Oh My Baby (2020)

Oh My Baby

ang Ha Ri is the ultimate workaholic. She hasn’t even had a boyfriend in the past decade, long ago decided to forget about looking for love, and instead has thrown her energy into her career.
However, as she works as a senior reporter for a parenting magazine named “The Baby,” she is constantly reminded of the one thing she wants most in life – to have a baby of her own.

She decides to cut to the chase and try for a baby but wants to skip one key stage – and resolves not to marry.
But as she turns her mind to single parenthood, she suddenly realizes that she is surrounded by admirers: freelance photographer Han Yi Sang, super-smart pediatrician Yoon Jae Young, and the office newbie, the doting Choi Kang Eu Ddeum.

This was actually unexpectadly a really good drama.

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From watching the trailers and looking at the posters, at first I thought this drama was going to be corny cheesy as hell with three guys chasing the female lead, but I love how Oh My Baby surprised us and offered us something different. I liked how genuine and meaningful the lines were in addressing common stereotypes. I also liked how the show was an easy watch. The plot was simple, and there was not much conflict, as the struggles of the female lead were enough drama already. The characters were nice and lovable too, which made it an easy watch. They really look close to one another and everyone felt like a friends and family, like they have been working for one another for years.

I ended up appreciating this drama a lot more for its very realistic portrayals of societal stereotypes, women, career, and relationship but most of all I loved it because of the three guys. The doctor was just as cute and sweet for her and Han Yi Sang was just so adorable to look at! Who knew he could be such a cutie, and could pull off a romcom! I want more of him please in cardigan and pastels! ^^

The OSTs were just amazing too, and I think it was able to help provide more emotions into the drama. I particularly loved and highly recommend Raindrops by CHEEZE, 별처럼 (Like a star) by Kwon Jin Ah, and Beautiful by Kim Sunggyu.

Overall, Oh My Baby is a good drama, but honestly, it could have been better so I rate it 8.5. For 16 episodes, the show got draggy in the middle because they have been talking about the same issues over and over again, and was not able to give us more. We could have been given more cute and sweet dating moments from our leads but no we weren't. For some, watching this would be kind of bland and lacking particularly to those people expecting and looking for a really quirky or funny romcom, as this one tackles more of a serious tone, like marriage and childbirth.

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O drama tem um bom ritmo, a história é interessante e dificilmente você encontrará algum drama Coreano abordando o tema de inseminação artificial.

Gosto muito das interpretações da Jang Na Ra, ela nunca decepciona na interpretação, como ela ama escolher personagens "coitadinhas" rsrsrs. Drama com ela é sempre garantia de que terão situações embaraçosas, extremamente vergonhosas mas que te farão sorrir de tão sem noção.

Simpatizei com a protagonista e o protagonista que a princípio parece um cara frio e distante se torna um personagem muito fofo ao longo da trama. Até o episódio 11, estava legal e fácil de acompanhar mas novamente aqui encontramos aquele lenga-lenga de situações que poderiam ser facilmente resolvidas mas que se prolongam para render episódios, a protagonista também muda de ideia na reta final da trama, isto me decepcionou muito. Estava preparada para dar um 8, acabo dando um 5 pelo final mesmo, é uma pena que o feminismo começa a aparecer cada vez mais frequentemente nos K-dramas. Sou totalmente a favor da mulher ter seu lugar de destaque no trabalho, receber um salário justo compatível ao seu cargo, mas o pensamento de que a mulher é melhor do que homem é errado, ninguém é melhor do que ninguém e também ninguém é feliz sozinho, nós vivemos em sociedade, todos precisamos dos outros, as pessoas precisam de família, a família é a base da sociedade.

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Resenha Oh My Baby

MINHAS IMPRESSÕES DE OH MY BABY

Vou confessar que quando li a sinopse desse drama não achei nada interessante. Me lembrou muito um filme brega com a Jeniffer Lopez chamado: Plano B. Como se não bastasse, isso ainda me remeteu a outro filme que assisti uns tempos atrás que igualmente não gostei.

Enquanto Oh My Baby estava lançando, nenhum comentário a repeito da historia me estimulou a ver. Sequer coloquei na minha lista de pretensões futuras porque mesmo depois de um tempo não mudei de ideia sobre ele.

Dai você já pode imaginar que eu não tinha qualquer expectativa sobre ele. Mas eu estava na vibe de assistir uma comedia romântica e depois de rodar o catalogo do viki por um bom tempo sem não encontrar nada do meu interesse, acabei dando um tiro no escuro dizendo "vai você mesmo, pelo menos tem uma atriz que gosto no elenco, então vou ignorar a sinopse e partir nessa jornada".

E olha eu até me surpreendi quando comecei a ver, porque percebi que o drama era melhor do que a péssima imagem que eu tinha sobre ele. Sim, em alguns momentos tenho essas percepções ruins sobre alguns dramas, e por incrível que pareça raramente fui surpreendida positivamente quando senti isso.

SOBRE O DORAMA EM SI

Os primeiros episódios foram divertidos e me deixaram animada para maratonar sem dificuldades até o episódio 11. Depois disso vieram aquelas velhas enrolações no relacionamento do casal para cumprir tabela. O que fez o ritmo diminuir bastante e o meu interesse começou a diminuir na mesma proporção.

Achei a protagonista bem azarada e sofrida no primeiro momento, suas atitudes e sua indecisão sobre o que queria da vida a medida que o tempo passava foi me irritando mais e mais.

Tenho que dizer que essa foi uma das poucas vezes em que simpatizei mais com o homem do que com a mulher. Gostei muito mais do protagonista do que da protagonista. Só tive olhos pra ele. Torci muito para que ele conseguisse ser feliz quando se apaixonou por ela. E me senti indignada quando ela começa a repensar o casamento depois de já ter aceitado o pedido.

O personagem Choi Kang EuTteum começou como um jovem irritante, mas terminou como um homem super fofo, o que foi uma boa mudança.

O PERSONAGEM INSUPORTÁVEL: Yoon Jae Young

E o que foi aquele amigo de infância insuportável?

Fiquei indignada com esse personagem, ele era tão espaçoso, folgado, inconveniente, mesquinho e irritante que merece ganhar o título de cara mais chato da dramaland.

Em vários momentos esse sujeito inconveniente me fez querer invadir a cena só pra lhe bater. Seu egoismo me tirava do sério. Ele agia como se ela fosse sua propriedade, como se tivesse algum tipo de "direito de preferência" como par romântico só porque lhe conhecia há muito tempo.

Me diz uma coisa sujeito, se você gostava tanto assim dela porque se casou com outra no passado? Por que chegou ao ponto de cortar a amizade com ela só porque sua companheira pediu? Depois de tanto tempo você magicamente resolve dizer que a vê romanticamente e que ela precisa namorar com você só porque ela esta desesperada para realizar o sonho de ser mãe antes que fosse tarde demais?


O FINAL

Mais uma vez me entregaram justamente o tipo de final que me desagrada. Não consigo ver com bons olhos certas atitudes de alguns personagens e naquela altura do campeonato ver uma mulher de 40 anos agindo como uma menininha de indecisa e insegura de 18 anos me tirou do sério. Francamente quando os dois finalmente superam os obstáculos invisíveis para que ficassem juntos no último episódio, ela me vem com uma história de que não queria se casar com ele, como assim? Por quê aceitou o pedido dele então? Outra coisa, um pouco antes disso, porque raios ela começou a fugir dele quando soube que seria pedida em casamento?

Não tenho como descrever seu comportamento com outra palavra que não seja: patético. Cheguei ao ponto de torcer para que o protagonista jogasse tudo pro ar. Ele sempre demonstrava tanta preocupação em atender as expectativas dela de ter um filho e eu não via uma contrapartida a altura da parte dela.

No final das contas não vi a mesma garra que ela demonstrou no incio da história, ela sonhava em ser mãe, tinha coragem suficiente para cogitar a ideia de realizar uma inseminação artificial e enfrentar todo o preconceito que sofreria ao se tornar uma mãe solteira, mas no meio do caminho é como se ela tivesse se perdido. Se apaixonou por um homem infértil e sequer tinha forças para tentar superar essa barreira com ele.

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Moai heads - only good thing about the show

The ML collects Moai heads and looks like one himself. It's a great visual joke, and also plays on stereotypes and expectations: he is so macho and virile, but has fertility issues. He appears to be the silent mysterious type, but is actually cute and corny. He also puts the Moai head figurines in a circle and has conversations with them, seeking advice for his love life. It's a great running gag.

The rest of the show is boring and messy, and fails to convince it takes any of its premises seriously: not the fertility issues, and not the romance. Not women's lives in the workforce either. The pediatrician is a terrible character who has no love for anyone, just all around angry and mean spirited. I've seen this trope before: childhood friends who are sort of mean to one another but really like each other. I don't like the dynamic, but have seen it done better. Here it makes no sense. And he's just genuinely not nice to anybody, about anything, ever. It's unfortunate, because I liked the actor in "Because This Is My First Life."

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It was fun at first

Only reason I watched this was to Jang Na Ra. The sorry was interesting at first and I binge watched till the 10th episode. I watched 11th episode and felt like the show began loosing focus and so do I. I would recommend you to give it a try. Cause the story was good for the first 10 episode. I dropped it cause i think 11th 12th and 13th episodes were just way too boring. The cast was good but I didn't like the main actor don't know why but he felt unnatural.

In conclusion idea of the story is good but story getting boring later on. Cast is good. I recommend you to give it a try you might like it more than me.

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Beautiful & breathtaking.

I have been watching one episode each night, and every single episode has been so beautiful. The storyline touches on some serious subjects, but there is also light hearted ness and a cute comedy to the series. The storyline is consistent, and there is always something interesting happening. I find that it isn’t lacking at all and the actors are really, very good. There isn’t one character I don’t like and the supporting actors are so charming and cute. Some scenes are so beautiful, regarding the scenery but also with what is going on with the storyline, between the leads. I’m going to remember this drama for a very long time, and cherish it as one of the most beautiful dramas I have seen. Definitely recommend.

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I've been in the mood for darker dramas lately, but after watching Jang Nara in V.I.P., I decided to give this drama a go. The premise was quite unique and caught my attention. Like most of these types of dramas, the plot was pretty predictable, though that wasn't what detracted me from it. To be honest, I got quite frustrated with most of the side characters as the story progressed. They seemed to add unnecessary ( and not very interesting ) drama to the plot. Eventually, the drama as a whole started to drag a bit ( even watching it in 2x speed ). While I don't regret finishing it up, it wouldn't be a drama that I would instantly recommend or rewatch.

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A take on mature love and relationships for women who are still looking for their path in life

When I watched this Drama, the first few episodes hit me like a trainwreck because it conveys exactly my thoughts as a career woman who is still figuring out what path in life to take.

Tackling motherhood and the balance you want to achieve while having a career is a tricky one. Partly because most paint it as something glamorous superhero style, or as a comedic tragedy of errors. In reality, it's not - a lot of times you will find yourself doubting the path you've taken, and you will be faced with a lot of sacrifices along the way. It's refreshing to see that in this drama it portrays that type of slice-of-life narrative that each person has their own story and struggle in the life they've chosen, including being a mom or being a career-driven woman who wants to be a mom.

The drama isn't without faults though - in the middle, you would find yourself very annoyed in the men in Ha Ri's life because they can't seem to grasp their own realities. They think that they're doing their best for her but ends up in the opposite direction. They eventually have their own fixes, but it might be less conclusive than others would think of.

However, I would highly advise you to stay for Ha Ri and her mother's story. Their relationship seems so complicated, but as you get older and wiser, that truly is how your relationship with your parents unfold. There will be a lot of questions you can get answers to, and a lot of misunderstandings get cleared up. The love they have with each other is so touching, you will want to hug your own parent right after this.

Contrary to a lot of people's expectations, this romance between Ha Ri and her main male lead (which you'll learn more about later on) actually is less of skinship and more affection for each other. Which in reality, is also very true. As you get older, your desire for a more intimate relationship gets more private. It's not to say that your sex drive will dwindle, but more of that your focus would be companionship and being comfortable around your significant other and the people that are important to them. You keep the bedroom private, and that's okay, that doesn't mean you don't love each other just because you're not all over your partner.

Lastly, I appreciate how in this drama they have put significant weight on Ha Ri's career, even at the end. She started as someone who worked day and night at her job, and she climbed her way to the top. It would have been more disappointing if the story just sidetracked what she does when it directly affected why she wanted more to be a mom and continued her burning passion for being one.

My Verdict: Watch, and watch with an open mind. What happens in this story is more closer to life than what you think. Especially for women who are still figuring out if they want to settle down or continue the career they want. Being a mother is harder than it looks, but not being a mom is hard too. Ultimately, we are the sum of the choices we have made in life, and it's with the outlook of each individual on how they live with what they currently have.

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Wonderful story about two single people finding love and happiness

Likes
1. Han Yisang and Go Joon. Yisang's love for maoi statues.
2. The drama wasnt just telling the story of a single lady who wants to get married and have a baby, it also showed that guys also have problems with infertility. And it also showed the different views of people - the struggles of a working mom, and a mom who had to leave the workforce and cant find a job again, to married couple who doesnt want kids. And even fathers who struggle to earn money to fulfill their children's dreams. And mothers who just want the best for her child.
3. The balance between humor and drama. I laughed out loud during the funny scenes and bawled whenever Hari and Yisang cried.
4. The beautiful ost. I wish they release the ost with a photobook!
5. That there are different ways to be happy. And everyone should follow his own path to happiness. It may not be the usual route but we should learn to respect other people's choices without judgment.

Dislikes
1. That they made Jae Young into a selfish annoying second lead. Park Byung Eun deserved better. He could have been the nice childhood friend with a one-sided crush on Hari.
2. The first few episodes when all Hari could think of is to be a mom. That it's her main dream and she wont be happy until she was a mom. I disliked her views on that but the ending when she finally realized she was wrong made it all worth it.

Rating: 9.5/10 (9 for the story plus 0.5 for Yisang )

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