What I did like was Hong Ki's smile, the girls overacting, and them pretending pro-wrestling was a sport. I have never been a fan of wrestling, but when they did the moves it seemed funny and made me want to clothes- line someone.
All in all, unless you are a fan of Lee Hong Ki, pointless dramas about girls trying to be tough, or if you are a pervert and like to see girls in mid-drifts and skirts hitting each other this drama is for you. Otherwise the first 3 episodes are enough to understand the plot and I really wouldn't bother with the ending.
oh and I didnt understand the lack of common sense and magical happenings in the last ep. just a note.
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I'll be completely honest here, I watched all 10 episodes straight. I literally watched them side by side, with few breaks. But now that it's over? Ugh, I regret it. It wasn't worth my time.
I thought the story would be more of a 'Girl is rough yet lovable, boy is spoiled egotistical idol.' but alas, that would imply that there was actually progress in the story.
Honestly, while I loved the cast, and most of the acting was good (the antagonists were dreadful. 'Yes.' 'Yes.' ...I hope you never have to watch it to find out what I'm talking about.) the characters were horribly underdeveloped and shallow. But that was the writers fault- there was a lot they could have done with this concept that they just didn't, instead opting for the traditional Japanese drama style of several unrelated story lines with one underlying cast and setting. There were several times when Hongki's idol status is completely forgotten- it's as if the plot lines were made for a completely different drama.
HK's Japanese is great- I'll admit that. It sounds really natural, at least to these ears which have been listening to anime and Jdramas for a LONG time. His mother's Korean? Ugh, not so much. I honestly cannot comprehend why they didn't get a Korean actress, seeing as how his mother did not have any Japanese lines.
If you're watching this for romance, stop now. You will be sorely disappointed, as I was. Here I was, hoping for a happy Lee Hong Ki that would get the girl, but no. Any romance is too insignificant to call romance.
As a hardcore LHK fan and Primadonna, I have to say that I liked the music. The whole...two songs? Yeah. I'm pretty sure they only used two songs the entire drama. They were good songs, but come ON. Honestly?
Another thing about this drama that upsets me is the 'Pro Wrestling' aspect of it. It was a joke. I don't know wrestling, but this was SO bad.
Basically, I don't plan on ever watching this again. I don't plan on getting anybody I know to watch it. It's not even worth watching it to see Hong Ki being adorable.
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I was thrilled that Lee Hongki was in a Japanese drama. His performance in “You’re Beautiful” was so cute and funny. I thought this drama would be similar in the sense that he plays such a cute character in both dramas and thought a funny sort of romance would blossom between the two main characters. If you are expecting that like I did, don’t. Even though there isn’t any romance in the drama. But don’t be discouraged, with the flaws there is an okay drama. It is hard to overlook the Mary Sue/Gary Stue leads (I don’t blame the actors for having bad characters). At least once, sometimes twice, an episode Ji Hoo gives this huge and inspiring speech that just lifts everyone’s spirits into the air and revives all hope that was lost. His character is just so perfect it is unbelievable. I found myself skipping past those speeches because I knew that, afterwards, that everything would be perfect again.
Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate the drama. I rather enjoyed watching the struggles of the Shiratori Wrestling Gym as they tried to overcome their debt, win the Muscle Girl Cup and help Ji Hoo find his mother, who abandoned him in Korea. There are heartfelt moments that are nice and sweet as well as moments that had me itching in anticipation and holding me in suspense. Those moments were few, but they were great.
I guess it is because this is such a happy drama, that I was kind of put off. This is a good drama to watch when you are down and looking for something cute.
Music: Only one song made an impression on me and it’s the beginning and ending theme that is sung by Lee Hong Ki himself. It’s got a nice tone to it and even though they use the song so often in the drama, I never got tired of it.
Cast/Acting: Lee Hong Ki was the best actor there. He IS the show. His emotional and facial expressions were perfect and I found myself laughing every time he was on. Despite having such a Gary Stue character. It’s because of his acting that I didn’t drop the drama. If he was not the male lead, I wouldn’t have watched it. To be honest, I don’t think Ichikawa Yui, who plays Azusa, can act at all in this drama. She did alright but everything felt forced to me. There are times where Aya Vanessa, who plays Mai a female wrestler, forced her acting as well. Most of the time she seemed so sincere it looked fake. Akai Saki, who plays Himawari, a female wrestler, was the best actress. She seemed to know how to play upset and happy without forcing it or over doing it.
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The story follows Asuza Shiratori, the daughter of the late president of ''Shiratori Girls Pro Wrestling'', a small female pro wrestling league. With the company being held back by bankruptcy and debts as well as her father passing away, they are struggling to keep it afloat. They also find out later on that the referee quits his job, needing a replacement referee. Asuza later finds a random stranger, who happens to be a huge star in Korea, and asks him to be a referee for a day. With that, they join together to keep the company alive by going against their competition, another rival pro wrestling company.
There is another story involving Lee Hong-gi's character trying to find his mother after finding out that she feels like a burden to her son with his busy work shift.
While the story may be unique in some way, it fails tremendously on captivating the audience's attention due to how boring it can get as it goes. The emotional moments feels so artificial and corny since there isn't any weight to what backs up the situation and we don't care much for many of the characters (we will get there in a minute). The whole theme of ''everyone is family'' has been done a bunch of times and I've seen dramas that pushes onto this subject a lot better while this one feels very forced and repetitive to the point it becomes uninteresting.
The acting in this drama is excruciatingly painful to watch and listen to from awkward pauses that derails the entire script and overreaction which often follows up after the pauses. It doesn't with the fact that the characters are very shallow and forgettable. There are those that have their own storyline, which for the most part feels shoehorned in for more tension as well being dull and boring, and those that don't have any which feels like they don't exist during the entirety of the drama. The closest thing to a more or less decent arc was with Himawari, which is passable at best. The biggest disappointment by far is Lee Hong-gi's character, Ji Ho. Many people have definitely watched this drama for the sole fact that he is included in this. Not gonna lie, that is the main reason why I did watch this, but even his character was really bad. It was like a mixed of his You're Beautiful role, which is completely washed up after Episode 1, and becomes this mentoring saving grace of the company where everything will be alright as long as he is there. This kills off any tension thrown at the characters since he is so perfect that it's hard to even care about the situation.
Music was forgettable for the most part. Hell, even as a fanatic of music in any given media, it's really difficult to say much about this area of the review. The only one I know is that Pokémon sounding one that plays during the halfway point of the episode. Overall, didn't really care for it.
I would not rewatch this drama for the sole fact that it's a waste of time and I've already known that it was bad by the second I've seen the first minute of Episode 1. I kept on going because I had nothing else to do and my friend was around to watch a drama with me. It was fun making fun of it, but definitely a lot of time wasted.
I recommend not watching this drama even if you're a fan of Lee Hong-gi. He doesn't save this drama at all. I recommend watching other series. Just skip this one.
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It is really a great drama it is fun to watch and interesting..
Lee hong gi is an amazing actor, I have watched many of his work and he never disappointed me!
I rewatched this drama twice and I will do it again because it is fun to watch.
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