Handmade Love (2020)

Valuable Lessons

I thought that the story of this drama was good. It wasn't the best but it sure had some valuable lessons. I would have liked it more if they spent more time developing the main leads' relationship rather than the side characters' own stories, but I guess that's how they would teach us lessons. As with the cast, I can say that the thumbnails really attracted me with those visuals. Though I wasn't really impressed with the acting, after I found out that the main female lead was an idol (Lee SuJi of Real Girls Project and The Ark) and the main male lead was a model, I was satisfied. My favorite character will forever be Joey because of his goofy nature. One thing that I was very disappointed about was the outfits. The whole show was centered on a tailor shop, so let's just say I expected WAY more from the costumes (or maybe I just appreciate fashion as a form of art). Since I watched it as it aired, I would say that I kept VERY up to date with the coming episodes. Overall, I would recommend it as a quick mini-drama binge.

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The pros:
-This is simply put a delightful drama, it offers nothing new but it's just the perfect side of warm and whimsical.

-With a ML tailor-made for Lee Soo Hyuk. I love Woven as the no nonsense, tough love, but ultimately well-meaning kinda lead

-It’s a beautiful show to watch, I mean is has Lee Soo Hyuk, so of course it’s beautiful, but on top of that, all the locations especially the tailor shop have a dream-like quality.

-This is one of those dramas that would benefit from having more episodes, just to give the ML more room to develop his character

The cons:
-It didn’t have enough Lee Soo Hyuk, sometimes he looked more like a guest star than the actual leading man.

-I was bothered by the lack of chemistry between the ML and both the FL and the servant/best friend, perhaps this is due to the lack of time to further develop these relationships, but each of their interaction felt forced, and frankly I could do it without the unnecessary romance. The only chemistry was between Woven and the clothes, which made me discover a whole new kink, but that's not here not there.

-The FL was comically bad at acting, and it didn’t help that I wasn’t very fond of her character

-And sorry to say, but the clothes were ugly af

All in all, a short and easy watch. I would 100% recommend

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Wish it was longer!

Finally Lee Soo Hyuk gets a leading role he SO deserves!! He's great, as always, and he's the perfect fit for Woven, a beautiful but seemingly cold god hiding a deeper, passionate core.
I really wish this was a full-length drama with 16 1- hour episodes, or a full- length movie. There's certainly a lot here for a really great full-length drama. Woven is a fascinating god, the beginning connection to the "Tale of the Woodcuter and the Fairy" is very intriguing, but these mini 19- minute episodes don't develop any of the stories fully. But I do love the format of the different, individual stories of people who come to Woven's design house. I've already watched eps. 1 - 5 twice. Can't wait for the final three!

The set of the tailor shop/ design house is magnificently artistic and beautiful, and it fits the character of Woven as a Nature/ Woodland god.

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