CEOof GOTOP Education and math genius with an IQ of 190, Noh Gojin receives a death threat. After a hit-and-run, he fakes amnesia in order to catch the culprit. Meanwhile, his secretary Sina, who is diagnosed with a terminal illness, pretends to be his fiance out of revenge for his mistreatment. But the tables are turned when secrets are revealed. (From Disney +)
I also had to ponder other narrative choices Crazy Love makes. There is a storyline involving three ex-secretaries of Noh Gojin seeking petty, non-violent, revenge against their former boss for his mistreatment of them, but it takes almost the entire series for it to go anywhere. Most of the time these ex-secretaries were on screen, I wondered why they were there and what their end goal really was, especially since the majority of their screen time is just spent on gossip and not revenge. On the other extreme is that the very end of Crazy Love involves so much forgiveness for such unspeakable things that it requires an ungodly amount of suspension of disbelief that all these people could forgive one another so easily. Things that people should really be in jail for are brushed under the rug and easily forgotten, with very few actual repercussions or strains on relationships.
My favorite drama so far was HER PRIVATE LIFE with Kim Jae Wook who did an amazing performance. That is why I am now going to watch Coffee Prince and crazy love. So for you to say that he has no acting chops it is simply not true. Maybe you might find his performance over the top in crazy love which I have not seen but dismissing the rest of his career is truly unfair. Her private life is awesome because of him. I wish him many lead roles.
So I actually said that though I did not personally care for parts of his performance, he actually made me cry at other parts with his portrayal. Not sure how that counts as dismissing his entire career. I hope you enjoy Coffee Prince!
Ok the second episode is even better... This is so hilarious and it's quite unique. I have to be honest though I probably would not have picked it up if it was not for Kim Jae Uck but I am glad I did. His acting is really good and so versatile. I have never seen him act this kind of role before and he nailed it.
There is a lot of competition with the other two dramas so I see the ratings are low (sadly) but I also get that this drama may not appeal to the main audience due to its crazy, intentionally over the top concept.
Viewers are too quick to judge based on the fact they thrown in amensia and terminal illness but as the casts and director keep telling us this drama is crazy and lots of twists, I think the amnesia and illness part is not that simple rather will have hilarious twists to them. They are literally doing a parody on kdrama cliches and tropes.
I'm thinking ML may have amnesia for like one EP since the doc said it is temporary and then continues to fake amnesia in order to find his actual murderer (Kang Min just ran him over with car out of impulse but he's been receiving death threats way before) and also to mess with Krystal too since she is pretending to be his fiance. Her cancer is very likely a misdiagnosis lol she will die of embarrassment when she finds out this is the plot I'm predicting
That would be so epic funny. Based on episode 3 review he was acting super dumbfounded and clueless, it would be hilarious if they reveal at end of EP 3 that he was actually faking it and boiling inside haha
Yes, we have confirmation at the end of episode 4, he pretended to lose his memory, I wonder what will happen to FL when they realize this, lol, with the truth revealed he will might want revenge, at least at the moment there doesn't seem to be any romance or even feelings between the two leads
So the SFL is the ex of ML, she wants to take advantage of his amnesia to date with him again , logically she shouldn't even succeed a little but you never know
I am enjoying this drama so much. Kim Jae Wook killing it esp after episode 4's ending. This drama is super underrated. I love the comedy, the plot twist, and mockery of kdrama cliches and tropes, they pull all these tropes and is not as simple as one think. I am starting to get the writing and directing of the drama and its very strategically done to set up for the future episodes.
So far this drama is so much fun! I will watch anything with Kim Jae Uck, so I had no idea what this drama was about and was lucky not to see the spoilers. So far the relationships between the different character groups are fun to watch and pick apart. So many people have reasons to hate him.
I loved the way he was with Sina's father. That scene was so real and the smiles on their faces when they walked back together was so sweet. That with the text conversation the night before and his "thank you" when he talked about how being around them all felt like family. I melted.
NGJ admitting he doesn't want Sina to leave him was definitely hard for him. He's spent years trying to make people think he doesn't need them. In that moment he made himself vulnerable... and then we got a real kiss. That moment was just for them.
I also liked that while he was "helping" her because she fell off the ladder, she was still higher than him during this conversation/kiss. Sina has all of the real (emotional) power in their relationship and I thought this was such a nice touch.
I do want to see is Sina is actually capable of being a teacher. The education business in Korea is VERY competitive and not being able to handle stress means she's not suited for that kind of environment. I wonder if him setting unrealistic goals for his secretaries was, in part, to test them? Since that whole 1 year rule was likely made by him. From how weird most of the teachers are, it seems like a lot of them can't handle the pressure.
Ahh I love your wonderful insights! Yes, I love this episode so much. It is so heart warming. I love the dialogue between the ML and FL's dad. Haha and how dad wants grandchildren asap.. I hope that's what we get in the ending episode. The texting between ML and FL felt so much more personal now. FL can also see ML really being part of the family as everyone loves ML (to his surprise).
I didn't think of the power in the relationship (emotionally wise) through the ladder scene! Now I love that scene even more. A lot of viewers were upset with the reason that ML excluded FL from the audition but I can kind of understand from his point of view knowing that she is going to "die" soon and not wanting her to go through the stress and trouble and really just wanting to spend her "short" time being and caring for her. But yea, it was also a big leap for him in the relationship when he said "he's fearful and afraid too".. yes it showed his vulnerability and he is taking a huge step given all the pain he had throughout his life. Definitely not easy.
However, I know that eventually he will support and help her achieve her dreams - another character development coming. It seemed like they already talked about.some audition in the prelease for tomorrow's episode.
I am happy we are finally getting the crazy romance but I also want some crazy drama now, I need ML to kick some RickRoll'D against his bro and SFL, protect his company. I'm so worried for him but he is smart right? I hope he has a plan...
A lot of viewers were upset with the reason that ML excluded FL from the audition but I can kind of understand from his point of view knowing that she is going to "die" soon and not wanting her to go through the stress and trouble and really just wanting to spend her "short" time being and caring for her.
If we take his reason for him not wanting her to teach at face value, it definitely comes across as selfish. I agree with you, under the surface there is definitely more to it than that. His fear of her spending her last days stressed and working/auditioning is one of them. To be fair, she was awful in that first audition. I wouldn't have hired her either
I really think there are a lot of hidden symbols and discussions in this drama and they really add to it. For example, the most obvious one is his hatred of onions. Onions are layered and complex, very similar to people. The potato too. This ugly thing he took for granted (like her) and now it's growing with his feelings. The writer definitely watched and liked Greatest Love. Every time it shows the potato, I think of that drama lol
They played on so many cliches and tropes in such a fun and insightful way. A lot of ppl didn't like the first kiss because of the consent that was somewhat there but he pretty much took it back? However, I agree with you..at least it was mentioned. Unlike other kdramas where ML would literally just kiss the FL without even saying anything. I think that's even worse.
There are quite a few things that viewers got upset about if looked at the surface level, which is unfortunate. It's quite sad that this drama is not getting the ratings it deserves in South Korea because it is very good! Hopefully it will continue to get more loves from international viewers.
A lot of ppl didn't like the first kiss because of the consent that was somewhat there but he pretty much took it back? However, I agree with you..at least it was mentioned. Unlike other kdramas where ML would literally just kiss the FL without even saying anything. I think that's even worse.
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