Alarme do Amor 2 (2021)

Watch Netflix The One instead

Watch superior The One instead. Similar concept but void of typical drama limitations.

Netflix was pushing Love Alarm on me so I watched S1 before the S2 drop and got bored. FL is annoying, classic drama Mary Sue - overachieving orphan/poor girl that the hottest, richest guy in school inexplicably falls in love with even though she's supremely obnoxious and totally average (the actress lack of chin is distracting). I don't know why this girl is such a big star (I see she's in that River show that had a recast scandal recently).

ML is a classic drama Gary Stu - rich, unhappy with mommy/daddy issues, super hot so everyone falls in love with him (cue ridiculous scenes of girls swooning). But at least Song Kang earns his star status unlike FL. See I bothered to learn his name, I didn't bother with hers.

Love triangle is a drag and one can see from miles away how the story would end (read: not how it should which is ML and 2d ML getting together since their bromance is the only thing that really works).

Underwhelming, predictable, forgettable and dull.

Leia Mais

Confusing & Weird Happiness ~,~

I loved this season too but at the last 2 episode I was crying a river. ~,~
The main thing is I was crying a lot and ofc I was afraid about the ending..because I had reasons why I was crying like a baby with confused feelings..
⚠️No.1: I was upset a bit about Joo never considered Sunoh feelings, but at the same I was happy because everyone at the end was happy and they opened a new chapter in their life..
⚠️No2: I was full of hope about Sunoh and JoJo love story, but they just say goodbye to each other..
⚠️No3: I was happy to JoJo and Hye Young love story.
⚠️No4: I dreamed of Gulmi and Dokgu's love story, but they didn't come together. ㅜ.ㅜ
and more.. By the way the happy ending was totally happy ending I mean everyone was ending their old stories and everyone opened a new chapter in their life. So yeah it was kinda a good happy ending for everyone.
So yeah I loved the ending scene. It was such a beautiful thing. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Also all of the music was amazing like always and it makes the series more emotional, so yeaaaaah I din't regret to start the Love Alarm Season 2. (∪ ◡ ∪)
~Rea

Leia Mais

Terrible

Ok so not going to lie but i skipped to the very end just to see who see ends up with, and was highly disappointed to see it was not SO. Anyways i went back and started watching from the beginning. I hated how they showed SO in this one. Anyways i highly recommend you don't watch it. I was so excited for this drama, and then they gave me this.
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JJ's happy, I guess

I try to avoid spoilers when reviewing, but not this time so watch out. Also, I put off watching S2 because the ending was spoiled for me, but I finally got around to it.

Problems with S2:
-Everything felt rushed and fast-paced in places because it was only 6 episodes. I would have liked to see more, but I don't want to go through another season of JJ being confused by her own feelings again. It gets old.
-SO gets treated like HY in S1: you barely see him, and when you do, he's upset because JJ is in a relationship
-JJ's communication issues are worse now. HY is now her boyfriend, but she doesn't tell him about the shield. She just lets him think he's in a one-sided relationship, and it's really sad to watch. Whenever he rings her alarm, I just feel bad for him.
-The afterthought that is Brian Cheon and the whole Ringing World subplot. I didn't care for it. Focus on the romance or focus on the moral implications of Love Alarm. You can't develop both in just 6 episodes.
-Spear: Why tf couldn't he just take off the shield? I know the spear represents her autonomy/her ability to chose the ONE she loves instead of having technology tell her EVERYONE she loves/could love, but still. I guess a plot device will always just be a plot device.

About the endgame relationship:
Rewatching the first season before starting this, knowing she'll end up with HY, really changed my perception of S1 and her relationship with SO. It was so toxic, the only reason I rooted for them was because Song Kang is so damn handsome and such a great actor. He's selfish and stalkerish throughout the whole season and he has no respect for his best friend's feelings. It's horrible. It's good that they broke up because S2 shows that they're better for it.
JJ and HY's relationship: It's still a little messed up, and kinda toxic on her part, but it's a more mature, slow burn that gets better as they go along. I loved the photo scene in the beginning. Their relationship just feels more secure and lasting than anything she had with SO.

Leia Mais

Everyone's Wrong

Listen, I don't care what ya'll say. This drama was beautiful. When I watch a drama, most of the time the main comments are all talking about the second lead and how he's perfect, for example True Beauty. Most of the comments on that show were talking about how Han Seojun deserved better. Well, all my second lead fans, this is a drama where the second lead literally got the girl in the end. I'm gonna be honest. The shows that always get the highest ratings are never my favorite. It's the shows like these that always get my attention in the end, thoughtful and patient shows that paint a natural and realistic image of love like this show. Lee He Yeong is compassionate and supportive to the end. He never forces his feelings on her like Sun Oh. Sun Oh throughout the series is nothing, but a big jerk. Within the first episode of the first season, he goes after the girl his best friend likes, he gives up Jojo to the boyfriend she was clearly hiding from and uncomfortable with (He Yeong would never do that), and kisses her without getting her consent when she clearly doesn't want to. In season 2, this show reveals its true colors and it made me love it so more. It showed that having a healthy basis for companionship can be a great place to start a love story, that giving each other time and space is more important than rushing in and feeling overwhelmed by emotions all at once. They never fight, they're not toxic and also, why does Jojo have to think about a guy she broke up with's feelings. She clearly doesn't want to be in a relationship with him and Sun Oh keeps pressuring her. That is some creepy ass behavior. Still, He Yeong is still they're despite everything supporting her and allowing her to be comfortable with him. The acting feels pretty natural as well and Kim So Hyun plays a pretty good damaged girl. I truly do hate the guy who plays Sun Oh now which just shows how good his acting is as well. The music is good as well and deserves some praise. It hits a nice balance between emotive and popular. All in all, I would and am rewatching this drama again.

Leia Mais

This season saved the series for me, the acting, directing, and all-around felt good although it was a touch rushed. You'll see fangirls mostly crying about the epilogue of the love story and throw some random 'critics' but it sincerely felt right to me, the last kdrama I watched was nevertheless and it's the same actor surprisingly. Such a good actor, he actually made me dislike him in both shows, lmao. Hopefully, the other show I mentioned will have another season and take the exact same route. The ending was just as it should be and I'm happy about that. Its so easing when good relatable guys get the win, it kind of gives you hope. Good watch.

Leia Mais

A Hit or a Miss!

First of all, I would like to mention that the story of the second season would either be a hit or a miss for most people.

I usually avoid writing reviews as there are many already for this drama but since I really liked the story of this second season and there were mostly negative reviews I felt strongly to write it.

The second Season of Love Alarm portrays a highly sophisticated and mature theme, unlike the first season. As already mentioned in many reviews this could be a result of a change of directors but since I watched both seasons in one setting I did not feel that was the case and felt it natural as part of the time gap of the drama and that the characters are now older and mature.

Leia Mais

The most realistic and nostalgic drama that I ever watched

I understand that most of the views may be form teenagers, so I understand most of the frustration. But I mean it when I say that this drama is beautifully and sincerely made. The ending is so so real. And I thank to all the production for giving us this drama, as it is.

The story is strong and for some people it may be boring, but life is as boring as it is. We don't always know what to do or what to think about our feelings or others. Life is about choices and situations. And so it was for Jojo.

I'm really happy to watched this drama and I hope everybody can understand this story beyond the pretty faces.

Love,
Mariana.

Leia Mais

The drama isn't about who Jojo end up with, but how the choice is hers and not based unseen force

I've never written a review of a drama before, but after skimming some of the comments and other reviews I decided to just go for it.

While I understand how the second season may come as a disappointment or be confusing for some people, I have to say that I actually really liked it. I was looking forward to watching it for more than a year, but when it dropped I was swarmed in work and projects, so I ended up binging it yesterday. In the lights of that, I must say how difficult it was processing everything.

While I certainly didn't expect such ending or development, I must say that it makes perfect sense to me. The love triangle usually is such a boring, overused trope, but what I loved here was how Jojo had to work through her feelings first and not only her but Sun-oh, too. They proved something I rarely see in Asian dramas - that just love is not always enough. Hye Young is maybe the most consistent character - going through so much just to be with Jojo. What I did found unrealistic though was how easily and fast was held the conversation between Jojo and Sun Oh.

In my opinion the drama wasn't so much about who Jojo would end up with, but how the choice is purely ours and based on respect and consistency not on some unseen force (be it even a love alarm).

One of the most admirable things about the drama is the character development (while remaining some consistency of character) of Gul Mi (Jojo's cousin) and Jung Mi Mi (Sun's mother). In that aspect I definitely wish there was more plot and story. Really wish there was more to the story line of Duk Goo.

Leia Mais

Extremely annoying journey, nice ending (?)

I spent most of this drama hating Jojo for being a selfish bitch with a victim complex. It felt like the biggest problem of her life was that two good-looking guys liked her and she couldn't decide between them. Also she suffered about the shield when she could've literally solved that problem with a one minute explanation if she wanted to. I even empathized with Sunoh's mom, but not with Jojo, or at least not until the very last episode.

I feel like I don't have much to say about this drama because most things I disliked about it were solved in the last episode. I think the ideal ending would've been Jojo ending up alone, though. But I was surprised at how satisfying most of the ending was. It still didn't exactly make up for 5 episodes of complete frustration.

I think that splitting up this drama in two seasons was a big mistake. A lot of the plot lines feel cramped and rushed, which reflects in many things, like how poorly the whole "Is Dukgu dead or not?" thing was handled. Dukgu also acted as if Love Alarm 2.0 was so much worse than the original, when in fact the first version of the app was just as harmful. Something else that didn't make sense to me was that explanation he gave, like the shield allowed Jojo to choose her crush? Like she literally chose to fall in love with Hyeyeong? Yeah, okay. That sounds more like a cheap excuse to justify Jojo and Hyeyeong ending up together, but whatever I guess.

One thing that was pretty good about this drama was the photography. There are some really stunning scenes, and the soundtrack has some nice music, as well. As mentioned before, the ending is quite nice cause it gives you a sensation of closure about most of the plots and relationships, with some great, bittersweet scenes that honestly saved this show for me.

So, basically, Love Alarm 2 is very infuriating, but it has some good aspects and to it. If you already watched the first season, I obviously recommend this one to see the conclusion and make your own opinion.

Leia Mais

A beautiful story about growing up, healing and allow yourself to change

First of all, I saw so many bad reviews about this drama that for a minute I really thought about don't see the second season, now that I finished I have to say, It's childish of you all to think that a kdrama is bad just because your shipp didn't worked, that was just what I thought beautiful about this season, how Jojo allowed herself to change, to like someone else, to grow up despite all the adversities life continue to put on her shoulders.
Yeah, you all are not ready to read this, but that's what happens most part of the time in real life, you don't have a happilly ever after with your school love and that's perfectly ok.
You have to allow yourself to change what you feel sometimes in order to choose what's better to you. And we do this, we love again again and its not easy, as the drama shows beautifully.
I have to say that Jojo's feelings are beautifully portraited too, as she is discovering what to feel, how to feel, how to get out of the bad environment she grew up and how to get rid of the past that disturbed her most part of their life.
Sincerely this would be just a drama in a thousand that I don't botter to write a review about, but the bad ratings annoyed me because it doesn't shows how beautifully the story and the characters evolved and the story were write.
I think second season is even better than the first one, you should try and take your own thoughts about, I am glad I didn't stopped because of the fuss people did just about not having their ship satisfacted, it's really annoying to be honest.
Just try to see the story as the characters are growinp up individuals, not school students, maybe you will like it more. But if even like this you don't like it at all it's okay too, sometimes we just want to forget reality so this drama is not really made to you...

Leia Mais