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Animals
4 people found this review helpful
Dec 20, 2024
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Enough to have a sweet evening :)

Very cute “office” romance. FL, burned out, leaves her job to get hired at Animals Beauty (a dream company, nice) where she learns to love herself and manage her worktime through love.

+++ Series full of handsome guys
+++ Very good actors
+++ story almost realistic

### Guys so respectful, handsome, attentive; such kind and warm colleagues => that doesn't exist in real life!
### The “I don’t know my feelings, I have trouble identifying them” plot is USED! Annoying.

=> Nice series to spend an evening, nothing more.
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Romance "de bureau" très cute. La FL, en burn out, quitte son job pr se faire embaucher chez Animals Beauty (Sté de rêve, sympa) où elle apprend à s'aimer grâce à l'amour.

+++ Série remplie de beaux gosses
+++ Très bons acteurs
+++ story à peu près réaliste

### Des mecs aussi respectueux, beaux, attentifs ; des collègues aussi gentils et chaleureux => ça n'existe pas dans la vraie vie !
### Le plot du "j'ignore mes sentiments, j'ai du mal à les identifier", est USE ! Agaçant.

=> Série sympa pr passer une soirée, sans plus.

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Sweet Games
4 people found this review helpful
Nov 2, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Nice, sweet, realistic and romantic series (but not a Masterpiece either)

PLOT: A young (24 year old) ML, voice actor, very introverted, meets again his crush from university, the FL, a few years later. She is actually 30 years old, director of an animation start-up. She becomes the tenant of the apartment next door, which the ML's mother owns. They will work together, fall in love, face countless difficulties (age gap, unfair competition, return of the FL's ex, etc.).

PROS:
+ discovery of Winwin as ML, beautiful, touching, subtle with a whole range of micro expressions, ... He brings this tormented character to life in a masterful way. (゚∀゚) Green flag, 10/10. I'm waiting for his next series!
+ A very endearing CL, and well-developed secondary characters (colleagues, parents).
+ The storyline is (almost) realistic: there is no CEO, no Mary Sue, just young adults who try to live and work with passion. The psychological evolution of the characters is consistent.
+ Great OST (all in English), very suitable.

CONS:
- slightly slow pace of narration: there is no Great Villain, nor any twist.

Drama recommended for its softness, during the long winter evenings ╰(✿´⌣`✿)╯♡
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Série sympa, sweet, réaliste et romantique (pas un Masterpiece non plus)
PLOT : Quelques année plus tard, un jeune (24 ans) ML, doubleur, très introverti, rencontre à nouveau son crush de l'université, la FL, dirigeante d'une start-up d'animation. Elle devient la locataire de l'appartement d'à côté, dont la mère du ML est propriétaire. Ils vont travailler ensemble, tomber amoureux, faire face à d’innombrables difficultés (age gap, concurrence déloyale, retour de l'ex de la FL, etc.).

PROS :
+ découverte de Winwin en ML, beau, touchant, subtil avec toute une gamme de micro expressions, ... Il donne vie à ce personnage tourmenté de façon magistrale. ( ゚∀゚) J'attends ses prochaines séries !
+ Un CL très attachant, et des personnages secondaires bien développés (collègues, parents).
+ La storyline est (presque) réaliste : il n'y a pas de CEO, de Mary Sue, juste des jeunes adultes qui essaient de vivre et travailler avec passion. L'évolution psychologique des personnages est cohérente.
+ Super OST (tous en anglais) très adaptés.

CONS:
- rythme de narration un peu lent : il n'y a pas Great villain, ni de twist.

Drama conseillé pour sa douceur, pendant les longues soirées d'hiver ╰(✿´⌣`✿)╯♡

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Cupid's Kitchen
4 people found this review helpful
Feb 6, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
This review may contain spoilers

a culinary drama that will not remain unforgettable

First I watched this drama for Ethan, who I really like, and he did a great job, as usual.

I enjoy food dramas, but there are so many scenes on food (including a regular chorus on street food that makes you wonder what it's doing in the drama) that we have a bellypain!

Regarding the story, the plot of the chef who loses his sense of taste is a classic in culinary dramas.
It's well done and the first episodes are catchy.

But we get lost very quickly in a multitude of additional characters, parallel stories, useless scenes, which leads to a very slow and quickly boring narration.

The CL's relationship develops slowly, very slowly, first from chef to apprentice, then lovers. But OTPs are too rare. The romance isn't enough seen on the screen. The focus is really on cooking and competitions.
The "villain" character is quite coherent, but I don't really understand her "accomplices" (doctor/lover and brother). How can they let her sink into her obsession like this?

The OSTs are good (even if the occasional singers obviously sing other lyrics :).
But I admit that I don't understand (and don't like) the "Bolywood" final at all.

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Yummy Yummy Yummy
5 people found this review helpful
Oct 25, 2025
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Pure entertainment, worth seeing for the talent of the actors, between 2 serious dramas

A romantic TT comedy about a wacky family of chefs.

PLOT: A family of chefs wants to shoot a promotional video for an "old-fashioned" meal in their ancestral palace (now historical). The whole family finds themselves 1,000 years earlier, in their ancestor's era. To return to their own era, they try to get closer to their ancestor (ML).

+++ An adorable and endearing CL with Li Yun Rui & Wang Ying Lu
+++ The tone is lighthearted, even brainless (the brother's character, particulary, is only there for the comical aspect).
+++ The story is -very relatively- coherent in this context. The costumes, hairstyles, and makeup are magnificent.
+++ Enjoyable OST

### Some aspects are absurd (dishwashers??), anachronistic.
### Lots (too many) food images (even if they are beautiful).

=> Pure entertainment, worth seeing for the talent of the actors, between two serious dramas.
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Comédie TT (tte une famille farfelue de cuisiniers) et romantique

PLOT: Une famille de cuisiniers veut tourner une vidéo promotionnelle d'un repas "à l'ancienne" ds le palais ancestral (désormais historique). Tte la famille se retrouve 1000 ans + tôt, à l'époque de leur ancêtre. Pr revenir à leur époque, ils essaient de se rapprocher de l'ancêtre (ML).

+++ Un CL adorable et attachant avec Li Yun Rui & Wang Ying Lu
+++ Le ton est léger voire brainless (le personnage du frère en particulier, n'est là que pour l'aspect comique)
+++ La story est -très relativement- cohérente dans ce contexte. Les costumes, coiffures, maquillages sont magnifiques.
+++ OST agréables

### Certains aspects sont insensés (lave-vaisselle ??), anachroniques.
### Bcp (trop) d'images de food (mm si elles sont très belles).

=> Pur divertissement, à voir pour le talent des acteurs, entre 2 dramas sérieux.

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Love and Sword
5 people found this review helpful
Mar 29, 2025
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

A delicious gem, don't miss it!

A truly great isekai with Vengo Gao as the ML ♡o。.(✿ฺ。 ✿ฺ)

PLOT: The FL, in a coma following an accident, finds herself in a historical world, in the midst of conflicts between martial arts sects fighting over a hidden treasure. She is saved by the ML, a wandering hero, who swore to the FL's mother to always protect her. He will try to heal her, bring her back to her sect, and discover who poisoned her.

+++ A truly great Vengo Gao, in the role of the hero, powerful, protective, and madly in love. Xuan Lu is also excellent, and the CL has intense, flavorful interactions and great chemistry.
+++ Lively direction, with suspense carried through to the end. The fight scenes are fantastic. Kudos to the actors!
+++ Excellent actors (including the villain sister, whom we all want to see die :)
+++ The OSTs are well-suited, matching the comedy tone of the drama.

=> A delicious gem, don't miss it! I'll definitely watch this series again :)
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Really great isékai avec Vengo Gao en ML ♡o。.(✿ฺ。 ✿ฺ)

PLOT: La FL, dans le coma à la suite d'1 accident, se retrouve dans 1 monde historique, au milieu de conflits de sectes d'arts martiaux se disputant un trésor caché. Elle est sauvée par le ML, héros errant, qui l'avait juré à la FL's mother de tjs la protéger. Il va essayer de la soigner, la ramener ds sa secte et découvrir qui l'a empoisonnée.

+++ Un très great Vengo Gao, dans le rôle du héros, puissant, protecteur, éperdument amoureux. Xuan Lu est excellente aussi et le CL a des interactions intenses, savoureuses, et 1 belle alchimie.
+++ Réalis° vive, avec un suspense mené jusqu'au bout. Les scènes de fight sont fantastiques, bravo aux acteurs !
+++ Excellents acteurs (y compris la Villain, que l'on veut tous voir mourir :)
+++ Les OST sont bien adaptées, correspondent au ton Comédie du drama.

=> Un délicieux plaisir, à ne pas manquer et à revoir (sûrement :)

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Amidst a Snowstorm of Love
5 people found this review helpful
Feb 27, 2024
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

=> A good Rom-Sport series focusing on billiards, with a great CL.

PLOT: ML, was a genius snooker gamer, abruptly retired 10 years ago. He now studies and lives in Finland. It was there that he met FL, a young 9-ball player, for whom he fell in love at first sight. They become closer and she tries to convince him to return to China and resume his career. That's wath they will do despite the obstacles.

PROS:
+ A convincing CL, with all the green flags: trust, respect, attention, tolerance, etc. A very good performance from the 2 actors.
+ a simple but credible story, without a love triangle, without a vengeful ex, etc. Real life, what!
+ Lots of excellent, endearing actors.
+Well suited OST
+ This is a drama, supposed filmed mainly abroad, but they are some inconsistencies on the reality in Finland (does everyone speak Chinese or English? Large Chinese community in Helsinki? ...)

CONS:
- Some inconsistencies in the timeline
- We remain hooked on this series by the quality of the CL, but the story is too simple for it to always be exciting. OK, a sports career cannot be rebuilt in a day, but certain narrative arcs could have been shortened.

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Avec Leo Wu
PLOT : Le ML, snooker gamer de génie, a pris une brusque retraite il y a 10 ans, il étudie et vit maintenant en Finlande. C'est là qu'il rencontre la FL, jeune joueuse de "9 balls", pour laquelle il a le coup de foudre. Ils se rapprochent et elle tente de le convaincre de revenir en Chine et de reprendre sa carrière. Ce qu'ils vont faire malgré les obstacles.

PROS:
+ Un CL convaincant, avec tous les green flags : confiance, respect, attention, tolérance, etc. Une très belle performance des 2 acteurs.
+ une story simple mais crédible, sans love triangle, sans ex revancharde, etc. La vraie vie, quoi !
+ Beaucoup d'excellents acteurs, attachants.
+TB OST
+ un drama supposé tourné principalement à l'étranger, mais quelques incohérences sur la réalité en Finlande (tout le monde parle chinois ou anglais ? Large communauté chinoise à Helsinki ? ...)

CONS:
- Quelques incohérences dans la timeline
- On reste accroché à cette série par la qualité du CL, mais la story est trop simple pour que ce soit toujours passionnant. OK, une carrière de sportif ne se reconstruit pas en un jour, mais certains arcs narratifs auraient pu être raccourcis.

=> Une bonne série Rom-Sport focus sur le billard, avec un great CL.

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Call It Love
5 people found this review helpful
Nov 30, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

A feel-good series with an endearing CL

The story of a girl (FL = Lee Sung Kyung) thrown out of her home with her brother and sister by her father's last wife after his death. She wants revenge, goes to work with the son of the bad wife, ML = Kim Young Kwan. She thought the son was shameless like his mother, but she soon discovers that this is not the case and her business is facing difficulties. She couldn't stop to boss him around and they tend to be attracted to each other.

PROS:
+ A duo of great actors, Lee Sung Kyung and Kim Young Kwan, who bring their characters to life with great talent. This couple is very endearing and shows great chemistry.
+ This is a slow-burn story on the daily life of employees, on family, friendship.
+ OSTs are sweet, pleasant and amplify emotions.
+ Narration is dynamic, without lenght
+ the drama allows us to discover some magnificent landscapes (it makes me want to go to Korea ;)

CONS:
- The character of the mother is detestable, a little excessive, but I suppose parents like that exist in real life.

=> Don't hesitate, it's a touching and comforting drama.

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Dear Mr Hermitage
4 people found this review helpful
Oct 6, 2023
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

A Masterpiece not to be missed!! A really feel good series ( 。◕‿◕。 )

PLOT: a young heir (the ML), unhappy, with trauma, decides to leave everything to become a hermit on the mountain. The FL, head of a start-up and streamer, joins him at the request of ML's father, to convince him to come back to town (and to his family company).
Then, Love triangles, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, healing romance, rural life

PROS:
+ a great CL with Chen Jing Ke as ML (very handsome with short hair) and Tang Min as FL, who show a really great chemistry (and lots of kisses and skinship, like couples who are truly in love do :). I would love to see them together on screen again (^_^)
+ An excellent cast, with very endearing 2ary characters. Life in the village, with solidarity, rumours, the proximity of everyone,... is well highlighted.
+ No “super CEO” or Mary Sue, the characters are human, with their happiness, their sorrows, their difficulties. Psychologically, the storyline is solid and realistic.
+ the production is dynamic, without length. Everything is said in 24 episodes, just the perfect length.
+ the OSTs are nice, not memorable but well suited.

CONS:
None.

=> I don't understand the relatively low rating for this series, because I devoured it in 2 days. I put this drama on the list of series to watch again, without any hesitation.
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Un Masterpiece à ne pas rater !!

PLOT : un jeune héritier (le ML), malheureux avec trauma, décide de tout quitter pour devenir ermite sur la montagne. La FL, à la tête d'une start-up et streameuse, le rejoint à la demande du père du ML, pour le convaincre de revenir en ville (et à l'entreprise).
Love triangles, friendship -> healing romance, rural life

PROS:
+ un super CL avec Chen Jing Ke en ML (très beau avec les cheveux courts) et Tang Min en FL, qui montrent une formidable alchimie (et beaucoup de kisses et de skinship, comme le font les couples réellement amoureux :). J'aimerai beaucoup les voir à nouveau ensemble à l'écran (^_^)
+ Un excellent casting, avec des personnages 2aires très attachants. La vie au village, avec la solidarité, le bouche à oreille, la proximité de tous,... est bien mise en valeur.
+ Pas de "super CEO" ou de Mary Sue, les personnages sont humains, avec leurs bonheurs, leurs peines, leurs difficultés. Psychologiquement, la storyline est solide et réaliste.
+ la réalisation est dynamique, sans longueur. Tout est dit dans les 24 épisodes, juste la durée parfaite.
+ les OST sont sympas, pas mémorables mais bien adaptées.

CONS:
Aucun.

=> Je ne comprends pas la note relativement faible de cette série, car je l'ai dévorée en 2 jours. Je mets ce drama sur la liste des séries à revoir, sans aucune hésitation.

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Trick or Love
4 people found this review helpful
Sep 28, 2023
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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With actors of this quality and an intriguing plot, this could have made a great series

For me, a new drama with Marcus Chang (as handsome as ever), it’s not to be missed!

Plot: the ML, CEO, harassed to get married by his grandmother, concludes a "fake boyfriend" contract with the FL, a girl who wants to save her bakery. The ML also does this contract to avenge his grandfather, robbed by the FL's grandfather.

PROS:
+ The FL is sufficiently androgynous to pass for a boy, but even the character is nice, she is stupid (no repartee, no proper thinking, etc.). It's super annoying!
+ CL2 is very funny in learning BL (。◕‿◕。)
+ Interesting and current discourse on homosexuality, love between genders.
+ In the 2nd part, the most coherent, the most realistic character, with the best thought out lines, is the sister!

** confession in episode 16. Get together in episode 22, then break-up (as usual)....
** the sister's stylist is talented, she is very elegant, but we can ask questions about the hair style of the men, Marcus Chang and his brother particulary :( :( and in the marriage proposal scene from Marcus, we wonder where the stylist bought his suit blah blah!

CONS:
- Some characters are not very credible and there is a lot of inconsistent behavior: hyper intrusive sister, FL who hides in the bathtub and gets up, mother who sees love everywhere, etc.
- The story gives the impression that Tapei is a village (the protagonists find so often themselves in the same places, the same stores, etc.). The coincidences are too obvious!!
- the mother's character has mental retardation, she acts and reacts like a capricious 10 year old child...
- the FL's family (including the FL) is naive and borders on stupidity, while the evil love rival, who wants to win the competition more than to be loved, is too well informed, always in the right place, super smart and cunning, etc.
- Another cliché of amnesia...
- The basis of the grudge between the 2 families makes no sense. FL's grandfather did nothing wrong...
- The story is poorly written and poorly told (the production is quite quick, but many characters are overplayed, with exaggerated facial expressions at every twist). The last narrative arc of the CL makes no sense: while the FL has already said that she has forgiven him, trusting the ex love rival to make the ML pay for his lies. is just stupid!

=> With actors of this quality and an intriguing plot, this could have made a great series. But it's ruined by a really poorly written story...
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Pour moi, un nouveau drama avec Marcus Chang (toujours aussi handsome), ça ne se rate pas !

Plot : le ML, CEO harcelé pour se marier par sa grand-mère, conclut un contrat de "fake boyfriend" avec la FL, fille qui veut sauver sa boulangerie. Le ML le fait aussi pour venger son grand-père, spolié par le grand-père de la FL.

PROS:
+ FL suffisamment androgyne pour passer pour un garçon, mais le personnage est gentil mais stupide (pas de répartie, pas de réflexion propre, etc.). C'est super agaçant !
+ Le CL2 est très drôle dans son apprentissage de la BL ( 。◕‿◕。 )
+ Discours intéressant et actuel sur l'homosexualité, l'amour entre les genres.
+ Dans la 2nde partie, le personnage le plus cohérent, le plus réaliste, avec les lignes les mieux pensées, c'est la sœur !
Rq : confession dans épisode 16. Get together in episode 22.
Rq 2 : la styliste de la sœur a du talent, celle-ci est très élégante, mais on peut se poser des questions sur le style capillaire des hommes, Marcus Chang et son frère :( :( et dans la scène de demande en mariage de Marcus, on se demande où le styliste a acheté le costume bof bof !

CONS:
- Certains personnages sont peu crédibles et il y a beaucoup beaucoup de comportements incohérents : sœur hyper intrusive, FL qui se cache dans la baignoire et se relève debout, , mère qui voit l'amour partout, etc.
- story qui donne l'impression que Tapei est un village (les protagonistes se retrouvent dans les mêmes lieux, les mêmes magasins, ..). Les coïncidences sont trop évidentes !!
- le personnage de la mère a un retard mental, elle agit et réagit comme un enfant capricieux de 10 ans ...
- la famille de la FL (y compris la FL) est d'une naïveté qui frise la stupidité, tandis que la evil love rival, qui veut plus gagner la compétition qu’être aimée, est trop bien informée, toujours au bon endroit, super intelligente et rusée, etc.
- Encore le cliché de l'amnésie...
- La base de la rancune entre les 2 familles n'a pas de sens. Le grand-père de la FL n'a rien fait de mal ...
- La story est mal écrite et mal racontée (la réalisation est assez rapide, mais beaucoup de personnages sont surjoués, avec des mimiques exagérées à chaque tournant). Le dernier arc narratif du CL n'a pas de sens : alors que la FL a déjà dit qu'elle lui avait pardonné, faire confiance à l'ex love rivale pour faire payer ses mensonges au ML . juste idiot !

=> Avec des acteurs de cette qualité et un plot intrigant, cela aurait pu faire une série géniale. Mais c'est gâché par une story vraiment mal écrite...

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Romance of a Twin Flower
4 people found this review helpful
Jul 9, 2023
38 of 38 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 9.5

Really excellent

An eye-catching plot thanks to the FL's strong personality & the hate-love with the ML.

Following a drowning accident, the FL loses her memory. She was saved by her supposed husband's bodyguard. Th Ml who is the Emperor's favorite high-ranking nobleman. However, the ML's wife was a violent harpy, hated by all. Over the course of various adventures and setbacks, the ML gradually realizes (spoiler) that the FL is not actua his wife.

=> Great great actors (even the support actors). Ding Yu Xi and Peng Xiao Ran show here the extent of their talent, they are truly remarkable!!
=> intense OTPs
=> production without downtime, the cinematography is magnificent and the framing well done.
=> the story is complex (suspense, puzzles) but written with intelligence

However, not everything is perfect:
- some characters are boring: Wen Wan the obsessive and sneaky love rival, Sang Ren the silly and talkative boat servant,
- expected and respected structural codes with a hyper emotional penultimate episode, which suggests a sad ending, but fortunately, there is the final twist which allows a happy ending :)

I will probably watch this series again, of which I enjoyed every moment, for its magnificent images and the 2 lead's talent.

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EXCELLENT !

Plot accrocheur par la personnalité de la FL (strong) & le hate-love avec le ML.

A la suite d'une noyade la FL perd la mémoire. Elle a été sauvée par le bodyguard de son supposé mari, le ML, noble haut-placé favori de l'empereur. Cependant, la femme du ML était une harpie violente, détestée de tous. Au fil des aventures et déboires divers, le ML s'aperçoit peu à peu que la FL n'est pas sa femme.

=> Great great actors (mm les support actors). Ding Yu Xi et Peng Xiao Ran montrent ici l'ampleur de leur talent, ils sont vraiment remarquables !!
=> intenses OTP
=> réalisation sans temps mort, les images sont magnifiques et le cadrage bien travaillé
=> histoire complexe (suspens, énigmes) mais écrite avec intelligence

Cependant, tout n'est pas parfait :
- quelques personnages sont ennuyeux : Wen Wan la rivale amoureuse obsessionnelle et sournoise, Sang Ren la servante du bateau idiote et bavarde,
- codes de structure attendus et respectés avec un avant-dernier épisode hyper émotionnel, qui laisse supposer une sad ending, mais heureusement, il y a le twist final qui permet une happy end :)

Je regarderai sans doute à nouveau cette série, dont j'ai apprécié chaque instant, pour ses magnifiques images et le talent des 2 leads.

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The Story of Ming Lan
4 people found this review helpful
Jul 1, 2022
78 of 78 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Grande fresque historique vue des cours intérieures

J'hésitais à me lancer dans cette grande fresque historique de 73 épisodes, malgré les commentaires si favorables. En général, elles tournent autour des intrigues de cour, des luttes pour la succession, avec des complots complexes... Dur de tenir sur la durée malgré le talent des acteurs !

MAIS
- Le point de vue de ce drama est original, car on suit cette histoire avec une vision essentiellement féminine : la vie dans les grandes familles chinoises vues de leur cour intérieure. Et les combats n'y sont pas moins féroces que sur les champs de bataille !
- l'histoire est bien construite, (relativement) réaliste, sans longueur.
- les acteurs sont géniaux et on rit, on pleure, on se bat avec eux.
- Le CL est hyper attachant, même si la pudeur de l'époque n'est pas très favorable aux "sweet moments".

Conclusion : n'hésitez pas et regardez ce chef d’œuvre !! (que je visionnerai certainement à nouveau, malgré sa longueur, car des séries de cette qualité, on ne s'en lasse pas :)

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Psychologist
4 people found this review helpful
Jan 11, 2022
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

A bittersweet psychological drama.

The cases follow one another over the course of the episodes, evoking multiple aspects of psychological and mental disorders.
The whole is treated with intelligence, finesse, subtlety. Indeed, not everything is necessarily consistent with clinical reality, but I think it is an interesting and educational approach.

I particularly appreciated the way the director visualized the thoughts and the intellectual journey. A big bravo!
To put some balm in the heart of the spectator, there is the performance of ❤❤❤ Jing Bo Ran ❤❤❤, really excellent, talented, funny, seductive, super in the action scenes. I hope to see him again often in new dramas.

The Yang Zi / Jing Bo Ran duo show a beautiful chemistry, which will continue, I hope, in season 2.

The actors besides are all very good: the scenes of psychic disorder are not easy to act, but the actors interpreted them in a masterly way.

The OST are really appropriated.

The whole drama is not really feel-good, avoid watching that on a day when you want to relax, but I highly recommend it.

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Dali & Cocky Prince
4 people found this review helpful
Nov 17, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Just excellent !

Excellent drama, with a special atmosphere, a perfect mix of romance - thriller - humor, and beautifully performed by great actors.

The main couple are too cute, with real chemistry, defending their love at all costs.
The heroine is fine, intelligent, super elegant, and smoothly deals with the worst situations. The ML, nothing to add: it's Kim Min Jae ❤❤❤

The images are magnificent, with the usual care of the KDramas in the framing, the rhythm is removed and the OSTs stick perfectly to the atmosphere.

To watch without moderation...

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Genie, Make a Wish
33 people found this review helpful
Oct 31, 2025
13 of 13 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Heavenly cast but weird story :(

Short fantasy series starring Kim Woo-Bin and Suzy

PLOT: The Satan-angels war has killed almost all the angels. The FL [psychopath, raised in a village by her grandmother] accidentally awakens the fallen angel / genie /Satan (ML), imprisoned in the lamp for 983 years. He must grant her three wishes for her to forget him and return to her life. The angel of Heaven (rather morally gray) is waiting for this moment to kill the ML. Both angels have spirit animals that assist them.

+++ Very strange plot (dreamlike? philosophical?). You have to stick with it in the first few episodes to keep watching.
+++ A killer cast, with angels as beautiful as gods and a gorgeous (and very well-dressed!) FL
+++ The director did a great job with the cinematography: sets, costumes, effects (I love the "evaporation" of the ML), lighting... Everything is top-notch!
+++ Superb OSTs

### A very Orientalist (in the 19th-century sense) reinterpretation of the Aladdin myth and the Arab world (lots and lots of clichés).
### Too much Dubai advertising (ノ°益°)ノ (ノ°益°)ノ
### High-quality CGI (except for the panther, which isn't convincing).

=> Good series, with brilliant actors, but the story (super weird) won't make it a masterpiece...

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Série fantastique courte avec Kim Woo-Bin & Suzy

PLOT: La guerre Satan - anges, a tué presque tous les anges. La FL [psychopathe, élevée ds 1 village par sa gd-mère ] réveille par hasard (?) le génie - ange déchu - Satan (ML) prisonnier ds la lampe depuis 983 ans. Il doit exaucer 3 de ses vœux pr qu'elle l'oublie et revienne à sa vie. L'ange du Paradis (plutôt gris) attend ce moment pr tuer le ML. Les 2 anges ont des animaux spirituels qui les assistent.

+++ Plot très chelou (onirique ? philosophique ?). Il faut s'accrocher ds les 1ers épisodes pr poursuivre.
+++ Un cast d'enfer, avec des anges beaux comme des dieux et une FL magnifique (et très bien habillée :)
+++ Le réalisateur a bien travaillé la cinématographie : décors, costumes, effets (j'adore "l'évaporation" du ML) , lumières, ... Tout est au top !
+++ Super OSTs

### CGI de qualité (sauf la panthère, qui n'est pas convaincante).
### Révision très orientaliste (au sens du 19e siècle) du mythe d'Aladin et du monde arabe (bcp, bcp de clichés).
### Trop de pub pour Dubai (ノ°益°)ノ (ノ°益°)ノ

=> Bonne série, avec des acteurs géniaux, mais la story (super weird) n'en fera pas un masterpiece ...

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Love Next Door
7 people found this review helpful
Oct 30, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Healing family/romance series

PLOT: 2 childhood friends (ML & FL) meet again when FL returns to Korea after leaving work and fiancé in the USA. He will little by little heal her from her traumas and help her find her way. Their friend (FL2), a rescuer, meets a journalist (ML2), a single father. The return of exes and complex family situations will complicate things.

+++ Jung Hae-In & Jung So Min in CL = magical!
+++ Family series with complex, well-developed characters, played with talent.
+++ superb OST
+++ Dynamic production, with the right mix of romance, drama, humor.

### I hate this trend of “long neck” haircuts for men :(

=> Very nice, great performance of the CL, to watch again.
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PLOT: 2 amis d'enfance (ML & FL) se retrouvent qd la FL rentre en Corée après avoir quitté boulot et fiancé aux USA. Il va peu à peu la guérir de ses traumas et l'aider à trouver sa voie. Leur amie (FL2) secouriste, rencontre un journaliste (ML2) père célibataire. Le retour des ex et les situations familiales complexes vont compliquer les choses.

+++ Jung Hae-In & Jung So Min en CL = magique !
+++ Série familiale avec des personnages complexes, bien développés, interprétés avec talent.
+++ superbes OST
+++ Réalis° dynamique, avec le bon mix de romance, de drame, d'humour.

### Je déteste cette mode des coupes de cheveux "nuque longue" pour les hommes :(

=> Très sympa, belle performance du CL, à revoir.

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