Kehidupan Manusia Kembali ke Masa Barter

Bicara tentang film kiamat, biasanya kejadian kiamatnya ditaruh di tengah sebagai klimaks ceritanya, tapi ini enggak.

Ailh-alih berfokus pada pemandangan kiamat yang mengerikan itu, justru film ini berfokus ke kondisi sosial masyarakat setelah kiamat. Oleh karena itu, genre yang tepat untuk menggambarkan film ini adalah "post-apocalypse" atau pascabencana (nggak disebut pascakiamat karena setelah kiamat seharusnya nggak ada kehidupan sama sekali, bukan?).

Secara singkat, film ini menceritakan orang-orang yang rebutan tempat tinggal dan sumber kehidupan. Seluruh daratan hancur rata kecuali satu apartemen di Seoul. Penghuni asli apartemen ini nggak mau orang non-penghuni tinggal di sini, akhirnya mereka mengusirnya. Sedangkan orang non-penghuni berkeyakinan bahwa penghuni asli apartemen tersebut tidak manusiawi dan egois. Disebabkan dua faktor utama ini, akhirnya terjadi konflik.

Apa kekurangannya?
- Kalau dibandingkan waktu nonton film kiamat abal-abal "2012" sih cenderung nggak menegangkan walau di beberapa adegan tetap bikin otot-otot kaki jadi kaku.
- CGI post-apocalypse-nya kurang mulus: daratan yang hancur itu anginnya kenceng-kenceng, tapi rambut sama pakaian tokohnya nggak kena pengaruh angin.
- Klimaks ceritanya pendek banget, begitu juga anti-klimaksnya.
- Lebih banyak adegan ngobrolnya dibandingkan adegan aksinya meskipun sebenarnya inilah fokus utama film ini, yaitu menyajikan kondisi sosial.

Kalau saya boleh berpendapat, film ini lebih cocok ditayangkan dengan format drama minimal 8 episode untuk menceritakan masa lalu, kejadian saat bencana, dan anti-klimaks konfliknya.
Ya, jujur saja. Alasan utama saya rela menonton ini di bioskop karena ada Mbak Park Bo-young :3

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If you like overpowered main character, this is for you!

Pros:
- Jin Bu-yeon (with Naksu's body) is the prettiest sageuk character ever.
- Season 2's plot is much easier to understand (only if you've watched season 1 lmao)
- More romance scenes, depict Jin Bu-yeon's ethereal beauty.
- More epic fighting scenes.
- Overpowered Jang Uk and Jin Bu-yeon.
- Not only just the main characters, one of the side characters is overpowered too.
- Comedy represents anywhere, anytime. Like, in serious scenes, the comedy comes out of nowhere 😂 (kudos to the Prince)

Cons:
- It's hard to tell whether it's Jin Bu-yeon or Naksu.
- No more Mudeok's scenes :(

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The best tragic romance-fantasy ever!

A phrase to describe:
Wanna feel a bittersweet broken heart? Watch this drama!

Cons:
- There are terms in Korean that don’t have explanations: Gwanju, Gwigu, etc.
- Places’s (or town) name make you wonder: Is this the name of a clan, a town, or what?
- The story is complicated since the beginning, you might need to rewatch the first episode.

Pros:
- A fresh sageuk-fantasy story with a superwoman as the main character.
- Good proportion of romance, not too much and not too little.
- Well-served comedy.
- Jung Somin, Jang Nara, Arin, and Seohee goddess combos.
- Puzzle-like plot (almost) without a plot hole.
- Tragic story. Hail to the writer for writing such brave plot.

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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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My Head Explodes

Cons:
1. Too many names and terms to remember. You gotta take a note.
2. Too many faces to distinguish. The villains look similar at the beginning :(
3. Complicated political moves that I forgot who betrayed who. Which one is on one's side.
4. The subtitles can't cover all the captions' translation. So, you gotta hang on it. Eventually, the terms will get their translation later.

Pros:
1. The visual graphic is so woowww.
2. Top-tier moral story.
3. The adventure vibe is so strong that you can feel it in front of your device.
4. This series creates its own language. It adds the vibe mentioned above.
5. The most beautiful Kim Ji Won you can watch in this series.

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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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A Heart-warming Drama

⚠Caution
- Contains a suicidal story.
- Contains disgusting scenes (blood, insects, liquids, slum places).

📺Drama type
- This drama type is similar to Korean drama Taxi Driver and Japanese anime Detective Conan
- It has a main plot (the story about the main character and his family) while having the side plots running in each episode.
- Side plots: Each episode has its own conflict and will be resolved at the end of the episode. So, an episode has a different conflict story from other episodes. Example (does not contain spoilers): Episode 1 is about the death of someone ending his/her own life. Episode 2 is about the death of someone killed by someone, etc. If you don't like this kind of drama, then it's better to not watch it.

✅Pros
- The story is really heart-warming.
- Family-friendly.
- Unique main plot.
- Top-tier acting by the main character.
- Mysterious irritating yet funny and loveable personality by his uncle that you will be suspecting him in the entire drama.
- Adorable neighborhood character.
- This drama is for you who likes to hurt your eyes so the tears come out :")
- The duration is not too long so you can binge-watch it on a holiday night.

🔴Cons
- As always, because this is an original Netflix series (which only has no more than 10 episodes), there is a plot hole (plot missing) at the end.
- The side plot is somewhat boring and sometimes the conflicts are resolved too early/rushed.
- In the beginning, you might find it's annoying to hear the main character's voice because it's how the main character is.

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Uninteresting at first, intense at the end

What's in each episode:
1. At first, the drama is not so interesting. It shows some women working as "entertaining" women. They smoke and drink beer, a job that is considered illegal in South Korea. Nothing really interesting in episode 1. You gotta hang on to it.
2. You start to understand what is this drama about: A student running a secret-modern-remote security service where he is unknown to his employees and clients.
3. Romance stuff kicks in, but it's not overloaded.
4. Conflicts intensify.
5-8. You really enjoy the drama because of how stupid the characters are to solve their problems.
9. You start to think about how this drama ends.
10. The conflicts are still on fire that you now look for the ending. Some are somewhat satisfied (like me) and some are unsatisfied.

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Second leads carry the entire plot

I said that Kingdom and Happiness are the best zombie drama. I will say All of Us Are Dead is the best zombie drama too but in a school drama genre.

Additional WARNING that Netflix doesn't tell you:
- It contains sexual graphics (a naked girl shot from behind) in one of the episodes.
I think I should write this in case you are looking for information about whether it's safe to watch it with family <3

Pros:
- Cho Yi Hyun is badass af. She carried the whole drama. Been a fan since she's in Hospital Playlist <3
- School-themed drama. So, the origin of the zombies can seamlessly be explained with scientific theories.
- Creative conflict problem solutions that the watchers don't expect
- Good amount of teen romance stuff
- Not too much comedy but it naturally is there.
- Pretty solid plot. Each episode will make you stay awake and aware. The atmosphere is so intense.
- Realistic dilemma choices faced by the students in the conflicts.
- Zombie species is developed well. You won't find this development in any drama before.
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Cons:
- Some plot holes are there (like why this student faces this kind of problem etc are not explained) but somehow the entire plot can bury those.
- Main leads failed to lead the show. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing. But I gratitude they failed. Choi Namra is a hard carry in this drama! <3
- Production team forgot to explain the details of how to kill the zombies like killing titans in Attack on Titan where everyone must slice the titans' neck. In this drama, sometimes, the zombies die by getting stabbed on the body, getting sliced on their neck, getting shot on their head, etc randomly. The explanation I remember is that they will die when the "host" body is destroyed. But, their "host" body isn't destroyed until the near end of the drama. So, those high schoolers actually didn't kill the zombies and just stunned them?
- Unnecessary sexual violence scene (a naked girl that has been bullied).
- There is no epic music :(
- Shibal, there is too much cursing. It's much better if you don't understand Korean lang.
- We need to wait for the next season to see how the plot ends.
- The writer is obviously forcing them to get trapped in the school lmao.

Extra:
Why majority of watchers love Namra more than On Jo? I think it's because Namra's role is the key to their survival while On Jo is always crying all the time and seems cannot live without people around her. So, I hope the writer does justice for the main leads.

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I'm sorry but...

Yeah I agree, Jisoo is goddessly pretty. But this drama is rotten. It has a bad plot while getting controversies in South Korea itself. Here are some suggestions before you read the pros and cons.

Suggestion:
- Crash Landing on You's plot has a lot of better ending/conflict resolutions than this one.
- If you are looking for an action-romance drama, one of the best is titled "Flower of Evil".
- If you aren't a fan of Jisoo, I don't recommend you to watch this drama.

Pros:
- Jisoo's acting is pretty good in her debut-as-main-female-lead.
- The filming set (Hosu Women University Dormitory) is one of the best in K-Drama history. I can say the dormitory is on the same level as Hotel Del Luna.
- The OSTs really match with the drama's theme. I love the opening and ending (choirs) soundtrack!

Cons:
- Don't expect much from its "action" aspect. This is a really cheap romance drama. The couple is busy hugging each other on the battlefield while defending themselves from the enemy's attack.
- Inconsistent character. Young Ro is portrayed as a girl who is afraid of bullets, but she comes back to the battlefield just to meet her beloved one.
- Titan-sized plot hole. Yes, there won't be a season 2, so the hole is forever there leaving watchers confused.
- Worst conflict resolution. In episode 16, the plot skips much. You won't know how the antagonist side gets defeated.
- The plot is not solid. Too many lovey-dovey scenes, staring at each other's eyes too long accompanied by the OSTs, etc. You can even skip these kinds of plots without losing the story. I skipped much too.
- This drama itself has controversies and already got canceled by Koreans. So, I believe the writer is too afraid to make the plot become how it's supposed to be.
- The political talks are really hard to understand (at least for me) :(
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*will be added if I remember what to write.

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I think it's the best romance-comedy in this year?

Background:
I don't like watching pure romance or romance comedy-drama ONLY IF there isn't my favorite actress as the lead. So, what brought me here is to see Jeong Eui (Hong Shi Ah from 18 Again). I have never thought I would love this drama at that time.

These are what I felt when watching this drama:
a. Pros
- This drama is so funny. The comedy scenes look seamless and natural.
- The relationship conflicts are cute yet stabbing my heart deeply.
- The romance plot went up-down-down-up-down-up-up so that the watchers can't guess what will happen next.
- The chemistry between Kook Yeon Su and Choi Ung looks beautiful.
- Supporting characters really shine with their own comedy lines.
- No obsessive or aggressive characters. Just kind of triangle-love and unrequited love. Yes, it's a more realistic way.
- Jeong Eui executed her role very well!
- Kook Yeon Su's coldness made the romance aspect alive.

b. Cons
- The plot went boring slowly in the last two episodes (this is a normal thing in romance drama though). It's hard to finish the drama until the end if we're late to watch. It's recommended to watch the last two episodes right after you finish the 13th episode (binge-watching).
- There's one major unsolved plot that I can't mention here because this is a spoiler-free review but it's not a big deal, you can still enjoy the ending.

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2021 Best Survival K-Drama!

There are many survival K-Dramas in 2021. But, trust me. This one is the best in every aspect while the others are overhyped ones. If you are looking for the best survival drama, watch this! Never watch overhyped drama! Trust MDL's ratings more than Koran television's ratings.

I've always been a fan of survival K-dramas. I want to see how the plot goes and how the writers give problem solutions to the conflicts in the plot.

So, as always, I'll just give you the summary.

Pros:
- It gives you an eerie atmosphere in every episode. Less talk, more atmosphere!
- No cringey lovey-dovey romance! Both (male lead & female lead) are focusing more on surviving and helping others than having a blooming love relationship.
- The plot is easy to understand, but it still gives you puzzles. Who is who, who did this and that, who will die, etc.
- This drama has plenty of characters/villains but they are really easy to be remembered.
- No sex scenes. Safe to be watched together with family (not for kids)!
- THE FEMALE MAIN LEAD IS STRONG, COOL, HEROIC, BADASS, NO CRY BABY, AIN'T SCAREDY-CAT. The writer(s) did justice to the female main lead in this drama, unlike in other action K-dramas where females always are the ones who have to be protected by males. This is what makes me score 10/10 ratings on MDL. I'm a male btw. I'm starting being a fan of Han Hyojoo <3
- No jumpscares and not that scary. Heart-friendly.
- Top-tier character developments: A kind-hearted person can be evil and vice-versa because of life-hanging conditions.
- The plot hole is there but it's almost invisible. Thanks to the scary atmosphere and the character's actions. You won't have enough time to think about the hole. You will spend your time reading the plot flow and thinking which character is likely to be alive, where is the antagonist.
- The plot twist is not that big, but it's there to surprise you.
- It portrays the daily life of metropolitan Korean families (kinda).
- This drama won't waste your precious seconds. The plot is solid and won't make you bored. Unlike other dramas where the talking scenes take longer than they should be, Happiness put the talking scenes to the nice timing with a good proportion.
- and many more I forgot what to write. I'll add them once I remember.

Cons:
- Only 12 episodes and this is a big deal.
- Needs more OSTs.
I think these cons have something to do with sponsorship. If I don't see Samsung in a drama, I assume the drama doesn't get enough $$.

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Before you watch Squid Game...

To watchers from conservative countries/religious countries:
Note that Squid Game has an UNCENSORED sex scene in one of its episodes (I forgot which episode) and if you are alone, it's still better to put on your ear/headphones than watching it out loud. Watch it at your own risk.

Here is my review:
Pros:
- Episode 1 - 8 will never make you bored, so I'm sure you can binge-watch it without getting distracted
- Unpredictable side-plot that makes the games more interesting
- Thrilling
- Characters who participated in the games are varied
- Different from Alice in Wonderland, Squid Games don't have those confusing-puzzle-games because SG are based on childhood games

Cons:
- Too many side stories are missing
- Plot holes everywhere
- You can definitely guess who will be the winner lmao
- Unfinished and unpolished ending

WORTH IT to watch for?
- You who are looking for a fast-paced thrilling easy-to-understand drama.
- You who are bored watching romance/comedy-drama.
- You who wants to join your friends' convo about this drama.

NOT WORTH IT to watch for?
- You who are looking for drama with a good main plot and/or plot twists.
- You who are looking for drama without 18+ scenes.
- You who are looking for a long thrilling drama like "Mouse".

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If you’re hesitate whether watch or not watch the season 2

YES. WATCH IT!

One aspect that makes Hospital Playlist the best music-related/slice of life/medical k-drama?
The best in music-related drama: Besides its interesting topic: medical drama, it has what other dramas don’t: THE REAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE. The actors/actresses really play those instruments after countless days of practice. IT IS NOT EVEN A MUSIC-FOCUSED DRAMA. Mention me a music-focused drama, I'm pretty sure it isn't better than this drama in terms of real musical performance.

The best in slice of life drama: Everything looks so natural that it feels like we are watching real-life scenery. The romance aspects don't make me cringe.

The best in medical drama: As you know, Hospital Playlist is a nearly-perfectly-researched medical drama. Real doctors have been involved in writing the story and you can know it by watching doctors' reactions to this drama on YouTube.

Pros (I wrote only what season 1 doesn't have):
- Unlike its 1st season, the romance aspect of this season is much stronger.
- The comedy-among-friends are still there and are not going weaker.
- Amazing side-characters development, like Gyeoul and her family, Chuchu and hers, Jaehak and his, and many more. But, Jung Rosa-nim is my favorite!
- Characters' consistency! i.e Songhwa is still being Songhwa in this season xD

Cons:
- Unlike the 1st season that had no plot hole, there’s a notable plot hole in this season. It doesn’t affect the whole plot, but it indeed gives a big minus point.
- Plot cutting. I think the plots aren't over. There are still ongoing plots that must be done. Sooooo, I hope there will be season 3.

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