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This is a Tough One

I have to say I agree with previous reviews. This drama is really hard to swallow. It starts off well with a simple premise. Then it gets absurdly complicated. You can feel the desperation of this drama to be epic but the director did not know what they were doing.

So many cast members, how ridiculous. I say this after watching Snow Tower and Lost Love in Times. I did not think anyone could beat those dramas on extra cast members but this drama certainly did. You could feel the money go down the drain. The acting out of the gate is bad. FL "genius" is terrible and then becomes annoying because she is so freaking terrible. You just want her to stop. She has moments of glory but it doesn't match her overall character. This is the director's fault, they saw how bad she was but kept filming without coaching. ML has no connection to anyone not even playing two faces. He doesn't work at all. He's totally overshadowed by the second leads. FL "purple eyes" kept us watching because she's good but not great but her story follows the usual cdrama plotlines and her interactions played well with other characters. You even forget about her eyes after awhile. She's why the audience stays.

I'm sure the studio regretted the money they poured into this because it does look expensive. Next time keep it simple. Beauty does NOT equate to acting skill. This is the lowest score I have ever given to a cdrama but it honestly deserves it because it's such a mess.

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Cute Premise, Problematic Execution

While the premise to this story was cute, I didn't love the execution. The biggest problem was the sound editing. It became increasingly obvious as the show went on that the lead actress was dubbed - the movement of her lips and the dubbed voice were just slightly off from one another. I'm uncertain if other characters were dubbed, but it was not nearly as obvious as the FM lead. I also wasn't the biggest fan of her acting. She seemed very stiff and standoffish, particularly in comparison to the ML lead's passion and adoration. It's not an issue in the earlier episodes, but I'd expect her to be less stiff the more they dated each other. All that said, it was refreshing to find a drama featuring a couple with little communication issues. Others may have attempted to come in-between them, but they were committed to each other. If you prefer a couple with drama, this may not be the show for you.

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This lakorn's couple is Nao Tisanart & Kem Hussawi. What do these two have in common? For me, it's that I only watched one lakorn with them, yet... And I DROPPED that lakorn. So, no good memories of either of them. With her, even a child was better actress, while with him... I honestly never wished to see him in the lead, again. Oh, well. Sometimes lakorn is good even though the cast is bad.

This is Channel 7, it has 15 episodes though and not 30. Very good, then. First episode didn't get much of my interest. Nao Tisanart is less baby doll here and has more expression than when I last saw her. Kem Hussawee though, seems the same. Not my type of a pra'ek. During first episode, only thing nang'ek tries to do is get rid of him and I could relate:)

There seem to be an excess of action scenes and gunfight which doesn't interest me to see in lakorns and doesn't go along with the type of a guy who has face like Kem Hussawi.

Overall, this didn't catch my interest.

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How is this a 10?

Dear watchers, sorry to disappoint, there is NO WAY i would give this a ten - ever. It's certainly NICE all in all, nice faces, nice settings, good conflict, a lot of drama, details on point too... BUT it's really REALLY way too cliché, even actors' faces bring nothing new, they just fall into a pattern of beauty standards! The ML is handsome, but totally undistinguishable from other actors in the drama land... About the plot? The handsome CEO falls for a working-class woman, but things come in-between them... You saw this a million times before, right? Not to mention that FAKE vibe most lakorns give off, when all characters wear super fashionable wrinkle-free clothes and a super white smile and are super talented/successful in their field of work!!
About the GIRL IN DEBT trope? I forgot how many times i came across this... Please, is this a 21st century movie?
So... If you dont set your expectations too high and just wanna enjoy a typical lakorn while your brain takes some rest - this is the one to go for!

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Finished the first 4 episodes, but to be honest the plot lacks any sense for me to continue. I have two cats in my home and I know quite a lot about cat behaviour. I expected the show to capitalise on this but L's character doesn't behave cat-like at all! I can write a whole list of things that just don't make sense. Per example: the only time he is afraid of being outdoors is the first night he is at the FL's house (he is afraid of the cars and dog barks) after that he is perfectly fine, he has no problems walking in the rain (cats hate water), etc.

I know this is fantasy so I should overlook details such as him converting into a fully dressed human each time (who seems to switch between two different trousers btw) or being able to speak and understand all human language, but I can't stand when he does incoherent things. He seems to know what everything is already, knows what drink he wants from a vending machine, knows how to find his way home from her office, when her dad collapses he knows what's going on and takes him out, knows how to lower a fever, he doesn't get into any accidents while walking around, etc... but the worst part is how it makes no sense whatsoever the argument that she, her presence, her stuff, makes him become human! The first time he converted into a human, she found him... So, he converted BEFORE meeting her.

And his existential crisis and how he is figuring it all out is again deviating from a more realistic approach: it happens that he converts and he (being a CAT) doesn't think much of it, whereas when she finds out (her being a HUMAN) she will start to dig into the reasons why he transforms.

Ultimately this topic has to be very well written or it can make people uncomfortable. We love our pets a lot, and they do adore us, but the love we share is more like a parent-child relationship. To make it evolve into a romantic relationship takes lots of careful and talented writing. Cats are not protective of their owners unlike some dogs can be, so I don't see how can they will fit the typical male Korean possessive behaviour here, but I'm sure they will.

I hope the webtoon writer sat two seconds with a cat before coming up with a story, and that is more coherent than this drama adaptation.

I love Infinite so I always check out Myungsoo's dramas, but I wish he could do something again like Miss Hammurabi. We all know he is super cute, he knows how to work his dimples, but roles like this will not get his acting career anywhere.

Ultimately, I'll end my rant by saying that the FL and the second ML are highly unlikable and her dad doesn't behave like a cat, rather he is a rotten cactus. The only good thing of the whole show is the cat (or cats) they use, super cute, but I hope they don't abuse them like giving them drugs to do the sleeping scenes (one time the FL puts the cat on her bed after his vet visit and he looks knocked out cold)

Won't waste more time on this show, but I have seen many positive comments, so maybe this is just not my cup of tea.

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What An Annoying Female Lead

I give up on this drama just because personally, I really hate the female lead character.
Just my opinion is that her character is more likely a female villain who loves to throw herself in front of the male lead..., she doesn't care how many times he has rejected her coz she somehow has no shame.

She's in love with Shen Yan (the male lead) at the first sight due to nothing but his handsomeness and suddenly develops an obsession with him. Not because of his kindness or his else, coz she's not even known him. She even has her bodyguard investigate him due to her cluelessness about him.

She then hides his token and obsessively stalks him around... ignoring her princess status. Scheming everything she can to be able to be with him. Again, just my opinion, how low people could fall so deep in love just because of their physical appearance. Nothing more, only THE FACE.

In ep 3, there's a scene where she's throwing money in a restaurant and paying 3 silver coins for every 1 type of food she purchased..., which is what I know after watching countless dramas, silver coins consider as a big sum of money in that era. And she purchased a long table full of food... I can't imagine how much money she has been throwing! She's a princess, she's not even working, so..., she wasted people's money for her personal pleasure.... why on earth people with that kind of behavior is a protagonist??

I can't even finish ep 3 and give up at minute 18:18... she makes my day turn worst.
I just hate the kind of girl who throws her pride over a man, too much. For those who do not, might find this one interesting. If the drama turns good after ep 3, idk coz I don't watch it, but I do hope it will.
I love Zheng Ye Cheng, but, not this one, the female lead is my worst nightmare in a drama.

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Why is it rated so high?

I wasn't able to continue after 7th ep...things just don't make any sense...I just wasn't able to see why would a girl would want to date a guy who invited her as his date to a party but then abandoned her and went to flirt with other women...I am not saying that the guy is bad but he could show the least respect to her by inviting her as his date...FL is just simply a 'cute girl doing cute things' type...other than eating and working as a source of gossip, she doesn't really showed much ability...there's a difference between 'naive' and 'stupid'...she can picture as the director of company confess to her but can never imagine in her dreams that the boss would confess to her...
I started it with great expectations just after completing a fabulous no bullshit drama-'Meeting You' but only to be disappointed...maybe I will cont. in future.

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short revenge

First of all, the issue was quickly dismissed as a short series. The editing was rushed. In the very first scene, hostility is created when no one knows anyone else. They organize instant assassinations. Before I even understood the issue, the revenge started. The revenge of revenge has begun. Everyone is an enemy to each other, no one knows. The fact that it happened suddenly and that it was edited urgently distracted the topic. While watching it, I thought a lot about whether I should say something about the fact that it happened so quickly or how it was brought to a fait accompli. That's why I watched the first four episodes of the series and stopped. In my opinion, I think it would have been better if it had been a long-running series and had started with a more detailed, more striking and slower-paced story and fiction as a revenge series. It didn't happen like that.

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Worth It Just For The Shower Scene

... and that's the only spoiler Fumiyawagi will give you, that Episode 2 contains one spectacular, blindingly sexy, clothing free minute for Keita Machida devotees. We are still watching the series and will update this review in due course. Keita is in almost scene and appears to be carrying the weight of the show.
We have watched several series and movies starring Keita Machida and believe he is destined for Hollywood, as a genuinely talented actor. No doubt when they find out he's shredded to the max, speaks 3 languages and has an Academy Award worthy smile ... the phone will be ringing off the hook! Creative Artists Agency, where are you?
Thank you for reading! Follow to be notified of future reviews! ~ Fumiyawagi

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This was not cute!

I expected a sweet drama with some real life understanding of what a relationship between a teacher and her student would be like. Based on the top reviews, it should have been a masterpiece... I was bamboozled! In the first episode the ML slaps the FL when she calls him handsome. Immediately I had red flags but
I tried to stick through it. By episode 2 he was confessing his feelings and when she told him she wasnt't interested, he did what he wanted to anyway! And not just once,multiple times! Because as he put it "romance should have been sweet, why did it turn out this way?" For him, his feelings were more important than hers. By the end of the episode when hes's hugging her after she tells him to stop and he says he doesn’t care if people see them, I knew I would have to drop this drama. I'm sure there is going to be some convoluted reasons the writers use to make us think these two are destined for eachother but I can't think of a single reason why she should leave her fiance for this immature child. Anyways if you've read my rant and want a reward, some actual good age-gap/ teacher romances are chinese dramas, Falling into you, and Nothing but you!

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I am dropping this show after 14 episodes. It started out great, Dilraba was stunning in her wedding dress and red lipstick when she met the hero in his all-black biker outfit.

I started getting disappointed because of the lacklustre acting and uncharismatic characters. I like Dilraba but her acting here seems off and I had a hard time believing her. The ML didn't charm me at all and I don't get the capable, confident man vibes from him. Their romance has been pretty boring with no swoon-worthy moments or humour to make up for it. Overall, not a fan of the leads or the interaction between them. The secondary couple is fairly cute but they didn't hold my attention for long.

The plot is pretty boring. It's just the same old annoying obsessed SFL trying to create problems for the couple and trying to keep the man to herself no matter how many times he tells her he isn't interested. It's outdated and annoying. The ML in his so-called "honest approach" keeps discouraging the FL. Yea apparently he is doing it to let her improve but I'm just done with his arrogant behaviour.

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