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You can love even when there's no time or place to love.Queen For Seven Days was a really good drama that needed the viewer to focus on certain elements to be fully appreciated.
You don't need to know the historical background to see the show, but in my opinion it would be useful to appreciate it in the way it deserves to . In fact, I had a love-hate relationship with every character in this show, but I must say, this was what made the drama good.
STORY
The story itselfs is nothing much. Basically it revolves around bad parenting that generated trauma, trauma that generates other traumas. All the traumas, the weaknesses, the misunderstandings are manipulated by the ones who ran after power.
Power ends to ruin brotherhood, love and sincerity.
The drama had a really nice start: I appreciated the first episodes the most. The story went on so smoothly and lightly-hearthed. From the second part till the end, the story picked up a really bittersweet flavor, which lead to kind of a 'passive' watching. At some point I felt the story was just going nowhere and repeating itself, but It was not that bad though, because I think that at that point the main focus was on the characters more than the story itself.
CHARACTERS
Characters were a m a z i n g, basically the only thing that kept me going on. As much as I loved this drama, I still don't have a favorite character. Everyone was so humanily weak, bad, overly egoistic or too caring.
The prince was very weak, his older brother was probably the weakest ever. Chae Kyung was cringely naive, and her family had so many ups and downs. However, this is why I liked the drama. Everyone had a different goal but the same way to accomplish it. I found very moving Seo No's character reasons and ideas, he was the only commoner between aristocrats.
I won't go too deep in this because it's too easy to spoiler, but just keep in mind that everyone will make you questioning yourself about who is right, who deserves the throne and so on...
The actors were awesome in their perfomances, Lee Dong Gun was at his best. He gave probably the best performance of the show. However, I must say other characters weren't as 'problematic' as his and they weren't given the opportunity to fully shine because of the script itself, in my opinion.
MUSIC
Again, I liked the music in the first episodes more than the others. I found the english song very suitable and nice. It was also light-hearted and I liked it. From second part on, the drama intensifies, so music gets dramatic.
REWATCH VALUE
Honestly I don't think I will watch this drama again. All the drama, the sorrow, the things that got me angry don't make it a show I would like to rewatch.
OVERALL
Queen For Seven Days starts with the most tragical flash forward. I don't like to think about sad endings, I love happy ones. However, I couldn't help but to keep watching it even tho it got more and more tragic episode after episode. Again, I think one should know the real history behind it before starting the drama.
I feel like most of the people are not able to catch the real meaning of it. Most of the watchers I spoke to talked about 'siding' with a character or another. I honestly think people should watch this drama 'coldly', without taking sides. I was impressed by the acting of Lee Dong Gun, and his character was the one with the best scenes, but this doesn't mean I'd side with him. I pitied him as I pitied other characters, and that's all. I often wondered why people thought he should've been the king when he had serious mental problems. (His brother was not the best option, but at least he was trying to help the commoners and not destroying the country. )
I think the writer intention was to inspire the viewer to question himself: the effects of bad parenting, lies someone says to protect another are right or not?, how deep can love be and so on...
I recommend it to someone who is looking for a nice drama filled with a 'hidden' love. It has a very sweet love story and it gets kind of "tenderly dramatic". First episodes are light and smooth, so it's not very difficult to get into the drama.
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A premise should be that there was a script review after the 4th episode. It was for the best, yet it didn't manage to completely heal the drama that suffered from a bad start untill the end and that put 'bad' pillars stones to the drama.
STORY
The story was good enough to catch the attention just by reading the plot. Just a office drama: so projects, team work, relationship between coworkers. There were two interesting things: a suicide case, and a peculiar boss. The suicide case remained unsolved till the ends, this kept the drama interesting, but made the main couple suffer and being awkward.
The main lead condition was really true to reality.
ACTING/CAST
I enjoyed the cast much.
The male lead performance was outstanding: so true to reality and so relatable. He opened slowly to the world and that's something I really appreciated.
The main girl was nothing more than okay. At first she was the most hateful character ever: so childish and immature. I feel her character suffered much from the script review, because it became nice. However, I can't understand why people say that she went from bad to extremely good and nice. To me it was just nice and kind, but nothing more.
The second leads were actually quite okay. Their characters were complex and kind of deep.
Side characters were nice, but nothing much.
MUSIC
Nothing much to say. There were some nice songs, but the ost did not become one of my favorite.
REWATCH VALUE
I don't think I would watch this again. Mostly because of what I'll write down below.
OVERALL
Introverted Boss, as I said, had a lot of potential... but not to be a romantic comedy.
The suicide case's shadow is always lingering and tormenting the characters who end up revealing details gradually. Despite the nice atmosphere in the office, I couldn't help to feel bad for that girl who killed herself.
Also I couldn't feel the chemistry between the main couple. I wanted them to be together just for him to overcome his shyness. Plus, there were moral obstacles against their relationship, they were pretty huge and actually - in my opinion- insurmountable. The main girl became just the kindest girl ever, she accepted people who ruined her life, who hurted her sister, changing completely from the beginning of the drama.
The second main lead was overly egoistic, but I think it was becase writers were not so clear in portraying his character. The main lead's sister had an interesting character, but again, I felt they dealed with it a bit childishly.
Still, I gave this drama 8 because it had lots of pros: the main character, the nice pace, the kissing scenes.
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And of Kotoko's low selfrespect?
Then this is for you!
Kiss Me was my first Thai Drama, and it unbelievably hooked me up since the first episode!
Kiss Me is just a mix of ItanaKiss original elements and new ones given to us in a more realistic way, beautifully dipped in thai sauce!
The story goes on smoothly and lightly, starting with the main characters's first meeting at school.
TenTen is not the usual Irie since the beginning: he shows a human side smiling brightly at Taliw (Kotoko) and accepting her caring ways.
Taliw is not the 'crazy' girl that kicks vending machines at school, she is just a cute normal girl with a lot of friends.
I really loved the fact that she was very close with King (Kin), treating him as her best friend and not a classmate.
TenTen starts to act coldly just after hearing her name, this thing adds a little bit of mistery to the beginning of the story.
Episode after episode we follow the cute moments not only between the two main leads, but between the friends, the family, the teacher.
I really loved how unlikely other nowadays teen dramas this one analyzed high school life without putting only teenage rebellion problems in it, but showing how high school can be a peaceful place in which learn also about big issues.
For example, Taliw and her friends follow their teacher in a journey to learn how people living in the jungle can suffer from not having an hospital, but also how much can be dangerous not to listen to adults.
Both families of the main characters are cute and caring, and they don't interfere much in their children lives.
I appreciated how Mom Kaew is not the obsessed mom that ItanaKiss portrayed. This makes her character lose the 'funny' side, but the loss is replaced with good features. She actually gives precious advices to TenTen and does not force him to love Taliw even tho she is cheering for her.
As I already said I also appreciate King's character: he is not a secondary character at all, he has his personality and you really get affectionate to him.
Also the NamKang and P'Dan story is very sweet, showing us how bad can it be to actually not see the one we love because we are running after someone that will never be ours.
But the thing I loved the most are the main characters.
I love that Taliw is not the low self respect girl that everyone knows. She is not stupid, she doesn't follow TenTen everywhere. She only takes the chances she has, she never gives up on him but she never interferes with his choices.
She is just being herself cooking for him and being kind with him without following him everywhere. At the end she also rejects him, standing up for herself!
On the other side, I love TenTen's sweetness. In other versions we always have the feeling he's too cold. Even while kissing her, we actually don't feel that much till the end.
Well, forget about that. In this version, he's the one that wants her to be with him. He hugs her even when she didn't mean to hug him, he accepts with a smile to take a walk with her, he kisses her while they're having fun, he ask her to smile and be strong.
But at the same time, you can actually see him struggling with the fact that he can't understand why he does that. And trying to solve the problem sometimes ignoring her. He is still a mean guy, but somehow he's the first version of Irie that's not mean because of his personality,
but because of a certain reason.
Overall I totally loved this show. It made me understand how much love can change, grow, be mistaken for admiration and also end.
And everything in a cute, sweet, peaceful high school/college atmosphere.
To be said, I also enjoyed the amount of thai culture I got to know thanks to this show. I found myself craving for King's food more than once!
Also, the music is perfect: not only the melodies, but also the lyrics are totally made for the show and played when they completely suit the mood!
A lot of people didn't enjoy it saying it was not very close to the original story, but I have to say that I really enjoyed that. We have plenty remakes of the story, and I think that doing something different is good.
Itazura na Kiss is catchy and cute, but honestly it has weak points. The first of them is that the two main characters are seriously unbelievable.
I think that this remake suits perfectly what fans love of the story, and gives also what the fans would like to see from the original story.
It has some good extras and it erased some unrealistic features, which I find perfect.
I totally reccomend this one if you are looking for a sweet, everyday, romantic drama about love and growing up with two main leads with a lot of chemistry!
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This drama is just a masterpiece. I am not the kind of person that watches this kind of dramas, but I also think that if they're well done they are masterpiece.
14 days was that kind of drama that it is just not your cup of tea but you see it because it is just addictive.
Also, see it while airing had its contro (since there are a LOT of things that happen, sometimes I couldn't remember things that happened last week) and also its pro (I am able to say it was worth watching, I had all the time to find my opinion about it).
Let's go in points.
1) Story
The plot is just perfect. Not that perfect wich means "happiness" but that perfect that makes you watch the drama.
Every character is different, everyone (from Saetbyul to the policeman) has his own way to think and act.
The team up between Dong Chan and Soo Hyun makes you see how they are able to work togheter.
14 days is FULL of plot twists, it is not predictable at all, at the end of every episode you make considerations, but in the next the situation is completely different and new.
I loved how they were able to make me think a lot about the mistery and the reason of what was happening, and then they bring up something out of nowhere but not unrealistic. Everything was believable.
The episodes go on in a rush, but not a bad rush, it is only that characters don't lose time while searching to find the truth.
Really, the story never gets you annoyed. It never makes you want to turn off the tv.
2) Actors/ Acting
I have to say I used to like Lee Bo Young when she made IHYV. I thought she was a good actress.
Maybe because I only saw her in IHYV and Becoming a Milionaire I saw her like a just 'normal' actress. But I was wrong.
She is a VERY GOOD actress. When you see her in this drama, you know she can do every personality. She was able to bring me to tears with her acting.
The pain that you can see in her eyes when her character is facing the lost of her child seems so real.
Cho Seung Woo made a perfect job too. His personality was very clear, you were able to trust in him unlike other characters.
The kid was good. Maybe sometimes a little bit to 'un'clever, but well, she's just 9 yo.
Everyone acted well, I have nothing to complain.
Well, I have to say even Baro move me to tears. His character was so pitiful.
3)Music
The music suits perfectly the drama. There were few songs and a lot of instrumentals.
Since you're listening the dialogues and watching the scenes you don't listen to the music, but it leaves something anyway.
4)The ending.
I am not making spoilers but I am only saying if I liked it or not.
I'm am doing this only because there are people that watch dramas only if the ending is in a certain way :)
So, if you don't want to know ANYTHING about the end (I am just saying how it seemed to me), DON'T read.
The ending was something 'shocking' for a LOT of people.
Was BAD for a lot of people. Was GOOD for others
It is a kind of end that makes you understand something and makes you wonder a lot.
It isn't nor good nor bad.
I liked it. It was in the drama style.
Some people might say they rushed everything: NO, the didn't. It was only the way EVERY episode went from the first minute in the first ep.
Every episode is the same, speaking of rushing times.
Someone might say it is a bad ending only because they wanted to see some characters again. But that characters weren't able to do anything for the kid and DC's brother anymore.
In this drama, when someone leaves the scenes is because his part is over.
Some people might be sure that something bad happened.
I don't think something bad happened, otherwise they would make us see the thing happening.
The ending is a little bit misterious, the last lines are the key for understanding the end.
There's something missing, but they WANTED to insert that words. They WANTED something to be missing.
It's not that they didn't have time, or they were in a rush or anything.
That end is good if you pay attention.
5) Overall: A masterpiece.
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In my opinion it is just that you have to be a little bit in the mood to watch it, and not hoping for something too happy.
It is a dramatic drama, and the main topic is not the girl; "is she died or is she still alive?" is not the main question, the main question is "what happened to HIM? how will HIM fight the situation?"
That's all.
I think people misunderstands since the plot is full of mistery, so they focus on the wrong elements.
The story is nothing much, just a lack of memory and then the main guy who can remember again. It is good because is filled with mistery, good characters and places (the Lupin thing is just "OMG this place and this thing is so good!"). It is enjoyable but I have to say to me it is more like an introspective view in the difficult life of someone who is living without knowing an important part of himself.
Speaking of the casting, I liked it.
I remember Changmin in Paradise Ranch, and I have to say he improved a lot. In this drama he was very "pokerface", but it was so much in his character. His expression, even though it was the same all the time, was full of feelings. When he cried I felt like crying too.
He wasn't fake at all. He was just in his character.
The same thing for Mimi. The actress made a good job with her character, because from the beginning till the end you could see the differences between them and the importance of her personality in his life.
A thing I liked but not so much, was the music. Even though it was good, it wasn't the best for the drama.
But it is only my opinion.
Overall, I think it is a good drama, good to watch if you feel like "oh, I have nothing to do and I am in the mood for something depressing."
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The plot was interesting, he was an alien, she was a famous actress and they were linked by a past 'together'. In the meanwhile an accident to another actress happened, and so we have the main characters involved with a bad guy.
So ok, the story is just wow.
However I felt like from the 12 ep on it was lacking in something.
You have basically two main topics in the drama: the romance and the bad guy interfering with the detectives trying to solve the case and so on, but while the romance is well balanced, sometimes you just feel that the other part of the story is NOT going on.
Anyway, it is addicting because in every episode they put something that makes you say "wow, maybe in the next episode something big would happen", or "maybe this thing is related to this and that, we'll see in the next ep.".
The problem is, your doubts are not solved.
For me that was the only bad thing.
Nothing to say about the acting. Everyone was perfect. From Ji Hyun to her fictional brother.
In the end I recommend this, it is well done indeed!
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I didn't know the actors or the plot, and no one never told me anything about.
I found out it is quite good.
STORY:
The story is good. I mean, nothing great, but it is different.
The kidnapping, the company, the cooking, the weird Wu Di show and so on make the show funny and different, without seem too much absurd.
The commedy is well balanced, but you never feel it is going to end bad, there is also a light even in the bad moments.
CARACHTERS/ACTING/CASTING:
Carachters were perfect with their personalities. Everyone was normal, not stupid or weird.
Wu Di and Shan Bao were really amazing. I mean, I loved the fact that they never misunterstood anything about each other, they were able to face their feelings till the end.
I loved that.
Also, Nicholas and Amber were good with acting. They seemed totally natural and in their part, as if it was their real personality.
Supporting actors were quite good too, from her brothers, to the second lead, to the little cutie little girl!
MUSIC:
Well.... the music was... FUNNY!
The main song is cute and makes you laugh!
The ending too is cute, and the ballad in the show are ok.
I recommend this. It is funny and makes you also think about life and growing up.
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Story: The story is simple, but well told. The link between her father and the body switch is clear from the first time they switch, but the reasons of this are revealed only in the end, step by step.
The story is well balanced, not too much fantasy, not too much reality, not too much bad, not too much good, not too much romance.
Feelings are well mixed, so that you can think "This is not a commedy, but even if it is moving you can still feel comfortable while watching"
Even if the romance between the two main characters is the main topic, you are interested also in other.
Good plot, well done.
Acting/Cast: I have to say I liked the casting, but I don't like the main actress. She is good indeed, but sometimes I just felt there wasn't chemistry between her and Hyun Bin (even if when they switch you started to think it was real haha).
Anyway, I think it was also in her character to be too cold sometimes.
Nothing to say about Hyun Bin, he is one of my favourite actors, and when it comes to dramas like this I just love him too much.
He was funny and caring in a cute way. My fav character in the show.
Speaking about 'Oska', I loved both character and actor; I was able to find out that he is actually very good in acting. I was always laughing or crying when he was on the screen.
The other characters were absolutely cute: the guys from the stunt school, and also Lee Jong Suk, that played his character well (actually he improved a lot from here, but he was already in the good-actor mood)
Music: The ost is very good.
I like "That woman" a lot, that song suits perfectly the drama. Everytime it was played I felt like it was giving a big help to the acting.
In the end, I think this is a must to watch, even if you don't like fantasy dramas.
Firstly because the switching was so real, second because there is not only fantasy.
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As for YAB, I think this drama is seriously over rated sometimes, and I think it is because of the cast. (I am not complaining actors, I like them too, but I think this wasn't their best work.)
Firstly, speaking of the plot, I found it good. The story was good, and I liked how it was told. Nothing seemed bad, everything develops naturally in the script. Anyway, maybe because of this 'everyday life' plot, some episodes are boring, because you feel like nothing happens. This is not a big problem anyway, every drama has the 'bad' episodes.
The characters were nice and they had their own personalities. Anyway, I felt like sometimes the 'side' characters were better than the main ones. It is something that makes me think about the acting.
So, about the casting, I liked every actor/actress, but in fact, I felt like the main actors were lacking, I don't know why.
I mean, sometimes it seems like YongHwa is not that 'sure' about what he has to do, I felt like he was unconfortable with Shin Hye and the same with her. I am not sure if it was something in the script, but actually I couldn't feel the chemistry between them at all.
I like Yonghwa and Shinhye, but I cannot say this is their best work. Speaking in terms of personal taste, I don't like Shin Hye in this kind of 'only romantic' roles, she is not that good in making the girly-and-always-thinking-of-him girl, so this is a 'bad' point I found.
About the music, the OST was good. I also have some songs on my phone, and I am happy I was able to discover something about CNBlue, as their first album with english version of the HeartStrings songs.
Overall, I think is a good drama, but ABSOLUTELY not the best or one of the best I have ever seen.
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This drama has everything a time travel drama should have: good plot, good script, good casting and good meanings.
The plot is full of twist, emotions, changes and it takes you to another world, the world the main character is experiencing.
Because it is a drama that rounds around the main character: even if the others are important, the feeling you have is that Sun Woo is fighting alone with his own story, because he wants to change something he cannot change anymore.
I found this drama awesome because he makes you think about life.
"Changing something bad in the past maybe cannot bring you happyness."
If something bad happens you have to work alone on your own happyness, not trying to change your past or your fate.
This is the meaning of this drama in my opinion, and it is a good meaning.
I think this drama is amazing. Even if it doesn't allow you to understand everything (but this is part of the script), it makes you think of everyday life while the plot is a time travel so a 'fantastic' one.
I absolutely loved this drama and I am planning to rewatch it.
I reccomend this.
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For series made out of mangas, I think japanese versions are better.
Not because korean or taiwanese versions are not good, but because there are some things just japanese culture can express when it comes to manga/dorama adaptations.
I never read the manga but I know the mangaka's style; I can say I liked this very much but there are also things I'd like to point out.
I made some considerations thinking also of the korean version.
The plot; The plot is nice and the things that happen not so unreal. It is a cute and sometimes moving story about love and about growing up.
Even though some episodes are boring, it is not difficult to watch since you fell for the characters.
The characters and the casting;
Naoki was good; good looking and well played by Furukawa Yuki. I liked him better than the korean one, because I felt like he was more professional and more like the real Naoki. I mean, you have the feeling the actor is doing a great job because you can feel the cold-and-warm-at-the-same-time heart of Naoki.
The only thing that I have to point out is that at the end his character changes too fast, and it seems a little weird. I think it is something that is in the manga too, but well, he is just perfect this way.
Kotoko is a character I love and hate at the same time. I love her because she never gives up, but I hate her because she is a little bit too much in stalkering Naoki. Anyway, it is a good and fresh character that makes you smile.
Despite of what everybody says, I liked Miki Honoka. She's 16, ok, but she is good to be a 16 yo girl! Her exaggerated expressions were part of the script, in almost every comedy japanese doramas there are this kind of expressions. Most of all, I could really feel the change between the firstepisodesKotoko and the lastepisodesKotoko. Everything was good.
Speaking of the age incompatibility between Honoka and Yuki, Yuki said himself he thinks Honoka is very mature to be 16, he didn't feel the age differences at all, and I think so.
I liked the other characters too, both families, and the friends.
Kinchan was portraied better than the korean version: funny, immature but also mature when it comes to be like that.
Music: I liked the op, it was just perfect for this drama, very japanese style.
Also the other songs of the ost are good and suitable for the drama.
In the end, I liked it very much. I recommend this to everyone who wants romance, and also who wants to see something about school, friendship and growing up.
A very good drama!
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I liked this drama so far, but I was expecting something more from it; I felt like the last episodes were messy and everything was in a rush so in the end I can't give a high ranking to it.
The plot: this drama has a cute plot, that develops nicely till the last episodes. It is a soft drama, worth watching if you are tired of melodrama, or action dramas and so on...
The characters: I liked the characters, even though they sometimes made things completely out of character.
For example, Da Joung is a nice female lead, but in the end she start to make weird things without a very good reason.
Kang In Ho was my favourite character, I felt like he was the most human (and Yoon Shi Yoon made a good job with acting!)
The best thing in the whole show were the kids, Woo Ri, Na Ra and Man Se were the cutest thing ever!
The music: unfortunately I can't found anything special in the ost except the piano instrumental.
In the end, I liked this, but honestly speaking, I couldn't feel anything special while watching. I wasn't able to fall for the characters, and I didn't like the end too.
But I recomend this, if you are looking for something cute!
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Because of that, I used to think for a long time that it was beautiful; since I only knew japanese dramas, I found everything so amazing because it was new to me. I realized that seeing other kdramas.
In my opinion, this drama is a little bit over-rated.
But to me it is still very good indeed.
The plot: the plot is nice and girly; the girl that pretends to be a boy and falls for the last man she thought she would fall.
I found that they were able to tell this in a good way, even if it was a typical plot that you can see in many dramas. So the plot is totally ok, it is full of cute moments, but also of sad ones.
The actors: I liked the casting. There were 'professional' actors as Jang Keun Suk and Park Shin Hye and also 'idols' actors as Yong Hwa and Hong Ki, I think it was a good choice, especially for a music drama.
Anyway I have something to point out.
Even if I love Park Shin Hye and I think she made a great job here, I think sometimes the part didn't suits her well; for example during love moments I felt like she was forcing her self and not acting naturally(but this is MY opinable opinion!)
The music: music was very good and refreshing, I have the ost on my phone too, I like to listen to it sometimes.
In the end, what can I say? It is a refreshing drama, a cute drama, but also a 'sad' one sometimes. Sometimes I felt it was a little but slow but that was not difficult to overcome.
Honestly, even if in my opinion it isn't a perfect drama, I rewatched it 4 times, because it is catchy!
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I watched this almost two years ago, because Kim Beom was in it.
I think the cast was good: as I read in other reviews, you could feel the emotions while they were acting.
But the thing is I couldn't understand the subject of this movie.
The events goes on more or less logically but in the end you aren't able to understand what the movie is telling you, or what you should have understand.
If someone asks me "What is this movie about?", I probably would answer: "Two guys in love that act in a weird way because you can't totally understand why she becomes mad and why he becomes that kind of 'bad' guy."
The only thing I well remember after two years is the weird mood in wich this movie pulled me in.
I felt somehow anxious, and I was disapointed too, I don't know why.
Anyway, I just think it is a movie that you like or don't like, that you understand or don't understand. I think I should rewatch it to find out something more!
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Then, a friend of mine said I should really see it.
The plot: The plot is very interesting, apparently it seems simple, but it develops very gradually and always surprises you till the end.
I have to say sometimes I got bored (there are 2 or 3 episodes I wished would end soon, but that's totally worth it.)
The characters: I didn't love them all. The female lead is just a normal cute girl in love, who doesn't know well how cruel the world can be, but that shows to be strong episode after episode. I really liked her pure soul.
The scheduler is my favourite character, and somehow to me is the male lead.
When he is on screen you just can't think of anyone else. His cold, hot, cute, funny, helpful, caring personality is just essential in the show.
The 'second' female lead (if we can say so, since she is more like the 'other' female lead)was just... ok, to me. I mean, I liked her very much, she was mature and very smart, but the thing in this drama is that every character rounds around the lead one. Because of that, even the male lead sounds just "ok", but that's not like unliking them: they are important, but the drama rounds around the things Ji Hyun discovers.
The romance: Romance is something important to me.
If there isn't romance I feel something is missing.
I liked the romance they showed in this. It is not too much but well balanced.
Actually I was expecting more, but it was not that bad.
I reccomend this, it is a very good drama!
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