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Japanese Drama 'Black Cinderella' gives a new twist to the school romance dramas.The story centers around the main character and her struggles to keep her smile when everything is falling down around her. Her determination and her journey to find herself and love herself were pretty much the highlights of the drama. Especially since the female lead was a well-constructed character. The love triangle was a nice touch too, cute and sweet. However, the main romance was predictable, adorable though. The male lead was not handled with that much care, however. The wicked second lead was a generic character who had a rushed character development and showed only specs of what was going on in her life.
Finally, the performances were pretty good by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, 7 out of 10.
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Korean Drama 'High Class' is a suspenseful drama that keeps things interesting in every episode. However, the main mystery was a let down.First of all, the drama has good performances. Even the kids in the cast did a good job with their characters. The drama also did a good job keeping things thrilling and having the viewer anticipate what is coming next. However, the main story was, in the end, predictable and pretty much had a lukewarm ending. The family drama was messy and badly handled. The bad rich people of the drama were, in addition, generic and stereotypes of all the bad rich people in the dramas. They didn't even have solid background stories to support their mean attitude. Also, the indication of a romance was unnecessary.
So, overall, six out of ten.
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Korean Drama 'Secret Royal Inspector' had an interesting plot prompt, but ended up following the old well traveled path.The drama starts pretty strong, with the introduction of the characters, the main story, and the main mystery. The first case the Royal Inspector and his team take sets the foundation of their friendship and their dynamics as a team while presenting to the viewer what is yet to come. And yet, the story is pretty generic after that, with a bad guy who was neither intriguing nor original.
The romance was also a bit of a let down, as it had a messy pace, but, at least, it didn't overtake the story and played the role of filling the gaps. Unfortunately, the side romance and the trop of past love interest coming back to create drama was well used, probably a bit too much at times. At least the bromance was quite strong and refreshing.
The performances, finally, were pretty great for everyone, especially the leads, though the leading lady needs more screen time to improve her skills.
So, overall, 5.5 out of 10.
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Korean Drama "Hospital Playlist Season 2" is heartwarming and cozy, just like the first season.But this one had more medical cases, that were pretty interesting and emotional, as well as well constructed. There was screen time for the interns as well. The romances, on the other hand, some were enjoyable and some not so much. Some of the songs weren't as fun as there were in the first season. And the ending was rushed.
Nevertheless, the pace was relaxing and the drama is a good slice of life with lots of emotions and subtle notions.
Finally, the performances were great from everyone in the cast.
So, overall, 6.5 out of 10.
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Korean Mini Series 'Zombie Detective' is a smooth blend of comedy and mystery. The drama uses the zombie situation of the main lead in the most hilarious way, from his tries to imitate being human to him advertizing the make-up product, to his relationship with the leading lady. Everything was well done, not overstepping the borders of ridiculous, and keeping a nice balance between comedy and action.The mystery, in addition, was a nice touch that kept things going for a while. The small cases weren't plenty, but they were enough to get things more entertaining and give time to the main plot to slowly mature.
The performances, finally, were all great from everyone in the cast.
So, overall, 7 out of 10.
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Korean Series SF8 is an ambitious anthology of sci fi stories. Others are better constructed, fitting well into the short length of an hour, others had compelling stories or characters or both, and others didn't do so well. Nevertheless, all of them had interesting themes, great performances and, best of all, beautiful CGI that created the perfect futuristic atmosphere.The Prayer had a strong first half, but it almost lost it in the second one, as it was a bit too much with the shocking element, although the drama wanted to show how technology can't replace the human factor (?).
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Manxin had interesting cinematography, and refreshing camerawork and quirky editing. However, the story was not enough to fill up the length of the episode. It was also not well explained and sometimes it got confusing to follow.
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Korean Mini Series 'Nobleman Ryu's Wedding' was an interesting take on BL genre, as this time it takes place during the Joseon era. And whether that opens a big space of opportunities to explore, the drama opts for a more cliche approach.That is, the story starts in an odd way, as the two meet under the most unreasonable circumstances (like, he didn't look like his sister, how the transition from him to her would have ever work?). On top of that, and even though Ryu's family environment provided enough twists for the two to create a strong relationship, the drama adds a love triangle! Finally, the ending was pretty rushed and but it was a happy one at least.
The performances, finally, were all enjoyable and everyone did a great job. The settings and costumes were pretty realistic as well.
So, overall, 4.5 out of 10.
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Korean Mini Series 'Check Out The Event' has a strong start but a weak ending.The beginning of the drama is pretty intense, starting right off with the breakup and then having the main girl being disappointed over and over as her dreams of getting back with her boyfriend, who, by the way, offered no reasonable explanation of why he was so suddenly breaking up with her. The drama played nicely the love triangle card as well, giving the girl a new love interest to support her through those hard times. However, and even though the intensity of emotions was building up smoothly to a boiling point, that explosion didn't happen. The drama opted to drag things up and stretch the big conclusion as to give a more interesting perspective, however, that resulted in destroying the whole story. A nice alternative would have been for the girl to realize that she doesn't need anyone and stay that way. Unfortunately, the drama chooses to take the clicked turn and pretty much vanish any hope the love triangle had to be interesting.
On the other hand, the performances were pretty enjoyable from everyone in the cast.
So, overall, 6.5 out of 10.
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Japanese mini series " Himawari: Kenichi Legend " is a quirky comedy and it centres around the relationship of a daughter and her father.The comedy element of the drama is the main genre of the story, and the drama doesn't shy off from being overboard with the costumes even with the settings. However, the performances were smooth by everyone and, thus, it didn't feel awkward or badly handled, even though some scenes were silly. Still, it's a well crafted comedy and brings some laughter.
The romance, on the other hand, was pushed aside and was there to fill in the gaps, which was fortunate, as it wasn't something special to begin with and the father-daughter relationship was far more interesting, intriguing, and entertaining, especially since Kenichi #1 was more quirky than Kenichi #2.
The rest of the characters were only there to support the main relationship and the viewer never gets to know them other than their superficial descriptions.
Finally, the soundtrack was pretty good and fitted the atmosphere of the story. The information about the area where the drama was taking place was another cute factor.
So, overall, seven and a half out of ten.
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Chinese Drama " You Are So Sweet " was adorable at first but soon it went downhill. The interesting factor about this drama is that it takes place in the dubbing industry and it gives some insight, while variating the story from the other office dramas. The twist with the hidden celebrity and his fan was also entertaining for a while, even though it was hard to believe that she didn't even think that her boss might be her idol, even after working with him. The second couple was another nice touch.However, the drama quickly got boring and predictable, as they started using cliche scenes and twists. The main couple had plenty of sweet moments, but their chemistry was lukewarm and the big surprise factor with the real identity of the male lead was not handled well and, thus, ended up losing its momentum. The second couple's story was stretched too thin and they had to rush them in the end for them to have a proper ending. The second female lead was too much of the typical villain and she didn't surprise the audience. The rest of the side characters were pushed aside. Another small note here, I must add, is the questionable choices for the leading lady's clothes.
Finally, the performances were pretty good and everyone did great with their characters.
So, overall, four and a half out of ten.
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Korean Drama "Move To Heaven" is an emotional drama with lots of shades of sadness, happiness and a big dose of closure.The story starts with a tragedy right off, an event that triggers the rest of the action which mostly hides behind short per episode cases of death and how the main characters help those who had lost someone to move on. Those short stories were different from one another and covered a lot of topics, from parent love to lost lovers. They were beautifully portrayed and fitted in the main story axis well.
As for the main characters' mystery, that unfolded slowly but steadily, being boosted by the smooth pace and the intense background stories. The performances were spot on, simple but emotional, and, overall, enjoyable. The few characters were a good choice also.
So, 9.5 out of 10.
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Korean Drama "True Ending" is a drama about finding closure, aka a true ending. For that, this drama was quite original, and the twist in the ending was unpredictable, even though the drama slowly built up towards it. I actually find this channel's drama pretty unique compared to others and, sometimes bold with their main characters, as they don't present them as the perfect ones, but showcase their flaws too. This was the case here as well, even though the beginning presented the main lead as the victim.However, what the drama did need was time. Time to explore the characters more, time to expand the story more and give a more in depth perspective of the side characters, as well as a better explanation of the events. Moreover, a smoother pace at the conclusion would have been ideal, as it was rushed and too easily resolved. But, where things were left was a nice touch.
The performances, finally, were pretty good from everyone in the cast. The flash backs were masterfully handled too.
So, overall, five out of ten.
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Korean Drama "Sweet Blood" would probably have more appeal a decade ago, when Twilight was at the top of the pop culture, and vampire stories sprout out from everywhere. Now, they are considered a past trend and a bit cliche, especially if they are not handled with care. And, unfortunately, and although the drama had potential, it didn't ride the wave of strong episodes such as the first ones and blow off towards the ending.The beginning of the drama, first of all, was quite intriguing. The story about the half human, her sassy fiance, the vinery business and the one myth were all pretty interesting. Unfortunately, everything resolved way too easily, which robs the satisfaction of the ending. The romance was weak as well, with just a few moments in the ending to support the whole love story and a one sided puppy love for the rest of the drama. That also ruined the love triangle, as the weak main couple did not support well the antagonistic plotlines.
Another major factor that made the drama look old, in addition, was the make up. White canvases with over the top red lips that screamed 'vampire' from miles were too much and made the drama look like a badly made tv movie, something that, otherwise, was not.
Finally, the performances from the actors and actresses of the cast were all great and the characters quite enjoyable.
So, overall, five out of ten.
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Korean Web Drama Be My Boyfriend was an okay, short drama. It wasn't bad per se, but it didn't break the cliches and it just followed a predictable plot. It wasn't original, and that lack of originality was what didn't set this drama apart from the other dramas.The story, first of all, was okay, enjoyable and quite entertaining in the first part. The romance was cute, though the love triangle was questionable. The friendship part was, surprisingly, realistic in a way, as it showed some bad parts of it. As for the ending, it was a happy one, as it was expected.
Finally, the performances were pretty good from every actor and actress in the cast.
So, overall, six out of ten.
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