Rome (Weir) is friend's with Kamontat(the father)'s brother, he coincidentally meets Tien (main girl) who disguises herself as a boy, he took her home, they found a necklace and ring on her the house maid accused her of being a thief, but Rome's friend suspected she might be his niece, before his death he asks Rome to bring the justice..
Rome teaches Tien how to act & behave like a lady, he falls in love with her..
House maid is not happy that Rome likes Tien, she doesn't know who she's in real.
Housemaid helps Rome's ex to get Rome back which Rome is not interested, she constantly reports what Rome does, where he goes etc....
The ex that left Rome when he gone broke now he's rich again so she wants him back..
Kamontat is a man that he can't keep his things in his pants, he sleeps with his secretary, that secretary also sleeps with the son.. She fell pregnant from the dad but tells the son that baby is his.
We don't see much of kiss as Weir is a 40 year old man in the lakorn (in real he was only 25), Davika is a teen 19 at the time
Second there are people who are trying to kidnap her all the time...
it goes on and on ..........
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Contemporary KDrama Cliches Wrapped into One Show: Does Everything Well, But Lacking Special Sauce
I find this review hard to write because of how beloved and sacred this show is. To me, watching this show the whole way through is like a rite of passage into being a "contemporary Kdrama" watcher -- it's usually hailed as THE series to watch with its elements lauded as being perfectly executed. But unfortunately, I did not feel the level of positivity about this show that most people seem to have.To be clear, it is a good drama: the cinematography, acting, story, music, set pieces, costumes, and everything have high production value and all lean towards the positive side. The story has an internal logic to it. The actors/actresses seem to be giving their all -- if you are Hyun Bin fan, then of course that itself is an amazing plus for you. The OST is comprised of well known, proven musicians like IU or Davichi.
And this show is very "Kdrama" -- you're going to have ridiculous, fantastical situations like the tornado that blows the main female character into North Korea. You're going to have rich heirs/heiress (Chaebols) that cause infighting -- in my opinion, you even have the rich guy/poor girl trope here, except that it's reversed (Yoon Se-Ri is the hyper rich South Korean Chaebol and Ri Jung Hyuk is the poor North Korean by comparison). You have short-lived love triangles (quadrangle?) with side character, second leads and stabilize into a second couple.
But to me, this show is lacking an X factor to elevate it into greatness. The premise of the main female lead being blown into North Korea means we get to spend time as viewers in that setting, which is novel. But if you strip away that premise, what do you have? Just a very typical KDrama. This is my main issue with this show -- nothing about this felt particularly special. The romance was expected and average -- Yoon Se Ri is your misunderstood, Chaebol brat who transforms into an outwardly kindhearted soul and she falls in love with prototypical, perfect male lead Ri Jung Hyuk who is fiercely kind, loyal, brave and caring -- but nothing about this screams match made in heaven to me, but rather just a typical Kdrama setup. Some of the side plots felt predictable too: good Chaebols beat bad Chaebols. True family values beat insincerity every time. Bad guys that do bad things get what's coming to them and good guys get justice or closure.
The absolute highlight for me was small moments of funniness with the side characters: without going into spoilers, I'll vaguely mention that it involves scenes in South Korea and includes the experience of "daily life" such as playing video games or eating South Korean food.
It's said that this drama is an excellent way to introduce non-Kdrama watchers to Kdramas because it does not contain anything oppressively exotic to someone not used to Kdramas while introducing them to some of the typical elements like Confucius values that find their way into a lot of Korean storylines. I agree with this statement, but to me this is exactly what makes this show so average -- it is just really safe and not notable.
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Earth and Mix Do It Again!
While ATOTS is still my by far favorite MixEarth series, they seriously delivered here. They both pulled through with the acting and their ability to be hopelessly in love with one another. This was my most anticipated series in 2022 when it was announced. It didn't come through all the way, but for what I got, I'm more than satisfied.Let's Dive In.
This was some of Earth and Mix's most complex story yet, focusing on the collateral damage of past relationships and how age and growth play into it. Jim and Wen are some very complex characters that both actors portrayed beautifully. Their relationship doesn't completely hit me in the heart like I wanted it to, but it was still entertaining. I think one reason is that they drag on them being in a relationship and not being in a relationship and it feels very cat and mouse like. Also, they try to push Earth to be 40 years old and since his age plays no factor in anything that's happened in the past or present, it doesn't make sense why he needs to be that age. He could've been his same age and the story would've played out the exact same. Either way, I liked them a lot, especially in the end when they're looking at their future home and building their business together.
Moving onto Heart and Li Ming who are the real reason why I loved this series. Gemini and Fourth do it again, they manage to lock me in a chokehold and I can't ever get out (not that I want to either). They were so perfect in this series -- so gentle with one another and being such an important part of each other's lives. Li Ming is so incredibly patient with Heart, learning the language, being comfortable with other forms of communication -- it's literally so perfect. They felt pretty similar to Tinn and Gun from MSP, which I'm okay with, but it would've also been nice to see a slight difference in their dynamic. However, from MSP to this series, Fourth's acting has improved greatly. He performs the more dramatic moments very nicely. Without any lines, Gemini has to lean on his other skills, and while they aren't as strong as Fourth's performance, he still does an excellent job. I'll be nit-picky here and say the only thing I hated was that they faked their kiss in episode 6 which is very uncalled for, and not something I saw coming in a GMMTV series.
Khaotung. What more can I say? Even with him playing a less-than-important role here, he still hits it out of the park. Just the pure emotion of being excited to tell Jim about his crush to then being let down, and you can see it all in his expression, his eyes. God, this dude is so perfect, like it's surreal. The same goes for First, he does a great job in this. I kind of wished they would've introduced his character in the first episode since the first two episodes were kind of a drag, but his entry was still very clever and very intriguing. I would honestly like to see how things end with those two, so maybe a special episode? or a spinoff?
Ratings:
Story: 8.5/10 - it drags in the first two episodes and then starts getting interesting after that. I would've liked it better had First's character been introduced in the first episode. Other than that, the story is very good and very intriguing.
Acting: 9/10 - Everyone did a phenomenal job, but who really makes the top of my list is Khaotung. That man can act his ass off, my goodness.
Music; 6/10 - didn't pay much attention to it other than the song Kaipa plays for his mom at her funeral.
Recommendation Value: 8/10 - very intriguing, very interesting, and I highly recommend it.
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A melhor e mais bela adaptação.
Quem está na Dramaland há bastante tempo, com certeza já ouviu falar de Boys Over Flowers e suas problemáticas adaptações que não agradaram muito o público. F4 Thailand veio para mudar isso e fez um trabalho incrível!1. PRIMEIRAS IMPRESSÕES
Eu não tinha interesse e tampouco vontade de assistir, mas a divulgação que fizeram (tanto a emissora, quanto os atores, quanto os fãs) foi excelente e despertou a curiosidade de qualquer um.
Logo de início já a filmagem te dá uma sensação reconfortante e leva você a "entender" onde, quando e como se passa: ou seja, na Tailândia atual. Elementos culturais não passam batido e te deixam com um gostinho que faz você querer mais.
2. DESENVOLVIMENTO
Em nenhum momento eu senti que pecaram ao construir a história e desenvolvimento de cada personagem, afinal, todos ali são uma parte importante que moldam o drama pra ele ser como precisa ser. O próprio F4 diferente das outras versões não estava ali apenas para encher linguiça, cada um tinha seu próprio tempo (tudo bem que o M.J. era só pra propaganda kkkk), suas próprias vontades e próprios interesses que ao longo dos episódios foeam bem esclarecidos e resolvidos.
Os problemas que os personagens enfrentam (que aliás, são MUITOS; Thyme e Gorya só sofriam coitados) têm uma base, um começo, meio e fim que deixam o espectador curioso para ver como aquilo vai pra frente. Adorei como incluíram a Lita, Hana, Mira e Mona e não as deixaram apenas soltas.
A participação da Roselyn, mãe de Thyme, foi FENOMENAL. Ao mesmo tempo que você sente vontade de esganar ela, você também sente vontade de ver qual vai ser a próxima decisão que ela vai tomar para atrapalhar mais um pouco a vida de seu filho. O jeito que insistiram e a mostraram como uma mulher forte que luta por tudo aquilo que quer mesmo que prejudique os outros ao seu redor deixa qualquer um de queixo caído.
3. MÚSICAS
Não tenho muito o que comentar sobre a trilha sonora, ela foi maravilhosa e cada parte da história se unia bem às músicas. Até mesmo a abertura foi tão marcante que de vez em quando me pego cantando "Who am I?".
4. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS
Um drama que era apenas pra passar o tempo acabou ganhando um lugar especial no meu coração. Senti todas as emoções possíveis enquanto assistia e não me arrependo.
A única crítica negativa que tenho é que nos dois últimos episódios as coisas começaram a acontecer rápido demais: F4 Thailand não enrolou em momento nenhum, mas não precisava acabar com as coisas sendo jogadas contra o tempo assim. De qualquer forma, não atrapalhou na minha perspectiva e continuo amando.
Não costumo sentir vontade de assistir nada novamente, mas o 9.0 garantido com certeza me faria voltar a ver :)
* Menções honrosas à família de Gorya, Kaning, Tia, Yu, Gawao e Talay que não citei anteriormente mas adorei a participação.
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The story was not original, but it was written well enough and focused on relationships, so it kept my interest. I think what added to it was the interplay between their past lives and the current lives; making comparisons between what the relationships were like then amongst the same group of people and what they are with the present time. The one or two flaws were mainly around character development of the Director Je, her son and Ja Rak.
The acting was very well done, with special mention to the child actress who played Lee Pyung Ohn and did so with panache. There is a lot of cheese but it's good cheese and a fair amount of slapstick. The sincere moments were touching and you cried when it got emotional. The comedic parts were hilarious. What I really enjoyed was the strong female characters in this drama and in particular the lead female character who was spunky, independent, loving and smart. I also liked the character development of the male lead, which was gradual and realistic because while he had matured quite a bit by the end, there were still some of the 'fun kid' in him left which was by this stage a part of his personality.
The music was good, a mix of Korean hip hop with ballads and some orchestra. Nothing really special but complemented the drama.
What I did not like? It was a tiny bit slow towards the middle but it picked up after a bit. I did not like the character development as mentioned above with three of the secondary characters as it just did not make any logical sense.
This drama is about family, relationships, feel good, root for the under dog and hate his detractors kind of experience. If you have watched a really sad or intense drama/movie, this is a perfect picker upper, because it will charm you make you laugh and lighten the mood. Very good drama which reminded me of 'Wild Romance' and 'Protect The Boss'. I would re-watch it.
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Definitely up there
Enjoyed this drama a lot. It's probably 2nd or 3rd on my list of Top KBL's (fighting with Blueming on placement).I loved thay we had real characters facing real issues. It wasn't just some fluffly romance for the sake of serving BL, or a watered down version of BL; no, the writer and director clearly had a mission to portray an honest story with believable characters, actual relatable human emotions/reactions and a well fleshed out story line that holds your attention and makes you want to keep watching.
The romance between Jaewon and Jihyun was really adorable. I loved the pacing of their relationship. At first you can just tell they were intrigued by one another due to the inital attraction they had to each other. But then afterwards, it became more of a, 'This person is my safe haven' type of feeling between them. You could see how they started to rely and trust one another, and actually form a deeper connection than just physical attraction. Also the real, deeep, kisses and smoky looks (I'm looking at you JW 🥵) that were shared between the two was the icing on top as well. Loooved all the cuddling in bed scenes as well, reminded me of Skam!
Only thing I would have changed in this drama is that not everything needs to have a Happy Ending. I remember JW said he wished he didn’t have to put up a front in front of other people anymore. He wished he could just be himself, so I wouldve preferred if he cut off his toxic "friend" from his life at the end. Granted, i know a person can't just do a 360° change in personality overnight but it would have been better to see him set boundaries with said friend rather than making amends with him and not actually holding him accountable to the shitty actions he pulled. Also, I feel there was more to explore with JW's family issues. Dk if they're planning a S2 to look into that or not (👀) but would've been nice if we knew more about his relationship with his parents/got some resolution from it.
Overall, I highly enjoyed this. I’ve always said when Korea starts taking BL seriously and starts investing into it like they do with regular Kdramas, they will rule the world and I can see it is heading in that direction so I'm excited for the future.
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Hypocrisy at its best
Plot: A family who has been wrongfully accused because of what the media created. The story didn’t start as a revenge plot but it was full of hatred to all the reporters. Accidentally knowing the truth of their father’s death after a few years, both brothers wanted to clear their father’s name. The Pinocchio syndrome was only used not in front of the camera despite it’s original purpose and mostly done for In Ha’s personal reasons. Even so, they injected a few comedy scenes that helped me to move forward with the plot.Acting: Most of them did amazing in terms of acting. Although I was slightly unconvinced by Beom Jo’s fake smile in the first few episodes, I got used to it eventually. My favorite characters were grandpa, in ha’s dad, nitpicker and msc captain. Flawless acting from these men and the ‘villains’ as well.
Music: The OSTs are good but not memorable.
Rewatch Value: I don’t think I will be rewatching this as the second half of the drama failed to impress me. It became predictable and too convenient.
Overall: 7.5 to 8 stars. I’m impressed with everyone’s acting and I love the concept of Pinocchio and the plot(uncovering family’s masked face, police-reporter relationship, power tripping) has so much potential however, it was not executed properly in terms of reasoning and their actions. What the characters say contradict to the things they do, especially the female lead, In Ha. No character development, a hypocrite and above all, I felt like she was a burden to everyone. The writer tried to give her a strong personality since she was a kid but she was not reasonable at all and never grew up. Her actions didn’t match what she preached. She was supposed to be the ‘center’ of the series but ended up having her self-pity party. Although there are things that can be considered a good twist, it was ruined by the forced romantic/separation set up and poor communication or dialogues between the leads. They kept on going in circles that felt like a filler and also gave me a headache. Yoo rae and her captain’s love story was actually more interesting. The ending was kind of bland too. Despite my disappointments with the drama, I definitely learned a lot when it comes to media/reporters. I may have an idea to what goes behind the camera, the drama gave me more information and understanding about the essence of ‘NEWS’. Unlike coins, a story can have more than two sides. There are many quotable lines and thought provoking comments. The message of the drama is clear with a good impact and facts about life. What could be just a story/rumor to you may be someone else’s entire life.
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Hyung romance, puppy/cat pairing
Most of this country-set BL had me feral for the beautiful broken city boy and his hot young farmer. Hyung romance, puppy/cat pairing, open frankness meets jaded reserve, language play, water hose frolicking, only one bed, just all my favorite tropes. This show was basically a light-weight Restart After Come Back Home and I’m not even slightly mad about that.But (and you knew there was a “but” coming) something about the cringe of the final 2 eps and the impermanence of the ending (both of which highlight the fact that ultimately these 2 are I’ll-suited: too different and too far apart) left me with the feeling that they probably won’t last as a couple. However, in this case, rare for me, I forgive it this finale for my love of the rest.
I did dither a lot though, it’s not an 8 but not a 9 either. Better than Love Mate (8/10) not as good as The New Employee (9/10) but in the end I’m value adding up for the premise and the cast, which earned it a 9/10.
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Oh, Wow -- I cannot wait for Season 2
Oh, wow, I have enjoyed this drama. At first, I wasn't sure where the story was headed, but this episode settled me in and has me wanting more. The premise of it is so different -- a village full of the dead, waiting for someone to find their bodies so they can find eternal peace -- interesting but profoundly sad at the same time.I quite fancy Go Soo (he looks amazing) as Kim Wook; he's like a modern Robin Hood, conning the conners to help the conned. I can't even imagine how it feels, seeing the dead—but providing them closure and peace, even if burdensome, must be rewarding, like finding the little boy's body and getting his killer. I love Jang Pan Seok (the role suits
Heo Joon Ho) even though I don't envy him his task of scavenging for the dead to give the everlasting peace.
I also enjoy Joon Ho (good to see Ha Joon again after Black Dog) as the hardened type cop whose only mission is catching criminals. I figured the girl Kim Wook saw with the phone was JH's finance. That ending scene where she sees JH, but he couldn't see her was heartbreaking. And I can already tell Kim will have his work cut out trying to convince the girl she's dead, to begin with, let alone telling JH. Whatever this village is, I am sure it's where Kim will find his mom.
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Great for people who really love history
Its a shame to see this so lowly rated and it doesn't look very popular on here. It definitely isn't like most of your average dramas currently as it is most definitely more of a historical drama. I wish it was rated as high as Three Kingdoms.I think it did a great job trying to portray the ending of the Qin and the struggle before the Han Dynasty was established. It seems like it mostly tries to follow history so it can be somewhat boring when they introduce many different people and are "chatting/talking/planning about things".
It is amazing that this piece on a historical event can be so interesting, which really is just a testament to how China's history could be written into many dramas just based off of what happend in history.
Likes:
- It was the same director (and uses a lot of the same cast as Three Kingdoms) but it does a great job showing what occurred before the Han Dynasty was established. I think if you liked Three Kingdoms, this will be great for you.
- I honestly think anyone who enjoys the historical aspects of Chinese history with all the values such as like: Righteousness, pride, honor above all, and so forth will really enjoy this show as it does a great job highlighting all those qualities back then. You have people who would die for their pride or for their brothers and so on.
- I think the Character for Liu Bang did really good as well. He really played the role well trying to depict a more Hill-billy country bumpkin (from his beginnings) kind of person.
Dislikes:
- This is where I rate the rewatch value a bit low. I think it did a great job of playing out this piece of history, but it is 80 episodes and quite long. There are many scenes that would get boring when people are discussing politics and plans and it doesn't really make sense to rewatch it all, but I could see myself looking for specific scenes to be like Damn, that's truly a powerful moment in history.
- The ending (80th episode) is a bit off putting as it feels like they're rushing parts of history? It feels like there could be a lot more that have gone on and been shown before events took place as they did here in this episode. It feels like they want to be historically accurate, but ran out of time and kind of just pushed it all together to fit the max episode count or something.
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Fun action, but not very deep
Overall I still quite enjoyed this quite a bit, but it had the potential to be a lot more. Being a huge fan of Train to Busan, I kind of couldn't help but compare and it felt like the stakes never really rose in #Alive.There were a lot of mini "deus ex machina" moments where things just seemed to happen and save the main characters, or they just seemed to be able to fight back: plot armor, if you will. And suspense could have been handled better, I felt like the loud music was kind of a giveaway that something was about to happen, and even silence could have had more of a feeling of anticipation.
I liked the relationship between the main characters but the FL was not really developed — I wanted to know things like why she was so good at making those gadgets.
Some things were also just kind of predictable. The social media/web aspect was a little less of the story than I expected and kind of seem unnecessary altogether.
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A mind blowing adventure thats truly worth 56 ep.
Wow talk about an exciting drama that included all A+ actors and actresses that i could feel what they felt while portraying there characters. There are many episodes that you just laught at and it broke the tension of the sad ones. As normal all the princess were spoiled and full of themselves and put down or hurt anyone that spoiled there plans. Especially Cheng shaoshang who was a thorn in everyone side due to Li Buyi/zisheng/Huo wusheng falling in love with her. Im a fan of Rosy Zhao as an actress and how well she portrayed her character. I am also a fan of Leo Wu and again another amazing actor that didn't fail in portraying his stern and powerful persona. I loved his 2 side kicks Qi and Fei who would go thru thick and thin with him and protect her at all cost. There were so many different characters and back stories to each family and the writers did an amazing job bringing it all together. A must see.Was this review helpful to you?
Strongberry does it again and we definitely needed an 11th episode
This is a short BL about a man who loses a pet cat and dog when he was younger and they come back into his life as humans. Strongberry are masters at short storytelling and this is them at their best with a great OST and great looking actors to boot.But this is a story about loneliness, grief and letting go. It's beautifully told in just a few locations and is a different kind of unconditional fantasy love story that is well told.
I don't want to give too much of the story away but episode 11 is much needed to give this story closure so don't stop too early.
The acting of both Choco and Milk as the pets was so on point that you really understood the difference between cat and dog.
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This C-drama is amazing
The title says it all. I stopped watching American television long ago (note, I am an American) over how dull it had become with unoriginal ideas and retreads (tire reference) of old ideas over and over again. Then, I discovered K-drama. From K-drama,to C-drama with Lucky's First Love, Legally Romance, Love is Sweet, Cupid's Kitchen, and oithers.The Ideal City is one of the most original, riveting dramas I've watched and one of the best in terms of cast, acting, and story.
Who knew that corporate construction company politics could be made into such an endearing drama? No explosions, no guns, no over-muscled Hollywood types. The Ideal City is just that. The story and writing completely engaged my suspension of disbelief. I binge watched forty episodes with one sleep break in between. The pace was consistent, not faltering, in engaging my senses and interest.
The cast? I'm in love with all of them. Top notch acting by all involved. Sympethetic characters and perhaps, characters one would want to loathe. Yu He Wei portraying a sleazy(?) CEO... Betty Sun (Sun Li)... wow, her portrayal just kept hitting in every episode. Mark Chao (Zhao Yu Ting)... great and sympathetic. My favorite character? Du Juan, the secretary, played by Yang Chao Yue... while a minor rolel, Yang Chao Yue simply gave a memorable performance. If there was ever an award for Best Portrayal of a Secretary in a Supporting Role? Yang Chao Yue wins, hands down.
Production wise? Good camera work. The skyline scenes with the weather... The music? I liked just about every song in the show. I'll buy the soundtrack when I can find it.
My biggest disappointment? 40 episodes. I would have preferred a more conclusive ending. Maybe the producers wanted to end the show there or not? Still, a must watch.
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A work in Art
Wow this drama was really cool, and funny, and totally awesome. For me the two characters that made this drama was Ne & Phueak, these two were amazing evening though phueak didn't get much screen time, as for Ne well she was down right hilarious as always.So this was a really good series and everything flowed through really well, the main characters were well matched and the chemistry between was on point, the art work thrown in was a good twist and a nice change then the normal BL we get to see. I especially loved the whole animal scenes poko and Stephen then we added the chicken into the mix I am glad they made it to the end of the drama and not end up in a pot (LOL). Our main couple is Maze and Phap. Maze is the president of his company, is a money motivated person, and mainly uses his head to make choices. As his social status suggests, he has an extravagant lifestyle, wearing expensive clothes, living in a luxurious apartment, and driving a costly car. On the other hand, Phap is a carefree artist that specializes to abstract paintings. He is the exact opposite of Maze and uses his heart to make decisions. He is not rich, he believes in himself and his capabilities, and he loves nature and animals. He loves animals so much that he has three animals’ pals, Poco – a lizard, Steven – a cockroach (yeah, you read that correctly), and Teriyaki. They coming together by an accident that Maze was doing is what started this funny series. Then Ne is thrown into the picture, although she doesn't have any significant role, but her comments and attitude is what makes this series so entertaining.
The music was not so great for me, nothing that will make my playlist.
Overall it was a good watch.
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