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romCOMEDY

if this was a comedy movie without the rom, i will gladly accept it as a masterpiece because it was funny as helll. but thenn the plot was meh, there were no characters development whatsoever, and i still don't understand why in the world they fell in love again. what were the moments that outweighed the bad memories? like...they showed how they met and how they date. that's it? mere physical attractions and 'love at first sight' thing are not big enough for me to outweigh the fact that they were NOT COMPATIBLE at ALL as a married couple.

plus, the fl character was sooo not it. i was sooo annoyed at how crazy she was. like all the bad or gross things that the ml did was reasonable (except for the cheating part ofc) and it was nothing compared to what the fl did. her personality boils me. and the ml's mother was also annoying as helll.

but the good part is the acting were phenomenal. kang haneul, jung so min and everyone in it really outdid themselves. i just didn't like how the characters were written. i liked how cool were the fl's mother in this, and how loving she was towards her daughters. i could feel her unconditional love as a mother. i also liked the bromance between ml and his friends. i found it very cute and funny haha. liked the comedy, i laughed way too hard watching this. and the cinematography experience were satisfying too. i like how the comedic editing works, the transition and the comedic pans. chef's kiss, kudos to the director. i would say this film is a very well directed comedy piece.

last but not least, i think this movie will be better if they divorced at the end. comically.

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masterpiece.

I binged this kdrama and it was so worth it. there were no boring episodes and they chose the perfect people for each role. many people have been dissatisfied with the ending, but personally, I actually liked the ending. It wasn‘t something I expected, but it isn‘t that bad like people say it is. I definitely want a season 2 and it has also been revealed that season 2 will be coming which I‘m very happy about because many things haven‘t been explained well and some things are still left open. imo best kdrama of 2023, I could literally rewatch it every day. love it so much

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???

Watched for Park Seo-Joon.. Storyline flowed well, no evil crazy rivals etc. Uhm Jung Hwa as his FL was unknown to me, they worked their professionalism well, and had good chemistry! Supporting cast also performed well in this mostly lighthearted rom/com. Would definitely recommend!!

Edit to fill required # of characters: would be nice to see a part 2 aka spinoff. After so many years… I suppose it wont happen. If anybody decides to create a remake, I highly doubt if anyone as balanced in handsome cuteness and acting performance skills as Park Seo-Joon can do a better job.

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PAINFUL

Absolutely terrible. This made me wanna poke my eyes out.
I was so excited to watch this. I was a fan of this couple in Cutie Pie and was hoping they would be SOMEWHAT similar to that in Middleman's Love. I really liked Jade in Bed Friend and I have no idea what happened to his character. He was the most annoying person on the planet and I hate to say that, because I like Yim very much. Tutor's character was nice as always, but I think this ship was ruined. I'm telling y'all, every minute of this was painful and cringy LOL I think I only watched till the end because I really love James. Everything about the show was poorly done. The script was terrible, the story didn't make sense, the side couple was very weak and I didn't like anyone but Uea. I like King but even he was annoying.

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AMAZING

DeeHup hasn't let me down yet. I don't even know how I got to know about this BL's existence, but I'm glad I did. I love these stories about romance between ghost and human, so I wanted to see what it was about. This show was proof that you don't need a great budget to make a good one. It's a horror series and the visual effects weren't perfect but they were totally watchable, unlike some shows from GMMTv or other companies with money. I really loved they story and chemistry. The actors were so good and cried majestically. I think almost all of the characters were well written and interesting (I say ALMOST because there was this one character who didn't add anything to the story and was there only to be a jealous noisy boyfriend and it got me mad). The ending was a bit questionable, but I still liked it. There was also this thing that I thought was a bit inconsistent, which is the fact the Phat's mom was barely home (too convenient). But those were things that I could easily ignore so I was able to get into the suspense and enjoy their beautiful romance.

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Simply Beautiful Drama!

Words are not enough to write here on the admiration that I have for this engaging drama which seems to traverse from its starting date of November 24, 2023 – and ends on January 6, 2024

- Male and female leads in perfect chemistry and in perfect harmony
- Supporting casts and crews doing their excellent roles
- Beautiful storyline

Lee Se-young and Bae In-hyuk are now one of my favorite Korean actress and actor respectively.

** This is My First Korean Drama in its Fantasy Genre!
Very impressive . . . I highly recommend this drama . .

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Such a great concept for a Korean dating show

I have watched Single's Inferno all 3 seasons, one season of Change Days, Love After Divorce and Nineteen To Twenty and this was the best Korean reality show that I have seen. I loved the way the hosts were so expressive and felt free to say and do anything as they watched. Kim Hee Chul was my favorite! He was so involved with the show that he was standing up, screaming and even hiding in some scenes. I felt like the hosts were experiencing exactly what I was, when I was stressed or happy for my favorites. Other than that I loved how the show focused on certain prejudices that people have and allowed the contestants to explore them and recognize them as they interacted with one another.

Only thing was that coming from a country more influenced by the west I felt like some of their secrets were not really serious enough to be on the show, but I also got to understand that in Korea people may view them more negatively than they would here. Also I felt like the show approached topics that were not exactly PG 13 but shied away from showing us the contestants in their more intimate moments. Now don't get me wrong, I didn't want to see any R- Rated scenes but some scenes between certain couples were just skipped as if nothing ever happened. And you're left wondering what they were doing during the rest of their dates. One 2 contestants on the show had a whole date that was not filmed! Its like the editors cherry picked out scenes from certain couples that they thought would be interesting and that is all they included. And yet I personally believe that the whole point of a dating reality show is to show even the dates where the couples obviously won't end up together.

Other than all that a great show! Can't wait for season 2! The whole concept of the show is a great one and you only really realize the change it brings to the contestants at the very end.

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This drama overall is quite moody and heavy, as expressed visually through the color. So I think that's why the tempo is rather slow. And the FL's character is thereby pessimistic and gloomy due to her past ghost. So that's why she met a ML who is like a bright sun. I like the ML's traits as he's childish in a way, but in a good way and knows what's he doing: trusting his people, not overly confident and reckless.
The racing topic is very interesting, exhilarating and yet with a dark mood. The drama is very captivating and charming in its own way. The storyline is written well. It's a bit slow to my liking but i don't really mind that.

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I like the ending. The ML completed his journey. At first all he wanted to be fast and furious to win. But afterward winning has a different meaning to him. He resolved his misunderstanding with his sister and acknowledged his responsibility to his family business and he found the way to the best of both worlds. Plus he has a GF/best engineer and all of his companions. Showing the last race is not necessary because it is not his last race. And technically it's not as exciting to show to the audience because Formular E (electric cars) is slower and his previous races.

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Cute but went a bit awol

This was pretty decent tbf. Very cute, good chemistry across the board, Yoon excelled in this annoying character role and his scenes were the funniest.

The first 7 episodes were probably heading for an 8/10 but then the typical Thai BL final few episode shenanigans kicked off and it got a bit silly. The plot was nice and chill, nothing too angsty or stressful and some nice bonding, until the end where it felt like the writers went oh crap we need to add some drama to drag this out, after which a kid randomly showed up for one episode and then disappeared again, the ex gf reappeared and created a misunderstanding that could’ve been solved with ten seconds of sensible discussion and at one point Tawan fled to a mountain.

I also felt like the cheating boyfriend plot could’ve been exposed and ended like 3 episodes earlier instead of being dragged out as an excuse to keep Tawan and Mork apart.

The kissing was also kinda awkward? Not full dead fish levels but there was minimal mouth movement and all three kisses were essentially just chaste little pecks that reminded me of a ten year old’s first kiss. It was kinda disappointing given their chemistry.

Also it was nice to see Ging in a role that wasn’t the jealous bitchy ex/female love interest.

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nope

I am not sure if it was a good idea to remake Hana Yori Dango into another live-action. Cliche plot and ridiculous storylines about bullying made this story hard to follow. Fortunately, the writers toned down the bullying in this version, but it did not improve the plot.

One of the major issues that plagues all of the live-action version of this drama is the fact that none of them show genuine romantic chemistry between the two main characters. There may be justification for it because the story is set in high school, so it can't be too mature. However, this version is set in college so the characters older. Yet, romantic interactions are still dry and uninteresting. The female lead acts like the male has the plague every time he comes near her. There is nothing to look forward to in their scenes together.

If there is another live-action remake of this manga, I hope the writers show real chemistry between the main couple or stay completely away. We don't need another live-action cringe with more of the same.

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