Reviews

That another potential hit series but the main character is a little dumb .... again.

Once again, we have a potentially legendary series held back by protagonists who ignore every red flag in the book. Whether it's Se-ah's stubbornness or the group's refusal to follow simple survival warnings about the Girigo app, the plot often feels like it's being dragged forward by the characters' sheer lack of common sense. The K-drama industry needs to realize that we can have drama and intelligent characters.

It’s frustrating to see such high-caliber production and visceral scares undermined by characters who consistently ignore common sense, yet the series redeems itself through its experimental edge and impeccable comedic timing. The blend of digital dread and genuine humor is a "chef’s kiss" experience that proves the Korean film industry is still the best at testing new boundaries, even if the writing occasionally sacrifices character intelligence for the sake of drama.

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Slow, messy, and I'm just... confused ?

This drama seemed promising at first. Their school life was nice to watch and it's a pity they didn't make it longer. Main thing that bothers me is that I have so many unanswered questions. Like about Eun-a's dad, Tae-so's parents Seung-chan, A-sol... and so much more. I feel like it wasn't properly unraveled to an extent I would like it too. Oh, and it also doesn't have a plot. Not really. Besides what goes on with Tae-so's grandma, there wasn't a storyline going on. Also the misinformation goes crazy, there are so many moments where they just can't talk things out for some reason. It's very slow and I just couldn't really grasp what's going on. And it's quite monotone, like the only emotion I feel from it is this weird sadness. I have to say it is cozy and has soft vibes though, but I don't really think it's worth it just because of that.

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Chemistry, good acting, funny and lovely.

It’s just so amazing... I love the details, the way that the history is properly built. It’s only four episodes, so imagine my surprise that everything is WELL DEVELOPED!?

It’s better than a lot of series that have like 20 episodes, bcs everything is well made.

First, the acting: it’s perfect. They are 2 actors that are still rookies, and they DELIVER. In the comedy aspect, the drama, everything. The intimacy is on point too, I refer to it as the more romantic aspect (they look like a couple in love, they have this chemistry, which is strangely... unusual in a lot of BLs) and also the friendship aspect. They have fun together, they understand each other, and that’s clear.

It’s a great screenplay too, it’s perfectly made. Nothing is lost, everything is well made. The director did such a good job (I just took a look at her resume and it was the first series that she directed, which is insane?? GIVE THIS WOMAN INFINITE BUDGET).

Muteluv as a whole is so incredible in the cultural aspect, another masterpiece. One of the best and most creative projects made by GMMTV ever, I loved it!

One of the best cases of cast changing ever. Along with Santa in P10L.

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It's excellence in a way that it's so rarely to see in media

I spent a long time before watching Khemjira, I don't know why. I was really losing time.

It's... insane. It's hard to find words without giving spoilers. It's top-tier acting, perfect screenwriting, perfectly directed, insane photography.

It's fucking insane. Like... it's a level of excellence that is rare to see in media, not only Thai media, i'm saying media in general. Bcs it's a masterpiece.

And it's so deeply cultural, delicate. Every single scene is made with so much care.

It's honestly... like, it's probably one of the best series ever made. Seriously, life-changing.

It’s such a brief review, which is unusual of me, but honestly, no words can put how this series is fucking amazing. JUST WATCH IT.

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I was not ready!!!

It took me around 2 hours to finish the first episode. Why? Because I was either in such disbelief at what I just witnessed and had to watch the scene multiple times, or I needed to just take a few seconds for a mental reset because I wasn't ready for the things that were happening. It was a lot to take in when I wasn't expecting this level of intensity from a GMMTV non-OFFGUN BL project.

Safe to say I loved every second of this BL crime version of 10 Things I Hate About You. They even kept the 90s vibe, which was appreciated, and included a bonus 50-minute short of 10 Things You Shouldn't Do In A Prison.

OST was good & fit each scene really well. (I normally don't bother commenting on the OST unless it was really memorable in a positive or negative way.)

JJ being in an actual relationship in a series is already a treat, but with another man? I was very happily surprised.

The plot hit a couple of slow areas in the pacing around episodes 7-9, but otherwise, each hour-plus-long episode flew by. The relationships felt both like they got enough time to develop and didn't, especially the beginning of Style & Fedal relationship. I wasn't surprised at the "plot twist" regarding Bison and Fedal's parents. To be honest, I knew who their killer was in episode 5 & was 50/50 on whether Keen knew about it. The truth behind Fedal's ex-boyfriend didn't surprise me either.

The only part of the plot that I wanted to speed up and just be done with was when Style and Fedal just walked into someone's home, held them at gunpoint, married the couple, and then ended up holding them at gunpoint again. It was such a long scene that I was more than done with it, but I understood the point of it. How did they even go from holding them up to marrying them?

THEN WE HAVE THE LAST EPISODE! 1 hour and 20 minutes long, and we spend almost 50 minutes in prison doing things that should not be done in a prison! I'm honestly surprised they didn't just time-skip over the prison time. Especially considering they tied up a loose end that I thought was already tied.

All the actors did a phenomenal job, especially in the crying scenes. I already knew I was going to love First and Khaotung because I've loved them in everything. Joong is always solid, and it was nice to see him play a more aggressive character. Dunk is the one who really shook and impressed me. I never would have guessed that he could pull off a bold, flirty, sassy, shameless character so well. Shy, blindly in love, Khaotung, and shameless, flirty Dunk are my new favorites. I didn't expect to enjoy Fedal/Style's couple more than Kant/Bison, but I did. I loved both couples, but I found myself more invested in Fedal/Style. Probably because Fedal was more antagonistic, and I probably have a type.

Also, can we just get more of Dunk in a crop top? His showing off his waist was another thing I couldn't get over, and sometimes it produced some funny reactions. Dunk showing off his waist and Khaotung throwing his leg over First shoulder in episode one was almost enough to take me out. Like DAMN let me BREATH.

SO yeah, I loved the series and will definitely rewatch it someday.

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Bruteforce Luxury

I almost turned this off because i wasn't in the mood for a new money rich ppl kdrama, even with one of my favorite actresses in the lead, but i'm glad i didn't, because that's not what this is.

It's a story about faking your way into exclusivity, only to realize the entire thing is a facade to begin with. Not a groundbreaking message or anything.. but definitely told in a captivating bruteforce rags to riches way here. It seems that kdramas and movies surrounding specific kind of villains lowkey just.. winning, are on the rise lately, and it makes sense given the state of SK.

For a breezy 8 episode thing i finished in a sitting and a half, it did the job. We do lose a bit of steam toward the end as virtually every episode here is packed with revelations and twists already, leaving little for the finale. On the one hand it's interesting the way things kinda just continue along the concept, no spoilers, but on the other, it's just a very typical condensed close that doesn't really leave you wishing for more, but rather makes you look back at the story as a whole and how it was never really as intricate or grand as it seemed.

Still very entertaining for the most part though. It's a dip into pretentious luxury from a unique outsider-but-turns-out-humans-adapt-to-things-rly-freaking-quickly POV. The music was a standout.

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Historia desaprovechada

Debo admitir que al principio fui una de las pocas personas que defendían esta serie e incluso intenté darle una oportunidad viendo que tenía potencial de ser una buena historia (si se veía como una serie aparte en lugar de una secuela), pero a partir de la mitad de la serie todo fue en decadencia, tramas y personajes que no iban a ningún lado y era olvidables o poco interesantes para seguir viendo y ese final que lo único que me hizo preguntarme fue por qué decidieron hacer una secuela que no tenía nada de interesante ni conectaba completamente con la historia original y también como yo pude desperdiciar mi tiempo viéndola.

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THE SUN FROM ANOTHER STAR..

the series is really great, the storyline is amazing, casting is superb
oat and ngern were made for this series
I can watch this series for 1000 times
but there is only one thing that I didn't like , The song. the song arthit wrote for dao it was noooottttt goooddd at alllll I mean yeah the lyrics were amazing but his english accent was weird
i really loved that series but it doesn't mean I have to like the music too
if the song was written in thai it would have probably sounded well
but whenever that song was playing I just had to skip the scene or i had to watch it in 2x speed
overall a realllyyy amazing series and probably a must watch series with a great storyline
kinda horror plus romantic plus funny series
the nc scenes were pretty natural
the chemistry between the actors was awesome
i would have rated it 10/10 but I'm rating 9.5/10 just because of the song.

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This is a great concept and so fun to watch

While I'm just in the process of watching this, I thought I want to get my reviews in since there's 7 stories.

Story 1/Hi by my luck: OVERALL 9
I really liked this. First of all, the acting is GREAT. It's genuinely pretty brilliant, and the two male leads are able to portray their respective personalities so well that I was surprised more than once. This series portrays not only being in highschool and the uncertainty of the future, but also portrays the pressures, but especially it portrays first love so well. It's so SWEET AND CUTE, and I was pretty happy watching the whole thing. Also yes, HUGE FAN OF THE FRIENDS!!! They give Er so much advice and ask him to fix his shit when needed. I love that.

SPOILER!!!: I really really really liked how neither Er nor Mawin were like omg I/you shouldn't go to Boston. Instead both of them made a promise that they will stick together and like each other through those four years.


Story 2/Not My Father!: OVERALL 7.5
I have to say that I really appreciate the comedic elements in this story, and like the exploration of cult-like behaviours and what it does to people and how they lose themselves. That being said, I think Wutkrai's romance with Ploy is kind of inappropriate. She's supposed to be maybe 21, while Wutkrai (being a lieutenant) is ATLEAST 5 years older, but I think more because he's already doing undercover missions. I would have liked the story better if they had more of a platonic bond. I couldn't really understand how they fell in love when they didn't spend THAT much time together lol.

The acting I really liked, but another issue I have with the story is how they can't decide if they wanna make Ploy a damsel in distress or not. Why is she so smart in some scenes and so frustrating in some others? Quite a few of the things she says just don't add up.

Story 3/Diva Deva Mata: OVERALL 8
NEOOOOOOOOOO NEO NEOOOOOO I started this entire series just because of Neo if I'm being honest, but I was so so so surprised by Fluke's performance, and HIS OUTFITS??? Slayed. I think this is a lot more light-hearted compared to the previous 2 stories, and a lot more focused on the humour too. The acting is great, and I do like the broader aspect of friendship and competition they were trying to show.

I think in and of itself its pretty funny to watch, but it makes me wonder if we can get serious stories also that will be focused on transwomen.

Story 4/Fist Foot Fusion:

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GIRL FROM NOWHERE : THE RESET? RESET TO DOWNGRADE?!!

Pertama-tama ketika diumumkan Kitty digantikan oleh Becky saja sudah heboh ya kan say! tapi aku mencoba nggak ngejudge Becky dari awal... malah aku mencoba beri dia kesempatan untuk melihat kemampuan aktingnya...

Karakter Nanno ala Kitty, dan Nanno ala Becky tuh vibesnya bedaaa... kalau Nanno ala Kitty tuh = kehadirannya benaran memberi vibes cewe misterius entah dari berantah mana, cara dia memberikan karma tuh tensinya awal-awal tenang, ngikutin arus dulu... membiarkan si karmatur enjoy melihat si Nanno menderita! setelah puas playing victimnya baru deh si Nanno melakukan aksinya, jadi dia tuh benaran menggoyahkan psikologis karmaturnya pelan-pelan, setelah si karmatur ngeh akan si Nanno "bukan cewe biasa" baru deh disitu kegilaan si Nanno muncul.. ketawa khasnya, desahan mengerikannya, terornya muncul tanpa ampun. Sehingga destinasi final si karmatur gendangnya cuma 2, kalau gak metong, ya jadi orgil...
Kalau Nanno ala Becky = cara memberi karmanya.. sat.. set.. sat.. set... hantamm!!! jadi sedari awal langsung terasa bagi si karmatur kalau dia berhadapan dengan bukan cewe biasa... jadi kita nontonnya langsung terasa cepat si karmatur mendapat karma instannya. Aku ada nemu komenan sih katanya ini ibarat universe dimana si Nanno tapi cara balasnya ala si Yuri. Yang brutal dan sat-set-sat-set.
Bagi aku pribadi.... mengingat "The Reset" sebenarnya masuk akal semisal tim penulisnya membuat pembawaan si Nanno se-kontras ini, karena mereka pengen mereset, membuat ulang world-building tempat karakter Nanno ini berada...

Yang Aku Suka : Akting si Becky berhasil membuatku amaze... dia membawakannya dengan baik!! tatapan seramnya, senyuman ala-ala sikopetnya... ataupun cara dia nantangin para karmatur tuh seruu... beneran fearless! dan no mercy!

Dan Yang Tidak Aku Suka :
1. LOVE STORY NANNO & SKY -- Bagi sebagian orang mungkin gemesh liat NannoSky! atau orang "toh gapapa, inikan fiksi... kenapa gak boleh? toh ada kan vampir sama manusia, alien sama manusia, siluman sama manusia, gumiho ama manusia!" -- Guys! ini "NANNO"! Tau kan?? Nanno = entitas Karma!! kamu jatuh cinta sama karma Sky?? jadi apa gunanya dong dijudulnya "Girl From Nowhere" (cewe ntah dari mane aje) kalo di serinya si Sky malah berhasil nemuin, datangin ke sekolah-sekolah si Nanno ngerjain jobdesknya. -- "Kan si Nanno yang ngijinin supaya si Sky bisa menemuinya!"
bagi aku pribadi, sub plotnya ini gak penting! Nanno ala Kitty bukannya gak ada cowo yang suka samanya dengan tulus! tapi mengingat dia tuh entitas Karma, dia gak interest dengan 'cinta' dia cuma jalanin jobdesknya ngasih karma.. begitu selesai! mau kamu secinta apapun, pasti ditinggalin si Nanno nya dan gak pernah ketemu lagi. Sehingga kesan misterius yang dibuka di awal, ditutup dengan misterius di akhir. -- Ini malah liat si Sky nongol tiap episode, eh...! ujung2nya metong ditusuk paku kuntinya si Paradorn! Yalordddd.... geleng-geleng palkon aku dengan sub-plotnya ini gak habis fikri!

2. SCREENSCRIPT? DOWNGRADE!!! --- Garis besar "Dari tim penulis yang sama dengan Girl From Nowhere Season 1 & 2" -- Well.. Not helping! mungkin kalau aku gak searching siapa penulis naskahnya, terus dibilang "penulis skripnya keknya lagi mager/ngantuk nulis skripnya" pasti aku setuju-setuju aja... karena beda banget kualitas cerita yang disuguhkan dengan 2 series sebelumnya... bukannya gak enjoy ya! masih bisa ditonton... tapi "apa yang disampaikan" tuh.. masih kurang menggigit! rasanya pas nyelesaikan satu episode, bagi aku pribadi nggak ada sampe terasa "Wahhh! episode ini gilaaa bangetttt!" / "Seru paraaahhh! Rasain tuh!!" rasanya kek "Okehhh!" terasa agak hampa dan nggak berkesan... siap satu episode... yaudah... next ke episode berikutnya... -- Ini tim penulis naskahnya emang lagi nggak minat / nggak mood / karena udah lewat berapa tahun dari Girl From Nowhere Season 2, jadi vibes menulis cerita dengan karakteristik si Nanno ini udah pasti otomatis turun... ditambah "The Reset" Nanno nya beda dengan vibes 2 series Nanno sebelumnya. Hmm! q rasa itu sih faktor yang masuk akal. Padahal kalau dari judul perepisodenya bagus-bagus sih, tentang pelecehan diri, korupsi, iri dengki, tapi memang kekuatan plot yang ditulis kurang ngena... kurang berkesan. --- Kalau ditanya dari ke 6 episode The Reset mana yang lumayan? Episode 6 (Election)! gak sampe wah banget! awal-awalnya emang terasa seruuuu parahh tapi menjelang ke ending... kembali ke formula kurang menggigit... Terburuk? OnlyNanno.. "my body, my choice!" ceunahhh.... nontonnya kek liat 2 cewe saingan engagement! malah di ending si karmatur yang udah tau resikonya tetap ngelanjutin ngebinal lagi T-T ini juga.. Yalordddd.... geleng-geleng bijpel aku nontonnya!! auto tepok jidat pas episode ini!

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Kesimpulannya! Akting.. Gak ada masalah...! mau si Becky atau aktris/aktor yang lain tuh bagus-bagus kok! gak ada kaku/canggung! kekurangannya itu di penulisan plot yang lemah, kurang menggigit... nggak berkesan apalagi itu cinta-cintaan NannoSky! Sky kalau kata gue mah "gausah ngejar-ngejar karma, ketusuk paku kunti kan lu!" metong! entitas karma yang notabene penuh bahaya malah dikejar! makanya pas liat si Sky metong aku refleks "Well.. cinta emang buta yagesyaa!"

Apakah Nanno versi Becky, berhasil menggantikan imej Nanno versi Kitty? Jawabannya masih belummmm!!! Imej "Nanno" yang lama masih menang banyak dari banyak aspek! ketimbang Nanno The Reset. -- Di The Reset ini gak ada satupun adegan ikonik yang ngenaaa banget!! come on... tim penulisnya, kemana semangat menulisnyaa sih??
Malah Nanno ala Kitty tuh masih terngiang sampai sekarang kek... adegan si Nanno diperk*sa! dib*nuh! tapi besoknya tetap datang ke sekolah! dimetongin lagi! besoknya datang lagi ke sekolah! di metongin lagi! dikubur! terus muncul Nanno-Nanno yang lain dari sisi lain! itu creepy mampussss!!! para karmaturnya sampe gilaaaa!! --- Terus cowo yang dihamilin si Nanno! out of the mind! tapi sukses jadi ikonik! gimana semisal cowo dihamilin cewe, dan ditinggalin begitu aja! --- Teror di acara reuni sekolah, yang awalnya mau nostalgia tapi akhirnya jadi ajang saling memb*nuh satu sama lain! --- apalagi the most iconic... Nanno VS Yuri + kampret Junko. -- Which is kalau kita jejerkan dengan 6 episode The Reset... yang mendekati pun belum ada.

Mungkin kamu bakal : "Halahhh... bilang aja belum bisa move on dari Nanno ala Kitty!" Gini... kalau emang season sebelumnya sebagusssss itu dan gamon... ya wajar sih! Gini... Nanno ala Becky juga bisa kok bersinar dengan versi dia tanpa harus di comparing dengan Nanno versi Kitty! dan kita tahu ini belum akhir dari The Reset... masih ada see you di next semester! itu artinya.. tim penulisnya masih punya waktu untuk memperbaiki kesalahan/kekurangan bumbu plotnya... di The Reset Season 2!

Aku harap suatu hari nanti, kita bakal mengenal Nanno ala Kitty & Nanno ala Becky, sebagai duo entitas karma yang ikonik di universe mereka masing-masing!
tanpa harus membandingkan siapa yang lebih baik!
Sekian dan terima kasih.. :)

Note : kalau kamu mau berbagi opini / kritik kamu bisa komen ya... aku terbuka untuk semua pendapat!

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He Simu Finally Found Her Little Fox

Just finished another long-awaited series! I gotta say it’s absolutely perfect! Giving it a solid 10/10 – no plot holes or disappointments at all. The story is great, fun in every single episode, every character has real depth and dimension, and no one is left behind. Most importantly, the main couple loves each other with all their hearts – no one can come between them.

He Simu has instantly become my all-time favorite character. She’s strong, intelligent, powerful, yet incredibly lonely. Dilraba portrayed her so perfectly that there wasn’t a single scene where she didn’t nail it. She made me believe wholeheartedly that this is the He Simu who truly deserves to be protected.

As for Duan Xu, Chen Feiyu played the young general and “little fox” so flawlessly and adorably. I honestly fell completely in love with this character. Thank you, little fox Duan, for turning He Simu’s world from boring and lonely into one that’s full of warmth and love.

Overall, Dilraba and Chen Feiyu have incredible chemistry — they make a perfect pair. Their deep and tender love makes the whole story even more captivating! If you haven’t watched Love Beyond the Grave yet, I highly recommend it. It’s totally worth it.

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Stunning.

This is the most beautiful show I've seen in so many years. It's visually stunning from the fairytale set to the gorgeous costume design. This type of story may have been told before but the way it was done here kept me captivated from the first moment to the last. I got lost in the world of Emmaly. This was actually my first true dip into live action BL drama. I've always read my stories but this show has me now fully immersed into this world. The acting was breathtaking for me from Zee and Nunew. I feel like I could watch it without subtitles and see every detail of the story between their eyes. Their chemistry is like nothing I've ever seen before and made me feel like I was falling in love along with them. I hugged my partner a little tighter everytime they fell a little deeper. Not only did they make me a fan of the genre but now a huge fan and working my way through Thai media, a Domundi fan eagerly devouring all their content piece by piece. The Next Prince is addictive perfection and ZeeNunew are my favourite discovery of the decade.

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