LilMeggs
San Jose, CA
Overall, I enjoyed it for a 2010 drama. It was filmed like soap opera, which earns points in my book. It had good set up with Gae In's boyfriend breaking her heart in the most messed up way possible. And it continued on really well. I think the only thing I didn't like about this drama, were the characters. I don't like I liked any of the characters tbh.
When Jeon Jin and Gae In started dating, they were extremely cute and goals, even though he wasn't 100% honest with her because of his pride and wouldn't let her help him in anyway regarding his business. But separately, they were both rather annoying. Gae In is very bubbly which is cute, but she is a little dense and ditzy and when she needed to be serious and step up and be an adult as I'm pretty sure these characters were in their 30's, she would act like a child. And it took her a while to grow up, probably the last few episodes. Jeon Jin on the other hand...he wasn't terrible. He was loyal to his people and a great son, but whenever an issue arised, he brushed it off thinking it would go away...but instead would grow into something a lot worse because he wasn't the one to explain it himself. And then he would take the blame and sulk, thinking he wasn't good enough. Like this whole thing could have been avoided. Yes, people would be mad for a day, but they would know your character and forgive you and appreciate that you came clean. But no. We need telenovela drama. We need to hurt people more than needed.
As for the side characters;
Han Chang Ryul - Gae In's ex and Jin Ho's rival, he had a good heart, but he was selfish and under the control of his father...almost like a Draco Malfoy of this drama. He would dig himself a hole, but then do good things that got him out of the hole, just to jump right back in. He wasn't the worst.
Kim In Hee - Gae In's ex bff, literally the worst human being. I thought that she would redeem herself, but after a certain point, I wanted her to just fall in a ditch and stay there. But I guess she was important to Gae In and her journey to stand up for herself.
No Sang Joon [Jin Ho's assistant] - he annoyed the hell out of me. Even though Jin Ho wouldn't flat out say his feelings to him, they were obvious and Sang Joon literally was the start of most drama in this show. It was hard to like him.
Lee Young Seon - Gae In's best friend - she was alright. She was passionate about her friendship with Gae In, but she was a girl version of Sang Joon, but she liked to start meaningless drama. Plus she was the one who convinced Gae In that Jin Ho was gay from the beginning. Jin Ho just never confirmed or denied the rumors.
Then we have Director Choi, the only person who I decently liked in this drama. I felt bad for him because of the person he loved would not love him back the way he wants ever, but when it came down to it, he was a father figure to everyone. He knew when Gae In and Jin Ho were lying, even when they both could not tell themselves, and would help them when they didn't want to help themselves.
I think a 7/10 is the best I could do because of the characters, as well as the drama filled last 2 episodes we got. Drama that wasn't needed but was put in for filler just because we needed a dramatic and quick solution. Other than that, I loved actor Lee Min Ho and gave an extra point.
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Nonomura Hana is a very strong character who stands up for what she believes in, no matter how hard the task, and also leaves room to tease Takane whenever she can. Saibara Takane was a complicated character. I definitely have seen his type of person in many other stories. One example that is coming to mind is Uehara Hisashi from Good Morning Call. Literally, the whole vacation to the springs episode was literally identical. Given, I would rather watch this drama than Good Morning Call any day, as Hisashi was way more stubborn that Takane, and Takane was hella stubborn. But, he was easily swayed by Hana and was actually pretty solid guy behind the scenes. I think the reason why I wasn't in love with his character as I could have been was because towards the middle when he has to learn how to live without his "trust fund," and even though Hana told him she basically liked him not because of his money, he still distanced himself from her because he thought that all that was likable about him was money. Which blew my mind. He was so confident in himself throughout the drama, as well as confident in his feelings for Hana, but the moment he became a lower middle class worker, he blew her off, with zero intention of ever seeing her again. Like damn dude. It hurt me because it was a double blow for Hana. The fact that he ghosted her after their cute af vacation and the fact that he thought that she was only attracted to him if he had money. But ultimately, I did give this drama a little higher or a score because I realized half way through that Takasugi Mahiro (Takane) played one of my favorite characters in my still #1 Jdrama, Kakegurui. I watch episode after episode until Takane opened up and we saw how extra and funny he was...and I realized that I had seen his extraness before.
Overall, I won't watch this again, but it was cute. Just predictable and nothing really new.
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I originally started this drama almost a year ago as this was one of the first dramas I had ever watched that made me fall in love with Chinese dramas. And almost a year later, I decided to finally finish it. Don't get me wrong, there was nothing wrong with this drama that made me stop watching a year ago. I was actually mad at myself when I found out that I stopped watching this drama at ep 33 out of 36, but a few weeks ago I decided that I wanted to finish this drama, and the only way to do it was to start from the beginning (hence the 10/10 rewatch score.) When I first started getting into dramas, I somehow found myself only watching high school / college romance ones, but as I started exploring more into korean and chinese dramas, I strayed away from this narrative. So when I decided to rewatch this drama, it added a lot of nostalgia which ignited the love I had for these kind of dramas.
And I could go on and on about the things that I loved about this drama, but that would take super long and I doubt anyone would want to read my research paper. But I can say this: I loved the story of comeback and love in this drama. From the moment Yibai and Yun Duo met, it was an instant connection, even though it took them until ep 26 to finally confess. Their relationship was natural, and very innocent, yet passionate. I loved how they encouraged one another to reach their dreams, yet it took them a little bit to find the perfect mix between encouraging, yet finding their place in one another lives. Yun Duo, from day 1, knew that Yibai was special and no matter what, she would help him reach his dream of being the world's fastest swimmer, but because of that, she was willing to sacrifice her relationship with him, thinking she was a distraction. Yibai, on the other hand, was supportive of her dream, mentally, but didn't know how to express that to her in a way that she would feel supported. It honestly took until Lin Zi to call him out on it for him to realize. But once they finally confessed to one another, it seemed like nothing could tear them apart. Unfortunately, once that happened around ep 30, the drama seemed to take a turn and it seemed that QQ and Yangyang as well as Little One and Ouyang became the main characters in this drama. I think that is one of the things I didn't enjoy about this drama, not enough for me to not recommend it to anyone, but enough for me to be like, what happened to our main characters. Not only did the drama turn a little more intense because of Yibai's past catching up to him, but both Yibai and Yun Duo seemed to mature and change. Don't get me wrong, I am always happy for character development especially when in the beginning, both mains seemed to be kind of ditzy, but this is one of the only cases that I was ok with it. Even though they were both a tad air-headed, they were both very motivated people. Yun Duo, even though has lived through hardships, seemed to live in her own little bubble where everyone was always nice and would never do anything bad. Yibai had gone through hardships, worst than most, but his lax personality rubbed me a little in the wrong way that kind of left me with more questions. Don't get me wrong, Yibai has become a household name (in my house) for being "YaBoi" throughout the drama and especially the end, but he seemed to be so chill about things in his past that should have been important to ask questions. Such as Little One's disappearance. 4 years ago she was the main suspect in your suspension, and she "goes to study abroad" after this whole incident happened as well as after you rejected her feelings, saying that she was a little sister to you, yet in those 4 years, you didn't think it was weird that you both had 0 contact. Seems like ya'll were fake friends to me. It all seemed fishy to me. The 4 of them (Yibai, QQ, Ouyang, and Little One ) were best of friends in high school, yet after this incident, only Yibai and QQ remained friends. Then throughout the drama, QQ never seemed to care about Little One even after he found out what happened to her. Also, QQ and Ouyang never reconciled at the end. Makes me think QQ was just that guy in the group that everyone hungout with because he was Yibai's friend. Confused me.
I do believe, though, that QQ was my favorite character in this drama. He was quirky and straight to the point, except when it came for his romance with Yangyang. Plus, I admired the bromance he had with Yibai, but LOVED even more the friendship he had with Yun Duo. It seemed to me like he was acting the role of her big brother throughout the drama. Even though Yibai and him are "brothers," he was always protective of Yun Duo when Yibai did something stupid. Plus, after watching this drama, yes I am happy that Yibai made his comback, but I honestly thought that QQ was one of the strongest swimmers and I think that he would easily be on the national team along with Yibai and Ouyang. But one of the things I didn't like about him was how he treated Yangyang. Yes, they did get their "happily-ever-after" at the end, but to be honest, I didn't...care...per se. They definitely had more of a friendship relationship, which is cool, you want your best friend and partner to be the same person, but it did seem a little bland to me. The second time around when I started from the beginning, I skipped through all their parts. Happy they got together, but also, it's meh to me.
I also liked Lin Zi, but homie was a weirdo from the get go, always making moves on Yun Duo and catching her off guard, but to be honest, what didn't catch her off guard. It became a thing where she would react to everything with a surprised look. Especially all her open eyed shook kissing scenes. Weirded me out. But Lin Zi was cool, but just went about everything in a wild way. I see his good intentions...sometimes...but terrible execution. His ending was a little weird to me, but I also really disliked Cheng Mei so that doesn't help. Like the last time they had a conversation, he had told her if she didn't turn herself in for what she did to Yun Duo, he would make her life hell. Then we get this ending and I'm like, Lin Zi, please find someone better. But the drama also left "their" story open ended so I guess I can't be too mad? But also speaking of open ended endings, I thought Ouyang, even though a jerk, deserved better than Little One. It almost seemed that she finally gave up on her feelings for Yibai and decided that after all these years that she would give Ouyang a try. Given there was a 3 month time jump, she had some time, but she literally did some wild stuff to Yibai and for him that I think she needs to get some help before starting to get into a relationship with anyone.
I am sad that this drama came to an end, but I know that I will definitely want to rewatch this in the future. I recommend this drama to everyone even though the ending for the side characters were not my favorite, but I think Yibai and Yun Duo's story 100 times over makes up for it. I will also 100% go back and rewatch my favorite Yibai and Yun Duo moments in eps 26, 27, (30sih), 34, and 35. Also, of course, the ending scene in ep 36.
Also*** If you are going to watch this drama, do not watch the ending credits until the last ep. Literally, the ending credits are all important scenes from the last episode as well as major plot points throughout the drama. If you want to be spoiled then go ahead, but I always only watch the beginning credits in the first ep only, and the ending credits in the last. Almost like the opening credits give me a first glance at the drama, but only once, and the ending credits will always give everything away so I watch it at the end of the series.
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I did love the two mains in this drama. I originally wanted to watch this when I saw that Im Soo Hyang was the female lead and I was curious to see her in something else. I first encountered her in "My Name is Gangnam Beauty," which I really enjoyed, but thought her character to be a little weak. Yes, her character finally stood up for herself at the end, but the journey to get there was painful. I was curious to see if she could pull off a character that was the complete opposite, and let me tell you, SHE SLAYED in this role as Mo Seok Hee. Probably one of my favorite female leads in any drama. It was enjoyable to watch her in the beginning and thinking she was this wild heiress would always take the dramatic way out of everything, but then learning that she had a huge heart and would do these outlandish things so the victim would get as much compensation from her actions, knowing that because of her family, she would always get bailed out. Then we have Heo Yoon Do. The cutest teddy bear ever. I am not going to lie, when I choose a drama, I always looks for the stereotypical pretty boy with great hair and plenty of shirtless scenes to show off his abs, so this drama was a little different for me. But I am not mad whatsoever. Heo Yoon Do had a very mature and "normal" look to him that made this drama way more believable and realistic. Don't get me wrong, you can have a model with great hair and abs who is also a smart lawyer, but this drama wasn't about all that. Heo Yoon Do is a simple lawyer who's mom was accused of murder 15 year prior, who became a lawyer to one day try to prove her innocence. He is very outspoken when it comes to his job and his mother, but other than that, he is this sweet and shy teddy bear who wants to help the world be a better place. A teddy bear that felt bad every time he had to do something for TOP that didn't match his morals. Plus, I know that one of the things that I LOVED about his drama, even though it wasn't at all important and didn't overshadow the plot at all, was the love that Heo Yoon Do and Mo Seok Hee had for one another. It was very light, but is almost acted as some relief to the story - even though Mo Seok Hee's family is terrible and doing everything to make Mo Wan Joo (second son of MC family) the heir of the company as well as Director Han being the wicked witch of TOP, their relationship almost seemed too innocent and sweet and normal to be real in this crazy world. But I think it was perfect in that way too. They both still had some kind of normal in their lives between trying to prove Yoon Do's mothers innocence and trying to fight off Director Han. As you can probably tell, Bae Jong Ok did an amazing job at making me HATE Director Han with a passion. She is the reason why I simply hate people. She was the perfect example of people who are very good at manipulating others to get what they want, and because they don't get caught, they continue to do it. It's almost like she was playing God in a game of Sims, making anyone and everyone do what she wants because she knew that no one is perfect and she would always have the upper-hand if she could dig up that information. Even though I hated her with a passion, she didn't act out of human nature and just showed what it would look like if someone harnessed the action and made a career off of it. Not sure if that is me being a pessimist, but home-girl had many loyal followers who were by her side til the very end and even after that because she was also extremely loyal them. That shows me as a viewer that all the characters in this drama were realistic and believable because there are people in the world that think like this.
Given, there were also a few things in this drama that strayed me away from giving this a perfect review. Even though this drama was short, I feel like it could have been shorter as there were many conversations that I would get completely lost in because of all the law jargon as well as the endless conversation that seemed to go nowhere. Don't get me wrong, all conversations were important to the plot, but after a few minutes, I think the audience got the point. Also, even though I still teared up at the end (probs for different reasons than other would have), the ending was very "predictable." I feel like I always knew who the real murderer was from the first few episodes, but I was hoping it was someone else. So I was a little disappointed because even though it was a happy ending, it was also a very sad ending. I appreciate it though that they didn't go for the obvious feel good ending where everyone won. Overall, this drama was really good and had a lot of twists and turns. You think you know what will happen, and the drama pulls a 180. Painful twists, but still good ones. I loved how they didn't hold back and went all in with this drama.
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This review will be short and sweet - I loved this drama so much. It was a perfect Spook-tober watch as it made supernatural elements with Shi Woo's mysterious power. But it is also the reason why I couldn't give this drama a 10/10. Nowhere in this drama did anyone discuss why he has these powers and no one seemed to care as if this is completely normal. Especially when the headmaster was trying to make make a connection between him and a childhood friend, but never did as if he has met plenty of kids with this kind of power. Besides that, this drama was a very simple and cute story about the bond of friends and coming together to fight for what they believed in. Shi Woo and Soon Duk has the cutest relationship build up - from miscommunication to understanding to respect to finally love. Their love for one another and the way they complimented one another was simple and cute and kind of perfect for the both of them. They were both level headed and calm and simple. Not going to lie, I thought that SOon Duk and Chi Ang were very cute in the beginning as I thought that them being opposites would bring a different element into their relationship, but as Chi Ang said at the end, the parts he found attractive about her, were the things he knew he was lacking as a person. That he was attracted to those qualities because he wish he had them. Chi Ang was very hot tempered which didn't watch Soon Duk whatsoever, and in this whole drama he was in this almost limbo trying to figure out who was good and who was evil and what side would give him what he wanted. Don't get me wrong, he was one of the good guys in this drama, but he was def one of the most evil good guys. He seemed to go back and forth between sides which confused me as a viewer. Plus, I get it, we want everyone to have a happily ever after, but he was so infatuated with Soon Duk the whole series, and then we get a 7 year time jump, the last 10 minutes of the series and we see Chi Ang and Sun Ah in a serious relationship. It seemed almost forced to me. Yes, they both deserve to be happy and I do think they were similar in a way that it would make sense, but really? Throughout the series, the only relationship besides a friendship that we saw was a mentor relationship. Their training montage did not seem as romantic as the one Shi Woo and Soon Duk had.
Other than that, this drama did seem a little predictable where I figured out who everyone was and what happened within the first few eps. There also seemed to be a lot of filler even though the drama was already short as it is. I feel like they could have added more story, but less filler.
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I enjoyed the simplicity of this drama even though the subject matter was not simple. I feel like if this drama was made in 2019, there would be so many more elements, which would be fun, but I enjoy how simple this was. Basically, this drama is about two young adults, who grew up together, that are basically forced to get married due to a promise between both of their grandfathers back when they were in the military. The both don't agree until Seo Bo Eun's grandfather, who acted as a grandfather to Park Sang Min's family after their grandfather's passing, tricks them into thinking that this was his final request before he passed. They soon get married and move in with one another, but always butting heads as they always did growing up - Bo Sun, a 16 year old high schooler who is dating her first love, Jung Woo, a sushi loving baseball star, and Sangmin, the maybe 20 something year old playboy marine.
As the story goes on, I personally saw a big change in Sangmin's personality the moment he finds out about Boeum's interest in another man. It seemed to almost happen instantly how upset he got about it, instead of the obvious jealousy that we see in dramas, which I thought was weird. But I knew at that moment that there had to be more to the story. And I think that is why I loved this movie so much. It wasn't a story about insta -love. It was a drama about one person learning what first love was, and the other person holding on to his first love for years, but never taking the initiative. I loved the playful banter between the two of them, as they had a very close brother sister opposites relationship. Sangmin being carefree while Boeum feeling the need to take care of her family as well as herself. It was nice seeing them rub off on one another, but at the same time, I feel like each of them made the other person feel comfortable to show that sides of one another. I feel like both Sangmin and Boeum are both mature and fun loving people from the beginning, but almost forgot that it was ok to be both. Honestly, it is something that I would love to have in a relationship, someone who is your best friend as well your partner. I loved Jung Woo, and thought he deserved so much more than what he got, but at the same time, it seemed like they had a very sweet and innocent love, rather than what Sangmin and Boeum had. I know it was the marine training scene that finally made me realize what Boeum meant to Sangmin and it warmed my heart. It also broke it knowing that Sangmin knew about Jung Woo, hoping that Boeum would pick him.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this movie a lot more than I thought I was going to, especially with the ending. I think it made it so good to me was falling in love with Sangmin's character and seeing the expression on his face when he was truly happy. Literally, his face just lights up and it could brighten anyone's day. Plus I love how he showed a mature but also fun and carefree side. Boeum took a little getting used to, but when she finally realized that she can let loose a little around Sangmin as well as learned to accept her marriage and fight for her husband, I was fully on board.
Would definitely recommend and watch again. I am looking up more dramas with the main male lead as we speak.
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This drama was super nostalgic for me. I didn't realize it had came out in 2004 and the filming reminded me of an old telenovella I used to watch with my grandma growing up. Almost like it was shot like a reality television show. I honestly remembered bits and pieces of the story line - I remembered that they both had their own tragedies, but I only remembered Qi Luo's (Kira) and not Ling's (Rei). But as I was watching, the story-line came back to me as I was yelling at the tv for the characters to watch out. I am glad that I decided to go with the Taiwanese drama route, and might watch the Japanese one in the future as it is much shorter than this one.
I loved this drama cause it was super nostalgic as I believe it followed the manga well, but also believe that it added it's own flare. I literally spent a whole day binge watching this because even though I remember how it ended and how certain situations were going to play out, I enjoyed the ride. I thought Qi Luo's transformation was a little quick and that I felt sorry for her because she was the only one who was supporting Ling during all his tragedy, but I enjoyed the romance between the two. I don't remember much from the manga, so I am not sure how it was written, but I did feel like in the beginning, their relationship was a little toxic when she was helping him with his first few tragedies. It was sweet that she wanted to support him fully and completely, but it took him until her tragedy for him to realize that there are other people in this world that are suffering, and like him, she had no one to help her through it. But also, unlike him, even though she had her family around who should have helped her, they were the people causing the pain. Both different tragedies - him dealing with internal struggle that he himself created, while her pain was created by people who are supposed to be taking care of her.
The theme and their love blossomed from supporting each other through their struggles. How if they didn't meet or have one another, would would have lost to their tragedies. It was really heartwarming to see them at the end as completely different people. Qi Luo being the introvert who hated/was afraid of everyone who transformed into a loving and supportive girlfriend, friend, and daughter and Ling being a trouble-making playboy to a protective and selfless boyfriend, friend, and son.
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Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me
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Honestly, it reminded me a lot of Accidentally in Love where we have a girl who is different from everyone else, and refuses to change to fit this new world. I do enjoy Chu Xia's character - she seems to be this bright star in the sky who in a way makes whoever she crosses paths with, a better person. People are also drawn to her energy and her spunkiness that ultimately makes every guy kid of fall in love with her. After watching season 1, I am not going to lie, I am not a fan of Qi Lu. Even though Chu Xia doesn't "know" that she likes him yet, all she wants is him to treat her with some kind of respect, and he does, but it is very off and on. Already, their relationship seems very unhealthy. He doesn't know how to act (even though in flashbacks, he clearly knows how to be in a relationship and treat a girl) and when he becomes flustered, he channels it out as anger towards only Chu Xia. I don't blame her for being confused whenever he confesses to her. I would also think he was playing a joke on me. He needs to check himself because as of right now, I am not sold. To be honest, I have no idea what is with me lately, but I have been falling for all the second lead love interests who I know will not get the girl. If I were in Chu Xia's place, I would date the heck out of Ling Han Yu. Right from the beginning, he is this bubbly guy who has no ill feelings towards anyone, and from the moment he met her, he protected her. Plus, I think he has genuine feelings towards her and isn't afraid to tell anyone because she knows there is nothing wrong with her and he always builds her up and always there when she needs someone emotionally. Even when his friendship is on the line, he still chooses to protect Chu Xia. After that, my second pick would be Feng Shao, her best friend/brother form her past life. Like Ling Han Yu, Feng Shao was her protector, but also her equal. He knows how strong she is and knows that she can handle herself, but is always there if she needs a little help. He always knows how to cheer her up, and will always defender her honor. But I do understand that he does represent her past life. Now that she is living in the Han household, he is realizing that she isn't just Chu Xia, gangster milk-deliver-er from the streets. She is so much more, and Feng Shao can and does fit in her life, but not in the way he used to. Honestly, when he decided to move on, it broke my heart. I think he knew that she was a different person and was given more opportunity and that he might pull her back into their "gangster" life if he tried to pursue her. If he wanted to, I think he could succeed. My third...which is wild, would be late entry Jiang Chen Chuan. He was just introduced, and they started with a hate relationship, but ultimately he fell in love with her tenacity. She refused to back down from what she believed, and she always found a way to succeed. Don't get me wrong, he is a wild character who does wild stuff, but at least he treats her a way a woman should be treated. I was debating who third place should be, between Han Qi Lu and Jiang Chen Chuan and ultimately made my decision due to the fact that at least Jiang tries to make an effort.
I am excited to see what they do in season. The things I didn't like about this drama though were now choppy some scenes were as well as how much filler. I get annoyed with Qi Lu because there is some development with him, but he just needs to get over himself. I mean yes, I would act not super nice towards people after I had a significant other who always talked about marriage after college, but then literally bounced and said nothing one day. But I am also not a person who agrees with projecting you anger on other people who were not involved. Plus, he said something about always liking her, which I find to be complete bull. PLUS PLUS, I am not sure (1) if he only likes her because she is so similar to his ex or (2) the reason why he was so cold towards her is because of that reason. Either way, he needs to show some kind of signal that he likes her because she is her own unique person. She is already struggling with her feelings because Han Qi is so hot and cold. Like I said, toxic relationship.
This is a simple drama, but I hope we get a better story line in the second season with a better plot and maybe Han Qi actually being nice to Chi Xia.
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You Who Came from the Stars
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Overall, I really enjoyed this drama. It was a little long for my taste and maybe the back and forth sabotaging could have been cut down a lot, but I loved how it was a drama about an alien who lived on earth for almost 400 years, but in his last 3 months, he learned what it was like to be human. I loved the little lessons he would teach in his class and how they were different traits on animals and humans on earth and how they tied into his life, going through the different feelings of human relationships. I also loved, even though it made me ugly cry, how the ending was a lot more realistic than a typical happily ever after. They took one of the biggest issues with their relationship and actually made it a real issue that couldn't easily be solved by true love, but instead made it a situation where regardless of what happened, they would find their happily ever after and fight for one another and make it work. It wasn't ideal, but they were able to conquer their own doubts and insecurities about their relationship and able to live a happy life.
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Once again, I was recommended this drama via a drama fan account on instagram, originally thinking that this was a drama series, but later found out that it was a movie included on Amazon Prime. Thank you, Amazon. I've been recently into drama movies - they are quick and to the point and I don't need to binge watch a ton of episodes for the characters to finally stop acting super annoying and potentially fall in love. But I have realized after watching this movie that even though it does take maybe 7 episodes at 45 minutes a pop, I do enjoy the slow burning romance. I enjoyed everything about this movie, BUT I felt like, at least in the beginning, that I didn't believe in their romance. I believed in the main girl, that she gradually started to feel something towards the firefighter after he had saved her life, cute scene btw. But I didn't believe homeboy - he went from "I hate everyone and everything especially her" and "I am going to imagine homegirl as my dead wife in different situations" to "I really want to snuggle with her HARD and whisper sweets things about our future in her ear."
But I also feel like it added to the ending - their big fight was inevitable because I didn't feel much character change happened with them and they were so different. I am actually quite confused about how Kang-il went through any character change - it flew over my head completely, but everything hit Mi-Soo all at once with that intense hospital scene as well as finding out her illness. I really liked how after everything happened, she was able to confess everything without needing a response. She just wanted to say what she needed to say without any regrets. She pulled a complete 180 for me - I really didn't like her character in the beginning, but once she was able to step in someone else's shoes and that her actions effect others, she realized what she needed to do. The ending felt real though; you couldn't deny their connection with one another compared to the first time.
Plus, besides the romance, this movie was shot so well and because of their professions, him a firefighter and her a surgeon/paramedic, we got to see two different forms of intense situations which I loved deeply. It might be normal in these type of dramas or movies, but this is all new to me, and I loved everything about. The only thing I wasn't thrilled about in this drama was how irritating they both were in the beginning as if they have always acted that way and people never confronted them about it as well as how fast they got into their relationship the first time, at least on his end. It was like hot and cold for him. I know she liked him and went in full force, but for someone to grieve their dead wife and then hate to like someone almost seemed like he was using her in a way.
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I came across this actually because someone recommended My Amazing Boyfriend 2 and after accidentally spoiling the ending to season 2, I wanted to give this one a try. I have been stuck in the middle between two different dramas - one that get updated every 2 days with english subtitles that is extremely slow and another one that I started on Netflix about a month ago and just don't want to finish because it is so good and I know the ending isn't a happy one. So I've been searching for something lighter and sillier and I decided to give this one a try. And it wasn't that I didn't like it. It is very unique compared to other Chinese dramas I have watched before and I am currently in love with the main actress (she is the main in the other drama I am watching that comes out every two days.) I think the thing I didn't enjoy about this drama is how irritating the two mains were. I enjoyed that the main actress was optimistic even after all the bad luck in her life, but she was very oblivious to most things and when the main guy says no to something, she takes it as a future yes. She was strong in her own ways and somehow kept saving the main guy. I enjoyed the character development of the main guy through out this series, but I disliked how he told her he was going to leave once he got his revenge, but kept building a relationship with her, well knowing that he was going to leave regardless. Plus he was too stubborn to go back on his word. At one point, after a romantic weekend, he tells her that if he was a human he would stay and be with her forever, but since he is not, all he can do is enjoy her company until he leaves. I understand his reasoning, being an immortal and everything, but by saying this, he was hurting her as well as himself. Which seemed like a theme in this drama. He would physically save her, but emotionally hurt her. And it wasn't that he was abusive or anything, but he basically made this decision on his own, not thinking about how she felt about it.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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It was honestly a very light and cute drama and it was exactly what I needed that night, but at the same time...I wasn't to found of the ending. I mean I knew that there was no other way to go about it, but I am still upset. It reminded me of this manga I read when I was in elementary / middle school. This drama wasn't as complicated as this manga...obviously, but the endings reminded me of one another. In the manga, because Tamahome (literally the only character name I remember after all these years) is a character from a book, he cannot follow our main character to her "real" world. Even true love couldn't bring him into her world. BUT what they could do was somewhere down the road, his soul could be reincarnated into someone's body in her world and they could meet again and be together. At the time, I was like this is so romantic and I am super happy, but now after all these years, I didn't feel the same. In the first series, the ending was cute and sweet because he was able to be reincarnated to he could meet her in the modern world but I wasn't a fan of the second series following them after. Tamahome is reincarnated and living as a normal high school boy named Tama who has this deep connection with the main girl and has no idea why. Tama has NO memories of his past life and falling in love with her, and to be completely honest, is a different person entirely and you can see that sadness in the main character. She loves with boy who looks exactly like Tamahome, but isn't him. And it is heartbreaking. Yes, it was supposed to be a happy ending and it was, but my heart broke for the King. After living his life doing everything out of duty including marrying a girl he didn't love, out of nowhere a young high school girl who dressed up as a man and taught him math ended up also teaching him what it means to love someone. Homeboy fell deeply in love with her and was ready to spend the rest of his life with her, even though he wasn't able to make her his wife, he could make her his consort. Not ideal, but not much a King can do in the 1400's after already being married. It was a very sweet relationship that the both of them had, and she was deeply in love with him too, but she ultimately decided to leave because if she stayed, she'd just be running away still. She wanted to face reality and prove to herself that she was smart and capable. Unfortunately, she didn't feel like she would be able to do that in ancient Korea. It was heartbreaking to think about the King having to say goodbye to her and him loosing the one person who taught him love and also taught him, as well, that he is capable of ruling a kingdom with his ideas. I realize that not everyone will be with their first love forever and this is the same thing, but it kills me inside a little that right before he left he said that no matter how long it will take, that they would meet again. Romantic af, and a little foreshadowing, but also it is sad to think that he had to say goodbye to her and live the rest of his life without the woman that he loves. Then we go to modern time and she ends up meeting his "reincarnation" or who we think is his reincarnation, half a year later, due to his looks. They end up meeting and the drama ends there. He says something along the lines of how he knows that they have met before and it is cute because she thinks it is because of when they fell in love when he was a king, but you learn that they had actually kind of met in the first few minutes of the drama when she left her umbrella on the bus and he tried to return it to her and failed. Regardless, that is cute. Yes. I am happy. But I couldn't help but think of that manga. Sure this new reincarnation could be better than the King ever was OR maybe he isn't his reincarnation at all, but in her mind, she chooses to see the King in him. Who knows? But I also feel bad for the modern guy because just like Tama, he is going to have some shoes to fill. My final thought about the drama is that...why couldn't it had ended up Inuyasha?? Yes, this drama is more "modern" and it's great to see a female lead chose herself and her self worth over being with her first love, but homegirl could have had both I think. Shoot, girl get yourself written in textbooks as the first woman to invent stuff. Yes, it would take years for a woman to be seen as an inventor, but you could start a movement. I know I am being too hopeful LOL. I know everything in this drama is the way it was supposed to happen, but just thinking about that manga and Inuyasha...it makes me think about what could have happened. No one is at fault, and I am not mad at the girl for leaving. I am just a little bummed. Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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