Underrated
First of all I enjoyed the drama very much. Almost every minute of it. I think this is a very underrated drama compared to some overhyped garbage out there. That being said plot-wise this drama was all over the place. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad plot per se. It's just the fact that it seemed like they over dramatized simple matters to make a drama out of it. Truth be told even after finishing the drama I still don't understand why things happened the way they happened.This drama could've been a very very good one with a little bit more work and time given to it, as the drama had too many elements to it and a lot of them got a rushed conclusion to them. And sometimes they made characters do things that logically didn't make sense for those characters to do just to progress the drama. To me it seemed like they made simple matters complicated instead of coming up with a good idea.
If you are looking for a deep plot, then this isn't it. If you want to enjoy the moments as they are at that moment and watch a very cute and sweet drama, with little bit of action (very little, but satisfying), lots of office romance (lots and lots of them) in an airport then you are in the right place. The acting was top-notch. The feels were there. The music was good.
Overall I would recommend this drama who enjoys cute rom-com drama with a good flow regardless the flimsy plot. It was fun.
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Well when this started I actually loved it a lot. The cinematography was simply pretty and the whole aspect of airport workers was really interesting. The premise too did seem very novel but unfortunately I do not know why but the drama fell short. After the climax I couldn't really start liking it that much. The last few episodes for me was really a drag. I pretty much fast forwarded the last two. I completely lost interest. The one thing that kept me watching till the end was RoWoon. His beautiful face kept me happy the last 2 episodes. At least now I've become a Fantasy after this (SF9 fan-club member XD)
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Drama coinvolgente!
Dopo tanto sentir parlare di questo drama ho deciso di vederlo e ora capisco perché piace tanto.Davvero un drama bellissimo anche se con qualche piccola pecca.Ambientato nel importante aeroporto corano con una storia d'amore molto bella.Lui un gigante con un segreto che però vuole mantenere una vita normale,un lavoro semplice e onesto ma per fare ciò si è isolato e chiuso alle persone ma poi incontra lei una ragazza un po impacciata ma con un gran bel cuore.Si innamorano e tra tutte le difficoltà che sorgeranno man mano sono una bellissima coppia.Purtroppo non mi e piaciuto il finale un po troppo banale.Attori meravigliosi tutti,lui davvero eccezionale.
La storia e davvero ben raccontata è una puntata tira l'altra e spinge a voler vedere subito tutto.Drama consigliato!
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Not bad, but why have negative comment? Becausee......
The beginning of the story is quite interesting, telling the daily life of airport officers, and solving various types of passenger cases, but in the last 2 / 16 eps or 6/32 eps, I felt a little uninterested anymore, like I was lazy to start watching, but when I watched it still quite interesting, and there was a feeling of wanting to finish it soonIn my opinion, the stories about the many cases that were obtained as airport workers attracted me enough
But regarding the story of the lead cast it seems unclear, and the story about the support cast not very well, they discussed in the story but the reason or how it happened is not clear,
1. Misunderstanding between Seo, Choi, and Yang Timjangnim 2 years ago? I even asked who her husband was? Which turned out to be Manager Choi at the last eps of story
2. How yang manager know about Leeseoyeon? , he said he had known him from the beginning of his newlife
3. How about HAN's father,how can he know Prof Jang? And what happened with her father? He is dead?
4. and about severals scenes, which are suspicious, but do not seem clear purpose
5. About the Japanese smuggler, didn't he get caught?
6.And about Joo won ho , and Director Shin of Geosan? Problems start because of them but have no end for them? Can you say the its call ending?
All the problems that happened to the cast like bonbujangnim kwon, even the leadcast leeseoyeon, happened because of their stubbornness, the stubbornness of the casts who complicated the story ,, not interesting ,, stubbornly advancing the airport even though he knew it was wrong, stubbornly refusing to take a rest which was still there is a chance to recover Until the disease becomes severe, it can even cause life to be threatened, then suffer himself
And an ending that is quite frustrating for the audience, how can they make an ending that doesn't even show the lead face? isn't that quite absurd?
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a little dragged but good
i overall liked this drama, the only things that i didn’t really enjoyed were the “bad guys”(idk how to call them), they popped out of nowhere until the last episodes.i liked the main couple but the second couple has my heart >_<, kinda sad that their story was dragged until the last episodes, i would’ve loved a more centred story about them, not only showing her lying about having a boyfriend lol :)
overall it’s a nice story and great characters, for example yang seo goon. recommended (^_^)!
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Good airport drama/ Bad fantasy melodrama
'Where Stars Land' centers around Incheon Airport. Unfortunatelly, set in some alternative reality.At the airport, we are introduced to many people. They are all professionals (except the main girl, who does not behave professionally), plus even their characters are all really interesting and/or funny. Except the main couple (more about that later). The "ordinary" airport dramatic situations were handled well. It all had good standard until we had to solve the supernatural problem. Then it dropped.
Yes: the airport-drama side of this was actually good. I was NOT enjoying the melodrama-fantasy. Romance was working only for the secondary couple/s of just ordinary humans. As for the characters, the more interesting they actually were, the less screentime they had, and vice versa. Typical episode was like: The main guy is possibly dying and I only find it corny and boring. The completely secondary guy is solving an airport problem and he ROCKS. So, while I do cheer for Chae Soo Bin, who got well noticed by producers in 'Sassy Go Go' and deservedly got main role, as for her 10 years older partner in this, I definitely preferred him crying over unsolved murders through time-travel radio, than being/not being wheelchaired. I'm sorry, but thumps down for the main couple. Girl might as well tried dating her friend Eun Seob, for all I cared.
The added fantasy melodrama actually made the drama less good, not better. Less is more, I say it always. But drama producers never say this to themselves.
It's a pitty because what we can see more and more clearly when dealing with all the "normal" airport problems, is that the whole huge machinery just tries to ensure that all the people get on with their travels peacefully and smoothly. No matter what human emotion rises at the moment, it always follows logic. But then, when dealing with the supernatural, all logic is thrown out of the window, for the sake of the "drama". It's actually a step backwards to dated drama. What's refreshing is to show just how much effort is needed only to maintain peace. No corny villains are actually needed, it's always the simple human recklessness, laziness and folly which is enough to create danger. That would be a modern drama. That could be this drama. Just if the producers deemed it ENOUGH without the "fantasy duo" put in.
I actually cared about many of the airport side-characters and would welcome seeing more glimpse of their fate, but obviously the writer wanted me just to be thrilled whether the main guy does return as the "superhuman" or not. As for the "action final" epi & final scene, I would rate it 3 stars, tops.
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Muito bom, vale a pena assistir
Gostei logo de início deste drama.No momento eu já assisti 155 dramas (C-dramas, J-dramas, K-dramas) e gosto muito de um bom diálogo entre as pessoas e uma relação madura e honesta.
Isso é o que você vai encontrar neste drama. Os diálogos entre o casal principal sempre foram honestos e bem desenvolvidos, não houve espaço para mal-entendidos e não houve aquela separação sem motivos do casal que os escritores coreanos adoram.
As cenas românticas foram muito boas. Tudo que o casal deveria falar um para o outro foi dito, nada foi escondido neste sentido. Os sentimentos foram expostos de maneira muito agradável. A pesar de retratarem a FL com uma desastrada e brigona, ela sempre foi gentil e em momento algum deixou de apoiar o ML, mesmo quando ele decidiu continuar usando os aparelhos e morrer. Ela não traiu a confiança dele neste ponto.
Este drama entrou para minha lista de favoritos, ficando entre os mais bem avaliados por mim, por isso não entendo o motivo dele ter uma classificação tão baixa no MDL (7.9), contudo respeito a opinião de todos.
Realmente, no final não foi muito bom por não aparecer o rosto do ML, mas não causa nenhum prejuízo na minha avaliação. O drama continua muito bom.
Pretendo assistir novamente.
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Why the Winter Soldier plot?
*Mini rant with spoilers ahead*I went into this expecting a healing/fluffy drama but was surprised by the mystery. It was unexpected and out of place. The story started as a light drama about airport employees. It sets up a romance between a woman plagued with bad luck and a mysterious man. The drama and romance was realistic and sweet. The side characters' storylines were my favorite parts. The acting was great too.
This drama suffered from one terrible plot point. Why did he have this bionic arm that gave him super strength? The drama could have been interesting without it. He could have just been disabled without the Winter Soldier superpowers. The mystery could have been the same, and the drama's tone would've been more consistent. I've rewatched this a few times and I always skip this plotline.
It's a good drama if you skip the sci-fi stuff which is why I rated this so high.
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Those who spent many times at airports may like it.
If you watch Terminal by Tom Hanks, this is Korean mellodrama version of it. At least, most scenes are within terminal building. This is the attraction factor for me as I LOVE airport and I spent most of my time in the airports. Another reason to watch is Lee Je Hoon. I enjoy his acting and always like the characters he play, mostly action, thriller, fantasy genre. I have seen most of his drama and movie. This drama is my way to see the romantic side of him. I have high expectations because of these two reasons.The premise is promising but it is poorly executed. A life within airport terminal is dynamic, chaotic but there's strict structure and rule to orchestra the complex system. There are 1001 possibilities in the airport and the drama told a few of those stories. Some were quite known and some others may not be known for casual passengers. There is specific terminal issue every one or two episodes. Within this context, this drama delivers.
However, in this is the biggest disappointment, the characters are not consistent. I can't relate to Han Yeo Reum character. Well, I prefer strong FL and she is not that kind of girl. She is a bubbly persona who is too busy thinking of what other people think about her. Her kindness and willingness to go extra miles to help others should be her charm but it didn't work for me. Too many times, I am frustrated with her logic. This is my first Chae Soo Bin drama so I don't have comparison to her acting (it's weird that I didn't manage to go beyond the first 15 minutes for the strongest delivery man and rookie cops).
Lee Soo Yeon character made me sad. Such a waste to Je Hoon acting. The first few episodes, the character is clear. Strong, cool headed, smart and all that. I can try to understand his fear in going back using wheelchair if there's a stronger back story. The look of other people? Or maybe this is the Korean context that I can't grasp. There were scenes to explain that he is lack of love, being abandon and all that. Still, there are too many holes here.
This is the case for the rest of the characters. I can imagine each of them is a strong character with their own charm. Is there not enough time to build it and give a proper story for each of them? In my opinion, everyone is interesting here.
Rowoon as Go Eun Seob and Kim Kyung Nam as Oh Dae Ki is so underrated. For me, they stole the show with their "supporting" role. Provide a beautiful nuance to the story.
Let's talk about the story. In addition to problems around the airport (passengers, aircraft, and alike), there is one big drama that should be the one that connect the past and the present time, the relationship among main characters. As the "peak", the story only shown in rush in the last two episodes. It appeared poorly and ended in a manner like it's not a big deal. So one person is groomed to drive privatization of an airport. Why it takes years, there are other ways to do that. There should be bigger goal when you implant a person to get profit out of an airport. Think about other drama with similar goal. Every episode there would be a tactic or strategy in place to move towards the goal. None in this drama.
That's one. Another one is a story about human with different ability, disable person. This can be a great story and yet, they stick to the stigma around disable person. I am sad. I like dr romantic, written by the same script writer. So, I don't know what happened here. I think this drama want to tell too many stories but failed to make it coherent. This reminds me of prison playbook - there are a lot of characters, each comes with their own story and the drama able to tell it beautifully, coherent, consistent and every thing is needed to tell the bigger story.
In short, do I recommend to watch it? Yes, why not. It's easy to watch, you won't get too stressful about it. If you like the casts, you are going to enjoy it. If you are the type of person who get annoyed with inconsistent characters: don't. My suggestion, don't put high expectations, just enjoy it. The soundtrack is super nice. Lee Je Hoon is nice to look at. Watch the last episode with the least expectation. It's happy ending, don't worry. But all done in rush. Well, that last scene made me write this review after hiatus for a year or more. (Seriously, can someone enlighten me with why there is no face of Je Hoon?)
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