up in it.

And I like the moral/lesson that's hidden inside it. That you can do far more when you really put your mind into it. It definitely gives a bit of a boost there.


Acting/Cast
They delivered a great job for sure! I think the plot/jokes wouldn't have been half as amusing had it not been for the actors. Thumbs up, because I don't often find myself laughing so hard about comedy. So for me, that is always a tell-tale sign.

The only issues I had with the acting was the female lead. Sometimes she annoyed me, but compared to some other drama's I've seen.. I guess she wasn't half as bad. The actress did well on delivering her role regardless. It were only a handful of scenes I didn't enjoy the character she played.


Music
This was actually the part where I feel most critical. The instrumental OST I enjoyed well along with the scenes, but half of the songs that had vocal weren't quite to my taste. I can understand why they were chosen, but it just didn't help me get a feel. But considering this drama is so short, I couldn't really feel upset about it. I did really love one of the final songs, sung by Ahn Hyo Seop.

Rewatch value
Absolutely! It's a simple drama without too many surprises and once you've seen it, you've seen it. But would I enjoy it again? Yes, I definitely would! No doubt it would make me laugh and smile again when I do. But it would not have anything new to offer a second round.


Overall, I'm very happy to have seen this drama. It was short and perfect to fill my need for Romance! It was everything I expected of it. Better even - because it proved to be far more amusing than I had thought. (I really don't often laugh out loud when it comes to comedy.)

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I always come back to this.

Are you feeling like watching something to forget your troubles? Have a laugh and squeal like a squirrel ?️? Watch splash splash love you really will not regret it.

I've watched it time and time and time and TIME again. And again.....

It's so funny and heartwarming it really makes you wanna go back to it.

This particular mini drama series how should we call it, gives off such an amazing vibe that always draws me back to it whenever I feel like I have nothing to watch.

Ridiculously good in my opinion, completely fictional but the historical element plays with your brain and leaves you at awe.

I really could not recommend anything more.

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A little emotionally drained from watching C-dramas, I decided to take a break and chose the two-episode Splash Splash Love to detox. Wow. What a fabulous idea. To start, I loved the premise of a high school senior (yes, we know she’s a senior because we learn the word for high school senior and eunuch is the same…..kind of funny) who hates the idea of taking college entrance exams. Most especially, the young girl, who is called Eunuch through most of the film, believes she isn’t good at math and will do anything to avoid taking the test, including travel back in time.

The premise of the story is just that: Nineteen-year-old wants to avoid taking SAT’s because she believes she stinks at math (that was me). Through a trick of fate or divine intervention, she is sent back in time to the Joseon era and a King Se Jong Yi Do who is desperately trying to create a more educated society and between the two, hi-jinks ensue. I did some research and the story-line offers a fun explanation for the advancement in practical learning for this time period.

Kim Seul Gi plays Dan Bi or Eunuch and does a fabulous job. Never do we forget she is that nineteen-year-old girl struggling to find herself and her ambition, even when she gets the opportunity to go back in time. Her character is less than sympathetic in the beginning which makes watching her evolve over the next two episodes even more fun. She pulled off funny, sweet, daring, and showed that she did have brains despite her insistence that she didn’t.

Yoon Doo Joon was spectacular as the king. I love love love his performance, from the king frustrated with his backwards thinking government to the patient man putting up with Eunuch’s eccentricities, to the budding scholar learning his times tables. By the end, I loved the king as much as I loved the eunuch and wanted nothing more than the two to find each other in the twenty-first century and live happily-ever-after. I especially like the last scene between the king and the eunuch, superbly done.

The second leads played by Ahn Hyo Seop (very nice to look at in traditional peasant garb) and Jin Ki Joo (very happy when she tossed that wig on the ground) were not as developed as the leads, but did a good job portraying the kindly and talented characters they were. When he bandages her foot and she paints that instrument…….sigh, it was sweet. Both characters ended on a strong note and contributed nicely to the story.

The music went well with the show and with only two episodes, there was no getting tired of a many-times repeated song. The costumes were entertaining, and I did enjoy the interaction between old and new. Nothing was too cliché or too serious or too preachy but the show ends teaching us something and I like that. Splash Splash Love is perfect if you want to kick back, relax, and take in a little history while you’re at it.

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Funny, informative and really, really sweet that makes gret use of TYU ( the yellow umbrella) !

This speciall is adoarable, sweet, funny informative and most deffenetly entertaining. combining some of my favorite tropes.

The yellow umbrella, a previos user name of mine and my all time favorite inanimate object has a great role in this drama, so for all you TYU.lover out there this is a must watch!

At times this speicell feels like an advertisment for staying in school and the importance of studying, since it may actually save your life if you find yourself in the jeoson era, having knowlade in math and history may just be the difference between survivin and beeing banished or killed.

The special also makes great use of the crossdressing trope, no she is not the least bit convincing as a guy, but she does motevate all of her desissions and even thogh this is a very heteronormative show it does not use the steps in between in a way that I perseved as homofobic or disrespectfull ,

The actors did an amazing jobb Kim Seul Gi is just brilliant and every word is provided seems to come out naturally, bit the one liners as well as the very obvious prodoct placement, that just kept me lauging.

The scenery here is so pretty with a lot of beutifull sunset shots by the sea,

All in all I wish this has more episodes, but seeing how short this is I really can not fin a reason for anyone not to give it a try.

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I have never been interested in this drama although I always see people recommending it. The reason for the sudden peak of interest is Yoon Doo Joon. I'm currently watching radio romance, which is another drama that he is in, and I was so intrigued by his character. He plays an actor there and he plays a historical drama. When I looked him up, I saw the poster for Splash Splash Love and then it all clicked.

I didn't have high expectations for this drama since it's only two episodes. I mean in my mind I was like, you can't inflict a lot of pain in a span of two episodes. And I was proven wrong by this series. It has managed to make me cry, swoon and I was actually sentimental about the characters. This is the drama that I really need since it filled a void in me that was left by Scarlet Heart and Love In the Moonlight. The plot was really amazing and I finally found the closure that I'm looking for in Scarlet Heart.The acting was spectacular. They have the certain chemistry and it's all cute and soft and my heart. I really want to see them more in other dramas.

This is definitely a drama that you should watch

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I'm glad I discovered this well into my k-drama watching experience, so that I had enough knowledge in Korean history to not spend the vast majority of the drama going 'uh. Am I supposed to know him?' This was a sweet little story, though the web drama nature of it limits the development of the characters. I love Kim Seul-Gi in every role I've ever seen her play and this one is no exception. She plays a high school senior who is overwhelmed by her upcoming CSATs and yearns to escape. Yoon Doo-Joon plays the king of Joseon and is adorable. This is a time travel drama, where a modern girl is transported back to Joseon and high jinks ensue. The web drama, as mentioned, limits character development because episodes average about 15 minutes a pop. That said, the short episodes make this an easy to consume, pop-corn-esque drama. It was rewarding and I'd recommend it especially if you're looking for something quick.

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I like to think of Splash Splash LOVE as a story of a girl who learns to appreciate math. I couldn’t stop smiling after finishing it, and it legitimately made me laugh. It sucked me in with its lovable characters despite an absurd premise. This show feels like a little dream, which is fitting for a tiny two episoder. It doesn’t totally make sense, and I doubt I understood all the jokes, but it’s charismatic throughout.

I’ve seen some reviews of this show that say they want more, but I was perfectly fine with the two episodes we got. Actually I think I’d have gotten frustrated if it was any longer. The characters were all caricatures and we’ve seen them all before, from the bumbling heroine to the strong silent second lead. Splash Splash LOVE is sweet and to the point, and that’s what keeps these elements from being overbearing. Though I guess I could watch 10 episodes worth of Kim Seul-gi and Yoon doo-joon being cute together.

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