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Boyfriend on demand - Fiction or reality?

The protagonist is offered a device that allows you to virtually experience different dates as if they were real. She falls in love with a boyfriend but discovers she's not the only one going out with him, and she says and does the same things to all the others. So she upgrades, where, at his direction, she describes her ideal boyfriend and discovers she's been describing her colleague with whom she didn't get along. A moment of confusion as she tries to figure out where fiction ends and reality begins, and she opts for reality.
I initially liked the idea of ​​this plot itself because it was novel, but then it was poorly (trivially) exploited.
Virtual life is great, but if it were actually commercialized, it would lead to a disconnect from reality and chronic/dangerous indebtedness.

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To my beloved thief

Award of the Year to the female lead's father. He married her to a dying 70-year-old.
She, a mix between Robin Hood and William Tell, steals from the rich to give to the poor. She meets the prince, and from the fourth episode onward, their bodies are swapped. I didn't appreciate this identity swap because I've seen this pattern in several series (for example, Taking the Male Lead's First Night / Secret Garden / My Runway / Mr. Queen, to name a few). I thought to myself... "Why?" But in this series, they thought they could confuse viewers and complicate things even further by sometimes temporarily returning characters to their roles, even if they weren't in the story.
In the first part, some of the music seemed too Hollywood for the period and didn't fit the context.
The character of the prince, on the other hand, made me sad. Poor guy, he was rejected several times, despite his courage in declaring his love, and it wasn't enough. His brother (the king) was thought to have killed his beloved's father. As a prince, when their roles were reversed, he also had to play a nurse.
A plot that didn't convince me. The king's abdication and the death of the traitorous minister especially didn't satisfy me.
While the ending makes sense because it ties in with the wish expressed by this "thief," which came true.

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TOP photo shooting

I really liked the novelty of the photo shoot. It's clear the cast wasn't chosen at random. They aim for high standards of beauty, including Miss Korea, athletes, and photogenic people like models and actors. I have no complaints about it, because it's beautiful to look at, but on the other hand, I feel like they somehow "look fake" and are acting rather than truly interested in finding their soulmate.
In this season, compared to the other four, I missed the part where they get to know each other in their bedrooms, where their personalities could have emerged more (where they sleep, when they wake up, small gestures like brushing their teeth together or drying their hair...) than in the restaurant or in a group setting, where those personalities aren't easily revealed.
During the last dinner, I was disappointed that they didn't show everyone's reactions to the two taboo things they couldn't reveal: their age and job. I also found it unfair that the questions weren't asked to everyone, but almost exclusively to Go Eun.
What about the news that one of the commentators, Hong Jin Kyung, was supposed to apologize to Mina for something she said about her? Afterward, there was a real sense of self-censorship and a restraint in the comments, and I'm disappointed about that. Personally, I think they're all excellent and never inappropriate.
Mina, for sure, was a self-centered figure who repeatedly disrupted the stability of some couples just for the sake of getting attention. I also find her final choice purely selfish, so as not to go out alone. A woman like Min Gee, direct and honest, my best, would have been much better. Another woman who made us despair was Go Eun, who, the entire time, kept three men on edge before surprising us with her final choice. On the men's side, I'll definitely remember Jae Jin with his guru-like aplomb: calm, reassuring, and quite intriguing.
"Paradise," the 5-star Inspire Hotel in Incheon, was truly a fairytale.
After every reality show of this kind, I'm always curious to see if the couples hold up outside the bubble that is the show, or if they fall apart in everyday life. In this regard, I saw that six episodes of "Single's Inferno Reunion" are scheduled to air on February 14, 2026, which I absolutely must watch.

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From the stars to the stables

I love Jung Kyung Ho's character, cunning and intelligent, yet playful.
It's a shame that because of a video showing him being corrupt, he's demoted from a prodigy judge to the newest addition to a small, dank "PRO BONO" law firm.
Far below his expectations, he makes a deal to work there for only one year, after which he'll be nominated for chief judge. Since the agreement stipulates a 70% success rate, he'll give it his all.
The cases he'll take on are truly unique, but with his acumen and the cooperation of his team, they'll achieve good results.
Unfortunately, the video circulating about him reaches his colleagues, who begin to doubt his actions.
At that point, the man who wanted to frame him turns to his own team to defend him.
So he finds himself in court having to defend himself against his own subordinates.
From episode 9 onwards, the situation becomes even more interesting. The ending is consistent with his personality, and I could see a future "Pro Bono 2" coming up.

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Drugs and friendship

A drug enforcement officer is captured and drugged to the point of becoming addicted to this new substance. Upon his release, he tries to discover who did it and what ties him to the death of his old friend, who apparently committed suicide.
His investigation will lead him to relive situations dating back to 20 years earlier, when a serious incident had led him to separate from his friend and to never forgive him in the years to come.
A reporter who was their coursemate and who, along with him, is the beneficiary of his insurance policy, will help him and she will stay next him.
Why, with a wife and closer "friends", did he leave this large sum to these two?
A tangled story of drugs, murders, betrayals but also of friendship.

I think Ji Sung acted masterfully, as in other series like The devil judge, Doctor John or Defendant.

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Behind every great man, there is always a great woman

A man becomes President thanks to his wife, but he wants to divorce her at all costs to "protect" her. Twenty years of marriage and a daughter, but at a certain point he'll be forced to choose between his family and the mission for which he wanted to become President: to pass this "special act" to bring justice to friends who died in a fire at a chemical plant.
For mysterious reasons, his wife was the first to want to block the passage and refuse to divorce.
To protect herself, she hires the only lawyer who accepts her, a friend of her husband. He also betrays her, stealing evidence from her and handing the bag to the President.
At a certain point, the plot thickens, and it's no longer clear who's the good guy and who's the bad guy, who's upright and who's a traitor. Everyone is seeking revenge for the death of a mother, a friend or their parents.
In the end, I felt disappointed by this powerful "Madame," whom I pitied throughout the series but who also had her share of blame.
They could have saved the final scene because we're short on time. They don't find him, but how (?) she knew perfectly well where he was. In the meantime, she was hospitalized, recovered, had time to give a conference about her beloved husband (to whom she had told she had only used him to achieve her goals), then she waits for the rescuers to find him and... surprise... a word, which I won't reveal!

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Strange plot. This bodyguard who agrees to marry her boss who is old and sick in order to be able to stand up to his heirs. A lot of crazy people.
Episodes 7 and 8, what a nervous. She has money, she's able to defend her and she's still under the thumb (subjugated) of her mother? Tell her to go to hell!
Maybe hide the money and not leave it available to everyone?
Her character, who acts "strong" but has so many weaknesses, disappointed me a little. But more than that it's the plot that doesn't convince.
While I liked the male character, the father who raises his son alone, better. A kind, honest and helpful person.
Episode 10 I lowered the rating. What a bad idea to let this father be blamed in a murder case.
She played her game badly against the heirs (people stabbed, people kidnapped, money wasted left and right, etc.) all to get what? A piece of paper and a gun to commit suicide?
This poor protagonist certainly had a terrible life, but who made her put herself in such a situation?
All in all, she wasn't much of a bodyguard!

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The auditors

An impassive head auditor! A young auditor, on the other hand, who's too kind for the job.
The young man's naiveté starts to get on my nerves as early as episode 3. If it weren't for some brilliant insights from the head auditor, it would be a deadly situation.
How many problems does this company have?
Some scenes don't fit together (he runs away without a coat and then gets out of the car wearing one, they knock him out and then he doesn't even need hospital treatment, 100 security guards, and when they chase the culprit, not a single one is seen until the auditors intervene... an unconvincing plot.
After a break, I picked up from episode 8, and the dynamics change (the deputy director allies with the head auditor) and things get more interesting.
The ending is consistent with the character.

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new generation?

With the exception of a small romantic aside, it's disconcerting to see these experiments, the torture, these people involved in this sect, the murders and blackmail. Unrealistic scenes, starting with all the beatings that would have sent a number of people into a coma, especially the detective.
Not to mention scenes like the one where he gets in the elevator while she gets off, and when he gets up, he presses the button to call the elevator, but he could have simply pressed the button to get off without even exiting?
I especially didn't like the last three episodes: this villain who never dies is really annoying, everyone's going crazy, the protagonist who goes from victim to "leader" who sides with the experimenters, then in the end, when the guards sent to look for her find her and beat her up, but when he arrives, they stop in front of this supreme being. I hated him for going too far and losing sight of what's right and what's wrong.

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The light in your eyes

I don't know if it won any awards, but the woman who plays the "old" protagonist is exceptionally talented. The piano music is beautiful, underscoring the sad moments. It's moving to tears, starting from episode 3.

The male lead's background isn't enviable either. Actor Nam Joo Hyuk plays his part well.

I mean, to save her dad, she retries the scene 1,000 times and gets a poor result. Couldn't she have gone back five minutes earlier and stopped him at the door?
The rescue mission was hilarious but I didn't like the ending. The whole story feels fake.
It's unclear whether the daughter actually existed since she doesn't appear at the end. The reporter was the grandmother's husband, but also her acquaintance/swindler when she got older, and even the grandmother's doctor. Chaos. I don't get it that the friends, at three different points in time, were just as close to the young woman as they were to the "old" one.

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Black Magic

What wouldn't you do to lift a curse?
It all begins when, with the help of black magic, twins are born, and one must be eliminated. Deciding that the baby girl must be sacrificed, they should burn her.
This cursed daughter, however, was spared and hidden in a remote hut.
When she is discovered, several years later, the hunt for the witch begins. A boy will be her talisman and protect her.
Meanwhile, she will try to light these 108 candles to lift her curse and bring peace to the country.

People dying and being reborn, demons taking control of bodies.
Since her superpowers made her fearsome, I wish she'd used them more, especially against this evil sorceress who could have died a thousand times over, yet was always spared.
So, from mid-series onwards, it becomes a little repetitive, including the soundtrack.
I found episode 18 to be the worst ever.
It's exasperating. Add to that the fact that the king is a puppet who changes his mind every 2x3... What an idiot!
Even the ending was disappointing. Waiting 40 years to meet again?
I find that the old version of the character doesn't look like him at all.

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chance to pair up

Twelve people are assisted and transformed for their dates. Four "cupids" act as parents and defense attorneys. At first, they're all proud, but after the first meeting, I got the feeling they wanted to disown them.
The more I watched this show, the more I feared that the initial transformation and preparation would be of little use. If you were awkward, you still are; if you were too talkative, you'll be talkative again; if you had insecurities, they'll be exacerbated here... In short, sooner or later you'll fall back into it! The mistakes they made previously in approaching the opposite sex will recure.
In that sense, this show was a bit of a flop.
It's a shame because I really liked the idea of taking "losers" and giving them the chance to pair up with someone.

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