Spy drama for men with great fighting scenes

To save her company an heiress decides to marry a humble security guard. But who is he?

This drama is a guilty pleasure for those who like spy movies with a lot of action. The fights are marvellous. And the bromance between the Second Male Leads and the hero is great. This drama is like a James Bond movie in which all the Female Leads beg Male Leads to have intercourse with them. So our fellow MDL men members might like this romance.

Pros:
- Leo Yang is great in every aspect in this drama, whether it is comedy, action or romance.
- Great action scenes.
- Good Chemistry between Second Female Lead and Male Lead.
- Sexual tension.
- Great chubby Second Male Lead. A great surprise.
- Fast pacing .
- A lot of steamy moments, especially with the Second Female Lead, those are well executed.

Cons:
- Zero Chemistry between Female Lead and Male Lead. Too bad she is too cold. Even in intimate scenes she is cold. Luckily Male Lead saves the day.
- The plot is developed superficially. The writer could have gone farther. It was ok though.
- The climax with the villain is to predictible. If you know "the bourn identity", this is the same topic. But rushed.

Overall: This is an entertaining and beautiful drama with beautiful actresses and a eye-candy Male Lead.
If you like spy movies, this drama is for you.

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Funny to watch two badass ex lovers forced to play the enamoured couple for TV.

What happens when the badass FL (Xu MingXin ) is forced to enter a cohabitation love show. And she ends up paired with her cheating ex-boyfriend. Now, they will have to make more and more intimate contacts.

After such a great premise with a forced cohabitation between a cheater and his victim. I had to watch this. I knew it would be entertaining and it was. The Female Lead was annoying at times but it is her persona. The plot on the other hand was very entertaining and sometimes funny. The drama kept me interested as the plot developed and more and more antagonists appeared.
Another good point. The ending was satisfying and well executed.

Pro:
- Badass Female Lead and Badass Male Lead.
- Action scenes.
- The plot is good and the games in the love show are entertaining.
- The setting is gorgeous : the house, the beach, the mountain....
- I liked that several antagonist arrived as the drama progressed. I was more and more addicted to the story. And wanted to see the Lead Couple defeat them.
- Good comedy.
- Good communication between the Leads.

Cons:
- Childish Female Lead.
- The subtitles on Tencent are not good. It is better to watch on you tube. The subtitles are more accurate.
- No side stories. Unfortunately, they didn't manage to develops the Second Couple's love story, what a pity.
- Misunderstandings but quickly solved.

Overall:
I liked this drama and I recommend it if you like enemies to lovers trope featuring former lovers with a touch of action and comedy.

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Simplistic plot for a sexy family drama - It feels like the sequel of "Your Trap"

FL is amnesiac after an accident 7 years ago. She had 2 children and she meets ML who is looking for her because she was his fiancé at the time.

The background story is very similar to the plot of "Your Trap" (for those who know it, I will not spoil it here). It feels like a sequel with different names. They even kept the same filming locations. This is nice to notice, the same restaurant, office, father's villa, appartment, staircase.... I was still happy to watch the same heroes again.
Is it as steamy as "Your Trap" is ? There is some very steamy scenes but I would say that it is overall rather warm than hot. I am not surprised because it is a family drama. The kids are mischievous and very cute and I enjoyed watching them play tricks on their mother.

Liked :
- Strong and sexy ML and FL.
- Cute and mischievous little children.
- Some funny jokes.

Disliked :
- One dimesional villains.
- Acting sometimes lacking ( not the leads, they are great).
- Simplistic revenge plot.
- I would have liked the oversease scenes to be handled differently because those were not very interesting to me, for the most part. Some particular ones around the temple were great though. It dragged the story a little bit.

Overall:
It is an easy watch, cute and funny. Especially because of the children. I liked it and recommend it. Some steamy kiss as well, for those who like them.

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My delicious margherita pizza.

This drama is like a delicious margherita pizza.
There is so many pizza recipes out there, but the margherita pizza is the basis of them all.
When the ingredients are top quality and the recipe is well executed. You got a delicious margherita pizza that you cannot help but devour.

I have the same feeling about this drama. The story is simple: two former high schoolers reconnect after 10 years. The Male Lead had a big hidden crush on Female Lead. What will happen?

I was more and more drawn to this simple story full of clichés and tropes but the drama is so well executed that none of the tropes nor the clichés seemed annoying or out of places.
I found myself rooting for the Lead's romance at every single moment until the 8th final episode.

So, if you like a well executed classic k-drama rom-com featuring strong-witted leads and good side stories, this drama is for you.

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Feel good drama for small heart who like fluffy romance ♥◡♥

The story : Upon getting engaged, a woman finds out that she is already accidentally married to a stranger and goes about getting her marriage annulled.

I don't know what it is with Philipino movies. They always hit the mark and touch my heart so deeply.
This movie is not perfect but a beautiful feeling lingers, after watching it. And how it is funny sometimes too.
If you have a small heart and you like fluffy romance with a touch of comedy, this is for you. ♥◡♥
There was so much sweet moments in this movie. I would I have liked it to be a drama to stay with the main couple longer.

The story is full of cliché and Female Lead find her way to happiness by overcoming her weaknesses. This is just perfect. I will forgive the flaws and enjoy the drama.

The plot being simple. It is better not to say a lot and just dive into it and enjoy it. Happy watching.

That eponymous song from elvis is just perfect. ( performed by Male Lead : Daniel Padilla.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVu__EKm2xk

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Cute role reversal love story. Too bad the story doesn't go anywhere... Great premise though.

FL's boss tries to pimp her to get funding for her lab research. So she goes on a blind date with a heir (ML), whose family desperately wants to marry. Will they date?

When I set foot in this drama I thought the Female Lead was a domineering character who treated the ML as a toyboy. This is why I procrastinated whatching this drama for so long. But the poster is misleading. This is a Role Reversal drama with a cold and robot like FL versus a childish and bickering ML. The interactions was cute, quirky and sometimes goofy so I decided to keep watching the show.
But the more the plot developed, the more I fell disappoinnted. As a matter of fact, all the plot points of this drama are treated surperficially and none of them is properly developed. As a result, I felt that the story was jumping from event to event without a proper closer or retribution.
This is very bad, unfortunately. I would have liked the premise to be well handled.
I still liked the sweetness of this drama but I was hoping to see a lot of things that I never saw.

Pros :
- Role Reversal drama with Intelligent ( researcher ) FL and Goofy ( chef ) ML.
- Fast pacing.
- Great premise.

Cons:
- Bad morals : FL's boss tries to pimp her to get funding on episode 1. o_O
- Story messed up because the plot points are not developed.
- Acting average. Except for FL, she is great.
- Weird ending. Without spoiling : In case of crisis what would do a CEO stay at the forfrond and tackle the crisis or give command to a rookie who already failed at managing a business. What do you think the writer chose to do????
Nonsensical.
- Low budget : the setting, directing and cinematography are very average. But I could still finish the show because of the main couple cuteness.

Overall:
I would like to recommend this drama but if even the story is jumping from event to event whitout going anywhere. I am afraid it would be a lost of time to watch it. Exept if one only focus on the cuteness of the main couple and the goofy interaction they have. In this case yes. Sometimes, it is nice to have a good laugh watching pranks and jokes. You might like it.

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Goofy romance in ancient times. I laughed so much.

A modern day influencer (FL) travels back in time to the 19th century to help a slave (ML) to find love.

Well... This romance is very funny and made me laugh a lot. Although the harsh daily life of slaves in the 19 th century in Thailand was cruel. The drama managed to make me feel all kinds of emotions, other than fear. I liked the sassy Female lead and the clever Male Lead who knew how to defuse dire situations.
I recommend this drama if you like romances with comedic scenes and historical dramas.

Pros:
- Clever and sassy Female Lead.
- Smart and strong Male Lead.
- Realistic historical setting of history.
- Goofy drama.
- I also liked the investigations and twists an turns in this drama.

Cons:
- You my have second male lead syndrome with this drama :)
- Low budget, but they cope well. The drama is well made in my views.

Overall:
I liked this drama and I would have liked a season 2. One of the few time travel drama which finishes with a bright happy ending. This is rare.

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A feel good goofy rom-com

Imagine that you were afraid of handsome guys, to the point that it makes you sick. Could you live that kind of life?

This is the crazy situation that Female Lead is facing. This could result in a lot of misunderstandings and a lot of funny situations. And it did.

I liked that :
This is a feel good drama .
The female Lead is specifically attracted to ugly guys. That's for a change.
She and her sister are so different in every way. It is fun to watch.
The Male Lead has a hard time seducing her because he is handsome . Evidently, this produces a lot of funny situations.
The supporting cast are cute

I disliked that :
At times, the pace was slowing down a little.
The music is just ok.

If you like a fluffy rom-com with a lot of crazy situations. You might like this drama.

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Best Romantic Espionnage Action Thriller Drama

I approad this drama because I was intrigued by a prince being kidnapped. I Thought it was a romantic drama. In reality, there is a sprinkle of romance but in the end I fell in love with the power struggles and political ploys. So I really enjoyed the drama.

So what this drama is about:
On the first episode I clearly understood : this would not be a fluffy rom-com ( as I thought) but a mystery/ espionnage/ action drama. I could sens that, a deep dark secret organisation was behind all this story.
I was hooked. So, I gave the drama the time to develop the plot.

And OMG, the more the episodes aired, the more I was addicted.
I waited patiently every saturdays and sundays to watch the new episodes as they were airing.
It was a roller coaster ride of emotions as the story developed.
I was totally in love with this drama.

I heard that many people complained about the fact that the romance was almost unexisting.
I don't agree, actress behind the Female Lead ; Yong Ye Ji; said that the text might not be romantic but the actors behaviours on set are. Indeed, they are affectionnate.

But looking back at the way the story developed, personnaly, I liked that the story was more about the palace ploys than the romance.
Because, from my point of view, the suspens set by the schemes spiced up the romance and I was sometimes afraid for the Leads because of it.

So this is a great drama. One of my favourites.

And I dont even speak about the OST, which I am crazy in love with.
Especially the Suho's "love you more gradually ", "100 days of dreams" and of course " love is like the wind".
The later was my lullaby before sleeping for a long time (^__^)

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