Reviews

What is Korea?

Can I use spoilers for a review of a true story? I will try not to because I saw the movie in complete ignorance and i was 100% engaged in the story thankful that i didn't know what will happen next. That made the viewing of the movie much better. After watching the movie i checked some facts and it turns out that the movie is very faithful to the true events.

This is a sports drama at its best. There are many inspirational stories but this is one of the best I saw. It shows a sporting spirit and also a Korean spirit, so in t he end, this is very patriotic movie. At the time when Korea was not even recognized in the world, a few individuals were fighting for Korean pride with sport. That shows that sport is not only a virtue in itself but it is also a means to connect people and a great ambassador in the world.
PS. I am also from a small country but every time i visited Korea people connected me with the famous athletes from my country. Well i should learn more about Korean athletes also. So thank you movie for teaching me a valuable lesson and showing me once again what is Korea.

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An Engaging No Brainer!

It was sheer destiny that I happened to stumble across this drama and let's be honest you don't deep dive into less runtime dramas with some out of the world expectations. I happen to just enjoy the fact this was an engaging watch.

This drama promises you the complete feel of any 32 ep*40 min drama in just a 22ep*10 min runtime what more do you need just grab a coffee and enjoy the treat while it lasts!

"ALL BEING SAID IF YOU STUMBLE UPON THIS NO BRAINER ...PLS DO SKIM THROUGH IT ...IT'LL BE WORTH THE TIME! "


Story Line - the story line promises a mess in a sorted order things don't really take time to get complex and then unfold it just is a mix of many plotlines handled simply. For the two leads it's about overcoming their trauma and trying to prove the things they have believed in.

for the FL maybe it's also about getting kidnaped and for the ML about fainting ...lol iykyk !!!

Acting- it's all in the cute fluffy romantic moments and the leads do put their best in what's offered to them !
I'd like to see more of them ...hopefully some other show !

music and rewatch I don't generally rewatch but maybe this one I may cuz the run time is literally so small.
for music I did not pay much attention to it ...but it wasn't annoying or catchy I appreciate this kinda music !

TO MENTION THE PROPOSALS WERE SO CUTE !!!

I hope more people watch this show !

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Intriguing at first but becomes average

The best thing about this drama is the acting, it's very good in general and Nam Joo Hyuk does a very good job as main character. I did also enjoy some of the music, it was certainly more up my alley. That's all for me.

Contrary to other people I didn't think this drama was fast paced, in fact I thought it was slow, going in circles sometimes, and I got bored at times and found myself doing other things while watching. The plot is quite cliché in my opinion and except for maybe around three characters the rest were very one-dimensional, especially the bad guys. We don't learn much about anyone anyway, so it's quite superficial and it didn't make me connect with any of them, not even the ML. I also liked Choi Mi Ryeo and Cho Kang Ok as characters but I so wish we had gotten so much more insight into them, I didn't learn much at all about them. The dynamics of ML with his classmates could have also been deeper, but because it wasn't what happened in the end of the drama made me feel nothing. It felt even the writers/director knew this though, because it's treated as very secondary, something that happened in the background.

I'm ok with anti-hero stories, I do generally prefer them over hero ones, but it's not new nor fresh, and cases of corruption at all levels have been done many times as well. I don't think this drama brings that much new to the table that wasn't there, so I was not awed by it and I thought it was average. It's still watchable, especially if you like action thrillers, but it's not a masterpiece by any means.
Echoing what another user said, the fighting choreography was not bad but the way it was filmed adds no tension and didn't do any favours to the overall fighting dynamics, at times I felt I was missing the good bits, camera in and out... quite chaotic in my opinion.
I don't think they achieve enough in terms of discourse, there isn't any depth in the corruption itself either, nor in its politics, or the police involvement. Obviously there is no real debate about the police as an institution, despite the ML being both in and out of it. I haven't read the original material and it makes me wonder if there was a lot more of that that was cut out of the story.

Recommended to those that like action thrillers, it's entertaining enough but keep your expectations low to mid level.

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TOO BORING

the movie itself was slow paced and the script was just wierd and not that interesting. watching it half way and then dropped it but ??‍♀️. i just couldn’t watch anymore of it

don’t think i can say anything about how i liked it besides the acting i guess but that’s it. this has potential but

also it was wierd that fml was already starting to have feelings for a ai in the beginning on here computer like what lmao

Dislikes :
- the slowness of the drama. the directors could’ve speed it up a little but like i had to watch in 1.5x speed

Likes :
- literally have none lmao

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Thrillride

It was my first Korean movie and I'm so happy I watched it!
I only gave 5 ⭐ for Music because there wasn't like any music and 7.5 ⭐ for Rewatching Value, cuz you know what will happen and it's not as thrilling as watching it for the first time. Still rewatchable!
To the story:
The start of the movie throws you right into cold water with the first murder.
The female main character being deaf and mute makes it kinda easier for the murderer, which is pretty frustrating, but since she's pretty smart and knows how to deal with it, she always manages to get away from him.
The ending is cute with the brother and sister, the main lead and her mother at the sea, but I wished for the "villain" to get a more punishing ending than just dying.
Ending: I wasn't expending her stabbing herself to get back at him but she was giving off baddy vibes?
I recommend this one for people who like thrillers and want to watch and exciting movie with frustrating scenes and plots.

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The redeeming plot point? Shin sung rok as Jayden Lee

This drama was okay. Again, suffers a bit from way too long and this must be stuffed with random unnecessary plot points, and has a touch of over dramatics once we entered the second half, but decent, solid.

The female lead in my opinion didn’t suit the role well. Though she showed a great emotion in her role, I do feel like she always looked rather blank, but she was enjoyable.

So ji Sub’s character Han Yihan was predictable, Jack of all trades. We never really got to see inside him (here I am comparing him to the other characters) and he totally loses to…. Jayden Lee, played by Shjn Sung Rok.

I can’t stress how I enjoy every single one of Shin Sung Rok’s acting roles. He is simply phenomenal, a larger than life personality if it is demanded by the plot. His acting is seriously something I love. I rely want to see him in more. He brings a much needed touch of lightness to this drama, and a little bit of crazy. I love it. I also thoroughly enjoyed most of Kim Tae Gyum’s character, Michael and hope to see him in other productions. However, I do feel like the way they handled Jayden as a character was… iffy towards the end.

Yuna was a pleasant surprise. She was more enjoyable to watch than I originally thought.


Overall. Decent drama held together by Shin Sung Rok.

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I loved it! Perfect for new fans of Treasure

So, how do I start...
I started liking Treasure because of this and I learned the names and everything with this series.
I really liked the story with the ghost and the misunderstanding about him (I btw liked Haruto since the start and he's still my bias) and that his friends protected him at the end.
The ending and the last 2 episodes made me so emotional (I cried), but they were great!
Fun fact: I'm not an emotional person at all ?)
About the acting: It was pretty good for the members who didn't have an acting role yet and they were good at portraying them.
Music: There wasn't that much music besides the mysterious intro sound, which I still kinda liked.
I think that this series is perfect for new stans to learn the faces with the names in a funny way.

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The Disappearing Acts of Storylines

Spoilers:
I'm trying to like this but by Ep7, I started fast-fowarding. I think feel like everything has gone to the wayside or tossed aside quickly. Like the FL's career, the bitchy co-star, the fact that the ML had a lead in a drama... all of it gone. I enjoyed the aspects where people thought he wasn't a fit for the historical role but then he surprises everyone. But all that is gone now too. I mean, everything is swept under the rug. The FL was a firefighter who knew martial arts, then became a bodyguard and now a... I don't even know what she is anymore. A gf? Ex-wife? A confused walking reincarnation? ML beats up bad guys, bad guys disappear from hospital. Girl gets hit by car, bad guy hides, gets murdered, and police rule it a suicide becuz of the letter. Bitch actress wants to get rid of FL, brother says, here's a photo of you in chahoots with previous dead guy, Buh-bye. Brother pushes FL off a cliff, he runs and now he's dead too. Like omg. WTF. Then we get interrupted by your daily historical blast from the past which repeats what we learned earlier but just more dragged out. It's like they started off by showing us a condensed version of the past, only to show us the extended versions later with more angst and tears but it's just really on repeat.

The ML's main expression is broody, moody and threatening and the FL's is confused, dazed or teary-eyed. And the villain is just evilly smiling or maniacally laughing. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Thankfully it's only 14 eps and I just wanna see if the ML ends up alive at the end.

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Something a miss

Watch this of course for Cheng Yi & Zhang Yu Xi 2nd drama. Again the best part of pick the old partner is no more awkwardness between the actor/ess.

Really want to like this drama. After everything that Fu Yun Shen (YS) & Zhu Jiu (ZJ) go through here. But in the end something feel a miss when they close the curtain. I really hope we get extra/special/ a little more episode to make this drama more perfect or ending with better note.

What i like:
+ the chemistry between Cheng Yi & Zhang Yu Xi. Feel like reunite 2 old friend.
+ my 2 fav old actor & actress, Paul Chun & Cao Cui Fen. Play as grandma & grandpa for our ML & FL.
+ all the hardship in YS & ZJ relationship only to make their bond stronger over time.
+ after everything that happen in FU family, in the end family still family. And as always, blood is thicker then water play a big role here.

What a miss:
The ending.... I don't know feel like they push fast forward button in the end. Everything wrap so fast we don't have time to swallow properly. Really hope they prolong the ending & shorten the middle part. Cause sometimes the middle part feel a little bored & it's like they prolong some scene....

Overall this quite good drama to watch...

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KIDS ARE THE SO CUTE

the sorry itself is funny and i love all the little moments of comedy within it especially when the two twins or either or say something haha !! the ml & fml were cute a lot too. the story itself was a bit short and i feel like it was a bit choppy but it’s alright.

Likes :
- comedy was really good !!
- the twins were so cute, i think they stole the show although i would’ve liked to see them a bit more in the end
- the moments of affection between fml & ml

Dislikes :
- that women who is trying to get with the ml
- how the drama is short i understand why they didn’t make it any longer

overall this is a cute little family drama and would definitely watch it again sometime !! it’s nice too that it’s short makes it easy to watch

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One of my favorites!!!

If you have already watched "Until We Meet Again," then definitely dive into this one NOW! I love Prem and Boun and honestly while watching "Until We Meet Again," I really wished we saw more of their characters story. WISH GRANTED! This story takes place at exatly the same time as "Until we meet again" but from the prespective of Boun (win) and Prem (team). I actually like it better but im biased being such a fan of BounPrem. I also love how they weave the two shows together and even show how Fluke (Pharm) and Ohms (Dean) characters indirectly influence the others. Its funny, emotional, steamy, and honesty just really well done. GO BINGE WATCH IT! just make sure you watch "Untill we meet again" first. some things may confuse you or may not have the same impact if you dont.

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Just go watch it.

I was screaming the whole season. Not only do we get to see some of our favorite ships, but the acting is out of this world. They seriously outdid themsleves. Khaotung is an acting phenomenon and seeing with him First once again makes me sooooo happy. They kill it! You'll feel every emotion watching this. And its definitely NOT vanilla. The first "intimate" scene between khaotungs character (Ray) and Firsts character (sand) is so fire. The smoke... i mean..... ? And we have to talk about Neos character (Boston) because ive never both hated and rooted for a character as much as i have here. He sucks but we are whipped for him anyway just like Marks character (Nick). Marks character earns so much merit in the show because we get it man lol. I mean First and Marks characters are our favorite masochists after all. And last but not least we get to see ForceBook once again and man is it chaotic lol. The character development in this show is wild. Especially with Khaotung and Books characters.

Just go watch it. And
also.......

********* SPOILER***********


They tease at a season two where we get to see our baby Mix about to fuck shit up.

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Just go binge watch it!

Lately ive had a harder time finding BLs that i can binge watch without skipping some more cringy scenes but this one hit home. We obviously love Santa and Earth together and i feel like this is their best yet (that i have watched at least) . There are many cute moments but dont be fooled. Its a pretty deep and intense drama. The storyline is phenomenally done and the acting is amazing, as to be expected. And let me just say their "intamate" scene is one of the best i have seen whille still being tasteful. And when Santas character (cake) speaks in english to Earths character (see-ew) .. i mean.....lol The conflict between characters has really great resolve and bring tissues. Seriously. Youre going to need them. We also get to see a tiny bit of Prem so thats always a win.

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