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potencial desperdiçado

Nota: 4/10

Foi definitivamente um BL legal e que tinha um potencial enorme. No início, a história parecia ser bem mais complexa, mas em torno dos episódios, na verdade, foi mais simplória do que eu imaginava. Tão simplória que virou uma simples fanfic do Wattpad (coisa típica de alguns BLs), daquelas que você lê em pouco tempo, percebe inúmeros defeitos, mas é imemorável demais para ter uma crítica.

A fotografia ficou muito boa, e as cenas de ação continuam no mesmo estilo tailandês de sempre (interprete como quiser). O protagonista (guy) teve um desenvolvimento muito bom em questões como socialização, mas pecou muito na dependência. O que antes era para seu melhor amigo, agora ficou para o seu namorado. Suportá-lo por algumas horas nos episódios finais ficou difícil. Além disso, ele também atrapalhou muito no episódio final, sabendo que o seu namorado é um EX-GANGSTER e você > ACEITOU < isso, obviamente ele vai ter SEMPRE uma história para resolver, até porque ele tem uma dívida eterna para com seu ex-chefe que estava correndo risco de vida, por que diabos você tentaria impedir/se intrometer nisso? Fala sério, você não sabe lutar.

O ator que fez o Kenji (vilão) merece mais créditos porque sua atuação foi a melhor dentre todos ali. O grupo de amigos virtuais foi uma coisa incrível de ser representada, ainda mais incrível quando esse grupo funcionou na vida real, achei lindo isso. Também foi surpreendente quando a Phai se revelou ser policial, eu de fato nunca imaginaria.

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if this ended at just 3 episodes

I like the end of episode 3 where she release that how long he been liking her she has been blind to all that
her regret for not noticing are well express just by the eyes of Han So Hee and her expression in ep 3
10/10 for there acting both o them work real good on expression and how they express all those feelings without words
her own realization , her regret for being oblivious to his feeling, he sadness about find it 8 year late...

10/10 for First 3 episodes and -1.5 for last fourth episodes
-1.5 for ending flat like that. he just accepted her and it ended. it just give unsatisfied vibe
he should have moved on from her in ep 4 and founded a real Jennifer......

(( it was about one sided love but Jennifer was Park bo Young
ML was even crying seeing park bo young on tv ))



Ep 4, she date fair share of men before even realizing his feeling
how much he resist seeing her dating other man front of him but she can't be even let him date a single girl before her ?
i find this unfair
she said there friendship is more important until she fall in love with him and now she doesn't care if they ever break up and can never go back to be Friends again.
its not love from her side its her selfish desire while he resist 8 years because he truly valued there friendship
In end i found her HYPOCRATIC, he confession without any thought was selfish and his accepting her was also. like what is point of all 3 last episodes about Friendship now they don't value that friendship at all ?

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Should have gievn a better watch if a child was killed stupidly!

I should be patting my back for my patience to complete this movie. That was such a stupid way to kill the child to motion the story. This movie will make arise lots of questions in your mind while you watch it, too many scenarios, rather say ridiculous scenarios which you'll not be able to understand like how did it happen.

First of all, a almost 7 years old boy can't drown in a buthtab which is less than knee height of an adult, nor he can get such degree of concussion from slipping and hitting his head (story implies that) that will make him unconscious.

Secondly, the deaf Korean ex-husband has a Korean passport as well as knows only Korean sign language, which implies he was brought up in Korea, he also knows to write Japanese which means he can read too, which means he understands Japanese language. And how did he learn that without knowing Japanese sign language!?????? Too many contradictory and far-fetched variables. Calm down writer!!

Thirdly, the ex-husband has a 20+ (exact age uncertain) years old son with his first wife who is getting married, the second wife (Japanese) didn't know about it, though she married and had a child with him (could make another movie about how they met, fell in love etc lol, it will be a age gap romance and most probably more interesting than this one).

I had many other things to say about the present husband, his ex-gf who works with him (he cheated on her with his present wife). His wife also works with him in the same field, they met while working most probably, so he was two timing, perfect.

Ratings - 4/10 (watch only if you have 2 hrs to kill)

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Sorry I tried....

This drama just not for me....

Story found boring.... Not original.... Not a fantastic storyline....

Zhao Lusi, look she has been in better dramas with much stronger presence.... This for me personally not one of her best roles.... Acting is okay but just a step down....

Wang Anyu really bad.... Childish role.... So much better with Gina Jin in 'Falling Into You'.... That drama felt very good performance by him....

I seen many people are enjoying the drama so if you are one who is enjoying please continue to watch and enjoy.... Just wasn't for me. Still fan of both Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu as I have seen them before in many great dramas, I tried however can't force myself with this drama anymore....

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Completely packed, engaging , and sinks down right into your bones

Guys , this one did have great achievement CAUSE IT GOT MY FIRST REVIEW. Eventhough i havent completed it yet anyone can say it gonna slay even more in the second half. I loved it everything , everyone the only thing i hate is it should have release all 8 episodes, i am gonna enter this new year with anxiety disorder. And just neglect these down voters the rating will surely go up.

Now, onto the story Mannn...the concept is already a banger and the best thing is keeping some of those 12 lives connected. if all those lives are independent it wouldn't be as interesting as this. Now due to this remaining dramas will never be the same again. I want more of these.

and its good that this is taken as a mini series, cause its completely packed without any drag and keeping us hooked.will update it on Jan 5th night but sure the rating will be same just will add some more praises.

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what a ride

bene, la recensione sappiate che è in italiano perché devo convincere più compatrioti a vederla. come in quasi tutte le rescensioni che faccio ci sono spoiler però visto che la mia è anche una recensione per convincervi a vedere questo gioco grandioso metterò un separé e dirò dove inizia e dove finisce lo spoiler, così da poter dare delle info di base sulla serie a chi volesse approcciarsi. allora partiamo col dire che l’unico altro survival che avevo visto era Physical 100 (e devo ammettere che anche quello mi era piaciuto) e ovviamente i due prodotti sono molto differenti: nel primo l’intelligenza era comunque vincolata (in parte do in toto) alla forma fisica (infatti quello che ha vinto ha saputo usarle entrambe e no non farò anche spoiler di quello), mentre qui sono tutti giochi mentali, alleanze e betrayal, insomma un mind game vero e proprio. anche se non è ancora arrivato il momento dello spoiler vi dico che sono contentissima di chi ha vinto (che era esattamente quello che tifavo dal primo gioco) e sono molto contenta di come abbia giocato le sue partite a differenza del suo massimo sfidante (ovviamente tutti i nomi li rivelo nella parte spoiler) che invece ha preferito una strategia più subdola da un lato o da messia dall’altra. passiamo un secondo alle quattro categorie: per storia intendo i giochi e mi sono piaciuti molto, mi è piaciuto come abbiano riadattato alcuni giochi come monopoli o mafia per rendere il tutto più interessante e frizzantino; anche la side quest, quella segreta mi è piaciuta molto: ovviamente (visto chi tifavo) mi ha lasciato un gusto dolce amaro, ma sono fermamente convinta che anche quella perseveranza sia stata un esempio di intelligenza e di scaltrezza, alla fine poteva andare in due modi quella side quest e per uno alla fine è andata molto bene. poi acting, mi sono piaciuti i protagonisti e tutti, quindi diamolo un bel dieci agli attori. la musica mi ha un sacco intrippato quindi dieci pure a lei. ora ci tengo a sottolineare che c’è una ragione al 10 di rewatch value nonostante una volta visto si sappia già il vincitore: una delle pecche che ho trovato è che è stato complicatissimo capire le spiegazioni dei giochi (forse anche per il fatto che lo ho visto in lingua con i sottotitoli in inglese) quindi non le ascoltavo e capivo come funzionavano dalle partite, solo che così facendo rendeva le prime fasi dei giochi più un modo per me per capire il gioco che non per osservare cosa stava succedendo, quindi a posteriori dico: o seguite bene le spiegazioni dei giochi o vedetevelo due volte.
bene ora da qui comincia la parte spoiler, non voglio nessuno che si lamenti che gli ho spoilerato il vincitore il suo avversario o cosa succede con le eliminazioni:
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allora sono estremamente contenta che Ha Seok Jin abbia vinto in quanto tifavo per lui e mi è sembrato quello più sul pezzo: si era fatto la sua alleanza e ne è rimasto fedele, senza però perdersi come singolo. cosa che invece mi è parso essere successa a ORBIT: primo la strategia del salvo i più deboli mi ha sempre un po’ puzzato, nel senso, o sei il messia oppure volevi trovarti con persone non al tuo stesso livello in finale, che è un’onesta strategia anche questa, solo mi è parso un po’ meh come cosa. un’altra ragione per cui ho apprezzato il vincitore è perché ha spesso fatto notare ad orbit la fallacità della sua strategia e perché nel momento in cui i suoi sono stati eliminati “he called the bullshit” dell’altra alleanza. insomma, avrei preferito vedere altre persone ai quarti, però alla fine in finale ci è arrivato chi se lo meritava (anche se, se fosse stata una finale al femminile avrei amato Dong Jo vs Shi Won, e si non vi preoccupare che parlerò anche di quell’elephant nella room o per essere precisi, nella cell) e la finale è stata un mind game grandioso, sopratutto le tre partite a Mulino, pura classe da entrambi i lati. però, ahimè, bisogna dare a Cesare ciò che è di cesare, Seok Jin ha fatto un percorso magistrale. nei primi giochi sempre fra i primi e poi tutto d’un tratto ecco che finisce in prigione con la sua unica vera alleata dopo una partita di pseudo go dove ha letteralmente giocato per fare il minimo indispensabile per restare nel gioco. e poi è stato quello, assieme a Shi Won, che ha scoperto il segreto dei pieces e che ha trovato il codice e che ha sconfitto la side quest per poi farsi sette ore di semifinale al tavolo del poker e vincere… con probabilmente le peggio 4 ore di sonno della sua vita, quindi chapò al vincitore. tutto per cantare le valore gesta del nostro vincitore. ora parliamo dell’elephant in the room (cell): Seok Jin e Shi Won. primo, abbiamo (io compresa rispetto in quello che diciamo del marito dell’attrice) secondo diciamo una premessa: ho bisogno di vederli recitare assieme come coppia in un drama e terzo, il vero elefante: allora credo che fuori fossero molto amici già di base e quindi immagino che parte della confidenza che si vede fra loro sia data da quello (anche se in generale in tutto quel gruppo c’era un bella confidenza), però non posso non ignorare il segno cardine che non sono l’unica che ha notato una chimica sorprendente fra i due e in maniera giocosa ho anche detto che “in quella cella si sta girando una puntata di Single’s Inferno”, perché l’atmosfera, il regalo e l’editing non aiutavano a non pensarci. poi ripeto li vedrei benissimo in un drama a fare quella grey couple che nessuno sa quali saranno le loro mosse.

bene concludo con i miei tre momenti preferiti della serie: al terzo posto la finale e per essere precisi la terza partita di mulino. al secondo posto la magistrale prova di memoria di Dong Jo. e al primo posto ahimè, tutta la quinta giornata (quindi gli episodi 8 - 9 - 10) dal punto di vista di Seok Jin.

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More than a bit dated, but this Halyu 1.0 provides great insight into the current state of kdramas

I watched this based on a recommendation from an Instagrammer, but it wasn't showing on any of my regular streaming services. I finally found it on a sketchy site (that will remain unnamed) that forces popups at you with nearly every click anywhere on the screen. (The popups ranged from benign looking Walmart ads to a variety of porn sites.) The production of this drama is extremely dated, featuring very artsy harsh lighting, deep shadows, odd tracking shots, heavy use of fish-eye lens, and all sorts of wacky (straight out of film school) camera angles. The brooding ML has a terrible reverse mullet haircut (party in front, business in back), which I think must have been a 90s/early 00s asian thing. And in a weird twist, the FL actress, Choi Jin Shil, plays two different characters: the love interests of both MLs. (There is a minor plot point that spins on the physical similarities of the two characters.) All sorts of OG tropes in this Halyu 1.0 drama. Rich boy/poor girl, orphans, plucky girl makes good, mean parents, comically mean bullying step mom & step sister, piggy back rides, wrist grabs, and opened-eyed kisses. Taken in context, you can get an inkling of where kdramas are headed, but lovers of modern fare will be left underwhelmed.

One of the things I like about watching these old dramas is the "where are they now" factor. And while Choi Jin Shill sadly passed away too young, two other actors in the drama have appeared in mainstream dramas in 2023. ML Ahn Jae Wook, plays the father of Choi Soo Young and the "new" boyfriend of her mom in Not Others, and the FL's best friend Jeon Do Yeon plays the love interest Jung Kyung Ho (Choi Soo Young's boyfriend of 10 years IRL) in Crash Course in Romance.

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she fell first but he fell harder

This is the reason I love chinese dramas
These type of romance dramas with slow burn cute and healthy relationships are just so soothing and healing..... like this could be something you watch multiple times and never get bored, something that's just running in your background but still prominent, something that you will watch again and again jus cuz why not, something to watch when the day's been hard and all u want is to smile...
Coming to the story.... it's nothing extraordinary but it's beautiful and true.... it doesn't have a thick plot but amazing script and direction.....it won't keep you on the edge of ur seat but has something to keep you smiling throughout and being unable to stop.
The chemistry between our leads is obviously amazing and theyre both soo pretty and i especially love how rosy can go from a cute little student to a mature lady by just changing her facial expressions like that's just wow
This drama here tells the story about the first love all little girls have and the beauty of it and maybe it will all work out in the end
would totally recommend this to anyone and just keep coming back here
big thanks to all the cast and crew!!!

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When death is NOT the end but THE BEGINNING.

"What have i done to DESERVE this? What is my SIN?"
"You went looking for DEATH even before DEATH came looking for you."

PLOT/STORY LINE
It's the story of a young man who's greatest sin was to go looking for death before it even ever came looking for him.[commits suicide]
Death angry at his audacity and insulted by his flippant attitude towards dying, comes to punish him with her game and mindfuckery: He is to be reincarnated into bodies of 12 people 12 times just to ultimately die, he must experience death over and over again through 12 other lives. But the only way to change is if he can find a way to survive the imminent death coming for these lives, he gets to live out their lifetime in the same body.
The ML is not A PERFECT HUMAN, no he is just as selfish, greedy, stupid, overconfident. And he is also sensitive, emotional and sentimental. He has faults and i think thats makes the story even more better.

The DRAMA has everything. It has THRILLER, ROMANCE, COMEDY, very DARK HUMOUR[surprisingly], ACTION SCENES.

CAST/ACTING
Holy shit, can i say this cast is like INSANE. Like it screams A MILLION BUCKS and has HIGH BUDGET written all over it in bold. Dare i say this might be the most iconic cast in a decade, like imagine all the famous and amazing K-actors of recent time all coming together to create a big bang with this.
And not only the cast is giving the VISUALS but that acting is a slay. The way each actor portrays the character and story is just chef's kiss.

The way you see the protagonist goes through thousand different feeling during the whole trail makes you feel like you are living the character.
The feeling of hopelessness, sadness, betrayal, pain, anger, frustration is so potent in the series that you feel it in your bones.
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY, THE VISUALS, THE OST, THE BGM, THE PLOT LINE, THE ACTION SCENES.
Everything seems like perfection.

Like i have nothing more to say other than that NOT WATCHING this is a loss. It is damn near the best kdrama i have potentially seen this year.

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Piano Teacher, Good Wife, Trash Husband and Mistress

I watched this because the episodes are short and sometimes I like to watch dramas that get to the point. This one had many points. :")

Let me try to describe the plot: Wife and Trash Husband are married, he wants her to sleep with some creepy dude so creepy dude would invest in his company. She doesn't want that so he works with Piano Teacher to make it look like she's cheating on him and get divorce because he has a Mistress. Plot twist Mistress and Piano Teacher work together, plot twist Piano Teacher wants revenge, plot twist Piano Teacher now likes the Wife, plot twist Mistress now works against Piano Teacher... You get the point, it's like that till the end.

Honestly, it's entertaining. It's so bad it's good. The characters are fun. When you think that's the lowest they can go, they can go lower.

Wife:
- FL
- You think she is naive but she is not. She screwed them so nicely.
- She does have her stupid moments like going to see the Mistress alone but it's fine. She has more smart than stupid moments.
- I like how she didn't forgive the husband and she saw him for what he is, trash.
- When she told Mistress that she is now responsible for Trash Husband and his mother and they are her hell now, badass.
- If he treated me like that, what makes you think he will treat you differently? *Chefs kiss when she said that.

Trash Husband (let's just go though all the shitty stuff he did because he makes me so angry):
- Told his Wife to go and sleep with creepy dude so he would give him money.
- Set the Wife up that she is cheating so he could take the kid.
- Cheated on the Wife with the Mistress.
- Took the kid.
- Married said Mistress and called Wife to the wedding.
- Got into debt and pinned everything to Mistress.
- Beat up Mistress.
- Told Mistress to sleep with creepy guy so he could get money.
- Blackmailed Wife with their kid to sleep with creepy guy for money.
- He is also responsible for things in the past if what he did in the present isn't enough.
- I think I missed some stuff but every time he opens his mouth or even moves, he does something shitty.
- Ohhh, I remember the moment when he cemented himself as trash at the beginning. He said to his wife he can have ten years younger Mistress because he is the man and that will elevate his status but she can't have a younger guy because she is the mother of his child and that will ruin her image. He also said when the younger guy gets into his prime, he will leave her like he did. Wow, what trash.

Piano Teacher:
- ML
- Good? Bad? Anything is good next to Trash Husband, I will take it.
- He is first working with Trash Husband to make it like Wife is cheating.
- Later, we found out everything he did is for revenge.
- It's fine, even when he is working against Wife, he is helping her.
- He always saves her and he is cute.
- The funny thing is how he spawn's into scenes. Doors, what's that? There's a scene where he takes her home and then when Trash Husband opens the door, he is gone. How?????? The window????? I have no clue.
- Whenever Wife is in trouble, he appears out of thin air.
- He does leave out of the door so that's something.
- The angst with him and Wife was a nice spice to the story, I liked it.

Mistress:
- The definition of you reap what you sow.
- She married Trash Husband for money but ended up in debt.
- Obsessed with Piano Teacher when he doesn't even want to look her way.
- Asks for help from Wife but then betrays her instantly.
- Little less trashy than Trash Husband but just a little.

Overall, I recommended it if you want to watch something dramatic. Something where you will laugh even though it's not comedy.

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GREAT ACTING,A REALITY PRESENT, OVERALL GOOD

ACTING OF THEM IS REALLY NICE AND REALATABLE STORY AND THE ROMANCE IS REALLY EYE PLEASING and Nothing much to speak about in terms of plot. some where a predictable story, lack of plot twist or predictable somewhere. You can not say it is a slow burning romance as the romance started too much early. And after the episode 10 there are only problems and problems . somewhere I felt that the leap not required and she had a boyfriend in absence of him is totally absurd,unrequired and specially not good to watch when you only focus on two character ending is a bit of not satisfying they could show more reunited moment or they can show the marriage of them(unless they make a season 2 which is i guess not likely to happened).
GOSH! THAT Mom character is annoying till the end. I would love to see the interaction and reaction with the family but I thing this is a lot to brag about.
Another thing which is good that they enlighten is that the issue in the office which is the dark reality nowdays with woman.Here also they did not show the trial and the verdict also which would be really good to see so there is a somewhere a gaps is there in the story.

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Why is this drama not more loved??

I never write reviews but I just finished this drama for the second time and I loved (almost) every minute of it and the bits I hated were because of intentionally hateable characters. Re-watching and remembering the character progressions to come just made it even better! The characters are all complex, nuanced, and interesting. Everyone has their true self hidden by the appearance they carefully aim for, except for our FL Ningzhi who has no mask. She is all sincerity, compassion, and kindness, but she ends up in a place full of façade, ruthlessness, and hunger for power - the royal palace. She's honestly stupidly selfless at times but it's her complete lack of hidden motives and devotion to helping people that makes her the titular phoenix.

I think part of the low reviews are because people expect more conventional romance plots. The ML, Wei Guang, feels much older than and more "above" Ningzhi when they first meet but they grow together to become true partners as equals. There isn't much "romance" after the first few story arcs. Their relationship is loyal, committed, and full of a deep understanding of each other. Due to Ningzhi's consort status they spend most of the drama in a platonic relationship and eventually become part of a group with 2 others who share their loyalty and beliefs, and can I just say - squad goals! I love all the main characters (except the emperor he can choke). All the "good guys" are running around trying to save the country and its people from the incompetent fool in charge, which is a little too real... The main 4's friendship may be my favourite part, especially Ningzhi and the Empress. They all bring out the best in each other and fight for what they believe in together.

The only big issue I had was with the pacing. Years fly by without much explanation and no one visibly ages so it's hard to tell how much time has passed. Maybe it's due to budget or episode cuts, but there is also a lot of big events like battles happening off screen but since our main characters are usually separated for some reason or another, it doesn't feel like exposition dumping when we are caught up on off screen shenanigans since everyone is always getting reports on what the others are up to.

Overall I just really enjoyed this drama. The characters grow or regress so naturally, and feel like real people, even the bad ones except for maybe some of the explicit villains who we don't learn much by way of motivation. but I think they are meant to act as a plot device for the real villain which is power for the sake of power and seeking a good reputation for the sake of your ego. The show focusses on the dangers and responsibility of power, and the importance of true compassion and devotion to the common good. It also sees loving someone as support for what that person values and wants to do. And it focuses on more than just romantic love in this sense. It's also just really engrossing to watch for the story, acting, and costumes, and there are lots of varied fight choreographies to enjoy as well. Ningzhi and the Empress have some seriously beautiful outfits and accessories!

This is definitely a unique take on romantic/harem/political intrigue/historical dramas. The relationship is definitely more of silent longing and yearning. Think Mr Darcy eyes, but without explicit confessions because the emperor has just gotta marry everyone...

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