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An amazing mix of comedy, mystery, action and romance!

First of all, I absolutely loved this drama and am still smiling after just finishing it :D


Okay so, Undercover high school is centered on an NIS agent acted by Seo Kang Joon, going undercover in a high school to find gold supposedly hidden inside the school. During this journey full of hilarious moments, exciting mystery, and thrilling action he meets a teacher of the school (Jin Ki Joo), and the two eventually end up solving the mystery together, getting to know each other better in the process.

My favorite character in the drama (I really love her, has to be one of my favorite FLs in K-drama haha) is Jin Ki Joo's character Oh Su-a! She's quick-witted, confident, funny, supportive, and really cares about others (especially her students and the ML Hae Seong). Jin Ki Joo did an absolutely amazing job with the character! Her and Jeong Hae Seong are an exceptionally entertaining and cute duo throughout the drama! The villain is also interesting to follow, though maybe a bit too "comically evil" and lacking the depth that the absolute best villains have. (One of two very small issues I have with the drama).

The actual plot is exciting, has no boring moments whatsoever, and mixes different genres excellently (although the drama mostly is very light and easy to watch, focusing on the comedy aspect). The final episode especially is one my favorites in a while, it delivers perfect conclusions to every plot point and gives a truly satisfying ending (rare in K-dramas haha). One small flaw with the plot is the number of illogical parts and plot points where you kind of just have to suspend disbelief a lot. In this drama it didn't bother me much but keep it in mind if that usually annoys you in dramas.


The biggest reason why I loved this drama so much is the fact that it truly is a feel-good drama. Every episode made me laugh and smile, the comedy was actually funny. The ending is also amazingly cute and made me giggle out of excitement haha. These kinds of dramas are my absolute favorite and this was exactly what I needed right now :D


I can sincerely recommend this drama to everyone, please go watch it haha!

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Complicated yet engaging and interesting !!

First of the initial episodes were really great to begin with , the story seems complicated and even the most toxic one out there but still it will hooked u till the end of the series. The pain and suffers shulang faced since his childhood till fx was in his life was really heartaching. he faced a lot by fx too and tho fx got what he deserved as after knowing the truths shulang treated him exactly well deserved!! Both the characters here suffers a lot that fx who was once so rich at the end he too lost everything but gain yu shulang. Anyways the story is well equipped and complicated tho certain things in the series seem to be little off. But i would recommend you to watch this series.

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Amazing Drama! ❤️❤️

I dont much write reviews, but for this drama. I'm going to write. Love this drama so much. looking forward for their new episodes everyday.... great chemistry for Weilong and Maimai. Weilong played the character so well, he is very expressive. I can see it in his eyes his emotions that makes the drama more interesting to watch. I also like how maimai played the innocent role nie xiguang she's so cute, charming and adorable. love them so much for their role. Remarkable and impressive!!!! it doesn't make the drama cringy. Congratulations to the team of Shine on Me: Director, script writer and all the cast of Shine on Me. ❤️❤️

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feel-good drama

The first episode was exhausting for me. About three times I was tempted to stop watching altogether. And that’s where the half-point deduction comes from. I stayed for Jung Kyung Ho, and already by the second episode I didn’t regret it. Granted, when I saw the lawyers from the Pro Bono Team, I had the worst possible premonitions. Seriously—a case about who owns a dog? And yet the case was handled so brilliantly, so humorously, so cleverly that I had an absolute blast watching it.

This drama is above all about intelligent dialogue and intelligent people. The entire Pro Bono team may be a bit ideologically eccentric, but the drama takes care to show their backstories and explain where their idealism comes from. It doesn’t do this in a heavy-handed way—sometimes just a few sentences from one character, a single scene, explains exactly “why.” As a result, I grew fond of them quite quickly, especially since their cases are not about any kind of “woke” ideology, but about fighting for a specific person with a specific problem, and only occasionally placing that fight in a broader social context.

But this is where something truly great appears—Kang Da-Wit. Intelligent, cunning, able to make use of all the small arrangements and leverage points in the judicial world, shining there like the biggest stage star—showing respect for people, for the office, and for institutions, but also with a huge wink of the eye. Against the background of this whole ideological bunch, he feels like a breath of reason and freshness.

And perhaps most importantly—this drama gives a sense of satisfaction. Every character is three-dimensional, capable of change, and every case, even if it doesn’t unfold perfectly, at some point provides a feeling of fulfillment. For me, this is a total feel-good drama. Apart from the first episode, not a single second is wasted.

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Odd Couple

A young, handsome, brilliant, clever, kind, patient, generous, monogamous, honorable, mechanically proficient, streetfighting adonis who likes to cook and clean–and who also has a superpower--falls madly in love with a cranky, narcissistic, self-centered, lazy, not-too-bright, arrogant, indifferent, rude, cold, ungrateful, ethically challenged, and slovenly public defender.

And this is supposed to be a match made in – one of those places whose name starts with “H.” More like a fantasy cleverly constructed to hook impressionable teens (of the female persuasion).

As for the acting–the villain was sufficiently scary and despicable to hold my attention. And the ML managed to breathe conviction, authenticity, and adorableness into his character. The young women commenting on the top left corner of my television screen certainly thought he was the bees knees. In fact, they seemed completely besotted with him–poor babies! One of them typed, “Oh, Sweetie! When you get tired of her, come live with me!”

The FL’s performance, on the other hand, was overwrought, over-acted, and downright silly in places. She had to work awfully hard at being awful. (But some of this was probably due to the impossible script–not to any lack of talent on the actress’s part.)

The court cases dramatized in this series were apparently chosen to highlight the ethical enigmas inherent in the legal system. But each case was totally bizarro--fraught with conflicts of interest–and a boatload of complications. Frankly, I couldn’t get worked up about any of them. The timeline was also weird–with some suspects being rushed to trial before the blood had dried on the murder weapon (metaphorically speaking). One loathsome character had murdered at least three people and tried to kill a number of others, including a child–and yet everyone felt sorry for him. Well...everyone except me.

Each time the camera focused on the jury, the jurists were nodding, shaking their head, and otherwise expressing their premature judgments for all the world to see. Yikes!

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A Kdrama That's Beautifully Unsettling and Quietly Hopeful

I just finished The Trunk, and it left me feeling unsettled in a way few shows do. The intimacy between the characters feels real, but at times it also feels transactional. The characters have a lot of emotional and psychological depth. You can see they know something is wrong, but they put off doing anything about it. Watching that mix of sadness, pity, and disgust stick with you is uncomfortable. Even so, I found myself rooting for the main leads, which made their struggles hit even harder.

The direction is fantastic. Shots linger, silences are used perfectly, and the framing adds tension without ever feeling forced. The house and the setting make everything feel lonely and unsettling. Empty rooms, muted lighting, and quiet corners make the isolation of the characters palpable. The cast is excellent, and their chemistry feels real even in moments that seem hollow, which makes the emotional impact sharper.

!!Some people complain that the stalker has no reason, but a stalker does not need a reason. They are not normal or morally correct, and that unpredictability makes the tension feel real and unnerving.

And Some said the trunk felt unimportant to the story but to me, The trunk held the characters’ secrets, guilt, and tension, making it a symbol of stagnation and buried truths. Ignoring it misses the point of the story entirely.

Even though the characters do change by the end, it is slow and subtle. The show is not sad just because people suffer. It is sad because so much of their lives are spent emotionally stagnant before they finally act. By the end, you are left feeling lonely and uneasy, but there is also a sense of hope, which makes the conclusion feel earned.

!!!!!!This show might not be for everyone. Its emotional and psychological intensity is heavy and can feel overwhelming, so if you prefer lighter or more straightforward stories, it could be difficult to watch.!!!!

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This one is dark, heavy, emotionally intense... and that’s exactly what makes it so powerful!!

From the beginning, Fan Xiao and Shulang’s relationship is marked by imbalance. Fan Xiao carries violence, trauma, and emotional restraint; he exists in the shadows, hardened by the world around him. Shulang, on the other hand, feels almost unreal — gentle, patient, and quietly kind in a way that contrasts sharply with Fan Xiao’s darkness.

What makes this story so compelling is how love becomes a force of transformation. Fan Xiao doesn’t change overnight, and the series never romanticizes his darkness. Instead, it shows change as something slow, painful, and reluctant. Shulang doesn’t “save” him in a cliché way — he softens him, simply by existing, by staying, by offering compassion where Fan Xiao only knew brutality.

This is where the symbolism of Shulang being called a Bodhisattva becomes essential to the story — and also deeply ironic. In Buddhism, a Bodhisattva is someone who reaches enlightenment but chooses to remain in the world to relieve the suffering of others. Fan Xiao admires Shulang for this, but at the same time, he resents it. He hates that part of Shulang exactly because he doesn’t believe it can be real. Deep down, Fan Xiao knows that not even his Bodhisattva could save him, and that belief becomes one of the greatest conflicts within him.

Their love is quite devastating. It lives in silences, in restrained emotions, in the tension between wanting to protect and fearing to destroy. The cinematography, the melancholic OST, and the pacing all enhance this atmosphere, making every interaction feel heavy with meaning.

This is a story about love as redemption, about darkness meeting compassion, and about how sometimes, the softest presence can be the most powerful. And one of my favorites!!!

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Best Drama I've ever seen for the past 3 years i'm into Chinese Drama

This actually my first time write a review about drama and upload it on web. Drama "Shine On Me" can make me not think twice to cancel the intention of giving a review. For approximately 3 years I have followed Chinese dramas (of course I also watch past dramas from year to year with various genres in them) and there are also many romance dramas that I have watched. But for some reason, Shine On Me is visually beautiful in terms of actors, storyline, cinematic, OST, and the story they want to convey is clearly read by the audience, and I did not get bored while watching it.

Those of you who are looking for a light drama, but still romantic without any cringe feeling, you can try watching this drama. This is my honest review, for someone who has similar preference drama like me, you must watch it and i think you gonna like it. ^^ 谢谢

P.s : Shine On Me still on going today!

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Like a car crash I couldn’t look away from...

The contradictions in the fantasies being sold to young girls have never been as in-your-face as they are in this K-drama. But the mesmerizing acting of Seo Hyun-jin somehow holds this hot mess together.

Her love interest is a robotic, poker-faced, rich dude who suffers from the “disease” of face blindness or prosopagnosia. Not to worry. He’s found his perfect mate in the FL, who suffers from a condition that changes her into some random-looking specimen of humanity every so often–be it a child of 10 or a sore-encrusted old bald guy.

Whatever the case, folks, True Love conquers all. The most ludicrous scene in this series is the pledge of eternal love between the ML and the aforementioned bald guy. Not that bald guys aren’t lovable! But even Lee Min-ki, the ML, who has serious acting chops (see his performance in BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE), can’t bring himself to gaze enthusiastically at his newly transformed sweetheart. There’s a Japanese proverb that says: “If there is love smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples.” Ah! If only it were true.

The other over-the-top romance--like an impending car crash you can’t look away from--is between an actor who could pass for an sweet-faced 14-year-old boy and a troubled, but fabulously rich older woman. To be fair, it’s not clear how old these two are supposed to be. (In real life, they’re almost the same age.)

The dialog between these two is beyond idiotic. “I’m bad, but you’re good.” “I love you because you’re so pretty.” Not since Scrooge McDuck have the rich been such an easy target. As in most K-dramas, they’re all greedy and offensive. But there’s hope for those who recognize True Beauty.

More than once, my suspension of disbelief was hanging by a thread over the Grand Canyon. When the FL transforms from one body to another, do her clothes change with her? The 10-year-old’s duds conveniently enlarged when s/he changed back into adulthood. Not so with some of the other transformations.

The schmaltzy song that played over and over and OVER in the background getting louder and louder and LOUDER was enough to drive me screaming into the night.

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