The Divorce Insurance

Lee Dong Wook's star power can't save this very weak passionless rom com. Even at just 12 episodes the series dragged. The male leads behaved without passion and the romantic scenes and kisses were so lame. The humor was often painful and exaggerated. Initially the premise had some potential with the concept of providing divorce insurance. There were some moderately diverting side plots with couples going through marital difficulties.

Also the casting was off. Lee Joo Bin isn't lead rom com material. She is more of a supporting villainess as in Queen of Tears and Money Heist. So she had little chemistry with Lee Dong Wook. The supporting actress Lee Da Hee is tall and beautiful but her styling in this show was terrible. They gave her a short hair style which made her head look too small for her tall frame. And they often dressed her in big padded jackets. She was so beautiful in her earlier shows like Big Man and Secret Love when she had normal hair. The tall male secondary lead Lee Kwang Soo is just too goofy looking for rom com. And Lee Dong Wook just looked out of place as an office worker.

The soundtrack is quite nice with a few romantic songs.

Better to skip this one. No wonder this show flopped in Korea.

It's so weird to see actor Lee Jong Suk in a workplace K-drama after so long. I got so used to seeing him as a grim reaper, a nine-tailed fox, or a secret agent. It was honestly surprising to see him sit in one place for this K-drama, lol. It's short-only about 12 episodes-so it doesn't drag on too much. As the title suggests, the story focuses on adulting, marriage, and similar themes. Since I'm still a teenager, I couldn't relate to it much.

The chemistry between the leads was amazing. I recognized the female lead from "Money Heist Korea" and "Queen of Tears." It's a light watch with forced comedy and awkward giggles, and the drama had its moments too. It's worth watching once-nothing extraordinary, tear-jerking, or out of pocket.

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First of all, I recommend watching this in the original Korean with English subtitles. The English voiceovers ruin the performances by the actors and throw off the overall tone of the interactions.

The premise of the series is unique and I appreciate the creativity of the show. It portrays divorce as something not to be ashamed of and I think it's easy for people, even in this day and age, to still view divorce as taboo. They highlight the importance of self-awareness and effort when it comes to a relationship, which is easily forgotten if couples have been together for a long time. The concept of this series really is refreshing.

The insurance jargon can be a bit much in the beginning, but the show provides explanations and you don't really have to be an expert to understand what the characters are trying to accomplish. Speaking of the characters, I love the chemistry between the actors. Particularly the love/hate bromance between Noh Ki-jun (Lee Dong-wook) and An Jeon-man (Lee Kwang-soo). They are ridiculous and hilarious together! Overall, it's a cute rom-com that provides a unique examination of divorce.

Not sure why so many low rating on this show. I guess it is personal preference. Overall I find the storyline very interesting. There are many heart flattering moments and fortunately not the cringy type of romance. Mature romance and realistic too. Quite hard not to fall in love in certain scenes. The stories were well written, director execute it well and so does the actors. I love the choice of the background music that suits the scenes well. Despite the title, the story not just focus on the divorce part, but also on how to retain relationship and values of friendship and teamwork too. Love it very much!

I think casting is a big problem here, missing the chemistry.. You feel romace and comedy are both forced and not reactionary..The director is so overacting althought he was great in LIFE.. the sexond lead male actor is either eating or grumpy in every scene.. I don't know exactly how this would be funny... Compared to the same kind of drama (e.g touch your heart) honestly..!!!!!!!No comparison at all... I am trying to complete the episodes but honestly I can't.. I don't know why these decent actors played this drama... directing is terrible...The rythm.. the introduction... everything is out of details.. All actors are underperforming.. even LDW appears infashionable in most of the scenes..

I gave 4 because of some good scenes and because every effort should be appreciated..