Reviews

It's my 3rd time watching Strong Woman Do Bong Soon as I'm writing this review.
 In order for you to find this drama enjoyable you must consider what type of drama it is. As you already must have seen, the drama is under "Action, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural and Investigation" which might sound pretty much like a big mess. But personally I think they did quite a good job including all these genres. The drama has the typical Korean drama love line. If you enjoy the typical love triangle and the main cast falling in love with each other, this drama might be your new love! Do you enjoy cute things? If so, I believe that is one more reason for you to love this drama. Especially the main characters and the music in the drama is very cute. Do you enjoy super hero stories? Do you like to see once in a while a strong female character? Do you enjoy watching crime/investigation scenes? (But not to the level of crime focused dramas) Then, again this might be the right drama for you to watch.

Some more aspects:
Characters: Cute main characters, very interesting variety of supporting characters.
Character development: Not that much, most characters seem to stick to their personalities (which could be a positive thing as even in real life people don't change that easily)
Story line: Slightly messy, but acceptable for its genre that is not to be taken too seriously. Quite predictable, which might be a big minus for some people expecting more creativity with the story line.

Overall, I think this is a type of drama that you could know from the very first episode if this will be the type of drama you would like to watch. It's not the case with all the dramas, but in this case it seems to be possible to judge based on the first episode.

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This movie was honestly so breathtaking. This movie is one of the few movies I've seen that just blows it out of the water, the two main male leads had amazing chemistry and you could really feel their feelings being portrayed. The play part of the movie was one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever seen in a movie, you could really tell what the actors were trying to convey and could feel the emotion not only in the dialogue but through their actions as well. Another thing about this movie is it honestly didn't have a lot of dialogue for a movie of this length but everything made sense and you could always tell what was going through the characters head. The only thing I would have liked to see was a little bit more at the end, to show how the characters ended up. All in all this movie was so amazing and I would recommend it to anyone thinking about watching, amazing and breathtaking.

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if you got tired or just finished some drama and just want something without twists and just sweetheart story this is it! This is like cloud served as the dish, fluffy and cute and adorable I coo all the way trough this (and secretly cry because single since birth and haven't experienced any of this) but I bet people find it relatable and I wish korean dramas would sometimes do fluffy work like this to relax some viewers from all the brain work we have to do on revealing twists and throwing theories. For WebSeries this is so awesome! The camera work is 10/10! Just nice show to see the view points from male friend/boyfriend/grilfriend/girl friend just really it's so short that you won't lose anything to give it a try I can assure you it's so adorable and good for just lay back and enjoy it!?

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This Drama was actually the one who brought me back to watch more chinese series ^_^

Story: I really liked the story and, it went down very smooth and at the end of ever episode I wanted to watch more and more. Also the characters were well introduced and likable. Although one could see through some of the twists and turns, it was enjoyable to watch.

Acting/Cast: I started watching this drama, because I liked Tan Song Yun in "The Whirlwind Girl 2" and I wanted to see more of her acting and I was not disappointed. Apart from that I really liked the comedy some of the characters showed like from Huang Sheng Chi.

Music: To be honest, I watched this drama a while ago, so I can't realldy remember the music that much. BUT it didn't remind me of something negative, so I guess it went well with the scenes and the drama overall, so still a 7.5 ;)

Overall: I will give this 10/10, because it's just a very sweet drama with feelings and characters everybody knows and understands. It's relaxing to watch and makes one smile. For me it was a great start and kind of a comeback to watch chinese or asian series more ^_^

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Amidst all the positivity and perfection that others see in this drama, you can count on me to be a real grinch and center in on all the reasons that it was not entirely flawless. That is not to say I hated it; far from it, but I fail to share the unwavering, absolute love that many others seem to.

Many things about A Love So Beautiful was a surprise to me. I'll be the first to admit that I harbor a real prejudice each time I enter the realm that is a Chinese drama - watching them throughout my childhood, they were unfailingly littered with a) tragedy, b) horrible CG, and/or c) gagworthy storylines (typically, an entertaining combination of all three). And quite honestly, few nowadays seem to impress me. Call it bias, but I still think the Mainland has much to learn regarding what constitutes a good show.

A Love So Beautiful was different from the moment I picked it up. It does not present melodramatic conflict for you to brood over, but instead focuses on the innocence of a teenager trying to get through the struggles of school and first love. I did not grow up within the Chinese education system, but there is something incredibly charming and nostalgic about seeing a group of five friends trudge through their high school years. Having teachers scold you, finding unpredictable friendships, secretly liking someone...A person is only naive in such a way for a small amount of time, and this drama perfectly captures that foolish yet heartwarming attitude of youth.

It only helped that the cast consisted of young, yet capable actors. How annoying is it when you watch a show about high school and the actors are in their mid- to late-twenties? And then you spend the entire duration brooding over how old they look and how nothing about them reminds you of a cute teenager. A Love So Beautiful never suffers from this issue; because not only do the main actors look young - they are. They act their parts perfectly, accurately presenting the turbulent feelings of their characters and how they grow over the course of the drama. It's difficult to find five lead actors who interact with one another with so much natural chemistry that it's hard to believe that they're acting.

But turn on the sad music - I'm done gushing about all the things I absolutely adored. Here's what dragged it down from a perfect 10: as soon as the characters left high school, the plot began to wander. There is a distinct imbalance between the warmth that is their high school lives and the confusion that is their "growing up."

I would like to ensure you that I don't hate the fact that they got older. It was the delivery; how the writers depicted their "maturing" that was irksome. What I found particularly problematic was how you spend over half of the drama watching them in high school - and you love it to pieces - but then you have less than eight episodes to watch them speed carelessly through cliche relationship problems and time skips. The transition is rough and the trip doesn't get any smoother. It would have made far more sense to me to either limit the story of this show to their high school years, or add more episodes to spread out their time as they age past university and through adulthood.

I simply didn't feel the magic in the latter part of the drama, which follows their post-graduation lives. It's still fine to watch, but it just isn't the same. I wanted to see the ways they carefully sort out problems between themselves and thus mature, not watch as they get angry at one another and resolve it merely because - well, merely because that's the way the writers want it to be. I did not feel as connected to their characters; not because they aren't bubbly teenagers, but because the story slowly becomes more about their problems and less about who they are. To me, their characters are one of the greatest strengths of the plotline, and as it fades throughout, so does the show's primary charm.

I would feel bad shutting this drama down entirely, since that would be unfair to the refreshing fun that it brought to me as I marathoned it. It is not without its flaws. However, it made me remember my first feelings of romance and filled my heart to the brim with both happiness and bittersweetness. It's hard to find a drama capable of such an effect on a viewer - and I'm glad this one found a way.

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One of the rare down to earth lakorns.  

I honestly admired RIn,  she was very patience, caring, loving, and her skills, she cooks, cleans, she plants, make perfumes. I don't think that I have got half of her skills as a wife.   She protected her calmness when her husband's ex-gf suddenly came to destroy her wedding.  She endured her even after getting married.

I loved the advice the mother give to her daughters. " Do you think marriage is like fairy tales that you read in book"  & about a heart can change.  

Saran's ma advices to her son...     " Love is like pen & paper " " Spoon & Fork"  you can love / marry  someone out of your circle ( matching-suitor- someone richer - poorer- different culture-beliefs-religion etc ) but this may not always work.  (this type of relationships)

Saran & Ri they slowly fall in love,  Although I'm against arranged marriages, but arranged marriages still exists and not all ends up like Saran & Ri's.

When you fall in love slowly, you learn to respect, but when you marry someone you already know / in love, after a while you lose that spark,  

This lakorn is set in 1950's and you can that vibe from the music, outfit, cars & surroundings. I really really enjoyed the OST,  it was pleasant almost very relaxing.

Also we have Villains called White Tiger,  who uses black magic, now this is not everyone's cup of tea for me it's the power of the words. Believing into something  too much and making  it real.

She has two younger sisters, One gets married after her but her marriage crumbles down in a short time. Saran's friend is wooing Rin's little sister, she's the only clever one after Rin.  

Sisters  don't get much screen time.  I totally recommend it. It's not your usual lakorn

No matter what I love the connection between three sisters,  we only see the two of them arguing it's Rin & the middle sister, that's because  Saran refused to help her husband on his illegal rice exporting business,  (that reminded me something very  similar happened in my family when my mother was still a child funny enough in the 1950's like in this lakorn.   All three of them were protective of each other, none of the other sisters made Ri felt like she's adopted,  but she always slept with the maid, until Saran's friend starts to investigate.  Her story sort of reminded me of Cinderella, how she was doing all the housework while her step  sisters are   socializing.
She hopes that her husband will be back and take her so they can continue to live together but the end all she got is a failure from her husband.

Ri's story towards the end may surprise you

I love how both mothers were good towards Rin, except the bitchy ex & stupid White Tiger everything is all ok.

If you find the ex gf annoying like me, just wait through the end she's gonna get a nice slap by Rin's sister.  

What I love about Korean, Chinese - Thai Dramas they use karma ..  being quite spiritual myself I believe in karma.

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Watch once, for the performances

Quite a short and simple film, that starts rather abruptly.
Everyone brought their A-game for this one and there's definitely some scenes that would be Oscar-worthy. Depressing ending, with well-done performances throughout. Not for the faint of heart, this occasionally disconcerting film will leave you with a few questions.
I enjoy dark, cerebral films. This one was more heady without being mentally taxing; rather it was an emotional gauntlet.
I would recommend is you like stunning direction, won't mind the sex scenes, and can handle questions about crossing the lines. Forget about social norms, hahaha.

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First  i didnt know Netflix had anything in the k drama division. But it was a very nice surprise. It has a nice comedy/ romance/ time travel story. It is nice to see something with a nice twist
 Second not going to give any spoilers but its a not so serious drama, episodes are half hour so you can really enjoy it. the pace in certain moments were a bit fast but never had that slow pace where you have to jump scene (yes there are some where you just hate that they drag it). The ending was perfect even though they could have cut out some of the flash backs and opted for more reunion in future and past. Overall it has a very good balance of quirkiness and cute.
 Its just a good drama to simply watch just to pick me up.

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Because this drama got me quite addicted, I completed this within two days.

The rating was pretty easy on this one even though I  thought about giving this a 9 even. But there were still some things  that bothered me, so 8.5 is pretty alright for this drama. Also, my  rating is partially biased by enjoyment. It would be way lower if I were  only judging in regards to writing, cleverness etc...

I think the best way to describe this drama would be "average makjang"...
Imagine  reading your favorite fanfiction packed with your favorite clichés. All  the things that are happening in the story have the only purpose of entertaining you and keep your excitement up. You don't even care whether all those incidents make sense or are possible in reality. One convenience/coincidence is hunting the other and timing of certain twists doesn't add up either.

But because you like it anyway,  you won't nitpick. That's how I felt about the story. The whole story was all over the place, started many twists in the beginning and worked through them one by one. Because it didn't really follow realism, everything was possible and every character seemed to be  capable of whatever was needed - because neither of them had a  conscience (and because the story needed them to act that way).

Even though I had temporary hair loss in the first half because the female lead kept making me angry with her trance-like attitude and visible discomfort regarding the situation she was in (if you agree to play a  role, you should play a role and don't make it obvious/show your real emotions on your face), she got alot better during the second half (even though her change was a one-eighty,  as if she had switched personalities). It still made me happy because  her scenes got more enjoyable and I loved listening to her conversations  with the male lead throughout the drama.

Therefore half of my whole enjoyment were indeed the leads. I've never seen either of them before  but they grew on me. Their acting had a warm aura and made me feel comfortable. They also had really good chemistry between each other. I  loved their skinship. It was not exposing but it was nice to watch, it delivered the right feelings and was very sensitive <3 (But dramas  already get me with a caressing gesture or a tight hug anyway :P)

Especially Jo Ji Hoon (the male lead) got me quite good during this show (probably his deep, relaxing voice played a part as well... seriously,  it was such a pleasant sound~). I don't think he's one of the prettiest guys out there but I liked his acting very much, it was warm and made me feel at home in the drama. He also had some really interesting, subtle nuances in his facial expressions that made his scenes very touching and unique. And his role was the most intriguing one. From all flawed characters, he was probably the most authentic one.

The  second leads had a quite dysfunctional relationship that was bad from the beginning and just got worse (I mean that in a positive and enjoyable way). I didn't really get their change of hearts in the last episodes, but well... The drama didn't care much for explainable developments from the start. I was also a bit disappointed that everything constantly resolved to whoever had the better evidence to blackmail and constant threatening (or the evil ones had a sudden enlightenment). I was also a little sad that they didn't clear another lose end that was mentioned in the early episodes...

But overall:
Pure satisfactory, superficial entertainment that I enjoyed a lot nonetheless~
The  charm of the older dramas, the simpler cinematographic touch, the  development of the romance, and even those ridiculous twists and turns.

And  did I say that there were also many scenes that surprised me because I  didn't think they would get me in a certain way? Throughout the drama,  there were always some pretty... striking moments regarding mood and other things.

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This is a 54 episode weekend family drama that centers on the main couple, Ahn Jae Wook's Lee Sang Tae, a widower with two children, and So Yoo Jin's Ahn Mi Jung, a divorced mother of three children (two of whom are the same age and friends/classmates with Sang Tae's two kids). They both work at the same company and the central story is them falling in love and marrying and blending their families and all the trials and tribulations that go with that. Being a family drama, there's a lot of pairing up going on here. Sang Tae has two siblings, as well as a sister-in-law, all of whom pair up (not with each other!) as well. My favorite couple is, hands down, Sung Hoon's Kim Sang Min with Shin Hye Sun's Lee Yeon Tae.

I can honestly say that I absolutely binged this show. I watched all 54 episodes in 15 days. It's heart warming, heart wrenching, sometimes ridiculous and over the top, and at least one hair pulling fight scene. As usual, there's a lot of careful not-communicating going on so that people can continue to misunderstand each other as long as possible, but that's really kind of par for the course in kdramas. (It's possible I may have chosen that turn of phrase specifically because Sung Hoon's character is a Model turned Golf Pro.)

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This drama is of the "divorce redemption" genre. Jang Na Ra (who is as doll-like and ageless as ever in this) plays Ma Jin Joo, mother of a son and wife of Son Ho Jun's Choi Ban Do, both of whom are nearing 40. Their marriage has fallen into a contentious state and the show opens up with a handful of events leading to their acrimonious divorce. After they both throw away their wedding rings, they wake up the next morning to find their 38-year-old minds in the bodies of their 20-year-old selves. They each set about trying to reshape their fates with the ones who got away.The second lead syndrome is strong in this show, as both Band Do's first love (ballerina Min Seo Young (played by Go Bo Gyeol)) and Jin Joo's sunbae (Jung Nam Gil (played by Jang Ki Yong)) do wonderful jobs presenting possible alternatives that absolutely fit and make sense and would be wonderful. The ever wonderful Kim Mi Kyung plays Jin Joo's mother, Go Eun Sook, and along with the rest of the supporting characters add nice flavor to the stew. The drama is only 12 episodes long and it's a rambling walk up until the last three episodes, where it suddenly sprints. Bring tissues. There are many feels.

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I started watching this missing some good non romantic Korean Show and I definitely got what I wanted.

For those who expect a good thriller full of plot twists I totally recommend this show.

Hwang Shi-mok is a prosecutor with an unusual past. After undergoing a rare surgery he lacks apathy that besides painful side effects makes his 5 senses more evolved than most people.

When he sees himself having to solve a murder case that might involve his superiors he puts his career on the line to  dig on to powerful man.

The plot itself looks super interesting right? In this whole season we will meet different characters that we will hate and love all over again.

If your looking for romance you will only find sympathy and human knowledge. How does the mind of powerful people work? What do we get from being apathetic and controled? Can we really trust people who surround us?

*Story
I can only give it a 7 cause in the middle it gets a bit boring. When you have a suspenseful kind of plot for a 16 episode show you have to be careful not go all aboard and in the middle give 2 pointless episodes just to say that the show is long. Besides that I can say I like the beginning a lot and only kept going cause I got attached to some characters. The ending is average but considering there might be a 2nd season I kinda am excited for it.

*Acting/Cast
I give it a 9 for sure, the actors are so good and the characters they portrait are unique  and addicting.

*Music
There isn't much of a music component here so it gets a 6 for the awesome intro.

*Rewatch value
If I would re-watch the show? Obviously. I would even repeat in a few years when I forget who is who, lucky enough my memory sucks.

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Been waiting for so long for this drama to get subbed from the official Youtube channel and finally finished it recently when I discovered that Neko Meow Meow has been subbing it. Anyways, on the story,

It was nothing too serious of a plot which was nice given that the story can easily get heavy with its setup if the writer so wants to. Thank God the writer didn't did that. The whole story basically centered on one, what do they call that? Plot Item?  And well, the lead girl being persistent with it which to this day, I still don't know whether it's good or bad. And then for some reason, while watching this series, I felt something lacking in it and I can't seem to get my head wrapped around it.

Though since it's a quick drama, there were some cases where they just place stuffs to accelerate the plot and not let things drag on which is kinda nice, not really complaining about that. Maybe just a tiny bit. Somehow accelerate is not quite the term but you'll get it if you watch it,  something like the writer wants 'this' to happen so the writer somehow made a sub-plot to make it a reality.  Something like the flow is not so natural. There are times when I go, 'Wait, what? When did this happen?'

But for me, the huge plus for me in this series was the budding romance between Secret and Summer. They were just so cute, especially that scene and that scene ( can't mention spoilers) Anyways, just saying they were the main reason I wanted to see this series till the end despite the lack of something that I felt because I want to see their happy ending which was not so much an ending that I hope but still, it is a decent one. It is a pretty light and fun romance to watch. They did the best they could with that 4 episode window.

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