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A Brilliantly Written Epic ... One of the best I've ever seen

This series was absolutely one of the best written, best acted dramas I ever watched. It's an extremely lengthy series, but it's so fantastic, each hour & fifteen minute episode flies by.
From the moment Tae Yeong/Deok I & Seung Hwi/Yum Gyeom meet, you know a special relationship is forming, despite their different status in society.
I think Episode 4 is definitely the first pinnacle episode and shifts the entire series into a different direction. Several shocking revelations really work into the rest of the story ... but then again, every episode after that seemed to just extending the storyline with amazing new plot twists. It was great to try and anticipate what direction the writers were going with this tale, and sometimes it was a really shock.
Young Woo & Ji Yeon were absolutely brilliant & masterful with their performance throughout. Not only Young Woo playing a duel role, but he made himself different with body language and personality depending on which character was in that scene.
I'm not sure when nominations for awards are given out in South Korea, but they both deserve winning something for their performances.
Without a doubt, one of the best characters in this drama was Man Seok, played by Jae Won. He was the comic relief in this epic. So many good supporting roles in the cast, but he was the best. That character gave you a laugh just when you needed one. He was teamed up perfectly with Young Woo as well. Two best friends performing slapstick comedy together.
The way this wraps up in episode 16 is nothing less than magical. The plot really takes you in one complete circle. Just when you have nothing but despair in that last episode, don't give up hope, it's a great finish to a great story!! One of my favorites!
"Happiness does not need to be a struggle" is a quote from this series ... but they sure made it out to be.

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A Marathon of BL Storylines

I really was surprised how good this series turned out to be. I enjoyed the first season of Love Class, but never thought the sequel would be so much better. It was kind of interesting to see three different stories going on at the same time, each of them connected to each other in their own unusual way.
The most interesting story, naturally was the main one between Hyeon & An. J-Min & Yong Seok were great. Lots of mystery between these two from their past together, so that made for a very interesting set up as to how they were eventually going to get back together again.
The really comedy part of this, and there were lots of funny moments in this series, came with Sung Min & Joo Hyuk. They were meant to be together from minute one in this drama. It was great to see it unfold.
The last episode was a bit too stretched out between all three couples getting together, but at the very conclusion, the ending was just great, couldn't have ended in a better way.
Very entertaining to watch, drama, mystery & comedy rolled into one series with a great cast working well together.

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The Red Thread of Fate

This was kind of an interesting approach to two people destined to be together. In the beginning, both Si On & Hong Seok really didn't deem like the likely pair to become a couple. Totally didn't worlds for each of them, but as Si On states at the end, "People who are really meant to be together are connected by a red thread between their little fingers"
The story itself seemed original, one character trying to live a very innocent life and establish a career, one living a bit of a darker side of life. Yet, both people holding pain inside from their youth.
The story seemed to work, although it seemed a bit rushed to get to the finish line. Normally these kind of stories take too long, but I think this could have been extended a bit to make a longer journey to get to the end.
Both Young Woo & Tae Min definitely matched up well together, making for a realistic relationship.
Overall very enjoyable.

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Cute Feel Good Series To Watch

The Series had a good feel to it from the very beginning. You could tell this would be a series with some good BL drama, but with a little comedy mixed in at just the right times.
I think the chemistry between Seo Bin & Ji Woong worked perfectly together. . They both gave great performances, giving you a drip from your eye at just the right times.
Ji Woong does a great job at really making you like his character by the end, a complete opposite feeling when you're first introduced to him. Seo Bin does a great job keeping you on the side of his role throughout the series.
In the end it pretty much goes the way you hoped it would end up, but with a few twists thrown in.
Great series to watch to walk away feeling good!

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Very Underrated Series!

I'm not sure why is drama has such a low score in ratings. I found this series to be fantastic from start to finish. It has a touch of Mission Impossible blended in it, with the exception that these guys are doing everything for the bad, not the good. It really didn't matter to me, I found myself actually rooting for the bad guys, because they were so ingenious at scamming people, it was just fascinating in watching it play out.
The main protagonists, Takumi & Harrision had such a coldness about them. They were perfectly matched as a professional scamming duo. They, along with the great supporting cast that made up the rest of their team, were truly brilliant.
Go Ayano did a great job as first making you hate him ... but then you find yourself rooting for him.
If there was ever a series to teach you a lesson in life, it's this one. It shows you that you really can't trust anyone in today's world, no matter how foolproof a situation looks ... don't be so sure.
Just an all around great series, filled with plenty of suspense and lots of deception.

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Amazingly Fantastic!!

I try never to hand out 10's as a rating, but sometimes a series comes along that's absolutely flawless, so nothing but the best can be given. What's surprising to me, I normally don't like the scenario of two guys against an entire room of people with nonstop fighting, over and over again ... but this drama was different. Besides the fighting, and fighting, and fighting again, there was a great story behind the punches, along with a great cast to match.
Do Hwan, who has proven from his past work, that he can pretty much do it all, drama, comedy, romance ... this one is no different. He's paired up brilliantly with Sang Yi to make an unexpected bromance seem very believable over eight episodes. The two had great chemistry of friendship on the screen, making that one of the strongest points of this drama.
At times it's exhausting watching them fight it out against the gang of Myeong Gil, but it was so entertaining you just couldn't turn it off. The battle of good versus evil, you just had to watch it play out. Sung Woong was the perfect antagonist, showing a cold wicked side quite frequently throughout the series. You counted the minutes until he got some well deserved retribution in the end.
I think the only time I had a negative feel for the show was toward the ending episode 6, things really started to look dire for the two protagonists, but thankfully that quickly changed, making the last two episodes really packed with fantastic entertainment and a great conclusion. You really couldn't ask for a well balanced series from start to finish. Just great!
Looking forward to a season 2 in 2026!!!

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Brilliantly written

Not knowing any of the stars in this at the time I watched it, I wasn't sure what to expect in the way of acting or even the story. I'm so glad I gave it a chance. This was such an outstanding series, brilliantly written with a fantastic cast of characters.
This, over any other series I've seen, definitely needs to be watched twice. The story is so intertwined from past, present to future ... 2023 back to 1998 ... to 2003 ... to 2007 ...back to 1998 ... to 2011. At times it does get quite confusing trying to keep track of everything happening, but if you rewatch a few scenes, or even an entire episode, everything eventually makes sense.
The writing is flawless, not missing anything, answering every question you come up with throughout the twelve episodes. And there are a lot of questions that need to be explained by episode twelve. Somehow everything gets resolved, maybe not the way you hoped for, but all the pieces do get put together to complete the puzzle.
The main trio of Hyo Seop, Yeo Been & Kang Hoon blend together so well. You never doubt for a minute that everything will work out fine, in whatever year they end up!!
It's not just a story of fate & love, but the story of the bond of strong friendship as well.
Once episode 7 plays out, and then truly the bizarre beginning of episode 8 happens, the drama goes into full gear, taking you to an even higher level of excellence. You really try to figure out what's going to happen next, but every time you do, it goes in a completely different direction.
It shows how difficult it can be to change one's destiny .... but they sure made it entertaining trying to do just that.
Two thumbs up for this great series!!

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10 Billion Won sending people into craziness ...

This series reminded me a lot of an old Hollywood movie called It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. A suitcase filled with money buried in a national park and how it transformed a dozen ordinary people into crazy lunatics trying to find it.
As we go through the early episodes in Iron Family, you clearly see the dominance of comedy more than anything ... but that indeed changes, especially toward the later part of the series. It becomes much darker, the acting becomes much more intense and it's quite impressive how the writing keeps up going in circles around this ten billion won. So many unlikely people become intertwined with this story, it's so enjoyable to follow along.
Jung Hyun is amazing at his comedic & dramatic performance. He transforms from one to the other and back again. Perfectly paired with him is his co protagonist, Sae Rok. The relationship they build really does take all 36 episodes to complete. So many things and so many people cause interference with this happening.
I think one of my favorite people to watch were the grandparents, Young Ok & In Hwan are so cute & believable as the 90 year old loving married couple. So sarcastic to each other in such a loving way, it's so great to watch, not to mention the most unlikely two that would be at the center of the stolen money.
I think for me, and I'm probably in the minority on this opinion, I could not stand Tae Ung or Cha Rim. I found them so annoying throughout this entire series. It's no wonder they become a couple, perfect together.
The rest of the supporting cast is fantastic, from both parents to all the siblings. Each of them fit perfectly into this complicated story to make a perfect puzzle. It's really amazing to see how two totally different family eventually become one, whether they like it or not. I think the screen writer, Sook Hyang was incredible at connecting all the dots by the end of the story. Nothing was left unanswered by the final episode.
Definitely a great dark comedy to enjoy!!!

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Fantastic Comedy From Start To Finish

This has to be one of the best comedies I've seen. When I first started watching this, I couldn't imagine how they were going to be entertaining through 20 episodes, but they did just that, completely entertaining, non stop laughter, a great story & perfect acting.
These six protagonists are so well matched with each other, it never gets boring watching the trouble they each find themselves in, then having to rely on the rest of the cast to get them out of the situation they got into in the first place.
It's very well written and has a small blend of drama, just enough to give a great mix to the story.
It's difficult to compliment each actor, because they are all great, but Jung Hyun is over the top brilliant with his timing and actions in each and every scene. Yi Kyung & Seung Won were equally brilliant, making for a great trio of best friends leaning on each other for friendship or support with their careers or romantic relationships.
The female actors fit like pieces to a puzzle, Each one blended the perfect combination to the male actors to make for a great series.
I haven't seen season 2, but seeing how two of the main cast members are missing due to real life problems, I'm not sure how well this will work out.
Complete thumbs up to this wonderful season 1. Well worth watching again!!

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Very Suspenseful

This story shifted in so many directions as the movie played out. It was a great concept, but a bit confusing at times. What you think is going on after the first 30 or so minutes changes to a completely different direction. Once you realize what is happening ... it changes direction again. Over all it was a well written and extremely well acted thriller.
Ha Neul not only gives a fantastic performance, but his appearance dramatically changes with the current situation and time frame. It adds so much to the story.
Don't be too quick to stop watching the movie at the end, there's once scene left with the end credits that really makes you think about what you just witnessed with this group of people. It's a chilling and powerful end to a horrible situation for everyone involved!!

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The Power of Friendship

You'll never see another series with such an unbelievable transformation of all the main protagonists. This story starts out with three people each carrying so much pain around inside of them, but somehow come into each other's lives at just the right time, helping to fill the void and heal the pain caused from their past.
Joon & Soo Hyun develop such a powerful bromance, but you wouldn't have believed it possible after the first episode. Ji Hoon gives such a unique performance, playing a role I couldn't have imagined him doing. Equally paired up with him is In Hyuk, enemies at first, but closer than two best friends could ever get by the final episode. Min Ah as So Bin is the glue the keeps the three of them woking perfectly together. It really is a great story. There are some extremely dark and disturbing situations to deal with in this drama, especially from Yeo Joon's family, but even that comes in a complete circle throughout the series.
For anyone that has either helped friends get through difficult times or have been helped yourself by someone close, this is a must watch drama.

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A BL with a dog story

I almost didn't watch this, because when I glanced at the reviews I figured this was a horrible drama. I'm glad I didn't listen to when I was reading.
This turned out to be a GREAT story. I thought it was very original and inspiring. It had a blend of not just a BL main story line, but so much more. A combination of animal love & loss, the difficulties of being who you really are in the public eye, and just an old fashion blackmail situation thrown in, too, all while a reality show is being filmed.
I do think the title can throw you off a bit, maybe Love Is Like A Dog would have been better??
I think I think Si Woo & Mew were great together. Instant chemistry!
If you haven't seen this yet, don't go by all the negative reviews, I think it's a winner.
The two hour movie version is a better way to watch it instead of the 12 episode format.

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Extremely Cute BL Drama

I wasn't familiar with any of the actors in this or the story when I stumbled across it to watch. I'm definitely glad I found it. This turned out to be such a cute and extremely adorable BL drama. It has all the purity of first love, first date, first crush, whatever you want to call it. It's just pure innocence between high school kids trying to sort out their feelings.
I think the way the writers brought the two of these characters together was extremely clever. The story line really worked and it made for a really feel good series to watch.
Watching them deal with the substitute teacher that was a bit prejudice toward their relationship, was kind of interesting. It blended well into the story.
The last episode was very satisfying, especially going full circle and ending it exactly as it started in episode 1.
Great stuff.

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"The moment a person stops learning, their life stops, too"

This series turned into such a fantastic drama, comedy & suspense blended brilliantly. It was difficult not to binge watch these episodes. Each one left you wanting more & more.
There were so many great moments throughout, Se Hyeon winning his first fight & Ga Min knocking out all three body guards on the rooftop. Ga Min's mom getting into the cafe brawl, that was awesome.
The entire cast was brilliant, as well. Every one of them fit perfectly together, each carrying their own distinctive personality like superheroes, all with their own talent. Min Hyun & Jong Hyun were especially great together, showing the close on screen friendship they created between them.
Woo Min & Seo Hoo really made you hate their characters, counting the minutes in that final episode until they each got the beatings they deserved. The sign of good actors doing their job as villains.
I'm not sure if there will be a season two, I know it's kind of rare, but they did leave the door open a bit at the end as a possibility. I hope it happens!!!

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Great acting to match a great story

Watching the very beginning, I wasn't sure I was going to stick with it. There are several scenes that are a bit difficult to watch with the school bullying early on, however, once you get into the heart of the story, the major transformation of the characters is unbelievable to watch. You can easily feel yourself go from anger to laughter to sadness in a short period of time.
Yoon Chan Young is so fantastic from start to finish in this role or actually duel roles that he plays. It's a very impressive acting performance. Bong Jae Hyun gives a great performance as well.
Without giving a spoiler, the ending can be taking either a positive or negative way, depending how you're feeling at the moment you watch it, but overall I think the ending worked really well.
This series definitely shows the meaning of true friendship and how important a role real friends play in life.
An absolute must watch feel good series!!

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