Things get crazy between Kim Jae-wook and Krystal in KBS’s Crazy Love
by missvictrix
After being under wraps for quite some time, KBS’s upcoming Crazy Love has released its first poster and video teaser. I might have been skeptical with this pairing and premise when I first read about it, but omg I really dig the vibes of this thing so far. Please be this excellently weird when you premiere, Show!
Kim Jae-wook is back as the male lead in a romance (all hail the drama gods!) and he plays a genius dirtbag CEO who’s crazy for money. He might be smart, handsome, and hard-working, but he’s also completely unlikable due to his extreme narcissism. In contrast, his secretary Krystal is equally hard-working but is also painfully shy, has no backbone, and – wait for it — is terminally ill. When Kim Jae-wook gets a death threat, things get turned upside down for both of them.
In the drama’s first teaser, we get a look at our two leads and some important descriptors for their characters. This teaser is so seedy and swanky (much like the poster) — I don’t think they could do anything to make me like this more.
First up is Kim Jae-wook. He is on display for us while the keywords “190 IQ” and “math genius” appear in neon around him. In the next cut, we see him fanning himself with a wad of cash and he narrates the next descriptor, “money-crazed person.” In the next cut he growls at the camera (lol) and the description reads “filthy scumbag CEO.”
We then move on to Krystal, who shrinks back from said growl while a wincing noise plays and the neon description reads, “his prey.” In her next shot, she does a 180, and with a murderous look and a hammer in hand, she narrates the next keyword: “revenge-crazed person.” Then it’s back to the scared and wincing secretary with a phrase that suggests the she might have more advantage in this situation than we think. The teaser closes with the title cards and the upcoming premiere date.
Directed by Kim Jung-hyun (My Fellow Citizens, Jugglers) and written by Kim Bo-gyum, Crazy Love premieres in its Monday-Tuesday slot on March 7.
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1 miso
February 10, 2022 at 11:38 AM
Kim Jae-wook 😍. Enough said.
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miso
February 10, 2022 at 11:40 AM
Oh wait. Terminal illness? Again?!
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
February 10, 2022 at 11:49 AM
What I’m saying! What is GOING ON in the minds of drama writers this year??
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mysterious
February 11, 2022 at 5:15 PM
Exactly! I hope the terminal illness ends up being a fake-out cause I'm tired of dealing with death. I've had to deal with it enough in real life. I go to watch dramas to escape the sad parts of real life, not to relive them!
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2 Kelly-k
February 10, 2022 at 11:44 AM
You know the annoying thing about this drama, no matter what I am watching it😔😔... This man has people on a tight leach and is not letting us go any time soon...
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Kelly-k
February 10, 2022 at 11:48 AM
Before I jinx it " yes all hail drama gods" *proceeds to touch wood*
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3 ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
February 10, 2022 at 11:48 AM
While I do like the vibe of the teasers, I still can’t get my mind around that pairing. Krystal is gorgeous but I cannot stand her acting. Why couldn’t they have chosen a better (also age-appropriate) actress? The show would be much better off for it.
Also, are we making boss + secretary romances a thing again? Do we have to? Why can’t we have anything else? It’s a gross power dynamic and one that leads to HR violations and workplace harassment, not sweeping romances. Dramas need to stop trying to make this cute.
Can we cancel terminal illness already? That trope needs to be locked in the vaults of the early 2000s. We must stop this recurrence from spreading.
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hacja
February 10, 2022 at 1:11 PM
Let's see, I'll guess that the diagnosis of terminal illness will free Krystal's character from her painful shyness and fear of losing her job, lead her to engage in acts of revenge against Kim Jae-wook's domineering boss, who will then fall in love with her, and it will turn out he was only being domineering because he wanted her to reach her potential, having saved her in childhood.
The twist is that he then discovers that he has a terminal illness as well. She will have a change of heart and revenge will turn to love. Then they will die in each others arms, of terminal illness, and the show will end. Because terminal illness is indeed terminal.
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hacja
February 10, 2022 at 1:45 PM
By the way, I hope it is clear that I'm not making fun of terminal illness in real life. About a decade ago my Dad died of cancer, having received the dreaded "3 months to live" diagnosis. He lasted a little longer, but it didn't make it any less painful. Then my Mom is still alive, in her early 90s, with one of the worst terminal illnesses, Alzheimer's.
What triggers my sarcasm reflex is the fact that even though it has been used as a plot device for centuries (speaking as someone who is not a big fan of operas, it seems to me that most of the Italian ones feature the heroine dying of tuberculosis ) I find nothing particularly romantic, or actually, that dramatic, about terminal illness.
Now, a woman turning 40, on the other hand....
(Joking about the future series Thirty-nine which apparently features terminal illness. Of course, I'll be glued to the screen for that one, but lets just say its not the terminal illness that is the attraction for me!)
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
February 10, 2022 at 4:23 PM
@hacja, I’m so sorry about what happened to your parents. I can’t even imagine how painful and devastating that must be for you and your family.
I also want to make it clear that I’m not ever making fun of terminal illnesses or people diagnosed as terminally ill in real life when I discuss the trope. In fact, my distaste for the trope comes from how I feel like tv shows and movies often romanticize or glamourize the experience, or how it’s used for cheap plot twists when uncreative writers write themselves into a corner. A real life diagnosis of a terminal illness would be earth-shattering and devastating on so many levels, and I think dramas just brush past that very difficult reality for cheap, unearned melodrama. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me.
But women over 40??!? Impossible! What’s next? Women living their lives and thriving?? What has civilization come to??
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DancingEmma
February 10, 2022 at 4:42 PM
@hacja: I am sorry for your mum’s condition and I empathise with you as my precious mum was diagnosed in her early sixties with a horrific form of dementia which affected her both physically and mentally. As it has been said before, an individual is diagnosed with dementia but they and their loved ones all suffer from it. Vale my wonderful mum.
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Jayne❤
February 10, 2022 at 5:19 PM
i’m sorry about your parents. It’s never easy to lose them or taking care of them while they are sick. I can’t forget the frustrations, pain, sadness, not knowing what to do to make the illness go away.
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tumblesunny
February 10, 2022 at 1:46 PM
You mastered k-drama
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bomibeans
February 10, 2022 at 1:56 PM
Agree with @tumblesunny You've mastered the genre! (when it's at its worst) 😂
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Miky
February 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Only for Krystal's character to find out she actually doesn't have a terminal ilness but the doctor in charge made a mistake...
Now she is well but without job,lover or house...Starts another revenge...
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
February 10, 2022 at 8:37 PM
My money is on this one.
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
February 10, 2022 at 4:07 PM
Damn, you didn’t need to spoil the entire 16 episode plot already! 😂
“He was only being domineering because he wanted her to reach her potential.” Yes I love it when my boss treats me like sh-t because It’s obviously since he wants me to be more productive. It’s definitely not just him abusing his power. Absolutely not.
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Jane55
February 10, 2022 at 5:12 PM
Lol spot on
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4 Kurama
February 10, 2022 at 12:30 PM
She looks way more credible as a psychopath than a shy secretary...
I will wait for a real trailer to make an opinion.
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FlyingTool
February 10, 2022 at 8:09 PM
This is SO true!
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halofan68
February 11, 2022 at 10:49 AM
Haha, in the same vein, if you ever wondered what Secretary Kim or Fated to Love You would look like if written/directed by Quentin Tarantino, this might be a chance to find out!
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5 bomibeans
February 10, 2022 at 12:36 PM
I personally think that Kim Jae-wook is such an underrated actor. He has this presence as an actor...I don't know how to describe it... an emphatic presence with a dash of uncertainty, and the body energy that is rare in many "plastic acting" K-drama heartthrobs. The "pairing" of clear rom-com genre and the melodramatic terminal illness trop seems super-weird to me, but I'll check this drama just for him.
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hacja
February 10, 2022 at 1:12 PM
I really like Kim Jae-wook as well, and I'll watch this, but I don't have high hopes!
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bomibeans
February 10, 2022 at 1:51 PM
Oh I have very low expectations too, lol. When I say I "check out" any drama, I mean at most 2-4 episodes. There are many other amazing things to spend your free time on, if this turns out to be a mess.
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Miky
February 10, 2022 at 2:01 PM
Needs more lead roles!!! Boy got the craft and the looks...
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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
February 10, 2022 at 4:24 PM
He really is a fantastic actor! I just wish he was in more projects - and more projects I actually like all the way through.
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owl 🦉 🫰
February 10, 2022 at 5:26 PM
😉
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6 bbstl 🧹
February 10, 2022 at 1:27 PM
Maybe I’m a bit over sensitive because I’m watching Scent if a Woman, but … terminal illness? Isn’t that the second (new) one this week?
But at least they’re stepping outside the typical tropes by not doing the old genius/obnoxious boss and downtrodden secretary setup.
Wait, what? 🤦🏼♀️
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FlyingTool
February 10, 2022 at 8:14 PM
But wait, is this a real fatal illness, or is it a misdiagnosis/misunderstanding ?
Both are tropes…
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
February 10, 2022 at 8:39 PM
Yep.
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KimJaeHooked
February 11, 2022 at 8:15 AM
I read somewhere that it was a misdiagnosis. She thought she's dying so she plans to take revenge on him since he's the one who's responsible for all the stress she's enduring. Crazy Love is tagged as a romcom not a melodrama, so I'm sure she won't die. 😉
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FlyingTool
February 11, 2022 at 11:14 AM
Just once, it would interesting to take the story straight through, with the anti-heroine dying with a smile on her face after completing her vengeance.
Not this year, I think.
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7 tiredys
February 10, 2022 at 1:31 PM
Sounds similar to Scent of a Woman with some quirks wormed in. Leaves me on the fence because so far the material doesn't look like its going to survive the comparison.
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8 dramalover4ever
February 10, 2022 at 2:52 PM
I'll snicker all day at these comments. Let me sum up:
1. Kim Jae-wook 💕 💞 ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ will watch for him
2. Krystal: cannot act, I've been burnt before
3. Plot: refer to @hacja
Overall: dilemma (must exercise extreme tolerance for 1, who is of the utmost importance) 💕 💞 ♥️
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
February 10, 2022 at 8:41 PM
KJW = must watch for me. Hoping for better than it sounds or so bad that I can't quit watching.
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9 Doppelganger
February 10, 2022 at 4:24 PM
Terminal illness? That's 2 counts for terminal illness in kdramas when counting for 39.
Terminal illness and reincarnation are the kdrama themes for 2022.
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bbstl 🧹
February 11, 2022 at 8:35 AM
Hmmmm. I’ll have to think about whether that’s worse than zombies . . . 😉
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10 Jane55
February 10, 2022 at 5:23 PM
I'm tired of this set up in kdrama scumbags Ceo & shy secretary + terminal illness??? Can we have normal people on drama. I'm not fond on Krystal in everthing she in it. I'm gonna give it try for Kim JaeWook tho
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11 owl 🦉 🫰
February 10, 2022 at 5:25 PM
All hail indeed! Kim Jae-wook , Kim Jae-wook!
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12 PYC
February 11, 2022 at 6:00 AM
For once, I want this to be a silly romcom. Thank goodness Kim Jae-wook is finally playing this type of role - not niche / psychopath or serial killer.
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13 CS
February 11, 2022 at 7:17 AM
I think it's a good sign that this is done by the director of My Fellow Citizens. That one was a good time! Lots of humor and lots of heart. I hope this one has a similar gonzo vibe.
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14 KimJaeHooked
February 11, 2022 at 8:19 AM
All hail the drama gods indeed!! After almost 3 years Kim Jae Wook is back in dramaland!
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Kelly-k
February 12, 2022 at 1:57 PM
All hail
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15 frabbycrabsis loves KBS Drama Specials
February 11, 2022 at 8:41 AM
What a mental twist on the rich scumbag meets everyday woman romcom! That poster looks incredible!
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16 miss h
February 11, 2022 at 9:49 AM
I like the poster. The plot ... hmm. I was still going to give it a try for Kim Jae-wook and thought there would be no availability issues since it's from KBS but apparently Disney+ licensed it. Guess that makes the decision whether to watch for me.
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17 amara
February 16, 2022 at 8:43 PM
what emotion is she trying to convey here
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