I actually liked the Mockumentary approach, and sometimes it was the only thing keeping me interested, how they would react to eachothers stories was one of the high points of this show. However, as mentioned before, the two main leads are not likeable characters, and to be honest, at some points EVERYONE was pretty much annoying, there are three scenes were the other couple made the episode borderline un-watchable with how annoyed I was with their attitutes. In the end, the two side characters (the cop and the actress) stole the show for me, with a story that looked really interesting...or maybe the other ones were just oversaturated for me.
Personally this is not a show I would recommend just for the sake of having a beautiful cinematography and interesting approach of plot, because both of these things are dropped mid season and even the documentary falls as a background element, only being used once in a while, which actually just happens because friendships in this series are LAME, so instead of having a moment when the character can talk about their feelings with friends, we have them talking to the camera.
I do wanna point out tho, is refreshing to have a series that don't make 30 years old virgin stories about first love, everyone is adult, had sex, kissed before and had relationships just like any adult in that age would have.
one of my firsts kdrama , will be remembered , but not even one kiss or one i love you ?
10% Kill Bill, 90% Surf Ninjas. The criminals are all idiots. The arms dealers don't use guns. The cops are all beyond idiots. The romance is trite and most of the "twists" are either immediately predictable or completely implausible. Worst of all, the character of Bruce is cartoonish doofus, and not at all in a charming or likable way.
Sensible , Modern and Practical romance portrayed in three decades of life
A narcissistic studious young bloke rejects a lovable young lady due to misjudgement ... fast forward to a decade ... the lad discovers the reality of the world and despite being smart is on the verge of abandoning his dreams.. the girl who only dreamed of supporting his dreams is living a dream life as most lovable actress and now meets the lad again to face hurdles together and they develop feelings... rest is history.
This is my first C-drama ; although it didn't have enough pull as Crash Landing on You that forayed my entry to Korean dramas; it is a pleasant watch and I will be comparing some aspects of the show which are well done compared to some typical K-dramas.
Pros :
- The chemistry between the leads are off the chart & how breathtaking they look every-time... The skin-ships are just so detailed, the small small things count, I like how they portray how real couple acts when they r in luv, like how they just can’t get their hands off each other, those eye contacts, etc...
- No 2nd leads! Yes there were 1ex for each of them, but they appeared briefly just for a closure, no annoying moment like the second leads and their evil plots or interaction with opposite leads and the exs
- No breakup! I love how healthy relationship this couple have... the angst came a bit only before they get together, but afterwards it’s happy relationship till the end... it’s a light fluffy romance... when needed break they were mature about it and didn't immediately reconcile when the other apologizes .. they learnt from their mistakes and adapted well
- No cliche moments (like accidental fall n kiss stuff)... what happens to them feels like a normal people relationship...
- The cinematography, the directing, the music, the editing, the wardrobe are all amazing!
- Good casts... There are people in there that I have never seen before but will remember and all support characters are basically angels xxx
- How it focuses on just getting in to relationship but evolving into marriage and beyond . Ep24 is the highlight for me ; those Long Distance Relationship - AI text goals and Ep26 the scene that got me into the show by an MDL article about Umbrella shielding the jealousy lol
Cons:
- First half is promoted by a Tencent Game and second half by Chinese Aerospace agencies. I am not kidding ; if you don't care about the promotional agenda about Motherland and the comparison with West you can skip them
- Like there is no conflict; as someone who is used to conflict in K-dramas like evil Second leads , Work Jealousy and evil Parents/Manager. Its impractical to be blessed with such wonderful colleagues , parents and importantly an idol manager who doesn't care about money
- The chinese paparazzi are harmless and at somepoint i event felt the ML gets more heads turned than the FL.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the drama but since I am a newbie to C-drama and chinese unlike Korean drama the enjoyment factor has dropped down as i need to follow subtitle more . I would defintely re-watch it i get into the habit of watching more C-dramas and learn some chinese .
P.S : Amazon Prime is missing the crucial Ep.30 with marriage scenes so find other source for that episode or complain to amazon.
A short lived CW series, now available on Netflix. Interesting premise borrowed from the 2000 movie, by the same name. I was hoping it would be better. Casting wasn't the issue, for me. There were interesting cast choices but good ensemble dynamics. My issues were 1) that the logic of the time travel was breached too often and 2) they really needed a police procedural expert on set to bring some reality the context. I give this a 6 (fair) out of 10. [Mystery more than either Time Travel SciFi or Police Procedural]. The show was cancelled after the first season but the network resolved the cliffhanger with a short epilogue which you can see here: https://vimeo.com/217260805
9/10 Start
8/10 Climax
6/10 Ending
No baby, baby. If seasom 2 was not confirmed, you can not do this kind of ending. :rolling_eyes::rolling_eyes::rolling_eyes::rolling_eyes::rolling_eyes:
Some of the story lines had extremely weak character motivation (others were downright silly), and I didn't much care for Deok Im's character (or the actress, really). I also felt like her reasoning and motivations were not as clear, compelling and strong as they could (and should) have been for her character to have been truly sympathetic. I'd have liked a strong, firm female lead like Hae Ryung from Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung. Someone with a strong sense of duty, morals and purpose, and the sound thought process to back it up. When it came to her relationship with San, Doek Im had the emotional intelligence of a rock.
But the drama is totally worth watching if only for Jun Ho. He really was this drama's MVP and carried the whole thing on his shoulders.
you can either fast forward through this show or just don't bother to start. typical romance plot with a lot a lot of product placement content and lovey dovey scenes. can easily be reduced to a 6 or 8 episode series, no development whatsoever for the ML's complex family situation
The one thing that is perfect in this drama is the casting. Not only the two leads are perfect and the chemistry between them is out of this world, but all of the actors did a awesome job. King The Land portrays very well the friendship of three adult women who've been friends for so long, their moments were some of my favorite, the trip abroad episodes were so fun! And Sa-Rang grandma is the best character, for sure. Kim Young-ok is a treasure, every drama with her becomes instantly better.
The romance was like the fairytale "enemies to lovers", I wish the enemies part lasted longer, but the lovers part was so dreamy full of awwww moments, even thought you could relate to very moments.
It was very fun with some heartbreaking moments, even thought they were not that well explored and I wish some side characters could have more screen time but it was a fun and lovely ride. The final episode was kinda predictable and the worst for sure.
It's very very very fun and lovely. Give it a watch. :)
Watched only first episode for So ji Sub's sake. And I'm going to watch all of it becouse of SJS. To be honest, this show is not good. Poor story, shaky acting, mostly deficient in fun. It's awful. So slow, so cliche, almost meaningless. Seems only SJS's character and dialogues are well prepared, a little fun in his scenes. Rest of the characters do or say something insignificant most of the time. At some point I gave up paying any attention to them becouse nothing interesting come up in their doings or conversations. But whole drama can't be based on only one or two people's success. It doesn't work that way. Most of the crew are overacting. If you want to watch a ghost story, try Arang and the Magistrate. Maybe it's not a masterpiece in mystery but it's better than this. At least it has better side stories and more succesfull cast.
I may be one of the few that doesn't like this as much as we thought, to be honest since this is such an iconic drama I was expecting a lot more, I found myself so bored in most of the episodes, the chemistry between the leads was sometimes good and sometimes not, Gong Shil's character wasn't as strong as I would like, the side characters were just useless most of the time, they barely bring something relevant for the main story wich was full of fillers, I like the first episode most of all because the story was set to be Horror and Romance but then it was just romace most of the time so.. this lost me! Watch it only if you're a fan of any of the three main characters othrwise there are plenty of better dramas with less episodes.
The story and acting weren't bad, but the production was terrible. The filming was awkward and the sound and picture editing were horrible: weird transitions, music abruptly cutting off, etc . It made the whole drama look very cheap and amateurish.
Plus, the last three episodes had so many useless flashback scenes, that they could have easily been condensed into a single episode.
It had potential, but the bad production really brought it down for me.
This series was really promising, some plots that were introduced in the first half of the season could've been really avant garde for a kdrama, but instead the writers went for the safe road and gave poor endings or resolutions to them. Yu-Mi's mother, Jo Mi-Hee being one of them, she not only made her daugthers life a living hell in high school, but she kept doing it, even going to national television to throw her daughters job and reputation in the trash, well not actually, because bad things in this drama doesn't really seem to have that big of consequences, which just made her character even worse, because she was just...annoying, she was there only for the purpose of being annoying, that's it. If you want to watch this series, watch it until half of the episode 10 and pretend that's the end, after that, I think the writers gave up on this drama and started to just write random things with no actual sense.
This is a love story between two broken people who have abandonment / trust issues and trying to find a reason to stay alive.
The main cast was good ; great chemistry. The second cast were not that great ; their actions irritated me at time ; especially Jin-Sung an idiotic hot-head.
Song Hye Kyo does an excellent job playing a blind person.I have seen her in other dramas (DoS) and I think her acting improves with each role that she takes. If I didn't know better, then I would have thought she was blind.
The story/plot in last 3 espisodes is not upto the standards setout in the beginning.The ending was what expected of K-Drama not that i liked the twists.I also dislike a story when the writers have the characters do something that is totally out of character. I felt like in episode 15 and 16 that the writers did that with Young and Jin Sung. Honestly, after episode 15 I could care less what happened to Young. I hate wishy washy characters...Is she strong? Is she weak? The writers should have just picked something. It is like they thought they needed to add something to make it more interesting. I felt more deeply for Moo Cheol than Young and that is sad considering I saw a heck of a lot less of him in this drama than her. Beyond that, I think most of this drama is well paced and the cinematography is out of this world. I enjoy the basic story line. There are just so many things that I would change. I just felt disappointment as I ended this drama.
I think the music was beautiful.I won't rewatch this.If you like melodrama, then this is one you should watch. Most people like it, so don't make a decision to watch it or not based on my review.
After the master piece that was Doom at Your Service, I started this show to try and fill the hole that one had left. It had big shoes to fill, and it failed miserably.
I really struggled with the first few episodes and almost gave up. Everything would be going well, and then they'd add these horribly over the top scenes with extremely cringy, unfunny humor. I powered through because I saw potential on what the show was building with the main couple, and wanted to know how that would continue. Luckily, after episode five or so, the cringe lessened significantly (either that or I just grew desensitized).
As a whole, I have to say I think quite of bit of thought was put into writing this show. There were a fair number of characters and a ton of different plot lines, but somehow they all ended up being interconnected and tied together in some way or another. A lot of them I didn't care for, and wish would have been taken out for the sake of making the show shorter (I don't think this needed to be 20 episodes long). We spent a whole chunk of the show on storylines completely unrelated to them main couple and plot, but at least there was a point to everything that was added.
Lee Seung Gi definitely was the MVP of the show. His acting was fantastic. And him and Yeon Seo played quite well off each other. I really enjoyed every scene they did together.
However, coming back to the fact that I was expecting an epic, fantasy love story riddled with angst and heartbreak, this whole thing ended up being a huge disappointment. I went in fully expecting to cry, but I never even teared up.
If you're thinking of watching this and haven't seen Doom yet, go watch that one instead, it's better in every single aspect.
Another unimpressive office romance
If you have see What's Wrong with Secretary Kim , She's Pretty and My Boss is Shy etc ... this has pretty similar cliches , trauma and the past connections. Despite that once in a while we need to indulge in a sweet romance especially after a disappointment like My Extraordinary You
Two attractive leads does not make a great rom-com. CONTENT matters. I was able to quickly guess who was who and what the relationship was from the get go ... so the mystery was out. The love triangles were unimaginative. I couldn’t find anything exciting to look forward to from episode to episode.
Fangirling was shown as a completely normal thing here. Deok Mi and Seon Joo are both in their 30s, but they are fangirls. Why not? I’m not with people that say she was too old to be a fan girl. It’s not the fangirling that makes this show a fail. BUT half-way through the PD drops the fangirl plot and there is no conclusion that outing !!! I found myself fast forwarding through most of the episodes because the content was just dull after 8 episodes we know the ending but its not arriving yet !!!
The cast for this show was phenomenal and while I didn’t like some characters and maybe they weren’t needed the actors/actresses that played them played them relatively well (yes even crazy director). I don’t particularly like any other character besides the main leads and perhaps Cha Shi An and the child.
Park Min Young is one of my favorite actresses and Kim Jae Wook is great in this drama their chemistry and Jae Wook's brilliant portrayal of a perfect boyfriend, you can't hate on this lead couple. Nothing much to write about the characters but both of them have great chemistry and she knows how to do an onscreen kiss right; She sizzles here as does the male lead; It has lots of real kisses and skin-ship too.
Seon Joo and Deok Mi were friendship goals honestly. Seon Joo is my favourite character here and I loved their relationship with her husband. And their child was sooo cute!
I think Eun Gi and Cindy were pretty pointless here, especially Cindy. At first, she seemed to be the antagonist, but then she became just a random character who had some funny scenes here and there; she does have a good character development when she is kicked out of home for fangirling. its cute she was paired with Eun Gi at the end as we can see some sparks but should invested more time instead of making a obvious surprise . As for Eun Gi, he was sometimes annoying and his presence didn't really affect the story. I guess the writer just needed a second lead, because what is a rom-com without a second lead? do they have make it an hopeless incest ? And Ryan's friend was also annoying. I don't even remember her name, I couldn't get the point of her existence in the drama; should have made her more relevant even if it means making her non-neutral!!
The show has it’s funny, cute, a handful of decent lines moments. There was no toxic relationship so that was a plus. The acting is good as well, but none of this was able to save this show. It would have been tolerable if it had ended on episode 14 but the additional unnecessary plot ; which u can guess half-way through due to the nightmares shown to stretch it to episode 15 & 16 left me even more dejected. Is there some unwritten rule that says there has to be some childhood connection for couple to be fated that this has to be a troupe in every other drama?
The music was also wonderful and matched very well ... 'Precious Little Girl' is still echoing inside my head. The re-watch value is a bit low because while I loved watching their romance, since the story isn’t really there I feel that it doesn’t really make me want to re-watch the drama. Totally recommend this show for those that want a racy love romance ! with no evil second lead or nerve-wracking plot twists
20 episodes was a little too long. Maybe it wouldn't have dragged so much if they'd made it the usual 16 episodes. Also, I don't find revenge plots to be very entertaining, so that could have been an important factor as to why I was bored at times while watching this.
I liked the main couple. They're both great actors and had good chemistry. A lot of the supporting characters were quite fun, too. Huge cast in this one.
The OST, which tends to be a huge part of dramas, was completely unmemorable. So, if the same song playing each and every episode is something you find annoying, this is the drama for you! I don't even know if this show has a specific OST (though I assume it does).
[Netflix] Promising start for a series that is intended to create a more elaborate proposition than romantic comedies tend to be. The idea of the messages in the book is interesting and offers some first episodes that have a certain charm. But the differentiating element ends in the third episode, and from there the story follows the usual path of the youth romantic comedy, bland, predictable, endless in its resolution during the last two chapters. A missed opportunity.
Yet Another Melodramatic Sageuk that fails to make sense with non-sensical plot and misunderstandings
This drama is full of action. It also provides you comedy scenes that makes you burst into loud out laugh. Sometimes, you will find it boring in the middle of the drama. But, don't give up. Just follow the stream and you will get the intense actions.
The concept of male cross-dressing is a refreshing thing in a drama and the first half of the drama was light hearted and humorous because of it but the second half took a turn and turned into the typical historical drama with the same old tried plot.
However, I thought this drama would be an epic drama with actions, assassinations, and betrayals. I thought the main character would be a zero to hero figure. Everything is so smooth, nothing wrong with the plot. It's enjoyable that makes you can't wait for the next episode. But, here's the main worst point of this drama:
But it's the performances of the ensemble cast that make me stay, along with the Director who at times brilliant executed the ambiance and create the chemistry. The chemistry between the cast also makes this drama enjoyable to watch (The power of the chemistry, heck not only the OTP. )
There is some compelling narrative going on that makes me stay in the third act, but alas I think the writers is not interested to unfold it better.
The ending was laughable and without much substance to be honest. Without spoiling I'll say that I don't understand how could they live happily with a dark cloud over their heads that can rain down at any time and wash away their peace.
It looks like the plot is skipped so much. Everything jumped to when the main character is back from dying to save his beloved girl without getting hurt or attacked by the enemy's soldiers. Then the conflicts are ended here. He and all his beloved ones live on a separated island peacefully, while the main conflict (throne stuff) is abandoned. When his enemies lost him and the soldiers, they didn't try to chase them as well. The story tells us the enemies choose the thone and the kingdom while the main character and protagonists choose the peaceful life on the separated island.
A decent action drama that lacks good writing but is good enough to semi-mindlessly binge on.
The main actress and the actor playing the crime boss are really phenomenal and carry this show. That being said, this series' quality just went down and down from the very high point of the first episode. It went from a hard-hitting exploration of a grief-stricken woman on a path of vengeance, to a middling cop show, to bloody but very melodramatic soap opera with emotions turned to 11 and flashbacks every five minutes.
Also, while the music was fantastic in the first episode, by the time I had heard it 50 times I was very much done with it.
Level "Entertaining" • 6 :heart: • You may or may not enjoy this.
The story became too slow in the middle. The relationship between the two progressed too slow and got fixed relatively fast. I liked it in the start, but towards the end, I'm getting bored.
Intrigued, Frustrated and Disappointed
these were the emotions I carried while watching TWY. It was a show of great promise squandered for married couples romance.
I like Slow Burns , I like Time Travel and I love Thriller when executed well ; TWY is none of them while trying to be everything i like.
If you don't mind having numerous questions and suspicions unanswered until the final 2-3 episodes of a show, then you will love this. It has a steamy romance, several conflicts, a semi-confusing case of fraud, time travel (obviously), all mixed so that you're left in a whirlwind of confusion.
The drama focuses more on the mysteries of the future, on the bad guy in the office and on trying to figure out how to change one's fate. The drama starts kind of odd, with the guy meeting with the girl, and saving her from an accident. We then discover slowly his secret and her past. Sure, they get married very quickly, so if you're looking for a slow built romance, maybe this one isn't for you.
I wouldn't say that I was ever left on edge with this drama--there were no major cliff hangers that left me wanting more at the end of an episode, which may be a crucial fault as this drama was made to draw you in with its twists and turns in the plot. I will say that I was more often left confused than intrigued. I was really a fan of the first quarter of the drama, while I was bustling with questions they kept the plot line fairly light, due to the budding romance, and I wasn't too confused as to where the writers were trying to go with the show.
However, about halfway through the writers began to focus more on how the show was going to conclude and building up the drama to the finale and that's where things began to fall apart and really drag for me. It felt like the lead couple was constantly fighting, making up, and fighting again .... since the writers were trying to keep the audience in the dark about the backstory the only thing holding this drama together was the romance.
When there were things revealed, it was done in a confusing fashion and left you even more in the dark then before--don't get me wrong if it's done in the right way then this is great for viewers, however I didn't feel that way about this plot line. The couple episodes leading up to the finale are where things start to pick up again and I felt that the writers got things back on track and made the story interesting and entertaining again and finally, almost all but one or two questions I had were answered by the final episode .
Lee Je Hoon and Shin Min Ah...I have so much confusion with this coupling. I was completely on board with them for the first few episodes and was shocked at how well they seemed to be hitting it off together. But then things got pretty steamy between the two and pretty much made me cringe. There were literally some scenes where I just couldn't watch because it was painfully embarrassing. Granted it may have just been the overtly cheesy lines and the constant flip-flopping (fighting then making up) that made me not enjoy the two more.
Lee Je Hoon .. I am one of those people that still didn't watch Signal (saving it up for when i am about to give up on Kdramas) ... was a little disappointing ; it must be his character; I think he did a fairly well job at displaying all the proper conviction and emotions during his scenes and did Yoon So Joon's character justice.
Shin Min Ah...one of the prettiest faces ... there's just something about her that I'm unsure about or dislike or something, but I can't quite put my finger on it. As an actress she has so much room for improvement. I could not ever get on board with her crying scenes and there were so many of them! They were terrible, completely outrageous. At some points I was convinced she was laughing until they showed her face. I will say that there were times when she played her role convincingly, but because of those crying scenes I have to say I'm just not a fan.
Baek Hyun Jin played an unusual villain; one that I'm not too sure I liked. His character while a little mental, simply was played out all too reserved in my opinion. It felt to me like the character was stifled and wasn't at it's fullest potential--I really love the actors that are able to perfectly depict the psychotic tendencies of a villain rather than, in this case, just escalated frustrations. He is one of the reasons I rate this show 2 point slower ; the writers failed him or he failed the writers I am so confused ....
Remaining cast need no credit the performed average and were written so stupid that you can omit them from the thoughts!!
I overall, really enjoyed the soundtrack for this drama and I would never consider re-watching this show, the romance was too cheesy and plot is messed up and foremost the characters are too predictable that you wanna punch them .
The editing team that did a fantastic job of ensuring viewers weren't confused with when So Joon was in the future. I really appreciated the differential filters and the wide vs. full screen. At least I was never left wondering when it was the future and when it was the present!
Throughout the drama, you'll constantly hear the phrases: "Don't tell me!" Or "I can't tell you (God knows why!)" In places where just telling could've saved every damn thing!
You'll understand what I'm talking about if you decided to ignore my warning and watch anyway. You would need to conviction to finish this show but no convincing to start ; its one of those shows that seems like it has different writers or cast for 2/3 of the show.
This show is so ridiculous, in a good way and also bad. The writing is so bad; feels like a white person trying to wing every single thing just for the sake of a story. Please don't make me start on the script!!! Not sure how close this show is adapted from the graphic novel but for some reason they managed to execute this show quite well. Plot is very messy but I get that that’s the whole point and charm of this show. I guess some people would’ve preferred cramming literally everyone’s backstory in one season, but not me lol. Graphics and animation were really nice (I'm just a sucker for comics themes lol) although I would’ve expected a little more 80s comic or “independent comic” vibes since they keep referencing this throughout the whole show.
After all they give us that fucking shit ending?
This series just approved toxic relationship and is so cliche. Why he has to leave her alone? Why they're so cruel with Inho? They can be the worst people on the world without punishment? This series was so disappointing, I can't believe that last episode.
Started out well. Unfortunately the ending disappointed me.
I really loved this series for it's funny little moments, it's heartbreaking over arcing look at mental illness and selfish modernism, and the cast chemistry to so, so good across the board! I spent my time giggling through this series and will always have fond memories of it. I have more of a soft spot for the idealistic/innocent dramas so was so surprised how I fell head over heels for this super modern one. I loved Kang woo and had trouble saying good bye too. Not a lot I didn't like.
