ANNOYING

I truly don't understand the high ratings and popularity of this drama. The FL is one of the most annoying characters I have come across. Imagine a 10 times worse FL of Vincenso with most screen time, replacing the ML. Although she was given hilarious script but due to her abrasive personality, over the top acting and loud dialogue delivery, it made the drama barely watchable.
I for one would not be able to work with such a person much less than admire her. Her facial expressions made me annoyed most of the time.
The plot was nonsensical, full of loop holes and impossible to suspend belief, in spite of my best efforts. Many tough topics were dealt with crassness and no emotional depth. The ML was significantly disappointing as well with a limited range of facial expressions. I have seen him in few other dramas and he has disspointed me each time. There was no chemistry. Imagine leads who looked like in their late 40s acting as high schoolers (The FL was shocked after her first kiss). Her response to the confession of the second ML was beyond rude and uncaring.
All the side characters also displayed significantly poor acting skills. The only bearable side character was the second ML and the mentor of ML. You may watch it if you like some funny dialogues and can tolerate the characters after first few episodes.

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Complex time travel

If you like super complex time travel dramas with unusual twists then this may be the one for you. It was difficult to get on board after first or two episodes and I had started and stopped multiple times mainly because of FL. But she gradually blossoms into a more likable and versatile character and you get pulled in an emotional spool. The ML is cute and adorable. As usual a mandatory second lead syndrome is there.

The main theme is longing and love and what one can endure to get back the ones you love. Heart wrenching a few times but the plot gets overwhelming. It did make sense eventually but I watched it mainly for the emotional impact which was nicely developed. Not much skin ship but few heart fluttering touches.

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Had so much potential for being even better!

This was a sweet and slow paced drama. I love how there were detailed conversations that led to better understanding of each other. The whole falling in love while dealing with every day difficulties was quite organic and refreshing. The second lead pair some how outshined the main leads for me.
However, there was just something missing so that I did not rate it higher like my favorite, Be melodramatic. The lack of skinship also leads to less plausibility of the emotions. In my opinion adult relationships once established should have comforting hugs and closeness which K dramas avoid most of the times. I don't necessarily want hot steaming scenes, but human touch is comforting more than words some times.
Any ways if you want to take a break from any kind of intense emotions, this would be a nice watch.

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Imagination gone wild

Don’t read this review if you don’t want spoilers.
I have to give credit to the writer for finding the best possible traits in a male lead in all history. Handsome king, just and loved by all, brave, excellent fighter, loves the FL unconditionally and provides her with constant support, praises, even provides for her poor choice of fashion, cooks for her in uniform etc. the list goes on. I would suspended my belief for all of it except an additional trait. He is a math genius with a sense of humor. That my friends is the most outlandish thing I have ever heard in my life ?.
The supportive hero called unbreakable sword is a very talented actor depicting two polar opposite personalities in a single frame.
Visuals are great, chemistry and acting is acceptable and even praise worthy.
Story line is a mess especially at the end. But suspend all belief and enjoy the ride.

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Lovely and sweet

A sweet, age appropriate drama which is a relatively quick watch. It will give you many joyous moments. Three female best friends with refreshingly different career choices and how their love lives pan out. It may take initial 4 to 5 episodes before you start to enjoy their friendship and bonding. Gradually the three couples will become really likable due to the way issues are resolved with minimal conflict.

It was much better in many aspects compared to usual C- dramas. For e.g they tend to be super long, don’t show emotional depth, tons of side characters which are usually very boring, screeching females who rarely behave according to their age, super bad hair and clothing style for women, fish kisses worse than K dramas etc.

Some really tough issues were resolved with genuine love, understanding and letting go of one’s ego. All three couples were so pretty to look at. What made me truly happy was better body language despite fish kisses. There were quite a few such lovely moments.

If you are missing being silly with your best friends or sisters, then this would make you relate to them. I loved the premise of lead couple romance started with both of them being avid book readers. The back ground music score was so lovely and made you feel as if you are floating on a cloud.

Few tiny issues may be overlooked for e.g. the dental physician had a romantic relationship with FL who was his patient, love triangle etc.

I strongly recommend it to heal your heart from heavy dramas.

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Quick watch for sake of FL

If you like a high school version of complex time travel drama then this may be for you. This is an idol drama, FL is played by Yeri who is member of famous Kpop group, Red velvet. ML is Hongseok, member of Pentagon.

Frankly the drama was carried on the shoulders of the FL who is one of the most adorable and likable person you may come across. In the drama she is full of life and goes to any length to save the ones she loves. Her acting and emotional range is quite impressive and can quickly and convincingly play a 17 or 27 years old. The ML was ok but could have been so much better as the balance between their emotions and acting was a bit off. The time jump technique was really just thrown as the randomest idea. It gets so complicated and frequent that you loose interest instead of caring for the out come.

Over all redeeming quality is a quick watch due to short episodes. Not much skin ship as they are just kids.

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Underwhelming

It had some cute moments, however I felt that the whole series was carried on the shoulders of the FL. Although I didn't find her very attractive but she was so refreshingly honest, full of energy and true to herself that I was forced to like her.

The ML is just another beautiful face who had two expressions, one without smile and one with smile. And a lot of camera focus was given to the moment he would slowly smile as if he was blessing the world with a boon. It was good he could finally smile freely in the last two episodes. He could not emote the conflict well so I was not moved to tears either. Nothing charismatic in his get up to suggest he was a gumiho except for the tails appearing here and there.

The second ML was much more charismatic with wider range of acting. Too bad the poor guy was made to suffer so much.

The second couple was initially a welcome sight after the series "Start up". However I felt they did not suit each other at all and had no chemistry. The guy was for sure sweet but there is a limit to how much you could cry at the drop of a hat. The second girl has so much personality and she deserves an awesome drama with a strong ML. I hope to see her in such a project soon.

Overall a very underwhelming experience.

Kisses were ok.

I really like the fact that the FL, Hyeri is open about dating in real life and is very well supported by her boyfriend. She appears to be a lovely caring person in behind the scenes clips.

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Satisfying

Watch this when you are a bit mad and feel frustrated at this unjust world. A revenge drama usually takes the whole series to conclude. Here, there are smaller incidents that take two episodes each to resolve and are sooooo satisfying.

The back ground music score brought the excitement of my child hood when I used to watch Knight Rider. Its not the same but gave similar vibes.

My most favorite part were awesome cool female leads as well a villainess that would chill your blood. I have never been this happy to see such a nice balance of strong male and female roles. All side characters did well.

The ML, Lee Jee Hoon did a great job of portraying varied roles. He has indeed been choosing excellent roles recently and I hope he continues his streak of success.

The female prosecutor worked very hard and stuck to doing what she believed was right and was empathetic with a lot of common sense. Some one who will make you respect her through her grit, resilience and intelligence.

The other female was just as awesome and got me excited when she rode a sports bike (You go girl!!!!).

Excellent lessons learned that you will pay a price if you go for revenge and even the smartest people can make mistakes. The ending was super satisfying. There is a hint of second season but hasn't been confirmed yet.

No romance, just a whiff of attraction.

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Body swap done right

I would say this is the top drama in the genre of romantic comedy. It managed to excel in both romance as well as comedy which I believe is an amazing feat. This was body swap done right. I tend to fast forward a lot as most of you know because I have to take out some time to live my own life! But the story line and every day mundane tasks were so stinking cute that I was inexorably pulled in. I was constantly giggling or laughing out loud. They poked fun at the cliches etc and humor was so fresh.

Really kudos to both leads as they did an awesome job. The ML was just outstanding and managed the nuances of being a female so very well. The side characters especially the second leads were lovable and I managed to watch all of them. The ending was very well done in my opinion. People have been criticizing the ending but take another look as they tried to make it more realistically plausible and nothing really changed for the relationship of all characters.

So if you want to relax, have fun and laugh, go watch this drama.

Lovely skinship and the female participation was the way it should be.

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This drama will take you through a beautiful emotional journey. I got to appreciate the importance of listening and respecting choices of a person who has passed away. Beautifully woven tale of gradual development of caring and affection as well as resolution of misunderstandings.

The ML, Lee Jee Hoon has been part of recent successful dramas that show case his wide range of acting abilities. Tang Jun Sung is another promising actor to look out for as his excellent portrayal of a young man with Aspergers. The spunky neighbor girl was awesome as well. All side characters were likable and did justice to their roles.

A good watch but little bit hard emotionally if you have recently lost a loved one.

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Personal dislikes

I was really looking forward to this drama. All is well and sweet and it has a potential for a great rom com. I really like the ML and was waiting for him being first lead.
The only problem are my personal preferences. I can not root for a so called innocent and dumb FL. Completely dependent on the ML and made a fool by every human that crosses her path.
I am also not a fan of love at first sight. I will allow that one can feel a strong attraction to the other person due to their looks. But one falls in love gradually with the whole person. Generally if the personality is awful, I fail to see the love thriving .
I really hope there is a rapid and very strong character growth for the FL. May update the review later, depending on how the story progresses.

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