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"Extraordinary Attorney Woo" tells the story of Young Woo, a woman with autism and a genius at the same time, who starts working as a lawyer. The drama portrays her day-to-day life in this profession, trying to adapt, since people with autism have difficulty interacting and socializing.

I love stories about people with some kind of disability, because they make us realize how precious life is and how we should be grateful for everything we have. Autistic characters have the incredible ability to instantly captivate, like Sang Tae in "It's Okay To Not Be Okay" and Si Won in "Good Doctor", with the unique and special way they see the world around them, it's impossible not to get caught up.

The romance between Young Woo and Jun Ho is light and very cute, it really gives you that feeling of first love. I loved the way he treated Young Woo as a person equal to him. Of course he is aware of Young Woo's difficulties, but Jun Ho always tried to respect her decisions, especially when the two started dating. What was the scene where he confessed to Young Woo?! So cute.

Park Eun Bin is simply incredible, I loved the moments when Young Woo has her epiphanies, full of whales. Kang Tae Oh is amazing with his cute and innocent personality. It was definitely his best drama so far.

This was the first drama in which Kang Ki Young got the attention he deserved. He was perfect in "Moment At Eighteen", but it was from "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" that people started to take an interest in him and I thought that was incredible, he is a wonderful actor and definitely deserves all this attention.

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"Somebody" follows the story of a programmer named Sum, who is introverted and has a hard time interacting with other people. She spends most of her time chatting with strangers online through her AI program. She starts chatting with a man named Yun Oh, unaware that he is a serial killer.

Their relationship is quite strange, but that's exactly what I expected, since both characters are like that. Yun Oh is clearly a psychopath, but Sum isn't far behind. She had all the traits of a psychopath, she just never acted on them. At first, I thought she was with him knowing he was a murderer, but later it was implied that Sum thought he was innocent, especially when Mok Won started questioning her.

I enjoyed seeing Kim Young Kwang playing a role like this, he is the biggest reason to watch, since the drama ends up being quite disappointing. There was no depth to Yun Oh's past, his motivations and I think this was essential to understanding the character.

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"Love Like The Galaxy 2" continues the story exactly where it ended in the first season, with Shao Shang deciding to marry Bu Yi. I didn't think it was possible, but the drama just got better!

Watching Shao Shang and Bu Yi grow as a couple, how their love became real and mutual, how they care for each other, it was so beautiful. Of course someone would try to ruin their happiness and from the beginning, you could see that Bu Yi was hiding something.

I agree with Shao Shang, she was right not to forgive Bu Yi so easily. He didn't trust her, Shao Shang gave him too many opportunities and he chose to keep lying to her. She already knew the truth but wanted to hear it from him because Shao Shang would stay by her side, but Bu Yi decided to hide it and because of his choice, they lost 5 years apart from each other.

The best scene is undoubtedly when Shao Shang and Bu Yi make an oath, biting each other's arms. I liked the meaning, it wasn't something that would disappear, Shao Shang wanted to have a mark as a reminder of the promise she made to him.

Zhao Lu Si and Leo Wu are amazing together <3

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"Circle of Love" it's a web drama about a woman in a journey for revenge. Gu Meng lost her entire family in her wedding day and she thinks her husband-to-be is the killer.

I really like Li Jiu Lin, but it's too bad that he likes to do this web dramas, because I just can't like this type of story, this is the last one I will ever watched. Everything happens too fast, the rhythm is totally different of a normal drama, there's no character development and in particular case, I just couldn't like Hong Ye. I usually like bad boys, but he was just an abusive and possessive man.

Hong Ye fooled Gu Meng since the beginning, making her think she was his maid and let her trapped for a long time, always using an excuse to humiliate her. When she learns she's pregnant, Hong Ye thinks the baby's is Zi Chen and makes her do an abortion. We can't forget that he really killed her entire family.
In conclusion, this drama is really bad, don't bother watching this.

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"My Dearest 2" continues the story of Gil Chae and Jang Hyun, exactly where it stopped in the first season. The two are apart, with Gil Chae married with Won Moo and Jang Hyun in a faraway land, trying to help Joseon people, but fate pulls them back together.

Gil Chae Is kidnapped by the intruders, where she's reunited with Jang Hyun. Even in that situation, she tried to stay loyal to her husband, fighting her feelings for Jang Hyun, who literally does everything for her and stops at nothing to keep her safe.
She suffers a lot of humiliations, with people even cursing at Gil Chae when she comes back home, telling her that she should have killed herself, that she has no shame, that was really horrible to see. Only Jang Hyun is the exception.

I always liked Yeon Jun a lot and thought he was an upstanding and fair person, but he's just like all the other men in Joseon. That speech he made to Eun Ae about women who were only touched by intruders disgusted me, him saying that they lose their chastity, that they become dirty. Eun Ae suffered the same thing and the worst it was him blaming her for not telling him.

This production is truly amazing!
Both the first and second parts are sensational, they complement each other, it is the journey of Chil Chae and Jang Hyun, we follow the characters growing, falling in love, the separation, the reunion, all the pain and suffering to finally be happy.

What do I do now that Nam Goong Min stole my heart?! HAHA'

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"My Dearest" is a drama about Gil Chae, a young woman who dreams about falling in love and marrying the man of her dreams. She thinks that person is Yeon Joon and does everything to win his heart, but nothing works, since Yeon Joo likes Eun Ae. Then suddenly Jang Hyun appears and totally changed her life.

The romance between Gil Chae and Jang Hyun is something that instantly grabs you, the two have great chemistry on screen and you fall in love with them, but I think I must be one of the only people who wasn't rooting for them at the end of the season.
It was clear how much Jang Hyun cared for Gil Chae, but when she needed someone the most, he was always somewhere else and Gil Chae ended up having to save herself. She ran away when the war started, hid from the invaders and helped Bang Doo give birth. Then, to escape the island, she saved the prince's baby and managed to save everyone. The war finally ended, but not the problems. In order to survive, Gil Chae worked alongside men, sold things in gisaeng houses, not caring about anything or anyone, listening to insults from basically everyone and that, in my opinion, is harder than surviving any war, for someone as proud as her. Finally, when Gil Chae was fine and thinking about moving on, Jang Hyun comes back and messes with the girl's feelings, but I would have made the same decision as Gil Chae and stayed. After everything she did, it's not right for her to abandon her family for her own happiness, especially since they depend on her. Gil Chae has grown up so much with everything that has happened to her, she started the drama as a spoiled girl and ended it as an independent woman!

It's an incredible production, it exceeded all my expectations, but I still don't really like this format of dividing it into two seasons, because now we have to wait to find out what will happen.

Given the style of the drama, I don't know if a happy ending is possible, it seems more like it will end in tragedy and the first episode was what made me think about that. When we see that person in jail, who is telling the story about Jang Hyun, I immediately thought of Gil Chae and if that is true, besides them not ending up together, because Jang Hyun probably died, she would have been locked up and considered crazy by the others, always waiting for him. But when I finished the last episode, I thought of another possibility, I think it could be Ryang Eum, because he is clearly also in love with Jang Hyun.

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"The Kidnapping Day" it's a drama about Myeong Jun, a man that would do anything for his daughter, including kidnap a little girl named Ro Hee. He does that and unexpectedly, the girl is hurt in the process and ends up with amnesia. Myeong Jun decides to tell Ro Hee she's his daughter and he does everything in his power to protect her, since there are a lot of people trying to hurt her.

Ro Hee is a genius, she was basically trapped and tested all her life, being a part of an experiment. She never had a real family or someone who truly cared for her, but Ro Hee could see Myeong Jun was a good person since the beginning, even that when she gained back her memories, Ro Hee continued to stay with him. No comments for Ro Hee always calling him a kidnapper in public and people being shocked without understanding anything. HAHAHA'
She didn't want to admit it until the end, but when Myeong Jun was arrested, Ro Hee showed how she really felt for him, how much she needed him and wanted to be by his side, this is definitely the best scene in the drama, the emotion it's impeccable here.

This is an incredible drama, the story is great and the relationship between Myeong Jun and Ro Hee is really what holds you from the beginning to the end, the bond they created, which isn't even that of a kidnapper and a kidnapped child, because let's be honest, Ro Hee was always in charge of this relationship!

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"Behind Your Touch" it's a comedy about Ye Bun. She's a veterinarian, that on a stormy night got a superpower, she can see people's memories by touching their butts. Jang Yeol is a cop that is demoted and comes to work in the village, they met in the most awkward and funny way, but when Jang Yeol learns about Ye Bun's power, he makes a plan to go back to the city by using her to catch criminals.

This drama was freaking amazing, I had a blast watching it.
It's not just the main characters that captivate you, all the secondary characters are incredible, especially Ok Hui, Hyeon Ok and Jong Mook. Where else do you find a medium whose power is touching people's butts? Obviously this would lead to many embarrassing and hilarious situations. The scene in which Jang Yeol placed Ye Bun in a box with a hole and made each person get down there so that she could touch him is awesome. And at the rally, with that incredible distraction from Ok Hui?! Wonderful. HAHAHA'

There is no romance, just an atmosphere that kind of forms a love triangle between Ye Bun, Jang Yeol and Seon Woo, but the main focus of the story is on investigating the murders.

I felt sorry for Seon Woo, since Jang Yeol became obsessed with thinking that he really was the killer and this was amplified a little by Jang Yeol's jealousy of the closeness between Ye Bun and Seon Woo. Seon Woo did have some reason for being in Mujin, something he couldn't tell anyone, but I never thought for a moment that he could be the serial killer. When we discovered his connection with Ju Man, it was clear that he came to the city because of this, he thought Ju Man was behind his mother's disappearance and this shaman wasn't fooling me from the beginning and it became clearer to me that it was him when he made that whole scene for Ye Bun to see the knife and think it was Seon Woo, which ended up causing Seon Woo's death.

Just like 2PM, the members of EXO are proving to be great actors, Su Ho <3

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"Mr. Queen" it's a time travel drama and also a body swap story. Bong Hwan is a chef that gets in an accident and wakes up in the past. To make things worse, also he wakes up in the body of the Queen.

There were so many hilarious things, that if I were to list them all here, it would be huge. I have to highlight So Yong/Bong Hwan dancing to Blackpink in the rain or her obsession with being with her concubines and feeling like a man again... or all the moments she made her culinary inventions that revolutionized Joseon.

I just think the ending should have been different, in my opinion Bong Hwan should have stayed in So Yong's body, not returned to his original self. I feel sorry for So Yong, but she gave up her life when she threw herself into the lake and Bong Hwan built a relationship with Cheol Jong, helped everyone in the palace and Cheol Jong only fell in love with So Yong after her "change". The two special episodes are light and fun, but they deviate a little from the direction of the drama's story, since even Byung In is all friendly with them and that was impossible to happen.

It has a very similar setting to "Moon Lovers" and that was one of the reasons why the drama grabbed me so much <3
It's simply a sensational production, whether in the characters, the main couple or the humor that is an essential part of the plot, but the main star who makes the drama a success is Shin Hye Sun, I think this was her best role so far now!

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"Squid Game" is a drama about a sick program that goes after people who are in debt and convinces them to participate in games in order to earn the money they need... the problem is that they have to risk their lives and those of others.

Gi Hun is our main character. He is not a bad person, but he owes money to basically everyone he knows. Initially, he joins the game, but is frightened by what happens, voting along with other people to end it. But reality dawns on him and Gi Hun realizes that he needs to risk his life in that place, in order to have the possibility of living for real on the outside.

There is a concern with the individual development of the characters, a whole process of getting to know them, of creating a bond with them... I loved Gi Hun, Ali and Sae Byeok, they are definitely the most interesting and captivating characters.

As the story unfolds, we notice a faster pace in the games. I really liked the excessive gore, but in my opinion, some situations were unfair, breaking the whole basis of the game of "everyone has the same opportunity". One of them was when Deok Su kills a man for food and it is at this moment that we realize that the participants can be eliminated even outside the games. Then comes the nighttime killing spree, where a group kills more than 27 people. I understand that this is a game strategy and technically there is an equal opportunity, but not just anyone has the ability to kill another person in cold blood.

The drama is not afraid to sacrifice the most beloved characters, in fact I realized that they are the favorites to die. Ali's death is devastating, since he was betrayed by the person he trusted the most. I really didn't expect Sang Woo to turn into a monster, he reached a point where he didn't care about anything other than money. Ji Yeong was a character we saw so little of, but it hurt to see her die after becoming friends with Sae Byeok. But the most incredible deaths, without a shadow of a doubt, are Deok Su and Mi Nyeo's. I knew this woman would leave the game in style! HAHA'

The story is very reminiscent of "Battle Royale", "As The Gods Will" and a bit of "Liar Game".
Gong Yoo <3

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"Come and Hug Me" is a story about the tragic relationship between Nak Won and Na Moo. The two met as children, but fate wanted to destroy any chance of happiness for both of them, as Na Moo's father cruelly kills Nak Won's parents and even tries to kill her, but Na Moo protects her with her life at risk. The two grow apart, Nak Won changes her name and becomes an actress, she does this because she wants to find Na Moo and he is doing his best to stay hidden, being consumed by his guilt about his father. Eventually they reunite, but they still have to go through a lot to finally be happy.

The love between Nak Won and Na Moo is truly beautiful, it is a connection, a bond, they have become each other's salvation. Na Moo's only crime was loving Nak Won and having a monster for a father, he has always tried to redeem himself for what happened, even though it was not his fault. Na Moo couldn't be around Nak Won for fear of hurting her, of not deserving her, of making her suffer again... but he couldn't live without her, Nak Won is his paradise and the air he needs to breathe, but she is also a living reminder of what his father did, of all the evil he caused.

The scene of the final confrontation is very similar to what happens in the drama "I Hear Your Voice". Yoon Hui Jae lies to Na Moo that he killed Nak Won, thinking that this would make him freak out and finally become the monster that Yoon Hui Jae wanted so much, but Na Moo knew that even if Nak Won was dead (which we knew was not true), she didn't want him to become a murderer, not even to avenge her. Luckily, in the end they got their happy ending, there was closure to all that sadness and now it is possible for them to finally move on. Obviously the past will always be there, as will the memories of everything that happened, but that doesn't stop them from being happier in the future.

Jang Ki Yong is a spectacular actor, the way Na Moo's gaze let you know everything he was feeling is simply incredible. When he looked at Nak Won, he looked like a puppy dog ​​and the total difference in his gaze when Yoon Hui Jae is involved, there is an intensity, a hatred in Na Moo, that was even scary at times.

In addition to the main characters, there are also secondary characters that captivate a lot of attention, one that I have to highlight Hyun Moo. Yes, he also did a lot of wrong things, but he is a character worthy of pity. Throughout his life, he only sought recognition from his father and discovered too late that there were other people around him who loved him, like his mother and brothers. The scene where Hyun Moo protects Ok Hee is great, I knew he wouldn't abandon her at that moment, when she never forgot him.

It's a drama I've always wanted to watch and it really is as amazing as I imagined, it's one of the best productions I've ever seen.
The story of Nak Won and Na Moo is marked by the tragedy that unites them, the two have loved each other since they were children, but there is a monster that always stands between them, preventing them from being happy. Their relationship is a work of art, you get so involved that it becomes a necessity to see that well-deserved happy ending.

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"It's Okay, That's Love" is a beautiful story about mental illness, about how people suffer from trauma and how it affects their ability to deal with reality.

Hae Soo is a psychiatrist who has a boyfriend, but has never been able to have sex because of a childhood trauma. She saw her mother with another man and this affected her in a way that she associates sex with something wrong. Jae Yeol is a famous writer who also has traumas in his past. His brother was arrested for killing his stepfather and when he got out of prison, he tried to kill him too. In addition, Jae Yeol was physically abused as a child and on one of these occasions, he ended up hiding in a latrine and developed an obsession with cleanliness and also he can also sleep in the bathroom.

The relationship between the two is very good, because you can see that it is not a simple romance, they created a bond from their traumas, their scars, their experiences, they were able to comfort each other... The big twist in the story is something I was already expecting, you could see that Kang Woo was not real, because he was almost an identical version of Jae Yeol, from everything he went through in his childhood and a coincidence like that is very unrealistic. The scene in which Hae Soo finally understands this, how much it broke her heart, is very sad, as is the moment in which Jae Yeol accepts the truth, that Kang Woo does not exist. The dramatic charge of the story at this moment is very intense.

In addition to the main couple, we also have the adorable Soo Kwang and So Nyeo, our adorable couple with Tourette's and kleptomania <3

The message that the drama wants to convey may seem cliche, but it is the greatest truth of all: love does not cure any disease, but it helps you move forward, gives you strength to keep fighting. Having someone by your side is priceless, someone to support you, to pick you up when you fall and that is the essence of this drama.

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"Angel Eyes" tells the story of a tragic romance between Park Dong Joo and Yoon Soo Wan.

The two met as teenagers and instantly fell in love. Soo Wan is blind, so Dong Joo was her way of seeing the world. A terrible accident happens and Dong Joo's mother dies, but she wanted to help Soo Wan until the end, so they performed a cornea transplant, allowing Soo Wan to see again.

The two end up growing apart and meeting again years later. Dong Joo recognizes Soo Wan immediately, but ends up keeping his distance from her because Soo Wan already has a boyfriend, Ji Woon. Dong Joo tries to hide his feelings and his identity, but Soo Wan begins to see similarities in him with the boy from her past.

This romance is one of the best I've ever seen in a kdrama. The chemistry between Dong Joo and Soo Wan is simply tangible. The intensity of their love, their connection is wonderful. I feel sorry for Ji Woon, but there was no way I could root for him, not with Soo Wan's past with Dong Joo, they deserved to be together, to be happy together, after everything they had to overcome.

We have moments of happiness between the two, but of course the tragic truth had to come out. When Soo Wan discovers that her eyes are those of Dong Joo's mother and when she thinks that her father killed her on purpose to get those eyes, the guilt leaves Soo Wan desolate, to the point of losing her sight because she didn't want her that way. She only finally decides to move on and forget the past when she almost loses Dong Joo in an accident. Soo Wan realizes that she can't change what happened, but she can be happy and be grateful for the gift Dong Joo's mother gave her.

This drama is so beautiful, in every sense. The couple, the story, the soundtrack... I don't even have words to describe the incredible experience of watching this drama. It's unmissable.

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Ding Dong! Because Dokko Jin is the perfect man ;D

"The Greatest Love" is a drama about Ae Jung, a former famous idol who became an outcast in the public image because of a lie, but even now she tries her best, doing whatever job she can find. In a twist of fate, she meets Dokko Jin, the most loved and famous actor of the moment and the two get involved.

Dokko Jin becomes a little obsessed with Ae Jung, because his heart starts acting strangely around her, but he later finds out that this is because of her song "Thump Thump" that was playing when he had his heart surgery. For me, this is the best scene in the drama, when Dokko Jin tries to confirm his feelings for Ae Jung, but when he kisses her nothing happens, this is because his watch is broken. So, seeing her with Pil Joo, broke his heart and showed him his true feelings for her.

I also loved the funny moments with Dokko Jin's jealousy, just seeing her with Pil Joo would make him go completely crazy! HAHAHAHA'

The drama is light and easy to watch, but at the same time it has a lot of tense moments, especially because Dokko Jin has a heart condition, which could easily kill him and also the whole thing about the public hating Ae Jung. I think it's a good example of how idols, actors and actresses suffer in South Korea, because they really have no privacy, fans will find out everything and the weirdest thing is that they don't like it when there are women involved. To me this is ridiculous, shouldn't you be happy that an actor you love and admire is in love and happy?
There is a scene in the drama that is a beautiful response to this: Dokko Jin's video. With the possibility of dying during surgery, Dokko Jin recorded a video that showed the world how much he loved Ae Jung and wanted people to love her too. This is a real man.

It's one my favorite dramas of all time, it's amazing in every way. The story, the characters, the romance, the humor, the soundtrack... it's hard to find a better example of a romantic comedy.

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“Dream High” is a school musical drama that follows a group of people who love music and want to express it. The main character is Hye Mi, a spoiled rich girl who thinks she’s above everyone else, but gets a reality check when her father loses all of his money and suddenly Hye Mi doesn’t even have a place to live. At school, Hye Mi finds her true love for music and makes real friends.

The romance between Hye Mi and Jin Gook didn’t grab me, but it was totally different with Sam Dong, they were literally the perfect couple. That’s why I think they needed to be shown together, it was the only mistake the drama made.

The idea behind this drama is amazing, it was the first drama to focused on music itself. They cast idols who had basically never acted before and it just worked. This drama forged the careers of Suzy, IU, Kim Soo Hyun, Ok Taec Yeon and Ham Eun Jung, after which they became actors and still are to this day.

The songs are beautiful, "Dream High" is really addictive and there are also some popular songs like "Genie" and "Sunset Glow", but the most impressive one is "Only Hope", not only because it is the last song, but because it shows Hye Mi's feelings for Sam Dong.

"Dream High" is a very good drama, if you like music and a classic school romance story, this is the perfect choice.

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