❇️ It was refreshing to see a redflag haraboji instead of a redflag halmoni here. I knoww there's something shady about him when he always looked grumpy and keep opposing main lead's relationship 😠.
❇️ Chemistry between leads not so much. Not as strong as Lee Se Young-Lee Jun Ho's chemistry in The Red Sleeve. It was lowkey kinda barely there especially in early episodes although I noticed it got better in the last 2 episodes.
❇️ Something was off about the plot . Things happen just because it can happen . So many whys with no answers. No reason explained about why their fate repeated itself. First this haraboji . His motive also not convincing to me. He is obsessive & manipulative because he can. Why he asked Tae Ha to get married if he want to stop who he wants to marry it's not like he has a candidate ready for him. Why only want one grandchild if you can have two to inherit your legacy. Let say if something happen to one of them, he will still have another one and it is not like he is the one that give birth to them. His hatred towards Tae Min I don't understand. By right shouldn't he favour Tae Min more than Tae Ha as he wanted his son to marry Tae Min's mother and he hates Tae Ha's mother ..? Poor Tae Min...despite having a loveless family I salute that he did not become evil as his mother & haraboji. Second, who is the blue-eyed woman ? Is she an immortal? Third , why the watch has that magical effect ? What is the mechanism of the magic? Did it stopped ticking when she time travelling or what? Fourth, how Yeon Woo can come to new Joseon again after she plunged into the sea? All of sudden she was at the hotel pond wearing a pristine looking hanbok lol 😂. Things just happened in this drama because it can happen. No logic whatsoever.
❇️ I realized this drama's main purpose was to promote hanbok. It's funny to me that FL only wore it in the first 7 episodes ,like all the time but later decides no more hanbok for her 😆 .
❇️ In individual scenes, I feel for Bae In Hyuk's acting but in early episodes when he was required to act as a couple with LSY, it looked awkward. His young age is evident when he was with LSY. While LSY's acting was consistently stable , he's kinda up and down. Although I admit in the last few episodes his acting did improved. He is fine looking but there is alot he need to improve if he want to continue to be a drama's ML imo.
ML seem smart in everything else but when it comes to FL's real identity (despite many hints given) it took him 20 episodes to figure it out 😂. I don't like the way YZN still keeping her identity hidden for long from LXM. Whether she tell him early or later he will still get angry no difference so for me better just be done with the truth. And there's nothing that love can't cure isn't it. Other than that, their chemistry was good .
I also enjoyed the story when they're in Xianyue but things became boring when they're in Muxi. I watched with 2x speed and FF alot. I couldn't care less about Princess Yun Luo -Tan Rang love story and the villains plotline which after some times it get draggy.
While the rest of the story was boring, I enjoyed 3 spies's scenes ( Sanmei's fake family lol). Their characters were consistently hilarious from beginning to the end😆 . Considering this is a short drama with low budget ,the cinematography was unexpectedly good and visually pleasing. My rating : 7/10.
I can't stand ml's bad acting like he always looking so awkward in his mannerism what a turn off 😂 I liked the idea of a revengeful fl but the execution here was not interesting at all. Dropped at ep 12.
Castaway Diva is a story of people with both flaws and strengths. Everyone is morally grey here like people in real life. About the plot it had some boring moments here and there especially toward the end so I skipped those and watched most of it with 2X speed. Great acting from all cast from the child to the adult actors. Good chemistry between leads. The romance was sweet and heartwarming. The villain was creepy in the first half of the story but later became an annoying entity in the second half. I like some of the OST sang by Park Eun Bin. My favourite song of her is Someday. My rating 7.5/10.
I don't expect Ep 685 would be this hilarious since this was the first ep with no Seokjin lol . I don't know this boy group TXT before but the members were all so funny! All were not shy , cunning & eloquent too . Totally a variety show material. It's been awhile I had so much fun like this watching an ep of RM😁
Charismatic acting in SOKP. He did a great job in potraying Yan Lin. His transition from a playful nature Yan Lin to a mature Yan Lin was so good I fell for his character 🤍
My favorite works of him : The Long Ballad, The Blue Whisper, The Starry Love and the recent one Story of Kunning Palace ❤. Looking forward to Moonlight Mystique and Story of Hua Zhi!
So happy with the ending! I was surprised actually because I'm so used to see an OE or SE in Cdrama but this drama despite full of heartbreaking and angsty plot could delivered such a satisfying ending. Every Cdrama's director and screenwriter need to learn from this drama. Tragic storyline doesn't necessarily means a tragic ending. It is possible to make a HE for your drama but you just choose not to! 🥺
A week ago, I already said goodbye to RM's So Min under her IG post. So I thought my heart already make peace with the fact that ep 679 was the last episode of seeing her working hard in the show . I thought today I will not cry watching the episode. But I was wrong 😭. That last segment made me cry so bad. Now I will never get to see a goofy & crazy side of her anymore unless she stars in more variety show in the future. Goodbye RM's So Min you did well for the past 6 years 🤍🥺
✅️ Great acting . This was my 2nd drama of Rowoon and he did great as Jang Shin Yu. As for Jo Bo Ah this was my 4th drama of her . I never liked her acting before. To me, her acting was always plain & average at best but I saw a huge improvement in her acting here.
✅️ Good chemistry between leads. I could feel both RW & JBA are feeling comfortable while working together in this drama hence it was shown in their chemistry as a couple here.
☑️ Average plot . Although some part of the story could have been done better especially in the way they wrote JSY's character in the first half of the story, I enjoyed some part of it too . Definitely not that annoying stalker plot and those two annoying female co-workers scenes that were more than necessary. Fortunately , the revelation of the past here was done better than in SYIM19L (before they reveal it I could not help feeling afraid it will be like in the latter) . Thankfully their past was convincing and heartfelt.
☑️ Okay OST. None made me want to add into my spotify list.
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❇️ It was refreshing to see a redflag haraboji instead of a redflag halmoni here. I knoww there's something shady about him when he always looked grumpy and keep opposing main lead's relationship 😠.
❇️ Chemistry between leads not so much. Not as strong as Lee Se Young-Lee Jun Ho's chemistry in The Red Sleeve. It was lowkey kinda barely there especially in early episodes although I noticed it got better in the last 2 episodes.
❇️ Something was off about the plot . Things happen just because it can happen . So many whys with no answers. No reason explained about why their fate repeated itself. First this haraboji . His motive also not convincing to me. He is obsessive & manipulative because he can. Why he asked Tae Ha to get married if he want to stop who he wants to marry it's not like he has a candidate ready for him. Why only want one grandchild if you can have two to inherit your legacy. Let say if something happen to one of them, he will still have another one and it is not like he is the one that give birth to them. His hatred towards Tae Min I don't understand. By right shouldn't he favour Tae Min more than Tae Ha as he wanted his son to marry Tae Min's mother and he hates Tae Ha's mother ..? Poor Tae Min...despite having a loveless family I salute that he did not become evil as his mother & haraboji. Second, who is the blue-eyed woman ? Is she an immortal? Third , why the watch has that magical effect ? What is the mechanism of the magic? Did it stopped ticking when she time travelling or what? Fourth, how Yeon Woo can come to new Joseon again after she plunged into the sea? All of sudden she was at the hotel pond wearing a pristine looking hanbok lol 😂. Things just happened in this drama because it can happen. No logic whatsoever.
❇️ I realized this drama's main purpose was to promote hanbok. It's funny to me that FL only wore it in the first 7 episodes ,like all the time but later decides no more hanbok for her 😆 .
❇️ In individual scenes, I feel for Bae In Hyuk's acting but in early episodes when he was required to act as a couple with LSY, it looked awkward. His young age is evident when he was with LSY. While LSY's acting was consistently stable , he's kinda up and down. Although I admit in the last few episodes his acting did improved. He is fine looking but there is alot he need to improve if he want to continue to be a drama's ML imo.
🟠 My rating : 7/10
I also enjoyed the story when they're in Xianyue but things became boring when they're in Muxi. I watched with 2x speed and FF alot. I couldn't care less about Princess Yun Luo -Tan Rang love story and the villains plotline which after some times it get draggy.
While the rest of the story was boring, I enjoyed 3 spies's scenes ( Sanmei's fake family lol). Their characters were consistently hilarious from beginning to the end😆 . Considering this is a short drama with low budget ,the cinematography was unexpectedly good and visually pleasing. My rating : 7/10.
✅️ Great acting . This was my 2nd drama of Rowoon and he did great as Jang Shin Yu. As for Jo Bo Ah this was my 4th drama of her . I never liked her acting before. To me, her acting was always plain & average at best but I saw a huge improvement in her acting here.
✅️ Good chemistry between leads. I could feel both RW & JBA are feeling comfortable while working together in this drama hence it was shown in their chemistry as a couple here.
☑️ Average plot . Although some part of the story could have been done better especially in the way they wrote JSY's character in the first half of the story, I enjoyed some part of it too . Definitely not that annoying stalker plot and those two annoying female co-workers scenes that were more than necessary. Fortunately , the revelation of the past here was done better than in SYIM19L (before they reveal it I could not help feeling afraid it will be like in the latter) . Thankfully their past was convincing and heartfelt.
☑️ Okay OST. None made me want to add into my spotify list.