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What a sadist Xia Yan is !! haha Poor baby Shu Nian.
GOOD EMOTIONAL SADISTIC story (including both prequel and sequel, two movies with two endings to the story)Well written, well directed and well acted.
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Initially it is very creepy, sadistic, abusive , irritating and disturbing.
The amount of time, I wanted to thrash Xie Yan for his arrogant attitude n narcissistic behaviour n for torturing our Shu Nian, is countless!
Poor baby Shu Nian! ;(
I can't bear his SUFFERING (orphan with a slave life and on top of it, unrequited love) :(
ONE SIDE LOVE is HELL n Life is hell! :(
Contains Master - Slave / boss - servant theme.
And has a plot of servant secretly in love with his arrogant master.
Has an emotional Unrequited Love theme n later forbidden love theme (forbidden by parents)
Master - Slave concepts are always uncomfortable, especially if the submissive has unrequited love for the dominant :(
Later Master, when forbidden, persuading his lover trope, is always satisfying in a evil manner.
LET THE MASTER ALSO SUFFER LIKE HELL! 😂
FORBIDDEN LOVE IS ALWAYS SPICY TO WATCH ! Haha.
***** SPOILER*****
Read the NOVEL too.
Has two endings
Xie Yan is more pathetic and TOXIC in the novel n so I prefer the SAD Ending there.
He should not be forgiven for the hell torture he made to Shu Nian and has to take the punishment lifelong, crying and feeling guilty for the loss of Shu Nian.
Movie has depicted both endings.
Liked the HAPPY ENDING here.
Xie Yan character is comparatively lighter n less toxic here.
So am happy for Shu Nian to find his peace finally with his loved one :)
(Though Xie Yan don't deserve such a kind soul like Shu Nian).
Their lovey dovey scenes, though very short, are very sweet :)
The post credits scene of the Happy ending movie version, is very funny and cute :)
OST - Both the songs, each sung by the main actors, are good.
(Watch both the movies and both the endings.
If possible, watch the uncut version with few added scenes too)
****
The uncut version has some 5-6 minutes of intimate scenes (of movie's part 2), nothing else related to the plot with any added importance
****
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Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet
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What a sadist Xia Yan is !! haha Poor baby Shu Nian.
GOOD EMOTIONAL SADISTIC story (including both prequel and sequel, two movies with two endings to the story)Well written, well directed and well acted.
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Initially it is very creepy, sadistic, abusive , irritating and disturbing.
The amount of time, I wanted to thrash Xie Yan for his arrogant attitude n narcissistic behaviour n for torturing our Shu Nian, is countless!
Poor baby Shu Nian! :(
I can't bear his SUFFERING (orphan with a slave life and on top of it, unrequited love) :(
ONE SIDE LOVE is HELL n Life is hell! :(
Contains Master - Slave / boss - servant theme.
And has a plot of servant secretly in love with his arrogant master.
Has an emotional Unrequited Love theme n later forbidden love theme (forbidden by parents)
Master - Slave concepts are always uncomfortable, especially if the submissive has unrequited love for the dominant :(
Later Master, when forbidden, persuading his lover trope, is always satisfying in a evil manner.
LET THE MASTER ALSO SUFFER LIKE HELL! 😂
FORBIDDEN LOVE IS ALWAYS SPICY TO WATCH ! Haha.
***** SPOILER*****
Read the NOVEL too.
Has two endings
Xie Yan is more pathetic and TOXIC in the novel n so I prefer the SAD Ending there.
He should not be forgiven for the hell torture he made to Shu Nian and has to take the punishment lifelong, crying and feeling guilty for the loss of Shu Nian.
Movie has depicted both endings.
Liked the HAPPY ENDING here.
Xie Yan character is comparatively lighter n less toxic here.
So am happy for Shu Nian to find his peace finally with his loved one ;)
(Though Xie Yan don't deserve such a kind soul like Shu Nian).
Their lovey dovey scenes, though very short, are very sweet :)
The post credits scene of the Happy ending movie version, is very funny and cute :)
OST - Both the songs, each sung by the main actors, are good.
(Watch both the movies and both the endings.
If possible, watch the uncut version with few added scenes too)
****
The uncut version has some 5-6 minutes of intimate scenes (of movie's part 2), nothing else related to the plot with any added importance
****
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Poor Bok! :( A Good Sad Story!!
Initially SKEPTICAL to watch this but turned out to be a GOOD SAD story !uff, Poor Mita / Poor Bok !! :(
Not only Mita/ Bok's story, the story of children's family is also good.
Overall a GOOD family drama too
Watched both parent Japanese story n the Korean Remake.
Both are GOOD.
Well written, well acted n well directed.
Korean Remake has an EXTRA plot of Mita/Bok's stalker.
And there are some differences in few other characters too like aunt character is funny n has some importance in JD, while its counterpart is less important, not so funny. And Grandpa in KD is strict n yet silly n funny, while his counterpart is so moody n an angry bird, OmG, haha
Neighbouring nosy aunty is such a silly baby doll in KD 😂, while her counterpart is just fine.
SO BOTH VERSIONS CAN BE WATCHED N ENJOYED.
(KD director n screenwriter took their own sweet time of 9 extra hours to add these EXTRA contents, so pls do watch it too, haha )
In KD, I loved character "Director Hong" (boss of Bok's agency). She is hilarious :)
(I can hear her laughing while writing this ,- "ahh, hahaha") :)
Her counterpart in JD is just fine.
(She justs spills every secret n says OmG.. 🤭)
Initially U feel odd, weird n suspicious of the robot like housekeeper
but when life bashes u a lot, u feel that u don't deserve anything, not even a simple little Smile:( ..Sad lives! :(
SOMETIMES, LIFE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE!
Why do I find char Seo Ji Hoon/Jang Do Hyuk (stalker char) handsome at times though a crazy stalker
Maybe bcz of the actor Song Jong ho!? ;)
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BURN THE DRAMA too, haha
The Story is Good but the Execution is Dull !!First 2 episodes are damn SLOW, weird acting n wanted to drop.
But Later as episodes progress, PACING n PLOT
got improved a lot.
From ep 3, it's Good.
From ep 5, it got INTERESTING, with a lot of Mystery and Suspense!
Overall GOOD, just One Time Watch.
(congrats to me, am able to finish this ! ;) )
****
Step Siblings' Romance is a bit hmm No, a bit uncomfortable for me.
(Or both the couples like each other from childhood but the Evil Mom, unnecessarily, made them Step siblings for her own gains !? Huh ? :/ )
Evil Mom - that actress is pretty n did act her Villain role Very Well.
Even FL acted well.
Her proposal to ML is different, haha , she proposed to his mom first !? Haha, Good .
That dad is a complete No! 😂
He either depends on his sisters or Evil 2nd wife or his Nurse!
Burn Him Down first !! Haha.
ML (character Kiichi) needs a shower very badly!
N a Hair cut too 😂
(Finally, in the ending scene, he got a hair cut!
Hurray!!
We got to see the face of ML, Else We would remain in history as Viewers who didn't know the face of the Male Lead in a Drama , haha )
2nd ML, that actor is handsome.
FL's friend , she is funny n supportive!
****
Could have done Very Well in 6 eps .
I liked the summary of the plot and the revenge process.
But Not so well written at times.
Also, Direction n execution of the suspense could be made better!
But Production n Cinematography are GOOD
To be honest, The Summary made me to expect a lot but disappointed.
A GOOD POTENTIAL PLOT that could have done Better.
Though disappointed with initial episodes (story execution n acting), later I enjoyed the story with Twists n the Suspense - started suspecting every character, haha
****
If there is a season 2, would love to watch the love stories of both the couples with the same actors, they got good chemistry!
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My Rating is 7.5 / 10
(Just for the Good Story,
Would be More, if it is executed well n interesting from ep 1)
Now I am interested to read the Manga, just for the story!
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DROOLING OVER KIYOKA!! haha
BEAUTIFUL STORY! ✨A GOOD Mix of Love, Family Drama and Fantasy.
*** TITLE:
The Title "My Happy Marriage" itself makes u feel Happy and Warm :)
(My cousin sis n I make fun about it, everytime that in real life, marriages are never happy😂
Also, another Title for this movie, "As Long As We Both Shall Live" is just saying "FOREVER", in a lengthy way :) )!
INITIALLY that same title made me SKEPTICAL to watch, thinking it would be some Boring Drama but when I came to know about the FANTASY Element and concept of Supernatural Powers in the story, I Rushed n I'm in! :)
Fantasy n Supernatural genres are always fun to watch.
*** STORY :
The Story of a helpless young lady Miyo (with Supernatural power but dormant here), being treated as a servant maid in her own house by her step mom, tortured by her half sister, being arranged a marriage alliance with a rude Lord Kiyoka Kudo (has special Supernatural powers) by elders and is sent to his house even before the wedding.
The story of how they get along,
How Love develops between them,
How their marriage alliance helped them to grow individually and also together in each other's company and mutual support &
Finally, How they found their happily ever after, together.
*** CHARACTERS & ACTORS:
Kiyoka - Miyo are a Power couple! 💕
They COMPLETE n COMPLEMENT each other 🥰
He became soft n kind bcz of Miyo, while her confidence is boosted up bcz of Kiyoka.
Their Couple proves that even an arranged marriage between two complete strangers, can work out beautifully, though bumpy, initially .
Their Beautiful Love Story proves that U can find ur TRUE and STRONG LOVE even when u are in a completely impossible situation :)
And gives a HOPE that sometimes Love will bring Good Changes in Life n not always Bad! :)
Ren Meguro is Cute ;) and the actress named Mio in real life and playing character Miyo, both names being the same is funny sweet.
Both played their roles well.
Their chemistry is Good and their height difference is cute :)
***
Watched the Anime adaptation (S1) from the novel first n LOVED it to the CORE.
It's FLUFFY, WARM n SWEET :) , in terms of Love story,
FUNNY (sarcastic), in terms of Family Drama (remember, Miyo's step mom n half sis' dirty politics at home, God! :/ )
and AWESOME, in terms of Fantasy and Supernatural powers (the lightning and sparks produced by Kiyoka to save Miyo are Fire! 🔥😏)
So Overall, THIS STORY IS JUST WOW !! ✨
And then this Live action MOVIE adaptation, it's VERY GOOD but not the BEST and AWESOME like the Anime.
It's just so bcz story-wise, MANY points are MISSING here.
Felt Rushed, the required SLOW BUILD UP n the CORE VIBE of the story, are MISSING here :(
For eg, the WOW factor that u feel where Kiyoka burns Miyo's house down with his Supernatural power - lightning & saves her etc - is GOOD here
But that is WOW & U get GOOSEBUMPS in Anime.
The slow build up that u need to feel that Miyo has to be saved from that family only by Kiyoka, even if it is by burning or killing and so when he did so, that entire scene, that core vibe is Missing here n is felt in Anime.
(I know that it's Difficult to Adapt Everything into a Movie :/
So Mr.Director, plss, better Adapt this story into a LIVE ACTION DRAMA with the ENTIRE STORY of Kiyoka - Miyo n with the SAME CAST !! 🥰)
Cinematography of the movie is Good.
*** RATING:
9 /10 for the Movie
9.5 /10 for the Anime, just bcz more story from the novel, is being adapted into Anime, since I want more of Kiyoka n Miyo :)
And OVERALL, 10 /10 FOR THE STORY!! :)
DON'T MISS to watch both the Movie n Anime.
*** Some Fangirling Moments, haha:
I WANT MY OWN KIYOKA!! 💕 ;)
Currently watching Anime, S2 (Ongoing)
I made my Mom to watch both the seasons of Anime ;) n now she knew why I chose that display name of mine 😂
UPDATE: This review was written when the Anime, S2 was ongoing and when my MDL display name was "MyKurosawaDarcyKiyokaRui" :)
Still sitting here, DROOLING OVER KIYOKA🤤 and Waiting for a full Live Action Drama adaptation of both seasons of Anime with the same cast Ren & Mio!
P.S. I have similar hair cords (threads) like that of Kiyoka, they are lovely :)
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Poor baby piggy! CHASING AWAY an EVIL SPIRIT is damn TIRING, haha
I love Horror genre.This is a SERIOUS HORROR.
May not contain Jump Scares but truly SCARY PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
The Vibe is DARK n gives CHILLS.
Will truly feel "The Ghost in the air, everywhere" sort of scary vibe, haha
It is not some easy-going Ghost story or the usual horror trope, where there's a ghost possessing someone related to the protagonist n the protagonist with some help, wards it off easily.
*****CHARACTERS:
The Protagonists are not the family members of the Possessed.
They are the Priests who are Struggling Hard to save the person, risking their own lives .
The STRUGGLE involved, the priests DESPERATE to SAVE is TIRING.
At some point, the characters may be left with no clue or no way to Save or Survive, all remain helpless.
Constantly, Keeps one on the Edge of one's Seat, watching the MLs struggling hard n running around desparately to ward off the evil spirit
And creates a NAIL BITING Tension n Suspense, doubting how they will Save n Survive!
Haha, that Evil Spirit is a dirty one, not only insults with mind-twisting words to manipulate the minds, also tries to weaken the person whoever interacts with it.
*****
Well Directed and well Acted.
Good Cinematography too.
Both the Main Leads in Priests roles, performed well.
Dong Won reciting the ritual lines in Spanish, while exorcising, is Good
This reminds me of the famous serious horrors that are psychological scary horrors, where Protagonists Struggle a lot to Save the Possessed, like
"The Exorcist" or few James Wan's horror movies ("Conjuring", "Insidious")
or Korean horrors "Exhuma", "The Wailing"
or Thai horror anthology series "Angkhan Khlumpong" (all stories in this are serious n scary) etc.
****
Finally, U will be relieved in the end, when the priests are finally done with the chase n saved the possessed person.
CHASING AWAY an EVIL SPIRIT is damn TIRING for the Famous Actors too (Joking!! The Hype) 😂
Poor baby piggy! :|
****"
Rating - 9 / 10
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If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student
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Watched this bcz of the TITLE, haha
Haha the TITLE makes U curious to know what exactly is this story about.U might freak out, thinking it's some child ab*use or maybe MORE EAGER to know what funny things the wife go through as a little girl after reincarnation 😂
I love Reincarnation trope.
It's a GOOD family drama with supernatural elements .
The feel and vibe change quickly :
Funny To Heart warming To Heart-wrenching
The main child actress did her both roles very well (as a wife and as a reincarnated school girl)
(Watch the Anime, lil gal looks more young in Anime. It's more hilarious initially, when she as a lil gal, scolds her husband though later becomes very emotional and heart-wrenching :( )
Dad is the funny one :)
Renji (actor Sugino Yosuke) is cute ;)
I watched this live action and then the Anime and then reading the Manga :)
Few things are changed here from the Manga and some extra plot concepts are added and those changes are also good.
(Manga is more elaborate and Anime is a true adaptation of it, but not fully).
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Scooby doo & co but Live action!? Haha
Pure comedy!Silly and Hilarious !!
Easy-going light drama.
ONE Haunted Property CASE per Episode.
Home (char) has a ghost in his every Home (property), Ehh !?
And Peach who is scared of Ghosts, is the one who helps Home to ward them off, Ehh !? 😂
Tay, Mook, Jan, New and New are a great team.
Want a 2nd season.
Lovely Peach, Silly Home :)
Baby dolls Pangpang n Kan :)
Sweet Suradech :)
They are like Scooby doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred 😂
In the end, everyone found what they want and what they deserve!
Happiness, friendship like a family and the meaning of life (what is Home? - a question asked by grandpa to Home.. "Home is not a property, it's People caring for U, staying with U" is the lesson learnt)
I Love how all 5 of them are always together in the END CREDITS of each episode, eating or fooling around😍
But at times, depending on the mood of the episode, the team is broke and so in the end credits, there are only 1-2 of them :(
So the END CREDITS is like a Summary of that Episode :)
Happy to see TayNew in a Horror Comedy, esply in a NON-BL.
At times, they should act in every genre, to avoid TYPECASTING,
esply as "Main Leads without Romance" and this is how exactly it is :)
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6 "T" roomies
When U want to see your favourite BL actors in a Non-BL drama, then this is the One for U!At times, they, esply BL couple actors should act in every genre, to avoid TYPECASTING .
esply as "Main Leads without Romance" and this is how exactly it is ;)
It's like ensemble cast, so every actor has an equal share of drama and comedy.
I personally love multi-starrer works :)
It hits different and so lovely to see all our boys in one drama :)
All the six "TEE" boys stay in the house as roommates .
6 "T" roomies - each Tee is of different personality
There is sufficiently enough EMOTIONAL DRAMA too in this, along with COMEDY at times.
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Pure Comedy!!
When U want to see your favourite BL actors in a Non-BL drama, especially a HORROR COMEDY genre, then this is the One for U!(And it's a Musical too )
Oh my goofy boys! Haha
Silly and Hilarious !!
A good timepass light drama.
All of them stay in a house and the comedy starts.
A Pure Nonsense Fun blast for the boys and playtime for the ghost😂
It's like ensemble cast, so every actor has equal share of drama and comedy.
I personally love multi-starrer works :)
It hits different and so lovely to see all our boys in one drama :)
Their parody / the references of Untamed, Squid game
etc etc, is very funny.
The first 6 eps are the main story and final ep is just musical
Happy to see BL actors in a Non-BL, They can avoid Typecasting , esply BL couple actors :)
DON'T MISS THIS!
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Ad with a good story
Advertising Short film / product promotion but with a good story.
Together with the prequel,
Such a sweet and emotional Short films
Sometimes U realise the joy of presence only when it is lost.
A second chance in Love might help us to move on and heal us.
Can be a full length series, together with the Prequel
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Ad with a great story
Advertising Short film / product promotion but with a good story.Such a sweet and emotional Short film
Sometimes U realise the joy of presence only when it is lost.
Acting is to the point.
Check out the Sequel too.
Can be a full length series, together with the sequel
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EMOTIONAL STORY!!
(Be AWARE of the EXPLICIT CONTENT)BEAUTIFUL EMOTIONAL STORY but unexpected ending.
Romance Tropes like Forbidden love, unrequited love, unrequited love but by the time, it's reciprocated, damage is severe n irreversible etc, all such are painful! :(
BOLD ACTING from both the actors, very well acted
VERY NATURAL and REALISTIC!
Such endings are unavoidable to the ones of those years, to look realistic, i guess :(
Painful for closeted with a burden of societal expectations in those years
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Sweet and goofy
Lovely, sweet and warm short film :)Can be made into a full length series :)
Need more of them :)
Their acting is very natural.
Their characters are so goofy and are playful lovers in their early 20s .
Guess, some of the famous KDrama actors, did act in a BL, in their younger years.
Recently found Nam Gil's and surprised 😂
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Another STRONGBERRY 's Amazing work
Short, crisp and light drama from STRONGBERRYCan be made into a full length drama.
Very Cute, sweet and warm story :)
Another Amazing Work from "STRONGBERRY " .
U can always trust STRONGBERRY :)
Well directed, well written and well acted.
Need more of this drama :)
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STRONGBERRY never ceases to amaze me! :)
Give them just one scene or a miniseries, they will never disappoint U.
They don't compromise the quality or don't miss the perfection! :)
All their works etch a beautiful mark in your heart n mind :)
If it is from them, I'm definitely in, without second thoughts ! :)
(Silly me, am I like their ambassador!? :o , leaving a comment or a review in all their works' pages, speaking more about the production team than the actual drama😂)
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