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The minute I started watching, I already loved the characters. The acting and story was well done, however to me it was a little slow. I bet it was because they wanted to fill in all the 16 episodes, but otherwise this was an AMAZING show to watch!!! I have to warn that I noticed lots of product placements that did not necessarily sneak their way into the story well enough because it was like every time the characters had a breather from the suspense they did a product placement.
The side characters also stood out in their own way. However, there was a lot of gay humor which was funny (but if you don't like that kind of stuff then this is not a show you should watch). This show reminded me slightly of 'W' (if you haven't seen that drama - it's a MUST watch!!) because there was a lot of cartoon elements that made it seem like it was written from a webtoon.
The main heroine has super strength (not a spoiler), but she shows a lot more character as a woman than just being strong. Even though she looks weak, she fights off many difficulties pushed at her as well as showing signs of weakness (because a person cannot be strong all the time).
Of course, this is a romance so which guy does she fall in love with in the end? WATCH TO FIND OUT!!! ^_^
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Worth Watching
As natural order, most of stories start from conflicted and suppose to be i don't like it.But in the ending cover the unsatisfactory.
I love Chu Sang for making the move,
I felt the butterflies when im in the middle to last episode.
I love them
This sried make my March Completeπππ
I hope i can watch them in other project.
Thanks Korea for making more BL Projects
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Watch For Great Lead Actor- nothing else!
Although the FL actress mumbled her way through the part and didnβt seem to find the ML attractive, I managed to enjoy most of the drama just based on how handsome and talented the ML actor was. But i got triggered by the last three episodes.I would give the first 37 episodes 8/10 but the last three a zero. *spoiler* I simply cannot stand any more βromancesβ where one of the couple abandoned the other for months/ years for βcareerβ. Hear me writers and producers: THIS IS NOT ROMANTIC. Career is an illusion. Somebody can die in an instant, especially here where ML is a SWAT officer. You might not have two years to come back and resume. I just cannot abide this anymore. It absolutely ruins a drama for me.
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Hesitant at first but
I have to say I wasnβt super thrilled about them remaking Cherry Magic because I liked the Japanese version so much, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The adaption is thoughtful and it does a good job of respecting the source material but also making the adaption its own thing. I thought all of the actors were pretty charming, the cast had good chemistry, and even though Karan and Achi were different from Kurosawa and Adachi, I still liked both of the characters in the adaption. Also, we got to spend a little more time with the characters (since the Japanese version is notoriously short), which I enjoyed. Itβs different, but still the same, and you will probably find yourself smiling towards the end of it, just like with the original.Was this review helpful to you?
CHINESE DRAMA THAT YOU SHOULD WATCH !!! (VERY RECOMMENDED)
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS DRAMAThe main female lead makes every women in the world jealous!!!. WHY? because main female is so fucking lucky girl to be around a handsome guy and a hot guy. (K, forgive my fantasy) The story is very good and funny. for me this drama can't makes me tired or bored if i'am rewatch it for a few times. Because... idk this drama doesn't need any reason for not rewatch it. LOL. The side story at this drama as good as the main lead story. so you'll not be bored (what i mean is the 2nd male lead love story). this drama have a little thing that makes complicated plot so it's makes you more exited. At any rate, this drama is so good, I RECOMMEND THIS DRAMA FOR YOU especially for school romance lovers (although this drama based on college)
MOST IMPORTANT THING WHO MAKES ME REVIEW THIS DRAMA IS BECAUSE THE MAIN MALE LEAD AND 2ND MALE LEAD WHO MAKES ME GOING CRAZYYYY. The main role is so funny and cute, he is so pure that every women cant refuse him. He is type of cold guy (gnorant) but for his gf he is so sweet. OMG. Sometime he can be so cruel like when he turning up the volume of his earphone while someone confessing their feeling and he just say that he can't heard what she said before (Ok, it's true that he can't heard that all but he do that on purpose). wtf (:
And for my hot baby, 2nd male lead, his body.... i can't describe. that just so amazing. he is so hot, oh no, he is so damn sexy.
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Must watch i dont regret watching this,
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And Im sorry that is no the most positive....
But still here is my opinion:
Suika actually has an interesting setting.
4 single woman living in a share house. All with their particular hobbys and quirks.
Each episode has a little life lesson shared from the proprietress wich I think is a good detail.
For the series they decided to make 34 year oldbank worker hayakawa san the main person. A typical 39thies office woman still living with her parents. And ending up at happiness sancha.
Here is the thing. I don't have a problem to make an average person the fml. I actually think its a nice change.
But still even if your character is written all to ordinary you still need to make the character somewhat interesting.
I found evry other other person in the share house more interesting than her.
The acting was for me all in all very bland.
I ended up forgetting what happened in the last episode because it didn't leave an impact.
There were no "memorable moments" ao to speak.
And I have to say the drama did not get better in the second half for me.... Actually it was going down hill.
The baba mariko 3 million dollar embezzling story could have been interesting. But it wasn't. I mean there are alot of ways to make that side plot more funny and enjoyable. Still the interaction between baba chan and mariko san were bland. Like most interactions with the characters. There didn't seem livelyness or witt in any of the conversations.
What makes a character interesting for me are how they interact with people, how they have surten characteristics or strengths and weaknesses. And I just didn't really care about the characters in the drama. I couldn't connect to them or was impressed by the acting.
In the end it did feel washed out to me and I thought that it was a waste of time. I didn't think the ending was satisfying or made sense.
(Please don't let my review demotivate you from watching the drama. This is just my opinion)
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i happy
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nyathis music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
this music make like. sangat suka dengan action nyathis music make like. sangat suka dengan action nyathis music make like. sangat suka dengan action nyathis music make like. sangat suka dengan action nya
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Disappointed
Very disappointed about ending.There is no future with robot.
This drama story line isnβt like how viewers want.
How a robot can pretend to be human being?
And how a human can kiss a robot?
I think she didnβt feel any silicon in her lips.
There should be twist in between human namshin and robot one, as audience wish to end it like human namshin will have so bong. But the ending had with robot namshin. I feel bery disappointed. This show make me bored. I think, i've wasted my Precious time. I'll never gonna recommend this show.
It'll kill your precious time. :)
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A warm drama about real life moments, love, joy and acceptance
If I were to start writing reviews on K-dramas, it should definitely be My Liberation Notes. So I am starting.It was the most natural and sincere series I've ever watched. It portrays the life of an ordinary family in the rural such a real way. I felt like they were our neighbors and friends.
Among the characters, my favorite was "Yeom Chang Hee". At first he was an impatient and repulsive character, but then he turned into an understanding and calm person. He improved more than anyone else, accepted what he is, worked hard and found peace. Especially the scenes where he compares himself to a drizzle rather than an ocean and where he explains that he is always where he should be were great. I watched many dramas of Lee Min Kim, but it was in this drama that I realized that he is so talented.
The drama ultimately gave the message that even if everything gets worse, there can still be hope and love. Life is to be accepted as it is even you are having your worst times. One can find peace with what he/she has. These are the main points that all characters eventually reached.
In short, My liberation Notes is a great and warm drama with full of hope. If you are looking for a drama about real life moments, love, joy and acceptance, this is definitely it.
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PERFECTLY A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN INDEED
THIS WAS THE BEST ROMCOM/ MELODRAMA in these recent months or I'd say years..people are always complaining about the writing bro if you watched this show all together everything would've fitted perfectly... instead of finding THE LOGICS sit down and just watch and enjoy... to me all my questions were answered. it was the perfect ending. YOU'RE USED TO NORMAL HAPPY ENDINGS BUT THIS IS THE REAL ENDING EVERY PERSON WHO IS IN LOVE WANTS because this basically showed that THEY GREW OLD TOGETHER instead of claiming to grow old..the whole point of this show was how can a married couple who claimed to be with each but fell apart and how they realised that need each other to grow old and they did..I Loved all the characters and probably gonna miss it for some time but yeah the acting was phenomenol...the chemistry was top-notch, the cinematography was purely beautiful..the emotions was raw....I LOVED EVERYTHING >>>Was this review helpful to you?
I realized I'm a sensitive b**ch.
How do you turn a cold hearted man like my gay a$$ into a sensitive b**ch? Show me a drama that constantly reminds me of "Love Sick."To be honest, I've been trying to write a review for this one for three weeks already and have failed miserably because I don't know where and how to begin. Writer's block, everyone. I'll try once again hoping it works out this time.
2gether has gotten people divided into the ones who love it and the ones disappointed with it. I see myself leaning towards the ones who "like it for what it is." Maybe it's the fact that it is literally "Love Sick" reimagined or it is just because I see a lot of potential in the story. I don't know, but the point is: I can't come to dislike it.
Beginning with the story. It is a 100% slice of life drama that shows you the everyday life of college students as they fall in love, struggle, mess up (constantly), make a drama about it, and try (try?) to learn from their experiences. There are a lot of details that made it hard for me not to continuously compare it with "Love Sick" because they are very similar to each other; however, I do not necessarily find that to be a bad thing. I mean, what drama hasn't taken inspiration from it? I'll wait. The only problem with this is that 2gether also added the things that aren't that good about Love Sick.
There isn't anything that can be called memorable. The life of the characters is normal and bland, but real. Plenty of authors who write BL novels get this strange misconception that gay people have this super special life, so it was appealing to see a story that was leaning towards the "normal" side of the spectrum. The series also began with a strong plot that promised a rom-com style of writing; even so, it didn't meet the standards you would expect.
The pacing was decent until we reach episode 10. From then on it does look like the editors rushed through quite a bit of story that didn't allow the viewer to sympathize and connect with important dramatic scenes. As soon as drama began, everything was resolved shortly. Honestly, this is my biggest problem. This series called for a longer run with at least 20 episodes to really build up for those important scenes. Plenty of characters and story deserved to be fleshed out more and was, unfortunately, cut short so they can mostly focus on the main couple. Tragic.
It was a shame seeing good actors being overshadowed by the main couple because of the editing (and most likely the writers that only focused on them as well). Toptap, my baby, I love you and I wish I could've seen more of you. At this point I wonder why were there even other couples in here since we barely had any time with them.
By the way, that eyebrow guy? I don't even know his name, but I could not stop staring at his super thick eyebrows. Trim them, man, I promise it won't make you any less of a man. Just do it for the sake of everyone who loves a good eyebrow.
From the main couple, Sarawat was the character I liked the most (the flashbacks of episode 11, y'all. My gay heart couldn't take it). The transition between his bad attitude when we first meet him to his more open self was one of the smoothest character developments I've seen in a BL drama. Truly something to pay attention to. Additionally, the chemistry between Win and Bright was decent. From what I saw they looked pretty comfortable with each other in most scenes. Win was a good actor despite this being his first professional work; his character was believable and natural until the end and was not overshadowed by Bright. I blame the editing for whatever happened to them after they became a couple.
Moving on, I like it when dramas showcase something specific about things that you may not find important at the beginning. "Until We Meet Again" was constantly taking its time to showcase traditional Thai desserts, and 2gether wanted to showcase music! Scrubb's music, to be precise. The soundtrack was beautiful, it was used correctly, and flowed nicely on each episode. But I am angry that the album was missing all the Scrubb songs when I bought it.
Overall I will recommend this drama despite its flaws. It was popular for a reason and that should not be taken for granted. Worth of a rewatch.
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A dream and a forbidden love
Every year, the music industry launches numerous boy bands around the world to make their international debut. Other industries, also dedicated to entertainment, such as television, always at the forefront, have not been left behind, in the effort to tell us about the creation and evolution of these groups.And if, along with this, they address stories of overcoming and forbidden love between members of said bands, the public awaits them with greater interest.
That is why today we remember 'Boyband The Series', a Thai audiovisual characterized by its excellent performances, a dream soundtrack and enviable scenery.
Its premiere took place in February 2023, and with 6 episodes lasting approximately 45 minutes each, we are introduced to Top, played by Phiphat Wichasu (Zubom), in his first acting role, a young man who has had to make an effort in life to be able to pay the debt contracted by his father, in addition to paying for the medical treatment of his mother, a disabled woman after suffering a traffic accident, and also paying for the education of his minor sister. To get ahead, he has had to work as a waiter, elephant keeper and sword fighter.
Top will have the opportunity to travel from Khon Kaen, Isaan province, to Bangkok, to become an artist under World Star, the company of Khun Serena (Metinee Kingpayome - Lukkade), the queen of the entertainment industry, through a singing, dancing and acting contest, which in addition to artistic skills, will evaluate the behavior and attitudes of the contestants.
This trip into the competition represents a new stage in his life for Top, full of surprises that he is willing to accept without hesitation, because in addition to competing against a hundred young people to obtain one of the six positions in dispute, he will meet Juju (Theerachet Yanwantana - Jaymin), the impulsive son of a wealthy family, with whom our protagonist will live a forbidden romance, because the contest imposes a rule on the participants: "Artists are prevented from establishing romantic relationships with each other."
With a chemistry that transcends the screen, Top will help Juju deal with her main problem: her father's refusal to accept her fulfilling her dream of becoming an idol.
One of the aspects that attract attention in this dramatic, romantic, musical and youth comedy with LGBTIQ+ themes is Top's constant race in pursuit of Juju. The unforgettable sequence of Zubom on the motorcycle arriving, with delays, to the place of the band's debut, among the first scenes, while the music directed and composed by Terdsak Janpan for the series plays in the background, is one of the vertices about the that a plot is articulated, which will lead us to other chases, such as that of Top behind Juju's car in an unfortunate first encounter in which the two come out as enemies.
There will also be other chases, such as the chase that is not after Juju, but with Juju, to rescue Juju's bag that the motorcyclists intend to steal, or the race to prevent Juju from fighting with other contestants, due to the risk of being disqualified.
Another race is when Top follows Juju to the latter's mother's house in Krabi, the boy requiring his authorization to continue in the competition.
Each step in those runs brings them closer to each other, and not only from the point of view of shortening the distance.
Top and Juju are joined by Jeff (Arm Boonyavanit - AP), the typical prankster that everyone will want to have by their side to have fun; Ryu (Pakpoom Juanchainat - Art), the famous dancer with many followers on social networks, Ken (Intouch Kooramasuwan - Intouch), the brilliant singer who will fall in love with the singing teacher, and Atom (Wasin Suungkavathin - Aom), the boy seriously focused on his art.
These young people, along with Sun (Natthanun Kurusatienpron - Man), Kampun (Phutawan Yamsai - Tawan); Tiger (Phicaphop Khamnanak - Auto), Pokpong (Patchapol Bhamornbuth - Tong) and Yok (Athiphat Arkrawarachotihiran - Nice), will fight to join the world-class boy band, and will undergo intense training in singing, dancing and acting, as part of the fierce competition that would allow them to achieve their dreams.
As in all competitions, there will be envy and professional jealousy that will play dirty and, through cheating and disloyalty, will try to get others to abandon. Likewise, there are those who will rejoice in the stumble and fall of their rival so that they do not continue in the fight, but there are also those with wise advice and timely encouragement, those who will not mind helping those who do not master the technique or those who He has suffered a blow to his foot that prevents him from dancing well.
We are not looking at the classic BL (hence surely the low rating of the drama), because 'Boyband The Series' aims much higher by exposing problems inherent to the entertainment industry, such as the corrupting power of money to buy artists trained in other agencies , the pressure from managers towards future idols with promises that are not always fulfilled, topics that are rarely addressed in series of the genre, with the exception of 'Call It What You Want I' and some others.
The series, directed by Dome Jade Bunyoprakarn ('My Dear Gangster Oppa', 'Together with Me', 'Bad Romance'), also reflects another theme equally little or poorly portrayed in Thai BL. I mean homophobia. Top and Juju's budding love relationship is used for the purposes of not only causing harm to them, but also to Khun Serena.
And here the series contributes to the struggle of the Thai LGBTIQ+ community, because although discrimination against the members of that human group persists in that country, the initial scenes of the series, which take us to the moment of the meeting of both young people before their debut , shows us that the revelation of their romance will not stop them from moving forward.
Two other main characters are Madame Pauly (Anon Saisangcharn - Pu), in charge of convincing Khun Serena to return to talent training after a period away from the agency she created, after the breakup of her marriage to Phanu (Maethanee Buranasiri - Nino), a manager in the entertainment industry to whom anything goes if he can punish his ex-wife.
Madame Pauly also has the mission of searching for contest candidates and serving as a judge for the competitions.
The writing of the scripts is carried out by Piangpaitoon Satrawaha β May), known for being the screenwriter of 'Naughty Babe' and 'Hormones Season 2', among other series, who in 'Boyband The Seires' plays the judge and teacher My .
Throughout the series, Serena, Pauly and My act as judges and guides in the training of the contestants, imitating the style of programs like "American Idols": while the former acts as an infallible judge, with a reputation for being a "strong hand" , there are always some performances that allow us to see their most sensitive and fair side, because although difficult to convince, they have sound recommendations that are usually accepted and applied by all those who aspire to join the band.
Everything seems fine to My, while Madame Pauly is the one who tries to be objective and lets herself be carried away by her criteria, to which she is always faithful. The actor who plays Madame does not believe in gender stereotypes that pigeonhole men who play very effeminate characters, like his. Lukkade and Pu's performances spice up the series.
'Boyband The Series' darkens in the final episode, with a discussion on stage after the winning team is announced, which contributes little to the closure of the story. It is very unlikely that what happened took place in real life, much less in the grotesque way it was portrayed. These disputes are ultimately aired in court.
Another reason that worked against 'Boyband The Series' was that it aired alongside other popular ThaiBL, such as 'Never Let Me Go', 'My School President' and 'Moonlight Chicken'. It is also not helped by the difficulties that the public has in accessing audiovisuals with English subtitles.
The series brings us as a bonus the possibility of meeting several BL stars who show their faces as guest artists. These include Copter Phanuwat, Bas Suradej Pinnirat, Max Kornthas Rujeerattanavorapan, Fluke Natouch Siripongthon and Peter Knight.
Love triangles, forbidden romances, infatuations between contestants and teachers, seductions of judges to try to be favored by them, villains who steal talents just to cause harm, young people who fight to achieve their dreams, self-realization, personal and spiritual growth, diversity Sexuality, acceptance, homophobia, among other themes, appear in a very well written script, despite the aforementioned slips and others.
Top and Juju have a dream. The realization of it comes to the first almost by chance, when he no longer had hope after his uncertain initial steps in Korea. Juju won't stop until he reaches it. And both manage, by putting one brick on top of another, to build together that dream life that grows together with romantic love.
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Y'all. Holy crap. This movie was freaking amazing. You already know I have a weak spot for horror/paranormal shows. I'm also very judgmental about them as well. I hate the cheesy-corny feel to a lot of them. I love the scared feeling I get from a really good horror movie and κ³€μ§μ really delivered on that feeling. What is even more crazy is with a lot of movies like this you can clearly tell it's fake - like a director and everything is behind the camera... Dude.... This movie legit had me wondering if what I was watching was really happening or not. WHICH IS SAYING SOMETHING!!! Because one actor (μνμ€) is one actor I really like. So I know if anything crazy happened, pretty sure I would know. Haha! But that just shows how real this actually felt! I actually can't tell you the last time I watched a movie/show that felt that real. I won't lie, I spent a good chunk of my time watching through my fingers and I still jumped like crazy!! When I say I jumped, I mean I yeeted everything in my lap nearly across the room. Don't judge me.
The acting in this movie... Oh my gosh they all need awards. I think now every movie like this will end up compared to this movie. Haha I can't stress this enough.... WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!
Also can we take a moment to talk about this is a actual real place? Because... that just blows my mind. Not sure why. There are tons of movies about real places like this and none of them blow my mind quite like this. Now, is the story the same as the movie storyline? I'm honestly not sure so I can't tell you. But I will say it has peaked my interest and I plan on reading up about this place. Will I ever visit it? Lol Nope. You couldn't pay me enough. This movie traumatized me.
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Not an outstanding show but it was good in some way and painful in others.
This show was a hard one for me. It took me months to watch it off and on.I think the last 3 episodes just ticked me off to the point that I wanted to shoot Woo Yeon! Who ever wrote her part should be shot! She was really really selfish in the end. She pushed him to go, promised to wait for him, and then started to blame him for going on the trip and leaving her instead of being honest with him. She was the one with the problem because she had thoughts of breaking up from the get go. She had no faith in him or his love for her and did not really believe he loved her to begin with. She made promises she did not keep and made him suffer and take the blame for it all. And if she was having that hard of a time why why WHY do she just not drop everything and fly to him??!! I would have dropped it all to be with him and THEN fulfill my dreams once we were back from the trip! Why does the guy always have to drop it all and run to the girl? So stupid! She turned it all on him and took no blame for her part. Even when he told her how he felt about their breakup over the phone and why he said what he said, she still ended it and blamed him for it all. ππ€¦πΌββοΈπ‘ Totally not mature at all!
Donβt get me started on the other girl who had been with her boyfriend for 10 yrs and then dumped him. Has anyone ever heard of bearing each others burdens makes it better and helps you grow closer. You have the support you need through those tough times. In the end and I mean IN THE END they all made up and were happy. Typical drama script.π€¦πΌββοΈ
Acting/Cast- I liked all the actors. I have seen many of them in other shows. They did a great job in pulling off their characters. I have no complaints in that area.
Ok so the story was not my favorite at all! Would I rewatch it? Probably not. This show was to painful in the immature department.π
Remember this is my thoughts and opinions. At least watch it ounce and get your own opinion. π
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