???? xxxxxxxxxxxxxNetflix is doing it again with a series that ends in the middle after only 8 episodes and no resolution to the story. By the time they realise that the show is well received and decide to make the second half of the series too long has passed and I just don’t care about the characters anymore. Very annoying! I might stick to Vicky or at least skip the shows that start off with a 8 episodes run. Not a happy customer, Netflix ????
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I don't understand why do people really hate Sun-oh's character though. I liked him, and I'm rooting for him and Jojo. I don't think he is a bad guy because he fell for Jojo, he didn't want to fall for her in the first place but couldn't stop himself because she was different than the others girls. But their love was beautiful and very charming, you could see that they really loved each other. It's maybe because I love strong male leads, but I had no problem with him at all - but on the other hand I didn't like Hye-yeong's character. He was just too silent in my opinion, if you don't like it then you have to say it or the other person won't really understand your problem - best friends should talk about their problems openly with each other.
Anyways, I'm pretty sure we're going to get a second season (I'm having the same vibes as I did when they finished My First First Love in the middle of the story), so I'm really hoping they are going to drop it in a few months! I can't stop thinking about this series :)
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It's one of the most boring drama of 2019. It has a weak storyline, none of the characters were interesting and convincing. Nothing is memorable in this drama. You'll forget everything within days after watching the drama. The idea behind the Love Alarm is pretty interesting though, and it reflects how a real society would behave with such an app, it creates many opportunities, but it turns out to be more of a boon than a blessing.
The kissing right from the 1st episode was very unusual and a bold move from the directors, however it was interesting too, as no other drama i've watched has done that.
However back to the story, there is nothing memorable or special about the story of this drama, just usual highschool crush and drama, however the "useless breakup" takes the cake to make it a confusing, forced and badly executed drama.
This drama had much more potential with the idea of the love alarm app, and with such good acting, however it greatly failed to deliver it. Definitely won't be watching season 2.
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Missed Potential and Bad Writing
Story - This drama's concept is so intriguing and could have left an impact if it wasn't for the direction they took it. The idea of an app being used to confess feelings and out LGBT+ people is far more interesting and impactful than the boring 3-way relationship they tried to push to viewers. Kim JoJo and Hwang Sun Oh have almost no chemistry and it often made me question why they were even interested in each other to begin with. Kim JoJo and Lee Hye Yeong had even less chemistry, so his jealousy held no merit. However, if you were to look at this in the perspective of an LGBT+ person, Hwang Sun Oh and Lee Hye Yeong had all the makings to turn this into a coming of age/feel good bl drama. The jealousy and almost possessiveness within their relationship dynamic made it hard to not take note of possible homosexual undertones and could only serve as a reminder of the plot that could have been. The heterosexual lens of the series is ultimately what made this story a miss for me.Acting/Cast - Song Kang did his best to play his part with what he was given, and since the character was bland, the acting came off as bland. The character had no dimension and was only portrayed as a bratty high school boy who "must get the girl", so the acting seemed to follow. I feel that if Song Kang wasn't so restrained within his boring one dimensional character, we'd be able to appreciate not only the character but the actor a bit more. I seemed to also feel the same energy from Kim So Hyun, but worse. I've seen her in other works and know that she can do better to bring her character to life, but somehow it felt like she just could not get into Kim JoJo's mind enough to portray her as she was at least written. Its a bit hard to blame So Hyun though, i'm convinced it was the lackluster writing of the characters to blame. Now I haven't seen Jung Ga Ram's acting before watching this drama, so I cant say whether he did just as good or bad as any other works. But I personally felt that he did the best within this series. His character is a guilable and kind high schooler who is often misunderstood as the "side kick" to his more popular friend, and he did an absolutely stellar job in that role. He made me feel sorry for his character even though his character was written as someone too bland to really feel sorry for. Maybe it was his great face, but it worked off really well in his favor in this piece and I really look forward to whatever else he appears in next.
Music - I felt that the music of this series was better quality than anything else. It drew my attention even though it mixed with the scenes quiet well. My ears enjoyed this drama far more than my eyes had...
Rewatch Value - I feel that in a few years, if i came across this drama again, i'd watch it not because i liked it before; but i'd ultimately rewatch it simply because i'd completely forgotten what it was about.
Overall - This drama is far from perfect. A lot of unnecessary angst, extreme heterosexual nonsense, and poor writing was put into this. But if you want something new to watch after having already watched everything else that was already interesting, you /might/ find this interesting. However, I don't find it to be a drama you'd find hard to get over after you finish it.
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Love Alarm: A Technologically-Charged Love Triangle
"Love Alarm" is a South Korean drama that captivates audiences with its unique premise, exploring the intricacies of love and technology through the lens of a digital app that signals romantic interest. The series comprises two seasons, each delving into the lives of its characters and their complex relationships.One of the standout aspects of "Love Alarm" is its characters' compelling backstories, especially the main characters. Kim Jo-jo, the female lead, portrayed by Kim So-hyun, carries a history marred by tragedy and heartbreak, adding depth to her character and explaining her cautious approach to love. Similarly, Sun-oh (Song Kang) and Hye-yeong (Jung Ga-ram), the two male leads, have well-developed backstories that shed light on their personalities and motivations. While their backstories are well developed when it comes to their characteristics they are simply unrealistic. Whether it was the poor acting or direction/script or a mix of both none of the characters are likeable.
Season 1 introduces viewers to the innovative Love Alarm app, which rings to notify users when someone nearby harbors romantic feelings for them. This sets the stage for a love triangle between Jo-jo, Sun-oh, and Hye-yeong. The plot, while cliche, is tinged with an unrealistic portrayal of the impact of technology on relationships. The notion that an app can dictate love and attraction oversimplifies the complexities of human emotions, making the characters' actions and reactions feel contrived. The initial start of the love triangle with the first relationship between Suh-oh and Jo-jo starts of unrealistically and is rather toxic as Suh-oh was aware of Hey-yeong's feelings. While toxic, there were definitely cute puppy love moments between the two which really showed the two actors chemistry.
In Season 2, the love triangle further intensifies as the characters navigate the consequences of their choices. Despite the intriguing premise, the plot tends to lean towards predictability, following the conventional trajectory of a love triangle. The lack of nuance and exploration of alternative relationship dynamics leaves the audience desiring more depth and complexity in the storytelling.
Moreover, character development, takes a back seat in Season 2. The relationship between Jo-jo and Hye-yeong feels rather forced and lacks true chemistry compared to her and Suh-oh in Season 1. This ruins the overall dynamics of the love triangle and may leave some viewers dissatisfied with the resolution.
In summary, "Love Alarm" presents a fascinating concept of love intersecting with technology through an attention-grabbing app. While the main characters have rich backstories that add depth to the narrative they are lacking in actual characteristics, the portrayal of their interactions and the overall plot tends to oversimplify the complexities of human relationships. The series is a disappointing watch, particularly for those who enjoyed the webtoon or love watching webtoon-based dramas.
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im not sure if i dont like it more or just dont like it.
minor spoilers ( barely anything )just to point out in the beginning, the only reason why the acting and cast is that high is because i got to look at song kangs face the whole series/show. definitely the highlight of the whole thing was him. the main reason why i watched this show was because i saw it on netflix, saw it was korean, looked at the cast and saw song kang, and immediately got excited. i took time time out of my week to watch it and i honestly wish i didnt. dont get me wrong, its not the worst show in the world but it could be better. the story in general was mediocre, the acting was okay, cast was good, and so on. one of the things that did confuse me is when that one chick ( im so sorry i forgot her name at the moment ) followed that dude down the alley.... he said he needed to tell her something but still- thats not a valid reason to follow someone into an alley way. especially because she wasnt too familiar with him.
would i watch it again? for me, no, i would not watch it again. this is all based on opinion. there are plenty of other reviews that you can look at to get other perspectives of the story.
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Love Alarm or as I like to call it "Which dude can Jojo lead on for longer?"
I don't think I've ever seen a show with such lack of development as this one. Characters are falling in love in lass than an episode, which translates to like one day in the story and nothing has a proper explanation. Everything just feels very cheap and out of nowhere. Also, 90% of the time you won't even be able to understand the motivations behind the characters' choices, which makes them look stupid and hard to relate to.So you might be wondering why I didn't give a lower score to this drama. Well, in spite of its flaws, it's still entertaining. Even though Jojo and Sunoh's relationship comes out of thin air, they're still cute together and Sunoh is pretty supportive of Jojo. The plot sometimes touches really interesting aspects regarding the app and how it affects society and relationships and talks about sexuality, as well, but the writers don't really expand on these themes. The love triangle is surprisingly more developed in this than most dramas, since it shows Jojo interacting and having a good time with both leads to the point that it actually leaves you guessing who she'll end up with.
Jojo on the other hand is straight up a dumbass. I don't understand how the writers want us to sympathize with her for feeling sad and lonely when she was the one who did that to herself. Not to mention that she's a cheater and literally humiliated the guy she loved in front of the entire school and broke his heart for no reason at all.
All things considered it's not complete trash, but don't go in expecting too much.
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doesn't deserve the hate it gets
i left my review in the comments, but im gonna post it here as well:unpopular OPINION: the only reason why a lot of people claim this to be the "worst" kdrama ever is bc song kang didn't get the girl. hear me out...
if the script/plot stayed exactly the same but the actors were switched, a lot of yall would've ate this drama up.
watched this drama like 3 times and i still liked it as much i did when it first came out. not saying that everyone SHOULD love this drama but i think that the amount of hate this drama got, and still gets, is so forced. trust me, i've seen worst kdramas and this isn't one of them.
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About the chemistry between the characters it was kinda cute and sometimes it will get too much... Sometimes it will look like they have a good chemistry between each other than you get that feeling its too fake..
The ost is veryyyy good I can say one of the reasons I didn't drop this Kdrama is bc of the ost.... I love itttt ❤️ anyway i would say its a 5 to watch it... Hope u find this helpful and after you watch it i hope (everyone who took the initiative to watch it bc of this review) to write to me to tell me what they think if they agrre or not... Thank yiu everybody for your time ❤️
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I'm confused
What the heck was that?EP 1 and they already made out in an alleyway?????? when they LITERALLY don't know each other?????? and they don't give us ANY explanation as to why JJ followed Sun Oh.
Not just that but before the kiss, he knows that his childhood BFF fancies JJ. So why? how did Sun Oh fall for JJ when they only stole glances a couple of fucking times. Did Sun Oh just one night decided to be a dick and steal JJ from Hye Yeong? What the hell is this storyline. I thought it was going to get better and get explanations later in the next few eps but noooooo it just gets worse. JJ suddenly turns cold and breaks up with Sun Oh to protect him and all that crap when REALLY she was just being inconsiderate of his feelings. Things could've been solved way easier and faster if they had just sat down and talked it out. This drama is far from being realistic.
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This is one of those show where you will probably be frustrated 95% of the time while watching.
Okay, okay let's get this started, it starts off with us meeting our main characters more stuff happen, ok end of the episode we get Sun-oh asking Jojo if she want to kiss him. Weird but okay. But I'm like if you know she has a "boyfriend" and that your bestfriend likes him, (since you know he does). Then we get this whole monologue of there relationship together for like for like 2 episodes which was sweet and cute and Sun-oh was trying his absolute hardest, you know I don't know if I am happy of annoyed that the "boyfriend" beat Sun-oh up. Anyway we are past this whole high school thing with you know Jojo still having the shield, me wondering why see even put it on, but okay. Then let's move on to some of the other characters before we do this whole time skip thang, ok Hye-yeong bruh I don't get you sometimes why would you not just go after Jojo, or at least tell Sun-oh you like her, at least then maybe he wouldn't have kissed her, I mean I get why he didn't go after her but still (because you know she had a "boyfriend" and probably didn't wanna get a owwwwie like Sun-oh did) but he still got one. But you know I do see why everyone loved them Jojo and Sun-oh I mean they were the cutest while they lasted, and sweetest and Jojo broke Sun-oh's heart, didn't like her there, also am I the only one who cared to notice she didn't really put much effort in their relationship, only me ok. Also quick note am I the only one who tbh didn't like Jojo in the drama to me it seemed she was kind of a meh character. Anyway let's get onto the time skip. 4 years later, we see all of them reuniting on the street you know best way to, and we see Sun-oh has a new girlfriend proud of him for moving on, we also see that our boy Hye-yeong noticed Jojo but didn't say anything, oh and Jojo noticed Sun-oh, during the four year time skip, somehow Hye-yeong keeps running into Jojo (coincidence I think not) and you know he starts hitting on her you know after Sun-oh has a girlfriend, and you know 4 years later everything happened, but you know what Sun-oh gets mad at both of them. Well more like later in the story he gets mad at Hye-yeong and earlier he just tells Jojo to stay away from Hye-yeong so that she doesn't break his heart. Which I am thinking I don't understand you Sun-Oh. So he calls Hye-yeong that he was a word I can't say and calling him all these rude words trying to make Hye-yeong feel bad which I get and don't get, for going after Jojo and stuff like that, but I'm still asking, Sun-oh why do you care that much yes I get you still love her and miss her but you have a wonderful girlfriend, but hey Hye-yeong also did some wrong because he did kind of know he did Sun-oh dirty. But anyway let's go onto you know Jojo's cousin Gul-mi, see but like I still don't understand why she was even in the story since to me they are kind of going off of the webtoon you know by (cutting quite a few Hye-yeong and Jojo scene's not even giving him a chance) and also what right does she think she has to throw out Jojo's clothes and steal her money and like not even a little but like 3 million bruh I can't with that girl, but you know props to Hye-yeong you getting some boyfriend points for protecting her, anyway I don't want to waste my times talking about her so let's move on. Ok Sun-oh's girlfriend (who's name I can't remember off of the top of my head) she is a total sweetheart yo for once she is probably the only character who doesn't get annoyed or mad or throws a fit that Sun-oh can't ring her love alarm cause she wants her relationship to develop, and you know she seems like one of the only decent characters. Anyway we have the season finale, oh I got a lot to say, first off let's talk about the ending itself, we have Sun-oh, Jojo, and Hye-yeong in this like weird Love Alarm situation, and we have Sun-oh girlfriend next to him having no idea what is going on, we also have the "creator" talking about some new updates coming into play, and you know that is pretty much how it ended. As well as we have the developer talking about Love Alarm 2 while Anti Love Alarm people are about the pretty much barge in and ruin the whole event. You choose to end it like that but you know ok that's fine, anyway let's wait for this season 2 is gonna unfold, and If I will be screaming at my TV again. I mean if you want to rewatch it them maybe you won't yell at your screen as much and may notice new things.Ps: I am more of a Hye-yeong shipper than a Sun-oh shipper so please don't come at me.
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