Ok, this is one of my favorite dramas of 2015. I read some of the reviews before writing this and I was like... really? This drama gave me a ton of feels and kept me looking forward to the next episode each week. Compared to the other airing drama that I was watching with this which is still stuck on ep 3 (sorry High Society), this one, I was supposed to watch with my friend but I could never wait for her so we ended up watching this separately.

STORY
Byun Ji Sook is a hard worker trying to help her family get out of debt. Seo Eun Ha is a rich girl who doesn't really have to work hard for anything. They look alike but their not related. Circumstances happen that end up with Byun Ji Sook taking over Seo Eun Ha's life. How long can you keep a secret? How long till living a lie eats you up inside. A story about greed, revenge, family politics. This story has everything, romance, mystery, drama, intrigue, slice of life. Whenever a drama takes me on an emotional roller coaster, it's a good one for me.

ACTING/CAST
Soo Ae was pretty good at portraying two characters who are polar opposites from each other. I've only seen her in one other show and it was the movie "Sunny" which I can't really say I liked her acting there. I can't remember her acting there. >_<
Joo Ji Hoon, what can I say, I just love him. I love his stares and this acting reminds me of when he was Prince Lee Shin in "Goong".
Yoo In Young was pretty good at playing the annoying older sister. She has the perfect villainess look. :D
Yeon Jung Hoon, now this guy wore his mask real well. I don't know how he could keep lying with a straight face all throughout the drama. He is one of the characters I love to hate. I just wanted to shake him.
Hoya, I saw him in "Reply 1997" and I like him in Infinite. But this drama, I really loved him more. He wasn't like in a lot of scenes but in the ones he were in, he's showing some promise with his acting.
Jo Yoon Woo, I want him as my secretary :D. He really cares for his boss and he's just too darn cute.

MUSIC:
Lyn's song "Just One Day" I can just keep listening to it over and over. Navi's "Tell Me A Lie" is pretty good too. I really like the instrumental during the Ji Sook/Min Woo moments.

RE-WATCH VALUE:
Yes, I would re-watch this. I like watching the main characters' journey of overcoming the multiple obstacles to their happiness. How they did their best to protect the ones they love.

OVERALL:
I would recommend it. If you like a little mystery, intrigue, romance with great actors then this drama is a good one to watch.

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I thought I'd write a review for this drama since the only other review is one that I don't agree with. I finished the drama a few days ago and I already miss the cast members. I didn't think the story is boring. It's kinda slow paced but it's like really short episodes. It's not like you have to wait until the every end of the series to find out the plot ending. It's like reading or should I say watching short stories. I tried watching the original Japanese version but I had to stop at episode 1 for a while, I couldn't find the motivation to watch the next one. Unlike this version where I couldn't wait to watch the next episode.

STORY
The story revolves around a restaurant that's only open from 12 midnight to 7 in the morning. He doesn't really have a menu, if he has the ingredients, he'll make you whatever you want. The whole show is about the people that come and go through the restaurant. In all the times that he's been the proprietor of the restaurant, Master (that's what his customers call him), has met interesting people. His regular customers get their story told too. Some episodes are not as memorable as the rest.

ACTING/CAST
I actually watched this drama for Nam Taehyun. I really think he's not that bad of an actor. He acts the way he's supposed to act, I think. But the other actors are great too.
Kim Seung Woo as Master, I think did a good job to appear the friendly restaurant owner.
I love the regular customers who pop up from time to time.
Nam Taehyun plays Minwoo, a student who has so many part time jobs.
Choi Jae Sung who plays Ryu, the mysterious gangster with a heart of gold.
Jung Han Hun (Mr. Kim, the fisherman) &amp; Joo Won Sung (quack doctor), I love their friendly banter.
Jin Seo Yun as Cherry, she works at the bar close by
Park Jun Myun as the manga writer
Ban Min Jung, Song Hwa Ryeong &amp; Jang Hee Jung as the Noodle sisters. Compared to their Japanese counterparts, I like them better.
Son Sang Gyeong as Deongchi, Ryu's scary looking but kinda like a big teddy bear bodyguard.
At the end of most episodes, there's like scenes of his customers going home. I cried seeing the very last one because the show made me like the camaraderie between all of them.
There were a lot of the well known actors as guests like Ji Jin Hee, Oh Ji Ho, Seo Woo, Ahn Jae Wook, Lee Ki Woo etc.

MUSIC
There's not really that much of a music. But I love the opening song &quot;Till the Morning Comes&quot; by Younha.

REWATCH VALUE
Definitely! The episodes are only 30 minutes and like I said, I really like the cast. They made me laugh, they made me cry.

OVERALL
Compared to the original version, I'd rather watch this than that one. I maybe k-drama biased but I really think the original was more boring.

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The first time I saw the movie trailer for this on MNET, I knew I had to watch it. So when I saw it on gooddrama today, I didn't hesitate to start. I am glad that the subs for the movie were accurate too. I saw a movie one time where the subs were just plain wrong. Anyways, on to the review.

The plot - a granny who gets a second chance to be young again and do stuff she wasn't able to do. Because life happened, she had to make sacrifices for her family. When she turned into a young woman again, she embarks on a journey to follow the dream she gave up. It's a comedy with a bit of romance and whimsy. But there's also scenes that will touch your heart.

The actors - I love granny, played by Na Moon Hee. I've seen her in My Name is Kim Sam Soon and Unstoppable High Kick. She is really funny. Shim Eun Kyung who plays granny's younger version was really good in her role. I've only seen her in the movie Sunny, she was pretty good too. Jung Jin Young who plays the grandson was pretty good too. I love his character.

The music - I love it. The songs were great and Shim Eun Kyung has a really nice voice.

Re-watch value - Definitely! It's one of those movies that will warm your heart and make you feel good.

Overall - I recommend this movie.

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I was taking a break from my drama watching when I decided to watch this. I found it on gooddrama.net.
First off, I love stories like this. I'm a sucker for stories with the guy and girl are from different stations. One of those where they can't be together because he's royalty and she's a commoner.

The plot is good. A teacher who tries to reach out to her student and she turns out to be the President's daughter. I just love the teacher, how her eccentricities and principles get her in trouble but she soldiers on and sticks to what she just did. The president's character reminded me of Michael Douglas's character in The American President.

The actors, I've loved Choi Ji Woo since I first watched her in Winter Sonata. This is my first movie with Ahn Sung Ki. He wasn't too bad. He did pretty good for a president role. Im Su Jeong, I've seen her in Finding Mr. Destiny, Sad Movie and ...Ing. I like her too.

The music wasn't really memorable which is how most movie OST's are.

Rewatch value? I would definitely re-watch it. I love Choi Ji Woo.

Overall, I recommend this movie.

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This is the first drama I binge watched for 2018. I was trying to look up what to watch on Netflix and it popped up on my recommended list. I initially watched this for Lee Suhyun. I love her voice. But then I liked the other characters too. I've always heard of Kwon Young Deuk as one of YG's main dancers but I've never really paid attention to him until now. This was a really cute drama. I like watching these kinds of dramas. Most of the time, some fans think that idols are just born the way they are. They don't think about the pressure that some of them go through. How hard they work for their dreams. They are people just like you and me. They go through hardships too.

STORY:
It is a mini drama with only 5 episodes so it was a bit fast paced. It's about who music producer who went on hiatus then decided to come back and gathered a bunch of hidden gems together to make a new idol co-ed group. They all had some issues to deal with so the producer sets out to find ridiculous ways to get them to overcome it. This show made me laugh out loud a bunch of times. It's a bit cliched but I like cliche. :D

ACTING/CAST:
I always like seeing idols expand their wings. I like how they can showcase their other talents other than singing. Lee Suhyun was the reason I watched this but then I enjoyed watching the others too. I've never heard of Kwon Hyun Bin till I watched this drama. I haven't seen Produce 101. I've seen Kim Hee Jung in other dramas before. I knew Hwang Seong Eon looked familiar and then while I was looking at her drama list, I saw that she was in Love For A Thousand More, which is another one of those dramas featuring YG artists. Kim Min Kyo is always funny in the other dramas I've watched before. Kwon Young Deuk is really cute in this drama too. Haha as Chanhyuk is just funny as hell. Can't help compare YZ's CEO to the real YG though.

MUSIC:
I really like their debut song, Red Carpet. And I also liked the song Hyun Bin sang in I think the end of episode 2 and the song that Suhyun sang at the end of episode 3. I also liked Ice Cafe. 

REWATCH VALUE:
Definitely.

OVERALL:
I gave it a 9. It's not the best mini drama but it's definitely worth watching.

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I finished the drama. I guess I'm not as picky as some of the previous viewers. I actually liked this one. I kinda knew the ending before I watched but it still didn't stop me from wishing it could've been different. I'm kinda surprised a lot of people were confused with the plot. I think it was good. The intro before each episode could've been shorter and there were some scenes that made me go whaaat? But overall I liked it. And the songs, I'm so inlove with all of them. This is the first drama I've watched with Changmin in it so I can't really say if he's better or not. I do like him. And Ga Young, she wasn't that bad. I thought she was cute following him around. I would definitely re-watch it later on.

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I finished this drama last night and I've got to say I'm glad I started watching it. I don't think this drama was as advertised as the other dramas that started the same time with it. I watched it because the teaser trailers looked funny. And I've never regretted it. Ok. On to the review.

Story - The story line is good. Watching the end of an episode then backtracking towards the beginning might take awhile to get used to. I do like the way the story moved. Not too fast and the end wasn't rushed either. The beginning made me cringe a bit but I got to hand it to the writers. They made me ride the emotional rollercoaster in each episode. One minute I'm laughing, then I'm crying then mad then there's an &quot;awww&quot; moment. I tell you, anyone who was in the same room as me would have probably thought I had lost my mind. But it was a great ride. Great kissing scenes too. There was chemistry between the leads. Has one of my favorite kisses of all time.

Acting/Cast - I don't think I've ever seen the younger cast except for the girl Yoon So Hee. I believe this was the first time I've watched Yun Woo Jin, Han Groo, Jin Woon, Han Sun Hwa and Heo Jeong Min and they just all played their part so well.

Yun Woo Jin who plays Gong Ki Tae was so adorable and he just made the list of leading men I want for my own. I just love him.
Han Groo who plays Joo Jang Mi, she was just no matter what kind of crazy stunt she pulls, her heart was in the right place.
Jin Woon who plays Han Yeo Reum, was such a cutie pie. And in episode 9? Thank you, I'm dead.
Han Sun Hwa who plays Kang Se Ah is my bias in the girl group Secret. She played her part so well, I almost took her off my bias list XD.
Heo Jeong Min who plays Lee Hoon Dong. Hated him in the beginning but he kinda grew on me.
Yoon So Hee who plays Nam Hyun Hee. I watched her in Let's Eat and she was ok there. Here she was annoying most times.

A lot of the characters were developed so well that even if you hated them in the beginning, you end up liking them later.
Most of the time in k-dramas, there's at least one set of parents you hate. But in this one, I only hated one. And before I close this part, I just want to say, I love halmeoni. :).

Music - The songs are great. I had the song &quot;Love Lane&quot; by Mamamoo stuck in my head so many times. But now that the drama is over, I have &quot;One Day&quot; by Ho Young Son &amp; Danny Ahn stuck on replay. Harumaaaaaaaaaannn...

Rewatch Value: Most definitely. I love the emotional rollercoaster ride this drama has given me.

Overall: 10 out of 10. Actually it's an 11. I love this drama.

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I was having a tough time thinking of what drama to start next, actually I still am. So I decided to watch some of these drama specials I see on Youtube. This is the first one I watched today and I have to say I liked it. The story is good. A guy loses his memory and this one girl helps him find it. The actors were great. I always confuse this guy with the guy from Padam Padam. But he's not that bad of an actor. I actually liked him in his other works. The young girl was pretty good too. I didn't really pay attention to the music. But overall, I would rewatch this one. It's good when you're in between dramas.

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I finished this drama when it ended last week. I got to say this is one of the best dramas of 2014. After I finished watching it with my friend, we talked about how we were gonna rate it. I usually dock a point if there are is like an ending or part that I hated or didn't like. So as I racked my brain, I didn't find anything that I truly could dock points for. I love everything about the drama.

The story has everything you could ask for. There's romance, mystery, drama, bromance, comedy, everything I like in a drama. The chemistry between the leads was great both the older and the younger version. And it really made you want to look forward to each episode. I've thought back to other dramas I've seen and this one didn't disappoint me one bit. I've had dramas where everything started out great and then they decide to add useless scenes or end it on a different note than what I would've liked. But this drama gave me feels all through out.

The cast is amazing. Lee Seung Gi...I've loved the dramas I've seen with him so far. And Go Ahra is so good in this drama too. She was my favorite character from Reply 1994. Cha Seung Won one of the few guys I can call oppa XD. I love his deep voice. And Ahn Jae Hyeon...he's so dreamy. The bromance between him and Seung Gi and Park Jung Min was really awesome. I love their camaraderie.

The music is good. I love the OST. I sorta wish Lee Seung Gi sang a song. But at least we got one from Ahn Jae Hyeon.

I would definitely re-watch this one. I recommend this, TWO THUMBS UP!

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I cried through almost all the episodes. This drama reminds me of an American movie I watched a long time ago. It's called "If Only".

THE STORY
I don't even know how to describe it without spoiling the show. After reading the comments, I thought the ending would be bad but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. In the beginning, it seems like it's the same as every time slip drama you've seen before. But they actually made changes to make it unique in it's own. way.

THE ACTING
I liked all the characters. I love L. I agree with the comment that he needs to be in more dramas where he is the main lead. The girl is pretty good too. The little girl, who plays angel demon, I love her. She's so cute. Of course, Kang Nam Gil, I love it when he plays the lovable dad.

THE MUSIC
I love the OST. I can listen to it over and over. Infinite is one of my favorite bands and Myungsoo aka L is my first bias in the group.

REWATCH VALUE
I can definitely see myself re-watching this. Even though I cried multiple times, I think the story is short enough that I can revisit it later on.

OVERALL
I gave it a 9 because I didn't feel like it's the best drama I've seen. If you're not ready to commit to a regular long drama, then I definitely recommend watching this. It's short and sweet.

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How do I start this review? I've seen so many mixed comments, it's not even funny.

Personally, I really enjoyed this drama. There were a few scenes I could have done without but I think they did a good job considering the other 12 episode musical drama I watched made me shake my damn head so many times at the ending. Like that ending didn't make sense to me. This one though, I think the way they tied up the loose ends in the story was enough for me. I think I know why some people thought it was a waste of time. i think it's a matter of preference. Some were expecting something, while I was sort of had an inkling of how it was going to end. (It's so hard to write a review without spoilers >_<)

The story:
It is not the best written story in k-drama land, but I think they were able to live up to their title. The story is about perseverance, about not giving up no matter how many times you fail. There were a few scenes that I could've done without but it gave me enough emotions that I liked too. The bromance, the relationships, family, I liked them.

The acting/cast:
I am not a big fan of Min HyoRin who plays the main protagonist, Gu HaeRa. She wouldn't be my first pick for the role. She was a bit lacking, in my opinion. But the 2 main guys though, Kwak ShiYang who plays Kang SeJong & Jung JinYoung who plays Kang SeChan/Ray, were pretty good at their roles. SeJong singing...I fell for him right away. I really liked their scenes. I love the other members of the Perseverance team. Lau Henry, who plays Henry, his awkwardness and sometimes tactless moments were too funny. Yoo Seung Eun, who plays Lee WooRi, her voice is just great. And ParK Kwang Seon did a great job at playing his character too.

The music:
I love, love love the music. If you don't like the story, just watch it for the performances. I just love all the songs. Yoo Seung Eun's cover of Jasmine Flower, Perseverance Team's cover of Sixth Sense, Yoo Seung Eun's "I Love You" and more.

Re-watch value:
Would I watch it again? I think so. I really love the performances and the story wasn't bad.

Overall:
9.5 It''s not perfect but it's not bad and I enjoyed it.

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Ok. I was browsing my feeds and I saw one of my MDL friends watching this. I looked at the info and saw that it had one of the j-drama actors I like, Yamashita Tomohisa aka Yamapi. So I decided to give it a try. I finished this drama in 2 days >_<. Once I started I couldn't stop.

The story - a girl who pretends to be the fiancee of the eldest son of a restaurant owner ends up being one of the family. I've noticed a lot of J-dramas have one girl and all the guys around her will end up liking her. Anyways, this drama sort of reminded me of Let's Eat. The way the girl eats, how she enjoys her food, it's really similar to Lee SooKyung's character in Let's Eat. The food porn is pretty good too. It made me want to omurice like crazy.

The cast was good too. The girl, Takeuchi Yuko, who plays Natsumi, was really cute. And my favorite son, Tsumabuki Satoshi, who plays Junzaburo reminds me of Minho from Shinee. I really like his character. Yamapi is still Yamapi. :)

I docked .5 points for the music. Actually there wasn't really much of a music. They had a weird song at the end credits. It was weird but really catchy XD.

I would re-watch this drama, to see Yamapi and Satoshi and food porn. :)

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I finished this drama this week. I wanted to write the review after watching but it was almost 4am so that was a big fat no. Anyways, back to the review.

The story was pretty good. If you like melodramas, you might like this one. I love the very first episode. As soon as I watched it, I couldn't wait for the next one. This drama made me go through a whirlwind of emotions. I kinda think they could've wrapped it up in 18 episodes but oh well, anytime I can see more Kang Haneul and Lee Sang Yoon was fine with me.

The cast was pretty good too. Kang Haneul (young Park Dong Joo), that boy made me cry so much. I loved him in Monstar. This was my first drama with Lee Sang Yoon (adult Dong Joo), and he turned me into a fan. Those dimples were to dies for. Koo Hye Sun (adult Soo Wan)...what can I say? I watched her in BOF and she sorta improved from then but maybe it's because her character was written to be stupid, I don't know. Towards the end, she made me wanted to slap her silly. Kim Ji Suk (Kang Ji Woon), he's always been second lead in the dramas I've seen. I love Seungri (Teddy). I wish he had a bigger role. And that accent, I don't think I can say 'gwaenchanhayo' the same way ever again, it will forever be 'gwaenchanhayoo'. >_< Yoon Ye Joo, who plays Dong Joo's sister was one of my favorite characters. And the little boy, Kim Jin Mo needs to be in more dramas. And Dong Joo's mom has got to be one of my favorite parent in K-dramas of all time.

The music, it was like 'Love is the moment' all over again >_<. Me and my friend would start saying 'with you' if we hear the first bars of the song. But now that it's over, I'm gonna miss hearing 'run run run to you' XD.

I would definitely re-watch this in the future. Just to see my Dong Joo again XD.

Overall, I definitely recommend this drama.

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Okay, I've been debating on whether to write this review or not. This could have been easily one of my favorite dramas save for a few things.

First off, the story is good. A girl who likes trot music and a guy who doesn't like it meet and clash. Circumstances happen and they end up close. It was good. There was a lot of chemistry between the leads. And I had major SLS (Second Lead Syndrome) throughout the drama. Actually, I really was rooting for the main couple. But the second lead was just too adorable. I don't really mind one of the things that happened in the drama that a lot of people hated. My main point is I feel that (how do I say it without spoiling this) some parts felt rushed. There were scenes that were unexplained that should have either been explained or at least taken out of the whole show entirely. I know some writers are like, well we've done that or that scene has been done over and over so let's do something else. I say, stick with what works. You've done cliche scenes throughout the whole drama, why not go all the way. I really wanted to give it a full 10 but alas, there was that one thing I can't get over.

Second, the actors are great. Jung Eunji, who plays Choi Chun Hee(CCH) is just awesome. I loved her in Reply 1997. And she's like my main bias in A Pink. Her voice is just awesome. I think I found a new love for trot music because of her. Ji Hyun Woo, who plays Jang Joon Hyeon(JJH), is awesome too. He picked a good project to make his comeback after his military stint. I loved him in Queen In Hyun's Man. Shin Sung Rok, who plays Jo Geun Woo gave me major SLS feels. I hated him in You Who Came From The Stars. But in this drama, he was so adorable I just wanted to take him home. The second female lead was ok. I do love Yoo Eun Mi, who plays Choi Byul. She was just so adorable playing Eunji's younger sister. The additional characters were good too. JJH's manager Taesong and the mean girl from the same recording company Pilnyeo. CCH's coach was my favorite mom from Angel Eyes. The acting was great.

Third, music was awesome. I love the OST. But can I just say one thing, Why is it that these OST producers not include the songs that made us love the show in the first place? Where is the pepper song? I like the others but it's hard when you want to listen a certain song from the drama and you have to be content watching the drama clip. I've had the same problem with some of the other drama OST's (I'm looking at you Monstar OST producers.) On a side note, if Jung Eunji puts out a trot album, I would definitely buy it. :D

Fourth, re-watch value. I would definitely re-watch it. It was good save for that thing I can't put here because it's spoilers.

Finally, overall, I had to give it a 9.5. Could have been a 10 but I just can't do it. Watch it, if not for the actors or music, I'd watch it again for Choi Byul. :) That little girl stole my heart.

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