I've seen an unbelievable amount of this show, not this show in general but the adaption of “Hana Yori Dango.” and out of all the versions that I've seen, this one is probably one of the top ones I've seen before. It's very modern and it was very aggressive in a sense of todays world and I kind of liked that, down the road I'll probably some grumpy old person about it but it exceeded my expectation and I really liked that. This version is the first version I've seen where the ML's character development was so quick and I loved it, I loved the new fresh faces and I adored the FL. The show was toxic in the sense of the bullying but it was intoxicating that you could not stop watching or look away. It was your average story, poor girl mixes with a group of rich popular boys, falls in love in the process and it was just great in my opinion.
Tu playing Gorya was amazing. She was a fresh face, I was a little off put at first but I enjoyed her, she was strong, smart, I adored her.
Bright had wonderful character development and he's adorable! Loved it.
The rest of F4 was fantastic, I loved them, great friendships all around.
Loved the sister.
Loved the best friend.
Even the bad people were just tolerable and the MOM; like sigh.
I should rewatch this show now because it was that good. Also the OST is amazing.
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PERFECTO??
I've completed this drama long ago,but i realized i didn't write a review.This drama is one of the best dramas I've ever watched,why? because everything is almost perfect.
The first thing i like about it is the ML,from the first ep to the last, he's been consistent in delivering his role. He's calm, scheming and strong.
The second thing is the story, no matter how great an actor is, without a good story,the drama will be a mess. And this story was great, with matching roles for the leads.
The third thing is their friendship,i like how they support eachother, especially how they dedicate to help the ML.
Overall,this is a great drama for Wuxia fans like myself. No unnecessary romance,no break ups or whatever. Just pure adventure. I strongly recommend it to everyone.
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Acting was great, but it was all downhill from there.
First off, I want to say that Zuho was AMAZING for speaking in support of the LGBTQ+ community when he recieved criticism for taking this role. What an icon.Secondly - the acting in this was really good! I was surprised that Kim In Sung (Han Joon) was a rookie. He emotes so well, especially with his expressions. In such a short time frame he really made me fall in love with that character, and his voice is very comforting.
Unfortunately, that's about where the good points stop. Zuho, though he did GREAT at selling this character, played a total asshole that was damn near impossible to like or empathize with. Yoo Jae was red flag city - jealous, spiteful, intentionally hurtful. The scenes with the chocolates mortally wounded me!!! I honestly hoped up until the last two episodes that Han Joon would realize he deserved better, which imo would have been a better ending.
Aside from one of the main characters being a total douche, there just wasn't enough time for this story to be fully baked. Even cutting it as a movie instead of into episodes would have helped with the flow. It just felt like there was more to be told that we didn't get to see, like chunks were missing. And I feel like if we had seen those, it would have made for a much better drama in the end.
That being said, I hope to see Zuho and Kim In Sung in more dramas, that are hopefully a bit more fleshed out.
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I still cannot believe this...
What was this drama. It started of okay. Nothing special, nothing ordinary.Two entities are deciding to get a marriage contract, one side needs bone marrow donation, the other person an alibi as far as I remember (watched the drama about a year ago).
He was completely against this, and she had to beg him several times to agree to her wish.
She's believing the entire time that she will die because her doctor informed her, and she also suffers from the symptoms of her disease.
When he agrees, they move together and also fall in love while living together, also because his mother loves her so much (I think...). As you would expect, he has evil friends who want to ruin their relationship, because they are secretly in love with the main couple. While Xia Lin (the main girl) has beloved friends supporting her. Her friend is simping for Ling Yi Zhou (Xu Kai Cheng) employee, and they also start a relationship (secretly for what ever reason).
All okay, but then it happens...
Xia Lin also called Mumu???, finds out that she ain't sick but that her boyfriend FAKED that she suffers from a disease so that she needs to turn to him to get his donation because the doctor told her that he had compatible bone marrow. In that manner, they got to know each other.
PLEASE TELL ME that you also think this is psychopathic...
SHE LITERALLY THOUGHT SHE NEEDS TO DIE, and he simply STALKED her ALL THE TIME.
She of course was upset first but after talking to her friends, who thought it was totally okay, she was okay with it too.
God-damn, can you imagine how my jaw dropped?
I still watched this thing... till the end, there is some kidnapping and slapping, getting married and children coming afterwards.
But I could not forget the stalker thing.
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DOMESTIC ISSUES AND A SUPER WOMAN
Lin ShaoChun (Bai Lu) is the 4th daughter in law of Sun's family, married to Sun YuLao (Wang Yi Zhi) after an early rocky disapproval relationship because she came from a troupe group, proving herself and gaining back her family's heritage and name with the help of Sun YuLao - she's able to marry him and gain approval from Sun's head of family. Her intelligence and wisdom makes her a super woman, she's the problem solver of every single's family issues - everyone come to her seeking advise and resolving their dire problems. There are two people that family (& country) look up to; Sun Xun (father) and ShaoChun, one is an influential respectful Kingdom's Grand Secretariat and the other is Sun's 4th daughter in law - the good thing is her husband Sun YuLao loves her deeply and every member of family respect her.Very domestic family oriented drama, 8 children all together with their in-laws bends to have 8 different direction of story to tell. Pheww...none of them has children yet so their wrong decision does not involve in a child well-being...I can't imagine if every couple has 1 or 2 children, this story is going to be a mess. The oldest son - he's kind blind-sided with mismatched character with blatant wife who's longing for a 'womanly' kind of wife, second son who's a General who presumably lost 2 wives and give up for another chance of love, 3rd son who's kind of useless and always a 'yes' man to dominant wife but lately he showed a talent of mechanical repairman, 4th son who's smart enough to marry ShaoChun - he's the magistrate that seek justice and priority truth. 1st daughter Royal Consort Sun who's the wife of the Emperor, 2nd daughter who just become a widow (appear on ep 33) who happens to love ShaoChun's senior brother as they were young sweetheart, 3rd daughter who married to a loser guy who think highly of himself, youngest and last child is a teen-daughter from concubine Mei. I couldn't believe I remember all this...
ShaoChun is also involved with Imperial domestic issues as well as resolving some crucial political uproars, even the Emperor and Kingdom can use her talent in solving critical issues. Well, if anyone wants to know what domestic issues Sun's family have (and how a super woman ShaoChun is) I can recommend this drama, 43 episodes isn't bad - middle episode is a big drag but after that picks up, ending ep 43 is a totally unpredictable. This drama is alright, overall score is an OK, I enjoy it. There are plenty of familiar faces of supporting actors....most of all I love their OST. Slow, soothing, melodious, appropriate....
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The story was amazing no matter what ,whatever the length of the story is it is awesome amazing
You will not get bored by watching it at all
Once u start watching u will fall for
I though even cried while watching few of the episodes and in few of the episodes I was cursing the people who made the main lead suffer ??
I recommend to do watch it as the main lead had a cute and tough relationship
hope u will like it... sorry not like it you will LOVE IT.....
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Lawless land with a whole lot of attraction... and smiles
This is the story of the evil lawyer with a devilish smile who falls in love with the stupidly kind Tai Kwan Do instructor at first sight only to find himself in a bit of a dilemma... a dilemma that sends the two off in to a dangerous pit of corruption, misunderstandings, people framing each other and some kind of healing done fun...The acting varies quite a bit but the devilish smile of the lawyer ml pretty much makes up for any shortcomings among some of the side charakters and honestly So does Silvy who impresses me more and more every time I see her, why has she not gotten lead role yet? Seriously girl has talent and attitude, and to top it off she even has a really good voice. As well as the grandma who is just a total sweetheart.
The story is pretty predictable, but has a lot of angles, the villain is as evil as it gets both the villain and the lawyer with the devilish smile have some really good lines.
Half of the male second couple is good the other half annoyed me while the female second couple could easily have stolen the show all together, maybe made a spin off where they create a trio cabaret with the grandma and tour the world...
So what can I say it an okay watch with a whole lot of fun and entertaining but also a whole lot of meeh and bad acting
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the cutest drama!!
Tissue Rate (aka how much I cried); 0 out of 5- I was more in "aw" then in a position where I wanted or felt I needed to cry lol
Omggg I ADORE these few modern episodes!! I think I actually like this modern drama more than the original historical version... I don't know something about this is just so refreshing to watch, but I am sad that it was super short.. I hope they make a second season or another drama together! I've seen both this, The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion and there other historical drama, The Legend of Yunxi and I think the acting, cast, and chemistry is amazing but I really would want to see them in more of a modern drama!
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Learning, exploring and understanding the word "Like" AKA "My beautiful Man"
There are some round about spoilers that I think need to be told in order to enjoyed this drama. While reading sub/listening you have to understand Kira from his early childhood to adulthood. Some felt it was dark and cruel and dropped it after 1-2 ep. Others like me enjoyed the story of Kira and Kiyoi finding and learning to communicate their emotions Hira wasn't able to understand what "Like" ment so his parents decided to get him a camera so he could take pictures he would like. He had social Insecurities and felt he could hide and be invisible behind his camera as he studders when gets attention. Until he meets Kiyoi ? and has a strange feeling that he never had before and become interested. Kiyoi is the HOT new guy in class that has the girls weeping over him and the guys trying to be his friends. There is some bullying when they order him to get them drinks/food, but he does it for Kiyoi as he likes to be around him. It does have Kiyoi push him, call him names and kissed him, but he does so due to his Insecurities with trust, being used. (I Don't condone this in anyway but sort of get it) Again need to pay attention and read thru the lines. I wished it had 1-2 more episodes to explore there relationship more, but a good watch.Was this review helpful to you?
A classic combination of wuxia and romance!
This wuxia drama is based on the novel by Wen Rui An, and is one of the many TV and movie adaptations. I decided to watch this since I was looking for a wuxia or historical drama after finishing a modern one (Age of Legends), not to mention that the leads here are a treat to watch. I was not disappointed!What I like:
1) Amazing chemistry between Zhang Han and Janine Chang! I was eagerly looking forward to their scenes together, and looking for video clips of the two.
2) The strong bond/friendship of the four infamous deputies, as they solve cases and fight their enemies together. I also like that there are female deputies in the Shen Hou mansion.
3) Zhang Han as Leng Xue (Cold Blood), Janine Chang as Chu Li Mo and William Chan as Zhui Ming (Chaser) – they are my favorite characters in this drama! Leng Xue, as his name implies, appears cold and uncaring towards others, but is actually a man who cares deeply for the people dear to him. Chu Li Mo is the eldest but unfavored daughter of the government official in her hometown (she grew up with her father and stepmother), who tried to run away from her fate of being one of the emperor's women. She is pretty, smart but can be naive at times. As for Zhui Ming, he is the life of the party, the ladies' man and happy-go-lucky type, but who is also very devoted to his lady love.
4) Yang Yang as Wu Qing (Heartless) – Yang Yang looked so young here, not as manly as Zhang Han, but he was able to carry his role as Wu Qing, a man who looked calm and otherworldly, but was actually very emotional, and struggled to move on from his past love.
5) Mao Ji Jun as Tie Shou (Iron Fist) – he is straight-forward and loyal, but not as strategic as the others.
6) Mickey He as An Shi Geng – A villain you'd love to hate, he was really convincing as a man who becomes mentally unstable and cold-blooded as his thirst for revenge and power consumed him.
7) As this is a wuxia series, it has many fight scenes, and most of them were well-executed. The special effects during the fight scenes in the beginning were a bit over the top, though.
8) Good costume design, hair and makeup, and set design. I like Janine Chang’s look!
9) Although this is mainly a wuxia series with romance, there were also funny/light moments in the drama.
10) The ending was nicely wrapped up, though I would have wanted more sweet scenes between our main couple.
Other comments:
1) Some of the supporting female characters were quite irritating, such as the maids (except Ye Er) and the two sidekicks of Ji Yao Hua.
2) Princess Zi Luo and Ling Yi Yi were annoying in many instances, but I’m glad their characters grew up and were able to eventually redeem themselves.
3) I think there were a bit too many scenes of An Shi Geng reminiscing over his lady love, although I understand it’s meant to show his devotion to her.
4) Since it’s known from the start who the villain is, many of the twists were predictable. Nevertheless, it’s still very engaging and enjoyable to watch.
Final Verdict: I thoroughly enjoyed this, so I would gladly recommend it, especially if you like wuxia with romance!
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The Storyline was executed brilliantly; take a basic structure of what you need to make a fantastic drama, add that with a serious dose of great music, and top it if off with a great cast...what do you get?
A GREAT DRAMA!
I enjoyed every bit of it, but what I liked the most was the pace in which the drama had, every single scene was understandable, nothing was rushed and you could tell the plot was well thought through. I was completely engrossed into this drama and loved every bit of it!
I really wanted to be critical with my scoring, but having judged this drama against it's own kind (i.e. Music band drama's) This was so worth every mark awarded...I can't speak for you, so all I can say to you is Shut up and watch (^_^)/
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The film focuses on the leader of the gang of juvenile delinquent boys, as he progress from dropping out of high school, to becoming a budding yakuza, to petty crime, and to serial rape, before finally setting his sights on victimizing a single young girl.
The girl was victimized in the house of one of the boy's parents, and that they turned a blind eye to the atrocity going on under their own roof adds to the outrage of the crime. The movie takes pains to show how the incident was facilitated by the boy's broken home and the parasitic structure of the Japanese mafia that lent the young punks its name to be used to terrorize people. At the same time, it makes no excuses for their actions. Overall, the movie has a very stark and real quality to it.
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Thank you
I just want to say thank you for this wonderful show. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me happy and it made me grateful. Everything was perfect. I will miss them all but I keep them as a treasure in my heart. Thank you from the botttom of my heart!Was this review helpful to you?
I cannot say I loved it because of bitter-sweet ending that I hate the most, but it's certainly a great drama.
Don't get me wrong, ending was good, that's just me whining that it didn't ended the way I expected. But that is irrelevant.
Lee Min Ki was great as Byung Hee, even though it was just a guest role. Other actors despite being young did excellent and portrayed their characters very well.
Story is well done though I notice some minor holes in it in the later part, but that's understandable and almost unnoticeable.
Episodes are about 45 minutes long. Which is actually very good, I don't like too long episodes. Not once did I feel boredom or skip parts of the story.
Music is perfect. I liked almost everything with few exceptions. Jaywalking (the song) have a very catchy rhythm. I didn't like it much at first but it's kinda stuck in my head now.
I'm not sure if I'll watch it again, probably because of the ending but who knows.
In short if you are not looking for a hard core romance drama, and like rock music and friendship then this is definitely for you.
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