High-End Crush (2015–2016) User Reviews

Unrequited love has never been funnier...

[gee-15 · 8/10 · 27 June 2021]

Choi Hoon is the arrogant and self-absorbed CEO of an entertainment company who regularly terrorizes his employees, intimidates his rising stars and bullies his hapless psychiatrist. His life (and self confidence) is upended when he falls in love with a lovely but sheltered young woman who is completely unimpressed by him and possesses absolutely no interest in becoming a celebrity.

I'm always fascinated how other countries (besides the U. S. where I reside) constructs series. The U. S. A. Entertainment industry (until recently) has always been stuck in coming up with a premise that will not only last many episodes but many seasons. High-End Crush tells its story in twenty amusing 15 minute episodes which is perfect. One can view the hilarious histrionics of lovelorn Choi Hoon (and its impact on his put upon, equally noisy assistant) in short bursts. Otherwise, I think they would quickly wear out their welcome.

In addition, this is a Korean romantic comedy series that is actually funny. The longer series can be funny but are constantly bogged down by torpid dramatic twists. Here there is nothing but the frenzied antics of a man who finally discovered the one thing he says he always wanted: someone who doesn't (initially at least...hey, it's still a romance) want him.

Cutest Romantic Comedy

[PalmBeachG · 8/10 · 13 August 2022]

Choi Hoon, the CEO of an entertainment company, has never been in love before, and is full of himself being a successful CEO. Yoo Yi-ryung is the innocent beautiful mountain girl he is trying to recruit and falls in love with. The problem is she wants nothing to do with the entertainment company and doesn't believe anything he says. They have perfect chemistry together.

This is the cutest romantic comedy and will make you laugh and smile and is light hearted and not stressful to watch. The episodes are short so even though it is 20 episodes long, the series goes very quick. Worth the time and fun to watch.

Economic Status problems

[lmerana · 6/10 · 4 July 2019]

This is one of the stories when a rich has never been in love before falls to an unbelievably poor girl. The guy will go all through the lengths in reaching out, but the girl has no confidence at all to pursue the love. Anyways, lead characters have a little bit of chemistry but not enough to say that it is a romantic genre. It helped that it was only a miniseries.

Did not like theme music- very 8disruptive.

[leahcubed · 7/10 · 30 March 2021]

7.5 out of 10 is my rating. This is a 2015/2016 South Korean/Chinese romantic comedy drama with 20, 15 minute episodes.

Choi Se-hoon (Jung II-woo); is CEO of a company that recruits and develops new talent. He is known as having somewhat of a Midas touch as those he selects go on to have lucrative careers. Hopeful stars in the making line up wishing nothing more than to be the next one chosen by Se-hoon which is a guaranteed path to their dreams of stardom. Se-hoon is arrogant, rude and very full of himself and no is not a word he is accustomed to others directing at him. His much abused staff put up with their difficult to deal with boss as a ride on his coattails is career success. Leaving his staff in charge while attending to other business results in a top female star escaping from a photo shoot in favor of a wild day of fun. Since it is just a concept shoot, Se-hoon's staff has a beautiful stranger, who inadvertently helped the female star escape, stand in for the shoot. Se-hoon returns mid-shoot and sees stars as he watches natural beauty, YooYi-rung (Jin Se-yeon) transform into a pro before the camera.

He decides on the spot to make this nobody an offer she surely can't refuse - to sign a contract for him to "raise her" to be a star of his own making. To his ultimate surprise, Yi-rung takes an instant dislike to Se-hoon and flat refuses his offer. She heads back to her home deep in the forested hills. Not one to be easily dissuaded, Se-hoon soon follows his reluctant Star to be. He is not one for "roughing it" and she lives her life "off the grid". He soon finds himself doing many things he has never done in an effort to persuade her. Hilarity ensues as the two very determined people face off. Who will win this battle of wills? Has Se-hoon met his match?

Spoilers** This was a light and fluffy romance. Very predictable but not in a bad way. I would have liked it a lot more but the music that was chosen for this television drama was horrible it reminded me of circus music and really broke the 4th wall. I like Jun II Woo as a male lead - I think he is a really good actor and have enjoyed him in every role I have seen him in (Cinderella and the Four Knights; Flower Boy Next Door for example) and I also liked him in this. Monsta X is the k-pop band that plays one of the clients the male lead manages - that right there is almost enough to carry this for me. The story itself is good and the chemistry is believable. Each episode was short and I tend to like longer episodes as it allows for more plot development. Good, for what it is and worth the watch. Just be prepared for really disruptive music.

Relaxing to watch

[dajanadae · 10/10 · 22 September 2020]

I was looking for something relaxing to watch, something that would be easy and fun without the drama that usually comes with kdramas (i needed a bit of a change) and I have to say that this was it. I ended up enjoying it. It's about a rich guy who always has his way and it bores him to death and one day he meets a girl who doesn't care about his money nor does she allow him to "buy" her and because of that he becames somewhat obsessed with her. It was funny and easy to watch, especially because it's not a long series.

Amazing Show ! Bucketlist

[priyagoswami-94472 · 10/10 · 8 November 2021]

I love this show and the plot is i know repeated but the performances of the actors make it alive. It is delightful to watch. The only thing i dont like about this show that it can be a full web series instead of many series.

Unconvincing with that kind of flair

[eli-stuttgart · 3/10 · 17 September 2021]

The series is banal and far too vulgar. Actually, I wanted to switch something off with the help of a banal series, but there was no sensitivity, you couldn't feel a single feeling over the whole series and between the actors.

The concept "rich guy falls in love with poor girl" can quickly get boring in our time, but some series convince you in a positive way with the well-known flair.

However, it does not apply here. It wasn't funny, not dramatic, actually nothing special as if there hadn't had a concept for this series.

There were just a few scenes played in which the arrogant guy can't accept a no and the poor girl was averse to his status and his insolence.

Nothing to hold on to.