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The drama didn’t live up to the hype!

In an interview actress KIM JI WON said she signed the show because she was curious and wanted to know why the couple hated each other that much . Every viewer had the same question but the question was never really answered properly. The writer didn’t delve deep into the issues of the couple. Like why their love turned cold? . Yes we saw the lovey doovey memories and how they fell in love but not how they fell out of love and most importantly how it turned into hate!

In the first episode HYUN WOO was miserable and wanted to end the marriage. After finding out that HAE IN is terminally ill and will die soon he was genuinely happy and wasn’t even a bit shocked. This showed how much he hated hae in and wanted this marriage to end. There must’ve been a strong reason for him to be this way considering how empathetic and kind person he is in the show. But his wife, (who he use to love) is going to die and he is happy about it!!! What caused this !! the writer didn’t unveil those details hence the plot felt incomplete.
And more emphasis was put on Hyun woo’s misery and Hae in’s side was left out from it. I couldn’t understand why she stopped putting effort in marriage and was soo cold towards him.

The story could’ve been complete in itself and didn’t need villains at all if the story focused on the main plot. It felt like a completely different drama afterwards. Hae in was terminally ill and eun seong still wont stop chasing her till the very end like a psychopath. And seeing him chase her again and again became boring and too dragging. So many thing were going on at the same time like the villain plot and hae’s in illness plot, that the main issue was swept under the rug.

Last but not the least I am tired of how no kdrama can go without lead hero being a saviour..The writer could’ve done better and not give us the same story that we have watched 100 times.
In the end I gotta admire kim ji won, she was phenomenal. Brilliant acting by her. She has proved how amazing of an actress she is. Baek hyun woo and hae in’s chemistry is also amazing. Their acting and Chemistry carried the whole show.

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If you are fed up with same old corny love stories this drama is for you

The rating of the show didn’t make any sense because the story was absolutely amazing. If you enjoy romcoms but fed up with same corny romances then this show is for you. It’s heartfelt, emotional and funny.

The unique bond between FL’s grandma and the orphan boy filled my heart with joy. One of my favourite scene is when Mr. Han gets heartbroken over dalmi, grandma visited him, hugged and consoled him.. that scene teared me up. Grandma was the only one who cared that he was hurting and went to him to see how he was doing.
The samsan tech boys and their friendship survived through thick and thin and it was a treat to watch them succeed . The rivalry between two sisters and their hidden care for each other made you realise that blood is thicker than water. It was all these bonds that made the show soo special. Mostly romcoms circle around only the relationship between the lead couples but startup explores soo many bonds along with the main couple.

As for the love triangle, realistically will a pen pal from 15 years ago, whom you’ve never met or seen will carry more value or someone who is in front of you? Obviously what is real will prevail, even though the relationship between Do san and Dalmi started as a lie but it became real as he was standing in front of her and admitting his feelings to her. Unlike Mr Han who disappeared and never looked back even once and still hesitated to own up to the letters. It makes sense why dalmi fell for Do san. I do feel bad for Mr. Han but he realised his feelings for Dalmi too late. Call it bad luck or his hesitation but he lost dalmi pretty early in the plot. I wish he had another love interest so we wouldn’t feel so bad for him. He was good boy indeed. Yet I don’t see anything wrong with dalmi choosing Nam do san.
It was a very interesting drama.

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I don’t wanna take dating reality shows that seriously but somehow i got too absorbed in it. I had love-hate relationship with some contestants and for others, I couldn’t care less!!

Firstly, I know all contestants can’t be equally interesting or active but I feel like some had no personality at all! I wondered what they are doing in a reality show!! Tae-hwan and joon-hoon were most inactive among guys!! Dongho would’ve been inactive too if it weren’t for 3 girls chasing him!! So basically my point is that girls were more interesting than the boys!! Casting could’ve been a lot better!! Variety is important but some contestants have nothing to offer.

Secondly, I missed how in earlier seasons contestants use to cook together and draw water from well. It gave opportunity to interact and bond. Now they just fly directly to paradise!! Too easy and convenient.

Finally, the main reason people are unhappy with this season! Sian!!She acted the same with all guys she was interested in, whether it be Jeongsu, Theo or junseo!! When she went on a date with Theo, she was all smiles, called him handsome and held hands with him. Same with jeongsu, she kept calling him handsome and keep looking into his eyes, getting jealous and all. And finally same with Junseo!! That’s why it didn’t gave us butterflies when she choose junseo bcz she was soo unsure till the end. Her emotions didn’t seem genuine or it was hard to tell which ones were real. At times I was convinced she was into jeongsu but then I couldn’t tell any more. She played us all.

Jeongsu and youjin, the most misunderstood contestants and had the most crazy journey. they both start getting hate at the same time( the campfire scene) but they both proved them smto be genuine in the end . I enjoyed their date the most.

Junseo, I liked him in the beginning but not after how he treated youjin.. I realised this guy is not nice. Can’t believe Sian fell for him out of all. Anyhow I am still bitter about the finale and final couples. (Just Sian and junseo)
Taehwan and jiyeon also seem off togather but can’t believe still ended up togather. She should’ve dumped him.
MinSeol and Youjin were soo fun to watch. They deserved better guys..

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I was instantly drawn to the show when i watched the 1st episode. I loved the idea of giving eternal singles a chance at finding love. I was soo excited to see these people who’ve never dated before be able to find someone here !! I loved the hosts, their reactions were soo raw and bold. I especially loved car the garden both as a host and mentor.

I loved the premise of the show but problem lies with the cast members. Girls were beautiful and normal in every aspect . Boys were the real problem!! I get they have never dated and were shy and clumsy but as was the girls but they made tons of effort!! The guys had zero communication skills, zero game, zero emotional intelligence, they couldn’t even take direct hints !! It did made a good laugh but when u think about the girls and the hopes they would have for their first dating experience , I felt devastated!! Are these the guys they will get to date !! That’s not fair!! And no,I am not talking about their looks here but their entire personalities were just weird. For instance Sang-ho was soo dumb and it seems like he only came on the show for a holiday! He literally put zero effort even when Jisu directly told him about her interest!! But no effort at all . And hyun kyu started to act like a literal stalker at one point. I get he was trying his best but he was too much to handle at times !!
I think majority girls fell for jeong mok because he was the only normal guy out of them all. Though he was really mean tbh. I didn’t like how he suddenly flipped on Yido. I just couldn’t root for him after that. I also had high hopes for jae-yoon but it will take him a lot of time to be expressive and communicate like a normal person. No wonder all girls who chose him for 1st impression changed their choices later.
Yido !! Ah my dear Yido I get why she reacted like that , bcz she just stated to open up and it ended before she could fully do that ! It’s sad but she showed her real emotion and that was soo brave of her. Minhong, came out as such a mature and cool person. She is truly amazing!!
It was frustrating to watch Jisu go back and forth between her choices but I get her bcz look at the guys among whom she has to pick! The avoidant one and super clingy one!! I get her I guess. But I am glad she took a leap of faith in the end and gave seungli a chance. He is a cool guy and with guidance can totally become better!
Overall I realised that it’s actually hard to change your ways when you start dating late. I could relate soo much to the singles as they were raw and real. Another thought that crossed my mind is that even when people are desperate to date they still don’t go just for anyone. Everyone got soo many preferences and in today’s time it’s hard because people have soo many preferences. Girls mostly are single bcz they have standards and guys usually don’t meet those standards.

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Never ending loop of same events

This is my take on lovely runner so you don’t have to agree with it.
I couldn’t help but notice alot of similarities in plot of the movie 20th century girl and lovely runner. I will be pointing out those similarities because there are just soo many. I almost thought lovely runner was a drama adaptation of the movie with a time travel twist.
Firstly, Sunjae death in lovely runner and woon ho’s death in 20th century girl.
Secondly sol’s character had resemblance with Bora who is effortlessly cute and cheerful in the movie. Unfortunately Sol didn’t make us feel that way. She was annoying to say the least.
Thirdly , we discover Sun Jae fell for Sol first and same happened in the 20th century girl. The aesthetics, the video rental shop and the neighbourhood are similar too.
Finally , the love triangle that builds confusion between Sun Jae and Sol and it continues up till the middle of the show. This also happens in the movie. i feel the writer was either inspired by the 20th century girl or it was just too much of a coincidence.(LOL)

I absolutely love sun jae and I was rooting for him but sol ughh. I don’t know why but she annoyed me throughout the show. I don’t understand what was she trying to do as her actions were abrupt and not thought through. Poor sunaje suffered much for her.
Anyhow i might not rewatch the show as story was lacking depth.. Sol’s time travel and sunjae’s death keep repeating in a never ending loop. It was bizarre towards the end.

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Breath of fresh air from the typical kdrama cliches.

I am relieved that the story was not like typical k-dramas. There was no love triangle, no memory loss and no past connection etc .It was refreshing to watch a coming of age show and 2521 exceeded my expectations.

The main leads had amazing chemistry. I watched 2521 for Kim tae-ri but Nam jo hyuk as Baek ijin stole the show for me. His journey for me was more relatable and challenging. Na-hee-do’s journey was inspiring too but Baek ijin’s journey was full of ups and downs. I am not sure if anyone noticed but ijin is not your typical ML who can’t function without the FL, he is realistic, keeping his love separate from his dreams, he has his own journey. He is not a ML filled with cliches but a vulnerable ML just like a normal person.

I felt every emotion while watching the show.. I cried when Ijin was reading hee do’s diary, when he hugged her in his dream and felt the longing when ijin replayed hee do’s voice message on phone booth multiple times because it comforted him . The break up scene while they hugged each other for the last time was painfull. The friendship between Hee do, yurim, ji ung and seung wan was full of fun moments.
Although I got to admit that i liked 18 year old Na-hee do more than 21 year old hee do. But i loved both 22 year old and 25 year old ijin.

I wanted to see them meet again in the future and I thought they might run into each other again but they didn’t sadly.I wanted to see if Baek ijin was happy. If he had a family like hee do. That part was left to our imagination.

Ps I also do not care who was na hee do’s husband. His identity was not important here bcz his character was never showed in the show and it was not about him. It was about hee do’s first love.

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Didn’t live up to the hype

I was really disappointed bcz it didn’t lived up to the hype that was created. the 1st half of the show was really boring and slow and It was hard to understand what is actually the theme of the show What’s the purpose ? Besides the concept of parallel universe nothing else was fascinating as it should have been. .There were soo many supporting characters that made the show more confusing. Time travel event was a lot not explained properly. I didn’t liked the chemistry between the lead characters , The chemistry between Jung tae eul and kang shin jae was more interesting.Also Kang shin jae was better character than lee min ho’s character,bcz it had more story and character development. I feel like supporting characters were more strong and interesting than the leading characters. End was also really boring.so much more could have been but it was just not that interesting.

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Forever favourite

Ever since i watched crash landing on you, no kdrama feels that good. The thing about crash landing on you is that it is full of surprises.Each new episode is more exciting than the previous one and you can’t stop watching until the end.i have watched it 3 times already during the pandemic.Also there is nothing lame in the entire story.Everything feels soo genuine and realistic whether it was showing North Korea or the differences b/w the two countries everything was well portrayed.i have never watched a show 2 times in a row but crash landing on you is a exception.

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As real as it gets(loved it)

I’ve been holding on to soo many thoughts and feelings and finally I can put them down in this review.
Firstly, this is the most emotionally intense dating show I’ve ever watched. The contestants had a whole month to get to know each other and decide. I loved the premise ,meeting in a foreign country, and then coming back to real lives along with their actual work routines. The pairing books, 3 day contract date and the home dates. They gave perfect opportunities to contestants to explore their feelings in every possible setting and way.
About the casting, I loved how diverse the cast was, thankfully the house wasn’t filled with models or influencers etc. I enjoyed the diversity. Plus the casts seemed serious about settling down, their rawness made the show raw and intense.
Although none of the initial pairing coupled up in the end. I was bitter about that but still enjoyed the journey. My most favourite among them all was Chang Hwan. He was soo kind and softhearted.. My heart broke for him, how he had to let Ji-won go, I could see he genuinely liked her and their bond was soo special. I thought maybe they will come across each other again but unfortunately they didn’t. It broke my heart really as the ship sank.
Chan Hyung and Ha Neul is another ship that sank and it was ha neul fault as she chased after a shadow and ruined her chance with such a gentle guy who chose her consistently in the beginning. She fumbled it. But I was also sad for her as I guess when you fall for someone you can’t really help it. It’s sad they couldn’t find their way back to each other.
Another potential ship that I surprisingly loved was Jayeon and Sang-yoon. Their ice staking date gave me butterflies and saw a potential in them as they looked great together.
Most crazy thing is that not a single potential couple from Italy lasted nor those whose books paired. Eventually it comes down to how you feel about a person and not some book of words.i loved the concept but it was little bitter sweet as none of the couples I shipped ended up together. But what happened,happened for the best I guess. Hope these couples get married for real. Especially Jeyeon and Jimin. After giving us kdrama romance they should get married. Men should really learn from Jimin, he is such a kdrama Green flag type.

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One of the most interesting fantasy kdrama there is

The immense popularity of alchemy of souls forced me to give it a try. i have to say this drama is mind blowing!! Absolute brilliant writing and visuals !! Truly a treat for fantasy drama lovers. Alchemy of souls successfully fills the void of a historical fantasy kdrama about mages and a magical world.

There are some characters that i loved and got attached to; my most favourite was naksu in mudok’s body, she had lost all her powers but she used her mind with such cleverness, her strong wit is the sole reason of UK’s success. I am sorry but she ate the ML’s spotlight .The chemistry she had with three guys at the same time was amazing, she bewitched me as well .This is what a well written character makes you feel !!🙇🏻‍♀️ 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️
My other favourites were seo yul and the crown prince. There was something magical about Yul and naksu’s connection that made me want to root for him.. and I absolutely loved the bond between crown prince and mudok. The writer paired mudok with Uk, then they could’ve paired Yul with bu-yeon in naksu’s body. Then the show would’ve been perfect. It made me sad to see Yul heartbroken. Good boys always get heartbroken in kdramas!!! I am observing this pattern from many kdramas .. Anyhow Master Lee was also a surprisingly good character.
I wasn’t very impressed with the ML at first thou as he keep slacking off and didn’t do much of the hard work, moduk had to force him and push him to the edge (in his own words), it was frustrating to watch him being a brat. He truly got into his role after 11 episodes, when half season had already passed. He got a lot better towards the end but still not one of my favourite characters.

I do admit that first 10 episodes were slow paced and there were filler episodes that led the story nowhere.I enjoyed the last 10 episodes more.

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Good cast but weak plot

Another show with an amazing cast but lame ass story. Honestly the plot was just soo typical. There was repetition in the entire story from the beginning episode till the end. I felt like same thing is happening in every episode. The whole drama had a gloomy vibe to it. Hardly any comedy or heartfelt moments.

The ML is the DOOM! Not a devil or diety but DOOM/DEATH himself! Yet Doom’s character was hollow and very restricted. His character seemed too weak and frail to be called doom, didn’t showed any wickedness that a character called doom should have.
FL was a typical damsel in distress. Orphan who is living hand to mouth and terminally ill. Literally nothing was left when it comes to misery in her life. I was tired watching her cry every episode. It was annoying.
The god’s character also didn’t make any sense. Neither her will made any sense.
The 2nd leads had better story going on than the main lead couple.. The love triangle among the 2nd lead should get their spin off series. Main couple didn’t had many heartlfelt moments. I can’t remember any scene tht give me butterflies.
The show was overall dry with such a weak plot . Even the ending didn’t make much sense. Why make them go through that all? What purpose it served. No questions were answered as to why anything was happening. I finished the drama only to see what happens with the 2nd lead couple.
Music was good specially that instrumental music is soo mystical. I wish story was too.

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Initially i didn’t plan on watching this show but happen to watch this underrated gem and absolutely loved it.
Its a pretty basic story of a women trying to get over her fears and give love another shot. The story about two people going through different phases in their relationship and navigating their love life through their cells! Yes, THOSE CELLS ARE THE MAIN CHARACTER !! They made this basic story soo much fun to watch. All those cells are relatable and represented every emotion accurately .I specifically loved the sensitivity cell and the love cell. Also, Wung’s cells were adorable too, specially the one who went to yumi’s heart dressed up as a frog. That was soo adorable way of portraying the story and showing how small gestures open up your heart to ppl . That was my absolute favourite episode.

Aside from the cute romance and fun interactions of yumi’s cell, the story gives many hidden lessons. I loved the message that you are the main lead of your story and don’t need to wait for a male/female lead.. You should be your no 1 priority and no one else. You and you only.

I am bummed about the fact that they didn’t end up together and broke up that easily. But the writer accurately depicted the complicated side of humans and their relationships. Wung couldn’t keep his pride aside and open up to yumi and yumi couldn’t understand wung’s situation. But that’s how it is, ppl are complex. I liked how they didn’t dramatise the breakup and it was simple and plain. I will need some time to get over their breakup and watch next season. But I will 💯 recommend this season. Easily one of the best I have watched recently.

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Justice for heung!!

I was really excited for this one. I had a feeling this might be the best kdrama of year 2024 but I guess I was wrong. It was not that great as I expected.

I enjoyed the first 6 episodes because they were chaotic, dramatic and full of adventure. I enjoyed the road trip part of the drama more. There was laughter amongst all chaos. All the mess was too fun to watch. Heung trying to rescue Jae mi and the thugs trying to find Hae Jo was too hilarious. But it all went down after the roadtrip ended and they all came back to their lives. This is where I feel like the drama lost its charm. It got predictable and dragging towards the end.

The thing that bothered me the most was the way Jae mi and heung ended. She never looked back after the guy literally tracked her all over Korea to rescue her. She left him just like that and went back to the guy who had previously abandoned her!!!!It was messed up. I know Hae Jo was the ML and jae mi would eventually go back to him but I was hoping this time writers will do something different (as Hae Jo will die in the end) but they didn’t. Heung was too good of a person and I never thought I will find him this adorable. I guess I wanted a better ending for him. As it felt incomplete to me.

Jo jae mi was hella confused character. She hated Hae Jo, blamed her menopause on him, and wanted him to die but then suddenly she was soo in love with him again that she forgot all about heung??? She was either too chirpy or crying all the time!! No in between. I did find her annoying at times bcz I don’t like that much crying. Nonetheless she was a unique character.i do believe she owned heung a better apology..

Hae Jo was also a confused personality . I couldn’t fully understand him. He was tough but he was also soft !! He was in love with Jae mi then why he let her go the first time ? I didn’t understand why he took her along while looking for his father !!! Maybe he just wanted to stop her wedding but couldn’t say that to her. Most importantly i didn’t discover his reason for abandoning jae mi the first time, which made their story incomplete to me. How was he suddenly soo crazy about her when he left her previously!!!

Heung !!! My favourite character. I feel like jae mi actually just took more from him than gave him. He kept his promises and was left with nothing. In the end the story became all about jae mi and hae jo which made his character irrelevant.. The last 3 episodes were just dragging the story bcz nothing really happened in them !! Did heung got closure ? Did jae mi apologise to heung for abandoning him? Did Hae Jo found his real father ? No, none of these things happened soo basically the last episodes were pointless. The only thing that happened was that Hae Jo went to his father and that’s that. Honestly Hae Jo’s death wasn’t a shocker and it wasn’t very sad either. But the character that made me sad was heung!!

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Too gloomy for a sweet home

I am not into zombie/monsters/apocalypse kind of dramas or movies cuz they can be very disturbingly violent. Yet i gave this drama a try for Song Kang plus the rating is good.

Honestly it’s just a typical apocalypse story with survivors. If you are looking for something extra ordinary in the plot, you won’t find one. At the beginning there are many survivors but one by one only few are left at the end. Every episode you will witness one or more characters die to the point that you are numb to it.. It was frustrating but for some reason i wanted to keep watching and see how it ends. It does get addicting and grows on you . You will get attached to the characters and hope for their survival . There were some heartwarming bonds like the old man in the wheelchair and hyun su, nurse yuri and the gangster, the kids and the grandpa . These bonds teared me up. Even if faced with apocalypse humans can still be empathetic. So if you plan on watching it, brace yourself, as there are going to be heart crushing moments.

Yet i don’t understand as how the humans were turning into strange monsters !! Like how their own desires were turning them into monsters as humans always have desires, they are made to have desires. Why were desires turning people into monsters if the curse was not contagious then how was it spreading!!! why the army started an apocalypse?? Too many questions and too little answers. I know there is season 2 and 3 and these questions might be answered in it. But i required a justification in this season as well as there were too many whys.

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Overall a fun watch.

The matchmakers is one of those dramas that i am on edge about. I neither loved it nor hated it. But the story was interesting enough for me to continue watching it. The show was hilarious at times.
I enjoyed watching the first 6 and last 3 episodes the most, the mission to marry the three sisters thrilled me and I was excited to see who each one of them will be paired with. Apart from the 3 sister’s marriage mart, the love story between our main leads, a widow and widower was intriguing. As their situation was no ordinary one, the curiosity keeps you going. The interactions between Lord shim and Lady yeoju were fun to watch. Rowoon is such a cuteheart throughout the drama, his expressions and body language was hilarious. I never thought he could play a comic role this good. He brought life to the show.

The drama started out soo well but lost track in the middle of the story. The matchmaking mission slowly turned into a murder mystery mission . And to solve those murder mysteries, new characters were introduced out of nowhere. They felt out of place to me. The homosexual monk and lady jung’s brother in law story didn’t explain how and why real lady yeoju was falsely accused of murder? This story was most out of place in the drama.

I was kinda bummed that none of the 3 sisters ended up with the bachelors they were initially paired up with in the matchmaking process. Considering how lady yeoju was an expert matchmaker and not a single match went according to plan!! I know it was because they weren’t meant to be but still atleast one pair could’ve had an arrange marriage if not all. To set an example that arrange marriages can work too, not everyone falls in love. Suddenly all old bachelors and ladies fell in love in the same episode. It was bit hasty.

Last but not the least a teenager boy and an adult women were paired up to get married. That was uncomfortable to watch. I was soo mad about this pairing it made me forget about other couples.

The drama was a rollercoaster ride with its ups & downs and good & bad moments. But the story was original and different from what I have watched before . Also can’t deny that the show was hilarious.

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