"All of it, boiling it. I looked inside, man, and it was turning gray"
Admittedly, it's a stretch to find a connection between "Apocalypse Now", Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War opus that's a modern homage to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", and "Wedding Impossible", a rom-com-ish enemies-to-lovers chaebol-family-corporate-succession drama. But hold tight for a moment.One of the "Apocalypse Now" characters in its journey in to a deep and dangerous Viet jungle is somewhat unbalanced Louisiana native nicknamed Chef. During one of the quiet interludes on the boat, one of the handful of other soldiers asks Chef how he got the Chef nickname. And Chef responds with a story about how he was going to study at an exclusive French culinary school and instead ended up in the US Navy with the intention of being a cook. And then one day:
"They lined us up in front of a hundred yards of prime rib. All of us, you know, lined up and looking at it. Magnificent meat! Really! Beautifully marbled... magnifique! Next thing, they're throwing the meat into these big cauldrons. All of it, boiling it. I looked inside, man, and it was turning gray. I couldn't f**n' believe that one!"
Much like Chef and his hundred yards of gorgeous beef, "Wedding Impossible" has the ingredients for a bountiful feast of a drama, but renders it through an uninspired and worn and clumsily exposited narrative that ends with a production far short of its potential.
But the ingredients? [chef's kiss]
Jeon Jeong Seo certainly isn't the classic siren type. She's naturally abrasive and blunt. Her history suggests she's far more comfortable with action and tension than light comedy and romance. But it's this genuine awkwardness that makes her No Ah Jung lead so endearing.
Moon Sang Min is rock solid as Lee Ji Han. He's not just the tall pretty boy. And he's got the "I'm cool on the outside but I'm a raging inferno on the inside" acting thing DOWN.
Kim Do Wan is one of the very best second male leads. Any doubters should skim through his scenes in "My Roommate is a Gumiho" where he throws down a masterpiece performance. Casting him as the closeted gay Lee Do Han, a LGBTQ character that is a three dimensional real human who happens to be homosexual instead of a paper-thin stereotype that populates most dramas, is a perfect choice.
There's a couple noteworthy supporting actors too - Park Ah In as the scheming older half sister is very, very good and Seo Woo Jin crushes as Ah Jung's cute young nephew. Song Sang Eun and Min Jin Woong have some nice comedic relief together.
It may not be a legendary pantheon of heavyweights, but it's a very solid group of actors and characters.
And then it greats dropped in a cauldron of boiling chaebol succession blah blah blah. Press conferences. Paparazzis. Living room confrontations. USB drives of CCTV videos. Secretaries. Suits. Snore. Snooze. Sigh.
It's still great fun to see young actors get a chance to be leads and to work incredibly well together. Despite the plot weakness, the two leads are terrific together. It's a fun show to watch when it sticks to the rom-com side of things. Unfortunately, there's not enough of a story there to fill in 12 hour long episodes and everything else is trite and uninspired.
Lightly recommended.
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Laughably bad
I watched this drama exclusively for Moon Sang Min because I loved Under the Queen's Umbrella. This was just terrible.None of the characters had any b*lls to speak up and tell the truth. Lee Do Han didn't have the courage to tell his brother that he was gay and that the marriage was a sham. Na Ah Jung didn't have the courage to tell her "fiance" that she liked his brother and to Ji Han that the marriage was fake. Lee Ji Han didn't have the courage to tell his brother that he liked his fiance. But, Ji Han still had the audacity to get on his moral high horse, because Ah Jung and Do Han kept things from him, after sneaking around with Ah Jung behind everyone's back.
Secondary characters were meaningless and boring. None of the older siblings got their comeuppance for continuously scheming against their younger brothers. Dead mom's husband didn't get punished for causing her death. Ji Han's "first love" was the most pointless and non-confrontational love rival ever. Nobody's actions had any consequences and nothing really mattered. The three main characters made some very strange moral choices and were never called out on anything. Zero thought was put into creating a meaningful story and character development.
The acting was mediocre. Moon Sang Min did a decent job. But, Jeon Jong Seo was terrible. She had one resting b*tch face in most scenes like the drama was a chore for her. Her and Moon Sang Min had no chemistry. Overall, the show was a complete waste of time with zero entertainment value.
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I just feel bad for Kim Do-Wan. Where is his history?
I just couldn’t get behind the couple! In my eyes, Jihan is a terrible brother. He was ready to snatch Dohan’s fiancée under the belief that his brother was straight.He hid behind the pretense of wanting only the best for his brother, but it's pretty obvious he was just looking out for himself. And Ahjung? no better as a friend.
Im used to characters with shady morals,but these ones didn’t have enough story or charisma to hook me.
I just feel bad for Kim Do-Wan. Where is his history?
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Worst Writing in recent K dramas
it’s one of the most sloppiest writing ever.they had a good cast, but all wasted because of poor writing on the show.
it started of well then mid season there were many loopholes in their story.. and the need just fizzled out.
they had cameos in last episode to spike up the ratings, didn’t do wonders when your main leads have a messed up story.
at one point, you will be wondering why are they even doing this? what is the point of it?
waste of time literally.
if you have seen decent number of dramas, you will know why this is one of the worst writings ever.
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Wanted to ignore but ended up fallin'......
OK, so yeah it may have some problems but don't you guyz think it has a catchy plot and enjoyable story line? In this whole drama I never felt boring. Maybe it's because of the plot or the MML . And you have to agree that the acting was fantastic. Even the chemistry of the MCs were 10\10. For the story to continue they needed to give some drama... it can't always be a comedy. BTW, I also think that they made some mistake but I will let it loose because of the plot and the unique story line.Was this review helpful to you?
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Be more bolder, pls
This is the first k-drama I wished it had more episodes. More episodes - more couple scences. They deserved more intimate, personal and beautiful scenes. One of the best couples from my latest seen shows. Great chemistry. Moon Sang Min is such a passionate and charismatic actor. And I am so happy that female lead is so funny, intelligent and active. ??One star down because of a very quick ending, and after one year meeting it was without passion between the main leads. Separately they were sad but together something was missing. Maybe some scene which would lead them close to each other. Meeting after one year should be full of secret pain and love they had to held inside. And it seemed to be unrealistic that the grandpa would be waiting (so long) one year to give them a bless.Was this review helpful to you?
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silly romance perdio el rumbo
realmente creo que al principio tenía TODO el potencial, ellos hacian un gran equipo y no sentia que su relación fuera a un punto incómodo, pero luego todo se puso forzoso y aburrido, me costo mucho ver los capítulos a partir del capítulo 9/10.Es disfrutable pero creo que pudieron haber manejado las cosas de otra forma para q no se sintiera todo TAN FORZADO.
No abordaron bien la salida del closet de dohan, lo trataron como algo super x como si todo el drama no hubiera girado entorno a eso y creo q en algún punto me senti muy incómoda con que dohan no queria terminar el compromiso a tiempo y ellos quedaron como los cuñados que se enamoraron ???? why?
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Disappointment…
Before starting to watch, I had high expectations for this drama, and the initial episodes gave me reasons to believe it would be a great rom-com. However, the further I watched, the worst it got.Firstly, as it’s a romantic comedy, let’s evaluate the romantic aspect. I didn’t feel any chemistry between the main characters at all. While there might have been some spark when they argued in the early episodes, I couldn’t believe in their “unconditional” love once their relationship started.
Secondly, what’s up with the acting? The only character I could connect with was Lee Ji Han. Moon Sang Min was good and I think he has the potential to be a really decent actor in the future. Regarding Jeon Jong Seo, I don’t think she is a bad actress but I didn’t like her acting in this one at all, it felt a bit force (?) to me, it lacked authenticity.
However, the worst to watch was the main character’s brother; his acting didn’t convince me at all, but maybe it’s because his storyline was completely ruined by the writers. And of course we can’t forget about the annoying sister of A Jung and her unintelligent husband, who matched the ML’s stepbrother in behaviour. Whenever they appeared on screen, I wanted to skip their scenes.
Thirdly, some storylines were completely cut off, and the ending honestly made me laugh; it came out of nowhere.
Overall, I definitely won’t go back to this drama because there is nothing to go back to. I watched it, and I’ll forget about it in a week. As for the positives, I’ll check out Moon Sang Min’s future dramas because I’m curious about his development as an actor.
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Not rom enough for its genre
Started out great with a spunky FL and cute ML, enjoyable despite the cliches. But once they started developing feelings for each other it all became too serious and melodramatic. The main story got side tracked with side stories - car accident secrets, business power dynamics, dysfunctional family dynamics and so on. Although a lot was going on, it felt like nothing much was happening to the main story. The important secret of the SML never got handled with grace but just conveniently announced in the end with him all of a sudden developing a spine after years of running. There was no character growth to be experienced along the show. The ML also became way too serious and sad, only a handful of the same expressions till the end of the show. All in all, something that started out so entertaining but fizzled out somewhere around ep9 and then was just a chore to watch till completion.Was this review helpful to you?
If you are going to watch, do it for Jeon Jong-Seo!
The story of a younger brother who falls in love with his future sister-in-law... without knowing that her fiancé is gay.Yes, the plot seems interesting although not innovative.
However, while the first half is enjoyable and I liked it a lot, the second half is a letdown. It feels like the screenwriters lost themselves and resorted to gaudy drama.
On the other hand, I must say that the leads relationship is cute and adorable to see (although it was painful to watch the final eps filled with overdone drama). Also Jeon Jong-Seo acting is superb, I'm expecting a lot of her future roles as I became a big fan! Moon Sang-Min shined a lot as well and since he's still pretty young we'll probably see a lot of him in the future, mainly with ML roles.
Back to the plot, they wasted a lot of potential by not exploring Do-Han, the gay brother. Almost all the time the character is put on standby, unconscious about what happens despite his life being on the line. My biggest disappointment is that his development is literally non-existent – he enters into a fake marriage with his best friend to hide his sexual orientation from his family, and as the story progresses there is no moment where he understands the burden he has placed on Ah-Jung, as well as that coming out of the closet is the only way to have peace with himself.
There are many other flaws consisting of not exploring a character and their drama, while a lot of screentime is wasted with Ji-Han and Ah-Jung denying their feelings instead of accepting and fighting for their happiness together.
TL;DR
If you don't mind overdone drama, go ahead and watch it, but do know that it fails by not developing some characters.
If you do mind, it's still worth watching, especially because of Jeon Jong-Seo – I hope you fall in love with her acting skills as I did. However, prepare yourself to see quality dropping in the second half.
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Could have been a nice rom com
It started well, all elements for a nice rom com were there, humour, background story with a bit of suspens, characters designed as nice and villain and the plot was original and tackle a subject that isn’t spoken easily of on Korean tv…. Yet this drama lacks so much more they try to make it complicated more it became a mess. Characters reactions and emotions are all over the place and just don’t make sense. There is no love nor brother love nor family love starting from episode 9 only a bigger mess unfolding in the 4 last episodes.Unfortunately it was a disappointment
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Different
The drama was not as bad as some of the review says. it was different in a refreshing way. But the story is not for everyone. It needs a certain understanding to stomach it.The female lead actress have much room for better acting, but I liked the main female lead character. she was not a damsel in distress. Na AhJung was headstrong and didn't get scared even in front of the grandfather/president.
There are points which has its own craziness. but I loved that there is a Kdrama with a LGBTQ+ character as one of the main characters. There are not many in that category.
My issue is that the end leaves a lot of questions unanswered, a lot of lose ends. We never fully find out what DoHan's issue was with his ex. The father's involvement in the accident is never revealed to the JiHan DoHan brothers. Etc.... Too many lose ends.
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