It's like watching a kdrama and kpop dance videos at once, I love it! Pleasantly surprised to see Jiyeon she was given a wonderful character in this drama and she looks so good as always, I love T-ara, then went to watch We Were in Love and Countryside Life on YouTube to relive my memory of 2nd gen kpop for a bit! I'm of the older gen, so wasn't familiar with the cast but watching this was very entertaining. Had some sad moments as well, and songs were easy on the ears. I especially love Tea Party's songs Show Me/Call Me, and the group singing Constellation/Your Sign brought me to tears. Trainees and everyone else reaching towards their dreams everywhere, it's a hard world, and easier said than done, take care of yourself, and fighting!
Very very entertaining drama musical, I love it! I laughed a lot! This drama bridges generational gaps between two generations - 80s and now. Like what one of the MLs says, "and still they will say, I'm sorry that you were born in this day and age. Don't listen to those adults!." Also, "be tolerant", is mentioned many times and I believe it's a message not just to be tolerant to others but also to ourselves. In short, each era has its pros and cons, it's what we make of ourselves and react to the society around us that makes priceless memories in any era.
So, I am on episode 11 and I want to know if anybody else feels like this does not follow a logical direction…
From what I understand from the show, her base diagnosis is bipolar disorder. Further to that, it's possible to have psychosis in bipolar disorder which explains the delusions and hallucinations. Commorbidities (co-occurrence of medical and psychiatric disorders in the same individual) for bipolar disorder can include dissociative amnesia which the show says she has.
What I learnt from this show is, from the majority of the comments and high ratings of this show, that 1) it's completely ok to bully and trample on others and 2) it's completely ok to incite others to bully and trample on others and 3) it's completely ok to ignore bullying and seeing others getting trampled on - if it's for a good cause. Is it really ok, though?
Because if so, then we are ok with bullying in the classroom, in the workplace, in the family because who knows? Just like the students in this show didn't know it, the person/s might be doing the bullying/s for a good cause. Is it really, though?
Is it right for a bully to justify themselves? And is this the society we are ok with in our future and the future of our children?
I'm loving the drama plot and flow, but I can't with the super short skirts when in school uniform. Too distracting for me to continue watching, wished they offered more modesty for the lead actresses as schoolgirls. It's unfortunate because the story feels so good. Dropping this.
I don’t know why I finished this drama. It’s one of those that the FL is a complete idiot. Twice times she…
Exactly this. What a waste of my time watching this. She could have figured out the killer so much sooner, but she decided to hold on until 16 episodes were over and put herself and others in danger. The show seems to go around in circles.
Just wanna say that the fully nude scenes of victims should have been censored. Granted it is an R21, however I do not feel it was necessary to showcase victims like that and more times than once. I am not an SA victim, but I was triggered each time that scene appeared. It also affected my desire to continue watching the documentary. I had to drop this documentary due to these scenes. As much as this documentary could have been so much of a good insight into cults with many learning points, I cannot bring myself to watch these scenes myself or worse~with anyone, and cannot recommend them to friends or family. I feel like I personally wanted to hide those scenes from any more men to protect the decency of the victims, and some women may find them sensitive to watch. I might be conservative, but I feel that a person's naked body is sacred, and should not be put on public display, especially not for a documentary such as this.
10/10 for episodes 1-53, superb strategy drama with minimal romance which I love.
1/10 for episode 54, for Mei Chang Su aka Lin Shu aka one of the male leads died in the end. It was expected due to his weak body combating the sickness as an after effect from removal of the bitter flame poison, but I wanted a happier ending without him dead yet.
Granted that they may have wanted to show that Mei Chang Su died whilst embarking on a worthy cause, dying on the battlefield where he originally belonged. Everyone had expected his ending, it was only a matter of when and how.
I feel that an afterword at the end of episode 54, writing how & when Mei Chang Su died would have been an ending I would have appreciated more.
Will miss So Min as main role for this show. Saw the trailer at ending of part one, and a little disappointed to see how they portrayed Yoon Jung as main role. All serious, demure and fairy-like.
Loved So Min as main role here, as she played hers like a relatable and adorable plain jane that naturally brings a smile to others with her cheerful and positive vibes. The way she strives to make the prince feel at ease through her unique ways. An energetic, happy, fun vibe you look forward to every day. Nice to watch her at the end of a work day, which keeps me waiting for the next episode.
And I think that's what made me & Uk fall in love with her.
Hopefully Yoon Jung will be the Naksu/Mudeok that we've come to fall in love with, although with the trailer it looks more like the dainty assassin Naksu that was portrayed in the earlier parts of the show, the down to earth and quieter character Yul fell for. It would be a different feel, perhaps a concept centred around revenge and darkness, but the feel-good show vibe which So Min has spoiled us for will be deeply missed.
I like how realistic this drama is. At the end of it all, it's about Yumi and her cells. She is the leading role to her cells. I like how the drama shows the imperfections of love as well. There is no perfect person, love is different for everyone and I think the drama shows that. Woong's love isn't perfect, he doesn't understand Yumi although he tries at times, he wavers a lot and isn't firm (like with Sae Yi, he could shut her up early but nope Yumi had to do the firm deed), but the fact stays that he loves her. Bobby isn't perfect either, he smiles and flirts and gives pretty compliments to other women whilst he still had a girlfriend. I am curious as to what season 2 will uncover. However it turns out, my cheer goes to Yumi and the cells that love her.
This drama is one of a kind, literally. Anyway, I'm too hooked to its craziness to give up lol. I'll be waiting for season 4, just like how I've been excited about every next episode. I enjoyed season 3 the most, I personally feel it gets more exciting with each season. The way the stories unravel are out of this world, the way I like my dramas.
Almost a 10. -1 because the love story between Dan and Alberto is one of the best in kdrama world, and I was so very upset that he died ???. I kept hoping Dan would see him in Russia in the last episode or at least the epilogue. This was one of those rare kdramas that I put on hold halfway through due to incompletion, and came back for the show the day the series was completed. Also, I rewatched this twice. That was how addictive this show was. And I loved the fabulous five guys, such a joy watching their antics and scripts, highlights of the kdrama!
Last 5 episodes were very draggy and I found myself fast forwarding many scenes. Romantic scenes were cringey to watch, too soon shown in the drama, no chemistry and the male character was surprisingly uninteresting.
Love the plot. I had quite a lot of good laughs, thanks to good script dialogues for female character and other great supporting roles like the uncles, chief prosecutor, housekeeper Trang and Ms Kim. Irrelevant, but I loved the mother-in-law's hair colour and hair style. 7/10
For further reading:
Dissociative Symptoms and Disorders in Patients With Bipolar Disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9199377/#:~:text=35.4%25%20of%20BD%20patients%20qualified,earlier%20AAO%20in%20BD%20group.
Psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder and their impact on the illness
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521535/
Because if so, then we are ok with bullying in the classroom, in the workplace, in the family because who knows? Just like the students in this show didn't know it, the person/s might be doing the bullying/s for a good cause. Is it really, though?
Is it right for a bully to justify themselves? And is this the society we are ok with in our future and the future of our children?
1/10 for episode 54, for Mei Chang Su aka Lin Shu aka one of the male leads died in the end. It was expected due to his weak body combating the sickness as an after effect from removal of the bitter flame poison, but I wanted a happier ending without him dead yet.
Granted that they may have wanted to show that Mei Chang Su died whilst embarking on a worthy cause, dying on the battlefield where he originally belonged. Everyone had expected his ending, it was only a matter of when and how.
I feel that an afterword at the end of episode 54, writing how & when Mei Chang Su died would have been an ending I would have appreciated more.
Loved So Min as main role here, as she played hers like a relatable and adorable plain jane that naturally brings a smile to others with her cheerful and positive vibes. The way she strives to make the prince feel at ease through her unique ways. An energetic, happy, fun vibe you look forward to every day. Nice to watch her at the end of a work day, which keeps me waiting for the next episode.
And I think that's what made me & Uk fall in love with her.
Hopefully Yoon Jung will be the Naksu/Mudeok that we've come to fall in love with, although with the trailer it looks more like the dainty assassin Naksu that was portrayed in the earlier parts of the show, the down to earth and quieter character Yul fell for. It would be a different feel, perhaps a concept centred around revenge and darkness, but the feel-good show vibe which So Min has spoiled us for will be deeply missed.
Life As A "Comfort Woman": Story of Kim Bok-Dong (18:15 minutes)
https://youtu.be/qsT97ax_Xb0
Love the plot. I had quite a lot of good laughs, thanks to good script dialogues for female character and other great supporting roles like the uncles, chief prosecutor, housekeeper Trang and Ms Kim. Irrelevant, but I loved the mother-in-law's hair colour and hair style. 7/10