Reviews

Daebak! This drama is so amazing. This drama explains the genre ROMCOM. One of the most realistic drama ive ever seen. From the characters down to the OSTs were amazing.
ACTING. Superb! One of the best actors, Ji Won and Seo Joon. The portrayal of characters were just realistic. Everybody can relate it particularly Sun Hee and Joo Man's relationship that faces challenges which is relatable to all couples out there.
STORY. I think the story was good. It has no darkness in it, it were just light and fluffy with some main lead's parent issues. I love how it was written, i got a lots of quotes in their dialogues.
OST. It was pleasant to hear their Osts, i downloaded some of it.
I JUST FINISHED THIS YESTERDAY. IM GONNA REWATCH IT NOW.

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I'm so sad that this drama had to end. This drama is one of my favorites!

This drama started out so good, and as it progressed, it is always consistent and ended out well, & I am so happy for it.

What I love about this drama is that it is not just all about those two couples with their cute and romantic scenes, but it is also all about not giving up on your dreams and you can reach it despite of people letting you down because of your education and financial status. This drama is giving you lessons in life, and I like that.

Thank you for adding some epilogues and prologues in some episodes that gives us idea about the main characters' backgrounds.

There are no fillers, every scene is so interesting! Both of the couples have chemistry that is so amazing and I could jump up and down & shipping those couples in real life. I just love every scenes and those unexpected twists that you can't get bored of it.

I am so glad that every person who are rude to Ae Ra, Dong Man and Sul Hee get what they deserved. HA! That's what you all get. Suckers. (LOL!)

I was scared that it will be rushed on the last 2 episodes because of so many problems during the 14th episode. But thank goodness every problem was solved well. I just wished that they could've made it a bit... longer. Like 4 more episodes or just 2, just for the normal pacing of the plot. That's why I gave 9.5 on story. I wanted to see a bit more. Just a little bit.

This drama gave me mixed emotions. Happiness, sadness, anger, tension & laughter. Even all of you can feel this while watching the episodes.

Drama, Romance, Family, Action & Comedy. These genres in the drama are like a well cooked meal, they are the right spices for it and it is well balanced.

The OST is so good. The music really fits on the drama and it is really cute. Some songs have like those 70s or 80s (I don't know) vibe into it, and I am loving it!

Overall, the drama is AMAZING!

I am not much of a re-watcher but I'll definitely re-watch it if I'm not that busy with life. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS DRAMA! Going to miss this.

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If you're like me and love kickass ladies getting their action on, you will love this drama. If in addition to that you also like twisty revenge plots you're in for a hell of a treat.

The plot is fairly basic when it comes down to it, but the writing is tight enough that you don't feel bored or as if characters shouldn't act like this because no human acts like that. Since this involves police work I have to say it's the typical tv approach to police work that doesn't seem realistic or ethical in the slightest, but the characters and actors are compelling enough to make it work.

Lee Shi Young and Kim Young Kwang were fantastic as the two leads, you really feel for their pain and desire to get the justice that was denied them before. Kim Young Kwang especially stands out as playing someone who has to be slimy and borderline evil to reach his goals but we are given more than enough time to still be able to sympathise.

Key and Kim Seul Gi are the two bright lights in this, providing badly needed levity and cuteness to balance out the dark overtones the plot could drown in.

Solomon Park is another standout for reasons you will see very quickly, so props to him and I hope to see him in more now.

The writing and directing/editing is tight for the most part, but I did get tired of the constant flashbacks, recontextualising a scene we had already seen. If it had happened a couple of times it would have been fine, but it felt overused, especially at the end and I felt jerked around as a viewer, because although it kept the plot from getting easily predictable it also always pulled the rug from under me because every assumption I made as a viewer was wrong because I was only given half the information while the characters had more.

I don't mind the way the show ended but it felt like there were a couple of things the show didn't answer and there was definite sequel bait in the last episode that feels wrong if we're not getting a second season.

The action itself was great though and there is a lot of that and Lee Shi Young was really committed to this role which demanded a lot of physical work from her so kudos for that.

The music was okay, nothing stands out particularly, but on the other hand they didn't overuse their theme songs like so many other shows did or do (*cough*Healer*cough*).

All in all a very good show with a few flaws that keep me from giving it an even higher score.

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Ok, so I gave the cast/acting a high rating since I thought that they did the roles that they were given pretty well, however the roles that they were given was what I drew issue with, but I'll talk more about it later. The music also was not memorable, but it fit the type of lakorn that this series is.

Now, for my actual review. I thought that the first 4 episodes were pretty good. Innocent girl meets childhood friend turned playboy and they fall in love. Nothing too wrong with that if a bit cliche. However, after that, their relationship put up way too many red flags. I do not like that this type of relationship is being romanticized, and to anyone watching it, know that it isn't good and people in these relationships should seek out help. It is absolutely disturbing to watch him get excused literally seconds later when he almost raped her. This is just all types of wrong. Even in the first 4 episodes where I was more forgiving since I branded it as their own way of flirting, there were red flags of an unhealthy relationship.

Rewatch: I wish I could give it a 0 since I would never watch it again.

**This is the first review I've written on MDL, and it's because I'm legitimately livid after watching this. I marathoned it all at once, and, starting from episode 5, I was shouting and cursing at my screen.

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This is my completely biased review, but I love this movie. I watched it on a plane to China, and everything, from the story to the characters to the visuals and music, arrested my attention- personally, I like watching food shows, so that was most of the reason I clicked on this drama, but the characters quickly became my favorite part of the movie. My only complaint is that it's too short! It's not that original an idea, and it's not that shocking of an execution, but between the visuals and the characters' interactions, I think you'd be hard-pressed to say this movie moves slowly or isn't interesting. It's definitely worth a watch, even if you're just looking to kill an hour and a half!

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This is my first ongoing Kdrama that really makes me very emotional after watch every episodes....

This drama makes me willing to stay up very late every Mon-Tue just to see the new episode... in raw! I saved many of cute sweet scenes in my instagram and almost everyday I google keyword "Fight For My Way" to find out if there's any new news/BTS/anything related to this drama. Even I make a twitter only to see the #FightForMyWay and repost many of it. Thanks FFMW to make me now become a crazy fan :D

Actually, at first when I saw the "ddamdajo" teaser, I was thinking that it will be just another usual RomCom. But then when I watched the first episode, it was a mind blowing. It was so hilarious yet so adorable. The chemistry between Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won is incredibly outstanding since very beginning! Previously I'm not a fan of Park Seo Joon even I didn't care about his instagram whatsoever while I'm already a fan of Kim Ji Won after watching her bold acting in DOTS, but now I'm fangirling Park Seo Joon after seeing his acting in FFMW.

The story itself is very refreshing. It is very light. It is very... real. It is about dream, friendship, family, and love. It is about how you live your life. How you seize your day. DongMan and AeRa teach you how to stay strong and be brave in overcoming your problem. The dialogue are smart and punch my heart.

The plot is roller coaster, the writer is really smart to play with your emotion. You can find anything in this drama. You can find the funny scene which can make you laugh out loud, the sweet scene which can make you grin from ear to ear, the mystery scene which can make you hard to sleep thinking about it, the heartbreaking scene which can make you want to shoot and burn the writer (especially in the last two episodes, it was such a cliffhanger and i think something is missing here, you know what i mean writer-nim!). All in here, it's a complete package.

The music... oh how can I say... I played Kassy-Good Morning almost 100 times a day. I have playlist in my phone which only have list of 3 songs of FFMW and I played it a whole day in repeat. It includes the happy song from BtoB-Ambiguos and Ryu Ji Hyun-Night is Gone Again. And I also love the comedy back sound in every funny scenes. Especially when they did the agyeo scene!

It is very worth to rewatch this drama. I found myself rewatching more than 3 times for every episode because every scene still can make my heart beat faster.

Overall, I LOVE THIS DRAMA
this drama is very recommended for you who really want to enjoy warmhearted Kdrama with realistic plot. No fantasy with over hallucination, no politic with over scary thriller.

Now the drama is ending. Nooo... I'm in withdrawal stage :(
I feel like something gone from my heart. I'm gonna miss the Fantastic Four for sure :')

I hope KBS wants to spoil us with special episodes and more BTS/NG cut *fingercrossed*. And I hope Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won have a photo shoot, get a Couple Award and get married in the real! :D

Once again, thank you FFMW for enlighten my days, appreciate all of actor & crew's hardwork, such a masterpiece... Saranghae~ Kamsahamnida~

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I love this drama. If you want to watch a drama but don't really have much time to invest in it, this is a pretty good alternative. Although it is 20 episodes, each episode is only 30 minutes long. Usually when they're short dramas, it feels like the story gets rushed in the end. I didn't think that was the case with this one.

THE STORY
A bratty actress finds herself transported to ancient times where she meets a guy who is the complete opposite of everything she wanted. It reminded me of The Queen & I where the girl is from modern times and the guy is from years in the past.

THE CAST
Everybody did a great job. The chemistry between Jonghyun and Seungyeon were on point. And hearing about them being in We Got Married made me want to watch the episodes. I ship these two now. They're so cute together. The other characters were great too. Even the supporting casts.

THE MUSIC
The music is why this wasn't a perfect 10 for me. It didn't really have enough songs to be memorable.

REWATCH VALUE
I will definitely re-watch this. So good.

OVERALL
My final rating is 9.5. I totally recommend this.

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This is my first super long lakorn! Most dramas I watch are no longer than 1 hour. When I first started watching episode one I'm not gonna lie it took me 2 nights to finish because I felt it was a bit slow and extremely dragging like "what the heck can be going on for 1 hour 50 mins" lol. By the time the first episode ended I was hooked. It was a story I'd never come across before so I was quite intrigued by where the storyline would end up going. The main leads were absolutely amazing, their chemistry was amazing. Unfortunately there had to be annoying characters but this one took the bloody biscuit. At times I felt like and did forward but not much. I loved watching them film scenes from their own lakorn which did feel a tiny bit weird but I adjusted.

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I fell in love with Yaya after watching her in Kluen Cheewit so I thought I would check out her other dramas and this one popped out the most to me. The main couple have amazing chemistry, you can really feel the love. I think all the cast did an amazing job. Towards the middle it did start to stress me out a little cos of constant misunderstandings. There are some parts I felt were in bad taste (without spoiling) but that's just due to my own personal experience. I loved, loved, loved the music. :) will definitely be looking out for more dramas with the two mains in them together.

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I think the overall theme for this drama is "What are you willing to do to get justice? What lines will you cross to get your revenge? How far are you letting your grief drive you?"

And in that way the drama tells a phenomenal story. Although I wasn't hooked by its first episodes right away, I grew to love it to bits even though the basic summary doesn't differ much from other revenge dramas.

What makes this so special are its characters and the construction of their stories - and the bond between them. Like the plot is built up in layers, so are its partakers. Every detail is played out so well that you're stunned when you reminisce about it. It makes you excited to watch each twist unfold, to guess and to see whether your predictions come true or not. And it never lets you rest. Each turn of events is shocking, moves you to tears or riles up your emotions to an unknown degree.

What I loved so much in the acting of the characters were those subtle, tiny expressions, almost too small to notice but you DO notice them. There is no one who is truly good or bad. Everyone has their flaws and inner fights and struggles, and sometimes the selfish desire wins over. It shows how good this drama is, that it makes you focus automatically, so you won't miss anything. One big strength of this drama is that it makes you try to imagine to be in their shoes. You might think that you will never extort to their lengths and methods but deep down you have to admit that you can't be hundred percent clear about that either. Human instincts are one big mystery and only if you face such situations yourself, you'll learn some new truths about yourself.

Thinking of the cast makes me seriously happy because everyone, and I mean everyone, did such a good job with each and every role they were given. It made you enjoy all their interactions, either good or bad. A big shout-out at the young teenage actors, too, because they were utterly amazing! Also one of the best villains I've seen in a drama. I always prefer the calm, smart ones over the impulsive stereotypes they use so often. And Lookout has one intriguing badass whose gaze gives you the chills because he's just so incalculable. He's like fog where you can't see far enough.

Though all of them were amazing, the one who gets the biggest bouquet of flowers is Kim Young Kwang. He is simply surpassing every role he's done so far. His character was so well written and his performance was mind-blowing. And I'm not even exaggerating. He played Jang Do Han with such perfection and perception that I can't wait to see more of his acting in future roles with likewise impressive characters. I don't even want to talk about this too much, just watch it yourself and let yourself be mesmerized.

Also, Lee Shi Young. I was five minutes into the drama, and she already knocked me off my socks. She's such a badass female lead who makes you root for her almost all the way through. She is strong and no matter what happens stays to her beliefs. And although it might become a lonely fight, she never willingly depends on others but takes matters in her own hand.

I did have some issues with the last episodes which is why I can't give this drama a full 10. But I was still very satisfied with its wrap up, and to know that it's over now, makes me shed a tear or two.

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I'm so in love with Dong Man and Ae Ra! I would watch this show again and again and again. There doesn't seem to be much of a plot in this show at first, but the story is more character driven. And the characters are relatable and real. I have my favorite supernatural dramas out there, but this has become my new favorite rom-com.

Park Seo Joon was not on my radar before this show. I thought I disliked him after watching She Was Pretty, but after starting this I want to see everything he's in. Kim Ji Won is super adorable as Ae Ra as well. The actors did a great job holding the romantic tension -- I was wound tighter than a drum waiting for them to get together. And when they finally did, it was magical! The show treated us to lots of skinship and I gobbled it up like a Thanksgiving feast. I had nothing but heart eyes for our main couple.

Our second leads did a good job as well, although they had a different trajectory than the main couple. There are completely different feelings for their romance. The other side characters were well played, and as always, Kim Sung Oh makes a great supporting cast member.

I have relatively few criticisms for this show. It is what it is - a romantic comedy with a little drama to keep things interesting and move the storyline along. The show did its thing well and I was along for the ride every step of the way, anxiously awaiting new episodes every week, and am feeling quite sad to let Dong Man and Ae Ra go so soon. If you love a good romance, this is your crack. :)

Re-watch? Already started.... :)

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