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This is one of those hard to rate dramas, while it has a whole lot of pros it does have some cons too. But if I where to describe it I would say it is a cross between A Love so Beautiful, with a dash of Playful Kiss.The female lead here is strong, fun cool and in need of direction. She is in touch with her emotions without coming off as pathetic but has trouble understanding her worth and seemes unable too see the male leads shows of affection by deeds instead of words.
The male lead is a bit a psycho, though he takes waaaaaay to much time to admit to his feelings as well as trus his self worth. He does actually use words to talk with the female lead. Not always the words she needs to hear but still they do use words and that is not bad, not bad at all!
The second male lead is the perfect mixer to spice things up and keep the story interesting instead of just frustrating (at times).
And then there is Angelina, a girl I wanted to choke in the beginning of the show but had this amazing energy making me completely fall in love with her by the end of this show wishing for a spin off or gust a series of Angelina's takes on life... or I do not know Attention sisterhood of for the girls in this drama.
Greg Hsu character was however so extremely not worthy of Greg Hsu, Greg did of course do a great job but I do not know what the people who casted him as a looser here where thinking.
There are several other interesting issues that get some (very little) space as well as complex and interesting characters done right.
It was also nice to see so many familiar faces from great dramas as Someday Or One day and Rainless Love in A Godless Land... in small roles, again done well.
The plot is not really mind blowing and some twists are more fun then others, some twists even seem boring and unnecessary but it is still worth a watch. To be honest I would probably have appreciated it more if I had seen it earlier in my drama career since the first time you see a trope often means more then the tenth... However it is well done and a lot of fun!
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Sweet, odd and interesting
This drama has just a little bit of everything in it with a steady pace, lovable characters interesting twist and a pretty decent story.It may not have a lot of logic, but hey it is a supernatural mystery so it does not really have to make any sense, However I did find myself a bit confused at times and while I may enjoy being confused sometimes this was not really the good type of confused... Other then that this is an easy to watch easy to binge drama that will most likely keep you interested and just want to give them all a big hug.
There are very few big issues here and the homophobia and other stuff is kept to a minimum showing a mostly accepting environment while still mentioning common situations that will make it harder to come out to friends and family.
I also like how the lead had a heart condition but was also human with more attributes then just having a heart condition.
All in all not a masterpiece but a pretty decent watch.
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Touching, deep, fishy.... and oddly emotional oh and funny too.
I was very skeptical about watching this,but once I started looking in to it I got more and more cureus... When you read about this movie you will probably think it is some odd quirky comedy or at least I thought it would be but besides having a man dressed as a fish (sorry who had turned in to a fish) as a lead it is actually pretty deep, not only the water (but the water is deep too). The social satire is pretty much in your face and they do not sugar coat the issues the least bit. Who owns the truth... and in the struggle between profit and life, profit, they mean ambition will win..Park Bo Young is great as usual delivering cold an raw lines as if they where just the most natural thing to say... Yet again showing depth and versatility. I would have wanted more of her, but what I got was pretty good. So was mr fish, he managed to deliver and be oddly sweet and touching at the same time. I honestly did feel a whole range of emotions...
All in all definitely worth watching, not only for Park Bo Young
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Perfectly balanced mix of all things K-drama that is both good and entertaining at once.
what can I say that has not already been said, probably nothing and I have actually not read most of the reviews for this on here but this is just one of those few (ok not few) dramas that have all the reasons one fell in love with K-dramas in the first place with heart fluttering romance that will make you go all ohh and they are just so cute.... it has suspense, will keep you guessing just enough, and make sure to address some pretty important issues on the side without any of these taking over or distracting from the main attraction of this dram which is the romance.I once wrote that all the great love stories start off with someone being vulnerable... and well here the screenwriters made use of vulnerability in such varied and creative ways that I regretted not waiting with my article till after I had seen this... But then there is always room for a part 3... anyway besides the 20 shades of vulnerability shown the drama does a great job talking about family bonds, distribution of wealth, social mobility, power relations and shows very clearly moetery capital vs cultural capital in a fun and easy to relate kind of way the leads come of as pretty interesting characters that complete each other perfectly having different types of capital, different types of intelligence, different needs and a whole lot of love and respect for each other. ok yes there is the classic wrist grab and some other stuff but the male lead can actually back off if told to back off, SHOCKING but true.
The female lead is portrayed as lacking in some ways but extremely booksmart, capable, caring and fun. I have seen Park Gyu Young in several dramas, all very different, in this drama she does a great job showing that she indeed is very talented and can pull off a variety of roles.
The male lead is portrayed as an illiterate uneducated cokey pretty boy that only knows and cares about money and food but is shown pretty competent and caring as the show progresses and is just the cutest little teddy bear. That actually does say some of the wisest lines in the whole drama. Kim Min Jae delivers his line beautifully as well as gets several chances to show off his very well sculpted body.
The side characters are mostly well written and fun and are very well casted, but the male leads family was a bit too much and annoyed me, I felt bad for the actors of these parts because I know they are otherwise good so it was not them it was the writers... That family is what pulled down the score of this otherwise close to all I want in a k-drama, drama.
All in all definitely worth watching, easy to binge and just an all round good and entertaining K-drama done right.
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Cute roller coaster ride in less than en houer...
This drama or short web series or well whatever you may call it has the sweetest couple making me smile from ear to ear when i see them interact. But it would not be drama without trouble so in a short period of time these gals take us on a little roller coaster ride giving viewers a small glimpse in to some of the thoughts one may have when trying to decide on what life one wants to live and how openly out one may want be.The couple is a tag awkward at times bubbly in other situations one of the gals is really honest and a tad impulsive but both are lovable, and so is the side character it is kind of hard to think that most of it is filmed in a small apartment but while the environment may not be that exciting the girls personality males up for it.
I chose to rate this a 9,5 for the content, the chemistry, the sweetness bearing in mind that this is a short low budget production so do not expect miracles but I do recommend people to watch it, is is short enough and available on You Tube so honestly there should not be a reason not to unless it is gone again, and hard to find... so I guess I am telling you make sure to watch it before it disappears here is where:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLuUQH5CiOw6n9Z0O5ytuQY2EFuvbF_7DX
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Sweet and real... with a touch of sadness
Dealing with life is not always easy, the choices we make the lies we tells others and ourselves to try to hold on or protect people probably work out better in real life than movies... However this movie did have a new take on lies spinning out of hand with a beautiful story of friendship, moving on and I dare say love with a hell load of pain done well!I loved how this movie took a slightly different approach to puppy love than many high school dramas and even though I know nothing about electronic music, they almost got me sold on it after watching some of the scenes in this movie.
All in all this may not be a feel good movie, and it does leave some questions unanswered but it is beautifully made, touching and will make you feel for these slightly lost soles.
Bonus, it is available on Netflix where I live (rare for c-movies) and a powerful scene marked spoiler.
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Meaningful and complicated
The first couple of episode felt low budget, with some powerful comebacks/one liners from Vlad but other than that nothing really special but as the show progressed I almost forgot that they barely leave the apparmen and we get to see the characters grow, fight, respect each other's boundaries and struggle with their fears and feelings.This drama feels a bit like an educational drama for allies and for those struggling with internalised homophobia without the educational vibe and without the violence. this drama brakes several stereotypes while respecting and making way for stereotypes too. Handling the process of coming out as well as the importance to come out in ones own pace while still showing the complexity to the process with some pretty good entertainment value as well.
The chemistry between the leads is fenomenal, and every little detail seems to have some kind of meaning.
The main couple is really sweet, the OST and filming fitts pretty well but even though I do not know the budget for this drama it is rated according to content and meaning rather then high quality filming.
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Sweet and inviting
A great mix of good comedy, cuteness, puppylove (including puppies) some pretty important issues and a great message of friendship, sportsmanship and working with each others strengths so to reach a mutual goal.The first episode showed really well how childhood poverty affect children as well as how many children purposely stay at home or hide charges for activities from their parents to protect them. thus showing the importance of making activities free of charge (or heavily subsidised) so that children can participate no matter their parents walet.
This drama has a wide range of great relations between, found family, neighbours, teammates, parents etc... all go through quite a bit of character development and are just some the sweetest bunch of characters on screen today. The puppy love is also sweet and innocent, abit heteronormative... but we are kind of used to that (they do insinuate the appearance of a gay couple, but only slightly). Anyway the way they interact did make me feel all fluffy inside and reminisce of childhood days... if I was to complain about someone then I did get annoyed with the dad once or twice but over all his daddy awkwardness made me reflect upon myself...
Another thing i loved about this drama was their guest cast including Kim Seul Gi (and allot of other familiar faces) as well as made references to BTS and Jung Hae In (my favorite actor) both by saying his name and one of the sweetest kids ever being named Yoon Hae In... The kids here as a whole are pretty awesome and put us parents to shame without mimicking the grown up world or acting to mature for that matter.
To be honest not being a big comedy fan myself, I ha this on the Ill see it when I get to it list... But having my friends here on MDL constantly write about it pushed me in to watching it as soon as it became available on Netflix in my region (we often get shows a week after they end airing). My friends deserve a thank you because this show rocked!
So for you who are not sure if you want to see it or not, just go for it! It is allot more than the average fight to achieve my dreams kind of drama and fun to watch for most...
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Nothing says I love you as much as being forcibly kissed (this is a bad joke)
I came for the lack of consent, and I was not the least disappointed. Had I come for the romance then this would probably have me running by the first assault. This is a short and intense drama with high pace and and not a dull moment. The leads acting is superb, while some of the side characters could use an acting lesson or two with very few side stories if at all. I found all the characters interesting but in need of allot of emotional guidance.The drama is called Addicted-heroin, it has very little to do with the actual drug and more with a (several) persons addiction to another person sending them to make some pretty bad decisions (I will write more about those as a comment wit a spoiler tag).
And tells the story of an extroverted rich bad boy who (unknowingly) falls for his stepbrother an introverted poor yet super smart good boy icicle and douse all in his power to own him. While still having a girlfriend and denying his sexuality. Both leads seem to have connections to having (had) girlfriends with an addiction to them who need to learn to let go.
All in all an interesting watch, just be prepared for sexual and physical assault, and most importantly what ever you do not have this as relationship goals, or in any way accept this kind of behavior when seeking a partner.
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For those of you who want to feel angry, emotional and nervous.
This was definitely a ride... some parts may have been a little bit unnecessary and felt more like fillers to keep the drama going or it could have added depth to how heard it is to break loose from a cult. The way the cult was portrayed reminded me allot of prayer-meetings I was forced to attend as a child and where therefor very entertaining for me. The series really takes prayer-meetings to an extreme... which is it's genius!This series does not sugarcoat anything, the adults are plain evil and while other dramas would have you get your hopes up by finding all sorts of clever unrealistic solutions this one keeps you hoping...
I have loved Seo Ye Ji from it's okay not to be okay so it was no surprised that she would be brilliant but had only seen Woo Do Hwan in Tempted which I dropped so wasn't really impressed by him earlier but am now fully crushing on his smile.
The drama definitely kept me on my toes from the first episode all the way to the end.
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I loved the way they portrayed motherhood from different angels and are not afraid to show uss that not all mothers are naturaly good mothers. But are not shy to show the role stigma and lack of saftynets have for making and attracting predators thrue several generations wile showing that there are different ways to react to thease sercumtanses and the possibility of growth.
I also loved how realistic this drama was, even though I some times wonderd how the child could survive which gave a die hard feel to it while still staying realistic.
I also loved all the different relationships that where formed in the drama, and how many people it takes to survive on the run. Not to mention things one may encounter on the run.
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Easy to binge cringe
This is such an easy binge, short, sweet, fun characters and a pretty okay story. Nothing really stands out as you have probably seen the pretty much every part of the story before, just with higher budgets and not all in one show.The cinematography is mediocre at best, the acting could be a lot better but the food and the smiles of the leads are captivating... though some are probably due to embarrassment over cringey lines I can not deny that they did keep me watching 9 episodes in a go...
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Slowly Slowly... a lot of yummy but also a whole lot of meeh
This drama is one part food/cooking, one part traval, one part friendship and I guess one part music/entertainment drama... oh and a romance... Without Drama.I love most of the side characters, sweet fun to waych, goid friends and have lovely interdynamics. But it also has some really badly preformed, and badly written characters..
Both leads have their charm but to be honest this feels a bit like a teenage daughter of divorce with a cheeting father... sat down and fantasised with her friends.... And wrote some kind of extremely unrealistic fantasy. some kind of type of fantasy drama... more unrealistic than time travel, magical creatures types of fantays. The type that is there to makeup for all the wrongs of her family all at once with very little drama but also the female lead is portrayed as a kid/doll. Thus making me believe it is indeed a story written for kids.
The female lead has some fun bad ass lines here and there... as well as the occasional show of character. However most of the time her mimics, the way she is dressed, the way she runs, walks... are all a crossover between toddler and ballet dancer. Girl can fall asleep at any time and I'm pretty sure she is served milk at one point or another.
The male lead has no time yet is the one making all the desisions, cooking and what nott... he is also 7 years older than than the female lead with a huuuge maturity gap between them. However not a single person seems to mention the age gap... Normally age gaps don't really bother me but here the maturity gap is just too big.
I can't help but wonder about the brainstorming sesion when choosing the ml occupation and character.
Let's make him a voice actor
No we need more
Ok a singer
No we need more
Ok how about a healer...
No we need more
Ok he needs to be a master chef too
No that is still not enough we need more...
Hmm... ok lets take all of the above add some mistery and make all of this secret identitys and throw in a sviour complex and make him a director, planner and... and... a pioneer yes he was a pioneer too... + never had a girlfriend at age 29 because he was waiting for the right voice to come along...
How about the fl?
Fl... fl... hm... ok she can be a foodie who cant cook, composes but rather not sing her own song though she has a nice voice that can't hit high notes. Oh she should be a student too... maybe work at a supermarket or something like that... you know so girls can find something to relate to...
The show has the healthy mains relationship tag and is discribed as a geen flag... but honestly something about him keeps bothering me and though he doesn't force himself on the female lead even once, this is not really a relationship between equal. So my standards for healthy relationships is a bit different than this one...
My favorite characters are the groups manager and the two singers in the group whoem are waaay more interesting than the leads. I aloso loved the cosplayers. Fun to watch and a ship I would love to see the friends of this show in a Taiwanese spinoff...
The pacing is a bit off at times painfully slow... matching the theme song slowly slowly we fall in love... though the falling was fast apparently they had a parashoot with a propeller...
An okay watch with a whole lot of beautiful shots (mainly of food), and a whole lot of good (mainly side characters) but to much meh to get a higher score.
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Love at first wrist grab...
This drama feels like the fantasy of an old house wife who just found out here husband was a d*** who cheated on her and is now wondering what if she had put herself and her career first... maybe gotten together with a younger guy, with the cold cool musician she once saw...The female lead is supposedly smart, successful, fun etc she has some pretty big trust issues, princess syndrom and well seams pretty stupid at times... there is definitely a lack in communication skills here.
The male lead, is a cold, pretty good looking and has an intense passionate gaze... The guy also lacks all verbal communication skills but is completely fluent in wrist grab as well as sack of potato lifts.
While I do see that both have a lot of tension I never really understood when they fell so passionately for each other? was it in the censured scenes not available for us? or was it a spell? does she have a thing for wrist grabs? Does he have a thing for drunk girls? I am not sure?
But dude does not seem to be able to communicate at all. not in the beginning, not in the middle and not in the end dudes lack of communication skills are constantly there... luckily the girl likes wrist grabs so they seem to work things out anyway... most of the time.
The second couple is an immature pair of on and off... the second housewife fantasy... Both feel like 13 year olds and not like consenting adults, making the paring feel very off...
The second male lead is as manipulative and evil as a second male lead gets, you will probably not get SLS here.. you may ship the FL with one of the girls in the drama as they seem to actually be able to communicate with each other but since the girls do not practice wrist grabs I would advise you to just let that thought go...
There are a bunch of other rivals who show up here and there, unnecessary conflicts and a bunch of business stuff that make 0 sense but cause drama . There are also a bunch of lovely gestures, fantasy stuff that work on screen but do not do it for me... at all.. there is some slow mo stuff, waves, fire works , men who can both clean and cook women who can work but not clean or cook...
So if you are looking for wrist grabs, passionate kisses, gestures and mindless fluff... with a dash of WHAT the... go for this , if not move a long...
P.s the dubbing is also off
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Darker, deeper more bloodey ok 2nd part.
The second part of this drama took the otherwise "light" plot and turned it darker, much darker and wondered in to the depths of the psychopaths mind in a beautiful display of blood and art. Giving it a completely different feel to it and making it smart, kind of disgusting and pretty interesting... Consequences of actions unfold as the screen is covered with blood, lots and lots of blood.But then came the cringe of the last episode a long with some cliches so I found myself lowering the score a bit.
It is still a relatively good watch that does not take the issue of suicide lightly while exploring it from a whole bunch of angles... one of the better attempts but it just misses its mark...
There is a clear difference between the 2 parts, not enough to motivate splitting it in two but the two parts are indeed very different. the guest actors keep on impressing and there is still just a little bit to much yelling and crying out loud for my personal taste...
What can i say, get ready to explore some gore... And watch out for that last episode.
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