Reviews

Can we just move past this?

It's been a while since I watched such a boring starter episode in a drama. Most of waht is shown in the flashbak is just a big waste of time and it takes the majority of the episode. I don't care about any of the charcaters and the pacing is bad.

Nevertheless, the score I'm giving here it's mainly for the tropes in this drama. Idon't mind cliché in romance, but there are certain things that need to be approached in a new and more refreshing way in need to work, while others should just be left behind. I like Junho as an actor, but his character is so bland. Of course, it's just the first episode, but in one hour there was nothing appealing in the way the character was written or acted. There's no depth besides brooding CEO.

The female lead is ok, but not good enough to make me want to stay, Look, another woman who is poor but is fighting for her dream and in the end gets the job she is definitely not qualified for! Her friendship with the other girls is cute, but that's about it.

What pissed me off the most was the depiction of the male lead's sister. I felt the drama was trying to set her up as villain, although I don't understand why exactly? I guess South Korea just loves to put down strong, independent womem. This woman has been running the family business successfully for years, but sure, let's put the man who has no experience in this type of business whatsoever and got fired as an intern on his first day to compete against her and probably take over the company for reasons. And we are supposed to root for him because he is a man! And he is hot! Please, just spare me. I'm sure the drama is going to try to justify making the sister a villain in order for us to root for the male lead, but I just don't care. Like please, let's just stop demonizing women in positions of power.

I just think we have evolved as a society enough in order to leave these certain tropes in the past. King the Land simply doesn't bring anything interesting to the table in order for these clichés to feel fun, it's just boring and the bare minimum.

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Not worth it after one and only

As another review said, after watching one and only, I needed justice. I normally read reviews beforehand to see whether stories have a happy ending and if it doesn’t I just don’t watch (seriously, Asian dramas have broken my heart too much).

Thus , I only started watching one and only after I saw forever and ever was completed. But honestly, what a waste. One and only was captivating, even with the tragic ending. This drama was not. Maybe if you watch it on its own you’ll enjoy it but after coming from a drama with so much personality, so much happening and just so much soul, this drama was just flat, dull, banal. We went from beautiful cinematography to, what felt like, shades of grey. It felt like each episode had like one thing happening and then just a lot of nothing. The actors went from showing all their skills in one and only to, again, nothing.

I dropped this. The ending of one and only was enough for me. Maybe on a day when I can’t find anything to watch I’ll try to finish it.

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The worse acting ever

Oh my god... this drama probably have the worse acting I ever seen.

I’m intrigued about the story, but I cannot even stand to watch it for more than 20 minutes. The acting is really really bad. Whose the FL? I never see her before and I would never see her again. The worse and most awkward acting i’ve ever seen. But she’s not the only one, everyone else is also not that much better.

Horrible.... that’s the only word that could describe this drama.

I also think that the director is not helping either, from what I can see, it feels like a slap dash drama. No quality at all. And here I was expecting this drama to be good... but it’s not even watchable. Give me back my 20 minutes that I spend on watching it.

Now I’ll find some better drama to wash my eyes and lift my mood.

Horrible, just horrible.

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annoying female lead

If you’re looking for a fun, lighthearted historical romcom, this isn’t it. But what really made me drop this drama was because of the female lead’s character. Don’t get me wrong, the actress did amazing at portraying the character BUT I was so annoyed at her character. I tried giving this drama more chances because I see good reviews about it and about how everything will make sense in the end.

However, I guess I just don’t have the patience to deal with the female lead’s bratty attitude. It was cute in the beginning and I took the drama as lightheartedly as she did. I understand that she treats it like a trip to ancient China, but I really can’t stand some of her actions. Yeah, sure, it’s watchable for the first 3 episodes or so but it just starts getting annoying. I thought about dropping it at episode 8, but I figured I should at least make it to episode 10. I really tried to keep going with it, and I guess her character is written that way to add more drama and it’s how the story will continue but seriously???? I appreciate the idea of her being independent and realizing love isn’t everything, but come on can she at least be made likable in other senses too? I don’t understand how people get over her attitude or perhaps I’m being too harsh and impatient.

Ok before this whole review turns into a rant about the female lead, I’d like to say that the soundtrack is good. Additionally, there are some scenes where she cooks cool dishes and it’s interesting to see how she creates modern tools to help her in the kitchen using what she has lying around. Her outfits were cute, but sometimes they were inappropriate for the current period regardless if she’s a “modern 21st century” woman or not.

ANYWAY, if you made it this far in my rant, do watch it if you have the patience and you’re ready for something deeper than a mere romcom. Just go into it without taking anything too seriously and I think you’ll be able to fare better than I.

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idk why the ratings r low but GUYS ITS GOOD!! trust me GO WATCH IT!!!!

Only 2 eps r released till now..... i wasn't really expecting much,, but when i watched the eps its actually better than expected.... uhmm... or u can say I ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH❤HEHE,,... The female lead character, maha is CUTE, (good luck to teaparty!! i'm rooting for u girls!!!)
& 2nd male lead, YUJIN looks CUTEST in hoodies!!!??? (don't hurt my baby pls??)

it also shows how entertainment industry works(which is INTERESTING)
(?spoiler alert?// why that trainee jumped off the bridge.... Where did eunjo disappeared??.. hm.. lots of questions...)

the story is slightly different from the original webtoon (for which i'm very much thankful i like the drama story better) So far, ITS GOOD,, i looking forward to next eps!!!?

p.s. if its true that antis downvoted the ratings bc ateez is in this drama then....
Fv¢k U jobless b!tchë$,, do u even realise how pathetic u r lmao,, go outside, touch some grass or get some friends,,

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Dropping after episode 2

ML is A Son of a bitch most wicked slut most have given him birth to be born lesser then human shit
Character of Male lead is a criminal while acting as a detective, cheap batman of korea , only thing korean know is how to follow american like a pet dog
Trasspassing isn't even a crime in korea
get caught on a scene like that and you can just walk away because you daddy got some cheap value bank notes inside your Asshole

Korean law was written by criminals in favour of all criminals
i even downloaded whole show before starting and now deleting after just 2nd epsiode

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d.o.<3

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A TOUCH OF MAGIC

I have a bad habit which I am sure a number of us do. Thing is if there's an original and it gets a remake, we expect it to either match up to the standards of the original, or even better surpass it. It was the same with ANTIQUE BAKERY, BOYS OVER FLOWERS (this one not a BL but it had a cute bromance in the Thai version and the Chinese Remake METEOR GARDEN) , WHY R U which received a Korean remake which in my opinion felt much better. To mention but a few. And now, here is CHERRY MAGIC, let's dive in.

Firstly, I barely give Japanese BLs time, this year it was different because I had fished all the fish in the River to the point of even watching CRAZY HANDSOME RICH, which I miraculously endured more than CHECK OUT. I watched the Japanese Version of Cherry Magic and it was good but if I were to rate it was a 9/10 for me, because I liked the plot, the support character though for some reason, Adachi's character felt Cringe. Seeing the production quality made me raise the stakes for CHERRY MAGIC from THAILAND and now I can in deed say, it was worth the Wait.

Time may pass but our love never grows old, since DARK BLUE KISS, I missed one of my favourite early BL SHIPS PETEKAO and upon learning that they would star as the main couple in CHERRY MAGIC earlier this year, one can imagine how excited it got me. These two depict one of the most intense, funniest and at the same time sweetest Chemistry. It couldn't go unnoticed from the first Episode and it immersed me in the show.

Secondly, KAO has the craziest thoughts and I love it everytime when he puts on that naive face of his. Generally, what I like better than Adachi on him is the fact that he seems to have a much deeper and more sincere understanding of his character, it's hard to find Thai BLS with actors that give justice to their roles that is why for me, this series has hit.

Thirdly Office Romance, hooray. 2023 was the year of many of those, for Thailand, lemme say not so so since the cut version of STEP BY STEP but I must say, as one of my favourite tropes in BL dramas, this is one of the best at executing them. Their idea of an office though being a hardworking environment at times tends to turn into a circus that gives the characters life. The Support cast in a way is in deed very supportive to the plot of this series and not thrown backstage through 90% of horrible acting by the Main leads.

Lastly, I guess the Crown Jewel so far goes to the delivery of the story, from surpassing a number of our expectations, to being perfectly paced, they didn't make it a point to beat around the bush and yet the plot is simple but being executed to its very best.

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What's good about this drama? Seems LAME.

I read the reviews which were generally very positive. The rating of (8 and up) for this drama made me consider it and so, I embarked on it with eagerness.

The first episode was "meh". I did not really like the vibes and all. Nevertheless, I thought I should give it a chance and so, I watched the second episode. The second episode made me shake my head and cluck my tongue in both disgust and annoyance.

What I didn't like:
-The blatant unfairness shown towards the smart students versus the less-intelligent students.
-The teachers were extra nice to the smart ones and incorrigibly unreasonable to the less-able students. 1st example: Teacher allowed smart student to use his phone while a less-intelligent student was being disparaged for wanting to use the washroom. 2nd example: Principal berated the less-intelligent student severely and punished the less-intelligent student by making her write a 5000-word reflection while the smart student was gently admonished and advised to write a 500-word reflection.
-I didn't like the double standards displayed. Weren't teachers and principals supposed to be fair and reasonable?
-The male lead was annoying. He kept rushing about here and there without explanation.
-The female lead wasn't cute. She was also annoying in her bumbling manner.

Despite the very positive reviews from the other viewers, I have decided that I have to drop this drama for the sake of my well-being. I do not wish to be stressed out and irked by a drama which does not resonate with me.

Overall: Don't know why others say it is good. Personally, I find it very lame!!

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Large Pinch of salt

Disclaimer: this response is very partial because I could only bear to watch 1.5 episodes. The show is supposed for 13years + but I felt it would struggle even there.
First - the good - based on what I saw. ML and his side-kick the dry-cleaner were great and great chemistry. The idea of am effectively pro bono law office is very appealing too. Sadly, the execution of a pro bono idea, not so much.
FL was so badly written with all the Kd tropes of incompetence and an inability to move in high heels, so she face plants in front of the ML. ML is much older and more experienced and is shown running absolute rings round her leaving her speechless and breathless. Honestly, that's so unoriginal and tired, and BORING. Her styling is pretty awful too - presented with a cut-glass hairstyle that has never had a hard-working hand run through it in frustration, shows up for her first day at her harappoje's law firm in a salmon pink suit like an overpriced Legally Blonde - it works in that show because it's a fundamental of her personality; here, it's not, and it's awful. As to her acting, I can't really comment because I disliked what we saw of her personality too much to offer a fair assessment. I did find NO evidence of chemistry between her and ML which was also very off-putting
NGM is absolutely marvellous, as he always is, but sadly ML is insufferably smug and patronising, and frankly NGM enjoys it a bit too much, which is for me a real turnoff. I fear he was over-playing those moments - like, a lot. I believe that later on there are flashbacks which explain the premise of the ODL "brand", and they may explain why he is such a pain in the neck too, but I couldn't bear it any more.
I've been generous in marking the acting, because most actors were pretty competent, and most (except the leads) were very watchable - but I blame the poor writing/directing for any poor acting.
I'm so sorry I couldn't like this more: I had hoped for something on the lines of Lawless Lawyer, albeit with slightly less 'adult' content, but this failed me so badly! And I love NGM usually, too, so I feel let down on two fronts ...?

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