Uncomfortable
Things I liked1 The premise. Unrequited love and second chances are two of my favorite tropes so I was glad to read the synopsis. I thought it'd be one of my favorites.
2 The friendship between the girls. I've seen friendships I liked better but it wasn't bad.
3 One of the 2ML. He was adorable and I was sad to see he waited for the 2FL. I didn't like her at all. I wish he broke up with ehr for good. Drama for the sake of drama.
4 The ML mother. I just liked the actress and her character.
Things I disliked
1 The FL. I don't think she's a great actress. I think she's bland. She didn't make me feel for her. Not funny either so not the best casting for the role.
2 The ML. He's making me uncomfortable for some reason. I don't know what is the problem. That he looks too young? That his character wasn't that great, even when they tried to make us like him? I still found him obnoxious.
3 The 2ML. Too goofy for me. Not the right drama for this.
4 The lack of chemistry between all the couples but especially between the main couple. Something didn't click with them.
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7 just for the likable characters
Things I liked1 The premise. I always love premises where someone has to fight to get on the top, especially if they fell from the top.
2 The FL. She isn't my favorite and I won't look for other dramas with her, but she was fun and I liked how she played the role. Her character was decent and she made me care for her. I wanted her to succeed. It's just that she wasn't someone I fell in love with. That said, she had some moments where I loved how she delivered her lines. She was funny.
3 The ML. He was good, but not great. I don't think he was good at the playboy part. He was bland and he didn't brought anything special to the series. To put it simply, anyone could pay his role and most as well, probably even better.
4 The mother. I liked her relationship with her daughter.
5 The 2 couple. They had some fun scenes and she was gorgeous. To be honest, I think these two would be better for the main couple. Better chemistry. All in all, nothing unpleasant, just nothing extraordinary either.
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Sweet, moving, gorgeous actors, great production quality
Things I loved.1 The plot. It was simple but so well done that it doesn't matter. I'm a sucker for Best Friends to Lovers trope and I've seen my fair share of series and read hundreds of book with this trope. This one was one of the best. It was subtly done and it felt real.
2 The actors. I rarely found a couple with both the leads being great actors. I think they did a wonderful job conveying how they felt. No need for exaggeration, their acts, words, expression were truly enough to make us rule for them.
3 The past interactions. They were shown at the right moment and were important to understand their relationship.
4 The second couple and their relationship with the main couple. No need for a lot of words to show they are true friends.
5 How the story evolved to get to the realization for the FL of her feelings and of the feelings of the ML. It didn't feel forced. It could happen to anyone.
Things I liked:
1 The mum. She had few scenes but she was good at them. I liked how she got everything and helped the ML.
2 I liked the attitude of the producer.
Things I disliked:
1 That's because I have to say something, and of course it's meaningless, but the pull he wore in the last scene was beyond awful. What the heck was that? What she wore wasn't much better by the way.
2 The kiss wasn't memorable in my opinion. It should be longer, more close up and fiery.
3 I disliked that it wasn't longer. Because I needed my dose of them talking and kissing and dating after they confessed their feelings. It's a pity that it ended without them talking about their feelings.
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Difficult to review this one
Things I loved:1 The scenes from the past. They were well done and the little children were adorable. Their relationship was great.
2 The little girl, the niece of the 2ML. Great actress and such a cute child. The character as well was great.
3 The friendship between the FL and the 2FL. It felt real.
4 The last episode. I think it was one of the best along with the one titled sweet love. The ending was moving and funny and rewarding for those who spent so much time watching this long series. I loved how they gave us a glimpse of everyone's future and current life.
5 The partner of the ML in the architectural firm. I loved his character. He was necessary to break some over the top seriousness sometimes.
6 The actress of the ML. What a beautiful woman and good actress. Actually I liked most of the acting. I think they were all quite good.
7 The will of the male leads and the partner to help the old lady with her house and then preserve the neighborhood.
Things I liked:
1 Even though the women could be annoying and their fight were sometimes ridiculous, I think their friendship was great. When needed they were there for each other.
2 I also like the siblings relationship. I have two sisters and two brothers and we love each other to death but we can fight and their relationship reminded me especially the one between my younger sister and younger brother. They don't hit each other but they can tease each other mercilessly.
3 I liked that she changed careers and went for what she dreamed.
4 I liked the ex of the FL. He was a kind person and I was sorry he had to go through all this.
5 I liked the relationship between the brother and the girl from the firm. It was sweet and I'm happy to imagine them together in the future.
6 I liked the ex of the ML. Beautiful and poised and also a decent human being.
7 I liked the second couple, I just didn't love it. But compared to other series where I don't care at all for them there it was quite good.
Things I disliked:
1 The clothes the ML wore. What the heck? Sometimes he looked like a child in men's clothes. So distracting and stupid to overlook this. Don't they have eyes?
2 The relationship between the fathers was over the top sometimes. I mean I understand the drinking, but what the heck? Almost every encounter between them was around a bottle of alcohol. Their reactions were more ridiculous than endearing sometimes.
3 The scarce the mother of the ML had. It was underdeveloped and frankly idiotic. It was an insult to those who truly have issues actually. They should have found something else to write about.
4 The fights between the women. Over the top as well and so unnecessary. Drama just for the sake of drama.
5 The nonsensical theme of the restaurant that never had any clients and yet he's supposed to have enough money to support his family. That didn't make sense from the start.
6 I hated that the FL wasn't playful enough, that she didn't show how much he loved him. We saw some glimpses but it was mostly him and that bothered me. I don't know. Sometimes I felt they had chemistry especially when they saw something from the past or when they bickered at the beginning but it never really felt like they were crazy in love and that's important to me when there's romance. So I don't know what to think about their chemistry.
Things I hated:
1 That it was advertised as a rom com and that it wasn't. I hate when I start a series with certain expectations to get disappointed and this one disappointed me even though it was well done. It still wasn't a rom com.
2 The cancer story. Too heavy and although emotional and had its place in a drama it hadn't any place in a rom com.
3 I hated with the passion of thousand suns the words the NL led used before they had sex. I hope it was just the translation because if he really referred to having sex and especially with someone you're supposed to be in love for thirty years as unhealthy thoughts and bad thoughts, they all need to see a psychiatrist. I don't see the need to use such vocabulary. I may not care to see explicit scenes in a series but for heavens' sake behave like adults. There's no romantic relationship without the need to be physically with someone you love. Otherwise it's called friendship. There's nothing unhealthy, bad or I don't know what other stupid word he used to describe how he felt.
4 I also hated the way the main couple but also the second couple in some way behaved. We are talking about people who are 34, not 15, not 20, not 25. 34. And they can't talk about their relationship as adults? They can't express how much they want each other and how much they love each other as adults? They behave as if the were 15. Lamentable. This is the first series in which the couples were so old and behaved so juvenile.
5 I hated that the series made it sound like the parents could ever have any saying in the relationship of their 34 year old children. I get the families that are close and that are interfering in each other's lives but here ridiculousness reached a new height. And really for a year after they got together they didn't live together? What the heck? That's why I said it's difficult to review this series. So many things I liked but also so many I disliked. It started well but got lost somewhere on the road.
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Just boring
Reasons I dropped this movie:1 The main reason is that although I found the plot intriguing, it didn't deliver. I found it boring and after 50 minutes I went and watched the five last minutes. Something was amiss. It should be cute and funny but it didn't work for me.
2 I liked the actors but I didn't love them in this.
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Hated the ending
Why I disliked this movie:1 The main actor wasn't right for this kind of movie. Not charismatic in the least and I didn't care about his character.
2 The direction. It didn't give me any feelings and that's difficult to happen to me. You can easily make me cry, laugh or move me. Here I was of stone.
3 The ending. Why would I spend two hours for such an ending? Maybe I'm being unfair but it wasn't what I expected and that means the plot or the description failed me.
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Loved the plot
Things I loved:1 The premise. I had so much fun in the first episodes.
2 The main actress. She's beautiful and charming, perfect for a romantic comedy heroine.
3 The SFL actress. At first I thought I wouldn't like the actress, but she played her role well.
4 The SML character and the actor. I loved the character and I hope to see the actor in other series.
5 The team that worked with the heroine. I loved all of them. They were kind and funny.
Things I liked:
1 The grandfather. He was fun and I like the actor.
2 The parents of the heroine. They were interesting and funny.
Things I disliked:
1 The ending. I didn't care about the separation, it felt forced and the final episode was not romantic enough for me.
2 Lack of chemistry. Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt to me like if the actress played with someone else the whole series would be better.
3 The male lead. I'm not sure if he deserves to be here or to thinks I liked. I put him here because I don't find him attractive and that takes away from my pleasure in watching it. I imagine this series with Ji Chang Wook and feel like it would be the perfect romantic comedy. The actor wasn't funny enough and sometimes too stiff for me. On the other hand he was good enough sometimes so maybe it's not fair that I put him in the things I disliked. But the thing is that he's the sole main actor I didn't look for any other series he was in, so, I'll leave it here for now.
4 The relationship of the male lead and SML. I was expecting more warmth and to be funnier like in other series I've seen. here both were distant and couldn't convey any emotions to me.
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My first series rated under 8.
Things I loved:1 The SML. What an adorable actor and what a great character. I'd love to see him as the main lead in some series.
2 The sister of the hero. She may be over the top sometimes, but she was funny and dynamic. I loved how the actress portrayed the character.
3 The work team and how they behaved with the heroine. It was great to see them interact.
4 The supposed rival of the male lead. I loved the actor and the character. The script wasn't always good, but the actor managed to make me like the character.
Things I liked:
1 The hero. He was a good person and I didn't think he was especially mean.
2 The actor. I've seen him in Lucky's First Love, so I'm a bit biased because I loved him in that series, but I think he did a good job here as well. The script didn't help him. Sometimes it was good, sometimes it was awful. He still managed to convey some emotions well.
3 The parents of the hero. I imagine some didn't like the parents and i get why but other than some exaggerations, I found both couples caring and not too intrusive. Intrusive for me who's very independent, but not to the point I hate him.
Things I disliked:
1 The third couple. I didn't care at all about them.
2 The parents. Sometimes I thought they were too involved and in their children's lives.
Things I hated:
1 The clothes the heroine wore sometimes. What the heck was this kind of clothes? was she meant to be a nun? Usually the heroines in both Korean and Chinese dramas are dressed impeccably. Here it was atrocious.
2 The turn the story took and how the heroine behaved. Contrary to others that she went along with the "rival's" statement about the child didn't bother me. I get why she wouldn't clear the situation. It just shouldn't take that much time. But that she had such a change of heart so suddenly, although explained a bit, didn't flow for me. Her character was inconsistent.
3 Lack of chemistry. After seeing Lucky's First Love I think it was evident to me that the chemistry wasn't the same. I watched them one after another so it was easy to spot that.
4 The forced innocence. The actress is adorable and she's convincing in playing an innocent heroine, but it became too much after a while. She didn't feel real to me.
5 The "sleep together and don't remember" plot ruined the series for me. That's not romantic especially when you don't give time and space to the couple to talk about it and give the audience the satisfaction of some romantic scenes. It was awful.
6 Lack of cute and romantic scenes. They were rare and not too convincing. All in all, it started great, it had some funny and touching moments, but in the end it fell flat and I blame the main actress and the script.
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Interesting premise
Things I liked:1 The plot. It had room for creating many funny and romantic situations.
2 The main actress. She wasn't the best but she was a good romantic heroine.
3 The male lead. I'm not in love with him and at first I thought he wasn't handsome enough and would ruin the series for me, but he ended being decent and I liked him in his role.
4 The aunt. What a beautiful actress and she was perfect in her role.
Things i didn't like:
1 The script could be better. There was room for it but sometimes it felt contrived.
2 The male lead. I think someone more handsome would be better in the main role.
3 The SML. I don't like that actor so for me it was a sore point.
4 The character of the SML and his story. I truly didn't care at all. I hated the whole plot.
5 The SFL. Same as for the SML. I didn't like her and took away from my pleasure watching this.
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My first K Drama
Things I liked:1 The plot. It was fun and had potential.
2 The main actor. He was good in his role and had good chemistry with the actress.
3 The CEO. I loved the character and it was touching to see his struggles.
4 The partner of the ML. I liked his character and their relationship.
5 The relationship between the leads even before they got together. It was cute and seemed genuine.
Things I disliked:
1 The SFL. I think she was an awful character and no excuses for her behavior. Until the end she was irredeemable in my opinion.
2 The father of the SML. What an awful character. Not a single time I liked him.
3 The SML. He was an interesting character, but it wasn't enough to like him. I still think he played well his role and there were some times I had some sympathy for him.
4 The mystery about the house. I thoroughly disliked the reason the basement was close. It left a bitter taste in my mouth because it was too heavy.
5 Some things were out of date and offensive.
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Intriguing
Things I liked:1 The main actor. It's the only series I watched with him, but I liked him and I think he played well his role.
2 The main actress. She's cute and a good actress.
3 The MF character. I liked her story and how she was connected to the male lead. Although it was too heavy for me, it was beautifully written and acted.
4 The ML character. Even though he often was a jerk I couldn't hate him. And I think he had one of the best character development when the ending came.
Things I disliked:
1 The second female lead. Although she redeemed herself later I can't say I ever warmed (maybe a little) to her character. I think she wasn't good for this particular role. I tried but couldn't see the main actor with her.
2 The SML. At first I though I'd love him and hen I started to dislike him more and more and at the end I didn't even want him to have a happy ending. I know I'm being unfair, he had his reasons to feel like he felt, but still... I was mad at him, still am.
3 The story about the male lead's past. Too dramatic for me. I wanted something fluffier.
4 The premise wasn't one of my favorites but they managed to deal with it quite well.
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Love the actress
Things I loved:1 The main actress. This was the first series I watched with her and I loved her acting. She was beautiful (even more when she supposedly was ugly) , cute, funny, great. her character as well. She was smart, funny, hardworking, loyal.
2 The magazine team, all of them. They had a good relationship and it felt real. Also that the story took place in a magazine. I love anything that ahs to do with publishing.
Things I liked:
1 The friendship between the main female lead and her friend. They were there for each other and they were smart, ambitious women who wanted to be happy without sacrificing their friendship.
2 The ending. Sweet and not rushed. Also that she followed her dream and that they supported each other.
3 Some funny moments before they got together and some romantic ones after they got together. I think the leads had a good chemistry.
4 The premise. Original and funny.
5 The mystery about Ten although I knew who he/she was.
6 The relationship between the SML and the heroine. That said it was also a reason to dislike this triangle.
Things I disliked:
1 The main male actor. He grew on me though and I think he's good actor, it's just that he's not handsome enough for me and I'm shallow when it comes to romantic comedies and I want gorgeous couples. I still looked for other series he played to watch.
2 The triangle between the female lead and two males. Triangles is what I dislike on every series, but here it was once again painful because the SML was a great character.
3 The male lead character at first. He was rude and cruel without reason.
Things I hated:
1 The female triangle. HATED it! They didn't ruin things and managed to salvage the story, but while watching, it bothered me a lot.
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Good idea, poor directing and script
Things I liked:1 The plot. It was original and it could be great if the execution was good.
2 The manager. Great character, good acting, I just loved him, and his relationship with the male lead.
3 The male lead. Although he didn't do a great job, he still was good at showing some emotions and other than the manager he was my favorite of the cast.
Things I disliked:
1 The plot didn't live up to my expectations. It could be funny, romantic if the director was good, but in my opinion he was truly bad.
2 The female lead isn't a great actress. For such a funny premise I was expecting more from her. It was like she didn't care about her lines. Something felt off.
3 The way the male lead acted. I love this actor normally. Here he was too distanced from his role and he never truly embraced it.
4 Lack of chemistry between the leads.
5 The producer and the director. I didn't find the endearing, just irritating.
6 The script. The idea was great, the script just bearable. Some things didn't make any sense and the whole concept felt stupid when they could have chosen to develop it in some other way that could make it shine.
Things I hated:
1 The second female lead. Such a stupid character. I didn't like her even for a second. I didn't care what would happen to her at all.
2 The second male lead. Worst actor ever. Worst character ever. Not only his character was beyond redemption and his acts those of a psychopath, but the actor rubbed me the wrong way as well. I don't think he managed to show any kind of real emotion. I just wanted both him and the second female lead to disappear. They ruined the series for me.
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Interesting idea
Things I liked:1 The heroine's character. She was smart and assertive most of the time.
2 The progress of their relationship. Although fast it felt real.
3 The romance and the kisses. Not enough but better than in other series. There was chemistry between the leads.
Things I disliked:
1 It took me a while to warm to the actor. I'm not sure I care to watch other series with him, although he's a good actor.
2 I think his character sometimes was great and sometimes overbearing. It was difficult to deal with some scenes and it rubbed me the wrong way.
3 The time it took to find out why she was chosen. I think the story would be better if they spent more time on this.
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Good, interesting premise
Things I liked:1 Both leads were great. The actress is one of my favorites and the actor although this is the first series I watch with him was great.
2 I liked the relationship of the heroine with her father.
3 I liked the premise, it was fun and intriguing.
4 Some funny scenes.
Things I disliked:
1 Not enough romantic scenes for me.
2 I don't like romantic triangles and this one was painful for me since I like the actor.
3 I didn't care about the second couple. I didn't think they were interesting characters.
4 The premise was great but I think the execution could be better. The script wasn't up to par with the idea.
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