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Drawing Closer
30 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jul 3, 2024
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10
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A heartbreaking and beautiful story.

The film is about two 17-year-old boys, the girl only has 6 months to live and the boy only one year to live.

It is a strange story to see, it usually happens that only one of the two characters is sick and dies. But in this case they were both in the same situation, only one had longer to live than the other.

The two really had no desire to live, and at first they surrendered to their destiny, but thanks to they met they both learned to want to live.

Although neither of them said it implicitly, through the meaning of the flowers they already knew that they loved each other.

There are no unnecessary dramas or anything like that, you just see how they try to spend as much time together. And when Haruna dies, Akito tries to make the most of his remaining time for Haruna.

I'm not a person who cries easily but this movie made me cry. Maybe it's because I'm going through something familiar. And I don't know if I'll make it to my 30s.

The important thing about this movie is that although life can be cruel and you don't even know why you have to experience things like that, when we are supposed to have a whole life ahead of us, it makes us appreciate every moment we live as if it were our last. Not to give up even though we already know the result. Just enjoy the company of a loved one, a friend or your family. Those are the moments you should cherish, even if they are small and other people think they are insignificant.

It really is a gem, I cried a lot but I'm glad I saw it.

The performances are impeccable and although the cinematography focuses more than anything on the hospital, the production made the hospital look like the characters saw it. A beautiful place, with many meaningful moments.

I didn't listen to the OST much. When I have more time I will listen to it calmly but from the little I was able to hear I liked it a lot.

You will cry, that's for sure, but you will take away a great life lesson.

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Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
20 people found this review helpful
by Aria
May 7, 2021
6 of 6 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
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I came across this drama by chance. I really knew absolutely nothing about him, I only started to see him because the synopsis caught my attention.

Don't get me wrong, I strangely enjoyed this drama lol because yeah, it was so weird. I'm really not one to be very picky about what they see. I'm a shojo lover after all! so for me not everything has to be realistic. And more when you are not looking for that.

The sex scenes were great. They weren't vulgar or anything... but some situations that made me laugh at how absurd they were, when you're supposed to feel a "doki doki".

The actors were very good, many times I wondered how they were not ashamed to say or do certain things lol. That is being very professional.

My rating is low because all the characters are absurd and the main character is really maddening. And because if you are really looking for a serious drama or one that leaves you reflecting; or maybe it's minimally realistic, actually this drama is not for you.

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Risky
10 people found this review helpful
by Aria
May 8, 2021
7 of 7 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 4.0
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I started to watch the drama for Yuki. I was not that interested in the drama but the trailer, in the end, ended up capturing my attention.

The story seems confusing but it is much simpler than it seems. A girl seeks revenge for the "supposed" death of her sister and her suffering.

During the first 2 chapters you already know who is who and on which side is each one of the board. It is not a story with an incredible suspense or with a great twits plot but until chapter 6 it was able to keep you expectant. Not because of the plot itself, but because of how everything was going to be resolved.

However (and here comes my great anger) is what happens during chapter 6 and 7. Suddenly everything changes and revenge is directed towards her protagonist of the person you least expected

I don' t want to give too many spoilers but the ending is very mediocre and rushed. It's not a great drama either, but the performances by the entire cast, along with the cinematography and the ost, were very good.

It hurts that disappointing ending that leaves you frozen and with a feeling that you wasted your time.

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Squid Game
14 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Sep 27, 2021
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
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Much talked about but very predictable drama.

I'm watching this drama for all the rampage behind it and while I enjoyed watching it, I think it's just another survival drama.

There is really nothing innovative, maybe just the fact that the games were simple because they were based on children's games but after that it is just a group of desperate people, for different reasons, willing to do whatever it takes to win. the award.

The acting was excellent as well as how everything was executed but let's say that all the characters fulfilled a stereotype of this type of genre.

The message was also the same as those often given in these dramas: "How much can we lose our humanity because of our ambitions?" There is nothing really remarkable, other than the performances, because everything was so predictable.

Even the end and there were characters who died stupidly and there was no great development.

Maybe I'm tough but it's because everyone talked so much about him that they created great expectations, that people like me who enjoy watching this type of genre didn't bring him anything new and innovative.

I still recommend it because it's not that bad. It is short and entertaining.

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Nevertheless,
7 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Aug 21, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.5
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 2.0
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Well I don't know how to start ... I started looking at this for Song Kang.

I thought it would be a good romantic drama after the Love Alarm slop but I was wrong. I didn't really know the webtoon but after seeing the first chapters I decided to read it. It was rewarding and I thought it would have the same ending. The ending of the webtoon leaves you with a good message and although the ending is bittersweet, it is simply realistic. Which did not happen in the drama.

First of all the narrative of the drama was a disaster. If Nabi was going to end up with Jae they should at least have explained his obsession with butterflies, why he kept them locked up and why he felt lonely what made him play with so many girls . Also why Nabi was so special to him.

Nabi regressed. She go on to give a speech from leaving the fuck boy to just "I'm going to regret it but it doesn't matter." His conflict with his mother ends up being incoherent when she makes sames the decisions. Being in toxic relationships.

What was redeemable from the drama were the performances and the secondary couples. That was what kept the drama afloat because their relationship became dull and boring. The ost was good as well as the scenery but it is not enough to compensate for such a poor narrative with a very bad message.

I really don't understand why they adapt a webtoon if they are going to shit on the main message of the webtoon. In short, It is not something that cann't be seen but don't expect the big thing from the drama.

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Hierarchy
12 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jul 5, 2024
7 of 7 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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A drama that seemed to have potential but ended up being a total failure.

I had mentioned it before, the more Netflix was promoting this drama, the more people were hating it. You literally had to go to Netflix and the first thing that appeared was Hierarchy.
So people would come in and look at it.
And then they left angry, for just reasons.

When I started watching it, which was when it came out. The first chapter is really engaging. You don't understand the protagonist very well at first but after a couple of minutes, the truth is quickly revealed. He was there to avenge the death of his older brother. He was just playing dumb so that no one would suspect why he was there.

The first 3 chapters show that the protagonist is really there to destroy and find out who was responsible for his brother's death.

After that, the drama takes a nosedive and the protagonist's original goal is slowly blurred by a stupid love triangle. Which wasn't necessary at all.

The protagonist is really very stupid. I don't know if she was playing with the feelings of her ex-partner and the protagonist or what did she really intend because her motives are never explained.

Many compare this with Elite, honestly I have seen two episodes and then I forgot about this series because I wasn't very interested in it and I don't usually watch series in Spanish. So I don't really know what Elite is about. I can only compare it to The Glory.

The fact that teenagers did adult things is not something that bothered me because as I said before, I had seen it in glory and generally in real life kids do those things.

The problem arises when the protagonist first breaks up with her ex-partner. It wasn't like a normal teenage breakup, but rather it seemed like they had been married for years and were in the process of divorcing. What the fuck?

At first the protagonist supported the protagonist but when she finds out that the target was her ex-partner, she goes crazy and begins to threaten the protagonist so that he does not mess with her ex-partner.

Let's see, your ex-partner did unjust things and you know it very well. You know he's not a good person but even though you broke up with him. Do you want to protect it? Clarify girl please .

The ex is real trash. He literally keeps saying repeatedly that no one can mess with what is "his." He literally treated the protagonist as his toy, a thing of his own that no one but him could touch. He doesn't even treat her like a human being.
He keeps her isolated and doesn't allow her to have friends besides his own friends, who he knew posed no danger. Whoever dared to approach her would receive serious consequences. He didn't love her, he was obsessed with her, like a mentally ill person.

It doesn't matter that you gave me "happy" moments between the protagonist and him. It was a toxic relationship, pure and simple.

Even so, and knowing what her ex-partner was like, the protagonist doesn't give a shit and decides to protect him. Romanticizing the toxic relationship they had. It is noted that the protagonist does not have a single neuron functioning correctly.

There is a phrase that the protagonist says that makes me laugh a lot: "You and I can't be together because when we are together we harm other people." But let's see, were you born an idiot or did you fall at birth? Obviously bad things happen because your boyfriend is a fucking psychopath, obsessive and jealous and you see this and do nothing to stop it.

They want to soften this crazy man's attitude, making you see that Oh, poor thing, his mother doesn't give him love! Shit, your family situation doesn't justify what you're doing.

Then there is the problem that we know nothing about the protagonist. Has family? Where does he live? How did he manage to get into an elite school? None of that is explained because they were focused on a stupid love triangle, instead of explaining things as simple as these to us.

The teacher was a shitty person, not just because she slept with her student and had a relationship with him. If not because she covers everything they are doing participates in everything they is doing. Her punishment for her was very light. She should have gone to fucking jail.

The revenge? It remains in nothing. And the resolution of this was the stupidest thing I have ever seen in my life.

Lastly and to make matters worse, she goes on a final date with her ex-boyfriend. Where does she thank him, because according to her, she was able to survive thanks to him... eh Hello? How exactly did he help you survive if you had a relationship that was too toxic? It was the protagonist, in any case, who gave you the courage to face your father, spread your wings and get out of there. Not your ex-partner, the only thing your partner did was lock you in a cage so that no one but him could have you and make you emotionally dependent on him. For the love of God!

The protagonist stupidly runs to see her for the last time. Excuse me, where was the pain of losing your older brother?

The actress does not have good acting skills. Although her character had to remain impassive and not show any emotion because her father had taught her that showing her feelings was being weak. When he manages to express himself, you don't know if his smile is because he is happy or he is pretending, he still has the same poker face. She doesn't even know how to cry well.

The protagonist gave a decent performance. He wouldn't say he's extraordinary but he's decent.

Then it's all rubbish. And although the drama is short, the length of the chapters are not. So I can't even recommend this thing.

Netflix instead of spending millions on cinematography, brings good dramas. With good performances and a good story.
Don't keep investing millions of dollars in crappy stories.

I recommend it? Absolutely not. Don't waste your time with this.

PS: The score of 7.0 is too generous for this shitty drama.

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Chastity High
7 people found this review helpful
by Aria
25 days ago
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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No one has the right to forbid you from loving someone. It is you who decides your life

It came out of nowhere so I didn't really know what I was going to find and I wasn't looking for anything in particular but I found gold. This drama is pure gold and I'm not exaggerating.

The story seems simple but believe me it is not, when you think something will happen the course always changes constantly asking you and keeping you hooked to see what will happen again and when you think you are right they give another plot twist all the time. And it's not a bad thing, because you really don't know how Ichika will deal with things.

At first, because of her damn father, she acts as a couple hunter and to protect her secret they must pay her. This is not done selfishly, she is a girl where she sees that her mother works hard to pay her school fees, support her and suddenly, because of her disgusting father, her mother is forced to pay a sum that is too large that her father asked for. lenders and they do not stop bothering her. So she comes up with the only plan she could, since the school didn't allow her to work part-time either and she wouldn't be able to pay for everything either. So she decides to charge him to keep her secrets and delete any information that she could get the students expelled. But she is quickly discovered by Maki, a classmate he met a year before the school merged.

Maki is very immature but his way of being rebellious is explained since he has a father who is a real trash. To keep him "controlled" he beats her mother constantly, to the point of leaving her hospitalized. So when Maki discovers Ichika's true identity he wants to join her to make money. At first the two get along badly and neither understands the other, although there is chemistry between them from minute 0, but after an honest talk they both discover the reason for their decisions. So they move on, as feelings between them inevitably grow.

Here all the topics are discussed openly, abuse, power, teenage pregnancies, prohibited relationships between teachers and students, sexuality and homosexuality. I think there is a very important part here that I have never seen portrayed so well and that is the issue of homosexuality.

There are two people who are homosexuals, the vice president who is in love with her best friend but when it is not reciprocated she joins firmly in rabbit hunting (catching couples) and a boy who dates another. But I really liked the last one how he was treated, since when they found out about his secret, which Ichika and Maki couldn't hide, they didn't expel him. Why? Because they believe that love between men is not important because they are men and it does not count as love, when it is love.

Ichika then changes along with Maki and they only want to protect the love of others but they are discovered. That's when Ichika bravely confronts the director.

From the beginning i'm knew that the director had a great trauma and she was not wrong but she went to the total extreme. She firmly believes that a man will only use you and leave you hurt, that the right way is for students to only concentrate on studying as if they were robots without feelings. Without being aware that there is something called "sexual education."

Ichika loses so the no-love law has not been repealed, but she follows her path along with the support of her mother, her classmates, and her best friend. Maki? Well, they relationship continues but Maki decided to study abroad so they have a long distance relationship. Everything seems to be going well for Ichika despite that stupid rule, but something happens in the end that you don't expect. And a new match hunter appears who demands an amount of money from him to not reveal that he is still in a relationship with Maki.

At this point I don't know who he/she is or what really planning and why he's going straight for Ichika. I guess (and I hope there is a second season). Not only because of this new event, but also because there are still unresolved unknowns. Why the director tells Ichika that she will soon find out that the no love rule is necessary? What happened to Maki's mother when she tells Maki's father that she has to talk to him? What happens to Maki's older brother ?Nothing about the Maki's family has closure. So I hope they please make a second season.

Now my personal thoughts: I have been involved in the world of Japanese dramas long before any other drama from another country and I am also informed, I know that studying in Japan is so competitive and complicated that many students commit suicide when they do not meet expectations of society. But adolescence is a very important and complicated age at the same time. It is important to discover who you are and what you like, first love, even if they reject you, is a feeling that you must live since it is a painful but beautiful feeling, which will help you mature gradually.

Having sexual desires at that age is normal but if it is not taught correctly, pregnancy can happen. That stupid rule won't work, since when we are young when something is forbidden to us, we are more likely to go against it.

I would really like them to do a psychological test on the teachers and principals. You cannot let a traumatized woman decide the lives of young people and prohibit them from things that are natural in adolescence.

When I was in high school I also remember that we had a ban on not being around boys, but that didn't stop them from going out no matter how rigorous they were being with us. In my time, sex education was shit, so it was normal to see pregnant classmates and drop out of school. All this would be fixed, not by prohibiting but by educating. As adults we have to talk about this topic openly, because it will be valuable information for young people. In my case, I received that education from my father and I thank him for speaking to me openly about sexuality and sex. In fact, to this day he spoke openly about these things because my father is a man without mincing words, he doesn't draw things with colors and Rainbow tells you and explains it to you as explicitly as possible so that you understand things that I sometimes don't understand about men. In fact, our first conversation never made me feel uncomfortable, but quite the opposite. He informed me of absolutely everything.

The performances were perfect, the soundtrack was incredible and suited each moment. The cinematography was beautiful. My only complaint I need a season two!! After that I can't find any fault with it.
I recommend it? Absolutely.

PS: There are many people who criticize Ichika for initially charging to keep the relationship secret. I mean, at first a classmate offered her money but she rejected her. Why? Because at first she only did it out of empathy, not so that she would be seen as a poor girl whose silence had a cost. In fact, before doing anything, she tries to call her father to fix his own problems and stop getting his mother into trouble but he doesn't answer her. Then she gets home and even though he argues with the moneylenders she realizes that his mother is the one who sinning of naivety she signed the contract and now she had to take responsibility. Ichika thought a thousand times before doing what she did, something that she later regrets very much for her actions, but it is a a girl who sees her mother working herself to death and still not having enough money. She couldn't work because the school didn't allow it, so like any teenager to help her mother, She agrees to charge to make money. Is it wrong? I don't know, I'm honestly not a judge to judge her. She had a big problem and wanted to help and lighten the load on her mother. I would have acted accordingly the same way. Life is not black and white, there are nuances and you have to put yourself in their shoes. When you are younger you do questionable things and it is not to defend her or defend me. Sometimes we do things that are not "morally" right because we have to support our families. Can you regret it later? Of course you can, Ichika regretted it and asked for forgiveness. But they are It's those mistakes that make you grow as a person. If we never screwed up, we wouldn't be human. So don't be so hard on a teenager who had a big reason for what she did. Maki too. He did the same, and although he was a millionaire, he did it so that he and his mother could get away from the control and abuse that his father exerted on him mother. When you love your parents a lot you just want to help. We can screw up, of course. But no one is in a position to judge the actions of others. I have lost most of my family for defending my father from a very unfair treatment, do I regret it? No. Because I think my father needed someone to support him and understand him and I took that role, being aware of the consequences. That's why I don't regret it, my father was always there for me, whatever the situation and now it was my turn to do the same for him . My words were harsh because with the relatives who I was facing them, they were tough, as if they were perfect when they weren't at all and they did much worse things, my father, the only sin he committed was being born and having different values than his brothers. So the situation warranted it. Was I harsh? Yes, I lost a lot in the process? I don't think so because I don't want people like that in my life. Do I regret it? No, I would do it again. Would I apologize? No, I wouldn't. So when you experience situations like Ichika you can understand her much better and leave morality aside.

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Sacchan, Boku wa.
8 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Aug 17, 2024
10 of 12 episodes seen
Ongoing 2
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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There are mangas that should never be adapted to the screen.

I feel that I did not explain my review well and that some did not understand the drama at, so I will divide this into two parts. The drama part (which is confusing) and the manga which is left (with an open ending).

Drama: I'm not going to tell the story, you already know it. Only that the story does not cover everything in its entirety and makes it seem in a strange way that the male protagonist (I am going to feign surprise) came out in a good position. This, I reiterate again, and I think it is important that you know and analyze it. This is not a love triangle and this was made for a male audience, not a female audience. Why it is important for you to know this? Because they clearly justify unfaithful men and everything they can do to satisfy their needs (as if they were animals without reason) regardless of the damage they do to their girlfriends.

Sacchan doesn't have sex because he doesn't want to. She's just not ready. And they need to understand that many women only in their 20s, or younger, do not have to be ready to have sex and that is something that must be respected. If Kyosuke couldn't handle this, it would have been better for him to break up with her instead of subjecting her to humiliations that no one should allow.

Sacchan, fearing that her relationship will break down, agrees to have sex with Kyosuke, but at this point Kyosuke is more excited to have sex with his married neighbor than with his own girlfriend. So that night he leaves her sleeping in her apartment and sneaks out to have sex with her neighbor. Let's see, this seems like an "innocent" young man or it seems like a repulsive act? To me it seems like the latter, because he is no longer a child and he can't trample his girlfriend like that and behave like a pig.

He is not willing to let go of Sacchan but he is not willing to stop cheating on her either (this type of guy exists and they are called narcissists and you should be very careful with those people). So Sacchan returns and he continues with his thing without thinking if his actions hurt Sacchan, he just wants fun.

The thing continues, until Sacchan finds out. You'd expect me to give him a good kick in the balls and leave him. But this does not happen because Sacchan also blames herself for not being able to "fulfill" him sexually and she is a girl who has low self-esteem. Kyosuke instead of having compassion and thinking for a minute about the damage he is doing her, accepts. Because he is a man and in Japan it is okay for your boyfriend to cheat on you with whoever he wants and you should accept it and forgive him (I don't agree, I'm just saying a reality).

So he carries on with his stuff until Sacchan obviously gets fed up with all this and finally decides to quit. But she thanks him and asks for forgiveness, it's normal at this point. Sacchan is not only tired, emotionally hurt but in some part she blames herself. When it's all Kyosuke's fault (sorry, where is that innocent boy? I don't see him anywhere)

Now her neighbor, Shino. She is not a poor woman who feels alone because her husband does not pay attention to her. Her husband is not with her because he is working, not fucking other girls. Come girl, you don't do anything in your life, you spend it lying on the couch living like a queen. If she feels so alone, you goes and finds something to do, for God's sake.

Furthermore, she does it for revenge (here I can understand that many do not understand and take Shino as a woman "who feels alone") but I, who have unfortunately read this rubbish, know that in her head she never felt alone, she just wanted revenge. of her husband for not being with her 24/7.

And she does it with Kyosuke, with whom she has no emotional attachment, she only uses him. She also sees Sacchan and how dedicated she is to Kyosuke, but she looks at her with pity but not in a "poor, your boyfriend is a son of a bitch" pity, but in a "poor stupid" way. Any woman with morals and sympathy for another woman would have stopped this. But Shino doesn't give a shit about everything. She's not a "poor woman." She is a bad person. Period.

By this I mean, you agree that your partner tramples you in that way? you agree with being the mockery of everyone? you agree as an adult woman not to stop any of these situations and not have scruples?

The only poor person and victim of these two pigs is Sacchan.

Now the manga: Many say that Kyosuke is not a pedophile because he is not portrayed that way in the drama. But I want to give you a surprise, if he is a pedophile! He not only fucks his neighbor but he also fucks her daughter, whom the neighbor sells to him on a silver platter. And also at the end of the manga, he dates many women who look like Sacchan (I have no idea why he does this, he's just not right in the head. Besides sending dozens of letters like a damn stalker to Sacchan, she never he answers of course) until he finds a girl who looks just like Sacchan and he thinks "Poor, poor me, I'll finally be able to forget Sacchan and be happy!" (but let's see you piece of shit, if you asked for it, why are you playing the victim? you piece of shit!) but there is a surprise that he doesn't know, that girl he is dating is not 18, she is 14 years old! Just like what an adult man is doing dating an 18-year-old girl. You tell me if I'm not, it's extremely strange and repulsive.

What happens with the neighbor and her husband? It is not known, it is known that he finds out that she was cheating on him all this time, although it was something he suspected, and he wants to kill her. But he doesn't know that in addition to cheating on him, Kyosuke also fucked his own daughter. So it is left like this, in an open ending where fans of this demand that the author (because if all this comes from a woman's head, incredible!) continue because they want to see Shino and Kyosuke burn. But the author left it at that.

The Japanese have no limits with their perversions, but you as a person think that this is okay.? Everything has justification? Because for me it doesn't.

And whoever says that Kyosuke is a poor child and Shino is a poor lonely woman, it's because they didn't understand the story at all.

I recommend it? Of course not! I wouldn't even recommend this shit not even my worst enemy.

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay
3 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jun 12, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I honestly don't understand people who can give a bad rating. I'm sorry but really if you see this and give it a bad score, your taste is bad.

Personally I am a person of simple tastes and only from time to time I allow myself to see such psychological dramas (don't get me wrong, I love psychology but depending on how my mood can affect me a lot or not). But really this drama is one of the best I've ever seen in my sight.

The direction, the cinematography, the OST and the acting are wonderful. I really loved the chapters where the her protagonist's tale were recreated; I really cried a lot in those episodes.

To count more would be sacrilege. I think they are one of those series where you really don't have to spoilers yourself, you have to look at it as if you were the first time.

The only thing I can say is that it treats all kinds of psychiatric / psychological disorders in a very beautiful way. It really is the first time that I consider that Netflix took care of absolutely all the details.

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Girl From Nowhere Season 2
3 people found this review helpful
by Aria
May 18, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
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Is Nanno really a demon or Yuri is the personification of evil in this world?

I decided to do the review again because I don't think I explained enough and I don't agree with them treating Nanno like a demon and also with justifying Yuri.

I'll talk about Nanno first. Nanno is a karmic entity, in reality she is not that cruel with her punishments. It depends on what that person has done. Nanno gives her punishment but without going overboard. In reality she has never killed anyone. She has her limits and what makes Nanno unique is that she represents karma in the human world, and she is also intelligent enough to know human nature.

Now let's talk about Yuri. Yuri has been evil since she was human. She firmly believed in unlimited revenge and justified her actions. If she had listened to Nanno she would not have fallen so low. But her limitless thirst for revenge made her what she is now. Where Yuri does not leave any reflection regarding the actions of humans, for her the only solution is to kill and kill without mercy.

I think Nanno didn't realized it, at first (it's my theory) that his blood could revive Yuri. She perhaps didn't even know that her blood could create another being but then she realized it, when she saw Yuri again.

Obviously Nanno's plans never come to fruition because Yuri always meddles and ruins things with his killing spree.

Yuri starts a war with Nanno and clearly his goal is to destroy Nanno forever.

Nanno begins to feel human feelings and begins to empathize with humans.

In the last chapter, when Yuri asks her if she gave her final verdict, Nanno does not answer, she remains thoughtful and with a sad look.
In the end I think Nanno was not able to give a verdict because he understood both sides. And before the girl kills her mother, she stops her by hurting herself. Sadly they end up "killing Nanno". She no longer laughs, she only cries silently, perhaps because it was realized that no matter what the human being did the world not learn.

The only one who laughs is Yuri, she thinks she has beaten Nanno and wants to make the world where they kill each other without mercy.

In the end, unfortunately for Yuri, Nanno is seen with his back observing at both Yuri and the other girl, with whom he shared his blood. Because she knew that that girl's goal was to kill, that was normal for her.

Nanno makes a final reflection. Was his existence in the human world really necessary? Would anything change if she continued to exist? Because she realized that Yuri had created a world where humans take justice into their own hands without remorse or punishment.

Clearly Nanno is necessary in this world because there must be a balance.

For me Nanno is the yin (stillness, which makes the world a little fairer) and Yuri is the yan (restlessness, imbalance and evil).

Let's say that both are necessary, for better or worse, because they are the balance of this world.

The reason why I dislike Yuri so much is that despite having been human, she has no humanity, she doesn't reflect on anything she does or leave a message. Her only stupid solution is for people to kill each other and she enjoys seeing that chaos. Despite having been human, she is really stupid, her reasoning is stupid in itself. Maybe it's because she, being human before, was really evil.

I know it takes both sides to create balance. But I hope that in the next season Yuri is eliminated by Nanno, because she already crosses the line.

So my question for you is: Who really is the personification of evil? Nanno who tries to punish, in a not very harsh way, and leaves a message for those who commit crimes and realize the consequences of their actions? Or Yuri, whose only goal is to create evil and make humans kill each other without remorse?

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A Love So Beautiful
3 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jul 30, 2024
18 of 18 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
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Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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A remake that should never have seen the light of day.

I'm not going to lie to you, watching this was like Chinese torture. Many times I wanted to drop it but given my personality of finishing something when I start it, I couldn't do it, even though my eyes almost bled from the bad performance.

We started from the beginning, I know they wanted to give Som a more "independent" character, instead of chasing the ML, but she was always angry and her screaming almost broke my eardrums. I'm not saying that you should go after the person you like, almost crawling, but come on! It is assumed that Som liked ML since she was little, why do you show her as if he were her enemy number one. (Besides, they bought that wig at a second-hand store or what. Come on, it doesn't cost anything to get a more realistic wig, please god).

Suddenly Som, without showing any interest in grades or medicine, magically decides to become a doctor! Obviously this fails and although she throws a big tantrum about not being able to get in, this later becomes an event that never happened. Why? I don't know, the writers were writing random nonsense, and this continued throughout the whole damn series. Prim usually she acts decently (not extraordinarily, just decent) but here her acting was terrible. She clearly doesn't work for romantic dramas, but for darker dramas.

Now let's talk about Dew (Chadjen) I don't know when this guy is going to take a moment and think "I really need acting classes" because he acts so badly. If he thinks that his appearance will always keep him in the acting industry, he is very wrong. He didn't even try, you know. When he cried he looked like he was shitting himself. When (this is the end) he asks Som if he loves him too, his face must have been... I don't know maybe worried But he smiled like a damn madman. It gave me chills just looking at it. He can't even smile properly. Chandje as a character is a complete disaster, firstly why do you compete with a professional swimmer and win lol oh I know! to end up having a kind of battle to see who would get Som, as if she were a trophy! He is literally so damn selfish, that when she starts dating Som he only cares about for him and him and only for him. He doesn't care if Som is okay or worried or depressed, even though he is the one to blame for Som's father getting so angry with her, he just shakes her hand like: "well it's your problem and not mine, you'll see how you solve it for yourself". I really wanted to hit him when I saw that scene.. Most of the time he doesn't talk, neither Som nor I'm are fortune tellers to know what the hell he was thinking. And I don't even want to talk about the last chapter... how you start talking about yourself at your friends' wedding? You even know that that's damn awkward and not an appropriate place?for God's sake. When Som tells him "tell me clearly how you feel about me" he doesn't respond and when he turns around and kisses her (holy shit! what the hell is wrong with giving a decent kiss, it's like when you're a kid and you just give an innocent kiss , even when they are in the same bed, they are supposed to kiss, but it seems like their lips were hitting a damn wall) he tells her "I love you."

I liked the original line that was also kept in the Korean version, you know ML admits that he is a disaster as a boyfriend and a person, the original line was: "I lost confidence in myself, I didn't even know if I was the right man for her to love, but I love her and I can't live without her." Here it was a single "I love you" and magically all the shit you made with Som magically disappears. The small intimate moments are... garbage. Because Dew doesn't have chemistry with Prim, in this case I won't be so hard on Prim because I've seen her have chemistry with Win, but it's impossible for Dew to have chemistry with any girl. Then everything becomes too forced and unnatural. They can't even kiss each other decently (It wasn't extraordinary and at times the secondary couple was boring but at least they tried).

The marriage? Well, thank you for nothing director and screenwriter . It only shows them as young people and Som shouting again "I love you Chandje", horrible. Everything horrible.

If he could give him a 0, I would give it to him because he deserves it well. But maybe I'm would give it a 1 for the friends and Tao's performances , who were the only ones who acted decent.

If you think the Korean remake is shit, it's because you haven't seen this. After watching this I think the Korean version is decent and that leaves a lot to be desired.

I really didn't laugh at any point or was moved, I was simply desperate that this hell will end.

I recommend it? Absolutely not. Unless you can't sleep and you want to watch a drama with such random, absurd situations, where absolutely nothing happens in any episode and believe me this drama will make you sleep because of how bad it is.

p.s: The reason Dew was able to act decently in F4 Thailand was because the director was very strict with him. He was the weakest of the group in terms of performance, so during his breaks the director made him practice a lot so that he was at least decent. Rui (the original version) is a very complex character that only, in my opinion, Oguri Shun, could show those complex facets. Since Dew was a mess, he couldn't present that complexity so they made him a little simpler. Yes, he was able to create a chemistry between the other actors, I repeat, it was thanks to the director because before recording, he made them become close, living together and playing. But you will almost never find a director like that, who guides you and tells you "this is wrong, try again."

Dew's decline in acting grew even more and I don't think he's going to improve, because he doesn't even have any intention of improving. I don't know what the hell happened to GMMTV after F4 Thailand. He made heterosexual remakes that were one failure after another, until he reached this one, which was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. I think GMMTV should stop at this point. They can't even make decent straight dramas.

Thailand has a big problem when they make heterosexual dramas or see this shit or you see super toxic lakorn, there is no middle ground. It's a shame because I see that there are decent actors (not super outstanding) who could make good heterosexual dramas (well, I think the only good heterosexual drama I've seen is F4 Thailand).

But I will never see this again in my life. I mean, while I was doing this review I focused a lot on remembering each episode, but there was nothing memorable because in the drama only random things happen but they are very forgettable. I probably quickly forgot about it all, but what I will remember is Dew's terrible performance and Prim's annoying screams, which almost made me deaf.

And let's be objective, although you can be a fan of some "actor" (I'm sorry I can't even consider Dew as an actor) you have to know how to disagree and say "he acted very badly, he did a terrible job." And I mean, I personally like Prim, but I know she's only good in dramas with darker themes, not romance dramas.

side note: I've read that people believe that we are very hard on this adaptation because we wanted it to be the same as the Chinese version. Big mistake. Whenever I watch a remake of a drama I like, I like to see the changes that are made, for example Itazura na Kiss, Hana Yori Dango, etc. I don't like everything to be exactly the same.

I could even say that there is only one scene, of the whole damn drama, that I think far surpassed the Chinese and Korean version and that is the breakup scene. When Chandje comes home, carrying a bouquet of shit, and he sits down, she moves away from him to create distance between them. She behaves maturely and starts talking to him about how tired she is of feeling alone, when she further begs him to say something to change her mind, he just replies "I'm tired" (I really don't know how Som could control himself and not slap him) but she answers him with some irony "That's what I should say, you know? I think I made a mistake in giving up everything to pursue you" (come on you piece of shit, what are you tired of? You didn't do anything for the relationship or for she, it was she who abandoned everything for you and gave 100% of her to make the relationship work, not you) and she leaves with a cold face, she doesn't see her crying, although she feels like bursting into tears. She leaves as an adult and mature woman, without giving him the pleasure of seeing her destroyed. She doesn't scream or make a scene, she walks away calmly. And that's something I really liked about this scene in particular.

What's annoying is the lack of chemistry, that Dew doesn't even make an effort to act well, but rather makes her performance even worse and that they put in meaningless things and then magically forget them ?. and that in 18 episodes she ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENS, that you say "oh my god".

That's why many people consider this drama to be the worst of the worst. They have absolutely nothing to do with why it was not the same as the Chinese version.

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True Beauty
3 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jun 10, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10
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firmly believe that people who are upset with this drama is because it didn't end with Seo.

Heck, I was watching this drama while it's still on the air and it was a complete disaster. People even got the actors involved for a stupid ship.

Now having clarified this, it seems to me an excellent drama. Again we find a drama that shows us bullying for not fitting the standard of beauty. The growth of all the characters is excellent, however I want to stop here: Why do people think that Seo is an angel and Suho a demon? As much as it seems more "fun" I must remember that he did not approach Lim with good intentions, he only wanted to use her to harm Suho. He only stopped when he found out that Lim protected his sister. He also helped to further traumatize Suho by making him fully responsible for his friend's death and even telling him that he didn't deserve to be happy. Sure he had a good development, but from the beginning he did not have good intentions. Even when Lim and Suho were dating, he also did questionable things.

Regarding the triangle, there is nothing to really complain about: Lim never played with Seo and he always knew that who he loved was Suho. Point. This is not Love Alarm.

And believe me as a longtime fan of the webtoon I can safely say this: the drama did him a favor. The story went into an infinite loop where Lim's superficiality has increased, at least in the drama everyone had their growth and a happy ending.

So yeah, just get over the damn ship and see the drama for what it is. Believe me you can see that it is a good drama and it is highly recommended.

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Love Alarm Season 2
4 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jun 9, 2021
6 of 6 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Oh hell, I don't even know where I should start.

I really think it's not wrong to admit that many, and the appeal of this drama, watched this for Song Kang. During the first season everything was centered on Sunoh and Jojo, but in the second season this changed completely and if you watched it 10 seconds it was a lot.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not angry because Jojo did break up with Sunoh (in fact it was for the best because she literally played and trampled his feelings. She didn't deserve Sunoh as the "second") , but because of the mistreatment the director gave him, when he was the lure of the drama.

And I want to say something, Sunoh was not a bad person. He was the most honest character; he didn't "steal" anything from his friend. He gave her many opportunities to admit that she liked Jojo and even told her that she had to choose. Her friend just fell silent, chasing her like a bloody stalker.
He was sincere with Jojo, as well as his girlfriend. He never lied or played with anyone. It was just direct and doing what he wanted to do, without lying to anyone.

His friend played good person and Jojo ... OMG, I don't even know what to say. I think her cousin ended up being a better person than her. Having a sad past does not justify playing with people's feelings. Jojo wasn't one bloody honest time, not even out of compassion. She just ran away, as always. She didn't care who she hurt in the way, only his fucking feelings mattered.

Everything was so badly executed. The ost was crap and the only thing that stood out was the cinematography. I already knew who I would end up with, I just hoped they did something decent but they had 2 years to make a fucking disappointment.
The message is lost in the face of such sloppiness. I really don't recommend anyone to see this. And if you want to see it, just watch the first season until chapter 6, which is the only recommed.

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Mars: Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru
2 people found this review helpful
by Aria
May 7, 2021
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 10
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Continuation of the drama but this time recounting Kira's traumatic past.

I really liked how the subject was treated and Kirishima's final performance was excellent as well. He knew how to deceive the viewer very well, both from the drama to the film; it was quite a box of surprises.

I really liked the ending and from my point of view it was consistent with each part that each character played and very well executed!

Like the drama, I recommend watching it because when you think it's all over there is more suspense!

Highly recommended.
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Love and Fortune
2 people found this review helpful
by Aria
Jul 5, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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I decided to do a review after Netflix insisted on continuing to recommend it.

While looking at this garbage, I had to start smoking cigarettes (tobacco) because I was so upset and disgusted that I became too anxious.

My thoughts remain the same or perhaps a little more different as I face this odyssey.

There is no way to call this garbage a very hard-core pedophilia.

Wako is a sexual predator, she is a pedophile through and through and there is no way to justify this.

Why would you give a 15 year old boy fellatio out of the blue? You are simply a pedophile.

Let's say that I am a very conservative person and I don't agree when couples have too much age difference but since they are adults I can't judge them.

Another thing is when you are 32 YEARS OLD and you mess with A 15 YEAR OLD CHILD.
At 15 years old it is normal for your hormones to skyrocket and you think about sex very often, but if you want to do it, it should be with a person your own age. Not with a 32-year-old woman.

Obviously Wako takes advantage of him emotionally. He has control over him although there comes a point where it seems or they want to make it seem that Iko is being controlling and overly jealous of Wako.

Aki is just a 15 YEAR OLD CHILD and he has only slept with a 32 year old woman. Because he knows that she has much more experience of him, it is normal for her to start feeling anxious and not control his feelings well. Because at the end of it all he is just a child who is going through a difficult age.

But Wako is an experienced woman and with the face of a dead fly she can easily control Aki emotionally.

Honestly, it seems ironic to me that stupid warnings are made but in the end everyone lives happily without suffering any consequences. I'm talking about Wako, not Aki. She should have gone to jail for her sick head to understand that the problem wasn't that she was 32 years old, but that she was dating a 15 YEAR OLD CHILD.

Of course, pedophiles will always say it's "love." His sick head cannot discern that it is not love, It is something disgusting, it is not normal and it is a crime.

I was so grossed out when Wako was teaching him how to have sex, that I had to skip those parts. My stomach is not very resistant, especially with these things.

Obviously the only way to express what Aki felt was through sex because that's what Wako taught her.

Wako is not only a sexual predator but a very selfish woman. When she no longer felt comfortable with her life, she discarded Aki as if she were trash.

Honestly, this drama does not leave anything of "this is wrong" "you should report if you see these types of acts" but rather a romanticization of a crime.

I really don't recommend this to anyone, unless you're mentally ill like Wako.

I will only say that the only redeeming thing was the performance of the actor who represented Aki. He really has good acting skills.

But Aki suffers from Stockholm syndrome, without realizing it, he falls in love with his sexual attacker.

But anyway, 7.0 is really too high a score for such an atrocity. Maybe it has that score because there are a lot of sick people here, just like Wako. Who enjoy seeing pedophilia.

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