sasharama

this is a tasty salad.

what I mean by salad? this drama has a bit of everything. you LL find love, one sided crushes, family issues, friendship, revenge, hatred etc.
I really liked this drama but it is far from perfect.

the main plot line revolves around our FL and her work as a pd on tv channel. she faces issue in her private and professional life.

the story per SE is compelling and entertaining. the strong point of this drama to me is its realizability. we have a far from perfect main leader. she is almost 40, not married, chaotic love life and her carrier as a pd is not at the point she wishes. fortunaly she is surrounded by good friend and a loving family.
let my tell you... the side relationships in this drama are the best parts. it could stop my self from tearing up at every interaction of the FL with her parents or her married couple of best friends. the side relationships are really sweet.

her best friend turns out to be.. surprise surprise... her main love interest. nothing groundbreaking there but I feel even though she was a bitch to him sometimes, the struggles of going from friends to lovers are real. if you ever experienced it, it is a bit of a confusing moment.

I liked that the FL wasn't a Mary sue. she was far from perfect, messed up but always owned up to her mistakes.

what I didn't like about the drama is that with 16 episode they could have done more. many themes were inserted but never explored. the other pd family history? never gets explained.
one of the reality show contestant facing ed issues? never explored. and so on.

i wish they did more with the rivalry between the 2 pd's.

the reality show scenes were kinda boring to be honest. we never get to know the contestants that much. it was really shallow . I think It was a wasted opportunity.

the last couple of episodes also feel a bit crammed. there was too much stuff they could have explored better in more episodes.

overall it's a good drama. nothing shocking but it leaves you with good vibes.

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90 minutes of nothing...

I know I am not the target audience for this kind of movies but I watch them just to get some "comprehensible input " practice for japanese cause the dialogues tend to be really easy.

would I recommend this movie to anyone?
yes, probably my 13 old self.
this kind of supercial, cutesy movie would have been my shit at the age, but know as an adult I cannot overlook stuff...like acting or plot.

the story is really simple.
a girl confesses her love to a nerd who rejects her. heartbroken she talk about her struggle to the most popular guy at school and together decide to "play" a one sided love.

she basically starts a game where she stalks the popular guy for fun just to forget her previous love.

of course we all know he liked her all the way from the very beginnen and that slowly she LL fall eventually for him as well.

the plot is fine but tl what's annoying is that the movie is so mid. there is no highs ..never.
it is not particularly sweet, or funny, or cute or whatever.

the ml is also a big issue. his dead pan acting was so bad I kept laughing.
on the other hand the FL was marvelous.

would I recommend it? I mean.. this is literally a nothing burger. totally forgettable.
if you don't want have anything to watch and just want some white noise in the background give it a go

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I was fooled by the good reviews.

as always, many reviews on this app are not trustworthy. maybe that's just me, but even if I personally like something I am able to tell if it's a good product on a fact basic.
According to many reviews this is the BEST BL Drama of Korea.. let me tell .. it's not.

the storyline is pretty basic but I like this kind of "misunderstanding" drama.
young ml looses his job and tries to get it back by helping his ex employer find his son.
he starts getting closer to the son, feelings start growing until the man finds out he is just a tool to and end.
I'm not mad at that.. but this drama is really boring. nothing of substance really happens. there is a lot of staring, and lot of basic dialogues. there isn't a real reason for these two to fall in love that quickly.
second couple was also a disappointment. I feel there was much potential there. the conflict between your own feelings and the betrayal you think your adopted family would feel.. acceptance of your own desire, but we get nothing in the end.
the jealous ex plot was also weird.
if you are looking for butterflies that's not the drama for you. I felt no chemistry between the actors. they exchange some stiff hugs and kiss like this is a drama from early 2010.
is it worth it? I'd say no. but if you are into a dragging insta love look no further.

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if you are single... don't watch it ?

let me start by saying that if you are single and you wished otherwise, this drama will make you cry.
the male character is literally perfection as a boyfriend.
he is gentle, good looking, caring, understanding... you couldn't wish for more.
we follow the story of 2 friends who grew up together but then fall in love.
nobody around them is really welcoming because of different reasons like status or age gap etc.
our two leads though are meant to be and it shows. I won't go into much detail because there isn't really that much to say about this drama.
this a slice of life in everyway but the cuteness is undeniable and therefore bearable.

things I didn't like:
wrong music choices and overuse of the same songs

too frocking many rallenty scenes. I had to skip a lot ..
like A LOT!
at the end of the drama you realised 16 episodes weren't really necessary.

the female character.. oh my.. at the beginning I really liked her. she looked kind, a bit naive but still enjoyable.. let me tell you... in the last 5 episodes I hated her. she was so selfish, fake dumb, couldn't stand for what she wanted but made her life unnecessary difficult.
if we look at the love story which is obviously the main focus of the drama, she does nothing for this relationship. this really was infuriating while watching because it started as a very romantic relationship.
the female character doesn't really act with her partner 's feelings in mind. she carelessly makes a mess, she always gets saved by him and keeps lying to him.
unbearable.


in the end it is still really enjoyable and you LL find a new drama boyfriend for sure🤣

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high Ratings....WHY?

Two adults Who had a love Story in their teenage years meet again and start tò Rikindle their relationship.

I always have a hard time rooting for people who loved each other for 2 months when they were teenagers and never seem to forget that love even in their 30s.

the main leaders were good in their respective role but the senpai character war a bit unbearable. he had that kind of "I known you love me so I just treat you like a child" kind of attitudine.
the kouhai basically gives in immediately but still pretends to play hard to get.

their childhood story is not really explained and we gather some elements at the very end without exploring them that much.

I don't know.. I kind liked the "vibe" of the series but there is not really much to talk about. I feel like nothing really happens.

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lovely drama!!

the gumiho trop is nothing new but this love story was really sweet, well portrait and funny.

the main male lead is gumiho who has reached his 999th years of age. he has left just a year to become a human or he'd disappear from the earth.

the male female lead is a young history Student who accidentally bumps into our gumiho and shallows the gumiho marble, which he needs to gain energy.

they both agree to live together in order to take the marble out of her body and save her from death.

this forced living situation leads to a romantic relationship.

that's the basic premise of the story, but the real force of this drama is in the chemistry between the actors. the drama is full of sweet moment that really warm the heart. despite the "age gap" they are able to adjust to one another and grow together.

they are both likable in different ways. the gumiho may seem cold hearted but is really affectionate in his own way. he is charming and naive and the same time. the main female character is strong, unapologetic and isn't afraid to be her true self.


the side characters are nice and not shallow as they usually are. especially the other couple of this drama give us funny and sweet moments.

overall this is a story about overcoming struggles and give all our selves for the one we love.

the drama is full of romantic but also funny moments.
highly recommended

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a waist of time

the drama starts with a good premise.
the two main leads meet because of unfortunate circumstances and they agree to share a house and get married and make the best out 9f the situation.

the drama starts pretty well. the first episodes are engaging and we follow the leads around in their messy living situation.
it becomes pretty clear that they like each others but due to lingering feelings towards other people don't get a chance to live happily.

after 7 episodes the drama gets frankly really boring. nothing of substance ever happens. we basically watch them bickering over dumm stuff and cleaning the house for hours.
the characters are childish and frustrating. they constantly yell at other and say dumm stuff because o their own ego.

at a certain point they decide to break up the marriage and part ways but I still don't know why exactly.
the drama drags out for another 9 episode where basically the same old dynamics take place. they fight, they yell, they hold grudge, they clean the house and so on so forth.

I kept watching just to see how the writers will wrap things up... let me tell you, you LL have to wait until the second part of the last episode to see them getting together.

tis should be light ROM com, but the ROM part is nowhere to found. in 15episodes we don't see a kiss not even a hug between any of the characters , not even the side ones.
you'll get to see a kiss an the last episode and that's it.

I am kin of disappointed because I heard good thing about it.

the actors aregoo thou and the music is fine, just. but repetitive.

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The stupidest lovable man you'll ever see

Plot 🗯️🗯️
Our golden retriever protagonist duang one day locks eye with the misterious qin and decides to win his heart no matter what.
On the other hand qin looks really cold and distant. Will he fall into duang's love trap?

This drama is the cutest shit you'll ever see. Duang is the quintessential golden retriever boy. He is lovable, funny, cute and unbearably cringe. He is also very stupid but with a heart of gold. Just watching the drama to see his shanenigans on screen Is worth it.

On the other hand with have qin which is the classical cold, cool guy. He is a musician and a very popular student among his peers.
Even though they are a stereotypical pair they work quite well together and complement each other.

The drama🗯️🗯️
The show starts on a very silly note but it gets way more emotional towards the end. I didn't expect to find such depth in something that appeared so shallow and just fun to watch.
Duang pursuit of qin is a blast to watch but seeing how they are able to really understand each other and support each other was wonderful and even touching sometimes.
They start by just locking eyes (sort of) but end up in a very profound relationship that brings them to heal past wounds.

Stuff I did like✅
Duang: I just love him. His character is fun, cute, lovely, caring. I could go on and on, but the best part is definitely the actor! He is really talented, switching from playful to deeply moving. I was amazed.

Duang's friends group: they are a very important part of duang's life and over all lovely characters. They supportive, caring. Something you wish to have in real life.

Qin's back story: I really like that the show explored why qin is the way he is. It added depth to his "cool" persona.

Stuff I didn't like❌
Qin: as much as I loved duang's actor, I cannot say the same for qin. I am definitely not a fan of this actor. At the very beginning he basically looks like a dihydrate fish always keeping his mouth open and looking lost. Later on his acting gets better, but especially in emotional scenes I felt he lacked the skills to be honest.

Lack of other stories: I don't know why, but the drama tries to insert Jamie's love story. To be honest I didn't care about that dynamics. It felt boring and unnecessary especially because no other characters get explored on any level.
If you want to insert another dynamic just do it right.

Duang's backstory: as much as I loved this character, duang doesn't exist outside of qin or his friends dynamics. He has no backstory, struggles or ambitions outside of qin. He is the main protagonist but also works as the comic relief. I wished they gave more depth to him.

Last episode: felt totally unnecessary. I loved how sweet they were to each other during the whole drama but reaching the end, I couldn't take anymore "I love you so much, I'll never leave etc". They just added random stuff like the dog or the last concert. For me, they could have ended things before their trip to Japan. There weren't any loose threads that needed to be pulled.

In conclusion:
I highly recommend this drama if you are looking for cute stuff and some emotional moments.

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what a DISAPPOINTMENT ????

I was so excited to watch this show. I saw some trailers on YouTube and found it really funny. I guess the best parts were in the trailers.

Plot: a 30 something years old girl (still in love with her middle school crush..yup, I know) is not doing great. She feels society discriminates her because of her looks. One night she receives a magic bracelet that gives her the ability to change her appearance.

I'm only 6 episodes in and I am starting to get annoyed.

Let's start with our FL. She feels others have an advantage over her because of them looking ''better than her". Sure. That can be true but she doesn't put in any work.
She is interviewed for a job which requires some attention when it comes to attire and so on. Well, she puts on some jeans and a sweater and calls it a day. The recruiters were assholes? Sure. But she wasn't willing to do anything to win them over.
She finally lands a job thanks to her sister's connections and basically doesn't do any job (I know she is busy being su miao but her colleagues don't know that)and is so sad because her colleagues are not welcoming her. Girl, you got hired not through your hard work and are absent half of the time, what do you expect?

Male lead: oh man. Where to start with this guy.
First of all I like the actor. I saw him before in "lost you forever" and he was AMAZING. Here? Not at all. His acting here is so bland.
His character is a creep. He falls in love with su miao over her looks and even wants to marry her!! He barely knows her and she keeps rejecting him.
He basically stalks this girl and forces himself into a home to see a girl who said no multiple times.
When the FL lead is injured and ends up in an hospital she tells him straight to his face she doesn't want to see him anymore. He obviously comes again the next day.
He is a creeeeeeppppppp.

Talking about the drama in general they try so hard so be funny but everything falls flat. I didn't chuckle not even one time.

The only positivea in this drama are her best friend and the "lucky" guy. They are good comedic relieves and have good chemistry.

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i expected WAY MOREEEEE tbh

The start🗯️🗯️
After watching some modern Chinese drama I wanted to go back to my first love "chinese costume" drama and this looked like a perfect fit.
it looked like a dark, heavy military, political war drama...oh boy way I way off

Well, I guess I have to find something else to scratch that itch of mine.

This drama is not a "bad - bad drama". Believe me, after more than 200 shows I saw with my own eyes what "bad" looks like, on the other hand I also saw wayyyy better.

To sum it up with a few words: this drama is a nice collage of many other dramas without their more heavy emotional sides.

Did I feel bored? sometimes
Did I feel excited? Not even once.
Did a share I tear? A laugh? Certainly not.
Nice to watch but devoided of emotions.

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT? If you don't really care about expectations and just wanna see a nice story , sure go ahead. Especially if you like the genre

If you are looking for excitement? Look somewhere else.
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I'll give you my opinion and only if you feel brave enough I invite you to read my rant🤣
The review section is the only place I can talk about these things.

...OK LETS START😁😁😁😁
I know I'll be pedantic but the more I watched the drama the more disengaged I became. I don't care about "fantastical" dramas. I'm fine with fighting scene that don't makes sense, but inconsistency with plot , logic and characters make me side eye a drama.

Drama🗯️🗯️
FL:(actress)
I saw her before in "back from the brink" and tbh I wasn't impressed. In this drama I think she did a bit better but her acting is "emotionless". I guess that's her style of acting.

FL: (character)
I like her strength, resilience and determination. Also her sweet side is enjoyable but I also find her to be dumb and unrealistic. ( RANT BEGINS 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻)

The setting reminds me of Mulan. A group of antagonistic comrades that become besties after sharing the danger, The bathing in disguise etc, even though I feel Mulan was more realistic. She was risking getting caught left and right, our FL is always safe. We don't see her struggle to conceive her identity. Menstruation? Chest binding? Toilet? Washing? They skip all of it.

When the FL gets replaced by her brother nobody is suspicious. Really? You don't see a difference in height? Voice? Size? The general appears with. No mask after a whole life hiding his face. No questions asked?
They could have chosen a more androgynous actora as her brother.
Putting appearance aside, how will their skill looked compared to one another? She won countless battles, he probably trained by himself.

Her character is supposed to be a simple soldier but she talks to her general like it's her sugar daddy. That's insane. You wouldn't talk to your general like that especially when they not close yet.

She keeps revealing her identity left and right never being too cautios. I don't get it. If the word of a female general gets out, sooner or later your brother will hear about it. Aren't you worried ?

I also find it weird that she never thinks about the fact that the general believe she basically killed his Father.

ML:
(Actor) I find him quite good. I just saw his works in "how dare you" and he does a pretty solid job in these costume dramas. No complaints.

(Characters) I feel compared to the FL character he makes more sense and is more linear.


Other characters:🗯️🗯️
The actors ( like them all, they all professionals).

Characters:
I feel no emotional connection to the characters. We are supposed to care about these people and even cry about their death but I didn't feel anything. The shifu, other soldiers, the princess , the school mates... I feel we didn't have enough interactions on screen to really care.

OBSERVATIONS WHILE WATCHING 🗯️🗯️
A weird combination of emotions. In one scene the FL is hurt and hugging a dead wolf and she immediately starts talking about love and valentine. What?😅 And tha6t not the only time they force "serious" speeches in the most insane moments.

The drama itself feels like a collage of previous shows. I could even pinpoint what specific scene was from where.

There is a lot of romance subplot we don't care about. The Chifu love story with the princess, their old classmate with the dancer, chu with the prime Mister daughter...


Fight scenes🗯️🗯️
pretty unrealistic but that's a perk of this specific genre.

Inconsistency 🗯️🗯️
I am at episode 22 and I don't even know what these people want.

Ok the ml wants his father's reputation to be restored but about the FL? She never talks about killing her brother or punishing her family. She just want to be a general. Ok, what does it mean? You want to go back to the capital? Work for the emperor?

The prime minister also has no clear direction. He wants every general to be gone but it seems he doesn't have anyone to replace them. I don't even know why he wants that. They never show us the emperor court. We don't know about any power plays except for the prime minister.
He s also colluded with a foreign country.🤷🏻

The prime minister pupil knows his master is a corrupted individual but he's willing to help him any way only second guessing his master when the prime minister "goes too far".

The Chifu dies in a very stupid way. He basically found out where the rebels came from and he didn't call anyone to help him. He fights dozens of warrior and dies.

We never see what is happening in the capital.

Ep 23. Too convenient girl that you start investigating after the general found out about your identity. Shouldn't you have started as soon as you left the temple?

Ep 23. I knew it!! Her brother heard about a female general!!!!

Cheese factor🗯️🗯️
Some scenes are so cheese.

After a battle the FL falls into a puddle of water deep 2 cm at best and they show us a scene where she is basically drowning 🤣🤣after ml saves her the camera shows us the most shallow water ever.

Ml asking the princess to keep fl identity a secret is hilarious. She s been going left and right talking about feminism. Everyone knows her face and these are wealthy people well connected to other officials and Nobles. Word will spread pretty fast.

The Xiao General revenge was so dumm. You send kids to die ever single day . Your son dying is a trap?


I just finished episode 22 and I m fine stopping here.
There is nothing holding me in place. Maybe I'll come back later...but I feel I am not missing out on anything exciting.

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the chemistry in this one is INSANE!!!

i saw many actors having good chemistry on screen but these two take the crown.

I watched the anime some years ago and didn't remember all the details except for the fact that Jin was a little pervert🤣.
if you saw the anime as well don't worry the drama is not going to be so depraved.
in the anime akin literally gets raped by jin. in the drama their love story is so so so sweet. you cannot help falling in love along with them.

i love the fact that in Thai dramas they don't hold back when it comes to spicy scenes.
they were shot beautifully and you get their passion.

the only thing I didn't quite like is that except for the main characters the others are not flashed out. we don't get any side stories. only some "suggestions".
I feel 11 episodes were enough to insert additional stuff.

music eyes it was good.

I definitely recommend this one.

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really good movie but it didn't quite hit the mark for me.

if you saw that movie with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler you more or less know what we are talking about.
a guy asks a girl out, set girl Is unable to form new memory and he tries hard to make her happy every single day.

spoiler alert

unlike the Adam Sandler one we don't get a cheesy happy ending.

the first complaint is that the reason why they start dating is idiotic. in order to save a friend (a friend we won't see any more) a guy ask a girl out without really feeling it just to please some bullies. I don't know what this is all about but it sounds really dumb.

from the very get go we know he is gonna die. the film spoils it for you when the FL while cleaning her room finds out an old note book.
some people don't mind to learn these kind of info beforehand but to me it kinda ruined it all a bit.

their love story is really sweet but in the movie we don't find much out about any of the characters except for the ml family background which is there for plot reasons like bonding with Izumi over literature interest or "correct" Maori s notebook.

It also took me some minutes to get accostumed to the couple cause I saw them in a different dramas where the ml was the FL gay best friend.🤣
that aside they have good chemistry.

even though I knew he was about to die somehow, his disappearence wasn't build up
in a good way. it was to sudden. we never see him suffer or struggling.

the best and emotional part is definitely the second part of the movie when they start "erasing" the ml for all the notebooks. that was really emotional to be honest.

as I said we don't get a cheesy happy ending but somehow taoru Kun manages to keep living in Maori s "muscle" memory and notes.

definitely an enjoyable movie. sad.. but not devasting cause they missed the climax I guess.

maybe it's just me.

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boring as hell.

I don't even know what this drama is all about or who is the target audience.
we start with the totally unrealistic Story of 2 guys who grew up together because one of them got adopted.
first no sense: they have been living together for 10 years but they don't talk to each other, they don't have any kind of relationship, not even a hateful one.
one day the biological kid ends up in the same class as the adopted guy and witness some bullying towards his "brother". at first he ignores it and then suddenly helps the guy out.
all of a sudden we learn that he has been in love with his adopted brother for 10 years for literally no reason.
they end up together "for reasons" we don't know. then we move on to the graduation day. they end up in the same college and start living together as a couple. the drama here starts taking a "deeper" approach and add in more adult themes like jealousy, acceptance, divorced parents drama, unwanted kids..etc.
I don't know who should watch this. the dialogues and really childish, nothing really happens but then you get scenes with kissing, alcohol consumption.
I am confused.
feel free to skip this drama. it's not worth the watch At all.

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in One word... BORING

I was expecting the usual sweet story between two highschooler who discover their love for each other but when the story Beginns they are already in love.

on the very first episode they like each other soo much but the viewer doesn't get the time to grow affectionate to these characters.

the characters feels more or less like "humans" but the main two are just a caricature. this drama probably was originally a manga or an anime but even if that's the case....

the blond cold guy is really boring. we really know nothing about him. he acts so lifelessly..
the other one is very bubbly and way more likable.

the fall in love for apparently no reason and their story feels flat.
they never talk, they never spend time together.

I get this is a slice of life kind of thing, but nothing really happens..
i am just amazed they even got 8 episodes.

to sum it up... don't watch it. there's is better stuff out there.

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I don't know how I've managed to finish this....boring

the premise was interesting. I'm not new to this kind of plots. just recently I watched and loved "lovely runner", so watching a drama about traveling in time to save someone is nothing new.
the beginning was interesting, there were a few plot twist and the drama was running smoothly but at the very , even with more plot twist the drama was unbearably boring.
I took me a great deal of patience to finish it and I skip a lot..like a lot.
I'm still not sure whose is the target audience.
it looks like a drama catered to young children: clean language, no romantic scenes but then there is murder and blood..so.... I'm confused.
dumb choices in this drama are a must. police officers so dumb to let a murder suspect run away Twice, a boy than cannot overcome his smaller sister just just his physical strenght..so many things.
the romance was completely absent. what I mean by that is that there is a lot of taking and no showing almost.
the acting wasn't that fantastic especially for the main girl which was so boring and lacking in expressions.
at the end of the day is a "light" murder case with a sprinkle of romance and nothing more.
there is better stuff out there.

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