Un Amor Tan Hermoso (2020)

So good, and made positive changes from the original.

First let me say that I was a bit nervous going into this drama because I had liked the #Cdrama original, and was afraid it might not be quite the same. But, for me anyway, this version was even better because it improved the things that I had found lacking in the original. I even went back and rewatched part of the original to see the differences.

1st: The pacing is so good in this version. Both the #CDrama and the #Kdrama are 24 episodes long, but the #Cdrama episodes are about 45 minutes long and the #KDrama episodes are about 22 minutes long. That helped speed up the pace of the drama and got rid of some of the things that I felt made the story drag in the #CDrama. However, it didn't change the story much and in fact seemed almost the same. A few plot points were slightly adjusted, but nothing major or anything that changed the story.

2nd: In the #Cdrama, I liked the female lead, but she was just too immature at times. This female lead keeps all the cuteness of the original, but lets her be an adult as well.

3rd: The Male Lead is cold and aloof in both dramas, but I found myself smiling more at the lead in this version. It's like the director made more of a point about allowing the audience to see the ML's feelings even when the Female lead is totally clueless. He's not cruel in any way (where in the #Cdrama, some of his choices can seem that way)...he's quite simply awkward and it's fun to watch him trying to figure out what to do...even when he makes a poor choice, once he figures it out, he tries to fix the situation if he can.

The one thing I wish had been given a bit more focus is the Female lead's love of drawing. It's important to the plot later in the drama, but not included much in the majority of the show. So when it becomes a plot point, if I hadn't been familiar with the #CDrama, it might have been confusing. In this version, her talent is shown at times, but more in the background...which was a bit disappointing.

Overall though, I really really enjoyed this drama.

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This Vs. Original?... I prefer this one

I love both version. But I'm being honest with you guys that I prefer this version than the original. About the story... I can't say anything about it because it's just the same storyline and scenes so I'll give both version each 1 point.🤭

Next is, what I like more about this version is Kim YoHan portrayed the character Jiang Chen from original more sweet and caring... as it should be. I just realized that Jiang Chen from original looks like more toxic rather than being a "cool" he doesn't even smile and it feels like he is not that serious about her. ( Sorry if I offend someone..i love the actor I'm just criticizing the character not the actor peace.🤗 ) While the character Cha Heon from this version is much more adorable and sweet. His character is the ide boyfriend that everyone's wishing for.

Secondly, before this series came out I'm just thinking if they could beat the original soundtrack 🤣 Like... the ost from original became so popular and hit. still one of my all time ost fave from cdrama!
But after listening to all ost from this version... I'm falling 🤭😍 Especially the ost from intro (Loveable) and the wedding dance scene song. It's so cute and fluffy like what the drama feels like🤣💜💜.

Third, this version is much more funnier and sweet. It fill up the voids from the original version. It's kinda feel rushed for me maybe because I already know what's going to happen.

That's why I prefer this one than the original.

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Fluffy and Light hearted!

Honestly, I did not have much to expect from this drama as I had not seen the original Chinese version and by reading its synopsis and looking at its screen time I assumed it would just be light-hearted, cute and easy to watch and nothing more- and that’s precisely how it was.

You know when you are watching a few k-dramas at once and they all tend to get heavy at a point? Turning to one that is just sweet and stress-free and leaves you smiling is the perfect in-between delightful solution. This drama is exactly that.

Something that most people point out and I do agree is that the age gap between the leads is apparent. It however gets better as the show progresses and I for one got used to it. It’s also true that the FL acts too cutesy during the school days and there is a fair share of moments that make you cringe- but again, I got used to this. It helped that I never took the show too seriously.

If you do decide to watch this and like me haven’t seen the C-drama version, you have nothing to compare it to and will thus enjoy it. There is nothing groundbreaking happening in this drama but sometimes 20-30 minutes of fluff is just what you need!

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Not Good Enough

The Korean Remake of the Chinese hit drama " A Love So Beautiful " fails to deliver, as it was too short and too cheesy.

The story centers around high schoolers who are feeling the first specs of love. The first part of the drama is actually dedicated to their youthful years and, failing, however, to pass down a nostalgic feeling that most of the school dramas do, especially when they are placed in the past. The second part of the drama focuses, on the other hand, on their adult lives and that's when the drama starts, with the main relationship being tested and sometimes skips that weren't handled smoothly.

I guess the main problem that this drama faces is its short episodes. They try to have small cases per episodes, but the actual story can't be developed properly due to that. Another minus that appeared was the cliche of many situations that arose. From the old camera work to the cheesy romantic gestures, but, especially, to the female lead's reactions to everything that were beyond childish and ended up being annoying, the drama is just too predictable and not because its a remake. Come to think about it, the original was closer to the melodrama premises, with a focus on their adult life, family problems and more grown up drama. On the contrary, this one is more immature and gets boring easily.

At least the side characters were interesting and added some entertainment here and there when it was needed. The performances were pretty good from everyone in the cast as well.

So, overall, 3.5 out of 10.

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My Honest Opinion is I like the Korean version better

Okay, before everyone bites my head off here are a few reasons
I think the Korean version takes out certain scenes that weren’t needed like when the ML tried to make her jealous in the original (it was a part that wasn’t needed at all honestly) the Korean version also added a couple scenes that I thought were very well placed also.
Like when the ML actually fed her when she was feeling down and let her cry again on his sleeves (this did not happen in the original I checked 😂) about not getting into college it was a very cute and well placed.

My opinion the casting was so spot on but her best friend in the Korean version is so pretty, again my opinion 😂
I’ve seen a couple of dramas/web dramas with the FL. So joo-yeon and she’s always been very cute so I think she fit the role perfect.
As for the ML ... Kim Yo-Han I know he was first place in the produce x 101 and it’s to bad about what happen to that group because they would of been super popular and were very talented. So I hope he can become a very successful actor but he also fit the ML part great.
As for the the supporting roles they all seem to do the original cast justice.

Will all that said and done this is my opinion and I know people are going to be negative or not agree which is fine but if you actually have seen the original version and compared it to the Korean version it’s very similar and people should be happy that you can rewatch this very cute drama either with the original or the Korean version and enjoy it.
If I had to choose which one I like better it would be the Korean version

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Crash and burn

I finished this series feeling that the MC's aren't going to have a happy life together, which made the time spent watching it a waste. The title should have been "A Lonely Love", because that's what I see in the FL's future.

The good:
I found the story, while the characters were still at school, to be cute and enjoyable. The secondary characters were also sweet and kept me engaged. To me, this story has a manga feel to it for the most of the series and it has the normal absurdities I enjoy in reading Slice Of Life manga.

The bad:
As a romance this story fell apart for me when the characters started facing real problems in the adult world. The problems are never addressed and the story ends without the couple realizing that the future of their relationship is in serious jeopardy. There are 24 episodes, so surely there was time to show the viewer that the couple is dealing with and found solutions to their problems.

In the original Chinese version the love the ML had as an adult for the FL came across much better and I believed they could make it work. In this remake it's difficult not to think the FL should have ended up with the secondary male. None of this is the fault of the actors - it's a crappy script.

Lastly, eventually the male lead became to youthful looking for his age. The same actors played the characters from age 14 to 30 and only the FL could really pull 30 off. The male lead looked 24 max and not enough was done to differentiate his character at different ages.

There was a lot to like about this story, but in the end it was disappointing. I don't want to spend hours of my life watching a show that ends with a couple with a dim future.

Will I re-watch it? No. Am I furious that I watched it? Also no.

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I don't know how to start my review on this but I want to establish first that I loved the Chinese version of this. That being said, I will be writing many comparisons between this remake and the original in my review.

I did enjoy this one but it didn't give me the same level of butterflies than the original. Probably part of the reason is that Shen Yu and Hu Yi Tian have explosive chemistry. In this version, it was kinda lacking. And since this was shorter in duration, it didn't give much in-depth look at the characters. I feel like people who didn't watch the original will not really appreciate the phasing of this one. I was crying on Jin Hwan's story arc but that's because I was so attached to his character in the C-version, this version didn't give my Philae & Rosetta justice.

Now what I loved in this version is that the male lead is so squishy, fluffy, kind and overall a better person than the original. As I said, I wasn't much into the chemistry of the leads but I still wanna give this a high rating because of Cha Heon's character. I didn't know it was the actor's first role. Sol-i though was the opposite. I didn't like how the actress portrayed her. I don't remember the original version to be squeaky.

If you want to watch this one but haven't watched the original, I recommend you watch the original first. It will make you comprehend more and understand each character better and will give you an enjoyable experience in watching this just like I did.

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Chill, cute, fluffly, and extremely bingeable

I never really got into chinese dramas so I haven't seen the chinese version, but what I have to say about this one is: I LOVED IT

so, I had just finished Navillera and I *needed* something chill and cute and fluffy yo watch, and that's exactly what that it. It's reeeally bingeable, I think I might have seen 22 of the 24 episodes in a day (I really wasn't feeling like studying today)

The only thing that slighly bothered me was the age difference, I knew the actress so I knew her age and the boy can't look over his age, no matter how hard they try, so it did look a bit awkward in the last few episodes lol

But overall this drama made me smile sooooo much. The first half (or the part that they were in high school) was sooo good, it felt like a sitcom, and I think I could watch dozens more episodes of those. When they grow up it starts to get a lot more serious, but I didn't mind it that much cause it feel a bit more realistic that way.

The love triangle was okay in the beginning, but after a while (when they're grown ups) I'm just like "dude, she doesn't like you, it's been teen years, go find someone else". But he was really nice nevertheless.

At first I though the main character acting was really bad then I let it passed cause I realized this not only was his first time acting but also it might have been the characters / writing fault, since they even joke sometimes about how little he speaks or how long it takes for him to make a decision.

(this review became a lot longer than I expected so I'm stopping here hehe)

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There is nothing truly wrong about it… but it’s not right either.

This should not have 24 episodes… but it also should have more. It makes sense in my brain, truly. On one hand, the show was simply boring because of the lackluster storytelling and constant time jumps - nothing was established well, which resulted in me not caring about anything, so why make it so long? On the other hand, giving it more episodes could potentially make the show better - making the pacing more even, not skipping a few years every 5 minutes of screen time.

What was that “each episode starts a few months later” deal. They literally kept starting from new moments in lives, with no closure to the previous ones. You will literally have to write 80% of the plot in your head yourself, fill all the gaps. It's literally like a YouTube compilation of the drama highlights... but it's actually the whole drama.

The thing is, I would rather watch 24 episodes of behind the scenes, than the show itself. Last few minutes of the last episode, showing some NGs, was truly the best part and I could not stop smiling and laughing.

The characters? I don’t even know. Heon was all over the place, but I blame it on Yo Han’s delivery. At the same time, there were few moments that truly made the character awful… But Sol-i? At some point she is 30 in the show, but acts like a middle schooler. There is no development nor maturing with her character. She acts exactly the same in the opening episode in high school, and fully grown up in the last episode.

Who I liked? Ha Young and Jin Hwan. They were so adorable and entertaining to watch. Seo Ji Soo also did not get enough screen time. I would not mind her becoming part of the friend’s group. She would fit perfectly.

Onto the acting. People think playing an emotionless, cold male lead is easy, but it’s not - it’s an art of its own, and sadly Yohan did not master it. I guess one could say the acting is actually quite balanced - So Ju Yeon was overacting…and Yohan was not acting at all, barely reading the script.

OST wise, except for the intro cover, which was loveable, great and always made me happy, I don't remember even one song.

Overall, it’s just painfully mediocre. It’s basically fast food entertainment.

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A very summarized version.

If you have watched the Chinese version, I would strongly advise that you do not watch this version. (Do watch the wedding dance scene though it’s probably the best scene.) However this version does have some good points to it..

Pros:
-second ML’s looks (TBH I think swimmer guy in this version is more attractive) and his acting is on par with the actor of the original version.
-the cute relationship between FL and her dad
-making tweaks to the story to make it fit into a korean context
-second FL and third ML relationship

Cons:
-ML is not cold enough. He has a pretty boy face and really is obvious with his feelings. He smiles way more than ML in the original version which makes it not suit the character.
-the transition between scenes tend to be very abrupt. With the time limitations, a lot of things need to be cut but it became that a lot of details were not shown making it especially hard to connect.
-FL’s tone. I have watched FL in dr romantic 2 and u actually liked her acting there and never felt that she was forcing herself into the character. But in this drama, her tone just irritates me, it’s so exaggerated that I just cringe every time she says “cha heon”. She also ruined the famous opening scene :( Note: in the original version the FL never ever speaks in a cutesy voice so she’s definitely not modeling the original version.
-ML can be more expressive with his emotions. Granted it’s his first time acting so he probably doesn’t know exactly how to yet? But in the original version, It was also FL’s first time acting.
-The missing height difference (there is but not as significant)

The Chinese version had 24-one hour-episodes while this version has 24-twenty minutes-episodes. From this you can already know that they probably cut out many details and events.

A few important details that I felt they really neglected are:
-ML and his mom’s relationship
-the dedication of the teacher
-how ML became warmer to FL
-second FL’s love for the doctor
-the seriousness of second ML’s injury

Overall, I must say I’m pretty disappointed as I had high hopes. I think the production team really made a mistake when they decided 20 minute episodes would be sufficient.

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this remake is different than the original one but still beautiful in its own way.

im not usually write a review in here but here i am. i just finished watching this show last night and i cant stop thinking about it since. many people compared this show to the chinese one but i love both show, i think they have their own way beautifulness. but in the other side i love this show more, the korea version bc i think this show is so on point without anything that makes this show too much, i finish it just in 3 or 4 days bc usually the other show took me longer to finish them. and i love kim yohan so much after watching this, the way i know this is his first time and he really nailed it!

so for people who throw hate to this show i hope you guys reconsider it! think about it, bc remake show doesnt always have to be exact same to the original one. and for those who havent watch it, i told you, just give it a try! youll like it just like i do.

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