Marathoned this series.
Of course it was slow and boring at times, and I didn't really like the side characters romance because it quite annoyed me a bit. Except for that japanese guy, that guy was awesome. Anyway, it's still worth the the slow parts, also because of how lovely the actors are, especially the main girl!
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I really liked the story. Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun Hye definitely need to do another k-drama, or even a movie, together. They're awesome! <3
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Lying about 'insert lie here' past the point of it being logical. JUST TELL THE TRUTH ALREADY!
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Interesting premise but slow pacing
I have to say I watched this 12 years after it was first released so I'm comparing this drama to all the good dramas that have come out in the recent years.I was really excited to watch this drama because of the hype. Everyone was giving it 10/10 which made me want to watch it even more. The first few episodes had so much potential. I was laughing and was very intrigued but to my disappointment, it only lasted for the first few episodes. The pacing is way too slow. They showed unnecessary scenes to fill out the episodes.
There was so much angst between the main leads. The male lead was a jerk. He was treating her like a piece of trash. That's not how you treat someone that you like. But still she liked him. If I was her, I would have dumped him. She was still very patient with him.
I would shorten the episodes to have a better pacing. I couldn't finish it. Just very boring.
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The drama has a good start. It has an adorable male and female. They have a lot of cute scenes together. Their bond evolves from friendship to love.
There are not a lot of cross-dressing modern-day dramas so I was very excited to see it. The story is nice and the acting of the cast is great. Everyone did an amazing job.
The one thing I did not like was the pace of the drama. I felt the drama was quite slow with a lot of fillers. Even though there were some moments I enjoyed in the episode, the drama felt too long. Hence I dropped it.
To summarize, it is an enjoyable drama that you can watch if you like slow-paced dramas.
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Pioneer in its time but it dragged too long
Since this show is considered a classic, I had to watch it. OK, I get the plot that a girl pretends to be a guy to get the job. But after both FL and ML begin to like each other, the show d-r-a-g-g-e-d on unmercifully. I felt bad for the ML who had to question his sexual identity because the FL took her sweet time to tell him she was actually a female. So much overacting (prolonged crying and angst) on FL's part. She cried in EVERY scene in Episodes 11 & most of 12. The show's two female writers just dragged on this topic in true melodramatic form. This "pretending to be gay" scenario was ridiculously drawn out and I blame the writers for their poor screenplay. The writers for "Personal Taste" (starring Lee Min-ho) did a better job at the "pretending to be gay" scenario.The justification for her actions was FL needed the cafe job because she was the breadwinner in the family. In Episode 16, FL mentioned that her mother had never worked. I've only seen her mother eat, shop, and go on dates with the neighborhood butcher who liked her. So how did the mother raise two children in that nice house before FL was old enough to work?
I had seen Gong Yoo in only one other show, Squid Game, so I didn't know much about him. But after watching his performance in this show (especially when he was agonizing about his sexuality for liking Eun Chan), I've come to admire his acting skills. I also appreciate his good looks and strong physique, as displayed in his shirtless after-shower scenes (which now seems to be the norm for all leading males in K-dramas). I will probably watch him in Train to Busan next, even though I dislike zombie movies.
As I mentioned before, about ⅓ into the series, the show began to drag. I had to hit the fast-forward button several times. It irritated me that in the beginning, the SFL kept hanging around the ML while trying to get back together with SML, who is the ML's cousin, knowing full well that ML had a crush on her for 9 years. Is she that brainless and shameless? Then in Episode 11, SFL can't overlook the fact that SML once liked FL so she wanted to break up with him. She is such a hypocrite; after all, she was the one who left SML two years ago and flew to New York to be with another man. I attribute this bad thought process to the poor writing and screenplay by the show's writers.
FL's constant crying especially irritated me - just hurry up and tell him you are a girl, for God's sake, and spare us viewers this frustration! His friend, who also worked at the coffee shop, finally told ML about FL's gender. Of course, ML was furious - who wouldn't be, when everyone but you knows the truth and didn't tell you?! I would have fired the entire staff right then and there!
It didn't get interesting until Episode 9, when the circumstances surrounding ML's birth became suspicious. We find out the real truth in Episode 13, but after that, that whole theme just fizzled out. The writers should have played out that angle more.
The only good things about this show, other than Gong Yoo's performance, are the themes of 1) acceptance of LBGTQs and 2) men coming to the realization that women need to fulfill their own career dreams. In that regard, this show may have been a pioneer in its time in So Korea when broadcasted in 2007.
For me, this series is a "Meh" and I probably won't rewatch it.
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The Lost Magic. Is Gender Surprise an Asset or a Hindrance?
Wouldn't this story be much better if Go Eun Chan was really a boy? At some point, the fact that she was a girl even started to upset me. Choi Han Gyul's self-doubt and secretly growing love was the most enjoyable part of this drama.The second couple did not interest me at all from the beginning to the end (I fast-forwarded most of their scenes or I would have fallen asleep)
In the first episodes, the warm family environment, good acting and real life events made me feel very peaceful.
Our couple's chemistry was much better when I thought Choi Han Gyul's Go Eun Chan was a boy. When I found out that she was a girl, the chemistry between them decreased. If only they had made him feel that the man actually liked Go Eun Chan's masculine, free, relaxed characters, then it wouldn't really make a difference that she was a girl. But when it was revealed that she was a girl, it made me feel like all the magic was broken.
Oh the endless long chapters. I remember I stopped at some point.
And another thing that drove me crazy was that food was eaten in almost every scene. At some point I started to feel nauseous. I do not recommend watching it on a full stomach. I felt like the cliché of the female lead eating exaggerated food in k-dramas started with this production.
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One of the most sincere and raw love story I have ever seen.
There were so many things I liked about this drama, I don't know where to start. I regret not watching it earlier, I guess everytime it was recommended to me on my netflix was a sign that it was meant for me.The cast, the acting, the depth of the characters, and the plot. I loved it all. The acting was truly satisfying and genuine, especially when Han Sung laughed. It sounded so real and heart warming. The relationships and friendships scenes were all something that comforted me throughout the drama.
As for the chemistry between the two leads, I could feel the love through the screen. Honestly one of the best chemistry i have seen so far in kdramas. They were both comfartable with each other like best friends and not just lovers.
Not to forget about the soundtrack!!! Many of it became my recent favourites ^^. The choice of songs suited the drama scenes perfectly <3.
This became one of the dramas that left me empty and thinking about it for days.
Overall, this definitely became one of my top kdramas, despite watching it 17 years late :')
(will get back to this review and improve it haha ^^)
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Une petite douceur
Voilà un drama qui m’a vraiment fait passer un bon moment, même si l’histoire en elle même et les histoires secondaires ne sont pas très recherchées.Gong Yoo est toujours un bonheur à découvrir- et chapeau à Yoon Eun Hye qui joue magnifiquement cette femme garçon manqué.
Leur histoire est complexe au départ, le lead féminine se retrouve vite empêtré dans ses mensonges.
Quand à Gong Yoo, il est ultra touchant dans le rôle de cet homme qui lutte contre ses sentiments et lui même pensant que cette femme est un homme.
Les rôles secondaires sont aussi tour à tour drôle et touchants. Je ne me suis pas ennuyée et j’ai vraiment passé un joli moment, et ai été ravie de découvrir Gong Yoo plus jeune.
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