Reviews

The Moon Embracing The Sun (2012) - one of the hit dramas that I don't really feel anything towards. Maybe because at that time that I was watching this, I was still not into historical dramas. I think it is because I wasn’t totally engage with it, and did not really understand what it was all about. More likely the focus is the curses, and though it is a love story I didn't feel the romance. I don’t have the urge to watch it again, so I believe individual’s perspective is what matters because I found other people within my Korean drama community that liked this drama.

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I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ANYMORE

As a non webtoon reader, I'M in complete shock after watching s1 [2daysago] and s2 did justice to all the roll coaster of emotions I have gone through!!! MAIN ML (seo in guk) nailed his character, and also all the other characters are perfect in their own way!! I can't really tell maybe they should have done this or that!!

EACH AND EVERYONE DONE JUSTICE TO THEIR CHARACTER. FROM THE STORY, THEIR PERFORMANCE TO THE ENDING ..EVERYTHING IS JUST SOO PERFECT.

If you didn't watch until now, do give it a try!! You will not regret it ;) just make sure you have plenty of tissues...

Here are few lines from the series I want to share..


If you're still hesitating

I hope you find the courage

To stand up again

And overcome it :)

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Compared to the other projects, a weaker series, which at first seemed to me that maybe it wasn't even Thai, but Laotian (including the cast). Gradually it was possible, I was approached mainly by Gawin, I agree with Nioba about the Tin-Toss couple, but what Toss did in the last episode for "pushing", it's a shame to talk, he wouldn't even play the toadstool with me ... Thanks for the translation .

Ve srovnání s ostatními projekty slabší seriál, který mi zezačátku připadal, že snad nebyl ani thajský, ale laosský (i hereckým obsazením). Postupem se to dalo, oslovil mě především Gawin, souhlasím s Niobou ohledně páru Tin-Toss, ale to, co Toss předvedl v poslední epizodě za "pusinkování", škoda mluvit, u mě by si nezahrál ani tu muchomůrku ... Díky za překlad.

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Lost hours and brain cells

This was terrible. The characters were awful. These writers have a warped sense of what the viewers like.

After Nine and Daonuea’s first time together on a trip, Nine did not call or text Daonuea and resumed his relationship with his psycho girlfriend. After months of waiting, Daonuea moved on. When they met up again, Nine thought it was ok to force himself onto Daonuea even though they both had someone else. Just awful.

Nine is NOT at all attractive to me. So it was a struggle for me to watch his scenes. He reminds me too much of Skeletor.

Daonuea annoyed me to death. He was such a spoiled brat. I think he was trying to act cute but failed big time. I just ended up hating him.

Tee is 100 times better looking than any other guy in the series and very sweet. I felt so bad for him. But the scene with Oab was fire! But, as per the norm with this series, the writers screwed that up too.

Believe it or not, this low rated series had some great music. The female (LVLY) and male (Sture Zetterberg) singers during the ending credits of each episode were amazing.

The English subtitles were pretty bad. A lot were missing in the special episode.

If you’re curious, watch it. If you want to just check it off your list, watch it. If you want to hate yourself after you finish it, watch it. If you’re looking for a series you will enjoy, don’t watch it.

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Pillar of BL

TayNew proved to all of us how BL should be, their undeniable chemistry is timeless, indeed they are the pillar of BL series.

Cherry magic is a cinema, they have incredible shots on this series, cinematography is serving! This is what TayNew deserves, a series like no other, I know that this is just an adaptation but to be honest, their exceeding beyond everyone’s expectations, from their actings, expressions they’re both killing it!

IINGATAN, PAGSISILBIHAN, LULUHURAN, AALAGAAN, JOJOWAIN, AASAWAHIN, MAMAHALIN HABANG BUHAY, I TAKE THEE TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER, TO LOVE AND CHERISH FROM THIS DAY FORWARD UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, YES PO FATHER I DO.???

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The Chaser (2012) – I just watched this drama by 2016 and I think it’s good. Not totally impressing at first but all the actors in the drama did great. This drama seems unrealistic to a person like me (who is not a lawyer and neither a politician). This drama portrayed a different angle of the society for me, and I find it scary. I liked it that I watch this by 2016 so the drama is already completed, I watched it for 2-3 days and didn’t watch any other dramas in between which I usually do with other dramas, I watched it continuously because I am afraid that I will forget the names of the people in the drama. This drama, I cried alongside Baek Hongseok but I also cried with Kang Dongyoon. One thing I learned from this drama is that greed is scary and gets you lonely.

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Fashion King (2012) - this truly has a lot of potential for me, especially at the start. The characters are quite different comparing to the other dramas I have watched and seeing Yuri’s very first drama is also a plus. What makes this drama interesting for me at the start is that both leads are struggling, no "chaebol" or rich between them, which is typical in other dramas. Also, the male main lead Young Gul played by Yoo Ah In is so different, I can't understand his attitude and the leads are not the usual nice with a good personality leads. Both male leads are really great in their respective roles, the acting is great. The female leads I don't have anything against, it terms of acting. The drama just didn’t turn out great, and the ending sucks, I mean, what happened? I find the drama stressful in the long run, the sense of the drama became lost especially on the fashion aspect which was suppose to be what I expected because of the title. I was just sad since the acting is there, I hope they tried to fix the story or writing. Not recommended.

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Rooftop Prince (2012) - should have been one of my fave dramas but I already know the ending so the excitement was not there anymore while watching the drama. The first part of the dramas made me laugh, I still remember funny scenes from this drama, and I had fun for sure. Historical dramas really do tend to get serious, and I must say this drama hurts. The villains in the drama are really a good pick since I felt rage to them. The story itself is well written for me, at the same time I liked the suspense parts that I keep thinking who the culprit really is but sadly they did not give a back story to the side characters to at least justify why they are in the drama. Not on my favorite list but one of the best dramas for me at that time. It's worth watching.

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twinkling watermelon ー twinkled within us ?

honestly from a pov who just recently finished it ー away from the craze when it aired (tho i wanted to watch it live so bad but cannot for personal reasons) i appreciate the stillness and the quiet while watching it and processing it on my own.

the story is full of realistic issues ー from domestic ones to the story of youth and the hierarchy or status. it connects each on of us who has the same struggle as the main characters ー sometimes we want to just close our eyes wishing that if we open it, we are all just in a twisted dream but unfortunately everything happening around us is real which we can relate to what eungyeol's present looks like. he did not avoid his dad's accident whatever methods he tried but because he gave up giving up, and because of his persistence and perseverance he did change a lot of things.

the takeaway we can get here is that change is never out of reach if we keep on trying and striving to do what's good, what's just, what's pure, what's kind, and what's right.

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Chicago Typewriter (2017) - "To protect the love I couldn't protect in my past life. To meet again in a liberated homeland and love freely."
I could totally relate to other viewers and reviewers of this drama. It has that nostalgic feeling into it. The story about past life is presented beautifully and the characters are really well written. The cinematography is one of a kind, one of the best so far. Other dramas would really have to step up since this become a standard. It really is at the high level, and it can't be compared. It is a whole new genre of historical. It will always stay in the hearts of those who have watched this. Beautiful. Worth it.

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Cheongdamdong Alice (2012) - I am so liking this drama. It was so romantically uplifting me and it is on top of my watched korean dramas list. At the time when I was watching this, I still have questions regarding the story because I don’t know much about Korean culture and stories in their country but I was really hooked with the drama. I really like the romance and comedy of the drama and I like each of the characters. This drama is a portrayal of like modern day Alice in Wonderland, Daddy Long Legs and Cinderella in one. I have grown my childhood with this stories and I think this is the reason why I liked this drama. Although “chaebol” is still apparent here, I liked that they portrayed it in a fun way even though there is a revenge part. I also like Park Si Hoo’s character development here, he is so cute! This drama is one of the dramas that I really like over the years.

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