ToneN

Watch it for the chemistry - Don't watch if you hate plot holes

Good things:
The main leads had great chemistry and made the most of the material they were given. The younger actors also delivered strong performances and were convincing in their roles. Several supporting characters had enough depth to feel like real people instead of being one-dimensional. The drama started off on a strong note. The story of the young couple learning that family isn't always defined by blood was heartfelt and engaging. Everything was working well until the major incident shifted the story.

What didn't work:
Unfortunately, poor editing and numerous plot holes in the second half undermined what had been a promising drama.

- If accounting audit teams have to go undercover and risk their lives investigating crimes, they might be in the wrong profession.
- Ms. He's and Chen Yi's sacrifice to protect the illegal ledger felt unnecessary. In the end, saving it had no meaningful impact on the story, making her death seem just a plot point.
- There's a scene where Tu Li meets with Ce Yen, but the audience never learns what they discussed or how it affected the plot. It felt like the editors forgot to remove an unfinished scene.
- Too much screen time was spent on characters who added very little to the story, particularly the mother. The drama seemed to expect viewers to sympathize with her by the end, but it never earned that emotional payoff.
- Country Jin is repeatedly described as a dangerous and terrible place, yet the audit team later talks about vacationing there. The drama never clearly establishes what Country Jin is actually like or explains what Chen Yi did there beyond fighting, making the world-building feel inconsistent.

Read More

Not your typical cdrama - give it a try.

First, if they had just shown ML as the boy next door neighbor who takes care of the FL instead of making him the adopted son, the irrational hatred for this movie would be much less. They clearly have no blood relation as the ML is the son of a friend of the FL lead's father. However, many negative reviews will focus on this. The other complaint is the FL's voice. If you don't like her voice, then no review will change your mind, so I suggest you skip her dramas as she can't change her voice.

As for the show itself, this is one of those no-skips dramas that keeps you riveted from episode to episode.
1. The background of Thailand is amazingly beautiful. You get to see the lit-up streets, the waterfront boats, even the cafe at the end is cute.
2. The acting is superb, special shout-out to the ML for playing that bad boy seeking redemption character and making it so real. The smirk he does at times says so much.
3. The racing scenes are fairly good, the inclusion of real classic street racing cars was a bonus (RX-7, GTR Skyline, S200, 86, etc.) IYKYK!
4. Story kept it moving, no filler episodes with pointless arcs.

Some people may dislike the noble sacrifice arc but there is another review on here that explains it so well what was going on in the ML's thought process. In this case, the trope actually made sense.

Highly recommend if you like action and romance.

Read More