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A fun story, but it lacks depth in the girls past

"Catch The Ghost" follows Yoo Ryung, a young cop that starts working in the Subway Police with the purpose of finding her twin sister that disappeared and it is most likely a victim of the subway killer, a serial killer that targets people on the subway and leaves their bodies inside the train.

The chemistry between Yoo Ryung and Ji Seok is really good, but the drama doesn't give the couple a chance to be together, literally that happens only at the ending and for me, that wasn't enough. They do have some sweet moments.

Yoo Ryung's journey to find her sister is the main focus of the drama, along with her solving the cases with a lot of enthusiasm, she's a lively character and always gives great scenes, with her crazy ways to stop the criminals, dragging poor Ji Seok along. I think the drama should have put more effort into showing the relationship of Yoo Ryung and Yoo Jin, we only see little flashes of their lifes together and to understand Yoo Ryung's pain and how could she do that mistake, of leaving her autistic sister behind, it should have more background on the story about them.

The funny moments it's what makes this drama worthwhile, also the friendship between the Subway Police. The romance stays in second place, but still a really good drama.

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Bad characters, with a confusing story and a weird romance

"Chronicle of Life" it's a drama about a love triangle between Liang Er, Ye San and Rong Ruo.
Liang Er and Rong Ruo are childhood friends, they have always spend time together. One day, Liang Er loses her entire family when her father is framed for a crime he didn't commit and Liang Er loses her memory. Rong Ruo's father takes her in as a maid and the two have a secret romance growing up.
On the other hand there's Ye San, he's the emperor. He meets Liang Er when they are kids and she leaves him with a great impression, making Ye San search for her basically all his adult life. They reunite when Liang Er comes to work in the palace.

The three people are connected. Liang Er and Rong Ruo like each other, but they don't stay together, even with Ye San's permission to let them marry, Rong Ro ends up getting marry to Liang Er's friend, but keeping Liang Er in his heart. Liang Er falls for Ye San by spending time with him. That's the part that upset me, there's no moment that define the beginning of their relationship, Liang Er just loves him, suddenly. At least with Rong Ruo, the romance made sense, but with Ye San, it's strange.

I really thought the twist that technically Ye San is to blame for Liang Er's father's death would be something more important in the story, but it's put basically at the end and doesn't ruin their relationship at all. I thought it would be something like in "Goodbye My Princess".

The story lacks dept and the drama's colors really annoyed me, everything is too bright, too exaggerated.

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Where's the music? What should have been the focus, it was left in the background

"Trot Lovers" it's a drama about Chun Hee, a young woman who has to take care of her father and young sister. She meets Joon Hyun, a former popular singer and in the beginning the two fight like kids, but then Joon Hyun decides to her help become a trot singer.

The drama was supposed to be about music, but there's just a few moments with Chun Hee singing. I really thought it would have more competitions between Chun Hee and Soo In, to make sense about the rivalry, but there's only one. The songs are really good, that's why I wanted more. If the drama had focus on that, I honestly think it would have been an amazing production, to focus on the trot music, explore more about that.
The whole amnesia thing was just ridiculous and unnecessary.

The romance just didn't work, the two actors don't have chemistry in scene. I actually liked Chun Hee more with Geun Woo.
There's nothing really bad about the drama, it's easy to watch, but also there's nothing impressive. It's something you watch and forget very easily.

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How justice can be unfair and changed with a price

"One Ordinary Day" is a criminal drama about a young man named Hyun Soo, who's wrongfully arrested and accused of the murder of a girl he met the night before.
The story is about everything he's being through, all the process with the arrest, the trial, living in prison with other inmates and trying to survive in there.

Kim So Hyun's acting is really good. I loved the way he was able to express Hyun Soo's feelings about being accused of something he didn't do, you could see in his eyes. Even his naive way of trusting the police, who was trying to pin the murder on him.
I never thought Hyun Soo was guilt, the police only had circumstantial evidence, but they still went along with that and did everything to make Hyun Soo the culprit, even tampering with evidence. That's the funny thing, even in the end, when Joong Han discover the truth and finds the real killer, the prosecutor and the police still ends up the good guys, saying they continued the investigation... which we know it's a lie. They wanted to end the investigation and chose Hyun Soo to be the fall guy, not caring if he was really the killer or not, they just needed someone to blame.

Cha Seung Won's character is very interesting, but his characterization was bad, he looked twice his age. HAHAHAHA'
I know his role was that of a low-class lawyer, but even so, they didn't need to make him like that.

The drama also shows how the justice system is flaw and broken. The judge convicted Hyun Soo to life imprisonment and he was innocent. Even with Joong Han showing everything the police did, how they made him the prime suspect without any convincing evidence, how they never looked into anyone else, even the people in Guk Hwa's life and still, he was found guilty. It's really awful to think that someone could be rooting in prison for something he didn't do.

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What makes a person beautiful?

"Shadow Beauty" follows Ae Jin, a high school girl who leads a double life. In school she's bullied by everyone and called ugly by her classmates, but in the internet she's a famous influencer named Genie, changing her appearance.

The first to know her true identity is Ho In. In the beginning I thought he was interested in Ae Jin and that was truth, but not romantically. The other is Ha Neul, she's Genie's best friend but at the same time, she's the person who's bullying Ae Jin.
There's also Mi Jin, a new girl who strangely is exactly like Genie. That was a part of the drama that I didn't like. I was expecting until the end that we find out that Mi Jin had done plastic surgery, because it's not realistic that a girl who looks like Genie appears, specially because Ae Jin made Genie, she's not real.

Ae Jin is a normal girl, but we live in a society that finds people's flaws and uses that against them, so Ae Jin thinks of herself as ugly. She makes a fake persona, because in that way she could have people's attention, being called beautiful for the time in her life, the problem is that her real and fake life keep crashing each other.
The message here is all about accepting yourself. To life your life in a way that makes yourself happy, not thinking about how others see you and also not to obsess over social media, because followers are not real friends, you need to appreciate the people that are around you and that physical beauty is really nothing if you don't have a good heart.

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A middle-aged woman rock band that really rocks!

"I Am Legend" it's a story about Seol Hee, a middle aged woman who has a fake perfect life. She's mistreated by her husband and her mother-in-law, always keeping her dream to play music in secret. Her life takes a turning point when her sister is diagnosed with cancer and her husband's family doesn't want her to be a donor to save her sister's life, so Seol Hee decides to get divorce and finally be free to live on her own.

In the process, Seol Hee learns that her husband was actually cheating on her this whole time with his co-worker and how he doesn't want a divorce, he does a lot of terrible things and even frames Seol Hee for being the reason for the divorce. There's even a moment which her mother-in-law is crying in the courthouse, doing the acting of her life. HAHAHA'

Seol Hee and her friends make a band named "Comeback Madonna" and go to chase their dream. They are really good singers, but people have a lot of prejudice over a band with middle-aged woman playing rock. It's amazing to be able to see the girls changing people's minds.

There's a hint of romance between Seol Hee and Tae Hyun, but both of them weren't in a place to be together, so I thought it was right of the drama not to make a couple out of them. Seol Hee just got divorced and she wanted to live her life as herself, since she was always pleasing other people and never just being happy alone and Tae Hyun has his young son to worry about, it's not so easy to begin a new relationship having a child. It was nice to see him helping Seol Hee turns a new leaf and become a singer.

It's a really good drama, the story is interesting and the songs are addicted. I had already watched in 2010 and watching again now, it's still as good <3

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One of the best cdramas I have ever watched

"The Legend of Shen Li" follows the forbidden love story of Shen Li and Xing Zhi.
Shen Li is an immortal general who gets hurt and falls into the Mortal Realm in her animal form. She is rescued by Xing Yun, a human who takes care of her and helps her recover from her injuries. With time, Shen Li falls in love with him but she already has an arranged marriage, she comes back home and thinks Xing Yun is dead.
Xing Yun is actually the ancient god Xing Zhi, the last of his kind. They reunite again, but can't be together, since Xing Zhi can't fall in love, always putting the world's needs first.

This was one of the things that really upset me. They are a beautiful couple, but it takes a long time for them to really be together. Xing Zhi always controlled his feelings for her, because he had responsibilities, but in the moment that Xing Zhi thought Shen Li was gone, he couldn't control himself anymore, he goes enraged and freezes the entire sea looking for her.
After that, the two have a sweet time together, like in the beginning when they first met.

The chemistry between Xing Zhi and Shen Li is amazing and I'm not only talking about the romance, but the action scenes and the funny moments, the characters ares really in sinc. It was really fantastic to be able to see Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin working together again after "Princess Agents" and finally being a real couple, with a happy ending <3

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"Doona" it's about a former idol named Doona. She left the entertainment industry and it's trying to live a normal life. She rents a room in a share house and there she meets Won Jun. Initially she thinks he's one of her crazy fans, but Won Jun doesn't even know who she is. That makes Doona more interested in him.

I always have high expectations for Suzy's dramas and really, my girl doesn't disappoint!
The chemistry between Donna and Won Jun is incredible, passionate, intense... we have a real romance, even though the story is about a celebrity and a normal person, everything that happens is very realistic and you can easily identify with it.

I particularly liked the ending, even though they didn't end up together, because I don't think that was the purpose of the drama. The two found each other and helped each other, Doona needed someone to show that she matters, that she deserves to be loved, to heal her wounds.
I have to admit that their scene in the last episode confused me a little, because it almost suggested that they "returned", but then the last scene clearly shows that they each went their own way. I think that was another moment, to show that their relationship was true, not a phase for either of them, to show how much it marked them.

The song "The Whispering Spell" is very addictive, I can't stop singing it <3

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"Pandora" it's a thriller drama about a woman named Tae Ra and her husband Jae Hyun. They apparently have the perfect life, but nothing is as it seems.

Tae Ra starts having flashes of memories she doesn't recognize, she then goes to find answers and realize everything in her life is a lie. Since she was little, Tae Ra was trained as an black agent specialized in killings and she was the person that killed Hae Soo's father, but only because she was forced to do that. Hae Soo learns the truth and basically does everything to show Tae Ra's lies to the world, with any means possible. There's also Tae Ra's lost brother Ha Jun, who's actually her bodyguard. All this time he resented her, thinking Tae Ra abandoned him. Their reunion is short, but I liked seeing their relationship grow.

The most shocking thing in the drama is Jae Hyun's true colors, I really didn't expect him to be the villain and he was amazing in that. Jae Hyun killed Yu Ra and was the person that turned Tae Ra into who she is now. Their parents died in the same car crash and Jae Hyun became obsessed with Tae Ra, in making a perfect life for them. He was a monster hiding behind a pretty smile.
The end of episode 15 was incredible, showing that Jae Hyun had imagined this whole life with Tae Ra, for me it was a brilliant twist, that should have been the truth, it would have been a better ending to the story, but it was all a plan to deceive Jae Hyun using his mind, a way to torture him.

There's no way to forget this awful ending, it was very ridiculous and unnecessary. What was that? Is Jae Hyun's spirit in Kyo Jin's body or did he just swap faces?! Where did we enter the world of science fiction that I wasn't aware of? HAHAHAHA'
They should have ended with Jae Hyun dead and Tae Ra now being able to resume her life with Kyo Jin (for real), who has always liked her from the beginning.

Park Ki Woong is basically an expert on doing cheater characters! kkkkkk'

In conclusion, I had high expectations for Lee Ji Ah's next drama after "The Penthouse" and I wasn't really disappointed. The story is confusing at times and has some mistakes along the way, but it holds your attention and the characters are interesting, especially Jae Hyun. It's worth the watch.

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"A Gentleman's Dignity" is a drama about the lives and loves of four men in their forties: Kim Do Jin, Im Tae San, Choi Yoon and Lee Jung Rok.

Do Jin doesn't believe in love, he just wants to live his life without thinking much about the future or having a family, until he meets Yi Soo and falls in love with her at first sight. The problem is that Yi Soo has a one-sided love for Tae San, Do Jin's friend. To complicate matters even more, Tae San is dating Yi Soo's friend Se Ra.

Yoon is a sweet man who lost his wife, he has no interest in dating again, but Me Ah Ri enters his life to change everything, with the purpose of making him fall in love with her. Let's complicate the story even more: Me Ah Ri is the younger sister of Tae San, his friend.

To complete the stories of the friends, we have Jung Rok, a womanizer who can't stop cheating on his wife. The drama basically shows her trying to divorce him in every episode. HAHA'

The drama is light, funny and easy to watch. All the characters are great, the couples have amazing chemistry. That's one of the things I love about this drama, you don't just want to watch the main couple, but each and every one of them. The romances are on different levels to match the characters, it's just too perfect.

Seeing Yi Soo fighting with Do Jin, him trying everything to make her like him. At the same time, seeing Tae San with Se Ra, an independent woman who doesn't want to be tamed and Yoon, falling in love with a younger woman, fighting against her own feelings and lastly, Jung Rok realizing that he can't live without Min Sook... all of this is what makes this story a fantastic experience.

There are also two characters that steal the show: Collin and Dong Hyeop. You might think that these two don't have a place in this story, but they really complete everything. This was my first drama with Kim Woo Bin!

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A new vision of the game

"Squid Game 2" continues the story where it left off in season 1.
Gi Hun is trying to end the game, looking for the Recruiter (Gong Yoo's character), to use him as a way to speak to the Leader and force him to stop everything once and for all. This plan doesn't work and Gi Hun has to go into the game again, there he tries to help the people and make them want to give up.

I understand Gi Hun's purpose, the game ruined his life, made him see all those people died, even his friend Sang Woo and all of that just for money, but we need to remember that Gi Hun the first time voted to end the game and then entered again, he was never forced to play. This is one of the main points of the game, it does everything to complicated things, but it always gives the chance to stop. This time, it had even a difference, a vote in the end of every game, but people's greed was too big.

The Recruiter's death was the best scene of the season for me. Gong Yoo only appeared in a few scenes, but it was amazing.

The drama, instead of focusing in the rounds of games, focused more on the relationships that was made between the characters, the three distinct groups. The main one has Gi Hun, Jeong Bae, In Ho, Jun Hee and Dae Ho. The second one has Yong Sik, his mother Geum Ja, Hyun Ju, Yeong Mi and later in the game, Gyeong Seok. The last group is the crazy ones, all following Thanos. Speaking of him, it amazes me that people didn't know T.O.P, he's the one of the most famous rappers in South Korea. His character here, Thanos, is really fucking crazy, hating him and laughing at him, was one of my favorite things to do. HAHAHA'
No Eul's character was a surprise, I never thought we would be able to see the side of the guards in the story.

It ends with an open ending, since the show was renewed for a third season, it makes sense to end it like this, because Gi Hun's plan didn't work and everyone will probably have to continued to play until the end. Basically all the main characters are still alive and we know that sacrifices will be made. The story was more light probably already thinking about the next season, to put all the action and death scenes later.

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"Queen of Divorce" is a romantic comedy-drama about two divorce lawyers who were once in a relationship but broke up and met again at the most difficult time in Sa Ra's life.

Sa Ra is a competent lawyer who is always criticized by her mother-in-law and her husband, who end up incriminating her for several illegal acts, leading Sa Ra to prison. There, she devises her revenge plan to rescue her son and make everyone who wronged her pay.

Her ex-husband is a complete psychopath. In addition to cheating on her, he even kills her mother to cover up the crime and tries to kill Sa Ra a few times. The funny thing is seeing him jealous of her with Gi Jun. I don't think it was because he still had feelings for her, it was a question of power, he didn't want to lose control over her, since he was manipulating Sa Ra through their son.

The story is creative and interesting. An agency that deals with complicated divorces is a first. Each episode is more captivating than the last and you don't even notice the time passing while watching. In addition, there is a touch of humor and romance that makes everything special.
Sa Ra and Gi Jun are not exactly a couple, but they do have sweet moments together. The focus of the drama was not even that, but rather to see their relationship grow as they work together.

The highlight of the drama is seeing Kang Ki Young as the protagonist. I can't express how happy I am to see this happen, he really deserves all this and more ^^

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It's like "Game of Thrones", but better

"Queen Woo" is a story about a woman named Woo Hui, she's the queen of a country named Gogoryeo and unexpectedly her husband Nam Mu dies and she has only one day to find another prince to marry or she's going to die.
Woo Hui quest is really amazing, it's so good what I wanted a prequel and a sequel, there's definitely enough content for that, especially about the relationship of Woo Hui and Nam Mu. They are a great couple and the drama only shows flashbacks of that, just to make us understand how Woo Hui got where she is now. Speaking of her, what a great character. She's a woman who knows what she wants and goes for it. I loved it how she chose the fourth prince because he's easy to manipulate, he's the king only in name and she's the one who calls the shots. HAHA'
Jeon Jong Seo is a badass actress. I loved her work in "Bargain" and "Money Heist" <3

It's a shame that Ji Chang Wook is only at the first episode and in small flashbacks, Nam Mu is a very interesting character and I wanted to see more of him.

There is a lot of violent scenes, a lot of cruelty specially in Lee Soo Hyuk's character, the third prince. His acting is really impressive, he really became that person and to be able to see Lee Soo Hyuk and Song Jae Rim acting together, is like a dream coming true.

Eul Pa So is a mystery to me, I can't actually say that he's a traitor because he wanted to change Gogoryeo, the country needed to change and he helped Woo Hui... and I don't think it's only me who though that Pa So loved Woo Hui, the scene that he gave her the head band clearly showed that.

This drama is unlike anything I've ever watched in the kdramas universe. It goes beyond all the barriers and limits that South Korea normally imposes and it seems like it doesn't even care about it.
It's not scared of showing passionate scenes, to play with eroticism and does so in a way that does not become vulgar. Yes, there is a lot of moments like this, but I think it works with the ambiance that the drama sets, it's to show a place with people craving desire and power.

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"Dr. Park's Clinic" is a comedy-drama, like an American sitcom, about a doctor named Won Jang who opened his clinic hoping for success, but it wasn't the dream he'd been hoping for.

This drama was a complete joy to watch; it's so much fun. Since each episode covers different topics, it's light and easy to watch. Won Jang's family is incredibly strange, and it provided a lot of laughs. Whether it's Won Jang losing his secret wig in the middle of a conference, or when he dresses up as a girl and tells Moo Rim he's going to be her husband and daughter. Speaking of Moo Rim, her antics were truly on another level, so of course her children wouldn't be any different. Min Gu is hilarious; only he would lick his own skin for salt or eat the chicken bones, just because he can.

Lee Seo Jin really surprised me. I didn't think he had that comedic side, since all the dramas I've watched with him were more romantic. It was a really nice surprise. Dr. Park is incredible.
Ra Mi Ran is wonderful, she's truly made for comedy, perfect <3

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"Bad and Crazy" is a comedy drama about Su Yeol, a man who discovers he has a dual personality called K, who basically only knows how to get into trouble and ruin his life. The two have to learn to live together and work together to catch criminals.

It was really funny to see Su Yeol completely naive, watching everything K did, without having any idea that he was the one doing everything, with K controlling his body. At first he hated that K was controlling him, but then he ended up asking for his help on several occasions... that's how a beautiful friendship began.

I wasn't expecting much from the drama when I started watching it, the story started off kind of rushed, but the moment K showed up, I instantly fell in love. Seeing K driving Su Yeol crazy, showing up at the worst possible times, causing trouble and being amazing was truly a delightfully hilarious experience. The scene of them riding a bike together is really funny, but this relationship isn't just about that.

The story reminded me a lot of "Kill Me, Heal Me", just like Do Hyun, Su Yeol was abused as a child and this made him create K, a personality to help him escape that nightmare, since he didn't think he could do it alone. As the drama progressed, Su Yeol realizes that K was always by his side to help him, his personal superhero, with his own uniform and he also understands that he doesn't need K to save him, that he is strong enough to deal with any problem that comes his way. That's exactly what makes the end of the drama so special. Su Yeol doesn't abandon K, he realizes that K is not something he can discard now that he doesn't need him anymore, the scene where Su Yeol goes after K and hugs him, shows him accepting himself completely.

Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon formed the best bromance I could ever imagine <3

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