Reviews

Personally, I really enjoyed this show. I think this show does a really good job in bringing the fantasy part to life. The characters were all really unique and the plot of the story line was simple and very understandable.

The costuming for the female lead was a little strange, she didn't have any pants on for some reason. And I don't think that the director really cared about the side characters because they all only have like one outfit that they constantly wear throughout the entire show.

Another issue that I had in this show was Qi Pa's character. To start off, she has a really strange and weird name. Not only that but I didn't really like her character. She expects Kui Mulang to do all the work in chasing her and pursuing her and making her feel happy. Even when she was at fault, she still expected him to come see her. Personally if their love is mutual then she needs to put in some work and effort.

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Some wet dreams should never be shared in the open

Three and a half episodes and I call it quits. Few of the stories I've seen over my years on this planet were as bland as this cringefest. There is nothing even remotely sexy or romantic in this show and five year olds would probably be more mature than this lot of characters.

Cliche after cliche, a doormat for a FL, a kid pretending to be a mature man for a ML, and a non-existent story that looks slapped together at the last minute. Japanese shows don't shy away from uncomfortable topics and perhaps this show/manga was aiming to be something of that kind. But the result is 9½ Weeks for kids, though suggestive scenes make this show not really suitable for them.

Symbolic 3.5 stars for the effort, but not recommended.

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(Lithuanian)

Trys su puse serijos. Daugiau neištvėriau. Per savo gyvenimą nedaug mačiau istorijų, kurios būtų tokios tuščios ir apie nieką. Seksualu? Romantiška? Nieko panašaus. Penkiamečiai ir tie atrodytų labiau subrendę nei šito serialo personažai.

Klišių paradas, bestuburė pagrindinė herojė, suaugusiu apsimetantis vaikas kaip jos partneris ir bet kaip turbūt paskutinę minutę sumesta istorija. Japonai mėgsta savo serialuose užkabinti keisčiausias, nelabai jaukias temas. Gal ir šitam seriale (mangoj) bandyta. Bet išėjo šnipštas – „Devynios su puse savaitės“ mažiems vaikams, tik dėl seksualinių užuominų tiems mažiems vaikams nelabai išeina rodyti.

3,5 simbolinių žvaigždučių už pastangas, bet tikrai nerekomenduoju.

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For my Drama Kings and Queens

I have never related more on a spiritual level.

I have never downloaded a soundtrack so fast (Getsunova really said "I'm going to hurt you in Thai AND English, so buckle up buttercup).

I have never cried and laughed so much in an individual episode.

I have never rooted so hard for the shitty MLI to get their sh!t together and dive head first into their redemption arc so he can be worthy of the soft, pjnkng, deserved-better-from-the-start MC.

I have never had so many relatable moments of Dramatic B!tch™ to feel called out over.

I have never made up so many memes and in-jokes with my bestie over ONE show and friend group of characters.

I have never had an instant favourite show 2 episodes in like this.

I will never recommend anything this strongly.
Besties that want to gush or do a rewatch together, please, reach out. I still have so feelings so many years later.

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IT GOT REAL

if you're looking for the angst and internal struggle from the first season... abandon those expectations now, with immediate effect. it got so real and so deep and so realistic so quickly. I laughed, I cried, I fumed, I held out all the hope for the HEA that Korn and Knock (and the viewer) deserved and I was not disappointed. the chemistry between Thul and Max will have you forget they aren't really an item, so be careful of that (but the knscreen relationship is more than enough). you've got to fight for love, regardless of who your partner is and whether their the opposite or same sex. I applaud the screenwriters for how well they handled it all and brought the mature dynamic of an adult relationship (let's ignore the childish antics of their plotting and scheming to fix shit for a second) it was much appreciated and needed. bless Thai media for seeing and serving the queers, I see and appreciate you ❤️

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Love this one.

Very cute and realistic. Small firm, dependent on star employees. Petty squabbles that affect whole careers. Ignorant upper management used to pushing away anything that they don't want to deal with.

Having worked corporate. Having experienced what many of these characters go through...I could relate. Loved how the romance came about. Understated. Quiet.

Loved how they showed the levels of maturity in each character. And, I appreciated that Choi Si-hun's character never figured out that Woo Seung Hyun had a thing for him. To be that oblivious showed his callous side and how much he was into himself. As BL's gain strength and make more money - we will see the episodes get longer and larger in quantity. But, I never felt any of the character's were underdeveloped. This will always be one I can bounce back to when I am in the mood for it.

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Tough one. Stuck with it - Kinda...

This one was a tough one to watch. In the beginning, some of the characters are so irritating that I was disappointed to find that they would be a love interest or, still in the story 4 episodes later. I thought, casting wise, this group was a bit of a mess. Maybe, closer to reality? But, I just couldn't see the two leads together - at all. She was so mean and so unforgiving. He went out of his way to continue to patronize her business, replace the phone, etc. and she still couldn't let anything go. Who cares if we see a character show regret if they don't follow through? A character should not be rewarded for being a thorn in someone's side.

As usual - some stellar performances - the only reason I watched a portion of every episode. , Ji Dong-hee (Shin Jae-ha) was brilliant. To change his personality on a dime like that - perfect. I could understand why he chose to die in the end. All the actors/actresses for the high school characters were perfect. Lee Chae-Min's breakdown while taking the exam was perfection - you really felt what he was going through.

Jeon Do-yeon's Nam Haeng-soon and Jung Kyung-ho's Choi Chi-yeol - did not work for me. I could not get to the point of accepting that they were suitable for each other as a couple. I could see them helping each other out in their own ways but, it would have been nicer to see them end up with other people. The late addition of the true mother was a waste of time on everyone's part. It wasn't even needed - especially, since she had zero redeeming qualities. Jae-Woo(Oh Eui-Sik) - eh - did not like that his issues all pertained to what the story needed to keep moving. Writer's convenience = lazy.

Also, regardless if it is life-like or, what - just because characters are together in a scene - you don't have to fill every waking moment with their nonstop conversation. I got to the point every time certain characters showed up - I knew I could fast forward through their whole time and not miss a single thing.

Really hated how hard the writers worked at making the whole cast have a happy, fairytale existence in the end. Villain? Takes his own life. Leads? Happy successful life. Teens? Exciting happy college life - not a speck or, mention of therapy or, how they healed anywhere. Parent's - awful to the core - ruined people's lives? All forgiven. Ruined and nearly put your own children in the hospital or, the morgue? All forgiven. Ruined marriages because you focused on all the wrong things? No worries.

Thank goodness for the fast forward button.

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firstkhao meus pais??

que dorama!!
achei a temática bem diferente de outros bl's, que assisto normalmente mas tem algumas coisas que eu pessoalmente não gostei, mas dependendo a pessoa nao vai importar!

uma das coisas que eu nao gostei muito foi a questão de ter 3 casais, sou acostumada a assistir dramas simples e curtinhos de 1 casal principal e pronto, mas isso é so uma preferência minha

também acho que em poucos episódios ja tentaram trazer muita informação e muitas tramas que sinceramente nao sei se seriam necessárias agora

nao consegui simpatizar com os outros dois casais além do sanray, principalmente o secundário, nao acho que eles tenham química alguma, também pelo fato de ser uma relação complicada, acho que mais pra frente isso pode melhorar

e espero de verdade que tenham mais cenas do first e khao, fiquei um tempão esperando pra ver eles atuando juntos novamente e ate agora to achando perfeito, eles sao a única coisa que ta realmente me prendendo nesse bl

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muito fofo e simples !

de todos os bl's q eu ja vi esse foi um dos mais simples e fofos, obvio que segue o mesmo roteiro de todos os bl's coreanos, sendo lento e a relação dos dois evoluindo devagarinho, mas esse tem algo a mais que é muito cativante, a química dos personagens é muito boa!!
qualquer cena q eles aparecem juntos se torna confortável de assistir (obviamente as cenas fofas)
uma coisinha so que eu nao gostei muito foi a relação do casal secundário, acho que poderia ter sido melhor explorada!
criei um carinho muito grande por esse drama, assistiria muitas mais vezes

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Amar é cuidar e cultivar

Eu consigo entender por que o primeiro diretor quis desistir dessa história. Uma história de amor em que o homem (nem tão) mais velho se apaixona pela irmã do melhor amigo, a qual ele conheceu quando ela ainda era muito nova, realmente é um enredo difícil de não cair no desagrado do público. Porém, estou feliz que não desistiram desse projeto, pois o resultado foi simplesmente lindo!

Sobre a protagonista feminina: apesar de gostar de alguém mais velho, em nenhum momento o seu tempo é desrespeitado. Ela não buscar fingir ser mais madura do que o que de fato é, ela não pula etapas pelo relacionamento que quer ter. E, embora a família a trate com o cuidado dado a crianças, ao reservar ela se mostra muito madura emocionalmente - sem deixar de ser meiga, delicada, atenciosa e muito fofa.

Sobre o protagonista masculino: que show de atuação! Senti muita sinceridade nas cenas dele, em especial quando o assunto era a sua família. Gostei que ele foi construído como alguém que aprendeu a ser uma boa pessoa, apesar de tudo. Gostei, também, de como ele se mostrou decidido uma vez que entendeu que seus sentimentos pela prota mudaram de cuidado para amor, que é um detalhe que faz toda a diferença nessa história.

Os protagonistas mostraram que o amor é cuidar do outro, mas é também cultivar no outro felicidade, conforto, confiança.

É um dorama simples, no fim das contas, mas que mostrou personagens como pessoas reais. Nem perfeitos, nem caricatos. Os pais tem suas questões quanto aos filhos, os irmãos brigam, quem se ama tenta dar o seu melhor pelo outro, e é isso.

Muito grata a atriz principal que deu o melhor de si para fazer esse projeto acontecer, valeu a pena cada segundo gasto.

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PLS...I was stressed...but I LOVED this concept for a dati g show

...i need a therapist after watching this. So the contestants are living together for a month-ish...and every person has screen time except for Yena. Gurly is either only shown cooking, drying hair for the other girls or being their source of confort. Literally...for the first 8 episodes (10 in total) I was like...how does no one have romantic interest in her...she's perfect...and she had so little screentime because of that lack of couple interaction. Then in the last 2 ep...suddenly...she decides to go after a guy...and he starts liking hef back...ditching another girl who had feelings for him for her. But then at the end when he chose her...she was like "i still need more time" and ended up choosing no one. Like pls...why do they gotta hurt me like this. For 8 ep she has no one...and she finally got a guy and gurly said she wasnt ready...and rejected him after she flirted with him and made him leave the other girl. Like Yena didn't do it intentionally and she would never steal another girls guy...but he fell for her...and it's just kinda sad she didnt hold on to him after like flirting with him and making him fall for her.
ANYWAYS...imma go watch another show to distract me from the tragic ending of this couple T__T

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Layers upon layers

Aug 2023
Why did I wait so long to watch this?
I really enjoyed the pace and intrigue, and binged in a day, staying up 'til silly o'clock.
Great mix of characters, with the 3 sisters it centres around being each very different.
It really was gripping drama with some well placed, but nothing standing out as being really childish, humour.
The story twists and turns, with more layers than an onion.
All 3 sisters end up entwined with one ultra powerful, sociopathic family.
The story follows their struggle to unearth past and present secrets, lies and fraud.
More than a few surprises along the way.
There were a few times when things got more than a little ridiculous and characters did do truly stupid things for the circumstances they were in, but overall it's not badly written and is a pretty intelligent story.
I'd have liked more on the youngest sister, as I felt her character's story was sacrificed somewhat for the main plot.
I also wish one particular character had a more fitting end; they didn't suffer nearly enough for my liking.
I adored Choi Do-il, played by Wi Ha-joon; a great character that kept me guessing to the very end.
Well worth a watch.

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