It comes down to personal preference I think. I might be in the minority, but I actually preferred the Chinese version over the Korean version. But I liked them both.
I'm curious what your thoughts are about "Call it Love" https://kisskh.at/726339-tell-me-it-s-love. For…
"Lost" is a little bit darker than "Call it Love", but it is brilliant. Also, if you haven't watched "My Mister" yet, definitely watch it, as it is also a darker, more adult drama, as well as being the best drama I've ever watched.
It is available on a streaming service called "View Asian". I have no idea if this service is legal or not, so I advise you to do your own research before using it.
Definitely watch it. It is really good. In my opinion, "My Mister" is the best drama I've ever watched (the only…
It was just a really well filmed, very well acted and very well written drama. Read the top two reviews, because they put my feelings into words better than I could. I strongly suspect that this drama's score has been artifically lowered by prudes who didn't watch it, yet punished it with absurdly low scores for being about an "affair", even though it really isn't. Also, the promotional poster they use is terrible and misleading. You'll know after one episode if this drama is for you, but I thought it was brilliant.
Definitely watch it. It is really good. In my opinion, "My Mister" is the best drama I've ever watched (the only…
Happy to share the shows I've really enjoyed. I exclusively watched Korean Dramas for about two years, but in the last 6 months or so, I've started watching Chinese dramas as well, so you'll see some of them in my list.
The main couple was one of the few couples, I wanted to get a happy end :(
Even though the drama didn't show them as a couple (which I admit I was disappointed about), their meeting at the observatory at the very end of the final episode, and the way they looked at each other heavily implied (to me at least) that they would have their happy ending.
I plan to watch this, but I fear it will end up being pretentious coming from the likes of My Mister. I would…
Definitely watch it. It is really good. In my opinion, "My Mister" is the best drama I've ever watched (the only 10/10 I've given on MDL), but "Lost" isn't that far behind. It is similar to "My Mister" with its overall vibe (a slow, slightly dark, adult melodrama). I do understand what you mean about looking forward to a drama for a long time, and then starting to watch it with unrealistically high expectations (which it almost certainly won't meet). I did that with "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim", and ended up dropping it.
Rewatched this masterpiece the last few days and it's still hitting hard after a few years. Originally I gave…
I'm curious what your thoughts are about "Call it Love" https://kisskh.at/726339-tell-me-it-s-love. For me, it shares a similar vibe as "Lost". I haven't yet seen "My Liberation Notes", but it is definitely on my watch list.
The first half is super-fluffy and the second half gets more serious. Overall I enjoyed the movie. But I'm going to have a whinge about one thing that too many writers do, which is really, REALLY lazy. In order to prolong a misunderstanding in the narrative, lazy writers make one of their characters suddenly become a voluntary mute. The mute simply stares blankly in silence while the other character clearly communicates their misunderstanding. One sentence, and sometimes just one word would clarify the misunderstanding, but the mute remains silent as the other person leaves. This would make sense if our mute wanted the misunderstanding to remain, but as we know they in fact want to be in a relationship with the other person. Choosing to unnecessarily (even cruelly) prolong the misunderstanding against their own interests is utterly ridiculous and completely unbelievable. It's lazy, lazy writing.
Finished watching it.I'm very happy with how they changed it.
I'm currently watching the Korean version. Would you mind telling me how the Philippines version is different? I AM after spoilers, as I'll likely never watch the Philippines version because there are no English subtitles for it (As far as I know).
Really good drama. Interesting story line, great cinematography and very good acting. However, every time I saw Won In Jae played by Kang Han Na, I remembered THOSE scenes from "Empire of Lust". I found it quite distracting. Also, I think all drama writers should be banned from ever using the noble idiot trope again. It is such a very, very tired trope, and it is lazy for writers to keep using it just to manufacture a breakup to extend the narrative. If stupid, artificial scenarious are used purely to extend the run time of the show, then perhaps the episode cound should be reduced. Quality over quantity is my preference.
It's true that this series could have been better with a bigger budget, more experienced actors, better writers, better production staff etc. I long for the day when GL series are being produced that are on par with Netflix K-Dramas, but we are not there yet. So for now, I'm thankful for "average" GL series like these, and I choose to ignore the faults these shows have and just appreciate them for what they are. 7.5/10 from me.
Got up to Episode 10 quite enjoying the drama, but then Liu Qi started to repeatedly sexually harrass Xue Tong. This type of coersive behaviour is creepy and toxic, and quite frankly, I'm not interested in watching it. I'm aware that in future episodes, she actually gets with the guy currently sexually harrassing her, so I'm pulling the plug on the drama now. 6/10 from me.
Pretty good drama, but it could have been trimmed a bit, perhaps down to 16 episodes. Especially in the second half of the drama, there were some slow bits. 8½/10 from me.
Generally a pretty good drama (8/10 from me), but I'm going to have two whinges (because that is what comments are for). 1.) The Noble Idiocy trope has been used a billion times in K-Dramas. I think it is lazy for writers to continue to use this trope over and over. Surely some of them are creative enough to find some other way to drive the plot forward. 2.) The (almost) obsession of inserting murderers/serial killers into otherwise fluffy Rom Coms is becoming tiresome to me. If I want to watch a thriller, then I'll watch a thriller. If I want to watch a fluffy Rom Com, I'd prefer if it didn't decide to try to be a thriller half way through. Rant over. Have a nice day.
Score 10/10:
https://kisskh.at/25172-my-ajusshi
Score 9.5/10:
https://kisskh.at/19262-weightlifting-fairy-kim-bok-joo
https://kisskh.at/62295-luo-yao-knew-what-he-meant
Score 9/10:
https://kisskh.at/693591-in-house-confrontation
https://kisskh.at/726339-tell-me-it-s-love
https://kisskh.at/35729-emergency-lands-of-love
https://kisskh.at/19510-romantic-doctor-teacher-kim
https://kisskh.at/38301-romantic-doctor-teacher-kim-2
https://kisskh.at/705723-strange-lawyer-woo-young-woo
https://kisskh.at/30372-find-yourself
https://kisskh.at/729705-hidden-love
https://kisskh.at/49865-psycho-but-it-s-okay
https://kisskh.at/8929-secret-love-affair
https://kisskh.at/68431-wu-fa-lian-ai-de-li-zhi-pai
Then I have dozens I've scored at 8.5/10 and dozens more at 8/10.
I'm currently watching a Chinese drama that I'm enjoying very much and will likely end up a 9/10 as well. This is it: https://kisskh.at/715585-you-feng-de-di-fang
Hopefully this list helps you.
I do understand what you mean about looking forward to a drama for a long time, and then starting to watch it with unrealistically high expectations (which it almost certainly won't meet). I did that with "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim", and ended up dropping it.
I haven't yet seen "My Liberation Notes", but it is definitely on my watch list.
But I'm going to have a whinge about one thing that too many writers do, which is really, REALLY lazy. In order to prolong a misunderstanding in the narrative, lazy writers make one of their characters suddenly become a voluntary mute. The mute simply stares blankly in silence while the other character clearly communicates their misunderstanding. One sentence, and sometimes just one word would clarify the misunderstanding, but the mute remains silent as the other person leaves. This would make sense if our mute wanted the misunderstanding to remain, but as we know they in fact want to be in a relationship with the other person. Choosing to unnecessarily (even cruelly) prolong the misunderstanding against their own interests is utterly ridiculous and completely unbelievable. It's lazy, lazy writing.
Also, I think all drama writers should be banned from ever using the noble idiot trope again. It is such a very, very tired trope, and it is lazy for writers to keep using it just to manufacture a breakup to extend the narrative. If stupid, artificial scenarious are used purely to extend the run time of the show, then perhaps the episode cound should be reduced. Quality over quantity is my preference.
7.5/10 from me.
Graphic nudity and way over the top sex scenes. Not much else to say really.
1.) The Noble Idiocy trope has been used a billion times in K-Dramas. I think it is lazy for writers to continue to use this trope over and over. Surely some of them are creative enough to find some other way to drive the plot forward.
2.) The (almost) obsession of inserting murderers/serial killers into otherwise fluffy Rom Coms is becoming tiresome to me. If I want to watch a thriller, then I'll watch a thriller. If I want to watch a fluffy Rom Com, I'd prefer if it didn't decide to try to be a thriller half way through.
Rant over. Have a nice day.