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I just realized that there is US tv show going by the same name  (and obv same story line) atleast based on the 1st episode....
In regards to this show.... Its a good show but I kind of zoned out by ep 15.... good one to watch when nothing else to do. :)
The acting was quite okay.... nothing special to talk about...the story-line is unique and genuine.
If you have ever watched US hospital-centric shows.... this show does not really stand out that much though.
But overall a good enough show to spend some time and enjoy..... although there are some obvious cringe-worthy characters and scenes here and there :)

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WOW!!
I went into this drama with high hopes...and it went beyond that. I have seen over 200 dramas (Korean and Japanese) and this was by far the best drama I have ever seen. It was very well acted, Joo Won who play the main character Park Si On was by far the best choice. He portrayed his disiblity so well, that I actually believe he walked and talked like that. I cried and I laughed so much. But the only negative (Can't say due to spoilers, but it's nothing bad).
I wish that it carried on, and was a continious drama because I couldn't get enough, I WANT MORE!!! I'm in love with all the characters, and some I hated in the beginning but learned to love.
I highly recommend this drama to everyone!! I had never seen a medical drama before this and didn't think I would becuase I thought that they might be cheesy or poorly acted, and not have much relationship between patient and doctor, but this threw all my thoughts in the bin. I going to repeat myself if I go on. But honestly I recommend this to everyone, even as a starting drama, so happy I found this. I hope you all enjoy it or enjoyed it as much as I.

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Story - The story for this drama was awesome! As I have never seen a drama with this type of plot before, the second I saw it I knew it was going to be good!

Cast - I loved the cast so much! I have never seen any of the cast in anything other than this and I have officaly become a fan of all of them lol.

Rewatch - I never rewatch shows, unless its a very rare exeption, and I can tell you in a year or so I see myself definietly re watching this!    

Music - I loved the music, it wasnt overplayed and played at the right times.            

Overall - This drama is definitelty my favourite drama ever! Its fine that it doesnt have romance, I feel romance would take away from the story if it was in this drama, though I did ship Dong Cheol and Sang Mi. :3

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Now this one I would call a true classic of drama world. If you are a true kdrama fan you probably know this one or have watched this one already, if not you are in for a treat. Every Korean drama watcher should watch this drama. Not only is this a textbook drama it has a great cast starring Lee Min Ho, who is the IT boy of drama land. There is really nothing to say. The cast is awesome, the story is excellent, of course, inspired by Japanese manga. Lee Min Ho makes a fantastic Goo Jun Pyo. The music is also great. I watched this drama twice now and I'll probably watch it again. I love it. It was my first love and the drama that attracted me to this world that I am now kinda obsessed with. I may not be a big fan of Lee Min Ho anymore, but his Goo Jun Pyo made me a part of this world. You simply must watch it, whether you are a drama beginner or a drama veteran. It may be a bit cheesy but hey this is drama land and a drama simply must be a bit cheesy.

Saruman approves! Watch it!!! Watch it now!!!

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This was a drama I had heard about - or, rather, read about a lot - in the past, though at that point I really did not pay much attention to it so when I decided to watch Moon Lovers over a year later since it first came out it was on a whim (and completely blind, since I hadn't spoiled myself). I binge-watched this, by the way, in the span of 2 days and it did kill me, yes.

Cast/Acting
Beforehand I was a bit wary of this drama due to it's cast. Now, I don't judge actors and whatever kind of background they may have, but idols (or singers, for that matter) who decide to act are often either really lacking or turn out to be surprisingly talented. In this case I was extremely positively surprised by IU's acting skills!  I have never listened to her music or seen any other film/series in which she stars in, so if I hadn't known before that she was a singer I would definitely have mistaken her as a pure actress! Besides her I also genuinely loved the entire cast in this drama! The acting was superb on everyone's part and all of the characters they portrayed were just so so great and insteresting. I honestly felt like I was part of the world, which really doesn't happen that often.

Story
Story-wise this drama was a whole rollercoaster of feelings. In the beginning I thought, oh alright it's picking up the pace here we go, and then, yes, this is good! and then came the point were I believed we would get the ultimate happy end .. and suddenly the entire drama pulled a 90° turn. It made me happy, sad, giggle around due to all of the sweet scenes and cry like a baby throughout the entire 80% of the series.  Personally I'd say if someone likes romance and tragedy than this is quite a nice watch, even though there are some reeeeeeeealllly tiny moments of comedy too, though those were really nice rays of sunshine in between all of the more sad and heavy scenes.

OST
Now, the most important thing of this drama for me was it's OST. I have to admit that I often don't even pay attention to the music playing in the background of certain scenes mostly because it's just ... lacking something. But here everytime the soundtrack came on, especially - that- song (you know which if you have watched the drama) my heart stopped, because I knew  1) I'd probably start to cry again and the scene that would come on would be really impactful. While as a whole I loved the drama I still think that this soundtrack has made a juwel into a diamond. I don't normally by OST's of any kind of media, may it be film, series or similar but for Moon Lover I will make an exception because I need this music in my life.

In the end I finished this drama within two days and while I started it not expecting much it turned into the most memorable 48hours of laughcrying  I had ever the joy of torturing myself with. The story, the characters and the world as a whole grew on me so much within this short time span and I'll probably be stuck thinking about this series for a while before I can start watching another drama again. I'll definitely rewatch this, and that probably more than only just one time.

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This is a nice addition to the lovely drama Boys over flowers. It's a nice sit and talk type of show, where actors (male only, but that's okay) discuss their opinions about the characters and experiences of filming the drama. I'd recommend this piece to every Boys over flowers fan as it gives you a lovely insight in the drama and also offers more screen time for us to watch these young wonderful actors that portrayed this beloved characters. It's really short piece that you can watch in the evening and relax, before actually moving on the drama. 

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Save Me is a journey worth travelling.

Everything about Save Me is captivated, they have built up the world for the viewers to be invested in perfectly. Save Me is the type of show where every details and every information will make sense at the end. I was worried that the show will get me lost in details, but thankfully it didn't.

All the actors were phenomenal except, for me, Ok Taecyeon. I've never seen him act before, but his acting got better after the first couple episodes so that was a relief. The villain actors have done their characters so well that you can't help but hate them! And that's coming from someone who loves villain characters.

Would I rewatch it? Yes, but not soon as I need to recover and watch something tooth-achingly sweet after it.

Would I recommend it? YES! Even to people who don't watch kdrama often.

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I started this drama completely on a whim and no idea what I was in for. I went in expecting a cute rom-com that would give me some much needed relief after finishing the high intensity of Save Me. Well, I got that and a whole lot more. This drama was the best rom-com I have ever watched. It is also the funniest and has the cutest, most realistic couple I've ever seen in drama land. Each episode is a riot from start to finish. There are no boring or lagging parts that made it hard to finish each episode. No, each episode had me laughing my butt off with its over the top, ridiculous situations. The music and sound effects just add to the hilariousness of it. I binge watched this drama in three days. I could not stop watching. Each ending and opening scene enthralls you and draws you in until you're up at 5 am in the morning, eyes drooping with the need to sleep, but you just have to finish it. The intro song was perfect, as well. I always skip drama openings but this one I never did. The soundtrack was amazing and the leads were so perfect together. They've had some of the best kisses I've seen in a drama and the way they act with each other is just like a real couple. No character in this drama is just a cliche. Each is well rounded and you come to sympathize and understand them even if you've hated them throughout the drama. I've ended up liking certain characters by the end that I couldn't even stand to look at. This drama is absolutely superb and definitely goes on my top favorites list. A must watch drama that shouldn't be missed.

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Fomos envolvidos por uma seita religiosa que tortura e oprime os "fiéis"vendendo um acento no barco da salvação em troca de todo o dinheiro que o crente tenha disponível. Um dos melhores enredos que já assisti nesse mundo dos doramas. Totalmente oposto daquilo que nos mostram normalmente nos kdramas. O suspense psicológico te segura do começo ao fim. A atuação foi extremamente importante, principalmente da atriz Seo Ye Ji que foi tão criticada em outros doramas que participou. A coragem e força da personagem foi algo surpreendente. Com certeza espero uma segunda temporada, fiquei com a impressão de que logo isso será confirmado. Assistam com a mente aberta e tenham em mente que isso não foge muito da realidade atual.

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D-Day is a plot driven story.

While there is character development, and the characters do a good job portraying their various roles, the show focused largely on revealing the many sides of humanity as they face a natural disaster.

In this drama, you will see the many sides of humanity revealed:  the selfish, the survivor, the helpful, the self-sacrificial.

There are also plenty of frustrating characters bent on misunderstanding our protagonist.  And one-dimensional villains.  Sometimes I don't mind these types of antagonists but after watching so many kdramas, these types of characters get old.

As far as disaster dramas go, this is the first I've seen in a korean production and I was impressed with what was filmed given the production value.  As far as medical dramas go, this is an average drama.  There are lots of cute between the two main leads, but never progresses too far (and for good reason, they are focused on saving peoples' lives in the midst of disaster!)  Story moves along at a nice pace, could have been cut to 16 episodes though.  

Overall, a decent drama.  Watch if you want to watch disaster scenes.  If you love medical dramas, then this is okay too, but there are better ones out there.

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As a Song Joong Ki admirer, So Ji Sub lover, Hwang Jun Min fan, Kim Soo Ahn supporter and Lee Jung Hyun fanatic, I definitely had high hopes for The Battleship Island. Prior to watching, I was not exposed to Ryoo Seung Wan's films (I watched his previous works after this) so I wasn't very familiar with his style then—but after my mini-Ryoo Seung Wan marathon, this was a little underwhelming follow-up to Veteran (2015).

Kudos for the wonderful technicalities and truly recreating the real Hashima Island. As with Ryoo's works, the action scenes are impressive—particularly that of So's public bath sequence.

It's a great ensemble, spanning different generations. Hwang's obviously a veteran, one of South Korean's highest paid actions, So, a prominent drama and film actor, Song, one of the nation's sought-after Oppa, Lee, a prominent actress/singer in East Asia and Kim, a rising young actress. It's a dream cast. But the cast can only do so much.

An intriguing premise despite its nationalistic approach. But there's always been this redundancy that seems to spur out of these narratives that are set during the Japanese occupation—we've seen it in Age of Shadows, The Handmaiden, Assassination. Of course, each of these films take a different approach but it also makes me say—again?

Battleship Island lacks...depth and tension. Sure, it had its moments like So's action sequence but it just doesn't have that same spice as say, Age of Shadowswhose 30 minute train sequence moves the story AND character forward. Battleship's characters felt flat. And those with some substance—didn't make it to the end. To me, it felt too dramaticized.

As much as I have a bias for Song and So, they're probably guilty of replication. So had an character but it's not too fleshed out while Song just repeats his DOTS character—what's new from you? Hwang is okay although at times, he is too dramatic. Lee's fine too but again, intriguing but no substance. Kim's particularly better though she cries like 80% of the time.

In war films like this, character drives the film—much more than plot, at least in my opinion. You can have a simple war story but if you have boring characters—it's not enough to cut it. The ending also felt way too..unsatisfying. Sure, it's a film that shows the horrors of war but ultimately, what else?

Ryoo's use of gritty tones and spatial movements plus slick sequences reflect the mood that fit the war aesthetic are impressive though. As well as his use of music particularly to portray irony is also a plus. Also, a really unnecessary love story. Sort of love story. It sort of just didn't make sense.

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Rie Miyazawa's award-winning performance in Her Love Boils Bathwater is justified. She is the core of this film.

Her Love Boils Bathwater sets itself to be a sentimental family drama. But Ryota Nakano takes a more light-hearted approach. Instead of following a very dramatic ill-single-mother-making-her-time-worthwhile take (and it's very tempting to), he doesn't. Instead, he rallies his great cast to launch the story foreword.
And that's the film's greatest strength—its cast. Hana Sugisaki won Best Supporting Actress for her role and she proves once again that she's one of Japan's most promising young actresses perhaps taking on the footsteps of the chameleon actor, Fumi Nikaido (a personal bias).

Perhaps being Japan's entry to the Best Foreign Film list is a little bit of a stretch since the film is simplistic but heartfelt, strengthened by its cast. Its little moments and character interactions are its charm. Nakano doesn't patronize these characters—he shows them as flawed ones and as imperfect beings but what's great is how that all plays out.

The cinematography is stunning, paired with lukewarm colors yet vivid. The score truly embraces the scenes. Yes, I cried.

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I have no idea why i waited this long to watch this drama. I might have been just stupid.
Don't judge a book by it's cover and this drama proves it. This drama is the reason i started watching korean dramas and i have a new found respect for the writers and directors of this show. Thank you for making this amazing story. May be it was personal or just the flood of emotions but this is the first drama that made me wail and look at the relationship i have with my mother. The bitter-sweet crazy roller-coaster ride that life is, i don't think we can ever imagine our lives without our mother and this drama made me relive my life one episode at a moment. At one point, i actually had to wait till the next day to watch the next episode because i cried through the night.

Genre : slice of life, friendship, sisterhood, rom-com

Story : This is a drama that everyone can relate to, motherhood, love, the struggles in life, helplessness and friendship. A daughter decides to write the story of her relationship with her mother and her. The story of 6 old women and their hardships in their life. Their experiences, pride, childish fights, stubborn antics, love and adore of their children and the sacrifice that each family has to go through, this drama will make you think about how well you have lived your life and what you have learned after going through all the hardships. It makes you wonder if you have lived your life well enough or if there is still something to be achieved. A mother who dreams to be free, who misses her children but is generous and doesn't want to burden their own kids, one who is going through everything painful with a warm smile. One who is a little possessive but loves her kid and one who is a mother even if she has never had a kid but has taken a lot of responsibility with no time for herself so she decides to spend her life trying to get into university and not be ignorant. They teach us what real life is that all you need is love and a bunch of friends who would never give up on you while you get wrinkly and wait for death together.

Actors : I don't think i have the right to say anything about the actors in this drama because they are way more experienced than any i have ever seen and the realistic story has nothing i can comment on. Jo In Sung is a treat to eyes and Lee Kwang Soo sows us his almost flawless acting skills. Go Hyun Jung is amazing and plays her part really well.

Will i watch it again? Yes.
Will i recommend it to anyone? To everyone that i meet. This is a story that needs to be shared with this whole world starting with my own mother!!!!  
             

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