Bravo, bravo my life! A drama that radiates comfort ♥️

I’m definitely going to write a pretty long review about this drama since it was super beautiful, so bear with me please.

I was honestly hesitant to start watching this drama. This drama has been in my plan to watch list for so long, and I never had the urge to start watching it. If I had known it was this amazing, I would’ve watched it a long time ago. I was actually in search for a funny drama, ones that made you laugh, and ones that would make you instantly forget about your worries, ones that don’t require you to think much. I knew somehow that this drama would make me cry, since it was a stereotype for prison movies/dramas. I always have a special spot for prison dramas and films, I loved Miracle in Cell No. 7, Harmony, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, etc, and I knew that prison movies are one of the genre that would never fail in making me cry like a baby. That’s probably the biggest reason why I would avoid watching this drama for so long. But I picked it up anyways during quarantine.

And boy, how I was wrong! This drama is the perfect package! You get all those super hilarious moments, you get tons of “UGH I HATE THIS GUY I NEED TO HAVE SOME REVENGE SCENES” moments, you get tearjerking moments, and you also get tons of happiness and comfort watching this drama. I can’t actually explain why this drama became really special to me, but this drama comforted me and made me laugh during one of my darkest times: when I got tested positive of Covid for the very first time in my life. I needed a drama where I could forget all the stress and worries I’ve been feeling this past few days, and I finally got an answer.

Prison Playbook teaches you a lot of important things in life, despite having murderers, con-artists, drug dealers, and many other criminals as main characters. Although some of the characters here seem unforgivable, you’ll watch them here thinking the same thing I did: all of them deserves a second chance. The main characters here are super lovable. What I really love about this drama is their ability to make me cry and then laugh in the other second, just like it did with Hi Bye Mama. The writers succeeded in playing with my emotions and I really love dramas that could do just that. The characters were written in such a way that could make you hate and then really love them. No one is perfect in this drama, but who is though? Being realistic is important.

This drama shows you a realistic point of view of life and law. How it seems unfair sometimes, you don’t always get what you want, but don’t give up, because good will always win. Like Je Hyeok who looks like he’s the unluckiest man on Earth—a successful baseball player who got sentenced for murder after saving his sister from a rapist, then got a lot of haters in prison who was trying to kill him, was then unable to do baseball because of the injuries he had—if you are good, and if you do good whenever, wherever and to whoever, even those who did evil things to you, you will always find a way. Kill those evil people with kindness, just like Je Hyeok, this is one of the biggest lessons I learned from watching this drama. Instead of giving you a scene where the bad guys die or gets punished for what they did until the very end of the drama, this drama shows you about forgiveness. Sometimes it’s good to forgive eventhough it’s hard to do.

Asides from all the lovable and super hilarious and entertaining characters in this drama such as Liutenant Paeng, Officer Song, the warden, Looney, Mr Kaist, Dr Ko, Captain Yoo, Kim Min Chul, Crony, Lee Joon Ho and Lee Joon Dol, Jailbird, and everyone else, I really love every night broadcast that was shown in every episode. Lee Min Joo from Borami Broadcast gave this drama a touch of comfort and meaningful quotes that I really really love.

The music really stands out for me. As a fan of one of the OSTs here even before I started watching—“Bravo, My Life!” by Eric Nam—I would give the music score a 10 right from the beginning, but a lot of songs that I know was played as well, like “I Choose to Love You” and “Time to Say Goodbye”, and that certainly made the scene more memorable for me. The instrumentals was perfect in every scene. Although I’m not a big fan of the rap songs, the other OSTs made up for it.

Lastly, I would like to thank everyone involved in this drama, from all the casts, the directors and the screenwriters and all the staff for creating this beautiful masterpiece. If I could write something that bothered me is that I would really love it if I could see Mr Kaist, Jean Valjean, Dr Ko, Looney again, and probably a little reunion in the end of everyone, but like my father always told me everytime I wanted more from a happy ending, “It’s up to the viewers to imagine the ending, you don’t really need to see everything and they don’t really need to explain everything to make it a great happy ending.” It is enough for me to watch those happy smiles at the end. And I’m thrilled. I’m sad that it’s over now, but goodbye, let’s meet again someday. Overall, a definite 10/10. Bravo!

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This movie deserves an infinite amount of stars! ⭐️

If everyone involved with the production, the story, and everything in this movie could get a dollar for every time it manages to make me teary-eyed, they would all definitely be a millionaire! I saved this movie for a special movie night with my siblings when we all gather for a sleepover, and I must say this movie was the perfect pick! I tend to avoid watching tearjerker movies since I know I would be a total crybaby every time I watch them, so I thought watching this movie together with my cousins and my sister would be perfect!

I just don’t know where to start with this movie. Everything was perfect. Whether it was the acting, the story, and gosh—the MUSIC! It was heavenly. Traumerei was an excellent choice! And I just think that everyone did a really great job portraying all their characters. Even though this movie was mostly depressing, heartbreaking and sad, I definitely found myself smiling and laughing heartily on some of the scenes—which I think it was hard to do but they managed to wrap it all up perfectly!

The only thing bothering me is the ending. It seemed like something wasn’t finished, like it was cut off. There weren’t even any credits in the end, which I think was odd. But still, I think this movie was really really beautiful. Although heartbreaking, I would love to rewatch this anytime! Overall, a 10/10 for sure! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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“This was the sunniest moment of our lives.”

As a high school student myself, who’s going through some rough times through adulthood, I am beyond amazed by this film. Not only does this film resembles a great friendship and solidarity, but it made you feel like you’re going through the story yourself.

It’s been a long time since I last wrote a review here, since I’ve been caught up in school assignments, and was currently in a Western-movie/series marathon, but I know this film is just perfect for a movie day with my cousins and I need to watch this movie as soon as possible. And yes, this movie is perfect to watch anytime, anywhere and with anyone! You’ll definitely laugh out loud watching this one, your eyes would definitely drop a tear or two, and you’ll smile and feel nostalgic.

The friendship portrayed in this movie may be the best I’ve ever seen, and the casts were just undescribably perfect in every scene. I’m a sucker for friendship movies, and as a fan, I think this movie deserves to be seen by everyone. Thank you to everyone that made this movie happen—all the casts, the directors, the producers and writers, the staffs. Overall, a solid 100/10! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The first historical drama that successfully captured my heart!

As you can all see, my watchlist has literally no historical dramas/movies in my completed list or my plan to watch list. I’ve only seen Moon Lovers which failed me at the first few episodes, and sadly I had to drop them. Since then, I tend to avoid watching historical dramas as I thought it wasn’t my cup of tea. I tried watching the King’s Case Note once, and yet again I dropped them. And eventually I came with a thought that every historical dramas/films are B.O.R.I.N.G. However, then comes Mr. Queen, which I heard was really different from other historical dramas with the eccentric female lead and a comedic storyline. Who would’ve thought this drama would caught my eye—the eyes of someone who once avoids historical dramas.

The first episode didn’t really wow me to be honest, but oddly enough, I continued until the fifth episode, the eighth episode, the sixteenth episode, and eventually it lead me to the very last episode. I have to admit that some of the episodes in the middle (Ep 15-17) is a little boring as it focuses more on the dark side of the Palace instead of focusing on the King and Queen, but the trio—Court Lady Choi, Hong Yeon and the Queen herself—is something that always made me excited to watch a new episode. The side characters in the story left a big impact on the whole drama, as it made the drama more alive, more entertaining, and more beautiful!

The casts were all amazing! Shin Hye Sun killed the role, I really couldn’t think of any other actress that could pull off this role better than her! And what can I say for Cha Chung Hwa (Court Lady Choi), Che Seo Eun (Hong Yeon), Lee Jae Won (Du Il), Kim In Kwon (Royal Chef Man Bok), B.A.P’s Yoo Young Jae (Kim Hwan).... they were all ah-may-zing! Just WOW! Killed it! The only reason why I couldn’t give a full mark on the acting part was because there were some actors (like the man with the scar on his face and Dam Hyang’s dad) that seemed a little awkward when acting, but overall, it’s excellent!

What I really love about this drama is the balance between the genres. You could get this super nervewracking scenes, but it could make you laugh out loud in split seconds with the sudden comedy. You could see this beautiful friendship between the FL and the side characters and the beautiful romance between the leads. It was all written flawlessly. I really love how they took 35 minutes of the last episode to give every protagonists (even the side characters) a happy ending. I don’t really get why people are not happy with the ending of this drama which shows Bong Hwan going back to his body and So Yong going back to the Queen’s body once again... We may never see Queen So Yong beat Man Bok with her cooking skills, or seeing her use weird words that the King always fail to understand, or seeing her act inappropriately that made Court Lady Choi stressed out most of the time, but the happy ending here satisfies me so much, as it still makes everyone happy. Everyone gets justice and each of their own happy endings. It ends with all smiles, and that’s what really matters for me.

Thank you, Mr Queen for showing me beautiful friendships and romance and also for showing me that a happy ending doesn’t really mean the death of all the antagonists—but forgiving is. Despite all the controversies that has happened to Mr. Queen, I’m thankful that I had the chance to watch this from start til finish. Beautiful drama.

Overall, a 9.5/10! Off to Mr Queen: Bamboo Forest! Let’s go! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Three words: I LOVE IT!!!

Why did I never put this in my PTW list? Why was I never interested in watching this movie even though I’ve seen the poster at least 5 times? I decided to watch this movie in a whim since I’m in my romance movie marathon.

For your information, I think this is my first time watching Go Soo. And I’m... in LOVE! What a pleasant surprise to watch Go Soo in a romance movie, I really really enjoyed watching him in this movie. Every casts, literally everyone was very very super duper good in this movie. I would like to see more of Ma Dong Seok in a romcom, please! I love love love the casts and every characters here. Bear with Han Hyo Joo’s irritating character in the first 30-40 minutes please, I’m sure her character development will satisfy you!

The romance... YES YES YES!!! I was actually disappointed midway since I thought that the main leads fall in love too fast after all the love-hate relationship. But.... the angst came up shortly afterwards and I was super duper satisfied with the storyline. It made me feel like I’m in a rollercoa aster ride. I was amazed that the comedy was great and actually funny, and how the story managed to make me teary-eyed at times too. Rarely happened to me when watching romcoms.

So, overall a 10/10! Angsty but fluffy with good-looking at excellent casts!! Mighty Ma Dong Seok become all cutie here in this movie. Prepare to laugh and prepare your hearts: fluffy content ahead! ♥️

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“It’s hard for people to change. If changing was easy, we wouldn’t be humans.”

The Plan Man is way more than just the typical romcom. I wouldn’t consider this a romance if you may ask. If you expected a lovey-dovey, cute couple moments, this is not the movie for you. But if you are searching for deep, but still comedy, a story that explains to you the real meaning of love, I recommend you this one!

This movie tells a story of a man with OCD who wrote about meeting his crush for a hundred days in his diary. Han Jeong Seok (Jung Jae Young) plans everything with the alarm, and he never misses a single minute in doing his daily routine. When he manages to pick up his courage and confess to his crush who works in the minimarket, he was incredibly surprised to find that he was confessing his feelings to another female part timer, Yoo So Jeong (Han Ji Min), as he then left his diary by accident in the minimarket. As a woman who had a dream to be a singer, So Jeong wrote a song based on Jeong Seok’s diary and sang it live on the bar she always performed. When So Jeong realizes Jeong Seok’s feeling to her fellow workmate, she asks him to join her as a duo performing at an audition to impress his crush.

A simple story. But not cliche. Some may say the story is a little too overdramatic, but for me the story was just right. The story gives off a lot of meaning to love and life, especially for us to CHANGE. If you don’t change, when will you get better? We must take action to fight our trauma.

This may not be the most romantic romance movie there was, but this movie is worth the watch! Really sweet and meaningful, overall an 8.5/10 ⭐️

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You can't miss this comedic gold. Trust me.

I came across this drama when I searched for Lee Sun Gyun after watching his movie "All About My Wife" (I recommend that movie too btw hehe). I don't think I've ever been interested with this drama before, it's never been in my watchlist, but when I read reviews about it, why don't I give it a try? After watching both seasons of Stranger with dark and mysterious vibe, serious cases of prosecutors and police officers, I think I needed some bright-comedy drama, and this drama was like the answer to my prayers!

No, I didn't expect any comedies in this drama, I just thought it was something light, but never did I expect something this funny. From my personal experience, the 1st till the 4th episode of every drama tend to be boring because it's still the 'introduction' of the characters and also the main problem of the story, but Diary of a Prosecutor is just different. It gets funny right from the very first episode, and the story develops excellently. However, I have to admit that the mid-episodes get a little boring but as you get to the scenes where the team is on the act, it's very entertaining. What I like about the story is that it's very realistic - it has no forced romances, prosecutors are not perfect, etc. I liked how the drama didn't just focus on Lee Sun Gyun and Jung Ryeo Won's character but the team as a whole. Each episode shows every character in-depth, explaining their stories in detailed.

The acting - do I really have to say this, it's pretty obvious that everyone, especially the main characters played their role perfectly. I have to say, I'm obsessed with Lee Sun Gyun's deep and husky voice. Jung Ryeo Won's character may seem a little irritating at first, but once you get to the later episodes, you'll empathize with her somehow. She's unpredictable, but sometimes clumsy. She acts like she doesn't care, but deep down she has her soft spot. She's just fierce and amazing for me, although I hated her so much at first hahaha. Watching this drama made me wish for a working environment like this - you get a very supportive boss, surrounded by amazing friends who's also supportive, you'll have lunch and dinner together everyday.

The music, fits in so well with every scene. When you get to a funny scene, the music gets quirky. When you get to a super relaxing scene (chilling at a ship watching the waves), the music gets jazzy. Great drama with great acting and great music!

There are also tons of life lessons you can pick up from this drama, I personally love Episode 8 (mostly talking about women empowerment) and Episode 13 (about fraud). But for me, Episode 12-END is just excellent. If I were to compare this with Stranger, I just love how Diary of a Prosecutor ends with Lee Sun Gyun coming back to Jinyeong, and everything goes back to where it begins, while it doesn't end the same way with Stranger ;( But that asides, both are very amazing dramas I recommend for all of you. If you want something serious, mysterious, full of angst and tensed scenes, I prefer you watch both seasons of Stranger. But if you want something light, something funny, relaxing and bright, I prefer you watch Diary of a Prosecutor.

Overall, a 9.5/10. Loved it and will totally rewatch! Amazing casts, amazing story and amazing music. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A GEM I WISH I'D KNEW SOONER... THE BEST MOVIE I'VE WATCHED IN MONTHS!

First place goes to China, second goes to South Korea, then third goes to North Korea. But what happens if the second and third place join forces?

So... where to begin? I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who decides to watch the movie after watching Secret Forest and having a big crush on Bae Doona. After seeing the line-up casts, I'm sure that this movie won't be bad at all. Ha Ji Won, Bae Doona, Lee Jong Suk, Oh Jung Tae, what could possibly go wrong with this line up? None. And as expected, the acting was SUPERB. The emotions they poured into the movie, it just felt so real.

The story was based on a true story, and it was inspirational. Two rivals, from the same country, unite their powers to beat their ultimate enemy, the China Team. We can see how the characters develop friendship slowly between South and North Korea and how they slowly became inseparable. I don't know that I would cry a river watching the last scenes, especially the farewells.

The music, perfect. It matches perfectly with the scene, making the viewers cry, and feel proud as they watch the movie.

Overall, a super great movie and I recommend everyone to watch, 100/10. Loved every second of it. ⭐⭐⭐

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I was browsing through some movies similar to Our Times and I stumbled upon Café. Waiting. Love. Vivian Sung was the main character so I was excited on watching it. The start was so-so, it wasn’t that boring but it wasn’t that great either.

As you go on to the movie, it starts to get more and more sweeter. The romance starts. The “so-called” mystery starts. The sad scenes start. And it gets a whole lot better. To be honest, I underestimated this movie at first. But I was surprised that this movie even had a plot twist... and also some unexpected fantasy hehe.

Recommended for you who needs some light romance with sweet but-not-cringey scenes! Overall, an 8.5/10 ⭐️

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I wasn’t expecting much when I first saw the title of the movie. But I knew it was going to be new for me to watch this kind of movie because I’m used to seeing crime and mystery K-Movie and not the drama one. It was also a first time for me to see a movie about the history and politics of Korea and it blew my mind away actually!

The casts and the acting were so incredible and the story about friendships, families, teamwork and love really touched my heart to the core. I heard this movie was made based on a true story so I’m now curious about the real person.

Although this movie was super great, I actually wished Peter would reunite with Mr. Kim. But, all’s well ends well. Without Mr. Kim helping Peter, what would Gwangju be now? ;) 95/100 ⭐️

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Well, for starters, I didn’t even bother reading all the reviews when I was about to start watching the film. I remembered that this movie was all I have left in my phone, so I started watching it. I liked Yoo Hae Jin and have watched plenty of his movies, and I have to say this is the best one so far.

Such a heartwarming film with a hint of both comedy and action and a tiny bit of romance. This film taught us about how we need to be grateful for things around us, small or big, and to never give up.

Thank you to all the writers, producers, and directors and especially the actors and actresses for presenting such a great movie. And for the watchers, don’t skip the credits for extra cute scenes. 9,5/10 ⭐️

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When I first started watching the drama, I wasn’t hoping for too much comedy. I thought this would be more of the serious law type of drama with a bit of romance in it. I was so WRONG. This drama has not only make me laugh non stop, but also make me feel the tension like I was actually experiencing it live. I’ve never supported casts with big age gap, but this drama cast is just perfect! Kim Hye Soo and Ju Ji Hoon are the perfect match, and they’re just WOWED ME EVERY EPISODE.

The story might be a bit predictable, but I’m sure no one would feel bored watching this. Not even slightly. The comedy was excellent, the romance isn’t too much and just perfect. The only thing missing is just the fact that Jang Geum Ja and Yoon Hee Jae didn’t get the chance to perform together at the court for the last time!! I was hoping for one, but the last scenes were enough though!! BEST COMEDY LAW DRAMA I’VE EVER SEEN. TOTALLY A MUCH WATCH. 100000000000/10 ⭐️

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Oh my! How can I even start writing reviews about this drama?!

At first, I wasn’t even interested in medical dramas, and plus I never even watched one. I was then met by tweets and posts about how good the second one is, and how could I watch the second one first then the first one? So I decided to try and watch the first season.

The first episodes was immediately tense, but I don’t feel really bothered by it surprisingly. As I move on to a further episode, I felt this feeling I rarely felt when I watch dramas. I couldn’t go to sleep without knowing what happens next because I was so addicted and drawn to the drama. I fell in love with Kang Dong Ju and was so interested with Yoon Seo Jung’s character. I was drawn to the friendships and I felt nothing can replace this drama. Kim Sabu, Oh Myung Sim, Park Eun Tak, Manager Jang, Doctor Nam, President Yeo, Do In Beom, Woo Yeon Hwa, you have my heart!

This drama is really different from the rest! There weren’t those cliche love triangles, there weren’t that much of a kissing scene but it still warms your heart after watching them. You will immediately ship Doctor Kang and Doctor Yoon even without seeing them doing lovey dovey scenes in the drama. That’s how powerful the cast’s acting is . The music was incredible and it really fits to all the scenes. The acting was incredible as well and the story is excellently written.

This drama makes you cry, feel inspired, feel annoyed and also laugh. I hope the producers and the writers bring back the S1 casts and reunite them all together in the S3. This drama is GOLD. 1000000000/10 ⭐️

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Truly an amazing and a heartwarming story! From what I read before watching the movie, it was a true story back in 2008. The movie isn’t boring at all, and I find it quite amusing to see a court-themed-movie with a hint of comedy.

Park Hyung Sik played his role very well, the other casts too. The story inspires people to not judge people too fast. It teaches us to see the bigger picture of everything before making decisions.

I think considering a jury’s decision is one of Korea’s best decision. According to the movie, it shows us that not all pathologists could be trusted. So, before deciding, make sure that we’ve checked every detail there is and make sure every opinion is heard.

Cried a bit in the end, so prepare tissues just in case!

Overall, a 9/10! ⭐️

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Satisfied my need for cliché and dramatic rom-coms

The whole premise of this movie is cliché and predictable. If I think about it again, it’s 17 Again and Christmas Carol combined. I love love love dramatic rom-coms and the fact that it is set on Christmas makes it a whole lot better!

Lee Min Jung is so preeeetty?! I actually planned on watching this movie months ago after seeing that Park Soyi and Kim Joon would act together! Kwon Sang Woo and Oh Jung Se is a unpredictably perfect pair!

Overall, it was a very nice watch seeing that I was able to finish it in 2 hours on my plane ride to Sydney! I would definitely rewatch this comfort movie ?

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