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this was a total scam! iu is not a main! she only lasted the 1st ten mins, but dang her story was so much better than the whole movie ;(
I can't even say this was "exotic" cuz it was a film, it was just the ml talking to a bunch of random people.... I get the deep meaning of it but sometimes showing by action is so much better than spelling everything out with words, like if they showed us each character's story without any talking it'd have been so much more rich


on the other hand, not only was IU amazing! lol her story surprised me, but the thing she talked about, marrying the guy after 2 months, him dying early, that'd have been so much more engaging.

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repetition of the writer zzzzz

Stupid, flat, trashy, self centered idiots, shallow and pathetic cheap trauma

I should’ve dropped
“Visit me in my dreams” what about actually talking
Same writer, same actor, same boringness and same shallow characters


that was the sad ep ppl talked about? Tbh it’s sad the writer made such a flat story


He was forced to be a “dad” of a 9 year old at 20, he put all his own wishes behind to care for that kid, he lost his parents too, he couldn’t grieve
But 11 years younger isn’t that young, ml grew up loved and sheltered cuz of the brother’s sacrifice
He should’ve returned the favor, 20/31, 30/41, he had a lot of time to be there for his brother but he was selfishly there for everyone other than his brother


She kept wishing death on her dad cuz he worked? And had his own dream? And wanted to provide for his family? And she felt like he didn’t love her just cuz he wasn’t there 24/7?


And he’s like “I don’t know so much about you” but they had 20 years together, dude you were so selfish you didn’t ask your bro anything and dulled it out with movies

And she was a hypocrite, going to make movies her dad couldn’t make, saying his work wasn’t understandable, gaining the favor of a rich director that just wanted to help her out?
That’s what her dad was trying to do but she called him crazy🤡
And ml says “I never brought up his bros depression and attempted suicide cuz I worried it was because of me”
But he legit yelled it at his bro at the worst time when he desperately wanted to live but he found out he couldn’t and just wanted to spend his last days exploring the life he couldn’t again cuz he was working hard to provide for a kid he never asked for?
But instead he slashed him and let his last days be in agony not only knowing his younger bro knew about his weakness but also he won’t be left with a heartfelt memories
To show them as kids after she confessed her love was so cheesy, like they were deprived of love, when everyone around them ruined their lives for them


He didn’t show emotions? Ofc cuz he was suppressing it
And when he finally showed his emotions and desires to travel and explore the world, he got attacked by his selfish brother about his past mistake as if that forbids him from trying again

Older bro had depression so he made a bad mistake, but then when he tried so hard to live the writer killed him..
Pain, tears, anger, honesty they’re as important as happiness, you need to accept those feelings are normal so you can coupe

I feel like jaeuks story would’ve been better. Atleast a bit more than the other two leads

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Passed trash and went to garbage... besides the age, each ep revealed yet another crazy ridiculous plot line and each step there were more messy connections

But worse of all was the last ep.. the 1st part it was the rushed out final step of the revenge scheme with horrible jumping edits, the 2nd part was the boring romance/ sad ever after, then came the 3rd part with more crazy wrap ups but again it even got worse in the 4th part and the sudden focus on mls revenge

2fl didn't kill that guy but it was the 3rd bullied... the husband murdered 2ml.... yeah I like revenge but I don't support everyone being a psychopath and ending the drama with cheesy I love yous🤡


The worst part for me was ml knowing everything... like yeah we have this smart fl scheming revenge but nope ml knew everything and led her to believe she was in charge and he always wanted to support her... thanks for making another guy saves the day🤡

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Should’ve left the writing to the professionals, the webtoon writers

It’s about time drama writers stop trying to modify webtoons. There’s a reason the creative community chose the wentoon, they released a story, a style of writing and it was embraced and accepted
Some things do need to be modified for the entertainment value of moving picture but the process, the development and the moral of the story should’ve been kept the same




I read a bit about how the ending was executed in the webtoon and it made more sense

Here their biggest downfall in both seasons was lack of coherent development
Everything conveniently went downhill, they just happen to run in different directions, they just happened to have missed the signs
But I was fine until they went berserk with the changes and many things changed
Again the changes from the 1st half made sense for the impact but the development lost all their handwork

I get the exam guy going nuts, kids are emotionally unstable
He was bullied, looked down on, didn’t have the luxury of a steady home that he carried the burden of the future, he was alone and snapped

The way he snapped wasn’t done well, I thought he killed the cool kid, tbh that should’ve been his breaking point
And maybe he’d have seen the kids seeing the video at their final destination and so he lost his shit , sure when he went back he thought old looking girl was telling them everything and yes the one he 1st killed was his bully…
That’s what it goes back to, the bullies became cool, dependable and charming. Even bora. Soon they all bonded. Especially the way they were forgiven for lying
But for nerd guy, he was just alone alone alone

Now, the pre bully murder tbh was too disgusting and pointless. Sure he was upset old girl looked down on him but he didn’t have to assault her. This way, he wasn’t bullied into breaking point, he is not the victim, but everyone was right about him and he was a creep
10years in and he wouldn’t have become a dr or any type of office worker. He’d have become one of those creepy coworkers who’d end up in jail cuz he kept making moves on the female employees and ends up assaulting her….


In the other hand they made aesol kill him as a way of “she was the real type of outsa” and he was just a creep that was outcasted





Anyway what hurt the most was realizing the teacher, the team leader and some of the earliest kids(?) didn’t die, I’m not sure about the ending tho I did read it went with less casualties
So basically the old sacrifices went down the drain, and many died in the name of “a few weeks later they discovered a better weapon” so the kids didn’t have to become soldiers, they weren’t supposed to be sacrificed by the adults to just gain time.. and the adults + others just lived happily ever after? Well all wars are like that I guess….

But I feel like the enemy should’ve been the adults, the higher ranked soldiers and wobin for leaving the kids unattended, that guy deserved to die, team leader sacrificed for the kids and he just went back to base??
Basically they went Mist on us, it “didn’t have to go that way, if only they waited” I hate that as much as I hate the “it was all a dream”
Anyway I thought geek guy led the aliens to the kids, so the shock was ok but again the steps, the results… I cried more when they were all putting on makeup and laughing, kids should be pure, bullying is the main source of the trauma….

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this reminds me of a US show lovelife(?), both basically follow the love life of the main lead and the lessons/events revolving around a normal person's choices.

the 1st guy was kinda the "dream" guy, they met by chance/fate, he was sweet and simple but for young aya he was too grounding and unfit for her luxuries life dreams. (and at the end she regrets it, but on the other hand he really did want the simple lifestyle, which was only her dream after people pressured her, so if they stayed together they'd have probably fought alot and hated each other)
the 2nd guy was exactly what she wanted but HE was too "ambitious" for HER, so he left her
the 3rd guy was the guy she needed to fulfill her luxury living lifestyle until it felt empty
the 4th guy was the result of people's expectations and their definition of a woman's happiness "of a 30+ year old woman to get married and have kids" and it was too much of a burden
the 5th guy was a boost for her ego, a 40 year old divorcee was still "wanted" by someone but he was too young and free spirited so he left her for money
and the 6th guy was her "the one" who actually turned out to be her long time friend! (I'm sorry I'm bad with faces) but he was really a great not unexpected match for her. he was intuitive and since he had a lot of platonic girl friends he was the ideal modern guy for the independent 21st century career woman, he understood their worries and goals ;D

sadly this was too short, and it took me a while to get used to the characters talking to the camera, and (a shallow part of me shall say) the guys were unattractive, but it was a really sweet underrated unexpected gem❤

I never rewatch stuff but I want another drama like this ;(

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I preferred this season over the 1st. mainly because they focused on the other girls more.. and
for some reason I could remember the 2 other girls' stories as I watched this season, but I couldn't remember the main couple's story xD
I specifically liked Hee Sook and Ha Tae Sung. webdramas have the best noona romances ;p
the overall theme of friendship is so heartwarming, especially when Woo Kyung said "I wasn't with you guys from the start but thank you for letting me meet precious people" TT_TT
and the food looked so delicious! ;)

my rewatch values are 1 or 10, but I'd love a 3rd season~

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now I'll miss this ;)
the good:
+ the teammance (this is what I always want, a big unique team)
+++ Kim Nam Gil
++ the comedy sense
+ Park Kyung Sun (I'd have preferred it if she joined the team faster, but I like the freshness of her, she's like a girl vr of siwon?)
+ hip hop girl and her normal non obsessive crush (I kinda shipped her with Ssongsag)
+ the action scenes
+ the costumes xD

things I didn't like:
- the story
- the small plots
- the pace (things started really moving by the 2nd half, especially after ep14)
- the bad guys (I really couldn't careless about them they were slightly too weak)
- the bad guys screentime was a waste of time ;)

ps. my rewatch value is either a 1 or a 10

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I love how each Sim 4 You reflects each member's individuality. in this season, we did not only get to see/listen to Chen's high quality live vocals, but the whole show was like an unfiltered behind the scenes of Chen's healing journey of music.

I loved seeing Chen meet new people, make new connections, learn about music and eat delicious food~ I'd love it if he goes on more adventures like that, even if they don't film it ;P

Ko Young Bae was my favorite guest, he made Chen loosen up and feel more comfortable teasing the remaining guests, plus he is a super talented vocalist and I wish they release a duet together soon, also he is a natural "variety show" star xD

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Best dystopian teen flick

Back when I was a teen, not long ago, dystopian genres were a thing. Practically every book after the "vampire/werewolf" urban fantasies became a dystopian teen flick.
And as a bookwarm I've read alot of them and this, does fall well into it's own identity.
A world that is attacked by alien zombies. A world that lost a big majority of their soldiers so they had to recruit kids. A world were adults hid behind those soldier kids.
Sure it's unbelievable, but that was established pretty early on xD

The plot holes in my opinion started from "recruiting kids", especially since their parents, their fathers, as per korean law are obligated to be redrafted into the military in case of wars. And the drama didn't really address that or the idea that the parents would actually agree to such a thing.
The kids were easily manipulated with the exam points, and there was no real need like saying "the aliens can effect the adult brains" or some excuse like "The Fifth Wave" or "enders game"(?).
I mean the whole existence of "the hunger game" relies on "drafting kids to murder each other for world peace"


So yeah the unbelievability of recruiting kids for the military can be easily excused..

And yes, I'm calling them kids cuz teenagers are still kids. Idk where I heard this a few days ago but kids/teens aren't emotionally or mentally fully developed to process and actively live by adult rules.
So these kids were indeed brats, selfish, self centered, whiny, naggy, brats that bullied others for being different or "less"
Just like any other highschool drama.. but I did really appreciate the kids that not only stood up but also comforted the outcasts. They weren't responsible for them, but they also didn't tolerate sht.
Especially Nara my precious ♡♡♡

Now throughout the story, even te selfish bullies, or the self centered naggers did contribute to the survival of their friends and that was emotionally satisfying. Tho I'd have also loved to punch Bora and Ilha.. or sacrifice them :D


For me Lee Chun Ho, Park Eun Young and Won Bin were the MVP adults. And Nara, class prez, Jangsoo were the MVP kids

I really loved the ost as well. The emotional journey was moving, the survival steps were believable for kids better than All Of Us Are Dead. Also I appreciate the lack of real full focus Main characters as apposed to the cheap love square and selfish jealousy of AOURD kids. And yes I'm only comparing them as they're both teen dystopian survival shows

I laughed when they laughed, I was bored in the early els and couldn't connect with any characters until the teacher, I cried when they laughed and I CREID on the last ep. I do hate the cut into 2 parts tho if we had gotten the normal 2eps per week, it'd have lasted around a month before eps 9-12(?) Were out anyway, instead we got to binge 6eps in less than a week. Unless pt2 isn't in April and SOON, I don't mind it as I do with the other cuts

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honestly, you'd think with so many dramas repeating the same cliches, people would stop making them over and over again, but here we are...

this is yet another "fake dating", "misunderstanding", "lying", "woman hurt by cheating ex", "guy that can't forget his cold obsessive selfish ex", "cold germophobic perfectionist falling in love with the sloppy innocent crybaby woman he never would've otherwise", "dramatic turning/saving a woman", "open eye fish kiss" if not just "awkward kisses" and well the most recent "using an app to find love/the perfect match"...

honestly, I can stand somin on running man, but I'll never watch her acting if it weren't for song jae rim xD she literally keeps repeating her roles.. and it's of course the self pitying naive type which I hate.. I mean, if a woman grabs the hands of the guy you were just on a date with, you should just say "you cheating b*******" and you should totally not play along with the obviously crazy woman with her crazy eyes, and like honestly, the guy should just say, "that woman is crazy" like there's no reason for misunderstanding or dragging it out...
and like if your crazy cheating ex comes back, threaten to call the cops on him and do what hani did in xx. you don't need the main guy to be the one that has the last word in...
basically boring drama, boring plot, and song jae rim deserves better...

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I think the lacking part of this was that they over complicated the "relationship" chart... but on the other hand it might've been easier to have one big "evil" company and gather everything in TL rather than having several difference companies which would result in more "bad guys" and also more people to "catch"..

I really hope this shed light on those cases, or any work related crime... it was incredibly heartbreaking for me to see this... and most of the victims were kids or people in their 20s and seeing their parents fight for justice just so their child's death isn't ruled as their own "fault" is too heartbreaking...

now on a drama's point of view, it was wrapped up in a good balance of "solving" the crimes while also leaving a small hint of "everything can't be solved so easily"...
and this was my fault for not focusing when and how it happened, but I appreciate the change in the typical typecastness of the "evil" ones..

my rewatch values are a 1 or 10, but for some reason I'd want to give another shot, though I feel like it'd be too heartbreaking...

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I feel like, for my taste, I'd have preferred a more "38 task force" approach, the "con artists coning rich people for the greater good".. it did have some of that, but it was still too focused on the election/assemblyman thing.. it's kinda like the fiery priest and chief kim, it has great comedy with a cute (uncle?) bromance but the overall "big picture" plot was not my style..
I loved the "villain" here though, she's one of my favorites, she was so fresh (and cute), part of me wanted the 3 of them to work together, but that's just because I love the actors ;p Siwon and Min Jung NEED to do a drama where they are both "1st" leads/a romcom couple ;p

things I liked:
+ siwon
+ siwon's smiles and dimples
+ min jung's adorable facial expressions
+ crazy hulk Mi Young
+ that "jingle"
+ the comedy
+ the overall pace was really great, the weekly dose and the whole journey felt "satisfying"
+ cute couple
things I didn't like:
- the random crush 2nd guy had ;/ I am seriously over brother zoned 2nd leads with a secret crush or (hate in TSLOMS's case)
- my two srs girls (cop girl/con girl) deserved better.. usually if the fl is not the "airheaded sweet type" then they'll add random female characters to fill that part.. but these 2 were different and fresh.
- it needed 40 eps. things were really rushed at the end..
- political plot ;p
- for me the marriage and their issues were "inconsistent"
- needed a better "teamance"

ps: I never rewatch dramas, so it's either a 1 or a 10 ;)

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this might be one of those rare "dark" dramas... like psychological dark, and not scary dark? ^^;
I kinda got attached to this and the characters... the plot was badly executed, mainly eps 7-11 were useless... and the last 3 eps still had their draggy parts, but I liked that dark twist?
and it had a fitting ending, almost perfect for the story.. though I'd have done some things differently, but I liked that ending scene, it pulled at my heartstrings.. mostly the "evil" soul should've been a dark characterless thing? because non of the possessed people acted like the originals ;)

ps, I don't usually rewatch dramas, so my rewatch values are either 1 or 10 ;)

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I LOVE Chu Gyeong Ja, i'd have given this an 8ish but she made it a 10 (the plot kept it from getting a real 10)

This could really do without the icky comedy, but the flow improved in the second half

My oh my gueiimbi baby is all grownup and still a great actress

the trash and parking was a drag, the bullying kid and the ahjummas helping him was so sad especially saying all 4 are his mom
and I appreciated how the husbands weren't cheaters, and they genuinely loved their wives that even though they were scared and wanted to help them, they also let their wives go crazy investigating without shaming them xD i'm glad non said "you're just a mom/housewife stop doing big boy police work"



At the start of ep8, I was like why is the therapist happy she didn’t see the killers face so I teased mom

Then when the small rat was caught and he looked at someone and smiled, and THEY SHOWER THE THERAPIST!
Me and my mom screamed xD
I was still teasing about the security guy but at the start of the ep I started thinking he must be a family member of one of the victims that’s why he’s studying the case so desperately
Tho I still sus the old security guard and if that’s true then the young security guy can be a copy cat fan

But the therapist seeing the small rat and then small rat receiving the book, tho again, young security guy is also literally writing a book


Anyways, if young security guy isn’t the killer she should divorce her husband and go for him cuz their chemistry was off the chart xD

We both did sus the old security guy. The dr last ep gave us a thrill of new hope that was soon demolished

But anyways I kept tasting her that young security was also his protégé tho it was last ep that after he got caught and they showed the letters I realized he was a family of a victim

Unless, they are trying to pull a scream to unsuspect the protégé xD
And old security guy was the one calling the cops on him, to get him arrested, or to get him unsused xD


my favorite genre is female centrist and mystery, but they didn't fully capture the right essence, one of my favorite dramas is avengers social club, the plot could seem nonexistent but their bond was beautiful, and no mystery has shocked me in a long time so old security guy was super sus from the start
as my mom said, every other suspect was "too young"

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For any remake, they would either do it exactly the same and not have leeway to have their own creative ideas
Or change it and lose the original essence

Here, eventho I haven’t seen the og, many say it stayed the same, beside them being in uni and not highschoolers, tbh I feel like 20s is better for groundbreaking star crossed lovers


They also missed out big time on showing both of them playing at the same time to add more urgency
And he could’ve “reached her first” cuz he plays faster and both would be on the piano stool


I kinda interpret it as both dying with the piano cuz she died already in the past and he wanted to go back as the rocks fell on him

So I was waiting for blood to trickle down after he saw her, he gets to confirm the truth and cuz like, he can’t really “live” there if no one sees him besides her

So the ending was abrupt tho I liked their “rule” that the first person she sees is the only person that could see her for the future but they never explained the past


I thought there were things that stopped her from going or appearing, not that she was there but he couldn’t see her

So in the og ppl say he graduated with her so could ppl see him?
Were ppl not seeing her in the future cuz supposedly she already tried to go when the building was demolished and she died, so she didn’t “exist” in the world
Meanwhile him going back to a time he was alive in, so ppl could see him?


and tbh the dads stories were always hilarious xD
It was sad, but he’s in the present so technically he’ll turn around and see his son as a 40ish year old🤣
It’s him that loses his life but he also wanted to run away


Demolishing the old grand piano was ridiculous, like if the present could change, they can just buy the piano before the building is destroyed, so many what ifs…

In a book with time traveling, they’d say you can’t change the past, so if someone survives, they’d hide until the present, and they’ll reappear cuz the future is “unwritten”


But it’s a loop, if she doesn’t die, her mom wouldn’t tell him, so he won’t try to go back, so she’ll die..
Unless the “she disappeared” is about them both running away together, always in hiding cuz no one sees him and they’ll think she’s crazy xD


Also speaking of unseen, I hate when movies do a slowmo and zoom ins when something is mentioned that hints to the truth
Like the balloon pupping, she was hit by the powder, but no one sees her, so moving things, opening doors, nothing was seen besides by 1 so did it really happen?

Also the curtain scene was done so over vaguely I didn’t even see her hand so I was like “ah she’s not really there” xD

And when someone mentions a twist, either she’s a ghost, he is, or time traveling and such

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