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best drama ever watched

I don't know what Korean citizens say or think but this drama is worth to watch again and again. it deserve to get many celebrations and awards for their success 🎆 that they have got .. every thing about Perfect Crown is a visually stunning and emotionally engaging drama that captures viewers with its royal romance, beautiful cinematography, and strong performances. The chemistry between IU and Byeon Woo-seok adds depth and warmth to the story, making many emotional scenes memorable and heartfelt. The drama’s modern monarchy concept feels fresh and unique, while the elegant costumes, soundtrack, and cinematography create a luxurious atmosphere throughout the series.

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7 Stars for the Show 10 for Natsume

If I could do a rewatch that was just made up of cuts of Natsume scenes, this would be a weekly thing for me. I think Nao and Uehara are made for each other but I think Natsume was the better choice in general, with Diachu coming in at a close second (if we aren’t including season 1 characters). Side note: Who else was hoping for an Abe, Ota coupling? 
I think I liked this season better than the first because there were slightly less miscommunications and there was a bit more character growth on everyone’s part but I still wanted the smack Uehara for just not being able to share his feelings at all. 

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Park Hae Young, you're the best! Thank you for gracing us again with your talent! Go Youn Jung, Koo Kyo Hwan, you guys are the best! All the actors in this show are busy brilliant. Thank you very much for giving us a show that will be etched in our hearts for a long time.

This is life, this is adulthood, this is a very definiton of reality, we are all trying here.

We may cease to exist, but at least we have tried to be something else, someone fun, someone decent, and someone who tries.

Thank you so much, Park Hae Yeong.
Thank you so much Go Youn Jung.
Thank you so much Koo Kyo Hwan
Thank you so much Oh Jung Se
Thank you so much Han Sun Hwa
Thank you so much Kang Mal-geum
Thank you so much Park Hae Joon.
To all the casts, staff, directors, and everyone who worked so hard for this masterpiece.

Thank you so much, and see you all at Baeksang 2027.

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Fell flat at the finishing line

I picked this up cause i love Shin Hae Sun and i'm obviously going to watch her acting one more. In first episodes, the story didn't quite hook me but Gong Myoung was superb and that surprised me and kept me coming back. Story certainly felt refreshing at the start and tried to do something new, with solid comedy included.

I liked SFLs character, it's not usual to have MLs friend to be woman and i thought her character was also pretty unconventional but i just apphor how they've managed to butcher that unconventionality to cliched revengeful SFL character, i just don't care about her anymore.

SML was made bit too unlikable for me to switch my opinion at the point where he was switched up from that to misunderstood character. Now i just don't care about SML or SFL at all and since they have been getting increasing screen time, my interest just vanished on the drama.

The story seemed to be going in to direction to be commentary of the whole audit team and their work but somewhere along the journey the message just went out of the window and it turned it to the cliched rom-com story which might've been okay if it was like that from the start, now i just don't care enough to continue.

Both leads have done great acting wise but i don't think their story is enough anymore to keep me watching the last episodes.

Conclusion
Classic kdrama pitfall happened that start was decent and it just devolved into a mess at the latter parts, everyone is acting well but the story is just so meh, especially SML and SFL which just turned me off from this. If you go with expectations that this is cliched rom-com it might be good one time watch but don't let the start confuse you if you start this.

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We Are All Trying Here has become my all-time favorite drama

I don’t know what movies are to others. For me, movies are survival itself. My days are a loop: I wake up in the afternoon, I eat, I watch a film, and then I work. In the past, I would spend the rest of the day translating films. Now, I study cinema history and watch related films to write scripts for my channel, or I edit videos. When I need to rest, I play music or watch other films; then, I go back to work.

Evening comes. I go to the market and cook. I talk to my girlfriend. When she falls asleep, I watch a drama while eating. Then, I go back to work again. Time slips away—I eat, I watch, I work. In the morning, I talk to my girlfriend again, watch something else, and finally, I sleep. For 10 years, I have been living in this cycle—a routine that occupies about 29 days of every month.

Whenever my spirit sinks, it is usually films that provide the strength I need to keep living. K-dramas rarely give me that kind of profound, quiet strength, but We Are All Trying Here did. While Reply 1988 was my all-time favorite, We Are All Trying Here has now become my personal, all-time favorite.

I liked it from the very first episode, but I never expected the ending to be handled this perfectly. In episode 11, I was deeply impressed, but I didn't think they could wrap up every single character so beautifully in just one final episode. I was wrong. Every character stayed true to their purpose until the very end. The businessman remained a businessman; those between the artist and the entertainment world stayed right in that space; and the only true "artist" in the show stayed true to his convictions until the final moment.

Seeing this final part, I realized that Park Hae-young is not just a screenwriter—she is an artist who truly understands what it means to live. Even if Hwang Dong-man is the protagonist, the soul of this story lies with his brother, the poet Hwang Jin-man. She shaped this throughout every episode, and in the finale, it reached its true climax. The real climax of the story was found in the character who had the fewest scenes among the leads. One could say we felt the most poetic experience through a character who had stopped writing poems.

In the act of creating art, the hardest part is not telling people what you want to say, but knowing what not to say. Hwang Dong-man is a character who talks too much, but Hwang Jin-man is a character who never says anything unnecessary. In We Are All Trying Here, watching Hwang Dong-man feels like seeing myself, but watching Hwang Jin-man feels like seeing the person I want to become. It might be an impossible dream, but my life’s ambition is to become someone like him—someone who wants for nothing and who can live courageously in a corner of the world, defined entirely by his own meaning.

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Would have given it a 10/10 except for one thing.

All-time classic that contributed to the shaping of modern Korean culture. The winter jackets worn throughout the show can still be seen as the style of choice in Korea today, and this drama also contributed greatly to the "first snow of the year" trend. The two lead actresses, Choi Jiwoo and Park Solmi, will forever be timeless beauties. I am glad the audience of this show is able to see them at their peak whenever they watch this show. The OST is also very memorable, especially the song "my memory" by Ryu, and also the score they played every time something alarming or a twist came up. The show had such a great overall premise and story but a bit of a strange choice for the ending. This strange choice at the end is the only thing preventing me from giving the show a 10/10. It is a must-watch drama in my opinion.

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UM BOM FILME, MAS TINHA ESPAÇO PARA SER MAIOR E MELHOR

Esse foi um filme me causou uma dualidade de sentimentos antes mesmo de eu assistir. Quando eu vi a capa e li a sinopse pela primeira vez eu esperava muito, eu estava realmente ansiosa por isso e por quão promissor parecia, mas meses depois com as atualizações eu fiquei sabendo através de "spoilers" que a história não era tão boa assim e a distribuição precária, então eu desanimei, mas hoje dei play e agora sim eu tenho uma opinião formada.

A trama em si é muito boa, gostei de como tiveram lutas e cenas difíceis, até porque é isso que caracteriza uma real rivalidade entre escolas. Os meninos se alinham como gangues e a violência e sofrimento é a espinha dorsal disso.

O romance é um slow burn e até ai tudo bem, até porque condiz com a proposta e foi bem feito, mas querendo ou não existiu uma polidez forçada que diminuiu a chama de um romance que tinha tudo para ser cheio de tensão. Essa parte me decepcionou um pouco.

Então concluindo, essa é uma história muito boa e engraçada (sim, tem muito espaço para humor no filme), mas confesso que esperava um pouco mais. Talvez pudessem ter arriscado mais no roteiro, até porque esse drama da espaço para isso.

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Não precisa mais procurar a jade porque eu achei e tá aqui!

Me odeio tanto por não ter anotado as coisas que eu queria falar desse dorama, porque eram tantas desde o começo... Vou ter que me contentar com as que me lembro.
Primeiro: Lindo, lindo, maravilhoso e (quase) perfeito! Eu acho que foi o mais rápido que eu vi um dorama, ele me deixou completamente viciada e meio que virou meu conforto. Queria ter visto com mais calma pq agora me sinto vazia com mais nada pra ver 😭😭 (ignorando os 985624 doramas na minha lista de espera). Foi o primeiro desse ano que eu vi e mesmo assim consigo já considerar como o melhor com certeza.

Vou tentar comentar sobre a história por partes, começando do inicio pro meio.
Gostei muito do começo, mesmo que o ritmo bem devagar tenha me deixado um pouco confusa. Em outros doramas de 40 episódios que eu vi, uma parte boa da história já teria andado no capitulo 10 por exemplo, mas nesse aqui ele continuou bem calmo como se tivesse todo o tempo do mundo. Acho que esse foi o motivo do erro que vou falar mais pra frente.
Gostei muito dos personagens logo de cara, principalmente da Changyu, apesar de ter me irritado um teco ela se fazendo de coitada toda hora, mulher honre sua calcinha e se orgulhe de abater porcos, tem nada de errado nisso!! Tirando isso ela é um ótimo exemplo de protagonista forte, que não deita pra ninguém e sabe muito bem seguir seus ideais, E daí se eu sou burra se eu posso quebrar sua cara na porrada??
O Xie Zheng é um caso a parte, fiquei mt na dúvida se tinha gostado do personagem ou era só pq achei o Zhang Ling He tão gostoso que eu gostaria dele mesmo se fosse horrível. No final, decidi que gostei bastante. Antes de ver, li algumas reclamações sobre ele não parecer um general fortão, ainda mais usando maquiagem, mas assistindo achei bem crível. Apesar de que ele tem que comer mais um pouco de arroz e feijão se quiser continuar fazendo personagens que lutam muito, o bichinho é bem magro.
Sobre o casal principal, tinha ficado em dúvida também. A química é toda deles, ou o diretor ajudou bastante no processo? Decidi que pode ser os dois, e isso não é problema sinceramente. Nem todos os atores principais vão ter química imediata, e faz parte do trabalho do diretor ajudar nisso. No final todos conseguiram passar pra tela de um jeito ótimo, e torci, me animei e até chorei pelo casal em vários momentos. Amei ver a forma como o Xie Zheng ama a Changyu de um jeito respeitoso e nada obsessivo, ao contrário do casal secundário Qi Min e Qianqian, causando um belo contraste. Não importa quantas vezes ele fale que ela é dele, se ela decidir ir embora, ele deixa ir. Não é como se ele pudesse segurar ela também, com certeza kkkk.
Falando no casal secundário, tá aí algo que eu não esperava com certeza, um dark romance até que bem feito, cheio de redflags do jeito que muita gente gosta kkkkk. Acho que até eu, pq me peguei ficando um pouco triste com o final deles.
Sobre os outros personagens dessa parte, uma coisa impressionante aconteceu; sim, eu reclamei um pouco do ritmo ter sido devagar, mas se o propósito foi me fazer gostar do povo da cidade de Li'nan e me acostumar com eles, foi mt bem feito. Eu chorei por todos, até pelos que eu não gostava muito. Sério, fiquei passando mal de tanto chorar quando aconteceu oq aconteceu, muito bem feito. Essa primeira parte começou e terminou de um jeito ótimo, nada arrastada. Ah, esqueci de falar tbm da Ning e do Bao, muito fofinhoooos. Se um dia tiver uma segunda temporada, espero que seja com eles grandes.

Agora a segunda parte é outra história, também gostei muito dela, mas não tanto quanto a primeira por algum motivo. Mas ainda sim engoli ela toda e foi muito divertida de ver. Foi legal ver a Changyu fazer o nome dela, e o Zheng ser o Marquês de Wu'an. Acho que esperava mais batalhas e ação do que teve, talvez por que a todo momento a história dizia que a guerra tava muito brutal e etc. Sinto que acabou de um jeito meio anticlimático? Não sei dizer. Achei também que deviam ter focado mais em treinar a Changyu, pra toda a força e técnica dela ter uma explicação melhor. O pai pode ter treinado ela a vida toda, mas ganhar de 2 caras com décadas de experiência foi meio slá. Também amei o reencontro com os meninos do esquadrão dos abatedores de porcos kkkkk. O casal do Gongsun e a princesa teve seu desfecho aqui, mas achei que poderiam ter dedicado mais um espaço pra eles no final. Também gostei muito do personagem Sui Yuan Qing, um grande fdp, mas acho que ele teve química pra porra com a Changyu, espero que um dia os atores façam algo juntos.
A trama política eu achei bem a desejar, acho que o problema com certeza foi a falta de tempo, tentaram terminar ela muito rápido e a explicação ficou super rasa. Logo o ponto mais importante da trama, a que explica toda a desgraça que aconteceu e acontece. Eu ficaria de boa se cortassem uma partes que não fizessem muita diferença pra história principal, pra focar mais nessa parte, mesmo que tramas políticas não sejam algo que eu goste muito.
O finalzão mesmo eu achei bem apressado, chorei com ela vendo o povo de Li'nan que morreu, e achei fofo os nomes na arvore e eles indo pra mais uma batalha, só que esperava algo mais. Eles casaram e tiveram 2 filhos po, eu queria ver isso kkkk. Gostei muito da cena pós creditos mostrando o que teria acontecido se o problema principal da trama não tivesse ocorrido, foi bem legal ver o "E se", MAS, acho que teria funcionado mais como um especial, dando tempo pra fazerem um final mais completinho.
Pra finalizar sobre a história, achei interessante como ela é bem feminista, até no "female gaze" que ela tem. Isso e o fato de que os caras da censura deve ter fechado os olhos pra algumas cenas, me deixaram bem impressionada num bom sentido.

A parte técnica foi maravilhosa, direção , fotografia, cinematografia, tudo lindo demais. Acho que foi um dos mais bem dirigido que eu vi, vou procurar mais sobre o direitor pq o bicho tem talento demais. Ost ótima tbm, vou ficar ouvindo por um tempão.
Acho que vou pensar nesse dorama por um tempão na verdade, e até agora, pouco depois de terminar, já me deixa com saudade.

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Almost PERFECT!

A story about a fictional monarchy is nothing new but it's overall execution made it standout. It's not perfect, but I had extreme fun, zeal and anticipation for every episode.

Thank you to all who made this drama possible. It will be one for the books!

Upsides:
* awesome cinematography
* amazing soundtrack
* well matched characters (profile) to actors (portrayal was on key)
* undeniable chemistry of the leads (and their assistants!)
* cohesive storytelling (the plots were clear in every episode)

Downsides:
* the last few episodes felt rushed (at least 2 additional episodes could have made the pacing consistent)
* more screen time could have been given to show the second ML/main villain's perspective
* a montage of the transition of government could have made the last episode smoother

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Rare Xianxia with a Happy Ending

A xianxia with a happy ending! Yay! Overreacting a bit? Maybe. But after watching xianxia and C-dramas with mostly bitter, bittersweet, ambiguous or slightly hopeful endings, it was refreshin to watch a C drama that had a happy ending for its 1st and 2nd couples.

But aside from its’ happy ending, L&D has an engaging story with a wide set of characters and villains (who range from petty and boring, irritable, irredeemable to even tragic).

L&D features Ni Ni as Ling Shee, a low ranking immortal that by fate or accient awakens the God of War (Jiu Chen) from his 50 thousand year slumber. She then becomes his servant and works at his palace in the celestial court as a maid. But Ling Shee’s happy days don’t last long because fate has darker plans for her…

Okay. This is what I can say about the story without spoiling it much.

The idea of the story and its’ execution is mostly good. Ni Ni as Ling Shee is great and charms the audience with her beauty and wit. Chang Chen is also stoic, strong and completely believable as God of War and they have very good chemistry. The others are well cast too.

Another great thing about L&D is its’ production value, which is superb. The costumes and sets for each realm are very well done and the props and make-ups for demons are great.

However, one thing that really stops me from rewatching it is the pacing. Even though the actors give very good performances, L&D really didn't need to be 60 episodes long. In fact, it can be broken down to three arcs and the second arc, which takes place in the human realm, is the longest (30 episodes). Sure, the story is interesting and actors do a very fine job of portraying the characters. But did it really need to be 30 episodes to finish what easily could have been 10 to 15 episodes? Basically, two major things happen in the second arc that determine the heroine’s fate. And in between these two tests, a lot of skippable drama happens; a lot of characters looking at each other either with doubt, longing, etc. Honestly, I had no problem with the first act because it managed to establish three things at a good pace: The world and the characters, the villains and the stakes, and the progression of the story. The 2nd act slows to almost a crawl and even with the actors’ talents you can’t stop noticing it. The 3rd act picks up the pace, but the editing could be tighter there as well.

I also had some issues with the ending and fates of some of the secondary characters. As I said before, L&D has a wide range of villains, one of which is a very irredeemable and nasty one. To its’ credit, L&D manages to use her very well for 90% of the drama. But in the last episodes, it dimishes her power and villainy and replaces her position as a major villain with a secondary character (who was a morally grey character before). In my opinion, it was unnecessary and seemed like a half-assed attempt at “seems like everything is going well for our main couple, so let’s ruin it for them!”

Despite it all, L&D has a definite on-screen happy ending and for that I give it a huge positive. However its’ unnecessary length and some plot choices near the end prevent me from giving this well-produced and acted xiancia a 8/7 or 9 rating.

Rating: 8/10

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It gets better and better

The Wonderfools is one of those rare shows that doesn't try to make superheroes look cool-it makes them feel human, awkward, and sometimes downright ridiculous, and that's exactly where its charm lies. Set against a nostalgic 1999 backdrop, the series blends retro vibes with a chaotic origin story where a group of ordinary people suddenly find themselves burdened with powers they neither asked for nor know how to use. Instead of smooth heroics, what you get is messy trial-and-error, accidental disasters, and moments that swing between laugh-out-loud comedy and surprisingly heartfelt emotion.

The performances carry the show beautifully, especially Park Eun-bin, who brings both vulnerability and stubborn energy to her role, making her character feel grounded even in the most absurd situations. Cha Eun-woo adds a quieter, more mysterious presence that balances the group's chaos, and together the ensemble creates a dynamic that feels less like a polished superhero team and more like a bunch of reluctant friends trying to survive something bigger than them.

What makes the series stand out is how it refuses to take itself too seriously while still weaving in a larger mystery involving hidden forces and past secrets. The humor never feels forced, and the emotional beats sneak up on you when you least expect them. While the pacing can feel uneven at times and the story occasionally leans into familiar tropes, the overall experience remains engaging because of its tone and character-driven storytelling.

In the end, The Wonderfools isn't about saving the world in grand, heroic ways-it's about imperfect people figuring things out, failing often, and still trying anyway. It's quirky, unpredictable, and oddly comforting, making it a refreshing take on the superhero genre.

My Rating : 8/10

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