Tag Archives: Lee Jae Hyeop

“Sweetheart Service” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)

Yu Ha, a job seeker who must do whatever it takes to stand on his own without help from his family, and Min U, a developer desperate to escape the pressure to marry. An unexpected “fake dating contract” ties them together. Though it starts as just a deal, real feelings slowly begin to grow between them.

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“The Nameless Season” Series Review (Ep.1 to 6)

This is a sweet journey if you are drawn to sweet genteel cliché friends-to-lovers romance narratives. All the characters are sweet. The story is sweet. The outcome is sweet. But be forewarned. You might slip into a diabetic coma from watching this rather short series because of all the sweetness that is pumped into your blood from this saccharin novella. However, I cannot say that it is not curiously entertaining, for it is. Mainly because of the symmetry between the actors. While there is nothing in this series you have not seen in other similar versions before, perhaps done much better and deeper than here, there is still enough hitherto to grab your attention.

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“Close to You” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)

This anthology is like the first warm summer breeze that sweeps over you after a long cold winter. It is refreshing, gentle, and so enveloping that it makes you feel good all over. This anthology is composed of 4 unrelated love stories told so delicately that you might miss the intensity that lies underneath each of their love stories. Overall, these stories are nimbly told with no overused drama, no destructive love triangles, or cheating plots. It is solid stories with excellent acting in each. All four-love tales are different in terms of poignancy and message. Some are meant to be quite powerful while others are presented as examples of slices-of-life contextures. Each saga is composed of two episodes of about 10 minutes in length each, which makes for easy viewing.

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