Yumi

I wish I skipped it

I didn't like this one so if you liked this drama don't read.

The basic thing in any crime mystery story is to have the least suspicious person as a criminal, not show him clearly in the very beginning of the first episode with a huge a$$ motive.
I know that the more you watch the more you'd suspect others and that's how the writer tried to be smart by giving too many motives for everyone then circle back to the first suspicious person.
But that didn't work out here ... At least for me.

I loved the acting here but not the characters themselves, yaya was amazing as always but Dalah was boring with her stone faced personality, also Pam was too bitchy to even sympathise with her and so on, so how can I like a drama if I hated every single character in it.

The atmosphere was great, the vibes were good and fitting but that didn't save the drama for me.

I would easily skip it, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone ~~

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Underwhelming

This has been on my PTW list for so long and it promises mystery with supernatural element and folklore stories with curses and ghosts... Say no more I'm sold.

Sadly this was so disappointing!
First, stories were so lame, nothing interesting or gripping about them, the mystery isn't really "mystering", each ep was tad too long than necessary in telling the whole story, it could be made a 30mins max per episode and you won't miss a thing.
2nd: acting was fine, nothing spectacular and the characters are barely fun to watch, they didn't even raise my curiosity about the lie-detecting mystery and the end proved my point, as it was the most anticlimactic end ever.

I don't really think its worth the rate, I don't even have anything on the positive side to say to sell it, it's just typical Japanese drama everything is so mediocre.
İt wasn't unwatchable, but maybe I had a little higher expectations than needed so probably keep your standards low and give it a go if you like this type of dramas.

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Anything but a bodyguard

I love Japanese light dramas and this one checks that box but after finishing it it was a huge let down.
It has a nice story, good cast, a mystery and great villain and I'm not really picky with Jdramas, if it's enjoyable enough them I'm in.
But the final product is far away from this great combination I mentioned making me slightly unsatisfied.

Acting was nice, I like Hikaru but Shiraishi Mai here wasn't at her best, also I loved Junpei and Joichiro roles. The whole cast was nice Nevertheless none of them were very good, just average at max.

The story is a total mess, and I'm only talking about the parts they promised in the plot, the comedy part was non existent, the hate-to-love troupe was totally a miss and there is nothing memorable about the drama.
The whole bodyguard part lasted for the first 2 episodes maybe then it's all about the crime, they took so much time showing how endangered Rika is in the first episode, only to push her to be a side story, the rest of the drama was very very predictable, you don't even have to think about anything the mystery was solved right from the beginning.

The series as a whole was acceptable, slightly choppy and very random but watchable.

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The perfect closure

I really liked the first part, and the second is a very good continuation.

Tbh at first I was bugged as why would they make two parts just to finish the story and now after finishing the 2 parts I don't think I'd manage to go through both of them as one drama without feeling bored.

Giving that I had some time between watching the first and the second part, i only had to rewatch the last ep of Tsuioku hen to remember everything about it which means it left some impact on my terrible goldfish memory.

I hated how many times Natsumi had her heart broken or saw her lover fades away, that was too much but again -and as in Tsuioku hen- the drama was light and didn't feel heavy at all, also -which surprised me a little- despite having a good closure and good end to the whole thing, it still got some loose ends, I can't seem to figure out why they ended it like that but I believe the drama has another sequel that would tie them up nicely, or at least i hope, although I'd be reluctant to watch it just to answer some question marks since the main story had a good and happy end so i don't know why would i watch any more of them, I already got my end.

So another sequel is probably not a great idea IMO.

That been said, I loved the two leads and enjoyed their interactions and good chemistry, the second part focus mainly on their relationship which is another reason to watch Koiji hen if you liked Tsuioku hen, aside from the closure we all needed.

Would I recommend it? Yes, absolutely, it's not the best but it's good enough.

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Good watch

It's really difficult to find a good fun drama that doesn't drag nor get boring in the middle, and despite being generally good and very enjoyable, it still lacks one thing or two to be the perfect drama.

What I really liked was the cast, they were great and the second couple were amazing, tbh I continued with this despite the slow beginning just for them, and sadly they appeared after a while so you gotta stick with it till it gets better.
I liked the relationship between the 3 girls but sadly I couldn't feel much sismance between them, there is hardly any strong bond to be shown specially with Huiseong and the 2 FLs.
It was full of funny moments, GyuHyun family and secretary were scene stealers, even his creepy mother.

What I didn't like was parts the story, I don't know why they can't skip the stereotypes found in every single rom-com, also the cast the just appear to serve a purpose or just show something then Poof! disappear.
The end was vague and the whole Book family problem just wasn't solved, also I couldn't understand some characters behaviour in some scenes, specially the FL with the ML and also Huiseong character was completely removable, I don't even think her story was needed, it added nothing but very questionable moments.

Overall it's watchable and enjoyable even, but forgettable and I don't think I'd rewatch it, yet! I'm too excited to watch the spinoff with the 2Leads because they are the best thing about this drama.

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Adorable

I don't know why the Japanese have this fascination with BL and food, but I kinda like the genre born from mixing the two together.
While Japanese BL are generally either too dark and deep or too light and fluffy, this drama falls in the second category.

What I liked about it is how light and cute it was, the relationship between everyone's good and healthy, no annoying characters whatsoever, and the two leads are so lovely, I also liked the friendship between Izumi and his colleagues, it was short, very enjoyable and have relaxing vibes, also the two leads fits together despite the age gap, you can't even notice it.

What I didn't like is the lack of proper romance, the relationship during the whole drama lies in the category of friendship therefore the interaction between the leads is so limited to eating and chatting about random things, also despite being relatively good, it's very forgettable drama because there is nothing unique or special about it, it's just like any other fluffy JBL.

Overall it's a good drama with many fluffy and adorable moments that worth watching for but nothing spectacular.

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I expected more

The boring version of school 2013

I'm sure many would hate me for this but seriously as much as I wanted to love this, compared to the original this was so lame, and after giving it a few chances, I decided that this version isn't for me.
Now I loved school 2013 (k.ver.) so I somehow unintentionally kept comparing the two in the back of my head, and sadly I couldn't rule out for this version.
The characters are so tuned down, the bullies looks so softie and the bullied characters didn't gain my sympathy, the main thing I was excited for was Foei because I loved his character in the original series and wanted to see his interpretation for the character and somehow he did well enough to keep me watching most of it.
Now, is it a bad drama? No.
Is it unwatchable? Still no, but i had a hard time watching it, what helped big deal was the acting, and the flow of the story, and the fast pace, it manages to help me watch longer than I thought I would.
Still, it failed to keep my attention for a long time, I found myself zooming out while watching and this is probably the worst thing that can happen to me.
Generally not a bad series, compared to the original it's worse, but still watchable, the actors delivered and I would recommend it for the cast, but personally, and judging the drama as a whole I didn't like it very much.

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Oh ... Ma gad!!!

Every time I say I won't watch. Any more XianXia/WuXia dramas because they are too long for me, I go down the rabbit hole all over again and my freaking curiousity gets the best of me and I start one.

This drama is great, but as much as I like it, I hate it so much.
The story is really interesting but I'm basically watching it for the romance which is my first mistake, these wuxia dramas has a billion side quest the two leads have to conquer a whole new realm and do a bunch of shenanigans to reach a god knows what end, and I sit here like a potato trying - and failing - to understand what is going on for 40 episodes.

I understand that it's a whole genre, take it or leave it but why does these stories has to be so interesting, ugghh!!!

The two leads, actually the whole cast are amazing, I still don't understand the whole bad to good or good to bad personality shift for side characters but I guess that serves the plot so who am I to judge!!

I still however can't stomach a few things that making the whole "I'm torturing myself for the sake of the good romance here" more unbearable.
The main thing is the whole cultivation thing, some weird sh!t happens and we all supposed to be like "yeah yeah that makes sense" like what is these things!!! What do you mean her golden globe core is missing and what's with him breaking his transmigration !!! The only thing that is broken is probably my mantal stability,, What is that? And what is with the spirit thing!! Don't get me started with the sister and that evil guy *facepalm*
But it's ok, because if somehow I understood one thing, I'll probably have to do a yoga pose for 30 mins to cultivate this new information and I'll probably be up a level or something....

I'm not trying to be funny nor that I'm sh!tying on the drama but I seriously have to follow the bread crumbs of little romance between the leads till the end, and despite being really interesting, 40 episodes are just too many 🤦🤦

I want to rate this higher but I'm putting it on hold at ep27 ... I finished 27 episodes which is an achievement for me tbh ~~
I just hope of someone reading this, just watch the drama if you like the genre, if not or you are like me can't do long dramas, just don't get tempted to start it, fled immediately and call for help!!!!

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Adorable and funny

I love light Japanese romcoms, especially if well-acted, they are too fluffy and cute and help melting all your stress away ... At least for me.

This one tops the list.

The chemistry is great, the leads look good together and they looked their age in the movie, great casting choice, their interactions are nice, they seem like two people raised together, instead of being too stiff, their touches were too normal which is a plus.

Story, let's be honest, manga stories are just too simple, they don't need you to challenge your brain or anything, so it was very light and fluffy, the comedic touch was nice, I had a few smiles here and there, no over the top cringe acting which is rare in such stories.

Overall very light and entertaining ~

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I need to learn that highly rated Thai dramas don't necessarily mean good dramas.

But I thought, I've seen bad ones, bad acting? No problem I can handle that, terrible story? Boohoo, Cry me a river, most Thai BLs barely have any, got boring halfway? I got time.

But this wasn't like that, it has good solid mystery story with Fantasy build up and the cast did good so far, even great, chemistry was amazing, and Billy fits with Babe more than his previous partner so you would say there is nothing to complain about, right?

Nope!!! This show was terrible, I couldn't go past the 4th ep, but somehow managed to finish 6 before deciding to give up.

First of all, story is fine, no problem, but it's barely there, I've seen 6 episodes of it and I'm not interested to learn more, they didn't make the whole crime stuff significant! And boom! Sex scene in ep4, like I know it's a BL, but you focus on the two leads and they got their happy end already, why do I need to watch any more? Dead people, meh! A mystery and a weird woman in the sea? Nah, it doesn't matter ~ I also have to mention that the action sequences in the first ep were not that great, so that's another reason for not wanting to continue ~

They should have balanced the story between the mystery and the romance between the lead and build it up, like if they are in love by ep4 then the rest would be what I hate the most, the sticky and cringe part of the romance, and don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the honeymoon phase, but only when I have LIVED with the characters throughout the show, get attached to them and they grew on me that their relationship becomes by mission, not after 3 EPs of random things happening.

Also, a big put off, why do they have to show this much nudity, I understand it's a training program and it's all men and so, but why showing us a person taking a dump and flushing the toilet!! What did this scene serve in the story?? Like why did the director think, you know I'll show a scene with someone sitting on the toilet, opening the door while sh!tting to speak to other characters about a very important issue.

Seriously??? I even saw the gadget or prop or whatever it's name that Billy uses to hide his frontal body for the shower scene!!! Like I don't mind Some nudity, a naked butt or two just to let us know that oh they are men full of muscles down their asses they are exposing testosterone and masculinity and ugh and agh!!! that much is ok, a scene or two It's fine, but this!!!!! Good god I need to wash my eyes with holy water now, right from the very first ep, I don't know when will the next butt hit me! Oh from here No from there!! I'm at the edge of my seat, waiting to get flashed.🤦🤦

I have seen enough naked butts to last me a whole lifetime, I believe the director is a BOC graduate, because they started this butt fetish thing.
Again, i don't mind some nudity, even sex scenes are fine, But this!!! This is just pørn at this point!!!

So why didn't I watch the cut version? because of two reasons, one, it's the only version I could find, I don't know why this version is more reachable than the cut but this is what I stumbled upon first, and two, I like to watch good intimate scenes that they usually cut, but I didn't expect that much nudity and explicitness, also I don't know how much exactly did they cut and how much they left, I don't want to watch that much asses yet I don't want to watch a shredded series...am I asking for too much?? Unfortunately Now I just don't wanna watch anything at all, thank you very much~~

Acting is ok, I don't have anything to complain about, Billy is just acting the same character again, but I can't Really say anything negative about that because he does that well, and the rest of the cast were fine.

I just can't go on with watching, obviously I'm not the targeted audience and this is totally overrated show here~
Not recommended ~~

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Oh how I regret watching this

Just go and watch any two couple living together and making out every now and then because the story that started very interesting lost it's way half way through and the whole show is about 2 couples talking and having s*x...

It's already very very predictable right from the start but to make it more boring by having a few episodes in the middle full of absolutely nothing at all except for some random scenes of the 4 leads is a bit too much.

I have to admit one thing however, the cast was great and everyone did his job impeccably, but be that as it may that didn't save the series for me.

The only character I was interested in was Fadel, who had the same facial expressions for almost the whole show and when he started to change a bit I had already lost interest in continuing.

I'm not saying this was a bad drama per se but it was boring with no story, however if you like the cast/couple and just want to see them onscreen, you will enjoy because the whole show is the 4 leads acting all lovey dovey together ~~

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Almost perfect

My problem with historical Chinese dramas is that they tend to drag a bit with no consistent plot.
I mean, there is a main plot and as we watch some problems arise then get solved then another problem surfaces then solved and so on... in parallel with the main story.

So personally -since it's MY review- I haven't yet find drama that I'd give over like 7 or 8. hence my rating.
That been said, this was a great one, I really enjoyed it specially the beginning, I like the dynamics between the leads.

I love the Smart FL VS Smart ML, most dramas tend to have a clever lead while the other is always less intelligent but here I really enjoyed the ping-pong power games the two leads had.

Acting was great, I loved all character even the evil ones, the plot was interesting, at least most of the time.
I loved the leads, I don't know about their chemistry but I enjoyed them together.

Overall enjoyable, a bit longer than needed, not boring if you are into long dramas.

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I was so invested in this show, and I have too many things to say but when I started to write the review, I felt lost, no words can describe how I felt about this!! So I'll just blabber whatever on my mind~~

It's not a simple infidelity drama, I usually don't like the Japanese opinion about cheating and how it is ok for men/husbands to cheat but not women, and that they should be beheaded if they even think about it, but men?? Nah just forgive him, he was weak for a moment and everybody makes mistakes, just forget it for the sake of saving the household from destruction!!

BULL-FREAKIN-SHIT!!!! Cheating is cheating, man or woman if you cheat, you should be ashamed, and forgiving you or not is up to the other person, not anyone!!

Aggravatingly !! This sh!t was said in this drama by one of the characters, and who was it? The cheating husband!!
şaşırdık mı? Tabi ki şaşırmadım...
And she wasn't even cheating at that point!! The husband was so obsessed with belittling his wife and breaking her spirits, even his OWN CHİLD told his mum to do whatever she wants, like just break up and leave dad don't think about me!! That's how bad the husband was ... EVEN YOUR CHİLD TURNED HİS BACK ON YOU!! he wanted to save his mother ~

So when we play an Uno reverse card, and she is the one who emotionally cheated, she didn't even act upon it! She didn't leave because of Yuta YET!! she was still in that loop of forgetting everything and act like nothing happened and keep living with this terrible husband
at this point I just wanted Shinobo to leave her husband, even if she doesn't end up with Chiaki, just leave that piece of sh!t for good, you deserve better.

She was one of the most sensible characters, at least for the first half, I felt sorry for her after she took Mihiro in, she was like a mother who lost her child, and then found it in her!! I don't know what exactly led to this point in her relationship with Yuta but I believe he went to search for his happiness and live his life the way he wanted after he asked his mother to do the same, and I still don't understand why she decided to stay even after Yuta left?? Did she just thought that her husband will magically change into a good person?? Oh god!

Even after the divorce, he was troubling her after he got scammed by this bar owner, I have never been that satisfied about someone being scammed !! But that damned guy still dare to go ask for alimony!! How rude can you be!? No dignity at all!! I feel sorry she wasted 20 years of her life on that guy!!!

And Chiaki, my dear boy, as messed up as he was, he was attracting all the stray broken souls like him, with no way of helping them or himself, I loved how Shinobo was like a surrogate mother in a form of a lover, he needed an adult because he was a kid!! He didn't even understand how he felt or how he was supposed to live, his mother destroyed every tiny piece of him, and oh don't get me started with this bitch!! She is even worse than the husband!! I have never wanted to kill someone as her!! Like seriously she should be killed somehow because only with her disappearance, Chiaki can breathe!!

I sadly understand how he can't just cut her off, cause I may sounds like a hypocrite, asking Shinobo to leave but not Chiaki, that's why I opted to kill his mother's character, but seriously, it's his mother, sometimes we can't hate our parents even if they treat us terribly, that's the only toxic relationship that can't be escaped easily, however I really wished something or someone would smack some sense to her, trying to sold her child like that for money!! Ugh! terrible woman!!

I loved how Shinobo and Chiaki both cure something in each other, I was mainly focusing on how I wanted each of them to leave the toxic relationship they were stuck in, more than their relationship, but by the end of the show I started to genuinely believe that they really need eachother, it's not about love, it's just their souls that fits!

A new character was introduced in the last few episodes, which was the editor,, this guy is just the better version of the husband, still as arrogant and ignorant!! Why do everyone think that their opinion about other characters life is the ultimate choice!! Like what gives you the right to tell anyone how they should life his/her life!! The audacity!!!

I could understand the terrible behaviour from Mihiro in the beginning, she is as wounded and troubled as Chiaki, I wanted them to explore more of her background story but I'm just glad she had her beautifully perfect end a d moved on with her life, now independent and brave, but I couldn't at all understand the editor's behaviour.

Overall it's not a simple infidelity drama, it has more layers and much more complicated characters, I still stand by my opinion that cheating is a terrible thing and it's better to leave the relationship if you are not happy instead or cheating and ruining everyone's life.

My line of thoughts ends here ... I don't know what I said I just wrote what I felt after watching, this was a hell of a ride, not a simple story at all!!
Highly, extremely and utterly worth it!!

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Highly overrated

Let me start by saying that this is a very good drama, and I don't mean that it's a bad drama by saying it's overrated... But 8.6/10 ... A big no, a good drama yes, but doesn't deserves all that, it has big flaws and many cliché moments, so it's a 7 at best imo.

I'm also not judging others opinions if they really like it, I'm only talking personally.

I can state what I like about this drama but I guess saying what's wrong with it is more meaningful since everyone is generally praising it.

I'll begin with the story, it's a very simple story, highlighted by the great acting and impeccable chemistry between the leads, also the whole cast in so good looking specially the women here, everyone is really beautiful and easy on the eye~

But I can't understand for the life of me the cliché way of ending it .. the change of heart some characters had, the small and public community where everyone is cool about being gay, in early 60s for god's sake, and the easy acceptance from old people like it's ok my son, if it's your happiness then go for it! Seriously?? I could also mention the conspiracies thing but this is a lakorn so let's be realistic.
Now the pace of the story is really slow, a very slow burn romance which is beautiful, but also boring as some point, with many obstacles they naturally have to face, so after a while I'm just watching out of loyalty just to get over with it.

Chemistry is impeccable as I said so nothing to say but praises here.
I won't go into details but some side characters are just too much, to explain, this is more a lakorn than a BL. IYKYK ~

I won't say more because I'm generally too lazy now and because it doesn't deserve to be criticized that much ~

So generally, except for the cliché things and the way the story went 180 degrees to reach a closure, every thing else is great, like I said it's a very good drama, just I saw much better IMO this doesn't deserve that high rate, however I would recommend it ~

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