suprisingly an easy watch
i have been out of the loop with k-dramas for a while now. i stopped watching about a few years ago and have only missed watching IU in dramas this year so i gave this one a try since it was fairly short. i'm aware that it had multiple issues while airing, and that both leads even had to apologize for some trivial things i could not care about. but it was okay!things i liked:
- the relationship was mature, and they didn't have unnecessary miscommunication. i guess since the drama is so short, if they suddenly add something to break them apart on the third act, it will ruin the experience altogether and i'm glad they didn't go down that road.
- the side characters, especially the palace maids and attendants, are hilarious and i love their relationship with the royals. i especially find both secretary do and secretary choi funny. i like the switcharoo that happened and it definitely made the episodes so much more fun.
- i'm glad the queen mother had a redemption. she of all people really needed it.
- iu's role somehow reminds me of the past roles she had. it seems like she's being typecasted, but i don't mind. i like most of her character e.g. in scarlet heart or in hotel del luna. i like how she's a strong character who also has her weak moments. her relationship with her family is one of the most realistic portrayals of complicated familial relationships i have ever seen, including her banter with her older brother. i'm glad they gave us that.
things i didn't like:
- quite predictable plot, e.g. the "big" reveal in the end. from the very start, you can very much feel that they're setting up the villain, so it wasn't a surprise at all for me.
- byeon woo-seok's acting is good, but i get why people say he has the same-face syndrome in some cases. he cries, but only his eyes are lonely. the rest of his body language doesn't seem to follow suit. maybe that's why the chemistry between him and iu can be a bit on and off in some cases. i can definitely see him matching more comedy-heavy dramas than serious ones. his comedic timing is golden, and that's where he shines the most.
- plot is almost a copy-paste of some of the famous historical dramas in the past that tackles the same thing, but with 12 episodes, i doubt they can do much anyway.
overall, highly digestible episodes! i was able to finish it in one day. hilarious watch, and definitely a good palate cleanser after watching something heavy. it's a shame iu won't be coming back to lead in hotel del luna 2.
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NEW COMFORT SHOW UNLOCKED ?
I love the novel so I have to compliment the author, Tsubaki Yuzu, for making such a cute and comforting story 🩷. I also adore the drama with all of my heart.The actors do such a great job and the chemistry is so sweet. Suzuki is the most relatable character for me. And I love how Serizawa is such a ray of sunshine and a sweetheart that carefully considers Suzuki's feelings every time. He's the type of extrovert that gets along with introverts too, which makes him and Suzuki so compatible. THIS is the kind of opposites attract story I really enjoy. It makes me believe in love again.
AND it reminds the audience of the importance of having friends that care about you. Takeuchi, Saeki, and Iwasaki are amazing characters too. The entire main cast is so loveable!!!
Seriously. I adore this show and it brightens my day with every new episode. I made an account just to leave this review. 🤣
I will be sad when the show ends.. We need a season 2 🩷 and more of the novel too 💕 Or I will just have to rewatch it over and over again.. which I'm okay with!
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Omg!!!
My blood is still boilingMystery, thriller and psychological events serving nicely...
Each episode just keeps asking to for more ,, curiosity will kill u and it's Sooo nicely served.just when u think u got it then boom a twist comes up
It's really sweet and sour , crispy yet soft....it's like hell with paradise... I really have no words to explain the entire satisfaction it's giving.
Watch it ,the music is also serving.
I highly recommend it
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Are people allergic to good things now?
I don't understand why so many people are unsatisfied with this series. It is very well done and beautifully executed as well. I can't BELIEVE the amount of people hoping that phob had died. Like are people seriously allergic to HAPPY endings or something?I understand the emotion of bringing more sorrow to the series, but i feel even a very serious and gloomy series can absolutely have a happy ending. Demeaning people by saying things like "they made this a happy ending for them fan girls" is VERY DISRESPECTFUL and RUDE. liking happy endings does not make you less interesting or bare you from having an opinion. Each to their own i guess, but i personally loved the ending! And if that makes me a "fan gurl" then so be it i guess. The story is well written guys, definitely watch it!
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Need this kind of Female Empowerment Drama
Okay i have guilty pleasure about liking Aviation drama and Female lead as pilot are quite uncommon for me since most of aviation drama always making Female lead on aviation drama works as flight attendant. And the drama are journey for FL from Flight Attendant to Pilot are quite new for me. I enjoy Liu Xuening main lead acting debut, even she has many point to improve but she taking this role seriously and it was relaxing to see her as Si Xian. Hope she got more prominent main role.I don't have any complaint about FL characteristic since her emotion comes from her family problems and scriptwriter did a good job for making foundation from FL problem. People complaining about her way of respond to ML but i find Si Xian is quite realistic.
For Male Lead, Wei Zheming nailed on his CEO role (again) but he is not really scumbag. I think the chemistry between the main lead are not showing since FL repulsive and career-driven. I feel this drama could be Slice of life or Self-Journey instead of romance.
The supporting casts are not NPC and since i used to work on aviation i can relate for FL's friends.
As far, i prefer this kind of show. Relaxing to watch.
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Mystery Slop
I'm a huge fan of the movies 'The Game' and Hitchcock 'The Wrong Man" and this started really strong. Everything the ML thought of his sterile, set life was thrown off and it seemed his identity stolen and now racing the figure things out.Over the course of this series the motive(s) and story unfolds and gets messy and your left wondering who is telling the trurth.
IMO the ending shows the 'villian' is now suffering the consequences of all the things he did. Its not revenge or happy just a sense justice was done.
All the actors in this were strong. I wish the female friend / girlfriend had some scenes as the bulk of the entire series is related to what happened to her. I think a neat twist would've been everything from her perspective to give you better clue which ML was telling the truth.
The policeman sucked into this is the real winner in all this, he had some closure on who he is and what matters to him. There is no happy moment where he gets his family & life back but it seems positive.
I enjoyed the acting & backstory of Noja, he should turn is energy to help finding people not just for unpaid debts.
Overall this is a decent watch, I think it peaked around episode 6 and then didn't really know how to wrap things up and went a little into slop trying to piece things together.
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And KNOT wins the award to....
the WORST BL I'VE EVER SEEN!-1 point for the awful camera angles
-1 point for the laughs it will give you, and for Iqiyi subtitles (Pasta x Nathan forever)
-1 point for Boat's (Nathans!!) beautiful curls
-1 point for the nonsense script, that is suspected to be written with AI
-1 point for the bad OST and music
-1 point for the actors having to stomach through all this nonsense
-1 point for being an omegaverse series
-1 point for the silly makeup of the semi-permanent bite scar
-1 point for random children
-1 point for the worst NC scenes you will ever see on a BL
-1 point for the most funny mafia story ever, and for making me value all other BLs I have watched
OVERALL RATING: 11/10, with 0 stars being the best BL ever made
Jokes aside, I still can't fathom how much I was hyping this BL after the pilot was released. And then it ended being the worst series I've ever seen, and I am not picky at all about BL plots (my favorite BL is love in translation and the plot makes no sense). I was thinking about something positive to say because I don't want to be all negative, but as I couldn't find anything I made the rating the positive aspect of this review lol.
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Right person, wrong universe
Based on ep 1 - 4 so far. It's already so angsty. LOLI feel so bad for Bi-o. He suffers so much under his family's pressure, practicing endlessly and winning competitions, only to get zero praise from his grandfather. Seeing how easily Jeongyo gets that validation... "unfair" is the exact word haunting him. How could his grandfather choose someone else over his own grandson,especially when that someone was his friend? Jeongyo was the only person who made him genuinely smile, tended his wounds, and made the piano fun. Bi-o really cared for him and loved having someone so lively around, but the universe just won't let them be. He's practically forced to hate Jeongyo because no matter how hard Bi-o tries, he can't get what Jeongyo gets effortlessly.
At the same time, I really empathize with Jeongyo. He just admired Bi-o, saw how hard he worked, and wanted to get closer. But the more he learns, the more guilty he feels. "Guilt" is definitely the word haunting Jeongyo. He hates taking what Bi-o desires most, but he’s forced to play the piano to survive and pay off debt—not even because he wants to. It’s so ironic that playing to live might literally bring him closer to death (that preview of him getting shot??? 😭).
They’re stuck in such an unfair universe. They were each other’s comfort and joy, but also each other’s heavy burden. They understand each other better than anyone, which makes it hurt worse. Bi-o has every right to be mad and think, "Why are you messing with my life? Why are you stealing everything I wanted? It's all your fault."
Sigh. I can already see myself crying A LOT. I really hate this show for putting me through this, but their dynamic of looking out for each other while accidentally being each other's biggest problem, is just so special and thrilling to watch.
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The first half had me, the second lost me
At first, I really enjoyed this drama. The actors, their performances, the chemistry between the characters, the beautiful locations, the music, and the overall atmosphere were all amazing. I also really liked the story, especially because I was expecting something calm, romantic, and slow-burn. The first half was exactly that, and I genuinely enjoyed watching it.Unfortunately, around the halfway point, I started thinking, “What is even going on?” The whole disorder storyline felt completely unnecessary to me. Instead of adding something meaningful to the story, it just made everything more complicated and suddenly took the drama in a completely different direction. And then, in the last 30 minutes of the final episode, we suddenly find out that the parents are actually alive, but almost nothing is properly explained. Everything happens way too quickly, leaving more questions than answers.
And that’s honestly what makes me sad about this drama, because the first half was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted a calm romance and a slow burn, but suddenly the story became full of unnecessary complications. I still loved the acting, visuals, music, and overall atmosphere, but the second half really disappointed me. It had so much potential.
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BL or Bromance? Depends on your POV!
Honestly speaking, I randomly came across the trailer of this K-Drama and thought of giving it a chance. Nowadays, I've been way too invested in BL/GL dramas or C-dramas, so I decided to take a break and go back to watching my sweet K-dramas ^-^Coming to the trailer, I got fascinated by it; it made me curious enough to actually wait for its episodes, yk! Now, starting from episode 1, it started pretty nicely; it made me crave more in a sense! Like, a few minutes of each episode will legit make you question so many things, but at the same time it requires you to be patient for the plot to unfold slowly, and as I watched each and every episode, I got to understand the complex emotions of each of the characters, including the two main leads.
Each and every character in this series has some secrets or backstories that have made them act or behave in a certain way towards the other characters! The two main leads, played by the actors Song Kang & Lee Jun-Young, have incredible chemistry with each other; their body language and actions towards each other speak volumes — both of them being childhood friends then turned into rivals also, they switch from being enemies to rivals to partners to friends like it happens every minute and though it's kinda frustrating enough as a watcher, still I can't find the heart to blame the leads for the way things are unfolding, it can't be helped after all T-T
No offence, but I can relate to Kang Pi-o a lot, like seeking validation from the one you admire the most and then seeing someone else get to live that life. It is hurtful indeed; thus, I do find myself loving this character more than the second main lead, though both leads have sad backstories. Still, Pi-o's family is quite problematic now that I think about it.
Moving on, this k-drama is completely based on music & piano though these kind of dramas have never been my cup of tea still I am quite drawn to this one more specially coz of the music, plot and its visuals, ofc the face cards of all the actors are lethal and not to mention, I like the FL a lot like she feels like a supportive friend rather than a love interest and I prefer they keep it that way till the end! This drama does have quite a load, or I should say a bunch of moments, which made me think, 'Heck! They are in love' or 'This is a BL for sure! It has to be,' but some moments also felt like cute bromance or just pure friendship between two lost souls, aka broken pianists tormented by the greedy world they live in ~ It entirely depends on how you choose to see it altogether.
I have seen the first four episodes, and currently a theory is in my mind, taking into account the first few minutes of each episode, especially Episode 1 — What if Kang Pi-o and his mother planned to kill Jeong-won on the day of the competition because Jeong-won was more talented than Pi-o, and they wanted to make sure Pi-o won? I mean, I can understand if Pi-o's mother did it, but Pi-o??? Would he actually go so far just to get his Grandfather's validation? Like, I don't know, but I just hope in the end both the leads stay good friends and get the ending they both deserve! Like, both becoming famous worldwide pianists <3
P.S. Extremely excited for episodes 5 & 6 hehe UwU
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Not a BL
it’s a beautiful kdrama about friendship. i just wish people acknowledged that and stopped calling it a BL. it isn’t a BL. it’s a realistic kdrama of two male friends gettjng through life together. and it’s beautiful in ny eyes. but every post, every thing you see. it’s people making it seem like it’s a BL. it isn’t and It misleads people and makes it appear like two male friends cannot be as close as Pi-o and Jeong-yo. I love their friendship and I’m glad it’s not a BL. we needed more representation of male friendships.Was this review helpful to you?
Love, Swords & Trouble
My Lady Bodyguard follows Kaew, a skilled bodyguard whose duty becomes complicated when she falls for Rinkham, the woman she is meant to protect. Their period romance brings forbidden love, family disapproval, kidnappings, sword fights and plenty of flirting as Kaew fights to keep Rinkham safe. #OrmFolk give the story chemistry, beautiful intimate moments and a heroine ready to unleash hell for her woman, while traditional Thai styling and a stunning Loy Krathong sequence provide some of the series’ best visuals. But uneven fight scenes, continuity problems and distracting editing repeatedly break the illusion. We break down the moments that worked, the ones that left us scratching our heads and why a promising story ultimately left us wanting more.Read our full review here: https://bit.ly/4ifQuHQ
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Incredibly funny and captivating!
The romance between Gen and Ai is just unbearably sweet, capturing a kind of tender perfection that completely consumed me. Honestly, I’ve laughed until my stomach hurt and cried absolute buckets with this series more than I have in... ever? Their quiet vulnerability and intense bond made every single frame feel precious, turning each high and low into an emotional rollercoaster I never wanted to step off of. Saying goodbye felt impossible; I genuinely wish their story could have continued forever, just letting me stay wrapped up in their world.Was this review helpful to you?
Love!
LingOrm has truly outdone themselves once again with this phenomenal adaptation of ReallyB’s work! The chemistry between them is nothing short of magnetic, making every emotional beat hit so deeply. I was completely hooked from the start, but I swear, Runch’s mother infuriated me so much that it felt like dealing with my own family. Her interference made my blood boil in the best way possible! it just proves how compelling the writing and acting are. LingOrm and ReallyB are an absolute dream team, delivering all the heartbreak and passion that keeps you glued to the screen.Was this review helpful to you?
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Too long and little messed up!!!
Can't hold my attention in between episodes because story wasn't making me intrigued. I tend to loose attention during some eps. 24 episode was fine for it. 36 was unnecessary and too stretched.Actors were good. But plot was not giving thriller. Its just one situation after another and somehow ended up at the initial storyline and it made the whole thing boring. I literally forgot what's the story is about.
I mean watch if you have patience. Its reaaaaaaalllly slow!!!
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