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this was bad...really bad
Let's me start by saying I have nothing against teacher/student dramas. I ve watched several and some are really good ( for example tsuiraku jk to haijin kyoushi) but this was insane.
The FL is such a hateable characters. She literally has no back bone.
At the beginning of the story we meet this 26 years old girls which is basically a Nepo baby (she got her job as a teacher because of his dad influence) teaching in a high school without much success. Students disrespect her and peers ignore her.
She is a pushover when it comes to everyone. Her character is so passive without a real reason. We learn nothing about her to justify this kind of behavior. Her mother tries to stick up for her and her dad is the typical japanese salary man character from the 90's. It clearly shows this is a drama of that era and that's fine.
She is supposedly engaged to a seemingly "nice guys" that adores her but she is always reluctant when it comes to talking to him or being a normal girlfriend.
The ml did a good job at portraing an angsty Teenager. His character reflects how a 17 years old actually thinks or acts.
These two meet at school when the kid transfers and basically fall in love over the longing feeling for freedom.
I still don't get how this 26 years old cannot break free. Social norms or expectation are hard to disregard , I know, but when it comes to worst stuff like dating a minor she literally has no issue and even declares her love for a teen ager in front of the entire school.
When these two get together the "adult" should al least be concerned about being "caught in the act" or about this kid future who is literally willing to run away from family , school and entire future because of a woman.
But no.. not this girl... They literally have sex in the school library...and they fall asleep!!!!!
This woman doesn't think straigh. She is the most childish between the two. Doesn't understand consequences or that this guy is literally a minor with no prospectives giving up his future for her... And I still don't know why.
She Is also super obsessed by this kid.
I could go on and on about this character that that has literally no charm or interesting traits.
There is much more problematic stuff in this drama like the kids mother literally paying his private tutor to sleep with her son and make him forget about the other teacher.
Towards the end the drama also starts treating the mother like she is some kind of psycho in love with her child and jealous of other women ...
The mother was the only sensible person trying to act like and adult...at least until the end
The best friend, the ex fiancee... And many others are so toxic in this drama.
Some of the students also try to rape her and end up with zero consequences.
Plot twist: the teacher is pregnant! Come on... The 26 years old is having sex without protection with a 17 years old!!!
She is insane and I could go on and on.
to preserve your sanity don't watch it.
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Half marvelous, half garbage!
I am mad. This drama made me mad... Well more disappointed than mad really.First two episodes are GREATTT. They hook you immediately but...then something happens.
In the first 2 episodes we meet out villain/protagonist/love interest.
He's a disgrace to everyone around him, a menace to society cause 10 years before his reputation was tarnished and then he basically started acting crazy.
We all know that this is an act but the "act* it self disappears too quickly for me.
He literally stops pretending to be a mad man and apparently everyone around him knows he s never been like that.
I feel he could have kept this fake persona up for way longer.
The female protagonist is our heroine wronged by the ml and seeking revenge for her birth city burned to ground.
The plot is really interesting and you never get bored. The characters are all interesting and the fight scene are great..and that's coming from someone who doesn't really care about action.
Why I am disappointed then? Well. This drama is great in the first half than has an identity crisis and becomes fuming garbage. I've never fast forwarded/skipped to many episodes like in this case. I fast forwarded like ten episodes. Never happened before.
You can basically enjoy the first half of this drama, until you get to the "big battle" ( I don't want to spoiler to much) then ditch it. Trust me. That would have been much better.
The plot line becomes ridiculous.
The last salvable bit is the last episode but I mean... Knowing what I know now I'd still recommend you stop half way and consider that the end.
Should I still recommend it? Kinda yes.. Because the good part is really good. But it's up to your tolerance.
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Really good but... But.. But..
Let me start by saying that I really liked this drama. It's really unsual to get a season 2 in Asian dramas but I assume it was all an entire season and they simply split it into 2 parts.The story is really compelling. Fighting between personal issues, the right thing to do, selfish love, selfless love. We have it all but.. I have some issues.
Last talk about the drama it self. The first 10 episodes were boring as hell , you need to really be patience for the action to kick in. After episode 12 everything is way better.
This drama becomes really repetitive in some aspects. There is a lot of flashbacks, same talking point repeated over and over (like the childhood scene). I ended up skipping a lot... Like a lot.
The acting is great. The actors did a great job, female, male, bad good characters. Top notch.
The music is a bit repetitive but I ended up singing along. Overall I like it.
Some scene were a bit annoying. Near the end we get a scene where Xiao Yao kills her self. A lot of pathos but then we find out it was all an illusion. That s a no no for me.
My biggest issue with the drama is that I didn't really like the love interest. I kinda get why she likes him on a rational level. She always had a frantic life full of danger and suffering so choosing him makes sense because he is safe, sensitive and simple. I unfortunately never get the chemistry between them. Especially in the first season she treats him like a dog, a servent.
My personal favorite was Xian lian. Damn.. That demon make me cry. I'm fine with a guy not getting the girl but I'd have much rather preferred having more intimite scene between them. She was into him on some level but they never got the chance to live that love. He understood her struggles better than anyone else while jing was a safe choice, Xian liu was a more visceral one.
Thats the hill I'm dying on.
Overall I liked it. Would I recommend it? Yes, if you can glance over the romance not been "heart racing".
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Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!
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cute but childish
I really liked the story. an unlucky guy meets a very lucky guy and starts dating him in Order to get rid of his misfortune. along the way he realizes he's catching real feelings for the lucky guy.this drama is really short, sweet and perfect if you are looking for something "light" between watching other dramas.
it is a really "safe" drama. I would have liked a little bit more skin ship. after fall the characters are college students not middle schoolers.
I'll tell you . you get a stiff first kiss and that's all.. really all
nothing complicated, a really sweet short story.
it is worth a smile😚
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yes yes ..but also kind comme ci comme ca
this series started so well. the first episodes were funny, engaging and i was really excited to move to the next episode.around episode 6 I started to feel a bit of fatigue. don't get me wrong , the fight scene are really awesome but at the very end , especially the last 2 episode, I started skipping a lot.
beside the main goal of the study group and the fight scene there is not really that much left.
I know it's only ten episodes but we don't really get that much depth around the protagonists. also the evil corporation sounds a bit cartoonish..
It was funny, but I would have liked a bit more development. especially around the main character.
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frankly? boring.
this serie had potential. we meet our protagonist a perfect wife... who works as wife. our FL is a skilled professional "dater". single men in need of a wife hire her to impersonate the perfect couple.everyone comes and goes but one man is sucked in our protagonist life.
and that's where our story begins... and where it ends.. it so so obvious that they LL end up together it is painfully to watch.
there was potential for a good triangle Story here. the second lead has a lot in common with our FL but no... that's a drama with no love drama.
I don't even know why she cares that much about a man who barely talked to her in 5 years. i get it if someone is being mysterious but he is just plain.
no offense to the actor who played his role perfectly. but I feel there is not really a reason for them to be together.. but maybe it is just me.
the main flaw is that the serie is too much predictable. I started skipping a lot after episode 12... the whole company drama wasn't really that interesting. it didn't hold any weight.
frankly, at the end it was just boring.. I wouldn't rewatc it
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an absolutely lovely gem!!!!
boy did I like this drama.it is very short so I managed to finish it in one session.
this drama is so so so so sweet and I cannot stop smiling after finishing it.
the story , which is very simple, revolves around min (let's call him that way, I am so bad with names) who is meeting a friend in a bar. they talk about the last novel his friend wrote and discuss about what is an happy ending and all things around the concept of happiness.
the friend ask min what he would do to find an happy ending and min gets magically thrown back to his teen ager years.
he meets Cha woo (let's pretend that's the real name), who is the protagonist of the friend's novel.
min's mission is to help Cha woo to find happiness and that's where the action starts.
spoiler: this drama is obviously mainly about love but also about loneliness, hope, desperation and many other themes. everything is handled lightly but not dismissingly.
it is a very sweet and enjoyable drama. you never get a Moment of boredom.
trust me a random stranger on the internet.
if you need to watch something heartwarming just give it a go, you won't regret it.
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not a masterpiece but I was surprisingly hooked.
the main picture advertising this drama is misleading . the storyline in simple but it is not a "romantic comedy" as depicted.there is a sort of romantic triangle ( not really) but is more on the tragic side than the comedic one.
the story revolves around the main fl whose is engaged to a police officer.
they both share a common friend which has always being in love with the main protagonist.
the police officers loses his life but his heart gets transplanted into the FL's boss.
the drama mainly revolve around the this "heart" and the wrongdoings big corporation are willing to commit in order to make money.
this series has not really big explosive moments but it manages to keep you entertained until the last single episode which is not a given for Korean dramas. they usually tend to fizzle off near to end but this was interesting enough.
the acting is good even though I personally didn't feel any "romantic connection" between the main actors. it looked like they were comfortable with each other bu no sparks detected.
overall is a good watch.
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fricking boring
this drama started out pretty cute and entertaining. we have the typical forced cohabitation story and that's fine.boy and girl found themselves forced to live in the same apartment due to a scam and they start liking each other.... or do they?
the ml is a bear , barely speaks, unable of expressing emotions od thoughts, to give explanations or whatever would save his ass from misunderstandings.
the FL starts out quite cute but at the end of the drama I frankly detested her.
she should be the "naive" light hearted character but is too dumb to be true.
an example: the guy wants to move out become they technally shouldn't be together and he wants some independence. the girl understands that he is proposing to her... like how?
the aren't even a couple. she is crazy about him and I frankly don't know why. he always treats her like shit even when they are together. never a single gesture of affection. only when she is really upset he tries to make amend.
he says her basically ad a nuisance and literally bares with her and I don't even know why.
at times she seems to have some light Stockholm Syndrom. even when he is a fault she takes the responsibility of guilt on herself.
beside of all of that, nothing. of substance really happens.
the side characters are one dimensional.
they either love the protagonist or hate them because they are dating each other.
the drama lasted way too long and the last 4/5 episodes were really dumb and unnecessary. they wanted some plot twist or confrontation to happen what it was dumb.
not recommended even for the target audience which I guess are 13years old.
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so goooooooooooooooood
this drama was really good. the story was compelling, the acting was great (the male lead was EXCELLENT). I cried a lot , I laughed a lot I couldn't ask for more.plot: a psychiatrist randomly meets a person affected by did and finds out their are connected by their traumatic past. they met in their childhood and were abused by the same person. they decide to collaborate to resolve their own personal traumas and end up falling in love.
the different personalities were interesting and portraited really well by the actor.
I absolutely recommend this drama
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it has everything!!!
this drama is just so good. it is funny, entertaining, has sad parts, some tense moments, fight scene, cooking.. basically everything you could ask for.the entire cast is just so good and you'll inevitably root for them.
a quick synopsis:
the chef of the Korean president conducts a very alpha male life. he's good-looking, talented, women love him. one day at work he falls victim of a collegue's trap and ends up chased by the police. while running away he falls into a pool and due to a time slip he ends up in the joseon era in the body of the queen!!!
he is shocked at first and tries to go back to his life but when he realizes that he cannot go back as soon as he wants and that his mind and the "real" queen emotions and memories are mingling he decides to live at the palace trying to survive th scheming and plotting of the real court.
really recommend this drama. the main actress is just so good.
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absolutely LOVELY!!!
this drama has everything: friendship, romance, coming of age, struggle, heart breaking story and comedic moments.the characters are all endearing in their way . they struggle but are able to overcome their hardships in the end.
this drama depicts people's dream in a very realistic way, not presented through pink lenses.
the main male character had to sacrifice his entire future because of his family circumstances but is able to get some "revenge" at the end.
the female leader has her struggles as well when it comes to fulfilling one's dream of success.
she is the very protagonist when it come to perform "aegyou". I discovered that these scenes are very popular among drama lovers and rightfully so.
the other couple shows us a relatable picture of what having a long term story can mean and the misunderstanding that sometimes happen between people who love each other.
the theme song "fight my way" is a banger I cannot stop singing it.
I laughed, I cried, basically I couldn't ask for more.
I really recommend it.
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good start ..boring end
I saw many positive reviews so I decided to give it a chance.the start was really good, nothing innovative, but a good story line.
the main female lead works as a secretary for the main male lead. she realises her whole life is committed to her work with little time left for her personal life.
when she communicates her will to leave the company the main lead slowly realises he cannot live without his precious secretary.
it could have been a good starting point, but forward in the story, it's clear that he was already in love with her from the very beginning. he hired her specifically because of their shared past. so, the whole "I don't know why I don't want to let her go" from the very first episodes doesn't make any sense.
the plot thickens when we discover that the protagonists were both held captive as kids by the same woman and developed an "obsession" for lack of better words, about finding the other kid that shared a traumatic experience with them.
after the first half of the series which includes the "kidnapped" plotline, the drama becomes really boring. nothing of substance really happens and the protagonists only talk about how much they love each other. the " slow motion falling into his arms scenes" are unnecessary copious.
the only good thing about this drama is that if you are a fan of the main actor, you won't be disappointed. he s undressed in many scenes, acts cute, talks how a "perfect romantic boyfriend " should talk.
if you are looking for a "cheesy drama" with lot of kisses this drama will do .
overall all is not "bad" but it drags out for too long.
I finished "crazy love" before this and It was much more fun and entertaining.
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waste of time.
if you wanna spend 1 hour looking at hot guys go ahead🤣 ... that's all you get.the plot is very simple. country guy ends up in the big city, meets cute guys, falls in love instantly and gets cut up in a "triangle" for like 4 minutes.
the story could have had potential but these 8 short episodes give us pretty much nothing of substance.
there is better stuff (even among short bl's dramas).
only plus point: the main guy gets finally a "nice" character. I always see him playing "villains". 😅😅
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cute and SHORT feel good drama.
I ve Seen this dramayou saw this drama
we've all seen it a million times but it still feels good.
if you are looking for a short drama while being in a rut this one is a decent choice.
the story is very predictable but it still manages to be cute thanks to the performance of the main leads. i don't feel they have a particular strong chemistry but they still manage to be convincing.
office drama plot: young intern meets his new rude roommate which we find soon out... is of course his new boss. feelings start growing between them and the rest is history as we all know.
they only issues I have is that we don't get many scenes of them "living their love". it Is implied that they spent some time together before...cough cough spoiler... their big fight... but we don't really see any of that.
skinship wise this drama is definitely lacking. kisses were a bit awkard and sparse.
nothing more to say actually. being that short there is not much to talk about but it is still cute.
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