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The premise of Fight My Way is so unique! Finally, there is a show about the Quarter Life Crisis. This drama follows the lives of four childhood friends that are now in there late twenties. This Fantastic Four find themselves down of their luck in both love and work. Fight My Way is an adorable Best Friends to Lovers drama.

Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won make such adorable leads. Both of them do a very good job playing out their roles where love lies right below the surface.

I feel that this drama focused way too much on the secondary leads story. I really felt little love for both Ahn Jae Hong and Song Ha Yoon's characters. I found their story detracting time from the lead couple.

This drama has such a fresh start when it focuses on the leads and their struggles in finding their way in the world. As the show continues, it starts to settle into a more traditional love story. As well toward the end of the drama, it throws in a lot more angst. While I found the disagreement about Seo Joon's character's career path, the birth mystery was really evocative and touching ...

Fight My Way was a good watch. The fresh start is a must watch. I did notice that as the drama started to settle into the typical tropes, I found that it got a little bogged down.

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I love this so much, honestly, i think this is better than any other western bl story that i've watched cuz it is really really really really cute and kinda funny, and Phana is really cool tho (ARGH). Just from watching this series, i can't even get the story out of my own mind for several days (lol)

The ost match the series very much. “Just to Be the Last Person Whom You Think Of" (Kae Dai Bpen Kon Soot Tai Tee Tur Kit Teung)” by Pause (FYI)
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SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THAT THERE WILL BE THE SECOND SEASON?!
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cuz i'm dying just for imagining how the second season will be aired

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The plot is pretty interesting, however, the acting is not the greatest. It isn't necessarily that the casting was bad, but there were a lot of scenes where the cast didn't do well on the lines and such. In my opinion, it wasn't worth my time. The attractive cast drew me in and kept me watching, but in the end, their appearances weren't enough. I felt Leo (Yuwen You Tian) was the strongest actor as he delivered some heavily emotional scenes, while many of the other actors didn't demonstrate a lot of acting ability. Basically, the biggest problem with this series is the acting. If you can look past that, then definitely check out the first few episodes. If you're like me though, and you can't stand bad acting, don't bother watching this.

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As the new Ji Chang Wook Drama, Suspicious Partner had big shoes to fill. Ever since Healer, fans seem to be waiting for another epic drama that will sweep them off their feet. Suspicious Partner from the get go had all the makings of a great drama: a great cast, a respected producer and an interesting premise.

This drama has such a good start. The chemistry between the leads was perfection. Watching Noh Ji Wook get drawn into always aiding the helpless Eun Bong Hee was so endearing. As this couple is forced to live and work together, their relationship drives the drama forward.

So it shouldn't be surprising that when the relationship between Ji Wook and Bong Hee hit the breaks so does the momentum of the show. During the last third of the show, the noble idiocy runs rampant. As always this is supposed to show depth and character development, but it just kinda falls flat. I just wanted to see my OTP back together again.

The suspense portion of the story could have offered more. Throughout the drama, there is a main murder mystery that weaves its way in and out of the story. Dong Ha does a very good job as the main antagonist. His interaction with Ji Chang Wook is very compelling. It seemed like whenever the tensions were high between these two, viewer ratings saw a spike. This arc is supplemented by short one to two episode vignettes that do little for the overall story. Personally, I think these one off cases, distract from the main story and delude the tightness of the plot. The time taken to spend of these little cases took time away from answering questions about the main story.

This drama's best selling point is its cast. Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyun do amazing jobs portraying the main leads. In addition, the dynamic of the supporting characters was so entertaining and funny. Noh Ji Wook's firm consisting of Bong Hee, Eun Hyuk, Chief Bang and CEO Byun kept me in stitches. Their regular office banter was a highlight of the show.

Overall, I really enjoyed this drama. I do feel that there is a lot of untapped potential, but the characters are too endearing to pass up. This show is a pretty light and breezy watch. I did enjoy the 30 minute episode framework. It made this show very watchable. If you do hit a bit of snag in the last third, I recommend you stick with it, since the ending is very cute.

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I was a little apprehensive when reading the launch stories for this series. Being touted as "from the producers of Hormones" I was expecting another teen bop kind of drama. Don't get me wrong: Hormones has its place as an amazing piece of work, but, in the end, it's just another teen story.
Boy was I wrong.
The teasers all showed sport and excitement. Could the final product live up to that hype?

The good:
The actors are amazing! The sportsmanship, the comradery, the brothership all felt through their performances!
The stunts were totally believable! Sports can be dangerous, but these actors were actually in the action!
The action! Wow! From the opening scene there never was a slow moment!

The epic:
That soundtrack! Those emotional songs! Perfection!
The characters! Well rounded as 8 episodes can make them! They did not feel flat! Just the amount of background to set up their issues! Even the background characters become part of the team, they don't feel like fillers.
The story! Wow! Clearly set-up, well executed. Never left the audience wanting!
The creative use of the camera to create tension, slow motion, zooms! Superb! The director (can't remember his name) has produced amazing work in the past and it shows here!

All in all an amazing story, if short. Takes Thai Drama to another level and in another direction! Great start to the rest of Project S!

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This is one of the best medical dramas I've seen, very realistic and all about learning and growing. The genre says "romance" but there isn't any, there may be people you ship and "imagine" they get together lol, but this drama doesn't go that far. It's like another commenter said "it seems more like a "prelude" to another part." - and I agree, it seems that way I believe b/c this drama is centered around interns who are learning and growing under a traumatology chief doctor. They are in the beginning stages of their career. It's not a drama based on solidified doctors, but on the ones training to be doctors. You will see the mistakes and learning steps of all the interns and their growth under a great doctor.

Cast: Lee Sun Kyun as Lee Min Woo, a man who decides to be a real doctor when he encounters a traumatic experience where he wasn't skilled in. He goes under the guidance of Choi In Hyuk who shows him the path of a true and caring doctor. He's very empathetic and caring - he has a big heart and is also a bit foolish, charming and thinks with his emotions.
Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Jae In, she is the hospital chairman's granddaughter, but she keeps this a secret from everyone so she doesn't get treated special. She likes to be like everyone else and also takes great care in learning about the "why's" of surgery and the complications that can happen and why such procedures are required. She is smart and wise and thinks rationally.
Lee Sung Min as Choi In Hyuk, he is a traumatology doctor who specializes in emergency procedures, he is also the outcast professor/doctor of this particular hospital. B/c he takes on risky operations and does costly operations, he's grown the dislike of his fellow colleagues. I found him to be very wise and knowledgeable with a very warm and caring heart. (If I was training to be a doctor, I'd want to be under his guidance).
There are 2 other interns who I enjoyed watching, one always brought the "big news" Ji Il Joo and the other was a more collected intern Kim Sa Kwon - they added a bit of humor to the show.

The OST was all very nice (I included the songs in the comments section).

I personally would re-watch this drama again when time allows.
I'd recommend it to medical drama lovers.

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Characters/Actors:

Main Characters- The main characters seemed to be more of flat characters, which means they do not really change through out the story, instead of a round character, a person who does change through out the story; and what I mean by all this, after a certain point in the story the main characters stopped growing, learning new things about themselves and others.

Some of the actors/actresses suited their roles well and others did not, but they all did a fantastic job.

Supporting Roles- The supporting roles showed more of a change than the main leads. I enjoyed their back story more.

It seemed all of the actors/actress suited their role they were giving.

Overall- I would give this category a 9.0 I did get really emotionally attached to each character.

Story line:

The story line became rather boring and predictable after a while. The romance was almost non-existent, but the overall comedy filled in for that.

Overall- I would give this section a 6.5, the story became predictable. I did enjoy watching the medical aspect of the story

Music:

The music fit perfectly for each scene, it gave the scenes more of an intense feeling.

Overall- I would give this section 8.5, there is nothing much to complain about this section.

Would I re-watch this? Probably not, because it seemed more like a one time watch. Would I recommend this to other people? Yes, because it did keep me binging it for three days.

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Not having read the manga, but having already watched a respectable number of manga movies from Japan, I can definitely say that this one is one of the good ones. The story is interesting, with the girl who looks like a horror movie character actually nailing it when it came to look scary when looking at others. The actress did a great job portraying the girl as innocent and shy, though she, sometimes, seemed to have difficulties expressing herself to the point where she hardy talked, and that was kind of tiring after a while. The rest of the cast did a great job as well. The story, in addition, focuses more on the friendship factor and less on the romance. That's nice and refreshing, but, the ending was disappointing, as, at least for me, it needed a better conclusion or a few minutes more. Other than that, it was an enjoyable movie.

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Story: The story is great! Why? Because it is an every day story. There is no rich chaebol and poor girl thing, no forced marriage or anything. Yes, we have the childhood friends who fall for each other, but it's really "just" a friendship in the beginning and it evolves very naturally into love. In the beginning I found the story of the second couple a little annoying, but it was one of my favourite parts in the end. The only "bad point" is that I'm still asking myself why Dong Man's ex played such an important role in the beginning but then kind of vanished from their lives (although she was just living next door in the end).

Acting: It was great acting through and through. Enough said!

Music: Not annoying, suitable and there when needed.

Rewatch Value: I will definitely rewatch this at some point in time!

I really had to make myself watch the first 4 or 5 episodes as I didn't get hooked to it immediately. But once I got addicted I couldn't wait for the next episode to come. But, although of this "slow" start and the logical gap regarding Dong Man's ex (at least for me) this drama deserves a full 10 because it is quite realistic and therefore so different from a lot of other dramas!

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To be honest I liked the Korean Version a lot more. (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo) I really enjoyed the first episodes of this drama but felt the middle part was boring and dragging and some things that happened really bothered me. I wont go into details or I would have to give you spoilers.

The one thing I liked about this one better compared to the Korean version is the ending. If you watched Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo you know how it ends and if you didnt, well, one of the tags is Tragedy so you can guess. This one has a happy ending, which I liked, I just felt that they should have put more effort and time in it. I felt the ending was rushed compared to every other plot in the drama that took forever and felt really draggy.

I enjoyed parts of this drama and thought the ending was better compared to Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo but I had to skip a lot of scenes as I felt bored which I dont think ever happened while watching the Korean version. For that reason I cant give this drama a better rating. I will probably never watch it again, it was a one time watch for me, while I will probably watch Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo again in the future, although I already know how much I hated the ending.

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I typically don't post reviews until I have seen the entire drama, but I felt like potential viewers need to know that the description is really really inaccurate to what's going on in this web-drama. Honestly, I don't even 100% know myself what is going on. I went in expecting something cute and fluffy, and instead the first 2 episodes contained mostly plot-fillers...? I just felt like I was wasting my time, and I dropped it half-way through the second episode after skipping through to see if anything interesting was going to happen - spoiler alert, nothing interesting happened :(

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