While this is a drama about robots, I would say that this is much closer to reality as opposed to Are You Human Too / Absolute Boyfriend and should have in fact appealed to a much larger mass audience. Plot-wise, while some parts are bit slow, I enjoyed most of the show even without a horrifying villain as I find that the main point was ultimately about healing and trust in relationships.
Both actors match well with each other and I genuinely like the interactions between them in their varying capacities. These different personalities require different nuances and expressions, tone, and delivery and I think she nailed them all. a human pretending to be a robot (fake Aji 3). a human (President Cho, Cho Ji Ah) and 3. As for Chae Soo Bin, I think she suits the casting and she did well in portraying 1. He has a killer smile with cute, natural gestures and expressions, and I am won over by his acting. This drama however made me a fan and I’m looking forward to his upcoming drama! Other than a key scene between him and Um Ki Joon which I felt was a little empty, the rest of the scenes where he was in virtually monologues by himself were great to watch because he built up his scenes with varying emotions and intensity. Cast-wise, I have good vibes about Yoo Seung Ho but have only really watched him in Memorist. My detailed rambles are in the spoiler section below, but for those of you who have yet to watch the show, I do highly recommend it if you are looking for something easy to watch, yet really sweet.
I had also not watched any of YSH’s dramas (until quite recently), and did not really like what I had seen of Strongest Deliveryman. I can’t quite recall the exact reasons for this reaction, but I know it was partly due to the fact that I felt I did not need another robot-human love drama + I had watched and was bored by the first 15 mins of the couple’s interactions. I always knew this drama existed, and I recalled making the choice not to watch it (so it wasn’t the case where I haven’t heard of this show or that it wasn’t on my radar). Of course, as the two start spending more time with each other, they start developing feelings, and this causes Min Kyu much agony – since he is falling in love with a ‘robot’. Min Kyu starts taking an interest in it, not knowing that the ‘robot’ he is training is actually a human.
Unbeknownst to him, Aji 3’s creator, Professor Hong, had switched the robot with its human model, Cho Ji Ah, to tide through this testing period. One day, Aji 3 is introduced to Min Kyu and brought to his house for him to test its capabilities. Summary: Our male lead, Kim Min Kyu, has an allergy to human touch. Took me a long time to write but I had lots of fun, hope you guys will enjoy it too! Wow, the old readers would know that I have not done such a long post in a long, long time and to be honest, I would have never expected that I would break this drought with this drama. Hello!! I have just finished watching I’m Not A Robot (I know, it has been such a long time since the show was aired in end 2017) and… I love it! Come join me in my review / recap of the drama and take a walk down memory lane or find a new watch for yourself.