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Justice for heung!!

I was really excited for this one. I had a feeling this might be the best kdrama of year 2024 but I guess I was wrong. It was not that great as I expected.

I enjoyed the first 6 episodes because they were chaotic, dramatic and full of adventure. I enjoyed the road trip part of the drama more. There was laughter amongst all chaos. All the mess was too fun to watch. Heung trying to rescue Jae mi and the thugs trying to find Hae Jo was too hilarious. But it all went down after the roadtrip ended and they all came back to their lives. This is where I feel like the drama lost its charm. It got predictable and dragging towards the end.

The thing that bothered me the most was the way Jae mi and heung ended. She never looked back after the guy literally tracked her all over Korea to rescue her. She left him just like that and went back to the guy who had previously abandoned her!!!!It was messed up. I know Hae Jo was the ML and jae mi would eventually go back to him but I was hoping this time writers will do something different (as Hae Jo will die in the end) but they didn’t. Heung was too good of a person and I never thought I will find him this adorable. I guess I wanted a better ending for him. As it felt incomplete to me.

Jo jae mi was hella confused character. She hated Hae Jo, blamed her menopause on him, and wanted him to die but then suddenly she was soo in love with him again that she forgot all about heung??? She was either too chirpy or crying all the time!! No in between. I did find her annoying at times bcz I don’t like that much crying. Nonetheless she was a unique character.i do believe she owned heung a better apology..

Hae Jo was also a confused personality . I couldn’t fully understand him. He was tough but he was also soft !! He was in love with Jae mi then why he let her go the first time ? I didn’t understand why he took her along while looking for his father !!! Maybe he just wanted to stop her wedding but couldn’t say that to her. Most importantly i didn’t discover his reason for abandoning jae mi the first time, which made their story incomplete to me. How was he suddenly soo crazy about her when he left her previously!!!

Heung !!! My favourite character. I feel like jae mi actually just took more from him than gave him. He kept his promises and was left with nothing. In the end the story became all about jae mi and hae jo which made his character irrelevant.. The last 3 episodes were just dragging the story bcz nothing really happened in them !! Did heung got closure ? Did jae mi apologise to heung for abandoning him? Did Hae Jo found his real father ? No, none of these things happened soo basically the last episodes were pointless. The only thing that happened was that Hae Jo went to his father and that’s that. Honestly Hae Jo’s death wasn’t a shocker and it wasn’t very sad either. But the character that made me sad was heung!!

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One of the most interesting fantasy kdrama there is

The immense popularity of alchemy of souls forced me to give it a try. i have to say this drama is mind blowing!! Absolute brilliant writing and visuals !! Truly a treat for fantasy drama lovers. Alchemy of souls successfully fills the void of a historical fantasy kdrama about mages and a magical world.

There are some characters that i loved and got attached to; my most favourite was naksu in mudok’s body, she had lost all her powers but she used her mind with such cleverness, her strong wit is the sole reason of UK’s success. I am sorry but she ate the ML’s spotlight .The chemistry she had with three guys at the same time was amazing, she bewitched me as well .This is what a well written character makes you feel !!🙇🏻‍♀️ 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️
My other favourites were seo yul and the crown prince. There was something magical about Yul and naksu’s connection that made me want to root for him.. and I absolutely loved the bond between crown prince and mudok. The writer paired mudok with Uk, then they could’ve paired Yul with bu-yeon in naksu’s body. Then the show would’ve been perfect. It made me sad to see Yul heartbroken. Good boys always get heartbroken in kdramas!!! I am observing this pattern from many kdramas .. Anyhow Master Lee was also a surprisingly good character.
I wasn’t very impressed with the ML at first thou as he keep slacking off and didn’t do much of the hard work, moduk had to force him and push him to the edge (in his own words), it was frustrating to watch him being a brat. He truly got into his role after 11 episodes, when half season had already passed. He got a lot better towards the end but still not one of my favourite characters.

I do admit that first 10 episodes were slow paced and there were filler episodes that led the story nowhere.I enjoyed the last 10 episodes more.

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Good cast but weak plot

Another show with an amazing cast but lame ass story. Honestly the plot was just soo typical. There was repetition in the entire story from the beginning episode till the end. I felt like same thing is happening in every episode. The whole drama had a gloomy vibe to it. Hardly any comedy or heartfelt moments.

The ML is the DOOM! Not a devil or diety but DOOM/DEATH himself! Yet Doom’s character was hollow and very restricted. His character seemed too weak and frail to be called doom, didn’t showed any wickedness that a character called doom should have.
FL was a typical damsel in distress. Orphan who is living hand to mouth and terminally ill. Literally nothing was left when it comes to misery in her life. I was tired watching her cry every episode. It was annoying.
The god’s character also didn’t make any sense. Neither her will made any sense.
The 2nd leads had better story going on than the main lead couple.. The love triangle among the 2nd lead should get their spin off series. Main couple didn’t had many heartlfelt moments. I can’t remember any scene tht give me butterflies.
The show was overall dry with such a weak plot . Even the ending didn’t make much sense. Why make them go through that all? What purpose it served. No questions were answered as to why anything was happening. I finished the drama only to see what happens with the 2nd lead couple.
Music was good specially that instrumental music is soo mystical. I wish story was too.

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Something was missing and couldn’t say what !!

The drama started off really strong with a unique storyline and great chemistry between the characters, but somewhere around episode 7, I completely lost the plot. Honestly, everything after episode 6 felt like a haphazard mess. By episode 8, I had completely lost interest. I was genuinely sitting there wondering what was even going on.

Jo Hojin kept saying he didn’t want to get involved with Muhee, yet he constantly kept getting into her problems and Mu her’s life. After a while, Jo Hojin stopped feeling like the male lead and started feeling more like Muhee’s romantic interest with no story of his own. I really wanted more depth and individuality from his character.

Muhee, on the other hand, was a very complex character. I had a love-hate relationship with her throughout the drama. There were times when I liked Do Ra Mi more simply because she didn’t come across as pathetic. Watching Muhee beg for love again and again became frustrating after a point. It felt like the same emotional cycle repeating over and over without any real character growth.

The story felt weak and inconsistent to me at times. Muhee clearly needed serious psychological help, and the drama hinted at that in the earlier episodes, but after episode 3 it was almost completely ignored. Her entire career was supposedly on the line, yet later episodes treated the situation so casually that it lost all impact.And Jo Hojin trying to “fix” her problems on his own had me wondering hello sir, are you also a medical expert now?

I also didn’t like the way poor Hiro was used and discarded!! Like do they have to make him fall for Muhee? Dumb af

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I was NOT ready for this Pairing!! Insane chemistry

This time I am writing a review not to rant about the drama or complain about wasted potential. I'm writing because I genuinely had so much fun watching this. This is what a rom-com is supposed to feel like. Episodes flew by soo fast before I even realised it.

I laughed so hard throughout the drama that I genuinely choked multiple times. The comedy was effortlessly funny, and for me it's an easy 10/10.

A little late to the party, but I always thought Kim Ji-won had her best on-screen chemistry with Kim Soo-hyun in Queen of Tears, and that no other co-star could top it. Well... I was so wrong. Park Seo-joon and Kim Ji-won completely blew my mind in Fight for My Way. They bicker, tease, comfort, and love each other in such a natural way that you forget you're watching actors. I couldn't get enough of them.

Watching Kim Ji-won again reminded me why she's one of my favorite actresses. Whether she's playing a rich, elegant heiress or a loud, messy, tomboyish girl-next-door like Aera, she makes it feel completely believable.

And Park Seo-joon took me by surprise ? I was convinced he looked his best in What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, but I have officially changed my mind. He looked both ridiculously handsome and adorably cute in this drama, and I was not prepared for that.

What made me love this drama even more was how simple the story was. It didn't try to shock me every few episodes with ridiculous twists or unnecessary drama. It's just a classic friends-to-lovers story that stays true to itself from beginning to end. Sometimes that's all you need.

I also appreciated that both characters had lives outside of each other. Aera dated other guys, chased her dream career, and never felt like a character who only existed for the romance. Dong-man had his own ambitions, struggles, and journey too. I love when romances remember that the characters are individuals first and a couple second. Plus their struggles were soo relatable and real.

One of the funniest surprises was Choi Woo-shik's as Moon-bin. Watching him try so hard to look cool while being unbelievably cringey had me in tears. And that open-air cinema scene? Comedy perfection.

This year has been disappointing for me when it comes to rom-coms, so stumbling across this drama felt like finding a hidden treasure. It reminded me why older K-dramas have such a loyal fanbase.

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An Epic Premise, a Forgettable Romance

The concept of Goblin is undeniably fun. You have a goblin who has lived for over 900 years and cannot die, a grim reaper burdened with eternal punishment for his past sins, and a "goblin's bride" who can see ghosts and seems to have outlived the fate originally written for her. On paper, it's a fascinating setup filled with mystery, fantasy, and emotional potential. The show deserves credit for creating such unique characters and an intriguing world.

Unfortunately, after the first few episodes, the story started to lose its momentum for me.

The female lead accidentally summons the goblin and gets pulled into his life. She keeps summoning him, discovers his powers, and that's where I expected the story to really take off. Instead, it slows down considerably. A lot of the plot revolves around her living with the male lead, which raised a bigger question for me: why does everyone act like that's completely normal?

What disappointed me most was the lack of a strong central conflict. It often felt like nothing particularly important was happening. Episode after episode was filled with everyday interactions, and while some viewers may enjoy this approach, I found myself getting increasingly bored.

The goblin himself felt like a missed opportunity. Here's a man who has lived for almost a thousand years, possesses immense power, and has witnessed centuries of history. Yet the story rarely explores any of that in a meaningful way. Instead, his character seems to revolve almost entirely around falling in love with a teenager. For someone with such an epic backstory, it felt like an incredible waste of a potentially fascinating character.

As for the romance, I simply couldn't buy the chemistry between the goblin and his bride. I tried, but the age gap was far too visible for me to see them as a convincing romantic pair. Every romantic scene reminded me of the imbalance rather than making me root for them. Ironically, the second lead couple ended up carrying the romance aspect of the show for me. Their story had much stronger chemistry, and the longing, heartbreak, and connection from their shared past felt far more emotionally compelling than the main romance.

That's ultimately how I felt while watching the drama. I didn't go into it intending to be critical, and I can absolutely see why so many people love it. The cinematography, soundtrack, and fantasy elements are all impressive. But these issues stood out too much for me to ignore. Considering how popular *Goblin* is, I kept waiting for it to click with me and it never quite did.

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Too gloomy for a sweet home

I am not into zombie/monsters/apocalypse kind of dramas or movies cuz they can be very disturbingly violent. Yet i gave this drama a try for Song Kang plus the rating is good.

Honestly it’s just a typical apocalypse story with survivors. If you are looking for something extra ordinary in the plot, you won’t find one. At the beginning there are many survivors but one by one only few are left at the end. Every episode you will witness one or more characters die to the point that you are numb to it.. It was frustrating but for some reason i wanted to keep watching and see how it ends. It does get addicting and grows on you . You will get attached to the characters and hope for their survival . There were some heartwarming bonds like the old man in the wheelchair and hyun su, nurse yuri and the gangster, the kids and the grandpa . These bonds teared me up. Even if faced with apocalypse humans can still be empathetic. So if you plan on watching it, brace yourself, as there are going to be heart crushing moments.

Yet i don’t understand as how the humans were turning into strange monsters !! Like how their own desires were turning them into monsters as humans always have desires, they are made to have desires. Why were desires turning people into monsters if the curse was not contagious then how was it spreading!!! why the army started an apocalypse?? Too many questions and too little answers. I know there is season 2 and 3 and these questions might be answered in it. But i required a justification in this season as well as there were too many whys.

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Overall a fun watch.

The matchmakers is one of those dramas that i am on edge about. I neither loved it nor hated it. But the story was interesting enough for me to continue watching it. The show was hilarious at times.
I enjoyed watching the first 6 and last 3 episodes the most, the mission to marry the three sisters thrilled me and I was excited to see who each one of them will be paired with. Apart from the 3 sister’s marriage mart, the love story between our main leads, a widow and widower was intriguing. As their situation was no ordinary one, the curiosity keeps you going. The interactions between Lord shim and Lady yeoju were fun to watch. Rowoon is such a cuteheart throughout the drama, his expressions and body language was hilarious. I never thought he could play a comic role this good. He brought life to the show.

The drama started out soo well but lost track in the middle of the story. The matchmaking mission slowly turned into a murder mystery mission . And to solve those murder mysteries, new characters were introduced out of nowhere. They felt out of place to me. The homosexual monk and lady jung’s brother in law story didn’t explain how and why real lady yeoju was falsely accused of murder? This story was most out of place in the drama.

I was kinda bummed that none of the 3 sisters ended up with the bachelors they were initially paired up with in the matchmaking process. Considering how lady yeoju was an expert matchmaker and not a single match went according to plan!! I know it was because they weren’t meant to be but still atleast one pair could’ve had an arrange marriage if not all. To set an example that arrange marriages can work too, not everyone falls in love. Suddenly all old bachelors and ladies fell in love in the same episode. It was bit hasty.

Last but not the least a teenager boy and an adult women were paired up to get married. That was uncomfortable to watch. I was soo mad about this pairing it made me forget about other couples.

The drama was a rollercoaster ride with its ups & downs and good & bad moments. But the story was original and different from what I have watched before . Also can’t deny that the show was hilarious.

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Main characters’s story stated way too late

Main lead characters are secondary in the show

The first episode is not very intriguing but once you get past it, the shows gets interesting. Then again the show gets boring around episode 5. I know the story revolves around grim reapers dealing with suicide cases but watching different stories with the same plot gets dragging . We know someone will try to suicide and RM team will save them and same plot repeats in every episode. It gets boring and predictable . I feel like the main leads had barely any story. If you watch episode 2 and then skip it to episode 8, you’d barely miss anything. Because the main leads don’t have much of a story going on in present time. We do see their past in the last episodes but that was just too late.when the interesting part started, show ended. Yes, last 4 episodes were the most interesting out of all the show.
I watched the show for Lee soo hyuk and we barely see him in the 1st half of the show. Even rowoon barely seems to have his own story going on.
Apart from that some stories were way too intense.. Writer could've lighten up by adding some comforting episodes . But I get the message of the show that words and attitude can have a huge impact. It’s good for one time watch.

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Bummer at the end

I have watched many international dating shows and it was my first time watching a Korean dating show . The international dating shows are all about the physical attraction and lust. So what I liked most about the show was how they focused on getting to know each other slowly rather than jumping on each other right away.😂
I liked how it started with expressing the first impression of the person and then matching for dates later. And cooking with each other was the best part as it gives a lot of time to interact with each other in a natural setting rather than going on fancy dates right away.

But what I didn’t liked was that how the new members joined soo late and they didn’t got the chance to built anything with anyone. And the worst part is tht all the couples who left together at the end are not together. Yes, not a single one of them are together. It all starts to look fake like how they shared beautiful moments and never dated in real is just soo weird to me.
Like what’s the purpose of these reality dating shows if no one sticks together or even tries to date after leaving the show. Makes it all pointless. I was hoping better from a Korean dating show.

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Too much action and too little romance

Snowdrop could’ve been one of the top love stories of k-drama world. But the writer wasted it all on the hostage situation.
The first episodes gave so much hope for a love story to be remembered and cherished but then it all went down with the 4th episode. The problem was not the hostage situation itself but problem was that 80% of the show was about hostage situation and the multiple failed deals between the spies and ANSP. I didn’t got to see the romance between the main leads that I was hoping for. I was bummed.

There is soo much I wanted to see, the drama had perfect lead couple, 80s backdrop, the old school romance. But instead ten focus was on a lot of action, politics and dragged hostage situation.

The ending was not that emotional like i imagined it would be. Main lead character’s death is a big deal and makes you cry but i didn’t cry or felt that sad bcz his death did not came as a shock. It was obvious so it didn’t invoke that many sad emotions. His ending should’ve been more memorable.

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Every gamers fantasy

Not gonna lie, i started this drama because of hyun bin. I am crushing hard on him after watching crash landing on you. So i went blindly into this drama yet unexpectedly enjoyed it.

Memories of Alhambra is a fantasy science fiction. Story is quite intriguing. I enjoyed all gaming details that were embodied in the story.If you love playing videos games you are gonna like this one. The plot was difficult to understand at first but i enjoyed the unpredictably of it. No one knew how and why the game became real ! And I was curious to find that out. Although I wasn’t satisfied with the explanation of how the error made people die in reality. There could’ve been a better explanation. But nonetheless I enjoyed the drama.

Mostly K-dramas that I watched had somewhat similar plot that are too predictable but this drama was unique and I am here for the suspense.it caught me off guard. Visuals were amazing. Plus the music was great, the theme song Little Prince is love 💓

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Disappointed and hurt

This is not the same alchemy of souls that i’ve watched !! Certainly doesn’t feel like the same drama. The whole plot is strange in an odd way. The problem is not because of a new actress as female lead but the whole drama has turned into lame marriage of convenience story . What happened to the badass shadow assassin!!

It would’ve been much better if the new character was buyeon instead of naksu. Naksu’s amnesia ruined the entire story. The whole “naksu’s soul and moduk’s body together” made no sense at all. The writers could’ve easily gotten out of this by an simple explanation. But 2 souls on one body was absurd and too hard to comprehend. They negated their own rules of alchemy of souls. The whole drama turned into a joke.

Nothing seem to change much for the crown prince and yul either. And Uk keeps getting special treatment as buyeon falls right into his lap. I am soo disappointed, i can’t watch it further and ruin the memories of season 1.

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Chaotic and hilarious . Loved every bit of it

Enemies to lovers is my favourite romance trope. Something about characters who don’t like each other and fall in love makes me soo excited. And this drama has the chaos, conflict and push & pull that i love to watch in a romcom. If a romcom is all lovey dovey and there is no chaos and tension then it’s boring for me. Although last episodes weren’t as chaotic as the beginning ones but fair enough as there needs to be romance too.

The female lead is cold hearted yet flirty and playful at the same time. Mostly kdramas show cold hearted characters who easily melt and i feel
like this is not the true depiction of a cold hearted personality but Mi-ran perfectly depicts cold hearted character with trust issues. She is effortlessly chill like that. It was soo fun watching her beat the male lead and reject guys.
Kang ho doesn’t trust women and is not a typical gentleman. I fell for him without even realising. He starts off as mean and narcissistic but is actually a sweetheart and charming. His expressions are soo funny for some reason. And I keep repeating the moment in my head when he termed their kiss as fan service. It was hilarious. I loved all the encounters between Mi ran and Kang ho, from she tripping him to their first kiss. I died laughing and giggling. Absolutely enjoyed each and every moment of this drama. And finally some steamy romance scenes that we don’t usually get to see in kdramas.

And how can I forget to mention hottie Mr.Do won joon. I want to keep him to myself if i could. I didn’t even know i like long hair on guys until I saw him. He’s soooooo dreamy. Him ending up with miran’s friend was bit unexpected and I would’ve liked it better if he had stayed a playboy.

Shout out to gilmu’s law firm guys as I thought they will be mean to Mi ran as she is the first female lawyer in their firm but they all were welcoming to her and also shout out to her ex who cleared her image in the end.

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A Recipe for Laughter, Healing, and Unexpected Feels

Before I start, you should know that this drama isn’t for everyone. The main focus of the show is food, and I don’t just mean eating it. If you enjoy food and have an appreciation for cooking, you’ll probably love this drama even more.

Now, onto the review!

The first 20 minutes had me a little confused. I kept wondering, “What exactly is going on here?” But around the 35 minute mark, I found myself getting attached to the characters. By the end of the very first episode, I was completely hooked. It does require a little patience at the beginning, but trust me it’s worth it.

The camaraderie and friendships completely won me over and became the heart of the show for me.

Seong Jae’s innocence and naivety fit his character perfectly. He’s such a simple, genuine guy which makes him incredibly easy to root for. His family struggles makes you feel for him, so you can’t help but want him to succeed.

One of my favorite parts of the drama was watching his cooking journey. Watching him slowly go from someone who relied on game instructions for everything to someone who actually understood cooking was surprisingly satisfying. Every small win felt earned, and it was so much fun seeing him become more confident in the kitchen.

However, the character who unexpectedly stole the show for me was Dong Hyeon. Seriously, this guy is comedy gold. His reactions were so ridiculously funny that I found myself laughing even in scenes that weren’t supposed to be comedic. Every time he appeared on screen, I knew I was about to be entertained. I’d honestly watch an entire drama centered around him.

And can we talk about the soldiers' reactions to food? Absolute comedy. Their excitement over a decent meal was so over-the-top that I laughed out loud every single time. I was constantly waiting to see what dramatic reaction they’d come up with next.

What I loved most was how effortlessly the drama mixed comedy with heartfelt moments. One minute you're laughing at the chaos, and the next you're getting hit with emotions.This drama is such a breath of fresh air.

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