The only series I ever Rewatched !! SciFi Romance has never been better <3
Don't overthink, JUST WATCH IT!!I Don't know why people are hating it rn, but it's only of the hidden gem series of the year. I might be slightly biased for some reason to give it a 10, but even if I am being my usual self ( i.r being critical) I can find any reason to give this series less than 9 stars.
The acting, the pacing, the songs, the consistent attention that the series grabbed is what I love the most. I can't find a single significant flaw which I could point. Ofc some people could have their pet peeves or might dislikes the leads for some reason, which could be their reason for the low stars, but I would definitely recommend you to watch the series. Even if one doesn't fall in absolute love with it, still you would enjoy the series and appreciate it, in my humble opinion.
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The slow and excruciating ending ruined it for me
Started as a funny series, and as always transitioned into a romcom (melo) drama. The starting was fun but towards the end it had gotten a little bland..but I would have still given it a 7.5 or even 8 star (making it a decent series) if they had rounded up the series well. Honestly it would have been a much better series if it only had 12-14 episodes. Making it a 16 episode series just ruined it for me. towards the end I had to watch the series at 1.5 and still I would just skip 10-20 secs sometimes. There a few twists in the end which the maker might have thought would save the ending but no, they didn't.Was this review helpful to you?
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So good that it should have had a longer running time!!!
I absolutely loved the story and the way it way presented. The series is basically about different insecurities of different people and how each one of us built assumptions based on it. The best part of direction here was that the viewer gets to listen the thoughts of not only the main character but others as well, which immediately shows how our insecurities are building our judgements about other and how they can be so wrong.I read many reviews which said that there shouldn't have been so many side stories, but I strongly disagree !! The issue actually is that due to shorter running time, the side stories didn't felt too deep, But I think most of them did the job (except the story of the manga writer mom, which I felt could have ended better), and we see the result of this in the first scene of episode 9 where all the 4 women are sitting and talking about relationships and giving thier opinion on divorce. Because we knew the back story of all the other characters, we could understand exactly why they had the opinion that they had and that scene felt really well done.
The other aspect that I really admired were the few but slow sensual scenes, I haven't seen such well done intimate scenes in a really long time. It's a very good example which shows that you don't need nudity to make a really intimate scene.
Improvement needed-
There were some scenes where I thought direction could have been better, and ofc I already mentioned that with slightly longer running time there could have been more depth in the series but still these all aren't dealbreak.
I would whole heartedly recommend it to someone who wants to see a non-clice drama with a hint of romance which focuses about the less spoken things in society
P.S- Special kudos for having a asexual side character
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More disappointed cos of such a talented cast
I absolutely loved the ML and FL in their other works, which made me watch this series. This made me more disappointed in this series. Honestly, I was only able to finish the series cos the FL looks so lovely.. ML was maybe not suitable for this role cos he never gave a a chaebol vibe (even tho he is a excellent actor). The most important part was there is NO CHEMISTRY between the two, only a couple of sparks in scenes towards the end.The second leads had much more chemistry and charm in my opinion.The story being generic and bland didn't help at all..no suspenseful arc or anything which added a good tension in the story. OST, Cinematography etc were insignificant.
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Teenage Cliche done right
To address the obvious, it has many cliches !! But very few of them miss their target. With a good cast (esp the FL and the Other ML) they carried it flawlessly. The good thing was they kept the pace consistent so it never felt like a drag and a lot of emotional scenes (esp the guy getting rejected, I am not gonna name who...But it was the most heartbreaking rejection, even more than the one in Reply 1988).The series made me more emotional than usual maybe cos it reminded me of my first love, so my review might be a lil biased 😅.
Rest the story was good, I especially loved the insecurities of the teenagers that's depicted thro the drama. Also the second couple and their gendar role switch felt like a good change.
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Romantically Intelligent drama with the most Lovable Narcissist ML ???
So I had already watched it once last Year, when I had just started watching Kdramas. And then this series felt good, but nothing exceptional. It took me an year to develop the direction,story telling and the cultural understanding to really appreciate it, when I saw it the second time. The story is good, but it's the Narration, direction and acting is what really makes this series! It's very intelligence but in a emotionally artistic way.It's peaks at episode 8-10 into such a unreal (boss and secretary) but relatable (the dynamics of romantic relationship)way.
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Shortest Tags - Hidden Gem, Must Watch
Walked in with low expectations after just watching a funny reel of the girl who recated differently in school after a guy draws his n*de sketch, but oh boy I was in for a surprise.It has a very funny take on things in the beginning with OTT metaphors, fun t direction style and comedy sketches in the beginning but man oh man does it become serious in the second half with it being super emotional and even tackling relatively tabboo subjects in Korean society very aptly.
The best part was the story. Never have I felt a story written so perfectly, especially the misunderstanding which is shown for 14-15 hours 🤣. Also kudos to the original and Non-cliche story (except the first love part) which makes it stand out even more. I am on a streak Kdramas, which are much more popular than this, but I found this more addicting, fun and at the same time so heart touching that am I absolutely loving it.
P.S- The end could have been slightly better if it would have been more explicitly shown what happened to the fking as*hole (not going to mention more or else it will be a spoiler), but other than that, I would say they end the series quite neatly.
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Very well made and perfectly balanced series
I just loved that fact that I never felt any shortcoming (or atleast prima facie I could out my finger on it), usual each series has something that it lacks, but this doesn't!! No loose ends and scene whihc makes you think that 'oh, why could the character do this or that' (there are a few scenes where you might get confused ans to why this happened, but the justification of that lies in the complexity of the character and the situation...you just need to think it thro)The story is good and is developed very well. The casting I really loved (especially the ML when she was young n the older one) and the acting as well. Here was romance and a little bit of mystery as well, just enough to keep you hooked.
This is one of the best examples of series which decided to go for a 12 episode series which fits appropriately to the story. It would have lost its charm if it was a 16 episode series.
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What I thought 'My beloved summer' would be like....
This series was what I thought 'My beloved summer' would be, Slow paced but full of deep and introspection things, especially aroung love and marriage. The approach to understand marriage by getting into a contract marriage isn't necessarily a new one, but did not feel cliched here (along with other ideas which could have been).Definately more suitable for mature audience, but can be enjoyed by everyone.The beginning was so damn good and even the lines were much more hard hitting in the beginning. The ending felt slightly weaker (could have been a 9 for me if they could carry the momentum of the starting till the end) since the beginning was so damn good, but still overall it was a good series!!
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Scary 36 Episodes, but the makers didn't mess it up (more like a 8 or 8.25 tho)
I dread when I am starting a series which is 20 episodes long (the only reasoon I almost start Vincenzo but quickly switch to a 12 episode series).. so I was highly skeptic while starting this series. I started it because of the short where the blind FL decide to sleep with ML early on (both cos the scene was really touching and because this perticular disease runs in my family genes) and I had all the intention of leaving it in the middle if it felt draggy.But I am happy that it did not !!! 36 episodes didn't feel too long thanks to the balanced story and it's pacing. The actors did a good job keeping us engaged and I throughly enjoy the show. The reason I gave it a 8.5 is because of my bias i.e. it did not felt draggy with a long runtime (which I absolutely dislike) and cos it hit close to my heart (due to my family history).
Response to some criticisms
- Too much focus on the money - I found this point to be stupid honestly..the whole story does revolve around money, AS IT SHOULD !!! Finding such large amount by a poor family will be their main concern, we can't just forget the anxiety and focus on romance etc (even tho I found enough of romance as well as drama in it)
- Long run time- Yes, but since it was well paced, I didn't bother me (also easily finding it on YouTube helped as well)
- The SitCom like direction- At some points it did bother me, but not too much. Cos we are used to Netflix like directions, we tend to be less open to other experiments
So overall, found it to be a good drama. Don't overthink, just start watching it !
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Prime example of gripping storytelling (9.25)
Recently my anxiety had been making me see series in 1.5-2x speed whenever it was becoming slow (and I am not talking about average dramas, but even the good ones), cos I could wait for the 'High' scenes. But this series had such a good story and the way it was presented, that it kept me gripped throughout the series (especially in the later half).Many felt the last 2 episodes were rushed, but I prefer what the makers did, as compared to risking it to stretch it and milk it by making it 20 episodes long. I agree it had the potential, and perhaps one more episode could have been made without actually losing the quality of the drama, but honestly, it isn't a very big deal for me. They tried ending it on the high, and it kinda worked.
Otherthan that, I absolutely loved the series. The Songs, the story and omg the acting !!! I just loved them all ❤️
Highly recommended
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Nice expansion of the Hollywood Movie 17 Again
I like the Hollywood movie 17 again and was looking for something fun and light to watch, hence I started this. But it is anything but Light.The series nicely developed it into a family drama with lots of emotional depth between various relations (husband wife mainly, but also between parents and kids). Overall I enjoyed the series but some scenes and moments could have been developed much more to make them more impactful (eg, being a Basketball fan, the last Final match felt rather light/shallow... ). But the aspect of gender descriminarion and ageism at workplace and society was depicted very well through out the series.
The movie is more on the funny side where as the series is much more drama leaning and emotional (focusing on regrets). Also everyonce in a while I kind of played the series at 1.5 but for not very long (not sure if it was cos of the pacing of the series or due to my anxious nature which can't sit still 😂)
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Good Music, Okay story
Japanese Obsession with Geniuses continue.Maybe I would have rated it a 8 if I knew the actors and was used to Japanese direction style. I mean there way nothing wrong with it, but maybe I am just too much into korean story telling right now.
Coming to the actual review, the series tarted out okay but knida got luke warm in the end. Although the Lead genius actor acted fine, but I couldn't really fell into his charm, which I felt was important for the second half to be held up (hence my disappointment from the second half).
I liked the music tho
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Writing it as a Non-Korean
One of the most repulsive first episodes (because of too many Korean linguistic puns, which I think it was hard for non-native speakers to understand and laugh on).But continued watching it out of perseverance, and finally when it was getting better and I was feeling connected to the characters...the series ENDED abruptly. I didn't see that coming at all.
I always prefer smalled no. of episodes but this is the first time I am saying about any series that it should have had 16 episodes. Not because the story was good, but because when I was finally getting connected it just ended
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Like a lake, some time light and fun, other times deep
Starts slowly(7.5-8 initially), and ofc comedy is a major theme but it's not limited to it. Nothing very extraordinary (hence it's more like an 8.25 overall) but whatever they made was very well done, and by the end I felt really attached and got kinda sad as the characters grew on me.The last comedy I watched was Gaus electronics and compared to that this was much more enjoyable. The backstory of the characters were also very intriguing and made me connect much more to them. The depth part comes when they covered a few cases were you actually understand what makes makes normal people do crime (cos of poverty, revenge when justice isn't delivered etc)..this I really enjoyed
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