Fabulos (2022)

Where Dreams Come True

Firstly, I personally enjoyed watching. Was it the most incredible character and story development? Definitely not, but it was a story of personal growth and maturity - the true definition of a slice of life following the lives and careers of four friends in the fashion industry. An extremely chill, easy, and stress-free watch, so if you’re looking for something to wind down and not have to focus too much, this is the k-drama for you.

There are a couple of things I believe viewers need to accept or understand before watching this k-drama (which I believe are some of the reasons people didn’t like this show). Firstly, accepting that this k-drama is set in a very privileged world of fashion. There are moments you’ll find the characters are beyond privileged, but also remember in light of the stress-free environment - these main characters don’t have the usual traumatic backgrounds most k-drama main protagonists have. Secondly, “dating” is very different in South Korea. In Korea, people usually “date” and then choose to label later as boyfriend/girlfriend. You’ll see right off the bat in the first episode why this matters - they were together, but technically not together… it doesn’t really excuse what she did, but I guess at least the k-drama passes it over as if it didn’t happen and it becomes negligible in the “story”. If you can overcome these two barriers, it should be a fairly easy watch!

Overall, it was honestly a very heartwarming watch. I enjoyed watching their lives develop, seeing them achieve their dreams, and watching them support each other 100%. As many others have said, I believe their friendship was the biggest reason this show was worth watching. Without hesitation, they continuously helped each other out. Their friendships with each other were never transactional and none of them ever expected anything in return.

As what others have also said, what this k-drama lacked the most is that there was no solid storyline or plot to follow… this made the k-drama clearly show there wasn’t a strong foundation and it honestly felt like a series of events more than anything. There was nothing developing, nothing that compelled the viewer to keep watching. The only driving factor of this show was the friendship between the four main characters. This k-drama could have been definitely more, but with eight episodes this was probably the best outcome they could produce and I think it was the best outcome. They really only could do so much in terms of character development in eight k-drama episodes.

I personally enjoyed it! Was a super easy watch and I enjoyed watching this slice-of-life strong friend group in a rich privileged fashion industry setting. The casting is also just A+, casting a model to act as a model… Felt like a million dollars watching her model in a k-drama where she’s supposed to be acting… It’s legit.

I would say give it a chance! The best way to gauge if this k-drama is for you is how you feel about the pace and series of events happening in the first two episodes, just know it’ll be the same until the last. Nevertheless, I ended up binge-watching the show in one sitting.

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The Fabulous...NOT!

Let's start with what I liked:
The friendship between the four main characters was very special. They were each in a different area of the fashion industry. They'd been friends for years and were totally there for each other. Every time one of them needed something or was having a bad day, the others were there. It was a case of, "I can trash talk my best friends all I want, but if you don't treat them right, I'll cut you!"
Chae Soo Bin as Pyo Ji Eun - I love this actress. She is just precious. However, she spent the entire show running from one emergency to another.
Lee Sung Woon as Joseph - I loved him and the character he played. Kind of a genius with self-esteem problems. I loved his interactions with his assistant as well, she did most of the talking to others when he went inside his shell. They'd worked together for a long time and were supportive of each other.
Park Hee Jung as Ye Seon Ho (supermodel) - cold stare, bad attitude, with a strong sense of justice for herself and others. When she stuck up for the younger models, loved it.
I was SO glad this didn't have more episodes. Each episode that I finished, I was ticking it off in my head, anxious to be finished with it.
Happy ending, though it was very lackluster.

That's it. Now, for the things I didn't care for:
Choi Min Ho as Ji Woo Min. I've seen him in other roles, and he was okay, but as the romantic lead here, he left a lot to be desired. I didn't root for him as the lead, he just didn't have enough presence. He did a lot of staring at the FL - were they supposed to be longing looks? He always dropped everything when she needed something, which she didn't really appreciate.
Script. This was a show with ADHD. Too many characters, most of them not likeable. Characters yelling at one another constantly. Was that supposed to relay the stress of working in the fashion industry? Someone was ALWAYS yelling at someone else. Some funny parts, and then it would turn serious. What did it want to be? What was the purpose of Shim Do Young's storyline? He showed up periodically, borderline creepy, and did nothing to advance the story.
Romance. What romance? We got flashbacks of the couple in their happier days. Why did they break up? She had had boyfriend/boyfriends after their breakup, which might be realistic, but, for me, it lessens the bond between the leads, and here, it made her seem very indecisive. I didn't think these two had ANY chemistry with one another. They were great as friends, but nothing more.

I love seeing good stories about friendships, and I did like that aspect of this show, but not much more than that.

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Chic and sophisticated

An easy watch. Some overacting, some cliches, some slapstick humour… but overall quite a good watch.

The drama focuses more on the friendship between four friends, their ups and downs in their lives and career. Two of them have a complicated relationship - they were exes , then friends, then now he wants to be her bf again. The romance is typical, no butterflies in the stomach moments - but there was one scene where he said he will catch up to her and run full speed. I squealed at that line lol. There was a love triangle, but nothing that would give you angst.

It s good thing the drama is short- only 8 episodes. It’s mainly about fashion, and the quirks behind the scenes. Watch it in between some serious ones and you’ll be fine ;)

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Binge watched this show

The show was really nice and not too much perfect for killing time and a good laugh. The acting was amazing and plot was also good and they didn't stratch it out so its quite nice. I finished the whole show in 1 day and had a good time throughout. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Enjoyable watch

Whilst this drama has a feel-good factor, which rises above the entitled, bitchy, bullying, arrogant character-loaded scenes, it lacks a certain direction.
From ep1, viewers are thrown into the action, with no lead-in or concept.
What follows are the struggles, aspirations, fears and realisations of 4 close friends; 3 in the fashion industry and 1 who is constantly dragged into it.
The industry is portrayed as it often is; full of mean, bitchy, cruel, ego-inflated nobodies, who think they are somebodies. Rumours that become fact and a very spoilt celebrity.
The worst, for me, were the "influencers". My goodness, if there are people with that much arrogance, I hope they watch this and see how pathetic their repulsive personalities are.
Stylists who are treated like poop by their 'stars', that in turn do the same to others.
Then, however, there is the camaraderie, honesty (for the most part) and support each of the 4 key characters have for each other.
There's a low-key (for 1/3 of it) love triangle, which tbh, never really felt that important. The weak element of the three's previous behaviour and reasonings were so ridiculous I felt no sympathy or otherwise.
This is a very superficial drama. I feel like the writers and director relied on glitz, sparkle and beauty (like Choi Min-ho with his shirt off), clichés and OTT gay characters, to divert from the non-existant plot and incomplete sub-stories.
So why did I enjoy it nevertheless?... because of the happy ending, the feel good factor and a cast that carried it all off as though it were... Fabulous! Glad I watched it.

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A short show to binge watch

You know the term "easy to watch", well it applies to this drama. Nothing really angsty happens and the events are so purposefully over-exagerated that you don't take them seriously. I also liked the 10 episodes format, thankfully they didn't drag the scenes too long.
Netflix & Chill, follow our characters in their (kinda) daily lives in the fashion industry. I think the acting was good and they portrayed what we believed would happen behind the scenes quite well.

Not really my type of drama but I wanted something light, fun and easy to watch so I can relax by only using half of my brain. That's the show for it.

Would I rewatch it? Not in a million years, but it's good for a first, easy watch.

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Divertido

Assisti com a intenção de me distrair, e foi uma ótima escolha! Amei o romance, o squad e a dinâmica do drama. A modelo ganhou meu coração. E Minho estava perfeito!

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Muito ruim

Que drama ruim. Cheio de redflags. Faltou responsabilidade afetiva em todo o triângulo amoroso da história. A personagem principal, fiquei na dúvida se ela é só sem noção mesmo ou o que, pq ela me deu muita raiva. Zero responsabilidade tmb no trabalho, pq não custa fazer merda uma vez, ela foi lá e fez de novo. Mas não só ela, o ex que volta como se não a tivesse humilhado (chamou ela de burra, na minha opinião) e com demonstraçaozinha de afeto ela volta com ele? Depois dela ter traído ele e ignorado esse fato? Sério? E o amigo que ficou ali sendo uma ameba e aí na hora que ver ela com outra descobre que ela é o amor da vida dele. Oi, moço???

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i totally enjoyed the whole episodes, it was very refreshing, watchable, chill and fun, love the way it give us refreshing, light & heartwarming vibe , (not in terms of plot, but style. i love the no nonsense approach where we didn't get bogged down by misunderstandings or unnecessary plot devices.) a combine of comedy, romance and fashion, and I love the chemistry between the casts, i am hoping for season 2 focusing on ji woomin ang jieun's past relationship. The casts are so lovable. i also love the songs that they used in drama, kinda dissapointed that there's too many unneeded characters for such a short drama too..

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I love fashion shows in South Korea. They had two catwalks in this drama... and both were hella good. Let me start with model Park Hee Jung, she is definitely gorgeous! Park Hee Jung is one of the best models to have ever come from Korea. In 2020, she was recognized by the Korea Designer Fashion Awards as the "Model of the Year." Her first gig was LV and many famous brand names of beautiful clothing came after that. I would love to see her in action-fantasy dramas as a Warrior. She did an awesome job in this drama since it is her very first drama. Let me talk about Hwarang star Choi Min Ho... everything about that actor is what's up! He can do no wrong. Great acting skills. Chae Soo Bin who played the first main lead is another awesome actress. I enjoy watching her and have seen her in other dramas. The wardrobes were perfect and that black-laced crisis cross-dress was amazingly beautiful. That knapsack has to go. lol. Thank you to all other actresses, actors, staff, writers, directors, makeup staff, and costume staff, you all did great.

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é um ótimo drama, porém eu particularmente achei um pouco lento

eu gostei do drama, é super levinho, também trás algumas críticas necessárias, porém eu particularmente achei um pouco lento, e eu também não gostei dela ter voltado com o ex dela (o que terminou com ela no comecinho do dorama) achava os dois chato, sem química, e odiava todas as cenas deles dois juntos, pulei todas elas.
também não gostei muito de como eles não se aprofundaram na história do protagonista masculino e nem da protagonista feminina, pq tinha vários pontos tanto no quesito de família, no quesito do namoro deles que não foram aprofundados.
um ponto que pra mim é muito positivo, é a amizade deles era muito fofo ver a amizade deles, o jeito que eles se apoiavam, e que smp estavam do lado um do outro.

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