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I'll keep it simple this is a much watch for every drama lover. Everything is iconic, the characters, the scenes, the humor and of course the romance.
The female lead is a strong character who takes no shit from people, and the male lead is a funny asshole whom you'll grow to love. And then there's Oska, I won't spoil it but he's the most iconic side character in every drama.
I can't help but give it a solid 10/10. This is one of my favorite drama's, I've watched it two times and will most likely rewatch it again in the future.
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All the actors did a great job especially Hyunbin who carried the show on his shoulders, I already had a crush on him since secret garden and now I admire him even more.
The romance was good, they had good chemistry, and there was just the right amount of it, it wasn't the main focus of the show.
If I'm not mistaken there was only one ost that played during romance scenes and I wished there were more although I did like that one song.
Of course there are aspects that could have been better explained or more detailed like Park Shin Hye's character, or Chanyeol's character, etc, but the show evolved around Jin woo mainly so I understand. The ending could have also been less open ended and more clear but it was good and I personally liked it.
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First of all, I've only watched this drama because I like watching dramas with bad reviews and see for myself if it's as bad as people say. And sure enough, it was as bad if not worse as it seemed.First 10 or so episodes are bearable but after that, when they go to college the fl's behavior becomes too embarrassing to watch.
I know I'm not the target age demographic this drama is probably intended for but this is a really bad example for any young girl who might want to watch this, and start thinking the behaviors shown are okay.
The ml is a grade A+ asshole, the worst of all towards the fl and she continued to worship the ground he walked until the end. Despite that, although I didn't like him, he was the only sane person in this drama. He was rude, sure, but he had every right to be harsh, considering the stalking tendencies both the fl and his mother of all people (who seemed to favor someone else's daughter than her own son) had.
The fl has a concerning borderline stalker personality but I think the ml's mother takes the cake for her creepiness. I think they intended the mother to seem cute but I just thought she was nuts.
The romance between the main couple is really problematic, It takes 14 episodes to make the ml show his feelings and he only reciprocated her feelings when he thought he was losing her to another man. Even after that, he continued being a rude motherfucker to the fl, and I can't for the life of me understand how could she love someone who treated her like that.
I preferred the second male lead and had second lead syndrome at times but then again he had issues of his own too so I couldn't totally feel sorry for him.
Overall this is a really draggy show with problematic characters and situations, take my advice and don't watch.
I give this drama 2 points out of 10, one for the acting of all of the actors (the main male actor not so much) and another for the happy ending.
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This drama had the typical chaebol plot but the revenge element of it kept it interesting enough. The villains are really hateful but thankfully they get what they deserve at the end.
The female lead is not your typical kdrama heroine (although in the middle she makes some questionable choices) she's cool and has an interesting personality. The male lead is nice but naive but he gets his justice at the end. Also the second leads are well written complex characters.
The shoe making element of the drama was original to me as I personally haven't seen it in other dramas.
Overall it's not a bad drama, i've seen worse.
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Watch this for Lee Min Ho's great character and the other interesting side characters but keep in mind that Kim Hee Sun's character can throw you off at first but she does get better though and you'll like her.
The story was interesting enough to make want to keep watching, I think the main reason for that was the villains and Choi Yeong's story and relationship with the woo dalchi and the king.
The romance part of the show was good, at first there's not much of it, but in the middle it develops. I also liked the few romance scenes between the king and queen, it was really sweet.
The ending was a bit confusing to me at first, but I watched it again and understood it. I thought it would be a bad ending as I had read some reviews but it wasn't, the story was completed well enough.
My only complain is the bad camera work (random awkward zooms in and such) but I guess they didn't have much budget or something.
Overall I would recommend watching this show because the story is good and the bad parts can be tolerated.
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I really wanted to like this because of Lee Minho, I enjoyed boys over flowers and was expecting something similar in terms of entertainment from this drama but unfortunately that wasn't the case. I'll list the few things that were good:
- I liked some characters: Young Do, Lee Bo na, the two mothers and sometimes Rachel;
- The bromance between Kim Tan and Young Do;
- The relationship between the two mothers.
And that's about it.
Now I'll list the things I disliked which were too many.
- Really plain and cliché main leads and boring romance. They had minimal chemistry, especially in the earlier episodes. Most of their scenes had an awkward aura around it and their romantic interactions looked sorta forced. The fl had more chemistry with the second lead and the ml had better chemistry with some of the other side characters than the fl;
- The fl is the most monotonous main character I've ever seen in a drama so far, she never stood for herself ever the whole drama, all she did was shed tears. I don't know what went wrong, if it was because of the script or the actress, because I've seen another drama of hers and she was sorta boring there as well (no offense);
- The ml is extremely possessive and controlling towards the fl and some scenes were uncomfortable;
- The plot was too uneventful which made the pace really slow;
- There were too many characters, making it confusing to keep up with the plot if you aren't paying close attention;
- I actually felt sorry for Rachel, because even though it was a fake engagement, she had feelings for Kim Tan and he could have, at the very least, treated her better and not humiliated her at any opportunity because of Eun Sang (before they had broken the engagement);
- The actors were all way older than their characters and some scenes made me cringe because of that;
- The ml's outfit choices after he came back from America we're terrible.
And the list could go on but that's all I can remember now.
What I take from this drama is no matter how romantic they portrayed it, I don't ever want to be stalked, obsessed over, be the target of possessive and control freak behaviour, by any man and be a submissive woman who can't stand for myself.
This may sound harsh but I think this was one of worst dramas I've ever watched if not the worst. The ending was not impactful. Eun Sang's situation never changed, Kim Tan and Young Do didn't become friends again, the brother didn't have a happy ending with the person he loved, and we were just expected to forgive the father because of his illness in the end.
I don't recommend this at all if your looking for a quality drama but you could watch it just to laugh at how messy it is, especially if your watching on Viki with the comments on.
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The story is the main reason I like it because it's interesting and keeps you wanting to watch more and unveil more of it. It's worth it on itself really.
Another reason is the romance, the leads' romance is a very sweet, heartwarming love story and you will feel it.
Lastly the osts, the osts in this drama are really memorable and you may even want listen to them outside of the drama by adding them to a playlist of yours.
Many people disliked Ah ro because she cried a lot or because she didn't return a certain character's feelings but I liked her, she was funny, cute and kind. She stood her ground saying it was wrong when someone wanted to impose himself on her and even kissed her without her consent. She also turned stronger as the series went on.
There were lots of bromance scenes you may like if that's your thing.
Park seo joon looks really good with long hair and if you liked him in other shows you may like him even more here, his character in this drama is really cool.
Now the things I disliked. There were some scenes such as: picture a scene where a certain number of people are sitting, brooding at the same time, and then it would show each of them and a flashback of what was bothering them one at a time, scenes like this felt unrealistic to me. There were also lots of repeated flashbacks in general.
Also there were other situations where the characters would say what they had said before in a different scene or a character would ignore another when that had happened before too.
Another thing that I found unnecessary was the love triangle, the story could have been much better had it not existed. The two guys could have been great friends the entirety of the show and more scenes of their friendship could have been added.
Lastly I disliked how the writer repeatedly put Ah ro in situations that caused trouble thus contributing to people disliking her, those scenes got annoying.
Despite those things, I overall 100% rec this drama, it's sure to be a good entertaining time to anyone.
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Watch this for the beautiful well portrayed romance, but if you're looking for an intricate plot you won't find that, the main point of the show is the couple and their explosive chemistry (they're such an otp!). This is a well executed romcom with some sad parts but nothing too depressing.
I liked how the show promoted being healthy and the most important beauty is the beauty of being healthy inside.
There was a lot of enjoyable romance scenes which were not too cheesy or cringy. There was no annoying love triangle.
The side couple may seem like bad people at first but you'll like them at the end.
The relationship between the three guys was really cute and bromantic.
There were some things I didn't like of course, like when she found out that he was a chaebol and got mad at him for no comprehensive reason or how he didn't want to see her or communicate with her the whole year he was in the hospital and getting treatment, also the last episode was kinda weird and the ending felt a bit rushed but I could overlook that and enjoy the overall show.
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I just finished watching this show here's my opinion. The story got me hooked from the start to the end, it was heartbreaking and I cried almost all episodes.
The characters were all so well acted. I've never hated a character in a drama more than I hated dohun and I felt yujong's pain so deeply, that only means the actors did their job perfectly.
I loved the ending it was satisfying, the only thing I could complain about is that I kinda wish yujong could have her son with her although I understood her decision. Hopefully in the future when the kid grows up he will understand and consider her his mother.
As for the romance between minhyuk and yujong in the beginning I couldn't imagine how they would go from deep hate (in minhyuk's case) to love but then the show made it work and it was worth it, I just wish there were more scenes of their love, I felt like with a few more episodes it could have been better on that part.
As for the osts I loved them and I added all the songs except the instrumentals to my playlist.
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This show was very interesting, it kept me excited for the next week to come to watch a new episode. I liked all the characters. Kim bon was absolutely adorable with the twins, I was always looking forward to their scenes together. The KIS ladies (and the dude) were iconic.
The plot was engaging but some parts were kinda predictable such as who was the real villain.
The thing I was dissatisfied with was that the romance was minimal which was one of the things that kept me looking forward to see a new episode every week. I wanted to see the progress of their romance, it was going well but then it didn't go all the way...that was disappointing to be honest.
Well despite that, it's overall a good show and I recommend it. If you expect a lot of romance don't. But if you don't mind the lack of romance go ahead.
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Don't mind the bad reviews give this a chance
This is not half as bad as most of make it out to be. Ofc there were some things that were unrealistic and things I didn't like, such as jihu never getting over jandi till the end even after having been rejected tons of times by her, the fact that the show focused a lot on jihu and jandi's relationship taking the focus out of the main couple at times. I feel there could have been more jandi and junpyo scenes although the ones there were, were good and they made up for it.The love between the main couple is endearing, pure and unconditional and it will make you fall in love with their love.
The osts were good and I listen to them outside of the drama.
Overall this is a good, iconic, must watch show and I 100% rec it. It was entertaining until the end and that's what matters the most. I felt like it was worth my time.
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