Big Data Romance

Big Data Romance

5.5/10

Big Data Romance

Genre:                                    Episodes: 1                Year: 2020

Romance

Comedy

Synopsis:

Kim Seo Joon is an app developer who believes that love is science. In order to prove his dating app’s success he publicly tries it out. He is matched with Ahn Bit Na, only to find that bug in the program paired them and they are not alike at all.

Cast:

Song Jae Rim (Kim Seo Joon)

Jeon So Min (Ahn Bit Na)

Ahn Da Jung (Cha In Rae)

Lee Soon Won (Park Sang Hoon)

General Thoughts:

I like both Song Jae Rim and Jeon So Min, and I am not ashamed to say that I watched this show purely for them. I could only find this drama in reaaaally bad quality, which unfortunately did take away from the enjoyment of the experience, but it was still a sweet and fun show, even if I didn’t get to see all Song Jae Rim’s expressions in stunningly high def.

A hero who believes he can manufacture love...where have I seen this before?

The show itself was pretty straightforward. It only had an hour and a bit to tell its story, so it certainly went at a nice, speedy pace. There were a few conflicts and subsequent resolutions so it never felt like we were just watching two people hanging out (though that in itself is still pretty fun- ‘We Got Married’ anyone?). The conflicts were all certainly pretty low key, but they were the same level as the rest of the show- which was a quick and lighthearted watch.

I 100% could have done without the mullet though

The plot was pretty basic and not entirely new- science vs emotions, opposites attract. The plot came to a conclusion that love is not pure science, which is ah…not exactly groundbreaking, but was a cute finish for our cute leads. Song Jae Rim was adorable as the developer CEO, and watching him experience new things that he was already supposed to like was really fun. The whole image of him not wanting to try something (such as spend an afternoon reading manhwa) but then totally loving it (crying over storylines) was really fun and really endearing. It was a silly and gentle reminder that even though we think we know ourselves completely, there’s always new things to learn and new things to experience. I wish the show had gone a bit the other way as well, with Bit Na experiencing some of the things that Seo Joon liked to do. Actually, what did Seo Joon like to do? All we have is that he’s a science nerd who develops as his job. We never found out his hobbies or what he does in his spare time- I guess he just doesn’t really have a lot of spare time. It would have been sweet to see Seo Joon more in his comfort zone and Bit Na being the one to try something new.

Though I'm not sure seeing Jeon So Min trying to eat a fancy steak would have been quite as fun

Song Jae Rim and Jeon So Min acted really well- neither of them overacted, which is something that can often happen when the scripts are this basic. They delivered their characters believably, and they had a really cute and bubbly chemistry that made them fun to watch. 

What Was Great:

Song Jae Rim Got The Girl:

The romance was the focal point of this show, so it’s a really good thing that the two actors were able to sell it so believably.

Totes adorbz

They were fun and sweet, and even the few fall outs that their characters had seemed reasonable, but not earth-shatteringly impassable. They had a cute dynamic and it was nice to see a drama were Song Jae Rim actually got to be the other half of the main romance.

What Wasn’t:

Troublesome Exes:

This seems like a plot point that was thrown in there to squeeze a bit of extra conflict out of the drama’s short run. And I didn’t think it was necessary at all.

Please leave the exes in the past where they belong

There wasn’t enough time to explore these two characters’ backgrounds and the type of relationships they had with our leads. Bit Na’s ex was pretty straightforward- he was a cheating loser who didn’t know how good he had it until he lost it. Seo Joon’s ex relationship a bit more complex and detailed, and there seemed to be a bit more going on behind their break up than them just not wanting to be in a relationship anymore. Seo Joon had some pretty hurt feelings, and his ex seemed pretty convinced that he would happily accept her back. The show just straight up didn’t have the time to explore these scenarios and develop these characters, so really, they should have just left that out. I would have been much happier if that time had instead been devoted to watching the relationship between Bit Na and Seo Joon grow and become more serious.

Recommend?

Nah, I wouldn’t recommend this one because it’s really nothing new. 

I kinda want these two to star in a full length drama together now...