Entertaining but Forgettable....

This was an entertaining watch, one of those dramas I watched today but will most probably forget tomorrow or the day after... as I had to take a break in my binge (a few days) and it took me a while to remember what the plot was once I started watching the last two episodes.

While I do not like the female lead. By not like I mean I generally try to avoid her dramas, this was one of her better works, still not very likeable but indeed bearable.

Pretty much every single one of the side characters stories out shine the leads, by chemistry, story line, acting... You name it the other characters carry this show and are what makes it an entertaining watch worthy of that next episode button.

Male lead was fun in the beginning giving me my beloved cliches bit grew dull towards the end all in all an ok way to pass time...

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A great mix of uncontrollable emotions

is drama is pretty much why people or at least I fell in love with K-dramas filled with wrist-grabs, lies, corruption, banter, fun leads at times annoying side characters that still work, way to much yelling, muscles, gazes, kisses, impossible love and pain... A lot of pain!

So after rewatching this drama I actually upped the score from a 9,5 to a 10 as it may not pe perfect and indeed has some pretty messed up lines, side plots and skippable scenes it pretty much reminded me of why I fell in love with K-dramas and even though I knew what I was in for I still kept wanting to press that button to watch the next episode.

To be clear I was annoyed at the yelling, and some of the lines as well as parts of the portrayals of the terminally ill did make my blood boil. But the good part make up for the bad. Giving em every single emotion known, showing great contrast between happiness and pain. Offering us the viewers some of dramalands most powerful scenes. Not to mention great chemistry and awful, just awful parents willing to latterly throw their kid under a truck to get ahead in life.


Ad some beautiful scheneery and and an amazing OST and such great lines as:

"My head was about to burst because of a certain girl. I thought this party would distract me. But.. I was wrong"

And you are in for an enjoyable binge, a painful binge, but my och my do I love this type of pain...

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Frustrating

This drama has some sweet characters, lovely friendships, hardships and ships that Id say are pretty predictable yet so frustrating that I am glad I kept some hair on my head....

Slow, frustrating, going no where low selfasteam... so much so that it managed to kill one of my favourite tropes the contract relationship.

So while I did find elements in here entertaining and did like the characters I spent most of this drama borde or frustrated... Still I do fel that I need to give it some points for the imaginative characters and ways to prolong the frustration.

Also they do have a lot of interesting point in their discussions and show the frustration from several interesting angles.

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Wind can be oddly entertaining

This drama taught my the Thai word for wind and that a windmill ca not spin without wind.. ok to be honest I kind of knew that windmills need wind but hat it failed to convey is that to much wind can break a windmill and that the wind can do perfectly fine without the windmill... Ok this is a lot of wind, and while the story does have a storm or two there is actually a lot more rain than wind in this drama.

The story itself is the typical boys over flowers type of story rich kids bully the poor, fall in love and turn the bullying in to bickering protective joy with the added bonus of one lovely granny, some gangsters, sports and injuries... making you wonder are these really teens? And will they survive in this dangerous world where the romance seems to be the only safe thing out there...


The boys are cute, the girls to, the friends are lovely, the bullies have wonderful character development almost making us forget they are bullies... All put together you get, I get we get a pretty entertaining drama... A bit to cringey at times but over all highly entertaining and not so much more...

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Life and Death at its Fluffiest...

First this dram taught me how to say Cat in Japanese! Which is an achievement on its own.

Second this drama had me laughing, crying, then laughing and crying at the same time which is a huge achievement and I love it for it.

Third this drama managed to convey people with illnesses, that are dying as actual human beings.. They then almost ruined that by talking about leaning stuff from the dead and having to live on for them.. but they also talked about moving on for one self so I forgive them...

Forth they actually let a person who was dying have a pretty normal romance...

Fifth fluffy cats.. and an occasional dog

Sixth UMBRELLAS used to perfection! ok not perfection it was a bit to gender coded.. and not yellow... but almost to perfection.

So basically this was actually a really good story... Painful, Powerful, strangely relatable... With vey lovable characters, living life to their fullest while facing death in a more human less judgey more realistic kind of way... Showing a person with a terminal illness wishing for other things than just a cure. As she truly is shown as a human being with both feelings and fears... and so on and so on. There is a lot of fun dialog in this drama, bed jokes (in a good way) and just life.. and death... and life....

Unfortunately there were some aspects of the male leads mimics/acting that did not really work for me in several of the episodes... as if he felt just a little bit to child like at times... which is one of the reasons this is not scored higher... that and a few unrealistic portrayals here and there + the whole use peoples death as motivation to do stuff...

Defiantly a drama I recommend, it is also highly bingable just make sure to have a sleeve and prepare to cry, not ugly cry but foggy eyes at the least... I actually shed a bunch of real tears.

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Just stick to your smartphone...

It started off as a beautifully friendship... the type that goes beyond time and space... you know that type of friendship that may just change the future type of deal, bringing people back from the dead and all... Cute, sweet and all fluffy... with gummy bears, pastels as far as the eye can see .beautiful scenery and a dysfunctional family or two... if you overlook the locking people up and performing an exorcism or three...

Had it not been a horror movie one would almost think it was as cute as cute can be... However this is a Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Schi fi... and boy does it live up to its name with gore. blood, suspense teaching us all never ever to take a call from the past... heck just stay away from all forms of old communication.

Things that did bother me: the killer portrayed as mentally ill... other then that it was really well made and had a decent plot. And though there may not be an appa as far as the eyes can see this movie proves once and for all that you can enjoy Korean content without them.

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Sweet, odd, very, very quiet...

A movie revolving around the hearing impaired without actually including hearing impaired leads.

This was a pretty sweet rom-com about a hard working boy who falls in love with a heard working girl , and chases her only using sign language and his adorable charm.

The movie has a slightly odd angle to the subject of love beyond sound and about 95% of the dialog is shown using sign language even thought the main characters have pretty good hearing and can both use spoken words and sound, The two start off using sign language and do not really seem to need sound to fall in love. A pretty decent message as a whole, and I guess showing that hearing or non hearing should not matter is easier when there is a possibility of actually hearing and does give this movie a certain uniqueness.

What i liked about the movie was the way they showed the sibling relationship as well as both perks and troubles of being a sibling to a person with a disability. I also liked that the movie did not ignore prejudice and problems both mede by society and by the disability it self that can affect a persons day to day life without letting it take over the story or be the only side of it. I also liked that they did shoe that it is possible for the hearing to learn sign language and that it is possible to make a whole move using it instead of spoken language too.

But I was a bit bothered by the abele bodied being in focus for the story of the disabled. Even if the stories message as a whole is people with disabilities are human, they can be independent and competent human beings... something just does not really sit right.

All in all an okay movie, nothing wow but definitely different and the leads are sweethearts indeed.

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Annoying male lead otherwise great

This movie is really cute, it has a lot of good lines, a pretty good message and amazing acting from a very young Park Bo Young.
The kid is just adorable but the male lead was a self centered annoying #"#"¤"¤"4 that got on my nerves more than necessary for the story to be good.

But oh what an adorable kid as a lead and kids in the kindergarten, spreading sunshine and smiles on the screen...

Park Bo Young shows great range here, she is a cool, outspoken, funny and delivers everything one could ask for, considering she was only 18 when this was released that is pretty cool, talking about pretty sensitive subjects as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

All in all a decent watch, and do stay for the credits, to see a nice finishing touch... and just so you know: "Single mothers have dreams too"

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Sweet, light but kind of a tease

You can almost feel the smell of coffee when you watch this easy to watch easy to binge C-drama with little drama and more fluff. About two people who bring out the best in each other and are would fit in the enciclopedia under the You complete me.... kind of thing yet border o co-dependent... The side couples and side stories are also sweet, but actually have more drama than the main couple however they an asset to the drama instead of an annoyance that many other side couples often are.

The drama itself deals with some jealousy and how easy it is to start a rumor, yet hard to take it back as well as the consequences rumors can have on peoples lives. It has a fight back , friendships rock and together we can do anything kind of spirit to it that I liked. I also liked the woodwork and scenery shown in the drama.

However this drama probably holds some kind of record in almost kisses, and kisses being interrupted and not taken up in years of dating making me seriously wonder about these peoples will power to hold back, lack of hormones or just the generall message of kissing is shameful... I ave seen other dramas where they hide the kiss behind a parade and those where they never kiss and found it odd but fine, but this constant teasing was a tad frustrating to watch so I must warn you about that. Also the way they talk about mental illness is a bit iffy too, yet still try to show that we are all different but mental illness is used as a slur so be were

But other than that definitely worth watching.

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Sweet and funny

This is a sweet, not much new but perfect to binge drama if you like the whole idol + enemies in to lovers theme that I LOVE!

I have been struggling s bit with my bingable self choosing short series or movies lately but this one was very easy to binge,

Most of the characters here are just so sweet, complex and loveable with some really fun friendships and snarky remarks (just my kind of humor). There was not one single character that was made in a way that annoyed me. Though they did bring out some of my inner anger and I do believe that one of the males toxicity was not properly addressed over all this drama let both leas and second leads where complex human being capable of feeling a range of emotions as well as making some bad decisions. The dynamics between the couples and their friends are great, so are the female leads parents. Oh how I love the female leads mom she is just cool, funny and lovable in every single way.

There where however a few invigorating choices towards the end that just felt unnecessary and brought down the total score for this otherwise really fun drama.

So all in all if you like watching dramas about enemies to lovers that deal with the harsh life of being a star this is definitely worth a watch.

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Great female lead and interesting story that is less familiar then one may think

I came for Han Ji Min and stayed for the story.

What if... don´t we all have the what if I had stayed... what if I had showed upp in time... If I could just redo this one thing would my life change and would I be happier? What about the people around me would they be happier in a world where I made a different choice?

The story start off like many other stories like them an unhappy marriage. a miserabel life filled with misfortune and lets face it a guy who is a total d**** , to be honest the guy may evolve as the story progresses but he is still a total coward and a d**** hence not very lovable (yet handsome) making me wish the female lead would stay singel . The female lead is however cool, fun and just has this amazing vibe to her that made me wish her all the happiness in the world, no matter who is or is not beside her.

The acting in this drama is great, the side characters are all lovable, and add that little extra spark to the story-line. The pace of the drama is good as well and it truly is a good drama that almost makes you forget the whole back to the future theme to it...

If you have seen go back couple this drama is a bit more mature it has more drama, more smart humor, less awkward humor and is more about the male leads journey and how small choices can change ones life completely. More responsibility less communication problems, and an entirely different plot. I liked both the acting, the plot and the side characters in familiar wife more (but enjoyed both).

Last but not least, I was really surprised by the ending so I guess this may not be a must watch but definitely worth the watch !

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Not so Much Love but Winter

This was a decent Thriller, Mystery , Drama not so much Romance but decent couples and a buch of obsessed psychopaths here and there.

Our villains are okay portrayed one being a combination of Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone meets Saw with a dash of Him... The other just our everyday obsessed bully.

Our leads are of course purer than pure, sweeter than sweet okay they may have some imoure thoughts here and there but they do cater to the one and only deal and ignore all others no matter how much time passes etc. All done in a pretty playfull manor with some really good kisses and decent all round chemistry.

The female lead is actually pretty smart, not when it comes to emotions but other stuff and so are the resto fo the women in this which is kind of refreshing for a C.

The other couples are okay, some better than others and while some of the side characters have moments that make me wonder what happened to their brain. Most of the time tey do thir jobs well and that is good enough.

The level of Protect our heros, Chinese propaganda is also kept under control, and the pacing is also better than a lot of other cs. Mmaking it an okay watch that could have gotten an 8,5-9 but there is just a little bit to much cringe and immature men in this to make it all the way up there.

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Trash

Reading the description of this series you know this is going to be bad.
And indeed this series delivers as it is so bad, it is entertaining, but oh so bad. the dialog is awful, the lighting hideous, the sound and subs where also terrible.

The leads where actually not so bad... And the kid was actually both cute and a better actor than most of the adults.

But oh the lighting, the running in the dark, watersplash, watching this you find yourself wondering how bad it will get, can it get any worse?

And well the answer is yes it can.

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Whispering, Short, Sweet kind of Sexy

This is an easy binge, a nice pallet cleanser between heavier drama, packed with humour flirting, insecurity.

In the center of this drama there is a big misunderstanding and traumas past, There to offer some kind of meaning to this otherwise easy flirtatious fluff.

The pacing is a bit fast for my taste, and I do believe they use action above words most of the time... But they did make way for some pretty sexy and fun shower and bed scenes offering us such great lines as "Do you ever think of me while you play with yourself in the shower"

A decent watch, with nothing but lovable interesting characters.

P.S. The whispers in this deserve a tag of their own.

Also the casting for the young versions was perfection.

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Preachy Paths and Ideals

This is a story about an overly protective and competative dude with some kind of big brother complex who keeps on protecting people who do not want to be protected leaving them with deep grounded inferiority complexes....

In a display of choices... teaching us to avoid shortcuts as justice and the clear conscious will lead to glory not only for one self but for the motherland... Praise camaraderie. When one door closes another will open so there are plenty of ways to serve your country by being an antrepanewer... also power corrupts so stay away from power... At times making me fear that if I keep watching I may loose all affections towards Xiao Zhan.

It starts off kind of cute, a bit to many fights and oops I stabbed a guy scenes here and there... but by the middle I honestly started to get annoyed by every single character in the drama. Then the drama took a turn and got slighlty more interesting yet still kept me wondering why they keep trusting people as well as seem to ignore the wife beater in front of them...

But I made it till the end and got to see 3 seconds of a sweet moment between the leads.... Some more protect our country and mistakes made, forgivenes given... mistakes made again.

That said there are some moments that are enjoyable and the idea of found family and surviving hardships is kind of sweet so I settled for a kind 6,5.

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