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Kim Soo Ro
11 people found this review helpful
Jun 5, 2014
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0
I really liked Kim Soo Ro (the Iron King) I think it is my 4th favorite Saguk <3
The story is about a man who was basically "taken" at birth - he lived believing someone else was his parents - while people fight him and his "different values" he fights back.
Cast: Ji Sung (Kim Soo Ro) I liked him a lot, I loved how he viewed things and how his beliefs never seemed to waver - he also had a strong sense of loyalty for one woman. there are two women in his life - one I didn't like (you'd find out later by watching the drama why she isn't acceptable) and the other woman who was always silently by his side (who I loved a lot) - I thought the romance between them was beautiful (even if it did get a late start by him - hers came early on).
Music: usual Saguk music - I can't really remember as it has been awhile since I've watched this drama now...
Re-watch Value: I really want to re-watch this drama at some point -

Either way I think this is a beautiful love story and development of a new land by Kim Soo Ro

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Hot Blood
16 people found this review helpful
Apr 18, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I Loved this drama from start to finish! I think the description should be changed though - as Ha Ryu (PHJ) is not someone who would do ANYTHING (a.k.a kill someone) just to get ahead and make money, he truly puts PEOPLE first and cares about every customer! He is such a sweetheart, so nice and kind - I love him to pieces!!!!
I loved the Insurance girls (Da Hae) character as well, I could really relate to her feelings for some reason during the whole drama.
Jae Hee got on my nerves a lot - not because she isn't a nice person because she was, but when someone hangs around someone you don't want them to hang around, it can irk you lol.
The lessons this drama taught about how to treat people you sell things to was superb! This drama is going in my masterpieces collection! It was unique and fresh! Romance and Business! Good people and bad people!
The music was superb!
All the actors did an excellent job with the roles they portrayed!
All around this drama gave me a very "warm" feeling while watching each episode, it was very heartwarming.
It definitely connected with me on a personal level - it was very touching.

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Sweet 18
9 people found this review helpful
Nov 22, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 5
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
I love this drama so much that when I finished it for the 3rd time I started to tear up b/c it was over lol - yes I am that attached to this drama <3 I'm always laughing while watching this drama and I only ever cry once :'(

Story: Jung Sook & Hyuk Joon's grandparents had arranged for them to be married when they grew up (there is a 10yr age gap between them) - When they find out his grandpa & her mother plan on keeping that arrangement - you can imagine the hilarity it will bring. It's a very fun, quirky, easy, sweet, and romantic drama to watch whenever you feel like it - I fall in love with it over and over again whenever I decide to re-watch it <3

Cast: Jung Sook (Han Ji Hye) she starts off as an 18 year old immature school-girl who had fallen in love with a man she met in passing - she sees him wearing traditional clothing and carrying an old piece of literature and develops a one-sided love on him - she later becomes his wife & her character growth and maturing start to show. Hyuk Joon (Lee Dong Gun) a 28 year old Prosecutor and firstborn son of a clan (people who follow the old traditions) he decides to marry Jung Sook and we slowly start seeing him falling in love with her^^ Prosecutor Suh (Hyuk Joon's friend and co-worker) he always cracks me up with his laughter ;D He was a great supporting character ;) Ga Young (Lee Da Hae) she plays the ex who wants him back - she's hateful at first but later turns out to be rather funny with her scheming ways :p (when she is fighting with Hyuk Joon's sister) it's quite entertaining ;) Grandpa - I loved him all the way until the end... All of Jung Sook's friends are entertaining^^

Music: Some of the funniest music I've heard in drama-land and a few American songs that I love like: Kiss Me Darling By Blink and Stupid Cupid by Mandy Moore <3

Re-watch Value: 10 - I just finished it for the 3rd time and enjoyed it just as much as if I had watched it for the first time ;D

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Noble Woman
12 people found this review helpful
Oct 31, 2016
114 of 114 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
I really enjoyed this daily drama, I was immersed in it for an entire week ^_^ I was deeply invested in the story of Shin Ae and Young Min.

The story is about the love and lives of two women from different classes.

Cast: Young Min - At first I didn't really think much of him other than he was a playboy and a scallywag of sorts - at one point however I started to find a few things cute about him and his character - the first time was in a karaoke bar - they way he looked at that girl ^_^ I guess that's where I started to grow a certain fondness of his character at. Several episodes later I started seeing some real potential in him (even though he was still a scallywag and a playboy - he at the same time seemed to have some sort of innocence to him) ^^ and after episode 68 or so I got really really attached to him and his character - His character then became everything to me in this drama and I was eager to watch his development and story unfold ^_^ His character never proved me wrong.
Shin Ae - the housemaids daughter, she's had/has issues with the daughter of the house Min Ah since they were in middle school - so they are friendemies so to speak. Shin Ae doesn't like her and Min Ah looks down on her (even though inside she's jealous). Shin Ae develops a crush on Min Ah's boyfriend (before she knew he was Min Ah's bf) so we see her wavering in her feelings for her crush. At first I too was not sure if I shipped her with him or not... but after some episodes and things happening I started to ship her with Young Min instead lol. Shin Ae is a very strong and resilient person but she's also soft and gets hurt. I wish she wouldn't "run away" from things as often as she did but she did always manage to get back up fast.
Min Ah - she has been in a long time relationship with Jung Min and loves him despite her mothers opposition. Things happen and life goes on but her love for him never stopped. She also became friends with Shin Ae - they were close enough anyways to care about each others lives and give each other advice. It was a nice development to see.
Jung Min - He was sweet and nice in the beginning but also a bit cold and indifferent. His character was confusing early on - I couldn't figure out if he was wavering in his feelings or not - but time proved that so... in the second half of the drama he was hell bent on revenge - completely blinded by it.
And then we have Shin Ae's mother, brother, and best friend - Her mom was nice but a bit too quick to judge and sometimes wouldn't listen and only spoke (which to be honest was annoying), her brother was a pathetic guy during most of the drama - he matured a little bit later on (but not a lot) - I was however ok with him when he was with Young Min lol - and her best friend was also her brothers girlfriend, she tended to side with her boyfriend over her friend most of the time. :/
Young Min's mother was a really rude and mean woman with hilarious expressions that unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) made you unable to hate her completely b/c no matter the mean and cruel things she'd do to Shin Ae, Jung Min, Young Min and others her facial expressions made it funny and a bit ridiculous. Young Min's father was a kind and respectable man who I really liked ^^ He is how I could see Young Min turning into. Jung Min's mother (Young Min's aunt) was your average mother - neither mean nor nice - she followed the money and whined a bit but was overall a decent and somewhat likeable character. Min Ah's mother cared about her business first and foremost which ends up hurting her daughter time and time again - she cares about her daughter but always put her business first.
Side characters: Hwa Young (a woman who interfered in more than one life), Baek Ki Ha (Hwa Young's Man) and Baek's mother (an evil woman).

Music: I only recall one song but I really liked it (it was the ending song).

Re-watch value: I think it's worth re-watching (at least I might re-watch Shin Ae and Young Min's scenes again).

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Make a Woman Cry
12 people found this review helpful
Dec 15, 2015
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I really enjoyed this drama, the subs took FOREVER though, I watched up 'till episode 29 then had a LONG break before I could finally finish it b/c I was waiting for the subs. I wish the subs would have come out sooner lol It's a good relaxing drama that can stir you up and calm you down lol

Story: About a woman who runs a small restaurant right outside of the school her son used to attend, she feeds the kids and helps them in their personal lives, she meets the school's math teacher Jinwoo and they start becoming friends and eventually fall in love. His son is troubled. Then we have Jinwoo's parents and his brother and sister-in-laws stories which made me feel at times like I was watching 2 different dramas in one lol - I'd get invested in one story and forget the others existed. lol.

Cast: Jung Deok-In was a pretty bad-ass ahjumma - she reminded me a lot of Kim Hee Sun's character in Angry Mom, what with her fighting skills and such and her protective spirit of the school kids. She runs a restaurant and gets harsh treatment from her lousy excuse for a "husband", she's an orphan and only knows her spouses family until Jinwoo comes along and loves her in a beautiful sweet way <3 Jinwoo is the son of a chaebol who doesn't want the family business - he's the youngest and wants to be a teacher, he is also widowed and has 1 son that disses him all the time :'( Jinwoo also suffers from a secret that he has kept that involved his older brother. (He's my favorite character). Then we have Hongran who I absolutely loved! She was a bit stupid, rude, and made me laugh like crazy lol - I loved her wacky character! She also acts the way she does b/c of everything she knows about her "sister-in-law" and even her own husband (who was a real jerk btw). Eunsoo who I nicknamed "the evil sea witch" I hated her guts - such a deceptive, manipulative evil wench >_< I wanted to claw at her so many times! Everyone but Hongran was blind to her real nature - that is until she reveals it little by little. Kyungchul (Deok-In's spouse) was a real loser! The things he said to Deok-In made me furious! He was another character I hated a LOT. *I didn't feel sorry for him in the least* I also loved our younger cast, the school kids, Yoonsuh (who at first you kind of hate b/c of how he acts and treats kids, the ahjumma and even his own dad & then you find out one more thing to dislike about him but eventually you start to care for him and see all that bottled up hurt and anger that he had kept buried) and in the end you just love him <3 Hyunseo & Nurse Park were cute but awkward - I did ship them though ^^ Kyungtae (Ji Il Joo) *remember him as Healer's daddy?* I was happy to see him here! He's SO handsome ^_^ although he was pretty immature in this drama - especially toward his girlfriend who he chases away *stupid boy* lol

Music: I loved 2 songs in-particular: "You Like Me" by Hwayobi, & "Have You Ever Loved" by Han Kyung Soo. Other songs I liked: "Game Set" by DIA, and "The Darkness the Starlight" by Kim Wan Je

I would re-watch this drama (I re-watch most dramas at some point) and I do recommend it - to anyone who likes romance, makjang or melodramas and or family dramas with a bit of action lol

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Cloud Stairs
14 people found this review helpful
Jun 2, 2014
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5
I'm a sucker for old romantic dramas like this one <3 I was captivated from the very first episode and couldn't stop watching ;) There were so many sweet romantic moments between Jong Soo and Jeong Won, whenever I saw them together I'd get all giggly and have this huge smile on my face the whole time ;) I could say this drama made me feel good <3
The story is slightly different than what the "description" says - he wasn't really "climbing to the top", basically he deception stemmed from anger, and as you'd find out watching the drama, he never planned to hang on to his lies forever.
Cast: Jong Soo (Shin Dong Wook) was a kindhearted, sincere and loveable guy - I loved his character and I loved every moment of him with Jeong Won (Han Ji Hye) - the girl he was in love with <3
There were other characters I didn't like in the drama - mainly because of their "clinginess" but they came through in the end and I ended up liking them, you know how that goes...
Music: was beautiful - I especially remember 2 songs in particular (I don't know what they are called, but one was sung by a female and the other one by a male with the verse that says "don't let me go" in it).
Re-watch Value: I will surely be re-watching this drama in the future.
This drama gave me the same "warm" feeling that 'Save the Last Dance for Me" did.
If you like romantic drama's with a hint of revenge and deception in it - then I'd definitely recommend you watch this drama ;)

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Person Who Gives Happiness
8 people found this review helpful
May 25, 2017
118 of 118 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.5
A very good daily drama ^^ I loved that nothing was ever drug out forever but that everything flowed very naturally from one thing to another.

Story: About a mother who adopts a child who was abandoned and as she helps him pursue his dream of being an actor, she has to try and protect him from his selfish birth parents. And the man who is completely devoted to both her and her child.

Cast: My favorite thing was definitely the love shown by our male lead Gun Woo (Son Seung Won). *The perfect kind of man* This drama was even better because of him ;) The unconditional love, friendship, companionship and fathership he displayed in this drama should be every woman's dream for a man. This drama was really good to begin with but he made it even a hundred times better just b/c he was there. A man full of loyalty, devotion, steadfastness, honor, love, backbone, direction, and sacrifice. Completely self-less in all his actions. He showed true love and care for those around him. (I'm excited to see him in another Main lead role soon).
Eun Hee goes through so much in this drama, you'll feel terrible for her. She's a really nice sweet girl who loves her adoptive son as much as any mother would love their own biological child. She shows the meaning of true parenthood. Blood related or not - he was her child. It's a beautiful bond that was both sad and endearing. In the former half of the drama she struggles with her inferiority complex of being an orphan and tends to run away from her happiness. But that all changes short of midway through the drama where she realizes she needs to put her own feet in in order to be with people who make her happy. Basically, she takes charge of her life.
I also loved the bluntness of Myeong Sun and Eun Ah lol - they are quite like me in their way of thinking - I may appear to be more like Eun Hee but my thought process is definitely like the other two lol - My words can be harsh, blunt and to the point but my heart isn't as cruel as my words lol
So Jung was so annoying and irritating early on in the drama (obsessive towards her brother) we find out the reason later, but man it bothered me. Luckily she changes later b/c of circumstances and such and I started to really like her (also the actress gets replaced midway b/c the former one got sick).
Oh and Gwang Soo was so adorable! Kyaa! I loved how he was so attracted to the "charismatic" woman Myeong Sun ^^ He's a charmer and oh so cute! ;) Another actor I will be anticipating in another drama. ^^
The fathers were SO great! and I loved the "friend-in-law" thing they added to it ^_^ They are the exact type of father-in-law's and fathers you'd want to be blessed with. Very loving, very respectable and they walk their talk.
Ha Yoon (the main kid) is still a novice at acting, I could tell especially in a few of his crying scenes but overall he did pretty good. ^^
I cried and laughed a lot during this drama - besides tons of other emotions felt towards other characters.
The main bad lady will drive you nuts with her terrible treatment and "using" of Eun Hee. A woman who refuses to admit her own fault and only sees the fault in others. One who is completely absorbed in her own blood line and uses that to treat others like dirt. She thinks only her family is worthy of being praised but others in her eyes are worth nothing. She's extremely selfish and all of her actions and words prove it. The secondary lead couple will make you hate them early on but sympathize with them in the latter half - it's so weird. One minute you hate them the next you feel for them.

It's really really good, by episode 46 I could not stop watching (luckily I had delayed watching this drama when it was airing from that point on so I could marathon the rest of it) :)

One slight disappointment was you could definitely tell they dropped 2 episodes off in the end :'( I wish they would have left it at 120 episodes instead of making it 118 :/ I could tell this cut by the end of episode 115 - they started to cut the end/beginning scenes and not continue it from there :/ I would have liked those to have been as well paced as the rest but even so it wasn't too bad of a rush - still would have been better to have those last 2 episodes though.

Music:

I would definitely re-watch this drama at some point if only for Gun Woo ^^

For daily drama lovers - this is a good one! I recommend it :)

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D-Day
8 people found this review helpful
Dec 1, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 3
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
What an amazing drama! I am honestly lost for words in how to describe how brilliant this was. The writing, directing, filming, effects, graphics, and acting were near flawless!

Story: When an unexpected earthquake hits Seoul and brings disaster everywhere, the doctors and firefighters do everything in their power to save lives. We see cold treatment and rejection from certain doctors who refuse to treat patients who aren't easily fixable, and we see other doctors who do what some call reckless behavior in order to save people. Firefighters who are told to focus on saving people and patients who are searching for someone to help them.

Cast: I loved Kim Young Kwang as Lee Hae Seong in this drama! He was so charismatic and a true doctor who cared about saving people's lives - he didn't look at them as just a number - he looked at them for who they were - a person who has memories and family. He would disobey superiors at his workplace in order to save a life. This made him a enemy of one in particular person. Jung So Min as Jung Ddol Mi a resident doctor from Busan who happens to be in Seoul on the day of the earthquake, she meets Hae Seong and starts working with him and learning what it means to be a true doctor. Their scene's together were always good, intense, sweet, and funny at times. I also liked Ji Na and Woo Jin (Yoon Joo Hee & Ha Suk Jin) they were in conflict with one another for most of the drama but you could feel the connection they had and you really wanted it to work out. I also enjoyed the cute "romance" between Lee Seung Yeol & Kim Jung Hwa - so cute^^ Other characters that will remain in my memory: Lee Woo Seong (Song Ji Ho), Choi Il Sub (Kim Sang Ho), Oh Min Ho (Kim Chul Ki) - they all hold a special place :)
Character I hated: Park Gun (Lee Kyeong Yeong) and Dr. Yoo (Go Gyu Pil) >_< I really wanted to strip the first of his title and the second I wanted to remove from any type of doctorate field >_<

Music: Good, but no memorable songs - However! Since Jung Dong Ha sang the ending song - and I liked it (I love all his songs) I will be listening to that one - Going to find it and add it to a CD ^_^

I would re-watch this drama and would definitely recommend it!!! I marathoned it in 2 days! My eyes were glued to the screen <3

"If saving a life is a sin, then all the doctors of this world should take off their gown." - Dr. Lee Hae Seong

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Twinkle Twinkle
8 people found this review helpful
Mar 11, 2015
54 of 54 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
I started this drama on a whim for Kim Suk Hoon & Kim Hyun Joo; I liked their previous work on other dramas and that's what ultimately made me decide to watch this. This drama never got boring or draggy for me, I loved each and every minute *well... almost* (one character prevented me from loving every single minute). I loved our leads, they were my favorites on this drama, they could bring all the right emotions out of me, one minute I'd be laughing and the next crying. They sent my heart racing a few times too ^^ Even if our leads had totally different personalities they matched very well together.

We have our boisterous happy-go-lucky girl Jung Won (KHJ) who, under no matter what kind of circumstance or situations arised she would always stay positive and do her best to overcome them with a smile :) If I could describe her in one word it would be "Tenacious" she works hard and loves what she does. She never gives up on people (I gave up on one of them over a hundred times) she just plows through with her beliefs and pushes forward to accomplish any goals set before her. She doesn't do it in order to "win", she does it out of love. She's very pure and has a great heart <3

Seung Jun has a hard life, he says "I'm sorry" a lot :'( He once said "Do you know the stench of money?" - he is worthy of love but it comes hard for him. He does his best to live uprightly & clean...but is that enough? I personally loved the way he would say things lol, he'd have a difficult time expressing his feelings but when he managed to say a few words, they were beautiful <3

Our antagonist was played very well by LYR, no matter how many times I'd get mad at her during the drama, I could never hate her. She's probably one of the most pitied characters on here.

There was only one character I couldn't stand on this drama and that was Dae Bum (the boarder) I wanted to smack him so many times it's hard to count. Besides not liking his character I couldn't stand the actor's looks who played him - he was so ugly to me, I wish they would have used a different actor to play his role then I might not dislike him as much as I do lol.

All the side characters were great & I never skipped anyone's scenes. The eldest sister got a tad big annoying but only a few times. The parents on both sides were great. The bonding you'd see form between both estranged children and the parents was very heartwarming (especially on Jung Won's end). "Is someone your child b/c you birthed them? or are they your child b/c you raised them?" <---this question was raised a lot during the course of this drama; It was both painful and beautiful at times to watch.

Oh, and I LOVED the uncle! played by (Park Yoo Hwan). He was daebak to me, his personality, the way he cared for people and his cuteness were just adorable^^ This family tree is quite funny :P I also loved the author that appeared during the last couple episodes - he was hilarious ^^

Music - Loved it <3 'My Heart for You' by Girls Day, 'Fireflies' by Mi, 'After the Love' by Ha Dong Qn <3 my 3 favorite OST's - they also played Nat King Cole's 'Fall In Love With Me' song a couple times :)

I'll definitely re-watch this again sometime in the future (after my annoyance of Dae Bum goes away) lol

On a side note, *I had recently watched Comrades and the cutie pie from that drama just happens to appear in this drama...only as a total loser/jerk (I'm glad I watched him in Comrades first b/f I saw him on here - it would have ruined him as an actor to me - luckily I saw him in a good role first)*

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Revenge and Passion
11 people found this review helpful
Sep 23, 2015
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
It's an old drama but it's a true gem for anyone who likes a good mix of action, romance and comedy! I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end! I was laughing myself out of my seat half the time, cheering the lead guy on during the fight scenes and gushing over the romance ^_^ I started it for Ahn Jae Wook and I'm SO glad I did!!! This is not to be missed if your a fan! :D I highly recommend it! There aren't many dramas I'm willing to stay up half the night to just finish it! This was one of those times where I just had to see the end - I just couldn't wait! ^_^

Ahn Jae Wook as Kang Joon Ho was so smexy in this role! (gosh I love that hair on him) ^^ He'd make me giggle like a school-girl over his cute actions towards our leading lady ;) So adorable ^^ I would totally fall for a guy like him! He may be poor but he's got a good heart and fights injustice and has an awesome best friend - their antics made me laugh so hard :P Oh Yeon Soo as Min Joo was so pretty for one and I have to say I became a fan through this drama, she did an awesome job playing a hairdresser who falls in love with a guy who walked into her shop one day ^^ Loved their relationship ;) Kwon Hae Hyo as Dong Wook was awesome! His bromance with AJW's character was so cool and fun to watch! Son Chang Min as Lee Hyun Soo was great in his role as the antagonist - I liked to dislike him if that makes any sense :P and I love the song they played for his scenes ^^ Lee Kye In - I nicknamed him Iceman (b/c of one scene I saw him in) He was the "dumb" one of the bad guys which made him hilarious to watch! :P Kim Hye Soo as Mi Kyung was good as Min Joo's friend who makes wrong choices but tries to make the best of them. and Kang Sung Min as Dal Soo (a hairdresser) was also fun to watch (mainly b/c I kept trying to think of who the actor was, but also b/c how he liked to help Joon Ho and Min Joo) He was a sweetie ^_^

Music: Perfect 10 for me! I love the two Korean songs 'Appointment' by Root One & 'Leaving' by ?, the Italian song 'Respiro' by Franco Simone, and the English Song 'One Life, One Soul' by Gotthard. There were also a few other English songs introduced once during a couple episodes and they were perfect for their scenes ^^ I also loved the non-singing songs (wish I could find them too)

I would most definitely re-watch this and recommend it to fans of Ahn Jae Wook or lovers of action, romance and comedy ^^ I watched it raw on MBC Classic channel on YT ^_^

Overall is a great drama that never gets boring. (I marathoned most of the drama in 1 day) and the ending is great too ^^

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Drama Special Season 5: Youth
6 people found this review helpful
Jun 20, 2014
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
I'm at a loss for words - this is a beautiful story that ended up making me cry and I wasn't expecting to - but somewhere near the end tears just kept on coming out :'( *still sniffling* It really shows you how revenge is something someone should never start b/c it could go on forever if a person decides on it, forgiveness is the real key.
I love the painful story between the brothers - it really broke my heart - I felt for all the characters - the older brother, the younger brother and the Jongbeom (Dokgu from Inspiring Generation) and that other kid from school - people get hurt in the course of life and the steps they take after the hurt is what really counts - do they make bad choices or good ones - can they change?...
Re-watch Value: I will more than likely re-watch this at some point.
I definitely recommend people to watch this - it's very well done and very moving. It really pulls your emotions in right away - but prepare a tissue or two for the end.

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Six Flying Dragons
10 people found this review helpful
Mar 25, 2016
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
This was one amazing drama! I am someone who loves seeing history come alive - it breaths fresh air into the written texts you find on Wikipedia. As I usually do when I watch a Saeguk that is about actual history, I read about all the characters described in this drama, and this took me on a beautiful journey for about 1 week - Yes, I marathoned this one ;) and now I need to go watch all dramas related to this one!

Story: Six Flying Dragons is about all the founders of the New Joseon - this drama takes us step by step into each characters life, experiences and personalities - we get deep into who they are and what they hold dear. They each have dreams, when your dealing with politics your dreams can get a bit mired in the process. That's what politics is - it's dirty business - no matter how clean a person is - a person is still just a human and all humans have greed - and greed can come upon you and overshadow your once beautiful dream. It's a sad reality.

Cast: There is always going to be at least one character that you hold dear above all the rest - for me that character was Bang Won <3 No matter his flaws, his crazy plans, or the cruel things he does could cut me away from the tender & fragile man that lies beneath. He was a lonely soul desperate to do something with his life. Along his path to finding a dream he could hold onto he encounters the other dragons & the forge ahead together. This character is brilliantly portrayed by Yoo Ah In!!! He deserves an award for his performance! You could see the desperation, the pain, the loneliness, the desire to do good, and his dream (that some call greed) for power, and his ardent love for one special person all captivating-ly shown through his eyes. When he hurt I hurt, when he cried, I cried, when his loneliness overwhelmed him I wanted to comfort him - I cheered him on throughout this long journey - My absolute favorite character in this drama hands down! *from a non-avid fan of Yoo Ah In* <though I might become one now lol - anything that came in his way I was ready to jump into the screen and fight for him - sword in hand - give me your order & I'll do it!!! <3
My second favorite character would have to be Bang Ji (Byun Yo Han) - his hurt, pain & guilt run deep - he goes from a coward to a great swordsman in order to protect the ones he loves. I LOVE his voice when he sings!!! My gosh it sends me to heaven ^_^ There is a song he sings somewhere in the drama that isn't *yet* released in the ost and man when he opened his mouth and those beautiful sad lyrics started to pour out, I sat here in awe with tears streaming down my face - it's hard to express all the emotion that was displayed in that voice <3 There was only one flaw with him for me and that was the girl he liked - I didn't like her at all lol - sad truth. *the actress is fine mind you, it was the character I disliked*
Then we have all our other brilliantly portrayed characters: Mu Hyul (Yoon Kyung Sang) I like to say he was the comedic element of the show early on - such a simple good hearted person who you couldn't help but like ^^ Yeong Gyu (Min Seung Wook) man I loved this character - he goes hand in hand with Bang Won throughout the drama - they were closer than brothers - a perfect hurting pair. Boon Yi (Shin Se Kyung) is Bang Ji's sister and also a love interest of Bang Won - I thought she did a pretty good job - historicals suit her ;) I enjoyed all the moments between Bang Won & Boon Yi - though I felt that Bang Won loved deeper. I couldn't help but like them together. Jeong Do Jeon (Kim Myung Min) I liked this man early on but in the latter half of the drama my like turned to dislike *I was prepared for it though* Although I thought Sam Bong's ideas and plans were good and should be done - there were a few flaws that I couldn't look past (3 to be exact) - the main one being how he refused to "acknowledge" (can't think of the word I want to use...) Bang Won in the latter half of the drama. *I'll let you figure out what I mean by this*. I can't name more because this review would get way to long - but the rest of the cast did a brilliant job portraying the characters they played.

Music: Favorite song? 'The song of the green mountains" a,k.a the song Bang Ji sang in the drama <3 I love it SOOOOOO much, I really hope they release it as an ost - so I can listen to it without all the drama talking interruptions! "Muiiya" by Byun Yo Han & the other singer too - the lyrics just cut through you. and I LOVED that instrumental piece the had the pansori singer on it - whenever they would play that one I would get both nervous and excited!!! :D

Rewatch value? Definitely a YES!!! I love dramas with great action and sword fights!!! (the only thing I didn't like about some of the fight scenes is the little pieces of "flying" crap I'd see - I hate unrealistic fighting. lol

I would recommend this to both Saeguk lovers and non saeguk lovers - it's truly an awesome drama!

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I Love You
10 people found this review helpful
Apr 11, 2015
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
This drama deals with issues like: affairs, divorce, per-marital pregnancy, & marriage. It's told from a very realistic viewpoint of both the men and the women's perspectives. Brought forth and portrayed in a very comedic and touching way. You'll be laughing throughout the drama - and you may tear up or cry as well. The comedy is not over the top (believe me I hate o-t-t comedy) but is instead done in a very realistically believable way - which in turn made it funny & lighthearted even when dealing with heavy topics :P (if that makes sense). It was a very enjoyable drama to watch & I'd watch it again in a heartbeat <3

Cast & Characters: I loved them all, of course the central couple was my favorite and they were the most enduring of all the characters. The couples each dealt with issues and problems in their own ways & from their own perspectives. I loved that I got to see the different way opposite sexes view things - none of us think a-like, we all come from different backgrounds, have our own pasts that shape us, circumstances or situations that give us different fears & hopes. During this drama we see immaturity grow into maturity, we see "playing around" turn into love. Broken hearts mended. (this is not boring at all - it's very entertaining, I swear I was sitting here watching it the whole time with a smirk on my face) ;D Like someone else said "It's about growing up." The entire cast was great with their facial expressions & acting - nothing felt forced.

Music: The OST was perfect! I love how "older" dramas have their own "charm" with the music ^-^ My favorite songs were: "Sa Na Ee (I am a Man)" by Moonlight Fairy (?), "I Love You" by Han So Ah, "Do you Know" by LyN, "My Story" by Plan B, "Sarang Haet Neun De" by Choi Soo Hyuk, "Gwi Yuh Wuh" by Kong & "My Destiny" by Bada.

I would definitely re-watch this drama again - It's very easy to watch (I marathoned it in 2 days!!!) and I'd recommend it to others ^-^

I loved the way the drama was filmed, the directing & everyone who put the drama together (lighting, effects..ectra) did an excellent job!

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Misaeng: Incomplete Life
10 people found this review helpful
Dec 25, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
I liked it to a certain extent but I didn't love it. That might be b/c it too realistic which is honestly depressing and stressful. I did find a couple episodes in the middle a little boring and a quite a few of the regular "office" scenes were uninteresting to me but when they were outside the office or in the coffee break room, out to dinner/drinks or on trips - I enjoyed those scenes. Especially any scene involving Suk Yool^^ I'll probably forever think of this drama when I hear the word "Geu Rae" (translated "Yes" in Korean) & laugh to myself about it lol

Story: This drama centers around Sales people - (now I can't relate to them at all as I don't work in an office building or anything like that but while watching this drama I know that I never could or would even want to - way too stressful - I totally understand why they said they all walk around with a resignation paper in their pocket everyday - I would have quit on day 1!) I can't deal with that much stress in my life - Besides the fact that I personally would never be able to "sell" anything to anyone lol

Cast: Suk Yool - he was my favorite, he kept things lighthearted and interesting - he was a joy to have around, he's very entertaining^^ If not for him this drama wouldn't have been bearable to watch (for me anyways). Baek Ki - Handsome, ambitious, nice, cold, distant but yet somehow close. He's a really difficult character to figure out completely - I did like him especially more towards the end. Geu Rae - our "star" of the show, he's innocent and naïve and I could relate to him the most - as he was 26 & basically did nothing w/his life and well I am kind of in the same boat (I'm 26 now too)...Young Yi - I honestly found her a bit boring and hard to read - she was nice I'll give her that & I pitied her character a lot during the drama...but I didn't connect with her. Dong Shik - he's likeable like a good friend or mentor and a great co-worker. Gwan Woong - he comes later on in the drama but I liked it when he appeared, he's nice and considerate & also handsome^^ Oh Sang Shik - the boss of team 3 - he was basically the "father" of the team who really cared for his "kids" as he'd call them. Suk Yool's superior is a real jerk. Ass.Manager Kang - (a.k.a Baek Ki's superior) another handsome dude but I found him to be hard to understand.

Music: Fly by Lee Seung Yeol - I really liked this song.

Re-watch Value: 4.5 - I don't think I'll be re-watching this one as it was too realistic but if ever I end up in a situation with a job similar to theirs or need a little insight - I may pop back in to take a peak ;)

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Drama Special Season 5: Monster
10 people found this review helpful
Jun 19, 2014
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 9.0
This drama special was really really good!
Story: about a man going through the investigation period of a homicide - what really happened, who was all involved...so many questions - it had a great pace to it and it was put together very nicely - the lead actor did a great job in portraying someone who has psychological traumas - I really felt bad for his character :'(
This is a great drama special - I would highly recommend people to watch this - you won't be disappointed :) - I watched it on YT via KBSworld
Re-watch value: 9.0/10 - I would definitely re-watch this special someday - my eyes were fixed on the screen the whole time!

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