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Unforgotten Night? Should change the name to Forgotten Night
Oh my goodness where do I even begin with this mess?!Story- whack. whackty whack whack whack. It's clear the mafia genre is taking off with KP being the starting point but this drama FAILED! when it came to that aspect. It's so cheesy and contrite... I couldn't help but laugh during serious moments.
Cast/ Acting- omfg what a travesty. Yoon and Ton have chemistry, I've seen it in bts/ specials they did together but when it came to their actual roles... TURD. ONE BIG SMELLY POOP! Some one said it might be over direction and that seems to be the case. Also, I'm so use to Yoon playing sml/ cute roles and I guess he wanted to show he has range... this aint it buddy- Love you, but no. Ton, you can also do with a bit more roles before being cast as a lead. #sorrynotsorry
Music- one of the main reasons why I would bust out laughing during a serious scene because of the horrible piano piece that would play during critical moments.
Rewatch- I would have to be drunk and bored out of my mind.
My overall score SHOULD be 3 BUT I decided to be generous and give a 6 because they tried and I really appreciate that.
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A generous 9 cause girl, she really a 8... MAYBE 8.5
What an end to a wild ride. Thailand bls are really evolving from engineering school boys to actual adults and I am so appreciative of that.Story: I give a 7.5 because it starts off strong with the whole mafia aspect but then the majority of the drama is fan service with no real plot development until the last couple episodes where it's up rushed. Some characters looked like they had their own story but we didn't get a chance to explore that; I assume specials or possibly their own series are in the works.
Acting: is great especially from Apo and Bible- they stole the show whenever they were on screen and I'll be looking out for their dramas in the future for sure, they have a new fan in me. Some other actors, I won't name names, need more acting lessons and them getting little screen time makes sense.
Music: great! Especially the song sung in the final episode from one character to the other- LOVED it.
Overall I would rewatch this, it's serious and yet funny at times (Tong- I'm looking at you!!) with a bunch of angsts that I love.
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This blew my wig straight off... and that's ok
Had this on my ptw since I first became a member of mdl (2018) and I finally decided to watch it... wow... just wow.Anytime a show gets hyped I am reluctant to watch it because 7/10 the show is trash and the only thing getting hyped is the oppa or unnie, in this case the hype was warranted.
When I say everything from the lovely sets, beautiful costumes, AMAZING performances, and addicting story- this drama gets a standing ovation. I literally stopped watching the other dramas I had started before this because every episode's cliffhanger was a nail bitter.
Ha Ji Won portrayal of a strong, kickass girl, who we see developing into a cunning and ruthless woman- *chefs kiss- absolutely love to see it. I now want to see more of her.
Park Jin Tae *le sigh. I've only seen him in one other role 'A Frozen Flower' and just like in that I felt for his character; never matter if he's a good guy or bad guy, I always pity him- that's good acting.
I must give a special shoutout to Ji Chang Wook. I've seen some of his stuff and he seems to always play the same type of character so I blew him off as one of those "pretty face but no substance" kind of actor- I have to take that back after seeing this. It's unfortunate though that he hasn't been given roles as meaty as this and a chance to show off his range.
Not going to spoil it but there were a couple parts of the drama that were...iffy/ meh for me but overall this show is worth the watch ESPECIALLY if you love historicals.
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Not as good as the first season but still amazing
Not as good as the first season but gotDAMN it still managed to be incredible!They totally went in with the over-acting and improv which can be off putting for some, but it totally works here.
The banter between Hanzawa and Owada was pretty much perfection. Their relationship reminds me of Batman and Joker- they absolutely hate each other BUT still need each other.
Kurosaki aka ball-grabber was another one that really stood out this season and I just enjoyed it every time he was on screen. Him being the only one who called Hanzawa by his first name just showed the love and respect that he had for Hanzawa- even though he "hated" him.
The casting director needs a raise because they did an amazing job at choosing the right people for their respective roles.
We had to wait years, YEARS, for this and I can honestly say that it was worth it. I personally wouldn't want another season, although the ending does leave it open for one, but would love a special or even a movie to end things.
Anyway I totally recommend this as I did the first season.
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Recommended solely if you are a fan of the actors or like historicals.
This has been on my ptw list since I joined mdl 2 almost 3 years ago. It wasn't like I was putting it off but I just honestly kept forgetting to watch- it's not bad but not all that great.My 2 issues is the story got laggy. This could have totally been cut to 30 POSSIBLY 40 episodes which could have made the story more impactful. The other issue is character development wasn't really there which to me means crappy writing.
One good thing about these historicals are the sets and costumes which this obviously had- A1.
The acting was... idk how to describe it. Like not the best but not the worst either. I've seen several of Dil and Bin Bin's dramas and at this point it's the same thing just different characters- there's no range and even though they aren't terrible, I would like to see a different side to them.
Overall I enjoyed it even though it got repetitive and I would stop paying attention during some scenes but it's to be expected with these long dramas.
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As close to real as a drama can get
This was pretty phenomenal.My only issue is it was slow at times and although I like the subtly of the storylines, it became kind of a chore to understand the double meanings when characters were talking to each other.
The actors did an amazing job- mains and side characters did their job perfectly.
I HIGHLY recommend this one BUT only for those who have watched a ton of k-dramas with rich families and/ or can understand their dynamics otherwise you will be lost.
This is not a drama to watch for your fav oppa/ unni because the storyline just doesn't really call for that.
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This drama did what a drama is suppose to do- entertain.
Is it the best drama out there? IMO no but I still enjoyed it nevertheless.The drama was really saved by the amazing acting; of course Sung Woong is great in everything he does and Seung Ho is just so freakin adorable BUT I have to say the star of this drama goes to Goong Min. Dude was absolutely horrendous and I hated his character from start to finish- he was PHENOMINAL! He plays the villain you love to hate perfectly.
As the story actually played out it became a bit frustrating and ridiculous but that is to be expected with k-dramas. I fully recommend this one but just be prepared for a roller coaster ride of emotions.
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This was not good...
No chemistry with the leads- AT ALL. Every single interaction felt forced and uncomfortable to watch.All Ae did was mope around the ENTIRE season... like wtf is the point. I know Saint and Perth have their irl situation going on but they could have at least written a story for him.
I now understand why Perth and Mean won't be doing anymore bl- it's just not their thing and it shows.
The whole side story with Tin's brother was really unnecessary and too much time was wasted on his character.
The only people I enjoyed in this drama was Techno and Kla. The two actors who had the most chemistry and delivered their cringe lines the best pretty much had the least screen time- go figure.
I've been reading the comments and a 3rd season might be in the works and if that's the case I would only watch it with Techno and Kla as the mains otherwise- not interested.
If you watched the first season, do yourself a favor and just skip this one as it's really not worth it.
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WATCH THE DIRECTOR'S CUT! THE ADDED SCENES MAKE THE PLOT MAKE MORE SENSE!!!
Director's Cut has 55 episodes while the edited version has 52I can see why people would give this a 10 but to me this is a SOLID 9- no more no less.
Not gonna lie and say that I was hooked on this drama from the start until the end. The actors did an AH-MAZING job, the costumes were beautiful as well as the scenery, and the OST is straight up beautiful.
The story... it's great but I somehow feel it could have been better in some areas. Some characters were given a lot of screen time and in the end we ended up not knowing what happened to them.
I feel the leads got together pretty quickly, and that would have been fine if this was a shorter drama. The feelings they developed for each other was really intense and kind of didn't mesh well for the pace of the drama (at least to me).
Another thing that bothered me is I wish there were more intimate scenes with the leads. By now it's no secret the editing team took out a crucial bed scene (it's not even available in the directors cut) but I really feel this drama would have benefited more with that.
Last thing, I understand why they decided to wait for the ML to... well you know... but I just felt like it was dragged on for way too long and I would have liked to have seen his character "whole" again for a couple more episodes.
Anyway that's my take away from this drama. I recommend it .
*btw this show has the tearjerker tag for a reason- I was balling my eyes out T_T snot and all
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Basically horrible fan service
I thought the people commenting on this as being bad and a waste of time were just being dramatic- THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH!!If you watched Together with Me and loved it like I did then you will be SO disappointed in this. Everything that made Together with Me great was ruined in this drama.
Korn and Knock fought the entire time and for no damn reason.
Yihwa, the sassy and cool friend became a straight up bitch in this series.
The new characters were just there and didn't really add anything which is sad.
Finally the story itself was 100%, unadulterated TRASH! Like when I say don't waste your time with this, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS!!
For some reason I continued just to see how it would end but honestly, looking back, it was so not worth it and I want the hours I wasted on this back.
I don't recommend- STAY AWAY!!
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That's it?!!
This really had the potential as a reviewer stated but they really dropped the ball. With the title and the synopsis I really went in with high expectations. I was expecting it to be something along the lines as Day and Night and since I was so impressed with that I thought this would be good as well- is was not. There was a different case every 4 episodes and that's fine but there was no real connection to them and the 10 deadly sins as I thought they would be.Hua Long has some issues from his past that we see in flashbacks but it never gets resolved.
Su Mei also has some issues as well but they never come up.
There is this weird forced romance between Su Mei and Hua Long that really makes no sense.
Bao Zhan is the annoying know-it-all.
Everyone else is kinda just "there" and they get no shine.
I'm not sure if this counts as a spoiler but the show ends on a cliffhanger...
And it's because of that, I would not recommend this.
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No actual story
Dropped.The first episode had me lol-ing so I had high hopes but then as I watched more episodes I laughed less and less and the entertainment I received quickly vanished. The women as portrayed like freaking animals- it's insane. They are homophobic and abusive to the gay males and it just was too much for me. The romance between the leads was so contrived and so hard to watch. Mild is such a horrible actor #sorrynotsorry and watching him act makes me cringe- I'll have to avoid anything with him now. The kiss scenes are so bad it's laughable and the fact that there really is no plot made me drop this one. I don't recommend it.
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Best in the series so far?...
This has to be the strongest movie out of the entire series. We get a much needed background of how the players are chosen (because up until this point I believed it was completely random/ the characters wanted to participate) and we also get a background story about the main character as well. After watching these movies nearly back-to-back it gets boring with the same story over and over so it's nice to see some new things added to make it a bit fresh.The acting in these movies are never the best- no exception here but they did well with the story they were given. The only music in these movies are the end song and this one was nice. I feel like in the distant future when I've forgotten about this I would watch it again. You don't have to watch the movies in order as they don't really relate to each other but if you want to watch them all then I suggest watching this last as it's really good. If you're not interested in the entire series then I suggest just watching Beast Side, Prison Break, then this last as those are the best ones (imho) in the series.
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Give me the 12 hours I wasted watching this BACK!!
I honestly can only laugh at the comments stating this as the best bl ever and how they want another season.This has to be the WORST bl I have ever watched... well not the worst worst but definitely top 5. It starts off really great with an interesting premise but half way through it's like the writers didn't fully plan out how this drama should end and it CLEARLY shows. It ends in a rushed way that is purely for the sake of the watchers and to make them happy. That's fine, whatever, but at least make it make sense.
The acting was contrived and wooden from most of the cast which made it hard to watch with only Mike, Off, and Gun being the only exception. But as I think about it, it's probably more the production team and the writing than the actual actors. The relationship with he leads is toxic and with no real character development and that's why, to me at least, the ending just makes no sense. Also there was no chemistry with the leads in a romantic way although when they were in a group as friends it came off more natural. I honestly want the time I wasted watching this back, I could have spent it on a better drama for sure.
If you read this far then it should come as no surprise that I do NOT recommend this drama.
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Unexpected...
O_O <--- my face while watching this.This movie, when you get past the bdsm/ torture aspect is so good... like it totally caught me off guard. The first half I was like ok, this is gonna be nothing but pure smut- and I was ok with that; nothing wrong with a little smut every now and then. But then we get past that and delve more into the characters and why things are happening and the whole bdsm aspect that had me shooketh at the start just becomes a nice layer that was needed for this story-telling.
The story of a hurt people helping each other is nothing new but the way it's told in this movie is. While watching I had no idea where the story was headed. Because of what this movie entails, had no no expectations for it but by the end I was completely shocked and wow-ed. It had me very emotional which was so unexpected.
The cast consists of two men who I have no previous exposure to but their performances/ delivery was great especially considering the subject matter they had to portray- A1.
I highly recommend this but seriously this movie is very graphic and for mature audiences only. It's rated 18+ for a reason so if you know you can't handle it then take a pass. If this is your kind of thing then by all means go for it, I don't think you'll regret it.
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