Went out on a whimper
This one started off so well and it had so much potential. Then for some reason the writers decided they wanted it to become a melodrama so we had like 3 episodes of unnecessary drama instead of getting actual rom-com moments. The final episode felt too rushed, especially since episode 11 felt like a waste of time. I'm really disappointed because I really liked the cast and story and in the beginning I was so excited because I thought this would end up being a great rom-com drama, but I should have known better than to trust kdrama writers. They inserted the same old tropes that I am sick of and yeah, annoying. Disappointing. I still enjoyed it up until like ep 7-8? But after that, it just got worse and worse and by the final episode it was too late to salvage it.Was this review helpful to you?
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Really fun and at times touching
This was so much better than I expected. I don't have any experience with Taiwanese dramas, but this one was great. I enjoyed the acting and most of the storylines of the main characters.I thought the older sister's storyline was the weakest, but it wasn't bad, just not as strong. The brother's storyline was the best to me. I didn't expect it and when it happened yeah, it really worked. Not a perfect drama, but it really worked for me and I'll be checking out more Taiwanese dramas for sure.
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Cute but kinda boring
This was okay, but I just wish there was more that happened. There wasn't anything in this besides the main couple's story and while they were cute together and I thought the actors had chemistry, there just wasn't enough to make 28 episodes of just them entertaining. After they got together, I was honestly just bored. There were some minor side storylines, but none of them were interesting enough and when the focus is on the leads to this extent, you're not really that invested in side characters and their drama. At least, that's how I felt.Anyway, cute couple and that's about it.
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My favourite drama ever probably
I love this drama. I love the setting, the characters, the story and just everything really. I do get the complaints about Ji-ho in the last few eps, I really get it, I didn't like it either. However, I love the rest so much that I can just ignore it and forget it ever happened lol. The couple from this show is probably my favourite drama couple ever, I loved how they talked and interacted with each other, ugh I just loved everything about this drama. The secondary characters were also solid and entertaining and I really liked them. Everything was just perfect to me. 10/10.Was this review helpful to you?
Way too long and overstuffed with uninteresting characters
Why did this need to be this long? And why did we have so many side characters when they were so uninteresting? In the beginning I could see some potential, I was on board and then as the episodes went by I started to just become bored and frustrated. There were so many uninteresting storylines with random characters that I just didn't care about. Especially the storylines with the female lead's sister. I just could not stand them. The female lead's ex-husband was so annoying, but he was funny at least I guess so I didn't mind him. Now, the male lead's mother was also something else. Just too frustrating.Then we had our 2 leads. I honestly didn't think they had any chemistry. I was hoping I'd see it when they eventually fall in love, but nope. I also didn't really think they were a good match. The male lead was very immature and despite being 26, he had the maturity of a 16 year old at times. I don't buy that a woman like the female lead would ever fall for such a guy. There was a secondary romance in this and that couple was actually cute and had some chemistry so I guess that was positive.
Overall, I don't think any of the actors were bad or anything, this just didn't work for me and I didn't care about it. It was way too long and I was not invested in most of the storylines. And also, I was here for the romance mainly and that was very weak and dry. This is probably more like a 5, but I'll give it a 5.5 because I liked the second couple and those 2 characters.
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Trying too hard to make people cry
After reading the description for this drama I had high hopes because it seemed interesting. Especially since I've enjoyed most of the cast in the past as well, but this was so disappointing. The writing just felt too contrived. Their focus was on making people cry and not writing a good story. I didn't even cry once. Like genuinely, it was so blatant that it took me out of the story. It's like they were asking: Are you crying yet? No? Well, here's more misery porn. Very disappointing.Was this review helpful to you?
Repetitive music and contrived drama
Every single drama I've seen that's been directed by this man has garbage contrived drama at the end. Is it that hard to write something that's not so contrived? Maybe it's just a cultural difference, but I just couldn't be bothered to care about the drama. The subject itself is very culturally Korean so I took that into account, but this was just annoying.This director also needs to listen to a lot more music. The repetitive songs got on my nerves here like in all his other kdramas. Just change it up man. Or just don't use music at all. I'd rather have silence over the same song in every scene.
On the flip side, I did like the romance until the nonsense drama started. I thought they were cute together and had chemistry. Sadly, there just wasn't enough of that to improve this drama for me. Disappointing.
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A bit uneven but overall worth watching
I didn't expect this to be as good as it was. I think it was a bit uneven with some episodes being great and others considerably weaker. I feel like episode 2 was the strongest and then there were other strong episodes like 1, 5, 8 and 10. The other episodes were okay or below average like episode 3 and 4. I really enjoyed how we saw main characters from certain episodes in the background in other episodes and I think that was a fun element of the story. While it wasn't a perfect drama, I enjoyed it a lot and the concept overall.Was this review helpful to you?
What a drag
I am baffled by the way this story was told. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to buy this main couple when their interactions were mostly just them staring sadly at each other and sighing with the occasional wrist grabbing. There was so much potential here, but this story dragged so much. Endless scenes of no dialogue or dialogue that the characters took ages to utter. I have liked both main actors in other dramas and think they could have done much better with a better script. There was some chemistry there, but it was completely wasted and I actually bought the secondary couple a lot more than the main one. They actually enjoyed each other's presence and had fun together instead of just moping and being sad together. This should have been a lot shorter than it was or 16 episodes, but with a much better script and interactions between the main characters. Very disappointed in this.Was this review helpful to you?
Great characters
This was really great. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. I loved the vibes of the 90s, the story and especially the characters. Kang Tae-poong is genuinely one of my favourite male characters I've ever watched in kdramas. He's flawed, but SO likeable. Lee Jun-ho did such a good job and I've liked him in the past in other roles, but I feel like this one is his best one yet. He's really such a good actor. Kim Min-ha was new to me, but really enjoyed her performance too and her character as well. I was rooting for these 2 characters so hard and I think the actors had great chemistry. I loved them separately and together! Super cute romance.I also really liked the supporting characters. Their families, the employees, their friends, they all added an extra layer to this world and it was so satisfying seeing them grow. You found yourself rooting for almost everyone. Even a misogynist lol. The villain was really pathetic though, that's the only character that I wasn't rooting for.
That being said, I did feel that it dragged at times and perhaps they could have tidied up the story a bit, but overall I had a great time watching this and felt sad when ended and I had to say goodbye to these lovable characters.
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Wasted potential
This was such a frustrating drama. The first half I was interested and invested and then we completely switch focus to some randoms that we've never met before. I care about the other characters, I don't care about these people. I am baffled by that second half, such a waste of time.I loved one of the couples and I wanted to see so much more of them. I can't believe they wasted their chemistry in favour of the new characters. The other couple was okay, but I was nowhere near as interested in them as in the other one.
I loved the setting. I was unfamiliar with Macau prior to watching this. Other than knowing of its existence, I knew nothing and now I know a lot more and it's a place I would love to visit so the drama did promote Macau well.
Overall, this was a disappointment. I really liked the first half and while I did enjoy the ending, the rest of the second half was a huge disappointment.
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