Reviews

I almost dropped this on episode 2, and whilst I am glad I didn’t, this show still felt like a chore to get through. It had great moments and then it get super boring, and then get interesting again and then I’d loose interest and so on. That is mainly due to the frustrating nature of its characters and plot.

I really liked Third in the beginning; he was a character I deeply empathised with and saw myself in. But that was also one of the reasons I almost dropped this, seeing him love someone as prickish as Khai didn’t sit right with me and was a real turn off. As the show continued, Third became less interesting for me, but Gun’s performance was fantastic and I really felt for him in the final couple of episodes.

Khai… I really hated him in the beginning. He was the main reason I wanted to drop this. But by the end, I really liked his development. Yes he’s not perfect and a real jerk, but I appreciate that he was really trying to be better for Third.

Two was my favourite character, I adored him! I really wish we could’ve had more development for his and Un’s relationship. They were the biggest surprise from this show for me and I really liked them.

The rest were fine, but I had no interest in Bone or his storyline. I ended up skipping the majority of it.

Something I really loved about this show was the comedy. It wasn’t cringy and I generally laughed many times. It was refreshing to watch a BL where the comedy was actually funny.

A complaint I have is that I really hated the way women were presented in this show. It was awful and once again another reason I almost dropped this.

Overall, I enjoyed this show for its majority but it definitely has its faults.

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Fortunately, it only has 12 episodes

I watched this because it stars Qin Lan and dramas starring her are often good. This is not the case this time. As for comedy it is kind of watchable but the romances in this drama are completely absurd.

The romance of the lead actors ( Zhang Fan and Lin Sen ) is the worst of them all. A middle aged woman falls in love with a "teenager boy" who acts like a puppy begging for attention. Intoxicated by love, she begins to cover up the rape case of her subordinate that the boy's father committed earlier - Just so the boy wouldn't feel bad - such a motive makes no sense - but on the other hand, not much else in their relationship makes any sense either.
Second couple is not much better - A normal girl has been in a relationship for 7 years with a "zombie" whose EQ is zero.
Luckily the third couple/couples are kind of funny - thanks to them I managed to watch all the episodes.

The acting is mostly good and the music is not bad either.

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The twists got me fooled

The main story line is seemed typical, but then it's nice. The flow and the story evolving really amaze me; they really did a thorough into plotting the details so that it wouldn't missed anything. Whenever they jumped to a new scene, it would always go back and explains it.

The cringe, the hate & anger, the friendships they hold - they truly bring it all out. I love every moment of it. And not to mentioned their plot twists. It made me wonder who's hating who between the two parents and man it was a shocker. The grudges they holds sure was such a long time.

Pat & Pran relationships really evolves nicely. They went and did everything together - hardship, sadness, happiness, being there for one another, you name it. Even when they quarrel, they never stop loving each other. Not to mentioned their acting. Damn it was so good, so hilarious. Pat acting like a girl. Pran fake sobbing. Simply amazing!

There is one question I've wondering - I may not see it in detail - but... who's top & who's bottom? Anyone?

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worst kdrama I’ve ever seen!!

The acting in this was literally disgusting, like what acting agencies hired these lot?? because they need to get fired asap. This drama seemed as if it was rushed through and so many parts of it didn’t add up and I will always remember this kdrama as the worst one I’ve ever witnessed!! I really hope that there isn’t a kdrama with their kind of acting or this type of story. I genuinely got so weirded out when the characters were trying to act overly cute and then overly tough after, major ick! But I’m really thankful that there were only 10 episodes and each were 30 minutes because 5 hours was all I could last watching this trash. Directors need to get a grip and stop hiring people off the streets when they clearly don’t have the talent for it. I mean no offence by writing this review it’s just a way of showing gratitude to other people who want to watch this so they don’t waste 5 hours of their life on this garbage.

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Likeable show, but...

I found this a fun watch all the way, and wasn't as bored at the end as a lot of other reviewers seem to have been; there were some loose plot-ends, but they weren't crucial. And I liked the FL. Yeah, she's a yeller, but she's also a loyal friend and a hard worker, she gets a lot of personal growth in this, and I enjoyed her enthusiasm and good people-skills at work. I also liked that she knew her best friend was kind of flaky and loved her anyway: the sismance was solid here. The supporting cast was fun and the SML was an extremely fun and charismatic character who was really well-acted. I enjoyed him too, but I could also see why she wasn't likely to fall for him. What I wasn't so sold on was the main romance. It's sweet; it's totally plausible given their background; PSJ is a good actor, and he's undeniably drop-dead gorgeous. But it was also kind of boring, because although she obviously cared for him a great deal, I didn't feel the chemistry and I never got the impression that she fiercely wanted him. Ehh, could be my western predilection for strong passions, but I felt that the SML's feelings were dramatically stronger than the main couple's, and that left me feeling unsatisfied.

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Worst drama I've seen lately

A drama that failed because the hottest topic was "which male character should the female lead end up with"

"Cheer Up" had everything to be the best college drama of 2022, except a good script. The focus on the love triangle was tedious and unnecessary, while supporting characters had better stories than the main cast, they were barely explored. A wasted potential for a cast full of rising stars from hit dramas, I really waited a lot of this for being Han JiHyun's first lead role.

I liked it at the beginning, the cheerleader set up was their strongest point but it was put aside to center in the mystery that literally doesn't make sense, everything at the end is thrown into a bad joke. As for the main characters, they barely have development. Hae Yi is immature and takes bad decisions, the no solved Sun Ho's obsession for Hae Yi is the worst, it made the love triangle tedious and annoying, JungWoo has no personality nor an interesting background, like he is so plain... no one of them is memorable neither lovable. The main couple breaking up in the last episodes, writer reallydid the bare minimum.

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Alpha Beta are destined to be together!

Probably my best cdrama comeback drama Ive seen this year! Free of unnecessary characters and ridiculous drama, First Love is destined for those souls out there who're academically and romantically frustrated like me yet they never lose their charm and bubbly personality. Always looking for the good in every bad. Absolutely loved all the couples and their romance tactics. the sweetest purest genre of love romance and first love.
This drama is so soft bubbly and will definitely get you back to watch dramas.
Also found my new obsession, Tian XuNing, the finest man I ever laid my eyes on god.

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They can't be serious...

This was the worst possible ending for the series and I am so disappointed.
I was okay with the final episodes 7 and 13, they redeemed at least some of the fuck ups of earlier episodes. It could have been a nice basis for the special epsiode, but they totally screwed it up.

I honestly expected the special epsiode to give us a glimpse of their lives together after all the drama, their evolving relationships, their future plans etc. Instead the special epsiode focuses just on Payu and Prapai being too desireable for their own good. That itself is not the main problem, Rain and Sky being insecure and unsure in their relationships could have been a nice storyline, with Payu and Prapai reassuring their boyfriends.
But no, the insecurity-problem is brushed over with Rain putting Payu in a costume and Sky and Prapai screwing in a bath tub...wow. It was so difficult to watch, because it's so UNBELIEVABLY CRINGEY and also a lot OOC in my opinion.
That's also the reason why their acting was not as good in this episode, it feels like the actors didn't feel comfortable at all with this storyline.
Also, Payu is a gigantic asshole to Rain and I absolutely hated it.

I regret watching this clown show of an epsiode, I'm just gonna pretend it doesn't exist...

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um i don't know if it's a review but looking at others i wanted to write this .

Jang na ra :- Be wild in life ,
Be wild as long as you don't break any laws.
Don't try to spare your feelings to much , experience as much as you cans so you won't have any regrets.


God it was good , just what I needed . I am 19 years old . And recently i was feeling very down
Before that i watched 2 ep of it looking at the bad comment i decided to drop it .
But then I started to watch it with 0 expectations. it was a light and fun drama to watch with very good motivation and life lessons .
i liked it a lot i know it has its cons but still . And it was my first time seeing something like this "cheering squad" god it was another kind of experience
I really enjoyed it .
FL was a little childish though
I hate love triangles i hated this one and how FL
handled it was not great .
Park Jung woo was cute. god i wish to see him more as a main lead character.
It's a good drama. Just don't expect much.
it's enjoyable.

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Not just a hype, but definitely worth it!

Surprisingly this drama is such a breath of fresh air! Amidst of all the dramas with topics such as politics, harem, inner and outside court tactics and a whole lot more, this one is waaay much different. I loved and enjoyed watching everyone's daily activities.

With their underhanded political manuevers, unnecessary deaths, intrigues, vicious killings and just simply taking advantage of people around them, the drama has the lack of it, in some way.

There's power struggle here, battle of being in favoured by the King but still, even the supposed to be villain is not that vicious and evil enough to just go ahead and kill everyone else.

They promote women empowerment, sisterhood, camaraderie and good relationship among everyone else. Also, the way they discuss about Post Partum Blues or Post Partum depression which happens to some or most women after giving birth is really great!

I love that there's a lot of character growth, some frustrating and annoying parts, but over all I just fell in love with everyone else.

I love that BJT is always or almost always smiling here and TWX is like a 1M watts bulb with all her super bright smile, that you can't help but get carried along as well. If you haven't watched it, then better start the first episode and you'll not regret it.

Though it might bother you with some part/s that shows domestic violence and suicide, so I'll warn you about that.

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Are you ready for your first drama counselling?

This is an unexpectedly good watch. I just randomly selected from the list of series I plan to watch and bumped on this hidden gem drama. Aside from Lee YooMi (that I've watched from All Of Us Are Dead) I don't know much about the other casts or I haven't seen them from other dramas that's why I'm a bit hesitant to start watching it but I'm really glad I did.

The story is so heartwarming and it brings up my emotions throughout the series and it taught me how to accept my wounds and start healing from them. And I love seeing the journey of the characters' ups and downs. It's never an instant medicine but it's a process and sometimes long process to heal from our emotions. Even if I'm not an athlete, I was able to relate to this series and I'm sure this will touch your hearts too. I find Jegal Gil funny too with his recklessness and attitude so I really enjoyed watching it.

If you're having second-thoughts about this series, don't fear and just watch it. It will be inspirational and worth your time so I definitely recommend it specially if you're going through something, you might find some healing on this series like I did.

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Our mind and our situations can affect us so, so much

First of all may I say the acting was so good! I know Jihoon and Hong Kyung played their parts really well, but I want to say the same about Choi Hyunwook, who seems to not be getting as much attention with the acting. I think his character was shown to be the least "complex" out of the trio, but he did so, so well executing a fun loving dedicated but dark friend. His subtlety in playing his character is what made Soo Ho charming but human in the end. Also, Hyunwook is very young compared to the other two actors, but his acting is on par with the others?! I find him insane, and I'm glad he's landing so many good roles in kdramas these days, like this show and 2521, etc. The rest of the cast also undoubtedly deserve rave reviews for portraying such complex characters. I will DEFINITELY be on the lookout for new shows from this cast.

Now, on to the story. The plot for me was really good, but at the same time I am not well acquainted with the action genre so I cannot say if it is mind blowing or not. To me however, I thought the plot was rly good and kept me on my feet, so if someone like me who doesn't watch many action dramas wants to watch it, I believe they should give it a try. This show rly taught me about how our brain is capable of so many things, and it can be our friend and enemy at the same time. This is not a light drama, so if you are looking for something on the lighter side, maybe take a skip on this one. Otherwise, I think this drama is genuinely likable, and to me, it was great.

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Love All Play My Review

The drama started off with much expectations. However midway and throughout it become draggy especially the girl,
Tae Yang. She was a coward probably throughout the series. Make herself miserable and others too. If I am Tae Jun, I don't think I will stick to her. Crybaby and always depressed. I don't think there's any guys who are so forgiving and generous like Tae Yang. If there's such guy, cling on to him. Taeyang is a much better actor. Of course I don't really understand how Tae Yang friends were against her to the max in the beginning and later start forgiving her totally even when they know is her fault.

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A rollercoaster that you want to write again and again

This is my first review of a drama I've seen. I have tbh, I'm usually too busy/lazy to take the time to do it. BUT... I'll make an exception for this one. Because the actors, producers and screenwriters should get some credits for this too.

Vibe:
I "briefly" dipped into the first episode and, after five hours of binge-watching, found myself completely emotionally overwhelmed on the couch with tissues and a glass of wine. And a big smile on my face.
This drama is a roller coaster of emotions. The episodes are quite short (around 15 minutes) and I cried, laughed, cringed, and felt second hand embarrassed in EVERY episode.
The chemistry between the actors was great (all four of them).

Actors:
It's a mystery to me how to "play" a cat and a dog, but if two can pull it off then definitely Seonghyuk (Milk) and Jaebin (Choco). Jaebin was such an adorable "doghuman", he played it very well and made me feel that he actually was a dog but in human form. Seonghyuk (despite being incredibly handsome *sigh*) managed to show a "typical" cat behavior without being weird.
Kudos to both.
Hojung (Jungwoo, the owner) was also very good. He embodied the character very pleasantly and managed to give the viewer the feeling that he treasured both of them equally. Seungbin (his boss) played his part of a cafe owner that is struggling but does not try to show it very well.

Plot:
I thought the idea was really good, so I started the drama. I found episodes 10 + 11 a bit rushed but that's unfortunately often the case in KDramas (BL) since you would have much more plot for a full drama but the production is usually shortened to a few.
But beware: Episode 10 you will only survive with at least three packs of tissues.

Entertainment value:
Fantastic. As I said I binged the drama straight away and loved every minute of it. I miss the four already (and it's not 24h ago that I finished it). Some reviews say that the audience cried endlessly in the drama.
YES, that is true. But somehow the balance was right. I did ball my eyes out every episode, but a minute later I smiled like an idiot. It never felt incredibly sad, it had sad moments that fit at that point but not ten episodes of despair ;-)

Rewatch?
YES. Even though you know the end of the drama now, it's just nice to see the story over and over again.

Notes:
For a Korean BL, the actors are VERY relaxed with each other during the kissing scenes. Not just one little kiss, but two uncharacteristically intimate kisses.

I hope this helped a little. I highly recommend everyone to see it. It was truly one of the best BL's I've seen in years!

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