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This is a very good romantic suspense drama. The plot is well developed and it is about a girl that has lost some of her memories and a guy with hyperthymesia, which isabout having the ability to remember abnormally large number of his life’s experiences in vivid detail and sentiment. The drama revolves around the leading couple’s meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love, and having to deal with the trauma of loosing someone they both loved on the hands of a psychopathic stalker. The plot develops slowly as it fleshes out characters and their relationship with each other. The romance is nice and subtle, but also steadfast and endearing. The lead couple has good chemistry and the actors performed their roles beautifully. The drama has other side relationships that flow nicely into the plot. Moon Ga Young as Yeo Ha Jin and Kim Seul Gi as her sister and manager Yeo Ha Kyung rendered their characters fantastically with their strong support, care, and love for each other. Although not a perfect drama, especially because the writer(s) felt compelled to throw in some unnecessary clichés, it’s still very entertaining. Enjoy it!

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This is a romance drama mixed with the usual problems of large corporate governance, birth secret, revenge, betrayal, and misunderstandings. Although the drama is supposed to be a romantic comedy, the funny moments are mostly provided by the hostel extravagant trio and Dough, the little girl. There is an intended love triangle that is more cumbersome than romantic involving two infatuated individuals that end up getting romantically entangled too fast and with a lack proper romantic development. The leading couple’s story starts nice and strong but it loses excitement as the drama progresses and their romantic scenes are insipid. The leading male does a good job conveying his emotions but the lead female shows contradictory facial expressions while trying to convey feelings. Two of the most disturbing aspects of this drama are Tao Lun’s rapid changed in character and emotions and the fast and absurd drastic change of Zhang Jing Zhong [Chairman and Zhang Min's father]. Also, the rushed ending and forgiveness resolution shown on this drama underestimates the graveness of the parents, and other adult’s, decisions when the main characters were children.

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This is a nice drama to watch while waiting for a great one to come. If you don’t mind a leading couple that is both immature and insecure, then you might find some enjoyment while watching. Although in the drama, for the most part, the male main character receives all the blame for the couple’s failure, it’s irresponsible to not focus also on the female lead’s insecurities and lack of communication. The drama intended to show characters development and, although it happened toward the end for both leads, the writer chose to separate the couple for two years to make that happened instead of learning from their mistakes by working together. The fact that the leading lady is portrayed as a moneygrubber and the writer chose to use it as an endearing and comedic trait on her part; it is really a turn off on her misleading personality. The romantic story was going well until they got married and everything went downhill when the couple’s chemistry took a nose dive and they lost trust on their capacity to love and work things through. The supporting cast was nice but they were also a mess in more than one way. Acting was subpar, the music was nice, but the storyline was mediocre.

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This review is for Season 1 and 2. This drama is about palace politics and betrayals. The main characters are trapped by the delusions of the emperor and the princes all fall under the schemes of the bad guys. This is not a love story, although there is a main romantic plot and some other side stories, the plot is more about the fight for the throne. The story is poorly written and the characters went from almost comedic to dark and depressing on the second season. The best acting comes from the antagonist; the rest of the cast did not perform so well and the end, and the good guys end tragically. The leading lady went from very smart on the first season to someone lacking good judgment. Overall, the drama is not that good!

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“Walk into Your Memory” is a fantasy drama with melodramatic, comedic, and romantic moments. Although it is a fairly good drama, it lost momentum for a while and, because of a series of unfortunate events, it started to drag the romance storyline. The leading couple did well bringing their characters to life but there is something missing during their romantic moments. From around episode 20 and on, the story takes upon clichés of misfortune and misunderstandings that are wrapped up to quickly on the last episode. The drama has a nice happy ending, but, for such a steadfast and enduring love among the leading couple, the drama doesn’t deliver a “great” finale. Even then, the drama is entertaining; something nice to watch while waiting for a great one. Enjoy it!

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This is a good period drama that could’ve been great if only the leading couple’s romantic relationship would have been given more essence and time for their interpersonal connection; the second leading couple had a stronger and deeper “romantic” plot than the main couple. The writer(s) decided to make a great love that transcended time into a bland but innocent type of romantic relationship. For the rest, the drama excels in cinematography, costumes, choreography, and acting. There are some inconsistencies regarding plot and, although she had to die at the Qing Dynasty’s era to be able to come back from her “dream”, following her death, there was no interest in finding the killer. Also, the ending was good, but insipid; after her return to modern times, everyone else’s’ relationships from the Qing dynasty get a nicer resolution than the leading couple. Unless there’s going to be a second season, which doesn’t seem like it, the ending is not anything special. Still, it is not a bad drama to watch while waiting for a great one. Enjoy it!

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This is a fantastic comedy with a good romance story. It is a lighthearted drama with very enjoyable characters. The actors did a great job bringing their characters to life and the overall chemistry among the cast is great. Although the drama has a lot of characters besides the leading couple, it blended their stories very well without taking away from the main storyline. There are some really funny moments and the main love story was done well and, even though the romantic moments were toned down, the leading couple and their respective troupe brought some real charm to their characters. As been said before, this drama is light hearted, playful, and funny; enjoy it!

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This is a nice drama. Although the leading couple has a good rapport, their romantic scenes did not flow as natural as the rest of their relationship interactions. The second leading couple, Yi Nan Ke and Mi Ya, showed better chemistry on their romantic scenes that the leading couple. Simon Gong, as Lu Wei Xun, and Dai Chao, as Yi Nan Ke/ Yi Bei Dao showed great character development. As for the leading actress, even though she did well, her character and demeanor was too childish for the development of the story. As a viewer, taking in consideration the plot for this drama, it is missing romantic chemistry among the leading couple. Still, the drama has a revenge storyline, a bit of mystery, and a fluffy romance that offers enough entertainment. Enjoy it!

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This is a difficult drama to rate since the plot is all over. The drama is a cute romantic comedy with, at least, 2 different plot lines and the sometimes cute short skit at the end of every episode. The soul-swapping storyline was well done and acted, but two not so much for the swapping arcs since the line of development became convoluted and confusing. Bai Lu as Da Xi and Zhang Yi Jie as Emperor Ji Man did a good job with the swapping plot on the historical setting but there was little to no chemistry for the rest. The drama had great potential but, although some parts are really entertaining, is difficult to recommend viewers to watch it.

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This is a great coming of age drama. Although the drama could do without some clichés, the actors did a very good job delivering their characters. This drama depicts the characters and their struggles as they go from teenagers into adulthood without overly dramatic events and backstabbing issues. The individuals are connected by wonderful friendship among all the characters, with really good chemistry. The leading couple’s relationship takes time to develop, but the leading couple has good chemistry and the leading male carries the drama well. There are great moments among the leading couple, but there are some moments that the leading lady didn’t seem to be connected with her character, but overall, she did fine. The drama is entertaining. Enjoy it!

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This drama is a good remake of the Korean version “My Girl (2005)”. Although there are some minor adaptations to the Thai version, the core story remains the same. Esther Supreeleela as Linin did very well and Pae Arak Amornsupasiri as Purith did very well portraying their character and, even though there romantic scenes could have been done better; their playful chemistry was really good. They also did a great job on their dramatic scenes. The roll of the antagonist was written well but her acting was lacking. Varot Makaduangkeo as Mark did very well on his portrayal of second male lead. The rest of the cast provided also a good dose of entertainment without being too silly or overly dramatic. Enjoy it!

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This is a good comedy with a dose of cute romance. The leading couple has good chemistry for some adorable moments but their romantic scenes could’ve been more realistic for a romance that developed very slowly. The naiveté about their relationship was dragged for too long and the ending, although satisfactory, felt rushed. The OST is equally cute setting the tone for the simpleness and liveliness of the plot. The actors did very well bringing their characters to life under the inability of the writer to keep the comedy but to also give depth to the plot. Overall, this drama is entertaining, especially if the viewer is looking for something cute to watch. Enjoy it!

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This is an action packed drama with heartfelt emotions. The cast did a great job bringing their characters to life and there was a great chemistry among the main and supporting characters. This drama also dealt with the wide spread problem of drug dealers and corruption within the legal system which created the background for the showmanship of martial arts disciplines and techniques of dance troupes. Although the plot was charged with a lot of action, there is comedy, soulful emotions, moral and cultural teachings, and a bit of romance. There are viewers that might have been expecting more and better, but, in spite of some faults, it is quite entertaining. Enjoy it!

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Love Scenery (2024) is a very good romance miniseries with a cast that did very well bringing their characters to life. The drama has an evil antagonist and an opportunist that are creating chaos on the leads’ life but everything gets resolve quickly and nothing shakes the leading couple’s resolve to be together. The male lea, Wang Nan as Huo Yu Xuan, and the female lead, Zuo Yi as Song Shi Ning, have a great playful and romantic chemistry. Although the ending is playful between the leading couple, it has passed five years and they have a family together. There’s an unnecessary twist at the end that, unless there’s a second season, it’s worthless. Putting that aside, the drama is quite entertaining, enjoy it!

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