Drama Review: Dok Go Bin Is Updating

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Rating

★★★★

Episodes

12

Drama Digest

Ha Deok Ho (Kim In Seong from SF9) is a university freshman, who is kind and senseless; often gets bullied couldn’t fight back. He has a crush over “The goddess of social media”, Jin Yoo Ra (Kim Nuri). Jin Yoo Ra is the most popular girl among all male students at the university. She fell in love with Dok Go Bin (Hwi Young from SF9). Dok Go Bin, an artificial intelligence robot, extremely handsome with endearing personality. He is an exclusive masterpiece of science and technology. However, for some specific reasons, he was labeled as “Deficient”. They all meet on the first day of college and get the chance to know more about each other. Watch, drama to know more about them.

The Feel-Good Part

The story is short and simple, which delights the audience. The drama is a good mix of comedy and friendship, with funny moments that you can enjoy.

The Disappointing Factor

Though the drama is funny, but editing disappoints sometimes, the narrative could have been deeper. There are some clichés; more details could be added for a better ending. The pace of drama is quite slow, there could be more interested twists to make it more intense.

In-Depth Analysis

Dok Go Bin is updating is not a typical Korean drama.The story is about a kind but socially awkward college freshman, Ha Deok Ho (Kim In Seong), who develops a friendship with AI robot Dok Go Bin (Hwi Young). It’s a tale of students who get involved with each other but have a different perspective on love and life. This web-drama has some lovely moments, the friendship between Ha Deok Ho and Dok Go Bin being one of the highlights of the show.

Star Power

Kim In Seong, emphasizes the nuance of humor in his character. Hwi Young gives a compelling performance in his role. Kim Nuri and Lee Ye Young play strong and confident female roles in the drama. Side characters do their role well too.

Overall Opinion

Dok Go Bin is a short and simple Korean web-drama. If you want something lighthearted and funny, this drama is for you.