Is anyone still watching All About My Love? I’ve been focusing on the low-ratings of Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love on Mon-Tues, but its sister drama from the same network SBS is actually getting slaughtered even more on Wed-Thurs. I wrote a first impressions review of AAML that eviscerated it for being over-the-top (in a non-funny and really annoying way), poorly written, badly acted, and terribly directed. I really had nothing good to say about its premiere episode and that was a bummer considering I like Shin Ha Kyun and Lee Min Jung and have a soft spot for political story based K-dramas. A wobbly first start can still be redeemed as the drama progresses so while I checked out there was this curiosity in the back of my mind wondering if this drama could turn itself around. When I saw the spoiler stills for this week’s episode 7 showing the two leads kissing on a rooftop, I was instantly hooked enough to check back in for a quick peek. It’s not the kissing but rather how pretty the stills looked. I love that soft romanticism about it, though Lee Min Jung’s stiffness does not bode well for harboring any hope that she might have turned the corner on her general propensity for dead fish kissing scenes. She’s not the worst in the industry, but she’s pretty flat overall when it comes to really kissing back and engaging her male lead. Not everyone can be the gold standard when it comes to female actress kissing – that would be Kim Sun Ah – but good lord some girls need to understand that moving their mouth will not kill their careers. Anyways, back to this kiss, it was pretty meh after I watched it. Check it out below and let me know if I’m missing a potentially great rom-com after an abysmal first impression.
So….does this kiss alone make you want to watch the drama? I ask because I’ve actually been shallow enough to pick up a drama on one kiss alone. Recent case in point – Me Too, Flower! The jawdroppingly intense sucking face kiss in episode 6 made my eyes pop with the chemistry and I was smitten with the OTP’s angry attraction and had to check it out. The rest is history. This kiss? The official stills looked beautiful but in action it was bland.
Episode 7 Kiss Scene Cut:
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been watching it and its not too bad. i think that the 1st episode wasnt that good with too much overacting. and maybe episode 2 was slightly less bad than 1, but after that the show for me definately gets better.
maybe restart watching it at episode 4?
you could probly skip 2 and 3. basically shin ha kyun gets blackmailed by lmj using the bare chest pics she got of him to help her get signatures for a petition. political stuff happens, with her going against the establishment and he slowly gets grudging respect for her (since hes sort of against the entrenched political establishment as well), and in around episode 4 and 5 starts to like her.
although i wouldnt say this was a good drama. its more of an ok, and watchable drama if your a fan of both of em - nothing ground breaking
Yeah, this kiss wasn't all that great. I dropped this show after the first episode as well, mostly because I went to sleep watching it. I really wanted to like it, since I love LMJ and she was so bad in Big, but this show is way too boring.
Hmm, I've never thought LMJ was a bad onscreen kisser; I don't think her kiss with Gong Yoo in Big was bad, but maybe that was all camera angles. I don't remember any kiss scenes in Smile, You, but she had crazy chemistry with Jung Kyung Ho anyway, so hot kisses weren't needed.
Yeah, LMJ did have awesome chemistry with JKH in Smile, You. And it was like a family type drama, so no hot passionate kisses, but their kisses were alright. SHK does his kissing scenes pretty well, so no complaints on his part... and I still love his bubble gum kiss with CJW in Brain last year, no matter whoever thinks that it's gross. When comparing kisses, only Taiwan or Hong Kong actresses kiss properly with their lips moving, so I really don't expect much from Korean Actresses, with the exception of Kim Sun Ah, like Koala mentioned.
I will add Yoon Eun Hye....she's not shy to move her lips either....She has some pretty memorable kisses...Gong, Coffee Prince; Lie to me, Missing You and more...
I had to delurk just to say that you needn't bother. I too had high hopes for this series (Shin Ha Kyun + PtB team + political rom-com = theoretically a kdrama hat trick). The series marginally improves after the first episode, but not enough to call it "good" by any objective standard. I'm still watching only because of some nonsensical belief that the series might just turn a corner one of these episodes and be the fun, romantic romp I was hoping for. I suspect I'm going to feel burned after this series finishes, but I somehow can't seem to give it up.
Honestly from the screenshots alone I'm just turned off from watching. It just seems terrible and cheesy. A shame since I do like both the actors, even if LMJ isn't the best I've always liked her. Maybe one day when I'm bored enough I'll watch it. A kiss isn't really enough to suffer through the drama right now.
@dmohican14
Her kisses in Smile, You were adorable, but they weren't all that passionate. Don't really think they were meant to be either. Though the big emotional kiss they had wasn't that great, but not terrible either. I'm pretty indifferent to her kissing skills. They are neither bad nor good.
i don't know what has gotten into shin ha kyun in this drama, he is so over acting... even during this kiss scene, to me he comes across as over acting... or maybe because lmj is so unmoving during that kiss, that shk seems to be overdoing it?
the main otp is boring me to tears, i am checking in for shk's assistant sang soo. he is hilarious! he cracks me up everytime he is onscreen.
the show is actually not bad, maybe not the first episode but it get better and funny, give it another shot
I don't know. I still think this drama was pretty boring. Had high expectations for it, but it just fell flat.
It's true that kisses in k-dramas are mostly left to be desired. Just out of curiosity, what are your top kisses in k-dramas? Because when they are done right, I die LOL
Hmm, off the top of my head (and digging through my folders) i have the dinner party kiss in Secret garden, ALL the kisses in Coffee Prince (Gong Yoo really knows how to kiss, he even made Lee Min Jung look decent in Big), the not-gay-reveal kiss in Personal Taste, of course Me too, flower, I need romance 3, absolutely loved the drunken kiss in marriage plot too. Love the way Seo in Guk kisses (i'm obsessed with his lips) so i'll add reply 1997 and King of High School to the list. Pinocchio, the Princess's Man and You're all surrounded had good kisses too!
Yoon Eun Hye kisses pretty well. Enjoyed her kissing scenes in Pricess Hour, Coffee Price & Lie To Me.:)
I have been watching it and I am enjoying it, the story does pick up after the first episode and I love SHK so much that I don't mind it.