'Was It Love?' Netflix: Stream It Or Skip It? - Decider

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PoweredbyReelgood We’veseenalotofK-dramasonNetflixinthepastfewyears,andtheytendtohavethesameelements:Dreamymusic,somescrewballcomedy,andonepersonbeingpursuedbymultiplepeopleoftheoppositesex(we’dlovetoseeanLGBTQIA+K-drama,butwehaven’tcomeacrossoneyet). WasItLove? changestheformulaupabit,makingtheobjectofaffectionathirtysomethingsinglemomwithacareer,andgivingherfourmentochoosefrom—ifshechoosesany.Readonformore. WASITLOVE?:STREAMITORSKIPIT? OpeningShot:In2012,weseeawomanonascooter,abouttodeliverastackofnewspapers. TheGist:That’snottheonlythingthatNohAe-jung(SongJi-hyo)does…She’sworkedvariouspart-timejobssinceshehadtodropoutofuniversitysixyearspriorbecauseshegotpregnant.Nowthathersix-yearolddaughterHah-nee(KimSeo-Hun)issixandgoingtoschool,Ae-jungwantsafull-timejob.Sheappliestobeabookkeeperatvariousfilmstudios,because,beforeshegotpregnant,shehaddreamedofworkingasafilmproducer,andatthispointshefiguresanywayinthedoorisfine. Afteralmostpushingherout,CEOWang(KimByung-Choon)ofThumbFilmshiresherafterheasksherwhyshejustappliedtostudios.Shegetsthecallrightafterherlowestpoint,butcelebrateswithHah-neeandhermother,ChoiHyang-ja(KimMi-kyung),wholiveswiththemandhelpswithHah-nee. Cuttoeightyearslater.Hah-nee(UhmChae-young)is14andhasjustbeentransferredtoanewsecondaryschoolaftergettingkickedoutofthefirstoneforfighting.CEOWangjustpromotedAe-jungtoproducer,andshe’sabouttopitchanewromanticdramatoaninvestor.However,thatinvestor,GooPa-do(KimMin-joon),isactuallytheheadofaloancompanywhosaysthatCEOWangowesthem10billionwon(about$8.5million),andheassignedAe-jungtotheloan.Ae-jungandherassistantChoiHye-jin(BaekSoo-hee)runtoWang’sapartmenttoseethatheranawayandleftAe-jungtopaytheruthlessPa-doback. Meanwhile,Hah-neeisalreadygettingintroubleathernewschool,havingdefendedakidthatwasgettingbullied.Herhomeroomteacher, OhYeon-woo(KooJa-sung),defendsheragainstthebully’sparentsand,whenAe-jungcomestothemeetingwiththeprincipal,herecognizesherimmediatelyandremembersapastincident.Hah-neealsotakesalikingtotheyoungP.E.teacher.Shealsoyellsathermotherthatshe’llbeforeverknownasthegirlwhodoesn’thaveafather. Diggingthrougholdfiles,Ae-jungandHye-jinmanagetofindanoldmanuscript,withafamousnameonit:CheonEok-man(SonHo-jun),anovelistandscreenwriter.TheoldcontractthattheyfoundinWang’sapartmentturnsouttobeEok-man’scontractforthefilmrights.ThetwoofthemgobacktoPa-dotoseeifhecanfinancethemarketablemovie;whilestandinginhisyardinashirtstreakedwithsomeoneelse’sblood,heagreestoforgivethedebtandfinancethemovieiftheycangetEok-mantowritethescreenplayandsuperstaractorRyuJin(SongJong-ho)tostarinit. Ae-jungandJindohaveapast,asweseeaflashbacktohercollegedays,whereshedashesoutofapartyandgoestokissthedramastudentonadrunkendare.Sincethen,Jinhasbecomeextremelypopularasa“niceguy”actor,tothepointwhereAe-junghastovaultoveramoboffansjusttotrytotalktohim. Indesperation,Ae-junge-mailsEok-mantoseeiftheycanmeetabouttheproject.Sheagrees,butissurprisedtoseetheshymanthat’sinfrontofher—amanthatshe’llgettoknowbyhisrealname:OhDae-oh. OurTake: WasItLove?islikemostoftheK-dramasthathavepoppeduponNetflixinthatthere’salotgoingon,andtheretendstobelotsofrivalsforthemaincharacter’sattentionandaffection.ButthisoneisacutabovemostoftherestofNetflix’sK-dramalineupbecausethesituationisalittlemorein-depththan“willthispersonfindlove?” Firstly,Ae-jungisn’tyourtypicalK-dramaingenue.Infact,she’snotaningenueatall;she’sathirtysomethingsinglemomwithacareerandambitionstobeafilmproducer.Asshesaidtothebully’ssexistfatherafterHah-nee’sfirstdayincident,“Iamhermotherandherfather.”Inotherwords,shemayhavesatintearsafterbreakingacupwhenshewaslookingforwork,butshe’sconfidenteightyearslaterthatshecanhavehercareeranddoagoodjobofbringingupHah-nee.Afterall,shewastheonlyonetocometothedefenseofthekidthatwasgettingbullied. SoitseemsliketherearegoingtobefourrivalsforAe-jung’saffections,andsomeonethatcanbeafatherfiguretoHah-nee.Butwe’djustbehappytoseeAe-jungworkalloftheseissuesoutonherown,withthehelpofthevillageshe’sbuilt.SongJi-hyoisutterlycharminginthestarringrole,abletoplaysincereemotionalongwithphysicalcomedy.Shealsodoesagreatjobinthesceneswhereshe’senragedandcursingoutCEOWang,ordrunkandstumblingherwaytokissingJin. Threeofthefourmenthatenterherlifeinthefirstepisodearealmostinterchangeable.TheonlyonewhostandsoutisPa-do,ifonlybecausehe’sgotameanstreakandacriminalhistorythatthefirstepisodemorethanalludesto.But,giventhattherewillbe17episodes,doledoutweeklyastheypremiereinSouthKorea,there’splentyoftimetoexplorewhattheotherguyshavegoingon. Photo:JTBC SexandSkin:Nah,notthatkindofshow. MoreOn: KoreanDramas 11BestNewShowsonNetflix:June2022'sTopUpcomingSeriestoWatch StreamItOrSkipIt:'TheSoundofMagic'onNetflix,aKoreanSeriesThat'saCleverBlendofRomance,FantasyandMusicals StreamItOrSkipIt:'MyLiberationNotes'OnNetflix,Where3SiblingsLookToLeaveBehindTheirUnsatisfyingLives StreamItOrSkipIt:'OurBlues'OnNetflix,AK-DramaThatFollowsaSeriesofRomancesinaBustlingIslandTown PartingShot:WhenEok-manintroduceshimselftoAe-jung,she’satfirstsurprised,thenherfacewarmstothefactthatthefamousauthorseemslikeagoodguy. SleeperStar:ReallyenjoyedUhmChae-youngasthefeisty14-year-oldversionofHah-nee,especiallywhenshelectureshermotherabouthowmuchofanoutcastshefeelsbecauseshedoesn’thaveafather. MostPilot-yLine:Forsomereasonoranother,everyK-dramaI’veseenonNetflixplayssomeversionof“Dreams”byTheCranberriesonitssoundtrack.Notsureifthat’sconsideredtheepitomeofatmosphericWesternrock,butitfeelslikeeveryproducerusesit. OurCall:STREAMIT.DoesWasItLove?havethepotentialtogetreallycomplicated?Absolutely.Butacharmingleadperformance,plusthestoryofasinglemomtryingtomakeitasaproducer,isenoughtokeepustuningin. ShouldyoustreamorskiptheKoreandramedy#WasItLoveon@netflix?#SIOSI —Decider(@decider)July10,2020 JoelKeller(@joelkeller)writesaboutfood,entertainment,parentingandtech,buthedoesn’tkidhimself:he’saTVjunkie.HiswritinghasappearedintheNewYorkTimes,Slate,Salon,VanityFair.com,Playboy.com,FastCompany.com,RollingStone.com,Billboardandelsewhere. Stream WasItLove?OnNetflix Tags KoreanDramas Netflix StreamItOrSkipIt WasItLove? 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