Cute!
Watched on iqiyi under the title "How Dare You?!"This was a cute one! Even though it was a short drama, the characters were 3 dimensional, the plot was interesting, and it was a lot of fun to watch. The new drama has finished filming and looks even better. I can't wait!
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Phoenix in Flight
Watch on iqiyi under the title "Phoenix in Flight."Was this review helpful to you?
Entertaining short
Extremely unhealthy relationship issues, but it was entertaining nontheless.Watched this on iqiyi under the title Trappped in a Deadly Love.
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I expected better
Well, I finally got to see Moon Lovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo (on Viki).(Minor spoilers ahead)
For all the hype. I expected better. Don't get me wrong. It had a great cast (including a screen full of shirtless hotties right from the get-go), good music, a story that I wanted to see the end of, and characters that made me love them and cry. BUT all it also has all of the things I've come to hate in (especially older) K-dramas: toxic relationships, out of control spiraling self-sabotage, a lack of communication being a major source of tension (or not telling the whole truth to protect someone. Over. And. Over. Again.) lack of chemistry between leads, and a vague ending that doesn't give much closure (although, that seems to be more a regular C-drama issue).
I'm not sorry I watched it. Some of the characters are very memorable, and now I can cross this one off my bucket list. I cried several times (and if I couldn't tell whether or not I should care, they kept playing what sounds kind of like a Korean version of Take My Breath Away from the Top Gun soundtrack, which helped w the lack of chemistry). But it was extremely frustrating that there were almost no protagonist driven plot changes after the first few episodes and until the last two or so (like the FL was just calling it in). I spent a lot of the time wanting to pound my head against something (or one of the leads', especially FL). I get that it's supposed to be tragic and all, but I don't understand why this is so beloved. Just not my type of drama, I guess. I would much rather sob over a love story that I actually got to care about like Princess Weiyoung or Empress Ki.
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Cookie Cutter k_drama
It was predictable and cute. Cookie cutter K-drama. It had a good cast, a decent plot, etc. but not particularly memorable.Was this review helpful to you?
Good
I'm not a big suspense/thriller fan, but this was god. I liked the overarching messages about wealth and relationships. Good cast, engrossing story. Kept me hooked. I also liked the ending, which I wasn't sure I would.Was this review helpful to you?
Disjointed and confusing
It was interesting but confusing. The runtime didn't allow for much detail, so character and plot development were sacrificed. Which is sad because if it was longer, it could have been a really fun fantasy.Was this review helpful to you?
Ridiculously Funny!
Finally! A short that's actually entertaining. It was absolutely hilarious! Will watch again. Predictable? Yes. But so funny. The FL's personality is the best. I love how unabashedly materialistic and self-centered she is and how she and the ML don't have the overly used misunderstanding as plot device to create tension.Was this review helpful to you?
Extremely overrated!
It wasn't the worst drama I've seen, just possibly one of the most overrated. I know some who love it a lot, and I can respect that. There were some things I liked, but the annoying things far outweighed them.I was hoping for something lighter, which seemed likely for this the first third or so with all the conedy (more like Shopping King Louis). I loved the trio of friends w the ML and wished they had been a bigger part of the story (I would watch a whole series with them!) They were amazing but underutilized and underdeveloped. Give us more!
I didn't really feel the romance of the love story. And it didn't help that whenever anything got remotely dramatic, the same whiny, overly emotional song started playing. I swear my ears were bleeding by the end.
Too many episodes. It dragged on forever and needlessly included plotlines that seemed important but had absolutely no meaning in the end.
Speaking of the end, the ending was too ambiguous for me. Guess I prefer things spelled out clearly and in detail.
The mystery was good. I didn't see it coming. The outcome of the case of the murder of the crown princess kept me guessing till the end.
Oh my gosh that awful song won't stop screaming in my head! I'm never going to be able to sleep again. ðŸ˜
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Great Short Drama!
Watched in iqiyi under the title "Not So Vicious." Great little short drama! Reminded me of The Princess Royal.Was this review helpful to you?
10/10
This one kept me guessing how it could possibly end until the very last episode. I loved it so much! I love how the characters were so strong and had their own goals, values, and loyalties that they weren't willing to compromise.Was this review helpful to you?
Can't Wait for Season 2!
Didn't realize this was just part 1 and there will be a second season. I kept waiting for new episodes to be released, and was getting very frustrated because it's really good and I wanted to see the rest of it! Love the story. Love the cast. It's great to see these two actors together again after Go Go Squid. They'd better hurry up and release season 2 because I don't want to wait anymore!Was this review helpful to you?
One of the best!
I needed this one to heal from the trauma of the first series. After rewatching it, this is one of my all-time favorites. The romance is super swoonworthy, and the characters are some of my favorites. There aren't many dramas that have such a sweet, satisfying ending , but this makes you cry happy tear and walk away smiling.Was this review helpful to you?
So Good!
Looking to escape into a drama that will make you laugh a lot but maybe cry a little but leave feeling happy?There aren't many dramas where the ending leaves me smiling and feeling ridiculously happy and satisfied, but this one did. The Romance of Tiger and Rose is a new favorite. With how it kept me laughing while needing to know what was going to happen, it was one I couldn't stop watching. It was a bit longer than needed. Yes, it's short for a C-Drama at 24 episodes, but I felt like it could have done better with a little less of the very dramatic last 8 or so episodes. And poor Ding Yu Xi did a fantastic job acting, but the makeup (or lack of) was jarring after seeing him in other roles. Still, there wasn't much about this drama that I didn't like. It was just soooo good!
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Kept me watching
It kept me watching and had some good twists and turns. But it was frustrating because at some point, the main character stopped being proactive and went all reactive instead. I like a good isekai as much as anybody else, but the whole sucked into a fantasy world, dies, and reborn felt forced and useless. I didn't feel any connection to the character in the modern world, so that nixed any efftect an ending for that character would have.This poor actress... Is she going to be stuck playing emotionally stunted characters her whole life? She does a great job, but the lack of/snail pace character development in the emotional department got old.
I didn't know I could like the ML in something more than The Princess Royal, but he was spectacular in this!
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