Crazy Love (2022)

The female lead gave me a headache

I found this kdrama extremely boring, the story made no sense to me, the actors were excellent

THE STORY: (4/10)
>>The story makes no sense. To be pecise, I hated the female lead for I found her to be childish, dumb, mean and not realistic.

1.Why I can’t think she is a realistic character instead I consider her a dumb character:
You have the female lead who is supposingly dying, only caring about getting revenge on her boss who “has amnesia”. She doesn’t care about any potential treatment, getting a second opinion from another doctor or doing something memorable for her last moments. She also tells no one. She just stupidly wishes to torment the person who is to “blame” for her sickness, disregarding personal responsibility for her own health as well. That’s why sometimes I would even forget she is even dying.

2. Why she is dumb and childish
Secondly, she is the one who chose to withstand the abuse from her boss for an entire year, instead of just quitting like her predecessors did. I do believe that the ml is to blame as well . But he was an ass****e and that’s it. He was feeling ok with himself. But she is the one who choose not to chase her dream following a different route. She insisted getting that dream job of hers in THAT company KNOWING how her boss treats everyone including herself. I just can’t overlook the personal responsibility she had to take care of herself (visiting the hospital sooner, not staying in a toxic environment, not being a pushover etc)

3. Why I believe she is undeserving of being the female lead in the story
And here comes the third point. She had the freedom to consciously make a different choice, like quitting her job but she didn’t. On the other hand, the ml had no choice but to believe her lies. I don’t think that it matters whether he truly had amnesia or not, because SHE WASNT aware that he still had his memories. Therefore it seemed to me that she wanted to torment a sick person who had almost gotten murdered , and manipulate him into believe her lies. When she had a choice to quit and was in her right mind. Like what? Imagine waking up from a coma to find out even though you don’t have a family, you still have a fiancée who cares about you. And then surprise! She just wanted to get revenge on you. That is not the equivalent to what he did to her. She was in her right mind, had already seen signs of her health deteriorating (her hair would fall off, she needed pills etc) and accepted the consequences of working there. But he was a sick person, whom she exploited because she didn’t care about the consequences since she was dying. How is this ok?

>>Therefore I couldn’t find the plot funny, because it was so silly. A dying woman who prefers feeding the ml onions instead of cherishing her last moments.


THE ACTORS: (10/10)
The actors were splendid! Acting was good and believeable.

THE MUSIC (5/10)
It was good, nothing memorable to be honest.

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Una simpática serie pero nada más.

Crazy Love, protagonizada por Kim Jae Wook y Krystal Juhn ha sido un descubrimiento interesante pero nada más. La histórica es la típica de cualquier serie romántica coreana que tienen como protagonista a un rico empresario, Noh Go Jin, y una simple trabajadora, Lee Shin A, que vive bajo el terror de su dominante y maleducado jefe.

Puede cambiar a qué se dedica la empresa, es decir, puede ser una empresa farmacéutica, ser un hospital, un conglomerado... lo que te vive en la mente, pero siempre tendrá un presidente muy pagado de si mismo, que no solo es guapo, millonario e inteligente, sino que tiene una personalidad arrolladora que algunos adoran y otros temen. Y siempre habrá una dulce empleada que consigue en amor del presidente siendo ella misma, con su dulzura y sus buenas maneras. Este es el guión típico.

Cuando salió el póster de esta serie parecía que se iba a romper esta tendencia. Teníamos, o eso parecía, una protagonista, Lee Shin A que tenía mal humor, y que podía llegar a ser todo un personaje si llevaba su carácter violento hacía sus últimas y graciosas consecuencias. Pero no ha sido así. Salvo un par de escenas en las que Lee Shin A se muestra agresiva, su carácter es el típico de la comedia romántica. Nada interesante o emocionante en ella.

Con respecto al protagonista es todo un personaje, un auténtico abusón y no le importa serlo. Ahí reside parte de su encanto. Evidentemente a medida que avanzan los capítulos su forma de ser se va suavizando, es lo que tiene el amor. Y es una pena porque en cierta manera sus maneras groseras hacen de él un personaje diferente.

Si juntamos los dos, su amor va de trabajar juntos durante un año a una serie de acontecimientos que cambian la relación. Hay un accidente, una pérdida de memoria, una enfermedad, amigos, antiguos amores, competidores...

He de confesar que me ha gustado el trabajo de Kim Jae Wook -no lo conocía de antes-, y me estoy adaptando a la manera interpretativa de Krystal Jung. No me puedo quejar de las actuaciones aunque algunas de ellas me parecen demasiado forzadas, como la del hermano de Lee, la de su compañera de piso, o la del competidor del Noh Go Kin. Por suerte otros actores son más serenos como Ha Joo o Yoo In Young, así que todo se equilibra un poco.

Pero no puedo negar que esta serie se va desinflando a medida que van pasado los capítulos. La idea original se queda en nada muy pronto. La parte de suspense no se sostiene muy bien porque no está bien desarrollada, y romántica, es demasiado típica.

Creo que en general no es una mala serie, pero, ¿la vería otra vez? No, salvo algún que otra escena graciosa.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama " Crazy Love " is a drama that has a predictable story and it almost feels like the old Korean rom coms of the past decade. The trop of the main lead dying, the crazy and rich CEO, the enemies to lovers plot twist, and the ex girlfriend storyline were all well known and used ingredients for many dramas. And yet, the drama had something fresh and comforting.

The first part of the drama is funny and the dynamics of the couple spot on. And yes, it is predictable, but their chemistry is overflowing. The performances were another factor that aided the drama a lot.

Unfortunately, the second part was slower and a bit boring, but the ending wrapped things up nicely.

So, overall, 6 out of 10.

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