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It’s about revenge

I love the first 4 ep and the way she killed Xiaoxun for revenge her dad and her clan just like the way he killed her in her past life (the scene that I was waiting for). He deserves to die from the start I hate him so much. If I was Chuzhao at that time when she came back her life I would kill him immediately when I first saw his face no matter what (my opinion). You know what I almost drop this drama in ep13 and I haven’t watch it for days cuz it’s started to get boring and especially everytime when she plans to do something or what she does is always failed. Anyway, I decided to change my mind and start to binge watch it again on yesterday and I finally finished watching it today. You can say I forced myself to finish watching it because of Zhou Yiran and Chen duling. Lastly, I think it’s not that bad she did great at the end and we are so proud of her. Chu Zhao is showing us that woman can do absolutely anything.

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Fake Fact Lips completely sets the standard for how the rivals-to-lovers trope should be done. The absolute highlight of this series is the electric, sizzling chemistry between Hori Kaito and Sato Yusuke; they make the childish, prideful "first to fall in love loses" bet feel incredibly charged and mature. Every single office argument and private moment is laced with a heavy, undeniable tension that keeps you glued to the screen. Because the 9-episode format moves so quickly, the only real downside is wishing we had more time to dive even deeper into their shifting dynamics and high school flashbacks. It is an absolute, fast-paced masterpiece that leaves a massive impression despite its "short" length.

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A rushed speed-run of a romance with zero spark

The body-swap premise had a lot of potential, but the micro-drama format completely ruins any chance of real substance. Because this series is so incredibly short, the plot flies by at a breakneck, warp-speed pace that leaves character growth and emotional milestones feeling totally unearned. To make a timeline that rushed actually work, you need magnetic lead chemistry—but unfortunately, there is almost no natural spark between the main characters. You are forced to watch two people check off romantic plot boxes as fast as possible, making the entire relationship feel entirely forced and shallow. It's a passable, quick watch if you just want some basic body-swap antics, but as a romance, it completely misses the mark.

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He fell first... anddddd then just fell harder

The leads and their chemistry was truly so amazing❤️‍🔥. I thought they deserved a quick review of praise.

The story is what got me intrigued first, since I haven't watched a good Joseon era time slip with a new plot kdrama in many many years. Then the romantic comedy-like aspect of the first few episodes was really great. They had me laughing, especially our beautiful Lim Ji Yeon. Her comedic acting was hilarious! She embodied this character so so well. Especially after seeing her act in such drastically different roles. I'm glad she had fun with this one.

The male lead, Heo Nam Jun, was OUT OF THIS WORLD. This is my first time watching him as a lead, as he only recently has been getting main roles, and I honestly did not think he was attractive. Frankly, my opinion was neither positive nor negative, I just didn't have enough experience watching him. But his character was written MARVELOUSLY, playing the bad boy image who is very rich and successful (a great plus) and stoic in forming relationships with anyone. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say: watching him go from IDC who you are to I WILL WATCH THE WORLD BURN FOR YOU was really sweet.

Their chemistry? Fire 🔥
The plot? Also fire 🔥
Side characters? Just as great 🔥

I would not rewatch it though. NOT because it wasn't a great kdrama, but because it's one of those shows you invest yourself into and then leave it as a nice memory in your past. But again, I rarely rewatch dramas, so this could mean nothing.

Watch it! I do wish they explored the other characters, like his family, a tad bit more.. and I guess another "downside" was that it's only 14 episodes D: I could watch 18-20 easy. Maybe show their past lives a bit more idk. Still loved it. Probably will go to bed now dreaming of him.

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NAPI IN LOVE? emang bowlehh?

Sebelumnya terima kasih kepada provider Telkomsel, karena secara tidak langsung aku bisa nonton ini series via WeTV VIP yang didapati dari bundle paket internet Telkomsel, luv luv dahh telkomsel walau makin kikir kapitalis kelas kakap semua semua mahal. saranghae Telkomsel

Bermula dari bosen gatau mau nonton apa, series favoritku udah selesai tayang, Love in Silom masih aku on-hold ditengah cerita karena aku rasa terlalu berat nontonnya, mau nyoba nonton series BL lain yang belum ku tonton kok ya rasanya ragu-ragu gitu. Akhirnya nemu lah series ini, awalnya kaget kok bisa judulnya sepanjang itu haha.

what can I say? ini ceritanya tentang Napi (narapidana) in Love cuyy! keren gak tuh? udah kayak judul film indonesiahh. jujur, eye opening banget sih, tapi dibeberapa scene justru agak relate di aku karena aku dulu pernah di pesantren wkwkkw. scene mandi di open space dan bak mandi jumbo kek gitu bener bener persis banget. oiya mungkin karena di lapas isinya cowo doang, aku juga relate dengan series ini, karena aku dulu pernah suka ama temenku pas di pesantren, ya of course ga aku ungkapin lah ya kaliii.. serem coi ketauan gay bisa dihukum dan dipermalukan kayak hukum cambuk Aceh. ahh indah nya masa masa remaja xD.

jujur dari segi story aku ngerasa jenuhh banget, pengen cepet cepet selesai, tapi yang bikin masih betah nonton itu karena OST dan beberapa backsound song lainnya enak enak cui, eargasm banget rasanya. makanya untuk section Music aku rate 9.5. My ultimate favorites are; "All I Ever Needed" by Joe Gautrey, & "เคลิ้ม" by Slot Machine.
BGM nya beragam, untuk series yang keliatannya low budget ini kok WOW ya, sekelas series Your Dear Daddy yang udah nggandeng sutradara & produser "PRO" pun BGM nya itu ituuu mulu, marei waleh ndelok e cok. sorry malah cursing hhh.

apalagi? acting? acting bagus banget, ini standar acting yang harus dipertahankan sih soalnya makin kesini banyak series yang acting nya jelek, downgrade banget dibanding era 2024. ini salah satu series once in a while ditonton ulang karena aktingnya bagus, dan NC/scene ngewe nya oke lah ya, walau ga dikasur haha kasihannya,

Oiya katanya ini diadaptasi dari cerita nyata? dan aku baca review lain juga pada ngasih pandangan dari sisi napi, artinya para napi banyak yang jatoeh cintrong ya? sama kayak santri xixixii. yah semoga bagi kamu diluar sana yang masih ragu apakah dirimu pantas menyukai seseorang, heyy inget ya dirimu worth it 10000000x daripada koruptor. you could start a new page and develop a better life with the person that you love. please, love yourself!

peace

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A magnificent and very romantic historical series.

PLOT: The FL, daughter of a nobleman and official, married to the descendant of a line of merchants, was raised by her maternal grandmother. Her grandmother works for the Third Master [ML] (very powerful at court, but under the thumb of his mentor). This mentor (who will become the de facto ruler of the country after the emperor's death) is an ambitious reformer, but power-hungry. The FL returns to the capital to help her mother, who has been sidelined in favor of a concubine and her daughter.
Corruption, power struggles, interest conflicts between branches, marriage stakes, etc., all play out.
The presumptive heir of a marquis, who is in love with the FL, becomes her best friend and helps the FL and ML in their struggles.

+++ ☆✲ﾟ｡(((´♡‿♡`+)))｡ﾟ✲☆ Breathtaking trio of actors: Ci Sha / Ren Min / Winwin
+++ All the actors are excellent, bringing to life well-developed and endearing characters. [I'm in love the future emperor]
+++ Magnificent production: superb costumes, sets, landscapes, framing & lighting [exceptional camera work], hyper-realistic fight and war scenes, OST. Everything is perfect!

### The story has moments of inconsistency, especially in the last episodes (4-5)
### The ending is rushed.

=> Excellent series, which could have been a masterpiece with better writing.
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Magnifique série historique et très romantique

PLOT: La FL, fille d'1 noble, officiel, ayant épousé la descendante d'1 lignée de marchands, a été élevée par sa gd-mère maternelle. Celle-ci travaille pour le 3e Maître [ML] (très puissant à la Cour, mais sous la coupe de son mentor). Ce mentor (qui deviendra le quasi maitre du pays à la mort de l'empereur) est un réformateur ambitieux mais ivre de pouvoir. La FL revient à la capitale pr aider sa mère, mise à l'écart au profit d'1concubine et de sa fille. .. Corruption, luttes de pouvoirs, conflits familiaux et d'intérêt entre les branches, enjeux des mariages, etc. L'héritier présomptif d'1 marquis, amoureux de la FL, devient le meilleur ami de la FL, et aide FL &ML ds leurs luttes.

+++ ☆✲ﾟ｡(((´♡‿♡`+)))｡ﾟ✲☆ Trio d'acteurs époustouflant : Ci Sha / Ren Min / Winwin
+++ Tous les acteurs sont excellents, et donnent vie à des personnages bien dvlpés et attachants. [j'adore le futur empereur]
+++ Magnifique production : superbes costumes, décors, paysages, cadrages & lumières [travail de caméra exceptionnel] , scènes de fight et de guerre (hyper-réalistes), OST. Tout est parfait !

### L'histoire a des moments d'incohérence, en particulier dans les derniers épisodes (4-5)
### La fin est rushed.

=> Excellente série, qui aurait pu être un masterpiece avec une meilleure écriture.

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Passare dall'amare un'opera a non poterne più è sicuramente la situazione peggiore che può succedere per una serie. L'unica cosa che mi ha dato noia fin dall'inizio è la trasformazione in fumetto di tutte le scene (o quasi) d'azione e combattimento non appena diventavano interessanti: non so se sia stato fatto per mancanza di tempo o perchè non avevano voglia/mezzi per girarle, sta di fatto che in una storia basata su questo e sulla guerra certe scelte non dovrebbero essere permesse..
Tolta questa cosa, la storia mi aveva catturata come poche altre opere sono state in grado di fare promettendomi un'evoluzione dei personaggi che mi sarei portata dietro per anni. Invece le uniche degne di nota sono state quelle dell'attrice Zhao Lusi (porca vacca quanto lo rivalutata qui) e di Liu Yunning. Per il resto ho provato una noia collossale. La protagonista poi è stata la peggiore di tutte: lei non evolve, semmai stazione nella sua indole di persona che non capisce un tubo, un incosciente che prende delle decisioni senza preoccuparsi di quello che potrebbe accadere anche ai suoi commilitoni e sti qui che comunque lei continui a pensare solo a se stessa senza maturare manco una volta, la seguono come paperelle.
Che barba quando succedono queste cose.

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The Female Lead Character is annoying from past life until her new life

I dislike the FL, from past life, she was stubborn and led to ashes, given the second chance, she is still act like what she wants without rethink.
Always do what she wants, want to save the whole country by herself but burdening others.
If she is that capable, she won't be deceived in her past life, if in her present life, she understands that she needs to restrain and think more, not act more blantantly.
i can't continue to watch since I don't like the FL character, it is not Chen Du Ling issue, it is just not fits my personal preference.
Nothing wrong with leads only this is not the storyline i like.

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"I am obsessed with you more than you can understand, you just never saw..."

Honestly, I never expected it to be the way it is (in a good way). It wasn't really something groundbreaking for a generic J-BL which really set the bar high with their sizzling natural chemistry and most most importantly NO DEAD FISH KISSES?! I could never imagine!

I enjoyed their banters and was lowkey swooning over their natural chemistry. But the latter half did disappoint me. That coconut haired Futami and Ryo's unnecessary low self-esteem was really testing my patience. They single handedly managed to piss off Zen! Storyline wise, it wasn't making sense because what type of rivals bicker like 5yr old kids. The audience could literally feel that tension between them and only those two didn't realise...does it make sense? But you know, unexpectedly it worked out very well!

Shoutout to the child actors who played their childhood characters. Not only the old actors, but the younger guys were so good. They matched with their facial and behavioral expressions accurately.
And the BGM was refreshingly amazing. The upbeat music lifted the overall vibe and created a gripping atmosphere. That was really something new and I loved it.

Overall, I had fun binging this. If you're looking for something light, fluffy rom-com to lift your mood then it'll be worth watching. Just don't expect too much hehe.

P.S: ZEN AND RYO WERE REALLY REALLY VERY VERY CUTE AND WHOLESOME TOGETHER. Idk I felt that I really needed to mention this 🙈🩷

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They swapped bodies → they'll swap back if they love each other and are serious about the kiss.

It's a shame the drama was so short. I enjoyed it and often had butterflies in my stomach.

•Story: 9/10
- beautiful story in my opinion
-Happy end
-Cute

•Acting/Casting: 7,5/10
-The acting was well done, emotions were there, but Acting wasn't that good that I would fall over lmao
-I didn't know the actors before, but they were suitable for the role and looked good

•Music: 6/10
-No special music, except for the music at the end. I found the music fitting and beautiful in the end

•Rewatch value:
-I would definitely watch it again, because it was a sweet drama. The ending was good too.

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cha se gye is the definition of "i love whatever wrong with her"

i think one of the biggest achievements of this drama is making me completely understand why shin seo ri and cha se gye fell for each other. and honestly? cha se gye is THAT man. handsome, hot, rich, smart, devoted, emotionally available when it matters, and somehow still willing to embarrass himself repeatedly in the name of love. while seo ri rejected him over and over again, this man simply decided rejection was a suggestion, not a conclusion. what i loved most about him wasn't his chaebol status or perfect face, but the fact that he trusted his own feelings. he never played games, never pretended not to care, and always chose honesty. meanwhile, i couldn't blame seo ri for being cautious. after living as kang da shim, getting betrayed, falsely accused, and sentenced to death, i'd probably avoid catching feelings too. but watching cha se gye slowly wear down those walls with nothing but sincerity, patience, and absurd levels of yearning was honestly one of the most satisfying parts of the drama. this man truly became the president, founder, CEO, and sole shareholder of the "i love whatever is wrong with her" club.

the finale left me with mixed feelings. not bad feelings—just the kind where you're sitting there staring at the credits thinking, "hmm... i'm not sure about that one." i understood the reveal that the real seo ri had been sent back to joseon, lived through that life, and eventually returned to her original body without remembering her origins. it was an interesting twist, but i kept wondering if we really needed another round of sacrifice and tragedy. maybe it's just me, but knowing your beloved sacrificed themselves for you feels less romantic and more like the beginning of a lifelong therapy bill. i also thought the goodbye scene with seo ri's grandmother went on a little too long. by episode 13, i was already nervously checking the clock because there were still a hundred loose ends floating around, and somehow the drama kept introducing new emotional problems instead of solving the old ones.

my biggest disappointment, however, was choi mun do. for twelve episodes, this man was serving premium villain behavior. manipulative, calculating, powerful, annoying in the most effective way possible—he was genuinely someone i loved to hate. so imagine my disappointment when his downfall arrived and it felt like the drama suddenly remembered there was only one episode left. after spending weeks patiently waiting for karma to hit him like a truck, everything wrapped up so quickly that i was left sitting there like, "that's it?" for a villain who caused this much suffering across two timelines, i expected something far more dramatic. let me be petty. let me celebrate. let me enjoy the downfall properly.

despite all of that, i genuinely loved this. this drama feels like the result of a writer, director, and cast all understanding exactly what kind of story they wanted to tell. heo nam jun and lim ji yeon were absolutely fantastic. the yearning? exquisite. the chemistry? delicious. every emotional stare, every almost-confession, every heartbreak, every reunion—they sold all of it. and the supporting cast was just as strong. and can we talk about the OST too? because wow. it's been such a long time since i've watched a drama where the music elevated every emotional scene this well. every yearning moment hit harder, every heartbreak lingered longer, and every romantic scene felt more magical because the soundtrack knew exactly when to step in. a good romcom is already hard to find. a good romcom with a genuinely memorable OST? even harder.

if i were rating this purely as a romcom, i would honestly give it a 9/10. cha se gye alone deserves several bonus points for carrying the entire nation's yearning on his shoulders. unfortunately, the way the drama wrapped up some of its final arcs, especially the sacrifice storyline and choi mun do's downfall, left me a little disappointed. not enough to ruin the experience, but enough that i'd settle on an 8.5/10 overall.

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