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Korean Drama 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' is the story of a family throughout the decades.The start of the drama is a bit rocky, but it quickly settles into the story. The plot is filled with emotional scenes that are the product of the slice of life drama and not a melodramatic try hard, which makes it even more impactful. Each episode was also interesting till the very final and the timeline, with its back and forths, was nicely handled and didn't get confusing.
Finally, the settings were great and the period part of the drama was masterfully presented. Moreover, the performances of the cast were excellent.
So, overall, nine out of ten.
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Korean Drama '' When the Phone Rings '' is a romantic melodrama.The drama has a strong start, with a pure makjang plot with many cheesy twists that are enjoyable for those who love the genre, and well handled overall.
The romance was intense as well, as the couple had chemistry and had many sweet and romantic scenes together.
On the other hand, the final part was not as great. The drama should have ended two episodes prior, as the plot was stretched too thin in the final two, they utilised way too many cliches that didn't make any sense, and in general, the story went downhill.
So, all in all, six out of ten.
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Korean Drama 'Our Unwritten Seoul' is a life melodrama with a romance to boot.The drama has an interesting plot, but fails to expand it, and the story never flies high after the impressive and intriguing first episodes. The two girls were sweet, sure, but their stories weren't equally presented. Also, the psychological trauma was nicely handled at first, but was left to the side for the sake of the romance. The said romance was interesting at first, but got boring and too adolescent. The second romance was almost non-existent. The past storyline was emotional though.
Finally, the performances were all enjoyable.
So, overall, four out of ten.
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Korean Drama '' No Gain, No Love '' is a romantic comedy utilizing the fake marriage trope.The drama has a strong female lead to get it through the most boring and tricky parts and she indeed was shinning through, with her openness towards her sexuality and her honesty towards her practical way of viewing love and relationships. Her story, along with the second female leads, and their tragic circumstances, were really what should have been further developed.
Alas, the drama chose a more romantic view of things, focusing on the love story and even using that overused cheesy trope in the final episode. Unfortunately, the romance wasn't strong enough to outshine the family drama, thus, the drama felt lackluster. Also, the third friend's story was undercooked and rushed to have an ending in the final episode. On the other hand, the side couple was adorable and kept things interesting when the main one was too boring.
Finally, the performances were all enjoyable.
So, overall, six out of ten.
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Japanese Drama '' Bijinesu-kon - Suki ni nattara rikon-shimasu '' is a short drama about a contracted relationship.The drama has a pretty common story, which seems popular in Japanese romantic comedies: the contracted marriage. This time around, however, probably due to the length of the drama and the limited budget (I mean, most of the settings were green screen with a few pieces of furniture), the story was messy and was rushed, especially when it came to the twists, which were quickly resolved.
The performances, on the other hand, were enjoyable by everyone in the cast.
So, overall three out of ten. The drama was predictable, but it had its moments.
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Korean Drama '' Flex x Cop '' is a remake of the Russian series '' Silver Spoon '', with a Korean twist of course.The drama offers a lot of cases that the investigation team is called to solve, in their delightfully whimsical way. That way the main plot doesn't get stuffy, and the drama does indeed focus on the police enforcement, and doesn't simply give a few at the start only to excite the audience and then try to keep things interesting with unnecessary melodrama for the second half.
The main mystery case was also interesting and twisty and enhanced the drama of the characters more.
The characters, moreover, where all interesting and had smooth chemistry.
The performances, therefore, were all great and everyone did a great job with their characters.
So, overall, nine out of ten.
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Korean Drama " Numbers " is an office drama with some romantic subplots to it.The drama has a predictable plot, with the underdog being mistreated in the beginning and seeking revenge as well as recognition for his talents. The bad guy was too standard and the office drama was so so.
On the other hand, the bromance between the two main leads was enjoyable and often saved the drama from being too boring to watch.
The romance was also okay, cute at times, but the side one was better and more dramatic.
Finally, the performances were enjoyable by everyone in the cast, but the two main leads were truly shinning.
So, overall, three out of ten.
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Korean Drama " Delightfully Deceitful " is a crime thriller comedy about a con artist and an attorney coming together to punish those who think they are above any law.The drama does start out strongly, with the story of the main female lead being compelling and her character even more so. And truly, there were some con cases that were handled nicely and the result was enjoyable.
However, the drama quickly deteriorates, getting boring and falling into way too many tropes. Things got out of hand quite quickly and the plot got even more confusing and stuffy.
The performances at least were enjoyable.
So, overall, three out of ten.
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" Drops of God " is an international series that focuses on family, wine, and the mysteries of the past that slowly come to light.The drama is quite intriguing, as it peels off slowly, adding more and more clues to the story as the episodes go by.
In addition, the characters were interesting, especially the side characters that supported the leads and complimented them nicely. But the two leads were those that stole the spotlight, as their chemistry truly shone in the final episodes.
On that note, the performances were enjoyable by everyone in the cast.
Finally, the pace was masterfully handled and the ending was satisfying.
So, overall, eight out of ten.
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Korean Drama " The Interest of Love " is an office melodrama.The drama is heavy when it came to the melodrama of the romance, with messy relationships and complicated heroes that didn't express their feelings to each other, often leading to frustrating situations. Hence, the story was boring and tiring to watch. The characters were annoying too, especially the main female lead who was all over the place.
The performances were, on the other hand, good enough, with the actors and actresses handling their characters nicely.
The pace was okay as well.
So, overall, three out of ten.
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Korean Drama " The Glory Season 2 " is the continuation of the revenge melodrama, giving the conclusion to the story.And even though there were a lot of things happening, as the main villains started fighting back, providing some resistance to the revenge plan, the drama got messy and even, at some points, boring. They opted to focus on the romance, which was its weakest point, especially since it messed with the mood of the drama and the leads' chemistry wasn't strong enough to support it. At least, it aided to the character development of the main lead and gave her some breathing space to be more humane and less miserable.
The performances, finally, were, just like in the first season, great by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, five out of ten.
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Korean Drama " Tracer " is a tax invasion drama with some action and many twists.The performances of the show were spot on, especially by the leading roles, who did a great job with the characters.
The twists and criminal cases were, in addition, well handled and created the right atmosphere for the story.
However, the drama did get tedious, mostly because of the theme of the story that didn't aid it much, though the creators did try to help it by adding some intrigue and some business thriller scenes.
So, overall, five out of ten.
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