Reviews

honestly I’m here for it

I remember this being announced a while back and I’m just happy we are finally getting this drama. so far I’m loving it. despite the chaos nature this is one of the dramas that I just love watching right now especially since most of the other dramas I’m watching right now are going through its angst part and this drama just cheers me up. it’s so cute/ cahotic at times and I truly love the casting of this drama so far. I love how we were set up with the main characters and all the couples in this story so far. I’m literally obsessed with the two main leads like they look so good together 🤭. I’m loving the other two couples as well and can’t wait for their stories to unfold.

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??Wei Ta Shi Tu(The Deal of Love) : Peak Acting, Peak Chaos, Peak Entertainment ??

went into Wei Ta Shi Tu thinking I’d just “another VDRAMA let me give it a gobecause i like both Main Lead however from the very first scene I was emotionally invested in everyone’s life choices 😂🔥

The story is dramatic in the best way — twists, tension, scheming, and those delicious “WAIT WHAT?!” moments. But honestly, the real magic is the main leads.

Zhang Linghe absolutely ate his role 😭🔥
Wang Churan matched him scene for scene with that perfect mix of elegance, chaos, and emotional punch 💖
The Main Leads chemistry was Electric. Chaotic. Addictive. I was giggling, gasping, and occasionally yelling at my screen like a clown 🤡✨

The visuals are gorgeous, the pacing is smooth, and the acting is way better than I expected for a Vertical Drama. Over all this drama was Fun, dramatic, beautifully acted, and dangerously bingeable.
If you love strong leads, sharp tension, and a sprinkle of unhinged energy, this drama is calling your name 📣🔥

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The ending...

The fact that Jira (a struggling artist) ended up with Koh (the rich owner of an AI company) is crazy work. Especially when Koh fed Jira's art (without his consent) to his AI softwear. Their morals are diametrically opposed and Jira rightfully left Koh because of it. I would have been happy if the show just ended with them broken up. But they just HAD to get back together without actually resolving any of their previous conflict. Like don't piss me off. I think this show really could have delivered a powerful message on the challenges artists are facing because of the rise of AI. Instead it tells artists to succumb to the whims of the AI CEOs. Like actually wtf.

Overall a very well produced show but I can't get over it's confused messaging.

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"Heihachiro of the nose is standing guard for lovers!"

Based on French playwright Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, Samurai Saga may be the definitive film version of the story about a poetic swordsman who believes no woman could love him because of his large nose. Mifune Toshiro gave an emotionally compelling performance as the humorous and heartbreaking samurai who was willing to set aside his own feelings for the happiness of the woman he loved.

Komaki Heihachiro is a gifted swordsman and poet, able to do both at the same time. He’s in love with his childhood friend, Lady Ochii, never letting on how he feels. She falls in love with the handsome Jurota believing him to have a noble mind. She begs Komaki to protect him which her friend reluctantly does. Turns out Jurota doesn’t have many creative thoughts which puts a damper on the romance. Komaki writes poetry for him to claim as his own which lures the lady back in. On a night before the two are called to battle, hidden under the moonlight, Komaki declares his love and yearnings through Jurota to Lady Ochii.

Samurai Saga was a full-blown romantic triangle featuring true love, poetry, humor, sword fights, bloody battles, and tragic revelations. Mifune Toshiro played Cyrano/Komaki. He managed the humor while dialing back the full manic he displayed in Seven Samurai and Rashomon. His scene under the moonlight and his final scene with the Lady Ochii were among some of his best work I’ve seen. Heartachingly vulnerable and brave at the same time. With Mifune it took little imagination to believe he could take on 25 attacking samurai and live to tell the boisterous tale, his romantic side was the revelation. Takarada Akira (Godzilla 1954) was the handsome and forthright samurai lacking the deep thoughts his lady so desperately craved. I was more familiar with Tsukasa Yoko’s work in Ozu films, but here she was convincing as the lady in love with the poetry and letters not written by the fair face she thought owned her heart.

Samurai Saga was a funny and sorrowful tale of poetic misunderstandings. Though theirs was a world of turmoil and shifting political powers, the three people ensconced in their romantic triumvirate saw only the face of their beloved. The mask of the undaunted and beautiful spirit would ultimately be revealed under the gentle fall of cherry blossoms in one of Mifune’s finer performances. If you enjoy older Japanese films or adaptations of Cyrano de Bergerac this would be one to try.

"Empty handed I journey to the moon, only taking my undaunted spirit."

16 March 2026

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ok if you never watched a teen age drama before.. otherwise....

If you never watched a coming of age drama you can watch this, if you did?
Run...fool.

This drama is not "bad" but it's not great. It was created in laboratory with all the right check marks:
Sweet main couple✅
Funny second couple✅
Quite ml ✅
Bubbly FL✅
Group of friends with useless characters ✅
And the list goes on and on...

Plot: a girl befriends a guy believing he was the repiant of her deceased brother heart.
We found out he's not the receiver but they already became"friends". So... let's keep rolling I guess..
They obviously fall in love and yada yada yada.

Positives:

I liked the plot device of an organ receiver as a way to connect 2 people and 2 struggling families. Unfortunately this point also goes into the negatives because we don't explore the theme that much.

Female lead. Maybe I'm a biased but I liked this actress in any single one of her drama, even the bad ones.

The "non toxic vibes" of this drama. It is really light-hearted.

Negatives:

Too formulaic.
We hit every possible point of a generic teen age drama. There is nothing original here at all.
The point where they start to "like each other" doesn't make really sense.

The FL starts looking at the ml "differently" after a philosophical speech about COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. What?🤣
He on the other hand finds her annoying but gets over protective all of a sudden.
I don't know man. I feel they develop real feelings at a reasonable pace but their initial "sparkle" is senseless.

The love "rivals" add nothing to the story.
Both the FL and the ml get the attention of someone else in the very beginning of the drama but their story line gets killed immediately. What's the point?

The drama tries to involve the other 2 members of the squad into the plot by making them fight. We as the audience never cared about these 2 background characters...

I'm dropping this at episode 17. I saw the same story many times and this drama is the embodiment of "go girl, give us nothing".

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The concept is cringy adorable

This is my 2nd drama of Jisoo, and if you dont mind reading the other review on one of her dramas, it is clear I didnt watch this because of her.
If you are looking for a romance turmoil of crinchy punchlines, cliché glamorous romance tropes with a sprinkle of modern tech, then this drama is for you.
I am personally enjoying it very much. The kya screams, giggles and kicks in the air were plenty and i havent even completed the drama yet.
Read some knetz having issues with jisoo's acting, but then again, its knetz, they have issues with everybody (cough cough Seablings 🤣). But i thought she has done well, and played the written character well.
Oh and it was so nice seeing the multiple faces of different mls. Gosh if only this futuristic tech becomes a reality in the future. Fl is living a dream ✨️
Conclusion: worth the watch, will update review once completed.

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Giving Old Wuxia Vibes

It’s a solid watch that dives into how the messy choices and old grudges of the previous generation basically set the stage for all the drama the younger characters have to clean up. Honestly, watching Mu Qingyan and Cai Zhao piece together the truth behind all that history and deal with the fallout was easily the highlight of the show. Visually, the production is just gorgeous—the costumes and cinematography are all beautiful.This was my first drama that I stuck with all the way to the end with Zhou Yiran in which he slayed.

The acting was pretty good across the board, even if the plot started feeling a bit repetitive after a while. It fell into a bit of a cycle where Mu Qingyan would pull some scheme, and then Cai Zhao would just figure it out and explain the whole thing. Their dynamic was interesting, though the pacing at the start was so fast it was hard to buy into his instant attachment to her. I actually respected Cai Zhao at first for not wanting to ditch her family and sect for a guy and that it’s great to see a female lead with her own life but as the story went on and showed how hypocritical and selfish the "Six Righteous Sects" actually were, her stance felt a bit contradictory. It’s hard to claim you just want a "peaceful life" when you're turning a blind eye to all that injustice around you.

Mu Qingyan was a huge reason the drama worked for me. He was cunning, manipulative, and didn't shy away from being ruthless to get what he wanted. So many male leads these days turn into total softies halfway through, so I loved that he kept his edge, even if I wish he had a bit more of a personal mission to give his character more weight. The main villain was pretty easy to spot from day one, and his motives were a bit of a letdown, plus the female lead’s acting got a little frustrating since her expressions felt a bit flat even during the big moments. Still, despite the predictable turns and some side characters who were mostly just there to look good, it’s a stylish and atmospheric tribute to the genre.

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Fake fake fake

I don't like to write long and wide but...no one can convince me that Hyeon Jun and Sun Wook didn't stay in touch after that first shoot. The first thing is that Sun Wook had a crush on Hyeon Jun in the first filming, but apparently they didn't end up as a couple. Then suddenly, magically, after a few months, when the new recording started, both of them were immediately super interested blah blah blah...WTF what happened to Hyeon Jun between the two filmings? When did they find out that there will be a new recording??? It is obvious that at least a couple of months passed between the two filmings, because the incident with that person from the first filming happened after they finished filming.
As for the new participants, they were the only ones who felt sincere, even though they were literally deceived by the other participants and the production in the beginning.
Min Sung and Hyeong Jun... there was something very unpleasant there, even though they "clicked" it still didn't seem sincere. Ok Hyeong Jun you are hurt but...after crying so much about Jaeha you fell in love after two days???? After the first shoot, Jaeha and Hyeong Jun were in a relationship, they created stronger emotions...if I understand correctly, they didn't offer them a new shoot two days after they became a couple, so something doesn't feel right...Although, I might be wrong, but what if I'm right, then someone's feelings for someone aren't sincere...
Taichi should have skipped this second shoot, ok he needs some promotion but...he didn't show any sincere emotions except for that date on the beach...
Eum Hyeok Jin- first shoot and Su Min (who was obviously uncomfortable at first when he saw the blonde again) second shoot Han Gyeol...when you're an open book, when there's not even a little mystery and when everything is staged, people can quickly lose interest...although Eum Hyeok Jin managed to cool down everything that happened in the end and smooth everything over with Su Min. I'm happy for him.
All in all, the production was terrible, maybe they should have played one episode briefly about what happened in that first recording, maybe they should have told the new participants some information. And the stupidest decision was the elimination, whoever thought of that in a reality show where relationships are supposed to be formed should be fired immediately.
And the conclusion: I'm proud of Yun Jae for staying true to himself until the end. Terrible editing, false hope, false attempts on the part of some participants, he managed to push through all of that with dignity. I wish he and Jaeha had met under different circumstances...

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Playdoh zombies and wattpad storyline

if you want to wait 45mn (out of 1h35mn) to have some storyline, let’s dive in. The zombies looks like they are made out of playdoh (gives you a good laugh though) and the plot is not plotting.
Acting is good for the main female character, I’ll give you that but the male one, not convinced.
The fight scenes ? Remember TikTok and slowmotion era ? Well, yes, same thing.

Maybe I’m too hard. Oh, and when there is FINALLY something happening after some advertisement from nutella and some virtual reality brand, this is the end of the movie

I love zombie media, loved All of us are Dead for example but this one ? I should have dropped it

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Glorified cheating

If you're watching this series I'm guessing the accidental kiss is what got you in. Although the acting was pretty mid i had rated this a 6 for the 1st 2 episodes until the Top's boyfriend showed up. At first i thought the bf should be the issue but nah apparently the top was dating a guy already when the bottom accidentally mistook him for his ex and kissed him. It didn't end there the top goes on and flirts with the bottom🙃🙃 until his boyfriend shows up then when the bottom leaves him after knowing hes in a relationship he goes to the bottom's house and sleeps with him like wtf🙃. P.S the bottom and the top's bf are friends and they still decide to cheat behind his back. When the bf gets to know they breakup and theres no apology either

Both the leads are bloody villains. I feel this was a rage bait ngl. Its not worth it

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