Love All Play
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Youth · Sports · Romance
Release year: 2022
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Review
“Love All Play” is another example of an incredible sports series. I know it’s not a very popular genre among kdramas, but sports series are the best.
In this case, the series shares the lives of badminton players, in concrete, the ups and downs of a team called Yunis. We can see how they work, how they struggle, their love life, their problems with confidence, their teamwork… I think I have come across a masterpiece.
The plot is 100/100 interesting: there is no unnecessary scene, and you’ll have no problem following the storyline. I am telling you, it is one of the best I have watched in a long time.
Moreover, I could write a whole essay on how good the OST is. By just hearing the intro, I fell in love with this series. I’m the kind of person who skips the intros, but this time, I watched ALL of them.
However, and with great sorrow, I can’t give it five stars for a simple reason: I needed more badminton matches. I wanted less romance and more suffering, tension, and crying.
Overall, I could say that I was expecting a “Chasing Ball” type of series, and I came across one similar to “Thumping Spike” (don’t get me wrong, I love both of them). I’m not saying I didn’t like the series. I love “Love All Play”. But I think I had too high expectations.
Therefore, watch it right now. Don’t even think about it twice. If you like this series, I recommend watching “Badminton Boys” and if you still say sports series are boring, watch “Prince of Tennis” before speaking, because that series will change your life.
Synopsis
A sports romance drama that depicts the passion and affection for badminton of a male and female protagonist who is a mixed doubles group with players from the badminton business team.
Park Tae Joon, who naturally wound up in the world of badminton because of his parents’ badminton equipment business. Although he had begun to see the sport as work, his passion for badminton is reignited due to a desire to impress a woman.
Park Tae Yang is a former aspiring Olympian who had to leave the badminton world for three years due to a bribing scandal.