I will say right now that this drama alone deserves to be in the list of dramas with an unsatisfying ending. Firstly, the K-drama revolves mostly on the female lead and second male lead, giving us watchers the hope that they would surely end up together, only to pair the female lead with the main male lead despite ZERO intimate moments together. Trash ending! But other than that, I decided to add it in my favorite romantic drama list because it is a must watch! Second male lead and female lead have strong chemistry. I love them sm ;-;

Ji Chang Wook's character is honestly so damn relatable. As soon as we are shown his past I went like bam, this is my top favorite character in the whole series. Despite having had a rough past, he still carries on with a smile like everything's alright. And even though I'm not a fan of magic, it was cool to see him drop some tricks here and then. I also found it interesting how the plot wasn't entirely about magic but mainly focused on the character's main struggles. Worth watching.

Prepare yourselves, this will have quite a big of a rant. I'll start off with saying, Japan, you have actually done it. You've exposed the world with what you're capable of, and I couldn't be more proud! There are so many Japanese series and movies that I would LOVE to introduce to my friends and family but it's so hard to find good ones in Viki, much less Japan. They're just not as accessible as K-drama's are. Japan's entertainment industry simply doesn't expose their stuff overseas compared to South Korea. I guess it's pretty understandable because Japan's population alone is enough to expose their own media to their own people. However, there are so many actors/actresses that I feel should take the spotlight and be more exposed to the western world like Korean actors and actresses. Now, my rant has finished. Let's get on with the actual J-drama itself.

Alice in Borderland is pretty interesting. Typical survival game show, but it's actually good. We first see people disappearing and Alice being left with his friends. I got pretty immersed at the first games, as new characters got introduced and such. But that particular episode when Alice is truly left alone, is what completely takes the turning point of this whole series. I was actually expecting his friends to live, but Jesus Japan, you are a goddamn genius for not allowing that to happen. It was so much more emotional than any other scene in the history of J-dramas. Not to mention Japan is good at family dramas. They always make me bawl like a baby -aggressively points at Enoshima Prism- Now, I have seen many hate towards this drama because of the way the female characters are treated. The beach's rules were to keep as little clothing as possible on your body, but meanwhile, men were wearing t-shirts while the women wore bikinis. I mean, their reason makes sense, but honestly, that was kind of the point, to show the viewers that the people who were in charge of the beach were ruthless bastards, right? I don't think the scriptwriter intended to write that without thinking the consequences of it. There is obviously a reason why misogyny exists, even in a J-drama. And I think many missed the point on it.