Splash Splash LOVE (2015)

A true rom com that’s light and funny with enough emotion in the romance.

The comedy isn’t based on broad characters, but rather having fun with time travel and pop culture. It’s earnest and happy which makes for a lot of fun in a unique way.

The leads handle the fun and romance so you just cheer them on, no matter how ridiculous or outrageous the situation.

After bingeing so many long dramas, it’s nice to have a short and complete story in two episodes. No needless plot twists to keep things going. Watch this one for a refreshing light rom com.

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Todos deveriam ver

Eu tenho um apego emocional gigantesco por esse mini-drama (filme de duas partes?) que me deixa sem palavras até hoje. É bom, muito bom. É um dos doramas obrigatorios que todos deveriam assitir quando estão entrando no mundo dos romances de epoca coreanos.
Muito curto, a historia é simplesmente perfeita do incio ao fim. O charme deve ser justamente por ser curto, não acho que seria tão emocionante sem fosse um k-drama de 12 eps, por exemplo. Tudo começa e acaba bem rapido, deixando um sentimento de saudade quando você termina de assitir. O romance é fofo, leve e extamamente emocionante.
Você sai querendo mais da historia, mas provavelmente não seria o mesmo.

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Short and sweet

This was a cute and sweet drama that would have benefited from having more episodes. The story was largely undeveloped and moved too fast.

Even though I liked the chemistry between the romantic characters, there wasn't enough time to properly develop any of their relationships. I wanted to see how the king actually came up with the writing system, the romance, and the friendship between Dan Bi and the queen. The queen was portrayed as a lonely young woman who just wanted to connect with someone, so she intended Dan Bi to become her friend by making her the king's concubine. This was an odd choice, but there was meaning behind it. The writers also teased us with romantic-ish relationship between the queen and Park Yeon, but it was largely unexplored. The gender bender trope lasted for longer than I wanted just to be explained at the end that the king always knew that Dan Bi was a woman. Hence, him rapidly falling in love with her without questioning his own sexuality was justified.

One interesting thing was that many characters in the past looked like the characters in the present, but I didn't feel like there was much explanation given as to why.

Overall, this is a cute piece of fluff with a happy ending, that doesn't offer much depth because of the short length.

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Appena finito e già lo riguarderei

Avete presente il film "Un'americana alla corte di Re Artù" con Whoopi Goldberg? Ecco, questo drama ve lo ricorderà molto, anche se decisamente più romantico. Presenta anche elementi che mi hanno ricordato sia Narnia che il manga Anatolia Story. Insomma, l'originalità non è la parola d'ordine. Eppure mi è piaciuto veramente un sacco. Lo riguarderei molto volentieri. Tutti gli elementi della storia sono stati giostrati molto bene. Abbiamo un inizio, un percorso e una fine. Nulla rimane al caso, tutto viene spiegato e ha un suo risvolto. Davvero consigliato se cercate una storia d'amore, e se volete passare due belle ore spensierate.

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I was looking for a drama to watch on my commute aka a drama that had short episodes which is when I came across Splash Splash Love. I am glad I found it. It was a just a cute mini drama to pass the time. Sure it had it flaws but overall, I liked it a lot.

Story: The story had unique timeslip concept which I had never seen in another drama before. I liked that the male lead's character was actually a guy from Korea's History because it did some educational stuff and connected some characters to actual people. I thought that was unique too. I also liked that the past and future were somewhat connected both when the female lead was in the past and events that happened in her own time period. I thought that allowed the story to be nicely tied together at the end. One thing I thought the drama didn't need was a bad guy....I get why the bad guy was put into the drama but I really didn't think it was necessary. The story was nice and fluffy and good without a bad guy.

Acting/Cast: One downfall for this drama for me was the female lead. I didn't particularly like aspects of her character. I thought she could have been acted better either by that actress or another actress. I did think the female and male lead had good chemistry though so that is a plus for me. The male lead I LOVED! I will probably check out some other dramas of his.

Music: Don't really remember much about the music.

Rewatch Value: Probably won't rewatch it

Overall: If you are looking for a short drama that is very satisfying and has some beautiful cinematography...This is the drama for you. It is just a cute and fluffy drama where you can't help but fall in love with the characters and story. Definitely had some comedy and cuteness.

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I thought it was fast paced at first, the development of the characters were too speedy for the first 2 episodes. I was waiting for the next episodes only to find out that it is just a 2 episode drama HAHA so I think i have to rewatch it and bear in mind of its 2 hr. length.
I think the story and plot is interesting. I think it would pass as a 16 episode series. I watched it because of the plot actually. The setting however on the joseon era wasn't that realistic. I was expecting it to be more formal or strict. But then considering the nature of this drama, its genre and the mood it presents. I think it is a good show. It is worth watching.very light and fun.

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When I read the introduction of this drama, I find it not interesting so that even though I had seen it many times in the website, I had not clicked to see it. However, one day, I did not have anything to see, I decided to give it a try. At first, I thought it is common time travel drama because I had watched many time travel dramas and novel. However, after the first episode, it hooked me. And now it is one of the best Korean dramas I have ever seen.

Everything is nearly perfect, especially the main cast. Doo Joon is born with the King's face. I did not know about BEAST and did not know he is idol before watching this drama. So surprise that he can convey all these emotions. He can express many faces of the king and a man. I think this role suits him better than the role in Let's eat. I did not pay attention on Kim Seul Gi in Surplus Princess, but I start to like her in Oh my Ghost but she is not outstanding enough in OMG. Now, I am totally impressed by her in Splash Splash love. Her acting is very good and natural. She looks so younger in SSL than her other dramas. The chemistry between the two main leads is both intense and cute at the same time.

The combination of story, direction and music are great that I had to search the writer and PD immediately. The writer is new and I also saw the old tv drama of this writer. In that drama, Kim Seul Gi is also the main lead. It is also interesting even though it is cannot be good as SSL. Her next tv drama is Universe's star. I am looking forward her next TV drama. Now the writer of SSL in my writer's list. I love the way the writer/director Kim Ji Hyun created the characters and how the characters developed.
Both the main leads's story developed in their own and together. The second leads's acting is ok even though they are not perfect but due to the lack of time, I am still satisfied with them. The main leads is 10/10 acting while second lead cannot achieve 10/10 so I just give 9.5 despite the fact that I want to give 10/10 in all section.

This story has some small flaws but the most I felt sad is that in the end, he still does not know her real name. He loved her, right? At least he should know that even though I understand why the writer did that. So 9.5!

In conclusion, this TV drama is the best Korean drama I have seen recently. The story is better than both Moon lovers and Moonlight. I have to say so. This drama makes me want to see short drama. Before watching SSL, I always liked watching long Korean drama.

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Extraordinary story

Years have passed and I still think fondly of this film, which I have watched again and I think I will return to it again someday.

It starts out as a simple movie about time travel and a girl pretending to be a eunuch, but it's so beautiful. It touches on the subject of success in life and academic validation, of the fact that each of us is perfect at something as long as we believe in ourselves and as long as we have people by our side.

Also, the narrative thread of the love relationship between the two protagonists is sublime. A forbidden love between a girl from the future and a king from the past becomes one of the cutest love stories I've ever watched.

What is amazing is the cinematography of the movie, the scenery, the setting, I fell in love with them the first time I saw the movie. I laughed, I cried, I was happy for the characters watching the story, which has such a peaceful, but also dramatic vibe. It keeps you in suspense, captivates you and transports you too into the world of the palace.

It's also a movie that teaches you about and honors King Sejong. It shows you that there are strong people who care about the people, who want to make a change.

And the friends you make throughout your life, whether you spend a little or a lot of time with them, change your life forever. It's a movie that teaches you to have more faith in your destiny and to believe that something magical can always happen to you.

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Adorable mini romcom!

Likes: No matter how many times I've watched this (which is an embarrassing amount), it continues to make me laugh. It's utterly adorable due to Kim Seulgi and swoony due to Yoon Doo Joon's gazes.

Dislikes: None

This 2 episode mini romcom is fun, funny, and so cute! Whenever I'm not in the mood to get invested in a new long drama and I just want something that's lighthearted, funny, and mindless entertainment, I turn to this mini kdrama. Kim Seulgi plays a high school senior who time travels back to the Joseon era and becomes a cross dressing eunuch to survive and Yoon Doo Joon plays the King who gradually falls for her.

KSG is such an underrated actress that deserves leading roles like this. She's great at acting, is so funny, and has this quality that makes you root for her right off the bat. She's adorable. Yoon Doo Joon is charismatic as the King and sometimes his gazes would just make me melt. The two together create many comical and fun situations where the chemistry is just awesome. This drama is silly so you can't watch it with a serious heart so if you are just looking for something short and sweet with logic thrown away, then I highly recommend checking this out!

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