This is a philosophical drama that explores “the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct” of the main and supporting characters. Through the fantasy element of the creation of a voice activated AI apparatus, the leading man, Moon Ha Won, is comforted as he creates an application that will help patients that have gone through traumatic events as he himself has. This drama evolves in super slow motion due to the unresolved feelings of important characters which, in one way or another, get their lives entangled through their interaction with Kim Ji Soo, an ephemeral character that leaves a complex and almost disturbing experience on everyone related to her. Then, there is also the lead female character, Han Seo Woo, which on the drama’s synopsis, is described as a person with “an open and optimistic mindset, believing that all things happen for a reason”. Most of the time, Seo Woo was ridiculously unreasonable, intrusive, impulsive, and insecure. Also, she develops a bizarre connection with Kim Ji Soo just after a few brief and almost nonsensical exchanges. Although the lead couple has good chemistry, their beautiful connection and developing love is wasted by Seo Woo’s antsy feelings toward Ha Won and her constant running away from him. Overall, the producers, writers, and editors missed to bring out a meaningful drama out of a potentially great story.

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This is a very good drama with a nice romantic story. “I Hear You” is more about the male lead’s ability to understand his beloved despite his quiet and seemingly cold demeanor. The drama uses the circumstantial cohabitation as a premise to have the lead couple to get to know each other and eventually fall in love. The supporting cast is excellent, especially Bei Er Duo ‘s best friend Tang Li (Gratitude Dai) who had the best character development in the drama. There is great chemistry among the cast and the leading couple manage to increasingly sustain their great chemistry all the way until the end of the drama. **SPOILER ALERT** The drama was really good, but it could have been better if not for the unnecessary “separation to reach our goals” theme on the last episode; but at least time flew by in matters of minutes and the male lead resolved everyone else’s problems before going to Japan and appearing in front of his REAL dream, (Bei Er Duo), at the last moment ending the drama with a sweet embrace.

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This is a very nice, light romantic comedy with great feelings. Don’t expect too much from The Rules of Love Season 1 since it is just the preemptive tale of how the lead couple meet and a series of unfortunate events developed that will get the couple together. For The Rules of Love Season 2, the love story starts to develop and characters start to fall into place. The drama is nice and the romance is light but the leading couple has good chemistry. What stand out on this drama is the overall sense of sincerity on the character’s feelings and the camaraderie. Last episode of Season 2 ends with “to be continued hinting to a Season 3. If you are looking for something nice to watch until a great one comes, this is entertaining. Enjoy it!

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Review for Part 1 @ 2

This drama is a GREAT historical production that should not have been titled “Love Like The Galaxy” because their love was not only slow burned, but also full of secrets, lack of confidence, misunderstandings, and, the most tedious part of this drama, Shao Shang’s cold attitude and distrust toward Zi Sheng. How a great love cannot understand Zi Sheng’s emotional pain, turmoil, and commitment?
Having said that, Zhao Lusi (Shao Shang) and Leo Wu (Zi Sheng) did an excellent job portraying their characters and, although their romantic their chemistry was not very amorous, the best intimate interaction in the whole drama happened without an unnecessary awkward kiss in episode 36, really beautiful and heartwarming! The rest of the cast also did a wonderful job bringing their characters to life.
This drama is heavy on revenge plots, palace antics, familial interactions, truehearted friendship, occasional comedic scenes to lighten the darker tones, great action scenes, and amazing cinematography and music.

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High Rewatch Value (4 times since first watched 3 years ago. Still a ✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶!

This is a very good drama. The storyline is solid, it has great cinematography, good music, and it offers a wide range of emotions that are found through a good blend of emotional unexpected series of events, comedy, action, and romance within a historical background. . The cast did a great job bringing their characters to life and there was good chemistry among the whole cast. The lead couple had very good chemistry as well, but I must say that it was strongly carried by the intense and stoic personality of the Crowned Prince. This drama offers a good range of complex stories and characters that gave a wholesome feeling to the storyline that was not solely concentrated on the female and male leads since each story was weaved nicely into their lives. The drama is entertaining on all aspects. Enjoy it!

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Story of Kunning Palace is a magnificent production set within a historical period to bring a well written and better executed tale of redemption for Jiang Xue Ning (played by Bai Lu) and the masterfully revenge plan of the male lead Xie Wei (played by Zhang Ling He). There are many and long reviews analyzing plot and characters that are true to the story so my review is to simply tell the audience that this drama is excellent and a must watch. The drama has a stellar cast and the cast did a fantastic job bringing their characters to life, but I must have to reiterate that Bai Lu and Zhang Ling He were brilliant in their portrayal of Jiang Xue Ning and Xie Wei, two intelligent, strong, and steadfast characters that were brought together by fate and became a force to be reckoned with. Everything is played extremely well in this drama; from well designed palace antics, great action scenes, a slow burned romantic plot with a prolonged building of emotions that burst into an unwavering, blazing, and beautiful romance, beautiful and playful friendship to heart wrenching moments brought by greed and betrayal, and all the way to a well plotted resolution and a beautiful happy ending. This one is a masterpiece, enjoy it!!!

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This drama is a romantic comedy that doesn’t deliver either genre well, it is full of clichés (cross-dressing, fated relationship, prosopagnosia, a galore of accidental and interrupted kisses that lead to nothing and a clueless female lead). The cluelessness of the female lead drags for almost the entire 24 episodes, bringing the chemistry among the leading couple to a halt. This drama would have been better if the plot was set in a high school environment, even if the characters were freshman in college; the drama had a high school feel. The drama is not a disaster; it is just that the romance is so slow burning that it causes exasperation because the female character doesn’t deliver the amorous feel. The drama is entertaining and would be a nice one to watch while waiting for a great one to come.

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Secret Royal Inspector is a great comedy with a historical backdrop. The drama has a well balanced mix of dramatic and comedic moments that are a delight to watch and a small dose of romance. For viewers that are expecting a torrid romance, this drama will be disappointing, but the chemistry among the cast can be felt in every episode. The leading couple is fun to watch and their camaraderie is solid; their friendship, even when bickering, is nice to watch as they slowly but surely develop romantic feelings. The cast did a great job delivering their characters and they are fun to watch all the way to the end. One of the greatest aspects of this drama is the ability of the cast to show the right facial expression for every occasion. Overall, great interactions among the character (Male and female lead, Male lead and his servant, and last but not least Ahn Nae Sang as Jang Tae Seung who raised the female lead and Shin Ji Hoon as the Royal Guard Choi Do Gwan). This drama is fun to watch; as said before, it has great characters and the dialogues are smartly written. Enjoy it!

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This is a kind of nice drama to watch while waiting for a great one to come. The leading couple has good chemistry but the female lead was childish and insecure which made up for too frequent bickering that, although they were resolved quickly, it was the male lead constantly trying to prove himself. Her twin sister was insufferable toward her love interest and, although his sincerity pays off at the end, it was also depressing to see him trying to prove himself constantly. Every relationship on this drama had one of the characters been sharp-witted and the significant others acted so childish that their romantic vibes didn’t leave any long lasting impression. The drama has two other romance plots but it really gets tiring. The pairing of naïve and infantile female/male adults with the presumably cold and shrewd characters is tripled clichéd on this drama; as if one is not enough, the drama has three!

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This drama has a good storyline but the characters and incidents are really tiresome. The main leads are very smart individuals that the writer of this drama decided to undermine by turning the male lead into someone that continuously justifies the ill conceived actions of the female lead and his grandfather and giving the audience a female lead that consistently hurt the male lead with the excuse that she doesn’t want to hurt him. Although the female lead has a reason to suspect the people from the Li family as she searches for the truth and her lost memories, she is scheming and manipulative throughout the entire drama. The romantic plot on this drama is marred by the constant mistrust and machinations of the lead female. Even though there are plenty of romantic scenes between the leading couple, for the most part, the acting from the female lead was not at par with the male lead in creating a romantic atmosphere. There’s a lot of overacting from the part of the supporting cast and the antagonists turned buffoonish by the end of the drama. Overall, this is a drama with a good premise that became disappointing by the end.

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This drama is one of those to watch when there’s nothing better out there. The story is about Ling Long, the cause of her split personality (the other identity who lives inside of her is a wolf), her connection with Yan Quing and the Wolf tribe. The synopsis is more interesting than the entire drama! This is one of those dramas in which the female lead remains distant from the steadfast protector male lead until the last episode, making the entire drama quite frustrating and there is not much chemistry among the leading couple. Ling Long was portrayed as smart and resourceful but not trusting of Yan Quing that, for some odd reason, was constantly given a playful aura that didn’t go well with his real persona. The drama had a comedic tone with some dramatic undertones, but the characters were over-acted to the point of getting irritating sometimes. There are many plot holes and, although the drama was about the Wolf Princess, Yan Quing did most of the work. Overall, it is not a romantic drama; Ling Long’s alter ego was much more interesting, fun, and engaging. The drama has some good action scenes and, although it is not a memorable drama, it is watchable.

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Vagabond is a drama about government corruption and conspiracies that starts to unravel after a plane crash. The drama is packed with action and it has great cinematography and music. The actions scenes are very well choreographed and realistic. Although the main leads get closer and it is obvious that they developed romantic feelings, there’s no romance. All the main and supporting cast was great bringing their characters to life and the plot was consistent with the conspiracies that abound. The overall acting by the grieving families was fantastic and makes the viewer feel the pain and frustration as they navigate and participate in the process of finding the truth about the plane crash. The drama could’ve had a rating of 10 if it would not have been that it ended with a cliffhanger that gives the impression that there will be a second season. Overall, it is very entertaining, enjoy it!

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This is a really good family drama. The different stories intertwined well together and the cast did a great job bringing their characters to life. The storyline is about three families and how their lives get linked as the story progresses. The romantic scenes are not extraordinary, but the relationships are fantastic among all the characters. The Park’s family patriarch, Park Hyo Seob, and Lee Mi Yeon are really solid characters that were well developed and are showed a really great and enjoyable chemistry. The second lead couple, Park Yoo Ha and Jung Eun Tae, has a great storyline and did very well during their story development. This family drama has all the conflicts between family members and their significant others with a mix of melodrama, comedic moments, some bromance, clearly distinguished good and antagonist characters, and resolutions that brings moral judgment. Overall, it is a very entertaining drama. Enjoy it!

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Review for both seasons together

This is a fairly good drama. The plot had a lot of potential but the storyline between the lead couple had the same elements even though there were centuries in between each existence. The acting is good for the most part but the feelings are not well developed. Zhang Yi Jie (as Hao Yue and Lei Hao-Season 2) and Lai Yu Meng (as Princess Li Ying and Wei Yong Qian- Season 2) had a great storyline and very good chemistry. The first season was more entertaining and the characters were better developed; the CGI’s and the music were great and the action was nice. On the second season, the characters lost depth and luster due to the overused plot. Even though this is not a drama with strong re-watch value, it’s still entertaining.

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