Casamento Impossível (2024)

If you can accept an episode that was useless to the series it is likable

7.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy series with 12, ~70 minute episodes. It is based on a popular Webtoon of the same name.

First I provide a unique synopsis then review.

Synopsis

Na A jeong (Jeon Jong seo) and Lee Do han (Kim Do wan)were best friends since high school. When Do han asks A jeong to help him avoid an arranged marriage by entering into a contract marriage, A jeong agrees because, as an aspiring actress, pretending to be romantically in love with her best friend is just another role to play. She is used to playing parts for people (such as rent a friend) to make money to continue to pursue her dream of becoming a lead actress. Do han has hidden his homosexuality from his family to this point and the contractual relationship with his friend will allow him to continue to keep his secret. Lee Ji han (Moon Sang min) Do han’s younger brother, is not aware of his brother’s feelings on romance, and wants to thwart the relationship between Do han and A jeong. He wants Do han to folllow through with the arranged marriage with Yoon chae won (Bae Yoon kyung) to secure their grandfather’s approval and inherit control of the conglomerate.

Review

This is a slightly predictable but overall good romantic drama. It has a small comedic element but I wouldn’t characterize it too deeply as comedy. It deals with some deep issues like sexual identity and social stigmas. The slice of life is in the chaebol/conglomerate world and a lot of the social tension is viewed from that, upper echelon, lens. The first half was very good, the premise was not unique but not completely overdone and the story had great flow. But, the last episodes there was a lot of unnecessary drifting and I think some even stopped watching because of that. If you can get through an episode or so and just stick with it, it all wraps up well. The ending is generally happy and mostly tied up. I would not rewatch it any time soon as there are so many better options available. I would recommend it to those that like this genre, are interested in contract marriage tropes or social stigma around falling in love with the “wrong” person. It is not a hard watch and mostly enjoyable except for an episode or so where they seemed t have lost the way.

Spoilers

There was a lot of conflict around the grandfather choosing his “illegitimate” grandson as his main choice of heir even with all the problems Do han had. Nothing was ever explicitly explained but I understood he wanted him out of a sense of guilt toward his daughter and because he felt that powerful position would protect Do han from the social stigma around being an “illegitimate” child as well as his sexual orientation. But, it made no logical sense that a business man would choose his Grandson for those reasons alone. If they had made Do han some brilliant business person, a managerial or economic genius then him choosing him for the other reasons would have made more sense. They also did not clearly indicate why he was so opposed to his other grandchildren taking that seat. It does come out later that their father effectively caused their mother’s death and that might be why he was opposed to them inheriting the business, the whole sins of the father angle, but that is also not super clear. I wanted a huge take down and for those evil relatives to get some of their due. I guess their punishment was the fact that their father had done something so horrible. But that wasn’t completely satisfying given how cruel they had been to their half brothers. I thought it would have been a great twist if they had turned out “illegitimate” since there was so much snobbery around that.

The chemistry between the two main leads was just weird. Sometimes they had great chemistry and other times it just wasn’t there. When they did the beaten past recognition trope of “I’m going to leave you for the good” they acted like being apart did not bother them much. It was hard enough to believe they had some deep connection prior to that and I was just getting it when that separation happened. Then it was like, just kidding, we didn’t love each other that deeply after all. They were trying for the angle that they were just acting like they didn’t care but you can’t achieve that level of detachment with someone you love deeply. And why? At the point they took the year apart Do han had come out and confessed everything and the public had already moved on from labeling her with the scarlet letter. So, there was no compelling reason for them to separate and it just seemed very dramatic at that point. Immature. Ji han’s press conference where he emphasized that he was the one to pursue her and seduce her was pointless. First, there were pictures of them having a passionate kiss and she was obviously just as involved with him as he was with her. And second, Do han confessing resolved the entire situation. All he had to do was have a real conversation with his brother and her and that press conference would have been completely unnecessary.

I am still trying to reconcile how a child could be held responsible, at all, for the death of their parent simply because they were the first one saved, and the car exploded in fire. The mother specifically requested he be saved first. The grandfather basically said he treated him the way he did not because he blamed him but because seeing him made the grandfather feel guilty and remorseful. Selfish much? And they never explained why the mom was in the car, why was he in the car, and who was the man driving that car. Did she really have a scandalous affair that produced the two boys. Was she just a trash person or was her husband always a violent maniac? That was such a key aspect but we really got nothing in the way of explaining the situation around the mother.

The ending was not fully satisfying because she was in a wedding dress but it turns out that was for a role she was playing and not that they were getting married. I don’t always need to see the leads get married. Often just the confession and them indicating they stay together is enough to feel fully wrapped up. In this case though the leads were so wishy washy with their relationship I would have liked to see them actually marry. It shows them running away together in the end but you aren’t tricking me a bit he grabbed her and they ran away when she was in a wedding dress before and they still split up.

There is the weird stalker level ex Jung Dae Hyun (ShinYongBum) who apologizes and is “redeemed” at least in Do han’s eyes. I could nit figure out why they made Do han’s ex such a creepy character. They could have gave him a happy ending with a great life partner. It could have been a sweet bonus romance. But that character was so creepy I did nit want to see Do han even forgive him.

I really debated what level of liking I had for this because it had so much potential. If it weren’t for that episode or so of them breaking up and pretending like they had moved on I would have liked it far more. So like 75% of it was really good, would have rated as one of my top favorites, but that 25% really did have an impact on how much I enjoyed the series. I wonder if the surprising cameos of some of the top talent was due to poor viewer response to the episodes that they broke up and the script drifted. I really liked Yon Chae Won (Bae Yoon Kyoung) character where she played the Chaebol of an adjacent conglomerate who was originally affianced to Do han but wound up in love with Ji han. She remained nice even when she was jealous and did not let others speak badly of or mistreat others without cause.

So it was nice that they had Kim Bum step in as a romantic potential for Chae Won. Lee Soo Hyuk also appeared at the end of the series playing the role of an onscreen bridegroom. And they had Ryu Kyung Soo in for a cameo appearance as well playing the onscreen lover of Ajeong’s drama character. In addition there was Lee Chung Hyun who played the role of a director for Ajeong’s current drama and he was/is her real life boyfriend. So it was a lot of cameos thrown in at the end and thought the characters played key roles in reigniting the leads relationship, it was very noticeable because it was so many in a short span.

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#KimBum #LeeChungHyun #LeeSooHyuk #ShinYongBum

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could have been great romcom but second half let it down

It is a nice, no-brainer drama that is easy to watch if you need something to clear your head. The first half was very good, and I was hooked. I thought, "What is wrong with people?" as the comments were not very nice, and then I understood why. The drama became more difficult to watch in the second half. The plot gets really crazy, with unnecessary twists, so I had to start skipping scenes to get through to the end. It is a shame, as it could have been a really great rom-com if they had stuck with the quality of the first half of the drama.

To be honest, I did not like the older brother character. He was selfish and did not think of others, and I found him annoying. The last episode was just a mess and not a very nice way to end the drama.

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DONT WASTE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME

this might contain spoilers so proceed with your own conscious.
first of all, what the fuck did I watch. i tried reading the webtoon but it made no sense and then I found out that the show is totally different from the webtoon, the only similar thing is outline of the plot. A third generation chaebol decides to enter an contract marriage with his best friend to hide his sexual orientation from his family and world but things get messy when the bestfriend and chaebol's brother fall in love. The drama started on a fun note but then idk where it started going wrong. The female lead's acting is so bad, all she does is have a grumpy face. The chemistry between the male lead and female lead looks forced so you really don't know when he actually likes her and when is he putting up an act. I mean there's a scene where he badmouths the female lead but he never apologizes or talk it out the female lead and neither the female lead gave it too much attention. i would have caused a riot. the only thing that made me go till episode 10 was the curiosity of the accident, but then I was like, it's not worth it. and I really don't think those two are bestfriends, I mean which bestfriend lies about their career success to her bestfriend, which bestfriend can't tell that how much his bestfriend is suffering because of the act he is making her put up with, they never have a heart warming moment either, forget that, they don't even have an intense argument because of the confusion. there were too many secondary characters and none was met with justice. the half sibling concept was a great idea but they didn't make the best out of it. all I am saying is, don't watch it, please. you'll thank me later.

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nothing exciting but still enjoyable.

this series is very standard, even predictable but somehow I still enjoyed it.
the only thing that really bothered me is the female lead.... she has such a dead pan expression. everybody else is good but the FL is just so dead in her expressions.

plot: a chaebol is trying to avoid his "future" by marrying a friend that he thinks his family will disapprove. this friend is the only one he can marry because he is also hiding the fact he is actually gay.
his brother at the beginning is opposing the wedding but then something happens....

the actors are all good except for the FL which I can really bring myself to appreciate... sometimes it seems she doesn't even want to be there.

overall this is a simple, nice show. nothing special but if you want to see the same stuff you already liked this is fine.

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Wedding impossible : forced coming out and too much shoulder pads !

I didn't hate it, but I didn't really like it either.
On the plus side:
- The main characters play quite well, they both have real resting bitch faces which gives us some very funny moments (on the other hand I find that the main actress has blue teeth and I admit that this questioned me throughout the drama). I didn't find them to have incredible chemistry, and there was not a lot of kissing, so I was a bit disappointed when it came to romance.
- The secondary characters aren't bad either; they don't add much to the story, but they do lighten things up a bit, so why not?
- The plot isn't too bad, the idea is original and there are twists and turns throughout.
- The settings are fairly classic (views of Seoul, fishing village, etc.) but well shot, which transports us quite well (and reminded me of another drama, for those who have seen Hometown Cha Cha Cha).
- This drama lasts “only” 12 episodes, and it's perfectly balanced.
On the negative points:
- The story of this drama is based on the fact that Do Han doesn't dare confess his homosexuality and forces himself to marry in order to have peace. In the end, we understand that the story can only be resolved if Do Han admits he's gay, willingly or not. I find this morality really lame (everyone does what they want) and I regret that the drama doesn't present this as something problematic: you don't force someone to come out to make other people happy.
- Some aspects of the story aren't explained enough. The story also revolves around the friendship between Do Han and A Jeong, who are supposedly so close that they are willing to marry each other to protect themselves. However, there are hardly any scenes of complicity between them and few memories of their friendship, which makes the story not very credible. We're also introduced to the borderline ex who'll do anything to get revenge, but we don't know for what.
- My last negative point is a little lighter but just as disturbing: there are TOO many shoulder pads! Every episode features one (or more) characters wearing shoulder pads, and frankly, it's too much.

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Great cast, but disappointing script

I had high expectations from this drama but it just gave me nothing! I feel so bad because the cast had so much potential but they were wasted due to the lazy script. The whole falling in love thing didn't convince me at all. No development was made to the characters personality wise! I expected the characters to be more complicated. There were plenty of unnecessary scenes which added nothing to the plot. I was really bored during the show, however I tried to continue watching just to know if dohan would come out in front of his familly or not. Well, the ending didn't again satisfy me. As a fan of both sangmin and jongseo, I hope to see them in another romance drama with better script in the near future.

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Surprisingly good rom-com

I went into this series with fairly low expectations, because I'd seen the 7.8/10 average score on mydramalist (which is below average). First of all I don't agree with that score, this was actually pretty good! It's once again proved that the 12 episode-format is truly superior, the show never dragged. I'm not saying that every single 12 episode-series is good, but the good ones definitely benefit from not being stretched out to 16 episodes. When I think of a kdrama then this show is kind of the definition of what I have in mind. The concept was intriguing and a very smart choice, because they were able to get tons of entertaining or funny situations out of it. The screenwriting was definitely above average. The actors did what needed to be done as well. I'm also in love with the ost and added some songs to my playlist. The ending was also satisfying. Some may have an issue with Do-Han's ending but I thought it was fittint. Overall I definitely recommend this if you're in the mood for a good rom-com with some brains.

Story: 15/20
Acting: 8/10
Music: 7,5/10
Visuals: 6,5/10
Replay: 7/10
Entertainment: 15/20
Pacing: 15/20
Impact: 19/20
Overall: 7.2/10

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Acaba de terminar este drama... Esperaba un poco mas de lo que resulto ser...

Esta es la historia de Na Ah Jeong una chica que trabaja como actriz de reparto y su mejor amigo y el hermano de este. Ah Jeong recibe la oferta de su mejor amigo Do Han para ser su esposa de mentiras y así poder seguir ocultando su secreto por mas tiempo. Ji Han, su hermano menor esta empeñado en separarlos y para lo que sea con tal de separarlos incluso si eso conlleva a enamorarse.

La premisa de esta historia es bastante interesante y me engancho desde un inicio, aunque he de admitir que en los últimos ep todo se sintió tan rápido, que siento que falto un poco mas de desarrollo al final, en especial para la pareja principal.

Algo que si ame es que se recalque la importancia de la amistad y la complicidad entre amigos y ver que no siempre los amigos son recíprocos, pero igual ver que se puede aprender, eso es algo que sin duda tiene puntos en esta historia.

Cada personaje es único, al inicio para mi casi todos tienen una personalidad bien definida y nos deja entender su personaje al 100%, pero también hay otros que estuvieron en la serie de relleno como el medio hermano de Do Han y su esposa, no aportaron nada a la trama. La Media hermana fue un personaje que se planteo bien interesante, pero la verdad es que mientras se acerco al final este personaje como casi todos de cayeron bastante, y siento que nos dieron un final apresurado que falto profundidad y por ende los personajes le falto desarrollo, en un momento lo vemos triste y en fracción de segundo ya son personas renovadas y buenas y tu te quedas esperando para poder entender como sucedió este cambio, porque explicación nula. La protagonista se supera, pero solo la vemos superada y ni idea de que paso hasta llegar a ese punto.

Una serie que realmente pudo terminar mejor, con buen inicio , pero con un final acelerado y sin profundidad ni desarrollo de lo que pasa.

No es una serie que vuelva a repetir, pero si me gustaría leer su wedtoon y ver mas de estos personajes y como es en el libro, porque me quedo debiendo esta serie, especialmente en los últimos capítulos.

La musica es buena y pegadiza, ese OST es hermoso y combina muy bien en las escenas, transmite con la musica lo que quiere representar, es algo muy importante, al menos para mi.

La recomiendo? la vedad es que no lo se, pero ten en cuenta este disclaimer, prepárate para que los personajes en cierto punto pierdan un poco de desarrollo y esencia, sabiendo esto, puedes aventurarte y crear tu propio criterio.

Otra serie que va a mi lista, y veremos si de aqui aun tiempo me acuerdo de que va esta serie...

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