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Daxtreme

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Daxtreme

Quebec, Canada
Celebrity korean drama review
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Celebrity
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by Daxtreme
Dec 11, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 6.5

Different kind of drama - fast and unpredictable

Starts off nauseating for a few minutes but then settles down quite nicely into a comfortable position.

So what does it take to become a celebrity when you've got nothing? Apparently: Instagram, lots of luck, and being hella pretty.

This kdrama puts forward very actual problems and stakes today in 2023, some even coming up as a complete surprise. This series has great plot twists for sure, hard to predict!

The lead mainly acts with her eyes, it's rather interesting. Definitely a change of pace, as generally kdrama stars are all about outward expressiveness, so might not be everyone's cup of tea on that front since she's more reserved.

Unfortunately as exciting and engaging as this drama is, it still has its share of problems, most notably main story events that just plain make no sense. Some characters are tropes on legs while others… subvert those tropes really well? Just uneven all around.

But I'd be lying if I said this show didn't hold my attention from the first episode to the last. It doesn't devolve into excessive melodrama, it's actually fairly tightly paced and well acted. I could have used a couple more episodes to flesh things out which is something I rarely say with kdrama.

But the writing… damn, so contrived. In all, I'd say it's pretty good, but be ready to nod a few times like "ooooookay…?"
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