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This is the most enjoyable original thriller Kdrama from Disney for me so far, the bar is really low I must say. It's intriguing enough to make me seat and binge-watch it. The plot was well-written, at least from the surface. I like how the buildup was made, quite detailed and tidy. I like the unconventional personality of the FL, Yun In A. The scene where she pretended to be the killer and questioned in the Criminal Analysis Team office was really impressive. I also like the setup, when everyone was suspicious of each other.

Unfortunately, those all good things were made to cover a big flaw. Disney orginal, again, always wants to have a Hollywood-like plots. It was clearly shown with the sudden turn at episode 10. So they made the same goal for every villain: seeking justice by destroying "the world". All of the systematical murders from 1st to 9th episode were replaced by something "beyond logic" and "unimaginable". Or maybe they made this all so they can insert the message at the end of the show?

The plot holes were too many in this. There was no way the people in the puzzle had no meaning and connection to the real murders. Hwang In Chan must drawn them with a meaning, it was too freaking coincidental for an unintentional act. I couldn't believe they released Yang Jeong Ho from the custody and just let him go. They all knew he wasn't the serial killer, and he could be in danger. However, nobody tried to neither bug his phone nor put a tracker on his car. Instead they relied solely on a rookie Choi San. They also never revealed how the serial killer murdered their victim. I mean, Kwon Sang Beom was killed with a rifle, where did she get it? They made the murderer seemed to have a supernatural power, as she could easily track In A whereabouts. Lots of premises were wasted here including, the reason Han Saem position stucked for 10 years, the reason behind Choi San transfer, and the Criminal Analysis Team that seems didn't really impactful to the story.

Should I recommend it? I must say yes, even though the ending is a bit underwhelming. Still enjoyable, and for me the better thriller original Disney Kdrama so far.

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Wataru has always loved Minato he was just too afraid to admit it.

Wataru’s whole situation has actually been very clear from the beginning: he’s in love with Minato, but he’s afraid that if he admits it, everything will fall apart. So he hides behind the phrase “my best friend.” At some point, this starts to drive the audience crazy, because from the outside, it’s obvious this level of possessiveness, jealousy, and sensitivity isn’t just friendship. But Wataru can’t even admit it to himself.
And this isn’t just about being “cowardly.” It’s more about this: Minato is the most important person in his life. If he confesses his feelings and they aren’t returned, or things go wrong, he risks losing not only his love but also their friendship. That’s a huge risk. So he chooses to suppress his feelings. And honestly, that’s a very human response.But of course, the reason we get frustrated while watching is this: Minato is the complete opposite. He’s open. He’s clear. He knows he’s in love and doesn’t hide it. He doesn’t back down. He keeps going even though he knows he might get hurt. That’s why the audience naturally sides with him because he’s the honest one, the brave one.
Minato’s patience is also one of the strongest aspects of the story. It’s not some cliché “endless patience.” He genuinely gets hurt, tired, and hopeless at times. But despite that, he sees the truth inside Wataru and holds onto it. He’s not waiting for nothing he’s waiting because he feels something real.
On Wataru’s side, there’s a constant internal conflict. He wants to get closer to Minato, but at the same time, he pulls away. Sometimes he gives hope, and then he puts up the “we’re just friends” wall again. This back-and-forth exhausts the audience, but it’s also what makes the story feel real because people are like this in real life, especially when emotions are involved.
As for the “becoming a couple” moment in the final episode yes, it might seem a bit rushed from the outside, but it actually isn’t. This isn’t a newly formed love. That love was always there. Wataru simply chose to stop running away from it. So it doesn’t feel like a transformation, but rather a moment of acceptance. And that makes it more meaningful because accepting who you already are is more powerful than suddenly becoming someone else.
Now the real question is: what kind of person will Wataru be now that he’s no longer running away? Until now, we’ve only seen his suppressed, withdrawn side. But from here on, we’ll see a Wataru who truly loves and expresses it. That will completely change the dynamic. Also, up until now, the relationship was something mostly carried by Minato. From here on, the balance will shift. We’ll need to see that Wataru loves just as deeply. If they write this well, the story can become much more satisfying. Because this isn’t about a friendship turning into love it’s about a love that already existed finally refusing to hide anymore.
And yes… we’re still a little annoyed with Wataru 😄

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Weak landing... What a shame...

The opening is interesting. It sets up in a way that keep me curious. And even though the pacing leans toward a slow burn, it doesn't feel boring. There’s a steady momentum that makes me want to keep going episode after episode.

For most of the series, I was fully on board. About 70% in, I’d comfortably rate it around an 8.5. It’s engaging, the dynamics work, and there’s enough emotional tension to keep things alive.

But then… the last stretch pulls the score down...

The series loses direction around ep 11 and especially ep 12.

In the last episode, the story suddenly introduces a new issue right at the end - something that clearly doesn’t have enough time to be developed, explored or resolved properly. At the same time, this “new opening” isn't strong enough to justify a second season. It comes off like a forced attempt to leave an impression, but instead it just drags things down.

Another thing I noticed - the ML’s laughter feels off. It's even more obvious in the last stretch when the story is heading toward a happy ending. His supposedly happy laughter with the FL feels dry and fake.

This is one of those shows that almost made it, but the finish is noticeably weak and leaves an underwhelming aftertaste.

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What is wrong with Chinese men??

This drama is IDENTICAL to a long list of Chinese dramas ,where ALL men are portrayed as useless simps and cuckolds. And all women are portrayed as angels who SHOULD and do commit adultery and betray their husbands/boyfriends because good women should always betray others. Naturally, such a brilliant plot device can only be written by a Chinese WOMAN - Zhou Yuan Jiao, who specializes in SIMP men stories.

Only a Chinese left-over woman can come up with the plot points below, that no normal MAN in the world would ever tolerate or put up with:
1. What kind of useless man cooks for his wife/girlfriend every day as if it is HIS duty???
2. Is the husband really a man or a WOMAN with a dick?
3. What kind of man wants an OLDER/used-up ex-wife who is now married to another man and is willing to cheat on him????
4. Why would a husband tolerate his wife disobeying and lying to him constantly and meeting her ex-husband????
5. What kind of man allows his wife to get drunk, claim amnesia and end up in bed with another man????

The LF (Wang Ran (Fan Fan) played by Yao Di) is a beautiful and innocent girl who is not an ALCOHOLIC but frequently drinks and loses her mind every night. In her drunken state, she instantly gets AMNESIA every night during which she lie, cheat, and commit adultery with men. But conveniently not remember her betrayal the next day.

During one of her frequent alcoholic binges, the innocent angel LF marries the LM SIMP (Wang Lu Yi played by Ron Ng) and soon thereafter divorces as well. In a little while she gets a new boyfriend, marries him and lies to him constantly about her past marriage. She even gets her ex-husband the LM back in the game and frequently meets him in private outside including his apartment and even spends the night in his house while claiming to be drunk and having amnesia. Since she frequently binges on alcohol, she can conveniently claim to suffer from amnesia and not remember she was committing adultery with her ex-husband.

Her current husband (Zheng Yan played by Li Mu Feng) is a total SIMP and tolerates her adultery even though he knows she gets drunk and then spends the night with ex-husband, meets the ex frequently outside, and allows the ex to come to her house without informing her husband. Oh, and the SIMP husband always apologizes to the cheating wife and begs her to forgive him throughout the show.

ALL of the female friends of the wife, keep encouraging her to dump her husband and to have fun with ex, and all of the MALE friends keep telling the wife that she is right to keep cheating on her husband and also advice the husband to forgive the wife for her cheating.

So in summary, innocent wife is a cheating adulterous alcoholic, who lies and betrays her husband. And her husband, ex-husband and all her male friends are all total simps who pat the cheating wife on the head and tell her she is a great wife.

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First few episodes got me confused but I didn't give up because of rang rang, After 10 episode got me hooked some episodes are bit predictable but I loved watching rangrang in costume dramas, FL done her job perfectly, I felt bit sad for yuchi only he don't have partner in final episodes, I felt too much cast but later I understand everyone has their roles at some point, i finished this successfully.
In final episodes I got angry because they have all type of poison antitode but don't have any for Rangrang, his life is hanging but he didn't have wish to live from starting he ready to die , marriage in final episodes doesn't seems happy and i skipped. Some of them dropped this series in few episodes but I kept watch' for Rangrang I liked him in costume drama he is so cute and handsome, stop seeing logic , holes and enjoy the series..

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Title: Get Rid of the Lover and Hook Up with the King(2025) is a fantasy revenge drama with Wang Yu Wei (as Quan Ming He) and Huang Yun Yun (as Shen Yu Ling) in the leading couple’s role. T his is another adaptation from the web novel "Chuai Diao Yan Qing Nan Zhu, Gou Da Nan Pin Di Wang" by You Gong Yu. There is a different love interest introduced here but it is of little significance to the overall plot. The cast did well bringing their characters to life and the revenge plot is well done but the romance lacks intensity and the female lead is simply vindictive even to the Emperor that he also abandons regardless of their significant past together. Overall, the drama is not about romance, it is about carrying out revenge in the novel to become famous in her real time.
In the meantime, this drama can be found in YouTube under the caption:“The Best Actress Reborn Nine Times,Winning Over Emperor Quan Minghe with Her Acting Skills”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjnk7PntyYI)
Or: “The Movie Queen Travels Through A Book To Chase The Handsome Emperor!”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBW4EUVlKU)

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Helped Me Out Of The Kdrama Dry Spell

2026 didn’t start off that great for me K-drama wise. I’d been looking for something that would actually hook me instead of making me drop it halfway through like some of the newer dramas did.

Family Matters ended up being a really intriguing short drama about a family with a secret background filled with trauma and mysterious powers. The plot was well written and easy to follow, and I loved the mix of dark comedy and thriller elements. The pacing was great, although I do wish it had been a longer drama.

Honestly, I have almost nothing bad to say about it. Maybe that’s because I love dark thrillers with comedy and the found-family trope, so this felt perfectly tailored to my taste.
It does get quite gory though, so if you’re sensitive to that kind of content you might want to skip it.
Sometimes all you need is a short, well-written drama that knows exactly what it wants to be, and Family Matters delivered that perfectly.

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The actors' high ratings are only due to Surf and Java.

As I already said, I'm giving the cast a high rating only because of Surf and Java, who single-handedly saved this series for me from start to finish. Their chemistry and acting were the only reason I was able to watch this series. Let's put it this way: it's not exactly bad, but it's not good either. It's just a boring story with incredibly boring leads (NOT Surf and Java) that they tried to spin and make "gripping," but it didn't work. The entire series was based on the dynamic relationship and excellent acting of Surf and Java, which is why I wanted to see something new with them and ONLY them (it's good that MuTeLuv came out). The music in the series wasn't particularly memorable, and the kisses between the main couple left much to be desired; it was unbearable.

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This could be perfect drama.

I watched this years ago after watching Li Ruoqi drama with Du Yafei (I cant believe MDL didnt have those drama because it have almost same theme as this drama and i quite like the previous drama than this drama since the ending was okay)

FL remains clear-headed, dedicated, and contract-abiding, convinced ML is a good boss. She even burns incense for the "real" ML and sells her compilation of his preferences to SFL for profit. She believes she deserves love, doesn't want to be a substitute , and has feelings for the ML, but reason prevail and she prefer her dignity.

ML is very confident, self-assured FL loves him deeply. In reality, he's a hypocrite, having long loved by FL but denying it. He dotes on her and always strongly protects her. ML finally believes FL doesn't truly love him. He lowers his pride and starts pursuing her.

ML backstory was quite tragic , growing up in an orphanage, treated like a walking blood bank by his adoptive parents, and his only relative, his sister, is gone. FL is the family member he chose, so he loves her dearly. His grandmother conspires with the SML to cause trouble. Fearing he'll implicate the FL, ML agrees to a divorce.

On the day of the divorce, SML as if by divine intervention, kidnaps FL, and she learns of his love from him. She discovers she's not a substitute, that everything was premeditated by ML, and that his "white moonlight" is his sister. ML is even going to donate bone marrow to his father.

On the contrary, all the supporting characters help FL stay clear-headed and rational. The substitute trope doesn't torment her. ML and FL are well-developed characters; ML is flawless except for his arrogance.

Still recommended this though.

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This one was unexpected fun drama.

I watched this show just for Cheng Cheng. He's perfect for playing a Hong Kong gangster. For Xiang Yun Jie, i still have a trauma against her but it was far better drama than her drama with Ma Xiao Yu in terms of chemistry and plot. I watched another older Xiang Yun Jie drama with Cheng Cheng and i think they are quite match for the leads.

I never expected to have comedy aspect in this drama. FL is a secret agent who travels back to the 90s, gets drugged and sent to the gangster's bed, but ends up killing him, kidnapping him, and even having sex with him. However, FL secret agent identity is pretty useless; it doesn't really showcase her sharp skills. The plot wouldn't be reasonable without her secret agent identity.

I still recommended this if you have nothing to watch.

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Quite decent drama.

I watched this because of Hou Cheng Yue and have nothing to watch and realized the ML was Li Ruoxun. Speaking of ML character, he's really green tea-faced, competitive, and manipulative guy. He's quite interesting. He starts by boasting to the FL, calls her brother "brother," and acts all cute and pitiful. FL is brave and resourceful, a true general, and should go to the vast land to conquer and realize her ambitions For the romance chemistry, i feel they are kind lack on that think but i quite like other playful dynamic from the leads.

There's no reincarnation or time travel thing, be assured. The main plot of this drama is FL abandons the SML, and the SML and his mother reap what they sow. FL mistakes her savior for someone else, falls in love with the SML, and plans everything for him. The arrival of SFL leads FL to abandon SML. ML returns and proposes to FL, but she never agrees. In the finale, she only accepts ML. FL lets go very decisively, but SML keeps pestering her with his inexplicable confidence, while the ML keeps proposing to her, which she always refuses, finally accepting him in the end.

Worth watching if you're looking for something to watch.

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ML was most manipulative men in duanjus

I watched this last year because my friend recommended Yang Yubin's best works. I should said the kisses were hot but for the plot i quite hate ML to the bone and there is no redemption for him. He is included in my most manipulative ML on duanju. He appears to become FL's father business partner and FL mistook him as his father (girl, the obvious height different were clear) and ML started to obsessed over FL. ML took advantage of her vulnerability, meticulously planning every step. FL's father company went bankrupt (though not directly caused, he was the straw that broke the camel's back), FLfather got sick, and she fell into his trap. And he can forgive her so easily? I don't understand. FL were trying hard not to seeking ML helps and do anything to freed her and yeah ML acts as her only salvatation. The logic of this drama feels a bit strange. FL is a campus beauty, which I can't accept. I forced myself to finish it at 1,5 speed and wont rewatch again.

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