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Korean Drama "The World of My 17 Season 2" changes cast but leaves things unresolved.

Keeping the same youthful, cute vibes, the second season of the web drama that explored the friendship between high school girls, takes a new approach, this time navigating the school politics and a school-themed love triangle.

The drama was light and adorable, keeping things simple, though it was implied that some characters had a darker background that had to deal with. Still, these subplots were not explored, leaving the viewer guessing what were their motives and their stories. Plus, the ending was also an open one, with those subplots being broadcasted, but not explained, adding more to the speculations for a third season.

Still, the drama is enjoyable, ending aside. It is short and entertaining and has feel good vibes. Also, the performances were decent by everyone in the cast and all of them did a good job portraying their characters,

So, overall, 6 out of 10.

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Korean Drama "Idol: The Coup" was, surprisingly, a really good idol drama. The music was great, the drama just enough. and it wasn't overburdened by any romance. Rather, it was friendship-focused, with sweet dynamics between the girls and nice progress when it came to their struggles on becoming an idol group with another hit. The ending was bittersweet and unexpected as well.

And, even though most members of the cast are idols, all the performances are great and quite emotional. Maybe they even gave their own flare to the drama too.

In addition, the pace was excellent and the drama managed to wrap up everything in just a few episodes without missing anything. However, the ending needed more time to be properly presented nad it did feel overstuffed and rushed.

So, overall, 8 out of 10.

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Korean Drama " Hello, Me! " had an interesting story that is not encountered often. The fantasy- time travel element was handled nicely, the family drama was quite impactful and the character development on point. However, the drama didn't manage to leave a mark and it's quite forgettable.

The story, first of all, centers around Ha Ni, who's the complete opposite of who she was when she was a teenager. And, even though the reasons why she turned out to be this way were there, the drama failed to explore them properly, though her family drama was strong and supported masterfully by everyone in the cast. The romance, moreover, was slow, a bit silly at first, and was often left out, set aside so that the slice of life will be more on focus. Also, the love triangle was more enjoyable for the bromance rather than the romantic vibes.

In addition, the relationship between 17-year-old Ha Ni and 37-year-old Ha Ni was more like a mother-daughter than between two people of the same person. But that can be easily overlooked, as the slice of life genre often took the lead, with some heartwarming stories added here and there to enhance the main story and older Ha Ni's character. Also, the character development was just perfect, smoothly done and excellently handled. But, the ending was predictable and felt lukewarm.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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" The temperature of language : Our Nineteen " was a pretty good school drama.

The story combined many genres that usually the korean school dramas do, like bullying, pressure from family and society to excel, friendship angst, romance and social classes. And they did a good job with equally presenting them all, without letting the romance overtake the whole story and leaving the rest as fillers. The characters were all well written and the chemistry that the actors had between them helped a lot with the entertainment of the drama. The performances were pretty good from every one of the cast as well.

However, the concept of the one hundred days when students disappear was half baked and was only left in the first episode.

Still, the drama was good, so eight out of ten.

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" In Sickness and in Health " or " Yameru toki mo suloyaka naru toki mo " was odd but entertaining.

The drama dealt with a lot of issues, with the main story being a love story between two broken people. The leading lady was a pretty interesting character, as she seemed to be a weak character, but she was actually strong and she did her final resistance towards the end too. She also realized that her boyfriend didn't love her for her but for other reasons, a twist that made her character even more likable, at least for me, as she proved to not be one of that silly , damsel in distress female lead. Other than that, the drama did a good job with presenting the story, though they left some plot lines out as the drama proceeded. Still, for a short one, it was entertaining and handled difficult themes masterfully. The love story was nice too.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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" Miss Lee " was an okay drama.

First of all, for a drama called "Miss Lee" there was not much miss lee screen time. Miss Lee had a nice role at first, with the leading lady struggling to feat into her new role as a chairman of a company that's going down. However, later on they started focusing more on the other characters than her. Also, even though the drama had a nice slice of life story with a bitter sweet ending, there was something missing, probably intensity or interesting twists. The performances were good, nevertheless, from every actor and actress in the cast.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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" Tomb of the Sea " was a combination of Indiana Jones and high school drama.

One thing that really bothered me was the main character. He was overconfident, kind of annoying and it felt like he wasn't ready to be acting like he did half way through the drama. He also seemed to be getting advantage of his friends. Finally, his story was confusing and messy.

On the other hand, the rest of the stories were good. The characters were overall interesting, though they presented the female characters weak and in need of the male characters' help. The SGI were good too.

So, six out of ten.

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Broject is not like the regular global playlist dramas. It is a mystery mini series about a high school mystery case. The two friends take it up after a student's request, when a classmate of hers gets killed.

The drama, although short, managed to be thrilling and had many action scenes as well. They kept the interest high thoughout the drama too. The mystery was entertaining as well, especially since they added that twist, which was unexpected and really good. The chemistry of the two friends, in addition, was great and helped the drama a lot. The performances were excellent too.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Perfect World was a nice movie. I did enjoy the love story, although the girl kind of looked way too young for the part.

But first thing first. The movie started nicely and the way they presented the story was packed with feels and a bit drama. However, I would have loved if they explored the main characters personalities and struggles more and Ido believe the actor would have delivered the role better if the script allowed him to.

Still, the love story was sweet and touching. It also had some short of innocence into it. And the performances were good.

So, seven out of ten.

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Algernon Ni Hanataba O is a drama with a touching story. The first part was really good and the main character was lovable. That part made you want to watch more, to see where the story was headed. The second part, however, was kind of boring. The plot fell in the cliche romance trap and most of the twists were predictable. At least, the ending was realistic and, for me at least, it suited the drama and brought the story back on track. The performances, moreover, where exeptional. So, six out of ten, because the second part was not as good as the first part and the romance was a bit off.

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My first ever Japanese drama was like a shoujo movie mixed with a nice k drama like ending. The story was cute and sweet, the romance okay and the twists interesting. The best thing, however, about this drama was the great scenery. Every place that they visited was beautiful, with the sea side and the summer atmosphere. The cooking scenes were nicely executed, without showing the characters as armatures or that the dishes were already made and the actors just added a few touched here and there. The romance was nice, though the love triangle weak and it only happened towards the end. But because the drama didn't focus mostly on the romantic story, and added depth regarding each character and their personality, it helped it to avoid being boring. The ending was classic cheesy cliché airport ending, which didn't have any originality. Finally, the performances were really good, supporting the drama greatly. So, 7 out of 10.

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