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Good Show

I enjoyed this show. It's nothing grand just a simple legal drama with some really good cases. Most outcomes were based on someones moral beliefs and I was fine with that. Legal shows will alway be a bit overtly dramatic and blur lines with legality and moral ambiguities. What I found the most different as a person from the States watching is that there were no juries in the cases and some may have had different outcomes had there been. It's also a different perspective seeing the Korean civil litigation aspect.

What I loved the most about the show is the cast. They all meshed well together! Hyo Min is also one of my favorite FLs in a long time. I just really liked her character. I like Min Joeng too! Things I could care less about were the office politics and Seok Hoon's ex-wife and her childish husband!

The case that broke me the most was in the 2nd episode. I bawled my eyes out. I was wishing I found someone who could love me that much.

9/7/25

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Leaves you wanting more

Overall, I enjoyed this miniseries. Really loved the black comedy vibes.

That being said, a lot of background and foundational info was missing from the story that I would have liked and that ending sent me! Rarely do I say a show needs more episodes but this is the 2nd one I've watched this year that maybe needed 10 eps. Hopefully, there is a 2nd season.

I thought it was an interesting take on the child solider being trained assassins trope. And I understood Yeong Su's motivations and how she wanted a "normal family". It's a terrible thing to grow up they way they did. Then we find that out at the end and I was like OMFG!!! WHAT!! She did that to Cheol Hui....GOODNESS!! I liked the twins as well and that Ji Woo developed as a character. She understood why they had to sacrifice so much.

The best thing though, for me, was that all those horrible people got some of the best punishments being doled out in a series that I have ever seen.

I have never see Bae Doo Na in anything else but she was so good in this that I will seek her other work out.

5/10/25

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Overall, I liked this series and the character development of the main characters was well done. Still, some of Hiroto's actions really pissed me off, including in the last episode where he ghosted Mi. And I do understand that he needed to do that. But it still was heartbreaking for me. It was also hard to like Aoi Tachibana. Sorry just didn't like how selfish she was. The show spoke to what it means to be a family and how sometimes we sacrifice ourselves for someone else even when no one asks us too. How being responsible sucks sometimes and can break you. But Hiroto found his way through it.

This cast is phenomenal. The young actor, Sato Tasuku who played Lion was so good and a natural. I also loved Bando Ryota's portrayal of Mi a person with autism.

5/4/25

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Could Have Been Better

I really like the beginning of the series. I thought the episodes flowed really well and the Bo Jin Yan's character
was very interesting. I liked how his relationship with Jian Yao developed. I loved too that Jian Yao wasn't meek and shy and stood her ground with Bo Jin Yan. Fu Zi Yu was a great friend to have. I enjoyed his and Bo Jin Yan's bromance.

The earlier episodes had a murder of the week vibe that was good with the overarching main serial killer case. I think the show started to get slow and boring b/c they tied all the murder cases to that main serial killer which was unnecessary. I also hated the 11th hour BS dual ending. It's one of my most hated tropes. I mean this show has 24 episodes and in the 22nd episode they decided to make someone else the puppet master behind Xie Han and while I kinda figured who that was earlier than revealed, I DID NOT like that bullshit!

Wallace Huo was absolutely fantastic though as was Ma Si Chun. I really liked the majority of the cast but Terence Yin was not that great especially after the big reveal.

3/14/25

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Poorly Written & Directed

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What should have been an interesting who done it is a poorly written, nonsensical mess. You know almost immediately that Yu Ji Yun, the main suspect is not the killer yet her husband, Seong Ryeol does everything in his power to make her look guilty. The director wanted to make a noir film but just b/c you have a lot of dark scenes doesn't mean you have a crime noir film.

They have Ryu Seung Ryong, one of my favorite actors playing the most cartoonish villain's I have seen in a long while. He doesn't care about his brother's murder and only cares about getting his stolen goods back, specifically these poop coffee beans. This film stars Cha Seong Won, Ryu Seung Ryong, Song Yoon Ah, Oh Jung Se and even this stellar cast can't save this poorly written foolishness.

I loved Lee El in this she was super cute and adorable playing the coroner.

The big reveal was very predictable, as well. I knew from jump who the mastermind was. This part I won't spoil for any one who really wants to watch.

2/18/25

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This was a quirky short series that was a delight to watch. The show is quite absurd but very funny!

The main cast is fantastic and that's what really makes the show enjoyable. Tsuna Keito nailed the role of Otori. He's the smartest kid at school, who's only reason for being is to study and obtain knowledge. He wants to know what love is and soon falls in love with Hanako. The problem is that his all boys school prohibits the students from falling in love. I liked Otori's journey. Finding love and having his heartbroken. Ultimately learning that love is worth the journey.

12/24/24

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Japanese series are always so interesting for me. I sometimes don't know what to say in a review. I started watching this b/c I am a huge fan of Sasaki Kuranosuke and he was great here as Tetsuo. The cast is fantastic especially, Kimura Tae as Kasen and Takahashi Kyohei as Kyoichi.

The series has an interesting premise and each episode made me want to see what will happen next. I couldn't believe they would be able to wrap this up in 10 short eps. But the shortness of eps helps the series. No fillers or unnecessary subplots. Tetsuo and Kyoichi being togther for most of the series leads to the palpable tension created by the situation. I loved too that Kasen was all in with her husband. Quite the dynamic duo! I enjoyed the series even with some of the quick solutions that Tetsuo came up with. I also liked that the the crime organization were not stupid/dumb criminals.

The last episode was hilarious but also heartbreaking. Totally worth the watch.

4/13/24

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I liked the first half of this series. I thought the 1st 8 episodes were really good but then the makjang set in and it was all down hill after that. What started off as an interesting story of a world renowned, orchestra conductor returning to Korea to tie up familia looss ends becomes just another drama that falters in the end b/c of an unnecessary makjang storyline. Those elements didn't elevate the story. It was just drama for drama's sake. I mean I guess the writer thought this series needed a murder and a surpise twist murderer to be good but I'm telling you none of that was necessary!

The best thing about this series is actress Lee Young Ae as Cha Seeum. I loved that the character was strong, confident and not here for your bullshit. She was annoying at times but this was a great female character overall. I also liked actor Lee Moo Saeng as Yoo Jeong Jae, Cha Seeum's 1st love who never really got over her. The chemistry between these to was excellent. Totally believed he got on her nerves but he was the only one that truly got her. No greater evidence than the scenes in episode 9. This was my favorite epsiode

Kim Jung Kwon's direction in this series was brlliant. He also directed Love to Hate You which was my favorite Kromcom last year.

1/18/24

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For the most part this was a really enjoyable series. Fantastic cast with some excellent fight scenes. The last epsiode was kind of a let down and very anti-climatic. I wanted Myeong Gil to get more punishment than he got. The man was ruthless and way too many good people died b/c of him. Park Sung Woong deserves all the awards for his portrayal of Myeong Gil!

Episode 6th effing pissed me off so bad! It was so nonsensical and made my blood boil. The actions of the characters was so illogical. After that I thought episode 7 was really good and then episode 8 was a let down. It just felt rushed.

I loved the bromance between Woo Do Hwan and Lee Sang Yi.

12/31/23

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Cute

This very short movie is nothing to write home about but it's really cute and sweet. Both the FL and the ML are very charming and had great chemistry together. Its a simple story of mistaken identity and falling in love and then having it all blow up in your face.

What I really liked though, is that it was a straight forward movie with no pushback. I also loved the scene where the ML was dancing in the mirror at his house. It was a copy of the scene from the movie What a Girl Wants, staring Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth. The scene where Colin Firth's character does the same thing after spending time with his daughter.

It's a cute movie to watch once and it's only 66 minutes long.

12/17/23

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This is such a good movie. Donnie Yen is top notch as usually. I may be biased as he is one of my favorite Hong Kong actions stars of his or any other generation honestly. Just love this man. He's great here as a man who accidently kills a rival who challenged him. He then goes to jail (I assume manslaughter). He's never forgiven himself for the killing and works hard to not engage in fighting. A martial arts fanatic decides he wants to fight all the best martial artist in their given expertise and kill them in a fight to the death and has he eyes set on Wu Xia Hou, Donnie Yen's character.

Excellent fight choreography, great cast and nice throwbacks to some of Hong Kong's greatest martial arts collaborators.

12/9/23

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WHAT WAS THAT ENDING???

The show is not as good as it could have been. However, I will say that each episode at least, builds off the next and it's a coherent story. Episode 6 is by far the best episode in the series and could have ended there IMO. But NO!! we have to deal with these 11th hour shenanigans of who actually did what. PISH TOSH!!

I must be the only one annoyed by the the treacle ending. Eveyone lives happliy ever after; I call BS. I am also pissed that Makiko did not get the comeuppance I wanted or needed. They tried to make Makiko sympathetic too. NO!!! Anyway, not terrble but a total let down.

The pluses of the series are the lead actresses are really good and I loved the young actress playing Anzu. I also, like the Claire character; she was a good friend.

11/25/23

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This was not good! I really wanted to like this. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this at the theater earlier this year. I have not seen the anime or read the manga so I didn't know the story before hand but this plot was a mess and incoherent. It also felt incomplete, which may have been b/c they planned for sequels!

The CGI is terrible too. Lately, I feel like new CGI is worse than old CGI. IMO old CGI was more seamless now it just looks cartoonish. This is very visible in the fight between Saiya and Nero. Mackenyu is really the only reason I watched and he can't save this stupid plot or make it interesting enough to stick around for a sequel!

11/19/23

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Left Wanting More

This was the start of a good movie but it's just not a fully completed story it's a runtime of 77 minutes and there could have been a succint story in that time and maybe they tried but for me it was too many things left unresolved. Makes me wonder if a sequel was thought about or planned but never took off.

The cast is really good though and I really liked Mimoto Masanori as Takashi and of course Nagase Tasuku was good here.

I thought the fight choreo was spectacular though and it was filmed well. You could see all of the movements and counter movements. Loved that. Sonomura Kensuke, the martial arts director did an excellent job.

9/4/23

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Romance for Days!

This was mostly enjoyable and this just made me realize how much Park Min Young is stellar. The whole cast was good but she is a star for a reason. She is efforlessly, funny, sweet, and likeable. Kim Jae Wook was pefectly cast as the Korean born American raised Ryan Gold. He and PMY have some of the best chemistry I've seen on screen. Their scenes together were funny and fire! The other standout in the acting category is Kim Sun Young she played director Ohm brillantly. I have never scene her in anything else but this made me a total fan. I also love the wardrobe departments bold choices for her character.

What this drama did right for me is that there was not too much drama or push and pull and it was the better for it. The leads worked thru their issues by talking instead of shutting down. I mean Duk Mi did do something stupid but it was wrapped up quickly so I'm forgiving her stupidy. They also, nail the obnoxious fan behavior to a T.

What I did not like was the unnecessary childhood trauma to an already traumatic situation re the leads. It didn't elevate the story at all; it didn't even make effing sense. But overall this series was just what I wanted and needed in the romance department!

8/22/23

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