arashinta
Indonesia
I don't know what should I say about this drama except that I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! <3 <3 <3
So fresh and cute, heartwarming and adorable at the same time. The theme and conflict is so youth-y and often faced when you're on your youth age.
In this drama, the teenager face their problems and solve it with their adolescence mind and way. They fall, they hurt, they cry, but they rise again. And during that process they're stick together as a bestfriend.
There's an unexpected plot in the story, but it makes the drama more complicated than just a youth drama.
For the romance part, I love how Du Ya Xiu always try to protect Xu Yong Xin and I love how he get jealous ^_~
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To be honest, I feel like I'm wasting my time watching this series (-__-)First of all, I actually love the idea even though the idea somehow similar with Meteor Garden. I also impressed by the plotting that both of the hero and heroine are a smart student. The heroine also have the nerve to face all the difficulties and bullying.
But what I love about the series stop at that point. The minus points are :
1. It feels no chemistry between the hero and heroine. I know that they are plotted to be enemies, but they even didn't have a chemistry of being enemies, especially for the hero (sorry).
2. Details and plot shifting are bad! I often check my previous and current episode just to make sure I didn't miss any episode. They sometimes referring a terms or scene which never showed and that's quite annoying.
3. Meng Xiao Nan role is annoying for me, it feels like she take the role excessively, too much whining and pouting (-__-)
4. The dubbing makes the feeling of the conversation being a little bit off. I don't know if they being dubbed by other people or by the casts itself, but the quality of the dubbing (sound frequency etc.) is not that good.
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To be honest, I dislike the conflict like which occur in this movie. And I dislike more the solution made by Toma. But then, the ending erase all the dislike and it’s warmed my heart ^_^
Despite the pace and the conflict, the casts' act were superb, so I was somewhat entertained watching it. Oh! And the soundtrack is nice too! ^_^
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The theme choose is quite dark, which more or less show the negative effect of the wrong parenthood and so the parent’s ego. By the time you think that you are brought to the solution of the problem, you realize that you have been brought to an even greater secret. Another time, when you think you already know all the secrets and problems, the plot suddenly twisted and you will question your own judgment of good and bad.
The casts play their roles very well, especially Ohno Satoshi where he can play two very different personalities and expressions very well. Ikuta Toma plays well playing someone who has regrets about his past and is still haunted by it.
Last but not least … really, I hate the ending … T_T
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This movie is absurd for the first 1 hour (Yes, I know it's quite a long duration for absurdness), the connection between scenes is weak and that makes the story feels like get around without direction. Some dirty jokes about boobs are included in this movie, but I think it's not a big concern.
Once again I remind you that the absurdness only for the first hour. After they're grow up, the story start to be systematic and have better arrangement. They have the clear conflict and clear settlement. And I really enjoy the last 30 minutes ^_^
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I'm totally drowning in this movie.The 'now' part at the beginning is good for the prelude, but the 90's part is what it's all about. Start from the most popular boy at school is always a basketball player (I don't understand why it is so true ^o^) until a girl never told her true feeling. If they say they're ok, then the real meaning is that they're not ok ^_~
The plot is not something very new, but this movie provide such a roller coaster emotions. You laugh, you get mad, you hate some people, you happy, you cry a lot (or at least me who cry a lot). This movie also taught you that not everything we think and plan will come true, not everything you want will you get.
I'll make a confession. I cry on conversation between Tsu Tai Yu and Ouyang Fei Fan when they're at the camp location. Then I cry a lot when Lin Zhen Xin listening to Tsu Tai Yu voice record. That record and Hebe Tian's song is really an extreme blow for me.
Back to the 'now', I'm happy that Lin Zhen Xin can meet her idol...two of her idol if I can say. But it's still hurt me a little to know that they should do a long detour until they can meet each other.
In the end, me, for sure, will watch this movie again ^_^
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I always have difficulty understanding the story line of Korean movies, but this movie has an interesting and fairly simple story line.
In my opinion, the story of this movie is not like the story from Korean movies that I usually watch. First of all, I like the story line. The plot used (forward and backward) does not make you bored or confused, but makes you even more curious.
I also like the story, and with the development of the feelings of each character. In my opinion, the conflict was not too complicated at first, only about the same feeling which did not meet at the right time. When I thought that they finally found a happy ending together, a major conflict appear and made them have to face separation. The conflict is not cheesy, rather than cheesy, the conflict is understandable and really make sense.
I am happy that in the end the male lead can 'let go' of his feelings and past, and sincerely congratulate and bless the female lead. The end of the story in my opinion is a happy ending, even though they can't be united, maybe a bittersweet ending is more appropriate.
The acting skills of the cast are very good, especially for the male and female main lead, because the majority of the story revolves between the two of them. At first I considered that the male lead acted too much, especially when they were in school, but the more they grew up, the acting is more appropriate to the circumstances.
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The story is light enough for me, but for me the character especially the heroine try too hard to look comical, which is kind of disturbing me. The male lead have a good acting skill and the unique voice you will hard to forget (^_^) The conflict is complicated enough and the problem solving involved the dramatic scene too.
Above it all, this movie is enough to kill the time (^_^)
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Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
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The back and forth plot is one thing that I love from the movie, makes me think more (^_^;) and this movie provide that. If you're on the bad mood, don't watch this movie because you will cryーor at least your mood become worse. This movie quite sad, but for me didn't bring tears. The helpless feeling from Akiーespecially when they were at the airportーwas quite suffocating. She's too young and life to be that suffer. It's amazing to know that they all connected somehow at some point.
P.S. Young Takahashi Issei is so cute! (´• ω •`) ♡
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"The job hunt is over, but I don't feel like I've become someone."
TRUE! Well, I'm so sorry, I watched this movie while my head is really heavy because of a cold, so maybe I can't give a proper review. As far as I caught is that job hunting is really a thing (been there, done that) and really a stressful event. But it's also true that a job offer didn't always made us someone.
Even though I can't clearly understand, but I love the twisted role in the end. Really surprising.
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The pace is a little bit slow in the beginning, and I don't really like the rudeness of Chika. Yeah, I know that some girl is really that rude, but her cute face is not matching at all with the rudeness. Thanks God she's behave more girly start from the middle until the end. For me, this movie is like Aogeba Toutoshi, but I love Aogeba more, maybe because this is just a movie.
Okay, back to Haruchika. I don't know, but I don't have much interest in this movie except for the music. The ending is good, but a little bit absurd. How come you bring the percussion that fast? Hahaha. AND! As the song end ... why they kissing each other??? Even girl and girl, boy and boy? I don't get it.
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I watched this for Go Ayano and I really love his acting in this dorama, but ... for me Nikaido Fumi's act not too good, her face is so straight ╮(￣_￣)╭ The transparent mushrooms are not my taste too, makes me itchy (^_^;)
So far I start to like the plot from episode 9. Yes, I know it's so far, but that's my opinion (^_^)
Besides, I love the theme song (Bouningen by RADWIMPS) and the insert song (Shiawase no Uta by Uru) ヽ(o´∀`)ﾉ♪♬
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[WARNING: the rating and review I give have the possibility to be subjective due to my preference for the genres, scenes or casts]Mother's love (｡T ω T｡) It really hurt my heart when Akihito raised a voice of his mother (even though she can't hear him) to say that Izumi different than her, that his mother just doing nothing. She's your mom, boy! (╬ Ò﹏Ó) I'm a little bit mad when Akihito not coming to the meeting and when he still want to quit play piano even his mother tell him the truth. But it's good he still want to play piano again.
One of my disappointment is that they don't show when Akihito come home and bring the piano. I want to see the mother's expression and reaction. This movie give me some lesson of sign language, I love it and thinking to learn it (^_^)
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I think I’ve watched all the Meteor Garden version, from Taiwanese Meteor Garden at 2001, Japanese Hana Yori Dango and Korean Boys Over Flower. For me, this Chinese Meteor Garden 2018 is the best version. Not only the F4 casts are stunning (fangirling mode ON), but the plot and the content is the best too.First, the bullying still make sense, there’s no exaggerated bullying from F4, they’re challenge the Joker Card receiver with poker game, no bullying from the entire school.
Second, Daoming Si told to be the clever student. That’s more reasonable since he’s the heir of the clan.
Third, there’s a story part for Meizuo too. The story not only focused on Daoming Si, Shan Cai and Huaze Lei, but the rest of F4 get the story too.
Fourth, even the plot still similar, but the dramatic part feels more real and that makes the pain feel real too. I don’t know for the rest of you, but for me the male and female lead really get the chemistry. They act so naturally. Maybe because of that the entire scene really get the feeling.
Me, for sure, will be watch this movie again someday <3 <3 <3
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I've read the manga and I love it. So, I watch the movie and I am very disappointed ヽ( ￣д￣)ノ
In my opinion, Chinen Yuri not suitable for Souhei role. First, it’s about the height. In the manga, Souhei told as a tall guy, and Chinen Yuri not that tall. Second, Chinen Yuri’s face is too cute to be Shouhei (^_^;)
Basically, the story is good enough, they didn’t have the large difference with the manga, but I'm not agree with the casts. I think they could've find a better casts. I still prefer the manga.
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