LIFE is an extremely dark drama that focus' on school bullying and how it effects everyone; teachers, parents and of course, the students.
The acting was fantastic, they all managed to bring out the characters emotions really well, not to mention how freaking scary Hosoda Yoshihiko's acting was!
LIFE is the type of drama that is so insane and unpleasant but at the same time so compelling and brillaint that you just can't stop watching!
So much happens in each episode and each episode leaves you wanting more, another good thing is that each episode is only around 36 minutes long, so it doesnt drag on.
i also want to mention the music, the soundtracks were all perfect background music and fit in with the scenes really well - made me cry and smile and even gave me goosebumps in some scenes!
all in all, this drama is a much watch! i recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a serious and dark drama, you will not regret it!
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The main problem I had with the show was the writing- there were too many elements mixed together. The supernatural element especially was only thrown in from time to time- as if someone occasionally remembered it was supposed to be there, but didn't know how to fit it in. The ending felt strange for that reason. The acting was a bit clunky at times, but I felt that the actors did the best they could with a dubious script- or in the case of the actor who played Alex, with a character who was written with very little personality.
But, like I said, I enjoyed this show. The romance was sweet, although I was angry at the main female lead more than once. Jin and Kay had a lot of personality and weren't bad to look at. The case of the day, while usually weird and (for some weird reason) leading everyone to forgive someone who committed a crime, was usually interesting.
If you are looking for something amusing and not overly coherent, this might be for you.
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The acting is pretty good, the music didn't make much of an impact on me, and there were elements that were just plain silly. I will say all in all it was cute.
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I thought the story was good it follows our main character and Xaio Bei and her job as a hair stylist, she gets recruited into working for a famous company called Neo image. Although the opening makes it look like a reverse harem it's not so if your'r looking for something like Ouran you won't find anything like that. The story is good and has some twists the problem i found was one the ending seamed a bit rushed and at the very beginning you can tell who will end up with who their's really no surprise at the end.
Acting 8/10
I thought the acting was very good i found my self feeling for almost all the characters who i was suposto feel for the only reason i hesitate to give it a higher schore is because sometimes it seams stilted but most of the time it is quite good.
Music 7/10
The music like most dramas consists of the main title end title and songs for when things are happy, sad ect. The reason i'm giving it a 7 out of 10 is because while the opening and ending are pretty good i found it a bit annoying when they were playing the really tense music when their was a tense moment i mean i get it but sometimes i feel like we as the audience can tell when it is a tense moment and when it is not, I also find it a bit annoying when i feel like the same loop of We wish you is repeating over and over in the background.
Rewatch Value-This one has an ok Rewatch value I found myself rewatching it because I liked to watch the actors but because of the twists and things once you've scene it you kinda know what's going to happen. I feel like you could watch this maybe twice if you had the time.
Overall
This Drama is pretty good the comedy when it's good it's pretty good I did find myself sometimes getting annoyed at Xaio Bei but that's probably because she reminds me of Tohru honda from fruits basket and her selflessness can make you think twice about suspending your flag of disbelief but I think it's nice to have an all-around nice character these days.
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As expected it was a typical idol drama which promotes the idols. The story was refreshing. It was my first time watching a drama about nail arts mixed with gumiho elements. Customers with problems go into this nail shop and get cured/help by/from the nice nail artists and slowly we get to know more about the artists - I emphasize slowly. The drama is mainly a mixture of the story of the drama and the story of the story in the drama (the main lead is a writer).
About the music - I'm not sure I've only heard one song and that one was good. Maybe I overheard the instrumentals or I focused too much on the actions.
After the first 5 - 6 episodes I thought that I was going to regret watching this because nothing happened! I mean you just didn't know anything about the nail shop artists, yes they helped persons, the story of the writer was going on and so but you were just like - oh, it's already episode 6? I don't know anything about them...
However in the second half their story started to develop and I started to like the drama and then it ended.
I would definitely recommend it to KARA/MBLAQ fans and drama watchers who think they need something totally different from your typical romance, gumiho drama.
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i love that yoon hwa and park shin hye are there
love the choice of music
Lee Shin, (Jung Yong Hwa) is a university student majoring in Western Music. He is also the vocalist and guitarist of a band "The Stupid." Shin is known for his good looks, cocky personality, and strong passion for music. Everyone sees him as a cold-hearted and distant person, but he has a soft side inside him hidden away. He lacks interest in anything unrelated to music and has neither dreams nor plans for the future. He initially likes Jung Yoon Soo, a dance professor at the university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Gyu Won (Park Shin Hye).
Lee Gyu Won is a jolly, bright, and outgoing student who was born into a prestigious family and is majoring in Traditional Korean Music. She plays the gayageum. Gyu Won's grandfather, Lee Dong Gun, is one of the top 3 traditional musicians of his age and his biggest wish is to see his granddaughter become a traditional music prodigy. Trying to live up to her grandfather's expectations, Gyu Won immerses herself in practice and becomes a university student who knows nothing much outside of her studies. As her friends are fans of "The Stupid", she was forced to go to the band's concert with them. There she saw Lee Shin performing live, and is immediately captivated by him.
Yeo Joon Hee (Kang Min Hyuk) is a bumbling, shy, and ever hungry boy who doesn't act his age. He has a complete childlike personality, shaggy idiot by day, Stupid's lead drummer by night. During one of his shaggy phases during the day, he comes across University Princess and chairman's daughter, Han Hee Joo (Woori), who he immediately falls head over heels for, calling her his "Natasha." However, there are dark sides to Hee Joo's personality than his naïvety knows, and in the series, he fights between his ever-growing feelings for Hee Joo and helping his friends as she threatens their university lives.
The time when Lee Gyu Won decided to join the performance for the festival, every one sees her potential talent and this triggers Han Hee Joo's mother who plans together with Tae Joon, one of the school's administrators, to destroy Lee Gyu Won's and the Director's image for her to quit the upcoming festival in her fear that Lee Gyu Won might outshine her daughter Han Hee Joo.
Cast[edit]
Main Cast
Jung Yong-hwa as Lee shin
Park Shin-hye as Lee Gyu-won
Song Chang-eui as Kim Suk-hyun
So Yi-hyun as Jung Yoon-soo
Kang Min-hyuk as Yeo Joon-hee
Woori as Han Hee-joo
Lee Hyun-jin as Hyun Ki-young
Im Se-mi as Cha Bo-woon
Extended Cast
Lee Jung-hun as Im Tae-joon
Jung Kyung-ho as Goo Jung-eun
Jang Seo-won as Lee Soo-myung
Shin Goo as Lee Dong-jin
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Lee Sun-ki
Lee Il-hwa as Song Ji-young
Moon Ga-young as Lee Jung-hyun
Kim Sun-kyung as Professor Hong
Seo Bum-suk as Lee Hyun-soo
Oh Won-bin as guitarist of The Stupid
Song Se-hyun as bassist of The Stupid
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It started off the story with a lot to offer, and I feel that even though they tied all the lose ends it would have been better if they had not waited until the 10th episode to do so. It felt like too much was happening that we could not even understand feel the weight of what was happening.
We needed at least two more episodes to flesh out the ending a little more.
I liked the ending despite all that. The acting was okay in general from the main girl, but, I was really glad that there were better actor than her in this production including the male leads.
My favorite character was Kay from this show, and that is why I really wish that the ending could have been fleshed out a little more for his sake.
But, if you are bored and enjoy cute dramas you will in general enjoy this drama. I loved the couple moments!
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I know that some people will not agree with what I'm going to say, but I thought this was an outstanding drama. It was NOT perfect, but really good. Sure, the action might not be that superb, but the story kept me interested throughout the whole drama. I especially loved the parent's story. Wol Ryung still loved Seo Hwa even after what she did. Even though kang Chi and Yeo Wool's story isn't as deep, it was still so cute! ^_^
Acting/Cast... Lee Seung Gi is amazing as always! I could feel his emotions and all. Of course Choi Jin hyuk was fabulous too. Suzy's acting truly impressed me. I know some people hate her acting, but she did well here! She carried out her character really good. I thought she couldn't act back in Dream High and I was ready for her to ruin the drama for me, but she was great ! I wish the chemistry between Suzy and Seung Gi is a bit better though..
Story... I really liked the story honestly. It really kept my interest up. But it jumps all over the place sometimes. Kang Chi's goal was to find the Gu Family Book, but because of so many problems occurring, he ended up not. And I didn't like the ending much either....
the Music was absolutely amazing! I love Suzy's Ost "Don't Forget Me" !
There ya go! I really do recommend this drama. My favorite drama of this year so far!
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Story:
The story is good, even if it's not really original. We can understand the main girl's feeling and relate to her I think. The fact that it's set in a nail salon is actually original, and I really liked it for this.
Acting: I think we can say that we have here a good set of hot guys. I never know how to say wether people act good or bad, but I touhjt it was good here.
The music is not bad either. Anyway. This is not the best show ever, but it has some really good moments, some cute scenes, and it's not very long, which is a good point in my opinion!
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Man, this show. If there were ever a text book case of the old adage, too many irons in the fire, this show would be it. Some of the things this ambitious show aimed to cover: gumihos, ghosts, hidden identity, romance, love triangles, writing, nail art, medical issues, mysteries...the list could go on and on and on. Seriously. When I started episode 10, I knew the goal of my review would be to convince people not to watch this drama. At the end of the series, I still am so far away from recommending it, but I can argue that it really wasn't as bad as my brain kept insisting.
I think I'll start with reasons why you should save yourself the hours you would spend watching this show before jumping into the few redeeming qualities it possesses. First, this drama was just all over the place. I mean, one second it's about a girl pretending to be a boy so that she can get more info on the guy she wants to write a story about. The next, we are dealing with ghostly rape and shaman mothers. Yes, I did just say ghostly rape. Cause, you know, that's a thing.
This drama reminds me a lot of KPop TUA. Not because of the gender bender aspect, but because none of the acting is that good, and the characters are all so young and fresh and have no idea what they are doing as actors. I think if they wanted to have so many balls juggling up in the air, they should have gone with some veterans. But given the storyline, what veteran would have accepted a role?
The romantic aspect of the show was 4 parts irritating, 1 part cute. None of the characters could ever make up their minds about anything. I suppose in some way, that makes it pretty realistic. The indecision and fighting got old pretty quick though. I'd have liked it more if Bunny had picked Alex or Kay at like episode 6 and then we had happy episodes in between, not waiting til the end to find out who she will end up with. The constant back and forth was just tiring.
OK, now to the few redeeming things that make this drama, at the very least, skimmable. First, Kay. Even though his character was poorly written, the actor really did try and give his all in the role, and I really think there are times where he did an amazing job. His struggle with his sexuality was cute, and he was really graceful about it at times. The danger of gender benders is that writers can really make homosexuality sound like a fate worse than death. And while I understand that Korea is a different society than where I am, it's refreshing to see a character not too emotionally distraught over the idea that they might be gay.
Jin and Ji Soo would be the second reason this drama is worth a skim. Their relationship, for the most part, was the cute breath of fresh air this drama sorely needed. Even when they were fighting, it was mostly adorable.
I could have swore I had more redeeming qualities to list, but none are coming to mind. I wouldn't say that I regret watching this drama necessarily, but every single week I was yelling at the TV trying to figure out why I kept watching. It was oddly compelling, wanting to see how the characters would work things out in the end. That being said, I still don't think this drama redeemed itself enough in the end to be worth the time. I'm glad I finished it, but unless you have the patience of a saint, and the ability to MASSIVELY suspend disbelief, you might try something else instead. The popularity of gender bender dramas ensures that there is something immensely more enjoyable right around the corner.
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Song Ji Hyo (Da In) pale in comparison! I think everyone who watched cared more about their relationship and that's simply because of chemistry. Sung Woong as Do Moon simply stood out to me throughout the drama as Da In's father's henchman. You wanted to hate him but simply couldn't help but love him and his beautiful (and real) mane of glory! I will remember his name for now on.
Overall, if you like the genre, it really is an easy drama to watch. Sure, the usual machinations of the royals and nobles but get past that, there are so many funny and fun moments to see and characters to fall in love with!!
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the ending part is really great! something i didn't expect at all! the director or may i say the writers did a fantastic job! i love the fact that the tackle about love and friendship. the only sad part for me is i want more! 11 episodes are not enough for me. makes me want more! the cast are really great! and made me a fan!something to rewatch again. but i want a season 2? or a special episode! looking forward for that in the future!
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The cast is great. Love the ost. The story line is different than usual and refreshing. Love the friendship portray in this drama. You will feel the love of each friend one another and how supportive they are.
I will watch this drama next time...!!!
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Bunny a girl, who pretends to be a guy in order to work at a nail shop and ends up in a "love triangle". Oh wait and something about Gumihos...Yeah the story is just Crap.
Characters:
Bunny - Such an annoying girl who not only doesn't look like a guy and can't make up her mind on who she likes. (Wanted to slap her many times...my poor Kay >.<
Alex - Wannabe Dr. Phil or Mr. Deeds always trying to help everyone and can't even help himself. By far the most annoying character. His character is plain and emotionless.
Kay - Likes Bunny even though he thinks she is a boy. He genuinely cares about Bunny and is not afraid to show his feelings for her.
Overall: The only good thing about this drama is that its only 10 episodes long. I honestly wouldn't recommend this to anyone. I am a huge fan of gender-benders but this isn't one of them. Only reason I finished watching the drama is because of Song Jae Rim (Kay). Well you have been warned.
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The story was different than what I usually watched, so it grabbed my attention right away. The whole girl disguises herself as a guy has been done quite a few times, but I don't recall any where there are a bunch of flower boys painting nails for a living. However, the whole gumiho concept just didn't do it for me. It was introduced and carried along through the first like 3 episodes. After that, it just became irrelevant. And then out of no where, it shows up again in the very last episode. Not acceptable. Sorry, but NO. Also, I found myself drawing further and further away from the main couple. I found the love story between Jin and Ji Soo much more interesting and cute. I was more worried about them than I was for Bunny, Kay, and Alex. They are now officially my favorite side couple! (\(^-^)/) They are the only reason my rating is a 6. without them, it would've been a 4.
As for the acting, it wasn't horrible, but... it wasn't all that great either. I feel like there were only a few of the actors that portrayed their roles well. That would have to be (in my opinion. no hating) Kay, Jin, and Ji Soo. They may have not been excellent, but it was much better than the others. The others' acting was good at times, and was just a ship wreck the rest of the time. But they tried; I'll give them credit for that.
The music was nice. There was a song or two that I didn't really like and some that I thought were over played, but overall, the music was good.
I highly doubt I would re-watch this. Maybe if I was pointed a gun at my head or if I literally have nothing else to watch besides this (pretty much impossible).
All in all, it wasn't anything special like I expected it to be. If you want to watch a cross-dressing, fantasy, confusing, rushed ending, short drama, then maybe you'll like this. If not, then turn away and look for another drama. Hope I didn't spoil anything. If I did, I'm really sorry. Bye!
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