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This Drama Flops, but is Saved by These Things

Just like Itaewon Class, Start-Up lost everything after episode 10. To be precise, episode 13 destroys everything this drama should have had. In the first week of the broadcast, Start-up hit a rating of 9.0 in MDL. It was high and it was NOT overrated. The drama was really good, thus many anticipated the next episodes.
When it came to the end of the broadcast, the rating fell down to as far as it reaches: 7.9 (when this review is written).

Why does it flop?
1. First, get to know the meaning behind the title: Start-up. Establishing and developing a young company founded by one or more entrepreneurs. Yes, this drama should have been a story about Dalmi and friends fighting to become a top-tier entrepreneur who runs a successful company in the end.
2. Everything about developing a start-up company is the MAIN VALUE of the drama. I believe the writer has researched well for this drama so that it really provides new information about technology and business.
3. From the two points above, you now should have started expecting an ending where Dalmi and friends have successfully established a company from the ground.
4. Everything goes smoothly before episode 13 destroy this drama by throwing out the main value (mentioned in point 2). It skipped like the whole story. Dalmi and friends were struggling in the company, but episode 13 skips it.
5. EPISODE 13 shows you how Dalmi and friends now have successfully lived their life as an entrepreneur WITHOUT showing you THE PROGRESS.
6. I believe the writer/director prioritized the romance instead of the business aspect of the drama. So, when they feel the "fan-service" i.e romance scenes are not enough, they add it everywhere in the part within the episode.
7. Yes, so many unnecessary romance scenes that could be cut for the solidness of the plot's sake.
8. I believe the writer was in confusion about whether s/he should pick Dosan or Jipyeong as Dalmi's boyfriend as the majority of the watchers tends to love Jipyeong.

However, the drama was saved by:
1. Duo Chulsan and Yongsan. Their comedy is the best in this drama.
2. Chulsan and Saha's love lines. This better than the main roles'.
3. Touching family scenes. Ngl, I cried when Injae met her grandma.
4. The complexity and well-researched of the terms about the computer, technology in general, and business.
5. Interesting story in the first half of the drama. It successfully brings the drama far from boring.
6. Solidness plot in episode 1-12. Every event has a connection to other events and it triggers another conflict.
7. Grandmas: CEO of Sandbox and Injae's grandma.
8. Suzy.

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High tension from the beginning. Thrilling, and everything looks nice. Arimura Kasumi's cuteness, and her act when she punched the zombie are the best. I would love to tell you, it's almost the same with Train to Busan, run away from zombies and attack them to survive. But... unfortunately... the story was not good as I expected. It's just 'run away, and attack, run, and attack'. The ending? Bad... unless there will be a sequel, just like Train to Busan. The actions, though, I enjoyed so much. The shattered body, bloody road, and the sounds of weapon make me forget about the plot. Oh yea, the plot? Hmm, it's like the plot could not reach its own goal.

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Quarantine

This movie is about quarantining themselves. If they go out, they will be in danger leading to death. They must survive at any cost.

Pros:
- Makes you curious how the plot will go to the end.
- Shows you how boring is it when in quarantine.
- Gives you a thrill every second.
- Good for you who love thriller movie but don't have much time to watch.
- Good to watch together with classmates in the classroom.
- Park Shin Hye.

Cons:
- The atmosphere feels monotone since this movie takes place only in one location.
- A scene that brings a BIG question and apparently unnecessary.
- Feels too short.
- Typical zombies with no uniqueness.

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I'm not crying, my eyes are just teary :")

Even though I cried when watching the story, too bad, this drama isn't written well and it has more cons than pros.

Pros:
1. Okay. The last episode is the best episode. It really makes me cry.
2. This drama really knows how to make the watchers keep watching till the end of the drama.
3. Jeon Mido.

Cons:
1. I don't know it's me who fell asleep when watching it or there's a really big titanic plot hole. One of the examples: The death of someone isn't explained well. Is it death because of an accident or a disease?
2. Unnecessary romance. If only the writer removed the romance aspect and went with a story full of friendship, I believe this drama would be super interesting and touching.
3. Loose plot. I believe this drama can only have 6 episodes with a solid plot instead of 12 loose-plot episodes.
4. Incompleted anti-climax. Bruh, there are a ton of conflicts that don't get solved well, unless this drama has its 2nd season.
5. Because of its loose plot, the drama can be boring in the middle.
6. Glamorous life of its characters doesn't match the theme of this drama. I believe "friendship" + "struggling in life, escaping from poverty" would make a better combination.

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One of the Best K-Horror Movies

Short terms to describe this movie:
1. Among Us.
2. Doppelganger.
3. Naruto's skill, wind shadow clone.

Information:
Jump scares: Yes.
Jump scares intensity: Low. (I wasn't even flinched a sec)
Sex scenes: No.
Bloody graphics: Yes (Final Destination level).
Ghost form: Possessed human. (Not a monster/fictional being)
Ghost scary level: Low. (The Nun and Annabelle are scarier to me lol)
Religious: Yes (This is a story about a pastor and his family after all)

Pros:
1. Family-friendly. You can (even are recommended to) watch it with your family, relatives, friends, crush, boy/girlfriend.
2. The atmosphere is really dark. If you are a scaredy-cat like me, I recommend you to watch it in the afternoon.
3. The writer is so brave that the ending turns out to not be bright.
4. Solid. Every second haunts you.
5. Jump scares are there, but without an exploding SFX. So it's safer for your heart.
6. Creepy BGM and shrieking sound make it darker and scarier. Watch it with a subwoofer speaker if you have it.
7. Sung Dong Il + Cho Yi Hyun.

Cons:
1. As always, because it's a Korean movie, plot holes are everywhere. But it's not a big deal because we are focusing on the horror scenes.
2. The characters' fate might not meet your expectation.

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THE BEST "PLOT TWIST IN THE PLOT TWIST IN THE PLOT TWIST IN THE..." DRAMA

PROS:
- Endless plot twists until the very end of the drama. A plot twist in the plot twist in the plot twist in the...
- Brave writer(s). No other writers could easily kill (important) characters in the early episodes.
- All characters have the same position. Even main leads are not that standing out.
- Super-ultra-satisfying duration. Yeah, it's 1.5 hours an episode because the story is pretty long.
- Touching anti-climax. My hearteu couldn't accept the death of kind people in the drama...
- Solid plots. There are no duration-eating sad or romance scenes.
- No overwhelming romance stuff. There's a little aspect in it, but it doesn't lead the drama to the romance genre. It stays focused on the mystery/crime/thriller genre. Still, you can ship some characters in here xD
- The whole plot can change your heart. Like, you used to hate a character, but in the end, you would love that character.

CONS:
- TAKE A NOTE! There are a thousand names you HAVE TO remember. If you can't remember it properly, you will lose the plot. I regret I didn't take a note and I have to struggle to figure out what's happening and who's who.
- It forces you to binge-watch the drama, else you would forget about what has happened in the drama.

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One of the best romance web drama

Pros:
- Hwang In Yeop. You know, a drama starring him is always entertaining.
- Beautiful plot twist
- Wonderful sets
- Romance that makes you fluttering
- Romance that breaks your heart into pieces, especially for Hwang In Yeop fans - I dare to say that the romance scenes/parts are mostly better than romance in TV drama.
- Easy to understand the story and flashback scenes.

Cons:
- Too short! It's only 10 episodes with 10-15 minutes each :(
- Really need season 2 because there's an incomplete plot and ma heateu is suffering because of that :(
- Need a detailed explanation of why this character fell in love with this character.


I think I will get into web drama more for romance stuff lol. They're not disappointing.

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The Most Epic Historical Drama You Probably Didn't Know

I've seen many SK historical dramas with various sub-genres. If you take the sub-genres aside, KINGDOM is the best historical drama. Who knew that historical drama featuring zombies would be a perfect mashup? Usually, I watch a drama because of its casts (I prioritize watching dramas if my favorite actresses are there). In this drama, however, I didn't know who the casts are at all, so this review would be more objective.

Genre: History
Sub-genres: Thriller, horror

Pros:
- No romance sh1t. I mean there's a lil romance aspect in it, but it doesn't affect the solidness of the plot.
- Solid plot. Trust me, there's no wasting time. Every second in this drama has connections to other scenes.
- Easy to understand the story.
- No plot holes.
- Unique characteristic of zombies. It's not like zombies you've found in other dramas.
- Within 6 episodes, you get political, horror/thriller, and mystery aspects.
- Endless breathtaking actions
- Mini plot twists that make you wonder all the time what caused the epidemic.

Cons:
- It's too short :( 6 episodes each season (1 hour per episode)
- As always, you will find it hard to remember who is who.
- Lack of comedy, but some are still there.

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What brought me to this drama is the cover. There's cute actress, I'd like to watch.

Anyway, this drama is about moral value. Envy power is destroying anything. We can take so much moral value from this short drama. I will recommend this drama to you who hardly wants to be someone that has anything, money, girl/boyfriend, beauty/handsomeness, etc. So, I would like to include this drama to motivational drama category. To you who are looking the actress' cuteness just what I did, I'm sorry to say, she's indeed main role but it's like she's a supporting role. In other words, her appearance is not much as you want.

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Well, if it's not because Ku Hye Seon, I would not watch this drama hahaha. First impression, this drama is too mainstream. It's about vampire and as the title says, blood. But, the positive points you can get is a biology, chemistry, and medical knowledge (as expected from kdrama). Things made me want to watch it until end are the super-modern technology Park Ji Sang and Hyun Woo have. Hyun Woo is a genius man, and I enjoyed anything about his experiment even it's a fiction. If you say why this drama is just 7s on its rating, for me it's the ending's fault. Its ending ruins all of the story. It's like this drama will release its 2nd part or sequel. You will hold so many question after see the last part of the last episode. And yeah, I think this drama is not over yet. Let's see if there is a sequel. Anyway, I love Park Ji Sang's character, cool and cold. HAHAHA.

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Okay, as always, my motivation to notice this drama was Arimura Kasumi is the main role. She is cute, my favorite. Lol. Enough, let's move on to the main topic. The story, first I thought the plot was going too fast. But, then I know... Sayaka's lifestyle and how she became a biri girl weren't the main story and conflict of the plots. This movie is about a hard work, struggling, crying in a despair, and catch the dream. I want to say, watch this movie and we will get the motivation, especially if we are still a student. Thanks to this movie, now I've got my motivation back. Love Arimura Kasumi <3

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As always, my motivation to start watching this drama is Ku Hye Seon, she is pretty and cute oh yeah. (finally I found another pretty cute actress after Kim So Hyun and Park Bo Young)
At the beginning, the story seems boring. The plot was too fast as romance drama. But, I would keep watching.... Soo Wan, not the drama lol. Then I found the story went interesting when it reached episode 3. The plot conflicts are not complicated, still they are more complicated than JDrama, so you can feel the romance, and conflicts lol. For me, the plot gone as I wish. So, I can say this drama should have 8.5++ for the rating.
Story: +4. Somewhat, as romance, the plot gone too fast.
Ku Hye Seon is the main role actress: +2
Music: +2. I love the music, I think I'll sing and take my guitar haha. Anyway, finally I found english OST in Kdrama.
20 episodes, 1 hour each: +1
Yeah, for me, this drama should take 9.0

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I thought this drama will be in high tense from begining since I heard that DotS was extremely overrated by my friends. "It's tensing. Its actors were in action of missions. It's touching, too." But, after watch it, let me say.. it is indeed an action romance drama.. But, its action scenes were not as much as I expected. However, I would like to include medical things (surgical ops  etc) into action category. So, although its actions were not as many as expected, but I enjoyed  doctors' act. I learned something new about medical sciences from DotS.
Story: +3. It's not complicated (like Black or School 2015), doesn't have a plot goal, yet entertaining.
Containing humor: +3. I give this overrated value. Humors always came when actors came into scenes. Especially, in this drama, I love soldiers' life and humors.
I love the characters (it's not like I love to see handsomeness or beauty with glancing eyes): +2. It's like anyone has humor sense, so it's entertaining me.
It doesn't have a plot twist and plot goal. Some scenes are odd if you think realistically.
It still can make anyone feel the tense. +1

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The part of kdrama I hate most is the romance scenes. For me, those scenes waste time a lot when they make them appear frequently. Sometimes, it takes 2 minutes per scene and I can't help but skip it. Don't get me wrong, I love romance drama. But when the scenes are too much, it will be like you put too much sugar into your milk.

However, Hotel Del Luna is different.
It's not only romance but also comedy between the two lovers. At first, I expected the scenes would be so long and was ready to skip them. BUT! As soon as I had a thought about it, they put the twist. Rather than putting kissing scenes, they made some jokes in those scenes and thus became comedy.

The story itself represents so many real-life and social problems. They did well in criticizing modern social life.
I've watched 3 latest IU's dramas and her character + acting are so gooooo0000d.

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