Reviews

NOT MY CUP of TEA

This drama is way too serious.

Give me a break, I only watch stuff to be entertained not to see the male lover murder his female partner and repeat ad nauseum via reincarnation. *Rolls eyes* Journey of Chongzi, I'm looking at ya!

Light-hearted stuff like The Melee Mage, and Fights Break Sphere (2023) I highly approve. Depressing, sad, overly melodramatic crap like Fights Break Sphere (2018), The King's Avatar, The Longest Promise, and The Last Immortal can all go to hell!

The reason I'm even giving this 3 stars instead of 1 because kudos it's Tencent visual effects magic.

The other thing I didn't like the FL lead is too strong, the story is SOLELY about her. Here the ML is just her accessory! I hate this kind of crap. BUT if we look at Princess Agents, the story was very much about the ML as much as the FL. Zhao Liying is the only female lead I highly approve for female-centric dramas because her TV series always give importance to the ML as well! Zhao Lusi and co can all go to hell. I swear I will never watch another Xiao Zhan nor Zhao Lusi drama ever again...

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Gong Jun, Enough said

I will watch anything that has Gong Jun in it, as he’s my favorite Chinese Actor along with Johnny Haung.
This might sound biased because I love Simon so much but his acting here was so good if I do say so myself. I also liked the FL’s character so much, our marketing genius plus she wasn’t a woe is me character.
There was absolutely nothing I liked about the 2nd FL, she was such an incredibly bland character and for the life of me couldn’t understand what Jian saw in her but to each their own.
The way they glossed over that peace loan incident just so the FL and Gao Yi can reconcile was baffling, no matter how you look at it, his actions or even inaction if you may resulted in the death of her father, I know he didn’t kill her father but he might as well have IMO.
The last part of the drama didn’t make much sense honestly, the FL valued trust above everything especially after everything she went through and the MLs characterization has always been open when it comes to business matters especially acquisitions why then did he hide it from the FL? it was for just no other reason than to have more episodes and the drama can have their dramatic moment but it ended up cheapening the main characters IMO & it was a shame.
Overall I enjoyed the drama and I recommend

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Is this really it?

I had been anticipating the release of a second season for a few years, sweet home being one of my favourite shows, upon finding out that it was finally happening I was super excited. And it was great! For about three episodes. I was really interested to see where it would go. It seemed like how the humans could be worse than monsters was going to an important theme. Maybe something about the abuse and control of the army, that’s what it seemed to be building up in those opening episodes.

But then it kinda fell apart. I found myself comparing it to Peninsula (Train To Busan sequel) a lot, it suffered from a lot of the same same things. It might not be terrible on its own, but it doesn’t hold up to the initial media.

I got bored and lost interest pretty quickly, I didn’t really care about anything that was happening on screen anymore. It felt messy. I had no emotional investment in these characters, the originals that I did care about were buried in all the show tired to do, if they weren’t simply buried.

I also felt we lost what made the monsters so unique, they stem from the desires of people, but now we’re seeing packs of the same monster? Where’s the nuance!

It didn’t feel like I was watching the same show as I was last season. It doesn’t help that most of our beloved characters were dead in the first few episodes. I don’t watch this show expecting my favourite characters to survive, but it was upsetting seeing them being discarded so quickly so they could make an almost entirely new cast. It lost everything that made me love it. It turned into something generic. People running away from monsters and trying to survive, what post-apocalyptic media hasn’t done that already.

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I’m actually so mad

I was going to give this drama 9/10 but not anymore.
The father not being punished or getting any sort of retribution but instead gets forgiven and even gets to have a relationship with her when he was as guilty as the mother and stepsister is so wild to me. So is this drama is telling us that because he didn’t know that she was his child, his behavior is excused. The level of disappointment I feel about this is beyond comprehension. He gets away with everything just like that. Gosh I really am so pissed.
Once again a man’s sin is trivialized while a woman’s sin is accentuated. It’s beyond ridiculous and I am not rewarding this BS.

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Honestly not that bad

I don’t really watch a lot of dramas but this one is kind of good. Some others say it’s pretty predictable which is somewhat true but overall I didn’t get the mafia until they were revealed to everyone. Yes it’s a little annoying from how the characters act but lowkey what kind of kdrama doesn’t have annoying characters and I’m a person who can’t stand stupid characters but I dealt with it fine. The show is easy to understand which makes it easy to catch on to the storyline but they’re some gore scenes which if you’re uncomfortable with, you should skip. If you enjoy the popular show ‘All of us are dead’ I think you should give this show a try due to its pretty somewhat similar storylines minus the zombies. The only thing I didn’t really like was how face paced the show was, it didn’t really have time for me to connect me as a viewer to any of the characters except like 1 or 2 but it kind of gets better later on into the show. Otherwise I’m excited to see the next 6 episodes and I’ll probably rewatch in the future!!

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chaotic and cheerful family abuse story

this story is about children overcoming abuse from their father. I know a lot of people loved it so much, but I didn't (not as much). why?

1st: 12 episodes seems to be a few, but the duration is 1:20 hour. that means the show has 14 episodes lasting 1h. it's not so far from the usual 16;
2nd: there is a lot of things happening during these 12 episodes: a music star being born, an old music star surviving the decline of her career, 2 families getting rid of their abusive father (this alone should have been enough), and how a young girl got lost on a remote island and how she got rescued, and how she adapted again in the society (this also alone should have been enough). the result is a little bit overwhelming. I really think that the quality of the show would have been better if they chose to focus on less main subjects.
3rd: the music was nice, but I didn't LOVE any of them.

what I loved: the actors were really good, especially the young actors. the atmosphere of the show was very well transmitted. the writer did a very good job sharing his views about the complexities of relationships. you are sometimes very mad at some characters then understand that they had their own reasons and it's forgivable. I think that it can be very interesting to re-watch the show.

audience: not under 15 because there is some violence
when to watch: it's a dense story, watch it on week-end so you'll have some time process it.
even if it's mostly cheerful I didn't find it relaxing.

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O que falar...

Demorei um tempo para pensar o que escrever e a forma a qual resenhar esse drama. E acho que so agora consigo entender o que senti assistindo ele. Esse drama possui uma serie de nuances e contextos socias, políticos, econômicos que podem ser englobado em apenas um contexto, passar no vestibular.
Acho que esse drama compriu o que se propôs a fazer, falando sobre os aspectos fisicos e mentais dos estudantes, a amizade (do apoio nessa fase ou richa entre esses). Além de falar sobre o que é a familia e o apoio dos familiares ao longo do percurso de cada individuo.

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Really Good to Watch

It's a really good xianxa drama to watch. I'm excited to watch the next episode. The story is good, Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu and all other cast did a good job. It's still 4 episodes and I'm loving it. I don't usually watch fantasy drama but this is an exemption. From the first episode, it got me hook already. All I hope is that for haters to leave this masterpiece and not ruin it by making false review and ratings.

I am looking forward to watch the next episode. The CGI, the cinematography, the story is to my liking. The water beast is really cute. Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu are both good actor. I love them. This drama deserve a 10+.

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Mostly my cast list rants tbh

Honestly, I'm not gonna compare it with the first season cause it's been so long I don't even remember. But I truly enjoyed this one nonetheless.

But I'll say truly, Song Kang is not even a main cast here, for most of the drama I even forgot he was there. The soldiers carried the season for me.
I don't even know why Sangwook is listed as a main character if he doesn't even have ten minutes of screen time, similarly having Min Seojin as a guest role is unfair, he was on screen for longer than Cha Hyunsoo, Like, even Kang Seokchan has more lines. And Jisu dies in like episode three...

Anyway, cast list rant aside, I truly enjoyed the season.
As I said, the soldiers did it for me, their story was the most interesting, especially when, in the last two episodes, they go looking for their missing friend I was so invested in it, when Jonghyun and Seokchan were killed ( I still have hopes for them) I was devastated. Amazing job from Kim Muyol (Sergeant Kim) and Yoo Ohsung (Sergeant Tak)

What more to say? Eunyoo, amazing as expected.
Hyunsoo, forgot about him, and how does he un-stone himself or whatever? Idk And now, he's a full monster I guess
Eunhyuk is king of monsters now, interesting character setting for next season.

Lastly, I have to appreciate Kim Shiah's job here, I just saw See You in my 19th life, and comparing both her works I can see she has a promising future ahead, nailed both.
Choi Go as Youngsoo also did amazing, truly felt his rage.

This season fulfilled my expectations and set a good precedent for the next one, I'm so looking forward next summer.

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Nam Soon & Bong Soon are my new favorite superheroes!! Outdo Marvel by far!!

Loved this drama! Don’t listen to the nonsense comments , this drama gave me the chills in a good way! I get like the ending kinda sucked,
but I can’t stop raving how much Nam Soon & Bong Soon are my new favorite female superheroes ?‍🦸‍♀️

I mean c’mon most superheroes ( like Marvel’s Avengers ) are kinda rough around the edges and such but Nam-Soon has such unique super powers that she’d oust all of them !! And she’s born with them unlike half of marvels characters who got them through unnatural circumstances… ( hulk, Spider-Man , Captain America, etc. ALL lab experiments!)

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AN UNDERRATED GEM!

I was so excited about this drama from the moment they dropped the trailer and they truly did not disappoint me! It has absolutely everything one would need to make a good series - an interestingly new plot, great acting, outstanding chemistry, beautiful cinematography and perfect music. The camaraderie between the cast both on and off screen is so good which is why it makes the show even more fun to watch. And the way they are showing us Thai culture - the history, traditions, beliefs and mythology - is just so amazing and informative. Every Saturday they go beyond my expectations!

P.S. I don't usually write reviews but for this one, I just had to lol :p Please go watch it on Idol Factory's YouTube channel!

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decently sweet, iced with drama and sprinkled with spice

The story takes place in a bake shop run by 3 friends, the first one is the rich kid using moms money to run the shop so he's stuck under her thumb, the second is a friendly outgoing baker who can't seem to beat his friend at cakes, and the third is a cold perfectionist baker who is closed off and has his walls way up. Until of course, our MC takes the stage, he's a simple and sweet aspiring baker who easily makes his place in their shop, and also their hearts.

I actually really like that his character isn't a huge pushover even though he's a sweetheart, what I dont like is how quickly we see our closed off perfectionist open up to him and do a complete 180, maybe because it's only a 7 episode show and they had to speed things up, but the development needed a little more time in my opinion. I also didnt enjoy how toxic literally every relationship turned at one point, full grown adults throwing fits like children, making a decision in the heat of the moment and then taking it back, the white lies and the unnecessary drama, but all things considered it wasn't too bad.

The actors are doing a good job playing their parts, and there are several cute scenes, the chemistry between the leads is fine as well but I do feel like it could be better. Was almos trooting for the second love interest just to see if they'd have better chemistry lol. A cute watch overall, short and sweet, just a little bit dense.

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Came for Veronica Park, but ended up getting angry with the ML and dropped it.

I came to this drama due to Kim Jae Kyung having fallen in love with her as Veronica Park(eyay-oh) in The Secret Life of y Secretary.
The premise was good. A struggling vet saves the pompous CEO after he's stabbed. It had the makings of Kdrama gold.
Although it would have, were it not for Sung Hoon's one-dimensional character with zero character development - so much so that halfway through the penultimate episode (ep 6 out of 7) I couldn't take it any more. He was a toxic walking red flag and what made it worse was that Jae Kyung's character started to have feelings for him (they were in a contract relationship), despite him belittling her and controlling what she could and can't do, let alone who she could see. If her male friend spoke to her, he'd get mad. Like I said, walking red flag.
The hope I had of a redemption story just didn't come - I'm guessing I've missed on seeing this, but surely you'd want to see little signs of him changing, and her realising her self-worth.
So, to curb my frustration, I had to drop this as it stopped being enjoyable for me, which is a shame because of Kim Jae Kyung :(.
Thankfully there are only seven, 45-minute episodes on Viki if you want to try it. Other people rave about it.

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