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This is the first Kdrama I've seen that deals with adoption where the person who was adopted didn't necessarily have a better life with their new family. Because the drama is so short there is a lot that they don't get into, but the plot is interesting and the actors/actresses all do a good job.

Actually, it feels like it's the prequel to a full length drama. It's fine on it's own, but it lays the groundwork for what could be a very interesting story later on as well...at least that's what if felt like to me.

It's an easy watch and it will leave you with some thoughts about children in the foster care/adoption system...at least it did for me.

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This movie is so bad. It's filmed in a way that often makes you dizzy, it's plot is just bad on many levels and it encourages sex way way too early. Certain characters...who are actually supposed to like each other spend more time insulting each other than anything else. The actors/actresses are good, but they can't really shine because the plot is so bad. I really have nothing positive to say about it except that there is a bagel toward the end of the film that two of the characters are eating and it's rainbow colored. I'd never seen one of the those before. I was more curious about how it might taste than anything else in the film...so that says something right there.

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I liked this show ok, but this is a mini drama that has a bit of a focus issue. I generally give mini dramas a lot of latitude since they have so little time to get the story across. However, there are a couple things that happen that you really have no frame of reference for why it is happening at the time and it's never explained later. However, that aside, it's an easy watch. You can see the whole thing in about an hour and a half.

The actors and actresses do a fine job with what is a very limited script and I felt that the actress playing Annie did a good job portraying an android who was learning to adapt to her environment. Not sure how I felt about the "love story" in this one though. I will chalk up the oddness though to the very short length of the show. You can only do so much in 6 episodes...especially when they are 15 minutes long or less most of the time.

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There isn't really a story here. This is simply following the KPOP group Astro prepare for their debut Korean Reality Show Style. By that I mean, there are quirky interviews, fun games, and embarrassing moment for the guys as well as a couple touching moments as well. As someone who studied music business in college, I always enjoy these "behind the scenes" type stories from the music world. Plus it lets you get to know who the members of the group are a bit better too which is good. There are so many KPOP groups that it is easy to get confused about the members of the groups. Shows like this one give you the opportunity to keep up with the groups easier. Super Junior, Got7 and others have done the same thing and I tend to follow the groups that had reality shows more simply because they give you the opportunity to see them as more than just people on the stage. :-)

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This show is a cute twist on what you usually see in the gender bender dramas. This time it's a boy having to pretend he's a girl. Oddly enough though, where the girls pretending to be boys tend to do everything they can to seem like a boy, the opposite is not true in this drama. He basically tries to just stay away from everyone as much as possible and doesn't talk so that his low voice won't be heard.

There isn't a lot of story here since it's only 3 episodes long, and it is definitely better once the female lead is let in on the secret. If you are looking for an unusual gender bender drama that is cute and more fluff than dramatic, this might just fit that bill for you. :-)

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I really enjoyed this show. The story line was interesting and the characters are fun to watch for the most part (there were a couple that could be annoying, but that's par for the course in most dramas). The mystery is well put together with several twists and turns, but it's not a crazy sort of plot.

My only issues with this drama were that both the lead characters tend to get a bit too focused on stuff that ultimately isn't any big deal. I don't want to give away spoilers, but for example, the FL is extremely bothered by an issue with a certain character that from the very beginning you know is not a big deal. Like literally...it's NOTHING. But she can't seem to let the issue go. It becomes a bit bothersome to watch because it just doesn't make sense. There are a couple issues like that in the drama and they are frustrating, but they aren't the focus for an extremely long time, so it's bearable.

Overall, I enjoyed this drama a lot. I liked the growth arch of the second male lead the most. His character seemed to be the one you came to understand the most throughout the show. Though his daydreams (and everyone else's daydreams) are something I totally could have done without.

If you are looking for a show to brighten you day, make you smile, and intrigue you with a mystery, this one might be just the fit for you.

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I generally like mini-dramas and give them a lot of grace when it comes to rating them because they are usually so short that there isn't a lot of time for anything too complex. HOWEVER, this one drove me crazy. The episodes were only about 10 minutes long for the most part and I STILL found myself fast forwarding a lot of the show. Why? There are a few reasons...

1) So many flashbacks...seriously. Every episode a good portion of the episode is showing something that happened in a previous episode.
2) Too many dream sequences...Pretty much every character goes through all the possible outcomes of a situation before you actually see the real situation unfold. It gets very annoying very quickly.
3) The girlfriend of the male lead is horrible! Not the actress, the character. The actress does a good job or I wouldn't detest the character so much. Seriously...she's a mess and I could not take watching her make such stupid choices over and over. Then just when I thought she'd get her comeuppance...boom, not so much.

I really can't recommend this one. :-(

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It's rare to come across a drama that is as cute as this one without there being some sort of downside, but this show is just all around adorable. The story is well done, the actor/actresses all do a good job and it gives you a decent picture of young love without making it too sweet or too angsty. It feels very natural.

Though there are a few side characters that I would have been happy to have seen a bit less of, every character added to the show in their own way and created a world that is both familiar and new.

I love this show and was especially impressed with the Male Lead. I think this is his first lead role and he absolutely nailed the character. He carried the entire series as if he'd done it many times.

I highly recommend this drama if you are looking for something light and cute with a sweet romance.

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This show is only slightly over and hour long, but I still found myself fast forwarding a little through parts of it. The characters are interesting and the actors/actresses all do a good job, it's just slow. I can't really be more specific than that though because it's not like the story line was lacking or anything. It even has a couple rather unexpected moments in it, but somehow I still found myself struggling to not fast forward.

However, even saying that, it's a cute show and the three main characters are well written and have a story that feels like it could really happen in life so that is nice. It just felt like it could have been done in even less time or else the scenes needed to have a bit more to them.

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A decent story with great acting

First the good stuff:
The two main couples are fun to watch. they are the main reason I kept watching. They have great chemistry together. The main couple shows a pretty realistic type relationship while the 2nd lead couples are an unusual twist on a noona romance. The story is well put together and I like how the character's storylines are intermixed. The intertwined stories make it more fun to watch the side characters. I was especially interested in Woo-Shik's story and loved how they showed him working hard to get back to the sport he loved. I wish he had been shown even a bit more. In fact any time the ML, Woo-Shik and the other 1st place runner friend were together was great fun to watch and I wish it had happened more. I also wish the 2nd FL's younger brother had been a bigger part of the story. He was the character for which I felt the most sympathy.

The Other Stuff:
1st: I absolutely hated the way the younger brother of the FL was treated by both of his siblings. It was horrible and uncalled for no matter the reason. The older brother was awful so I already didn't like his character, but I was bothered by the way it tainted the way I looked at the 2nd FL and made it hard for me to fully root for her.

2nd: There is a swearing streak of F words in episode 9 that was just uncalled for and was especially annoying considering the fact that the FL is a translator and should have a better range of vocabulary than to stoop to such a thing. She was better than the Cinematographer (who seemed like a jerk) until that moment, but her foul words made her no better than him.

3rd: The Break. The reasoning for the break is dumb and could have easily been done without.

4th: The "movie scenes". To be honest, I fast forward through most of these. I just found them totally annoying.

5th: The Dads. Seriously...something is wrong with them. Also, The ML's Dad is supposed to be a Christian, but shows the most un Christlike behavior all the time. As a Christian, it offends me no end.

Overall, I liked the drama, but there were several things I wish had been different.

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I was needing a show that would be light and fluffy, but still had a bit of romance and this was exactly that mini-drama. It's cute. It has decent characters. The leads are good together and while the plot is simple, there are some short cute side stories as well. The music is a big part of the story and I really liked that it took place at a Norebong.

Since there are only 8 episodes and they are 15 minutes long each, it's a super short drama and I loved that too. There are some plot holes and even a couple things that didn't quite add up, but that's to be expected when the show is so short.

I enjoyed the drama and I'll probably watch it again sometime.

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This is just such a sweet story. At 30 minutes it's an easy watch, but you don't feel like you were left hanging. That being said, it would have been cool if it was a few minutes longer, however, even as it is...it's great. Don't miss the final clip after the credits. Trust me...you must see it! I was near tears and then giggling all in that last 45 sec or so.

I am so impressed with the acting in this story. Park Hyung Shik and Han Ji Min do a great job portraying people with visual impairment. In fact, I would have believed that everyone who was visually impaired in this show was indeed visually impaired. That is not always easy to pull off, but they all did it well. And more importantly, they did it differently from each other. Each person's impairment was different and they played it that way. Truly impressive.

I can not recommend this enough. It is absolutely a must watch. Enjoy!!!

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I put off watching this forever because I was afraid it would have a gut wrenching ending. ALS is a horrible disease and I couldn't figure out how it could end any other way. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This show takes an incredibly difficult situation and make it lighter than you expect without making light of the situation in any way. In fact, I have made a note of it as perhaps a good show for any family who is dealing with this disease so that they can see that it doesn't mean that the person fighting the disease has to give up on their dreams. However, the dream may end up looking different.

Honestly, this is not a "feel good" type show, but it's also not a total melodrama either. It's a very good series that is very well done and leaves you with much to think about. I was very impressed with all the acting as well as the thoughtful storytelling.

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Just...what?

I know this show was super popular and let be start with the good stuff:

Amazing acting. Seriously...all the actors/actresses are great in their roles and some are playing very different characters than we have seen them in before so that is impressive all on it's own.

The Look - This show looks amazing and was filmed really well.

The not so good stuff:

Story - Interesting at first, but then got super violent and hard to take at times. Started out great, but got really over the top and cheezy a lot of the time. Also it was very hard to watch the villians be so awful. I mean, I know you are supposed to dislike them, but it's really just too much and instead of wanting justice for their crimes, I just didn't care about seeing them at all. And the violence...it's way way too much. Especially in the last episode. That was just a horror show that did not need to be seen. It was awful.

Characters - Disliked literally every character. Even though they were well acted, it was hard to root for the "good guys/gals" and even the side characters were just too over the top most of the time. My friend and I watched this show together and we decided the only "good" character is the pigeon. So there is that. I mean it's hard to cheer for even the "heroes" when they are willing to murder and be awful humans as well. Some of the characters started out likable, but by the end, I was ready to be done with all of them...except the pigeon. Him we could see more of. :-)

So, I can't recommend this drama. It's just extremely violent and hard to take.

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