'Chinese Idol Our Song' is a program in which young singers get together with experienced and very popular music stars of the older generation. Together they prepare performances in which they will present new arrangements of various well-known songs. For young singers it is a chance to gain new experience and new skills, for the elders - a chance to share their experience and knowledge. The result turned out to be ... stunning!
"Our Song" is a program filled with positive energy, full of laughter, joy and emotions. There is no episode that would not be dripping with jokes and good humor. The new arrangements of sometimes very old songs are so great that although I haven't had much in common with Chinese music so far, now I am full of delight for older and younger songs. "Ousr Song" has opened a whole new world for me and has become the most enjoyable adventure of recent years. The viewer will meet people with wonderful personalities and a great sense of humor, full of love for music and respect for others.
Not without reason, "Our Song" is China's best and most popular music program in 2019. The group of its international fans is also growing: D
If you have a bad day, any troubles or worries, "Our Song" will be an excellent remedy for them. A radiant smile is guaranteed!

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Courage, dedication, loyalty

I haven't watched military dramas for years, so I have no comparison with current trends, only with the classics I grew up on. For me, AT has all the qualities to become a new classic. Military drama is a specific genre in which the main role is not played by people but by ideology. Ideology which in some respects is the same everywhere - let's protect our homeland, comrades-in-arms and civilians. I have a professional soldier in my family, so although the system in my country is different from that in China, the slogans sound almost identical.
In my opinion, the scriptwriter deserves special recognition. Some dialogues are not only inspiring but very well written and clever, which does not happen very often. The directors took care to make some episodes and scenes very emotional, which made it impossible for most viewers to pass by without crying out loud. Some scenes are simply heartbreaking. But it is good, because we, civilians, mostly living in a world without war, do not realize the greatest sacrifice our brothers make.
The drama really kept me interested. I wasn't entirely convinced about the characters at first, but at some point the boring Gu Yiye stole my heart. No spoilers. Anyone who has seen it knows what I'm talking about.
The drama is shot well and I look forward to each new episode. As time went on, I got interested in more plots and now I'm actually rooting for every character. It took me a while, but I support every character.
Finally, a few words about realism. The real soldiers did their best to look good in the movie and the actors are a little bit off when it comes to the fight scenes, but overall it's cool and compared to wuxia it's perfect.
A big fat ten from me. The drama isn't perfect, but for me a few episodes were just priceless.

I finished watching the drama and I'm fully satisfied. Unfortunately some of the characters were not developed and played well until the end, but others more than make up for it so I'm still satisfied :)

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Do you know the feeling when someone recommends a movie or book to you as something excellent that you are sure to like, and meanwhile you are bored throughout the "consumption" of this "outstanding" work? I had that while watching this film. The film was recommended to me as one of the best erotic thrillers of recent years, meanwhile I found nothing of thriller or erotica here.

The film is aesthetically shot and the actors acted well, but that was the end of it. There was no tension building here, no involvement in the fate of the characters. It was as if it were a 19th-century story of a boarding school girl who had heard that there was a forbidden fruit somewhere, but had no idea where to look for what it looked like, let alone what it tasted like. The lesbian scenes were simply hilarious. The unexpected twists and turns had no suspense in them. Maybe my expectations were too high, but every time I recall a scene from this film, I snort with laughter or roll my eyes, and I guess that's not what an erotic thriller is about.

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I will probably attract hostility with this statement, but for me "Princes Agents" is one of the worst dramas I've had the misfortune to watch. First of all, it is a very chaotic story and although the drama has as many as 68 episodes, the creators were not able to even properly depict the depicted world presented. The main hero practically does not exist in this story and the main heroine lacks everything except the enthusiasm of the actress's fans. They were both characters without any psychological depth.
The drama is saved only by the heroes of the second plan. I fell in love with the characters played by Li Qin and Shown Dou. They were colorful and passionate personalities. Their tragic history was the only one in this drama that appealed to me. I watched the drama only for them.
It is not surprising the chaos of the plot, the lack of any development of the main characters when you consider that the drama script was based on a novel that lost the plagiarism trial. After the court verdict, I understood why watching this drama I always had a sense of deja vu.

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A very enjoyable, interesting, satisfying story with coolly shot Japanese sword fighting scenes. Credible acting, and my big kudos to the choreographer of the fight scenes and the actors themselves, who did a really good job of preparing for them. The characters are likable,. The song at the end credits caught my ear almost immediately.
However, the story was too short and I couldn't get fully involved. I feel like it ended right after it started. I wouldn't have minded if the episodes were longer. It felt like an unnecessary rush and I was left feeling unsatisfied with the story itself and its length.
Overall, however, I am satisfied with this drama. The quality is good and the story was about something too. And I really, really liked the fight scenes shot at the right pace and with a lot of realism.

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I am writing this review two episodes before the end. I've read some criticisms about this drama and I'd like to answer them here.

I guess the main criticisms are too much talking and not showing some important duels/fights. For many, wuxia is mostly associated with fight scenes, but for me it was a big plus that not all problems in this drama are solved with the sword. This doesn't mean that there are no fights. On the contrary, there are and they are very well, very interestingly shot. However, the characters also try to use reason and heart, not just fists. As for the omission of certain fight scenes, specifically one, that fight certainly would have been spectacular, but not showing it was an aesthetically and emotionally graceful move. It also gave a bit of tension due to the uncertainty of the fate of the combatants. This is one of the elements that made this drama extraordinary.

Excellent set design, beautiful costumes, good camera work, shots that convey the atmosphere of the scenes and their tension, plus good filters, appropriate lighting and perfectly fitting music make this drama a good one to watch. The plot is okay. I personally wasn't particularly interested in it, but it's interesting and logical.

As for the acting of the main three characters, you can see that they're trying, but you can also see that they're still lacking in experience. They did a good job for their level and may become good actors sometime in the future.

My admiration and great respect went to Baron Chen as Su Meng Zhen. I have to say that the dignity, power, and prowess of his character really resonated in my perception of the drama. He was great at playing with his eyes. This actor deserves to come to the forefront because his Su Meng Zhen was absolutely perfect with all his weaknesses. Actually all the background actors were excellent, but Baron Chen was like a maestro.

Overall I have excellent impressions about this drama. It has some minor flaws but I easily forgive them. My rating grew from a 7 on the first episode to a 9. The drama is technically superbly done, beautifully aesthetically pleasing, has an interesting storyline, and a very good cast because although the main three were not perfect, they did their job. I will definitely return to this drama as it is one of the most beautiful, best shot and best acted dramas in recent years.

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This drama is amazing!

This drama is amazing! It keeps you in suspense from the first episode to the last. In fact, the viewer knows that ML will not die, at least not half of the drama, yet the tension is so built that an experienced drama viewer like me was kept in suspense and curiosity about how this suspenseful scene would unravel. After all, other heroes could have died. This is one of the few dramas that really caught me on the screen and waiting for the next episode was a torment of uncertainty. I loved ML immediately, because he had that something, a combination of boyish charm and masculine charm. I love such spies :)
I haven't watched this drama for the second time. Not because the mysteries were already resolved and the tension wasn't the same, but rather because the tension still remained and I know I would get myself into a really strong adventure and I'm not in the mood for it. While I don't like Republican Era dramas, I don't regret even one minute devoted to Sparrow drama.

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The plot idea is average at best. The execution, however, is even weaker. I find it difficult to comment on the acting of any of the actors because they had no material to act on. No suspenseful scenes. No scene that makes me look forward to the next episode. There were a few funny scenes in the beginning, but they quickly became boring. I made it this far because this drama, while theoretically dealing with important topics, is very light - no need to think, no need to get involved. But if you don't have to think and I'm not interested in the fate of any of the characters , the constant successes of ML that come to him whenever he snaps his fingers, such a drama becomes nightmarishly boring. The fight scenes were shot ok, but it would have been better if their presence made some sense in the plot, rather than being there just for the sake of existing. A weak drama, thin

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I Feel Cheated by the Production

I am writing three episodes before the end of the season.
Yesterday I watched the trailer again, which is full of suspense, action, fighting, emotional suspense and gives the impression that the viewer is in for something exciting, full of dangerous adventures. The trailer depicts an ML gripped by a lust for revenge and a wise FL who supports him intellectually and emotionally. The trailer is badass. Meanwhile, what we received in the first season....
I haven't read the book and I'm not interested in whether the drama is faithful to it. I have the drama itself before my eyes and it was a huge disappointment. The trailer promised me something juicy, and what I got was a boring story about second and third plan characters. Do I really have to watch the problems of FL's aunts and uncles instead of the story between ML and FL? After such an excellent trailer, I just feel cheated. I feel as if someone promised me a ride on the world's biggest roller coaster, and after three hours of waiting, took me on a steam train ride.
The drama is played well. I have no complaints about the visual side. There are some very funny situations and intriguing characters. An average of five minutes per episode is really great, but the other 35-40 are nightmarishly boring. Instead of these almost 20 episodes of introductions, it would have been better to give three juicy ones. The proportions between the main plot and side plots are just very badly distributed.
As for the music, unfortunately, it clearly lacks originality.
Since the trailer fooled me into thinking that this would be a drama where something would happen, I feel cheated by the producers. If they had not lied, if they had said from the outset that this drama would simply be about the problems of growing up as a teenager, my rating would have been higher.

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This drama was very unsatisfying for me. It started out great but became more and more disappointing with each episode.
It is definitely not an entertaining drama or even an investigative or psychological drama. This drama tackles the difficult subject of school violence and the theory that violence begets violence. While the idea of the series is commendable, the execution is too heavy-handed. I felt like someone was non-stop hitting me over the head with a hammer saying that violence is bad. I think it would have made a bigger impression and had a bigger effect on me if I had been able to like one of the characters and started to notice how much the violence had left its mark on his personality and character. If someone actually, preferably a psychologist, had explained to the policeman and the viewers about the far-reaching effects of being subjected to violence, about trauma, about PTSD, etc., I would have liked to have seen the effect. Meanwhile, this drama may even encourage retaliation, as the last episode actually suggests. To me, The King of Pigs is a brutal tale of brutality with little room for real reflection.
I appreciated the music, which was quite original for a drama. Heavy rock is not something you often see in the credits. The acting? Ok, but for a k-drama it wasn't anything extraordinary. Rather standard.
Worth watching again? I'm not going to torture myself with violence, and there wasn't a nuance that left me uncomfortable, not a single scene that I'd want to see again

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The most satisfying drama I've ever seen.

One of the best, funniest comedies I've ever seen.
The action of the drama is so interesting, unpredictable and fun that it completely distracted me from the shortcomings of the production. Yes, there were a few boring episodes, but I completely forgive them in light of the whole and a few satisfying scenes that I am able to forgive a lot more. The hero is 100% badass, intelligent, clever, with a sense of humor and a sense of honor. Only dubbing bothered me a bit, but what to do is c-drama.
I've watched this drama three times and had just as much fun each time. Some may be disappointed by the ending, but I'm disappointed by the fact that we won't see season 2, because I'm honestly curious about the heroes' adventures.

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Too theatrical and too grotesque

Delightful music is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of this drama. Stunning music and phenomenal Ji Sung whose acting stunned me.
Unfortunately, that's as far as praise goes. The drama is done too artistically for my taste. The cinematography, the set design, the costumes - everything is beautiful, but I was too wrapped up in the beauty where the plot was lacking. The first episode in terms of carrying out the process enthralled me, but then everything started to break down. There was too much of something that verged on caricature and not enough of the elements that are most important to me - something that would draw me into rooting for the hero. The theatricality of this drama, sometimes grotesque, took away my feeling of satisfaction from the first episode and took away my pleasure from watching. I abandoned this drama two or three episodes before the end and came back only because I saw the phenomenal Ji Sung in an older drama and wanted to compare the acting.
The drama is aesthetically pleasing but for me it was a bit too much in terms of form and the characters were cartoonish.

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Looking objectively

I really don't like this drama, but after many days of struggling, I decided to put my own feelings aside and evaluate The Wolf as objectively as I can.
I don't like this drama because I'm a thousand years too old for it. Plot is infantile, and so are the heroes, but that's what it is meant to be. This is a costume idol-drama that is not meant to be difficult or clever, it's entertainment to pass the time and arouse emotions, just as the audience demands, so in this respect, The Wolf is excellent. The music combines old-time features with a modern style, which is an ideal solution for today's young audience. There are tender scenes for romance lovers and very good fight scenes for lovers of something stronger. Even I found elements here that I really like.
The actors are definitely brilliant. Everyone has given their heart to this drama and it shows. Even if a character irritates me so much that I feel like tearing it apart, it's just proof of how well it was played.
Completely getting rid of subjectivity, knowing in what style The Wolf is shot, after watching 16 episodes with a clear conscience, I give 10. Maybe I'm too old for this style, maybe some elements seem funny to me, but objectively The Wolf perfectly filled all the elements of the drama of the style, which it represents and in places even exceeded the expectations of the genre.

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This is not an easy drama, especially if the viewer is not used to the Japanese mentality. Some aspects can be quite difficult to understand or accept. Despite some imperfections, this is a drama that made a huge impression on me. In my opinion, there are more sensational spy threads than romantic, which is a big plus. But the biggest plus for me is the story of the heroes. It really touches the heart. I still think about the song from this drama. She is very beautiful.
My high notes are due to the fact that this is one of the few dramas that made a really big impression on me. I throw most of them out of my mind immediately after seeing them, but this one has entered my heart. The character played by Kaneshiro Takeshi is simply beautiful to me. I watched this drama twice. I'm just wondering if to watch it for the third time.

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A masterpiece of comedy and psychological drama

On no other drama have I laughed and cried as much as here and every laugh and tear made me happy. It's not that I'm a masochist. The tears were due to the really wonderful storyline and emotional acting. Sometimes they were tears of emotion and sometimes of laughter and sometimes of I don't know what because the mood changed so fast I couldn't keep up, but I loved it.
I avoid dramas about DID and psychological problems in general because they are either too serious or too silly. "Kill me, heal me" is neither. It portrays the problem of multiple personalities in a really clever way and each of those personalities has an absolutely wonderful charm. Here, a big bow goes to Ji Sung, who rose to the acting challenge to the point where his individual personalities had their own fans. My favorite personality is Park Perry, although Ahn Yu Na provided the most laughs for me.
The problem told in "Kill Me, Heal Me" is an important and difficult one, but the creators told it in such a way that it's hard not to love the story, even though I know people who absolutely disliked the drama. For me it became one of my favorite dramas from the very first episode where the viewer got the right plot construction and the perfect balance of humor, emotion, and curiosity about what will happen next. The following episodes were only more interesting. Even the ending was beautiful.
Finally, a few words about the music. It's really excellent, although a bit exaggerated, but it perfectly reflects the character of the scenes and characters. It's one of the strongest elements creating the mood of this drama.
Is it worth watching again? Definitely YES!

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