Should you watch Playful Kiss?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Playful Kiss
Series · 2010
Clumsy high school student Oh Ha-ni falls for the brilliant and aloof Baek Seung-jo, only to have her feelings rejected. When her family home collapses, Ha-ni moves in with her father’s longtime friend, who happens to be Seung-jo’s father, giving her an unexpected chance to win his heart.
The sides of Playful Kiss
- A clumsy student in love with a genius
- Her family moving into his house
- A first love that won't give up
Playful Kiss is good for you if…
- you like Ha-ni chasing the cold Seung-jo for years.
- you like a gentle story with nothing dark in it.
- you like slapstick and clumsy blunders.
Playful Kiss is bad for you if…
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean drama.
- you need suspense to stay hooked, and the drama here is a school crush.
About: first love · persistence · growing up
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