Yumi

Passionate love is without any passion, or love

I couldn't see the romance tbh, the whole story is about the revenge, and if it wasn't for a few very questionable jealousy moments, I wouldn't even see any love there.

It's not even that great and it's already too long, acting is ok-ish, nothing great about it to keep me watching, I found myself laughing at some very odd scenes.

I have watched quite a few dramas where the ML manhandling the FL in a very degrading way so I'm not surprised to see those things -my personal opinion about it aside- but here it's mostly wrist grabbing and choking, just those things.
In other shows there were some forced kisses just to show the "obsessive" personality of the ML, I believe that's the writer's twisted way of showing love, but here it only happened once, and I'm not saying I wanna see the ML forcing himself on the FL, actually the opposite, why didn't they just keep it as a revenge drama without the romance.

Because if you cut a couple of scenes this would pass as revenge story, and most of us who started it for the romance wouldn't be so disappointed after finishing it.

I generally didn't like it, because if you are here for romance, it's non existent, if you like the forced love where the ML is obsessed with the FL, you wouldn't be satisfied cause it's only humiliation and revenge, if you just want some good tension between the leads, you wouldn't find any, there is no chemistry between the leads.

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While I generally liked it, there were a few things that I didn't appreciate very much.

1- good acting but I didn't like the pushy ML, you already have her, why being so overbearing.

2- everyone seems to be blind, the two leads kiss and touch anywhere, and in front of everyone, but magically no one seems to notice any of that.

3- the whole cancer idea, I don't like the idea of having a doctor that can cure any disease lol what are you? A sorcerer??

4- answer me this question if you watched the drama, apparently the FL after she slept with the ML gave him her resignation letter the next morning in the office, at least that's what the subtitles says, and she still work for him after that? How? And if it wasn't a resignation letter, what was it exactly that he signed??

Aside from that it's fun show, I believe all actors with good bodies have to show them and be topless most of the times, cliché but a feast for the eye nonetheless, the FL is so beautiful and cute.

I don't think it deserves such a high rating tbh, but I believe all the shows with hot scenes are rated higher, generally recommended because it was good enough ~~

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Great slice of life let down by the end

Recently I've been into slice of life dramas that is usually about family and life in general, and this one is a great choice if you are even slightly interested in knowing more about a ethnic groups, how they live, and what are their values and habits.

8 episodes of chinese Kazakh life... Really enjoyable except for the last episode maybe, I speak Turkish and I was trying to figure out what are they saying and ignore the subtitles but failed miserably.
That's how much I was invested in it ~~

Sadly I didn't finish it with the same feelings I started it.

I've nothing against the way the story was written, and all the actors were great, but I don't understand the need to show drama that is completely unrelated to the main theme of the show.

Which is why my rating dropped ~~

Characters and actors representing them were all spectacular, nothing worth being mentioned except that you will enjoy their performances very much.

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I like this one, and I don't know why can't other vertical dramas do rom-com like this one.

The comedy here was lovely, scarce but nice, I loved the playfulness of the ML and I wish we had to see more of it, I don't think the whole story is consistent because I can point out some plot holes but still it was very enjoyable.

The intimate scenes wasn't the best but the romance was great, the FL is kissing with her mouth closed which is something I don't like watching, not because I want them to french kiss to satisfy the viewers, but because those types of kisses make the whole scene look very odd and uncomfortable to watch, I'd prefer not seeing any kiss scene at all to a forced one like this.

I think many actors/actresses can refuse kiss scenes or walk around it somehow, or at least try maybe to make it look pleasant.

Overall nice watch~

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I saw a clip of this, on IG I believe and I was intrigued by the ML.
I didn't know who he was back then, then I happened to watch another drama of his and I loved him there, didn't like the drama so much, it was ok-ish, so I thought I'd give him another chance and try this one, maybe I'll be a fan.

This wasn't the best choice, to like this you have to be already a fan of the ML before starting, not the opposite. But aside from the story the performance was ok.

The story is not coherent, made worse by the wrong subtitles, now my Chinese is terrible I know but in some parts I hear something and the subtitles says something else, that's how bad it was...
Even a non-Chinese person can spot the differences.

Now the end was weird and in some parts I didn't even know who is bad and who is good and the funny scenes at the end were odd too.

The acting was nice, I didn't know what was going on and there were too many characters unnecessarily, romance was non existent, I know the ML did a lot for the FL but they didn't have any type of intimacy or romance happening between them, i didn't realise that till the last minute when it suddenly hit me that the two leads didn't even kiss lol they hugged once maybe xD and the genre is just romance!! Nothing else in the tags and that's the main thing the drama lacked of.

I don't know if I like it or not, but I'm sure this isn't the best VD to watch if you want to enjoy the ML performance ~~

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Now I understand why everyone would hate this but I really really liked it ~~

First of all, no I'm not sick in the head, secondly, I liked the storyline more than the story, which means some parts of it were really insufferable but some really were guilty pleasures.

The ML is the epitome of a bad guy, and seriously when someone write about a "bad guy" falling in love they would literally make him a nice guy in disguise, but sometimes we want to see the evil deeds too, at least I do, that's why I liked the ML, not as someone I fancy or want to meet IRL mind you, but as an evil character in love I like to watch or read about, that's how I'd imagine Agamemnon or Typhon in love lol.

Be that as it may, the pure evil here is really in the SFL, she was the Eris of the show, she is the obsessed one, and definitely beyond redemption, the FL was nothing but a punch bag so I can't really say anything about her.

I loved some scene, where we can see the awkward tenderness of the ML, one of the reasons I liked the ML is how he is amused in some intimate moments, of course he deny his love all the way till the end but that's understandable.

The end was abrupt however, which is weird considering this is almost 4 hours long and didn't need to be that long, since it's full of suffering and pain the FL is facing, we didn't get to see the redemption arc the ML is supposed to walk through, also the Evil SFL wasn't really punished or anything and that's why everyone was furious I believe, we couldn't see how the ML would make up for what he did, and we didn't see any sweet moments between the two leads that wasn't tinted by humiliation.

My overall rate is high, the two leads were great, and I liked the storyline as I said so it's higher than it deserve but I was entertained so I've nothing to complain about ~

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What's your fetish?

I mean the semi-normal ones...

The collection is nice, I can understand some fetishes and I couldn't understand some others, like fingertips?? Not even the whole finger, And legs?? The whole leg??
I mean to each his own I guess ~~

Acting is ok-ish, it's a 2012 show so ... Don't expect something groundbreaking or anything.
Some fake scenes were too obvious and some were cringe, but also some were hot, I guess depending on the actors.

It's a fun short collection of fetishes and I'm glad they are only about body parts, not actions done with those body parts, cause yeah, it's Japan and I'm partially traumatized ~~

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Great premise but dull execution

The idea is very intriguing, this is the first time I've seen someone wanting romance without intimacy or being in serious relationship, most dramas focus of the physical connection and disregard feelings.

Be that as it may, I think it was too sugarcoated and molded into a simple healing drama.
I genuinely wanted to see romance with no string attached, this's just two people with bad experience that made them scared to enter a new relationship or open up to others, romance has nothing to do with it.

I don't think Seri's past should affect her love life the way it did, because it's completely unrelated, not to mention they fell in love pretty quickly and I still don't know what exactly made them fall in love, because if a simple romantic gesture was enough for seri to fall in love and want a relationship then why was she against the idea in the first place... If she gave anyone a chance ( her colleague for example) she would have easily started a relationship with romance and everything, because it's obvious she wanted a that not just the romance, but the full package.

Same with Mahiro, I see nothing seri did that would make him fall for her except maybe being kind?

The way they went with the story has nothing to do with the idea they start with, that's why I was slightly disappointed, however the show was entertaining and fun, I loved the Mangaka character he was funny, crazy and adorable.

I wouldn't recommend it tbh, it was ok, if you have nothing else to watch give it a go ~~

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Fantastic movie, let down by slow and idle pace.

Everyone did great and the story is spectacular, however, the movie is somehow lacking excitement.

This is a crime movie where we have a serial killer on the loose and he is copying a popular Manga, he keep killing a family after another yet each time we only get a glimpse of the dead family and that's it.

The police reaction is so calm, I thought Seida is the only one who has the right to act like that since he is a "peculiar" detective, but everyone is the same.

Not saying it was boring but the "meh!" Vibes of the movie made watch the whole thing with a straight face.

Also I was slightly pissed at why Shun Oguri's character was a supporting role since he literally carried the whole movie and he appeared more than the ML in some parts but I reached the last 20 mins and I understood why!!

Overall great movie you should watch it.

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Great, then good, then meh!

I love the 4 leads and the beginning was fantastic, I loved the concept and I do agree with comments saying this is one of the best GMMTV has ever made.

Be that as it may, I didn't like how the story went, I loved the idea of solving ghosts problems in a funny way but it got too personal in ep 6 I think...

Not that I'm against that, but I would have loved it more if they solved the whole Chef arc and the accident part last, also the whole Home's family issue is a bit redundant and unnecessary, I know that it could lose it's charm if it was anthological but i believe it won't be boring with this cast was perfectly put together and all were ver, fun to watch, also I loved the first few episodes the most, they were so much fun and ridiculous, when it got personal it became too dark and sad.

The characters were amazing, Jan and Tay in their natural habitat acting as siblings, the Pickering between Tay and New, also Jan and the silent Bodyguard were brilliant I loved them together, the only "character" I didn't like much was Kan, I just didn't like her in general.

Overall, worth the hype and I totally understand wh, people are obsessed with it, for me the story wasn't the best but aside from that I loved everything else ~

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I've always wanted to watch this but sadly there were no subs for ages till a kind hearted person decided to sub this, so thanks (cinto / smolsannie) for the subs 🙏🙏🙏

It took me 16 years to finally watch a collection of kisses 😂😂 I originally thought this was longer, like a proper drama, back in the days I wasn't on MDL, had I known I'd probably just watch them without subs, but also had I known they were only a collection of kisses I wouldn't even bother lol cause that's what it's all about, kisses with a tiny plot, or dare I say a scene from a plot, it's a couple of minutes each, no big thing.

But the hit of nostalgia from hearing Flower by Bright!! (Now that they are disbanded you don't know how much I felt!) Also the HOT kisses 😘😘 worth checking out.

Now that I'm a bit older, those old shows hits me differently.

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A little over 2 and a half hours of struggle and pain

Quick quiz: how many accidents can the ML have and stay alive before getting paralyzed?
Cause I counted about 6, and he was still alive and kicking!

The headline says it all ~

Aside from a secret that needn't be a secret, and a lie that is completely unnecessary, the show has practically nothing but struggles, the FL struggle with money, her father's illness and the harassment from the ML, and the ML struggles with accidents, the FL repellency and jealousy over her.

The ML can't take no for an answer and is obsessed with the FL in a very unhealthy way, not romantic but more like bullying and harassing way, somehow that's understandable cause he is in love and this is fiction
the FL already has too much on her plate and the ML came to just make her life worse, although IMO everything could be easily avoided had she told him the truth ~

However, I have to praise the two leads as they were great!! And they had good chemistry.

There is something in the story that I didn't understand in the beginning and it doesn't have an explanation later but I sincerely am not interested in asking about it now, I'm just glad it ended because finishing this was quite a chore despite generally liking it ~

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