Love All Play (2022) 너에게 가는 속도 493km
Literal title: Going to You at a Speed of 493km
Directed by Jo Woong, starring Park Ju-hyun and Chae Jong-hyeop.
Watched 27 November - 21 December 2024 — 16 episodes (DRAMACOOL)
*Entertaining healing sports drama with a nice vibe and a likeable cast. I love the OTP, Park Ju-hyun and Chae Jong-hyeop, and I think they have great chemistry. I like the fact that their relationship developed naturally and not too quickly. They are cute and lovable together. Some of their moments gave me all the heart-fluttering feels and fortunately it wasn't all lovey-dovey.
*I like the female lead Park Ju-hyun as Park Tae-yang. She's tough on the outside, smiles all the time, she never complains but suffers alone and is consumed by guilt. Yet I didn't like the fact that she didn't stand up for herself (luckily the team stood up for her eventually) and she keeps thinking she deserves to be taken advantage of, while putting up with bribery rumours and letting people treat her badly. She's so vulnerable, and you want her to fight back and stop wallowing in self-guilt.
*Chae Jong-hyeop as Park Tae-joon is a great boyfriend, sweet and supportive, and always looking out for Park Tae-yang. I felt sorry for him when she kept him at bay. The bed scene and kiss in ep. 10 is soooo sweet.
*It's unbelievable how hard Tae-yang works during her training sessions. Talk about self-punishment.
*Park Ji-hyun (seen her in Flex X Cop) as Park Jun-young is at first a bit annoying but her character improved on the likeability scale. Still, the way she came around and forgave Tae-yang happened too abruptly.
*I like the 2nd couple, Kim Mu-jun as Yook Jeong-hwan and Seo Ji-hye as Lee Yoo-min, they are cute together. Jeong-hwan really grew as a character and was much more likeable towards the end. I also like the 3rd couple very much, Choi Seung-yoon as Yeon Seung-woo and Jo Soo-hyang as Lee Young-sim. I'm glad he's willing to wait for her.
*Jo Han-chul as the coach/Lee Yoo-min's father provides the comic relief. I love this actor.
*Lovely OST!