Sweet romance drama oldies vibe

It has been a long while since there was such a sweet, simple romantic k-drama! It brought back the Full House, Secret Garden vibe (the romance plot, characters, music). So plot wise it was interesting for the start, however towards the middle, everything is pretty much expected. The drama fully focused on romance between the leads and I felt they skipped a little on the details for some parts, especially on the fans reaction and the progress of the second lead. I wish more closure on that tho.

Acting wise, Sooyoung is good as usual!!! But imo Taejoon and Jian's acting can be improved. And the supporting characters are chosen well. They build up the drama mood a lot~ And I love it.

If you want to watch this, it is best to watch it in a go for the build up suspense, else the plot may bore some out. I watch till ep8 and waited till it finishes.

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Slow storyline

Slow storyline which does not elaborate much on anything else aside from exorcism related, which fits the title, no complains.
The story can bring out more each other's backstory instead. Maybe it is just me, but I felt it is up to the viewers to decide the relationship between each characters. Either the explanation was not clear or vague for my opinion.

Jang na-ra may be a good actress but her expression felt stiff this time through all episodes (unlike her previous dramas, which I know, was supposed to be light hearted). Might be due to her role in this drama, but I felt it could have improvements on this part (see character development).

However jung yong hwa's acting was surprisingly good in this. You can see that he matured through the episodes tho some dialogues are still tacky. And his friend, I am not sure if he supposed to love yong hwa or not??? I felt some BL going on between them, am I over thinking?

The ending! I do not fancy an ending like a first episode kind. Nothing ever changes and I want a season 2 now.

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A really cute show!

I was hesitant to watch this show when it first aired, and only started it recently. And it did not disappoint! All my fav elements were in it - music (particularly classical genre), slice of life, romance, friendships, family. It's a really heart warming drama that I binged in 2 days.

I love it so much, that I considered watching it again. No doubt it has a slow pace in romance, but I don't mind at all as they dived into character development for each character. I love that a lot. It is those realistic growth potrayed and it inspired me a lot to work hard in my life too.

Anyway, to conclude, do give it a chance and try it if you are into fluffy and slow romance - there's it, and also music! Good ost and also classics~

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It was a good start

Until episode 10, everything started going down - where Yul started trying to seperate the two leads. I cannot stand the jealousy and his way of splitting up the couple. I feel so sad for Yul and it was so obvious that Cheon Gi has no space for the prince since the start. The fight was meaningless and it brought no value to the show in my opinion, and the writer can have more stories and explanation of the history of Mawang or how did all happen.

And I had to forced myself to continue for the ending, while skipping the filler parts. What really irks now is the ending! There's a lot of plot holes. Little did I expect an open ending...
What happened to the characters' story, especially the gisaeng when she wanted revenge?? lol. It just ended with her cutting her wrist to prove her loyalty?? What is her story? And epiloge... It was so tiring to watch the dual between the prince especially I have no idea about Korea's history.

I just want to know who died in the end lol.

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A roller coaster of emotion

I had never watched a series and go from smiling to crying in the end. This is (I thought) a light hearted drama but little did I know it touched on so many realistic issues of the society. It hooks you in at first, and reveals everything at the end naturally. I fell for it!

I had never felt so much emotions and growth for all characters in a drama! When they cry, I cried, and when they smile, I smiled like an idiot. It was as if I am there witnessing everything.

It is really heart warming watching this series. I want to travel. It destresses me. It prep me so well for Monday blues. I love the OST Romantic Sunday especially, it is on loop in my head. First part was cheery and merry, middle was all about understanding, third was letting go.

Individual episodes can be considered a story on its own, yet it still makes me want to watch it every weekend. I had so much withdrawal symptoms after every weekend. I would not want this drama to end. It can go forever. Although they only addresses everything towards the last 2 episodes (I cried like mad when the kid cried and grandma having her last words), it don't seemed strange.

Leaving the ending happy but vague (everything is solved but not solved vibe) is surprisingly comfortable to me! They will marry but they did not show the ceremony and miseon's wedding, interview with oh yoon, the teacher... but it was still the closure I seek for in my heart. It warms me very much. It thought me to appreciate everyone around me, and give myself love.

Love is the greatest gift for yourself, and health. I will definately watch this again soon! I couldn't get over it!

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A really slow start but was decent, just not realistic

When I said slow start, it literally dragged over 50% of the episodes until the story progresses to the next level. I was almost convinced that the story will be a plateau with the leads falling in love real slow then happy ending. But around the 60% of the episode, it finally reached the climax and you can suddenly see decent character developments of the characters.

Because of this, maybe the flow and plot was strange, as if it was rushed towards the end of the series. They really included all romance clichés into the remaining episodes which some parts I find it really unrealistic...

Especially if I encountered such obsessive guy (almost a handsome stalker)... I would run away from him as much as I can. It is just not practical and I get it if it is for a drama because "ideal romance that make girls swoon".

The part on the mental well being of the female lead also got me confused as there's no closure to what happened after that. And the part on the reveal at the last 20mins of the series that resolved just like this? It was ok if you just focused on their acting and music but those plot holes! I can't help but to wonder at all times.

But overall its an OK drama to watch when you are multi-tasking or bored. I was hooked on the OST, it was really good and meaningful, and the acting of the actors and actresses.

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Love it!

I confessed that when I saw it was only a 90minutes movie after a year's wait, I was really disappointed and I watched it without any anticipation. But oh man, I WAS WRONG. This short (compared to the rest of the series) special was soooo good.

From the cinematics to the acting to the music. It has lesser scary content now, but more focused on the story telling, which really fills up why everything happened in the past 2 seasons. And the plot was soooo brilliant. I do not have to re-watch season 1 and 2 to recap on what happened. Instead this series delivers to me the previous seasons through their plot.

Definitely 10/10 for the story where I almost wanted to push back on its premier day. I was so glad I watched it, and I am looking forward to the real season 3 (I hope if there is, and for more episodes!!!)

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Good drama with nice OST, acting but...

I was baffled by the ending! I was so excited by Steven Zhang and Liang Jie (I love them btw) and watch since it premier, and chase it but the ending is so disappointing. Up to the last 20mins!

It was a promising fantasy story about celebrity love, old classmates-turned-friend, annoying female lead turned friend, no third party. It was a drama focusing on just the leads. The plot was good. When you think you got it figured, it throws you off the grid again and hook you in. While you are figuring out how the exchange of bodies work and how they address how it can happen... The last 20mins tells you that the previous 21 episodes are just a... narration to a story?

Please... I need someone to tell me I don't invest in getting my heart broken for the supporting characters. I want to see the relationship between the second lead!! And I did watch the ending a few times to set me back on track. It is just so absurb? Like reading an engaging story and it was just a dream.

That aside, the OST and acting is too good! I love the soft OST, it has a korean ballad feel to it and suits the theme so much. And also Steven's acting!! He portrayed a girl so well that you can instantly know if he has switched body or not even without any dialogue. If there's any consolation, it will probably be Steven's acting lol. It was good to the last 20mins of the whole series.

What do you mean its just a novel??? Did I miss something out in the first 10mins?

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The Best Fantasy Romance Drama of 2020

Started this without much expectation to the story and cast because the preview and posters looked like a typical fantasy historical drama but I WAS SO WRONG. The pacing for this drama was just right. The directors just know when to pace up and drag the timeline! First episode got me hooked and I binged watched this in a week!

Every single characters got their closure perfectly in the story without being seemed forced and over explained. The plot flows so smoothly. Especially towards the end when Si Feng was revealed his true identity, everything seems clear on the cause of everything, and what happened with the 10 lives with Xuan Ji. It just makes sense. Even the devil has a closure!!! The lessons learnt are also meaningful about love and redemption (literally)... Si Feng's words also warms my heart. It is not is worth, it is if I am willing. LOVE THIS.

Not to mention, the OST are so apt!! Casts are soooo good. Superb acting, especially to Teng She, he really feels like a snake (and he is)! I am just so amazed and can't wait for the sequel already gyaa!!

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The are outdoing BL wu xia again!!

If you had watched The Untamed, this is even better! You just need to watch the first 2 episodes to get all the feels!! As the casts are all actors to start with, not idol-turned-actors, the feelings of the characters are really portrayed inside the series. Not even the dubbing and censorship can cover the affection between the leads and the side characters.

Let me start with the story. It is not exactly similar to the novel, they made some changes to it. However it was a good adaption. The lead's story followed through well. As any xian xia dramas, it is about the greed of mankind which resulted in the fight of power of the different clans, in search of key to unlock some secrets of martial art and long life, and we need 2 heroes to stop this disastrous leading event.

The OST really complements the series well. The lyrics makes me tear at times (I'm not kidding).

Next, the acting. It was superb. You do not need to judge the actors. IMO, they are really good at it to a point I suspect that both really love each other. From the playful look from Gong Jun to Zhe Han, to his sacrifice at the end of the episode, I felt that no love can be stronger than Gong Jun's to Zhe Han. Toward Gong Jun's advances, Zhe Han responded really well. From slowly warming up to Gong Jun's playful advances, you can see when he starts to change his mind about Gong Jun and accepted his love. Especially at episode 6 when he revealed his true face. Omg they are the perfect pair, I need them to be together in real life too.

Lastly the details. Not only the acting (the smirks, actions)... But can I say the references to Chinese culture really stands out to me as a Chinese! For example the sleeve cutting action, it is a reference of homosexuality in ancient china. And how many times have the leads cut each other's sleeve??! Also the part where ah xiang has her wedding, the single "喜" is really inauspicious and it leads to a real tragedy. (I knew instantly something bad will happen as it should be 喜喜 for any chinese wedding) The poems they read for each other, if you read into the details, it is actually an excerpt of love poems. I love the meaning of it as well.

I had watched twice before commenting, because I think everyone needs to know how good it is! If you think The Untamed was good, this is better with the acting and chinese culture references. Even the censorship is strong, if you uncover the meanings, you will know what it means!!

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The perfect drama

Reading the synopsis, one would expect a fairytale ending where the leads end up happily ever after... but no! It left a realistic ending that is possible and not so drama-like. Although it is realistic, there are closures explained to the characters at the end which somehow makeup for the leads'.

The love story was not typical yet leaves a warm feeling in your heart. Everything from episode 1 to uncovering the back story was perfect. I never did fast forward through the 16 episodes. The emotions from the actors and actresses were perfect. Especially Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin! Whenever they cried, I feel like tearing up too. :')

It crashed into my heart too. You should watch this!!

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