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YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS!!!

Story: The plot is soo good. I wasn't expecting anything. I thought it was just another rom-com school drama but didn't expect this to be this good. The transformation from teens to adult life is what made me like it even more.

Acting/cast: I like Hu Yi Tian. I also appreciate the acting of the whole cast. I just didn't like the character of the person who played Wo Bong Su. He's not that handsome and if I were Jiang Tian, I wouldn't even be jealous ;P

Music: The music was so-so. Hu Yi Tian has his version of the song which made me like it but not to the point to have actually love it. Maybe it's just not  my kinda genre.

Rewatch value: YESS!! OF COURSE I WILL WATCH THIS OVER AGAIN. HOPE YOU GUYS TOO> :DDD

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I realllly liked this . Ignore my rating for the music because is most dramas i dont pay attention at all to the music . I didnt put a 10 out of 10 rating on any of them because i was kinda  disappointed i dont like cliff hangers but if they make a season two than it would make me way more happier than them just making another ep without the cliff hanger .  I mostly like comedy and romance which this had but i didnt realize i guess i also like action . Anyways i suggest more people watch this . Also i might just be saying this just because i like exo but im sorry i like watching younger actors that are handsome/pretty (i am under 20 and not even in highschool yet ) and i liked this alittle but more because the main male lead reminds  me of (looks like) luhan

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This was a cute drama, and the ending was satisfactory to me.

Plot/Story: The story and plot was interesting. From the beginning we only know that Qu Tan'er tried to commit suicide when her love the 1st prince is married to her sister. From that point, she has amnesia, not realizing it's because there is another "person" (Qu Xiao Tan) sharing her body and when it's their turn to "sleep" they do not have any memory of what the other person has done/said.  The plot/story was enough to keep me watching, so that I can find out WHY Xiao Tan suddenly was sent to this world.

Qu Tan'er is a noble lady. She's soft-spoken and very polite, but also intelligent.
Qu Xiao Tan is from the modern world and is a real-estate agent, at times she seems selfish and narcissistic, blunt and loud. She's also quite intelligent, and makes a lot of modern day references especially to movies, "Avatar, Matrix and Avengers."

Acting: I was only familiar with one cast member and that was Xing Zhao Ling, whom played the 8th prince (main male lead). The rest of the cast I was not familiar with. Liang Jie does a great job switching between both Qu Tan'er and Qu Xiao Tan, going from subtle to loud and crass. Xing Zhao Ling also does a great job as playing pretty boy that is arrogant, but sometimes caring. He has a really pretty face. His role was almost like YWY from Princess Agent, which he also starred in along Kenny Lin. Overall, I thought the cast did a great job.

I'd rewatch this drama because it was moved pretty fast, kept on point, had enough "drama" to keep me interested, and it's pretty short.

*I'll post spoilers in my comment below. So please go to the comments and expand if you'd like.

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Sooo... if  you are looking for a nice, refreshing and  simple drama to watch, look no further.  This is by far one of the best Korean dramas that I have seen this year... the cast is awesome and the chemistry is to die for.  The story is okay and there are cliches here and there by but the cast is what makes the drama worthwhile.

When I first saw this drama I was like eh, cuz I thought it was gonna be like other dramas (you know full of cliches and all). But then I decided to give it a try especially since that Kim Ji-seok ( loved him in Another Oh Hea Young) was playing the main character. He is turning  out to be one of my favorite Kdrama actors????.

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This drama, for me was kind of like a look back into my childhood.
My favorite show of all time is Ghost Whisperer, and this show brought back a lot of feelings for me with that. Especially with Bong-Sun being the way she was in the beginning.
The first time I watched this drama, I quit at the first episode because it made no sense to me whatsoever. Then, going back after watching a lot of kdramas, this became more enjoyable then a lot of others I forced myself through.
To start out with- here is the things I enjoyed the most:

-->Soon Ae towards her brother.
Do I need to say more? As I was pissed on how her brother mistreated everyone, I was taken back by how everyone was affected when someone came into their lives that reminded so much of someone they had lost. I love in KDramas how sisters usually slap the brothers on the head countless times. It is what makes a KDrama a KDrama in my opinion.
 ---> The drama teaches a very valuable lesson you don't often think about. That if you were killed and didn't know how- would you want to know? Would you have changed it? If you were murdered or raped, would you want to relive that as a ghost? Would you want to see the person who killed you?
Or, say you died in a car accident. If you were upside down in your car and couldn't get out- and your loved one just found out and came to somehow save you with firemen, would you want to perceive your death as no one coming because of a blocked off intersection/ bridge broke down, or possible bad guy ((such as in OMG)). OR would you want to perceive your death as watching your mother/ and or father reaching out to you. A simple act of someone really important in your life there to save you.  It is that lesson that is very important in this drama, and something I think about very often from watching this.
==> Now lets apply this to OMG-- When Soon Ae found out how she died, would you yourself want to know what happened? Or would you  yourself just want to get rid of whatever grudge (if you are a virgin, etc) and go to heaven. She was curious the entire drama on how she died, but she had hesitation. What if it is something bad? She didn't want to know at first, because she couldn't go back and fix it and live again.
---> Going on with that, this drama also did a good job on the question if people still care after you die. That people still live on with their lives, and Soon Ae took a while with herself to comprehend that everything was the same-- nothing changed. I loved her character in that regard.
-->Less corporate mumbo- jumbo talks that take away from the actual story itself.
-->More talk less showing of mother's wealth. Many dramas show instead tell of wealth. This can be overpowering to watch, because you get (in my opinion) less emotion and personality out of the characters. Poorer characters DO have a hard time, but they are more likely to make the situation brighter in some aspects. (If you have no idea what I mean by this, just look at the characters in Manhole. He's living in his parents house in the beginning and is still happy with the small amount of money and friends he has. Instead of other worries, his only worry is getting his dream girl to like him-- not to move out ((unfortunately lol)) ).

--> loved the shyness of Bong- Sun. Yet, I sometimes couldn't handle Soon Ae's childish persona when she was Bong-Sun. I really don't know.
-->Officer Choi can leave. Greedy, greedy boi. (( In my personal opinion, Im Joo Hwan is an actor I hate mercilessly. he himself must be a sweet person, but his characters just ruin every drama for me for the worse. Uncontrollably Fond was horrible because of him. I loved Suzy, but couldn't stand him. Anyway....))
-->Seobinggo. ?? Never understood her character. Even though she is supposedly a fortune teller, I thought she was someone from up above getting her and didn't realize she was real for a very long time. Her character was always back and forth for me idk.
and lastly
-->I didn't hate the other cooks, but didn't like them either. Some times they were funny- some times they were just annoying. I don't understand how they didn't catch on with Bong-Sun but whatever. Nothing to think too hard about.

All together, the lessons I've gotten out of this drama is really amazing. With the couple flaws it does have- it will remain one of my favorite dramas.

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I watched this over almost a year ago and loved it. The acting was amazing and I'm hoping there will be a sequel but I doubt it. The actors played their roles very well and it pulled me in. I wanted to keep watching. It made my heart race at some parts. It made me laugh, it made me cry. It made me feel many emotions. It's a drama that contains real-life mental illnesses such as schizophrenia (like mentioned in the movie's plot description).  Even though it has some sad parts, it also had happy parts. If you're someone who likes psychological drams like this then I'd say this is the drama for you.

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I am not really sure how I feel about this dorama. On one hand, I like that there is a female MC that kick ass, that has morals and wants to help other women in need of help. Nami (Ayase Haruka) does what every woman would want to do to rapists and women-beater and kidnappers... give them a good punch in their damn face. So not only she is strong and doesn't let anyone to intimidate her, but she also lives in a gorgeous neighborhood, has 2 lovely friends and a charming  husband.. (or does she?) I also like the cast, specially Ayase Haruka and Hirosue Ryoko... And of course her husband (Nishijima Hidetoshi) was good, even more when he was serious and in "enemy" mode, but for me it was a bit hard to see them as husband/wife since I was watching "Yae no Sakura" when this dorama started...

On the other hand (and there may be some spoilers)...

As much as I love seeing Ayase Haruka in action scenes, I wish she had a different instructor. Her fights were a bit slow and too synchronized, much like a choreography. The bad guys she fought against were so, um, wimpy? One punch, one kick, and they were out. None of them was a challenge for her. And also, there was one fight scene in every episode (which I wanted), but they were too short, again, because of those wimpy guys. I was too greedy I guess, since I wanted more action.

Her two friends deal with family problems, so all 3 of them have their own secret. Unfortunately, the main problem her friends deal with is 1) one of them is cheating on her husband, and 2) the other one has her own husband having an affair. I can't with cheating in books, and I guess I also dislike cheating in my doramas. I find cheating an unforgivable sin, but since they are married I guess it is not that easy...

And lastly, the pace of the story. First couple of episodes, it was good because it is when we see Nami trying to be a good housewife and befriending her 2 neighbors while being secretly a bad-ass heroine. And last 2 episode were also good since it is when we see that her husband is not who he appeared to be in all the previous episodes. I specially liked the ending, more so because it is obvious there is going to be a  SP/movie. But what I didn't like was that the episodes in-between felt more like fillers... I wish the "Mr & Mrs Smith" happened a lot sooner, like around Ep. 4 and from there, more about them and their secret identities. I feel like they (the scriptwriters and whatever) didn't take full advantage of the plot.

At least I have high hopes that the sequel is going to be awesome XD

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I've been wanting to watch this drama because of my love for Ronapee and Kwan. But it turn out this lakorn was a typical lakorn full of jealousy and complicated relationship between the characters. I'm tearing in the end while watching this lakorn, unexpectedly. Not just because of my wish wasn't fulfilled, not the love story between the leads, but it's the relationship between Narang and his uncle, the last 2 episodes made me tearing for the first time while watching this lakorn.
I'm actually tearing at what happen to Narang's uncle in the end, I mean he was evil and probably the source of all the problems that happening on that house. But somehow I feel deep down, Thun Chai always have love for his nephew and his daughters. It's just his anger always seems to step in before his heart.
After episode 10 aired, I'm curious to how they will wrap this one. Kinda get the feeling what Khun Ying will do in the end, somehow in my heart I wish her husband could convince her enough that he truly love her but she still choose the other way.
No doubt the acting of all the actors are great, they're top-listed actors after all. They all great in building their characters and showing it. And their chemistry is good, credits to the lead characters.
Music, well it's somehow match the feeling and flowing of this lakorn. It's sad and dramatic.
But I don't think I want to rewatch this drama. If I want to see James and Min again, I probably just going to rewatch Ronapee instead of waiting and expecting their other works together, again.
Overall this drama is well executed. If you're into jeaolusy and rage then you might wanna try, but if you're here for the romance or the longing of Pee-Kwan like me, then you might be disappointed.

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This drama was unpredictable amazing , didn't expect to get addicted this much . The story will teach you many morals in life and will show all kind of love one can encounter , sometime love can be hidden in harsh words but action will reveal the feeling of the person , love has many forms and different ways to convey it  .One can be searching for love his entire life but who knows that what he is searching for is more closer than his shadow . The drama balanced between the Romance and the family love , that is what made me love it  ,their are moments of sadness and despair and moment of happiness and laughter .
The acting was superb , loved the main leads the show all kind of emotions clearly , even the supporting characters had their great moment (they added special flavor to this story ) u will enjoy every moment and scene . The best thing for me in this drama was the villains ( in my opinion ) if the actor can make the audience hate them , that's the ultimate success , here that is what I found u will feel that u want to strangle the mother and other characters and burn them alive .
ooooooh the music was amazing , their is this specific one that played on the scene of the father and the daughter it was so adorable and the lyrics are so meaningful .
probably I will give it a try again in the near future , overall the trip during this story was great , I totally recommend every one to watch it <3

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1. I'm glad this drama was only 10 episodes. If it went any longer, I think I would have dipped. BUT, i also think that because it was only 10 episodes, the drama and storyline was rushed and made everything really messy.

2. The ending was literally all over the place. Like what the heck. The last two episodes were extremely sudden, rushed, and was just terrible.

3. I thought the set up was good and interesting, of course, fun and cliches but terrible ending. Just terrible

4. Female lead did great, you could see her acting skill and flexibility in playing two completely different roles. Like you almost couldn't even tell it was her when she was playing a different character. She's gorgeous with and without makeup

5. My first time watching the male lead acting. He wasn't terrible. Some reviews didn't like him but I think he did well for someone who didn't start his career in acting.

Overall: The story line had a great beginning but it wrapped up terribly.. it's like a expensive gift wrap, but cheap gift and terrible wrapping skills.

I enjoyed the humor though.

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This is a great drama. The plot/story is not that intricate, but will leave you on edge. The themes you'll see in this are love (of course), betrayal, jealousy, fate, and friendships.

Charmaine (Sam Ho) and Tavia (Kam Ling) are besties, but as they grow up rivalry to excel in the imperial household (basically they are "maids" that are in charge of creating clothing and jewelry for the Harem), grows between them. Sam Ho is naturally kind and caring. Her mother was once a worker of the imperial household, and was considered one of their top jewelers, however due to a mystery she is executed for creating faulty jewelry. Kam Ling is raised along Sam Ho, but her ethics and moral are slightly different from Sam Ho and doesn't follow the teachings that Sam Ho's mother left behind for the two girls before she dies. Kam Ling eventually schemes her way to being  a concubine, but cannot give up the fact that Sam Ho's kindness has "touched" many people including the emperor, so she consistently goes out of her way to "get her."

I thought this drama was done quite well. The costumes are beautiful, as well as the jewelry pieces. I also thought both leading actresses were great. Tavia is such a great evil b*tch! Charmaine can be kind of dull, but I thought she looked great in here.  Kevin Cheng adds on the extra eye-candy for this drama ;)

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This is one of my favorite adaptions of Heaven Sword, Dragon Sabre. Although it's an older version, the fight scenes are awesome and the cast is great! Tony Leung does awesome as Cheung Mo Gai. Because CMG grows up away from society, in the beginning he's easily swayed by people and gets taken advantage of. He's kind of "dumb" like how Kwok Jing is in LOCH (If Felix didn't land that role in 1983, I'd suggest Tony lol). We also have Maggie Shiu as Siu Chiu and Kitty Lai as Princess Chiu Min and then Sheren Tang coming in with the female antagonist.

*Note: I watched Alec Su's version before this one, my mom told me this was one of the original ones that TVB made, so I ended up watching this one. I just liked the cast better, because I grew up watching these ladies and gentleman in these dramas.

If I had the availability to, I'd rewatch it over and over. I'd also watch it in order from LOCH, ROCH to HSDS. :)

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Let's start with me kicks off this drama after reading good reviews from people who obviously watched the first few episodes.
I jump into it and see if this rom-com drama will come to my liking  (I've been a mystery-thriller freak lately, lol) But since Bomi is here, I might aswell see this drama for good.

The title gives me the idea of the protagonist living his/her life so YOLO.
I have NO EXPECTATION. If it's good then I'll continue to watch, but if not I will put on-hold and eventually drop.

REVIEW:

The drama is refreshing. You can say breathe of fresh air from the cliche romantic-comedy kdramas nowadays. The male lead is a weirdo program analyst, and the female lead is an aspiring-writer-who-doesnt-own-a-house-after-having-house-for-her-famiy. There were three couples over-all into which you will also love, you can look forward to Jisoo and CEOs story (she deserve a drama of her own, lol) and the 7-year-couple but not married yet. At some point you thought the character relates your life. We all need that, a relatable drama.

For once and for all, I love Bomi's character Bomi.

I also like how the sense of this drama. There is something different on how they deliver the flow of the story. I think it is a good thing that they gave us a hint of what should we look forward for the particular episode by giving us a title each time. ex: ep.10 because this is my first time having inlaws. It gives us the idea that we will see something big between Jiho and her inlaws, we will give more attention to what they are expressing at the moment.

Overall, the drama is recommendable.
It is fun, fresh, cute and relatable. Good Job!

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Well I started to watch this drama without expectatives only for the actress Yoon eun hye, I wanted to watch every drama of her, because I loved her in coffe prince and goong, welI at the beginning I didn't like the male lead, but I started to love him, he is  a such good actor, well the drama was a little boring I have to addmit that It was so hard for me to finish it, it took me a long time like one year to finish it  , I finished it by force because I have others drama to watch. Well I think that took me a log time to finishe because In a determinated moment the female lead made me angry with her acctitude, conclusion I liked the drama, but I fell that something missed in the history, it  couldn't catch me at all.

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