Reviews

This drama wasn't meant to be female centric, but the female lead stole the show for me. Jun Ji Hyun is at her absolute best playing an arrogant diva who still manages to be likeable and very* charismatic. A lot of the things she says- coming from the mouth of another person, would come across as obnoxious and get a lot of eyes rolling, but when Cheong Seong Yi says it, she's so darn funny that one cannot help but liking, laughing with her or laughing at her. The last time I laughed so much at a lead actress' performance was in Mr. Queen. While Ji Hyun excels at comedy, she also does emotional scenes well. I was surprised at how she could switch in the blink of an eye from being carefree/nonchalant one moment, to vulnerable and teary eyed the next.

Kim So Hyeon also did a good job playing the role of a cold and distant male lead, but to be honest, I don't really prefer this type of male character. It's just a preference, but I've always leaned towards strong, but warm (or warm-hearted) male leads. I'm not really into the trope where the FL has to win or thaw the heart of a cold man, but to each their own. That said, Kim So Hyeon's Do Min Jun had a very* good reason to be cold and distant. As an alien, he had plans of returning to his home planet, so it would be too painful for him if he were to develop attachments. It was a little strange for me when he suddenly kissed the FL out of blue, after acting so distant.

The second ML was the complete opposite of the one in Shine on Me. Park Hae Jin's Hui Gyeong embodied an ideal second male lead who was a bit clingy, but very loving...not just as an admirer, but as a friend. He later becomes a good ally to both the FL and ML. I thought it was sweet when he put his life on the line for Cheong Seong Yi and this was made even more touching because he didn't have any powers and was injured for it. There was also more to him than just pining for her. The emotional ups and downs he had as the younger brother of a murdered older brother (who he loved), as the younger brother to another brother (who turned out to be a psychopath) and finally, as the least favorite son to a narrow minded chaebol made me sympathize with him. The scene where he humbled himself and had to tell his disbelieving father the truth about what his older brother Jae Gyeong was really like, was one of my favorites.

Overall, I love the concept of this drama. This is basically the kdrama take on the romance between an alien and a human. I actually wanted to rate this higher, but couldn't for the following reasons:

1) Lack of chemistry: There is actually nothing wrong with both Jun Ji Hyun and Kim So Hyun's performances here and they gave their absolute best with what they had.

They simply, IMHO, had no chemistry.

It's not their fault. It's not the fault of how the characters were written, either. I just felt that the actress and actor themselves didn't have it. What's weird is that Do Min Jun had even better chemistry with Cheong Seong Yi's brother* and the scene where the brother pounced on him on the couch made me think of a BL XD. I think the most touching relationship for the ML here was not the one with the FL but the one with his older friend, Mr. Yeong Mok.

In the last few episodes where Cheong Yi didn't do much but cry over Min Jun's absence...the scenes where they said their goodbyes and professed their love for one another...I hate to say it, but I really didnt' feel anything during these moments that were supposed to be so heartfelt. At the back of my head, I was even comparing them unfavorably to the love confession between the couple in The First Frost, one of the few that actually felt raw, heart wrenching and had me in tears.

2) Conflict with Jae Gyeong, the main antagonist: I know that this drama is first and foremost, a romance, so I didn't expect Game of Thrones level writing when it came to seeing the leads square off with the main villain, but there were parts that were just plain stupid.

Why for instance, would Yura (the character blackmailing Jae Gyeong into marrying her) use a USB that could not be copied? She was calculating enough to get something like that to use against him, but why not make as many copies for security? They made a huge deal out of the USB being supposedly non-copyable, so that they could have many scenes with Jae Gyeong's henchmen trying to physically assault Min Jun and Seong Yi to get the drive...only for it to turn out that there was another* copy of the file anyway.

If Jae Gyeong was also such an evil mastermind, why didn't he just have his ex-wife killed? Why go through the elaborate ruse of having her locked up in a hospital where he could bribe the entire staff to keep her prisoner there. It's like the writers just did that so it could conveniently pop up later and be used against him.

There was also a wasted opportunity to address a major issue in Korea...the vicious cancel culture they have. Cheong Seong Yi was cancelled for something she didn't do. She was blamed for the murder of another woman without any proof and almost lost her career over it. It would have been extremely gratifying to see how the entertainment industry made it up to her when they realized she was innocent. Instead, the writers chose to have Do Min Jun reveal his powers to the public (for absolutely no reason...it's not like he was planning to become a superhero anyway, so what was the point of that?) so naturally, the public's attention was diverted to the alien with powers, not to the comeback of the maligned actress.

In real life, many Korean actors and actresses commit suicide over being cancelled or some baseless scandal or other...it would have been better if the writer didnt' sweep this issue under the rug. It would have been better if the story showed also how Cheong Seong Yi felt about the whole thing.

In the ending, after Min Jun left, they came out with this ridiculous thing where he gets sucked into a wormhole. When he finally returns to earth and to Seong Yi, his body could only be partially physically present for short periods of time. There was absolutely no reason for this. His alien race had the technology to land on earth. Couldn't they just make something up where they allowed him to return?

They should have either had a totally sad ending where the leads were separated forever or a totally happy one where they were reunited forever. Not this half baked scenario.

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How Dare You be funny and emotional and heartbreaking and hilarious all at once?!?!

As the headline suggests, this drama has it all.

We have the almost Mary Sue-esque heroine who is smart, kind, beautiful, cunning, strategic, funny, brave and reckless.
We have the hero who seems a fool in the beginning but turns out to be a lot of different things, as well as a fool soemtimes.
We have the main couple chemistry, which is so good, they play off each other so well, they are very compatible and it can be seen and heard and felt.
We have the merry band of characters, found family trope done beautifully (though not without pain or heartbreak).
We have villains who have their own reasons and motives and are often smart and powerful and obviously evil.
We have sacrifices for the plot, the cause, the story. We have badass moments by both hero and heroine. We have several comedic scenes, tragic scenes, melodramatic scenes, annoying scenes.

All in all, we have a lot of the best things one looks for in a drama. Then what went wrong, why not a full 10?
The can-do-no-wrong heroine, the confusing way plot setting was shown/discussed which made me seek out explanations on various sites, the insufficient amount of Cheng Lei gone crazy scenes, all contribute to it.

The worst however is the ending.

A show like this needed more than just a 3 second meetup in the public transportation system. It required seeing Zhang San come back to a 15year old's body having lived a lifetime as the abused child/mad tyrant/ benevolent king, having to reconcile with it all while no one understood him and what he went through, having to wait a decade until he could meet her again!!!! I'm not even going in details of all that I wanted to see here (might do it on a tumblr rant), but tl;dr the writers dropped the ball

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The children are like chicken.

Okay if you want logical oriented drama you can skip this drama. It's quite common fermula back on duanju when ML and FL got one-night stand and suddenly they got twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets and this drama got Sextuplets: which is big record back then. I remember some ridiculous ancient drama when FL got 99 children on one shot and my eyes bulged out (I only remember the male lead was Wang Yuwei). I still quite like Zhang Jinyi and Zhao Zhendong combo despite almost no romantic moment between them

For simple summary, FL children wants to meet their father for secure their money for living while FL tried to hinder the children to meet with ML. The scene when ML found out about his child reminds me of classic Melayu children song "Anak Ayam" which is quite funny for me. FL tried to prevent ML bring their child with obvious lie and ML blackmails her since he thinks FL is gold digger woman.

Personally if you don't mind ridiculous plot, this drama was quite decent for the year this drama was release but if you look on recent time, it was quite tacky.

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GOATED CDRAMA BEST OF THE BEST

review up to ep11:

husband and wife arc came too fast im sad for when the war arc starts. they're so frickin cute tgt and the way the ml would do anything (literally expose himself ...and kill someone) for her ugh need me one of them. also from the tiny details of the ml we can def see that he's indeed a crazy one lol can't wait for the real deal soon tho

im so excited for the fl's general arc. i've been waiting for a good drama with a strong/martial arts fl and i've been spoilt with TWO!! (this and generation to generation) i just love seeing a strong woman on the battlefield >< i can't wait!!

i need them to drop all the episodes so i don't have to go through all the angst with them separating. I NEED THE HUSBAND AND WIFE TO BE TGT

zlh is such a girl dad
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review AFTER completing the drama:

no complaints changyu the goat she never makes a dumb move and its so refreshing to see. she's so strong so cool ugh she's the best. and xie zheng... dang he the man bruh. literally never watched a drama where both mcs are smart, strong, and have really good chemistry. i love them sm. oh and the BATH SCENE?!?! yoooooooo felt like a third wheel lol so steamy AHHHH wish china's censorship allowed more LOLLL

LOVE LOVE LOVED the romance progression for this drama. i def enjoyed the li'an husband and wife arc the most but i enjoyed watching the power couple and changyu in action.

side couples were great too. loved seeing gongsun yin and the princess tgt (was not expecting his whole backstory tbh) and qi min and qianqian... well they def had lots of screentime lol. idk it was a bit uncomfy for some scenes since its like kinda unconsented since well he forced her to be in this relationship with him but oh well. chemistry was crazy but i wish they just made them a happy family... dang.

ending did feel a bit rushed (mainly ep 39) like qi min came and suddenly everyone disappeared to get suited up?! loll yea but the fight scene felt so idk dull lol like i was expecting some sort of fight with like qi min's people but the main fight was wei yan and xie zheng? yea idk girl.

but i mean i didn't dislike the ending (talking about ep 40 now lol). qi min's death... ok. wei yan's story and death... girl that was sad. him imagining one last meal with his nephew... SOB. then bao'er taking the throne and the five year timeskip? i didn't mind it. the imaginary ending tho- that's a new perspective that was fun to watch. was expecting more scenes with the mcs especially for the last ep but was surprised to see more focus on qianqian and qi min lol. it wasn't bad but i wish there was some more of xie zheng and changyu before the show ended :( last oompf scene was the bathtub and well there should've been more.

also qianqian being a transmigrator?! that's a crazy arc and so unexpected. you'd think that would be a plot for the mc but having it for a side character was a big change! that was interesting to see.

definitely a drama i would NEVER NOT recommend

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Generation to Generation is the Thinking Person’s Wuxia

While some might mistake this drama’s intense emotional beats for simple tropes, Generation to Generation is actually a sophisticated study of loyalty, trauma, and the gravity of choice. It refuses to give the audience "easy" romance, opting instead for a story where actions have heavy consequences.

The Power of the "Devoted" Lead
The criticism of the Male Lead being "obsessed" misses the profound psychological layer Zhou Yiran brings to the role. In a world where everyone is a betrayer, his singular, unyielding focus on the Female Lead isn't a "trope"—it’s a survival mechanism. He isn't an "obsessed freak"; he is a man who has lost everything and found his only North Star. Seeing this as "annoying" ignores the raw, high-stakes vulnerability that makes their dynamic so electric.

Realistic Stakes: Family vs. Passion
Many dramas have the FL abandon her entire life for a man after two episodes. Generation to Generation is refreshing because it portrays the actual weight of familial duty. Bao Shangen’s character doesn't just "leave" for no reason; she represents the classic struggle between personal desire and the deep-rooted responsibility to one's kin. Her hesitation isn't a "loop"—it’s a realistic portrayal of a woman with a backbone who refuses to be a hollow character defined only by her boyfriend.

Cinematic Storytelling (Not "Choppy" Editing)
The editing style is clearly a deliberate artistic choice. It mirrors the fragmented nature of the Jianghu (the martial arts world)—it’s fast, it’s disorienting, and it keeps you on your toes. If you approach this like a standard, slow-paced idol drama, you might feel lost, but if you treat it like a cinematic mystery, the "chopped" style becomes a brilliant way to build tension.

Don’t let the "cliché" labels fool you. This is a drama for viewers who appreciate nuance, gorgeous aesthetics, and a romance that actually feels like it costs something. It’s not "garbage"—it’s a gem that requires you to actually pay attention. Must watch!

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FRICKIN GOATED SHOW ...with a lowkey toxic ml and a strong fl

IGNORE THE HATERS THIS IS SO GOOD

to start off, if you're looking for a romance-heavy drama, this is not for you lol the mcs kiss like four times in this 37 ep drama LOL

anyways, i've always enjoyed dramas with a strong/martial arts fl as the dumb ones lowkey pmo so this was just a fun and refreshing watch! zhao zhao is so badass so strong so smart so good at fighting... ugh i love her sm

the first few eps were a bit confusing as there's just a lot of characters, sect history, and just information overload in general. however, once the drama progresses a bit more, its so addicting. the different subplots and journeys they make along the way as well as the forbidden romance... its just THAT good.

one thing i would nitpick in this drama is that the relationship between the mcs is lowkey (highkey) toxic LOL well once you know the backstory you'd feel quite conflicted (like i am) but ig because i'm watching this ongoing, every time something happens and i'm left on a cliffhanger... makes me also want to h**g myself (satire). oh btw the ml is a YEARNER! he's definitely a bit crazy... and cunning... and calculating... and manipulative... and morally questionable... but he's so good to zhao zhao. he never wavers and mentioned multiple times that he would drop everything if they could just be together. mu is def my fav character in the show. there's just so much depth and layers to his character he's just written so well.

watched for zhou yi ran, stayed for bao shang en (and him too lol).

p.s. THIS IS THE YEAR OF STRONG FLs IN WUXIA DRAMAS !!! highly recommend pursuit of jade for a strong fl character too (its really good, trust me)

after express:
i feel like the whole "man in black" situation panned out so boringly lol idk like yea everyone found out who it was but i wish they actually showed everyone's reactions etc. cuz i mean its definitely a BIG shock for everyone. also idm the ending but the first third was us thinking mu was gonna... yk... and then the next third was closure for the main man himself and pingshu, and then the last third was the wedding. like its good. i liked the happy ending but i wish they just gave us a short timeskip after or something just to see what life is like after for them yk. idk it felt lacking in that sense.

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This is Grornopaphic Comedy

This is neither sexy nor romantic. It is, however, highly amusing, absurdly (and strangely) sweet, and utterly devoid of story. If it wasn’t so perfectly set up to keep the giggles coming it would be bloody awful.

I admire the actors more than I can say. They both managed to film downright Escheresque gaynastics for long enough to give us an hour of quite explicit comedy that was completely free of corpsing, breaking character, or smirks. They are both godlike in their professionalism.

The plot is one that focuses purely on self-discovery and, I think, falling in love. There’s really no story. There’s just this weird process between a man and his therapist, with the only twist coming early in chapter one, when the client let it be known that he was expecting a woman. He isn’t disappointed for long though. it turns out the therapist can drop him to his knees just by touching his forearm… no, not his firearm. His forearm. It’s magic…✨

Anyway, the flustered client ends up being completely seduced by the first kiss, and decides maybe men aren’t so bad (he’ll learn). The rest of it is the client’s prolonged and energetic embracing of his therapist’s methods, from a range of angles, and accompanied by a rather silly soundtrack, and the clients moans, cries, and grunts. It’s not a series that could have been longer, nor is it one that should be treated as wank-bank. It’s too absurd to be sexy, and too basic to be rewatchable. it’s just a romp.

I liked it, but for what it was. I’m glad I had no expectations going in…

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Strong Cast, Weak Character Writing

My initial reaction to this drama was positive. It had everything you could ask for: three female leads portrayed by incredibly talented actresses and a court centered premise. What fell apart, in my opinion, were the characters’ individual storylines. It was as if the screenwriter didn’t see them as separate individuals, but only as a friend group. As the series went on, this became even more noticeable. Overall, the soundtrack was okay, nothing outstanding.
I wasn’t going to mention it, but why are we still doing open endings in 2026? They rarely work especially for this type of series. This drama clearly has a specific audience. If you’re not into law dramas with female leads, it simply isn’t for you.

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Lighthearted fun!

I usually never post reviews, I’ve watched so may bls, but I just had to come on here and write this, this series really surprised me!! I didn’t expect much of it initially, but my goodness was I pleasantly surprised! The acting of the leads was so on point and funny that I found myself laughing at their silliness.
Nut’s acting as Woradej was simply amazing! Had to point it out, but the way he just did everything with sass and brought out utmost chaotic energy was commendable!
Overall the series was fun and delightful show!! If you like lighthearted series with a good laugh and touch of emotions, this is a great one!

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The plot was actually fine but no sparks between the leads

Okay, i watched this because i liked Du Yafei acting and *cough* to be honest i am not really fond of Liu Xiyu acting style, she actually have wooden expression but her good expertise she could build some romance chemistry and decent kisses with her Male Leads but i think her attempts is failed despite they are have plenty of good kisses. The one things that annoyed me, only Du Yafei voice was not original while another characters seems to use their real voice.

The development of their relationship feels unnatural; they didn't have much of a foundation beforehand, and then they suddenly slept together on their wedding day. It make me baffled.

The good point about this drama is SML. Although unknowingly in love and unable to get the girl, SML doesn't do anything inappropriate, making him more normal than the other male supporting characters in the same script.

FL isn't a naive innocent; she's clear-headed, independent, and rational, seeking revenge on the spot and handling situations calmly. ML is a perfect character: emotionally stable, gentle and considerate, and possesses the demeanor of a leader.

Although FL sometimes doesn't speak up, she doesn't really need to, ML notices anything amiss immediately, eliminating any possibility of misunderstanding. Besides, FL has a great older brother who helps her resolve internal family conflicts and acts as her support. From FL's perspective, the world couldn't be more perfect.

I still recommended this despite lack of spark between the leads

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One of a very few I've dropped

I had to drop this as it was unbearable, for me. The tropes I can get past, but his entire demeanour and her passiveness at the sheer stupidity of their contract was so boring and overdone. Also they obviously do go back and dub missed sounds and voices (I watch in original audio, in this case Mandarin) and her breathing was so loud and just awful, sounding like she had a blocked nose and trying to breathe through it.

This is the first time I've left a review on a series that I have actually dropped as it seems unfair, but in this case it is so ridiculous that I had to warn others!!

Note - I was in the mood for a light hearted easy watch, which I read on review here, this was.

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Light transmigration drama when the leads are on good term

I watched this last year because the is not much good drama on the day this drama being released. It is one of Chen Gang rare good character since he is not become scumbag even i feel he slightly too weak to get classic good guy. He Lingyao played on her usual expertise. I don't have any complain to the leads acting. Personally, they feels like comrades more than lovers but i still enjoy their bantering since it was not really toxic compare to other Chen Gang drama. I still rewatch this few times since its quite light drama.

This is a modern transmigration romance drama where ML and FL are sweet from beginning to end. ML was not too scumbag compared to other transmigration drama.

FL is adorable. Initially, she's portrayed as a hardworking woman trying to earn her post-marital allowance, a little manipulative, manipulating ML. Having read the book, she kindly helps the original FL and eventually becomes her friend. She also pursues an acting career, gaining recognition from the director and crew.

ML is initially quite indifferent, only showing slight interest in FL's changes and enjoying teasing her, but still fully respecting her. Later, he gradually falls for her, showing her affection in various ways, and doesn't hide his feelings in front of his friends. She quickly saw through the ML's family's true colors and decisively broke off the relationship, demonstrating both skill and influence

There is no unnecessary misunderstand trop, and no angst in this drama. Both lead can communicate. The villains was not traditional villains even they are too weak compared to leads, and their screentime are limited. FLs manager and friends are also quite nice too.

Recommended if you want light transmigration drama.

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