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Call It Love

  • TV Series
  • 2023
  • TV-14
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.8K
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Kim Young-kwang and Lee Sung-kyung in Call It Love (2023)
A romantic melodrama in which a man and a woman involved in a revenge drama, forget about revenge and shed tears and runny noses because they feel sorry for each other.
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A woman thinks of revenge after her life halts at crossroads but instead starts empathizing with her mark. It's a melodrama of love, forgiveness, empathy and tragedies.A woman thinks of revenge after her life halts at crossroads but instead starts empathizing with her mark. It's a melodrama of love, forgiveness, empathy and tragedies.A woman thinks of revenge after her life halts at crossroads but instead starts empathizing with her mark. It's a melodrama of love, forgiveness, empathy and tragedies.

  • Stars
    • Kim Young-kwang
    • Lee Sung-kyung
    • Sung Jun
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,219
    460
    • Stars
      • Kim Young-kwang
      • Lee Sung-kyung
      • Sung Jun
    • 27User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes16

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    Kim Young-kwang
    Kim Young-kwang
    • Han Dong-jin
    • 2023
    Lee Sung-kyung
    Lee Sung-kyung
    • Sim Woo-joo
    • 2023
    Sung Jun
    Sung Jun
    • Yoon Joon
    • 2023
    Kim Ye-won
    Kim Ye-won
    • Shim Hye-seong
    • 2023
    Choi Jung-woo
    Choi Jung-woo
    • Yoon Dae-hong
    • 2023
    Yuuki Luna
    Yuuki Luna
    • Kim Yu-Ri
    • 2023
    Ell
    Ell
    • Sim Woo-joo
    • 2023
    Harrison Xu
    Harrison Xu
    • Sim Ji-Gu
    • 2023
    Jun Suk-ho
    Jun Suk-ho
    • Choi Sun-woo
    • 2023
    Steven Lim
    Steven Lim
    • Jun
    • 2023
    Andrew Lee
    Andrew Lee
    • Sun-Woo
    • 2023
    June Angela
    June Angela
    • Chun Ja
    • 2023
    Ahn Hee-yeon
    • Kang Min-young
    • 2023
    Nam Gi-ae
    Nam Gi-ae
    • Ma Hee-ja
    • 2023
    Jang Sung-bum
    Jang Sung-bum
    • Shim Ji-gu
    • 2023
    Seo Dong-won
    Seo Dong-won
    • Cha Yeong-min
    • 2023
    Andrew Truong
    • 2023
    Heather Muriel Nguyen
    Heather Muriel Nguyen
    • Sim Woo-Joo (young)
    • 2023
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    User reviews27

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    10hanalisss

    Very addictive, dark but filled with hope and lessons

    This was very addictive to me. I couldn't stop watching it and I ended up not sleeping at all even though I had work early in the morning!

    Very infuriating antagonist, you will hate the bad guys so much and empathize deeply with the main characters and their revenge journey.

    It is slow paced and gloomy and has a dark touch to it but at the same time is deep and emotional and sooo beautiful. Filled with hope.

    Slow burn romance but the emotions are shown quite early on although they are subtle and secretive and I liked the chemistry between the leads as well.

    Nice secondary characters as well with good and entertaining subplots, also no cliches at all.

    I would say that the only thing that I didn't like was the fact that it is really frustrating sometimes how kdrama writers sometimes have to give a perfect ending for everyone and it feels forced. I will never understand the obsession with everyone has to forgive everyone no matter how bad that person was to them. Maybe its cultural, but I don't get it.

    Other than that, pretty good watch!
    9dblokland

    Slowest of burns...and I love it!

    I read some reviews complaining about slow and boring this show is. If you are looking for a fast paced show/storyline this is not for you. This love story is the slowest of burns. And I didn't even mind that.

    The main characters have so much chemistry I was eagerly awaiting their scenes together. The acting was so well, one of the main points I like this series so much.

    Just finished the final episode and I would have loved a few episodes more with my main characters (the secondary characters sometimes got a bit too much screentime for my taste (i.e the older sister). But I will take what I can get.
    Tattytails

    Acting was good, story line good .....

    It was a good start to the season of Call it love, good story line and easy to follow. Didn't drag, actors gave a great performance but... I felt depressed watching it and wondered why. Basically both the main actors are depressed all the time. I'm not sure why others said it was a feel good, happiness is feel good. I thought perhaps it may improve as the story line was great so kept watching in the hope the story line would take a turn. By episode 8 I started to skip bits just to see the ending and a few parts I wanted to. Sorry, just being honest but the whole thing just leaves you feeling depressed, the story had no hope, just something positive to look forward to. You feel depressed for the actors lives not improving, depressed because of all the unhappiness. It left me a little disappointed actually. I rated it 6, lower than others. Would have been nice to just see some happy bright times and I would have watched all of it then.
    7riveramj-54053

    Good Storyline -Slow as Molases

    Watching this entire series was very challenging. At times I wanted to bang my head from frustration. There were so many unnecessary filler scenes that made the series uncomfortably long. Like just watching the characters walk down the street and hearing their footsteps, or stare at a campfire and even a virtual one on screen. I tried to fast forward at times but of course when I did, I would miss the one line they actually spoke. I understand the culture in that it is unnecessary to speak to avoid a conflict or hurt the other persons feelings. That is very common in all Asian dramas, but this particular drama takes it to the extreme. In the west we believe communication is key to a successful relationship. If you don't tell me what you feel or want, how can I understand/satisfy you. It's amazing any of their relationships work. All in all, it is a good love story, and the characters performed well. However, be prepared to practice a lot of patience.
    9tejranforever-99073

    You'll love it if you have a deeper understanding of emotions!

    It's a serious drama, something I usually avoid. However, I liked the cinematography of the episodes which keeps getting brighter n vibrant as the story progresses, indicating the emotions of the leads. The drama made me cry, especially for the female lead a lot many times. Things are not spoken out loud and struggles are not explained in great detail. That's why I mentioned that if u hv deep understanding of emotions you'll get it. Especially since the makers left it on the audience to understand it by keeping the camera on the actor for a loner span n the leads, especially the lead expresses even d miniscule emotions so beautifully like the way his gaze will shift or a head tilt.... I can't completely explain but if you're a fan of detailed acting, this drama n especially the male lead will provide that a lot.

    The story keeps progressing and doesn't seem stuck as some others suggested, but that's my personal opinion. It's a great drama. Only two episodes are left to release but based on the 14 episodes I've seen, I'll say it's definitely in my top 5 all time fav kdramas. Any drama which is successful in making me feel any sort of emotion strongly, is a good drama to me. And this drama successfully did that. And that too multiple times!

    Whenever I was hoping that the ml gave the fl a hug cuz she really needs one, and voila they hugged for the first time just then! When I thought, I hope they don't kiss here cuz even though the tension is high but it's too soon or not apt now, the drama delivered the same emotions thru the scene.

    It wasn't that I was trying to think from the drama's or director's story telling pov but the drama seemed to be thinking from my pov. What emotions I hoped the leads would deliver in a particular scene, they delivered. That's something I loved abt this drama.

    It's definitely worth a watch. Maybe decide yourself if u can think in the same frequency as the characters. If you do, maybe you'll enjoy the drama like me. Or maybe you won't and feel it was slow paced. But I would totally recommend to watch it atleast once.

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • hancinema
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Mối Tình Ngang Trái
    • Production company
      • Arc Media
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      • 1h 10m(70 min)
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      • Dolby Digital

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