I'm Not a Robot: Spoiler-Free Review
- Jul 26
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
Title: | I'm Not a Robot (2017) |
Platform: | Apple TV, kocowa |
MDL & IMBD Rating: | |
Genre: | Contemporary Rom Com |
Episode Count: | 32 (each episode is 30 mns) |
Parental Guidance Rating: | TV-14: Minor swearing and innuendos. For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7521778/parentalguide/ |
Starring: | Yoo Seung Ho (Memorist) Chae Soo Bin (When the Phone Rings) Uhm Ki Joon (The Penthouse: War in Life) Park Se Wan (Seoul Busters) |
RBTS Rating: | 3.6/5 Stars (Not a must watch, but a fun time with a whacky premise that somehow works)  |
Cast From Right to Left: #YooSeungHo, #ChaeSooBin, #UhmKiJoon, #ParkSeWan
Synopsis:
Kim Min Kyu is the largest shareholder of a financial company. He suffers from a "human allergy", preventing him from normal interactions with other people. He becomes interested in a robotic project named Aji-3 created by the Santa Maria robotic team. The team is headed by Hong Baek Gyun, inventor of Aji-3 and world-renowned robotics professor. He modeled Aji-3 after his ex-girlfriend, Jo Ji Ah, a struggling inventor that also works as a personal shopper to make ends meet. Just when Kim Min Kyu wants to test the robot, an accident causes the malfunction of the robot's battery. Hong Baek Gyun begs Jo Ji Ah to take the place of Aji-3 and pretend to be the robot so they can get funding from Kim Min Kyu. But, Aji-3 becomes the closest thing that the lonely Min Kyu has to real contact with another person. @MDL
Spoiler-Free Mini Review:
I'm Not a Robot is one of those K-Dramas that has me marveling at the creativity of the industry. It's a ridiculous premise that has our Female Lead pretending to be a robot to help her ex-boyfriend convince a rich, traumatized man who is allergic to people (?) that the AI technology works. Which goes well, until the aforementioned man starts to fall in love with the "robot". It's a premise that shouldn't work, but it does.
The show felt VERY 2010's in a nostalgic and light hearted way, but suffered from the humor of the era with some of the crude jokes at the beginning. That element is brief, thank goodness, but I can't forgive the drama for never addressing how WEIRD it was that Hong Baek Gyun made a robot that looks like his ex-girlfriend. This man was a creep.
If you're in the mood for a nostalgic, casual watch with comedy and a touch of melodrama, I'd recommend. I liked the romance and everyone had fun bangs. What more can you ask for?
Story=3.5, Acting=3, Production Quality=4, Ending= 4, Enjoyability= 3.75, Would I rewatch= Maybe
Trailer:
Director: #JeongDaeYun (The Sacred Jewel, Reborn Rich, W)
Screenwriter: #KimSunMi (Shine or Be Mad)
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