I’m emotionally attached, you’ll do too! ❤️

If it wasn’t for my friend who kept on recommending me to watch this show, I wouldn’t even try watching it. I’m not someone who enjoys watching reality show, let alone a dating show. When she told me, “Just try watching it! It’s different,” I thought I’ll try. Never have I imagined myself getting so immersed in the show, really enjoying watching all of the members spending 2 weeks with each other.

My heart fluttered, my eye got teary, and I felt irritated just like some of them did. I was emotionally attached and I really felt like I experienced all these myself. It became one of my comfort shows, I’ll watch them before going to bed, on the way to school, and even in the middle of classes. I’ll never forget this show! I promise I’ll rewatch them again as soon as I turn 20!

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CRAZY UNPREDICTABLE PLOT TWIST!!!

I love love love a great thriller. Especially when it comes with a good plot twist. When my friend told me that the plot twist was shocking in this one, I knew I had to watch it immediately.

I’ve tried watching Korean movies and dramas below the year 2012 and I don’t think it’s my cup of tea. This movie was from 2003 but it was surprisingly easy for me to watch. The acting, the BGM, and man… the storyline were satisfactory. I’ve seen a lot of thrillers with plot twists which means I’m pretty great at guessing on what comes next, so if I couldn’t guess it, that means it’s great. All in all, an 8.5/10 for me! The ending could be summarized better, but the movie was great!

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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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A PERFECT 10 STARS! ???

I always loved revenge plots, whether it’s comedy or thriller. This drama just gave me everything I’m looking for in a revenge plot. I haven’t finished K-dramas in a long time—even Mouse can’t make me this addicted and entertained—so for me to be able to finish this drama is a miracle.

The ending was very much satisfying. Everyone gets their revenge, and every good person gets their happy ending. I must admit the first episodes of Part 2 isn’t the best compared to the 8 episodes on Part 1, but it was still great nonetheless. I’ve read how some people think Lee Do Hyun’s character isn’t really necessary, but I personally think the romance is a cute little addition that could balance out all the violence and gore.

The acting… JAW-DROPPINGLY EXCELLENT. Everyone acted SO SO GOOD. I can officially say this is the one K-drama with no bad actors and actresses. The music… EXCELLENT. Everything about this drama is excellent. Just super great. Super duper recommended! 10/10 ?

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A comedy that would leave you smiling for sure!

It's been so long since I could lay down in my bed watching Asian movies... and I finally got to do it again today, so I thought that "The Con-Heartist" was worth the try! And I don't regret it one bit! It was hilarious and sweet, and very very entertaining.

This movie has the perfect main duo, Baifern, whom I know from "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and that famous Pantene commercial, and Nadech, Urassaya Sperbund's hot boyfriend. I'm not into Thais so I don't keep up with the celebrities, so having two actors I'm familiar with in one movie sounds amazing. The acting was amazing. They were naturally funny and oh my, finally... a comedy without actors overacting. The storyline's actually pretty simple and cliche, but since I really love revenge movies, this one is obviously up my alley. A bunch of comedy mixed with heist and a hint of romance created a perfect movie for me to watch.

I've lost my interest for Asian entertainment a few months back, and I think this movie might bring back my previous excitement. I've been too caught up with Western movies and uni and all and I needed something to boost back my love for Asian films, I'm glad I picked the right one today. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone in search of something light, entertaining and hilarious. Overall, a 9/10! ⭐

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WHOA!

This is my first Korean movie in months! I’ve been in a K-drama/K-movie slump for such a long time and I didn’t know what to watch to end it. Until yesterday, a friend told me about this brilliant movie she just watched, “Forgotten”. When she told me that “the plot twist was amazing”, there’s no way I wouldn’t watch the movie! Plot twists are always my favorite!

This movie was super unpredictable. I thought I could’ve guessed the plot twist, but dang… I was so wrong! The acting was spot on! Kang Ha Neul and Kim Moo Yeol deserved awards for this movie! Just. Brilliant. The music was suspenseful and everything was just perfect!

I would recommend this to anyone who’s searching for a suspensful mystery/thriller with DOPE PLOT TWISTS! Overall, 9 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Not a comedy, but way less serious than any other disaster films!

Probably just like some of you, I thought this movie was a silly comedy. Judging by the trailer, and by having Lee Kwang Soo and Kim Sung Kyun as the main casts, how serious can it be? I decided to watch this movie expecting it to be something that could make me laugh, something lighthearted and silly, but I was wrong.

Don’t get me wrong, I liked it. Quite a lot. It did have some silly scenes, but as the film goes on, it seemed a little forced, and I don’t think the comedy would go along well if they continued it until the end. Lee Kwang Soo can be as silly as always, and I did laugh in a few scenes here, but as a warning so that this film wouldn’t disappoint any of you guys, THIS IS NOT A COMEDY FILM. This is a film about a natural disaster, which mostly consists of serious and nervewracking scenes, and a teeny tiny bit of heart wrenching scenes.

All the casts did well here! Bravo! But it’s no surprise if its Cha Seung Won, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Kwang Soo, Nam Da Reum and Kim Hye Jun, right? They are all excellent actors and actresses! However, some of the CGI effects bothered me at some point. It’s not that bad, but compared to EXIT or Along With The Gods that is also shooted almost fully in front of a green screen, Sinkhole could be done better.

But overall, it’s a great movie! The teamwork was super duper great! Loved the casts, loved the storyline, and I loved the movie! Totally enjoyable, an 8.5/10! ⭐️

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⚠️ WARNING: There would be a lot of comparisons between Reply 1997 and Reply 1988 ⚠️

I was so eager to watch Reply 1997 after finishing with Reply 1988. 1988 left me with a bit of heartache, and a bucket full of tears, so why don’t I try watching the ‘fluffy’ prequel that has so many good reviews? Sung Dong Il and Lee Il Hwa was the biggest reason why I decided to watch this drama, and I was satisfied with their acting. But yes, this drama is so much lighter than 1988.

I would classify this as the cons, but I don’t really care that much about the love line watching this. I didn’t get that chemistry from the MLs and the FL. And I don’t really feel the chemistry in the friendship as well. I believe friendship is one of the main focus of the Reply series, and I know many K-dramas showed the perfectly unrealistic best friends, but deep down I loved them. Reply 1997 showed me a not-so-great kind of friendship. They showed me that even best friends don’t know their friends’ family members, and that best friends are really selfish sometimes. I know this is the realistic version of friendship, but the point of watching a K-drama sometimes is to see that perfect life the characters are living. As for the love line, they tried so hard to make us confused about the love triangle kinda thing. I’m a little uncomfortable with the age gap between the SML and the FL, and it seemed forced too. As I said before, I loved Sung Dong Il and Lee Il Hwa, but I don’t like how suggestive almost every scene with them became, and some other scenes of the ML and the FL too.

The acting was okay. I don’t really like Hoya and Ji Won’s acting at first, but as the drama goes on, they improved! I’m sorry I had a lot to say of this drama, but I really really don’t like Shi Won’s character. Compared to Sung Bora, or even Deok Sun, she’s definitely still the most annoying for me. She’s impolite, loud, selfish, and annoying, her character develops more later in the end, but still, I don’t like her character that much. There isn’t any character I really like from this series, but I guess it’s just that I’m picky hehe. What really differs this drama from 1988 is that they don’t focus on all of the characters in depth, and unlike 1988, they focused more on the love part instead of the friendship part.

For the music…… I really really loved All For You, the version sang by Eun Ji and In Guk! I was waiting for so long for the OST to come on, but it only came later in the last few episodes. I managed to sing along with some of the oldies K-Pop songs here too and I really loved it: Lovable by Kim Jong Kook, Hug by TVXQ, Couple by SECHSKIES (Oh gosh I love this song!!!), Good Person by Toy.

Finally, what I love about this drama…… is that every feelings are resolved, even the hidden feelings are resolved, and everyone was shown together again at the end! I loved that kind of happy ending! Everyone lived each of their own happily ever after! Overall, it was a nice watch, an 8/10! ⭐️

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Now this… this is a real bromance content!

I was debating with myself: should I rate this an 8.5 or a 9? When watching the 6th episode, I thought a 9 is a little too high, since I’m not really a fan of reality shows. This is my first adventure trip show, and I can’t really say I enjoyed everything here. Some parts are a little boring for my taste—like the driving parts or the animal hunting parts—but I just can’t skip those scenes! The casts were too good to be skipped, really! My favorite part of this show is the cooking parts. Oh how I love Chef Bong! Every night and every morning, these 4 boys would gather around like hungry hyenas cooking with whatever ingredients they have left, but would turn out like a masterpiece! Love love love every second of it!

After watching this show, I begin to think beyond what I watched. All this time, watching shows, I would just enjoy what was shown in the show. Never have I ever thought about how hard it is for the camera man, who had to follow around the casts everywhere, unable to enjoy the trip. These boys, are super thoughtful, and super kind, and I’m inspired by them when watching this show. They showed true bromance, and I can really feel their love for each other. It was those simple things they do for each other that touched my heart, and I’m so grateful that I get to see how kind they are as a normal person, not a celebrity. The feeling is so real in this show: you feel happy when they’re happy—like when they started the trip in the first place, or when they finally arrived at Victoria Falls, or when they eat something so incredibly delicious, or even when they fart around each other, and you feel sad when they are too—like when they poured their hearts out every night and that one time at Dune 45, or when they officially finished the shoot and had to go back home. I was so sad it was over, and I realized they wouldn’t get to meet with each other that often anymore.

I also want to give extra appreciation to the editors who add in all the captions. It was super informative, super entertaining at times, and super duper inspiring at the end. I have a soft spot for great endings, and that’s the main reason why I decided to rate this show a 9 instead of an 8.5. The captions, the touching flashback, the real bromance, what can I ask for more? This show healed my longing for Reply 1988, and I have to say this was my comfort show. After a long day, I just get to lay down in my bed watching these 4 boys enjoy their trip in Africa, and pretending that I’m there with them. This was a great great show I really recommend with you all! 감사하다!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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It doesn’t feel like a tvN drama…

I just finished this drama that I started about one week ago, and I really had high expectations for this drama. Although I didn’t know who else was in the cast except for Ra Miran, I just think this drama would be worth it because she was there. I really loved Ra Miran, and I adored how well she played comedy—it’s like she doesn’t even have to try to act funny, she’s just charming and all. However, her acting in this drama disappoints me a little. I don’t think it was her fault though, it was just because the other casts and the storyline wasn’t supporting her acting. But on the other hand, I loved Shin Dong Mi, Choi Byung Mo, Jung Youngjoo’s acting here!

Revenge are one of my favorite storylines of all time, and if you add comedy in it… it would most probably be my favorite drama ever. That was why I had so much expectations for Avengers Social Club. I expected it to be funny, but I didn’t find myself laughing because of it. I love woman empowerment as well, but this drama made it look like every men is wrong, and only women deserves forgiveness. It’s like all these FLs are willing to team up with any women despite once being rivals, but when it comes to the MLs, they would do anything to take revenge on them.

Besides the stiff acting of most of the casts, I just don’t think romance would fit this drama. I don’t like how it was portrayed, and I don’t like how it end as well. There was little to no chemistry in the romance bit, and I just think that it was better if it was never there. Rich women in K-dramas are great, but if they are shown to be reckless in spending money, arrogant, likes to belittle others, it’s a NO NO for me. I really hated Kim Jung Hye at first, and some other supporting roles, but I guess this drama succeeds in their character developments. What I was surprised about this drama is that even though it was not that great, they had the ability to make really good cliffhangers in every end of each episodes, it was super great!

Overall, a light watch, and quite entertaining to watch! It’s really a great decision to make it a 12-episode drama. An 6.5/10! ⭐️

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My greatest companion throughout my self-quarantine!

When I first heard that I was tested positive for Covid and had to basically distance myself from everyone in my family, I was a little stressed out. I needed something light and fluffy to watch, something that could make me forget about all the bad things I had in my mind. My Roommate is a Gumiho is the first ongoing drama I watched in a very long time. I stopped watching ongoing dramas, but I knew I had to start watching one again for My Roommate is a Gumiho.

I wasn’t really interested on watching this drama, but as I saw my brother laughing out loud and getting invested in this drama, I had to start watching it too. So I started this right away on my first day of self-quarantine. And, it CLEARLY succeeds in making me laugh out loud! I watched this as I eat, as I rest, I just binged this drama all day long. The first 8 episodes were just epic and funny and everything nice! I just loved every characters here, from the famous Lee Dam and Mr Gumiho, Hye Sun, Jae Jin and Soo Kyung.

The 8 episodes were completed so fast, and I had to wait for more episodes. That’s when I decided to watch Reply 1988 as well, since I’m just so so so in love with Hyeri’s incredibly natural acting. Watching Reply 1988 with all the famous actors like Ryu Jun Yeol and Park Bo Gum acting with Hyeri made it seem like Jang Ki Yong’s acting wasn’t that great. I continued watching Episode 11-14, and my interest in this drama slowly died down, there were no longer much funny scenes, and Jang Ki Yong’s acting was a little too stiff for my taste. This wasn’t what I signed up for! What kept me going was the side characters being more interesting than the main couple. Jang Ki Yong and Hyeri had excellent chemistry, they look like a great couple indeed, but compared to the lively Hyeri being so natural in her acting, the flat Jang Ki Yong’s acting doesn’t look that good, let alone the fact that he had to look a little sick for the storyline in some episodes. The two female bullies, Da Young and Seo Jin’s acting was not so great either, but it doesn’t really bother me since they were not the main roles.

The cameos here were terrific! Those who watched Reply 1988 would be so thrilled watching this drama. And the other cameos were great as well! Many famous actors and actresses appeared in this drama, and it was interesting finding them here!

I really hoped for a nice ending, and I definitely got one! I finished Episode 15-16 yesterday and today, and it finally picked up my spirits back! Putting Kang Hanna, Kim Do Wan and Park Kyung Hye as important characters is a really excellent decision! Choi Woo Sung and Weki Meki’s Doyeon were great support characters as well! They made the drama even better and the scenes a lot funnier and entertaining. The funny scenes came back, and all the fluffiness came back. Thank God I was so used to tvN making a whole new conflict last minute! The last episode made up for the few boring episodes and to sum up, this drama was a great watch! The OSTs were super great as well! Overall, a 9/10, truly recommended! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Can MyDramaList allow more than a 10 for the rating?

Woooh!!! What a super duper awesome ride! For someone who knew the ending and a big portion of the scenes, Reply 1988 succeeds in still capturing my heart from beginning to end. I’ve put this drama in my PTW list for the longest time, and I really really wanted to watch this drama at least once in my life because all I heard was how good this drama was. But as some of you know me from my reviews, I tend to avoid watching deep dramas, since I don’t want to cry a river while having people in my house watch me LOL. But I thought these past few weeks was the perfect time to start watching this drama, since I’m on my self-quarantine. So I did start, and wow, I think I found MY DRAMA.

Where do I start? This drama is just spectacular! From the casts, the acting, the storyline, all the editings and all the very beautiful quotes, everything was just beyond perfection. Never have I ever seen a drama and thought, “Wow, why is the acting so natural? Are all these lines an ad-lib? Why don’t they look like they’re acting? It must be nice to act without having to memorize the lines since all the lines you’re going to say is so relatable and realistic, and you’re just going to say whatever is in your mind.” There was one scene that shows how two families in the same neighborhood goes out to a restaurant and have dinner together, and everyone was shouting and running outside happily, and I thought, how relatable is this? I literally felt the pure joy they were feeling, and it made me so amazed with how brilliant the screenwriter and the director was! I saw enough deep dramas about life, friendship and family, but it was my first time to watch such a lifelike and a relatable drama. Although I could relate to the feelings and emotions portrayed in most of the dramas I’ve watched, I don’t think I’ve ever watched a drama or even a film that has the same conflict as what you experienced right that moment. When I saw the scene where Deok Sun had a hard time finding her dream, I felt a pang in my heart because it was the exact same thing I’m dealing with right now. I thought Reply 1988 would only be great and relatable to those who lived in that period of time, but as someone who was born in the early 2000s, I just think this drama discusses so many problems that still happen today.

I usually thank all the directors, the screenwriters and all the staff and casts involved in the end, but I really really want to thank everyone involved in this drama. For the casting directors, thank you. Thank you for picking beautiful actors and actresses and those that really fit with each of their characters. For the casts, namely Lee Hyeri, Ryu Junyeol, Go Kyungpyo, Lee Donghwi, Park Bogum, Ryu Hyeyoung, Ahn Jaehong, Choi Sungwon, Ra Miran, Sung Dongil, Lee Sungkyun, Lee Ilhwa, Kim Sunyoung, Choi Moosung and Yoo Jaemyeong and our little Kim Seol, thank you for bringing the characters to life. Thank you for acting out Deoksun, Jungpal, Sunwoo, Dongryong, Taek, Bora, Jungbong, Noeul, baby Jinjoo and all of the characters so perfectly for us! You did so so well and for that, I thank you. Kudos for all the directors and the screenwriters for the amazing storyline and for the idea to use the parents’ casts’ real name for their characters—it really helped me know each of the talented actors and actresses name better! Kudos as well to all the editors who worked so hard and managed to give us beautiful illustrations, and beautiful editings that brings a big smile to my face everytime I watch them.

No drama has ever made me cry this much, laugh this much, smile this much and hurt this much. It was super hard to say goodbye to this drama, albeit painful to watch at times. Since I watched this drama long after it ended, I knew who end up with who, all the sad scenes, even the alternate endings which I’m grateful it didn’t end that way. Love triangles are one of the things I don’t enjoy watching, moreover if there are no clear reasons to hate the SML, so I really tried my best to like the FML more, but I clearly failed at this one. The only problem I had with this drama is the way it ended for the SML, who clearly don’t deserve all that painful scenes. But it’s okay, all the happy family scenes showed in the end was all worth it, and it clearly made up all those painful and tearful scenes I had to watch in the last few episodes.

The balance between the sad scenes and the funny scenes are awesome! The transition between all that tearful scenes, the heartfelt scenes and all those painful scenes to the funny scenes and that ridiculously happy scenes were just so smooth. It’s like one minute you cry your eyes out watching a really touching scene, then a funny character like Mr Yoo or Dong Ryong comes up and does something funny. I’m thankful for those funny characters, because without them, I’m not going to be able to sleep well at night, because I’ll still be crying thinking of the scene.

Lastly, let me talk about the music. The music was just amazing! If I could rate more than 10 for the music, I definitely will! I am one to enjoy 80s music to begin with, so the OSTs and all the retro musics picked for this drama just fits well with my taste—Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You, How Deep is Your Love, Time of My Life, I Just Called to Say I Love You, Right Here Waiting, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. Some of the OSTs was a remake of old songs which I know some of it and loved them—Purple Rain and Don’t Worry.

For those of you who plans on watching this, prepare your hearts! Prepare tissues as well. Hang on tight because you might fall off your seats and your belly might hurt from laughing. You might also wake up with swollen eyes because you’ll cry your eyes out watching heartfelt and relatable scenes. But you’re not going to regret watching this drama one bit! Everything was just the way I liked them: dramatic but meaningful. “I can’t go back to my youth, or to this street. They are both the same. Time will always flow. Everything will pass by. Everything will age. That might be why youth is beautiful. It shines blindingly bright, for just an instant. But, to it, you can never go back. A time when many tears were shed. The time of my youth was like that as well… To the things that are already gone, to a time that had already passed, I want to say a belated farewell. Goodbye, my youth. Goodbye, Ssangmundong.” Goodbye Reply 1988! Welcome to my top 3! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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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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Heartwarming stories of 4 couples during the New Years!

As soon as I saw the cast, I knew I need to see this film! This film is filled with a list of my favorite actors and actresses and I’ve always loved seeing films that have actors and actresses I’m familiar with. In addition, I was eager to see Chen Du Ling in a Korean movie since I loved her in Left Ear!

The film was good—it was heartwarming, sweet and nostalgic. I really love a Christmas/New Years film as they are both my favorite holidays and it brought back all the good memories I always have on that particular days. The feelings depicted in this movie was great! The romance were not too overly romantic, and it was the perfect amount of sweetness and angst. The warmness radiated from the endings of those 4 incredible stories were perfect! If I had to put those 4 stories in sequence from my most to least favorite, it would be:
1️⃣ Han Oh Wol & Kim Rae Hwan (Choi Soo Young & Yoo Teo)
2️⃣ Lee Hyo Young & Kang Ji Ho (Yoo In Na & Kim Kang Woo)
3️⃣ Oh Young Chan & Yao Lin (Lee Dong Hwi & Chen Du Ling)
4️⃣ Min Jin Ah & Lee Jae Hun (Lee Yeon Hee & Yoo Yeon Seok)

Oh Wol-Rae Hwan and Hyo Young-Ji Ho’s stories were both my favorites since their stories were clear from the beginning. They both had a clear and a reasonable problem and they came up with the perfect solution to it. On the other hand, Young Chan-Yao Lin didn’t seem like they were both meant for each other. Their story became much better because of Young Chan’s super supportive and silly sister, Yong Mi (Yeom Hye Ran). The same goes to Jin Ah-Jae Hun’s story—I thought I was going to like this couple’s story best, but I just didn’t feel the chemistry between the two.

But overall, the director managed to give us 4 beautiful endings and a nostalgic firework and countdown scene which made this movie a whole lot better! Definitely recommended to watch with your loved ones (preferably during the end of the year to get the holiday season vibe!) An 8.5/10 for me! ⭐️

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