Song Zu Er is so beautiful, she stole every scene with her range of expressions. The story is great until the last few episodes when it goes on super speed, the pacing there was off. If it wasn't a historical drama, I would be so upset at how often she has to manage his emotions and his toxicity (and I was still upset at how oftne she had to carry the relationship and teach him things). Side characters other than Liang and Tao were pretty underdeveloped and could have used more screen time. Villains were just laughably messy with little development or motivations that make sense. Overall the FL really elevates this otherwise I would have probably dropped it.
Good for him but I think it's Yoona who carried the drama and many side actors who carried this drama over him. He is a decent actor and has looks but he got lucky here. I hate how they always highlight the ML as they did in Lovely Runner as well (but there I feel like both leads Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok were really good just she didn't get as much attention).
Love how beautiful Sabrina Chen looks in both looks as princess and as Xi (the costuming and styling and makeup are elite) and also this ML is absolutely gorgeous, hope he gets more ML roles. A very angtsy short drama but I'm loving it.
The drama is actually watchable but very predictable. The main glaring issues is that so many transmigration into games story and this one doesn't do anything new, then the FL seem to barely have much of a role, then the side actor (Liu Siufeng) are more charming and attractive then ML. Then, the blonde version of {spoiler} is hilariously funny and miscast/miscostumed. Guardians of Dafeng was a similar one but the ML and his family were so much more funny and charming. Here a little too generic. I am watching it because this year was particularly bad for dramas.
Excited for all the cast except the snake cheating b&stard, hope he is not invited and never have to see or hear him again while Hyeri's career skyrockets.
Zo In Sung is one of the most beautiful men alive. One thing I noticed about older dramas, the MLs are just better looking and better actors than the current crop which are either good looking or good at acting but rarely both.
I am very conflicted about my final rating. On the one hand, I overall found the story intriguing and I respect…
I like this take as I also had mixed feelings. On the one hand the film was trying to be a film that showed female friendship, empowerment (to a limited degree of that time), and also how women and girls are exploited by the industry and people in power. However, at times it felt like it was exploitative in its gaze and very superficial and shallow. I love the main two FLs and the friend but they needed more time and scope on screen. In that sense it was like the film Aema in the tv show in that it tried to do both. Would love to read more about the real story and also wonder how much has changed as news of Hollywood and Korean idols and actors being abused and harmed is still ongoing.
He is so good looking and such a great actor (stole the show in Death's Game) but a lot of his projects have poor storylines. Really hoping this one is a good plot.
She is so cute and bubbly, I was wondering where I saw her first and realized it was the maid drama. Love her and hope she gets more xianxia type FL roles like Bai Lu.
The story is great until the last few episodes when it goes on super speed, the pacing there was off. If it wasn't a historical drama, I would be so upset at how often she has to manage his emotions and his toxicity (and I was still upset at how oftne she had to carry the relationship and teach him things). Side characters other than Liang and Tao were pretty underdeveloped and could have used more screen time. Villains were just laughably messy with little development or motivations that make sense. Overall the FL really elevates this otherwise I would have probably dropped it.