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Solid
An all around solid drama that kept me entertained binge-watching while I was sick. I loved the characters, the story surprised me, and it was hard to stop watching. The costumes and sets, are gorgeous and the cast is amazing. I really liked that it took the C-drama revenge trope in a different direction and gave a good but not overly preachy message. And I love that it has a happy ending!Was this review helpful to you?
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Did not age well
I was hoping for more Princess Diaries, lighthearted and fun. This is not. It has a cute ending, and the first few episodes were great, but the rest of the series had me tearing my hair out in frustration. So many tropes that I hate: lack of communication being a main cause of most of their problems, toxic relationships, ML always talking down to FL, etc. That said, it does have some of the better acted kisses in a K-drama. Yowza!Was this review helpful to you?
The Funniest!
The funniest drama I have ever seen! Quirky, cute, and fun. Just about everything in this show is perfect, from the cast to the humor. Even the music is great!Was this review helpful to you?
Be sure to watch the bonus ending!
After about tearing my heart out the first few episodes, I finally got to love this fantasy. There are some absolutely beautiful parts, characters are interesting, and the lore is fascinating (and some of us will be very happy to see a briefly shirtless Dylan Wang!) BUT, if you're like me and get upset easily over tragic situations, hang in there. This love story happens over multiple lifetimes, and things aren't always happy.The ending is a bit ambiguous, but the Special (episode 37) is on YouTube (even though it's just a brief scene). If you really pay attention to what's said near the end of the last episode (or turn to Reddit like I did), you can infer what happens, and it IS a happy ending.
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Great show!
Great show! Hilariously funny, interesting story, fun characters, and a spectacular cast. This show does an amazing job of balancing humor/satire with drama. The ending was rushed, so I'm hoping for a season 2 to tie up loose ends.Was this review helpful to you?
New and Amazingly Good!
For what it was (pretty much a feature film broken into 2 minute episodes) it was amazing. I loved the depth of emotions portrayed by the ML, the FL's amazing bff, the music was spot on, the chemistry between the leads was sizzling, and the story and overall message were great. A lot of things had to be implied, because there wasn't much time for details, but it made for a short, fast paced drama that was powerful and satisfying. Honestly, I would have loved to see this as a longer series, but some heavy themes like abuse are hard to watch in a long format, so to an abuse survivor like me, this was both a relief and validating.I also want copies of of some of those paintings!
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So good
It was so good! Except when it was making me scream out loud at the screen.... I got so sick of everyone trying to sacrifice themselves for everyone else. And the ending...what. was. that??The characters were amazing and cool. The story was inovative and entertaining. 9.5/10 because of the ending. There had better be a season 2 to fix all this!
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Started amazing but slowed
I thought this one was going to be a 10/10, it started so strong and was so fun. But it petered out toward the end and got really slow. Then, while the ending was nice, it had too many plot holes. It was still a really good drama, and I'll probably give it another shot someday, but I had trouble finishing it the first time through, which is sad because it was seriously shaping up to be a favorite the first half or so.Was this review helpful to you?
Beautifully done but...
Mixed feelings on this one. I absolutely love the work and attention to detail to make the actors playing these instruments look believable. As a former violin player myself, seeing poorly acted instrument playing is one of my pet peeves. I don't know that I've seen anything better in screen as an example of how to do this right. A lot of the music details written into the script made it .more of a nostalgic and immersive experience for me (with very few exceptions: like how they mention multiple times that bridge of a violin is very difficult to damage. And it kills me because there's a scene where the 2nd FL sets casually her violin facedown once --a HUGE no no. One of the first things drilled into your head as a violin player is NOT to do this because the bridge is super delicate and easy to break or knock out of place. But honestly, a few things wrong here or there didn't ruin this for meThe plot did. The pacing was ridiculously slow with to much drama and very little payout. The main conflicts are understandable but easily avoidable and over-emphasized. I also didn't feel much chemisty between any of the leads, except for thay extremely thorough and swoonworthy first kiss. While the attnetion to detail was amazing, I just didn't like how the story was told.
That being said, I can understand why some people loved it. I have never seen Park Eun Bin a role that she hasn't been spectacular in, this included. The cast was great. The music was beautiful, and some of the scenes themselves were works of art.
Overall, it's a beautiful peek into the world and struggles of performing arts, albeit a bit of yawner at times.
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Cute but cliche
Cute, solid drama. Could have been cut down an episode or two and been fine. Fun cast, cute, funny, sweet, Idk if I'd rewatch because it's pretty cliche, but that's also one of the nice things about this one: it's a safe, familiar, comfort drama.Was this review helpful to you?
Not my favorite but not horrible
They tried to add too many plot twists to a short drama. It's not horrible, but it could have been a lot better. I did like that the FL was accepted by her new family in the first few episodes and that we didn't have to deal with the cliche of scheming, evil in-laws. But there wasn't much character growth. Just the leads reacting to events around them as they came.Was this review helpful to you?
Cute and different
Cute and different. Vibes a bit like Coffee Prince but with a smaller cast and no secret identity. I'm not a huge fan of love triangles, but the ending was good. I liked the slow, casual pace. I wish it was a bit longer so we'd have more character development, but there was quite a bit for how short it was.Was this review helpful to you?
"No Forgiveness No Remarriage" on iqiyi
Watched on iqiyi under the title "No Forgiveness No Remarriage."Bucking the revenge trope, this drama features a MC who is betrayed but takes revenge by walking away and living her best life. And I am totally here for it! As a domestic violence survivor, I really appreciated the healing and self-improvement aspects of this. Even faced with extreme injustice and cruelty, the MC doesn't sit there and take it, but she also doesn't stoop to their level. And the sweet love story is the cherry on top!
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Fun
Watched on iqiyi under the title "Rebirth: The Superpowered Wife." It was a fun time travel action drama with decent characters and some good humor mixed in. I especially loved the scene where she talks to the ML about smoking around her. A nice change from a the disgusting smoker scenes that are getting more prevalent in short C-dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
