Not for everyone.

I’m actually not connecting with this drama so I think that it’s time to just give up at ep 20. It’s not for me. The ideas were good but the execution was lacking. I mean it truly didn’t find a good way to give both genders the respect it was trying to demand. Yes Xin state rules were archaic and the other state had different rules. But the way they try to make Li Wei and her female friends reform Xin states just scream blatant hypocrisy and disrespect to me. More than once Li Wei overstep her boundaries into other people problems without truly considering the troubles she would cause all the party involved, and they try to disguised it as a feminism manifesto in spreading. And Zheng as the feminist king incarnate for going ahead with his little wife crazy ideas all the time. I’m a woman and I had a hard time buying into this because of the way it was implemented. I believe they could have found less disruptive and respectful way to portray all this. It quite sad because it actually had beautiful sisterhood moment and it was quite interesting to see a drama with a harem of women not trying to outdo each other but support each others. But the execution is truly loss on me. There is no need to come out me. I do see why other people may have love it. I’m just saying that it wasn’t it for me. And someone. This view relevant it making them decide if they want to watch this.

Don’t get me wrong this drama had great sceneries, and the acting was actually great with tons of veterans actors. It’s just that for somewhat time period it was trying to emulate I felt like they were trying to force feed me moderns ideas and not in a good way either. Li Wei character either came out as chaotic, pushy or plain incentive sometimes. Like she seriously had no alarm for the preservation of others. Her ideas and her feelings were what mattered above all else. I don’t know she may get better later but I did feel the pull to sit through all of it and go through that journey. I sat and gave them 20 episodes to convince me and sadly it fail. Someone reading this may go if you didn’t like it why give it a 8.5. My answer to that is because I like the acting and the scenery and to some instance the plot. My biggest disappointment is the execution and also to uncomfortable feeling I’m getting as if I’m getting judge for not approving the way Li Wei does things and the way Zheng just indulges her.

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Love is not always Fireworks!

I didn’t really want to write a review, and truth be told I’m really not writing one. I just wanted to leave this here for people that may get discouraged by all the negative comments in the comments section. This drama may not be the niche for everyone. But if you are someone who actually want to root for the mundane then this is for you. Because this what this drama truly was just a mundane thing, that truly reflected the times we are living in these days ( Pandemic) and all. There is no moment where you will go man this is far fetched. On the contrary you may actually go yep I have a friend like this. Reb reminded me of one of my friend who we always blame for being overly optimistic and sickening a hopeless romantic. And we like to remind her that she be that way because she truly hasn’t live yet. And in the same group we also have our JM, one who been so burn by love that she had wall so high that even though we love her it can be painful sometimes hanging with her and we let her know too. And just like JM watching her fell in love a 3 third time was a mess and we almost stop being her friends. Because hurt people hurt other people. And overly optimistic people like Reb can be so overly annoying l, you like applaud the fact that they can remain so sunny, but then you also resent the fact that you feel that they haven’t truly lived. Then you calm yourself and are grateful that your friend is spared that hurt because when you truly love someone you don’t wish them to be hurt. So to me I loved this little gem and truly hope they get a second season. Where we can see some of the sun that Reb spread shine on JM, while some of JM caution can be transferred on Reb. But that probably because like JM I love a calm, peaceful and mostly uneventful love. I’m not saying that I’m against fireworks. But I find that slow, steady and mundane love withstand more.

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Let's do better

Hello,
I'm not even sure if this is a review or rant, but I felt that I needed a place to express my love and hate relationship with this piece of work. I have read the novel and now completed the drama, and I must say that my feelings are quite a mess. While reading the drama I had this nagging voice in the back of my head that kept telling me that I was not vibbing with the power dynamic on team ZDGX and the way female v.s male characters were presented. I mean I guess I demanded a lot from the novel or the drama I wanted to be presented with a female protagonist that yes showed us the dark side of fighting and excelling in a male dominated area, without nonetheless losing her backbone or turning into another dude. But was served up with a feisty female character to everyone else but the man lead. Tong Yoa was a girl breaking barriers, who would lose all her fire in important places the moment Lu Sicheng appeared, I mean she was firm with him on matters that didn't really count. I feel that a lot of C-dramas like to perpetuate this trope that women cannot be strong and independent unless there is a man smoothing thing for them. I mean Lu Sicheng was again another typical controlling and arrogant CEO type male lead that is like the archetype of C-entertainment. Although it was somewhat toned down in the drama. To my point there is this one scene that truly made me uncomfortable while watching the drama, it's the scene where Lu Sicheng makes Tong Yao stand outside for having bitten DQ Jungler that was threatening her, that scene his uncomfortable because he doesn't actually ask her truly what happened and goes on to treat her like a kid and none of his teammates says anything simply going with it. And then later when she managed to explain, he doesn't even get spooked at the fact that she almost got assaulted but make it harder on her by being a despotic tyrant extorting the promise that she must call him if ever in the same situation. I have to asked how it is actually possible to be able to grab a phone and call him if she is ever in a situation where she is getting assaulted. Granted Tong Yao truly didnt't used her brain at the moment, since she was coming out already on the phone she should not have hang up and maybe if JingYang was listening on she would have called for help. But it doesn't erase the fact that the power dynamic is truly left to be desired in their relationship. The drama did tone down a lot of Lu Sicheng truly domeering behaviors once they got in a relationship. But still I was quite sad that even in 2021 there seems to be no desire for scriptwriters to present us with a healthy relationship on the small or big screen.

Well, that was my general rant.

But of course, the all drama was not bad, it had its good point, I mean the graphic was truly good, I really like what they did when they did that little in fight transition into the game. Also, it was refreshing to have a true sismance where both girls truly went to bat for each other, Jinyang is truly a bestfriend that anyone would love to have in their corner. As for the acting I have no big qualms maybe the actress playing Tong Yoa should have been somewhat that emote a little more, because she seemed truly bland at time serving up, at most 3 distinct emotions during the all drama.
But anyway, I was not really planning on reviewing this, it was just that I really wanted to vent my little frustration. If you are looking for a great story of overcoming the difficulties of being the exception that makes the rules this drama ain't it. But if you just want to laugh some and otherwise be on your way this may the one for ya.

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When the story gets away from the writers

A nice premise that got away from the writers. I mean I have rarely seen a drama fell on its ass as hard as this one did. It just became a bundle of great plot ideas that actually never went anywhere. and unless you are planning a 2nd season this may be the worst ending ever. Leaving so many questions unanswered.
The only enjoyable things about this drama are quite frankly only the acting and the scenery. The OTP was so weak that it was easier to get invested in other characters.
The music is also forgettable. It's quite sad that this drama introduces us to so many good characters only to have them all have the same fate. Yet it truly doesn't deliver a satisfying resolution to all the problems that got raised during all drama.

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An Ode to self-righteness

I would like to arrogantly state that this is my opinion and that it's not intended to hurt anyone's sensibility and that in regards is anyone intended to treat my opinion as the holy grail or anything. I also like to say that I pride myself as being fair to the drama that I invest my time in, and am quite picky. I'm a pretty committed person and rarely do I drop a drama. And knowing that taste and colors are an individual choice and adhering to the rule that "one individual trash, is another treasure, " I tend to keep my opinion to myself and don't usually post reviews. But this drama upset me enough that I felt the need to write one, so my rant would be on record somewhere.

I avoided watching the original this drama was based on for the longest time, then when Viki and youtube kept putting this drama in my recommendation I decided to give the original a go first before diving into this to have a frame of reference. As someone who likes to read, I am well aware that it's ludicrous to expect an adaptation to stay true to the original. And this drama is quite the best example of that because the pet peeves that stop me from giving the original version a 10 were amplified in this drama so much so that he sucked all the fun out of the watching experience. If I listened to my anger and just rated this drama based on that anger this would get a 1. But I still gave it a 5 because although it was not out of the ballpark I was quite satisfied with the acting and some aspects of the side stories.


Story 3.5/10
The story somewhat tried to follow the original material since one could easily recognize some of the stories that were told but somewhat tweaked to I imagine fit Chinese aesthetic more. And that to me was where this adaptation dropped the ball. Granted I was quite glad we got to see more of character development for each of the characters. But it was also that development which in the end killed the drama. Why do I say that? Well, I will only talk about the 4 main leads.

Where Etsuko overconfidence and her ability to just sprout everything that came to her mind was slightly annoying because she mostly reminded you of that one friend that you have that is extremely bad at reading social cues. Li Xiao simply comes off as an extremely brash sheltered kid that has no regard for anyone but her own self-interest and extremely narrow view of the world. She is opinionated and immature, to the point that she does not even realize that she forces her opinion on people. To me, this was evident so many times throughout the handling of her work, where she foolishly ignored the recommendations of seniors who have been at it longer than her. But it was even more flagrant in her interpersonal relationship and the way she approached things, there could only be one view to things and it was hers. She came out sounding self-righteous and unaware of her own biases. She literally threw a fit at the guy she liked because he first said he wanted to quit modeling, but then he got into it, and it started to encroach on her view of the world she threw a hIssy fit.

Where Yukito just came off as a weird character, who seemed to have no real spine and mostly went along with things. Li Mo came off as a man-boy with serious mental scars. From the start of the drama to the end the most we saw of Li Mo characters was him going through the motions of what others were planning, getting depressed, and throwing Hissy fit. And I was so taken aback with the turn that his character took with his obsession about becoming famous, something that so did not fit the framework of the character he had during the first half of the drama.

Where Morio came off of emotionally close off and a mooch. Xia Fan simply came off as mentally unstable and manipulative. The all drama the only person she was truly looking for was herself. Not that putting yourself first is a bad thing and I did have my moment of sympathizing with her by recognizing the amount of stress she was under. And I truly felt for her because I would be morose too if I had a friend like LI Xia who is constantly under the impression that she walks on water and everyone else is beneath her sanctity.

Where Kaizuka mostly comes off as a selfish comic relief. Wu Yu was downright as wretched as Li Xiao felt to me, the high horses these two characters were riding on were just on another level. Every single time he opened his mouth to talk to Zimo I actually wanted to punch him. Yes, he actually did give a few good advice to Li Xiao but the way he treated the people that were supposedly his authors was just disgusting.

I don't even want to start ranting about the lack of chemistry among "romantics" pairing of this drama from the one shoved in our face to the cameos. None of the characters had a healthy relationship that may make you go oh I'm rooting for you.
This story was supposed to be an Ode to the forgotten heroes that make it possible for us readers to enjoy the book we read, and may I even simply say all the forbidden and overwork heroes that are quietly working behind the scene so that we can enjoy all the comfort we take for granted. Got turned into a self-righteous, piece of propaganda for filial piety and a world where everything is black and white. To the point that you forget to root for the heroes. The all-time I was watching these I felt like elders were shaking their finger at me going this is what is wrong with your life. And sadly I make the mistake of watching this drama on Viki with the Timed comments on and the numbers of self-righteous ignorant invalidating some of Zimo I believe deserved tantrums were even more infuriating. When the only sound of reason in a drama is a child actor you already know how wrong things are. And oh lord do not get me started on the level of unprofessionalism going on in this thing.

Although I said I was only going to vent about the mains, I must say what on earth were the writers thinking when they replaced Yoneoka character with Liang Hu or whatever is name was, okay I can swallow my bitterness at the fact that his character got axed 100% because he was gay. They could have kept the character and changed his sexual orientation, instead of the trash that they added. Liang Hu did nothing but sleep, eat, and be immature.

The original drama had a positive vibe around it, that made you appreciate what you have. But this one had so much negativity floating around.

Acting/Cast 8.0/10
The Acting was stellar on the part of the supporting veteran's actors, who were the actual reason why I stuck with this drama. Because no amount of my love for Xing Zhao Lin could have saved his character, although I did feel bad for him at time. And although I enjoyed watching all the outfits An Yue Xi was thrown in, her acting left me old and unimpressed.

Music 2.0/10
other than the opening and closing number I don't remember hearing anything worth going on there was music being played.
Rewatch Value 1/10
Unless I'm in a situation where the only thing playing no one is ever going to catch me voluntarily watching this mess.

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What to say as much as I enjoyed the fluff between the main lead and the adorableness of Le Tong. This drama just had way too many happenings that didn’t sit well with me, bad deed went unanswered for way too long and no one truly got any retribution. I guess diehard fan may argue that some cosmic retribution were distributed, but personally I didn’t not feel that it was enough. And I have also rarely skipped watched a drama the way I did this. They had a really good premise that was poorly executed. The female lead didn’t shine unless the male lead was present ( because they presented the only enjoyable fluffiness. ) The rest of the time she was just nothing more than a doormat to the point that as a viewer I lost the will to root and empathize with her. And man I got to say that Xi Yun portrayer truly owned her role and made the vilain so detestable that there was not even a ounce of pity left for her. These drama is for those with extreme patience and a high tolerance for BS. Even if it is fiction I believe that a certain amount of torability is needed and that stringing the audience along for so long without even little victories along the way is truly cruel and unusual punishment.

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Wow it seems that this drama make it 3 for 3 of me writing a review this year. But this drama got the first 9.5 I have given this year we’re the highest score I have given has been a 8.5.

This review may not be quite cohenrent because I’m a total mess right now. But I feel like I should pour this out right now.

Coming into this drama you should prepare tons of tissues. Trust me I’m not a cryer but this drama has me in tears ( granted I just gave birth so I may still be quite hormonal. )But don’t dismiss my warning you need tissues. I really want to go to Korea and kiss Noh Hee Kyung for her genius and her ability to hit the right cords with slice of life dramas. If you don’t believe me you should try a few of her others works like Dear Friends, It’s okay, that love, that winter, the wind blows or Padam, Padam or even The world that they live in to cite a few from memory.

Writer-nim has just knows that perfect balance to just draw you in and make you feel for her characters. What to say about Live. Forget all the pretty boys and the young characters love stories or whatever. This drama which I believe was supposed to be more of an ensemble drama got truly dominated by the veterans cast, yes the veterans in this just shined and outshine the young crew. The ply of the new recruit is hard but you kinda easily get stuck on what annoys about them, like Sang Soo irrational need to be complimented and that annoying ways of feeling like the eternal victim that the world should revolves around. Kwang Soo did impress me in his first serious type of role but he did not draw me in. I didn’t feel for his character even thought I empathized with their circumstances.


What truly pull me in was Oh Yang Chon a good and mostly overzealous cop and his family and his circle of friend ( excluding the new recruits.) that truly made you cry, laugh. Oh Yang Chon and his wife Ahn Jang Mi truly make you go wow being a civil servant in South Korea truly is a thankless job. I mean in the climate in wich we live these days in the west you get a lot of the law enforcement protecting it own. But you don’t see it in this drama this family of cops is incessantly thrown under the bus by their higher up and the thankless public. I truly loved that the writer and the director didn’t try to romanticize the jobs they were doing.

Truly I’m feeling too emotional right now so I may edit the review later when I have calmed down. But for now I tell you don’t dismiss this drama go watch it. And truly if you see and of brave law enforcements unsung heroes say thank you.

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I have probably written only two review this year, and both of them were for shows were I deemed that one fanbase simply ruin the drama experience. I truly feel that it is sad when fanbase undermine the hard work that goes into putting a drama or movie together. That being said let me try to objectively review All Out Of Love.

All out of love for me was not a romance drama, yes it was a drama about love but not necessarily romantic love. It was more to me a drama about the different type of love out there, familial ( blood relations), the family we make for ourselves ( non blood relations) and friendships. And the importance we give all those relationship throughout one life.

This drama truth strength got buried beyond unnecessary censorship, meaning lost in translation and unruly fanbase.
Before writing my thoughts on the drama I did a lot of googling to understand the drama backstory and familiarized myself with plot points that when I was watching made no sense to me. And of course to understand the all controversy in regard to the character played by MTY.

So from the get go I want to say that it has been clarify by the author of the book that the character of TY is the main the lead, although when she started writing her books LS was the main, hence why the book title had his name in, and that by the time her novels change gear well her fan base already knew the book by that title and there was no point changing it. So to me the all hate MTY fans were throwing at Wallace just seems quite displaced. Especially when you truly dig into both their respective characters. While Wallace character YT got a lot of character washing by pretty being turned into a one dimensional perfect good guy instead of the multifaceted guy that he supposedly his in a book. After all in the book he is a driven ceo, loyal to a fault to his family while still being a feared and respected underworld boss who cuts LS two fingers out of jealousy. But that is clearly not who we get in the drama, in the drama we get this perfectly saintly guy with a patience and resilience that puts all human to shame, with his only flaw being a out of this world trust for his brother when everyone else can tell his brother it clearly a closeted psychopath. Yet it would be a disservice to Wallace to say that he did not own his character, although one dimensional Wallace's acting gave the character depth, even the choppy editing was not enough to dampen the depth of YT character, it was truly as if we were watching another drama within the drama.
And sadly that is not the same case with LS character, his character got the less cleanup but MTY was not able to bring depth to his character, if you are not a fangirl it was actually hard to be pull into feeling sorry for LS. I'm saying this because I watched the drama with my husband and mother-in-law. And the three of us had pretty opposing views, my husband and I have seen MYT in other dramas , and his acting his usually on par with some and sometimes like this time very underwhelming. This was my mil first encounter with him in such a prominent role and she was not impress. When you watched the drama the most that comes to mind when going through the character of LS is the overwhelming sense of depression. Throughout the drama MTY has this I'm super depressed look on his face even when the emotions he was supposed to convey was one of anger. I do get that there is a lot of grief going around in this drama but there is so many ways to express grief without looking depress the most starling difference is probably seen in the scene where JS tells YT about her abortion, with just his eyes since he has no dialogue you can see YT go from Joy to despair to simply undiluted anger. VS that scene were LS learns that JS and him are not related MTY fell to bring in people to feel is pain right there, when he is going to the most painful realisation of hs life that he can now without restraint go after the woman he love. No what come out at that moment his pretty much a robotic renditions of his line and once that dead in your soul emotion that his been sorting all along. And that is carried through the end where instead of seeing a guys that sacrifice his own happiness for his sister, all we see his a controlling man that choose to isolate himself from his friends and family and live in the past when he realize that he could not control any of them.

And that truly is the feel that we get at the end of this drama that was truly big at sending the vibe that if you decide to let go then you can be happy in life. When you don't learn to let go then life get pathetic for you.

The biggest contrast of love for me was truly between the way LS and YT loved JS. LS wanted to control her and seems quite content to have JS be is emotional sounding board. And he seemed to be content that she was totally and utterly co-dependent on him. While YT approach to loving JS was to let her go. He allowed if not pushed a little hard sometimes for her to make her own decision over the place she should have in his life, She was in control even when it seemed he was making the decision for her.

There is so many examples throughout the drama of the danger of not letting go of your obsession Bei's wife and mistress loose's their minds waiting for him to return to them and both died being insane. Even BWX obsession with JX , even if they try to give it a positive spin at the end with them ended together and waiting for the arrival of their child, we still see that in their desire not to let go he loses arm. And we can pretty much say that his life is quite in shambles while he was holding to his obsession. Then we also see it with Tianen because of hate he not only appears as the psycho, only once he decide to let go does he character actually take a turn were viewers somewhat get interested in his backstory.


I have so many thing to say but I feel like I should turn into an article. So what I'm going to say is that this is a really good drama if you go in focusing on the story and not the fan base. Because yes there is a story being told here, and it's a story of love, growth and forgiveness. My biggest regret is that the story truly suffered from censorship, and the negative connotations it send people with disabilities. There seemed to be an underlying tone that somewhat suggested that people with disability were not capable of love or making others around happy. And that irked me a little. And wow in watching this be ready to see a lot of hospital scene. I'm pretty sure this drama had been sponsor by hospital and apples selling merchant.

I kinda of went on quite a rant here , what I'm saying go watch the drama it 's good don't get swept into the controversies ad make your own opinion.

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My review is probably not going to be of help to anyone, but I just felt the pulsion to let this impression somewhere.

What can I say about Singing Along that would do this drama justice, probably nothing. I had this drama on y plan to watch for the last 3 years and every year I kept starting episode one and then putting back on hold. But to quench my thirst of waiting for Legend of Fuyao I picked this drama up again. And man that was the best decision I ever had. I binge watch this drama from all of Friday to now without sleep. Why you may ask well because it had been a long time since I had been so invested in characters struggles and victories.
Yin Li Hua and Lui Wenshu truly deserved their titles of beloved pair. But the beauty of this drama doesn't simply lay in the romance that will surely make you wish you had something similar. But the love and camaderies between family and friends is one of the reason this drama stand so tall. Your heart will break at the reality of war that is portrayed here. I have nothing but praise for the all cast. The lead truly lead and the supporting cast truly supported. Like I say I just need needed to give my two cents on this drama. I going to go to try to collect myself back and mourn the end of this drama and all the tears that I shed then I will go to bed.

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I' m not going to waste my time in summaries, or go in a play by play of the drama. I just felt that I should make this little notes for the show in cases someone was wondering if this drama was worth it or not.

Well it a really good drama if you don't constantly compare it to Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms or King's Woman. It's a really good drama if you go in turning the useless Zhan Bin Bin fangirl mode. Because personally I think that this drama mostly gets a bad rep simply all of Zhan Bin Bin fans. This drama is about more than the romance. As someone here puts it, it's a story of growth. So if you truly want to enjoy this drama go in thinking for yourself. Don't let anyone sway you into one ship or another. And mostly don't compare and insult the all cast hard work.

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I haven't written a review in a while so take what I say with a grain of salt. I truly believe Black Knight deserve one to serve as a buffer of sort to all the negatives comments in the comments sections.  
I have been watching dramas for over a decade now and I can fairly say that Black Knight is one of those Love it or Hate it drama. Personally I like it, it  wasn't spectacular enough to take me to the love level but it was warm enough to bring me to like.
So if you find yourself  looking for a drama were you know that there is 99% of chance that the plot and story progression will go nowhere, then you have found yourself at the right stop. Because that is exactly what you will get plotwise here :" NOWHWERE". But don't let the nowhereness of the plot deter you from 20 hours of free cheese and well place laughter if you know how to turn off your overthinking cap.
Let's  give props where there are due.
Go into this drama with zero expectations of wow moments and you will be the happiest person on earth. Go into this drama with a mind set that is ready to jump at every plot whole and expecting (a+b)=c moment and you are going to be the most miserable person on earth.

I came into this drama for Kim Rae Won and I was not disappointed, he showed that yes he is a veteran actor and he can work with whatever is thrown at him. And let's thanks this drama for giving female viewers out there a somewhat healthy male model,  Soo Hoo was kind, hard working and mature. He acted like a gentleman from the moment we met him and showed us that it is possible to want to attain childish dream while being an adult about it.  Something that we have to admit K-drama don't always show us.  So if you want to just chill and watched KRW do his thing then watch this.  

Jang Mi Hee another veteran actress also shined in the mastery of her craft. She portray reformer Baek Hee with class.  Making us laugh at her eccentricity at the right moment and cheering for her to attain the absolution she so wanted. Go in at least just to check in Beak Hee moments even if you have to skip through the drama.

Seo Ji Hye  truly surprised me with her portrayal of Sharon. I'm not going to be singing her acting prowess because to me she more of  a hit or miss actress. But  I have to say that she nailed Sharon essence.  If what we wanted from Sharon was a emotion spot holder than an actress with better control of her facial expressions and mastery of acting would have been better.  But for what the drama came to give us of Sharon SJH  was a good choice.  She has that entitled feel to her.   If you have to check this out well at least check some of Sharon clip, she was at least funny in her eccentricity. Yet also delivered the right amount at annoyance at the mastery of the lack of development her character went through ( which I personally  think was intentional.) It occurred to me that maybe the point that the writer was trying to make with Sharon lay in her lack of moral or personal growth.
 
Acting wise these three are the only one that stood out for me. While it was quite cute watching Shin Se Kyung and Kim Rae Won be cheesy and cute together. Shin Se Kyung once again failed to invest me in her character, she seemed to be a simple place holder around which everyone else gravitated in order to be positioned right.  
  Reading this I can see yourself asking what I'm trying to get at and what the point of these long review that doesn't really say much.  Well I what I truly want to say is, ignore the nagging people and the eternal discontent. Grab a bag of popcorn on a rainy and watch this, even as a place holder to cure that itch that you have for waiting for the other drama that you really wanna watch.  It would not be a wasted 20 hours.  It would just be  20 hours that you spent enjoying some nice cinematography, you will have some decent music and some visually attractive people to watch for about 20 hours.  Then you will move on with your life.

Don't come in with expectations and enjoy the laugh and MOST OF ALL: DON'T OVERTHINK THINGS.

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So while I was siting here trying to figure out what I could add to the praise that this drama is receiving , I just thought hell just say what you think.

I was mesmerized by this drama, because the acting has just so raw and flawless, the cast truly complemented each other, they covered for each other flaws and blended seamlessly. It was a pleasure to watch them act, so if you really have reservation about watching this drama, throw them away because even if the story doesn't resonate with you, the acting will pull you in.

The Music was really soothing and beautiful, it got a 8.5 from me because well I was mostly only into two songs, the rest I just found them passable , but I think that they superposed them to the scene on screen pretty well.

I have to admit that has everyone was saying that the show brought them to tears, I did not cry one bit that is why it's not getting that 10 that would have established it has a masterpiece for me. I laughed at the right places, and got sad but I did not get to the heart-wrenching desperation that some viewers felt, and I think that his one of the flaw if this drama, it easily brought to tear criers but it did not try to reach the extra mile for those who don't cry easily.

I'm suspecting that the writers just lean too easily on the actors and director excepting them to do all the work to deliver her work.

Anyway do not let these things keep you away from good entertainment thought. Because I feel that these drama kind of prove that there is still hope for K-dramas actors and that we have actors out there that can act.
So I don't know if this will be helpful but I felt like I should say it . have fun watching.

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I mean after you read what is available of the manga, you wonder is there an drama or live adaptation! Well then you stumble upon this and at first there's many moment where you go WTF !! the Lead actress just scream too much, the guy playing Naoki is not even trying and the girl playing the the interference between Naoki and Kotoko just tries to much.
This adaptation was just very bad especially compare to the other show that came later on. I mean it's a good thing to watch on a rainy afternoon when you have totally realize that your computer is dead and that there's nothing worth to watch on T.V. Seriously it's good that they tried to be somewhat original but they just went totally out of the manga, the only thing that may be recognize is the characters name and just probably the fact that they family are somewhat the same too. I found this reviews that I wrote in 2010 and I was so struck by the fact that today in 2014 I still feel the same about this drama.

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Wow what to say about this movie that no one has already said. I guess nothing to those who loved secret we all agree that this movie was simply beautiful with magically beautiful music.

For one I had never heard of Jay Chou (well that until I check that I had watch one his movie before , see how unaffected I was,) before this but I can say with confidence that he's someone that I will keep on checking, When looking at him perform you can only tell yourself wow the man's brilliant.

But why am I babbling about him only, when there his a movie to talk about. Secret is just a sweet magical note that will take you on for a ride and when you finally think that you have gotten to the bottom of what the true is, BOOM you are sent on an opposite direction.

Secret is a simple romantic movie, with a splash of pang because you get to easily identify with the characters , even thought there's a fantasy twist to it.

So if you just need a easy little romantic movie, then it would be nice to pick up a nice seat and lose yourself in secret. And Well if you are a classical music lover than the better for the music in this movie is just simply perfect.

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This movie was hilarious and deeply heart-felt at the same time.

It's about a transfer student Na-Mi (Shim Eun-Kyeong) who comes from a small town in Jeolla Province to her new school in the capital city of Seoul.She is nervous, her small town dialect comes out and she is bullied by others. Coming to her help are a group of girls Choon-Hwa (Kang So-Ra)who is known for her strong sense of loyalty and fighting skills, Jang-Mi (Kim Min-Young) who only wish is to have plastic surgery to get double eye-lids, Jin-Hee (Park Jin-Joo)who excels at spewing profanity, Geum-Ok (Lee Yeon-Kyung) whose biggest interest is literature, Bok-Hee (Kim Seon-Kyeong) who only dreams of one day becoming Ms. Korea and Su-Ji (Min Hyo-Rin) who is always arrogant and the girls pretty face mascot. Na-Mi quickly becomes part of their group.

This movie is mostly a reflection of what 25 years of life can do to you and the power of friendship. It's a walk on memory lane. You will feel touched by the acting of the younger cast as much as the older one. I did not except this movie to be about older woman when I read the synopsis. But there's nothing that I have to complain about with this movie, it's just like the title a "sunny" movie.

So if you are looking to walk down memory lane with a smile on your face. This is a must and you may learn a things or two about treasuring your friends.

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