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they took this junk step by fucking step

I am averaging out the episodes right now, and then I will talk about this low-key disappointing show. Okay, that took forever. The average for this was 8.375 stars out of 10 stars, and I rounded it down to 8 stars out of 10 stars because fuck this show. I feel like I invested too much time and energy into this show for the ending to be that damn ass. There are so many unanswered questions. I hate it. Okay, I am going to try to talk about the good and the bad of this dumpster fire show.

I started this on April 19th, and it is August 17th at 2:09 am. Damn. So I was talking about how the show wasn't off to a bad start. I had no idea anyone's names; it was a fresh start to a new show. I was describing what Jeng and Pat looked like and making my predictions. The dictator and the baby were both good ways to describe Jeng because of his control issues and the way he dealt with everything. I said that Pat had juicy lips, and I was saying that he fell for Jeng fast, but boy was I wrong. And the camera angles were making me sea sick.

I said that the workplace harassment really topped off the second episode because of the way it was handled. And I was trying to get behind all the weird things Pat was doing, and they were pretty warranted at the beginning. There was a drunk scene, which was one of many. And I was saying how I was really hyped for the show to be all the way out.

Mr. Jeng is a serious overthinker, and he inherited his father's control issues, as did his brother. I was still really excited and just enjoying it; there is definitely some alcholism and addiction in this, but that's fine, I guess, because it doesn't matter if the show doesn't focus on it. Yeah, not a whole lot was happening, and that's basically the whole show.

We meet Chot, and I love him so much. His character is funny and just has an overall good presence in the show. And him being in a relationship with was the best and only good loop this show had. It was just really cute. It was an easy watch, and the shit they were sending in the group chat gave me some crazy second-hand embarrassment; it was bad.

Two people got proposed to in one episode. I make a backhanded comment towards Jen about how he should break up with his current boyfriend, who gave off a very bad vibe before he started kissing CEO's sons. I was hating on the love triangle, and rightfully so. I think in the description, all three of them were still mains, so I was just hoping that Pat would fall for Jeng and not some old flame who is an idol now for some weird reason.

I was once again hating on the love triangle for playing with my feelings. Pat was such a cry baby in this, and shit was getting on everybody's nerves, including mine. You can work shit out with out crying dawg; you are a full-ass adult. I think he was 24 during these episodes, like, what? I understand if you are under the age of 18 and still in school, but he's literally making money, has a job, and is still having full-blown temper tantrums because stuff is not going right. That's not very proactive of him. This show isn't very proactive, actually.

Pat continues to collect these men like Pokemon cards. I kept talking about Pat's lips because they are beautiful, and fuck that love triangle version like 8 at this point. This was getting on my nerves so much. The whole show was at this point.

Then we had the slow dancing scene, which saved this series (by the episode rating) from being an actual 6. It was a sensational and, overall, really great scene. I was pretty surprised that Jeng was gay, actually. I thought that it was going to be aI am only gay for you type of thing. That made me start to feel better, but then I remembered that literally nothing had happened up until this point, and it had been eight episodes.

Giving birth was so unnecessary, but I got so into it that my heart was racing like I was helping deliver that damn baby. They hadn't even kissed yet, and Jaab and Jeng have some generational control problems and generational non rizz.

The world messed these two up, bro. My prediction was right on June 30th about Toh being behind it. "Bro wants to watch the world burn with his meet the Robinson-looking ass." I ate that one up. But nah, I would have finished this so much earlier, but I knew episode 11 was going to be bad, so I decided against it.

Until today. Them in the infamous episode 11 were so gilded lilies by the cult or the other way around. the haven't given enough song. Jeng ruined them. I was having a hard time trying to remember what had happened and who everyone was, but we got through it. Pat's haircuts midway through some scenes were funny. And his lips are beautiful.

I was pissed about that ending. They were barely together for like an hour on screen for the whole long ass show. Everyone was getting on my nerves at the end. Oh god. I was confused because of the time skips, and Pat put in his two weeks like four times, longer than he had probably been working there. Nah, I am so glad I am done with this. I was very disappointed. This show had so much wasted potential. I wouldn't recommend this because it's a waste of time and energy for a couple to barely be together for an hour on screen. That's it. It's now 2:33 a.m. Okay bye!

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The characters were super relatable

Let’s be honest, the plot was not anything new or exciting, but I think the execution was done well! The plot was given time to develop, the friendships had time to form, and love had time to blossom. It’s definitely a slow-burn with a sprinkle of love triangle, maybe even a love square. The cinematography was beautiful, the locations were very picturesque. The music, the lightning, the camera angles… Korean series have definitely mastered that.

Noh Shin Woo & Woo Tae Kyung – the two are a hot mess. I think they are both so relatable. Tae Kyung is an introvert, does not have any friends, and doesn’t do well in social situations. He does often come across as cold and closed off, but I think it was often just his nerves and not knowing how to act in given situations. Shin Woo has a crush, and he does not know how to handle it. He has been hurt in the past, so he built walls to protect himself. He is awkward and comes across as rude, but in reality, he simply doesn’t know how to act around his crush. I really like how they take things slow, going from enemies to friends and only then to lovers. It is not rushed. This is a first love, first relationship for both after all.

Shin Da On – he is an over achiever and a people pleaser. He is friendly, approachable, always smiling and hiding his true feelings. I think his struggle to maintain his status, the idea of him that others have, has been done nicely, especially in the latter episodes. It really showed the painful reality of trying to achieve the expectations of others. Da On trying to be good and helpful to everyone did contribute to certain people feeling like he was leading them on, like they meant more to him. And I really appreciate how that was pointed out.

I do think that Shin Woo and Tae Kyung were not given enough time as a couple. I really wished everything would have been resolved sooner and we would get to see them being all cute and lovely for a bit longer. I also think certain people were forgiven too easily. What that person did is horrible, especially considering the society and the school environment. Another thing that bothered me is how it was implied that we can decide who we will like. That’s not how it works. Just because someone is being nice to you or has feelings for you, you can’t just say “I am going to like that person too” and be done with it. I found that very strange and not really making any sense.

I think it was good that they addressed and showed negative aspects of being gay in all boys’ school. It is definitely not all sunshine and rainbows and people are not nearly as accepting as we would all like them to. So I think it’s important that such things get addressed from both the positive and negative side.

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I couldn't get past the student/teacher relationship

This show was totally played for laughs, thankfully, but still... why couldn't they have made her just a few years older than him, but still in school? The low rating by me is pretty much due to this, it was uncomfortable for me to watch. That said, you should try it if...

1) You want somewhat over the top humor.
2) Don't mind overacting (purposeful in this case, I think)
3) Like the "fated to be" trope
4) You are in the mood for something light to watch, without angst
5) You don't like 2FL storyline. There is one, but it is resolved really well
6) You like to watch shows about friendships and the importance of friendships
7)You like some fantasy in your shows. I mean, she thinks she's in love with a manga character!
8) You like a cute ending.

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The Story line!

I didn't expect this drama will be this fun!
i laughed every episode and i swear its have the best ending that make you can't wait for next Monday and Tuesday!
highly recommended you this drama if you need something fresh and funny!!
ohhh andd it has mystery story too, so it complite story from funny, romance, mystery. The chemistry between female and male lead is amazing!! I love them onscreen and offscreen ^^
Hwang minhyun and kim so hyun chemistry is not joke guys! you will have a butterfly in your stomach xixixiix i will rooting for them! hwaiting my lovely liar team!!!

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Low Beginning Expectations, But No Regrets.

(Spoiler free review)
I watched this after watching a clip on Youtube, but didn't expect to enjoy it. Was it the best Korean BL I have seen? No, but its definitely a must watch. 2023 has been a great year for Korean BL's, from acting to the amount of screentime, this is another addition to its improvement.

Here are my personal Pros and Cons:

Pros-
1. Acting. SMC had some of the best acting I've seen. It felt so natural and comfortable, making it feel like I was watching a reality show.
2. The couple. Goes along with the first one, but they did really well at showing the friendship and relationship aspects. Usually in drama's, its like they act normal with each other at first, but as soon as they start dating and it gets super cringe. But I didn't feel that at all!
3. The friends-to-lovers trope. About 95% of BL's seem to be enemies-to-lovers, so SMC was refreshing.
4. The music. They played one song multiple times, but I didn't get tired of it.

Cons-
1. It started to lose my attention at episode 7. I have a hard time concentrating on dramas, so its probably just me.
2. The lack of conflicts. Personal taste, but I like dark and heavy elements of shows, so chill ones aren't really chill for me. If you like that kind of stuff, definitely watch it.
3. The first real "kiss." What the hell was that? I swear Korean BL actors cannot kiss for the life of them. Like I get why, but at least try to put effort it it! Wasn't as bad as cough*Color Rush*cough though, which should be considered a flex.

Thanks for reading!

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Another sweet story from Dilireba & Gong Jun... Very interesting for Gong Jun to get like reverse role from his character in Word of Honor, where WoH he's so flirty & here he more the shy one & Dilileba is the flirty one..

OK. Just like every drama this drama also have good & bad point. Let's talk about them. Oh BTW the bad point gonna write some big spoiler, so if you don't want to read just skip it then. But as usual I gonna write the safe review first.

The good part:
+ The chemistry between Gong Jun & Dilireba, I really like it. The flirty Dilireba match with shy Gong Jun is so good....
+ Good story that don't really bored you. Haha... There's always something happen when you think it's peaceful time already.
+ An Le & Han Ye really meant to be together. Hihi...

The not so good part:
- Everything just too pretty in the end. I don't know how to describe it, not that I don't like it too actually. Just too pretty...
- The stupid Luo Ming Xi (MX). Oh how poor of him. But that's the tragedy he bring himself.

Overall this quite good story to watch







The Spoiler part:
- I think the ending kinda rush in a way. There're 2 point in this actually:
* How easy to capture Leng Bei (LB). Oh how in the end he kinda just give up & surrender to An Le & MX. Not even try to resist & fight till the end kinda thing. That in my opinion more fit with the character of LB himself.
* How unimportant the death of MX. I know he died cause of his long time illness & something predictable. But after the weeping death of MX by An Le earlier, I kinda want to see something special about his actual dead Like at least give him proper burial or mourning scene...
- I don't know to put this into bad or good. They're just too clever. Haha... Like how to help An Le escape & how to rescue Wen Shuo. When both MX & Han Ye just still teenage boy himself is something extraordinary I think

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heartfelt show

one of the better firefighting shows i have seen. love love both leads with great acting. i thought it would be weird or less chemistry between them since the show portrayed their relationship with a significant age gap, but it actually turns out ok.
i enjoyed JSC character development when he is at work and also when is in love. i can tell he is really passionate about his job and also a very honest & humble guy. XL is a good combination with a guy like JSC and the chase was although cliche but fluffy and cute. i can recommend this if u are into non toxic, cute romance with a good mix of firefighting elements kinda drama!

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good firefighting scenes, anything else is meh

i watched this after A Date With the Future which was also another firefighting show as both are aired around the same period. i must say I have really high hopes for this as compared to the latter because of Yang Yang. but after watching this, it's really hard not to say that even the cast cant carry a bad plot/ character.

right from the start, i didn't liked song yan. his character was not likeable not even in his own team. the only thing that made him better was his bromance with suo jun (my fav character played by zhang bin bin but too bad he was just a small role - his story was very much more interesting than ML). although there are a few questionable scenes that made me doubt song yan as a best friend. for more than half the show, i barely seen song yan express any form of emotions, it is as though he is at the top of the world. him as a firefighter leader, hmmm very strict with the people, there's always scenes of him doing some stunts to which everyone else cannot do btr. him as a lover? almost bland. female lead was fiercely chasing male lead and confessing her love but doesnt really apologise & explain for what her/her family have done? i dont really feel any sadness/pity between their love story. ML was showing her a black face half the time/ if not rude and i lost track of when he started to realise he still likes FL(?). wang chu ran is ok as an actress but doesn't really bring out her role as a doctor. hardly any chemistry as pace of the show is quite strange.

plus point for this show would be the firefighting scenes are quite well done.. i would skip the romance. nothing too in depth on song yan's character development with other people too. it's a barely pass show for me.

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Indescribable feeling

Credits to the producer and team for coming up with a new concept to the kvariety shows.

While we do have zombie episodes once in a while in the current suite of kvariety (running man, the zone s1 and s2, great escape etc), it’s new to see a variety program dedicating an entire 8 episodes on escaping zombies.

The scale of the program is HUGE: ranging from the amount of zombies “hired”, the guest actors that appeared in some of the episodes, the venue where the variety was filmed, the effects, the cast etc shows how much effort was put into this.

I finished the 8 episodes but I still cannot tell if I like the show or not.

The show is not scripted so you get to see the cast at their very “raw” selves. It was good to see how the cast adapts to such extreme circumstances (escape or get bitten).

However, it was really hard to be fully immersed into the show because logically it’s hard to make sense. It’s either kill or be killed situations, but because the zombies are after all cast themselves, the only method to escaping zombies became nothing but bodychecking them (they tried to have some weapons at the later part of the show but…)

The satisfaction that one may get from killing zombies that you see in dramas such as Kingdom, walking dead are all non-existent in the show.

In fact, this could be the mildest zombie show I ever watched. And there are some instances where even the cast cracked up during filming because the entire situation is just so bizarre.

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But what came as a surprise to me, was that despite the fact I was struggling to be immersed into the show, I was able to finish all 8 episodes because I became so intrigued on the outcome.

At some point I am watching to see how the ending would be, like: will Dex and Siyoung be able to survive this? Will there be more variating factors etc?

To me, zombieverse became less of a variety show that I enjoyed, but more like a problem that I want to know what’s the outcome going to be like.

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This program is really an acquired taste. Either you like it or you don’t.
I personally don’t really liked it, but would I watch season2 if it’s out? Likely yes.

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could have done much better

When I first heard that this webtoon is going to be made into a drama i was overjoyed.....
See you in my 19th life was a webtoon with a unique and amazing storyline and the plot was unpredictable
The drama didn't do justice to the original story
I was really excited that this was gonna be a shin se kyung drama cuz she's one of my all time favorites but unfortunately her potential was not explored fully
This drama could have definitely gone till a 9 but the poor production and execution just couldn't cut it for me
Also the osts or background music choices are soo bad....such small things are what set the mood
They did stray away a bit from the original storyline of the webtoon but it wasn't all bad
Also this was supposed to be a romantic drama but the romance was just not emphasized enough and at times you would feel like it has nothing to do with the romance part
Overall this was a drama with an amazing cast and could have done soo much better
The only reason for anyone to watch it would be the actors or the original webtoon but definitely not what they have made the drama to be.
The only plus points here are that this is a short 12 episode drama and that it would promote webtoon and the original see you in my 19th life,

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Lindo pero innecesariamente largo..

Un drama simple y bonito.
Mmm, los primeros 12 episodios la verdad se sienten un poco lentos, no creo necesario 12 episodios para enseñarnos la relación de los protagonistas, con unos 6 era suficiente.

Creo que con 16 episodios hubieran contado la misma historia sin alargar mucho situaciones que no aportan a la trama.

Me encantó la química de los protas, hicieron un muy excelente trabajo.

Los personajes secundarios nada especiales, a parte de los papás y la mejor amiga de Xiao Tu, los demás no tienen tanto peso en la historia.

Algo que me encanta últimamente es cuando rompen la cuarta pared, muy gracioso!

En general, un drama fácil de ver, si tienes tiempo, prácticamente en una tarde te ves la mitad, ya que los episodios no duran ni 40 minutos!

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A mix of penthouse and sky castle

The drama is a mixture of a lot of things....while this may be a good thing when executed well but here it wasn't.
They just tried to include everything from elementary schools and female jealousies to secret kids and brothels. Honestly I feel like they just tried to put in too much in one place.....also there were quite a few ends that were not tied properly and like if you've stretched the damn drama till 16 episodes might as well give a better happier ending.....
It did give off sky castle and penthouse to me with the writing and execution but maybe it's just me...
Overall I would say it was good enough for a one time watch...they could have made it better and shorter had they reduced a couple elements.....
Nevertheless a good one time watch

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a miniseries that surprised me!!

Well i just finished it, For me, the last episode was disappointing. I felt that many things were missing and that it was a bit rushed (that's why I never like to finish watching a series, especially the last episodes), and since it's a miniseries, some things were a bit fast (in almost all episodes) But the visuals were the best, all the characters were very cute, and they acted very well, I really liked Mind's character since I had never seen a girl who does boxing, (clearly I'm talking about BL) who knows how to defend herself , she doesn't let people intimidate her easily and she's like more responsible and mature, her personality is just perfect, in terms of the story, not bad, but I didn't like it very much either. and lastly to be honest I thought it would be worse, but it really exceeded my expectations (except at the end), so I say you should give it a chance, if you don't like it you can always stop watching it :)

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