Dylan Wang Stole The Show
Dylan wang stole the show with his exceptional acting skills. He's hilarious, serious, emotional, villain...he is truly a versatile actor. I felt all the feels during this drama because of him.The only reason I can't give it a 10 is because I really wish they would have chosen a less annoying fl. I don't know what he saw in her. Also, I wish there had been more chemistry/romance/kissing to enhance the emotions that should come along with watching a romance drama.
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Super cute fluffy romance!
I have never laughed so hard at a drama before. If you are looking for a super cute light and fluffy romance that will have you laughing out of your seat then this is it. If you're looking for something with a lot of depth of the characters or storyline this is not it. This is a feel good lift you up laugh out loud romance.I just have to add this in here though. The only thing the ml had going for him was his lips and cute smile. He still lived with his parents, his mom did his laundry, and you never actually see him do any work at the office but he wants to be ceo. Weird haha.
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The wrongs he was wronged
So like....I liked it BUT...THE WRONGS HE WAS WRONGED was really hard to get over. She made me so mad with how she treated him. Also 59 episodes was ALOT. Towards the end was a lot of unnecessary dragged out political stuff that I felt could have been shortened.Also I will be hearing SIFENG!! SIFENG!! SIFENG!! In my nightmares for awhile.
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Nothing memorable for me
I might be in the minority but I honestly wasn't that impressed. The only redeeming quality for me was Nam Joo-hyuk was SO cute and adorable. This was my first drama of his I watched and he made me want to go try his others that he's in. Sure, he's not your typical "super hot swoon worthy" type but his mannerisms and smile and character make me love him so much. PLUS he does have a really nice body to look at.TW:
There were a lot of things in this that made me uncomfortable. The physical abuse and literally SEEING it happen was a bit much for me.
Also the whole weight loss thing was not handled well imo. She CLEARLY is in shape and even the Dr notes her muscle mass and healthy bmi, so why is he still pushing weight loss? This, to me, portrayed a poor image of body positivity and was pushing weight loss for an already healthy person.
Side note- I know a big portion of this was supposed to be "slice of life" for most of the characters but I honestly found a lot of the side arc boring and skipped a lot.
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One of a kind masterpiece
This is a tale of a love so deep it transcends time. I cried, I laughed, I had my heart broken over and over again to finally having the pieces put back together In a painstakingly way.If you are wanting to watch one of the most epic love stories that will speak to your soul for forever time, then this is a must watch.
The ONLY reason I can’t give this a full 10 is because there were so many times I was SO frustrated with the FL pushing him away and not realizing how he felt. They could have saved themselves a lot of turmoil. But then again we wouldn’t have had the most beautiful 20 episodes.
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Pleasantly Surprised
Ok so I PROMISE if you can get past the weird 1st episode it’s totally worth it. I seriously contemplated stopping after the 1st episode. But I’m SO glad I didn’t! I was pleasantly surprised with this show. I usually skip around on boring parts in a show but this one I didn’t really. Every part of the episode was important to know for the whole story. At the end it brings all the puzzle pieces together into a nice happy ending.Was this review helpful to you?
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Good first half
I’m only giving this a high rating for all the episodes before he went to prison. It was a great slow burn romance and I love how they did it with “the bad boy” and “the good girl”. But holy moly after he got out of prison he was the most verbally and emotionally abusive person. But then you would see her smiling with him in the next scene? And he never apologized for his behavior? I would have loved to see something like - After prison he was trying to push her away because he felt like she was too good for him and he didn’t deserve her- but he never explained why he was so awful and atrocious to her. And then she just loves him no matter what? I don’t like love stories where the mall treats her like crap and she still loves him anyway…But anyway the first part before he goes to prison is the only part worth watching.
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I ugly cried
I have never ugly cried for a straight 30 minutes in my life over a show. This changed that.But to the point. The first 9 episodes were amazing and honestly this show could have probably been wrapped up in 10-12 episodes. The repetition from episodes 10-15 has you saying, “really? We’re going through this again?” There was just too much that wasn’t needed in order to still have a great story. Episodes 16 was still very much needed though. Holy moly….
Lee Jong Suk is dreamy to watch…but they didn’t give his character much dimension in the emotions department. Scenes where you thought he should be crying he just…didn’t? And scenes where he could have used more laughter he just…didn’t? I don’t know really got to describe it but his emotions and character just didn’t seem to line up with how you would expect him to act in certain situations in order to further the deep romantic connection we are supposed to believe the ml and fl have.
My high-ish rating is solely based on the first 1-9 episodes for story development and then including the last episode 16 for the emotional experience I never knew I could have during a show.
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Just meh
This story was just meh. Kind of slow. No humor. No kinship really. It was supposed to be more of an “slice of life” show but storylines weren’t even that interesting as well. Also what was that ending?!? Some of my favorite actors are Ji-Chang wook and Shin-Hye Sun so I had to give it a chance. Hey-sun was better in Mr. Queen and Chang wook in Healer.Was this review helpful to you?
Cute
Moon Ga-young had great acting skills and was hilarious. And while Cha Eun-woo is one of the hottest kdrama stars, his acting was subpar for me. He had the same facial expression for about 90% of the entire show. The ending was really weird to me as well and felt rushed. I didn’t care for ANY of the side relationships.Was this review helpful to you?
The only good thing is looking at Rowoon
This was my first Rowoon drama and he is definitely nice to look at. I didn’t care for the FL though. Something about her just didn’t seem to fit and I didn’t think they had any chemistry.The storyline was also a bit all over the place. Things that happened in the beginning first episode weren’t even talked about the majority of the drama. And the history part was thrown in at weird times. And then a stalker randomly?
It’s like they tried to do too many things in one drama. They put romance (some parts were a romcom only in the beginning, mystery, thriller, supernatural…) It really needed to be condensed down to a more focused genre and went more in depth into that.
Also, I couldn’t get past the cheating…
All in all I hope Rowoon’s other dramas are better.
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A romcom at its finest
I LOVED this show. Lee Hye -ri is an AMAZING actress. For her to stay in character and not break it to laugh at herself is a true feat. Some of the stuff and expressions she did had me rolling. She is a very versatile actress too. Can be hilarious when she needs to be but serious too.And let’s talk about Jang Ki-yong. He is dreamy with a smile that melts you to your core. Really, if he was in a show and all he did was smile I would still watch it.
This romcom was done right.
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A mature romance
If this was just about the love story I would have given it a 10 because the ML is sooo cute in his mannerisms once he falls for her. The chemistry is amazing between these two. I love that they had a mature relationship based on communicating and there weren’t toxic fights or anything. However, the majority was about business and their jobs and I skipped through alll of it because it was so boring to me.Was this review helpful to you?
This will make you feel all of the feels
This is one of my rare top 10’s for sure.There are some people who have a problem with the age gap, but if I were 19 and a man that looked like Gong Yu showed up you better believe I’d be throwing everything out the window and say take me now yes I love you when can we get married.
Although I didn’t ABSOLUTELY love the ending, this masterpiece of a show will forever live in my heart.
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Not the most memorable
I watched this because I am on a Ji Chang Wook binge. However this was not his best show in my opinion. I mean don’t get me wrong his acting skills are PHENOMINAL in anything he does. But I think what was so boring about this show was the writing. It was very slow paced. Also, ji chang wook KNOWS how to create chemistry with a fl…however the writing and story here was so bad that not even ji chang wooks perfect face and kissing skills could save this show.Was this review helpful to you?
