Oh My Assistant (2022)

A Happy Surprise

I'm really puzzled by all the negative reviews. Korea has always lagged behind other Asian countries in the BL Genre and "Oh! My Assistant" stays faithful to being pretty conservative, but this drama proves they're catching up. As expected, the production values are first rate and the quirky direction is absolutely wonderful. It was also refreshing to get a departure from the "two guys in Engineering school" cliche. The camera loves Song Sung Hyun as Soon Ho. His charisma just lights up every scene. Mu Yeong's character was a bit subdued for my taste, but I suppose it's fairly realistic for a shy guy. I wasn't expecting much from the third character in the love triangle, Joon Seok, played by Lee Do Ha, but this turned out to be a wonderful, three dimensional character with, perhaps, the most moving performance in the piece. I should also point out that even at 8 episodes, this drama never felt padded to fill time. I'm curious to see the movie edit. I'd love to see this director travel to Thailand to shoot one of their less timid BL dramas with the high level of Korean production sensibilities.

Leia Mais

There is nothing important to know

Ah Well! I watched to the end because I was bored and have watched every bl and the good ones more than once. I am not really sure how some of these make it into production. This one should not have. The storyline was overly simple. The actors and actresses were so, so. Of course, in something this simple maybe even an experienced actor would have difficulty acting. But I don't think these guys were cut out for bl.

I hate it when I get the feeling someone is just out to make a buck off the bl industry. I don't recommend this and I am certain I won't ever rewatch it, even if I am bored to tears.

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В раздел любимый и на повтор

Читала манхву довольно давно. Одна из любимых, перечитываю время от времени. Выход дорамы ждала, но пугал момент, что 8 коротких серий, просто не представляла как все уместят в мини. Остается последняя серия и у меня мандраж. "Не скомкайте ребята" молю мысленно. Корея услышала, вырезали огромную и в принципе не нужную часть, получилось идеально. Очень люблю Корейские подачи материала. Даже драмы у них идут по "идеальной волне" подачи все вовремя музыки, кадра, игры лицом. Здесь тоже полное наслаждение картинкой сюжета, города, природы и музыка. Каст небольшой, но отыграли хорошо. Трио подобрано так, что переживаешь за каждого. Сон Сынхён, ну что за шикарный парень. Мало того, как музыкант отличный, так еще и играет глаз не оторвать. Чхан Бин юное чудо. Покер-фейс просто нечто, но улыбка растопит любое сердце. Удачи парню. Доха и Хёмён тоже яркие, особенно Хёмён. Хёмен напоминала моментами многих из яойщиц . Яркая актриса и сыграла ярко. Это было превосходное путешествие. Сладкое и доброе, без ненужных качелей. Еще одна дорама улетает в вечный повтор "любимых".

Leia Mais

Well, it's wonderful how this serie is different but yet so similar to the manhwa. However, I gave it an 8 because the story felt a little cramped up. I mean, the manhwa has more than 40 eps and here they tried to make that an 8 eps story,15 mins each. At this point, K BL dramas can very easily go for full episodes. they gained the needed popularity and if they keep it at this rate, it's gonna blow up even more. I was sad that its so short, but still, it was cute and refreshing and i liked that they gave it a pure vibe. tbh, I like manhwas, but some are too explicit for my liking...especially the BL ones. its like they try too hard to sell it to thirsty girls. anyways... all in all, the series is good and funny and cute and its worth the watch.

Leia Mais

Frustrating! Wasted potential

First of all, I have read the manhwa before and I was kinda hoping that this series would be better. I didn't really remember, why I didn't like it, but this show reminded me why. I'm going to be really critical about this because oh boi, I just used my whole energry to watch it and I'm highly disappointed.

Let me tell you at the beginning, it's not the directors or production fault, because this plot is just bad in general... But it doesn't change the fact that they choose to produce something so unlikeble. You can see, that besides the show having extremely frustrating plot, they had too little time, which made everything only worse and worse. Important moments were treated like they were just normal situations and it felt hella weird to see that. I don't know if it's the actors fault, but I couldn't shake off the feeling that everything was just sped up. Like they rushed things too much. It felt more like I was watching a very long trailer to a bigger series. It's good in the beggining but later on it kinda felt like going in circles and the plot and all enthusiasm just went somewhere else.

As I said the acting was just fine. Nothing very special or outstanding. You can feel a little commitment but it's still not enough to make a remarkable series. Seon Ho definitely reminded me of the character in the manhwa, but as for Mu Yeong it kinda didn't click for me. I know that it suposed to be like that, but since it's a live-action and not 2D, outside apparence is a little bit more important and let me tell you, the characters had absoultely no chemistry and they didn't fit together. I don't know if it's the actors having a bad relationship, or they were told to act this way, but it just came out very bad. Separately as the characters they were fine, but since this is a BL and the chemistry is basically the most important thing I must say they messed it up. And the kisses were so awkward! Like, I know that maybe BL is not such a popular genre in Korea like in Thailand and it's not a typical thing to actors, but unfortunately I can't defend them this time. They used a camera angle a few times, so it means that they didn't really wanted to kiss for real and you know... sometimes it only makes it worse for already bad plot. LIKE BRUH ... I WAS FEELING SO AWKWARD WATCHING THEM KISS...

The music didn't stand out. After I finished watching I realised I didn't notice any of the music, because the soundtrack is so basic it doesn't stand out or catch the watcher attention. Sometimes it's a good method, but not in a series like this! They surely could use some emotional music to spice things up, even a little, but no... I always pay a lot of attention to music since I'm really passionate about it, but this time I heard only my screams of frustration.

Sometimes the shots were nice and pretty, but still nothing really outstanding or professional. Again, they could use them for the atmosphere, yet they wasted another chance for making this better. AND OH MY GOD THE CONFESSION SCENE... I know everybody noticed that Seon Ho was looking in another direction, like, BRUH I CRIED... Where are you looking?! At His chest, eyes or the wall?! This scene made me so mad and anxious. And there were a lot of simillar shots, maybe not so noticale as this one, but just the fact that it's a common mistake is not making it any better.

Of cousre I don't have only bad things to say about this show. There are indeed a few good points (suprisingly). I liked that the characters were visually correct and even had the same hair as the characters in the manhwa. That suprised me since it's not a common thing. And you know... they didn't change much about the plot which is usually good but... well... just not in this case.

To sum it all up: It had the potenial, but they just didn't take the chance to create something good and created something... yup, definitely something...
I don't really recommend this series becuase belive me, it is very frustrating and it took my will to live D :

Leia Mais

Trop court mais pas déplaisant

Je craignais un peu le pire au vu de la note globale du drama mais, et peut-être est-ce dû au fait que je n'en attendais rien, je me suis bien amusée.

Le scénario fait néanmoins vraiment réchauffé : les personnages et l'intrigue ont déjà été vus 100 fois, entre les protagonistes qui se découvrent gays/bisexuels après une rencontre "spéciale", un antagonisme extraverti/introverti, les quiproquos et j'en passe... Qui plus est, le drama est vraiment court et s'arrête quand justement ça commence à devenir intéressant.
Mais c'est assez drôle, les acteurs sont plutôt bons, surtout Song Seung Hyun qui fait adorable nounours, et l'opposition de caractère et de style des personnages est appuyée par leur différence physique, ce qui est bien sympathique.
L'OST, chantée par Song Seung Hyun (de FT Island), est charmante.

Ce n'est clairement pas le drama du siècle mais on passe un bon moment et c'est tout ce que j'en demandais.

Leia Mais

Oh! I actually liked it!

I was not expecting to like this show and yet, astonishingly, I did.
Is it silly? Yes, very much so. Is it horny? Yes, although not nearly as much as you'd expect given the setting.
But it's also quite genuinely charming, often humorous, and deals openly with sex and sexuality in a way that I haven't seen before in a K-drama, much less a queer one. Not only does it directly address bisexuality (which, again, I've never seen in a K-drama), the characters' sexualities and preferences and their exploration thereof play a big part in the story in general.
I didn't even mind the miscommunication plot, which is a trope I normally abhor, since it kind of makes sense here.
Feelings are complicated, relationships are complicated, and even the most self-aware and introspective of people - which, to be clear, these characters aren't - will occasionally go to stupid lengths to avoid having conversations they're worried about. I'm not saying the story is incredibly realistic by any means, but it's also not nearly so far removed from reality as a lot of reviews here make it out to be; at least in my opinion.
I will admit that the show suffers under its short run-time, especially during the last episode where some scenes feel like speed runs of what should have been much more drawn-out conversations and plots.
I also wish Joon Seok, whom I found myself quite fond of, had gotten a slightly less open-ended storyline.
All in all though, there is nothing so egregiously wrong with this series that I wouldn't recommend watching it.
It's certainly not a masterpiece, but it is weird, fun, and refreshingly, earnestly queer.
If you're looking for a somewhat less-than-typical romcom and you've got a certain tolerance for strangeness then I'd say this show is definitely worth a watch.

Leia Mais

i loved it a lot

i don't know why this drama has such a low rate, honestly it's not the deep angst sad story drama but its still a good series. i think people are just used to the angst at this point. personally i loved this drama cause its adorable, i love the charachters chemistry, i love the non-stereotypated bisexuality of the protagonist and i loved all their small akward interactions, and all the gay panics from them and the misuderstanding with his boss made me laugh so much. i actually felt a bit bad for the best friend that got rejected in the end, cause i liked his character, but also i think that was the right thing to do. overall i would totally rewatch this.

Leia Mais

A good start only to devolve in to complete mediocrity

Misunderstandings between characters is generally used for either comedic purposes or a tool to show stress in a relationship leading ultimately to breakup. But this show uses misunderstanding even before the relationship has a chance to develop. Why would you assume someone’s relationship status the first day you met them.

The story is about an adult webtoon artists who hires a talented assistant who has a secret crush on him only to later start having feelings for his assistant. Sounds promising oh! how they have butchered the plot after the initial few episodes. Their relationship not only feels rushed but you wonder why have they even fallen for each other.

Seon Ho first encounters Gu Mu Yeong during his interview and is immediately smitten by his looks. Is there anything else that we know that attracts a seemingly straight guy to fall for another guy? Nope. Just good looks. There are no moments shared between the 2 leads to show them getting closer and trying to know each other. Seon Ho appears to be too shallow and just goes for Mu Yeong because of his beauty.

Gu Mu Yeong on the other hand has been shown to be falling for straight guys over and over just to be heart-broken. He falls for Seon Ho for his artistic talent. Never has he spoken to him before out of fear that he will be left heart-broken again because Seon Ho is straight. But when he gets an opportunity to work with Seon Ho, he is nothing but excited but also acts aloof and non-caring. Now, what else about Seon Ho does Mu Yeong like. No idea! This can certainly be attributed to short run times with limited episodes. Due to this you too feel that there is something missing and find no sound reasoning why you should root for this couple.

There is also Han Joon Seok, Mu Yeong’s only friend who abandons all priorities just to help Mu Yeong. After being with Mu Yeong for so long he realises he has feelings for him too. I did not like this twist as it comes out of nowhere. Joon Seok should have remained as a friend who cares deeply about Mu Yeong.

Also, I thought we have reached that era where a series if it so choses can show two same sex couples kissing. But the kissing scenes in this series appears so awkward as if the actors are being forced to touch lips together. Even them hugging each other is frustrating to watch as you feel visible distance between the two. There are ways to show that the leads are falling in love with each other without showing them kissing and hugging. Please don’t make half-hearted attempts just because it’s needed as it convinces audiences that they aren’t truly in love

In conclusion, the series is short and you can binge watch it when you have nothing else in your watch list

Leia Mais

Enjoyed it!!!

Not sure why this is getting so much hate. Overall show and story are good! Actors did great! I don't like when people comment on kissing, but we should keep in mind country of orgin. their kissing is the same kissing seen in A LOT of other shows. Especially in S. Korea. I actually enjoy the amount of kissing in this show compared to others, even if their kissing isn't them fully making out. Only thing I didn't like about the show was the best friend. I think he should have been more clear/stern with him at the end, not just laugh everything off.

It was easy to watch and funnier than I thought it would be! Definitely should give it a try!

Leia Mais

Super cute and Funny but short like all the Korean BLs

I really enjoyed watching this, I may or may not rewatch this if I was bored, would I recommend this? Yes, I would but only if they needed something desperately to watch. It has a happy ending but it wasn't satisfactory. They took so much out of the webtoon which is very typical coming from Korea. I knew they were going to take out the spicy when making the drama but they took out the ending when they show the two mls moving in together and hiring a new assistant. I would of loved to see them pretending they weren't a couple in front of the assistant while she knew the whole time cuz they were bad at hiding it and she accepted them just to find out she is a bl fan.

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