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Well excuted example of how too much cream can topple the cherry on the cake
This pretty much two dramas with the first 7 episode being a romantic melo-comedy with a sad ending followed by the final 6 epsiodes being a pychological romantic thriller with a happy ending but it is actually a very good excution so the genre shifting(similar to the many locations they go to) will keep you hooked and not annoy you. The two lead actors are the icing on the cake as they are the reason why why this has a high rewatch value for me espcailly seeing Go Youn-jung act in multiple unique personas. Kim Seon-ho role is simple but keeps us glued and is the glue in the push-pullesque chemistry. However this story did not need the Second leads to have such prominence. Their subplots where'nt just unrcessary but they were elongated and frankly with way too much screen time than what was required, although both the second leads did what's asked acting wise. This is one of the best examples of what happens when a production has way more budget than what it needs. Despite having a 9.5 level story, adding stuff for the second leads in teh screenplay dropped it all the way to 8.0. It is a huge potential wasted cause this could have been a 9.0+ rated kdrama easily, and probably an amazing and unique example of how to excute a genre switching screenplay perfectly.Again you still get an amazing cake but its got too much cream for the cherry to sit on it. Most people are just going to skip the cream like I did in which case the last few epsiode where only 20-30 minutes long.
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A Slow Drama That Makes Time Move Fast Also LIU YIFEI !!!!
The drama is slow and very heartwarming but i have bever had 2 days go by so fast in my life. I Was outting this drama off until I realized Crystal Liu is Liu Yifei. Yes THAT LIU YIFEI (If you don't know who she is, she was at one point the most sought after actress in the ENTIRE WORLD and I mean it, like the only thing that limited her growth was her Chinese roots despite her US citizenship). It's also the only chinese drama thats actaully worth the 40 episodes. Not discounting Li Xian and the other actors especially Ma Meng Wei who played the writer. Her character development was very heart warming. There really isnt that much thats bad, but its also one of those dramas that only a few really enjoy.Was this review helpful to you?
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Great but there isn't exactly a story, but best music in any Chinese drama ever.
The show works when only considering the romantic plot between the two male leads. Apart from that there isn't anything as in the plot line so I mostly found myself skipping everything except the romantic portions between the two leads. The Second leads had a love triangle but the rest of the characters were just place holders. However the OST(music not sure if original) especially the main song for the main leads (not title song) is probably the best in any Chinese drama ever. Will have teh song on repeat but not this drama ever.Ps: Extra Episode is a Traumatic a very unnecessary considering the original plot cause I can't stop my friends and myself from crying. (If you watch alone you will cry too)
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