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" Chiwawa Chan " tried to be something extraordinary but it failed to do so.

My main problem was with the way that this movie was filmed. The idea of adding colour and lights was interesting, but it didn't pull through as it actually made it look like a very long music video. Plus, there were some music and dancing breaks that were too long to fit the movie. The camera work was mostly like a badly, low badget movie, or, rather, a home movie with badly lighting and close ups that didn't make sense. The editing was horrible too.

And now, there is the story. The main idea was interesting, but the way it was presented, you don't really get to see Chiwawa and her story, as it gets lost between bits of actual plot and fancy cinematography. Also, the story wasn't that good after all, as they left out what happened to her and they focused more on showing her crazy life, packed with over the top party, clubbing, sex, drinking and dancing.

At least the performances were good from everyone in the cast.

So, overall, two out of ten.

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" Love the way you are " was good and yet it wasn't.

The main story about the cute couple was pretty good, although it started a bit oddly. The first few scenes as to how they met and how they grew up together was a bit off. However, the story started getting better after they went to college. Though the big transformation of the leading character was not well explained. So, overall, the love story was good and sweet. However, the rest wasn't. The rabbit thing was not well presented and it was only there to help the two characters have cute moments together.

So, six out of ten.

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"Everything and nothing" did a lovely job for a drama with only two episodes length.

The story was well presented, although the ending could have been better with a more complete and wholesome conclusion. Still, the story was more daring than other korean dramas, showing a tragic story of how two teenagers dealed with grownup problems and the grown ups around them.

The main plus of this drama is the pace. That was handled masterfully and the drama wasn't rushed as a result. The acting was brilliant as well, especially since the two main characters were so young. The story, finally, was touching, sad and interesting to follow.

So, overall, eight out of ten for this sort drama.

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With Ubai Ai, Fuyu the problem doesn't lie on the main idea of the story, that might chase some viweres away, but rather, with the whole story. The begining was good, with the girl finally getting her life back on track and ready to marry the perfect guy. However, clouds start to gather quickly. And it wasn't just the reappearance of her ex boyfriend. Overall, I wouldn't have mind with the story so far, but things got out of hand quickly. The characters started acting irrationally, especially the wife of the girl's ex, who looked like a psycho even from the begining. Plus, the big secret was way too obvious. Towards the ending, things got even more out of control, with the story leaking from everywhere and the over the top events and cheesy conclusions pilling up. So, fout out of ten for this drama.

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Good Enough

As a fan of Kong Hyo Jin, but a big scary cat who hates horror, I was fifty fifty whether to watch it or not. But, turned out that the horror stuff weren't difficult to handle. They were scary, sure, and well made and presented, with nice SGI, but they were brief as well and the story tended to leave them behind and move on with the main story. So, the plot was good, though I found it a bit slow. The love triangle was nice as well, but ended quickly and the drama focused on the main couple, who were really cute together. The small ghost cases, moreover, were interesting and saved the otherwise weak plot. The performances were good as well. Finally, the side stories were a bit annoying, and the final twist was predictable. So, 6.5 out of 10.

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Maybe if you're a fan of the male lead, or you read the webtoon (although I'm not sure if the story is the same) maybe you'll enjoy this one. Actually, if you don't really expect much of it, then you'll like it. All in all, it's not that bad. It has 10 episodes, which was actually fine by me, as the story couldn't be spread any more. Plus, the soundtrack was nice. Also, I liked the side characters that were cute. But, the main couple had zero chemistry, and the love story didn't help at all. There were too many cliché holes that the plot fell in, not to mention that they never explained the killer's motives, the guy's super powers or the girl's second personality. And I did find it silly what they did to the second personality, like the girl didn't have a mental illness that needed to be treated, but things just happened. Anyway, the leading lady was good in her switching personalities and the leading man was okay. Finally, the sexual theme, it wasn't that bad, but the side story with the doctor and the student was so so.

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Not what you would expect from a drama that has main story a mom who goes back to school. Actually, the whole silly comedy that one would have expected is easily dashed out by the first episode that is a shocking bullying themed episode full of drama. The first half of the drama, actually, exploits that theme, until the politics kick in. And sure, the whole corruption theme is entertaining, but not something that you haven't seen before. Still, it was okay, with the performances excelling in every way by every one. Finally, I have to point out the egg thing. There were several scenes with eggs breaking or falling and crushing on the ground. I don't really know what was the meaning behind it but they just kept showing it. So, 7 out of 10. PS Seems like Jisoo will never break his second lead curse ...

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If you had to choose between seven men, which one would you choose? Seven Korean celebrities appear in a forever single girl's life, after a good fairy (?) grants her a wish to find a boyfriend. The only trick is that they should not kiss her. Okay, the story is so so and the whole drama is simply a lotte advertisement (five minutes out of the ten minutes length were dedicated to it). However, especially if you're a fan of those celebrities, you can't help but feel all fussy and start to identify with the girl. That's because mainly due to the fact that each story is different, exploring every possible romantic scenario that could happen. And the guys vary for everyone's taste to be satisfied, from an idol to an actor, you can certainly find you favourite. Still, the ending was really short. I mean it should have been explained further what actually happened. So, 2 out of 10.

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Doctors is one of 2016 hit dramas and you could find it on the hot lists throughout the year. And though it started promising, for me, it kind of turned out to be a bit boring. Okay, I have to admit, I love the full of drama background stories, in which the hero is so unfortunate that everything that could possibly go wrong, well, goes wrong, but, in the end, he or she strives. So, the first few episodes were my favourite. However, the ten-years-later story was okay at first, but became really boring in the end, to the point that only the medical stories were interesting. The romance was weak, as well as the love triangle, as the characters didn't have lots of chemistry. The performances were good and the surgeries were very realistic, to the point that you had to look away when they opened one's scalp. Anyway, because of the first episodes and because we could see the development of the character, 3 out of 10.

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