only for action

●FIRST IMPRESSION
This drama is a retelling of the snow-white in the modern world because we have got a sci-fi mirror, an evil stepmother representing a witch, bodyguards representing the 7dwarfs, Kim Je Ha aka K2 represents the huntsman, and Anna as snow white.

●PLOT VIEW
Started pretty great but falls apart in the second half. Because the tension is raised high so much I can't accept that its slow storytelling later only to discover no twists. Also, this series is titled THE K2, the story should have followed up with Kim Je Ha more than his employer's family. Rather it has a clean, satisfying ending but still, I expected a more complex story, because it had the potential. There is a stepmother and stepdaughter with an uncaring father but it is just not used properly. Rather Choi Sung Woon and park Kwan Soo had a good villain arc but it didn’t work well.
Also, there is oozing chemistry between Kim Je Ha and Choi Yoo Jin, feeling so effortlessly intense but left untold.
Well, each episode is full of the action sequence, which is choreographed perfectly that I couldn’t help but rewind and watch.

●ACTING/CAST
Im Yoo Na as Anna has a little less screen time. She is just a romantic interest of K2. she is an Idol so the makers tried to keep her Angel image. She acted well but the script didn’t help her connect with the audience, Neither she could show up the pains of the past, nor become an Angel truly.
Ji Chang Wook is cast to do action and he portrays that part like a pro. and brought plenty of intensity and emotion to those scenes. When given the chance, he draws us into his story with his portrayal of Je Ha’s pain and struggles.
Song Yoon Ah as Choi Yoo Jin, an amazing vamp. She is a vulnerable power hungry woman portrayed perfectly. her complexity is powerful.

●MUSIC
The most awesome BGM I had ever heard. Not the OSTs but instrumental and theme music is vibing me like magic. The wolf song is awesome and even added it to my playlist.

●REWATCH
Not really a rewatch drama but action sequences are surely a treat that can't be ignored.

●APPRECIATION
I would give a bow to action directors. They choreographed and edited it so smoothly that my words won't be enough to praise them.
●CRITICISM
there were a lot of aspects which could have been done better. the Political game and business snatching of the Choi family.
Kim je Ha past exploration rather than being just told in words.

●FAV SCENE
The beach scene where Kim Je Ha and Anna play catch me if you can. This scene had a relaxing feel with uplifting music and great visuals.

●RECOMMENDATION
This drama is for those who love the action genre. The political aspect might be a bit boring though.

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A drama with 31 episodes I was really skeptical to watch this lakron for its typical Thai drama plot. But later was convinced for episodes marked were 45minutes each and the leads Bua and Pop Thagoon.

The show started great but there are a lot of plot holes, the good storyline and character requirements and development covered these loops. Sina, a stuntwoman was getting celebrity attention which never happens. They get appreciated but the way she was hiding and her popularity showed that was too much. Siriya was asked to remarry in the will, which was actually disgusting but by the end, I understood that the dead brother trusted Athirat.
The story is fast-paced with multiple twin switches, hide and seek chasing with ample amount of humor, and Villains with too many bad deeds, and the truth of the accident was webbed nicely. By the end, the story is a bit draggy due to the many supporting characters story. But still, the end is satisfactory.

About acting chops am a fan of Bua, she plays every character with ease. But playing twins was rather difficult. Sina's character had enormous energy, bubbly and strong while Siriya's character lacked depth, she was in a wheelchair but had no enthusiasm or nervousness, and Bua's expression lacked to express her pain.
Pop Thagoon as Athirat was nice in his angry mode. He was in pain since childhood but still showed his lovable side when he starts to care.
The child actor Khun Suay is very adorable. He acted nicely in every situation. He cried when scared and laughed when happy.

If anyone wants to watch they can start from the beginning and if get bored then could skip to watch last 7episode

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after every sunset there is a sunrise giving hopes

Just as the title says “OUR BLUES” is full of sad stories from people of Jeju islands who are not related by blood but closely knitted as family. This drama can be watched with the family and the best thing is there are no main characters, every person is the main character in the story and the people around them are supporting them. The drama was skillfully parted into 8 stories revolving on all the casts and their lives and not just reliant on one main character.

There are problems in everyone's life but it is being solved in an effective way without making the viewers frustrated or bored. It is not preachy but still had a pinch of self-righteousness when it talked about teen pregnancy, unprotected sex, divorce, and disability. It's all very subtle, very light-hearted and the most emotional scenes are usually connected to all the supporting characters.
every actor was awesome, acting excellent until the child actor Eun Gi appeared. I also liked the new actor Jung Eun Hye playing Young Hee, the down syndrome sister. these two characters were like a surprise in the drama. they totally swept me off the floor by nailing their characters.
The thing which I learned from this drama is to live my life without regrets as we sometimes look back on the past and regret our decision. But we also forget the time when we made the decision and what kind of person we are now because of that decision.
Just like the characters who always think of their past and sometimes regret it for not trying enough. So let us accept our present and before we regret more forgive those who should be forgiven, accept those who care for you, and love those who love you

Still, wondering about it? Just try the three first episodes. If by the end of episode three you're still not immersed, it may not be for you. But if you're into heart-warming and funny stories, please give this one a go.

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When you are extraordinary, but when you use intelligence for a negative purpose, it brings chaos and downfall.
This movie kept me on the edge that what comes next from this genius brain. Many people would deny and think this to be just another cheating movie, but believe me, it happens. I have seen this happening and my god students have a whole lot of tricks up their sleeve that one cannot think.
The movie is entertaining because it didn’t beat around the bush, it kept its focus on the BAD GENIUS, cheating ways. Lynn played by Aokbab is flawless, her actions were amazing. When she walked into the subway station, she gave a brilliant performance.
By the end, I felt like Grace and Bank were a bad influence. Because there is a saying in my country “ people behavior change, similar to the people they associate with”. Also, she was not correct either, but a good friend won't let you fall in a pit of misconduct and suffering.

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when one feels uncomfortable, its totally fine and not abnormal

Everyone must have heard “People speak with their eyes more than words” and “words are more powerful than swords.”
What happens when one glares at someone, they see brands, clothes, and skin and go on thinking about anything in their mind. Like if a girl wears branded clothes, she must be filthy rich or if a girl wears a short dress she comes from a bad family, etc.
Am writing this review in total agreement with the web-series topic of feminism and gender issues because I have faced multiple incidences for my clothing choices which is most of the time formal. Men sometimes gaze continuously and sometimes throw absurd comments but we as working staff have to always maintain our warm behavior.

This short web-series covers a bold yet sensitive issue that why a Female feels unsafe in this patriarchal society. Each episode has compact stories teaching about feminism, consent, sex education, sexual harassment, and relationship tips. It teaches us to speak up rather than remain silent.

It has a good script performed skillfully by the actors.
Kim Young Dae, makes a good impression when he is sees through the minds of other male students. Not just because he is good-looking, but in his own way he shows good people also exist. While the men are allowed to do everything, females are deprived of wearing their choice of clothes, going to clubs For fear of weirdos, and many more.

Overall this web series a great eyeopener of today's society of what women face in their everyday life.

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This ghost is neither funny nor scary

Am not a fan of the horror genre but still, I tried to watch this because I saw a clip of funny ghosts' interaction with humans. But I was highly disappointed the clip I saw was the only funny thing in the drama too. til the 11th episode, 70 percent of the screen time was about cooking food and catching ghosts which brought no development to the story. Also, It was so slow that I was tired to watch everything, so I skipped through it. Amnesia and murder mystery could have been written more strongly because it had created a good backstory.
If anyone wants to skip, then watch the drama from episode 12, it gains a high pace in uncovering the ghost mystery.

Acting by Kim So Hyun is just excellent. She is one adorable hungry spirit.
Ok Taecyeon was good but he was just average.

Music is not memorable

Rewatch is an absolute NO. I would rather watch that clip of ghost than watch this ghost and human cohabitation.

Afterthought
The cohabitation didn’t feel like happening between a ghost and a human, because she is demanding food, clothes, and studying, she feels like a teenager who is latching onto their guardian.

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Respect the the Delivery Person...

Everyone is trying to survive in this world rich or poor, but everyone's ways are different. some people do hard work and some people take the road to gambling. The struggles of being a delivery person are portrayed well, and how they are abused for not being on time, and the cold food etc, it had a realistic touch.

LIKED
-The first half of the story dealt with finding a person blocking the road, but I think wouldn’t it be better to find the person with whom the accident happened. Also, we could see clearly accidents happened due to the reckless driving, ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING AND FOLLOW TRAFFIC RULES.

- Dan Ah, is the only female delivery woman. She was a strong girl from head to toe, though she had a mean personality I could clearly read her pain.

DISLIKED
-Kang Soo's hairstyle was very distracting, but it was never made fun of, and it eventually gets fixed without any reason.

-Ko Won Hee's character didn’t exist, it wouldn't have made a difference. She was annoying and clingy in the initial but was fine later on, but still, think her role didn’t make a difference.

-The unreasonable love triangle could have been done better. Or say why was it even there. It could have been totally avoided. couldn’t it be two people meeting and helping, why do writers have to make them into a one-sided love experiment?

-The ending was too abrupt with the 16-episode length. It could have given a good closure for at least one full episode rather than just a few minutes. also, the blooming of the STRONGEST DELIVERYMAN app could have been done more better, not just for food but like the Amazon app, more benefits in just one app.

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Death is inevitable but suicide is preventable.

FIRST IMPRESSION
When we hear HAPPY BIRTHDAY, all we imagine is a birthday song being sung but loved ones, cake, candles, balloons, gifts, party, like a smiling happy day when no one scolds you for any mistake. Though this drama is titled HAPPY BIRTHDAY it doesn’t have any of these. It rather shows the opposite topic, the biggest reason for sadness and death. it takes away the suffering, it leaves behind the pain to those who are known. And how difficult it is for a person who had to deal with suicide since birth. It had a grim and slow start which felt boring but I decided not to give up, and in a few episodes, it started to grow on me and I felt all kinds of goosebumps and intense emotions.
The series is very layered and narration is done excellently. With each mystery being opened up about the relationships and sufferings of Tharnam, everyone left behind seemed selfish and guilty at the same time. Tonmai seems like a victim of the things he didn’t do. His life is peaceful but not happy. . Tharnam suffered from Autophobia is very dark, if one gets sucked up, it is really difficult to cope. So when she is able to reconnect via Tonmai, I find the living people more selfish than on a guilt trip.
I felt really bad for him, who suffered everything without knowing what he was being held guilty of. Sometimes I got confused with whom should I sympathize, Tharnam who didn’t receive affection when she lived, or Tonmai who receives affection when he is possessed.
Also in this dark tale, everyone could talk about the grim story, but for me, I found a ray of hope in NOINA. So talking about side stories Noina and Tonmai's budding relationship was like ice cream, enjoyable anytime. It gave a cooling effect to the serious and gloomy drama. She didn’t have big role but she lighted up the mood whenever she was onscreen. Well, the ending is heart-wrenching and proves worth the title HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

ACTING is superb by everyone.
-No wonder Pluem as Tonmai won best supporting actor in this series but TBH he is actually the main lead not a supporting character to me.
-Mild as Thannam had the saddest face I have ever seen on a 17-year-old teenager. She just carried the character of Tharnam exquisitely like living into it.
-Push as Tee certainly gave handsomeness to the show, I have seen him in rather rough and arrogant roles, so it was pretty good to watch him in a remorseful and gloomy character.
-Lung Tai was one of the best characters in the show. he definitely played a more father figure to Thanam than her real father.

MUSIC
I loved the BGM's. it is excellent and mesmerizing. The opening tune sets a sad tone, that what we are going to watch could be more than that.

REWATCH
it is a bit difficult. Once you have opened the mystery box, there is no reason to find that box again. Also because it is a grim tale rather than sad which could easily make me depressed cause am a really emotional person.

AFTERTHOUGHT
Death is inevitable but suicide is preventable. It takes one dark moment to overshadow your courage into something grim, so rather than fighting alone, find a comrade to fight.

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cheesy teen romance

I haven’t seen the 2014 L-DK, so my review is based on this movie only. It was a typical Japanese teen movie where two high schoolers Aoi Nishimori and Shusei Kugayama live together, since they are underage they do not reveal it to anyone at school. The problem strikes when they fall in love and ML's cousin appears.
The plot is really fast-paced, the story presented a background really quick with some flashbacks and runs onto the teens lives hiding their secrets. it is like a teen fantasy where the most popular and handsome guy falls for the average-looking girl. Living together with your crush and doing everything except sex (because you have just gained knowledge about it), is what a common girls dream of. But at the same time stopping others from pursuing their dream is quite selfish. You can separate from your parents and live but you cant stay distanced from your beloved, It was teenage first love hormones. That was way too childish.

I have always been curious that, Japanese teens stay alone without any guardian supervision is that really their culture. The girl didn’t have a dream and just focuses on taking care of her partner, that point actually irked me. Everyone should go for a good higher education, and if one doesn’t trust their partner then it's really a matter of concern. she must have seen her mother doing house chores and her parents living happily together. IMO if they didn't live together love wouldn't have happened. more than the love they were each other habits and the girl wanted to cling to her habit.

The acting of the main cast Sugino Yosuke, Kamishiraishi Mone, and Yokohama Ryuse was mediocre. The visuals though were nice.
The music was good. The song 'Happy End' shows the happiness of Aoi and the song 'Every time' shows me the emotions of Reon
I wouldn't rewatch this because it is too cheesy. And I had more than enough of these typical Japanese teen movies.

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keeps the focus on Pirate and treasure

Pirates- The Royal Treasure, for this Korean Pirate movie the captain is a female captain Hae Rang (Han Hyo Joo) with a swordsman turned pirate Wu Mu Chi (Kang Ha Neul) and a comical Mak Yi (Lee Kwang Su) and others.

even if I don’t want to but still Can't help but think of Pirates of the Caribbean when I hear pirate, as Johnny Depp has made his character Captain Jack Sparrow iconic, who shows intelligence in deciphering maps, does excellent comedy, and shows excellent action sequence. And for the Korean movie need three characters to show all these.
The story is fast-paced with finding a map, locating the treasure, and successfully getting it. the CGI is good. It kept its pirate theme on spot not delving into characters' past before becoming a pirate. Mak Yi's slapstick comedy and scheming tactics made a good screen time and the rest was covered with the enormous sword fighting. HHJ fighting sword sequences were nice. KHN's hairstyle was too distracting. the acting was good. Chae Soo Bin's thief personality was evident but she didn't get enough screen. actually, the story lacked good scripting.

Overall this was a perfectly comical relief for those who miss "Captain Jack Sparrow" and his witty good sense of humor to save the day.

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DO NOT HESISTATE, JUST WATCH IT

52 episodes, nahhh not my cup of tea but when I dived not even one second of every single episode of this drama was boring. and guess what I binged it in a week. Yeah, it is sooooo good. people hesitate to watch long dramas because it tends to lose its gripping story and has many side stories and unwanted plot fillers but MY FATHER IS STRANGE has proved this wrong. I didn’t think 52 episodes long family drama would be such an exception, because I tend to get bored in 16-20 episodes of K=drama. This is my 3rd drama with 50+ episodes and it went beyond my expectation leaving me behind wanting more of the drama.

PLOT VIEW
The story is of a family which is joined by an infamous actor Ahn Joong Hee. Firstly it seems like a warm comical family drama but as it advances there comes a secret with more comedy and love stories. The drama is full of sibling fights, couple drama, in-laws drama, parental love, and life lessons also. The main story “MY FATHER IS STRANGE” remains awesomely written with the supporting love stories of every couple being just fantastic. Every character had equal importance and was given enough screen space. The Byun siblings are just awesome, they fight with each other and also, for each other. They cannot see their sibling getting hurt by others people that is the kind of bond I have always wanted to see. This drama shows what a family is like, as we say “The family that eats together stays together”. it is good to see they have breakfast together and everyone helps and understands. Ahn Joong Hee bonds with everyone in the Byun family, Byun Hye Young's ultimate chic dramas were the highlight but we couldn’t care less about Byun Ra Young = Park Cheol Su or Joon Young - Yoo Joo's love story. They were equally entertaining. Although Yoo Joo felt evil in the initial episodes she had drastic character development. the parents and kids indifferences were really contrasted and show the natural thinking and love of the parents. The different professions of sibling, acting, judo, law, civil servant were really well picked. and shows the bad and good sides of their industry.

ACTING
I am loving every cast of the drama for they did a phenomenal job. but here stating my favorites
Lee Joon's bad actor characterization. showing loneliness and lack of love is beautiful. he is now my favorite actor.
Lee YuRi's badass lawyer's portrayal is phenomenal. she bickers with family and in-laws but also cares for them deeply.
Jung So-Min's quick wit, strong, yet shy character were pure. her forbidden love was full of warmth.
Ryu Hwa-Young was the youngest sibling but the most troublemaker and lovable. her equation with the Cheol-Su father was fun like watching tom and jerry.
Ahn Yeo-Seop watched him for the first time and he just nailed his character of a rich runaway boy. his soccer scenes were few but I loved him.

MUSIC
Music is beautiful, I couldn’t pick any favorites because I enjoyed every single song. The translations and its meaning are even more beautiful. The last dance sequence at the end is beautifully choreographed and everyone rocked the stage.

REWATCH
I want to have amnesia so when I rewatch this I would get the first-time feeling once again.

AFTERTHOUGHT
Not just humor and romance but it has a lot of hidden life lessons. Which are not in dialogue but in the actions and behavior of the characters. Also, the rules of the house were nice, it gave a disciplined environment and because of this the family gets together than running away.

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When women come to fight for women

Women are clumsy, bad drivers, physically weak, and many other things the world says. But it isn’t correct because NOT ALL WOMEN are these because there are women who had proven it wrong.

STORY -
This movie is led by a married and unmarried cop summing up as MISS & MRS COP. The scripting is done really well and fast-paced with a pinch of light humor. It is based on one case where women are drugged and filmed during rape. When a victim comes for a complaint and commits suicide, The two cops take it upon themselves to find out what happened. As the chase for baddies begins it gets beyond my expectations. The patriarchal society where male cops are celebrating their success doesn’t give any support to the female cops, forget the support they are fired. But as they are running out of time they still go after baddies without caring for themselves and fight them eventually catching them after a rigorous chase and fight.

the movie focuses on women but didn't put them like a MEN FIGHTING 5O which is so unrealistic. it is kept simple with a few shitty young men. And an innocent husband who tries to help despite being weak. it has a contrast of strong men who can't fight and physically weak women who can.

ACTING -
Ra Mi Ran (Park Mi Yeong) and Lee Sung Kyung (Jo Ji Hye) chasing and fighting the gang are WOW. Though they get exhausted and hurt they continue to take down the leader. LSK has a lean body and she really really suits the character who seems weak but has a lot of passion towards justice. RMR playing a middle-aged who has put on some weight after marriage suits well. Hawaiian shirts looked sassy on both.
Wi Ha Joon has wicked charm as the villain perfect fit with that blazing eyes and curvy smile.

APPRECIATION -
The action sequence is shot exceptionally well. I just loved them. The ladies are not the strongest but have a warmth of women who feel the pain emotionally and fight for justice. All the women, the hacker, the head Officer were just awesome.

My favorite scene from the is the LSK walking in the club and having eye contact with WHJ. I couldn’t get enough of this scene. The silent, slow and upbeat music, that club lighting was awesome. That setting, LSK walking, and guys watching are the appreciation of aesthetics.

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THE SWINDLERS doesn't swindle and gives full entertainment

I thought I had seen this movie with the first scene of a scam. But then Hyun Bin appears as notorious thief tricking the cops and fleeing, I was like Nahhhh, I haven't seen this one.
Then appears a group of swindlers, corrupt politicians and an attorney. All this in first 15 minutes, I mean who wont be curious to know what is going to happen next. This movie movie creates an enticing impact and doesn't let the audience bore.
Making Hyun Bin a mega swindler who only swindles the swindler is the like giving a cherry on cake. As The movie fast paced, its hard to tell who is getting swindled, everyone runs their creative mind with 1000miles of speed to swindle and I am jumping on my sofa trying to figure out whats happening. I enjoyed the whole process of these conning people. the end its truly surprising, and emotional.

The acting is delightful, and engrossing. Hyun Bin is flawless throughout with each scene my heart stops seeing his intense fight sequences. The action sequence are well shot. The guns, fights, jumps are superbly captured.
Every character had their spark and made their presence felt. I enjoyed their incredible performance.

Am totally up for rewatch of THE SWINDLERS. It doesn't swindle the audience but serves its purpose to entertain the audience to the fullest.

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TYPICAL

This drama was typical lakron. parents Marry off an adopted girl to a rich guy. Because the guy paid the money he feels as if he had bought the girl. The girl also asked money desperately for his parents and agrees to marriage but she is was the most stupid character. She was always playing house pretending to be a princess with a flower crown and scarf in her hair. She seemed childish. She wants money but why would anyone pay if he doesn't get anything in return. Even the housemaids do work but that girl was doing nothing.
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I absolutely don’t mean that being a housewife one must do house chores but in this drama, she seemed like she got paid for doing nothing. All the characters were annoying ML, SML, SFL but FL was the most annoying character all the time.
The story goes well when some hate chemistry develops. The two SFLs who keep on grabbing the ML were the typical character of the lakron world who lay eyes on men with money even if they are married or their sister's husband.

It took me a while to finish because I couldn’t stand the annoyance of the characters. They are horrible. If the actors had acted deeply according to their characters it would have made a good watch. only the ML, Ken has done a good job justifying his character. he acted out well in anger, sadness everything

The scenery of the tea farm was good although

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It was quite disappointing. it was really a waste of time. I couldn't understand the artist's POV. many of the artists use Pseudoname to conceal their identity. But in the movie, she is lost in that Pseudo-name. Adding more to it she isnt happy. why are you not happy concealing your name, because you didn't get recognition?
the curator was greedy and selfish. He practically steals the paintings but the artist just let him sell. she should have stopped that.
The coma and coming back were quite dramatic and didn't fit well.
Giessel was a very weak character and the acting was very dull.
none of the other events or characters pleased me, except the paintings.

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