Wok of Love (2018)

Good potential but fails to land.

Was really excited about this one because of the main leads, and while the story started very promising, I got too dragged and stretched as it progressed. Many plot lines were introduced which weren’t followed up on and the story kept moving in circles. Most of the characters were great, and I wish we had good subplots for them. The romance was super cute and the bromance even better. Jun Ho’s chemistry with anyone on screen is always sizzling. This was a refreshing drama with a fresh premise, and it’s disappointing that the middle and end didn’t land well. Not a bad drama, but not very good either. You might consider dropping it if you don’t already love the actors or don’t want to because you’ve invested too much time in it already.

Leggi di Più

This drama suffers from bad writing and that's all there is to it. I also have no idea why they'd make Junho's character so cold and downright mean. It goes beyond the usual enemies to lovers trope, he's a total jerk to her and he's grumpy all the time. Miserable and unlikeable character, and that's saying a lot coming from me, Junho is one of my favorite actors.

There's nothing especially bad about the plot, but there's nothing really good either. There is such a mishmash of elements in this show it feels like the writer just threw a bunch of plot points together. "Do we want it to be about a girl's relationship with her horse? Ok, but only for a couple episodes. Now it'll focus on learning to cook with a gangster plotline in the background. Then we're going to focus on the ML being a jerk. Then a little bit of love triangle, then random side stories of cooks who work in the kitchen, then some gangster fights in the kitchen." On and on, that's basically the show.

I can't write a much more elaborate review than that because there's not much more to this show, and honestly it was so meh overall that I don't have the desire. Junho himself did great with what he had to work with as always, and the few opportunities he was given to show some chemistry with FL were done well between them. I hope he leaves this one in the past and continues to choose better projects from now on (I'm optimistic since Just Between Lovers and The Red Sleeve).

Leggi di Più

Medium good, less effort

I think this is first kdrama I noticed a poor direction. I don’t know why they have portrayed ML and FL like jokers in the initial episodes. Of course both ML and FL are innocent and pure but it doesn’t mean that they must be immatured and a laughing material. To some extent FL character is good and she has done a good job but ML there is no development in his character. From starting to end he acts like a coward, and second FL I don’t know what happened to her after when she met ML in front of his hotel when he was severely wounded by her lover’s goons. She didn’t paid the price for her sins and for the SML it is open ended. In last few episodes no story at all, simply dragging by some unnecessary plots.
So many loop holes, I didn’t knew that even in Korean dramas there exist such poor director’s.
I am only satisfied by FL’s and SML’s character and my rating is only for them

Leggi di Più

completely fallen for her smile

This is work of love
Really all of them loves their work in this drama
Specifically Lee Jun Ho [ Seo Poong ] and Jung Ryeo Won [ Dan Sae Woo ] both of them chemistry in love awesome
Jung Ryeo Won [ Dan Sae Woo ] her smile is mesmerising
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Leggi di Più

I like the drama a lot my only frustration is sometimes I find it too light-hearted for some of the issues or situations that come to light in the drama for example spoiler alert stop reading now >....................................
in episode ten SEO pong finds out his wife had an abortion without telling him and they just brush over that so quickly and move on to the main couple of the drama which is so weird to me especially all the cheating that goes on with SEO pong and his ex-wife there are so many heavy problems that a rise and they deal with it in the most ridculous way which is what throws me off I like there quirky persnoalities and charms but not when its applied to some of the more dark problems in this drama its too wierd.

but so far the drama really good kept my attention came back wanting to know what happens next so in my book that's always good


and for those commenting about pre-reviews before the drama ends those review's help me decide whether or not I should watch a drama or not, or whether it's worth spending my time watching also. Review is an assessment of something anything and because anyone can do it everyone's idea or opinion of this drama, in this case, will be different not only that. A review can change an opinion can be changed because as people say the drama has not ended so there is still a lot of time for things to get better or worse.

Leggi di Più

I love it! I didn't know that I would especially with the talking horse (so far there are only few scenes of this so that's kind'a bearable).

I started watching this because of Lee Jun Ho (who I love from Just Between Lovers) and Jeong Ryeo Won (from Which Star Are You From)...

After watching the first few episodes I can't stop laughing (especially the scenes with Jang Hyuk's scenes with his gang lol!). Then I love it more with the development of each character and their interaction with one another...

I'd also probably love the bromance here if they will just show more of it. Well, they are only on their 12th 30mins episode so I know that a lot more will still happen. But right now I just can't wait anymore for the next episodes.

Leggi di Più

Could do without the FL... very irritating

I have never seen any previous works of the 3 main characters but I am liking the 2 male leads. Honestly, they could have made this drama without the female lead. She has a pretty face and at times looks a bit like Park Min Young and Lee Ji Ah. But her character is so over the top for me.

I am dropping this title simply because I cannot stand the FL. Cannot find one good thing about her acting. The character is too flawed. She's too easy, acts naive, thinks everything she does is cute.... well you get the idea. Totally sickening....


Would like to see more or Lee Jun Ho though. I think he has a lot of potential and can pair well with other leading ladies.

First time for me to drop a series purely because I got so irritated with the FL. They should have cast someone else. Better yet, removed her totally from the story

Leggi di Più

I'm sorry, but no....

Admittedly I couldn't make it to the end of the first episode. The chef (one of the male leads) made this Michelin star type 5 star meal for his doctor wife-to-be and she threw it in the garbage. This same woman just looks super bored with him, kissing patients and ignoring him basically and when she shows up late to some hair/makeup appointment he boldly utters something along the lines of "You don't have to say your sorry because you're my woman' and then proceeds to kiss her into submission. OMG by then I'd had enough of this drivel, possibly the worst line ever, I'd have decked him. I think I might have thrown up in my mouth with that 'zinger' of a line. If I'd watched anymore I'd have no respect for myself. I'm guessing it gets better (from reading other reviews) but by this moment I loathed every character I would have been happy if they'd died in a burning inferno...the ...end...

Leggi di Più