The Fabulous (2022)

It was tough to get through this drama

I watch and finish this drama for Minho. I'm a shawol and to support SHINee members work I gave it a try.
At first I didn't really expect anything about this drama. But after all the delay of the release date I became very excited to be able to watch the drama for Minho and my expectation rises because of all the waiting. They promote this drama as young people trying to succeed in the fashion industry and all. So me thinking maybe I can learn something about fashion, even though I'm not into fashion myself. I also thought to be able to see some character development or growth of these professionals in their workfield. No......... It was just disappointing. You will see tons of brand names passing by for the scenes and some basic or you couldn't even call it basic marketing/PR things.
Then I switch my focus, to see this more as a romance rom-com. Can I see it like that??
I don't know . Personally for me a rom-com has to be sweet, beautiful or have a meaningful love-relationship, but the couple in this drama doesn't has that. It involves cheating, with no regrets. Being a best-friend with your still in love ex-boyfriend. I have know problem for people being friends with their exes, but if you still have feelings for each other don't date other people and stay in contact with this so called "ex" (boy)friend.
Story: If you ask me what the story is.... I will say there is NO Story or a thing call plot. A lot of people say it's a drama with good friendship relationships. I agree but this should not be the main point of the drama, if this is not your selling and promotion point from the start.

The producers and writers could make this whole story less boring by adding more dept to the background of each of these main characters and maybe add more families to turn it into a Sitcom kinda drama. The FL and ML lead relationship could have been a second couple in another drama.

Acting: the story of this drama is so lost, that I could not even care who the casts are. As I said before I watch this drama for Minho. Even though I'm a Shawol I still want to be rational about the acting skills of these actors. Nobody has leave a big impact for me. The FL just acted like any other actresses that act a bubbly, hardworking girl. Minho should polish his acting skills. Even though his character is someone that doesn't show his feeling to others, it still lacks a lot of expressions compare to a normal shy- introverted guy. He basically acted himself with a lot less passion.

Music: Did they have an ost or any music?? I didn't catch any.

Rewatch Value: I will rewatch it as a drama playing in the background for some sound, but will not actively watch it for the story or acting.

Leia Mais

A Fun and light drama

I binged watched this show in one go. The first episode caught me by surprise with so many incredible things happening and I fell in love with the main characters instantly. The chemistry between the actors is amazing, not only the romantic couple but within the group of friends, you can really enjoy their interaction and feel like you're part of the team. I loved how we follow their struggles in the world of fashion. Ji-woomin (the main lead) was my favourite, we follow him finding something he is passionate about and finally following his dreams.
Overall it was a light drama, perfect for those who wish to escape reality for a minute and have a good time. Definitely worth the watch!

Leia Mais

La superficialité avec des paillettes

Je n'attendais rien de Fabulous, mais il m'aura ennuyé plus d'une fois.
Le comique n'existe pas ou seulement au détriment de Joseph, interprété par Lee Sang Un. Quant à la romance, elle est hypocrite et forcée au point qu'elle en devient ridicule.

Je n'ai pas aimé ce drama (sans blague ?). Il est vide et manque de profondeur. Les défilés sont un parfait exemple. Ils sont pauvres et l'absence de figurants se fait sentir. Ça m'a rappelé le BL thaïlandais You're My Sky avec ses matchs de basket aux gradins vides.
Il ne me semble pas que le tournait ait été impacté par le Covid, bien que la triste tragédie de Itaewon ait repoussé la sortie. Cela dit, les figurants manquent cruellement. Une poignée de photographes et des plans rapprochés ou sous différents angles ne suffit pas à donner l'illusion, c'est dommage.

The Fabulous rassemble une majorité de ce que je n'apprécie pas dans les dramas. La superficialité à son paroxysme tant dans sa vie professionnelle que personnelle. Une bonne (une avalanche) d'hypocrisie. Juste des filtres, rien de concret.

Quant au message du drama (et à moins d'être littéralement à côté de mes pompes) : être riches, beaux et en bonne santé c'est plus facile qu'être pauvres, moches et mal fichus. Merci Captain Obvious !

Bref. Oubliable.

Leia Mais

Eye rollingly bad!!

This is absolutley, one of the worst if not the worst Kdrama's I have ever watched. The FL Ji Eun unlikeable and rude. The Joseph character behaved like an insolent 5 year old the entire series. The Shim Do Young character is completely unnecessary. Everything about the character is so random and nonsensical. I have never watched a show where the majority of the mains are unlikeable. The main characters are the most vapid 30 somethings that I have seen in a long time and maybe that was the point but there was no character development for anyone except Ye Seon Ho and barely.

I started watching b/c of Minho and he's so bland and boring here. Also, something about his makeup was off putting. I actually would have preferred the FL staying with her boyfriend from the begining of the series even though she ********SPOILER ALERT***** (it's not really important to the story though) cheated on him.

This was 8 epsiodes that I thought would be a fun and cute binge watch but it was so disappointing!

2/22/23

Leia Mais

It's worth the 8 episodes and worth ur time trust me ?

For those people who know how to appreciate every kdrama no matter the plot and the fact that ur favourite actress and actor are in it this kdrama it's worth someones time it teaches about the fashion industry how u should strive n work towards ur dreams no matter the hardships it comes with it ..it also shows that u should surround urself with people who ur gonna support each other throughout every step the plot was also beautiful teaches a lot n the friendship they had it made me wish to have close friends who we lift each other up rather than hangout in groups n all we do is party but when it comes to our dreams nobody is genuinely there for u it's such an amazing kdrama teaches a lot I really learnt a lot from my perspective trust me it's worth ur time if ur a person who appreciates the plot twist of every kdrama no matter the genre of course we smiled with them n also cried with them but throughout it...its worth watching but of course everyone has there own opinion I wrote my review based on what I liked about the kdrama why don't u watch n see if it's really worth ur time ? I mean if u liked Now We Are Breaking Up why wouldn't u like this one although the plot twist is almost.... almost similar but each kdrama always has it own story to tell

Leia Mais

Glamorous but not all Fabulous

I’ve been waiting for this drama for a while. I’m a huge Shawol as they are my ult and Choi Minho is a part of it. He’s such a charming guy on and off screen, and I am supporting his works where ever they are. All the content with him in it I will devour, he deserves that from me. For this drama I want it to be a 10/10 but it’s not. Still it’s not as bad as people are saying it is. People all have their different tastes but to rate a drama you have to think about what it is trying to do over what you want it to be.

This drama is about the fashion industry and right away is is very glamorous and pretty to look at. All the sets shine and there is not a bad angle for anyone in this show. If you want a gritty melodrama you will not find that here. At the beginning you know what you are getting into with the relationship drama, and if you don’t like that then don’t watch it. Personally I’m not a fan of that, but I’m rating based off what this drama accomplishes for itself. It tells the story of adults in the fashion industry and goes over their relationship issues- it’s not trying to be super dark or tell a big story. People being upset about the ‘slow’ or boring natures of the show just need to stay away from these dramas as a whole. It’s a slice of life type show without too much of an overarching plot unless you see it within the relationships of the characters.

The acting is good for who the characters are. Chae Soobin is given a character who is very ambitious but makes a lot of mistakes. She is too ambitious and chaotic for her own good at times. With that character she acts the role of Ji Eun very well. I don’t necessarily like her character too much, I don’t even like Minho’s character too much. Not all dramas are going to be about perfect people, they were an old fling and have a lot of chemistry. Minho’s character Woomin is charming for some of it, but he still is possessive for others. He’s not the total green flag that I really want Choi Minho to play. But he is Woomin, and he really sells that because I get disappointed in him even though his face is Choi Minho’s.

I am surprised no one is talking about the things this drama is showing that are very good for Korea. It has a successful gay male lead who isn’t a stereotype, he’s got talent and he isn’t looked down upon for his sexuality. It barely is brought up, he is an actual character other than a prop.

The OST’s are there. Especially at the end of the first episode. I really like the ending of each episode as they aren’t too much of a cliffhanger. You can binge this show easily as it stops the story and sets it up in the next episode, with that being said you can watch this any time without bingeing also.

I really don’t understand the whole acting complaints people have. It’s the characters you don’t like- not the acting. My favorite character is the supermodel Seonho. I can put past aside my major bias for Minho and realize he’s not perfect. I do like flawed characters because they are more human, the same with this drama. It’s not perfect- the only perfect drama I’ve seen is the Untamed- and that’s because I look past its flaws because I just love it so much. I can see all the flaws with this show but that doesn’t make me write it off as being unwatchable. This show is very watchable; it’s not very long, it’s not offensive, it’s got Choi Minho, and it’s pretty fabulous to look at. Not a 10/10, but it’s a good watch if you want a fashion drama, a young adult drama, a drama that’s not too dramatic.

Leia Mais

A cute romantic comedy about passionate people

I’m binged watched the drama because I really loved it. The drama shows the hardship of people working in fashion industry and beautiful friendship among the main characters. I feel the drama did great justice to all the characters not just the 4 main characters.

I am a shawol but regardless of that I feel like Minho portrayed Ji Woomin perfectly as a person who has hard time expressing his feelings but his character develops to overcome that! I really loved his chemistry with Soobin too. Sangwoon and Heejung did a great job too!

A fun, cute drama showing everyone’s passion and hardwork. Specially healing to watch this holiday season!

Leia Mais

Definitely the fabulous

It is the best. I love it. Our Choi Minho and Chae Soobin is really good. Not only the main leads but also the whole cast is really good. Perfect , Gorgeous ,Elegant, Brilliant. You can feel the chemistry of the characters just by one look. They teach you how to get close with your ex if you want. I love this and the scenes are really bright. It really shows how the fashion industry is.
The facial imotions are good. The cast have worked hard. The story of this drama is clearly flooding away without any hesitation. It has good beginning well prepared middle and turning points and happy ending.
The OST's are also really good. They 're really matching with the drama well and they have chosen the right singers and bands for OST s. The couple is super cute and pretty together.

Leia Mais