Reviews

I don't think I'm mature enough for this xD

I've seen my fair share of BLs but this... 😂 Lol

Now I couldn't watch without laughing and face palming, every few seconds, I was much worse than the fujos on the train with them, also I couldn't help but getting confused at Umeda San for having a beard all the time but once in the second or third ep I believe, he was cleanly shaven lol

What was going on, people? İs that an advertisement or something? XD
İt was fun, I admit but also very cringe in a funny way, the idea of being like that in public, the girls reaction was legit.

Now I don't know if this has a sequel or a remake but being me I'd definitely watch it 😂👍

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Worth the wait i tell you the points of this drama in my reviews

UPDATE : IT'S VERY WORTH IT FOR ME CAUSE THE END STICK LIKE IN THE NOVEL YAYYY (But not extra chapter included like in the novel)🥰, Sorry too excited i tell you the points of the drama below in this review (The points is below after my personal thoughts)

Personal thoughts first :
For me this is one of the best dramas in 2026 and i hope their will win the awards because of their chemistry because you will see in the future episodes how complicated and struggle their angst scenes and the way they serves us emotions to each others. You can see the acting of them and their chemistry they serves us emotions scenes towards each others in their new original MV first : https://weibo.com/7845601852/5268700368212813

For me this is the most awaited dramas and turn out amazing i know theres many plot holes and differents scenes comes out not 100% same like in the novel. But i’m here because the chemistry is a top notch and the actor and actress suit the characteristics and roles so much seriously, Zhou Yiran and Bao Shangen are like Mu Qingyan and Cai Zhao that come out from the novel, if you guys read the novel you will know how the author describes Mu Qingyan and Cai Zhao from the appearance and their personality.

(UPDATE : you can watch their acting and their serving us with angst scenes in eps 18, this is still early in the future eps you will witness many of angst, dramatic, and poetic scenes) (UPDATE : eps 25-26 27,28, 29 are peak angst 😭 they cooking with their acting on angst scenes in this eps) (UPDATE : their acting is good too for both of them who says the FL can't act ? watch eps 7,8,18,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,36,37 you will see their emotional acting, whoever say the chemistry is only him is amiss for me cause theres will be no chemistry if the FL didn't respond the same BUT YOU SAW THE EPS RIGHT ? HOW THEY RESPOND TO EACH OTHERS ESPECIALLY IN THAT ANGST SCENES ? FOR ME THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE PART FOR THEIR CHEMISTRY CAUSE THE RESPOND AND ACT TOWARDS EACH OTHERS IS THE REASON WHY us crying and felt the pain not only the story but their acting is filled up the atmosphere and the feelings for us to intrepret (Okay sorry every people have their own taste and preference so sorry if my comment make some of you guys felt annoy, let's respect each others preference and sorry if i'm rude)


The points of the drama (update) :

0. You know actually this story is intriguing and interesting about the history from previous generation until the new generation (This timeline with MumuZhaozhao) and has many mystery and reveals about the truth about the history of the Big 6 sect (righteous sect) and history of the Demon sect with a twist but the bad editing, presentation of the story and fast paced plot that's makes a plot holes it makes the story less interesting and hard to follow because theres many skipped and cut scenes that the fact it has not to be cut. Many scenes in the novel that has to be important to be shown that not shown in the drama.

1. Why there’s a plot holes ? so this is the reason why many of the watchers felt hard to enjoy the story and follow the story because the scenes of the history and story of their sect being cut and there's many important story that get wiped out so the audience have to follow along with the fast forced story and many scenes were missed and not get to the points and the editing make it look more bad but actually the editing is fine but because of the fast forced plot they give us bad interpretation of presentation of the story. The beginning of early episodes in the drama have different start from the novel, cause in the novel at the beginning there's many scenes and dialogues about the history of the Big 6 sect and the Demon sect internal affairs and many dynamics and interactions between the FL & ML and the main leads with the support roles that not felt like fast emotions or feelings.

2. This drama will makes you feel many genres of romance like slow burn romance, enemies to lovers, and angst romance, dark romance. You will see the ML is already fell first and fell hard for the FL because she is his ray of lights for ML in his miserable and dark life, all of his new emotions and feeling are begin to unveil because of FL and he cannot turn back and will be down bad for her because he custom to what it feels to touch the light by being with the FL. All of his obsessiveness and possessiveness is shown and described from the beginning he feel this feeling towards her in the novel more clearly than in the drama that we seen he already obsess without an explanation because theres many cut scenes from the novel to the drama itself so that’s why the plot holes.

3. Theres many big sect will be shown and describes by the story begin but you guys can focus on the Big 6 sect first : Qingque sect (the one with the leader named Qi Yunke who is master of the FL), Guangtian gate (the leader named Song Shijun who is the father of the second male lead (Song Yuzhi), Tianchu observatory (The one who has story of the tragic Yu Wuanying and Yuanrong heroes), Peiqiong manor (The leader named Zhou Zhizhen who has a son named Zhou Yuqi and the son has arranged marriage (Betrothal only) with the FL), Siqimen sect (The leader named Yang Heying who is the father of the support role named Yang Xiaolan), and Luoying Valley the leader is being led by FL parents named Cai Pingchun and Ning Xiaofeng (the wife of the master from the luoying valley). This big 6 sect will have important roles to the story because they have history connected to the history of the Demon sect that will reveals in the future episodes.

4. There will be a history and story about the internal conflict and conspiracies of the Demon sect there will be conflict faction within faction in the internal Demon sect because of the power struggle within the people in the sect. So basically Demon sect real ancestors are surnamed “Mu” but because there are many incompetent descendants the sect begin to adopt a child that will bring good reputation to the sect so that’s why the surnamed “Nie” begin to take the role of the leader of the Demon sect and led by them. But eventually because of the greediness and chaos that led by Nie Hengcheng the sect became more strong and ruthless and greedy that’s why the righteous sect and the heroes of the righteous sect Cai Pingshu (FL aunt) will stop this chaos and madness caused by the Demon sect. After the death of Nie Hengcheng the leader of the Demon sect the sect begin to unstable and lost the “power” of their greatness and the internal affairs became more risen up that’s why the ML who is the blood and descendants of the “Mu” family begin to reclaim his positions and his family ancestors belongings to the “Mu” family only.

5. I have to warn you guys this story takes a center stage to the history of the righteous sect and demon sect and romances mostly because that’s the main plot of this story. You can see the genres is Mystery, Romance, Wuxia and Fantasy. This is because we have the center of the main leads that have a Forbidden love plot that’s why the romance is strong and is more like a dark romance because of the title what ML has and FL has : A disciple from the righteous sect (FL) who’s being loved by the leader of the Demon sect (ML), and we know how obsessive and possessive the ML towards the FL.

6. If you like genres that involve a Yandere man or obsessive and possessive who’s down bad for his girl and have dominant and aura within his morally grey title by his side (Leader of the Demon sect) and his personality is tough, cunning, scheming and sinister but loyal, softie and obey his girl obediently and “I can fix you ahh moments” yes you are in the right places. Because his personality and character is complex he is a puppy lover boy to his girl but towards others will not hesitate to bite or kill you without a doubt. He is obediently obey her, care for her and love her deeply but his personality, aura, and authority is still theres and not be toned down he has his own way to attract, pursue and get her by his sides without hurting her or harmful her life, and scheming the plot to get her by his side and make her his one and only for him. His dominance is only shown because the FL is stubborn to keep push him away even though she’s like him too but because of the elders of the FL not allowed their relationship the FL has to act like this, that’s why he keep pursuing her until the end. There will be a funny part and cute little silly fight for them too and jealousy scenes that we will witness the ML being a lovesick man for his girl.

Update again :

1. Seriouslyy it pissed me off when MumuZhaozhao have to be parted away for 4 episodes from 10-13, like in the novel it's not that long AND MOSTLY WHAT'S THAT CUT SCENES WHEN MUMUZHAOZHAO FINALLY MEET AGAIN LIKE PLS why have to be the main leads part that got cut, you know this novel is centered around the main leads eventhough they have their own missions but eventually always end up met and go missions together, i know in the future episodes will be them traveling together mostly and their big iconic scenes and events been shown like in the novel, but plss this is just 37 eps and the story has many plot holes but then now the main leads scenes together got cuts again and the angst become more fast, wow this is a torture for MumuZhaozhao fandom seriously if not because MumuZhaozhao scenes that's i yearning for i will be gone nuts for patiently watch this drama.

ATTENTION : If you wanted to see MumuZhaozhao fast and not really into the story you can make it 1.5 fast speed in episode 10-13 because MumuZhaozhao will meet again in episode 14-18. (This is just a suggestion to some ppl who wanted to see MumuZhaozhao only and can't bear with the SML, but if you okay with it you can watch in normal speed).

I’m here sat and wait patiently because of the MuMuZhaoZhao plot that’s very interesting and fun and emotional to see because their dynamics, interactions, chemistry is match made by heaven they really belong to each others. Okay thank you for read this until the end i appreciated it a lot and sorry for the long explanation and opinion of mine and sorry if you guys see me like “gloryfying” this drama, because i like this drama mostly because of the main leads chemistry (MumuZhaozhao) from the first i read the novel and then now that’s why i’m here sat patiently waiting all the romantic, angst and dynamics of their acting in the drama.

and once again this is only my opinion and thoughts about them thank you.

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Hui Won's mother can catch these hands

I really enjoyed this. I was looking for fun romcom and really liked this one! The characters were mostly enjoyable, and it has some genuine funny moments as well.

I really liked Du Jun and was happy he wasn't your typical cold tsundere style CEO. I liked that we got to see his goofy and caring side right away. I loved seeing him with Se Hyeon as well, it was so cute! I really like Hui Won too! I love that we got see different sides of her including her internal struggles about whether to keep the baby or not, and even when she decided to keep the baby, her questioning if she would be a good mom or not. A lot of her struggles were really nice to see because I feel like they aren't topics brought to light very often in media. I love the two of them together as well!
Se Hyeon was my favorite character! I just loved her! I loved that she wasn't afraid to go against her mother for what is right. I loved Mi Ran, Min Uk, and the coworkers as well!
For characters I didn't like, obviously I didn't like Jeong Eum. She was awful. Even though I didn't like her, I will say she made a great villain. I liked that she turned herself in at the end too. Moving onto Hui Won's mother...literally fuck her. She was an awful and abusive mother, and I absolutely hate how she was just forgiven in the end. This was the biggest thing I didn't like about this show. She never admitted to being abusive, never realized she was awful to her daughter, never apologized...NOTHING!! AND YET SHE WAS FORGIVEN?! WHY?! The reason her being forgiven being because Hui Won is becoming a mother is the dumbest thing ever. She shouldn't be in Hui Won's life at all. She has no self-reflecting or character growth at all. I hated that she was forgiven so much.

I do wish they gave Hui Won a baby bump, but that's not super important. I loved the time jump so we could see how they were doing as parents as well as what everyone else is doing. Love that she was pregnant in the end again too!

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Da Wu Si Qi, Wo Zai Wu Ren Chu Ai Ni(2025) is a very good police procedural romance miniseries with Jiao Pei Kai (as Zhou Jin) and Zhi Chun He (as Shen Li Wu) in the leading couple’s role. The cast did a great job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple had a nice budding relationship with a steadfast slow burn romance. The strongest character on this drama was the male lead, a strong minded and loyal person that wore his heart on his sleeve . Jiao Pei Kai did a wonderful job portraying Zhou Jin, with a great display of emotions. There are inconsistencies in the plot, especially with police procedures and execution, but the actors carried their performances quite well. So, overall, this drama delivers entertainment, a bit of romance, more like romantic feelings, and a strong sense of righteousness, police camaraderie, and loyalty.
In the meantime, this drama can be found in YouTube under the caption:“A fragile girl is caught in a kidnapping; a stern chief saves her—linked to Case 611.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwhT24BZaGU)

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Defying the Narrative with the Absolute Cheat Code: Ultimate Flow | When FLs logic has left the chat

"My only life philosophy is that, life is about staying still. If I can lie down, there's no way I'm sitting up." - Song Yimeng / Song Xiaoyu

Honestly, I don't know where or how to start my review of this drama. I’m torn on what to write. I get the logic behind the plots and the necessity of the conflicts, but they still frustrate me. No matter how hard I try to understand their reasoning, it still continues to annoy me. One thing I have realized is that it is truly tough to remain objective and impartial at all times—even when the reasons seem justifiable—because not all problems can be categorized as simply right or wrong. Sometimes, both sides have a point, and it comes down to us as viewers to choose which one we are going to support. All I want to say is, this show gave me such an intense viewer's dilemma that I was unable to decide how to ultimately feel about it.

The storyline was great! The first 10 episodes are effortlessly hilarious. While the script may seem like the usual metafiction trope at first, the more I watched, the more I realized how different it is from other dramas in the same genre. ​It features an innovative style of writing that I personally haven’t seen before. The writing made me laugh my ass off because of how absurd the scenes and sequences are, while simultaneously making me realize there are still many areas within the metafiction theme left to explore. This drama successfully ventured into those areas in a ridiculously comical, fresh, and new way.

The most questionable part of this story—and what I consider the ultimate plot hole—is the entire Li Shiliu trope. It started in Episode 6 and dragged on until Episode 23. While I understood the initial purpose of this plot point, I cannot fathom how they had the nerve to extend it for 18 episodes. I would have accepted it if it had lasted a maximum of 10 episodes, but 18? Who are they kidding? The Female Lead is supposed to be a modern-day person—someone who is typically portrayed as observant and sharp. So I can’t understand how the writers expected us to believe she was fooled by a mere mask that only covered part of the Male Lead's face. It is impossible to accept that she failed to recognize him through his eyes and voice alone, especially considering how many times he wasn't even wearing his oversized dark hat. I remember questioning the writers by Episode 9 and becoming genuinely annoyed by Episode 15 when the FL still hadn't realized who Li Shiliu truly was. It's one thing that this "can't recognize a half-masked man" trope even existed in this genre in the first place, but prolonging it that much was another. It really was an unbelievable stretch.

By Episodes 23-32, I was introduced to the most complex situation I have ever been in while drama watching. It was a mixture of frustration toward the FL for taking a significant amount of time to recognize Li Shiliu's true identity, and annoyance over her reaction after finding out the truth. I was conflicted about how to process this part, as I have already painted the FL as not discerning enough for not realizing who Li Shiliu was much earlier in the show. At the same time, I am torn because I also want to acknowledge and validate her feelings of betrayal and disbelief—that she was fooled—but I can't entirely do so because it's mainly her lack of discernment that caused it.

I understand that Li Shiliu was created because, without him, the FL (Song Yimeng) would not develop affection for and break her prejudice against the ML (Nan Heng). However, I just can’t help the urge to blame her; she wouldn't have been fooled if only she wasn't so complacent and had been more observant of the people and situations around her in the first place. She should have been doubtful and skeptical of the changes when Li Shiliu, who was non-existent in the original script, suddenly appeared. Instead, she just treated it lightly until it backfired on her.

The thing here is she's been overly self-trusting and confident that she knew everything; so when she finally learned the truth, I find it hard to validate her feelings no matter how hard I want to. I tried, but I simply wasn't able to empathize with her anger—gaslighting and painting the ML as bad for lying—because it wasn't the ML (Nan Heng/Li Shiliu) fault that her expectations wasn't met and the original script wasn't entirely followed.

On the contrary, I find it outrageous that she's mad and resents the ML for hiding his identity from her when she's been acting smart all this time, yet it took her 18 episodes to blow his disguise. I understand that her know-it-all attitude may seem reasonable because she knows the whole story's plot, but everything still boils down to the root cause of this issue, which is her inability to identify the similarities between Li Shiliu and Nan Heng. Like gurl! I want nothing of this self-inflicted drama of yours. lol

I have a lot more to say on this, but I'll summarize by saying: the fact that she's from the modern world yet fails to immediately notice the similarities between Liu Shiliu and Nan Heng is a massive flaw. I’m struggling to digest this. It drags the story down and, in my opinion, represents the biggest plothole in the series. It likely goes unnoticed by viewers who are just caught up in the romance or the visuals, but I simply can't ignore it. For a modern character to be that unobservant feels completely unrealistic.

Finally, down to the climax and ending. I was low-key very proud of Song Yimeng for overcoming that long emotional and dramatic slump. God knows how much of a relief it was when she finally came back to her senses—after spending almost 10 episodes pondering over everything—to fight back and counter the evil plan against them. I must say that I still love her being all cheerful, mischievous, and clever in comparison to her depress state.

One thing I am extremely satisfied with regarding this show is how they deal with the antagonist through the use of the greatest plot device—unlimited flow. Seeing them plan things out after a scene reset, failing, then coming back again and again stronger and more equipped was satisfying. It was an ending that was fitting for this story's crazy plot. Everything aside, I just want to state here how I find the scene between Song Xiaoyu and Nan Feng (the modern-day male and female leads) at the end utterly questionable, but I will let it pass for the sake of not ruining my mood for the show.

P.S. I don’t know whether to laugh or not, given how blatantly they hit us with the reason the show is called 'A Dream within a Dream' at the very end. Haha!

Story - 9.0, I actually loved it and was amazed by their take and how they navigated the metafiction trope. It honestly would have been perfect if they hadn't fumbled and ruined it with the 'modern-day FL can't recognize a half-masked ML' agenda, and the FL lashing out after finding out the truth—which happened because of her own incompetence and failed discernment. Aside from those points, everything else worked for me. I even loved the antagonist's (Chu Guihong) characterization. I usually hate the 'kind 2nd male lead turned villain' trope, but they set him up brilliantly.

Acting - 10, I’ve been thinking about the performances of the leads and the supporting cast, and I honestly can't find a "bad apple" among them. Perhaps it’s because the show has such a light, fun, and comedic vibe that I wasn't bothered by the acting at all. Since I went in expecting funny and ridiculous performances, I treated it more like an entertaining comedic skit than a heavy drama that needs to be nitpicked. All in all, the cast executed their roles in perfect alignment with their characterization and the show's energy. Additionally, while I’ve watched Li Yitong before, this is the first time I’ve fully appreciated her beauty. Her look—modern casual pants, a sleeveless crop top, a loose button-down long sleeves shirt, and messy hair—was an incredible combo. She looked gorgeous and truly stunning.

Music - 10, A job well done to the music team of this show! I love each song and gosh! I was squealing with excitement when they randomly used the 'A Journey to Love' OSTs. I was literally on the floor laughing out of mere shock and joy! I feel like they used it as an homage and also to make things fun, as some of the scenes have a similar vibe to AJTL. And come on, Liu Yuning is here! Totally love it!

Rewatch Value - 8.0, I’m giving it this rating because, although I enjoyed the drama, it frustrated me by challenging logic and narrative coherence. I don't appreciate how the writers sacrificed the FLs characterization just to make the plot work. It was a truly unwise and poorly executed move.

Overall - 9.0, I know I voiced some discontentment earlier. The logic behind the FL was questionable, sure, but the scenes were well-executed and kept the plot moving. It was an enjoyable watch, even if the lack of coherence hurt the female lead’s characterization once you look closely. On the other hand, I have to praise those smooth, impeccable transitions—the editing team nailed them.

IF you find my review helpful please let me know.

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I was expecting much more

Things I loved

1 The premise. I thought it was genius and that it would be perfect for some funny situations and maybe some deep thoughts.

Things I disliked

1 Everything else. Mostly the actors. I didn't connect with any of them and certainly not with the main leads. Something bothered me the whole time. Maybe the feeling that the ML wasn't happy or that I disliked toughly the FL actress. It felt like she thought she was some important character and she acted that way. I didn't find the cast endearing or funny. So at the end of the day it wasn't as good as I expected.

2 The ending. It should make me happy and it did in some way but I also felt depressed seeing the ML and his interactions with the rest of the team. His acting wasn't great anyway, one expression the whole time, but even his smile made me sad in the last episode.

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Decibel was really good movie for action/thriller kinda day. .From start to finish, it’s packed with tension, action, and that constant race-against-time feeling. The entire movie revolves around tracking down bombs before they detonate, and the tension remain until the very end.

The casting is honestly incredible. Everyone fits their role perfectly, and the performances make the tension feel real rather than exaggerated. The emotional weight behind the action adds another layer to the story, so it’s not just explosions and chaos — there’s depth behind the stakes.

I genuinely don’t want to give away any spoilers because this feels like one of those movies that’s best experienced blind. The twists, the pacing, the reveals they hit harder when you don’t know what’s coming.
If you’re into action thrillers with strong performances and nonstop suspense, Decibel is definitely worth the watch.

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I love this drama

I love this drama. I think life is like this- poignant, sweet and sometimes sad and tragic. Park Seo-Jun and Won Ji-An were great. The story was bittersweet but also lovely. The cinematography was beautiful. I don't have 300 words for this review, so I will add a review that I liked:
Surely Tomorrow (Gyeongdoreul Gidarimyeo) feels like a gentle embrace for the soul. It's a series that doesn't need to be loud to leave a deep emotional impact, offering comfort exactly when it's needed most.
Won Ji-an delivers a quietly powerful performance, filled with emotional honesty that truly resonates. Park Seo-joon once again shines with warmth, depth, and a calm presence that feels completely genuine. Their chemistry is subtle, sincere, and beautiful-nothing feels forced, everything feels real.
The visuals are calm and poetic, and the story unfolds at an unhurried pace, allowing space to breathe. It's a story about closeness, healing, hope, and the belief that there is always still a tomorrow.
A series you don't just watch-you feel. Perfect for slowing down and letting your heart rest.

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Through Mountains and Melodies

The Singer was such a heart-warming experience for me, especially because it’s rooted in Korea’s traditional art of pansori. Before watching this movie, I didn’t fully understand what Pansori, and this is why I want to provide some context, so if you are planning to watch this movie, you will have a better understanding of it.

What is Pansori?
Pansori is a traditional Korean musical storytelling performance done by one singer and one drummer. It dates back to the Joseon Dynasty and was originally performed for common people. A single performance can last from 3 to 8 hours and sometimes days. It’s not just singing; it combines narration and acting, all accompanied by a single drum.


Plot**
The story follows Hak-gyu, a talented pansori singer whose voice can warm any heart. When his wife and daughter are kidnapped, his world completely falls apart. He eventually finds his daughter, but she has lost her vision, and he still has no idea who took his wife or where she is. With no power or connections to rely on, the only thing he truly has is his voice. So he travels from place to place, performing pansori, not just to survive, but to search for his wife and to console his daughter.

What touched me the most was how his singing became more than just a performance. It was his grief. His love. His desperation. Through his songs, he almost rewrites his own life, imagining gentler endings and happier outcomes than reality allows. When he sings, he is not only singing to an audience but to his blind daughter, painting pictures for her through words and melody, creating a world she can no longer see. Be prepared to feel all the feels.

Even though I don’t understand Korean, I didn’t need to. The emotion in his voice was enough. I had goosebumps while listening to him. I could feel the sorrow, the longing, and the love in every note. It honestly felt like he was pouring his entire soul into those performances. Honestly so heartbreaking !

For me, The Singer isn’t just a period film. It’s a celebration of Korea’s cultural heritage and a reminder that art can carry both suffering and healing at the same time. It showed me that when everything else is taken away, sometimes your voice is the only thing left and that voice can still hold hope.

Said that I hope you will take time to appreciate this movie and enjoy a part of Korean history.

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Enjoyed it, but was just a little disappointed.

The story was good, as was the script, cinematography, costumes and assemble. However, I really had a problem with Bai Lu's performance. Not her acting, it's always good. But she was so one dimensional and seemingly dull. Emotionless. Even for the scenes where emotion was necessary, it felt like she was going through the motions. Also, there was absolutely no chemistry between her and Wang Xing Yue. I'm not sure if this was the directing or just the pairing. I just felt nothing until the last minute and a half of the series. It just wasn't there for me. He seemed to be more of her errand boy, and perhaps I'm used to both these actors showing more substance, but it wasn't there for me.

As a whole the story, and the cases were great and interesting. The rest of the cast was stellar. Especially Zhao Yi Qin, Hou Chang Rong and Zhao Zi Qi. In addition, where did the crown prince come from? Not enough time was spent developing that storyline.

This was an entertaining and enjoyable series, but certainly not the best I've seen. I was a bit disappointed. Especially because I was really looking forward to it.

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Engaging & heartfelt but Rugby IS violent !!!!!

I'm really not fond of Im Se Mi , but she does a credible job here playing her typical "tom-boy" character that's annoyingly disdainful, loudmouthed & physically abusive.

Yoon Kye Sang is infectiously upbeat as the "Peter Pan" man who still acts childish

The Rugby team is endearing

the Rugby itself is horrifically violent -it's more like gladiators going out to fight a fight they know may kill them

SO Rugby hating aside, this was alot more engaging than I ever dreamed it would or could be.

Here are the 3 things keep this from a perfect score:
(Do they really detract, from the drama or how much I enjoyed it ?
NO,......BUT still

****Spoilers****

A) despite seeing a former star player living with disability ( due to a Rugby injury) And knowing that high school players could be damaged for life-Yoon Kye Sang 's character vigorously recruits high school boys to play..& fails to live up to his own ethics & goals . When they are injured he let's THEM decide to still play despite it being against doctor's opinion. Worse, he has been very vocal about changing Rugby to be one that protects the players & teaches them to be better than the generation that came before them when it comes to self care. So, his noble ideals are really a sham. As an adult experienced Rugby player & coach, he should have acted as such when it came to decisions about injuries. That he couldn't notice one of his players constantly in pain- when he had only 7 players to keep track of- & then not insisting in the proper treatment (instead of letting a minor make the decision) was unconscionable as well as failing to uphold his own stated intentions for changing the game for the better.

B) at the end they totally gloss over the fact that Yoon Kye Sang 's character, despite surgery, has a degenerative disease that at best would allow him to engage in low intensity exercise-so letting him continue to coach is pretty un-credible. [They should have brought in the crippled ex star player to co-coach with him-that would have been believable]

C) The question of where Yoon Kye Sang was for the 3 years after his doping scandal is never answered

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Have you ever had a friend who has completely different opinions on life ? If so, how did you handle that? Happyend(2024) is a Japanese coming-of-agemovie which talks about this and many other such things I don't see representation in media much. It's set in near future dystopian world which I can't help but think is inspired by 1984 by George Owell. Oh it doesn't have Big Brother as such but I felt throughout that the idea was pretty similar.

I personally prefer to consume Asian fiction more compared to Western fictional because I feel I tend to connect to their storytelling more. A major reason for that is I find Asian culture collectivism bleeds into their stories and so does Western individualistic mindset in theirs. I find a sense of homeliness in Asian fiction and a sense of isolation in Western fiction. Happyend blended those feelings perfectly. Maybe it's because the director is both Japanese and American as I could find both the ideologies blended perfectly in this.

There's a sense of comfort as we watch these teenagers dynamic, their everyday gimmicks, their treasured friendships but there's isolate in the way they drift apart because of their different opinions.

This movie speaks to you in such a personal and political way. You cannot look away. The two protagonists' view points are explained beautifully and what makes them think that way is also portrayed. The movie wants us to think. It doesn't pick a side. You can see your way of thinking represented in any of the characters. I personally agree with Yuta's character. But what I love the most is the film adapts this amalgamation of opinions, acceptance of other's opinions perfectly. A lot of people are head-strong in their belief system. They will not change it no matter what. There are people who change their opinions after listening to others or give the other perspective a chance while still holding on to their opinions. There are people who don't do anything substantial while having a loud morale voice and there are people who actually do something concrete yet refuse to talk much about it.


It's movie about youth standing against authority that tries to monitor their every moment which makes it a coming of age movie. But we, as adults also face this dilemma every single day. Whether to accept this unfair reality of fight against even if doing so won't change much. It's a beautiful movie with lots of symbolism and the most wonderful part is, it will make you have entirety different perspectives and readings of the screenplay. This was mine. Thanks for watching.

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Finally got myself to watch it... sort of wish I never did :/

Here's the thing with my drama priorities-- idk if it's sad all throughout, as long as the outcome is happy. That is why my Scarlet Heart Ryeo (Korean) will forever be my Roman Empire.
This has a happy ending, okay. BUT the process of it, is just too much heartbreak. The leads get together, but at what cost? Literally every single character dies lmao I have never watched a drama-- except SHR as mentioned before, that kills every supporting character off.
Sure, it's like 99% self sacrifices. But still, what's the point of the couple getting their happily ever after if their friends and mentors and everyone they love is gone. Is it really a happy ending? No. Hence my saltiness about this drama.
Sure, the leads are beautiful. The story is typical xianxia.
But... not my cup of tea I guess.
Even killing off the divine gods, XingYue and JingYuan, was such a waste of a parallel happy ending. smh.
My favorite part of this drama has to be the ost. It was beautiful, and gave me Ashes of Love vibes.
But because it just ticked off the boxes of my least favorite drama qualities, the highest I can give this is an 8/10.
The ending was beautiful in itself though, and I am not hating on the writing in any way. Death can be beautiful too, and it was portrayed with meaning for each one, it's just my weak heart can't accept all the sadness🥲

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'POSITIVELY YOURS' makes me feel 'POSITIVELY DEVISED.'

Honestly, the story's theme isn't too bad. A very light storyline that is also quite relatable today. From beginning to end, the series features a realistic plot with traumatic pasts for the main characters, expertly mixed with an abundance of comedic elements. However, the story fell short of expectations, and I was unable to fix the flaw that makes 'POSITIVELY YOURS' watchable casually.

Everybody, including the MAIN LEADS, acts well in accordance with their roles. However, they fail to leave a lasting impression on us.

I wish I could include some delightful and appreciative words in my review of 'POSITIVELY YOURS', but I am afraid I cannot.

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