Honestly I had never paid attention to the kdramas genre, in a way I felt that they were the Korean version of any Latin soap opera and I didn't feel attracted to what they had to offer. Looking at the Netflix catalog appeared "Propuesta laboral" and its premise seemed interesting enough to give it a chance, surprisingly I ended up liking it a lot. In this post I will give you a short review.
Kang Tae-Moo el muy guapo presidente de una prestigiosa empresa de alimentos contrata a una "actriz" para que finja ser su novia ante los ojos de su familia para que su abuelo deje de fastidiarlo con la idea del matrimonio, esta actriz resulta ser Shin Ha-ri una de las investigadoras de la empresa, quien comienza la ardua tarea de tratar de ocultar su identidad, pues a pesar de su excelente rendimiento como trabajadora tiene miedo de que esto haga que la despidan, también tiene bastante presente el hecho del que dirán cuándo se enteren que el jefe máximo sale con una empleada y que pasaran cuando se entere que la actriz y Shin Ha-ri son la misma persona.
Kang Tae-Moo the very handsome president of a prestigious food company hires an "actress" to pretend to be his girlfriend in the eyes of his family so that his grandfather will stop nagging him with the idea of marriage, this actress turns out to be Shin Ha-ri one of the researchers of the company, who begins the arduous task of trying to hide her identity, Despite her excellent performance as a worker, she is afraid that this will get her fired, and she is also quite aware of what people will say when they find out that the top boss is dating a female employee and what will happen when they find out that the actress and Shin Ha-ri are the same person.
Me gustó mucho el como nos cuentan la historia de manera muy caricaturesca, casi evocando un anime, la forma en que se demuestran las emociones con una edición de sonido que incluye ruidos y reacciones hace todo bastante chistoso y por ende se disfruta mucho. Otro punto a favor, es que al ser una empresa de comida, nuestros protagonistas aman comer y podemos familiarizarnos con muchos platos no solo coreanos sino asiáticos en general. Otro punto es que también podemos familiarizarnos con como ven otras culturas la vida en general, el trabajo, el amor y muy importante la familia, me pareció muy interesante el respeto que todos le tienen a sus padres y/o parientes mayores, cosa que
en occidente es muy distinta.
I really liked the way the story is told in a very cartoonish way, almost evoking an anime, the way emotions are shown with a sound editing that includes noises and reactions makes everything quite funny and therefore very enjoyable. Another plus point, is that being a food company, our protagonists love to eat and we can familiarize ourselves with many dishes not only Korean but Asian in general. Another point is that we can also become familiar with how other cultures see life in general, work, love and very important the family, I found very interesting the respect that everyone has for their parents and / or older relatives, which in the West is very different.
La serie está ambientada en Seoul y en otras ciudades de Surcorea y creo que saben jugar bastante con eso, vemos como los paisajes y las estaciones hacen un maridaje perfecto con como va avanzando la relación de nuestros protagonistas. Tiene un ritmo distinto al que estamos acostumbrados a ver, es más calmado y esto se traduce en que no se hace pesado ver, puedes ver varios capítulos de manera continua y no te vas a cansar. Otro punto a favor es la moda, empezando por nuestro protagonista es una serie muy fashionable, y eso tambien aporta bastante a la historia, a través de la ropa se transmiten emociones. Estuve haciendo un poco de investigación y quiénes conforman el elenco son bastantes conocidos en este género, era de esperarse ya que es una producción de Netflix.
The series is set in Seoul and other cities in South Korea and I think they know how to play with that, we see how the landscapes and seasons make a perfect marriage with how the relationship of our protagonists progresses. It has a different rhythm to what we are used to see, it is calmer and this means that it is not heavy to watch, you can watch several chapters continuously and you will not get tired. Another point in favor is the fashion, starting with our protagonist is a very fashionable series, and that also contributes a lot to the story, through the clothes emotions are transmitted. I was doing some research and who make up the cast are quite well known in this genre, it was expected since it is a Netflix production.
For my first experience with the genre I feel it was pretty good, I really liked the series although it's not perfect. I give it a 3.5/5 and I recommend watching it. That's all for today, thanks for making it this far, bye!
Todas las imágenes de este post son screenshots que hice del tráiler en youtube. All the images from this post are screenshots i made from the series trailer in YouTube
