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The poster caught my attention initially to watch this drama and the plot twist at the ending of first episode got me hooked.The overall plot is quite straight forward Zero vs XROCKY, which is done through the sub-plots and their connections.
As story goes on we get to know more about each character as well.
Acting is okay, Though the ML's acting needs polishing, sometimes his expressions are awkward, aside from that he is good in the action. the side characters were okay as well, some better than others. (Karen & Kyoka got me more emotionally attached to their characters due to better acting)
Among the 9 episodes, most were good (it's not that it had out of this world twists but it was entertaining and done well), in order to enjoy this drama, you shouldn't take things too seriously, there are things that you might need to let go & ignore in one or two episodes to enjoy the progression of story & its revelations.
Don't take it too lightly either, this drama might make you cry once or twice.
The ending concluded 90% of what it was building to an end and left a 10% hope for a possibility of continuation (I would like to know more about Zero's identity).
If they ever make a 2nd season, I'll watch it.
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The cast were okay, there were some inconsistencies in acting but it wasn't too bad.
The leads had good chemistry. the romance was subtle but made me keep wanting to watch their bickering!
FL did a good job in her role, she wasn't dumb & annoying.
The ML was interesting as well, he was serious & smart but wasn't emotionless.
Watching their collaboration along with their teams were nice.
The villain annoyed me a bit though!
The comedy was good and funny, The cases were interesting as well.
The ost was nice and costumes looked decent.
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Third time is the charm.
(the spoilers in this review are mainly from ep1 so not really a major spoiler there but rather a warning you better know before your jaw drop from the toxicity in first episode).The title 'The Reincarnated Lovers' gives the impression that both leads loved each other and faced some tragedy to end their life. but that's not really what happens.
In my opinion ML was somewhat at fault in the first life.. I could understand why he forced himself on her on wedding day right after killing her father (that also I can excuse by following orders) but did he have to be extra hurtful to her in front of everyone? couldn't he be less violent to her?
I found his behavior a bit confusing actually! I could feel he kinda cared for her some scenes but not in many other! (not sure if it was the acting or directing fault).
ML got too invested in his trash husband act so I don't blame her believing the act!
Enough with rants and spoilers, lets talk about other stuff!
-I knew the ML from other dramas, he is okay but has room for improvement.
-I oddly got used to the make up of FL (because I've seen worse), and her acting was okay as well.
-The leads have good chemistry. (I mean ep2 onward).
-The 2ML though, his acting is as bad as I've seen him before but he was so forgettable so I didn't care much about him.
-The costumes and ost were good.
WARNING :
**The first episode could be a bit disturbing for some. (ML forced himself on FL on wedding day although not much was shown)
**There were few forced kisses in the first episode
[If you get passed the first episode, the rest is good]
So is it worth watching?
*if you like the ML. yeah, go for it. (still better read my warnings before starting)
*if you don't like any toxicity involved in your drama experience, it's not for you! (or you could just skip the first episode)
*if the blue contact lenses & too much makeup distracts you from plot, not for you!
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It's a waste of time!
I started watching this drama because I liked the FL in 'provoke' drama, but this felt like a downgrade! could be this one was filmed earlier but aired later? idk..The cast were okay. the leads were good looking, and I think they did their best with what they were given to work with.
The chemistry was lacking. The romance faded away in the background while they tried focusing on FL's friendship, her mom and workplace!
The comedy in the first few episodes was so on point and it was funny, but then after few episodes, the comedy was gone.
I felt like they didn't know what they were gonna be! romantic comedy? just romance? slice of life? workplace drama?
the problem was that everything felt so disjoint!
I think they tried to do too much with the time they had and in the end all aspects of it were lacking...
The dubbing is horrendous in this drama but I think it suffered mostly from the editing! it was way too sloppy!
I only finished it because of short duration and handsome leads..
if you are here for either of the leads go ahead and watch it otherwise it's not worth the time.
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The story is the most cliche rich boy fall for poor girl, but I think they made the process somewhat believable. at least it wasn't love at first sight! The cast were okay, the acting was decent for the most part. (The fight scenes were such a joke and FL's acting was better than ML).
I think the leads were cute together and they had some sweet moments, but don't expect overflowing chemistry. (there were a few kisses as well)
Here is a list of what we have here:
-some rich family shenanigans for money
-not so annoying villains, with so-so screen time!
-slow burn (at least to me it was! they took their sweet time to fall in love)
-kidnapped FL (guess who saves her?)
-break up (lasted like half an episode! so not that bad but still, it's there)
-time skip!
The ost was nice, the songs ML sang were also okay. idk if it was his voice or not, but it was good.
it felt like the story was dragging too much sometimes so I did skip some bits here and there, but it wasn't to the point of boredom. could be because I watched all episodes all at once.
I think there is high possibility that I'll re-watch this drama. so I think it's safe to say it entered in my favorite list.
so is it worth watching?
if you haven't watched short dramas prior to this, you might not be so fond of this, but if you have, then you know you are entering a cliche fest with somewhat average pace.
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Surrounded by scumbags could be an alternative title!
The acting is decent and all costumes look good as well. I can't really judge the ost cause I watched on youtube and it was mute on important parts. so I'll go with 6 judging by the remains of it.The first few episodes were a bit confusing, things were just happening out of nowhere, but then it got better after 4 or 5 episodes.
I'm glad each episode was less than 10 minutes or else I would've dropped it! There are so many unlikable characters! Being a short drama looks like it had the liberty of having the villains as vile as they could be.
Here is a list of horrible ones:
-The mother in law! & her maid!
-The ML
-Shang Guan
-Yu Yan's lover
it might make you feel better if I listed good characters, right?
-One maid is really good and loyal to FL, and I don't even remember her name!
-the guy with the maid, I don't remember his name either.
-2ML
The romance is so little that it gets lost in the fog of ruthlessness.
I can understand why this is listed in romance genre and I also understand those who have stated in the comments that this is no romance!
At the beginning we are actually as aware as the FL, meaning we only know what she knows. she got manipulated by Lu Gao Sheng thinking he loves her! until few episodes later that his vile self was revealed. from then on this drama is deprived of the romance. there is none. well, until 2ML appears but by the time he appeared FL is done with romance.
you bet I was looking forward to the REVENGE! but it wasn't as satisfying as expected.
In the end it wasn't about revenge. it was about saving her sister I guess.
it was an okay watch and I won't be re-watching it.
one more thing, If you are here for Dai Gao Zheng, he'll appear in ep17.
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The leads have great chemistry!! I had watched their other drama previously (Chang Xia Wei Yang) but here the chemistry is on another level!
I think all casts did a decent job in acting as well.
Each episode is only 2 or 3 minutes and the story is quite fast paced due to the duration of the episodes, but they could cover almost all of what mattered. (it had the typical jumps of some scenes leading to another in these kind of short dramas, so you'll have to fill in some gaps while watching though it's not hard to guess what went on in between).
It does have cliche but they didn't overdo it.
Don't miss out on this one! It's short and very binge worthy!
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It was entertaining!
considering the low rating reviews and harsh comments I thought it would be horrible but I've seen worse and this isn't even bad! That being said, I started it for Alen Fang, and I have mostly (not totally) skipped everything else.I decided to give it a go by first 5 and then decide to drop or not, and as a result, by the 4th episode it took me by surprise that I find myself interested in finishing it, so I continued!
At this point I'm used to the 'ML/FL not being focus of story and instead the drama revolves around the stupidest of characters' in cdramas. you can call it filler episodes.
The story isn't something special, 2 sects with their own baffling rules being on each others throats for generations.. having a slight hope of ending the resentments depending new leaders and new generation to take over.
Initially It wasn't as funny as I expect from a comedy but later (after 10th episode) it became better... some bits were so funny.
their blunt comments and reactions were so hilarious!
I watched this for the romance and although it was secondary to the plot, I think it was good enough. Xing Mu and Qing Qiu had good chemistry. The chemistry was even better after ep 11!!
At some point I liked the Yu Lang & Ling Long couple as well!
There are some characters that I disliked such as Wei Qi and Yi Xin (she was an impulsive idiot). they just annoyed me!
if it wasn't for these 2, I would've given this an 8.
As for the grand master... I was speechless whenever he appeared... It's just... uh... I wasn't used to seeing him like that!
By the end of the drama, I realized I was only skipping these 3 characters scenes and I didn't miss out anything! The rest of the characters gradually grew on me.
the fight scenes were also decent. the costumes looked good as well.
overall it's an okay watch and it was entertaining.
so if you are in a dilemma and want something easy to watch, just give this a try.
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So here we have a script traveler! you know the ones that jump into games instead of time travel!Regarding the cast, they are not bad. The acting is okay.
ML is handsome, FL is pretty and although I couldn't get used to her make up, it's not distracting.
Romance was a bit too rushed, Although the leads had okay chemistry. I wish they spent more time more like a couple!!
The story is nothing special, filled with as much cliche as they could shove in 24 episodes.
There are some cringe scenes but not on annoying level.
Some parts of drama became boring for me so I skipped bits and pieces in some episodes in order to finish it.
Here is a list of what we have here:
-hidden identity
-okay chemistry
-solving murder cases
-some palace stuff
-not dumb FL (I don't categorize her as smart tbh)
-Evil third wheel
Regarding the ending;
It wasn't satisfying for me!
I'm still waiting for the day that the filmmakers realize entering game/script doesn't equal time travel. (I had the same issue with another short drama! was hoping it will be different, but shame this was even worse.) hence I will not re-watch.
Overall it's an okay watch for passing time. You might enjoy watching this drama if you don't take it too seriously and ignore the not so good dubbing in some scenes.
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Not the ending again...
I really wanted to add this drama to my favorite short dramas but it didn't make the cut...The cast are all good-looking with decent enough acting. The leads have good chemistry which increases by the second half of the drama.
The costumes look good enough to me, specially the ML's.
It is filled with cliche but it didn't drag on so it was nice. Fl wasn't dumb so it was also nice.
Here is what we have here :
-hidden identity (which doesn't last much long!)
-enemy to lovers
-good chemistry
-jealousy over misunderstandings (it wasn't annoying!)
-amnesia (doesn't occupy whole drama)
-break up
-possible reunion
-secondary couple
-good support characters for both ML & FL.
-very little screen time for villains
The comedy becomes stupid sometimes but it wasn't bad either.
I enjoyed watching this drama more than I expected! It was meh at the start but it got better as I continued watching, the plot was simple yet interesting. There aren't too important plot holes either in my opinion.
It got ruined for me with the ending.
I'm just not a fan of open endings. you could interpret it as happy or sad.. I was prepared to give it an 8 until I reached the ending. I'll give it a 7 cause overall it was entertaining.
So what to do? watch or not watch?
*if you like light romance with little tiny bit of palace shenanigans and don't mind open endings, go for it.
**if you like obvious happy endings, move on, it's not for you.
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Very dragging! Average.
It was pretty dragging! After the 3rd episode I skipped a lot and I feel I didn't miss anything while doing so.you might ask why I would continue watching if I had to start skipping that early, the answer is the leads.
Not that they had chemistry, they felt more like friends to me 90% of drama than lovers, but their acting was decent and that's the best thing I can mention about this drama.
The costumes looked good at one moment and the next you see a guy wearing a Lion head!
I don't know who in their right mind approves of those attack names popping up on screen!
**Here comes the spoiler parts of the review :
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The only moment I felt was cool in whole drama was the moment the ML got his Saint level power right after his mother died.
They totally ruined the last battle for me with the slow motions and the still poses mid-fight!
I didn't like the music in the last battle as well, it didn't really fit in my opinion!
I'm not even complaining about the Big Bad Demon looking like a clown!
(End of spoiler)
If you are here for the leads, then I wish you luck! hope you can hang in there and finish it!
If you are in dilemma and want some good fantasy, move on, it's not worth your time.
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the lord himself isn't THE BUG! at first I started it thinking he is the bug that should be eliminated! but he has his story line in game and is one of the game characters. It's just that the bug affects him!
to fix the bug, he needs to get poisoned 100 times.
The acting is good and the leads have good chemistry.
The costumes are pretty. I like the comedy as well.
My foodie heart is also happy with the food they showed every time, so you can also watch it if you like food dramas.
tbh I didn't notice the ost much but it was okay I guess.
this drama is one of those you wished were longer! The ending was a bit rushed and not actually what I wished for but they did what they could with the time they had.
I wish they did proper adjustments for the ending to make more sense, instead of acting like "entering game equals time travel", cause it's not same.
Despite my complaints about the ending I will re-watch this in future.
It's an enjoyable watch. I recommend it.
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Mo Ning Xi's grandfather passed away and then she was kicked out of the house by her mother in law and went abroad. Six years later, she came back as a well-known fashion designer with her two kids to make things right.
She met her ex-husband again and the story goes on.
The cast is good looking, The ML is handsome and FL is also pretty but had an odd eye make-up that I couldn't get used to until the end.
The acting overall is okay and the leads have chemistry.
The ost is nice.
There is one thing bothered me while watching this drama! That it had so many slow scenes.
If you could turn a blind eye on that, and some incoherent dubbing, you might enjoy watching this drama more than I did.
Anyways ML carried the show for me. I don't dislike the FL but she didn't do much of anything by herself.
The story is quite predictable and has lots of cliche, So I think it's just an okay watch to pass time.
I might re-watch it in future.
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I had seen Ao Rui Peng in 'blood of youth' drama, but the rest of the cast is new to me.
The acting is for the most parts okay. sometimes it's meh but it's not that bad.
The costumes are good.
I have minor complaints on hairstyles though Most of the casts styles looked decent! Some of them didn't really fit in there?! idk how to say it, you'll know when you see them.
I'm not a fan of listening to people's eating and chewing sounds so I couldn't stand FL's eating scenes and that other kid she knew (forgot his name).
The plot and everything is decent enough to me.
This is the first time ever that I'm not annoyed by a love triangle!
They had good chemistry. Be it FLxFu Hong or FLxMurong Chong, I wouldn't be sad. That being said, I prefer the later, Though the sibling pretense makes it awkward to root for it.
Here comes my real issue with this drama: The Ending! it was.... Ah bad? Lazy? idk what to call it.
I do get what they intended to do but this isn't how you do it! I've seen another drama having similar idea but executed very well! So, yes, in the end I am disappointed.
If it wasn't for the ending and the annoying eating sounds, I would've given it 7.5 or 8.
will I rewatch? I don't think so.
Anyways, if you want something to pass time, it's an okay watch.
My advice to those who want to watch this : Do Not watch the last 10 minutes of last episode.
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If you are a foodie, then skip this!
I recently found out about Wakako Zake having drama adaptions so I started watching.I don't really have high expectations with food dramas but this isn't working.
The actress truly reminded me of the anime character instantly and I could assume her resemblance was the casting reason.
I have 2 reasons to drop this:
1-I can't watch her eat! idk if it's the fact that she tries too much to act exactly like the anime with eating, or is it the slow motion eating! she bites a tiny epsilon of the food and goes on chewing on it like it was a big chunk! it makes it as if she is forcing food in while she is going to puke soon!
The side characters eat the food more deliciously than her.
2-Filming the food alone doesn't save this. I can watch actual cooking video if I only wanted to just see the food. sometimes the camera movements annoys me as well.
overall I'll give this a 2.5.
2 for the sake of good food presentation and 0.5 for the acting of the cast except fl.
It is the worst food drama I had ever watched. I'm not going to waste my time on the rest of seasons since I can't even get passed 3 episodes of this one. I guess I stick to the anime for this one.
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