Reviews

Dazzling Like the Sun

This was so much fun and emotional, omg! I didn’t expect to enjoy this so much, but the story was addictive and entertaining that I had no choice but to binge this lowkey. The ghost stories are serious for the most part, but there was one silly one that I liked: the marathon runner who wanted to cross the finish line🤣.

Anyway, the OST was amazing; such catchy songs and beautifully moving string arrangements, just wow. I also loved the male lead’s wardrobe. He had STYLE. He had DRIP. Loved the scarf he would wear under his slightly unbuttoned shirt as well as the variety of colors of his clothes in general. No boring black suits, no, no. I also loved that he wore more than just a watch, but had a stack of bracelets on his wrist as well as rings on his fingers. Overall, Joo Jung Won was very masculine and well styled throughout the show. This did not take away from the comedy he delivered; really good timing from So Ji Sub! He was very entertaining to watch, which is why I already started his other romcom “Oh My Venus!”🥰🤭. I also really liked our sun, the female lead. Gong Sil may have been funky (at first) and weird, but she was MY weirdo. Loved her from the get-go, and I enjoyed seeing how her character progressed and got more mature over the course of the show!

The relationship conflict was a little dragged out, even though I did understand where the female lead was coming from, but I just really wanted them to be together at last!! I also wasn’t a big fan of the second female lead Yi Ryung. In my opinion, she had no development, and felt rather shallow and gave me mean girl energy. I don’t know why her pursuit of Kang Woo was successful in the end… But whatever. She was indeed GORGEOUS and that hairstyle was absolutely stunning on her, just wow.

Overall, the show was a lovely surprise. Sure, it’s definitely a product of its time, but it’s still super entertaining, has its sweet & romantic moments, and will make you emotional. All things considered, it wasn’t too terrible to watch from a 2026 perspective despite some of the characters’ behavior being… whatever (like the male lead being so mean, or some of the female lead’s acting (she did feel like an anime character sometimes), or the second female lead, or the villain (one word: TACKY), or some of the side characters’ terrible acting (the secretary…), or, or…) I didn’t care too much, because I was still very invested in the story. I’m sad I’m done with the show now😭☀️☀️

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comedy thriller worth a binge watch

Funny, intense, and genuinely thrilling, but also… WHERE TF ARE THEIR TEACHERS?! 😭 I swear I haven’t seen a single teacher in that entire school lol.

I’m not sure if there’s going to be a second season, but I really wish they had explored the romantic arcs a little more, both with Aki and Asamiya. I also would’ve loved to know more about what happened with Shimura’s mom and her illness. There were a few things that felt a little unfinished or left untold.

That said, I’m honestly fine with that if they’re setting things up for a second season, because there’s definitely more story to tell. 👀

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The Idea was good, but the execution is bad.

I just watched this randomly because the Poster gave 'The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)' vibes, and after watching, i guess there were some parts where it was like that, but i was quite disappointed after finishing it.

The story was good to be honest, like the idea and the emotions behind it. It's raw. It's gritty. It's well thought out, but it was just the way they executed it that made it boring for me. I wasn't quite getting what the heck they were trying to do in the first quarter of the movie. I get that it's gonna be a mystery/crime because obviously the ML is a lawyer, but they were trying to build up 3 plot lines at the same time in the beginning, so it was kinda confusing for me whether I was watching a life drama, crime, or romance. It was all over the place.

The worst part is, the Crime that ML was trying to fight for was left open-ended. We didn't even get to the end of it.

The romance part, no! i wouldn't really call it romance, but the thing with FL reminded me of 'Old Boy' in terms of plot twist. If you watched that movie, you'll know what i mean. I was really confused about what they were going for with her. She was kinda like a distraction, but as you kept watching, more plot twists got revealed, and again, if it had been handled correctly, it would've been an amazing plotline.

If they kept going with ML's life drama/story and leaned into that more, it would've been a great movie, because that alone, the way they built it up, was already a solid story. It kinda tied to the title of the movie actually, now that I'm looking back on it. Giving it a double meaning. 

The acting was solid. ML was such a good actor. His acting was such a hard carry, despite the movie being boring. His character was well written, emotional, and got a lot of depth to it.

FL, this is my second time seeing her. She's very different here, and it's amazing how she handled the character. 

Overall, I don't know. This is meh for me. Sorry.

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a perfect thai coded drama

Honestly, I needed this bl. Not because the script was super deep or meaningful but because this is the type of bl you like to watch after switching between 3 or 4 airing series. The whole script is really predictable so I didn't really have to concentrate on every word, every scene only on the vibe and the jokes because nobody can tell me that the script haven't being made to make us laugh. Every fiber of Pond's character was here to make myself laugh to death without taking away is attachment issues and his family problems. We can easily see each character's background without taking away the funny parts.
One other thing that I love was the play. especially Phuwin's. I've seen all his drama and I can easily say that this one is one of my favorites. Due to all the soap opera lines of Pond, I think he had to concentrate a lot more, him and Pond, to not laugh of lose the deep implicit message behind some dialogues.
Now my fav part: William and Est. I truly love this duo and craved their apparition together in the series. I find their alchemy sublime and their roles perfect for each other. Their dynamic, which was the opposite of Pond and Phuwin one, created some calming yet intense breaks that made me want more (thing that I got in Peach and me).
I also have to talk about the things that I disliked. First of all, some aspects of Pond's billionaire life. Yes, we know that your rich, that you can buy anything, but please, sometimes it was too much (like the island or the restaurant). Second of all, the wedding. In ep 9, Phuwin asks Pond to not make his proposal but in ep 10 Pond did exactly the opposition, and in too big (I'm talking about the live stream, the drones and all the rest, for almost not inviting his own parents to the ceremony.
In overall, I liked this drama and I recommend it to people wanting to watch thai coded boy's love to relax after braining to hard.

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Most underrated chinese drama

I was running out of shows to watch a few days ago and then I saw someone on xiaohongshu recommending this show and saying they rewatched it three times already. I got curious and with zero expectations I just clicked on it... and wow, got hooked after literally one episode! It's so good. It’s been ages since I watched a drama without speeding up or skipping anything. Binge watched the whole thing in two days and now I'm feeling totally empty inside. Kinda regret not hearing about this earlier, it is just brilliant. Seriously why is this drama so underrated and why is nobody talking about it? The actors are great, the plot is interesting and you just want to know what’s gonna happen next each episode. I’m so glad I stumbled upon this drama.

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THE WRITERS WERE DEFINITELY HUMAN - FLAWED FLAWED FLAWED!

I understand the show is about robot love. I also think the actors were phenomenal. Kang Jun really embraced the dual role. Even down to the facial expressions and features/mannerisms. Excellent acting as always. FL had great acting as well because she definitely annoyed me most of the series with the whole “I love the machine more than the man” thing. Here’s my thing…

1. I absolutely hate how they villainized the Human Nan Sin. Was he at an age where he is definitely responsible for his actions? Yes. Was his behavior also the fault of the people around him? Yes! Imagine at a young age losing your dad, getting stripped from your mom, having to make a plea deal with your grandfather to essentially keep you hostage in order to keep said mom alive, leaving to go find said mom 20 years later, only to be hit by a truck putting you in a coma because you’d been followed, woke up from said coma to find out your mom had you replaced with a robot - who’s identical to you - the minute you were abducted just fill her own selfish void; and now the robot who has NO FLAWS BECAUSE IT’S A ROBOT is loved by everyone and preferred over you. He had every right to feel how he felt throughout the drama. And his redemption ark was too late in my opinion. Don’t give us a change of heart for the last 2 episodes. In the first place, Nam Sin was supposed to be out of that Coma by episode 9, have his few moments and then have a change of heart by episode 13. At least getting time to spend with his mother outside of become the human muse for the AI Nam Sin.

2. FL was insufferable. Maybe it’s just me who’s not into the whole robot love thing but to say that she doesn’t care if the real Nam Sin dies when the Robot Nam Sin wanted to save him was a bit much for me. Like get a grip hunny! The robot was modeled after him and you’d rather a human die than a robot that can be fixed? Which brings me to my 3rd point…

3. THE MOM PUSHING ROBOT NAM SIN OUT THE WAY TO SAVE HIM FROM DYING ONLY TO END UP DYING HERSELF?Again it may have taken some work but if he were damaged she could have fixed him.

4. I just love how the Chairman got a cop out because he’s an old man with dementia. Where was the justice for his crimes? How did Mr. Seo’s assistant not end up in jail with him?

I just felt like the humans took it way too far but I guess that’s the point of the show.

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A show from woman to women

I love how absolutely clear whenever a story is written by a woman. It touches themes and it’s so delicate on some points that u cannot not like it, especially if you are a woman.

But first things first. I totally entered this expecting a soft, fluffy, maybe a little spicy but overall very funny show, something that would entertain me and keep my head light for some time. BOY I WAS WRONG! It was such a train wreck, an unexpected one, to the point where i was emotionally drained and honestly glad it was over the moment i actually finished it. Not because it was bad (quite the opposite) but because damn, you literally couldn’t catch a break in this show.

L’altro and Wine were very much in love since episode one and it took the astonishing amount of 12 crazy long episodes to actually get together in a relationship. It felt weirdly realistic, because at the end of the day what happened between and around them justified their behavior. I’ve read everywhere complaint towards Wine and her behavior, but i truly want to say something. This is s show, so ofc its not that deep and it’s up to everybody interpretation, but could you genuinely imagine how it must fee being in wine place? Without a father, with a mother that cares more about facts than the emotions of her own daughter, dating someone who was with you not for you but for how you looked, then being accused by everyone on the whole agency to have slept her way to her position, being molested and almost sexually assaulted by your coworker and when you denounce it you don’t get acknowledged, but they actually fire you because you are the one creating an hostile work environment. I don’t see how anyone can end up in any different way from her: cold and very diffident towards any person that tries to gets closer to you. Yeah, she dragged it out, yeah, it was extremely infuriating to see her keep leaving, never actually giving an answer to lal, making mistakes that could have easily been prevented by talking instead of running away every time. But at the end of the day, isn’t being difficult and not being just passive robots what makes us humans, humans?

All on the other hand was Asante, nd knew to not let her go, especially when she needed it so much. She was very literally the it girl of the show, girlbos, peak character, literally one of the best main lead ever written. Loved her.

i especially loved the well, 2-seconds-screentime second couple, i found them so cute and pretty and i found tangkwa very relatable cause i am someone who overthinks and gets over paranoid whenever i am around people that i care about. I wished that they could have explored it just a little little bit more, but I’m ok with this. Proud was another amazing character.

As i said before i really really really loved how hey actually took some very important topics that are very female related and did not shy away from talking about it. I loved how they didn’t have any problem talking about periods, which like hell yeah, i know it sounds so like a non problem but thinking about it, I don’t remember a single show before this one when period were mentioned so normally, even in shows that are female dominated. And i mean, i am a woman and i do talk about it, it is a topic that its not like it should become the protagonist of a show but ir shouldn’t be exactly be a taboo, given how normal of a topic it is between girls.

And especially i found the topic of work arassement to be treated very well. I liked the speeches that they made at the end, i like how disgusting Korn character was, how he tried to maniupulate other, how they realized that some people just never change and never gets better, and i loved how, regardless of how bad it may sounds, they said to “push forward “ denouncing him to the police , instead of like “leaving him be” because he has a family an a young daughter. Given tat the public of this show is prevailing female, its a beautiful and extremely important message to send, to keep your head up and not stop or compromise to keep his reputation or his family instant. That’s important and beautiful.
Plus, nice touch with how wine behaved near him. It was perfect, and it really incapsulated the feeling of having to deal this close with some that previously molested you. I found it heartbreaking, but writing wise it was a very well made choice.

I don’t have many words to spend on the acting cast cause honestly they all did very very great. Well actually i wanna praise specifically Jingjing, cause she pulled off wine perfectly, and Wine was by far the most difficult character to ply, yet i felt every single emotion. Oh and kudos to whoever played Korn (opposite forgot his name) cause he genuinely made me wanna punch is face over and over and over again like conveying that level of disgust in a human is crazy so like props to him for that.

The staff did a pretty great job with this show. The editing wasn’t confused, the pace was pretty good (like finally a show that doesn’t sound rushed or slowed down but it actually felt pretty balanced). The styling and makeup were amazing, like literally i wanna know who decided every single wine and lal outfit and i want to steal their closet cause honestly it was just that good and wine is so pretty that she pulled off everything so nicely omg.
The coloring is not my favorite, I’m not exactly into pretty and soft lighting, but i think it made sense with majority of the story, and honestly when it needed to have a more serious tone, those scenes happened in the dark, so honestly I’m pretty ok with that.. love the little doodles that kept appearing here and there.

Overall it was a very good show, that i do recommend to anybody. Not sure how rewatchable it is, given how deep and dark the story gets, but overall it was genuinely amazing and a great experience.

Ps. Bas and Numnim should have been fired i am so sorry those two couldn’t do their job to save their life

Pps. Figured out the spy minute 1 of the show, so on that we can lowkey work on a little

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Arrestingly beautiful and deep characters

One of my favorites of the year so far. Obviously great acting considering the cast, but He Yu especially stood out with his performance. I did feel that it fell flat on a couple of storylines. The ending had so much potential but it was rushed and unsatisfying. Should have shown how the crown prince faked his death and the reactions of everyone (especially his son and tian yuan) when he returned. Was in tears for the last five episodes. Meng Zi Yi’s character felt too cold at first but her composure and eventual devotion to He Yu’s character was beautifully depicted.

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Basic but enjoyable.

it's basic but cute. the comedy's timing makes it so much enjoyable, especially arm's group of friends.

tbh i'm not the craziest fan of ForceBook, not their fault though, but their previous series just don't do anything for me. but in this case, they were pretty good and it's 100% my favorite series of them.

PerthSanta's story was okay. nothing bad but nothing amazing as well. their acting was great and im excited for their future.

my favorite storyline has to be JuniorMark. it's just too cute, emotional and natural. chemistry is on point and the portrait of each character is great.

Faifa is the best character on whole series and Junior's delivery is amazing. I love him so much.

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Emotional whiplash

The switch-up from the humorous and fun beginning to the bloody and tragic ending full of death is INSANEEE. The drama lured me into a false sense of security that it was a fun, time-travel reverse-harm about a quirky and modern FL surprising everyone with her boldness. Instead, it turned into a deathly struggle for power as it corrupts the brother princes fighting for it.

The FL had insane chemistry with all the princes. She may be cringy but I loved her for it. It was so sad to watch her lose her spark as the people she loved kept dying around her.

The ending was a spit in the face. The director better watch out if I ever catch him because all he gonna get is these hands!! To separate the moon lovers across time and space, and leaving them to die believing the other hated them...I'm still in tears. Scarlet Heart Ryeo is not for the faint of heart, watch at your own risk.

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Typical With One Exception

At first I thought, " If Sold Out On You and Vincenzo got married and had a baby it would be Our Sticky Love." It even reminded me a little of the American movie Overboard with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. But as the characters in Taffy Village came into the picture, it became its own voice.

This drama had all the hallmarks of the typical rom com Kdrama, with one exception. The criminal part of the storyline. For those, sometimes like me, who say in a review that they wished the writer would have gone deeper into a character's storyline, this is the drama for you. At first, the digging deeper is into Tae Ha's past as we find out why he ditched boxing and became a gangster. But then, the digging deeper is in the antagonist Sang Gil, the criminal who employs Tae Ha. And we find out how these two, who seemingly have so little in common, are in fact connected quite a bit. To be honest, this was the storyline I liked the most about the entire drama. It is a story of trauma turned to anger, turned to greed and viciousness, and finally turned to deep regret. It is also the twist in the story I did not see coming. It was a nice surprise amongst all the predictability of this typical Kdrama. Well done to actor Heo Sung Tae in his portrayal of the dastardly Baek Sang Gil in the present, and to Song Geon Hee (one of my favorite actors) who plays the younger, and more vulnerable, Sang Gil showing how his abusive upbringing launched him into a life of crime.

This drama was more than typical because within the romantic, comedy cliche's of the Kdrama rom com was a story about a father and son. It was poignant and sad standing in stark contrast to the merriment around it.

This drama has a stellar cast, some of the all time greats of Kdramas and they all bring their A-game to the story. Then there are some surprises like Lee Jun Young who brilliantly played Kaito and was such a nice addition to the drama.

The story will seem to wrap up around episode 10, but stick with it. I almost dropped it, but decided to watch 11 thinking I would fast forward through it. Turns out it was my favorite episode.

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