Reviews

This was one of my first dramas. It was an amazing ride, and I still rewatch everytime I get bored and miss some Shin Hye and Yong Hwa.

It is a very decent school drama. The actors are good, the couples are cute, the music is amazing and the main plot of the school musical is so good you don't want to stop watching it.

The drama tackles everything from being in love to deciding your own future, with sweetness and touching moments. The last episode has so messy last minute writing that defnitly takes some points out of it, but I don't think that very last plot before the end has that big of impact.

Overall, a very good drama.

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Just a quickie, not too spoilery review:

This was an alright movie. I was overall disappointed and had a hard time dispensing disbelief, especially over the whole a 16 year old girl and 26 year old police officer suddenly getting married and moving in together within the first day or two of meeting each other. If the movie and them had actually taken time to actually date and get to know each other and allow the parents months to consider giving their daughter away and such before getting married, then I think a lot of my problems would become irrelevant.

I personally had major problems with and felt very uncomfortable with the age difference between the characters, Kouta’s motives to marry (which aren't really explained),, and even with the parents’ thought process of just allowing their 16 year old daughter to marry and move in with him straight away.

But Kame is very, very pretty in this and the camera gave us some amazing Kame close ups (particularly of his eyes), and he gave a good performance and at one point we got Gokusen feels. Also thanks to Kame’s performance I cried at least twice xD

Also, I am all for Kame and Mahiro doing a Buddy Cop movie together after this movie, especially after that one scene they did together in this movie! Mahiro was very good in this too just as I expected! Tsuchiya herself and her acting didn’t annoy me which is good, BUT unfortunately her character was an immature train wreck.

Seriously, only watch this if you’re a fan of Kame, Mahiro and/or the manga. Otherwise I don’t think you’ll like this.

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As a fan of Kyungsoo's work, I tried not to spoil myself and went in blind, barely reading the synopsis, so I could be surprised. I had watched a bunch of the cast's enterviews about the movie when it came out, so I was expecting a summer story about dreams and friendship. What I got was a painful ride about life, feelings and growing up. I cried a lot. It hurt. The feelings are so intense, there's no way it can be anything but a 10.

The story itself isn't new, it holds that feeling of movies about youth that were a lot on TV on the afternoons when I was a kid. But, even if the story is a cliche, it was so well done and delivered that it feels kind of new.

The acting is simply superb. You laugh when they do, and you dehidrate yourself to death when they cry. The young actors showed such strong emotions you can't help but get choked up at times. It's like you are member of the group as well. Kim So Hyun and Kyungsoo were obviously the main ones, and it's easier to bond with them, since we see things through their eyes. But the other young actors did such a good job, you can't help but relate and feel whatever they're feeling too.

The OST was good and fit well in the story. Specially because the movie plays itself around a radio show, if the music was messy it certainly would not have had the same impact.

I wouldn't watch it again, simply because the movie was about the plot twist, at least for me. Now that I know what happens, I don't want to inflict that pain upon me again. But if I do need to cry, this a go-to, at any time.

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I really enjoyed this drama. There were times that I was on the edge of my seat. Also there were times that it was funny, and some cute moments as well. Even though the writing is not the best, the characters themselves were fantastic to watch.

Story-7.5/10: The plot was not the best in execution. But the characters were well written. There were parts throughout the drama that I felt was a little random. But there were moments that were very satisfying to watch. There the suspenseful scenes were well done.

Acting-9/10: This was the best part of the drama. The actors/actresses were doing their character justice. The chemistry between the cast was fantastic. I give praises to Jung Kyung Ho, Bak Hee Jin, Choi Tae Joon, Lee Sun Bin Oh Jung Se and Kim Pub Lae. They were the best characters and best acted out of them all. There were a few others, but these were the ones I paid attention to most. Bong Hee was such a strong, awesome women. She can kick some butt. Seo Joon was cute, smart but also intense(when it came down to it). Tae Ho was super intense, scary and a bit vunerable. Ji Ah was a sassy but strong character as well. Ki Joon had a great back story. He was a comedic, caring type of character. Do Pal was intense, creepy and sly character. Everytime Do Pal and/or Tae Ho were on screen, I was scared about what they would do.

Music-9/10: This was also the best aspect of this drama. What I liked about this OST was that most of it was BGMs(background/instrumental music). A lot of the this OST really set the tone of the scenes and it was in the right place each time.

Re-watch or not?: Nah. It was a roller coaster ride. Regardless of the plot, it was intense, suspenseful drama.

Overall score-8/10: You should watch this drama for the character development, the actors/actresses, and the survival type of drama.

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Want something sweet to watch on an afternoon that will make you smile? This will do.

STORY: Same as the details section but I add that she wants to draw a BL cartoon.

Total run-time: approx. 2 hours over 8 episodes, 15 minutes each; a binge-worthy series.

ACTING/CAST: Cute cast and fun to watch, especially Joo Seung Joon and Yoo Ji Wan!

MUSIC: Sorry, didn't pay attention.

REWATCH VALUE: Hell yeah! Gotta see this once more.

OVERALL: Funny, sweet, cute, hot guys, though it is short but I felt long enough to tell a fun story. I might mention there's no overt BL in this but it is suggestive enough to enjoy it. It's got a happy ending too.

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Okay, so you've maybe seen some ''yaoi'' movies. You know how some are, there can be some overacting, it can be a little rapey, there may be not a happy ending, it gets dramatic as hell and the whole world seems to be against our couple. So I was expecting something like that when I started this movie. I was pleasantly surprised :) The film is a bit slow and there's a lot of staring (serously, alot :'D), however the cinematography is beautiful as well as the music. The actors were hella good in their performance, it wasnt over the top or stiff. It could have been better, but there's not much reproach to do in that area.
The story is simple, will they fall for each other in a week? While the days pass, we see the boys getting closer and discover each other as well as themselves. That's it. It allows us, the audience, to get to know them and appreciate them as people.
I would re-watch this anytime! Give the movie a chance, I hope you like it!

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An objectively bad guilty pleasure drama that’s perfect for a cosy weekend watch

I'm perfectly well aware of the fact that I've given this show a much higher rating than it deserves. However, as it happens sometimes, this is one of those reviews that are based solely on personal enjoyment rather than merit.

You see, K2 is like this beautiful vase; it has intricately exotic designs on the outside but its inside is completely hollow and littered with cobwebs. Now, it's up to you whether you want to put it on a shelf and admire its surface beauty or you want to break it into a billion pieces and consequently end up being utterly disappointed by its stark reality. If you're a person who can momentarily cast aside rationale in the face of glitz and glamour, K2 and you would get along just fine but the moment you stop, tilt your head to the side and think; "wait a minute" all possibilities of friendship are out the door.

K2 is almost reckless in its execution, as if it reached a point where logic just didn't matter anymore. It took blatantly unrealistic happenings, a gigantic cluster of plotholes and downright ridiculous notions and attempted to create a story out of them. It's almost like the creators are poking fun at the audience as if they were idiots blanketed in foolish naivete. Events transpire without any build up, there is little to no attention to detail and honestly, it's a huge fast-paced mess.

This drama is like an arrogant brat who does whatever the fuck it wants, confident that it would be successful, still.
A woman in Iraq who's completely covered in a gown and headscarf at all times, without any second thought decides to cast aside her veil and liplock with her hero just because he suggested they should marry. The same woman is somehow extremely fluent in Korean language (even though she has lived all her life in Iraq) and Korean pop culture (even though she's in the middle of nowhere) and conveniently is killed to produce a motive for our male lead to enter the action.
A girl who's had extreme Sociophobia all her life, is suddenly very confidently striking poses with groups of people in the next second. A man who essentially hates power hungry murderers is shown to sympathize with a woman who is exactly that, if not more. There are so many handy plot devices just waiting to pop out from all sides at the very last moment in order to somehow save and prolong the show and it's all quite satirical.

But ofcourse, the smartarse that K2 is; it's completely in the know of all of its flaws and has the audacity to give justifications. The woman could speak Korean so well because she had been taught to be a translator. The girl never had Sociophobia, she just pretended because she didn't want to interact with people. The man didn't feel anything for the murderer, nope, that was just means to an end. And so, K2 commits many crimes and yet, makes sure to cover all the evidence.

The flow of the story, with all of its nonsensical and out of the blue events, is stroppy at best. Many things are left unanswered and this is the kind of production that will have you shake your head with amused exasperation at every second of its antics.
However, despite all this, for me this was a classic case of "it's so bad that it's good" and I somehow ended up thoroughly enjoying myself.

Jee Chang Wook has proved his excellent acting skills numerous of times and here too, he delivered impeccably. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't given much substance to deliver in the first place. His character is unbelievably overpowered, able to survive situations where even a super human ninja would've been obliterated. He has a butter heart, a hero complex and is very motivated to save the world one distressed damsel at a time. Combine that with JCW's natural mixture of masculinity and boyish arrogance and you get a specimen that is too good to be true. And when things are too good to be true, they mostly take a turn for the worse.
It's painfully obvious that the show is highly monetizing on his looks and name; for most of the show is him being either shirtless, flaunting his abs or doing something similarly badass to establish his "coolness". So if you're here to judge JCW's acting this is the last drama you should go to.

As far as I am concerned though, I really didn't care either way. For me, simply watching him is a pleasure, he's my ultimate bias killer and hey, if the producers want to shove mindless fanservice (involving him) down my throat, I ain't complaining.

Yoona turned out to be a pleasant surprise. She's built to play the helpless heroine who always needs saving, who trusts way too easily, cries even easier and basically creates hindrances for everyone around her. The show really tried to suppress her in every possibly way, they didn't give her character a single moment to shine and did everything they could to make her appear helpless and pathetic. However, somehow Yoona managed to turn the tables. Instead of pity, Anna garners sympathy and I would be lying if I said I wasn't rooting for her. There's an intelligence in her eyes that no matter how much of a putz she was portrayed to be, she still succeeded in speaking with the viewers and maintaining a likable character throughout.

And now comes Song Yoon ah- the heart and soul of the show. What an absolutely brilliant actress. She's one of the best k-drama antagonists; utterly ruthless and cruel and yet harboring deep vulnerabilities. She's a viciously dangerous woman and yet, pitiful at times. She's the most layered character of the show and even though she insists upon it, it's almost impossible to truly hate her.

As far as the romance is concerned, even though it's rushed and underdeveloped, there's no denying that Ji- Chang Wook can create chemistry with a garbage bag, if you let him. And if I'm being completely honest, I enjoyed the lovey dovey bits to the fullest. (Aww-ing and Ooh-ing was involved.)

So finally the question arises: If K2 on the whole, has so many shortcomings, why give it an 8.5 rating? Well, in answer to that I'll say, that I just had too much fun watching it. Plain and simple. For me, it was unadulterated amusement- sometimes at its ridiculousness and sometimes at its unabashed negligence. I anticipated every episode and was fully immersed from start to finish.

The K2 is like greasy junk food, you know it can't possibly amount to anything good but you still can't help devouring. With brilliant action scenes, beautiful visuals, entrancing music and a gorgeous cast that actually knows how to act, it is the perfect cheat meal.

Hate it or love it, you'd still end up watching it to the last episode and as far as the drama is concerned- that's a mission well accomplished.

A delectable guilty pleasure, so why not indulge?

Enjoy!

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As i call it "The ONLY drama that made me cry rivers" for endless times.
Just in case someday i got Alzheimer i want people to make me watch this drama for it has covered a big part of my life.
well to begin with reading the reviews here i respect all opinions but why people are bored with a slow flow !! they gave u details on how they TRULY fell in love how he met the friend ... hwo he lost her .. how he found her again .. how heart braking it was ... u gotta be patient for such great flow of details, u gotta love the idea that u actually feel that u grew older with them... i believe this has been one of the best slow dramas i've seen ever.
My N°1 drama more than 10 years and i'm still hooked way too hard.
everything every lil tiny detail about this drama is perfect , the story , the acting , the songs ...... absolutely everything is perfect.
the story sure is amazing ... one of the best stories in k-land ... it is a full package .. LOVE , LOYALTY , FRIENDSHIP, BROMANCE... even if u r new to the drama land .. u must check this mater piece *-* u shall not be disappointed , u will love it and cry rivers because of it.

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I'm surprised that this has a really low rating.

The story was really solid, maybe not as solid as Signal, but it definitely is at the upper tier. Some say the first half of the drama was really slow. It maybe was, however, I liked how the foundations of their love was laid at the first half. It seemed like a romance series sans sci-fi because it showed the typical married life. It maybe dull for some but I could definitely see my parents in them. Also, sex was quite a taboo in some series, so I liked it how they tackled that issue here.

The second half was where the rising action came in. The first half made a good foundation on why both of them were willing to do what they did. Not just both of them, but most of them. Most of the character developments were displayed really well, though some of them were a miss. Nonetheless, they played very minor roles so they did not exactly affect the plot that much. The second half was really fast, in a good way. The episodes transitioned seamlessly that I did not notice that it was coming to an end. I felt like the finale could have done better because the intensity from the previous episodes fell too fast. It was satisfying, though. I get to see a half hour of them together, so none of that sad love.

I actually watched it because of Lee Je Hoon (been following him after Signal) so I was surprised that I liked Shin Min Ah here. Both of them had great chemistry that, like I already said, it felt like I was watching a real couple. They were really cute. All the other characters were great as well though the chemistry between So-joon and Ki-doong were more of a brotherly/bff type than the bromance they were pushing for.

Overall, it was a really great romance series, like a breath of fresh air so it's quite surprising that it's just 8.2 because it deserves more than that. It maybe because it's a little too heavy for some people (I regretted watching it but I was already hooked) and its target audience are adults/mature so it's pretty limited. It doesn't take away its greatness. Goes to show that some gems are not appreciated by most people.

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I just completed watching Two Spirits Love and I thought I'd share some of my thoughts on it!

This story has some of the typical drama cliches that we all know and love like rich, arrogant boy meets poor, sweet girl and falls in love. But unlike many dramas it ventures into elements of supernatural and pass lives which end up entwining with the character's present lives.

Thun, played by Mario, is a successful parent-less and quite rich (if we didn't know that already his incredible house will give you an idea of how much money this guy is making) businessman who just happens to have a case of uncontrollable telekinesis. Anytime he gets mad or upset light bulbs start breaking, papers fly, and a mini storm swirls around him. You have to suspend some sense of reality when it comes to his telekinesis as this stuff happens in a board meeting in front of everyone and no one even blinks an eye about it. "Oh, boss is just having a bad day don't worry about the fact that stuff is literally flying around the room!" There's no real explanation for his powers other than the fact at some point in his life he was struck by lightening. Shrug ok? But later on his powers help him escape the villain in the story so there's that right?

Kew, the love interest in our story, is a sweet not terribly rich girl just making her way through life. I found it odd that Kew is sort of portrayed as a poor girl but her parents have this massive and quite stunning farm house. I'd consider her more middle class but again, you have to suspend reality in dramas right? None the less Kew is a strong female lead that can sometimes be a bit annoying in her stubbornness. There were times Thun was trying to protect her but she refused to even consider it was for her own good. I felt like she was making him into a bad guy when in fact he was trying to validly help her in dangerous situations.

As the story progresses, Thun and Kew meet, fall in love, and deal with their past lives coming together with their present ones. I don't want to ruin too much of the story but needless to say there are plenty of villains trying to keep them apart and they have to get through a few obstacles to get their happily ever after.

I think the story hits the floor running from the first episode and there's a bit of confusion what exactly is going on but as it progresses we gain more and insight into what is going on with Thun and his interesting "dual personality".

The supporting case lends some great comic relief to the story as they are just so damn silly at times. Kew's parents were also very refreshing and added a nice element to the story.

You have to suspend a good deal of reality with this story though and there are so many dumb things that happen you have to question whether to laugh or cry at the sheer stupidity of it all. Like the fact the villain gets away time and time again when locked up with guards. But none the less it was a very entertaining, cute, and sweet romance, The story dragged a little at the end and I felt like they showed less and less interactions with Thun and Kew which was rather sad. I have to admit I was crushingly disappointed that the two characters never once touched lips in the entire drama. It was always a kiss on the forehead or the cheek and most times Kew would fight off Thun's intention to kiss her because she was either angry or too shy.

None the less, watching Two Spirits Love was time well spent and it's made me quite the Mario and Mint fan girl. I'd love to see these two in another drama together. They bounce off each other beautifully!

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Simply the best of the 3...
1.Obsessed
2.Stay Away from Me
3.My Hero

all three are good though but this one takes the cake.
the actor who portrayed Jiang Jin Teng was AMAZING, his acting is so believable...i can't describe him good enough that my best description will still fall short...it will still be an understatement of how convinced i am on how he portrayed his role. I am not even surprised that I find him very attractive...

Shao Yi Chen was also so well played. Can I just have them both? will be rewatching this soon. So very worth it.

highly recommended.

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