Reviews

HALFWAY THROUGH THE DRAMA REVIEW
Although I do like the drama, the cute moments are not enjoyable. This is because I know that it is fake, he likes her because of her look. I feel really bad for her, seriously. How can she feel loved when she knows that the one this guy 'loves' is not her, it must be very heartbreaking.. I enjoy the moments she has with him as herself (let's call this A) more than the moments she has with him as the 'beautiful' version of herself (let's call this B).

FINISHED THE DRAMA REVIEW
In terms of story, I find the concept original and interesting. I have not seen any drama with this kind of story before. Moreover, it is also a drama with beautiful takehome messages: 1. Never judge a book by its cover; 2. It does not matter whether someone is pretty or not, they will look pretty when you love them. However, despite the beautiful message and original storyline, I do find the first half of the drama kinda uncomfortable to watch. This is because (reason stated above).

In terms of acting/casts, I love all the casts. While some people have mentioned that the main lead is not likable. I, personally, find him likable. Moreover, although this is a web drama with only 6 episodes, I can clearly see the character development of all of the characters. I can see them grow and change for the better. Salute for the writer. Tbh, I do have a slight SLS in this drama, however, since I find the main lead also likable, it is not that severe for me. Hope the other guy will find someone for him too!

In terms of music, I dont think there is any memorable or particular ost for this drama. All the music seem like a background song for the scenes, not really an OST. In short, there is no particular music/song I will think of when thinking of this drama.

In terms of rewatch value, I dont think I will rewatch it. It is nice for a one time watch, not so much of a rewatch.

In conclusion, I do recommend this drama to all of you! Please do be patient for the first half tho hehe

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The story itself is simple and nothing particularly special. That said, it was still an adorably funny and romantic (slightly) movie with wonderful characters and great acting. A romantic comedy which will make you laugh and smile at the silliness and sweetish moments.

Characters:
The female lead - Shirono Riko - is a refreshingly intuitive and straightforward character who made me love her more as I rewatched. Competent acting by Tabe Makiko.

I watched this for Takahashi Issei, and as always, he did a fantastic job. His character’s - Kurokawa Soichiro - eccentricity, obliviousness and neuroticity were the highlights of a somewhat run-of-the-mill-romcom. His expressions and antics never got old no matter how many times I rewatched.

Music:
The background music was lovely and meshed well with the over all theme of the show.

A show which stood up to repeated viewings. The show still managed to make me laugh at all the situational comedy the third to fourth time I rewatched the show.

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I've been watching dramas for 10+ years and this is one of the funniest I've ever seen.  It's got everything: plotting and scheming ajummas, gangsters, cute kids, spies, and the perfect robot mother.  She's an unforgettable heroine, never letting her enemies tear her down and solving problems with 100% efficiency.  The lead actress does a great job of making her both innocent and single-minded in her determination to do the right thing.

My one caveat is that to get some of the jokes you need to know a little about Korean culture, so it helps if you've already seen a lot of dramas before this one.

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This is the drama that ruined all other dramas for me. Upon finishing weightlifting fairy, I was sure that I would never be able to find another drama as good as this one: it had topped all my lists. This drama was like a breath of fresh air; it was so heartflutteringly cute.

STORY:
When I first read the title, I was a bit hesitant about watching this drama because I didn't think a sports-themed drama could be cute. THANK GOD I gave it a shot because it was the best decision I have ever made. The plot is very original and steered clear of your usual cliches. LSK's character, Bok Joo was just so real and relatable. Not to mention I loved the character development between the two leads. This drama was like a breath of fresh air amongst all the other angsty dramas that make you extremely frustrated at the plot and the characters. Although there are conflicts in this drama, the characters resolve and learn from them. This is the only drama I have watched where it actually feels real, like you can feel the support that everyone gives Bok Joo when she's upset.

ACTING/CAST:
Hands down the best chemistry I have ever seen between two leads, and no wonder because LSK and NJH were revealed to be actually dating!! You can tell it's not fake, it's as if LSK and NJH were actually flirting with each other on camera. Even the characters I hated at first (like Shi Ho) I grew to like because the character development is really good! Bok Joo's team and her friends are so funny and supportive.

MUSIC:
OST is super cute! I found myself listening to it on spotify after I finished the drama.

REWATCH VALUE:
I've rewatched this 3 times and it never gets old! It's one of those dramas where you can just choose one random episode and just watch it while you're eating or doing something else.

OVERALL:

10/10 even 11/10 because it's so good! Give it a chance! You will love it :)

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Alright, so I watched this movie while I was on the plane and I cried like a baby on some of the scenes and people around me probably thought I was a werdo. I loved the movie so much especially the plot of it. It was a really interesting plot and it was done perfectly.  I also loved the cast especially the main female lead she portrayed her character well. I recommend watching it if you're looking for a sort of mystery movie. I loved the scenery as well, especially when the time was frozen. Anyways, in conclusion I loved it so much and would recommend everyone to watch it. The cast was great, the plot was great. Although what I don't get is the ending, obviously I won't spoil it for you but I was a little bit disappointed by the ending

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This is the first Kdrama I have watched in my life. This show is worth to see.  Lee Jong Suk and Suzy Bae made a really good couple. The story is very much breathtaking and will create intense thoughts in the audiences mind. The song lyrics are relatable with the real life. This show let the audiences put themselves on the characters shoes and let the audiences feel the experiences that each character goes through. Every single episode are heart touching.  It is hard to believe that it is really over, and I miss it already! From the nightmares to the laugh-out-loud moments, the nail-biting court trials to the feel-good scenes, this drama delivered several wonderful contents. This show is entirely without faults. There should be a second season for this show. <3

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Initially the story was o.k. Felt interesting and continued watching but I could nit past 20th episode.  As the episodes went on,they start to get ridiculous. The story line gets repeating with Ming Lang mother going bersek with ZLY. It keeps going in cycle with the blaming game going one from one episode to another with repeating consequences. The story starts to get disconnected with illogical scenes especially the role of Ming Lang father. The problem with many screenwriters nowaday are they lack research and they merely forced some situations ir scenes to get the story going without any consideration. Looks like good quality writers who make good research are rare nowadays. Viewers are getting more sophiscated and writers need to buck up with this trend. Overall this drama is not worth watching as it is just poorly planned and written.

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Story: The story can be somewhat hard to follow at times unless you fully watch it without distractions, but it was a very good story. There was romance that build gradually through all the stages: shy beginnings, revealing secrets, awkward first kisses and laughs to bittersweet endings and new beginnings. The suspense develops slower than most, but the subtlety of it kept me wanting and watching more. I found myself questioning certain things and looking at the details; not to mention pondering over the idea of how well you actually know hose you love.

Cast: The cast was very nice. Miura Haruma fans are in for a treat; he not only looks great but does a wonderful job in a serious role, even learning Chinese well enough to not be subbed over, although errors are written into the script to remind everyone he is a Japanese man living in China. I thought the scripting was good, but his acting made it better.  Liu Cecilia did a wonderful job as the twins, adding small subtle things to make them different personalities and add to the suspense of wondering how well not only you know those around you, but how well you know yourself. There was always a slight charge of "what if...?" that filled the movie that I think the actors did a wonderful job utilizing to its full potential.

Music: I loved the music for this film. The instrumentals were placed well for situations, emphasizing both story and actors. If I knew where to download the soundtrack, I would.

Rewatch: This movie has a fair amount of rewatch value and you may even gain a new perspective if you do rewatch it. I will not watch it again for a while simply because it's not something I finished and went "Let's do that again!" It's a romance film for every once in a while.

Overall, it's a good movie if you want something that is carefully written, has good acting and it a bit more bittersweet.  I hope this helps and happy drama watching! :D

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I honestly was expecting to give this movie at least 7 out of 10 mainly because I rarely ever watch anything 'black comedy'.  I'm not being biased at all but this was really enjoyable and I loved every bit of it, especially after the 20-minute mark. It started off a bit slow for me but then it gradually built up and I couldn't stop watching in one sitting without pausing. It has a tiny bit of suspense and it's quite hilarious as well. Violent scenes are not severe/graphic.

If you're still contemplating on whether or not to watch it, just try it out. If it's boring for you once you reach 20-30 minutes in, then it's definitely not your cup of tea.

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Undoubtedly, Because This Is My First Life is one of the best romcoms till date. The story, screenwriting, depiction, characters, direction and acting all factors make this drama a sublime one, near to being flawless.

Basically I received two kinds of depiction from this drama. On the first half, it was portrayed (may be I’m wrong but it’s totally my perception) love is important but living life is far too important. Love comes gradually. Not necessarily it always have to be “love” at first then “marriage” between two persons, however, “marriage” can happen before as a natural response of fulfilling basic needs between two people and then love can be discovered in the process. Conversely, on the second half, it was portrayed, realizing a person is in love is most important and marriage will come naturally as a result. Love and marriage are two completely different subject. If love fails between a couple, marriages is not possible. Marriage comes with a huge baggage which is not a game, it needs sacrifice, commitment and perseverance. Two different arguable school of thoughts. Former quite old-fashioned and latter quite contemporary. What I think no matter which era we live in or what people say about living in 21st century, marriage-a holy institution- should not be abolished completely. It is imperative for any society and I’m happy at the end the drama focused on marriage.

The story was based on romantic relationship of three couples. Main highlight was three women characters. One was in a living relationship for seven years, who typically like many other girls wants a family of her own by getting married and having a kid. She was all into settled life. Another girl who was smart, beautiful and brave doesn’t believe in love or marriage rather believe more in casual physical relationship. She was audacious, careerist and hardheaded woman. And the third one is the struggling one who was in her 30s but was fighting to make her own way of becoming a screenwriter. She was never into dating or any relationship but falls victim of a contract marriage and ended up falling for the person she married. These were three individual romantic set up. Through the romantic lenses of these three different relationships, different contemporary societal facts and issues of modern world have been highlighted. A crude realistic vision of modern society was embedded in the dialogues and monologues.

Three couples had their own hardships both from personal level and also as a couple. Through the romance of Ho Rang-Won Seok couple a newfangled reality of romance has been executed. They were into living relation for more than seven years when they gradually realized they both are way different than each other. When it comes to marriage various issues forced them to part their ways. Through Sang Goo-Su Ji couple, a more independent and casual romance have been executed. The couple transitioned from friends-with-benefits to a more serious relationship. Su Ji was shown as the epitome of modern careerist women who in the journey of building her own place in the corporate world constantly faced despicable adversities. Where surviving in a harsh patriarchal society in itself difficult, love, marriage, relationship and a settled family were always secondary to her. The tensions created between these two couples, their falling apart from each other and coming back are quite evident in real life couples as well. Nonetheless, in reality not all couples goes back together.

The third and the main romantic couple of the drama was Ji Ho-Se Hee couple. They were due to some circumstances bounded by contract marriage. The concept of contract marriage can be unrealistic but the story depicted through their relationship by emphasizing on multifarious sides of a wedded life is simply marvelous. In love only two people are involved and in marriage number of people are involved. Responsibilities to run a family, responsibilities towards in-law family and to compromise in almost any situation despite against one’s will is what marriage is. The couple realized that they are not only entitled to solely think about their happiness and contentment. Instead they realized, it’s more about fulfilling other people’s (mainly in-laws) needs and wishes rather than their own. Mostly the sufferer is the bride. Ji Ho wanted to break the stereotype. Through her character it was portrayed, love is crucial than marriage. Being married not necessarily means to fulfill other people’s expectations. If they keep on doing that when will they be able to fulfill their own desire? To fall in love, to discover each other, to respect each other, to understand each other should be comprised 90% of marriage. Completing family rituals, doing regular household chores, giving birth, to maintain a good bond with the in-laws are not the essentials in a married life. Those are indeed good things which will come gradually along the course of running the family life. When these extraneous factors become more important, love dies between the couple which shouldn’t be the case.

I fell in love with the concept of the story. Marriage is a wonderful and a very strong institution which is not denied here. Preferably the foreground was to respect each other’s space, to respect each other’s dreams and aspiration and to help let each other’s other half grow as per their wish, as a result a jovial conjugal life is possible. Marriage shouldn’t be strangled with the wishes and dreams of the nearer ones but it should be more about substituting each other’s weakness with each other’s strength.

Acting by the casts were excellent. Decades later I could see Lee Min Ki on small screen which in itself pretty overwhelming. Jung So Min is one of my favourite actresses and my girl crush. She is beautiful and an utterly talented actress. I thoroughly enjoy all her work. The other actors did laudable job. Not even once I felt they were acting. They all felt real and natural.

The OSTs are really nice. With some scenes few OSTs are played accordingly which suited the mood of the scenes perfectly.

Few of the scenes are there in the drama which are my favourites. One was the conversation between Se Hee and his mother-in-law during Se Hee-Ji Ho’s wedding, another between Ji Ho and her mother during the very day and also at their house when they were conversing about Se Hee and some scenes from flashbacks of 80s which were consisted of only Ji Ho’s monologue. Also the comic reliefs of this drama are extraordinary. One moment it will engross you into something grave then immediately it will give you a good amount of laughter dose. Some of those comical moments are also my favourites.

On the whole, it is a great drama which executed the difficult, sensitive and complicated issues of relationship from various perspectives: relationship within marriage, relationship without marriage, living relationship and casual relationship. The concept was not an easy one to write. Full credit should go to the writers for their wonderful creativity of lucidly showing all kinds of romantic relations in one drama. Never seen such realistic and meaningful romcom ever before.

Guys go watch it. No regrets guaranteed.

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Quite surprised about the negative reviews but I guess it is to be expected. There is no makjang and it is hard to keep the average k drama fan interested when there is no hijinks
Full disclosure: I have been waiting 5 years to watch Seo Hyun Jin in a lead role since Mr Oh isComing( I probably will get that subbed myself)
Back to the story, a lot of retconned were used which I didn't exactly like but apart from that it was simply refreshing.
Kim Jae Wook is very popular from comments on the drama, but I am never a fan of a  daddy long legs character. His character took a bad turn but I guess that is realistic, humans are self-serving.
I loved how this story defined love: do you love the heart of the person? Do you love the person the way they are and dont try to change them?
Do you wait for your significant other or do you run to them?
I enjoyed how the hypocritical nature of humans was addressed. Humans are fickle, and that fickleness makes us perfectly flawed
On the second female lead's romance.. that was the usual fare and disappointing. It reminds me of stories in which an ugly girl has to be changed into a pretty girl by the male lead. An antithesis of the main couple. The Kazuya and Aya Omasa drama comes to mind... (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge)
It is a story for grown-ups and quite laid back
 I liked how business and writing worlds were portrayed
There is no gift without strings attached.
If you want something different you will enjoy this
And the male lead striking resemblance to the actor from Tomorrow With you is shocking

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I am writing this as HUGE fan of Shojo format dramas and anime.  It seems like the writer of the manga pulled every possible trope from this genre and put it in this story.  There are elements from Itazura na Kiss - Love in Tokyo, Hana Yori Dango, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, and even Switch Girl!! 2. While predictable it wasn't annoying over the top at all.  There is not question (from the audience) whether they love each other, its whether they figure it out or not themselves.  Highlighting the insecurities of (I was going to say young, but I know 40 yr olds who act like this) immature girls.

I recommend this one if you love Shojo,  Even if you don't because they are over the top and frustrating, because this one is ...more believable?  More real?  More current times?  All of the above.  

So pull up some tissues, your netflix remote, and watch this generations Shojo classic.

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REALLY RECOMMEND IT!!! i actually had to come back to change my ratings cause i'm still not over it  and i don't think i'll ever be. It's still the most heart touching drama I've ever seen till date. Both the seasons 1 and 2.  Obviously i chose to watch this cause i found Noh cute as hell!! but i didn't  watch it  cause i thought it might have be sad AND IT WAS!!  but i'm really glad i did cause this series has SO MUCH FEELS~  that it BROKE MAH HEART!!!! i mean  the story as well as the characters  just  grasp your heart and just leaves you awestruck throughout and most importantly you can actually feel how much Phun and Noh love each other and that's  just amazing!!!

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After watching this version , I have to say it became my favorite out of other versions ~ other viewers may or may not feel the same ..

There were some changes in the drama's storyline which made it more interesting , I think they didn't want the viewers to feel they were watching the same drama as the other two but it has a combination of both the Taiwanese and Korean version while having its own unique storyline .

What I loved the most about the Thai version was the Male Lead Character they made him more likable and much nicer than other versions , not as mean as in the K-Drama and more admirable with him being in touch with his love for the Female Lead than in the T- Drama .

About the Female Lead Character I think she was more weaker than other version but I did not hate that & I liked how she turned out in the end , the girl finally got the guts xD

Unlike the other versions , I enjoyed this more even if there were some frustrating parts in the drama but still I have watched all the episodes without skipping any because it was less dramatic , much sweeter & more logical in comparison .

I did skip episodes form other versions cause in case of T-Drama was too draggy and the story was all over & K-Drama started well but at the end became boring to me , but as I said everyone will have his own opinion in which version they will like the best .

And the ending was great I liked that they made it intimate ...

I feel if I keep writing I'll spoil the drama there's a lot of things I want to write about the things that I liked , but it will consider a spoiler :s

Anyway ... It is very clear that I enjoyed this one & I think everyone will do too ~

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