Temperature of Love (2017)

Before my review begins,a bit of backstory is necessary for it.
I begun to watch this drama with some expectations.Seo Hyun Jin is the leading actress(one of my personal favorite ones since I saw her on Another Miss Oh) and then Kim Jae Wook as the second lead(practically the guy that made me watch this.)I came to watch this show after finishing Voice and I was looking for something relaxing,something fun!The summary seemed interesting enough,the cast was more than great and the ost was nice too.So what went wrong?

Story/Characters:
The story is simple enough;Girl meets Boy,they fall in love but then get separated before reconnecting later on. While there were a lot of cliches,I can admit that I found myself enjoying this drama up until episode 20.It was fresh,fun,an easy watch,just what I was looking for.A good cast and a smart use of cliches can make up for a good or at least decent story.The thing is,I felt as if the drama didn't make use of its resources well enough and this is basically what annoyed me the most.

The lead female character was...well,her choices were questionable.I liked her during the first episodes and could find myself relating to her more than once but as the show progressed,we begin to understand she wasn't the mature writer she had convinced herself of being.In fact,she was more immature than even the male lead who was younger than her.That was a let down.

Speak of the devil,the male lead character wasn't that bad at all.He is not the reason why this drama didn't succeed to the point I'd be glad to say it did.He did act according to his character and some character development was evident for him too.Since I started talking about these two,I think it's only right that I state my opinion on the couple.Personally,I'm not that big of a noona couple so the couple in the show didnt appeal to me that much but it wasn't as if the two characters had no chemistry.The bummer was their attitude towards people around them.This show basically felt like:Here's the couple,enjoy lots of pointless cliche scenes that add nothing to the story.No side characters matter,just the lead couple.

The second male lead character was the character I liked the most and I have to say,Kim Jae Wook had a lot to do with it.CEO Park was good,gentle,fun,charming,caring but also had a sad past behind him.Not as if the present treated him any better.Throughout the series we experienced his heartbreak and difficulty to come to terms with being the second lead.But the thing is,he wasn't even being treated like one!He was always left outside and betrayed by those he valued the most constantly,it is impossible not to feel sad for him.If only he had been the first lead or at least the screenwriter developed his character more on screen.We need more of Kim Jae Wook for certain.

The second female lead character was the typical spoiled bratty rich girl who tries to sabotage the protagonist.But Hong Ah didn't feel that annoying to me at all.She felt rather real with all her jealousy and overreactions and I'm not being ironic.

The rest of the characters had some appeal to them but we couldn't explore them much.At least they were entertaining enough to notice.

Acting:

Like I previously mentioned the cast wasn't at fault.They did an excellent job and I even discovered new actors such as Yang Se Jong and Jo Bo Ah.Watching this show after Voice,I couldn't help but notice and applause Kim Jae Wook's versatility as an actor and that's one of the remarkable things of the show,how he managed to become a dreamy CEO when he was a serial killer in his previous show.

Music:

The ost was light most of the time and fit the scenes.It wasn't exactly memorable but I found myself singing along to the tunes sometimes so I guess it was good enough!

Rewatch Value and Overall Opinion:

Temperature of Love isn't bad.It's mediocre.It is better than High Society(one of the screenwriter's other dramas) and that's why I'm giving this a 7.5/10.I think effort should be appreciated.My main issues were with the story.Some things were hard to believe,some things were exaggerated and some other things were pointless.I wanted some more of this and some less of that.

There are far better shows to watch but if you are looking for an easy watch after an intense drama then this is a good choice I suppose.If you want a better version of Wok Of Love and worse version of Jealousy Incarnate then this is a good choice once again.If you want to see more of Kim Jae Wook,again,you're at the right place.

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The name of the drama says it all

This drama is all about the ups and downs in a relationship, as the name suggests. The drama wasn't bad. It's a cute drama (not always). It dipped real hard in the middle for couple of episodes but it got better in the end. The casts were beautiful. The story was ok even though the romance was messy. They used some classic and famous songs instead of using one original ost so the music was ok.
Overall the drama is ok and if you can get past the dip in the middle then it's a cute watch.

It's just the usual rom com with lots of love-triangle (lots of them), bromance and jealousy. The problems in the relationship between the MCs were somewhat realistic so its kind of relatable. What a couple goes through when they are dating when they have different values and etc. It's not a bad drama by any means and if you enjoy some realistic feels then you would probably enjoy it.

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I am already a fan of Se-Jong since Dr. Romantic so my review might be affected greatly with that fact. ✌ I honestly turned a blind eye on this drama when I first saw it and preferred Thirty But Seventeen or Still 17. Surprisingly, I liked this drama of Se-Jong more than his Still 17. And I don't know why a lot were giving bad reviews. What I liked the most in this drama is the realistic vibe on it. It's very much evident through the lines or dialogue of the characters. The spontaneity and sincerity of the characters brought entertainment to me too. It's indeed refreshing and it surely gave us different perspectives of love. ???? I must commend Se-Jong's performance though. He really deserves the recognitions he received from this drama. Also to the second male lead, he's really good because his character annoyed me during the conflict part of the plot, yet I also loved him in the last 2-3 episodes. Overall.. What's important I guess is that I felt good after watching this. ?

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I saw the promotional poster for this drama and I read the synopsis and thought: "wow, I'm really going to enjoy this". I started watching it and the first couple of episodes were so good so I was convinced that I was going to finish it very quickly. One day I searched the title on Twitter and found many negative reviews as well as tweets of people saying that they had dropped it. At the time, I didn't understand why. NOW I DO. I genuinely thought this was going to be at first a bit dramatic story but then it would turn out a fluffy drama but but but ???? You would think (at least I would) I am that an over-dramatic plot means that there area lot of things going on but nothing ever really happens??? I'm sorry, I don't really know what I'm saying. I'm just too frustrated because I started watching this drama in January and I haven't been able to finish it because it's just so boring and the supporting characters are soooo annoying (what's wrong with that second lead? I want to punch him on the face) and selfish forb the wrong reasons (that's not being in love, CEO, THAT'S BEING OBSESSIVE).

I don't know if any of this makes sense but please. Just. Don't. Watch it. I'm sure there are far better love stories out there. And it's not even the actors and actresses' ffaul, it's the damn plot that's boring and doesn't make much sense.

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Worth the watch ^_^

I just don't know why i didn't watched it until now. I had it in my list for a long time but somehow i always skipt it.
This drama was such an emotional rollercoaster. They get to know each other then broke up then meet again and when she broke up with him for second time...damn it hit so hard...i was like what why? okay...i understand why but she could have been more patient. After being apart for so long and everything. But in the end the biggest satisfaction i was when they realized everything and get together again.
I found it a little bit annoying the SFL but overall it was okay.
ps. This drama was a total love triangle.

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Never thought a drama could have such trashy writing, the least I can tell from its first episode. Too cheesy, or slow or too immature for me. I couldn't stand the different situations filmed in the first episode already. A lot of stereotypes clumped with a shallow/ boring mindset. I thought the main idea was appealing, that's what got me into watching. You watch it and if you don't like it hopefully it's only half an hour lost.
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