Our Sticky Love: Dropped Drama Diaries
Updated: Sep 17
Title: | Our Sticky Love (2026) |
Platform: | Netflix |
MDL & IMBD Rating: | |
Genre: | Contemporary Rom Com/ Crime |
Episode Count: | 12 |
Last Episode Watched: | 8 |
Parental Guidance Rating: | MA: Violence (torture), language, smoking, references intimacy For More Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36955608/parentalguide/ |
Starring: | Jang Hae In (Love Next Door) Ha Young (Trauma Code: Heroes on Call) Heo Sung Tae (Crash) Jeon Bae Soo (Fearless Blood) Lee hae Won (Perfect Crown) |
Cast From Left to Right: #JungHaeIn, #HaYoung, #HeoSungTae, #LeeJaeWon
Synopsis:
A former boxing champion turned gang member seeks redemption as a small-town boxing coach, while becoming entangled with an amnesiac prosecutor and a complex web of lies surrounding their shared past. @IMBD
Non-Spoiler Thoughts:
Our Sticky Love isn't a sticky as it thought it was, because it in no way adhered to my good opinion. The drama is a Rom Com that tried desperately to be cheeky by being self aware and referential with sly looks directly at the camera, but drank too much of it's own K-Drama kool aid to think about how it looked on the other end.
My biggest gripe was with the female lead, Ko Eun Sae. She was annoying AF. Her character was actually likeable in the flashbacks, but amnesia Ko Eun Sae was insufferable. The drama shoves a poverty ridden orphan backstory on us to make us forgive the shallow, materialistic attributes of the female lead, but no. Jang Tae Ha had a hard life, but he wasn't annoying about it. And here's the real kicker: You can totally have both a likable and consumerist female lead with a harsh past; Crash Landing on You is the perfect example. It's proof that it is achievable (with the right tools) to portray a good natured character who is possessive of their possessions because they didn't have many growing up, and have it come off comedically. It requires dimension in writing and an undercurrent of insecurity in performance that Young just didn't have the acting nuance to pull off. I think she is suited to more strictly serious roles that don't require balance with levity. That being siad, I have alot of sympathy for Ahn Ha-Young (FL Actress) at the moment as she recently received backlash for referencing her family history of working in medicine in an interview, sparking fans to uncover a great-grandfather who worked benefited from the Japanese during Occupation. Young claims she had no idea about this connection, which could very well be the case as it wouldn't be a source of family pride that would be discussed. I completely understand the sensitivity around this topic, especially given the relations with Korea and Japan of late, but I don't think we need to dig up the unpatriotic bones of actors relatives, when they can dig a big ol' hole for themselves with their acting just fine.
In a suprise twist, I actually liked Jung Hae In as Jang Tae Ha. There is a first for everything. But why was telling her the whole story from the get go not an option? Riddle me that, sir.
The village ladies drove me bananas, but then they were hilarious, so I forgive them.
Why I Dropped:
Annoying Female Lead
Bad acting by the Female Lead
The premise didn't make sense
Not enough progress in the story
Trailer:
Director: #KimJangHan (My Demon, You Raise Me Up)
Screenwriter: #MoJiHye (You Raise Me Up)
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