Reviews

Just right on the episodes, thank goodness! This drama followed the footsteps of fantasy /rom of MS yet with a more backstories & younger actors. The chemistry between leads was heartfelt (often missed in kdrama land). The lead female did well portraying two personalities on screen effectively. While the male lead was just cute to watch growing up. The side stories sometimes were like gnats flying around fruit yet they filled space & storyline. The last two eps felt rushed with a glut of explaining the real purpose of the 100 yr love, and curse of destiny. Lots of holes in the story yet we got a nice soft landing on this drama. This was easy to watch & re-watch if you keep your expectations in check and want a story with a soft-predictable landing.

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Friendly Revenge and Light Slap/Kiss and Rape Free

First of all I didn't expect any or more about this Drama cause many Ch7 Lakorn disappointed me with their Naive and Weak Female Lead so I am kinda surprised about this one cause I feel like I'm watching Jeerawat in Kluen Cheewit. I enjoyed this type of Drama and I'm a fan of Revenge.

Most Cheesiest Lakorn that I watched
Lol. It becomes cheesy on Episode 13 and It's okay cause I don't like how they cut the Romance on the past few Episodes like Palai's Imagination and it was very annoying. It was Okay if it's only twice but her imagination is very repetitive.

STORY (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞ Palai is a weak and naive girl who really loves her Parents until the Accident happens and change everything.She discovered that her Aunt was not sincere and causes her Parents to die. She becomes Strong and Vengeful person in order to take Revenge. The Story messed up with some Marriage stuff. They keep pushing Jan and Siwa to get married from the Start till the end even they already know that Siwa is married with Palai by law.

ACTING/CAST (☞ ಠ_ಠ)☞ The Acting is very good and they're just newbies. Bank's crying scenes was very amazing and I can see his improvement 5 years ago on Cubic. Pinkploy was very great also and she's not your typical newbie but have to say that She needs improvement on speaking she's talking very fast. The Supporting Actors did a great job especially Great(Thana). And my Favorite Senior Villain is here.

MUSIC (☞ ^ o ^) ☞ The Music isn't that special on the beginning but you will used to it and I did like it. I actually remember some lines or words in the Musics.

REWATCH VALUE (☞￣ᴥ￣)☞ I don't like Rewatching a Drama especially if it's a Revenge about Family and it was quite boring and draggy at some point so Yeah First time watching it is enough.

OVERALL (╭☞•́⍛•̀)╭☞ I think it was good enough to be produced and to have an remake I love it Overall. I will score it higher if it didn't mess up on the second half and if it didn't bored me to death. If you're planning to watch this then go just don't expect for something special in a Revenge Lakorn but expect for the great Chemistry between the Leads.

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I Usually Love Rookie Thailand but...

Okay, I have finished episode 5 thinking it was the end but apparently 1 more episode has been added. But there is nothing an added episode can do to save this mess.
This is by far the worse script for a BL (except 2 Moons The Ambassador and let's face that travesty should have never been made)

The story is so contrived. Ana is already crushing on Fuse before meeting him officially and then they do meet as Fuse arrives at Ana's father's dental practice for a teeth cleaning with Fuse asking if hes good looking and why he's single if he's so good looking. Ana says Fuse can hit on him and BOOM & BIG BOOM (Pun Intended) suddenly they are in love. Both suddenly feel the right to be jealous for the most mundane of reasons. They barely know one another yet all this angst ensues. It's almost farcical. The tears and jealousy is laughable.

And they have zero chemistry or the ability to build some. Like for instance 21 Days Theory laid some ground work and made it believable. X had a crush on Q and realized his time was running out to make a move so he insinuated his way into Q's life. He made Q fall for him even though Q had no idea who he was. It wasn't some instant love.

In addition I can be very petty and I admit that so when the new version of Love Mechanics came out it was not made available to an international audience but the first two episodes appeared on YouTube and that was when I saw the new Gun and Bar and immediately I said NO. They were not Folk or Win (the original Gun and Bar) they were in my opinion a poor substitute. Good Looking Yes. Decent Actors Eh, sure but for me they were not authentic to what Gun and Bar was in En of Love (TOSSARA, LOVE MECHANICS & THIS IS LOVE STORY) it was like how MAME took Love By Chance 2: A Chance To Love and changed the whole story which made no sense.
Ana and Fuse seemed like a joke the way they suddenly became boyfriends. And all that followed. Plus were Gun & Bar even needed if they were so would Vee and Mark. They were not there and definitely weren't recast.
I personally would have liked Tee and Bever to be used more as support than Gun and Bar. Tee played Ana's friend but wasnt a cohesive part of the story. All support seem to come from Fuse's friends like Kamphan, Gun and Bar.
Even though it ended unhappily even The Best Story made more sense and had a great balance.
Future the Series will definitely not go down as a favorite. And that's a pity because I adore Rookie Thailand.
Update: Episode 6 Aired and nothing changed in fact it got just a little bit worse. So good news is it's over and I never have to see it again. This one is dead to me.

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Is This Really Love? Or Interest In Love?

Ahn Soo Young is a beautiful, hard-working 4 year employee as Chief Bank Teller at KCU Bank. Due to her past experiences and personal difficulties whilst growing up, she does not believe that she is destined to be happy.

Even with her stone face and distant demeanor, Ha Sang Soo under her mentorship when he first joined the bank, gradually found himself drawn to her as he grew through the ranks at the workplace. One day, he finally musters his nerves and asks Soo Young for a date. However, he was late arriving the dinner venue and was seen by Soo Young hesitating for a moment before entering the restaurant. Soo Young re-acts in a devastating manner and hence the possible relationship between her and Sang Soo spirals off to different directions. They then inadvertently paired themselves with respective partners whom I found were really well suited to them. However, like a ‘moth to the flame’, Soo Young and Sang Soo continues to be drawn to each other.

Soo Young has self-esteem issues and does not easily give herself permission to be happy. Sang Soo is a guy who takes life and relationship seriously, making him cautious in his thought process. Will such two un-confident energy ever find love?

I found this drama really angsty as I yearned to see the two main leads coming together. One might even find many moments really slow, but these are the moments where this type of drama requires one to sink into the scenes and emotions, which had my attention. Whilst waiting for that moment, I thoroughly enjoyed the stories with the second leads as well as the entire ensemble of family, bank colleagues and office politics. The entire drama was cleverly weaved in these really complicated relationships. Moon Ga Young was ‘horribly’ good as Soo Young and Yoo Yeon Seok (normally, whom I always enjoy watching his macho go-getter roles) was ‘horribly’ good as the mild, cautious and hesitant Sang Soo. So frustrating to watch and yet able to make me appreciate the flow and the tension.

This is not your normal love story drama, and this is why I enjoyed this so much.

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I've finished this movie a few seconds ago. Just now, the credits are still playing in the background. At the end, I noticed tears running down my cheek and creeps are all over my body because of shock. No joke.

I watched the movie and thought about how psychic all those characters are. But the most terrible thing is that I could totally understand them. Sometimes I sat there thinking "I would feel the same way as you do now". After realizing, I was even more shocked.

In the beginning the plot didn't seem that outstanding. But the more you watch, the more facts are added. The more you know what really happened. You can look behind the mask everybody is wearing to protect themselves from the truth.

I believe a very important thing about this movie is that you see how every single person thinks about their situation. It's not like there is THE main person, but everyone plays THE most important role. Of course the teacher stands in the center, but she alone wouldn't make any sense. Her acting AND the people around her made the movie to what it is now. If you watched a while, you'll know exactly what I mean.

I guess those 146 minutes showed me the difference between people. Their way of thinking, their way of acting and the way they feel deep in their hearts are totally different of each other, even though it seems like they're much alike.

To be honest, the description didn't engange my interest at all. The only reason I watched it was because of a special movie event once in a year where movies are shown for free. I wanted to watch as many movies as possible, but ended up watching just 2 all in all. Since then a poster is hanging on my wall with the movie cover of "Confessions", reminding me to watch it someday. Well, I did today and now I can say it was the right decision.
I can just highly recommend this movie. It's worth it and should DEFINITELY be watched!!

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AWESOME HISTORICAL DRAMA!! I really love the story about Silla warriors which is called Hwarang. And hwarang train to become stronger in order to protect their kingdom Silla. The plot and its storyline really excite me and made me more anticipating for the next episode every episode that was released. Its not because of the number of flower boys that blinded the viewers, once you get the feeling of the storyline, this drama is actually great. The OSTs are really good too!! Trust me, this drama wont dissapoint you! At first when i started to watch this, i was not that interested but after watching a few episodes, i was so anticipated for the next plot REALLY The actors really acted well and conveyed their emotions well too! The ending was great!! :') I was really happy that its a happy ending and was sad that its the final episode because i was attached to HWARANG already.. the drama is super good serious :') i cried joyfully at the ending.. After finishing watching Hwarang, listening back to all the OSTs of hwarang really made me miss the hwarang moments and scenes that ive enjoyed :') trust me. I even searched the real history of hwarang and silla kingdom hahahah "post hwarang depression" seriously. i find myself feeling nostalgic listening to the ost and remembering of watching hwarang.. My point is Hwarang is highly recommended drama to watch! Ignore the ratings and i promise you that you will enjoy watching this drama! :) gonna miss watching hwarang and the casts too!! :)

This is like military enlistment but this is Hwarang version hahah thats why l love this concept of historical drama. :)

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I'm almost embarrassed while reviewing after so many good reviews about this drama. Actually it was the great opinions I heard about this drama that made me watch it. And I liked the first two/three episodes even thought I was waiting for something better. The drama started getting boring and boring to the point I'd just skip some parts and dialogues. There were some funny parts but the drama didn't show that many emotions.
The plot as fine but it kept the same from the beginning to the ending. No twists and no additional characters to make it more interesting, everything was about the same thing - Yang Eun Bi.
This drama is a lot cliché and for me the main girl is annoying. Maybe that's one of the reasons I couldn't bear with it.
The drama doesn't get deeper about the characters, while other dramas have a lot of happenings in 16 episodes and make us love/understand the characters more this drama just kept being the same, the plot was repeated all over again.
The only thing that was worth it was the beginning of the last episode. I didn't skip any part there, it was funny and romantic and it had feeling. But of course they needed to ruin everything after with the quick flow.
Overall I didn't like this dramas. My high expectations got really low. It's a drama cliché, it has some funny moments but that's all.

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My kind of favorite drama - beautiful yet angsty

As a xianxia romance drama, as expected, TTEOTM will contain multiple realms, misunderstandings, reincarnation, a war between god and evil, powerful beings, etc. But what makes TTEOTM stand out from the rest for me is their superb acting, beautiful sets, exquisite costumes, and enticing plot.
The acting is S++ for the main leads. This is the second drama with Bai Lu and Luo Yunxi partnering (before they did the romance office drama Love is Sweet). Their chemistry is crazy, and make-believe says they are in love. There isn't any stone-faced kiss, the kiss looks real. They portray every sweet moment really well. Because they're enemies to lovers, you will see a lot of hateful stares, manipulation, lies, and intentions to kill each other.
Bai Lu is really good at intense situations like when she loses all hope (sadness and rage), almost dies, turns evil, and gets badly hurt. She portrays four characters: Li Susu, Li Susu turned Ye Xiwu, the original Ye Xiwu, and Sang Jiu. Every character is done well, but my favorite is Li Susu, she puts her mission above all and is willing to sacrifice for people (even when she sometimes doesn't see through the situations).
Luo Yunxi is phenomenal. He portrays the Ancient/Original Demon God, the Second Demon God, Tantai Jin as the hostage prince, Tantai Jin as the Jing King, the God of War Ming Ye, Cang Jiumin, and Tantai Jin as the Demon God. Every character is distinguishable, and even the small movements and aura are different. You can tell who the character is just by his eyes. He really brings his A game to the table. He is well-rounded in every emotion, and he is really good at playing the microexpression. It's perfect, I can't imagine another person playing TTJ. This is the role that was made for him. My favorite is the Ancient Demon God, he reminded me of Darkling, handsome, sexy, evil, and powerful. But the most memorable is the hostage prince, he seems weak and harmful, but he is manipulative and acts like a kid.
Other cast members are also really good, especially the senior actors like their masters, Jize and Chuhuang. I don't find bad acting, even the newcomers like Sun Zenni and Deng Wei are good and suitable.
The sets are so beautiful, grand, and majestic. It really takes you to another realm. The gods realm with Dunhuang style is so dreamy, the demon realm is dark and scary, the immortal sect is so relaxing with peaceful rainforest and lake, the Mohe Clam River is a cute aesthetic undersea kingdom with a lot of pearl decoration, and the Jing kingdom is lavish with phenomenal landscaping. The CGI for the sets is excellent, and you won't see it again until now.
You also won't find the basic costume, like wearing white if you're a god or black if you're a demon. It's unique, has its own style, and matches the set and character. The gods wear a Dunhuang style that is so colorful. Every character changes costumes multiple times. I even lost count of how many times the main leads change costumes, which is a lot. Every costume is so detailed, with a lot of pattern, various embroidery, and different fabrics and materials. The headpiece is also beautiful and regal. As a sequin dress lover, I really like Li Susu's pink sequin dress, it's so lovely and dreamy. For the headpiece, I love Sang Jiu's pearly accessories.
The plot is tight and fast-paced, you don't want to skip a scene. If you really like enemies to lovers or time travel plots, this will suit your taste. I think the most interesting is how the main lead is an antihero, so sometimes their action is unexpected.
What I also like are their action scenes, they're really cool and well coordinated. The music is suitable, my favorite ost is Mysterious Bird. They also have a lot of unique makeup and cute hairstyles. About the CGI, sometimes it is really good and screams expensive, but sometimes it is messy. Also, sometimes the sequence is not right and I feel glitchy, but it's acceptable.
Only two things that I don't like make me rate this drama 9.5, not 10. First, their editing is messy. I know the problems are because they cut a lot of scenes. It was supposed to be 58 episodes, but they cut it to 40. It makes the flow too jumpy, a lot of conversation is cut, and the dubbing is not matching. It also makes the plot hole worse because important scenes get cut. Second, the ending is bad, there is no further explanation after TTJ perishes, what happens with the others, will TTJ get reincarnated? It is rushed, even though I love EP 40 because it is sad and beautiful. They should add one episode for a proper ending and not do random things.
In conclusion, I really love this drama mainly because of the leads, Yunxi and Lulu, the aesthetic, and the plot. I really love to see if they have a special episode or release a cut scene. My biggest hope is that they will release the director's cut with 50+ episodes without messy editing.
By the way, I'm still sad and still have puffy eyes, but I won't move on from this drama and will rewatch it later. I'm also waiting for YunLu's third drama, whatever the genre is, I will be seated because they are my favorite CP in C-Dramalands right now.

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Wow just wow...I just saw this film and felt compelled to write a review.

The other review on here already gives you a detailed synopsis of the story etc. so I will not tread over old ground. In a nutshell its a Korean espionage thriller with plenty of action and drama.

The action scenes are some of the best I have seen & I have seen a lot of action films. The acting by the lead guy is understated and very real. Admittedly some of the non-Korean "actors" are not so proficient but I will glance over it on this occasion.

The whole film is shot & edited very well, the pacing of the story is excellent. I watched the whole film with baited breath. A real roller-coaster of a ride which will give you adrenalin highs and leave you emotionally drained by the end.

It reminded me a lot of The Bourne Identity and if you liked that I am certain you will like this too.

My re-watch score is low only because I tend not to re-watch films/dramas as a rule.

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Perfectly describes first love

I started this drama twice. The first time I didnt understand why we were spending time with a middle shcool character, and the second time- I could not stop watching. As someone who has never experienced a first love, or even a crush, the writing and acting done in the show managed to portray all the feelings that come along with it in a way that even i ended up feeling them. It felt as if i was expriencing it along with the FL, the innocence and heartaches of a first love. The time the show spent on that part of the story ended up being my favorite part.
But besides that- i believe most of the cast, especially the leads did a really good job; their facial expressions and body language were on point. Specifically in cdramas i think its the most important part of the acting since the actors get dubbed over.
One thing that did bother me though is that sometimes plot points were dealt with too fast- i wont spoil it, but lets just say that there were never any real consequences to anything, and even if there were they were solved very very fast.
I think that was a real waste, since it could've been used to develop the characters and let the audience have a better understanding of them.

In conclusion- if you're looking for a sweet, healing and worth while drama, this is the one for you!

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The drama was very captivating. Even though the story revolved around high school students, you were still invested in the characters and plot. That's one of its strengths -it never tried to make a grand story, instead it focused on a classroom and its teachers. And it did it well. Its other strength were the stories of friendship (and bromance). You couldn't help rooting for them! ^^ The students were mostly newbies, but they did very well. Their rookie status is probably what made them believable as high schoolers. Jang Nara and Daniel Choi delivered great performances, as well as the other cast members.

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It was a beautiful series, amazing cinematography, some great acting, and deep characters with realistic dialogue. The ending was AWFUL though, my jaw dropped and so my score for this series. Completely infuriating and cheap. Otherwise an excellent series and seriously handsome actors. Not much 'fan service' but the chemistry between the two main actors was pretty great and the moments they did have were unforgettable. The series also had great social commentary on LGBT issues, definitely something worth checking out. Again, if it wasn't for the rushed second half of episode 4 I would've given this series a solid 9 outta 10 but the ending is completely unforgivable and laughably ridiculous.

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This is one of my favourite movies, I've watched it many times with a lot of different people. I think that this is a really good movie, although you can't deny that it lacks depth.



Story-It's great because it's about a real problem in Korea, where in order to get married or become an actress a woman has to go under "the knife". Most korean Hallyu stars have some kind of plastic surgery, altohugh not as extreme as Hanna's. The thing that I liked but at the same time didn't like about this movie was the love story. It really isn't developed, and the male lead is shown as a very shallow person.



Acting-I thought it was really good, specially Kim Ah Joong's because she protrays prefectly what a person goes through after an important change.



Music-Although it's supposed to be a movie about music, it didn't really stand out.



Rewatch Value-I've watched at least 10 times; it just gets better ;)



Overall-Solid nine. It isn't the best movie but it's really funny and gets you to think for a while, it isn't your typical romcom.

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I went into this drama after reading a lot of the comments and reviews fully expecting to be disappointed or frustrated. Instead, I got one of the most heartwarming dramas I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

My favourite aspect of this drama is although the premise is about revenge, the ultimate lesson is that forgiveness is what leads to happiness. Forgiveness does not mean the person who does wrong gets away from the consequences of their action, but it means they receive the courage to fully face their own mistakes. Time and time again, different characters in this drama choose to believe in people and despite their actions, believe that everyone is capable of change.

If you're looking for a drama where revenge is sweet, this is not the drama for you. Bok Soo definitely gets the short end of the stick, even at the end when everything gets resolved. But if you're looking for a drama about second chances, forgiveness, believing in people and an adorable romance with a decent dose of comedy, I highly recommend this drama.

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