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Life’s Boring.. Not this drama

Finally watched the premiere and am returning to say that it did not disappoint. Cheng Yi comes back in this drama, and is the drama honestly. I’m a fan.. have been.. always will be. That isn’t to say I’m blinded of the faults here, but for what I’m watching now- I recommend.

The costuming of Cheng Yi is gorgeous, and I love how the team gives him outfit changes and not a single one misses. It’s beautiful costuming, hair, makeup, and isn’t overdone or washed out. His natural features shine, where his bangs aren’t too long, and the side profile of his is balanced with the bangs and hair being done so well. What I’m saying is he looks great- the drama looks great, and the performances don’t disappoint either.

Cheng Yi is a master when it comes to this drama, he’s had several other dramas under his belt and this one comes out and his talents are on full display. The story is more light and just a journey to follow, but I see things that anyone can take out and enjoy. It’s impressive and eye catching to watch all the combat; and the choreography is seamless.

The story moves fast: and that’s my only complaint so far. With the talent that comes with this drama I can’t see it derailing too hard but we will wait and see. I reccomend and am more than happy this drama is finally out !

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A true feel good series.

I really love this series. Honestly it was short but it could convey all the emotions they could have in a full length drama.
Let's go one by one.

1) it felt relatable. Jung dohoon working so hard for literally pennies, the underlying toxicity of the work culture, going through the same thing again and again. Too relatable. When yoonsoo said to dohoon, "compared to now you were cuter in college. By cute I mean someone who enjoys life innocently and express their feelings directly smiles a lot and looks pretty while smiling. But compared to that time you've become more worn out" honestly I feel like that is relatable to most of us. It was so beautifully put. I honestly shed a tear when dohoon was crying for his mother and the regret he had, i honestly felt like crying it was so sad 😭.

2) The romance. Top tier. When both of them had terrible day at work and then they went camping, that's peak romance for me. It beautiful, it's something I yearn for. The kind of love that is like a warm hug at the end of the day. Beautifully done. Or taking care of a sick person. That top tier, chef's kisss.

3) its really funny. Honestly it's funny. When seobin made an appearance. That was funny as hell. I was on my third rewatch. And honestly when dohoon gives the compliment about the food after seobins done with his, it get funnier with each rewatch. The second hand embarrassment i felt for my boy. Or when the coworkers were talking about dating and getting married after dohoon bought lunch given by yoonsoo. Funny as hell, or the running with the air fryer, like boy what was that😂😂😂

4) side character. Honestly I really loved sungwoo's character. Man i really felt so bad for him coz dohoon is so dense😂😂

5) the food. You can never go wrong with food and bl. The best combo i fear.

6) rewatch value 100/10 . Honestly I feel like it gets better with each rewatch. Whenever I feel terrible like the world is out to get me I pop this on. It relaxing.

Honestly even though it was short i felt like it was able to depict everything that was needed, i felt so involved with all the characters. I would say it is the only kbl that has a pretty good rewatch potential. Personally i may be biased, but it is one of my fav kbl.

I honestly get why some people would not like this series. I think it would mostly appeal to mature audiences. Thats okay. The story doesn't have much going on, and particularly that is the reason I love it. It's a slice of life🥺

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Don't miss it

This Drama is soo Good. At first I didn't expect this long and in depth drama but this is way more than what I expected of it. The chemistry between the leads is something worth mentioning it was too gooddd.The ending was soo satisfying. I was thinking this would definitely be a sad ending but no the writer gave us a happy ending with. I was totally worth watching!!!! The OST is also good.. This drama took many turns but every turn is worth waiting and watching it. The support roles are also soo good. I loved every scene where main leads are there their chemistry is just over flowing, like they are meant to do that..

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Undercover High School is a surprisingly fresh K-drama. The premise, an NIS agent undercover as a student in search of missing gold bars, might sound over the top, but the show turns it into an addictive story that keeps you hooked episode after episode.

What makes it stand out is its balance: exciting action, well-timed comedy, and twists that keep the suspense alive until the very end. There are no filler episodes; each one adds tension, mystery, or a new revelation. That ability to hold the viewer’s attention is one of its strongest points.

The characters bring real depth: Jeong Hae-seong (Seo Kang-jun) is not just a tough agent but a man facing his own vulnerabilities; teacher Oh Su-a (Jin Ki-joo) adds warmth and nostalgia; while the school chairwoman injects mystery and high-stakes tension. Together, they create a drama that goes beyond surface-level entertainment.

Bottom line: Undercover High School is one of those dramas you binge without realizing it. It grabs you from the first episode and doesn’t let go until the very last. A smart mix of action, humor, and heart that’s absolutely worth watching.

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Really good drama, but the rapist storyline…

The show is really good, my first introduction to the omegaverse and im really enjoying it. I would give it a perfect score, but the relationship of the main couple transforming into a rapist storyline who manipulates a persons feelings and lies about their identity is really uncomfortable for me, thus im not really rooting for them as a couple, which defeats the purpose of a Boys Love for me. im mainly sticking through it for the secondary couple which is more interesting to me and far more entertaining.
Basically near perfect drama, but get rid of the raping…

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Sep 2025
This is one of those dramas, where the storyline can be taken as light, or as meaningful, whichever way you want to see it.

On the surface, it's a comical, sometimes mildly angsty, young romance, with a decent mix of characters ~ including a good % of quirky ones, which I like.

If wanted, it can be viewed more deeply... a gender stuck in the wrong body. That's something, which is experienced irl, possibly by more than are able to admit it.

It wasn't perfect, and there were some cringe moments, but personally I was hooked by it! I enjoyed every episode and thought the acting fit the concept, and young fresh vibe.

The female characters were an interesting mix, and Kang Min-ju was as annoying as she was doubtless intended to be! Well played by Chuu.

Yoon San-ha was very believable as the intelligent, slightly nerdy, supportive and sensible boyfriend, Yun-jae. Arin was perfect for the role of girlfriend Ji-eun; and Yoo Jung-hoo was so lovely as 'The Man!' of the title, Ji-hun.

No overacting or hamming it up, which I was grateful for. Disliked Yun-jae's mother and sister ~ 2 annoying characters in one family... poor son/brother!

A favourite was Ji-eun/hun's grandpa, fabulously played by Yoon Joo-sang - criminal that he doesn't seem to appear in any cast listings.

Several other storylines run alongside the main one, which meant this drama rarely got boring, and quite a bit was packed into 12 episodes.

I actually rather loved it ~ and Yoo Jung-hoo/Ji-hun.

Well worth a look.

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excellent and unique story about time travel and time paradox... BUT

time travel stories are one of my favourite genres and i can confidently say, this one is one of the better ones out there - mindbenders like tenet being the bar. so, if you like the genre, definitely go watch it - even though the ending might need some extra untangling.

for this review, i think it is important to point out, that when watching sci-fi or time travel, personally, i don't mind, having to dive a bit into some physics or rewatch certain scenes to be able to check for plot holes or because i didn't get it completely the first time around. so it's kind of part of the fun (discovering plot wholes is not, though ;)) same with this series: (despite it not really tackling the whole theory thing in detail) with some confusion along the way, i did have to rewatch, but it still earns a higher rating on my list. because, from a very unique perspective, grid takes us on a journey to face an underlying, yet easily overlooked, side effect of a reality, where time travel would be an actual thing. and not in a forseeable manner, which speaks for the quality of the approach.

starting out, we follow a time travel time line with a certain goal, that then experiences complications, followed by more time travel. even if kind of formulaic, since well written, executed and acted, that alone makes this already up until ep 8 an enjoyable show, but also not outstanding. so far the story is stylish, consistent, understandable and gripping.

however, meanwhile and without the audience realizing a more unexpected culmination of the show is building up to a turn of events and revelation of the underlying message in the last two episodes.

yes, i did rewatch the last ep a few times to understand the plot fully but do not rate it as a deal breaker in and of itself. yes, it is a really well played surprise. and yes, i think it is crucial to leave the ending open like that to deliver the core of the message. so, generally speaking, story telling wise, well done.

BUT... no, i don't think the audience's confusion in the end is justified as it's not an effect of potential knowledge gaps or creative thinking challenge. or in other words, it doesn't motivate to consciously decipher the message or the scientific grounds. it's simply due to messy execution on creator's side. in addition, when we want to follow through with the show's revelation in all consequences, it kind of opens up a pandora's box. but then it just doesn't. like, the idea is total fun, but the moment the turn of events in the final ep happen - this very second - the story ACTUALLY becomes super unmanageable, since in reality the possibilities explode to, like, a gazillion, in the blink of an eye :) BUT... the creators choose to ignore :/

my take: respect, for the idea, consistency and effort to have given it a good run. it's a well enough ride, to confidently recommend it to genre-savvy fans. even though it does fall too short to be up there with the mindblowing, excellent ones.

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Not bad

I don't really know what I was expecting but I know it wasn't that, yet I moderately enjoyed this drama...

First the story is very intriguing, the idea of having everyone's life intertwined is very interesting, cast was great too though I don't know why Kurashina Kana was the only one in the main role, if we have to choose one, I believe it should be Sato Honami... I understand that most of the relationships revolve around Arisa, but the character that was fully fleshed was Saeko, her past and her personality was fully explained, while Arisa was enigma from the beginning till the last ep where they have to finally explain what's on her mind.

I was confused by the end, it's not really an end, it's basically a "snapping" moment .. no one has closure, nothing changed, we only get to see how 7 random people's lives are actually connected, and that's it.

All in all it's very philosophical and artistic, some may not like it even, but judging as a whole -anf since it's a Japanese drama- I believe it was good ... If you like these types of dramas, you will enjoy it~

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It was disappointment for me :((

This is my first time writing review in MDL.
I actually don’t really use it, but I was really disappointed so I wanted to write mini ,,review’’ I’m not comparing couse thoose dramas are too differently, but I actually liked much more Legend of the female general over this….

Disclaimer - I dropped it around the end I just couldn’t finish it. it was like 25-29 episode

_________Let’s get in!
NO HATE — JUST OPINION

It was disappointment for me :(( The Synoptics and trailer was truly masterpieces, but what I got from the drama - not what I wanted and what I saw.

So where is the disappointment ?
For me let’s say ,,the love part’’. In Synoptics I THINKED we got Lovers - Enemies - Lovers. What I means is like: Lovers - 35% Enemies - 55% and back to lovers the last 2 - 3 episodes?
What we got lovers - 65% enemies - 10%? Lovers - 25%….
I really don’t like the ‘’Sweet romance’’ when it stays too long. It can be like in the end of the drama or just to fill the ,,politics/thrillers’’ and other things…The romance made the plot boring…Or maybe is just the plot? But there are many dramas like: till the end of the moon, melody of golden age, back from the brink whose first priority is romance, but it didn’t felt that the romance would make the plot boring, no it made the opposite it made the drama better…
what i wanna say that i really didn’t liked how half of the drama they acted ,,childish?’’

Characters

The ml is so smart, but he is so childish and unnatural at the same time. Characters felt just character…I watch c-drama couse i feel connected to characters here was just blank…I think characters weren’t ,,full’’

Okay let’s come to the plot

Plot wasn’t good, wasn’t bad…? I think it was really SLOW, I skipped a lot and didn’t missed anything…I think it was unnecessary with so much romance (which ,,for me’’ was a bit childish and cringe)….And it should be less episodes too…For me it was boring and unnecessary…..

So why I watched it? For the second couple and Cheng Lei face…

Ik I will get a lot of hate, couse this review is really strange, It’s bc I can’t write reviews my writing sucks 😭

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Not as bad as other people think

First of all, I've only watched the Taiwanese version and I don't even remember the whole plot but this is definitely a spin-off rather than remake. If you expect they follow the original plot, then stay away.

I watched this solely for the hotness of Son Yuke and lowered my expectation after reading the other reviews here. However, I did really enjoyed watching the whole lakorn. Also his chemistry with Vill really shows, they acted really natural together.

I would say, actress who played Nicha was probably the worst actor in the series considering she's the 2nd lead. She's very stiff and barely has any other expression. It doesn't help that the wardrobe team gave her silly clothes. Going to the village in dresses and heels? Please be serious. Seb was better but he was a little stiff as well. I thought I would be annoyed with Thong Hansa (Ciize) but her character actually grew on me.

I actually don't mind that they lacked romantic scenes after Kin got his memories back. 10 episodes of him being Tonnam is good enough to make me squeal throughout the whole lakorn. However, Kin's a horrible boyfriend even before losing memory, let alone after.

I do think the episodes could have been shorter and they could skip the long ass flashbacks, but I guess that's just how lakorn works. Like another review mentioned, I like how they made the villain smart and not just plain evil.

Overall, I would definitely go back and rewatch the drama.

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Cinematic Perfection

I can't believe I haven't written a review for this series yet even though I've seen it at least 5 or 6 times now. (I'm honestly not exaggerating on that 10 for a rewatch value.)

This series was just so well done in every aspect, it's hard to pick where to begin.

The story was unique and *gasp* it made sense! And while there was never (spoiler #1) any explanation on how or why Joe's soul ended up in another body, honestly, it didn't matter in the end. Enough happened that made me completely forget about "how" and "why" in a trade off of emotional twists and turns that completely wrecked me.

Now, I'm not usually one for angst... but after seeing this, I realize I'm not one for immature, teenager angst that is more frustrating than entertaining and almost always easily avoidable. *This* angst had me hooked on the line from the get-go and I couldn't break free until the very end. (I mean this in a good way.) The roller coaster Joe goes through as the parallels of his past life run alongside his new life are just so well done and portrayed that we feel like we're getting all the dizzying airtime right along with him.

Speaking of.. this was a rare case of phenomenal editing and visually stunning shooting. The way they took opportunities to either show Joe's reflection in a subtle but "remember, this is what he looks like to everyone else" kind of way was so well done. It was neither in your face or "blink and you miss it." And it wasn't too often as if they thought the audience would forget or be stupid about it. It was handled very well at peak plot points to hit us right in the heart with the reminder and it was hella effective.

The acting.. honestly, if I want to be a bit picky, I could knock off half a point for some of the supporting cast (Looking at you, May, Sol and Tharn) but really, they weren't all that distracting and I think it actually helped their characters a little bit to be "less than polished" so I can forgive it. But everyone else? Such great performances by literally everyone else. (Spoilers ahead) My god, I want a guardian angel like Wut... He really was the best grounding support to Joe who really needed it. And when he found out the truth and punched Joe before hugging him, that was a full on weeping moment for me even though I don't shed tears on series that often. But the combination of his hurt, his relief, *our* relief that someone finally knew the truth, and Joe's surprise and anguish was just a combination of emotions that basically reached in through the chest and squeezed the heart.

Even Tong was such a convincing a-hole that we just love to hate on him. Really, every time he showed up on screen, everyone in the watch party was like "Go away, Tong." And Up and Poom in the lead roles were nothing short of perfection. Whenever Joe lost his sh*t, it was heartbreaking and when Ming did yet another SMH thing or said something that made you want to slap him, it was perfectly delivered, none-the-less.

As far as Joe and Ming as characters... they really had so much going on while not being overwhelming to the audience. It was not hard to keep up even when a new development was introduced as everything boiled down to two (spoiler-y) simple concepts: Ming fell in love with Joe's back just never realized it was Joe until it was too late and; Joe was a simp for Ming from the get-go which made him powerless to stay out of Ming's orbit. Ming's personal growth and character development was so satisfying, it was one of the best I've seen in series ever. Even when he was painted as a villainous a-hole, we can't help but love the idiot. And he gets a redemption arc that feels natural and makes me forgive everything from the past after seeing it through his perspective. (Also, rewatches helped understand his actions more and more but not in a "I missed that the first time around" kind of way. More like a "Ahh, these were hints where if you know, you know" kind of way.)

Anyway, I could probably go on and on about this series but for the sake of not breaking down every scene with why I love it, I would just say do yourself a favor and watch this series. But, forewarning, it is not for the faint of heart... this will hurt but it will also heal. The payoff is definitely worth it in the end.

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