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Temptation of an Angel
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Oct 24, 2023
21 of 21 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5
Temptation of an Angel (2009) - who would watch a 2009 drama in 2020? Me! Aw, it is all because of Bae Soo Bin, eventually I start having interest in this drama is because of Graceful Friends. It's hard to watch an ongoing drama since I have to wait a week for new episodes to come out, that's why I started watching this so I could distract myself. This revenge drama is really good but way too unrealistic. So I just fooled myself and finished this in 2 days. I really am invested with the whole revenge theme and the main leads are good. I am in awe with their acting, they were so good. Lee So Hyun did good in portraying Ah Ran – she is so infuriating but at the same time I pity her, and as a viewer I’m quite conflicted I should support her or not. Base on my memory it’s my first-time seeing Jin Tae Hyun as an actor that is on the spotlight. He really portrayed Nam Joo Seung perfectly, I was really amazed with his acting, award winning. Though the drama is serious, I also did like that they tried to insert some comedic scenes with the side characters to make the drama lighter.

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Perfect Mismatch
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Ohmigawd I just love this series

It is a very light and not long series. But the story is very nice, light hearted, amusing and lots of adorable parts. It's definitely my first time watching a series of Rain Lu (main or support) but I have watched various series of Luo Zheng. I have to say, these 2 together really make an adorable couple, especially the cute tantrums and the flustered ways of Luo Zheng when jealousy hits. The psychotic of the Male Lead's younger brother is also abit freaky, but no big harm. Overall, it is indeed a wonderful series to watch

I would recommend this show to be watched, if you are looking for a light, funny and a little bit of romance series. And, if you love it..... you can binge it the 2nd 3rd n etc times <3

The music is also very nicely paired and some of the songs are catchy (for me). Great work to the entire cast for this series!

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Doona!
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2023
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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He was sunshine, I was midnight rain

October 23, 2023

Doona, this kdrama hits so hard, because I feel like it is a perfect story regarding the behind the stories of romances of idols/celebrities with "ordinary" people. This kdrama made me cry at the end because I know the pain of having to choose your career over romantic relationship.

The OST hits so good as well, but Midnight Rain by TS really captures the storyline of Doona and Wonjun. I know a lot of people are mad about the ending being unsatisfying, but I think this drama is about the reality. And the sad truth is not everyone will experience that happy-ever after ending that they dream of. Donna is a perfect example of that.

So please, to all the ones who is asking for that reality melodrama spiced up with angst. Please give DOONA the love that is deserves!

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The Man Who Can't Get Married
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.5
The Man Who Can’t Get Married (2009) - I don’t know why I watched this drama but I guess this was the time that I am searching for something to watch and I read the plot and liked it.

The drama did get boring as it pass by but I also have a fun time watching this one as there are funny scenes that are well executed. The main leads in the drama are a great selection since they portrayed their roles very well. I like that there are no evil characters in the drama as well that is why it is quite an okay watch. If you want to a feel good drama that do not have frustrating evil leads, go watch this drama.

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Cinderella Man
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.5
Cinderella Man (2009) - it's one of the dramas that I would have forgotten if not of this post long ago. I didn't even think about Cinderella in this drama, more likely it's like the prince and the pauper. Kwon Sang Woo being Dae San is so cute. He could really pull off this kind of character smoothly. Seeing Yoona here, probably one of her first acting is also good considering she's an idol. More of like a forgettable drama since it has that pretty average storyline with no wow factor or significant something that I would recommend. This drama tells me that trust is much better than money.

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Queen Seon Deok
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Oct 24, 2023
62 of 62 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5
Queen Seon Duk (2009) - not my first time to watch a Korean historical drama but the impact unto me is so great that I want to watch more historical drama (because of this). I basically don’t like historical dramas, but this drama is an exception. I felt the emotions of the drama; it was fun, exciting, and heartbreaking. I think the ending is what it should be - which is usually the case for these types of dramas. I thought that I would give up halfway because of the lack of something in the story line but it keeps getting better and the cast too are getting better. This drama is awesome in many ways. Highly recommended.

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You're Beautiful
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 4.0
You’re Beautiful (2009) - probably one of the earliest Korean dramas that I have watched overtime. This drama has that typical over the top comedy which I liked watching before (*but not a fan anymore nowadays). Hongki’s portrayal of Jeremy is my favorite since I have the second male lead syndrome in this drama. This drama has a really good cast, the actors are well picked and they suited the image of the characters portrayed. Predictable storyline and yeah totally not convinced with Shin Hye as a guy. Not one of my favorite dramas but it still is one of the reasons why I continued watching Korean dramas up until today.

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Shining Inheritance
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Oct 24, 2023
28 of 28 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This drama is one of my favorite Korean dramas. It is just amazingly pure. The story line is a bit frustrating, but I like how the story goes. This drama also made me like the main lead Korean actress Han Hyo Joo, and she is now my favorite Korean actress. She did well in this drama. I remember how I struggled just to see this drama and I think it was all worth it. All my friends who have watched this drama also like it and so it made me think that this drama is really one of the best.

The male lead Lee Seung Gi in the drama is pretty decent, I think he just started acting since he is not that good in portraying sad scenes just yet.

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Ameiro Paradox
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by jae
Oct 24, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 7.5
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not bad but not good

If I'm being honest, I think watching this series with high expectations can actually make you not like it cause it has a one-dimensional story. It's a very progress slow-burn about two reporters working together, along the way they fall in love with each other and that's it.

What carried the show is most likely the visual of the main leads and their chemistry was also "not bad but not good" it feels like the world forced them to be together and it worked.

I just don't like how onoe fell in love with kaburagi so darn fast with just a smile and kindness and how kaburagi kissed onoe without his consent and act like it's not a big deal after then when onoe got harassed by a man, kaburagi was instead jealous and mad at onoe as if he liked it also how he keeps leading onoe on then be all shrug about it after cause he was passively not facing his feelings resulting to onoe being confused a lot whether he actually likes him back or what not which was consistent for almost all of the episode.

Some scenes were kinda "huh?" for me cause it doesn't make sense. It was slow but felt rushed cause of the lack of attention to details, everything felt too easy, like I was wishing they make a mistake as a reporter but all of their project went surprisingly well without a failure which is so unrealistic.

Acting here could've also been more, they absolutely need to improve cause they did not deliver or express well. It might be the director's fault too but it did not guide me to things I should be feeling on some episodes, I was confused on what to feel.

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HIStory2: Crossing the Line
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by Zii3
Oct 23, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Cute & Character-Focused.

Four 45min Episodes. Acting 8.5, Story 6, Script 8, Chemistry 8, Music and Cinematography 8, Recommendation Value 7, Rewatchability 7.

So cute and sweet (and some hot moments too). Characters actually feel like high-schoolers for the most part. The focus is on the relationship between characters. While there is vollyball training, it is not a typical sports story (they only play one warm-up match).

All actors seem very comfortable with each other and there are a couple of sweet yet impassioned kisses. Even though there's not much plot the series was engaging (I did not fast-forward through anything). Both the main couple and secondary couple (step brothers) had me invested in them. There's light angst but medium tugging of the heart-strings and it's happily resolved.

I will likely re-watch at some point.

Same screenwriter as We Best Love, My Tooth Your Love, HIStory2 Right Or Wrong, and HIStory1 Obsessed.

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Enchanté
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Oct 23, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
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Entertaining watch

I honestly don't understand all the hate this series gets. It was highly entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery aspect of it in the search for Enchanté's identity. It filled the time of the series really well (especially since we already know who Theo is going to end up with anyway) by creating the drama somewhere else rather than constantly throwing things at the MC like other dramas do. Yes there was a little bit of potential crushes looking to get with Theo but I personally liked how all the 4 Enchanté's had different reasons for claiming to be him.

The fact that Akk was willing to help, despite his surfacing feelings for Theo, also made us wonder if perhaps Akk was in fact Enchanté and hoping to prove to Theo that he was there all along. It helps showcase the care and investment Theo and Akk have in each other while teaming up to solve the mystery while also realizing their feelings along the way. And, personally, I didn't see a hint of it coming when they finally revealed who the real Enchanté was. I was even going so far as to guess it could be his father trying to anonymously befriend him to sway his feelings on trying to keep the literature program going. (Spoiler alert: it's not the father.)

I thought the acting was well done, especially by the supporting cast. I felt like everyone bounced off each other really well and all the clashes of personalities and motives made for an entertaining watch. In truth, I think they probably could have gone on with the different stories from all 4 Enchanté's a little longer, which is rare for me. Normally, I'm thinking a series could have been a lot shorter because most of the "filler" is unnecessary or boring or repetitive or a combination thereof. But here, I was so curious in all of their reasons and would have been just as happy to see more of it explained. I feel like out of the 4, Saifa got the least amount of explanation but it kind of makes sense once you find out his involvement.

(Can you tell I'm trying really hard not to say who Enchanté is?)

Speaking of which, I would suggest, if possible, watch the series without finding out who Enchanté beforehand. I admit, normally I am one to check spoilers and such but with this series, I managed to hold myself off and I think that really lent itself to the enjoyment of the watch. That being said, I'm actually looking forward to watching this series again in the near future to see if I can spot extra hints, now knowing what I know.

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Bump Up Business
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 23, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 2.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

SKIP-SKIP

This one goes in the same basket with the other poorly done K-BLs. Would've been nice to see "real" actors doing this series. What I mean by that is the following: Very poor acting skills, the acting is awkward and I can feel the awkwardness throughout the whole series. It feels like it has been filmed on a phone or a very cheep camera.
The story is nothing special, it's boring and very predictable. Overall: just skip it and don't waste your time. There is ZERO re-watch value and honestly I would not recommend this to no one.
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Love Syndrome III: Uncut Version
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Oct 23, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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Favorite Series

I enjoyed this series very much, great story about revenge, forgiveness, finding happiness, and dealing with hard times, It has many layers to the story. It's not for everyone, but I did love it overall, especially the ending wedding. It is a sister series to Forgotten Nights, which I also loved, but once again it's not for everyone since we all have different tastes. It's sad people truly do not understand the story or characters. I would recommend and rewatch as all the couples are beautiful and all deal with different issues and grow over the episodes, you have to understand this is part of a 3 storyline series. I do look forward to the next chapter. The characters and acting were good and they all had chemistry. It was nice to see that they should have different levels of personality and couples coming together. Showing us the different types of coupling that happen. It surprises me that a few are being haters for this series when clearly they don't get the whole overall storyline, but I would hope people see what is really there and how real this can be for the true value. I give it 10 for showing a great story and actors.

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Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 23, 2023
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
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Worthwhile Watch

Have to give them props to have made this out of a handful of manga chapters. Watched it purely for Fumika Baba, and it was worth the time. I, personally felt that she did a good job of portraying the introverted, shy mangaka who doesn't have a lot of experience with dealing stuff that comes easy to others.

Although, I feel it could've been expanded and shown properly, for eg. the rivalry with Nanase chan, the assistant kun's confession, relationship with Kiritani-san and Riichi and Hana's individual past stories, how they ended up the way they are today..

Not to mention, there a couple of moments which could've been made a lot more dramatic. Really wish more was there, but alas. Considering the source material, imo, this was a good one.

It can't be helped, for what it's worth, it was a decent show.

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Make a Wish
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 23, 2023
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 2.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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It could have been much better

First of all, I would like to thank the Spanish subs because without them, I wouldn't have been able to finish the series. My Spanish is limited but I understood enough to get the gist of it. And... I didn't quite like it.

I'll be honest, the first two episodes were quite good. Good story, good actors, good comedy, I really enjoyed them. But then, I don't know if it was because of the subtitles that I had to read in Spanish or if the story really went down the drain but I lost interest. At the same time, it is quite hard to watch a series about a couple you don't root for. I'm sorry for Fluke's fans but I prefered to see Met with Phum than with Krit. And I actually pity Met. Not only did this poor guy lose his life/body but he also lost his first love and I was quite mad at Krit for falling for Phum when he was in Met's body... Well... I know it's not really his fault but I would totally blame Phum for it because not only did he fall in love with Krit while being in Met's body but he even pursued Krit when Krit asked him to back off and rejected Met in his own house while flirting with Krit just after. Wow! I was so mad at his behaviour, that was so disrespectful! So, I really liked Met's character and story and I was very disappointed that he was not the main character in this love story. Therefore, I quickly lost interest in the story, especially because Krit steals another life after that.

Anyway... Thank God it was short because I don't think I would have continued otherwise...

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