Maggy Moonchild
World --> Europe
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A masterpiece that should have been longer
The story is quite deep and covers love, friendship, family issues, trauma, depression, and some other, very dark, topics.It could have easily been a longer series and in fact, I wish it had more episodes to give the viewer an even deeper understanding of everything - hence, why I only give it 9.5 out of 10 points.
The acting is amazing! I believe them everything and they all deliver a wonderful performance! I think they also choose a very good cast. I'm not 100% sure about Kim Jin Kwon, who plays Yoon Se Heon, and I can imagine someone else would've fit the role better, but overall it's very satisfying to watch them. The acting never gets awkward and they all portray the emotions very well.
The music is great as well ofc, I mean, it's the background for the whole plot. And I love classical music as well as Jazz, so I was very happy with everything :)
I just finished the last episodes about 30 minutes ago and I already wanna rewatch it - so 10/10 for the rewatch value!
Overall, I give it a 9.5/10 as I feel that it should have had more episodes to give a deeper understanding of some of the issues.
And finally, I would also like to say something on the S/A that happens. If you don't want spoilers, please stop reading here!
If you continued, then here's what happens: Taeyi touches Seheon in a sexual way (hand underneath his shirt) when the other doesn't want it. It's not nice to look at, and some might find it very disturbing. However, it's a scene of 10 secs max, so it can be skipped easily. Later, Taeyi reflects and apologizes for his behavior, and I think that it's very important for the plot as it shows how Taeyi's character evolves and matures. So please stop dramatizing it more than it needs to be. It's 10 secs out of hundreds of minutes that are worth watching! Give it a chance :)
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The second BL drama I've ever watched and I'm glad I did. Ae and Pete are so sweet, I completely fell in love with them!I took two points off the story as it unfortunately not only revolves around AePete. It would have been so much better if we had stayed with them for the whole 14 episodes! I wouldn't have minded TinCan or PondCha because these couples were cute and funny as well. But the other two pairings? The brothers and the stalkerish thing? God, please, no.
Ae and Pete had a great chemistry and their acting was always on point. The actors worked great together and all the actors in this story showed a great talent!
The music was alright, nothing to say to this.
I probably will rewatch at some point. Already rewatched my fav scenes (which are aepete's kisses, what a surprise ;)), but maybe I'll rewatch the whole thing at one point.
Overall, a very satisfying and sweet drama! I want more of this, please!!!
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The story itself is great, with some really nice twists in the end which make the story not your typical hate to love story.
The cast is, as I already said, really nice to look at. But the ACTING is a disaster... At least God is really a bad actor here. While Bas and the others do a pretty alright job, God is just so off.
The music is annoying as hell! I wanna talk to the editor... No, no talk, just take them and shake them so they stop playing these annoying tunes at the most improper times. Ugh!
Rewatch value - 0/0
Overall, Bas did a great job and especially Kim was really good (as all the side characters). Unfortunately, God disappointed and the conversations were sometimes so damn awkward, topped off with the most annoying music. It's a pity, it could have been so good!
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Story:
Yoon Na Moon and Gil Nak Won meet as kids, become friends and even fall in love a little. But Na Moon's father is a threat for their young love and he ultimately kills Nak Won's parents. The drama tells the story of their lives in the present and how Na Moon and Nak Won are coping with the events from the past. They both changed their names and lost each other, but as destiny wants it, they meet again and also fall for each other again. They need each other to heal and the subtle and very quiet romance warms your heart. However, the threat in the form of Na Moon's father didn't disappear. Although he's in jail, he still haunts them in more ways than one.
In this drama you find a very well developed story line, with no unnecessary developments, and meaning in every little detail. The only thing that "annoyed" me after some time was that Nak Won always addressed Na Mon with his full name. She repeated it every. single. time. although she could have just continued her speech without his name. But that may also be just me and my strange quirks.
Acting/Cast:
The acting was great! Especially the young actors blew me away! They are all so talented and able to really deliver the emotions the character is feeling. But also the adult actors did an amazing job! Especially Jang Ki Yong showed that he is really able to play a deeply torn character. And then there is Heo Joon Ho, who plays the murderer. Oh my God, he is so creepy I really cringed every time he appeared on screen - goosebumps everywhere!
Music:
On point and never annoying.
Rewatch Value:
I'm not a rewatcher, but this one is really on the top spot for rewatching. Especially as I believe I will find more and more aspects that I like about this drama every time I watch it again.
Overall:
If you're expecting a crime drama filled with romance, then you better stay away. There is a little romance, but it is clearly not the main focus.
Still interested? Then watch it!
10 10 10 :)
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Story:
Park Ji Sang was born with a virus that lowers his body temperature and makes him crave blood - commonly known a vampire. However, this virus is not known to the world and there are only a few infected people. He works as a doctor and dedicates his life to healing people instead of killing them. At the new hospital he meets Yoo Ri Ta, ab aspiring doctor who is also part of the family that owns the hospital, and also closely connected to Ji Sang's past. Enter Lee Jae Wook, the new director of the hospital, also infected with the vampire virus and connected to Ji Sang in certain ways. For more, watch it yourself.
However, don't expect a love story, or a doctor's drama or a fantasy story. At least, not completely. That's also where I see the huge disadvantage of this drama. It wants to be so much, but is nothing completely in the end. There are some, actually very few, romantic scenes. I had wished for so much more!! There is a whole lot medical storytelling going on, with medical terms being thrown around, like they were talking about what to eat for lunch. Quite annoying and seemingly only there, so there is at least SOMETHING. The storyline that really got me was the one with Jung Hae In's character. I would have loved for the drama to evolve around him and his story instead!
Acting/Cast:
The acting was okay. Nothing overwhelmingly great, but not too bad either. I always find it hard to review the acting and cast when I already don’t like the story much. Let’s just say they acted how they were supposed to, however the roles were just shitty.
Music:
Was there any special music? Don’t think so. It was okay, nothing very annoying.
Rewatch Value:
To say it in my bias’ words: NO! (sry for the reference to Tae xD)
Overall:
So the story was all over the place, the characters weren’t very well developed, and overall the drama was too long! 16 episodes would have been more than enough for this story! Just watch if you have really NOTHING else to do!
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Oh what a wonderful drama! It got a little tiring in the end, but overall it was worth it!
Story:
Joon Hee is the brother of Jin Ah's best friend. They know each other since childhood and now, as Joon Hee returrns from the US, where he lived and studied for three years, he finally decides to follow his emotions and try to get Jin Ah as his girlfriend. The drama depicts the struggles they have to overcome to be accepted by society, but also - and most importantly - their beautiful, fluffy and sometimes very sexy love. I enjoyed the drama very much up to the 12th episode, after that the story line got a little out of hand. Some characters (including the main female lead) became very annoying in some aspects. Also Jin Ah's mother acted like an annoying little child who didn't get her will. I know that she was supposed to resemble the Korean society and their view on marriage, but still, her character was too much. The ending was also not to my taste, but you gotta see it yourself to make a judgement (no sad ending, don't worry).
However, up until the 12 episode we got one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever witnessed in a kdrama!
Acting/Cast:
They all did a wonderful job. A huge praise goes especially to Jung Hae In. After watching him in While You Were Sleeping I was really excited for his main role here, and I wasn't disappointed. Also, Joon Hee is a character I would fall for in real life! The supporting roles were also birlliant and gave the drama an authentic feeling.
Music:
OH THIS MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the music in this drama. Someone said somehwere that it gives the whole drama a French feeling, and it's true! The soundtrack and the total lack of music and sounds in some scenes makes this drama so wonderfully intense! I am really in love with this soundtrack.
Rewatch Value:
If I would be a rewatcher, this drama would have a high chance of me rewatching it.
Overall:
Feel-Good, fluffy and sexy noona-romance with some (small) deductions in the last few episodes.
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The huge plus for this drama! The storyline is something I really LOVE here. Cruel intentions, which has a similar story line, is one of my favorite movies up to date. So yes, of course I was thrilled to have the storyline made into a kdrama. And overall it kept it's promise and was just what I had expected. I liked the characters and hated and loved them in all the right places. The reason why I took off 0,5 points is because the on-and-off relationship betweem Tae Hee and Si Hyun got a little annoying in the end. Tae Hee's character was definitely my least favorite....They could have done better with her.
Acting/Cast:
It was my first time seeing Woo Do Hwan and Moon Ga Young in a drama, but I reaaaally liked them. They are great actors!
I had watched Kim Min Jae in some other dramas and productions before and was ecstatic to see him as one of the main roles. He did great! He was my favorite character throughout the drama.
Well, and then there's Joy....What can I say? I watched her before in The Liar and his Lover and din't like her at all. But as the story captured me and Min Jae was part of the main leads, I still decided to watch it. And I have to say her acting was quite alright. What I really didn't like was her role, Tae Hee was supposed to be a strong girl, but was a weak character in the end. So Joy did an alright job, although she will never be my favourite actress. Her facial expression is somehow always the same...
Music:
I believe it was okay, don't really remember though ;)
Rewatch Value:
Maybe some scenes, but not the hwole thing.
Overall:
Great story, alright actors, sometimes a little too much, but enjoyable and not too bad!
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Childhood neighbors who become a couple after knowing each other for several years. Very basic story line with no surprises. Although I like that the OTPs friends were important and had all their own story lines, this dragged out the drama.
The male lead was really static and seemed to have no emotions at all. The female lead on the other hand was often annoying (some might call it bubbly) and all over the place.
Again, the basic idea of showing their love from the beginning to end is great. However, the beginning took about 16 episodes (their high school years), while their collage and after-collage life was wrapped up in 7...this also means 16 episodes of no real deep or romantic encounters, and 7 episodes where they are adults, but again we don't see many lovely scenes. Actually, the last episode was the best, as there was a lot of love included!
Acting/Cast:
As this was my first cdrama I don't know any of the cast. They made an okay job, though. The characters were quite annoying...
Music:
Nothing to to remember.
Rewatch:
0/0 I seriously don't know, if I will even watch a cdrama again....
Overall:
I get how their deep bond from the beginning is meant to be shown, however it's more suited for a younger audience (about 13+ years) as the focus is on the high school years. I would have loved to watch their adult life more.
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Although I was really excited for it in the begining, it was only a dragging-through and skipping-scenes in the end.
Story:
The synopsis sounded quite alright, eventhough I am not a huge fan of fantasy elements. Now the fantasy element here was that Oh Soo could see the aura of people and thereby understand how they feel. He could then mix something in their drink to soothe or intesify this feeling. Ok, ok, whatever. I was more interested in the romance from the very start, and yes, there was romance. And no, it wasn't fluffy or cute or anything in my opinion. There was no chemistry between the main leads.
Also all this aura-seeing, the mysterious tree and the whole family & friends background stories seemed to just be there, so there was SOMETHING. The stories didn't connect in my opinion the way the writer had probably planned them to. Seriously, what did the tree had to do with his ability to see things? Was the powder maybe extracted from the flowers on the tree? If so, I really missed the part where that was explained.
Acting/Cast:
I was excited for Kim So Eun as I really like her acting. And her acting was really good, as well as Lee Jong Hyun's, but the characters were just meh. Yoo Ri was sometimes really annoying and not funny at all. It was cringeworthy. Oh Soo was totally shy and a stuck up in the beginning and then suddenly he was the obsessive boyfriend (really, there was no development, it just suddenly happened).
Music:
I don't recall any songs from the drama, which means there was some music, but it wasn't good enough to let me think "Oh, this drama's music was great!"
Rewatch Value:
No.
Overall:
I can't find a single reason why someone should watch this, so don't. The story was all over the place and the characters had a poor development, if there even was some. Just no.
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Story:
The basic idea of the story is quite nice. Political affairs tight together with family tragedies and everything evil from the financial world. Sounds great, right? But then there is more. A (subtle?) love triangle, unrequited love, a past love that was killed and someone who needs to take revenge for this killing....A daughter taking revenge on the family that abandoned her...another daughter taking revenge on her stepmother (who is the afore mentioned daughter)...a woman taking revenge on her husband who does not love her one bit, but stays with her due to his career. So, as you see, there is a lot of revenge going on. That's already a little confusing, but then there are all these sudden twists and you think "What the heck just happened here? How? What? Why?" I am sure there are some people that like these kinds of twists, but for me it was simply too much and really annoying. Oh, and one other annoying thing: many of the characters acted like spoiled little children whose favorite lollipop has been stolen. Ugh.
Acting/Cast:
JCW (as expected) did a great job here. He did what he was supposed to do, although there were some really absurd parts (like ten men fighting each other under the shower....yaaay no). I've seen him playing better roles!
Song Yoon Ah's acting was also great. I hated her character to the very end (yeah, sorry, no pity from my side), and I believe that's what the character was supposed to be - a total bitch. And although I hated her character, I was still impressed by her acting.
Im Yoon Ah's acting on the other side....well I don't know. She was a naive and dumb little girl. And I also did not like her very much. Question is only, was she supposed to be this naive and dumb or is she just a bad actress? I haven't seen her in any other dramas yet, but I must say that I am not impressed.
Music:
German classics - liked it and it was always fitting. The music gave this whole drama an ominous atmosphere.
Rewatch Value:
Will not rewatch it, as I am not a rewatcher, especially for a drama I wasn't impressed with.
Overall:
MDL suggested a 6, but I think it deserves a 7. As someone already pointed out: it could have been so much more (and so much better)!
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Story:
A boy and girl meet during an accident where a building colapses and the two are buried underneath the concrete. Both are rescued in the end, but this incident leaves them, and also many others, with different levels of struggles and pain.
A very sad story with a lot of struggles that turns into a beautiful life lesson. Seriously, I haven't come across a drama where such a sad begining turns into a wonderful peace of art, like it did here.
Acting/Cast:
All the cast members do a splendid job here, they depict their characters perfectly so you love and hate them in all the right places. Actually, there is no character that I hate in the end, although I hated him or her inbetween. Everything is resolved in the end. And then there are the main characters Moon Soo and Gang Doo, who are the above mentioned boy and girl. Moon Soo is played by Won Jin Ah and although she seems a little reserved in the beginning, she really did a great job overall.
And now, let me come to the star of this show. Lee Junho (of 2PM) as Gang Doo. GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD! His acting is so perfect, so real that you can't help but fall in love with Gang Doo. Every little emotion Gang Doo feels is visible thanks to Junho - wow, wow, wow! I didn't know him before, as I didn't watch Chief Kim, but now I've become a sucker for Junho (and 2PM xD) thanks to his acting here.
Music:
This drama has another great feature that lies in the music. Or rather, the lack of music. There are moments in this drama were there is no sound at all and you have no choice but to immerse into the emotions the characters feel. And that are the moments where it gets reaaaaally intense. Great! Also, if there is music, it always fits and is never too much. Another good point: Junho himself sang one of the songs of the OST and it's just beautiful!
Rewatch Value:
Yes, will definitely rewatch this at some point in time. Even if it's only to see Gang Doo's emotions!
Overall:
This drama deserves an award. Or better, a lot of them. It is really amazing and took my kdrama experience to a whole new level. An emotional rollercoaster that is worth all the ups and downs! It's simply a masterpiece. I bow my head to the writers, directors, actors, and all the other people who worked on this. Thank you!
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Story:
Nothing new, two people moving in together due to some (unfortunate? ;)) circumstances and they fall in love. But this version of the story went to another level. There are many different storylines and cute and funny scenes that make this "old" story feel really refreshing.
Acting/Cast:
That was really good. Am's character was a little annoying in the beginning, but that was probably how she was supposed to be. I hated Mintra from the first to the last episode, but that's also how it was supposed to be ;) And then there is Mike D'Angelo. Didn't know him before. And now I love him :D No, seriously, he's a great actor! Will definitely watch some other stuff with him now. And maybe also listen to his music ;)
Music:
Aaaaaaaaaargh! Don't get me wrong, the selected songs were nice, but they were there ALL. THE. TIME! That became reaaaaaally annoying and made me turn down the volume several times. Please, directors and cutters, stop overdoing it with the music!
Rewatch Value:
I don't rewatch dramas that often, so I will probably not rewatch this. Maybe I'll rewatch some scenes only. There were some really nice and cute ones (Hint: Ice Cream :D)
Overall:
A solid 8. Apart from the annoying music there were also some scenes where it was not apparent why they were there. I suppose they just needed to prolong this drama to get to the 20 episodes. 16 episodes would have been enough! But, again, apart from that, a really great drama!
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Story:
Love ties from ancient times are the reason for a mermaid and a human man to fall in love in the recent time. What follows is a hilarious and adorable story of a mermaid coming into the human world, making crazy friendships, falling deeply in love, and ultimately making a family (partly) reunite. Sounds like a great story, right? It is! Why I took half a point of is because I am not that much into these fantasy story lines. I think it would have been enough to just let them be reborn and fall in love again, without all this mermaid stuff. Some story lines would then probably not work anymore, but still. I prefer "realistic" story lines.
Acting/Cast:
Full points! The characters were all perfectly depicted, and I believed them everything. JJH was hilarious, and thanks to her I burst out into laughter several times. Also, LMH did a terrific job! He's back on my favorite actors list. But also all the supporting characters were great, adorable, and some I would have loved to see more often (Shin Won Ho for example, who plays Tae Oh).
Music:
Well placed and alright, not disturbing.
Rewatch Value:
This drama is really beautiful and funny, but I don't think that I will rewatch it any time soon. Ultimately, I don't rewatch dramas very often. The only two dramas that I rewatched so far are The Heirs (and I only rewatched like the last 6 episodes) and DOTS (all of it). So I am simply not a rewatcher :D
Overall:
An almost perfect drama, with tiny flaws, but great acting, and many (great) surprises =)
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But then at some point, I'll probably watch or read it nevertheless. That's how it was with Goblin. And I honestly looked forward to it because it was supposed to be such a great drama. Boy, was I wrong. Here's why.
Story:
The story is basically a great idea! A Goblin who needs his bride to be redeemed. His bride being a High School girl, that he once saved, who sees ghosts. Wait, what?! An ancient guy and a High School girl? Oooooookay....I thought, well, maybe they just meet once while she's in High School and then they meet years later to fall in love. Well, no. That's not what happens. The story is reaaaaaaallllllyyyyyy slow paced and with that at some point it was just dragging on and on and on and on and I thought "MOVE! FORWARD!" But that did not happen until the last two or so episodes. Meeh -.-
The only thing that made this slow story better is the story line between the Grim Reaper and Sunny. I would have loved to have THEM as the main couple and tell THEIR story rather than the Goblin's story.
Acting/Cast:
I haven't watched any drama with Gong Yoo or Lee Dong Wook before, wo I was open to anything that might come along the way. They both acted fantastically but I was just SO IRRITATED with Gong Yoo's role. He was constantly going on my nerves acting like a spoiled little child. Some scenes, especially in the beginning were really funny and I got some weird glances from my husband because I burst out in laughter several times. But after some time the Goblin became really annoying.
The Grim Reaper on the other hand had a lot of depth and he was a fascinating character through and through.
Now on to the girls, I watched Kim Go Eun in "Cheese in the Trap" and Yoo In Na in "My love from another star" and I liked both of them. Here they also did a pretty alright job. But due to this slow paced story I couldn't enjoy there acting much.
A huge praise goes to Yook Sung Jae, he was hilarious and so damn cute!
Also, I would have loved to see more scenes with Kim So Hyun and Kim Min Jae - THEY LOOK SO FREAKING GOOD TOGETHER! Can they please get a drama where they are the OTP!?!?
Music:
Now that's the amazing part of the drama - the music. Alsways spot on and so so beautiful! Together with the scenery - WOW!
Rewatch Value:
I would give a 0 if I could. Will never rewatch this.
Overall:
It could have been amazing! Unfortunately it wasn't. Not at all.
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The basic idea of this drama is great! Two people, who have a lot of own problems, fall in love with each other and (of yourse) conquer all these problems). Also, you can find a lot of topics here that I haven't seen before in another drama. But that's also somehow the problem: so many topics!
So you have the female lead who is a doctor and has problems with letting herself fall into a relationship. She is then betrayed by her boyfriend and in addition to that, she has a trauma from her past she has to deal with.
Then meet the writer, who himself has a tragic family story with his brother in jail and he himself having problems to sleep anywhere else but the bathtub. Apart from that he's a player. Oh, and did I mention that his ex girlfriend plagiarized his recent book? But only with the help of one of his close friends.
But wait, wait, there's more! SO MUCH MORE.....
And that's also why I really had a hard time getting through this drama in the beginning. I get it, not everyone has a smooth relationship or is mentally and physically healthy. BUT there seems to be no one in this drama without very complex and complicated problems - either with him/herself or with one of the other protagonists. After some time it just got utterly confusing for me to the point where I really asked myself what the hell was going on in this drama. Also, the fact, that some storylines are intorduced, but then somehow just disappear without an explanation (at least a somewhat clear explanation for me), bothered me! Up until episode 10 or 11 I was bound to drop this drama any minute and give it a really bad review.
But then there is the ending. The last 4/5 episodes are wonderful! They are really really intense and beautiful, and make up for the rest. The ending is also the reason why I still give the story an 8.
Acting/Cast:
Very well done from all the actors. Their characters were just a little annoying sometimes.
Music:
Oh I love the music in this one! Especially as there are not only Korean songs but many English ones as well. Great music!
Overall:
Watch it and try to not get annoyed by alls these different problems. The ending is worth it! Still, I will probably not rewatch this anytime soon.
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