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one of the best Thai drama in 2025
One of thr best Thai dramas in terms of production value. i loved the floral elements!I love how Dalah said that she doesn’t need anything from both family but the truth. She’s such a badass. And also, I love Sarath character here.
I honestly watched this drama because of Phuwin, and he nailed it. Even though his character didn’t have much dialogue, every time he spoke, it was either cursing or sarcasm—I loved it!🙌
However, I almost thought Kris really had a thing for Risa (I’m soooo sorry Phu 😭😭), which made me stop watching for like a week because I was scared my hunch was real. Thank God it wasn't!
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Absolutely perfect drama. It had everything a drama should have and the chemistry between the main characters was absolutely electrifying. The whole plot was head and heel and pulled me into the whole story, which I devoured in one breath.I really have to highlight how wonderfully the main roles were played and believable. I appreciate the ending, where we could see the happy family life of our heroes.
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Start nicely with outrageous plot!
I watch this because of advertisement and the plot is quite new so i give a try since i know Peng Daidai. I don't know ML but finally i found out his name is Ge Ziyang.The plot is about FL runs a supermarket, transporting modern food to ancient times. She falls in love with a general and has a son. However, unexpectedly, the general, once he gains power, begins an affair with a princess, the son abandons his mother, and ultimately, the female protagonist is executed. Then, the FL is reborn ten years in the past and decided to destroy her supermarket and cut ties with ML and their son.
FL leaves, ML, lacking supplies, suffers a defeat in battle and is demoted to a commoner. SFL also turns against him. Only then does the general realize the FL's goodness. With divine protection, the general and his son are given 30 days to travel to the modern era to beg for the female protagonist's forgiveness only found out FL found happiness with SML.
SFL also finds a way to travel through time, captures the FL, threatens her best friend to obtain advanced weaponry, and then travels back in time to become empress, but she throws the country into chaos. Finally, FL best friend transports SFL to the Jurassic era. ML saves her but doesn't die, and she doesn't forgive him. The end!
I don't know what the writer thinking about but personally i enjoy the chaos of this story. But Peng Daidai in terms of acting is kinda weak and no chemistry with SML. SFL acting quite like old-style. Ge Ziyang nailed as scumbag and i never forgot that snort in the end. Not forgetting the child actor acting is quite potential.
Recommended to watch if you like outrageous plot!
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It feels like spin-off of Tainai while actually it's different drama
A light comedy; the actors and filming are all above average. I kinda like Wang Peiyan-Li Keyi dynamic duo in here even the romance is relatively weak.FL is responsible for most of the exciting parts, while ML is responsible for most of the comedic parts. The plot is roughly predictable: FL sassily challenges the ML, correcting his playboy ways, turning a scoundrel into a follower.FL and the great-grandmother's characters feel somewhat similar, and the actors in the show are also familiar, like a regular family gathering.
You don't need to watch prequel because it just light comedic series without any depth plot.
Recommended to watch if you didn't mind the plot just comedy and laugh.
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loved the past, the present was meh
NOT a complete enemies-to-lovers as the title suggests. they were enemies for a short time, more like rivals, and then they started dating, so the enemies plot is not explored much. they had such a beautiful relationship until they got separated, and 18 years was way too much. i cried for all the years they lost. even then, they were still more of a rivals type, never complete enemies. so this might or might not count. it’s pretty light.besides, the past was SO GOOD, and i still think i'm not over their past.
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I'M HEAD OVER HEELS
Idol was a really good drama. I enjoyed how Ra-ik’s innocence was proven and how genuinely good Se-na was to him. Overall, the drama is worth watching; however, the last four episodes were not very engaging for me. Maybe I was distracted, but I loved the rest of it. This was not a slow burn per se—it was more complex, with romance developing alongside the main plot. Also, Ra-ik was extremely attractive in this drama; he was pure eye candy. Soo-young was fine in it, and I liked her character.Lastly, I think there should be a new K-drama just for Chungjae. His character has a lot of potential: someone with a bad, rebellious past who is finally financially independent and able to find his own partner and fall in love with someone who can heal him in some way. No matter how tough he acts, he still needs someone. The cool hacker-detective vibe—especially on a motorcycle—is very attractive. He could easily carry his own storyline, and I would love to see him as a main lead.
before finishing the drama, my thoughts below lol
I’m so glad Kim Jae-yeong is finally getting the recognition he deserves by starring in this drama. He looks criminally good, like genuinely deliciously attractive, and I swear I’m completely head over heels for him.
I’m also really loving this whole concept of the girl “fixing” him. I honestly don’t get why people are being so hypocritical about it, acting like “a girl should never fix a guy”—please, boo hoo. kdrama male leads ALWAYS save the girls, so why not? We literally saw it earlier in *Head Over Heels*, with Seong-ah saving Gyeon-u, and now we have Se-na and Do-ra-ik. I’m obsessed.
Se-na is such a badass, and the dynamic between her and Do-ra-ik is just beautiful. The drama has this bittersweet vibe that hits you right in the feels—it genuinely makes me tear up in every episode. I’m so in love with this story and these characters.
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A Beautiful, Flawed Fantasy
Initial Expectations vs. Reality 🎬After Love in the Clouds, I genuinely looked forward to Unclouded Soul. I loved Hou Minghao’s pairing in LITC, so I went into this drama determined to be fair and open-minded. Unfortunately, despite giving it multiple episodes and trying to understand the narrative direction, this drama never truly worked for me on an emotional or logical level.
Main Couple: Individually Fine, Together Mismatched 💔
Let me be clear first: both the ML and FL were okay as individual performances. I neither dislike nor strongly favor the female lead actress here. However, as a couple, they simply did not make sense to me.
There was a persistent lack of romantic chemistry. Their emotional beats felt forced rather than natural, and I never felt convinced that their bond had grown organically. Ironically, the chemistry between the FL and the SML was noticeably stronger, more emotionally grounded, and far more engaging to watch. That contrast only made the main romance feel weaker.
Romance Logic: Love That Came Too Easily ⏳
The biggest issue for me lies in the emotional logic of the love story.
A century ago, the ML was betrayed and killed by the woman he loved. That kind of trauma should leave a deep psychological scar. Yet when he meets a girl who looks exactly like her, he:
conveniently forgets the pain
falls in love again far too quickly
shows almost no internal conflict
Even in fantasy dramas, emotions must follow logic. This wasn’t tragic romance—it felt rushed and careless. There was no convincing buildup, no meaningful struggle, and no sense that the ML truly processed his past.
Plot Structure: Familiar, Predictable, and Disjointed 🔄
I watched five episodes in one day, and that alone says something—I wasn’t confused, just underwhelmed.
Many scenes felt overly familiar, almost recycled from other xianxia dramas. I could often predict where the story was heading, which removed any sense of tension or anticipation.
Worse, the narrative progression felt jump-cut and fragmented. Important motivations, consequences, and transitions were either rushed or skipped entirely, making the plot feel illogical rather than complex.
Demon Valley & World-Building: A Missed Opportunity 👹
The Demon Valley should have been one of the strongest elements of the drama—but instead, it felt strangely unserious.
The demons often behaved like comic relief rather than fearsome beings, and the ML, despite being the Demon King, lacked the authority, menace, or gravitas expected of someone in that position. His behavior didn’t match his title, which weakened both his character and the world-building.
Time Travel & Ending: Conceptual but Unsatisfying ⏳
The FL experiences three flashback events. In the first two, she fails to change the past—understandable, since she lacks foreknowledge.
But the final time?
She does understand future events—yet we’re supposed to believe everything will magically turn out differently.
Personally, I couldn’t trust that outcome.
I don’t mind open endings. I don’t even mind tragic endings. What I mind is an ending that feels emotionally unearned. This one left me unsatisfied—not because it was sad or ambiguous, but because it lacked conviction.
Side Characters: Confusing Choices ❓
The actions of the SFL and SML in the final episode felt unclear and unnecessary. I struggled to understand their narrative purpose at that point, which made the conclusion feel even more scattered.
Ironically, the SML was one of the more compelling characters throughout the drama—his motivations, inner conflict, and emotional restraint felt far more believable than the ML’s arc.
Production Value: Mixed Feelings 🎨
CGI & costumes: acceptable and sometimes visually pleasing ✨
Background settings: personally not appealing
Visuals couldn’t compensate for narrative weaknesses
Final Thoughts: Why It Didn’t Work for Me 🧊
Unclouded Soul had potential—a strong cast, a fantasy premise, and philosophical ideas about fate and desire. But in execution, it felt:
emotionally rushed
logically inconsistent
narratively predictable
Even if the creators intended a complex Möbius-loop structure, complexity only works when clarity exists first. Without emotional grounding, the drama felt cold rather than profound.
In the end, this wasn’t a drama I hated—but it was one that never truly touched my heart. And for a romance fantasy, that’s the most disappointing outcome of all.
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tsuge para
eu AMO cherry magic mas esse casal nao me desce porque o personagem do tsuge é... assim... ruim e eu me irrito muito com ele.nao acho que eles tem um arco muito bom mesmo na serie e nao era necessário esse ep especial, eu so queria que acabasse logo.
posso falar o que eu gostei que foi a importância do dialogo em um relacionamento e como eles acabam depois dialogando tudo, mas tirando isso nao precisava existir o spin off, tava bom com o que tinhamos na serie.
quero muito ver a versao thai pra meus juniormark me darem uma visao diferente desse casal.
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Only Watched because of Han Yutong-Zeng Hui CP
Since i always talk about Zeng Hui-Han Yutong chemistry let me tell about my review from their second drama without mentioning the chemistry.Plot is about FL concealed her identity as a CEO and went on a blind date, hoping to find an obedient man ML is the current head of Chenglin Group. Because he didn't want to marry a gold-digger, he pretended to be a poor man to go on a blind date. The two hit it off and got married. Unexpectedly, their respective groups had many collaborations, and the two almost discovered each other's true identities many times.
Personally the child in here are only accessories since there is no mother instinct between FL (i don't accept working mom reason but the bonding between Han Yutong and the children are non exist it feels like stranger) and ML dont giving foster father vibe either (there is no bonding). Even they used for plot device but this is another my concern beside weak plot about ML backstory.
I feel this is one of weakest Zeng Hui- Han Yutong drama in term of plot.
Recommended to Han Yutong- Zeng Hui fans
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A good movie if you're interested in the topics it explores
I see some critisicm about this movie, particularly regarding how the actual rapist got off without any punishment or they were focus on, Wang Ke-Chien, who set it up. However, I think this is a good aspect to the movie.What I mean by that is, it's horribly realistic which is what I think is good (and it's heartbreaking and infuriating). Obviously, I'd love for the perp to be punished, but drunk rape cases are incredibly difficult to prosecute. In addition, I believe it is realistic for Wang Ke-Chien to have her life ruined while the man gets out free. They both arguably did horrible things, but because of society and misogyny, she'll get blamed for all of it and her life will be ruined, while the systems protect men, even when men commit horrible acts. It reminds me of Law and Order SVU season 2 episode 10, where even in the court room, the girls who orchestrated a rape by drugging the victim were punished while the rapists walked free.
With that being said, my main problems with the movie is the shallowness of the characters and their relationships. I think the movie needed more time to properly flesh out the characters and develop relationships.
My biggest problem though is Wu Yun-Heng. I would have liked to either see her face the consequences of her past actions (by losing Ren Li-Chia as a friend) or see her show genuine remorse and apologize for the bullying she partook in at her old school. Because how is she any different from Wang Ke-Chien, and why does she deserve friendship with Ren Li-Chia in the end after what she's done? Maybe the movie is telling us that people who do bad things, really don't face consequenses. Also, why in the world would Wang Ke-Chien want her boyfriend to take advantage of another girl? That is bizarre to me.
Either way, I believe this is a quick and good movie to watch if you're interested in any of the topics it explores.
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I made an account to write this review because I disliked this show that much.
I saw the rating for this show and went into it assuming it was going to be a worthwhile watch. The beginning of the show seemed interesting, but it soon became such a drag. Nonetheless, I continued watching to see how the show would progress and how they would conclude the story. After finishing the show, this felt like some of the biggest waste of time I’ve ever spent. I have no idea why they made this 16 episodes. I barely cared for any of the characters outside of the main few.I feel like 90% of the show is everyone being sad that Cha Yu Ri died, and there really isn’t any other story. The main idea is that she comes back as part of them accepting her death, allowing them to separate under their own terms rather than through a sudden accident. They should not have even included the part where she can stay alive if she takes her place. I feel like it would have reinforced the inevitability involved with one’s passing and emphasize the importance of truly accepting the passage of time and cherishing the fleeting moment of one's life. Instead she has the opportunity to live but doesn't take it despite everyone saying she should, and everyone being okay with her taking her place. The only potential downside is that her daughter will see ghosts.
One of my biggest annoyances is that they keep telling the viewer that Jo Kang Hwa and Oh Min Jung are deeply in love, but it definitely didn’t seem like it. It was so frustrating because the only reason I know that they love each other is because Cha Yu Ri constantly mentions it throughout the show, and that is why she cannot take her place. Additionally, Jo Kang Hwa talks about how he feels guilty about living on despite Cha Yu Ri’s passing. This falls flat for me since the show barely shows him moving on. Even though he gets remarried, his relationship with his new wife is awkward, and he doesn’t do his work properly because of his feelings toward Cha Yu Ri. Oh Min Jung even tells him this later. From what I saw, it seemed like Cha Yu Ri cared tremendously more about Jo Kang Hwa and Seo Woo, but I guess since the show said otherwise, it doesn’t matter.
If the show emphasized Jo Kang Hwa and Oh Min Jung’s relationship more and demonstrated their chemistry, I would be able to better understand and accept this premise. For instance, maybe show more moments where Oh Min Jung helps to fill the emotional void left in Jo Kang Hwa due to Cha Yu Ri’s death. Additionally Oh Min Jung mentions how difficult it is to start and repair the family after what Cha Yu Ri left behind, and I guess I’ll just have to take her word for it because they do not really show her struggles to raise and repair the family. I guess we see people judge her for being a stepmother and acting indifferent, but that's it. We don't really see her attempts at learning to be a good mother and wife outside of maybe a 10 second flashback. It's mostly Cha Yu Ri saying that Oh Min Jung is nice, a good mother, and important to the family. None of these are really shown. The show even starts with the Seo Woo almost plugging a wet plug into an exposed outlet.
Also, one of the main conflicts is how the daughter sees ghosts, which leads her to hide inside the freezer. Cha Yu Ri doesn’t want her daughter to see ghosts because it can harm her. This was a really dumb point in the show. Like, how is this really a problem? Also, the daughter could have just grown up and learned how to distinguish between ghosts and humans.
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The elevated version of Bai Yan-He Cong Rui drama
When I watched this drama, the only thing i remember is unpleasant feeling after watch Bai Yan-He Cong Rui version (that version is from around 2023-2024) so i decided to watch hoping for better version.The Plot is same ML and FL actually had feelings for each other during their school days, but a misunderstanding prevented them from being together. FL enters into a contract marriage with the male lead to repay a debt of gratitude. Both believe the other is a Cassanova, and after the marriage, they challange each other for "cheat you spouse whoever jealous first you lose".
The plot is cliché, but the lighthearted comedy style at least still better than Bai Yan- He Congrui version at every aspect. The chemistry between the Ma Xiao Yu and Zhang Jinyi are surprisingly good. Their attractive appearances and restrained acting, combined with this understated story, make for a really enjoyable watch. Ma Xiao Yu is very likable once he abandons his overly forceful, boss-like acting style. Although he doesn't quite capture the essence of a doctor, he's still a gentle, honest, and morally upright husband.
Zhang Jin Yi has a very distinctive beauty, gentle approach, and her acting feels alive and natural, not formulaic or stiff. She portrays a seemingly innocent yet powerful female CEO with a striking contrast. Ma Xiao Yu's portrayal of his gentle care for his mother-in-law and his resilience in performing surgery on her is very nuanced . He immediately comes across as a sensible, reliable, and filial son, capable of taking responsibility and showing empathy—it's hard for the FL not to fall for him instantly.
Recommended to watch if you want some light romance.
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I watched this drama because of Joo Sang Wook (Sang Jin) I can say that it is a good drama. The 4 love stories are the reality of life. The FL and ML lost and found love with each other, Bo mi and Jin Ho fell in love at their young age, the married couple remain to stay with each other even though they have personality differences and I don't find the love story of Sang Jin and Uri cringy at all it does happen it real life that even of big age gap some people fell in love. Over all I find this drama entertaining and fun to watch, it made me cry, it made me laugh. its 10/10 for me 💜❤️ I hope to see Joo Sang Wook in more rom com drama because I am a big fan ❤️💜 Was this review helpful to you?
Just the right amount of everything= A Perfect Drama
You want chemistry?You want a strong confident female lead?
You want a kind, courageous male lead?
You want heroes who use their wit and cunning to get justice?
You want side female characters who get their own character arcs?
You want a Xuanhuan with easy to understand lore?
You want villains to be more than just 'I evil'?
You want the main couple to banter and flirt and love and tease and trick?
You want fluff and love and angst and found family and enemies to lovers?
You want multiple beautiful storylines?
But, most important of all, you want a cdrama with a well executed happy ending?
If yes, then start this show RIGHT NOW!!!!
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A Mishmash of Historical Dumber and Modern Jargons
To put it simply, it's been quite a time since I last watched mini dramas. Sadly, I have a mid to bad impression about them due to the undercooked plot, mediocre styling and backgrounds, and last but not least, the cliche acting that makes me cringe hard, of course. All of these aspects culminates a mini drama into an awry watching experience, which is why most watchers avoid them like a virulent plague."Extraordinary" is no different from other mini dramas scattering around the world of c-drama, relying heavily on the intriguing premise of an engineer transmigrating to a fictional historical China after a car crash and and his goal to save his family's business and protect the nation from another war-mongering country. If it hadn't been for the refreshing idea of combining historical and modern world together (I mean, the knowledge), God knows I'm not going to touch this drama at all cost. To be honest, I'm really pissed off in the second half as the plot takes a nosedive and plunges deeper into an incoherent quagmire. And the final climax isn't that satisfying, prompting the watchers want for more. The villains are also predictable from the get go, I don't even have to guess what they're going to say and just press the skip button.
For me, the acting still has room for improvements for the whole cast. Prior to watching "Extraordinary", I have no idea of their existences (to put it frankly).
OSTs and BGMs are forgettable, so I think there's no need to mention anything.
Overall, I'll never rewatch it anymore. I know I'm being harsh here, but it's all proves and facts (I'm not lying, seriously). Time to end my review, good luck and happy watching if you're in a deep of slumber of new masterpieces.
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