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I didn't care about any of them
This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.This was realistic and I love realistic even though I watch mostly rom coms. The problem is that the characters were too gray for me to care. In real life I would never be friends with any of these so I can't find much to like in them. On the other hand there was some good acting, although not great, and if you want to get depressed and watch real life in a screen with all that implies, like cheaters and greedy people, and undecided people and everything there is on earth, maybe you'll like it.
I wanted a character that would speak to me even if they weren't perfect, but I didn't find any. The ending didn't move me either, therefore a negative rating and I'm being generous.
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It didn't appeal to me
Things I liked1 The ML and the FL. Both are charming actors but I didn't feel any chemistry between them. Something was lacking and their relationship never took fly for me.
Things I disliked
1 The concept and the mix of reality and fantasy. The story never managed to draw me in. It was silly and at the same time it tried to be deep. I don't know, I just didn't care. I didn't hate anything, but I didn't love anything either so to my book a failure. I think the problem was the direction, it wasn't good enough and it felt like it didn't know what it wanted to be.
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It never took off
Things I liked1 The leads were appealing to watch but not the greatest actors in the world.
2 Some other actors were also not that bad and acted well.
Things I hated
1 The script was a mess. Not funny, not interesting, not romantic. It's like they tried hard and got nowhere because there was no script no direction. A shame since I thought it'd be funny and romantic. The ending was also underwhelming.
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She didn't care, why should I?
Things I liked1 The acting of the ML. he's a great actor and he deserved a better partner, a better story, a better ending.
Things I disliked
1 The FL. She didn't convey any feelings and I'm not sure if it was her acting or the story that didn't work. Probably both, but I still think she was the weak link.
Things I hated
1 The ending. What exactly did they want to convey? I've seen dramas with sad endings that delivered but here there was nothing to like. The FL was an awful character and let me tell you something: she never loved him. That simple. but that wasn't the thing that irritated me the most. It was him giving her the possibility to come find him in the future. For what? to ruin his life? Unbelievable. This was a bad ending if I've seen one and no, I didn't cry, I wasn't moved. I was mad.
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The FL and her mannerisms ruined it
This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on, anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.I love the ML. I adore him to ne honest. I watched Moonlight and he was a delight. So I can't fathom how could he be that bland and bad here. What the heck did it happen? His character is nonsensical and he doesn't pull of the aloof behavior here when he did a fantastic job in Moonlight. I don't know what to say, I'm jut so disappointed since I thought the premise was fun and it could play right in his strengths.
The FL. I've seen a few of her dramas and oh my god, she gets more terrible with each one. Yes, it doesn't make sense since I didn't watch them in chronological order but I'm unlucky that way. I watched one in which she was okay and since then it's a descent in abyss. She tries so hard to be cute that is painful, and I love cute. Esther is the level of cuteness I adore and you can't make cuter than her. So yes, the script was bad, but this FL made it a thousand times worse.
No chemistry between the leads. He was great with Esther Yu in moonlight so why there was no chemistry at all here? A cast made in hell that ruined a fluffy rom com.
I won't waste time to say anything about the rest. It was bad. Period.
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Worse than expected
Things I liked1 The premise. Interesting with much potential for a comedy and I so wanted to like it. But they dropped the ball right away with inconsistencies and a bad casting.
Things I disliked
1 Too many couples and the main couple took a back seat. Since they weren't already on top of their form this didn't help.
2 The ML. I didn't find him great as actor and I didn't feel he had chemistry with his co-star.
Things I hated
1 The FL. She was cute but not a great actress. Too childish. She was the big problem with the series.
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"Awful" can't describe how atrocious the ML's acting was
Things I liked1 The premise. It had potential that was ruined by the cast of the ML.
2 The FL. The reason is that she is beautiful and can act when the script helps her. The thing is though, that I've seen her in several other projects and I'm baffled about how different she looks. No matter how many times I watch her here I can't reconcile her image with how she is in later projects. I have no idea what happened but it's so weird. Other than a little expression sometimes it's like we watch a different person.
Things I hated
1 The ML. I'm not sure what other people watched but this was painful to watch and not only that but it felt somehow creepy to watch someone who looked like a child play a start and a romantic hero on top of that. His character was awful anyway, no development and just a yelling stupid immature person. Mean without reason and no chemistry whatsoever with the FL. You have to see the worst to appreciate what you have. He went on the top of my list of untalented ugly actors.
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Just not for me
Things I liked1 The five girls friendship. I love stories where there are several protagonists, especially when thy are studying or just start working.
2 Esther Yu. Not my favorite of her roles and I prefer her a goofball or a silly romantic character but she still was good, although I admit I barely recognized her at first.
3 The other three girls except the one with the bangs.
Things I disliked
1 The ghost thing. So unnecessary and boring.
2 The character of the girls with the bangs. Not only I found the bangs awful and the actress bad but the character itself didn't appeal to me.
3 The romance part was an aftermath and I get it, but it still bothered me. The problem with this series was that I didn't love anything. I either liked some things or disliked them and that's bad in my book.
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Even rating it 1 is high for this series
Here's why I think even rating it 1 is high for this series:1 The actress is the most bland and uncharismatic actress I've ever seen. For this kind of series you need a capable, beautiful actress to carry it.
2 The premise is interesting and could be funny but the plots were execrable and I didn't laugh once. Humor is subjective, I agree, but I'm not that difficult to entertain, believe me.
3 That my favorite actor of all times was part of this abomination and even him couldn't save it. Anyway if I could, I'd give it -100 and the 1 is only for Ji Chang Wook, who should have never said yes to this.
4 I hate it when a title is misleading. Where was that stupid kiss? Not only the title but the whole plot was misleading.
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Terrible FL
Things I liked1 I liked the plot. I thought it was a great idea for a rom com and that she was a love coach made me even more eager to watch it. Alas. I tried three times before giving up.
Things I disliked
1 The ML. I found his acting quite terrible, and his character never came alive. No chemistry with the FL, no humor, I'd say he was pathetic.
2 Too many couples and I didn't care for any of these.
3 The humor. It wasn't great, it was awful actually, more cringe than funny.
Things I hated
1 The FL. From what I gathered she has many fans and kudos to her. To me she was awful as an actress here and her character was terrible to say the least. I didn't want her to end with anyone because she doesn't deserve anyone. She was delusional, pathetic, unfunny, unattractive, and yet she had a high opinion for herself. Why???
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Boring with a mess of a script
This will be one of my short reviews. I realize that it's a waste of time to try to give all the reasons I didn't like something, so I prefer to focus on what I like and write long reviews for the dramas I loved. So from now on anything that gets less than a 7 gets a short review.No chemistry between the leads. Both not great actors. The script was terrible and didn't have any redeeming qualities. The rest of the stories wasn't better and the actors were there for the paycheck. The FL tried too hard to be cute and the ML isn't lead material. The whole love triangle if I can say it like this was a waste of time and felt toxic.
In short, move on, there's nothing to see here.
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No charm, no acting skills
Things I liked1 The premise. I thought it'd be interesting and a good way to spend some time with interesting colorful characters. I was wrong.
Things I disliked
1 The premise. It's done so many times and with much more heart that here it was a disaster. It's like they didn't even care to out some effort whether it was about the humor, the romance or the characters.
2 The ML. He tried some times bit he never delivered. Maybe he can thrive with a better script, I have no idea, but here he's bland as possible.
3 The FL. Nothing to signal. She didn't do a good job, and she came out an an amateur rather than a professional actress. Maybe this is her first role, I didn't check, but I hope she improves.
4 The village characters. As per usual a bunch full of clichés and most of the times I don't mind clichés, but here there was nothing to redeem them. I blame the director and of course the screenwriter. It's like they followed a list of rules of "How to write a small town script and fail." A total disappointment.
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The ending ruined it for me
Things I liked:1 The premise. I thought it was funny and smart and original.
2 The ML.
Things I disliked:
1 The ending. I get why they chose that ending, but it still ruined it for me.
2 The FL lead actress. For some reason, I can't connect with this actress no matter what role she plays.
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Ridiculously dramatic
Why I dropped this series:1 Too dramatic to the point of ridiculous. Yes you can have some drama but when you go overboard you miss the mark completely. I had high hopes for this one since it seemed interesting. Unfortunately I found it unbearable after a while. Maybe it's my fault and should have lowered my expectations but it is what it is.
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When you cast the most untalented FL
Things I liked1 Easy. Nothing. Well, I did like the premise, otherwise I wouldn't start it, but I regret every minute I spent watching this stupid drama.
Things I disliked
1 The ML. I'm not a hater and I liked him in other dramas. Here I disliked him and not only because he was an idiot more times than I can count, but for a reason you wouldn't guess. Because even when you are an idiot, you don't fall for such a stupid FL. Next time, check with whom they pair you. As an actor and as a character.
Things I hated
1 The whole drama. All the characters were terrible and I don't recall a single redeeming moment. I watched 12 episodes but I've skimmed the whole drama so it's not based only on the 12 episodes including the ending. Actually I watched the last episode hoping they wouldn't end together.
2 The FL. First of all, she's a terrible actress with no expressions whatsoever and I'm baffled that she keeps working. Well, taste isn't a universal thing so be it. The character was terrible. A stupid woman who is in love and then behaves like a 12 year old or a nonsensical person. I don't get what she wanted. Actually she wanted a handsome man who she had a crush on to fall for an ugly character and an ugly woman. Yes, I'm being harsh and I know she may be beautiful to others' eyes but to me she was the most unattractive actress I've ever seen in a drama. Add tot hat a terrible character and she ruined everything. I wonder if the novel described her as ugly and they chose this actress. Not that I care. I'm already mad I wasted my time with that stupid drama hoping it would get better.
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