Jinjjaga Natanassda!

I usually don't review shows that I didn't watch to the end. But this one is such a torture! I looked it up to find outhow many more painful episodes would be released and almost puked when I read 50. 50!!!! What the??!

Matter of factly, I coerced myself into watching because the actors speak a very vivid, realistic Korean. As a learner, I wanted to mimic their intonations and it works marvels. Still. The story, gosh!

So many useless characters, scenes, events. It's all a pathetic mess. No tension, no romance, no nothing. I read somewhere that dramas are made for brainless people and that most of them were just like that, both boring and ridiculously over the top. I so disagree. Despite their many flaws, most dramas are excellent, as they will pull your heart out. This one is an epic failure.

So... how is it rated 8??? I must be missing something. Still. I don't care. I can't have any more of this. I just can't.

Oh Yeon-doo (Baek Jin-hee) is a successful teacher who finds she is pregenant after falling out with her boyfriend. Through circumstances she meets and agrees to enter a fake marriage with Gong Tae-ky (Ahn Jae-Hyun) this series stretches over fifty episodes and shows the conflict between and within the families of the two leads. I wish people would realise before they criticise that these type of dramas have shaky sets and often don't have the luxury of various takes to make sure the acting is always spot on. Overall the cast do a sterling job and even though I came to consider quitting it after the first ten episodes I decided to stick with it. It is a sweet story and the ending of each episode leaves you wanting to know what happens next, and this is what a good soap should do.

The series depicts the story of an unmarried pregnant woman and an unmarried man who enter into a false contract which leads them to romance, pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing.

Suffice to say that despite this having 50 episodes it had absolutely no romance, No Comedy, No dramatic moments or anything memorable! Can't remember if anyone ever kissed despite several relationships within this series. (One or two seemed genuine).

Really bad script writing. Awful costumes (I mean ankle socks for the FL making her look infantile WTH was that about?!). Crap casting (fire the casting agents now!) Really bad acting. Alongside the boring stereotypical hysterical screaming idiotic/bullying females; mother, sister in laws and grandmother. And continues with the tiresome trope of grown up married couples living together under the grandmother's tyrannical rule in the 21st century in extremely pokey bedrooms. I mean please why would wealthy people live like that? Only finished this because I always finish what I started. This did nothing positive for the Korean film and television industry except to highlight how poorly constructed it can be at times. Cannot think of one single actor who was memorable or worthy of the term. In this series.

Some attempt to have a debate on Abortion but really sub par. The only angst and real reason it gets any stars from me was the genuine debate on infertility and IVF, alongside the distress of the couple struggling to conceive.

And please this is the third Kdrama I have watched where the pregnant FL never ever LOOKS pregnant at four or five months; boobs still small and tummy flat as a pancake! Still wearing tight jeans and tucked in shirts. Come on the entire series what about being pregnant, lets see that baby tummy rise.

Laughed once once once in the entire 50 episodes.

Do Not Waste Your Time Watching This Rubbish!

Agree with the other reviewer's comment, how the rating so high?!?! 7.2/10?? (July 2023).

I have always rated Korean dramas and movies above most of the Hollywood rubbish released recently, but KDramas of late have been really poor - poor script, poor acting, just not the usual standard when I have started (and enjoyed) watching KDramas.

My wife and I have recently re-watched Hwarang again, THAT is one of the best KDrama and binge watched it in a week, we just can't stand these recent ones, the lack of character building, plot has more holes than a sieve and it's so hard to watch the whole series. Has Korea followed the West to churn out any rubbish just for Netflix??

Anyway, 5 mins into episode 6 and I'm off to have a shower, I'm that bored. We'll just have to pick another old KDrama again, Queen for 7 days? Cyan Landing on You? Kingdom? Rooftop Prince?

I'm happy to watch any of those over and over again to get my KDrama fix.

This series is really addictive. It reminds me of the classic mexican telenovelas of the 90's. Pure conflict everywhere, all wealthy family members living together in one mansion, constant shouting, no privacy at all. Every time someone is talking theres a family member hearing behind the door.

The grandmother and the FL in-laws are soooo irritating. Come on! The leads are 30-ish years old, both successful in their jobs and they can't even think about living the way they would want to in any aspect.

About the kissing scenes: not-a-single-one in 30 episodes. Literally i spent 30 hours of my time in this drama and not a sigle kiss.

So, i dropped it.