pretty good!
For a drama made more than 5 years ago - this was really good!Had a lot of action and cliff hangers~ and revolved around revenge, justice, corruption, integrity, trust being broken, and just real life emotions and patience etc.
There was definitely some romance - very slight but cute!
Loved the chemistry between the main male leads and honestly how their relationship develops and ends up becoming.
Worth the watch - if scenes get slow I would just skip through!
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OLDIE BUT CUTIES - SWEET revenge for a reason
It's pretty old now so you gotta give it some wiggle room but OVERALL it was pretty cute!!A classic highschool bully etc type drama.
Honestly, every "revenge" felt SO well deserved!! Finally a drama that really gives what the audience wants in terms of justice and integrity!
However, that made this drama pretty predictable ~
Cute romance however the main girl - she's definitely not my favorite but going along with it since she's so young, especially in the drama too.
Cha Eun Woo was adorable as always and I actually really liked the male lead as well!
Super adorable and was a not bad watch!!
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CUTE and NOT bad... LIGHT
The stories were pretty cute! Another light series to add - extremely short series with 3 different scenarios~Personally, I think they were all pretty good in their own way - some of them may have not ended how one may have imagined or wanted but still had good endings.
Really young romance/crushes, and realistic problems that are definitely relatable.
Great choice on the actors/actresses! All played their parts well and were adorable! Honestly gave such a nostalgic feeling - leaving missing school love, friends, and just youthful memories!
Wouldn't say this is a MUST watch but another wouldn't mind leaving behind the background type and lightly watching.
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EXTREMELY EXCITING & ENERGETIC BUT...
Honestly, overall - super fun energy filling watch!Has a lot of action and good antagonists and really LOVE the two male leads - they do an amazing job of character portrayal and contrast! Such great chemistry, acting, and stunts!
The story starts off amazing and then mid-way sort of turns gear towards another direction... The ending DOES all tie up well together but really did not like the middle turning point...
Overall, still great humor - had so many laughs and tears here and there! Such a thriller of a lot of action and gore (not a huge fan of that but it goes well with the plot).
Totally would recommend for a fun and thrilling drama!
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HONESTLY, SUPER CUTE...
A definite LIGHT watch! Super easy to follow and cute cast!Interesting little skit of innocent friendship, romance, and coming of age development!
Just sort of nice little in the background type of series - nothing intense or serious. Overall cute humor and not of a bad meaning + depth portraying the importance of friendship, apologies, and epiphanies!
I would find some parts sort of cringy/exaggerated but honestly, it was just like a little highschool's squeal moment type series. Still had some laughs and good moral/feeling realizations! Thought it was made with good intentions!
Would recommend if you're bored or so!
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SO LAME BUT TOTALLY RELATABLE :(
QUICK AND THE GUY IS SO ATTRACTIVE.BUT WHAT THE HECK - all I can say is yes, this is relatable in the sense that some women are such foxes as the "friend" like bro come on.
And yes men are like this, they chase, get the girl, and get bored.
SO SAD. SO REAL. SO LAME.
However, the quality was good, super to the point, and cute cast.
I am upset at the abrupt ending and just like no follow up of some sort. Man, this director said welp this is how men are - they ain't shhiiiii -_-
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SURPRISINGLY ADDICTING!!
I originally wanted to only watch this drama bc of Eric but honestly the cast was nice! Even Ha Jin :(This drama was unique with the side interviews to really show the characters' inner feelings in which most dramas have the audience infer or guessing~
I loved the approach of how realistic/relatable this drama was! The hardships of heartbreak, break ups, starting a new relationship/over, dealing with bumping into exes etc... Also how this made me question how everyone defines love extremely differently and how important being able to be yourself around someone is also an aspect of love - not everything can be fixed or completed with just pure effort/emotions.
This drama just had such a roller coaster of emotions and really have you frustrated yet somehow understanding vibe.
I also love how all of the characters - no one was exactly PERFECT and showing their development / growth was so fitting for this theme.
The characters were great! Although the main girl - she kept raising her eyebrows a lot LOL...
Overall, even the side stories were cute and tear-jerking. Totally would recommend!!
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GOOD! But missing something?
HMMMM...It was a pretty fun and good watch! But I'm not sure what was so lacking to give it a 7.5?
I feel as if the chemistry between the two mains were a little off or so? However, I do love BOTH mains separately. Kim Bum was such a plus as well!
All the side characters were awesome too but something just felt like this drama was missing that extra "umph"...
Overall, it was a thrilling watch and some parts were a little too dramatic but the theme in general was good!
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KIM BUM AND BI = YES YES YES
LOVED the acting from bubbly Kim Bum and charismatic Bi!!!!This drama definitely went a different direction than I had anticipated - a DEF recommend!
If you're looking for romance - this isn't the focus but there IS some romance (really sweet touches + cuteness to the lovey parts).
The relationship between the actors and chemistry were all just perfect! Really focuses on the importance and value of human life, huge character developments (especially in overcoming trauma and valuing other admirable traits people SHOULD have - empathy etc).
All the side stories of the side characters were extremely interesting and really very well connected all around!!
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50 EPISODES BUT WHY NOT?
HONESTLY, it is an older drama so there will be cringe moments and out of trend cliche's but... OVERALL it was pretty good!The humor is actually cheeky and it's long bc it really goes into depth of each family's hardships, growth, wholesomeness, character development etc etc.
I truly loved all the characters - really portrayed their part so well!
Each family taught so much about life - the importance of family, revenge, forgiveness, studying, independence, wealth, respect, and just so much more... I really recommend if you're in for a show to put in the background but still want something that will want to keep making you watch the next episode!!
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AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE.
Truly goosebumps and brilliantly well-written!Each and every single character was absolutely perfectly fitted... every emotion, expression, and tone... Cannot expression how I enjoyed every moment of this series.
Truly profound and deep... Hit every portion related to family and love... what it mean to really grow up through hardships, face discrimination based on your gender... finance... Also the resilience and survival of just LIFE. Not just because they are poor - but each decision made to move forward, to LIVE ON. T
Really did a great job of portraying the livelihoods and history of the haenyos as well! Was really interesting to learn more about that sector.
I definitely bawled my eyes out in every episode if not, just fell to the floor with so much pain, gratitude, and just epiphany within my own life LOL. I think the Yangbeom and Geum Myung scenes hit me the hardest... What an excruciating scene. YET, as sad as so many scenes were, there were so many encouraging scenes - really pushing people to LIVE, to KEEP GOING. That the hardships will continue to come but as time passes, so will GOOD days, GOOD people, etc.
Really also made me question, whether I can get married and choose this sort of love? Will I be able to overcome these circumstances (I understand it's a drama but a lot of it can be related/realistic in terms of losing a child, financial insufficiencies, education, sacrifice... the list goes on) and how I would be able to handle certain scenarios. Such an endless list of great life lessons.
But overall, would HIGHLY recommend. It's a show that's just way more about love and just the amazing sacrifices each person made, decisions per situations, and the narrative concept was a nice touch as well.
May a beautiful and unwavering love such as Gwansik + Aesun find me T_____T !!!!!
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GAH SEASON TWO EVEN BETTER but... GORIER T_T
Honestly, action was INSANE; you can tell EVERYONE put so much work into the scenes...Absolutely superb acting just as the first season!!
Every episode is extremely INTENSE - so if you cannot take gore or intensity in terms of physically / mentally... it might not be for you~
Storyline has a lot of surprises! Good ones and not so good ones but another roller coaster of a ride!!
Honestly, really appreciated how season 2 connected with season 1, with the plot, memories, and characters; it really felt like one drama continued~
I cannot believe how the perfectly picked each of the cast members...
I think the ONLY thing I had a small wish for change was sort of perhaps building up the villains? Like S1 was great because the mother just happened to be intertangled... but S2 was just sort of extremely - just a straight up hateful evil dude?? haha
Totally still would recommend as it was still an insanely good watch!
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YES YES YES.
1) Perfect Cast - honestly, each person was extremely fit for the role played!! Every villan and sub character fits so perfectly for their character; phenomal choice of actors and honestly absolutely amazing acting, chemistry, and synergy!!!2) Solid Plot Line + Story - loved it!! Extremely entertaining, good humour, the BONDS? Almost felt like anime feeling; the bonds between a friendship, BROTHERHOOD. Truly was left HANGING each episode. JAM PACKED information since it had like 8 episodes, so you know it will be good.
3) ACTION. - RESPECT. You can TELL these actors, staff, directors, EVERYONE PUT IN WORK. It LOOKED AND FELT so real! Really put you INTO the drama. I am not for all the gore but man the fighting scenes were still SO good!!! I felt every punch... and was punching air in some scenes myself LOLLL
4) Emotion/Mental - phewwww, roller coaster in a good way! Felt some really inspiring, heart-felt, motivating moments!!! Also felt sadness, despair, anger, frustration!!!
GOOD character development + a training arc for people?? Legit was this an anime LOL?
Totally would recommend and worth the watch.
Not all dramas or movies need this but no romance, just bromance :o) haha
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SNOOZE :(((((((((((
I LOVE Ji Chang Wook!! And I started watching it bc of him and the highish rating this drama received...But, honestly - I really think the main lead and FML just DID NOT mesh AT ALL. Partially bc of her acting and partially bc I think the type of character she had to portray just didn't go well the character the main lead was!
Also, I did finish it through to give it a fair review - but I did skim through A LOT. Maybe bc it was an older drama but it was SUPER draggy and some parts were just simply *boring* and redundant.
The storyline itself was pretty interesting at first but it sort of fell off... It was going well and then suddenly it went off tangent for a few episodes (with some future-seeing dude) or idk... I think it was to tie in more in-depth feelings for the characters but... still feel like the story was weak.
I think it was OKAY watching it bc Ji Chang Wook was super handsome/adorable but def would not recommend wasting time for a re-watch.
If you want to finish through - you can keep it in the background - bc the story is pretty simple to follow through and don't need to pay attention to too much detail (it will all make sense in the end etc etc).
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The title threw me off but overall SO UNDERRATED!
Perfect quick paced mini-series with a lot of action, sweet sweet romance build (nothing intense but just the RIGHT amount from beginning to end) and a roller coaster of emotions.Truly love how this drama depicts MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL abuse, trauma, fortitude etc!! Really loved how it also showed the importance of family, love, trust vs betrayal, hatred, and desperation!
Also loved ALL the cast + characters, really befitting, and honestly such a charismatic female lead and loved Han Tae Seok!!
The chemistry between the two leads were absolutely adorable, charismatic, yet such a sweet romance (nothing cringey or lovey dovey sorts).
Overall, if you're looking for a quick, straightforward drama this is IT! However, be prepared!! :)
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