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Korean Drama '' The Tale of Lady Ok '' is a historical drama about a young woman who starts as a servant and ends up being the voice of those who are pushed aside.The drama has a unique story of a woman who pretends to be an aristocrat in order to escape death as a servant and becomes the legal champion for the poor. These legal battles were interesting and emotional, and the leading character's journey was inspirational as well.
On the other hand, the romance wasn't as great, though the ending was well handled.
Finally, the performances were all great by everyone in the cast and the main lead's was especially strong.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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Japanese Drama '' Sayonara no Tsuzuki '' is a romantic melodrama with a tragic story and tragic characters.The drama incorporates the idea that the body has memory, but it is not that well presented, as the story is more focused on the romance and builds its story up from there.
As for the romance, it was odd, as the one person was wracked with grief and was trying to hold on to any spec of hope, and the other had an identity crisis at best. Most tragic of them all was the wife who was trying to figure things out.
The performances, on the other hand, were all great by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, five out of ten.
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Japanese Drama '' My Second Ao Haru '' is a drama about second chances in life.The drama has a pretty enjoyable main story, with an impressive plot and many sweet moments. The relationship between the main female lead and her new friends was enjoyable and adorable as well as they helped each other overcome their problems.
The love story, on the other hand, was not as enjoyable. And that was not because of the age gap, which wasn't that much of a big deal. But, the way it was pace and the tropes that were used, it was eye rolling and boring.
Also, the female lead often acted a bit too much and she was too loud, but, other than that, she gave an enjoyable performance. The rest of the cast did a good job as well.
So, overall, five out of ten.
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Korean Drama '' My Man is Cupid '' is a fantasy romantic comedy.The concept of the story, though unique, was quite idiotic overall. It wasn't well executed, though the group of fairies offered many funny moments and their chemistry was spot on. A chemistry that, unfortunately, the main couple didn't have. Therefore, their romantic moments were awkward, which was aided by the absorbed behavior of the main female lead who often acted out so strangely towards the main male lead that more often than not baffled him and the audience as well.
Other than that, the mystery case was pretty intense and interesting.
The performances were okay as well.
So, overall, three out of ten.
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Korean Drama " Lost " is a moody melodrama about two people finding each other at their lowest.The drama is indeed moody and had its moments. I especially enjoyed the plot line of the father, which was sweet, emotional, and sad at the same time.
The main story, on the other hand, though it was intriguing at first, as it was interesting to get to find out what happened to the main couple in the past to led them to the situations they are currently in, it was a big let down. It turns out it was more about the vibes than about an actual story, as the plot was moving at a snail's pace and led to nothing.
The performances, though, were really good by the main leads especially, but the rest of the cast did a great job as well.
So, overall, two out of ten.
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Korean Drama " Trolley " is a political- family melodrama. It centers around a woman who appears to be the perfect wife and mother, but she hides secrets that are about to come out.The drama starts out quite intensely, and keeps things that way for some episodes. However, it starts deteriorating soon after, with the rest of the drama being boring and full of tropes. The twists were predictable and the plot kept dragging for no reason. In the end, everything was too messy to be set right smoothly.
At least the performances were enjoyable, especially by the leading lady.
So, overall, three out of ten.
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Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2
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Korean Drama " Poong: The Joseon Psychiatrist Season Two " is the sequel and continuation of the story of Poong and his team.The drama is more romance focus this time, though there were quite the cheesy moments when it came to the couple.
The comedy was, on the other hand, more enjoyable. Especially the princess was a pretty entertaining character.
As for the mystery, it was okay at first, and offered a few action and suspenseful things, but it got boring.
The performances were, still, great by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, four out of ten.
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Japanese Drama ' Kikazaru koi Niha Riyuu ga Atte ' is a slice of life drama with some romance and an up to date drama. It has a love triangle that spices up the love story and some family drama to make the main character more relatable. The office story was also pretty entertaining.The love story, first of all, was cute, realistic but had a speedy pace. It starts early on at the beginning of the drama and, even though the couple had chemistry and their romantic scenes were sweet and enjoyable, the love story somehow lacked intensity. The love triangle was just okay. And the side couple was rushed and had few scenes here and there to justify its' progress.
Other than that, the slice of life genre was spot on. It was sweet and felt cozy as well. Plus, the social media theme was well handled. The rest of the plot lines were nicely embedded into the main one.
As for the performances, everyone did a great job and they were all enjoyable.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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" Dalgona " was, unfortunately, one of those Korean Web Dramas that just miss the spot. The story had potential but never lived up to them, and the love story was less than half baked.Dalgona starts okay, with impressive editing and an opening scene that catches the eye, as it is intense and promising. You want to know what happens to the girl and you want her to get back at her bully. However, that revenge plot did not give the satisfaction that one should hope for. Part of it is due to the short length. And that could have been a solid excuse, cause, yes, this is a web drama and one should not expect it to give you an in-depth representation of the story if other short web dramas had handled their stories (some of them quite similar to this one) so nicely that the viewer didn't felt their short length. Alas, this is not the case. That is why most of the other plotlines, like the romance, were rushly handled and awkwardly concluded.
On another note, the performances were enjoyable.
So, overall, 2.5 out of 10.
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The story was okay at first, seemed a bit predictable though. And, of course, the ending was exactly that. However, the drama had a feel good, heartwarming plot with some interesting characters. The whole market was a crazy ride, with kings, sweet little girls, an odd hillarious oompa loompa like group of men and an even more crazy ceo. And even though some acts were a bit over the top, the overall result was good. The performances were pretty great too from everyone in the cast, but especially the kids.
So, overall, seven out of ten for Pegasus Market.
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The drama had, first of all, great performances, especially from the three main actors and actress. The characters were pretty interesting too. Another thing that worked for them was the mystery. Although the episode before the last on seemed like it had wrapped up everything, the last one was pretty intense and had a nice, unpredictable twist. The romance, in addition, was good at first, but, honestly, it got a bit boring towards the ending. But the family drama was just right.
So, overall, eight out of ten.
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For now, the story was pretty good. The love alarm app was a bit confusing at first, but it quickly got clearer as the drama progressed. The part with the school love story was cute, although the begining of the romance was awkward. Still, the love triangle was strong and it only seems to get better and better in the second part.
The performances were really good, moreover. Plus the leads had nice chemistry between them. However, there were some parts that were just too predictable and common in korean dramas.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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Having read the book and the manga, I knew what I was getting into. Though the movie present things in a faster pace and the two didn't really have time to develop a relationship, a factor that made me doubt for a moment that the ending will be that teary, the final scenes were so powerfull that made up for the lack of time and development. Actually, love story set aside, that scene was so deeply humane that can't help but be sad, tragic and dark at the same time.
So, that said, the performances were great and that aided the film a lot.
So, seven out of ten.
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What I liked was the individual stories and how different each character was. The mystery thing was intriguing as well. However, the movie felt like there was no theme behind it and no point watching it. Plus, the main story got confusing.
The performances, however, were really good from all actors and actresses. Though one should expect that much from a cast packed with some of the best young stars of Japan.
So, overall, six out of ten.
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