Love Scout midseason recap: headhunting romcom starts to meander
Published: 6:45pm, 29 Jan 2025
This article contains mild spoilers.
Lead cast: Han Ji-min, Lee Joon-hyuk
Latest Nielsen rating: 10.9 per cent
Appearances can be deceiving. Corporate headhunters employ a variety of techniques to match people and positions, but the main document they rely on is a résumé. However, a résumé can only ever be a summary – it never tells the full story.
Unfortunately, the headhunting romcom Love Scout has fallen foul of this very adage.
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