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*** Love Scout ***
(2025 - Viki 12 1:10 eps)

[!!CW!! Synopsis & non-spoilery review.]

A mature office romance with the cold boss/kind sec. flipped. Both have pasts that made them distance themselves from emotion. Neither cares for themselves: one cares for others, the other only for work. Character growth comes as they learn about themselves & each other.

Acting is wonderful: kids are adorable, 2nd couple is a great surprise, & the office staff bring some fun.

Beautiful visuals: reflections & unique framing & lighting. Story is well done, even if the past traumas are contrived. Music, lighting, or events emphasize the scene's emotions: walking & chatting along a narrow path, but as the path opens they start sharing more; a cut on a finger physically representing cuts to the heart. The details & creative look into relationships make for a cozy drama.

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#LoveScout #나의완벽한비서 #MyPerfectSecretary #HanJiMin #한지민 #LeeJunHyuk #이준혁 #KimDoHoon #김도훈 #KimYoonHye #김윤혜

Han Ji Min in a white suit looking up at Lee Jun Hyuk in a dark grey suit holding a pink, frilly umbrella with cartoon characters on it, over both of them from the 2025 South Korean drama "Love Scout."

Drama Recs Challenge

Day 6: An Office Romance

There are hundreds of these ones so I just got to pick one: Love Scout - Perhaps nothing genre breaking but I like the tension and chemistry and there are a lot of cute moments.

#LoveScout #kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

Grid of challenges per day:

1 Their First Drama
2 An Epic Love Story
3 Gripping Thriller
4 A Powerful Performance
5 A Compelling Historical
6 An Office Romance
7 An Ensemble Cast
8 A Slice Of Life
9 A Twisty Revenge
10 A Found Family
11 All The Tropes
12 Stunning Production Design
13 A Hilarious Comedy
14 A Therapy Drama
15 Some Undeniable Chemistry
16 A Drama Book Rec
17 Enemies To Lovers
18 Must-Watch Fantasy
19 Zombies Zombies Zombies!
20 A Drama Podcast
21 Beautiful Friendship
22 An Addictive Mystery
23 A Legendary Kiss
24 Time Travel Tale
25 An Absolute Classic

Han Ji Min's work friend in #OneSpringNight is the same in #LoveScout 😂 #KDrama

Kim Mi Kyung going to a headhunter called 'Peoplez Link' 😭 Was waiting for Han Ji Min's character from Love Scout to appear lol #KDrama #ThePotatoLab #LoveScout

The angst arc has arrived in #KDrama #LoveScout It was 10,000% predictable, having been telegraphed from near the beginning with the delicate subtle finesse of drunken elephants fighting, BUT I'm still fine with it. Because it's arrived halfway through episode 9/12. Which it means it simply cannot be dragged on ad infinitum, as would be the case in a 16 ep Drama. Less really is MORE (bearable)

@EllenInEdmonton @kdramarama Indeed. Watching #KDrama #LoveScout last night, there was a scene where 2 workmates had an intense disagreement over a work assignment, resulting in a strained atmosphere. The solution? A senior manager said "I know, let's have an event where they have to drink" :ablobrollingeyes: 😡 I FFd through the whole drunken scene without missing anything of importance to the story

Starting #KDrama #LoveScout straight after #DongJaeTheGoodOrTheBastard without even realizing they have the same ML. I like him, but I was SUPER excited to see Song Young Kyu. Or rather, to HEAR him.

I was disappointed that it was just another guest role for the actor I think of as The Voice. Checking his MDL page shows that I am far from alone in finding his voice both distinctive and sexy. I fell in love with his voice the first time I heard it, really wish he'd get to use it more

Sure #LoveScout had its flaws: the 2ML and 2FL were cute but not really fully fleshed out, feel like their connection never peaked and their conclusion was just a tie-off— but hey, not that big of a deal to complain about. I have never really followed Han Ji-min— her drama Behind Your Touch (which I started watching because of Lee Min-ki) is stalled on my watchlist— she was good but not great (reminded me of SHK in NWABU but with more feelings?) Fortunately 1ML gave this drama the needed oomph.

#WhenthePhoneRings was interesting in the first couple of episodes until it just lost me with the FL storyline. I just hate it when the female character is a damsel in distress to the point of ridiculousness. The ML too, was wattpadd-character predictable. I pushed until halfway through the series before totally losing interest. #LoveScout though, was refreshingly grounded and did not overexert itself (problems were problems but were not overblown to end of the world proportions). #kdrama

A train-analogy for watching kdrama.
I ´m ex-trainworker after all.

I was in slow-train Love Scout, episode 4
But fast-moving, exciting The Queen Who Crowns passed by, I jumped in that train .
Left that train at the end, including ep 13 and 14.
Moved back to slow-train, in another carriage : Motel California.
Till episode 9, then walked to the other carriage with Love Scout, ep 6 now,
Same train, two dramas.
But train is moving !

#Kdrama #MotelCalifornia #LoveScout #TheQueenWhoCrowns

#kdrama I was fully prepared to hate/drop but ended up enjoying:

1. #100DaysMyPrince
2. #DaliandtheCockyPrince
3. #TheMemorist
4. #Moving
5. #LoveScout
6. #Reply1988
7. #AKoreanOdyssey
8. #MyLovefromtheStar (largely because of Jun Ji-hyun- she carried this drama like she also did with TLOTBS 🙂‍↕️)
9. #FlexXCop
10. #VampireDetective
11. #TemperatureofLove
12. #PrivateLives
13. #AWitchsLove (probably the only PSJ drama I watched in its entirety)
14. #DiaryofaProsecutor
15. #BloodFree

Last Saturday I finished Love Scout and I loved it! I kind of wish it had ended a little differently but it was still a great ending. 🙂 #LoveScout #KDrama

Nice to see Love Scout having a grounded ending. #KDrama #LoveScout