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Sidhika Trisha
its not about the title
This drama is almost 10 years old but historical things don't change so its fine. I first thought the drama would be about the journey of Gumiho’s finding The Gu Family Book but he only got the purpose and gives up on finding the book.
The drama is based on an orphan gumiho who has lived between humans and as human. But once the villain appears he recognizes himself, learns to control his strengths, falls in love, and wants to become human and spend his life with his lover. To become human he has to pray for 100 days and then find GU FAMILY BOOK. But a whole lot of political plot is built using the Japanese invasion. I enjoyed the drama that I forgot there is a book to be found. And I am a whole lot disappointed at the end of the drama cause there was not a single attempt of finding GU FAMILY BOOK. Both the father and son failed to take an attempt to find the book. I felt like a fool at the end of the drama for not seeing it. Although the end was satisfactory it wasn’t for me.
I think the writers should have named it just GU FAMILY, cause that sums up the story. There is gumiho who comes to acknowledge his identity and use his powers for good, falls in love, and wants to become human. Also, there is a demon who had a more heartbreaking love story.
The acting was awesome tbh. Kang Chi aka Lee Seung gi was awesome as gumiho. He never disappoints with his acting chops.
Suzy as Yeo Wol playing a tomboy girl, swinging swords with perfection was eye pleasing.
Choi Jin Hyuk had a small role but he got a more impactful short story and guess what I wanted more of CJH.
I wasn’t impressed by the ending so there is no rewatch for me.
If you want to watch this drama don’t connect it with a title which I did and then you will be able to enjoy it more. The story and chemistry of the leads are superb.
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Has some cringeworthy but fluff romance
This drama seemed fluffy but had a sensitive topic of an FL with multiple divorces. I said divorces instead of marriage because our society sees a divorced woman as an immoral, bad woman who doesn't know to keep a happy marriage.I started with the drama to know "how she had two husbands at the same time but guess what I was wrong she had one husband at a time and get divorced to marry another. It was the trailer that created the confusion of Mon, Wed, Fri, and Tue, Thur, sat husband. she had more contract relationships than contract marriages for various reasons of male family drama.
The story was stretching in the last couple of episodes filled in with more fluffy romance which was supposed to be happening just after the confession. The great big traumatic accident of 13 years was petty. That incident didn’t weigh much impact to put the present drama meter happening.
PS. I too felt bad for what she experienced at a young age.
Honestly, there was mature chemistry in both pairs. But the FL being hyperactive was too much. I wish it remained a mature romance drama. Acting I was so impressed by Go Kyung Pyo as Jung JiHo, he was that middle-aged man having a boring life. He nailed it with his chubby straight face. Kim Jae Young was nice due to the story, I felt pity for his character Kang Hae Jin but I didn’t like him for being a brat cause most of the problems were created by him only. Park min Young was fine but not impressive, this is like a repetitive role of she has played in her previous dramas. Kang Hyung Suk was playing a gay character, he was balanced not doing fun stuff. He was a manly gay guy who liked men but not every man.
I would rewatch all the fluff romance of the Jung ji ho and Choi sang gun
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I didn't get the ending also, why is the ML running it was so confusing. and the romance when did that happen to make such an ending? it vibed like incest although they were not related so I definitely didn't like it.
The acting was average nothing special.
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This is surely inspired by Twilight movie and even though it is low budget and has bad CGI, and has an average storyline, there is something good about the drama its fast-paced and has short episodes. And just 9ep was even more motivating to finish the drama. so until I get invested or get bored it already is ended
Vampires, fox, and humans interesting take but the supernatural part were less and human drama more.
Acting was great!!! ML Danson Tang and FL Micelle Wai were so believable.
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dropped for 2 months
Started this drama cause I was charmed by JCW, but past 5 episodes it was really difficult to move forward. The story seemed all over the place with 3 couples from the city, who are doing a reality show interview.Well, the drama concept and cinematography in the interview manner were quite good but it was extremely slow-paced.
Then watched ep 8 and was so annoyed that I dropped it for 2 months. I was so angry over Lee Eun Oh, she was a messed up character and didn’t know what she was doing. And ultimately the joke she played in the past is the core of the whole story that annoyed me even more. all the characters are into some misunderstanding which leads them to break up, but they DON'T TALK. a relationship is healthy when you clear misunderstanding if any of the partners are uncomfortable or have any issues. they have a silent breakup and the other person keeps on wondering where is the problem. WHY can't they have a healthy breakup, they are not kids, they are working adults but their behavior is so mehh
I picked it up again to finish this off my CW, because of JCW and Choi Min Ho. Yeah CMH was a surprise and helped in getting this through. and I liked that he also got his share of the story in the last episode.
Overall it is an OK watch, but I won't recommend it, cause all the characters don’t have an answer to why they are doing it. They were all messed up.
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one time watch
The story unfolded in a very mysterious way that it intrigued me from beginning to end. The deja vu and amnesia were a well balanced that it was difficult to assume its a memory or dream. Everything seemed so real to be fake.The cinematic beauty was amazing, colours gave a subtle touch to the thrilling and sad story which enhanced it beautifully.
The acting was top-notch by Seo Yea Ji, she was the soul and performed like a pro as ever. Each expression, of fear, anger, and confusion was amazing.
Kim Kang Woo was good, I watched him for the first time he has the aura of darkness.
Overall it is a good thriller.
But it won't be an option for rewatching because when the mystery is known then nothing remains to see.
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One Time Watch
This drama was a typical lakron category showing slap/kiss, abusive ML, with a strong evil female, and lots of misunderstanding.Well, it was a new story for me as one twin misuses the identity of the other and defames her. ML was a horrible person whether rich or poor. He was not likable even for a second, and I won't give in to the fact that he misunderstood. A person should not mistreat anyone just because they didn’t recognize him.
Also, I think the vamp was too strong for the demise that was given to her. She had a strong aura to destroy but the way she got hurt was just a joke.
Well, the acting was awesome TBH by everyone. FL Vill was awesome as twins Gandaowasee and Gandaomanee. I felt the negative and positive characters perfectly.
ML Toomtam was average maybe because I didn’t like his character. His toxicity was too much for me.
Music was forgetful
It is a drama to be rewatched.
If any1 wants to watch a typical lakron, this is one good choice in this genre. As a viewer it's good but the storyline is negative and I do not support the toxic relationship.
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Romantic Banter of leads
●FIRST IMPRESSION2022 had given lots of law drama, so I was skeptical to watch because I had watched so many law-themed dramas in years, leaving aside the ones released this year. But still, I gave a shot for Lee Seung Gi, he is my faith and I was right after 2episodes I was hooked.
●PLOT VIEW
It has the usual pot of good lawyers catching the criminals, but what is so good about this drama is the chemistry of the leads. They have known each other for years and crossing each other after a long time, sparks the feelings that were hidden.
The cases were a bit extraordinary and how the young lawyers YuRi and JungHo resolved them was different, so they didn’t go to court often.
These minor cases lead them to clear out the past and unmask the rich people who caused them pain.
criminals were miserable so they made others miserable, I don’t pity them cause the way they hurt others for greed was unforgivable. More than criminals they felt like jokers.
The story is well written and gets uncovered in bits to keep the curiosity, and so it helps in clearing out the presumptions of the leads they had made. The pacing is slowed in the latter half.
●ACTING/CAST
Lee Se Young as Kim YuRi was badass, hot-tempered, crazy, sexy cool. I just loved her, because of the times she shouted at the moments when one should shout and don’t remain mute. She was strong and wasn’t afraid to fight anytime anywhere. She was so sassy inside out, and lastly, she was a fashionista, I loved her clothes.
Lee Seung Gi as Kim JungHo was genius yet calm but he suddenly has a soul awakening and that was so exciting to see. Seung Gi getting crazy was so fun. The action while chasing baddies was delicious. He sported tracksuit so much looking damn hot.
●MUSIC
A. More Than Me- by June is upbeat and sweet, felt like tapping my feet every time I heard this. I loved the drum arrangements of the song.
B.I am in love with you-by DVWN is had soft vocals with soft guitar tones. This song felt like seeing steam rise up from hot coffee on a cold winter day.
●REWATCH
I would watch the romance for they were just so perfect.
●APPRECIATION
Even though it didn’t have a fresh story it managed to stand out because the actors made this series so enjoyable.
I want to applaud the art director for giving beautiful background.
Also, the stylist of the lead actors, felt they were off for a fashion show every time.
●FAV SCENE
The rain sequence in ep 3, didn’t have much significance but it was visually aesthetic.
●AFTERTHOUGHT
Because of this sizzling chemistry, it reminds me of other dramas.
School time vibed Our Beloved Summer
The badass couple felt like Lawless Lawyer
The cases of the drama remind me of Extraordinary Attorney Woo
●WATCH
If you like a light heartwarming drama with law themes.
Light crime with action
Romance with unending banters.
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Avoid if you dont like indecent jokes
●When I searched bandit themed on MDL for Thai, Suparburoot Jorm Jon was the only drama. Interestingly the synopsis intrigued me and here I am writing the review after completing it.●An over-the-top story that a bandit kidnaps women and then what happens is Stockholm syndrome IMO. But the story was well built with fantasy elements of supernatural, black magic, and ghosts along with lost family, hate to love, bandits and police fights were so well written it felt like I am in a storybook of some magical forest.
I enjoyed the epic banter of the leads, they both hated each other but came to understand how caring the other person is. I felt pity for the leads because they both were clutched in the hands of Seua Phan, who besides harvesting evil powers had only evil thoughts. He was a completely hollow person who can just go t to hell because forgiveness is not meant for some people. Also, the bad bandits who stole but also raped women are the worst, that was the most hateful thing and what could be expected from them.
●I like the main concept of drama that good wins over evil but for good to see clearly have to believe that evil powers exist. Yoga and meditation were correct, they can open great powers if humans have the will to gain them. The Seua Pha and the police officer showed that good deeds will bring you enlightenment.
The lead's funny and dark story is worth watching.
●If you like crime, thriller with supernatural mystery with a love story, give this drama a try, it deserves a chance.
●It also have lots of women abuse and some indecent jokes so If you don’t like that please avoid this drama.
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Never have I ever though to see all of them together
●Where can we see a lot of stars together, the only one I could think of was AWARD shows, where they have minimal and formal interaction with each other.●when the trailer of Youth MT was dropped, I gasped because I was still under the spell of THE SOUND OF MAGIC, I was so glad that would see those SAME ACTORS TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN.
●I have watched Itaewon Class and loved that as for love in Moonlight, it might become my next drama to watch. But I do the actors from the drama well and have seen them in different projects.
●It was so relaxing and brought millions of smiles to my face because
My favourite was of course TSOM team but I loved LIML team too, as for IC I missed Kim Dami. Every game was interesting the pranks were hilarious. The actors light conversation beside the games was nice to see, it felt like seeing some Behind the scenes footage.
●SPECIAL MENTION- Hwang In Yeop was truly hilarious, throughout the show he was so fun to see. He is effortlessly funny or saying fun strikes him. Who can forget him falling while picking up his slipper?
Kim Yoo Jung, Chae SooBin and Kwon Nara were others who were so much fun to see as girls. I couldn’t stop adoring the girls of the drama.
●Except wanting for more episodes I don’t have any complaints. But it was good that they kept it compacted and had maximum fun in a short time. BUT I STILL WANT MORE.
●Other drama variety shows only have 1 drama cast and they are all promoting drama with the interview. Also If you watch any other variety show there might be 1 or 2 favourite celebrities and skip like the rest of the cast. But YOUNG ACTORS RETREAT was a glimpse of the top actors, real self from 3hit dramas (and I hope they were not acting because the camera was rolling but were genuinely nice people.)
●I bow to the (PD) Kim Sung Yoon for bringing them together and giving such a nice show to the audience and a happy time to my favourite actors, everyone is busy and still came together for 3 days for the Retreat.
●Story- There wasn't any story but games were interesting.
●Acting/Cast- cant say if they were acting but the actors shad fun nd I had fun watching them. The comments were so fun to see like are normal people who fumble, make mistakes, get shy or scared.
●Music- the BGM was hilarious.
●Rewatch Value- it has become my go to happy show, which can be watched anytime.
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Cliche yet heartwarming
●FIRST IMPRESSIONI am overwhelmed and suddenly get all the memories of my school days flashing in front of my eyes. That first crush, that best friend, that picnic, those phone booth calls, and many others.
Although the memories are hazy cause we didn’t have access to the camera to click all the moments, but it still flutters my heart cause it is saved in the hard disk of my brain.
●PLOT VIEW
The movie is heartwarming with some light cliche teen story which is cute. Two girl best friend relationship becomes complicated after getting to know two boys HyunJin and WoonHo. The movie follows them falling in love and realizing what is important for them in life. Every moment needs to be cherished and do everything which doesn't make you regret it later in life.
●ENDING
The ending is bittersweet and must be seen carefully to understand why the movie is titled, 20th CENTURY GIRL. It tells us to enjoy every moment, cause many people as grownups are stressed in life and unhappy so sometimes look at the past to see how you were happy. enjoying yourself.
●ACTING
Acting is super by Kim Yoo Jung. Her long hair flying while she runs in the school uniform is breathtaking. Her eyes when she was crying made my tears fall, but she looked cute even with puffy eyes.
Yeon Du was reminding of her role from Our Blues and she is really good. I hope she gets more projects.
Woon Ho and Hyun Jin served the male charm needed in the drama. The friendship was nice as they cared for each other more than the girl.
Han Hyo Joo was a surprise and I liked her seeing, after her last work "Happiness."
●REWATCH
Yeah, it was a great watch so am gonna rewatch this.
●APPRECIATION
The cinematography is amazing, the time period when the internet had just started was not much stressful but used as some key elements were just perfect.
The lights and color usage were the visual appetizers.
●RECOMMENDATION
watch this if you want some feel good light movie.
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This drama needs a chance
●FIRST IMPRESSIONWow!!! This drama is superb, I got this accidentally and when I was in the first episode, I got hooked to it. This drama deserves a chance.
●PLOT VIEW
Stock market has always been called a gambling house where people only lose money, But this drama through its characters helps everyone to see the other side of the stock market system.
All the characters go through anxiety, stress, and emotional drowning losing their money in many different ways but they still keep their enthusiasm and learn the basics of stock buying and earning. In other words, to say that if you open a restaurant or business some days it has good sales, you earn profit and someday it rains so no sales and, you make no money. Sometimes business is in the wrong place so the business falls. While the characters come together they learn about each other's dreams and motivate them to pursue it without any judgment. In this journey, we could see their families stress too, and its not to be ignored,its good humor.
●CHARACTERIZATON
The FL, Han JiEun playing Yoo MiSeo is very passionate about stock buying and losing all her money she learns how stressful it is, but to gain her money back she meets the group study and meets a stock investment expert. Their romance blooms slowly as the ML is going through a depression phase due to stocks.
An old man and a Kid are paired together and bond when they visit a science center.
Similarly, a widow and a carefree homeless man bond when he starts working in her restaurant.
●KNOWLEDGE I GAINED
So with its various dimension of characters, it shows that anyone can invest in stocks without any age limit, they just need to have some correct knowledge. They can also have it as a job if they are experts. Its stock investment can also be done with low capital too.
●All six characters acted so well, and you cant feel depression seeing them in depression because its supposed to be a light humor drama. The romance between Yoo Mi Seo and Seo JungWoo gives so many good vibes. Also, the other two pairs have a good friendship which is nice to see.
●APPRECIATION
There is an epilogue at the end of each episode, like a Youtube video where an expert on stock buying is giving his valuable knowledge, If any1 wants they can skip it. But for me it was fun I learned something new.
●RECOMMENDATION
Watch this if you want something light and humorous.
Please give it a try
It is really good.
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Crimes talks are chilling
Watched this drama in 2022, after finishing Little women cause I am slump for Kim Go Eun and Wi ha Joon.But unfortunately, they didn’t have any scenes together. WHJ's debut movie but he has just 5 minutes of screen presence (playing Woo Gon younger ) in the beginning and he meets Il Yeong as a little girl and KGE portrays the adult version of Il Yeong.
Nevertheless, both the characters Il Yeong and Woo Gon share a deep bond as staying as a family for a long time and help each other in saving lives.
Park Bo-gum also appears as a kind-hearted young chef, his face drops volumes of charms. He shows kindness to IL Yeong without any expectation in return.
Kim Hye Soo playing heartless Woo Hee is like a walking dead who can kill anyone anytime and has no remorse. people tend to become harsh due t circumstances but we never knew what happened to her in the past can only assume Woo Hee's past might be similar to Il Yeong
This movie shows the epitome of acting by Kim Go E+un and she does that flawlessly. As an abandoned child she learns her way to survive but her humanity is still there. She believes to return the world with what they give you. If they treat you like shit, you punch them in the face, if they treat you with goodness, help them.
The movie shows the dark side of abandoned children who are forced into begging, prostitution, drugs, organ trafficking, and other crimes.
There is no romance or comedy but has got lots of action and chilling organ trafficking talks. I was horrified by that TBH.
Watch this if you like action and crime genre of movie
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Watch this during holiday season
The drama has an ensemble cast of actors who are not just visually pleasing but also great in emotional connection.Although it has lots of stories going in the luxurious hotel the one that caught my attention was Kang ha Neul, who has failed in life and wants to give up on life but the hotel staff makes sure he is catered well and doesn't act wrongfully. It was also because almost all the staff were involved in his story.
Another one was the school story where four guys confess to one girl. This teen flirting was adorable to watch.
Han Ji Min as a hotel staff was efficient but lacks the courage to confess her childhood friend. HJM surely fits the role.
Kim Young Kwang playing her childhood friend was giving the feels of ‘On your Wedding day
The mother of the bride meets her first love in the hotel and gets to fulfill the long promise she made to him this story was really touching.
The blind date guy was finally able to approach his crush at the end of the year, were also so vibes of hope and I literally jumped to see them together.
Seo Kang Jun as a singer was cute, his story starts with his manager was heartwarming. the manager was so selfless and hardworking to him. this brotherly bonding was wow.
Lee Dong Wook is the CEO of the hotel but his role seemed the weakest, I was disappointed actually but was happy to see the happy ending for him.
Every story is a happy ending and sends in a message of new hope as the new year approaches and everyone looks forwards to the new opportunities. Although the movie is happy but was in a depressed mood and thought it could lift my mood up, but that didn’t happen. But if it might have been a holiday season it would have worked.
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Unsoviing the Mystery Of 70 Billion Won
●FIRST IMPRESSIONWhat are you gonna do if you have 70 billion won?
Honestly, I was intrigued by this question, when I saw the trailer and the only thing I could think of was a house and higher education just like any common person. pretty similar to the dreams of FL, Oh InJoo who is an average working woman.
The dreams of a common person are a house, a car, and a comfortable life with the family. But what comes with 70 billion is the responsibility, danger, and greed of evilness.
●PLOT VIEW
LITTLE WOMAN, is a drama that takes the audience on a journey of more than a 70billion won.
Murders, accidents, politics, ambition, corruption, greed, broken family, and 3 LITTLE WOMAN in the midst of such chaos
Featuring infamous BLUE ORCHIDS and an illustration of CLOSED ROOMS. The story using these elements as core develops into a thrilling mystery action drama with just a pinch of sweetness. After every episode, it leaves the audience wanting more of everything after and it left the audience at the end even though complete but a pinch of incompleteness.
also, this drama has a spoonful of supernatural delight which goes hand in metaphor for BLUE ORCHIDS.
The background of the Vietnam war terrifying but interesting too. I learned many things about it post-drama.
Even though it was perfect in storytelling, untying the mysterious knots but few bits remained uncleared. I would like to list it all down but then it would be a spoiler I guess.
●CHEMISTRY
This drama also breaks the stereotypes of romance in Kdramas, it was just beautiful and endearing. No cheesy script but a pure trustworthy and understanding relationship.
There are also many relationships, not just romantic ones but friendship, InJoo, HwaYoung, and InHye and HyoRin
which we don't get to see like in other dramas. They had a such pure friendship that it made me fall in love with them.
also, InJoo and Do-il's unsaid relationship is a breaking of the stereotypes of relationships in Kdrama.
InKyung and JungHo were mature friends who understood each other deeply.
●ACTING/CAST
About the cast and acting, it was phenomenal. Whoever did the casting deserves a raise, they were more than perfect. Every character can be a character study because they were deep and layered. Even though you see them first you realize they have more depth after a few episodes for any drama lover.
Park Ji Hu, as Oh Inhye the youngest of the Oh family was annoying and I ended up disliking her but as a young actress, she showed varied emotions of determination in any situation.
Nam Ji-Hyun as Oh InKyung was a stubborn, positive, and moral character who refuses to give up and back away. NJH's soft voice gives a sweet and innocent depth to her character.
Kim Go-Eun as Oh InJoo was flawed yet kind, strong, and daring. She takes all the chances to give her sisters a better life and gets into trouble. KGE was perfectly displaying not just InJoo but all those average working class who work bones to make ends meet. She shows grief, stubbornness, confusion, greed, trust, loyalty, and madness with perfection.
Wi Ha-Joon as Choi DoIl was a magnificent character who was not easy to decipher until the end. WHJ maintained his smile balance and eye depth to make the audience confused. And seeing his previous works every1 is obliged to think of him as a grey character. But when the drama ends he left an impression that won't be forgotten for a long time.
KangHoon as JongHo was a sweet adorable guy who just stood by InKyung. KH seemed so sweet in this character.
Uhm Ji Won, and Uhm Ki Joon were toxic as hell. They were a core subject that can't be ignored, also inspite of having negative characters they can't be hated, for the character portrayal was brilliant. They did the job as actors awesomely.
●MUSIC
This drama had the least OST of the dramas I have watched previously. there are many songs used in the drama sequence which get repeated until you start to humm but this drama, mostly used musical tones rather than lyrical tracks, which was very refreshing.
La Vie was a beautiful undertone song but the lyrics of the song were heard just once. Only the music was used heavily.
The ghost orchid music was powerful. It gives chills down the spine with its ghostly monotonous tone.
●REWATCH
I wish I could forget everything and watch it all over again for the first time. Am rewatching this.
●APPRECIATION
The director deserves appreciation to unfold a mysterious drama mysteriously and keep it mysterious until the end.
The cinematographer deserves applause to show us the astonishing beauty of colors in the form of heels, flowers, clothes, and places many more.
●CRITICISM
The writer and directors were to be blamed who fell short in wrapping up all the loose ends as they wanted to keep everything mysterious until the end and the secrets remained secrets. Not a spoiler but if you are not deep into the drama you won't even notice these details.
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