Reviews

Sometimes I didn't know what to think of that show, but in the end, it left me a good impression. I know everyone doesn't share the same opinion, but it's normal, not everybody can like the same things!

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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TL;DR? Save yourself the time and agony of a jumbled plot line and just watch Ma Boy instead.

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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This is kind of a hard drama to rate. Why? Because even though it is a sageuk and it's 20 episodes, I wasn't ever bored but there were some aspects of the story that just could have been better. When it came to the acting, I must say the supporting cast out shined the main characters. Everyone from Im Seul Ong as the Crown Prince to little miss Kim Yoo Bin as Rang were stellar!! Will someone just give Song Jong Ho his own drama to be the lead already?!! I've been saying that since Princess's Man; repeated it for Reply 1997 and now Heaven's Order!! Enough is enough!! He was exciting to watch, funny and just carried every scene he was in; especially his back and forth with Kang Byul as Woo Young. Those two and their romance made the romance between Lee Dong Wook (Choi Won) and
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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Story: This has to be one the most retarded stories EVER!! A nail shop where instead of doing NAILS, meddle into everyone's lives trying to help them resolve their problems, traumas, etc. About 75% of the drama has nothing to do with the main characters, instead focuses on other random stories.
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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Just one word: disappointing. I have to say that at the beginning of the drama, I got really excited because it was so different than other dramas. But I would have liked it better if it was one of those cliched dramas. I think my hopes were set too high for this probably because Cheondoong was in it (A+ here). Well, that serves me right for watching a drama only for one actor. But I know I'll do it again in a heartbeat.
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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When I first began this drama I thought I would really like it. It had a cast I was well familiar with, and I noticed it was receiving decent ratings from viewers, but despite that I can honestly say that this drama was terrible. Acting wasn't the problem... This drama was just poorly written. Once I hit the 8th episode I just started skimming through episodes. I became so bored with this drama that I couldn't even stand to watch it anymore, and would just pray that I finished it quickly. I hated the character development... Or lack there of. Watching each of these characters throughout all 16 episodes was probably the most frustrating thing about the drama.

The acting wasn't bad. The actors did a decent enough job portraying their characters, but overall.. I just couldn't come to like any of the characters. Starting with the parents. I really just can't grasp why the writers made them out to be so controlling and insensitive to their own children. I mean forcing a marriage that either side really didn't want in the first place is ridiculous, and then Moo Kyul's mom was pretty much irrelevant in this drama. All she did was cause her son pain, mooch off of him and Mae Ri, and cause problems the whole time and it got old real fast. Seo Joon was annoying as well. The type of characters I hate most are when the 2nd female leads become so jealous and angry because they can't get the man they wanted that they start meddling with the main couple's relationship. And I get it's supposed to make the main couple stronger in the end, but to me it was just a nuisance to watch. And then the 3 main actors: I felt Kim Jae Wook was a little stiff in this drama.. I don't know if it was just his character's own trait, but to me he was always very mono-toned and did a poor job in portraying his emotions. Mae Ri was too weak of a character to like. Letting herself become bossed around by the 2 fathers when she's pretty much old enough to make her own decisions. I thought Moo Kyul was okay in the beginning, but as he started realizing his feelings he became to over dramatic. Never letting Mae Ri explain herself when he would see something between her and Jung In and letting himself completely misunderstand. He was a little pouty to like as well. But I don't think it's the actors fault for that, all the blame definitely goes towards the 2 writers.

The OST wasn't that bad.. Some of the songs were actually enjoyable, but I couldn't help but wonder who picked out the background music for this drama. I mean the one with the random meows or the angelic sounding ones? Whose bright idea was it to pick that?

Overall.. I'm disappointed with this drama. I think it could have been a lot better if it was maybe written differently, but I'll always be left with what could have been. The ending wasn't exactly to my liking, but it wasn't bad either. Poor Jung In got the short end of the stick though.. I've gotta say, I didn't really like him in the beginning of the drama, but I definitely softened up to him towards the end. Overall.. I personally didn't like this drama. Some people may have, but I didn't. Therefore I will probably never watch this again. It was cute and some scenes were laughable, but it just wasn't to my liking. Watch it if you want, but I don't recommend it.

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I was very pleasantly surprised by this drama. It had been sitting on my plan to watch list for ages, and I finally took the initiative to watch it. I am so glad that I did!

Overall Rating=10: Reading about the plot, I did think it looked interesting. Handsome playboy type character falls for a spitfire freedom fighter in 1930's Japanese occupied Josoen. Well, the story is so much more than that. Because of a bet, our handsome playboy is forced to try and woo Miss Prim and Proper Freedom Fighter, and in the process, finds out a lot about himself. The side story about his ex best friend and current courtesan best friend is just as important as the main story, weaving itself flawlessly within the other. Everything is linked and everything fits, from the slapstick comedy moments to the cute romance to the intense emotional drama that starts to unfold.

The story does start off with a rather light hearted and comedic feel. As the drama progresses and the characters become more embroiled with the events, it takes a more serious turn, though such a transition occurs subtly and again, flawlessly. The pacing is everything here, and the whole drama is paced perfectly, even down to the numerous cliffhanger episode endings that leave you eagerly impatient to see what happens next. This is especially true in the last few episodes.

In the end, I highly, highly recommend this drama to anyone who is looking for a drama to watch because really, it has everything most people look for. Romance, comedy, action, drama, mystery and suspense. It kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat throughout, as well as had me laughing out loud and crying for real with the characters. Both funny and touching, it truly is a masterpiece.

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There were a lot of aspects that made me want to like this show, like the idea of it happening in a nail shop and the supernatural aspects were good, but even they could not save it for me. I could not get over the relationship aspects. Normally relationships are normally over done in a drama because there has to be drama, but this was different. These are the least healthy relationships I have ever seen. They even set a woman back up with her abusive husband and are happy about. All the men are super jealous and controlling. There is only really one good guy in the show and guess what, he doesn't get the girl! I ended up watching the show, but trying to ignore every relationship that happens in it, but that doesn't leave very much.

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I LOVED this drama, I loved the romance between a Royal servant from the Joseon period and a nameless actress during the modern period! I didn't like the historical parts of the show at the end cause it was just too depressing (I guess).

I disliked Choi Hee Jin's manager/friend/roommate for a lot of reasons but the reason I disliked the most is that she only jumps into conclusions and never takes time to think about what's actually happening. I loved Choi Hee Jin and Kim Bung Do as a couple I hated Han Dong Min he was just too clingy, I really think he needs to move on.

I really hope they'd consider making another season, cause I admit that the show's just so addicting! I hope all the readers who are reading this and haven't watched the show would watch it and enjoy :)

BYEEEEEEEEE :3

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JUST WOW !!!! IF YOU ARE NOT WATCHING THIS... WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE ?????????????????

I ACTUALLY COULD HAVE WRITTEN A REVIEW SINCE LIKE EPISODE 2 CUZ ONCE YOU SEE EPISODE 1 YOU'LL BE LIKE "O_O DAAAAAAEBAK.. I WANT MORE, GIVE ME MORE, MORE MORE MORE" IT'S THAT ADDICTING ... AND YOU JUST KNOW HOW EPIC IT'S GONNA BE BY WATCHING EP1 XD

I DON'T EVEN NEED TO FINISH IT TO WRITE A REVIEW !!!!O_o

PUT ASIDE THE FACT THAT I STARTED THIS DRAMA CUZ OF THE MALE LEADS (I REALLY WANTED TO SEE THEM TOGETHER EVER SINCE SECRET GARDEN)... BUT MAN THIS STORY IS AMAZING !!

THE EPIC-EST OF EPIC-NESS !!!

LET ME GET INTO DETAILS:

STORY: SPECTACULAR PLOT, TURN OF EVENTS AND VERRRRRY SURPRISING MOMENTS (HONESTLY ALL EVENTS ARE SURPRISING) XD

CAST: NO NEED TO WRITE ANYTHING !! IT'S OSKA AND JONG SUK TOGETHER ! TOO EPIC ... PLUS THE FEMALE LEAD AND HER MOTHER ... JUST WOW !

MUSIC: SIMPLY FITS EVERY SCENE *____* IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ME WELL BUT I'LL TRY TO EXPLAIN ANYWAY.. IT'S LIKE THE BACKGROUND MUSIC DOESN'T EXIST BUT YOU STILL HAVE IT'S EFFECT ACCORDING TO THE SCENE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

REWATCH VALUE: I'D DEFINITELY WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN *____________*

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the 1st half of the show is practically perfect in every way. sometime around the half way mark it seemed as if the writers didnt know where they were going or what was important to the story they wanted to tell so the viewer is subjected to just about every half cocked idea that came out of the writers room. it gets slow, mostly because they have so much they are trying to include that it takes forever to sort through the various story arcs from episode to episode.


what saved it for me was the acting. most of the cast played thier parts really well. i found LSG (who failed to impress me in MGIAG) to be delightful. from top to bottom, excluding Suzy, i really enjoyed the acting (and a near insane need to know what happened b/w WR AND SH.) at the beginning i defended Suzy's performance, but once it got to a point where i was wathcing more for the actors and less for the story her less than stellar acting skills really began to drag the thing down.

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I actually want to prove the other reviews wrong, because at first, I also hated it so much, because it is so typical, and the writers probably looked at other successful dramas and tried to put all their stories in this one.

THIS DRAMA IS CHEESY.

but after a while, I changed my mind. Why?
Because the second male lead ACTUALLY got "a chance" with the girl (Idk if they end up together xD). That was such a huge step next to ALL THE OTHER DRAMAS. I think this is the first drama where the second male lead ACTUALLY HAS A CHANCE. AND HE IS SUPER HOT. The first male lead is an airhead tho, he only knows how to read people hands and find out their diseases or situations.

Because of that plot twist, this drama really gets all my attention.
The acting of most of the characters is very bad, but the main story line is different and gripping. However, it's still your typical cheesy (VERY CHEESY) love story.

And for the other stories (within the story), they are ok, you can skip them, but some of them take on very hard subjects, which aren't talked about normally in real life enough.

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