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Good first half, unnecessarily stretched in the second one
There is a reason i got really interested in this drama from the very beginning, which is the ML character.
I generally love SeonHo as an actor but his character here, Ju Hojin clicked with me like no other, literally everything he did and said made sense to me, there isn't one single word he said or action he did that i questioned and having the same job got me more attached to him, on the other hand, the FL got me scratching my head a few times with her emotional behaviour without thinking at all, and i was like how did you put those two together! How will they work, moreover I couldn't see much chemistry between the leads, she fitted better with other actors but i had nothing against the pair.
Also, half way through watching, i decided to check Hojin Mbti and guess what! We are one and the same ... That made sense to me tbh, and that made me more immersed deep in the show, i was literally him, trying to figure out how he will fall in love with amd stay with Muhui? It sounded impossible in my mind, there is no way these two will get together, i have to admit that the psychological issues with the FL made her character more appealing or acceptable to me, because if she didn't have that, I'd definitely just hooe for a tragic end or something, being with someone like her is literally a nightmare.
That being said, the way the continued the story really pissed me off, by the time Gurami appeared, everything went downhill! Nothing made sense, story got so random, conversations became shallow and characters didn't make any sense, why didn't Hojin tell Muhui everything? That didn't make sense, why didn't they go see a psychiatrist?? How bad is her childhood trauma that got her believing that she can't ever be loved and at the same time it can easily be cured without any medications or sessions with experts or any sort of help at all!!
The ML that i admire the most behaved in a very weird way, why couldn't he simply confess, and how come he easily believed Gurami yet he acted as if everything is fine and nothing wrong, how couldn't he tell her manager, didn't he think for a second about how dangerous that is!! And they wanted to swipe everything under the rug and make "happiness" be the cure... And let's say for the sake or argument that her being happy will solve everything, he loves her and she loves him, how come being together doesn't solve the problem, and him staying away will fix her! I mean the idea that "oh no one loves me so I'll just stay away from him till i forget everything then I'll be fine and happy again" is so stupid!! I know it's actually gurami's ideal solution but even so, if she wants her to be happy she should push them to be together that's the logical thing to do.
The mixture of F and T is so so confusing, and it annoys me very much, the idea of being driven by very strong emotions vs being a total thinker wasn't consistent throughout the show, specially when the show drags a lot for 12 episodes of basically nothing, it could be ended in like 6-8 episodes max and everyone would be more than satisfied tbh, also it's a Netflix show so i do not understand sticking to the official episodes number, and I'll not even talk about the poor SML who just got abused for 2 kisses, the guy didn't understand wth was going on and what happened yo him lol he was just there anf half of his scenes were unnecessary.
Will i recommend it? Probably, it's not all bad, but i wouldn't really rewatch it ever, so low expectations and less brain cells and you'll enjoy it ~~
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Because if I remember one thing, it's that the Japanese one didn't have a good end at all, not the show nor the movie xD and I dare say, as should be!!
I can understand how they went with the story, even the cheating characters and the reason behind it, but I can't for the life of me understand Jung Woo's wife "Min young".
Honey, if someone marries you to get your ass out of a messy infidelity relationship, and you leave this guy for 3 years alone to achieve your dreams in a another country then he asks you for a divorce! You give him one!! Because the whole "good wife" character isn't you!! You did the same before so if your husband cheated, you should not dare to act hurt or confront him and force him into a relationship with you!! You reap what you sow !!
Now for other characters
FL: coward 1 ... Because I don't think your husband being a nice guy is a reason enough to not ask for a divorce if you can't breathe without the ML... Just divorce him, because after all this mess, you will end up divorced anyway, and even if we put cheating aside, girl!! The way he treated you Vs the birds?? FFS why are you with him?? Because Nice isn't a quality enough to keep you married to him, so he treated you badly, didn't notice when you are sick or even care about you, moreover you have a sexless marriage for 3 years??? 3 FREAKIN YEARS, MATE!!! And not to mention his intrusive mother who keep stressing you about kids while it's her son's fault!! What exactly were you waiting for to leave?? What made me more furious is the fact that by the end of the series, he is now married with a child! C'mon! If you don't like your wife enough to sleep with her or she can't make you"get it up", then leave her don't push her into a marriage that is useless for both of you ~
ML: coward 2, what's keeping you in this marriage? Give me one reason to stay in it? You have never loved her, never cared about her, she belittles you and low-key ashamed of you, she leaves you behind for 3 years and come back after learning with your money to look down on you... Tell me again why are you in this relationship???
SFL: now here I kinda see a reason to stay in this damned marriage, 2 kids one of them is practically a baby, still the husband is terrible, I don't understand one thing, you were this open brave woman who cheated repeatedly with literally everyone and you were so out and about, telling people you don't even know about your rendezvous openly, then oh my god my kids!! My husband caught me!! And I can't live without them, you suddenly remember that you are a mother? Oh please!! You are a great mother for sure, but you saw that coming ~
SML: Mr. Enigma... I just don't understand him, so I'll just leave him be~
One thing I didn't like generally about this show is so many intrusive characters, like the high schooler kid? Wtf is wrong with you!! If you have a family situation just focus on your family, don't go and snoop around other people's affairs!! And the hoobae in FL's husband's office, girl get a grip!! You have this long confrontation with the FL about her husband while you practically did the same, you kissed a married guy and keep popping up everywhere he is!! So how dare you, bitch!!!
Lastly, I think this one was more sugar coated version, and slightly stretched, I don't think this needed 16 episodes it could be 12 and that would definitely be more than enough ~
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I love the couple so I enjoyed it, generally it was a bit draggy for my taste, started funny and light then it's all a secret past with conspiracies and mysteries that needed to be solved.
It's not badly done, it's quite enjoyable, but I would have preferred it more if it was focusing only on the rom-com as the romance was pushed till the like the last quarter of the series, and comedy was only in the beginning.
Recommended if you like the lead couple ~~
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Thai Soap opera style BL?
Holy mother of cliché moments, I love the two leads but out of all the bodyguard X businessman, protector X prorectee love stories, and enemies to lovers genre in general, this has a huge amount of cliché moments that are too much to turn a blind eye upon, and this is only for the BL part.Because the show literally gives you nothing else to look for, no story, no characters worthy, no mystery or crime to be solved, just nothing.
I have to say first that the cast were great, the two leads have a great chemistry and I've been a fan since LIT, I'm sure everyone shipped each sibling with his bodyguard, and somehow all were fantastic, be that as it may, this is the only enjoyable thing about the show, and Story-wise, it's the worst.
The story was the weakest, and I'm generally not a fan of soap operas but I could stand watching some of them if it's somehow enjoyable or has some interesting things going, and I didn't know that this was one tbh, I just thought it's a normal action bl.
I mean the whole Bodyguard backstory was too much, Of course we have this multi billionaire MC, rude and broody that has a really bad encounter with the very poor Cinderella man ML, an unfortunate one mind you, where he throw some cash at him to solve the issue but the proud and dignified full of self-respect poor man refuses to take them then both of them gives e/o some life lessons, while staring deeply into eachother 's eyes - In Short each calls the other an idiot - then oh wow the poor guys saves the MC from danger and damn why is he so sexy now, time to make him my bodyguard and fall for him because the way he throw a punch makes me hard!! And omg! You're naked wearing only a towel??? I will "accidentally" fall on you ouuuuuuppppssss!!! ....
And since this is a soap opera, now everything HAS TO BE connected, all characters are connected and of course the ML saved the MC when he was a child by giving him sweets or something, so now both of them has to collaborate and expose the bad guys while saving the MC from his childhood trauma in the process, and everything surely ends with faking death, knock knock, wake up dead man, he's back from the grave.
We're still doing this ... In 2025 ... Alright...see why I'm pissed ~~
And for the sake of my sanity, I'll not talk about the funny shooting sequences, with flashlight bullets nor the Jackie Chan style acrobatic fighting scenes that only help making the actors look cool instead of being realistic, and I'll definitely not mention the plot holes and unrealistic everything.
But I'll definitely talk about the intimate flirty moments that are completely out of place and the extremely unreasonable hate and animosity between the characters, why? No idea, I know the reason but that much hate is just unbelievable.
If you hate someone THAT much, and you are that rich, just hire a sniper! Easy, clean and Gets the job done with one bullet and no traces, apparently the idea of a hitman didn't reach Thailand yet.
Also, the older brother irritated me, he keeps exploding like a firecracker every 10 seconds, mate how can you lead a company with that temper, just calm down a bit, it's not good for business, if you were my son I'd never leave anything in your hands with this temperament, maybe if you behave like a normal person for a while you will get to rule the world and whatever ~~ but the whole Queen maleficent behaviour and facial expressions don't help your case, it only makes you look more like an idiot.
I mean, after all I had Daou's captain Tsubasa haircut every other scene and his drunk antics to soothe the pain of watching this story and maybe make it more bearable but still ... I won't get the time I wasted on this show back.
Overall I think this is a let down after LIT, maybe I prefer DaouOffroad in more lighter BL than this.
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I have to say something first because I love school dramas that has interesting interactions between teacher and students specially if they have peculiar characters but I have to say that the first couple of episodes were such a put off!!! the most boring and messy start for a drama ever!! really I was forcing myself to watch it but by ep3 it starts to get better and the less annoying things -and characters- start to grow on you.
this drama was so funny and heartwarming, it has a realistic side where they show human weakness and fragility and how we are all scared at some point to show who we really are, but it wasn't a sad drama nor a tearjerker, I laughed a lot watching it and the funniest character has to be Kaba-san he was hilarious and whenever he is on screen I end up with a good laugh.
I didn't like the ML at the beginning and how they introduced the FL was a bit off but I blame the bad writing for making me hates them at first but I like them as the show goes on and I Iove them by the end of it.
the stories they covered and how they faced the students' problems was a bit idealistic and I'm glad it was like that actually because that's what we all hoped for.
the last ep wasn't that perfect, how they ended Hara sensei's "story" was a bit unrealistic but still I like it, it's happy and fun, I love the chemistry between the 2leads but I wish they showed more of the ML love because he was more awkward than in love I think lol
overall, a great drama, I enjoyed it Very much, I highly recommend it despite the very slow and bad start but it's worth it, I promise!
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That was sweet
Considering that this this a vertical short drama, it was pretty decent and enjoyable.I loved the two leads they were lovely, chemistry was there, probably needs some polishing but it's a VD so careful with the expectations.
I liked "the hating game" idea i just wish it had a touch of comedy in it to make it slightly more pleasant.
Overall nice and short, even the miscommunication wasn't that hurtful or embarrassing, they played it safe, so recommended if you like BL and enjoy VD
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Amazing, emotional and simply beautiful
You know when a Japanese drama hits the spot!!! That's one of those magnificent ones that is perfect in all aspects.For me, when a drama is perfect not because it's simply flawless, but because even it's faults can be disregarded, and doesn't decrease anything from it's great value.
This drama has it all, great story, awesome acting, strong leads, nice cinematography and direction is on point.
The story is very simple, and nicely represented in only 6 short episodes, the downside is that the ML's back story could be fleshed out more, just to gain a sense of connection with him, and if it wasn't just for the semi-r@pe scene in the very beginning, I'd appreciate him much more, but still, I loved him enough to wish him a great life with Odajima.
The actors were very good, chemistry was fine too, I loved them together, and no dead fish kisses was a bonus.
I just loved everything about it, a not so simple love story inside a shell of envy, jealousy and revenge. It really deserves more hype.
One more thing, I hardly notice soundtracks of the dramas I watch, unless they are really great, and I haven't been captivated by an ending song since Utsukushi kare, but here all the soundtracks even the BGM was brilliant.
As I said, everything was on point ❣️❣️❣️
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Nice but boring
Just those two words, nice and boring.Nothing to write home about ~
It's a nicely done series, but it was so slow and boring, I wish it only had like 6 episodes with everything happening too fast, it would show everything perfectly and wouldn't be as boring.
Cast is nice, if you like the two leads you will definitely like them here, I enjoyed watching Great, I like him but his character here was too pushy and
pliable
Story is by no mean an original, you have seen it a billion times before, and this time isn't one of the best versions either, I'm even surprised the show is over 8 but anyway ~
I won't recommend it tbh, but I don't really regret picking it up, despite skipping a lot in the second half of it ~
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A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
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Very sweet
A lovely drama about two innocent souls falling in love slowly, this show sends me back in time of innocence.I love those type of pure love where you experience everything for the first time.
Cast was great, although I feel the FL looks slightly older than the ML, but both of them were great in their roles .
There is no annoying characters, no drama, no conspiracies or bad moments, the humour is subtle but entertaining.
Story is very simple and enjoyable, even side characters were nice and lovely.
if you like the old genre of pure love stories with everything focused on the two leads then this one is a gem you can't miss~~
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Be careful what you wish for
This is one of those dramas where you love everything about it, yet you finish it feeling like something's missing, like the whole experience falls just short, and you can't clearly point out what went wrong and when exactly.The story is unique, and well made, chemistry was amazing and the whole drama was entertaining. I had too many questions about the end and how they wrapped everything up in a very anticlimactic way but it doesn't matter because i enjoyed the ride.
I just wish they had invested more in the script because the loose ends were too many to be ignored, but I'll not be harsh on it because Taiwanese BLs are my kryptonite.
IMO an average Taiwanese BL is better than a Top-tier, tightly written Korean/Thai BL, because they usually keep things consistent and precise to the point, i don't know how they do that, the story has a billion plothole but i generally don't care about anything enough to have beef with it.
Also this has one of the most beautiful sex scenes in a BL, like in my top10, not horny or explicit but really beautiful and lovely, I'm not delulu enough but if i was I'd believe anyone who says those two leads are actually in love, that's how emotionally pretty the scene was.
Overall, recommended and enjoyable, I'd definitely rewatch it ~
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Wtf?
No really... Wtf!About 10 mins rape scene because of some type of grudge from the past?? That's it?? What's the point, man??
I've seen straight pørn with better plot lol but i have to give them that, it's a very f**king sinister idea, the devil in me is slow clapping the idea, god I'm so evil. (Only in fiction stuff not real, I'm not a psycho lol)
I would never recommend this, just watch pørn, it's better, even the "forced sex" is done better xD
And please don't think for a second that this is a BL, i believe Takemiya Keiko san is crying in a corner about what's been called BL nowadays lol
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Umm
Ok.... Where to begin...The script needed some MAJOR polishing, like .. a lot of changes...some stuff here were really stupid.
First, I'll compliment 2 things, good acting from newcomers, i don't know a single person from the whole cast and i admit they were convincing in their roles.
2- is the chemistry and I'll add to that the premise, it started off cool with balanced suspense and thriller you kinda want to know how will their relationship unfold.
And that's it, the characters however are very questionable, but i can ignore the clichés and twists in the story and how in the end all the bad guys turn good and the table turns and boom happy end, also the weird moments in the beginning where a severe allergic reaction is cured by a wet vloth and some hugs and affection... I can totally turn a blind eye on all that ... But there is one thing made me almost... Like barely held myself from dropping it, it's TaeJeong!! The whole human being!!!!
This mofo is written as meaningless as a sheet of paper, a detective that looks 19 he can at most fit as a rookie, who barely have any braincells working, was dumb enough to believe whatever anybody tell him, i mean aside from the fact that he immediately assumed the identity of a stranger in his friend's house without confirming it or asking his friend about it, he didn't even TRY to put two and two together through the whole thing and when he was handled the truth on a golden plate, he had the most ridiculous reactions.
if your best friend disappear suddenly and you found out that you MISTAKENLY identified a stranger in his house, my man you don't go ask that f*cker who he is?? You call the freakin cops!!! Mate, how dumb can you be!! He probably killed him or kidnapped him or something ~
You find your friend in a hidden cell, you call the freaking cops!!
The suspicious stranger confess that he isn't who you thought he is, you call the cops!!
You fled the place you don't go back and ask him to be honest with you then believing whatever he says, instead you should call the cops!...
But noooo He doesn't do that, he simply sleeps with him!!!
*Slow clapping*👏👏👏👏👏 splendid!!! Spectacular!!! Magnificent!!!! 👏👏👏👏
My goodness, if this was a horror movie, Tae Jeong will be the first person to be killed, and believe me, I'll enjoy watching that very much!!!
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Nah, I'm too old for this sh!t
Before anyone assume anything, this is not a bad show, slow beginning but not unwatchable.The thing is ... I don't think i can keep up with how SLOOOOOOW the relationship between the two leads is being developed.
Let me just say this, it's a minor spoiler but believe ne it's not really that, let me tell you about a "side character" ...
That person, fell in love, confessed, got rejected and broken hearted he, had a one night stand with his enemy -who happens to be his future parter- as one should do, then moved on completly , developed feelings for his new lover. And mirroring that the MLs had to be spoon-fed the fact that they are actually in love, like WTF??? Really?? The 7th ep ended out of 8, and they still didn't get that?
Oh thank god for side characters, i wouldn't continue if it wasn't for them ~
If you are ok with story that develops in a snail-like speed then go for it ~
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So much fun
That was incredible, it has everything with excess fun and a touch of romance.İt feels like old kdramas, i loved the whole cast, the two leads were adorable and Eun Bin literally has no bad drama up to this point, even her boring shows are great, i just love her.
This is a highly recommended show, if you don't know what to watch just give this a shot, tbh the story is by no mean an original and this is the weakest thing about the drama but performances and chemistry between the whole cast makes up for that.
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An OK adaptation
I didn't know this has a page on MDL, but i very much in love with the Manga, and for a while i didn't know about the adaptation, i dare say i watched it pretty late...This has no reviews here so i decided to write one for reference.
The movie covers pretty much the first 2 volumes of the manga (out of 7) with some major changes of course.
Now the good changes are:
1- He became more human after Emu broke his curse, stopping Koh from killing innocent people.
SPOİLER: skip this paragraph if you plan to read the manga ~~
İn the manga he kept killing people normally, innocent or guilty, and the rule of "killing anyone who find out their secret" still stands which is weird cause why would he not kill Emu if he didn't break the hypnosis.
2- Less nudity, which is kinda expected because it was excessive and unnecessary in the manga, also very not practical, imagine killing a bunch of guys while being completely naked lol 😂 here it's moderate and mostly carried on by Mark.
3- They skipped the whole Tiger lady part... İYKYK, i didn't even like her lol
Other changes that i didn't like.
1- Everyone's role became very shallow, and made the whole movie inconsistent, hadn't i read the manga, I'd probably be so lost while watching.
2- The weird slow motion action sequences, oh my goodness i was laughing the whole time and being a 90s movie doesn't excuse that at all.
3-Emu had no weight at all in the story which is a major change cause everything is basically involves her, and she didn't shot anyone xD
4-they changed some tiny details that was necessary like when Emu asked Freeman to sleep with her BEFORE killing her cause she was 29 and virgin, as he was too which was something significant for the story yet they made her only 20, and nothing about her or his past experiences.
Aside from that it was an OK movie, i wouldn't recommend it unless you are a huge fan of the manga and wants to see more ~
But judging it as a movie, it's not the best except for the most beautiful Mark Dacascos ❣️ everything else is pretty meh, i only rated it higher than it deserves cause I'm a hardcore fan of the manga ~
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