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약속 (1992)

약속 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea

How it feels

A South Korean miniseries from 1992 about two people navigating a relationship centered on the idea of true love. The show focuses on their emotional struggles but was criticized for relying on star power instead of deeper character work.

romanticmelodramaticslow-burnearnestdatedrestrainedstraightforwardserious

What happens

《약속》은 1992년 1월 6일부터 1992년 2월 25일까지 방영된 MBC 월화 미니시리즈이다. ‘진실한 사랑’이라는 고전적 주제를 다룬 드라마이다. 한편, 그 당시 인기 절정의 최진실이 주연을 맡아 시청자의 관심을 끌었지만 당초 기획했던 진실의 사랑을 깊이 있게 묘사하기는 포기한 채 배우의 명성에 기대어 시청률 확보에만 기울였다는 평을 듣기도 했다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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