"My mister" is different from everything that I saw on dramaland until now. The layers of this story, built in each episode, take the audience to a deeper level of tension and expectations. So many things happen in one episode that makes you feel as if you're watching a whole movie. At the ending of episode one, I was fissured about what the hell would happen with Park Don Hoon and why Lee Ji Ahn seems so weird. With the following episodes, the story goes even more dark and strong. Guys, what a drama!

I will talk about the actors and I have to start with IU. As I said in the "first impressions", sometimes I have a little prejudice with idols that acts, but this woman makes my heart flutter with her performance and I think that was the best female acting that I saw in a drama until now. The personality, the devotion, the deep look on her eyes... Everything communicated about the character and makes us understand a little bit of Lee Ji Ahn and all her shadows. Lee Sun Kyun also did a great job as Park Dong Hoon! I could feel the kindness and peace in his expressions, but in the moments of anger, he just transformed himself. I the first blow-up of the character my mouth couldn't close, I was totally in chock. The chemistry between them both was amazing and made me sigh many times... Not in a romantic way, and I don't know how to explain, but I think that their relationship will communicate something different to each person that watches it.

I won't spoiler it, but I have to talk about the ending. Guys, I never cried like this since "Goblin". Don't take me wrong, this has nothing with "Goblin" and the reasons for my cry were pretty different here. Follow the development of each character and their relations made me cry realizing how life is full of changes and how one person can make your story totally different. I never realize this with so much strongness. The most powerful to me was the ending of Lee Kwang Il (Jang Ki Yong). I think that I never hated a character as I hated him. Every time that he shows on the screen, I was nauseated... But the conclusion... God! I cried like a baby realizing that I'm pretty fast to judge, but nobody does something without purpose or reason. We are products of the environment and, at the same time, we are totally responsible for our acts. As I said... This drama was a life lesson.

Just to say something that wasn't so amazing, I will talk about the relation between Choi Yoo Ra (Kwon Na Ra) and Park Gi Hoon (Song Sae Byuk). I just understand what was happening after the revelation on episode nine (I guess), but, after that, I just thought everything very weird with them. For me just didn't much sense. But after all explain, I started to love them.

So, this isn't a funny or soft drama, this is a drama for you who loves to immerse and to face heavy themes. I laughed, I cried a lot, and I think a lot about many things... For me, this is a chosen one for sure! (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) Do a favor to yourself and watch this with an open mind and heart, thinking about your life and the value of the things and people to you. You won't regret it!

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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I was in such a good vibe with my picks these days, but this one came to ruin this vibe strongly. "Twilight" never seemed so different.

Until episode five, I was understanding the process and enjoying it a little beat, even with the lame effects, but, after that, I just was frustrated. The premise to turn the vampire theme into a scientific theme was interesting to me, but they didn't know how to put this on the script. It was too much unnecessary information and this made the story get boring. The outcome was also unlogic, to say with kindness. Nothing, in the end, makes sense to me, especially al the twists that we have (no spoilers). I felt like anything happened until episode 14, and then BOOM. The writers just got crazy and incorporate Tarantino.

The characters were also pretty superficial. I love Ahn Jae Hyun, but Park Ji Sang was a terrible role. I understand the vampire vibe, with introspection and toughness, but for me, he was just unbearable. The feelings for Yoo Ri Ta (Gu Hye Seon) showed up from nowhere and didn't convince me. I know about the past and the connection with this, but it was not enough to make a good bond. They were cute together, but the script wasn't in their favor. About Yoo Ri Ta, I like her personality, but since Ji Sang was so tasteless, she was fade out into the mess of the information and terrible relations established between everyone. I won't even talk about Jung Hae In's character because this pissed me off. The only character for me that made an excellent job was the director Lee Jae Wook (Ji Jin Hee). This villain made me crazy in anger, and I think that this is the job of a good villain. His end was also ridiculous considering his journey, but this happened with everyone because was a ridiculous end.

I think that this is my lowest note since I started to write this kind of review, but... For me, it was a wasting of time (★ ★ ). I saw a lot of bad reviews here, but I saw a few with high scores... I don't know how this can be, but this shows to me that nothing is definitive, including my opinion. I'm just exposing my point of view, but maybe you could have another opinion about it. If you didn't watch it, and you think that your taste seems like mine, keep it that way. But if you want to confirm, go ahead.

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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As I always say, the expectation is the enemy of the process. I started this show with high expectations, but I have to say that I am a little frustrated now. Now I could understand the reviews and critics that I saw before and I'll explain why I can agree with some of them.

The beginning of the show was rushed and somethings just weren't explained. I was hoping that with the following episodes this could be resolved, but it was the opposite. The dialogs and plots just get more and more superficial and confusing. I will talk about each character and the high and low points of each one.

About Moo Myung/Kim Sun Woo/Dog-bird, or as I like to call him, my husband, LOL. I love Park Seo Joon and I think that he is a great actor, but the script didn't make a good job to exalt his character. Sun Woo had everything to be the kind of character that takes your breath away, but sometimes I thought that he could be summed in two sentences: "I gonna kill the king!" and "I will protect Ah Ro!". He was so strong and important, they could make an amazing plot! Ah Ro (Go Ah Ra) was deceived as a female lead. I really don't like female leads that play the helpless maiden, and this is all we can see of Ah Ro in the entire show. They put some lines that talk about her "strongness", but this didn't match with the things that she did. They summed her in a potato bag to Sun Woo, that he had to protect, and kill the king... I will talk a little about the rest of the boyband: Sam Maek Jong/Kim Ji Dwi (Park Hyung Shik) was the promise that never happens. Started with strength and charism, but in the process, I couldn't tell if he was weak, or if he was scared, and then he just gets courage... It was very inconstant. Park Ban Ryu (Do Ji Han) had a big idea at first, that he just hold with all his strength, but then, in just an episode, everything blows up and he changes everything, I really didn't get it! I was like "ok, why you didn't this earlier?". Suk Han Sung (V): Weak, fearful, funny, in all the 17 episodes, then... BOOM! He did something totally unexpected that made me stay awake all night because my anger didn't let me sleep.

I noticed now that I was more disappointed than I thought. But I think it's because the big problem here was the script. They had amazing actors (and by amazing I wanna mean AMAZINGLY HANDSOME too), an interesting story, the main couple with chemistry... But they ruined everything with terrible dialogs, URGH! Sometimes I wanted to slap my own face to forgot the ridiculous lines of Poog Wol Joo (Sung Dong Il) with diarrhea or the no sense dialogs between Ah Ro and Sun Woo.

I almost forgot to mentioned Seo Ye Ji (Princess Sook Myung) and this was because her character was totally unnecessary. When I saw her as a badass princess I thought "WOW, THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD", but then... nothing. She does nothing. Exists for nothing in the story. I'm trying to understand why they put this character with an actress like Seo Ye Ji if they didn't want to explore this.

So, I'll be VERY generous here because I love the bromance between the Hwarangs, but this doesn't sustain a badly written story. For the bromance, and the OST singed by Park Seo Joon and Park Hyung Shik (I LOVED IT), I'll put one more star on my review and say that "I expected more, but okay" (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★).

I'm very upset because I really wanted to love this drama. Tomorrow we gonna have the "first impression" of "Tale of the Nine-tailed", wait for it!

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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Finally, I could watch a "Viki original". I think the best thing that I've made was to sign the Viki Pass Plus. Because of the dollar, this has been very expensive for me, but it was a good investment, only that way I could watch productions like this one and also support these projects.

After "Flower of evil", I started to look for some dramas with tension and action, and this is a good example of this. The story of "Lie after lie" is so absurd that makes you attached from the beginning. The ups and downs in the process made me so upset and immerse that I need to take a break in many episodes because I just couldn't stand the tension. The way how the things were resolved also was very instigating, and the few things that I thought a little off weren't related to the plot, but with the involvement of some characters, what I'll describe in the next paragraph. The ending also wasn't so remarkable for me. I think everyone knows that they will put a big twist in the final episodes to explain all the process between Kim Ho Ran and Ji Eun Soo, and this was what happened, but I guess that all the process was so intense that in the end, the plot twist was just too soft. It was unexpected and exciting to me, but it didn't make me vibrate in surprise.

Well, the actors! Ji Eun Soo (Lee Yoo Ri) was a little annoying to me. It was my first time seeing a drama with Lee Yoo Ri (and I guess that will be my last one, considering her age and the preferences of this industry), and I thought her lovely. Her expressions, voice, eyes... Everything was so cute and fragile, and this was my major issue. The character of Ji Eun Soo, from my perspective, needed to be a strong and suffering character. I could see the suffering of the crying, but I always saw Ji Eun Soo as a fragile woman, and this got worse when she started to get close with Jin Min (Yeon Jung Hoon). I know she was a fragile woman, who was hurt so much by many people and circumstances, but after pass 10 years in jail, faced so many evil by Kim Ho Ran (Lee Il Hwa), she could show to us a little more intensity, and every time that I saw her I just couldn't feel the weight of all these problems. The chemistry with Kang Jin Min (Yeon Jung Hoon) also doesn't make me flutter. I thought them cute sometimes, but in a couple of moments, I just felt like they were too forced. Besides that, Yeon Jung Hoon was pretty good as a reporter and dad, I really enjoy his character in the process. The high point for me was Lee Il Hwa as Kim Ho Ran. Oh my gosh, I hated this woman so much! I think that a good actor needs to pass this feeling to the audience, and she seriously did this. Go Na Hee as Kang Woo Joo also did a great job! I like so much to see little actors and actresses doing so well on this path... I hope that she receives a lot of opportunities.

I enjoy all the process of this drama, and the little things that disturbed me don't enough to fade with all the great processes. Because of this, I'll put this like a PRETTY GOOD ONE! (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) If you are looking for something thrilling and full of conspiration and twists, go for it!

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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I think that "disappointment" is the word for my feeling now watching the end of "Record of you". Certainly not just for me, based on the many comments that I saw here on MDL and in some other places, but I will try to explain what made me feel like this.

When I started this drama, I was in the same vibe that most people were. The story, the romance and chemistry of the main couple, the way how we could saw another face of the entertainment industry... Everything catches me at the first sight. I really love the way how they construct the need for persistence and work to catch your dreams, the first episodes create an amazing image to the show. I think that maybe this was one of the factors that we can feel this feeling of frustration: the expectations. Mostly on Park Bo Gum and Park So Dam's performance, but also in the story and the promise of something great. With so many expectations, some script choices made the story lose its shine. One thing that disturbs me was the relation between Won Hae Hyo (Byeon Woo Seok) and Ahn Jung Ha (Park So Dam). I'm not talking about the plot itself, but the fact of this started with so much strength and in the middle of the process just was faded. We couldn't see a satisfactory closet to the feelings of Hae Hyo or an exposition of this, and the things just go on. Jung Ha doesn't show strong refuse to these feelings but also doesn't make this clear... I don't know. For me, this was very weak. I could point some others loose ends, but this isn't a spoiler review. I can say that many things are left without a good closer and leave a bitter taste on our mouth. I know that is an "adult drama" with real stuff and a really interesting message, but this isn't an excuse to sloppy with the story.

About the acting, I already said that I didn't know Park Bo Geum's work before, but I love him on this character. The way how we could saw the kindness and sweetness of Sa Hye Joon through his eyes was beautiful. Park So Dam also did a great job, but as I said, I couldn't embrace her character with all my strength. Something didn't catch me on Ahn Jung Ha, but this has nothing to do with Park So Dam's performance. Some characters seemed a little out of the story to me, like Kim Jin Woo (Kwon Soo Hyun) that had quickly moments on screen. When I thought that his plot would go deep, everything just vanished. The same for Jung Ji Ah (Seol In Ah) and Lee Tae Soo (Lee Chang Hoon) that could be great antagonists in the story, but just lose power in the process. With Won Hae Hyo (Byeon Woo Seok) the path was inverted... I started disliking him, but in the process, I could appreciate some characteristics of this character. I still don't like some attitudes, but I thought his plot the most coherent until the end. Honorable mention to my precious cameo: Park Seo Joon. My love. Owner of my heart. LOL.

I'm a little sad about the inconsistencies in the story and the high expectations made us a little frustrated with this show... But I still thought this a GOOD ONE (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★). You won't find a surprising story here, but for sure you will see some life lessons and get emotional with many moments.

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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I started on Dramaland judging a lot the performance of Lee Jong Suk, as I said in some posts before. But now I'm starting to love his characters and the productions that he participates in. It's always a fun experience and a crazy plot with a lot of exaggeration and drama. It isn't for every kind of spectator but certainly will conquer most people. With "Pinocchio" we see more of it.

The story is very simple in the beginning, but when you start to go deep in the episodes, things get very interesting. I really was involved in the plot and started to get curious about how things could end. For me, this is the essence of a good story. You have to be connected with the plot. Some things, as I said on the "first impressions", was a little too much, but I put in the "Lee Jung Suk's fantasy quota", haha. If you aren't a big criticizer, you gonna let these little things passed.

About the actor's performance... I really started to look at Lee Jung Suk with other eyes. I could see the emotion and strength of his performance in many scenes. Honorable mention to episode 11 and 12, when I went down in tears. I won't give spoilers, but these episodes were just powerful. About Park Shin Hye... Guys, I just don't appreciate her performance on dramas. This time I thought she was blessed with a good character, because Choi In Ha is very intense and spontaneous, but even with this benefit I still couldn't feel personality on her. She is good at crying, but I just can't feel the emotion of the character. I really tried this time, and I expected that soon she can show to us an excellent performance. I have to say that I loved Yoon Yoo Rae (Lee Yoo Bi)! Most of my laughing was in her scenes! She crying and telling that wasn't... I start to laugh already remembering, hahaha. Seo Beom Jo (Kim Young Kwang), just useless for me. They put the character as stupid in the beginning and tried to change this in the process, but I just not bought it. Honorable mention to "araboji" Choi Gong Pil (Byun Hee Bong) <3

The OST wasn't remarkable to me, what it's a shame, and the production was a little simple... But considering the year of the production, we can just let this pass.

I will put this show as a PRETTY GOOD ONE (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) just because of the little things that I mentioned about the reality in the story and because of the end, that was graceless for me compared with the crazy plot twists that we had in the process. If you are looking for something interesting and simple, funny and emotional, this drama is for you.

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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I'm the girl of k-dramas, so you don't see a lot of other dramas here on my profile, but I saw a lot of posts about "Go ahead" and this made me very curious about the show. I have to say that I do not regret it at all. What a drama!

I was very excited about the first episodes, and this was kept until episode 20. The plot was full of twists and emotional stuff, but I felt that in the middle of the process the things started to get a little slow. I took a little time to finished this mostly because I was watching with a friend, but also because I wasn't so motivated to go on sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I really love the story and the most of the characters, but I think I was on a path with many crazy and different dramas, so a regular story didn't catch so strongly. That said, I thought this drama very strong and deep, and I cried a lot with the pain in the character's life. I could see a lot of my struggles with my parents being approaching in the show and this was very intense. The message about family bonds just can make you melt with just a few episodes.

About the actors and characters, as I said on my first impressions, Li Jian Jian (Seven Tan) still is my favorite here. The character of Li Jian Jian was the soul of this drama, no doubt about it. She was so intense and soft at the same time, and Seven Tan's performance was just amazing. He Zi Qiu (Steven Zhang) also captivate my heart. He was so troubled with the issues in his life and we could see everything in his eyes and attitudes. But about Ling Xiao (Song Wei Long) I have to say that I wasn't a fan at all. I know his personality was shy and more introspective than the other brothers, but I thought him a little tasteless sometimes. His expressions and lines aren't my favorites and I thought some actions a little forced too. I understand the concept of the character (the mental health and stuff), but I think that this could be more explored in the performance. I could understand the growing romance between him and her, but I couldn't feel this in the process. I don't know if I'm being clear, but my feelings about it are a little confusing for me too. The plot of the secondary characters also was very emotional, and I could feel a lot of things with them. I just thought that the problems that endure during all the drama just was solved too fast at the end. Maybe the most critical part here was the pace of the show.

In general, I really love the drama. The story it's very different than usual and makes you think a lot about your life and choices. I just think that if they made fewer episodes, the process would be better for keeping the audience. I will put this one as "amazing" (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) because it was pretty amazing for me, besides these topics that I mentioned. If you are looking for something strong and deep, but that also can make you laugh and sigh, this is your show!

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A piece of a masterpiece

I just have one word for this: WOW! Guys, I enjoy regular dramas, with many clichés and cheesy romance, but I also love dramas that bring real and important themes, and this one it's just like that.

The story tells us basically about the process of grief, and I was worried about what kind of message this could bring to the audience, but I never saw this theme being approach this way. For me, every detail was incredibly beautiful and full of meaning. See the process with Moon Ha Won (Jung Hae In) since the beginning and how he grows in the process was amazing. His relationship with Han Seo Woo (Chae Soo Bin) isn't forced like a major passion, but just a connection that made both of them see their grief from another perspective. We can see that they decided to foucus on Ha Won's grief, but the process in Seo Woo's life was also very strong. I felt like I was falling in love too at the pass of the episodes, it was crazy! When Ha Won said "I love you" for the first time, my heart stopped. The side stories were also very strong for me. Kang In Wook (Kim Sung Gyu) and his redemption, Kim Ji Soo (Park Joo Hyun) and the self-forgiveness, all the characters of the Boarding House (honorable mention to Kim Min Jung (Lee Jung Eun), OMG! I just love her plot). I felt touched in every single episode, I think this is a real healing drama, as they say. My desire in the entire show was to see everyone keep going and find the purpose of their lives again.

I have to talk about the OST. We have amazing songs that fit in every single moment... The classic music that made part of the story it's also beautiful and wet my eyes in many moments. I just wanna share one of the quotes that made me think about a lot of things. This one was when Seo Woo was talking about things that made her happy:

"I go to work at my usual time and find that it's light today while was dark the day before. When that happens, I like seeing the world-changing on its own according to each season. Every day changes a little bit."

So, this is what this drama it's about. How you can suffer and be in pain in a day, but how you need to wait and see the things changing in a slow fade. For me, this is a masterpiece and a "chosen one" (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★).

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari!

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I don't talk about the variety shows that I watch here because I do this mostly to distract my mind, but I couldn't let this show pass without mentioning it. I was on my Jung Hae In's vibe, so I was looking for everything with him, and I faced his travel log on Viki. I started to watch it with no expectations, just to see more of him and see New York, because I'm preparing myself for a journey like this, but I was surprised by this.

Jung Hae In is an incredible man. I couldn't stop smiling seeing him walking by the city and expressing himself. He just was amazed by everything, and this was very beautiful for me. A man who is pretty famous and has money, people, many experiences... Just amazed by a sunset, or a construct, or the lights of a building... He just smiled all time. Obviously, I didn't know Hae In, but this vlog can show to us that he is a simple person even having so many resources. When Im Hyun Soo and Eun Jong Geon joined the trip, my heart melted. Their friendship is incredibly beautiful and everything was very fun. Technically speaking, the images were incredibly beautiful, the edition was so funny and the Travel Playlist of Hae In was amazing too! I really felt as I was there.

I've just finished the last episode and I'm in tears. The confessions that they shared in the restaurant was just beautiful! I don't tell you about it because you need to see this with your own eyes, but I could feel sincerity with them and I was very touched too. I hope that Hyun Soo and Eun Jong Geon will get a lot of opportunities and show their talent with proud, and hope that Hae In continues on his way, being an amazing actor but still showing how amazing person he is.

This was a "chosen one" for me! (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) If you looking for something fun and beautiful to distract, this is your call.

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!

I need to say that I don't understand the message here. Initially, I thought that it would be a drama about self-image and the importance to love yourself, and I waited for that, and waited, and waited... Then I figured out that the drama was ending and this wasn't happening. We can see Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) showing some of this in the process, but it's insignificant in the middle of the process. Until episode 13 we still have a dialog as "I don't deserve to be with you because I'm ugly". I really didn't understand why the drama goes in this direction and didn't make a massive critical about beauty standards. It looks like if they bring the theme but hadn't the courage to do something with this. I felt a lot of frustration, I can't hide this. The message to me was "Beauty is happiness" in the entire show, and in the last episode just a turn "Oh no, you don't need to be pretty to be happy. But I am and this is everything to me". I'm writing this and getting upset again. I understand now why this show is so controversial. I think that what was missed here was the conclusion, a moment of catharsis where everyone could see the things cleary. Mi Rae's parents realizing that your daughter didn't need plastic surgery, but psychological help. Mi Rae herself understanding how confused her mind was and how her need embrace who she was with a "pretty face" or not. Kyung Suk expressing for real that Mi Rae was Mi Rae with a pretty face or not (this shows up very softly in some episodes). When you bring a problem and doesn't show a solution, you are confirming that there isn't a problem at all. This is dangerous, for me.

Talking about acting... Please, someone explain this to me: Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo) was autistic?! I enjoy introspective male leads, but this one was too much. I thought that they will put him as an autistic (this would be amazing!), but after all, he was just shy. This wouldn't be a problem if we had a strong female lead, but Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) was just tasteless. I couldn't get involved with the romance because I feel nothing with them. They were cute in the last episodes, but everything was so stiffened, that sometimes I just felt shame watching them. We could see the difference when we watch them interacting with Yeon Woo Young (Kwak Dong Yeon) and Oh Hyun Jung (Min Do Hee), the energy was totally different. This was another thing that made me mad, Woo Young and Hyun Jung were great characters, but we couldn't saw almost anything of them. Hyun Soo Ah (Jo Woo Ri) also was a perfect "villain" for me! I never saw a villain that maintain a falseness until the end of the show, and I thought very interesting her plot, but also obfuscated by the mess of the principal message.

Yeah, I didn't like this. I know some people really love this show, and I really tried to enjoy the process, but the inconsistencies and bad choices in the script really disturb me. I could forgive the tasteless chemistry of the main couple and their personalities, but a messy plot that could sustain a wrong message about beauty and health, it's too much for me. So, at your own risk (★ ★ ★ ★). I hope see Cha Eun Woo in another role, I saw that he will be on a drama "True beauty" (again, beauty) with Moon Ga Young (that I love), so I hope to see an amazing job here. And I will put "When I was the most beautiful" (beautiful, again) on my plan to watch's list, to see Im Soo Hyang and maybe start to be empathetic with her... Let's see!

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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I'm in a path full of rom-com lately... I really enjoy this kind of drama because I think that life is already too heavy, so we need soft things to pass the time. If you like this gender too, you probably gonna like "Witch's romance".

The story's a little dated for me. I think that we don't have a real problem being explored in this. We see the age topic being an issue sometimes, but this isn't a big thing in the plot... The question about the love triangle was well done, even when I hate this kind of thing, haha. I think that they pass the idea of the sadness involving the disappearance of an old love and the born of a new one. I really could feel the pain in Ban Ji Yun's heart. That said, I think that they could make the issues deeper because things seem a little superficial to me.

The performances were good enough considering the plot. Park Seo Joon was a baby, and sometimes his was a little simple, but it was okay. Uhm Jung Hwa just looks exactly a powerful woman, I loved her! And I love Yoon Hyun Min too! I saw him on "My Holo love" but here I appreciate him very much.

So, It was a simple GOOD ONE (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)! If you wanna something with impact, maybe you gonna be frustrated, but if you just wanna have fun seeing Park Seo Joon being cute, go for it!

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Okay! I started this without any expectations, and I think this is the best thing to do. I have to say that I didn't understand why so many people hate this drama (I'm telling this for the low scores here and bad reviews). The story isn't a revolutionary one but does its job. The plot is very simple, and I was worried that maybe this would be boring, but I was wrong. Even with a predictable plot, I could be involved and I didn't see the episodes going on... When I realized, I was already in episode 11. For me, this is a great thing. I caught myself laughing pretty loud sometimes, and with jokes and situations that were natural in the drama... I really enjoy this.

About the story, I have a problem with "Ugly Betty" romances, but even when the story goes to that a little, it is so irrelevant that didn't change almost nothing. Did I think that was forced at this point? Yeah, a little bit, but nothing that was a big problem. The most disturbing part for me was to deal with Min Ha Ri (Go Joon Hee) attitude. I really don't buy a friendship so strong being disturbed by a so stupid act. I know, they are friends, good for them, but I really didn't understand people who do such a thing, even with the "love excuse". Maybe I'm being a little rigid here, but it's my point of view when we talk about real friendship. It was a lie too big for me.

About the actors, I will maintain what I said in "first impressions"... Park Seo Joon, my handsome and amazing actor even performing a tree. Hwang Jung Eum as Kim Hye Jin was a great thing! Her expressions and exaggeration were in the right place this time. I love Kim Shin Hyuk (Choi Shi Won)! I hate love triangles, but I think he was incredibly good at this. He was so fun and cute, I really appreciate the character!

I have to say... THE OST! Guys, the thing that I love the most on dramas is the OST's, no doubt! The songs were amazing and delivered emotions just right! I love hearing "Close to you" and this made me want a song theme for my relationship, hahaha.

So... For me, this was a PRETTY GOOD ONE! ( ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) As Kim Ra Ra would say... BRAVO, AMORE MIO! haha If you wanna laugh and watch something without thinking too much or suffer too much, this is your drama! Go for it!

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This plot catches me strongly. Seeing the persistence and determination of Ko Dong Man (Park Seo Joon) and Choi Ae Ra (Kim Ji Won) I was involved with the story and started to cheer for them. The story was consistent until the end and I love this. I'm very happy that I didn't handle the usual "couple problems" of the most part of the rom-com. The problems were on another level and everything was surprising and very emotional. As I said, I had some unknown feelings about Baek Seol Hee (Song Ha Yoon) and Kim Joo Man (Ahn Jae Hong), and this was revealed in a few episodes later... I loved the fact that Seol Hee didn't follow the cliché of the "regular girl" that pass through a makeover and then finds herself. She didn't need a new appearance, just a new path and self reveal, very amazing! About Joo Man... I didn't enjoy his acts, but also I could see a human doing human things. He wasn't a prince, just a regular guy, and this is also cool to show in a drama.

I have to say that the OST was the high point for me here. Amazing songs in the right moments! The edition also capt my attention, it was very fun!

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I already had listened to many things about this drama, but finally I could finish it and I'm just amazed! I love different plots with the same tacky romance and this was just like that. The plot of dreams coming true maybe can seem too easy when we look at the first time. I thought that I would lose interest in many cases being solved in the process, but it isn't like that. In each case, we are through into a different solution and a new revelation of the main plot, and this was very exciting! I didn't get tired of the stories and my curiosity just grows in the process.

I have to confirm my theory about why I have this problem with Lee Jong Suk. I'm sure now that the problem is his beauty, haha. I don't know how to explain, but when I look at his face I thought impossible that a normal person can look so perfect. For me, this compromises my perception of his performance, even if that could be a terrible judgment (and it is!). This justified why I love "W" so much because Jong Suk really looks like a character of webtoon. Even with this conception (again, I'm not saying that this is a right thing to think, I'm just sharing my conclusion because Jong Suk always was an open question to me), I thought that I could see more of his acting on this drama, and the last episode show this cleary. And what episode! I'm already in tears with the ending of "Flower of evil" and now I just can't stop crying with this. I could see the "human" part of Lee Jong Suk in many parts of this episode, LOL. About Bae Suzy I haven't any complaints... The character of Nam Hong Ju was made for her. The sincerity, boldness, everything makes me love this character. We don't see just two men trying to save a girl, but three friends that support each other equally. This is amazing! And speaking of the last friend... I love Jung Hae In. Just that, haha. His character was very fun and strong, I just missed a deeper connection with the main couple (as a past connection) and a more detailed story. They focused on the main couple and kinda left Han Woo Tak besides sometimes. I get that, but still... I just wanted to see more of him! It was just me or sometimes looks like they could show Woo Tak as gay? I really thought that the big secret was this, haha.

So my conclusion is that this drama is amazing! If you are looking for something fun a cute but also surprising and electrifying, this is an excellent choice!

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See characters with mental disturbs isn't a new thing in productions, and my only concern about it is the fact that this could make a wrong image about some specifics disturbs. In "Flower of evil" we can see a mortuary where Do Hyun Soo is diagnosed with Schizotypal Personality Disorder and sometimes he was treated as a people with Antisocial Personality Disorder... It wasn't clear how was his disease in fact, but as in the most part of dramas with this theme, this wasn't made with total precision. As a psychologist this bothered me a little bit, but as I said I don't judge this production searching for a psychology class, and somethings can be forgiven for the entertainment. I thought that the Do Hyun Soo character was very consistent even don't following all the characteristics of a person with any of these disturbs.

The progress of the drama was very pleasant for me. The way how they show Do Hyun Soo and the detective Ji Won interact was the cherry in this cake. The chemistry between Lee Jong Gi and Moon Chae Won was incredible! It was my first drama with these two and I thought they did a great job! I could feel all the tension, the love, the sadness... These last episodes break my heart into a million pieces and the major reason was the performance of these two. The character of Kim Moo Jin (Seo Hyun Woo) was put as a relief in the middle of the process, and I appreciate this kind of idea, but sometimes I felt he was lost in the middle of all. The connection between him and Do Hyun Soo was made came of nothing and suddenly they just start to share everything, and when they tried to explain the connection with some flashbacks... I don't know, for me was kinda forced, but I enjoy saw them work together and Seo Hyun Woo was great too. Do Hae Soo (Jang Hee Jin) was the weak part to me in the drama... I don't thin was a problem with the actress, but with the character herself. She should be an important part of the story, but she was so repetitive sometimes that ends up turn into an unbearable thing in the plot. The end kinda makes me understand a little bit more of her personality, but at this point was too late to make something very significant with her. Jung Seo Yeon as Eun Ha was a jewel! What a girl! I loved her performance and cuteness! Hope to see her again in another drama soon!

I enjoyed the process and most part of the ending of this drama. I'm not a fan of bittersweet endings, but this one is questionable. Some people thought was a happy ending, others that could be better... I think that depends on what you can interpret and what you expect. For me, was a nice time and the opportunity to see very good performances. I don't feel like the sensation of an amazing drama that ended, but I feel like was something different and that I couldn't add or take out nothing. This was I thought about it and I hope that you enjoy my opinion!

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