Reviews

Cute comedy

I liked the show! It was a quick, fun, and cute comedy with 42 episodes, each only 5 minutes long. What's great about this show is that it is 100% comedy, and the looks of the FL don't even matter. Cute fits best. I also appreciate that it is full of comedy and not mixed with any political plot, unlike "Different Princess," which was a complete mess. I just expected funny, clumsy, and stupid jokes, with a touch of romance, and this show delivered perfectly.

I enjoyed the way the story played out with the back-and-forth between the two periods. It was a great way to keep me engaged and interested in the plot. And what made it even better was that I got to see the same couple have a happy ending! It was such a satisfying conclusion to the story. Overall, I was impressed with how the author was able to weave together these different elements so seamlessly.

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Last Twilight: A Journey of Hope and Heartfelt Storytelling

The story lines of Last Twilight crafted uniquely by the team, not really from any novel. This is really fresh and interesting story lines. Central to its narrative is the powerful theme of 'Hope', encouraging audiences to always have hope no matter the challenges we are facing. The series captivates from start to finish, making me feel part of the story. This is one in a few series that I never fast forward while watching. My heart is always there to support Mhok and Day (leading roles) on their journey. Well, this is actually the credits of the actors to their exceptional acting, drawing us deeply into their world. This is one of the kind series that everyone will love it as soon as start watching it. I really recommend watching this one. It will fulfill your heart.

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Love in the time of COVID-19

Set in the early months of pandemic, two strangers find themselves as neighbours at a recovery center after testing positive for COVID-19. Without ever seeing each other's faces and talking through a paper cup phone they become confidantes in quarantine and share secrets and worries.

This was a really well done rom-com. The isolation from the outside, made it possible for these two people to get to know each other with out anyone's interference and they manage to create their own world which resulted in a very cute bubble. Every scene the leads "shared" was really fun, butterfly-inducing, blood-warming and heart-skipping. The characters are nuance on their own, not just as a couple, Hee Joo struggles with work life and whatever she will be able to find her way in life. On the other hand, Ki-joon has found success as a pastry chef but hasn't spoken to his sister in four years after a disagreement they had. Both characters have their own problems and with the help of one another they get the courage to do better. I love it when a drama portrays a green flag couple that manages to become the best version of themselves with each other's support.

The drama also tries to portray some of the struggles of this time period in human history, but only a surface level. It's more like the background to justify how the leads met. Props to Go Ae Ri who had to perform in a full body suit as the doctor attending the leads and somehow managed to show every emotion. Her eyes said it all.

Speaking about performances, I am shook at Kim Gun Woo's performance. For half the drama special I knew he looked familiar and then it dawn on me he was one of the nasty lead characters in The Glory. MY GAWD THE MAN HAS RANGE. In here he plays a charming, open-minded and sweet young man that made me fall for him.

Han Ji Eun gave a very solid performance (no surprise). I thought her character to be deeply relatable and that is one of the strongest points of this drama special, because one can see themselves in her and so you could be living that situation, share her concerns over the future and the world.

Overall, I thought this was a very cute drama that left me with a big smile and that's a big win for me. I absolutely recommend it!

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WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK

If there is a Season 2, count me out. My take? Terrible script, terrible acting, terrible drama as a whole. I loved the different countries and places they showed in this otherwise lackluster drama, but that's about it. If there isn't a Season 2, then shame on everyone involved in this kind of ending. Couldn't they at least have done a 15-minute extension? But I suppose this is to be expected from what I consider a bad drama. Good riddance everybody and I hope the actors get with a better script and director to save face from this disaster. One Side Note: I did love Siqi's gown at the entrepreneur's competition. BTW did they ever announce the winner?

Some things I noted was, if they were in Australia, how come nobody had the Aussie accent? How come everybody is not in love or passionate enough, not even Siqi and her hubbie after they got married, to where there was more kissing amongst the couples? That in of itself makes it boring when it's supposed to be a Romance story. Why all the episodes before revealing Song, the ex, and then have him in one episode? Then why all the eps after, that were redundant and lagging? They could have cut it down to 24 and save the last 2 eps for the wedding and the runaway bride scare to be solved in the final episode. But then, that's just me. If you actually watch this, you will either love it or not love it. Me? I didn't love it. Especially the ending. Now to go wash out my brain and watch a better C-Drama to forget this one.

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Poignant, Sweet, and Funny

This was a very poignant, sweet, and funny show. I really enjoyed Li Jin Bu's trip back to the past, watching as she got to know her mother and her mother's friends, and becoming friends with them herself. If I had to name one thing that this show did really well, it's the characterization and character development. In particular, Li Jin Bu, Li Qing Tong, Duan Xiao, and Chen Jun He. This show takes place over several years, and it's a well depicted journey of the end of childhood into early adulthood. The music did a great job of accentuating various scenes, particularly in the second half of the show, which was more romance-focused. While occasionally people would make frustrating decisions, they generally felt consistent with the characterization. Overall, I really enjoyed watching this show and would wholeheartedly recommend it.

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The Best BL Series Ever

Before watching this, I won't be able to answer if someone would ask me, "What's your all-time favorite BL series?" I've been binging BL series these past weeks; many are good, some are mediocre, but this is exceptionally good!

Everyone in the cast is great! I'm surprised that only Nonkul is popular among them! Bright deserves more main roles; he's so, so good for a "newbie" actor! I couldn't imagine someone else take his role. Kim is such a pleasant surprise! As a pageant fan, I've already known him as the Mister International, yet he surprised me here. He needs to have a main role, too! June and Alee are so gorgeous, and they're amazing here, too. How did the team behind this series get these great actors and actresses?

The plot itself is intriguing. I was concerned with how they'd execute it, but they pulled it off! No awkward scenes. I just felt that the story was a bit rushed in the last episode. Maybe they should've just made this series have 16 episodes, or a season two!

The intimate scenes were so good, unlike most BL series which are either too much or lacking. This shows how professional Nonkul and Bright are. They don't even know each other for so long, yet they were able to do such challenging scenes.

I understand that the production company behind this masterpiece is not huge yet, but this deserves to be available on major streaming sites and channels. Every BL fan must discover this gem!

"I Feel You Linger in the Air" is definitely deserving of more. 10/10 No, 11/10.

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Ballet about obsession

This drama special follows the lives of a group of teens that have dedicated their entire lives to ballet, perhaps for the wrong reasons and they need to figure out if what they have been doing is right. I mostly think not. These kids are living a highly cut through environment, despite growing together they are not friends and rather see each other as competition and are willing to go as far as to use a person's weak spot in order to move up instead of relying on their talent.

You will see very little actual dancing in this drama since its story follows more the mental state of the dancers rather than their talent, and that's the entire point of the story. These kids rather play mind games that competing fairly or take a moment to realize their own value. There's no self love in this story.

I thought this was a very well done drama about the fragility of a person's mind when they alienated themselves. The solid performances help get the message across, particularly Hong Seo Hee and Kim Min Chul.

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Trainwreck

The solution to trolley problem, according to this drama, is a trainwreck.
Don't chose between few and many, just pile them up on top of each other and sabotage the wheels too so the trolley falls over too after running over everyone else.
And true to that notion, the final episodes are absolute trash.

Not that the first 3/4 or so were so great, either. It was an extremely slow melodrama, with awfully dumb and naive FL who was not at all sympathetic even tho the story did everything to paint her as such. Truly the slowest story progression I've ever seen. And if only the plot reveals were worth it! But no, it jumped from one lackluster reveal to another, in between constant flashbacks to shit we've already seen and prolonged scenes like FL taking a whole minute to decide to answer a phone call or not EACH AND EVERY TIME.

But the absolute garbage the story turned in the end is second to none.
The morals are very sus too ,"sympathize with rapist if he committed suicide" and "tell on your own family if they broke the law" aren't things I can agree with.

Not even superb acting from almost everyone involved, especially Park Hee Soon and Kim Mu Yeol, could save this one. The camera work, scenery and soundtrack were wasted too (not that the ost is that strong anyway, it had like one memorable melody it kept overusing). Don't let anyone fool you by saying this is a mature drama for mature people, it's trash. It's also not makjang, it's not a thriller, nor is it similar to some other titles MDL recommends below, it's no Misty.

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very lightly entertaining

I've followed Zhao LuSi for some time and she is on a lightning streak in her career. I never considered her particularly strong as a dramatic actress, but what she is good at are light comic roles, and the early part of this show suits her very well. Wang An Yu stands up well alongside ZLS's star power.

Like other epics, this story spans vast stages of time but this show deals with much narrower issues. It begins with the imminent awakening a Fire Phoenix god, whose birth event is disrupted by GuJin, a true god who has yet to arise to his own destiny in the divine realm. He comes across a lowly spirit beast & together they start a journey to revitalize the Fire Phoenix.

I've read that The Last Immortal is a sequel to Ancient Love Poetry, a show I enjoyed very much, but there's not a lot of reference to it. TLI takes a long time to even start approaching the intensity of ALP. The tone changes from light comedy to serious half way through & here's where the leads' lack of depth in their performances become apparent. The story & action also drags noticeably before picking up once more as we enter the second act. However, rather than develop the characters' relationships more deeply, the show deals with all the villians rather early or too quickly, as with the long suppressed demon god. Too much time is spent with everyone firing their energy beams at each other while crying in angst in between. The ending felt somewhat unsatisfactory.

I don't have a lot to say about this show. It's lightly entertaining but the storyline doesn't hold any surprises, the CGI is bad, the costuming so-so, and no deep philosophical questions. It's good that ZLS could have a career in singing (she sings the opening theme song) if her acting doesn't carry her much farther, but this show won't stop her current streak.

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Storylines

What can I say anything Japanese be it crime..manga..
anime..Bls..romance I absolutely love. I have deep affection for the Japanese people..their hospitality...
how polite they are and their respect for their elders sadly lacking in a lot of country's so this 5 episode series was a joy to watch. I couldn't fault it. All the male cast were great..Takumi..Shuhei..Kanata and Jun delivered the goods ..great acting..a mix of comedy in parts..Action..great fight scenes and off the scale special effects which were mind boggling. Well-done to all who made this series possible I will be forever grateful.The only one no I hate the dubbing in English I much prefer the Japanese language and subtitles but that's just me..

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Its AMAZING.....WATCH IT Y OU WONT REGRET❤️❤️.
Everything is on point.
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Healing and Slow Burn

In today's life people forget to take care of their own personal health and cause disasters of their own. The best friend of the FL is one such person who has lost her life, which affects her negatively and causes depression. The female lead then goes on a trip of healing and books a short term stay at a village. The ML, who is the leader of the village and trying to put the village as a tourist destination on the map.

The interactions between ML and FL, along with other members of the village, and other characters who reside in the village to escape from their own demons forms the crux of the drama. The repeated conversations and interactions with the ML leads to a healthy romance between the parties.

The drama is long but honestly does not have a bad episode. This drama definitely is in the top with its cast, scenery and character development.

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The story is so beautiful.
The cast did an amazing job.
Acting is crazy.
It became my favorite bl and it’s not even finished yet. It doesn’t matter if they give us a happy or unhappy ending because the story itself is so beautiful. The way they portray the feelings, it’s like you can feel what they fell.
Absolutely every one of the cast actors/actresses do an amazing job.
You watch it and know that what they do they do it from heart.
Jimmysea are unbelievably amazing actors.
Hopefully this series and actors will get the hype and recognition they deserve. ❤️

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