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shiu545

So. California

shiu545

So. California
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Rooftop Prince
13 people found this review helpful
Oct 14, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
I am totally amazed at the rating of this drama. The storyline was so simple that 8-10 episodes would have sufficed. Because the writer(s) and director had to have enough material for a 20-episode drama, there were so many "fillers," side stories, that added very little value to the main story. Yes, I finished the drama … but used the FF button on the remote a lot.

If you have not watched "Queen In Hyun's Man," I highly recommend you watch it. There is a lot more of the Mystery element in that drama than in Rooftop Prince … QIHM is a much better written and produced drama all around.

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The Girl Who Sees Scents
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 11, 2015
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
Why an 8 for the Story and only a 5 for Overall? An 8 to give the manga's author credit for an original idea and a 5 because the Delivery of a satisfying ending = nada = zip!

This drama started out with so much promise … Full Steam Ahead! First 7-8 eps were fast-paced and it seemed as if not only the Who but also the Why questions would be answered by end of show.

About 15 minutes into Ep 9, I picked up my iPad and started to play games as I watched. Before too long, the viewers could guess the Who and so most, if not all, of us continued to watch for the Why.

Then …

The Cute element in the Leads' romance no longer interested me … the Comic antics of the Investigative Team also got boring … If, IF, the writer(s) had thrown out a hint or two here and there as to the Why, I might have continued to actually watch this.

Instead, halfway through Ep 13, I went to a website to read the Recaps, hoping to find out the answers to the Why. I didn't … because the answers were just not there.

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Haeundae Lovers
3 people found this review helpful
Jan 10, 2015
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
This drama IS Light Fluff and very cliched, but Oh So Well Done … great chemistry between the Leads due to superb acting …the plot stays on a straight line with very little "fillers" (side stories, not relevant) … it is Not Pretentious = The whole drama was For Fun, and the writer(s), director and the whole cast knew it … and, had fun doing the drama. And, I had fun watching it.

A movie or drama should stay true to its genre … not every one has to be A Classic.
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Phoenix
3 people found this review helpful
Jul 29, 2015
26 of 26 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
First, my apology to those who enjoyed this drama.

The drama started off well, very gripping story for about 9 episodes … from Ep 13, I started FF a lot, a lot. Over and over again I had to watch one character acting out her insanity … listen to such trite declarations of love from another … and listen to the same piece of music 2 or 3 times per episode, to the point I would hit the Mute button. The only reason I continued watching: Lee Seo-jin = superb acting and the only likable and somewhat believable character in this drama although his love story with Ji-Eun was a bit of a stretch. As for Lee Eun Joo's Ji-Eun, after a while she was … just there ... for Lee Seo-jin's Sae Hoon story.

One of the most poorly-scripted dramas in all DramaLand. (sorry)

As for Rewatch value … I wanted to give it a Zero, but not do-able here.

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Jan 4, 2015
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This KBS Drama Special is not the best of the lot. The story here is not original and ending is very predictable. However, the cast all did a VG job acting … therefore, I have given this a "5" = just average.
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