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My Secret Hotel
5 people found this review helpful
Oct 15, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
I have to say I was very very skeptical to start watching this drama after watching cunning single lady - I hated the immature ex on that drama besides the fact I don't much care about divorcee's getting back together - the way I see it - if they already had that kind of problem big enough to split up they will have the same issues in the future together...this one was better than CSL drama though - as I didn't completely hate the ex - I found him likeable from time to time but to me they cheated on me by episode 7 (?) it was no longer really fair competition.... I was strongly on Jo Sung Gyeom's side - and my liking for him grew stronger on every episode....I will try to remember to never watch a show like this again... ugh...
Cast: great actors (except the "English" lady) but poor characters - well all except the great Jo Sung Gyeom <3 (I think a girl would be a fool to not like a guy like him).
Music: really good (best part of the show maybe?)
re-watch value - 0/10 - never again. If I could find the writers I'd give them a piece of my mind. >_<
reason why I kept watching: Jo Sung Gyeom - and him ONLY.... I do NOT recommend this drama.

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Hi! School - Love On
4 people found this review helpful
Dec 22, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
Well, this is the first time I've had a 9 across the board lol - I loved this drama, it was cute and sweet and the way they told the story was great^^ Also the bromance was excellent! (I always look for shows that have great bromance).

Story: An Angel saves a human and in the process falls in love with him. They are in High School so you can expect to see some bullying going on (as in all high school dramas). Woo Hyun & Seung Yeol develop great friendship and both fall for the same girl (as for me I rooted for Woo Hyun all the way). Woo Hyun's past ends up getting entangled with Seung Yeol's family and their friendship gets kind of messy - at least on Seung Yeol's side - Woo Hyun is a pretty faithful and honest very sincere guy who tries his best not to let things get to him or hurt him <3 (I think that's the reason I fell for him too).

Cast: Woo Hyun - my favorite character on this drama, he was so sweet and caring^^ and he was honest - I love it when people are honest ;) He runs a rice cake shop with his grandma & ends up meeting and falling in love with Seul Bi - he'd hurt with her & share her pain as if it was his own. Seung Yeol - a rather depressed guy until his life encounters Woo Hyun & Seul Bi then he starts opening up and laughing (until he finds out something towards the middle of the drama, then he kind off goes into bad guy mode & takes things out on the wrong people) - I wish his anger was shorter but...he'll be back to normal in the end (besides it's all a process of adjusting your feelings - he had to try and learn to deal with his mixed feelings). Seul Bi - an angel who saves a human only that made her turn into a human and now she has to learn how to live like a human - she learns about human emotions, love & friendships. She is sweet to a fault sometimes to everyone she meets - in the end they all get touched by her caring. There were only 2 characters that got on my nerves throughout the entire drama & they were Lee Ye Na & Seul Bi's senior angel >_<

Music: I liked it all <3

Re-watch Value: 9/10 I'd definitely re-watch this again, I thought it was really cute and sweet ;)

And as for the lead guys being "Idol actors" - one thing I can say for sure Woo Hyun & Seung Yeol can act a WHOLE HECK OF A LOT BETTER than their other group member namely "L" - (I watched this drama for the storyline - not for the actors - even though I know of Infinite & listen to a couple of their songs I didn't know the members until I started watching this). I did however know of the girl actress - as I've seen her in Can You Hear My Heart & Man from Nowhere and she is a good actress ;)

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Gap Dong
3 people found this review helpful
Jul 15, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0
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I would have rated this drama a 10 if not for a few episodes toward the end that I found ridiculous....
Cast: Ryu Tae Oh - he was my favorite character (of course he was evil) but no matter how evil he was I couldn't bring myself to fully hate him b/c he was just too darn good-lookin' ;) and I think their was a shred of a human hiding deep within him.... I liked his scenes along with Ji Wool - their scenes together were always good.
Mad Monk - he was a pretty good detective and I liked him for the most part. as for Doc Maria - she was ok and then not ok - I found a lot of her scenes to be ridiculous. I hated one guy in particular (but to say who would probably be a spoiler).
Story: based on real events - I'd have to say they did a great job on this drama - I liked every episode except for a couple closer to the end with about that one guy I hated. I like the "lesson" they talked about at the end.
Music - Really really good! love the ending theme the most!
Re-watch value: possible - but I would be skipping and watching mostly only Ryu Tae Oh scenes lol

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The Man from Nowhere
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 3, 2014
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
This movie has been in my plan to watch list since I watched Autumn in My Heart drama - I had always heard people rave about this movie and I'm always hearing how popular Won Bin is in Korea - I had no idea why though (he's really handsome - yes) he doesn't really have any main roles in dramas and he hasn't been in a drama in so long - anyways, I decided to watch this drama today and I was captivated (my eyes were glued to the screen) this is definitely one of Korea's better "put together" movies as it felt like I was watching an American movie like 'Nick of Time' instead of the chopped up drama Asian movies usually are...the action was great - Won Bin and the little girl were amazing, the only problem I had with this drama is that there was TOO much swearing (Nick of Time had that too) and it was really really gruesome - I mean I thought Ninja Assassin was gory but this movie even though I liked it (to a certain extent) was almost unbearable to watch without gagging - *there is cussing in just about every scene, one time nudity on a dead woman < that was not pleasant to see* - and the ending was for me "okay" I mean I really was hoping for a "better" ending than the one they left me with....other than those issues it was a great action movie where Won Bin's character really took charge to find the little girl he cared for.
Re-watch Value: Slim, I don't think I will be re-watching this movie - just b/c it's a little hard to handle with all the issues going on - can kinda give me the creeps about people in this world - so many sick and twisted people....

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Golden Time
2 people found this review helpful
Jul 21, 2017
23 of 23 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This is one of the best medical dramas I've seen, very realistic and all about learning and growing. The genre says "romance" but there isn't any, there may be people you ship and "imagine" they get together lol, but this drama doesn't go that far. It's like another commenter said "it seems more like a "prelude" to another part." - and I agree, it seems that way I believe b/c this drama is centered around interns who are learning and growing under a traumatology chief doctor. They are in the beginning stages of their career. It's not a drama based on solidified doctors, but on the ones training to be doctors. You will see the mistakes and learning steps of all the interns and their growth under a great doctor.

Cast: Lee Sun Kyun as Lee Min Woo, a man who decides to be a real doctor when he encounters a traumatic experience where he wasn't skilled in. He goes under the guidance of Choi In Hyuk who shows him the path of a true and caring doctor. He's very empathetic and caring - he has a big heart and is also a bit foolish, charming and thinks with his emotions.
Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Jae In, she is the hospital chairman's granddaughter, but she keeps this a secret from everyone so she doesn't get treated special. She likes to be like everyone else and also takes great care in learning about the "why's" of surgery and the complications that can happen and why such procedures are required. She is smart and wise and thinks rationally.
Lee Sung Min as Choi In Hyuk, he is a traumatology doctor who specializes in emergency procedures, he is also the outcast professor/doctor of this particular hospital. B/c he takes on risky operations and does costly operations, he's grown the dislike of his fellow colleagues. I found him to be very wise and knowledgeable with a very warm and caring heart. (If I was training to be a doctor, I'd want to be under his guidance).
There are 2 other interns who I enjoyed watching, one always brought the "big news" Ji Il Joo and the other was a more collected intern Kim Sa Kwon - they added a bit of humor to the show.

The OST was all very nice (I included the songs in the comments section).

I personally would re-watch this drama again when time allows.
I'd recommend it to medical drama lovers.

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Future Boy
2 people found this review helpful
Nov 4, 2015
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This was a really good kid drama, it was full of mystery and trying to stop bad things before they happened. A team of 4 kids, 3 of who get mixed up in Mil's future seeing "premonitions", they find out he can see the future and start helping him "rescue" people. and mixed in this bunch of kids is one wacky uncle lol - Every episode had something "scientific" in it, I called it "Little MacGyver" for kids lol - It was fun learning about things I never even would have thought about. EBS I believe is Korea's PBS channel - as I could easily see this show being on that channel. Very educational and yet fun for kids (or adults like myself who enjoy kid shows from time to time). They'd go over what they showed in the drama at the end of each episode by breaking down what we saw them do.

The entire cast was fun to watch (especially so if you're a young kid watching this), Mil who could see the future was my favorite and the reason I decided to watch this kid drama ^^ Yeon Doo was the first to find out about Mil's abilities and she'd go everywhere he'd go (I shipped them too lol) Moong is Yeon Doo's little brother (who was always hungry it seemed) he'd go anywhere his sister was, even if he didn't know what she was up to. Ho likes Yeon Doo and would follow her around, even more so after she was with Mil all the time 'jealousy made him curious' lol Choon Bong as Mil's uncle was such a weirdo lol, but he was entertaining to watch, albeit a bit crazy :P

The music was fun! Both the singing songs and the instrumentals.

Definitely worth a re-watch! and It can be watched either all at once or one episode per day (25mins an episode).

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Sep 16, 2015
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
I enjoyed this, It was cute and sweet as well as funny ^^ I watched it for Ahn Jae Wook who plays Pil Seung. It was a hard drama to find, but I finally found a site I could download it from and shortly after I started watching it :)

Ahn Jae Wook was so cute as Oh Pil Seung ^-^ I loved all his "love note thoughts" throughout this drama <3 The female lead was fine but I had second "female lead" syndrome lol - both the girls were fine and neither got on my nerves, I just preferred the second lead over the main lead. The second leading guy was like Pil Seung describes toward the end of the drama "he's a guy you can't like but you can't hate either." < that sums up my feelings for him lol - Every actor played their role well, and those three business guys who were always scheming something (that never panned out) were quite funny :P Bong Soon Young's family were nice and funny. Pil Seung's grandma kinda had a stone face throughout the drama (but that's what her character was supposed to be like) I liked her anyways.

Music: 'Only You' by Jo Sung Min, 'Way of Life' by Oh Suk Joon & another ver. by Ahn Jae Wook, and 'mut dae ro mam dae ro' by Kim Gil Joong were the song's I managed to find and like ^^ (there was a ballad song I liked too but I can't find it...)

Re-watch value: 6.5/10 - It's re-watchable, I'm not sure if I will re-watch it - it won't be for awhile if I do.

I recommend it to fans of Ahn Jae Wook :)

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Life Special Investigation Team
2 people found this review helpful
Mar 16, 2015
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
I really enjoyed this drama, It has just enough comedy and suspense to keep me entertained. We see a life insurance team investigate cases to find out if there is any fraud or foul play schemes (insurance doesn't sound too fun but believe me this was very enjoyable). The team usually divides up into pairs of two and each investigate their own assignments.

The three main leads are Park Chan Ho (Uhm Ki Joon), Gong Chul Soo (Kim Heung Soo) & Joo Kang Yi (Shim Eun Jin) - they usually were on cases together in the beginning, then as the episodes progressed it'd be either both the guys or one of them and her working together. There is sort of a love triangle between them but don't worry it's very light - nothing that will get us "triangle haters" annoyed lol

Park Chan Ho is very carefree and doesn't care about other's opinions, he does what he sees fit and if he's suspicious of something he doesn't let go. He is also very sloppy and well rather dirty lol - he eats a lot and farts a lot - which was part of the entertainment - he was a great partner who really cared about people, so he'd make you fall for him even with all his bad habits.
Gong Chul Soo is the newbie to the team but he like the rest has a strong sense of justice. He's the opposite of Chan Ho in cleanliness - he is very neat and clean & adorable to boot ^^
Joo Kang Yi a hard nut to crack, she's warm underneath but rather cold on the outside (given her past it's reasonable) She likes to finish cases without involving her emotions but like Chan Ho if she suspects something it's hard for her to let it go.
I loved the comradery between the three main leads <3

Sometimes I wondered if I was really watching a drama about insurance - it seemed like detective work most of the time lol - especially the last 4 episodes. It made me think "ah, so insurance agents can wind up in sticky situations too huh? It can even get dangerous at times."

Music was awesome, I loved it - 2 songs in particular, one a ballad and the ending song - unfortunately they are no where to be found on the internet - I've searched with no luck :'(

The NG's at the end of each episode were my favorite things - I love bloopers ^^

I would watch this again but probably not right away.

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Jun 21, 2014
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 7.5
This was a cute light-hearted drama special - it was ridiculously entertaining lol - I had a "again" smile on my face throughout most of the story lol - they went from suspecting one person to another with their so called "concrete evidence" < lol - it kinda reminded me of some American movie i watched but I can't seem to recall "what" movie that was...*overacting* - hey it's what made it funny *shakes head & giggles* - the wife of Ki Tae Young's character on here - was kinda a bad actress I must say - and she looks a lot older than him.... but that aside - it was a fun short drama to watch ;) the ending surprised me - lol (I can't believe what I thought throughout this when I saw the end lol)
re-watch: possible - if I need a funny pick-me-up when I'm bored

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Mask
4 people found this review helpful
Jul 31, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
What an amazing journey! I was addicted to this drama from episode 1 and continued to stay addicted to it until the very last episode! It's a masterpiece to me <3 The story starts off so amazingly crazy and stays crazy good all the way until the end (at least to me it did). A lot of people seemed to have compared this to 'Secret' b/c of the writer - but don't. I honestly like the end of this drama much more than the end of secret. (I honestly was disappointed by something that happened at the end of Secret - but this drama left me with no disappointments.

Story: [I wanted to edit this right away but MDL was shut down so it's updated a little late...] Byun Ji Sook is a hard working young woman burdened with debt. Seo Eun Ha is a rich heiress. They are doppelgangers (they look exactly alike) - when circumstances and situations shift, Ji Sook finds herself having to live the life of Seo Eun Ha. As she is pressured into this life that she didn't ask for, she at first does her best to survive & protect her loved ones (old and new), we see her character grow from a weak scared individual to a strong and brave woman who is willing to take a risk in order to set things straight. Enemies along the way try and hold her back and stop her as much as possible. Min Woo is the heir to a huge conglomerate and he wants that title but little does he know that someone has been messing around with his sanity. This drama is full of mystery, crime, romance, deception and uncovering truths. It's a melo in every way - but not your typical melo - It's breathtaking (maybe even more so if you marathon it - I personally watched 13 episodes in the span of 2 days! and watched week by week there-after) - but I knew from episode one that this would be a drama that would be best reserved for a marathon and I never lost that conviction.

Cast: The entire cast did an excellent job! Joo Ji Hoon as Choi Min Woo portrayed a tormented man scarred with loneliness, pain, and lack of affection/love. His character is the most beautiful to watch. While he fights himself - fights to keep his sanity and fights to keep his belief in himself. He does his best to stay strong but in the process he avoids as much contact with people as possible - that is until Ji Sook enters his life. ^^ Soo Ae as Byun Ji Sook/Seo Eun Ha - she does a wonderful job showing fear, anxiety, love, hurt, pain and joy. Even if she wears a 'Mask' she still stays true to herself and is loyal and protective to those around her. Yeon Jung Hoon as Min Suk Hoon, he can pull of a bad guy so well - his face literally looked evil - with one glance of the eye, one lip twitch... he can be so creepy - he almost seemed immoveable. Yoo In Young as Choi Mi Yeon - I really pitied her character, I understood where she was coming from and where she didn't want to go - but she did a few things that no matter how much I understood her - it was still wrong... I would describe her as being stuck between a rock and a hard place - she was trapped in a cage she created for herself, and that was just sad. I didn't hate her - but I did get angry at her a couple of times. Soo Ae and Ho Ya actually look like real siblings! lol

Music: The OST was simply BEAUTIFUL! I love each and every song! 'One Person' by Moon Myung Jin, 'It Hurts' by Zico & Sojin, 'I'll Pretend I'm Dead' by Chancellor & Vasco, 'One Day' by LYn, 'I Hoped It Was a Lie' by Navi, 'No Love' by Byul Ha, 'Where' by Yoon Do Hyun, 'Similar' by Junggigo, 'I Miss You' by Seo Eun Kwang & Mi Yoo - My personal favorites (I love them all though) are: One Person, No Love, Where and I Miss You ^-^

Re-watch Value: 10/10 - I will definitely re-watch this drama! To me it's a masterpiece, it may not have been perfectly perfect but I loved it! I highly recommend this drama and hope you'd enjoy it as much as I did :D

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All About My Mom
1 people found this review helpful
May 24, 2018
54 of 54 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
All About My Mom, is truly about the mom, how much love and care she puts into her family even if she didn't always show it. It shows us viewers that there really is no place quite like home. You may get mad, throw fits of anger, scream or lash out at those you love when something gets to you but all in all it's b/c it's your home and you know you'll be forgiven. That doesn't mean it doesn't end up leaving you with regrets for the actions you've taken in the past or present, guilt for what you've done or said ladles you down but the love of your family embraces you for everything you are, both your good and bad sides, though it may hurt, the love sees through the harshness and sees the soul. Family is the one we hurt the most, but they are also the ones we love the most. Our worst sides and our best sides are shown to them.

Characters (My personal thoughts on them, my likes and dislikes):
----- Jin Ae: A daughter who grew up without receiving the desired attention and love that her brother received, felt alone and rejected. I've been a fan of Eugene since 'Loving You', she in my eyes is an astounding actress (will always be one of my favorites). I loved her character and I could easily sympathize with her. She loved her mom and just wanted to be loved by her (or shown it in a more affectionate way) and when she was given the short end of the stick seemingly every time she'd get angry and when her mom acted like a mom she'd get embarrassed b/c it was awkward for her. She admires her boss. Finds love in a "handy-man" lol - I personally really loved their story :)
----- Hoon Jae: Raised by a single mom in a rich home, he finds Jin Ae seeping into his heart and pursues her wholeheartedly ^_^ I loved this big lovable dork, a totally different side to Sang Woo then I have seen before - I especially liked those looks he'd give to his otherwise "rival" seriously so adorable, every-time he'd give that boyish look of competing to him I'd roll with laughter b/c of how funny it was and how adorable he looked. ^_^
----- Hyeong Gyu: I know this character received a lot of hate from the vast majority of the people who watched this drama but I honestly liked him for the most part, in the beginning he was stuck up and was only trying to reach one goal (riches) but when he settles down and starts to help Hye Joo, I really really liked his screen time and his character, he as his mom put it opened up his hardened heart. He does get on my nerves again soon after though and I almost started to dislike him a bit, but I was more disappointed with his actions than anything. His moments with those he cared for when he wasn't being rude was so precious in my eyes - especially in the last few episodes. So he was a favorite of mine.
-----San Ok Eomoeni: I loved her, I thought she was kind of mean in the beginning and not fair to her children, always favoring Hyeong Gyu and neglecting Jin Ae but as the drama unfolded my love for her character just kept growing, she was so precious and loved her children so much, and such a nice woman to all those who started to come into her family. The deepest character in the drama is her. She could make me cry with the things she said so quickly that at times I didn't even know I was being affected until my eyes started to burn and the tears started to fall. Such a powerful performance by this great actress. (she's become one of my favorite "mom" actors since I first saw her in 'Legendary Witch').
----- Chae Ri: Such a wild bright and engaging girl, I loved her sweetness and her rude charm lol, she knew what she wanted and she charged at it like no one else - easily slipping on shoes to fit her new environments without a care. Most of the drama I liked her alot - there were a couple scenes with her and Hyeong Soo that I thought were way too dramatic and all I could do was back up and laugh it off ( I honestly think the drama could have cut those overly dramatic scenes out of the drama and it would have made it better). She easily loved and cared for those in her life. A++
----- Hyeong Soo: For the most part he is a a sweet and kind guy but he had one major flaw that made me really dislike him for several episodes in the latter half of the drama - a HUGE inferiority complex - big self-pity. It really really got on my nerves and I couldn't help but call him pathetic and even a looser at times b/c of that attitude. But when he wasn't in that complex outfit he was a really great guy and I enjoyed every other scene with him.
----- Hye Joo: I liked her when she worked at the law office but she started to get on my nerves later on too, with her wimpy attitude of being such a fragile woman who cries at every turn and breaks with a little hard work (radish wrist -_-), she also had no discipline in her family with her son and her mother, she didn't set proper boundaries and rarely ever spoke her mind, she'd just tear up and whimper instead and that really got on my nerves, especially since her closed mouth ended up making Hyeong Gyu throw angry fits where it wasn't deserved. She was nice, but too meek. Her son was so sweet in the earlier episodes as well, but he also became a bit of a brat in the later ones (albeit his mom let him get away with it). Oh and I couldn't believe her and her mom wanted people to eat their very bad tasting food.
----- Dong Chool: I really did not like this character at all. He was such a flirt, always lost money, and even down to the way he moved, talked, laughed and dressed annoyed me lol (I've seen this actor in other shows so I was surprised with the character he portrayed in this drama - his acting was great but I hated his character). I don't think I could respect such a "father" or such a "husband". He was such a mama's boy that his wife struggled all her life - even after his mom had died. And who in their right mind would put up such a huge picture of their mother in their bedroom?!! So creepy! That did not belong in there at all.
----- Yeong Seon: Hoon Jae's mom, I really liked her in the beginning, but later on she gets SO jealous, at first I was amused at her jealousy, but then she started to act so childish b/c of it that I got annoyed at her attitude toward Jin Ae. I never hated her though and I still found her amusing with her jealously at times. I'm just glad this didn't go on for the whole drama b/c that would have been terrible lol - Overall she's a very nice person who just happened to be jealous when it came to her son.

Music was nice, I knew a lot of the background songs and the theme songs were nice as well.

I might re-watch this sometime in the future. I definitely recommend it to those who love family dramas.

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The Duo
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 19, 2015
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.5
There isn't really a whole lot to this story but it still somehow managed to keep my attention and I marathoned it pretty quickly. (If you're looking for romance, then pass this one by, it's hardly noticeable except for the very few scenes they talk). I liked the bromance between Chun Doong and Gwi Dong, loved how it started as kids and how it ended. There were a few scenes towards the end where I was unsure of Gwi Dongs true intentions. The story ran smoothly, but I think it ended too abruptly, not enough closure for me. The title "the duo" just means they were 'partners' in life as best brotherly friends <not really any other meaning... They both have different careers.

My favorite character was Chun Doong (Chun Jung Myung) his character was filled with so much warmth and compassion - I couldn't not fall for him <3 I have since labeled him *mr. warm eyes* ^_^ I started the drama however for Lee Sang Yoon as Gwi Dong, but his character didn't impress me too much, so he was just brushed off as a good friend/partner of Chun Doong's. Even as a fan of Han Ji Hye, I couldn't like her character in this drama at all as Dong Nyeo - she was so prideful, arrogant and snobby. Looking down on the people below her in status - completely different than her childhood character. Dal Yi (Seo Hyun Jin) was a strong girl with a heart of gold, who also had strong beliefs in trying to right the ways of the world. I loved her as a child and as an adult. I skipped most of the scenes involving the many side characters as they were uninteresting to me. I hated the 'wet nurse' *Gwi Dong's real mother* <her actions to me were unforgivable - she could have been more redeemable if she had looked after Chun Doong with love - but instead she completely ignored his existence and treated him like Frankenstein during their brief meetings. and the man that followed her around all his life was very pathetic in my eyes.

My ships: *when they were kids* Gwi Dong and Dal Yi, Chun Doong and Dong Nyeo - *as adults* Gwi Dong and Dong Nyeo (although I must say I never cared for this couple's romance at all) and Chun Doong with Dal Yi <3

I think there are quite a lot of plot holes, but for me it was easy enough to overlook...

Music: I only paid attention to the ending song, it was a pansori song that I believe is sung by pansori singer Song So Hee - but I have been unable to find it :'( (if anyone does find it, please link me).

I won't re-watch this one, in my opinion, it's good for a 1-time watch but not for a re-watch.

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Mothers and Sisters
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 14, 2015
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 1.0
I wanted to watch this for Ahn Jae Wook, but unfortunately his role was so bad I ended up skipping most of his scenes :'( and instead ended up watching & finishing it for the Twins story (Go Soo & Kim So Yeon). The central story is about how twins who were estranged from each other, find each other and become a family. I feel like this drama was drug on for too long - I think it would have been better if it ended with 30 episodes instead of 50 b/c honestly I lost half my interest and became bored by that episode mark. I was just rushing through the last 20 episodes :/

I liked Kyeong Bin the most (Go Soo) and really enjoyed seeing him do his best to become real twin siblings with Seung Ni/Yu Kyeong (Kim So Yeon). They fought a lot after they first met, but eventually started warming up to each other and caring for each other. I enjoyed their journey. Su Chul (Ahn Jae Wook) was a liar and a cheater and I hated his relationship character - I did think he was a good friend and brother - but a horrible lover. (and this is coming from a fan of him). I think this was his worst drama. I really liked Nam Kyeong (the second sister - curly hair - Kim Ji Young) she reminded me a lot of actress Lee Tae Ran (a favorite actress of mine), she was nice and supportive to her siblings, honestly she seemed the like the oldest - like the leader of the pack if you will ;P Chan Mi was a good friend and I liked her role. Hwang Soo Jung plays the mute sister and she did a great job with her sign language & expressing emotions - I liked her for the most part - but ended up skipping half her scenes b/c she is mostly with AJW... :/

Music was EXCELLENT, I loved it! I have it listed in the comments <3

I will not re-watch this drama and unfortunately I do not recommend it - not even to AJW fans like myself. Go Soo fan's might like his part in the show though - I know I did ^^

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Blades of Blood
2 people found this review helpful
Nov 24, 2014
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 2.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
The thing that kept me interested and made me continue watching this really odd, weird, sometimes gross but also funny movie was Baek Sung Hyun - he was the life of this movie - him and his blind sidekick Hwang Jeong Min - they were hilarious together. I laughed a lot b/c of them - hit, bonk, duck, I got you again lol and the blind guy whenever he would laugh I'd laugh lol - this kind of humor is funny to me. The weird thing is I started this movie for Han Ji Hye and to be honest I didn't see the reason for her being on this movie - she has a very small role and not a very gripping one either - and Cha Seung Won - is he a vampire or something? lol, that's what I kept thinking about him throughout this movie - whenever he'd smile and show his "wolf" teeth - I'd think man he looks like a vampire O.o weird.... the only scene I really didn't like was when they went to the gisaeng house - (the gross scene - no it's not explicit or anything if your wondering - it was just something the blind guy said to one of the gisaengs that I found disgusting after I figured out what he really said - yuck).

Overall: this wasn't what I was expecting going it - the story really has no point - but if you like funny stories where people get hit a lot and you are wanting a laugh - this may be one to consider - I have a bad sense of humor - so the lead guy getting picked on by the blind guy who could fight was rather humorous to me lol ;P

Acting: great only by Baek Sung Hyun and Hwang Jeong Min - they were perfect in their acting and facial expressions ;)

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I Love Lee Tae Ri
2 people found this review helpful
Jun 9, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
I thoroughly enjoyed this drama from beginning to end :D Every episode had me laughing, several scenes made me go "awwwww" at times I felt awkward for thinking that - I was like 'but he's 14! - but he's 25 now - but he's still 14! but he's so mature for a 14yr old!!!' lol - back and forth all the time - I basically had to ignore my brain half the time - you just have to enjoy this drama for what it is and not think too heavily on this matter lol
Storyline: was great, the writers knew what they were doing, if you like 'Noona Romances' then you'd be in for a treat with this one - so many funny situations took place and episode 1's ending had me rolling with laughter lol
Music: Love...Goodbye by Junsu was the memorable song - but the annotations and sound effects were the best on this drama lol
Cast: everyone played their roles well, and no one got on your nerves too much lol
If you ever watched Tom Hanks movie way back called "Big" and liked it but wanted a happier ending - then this is the drama for you ;)
Re-watch Value: I'll be sure to re-watch this drama sometime in the future - it was really good and hilarious too! the thinks the lead guy does - could only come from the mind of a 14 yr old - simply Brilliant!

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