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This is a very good historical romance drama that has great action scenes, a nice steadfast romance, wonderful camaraderie amongst friends and family, palace antics, an obsessed antagonist, and a bizarre and unrealistic imaginative plot involving plastic surgery that, if the viewer can overcome this far-fetched part of the story, then, it will be easier to enjoy the rest of the drama. The leading couple has a fantastic, playful, and intense chemistry that gets better once they get together as a couple. Although there was not a lot of romantic intimacy, it is very pleasant to see the way they gaze at each other, their embraces, tenderness, mutual understanding, and a devoted love that was constant throughout the drama. The female and male lead on this drama are of equal emotional, social, and intellectual standing and it is very entertaining seeing them working as individuals as well as a couple as they confronted issues and found resolutions. The drama is not flawless, but it is exceptionally entertaining. Enjoy it!

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Cinderella and The Four Knights is a very nice romantic comedy with some comedic, heartbreaking, and heartwarming moments. Although it is not fully a Cinderella story, it is a poor girl meets rich boy and fall in love. Although there are some slow paced moments and characters been forgiven too easily (Eun Ha Won’s family are the unnecessary plot storyline with poor acting and story’s execution), the drama itself is really nice to watch. The leading couple has great chemistry and their romantic scenes are beautiful to watch (one of the best scenes is their fantastic and cute drunken kisses) and their playful interactions. Both leads rendered their characters very well. Some of the supporting cast could have done better and Park Hye Ji’s character was needlessly insufferable for most of the drama’s duration. Still, the drama is very entertaining and nice to watch (especially for Jung Il Woo as Kang Ji Woon / Han Ji Woon and Park So Dam as Eun Ha Won. Enjoy it!

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The drama Time to Fall in Love is a nice watch while waiting for a great one to come. Although the drama is full of clichés, it is the lack of good acting and a female lead that, even when the male lead is sincere toward her, shows no trust in his feelings and desire to protect her. The storyline of the secret that can’t be reveal is insubstantial since it is the switched sister that was liked since the beginning. What saves this drama from been considered a complete flunk is the male lead and the romantic scenes. Overall, push the forward button for those unnecessary filler scenes, and you will find that the drama is not great but it is entertaining enough to watch.

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This is a very good coming of age/slice of life drama. Although the leading couple didn’t get together until the last four episodes, their playful, cute, and fluffy chemistry during the high schools years was performed very nicely, College life and their adult interactions were almost a continuation of their high school romance but with some conflict and just more cute interactions. Their romantic scenes were also nice but still more cute than passionate, Overall, the drama, although it is full of clichés, is entertaining and the actors did well bringing their characters to life. Enjoy it!

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This drama is a Chinese spin-off of the 2007 Korean romantic comedy “Coffee Prince”. Although it is a nice watch, the changes done from the Korean adaptation made this drama failed to produce the expected effect of the male lead’s struggles as he finds himself falling in love with his tomboy employee; which made Eric Le Yang’s character (Jiang Shang Wu) seem delusional and his reactions were almost illogical. Xu Lu (as the tomboy Gao Xing) played her character well, but there was no romantic chemistry with the male lead. It seems that the changes to the story were brought about because of Chinese censorship which it would have been better to create a whole different drama. Overall, the drama is nice to watch if the viewer knows nothing about the original story! Aside from the changes to fit censorship demands, even the acting from the second leading couple was not the best as expected from a seasoned actor as Wang Yang.

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“Our Beloved Summer’” is character-driven slice of life drama that revolves around the painful yet beautiful journey of the main characters as they each struggle through their own traumas and try to find oneself without losing what is really important in their lives. The drama is about how the leading couple deals with the remnants of their broken relationship due to insecurities and abandonment. The drama uses very insightful narrative to give the audience an understanding of the character’s state of mind using introspection and also presenting their first relationship through flashbacks, and the epilogues at the end of each episode provide reference on the characters.
The leading cast, Choi Woo-Shik as Choi Woong and Kim Dami as Kook Yeon Soo did a wonderful job bringing their characters to life. Their chemistry was great and they were wonderful in expressing their emotions, not only in their dialogues but mostly in the intense raw emotions that they brought through body language and facial expressions.
Although there are some comedic moments, the drama provokes all kind of emotions as the main characters work on overcoming pain and understanding their emotions to be able to conquer their fears in order to love and trust each other. It is a wonderful drama; enjoy it.

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This is a nice drama that illustrates how children carry the burden of their elder’s mistakes. The drama has a sullen aura throughout all 70 episodes and, although it has its beautiful, lovely, and tender moments, it is packed with characters that are scarred from the actions, selfishness, misunderstandings, and lack of proper communication of their parents and grandparents. The entire drama packs one punch after another on the leading couple and most of the supporting cast. Although it is not a binge worthy drama and the characters take too long to reach emotional maturity, the drama does have some redeeming qualities. The male lead is one of them; he’s steadfast on his love and care for the leading female. The most disturbing aspect of this drama is how most characters failed to see and understand that Jiang Sheng’s feelings and yearning for Liang Sheng stemmed from a sisterly deep, pure, and strong love toward the brother that she grew up with and their symbiotic relationship.

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This is a nice romantic comedy with plenty of melodramatic tones, some fairly good action, palace antics, and a leading couple with a nice romance. It is a nice drama to watch while waiting for a great one to come. The drama moves back and forth from satire to serious and earnest plot and a few heart wrenching moments. There is good chemistry among the leading couple that remains throughout the duration of the drama. The leading lady is the one that keeps the drama going, she is hilarious, tender, loving, earnest, and loyal, not only to the Emperor, but to her friends and family as well. Although the story tries to develop two other romantic stories, the way that the couples come together seems forced and unnatural. Still, the drama is entertaining.

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This is a GREAT romantic drama! From beginning to end, the leading couple shows an explosive chemistry even by just looking into each other’s eyes and brightly smiling! The love story develops fast and it remains fresh and fun to watch. The leading male and female are honest, true to their feelings, and not afraid of becoming vulnerable and strong by loving and been loved by their partner. It is a refreshing portray of two persons that rush into marriage out of their own needs at the moment and choose to make the marriage work by putting their heart and soul into making everything possible to make the other person fall in love by giving the best of each other. This drama is perfect!

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This drama is a very good action, suspense drama with an excellent trio of friends that can fight and strategize. The romance is more about the strong feelings that the leading couple have for each other than romantic scenes between them, but they have a really good chemistry. Although some things don’t make a lot of sense, the drama delivers a good amount of entertaining. The end seems a little bit rushed but it was nice. Anyone interested in watching a film with multiple antagonists that keep the plot going into action after action and ways of surviving, will find this drama enjoyable. The drama is a bit of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) with a great sidekick (Damon Guo as Shi Yun Hao). Enjoy it!

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Review for Season 1 & 2

This drama is a fantasy, wuxia romance. It is cute, silly, light hearted, and entertaining. The leading couple has good chemistry and, once they realized that they liked each other, they remained steadfast in their pursuit of happiness. Although their intimate moments could’ve been better, there are many cute and nice romantic scenes. The drama has the usual travel back in time tropes that are well worked into the drama. The two male leads have a great frenemy relationship that it’s also well developed throughout the drama. This drama offers a light and nice entertainment. Enjoy it!

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This is a great fantasy thriller drama with a nice romantic storyline. The action scenes are fantastic and, for the most part, acting was done well. There could have been better chemistry between the leading couple but, overall, it was not too bad. The brothers Lee Yeon and Lee Rang’s story and interactions were the best part of this drama. Both actors did great bringing their characters to life. The supporting cast provided lots of funny moments to smooth the thriller moments in the drama and their storylines were interesting and engaging. The most baffled moment is Lee Rang’s unnecessary demise. In an effort to create a dramatic flair, the writer failed to take into consideration that Lee Yeon valued his brother’s life more than his own. It’s paradoxical to have to sacrifice a life for a life that has done the ultimate sacrifice to save his beloved. Although this drama brings about the theme of self sacrifice for a loved one, it is also a tale of obsession. It is disappointing that once one of the main characters reaches great character development and finds the true value of family, his life is seeing as less important and okay to be sacrificed to satisfy an underworld god’s greed and Nam Ji-A’s obsession. Now, the ending might seem confusing to some, but it is a very welcomed twist to the finale. The drama is entertaining, enjoy it!

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This is a nice romantic comedy with a good dose of dramatic moments, some mystery, birth secret, misunderstandings, and a few antagonists but it is good that none of the issues are dragged for too long. Although the leading couple has good chemistry, it is more a playful chemistry of no consequence since their romantic moments lacked intensity and momentum. The drama's romantic line stayed simply cute and lovable. The drama tried to bring forth comedy but the storyline kept the tone more serious than funny. The romance developed slowly and it was centered more on flirting than real romance. If one can throw away expectations of a great romance, then this drama can be a nice and entertaining watch while waiting for a great one to come.

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