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"Cuo Dian Yuan Yang" is a drama about a concubine' daughter named Yi Liu. She has always been mistreated by her father, but her sister Huan Er is different, so when Huan Er is forced to marry, Yi Liu tries to help her escape. In a twist of fate, Huang Er dies and Yi Liu is forced to take her place and marry Wu Ji, one of the most powerful men in the city.

The romance between Yi Liu and Wu Ji is really sweet. I liked how they hated each other at first, but over time, their feelings began to grow. Even after Yi Liu told him the truth about her identity, his feelings for her never changed.

The whole thing about Xian Mei, I think it was unnecessary. I know the drama needed conflict, but if you think about it, Xian Mei wasn't wrong. Wu Ji promised her that he would take care of her, that even if he got married, he would take her as his second wife... being a prostitute, that was the only way for her to get out of this business, I find this whole thing cruel, they could have thought of something else.

I just love stories about arranged marriages, I started watching it because of Zhao Li Ying and I wasn't disappointed, it's a good story, especially the romance.

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"Ouran High School Host Club" is a drama about a host club made up of all the most handsome boys in school. Haruhi is a poor girl, she doesn't care about her appearance, so everyone thinks she's a boy. One day, she accidentally breaks an expensive vase in the club and is forced to work there to pay off her debt. After that, not a single day in Haruhi's life is peaceful again.

The drama is hilarious, full of funny moments like Tamaki's love for Haruhi or the other members' weirdness, like Kyoya always trying to make money off them or Hikaru and Kaoru's fake BL experience or the dark moments when Nekozawa senpai shows up! HAHAHA'

It's one of the best jdramas I've ever watched. Totally unmissable.

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"The Musical" tells the story of Eun Bi, a medical student who dreams of becoming a musical actress, she meets Jae Yi and her life changes forever. He falls in love with her voice and wants her to be the lead in the musical he is writing.

I was really impressed with Gu Hye Seon's singing, I don't know if she was dubbed, but if not, her voice is really beautiful and that is one of the things that is missing in the drama, it doesn't show much of the musical and that should have been the main focus. We see the auditions and parts of it, but I wanted to see a lot more.

Yoo Jin is the best character. At first he hates Eun Bi, but over time he becomes more interested in her. I think there is a connection between the two, which could not be replicated with Jae Yi.

Eun Bi and Jae Yi as a couple just didn't work, this is my personal opinion, but there is no chemistry, it is just weird to see them together. That's why I think the writers made a mistake, they should have put her together with Yoo Jin.

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"Protect The Boss" tells the story of Eun Seol, a woman with attitude who becomes the secretary of Ji Heon, a rich young man with social phobia and a childish personality. At first, the two literally fight like children, but over time, Ji Heon falls in love with Eun Seol and does everything to win her heart.

The second lead syndrome hit me hard this time, Moo Won is too perfect to be true. He is caring, sweet and considerate, I would love it if Eun Seol ended up with him, but at the same time, Ji Heon is also sweet, but in a different way, you want to take care of him, help him, fix him... it was clear that Eun Seol's heart would go with him.

The four main characters are great. Choi Kang Hee, Ji Sung, Kim Jae Joong and Wang Ji Hye are in perfect harmony working together. The drama is full of funny moments and the romance between Eun Seol and Ji Heon is really good, it feels like first love, especially since Ji Heon relies so much on Eun Seol. Who would have thought that calling someone a "poop head" would be cute?! HAHAHA'

Choi Kang Hee is truly a perfect actress, I literally love every drama she's in <3

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"My Princess" is a drama about Lee Seol, a normal college student who one day discovers that she is a princess. What should be a dream, causes her a lot of pain and suffering, especially because this position is not easy, Lee Seol has to give up many things and does not have the same freedom. Hae Young is her teacher and her enemy at the same time, because he wants to destroy the royal family, their romance is what keeps this drama light, sweet and funny.

There is also Jung Woo and Yoon Joo, the second protagonists who try to separate the couple, but in reality they don't even have a chance. This is one of the things I didn't like about the drama, these two are really bad. I couldn't even root for Jung Woo, since it was clear that he only became interested in Seol after she became a princess.

Kim Tae Hee's acting is fantastic, it's impossible not to like Lee Seol. It's a classic romantic comedy, but unlike others, this one is still very good <3

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"She Was Pretty" tells the story of Hye Jin, a woman who was beautiful and popular as a child, but now as an adult she has no self-esteem and doesn't care about her appearance. She reconnects with her first love Sung Joon, but when the two arrange a date, Sung Joon doesn't recognize her since Hye Jin looks completely different from her younger self. Hye Jin makes a plan to use her friend Ha Ri as a replacement, the problem is that Sung Joon is Hye Jin's new boss.

As they work together, Sung Joon continues to see similarities in Hye Jin to the Hye Jin of his past, the things that made him fall in love with her in the first place. These conflicting feelings cause Sung Joon to treat her badly, because he is feeling guilty for liking someone else when the girl of his dreams is in his life now. The situation becomes complicated when Ha Ri falls in love with Sung Joon and wants to keep up the lie, as a way to keep seeing him. There's also Shin Hyuk, a very strange and funny person who is interested in Hye Jin.

Hye Jin and Sung Joon are very cute together, but I have to say that I rooted more for Shin Hyuk, for me he was the person who really liked Hye Jin for who she is, with all her quirks and I also couldn't forget how Sung Joon treated Hye Jin in the beginning, always pointing out the flaws in her appearance, but I can't say that Hye Jin and Sung Joon aren't a good couple, the two have great chemistry and it's very cute to see them together.

The story is a cliche, an "ugly" woman transforms, becomes beautiful and wins the guy's heart, but there is a different message in the drama's story, since Hye Jin only changes for a while, her true self is always there and Sung Joon learns to love her new version, since the person from his past no longer exists, everything she went through changed her. It also shows that you shouldn't change for someone else, just be yourself and the people who really like you will stay by your side.

Si Won <3

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"Manner of Death" is a drama about a doctor named Bun who returns to his hometown and finds himself involved in a series of deaths. He meets Tan, a mysterious man who enters his life and is a very suspicious person.

The two discover that there is a group of men in the town who use drugs to attract women, and they rape and abuse them non-stop. Bun's friend Jane didn't want to do that anymore, she was killed to keep the truth from coming out. At first, we thought Jane was killed by her boyfriend Pued, but in reality, it was her sister Rungtiva who killed her, all to keep her dirty and illegal things a secret.

This drama was a real disappointment, the story is confusing, directionless and the romance between Bun and Tan is just weird. They just met and already they are in love with each other. It was clear that the writers wanted to use the popularity of the actors as a couple in "Together with Me", to replicate that here... but it just didn't work.

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"49 Days" is a story with a beautiful message about enjoying life, spending it with the people you love and having no regrets.
Ji Hyun gets into a car accident and her body is in a coma, but her soul is wandering around. She then has the opportunity to return to her body, if she can pull three tears from the people who love her. On this journey, Ji Hyun discovered that her life was basically a lie, her fiance was a bastard who was lying and cheating on her with her best friend and there was not a single person, other than her family, who would cry for her... except Han Kang.

Ji Hyun and Han Kang are a couple who deserved a happy ending, it still breaks my heart, but even with Ji Hyun waking up, there is a terrible twist in the story, with Ji Hyun's life coming to an end. She was destined to die soon and the accident changed her life, it gave her the opportunity to find the truth and truly live, for 49 days. This journey also helped Ji Hyun find her lost sister and make it easier for her parents.

Lee Yo Won, Nam Gyu Ri, Jung Il Woo, Jo Hyun Jae, Bae Soo Bin, and Seo Ji Hye working together? It couldn't go wrong.

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"Personal Taste" tells the story of Gae In, a naive woman who blindly trusts everyone. She doesn't even know that her boyfriend is cheating on her, thinking he's going to propose to her, but the person he's going to marry is her best friend. Heartbroken and feeling lonely Gae In accepts a roommate in her house and that person is Jin Ho, who pretends to be gay so he can live with her, with the purpose of finding something that belonged to her father.

When I watched this drama in 2010, it was one of my favorites, but I watched it again now and I didn't feel the same, in fact, I kind of hated it. HAHA'

The story is flawed, lazy and seeing a guy who pretends to be gay just to get something from a woman, it's really creepy, not cute. Even the moments where I found it funny in the past, just didn't feel right.

This is not a drama I would recommend to anyone right now.

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"Pasta" follows Yoo Kyung, who tries her best to become a chef at this restaurant and Hyun Wook is her new boss, who doesn't like her very much... in fact, he doesn't think women have a place in the kitchen.
The two are always fighting like children, making Yoo Kyung's journey really exhausting. Not only did she have to cook, but she also had to deal with Hyun Wook's mood swings, being stuck between two men who had crushes on her, and the fact that they were both her bosses. HAHAHA'

The romance between Yoo Kyung and Hyun Wook is so cute, they have great chemistry and even when they first started dating, the funny thing is that Hyun Wook didn't treat her any better, in fact it was worse, but when people found out the truth, he was really amazing at defending her, even quitting his job to let her stay... this is a real man.

Still, it wasn't the romance that made me enjoy this drama so much, it was seeing Yoo Kyung's dream and love for cooking.

Thinking about this drama now, I feel sad because of Lee Sun Kyun. He was a fantastic actor, this is my favorite drama with him, to think that I will never see him in a new drama breaks my heart, but he will be remembered forever.

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"Glamorous Temptation" is a drama about the love-hate relationship of Eun Soo, Hyeong Woo, and Il Joo.

Eun Soo and Hyeong Woo are each other's first love, but an unfortunate thing happens and Eun Soo is framed for stealing Hyeong Woo's father's ledger, which showed the illegal things he did to someone else. This broke the relationship between the two and made Eun Soo leave with her family. Il Joo is the daughter of Kang Seok Hyun, the real owner of the ledger, so Hyeong Woo used Il Joo's feelings as a way to get revenge on her father.

The three people come together when Eun Soo's husband dies and she enters Seok Hyun's house to find out the truth, she is being controlled by someone who is giving her orders. Eun Soo starts to imitate Cheong Mi, Il Joo's mother and Seok Hyun's true love. Over time, he starts to fall in love with Eun Soo.

Hyeong Woo can't hide his love for Eun Soo and the two start their relationship again, but a tragedy happens when her daughter Mi Rae has an accident and falls into a coma... This is the beginning of Eun Soo's revenge, seducing Seok Hyun and becoming his wife, to punish whoever did this to Mi Rae.

The romance between Hyeong Woo and Eun Soo is sweet, but to be honest, I think Eun Soo and Il Joo deserved much more than Hyeong Woo, both women were blinded by a man and that destroyed their friendship. Il Joo put the documents in Eun Soo's bag because she wanted Hyeong Woo and that was the beginning of everything. I liked that Il Joo got her redemption in the end, she confessed her crimes and paid for it.

The development of the story is good until the middle, after that it got a bit confusing and dragged out, it could have been better.

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"Gloria" is a drama about a woman named Jin Jin, who has to take care of her sick sister, so she works odd jobs, but at the same time, Jin Jin harbors the dream of becoming a singer in her heart. Kang Suk comes into her life and basically changes everything, making her finally want to have something for herself.
Then there's Dong Ah, who is Jin Jin's friend, and Yoon Seo, a lonely woman who has no will to live. These four people meet like fate and get entangled with each other.

I have mixed feelings about this drama because I hate the main couple. Jin Jin and Kang Suk are so boring, zero chemistry, but I love Yoon Seo and Dong Ah, they are an amazing couple with a great story. Seeing them together, Dong Ah helping Yoon Seo, making her want to live again and giving her happiness, was really beautiful to watch.
I basically watched the drama for that couple and ignored everything else. HAHAHA'

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This is another must-watch drama if you're a kdrama fan, an instant classic!

"You're Beautiful" is about a band called A.N.JELL, they are idols. One day, they are having a new member join, his name is Mi Nam, but an accident occurs and Mi Nam is replaced by his twin sister Mi Nyeo, who then assumes his identity. The problem is that Tae Kyung, the cold leader of the band, finds out the truth. In the process of keeping her secret, Tae Kyung and Mi Nyeo fall in love.

Among them, we have Shin Woo and Jeremy, the other members of the band who are simply the sweetest. The second lead syndrome hit me really hard this time because it was clear that they all loved Mi Nam, but she couldn't be with all of them... sometimes love really gets in the way of friendship.

A.N.JELL is my favorite fake band, the songs are amazing and so addictive, especially "Promise", but my favorite is "Without Words". The scene where Mi Nam is singing while looking at Tae Kyung, unable to confess her feelings, is really good.
"You're Beautiful" is light, super funny and easy to watch, with great characters. I liked it so much that I even have a Dwaeji Tokki <3

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You can't consider yourself a kdrama fan if you didn't watch this masterpiece, it's a must watch, almost like a rule. You know that it became addicted when you catch yourself singing: "almost paradise" all the time. HAHAHA'

In "Boys Before Flowers" we have a group of friends called F4, they are the most popular and rich boys at school, but only one girl doesn't care about any of that and that's our heroine, Jan Di. She's a poor girl who studies there with a scholarship and one day her life changes when she runs into Joon Pyo. They begin a relationship of love and hate, for her specially hate and for him, specially love. HAHAHA'
In between them, there's Ji Hoo, a lonely boy who wins Jan Di's heart at first sight, but Ji Hoo already is in love with someone else, making them our love triangle.

It's a classic romantic comedy, with a lot of cliches, but they actually work. The romance between Joon Pyo and Jan Di it's really good. But there's a moment on the drama gets a little drag, it's when Joon Pyo goes to another country and comes back with a fiancee. I know the drama needed conflict, but Ja Kyung is really boring.

The second lead syndrome hit me hard, because Ji Hoo is amazing, how can someone not want him?! But at the same time Joon Pyo is so sweet and stupid... it's really a Sophie's choice. kkkkkkk'

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"One Mom and Three Dads", as the title says, in this drama we have a young woman named Na Yeong who's pregnant and loses her husband, she ends up staying at the house of her late husband's friends, without knowing that they have a secret... before he died, Seong Min asked them to donate sperm and one of them is the baby's father!
Kwang Hee, Kyung Tae and Soo Hyun, at first only thought about taking responsibility for Na Yeong and Ha Seon, but as time went by, they fell in love with both of them.

The moments of togetherness between the three of them and Ha Seon are so cute, Kwang Hee is the best in my opinion, because he really loved Ha Seon and she liked him back.

Kyung Tae gave me the impression of liking Na Yeong more than Ha Seon and honestly, Soo Hyun is a character that didn't get me, he's almost secondary and that's why I didn't understand in the end trying to push that romance with Na Yeong.

It's not a romantic story, the humor is the focus, with the funny moments between the grown men trying to take care of a baby.
And there's the twist at the end... none of them were Ha Seon's father, she was actually a miracle and Seong Min's daughter.

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