Reviews

Story

The plot of this drama is definitely something new; each episode leaves you with a lot to think about. That isn't to say however that the plot is free of cliches and stereotypes. The story was also predictable. I already guessed (correctly) how it will end when i got to episode 6. It's a refreshing take of a fantasy drama, but it's not really something to rave on about.



Acting/Cast

Good! The leads were awesome, especially IU. The supporting cast was great as well. A lot of people are criticizing the chemistry between IU and jin goo... I do not think they were bad, their chemistry just wasn't suited for something romantic in my opinion. Overall, it's not a deal breaker and it shouldn't be



Music

My only barometer for a good drama ost is if it (a) matches the mood of the scenes in the story and (b) if it makes me listen to it outside the drama. Generally, the music was bad. They were all mellow if not sad. It was mehhhh


Rewatch value

It's actually a relatively simple plot so rewatching this for me is fine. Not something I look forward to, but something I can stand



Overall

A good fantasy drama to give a try. It's not quite at the level of god-tier fantasy dramas like goblin or while you were sleeping, but it definitely has its own charm. By charm, i mean the visuals and the effects

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Oh my, they really did left me hanging and wanting for the next season to air. The story is very great. I can relate most of it especially them being doctors. I really envy their friendship wishing I had like theirs. I really enjoyed most of their funny scenes. And the last episode, I really can't wait for the season 2. Really a good series to watch, funny, not too much of drama, just the right amount, and the story is somewhat relatable even without the hospital setting. A must watch.

**Bear with me for I am not great in writing reviews. First one actually. Hope this review will help somebody. =)

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Sad and Depressing

I didn't understand the meaning of a "melo" drama until watching this story. I legit felt sad and depressed watching it despite the optimistic ending.

❤ Won Jin Ah was enchanting in the lead female role as she balanced between the reserved and emotional nature of Ha Moon Soo. Her story was by far the most interesting, particularly her relationship with her family and her grief over the death of her sister.

❤ What is it with male leads pushing away the female lead when they need them the most? The one that comes immediately to mind is Oh My Venus, but this is a close second. It made it hard to root for the main lead couple when Lee Kang Doo continuously rebuffed Ha Moon Soo's compassion and support. I get to some degree part of his story is allowing others to witness his pain, but it quickly became aggravating watching the push/pull between them.

❤ Other than Moon Soo and Lee Kang Doo's family members, the rest of the side characters were uninteresting and one-note. I've seen these actors in other shows so I know they can perform, but they were given very little to do beyond pine for one another or move the plot forward for the main couple.

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Good idea, bad execution

Personally, I love Dramas about rich kids like Gossip Girl or Meteor Garden so I felt like I had to watch this one as well.
I first started in 2016 but dropped the show after 7 episodes or so. In 2020, when I had already forgotten why I‘d dropped it I decided to give it another chance. But after 2 episodes of pointless dialogue and the same story repeating over and over again I remembered why I didn’t finish it.
I loved the setting but I‘m still wondering how they managed to make the main girl the least interesting and complex character of the whole show. All the characters have so much potential but Chan Eun Sang is just that one poor girl that constantly has to remind everyone how hard her life is instead of actually standing up for herself.
Furthermore she contributes almost nothing to her relationship and doesn‘t really have any goals in life besides earning money. Don‘t get me wrong this obviously isn‘t the actress’s fault, I think Park Shin played the role well, the problem is with how the character was.

Here‘s what I liked about the show:

The setting:
Spoiled rich brats competing over who gets their parents‘ company is actually a very promising concept in my opinion. The problem was they didn‘t really focus on that aspect but neither did they focus on the romance properly. It was just a weird half-assed mix of the two which made watching more than one episode at once painfully exhausting.

The wardrobe:
This was one of the main reasons why I could manage to finish the show. The characters are super stylish and I got a lot of style inspiration from the girls (especially Lee BoNa, my fav character) There were also very few outfit-repeats (except for Eun Sang, but she‘s supposed to be poor soo) and the wardrobe fit each person‘s character really well (except for that 2000$ coat they gave Cha Eun Sang, let‘s not talk about that)

The villains:
Honestly, I think Rachel, BoNa and YeongDo carried this whole show on their backs. Without them, there wouldn’t have been ANYTHING to build the plot around and they were also the only ones who gave the show some sort of character.

The soundtrack was good in my opinion, but „Love is the moment“ was often used in the wrong situations which made the scene look tacky.


Overall, if your standards in Dramas aren‘t very high or you just want to watch all of the K-Drama classics, it might be worth the watch burn other than that I really can‘t understand why this show is considered iconic and one of the classics when there‘s so many Dramas that are so much better.

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Refreshing, clever and fun!

This was a surprising gem. This is obviously a story written by writers for writers and people who know and can appreciate the craft. The lines made me laugh so hard that tears came to my eyes and then cry so hard that I started laughing again.

The chemistry between the leads was so sweet and engaging that it helped me survive a 48 hour fast (during my second rewatching!!!) The rest of the cast were also very fun and played well - especially Zi Rui, Bai Ji and Meng Guo.

I'm super impressed by the young actors in this show. All props to the comedic genius that is Rosy Zhao and what a charmer Ryan Ding is. Those two are just too cute. I really hope they come back in Season 2. I seldom want to see another season of a particular show, but now, I'm actually very excited and glad!

Highly recommended!

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UNDERRATED DEFINITELY DESERVES A HIGHER RATING!!

When i started this show i literally had no expectations, for one it was a female centric chinese family drama(most of which are generic), there was an ex-bf and his annoying family, the fl's annoying mother and worst of all the pathetic ratings on mdl..But dont let any of these stop you from watching this show


pros:

1) All the characters are realistic and their reactions to situations also seem human, no one is excessively kind and they react the way a normal person would in most situations

2) parallels between characters: i think that there are a lot of clever parallels drawn by making certain similar characters in order to prove that the environment you were raised in matters more than money, xie jialiang's father's mistress grew up in poverty just like MCH but she turned out to be greedy and cunning whereas MCH is caring and diligent, we also see some comparisons between MCH's ex and Zhiming, although both of them are rich, zhiming was forced to be independent and opportunistic and he learned to cherish his loved ones due to all the loss he faced whereas xie jialiang turned out to be timid because he was used to always getting what he wanted and not having to fight for anything(hence not being able to protect MCH)

3) The pacing: I have to say the pacing was absolutely perfect for most of the show and i think that the breakup/resolving of issues with mom all took the perfect amount of time

4) One of the biggest issues i have with certain female centric shows is that they force the fl to choose between love and career (although this may be realistic) but im glad that the fl didnt have to give up on either and got the best of both worlds

5) The ML....YAO ZHIMING OMLL...He is the epitome of husband material, there are so many shows where the ml ends up "helping" the fl and basically the intelligent fl is dumb in comparison but this man was so respectful, he never made decisions for her, he always stood by her side when she needed him, he tolerated her mother even when they were not together and he was RESPECTFUL. after hearing his grandmas will he did not throw a tantrum or make some plot to steal the hotel(this may be the bare minimum but its still so gentleman like) and he always lets her know when hes jealous or uncomfy with a situations (hes literally such a green flag)


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cons:
I only really have one con and thats a pro in itself in a way? SO the fl's mother never really got the retribution but on the flip side i think that its very realistic she didnt(so technically not a con)

she lived in the country side and was very uneducated and she got married at a young age for a better life but was still stuck in the circle of poverty and she lived most of her life as a mother, she had no other identity besides a mother/wife and so her only job was to worry about her husband and children and make decisions for them....I wish they hadnt given a her mom a terminal illness at the end because that literally felt like they gave her physical pain in return for the emotional trauma she put her kids through, it feels really weird hating on a sick character and i felt like she should have changed more.....BUT I personally also feel that the chances of an asian mother changing her personality and habit of nagging is one in a million (lmfao) and most people cant change the way they behave so yeah i think it wasnt that bad

one other thing that was weird was how many rich people were around her, shes like a real life rich person magnet(I'm still waiting for my grandma to tell me she is secretly a millionaire T-T)

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It's been a while since I watched a BL drama and omg this one didn't let me down. At first I thought the story could be quite annoying and maybe even boring. But at episode 3 this show showed me that it is far from annoying and boring. The cinamatography and acting is incredibly good.

Before watching this show I had never heared or saw anything from 2 Moons The Series but I can't wait to see more of it. I will definetly recommend this review to anyone who really likes a cute love story (yes there are some basic love drama items in here but it is still worth it!). But be aware you might die of all the feelings you get from watching it!

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Average story but great acting

Plot is not something new, but both leads have great chemistry which makes it fun to watch, but the age gap (17 year old/MINOR with 23 year old) does make me uncomfortably to an extent - and its what I find A LOT of people are brushing off lol

Age aside and story aside, the cast does a wondful job is saving this drama to the point I’m kicking my feet and giggling during romance scenes.

I have only watched 9/13 as of writing this and episode 9 made me very frustrated with how they decided to add in memory lost on top of having Bai Zong Yi get a brain injury - could have went a different route.

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I think that the second season of the show "Single's inferno" is not so interesting as the first season.Although the show expended for two more days but I think that is not enough .The players didn't catch up to get know each other in ten days.Also the show only focused in three persons . This year all of the players were ready about the situations and the strategies they would follow .The ending was completely subversive.The best element in the show are the presenters.They are absolutely delightful and their comments always to the point.I believe that if there will be another season the production should consider to increase the days of the show.Overall it was a funny show.

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Updated Review 2021:

This is an updated review after a recent re-watch:

I wondered as I was re-watching this drama if I would have trouble getting through it a second time. Would I find myself frustrated and disappointed with the story? Would a second viewing ruin the feelings I had the first time around? Would I find the age gap extremely uncomfortable? Surprisingly, I found the opposite to be true. I happily breezed through the entire thing over the course of 3 days and then subsequently suffered from the wonderful/dreadful drama hangover so many of us experience when we finish a drama we’ve loved. This, of course, makes me very happy as it means that I still enjoy the drama as much as I did the first time I watched it.

So I guess I’ll go about this review by addressing the thoughts/feelings/complaints I had with the drama the first time I watched it and how I think/feel/would complain about the drama now.

1) I have to start off with the most important aspect of this drama, that being the age difference. This is going to be the make or break part of the drama for most people, and understandably so. I myself couldn’t initially remember just how wide the age gap was between the leads, and for awhile, I secretly hoped it would be only five or six years. Alas, it is eventually revealed to be ten.

To be honest, I’m still confused about the exact ages of both leads, but the age gap didn’t bother me while re-watching. Of course, that’s probably solely because the male lead is played by a much older actor, so it’s easy to ignore the gap. Would I feel the same way if this were real life and not Seo In Guk playing a character much younger than himself? Absolutely not. Real life is very different from a Kdrama. But the leads work well together, you see very little of Min Seok’s school life, and there’s no untoward or inappropriate behavior in the main couple’s relationship, so I was able to overlook it. Not everyone else will be able to do so, however, so it’s something to keep in mind going into the drama.

2) I liked Director Yoo as a character much better this time around then I did the first time. I understood him better and wasn’t as turned off by him as I had been before. Yes, he’s a dismissive and thoughtless jerk, but up to the moment with the forced kiss and the fist fight with Min Seok, that’s all he is. And afterwards, he’s incredibly respectful and apologetic towards Soo Young and even displays some nobleness in his effort to save his father’s company from possible ruin. He’s not as fleshed out of a character as he could have been (which is a shame as he could have been much more interesting and provided some real competition for Min Seok), and the story still provides no compelling reason for me to believe he actually falls for Soo Young in any way, but he’s not as terrible a character as I thought he was, and I’m happy to be able to say that.

3) This isn’t something I personally had or have any complaints about, but it is something a lot of other viewers have complained about, so I think it’s worth mentioning. We get to see how masquerading as the Director affects the hockey side of Min Seok’s life, something that ends up being a very poignant part of the drama, but we don’t see it have any effect whatsoever on Min Seok’s academic life. He never gets caught skipping school, there’s little focus on his grades, there’s little focus on his school life at all. This will bother some people as it’s an unrealistic plot hole, but it never bothered me as I was never invested in that side of the story to begin with. Ultimately, Min Seok’s academics were never all that important to him. He was clearly not a superb student to begin with and most likely didn’t have any serious plans of higher education. His goal was to play hockey, and that’s why we spent so much time watching him working, practicing, and playing with his team. It’s also why it’s so poignant and heartbreaking to see him have to give up that dream later on in the drama. Is it a flaw of the drama that this part of his life gets so little screentime? Most likely, but I don’t really care.

4) Hyung is an underwhelming character and only serves as a vote in a boardroom, the catalyst for a beloved characters death, and a transit for a massive information dump long after we needed to know most of the information. He’s disappointing, and we never needed to see him in person. I did like Seo In Guk’s performance as Hyung better this time around then I did the first time, so I’ll give props for that, but otherwise, he’s useless. (The scene where Soo Young and Min Seok’s friends mistake Hyung for Min Seok is pretty funny though.)

The thing about this drama, after tallying up the flaws and the virtues, is that there are conflicts that need to happen and secrets that need to be revealed, but the writers consistently liked to put them off till later. Instead of building up to the right moment and slowly revealing information as they story went along, they would do it all at once. This is both a good thing and a bad thing in terms of storytelling. On the one hand, this alleviates a lot of the unnecessary tension and frustration you go through in most dramas. On the other hand, it means that a lot of things play out in a way that’s not realistic. For example, Soo Young and Min Seok’s relationship isn’t discovered by anyone outside of a small group of people until the very last episode, but there’s no way they were That good at hiding it. More people should have found out or at least have been suspicious. Am I saying that I’m bothered by this? No. I got what I wanted out of the drama, so I’m happy. But it is poor storytelling, and I can admit that.

So to wrap up this review, am I more aware of this drama’s flaws then I was before re-watching? Yes. I am. But do I love it just as much or more than I did before though? Also yes. Yes, I do.

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It took me a lot of patience to finish this, given the fact that it's just 12 episodes long. There were episodes where the story was fast but there were also episodes that were just too dragging for me.

Cindy was actually my favorite character because I really felt her emotion cutting across the screen (good job, IU!). I don't know why but there were times where Baek Seung Chan just got on my nerves, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE JUST THERE WAITING FOR HIM TO SAY SOMETHING. I tried to like Seung Chan but /ugh/ he is just irritating for me.

Don't get me wrong, there were definitely scenes that I liked and would watch over and over again but as for the drama as a whole, once is enough.

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