PERSONALY AT START I LOVED DADS FROM MALE AND FEMALE LEAD - total simps in this one
to say it nicely - this drama got very un-logical cliché story... still thanks actors I enjoyed it and was able forgive them alot its why I rank it high.But I dont expect much logic from chinese most novels I ever read from them are same.
This drama is quite long 30eps/45min at other hand it got almost every type of romance genre you can think of.
Whole drama got at least about 4 pairs of loverbirds
plot - FL falls in love and becomes programmer cause of ML. She wants get hired in ML company, but company doesnt hire female programmers. She disguises for guy to get hired and its where all starts.
Drama is long with situation always changing dont want spoiler much
genre: romance, office romance, gender bender, triangle, cohabitation, pregnancy, marriage
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Slowpaced pure romance story of two pairs of loverbirds
plot - this drama got two main pairs of loverbirds.Main lead is athlete doing 100m sprint. Main female lead is professional translator and subtitles maker for movies.
Secondary female is CEO and Secondary male painter.
story goes around their lives from how they met to how they grow font to each other up to their problems with family, work, friends... literally story is about life of these two pairs.
Chemistry between actors is quite nice one and was one of main things which keep me watch.
Slow pace of progress in their romance was filled by unexpected situations and deepening relationship between main roles and support ones.
I dont give 9/10 often this drama is sure above average 8,5 would be more objective, BUT I gived it half star more for personal like.
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Great actors, funny story, sadly too female oriented. Above average drama
just completed Perfect Match. I like most of female actors and love marriage dramas. No problem with feminist based ones, but this one went too far which spoiled drama for me little. Above average drama.that drama got quite wrong name. Very feminist one and makes all male leads into useless waste later on. I mean before marriage each of the males are :top bachelor of city: and got some skills to earn that. But once story done with them they all become doormat without anything to offer.
here are few names more fitting to that drama.
"How to Train a Husband"
"Husbands in Leash"
"The Art of Husband Taming"
"Married and Obedient"
"Five Rings, Five Leashes"
"Mother Knows Best: A Guide to Perfect Husbands"
"Husband Taming 101"
"Wives in Charge"
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melodramatic view into mind of adult working population
My Liberation Notes - 8.5/10 [above average] - kdramaI had been postponing watching this drama for a long time, mainly because the description on MDL didn't seem interesting to me.
Now I can finally share my opinion on this drama.
This drama follows the life of a family living on a farm outside Seoul. It explores their problems with work, friendships, human relationships, and their struggles to reconcile their great ambitions and youthful expectations with the mundane realities of daily life.
The whole drama serves as a mirror into the minds of people tired of troubles of daily life.
This drama is often compared to the kdrama My Mister, though I personally think it's a grade lower. Nevertheless, it's still a nice drama to watch.
Plot - The story follows three siblings as the main leads:
One brother who is angry at his poor life situation and aspires to be rich.
An older sister who wants to find a husband before she hits menopause.
A younger sister who is very introverted and feels suppressed at work. She meets a mysterious man who interests her.
Genre - Slice of life, melodrama, romance
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recommend this one steamy romance, unusually quite mature cdrama
was long time I seen drama which could arouse mine emotions as much as this one. I would give it even 9,5 if it wasnt melodrama. I dont think I will rewatch this one often since aint masochist.This drama got young Female lead pursuing older male lead. She is pursuing her first love feverishly and straightforwardly as if there is not going be tomorrow. And maybe there aint one.
Whole drama got alot of artistry and flowers in it
plot - FL is rich young woman 20y which was long time sick and now once she recovered she is being kept captive in house by her mother which for fear of health her daughter locked her in golden cage.
FL manages to flee cage time from time to explore world... and once she visits hair salon to wash her hairs. She fell in love with older man which was her hairstylist [ML]... her next exploring got new target.
TO Find him.
genre -romance,melodrama
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A drama where flawed adults confront the realities that shape them
This screenwriter clearly has a gift for crafting emotional stories centered on older, weathered characters played by veteran actors who carry decades of life in their faces. Her last three works feel like they come from the same mold, but honestly, if the mold keeps producing this level of depth, why change it. I loved My Mister, found Liberation Notes slower but still quietly brilliant.This drama starts rough. The main characters are imperfect, obnoxious, even embarrassing at times. They push you away before they pull you in. But as the story unfolds, their flaws become the very thing that makes them human. You start to understand them, then root for them, then feel protective of them. Their growth isn’t dramatic or flashy; it’s slow, painful, and shaped by the people around them. Watching them confront their inner demons and gradually become wiser feels earned. Hardship teaches lessons that comfort never will, and this drama understands that better than most.
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Weak—practically no story and very little chemistry.It’s a lesbian romance about a young girl returning home just to seduce her older neighbor. The overall vibe is somewhat similar to Same Place, New Pace, but this one does a much worse job of selling the “no plot, just vibes” approach—and the lack of chemistry really hurts it.
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Female oriented, nice story with questionable but real characters
Weak 8,5weirdly enjoyable drama about women trying to find and fulfil their dreams in adult world. Female and male characters none is perfect all got questionable motives and flaws. BUT it is what makes this drama more real.
At same time it got weird cinematic style of intermissions being filled with short theatrics plays usually giving funny takes or inner thoughts of leads. I liked that.
If I had to compare it to some alike drama it would be for example - Fake it Till you make it or Tale of Rose or Be Yourself
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plausible story full of emotions
__*Ano Ko no Kodomo (2024)**__ - 8.5/10 jdramaThis could be used as teaching material for teens.
It portrays the challenges, risks, and solutions surrounding intimate relationships at a young age.
It’s quite a short drama, and the first few episodes are presented in a unique style where the situation is shown from one character’s perspective, and in another episode, from another character’s viewpoint.
It’s a jdrama, meaning aesthetically, it’s quite a pleasing one. Thanks to its short length, it doesn’t get boring either.
__*plot*__ - Childhood sweethearts find themselves facing unexpected consequences after their relationship takes a serious turn—they are now expecting a child. It’s up to them, their friends, family, and teachers to navigate the challenges and responsibilities that follow.
__*genre*__ - Family, School, Romance
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niche slice of life from mostly woman viewpoint in ancient china
__*The Story of Ming Lan (2018)*__ -8,5/10 cdramagood but sadly its just too long.
first part of drama was very good and niche in style :slice of life from noble female courtyards in ancient china:
sadly second part of drama went to quite classic fight for throne fight for power in noble houses and intrigues.
[this theme is used too many times in historical dramas and in this drama it was quite averagely done].
Still this drama did quite good job on character development .. at least for some characters.
__*plot*__ - FL is kid of third unfavored concubine from noble house. Sadly her mother is pregnant and falls dead due to intrigues of other wife. FL ends up being raised by paternal grandmother. Growing up, she learns to hide her true self and use cunning methods in order to survive in family where members are plotting against each other and where no actual familial love exists.
ML is second son of marquis household who is supposed to inherit, but falls victim to tricks of his family members to lose all.
Story is about FL and ML growing up from kids to adults and going through their first love and all kind of different troubles just to meet each other and form complete pair.
__*genre*__ - historical, romance
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I loved it, I cried, I binged
Scent of Time (2023) 9/10 -cdramaRight at start I say I am overpraising this one. Its total soap opera, but I still loved it.
Whole drama would probably have better public rating if it got 29eps rather than 30 eps.
Since last 30th eps :unexpectedly: changes whole story situation of drama.
For me and probably to majority eps 30 changes drama to worse. At other hand it brings little of originality to whole drama which till now was mostly historical costume drama soap opera.
Now why I loved it? After long time first drama which managed to get few tears from me + keep me binge watching till end.[really sleepy right now]
plot - villainous woman which in her ambitions and blind love for one man hurt all around her. Died together with her whole family in bloody revenge. Luckily for her she managed to timetravel back to her wedding day and decided to make amend and set all on right track and that way save herself and her family from certain death.
genre- historical, romance, melodrama
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good romance packed in melancholic vibe
Tell Me That You Love Me (2023) - 8,,5/10 -kdramanice romance drama with quite melancholic vibe, but story is normal happy-end one.
That melancholic vibe which this drama have is quite alike to :My mister: for example, not sure if its caused by alot :silent passages: where actors used mainly sign language. But still its quite good and I liked it.
main pair is middle aged one and male lead seems to be type which usually doesnt lets hid emotion show on his face + reality of him being deaf which makes problems to express himself by words. All makes it rare and nice scene once he lets emotions flow out of him. At other hand female lead seems to be quite opposite. She is expresing herself quite well just by face mimicry.
plot - romance
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Acting and dialogues is all what matters, worth watching
Drama Special Season 13: Let's Meet in an Unfamiliar - 9/10 -short kmovievery nice low cost romance movie with about 1 hour watchtime.
I love this type of low cost movie. Where people are practically in same place whole time. Such movies are free from most distractions and you can focus on story, dialogues and acting quality.
plot - FL and ML are two unfortunate souls which got COVID-19 and ended up being quarantined in treatment center. They both are in separate :cells: and to get rid of boredom they talk to each other through window. This way they get familiar with each other without seeing their faces, just by knowing their voice and their stories.
genre - romance
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cute historical romance
Wonderland of Love (2023) - 8,5 -cdramahistorical romance wuxia cdrama. With average story, but cute romance.
This drama got few very good characters. Main and some minor characters got quite good or unique personalities. At other hand at least for me this drama lacks in villain characters development. Almost all villains was one dimensional or at best two dimensional and overall lacklustre.
Romance part was playing big role here. I would even say its more like main story is that romance and fight for throne or wars between armies are just backround.
plot - Emperor is dead, killed by traitorous general together with all his direct successors. New traitorous emperor aint supported by all and :warlords: rise to fight for throne. ML is frontline border general without big ambitions, sadly for him he is former emperor grandson and as such got duty to quell rebellion. At his crusade he meets FL which is strategist lieutenant of Cu army. Cu army is one of strongest :warlord: armies competing for throne. ML and FL play cat and mouse mind games to compete, but slowly their clashes spark a fire between them.
genre - wuxia, romance
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nice and quick piece to watch
Invincible Stepmother (2023) -8/10 cdramashort minidrama 24eps/10 min +- 3hours watchtime
drama is nice to watch, but its main perk is its watchtime.
Story aint very original its just about actress of historical dramas which sees kids as anoyance. Being transported to past as single stepmother of 3 kids with vile family wanting to get rid of them.
Story goes mostly about how modern woman tries protect herself and kids from all kind of bullying + tries to make money to pay off debt and to live better.
For romance even though they got there some guy to :love: female lead. There just wasnt enough time to do anything with it.
genre - historical, fantasy, comedy, romance
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