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The Main Couple Is Really a Splendid Match

A Splendid Match is an engaging drama with a great pace. Taking a chance on a show where I didn’t recognize a single face in the main cast was a gamble, but it turns out I really enjoyed watching this drama.

This is perfect for fans of family conflict dramas. The story heavily revolves around conflicts between the legal wife and concubine, sibling rivalries, and strategic matchmaking. Gu Jin Zhao is a smart and strong-willed female character. Armed with elite business skills, she is not easily bullied and is able to effortlessly handle greedy family members. Chen Yan Yun, on the other hand, is a strategic, composed, and mature male character. Together, they share a wonderfully straightforward relationship.

What I love the most from this drama is the great chemistry between the main leads. It also features one of the best weddings in C-drama, treating the audience to a proper marriage proposal, a grand wedding procession, and gorgeous traditional costumes. Combined with the brilliant acting—especially from a tragic, lunatic marquis's son who experiences the most profound character growth—it makes the entire visual experience a total feast for the eyes.

While the ending wasn't great, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be—I've seen far worse endings in other dramas. There's a war at the end of the story, and several characters die. At least the main couple survives the turmoil and remains firmly together. As long as you adjust your expectations for the final episodes, you can still enjoy this drama as much as I did.

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Wind-Bell a vraiment une base intéressante, malheureusement, ce potentiel est mal exploité par manque de temps. Sincèrement, ce n’est pas le genre d’histoire qui peut pleinement fonctionner avec un temps aussi limité : il y a trop de matière pour trop peu de minutes. Le résultat donne une narration trop rapide, précipité, ne laissant que le temps d’effleurer l’histoire. Et c’est d’autant plus frustrant que, avec davantage de développement (et de temps), cette histoire aurait pu devenir touchante, marquante et profonde. Ma note reste tout de même assez positive, grâce à l’idée de base, qui diffère par plusieurs points, mais le résultat lui, je l’avoue, est décevant, vu le potentiel gâché…

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« Social Savvy Class 101 » mélange adolescence, amitié et importance de la popularité à cet âge, avec comme fond, l’univers scolaire, tout en montrant qu’au final, ce qui compte vraiment c’est d’être soi-même. Malgré tout, je dois avouer que ce ne fut pas mon mini-drama favori. J’ai eu du mal avec certaines choses liés aux personnages, dont une action qui lance l’histoire, en constitue le point de départ. Aussi, au vu des thèmes abordés, je trouve que l’histoire aurait parfois mérité davantage de profondeur. Ce n’était pas mauvais, et peut-être que d’autres aimeront davantage que moi, mais de mon côté, j’avoue avoir été déçue…

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« Convenience Store Fling » était exactement ce que je cherchais : un mini-drama qui ne demande pas trop de temps à visionner, léger, amusant, mignon et surtout, sans prise de tête. De quoi passer un moment agréable, d’autant plus qu’il est très court et se regarde facilement d’un seul coup. Je ne connaissais pas les acteurs, et j’ai appris lors des behind the scenes que la majorité d’entre eux sont membres de différents groupes de K-pop. Malgré tout, ils ont bien joué et j’ai beaucoup apprécié ce drama… même si je regrette qu’il soit si court (je sais, c’est ce que je cherchais, mais… 😅).

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Cette seconde saison de « Cafe Midnight » repart avec une nouvelle histoire et de nouveaux personnages centraux, tout en conservant cet endroit si unique, ainsi que son résident. Cette fois-ci, la romance est toujours présente, mais le drama met davantage l’accent sur l’amitié, la compréhension mutuelle et les difficultés face à ceci. L’ambiance douce et intime reste fidèle à celle de la première saison, et une fois encore, mon seul regret est que ce soit trop court !

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The Devil wears sensible shoes

I'm going to be honest with you. The first couple of eps did not vibe with me. I was confused about the direction of the series. Is it business satire? Slapstick comedy? Office romance? It seems to dip its toes in many puddles.

What caught me off guard is the calibre of the cast. I'm not aware any of them being certified comedians, but hat off to the FL. Her timing is excellent and she is ably assisted by others. After just completed her The Art of Sarah starrer, this is a 180° change.

Even with that in mind, this show just doesn't give off that type of vibe. While they did lean heavily into broad stroke comedy early on, it didn't feel organic.

Sure enough, the show changed tack and became darker and more serious well before the half way mark. Playing dirty is the one true way in a chaebol family.

This doesn't make it a bad series. It is very watchable, but I am disappointed. This drama passed up a golden opportunity to be more than a same-same office romance.

That lack of focus translated into a stream of random worker's right stories, swoon-y office romance, unrequited love, woman scorned, business shenanigans and the good old chaebol succession bum fight. Our plate overfloweth with tropes.

As if to emphasise this, it is not the A-plot that is the throughline but the FL's character. It is her acting and the OTP's romance that kept me watching. When the OTP's romance is firing, it is piping hot. The rest are a lot more hit and miss.

For instance, the 2ML is old school handsome. I still remember him playing opposite PMY in Her Private Life. They had smoking chemistry in that show. Now, he is a sad and broken second lead who can't win a trick. Of course, he has his redemption arc later on and so does the 2FL who shafted everyone because of spite.

That is a shame as it has a superior ensemble cast and solid production value. It could have been more. As it stands, it added little to the dramaverse.

In the end, I was perplexed when the A-plot largely ended in the opening minutes of EP.12. What now? We still have almost an hour to fill.

We are presented with a grab bag of relationship issues and office hijinks plus bonus time skip. It is a bit sappy and draggy. The momentum has largely dissipated by then. The show must go on, damnit!

All's well that ends well. One-time watch for me. Peace.

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excellent romcom

Though it's quite a long drama, i hardly ever found it boring, maybe just slow enough to grab a coffee now and then. There are multiple couples, and all so good-looking, so natural, dressed so pretty and walking around such nice places or art galleries , that you can forget abt the plot... And still the plot is there! The friendship is to die for, the assistant is perfect, the ML' s devotion is unshaken from the first time he sets his eyes on the FL. The 3 couples are so innocent in their own ways, the villains are tragical, the funny scenes are really funny. If you like this kind of drama, it's certainly perfect.
As a side note, i'm still to say that many leads in asian dramas dont look asian... but white - caucasian. I guess they produce these dramas mostly for export.
Abt the logic... dont bother too much.

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PEAK

Omd please watch this series, i relate to barth and also tanrak at the same time all of them deserves love, this series deserves tons of awards… peak everything this plot is so perfect, it really tells the struggle of queer people in a religious environment or even household. Their acting is so perfect like, their eyes plays a lot here, i dont think anyone can potray eyes acting well, theyre just sooo professional, n having p’aof as their director oml, theyre really comfortable working with each other, the chemistry goes beyond the stars, i love their dedication, everything really… truly series of the year…

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Muito bom, mas fico entre 7.5/8.0

The Sign chegou prometendo tudo, pra "época" que lançou foi uma grande novidade, ainda não haviam tantos bls de ação assim, tem seus erros? sim muitos, tem seus furos de roteiro? sim, bastante, mas é uma história muito boa. A começar pelo casal principal, eles tem uma química muito absurda e bem natural, só não gostei muuito da dinâmica deles, mas não vou elaborar pra não dar spoiler... Não achei que a série quis ser várias coisas, é simples, um casal que se apaixonou há muitos anos atrás, tem seus carmas e sua própria história sobrenatural digamos assim, MAS também têem a sua profissão atual, não acho que as duas coisas se misturaram, a investigação foi uma coisa e o carma da vida passada foi outra. As vezes foi desnecessariamente longo, mas pior que eu gostei muito, sem falar das 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑 que apareciam nos primeiros eps, aquilo foi um REFRESCO pra mim rs. Acho que teria ficado muito interessante também se eles focassem mais nessa parte que eles estavam no acampamento. Amei !

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ML never did any wooing and I hated him and his possessiveness

I noticed this drama last year and while I am a fan of Wang Yi Ran, I was never compelled to watch until recently. I started writing a column about two drama adaptations from the same source so I thought of tackling this drama. Oh boy, I have a lot to say about this drama.

What I liked:
1. Dialogue - I liked FL's quips towards ML's pursuer. That's clever snapback.
2. Supporting characters - I liked ML's friend a lot. He was respectful of boundaries.
3. FL characterisation - I actually liked her despite being bullied by ML. She knew where to draw the line when it came to her delicate situation with ML. I just didn't like that she believed the other woman's claims so easily.
4. Kissing - While the romance was forced, the kissing scenes were done well. Yeah ML was crazy and possessive but I always enjoy Wang Yi Ran's kissing scenes.
5. Pairing - I liked the height differences between them two. Wang Yi Ran and Lan Lan had good chemistry.

What I disliked:
1. ML characterisation - He was a neanderthal. So aggressive about his love for FL.
2. Romance - It was toxic - ML never wooed her, she was forced to accept his love. I hated that she was coerced into having sex.
3. Parents - ML's mother and FL's father never cared about their kids' feelings. Very old-fashioned - they were more concerned about what others might think of FL-ML romantic relationship.
4. FL's friend - She was out of line when she wanted to find out the reason for FL's visit to the gynaecologist. The friend was nosy despite being a doctor.

Favourite scene
When FL snapped back at ML's pursuer

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Essa adaptação é tão diferente da "Confession Dissipates" que nem tinha assimilado que eram do mesmo web novel e sinceramente, é muitooooooo superior.
Talvez porque lá o ML sem noção é meu amado Liang Si Wei, então fiquei com um ranço desgraçado de ver ele nesse papel tão ruim kkkkkkk Aqui já não, o 2ML é um zé mané, e ela desde o início quase se casa com o ML, interpretado pelo meu querido Charon - Zhang Bai Yun.

O drama em si não é aquelas coisas, mas gosto da firmeza do ML e da maneira que ele fica ao lado da FL enquanto ela recupera sua confiança e paixão no trabalho.

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Of trust and forgiveness in the end

I tried to finish this drama to see how it ends.

Initially I find Dam Ye Jin so annoying. She can be persistent, yet her ways did not show respect to Michael. She will try everything she can in order to get what she wants without even knowing the history behind the resistance. At one point I thought she is bipolar. Why? When she calls her mom's number, she didn't even remember that when she comes back to her perky day. She may be workaholic to a point that she has forgotten how to take care of herself. This is something that people today should see that no amount of success should be traded for our own health (body and mind).

As for Michael or Mechoori, many say he is a dull character and all because of his past. One must understand that his past troubles led him to hide from the world. Though he may be back in experimenting again, his guard is up so as not to make the same mistake. It is good that he has a community who cared for him and helped him to the very end. As we see a glimmer of hope to re-establish his passion in the cosmetic industry, another conflict arose, but this time he tried not to hide from it - now that he has many people trusting and helping him.

I don't like Mr. Seo. All smiles when he sees Dam Ye Jin is so annoying. He acted like a teenager whenever he is around Ye Jin. I don't know if it is the hairstyle or the look in his face that I find not right for his position. But his sister did well as one who is hungry for power and control. She did well as a villain.

Product endorsements are difficult. And we have seen in this drama how fake reviews can destroy not just a product but a career and a person who worked hard for it. Though the drama is not as promising as we hoped for, still there are lessons to learn from it:
1. When trust is compromised, it breaks a friendship - this is what happened to Mechoori and one of his colleagues
2. There are still people who may seem ignorant, yet their hearts are pure. This is what Mechoori has that Ye Jin didn't in the city - a group of people ready to defend and help him when someone tries to hurt him.
3. Forgiveness - this is what Ye Jin, his mom and dad really needed. And I am glad they learned to forgive one another.

I like the village people, the simplicity of their thinking and life. They all know each other and know how to resolve things around them.

Honestly, I don't think it is worth rewatching.

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