Reviews

WATCH. NOW.

This drama was an absolute roller coaster fs, the things this man saysssssssss
There are like honestly obvious loop holes in the plot but the portrayal of everything was just soo good that it overshadowed it and made me love this drama so much anyway. These two clearly have CHEMISTRY. So so so so glad I watched this. IT TOOK ME OUT OF A DRAMA SLUMP SO LIKE ONE HUNDRED PERVENT RECOMMEND IT.
I GOTTA TALK ABT THE MUSIC, Every damn song was heart wrenching!!!!!! A lot are in English as well so I enjoyed it too much. Sun burn completely melted my heart when I heard it. Anyway watching the leads in this drama was absolute cinema so like PLEASE GO WATCH IT LIKE RN, IT WILL NOT DISSAPPOINT!

Leia Mais

I need more..

My overall thought of this series was good! It left me wanting more of this series ;( The series have a bunch of thriller and slight horror elements that left me wanting to continue watching it till the end. I’ll miss Ling Ling and Lan Zhu sm! They are a very memorable character and they definitely have chemistry together!

I know that theres a lot of Virtual Reality sort of dramas but this series really touch on the emotions and psychological aspect of people. I know some dramas may have something similar but i think the execution for this drama was really well made!

I hope that the actors will have more works together whether its in another bromance drama or not I’ll watch it ?!!

Leia Mais

Foolish Superheroes to the Rescue

Three notoriously infamous residents of Haesong, Sappy Sap Kang Robin, Royal Nightmare Son Gyeongu and Lady Trainwreck Eun Chaeni found themselves afflicted with strange abilities after getting embroiled in Lady Trainwreck’s plan of fake kidnapping to extort her grandma for some travel money that turned into her accidental murder. Discovered by municipal officer Lee Eunjeong as Kang Robin and Son Gyeongu were trying to dispose of Eun Chaeni’s body in a landfill, they entered into a scuffle in a puddle of dark liquid that eventually brought a couple of police officers to their location. Just as the officers were taking statement from Lee, Eun Chaeni suddenly appeared very much alive and well. They parted ways but were drawn together again when they found themselves having superpowers. As the three were trying to figure out their powers, they decided to get under Lee’s wings, calling him master and asking him to teach them how to use their powers, when they found out that Lee has telekinesis ability. Little to their knowledge, Lee has a different priority that involves a cultish church that has been attracting considerable followers with their December 31 1999 apocalypse preach.

It took me quite several days to finish this cuz I was not able to keep up with the utter foolishness of the haphazard trio Kang, Son and Eun. Although each characters are unique and have quite distinct personalities of their own, i mean they’re very simple minded, monotonous, and somewhat innocent especially Kang and Eun, but they’re also extremely irritating as they keep tripping on their own feet as they try to figure out and control their abilities. Although I liked the innocently comical Kang Robin, I can’t say the same for the selfish Son and the shameless Eun. Their characters are extremely irritating and constantly get on my nerves, so much that I had to pause in between episodes to take a breather as I didnt want to drop the series. Although I did not quite like the two main characters Son and Eun, i had to commend the actors for making the characters look very much alive and convincing. Especially for Son’s actor Choi Daehoon whom I just saw in Agent Kim Reactivated, a total contrast from a badass no-nonsense ex agent to notoriously naggy, selfish and hopeless father and husband.

As for the villains, i had high hopes for Dr Ha cuz he looked quite unhingedly crazy, but honestly his unceremonious exit was too abrupt and somewhat anticlimax for me. As for the rest of his “children”, I failed to feel sorry for them despite their brains being totally haywired after the childhood trauma they endured, which made them ultimately fall victim to the classic Stockholm Syndrome. Worst part is none of them got to get proper closure, they became merely pawns right till the end.

I feel that the plot is totally messy and the characters’ foolishness too irritating for me to really enjoy the show. Hence why it took me 3 days to finish. Although I liked Park Eunbin, and very satisfied with the rest of the actors’ performance, I don’t really want to watch season 2 if they ever come up with it (i guess they might since the main villain survived albeit very much defeated). The characters are just too annoying for me to keep watching their antics all over again.

I really liked that little scene where FL teleported with ML and the gust of wind she left behind startled the cat though. That one was cute.

Leia Mais

Funny at first but slowly become annoying

I watch 4 episodes of this drama so far. first two episode was good. Funny very entertaining. But the more i saw the ML more i dislike him. He is completely loser annoying liar and too sensitive with his pride. I like the FL she is very brave with her choice. Getting pregnant before married is a big thing especially if you 're on countryside. But she chooses to come back to her hometown despite all the confrontation between two families and all the gossip among the villagers. I doubt that the ML really love the FL. And he is lying about his job; he goes backward on his own word when they began dating. He lies about many things. He didn't have the courage to fight for the FL or his child. I probably going to drop this series

Leia Mais

Just didn't care for any of the stories

This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.

I love The FL. She's great in so many dramas and I liked her as well. I just didn't care about the way the director saw her. Like he took out her personality and replaced her with a robot.

The ML was a mediocre actor at best and didn't get his character at all. No idea if he has better dramas and I don't care to look them up.

Too many stories and after a while you stop caring.

Not real passion about football has been shown and as someone who watched football since I was 10, I don't get it. If you have a football based script, show some passion at least.

Lack of chemistry. I think eve stones would have more chemistry and I blame the ML and the director.

Verdict: A failure for so many reasons and it's a shame since the plot and the FL would have me excited.

Leia Mais

I think this is a rom-com with chaos as its mix

I enjoyed this to a certain point, let me take you through what the plot following a prosecutor who almost loses her life in the hand of a powerful gangster she has been investigating, at the end of her life she is saved by man, unknowing to her he was a boy she saw when she was much younger in her school days life and also met him in the latter part of her life, when she had grown older. He also had another identity as the second in command in the gangster group that almost took her life.
He gets her into hiding in the countryside as he retires from being a gangster as his reward for completing his last task (ending the girl's life). I believe this is where we follow them through the story as she finds her lost memories, gets a boyfriend, makes true friends, gets jealous, and gets protected.

Going into what I love about this story.

I really loved the relationships that were formed between Eun Sae and the characters in the countryside. At first Eun Sae was at odds with many people in the village: Tae Ha's grandma, the shaman (Cho Maeng Suk), Kim Pil Seung's mother(Paeng Hui Ja), and many others, but over time, amidst the conflicts and the quarrels, strong relationships grew, and true friendships were found. There was something heartfelt in how these people who found nothing but quarrels with Eun Sae were willing to root for her. The relationship between Tae Ha and his grandma was touching; everything he did and did not do was for his grandma. Likewise, his interactions with others in the community, they loved him and were willing to understand. Even the moment he went back into being a gangster while being forced, they just hugged him and comforted him; that was the peak of the true relationship.

At the end, when the community gathered to beat the Bad Guys, that clearly shows what their bonds were like. The fights were so hilarious.

I find people dislike the actress's acting and her character; I am not one of them. I felt the actress really put effort into her character and portraying it convincingly am really not sure of an actress that could fit the role better than her. Her character (Eun Sae), even while she woke up in a hospital bed at the start of the drama and behaved like that, wanting a handsome man as her boyfriend, I believe that was what she wanted, as in he life as a prosecutor or even before she became a prosecutor. Eun Sae lost her memories, but she carried the characteristics from her inner self, which she never really revealed.

Tae Ha was one of the greenest ML if you ask me, he loved one girl his life, he protected her at the risk of getting caught and killed, he became her boyfriend for her own safety and tried not to past the boundary, even while she fell in love with him later in the story he waited for her to recover he memory for her to make the choice she won't regret later on.
Tae Ha has been through so much since young, but it all stems from the undying love he has for his grandma and the unwillingness to let her die. I found his love for his grandma so heartfelt. She was his Achilles heel, but he doesn't care.

WHAT I FOUND NOT GOOD.

THE SCRIPT WAS LACKING IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

The second couple wasn't fleshed out at all. Why did Su Ji push Gi Jun away? I did not get any of that: no flashbacks or backstories, then at the end Gi Jun had a realization of what the girl meant to him, and Su Ji accepted him, and they planned marriage. IT HAD NO REAL IMPACT ON ME AS THE VIEWER.

I would have loved to see Jung Sun Won and Hyang Seon dating or building feelings for each other; something was already happening before the show ended, I felt it would be more interesting.

Tae Ha's behavior as a 14-year-old trained gangster puts me off at certain times

Final Thoughts.

I think this is the kind of drama I would watch for the fun and for some hilarious moments between people in the villages and how they form a bond from everyday quarrels to genuine care.

The script made its character overly exaggerate at some moments and it should have ended sooner than the 12 episodes given. Baek Saengil reveal of being Tea Ha Father was out of place and seem to came into the story for Baek Saengil to kill himself, as the Tae Ha never knew at the end of the show. I guess it would have given him more peace at mind not knowing his father.

Done and Dusted 7.5

Leia Mais

Ho aspettato troppo tempo!

Continuavo a dirmi che dovevo iniziare a guardarlo, ogni volta che vedevo un piccolo frame o leggevo una recensione mi dicevo di partire con la visione ma ho sempre rimandato…ora finalmente l’ho terminato e penso che mi ci vorrà qualche giorno per metabolizzare il tutto 🤩
Storia struggente, già vista in altri drama storici, ovviamente senza happy ending ma piena di pathos e di dolcezza nascosta…
IU mi piace tanto, vedere ora una sua recitazione di 10 anni fa mi fa apprezzare ancora di più il suo talento. Comunque un cast eccellente, non so perché ma mi sembra che ogni attore sia fatto per diventare un personaggio storico: sarà la loro storia, saranno i costumi, sarà tutta l’atmosfera dell’epoca ma quando vedo un drama ambientato nei periodi Goryeo o Joseon mi viene un nodo al cuore e devo assolutamente vederlo!

Leia Mais

This series gave me post series depression. I NEED a season 2.

GUYS! I didn't know chinese bl dramas got a game like that. Like this series is so well written, I love the characters, I just like how it all come together. I will say that I will need maybe a hundred more of this series and there won't be any other opinions.

I'm going to break down what I like about this series. The mc and male lead definitely have chemistry with each other. I can assure you that if you are planning to watch this, you should go for it and watch it. There are comedic moments where I laughed, cried, got angry all those small emotions I can feel and express it from each episodes. And can I just say that the actors look amazing? Like HELLO? Especially Xia Liu Li's family they are all handsome and beautiful! Don't get me started on He Chu San too, I would go to the frontlines to protect him.

Anyways, moving on the plot is quite interesting because I don't think I have watched something like this. There are some Bls that has action, gang fighting type of series but it was never executed like this which is refreshing. Each scene, each voice lines carries weight and they are done very well. Especially the angsty parts, they got me rolling down on the floor with tears and depression.

The actings were also on point, there were no filler episodes nor boring ones. I feel like every episode connects with each other. I wanted to give kudos to the actors, editors, people behind the scenes for making this come to life because I know it must hard to do so but still being able to deliver this masterpiece. Also thank you for reading my review!

Leia Mais

Our Sticky Love is an engaging show that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

Our Sticky Love is an engaging show that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

This show does something that others desperately try and fail, but this time they succeeded by mixing rom-com, mystery and action and getting it right with well balanced story where none of these elements overshadows the other!

The romance starts early, and once it gets going it never goes away, regardless of the evil lurking in the shadows or simply someone willing to put their life on the line to protect their loved ones!

The cast is excellent, and the acting is superb! The main leads and the villain do exactly what they are supposed to do every time! The characters remain loyal to their nature and deliver an amazing performance throughout every second of the show. The side characters don't feel like they are filler, but instead, they fill the world and make you interested in them while they contribute one way or the other to main plot and/or the main characters.

I strongly recommend watching this drama! and I would most definitely add this one to my forever rewatch list!

Leia Mais

Best of all time (seriously)

I must confess, I did this show a great injustice. I have watched and rewatched this series, but I never left a single review for what i consider to be the best costume drama show of all time.

LLTG is the story of growing pains, family, romance, and political intrigue, all embroiled into one from the POV of a teenager, Chen Saoshang. Technically, this is nothing new in costume drama land, there are hundreds of costume drama story like this. But LLTG stood out with its stellar story telling, casting, acting, and directing. I applaud the director, Fei Zhenxiang, the story writing, and the actors of this show, for breathing life into the characters.

First, the acting. I have to highlight the main character of this story: Chen Saoshang. CSS as a character was as different as it gets from me as the audience, in terms of age, time period she lived in, family situation, and personality. But throughout the series, I can't help but myself in her shoes, sympathize with her, and root for her. CSS was flawed, immature at parts, innocent, and sometimes too smart for her own good. We will see her make mistake and mature up as an adult, and I felt the loss as she matured due to what she went through. And not just CSS, but also the rest of the actors breathed life into the characters. Each character were unique, they were not just mob character just to support the leads, but each acting was believable and true to character, and the cast has great chemistry.

Second, the storytelling. In theory, this story was as common as it gets, a girl gets together with a dreamy guy, there will be other suitors as well, and she gets embroiled into politics due to said guy. Seemingly nothing special. But what I like about this story, is how things flow realistically and how it takes time to develop. The dialog was smart but natural, even laugh out funny at times. Forget cringy expository dialog. And not just dialog, everyone had a driving reason behind what they do, and given their situation, what they do make sense. For example, the story does not shy away from the fact that LBY is too good for CSS, and the characters admitted it, even CSS herself. But later in S2, as we get to understand LBY's perspective, we understood why he fell so hard, against his better judgement, and how deeply flawed he is because of his past.

Another example would be the realistic character growth. Often times in dramas, once the characters fall in love, they become cookie cutter characters, head over heels in love, and everything is seen from rose-colored glasses. But CSS and LBY are 2 different people with different personalities. She fell for someone else, because someone like her would not right out-of-the-box fall for someone like LBY, they clashed often, as any couple do, and this conflict and growth was depicted realistically. I even learned some things from their relationship.

Third, the casting. I love, love the casting of this series. Everyone are looking appropriate for their role, who's supposed to be old are old, who are supposed to be plain looking are plain looking, those who are supposed to be ripped are ripped (LBY, im looking at you). The make up and lighting was natural and not overdone, cinematic, even. Usually with idol dramas, I always have a hard time telling apart one person from another (I'm bad telling faces apart) because they all looks bling, as if they're trying to cram as many idols in as possible. For example, Cheng Shaogang (Shaosang's twin brother) commented, he could never expect Yangyang to get the same fate as Shaosang, because Saoshang is prettier. The audience can easily pick this up, because Yang yang looks plainer, though memorable in its own way. But not so in other dramas where often time i can't tell apart who's supposed to be considered plain and who's pretty because everyone was equally bling.

Fourth and lastly, the directing is simply chef's kiss. I like how it's subtle and cinematic the camerawork is. You wont find silly mistakes like shaky or halted frames (often found even high budget cdrama) or other accidental misses. Their work was perfect given the limited time and budget. I was very surprised to find out later that the series was at first only a filler series (so it didn't have SS+ budget) and was suddenly forced to air earlier, and they were in such a hurry that they didn't have any reserve eps, and often times, they finished editing just the night before the day they need to air. There were even some air and edit later. I love how subtle and quiet the music is, but apparently it is not intentional, as they did not have time for the OST until around eps 20 or so. But accidentally it makes the tone of the drama more endearing and special.

All in all, I highly recommend anyone to watch Love Like the Galaxy, even if you don't like cdramas.

Leia Mais

Predictable, weak romance, stiff acting

The story had a premise I actually would have enjoyed, but the execution was unfortunately very predictable and often felt boring. Even though the episodes were only around ~25 minutes long and mostly focused on relevant scenes, they still somehow felt slow.

The main couple was probably my biggest problem. I genuinely didn’t understand what they liked about each other. Most of their conversations were just about work, the baby, or how much they loved each other, without really showing any chemistry or connection. Their relationship also progressed ridiculously fast considering how little time they had actually spent together. I mean, they barely knew each other before getting engaged, moving in together and meeting each other’s parents.

Also, the very beginning of the drama had me questioning the writing immediately. In episode 1, she literally says that she has no value as a woman, and his response is basically to "kiss" her, they sleep together, and two months later she’s pregnant. Like… what exactly was I supposed to take away from that? 😭
It felt like the drama created a very weird connection between her insecurity about her worth as a woman and becoming pregnant.

I did like the FL actress. She’s a good actress, although her character was written way too naively and weakly for my taste. The ML, on the other hand, really struggled with acting. His posture and movements were so stiff that he sometimes looked like a robot or a statue, which made it difficult to take some scenes seriously. The 2ML was the complete opposite and way too dramatic with his facial expressions.

There were also so many typical drama misunderstandings and forced conflicts, especially with the FL constantly feeling guilty and making decisions based on that guilt.

The production itself was definitely one of the strongest points. The picture quality and camera work were good, and at least the short episodes made it fast to get through.

Leia Mais

Only watched for Byeon Woo Seok

First of all I would like to say I watched this because Byeon Woo Seok. The plot is basically like particles in the air, you can't see or feel it. In short there was no plot.

I feel like the main character have more chemistry with the villain rather than the male lead. And i feel like the only interesting part was the villains backstory. Honestly, I had to skip to a lot of parts because its filled with filler episodes and nothing is adding on to the story.

Don't get me started on the male lead. He's just forced to be there to take up space and somehow ended up with the main character. I would like to repeat, there is NO chemistry between the male lead and mc. Honestly, don't fucking watch this its not worth your time if you're just here for the story, i'm a special case because I watched for the actor.

That's all i'd like to say, thank you :)

Leia Mais