SweetStarlight
It went right in my favorite short cdrama list!
The cast were both good looking and they could actually act! I think the acting could surpass some regular dramas! even the extras were good.
The leads had great chemistry!
The sequence of scenes did feel incoherent some times but it's common in dramas with 2-3 min long episodes. They used the time efficiently in my opinion.
There were some jumps that you had to fill in by yourself but it wasn't as bad to ruin the experience.
The only issue I can say that might be troublesome for many, is the subs. the subs were off so many times but personally since I've watched way too many cdramas, I could fix the subs in my head and get the gist of what was happening. so I guess having broken subs is better than no subs at all.
**So do I recommend it? Absolutely! go for it! specially if you are here for romance and revenge.
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Very dragging! Average.
It was pretty dragging! After the 3rd episode I skipped a lot and I feel I didn't miss anything while doing so.you might ask why I would continue watching if I had to start skipping that early, the answer is the leads.
Not that they had chemistry, they felt more like friends to me 90% of drama than lovers, but their acting was decent and that's the best thing I can mention about this drama.
The costumes looked good at one moment and the next you see a guy wearing a Lion head!
I don't know who in their right mind approves of those attack names popping up on screen!
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The only moment I felt was cool in whole drama was the moment the ML got his Saint level power right after his mother died.
They totally ruined the last battle for me with the slow motions and the still poses mid-fight!
I didn't like the music in the last battle as well, it didn't really fit in my opinion!
I'm not even complaining about the Big Bad Demon looking like a clown!
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If you are here for the leads, then I wish you luck! hope you can hang in there and finish it!
If you are in dilemma and want some good fantasy, move on, it's not worth your time.
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I think all the cast were chosen correctly and the acting is fine. Everyone were good.
The leads had great chemistry. I kept wanting to see them together even more!
Here are some things I liked about the romance in this drama:
-First, it is how aware both leads are about their own feelings and the fact that they care about each other early on. This saved me from the torture of 'when will they figure they love each other?'... even when they haven't yet openly expressed it, the subtle actions were enough for me.
-Another one is that both leads have their strong and weak moments and they help one another when needed without over doing it.
-The leads COMMUNICATE!!! They actually talk and try to understand each other. that's quite rare in dramas!
I like many of the support characters such as LanXi's elder brother, HuangChao, Feng Qiwu, LanXi's gaurds, ... the list would be too long if I write all the names!
There were also characters that made me want to slap them! such as the spoiled daughter of Tianshuang sect leader and Guyu.
The pacing was great for me. There were few parts that were a bit boring but most of it was enjoyable and interesting enough for me to keep watching with minimum skips.
The ost and the costumes were also good.
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You will be introduced to nearly all characters in first episode and although editing in first episode felt a bit incoherent, it got better after that.
I wasn't impressed by the acting when I first started.. They were exaggerating too much. Either they toned it down a bit or I got used to it, either way I think it's okay now.
I think FL is cute looking but sometimes tries too hard to act overly cute and to be frank her acting needs lots of polishing and she is inconsistent.
I think the rest of the cast are okay in acting.
Overall I like almost all characters.
The fl coworker crush is both funny and sweet the extend she tries to get his attention.
I like food dramas so I'm biased in my rating to good food representation. here are my foodie highlights:
Ep 01: they did justice to the sandwich!
Ep03: how can this drama make me crave butter bread toast!
Ep06: Togoshi-san's bento looked so good!
Ep12: Togoshi-san's bento again looks so good!! Also Mendo-san's eggplant kabayaki don looked simple but yummy too!
It wasn't the best food drama but it was fun to watch. If you also like food dramas, give it a try.
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Gentlemen Attention Please
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4 dramas in 1 and still manages to be boring!
This drama caught my attention cause of Zhang Han, so I thought it might be a good one!well, after first episode, I figured I should lower my expectations a lot!!
As I stated in the title of the review, it's like 4 dramas about each guy that get cramped in a single drama.
Tong Yu is the main character and the other are more like support roles.
There are moments they are hanging out together out of nowhere to give us a recap of what happened and when they are together it feels like they are telling something to audience and not a talk among friends..
The only good thing I might remember about this drama is that The cast looks pretty and handsome! and that's it!
I had seen ZhangHan and Huang You Ming and Zhang Yang Guo Er in Boss&Me drama but the rest of them I haven't seen their works previously.
The acting looks stiff and fake in some scenes. (specially the Xiao fei character, his scenes are the worst in case of acting).
The first episode was boring! the rest is watchable and then it becomes barely watchable real fast...
The more I watch the more ridiculous this becomes...
There are instances and remarks in this drama that makes you wonder if a teenage boy on his puberty wrote this!
I wish they had put more efforts in dialogues to be less shallow!
Tong Yu is one of the least likable characters I've seen for a ML and he has so much ego that it makes it painful to watch him!
I used to root for Guo Chong to have a happy ending but It's so boring that I don't care about any of them anymore.
I'm not going to continue watching this! I feel like I'm losing my brain cells while doing so.
Initially I gave it a 5 and waited to see how it goes and it went for the worst. I'm feeling generous so I'll give this undeserving painfully boring drama 3!
If you are wondering if you should watch this or not... just don't!
Don't waste your time on this.. there are plenty of better dramas out there.
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Mars, the revolution mascot!
The poster caught my attention initially to watch this drama and the plot twist at the ending of first episode got me hooked.The overall plot is quite straight forward Zero vs XROCKY, which is done through the sub-plots and their connections.
As story goes on we get to know more about each character as well.
Acting is okay, Though the ML's acting needs polishing, sometimes his expressions are awkward, aside from that he is good in the action. the side characters were okay as well, some better than others. (Karen & Kyoka got me more emotionally attached to their characters due to better acting)
Among the 9 episodes, most were good (it's not that it had out of this world twists but it was entertaining and done well), in order to enjoy this drama, you shouldn't take things too seriously, there are things that you might need to let go & ignore in one or two episodes to enjoy the progression of story & its revelations.
Don't take it too lightly either, this drama might make you cry once or twice.
The ending concluded 90% of what it was building to an end and left a 10% hope for a possibility of continuation (I would like to know more about Zero's identity).
If they ever make a 2nd season, I'll watch it.
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the casts were all good looking and pretty and all had decent acting.
the leads had good chemistry. (they had some good kisses!!)
the editing felt choppy at times and some episodes starts in a new plot point without any build up but this is common in short cdramas with 5minutes long episodes.
overall it wasn't bad but could've been a lot better!
38 episodes were too much. they could wrap up with 25 or so episodes.
the last 10 episodes were just stretching the story for nothing.'
I don't mind cliche tropes but they tried to insert too many cliche into the drama that it felt writers had a checklist, I'll list a few none-spoiler ones bellow:
-drugged fl
-orphan fl
-love at first sight
-rich ceo ml, poor fl
-protective ml... with a hint of red flag.
-bully coworkers (it was very very short)
-cheater ex
-annoying 2fl
-fl cries a lot
-love triangle (the guy was good actually)
there were few more but I don't want to spoil the drama much so I'll leave them for those interested to see for themselves.
thank god they left out the kidnapping trope!
from the start of the drama it felt like fl would take matters to her own hands and deal with those who wronged her but to be honest fl couldn't do much by herself and most of the time ml was letting her use him to deceive others.
Also I don't call fl dumb but I don't categorize her as smart either.
so don't expect a smart, calculative and independent fl.
I didn't notice the ost much while watching.
I would've rated it 7 or 7.5 if the last 10 episodes didn't drag as much as they did. also ending was a bit rushed as well.
All that said, I don't regret watching this drama. it was an okay watch to pass time but I won't re-watch it in future.
In conclusion:
*if you are not used to the short cdrama format, the editing and jumps between plots might bother you a bit.
*It's a cliche fest so don't expect something ground breaking.
*there were few scenes of SA e.g. ep12 & 13 (so proceed with caution if that bothers you)
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A Stalker's dream come true!
I don't know any of the cast, their acting was not bad, a bit stiff at times.The story... is a bit creepy as it is, but the way characters normalize and find excuses for a stalker-ish behavior, it started to bother me a bit. characters equal 'obsessive behavior' as something positive! like 'passion' or 'enthusiasm'.
This drama felt like a 'Stalker's dream come true'! stalk someone, lie to them, then apologize, everything will work out!
And the cops are as useless as usual! if they weren't useless this drama would've ended with 4 episodes.
The music wasn't noticeable tbh. I gave it 5 because it wasn't distracting.
It wasn't something I would watch again. thought it wasn't bad for a one-time watch.
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'Fortune writer' or 'Fortune manipulator'?
This drama has an interesting premise, as I actually enjoy the 'rebellious characters' or 'villainous leads'! it makes the story unpredictable! though towards the end, it got messy and the last few episodes were super rushed!I think FL was better in her acting than the ML.. the chemistry was lacking.
As for the rest of the cast, they were okay.
Also I didn't find the ending satisfying. It kind of ruined it for me.
I prefer 'Night of Love With You' drama as the 'oblivious characters' done right.
In this one, the writers drove themselves into a corner and made an endless loop of 'story manipulators'. the 'fortune writer' keeps on existing as the book exists above the 'lead' who sees the words and becomes the manipulator.
This was overall an okay watch and I won't be rewatching it.
so would I recommend it?
*if you are fan of FL, go for it! she was great!
*If it is the story that interests you, go for it but don't expect a satisfying conclusion!
**if you are here for romance, I wouldn't recommend watching this.
***if you want to avoid dramas with 'rape attempts', (ep 05, 06, 09 ) don't watch this or skip the episodes I mentioned.
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It had potential...
The positive points:+FL is cute. (+1)
+FL and ML's interaction was cute. (+1)
+I can relate to FL the way she goes crazy over the amount of delicious options in a menu and struggles to choose from and ends up ordering a bunch of them. (+1)
+I also like the way she talks to herself in her head and the food narration while she eats is good as well. (+1)
++The shots of food were absolutely beautiful and mouthwatering. (+2 extra because I'm biased to food representation)
The negatives I could say are as follows:
--- at first I was happy that they didn't put mics on her throat to force the viewer to hear the chewing sounds, but they decided to add some weird eating sounds which annoyed me a lot. (-3 points for that because I had to drop it due to those sounds)
-I wish they paid more attention to cast better extras, cause sometimes they are a bit cringe to watch. (-2 points)
-the obsession with foreigners to prove somewhere is famous was lame! places filled with locals are the gems in food spots. (-1 points)
(The positive and negative points are even, so I'll give this a 5.)
Sadly I'm dropping this.
I'm not a fan of listening to people's eating sounds and that's a no no for a food drama imo!
If you don't mind those sounds, go ahead and give it a try.
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If you are a foodie, then skip this!
I recently found out about Wakako Zake having drama adaptions so I started watching.I don't really have high expectations with food dramas but this isn't working.
The actress truly reminded me of the anime character instantly and I could assume her resemblance was the casting reason.
I have 2 reasons to drop this:
1-I can't watch her eat! idk if it's the fact that she tries too much to act exactly like the anime with eating, or is it the slow motion eating! she bites a tiny epsilon of the food and goes on chewing on it like it was a big chunk! it makes it as if she is forcing food in while she is going to puke soon!
The side characters eat the food more deliciously than her.
2-Filming the food alone doesn't save this. I can watch actual cooking video if I only wanted to just see the food. sometimes the camera movements annoys me as well.
overall I'll give this a 2.5.
2 for the sake of good food presentation and 0.5 for the acting of the cast except fl.
It is the worst food drama I had ever watched. I'm not going to waste my time on the rest of seasons since I can't even get passed 3 episodes of this one. I guess I stick to the anime for this one.
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