Com muitos defeitos (e encantos)
Por muito tempo eu considerei esse dorama o meu favorito da vida. Me lembra nariz entupido, sopa de ervilha e clima frio porque foram a circunstâncias que eu me encontrei quando assisti pela primeira vez.Que ele tem seus muitos problemas envolvendo o casal, isso não é bem novidade. Você fica querendo arranhar as paredes toda vez que a Nao é desprezada totalmente de graça. Já reassisti incontáveis vezes e, em todas, senti raiva da maneira como adaptaram o personagem do Uehara. A sensação que eu acredito que todo mundo teve/tem/vai ter com esse dorama é que todos os outros interesses românticos são mil vezes melhores que o personagem escolhido para ser o principal, que é basicamente um lixo.
Contudo, o dorama em si consegue ser muito doce e especial também se contemplado sem muito foco no casal principal. A cinematografia é simplesmente um tesouro, eu sempre me divirto. Uns efeitos que tornam a narrativa mais óbvia do que já é e uma borboletinha que sempre aparece voando pela tela quando há mudança de uma cena pra outra. Consegue ser tosco e adorável ao mesmo tempo.
Além disso, a Nao é uma das personagens femininas que eu mais gosto de todos os doramas que já assisti. Acho muito muito queridas as cenas dela com os amigos (e com a Yuri também). Depois de ter reassistindo tantas vezes aprendi a curtir mais a personagem dela e como ela contribui pra história.
Confesso que hoje em dia eu já não vejo mais Good Morning Call como o meu favorito, mas ele ainda tem e sempre vai ter um lugar muito especial no meu coração.
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A story about accepting yourself, accepting others, and personal growth.
Hometown Romance is without a doubt one of the most refreshing Thai GL series in recent years. In a genre that is often built around heavy drama, suffering, and toxic relationships, this series goes in a completely different direction. Instead of building its story around pain and endless conflict, it chooses warmth, humor, romance, and character growth, making it feel more like a story about maturity, change, and self-discovery than a classic melodrama. The series follows Si, a spoiled heiress from a wealthy family who, after losing her chance to become company president, ends up in the countryside because of a land dispute involving Klao’s family. It is there that she meets the girl who will completely change the way she sees the world. The “rich city girl ends up in the countryside” trope is not new, but the execution gives the story its own identity and a lot of heart. The series does not use this contrast only as romantic scenery — it turns it into the foundation of the characters’ development.The series does a very good job introducing the world, the conflict, and its characters. From the beginning, it is clear who Si is, why she behaves the way she does, and that her problems do not come only from her personality. The story immediately suggests that behind her impulsiveness, selfishness, and superficial view of people are past experiences, relationships, and the way she was treated by her family. The pilot also builds the contrast between Si’s world and Klao’s world extremely well — on one side there is Bangkok, full of pressure, responsibilities, and expectations, and on the other there is the peaceful countryside, built more around relationships and everyday life. The pacing is very well balanced. The story never drags, but it never rushes either. There is always something happening, while still leaving room for ordinary daily moments, character development, and relationship building. Those quieter scenes give the series its unique atmosphere and make the world feel alive. The dialogue also works very well. Especially in lighter scenes and moments of teasing between the leads, the conversations feel natural and memorable. The humor never feels forced, while the series still includes more emotional storylines when needed.
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Not my type of drama
I can accept slowburn romance drama.. example Meet Yourself..i could finish ep40 just like that n even repeat for the 2nd time. But this drama fateful love, i just couldn't accept it. The FL is so boring, the expression is almost the same for all types of emotion she tried to portray.. story development too slow n boring. I love miles wei.. but this drama i just couldn't. Bao qian!Was this review helpful to you?
Can't really recommend
Watch the first 2 episodes and then skip to the end. I have saved you so much time!FL is inconsistent and the romance is underdeveloped.
The villains end is satisfactory but still a tad unfulfilling.
I can't even say that it's just good for filling time.... It really isn't past episode 2.
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School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To
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Adorkable
Let’s dive right in.Our main characters are:
-Mr Popular, who appears to be a standard aloof and very good looking pretty boy, but who quickly turns out to be neurotic, insecure, high key jealous and clingy, and sick to the back teeth of being fawned over by girls like he’s a fucking zoo animal.
-Then we have Shy Guy, who is basically a very quiet guy who does his own thing with his nerdy friends but finds himself on his own after being assigned to a new classroom and is really not liking it, also he is neurotic, insecure, socially awkward, and very easily flustered.
High school, amirite?
Our side cast are:
-Three other boys who are also in the category of being fawned over by girls as if they’re zoo animals, but they’re handling it better than Mr Popular. They are also buddies with him and 100% on his side.
-Shy Guy’s nerdy friends who are even weirder than him, if that’s possible, who are seemingly terrified of the popular guys and all of them are mildly insane.
-Various girls who are waaaay too into the popular guys and act seriously bitchy to Shy Guy, and one girl who is actually not bitchy, just kinda sad, but we’ll take it.
-Finally: we have the older brother of one of the popular guys who is basically watching this nonsense play out and keeping an adult eye on everyone.
And so our story unfolds: The class is going on a school trip and they have to get into groups, and Shy Guy gets invited to join the group of Mr Popular and his buddies. Why? Because Mr Popular is HELLA into him and also too much of a coward to even talk to him. But what he does have going for him is that his buddies are (a) perceptive and (b) 100% ready to be his wingmen, and they’re all like, sure let’s invite this guy we’ve never spoken to before for no real reason, wink wink.
Hijinks ensue when it becomes clear on the trip that Mr Popular is constantly in danger of just forgetting where he is, grabbing Shy Guy, and snogging his face off. Shy Guy is adorably oblivious/confused, literally everyone around them questions why he’s even hanging out with the popular guys, and the usual tropes are played so hard it feels less like a nice cozy drama and more like a rugby match.
Anyway it’s all very romantic and it turns out as you expect, and it was exactly as awkward and stupid as high school should be so props to the writers for realism, I guess. It’s adorable enough to land on my rewatch list and a very solid, cute little series in its own right.
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Mature, Cozy, and Bingeable: The K-Drama That Turns Simple Moments Into Something Beautiful
"Love Scout" win the hearts through warmth, chemistry, and emotional sincerity. With In-depth Storytelling, emotionally crafted Characters, Love Scout doesn’t just walk down that well-trodden path—it completely flips the script with a refreshing gender-role reversal. Spanning an incredibly tight, filler-free narrative, Love Scout is a stunning example of how to do a mature, communicative rom-com right, it easily becomes the kind of drama that viewers keep revisiting long after it ends.What makes the drama stand out is how naturally it blends romance, comedy, friendship, and emotional growth. Instead of relying on unrealistic twists, the series focuses on relatable emotions, workplace struggles, personal dreams, and the quiet comfort of finding people who truly understand you.
The lead Pair is undoubtedly the biggest reason why Love Scout feels so addictive. Instead of the typical cold male chaebol and a fumbling female assistant, this gem gives us a fierce, workaholic female CEO and a deeply competent, emotionally mature male secretary who also happens to be a doting single father.
Han Ji-min as Kang Ji-yun: shines with warmth, emotional depth, and relatable vulnerability she is a Pitch perfect women who is so consumed by corporate hustle and survivor's guilt that she’s completely forgotten how to live a balanced life, her character feels realistic rather than overly idealized.
Lee Joon-hyuk as Yoo Eun-ho: delivers a charming and emotionally layered performance, perfectly balancing confidence, vulnerability, and quiet sincerity, he has perfected the art of Anticipating the needs of others, who reads the room perfectly and brings total emotional stability into Ji-yun’s chaotic world.
One of Love Scout’s strongest surprises is its incredibly well-written second leads. Unlike traditional rom-coms that weaponize second leads to drag out a plot, Love Scout gives its secondary characters respectful, well-rounded arcs that actually add value to the show. Their friendships, emotional growth, and individual stories make the drama feel richer and more emotionally complete.
Kim Do-hoon as Woo Jung-hoon: He is Vibrant, youthful, tech-savvy and the youngest son of a chaebol family, who has unrequited feelings towards Kang Ji-Yun which were handled with Dignity which is satisfying to watch
Kim Yoon-hye as Jung Soo-hyun: She is a breath of Fresh air and the script allows he to be multi-dimensional with her own storyline. She is a Picture book writer, single mom, Eun-ho parenting ally.
The True Scene Stealer: Special Applause to the Child Artists Byeol and Seo Jun who add certain Sweetness to the storyline and they manages to bring out the best in everyone, and servers as the true emotional anchor of the series and makes for some of the sweetest, most viral scenes in the entire show.
Final Verdict: It's a Perfect blend comfort, romance, and emotional warmth, with excellent performances from both the lead and supporting cast, natural chemistry, emotionally grounded storytelling, beautiful cinematography, and a soothing soundtrack, the drama delivers a warm viewing experience that stays with viewers long after the ending.
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That’s… that’s a lot of sex
The setting: a corporate office where they are waaaaay too careful not to talk about what the company actually does or makes, but apparently it does make some kind of physical product. Who knows. They talk about reports a lot IDK.The first main character guy is the Puppy. I have named him as such because he is either an excitable puppy or a puppy that has just been kicked. He is maaaaaybe in two minds about the whole gay thing still kinda figuring himself out. He is also the new intern at said nameless company.
The second main character is the cliche tall-dark-handsome with a side order of communicating almost entirely in nods and grunts. HUGE bisexual energy. Gives the constant impression that he is all done with this bullshit, get off his lawn before he gets the rake.
Now, what this series has going for it is the side characters, which are numerous.
We have:
-the boss’s son, who is the Puppy’s bestie and treats him like a little brother.
-Grunty’s colleague, a guy with an uncanny resemblance to Link from Legend of Zelda, who has a weird situationship with the boss’s son where they flirt a lot and have sex and generally be uncommunicative idiots.
-the office gossips, consisting of a flaming gay stereotype and his female enabler.
-a pair of high powered executive lesbians.
Our story unfolds when the Puppy gets started at the company and he immediately gets aggro with Grunty, because Grunty dislikes younger guys and picks on them as a form of social interaction instead of, y’know, conversation.
But, see, the Puppy and Grunty have a history, okay, and that history consists of one mutual jerk off session and a blow job in the back of Grunty’s giant SUV.
Why did they do this? Who thought this was a good idea? Are either of them actually gay? Don’t ask those questions, the answers are very dumb.
Basically what gets this train wreck moving is Grunty offering to become the Puppy’s friend-with-benefits in order for the Puppy to, and I quote, “get better at doing sex”.
We shall not comment on Grunty’s enthusiasm on having sex with a guy who is supposedly bad at it. Again, don’t ask those questions, the answers and everyone involved is an idiot.
This series is a bunch of insane office nonsense broken up by limited amounts of drama and an excessive amount of sex scenes, and much as I appreciate their commitment to the whole thing, holy goddamn that is a lot of sex.
Anyhoo: highlights include the high powered corporate lesbians going from propositioning to full on screwing on top of the nearest desk within 30 seconds, so at least you can’t fault their efficiency. It is, however, ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS because it’s clear the poor film crew have no idea how lesbians have sex and they are just trying their best without showing any boobs or butts.
Other highlights include Grunty getting a full on “You Suck” speech from the Puppy at one point, which completely breaks him and it’s just a very satisfying moment because he’s been an asshole up to this point.
As always, the drama is pretty good, the acting is better than it has any right to be, there are some funny moments that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I can confirm the sex scenes are indeed hawt. Yes it’s called “My Stubborn”, but who or what is being stubborn is left as an exercise for the viewer. If it’s on your rewatch list and you’re not lying to yourself, it’s entirely because of the very sexy people kissing each other enthusiastically - and that’s okay.
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They promised 'Nirvana' but delivered NONSENSE
Littlespoiler ~~~Let me save you some precious time 🕐. If you’re thinking of picking this drama, know this... it’s a long, exhausting 40-hour slog that ends with the male lead dying for absolutely nothing. Watch at your own risk. You’ve been warned..Now!my main issue...The female lead falls for a guy who literally tries to kill her. Multiple times. Poisons, weapons, the full package. And yet, she suddenly gets all buddy-buddy with him because… his “upright nature” turned her on 😒😒😒 Girl ..he showed zero mercy. Did you just forget all those murder attempt ...???? I couldn’t wrap my head around it
Then there’s the Yuelou mess. I n what universe does a border state keep getting exploited while its citizens still fight for a king who messes up everyone’s lives? In real history, border states hold all the leverage ~~~~ trade routes, special privileges, you name it. But here !! Just endless manipulation.
And the king himself~~~what a disaster. He’s managed to tick off everyone ;; the ML, his own ex (who wants his head), multiple generals ready to rebel, the FL (for family tragedy), and even his own son. Yet somehow, with just a handful of people and hollow threats, he keeps everything under control. No serious army, just imperial guards. Sorry, but I’m not buying it. So many unconvincing, boring moments. 😮💨😮💨😮💨
As for the cast... Ren and Landy did okay. Their roles started off spontaneous but fizzled into meh. Chemistry existed but was never explored by the writer. Side characters were just… there. They did their job.
Honestly? Nothing else worth mentioning. Save yourself the headache. ✌️
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Best of the series
This drama was SO long it felt unnecessary, I also feel this one focused more on the parents than anything which was ok I guess but I felt like I didnt get much time with the neighborhood kids. Once again who I wanted her to end up with didn't happen... The chemistry between deoksun and jeonghwan was undeniable and I was rooting for them since the beginning. It couldv'e been something so great if jeonghwan wasn't so self sacrificing. I really liked deoksun as a character and thought she was really sweet. Jeonghwan was great too but I wish he just admitted his feelings straightforward to deoksun. I also hate how they never even mentioned him in the future like what even happened to him ? Taek was ok... again with a male character who can't take care of himself it's just a pet peeve and made me not really like him. But he had cute moments with deoksun thats the only thing that made me ok with this. I also hated bora oh my gosh... she was so annoying and I will never understand how sunwoo likes her. She was just rude, I understand this is like a korean sister thing but chill out for real. She only got better at the end of the show. Besides that I enjoyed everyone else and thought it was a pretty good show.Was this review helpful to you?
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Better than 97
Alright I have to admit this one was a bit better than 97. I did like Najung as a character and she didn't annoy me as much as the lead from the previous season. I guess I can understand why she likes trash but I would've preferred her with chllbong. This drama really strung out the husband mystery though it felt like as it got close to the end they just kept playing in my face lol. I'm disappointed with the ending and how chillbong just randomly fell in love with his wife when they bumped into each other? I just loved the way he treated najung albeit I know he isn't perfect, he had his moments of lying that shouldn't have happened. Then trash... mostly the reason why I can't get the reason why she liked him is the fact that they made him seem so stupid and incapable of taking care of himself. That just turned me all the way off from him I hate characters with that persona.Was this review helpful to you?
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Not what I expected
So way back in the beginning when I hadn't watched Kdramas I've heard that this series was always recommended and just favored over all. I have to say after watching all 3 my expectations weren't met. Well I'll keep this brief, I think female lead did amazing in acting in her role she truly annoyed me so much during this show lol. I do appreciate the nostalgic feel this series gives as well. Besides that I was going to have a HUGE problem with the romance if it ended up being the older brother... I found that so ridiculous that he was an option and almost didn't continue watching this show. I do like the mystery husband thing and trying to figure it out but ultimately I didn't feel attached to any of the characters to be honest. I didn't care much about anyone or what happened to them but definitely just didnt want the main female lead to end up with the creepy older brother...Was this review helpful to you?
One of my favourite kdramas
I can watch this drama over and over again!I love the music selection they have in this show. When Park Bo Young carried Park Hyun Sik and the whitney song "I will always love you" came on I was laughing so loud!!! I could watch that scene for hours! The on screen chemistry between them is off the charts! I also like the 2nd ML's character as well.
This really is a must watch and I think the epitome of kdrama comedy!
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Suho and Sieun reunion was disappointing
After watching both S1 and S2, I prefer the storyline in S1 more. S2 however had the BEST cast!!! The storyline just wasn't really believable.I did enjoy watching this and like most ppl my favourite character was Geum Seong Je which was immaculately played by Lee Jun Young!!
The reunion of Suho and Sieun was extremely anti-climatic. I was expecting a warmer reception but they just stood there apart acting so non chalant towards each other. The guy has been in a coma for who knows how long. You visit him every day and when he finally wakes up... come on. That's just my opinion.
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Great show! wished there were more episodes
The story line for this is really good. It's very relatable and not your usual run of the mill HS series. The actors did a great job and while everyone hates Beom Seok's character, I do feel bad for him. He had such a rough life and was so lost. Hong Kyung did such a great job in this role!!This was the first show I watched Park Ji Hoon in and he's an amazing actor! I don't think he gets enough credit and should be way more famous!!
The villian (RIP Na Chul) was extremely entertaining to watch and he was probably my favorite character in this show.
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