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I think this is a rom-com with chaos as its mix

I enjoyed this to a certain point, let me take you through what the plot following a prosecutor who almost loses her life in the hand of a powerful gangster she has been investigating, at the end of her life she is saved by man, unknowing to her he was a boy she saw when she was much younger in her school days life and also met him in the latter part of her life, when she had grown older. He also had another identity as the second in command in the gangster group that almost took her life.
He gets her into hiding in the countryside as he retires from being a gangster as his reward for completing his last task (ending the girl's life). I believe this is where we follow them through the story as she finds her lost memories, gets a boyfriend, makes true friends, gets jealous, and gets protected.

Going into what I love about this story.

I really loved the relationships that were formed between Eun Sae and the characters in the countryside. At first Eun Sae was at odds with many people in the village: Tae Ha's grandma, the shaman (Cho Maeng Suk), Kim Pil Seung's mother(Paeng Hui Ja), and many others, but over time, amidst the conflicts and the quarrels, strong relationships grew, and true friendships were found. There was something heartfelt in how these people who found nothing but quarrels with Eun Sae were willing to root for her. The relationship between Tae Ha and his grandma was touching; everything he did and did not do was for his grandma. Likewise, his interactions with others in the community, they loved him and were willing to understand. Even the moment he went back into being a gangster while being forced, they just hugged him and comforted him; that was the peak of the true relationship.

At the end, when the community gathered to beat the Bad Guys, that clearly shows what their bonds were like. The fights were so hilarious.

I find people dislike the actress's acting and her character; I am not one of them. I felt the actress really put effort into her character and portraying it convincingly am really not sure of an actress that could fit the role better than her. Her character (Eun Sae), even while she woke up in a hospital bed at the start of the drama and behaved like that, wanting a handsome man as her boyfriend, I believe that was what she wanted, as in he life as a prosecutor or even before she became a prosecutor. Eun Sae lost her memories, but she carried the characteristics from her inner self, which she never really revealed.

Tae Ha was one of the greenest ML if you ask me, he loved one girl his life, he protected her at the risk of getting caught and killed, he became her boyfriend for her own safety and tried not to past the boundary, even while she fell in love with him later in the story he waited for her to recover he memory for her to make the choice she won't regret later on.
Tae Ha has been through so much since young, but it all stems from the undying love he has for his grandma and the unwillingness to let her die. I found his love for his grandma so heartfelt. She was his Achilles heel, but he doesn't care.

WHAT I FOUND NOT GOOD.

THE SCRIPT WAS LACKING IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

The second couple wasn't fleshed out at all. Why did Su Ji push Gi Jun away? I did not get any of that: no flashbacks or backstories, then at the end Gi Jun had a realization of what the girl meant to him, and Su Ji accepted him, and they planned marriage. IT HAD NO REAL IMPACT ON ME AS THE VIEWER.

I would have loved to see Jung Sun Won and Hyang Seon dating or building feelings for each other; something was already happening before the show ended, I felt it would be more interesting.

Tae Ha's behavior as a 14-year-old trained gangster puts me off at certain times

Final Thoughts.

I think this is the kind of drama I would watch for the fun and for some hilarious moments between people in the villages and how they form a bond from everyday quarrels to genuine care.

The script made its character overly exaggerate at some moments and it should have ended sooner than the 12 episodes given. Baek Saengil reveal of being Tea Ha Father was out of place and seem to came into the story for Baek Saengil to kill himself, as the Tae Ha never knew at the end of the show. I guess it would have given him more peace at mind not knowing his father.

Done and Dusted 7.5

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This series gave me post series depression. I NEED a season 2.

GUYS! I didn't know chinese bl dramas got a game like that. Like this series is so well written, I love the characters, I just like how it all come together. I will say that I will need maybe a hundred more of this series and there won't be any other opinions.

I'm going to break down what I like about this series. The mc and male lead definitely have chemistry with each other. I can assure you that if you are planning to watch this, you should go for it and watch it. There are comedic moments where I laughed, cried, got angry all those small emotions I can feel and express it from each episodes. And can I just say that the actors look amazing? Like HELLO? Especially Xia Liu Li's family they are all handsome and beautiful! Don't get me started on He Chu San too, I would go to the frontlines to protect him.

Anyways, moving on the plot is quite interesting because I don't think I have watched something like this. There are some Bls that has action, gang fighting type of series but it was never executed like this which is refreshing. Each scene, each voice lines carries weight and they are done very well. Especially the angsty parts, they got me rolling down on the floor with tears and depression.

The actings were also on point, there were no filler episodes nor boring ones. I feel like every episode connects with each other. I wanted to give kudos to the actors, editors, people behind the scenes for making this come to life because I know it must hard to do so but still being able to deliver this masterpiece. Also thank you for reading my review!

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Our Sticky Love is an engaging show that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

Our Sticky Love is an engaging show that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

This show does something that others desperately try and fail, but this time they succeeded by mixing rom-com, mystery and action and getting it right with well balanced story where none of these elements overshadows the other!

The romance starts early, and once it gets going it never goes away, regardless of the evil lurking in the shadows or simply someone willing to put their life on the line to protect their loved ones!

The cast is excellent, and the acting is superb! The main leads and the villain do exactly what they are supposed to do every time! The characters remain loyal to their nature and deliver an amazing performance throughout every second of the show. The side characters don't feel like they are filler, but instead, they fill the world and make you interested in them while they contribute one way or the other to main plot and/or the main characters.

I strongly recommend watching this drama! and I would most definitely add this one to my forever rewatch list!

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Best of all time (seriously)

I must confess, I did this show a great injustice. I have watched and rewatched this series, but I never left a single review for what i consider to be the best costume drama show of all time.

LLTG is the story of growing pains, family, romance, and political intrigue, all embroiled into one from the POV of a teenager, Chen Saoshang. Technically, this is nothing new in costume drama land, there are hundreds of costume drama story like this. But LLTG stood out with its stellar story telling, casting, acting, and directing. I applaud the director, Fei Zhenxiang, the story writing, and the actors of this show, for breathing life into the characters.

First, the acting. I have to highlight the main character of this story: Chen Saoshang. CSS as a character was as different as it gets from me as the audience, in terms of age, time period she lived in, family situation, and personality. But throughout the series, I can't help but myself in her shoes, sympathize with her, and root for her. CSS was flawed, immature at parts, innocent, and sometimes too smart for her own good. We will see her make mistake and mature up as an adult, and I felt the loss as she matured due to what she went through. And not just CSS, but also the rest of the actors breathed life into the characters. Each character were unique, they were not just mob character just to support the leads, but each acting was believable and true to character, and the cast has great chemistry.

Second, the storytelling. In theory, this story was as common as it gets, a girl gets together with a dreamy guy, there will be other suitors as well, and she gets embroiled into politics due to said guy. Seemingly nothing special. But what I like about this story, is how things flow realistically and how it takes time to develop. The dialog was smart but natural, even laugh out funny at times. Forget cringy expository dialog. And not just dialog, everyone had a driving reason behind what they do, and given their situation, what they do make sense. For example, the story does not shy away from the fact that LBY is too good for CSS, and the characters admitted it, even CSS herself. But later in S2, as we get to understand LBY's perspective, we understood why he fell so hard, against his better judgement, and how deeply flawed he is because of his past.

Another example would be the realistic character growth. Often times in dramas, once the characters fall in love, they become cookie cutter characters, head over heels in love, and everything is seen from rose-colored glasses. But CSS and LBY are 2 different people with different personalities. She fell for someone else, because someone like her would not right out-of-the-box fall for someone like LBY, they clashed often, as any couple do, and this conflict and growth was depicted realistically. I even learned some things from their relationship.

Third, the casting. I love, love the casting of this series. Everyone are looking appropriate for their role, who's supposed to be old are old, who are supposed to be plain looking are plain looking, those who are supposed to be ripped are ripped (LBY, im looking at you). The make up and lighting was natural and not overdone, cinematic, even. Usually with idol dramas, I always have a hard time telling apart one person from another (I'm bad telling faces apart) because they all looks bling, as if they're trying to cram as many idols in as possible. For example, Cheng Shaogang (Shaosang's twin brother) commented, he could never expect Yangyang to get the same fate as Shaosang, because Saoshang is prettier. The audience can easily pick this up, because Yang yang looks plainer, though memorable in its own way. But not so in other dramas where often time i can't tell apart who's supposed to be considered plain and who's pretty because everyone was equally bling.

Fourth and lastly, the directing is simply chef's kiss. I like how it's subtle and cinematic the camerawork is. You wont find silly mistakes like shaky or halted frames (often found even high budget cdrama) or other accidental misses. Their work was perfect given the limited time and budget. I was very surprised to find out later that the series was at first only a filler series (so it didn't have SS+ budget) and was suddenly forced to air earlier, and they were in such a hurry that they didn't have any reserve eps, and often times, they finished editing just the night before the day they need to air. There were even some air and edit later. I love how subtle and quiet the music is, but apparently it is not intentional, as they did not have time for the OST until around eps 20 or so. But accidentally it makes the tone of the drama more endearing and special.

All in all, I highly recommend anyone to watch Love Like the Galaxy, even if you don't like cdramas.

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Predictable, weak romance, stiff acting

The story had a premise I actually would have enjoyed, but the execution was unfortunately very predictable and often felt boring. Even though the episodes were only around ~25 minutes long and mostly focused on relevant scenes, they still somehow felt slow.

The main couple was probably my biggest problem. I genuinely didn’t understand what they liked about each other. Most of their conversations were just about work, the baby, or how much they loved each other, without really showing any chemistry or connection. Their relationship also progressed ridiculously fast considering how little time they had actually spent together. I mean, they barely knew each other before getting engaged, moving in together and meeting each other’s parents.

Also, the very beginning of the drama had me questioning the writing immediately. In episode 1, she literally says that she has no value as a woman, and his response is basically to "kiss" her, they sleep together, and two months later she’s pregnant. Like… what exactly was I supposed to take away from that? 😭
It felt like the drama created a very weird connection between her insecurity about her worth as a woman and becoming pregnant.

I did like the FL actress. She’s a good actress, although her character was written way too naively and weakly for my taste. The ML, on the other hand, really struggled with acting. His posture and movements were so stiff that he sometimes looked like a robot or a statue, which made it difficult to take some scenes seriously. The 2ML was the complete opposite and way too dramatic with his facial expressions.

There were also so many typical drama misunderstandings and forced conflicts, especially with the FL constantly feeling guilty and making decisions based on that guilt.

The production itself was definitely one of the strongest points. The picture quality and camera work were good, and at least the short episodes made it fast to get through.

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Only watched for Byeon Woo Seok

First of all I would like to say I watched this because Byeon Woo Seok. The plot is basically like particles in the air, you can't see or feel it. In short there was no plot.

I feel like the main character have more chemistry with the villain rather than the male lead. And i feel like the only interesting part was the villains backstory. Honestly, I had to skip to a lot of parts because its filled with filler episodes and nothing is adding on to the story.

Don't get me started on the male lead. He's just forced to be there to take up space and somehow ended up with the main character. I would like to repeat, there is NO chemistry between the male lead and mc. Honestly, don't fucking watch this its not worth your time if you're just here for the story, i'm a special case because I watched for the actor.

That's all i'd like to say, thank you :)

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Beware! This series is so addicting

I saw a small clip of this on tiktok. And it was quite interesting so I decided to watch it without knowing what I signed up for.

Spoilers ahead!

First of all, I would like to say that this BL series managed to grasped my heart. Throughout the whole series is like a rollercoaster for real! When I first begin watching the show, I didn’t expect that the male lead would have a certain disability. Because not a lot of BL series would want to include that but the way they execute in the series was amazing.

There was a lot of emotions and problems that both the male lead and the main character has to faced. One of them was when the male lead broke down and showed his true emotions like when his mother ended up in the hospital. He couldn’t keep it together and just burst out his true feelings. I think that scene was a huge breakthrough of his character because that just shows that he’s human too. Like he never wanted to be deaf in the first place and he wanted to be normal. It kinda shows that the male lead is not always smiley and happy, there is some things that he wants to have which adds up to the male lead character.

The reason why I rated this series so high is because they are able to communicate their feelings with each other. For example, in the first three episodes, its true that the main character is hiding things behind the male leads back but when they sit down, face to face, the main character tells him the truth. There is no need for lies and less room for misunderstanding. So when they stumble on an issue like the male leads friend tries to break the main character and male leads relationship, he straight up told her like “Him being deaf is not going to be a burden to me because i love him” something like that.

In other words, theres a lot of great communication throughout the whole series. I also think that the plot is interesting. Honestly, I would love to watch something like this more often! I’m so happy that its a happy ending :)

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At the start of the story it was interesting and the plot was really good. The main characters have chemistry and I could just feel the emotions. It was addicting to watch as the plot thickens and everyone unweaving their own issues.

The reason why I dropped this is I feel like after episode 28, they are dragging the drama for too long. I feel like episode 29 onwards is just to add extra time for the drama with no plot. It's very repetitive and just lost the plot at this point.

Slight spoiler, after Wen Yifan saw her uncle (gonna get death sentenced) and aunt being in jail and Sang Yan is safe in the hospital, they should've ended there because its a good point to end but they just keep on dragging and dragging the story so it gets boring.

One thing that i would also like to comment is that i don't really feel the chemistry between the second couple. It just feels forced and there wasn't anything that was tying them together. Its just always about the guy's family and issues. The girl would always have to check up on the guys family and help to resolve it. So it kinda feels like every time they spend their time together its mostly like going to include the guys family problems.

I'm done ranting, Thank you for listening and reading :P

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Sad in misery

Spoilers ahead!!
I’m gonna be honest, I watched this because I saw Sea was playing a role in this series. But then again I did see a bunch of edits on TikTok saying that this is quite a fun series to watch. I do agree that this series has a lot of comedic scenes but the thing is there wasn’t any plot.

Expanding on my reasoning, I can see that there are 3 main characters in this series and I don’t mind that. Starting with the first episode where the first main character explaining how him and his boyfriend gets together through a flashback. Can I just say that it’s a long ass flashback bro. Like what do you mean it took almost 4 episodes for a flashback and then it went back to the present for a few minutes only for the scene to go back to the past again because they haven’t explained it completely like it wasn’t even halfway done.

This would be a good series if you don’t really care for the plot, you’re just there to watch a certain actor or just for the fun drama. In my opinion, this just narrows down to your own preference cause I prefer strong characters with a well written story and this series doesn’t fit into that category. But this series does have a good ost y’all so that’s a plus!

Other than that, I don’t really have much to say. I was kinda disappointed that I never get to see PerthSanta (I’m 8 episodes in and it’s still talking about ForceBook relationship). But anyways I would I go continue to watch this? Maybe, it’s not a definite no.

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Spoilers ahead!
I think that this series is good don't get me wrong but i think once the male lead and mc got together and slowly have their happy ending I couldn't continue watching cause i know that they are gonna be happy together. I think episode 34 confirms it as everyone in the family knows that mc is dating the male lead, the mc's father realised that he's being used by his "mistress" and their project is going smoothly. I believe that the last two episodes is just going to be buffer episodes and also trying to wrap things up. Ending it in episode 34 is a good end for me because i feel like there's not much lore going on, just some fluff and extras. This is my personal opinion so don't take it to heart.

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Spoilers ahead!
I'm going to start by saying that this series does not hit my expectation but I do think that it is an interesting concept. It doesn't hit my expectation because I feel that each character doesn't really have a backstory and their personalities are quite similar to each other. They are funny, they like hanging out with each other but there isn't much plot to work with to drive the story deeper.

Honestly out of the four couples that played within the series I think Q (Winny's Character) and Toey (Satang's Character) has the most sufficient story writing. Like how the characters first met and how they bring that to the present is quite interesting. It's the main reason I stayed to watch and get this far. I feel that Tan (Aou's Character) and Khaofang (Boom's Character) could've pushed this series further but It felt as if they decided to cut that off.

I would like to say one thing Peem (Phuwin's Character) and Phum (Pond's Character) their love story was not executed well. I just feel that the chemistry between them doesn't feel real it feels forced. I do understand what the writers are trying to show which is enemies to lovers but the way the characters acted in the series is like putting a dynamite in a dark room.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend watching this series. I feel that their other series is wayyyy better compared to this one. I'm not sure why its executed in this way, perhaps the writers just wanted to put a lot of BL actors in one show so they have to cut down in some scenes but this is not my cup of tea like this is not how it should be. All in all, this is just my experience when watching the series, don't take it to heart, its just my opinion on it. Thanks for reading, goodbye :)

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