Popular does not necessarily mean good or quality drama
It seems it is a trend nowadays to have good cast/actors but not a good drama. In MD, the FL seems to be the reason it is popular. She is popular and indeed she acted good. The acting (of the rest of the cast including the ML) is less than satisfactory. The comedy part is wanting.One area that noticeable in dramas (K or C drama) is directors have difficulty in the love story part. It is more often at best cliche; at worst stupid. Only a few dramas where directors got it right.
Just like the earlier commenter, it started good. Then it went astray...
But if you like the FL (like me) - then its ok to finish the drama.
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Loved it- But rewrote the end in my head
I loved everything about this drama. FL great! ML and SML both so handsome and talented. HOWEVER I cannot stress enough how aggravating the last few episodes were for me.*spoiler* i cannot stand this abandonment trope that is too pervasive. It’s not romantic. I loved ML but if he abandoned me like he did FL for such stupid reasons there woulda been no coming back. Especially when the sexy SML was there and in love with her. ML had lots of money. No reason he had to disappear for years and cut her off. No. Just no. STOP it! I was really hoping she’d tell him to take a hike
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A warm drama about real life moments, love, joy and acceptance
If I were to start writing reviews on K-dramas, it should definitely be My Liberation Notes. So I am starting.It was the most natural and sincere series I've ever watched. It portrays the life of an ordinary family in the rural such a real way. I felt like they were our neighbors and friends.
Among the characters, my favorite was "Yeom Chang Hee". At first he was an impatient and repulsive character, but then he turned into an understanding and calm person. He improved more than anyone else, accepted what he is, worked hard and found peace. Especially the scenes where he compares himself to a drizzle rather than an ocean and where he explains that he is always where he should be were great. I watched many dramas of Lee Min Kim, but it was in this drama that I realized that he is so talented.
The drama ultimately gave the message that even if everything gets worse, there can still be hope and love. Life is to be accepted as it is even you are having your worst times. One can find peace with what he/she has. These are the main points that all characters eventually reached.
In short, My liberation Notes is a great and warm drama with full of hope. If you are looking for a drama about real life moments, love, joy and acceptance, this is definitely it.
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Watch For Great Lead Actor- nothing else!
Although the FL actress mumbled her way through the part and didn’t seem to find the ML attractive, I managed to enjoy most of the drama just based on how handsome and talented the ML actor was. But i got triggered by the last three episodes.I would give the first 37 episodes 8/10 but the last three a zero. *spoiler* I simply cannot stand any more “romances” where one of the couple abandoned the other for months/ years for “career”. Hear me writers and producers: THIS IS NOT ROMANTIC. Career is an illusion. Somebody can die in an instant, especially here where ML is a SWAT officer. You might not have two years to come back and resume. I just cannot abide this anymore. It absolutely ruins a drama for me.
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My demon is my love!!!
Everything is very, very pretty. Just another Christmas tale about all-conquering love. Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jin are the best Korean couple and deservedly so.Yes, I copied a lot from different doramas - Goblin(scenes on the road, the disappearance of a demon), Healer and I know, but ..(love-bed), maniac and bandits (from Strong Woman Do Bong Soon), reincarnation is similar to all dorama reincarnations at once, so it's hard to say where the screenwriter spied it, and much more. The story as a whole is a converted Hotel del Luna (an old tale about a lost soul character who is revived by love). The screenwriter has already done this once - the Chinese "Go Princess Go" into "Queen Cheo Rin", very successfully. And here everything turned out perfectly. And some scenes may well become new dorama cliches (turning holy water into a rose or a battle dance).
Everything that the screenwriter did not do was completely covered by the artistry and skill of Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jin.
It is wrong to assume that Song Kang does not look like a demon, according to the Bible, demons are fallen angels, and Song Kang is the most beautiful of all angels ever seen. He plays a boy who has not aged his soul in 200 years, still believing that for the sake of his beloved he can turn the whole world around and overcomplicate God. And he did manage to do it (with the help of an almighty screenwriter, of course, for which I thank him very much).
Don't look for deep meanings, high tragedy, this is a completely different genre, just another sweet fairy tale about love.
It was shot very beautifully, the camerawork was excellent, there were no bad angles at all when shooting Song Kang or Kim Yoo Jin, which, for example, slipped into a very good Matchmaker romcom with Rowan.
Very beautiful ost. I liked it from New Jeans - Our Night is More Beautiful than Your Day, Winter of Aespa - With You and Sam Kim - Say You Love Me.
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A masterpiece drama
This drama have good and interesting storyline. I can't stop myself to watch it till finish and really grateful to watch this drama. I like reading a mysterious and detective books like from Agatha Christie so this drama is very cool for me! This drama have a lot mystery case and the storyline it's a masterpiece for me. All the cast for this drama it's incredible. Cheng Yi looks very handsome here especially as Li Xiangyi. Joseph Zeng looks really suits Fang Duobing character. And also all the cast have done great job too. The OST too is very cool. This is a very must watch drama ;DWas this review helpful to you?
The show's an ABYSS....it captured all my heart, mind and sanity.
Have you ever heard that "IT TAKES ONE DEVIL TO FIGHT ANOTHER". Yup that's real. A good guy will have to take eternity to curb the evil and times a luxury you don't have when there's evilness everywhere. You need something quick and effective. For eg:- lighting yourself on fire to burn down this evil world. Sacrifices happens everywhere, it's just that some you know and some you don't. This is where our beloved devil judge THE KANG YOHAN comes to play role. He becomes the devil , sacrificing himself, the kang yohan who was once good, to fight these devils of the society.The character of KANG YOHAN is so complex, so intense, so mysterious, so sympathetic, so courageous, so good, so beautiful, EVERY BREATHE HE TAKES, every move he plays, every idea he thinks, TAKES EVERY FUCKING BREATHE OUT OF YOUR LUNGS and also he's the one giving the viewer the oxygen to breathe throughout the series.
Jung sung-ah! Dammit! you need to watch series to know about her....I won't just tell everything.
Our GAON-ah.... he is a character that believe criminals should be punished only in legal ways. But can legal ways punish the wealthy criminals who control the system? He's completely opposite of character idealism of kang yohan. The contrast makes the show even more appealing.
The show is not even a sad romance kind off, it's crime, mystery, thriller, but the hell's of bucket of tears I cried. The backstories of every character made me cry so much. Especially kang yo han.
Kang Yohan is:- I don't love kang yo han for his well kept brownish hair,
That scar on his forehead, dangerous smirk, his power and authoritative voice , his not so cold heart he tryna show people, not his chiseled body, the powerful steps he takes, or his Devilishly Good Personality or how BEAUTIFULLY DANGEROUS person he is,I love all this but not as much as his eyes....that's speaks volume and can make someone speechless at the same time.
He's eyes are like so black, dark void, the abyss, the blackhole, something so dangerous but you still wanna go close to him like a moth going towards fire.
? DAMN HIS EXISTENCE.
He was epitome of beautiful lightening of thunder you should not go close to.
He speaks fantasy for someone like him cannot exist in real life.
The punishments are so satisfying.
Apart from these, the rest of the characters are tooo oh so mind-blowing.
This Drama Is 1000/10 For Me.
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"우리 모두는 서로에게 파괴자이자 구원자이다."
I was fighting off the desire to steal all the Gu Won's wardrobe till the end, especially that fuzzy white cardigan.My Demon is a beautiful homage to Doom at your service and Goblin with a light sprinkle of Succession/Penthouse.
?️With the K-drama industry becoming more diverse and less dependent on its progenitorial techniques in the recent years, I'm sure the fans are yearning for those goofy nostalgic and lively projects. My Demon is exactly that energetic romcom that preserves all the best tropes and kdrama traditions on top of having a great chemistry between the leading actors, and it doesn't cross the line of being cheesy. I mean, Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jeong are both so attractive, "but who should I look at, is it Shang or Mulan?"©
?️The story doesn't break any expectations but meets them closely. A cold supernatural being unexpectedly falls in love with a human - and here goes everything you'd expect from such a story - funny misunderstandings, love contracts, break-ups "because my presence harms you", extravagant habits of the male lead, the villain pursuing the female lead, past lives in Joseon, and so on. But there are also many touching side plots, like the one of Jin Ga Yeong who was saved by Gu Won as a kid.
However, the most definite weakness of the writing would be excessive borrowing from more successful dramas, like the dissipation scene from Goblin or the "charging" from Doom At Your Service. I didn't feel anything in the climax BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT ALREADY almost shot-by-shot identical in another drama with the same result.
?️That said, My Demon is still absolutely worth watching of you want to enjoy the authentic kdrama dynamics between the main characters and the supporting ones like "from enemies to lovers" of the two hilarious secretaries, or Gu Won's most faithful mob army, or the funny colleagues in Do Hee's company.
For me, the most interesting character is Do Gyeong. His story is more multifaceted than you expect, and the actor Kang Seung Ho did an amazing job with his performance. 박수!??
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Their “Soulmate” relationship is one of kind.
*** Spoiler Alert (PERSONAL FEEDBACK)Title : The Untamed – 2021 (Complete 50 Episode)
Personal Rating : 10/10
Wei Wu Xian / Wei Ying (played Xiao Zhan) Wei Wu Xian the Yiling Patriarch. He is outspoken and playful. He does what he thinks is right and he fights for it.
Lan Wang Ji / Lan Zhan (Played Wang Yi Bo) Lan Wang Ji is the second young master of the Lan sect. He wields the Bichen sword and the Wangji guqin. He is cold, strict, distant, and difficult to get along with, but he has a good heart and a strong sense of justice. He holds a soft spot for Wei Wu Xian, whom he regards as his soulmate.
Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of their ancestors, they decide to rid the world of the ominous threat. But in a dramatic turn of events, Wei Wu Xian dies.
Sixteen years later, Wei Wu Xian is brought back to life through a self-sacrificing ritual. He conceals himself behind a mask and assumes the identity of his summoner Mo Xuanyu of Mo Manor/Pavilion. And in return he will take revenge for whoever mistreats the real Mo Xuanyu.
Soon, Wei Wu Xian reunites with Lan Wang Ji and they start working together to solve the mysteries of the present and unravel the truth behind the events in the past.
Personally, I haven’t read the novel or manga so my ratings and reaction are solely based on the drama itself. And as for the drama their “Soulmate” relationship is one of kind. They know exactly what they are both thinking or going to do by just looking into each other’s eye. They can read each other's mind. You can feel their trust , loyalty, commitment, longing, and respect for each other.
Overall, this is one of the best wuxia dramas for me. I think I watched it 2 times when it was aired. There are lot of backslash on this drama especially when they compare it with the novel but since I didn’t read the novel and I always think of it as a stand-alone drama (not based on any novel or manga) I find this drama very interesting, I got hook instantly and fell in love.
This is my first drama of Xiao Zhan and from then on, I fell in love with him especially when I watched the BTS of the Untamed. He is so cute and playful. His looks is ethereal. And the way he portrays Wei Wu Xian is perfect. Honestly, I am a bit upset about his scandal previously. Not because of him its because of the crazy fans. They are freaking crazy that Xiao Zhan was almost cancelled in China even he didn’t do anything wrong. But Thankfully! he is very okay now, though he looks more distant and conservative now than before where he always looks he can do whatever he wants freely. Still! I am happy that he is doing well despite of what happen.❤️❤️❤️
OST – Wuji by Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan
GENRE – Wuxia / Fantasy, Costume , Comedy
LEAD CAST – Xiao Zhan , Wang Yi Bo
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FEELS GOOD SERIES YET SO UNDER RATED! YES TO SISTERHOOD!
*** Spoiler Alert (PERSONAL FEEDBACK)Title : New Life Begins - 2022 (Complete 40 Episode)
Personal Rating : 9/10
FEELS GOOD SERIES YET SO UNDER RATED! YES TO SISTERHOOD!
New Life Begins is on top of my list. I watched this initially because of Bai Jing Ting and came to love Tian Xi Wei. Their chemistry is so good and the relationship between the ML and FL is relaxing, natural, and without any heavy drama.
This drama was so funny from the from the start that’s why it got me hooked. Yin Zheng is smart, strategic, secluded, who keeps a low profile and a bit sickly chooses to be with Li Wei who is adorable, foodie, who knows what she wants, stands up for herself and wants to live comfortably in her hometown.
The two became a support to each other even though they were not into a deep relationship from the start. Li Wei doesn’t want to marry a man she doesn’t love, and she wants a one-man-one-woman marriage with equal rights practiced from her city Jichuan whereas Xin Chuan still follows the traditional polygamous system. But in the end Yin Zheng follows Jichuan traditions of one-man-one-woman marriage because of his love for Li Wei.
Each couple has stories to tell. Each prince is married to woman from different cities with different mindset, cultures and characteristics which will they showcase of how to handle each others wife or husband from being just fixed marriage to true love. ?
What makes this drama different from other dramas is that woman in this drama (The wife of the princes) supports & protects each other back instead of scheming like other dramas. They start a food business which is not typical Xin Chuan kingdom specially they are woman. But despite that they still pursue it with the back up from the princes. And this drama shows women experiences like postpartum depression and domestic violence.
Overall, this drama is on top of my list. It’s a beautiful, light romantic comedy drama with a happy ending!
GENRE – Historical, Comedy, Romance, Life
CAST – Bai Jing Ting , Tian Xi Wei
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look copying is also an art and I think this one did a decent job
A perfectly average drama I must say. I have seen many dramas but this is the first one that made me think of a perfect 7.What was those drama you ask? Here is a short summary…. A copy.
It was literally using every cliche a fantasy Kdrama can ever think of the story is just trash and the sole thing that keeps you hooked is the Visuals and chemistry of ML and FL. But I guess it is not terrible nor excellent just a nice one time watch.
If I had to name all the dramas this series copied the list will be too long to count. But I can definately say this is not a totally original show. So If you want something original you should look somewhere else.
The OST is okay and the chemistry is amazing you will watch this entire show just because of the chemistry and characters. I must say that is the sole thing you would watch this show for.
Anyways it is a great one time watch and you will enjoy it if you don’t think much about the story and only focus on the chemistry.
Not my top pick but sure worth a watch
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Lovely drama
I’ll start with saying that this drama is lovely. It’s not the drama of the year, but it’s one that leaves a quiet and lasting impression, at least for me.First, it’s a low budget drama with actors with a short resume. That might repulse some people who would automatically catalogue this drama into the lame one. But there are very expensive dramas which aren’t good so money is not necessarely the winning factor.
Second, I think the actors played very well, all of them. A bit on the exaggerated side, like in sitcoms (but still, less than in american sitcoms !). I had seen the ML in a short drama where he was not nice at all and arrogant and here, he plays a sweet, old fashion man very naturally so I find him quite good for someone with so little acting experience. The FL was fine, I hadn’t seen her in anything else but she was doing well, here. Especially when she was playing scenes with her best friend, I have to say.
The summary on MDL is not quite exact when it comes to who and what the ML is but I’m not going to spoil it for you, just know that it’s more complicated and original than a simple « ghost story ».
This drama has this serene elegance, due to who the ML is, the music, the ambiance of the drama. There are some fun moments, some angst, some mystery and in episodes 11 and 12, real sadness. Be prepared for it if you are living through the same thing in RL, it can be a bit tough, at least for me, it rang true. The drama has more depth than the ratings would let you believe. Life, death, longevity, loss, going on with life despite being bereft of love and affection…
It’s a paranormal/love story drama so of course, you have to be willing to, what’s the english word ? Suspend disbelief ? But « fantasy » is in the tags for this drama.
I’ll end up by saying that yes, there is quite a height difference between the ML and the FL. I’m starting to wonder if writers and directors don’t have a fondness for this situation because it’s not the first time that I watch a drama with such a height difference (Hello « My little happiness » and « Put your head on my shoulder »). I can’t help thinking that it must be uncomfortable for both actors to shoot a drama for months with such a difference.
But apart from that, I really loved this drama. If you love old fashion MLs and old fashion eerie feeling hovering over a drama (while still remaining modern), then you can give this drama a chance.
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It was boring some times
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I started watching this drama knowing very well that is full of clichés only because I wanted to watch something light to ease my mind after stressful exam season. First 6 episodes were incredible. I actually thought we might finally get a good story even with all the clichés. They did a great job introducing the characters as they all seemed quite interesting and kept a good pace. I was invested in the story then it just went downhill .One of the reasons for that is the villain's characterization. there are a few of them and none of them ever make sense. they're just evil in a very comic and over the top way. There is no clear motivation to explain why they're trying so hard to pull Do hee down. This over the topness gets repeated a few more time when some characters somehow survive after falling down from a skyscraper ( I rolled my eyes so hard I saw my brain ) or even when they're stabbed severely.Another reason is they didn't know what they wanted to do with the story so they tried to re-create some scenes from other fantasy dramas ( goblin,9 tailed fox, gumiho etc. ). Now I don't care about cheesy over the top scenes if the story is good but that's not what happened here. It spends so much time on unnecessary characters and sub plots . Jin star, Seok hun and the gang members were useless. Bok kyu and secretary Shin were funny at first but they got boring too. All their screen time should've been given to Noh family.
another thing is there is way too many flash backs. It seems like they didn't have enough materials for 16 episodes.
I wish post ep 6 was written differently. There was so much potential.
It certainly did serve fashion ( I'm not sure if this is a really good point tho as it seemed like an extended ad for certain fashion brands at time ) and the OSTs are pretty.
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All of heartthrobs in one drama!
this drama was quite fun! The story is very similar to those dating games for girls in which there are different romantic interests in each different ending. Everyone's performance, as expected, was good, but the series was really made just to make the audience's hearts skip a beat when they saw their favorite actors! It's a very lighthearted series since it was a promotional series produced for Lotte Duty Free Shop. i really enjoyed it and some times you can give it a quick watch if you want to see one of the male actors.Was this review helpful to you?
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