Her Private Life (2019)

The Struggle of Balancing Work Romance and being a KPOP FAN

I was curious to watch this drama because first of all im a kpop fanboy im a blink (Blackpink fandom) so i want to know how this drama will go. So after watching this i was amazed about the plot because Sung Dukmi (Park min young) is struggling to balance her being a curator and fangirling (kpop fan rather heheheh) as well her lovelife with Ryan Gold (Kim Jae wook). She wants her pivate life which is being a fangirl from a kpop boy group being hidden to everybody so that no one can humiliate her or say gossip about her so i can relate to that, becuase i as a fanboy gives wrong impressions to kpop fans like the media said that we are always obsessed to our idols also stalking them so much that can destroy the reputations of ther idols but not all people are like that, just some of them. I was amazed about the acting of all the actors its really SUPERB hands down, especially i have a crush on Ahn Bo Hyun even though his still a second lead syndrome i still like his acting and also hes so cute i want to have him lmao. I like the chemistry of the two leads very natural and have perfect execution. I like also the comedy side its really funny not gonna lie, the production its ok and the OST and BGM is really great i love it. Very highly recommended whos a kpop fan like me hehehehe…

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cropn's review - SPOILERS AHEAD -

Currently I am rewatching this drama, which says a lot!

This drama I was very interested in considering the title and bio it gave off Netflix, and I decided to watch it. Not only did this drama gave me a great show that I have watched, but also new music! Snapshot by IN2IT has become one of my favorite songs and I wouldn't of found it if it haven't been for this drama.

The characters convey emotions so beautifully that I enjoy watching it without getting cringed or second-hand embarrassment... which says a lot. Their chemistry with each other and how well kept the storyline is, 10/10.

Having that scandal of being the girlfriend of an idol but in reality it was nothing near it, was heart throbbing to watch. I could tell jealousy was being a lingering factor around Ryan and how Deok-mi wasn't actually dating her best friend was shocking but relieving in some sort of way to Ryan.

Deok-mi's character was the perfect role for Min-young. She plays this role so beautifully and very smoothly, unlike other dramas I have watched. It's not forced nor is it unnatural. Ryan's character was also played very well by Jae-wook. He has the mannerisms, looks, and overall attitude for Ryan in a very comforting way.

This drama was amazing to watch and I cannot wait to finish it for the second or third time again. :)

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wow! what a stupendous extraordinary fabolous chemistry!!! if you're looking for a lovely romcom with lots of cute moments between the leads, that's for you!!
i personally haven't watched park minyoung's previous dramas, but based on what i've heard, she has great chemistry with every male lead. definitely, ''her private life'' is an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING demonstration of that. after watching this drama you will probably stop wishing for her to marry park seojoon. hello???? KIM JAE WOOK!!!! i'm completely in love with him, and as someone who wants him to be happy, i have to say that miss park is just perfect for him.

now speaking seriously, both actings were just incredible, i'm truly happy kim jaewook will get more recognition after this drama. and you know, park minyoung is already... well PARK MINYOUNG! <3
the support cast was great for me, specially seon joo (i loved the way they showed her relationship with her husband and their kid was SOOOOO cute). i would describe eun gi as support as well, even tough he is casted as second lead.

one thing i can't complain about this drama is the marvelous soundtrack: smile again, help me, floating, maybe... i just love it

BUT. the end (it wasn't bad, but it could've been MUCH better). and all that unnecessary dramatic plot. jesus what was that? i mean, it's like the writers were kind of ashemed of a writing a chessy cute love story and then they thought ''hmmm, i need to add some drama here so it won't look so silly''. well i'm not aggainst that, i personally love to cry over a love story, but no one will cry over that LOL. i wouldn't complain if there were no drama at all (and that would've been better), because after all it's a ROMANTIC COMEDY. if i want some dramatic plot i can watch a drama like mother or my ahjussi. goblin will do too.
after a while the show also stop focusing on her being a fangirl, and well, wasn't that the whole deal?

anyway, as i said, the superb chemistry between park minyoung and kim jaewook saved the whole thing. i would rewatch this drama only for that. but, i would rather look for a good chemistry in a drama i haven't already watched.

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amazing!

if i can be honest, this is one of the most heartwarming and heads down rom-com drama that i have watched.

throughout the whole series, i have absolutely loved the chemistry between the main leads. the patience, no misunderstandings, being there for each other and THE COMMUNICATION!! i was so invested in their relationship, the telling of the lovestory between deok mi and ryan gold was absolutely amazing. i loved it from the start to the end and the fact that ryan did not have a problem with deok mi being a fangirl of cha warmed my heart. if i’m honest, i want somebody like that in my life who no matter what accepts me for what i like and doesn’t mind me sharing my excitement with others.

while this is a warm and fuzzy drama, i wish that at the same time, that cha sha in was able to find out who “sha in is my life” was. though, i feel that it was best to keep deok mi’s secret behind closed doors without cha sha in having to find out that his brother’s girlfriend was running a fansite because she was a fan of him, which
would make him laugh for sure.

i have also wished that there was more backstory behind most of the characters, side characters, and people who had continued to carry this story in and out throughout the end. i felt that the disclosure of pain and sad thoughts had taken up most of the few of the last episodes. i wish that they would have balanced a bit of these in between each episode as it had killed off the mood of both comedy and also funny moments.

though i’m am happy that ryan was able to find his disclosure in the misunderstandings of him being “abandoned” and instead, find that he was the boy who was loved by many and including his mother. i’m also happy that deok mi was able to also lift the burdening that her mother had carried for a long time when her family had been in the dark with the death of her younger brother deok soo. she was only young when she was in an accident, it must’ve been really hard as an adult version of her now to take in the pain.

overall, i’d say that i am fond of this drama and i really do recommend! if you are looking for a heartwarming, no misunderstood, no breakup, just a fuzzy and warm couple that are both mature and aware of the patience with one another then i definitely recommend “her private life.” this drama travels around the world of art, family, connections with friendship and the power of love and finding the answers that both leads have been wondering for so long. <3

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This drama gets the right speed and deepness after the third episode. So if you just started watching and wonder why this rating and why the heck PMY agreed to star in this “weird” fangirling drama, but still have a bit of faith - keep watching :)

I also thought in the beginning that this drama going the route of “Touch your Heart” (nice cast, but a bit too silly and simple plot for their skill set). Luckily, as show progressed, it re-gained its seriousness and deepness (for this kind of rom com).

Characters are believable, and fangirling later doesn’t overkill it, just adds sweet and funny notes to the show. I really appreciate that Ryan, while being an artist, is very down to earth - I expected the script writers to make him more irrational for the sake of drama, yet he is always calm, transparent, no unnecessary escalation kind of guy. And Deok Mi’s elegance and beautiful smile - it’s impossible not to smile while watching her.

I also appreciate occasional conversations on art and life (“Things I believed were inevitable however turned out to be coincidence. I thought it was a coincidence, but it turned out to be an inevitability.”)

And well, as everyone already pointed out - the leads are perhaps the hottest couple in Korean drama so far, with amazing chemistry, and oh my these kisses (let’s hope the trend continues for another 6 episodes :) )

UPDATE episode 10 is the most romantic and sweet episode I’ve ever watched in romcoms so far. Can be easily put on a continuous repeat on a gloomy day :)

“Maybe” and “Story of Us” are such beautiful songs, very romantic and touching. Simply vow.

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Will keep this super short since it has so many reviews already. This show was adorable and romantic with a great chemistry between the leads. I loved that she was a fangirl. I loved that I felt myself grinning through the whole show. I loved that there wasn't cliche exes and such manipulating and tearing the leads apart and I also loved that there wasn't the cliche 100 misunderstandings to keep the leads apart. The show was very well written in that regard. The acting was fabulous with some of my favorites, including the main lead actress and the lovely woman who played her mother. LOVE.

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This is a must see romcom. It’s so fresh and funny. I really liked it. Park min young is a genius as always. Always pushing the limits as she progresses through her work life. I love the story line and the chemistry was indeed pleasing to the eye, one of the best I’ve seen so far I feel like it would have been more natural to a certain point it felt forced but overall it was really great. I loved the supporting roles very much they added so much variety to the drama. The setting of an art gallery was really creative and new. It was really fun to see what goes one it that part of the industry. The directing was awesome with the help of each actor that gave a wonderful performance. It’s filled with love watch it!

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Wow i alredy mis them ❤️❤️ I really love this story.. not even bit boring i watched it within 2 days.. actually hardly my smile or sad face go away while i watched this.. this show completely grab me i reallu love it i couldnt give whole stars becoze there r some resons...
first reason is there r some jokes too much silly like deok mi s imaginations itz ok that she enterd to imagine world to say hi to her followers but when she chat with rayan, rayan's face paint like lion it is too silly so i can not stand it.. and of coze other one is cindys mom too much silly chracter.. i really dont like her part..
2nd reson is** i really hoped trueth will discovered** 1st truth that shin ah will find deok me is the 'shin ah my life' ? but it never happen so i dessapointed.. and i thought they will say about shin ah and rayan are real brothers it also did not happend ?????
So becoz of this things i have to cut half star ?

As for cast they really did good job and they never let us feel boring.. even small characters did freat job.. actually i like rayan when he smile but not his huge smile with shown teeth ? i love his littel smile...
deok me is great actress but i dont kbow why i dont like her..
And shin ah oh my god i can't believe i did not catch his cuteness in 'korean odyssey' he is really cute ??

Overall great drama

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A romance with level-headed lead characters! WOW

Anyone who has watched enough romance dramas knows that the main couple usually has a disagreement at some point during the series that could be easily resolved with a little bit of communication. For me, this can ruin an otherwise perfectly good show. We all know they're doing it to give themselves another episode or two of conflict before they let the leads settle down and be happy, and I usually find it more annoying than anything else.

The best thing about Her Private Life is that the leads act like real adults the whole time. It is so refreshing to see in a show that is otherwise your run-of-the-mill romance drama. Yes, there are quite a few of the usual tropes in this one (contract "marriage"? secret identity? Heck yeah!), but without the annoying misunderstanding ploy to throw a wrench in things, I could find it fun and not contrived and irritating. The leads talk through their problems, guys. It's amazing.

Also, you can't miss the chemistry of the leads here. Like, wooooow. There are no overtly sexy scenes, but again, adults behaving like adults. I am buying whatever Kim Jae Wook is selling, let me tell you.

There are some lows, and they, predictably enough, come at the end once our leads are together (and not arguing, because, you know, they're adults). They clearly felt like they needed to spice up the script with some more tired drama tropes to drag us to the end. You should be able to see what's coming if you've been paying attention, but you might not like it. The bright side of this attempt at creating drama is that both of our leads are still both perfectly level headed while the script is flinging stupid shit at them, so even while I hated it, I kinda loved it. In a different show, that would have been at least four episodes of plot.

Honestly, I might recommend skipping episode 15 and just watching 16 to get the wrap up episode, if you feel like you need it. You could even stop at 14, but then you'd miss the steamy makeout session at the very end, and isn't that part of the reason you're watching this show?

Basically, if you are an adult and you're looking for a fun romance drama that won't irritate you because the entire plot wouldn't exist if the main leads just got their shit together, pick this one. It is everything you want and not too much of what you don't.

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Kdrama version of a sweet snack

If dramas were meals, the really good ones like Hospital Playlist, Prison Playbook, and Move to Heaven are balanced meals. They provide you all the nutrients a body needs while also making you feel full.

Her Private Life is a slice of boring chocolate cake. Low in nutrients, sweet, and delicious. It doesn't make you think. The relationships are basic. Plot is nothing special.

But it is fun. There are tons of things to nitpick about this drama. Critics eviscerate it rather easily. But if you want to turn your brain off and just be enamored by romance, this is a good drama to watch.

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As you can probably guess from the amount of stars I've given this refreshing drama, I totally loved it, right to the somewhat unnecessary little plots in the end, but they needed to wrap the story somehow so I get it.
It's a romcom people. Sure the title seems to be deluding because then you would expect the whole plot to be just about deok mi's fangirling life. But it's not. It's about deok mi the fan girl and deok mi- an adult woman with the very same sets of hopes and dreams and fears as most ppl. This is a lighthearted drama with a nice arc, like a full bodied wine, with just a hint of dry finish at the end ( and yes I'm also referencing the actor Kim jae wook here...swoon). I think the writers made use of the cliched plots and tropes excellently here, without falling into the same outcomes and thus I found that very refreshing and it drew me in more into the development of the relationship n characters of the two main leads.
A romcom that follows familiar K-drama lines in that we are met with a somewhat alpha male, but hello...hes not the storybook one dimensional hero, but a real multifaceted human who is lucky enough to know having feelings doesn't make you less of a man, and neither does apologising when you know you're wrong(he's just amazing ok) and also a female protagonist who is just as strong if not stronger as the male lead and at the same time does not lose her femininity, harbors a 'weird'hobby( I mean what modern age woman doesn't right?!!)but yet is still responsible and mature....
I like the fact that in this storyline, the woman supports the man. Like power to deokmi!
And last but definitely not the least.....
The tension between the characters...the lead up to the romance, the banter...
The fake kiss, dreamt kiss, and the Kiss...and kisses thereafter....holy mother of cows Are just the tastiest icing on the creamiest of cakes.
I would watch this again if only to see the most realistic kiss on K-drama to date in history of kdramas. The feels....I can't stop stressing it how good it is. I cheered with them when it happened because it looked so real and good and so deserving of being kissed by each other....you know what I mean. Kim jae wook excelled in this role because he was Ah-mazing(although I've always known he could be amazing as an actor from antique days). Park Min Young top notch as always but it is her forte so it's nothing new for her.
If you expect to watch a drama with heavy plots to unravel then please be ready to be disappointed because this is all about two strong individuals finding meaning in being together.
Short summary: the reason we all look for someone to be with.

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LEVE E DIVERTIDO

O romance é lindo demais, e a história é bem cativante. Ri demais com o fato do cara achar que a protagonista era gay hahahaha... Foi divertido, e fofo ver como ele estava protegendo ela achando isso. Não houve plot na história para dar aquela apimentada. E os secundários não eram envolventes. O outro interesse romântico dela era um porre.

Queria que demorasse mais tempo para o protagonista descobrir que ela não era gay, por que estava muito engraçado. Apenas mais para o final que a história ficou mais arrastada, mas já estava no final. Não me emocionei, o que acho importante nos doramas, causar risos e choros.

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