So I’ve been trying to come to terms with my mixed feelings about Love with Flaws. Having spent only a year in Dramaland, my catalogue of watched shows is obviously not especially long, but so far I’ve only encountered shows with shitty writing/directing that I’ve stuck with due to strong actors/leads that carry the whole thing on their shoulders.

Love with Flaws, so far, is the only show I’ve seen where I really could care less about the lead couple. I don’t mind Kang woo as a character, but I don’t believe him as a romantic lead. Seo yeon started out great, but she’s starting to backslide into dim-witted-FL territory. I’m not a fan of the “family tragedy” story that’s framing their relationship either. It just feels like a tacky add-on… which I guess fits the show’s M.O., but at the same time feels unnecessary?

That being said… I love love love the ensemble. I think the brothers and their stories are super engaging. Mi kyung is the best and I can’t wait for her story to finally pick up a little (as it seems to be, maybe). Even Min hyuk, who is being transformed into some kind of dastardly jerky manipulator (um, why show? Why ruin him?), is still more engaging than Kang woo.

Anyone else feeling this way?

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    Agree with you in every single point! Funny that I started out by not liking the brothers at all, and now them and Mikyung are my reason for watching this show

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    If you have only live watched shows last year then actually 2019 was pretty lackluster. There have been dramas with really good writing and directing. You should watch them.

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      I didn’t mean that I haven’t watched any good dramas (I’ve watched beyond 2019s stock for sure), just that I’ve been able to forgive crappily written/directed shows for the sake of the solid leads. This show is the reverse. Weak leads – solid supporting cast.

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        I can put up with a load of shady writing for the sake of the leads, but – and I’m a newbie too – one of the things that got me hooked to kdrama are the ensemble casts, so many great characters… I tend to fall in love with makeshift families (Melo is my Nature, Tale of Nokdu, Chicago Typewriter), goofy crews (Haechi, Rescue Me, Rebel) and workplace friendships (Search www, Healer).
        For me, great support actors are the gold of kdrama, I’m always happy when I see familiar faces popping up in smaller roles

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    Sigh. Kim Seulgi… Outshining leads since time immemorial. Why doesn’t she get a lead part already?!?!

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    I totally agree! Love With Flaws has a great ensemble cast but the main romance isn’t that appealing. It could have easily been a weekend family drama (minus some scnes). I even want tohave more scenes with Kang Hee because she’s sweeter than she looks.

    The drama lives up to its title and it’s a bit disappointing to not have the leads work more to have a healthy relationship.

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      Totally agree about Kang hee (ha! rhyming!)

      While the ensemble does, indeed, feel like People with Flaws… the leads just feel like Flaws with People.

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        Flaws with People, I like that one HAHA They had potential to work on their improvement but it doesn’t look like it’s going well.

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