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Best ever romance story

A very subtle and charming love story. I really like the acting of the two main characters. There is no significant violence. A mother-in-law and grandmother who really love the female lead. The positive value of this drama is: that every human being has their own destiny. Past trauma and the divorce that happened to her parents made her reluctant to marry. But when she found her true love and the man treated her very well. Then the trauma slowly faded, and she was sure to have a very good married life, and protect and love him throughout his life. Wang gege and Wang Kaimu...hmmm they both did it very perfectly. Success to both of you.

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3 women 3 different stories

When the series started to air i didn't even think to watch it cuz the story or the series is mostly targeted at a specific age group, which is the ones between 40 nd 50 nd especially for women not for guys at my age nd as a 20 yrs old guy i really enjoyed watching it.


I love how the kdrama covers various topics for each age group so everyone can watch in his own style nd what they like to see on their screen nd this drama is one of those diff topics made for middle aged ppl.


Kim heesun is so great her acting her performance can carry the whole show she knows well that she's slaying her role up + her voice is soooo calming i can listen to her talkin for days nd days without getting bored.


Other actors nd actresses did a great job too for example the actress han hyejin the way she dealt w her marriage problm nd started to monitor her husband to see if he was cheating on her or not but at the end she found he has a childhood psychological prblm due to his violent father she felt sorry for him nd for the misunderstood so she began trying to repair her relationship w him nd get closer to him.


Meanwhile the actress jin seoyun she portrayed her character well. At first she only wanted to enjoy dating nd romance without getting into a serious relationship that would lead into marriage, til an old friend frm her university days appeared nd the way their relationship developed to love nd started dating ,but her hormones had other plans causin her to experience early infertility so he wanted to have a btfl baby girl like her but she couldn't tell him abt her health issue so she broke up w him.


So overall the drama was good, tackled various topics that anyone might encounter, nd showed us how to deal with them in a realistic way. And best thing, it was a happy ending for all of them🫶🏻.

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This movie is really peculiar.
The focus is not the romance, not both ML, but just purely on the FL, imo. When you watch this, focus on her, don't mind the MLs.

This is a story about intense love turned into obsession. About love that can turn a happy and normal person into an empty shell, devoid of emotion. This is about how a person become emotionally aware and awoke, a journey of realization. This is about loss of trust between lovers, and the budding of healthy, strong relationship and romance between 2 people. This is about the importance of 2 healthy individual in a relationship, emotionally, mentally, and physically.

The acting is superb. Both FL and ML did a great job, but you should really understand the phase and emotion of the character to know whether they are portraying the character or just do a poor job at doing their work.

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This was quite a refreshingly great drama to watch! I was quite pleased with the overall quality of acting, story line, and premise. I'll start off by talking about the story, the characters, the OST/music, and then conclude with my final thoughts. It's a 46 episode series, so I hope that doesn't deter any potential drama watchers. I would say, comparatively to other drama's which focus is on the melodrama aspect of the series, the light heartedness in this series (with serious undertones of course) doesn't make this series overtly redundant, and I found that time passed by quickly when I was watching. This will be a semi-long review...

STORY: Divorce, cross-culturally can hold different meanings. In certain countries in the world, there are little to no limitations when it comes to divorce. Perhaps there are areas in the world where divorce is not applicable because of social and cultural norms. What I found interesting about Divorce Lawyers is that it contemporarily addresses the issues associated with marriages, which might not necessarily be full of romance and happiness; but at the same time, marriage can be fulfilling and wonderful. You have two divorce lawyers, Attorney Chi, and Attorney Luo, which are at two separate points in their careers, act like cat and dog at the beginning. The story traces the time they spend on cases as they get closer together. Why does a society value marriage? Why do society's devalue divorce, and in extension, divorce lawyers? There are a lot of undertones in this series, even if subtle or direct, but what I appreciate about the story is that as a viewer you can see marriage from different generations, and different experiences with their partner. There's always something new going on in someone's relationship, and that's what makes this story full of many stories within the main Attorney's lives.

CHARACTERS: The secondary characters are certainly full of life, and I certainly think they are an important mention in this 46 episode series, because the people in Luo Li and Hai Dong's life are a part of the drama's events, even if I felt some were annoying or overbearing, but it is a drama, I must remind myself. But, I don't want to digress too far from what I wanted to talk about, and that's Luo Li and Hai Dong. Luo Li is quick witted, intelligent, and she has a genuine sense of justice. Hai Dong is older, more experienced in the field, and is quite ambitious. Their personalities clash and it's quite entertaining to watch them in action. There are times you cheer for one or both of them, or you don't like or agree with what they're saying, and times you'll be happy for them. I found that they complimented each other well in the series, and the actors did a very nice job. I found them to be very mature, and aside from certain elements in this series, it was quite a mature drama to watch.

SOUND/OST: The opening song for the first forty episodes is fun, and catchy. I enjoyed listening to it because it was upbeat. The opening song for the last handful of episodes was still upbeat, but after listening to the same opener for the first 40 episodes, I couldn't love it as much as I liked the first one. The main song of this series will melt your heart, I kid you not. There are acoustic versions, English, and Chinese versions played in this series, and it is beautiful. I thought I would grow tired of listening to it over and over again, but in those moments when you feel like this song completes the moment, and it's there, and it's perfect. The few additional songs for this series flow well with the series themes, and I liked the sound very much. It wasn't overbearing, and that balanced well with the drama.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: There were certain moments I felt like it dragged on, and that's a negative point for this series. Towards the end I thought they could have wrapped it up a little bit better. At times I felt it jumped awkwardly from the main story of Luo Li and Hai Dong to others just to fill in the time. It made sense because of the transitions made in the series, but I couldn't help but sit and feel like I could skip ahead at moments. I do, however, think that despite my few complaints about this drama, I did enjoy watching it. The humor is fantastic, and I felt like the story itself was interesting. There was always something new happening, and I thought that it would get repetitive, but aside from a character or two that really got under my skin, it was consistently moving along in terms of the cases that Luo Li or Hai Dong came across. It's warm hearted in many ways, and it can change your perspective, at least in my opinion, about relationships, love, and marriage. I think any one that likes any of the mentioned above themes or issues would enjoy watching this drama. I hope you enjoy the series!

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they missed what made addicted, addicted.

I really stuck through and watched each week trying my hardest to disconnect the source material from the series(I even got the early episodes from WeTv). but in the end it was impossible to do.

the point of addicted was how “addicted” the two main leads were for each other. they were toxic to a fault but their bond they had was indescribable. they wouldn’t only let the world burn for the other, they would gladly lite the match— and that is what we were missing in this adaptation. we didn’t get the fiery passion that the addicted novels needs. that’s the whole point of the books.

I will say I am glad the production took care of Mac and had no kissing or NC scenes since he is underage. It was the right thing to do, however, in casting someone underage it made them restricted in how they could portray this story and certain elements of it so we lose parts of plot that made addicted — well addicted.

if you are comparing this to the source material, the original addicted, or Stay with me, you more than likely will be disappointed. not to mething we once again are left without a season 2. however, if you’ve never see the others or are REALLY good at compartmentalization you might enjoy this. if you removed the addicted elements you’re getting a sweet love story between to young guys.

I would be amiss to not mention how I think this story could have been saved even removing the addicted elements, if the editing wasn’t atrocious. there were so many times it’s made zero sense. between the cut and uncut, the pieces they cut were needed to understand the plot better. it was very disjointed at times.

not to mention there were FAR too many times we didn’t get subtitles. it was a crapshoot if we’re get them each week or not. which made my excitement for the following week dwindle more and more.

overall, I don’t think we’ll ever get a proper adaptation of the addicted books. and I’m pretty sure they should stop trying. especially, if they cannot guarantee we get a second season or the whole adaptation be in one season. I will note I appreciated how this version handled the more upsetting scenes that were in the books.

I will say I don’t think this is the fault of the actors. yes Mac is underage but I don’t think he is a bad actor and August played his character decently with guidance of the director. I’ve seen far worse acting in Thai dramas. I truly believe this was a misstep from day one by the director and production team.

oh addicted, no one can ever live up to how truly unhinged you are and I hope unless we can get a proper casting/ company to produce it they stop trying. you deserve better and so do the fans of the books.

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Wow, I finally finished it. I have never written reviews before but I felt compelled to write a review since this does not have any reviews yet.
This was the first Korean sitcom I watched and I gotta say that I generally loved it. The acting and the cast were superb and most of the episodes were exciting and interesting to watch despite being 120 episodes long.
As for the comedy, I generally found most of the episodes funny, although the laugh track was kinda getting old halfway through the series. The relationship between the lawyer and his wife had me laughing the whole series. This series is very light and fluffy so it was easy to watch.
The story is also very interesting and kept me watching the whole series, but there are a couple of holes that I just don't like. The first is Min Hyuk's memory loss (Why do all KDramas do this???) which I find unbelievable. I think the main reason why people don't like this series is because of its length and its ending. I will not spoil everything but the ending does not leave a sense of closure.
Overall, if you are into light and funny sitcoms and don't mind sitting through ~60 hours, I would recommend you watch it.

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Just Perfect!

I usually don’t watch much cdrama since I find them too draggy. This is my first cdrama that I’m giving a perfect 10 rating. This drama was perfect in every way, cast, story, acting, scenes, ost. I usually give ff to many dramas but with this one never did.

You will cry so much but it’s so rewarding! Their love, strength, forgiveness, joining forces and acceptance will help you grow, learn, understand and believe that love beats death.

LinYi acting has evolve so much. He sure gave it all. LandyLi was superb. She is the star of this drama. His friend TainYu was wonderful he sure was a true friend.

Last year I was over a month in a hospital I thought I would die as how I felt. Thanks to my wonderful family who took care of me day and night I can relate some things to this drama. After this my love for my family has overgrown. I am soooo grateful for having them in my life. To live one extra day is a gift that I’m grateful for and when time comes I understand and accept that this is how life is, just as LandyLi said in this drama.

This drama will put your feet’s in the ground. Will open your heart and will show you what life is about. The conversations in this drama are powerful specially LandyLi. She was outstanding. Will be watching her in other dramas.

Let’s share our love to others, never know who might need it. Hope you decide to watch, you won’t regret it!

Live, Love, Laugh!

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Yinwar, I’m a fan ❤️

For such a short series I can say the impact this series gave me is big. It’s been awhile since I cry watching a BL and boy I cried a lot ! The simplicity actually what makes this series so relatable, no over the top drama that sometimes can make me go “what??”. If we ever experienced crush during high school, I bet you can relate to Best. Definitely worth the time. For a 3 episode series, you will be satisfied 👍🏻

I really really like the acting, like when Best got shy, we all got shy. When he cried, we cried with him. War is always an amazing actor, but he proves me again why he should be one of the best actors out there! Yin also improved a lot ! The way he expressed his feelings through his eyes nailed it ! Not to mention how hot he is 😭😭😭. Everyone acted so well even the extras !

The cinematography and the scores in here UGHHH chef kiss ! It was shot mostly in school, but why their school looks so dreamy? The lighting, the coloring?? It’s like a movie! And don’t get me started with the scores! Amazing how they can picked songs that fit so well with every scenes, the scores actually one of the reason why I cried so much, it just tugs to your heartstrings.

Overall I enjoyed this series so much, what an experience. Can’t wait for yinwar's next project! I’m a fan definitely 😊

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This show is really enjoyable in the beginning.
Until the FL shows up. She’s good when helping to solve the case, but when she interacts with the ML, it's just annoying. Also she almost didnt have any character development. Well, her character kinda grow on me as i'm watching. But then they started to spark the romance on FL and ML, i kinda lost it there. Their quarrels actually seems like more of sibling fight, unlike the usual hate-to-love bickering couples. Also it's too rushed, especially on last few eps. One thing i love about FL's character is her oufit/style.

Bromance were really good. I love their interactions. And it always makes me wonder why do they need to have an FL?, it's seems like they just forged her character there. Also how could they literally end it like that? Is that supposed to be a happy ending?

Intro and outro song are really good. I especially love the outro song. At first i think its kind of weird to have a rap song on historical drama, but the i realized that it does actually a good fit.

Rewatch? Yes, but not the whole show. Just my favorite episodes. I dont think i could stand seeing the whole thing once again, esp the ending.

Overall its a good crime solving detective drama. The case solving is really fun to watch. It does get predictable as they solved more cases, but its still enjoyable.
If you could stand weird-rushed ending (in my opinion the ending is weird) you should watch it.

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A great drama you would not have expected!

Ancient Detective has been on my watch list for some time due to its great reviews. Finally, I managed to watch it. And I really loved it!
I rate this drama a 9.5 out of 10. It is the first drama I immediately rewatched from beginning to end after finishing it.
Below are the reasons based on my seven review criteria:

1. "Sleepless Nights": ★★★★★
Ancient Detective is a kind of drama from which you won't expect much. The mainline setting does not seem to be new - the ML (here the Detective) tries to solve the riddle behind his father's death and the culprit. The entire cast is not particularly famous. And the detective stories don't seem to be that mind-wrecking. But you quickly are drawn by the drama and cannot stop watching it.

First of all, the two main leads are excellent: Jian Bu Zhi and Zhao Wo Huan. Having almost opposite personalities (one is controlled, a brain but weak, the other one careless and strong but simple-minded), the two make up the Holmes and Watson that you can imagine. I love the bromance line between these two, which did not feel over the top but just enough all Fujoushis out there to fangirl a bit. Both Yu Ji Wei, starring JBZ, and Wang Yang Yang, starring ZWH, have acted well. Though I see that YJW still have rooms to improve while WYY is already a few levels better.

Secondly, the overall story design is good. Each case does not offer the great revealing satisfaction at the end, but it also does not show the ML as the almighty hero who finds all the clues and foresee the culprit right away. JBZ makes mistakes along the way, and there are a few unexpected turnarounds that offer great satisfaction never the less. Additionally, I like how all cases give enough clues and mysteries to the central riddle, which drives up our anticipation about the finale.

Finally, all supporting characters in the drama are incredibly loveable, which is the crucial reason for this drama's success. But more details later.

2. "Emotional Rollercoaster" 4/5: ★★★★☆
Due to this drama's outstanding character design, you just cannot help but care about the fate of almost all characters (yes, ALL), even those who appeared in only a few episodes.
I deducted one point here is because I felt the romance lines could have been written slightly better. JBZ's love line with FL1, Zhan Shi Qi, appeared to be very unnatural, almost embarrassing, at the start. The same goes for ZWH's and Ming Yue's love line.
I suspect that since romance is not in the center of this drama, the writer did not want to spend too much time developing them.

3. "Natural and intelligent Storytelling." 4/5: ★★★★☆
Every character sets clear intentions, and you understand why they act the way they act. Nowhere in the story you are puzzled about why he or she is doing that. Within each case, there are sometimes plot holes for which I deducted one point.
A big plus point of this drama is the natural humor that the writer managed to install in various places of this drama. Such as the names of the characters, the dialogues, or individual scenes.

4. "Loveable supporting Roles." 5/5: ★★★★★
The characters are what provide this drama the success it deserves. I really adore most of the supporting characters, whether that's the kind-hearted Doctor Ye Xiao Xiao, the funny reporter Si Ma Dang, the sweet doctor Xiao Yoa Nu, or the forever young Wang Lao Da. Every one of them has interesting background stories that one can relate to and love about.

5. "Proper Pacing" 5/5: ★★★★★
Pacing has been fast and tight. With only 24 episodes, it is easy to rewatch any time.

6. "Technicalities" 5/5: ★★★★★
The fighting scenes of this drama are really beautiful. Especially those of 17! The makers mix the best slow scenes with quick ones which make the Wu Xia scenes as beautiful as art. Additionally choice of shots, lighting, and costumes are also excellent.

7. "Solid Finale" 5/5: ★★★★★
The finale was predictable as it was pretty clear around later half of the drama who is the main culprit who killed ML's father. The only question remained to be the murderer who continued to kill those who would tell the ML's about that fated day. I was surprised when the person was revealed. I hope you all will be as well. The writer already announced that there would be a second season, and I cannot wait for it.

All in all, a funny, heart-warming, and incredibly addictive drama that I would recommend to anyone. Definitely one of the costume series of 2020.

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Kotori's drama review seven criteria definition:

After watching many dramas and writing several reviews, I have detected that I rate dramas based on specific patterns. I formulated those into seven criteria.
1. "Sleepless Nights.": how much I have the urge to binge-watch this drama.
2. "Emotional Rollercoaster": the degree of how much my heart was moving from the acting, scenes, and story development (e.g., in pain, pounding, fluster, etc.). The degree on how much I care about the fate of the main leads.
3. "Natural and intelligent Storytelling.": how logically the story was able to proceed and the roles are acting within their characters. I don't have a thousand question marks when watching the drama. The feeling that the makers take us viewers seriously and that we do not always think this looks fake.
4. "Loveable supporting Roles.": how much I love and care about supporting characters. They are not merely tools to help the main characters but are 3-dimensional and have the proper motivation behind their actions.
5. "Proper Pacing.": how well the drama is pacing and not watered down to fill the number of episodes.
6. "Technicalities": professional camera works and shots, fight scenes, color grading, lighting, editing, music, sets, costumes, use of CGI, etc. I try to grade this taking into account the drama budget, so a low-budget drama can equally get a high score when used at the right place
7. "Solid Finale": how properly the drama builds dramatic and finishes with a satisfactory ending. I have just watched too many dramas that start to lose their grip around half or 2/3rd of its way.

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An unexpectedly entertaining drama with some thought-provoking topics

This is one of the most unknown, unexpected and under-mentioned dramas.... Although a cdrama reviewer has included this into her top 10 dramas of 2019 (WaWa Mei) and a colleague rec this too, I only watch this now (yr 2021). Was misled by that horrendous trailer that made it look like a slapstick comedy and failed to show this drama is more than comedy... That it has serious fantasy with decent CGI, and humane stories covering a wide range of life topics:-

1) What if you have a dream but your loved ones are against you pursuing this dream? What if you have the means to keep your family happy and pursue your dream?.... Yet after few years, you regret the decision and want to change again...?

2) What if you wish to die but you are an immortal? What can give you the courage to continue living? (parts of the dialogue here, can be applied to depression/suicide too)

3) What if you have the opportunity to do something you loved and dreamt of for years but screwed up when you had the chance? You spent your next years pining over that 1 lost chance.... How to solve your everlasting regret?

4) What if you have a dream but becos of your birth, you might never be able to achieve your dream... Then in a twist of fate, there was an error at your application and everyone thought you are of elite birth and so you got accepted for your dream job?....

5) What if your love is forbidden? Will you keep quiet and sacrifice the love, or take the chance?

6) What is true love? Can true love conquer all? Even if your loved one might change gender at a certain age....

etc, and more!

The other thing I really like about this drama:- there are no cold face, all powerful ML or Marysue FL!! In fact all the main female characters are smart, independent and very clear about their life goals... They have plans and objectives! Instead the ML is quite an aimless, happy-go-lucky man at the start of the drama.... and develop to be more mature and focused as the plot develops.

Excellent acting from the main cast, even a supporting female character (in point 1 listed above) puts in a tremendous performance! Fyi, when the actress sings for her role, that was her real voice too!! Beautiful and can both act and sing, swooning....

So why 0.5 point deduction? Plotholes. Quite a few and 1 mega plothole in the last episode (thanks to the good cinematography, i can turn a blind eye to that glaring plothole)... There are a few "filler episodes" too, which give it a bit of drag in the middle parts.

A really wonderful drama, love the scriptwriting and art direction!

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Somewhat disappointing

I've been waiting for this movie since it was announced. I'm a big fan of pirates (blame Robert Louis Stevenson). I love a great swashbuckling adventure. I'm still waiting.

The story was nothing new. In movies and TV pirates seek treasure. That's what they do, so I wasn't expecting much on that front. It's in the telling and what happens from point A to point B that makes the story worthwhile. Given the period, they attempted to bring in something(s) about Goryeo, but I didn't find it particularly interesting or believable. The special effects are great. I can't complain about the production at all. It's the lacklustre script, recycled lines, and all around poor writing that I have an issue with.

The cast was good. Lee Kwang Soo (and to some extinct Kim Sung Oh) may have been cast for comic relief, but Kang Ha Neul was laugh out loud funny. I have much love and respect for Lee, Kim and Kang, but this movie did them no favors. I think all 3 are phenomenal actors, however, LKS and KSO's talents were wasted. It seems to me they only cast LKS due to his betrayer character from Running Man. I wouldn't have blinked had Yoo Jae Suk made some kind of cameo. LKS does really well branching out and getting different roles in movies. My fear is that this one will set him back. KSO was just underutilized from start to finish. The rest of the cast including the female lead was fine.

The music was actually pretty good. It led to the suspense. The rewatch is maybe a 4. I'm not a rewatcher, but this is also had English dubs and I may check it out.

Overall, I would only recommend this to someone looking to pass 2 hours. Or just looking at something they truly don't have to think about. Like I said the effects are very good. And it is an adventure (and a comedy). If I had to compare it to another movie, I'd say Pirates of Penzance minus the singing rather than Pirates of the Caribbean (and it's definitely not Treasure Island). I'd say watch it if you love someone(s) in the cast. Watch it if you're just wanting to watch something. Do not watch it if you're looking for a grand adventure with pirates that look more likely to break out into a jaunty ditty than stab and steal your gold.

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The drama seemed to have a promising start… but it gradually made me want to tear my hair out in frustration. Why? There were those moments where Haru and Shin Hwal had this brother-sister affection but has to be marred by Haru's other intentions which eventually puts a rift to their sibling affections.

I leave my hatred to the writers. There could have been MORE to this drama. They have all the means in the world to evolve the story line into an epic something!

The main characters were all solid ones, portrayed by great actors and yet it flopped and killed my heart in the end. I couldn't say that I feel the same emptiness for the supporting cast because, I find liking the supporting cast more than the main ones. ~_~

There are two constant things that I liked in this drama. One, it was having Song Joong Ki as Ji Poong Ho. I love the persistence and his pure heart of a character. There are so many lines that he said to Haru but this one I like best: "It doesn't matter if you don't love me. I'll keep on loving you anyway." Aaaahh…. How could not the girl fall for someone like that? Geez… the guy's devotion all through out the drama was no joke even if you brought that to real life.

Two, was the lovely music all through out. If it wasn't for the music, this drama would have turned out more draggy that it seemed.

Over all, I couldn't really say I did not enjoy it and yet I couldn't also say I enjoyed it because there are some elements in this drama that was in the mediocre level. The word I could use for this drama is disappointing. Since that's what I was left feeling after finishing all 16 episodes. So don't expect me to recommend this... although, I would recommend the sound track for easy listening :)

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This is a story of a typical very soft hearted & hard working drama lead girl & her self evolution . 
The general manger guy hwang in deok is adorable . Love him ..he did well ..best character in the drama for me .
There aren’t many annoying side characters in this drama but some of them were boring. There are quite a few twists in the drama it satisfies u by the end though.
Loved the lead actors & they did enough to keep u hooked .
It has its own up and downs but overall I would definitely recommend this drama .
It’s fun ..good time pass

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