Reviews

Warm, oddball drama.

There was something warm and compulsive about this oddball drama featuring two dorky misfits. Everything about them was mismatched and yet, even though I had to suspend my disbelief a fair bit, I still wanted to engage with their relationship. It was an examination of breaking the shells in which we live which have been formed by other people’s opinions of us and society’s attitude towards our social standing. The imposition which we suffer as children, take on as truth and carry into adulthood. It’s an old well worn theme, but here it received a refreshing twist.

Don’t be mistaken into thinking there is a lot of social commentary, because of the setting in a host club. It’s primarily a romance drama that explores character development with a bit of social reflection thrown in. The performances are good from the leads, although I felt that Kimura Fumino as Ogawa Manami was a little too earnest at times, which leant a little too far into the patronising. But this quirky drama scrapes through with an 8, mainly for the originality of its setting.

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Not bad I guess...

I can't believe that I'm saying it, but this was the best series out of all three in HIStory1.

Compared to the other two, this one was at least bearable to watch. I'm not a fan of all this “step-siblings forbidden love” but with them becoming “siblings” when they are adult's, it makes it a tad bit better I guess? Still not sure how I feel about it all, but again in the end it was at least not as bad as the other two, which is honestly a win in my books.

They had their fair share of cute moment's and drama here.
There is not much more to say, it's just kind of this classic (?) bl trope with stepbrothers falling in love, but in a short format. Not really my cup of tea, but it wasn't too cringy or annoying, and at times it was even enjoyable to watch.
The only thing I want to point out is the girl best friend, she was the “highlight” of this series in the worst way possible.
I personally couldn't stand her and any time she was on the screen I was that close to dying from cringe and anger, because of the way she was behaving.
Other than that, as I said, it was not too bad, but it's definitely not my favorite and I won't be watching it again any time soon.

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The writer must be sick

I watched this drama because my boyfriend recommended that this show is fun and i need to watch this. Sorry for telling you this babe, but i won't trust your recommendation ever again. so, this show was starting strong in the early episodes, but again and again, the writer ruined the last 2 episodes! aarghh, like wtf dear writer, you waste so much potential with such beautiful with good-acting-skilled actors and nice osts!!

!!! spoiler alert!!!
wtf with the ending??? at least show us glimpses of scenes of how the majesty goes to the future!! it was nonsensical and out of logic if the ending just finished like that. i know the writer must be already lazy enough to finish the story and just put all of the trivial things that usually happen in time-traveling drama. And all the emotions that i felt while watching this drama were all 'almost'. it is sad, but not sad enough to make me cry. it is happy, but the way the scene portrays the emotions was not good, so i'm not happy enough. The feelings of 'almost' make me not satisfied at all watching this drama. so sad that i wasted my time watching this.

Watching this drama feels like eating a good appetizer, but with a very bad main course and dessert. wasting time. will not rewatch this.

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Disgusting

Who needs a good plot when you can just put sexual assault in every scene and call it a day!

Not my first time watching it, I've watched it before probably around the time it came out and back then I didn't really enjoy it, but I also didn't realize all integrity of how bad things were.

I understand that the name is “Obsessed”, but there is a big difference between being obsessed and just sexually assaulting another person just cause you feel like it. It's hard to expect a healthy dynamic from something with this name, but they went beyond being unhealthy.
It is terrible, and it shocks me that there are still people trying to defend it and say that it's a masterpiece. A dumpster fire is all it is and there's nothing that can change my opinion on that, sadly.

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? To The Moon – Because Every Corporate Soul Needs This Drama

Honestly, I felt seen while watching this drama. As someone from the corporate world, I could relate to every single emotion the characters went through—office politics, those few precious work friends who become your survival kit, the tiny tea breaks that save your sanity, and of course, the monthly reminder of why we stay (“salary day,” I’m looking at you 😅).

It’s funny, emotional, and filled with honest moments. What I loved most is that it focuses more on office friendships that slowly build over time rather than yet another office romance (though yes, a cute love story is still tucked in there).

If I had to nitpick, I’d say the whole crypto investment angle gets a little too much screen time. It fits the plot, sure—but I just hope no one takes it as financial advice 😬.

Still, if you’re an office employee who wants a light, heartwarming, and super relatable watch after a long day of spreadsheets and meetings—this one’s definitely for you. 💼✨

P.S.- Wrapped up To the Moon on November 1, 2025, and honestly? It felt like clocking out after a long workweek but with way more heart. 💼🌙 The ending left me smiling—and maybe reflecting a bit too much on my own 9-to-6 grind.

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If You Have Five Chances Back to the Start, What Would You Do?

Finally, after a long bustling day, exams are over and I’m really happy to say that I’d be active in MDL again, especially on the review section (as I’m too lazy to reply comments nowadays). So, back in mid-September, I did complete ‘Mobius’ in several days of binging, to the point of abandoning ‘Shadow Love’ halfway. Last year, I’d read the original source and was pretty intrigued with the plot, especially the time loop stuffs (reminds me a lot of ‘Reset’) – sci-fi has never been my thing but I do love it very much and this show is no exception. Wanna know how the story goes? Scroll down below…

‘Mobius’ follows the story of a police officer named Ding Qi, who is a time loop perceiver – a person who can feel the loop of certain days and each day generates about five loops (which means you need to repeat the same action for five times straight unless you want to change the future) and the fifth loop will be the final result of previous loops. Ding Qi experienced this loop for the first time in his college years and he continues to utilize this power until his adulthood, becoming a successful and wealthy broker. However, he soon gets bored of it and wants to have a transition in his career, thus deciding to become a police officer instead in the hope of saving more people rather than doing nothing.

One day, his captain gets a new mission to protect the CEO of Moma Group, Mo Yuanzhi (he claims to have been threatened by someone who uses squid as the background picture) after a string of higher-up murders involving Han Song and Tang Shaorong. Without any hesitation, Ding Qi signs up for this case and becomes the big boss of the team. In Moma Group, he also reunites with his girlfriend, An Lan. As Ding Qi learns more about Moma Group and Mo Yuanzhi’s daily life, he begins to develop suspicion on him and uncover a shocking plot twist behind. Can they solve the puzzle created by the mastermind behind this case or will they fall into the same trap over and over again?

Alright, I must say that I TOTALLY fall in love with the script. It is so tightly-woven into 16 episodes that not even a single second is wasted for unnecessary scenes and everything happens in a rather fast pace instead of the usual sluggish one. Also, each character has their own unique motive and emotional depth, which make them more nuanced and distinctive from one another. The show also explores heavy theme such as trust, betrayal, self-growth, love, and many more. To be honest, I connect with this show easier as I also have similar struggles in my real life and hope that this show can serve as a cautionary tale for me. By the way, I also want to talk about the villains here (SPOILER ALERT!!!), which are none other than Mo Yuanzhi and his teacher Jiang Yuwen. If I must say, they have the most complex teacher-student dynamic I’ve ever witnessed. At first, Jiang Yuwen was outwardly dismissive of Mo Yuanzhi until he finally proved his teacher that he could make it. However, as time went by, Mo Yuanzhi grew into a self-absorbed know-it-all and also fell in love with one of the test subjects, Feng Wanqing, much to his teacher’s dismay. Aside from that, Mo Yuanzhi transformed into a different kind of person and was pretty obsessive in his quest of curing Wanqing, despite her pleas. Due to his disregard of Wanqing’s life, Jiang Yuwen had a huge dispute with Mo Yuanzhi, who resolved to kill him. But the murder attempt was failed because it was a time loop day. Big whoop, right? In the end, not only did he fail to kill Jiang Yuwen, but Mo Yuanzhi also lost most of the data needed to experiencing on the vaccine. So, what I want to tell you guys is that even the smallest dispute between a teacher and his student can put other lives in danger. The conflict may only involve the two of them, but what they don’t realize is the vortex that pulls other people related to them into this chaos. Even if you want to create a big rift, at least please don’t let innocent people get harmed. Another thing I want to point out is that neither of them are nice people with just intention of saving the greater good, definitely not. As the saying goes, your heart thinks differently with what you say. I won’t be spoiling further, so have a look on your own.

Now, to the acting. I’m absolutely in love with Bai Jingting’s new role and he’s awfully versatile, transforming from a green-flag boyfriend in ‘The First Frost’ to a justice-driven police in here (I’m not watching the former because I have a bad impression on rom-com, a matter of personal taste). He nails Ding Qi’s character so well that I don’t have anything to describe it anymore. As his co-star, Janice Man doesn’t disappoint too. Their romance may not be the best, but it’s still sizzling enough for the label ‘slight romance’. And… kudos to all the casts and crew for bringing out such a fleshed and refreshing story amidst a bunch of wacky plots.

OSTs, setting (in Hong Kong), action scenes, costumes are done superbly and I hope I can get to see the second season of ‘Mobius’ in the future (there is volume two with an entirely different case).

Lastly, if you’re a hard-core fan of sci-fi and thriller genre, this show might be for you. I swear you’re going to very addicted like me, no doubt about that. So, time to end this review, goodbye and good luck!!!

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Light On Coherency, Heavy On Pretty & Spice

If there is one important thing to know before beginning this show, it is that there is little point in trying to follow the plot beyond: The FL has an object in her body needed to free the MLs people. She forms a bond with him that makes it so that when she sneezes, he shows up to protect her. She wants to clear her family's name. The ML has an evil entity inside him that wants to kill.

Anything and everything else within the show is irrelevant because nothing is ever fully explained. Each episode manages to hint that maybe 'next' episode more information will be doled out, only for that hope to die at the end of the next episode and the following after. With enough of these instances of shattered plot development coherency, what's left behind is a male lead often in various states of undress who doesn't shy away from being petty or jealous when he's not devouring the female leads face in yet another kiss scene.

The acting during emotional portions was rather well done. Scenes where the eyes needed to switch back and forth during the MLs inner struggles were praise worthy. Likewise, the scenes showcasing blank, vacant stares are also interesting to see on the screen.

If you are able to turn your brain completely off to the plot inconsistencies and lack of follow-through the show is watchable. It's best quality is its shameless ML and his comedic jealous nature around other people. As long as expectations for a coherent plot are removed, you should be able to sit back and enjoy the show.

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Tempering Man-Made Insanity With Calm Acceptance and A Belief of Inner Goodness

- Positives -
❤️ Visually stunning cinematography
❤️ Strong ost evoking deep emotion
❤️ FL that can admit that a past life action doesn't deserve current life punishment

- Negatives -
😮‍💨 Story plotlines are thin and often leave the audience to fill in the gaps themselves
😮‍💨 More than one of the antagonists are underdeveloped, serving as a plot device rather than a character

- Description -
With a visually stunning and emotionally graphic first episode, this show sets the stage for a tale of twisted insanity under the belief it's love. While little time is actually spent in this first life, it leaves an impression of shock upon the viewer and a lingering question of how the rebirth will play out after our female lead has experienced what she has.

If there is a true negative it may be that the opening scenes and a few minor additional flashbacks are the extent of the knowledge gained about the first life. This causes a perpetual question to be raised about whether the female lead had ANY feelings for the male lead in the original life. It is because of this lack of clarity that there becomes a disconnect in the second life towards why she would suddenly soften 'simply' because he is acting 'less' insane in this new life.

As such, when watching two emotions will be at war depending upon how you view the original events:
1) Being swept away by the romance presented on the screen as it is shown developing at surface level
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2) Being annoyed or angry the female lead went 'soft' on the male lead and 'fell' for him.

Because the show is marketed as a romance, she notices differences AND similarities in him as compared to the original life and utilizes her knowledge to her advantage so that she can work towards calming his mind BEFORE it reaches the point of full insanity. Due to this, one of the more frustrating aspects ends up being that in the second act she is relegated to a more passive role. Gone is her ability to go anywhere or do anything proactive so her scenes take place when he returns to speak with her.

Ultimately, the person who will enjoy this most is one who doesn't 'mind' the brutality the male lead used against the female lead. Likewise, being able to turn off 'some' of your brain is required because of the narrative structure demanding a bit of "just go with it". Finally, being okay with a lack of details and being required to fill the dots yourself is extremely helpful.

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A piece of cinema

This was a such a god show-. I enjoyed it from start to finish.
This is not to say that it did not have its issues. i will start with the positives:

_ the cast was amazing- Pond and Pan had great chemistry. There was no time that i was bored when they were on screen together. The supporting cast was also great. I found the villains a bit comical- I could not take the revenge plot seriously-

I have seen Pan and Pond in different shows- I loved that Pond got this role after he was in Fourever you- I felt that show did not really show his acting versatility and abilities. In this show we had a range of emotion from him. His character at times was a bit annoying when he kept referring to the future that he came from knowing that people around him did not have that insight.

TD what a man- he was amazing- i loved how he really embodied that character. He was in oh my sunshine and he stole the show with rain. I am really pleased that he has had this opportunity to show case his acting range.


Overall this show was a good watch- Would i rewatch not the whole thing but maybe certain episodes like 5/6 -8.

The writers changed some of the factors in the book but it was in a positive way for TV, it needed the xtra drama and spice.

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Short, budget cute but shallow!

This drama falls into that tricky space where the reel format works against it, yet the story and performances are decent enough to pull it through. Like, who thought chopping a perfectly fine story into TikTok-sized bits was a good idea! The whole thing ran for about 1.5 hours, which honestly could have been a cute movie or a mini drama with proper 20+ minute episodes.

Now onto the good part..the leads. Their chemistry was lowkey adorable. The banter had that flirty but awkward in the right places vibe. They have got very contrasting personalities, but somehow together it just clicked. You actually feel their little moments, which is rare in these short-format dramas.

What annoyed me was the background music. At times I couldn't hear the dialogues and it was very distracting. Also, choppy editing in the middle ( but I expected it considering the format)

That said, this isn’t a drama that tries to deliver deep character arcs or heavy development, and it doesn’t pretend to. But honestly I didn’t even mind. The vibe was light, the pacing worked and both actors carried it way better than the budget probably allowed.

Overall It’s giving cute one time watch. Not a rewatch, but definitely not a regret either.

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A healing , simple yet so beautiful love story.

Simply is the best.
Plot
A basic GMMTV serie : simple story ,easy to watch and short .
However, its healing power is no joke.
Tiring of everyday small troubles, stressful things ⁇
This is for you, no need to think deep, just let the growing up journey of the main characters ease your soul.

The cast
I can not imagine who could do better than Jimmy and Sea for this. They ate the show ans make me want more. I stayed up late and waited for every episode. They improved the story and acting , Jimmy actually tured red while acting LOL . Super satisfied to watch .
The director must be proud of himself for letting the actors enjoyed the show like this .

For a nonchalant series watcher like me for doing all of this ,this series is special to me. I would rewatch it for n+times again.

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A bunch of firsts...and a bunch of love.

First Friends. First Love. First heartbreak. First dreams and first encounter with the harsh reality of the world. A hundred memories is the perfect representation of firsts in life and how fate and destiny impact your surrounding and your feelings, all set in a stunning and somewhat heartwarming 80s background. It follow Youngrye, Jonghee and Jaepil throughout the years and highlights the changes in their relationship but also emphasises how somehow not much has changed since the first time they met.

I like this drama because imho it was able to capture perfectly some notions such as the innocence and intensity of a first crush/love, the absolute excitment and power at finding a best friend for the first time but also all the heartbreaks that comes with growing up and dealing with all those emotions. There is, all over the drama, a study about fate and destiny and how these two concepts play a big part in the life of the FML Youngrye and what I appreciate is that it is about her loves, her friendships but also her family . At the end of the day, it is all about fate, destiny and timing...sometimes your first love is not the last, sometimes your first friend will forever be your friend, sometimes your borther gets to study and you don't, it's fate, it's timing, it's all being at the mercy of life and time.

The acting is really great and they all seemed to have grasped their characters well. Again the setting and all the side characters are SO good and makes the drama 10 times more enjoyable.

Now, It has its frustrating moments, especially with the obvious triangle that never is just a romantic triangle but rather a bigger thing. It can be extremely annoying but it's really not the case for me as I try to look beyond the first layer of their relationship, meaning the romantic aspect of it. I try to see further, because they are friends, because they all love each other, because they all are their firsts and each of their meeting were fate and destiny and so it can be hard to let go of these people that quite literally expanded your entire view on life. Therefore, if these types of tropes pisses you off, I don't think A hundred memories is for you, for others, please give it a try, i think it's great!

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