Mr Cupid's Arrow He
Really confused, after watching the Chinese drama "Once We Get Married" followed by the drama "Unforgettable Love". Ha ha ha …. Both about contract marriages. The main characters are also similar. Beautiful and cute female actress. Handsome male actor, and is told as a cold and arrogant CEO.
The difference is that in the Chinese drama "Unforgettable Love" there is Xiao Bao, a 5-year-old boy with acting and the most adorable face. It's really funny, even though the child actor Lennon Sun whose real name is Sun Si Cheng, according to the mydramalist.com site, is playing a role for the first time.
Compared to the Chinese drama "Once We Get Married", this drama is also more intentional. The setting is not only a mansion like a castle, but also the interior design, knick-knacks, and the soundtrack. Maybe many will think the song was specifically created for the drama "Unforgettable Love".
In terms of the series of scenes in the Chinese drama "Unforgettable Love" it is also more coherent. There are not many holes, and invites the audience to guess the end of the story. Who is the woman He Qiao Yan is looking for? Why is He Qiao Yan's aunt/aunt so mysterious? Was he honest, or was he the one who harmed He's brothers and sisters?
Maybe that's also why, the producer made a continuation of 1 episode entitled “Unforgettable Love: Extra Story”, so that the audience can release their longing. Too bad it wasn't as successful as the original drama. Some even commented: “scrubbed through, waste of time lol”
It's understandable. A reliable chef will carefully mix delicious dishes, both ingredients, seasonings and portions. When you ask for more, you will feel too much afterwards :D :D
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When Love Must Choose
“Zi Sheng's hair is still slay!” the chatter of the audience of the Chinese drama “Love Like the Galaxy” that appears on the monitor. Hahaha…..I laughed too. Like this, if you watch via the WeTV application, because there is a send message feature, viewers can talk about the contents of the drama and have it displayed on their respective monitors.I agree, the make-up artist for the Chinese drama “Love Like the Galaxy” is too big. Really, there are people who are caught in a fire in the bunker, but their hair is still neat, only their face is smudged with smoke.
It must be understood, makeup artists may struggle. Zi Sheng's wig was like a bun that had been neatly shaped and all that was needed was to be pinned to the head, not strands of hair that were lifted up and then piled into a bun. Unraveling a wig like that is tantamount to ruining it.
Criticism of the scene above, only a speck between the milk before. There are viewers who are willing to pay for WeTV subscriptions, so they can watch the Chinese drama “Love Like the Galaxy” over and over again. There are also those who claim that this is the best Chinese drama in 2022.
Hmm….I agree, besides the series of stories that are sometimes not coherent, a bit messy, the audience will be hypnotized by the acting of the actresses/actors. Even the supporting actress/actor is really good.
The supporting actress that I like is Xu Di who plays Madam Cheng or Cheng Shao Shang's grandmother who is fussy, tyrannical and likes to compete with her daughter-in-law.
The chemistry of Zhao Lu Si who plays Cheng Shao Shang and Leo Wu as Ling Bu Yi makes me melt. so cute! From one of the comments, I just found out that Leo Wu has been acting since he was 7 years old, this handsome actor born in 1999 has acted in the Chinese drama 'Everlasting Regret' (2006), so he is well versed in acting.
But what makes me like it is the cinematography. Very good and very clever. the galloping horses, the wet ground trampled by the maids following the carriages, the unusual meeting angles, made the audience feel how arrogant and cold the palace and the buildings around it were.
And of course the music. I immediately looked for the album on spotify, as soon as I found it, I wrote a review for the Chinese drama 'Love Like the Galaxy' while listening to a song whose lyrics seemed made especially for this drama. Or maybe it really is?
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The Love Story of a Handsome Divorce Advocate
Abuse, infidelity, divorce and fighting over inheritance are the colors in this drama which is an adaptation of the web novel "What Comes Around Goes Around" (你也有今天) by Ye Fei Ran (叶斐然). Exciting! Ye Fei Ran successfully mixed his romantic drama with articles in the marriage law, including loopholes that can be used to win a lawsuit.The casting is also clever. The seven advocates are beautiful and handsome. Typical Chinese drama. 😊😊 Their acting is very capable, and most importantly: The two main actors managed to provide adorable chemistry!
Romantic scenes intertwine with hilarious behavior, including Tan Li Min who plays Qian Heng's mother, and He Wen Jun who plays lawyer Bao Rui.
Unfortunately, screenwriter Li Jing Ling was so engrossed in concocting casting and scenes that she failed to compose the story as a whole. The puzzles are scattered, don't connect, and don't complement each other.
Like the story of Cheng Yao who still has an older sister named Cheng Xi and intact parents. They only appear before scenes that cause friction. Cheng Xi suddenly appears to entrust a puppy that Qian Heng doesn't like.
Cheng Yao's parents suddenly appeared at Cheng Yao and Qian Heng's rental house. And coincidentally they caught Qian Heng on a date planned by Cheng Yao and Qian Heng's mother.
They appear without a prologue that they are a close-knit family like families in eastern culture.
Another hole is the scene of proving family relationships with a DNA Paternity Test which seems easy. The fact is, it's not that simple.
No wonder the Chinese drama "My Boss" only got a rating of 8.0 on Mydramalist. The numbers are actually quite good. Perhaps the audience appreciates the difficulty of novel writers and screenwriters in presenting drama in dealing with divorce cases, complete with legal regulations.
Hehehe, imagine Chen Xing Xu as lawyer Qian Heng memorizing chapter and verse completely. If you make a mistake, a real lawyer will sue you. 😀😀
So, eniwei baswei…. Chinese drama "My Boss" is recommended to enjoy. Just don't think about imitating.😊😊
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Omaygat, I think there are only Chinese dramas that highlight good looks and beauty. It turns out that I also encountered this scene in the drama "Business Proposal"
Overall, the Korean drama "Business Proposal" is indeed similar to Chinese dramas such as the dramas "Love in Time" and "Be with You" which are studded with accidental, coincidental and 'magic' scenes.
What is meant by magic is an unreasonable scene like, suddenly Shin Ha Ri opens an umbrella for Kang Tae Moo, even though his hands were empty before, he didn't bring an umbrella. ️
There is also a coincidental scene that ends in a cliché like when Shin Ha Ri is afraid that her grandfather, Kang Tae Moo, who is desperate to defecate, pulls each other on the door handle and ends up falling for the grandfather.
The grandfather is the owner of an international company, you know, why isn't he escorted until he gets the right facilities? ️
But.., because the drama "Business Proposal" is studded with beautiful and handsome stars, I really recommend watching it for entertainment and not to be annoyed.😃😃
Very happy to see the acting and beauty of Seol In-A who once played the role of Jo Hwa-Jin in Mr. Queen, who formed a friendship with the beautiful Kim Se-Jeong
And the bromance between the handsome Kim Min-Kyu and Ahn Hyo-Seop.
That is, the drama could present a story that does not make sense. However, it is obligatory to provide maximum entertainment for the audience.
I wrote the full review here
https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2022/05/business-proposal-review-drama-korea.html
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About the Mighty Chinese Woman
Do you often get carried away, feel annoyed with the behavior of the antagonist?If yes, please watch the drama “Ni Chang”. There is the figure of Yan Wen Xiu who is very annoying. Yan Wen Xiu's malicious attempts were all made. Starting from locking Ni Chang, slandering Ni Chang, to telling people to break Ni Chang's fingers so they can't embroider anymore.
Yan Wen Xiu's behavior of wanting to marry Su Wen Yu was a point in itself. How the trick was done so that he could still get married without the presence of Su Wen Yu who firmly rejected him.
However, the screenwriter skillfully aimed at the other side of Yan Wen Xiu. This beautiful woman who is always vicious turns out to be haunted by feelings of guilt for accidentally setting the hermitage on fire and causing Master Yuan Niang's death.
Yan Wen Xiu also wept bitterly on the first day of having to give up his body for power.
Humans have two sides, right?
The drama “Ni Chang” reminds me of the Korean drama “A Jewel in the Palace” about a girl named Seo Jang-Geum who started her career from zero to become a cooking expert, then became a healer.
Likewise, Ni Chang, who started his career as a textile expert, continued to study herbs and became a herbal expert as well.
Unfortunately, the writer of the drama "Ni Chang" is not coherent in compiling the story. There are fragments that do not connect smoothly. Even in some episodes it feels annoying..
Fortunately, the cinematography of the drama "Ni Chang" is very pleasing to the eye. The costumes of the players are adorned with waving, very beautiful. This is indeed a striking difference between Korean dramas and Chinese dramas. Costumes in Korean dramas strengthen the character of the actor/actress to look dashing and beautiful.
But overall the drama "Ni Chang" is quite recommended. Fifty episodes just feels right. The love story of Ni Chang and his prince is not exaggerated.
And of course the scenes of Bi Wen Jun as Ou Yang Ziyu who has amnesia and acts like a child.
Really entertaining. Contrary to his role as doctor Ai Jing Chu, in the drama "Sweet Teeth" which is cold as ice in the north pole.
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Time Travel of a Foodie
The drama Gourmet in Tang Dynasty reminds me of the Korean drama "Mr Queen", but sweeter. The reason may be that Yan Xiao Xiao is a woman who entered Yuan Wan Er's body who is also a woman.While in the Korean drama "Mr Queen", Queen Kim So-Yong was entered by the spirit of Chef Jang Bong-Hwan. Without even a funny scene, the audience's fantasy is already wandering.😀😀
Before the drama "Mr Queen" aired in 2020, the Chinese entertainment industry had produced a similar drama titled "Go Princess, Go! (2015) Showing on the YouTube channel, I only watched a few episodes, then stopped. The drama is bad. Make you feel good.
Although made based on the same novel, "The Promotion Record of a Crown Princess" by Xian Cheng, the drama Go Princess, Go! is made funny, complete with interior design that wants to be witty, but is actually ridiculous.
Unlike the drama "Gourmet in Tang Dynasty". Overall it's okay, even if you make an analogy, the storyline of this drama feels like riding a 4-wheeled vehicle whose drivers are just learning to drive.😢😢
Li Zi Xuan who plays as Yuan Wan Er dominates the story. The acting is sweet, witty and cute. Plus a flirtatious soundtrack, and the duration is not too long / long, the Chinese drama "Gourmet in Tang Dynasty" is really recommended as an entertaining spectacle.
I read the comments on the mydramalist site, many viewers hoped that there would be a continuation of Yuan Wan Er and Bai Yi Ming's romance,
Yes, we'll just have to wait.
I wrote the full review here: https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2021/09/gourmet-in-tang-dynasty-review-chinese-drama.html
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Choose Lover or Friend?
Wow, the music is cool! Cheerful spirit. As if made specifically, making the drama "She was Pretty" as a whole was sweet.Indeed, it can't compete with the original version which makes it exciting.. Kim Hye-Jin and Min Ha Ri's friendship is awesome because they love each other so much that they call each other "my husband-my wife".
Hwang Jung Eum's expressive acting in the original is also hard to match. As an analogy, the original version of “She was Pretty” is like a fruit cake full of flavor, which is made from various fruits, honey and nuts.
While the Japanese version of the drama "She was Pretty" only tastes sweet. Even though it's still far superior to the Chinese version, the drama "Pretty Li Hui Zhen" is fiddly and poorly cast.
Fuka Koshiba as Ai Sato (of course according to the scenario) is not as expressive as Hwang Jung Eum as Kim Hye Jin. But the chemistry with Kento Nakajima as Sosuke Hasebe, is no less slick.
Drama remake auto compared to the original version. Must be better or different. Well, the difference between the Japanese version of the drama "She was Pretty" is in its cinematography. Nice!
Cameramen play with angles, lighting, and other techniques. So that the audience is spoiled with beautiful visualizations.
Want to watch the drama She was Pretty? The original version/Korean drama can be seen on the RCTI+ app, the Chinese version of “Pretty Li Hui Zhen” is on Viu.com, while the Japanese version of “She was Pretty” recently ended on the WeTV app.
The full review can be read here: https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2021/09/she-was-pretty-drama-jepang-review.html
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Not Wrong Living Poor
12 solid episodes.The scenario writer for the Korean drama "Little Women" seemed to be challenged, having to compose a work consisting of a set of colorful puzzles, with different themes and colors.
It takes the ability to place the right bridging so that the audience is comfortable from start to finish.
The poor family puzzle, combined with the friendship puzzle, the journalist world puzzle, the election intrigue puzzle, the disturbed mental health puzzle and other puzzles, must be put together in 12 episodes.
Not easy. But writernim is quite successful. At least the audience isn't confused when watching the Korean drama "Little Women" from start to finish. Although it must be admitted that many holes appear. One of them was when Won Sang-A trapped Oh In-Joo and Jin Hwa-Young in an orchid room. The climax needed for dramatic effect.
The Korean drama "Little Women" is recommended because it is filled with top South Korean actors/actresses. Among them, the antagonist Uhm Ki-Joon has become increasingly popular since playing Joo Dan-Tae in the Korean drama Penthouse (1,2,3).
His role as Park Jae-Sang in the Korean drama "Little Women" was truly unexpected. The audience, who initially resented him, turned pity to see Park Jae-Sang humiliated by his wife, and even told to commit suicide.
Regarding the main cast not being united in the last episode, it doesn't seem to be a problem. In fact, the audience can imagine that one day the two of them will meet.
Sweet, right?
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When Suicide Becomes a Final Wish
The Canadian TV series "Mary Kills People" (2017-2019) only received a 7.5 rating on IMDb. Could that be the reason the Korean drama "Mary Kills People" is underappreciated?This is evident in the Mydramalist rating, which was only 7.4/10 since its initial broadcast, and remained unchanged until episode 9. South Korean viewers actually "punished" it with low ratings. Starting with ratings of 3.2% (nationwide) and 3.4% (Seoul), it plummeted in episode 9 to 1.4% (nationwide), and it didn't make it into the top 10 shows chosen by Seoul viewers.
Isn't that sad? Why?
It lacked excitement! Actually, an interesting and terrifying plot was presented at the beginning of the episode. A doctor "killed" his patient. However, when it turned out the patient didn't die after drinking poison, FL's assistant smothered him with a pillow.
After that, the scriptwriters invited the audience to understand FL's decision to euthanize several of her patients.
The characters of each actor are also beginning to be developed, as are the reasons for each role's involvement in the euthanasia practice. Unfortunately, the foundation is weak. Like a puzzle, it resembles a human being who hasn't fully formed yet. Some organs, like some of the fingers, ears, and other parts, are still missing.
FL's character becomes annoying when, in episode 9, the assistant asks to stop their activities, but FL insists!
It's beyond reason to think that her reason is pity for the patient's suffering. She has two teenage children to care for, and their futures must be considered. And then... she knows the police are watching! FL even nearly gets caught while performing euthanasia.
Perhaps the screenwriter's intention was to give the audience a roller coaster ride.
Unfortunately, her efforts are not optimal. The storyline about a criminal doctor (judging by South Korean law) who faces numerous conflicts, including family, professional, and police threats, becomes overwhelmed.
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