Reviews

One of the best dramas I've ever watched .

This HAS to be the perfect drama , in my opinion. I love me some rom-com, fantasy, sageuk, mystery, suspense altogether. It has the perfect blend of it all. I never watch ANY ongoing kdrama, because I'm always scared of getting K-Trauma. But this one right here.. has me hooked, that I always rush to watch the new episodes(sometimes I even re-watch them which, I don't do with other kdramas) every Friday - Saturday.
The casting is PERFECT! No one else could've pulled off the characters other than these actors. The acting is really really good. You can really feel what emotions they are expressing. And the chemistry between the main leads is Chemistry-ing.? I love that they didn't make the FL weak and dumb who gets easily swayed. Though I agree with a few reviews saying they should have shown more parts of her adjusting to new Joseon and it's technologies, but seeing as this drama has only 12 episodes, I have no problem with that. The FL trying to open the door, the taxi scene, money scene and vaccum cleaner scene were hilarious? I kept replaying them several times!
Since it's a time slip story, it has some similarities to other time slip dramas ofc but the plot is very different and interesting. It just keeps getting better and better.
The FL ML interactions(both on-screen and BTS) are so sweet that makes me blush.? They actually look like a real couple. The supporting characters are super funny as well. The comedic timing is well-written and well-executed. I've laughed out loud in so many of the scenes?
But I'm always on the edge with anxiety whenever the potential villain(s) show up on the screen. So many mysteries left to unfold. Looking forward to this drama. Hope it keeps on getting more attention it deserves, because it's really good and suuperr underrated (internationally).

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Dramma divertente e piacevole!

Dramma cinese,uno di quelli carini nonostante le cose più bizzarre che a volte succedono. Storia davvero carina che parte da un romanzo fantasy ma poi li sviluppo nel mondo moderno. Ci sono molti cliché classici di questi dramma però non sono invadenti, rendono la storia simpatica e divertente.
Molto carini gli attori e i loro personaggi principali,il loro modo di interagire crea una bella chimica che traspare guardando il dramma. Bella anche se un po' lenta la storia dell'altra coppia.
Un bellissimo happy ending.
Nel complesso un dramma molto divertente e piacevole.

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My Gangster OPPA

This is a very bias review. I loved Meen since Love by Chance 2. He is really young but such a good actor. I like Ai Long Nhai even though it was a trash series. The reason is because of Meen. I liked Ping but I’m not delusional to think he has any acting skills besides being annoyingly whiny and being cute AF about it. Even I can admit Meen’s acting wasn’t good. Given the material and who he is playing against.

With that said I still had high hope for this series. To start off, Meenreally leveled up his actin in the series. He did exceptionally well in the second half because I can clearly see his acting being so stalkingly good with Ping loosing the plot of the story. I cannot take him as a serious actor when I think he is worst that Dunk. What is it with these boys whining and crying so hard? That scene in bed in the last episode was so poorly directed and edited but Ping’s acting good it to another level of bad. You can see that Meen was really focus on not laughing at it. He was so serious which makes that scene so funny to watch.

I don’t like the character Wahl but the actor did a great job portraying it withthe redemption arc. He was definitely different in the book. In the first half I really want to yeet Wahl out the the series. However once he discovers his feels he wasn’t as cringey.

The story took a completely different turn than the webtoon. But overall despite the poor Ping acting which really shine through in contrast to Meen and Winner. Hell everyone’s acting was good to great except Ping. But I’m not mad about it because he’s so cute. This is why I am giving it a 7.5. It’s completely bias.

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Can we get them a gangster manual or something?

I didn’t have super high expectations after seeing the trailer, but I was still expecting more story wise. The plot seemed simple enough, but there were so many plot holes that I was left with more questions than answers in the end. I think a lot of time was taken up by other characters instead of giving more screen time to Tew and Guy, so they could properly develop their relationship. The gaming aspect was nice, but we only got one (maybe two) proper scene related to it. Which is a shame as it appeared to be quite a big element of Tew’s and Guy’s relationship.

Besides all the cliché complications and poor decision, the gangster element was very questionable. I couldn’t take Tew seriously as a gangster because of his baby face. I loved the styling; they went for the classic Italian mafia man outfits that looked absolutely incredible on him. But that was not enough. Don’t even get me started on how he was the worst gangster to ever live. Which says a lot because no one in this drama made for a decent professional criminal. Seriously, couldn’t they find a gangster manual or something? It might have helped.

Tew & Guy: Leaving aside what a terrible gangster Tew is, I actually found them quite cute together. Tew is more mature and doesn’t trust easily, while Guy seems to be deeply wanting friends and is ready to trust anyone. I don’t necessarily think they are a perfect match, but I think they are both adaptable enough to make it work. I was a bit bothered how Tew was someone who was always true to what he said, yet that is not something that is carried through the whole show. Guy was a bit too naïve at times too. Meen and Ping have a good chemistry, but there is something about Ping’s acting that always throws me off. I am not sure what it is, but he just can’t handle emotion heavy scenes.

Wahl was so annoying! He was incredible unlikeable character and I was rolling my eyes whenever he was on screen. I did like the game friends; they were quite different from each other, but they were great together. Tul was always loyal to Tew, even if some of his decisions are a bit questionable. Boss left me mostly confused. Not about his feelings, but about his reasoning behind a lot of his actions. It made absolutely no sense.

And then we got to Kenji. He was very cartoonish. He didn’t feel like a real villain, but more like one you’d find in a cartoon. All of which was even more exaggerated by his style, the way he talked and reacted to everything. I just don’t think this was the way to go if they wanted to create a good villain.

The ending was okay, I guess. It was only half of what I was hoping for, but it is also something that the series was leading towards since the 3rd or 4th episode, so it is what it is.

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A big fan of Zhou but not this drama.

Story is too cheesy for my liking and even odd at times. The gap created between the leads was too large and some scenes even felt uncomfortable to watch...

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As someone who has not read the original, I can only rate the storyline based on the drama. The drama begins with a bus scene where the ML drops by the FL's personal chat group and comments about a dish. That scene alone threw me off as it felt almost predatory and raised immediate red flags. There are many scenes within the first few episodes that follow a similar pattern. ML sends direct messages to the FL or just randomly talks to her and shares recipes, asks what she is doing. To a certain extent, I can understand the FL's fascination and reaction to the voice msgs as she has idolized the ML for years but as the audience you can't ignore how odd this is. And once you learn about the age gap (in the drama), the messages almost feel inappropriate as if the ML is grooming her/taking advantage of her naivety as his fan.

As the drama goes on, it continues to shine light on the ML, painting him as the perfect boyfriend while muting the FL, focusing on her visuals only. And perhaps too perfect, the ML's actions and tone felt forced at times, making their interactions awkward and unnatural. The FL felt one dimensional with not much else going on in her life; the drama fails to portray Zhou's character's charms and achievements which is a shame. Another point of contention is that there's little to no explanation why the ML fell in love with the FL as he basically started pursuing her from the start with the random voice notes. The leads' love story lacked substance, with the ML feeling the desire to marry the FL on their first trip together when they barely dated was far from romantic and unconvincing.

All in all, I find the storyline to be too unrealistic and underdeveloped. It was an injustice to the cast as it was lacking in so many departments. The actors couldn't flesh out their characters as their story lacked so many details that were necessary. I am currently on episode 22 and plan to finish the drama but feel most would drop this unless they are a fan of Zhou or Tan like myself.

side note: I feel like Zhou played her character well given the script and restrictions to her character. Hoping Zhou will have better luck next time with her scripts and am looking forward to her future works in 2024/2025.

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A-sassy-nation

It ended up being a parade of tired clichés and an absolute rollercoaster of inconsistency. You have to abandon the most basic display of homosapien intellect capabilities before going into this drama. The leads were useless which made the baddies invincible and the only thing that was able to stop them was the production reaching its end. The leads' relationship was as if someone threw them together and said, "Okay, now act like you're in love!". It was one of the most unnatural displays of affection and progression which, subsequently, killed their romance, in this supposed "rom-com". How many times did the male lead roll to both sides and sighed while being doubtful of his feelings like a child being teased for liking girls?

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A Must Watch Drama!

Classy Scenes:
1. First Fight between Cui Lin & Li Ni (Underwater fight and Backyard fight)
2. Li Ni hitting fire arrows with Style
3. Li Ni's Sword Dance
4. Li Ni and Cui Lin's Post-Wedding Fight

Emotion-Filled Scene: Episodes 29-30 depicted an intense scene involving Old Bao, Bandits like Zhao Youde, You Yi, and others deeply moved me. Witnessing their sacrifice to save Li Ni and the emotional weight of the moment brought tears to my eyes.

As everybody talked about the Plot, I wanted to share more about the scenes, impressions, and characters.

First Impression: Li Ni - His character: Down to Earth, Charismatic, Skilled, and Peace-Keeper. You will understand his character in the first few episodes. I loved his interaction with Bao, Chang Er, and Pei Yuan the most.

You won't be bored at all. Each episode unfolds with a distinctive challenge as Li Ni journeys through various cities en route to the capital, striving to restore their kingdom.

Overall, I loved IT!

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Nonesense

I call this a drama of nothing!! Nothing happens really except a creepy romance between a much older man and a college student. He is apparently a surgents who has time to be a voice actors as well! They love each other voice and then they meet eat, listen to voices and music, 24/7 going out in their happy world where nothing goes wrong.. It felt like an Mv of a dad taking his daughter out to try diffrent food everyday. Fl is the shy naive, never been in a relationship kind of girl so ml was patient with her so very slow burn. Honestly I don't find this endearing why are you after an unexperienced young girl in the first place. Feels like grooming!! That's pretty much everything that happens a bunch of nothing

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Delicious Food, Scenic Romance, & Amazing People

My first impression - Perfect Voice Studio: Qiang, Juemai, Doubing, Yasong, WangKe, Mao & Feishao, and Cosplayers: Mumu, & Mo Bai. What a perfect Team. I liked their first meeting (QQC meeting JM, DB & FYS for the first time) and their story before setting up Perfect Voice Studio. Writers should have highlighted their story a little more (At least 1 Episode).

This drama has no cliches, no fights, no annoying characters, no lags, no scheming, and no jealousy...
Just a set of pure souls performing voice dubbing and singing traditional music.
This drama gave equal importance to support characters too. Though TJC & ZY are the Main Leads, This drama also contains delicious food making as one of the main leads... ???

Overall, I loved IT! AND A MUST WATCH!!!

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Plot is more exciting and overall is an improvement from season 1

It's passable. There are some very good plot scenes+acting, especially the three cases that I re-watched a few times now; cattle thief, tear of the Buddha statue and the grain weigh. My all time favorite Judge Bao comes to mind during these cases. Oh, the memory. Conversely there are some questionable plots. In the end it sort of balances out but there are also some plot holes, which can also be ignored. If you don't like female scheming (I don't) the best part of the plot will pick up when they travel to Xizhou and in Xizhou. The clothes and props are simply dazzling, very unique to that time period and place. Kudos for the production team. Forewarn, the later 1/3 of the drama has many time leap. I dislike this a lot and I think may have something to do with trimming the drama from the initial 40 episodes to 37. Although that may not be it. Still don't like it. It's very lazy work, if you ask me. I think the earlier episodes can be cut to an episode or two to give room to play for the rest of the drama. Also, spoiler alert, expect no grand battle scenes. The white filter really bothers me at the beginning but someone must have some senses and darken near the end making it more comfortable for older people like me to watch. Overall it is watchable. It's better than the first part for sure. I will rewatch my favorites scenes.

I will only evaluate Xu Weizhou as I follow this drama because of him. His acting improved drastically within one year since filming the first part (late 2020), also his first in costume drama. This second season was filmed two years ago, from Sept-Nov 2021. I want to applaud Xu Weizhou for his amazing portrayal and shaping of Pei Xingjian, a real early Tang Dynasty historical figure. I finally found the taste of ancient scholarly flair I loved so much as a child watching Chinese costume dramas through his performance. He doesn't look or feel like a modern person cosplaying in ancient China. Xu Weizhou's Pei Xingjian has the right etiquette, mannerism that fits his status of a highly educated noble man. He is gentle, elegant, scholarly yet firm and sharp in his actions in his belief for his country and family. The real Pei Xingjian was prolific and renowned in both civil and military exploits (a feat not many historical figure achieved) and Xu Weizhou's Pei Xingjian exude this unique charm. It's a pity that this drama cuts a lot of the novel's best highlights of Pei Xingjian's civil and military contribution and his influence in Xizhou. It even downplay it somewhat. But, what's in the cracks still shines. That shining ray of light is his microexpression. It is exceptional. Very delicate and particularly piercing during fight scenes. As a person who grew up watching martial arts films, it's just beautiful. Although these fight scenes would be even more awesome if the cut is wide shot instead frame rate. It's also a pity that the original voice was not used. I saw some behind the scenes of Xu Weizhou's original voice and it is much better than the dubbed. Oh, well. Finally, congratulations, Xu Weizhou! Well done. Pei Xingjian is a very charming and unique ancient character I haven't seen for a long while now. I look forward to more interesting roles Xu Weizhou will bring to the audience.

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Drifted into a tree

The first episode of this drama was phenomenal. And everything went downhill from there. While I do love the moral position played by the series, it’s kind of terrible how the entire plot is just one thing repeated over and over again, an endless loop.

However, Da Il was a phenomenal character, and the actor did a great job portraying him. Jung Yeo Wol started off intriguing, but the last two episodes were very boring considering her role, though the actress playing her did an incredible job. Gil Chae Won was a wonderful character, but I do wish she had a larger role to play.

Funny how the best performance over all was the villain of the show. Hye seonwoo played by Lee Ji Ah was a larger than life villain, absolutely felt undefeatable. Her arc was wonderful, and I love how the story showed us how she has also suffered.

Overall, really needed only around 10 episodes. The first episode was the best, and honestly amazing, so the series had wonderful potential they didn’t use.

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Romance,Food,Music,Voice Acting and Beautiful Scenery

The show is just so relaxing and nice with such beautiful songs and scenery and moments and cooking recipes.All of this things are shown just too brilliantly.Before this show my fav show was hidden love and i thought i would not get any such shows for a long time but just by the end of the year i found another one .It is such a show that i believe even if u watch many a times you would feel relaxed and calm after watching it and fall more in love with it. I enjoyed this show so much that i signed up at mydramalist just to give it a 10 star rating.
It has everything i want to see in a show -
It has no complicated relations
No Misunderstandings
No Rivalry
No love triangle
No hate shown by fans or other people towards ML AND FL
It feels like a breath of fresh air to watch when we are too stressed
It has such amazing voice acting that i tend to get immersed in listening to it
It show some detailed recipes and while watching ML cook i tend to start feeling hungry

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