We’re back with a new K-drama review, this time about ‘Mad For Each Other’. This drama aired from May to June 2021 and is now also available to watch on Netflix.
Plot
‘Mad For Each Other’ is a 13 episode series directed by Lee Tae-Gon. He also worked on ‘Hello, My Twenties’ season 1 and 2, ‘This is my love’ and ‘Your Neighbour’s Wife’.
The drama centers around two people dealing with mental health issues, using the same psychologist.
The leading lady Lee Min-Kyung, portrayed by Oh Yeon-Seo also coincidentally just moved in right next to No Whi-Oh. Min-Kyung is recovering from dating violence and doesn’t trust anyone anymore. She suffers from panic attacks and sees potential violence in everything.
No Whi-Oh, played by Jung Woo, is included in that. He is working on his anger management issues and it triggers Min-Kyung’s anxiety. Whi-Oh is a police detective on suspension after a case went wrong.
The building complex they live in has an organization to improve living conditions and the price of the units. They’re lovely ladies but incredibly nosy and a bit dim. They mean well though, which is why their characters are very loveable and the situations they get into very funny.
The enemies-to-lovers arc is lovely and well done. They balanced comedy and serious topics really well. The flashbacks that show how they developed their anxiety/anger issues are portrayed realistically. They treat the issues very seriously. I like how they showed that the two main characters are also just people and not pariahs.
Oh Yeon-Seo, who you might know from ‘Love With Flaws’ and ‘A Korean Odyssey’ did a great job. So did Jung Woo who you might recognize from the Reply series.
Overall
I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Mad For Each Other’. They balanced the comedy and serious issues really well. It was an incredibly funny watch and the main couple’s relationship was quite wholesome.
You can watch the trailer below.
