Reviews

Light, short and cute

I liked it! Yes it had a love triangle but what's a romance drama without a love triangle???
I think the leads paired well. 2 young persons who has been figuring out life and both lost someone close to them.
Of course taking care of a baby will be new and their routines will be different.
I am glad they had additional support system like friends and neighbours who could help when they can.
Listen the only part I didnt like and will not get over is that fact that she left that door open....
I dont care, that was very irresponsible so when they took the child away, I didnt really feel sorry as she should have done better. Just my personal opinion.

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Refreshing storyline

When this first came up, reccomended to me i thought it would be like the regular love story cdrama tropes but I went ahead and gave it a go , which im happy I did so since so far i really enjoyed watching this.
Its not a easy, predictable love story but feels down to earth and stressful to watch as you see the character's and their flaws introduce themselves like how they are actually human beings which are sensitive,immature,selfish,jealous,loving and emotional.
I don't usually see these types of shows often but some of the scenes actually had me stressing for the main character bad and how secrets just unfold themselves the same way human nature gets revealed to its fullest.
The actors who played in this drama did a great job and some of the characters were loveable for me and played their roles very well.
I'm needing to watch the rest of the episodes but i hope for a peaceful ending :D

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It was quite refreshing Ma Xiao Yu role

I watched this Ma Xiao Yu and Jin Zi and plot wise it was the best one even the hidden identity part was quite too dragging. Ma Xiao Yu in here was less toxic than his other dramas and i quite enjoy this drama too

The first 100 episodes mainly revolve around FL sleeping with a handsome guy, but they break up because of her stinginess. Her family has a pile of expensive items from blind dates, and the handsome guy, unable to bear it, just gets married to her. FL has a spoiled husband who can cook, can argue with her eccentric parents and siblings, and is incredibly loyal and unmoved by other women.

After episode 100, ML true identity is revealed: the spoiled husband is not only handsome and loyal, does housework, but is also rich, and transfers all the houses to her name. So the two have a few minor arguments, a romantic birthday celebration, resolve issues with their parents, and finally, a happy ending.

Recommended to watch if you have nothing to watch.

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Good Make-out scene with garbage plot

I watched this last year and i found it ridiculous about Wu Yuhang character in here. My reason to watched this because of Zhang Shan and i guaranteed her kissing scene is good but the plot is make me the scriptwriter really loves ML character and have sadistic circumstances to FL character. If you like kissing scenes, you can check it drama , there are quite a few kisses, although it doesn't feel like there's much sparks in this.

This drama makes me feel like ML is the darling of the gods. He puts a love tribulation on FL, forcing her to fulfill his dream. FL's sister calls him "brother-in-law" whenever she sees him. FL isn't very willing, but she has to marry him to save her life. The ML's character isn't even as good as the SML. SML went abroad for five years to fight for power for the original owner of the body, and after returning, he fights and grabs her while still respecting her.

The only two redeeming qualities of this drama are the high attractiveness of the entire cast and the numerous intimate scenes that are quite sensual. The plot is trash. The patriarch couldn't even protect his own sister, let alone give her a good life. FL was practically dead. It's ridiculous that he was saved later, but it still feels absurd. Moreover, there's a lot of verbal sparring, and I really can't stand the scenes where the FL is mocked and then slapped in the face. In the end, FL confesses that she loved the ML a thousand years ago, but she lied about cultivating immortality to avoid hurting him due to health reasons. However, it wasn't clear from the beginning that FL loved the ML that much; it felt like a prelude to her later decision to give up her chance at immortality. But in the end, the female lead wanted to cultivate immortality, so she deliberately disappeared for a year, making it impossible for the ML to contact her, and even arranged various women for him.

If you are plot-driven person, avoid this drama. Don't become like me!

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When the Universe is not the centre of the plot

There's always something great about dramas that can hook you from minute one. Actually T-minus several days, maybe months before minute one. The premise of Our Universe ensured that, because as someone who has been sorely disappointed with recent Kdramas, I contemplate over twenty times before I add something to my list, and they got me excited about this just based off of the premise. Granted I let out a chilling scream when I found out Park Seo Ham was also in it but we're all allowed to have layers, let's not dig too deep.

The exact premise that got me so excited was - two bickering in-laws, having to raise their nephew together, growing and healing from the pain of losing their siblings and coming to become a family of three, maybe even falling in love in the process. I was naive to think we'd get any of that.

The first episode makes it incredibly difficult to believe me. It was such a good one, that was the pace and story needed for twelve episodes. But I'm not wrong, because episodes 2-12 are my proof. It went so wrong so quickly, it's laughable. The healing is nearly non-existent, what should be minimal romance turns into a full love triangle and the namesake of the show, our Universe? He's barely in it!

The story is a hot mess, filled with clichés. Seriously, imagine a cliché and it's probably in it. Mild annoyance that leads to love, a love triangle, miscommunication, adults behaving like children for comedy, a strained sibling relationship, deadbeat parents, you name it, we've got it! Even if you watch with no expectations (unlike me), this muddled mess will not be a pleasing experience.

But that's okay, because the characters are so well written and you can't help but root for them through every terrible trope thrown their way (I lie)

Let's start with Woo Hyeon Jin, the hardworking and tenacious lead whose only source of strength and support is her elder sister. They have only each other, they're devoted to each other, willing to go to any length and somehow their final conversation is an argument. How else are we supposed to make her feel sad and guilty about losing her sister? We need that extra trauma, it's not a Kdrama without it. I don't like her.
I have so many problems with the way she was written, the least of all being that she definitely got her job because she knew her eventual boss. It's fine, the job market is actual trash. But after she gets the job her entire character and arc is reduced to being in love? We've just completely discarded the fact that she is Woo Ju's legal guardian because she's busy being in love!
And throughout the drama, we see her be selfish, flimsy and make the worst decisions ever because she's got a crush. Which, in a rom-com would be so relatable that I'd want to jump through the screen to give her a hug but she's not in a rom-com! Woo Ju's terrible twos are nothing compared to her tantrum twenties.

All of this, for a man who's single character trait can be chalked down to handsome (he's so handsome I want to cry). Park Yun Seong, he's handsome, talented, sweet and maybe a little inappropriate, because the unconfirmed hiring allegations aside, he's in love with his subordinate who was his junior in university. Seven years ago, which is absurd, considering they didn't even date, just crushing on each other.
His entire character is also, obviously, reduced to that crush, because no matter how complex human beings may be, Kdrama = crush. He's an okay character, he's there and he looks like Seo Ham so woot I guess. He's just way too involved in the lives of people who should not mean that much to him, and it's screaming inappropriate many times. I don't know, it takes a lot to make me not want Seo Ham on my screen, but they are doing the utmost to achieve that.

As for Son Tae Hyung, I like him. He's the only character with a decent amount of screentime who managed to make me not rage out. Sure, he did start out as a mean guy, who is of course estranged from his elder brother because again, Kdramas love trauma, only coming back into each other's orbit for a second before he decides never again. But he eventually does return, for his own selfish reasons but thank goodness for this thing called character development. Tae Hyeong really steps up. After losing his brother, he meets Woo Ju, and though not all is amazing in the beginning, he steps up as an uncle and grows as a person.
As to why I'm mentioning him after Yun Seong or why I haven't covered much of the plot - it's because of one irritating love triangle that almost made me chuck my phone out of the window.
Tae Hyung is basically reduced to being Woo Ju's glorified babysitter. He's the male lead, supposed to be atleast, and he's out there pulling more than his weight in all aspects but being the male lead.

That love triangle ate up screentime like it was no one's business, I wasn't into the romance in the first place but you're telling me there's a love triangle I have to pay attention to?! Never lost interest in anything quicker. To top it all of, no one has chemistry with anyone. I still don't understand why any of those people fell for each other, because none of them had much going on for them. Maybe Tae Hyung did for a bit, but not enough that it warrants such huge feelings!! I'm so mad right now, because this was not what I wanted, not what should have been the focus, it was so annoying to watch them all behave the way they did and have everything about them reduced to who they were falling in love with.

Through it all, we didn't even talk about our main character. If I can only talk about him as much as the drama did, this paragraph wouldn't exist. For a show called Our Universe, Woo Ju (Universe) was barely in it. He's in it for two minutes per episode, tops. I'm sure they did it that way to give him a safe and relaxed working environment but he doesn't necessarily have to be on screen to be the focus! Ugh, I'm getting annoyed even writing this. No, the universe in question belonged to Hyeon Jin and I hated it.

If we think deep about it, this drama has many, many problems. Much more than I've mentioned but honestly, I do not care. A story that relies on tropes and clichés more than it does it's own writing, unlikeable characters getting the majority of screentime and what I'm beginning to think is a sure fire way of ruining a good plot, romance, completely bog down what should have been one of the best Kdramas of the year. Instead, the creators chose to rage bait us and this is where we are now.

Not to say it was completely irredeemable, like I said Tae Hyung was a good character, I liked his interactions with his friends and how he was able to heal from all his past trauma. All the friendship related interactions were amazing, I love seeing supportive friend groups. Even though his character was nothing to hit home about, Seo Ham. Tae Hyung's interactions with Woo Ju. Actually, everything about Woo Ju.

But Woo Ju is not enough to make me like this, he was amazing but I genuinely hated so much about this drama. I would rather watch a drama about Tae Hyung and his friends trying to raise Woo Ju, or about Tae Hyung confronting his trauma and reconciling with it through his photography, or literally just Woo Ju being Woo Ju. I wasted my time on this despite getting glimpses of all this throughout the runtime, and I would not recommend this to anyone. I'm so disappointed and angry and I fear this may turn into a rant the further I write, so I'll just say, this is not worth a watch.

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DANGGGGGGGG

That survival show was honestly so good, like helloooo 😭🔥. Brody, Kevin, Sani, and Kihoon—you guys will always be my top tiers, no doubt about it. The level of talent and dedication everyone showed was absolutely insane. But my favorite performance was definitely the attitude one. The energy was just on another level. I also loved how the performance included traditional music instruments alongside the modern band setup. It made the whole stage feel unique and powerful. Every single performer brought something special: the drummers were incredible, the singers had such strong vocals, the bassists kept the groove perfectly, and the guitarists and Kays were just insanely skilled. You could really feel the passion and effort from everyone on stage.

Moments like that are why I love watching survival shows so much. Seeing artists push themselves, support each other, and create such unforgettable performances is just amazing. That stage will honestly stay one of my favorites for a long time.

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Beautifully melancholic

Loved this movie! Three lonely people struggling with their own difficult pasts find each other, become friends / lovers. It was so heart-breakingly beautiful! Loved the quotes especially from the two male leads. Loved their acting too. Already knew Yo-han’s actor from Mr. Sunshine but the other main leads were new and they were amazing! I wanna see more of them! Their kiss scene in the snow was one of the most relatable kiss scenes I have seen in movie/dramas.
Highly recommend!

Also heard that there is a book which the drama is based on so that’s definitely going on my tbr!

I won’t say much about the ending. Just watch it!

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AnotherK-drama " When the Phone Call" from shein

I mainly watch this to see Liu Xiaoxu's acting and this is another when the phone calls from Shein. I don't like Cheng Zi portrayal of FL since she was not believable when she pretends to be mute. In some scenes, she clearly couldn't keep up with her co-star and there is no chemistry between them.

Indeed, many details of this version's plot are more logically reasonable, and the causes and consequences are finally clear. The characters' motivations are very consistent with the settings, the transitions are smooth, and the bugs in the original Korean drama can be completely ignored.

The plot is more dramatic and complex, with very strong dramatic conflicts. At the same time, the melodrama factor has also skyrocketed. The "one-night stand token (fake) mistake trope": in fact, ML knew from the beginning that FL was an imposter. The "pretending to be mute" part FL witnessed ML's father murdering the mothers of the two women when she was a child, so she chose not to speak.

For Hardcore fans only.

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Decent Slow burn romance

I watched another Wang Kaimu's masterpiece again. He still had some few identity but for now he is FL landlord and doctor. FL wants to stop her house rent since her boyfriend emotionally cheats her with his single mother mistress. The voice from leads were original voice for leads. The chemistry between Jinzi and Wang Kaimu still natural even the kisses scene were quite not daring as other Wang Kaimu's drama.

Some of people would found FL and her ex boyfriend situation were unrealistic for a couple to have dated for five years and only ever held hands. But In my real life there is many few couple did this kind of those couple and FL's ex boyfriend only used her love to begin with.

I quite like their progress of the relationship FL treats ML as her neighbor and i found ML subconsiously wants to near FL with his friends dogs. (Another bullshit ML did was actually becoume ML's friends dogkeeper but he gives the dog to FL and saying ti is his dog while ML tried to make reason to keep the dog to get near into FL.

FL's ex and his mistress were quite hindrance and some of their scene are unnecessary. But the only let down when ML got another trop it feels it lose their slice of life charm and end up becoming generic romantic short drama.

Recommended if you like slow burn romance.

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SPOILER: THIS IS NOT A BL

Let me say this first so we can get it out of the way - this is not a BL, Its not even an LGBTQ story.

The show is based on a very short manga which is also not a BL - i wondered if we really need 10 episodes to flush out the story it wants to tell. Its a slice of life of a directionless Toru and how he was inspired by his private tutor Kishi to do better at school.

I would have been perfectly ok with the show if they DIDNT LABEL it as a BL. This is the reason why this one is so hard to rate - on one side its an effective funny comedy show but on the other hand it clickbaited and exploited BL fans because of the history of the 2 leads - put the sides together and we have an enjoyable show that simply doesnt quench the thirst of BL fans.

All their teasers, promotions and episode cliffhangers always point out to an episode when the 2 leads will finally be together or do something couples do only to find the next episode that its all in one of the character's imagination.

Yes, i probably wouldnt have watched it if it wasnt labeled as a BL.

Im specially sad for the show because it featured very good performances from Tanaka Koki as Toru and from Sawamura Rei as Kishi - both characters are so far from the characters they played in their previous series, and the comedic execution is very reminiscent of a funny anime. Both leads looked really good in the series and both showed they have some range and depth and i will not be surprised (and would love) to see them in more shows in the future.

Will i recommend? NO. Will i rewatch. NO. Forgetable series with forgetable plot BUT because of the very good actors im giving it a 7.

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Sa Gang Yun is former assassin turned butler. Enjoyed the action scenes!

I got to know about this drama from reddit CShortDramas. I was pleasantly surprised to watch the trailer. I decided to watch this drama and wow, it exceeded my expectations.

What I liked:
1. ML characterisation - Coolest butler well he was a former assassin. Multiskilled, sexy and handsome too.
2. Plot - Refreshing. Great start with well-paced storytelling.
3. Action - Scenes were cool and I loved the fight sequences. Sa Gang Yun was damn fit!
4. Flashbacks - Great to see glimpse of ML's personal life in flashback sequence.
5. Styling - Impeccable styling for ML. I was amused when the maids never noticed his handsomeness / attractiveness until after their employer was saved.
6. Duration - Short drama under 2 hours.
7. Supporting characters - I liked his nephew. The rival killer was also a nice surprise.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - Forcing FL to accept his "love" was unacceptable - that guy was a rotten rich kid. His father was an enabler - just as horrible.

Favourite scene
When ML fought the goons who came to capture FL.

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watchable tho

First of all, I like lead actor and actress but I don’t like the characters they acted especially FL.
ML’s acting is a little rigid but it’s okay as it’s his first time to act in that kind of genre costume drama, so it was forgiven.
I don’t understand is FL’s character. She acts like she is above all like doubting ML at the first sight they met. (How she knows to doubt to ML is a huge plot hole for me.) Always doubting ML and never trust him but never doubt her members of righteous way while they appears as the villains in every time the problem is solved, insulting his sincerity till the end, instead of asking why or what are you doing, she just assumes the ML’s actions by herself without listening his explanations, she hates ML using her while she ignores the fact that she is using ML too even while ML points it out, she is taken for granted ML’s love. That character isn’t developed till the end of the story. I was frustrated to watch it.
And also ML’s love for FL is absurd. Love at first sight should have some meaning while I couldn’t find it because FL didn’t do any special for him to truly touch his heart since they met. (Don’t tell me she protects him from bullies. She doesn’t truly protect him and he also knows it.)
Actings are good. Fight scenes are disappointing for wuxia drama. Cinematography is some are good, some are bad.
Story line is disappointing and dialogues are bad.
Feel bad for lead actors.
It’s watchable tho.

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Great start but then....sigh

This started off so great, the chemistry between the leads, trying to figure out who was behind what, only for it to go downhill.

Major spoilers below:

The main problem this show has is that the story it's trying to tell is so greatly intertwined with a character that's already dead and not the main lead that it almost makes it unenjoyable. Every single second, everyone is talking about or in with or in hate with Pingshu. I get she was great, but my god, why is it every episode? Then we have Qi Yun Ke's insane obsession. He said he did everything to get revenge for Pingshu, but that's actually not the full truth. Is part of it to avenge her? Sure, but not fully. He's just upset she's dead and upset that not once in her life did she love him. Everything he's ever done was for himself and his own greed. And then his other sect brother had the audacity to lecture Pingshu's brother about getting revenge for her, as if he and Qi Yun Ke knew her better than he did. Honestly, I feel like the plot of this show is the type of plot that only works well in a novel setting.

I hope to see Bao Shang En and Zhou Yi Ran partnered up again because the chemistry was really good. Also, Li Yun Rui and Wan Peng.

So after reading all that, you are probably wondering if you should watch it or not, right? Honestly, I don't know.

There were a lot of really good parts and a lot of angst between the leads that I really enjoyed. Loved the scene where the female lead fights everyone to save the male lead. However, the issues I mentioned before...bugged me a lot. So honestly, it's up to you. I think I'd still choose to watch this if I could go back in time, but more so as a filler background show once we get past ep 30.

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Top-tier must-see drama!

The acting, the story, the freaking cinematography! Everyting is just amazing! No boring episode, you're just begging for more once one is over. The chemistry between the leads is off the roof, the other characters around them, especially around the female lead are so attaching. All that gets you into the drama even more. The plot is well set, the pace is just perfect, neither too fast nor too slow. We get to see how they fall for each other and create their strong bound, it's not just "a love at first sight so I ride or die for you". We see how down bad they are for the other, how they care and respect one another. All that well-balanced with the political & war issues they have to face.
This drama was long awaited and it's living up to its expectation. Definitely a must watch.

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