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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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A truly amazing story, it's basically perfect

"Lost You Forever" follows Xiao Yao, a woman who's disguising herself as a man to work as a doctor in a small town. In reality, she's the granddaughter of the King, but got separated from the family when her mother died. Xiao Yao has a cousin named Cang Xuan, he desperately tries to look for her, but since she's hiding her powers, he can't find her.
One day Xiao Yao saves a homeless man and she named him Shi Qi. Times passes and the two fell in love with each other, Xiao Yao then discover that Shi Qi is actually Tushan Jing, a rich young man. There's also Xiang Liu, a nine headed demon who basically keeps Xiao Yao as a pet, using her blood to heal himself, but actually Xiang Liu fell in love with her and is using that excuse to keep seeing Xiao Yao.

The drama is simply amazing, I was expecting a light story, but it's so much more than just that. The characters, the soundtrack, the romance and the whole development is spectacular, it really surprised me.
Xiao Yao is a badass, no wonder basically all the men fell in love with her. HAHAHAHA'
Speaking about the romance, it's hard to choose one man to ship, but my heart was always leaning towards Xiang Liu, his relationship with Xiao Yao was really beautiful.

Tushan Jing is the most weak character, I honestly think Xiao Yao could do better, but she loves him and it's clear he loves her too. That scene when Xiao Yao is in the forest and Tushan Jing just keeps holding her, not even caring for his own safety in the fire, it showed how much he cared for her.
But then we have Cang Xuan, who technically shouldn't love Xiao Yao, since they are cousins, but his love is something like an obsession and also because he thinks of her as family, maybe he can't separate the two things and are mistakenly thinking he's in love with her as a man.

There will be a second season and I'm very excited to see how this story will end <3

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A drama that only appears to be good

"Evilive" it's a story about a lawyer and a psychopath, who start to work together, doing a lot of illegal things. The relationship of Dong Soo and Do Young it's different, but it was quite disappointing.

Kim Young Kwang's expressions are really good, specially when he killed his ex-girlfriend, but after that I thought I would see basically a bloodbath, but that wasn't what happened.
The whole thing with the online casinos, it doesn't made sense that Dong Soo thought of that. It's something that only someone in that world would think so easily.

In some moments, the drama reminded of "Big Bet", but this drama lacks dept, the story is really weak. It's not worth the watch.

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The power of money

"Payback" it's a drama about a corrupted reality, where money and power surpass truth and justice, the main characters join in a quest for revenge and to exposed the crimes to the world.

Eun Yong and Joon Gyeong are two people who met unexpectedly when they were young and formed a bond, they reunite when Joon Gyeong's mother is wrongfully framed and killed, they make up a plan to avenge her and make the people who did that to her pay.

Eun Yong's character is funny, clever and really interesting. I loved how he played with the stock market, using that to his favor, making people like chess pieces, since they move around money. The drama is also a critic of that, how money can corrupt people and that you shouldn't live your life seeking only money, you can lose sight of what's really important.
The only thing wrong about the drama is Tae Chun, he's really a boring character. I get his purpose in the story, but they should have put a better actor to do this part.

It's not a drama I would usually watch, but since it's the last drama of Lee Sun Kyun, I had a duty to see, since he was a actor I truly respected and loved and the drama really surprised me, it's really good, much better than what I expected.

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Impressive and surprising. It keeps you hooked from the first episode to the last

"Mouse" tells the story of a psychopath serial killer and two cops who are working together to find him.
Ba Reum is a nice police officer, his life become entangled with Moo Chi, a criminal detective that has a past trauma, his entire family has killed by a serial killer and he lived his whole life thinking about revenge. There's also Hong Ju, a journalist who's covering the murders and Bong Yi, a nice girl who also has a sad past. Every single character is connected with each other, in the beginning you don't know that, but by watching the episodes, you get to see how everything fits.

I can't say I was shocked by the twist that Ba Reum is the serial killer, there are some moments that made me think that, specially after his "change" with the brain transplant... instead of becoming more cold and distant, Ba Reum became more bright.
The two special episodes after the episode 15 are really important to the story, because you get to see the real Ba Reum, not him faking like in the beginning or after the transplant, when he's really a different person, with Yo Han's sense of empathy. He's really evil, Ba Reum planned everything and was even using Bong Yi like his father did to his mother, only as a way to reproduce. It's amazing how Lee Seung Gi played this character, because it's like two different people, his eyes, the expressions...

The real culprit in all of this in my opinion is actually Ba Reum's mother. She basically ruined Ba Reum and Yo Han's life by switching the babies. She made Yo Han live his life as the son of a serial killer and even so, he became a good person, who sadly die and Ba Reum, who didn't have any fault for being born without empathy, live his life without any support and didn't know that what he was doing was wrong, he doesn't have a moral compass, so he needed someone to guide him, to help him in the right path. How he's supposed to be good, if he doesn't know what that is?
In the end, the brain transplant was a blessing, because made Ba Reum able to understand emotions for the first time and realize everything he has done and repent. His death is sad, but it's something that was meant to happen.

The drama is really big, besides having 20 episodes and 3 special, some episodes have more than 1 hour, but the amazing thing is that is not exhausting to watch, I didn't get tired in any moment, actually I wanted to keep watching!
It's one of the best crime/thriller dramas that I have ever watched.

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"My Journey To You" follows Wei Shan, a spy that infiltrated herself in the Gong residence, the house of the most powerful family in the country (famous for their martial arts secrets), to complete a mission. She enters as the bride of Zi Yu, the two become closer with time and eventually fell in love with each other.
There's also Shangguang Qian, another spy that enters the house, but her plans are more evil and she doesn't stop for anything.

The romance between Wei Shan and Zi Yu is engaging, you get attached to the couple and root for them. The same goes for Zi Shang and Jin Fan, who are totally adorable.
Shangguang Qian is really a bitch, I didn't believe her at all, much less that she liked Shang Jue, he was really just used by her.

A simply incredible drama, in every way.
The story is great, the acting, the scenery and photography are breathtaking and the fight scenes are like dances, you can't take your eyes off the screen for a second. I just didn't like the open ending and since there are no plans for a second season, which is a shame, since the story didn't have a proper ending. I'm not just referring to the romance issue, but I have to admit that I was hoping for a happy ending for Wei Shan and Zi Yu, but that final scene with Wei Shan's twin's sister also intrigued me.

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"Hyper Knife" is a medical drama about the relationship between Se Ok, an exceptionally talented young doctor, and Deok Hui, her teacher and greatest enemy.

Watching this drama was a very interesting experience, especially seeing Park Eun Bin in such an intense role. Until now, I had only seen her in romantic comedies, and Se Ok is the complete opposite of that. She is cold, calculating and a megalomaniac. Se Ok really thought she was better than everyone else, that no one could reach her abilities, and maybe she was right, but her arrogance was the cause of all the problems.

The breakdown of the student/teacher relationship between her and Deok Hui was exactly because of this. She discovered something that Deok Hui wanted to hide, she saw a side of him that he didn't want to be exposed, hurting his pride, that's why he wanted to destroy Se Ok's career and also because he was afraid of how similar they are, he thought that by keeping her away from surgeries, he would be able to stop her from being so impulsive, which obviously didn't help at all. That's why Deok Hui made this whole plan for Se Ok to do his surgery, he wanted to teach her a life lesson, to die on the table, in her hands, so that Se Ok would understand what loss means, what failure is, he was trying to make her more human.

The scene where Se Ok is covered in blood is the moment where her true feelings for Deok Hui become clear. She is fragile, basically begging Deok Hui to survive and saying in her own way that she needs him, that he is important in her life, this scene is incredible.

Park Eun Bin's acting is spectacular, I don't think they could have chosen a better actress to play this role. The way Se Ok smiled while killing people, her eyes, all those little details made all the difference. Even though I think the character is fantastic and that technically she only killed people who deserved it, this ending where she simply walked away unharmed after killing a bunch of people wasn't that great.

I wasn't expecting revenge, redemption or even her accepting herself like that, I wanted to see Se Ok realizing that her actions have consequences. She's a doctor, but she only does it to please herself, she doesn't understand the value of a life, since she can kill a person in the blink of an eye. I think the ending of the drama would be better if Se Ok hadn't found out anything about Deok Hui's surgery and that he actually died on the table, it would be a reality check that she needed to have. That would be the only thing I would change about the drama, the rest is great.

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"Karma" is a suspense about 6 people and how they are connected to each other.

The drama begins with a man who is completely burned and is rescued and brought to a hospital. He manages to survive and when he says his name, the doctor on duty is shocked, as if she were seeing a ghost. What develops in the drama goes back exactly to the relationship between these two characters.

Everything that happens is connected, all the characters and all the situations, really making it clear that karma comes to those who do something wrong... it may take time, but eventually it comes.

The person we have known as Jae Yeong all this time actually stole the identity of the real Jae Yeong, who is the man who hired someone to kill his father and get the insurance money, he is also the person who raped Joo Yeon when she was a teenager. The fake Jae Yeong is actually called Beom Jun, he and Yoo Jeong are a pair of thieves who trick men and then blackmail them for money, but they are also connected to Joo Yeong, since her rape was planned by these two.

The whole drama is a tangle of connections, which are slowly developed throughout the episodes, but basically all the people who die, deserved it. Beom Jun's ending is incredible, because he thinks he got away with everything, stealing Jae Yeong's identity, but in addition to not getting the insurance money, he also ends up dying at the hands of Joo Yeon's boyfriend, who coincidentally works for the loan sharks that the real Jae Yeong owed money to. It's a fantastic scene!

There was no way it could go wrong with a cast like this: Park Hae Soo, Shin Min Ah, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Kwang Soo and Lee Hee Joon <3

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