Love Alarm Season 2 (2021)

Me encantó, la 1era temporada me pareció algo aburrida pero esta 2da temporada está mucho mejor, nose como explicarlo pero de repente el drama se volvió interesante y emocionante al punto que no podía dormir pensando que iba a pasar. Nada más en el 1er capítulo de la 2da temporada se ve una gran mejora por lo que la 2da temporada empezó con buen pie, no quiero ofender a la 1era temporada por respeto a la 2da pero el capitulo 1 de la 2da temporada fue sinceramente el primer capítulo que verdaderamente disfruté y me gustó de todo Love Alarm, antes de ese capítulo todo fue muy aburrido para mi.

Esta temporada es aún más corta que la primera, tuvo menos capítulos y también menos aburrimiento.

A diferencia de la primera temporada todos los capítulos de Love Alarm 2 me mantuvieron interesada, incluso en los momentos medio aburridos.

Con respecto al final, me encantó, sobre todo porque por lo general soy team secundario, entonces el hecho de que la protagonista se quedara con quien yo quería y parecía tener menos posibilidades, me hace super super feliz, me parece un final diferente en el que te hacen creer que el protagonista es uno pero en realidad es el otro. Siento que esta es una victoria para todos los buenos secundarios que siempre se quedan solos, Hye Yeong triunfó por todos ellos, además realmente se lo merecía y aunque todavía no entiendo porque kim JoJo terminó con Sun Oh en la 1era temporada (por eso y otras cosas ella realmente no me agrada, aunque Sun Oh tampoco) estoy segura de que tomó la mejor decisión que las protagonistas de los dramas nunca toman: escogió quedarse con su mejor opción.

Entonces, aunque los aproximadamente 1eros 20 min (o más) del capítulo final me parecieron una pérdida de tiempo –(por cierto, no solo en este capítulo, aunque Love Alarm tenía una buena base para ser un drama espectacular en muchos capítulos hay escenas que personalmente no me interesaban en lo más mínimo y que fácilmente pudieron ser excluidas e invertir ese tiempo en alguna información o momento realmente importante de interés que aportara a la historia, ya que Love Alarm al ser un kdrama romántico corto bastante serio, es decir, sin pizca alguna de comedia, al tener este tipo de escenas extras de "relleno " cuando todavía falta por rellenar, es decir, faltan escenas aclaratorias importantes, se hace un poquito fastidioso y la 1era temporada está repleta de estas escenas)–, el resultado final fue memorable.

No me gustan los personajes de Love Alarm, solo me gusta Hye Yeong, que lindo era al hacer sonar la Love Alarm de Jojo varias veces al salir y entrar en el radio de 10 metros y cuando gritó que Jojo era lo que estaba en su corazón, awwww! quiero un novio como Hye Yeong. Nunca me agradó Sun Oh, desde el principio fue malo.

Las escenas finales en las que mostraron que Jojo si había hecho sonar la Love Alarm de Hye Yeong me hicieron muy feliz hasta llorar de alegría.

Es cierto, le faltaron muchas cosas por aclarar, quedaron varios cabos sueltos y cosas en el aire, no es un drama perfecto pero definitivamente esta temporada fue mucho mejor y más emocionante.

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Una historia con una vista madura...

Me gusto que reflejan dos tipos de amor diferentes, en la primera temporada podemos ver un amor juvenil, en el cual muchas veces sabemos que no llega a pasar de la escuela... y en este segunda temporada vemos como crece un amor mas maduro, el cual se basa en el soporte que se dan ambas partes, independientemente de con quien se quedara, pudimos ver madurar a los personajes y a la protagonista superar sus traumas y ver el amor propio

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No creo que Sunho terminara infeliz, ya que se ve como madura, y ve que su mama empieza ha hacer un esfuerzo, eso sin decir que el empieza a esforzarse por Yokjo, quien es su novia

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expresado su inconformidad con el final

“Cómo lo he dicho en varias publicaciones.
El problema no es que no se haya quedado con Sun-Oh EL PROBLEMA ES QUE NO LE DIERON UN FINAL BONITO LO UNICO QUE HICIERON FUE ENFOCARSE EN LOS PROBLEMAS DE JOJO Y HYE YEON, y Sun-Oh y Yukjo solo estaban de relleno, si tanto querían enfocarse en ellos pues no me hubieran puesto a Sun-Oh y Yukjo ahí, aparte de que se ve muy forzado el final entre Sun-Oh y Yukjo”
¿Porqué no me gusto el final de love alarm? Independientemente con quien se quedará Jojo necesitaba necesitaba darse amor propio, superar sus traumas y empezar de cero y Sunho necesitaba tiempo para superar todo, sanar sus heridas y ahi a comenzar de nuevo, el final que me dieron de sunho me dio tanta pena tanto por las dos partes ambos están heridos y no merecían ese final, merecían algo mejor.
pudieron darnos un mejor final con un mensaje muy bueno, pero no nos dieron un final todo choto y forzado.

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Temporada fantasma

La segunda temporada de Love Alarm puede ser considerada como una ''temporada fantasma''. Son seis capítulos que más que aportar, te hacen crear más dudas de lo que ya está sucediendo.
A pesar de que a mi sí me gustó que el final fuese Hye Young y Jojo, considero que la historia que se ha ido contando solo ha hecho dejar mal a Sun Oh y no darle un final merecido. Conforme pasan los capítulos creo que la historia no le hace bien a este personaje y que el espectador termina teniendo dos sentimiento hacia él: pena e indiferencia.
Sinceramente, no creo que el endgame Hye Young-Jojo haya sido la razón por la que a muchas persona no le ha gustado esta temporada. Como he comentado anteriormente, cada capítulo te va dejando con más dudas, deja cosas sin resolver y va generando un desapego de la trama.
Mi puntuación final es un aprobado porque tenía ganas de verla y el endgame ha sido el que yo quería, pero creo que si se hubiese quedado con la primera temporada solo, hubiese sido mejor.

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Decepción

Doy esa calificación porque me la vi con mi novio, por lo que la hace muy especial, sin embargo sentí como si todo lo que construyeron en la primera temporada lo botaran a la mierda. Soy feliz porque, aunque soy team Sun Oh, me gustó que no quedara con su primer amor ya que siempre es así en los dramas coreanos.
No hubo una concordancia con el final de la primera, no se entendió como llegó a enamorarse tan perdidamente de Hye yeong, Sun Oh sufrió bastante y se vió como un desesperado cuando no debió ser asi, y además, odie que la prima haya quedado tan bien, donde está la justicia divina, perra.

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Estuve esperando los 6 capítulos a que pasara algo interesante

Le doy un punto al director porque la estética es muy bonita y visualmente es agradable. Pero eso es lo único que puedo resaltar de esta temporada :/

La historia estuvo 0 interesante. Realmente no pasa nada relevante a excepción del drama amoroso que ni estuvo tan bueno por diferentes razones, pero ese punto lo trataré después. Aunque habían, por así decirlo, dos problemas principales (que eran el misterio de si Duk-Gu había muerto o no y el de todo el tema de los dibujos de Jo-Jo y el asesinato) quitando el triangulo amoroso , ninguno fue cautivador porque no los supieron manejar como se debía.

Ambos problemas hubieran hecho que el drama fuera mil veces mejor. Aunque no fui muy fan ni de la primera temporada, yo sí quería saber qué pasaba con Duk-Gu y esa fue una de las principales razones por las que me la vi. Pero dejaron eso en un segundo plano, no le dieron la importancia que merecía, el misterio de saber si estaba vivo o no. Aunque trataron de hacerlo, todo queda opacado por el triangulo amoroso y se queda muy soso y aburrido porque se resuelve bastante fácil. Lo mismo pasa con el tema de los dibujos y el asesinato.

Y no me vengan a decir "es que la cantidad de capítulos no dejaba hacer eso" porque por ejemplo Kingdom, un drama que también tiene 6 capítulos que duran en promedio 50 minutos, supo resaltar todos los problemas y tratarlos como se debían, haciendo que el drama fuera entretenido. Pero no, los directores decidieron darle TODO el enfoque al triangulo amoroso, y ni eso estuvo bien hecho por lo siguiente:

Arruinaron el personaje de Sun-Oh sólo para justificar que Jo-Jo se quedara con Hye-Yeong. Si se dan cuenta, la personalidad de Sun-Oh en la anterior temporada no tiene nada de parecido con la de esta. Le dieron un giro de 180 grados y pasó de ser el chico tierno, a ser el tóxico que maltrata a la protagonista. La verdad eso se me hizo super innecesario, tuvieron BASTANTE tiempo para buscar otra excusa mucho mejor que esa. Cuál era la necesidad de arruinar a Sun-Oh? Se les acabó la creatividad?

Otra cosa que quiero tratar es el tema de Yuk-Jo y Sun-Oh. No tengo nada en contra de la actriz ni del personaje, pero por qué se quedó tanto tiempo con Sun-Oh si claramente este no la quería? Él nunca hizo sonar su Love Alarm y no tiene excusa como Jo-Jo que tenía puesto el escudo. No recuerdo muy bien como era su relación en la primera temporada, pero por lo menos en esta siempre la trató horriblemente hasta que ella explotó. El final de ellos dos me pareció estúpido. "Voy a ir todos los días a tu casa hasta que me gustes"? Como por qué? Por qué te tiene que gustar alguien que claramente no amas? Por qué te esfuerzas en hacerlo si ya estuviste bastante tiempo con ella y en ningún momento hiciste sonar su Love Alarm? Muy tonto todo.

Por último, quiero decir que no entiendo por qué Jo-Jo nunca le comentó el tema del escudo a Hye-Yeong. Sinceramente no había razón para mantenerlo en secreto. Jo-Jo tenía sus sentimientos claros y sabía que, a pesar de no hacer sonar su Love Alarm, ella amaba a Hye-Yeong. Pero Hye-Yeong siempre vivió con ese miedo de no saber si Jo-Jo lo amaba, porque no sabía que había algo que impedía hacer sonar su Love Alarm. No era tan difícil explicarle.

En fin, en principio le iba a dar una menor puntuación, pero aunque no me gustó casi, logró entretenerme a pesar de que tenía las expectativas super bajas.

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I am upset about how Jojo never considered Sunoh's feelings.

First of all, let me say that I never really write reviews, but this time I got so baffled I had to.

The story evolved around 3 characters where one(Sunoh) got completely walked over because he wanted to get his happiness back, second(Jojo) stayed as messy as ever, not even bothering about how her actions would affect Sunoh. And third(Hyeyeong) got the girl just because he somehow became a certain option but we don't know why it was never made clear why Jojo couldn't choose Sunoh anymore when she swore that she'd never love anyone more than him. Yet she kept running away from him, not even trying to give him an explanation. She just pierced his heart with her words and left. I really wanted her to become more mature as the years passed, but she stayed as a victim and never came out of that state
And above all the "Love Alarm". The app remained in their daily lives even after everything.
If we think that this whole drama was about not trusting an app for choosing a loved one but our own hearts, then why did JJ go to such lengths to get the "spear"?! The application was not destroyed, nor ever used by main leads. They still relayed on the app and who rang whose alarm Although that couldn't be trusted. As Sunoh's mother said her husband still rings her alarm even tho he's cheating on her. Or we could think that this drama was about the pain of unfulfilled first love and moving on but they failed to deliver that message.

Furthermore, I knew SO & JJ had no chance(it kinda become more clear when teasers came out), I hoped they'd clear out their misunderstandings as grown-ups should. but oh boy.
I am upset about what they did to the characters and how they pushed Sunoh away. He had so much potential to emerge from a broken teen to an accomplished adult, to grow and learn self-love, but writers ruined his character. They destroyed him and then gave him a "happy ending" I'm sorry what?! he isn't even being himself around Yukjoo. He had to heal first and then get back with her. However, at least she treats him right, and really loves him so I hope she'll make him happier.
Jojo never returned the smile she stole from Sunoh. She made him cry and walked away after saying "I'm sorry" but never solving for what.

Despite being painful as hell, I really loved the last meeting scene of JJ & SO. That scene carried so much pain and nostalgia, their thoughts of what it could've been or what will never be. I wish she told him the truth behind everything right there, the entire dialogue they shared lacked honesty, and that meeting had to make them let go of each other. (mostly SO) but of course, the writers had to make Sunoh accept the confusion instead without any clarifications.

On the other hand, Gulmi had more character development than I expected, watching her chasing hearts was rather entertaining. even tho she was faking it she was learning to treat others better. (hopefully)
I don't know why nobody said anything about Dukgu, his appearance was rather short.

I must admit actors did a great job portraying their characters with what was given to them. The cinematography was wonderful, the scenes were shot beautifully, and the brightness was a bit off but it was still fine.

Edit: For those who think I disliked the ending because JJxHY was endgame let me tell you that it's not like that. Since I knew that would be the ending from a long time ago. My main concern was what they'd do to characters and how they'd end up developing them. what would happen to the love alarm & if they'd stopped using it?
JJ returning a smile to Sunoh didn't imply her dating him. All I meant was for her to give him any clue of what happened because at least he deserved it. The best she could do for a person that still makes her emotional was to give him proper answers, so he could move on. That would be a humane thing to do. (from my point of view obviously)
My (and the majority of comments) main complaint here is still the execution of characters and not giving them decent conclusions.
SO basically became the wasted character for the convenience of a writer to write the JJxHY arc, he was used as a plot device for the ending. he was portrayed as a pitiful person who tried to hold on to what made him happy in season one and in season 2 they still continued using him as just that.
the writers didn't even bother to give him proper closure at the end of the season, we see him still holding on to his feelings, but right before it ends he lets go. The writers were so bet on pulling that "it's all fine" card that they somehow thought that ending him up with someone he doesn't even love (for now) was a solid idea.

The only reason why I watched this till the end is Song Kang who is one of my fav actors. He keeps getting better and better, turning into a prominent actor. Can't wait to see his upcoming projects.
As for If I recommend this or not, watch it if you can deal with heartbreak. Season 2 has a whole different vibe from Season 1.

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Felt like a different drama

From the first time i saw the trailer, I was scared that it would be too different from the first season. The whole feel of the drama felt forced, not just the storyline but also the shots and pacing. Because of the change of directors, the season felt like a whole different drama compared to the first. While the first season had more of this lighthearted, comic feel to it, this season had a more serious, adult vibe. At first, I thought this would be appropriate since this is where they mature but it lost some of the dramas charm. Even though the first had this lighthearted vibe, it didn't take away from the seriousness of situations. This season made the maturity and seriousness feel forced.

The setting are also all different than the previous season which made it further feel like youre watching a whole different drama. The school, the houses, the convience store. Like, they had to change the CU to a 7-Eleven. Even though it had 2 episodes less than the previos, the pacing made it feel longer. And the OSTs was forgettable, unlike the first.

Eventhough I dont agree with the ending, i didnt like that the relationships weren't developed that much and it made me not sympathize with Jojo unlike the previous season. The drama didn't solve Jojo's real problem: running away. From the very start, when things get hard, she runs. She said that she put on the sheild to "protect" Sunoh, at first sure, i can see that, but when Sunoh found out about it, "all she can think about was Hyeyoung". Like, girl, you gave this guy that was so in love with you, hell for 4 years, and now he knows about it, you can't even think about how you've hurt him. She didn't give Sunoh the proper apology that he deserves. She said she loved him, but she loved herself more, leading to both their suffering. And with all this, unresolved problems, she runs to Hyeyoung. It felt like just because he's Hyeyoung, she should end up with him.

With all this, I think the story and especially the direction the director chose in filming this season is really disappointing. I think even if the story turn out the same but had the same style, or even the same colour palette of the first season, I would have enjoyed it more because it would connect; but from the first episode, I already knew this wasn't the same drama I waited for. I felt like it wasted the 2 years I waited for this drama. It made me hate Jojo and made me feel bad for Hyeyoung and Sunoh. I'll just pretend this season never happened.

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Disappointment

I would describe this show as a big disappointment; I did not have high expectations for this show. The bar was low, and somehow the show manages to go lower than that. As someone who watches a lot of Netflix shows, this is at the bottom of the list. Everything was flipped here; the way Netflix executed this show was horrible. In the first season, we all can agree that Sun Oh had a lot of screen time and Hye Young did not. However, here is the opposite I wouldn't even consider Sun Oh a main character when he had minimum screen time. I went from liking Jo Jo's character to hating her. The whole "spear" situation was just wrong. She goes from installing a shield to using the "spear" to ring Hye Young's love alarm.. and they want us to think that she is sincere and is a way to show Hye Young that she loves him? No, it was stupid and idiotic; why couldn't she be honest for once in her life. I was so happy when it came crumbling down when Hye Young found out. She deserves no one! They tried to make Sun Oh into a villain when we all know we all feel pity for him, at least give him a good ending him crying all the time is not going to give closure to his character. This was poorly developed and horrible written. The only reason why I kept watching it was for the developer's storyline and because Jo Jo's cousin, she was the only interesting character on the show besides the developer(s) and Hye young. Hye Young was a sweetheart, but he deserves better than Jo Jo. I want to say that I am neutral in the whole love triangle situation, but Netflix did a horrible job. First, they make a majority of the viewers in season one like Sun Oh, and with little information about Hye young, expected people to like his character be happy that Jo Jo ended up with him... NO. The ending was no better than season one's ending. Jo Jo was the villain in her own story; she created all the problems herself.

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Okay. I'm being honest with you. I keep waiting this drama for almost a 2 years. I guess it's not only me right? I'm so excited whenever I heard that love alarm 2 will be air soonest! So I keep my self ready for another best drama. So I expected it will went well like yes it does, but idk if just for me.. but for me it's just OK, u know what I mean.

Let's focus on the quality. Idk if it just me or what? The lightings and the brightness is too much. It's so hard to watch because of the brightness unlike in season 1.

It feels like I watched a different drama. The whole vibes is too much different than the first one. I like the first one especially the sweetness touched of the whole drama is still in there ( romance between sunoh and jojo) but after watching the season 2 it feels like I am watching a different drama with more mature vibes. It's so serious and I can't even finish a episodes without skipping some parts.

I skipped most of parts and I almost drop this season 2 while watching a few minutes of episode. It's clearly most of people who waited this season 2 want jojo to be end up with sun oh because of their iressistible chemistry and the fact that sun oh don'y deserves to be hur like this. The trailer scammed us and build us a high hopes that she will end up with sun oh but in the end... I think they should end it up in season 1.

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The bad rating really isn’t about the endgame

PROBABLY SPOILER ALERT!


I dont even know where to start. At first I felt sad we were getting only 6 ep, but I couldnt wait for it to end.
It was the most tiring, slow-paced, boring season ever. I have watched season 1 probably over 5 times. It was my first kdrama and that’s why I was so invested. For someone to wait for almost two years and checking every month to see if there was an update, this was a let down. The bad rating is not because of the endgame, trust me.

Let me just start by saying that the characters were all completely different (in a negative way). We knew none of them really. There was no character development. Sunoh was pretty much non-existent (like how can you give the most important character so little screentime while he was the one that made almost everyone watch and like this show). Jojo was the most toxic, indecisive FL I have ever seen. How can you still be like that at that age? She was only hurting everyone around her for no apparent reason. She had no characteristics and no evolvement. No goals, no dreams- nothing. She was never studying, never caring for her friend (seriously what was the purpose of putting her in the show?) or anyone around her. Yet she always felt like everyone around her was hurting her. Instead of wanting a boyfriend (I think her having 3 bfs in a kdrama is a record), she should’ve just let the brothers alone to avoid their friendship to break. She just toyed with them. They did Sunoh so dirty, both Jojo and Heyyoung.

Heyyoung grew up with him and let a girl come inbetween them. Yes, maybe he liked her first but that never means he should’ve had her from the beginning. He worked with her for years and she never, ever knew him, never cared for him. That says enough about him. He was a very passive person. When Sunoh wanted to communicate about where they went wrong as friends (because Sunoh really did care), he just had the audacity to completely disregard him and just walk away without saying anything. That was wayy worse than what Sunoh did to him (even though in s1 Sunoh was like “Jojo is not an object, let her choose”). They both broke the bro-code. Heyyoung was the most boring character ever. When characters are silent and shy, they usually have an inner quirky-ness. Heyyoung had nothing. I still dont know what Heyyoung was doing at his internship or what he wanted to become in life. Just like Jojo; no dreams, no goals- nothing. His only obsession in life was someone he loved for over four years without knowing a single thing about that person and having never really talked with her (seriously, what did he like about her again?!).

Sunoh on the other hand was the only normal character (plus Gul-mi, never thought I would say this). He was trying to communicate to understand what was going on and what happened. He wanted to give Jojo all his love when he never even had love from his closed ones. He was never a rich brat. I never understood why people thought he was a bad person. There was not one bad thing about him. He was always there for others without judging them. He never cared about his money or fame and even did good causes. He was not a toxic character nor was he the unhealthy factor in his relationship with Jojo. Even with Yukju he was straighforward and she knew everything about what he did and didn’t feel. Throughout the series I kept thinking of how Jojo did not deserve him and how Yukju was a sweet girl. I wish instead of making him go through so much pain, they should’ve just focused on his relationship with Yukju. I am sure more people would’ve liked the show then. The scenes with his parents were really confusing and the whole production felt rushed. In s1 everything looked more real and thought-out, now we didn’t even see one single worker of his mother next to her.

There was literally no plot, no plot development. Romance consisted of them just walking each other home and texting if they have eaten. They were so boring. Jojo was just a pathetic character and I don’t get how no one left her in her life without dying. Jojo and Heyyoung both lacked the skill of communication and communication is key. That was a major red flag. Also how she did the same FAULT again when using the spear for Heyyoung. Like you used the shield and regretted it and now you use the spear? No wonder he had left. I was glad he did to prove a point.

I never thought I would’ve said this but the only one I really liked in this show was Gul-Mi. Such a funny, insane but still sane girl she was. I was glad that Duk Gu hadn’t died and she got her karma.

Duk Gu was annoying to me about how Jojo would’ve rang Heyyoungs love alarm regardless. Because there was no reason for her to like Heyyoung. There was nothing that he had that Sunoh didn’t have. It was all about timing. She breaks up with Sunoh because of her past issues but four years later she still has those issues and no character development, yet suddenly gives Heyyoung a chance. Why? Why not Sunoh? Because suddenly Heyyoung came to the damsel in distress. She would’ve liked anyone at that point.

ALSO, where was the whole Anti-Love alarm group? Why put that in the drama in s1 only to never go back to it in s2? That would’ve made it more realistic and interesting. We all were waiting for that.

The saddest scene were I broke down was when Sunoh and Jojo met up for closure. It felt so forced and if it was just for SK and KSY they probably would’ve chosen JojoxSunoh. I felt like it was all about timing. It looked like a missed chance. Her saying that she would install the shield again if she went back was disrespecting Sunoh. She should’ve felt ashamed for causing him so much pain. I felt like Jojo would’ve liked anyone who came in front of her. If Sunoh would’ve stayed by her side regardless, I wonder what would’ve happened.

But to be honest, I am glad she ended up with Heyyoung. Both passive and no chemistry but Sunoh deserved better so I am glad. He is way too precious to end up with a toxic person like Jojo. There was also zero reason for him to like Jojo. She was not worth it. I am sure the actors all think the same way and I am happy Jung Ga Ram is serving in the military cause he won’t get all the backlash now.

Nobody should feel sorry. Netflix knew what they were doing. We all warned them for not putting out a half-assed season. The fact that they also took away our Sunoh moments and made them Heyyoungs (liking list etc) was so painful. The scenes were lacking and a lot of things were left out or rushed (where the hell is the love alarm 2.0 event scene?!). I won’t watch anything of this director and screenwriter again. I cannot believe how they passed this. Even my cat could write it better. There was not even one “wow” moment. I just feel pain for my wasted two years.

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