Reviews

You know what's interesting? I have enough reasons to give this drama a 9 and enough reasons to give this drama a 4, lol. Jokes aside misty was a great, worthy drama that had its issues but offered 16 hours of thrill, fun, supsence but also irritation and honestly anger. A drama that can do that much deserve a 9 in my book

STORY
Misty is all about feminism and we appreciate a feminist icon like Go Hye Ran. Dramas usually showcase women who need to be saved or supported in some way, most of the time showing no real interest in a career or general self development and that's called being cute and is celebrated somehow (main reason I dislike most rom coms). That being said, misty won my first vote by saying no to that and creating a powerful character putting her in the center and making this basically a one woman show!

Go Hye Ran, is a memorable character that you will either love or love to hate. Either way she will leave a mark. It felt really rejuvenating watching a female lead who, yes is a bitch and will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but is not evil. Hating her should have been easy but there was something so real about her that draws you in. All in all the female lead and her well rounded and strong personality was the first pro that pretty much makes this drama a must watch.

Moving on, the plot, ah yes, can I say it doesn't get dragged? Sadly no, it does during the middle, but were the dragging parts boring and unnecessary? Not really. Everything was well thought out, nicely written and even when the drama makes you say, this is dumb, there is a reason it is dumb.

Generally, The show is a crime mystery thriller to be honest with splashes of romance melo, office and legal drama. On the whole, It could have worked with less and smaller episodes. On the negative side of the drama, Some situations were exaggerated and stretched and what annoyed me is that they quickly got undone usually in the next episode. Sometimes unnecessary developments were done, sometimes not, mostly used for wow factors, while the dumping down of certain characters who were just stupid for the whole show to work was just ridiculous and honestly, infuriating.

Having said that, read some comments complaining about a bad ending. Yeah, cause if the ending is not "pretty, wrapped in a perfect bow" as a viewer perfectly wrote in the comments, it is instantly bubbed as awful by drama watchers. Whatever. The drama's roots are set in a harsh reality, there is no good and bad guy, no hero and villain. All the characters felt real living in a grey area of what is right and wrong. A breath of fresh air for me, exactly like the ending. No it's not pretty, but life isn't pretty anyway. The ending made the drama that much more memorable and somehow it felt fair.

I especially appreciated certain characters' development and I loved the rather healthy representation of office drama along with the existence of friendship in the characters' lives. While, I can easily name as the highlight of the drama, the fucked up romance. The drama can be misinterpreted as "how to randomly obsess over a person who never did anything for you" and call that ridiculous and move on, and ok I respect the makjang of this whole thing but it was much more than just that.

Having said that and as far as the mystery goes, it isn't anything groundbreaking but it is carefully written. What actually excited me however, is that you can easily see what is happening, read between the lines, but you are so invested in the characters you refuse to accept it. The drama builds up and then slaps you in the face, hard. The final episodes offer a plethora of twists, almost none of them were uncalled for, on the contrary everything made so much sense in retrospect, but I just didn't want to see it. Good writing. I rejoice.

ACTING
Acting was strong as expected. Kim Nam Joo made the drama hers and snatched a role to remember for sure. However, nothing would have worked without the immaculate Ji Jin hee (who's been getting hotter with age). I applaud him on always choosing such special roles.

Especially memorable was Jin ki Joo though and I look forward to seeing more of her.

RECOMMEND
All in all, I do see how this might not be a drama for everyone, but that doesn't mean this is a bad drama. I was at the edge of my seat pretty much the whole ride. Worthy drama a for a try, especially if you're into crime mysteries. Steer clear if you need for fluffy romance fixed, this a show for grown ups.

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This is worth watching

Ok this show was somehow sort but included some really nice themes most bl's don't.
-No unessecary love triangles.
-Promotion of safe sex and dangers of getting std's
-Being honest with your feelings is the best
-Didn't do the bully/victim or confident gay/homophobic straight tropes which are extremely toxic
-Made the characters built connection naturally
-Parents actually having counceling about raising their son properly
-How parent's behaviour can affect their kids negatively
-Pursuing someone openly isn't a bad thing
-True friendship between the boy
-No toxic masculinty
-Acknowledged sexual harassment/assault and the assaulter apologized . I know its not enough to just apologize but most BL's romantisize sexual harassment/assault or brush it over with no apology/concequeses for the predetor
-Its lenght is perfect as there no unessecary dramas that drag on about 5 episodes unlike most Thai BLs

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This review ONLY HAS SPOILERS so don't read it if you didn't finish the show!!!!! I warned you........


This ending is so good! I didn't expect P'Mae to kill Shin's dad but he DID order to kill Ter. I guess the reason why she didn't kill the three for killing Phon is because she realized there was a difference between killing out of pride and killing to survive...So sad Ter died but I guess I expected it from the time he said he would be there for her when she woke up...
Next is Shin, Neo and Miw... I'm so happy they are all together now, and free. I'm glad they didn't go for the boring love triangle route because I had hopes they were all going to be in love with each other and in a three way relationship from the trailer...
Beautiful ending teaching us that you have to be yourself to be happy, and not try to meet someone else's expectations...I'm happy with the way it ended :)
(Even PP gets to have his happy ending and work with Shin to unsuccessfully flirt with him forever XD)

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Short, sweet, and to the point web series I found very enjoyable

The Guilty Secret aka I Have a Secret aka I Met You Again is a 12-episode slice of life web series from the company Playlist Global who are best known for A-Teen (my favorite of theirs) and Love Playlist though Just One Bite, Seventeen, and The Best Ending are also pretty popular. All their dramas center around high school, usually the last couple of years of it, at least what I've seen (there may be some 20-something characters in there, too). This one, as with many, is set in school where most teen-geared dramas do. It's clearly meant to cater TO teens and preteens, but I still like their stuff to varying extents despite being an elder to the ones in it! The episodes go from 8-15 minutes in length and are all available now on v live as I Have a Secret; they'll all be on YT as Guilty Secret pretty soon (9 are there as of this review), but they do delay the release there for whatever reason.

The basic setup (spoilers would be pretty tough given the length of episodes and slice of life feel but I'll refrain from any) is that a trio of girls and pair of guys make up a pretty tight, loyal friend group in a high school. The main character is a somewhat bookish girl who has the typical teen reservations/nervousness but is still eager to be around her friends, loyal, honest, careful not to hurt her friends, and so on. She's in the reading club along with the more quiet of the guys who we're never told but get a clear idea has a crush on her and is very protective of her and loyal. Her closest friend is a bubbly, somewhat loud but harmless, hypersensitive girly girl in the "Animal Club" which I am not sure exists in real schools but whatever floats their fictional boats! She's dating what seems to be the most popular guy in school. That said, we don't see an awful lot of guys at all in the story-they're definitely plot devices though the quiet one gets a bit more screen time and isn't always doing one of 3 things like the popular one who is either seeking food, wanting to play soccer, or with his girlfriend flirting or arguing. The last of the females is an idol trainee, quiet, shy, and apparently at least half Japanese. The characters are a bit cliche, sure, but how much can you create complexity with about 150 minutes total and a school setting/peer relationships to portray

Enter the sixth character (an easy favorite acting-wise) who becomes the game changer. She went to the female lead's academy, became friends with her quickly, and became the confidante to the lead. Secrets that could only be told to her were told as she went to a different school entirely and would not know who was being talked about. One day, she disappears from the academy mysteriously, and with it the female lead's secrets disappeared... until she transferred to the lead's school and quickly knew in a matter of hours who was who. Oops. What once gave her strength has now become a weakness, someone who could easily tell everything to everyone. Will she, though, and how will she use the information? I'll leave the rest for you to find out in quick cute snippets.

The acting is very believable throughout. The characters aren't anything special, but that's kind of what MAKES Playlist Global's web series special-they are completely ordinary stories about ordinary lives. Being a teen is enough to create drama without being an abnormal teen, at least when the total time is under 3 hours! It was a pleasant 2.5ish hours of time and one of the better recent web series I've seen (A-Teen is still their best and possibly -the- best of this genre to me). Music? Eh, not a lot of it to speak of-again, we're talking about episodes that are only a few songs long total. Rewatch value? Hmm, better than most web series and short enough to certainly casually have on again, but nothing new will be discovered, I don't think, if you watch it without distraction the first time, so I'll personally be moving on to another series or few!

All said, I'd be quite happy to see a second season of it (and I came with low anticipations). It's got good cinematography for what it is, the limited sets are all well-lit and make for a nice looking set of videos, and the chemistry is pretty natural-teens being teens. It's not soapy or sappy (overly dramatic or cringeworthy sticky as honey romantic), and it has very clear messages each time and a really nice ending I won't say a thing about here! :)

Enjoy!

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This show might just be perfect.

I can rarely watch a show more than once, but I've watched this twice and could probably watch it again a few more times without getting bored and despite it being 50 episodes long, it's THAT good. Despite the changes and deviations from the novel, this show still managed to tell a fantastic and interesting story, it goes beyond being a BL drama, it's a genuinely great story and plot which just happens to have an incredible same-sex lead couple, that's how I saw it. Censorship aside, the actors who play Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian are brilliant at letting the audience know they're (ultimately) more than friends in the moments where it counts. It's excellent and doesn't detract or feel like an aside from the story plot, in fact, their relationship is what brings the entire plot together so well. The pace and narrative are all on point, the cliche's are few and subtle enough to not be annoying and the chemistry between all of the main cast members was comfortable and organic, whether friend or foe in the show. BL fan or not, this show is worth watching.

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Like the edge of a Bus seat! Thrilling.

This is how you do a sci-fi, time-resetting and thrilling story.
And make that into a Brilliant Drama. Like this one!
There is a story to tell here, and it may be repeating at times.
But there are differences in each reset. The story can be predictable at times
and sometimes you will be shocked indeed. Like I was!

The actors in this drama, did a FANTASTIC JOB! The main leads
were the pillars of this Drama. They had nice chemistry also.
The supporting actors and actresses were also fantastic.
Especially Liu Dan and Liu Yi Jun.
The side characters were well fleshed out and were given
the necessary screen time and attention.

The Music was good, but could have been better.
The ending is also satisfying and not draggy .
Over all this is strongly recommended from me!

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Worthy Character Development Drama

In the beginning, I was unsure if I should watch this drama, but after starting and completing the drama, there is not one part of me that regrets watching this drama. This drama is all about the growth of each character, not just the main characters, and also about answering several common questions and problems that appear when one is striving for success. Here are some of my thoughts about the drama:

~ THE STORY ~

I absolutely love the development of each character. We have our first main lead that goes from an obnoxious child to a mature teen, another main lead that learns the difference between losing and improving, and our favorite historical ghost who finally understands what success means. The supporting characters each have their own story; one of them learned to recover from loss; another learned to let go of dreams. This drama and whole narrative is really all about their lives and the steps they are taking that impact one another.

The friendship between each character is amazing as well. The bonds. The conversations. The supportiveness. This drama really does its best to answer the question of whether letting go of friends in order to succeed is the right choice. Our main lead chose the path to go forward and improve his Go skills, leaving behind all the friends he had at school. We see this theme again when the main lead becomes one of the few professional Go players, while one of his friends, who had been in the Go industry for way longer than he had, was not able to. Nevertheless, we really do get the chance to see this type of strong friendship and love, with no romance, in the drama.

Another aspect of the story that was amazing was the realistic-ness. Of course, it is not very realistic with the whole historical Go player that turns up in the modern world, but I do mean by the decisions themselves. We see that one of the characters, in fact, many of the supporting characters chose to give up Go for a variety of reasons. Some realized they only played Go just for winning, while others had realistic obstacles. For example, one of the most memorable moments was when one of the supporting characters chose to step away from Go in order to take care of his father.

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You two seem to have exchanged your gender because of the relationship?

At first when i knew of this airing, i came to check comments and then saw that the ml is actually an idol so i immediately gave up the thought of watching this. Then, after coming across some clips on yt, I was hesitant about watching this after i read some comments. Third try and i finally decided to give it a try and i don't regret. Thanks to youtube clips, i got interested and then binged all the available eps in 2 days. And finally for the first time i finished a drama simultaneously with its airing.
I enjoyed it a lot more than i thought. Maybe that's because I could relate a lot with the fl, to the extent where i could see my older self in her, just maybe not that successful, but yeah in terms of personality, hidden crush, and no romantic life, no nonsense attitude, I'm totally like her. Other reasons for me to like is the ml. When he first came on screen i felt like here we go, a rich spoilt brat again. But not gonna lie, he is handsome and hot and i have no issues regarding his acting. He very much looked the part and portrayed his character well, a flirtatious rebel young guy first time actually in love with a woman who likes someone else. He had different sides to him.. he was reckless and childish at times, but he was considerate, caring, gentle and responsible and a softie within. Welll i really don't watch idol dramas and i don't like them at all, so maybe this kind of character is not what i am used to, considering that i only watch historical and fantasy cdramas. But somehow i really liked almost everything of this one.
I liked the characters of both the leads. They had amazing chemistry. Logically, they were polar opposites and opposites attract. As appealing as ml was, the sml, the former boss and crush of the fl was a safer choice for her. They were on the same wavelength and at a similar place in life, mature and successful and VERY BORING , and courteous to each other. The  ml was a risky choice being young and all, but he brought out her suppressed youthful and carefree side. He was impulsive, little immature and maybe not that appropriate for her, but oh well, when has love ever known logic. But he was so warm and caring, and definitely not a cold prick. He could be said to be an adventurous choice for her. Yet they had a beautiful and healthy relationship. They both were so supportive of each other. Similarly, the sfl, childhood friend who likes the ml, is an equally childish, over energetic, annoying spoilt rich young girl in the same place in life as him with similar status. Ah and only if all mothers were like ml's mom!
The difference in the way fl interacted with the 2 of them was so clear. You would understand if u watch it. Though i couldn't help but swoon over how sweet and charming he was in his efforts to woo her. There was a lot of character growth for the fl and ml, they started developing what they lacked in themselves to become better.

Actually I think that this show overall was very realistic in depicting the life of 3 women- a regular young girl having her fairytale romance with her middle school one who got away sweetheart; a successful internet celebrity who seems to have a perfect life, who in fact is a mess and has a lot of baggage of marriage crisis, days of school life bullying, insecurity etc.; and one very successful white collar who seemingly has everything, but also lives a lonely life. I liked the friendship aspect too.
The sml and sfl complemented and balanced each other just like ml and fl so even if it looked impossible for them i shipped them.
There weren't any characters that i hated as such but I really didn't like that bitch Song Xue. i liked the interactions between the sml and sfl, they were hilarious. The 2nd couple was sooo sweet and cute. Jingjing and her husband were one complex couple.

The story was light with many comedic moments and it was a good watch. It lacked depth, yet was kinda about regular lives of people. It had so many funny scenes. The ml showed his emotions so easily which is rare in cdramas, so his reactions in 2 scenes were particularly priceless - when he got back his bike, when he thought jiangyue was pregnant. XD  Also the proposal plans were soooo beautiful. I loved the ending soooo much T_T

The osts were catchy and cute. I loved the jewellery jingjing and sfl used so much.

Alright i guess I am a little too emotionally invested in this series so im gonna stop here.

I recommend watching it, if nothing else it is pretty entertaining, sweet, fluffy, light, cute and very heart warming.

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Sometimes after finished watch this ancient kind drama, I'm thanking GOD i've been born at this time not at that time. Because of course, as we also can seen in this drama, born as a women at that time never been easy. Especially in aristocratic household like house of XU & LUO.

At first i kinda frustrated with how they love so slow to develop. But at the end i really happy because of it. Yeah Luo Shi Yi Niang (SY) and Xu Ling Yi (LY) love is not the kind of love at the first sight, but their love build based on mutual trust. Really like to see from the awkward moment to sweet moment in the end and also how they support each other to fight against every plot that come around. After they have mutual love & trust, we can see how soft & warm LY when he see SY & how happy SY when she saw LY

Really like how SY develop the trust from LY & his family. We witnessed how the child of a concubine who was underestimated when she entered the household until she got everyone support & trust. We also witnessed the sacrifice that SY did for XU family & support that LY given to her since the begining.

We really can't judge by the cover. At the end i really never expected the one that became spy for the OU family is someone that we see so calm & kind at the begining. But yeah hatred really can make us do anything.

Sometimes this drama also remind me of Ming Lan (ML), more precisely of Gu Ting Ye (TY). Sometimes LY though when he search for women who just can understand & accept him as himself not as marquis, really remind me of TY, how happy he is when ML angry with him.

Overall this really a good drama, everyone play they part beautifully. Re-watch...? Yeah i think i'll gonna re-watch some episode.

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This special is a great tribute to Ozaki Yutaka, and Narimiya Hiroki did an excellent job in the lead role. The story was well written and paced, and the characters are well developed through their interactions with one another, especially between Ozaki and his manager.

Narimiya recorded several of Ozaki's hits for the soundtrack. While he does not sound like a professional singer, he did decently well with them, and his charisma makes up for any lack of singing skill. He was coached by Ozaki's former producer/manager in preparation for the film. Compared to Ozaki's original tracks, Narimiya does a good job capturing the original style and feel of the music.

I will definitely rewatch this again. It's a heartwarming and enjoyable two hours. Covering themes like growing up and finding one's place in society, growing as an artist and going through dry periods, and struggling with family issues and drug abuse, it is pretty inspiring. This is Narimiya at his best.

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This is my first mdl review, so bear with me please.
First of all, I haven't read the manga, so my opinions are based solely off of the show.

The premise was interesting, a twist on a traditional fairy tale. I waited for 15 episodes to find out everything that happened & people's reasons for doing things that they did. Still, the characters have little depth except for the professor & Kim Geum.

We got little to no background information on the fairy or how she spent 699 years without her husband. Why she wasn't at least upto date enough to use paper, if not modern technology. Her character was stupid, & honestly aside from being accommodating, smiling & making good coffee i didn't see any merit in her character. Her feelings could be blown by a wisp of wind, they had so little substance.

The story had unnecessary characters like the three musketeers, who made absolutely no difference to the story. They wasted a lot of screen time that could have been dedicated to writing a tighter narrative.

There are plot holes like the young pretending to be college student guy; he was made to look like he was one of those humans/special beings who possessed some flair for the fantastic/supernatural & that's what drove him to be declared as mentally abnormal. However in the end his closure was worse than a bandaid ending.

Kim Geum had more chemistry with Jeom Soon than with the fairy. He was endearing & I wanted him to get the woman he wants.
 
The story would have been interesting had it been about falling in love because of a wrong notion & how the heart can change over time, but I don't think the Prof even liked the fairy for what/how she was, he just fell in love with the idea of a woman that loves him. He did not look ready for a romantic relationship at all even at the end. I'd rather take an open ending of his romantic possibilities, since he's now cured of all traumas

The good - the osts, fairyland shenanigans, the parent x children scenes, the acting.
The bad - The CGI, the execution of the plot, the toilet humour, & everything else.

Overall, this drama could've been a 4-6 episodes drama special & it would have been much better.

I liked the ending, I wish if that was what they were going for all that time they had written it better so our final guy wasn't a second choice the FL was settling for, & had realized their great love at some point before the end.

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It could have been so much more but sadly it wasn't... They could have tweaked the story to include more romance b/w the main leads and could have utilized the actors much better.

Everyone seems to take the Ml for granted and it was grating on my nerves! I wish they made the situations and characters more realistic! No one takes advantage of their non blood related or for that matter even a blood related sibling to that extent! It's just too frustrating to watch! Similarly, no employee argues so senselessly to their CEO and even ask him to sing! Come on in which world does that happen?! :l

Acting wise even though I have watched the Ml in other shows and know he is a good actor, in this show somehow he seems confused with how to react to certain scenes! I wish he gets better roles in future!

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no road is too long if you have good company - or a fast car.

As a self proclaimed lover girl with no interest in cars really, I had almost zero expectations going into this. But to my pleasant surprise it was a lot of fun, adrenaline packed rally scenes and I did not miss romance at all.

Hu Xian Xu is a great actor, he's so much fun to watch as both Lin Zhen Dong and the spirit of future Zhang Chi, who are very different from each other. He breathed new life into the original story of the "Pegasus" movies. I also liked how there was no big secret about his dual personality but rather it was embraced and therefore even funnier.
Generally in terms of acting, this had quite a high quality with only one exception in my opinion.

The team spirit of the "Speeding" Race Team was great, their jokes with each other were heartwarming and I can totally feel why future Zhang Chi was so pressed on them staying a team. Both on and off track each team member has their own personality and need for another. They laugh, fight and grow with each other and always push forward.
The car racing, especially the many desert and rough terrain scenes were epic and gave me goosebumps multiple times. You can tell they spared no effort and money to get the best racing shots and you can be sure there is not just one race, but rather they're always accompanied by their passion for racing. I liked that the drama knew what it was and stuck with it.

Although it started as the story of Zhang Chi's spirit from the future in Lin Zhen Dong's body trying to change the outcome of his life, around the halfway point, the real Lin Zhen Dong starts to get the most character and skill development. A new dynamic was formed and it gave the drama another push to move forward.

In terms of "romance" there are 2-3 episodes with more focus on Zhang Chi and Xiao He, but again the team really made for half of those scenes and other than the letter, there is nothing really romantic about it. It felt quite natural tho, so no complaints on that front. Zhang Chi (in LZDs body) making sure to push present ZH towards her was funny.

One more thing I want to mention is, I was surprised at the lack of national pride. A drama about national and international car racing to determine who is THE best driver, would surely have some of that in cdramaland, right? Nope and I give it two thumps up. - Over the years I got sensitive towards that and so I able to enjoy it even more, as the goal was to prove the Individual drivers' strength and ability, rather than saying "it's all for the country". It was heavy on car racing being the dream of the team and the drivers, rather than gaining some sort of national merit.

Music:
Absolutely fantastic OST! "No Fear, No Regrets" and "Consequences" are straight bangers, while "Destination" is just the perfect amount of sadness and power, that it landed on my "rainy drive" playlist faster than Lin Zhen Dong drove, when he borrowed the buggy to race Yuan Dao, LOL

A fun to watch drama about team spirit, trying to make up for past regrets, drifting scenes that will make you go "that's hot" and good pacing for the most part. It's not perfect but a good watch regardless - maybe just skip the last 5 minutes.


ENDING SPOILER

In terms of the ending let me say this:
I need to stop writing reviews straight after finishing a drama because I'm always emotionally charged but I have a feeling I'll feel bittersweet about the ending for a while. As expected certain things happened and the last 2 episodes had some real tearjerker scenes that were extremely well done. I could really feel Zhang Chi's emotion when he held Ye's helmet and the moment with the car a few minutes before that, goosebumps!

The actual ending was too fast, too furious in my opinion. The bad guy was dealt with way too rushed and I had to go back and check why. Then one moment I was happy, seeing how the one thing ZH from the future came back for turn out right but the next second I remembered how Dakar was somehow just brushed over and 2027 didn't look much different. From the previous 26 episodes it really looked like this alternate timeline turned out so differently but they barely gave us time in the end to realize that, except for three things, everything was the same and there was loss nonetheless - the ending feels a bit like whiplash because just when I realized that, we got another post finale scene! (insert mandatory waking up scene for transmigration dramas). I mean I did see it coming but still.. they could have at least XH explain her ring, because from the very last moment at the hospital bed, it very much gave us sad ending and I don't do well with those.
I have to give them at least a little credit because they did make a final cut, with the screen going dark and a motivational message dedicating this drama to everything you love and then "bad" ending happens - so I guess you can separate these two endings.

Edit: there seems to be VIP special on Youku with a few more minutes that basically confirms that this story is set in a world where multiple timelines / a parallel universe exists.

Overall it was a lot of fun, adrenaline rush 1000x and it really gets you rooting for the team! - not a boring moment and a good mix of comedy and growth. Just do yourself a favor and skip the last 5-6 minutes (basically the scene after the screen goes dark with "to everything you love")

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Silly, Funny, and Short

A silly and funny drama. It was cute and a short drama. There are many funny scenes and I like that the brothers all get along. I like that all 3 prince did not want to become an the emperor. The FL(who marries the oldest prince)is funny and cute and very strong minded and wants to help the ML (the 1st prince) become an emperor for her own reasons. As the 1st prince is trying to show his dad the emperor that he would not make a good crown prince, his new wife keeps fixing everything so he does become the crown prince. There are scenes that are predictable and ridicules but it was worth watching. The actor did a good job in their performance.

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