May 25, 2012

It's still Lee Gak

Okay, this is just a freaking wonderful drama, oh God I'm sobbing like crazy here.



I LOVED EVERYTHING IN THIS DRAMA ? And for those who are confused with the end, I found this comment on KIMCHIDRAMA that will not confuse you anymore:



Something that we have to remember, the time between Park Ha and Lee Gak actually is very different, there is 300 years differences. So what we see in Joeson did not occur in the same time in Seoul. When Lee Gak pass away, his soul will be reincarnated to Tae Young's body. Off course Lee Gak already passed away at Park Ha's time, so.. it's Tae Young's body but the memory and the soul are definitely Lee Gak. *smartass style* LOL...

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Dec 18, 2013

Very, very good start.

So, I'd like to say a few things about this first episode.



Overall : a very good start, we are in the story already, so no draggy beginning. Also the plot is original, the characters are introduced, and the chemistry between the leads is promising. So far it's fun, hot and interesting. I'm sold. I will follow this drama for the next 10 weeks.



Now, a few things...



1st : SHOWER SCENE !!!!!!!

hm, needed to say that. It wasn't necessary but god that was good to see.



2nd : The nerdy library girl inside me is totally jealous of his apartment.



3rd : Only Kim Soo Hyun can make a class about insect copulation sound funny. And also kinda hot.



4th : So far I like the kind of couple they'll make, even if it's starting to remind me of Queen In-Hyun's man (the intellectual difference, the fact that she is a actress, the fact that he's stuck on modern korea when he actually want to go home), but I'm sure the drama will get its own originality.



5th : She's the girl that died long time ago, that he saw again a few years ago and wish to find but she actually doesn't remember him ? Moon/Sun much ? Naaaa, I don't care, I love those kind of plot. But still.



^^

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Great episode. Maybe, best one yet?

This episode cemented my belief that this is the best rendition of "Mischievous Kiss".

1.The pacing is great. They cover so much ground in each episode, while keeping and emphasizing on the important areas of character/arc/relationship development.

2.Even in the instances when Kotoko becomes a bit childish, they never really cross the line into cartoonish and overly annoying. As much as I loved Tversion, and Ariel Lin, it was painful to watch her character sometimes. I won't even mention the Korean one!

3. The characterization of all characters just seems richer, deeper and more realistic. Kotoko and Kin Chan have shown more skinship,friendship and awareness of each other. Irie is not so cold and is more complex in this version.

Kotoko is not as annoying, dumb and helpless as in the other versions.

Irie's mom is just: QUEEN. She is so adorable,funny, loving, manipulating and nosy. I love it. Kotoko's dad's is also less pathetic.

Overall I think this show is doing a great job in keeping all the original elements of the story that we love, yet is bringing new life and dimension to how the story is represented, thus keeping it fresh and addicting.

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May 22, 2012

You've GOT to be kidding me!!!!!

Yes, your eyes are not lying I rated this PATHETIC LAST EPISODE 1, as IT IS PATHETIC ENDING, if I could I'd rate it F***in ZERO!!! Go ahead and bash my review :P I'm very hot headed right now, just finished it, and it has a horrible ending, if I have ever advised ANYONE to watch this, I TAKE IT BACK!!! All the sense it had in the beginning, all the feelings, all the brightness of colors and characters throughout the drama just PUFF... disappeared by a mere F***in bullet from who knows from whom... WTF??? Was I watching mafia drama and was unaware??? And WHAT? JaeHyuk hid the letter and now he's gonna live happily with GaYoung???? Are the writers out of their mind??? I hope to never ever watch a drama by them...

I hope I gather enough patience to write the review for the whole drama in the morning, to able to remember the good parts and the point I liked in it... jeez... the most horrid ending ever thought of...

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Apr 2, 2013

Nothing new but guess what? I like it!

For someone who watched all the remakes, it would be very hard to make him enjoy the first ep, right? Well, you got that wrong buddy because I really liked the first ep! it's much better than the 1996 version and I followed the events just like I never watched the story before, it's true that nothing new was added but I liked the way they inserted the shooting star theme, it gave a dreamy feel to the storyline.

I am glad that Kotoko isn't quite irritating but I hope she's not very stupid too even though the scene with Yuki was pretty hilarious. Naoki seems less colder and much cooler which makes me excited to see his actions. As for Kin-Chan, I like him! he seems indifferent in a different way, yup! I know it's crazy thought.

Anyway, I liked the first ep and I am looking forward to the rest of this remake, bring it on Itazura Na Kiss-Love in Tokyo!

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Faith Episode 17
16 people found this review helpful
Oct 8, 2012

FINALLY~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would honestly just run out of breath this time if they DID NOT KISS~!!!!!! That was already driving me MAD~!!!! All the moments, when thinking 'now's the moment, they are one breath away from each other, c'mon~!!!!!'... and nothing.... and FINALLY~!!!! Oh, damn that Lee MinHo, he knows to make a girl's heart flutter~! Damn you, you Georyo general that knows how to kiss a girl, couldn't you have done it a little sooner???
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Jan 14, 2013

ha!

I wonder what kind of impossible trick they are going to use to get out of this cliffhanger. Well at least she has Tommy firmly on her side. And seung jo's father is starting to come under her spell.

I really don't understand Shin In Hwa's obsession with Seungjo. She barely knows him and she just wants his money too. How can she be mad about gold diggers?
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Jul 25, 2013

I'm going to be dead by next wek

This episode was a roller coaster ride. I was smiling to myself seeing sooha's cute dream and suddenly the smile disappeared and all sorts of crazy things went on in my mind. then it was back to cuteness and then end left me dumbfounded !! if any character dies i'm really going to hate the writer for the rest of my life!!
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Aug 9, 2013

Now I undersatand why it is called "Master's Sun" !!

"If you are sun, then I don' want to see morning again."



This gives you a glimpse of a whole new generation of KDramas..super witty and humorous. Though arrogant Joong Won reminds me of Cha Seung Won, the supernatural plot adds a new flavor. And the hopeless Tae Gong Sil is soooo cute!!



Can' wait for next ep
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Secret Episode 13
16 people found this review helpful
Nov 7, 2013

WOW

I like how Min Hyuk is just plain honest. "It isn't a mistake...I had to see you so that I can breathe...if someone has to kneel down, then it will be me" Oh, yeah. Daebak!!!



Then watching Yoo Jung tell Do Hoon that she is going to take him down. Beautiful!!! I must say that Hwang Jung Eum is doing an excellent job!!! To think I almost didn't watch this because I don't normally like her acting. I didn't know she could have that kind of chemistry with a male lead.



I have seen Bae Su Bin in a few other dramas. I had no idea that he could play such a creepy character.



The imagery is fantastic. Can you tell I really like this drama? LOL

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Sep 26, 2013

HONG SISTERS YOU HAVE REDEEMED YOURSELVES!!!!!!

& they are back on track! My heart is still racing. From beginning to end this episode was AMAZING! GS keeps showing her love for JJ by making sure that he stays away from her. She is showing she has a backbone. Still you can see how much she loves him all over her face every time she sees him. JJ knows that there is something important missing on his life & although he much rather not gain back his memory so he can keep living his life the way he always has, he keeps contradicting himself by finding ways to rationalize what he is feeling. I loved the part were he showed his jealousy with the guy who's dead fiancée is still haunting & when he heard KW saying he wished JJ could do without GS. Still he doesn't know why he was bothered. Everything inside of him knows GS is important but he doesn't want to face it. I love the way the story regarding the kidnapping is evolving. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Tae Yi Ryoung, although I want to hate her I cannot as I find her to be so innocent & child like, her character is one that you cannot help but like. It will be interesting to see how the story regarding GS's accident will develop as we saw the coffee ghost & that guy that sees him talking.



THE BEST PART OF THIS EPISODE was the end. The uncle, I think secretly, is rooting for GS & JJ so he tells JJ about Mrs. Go & GS contract. The way JJ wants to see what he can do to help GS without wanting to & when he finally gives up & wants to find what he is missing was really well done BUT the Hong Sisters have a way with love confessions. When JJ tell GS that he has recovered his memory, asks her if she really can live without her shelter, calls her a liar because he knows she loves him, tells her that she can NEVER live without him, that without him she has to feel like dying, OH MY GOSH that is so touching & heartfelt that I wanted to cry. Why can someone confess to me like that? Every man in the world should learn from JJ on how to express their feelings. IT doesn't get more beautiful than that! Hong Sisters, thank you for making me fall in love again with this drama & for giving me one of my top 10 favorites of all time. Keep it going, fighting!

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Those expressions!

Hehe my parents weren’t home while I watched this episode so I could squeal out loud and make as many weird noises as I wanted to! It felt sooooo good!



On to the review/episode comments!



I love the B-A-K-A baka da! part XD Isn't that such a great Japanese word?



Yuuki, Naoki's little bro, is super adorable, especially when he's in his disguise! Mrs. Irie certainly has very cute sons!



More of Yuki Furukawa's flawless English!! Asian dramas are really just so much better when they avoid any awkwardness caused by the Engrish of a character that is supposed to be fluent in English.



That poor waiter, he probably went home to cry after his shift.



I wish I could get info like Mrs. Irie when it comes to Korean and Japanese celebrities lol! But it's border lining between funny and just plain creepy how much she meddles...



Kotoko looks like a zombie during her short depression. Poor her! She actually kinda looks like I did during my finals last session, although she does look a bit better I gotta say. And not to be mean, but I burst out laughing when she fell backwards.



Kotoko has awesome friends, even though they aren't accurate to the anime. So fierce! & I love Jinko’s fashion!



Please give us more Kin-chan! He fades into the background for some episodes then comes back, then fades away again, which is how his character has usually been, but I want to see more of him in this drama, he's just such a sweet character.



I saw that smile when the girl said that Kotoko looked dumb and like an idiot, Naoki! He also called her by her name again in this episode, seemed constantly preoccupied about her, and glanced at her at the end! I really like that he is showing more expressions in this version, it's very refreshing, and makes me actually like his character much more than I did in the anime. Keep it up Naoki, you can't keep hide those feelings for long!



Although Kotoko’s strange expressions are very amusing and well done, her acting is getting even stranger and stranger and more over-exaggerated, that I kinda find it a bit too much sometimes.



That preview for the next episode! :O Can’t wait!

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Cruel City Episode 10
16 people found this review helpful
Jun 27, 2013

Outstanding. Out of the box.

What. Why. Where. How. How can I write reviews when they do no justice to the show. You can expand in so many ways. So many emotions attached.



Episode 9 was the heat of show but clearly that was the tease when episode 10 was the real fire.



I got pretty bitter when the flashbacks of Soo Min feelings for the cop came out. Why. Don't do this to us. He's headed towards the reporter. Stick to the synopsis. Falls for the drug lord.



Lee Jin Sook who is your "lover?" She has three men in her life. Safari directed our attention towards does Lee Jin Sook have feelings for Doc Son? I won't be surprised if she does but the question is what kind of affection and love does she have towards him?



Doc/Soo: Where do I start honestly. Their speed is so breathtaking. One minute it's this and one minute that. I'm surprised how fast Doc Son has been effected by Soo Min. Out of his character. Dude, you shouldnt have left the tip. Facepalm.



Zoo: I like how it represents that this is Soo Min new start. In this new start a trust has been formed with between Doc Son and Soo Min. He may have not given his heart earlier but giving his trust is equal to love and loyalty in his world.



Doc did you really fall for that easily? What is it about her that you let your guard down. I hope they show us how this attraction evolved especially in his point of view. Not sure about Soo Min she needs to let go of her past affections.



Safari: This can go either way. I want to believe he's bluffing, but with this show anything is possible.

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Secret Episode 10
16 people found this review helpful
Oct 25, 2013

DEAD END! :)

DEAD END for do hoon!!!:) that's all I have to say!! it's time to PAAAAAAAAAAARTY!!!
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Oct 4, 2012

Incredible

This episode was full of suspense. I loved that things stopped dragging. Everything(or almost everything) that needed to be discovered by everyone, was discovered. I do feel really bad for Seo Eun Gi, because even if she knows that he's just using her, she still loves her, and wants him to feel the same. I hate, like seriously hate Jae Hee, she's the most evil b... ever! And every time Maru does something to protect her, I feel like throwing my laptop against a wall. The preview looks awesome, can't wait to tomorrow!!
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