Yumi

Not bad

Usually the second seasons of BLs are either an extended episodes where we get to see the "honeymoon" phase (with rivals introduced) or a closure if the first one didn't have it/ended with a breakup, or just a continuation of the story if it's too popular.

Mostly I've seen the former and I always jump head first to watch the second season of the shows I've enjoyed.

This one is no exception, it was great, enjoyable, same vibes as the first, and very entertaining and funny.
The story isn't the best as it lacks originality or any new additions as expected, rivals appear, miscommunications, misunderstandings, then solving everything at the end.

I loved that they added more of the two managers, I wanted to know the backstory of their relationship and I'm glad I found it in the second season.

It's light, cute, fluffy romcom, highly recommended ~

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Adorable

It's a very fluffy and cute drama, I loved the story very much the cast is adorable and all the relationships are healthy.

I like that they didn't dwell on the ML childhood and kept everything light and relaxing, it sometimes gave "utsukushii kare" vibes, with the obsession/Stan thing, but not in a creepy way.

Also less melancholic vibes, here everything is a fluff.

The comedy part is good too, it's not extremely hilarious like some comments suggest, but it's still very funny to some point, I giggled a few times while watching.

I believe it deserves a little higher rate , and I can't wait to start the second season,, I wish they will include more scenes for the two managers, I want to know the backstory of their relationship.

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Oh my!! I need season two right now!!!!

This was fantastic!!

I started this as a BL but wow!! This is much much more than just simply a BL.

Tbh almost all the thai BLs tend to be simple, cute, fluffy, ridiculous with many plot holes stories... but this!! Ooohhhh this!!!!! it feels like a banal abbreviated description to just call it a BL.

Story was good, consistent but with some unrealistic twists, like I understand that you want to surprise the viewer but bringing dead people to live is just too tacky... Nonetheless it was perfectly executed, I couldn't find any plotholes, everything was well explained too, except maybe for the sometimes too good to be true situations.

Cast .... Spectacular!! Splendidly remarkable chemistry between the two leads and oh my baby Si Hyeon!! With his lovely melancholic gazes that hold so much pain and sadness!! And Tape was ... Wow!! Just wow! They guy basically pulled a one man show in this, because despite having a full cast of talents, he shines like the brightest sun!!!
Also, how come this guy is older than me 😂 sorry but he is now what 32-33??? FFS!! 😂😂 He doesn't look a day older than 25 !!!!

The cliffhanger end was sliggghhhhhtly weird, I don't understand the situation and why would "someone" reappear,.. I bet the only one who wasn't raised from the dead is the father lol speaking of fathers! How come half of the cast is missing here! I know none of them so I wish someone would update the cast because I gotta know the name of Mr.Joe, the King of the show!! This guy ATE and left no crumbs!!

I don't know what else to say, it's captivating, the pace is great, the sex scenes were HOT!!!! Like a plate of hot lava with extra spicy jalapeno sauce on it!! And the chemistry and friendship also worthy.
If you -like me- want to watch a BL, start this and you are in for a treat, bear in mind it's not a light fluff drama, it's heavy with a lot of triggers so be cautious, and also if you want to watch a drama that is deep with a story and good fights, give this a try!!! You definitely won't regret it at all ~~

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Not bad

I don't really know what I was expecting but I know it wasn't that, yet I moderately enjoyed this drama...

First the story is very intriguing, the idea of having everyone's life intertwined is very interesting, cast was great too though I don't know why Kurashina Kana was the only one in the main role, if we have to choose one, I believe it should be Sato Honami... I understand that most of the relationships revolve around Arisa, but the character that was fully fleshed was Saeko, her past and her personality was fully explained, while Arisa was enigma from the beginning till the last ep where they have to finally explain what's on her mind.

I was confused by the end, it's not really an end, it's basically a "snapping" moment .. no one has closure, nothing changed, we only get to see how 7 random people's lives are actually connected, and that's it.

All in all it's very philosophical and artistic, some may not like it even, but judging as a whole -and since it's a Japanese drama- I believe it was good ... If you like these types of dramas, you will enjoy it~

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Nice upgrade but still lacking

Compared to the first part, this is an improvement.

It's like the first part was just the introduction, and this part is the actual story.
First of all the uncut / cut ver are basically same, even the few scenes cut has nothing in it but it's china so...

The story is much better, I would have preferred it to be one whole movie instead of two parts, but nevertheless , this was not bad.

Acting is 2015 style obviously, nothing spectacular about it, just acceptable.
Story shows more in this part with good development and nice pace.

I wouldn't recommend it unless you plan to watch the parts/movie in one setting and have about 3 hours to waste ... Just keep your expectations low.

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Fun

When you read a Japanese drama is based on a manga or a novel that it would be ridiculous, not necessarily in a bad way but the over the top idiot characters and silly comedic relief will definitely be presented.

This drama is no exception, it's a funny enjoyable and entertaining show, and despite being a medical drama it's very unrealistic and you can't take anything about it seriously.

The cases are very entertaining, the trio main characters are so much fun to watch, Kanna shines as a dorky cute and lovely genius who is very smart with diagnosis but very stupid with people.

It's a case per episode so if you found out it's not your cup of tea you can simply drop it without missing much.

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Slow at first but worth it

Great premise with very slow start, it picks up through the first couple of episodes, and the end is beautifully tied up.

Probably I'm the only one who loved how short and kinda rushed the story is, because everything is very slow, and the more you watch, the more you want to see how will this end.

Story is great and I really loved Konno, he is straightforward, true to self and very very kind and lovely, probably one of my favourite characters ever in a BL, the perfect man. And as much as ( or as little as) we know about him, I couldn't find one thing to hate about him also his disappointed/ concerned side eye when hayakawa lies or show his fake smile is just amazing, I loved his minute facial expressions when hayakawa kissed him. Let's just say Hirano Koshu gained a new fan here ~~

Sadly I can't say the same thing for Hayakawa, he was mediocre, slightly irritating and self conscious but nonetheless, still likable.

It's a very soft, light love story with slightly vague end but a happy one ~

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Not bad but too stretchy

I have to admit two things.

First: I have yet to find a re-adaptation from another country that is better than the first adaptation of any source material be it a mange web toon ... Etc. especially if the first adaptation is done pretty well.
Second: I love Cherry magic Jap. ver. So freaking much and I only watched this ver. Because I love the cast and I saw many good reviews but tbh I know for sure it won't raise to the bar of the original but I'll not hold this against it by any means.

So long story short, despite knowing that it's lacking as a re-adaptation, I'll try to judge it as a drama by itself without comparing it to the original.

Now like most Thai dramas, the main problem I have with them is that they drag at the end, and this one is no exception, I enjoyed till about ep7... Maybe 8... Let's say 9 to be fair, but the last 3 ep were completely unnecessary for me, I was skipping a lot, and not because it's bad or anything, but the story got boring I loved some scenes but they weren't enough to entertain me for the last 3 eps. The only reason that kept me going was PaiRock and if the only reason I continue watching a BL is the straight couple in it, then something is wrong 😂

The main couple are gorgeous, I loved them together.. TayNew never disappoint, Jan and Sing were adorable too and I love Jan so much that I wanted to see her more and more here, Song's character Rock is also fun to watch, but sadly the second couple were too lame, I didn't like Jintha, not because of anything but I couldn't see why he fell in love with Min Like, what happened you blink and they are together, with no reason at all, also I didn't think he was "cute" or adorable with his nervous introverted personality. Also Mark did his best and I love him for that but by no means he fits the character IMO.

Now I like this drama generally and I loved TayNew ver. Of the characters but I wish it was a little shorter.
But to be completely honest, if I ever needed to suggest Cherry magic, I'd definitely go for the Japanese ver. Not this one.

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Great but slightly stretched

Now I haven't seen the korean Ver. Because I'm not a huge fan of the FL, so I didn't know much about the story except that it's a revenge story, and my review is based on this being the only version I've watched so no comparing or anything.

The story was great, it's very simple with hardly any plot holes which is great if you have a mind like me who keep pointing out mistakes. I also liked that they didn't show many scenes with the FL having being bullied or hurt and only showed flashbacks of the moments to gain enough sympathy without getting us heated up ~
there is, however, one thing I didn't understand in the time sequence in the plot but I discarded it because it's not very important.

Characters were spectacular, I liked the evil characters here xD but I didn't understand why they keep mentioning Reina's past, as if I'm supposed to feel sorry for her, she needed help probably if it wasn't for the need of a replacement, I would like her to be locked in a mental hospital somewhere 😂

The chemistry between the two leads was fantastic, I loved them both despite being slightly irritated by Takeru's very low-pitched, slightly whispery and throaty voice xD don't get me wrong, he could just stand there and I would admire him immediately, but in some scene his voice was distracting me xD I mean that in the nicest way ~

What I didn't like was probably the last 3 episodes, everything was amazing and ended perfectly on ep7 or so, it was the perfect revenge plan I think the best revenge was to have the bad people facing eachother, but since things have to happen I understand why the kept the story going, still it could be solved in like 30 mins or so not 3 whole episodes ~

Overall very good, up till ep7 at least ~
Recommended for revenge lovers

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3 Shallow love stories but good enough to entertain

An introvert, an extrovert, and a crybaby ... It's not the beginning of a joke, it's the 3 main characters of our 3 love stories.

3 juniors friends fall for their 3 seniors and somehow, magically, the 3 seniors love them back.

The FL isn't that tall nor her height is mentioned for the whole series except once in the elevator scene, and she didn't say anything about her "insecurities" as a tall woman, that's false advertising.

The love stories are too easy, nothing goes on, each character have their partner by the 3rd episode or so, and whatever happens next is just normal moments is a relationship, it's not bad, actually it's fine and light, no drama or heavy subjects are discussed, but that also made it flat and boring to some point.

On the other hand the cast, the Romance and the characters are all great and fun to watch.

So if you need to watch some light romance with nothing going on then this is for you ~

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Fifty shades of embarrassment

This is my second ( or third I can't remember) watch, which is why I have a lot to say about it.

First I totally understand the hate the FL is getting because her character is a bit too much for sane people not to want to slap some sense to her.

Acting
It was on point from the two leads, everyone was great, all characters good and bad were great even side characters with small roles were good.
Eric shines in roles as a brooding silent guy who is heartbroken and rarely smiles, be that as it may his changes when he is in love is noticeable and I like him here, the FL carries the whole freakin drama on her shoulders, she gave us funny, she gave us sad, jealous, broken, hopeless, brave, idiot.... Everything.

Characters
The two leads characters were just too grey
We are used to good leads with great moral compass and badass characters while those two are very human with terrible decisions and questionable behaviour.
The FL is a hopeless romantic with a broken heart who is too weak to the least amount of kindness, pride? Non existent I know that would piss many people off, but I've seen people like her.
Have you ever seen a person making insane decision while being in love? I did, they are crazy but real.
Now I'm not defending her but I understand the character.
The ML too, the only bad thing he did was when he destroyed the wedding.
A mistake? Yes sure, a huge one, he deserves a slap, or two, maybe a few more for ruining someone's whole life for a year.
But I see no one looking at his childhood, upbringing, his trauma-driven cold behaviour, his remorse, his regrets, his broken heart. Yes he keep making one mistake after another but he always says the reason behind it, he is getting too many hate for being a real human being.

Now the story
It's kinda messy, if you don't like messy and surprising love stories with questionable characters' ethics just skip this, if you are in for the drama you will enjoy it.
Personally, I'm not a fan of melodramas but the comedic relief in this is spectacular, every single character has a funny moments, all of them gave us drama and comedy
The ML family, his sister, his brother with the crazy GF, his lawyer best friend, his working team, the FL parents, her co-workers, the FL herself ... Everyone was great 👍 and funny moments were great.
I may not laugh at all of them but I had some moments where I laughed.

It simply gave us a bit of everything, fun, drama, suspense, a tiny bit of fantasy, and that's why I like it.

Highly recommended ~

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Love it

It's been a while since I've watched a kdrama and gave it over 8 rating.
And mostly I think it's because the old cast, not by age but by experience.
If you are an old kdrama fan, since 00s or so, it feels different to watch actors from that generation -the one that got famous in 00s or 2010s- like the two leads, you slightly feel nostalgic as if you are back to the time you first started watching kdramas.

Enough with this into now to get to the drama review.
Story is just flat normal enemies to lovers with nothing exceptional or unique, you have seen this story before and it's quite repetitive, but its 12eps only so if you started to get bored or anything because of the story at let's say ep9 or so you would only have to watch 3 more and that's it.

What I liked it that despite being repeated, the story is light, nothing to piss you off, even "bad" characters aren't that bad, either funny or just didn't appear much, it's all about the two leads which is the main reason this is hardly boring.

Cast was on point, I didn't think ji hoon would make me laugh like that, it's kinda odd as I always think of him as a serious actor who is too stiff but have a funny side, he surprised me here, and I can't love him more.

It's a very good drama if you want to get sucked back into mid to late 00s romcoms that depends mainly on funny leads with simple story ~~

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Love it

It's late here and I should be in bed but here I am writing this review.

I loved the movie and it's been a while since I've seen my baby Raul on screen so i was I was a bit excited.
But what surprised me the most was Tao and Ano, tbh I didn't check the cast, I just saw Raul and I was instantly on board, but Tao was amazing, her character is my favourite and I wish she had some kind of happy end despite being a side character. As for Ano, just seeing her is enough for me to smile ❣️ she is the cutest ever.

Now the story is based on manga which is why we can't expect anything to make sense, nevertheless I found it interesting, it's always fun to watch Japanese highschool romance every now and then ~

The cast was so good!! A full list of young talents some of them are my favourites it was fun to watch them all together, some characters also were very funny, Raul's reactions and facial expressions were on point and very adorable, my cutie baby Raul is so grown up now still he is as cute and lovely as he ever was.

It's one of those very light, silly and totally crazy type of movies that you can watch after a heavy drama/movie to freshen up.

Just don't expect too much, just sit there and enjoy the ride.

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