Love Battle (2023)

Una comedia romántica digna de maratonear

«Cuando estamos enamorados, estamos en nuestro estado más puro».

Es el drama perfecto para relajarte y disfrutar sin tener que meditar tanto o sufrir eternamente junto a los personajes. Por supuesto, hay conflictos de vez en cuando, pero, o son tratados desde la comedia o no duran demasiado.

El romance hace aletear a tu corazón y no es nada más porque el elenco sea hermoso. La pareja principal encaja de maravilla. Tienen una conexión muy natural y acogedora. Se ablandan mutuamente, sin que la protagonista pierda la ferocidad que la caracteriza.

Entre broma y broma, se critica la visión negativa e hipócrita de la sociedad coreana sobre las mujeres que viven libremente su sexualidad. Ese un plus agradable para la historia.

Recomendado si amas los clichés románticos, relaciones que inician con enemistad, mujeres patea traseros y hombres que se enamoran primero y más intenso.

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When this first premiered, everyone said it was pretty average. Now everyone's raving about it apparently. The leads have good chemistry, but it took all the way to episode 7 for this drama to hook me. The episodes before that were very boring. They were about half spent on the second couple, another quarter spent on FL's work life, with barely any time spent on the leads. It made me want to skip scenes in those episodes. Editing was strange and felt very choppy and pacing felt all over the place. Humor was so-so, I wouldn't watch this drama for the humor aspect alone. The FL was supposed to be kinda crazy because she likes to fight and that was the show's humor. It's also not really enemies to lovers, definitely not like the trailer and title portray, because the FL only hates him for a short time because of a misunderstanding that's easily resolved. ML never really hates her at all, in fact he fell pretty much instantly with just this one misunderstanding between them. It finally picked up and started focusing on their relationship in episode 7. Glad I watched but I wouldn't rewatch. Crazy Love is a much better enemies-to-lovers romcom in all respects if you're looking for a good one.

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Deserve to be seen

The unbelievable has become a reality. The main female character is not sensitive, romantic, sweet, or crying, but rather a guy in a female body. That only men can dominate women, control them, cheat, and do whatever they want? She gave them back nicely when it was necessary physically, too. Having encountered hypocrites, liars and cheats in her life (and her father, the great patriarch, did not respect her mother or her), she did not trust men and just used them and did to them what they did to other women. That's when a guy comes into her life, about whom she mistakenly thinks the same thing. Since he doesn't like women. He considers women as gold diggers, who want to secure themselves financially and then want to kick the man out. The main female character is emancipated, brave, strong, wise, clever, and independent, which freaks him out so much that he stares at her. She wants to take revenge on him for the insulting words of women, but gradually everything gets confused when they have to pretend a relationship for the media. He discovers that he has feelings for her, and she is the only one who does not have panic attacks. She also discovers that she met someone who admires and respects her. There are many comic situations in the series, the chemistry is great, and romantic scenes are finally braver and pretty. Colleagues of the main woman character at work could easily be more visible. The main character's best friend was a bit of a drag about courting and dating. I thought he would be more dominant. Thanks to the cameramen and editing, the show is colorful. Really nice to watch. And the soundtrack is very nice.

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To the point

What I liked a lot about this is that there wasn’t wasted episodes on clarifying pasts, nor present. The present (relationship) came into play for leads and it progressed beautifully. We didn’t have to worry about it happening fast then the doom to come. There’s a hiccup but resolved quickly and favorably in such a way to strengthen the leads love.

Cast are great. Kim Ok Bin, I was not familiar with, but I’m a fan. Her character is great, straightforward, and bad ass, literally. Yoo Teo, main guy is the matured actor in the act that is honest and kind. His bromance with his manager and best friend played by Kim Ji Woon is the kind of friendship we crave for.

I don’t want to make this long because so many have greatly reviewed this. I’m just adding on that is a great watch. Don’t let this one pass you by. You’ll miss out.

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Conforto

Até cogitei em torna em meu dorama preferido e talvez até seja.
É muito divertido de assistir, os personagens são muito legais e maduros, a história pode não ser a da mais complexa mas me entreteu muito!! soltei bons risos depois de um bom tempo sem assitir nenhum dorama.
A protagonista Mi-ran me fez querer ser igual ela, forte, inteligente e divertida. Adoro a maneira como ela não se rebaixava de nenhum homem e mostrava seu valor. Ela deve ser uma pessoa realmente muito amada.
I really loved. ? (se vc assistiu pretendente surpresa vai gostar desse)

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Yoo Teo is a Swoon-fest and I'm Here For It

Is this drama a feminist fantasy? Yes.

Does it go overboard into try-hard girlboss territory? Heck no, and that's why I love it.

I loved the FL's spunk while still being earnest, capable and humble. She's not really a gangster, so much as she is unapologetically herself in her convinctions and choices, who also happens to kick literal ass for justice. Kim Ok Bin made her likeable, bold, but still down to earth which made her buckets of fun to watch. A line from her goes, "I'm tough to the bullies but soft to the weak."

And boy does our ML go weak for her. At first he come across as haughty but just beneath the surface is a sweet, vulnerable, affectionate, cinnamon roll. Make no mistake, ML is absolutely a boyish hunk which is usually not my style because of how immature they are usually played, but Yoo Teo has changed my mind. Especially when he goes ,"I RESPECT YOU" (greatest declaration of love right here folks).

Also the skinship in this drama is goddamn swoonworthy. Yes the chemistry is off the charts but also the expressions play such as huge role. Yoo Teo shows so much vulnerability that you can literally read the ML's expression like an open book in every scene and know that he is 1000% truly and deeply in love with the FL. He wants her to know by affirmation, praise, touch, hug and kisses that she means the world to him. Yoo Teo's puppy like face worked sooo well in this because the director and screenwriter did not make him overdo it, and it paid off beautifully.

The dynamic between the main leads may show FL as the more dominant one but you soon realise it's a relationship of give and take. ML may seem submissive but he shows his maturity when he communicates openly and clearly to the FL. And what girl wouldn't go soft for this? As our FL falls in love, she softens, showing a playful, girlish side that interestingly does not make her any less likeable. The relationship is healthy, as both leads who initially resented the opposite sex based on stereotypes, learn to cherish and respect each other exactly as they are. Literal fanfic levels of swoon I tell you.

In terms of story, 10 episodes is the perfect length, though I do wish the conflict came in 1 or 2 episodes earlier to flesh it out. But in true rom-com fashion, the conflict came and went in a gust of wind so if you don't want prolonged ansgst, you're in for a treat. I especially appreciate that the ex boyfriend is sorta redeemed in a deserved way which is a refreshing take on the quintessential cheater stereotype. And the final scene of the last episode captures the spirit of how this drama sees modern relationships in a post Me Too world.

Overall, I highly recommend this for a short, modern, swoon-fest.

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Practically Perfect in Every Way

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS DRAMA.

FL and ML were perfect and so was the supporting cast!!. I haven't binged a show in a minute and this was worth me being tired tomorrow morning at work. I initially watched b/c of Kim Ji Hoon and he is outstanding here as Do Won but I fell in love with Yoo Teo, as Kang Ho. Have never seen him in anything else but he was so good and his smile is to die for!!

Mi Ran is hilarious and played brilliantly by Kim Ok Bin. I liked that she's tough and knows what she wants out of a relationship.

The best part of this romcom aside from the cast is that there are some genuinely, laugh out loud funny scenes in almost every episode. I loved that the ADULTS behaved like adults in a relationship and things were not awkward when they confessed to each other.

There were just so many things done right in this drama. Also, loved the fact that it's sweet, simple and 10 episodes.

2/13/23

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Typical but Not Typical Rom Com

It was the typical girl meets boy, they can't stand each other in the beginning, boy has some sort of issues to work through, they are thrown together through an "arrangement," and end up falling in love.

It was not typical in the female lead's character. Strong, independent, a fighter, she doesn't just take on the role society has deemed she should have. Her character is what kept me going through the series. I loved Kim Ok Bin's Mi Ran!!! Feisty, stubborn, physically talented, a brain, witty, always there for the underdog. I loved this character. She wasn't unsure, lacking confidence, overly needy, or any of the other stereotypical female roles that you usually find in rom coms.

Also good in the series, the supporting characters, although I think their storylines could have been expanded. It was a really good, funny, feel-good, all-around enjoyable rom com, and I would highly recommend it. The actors all did well in their parts.

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Hilarious and cute romance with amazing chemistry

I was hesitant to watch this as I didn't know any of the leads except Go won hee and i also don't watch mature rom- com, but then tried to watch this after reading all the reviews and I'm not regretting at all.
I was hooked from first, never felt bored.. completed in 1 day.
First time a mature rom-com I liked wholeheartedly,
from first to last it's truly enjoyable, it has everything, from action to romance to comedy, slow burn romance but the story is really fast paced as it only has 10 ep.?♥️...
Everyone has amazing chemistry and they're so natural... everyone should give it a try. 9.5/10 from me, minus 0.5 for not having more episodes..

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amazing drama

Really really loved this one. All major characters are likable, which is a big thing for me.
It's also has a very good pace in the story, it does not feel like nothing his happening, but neither are there to many things at once happening. There is a really good balance. The story itself is also pretty good. Not a big fan of the 'not-like-other-girls' kinda thing that is going on, but it's not too much of a hazard. Both main characters have bad opinions on the opposite sex and they both change the other within their meetinsg and relantionship.
Most definentely worth a watch.

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