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VIOLENT BUT VERY GOOD

ALTHOUGH THE SHOW IS QUITE VIOLENT AT TIMES - I BELIEVE IT DOES REFLECT ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS TODAY THAT GRADES AND RESULTS IN SCHOOL ARE WHAT MATTERS NO MATTER HOW YOU GET THEM. THE BULLYING IS ALSO A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN MY OPINION AND , AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THE HANDLING SEEMS EXTREME, IT DOES FACE THE PROBLEM. THE RESPECT TOWARDS TEACHERS WHICH IS ALSO GOING DOWNHILL IS ALSO PORTRAYED VERY WELL.AGAIN, VIOLENT FOR DRAMA EFFECT BUT THE MESSAGE IS VERY MUCH TO THE POINT AND SHOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLE WITH SOCIETY AND EDUCATION NOWADAYS.

I AM ALMOST AT THE END AND I REALLY HOPE THERE WILL BE A SEASON 2 WITH THE SAME ACTORS - ALL THE SAME ACTORS (LIKE TE MIN ACTORS IN TAXI DRIVER)

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the flaws of Korean schools and society

A perfect episodic drama that displays the flaws of Korean schools and society throughout 10 episodes, each episode showing us another unique problem that happens not only in Korean school and society but globally. All told in a humorous yet dark way of storytelling.
As there are a lot of mainly Korean issues handled in this drama too, most of the themes can be applied to countries and schools everywhere: bullying, drug abuse, and game addiction are only a few of the major topics displayed.
Each episode deals with a new problem portrayed by another school.

Episode 1: Bullying by a spoiled son of a powerful politician who thinks he can get away with everything. All teachers and students are too scared to do anything. This issue seems to be the most common problem at schools in Korea.

Episode 2: The rise of school gangs who focus more on making quick money by being thugs than on studyinf for a proper job. Thus interfering with the interests of students who actually wanna study properly instead of becoming thugs. One of the ERPB members got introduced here too, Bong Geun-Dae who is a hacker and goes undercover at this school full of delinquents. This was one of the episodes that seemed the most over-the-top and is probably less common in Korea but might be more relatable to people abroad especially the US. It was quite a funny episode tho and the two main thugs were very handsome, one of them looking like Choi Siwon 😂😂😂

Episode 3: This episode deals with defamation of teachers caused by students who are active and popular on social media, and gain power through their followers and by sharing videos and articles online which causes them to manipulate everyone around them. Defamation and online manipulation also seem to be a uniquely Korean phenomenon that also happen a lot at school and from which both students and teachers suffer from. The third member of the ERPB, Im Han-Rim got introduced in this episode too! And I am obsessed with her from the first second!

Episode 4: This episode shows the bribing and manipulation of teachers and hagwons by the influential parents of students. This seems to happen a lot in Korea as well, parents pressuring teachers, those teachers then mistreating less-influential students who are smarter than the kids of influential parents. Up to the leaking of exam materials and answers…

Episode 5: This episode deals with the issue of parents pressuring teachers to favor their kids and it is shown through an elementary school where students don’t have much power but it is the parents that are causing problems for teachers, harrassing them, interfering in their personal lives and even stalking and physically and mentally abusing them. To the point that many teachers commit suicide. I think something like this actually happened in real life in Korea once when a teacher committed suicide due to the pressure from parents.

Episode 6: This episode is about juvenile delinquents and how they partake in violence, theft, and even drug abuse. Because they are still underaged they cannot go to prison. The ERPB changes the rules tho and sends them to a prison. This one was one of the darkest episodes so far. From this episode on, we also start seeing more of how these schools are all connected to drug dealing and drug abuse and all of this then connecting to the ML’s past trauma of loosing his wife who got murdered by a student.

Episode 7: This episode was about game addiction and gambling. This was one of the more unrealistic episodes too. I think debt in itself, especially to loan sharks seems to be a common thing in Korea or at least in K-Dramas. But I personally cannot imagine that this episode was a realistic depiction of it. Not saying it doesn’t happen. I am sure it does but i dont think it’s as common as some other things like bullying or pressure from parents.

Episode 8: This episode shows the pressure that students get from parents who want their kids to get into good schools like SKY or med / law school. I think this was one of the most realistic episodes and again we have the issue of drug abuse tied in this one too and how even mothers buy it for their kids just to see good results… I really wanted someone to slap that mother! she ticked me off soooo much!!!

Episode 9 +10: These two episodes take place at the same school, namely the one where the ML’s wife used to work at and also died by the hands of one of the students. The first of the two episodes is about exploitative bullying in which a group of students use one student to access all his online accounts without paying him. Which seemed a bit unrealistic too bcs how can a kid have so much access to money / a bank account or credit card ? This kind of exploitation does happen I think but more in cases of a rich student who is a loser and becomes the cash cow of the perpetrators… However, I liked how it all les up to the showdown in the last episode! I also liked how the heroes rarely had to lose and always came back with a smart way to get out of the accusations towards them. At the end they were even suspended too but they still came back in a satisfying way! I love dramas that do that! It might not be realistic but it is so cathartic! It makes me feel relieved and happy and thats what matters when watching drama!

In general, I loved the story, the realistic issues being presented in a somewhat unrealistic yet cathartic way, and ofc the characters! The 4 main characters of the ERPB were all so cool and fun and unique. Each of them had a different power and used it in a smart way! It was so pleasing to watch it every episode! I also think that this drama would actually be a great re-watch! It’s fun, satisfying but also dark with deep, serious topics being discussed. As a teacher myself I approve.
It had a controversial theme nonetheless but not even by the end of the drama, you will fully agree with the ERPB’s actions they take against students… It does such a good job at convincing the audience of their opinion 😂😂😂
Loved it! 10/10!!! Everyone has to watch!

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LOVE IT. One of the best DMD series!

I really enjoyed this 🥰 Another great hit from DMD. I wasn't sure if I was gonna like it cause I'm iffy with time travel series but I kept going cause I love NetJJ. I'm glad I kept watching.
I laughed alot. Especially at the servants. They were hilarious and loved the bickering between Klao's and Phop's servant. 😂
I loved how there was a full episode of them in the future, meeting and all instead of the last 30 minutes lol.
Time travel ALWAYS confuses me and was confused the whole time 😭 But when Phop started explaining at the end, it made a little more sense. I'm like ohhh and its all because of him, not the fortune teller.
Its sad that Phop found the real Klao's body in the water and thought it was Nakun. Ended up putting 2 and 2 together in the future, wasn't Nakun that dissappeared that night BUT it was still Klao from your time.
I'm assuming Phop basically died from a broken heart, wasn't eating and drinking?? Ngl I thought he was gonna commit suicide if he wasnt able to find Nakun. Going by the other couple (TutorYim) who died together. Phop looked so heartbroken and had no life in him anymore. 😭😭😭
Its great how they made Nakun's mom the reincarnation of Klao's dad. I never would've guessed that until Nakun seen his face on her.
We all been patiently waiting for 3 years for this to finally air! 🤣🤣 Its a definite rewatch. ❤️❤️

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TOXIC TROPE AND A story seen and reviewed. It can make you laugh every now and then.

My Royal Nemesis - A Beautiful
Setup Ruined by Toxic Tropes
A Promising K-Drama That Fails to Deliver What started as a highly anticipated fantasy rom-com quickly devolves into a tedious, exhausting watch. Frustrating Pacing and Wasted Premise
• Stretched Storyline: The reverse isekaiconcept of a Joseon royal waking up in modern Seoul loses its charm after just a few episodes.
· Repetitive Enmity: The clash between the leads is dragged out so excessively that the "enemies-to-lovers" dynamic turns entirely frustrating.

· Lazy Writing: Instead of developing
genuine emotional depth, the narrative
relies heavily on clichés, slow-motion
standoffs, and uninspired plot armor.
Flawed Chemistry and Stiff Delivery
• Wooden Male Lead: The performance lacksany emotional nuance, delivering the exact same facial expression and flat tone of
voice across every single episode.
· Mismatched Energy: The main characters share zero natural on-screen chemistry, making their forced romantic progression incredibly hard to swallow.
• Carried by the Heroine: While the female lead tries her absolute best to salvage the comedic timing, she cannot carry the weight of an entire uninspiring cast alone.

Toxic Tropes Overload
· Exhausting Male Lead: The "cold-hearted to the world" trope goes way too far, crossing the line from a charmingly distant chaebol into a genuinely unlikable, arrogant character.
• Outdated Romance: The show heavily
relies on toxic K-drama clichés from
decades ago, failing to offer any modern update or actual joy to the viewer.
Time-Wasting Pacing: Watching this series ultimately feels like forcing yourself through 12 hours of filler content, leaving you with nothing but regret

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Love will always find a way

Truly impressed with Love Upon A Time from beginning to end. each episode just got better and better.

From episode 1 it was so engaging and attention grabbing it left me wanting more.
Great job balancing the romance along with the investigative part in the story, I feel like nothing was left unanswered and any changes from the novel to the adaptation were practical ones that fit a physical version of the story even more.

The visuals and quality of each episode were beautiful, the hardwork from the staff behing LUAT was so clear. I know they all faced hardships during this project from prolonged delays to sets being flooded and so on but I will forever be grateful that not one person ever gave up on LUAT.

Net did a fantastic job as Phop, I've seen all the preparation from him in things like practicing his speech, sword and combat training, etc. every emotional scene from him made me feel everything he was feeling especially the sad scenes.
JJ was so good leading the series as well as he did. I know it must've been hard at times but I hope he can be proud of himself. it might seem like things aren't completely good but this is just the beginning for you and netjj.

Latte, i'm so happy after all these years he was finally able to be part of a series. I will admit he impressed me a lot more than I was expecting. He is typically quiet and private but for this role of playing two personalities he did a great job having a clear divide of each.
Kim, the perfect Kaew he is so lovely and truly embodied the character he was playing. it was my first time seeing him act and I think he did well.

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If anyone is wondering if they should give LUAT a chance. my answer would be yes. maybe you are someone who thinks time period series aren't for you and that's okay but I will say this one is quite different from other time period dramas. it's the perfect rom-com mix with not too much comedy to take away from the serious moments.

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Uma Obra-Prima do Romance Cinematográfico: Por Que "Ticket to Heaven" é Imperdível

Se você está procurando um drama Boys' Love que trate o gênero com o mais alto nível de respeito, maturidade artística e excelência narrativa, não precisa mais procurar. Ticket to Heaven é uma produção de tirar o fôlego que estabelece um novo padrão para as séries BL, entregando uma experiência cinematográfica que permanece com você muito tempo depois que os créditos sobem.

Direção, Fotografia e Brilhantismo Técnico
Desde os primeiros minutos, é impossível não se encantar com a identidade visual desta série. O trabalho de câmera é fenomenal, utilizando enquadramentos e ângulos únicos que amplificam o peso emocional de cada cena. A fotografia é rica e deliberada, com uma paleta de cores e iluminação que dizem muito sobre o estado interno dos personagens. Combinada com transições impecáveis e efeitos visuais de alta qualidade, a execução técnica parece mais a de um filme de grande orçamento do que a de um drama semanal comum. É um banquete visual.

Um Roteiro Excepcionalmente Amarrado
Todos nós já vimos dramas que se arrastam ou perdem o rumo na metade do caminho, mas Ticket to Heaven ostenta um roteiro enxuto, ágil e perfeitamente amarrado. Cada cena cumpre um propósito e não há absolutamente nenhuma enrolação (filler). Os diálogos são afiados, realistas e incrivelmente tocantes.

Um exemplo perfeito dessa maestria narrativa é a dinâmica entre Barth e Tanrak. Suas conversas são uma verdadeira aula de roteiro — particularmente durante interações longas em uma única cena, onde a tensão e a profundidade emocional mantêm você completamente colado à tela, sem nunca perder o ritmo ou a direção. É raro ver diálogos escritos com tanta precisão e inteligência emocional.

Química e Atuação Incomparáveis
Um roteiro brilhante precisa de um elenco competente para trazê-lo à vida, e a conexão entre os atores principais é nada menos que magnética. A química entre eles flui de forma totalmente orgânica e sincera. Eles não apenas dizem suas falas; eles se comunicam através de olhares sutis, linguagem corporal e uma vulnerabilidade compartilhada que torna o relacionamento deles profundamente comovente e crível.

Considerações Finais
Ticket to Heaven é uma mistura perfeita de perfeição técnica e pura força emocional. Com sua cinematografia deslumbrante, escrita impecável e atuações extraordinárias, a série se posiciona facilmente como um dos melhores lançamentos dos últimos tempos. É uma obra-prima absoluta que merece todos os elogios que recebe.

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A sintonia entre o ator Hu Jia Cheng e a Lan Lan é excepcional,

Graças ao aviso da Jwells, dei play neste drama, e ao perceber que já tinha assistido, continue porque lembro de ter gostado muito do casal...
A sintonia entre o ator Hu Jia Cheng e a Lan Lan é excepcional, pareciam MUITO um casal real, suas risadas, momentos íntimos e sempre que estavam contracenando só os dois era extremamente fofos e naturais. Nesse sentido o drama foi maravilhoso de assistir. Principalmente o olhar do Hu Jia Cheng, ele conseguiu transmitir muito o amor que o ML sentia pela FL. A Lan Lan é ótima também nesse quesito, gostei da sensualidade que ela trouxe para a primeira cena dos dois, ela fazendo com que ele continuasse ajoelhado foi muito boa..
A melhor amiga do serviço e o sobrinho eram engraçados e divertidos, gostei da atuação deles também, mas agora a parte chata...
O drama em si é repleto de mal-entendidos que se prolongam por muito tempo, a FL luta contra os sentimentos dela pelo ML, já que é apaixonada por ele desde o ensino médio. Ele, por arranjo familiar, tem uma ex-namorada louca, avá, e um pseudo-luar branco que, pelo menos, aparece pouco. Apesar dele sempre deixar claro algumas coisas para a FL, poderia ter cortado o mal pela raiz antes, além da irmã dele, que insiste em dar pitaco em sua vida, nem parece que tem 30 anos nas costas. Então há momento em que revirei os olhos profundamente...

Todas as cenas deles juntos são fofas e minhas favoritas, mas ele imitando um velho quando ela vai o barbear é muito engraçada.

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I’m finally brave enough to accept the ending

Watching Twenty-Five Twenty-One again years later made me realize that the ending was actually perfect.

The first time I watched it, I was focused on whether Hee-do and Yi-jin would end up together. Like many viewers, I wanted the fairytale ending. But after revisiting the series, I realized that the story was never really about two people being destined to stay together forever. It was about how deeply they loved each other during a specific chapter of their lives.

What makes the ending so powerful is that it reflects reality. Not every great love story ends in marriage or happily-ever-after. Sometimes people meet at exactly the right moment, help each other become who they are meant to be, and then move in different directions. That does not make their love any less real or meaningful.

Hee-do and Yi-jin were each other’s comfort, strength, and source of growth during some of the most important years of their lives. Their relationship shaped them, even if it wasn’t permanent. The heartbreak of the ending is precisely what makes it memorable—it honors the idea that some relationships are meant to be treasured rather than preserved forever.

Years later, I no longer see the ending as sad. I see it as honest. We didn’t get to watch a love story that lasted forever; we got to watch a love story unfold. And that’s what makes Twenty-Five Twenty-One so special.

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Not like the novel

Okay, so they have changed Mo Jing Li character a lot compared to the novel. They made him out ot be a victim when in the novel he is not . In the novel his character is just vile and self serving. Ye Li in the novel is a lady of hidden tallents and a lot stronger not as strong as amna but she could hold her own. A huge plus is her memories from her pervious life as a special agent solider. She retains this knowledge in this world from the morder world. so she knows different fighting techniques from the mordern world. It would have been nice if they had stuck to the novel. Anyway dropping this series. It does not help when the change things so much from the novel to the drama. Really dont see the chemistry between the two main leads it is there a little but I think Ye Li is trying a lot more in the drama. Pring Ding was a lot colder in the novel as he could stand fron the start and hid the fact so he could work for the emperor behind the scene.

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From 6.5 to 9.5

When I first saw the first 3 episodes i rated this drama 6.5, now after finishing it, it's 9.5.
Give it a try, it's a unique story. We are all stories, and this story is a bit heartbreaking yet it is a good story.
It speaks of love in a very different way, a mother's fear, a father's obsession, a life's work... and so many others aspects of human being humans, yet it shows the extent parents go for their children, how you can hate someone despite loving them, how it feels special to that one person in the whole world.
Thank you for those who gave us this story.

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Toxic BL done RIGHT

I wanna start this off by saying this was done so well.
Lu Feng was a red flag, and not one was that glossed over or made out to be something romantic. He was toxic, abusive and violently obsessed, everyone knew it and no one tried to deny that.
I was genuinely worried how they were going to end this on a happy note--but the diagnosis and psychiatrist route was not what I was expecting at all.
You find out over time that Yichen, while being a victim in it most of the time, still loved him regardless. A lot can be said about how this is a dynamic that you see a lot in abusive relationships, but things really changed when he told his brother that he was going to do what he wanted even after all the bullshit Lu Feng put him through.
Bipolar Disorder is no joke, and absolutely does not excuse anything he put Yichen through, but the diagnosis and commitment to treatment ultimately saved their whole relationship. At that point the dynamic kind of switched a bit, Yichen was in control of their relationship, Lu Feng had two options: either get treatment in order for their relationship to succeed, or lose Yichen forever--the one thing that terrified him the most and the biggest trigger of his mood disorder.
I love a good toxic bl, but I *hate* when its glorified as romance and, in my opinion, I think this was done properly.
Ayden and Sitong are brilliant actors.
If anyone keeps up with the bts and various public appearances you know they definitely take care of each other and look after one another, I am just hoping and praying for their safety and sanity.
All in all I was very impressed and I am so looking forward to more from them both.

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a mix of cuteness, toxicity and a lot of emotions

first id like to talk about the cast, they did such a great job esp ayden's performance its so great, a great actor indeed, he portrayed lu feng so well,and Lu Si Tong is such a cutie he is so adorable
the ost is great, an intriguing story which switch from cute to toxic and dark to cute again and give us all type of feelings from giddiness, to sadness, to frustration and anger, to more giddiness from cute scenes
i highly recommend it for people who can handle toxic and dark stories, its better to check the tags and the trailer before watching tho as it can be very triggering

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