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A fresh bite on a familiar genre

Odd Family: Zombie on Sale is a quirky Korean zom-com that flips the undead genre on its head, centering on a dysfunctional rural family who stumble upon a zombie from a chemical lab mishap. Instead of panic, they see dollar signs: the family patriarch gets bitten, gains youthful vigor, and they turn it into a bizarre fountain-of-youth scam for the village elderly. Directed by Lee Min-jae, it blends slapstick chaos, dark humor, and oddball heart without typical gore overloads.
It is exactly the kind of movie its title promises — weird, warm, and wonderfully funny. It won't scare you, but it will make you laugh and, unexpectedly, tug at your heartstrings. It is simply a well-executed zombie horror-comedy with a great cast, great characters, and okay story.

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It's a classic for a reason

One Spring Night,2019
Watch timeline: April,2026
Update: 5 episodes.

I’ve been putting this drama off for a long long time, waiting for the perfect mood to sit through all that mellow emotional chaos. And listen, it’s no secret, I love Jung Hae In. That man does not act halfway. He commits his entire soul, body, and probably his sleep schedule into every role.And yes I watched Something In The Rain also long long ago.

But now I’m on episode 5 and… whew. The eye-rolling? Olympic level at this point.
Because why, why, is the FL written like her sole purpose in life is to emotionally torture this man?
How hard is it to choose? Between two people. Between sadness and happiness. Between the past and the future. At some point, you just have to pick something.
Right now I’m literally yelling at my screen: “Sis, you cannot have your cake and eat it too!!”

I will be back

UPDATE.
Completed: April 2026

I remember going on a bit of an angry rant after the first five episodes, mostly because of the FL indecisiveness. But as the story progressed, I started to see things differently. Sometimes we watch dramas through our own cultural lens, and that can limit how we interpret characters’ choices. In many Asian cultures, there’s a strong sense of filial responsibility, family ties run deep, and relationships are often closely intertwined with them. It’s not always as simple as cutting things off and moving on.

Also, let’s be honest, that tension is part of what keeps a 16-episode drama going.Though am glad she put her foot on the ground from day one and never wavered no matter how much tantrums around her.

In the end, this is a classic, and I really don’t have much to complain about. It easily earns an 8.6 from me. And of course, my favorite director, Ahn Pan Seok, can do no wrong in my eyes.

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História interessante

Se Desejos Matassem é um dorama de terror que na minha opinião surpreendeu muito! A história é bem feita e consegue prender a atenção do começo ao fim.
O dorama tem um clima bem pesado e assustador, e a cada episódio as coisas vão ficando mais tensas. O legal é que não é só terror por terror… a história tem sentido e vai mostrando como os desejos das pessoas podem trazer consequências horríveis.
Não é um dorama leve, tem cenas muito fortes. Em alguns momentos dá até aflição, mas ao mesmo tempo é isso que deixa a história mais impactante.
No geral, é um dorama muito bom, com suspense, mistério e bastante emoção. Se você gosta de terror e suspense assim como eu recomendo maratonar esse dorama 😝
Acho que vai ter uma segunda temporada!!

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Too contrived

I wanted to drop this series several times, but persisted to the end mainly because I like Bai Lu. But honestly, it probably wasn't worth it. The ML was not my favorite, although his acting was good. The real problem with this series was the storyline. There were strangely 4 different stories in the series, the first 10 episodes or so, then the Mo River story arc, then the part after the Mo River arc and then 500 years later the finale arc. Having so many different story arcs in which the actors portrayed different characters entirely was hard to follow. The characters would fluctuate wildly between good and evil. And worst of all, the plot felt very contrived as many Xinxia series do, but this was worse than usual. So many weird magical artifacts used to fill in plot holes and illogical actions by the characters and situations created simply to achieve an outcome to mess with the viewer's emotions. Overall, I would just recommend that you best avoid this series altogether unless you want to stagger through a nonsensical mess that can't seem to stick with one storyline.

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Nothing lost in translation!

When a film in one language gets adapted for the screen in another language, it often loses a bit of its original essence. Happily, this 2025 Thai remake of the 2022 Taiwanese film "Marry My Dead Body" more than does justice to the original. Chiefly, the remake resurrects the original's sense of whimsy, maintaining a light comedic touch throughout. To differentiate itself from the source material, a few details change, but these innovations serve primarily to add a bit of Thai spice to the mix. The Red Envelope never feels like a shot-for-shot remake, although it does retain a few notable screen shots from the original. Those deliver the hijinks as effectively in this version as they did in the progenitor. As with the original film, a young man finds himself bamboozled into a ghost marriage. A string of terrible bad luck overwhelms his natural reluctance to marry a dead person, and he agrees to the union in a bid to change that luck. As with most ghost stories, the plot then concerns itself with the living person trying to figure out what tasks the deceased left undone, so that they might move on to whatever is next. Along the way, the audience is treated to a man streaking through a sobriety check, a Pose-style dance off that would make Mother proud, a Muay Thai boxing camp, and a cops-and-robbers shoot-out. Lead actors Billkin and PP Krit, serving here as executive producers as well, established a proven chemistry with one another across multiple previous projects, and they use that familiarity to good advantage here. The actors bounce off each other in a way that keeps the film energized. If you enjoyed the Taiwanese film, you'll probably enjoy this take on the same story. If you never saw the Taiwanese film, you don't need to start there as this version stands on its own merit.

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Too long and drawn out scenes

I really liked the story from the the background of the main characters and the dynamics and intrigue of both the mortal and spiritual realms.

However many scenes were drawn out too long and this made the whole drama very slow and way too long. it could have easily been condensed into 30 episodes without loosing its charm, depth and character.

I loved the acting by all actors. Arthur Chen was a mix of a cheesy and sentimental fool who portrayed the deep commitment really well which was a surprise.

Dilmah perfectly portrayed a cold and intelligent woman of integrity which is how I would imagine a person without senses might come across. the transition to a playful deeply emotional person once experiencing senses such as taste and the love of a man willing to give his all for her was believable.

While I was moved by the romance it was not passionate nor did it exude chemistry. This romance started slow and deepened throughout becoming achingly beautiful.

I cried and cried. not many CDramas have made me feel such despair. 😞

The loss of friends, comrades, family and love ones felt by all characters was truly memorable and well acted by all the actors.

CGI and othe special effects were really well produced to make the fantasy world like magic but overdone when used in the real world. so much beautiful landscape naturally available looked and felt fake and not appealing when characters were in the mortal realm.

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UNVEIL JADEWIND

I love the casting, acting and the storyline was great however for some cases the “plot twist” didn’t feel like it was worth the wait, there were maybe 2-3 cases I enjoyed (吉时秘闻 was definitely my favorite) However my biggest issue was the AI intro AND outro. Yes I know China is developing quickly. But the amount of AI is sickening, a company with a big budget for this drama is so easily capable of hiring illustrators or editors to create an intro and outro, I dont understand why they didn’t. Cdramas are a form of art and it takes away the creative value when AI is put into it. As for the ending, I was satisfied. Huaijin and Peiyi got their revenge and happy ending, we also got to see clips of the characters involved in the cases from start to end.

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Yuckkkk

I have wanted to watch the drama for a long time but I never got around to it…

I should have just stayed away.

SOKP is time travel drama that uses the trope of rewriting a past life. It's similar to The Princess Royal, but somehow it's worse in every single way.

This show is BAD.

It's ugly, nonsensical, juvenile, and dumb.

The technical aspects are borderline horrendous. The sets look generic and cheap, the costumes are boring and also look cheap. And the cinematography?

This show looked so bad that I HAD to look up the director. ( found that I've been unknowingly hating on his work for the past decade.)

I'm not a film student, but even I can tell that whoever was behind the camera had a fundamental misunderstanding of what should be communicated in the cinematography.

Everything is so bright and pale, it makes everything feel bleak. The exterior shots in some scenes were startlingly bad. The lighting was so artificial in some places that it made me laugh at how bad it looked. Be prepared to look at multiple shots of clenching hands over and over and over and over and over again. There's hardly any variation in how anyone is filmed. Everyone emotes the same ALL THE TIME.

I'm not sure how this team achieved it but they also managed to make objectively attractive people look awful. Both Bai Lu and Zhang Linghe suffer from this… but Zhang Linghe is the biggest victim.

I can't comprehend how a director would look at his performance and expressions and think it was appropriate to shoot, edit and air those scenes. Bro was working overtime to seem menacing 24/7 but I'm not sure if that was the best approach for both the character and HIS FACE.

People will be talking and the camera and cuts will give you expectations that never come to fruition, OR it'll have the most terrible shots with egregious usage of flood lights and fans. It's dumb.

I can't remember a single song that made an impression on me. In fact I hated some of them.

So just to speak on the plot itself, it makes no sense at all. We have a weak emperor who lets a known treasonous subject just chill after committing heinous acts??? The main villain massacred hundreds of people (including children) and his rebellion was quelled…. but instead of being executed, they just let him go back to his fief with basically no consequences. Mind YOU later in the show another party basically does the same thing which resulted in multiple executions and the exile of all related people. One of these parties seems way worse than the other and yet the punishments are so unbalanced. It's dumb.

The court politics is nonsensical as well, our ML is soooo smart and he anticipates everything and everyone without flaw. Bro never stumbles a single time, all his opponents are dumb. FL lead deals with the most juvenile conflicts, and if she is involved in something more serious she becomes a wooden post that just gets led around by the ML.

Side characters are just as underdeveloped and shallow as the plot. None of them feel like real people. Not a single one seemed like they existed outside of the scene they were currently in, even when they DIED. I felt nothing. They feel like the toys in Toy Story. Once the camera is not on them they drop to the ground and stop moving.

The female villain from the Xue clan is probably the most frustrating supporting character. She gets caught basically committing treason because she sends her maid with no mask or change of identity to do her dirty work. After this incident she does the same sh*t AGAIN, clearly not learning her lesson from the first time she got caught. She gets frustrated with being used by her family and cuts ties with them and proclaims that she will get back at them, only to immediately fold to her father's wishes and jeopardizing her new elevated position. She basically commits the same mistake THREE TIMES. It's dumb.

And the romance offended me the most. This is the biggest lack of chemistry I've seen in YEARS. That includes ANYONE in the main triangle. It's even worse off than Blossoms in Adversity and that show had a wooden nutcracker for a ML.

The FL spends 70% of the runtime chasing after a man with no personality who ISN'T our ML, while a man with no control over his face chases after her. 30-sum episodes in and the creators have these two actors scream at each other and forcibly kissing… they expect me to be invested in a relationship that does not exist? The FL has no romantic interest in the ML until 30-sum episodes in and the plot decides its time.

This was a growing experience for me because I really forgot how bad things can get, this show doesn't have a single redeeming quality, it doesn't do anything right. I hope I never see a clip from it again.

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This story brought me back to life

Lmaoooo, I’m not the type of person to write these kinds of reviews, but I just wanted to say how talented they are, even though this is their first main series. I genuinely loved everything about it, and honestly, coming from someone who literally stopped being a fan girl of Thai BL pairs and series for two years, they truly brought me back to the Thai BL industry. You would never catch me supporting a pair like this before, and that just shows how peak this series is. I keep giggling, kicking, squealing, and rolling around my bed every time a new episode drops, and the anticipation for Saturdays during the weekdays will never be replaced by any other series. I hope they keep it up because they’re genuinely such talented actors. I really thought I wouldn’t like this series, but I still decided to give it a try, and luckily, I did. They also pretty much followed the novel, except for some parts, and honestly, I’ve never seen such a good adaptation of a novel. It’s like they embodied the characters from the novel in real life. This series is actually so cute, meaningful, and funny, and it explores a more realistic side of a relationship, which I love. Also, I don’t know why everyone thought making Tiw Qin’s first love was bad, but personally, I kind of like it since they always say that “first love just hits different.” Honestly, I think most people wanted Duang to be Qin’s first love, but in my opinion, your greatest love doesn’t have to be your first love.
I hope they get more series as time goes on, and I would love to see their continued improvement. ✨

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Nice

My favorite part of the drama was when she first arrived in "New Joseon." I found it confusing that the male lead had a double with the exact same appearance and last name back in "Old Joseon." While the second lead couple was funny and cute—making them my favorite pair—there were overall too many evil people for my taste. The number of villains made it harder to focus on the parts I enjoyed.🌻🌻🌼🌻🌼🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸💮🌸🌼💮🌼💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸🌸💮💮🌸💮🌸🌸💮🌸🌸🌸💮🌸🌸💐🌻🌻🌺🌺🌺🥀🥀🥀🌺

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QUERIA MANDAR TODOS TOMAREM NO CU

queria mandar o taeyi tomar no cu pq ele era um cuzão sem motivo depois de certo momento
o seheon pq ele devia abrir mais a boca pra roca desaforo
o doyun por ceder fácil depois de ser tratado igual bosta (inclusive ter apanhado) (esse vale pro seheon também)
e pro juha por ser um escroto do caralho esse cuzão

mas assim a série até que é boa
eu gostei
me lembra given (por bem ou por mal)
mas eu sinto que ela poderia ser bem melhor se tivesse se aprofundado mais em certos aspectos e desenvolvido mais os personagens

a reta final foi o que mais me deu essa sensação pq por exemplo
temos o juha com uma puta homofobia interna mas isso não vem de lugar nenhum aparentemente pq nunca mostra ele sofrendo por isso
essa característica só aparece quando o doyun deixa claro que gosta dele e ai ele surta é super escroto
se arrepende quando o doyun começa a ignorar ele e ai eles se resolvem e é isso eles tem praticamente 0 tempo de tela depois disso
o que não ajuda a desenvolver mais o personagem do doyun, que precisava né disso
enfim nenhum dos dois é desenvolvido e fica só bem rasa a relação deles e eles próprios

ai tem também teve o plot do irmão do seheon ter tido um lance com o irmão do taeyi
só que isso tipo NO ULTIMO EPISÓDIO e tudo que rolou por causa disso ficou muito a moda caralho sabe muito confuso
e ai o plot deles também é homofobia interna
e ai também tem um plot do casal protagonista com homofobia interna também
e claro que nada disso é muito profundo
eles só são homofóbicos pq são e mudam total do dia pra noite pq sim esse é o desenvolvimento da parada

essas coisas me frustraram pq eu tenho ctz que se se arriscassem a fazer uma parada mais adulta isso aqui ia ser extremamente bom
tinha o luto pra trabalhar, esse lance da homofobia interna, suicídio, relações tóxicas (românticas e paternas). etc sabe

também ia ser bem legal se tivesse mais beijos plmds eu quero ver beijo na boca de linguaaaaaaa

mas como eu disse eu gostei é legal de ver
a historia só desanda m pouco no final, mas até lá tem momentos bons e com sentido mesmo com os defeitos
a atuação não é horrível, eles são bons, gostei dos personagens e da química mesmo com esse formato mais soft q mesmo tendo temas mais peados e personagens imperfeitos dá uma nerfada né (pena também q um ator daqui não gosta de ter feito o bl né)
gostei bastante da parte musical achei que ficou bom

e é isso !!!

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coulda been but wasn't

So great visuals, cast not bad, story could have been intriguing but the damn writer(s) kept lifting plots and story lines from so many other BL's. What hacks. Was akin to a low budget GMMTV offering which is pretty common these days.
When in the 6th episode they "lifted" a core plot of Ai Long Nhai I just had to stop. Just saying. I will continue to watch just to see how many other plots they can "lift". Not just common BL tropes but plots. And a doctor whose only advice is breathe deeply and let it out..... Sheesh. But they are an attractive cast.
Alright I have now finished and adjusted score slightly. The last two episodes got pretty mawkish/sentimental and all the difficult stuff got tied up in an easy bright bow in about 2 minutes. But the actors overcame the bad writing and ended on a grace note.

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Me ??‍?? Slowburns

I live for romance like this.

It was a slow comforting show even if it depicts serious disturbing problems.

The main couple was great even if in the past Sang Yan gave a bit stalker vibes when he went to her city.

The side couple was cute too and didn't outshine the main.

I love how when Sang Yan started his sentence by " Wen Shuangjiang" you knew he was about to spit the facts to reassure her or support her.

There is just one thing that I could not comprehend: the part where Wen Yifan is gone during 6 months to HongKong and then just changes her mine when Sang Yan pop up? like, what was the use for this? idk unless I missed something...

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