Playful Kiss Review from DramaFever

It's a new year already but year end reviews for K-dramas is not yet over. Now its DramaFever's turn to give some Playful Kiss review.

Below is the excerpt from DramaFever Review.

DramaFever Review by Claire Hellar

As I always say, they are one of my favorite OTP of all time!
Where can you find such a different individual but have created such an adorable pair!

I thought about comparing Playful Kiss to cotton candy, but that metaphor is over-used. So instead I’m going to go with: this drama is like ramen. It’s not top-notch food, and it may not be that good for you, but it’s warm and filling and it’s always there for you when you need some quick nourishment. I’ve written a fair bit about this drama already, so I won’t belabor the point too much.

The first four episodes are horrible – awkward directing,  uneven plot and pacing. Episode five abruptly picked up the pace however, as if the writer finally figured out how to tell a story, and the drama pulled itself together from that point on. At its best, however, Playful Kiss was never particularly good. The stakes are low, the pace is middling, and the story is invariably and inevitably slight. Yet, like comfort food, Playful Kiss is oddly satisfying and can be very addicting. Jung So Min was a revelation in her polarizing role (I hope the drama makers realize what a godsend they had in her – without her, the already low ratings would have been virtually nonexistent). She made Ha Ni, a character who has sparked more feminist debates than probably any other drama character, warm and identifiable even in the midst of all her cyclical chasing after Seung Jo. Kim Hyun Joong still isn’t a great actor, but he was perfectly cast and has definitely improved since Boys Over Flowers.

The story of Playful Kiss is all about Heart!

Playful Kiss is very, very low-key, but it’s meant to be so as a growing-up story that follows two kids through high school and into college. There’s something endlessly endearing about watching these two clash and grow closer together in a romance that occasionally has pitch-perfect moments, and the drama captures well the headiness, the heartache, and the seeming all-importance of adolescent crushes and first love.Playful Kiss is deeply flawed and remains well within the bounds of its limitations, but it’s warm and lovely and affection-inducing.

So, that's it! I think there more's to come so, just sit tight my dearest Minnies, HyunMins, Hyunnies and PKissers.

Credit: claire hellar of dramafever.com