Reviews

GOOD STORY BUT

All the actors have done a good job in portraying their roles. BaiLu is indeed a good actress, and even the male lead proved himself great. Supporting characters were well picked. The chemistry was good between the leads

The story itself is nothing new, but it was captivating, and you would not feel bored. However, sometimes it loses its logic, a lot of characters died with no good reason, the ending was a bit off for me, they killed everyone but MFL and ML who by the way died 100 times in the drama but they managed to revive him while all the other characters just vanished. i wish they gave us a more convincing ending
Overall, it is a one time watch drama, if you love Bailu or if you enjoy these types of fantasy dramas

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This Sweet Tooth Needs Some Filling...

THINGS I LOVE!!!!

The Cast, Characters and Chemistry:
I love me some View, Poon, and Jimmy, and honestly, they nailed their roles. Each scene felt good because of their sincerity thanks to them.
But the stars of this series, Mark and Ohm?! Their on‑screen chemistry was otherworldly. Episodes 11 and 12 alone felt like a fever dream; have you seen those kissing scenes? It was sizzling yet so sweet, it literally was tooth-aching, cheek-blushing kind of fluff. That kind of spark felt too precious to waste—and this series was made for that, unfortunately.
The anticipated time‑skip, although it felt lazy and rushed, they pieced it together quite well and I liked it along with a “close‑to‑perfection” finale.
Classic Rom-Com Charm:
The show opens with a caricatured, rom-com style in overdrive and honestly, I lived for it. This is the kind of template that most rom-com series have been following—which made me smile mainly because of two things; it was seriously fluffy and funny or it was full of silly antics and nonsensical banter that I can't help but chuckle. Although, it can be cringey at times, it doesn't bother me as much.
Character portrayals and personalities are delightfully quirky; they bring flavor even when the plot flounders.
Cinematography & Setting:
The opening episodes did well in pacing, scene composition, and editing—it’s classic GMMTV rom-com territory done right.
The countryside aesthetic is nice, cozy and nostalgic. Have we seen this on other series before? Yes, but when used sparingly, it adds warm, airy space from the usual angst and plot-heavy set‑ups which this series needed.
Soundtrack:
The music isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s upbeat and poppy, which gives that teenage‑love‑feels which was enough to lighten up the mood. Also, Ohm sung that "Make Me Smile" song?! I needed to confirm it beforehand because I wasn't that sure, he sounded nice.

THINGS THAT COULD'VE BEEN BETTER:
Over‑the‑Top & Filler Scenes:
Despite the sizzling chemistry, wonderful cast lineup and good character portrayals, some scenes feel niche, tacky or exaggerated.
The entirety of that "who liked who first" thing was dragged on and on, not only they really stretched out this narrative but also some scenes doesn't sit well with me. Like how Sant feeds off to the kindness Jway has been showing and still finds a way to be kind of a jerk.
Character Arcs Falling Flat:
Sant promises Jway all of many things only to be left in the mud, and poor Jway just smiles and shakes it off, not expressing any bit of frustration nor talking it out with Sant, which came out as a forced positivity rather than authentic understanding which doesn't emotionally resonate with me.
Jway’s backstory has real emotional weight but isn’t handled with the taste and nuance it deserves. Honestly, could've made it all work—if this series isn't so plot heavy. There's a right balance between fluff, comedy, substance and story that could pull it off beautifully.
Underdeveloped Side Stories:
As much as I love View and Mim, the Yada–Baipor arc doesn’t leave an impression. Mainly because it added no substance nor narrative to the series itself. Also, Gugg’s romantic side‑quest felt like filler. Don't get me wrong, Gugg and View did engage in some meaningful conversations to each other and with the main characters, but those arc just falters because of the writing.
Inconsistencies in Editorial Precision:
It started fine as I said earlier, clean editing and crisp pacing. Somewhere along the way, editing becomes sloppy with patchy cuts—which is a recipe for inconsistent, incoherent and hard to follow scenes.

WHAT RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY:
The major issue here isn't the actors themselves, but because of how some of the scenes were written. The writing around Sant’s reconciliation with his mother feels hollow—she does nothing but look pitiful, while others gaslight Sant. I didn't even feel that his mother does any steps to reconcile or even approach his son. Instead of genuine empathy, it felt like emotional manipulation. What makes it even more infuriating is his grandmother, she seizes a time of vulnerability to make his grandson do as she says.
The ultimate pain here is that the dialogue was all over the place: too vague, too ambiguous. The viewers were also bombarded with arc after arc, but no real substance. The clarity was diminished as the series goes on, and a lot of emotional resonance gets lost in the clutter. Character motivations become fuzzy, and the viewer ends up more confused than moved.

OVERALL:
Sweet Tooth, Good Dentist is a sweet, silly, wholesome series—elevated by adorable antics and MarkOhm’s sweet chemistry—but constrained by a messy plot and murky writing. It brought plenty of laughs and blushes, but also felt rough around the edges—sometimes even clipping the cast’s full potential.
If you love cute, lighthearted BL with a healthy dose of rom-com flair, this will likely be your cup of tea. But I can’t help wishing it had leaned a bit more into clarity, refinement, and emotional depth—so its delightful sparks wouldn’t be dimmed by sloppy storytelling and showcase the full potential of its great actors.

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Quick, Mood refreshing!

Light hearted , engaging. Good acting of male lead. Set up is good, not too extensive but enough to set the mood. Male lead has played the role well and kept it engaging with his character. Less political struggle.



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A huge disappointment for me...

I was really looking forward to this one — the cast is full of actors I love, and a fantasy storyline (which is rare and one of my favorite genres) had so much potential. But honestly, it ended up being a big miss for me. The plot just kept going in circles, only to focus on a romance I didn’t care about at all. Even the acting wasn’t that great most of the time. Overall, super disappointing — whether it was the story, the acting, or just the vibe. Maybe it’s just me, but yeah... big disappointment. The enemies-to-lovers was done really badly, like it already felt off from the start, and the main character didn’t work for me at all. I was looking forward the return of the real Yoon Gap and it was badly done for me so...

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Interesting story line with strong cast, overshadowed with disappointing dubbing !!

Disclaimer: My feedback is based on first 10 Episodes and it might change.

The drama had a start very similar to Wuxia dramas, a little slow, I agree with the criticism that dubbing makes it distracting and artificial. But so far the story is getting interesting. The CGI is ok, not too bad, the actors are doing a decent job. Bailu chooses good scripts, so waiting for the story to unfold and give us the back story and story that the trailers hinted at. All in all it’s a decent watch, wish the dubbing was done by the actors themselves as often the voice and the expression on the actors face are noticeably different!!

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a whole rollercoaster, got me on my feet numerous times

i’ve just finished watching this like two minutes ago and all i can say is that this was WOW. i usually give bls 8-9 ratings, but this one out here impressed me !!

the plot was verrryy interesting, but the last episode felt like everything was too good… to finish this was to at least make some bad things happen too, idk for example tong and may breakup? something like that, but overall its this very good:)

the acting was AWESOME i was sooo into the scenes… ming’s crying and “pi joe!” gave me goosebumps frr !! hes so talented… he deserves more recognition.

what more i cna say? it’s worth watching and i recommend it to everyone! my stand in, a whole rollercoaster.

rating 9.4/10 <3

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Daomu Biji but from Zang Hai perspective

In Daomu Biji Zang Hai is one of villain on the series beside Mr Cox. His descendants keep hunting Zhang's Family because of their secrer.

The drama begin from Zang Hai's father Kuai Dou build Fengshan Palace at Eastern Xia Kingdom, but the real mission was to retrieve Ghost seal using Bronze Fish aka Snake Eyebrow Copper Fish (the same one Hou Minghao's Wu Xie try to search). The whole family being annihilated by 3 persons that want Ghost seal power only Zang Hai that still alive because he is hiding underground. The search of Ghost Seal resulted death from Zang Hai's remaining relative and allies and his enemies. In the end we knew whose Zang Hai's last enemy which is his benefactor Mr. Zhao.

The power of Ghost Seal didnt potray much because the Bronze Door at Eastern Xia Kingdom is a duplicate. The Eastern Xia Kingdom's Queen Minglu Hu decide to attack Yong's kingdom asking Zhang Mi which I suspect he is part of Zhang Family because near his skeleton body there was a short sword. The seal just a stone with poison which can be diluted by blood. Based on Daomu Biji series behind the bronze door is world of demon which can wrecked our humanity into extinguished/ can see the future. One conversation Zang Hai's had with the Emperor (his ally) about Ghost seal and hope the emperor didnt use it and to prevent his descendants as well, and the Emperor retorted Zang Hai's the same which we know in Daomu Biji, Zang Hai's family search and hunted Ghost seal.

In the acting perspective all the actors and actresses do their best even child actress that play Zang Hai's little sister; Yuenu. You shouldnt worry of the plot being boring because the acting of Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai can make you engrossed. Xiao Zhan's smoothly diss cdrama producer and director that using fake muscles for buffing ML bodies. Zang Hai is potray as weak scholar but his body are full muscles plus the 8 pack of his and the actor play Zhuang Zhixing.

The costume they use perfectly align with Ming Dynasty which describe Zang Hai's life in that period on Daomu Biji. Plus their court ministers costume were adapted by Joseon dynasty. Plus the highlanders aka Eastern Xia Kingdom replicate based on remaining text about theirs. Well we know the producer is the og writer of Daomu Biji; Kennedy Xu laoshi.

One thing that I dont like how the lighting works. In some of the scenes they are good like how sharp and saturated they are but some the lighting are disturbing (if you want a good contrast check The Prisoner of Beauty lighting worked, they do a good job). The camera angle are awesome how they pan out and pan in no worry about 360°degree Camera angle for dramatic scene.

This drama is must to watch in 2025 not only for entertainment sake but historical since the culture of Ming dynasty deeply imparted there.

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Let down by ep15 and a cop-out ending

June 2025
I have loved almost every episode, and the weekly wait was excruciating! The leads were so good together, their characters complimenting one another.

Actress Bo Na gave an understated performance, fitting of Shaman Yeo Ri. Her childhood made her quiet, reserved and thoughtful ~ you could almost hear the cogs turning. However, she was also strong, brave, caring and could be feisty too.

Kim Young Kwang made a great Imugi; one that wasn't forgotten by me throughout the drama.

Yook Sung-jae's performance was very good.
As Yun Gap he was driven (too driven), focussed, and unyielding. Later, he was vulnerable, scared and I pitied him.
As Gang Cheol, his expressions and manner were spot on, and balanced the character's cheek, arrogance and coldness just right, so I could never dislike him. I felt for both Yun Gap, and Gang Cheol, in specific scenes.

Kim Sang-ho was very good ~ he really made me loathe Pung San, such a repulsive character. I just couldn't feel any deep sympathy for him, although I understood what drove him.

Kim Ji-hoon's King was very likeable; not the norm at all, which made a great change. The King's scenes with Imugi were very entertaining.

I loved the Imugi brothers' relationship. Typical of many siblings. Rivalry, ribbing, arguing, but ultimately love and care for each other. I had no problem with nasty humans feeding a charming Imugi.

A great cast overall and varied characters, even though many were the usual for a sageuk. A personal favourite was Kim In-kwon as the King's personal eunuch, Eung-seon, who was nicknamed Grilled Abalone, much to his annoyance ~ there was rarely a scene with him in, where I didn't laugh at some point.

In fact the humour in this drama is great, rarely childish or slapstick, which I dislike. I even loved the animated parts when food hit the spot 😉

I didn't find this drama at all scary, and would not consider it a horror; but then once I started watching, never felt it was actually written as one. For me it was about recognising diversity, consequences, the frailties of being human, owning up to bloody histories (which exist), and how we can be better.

A good balance of tension, thrills, shocks, laughs, and a few tears. The romance wasn't full-on, more a slow-burn; sweet rather than steamy.

On the big minus side, hoemwever, were weak final episodes, which really let the writing, pace and direction, down. A lot. It's why I can't give a 10/10.

Ep15 in particular, had some mind blowingly weak and stupid scenes. It stood out because I never felt that, so strongly, until this point. The writer should kick, and poke themselves in the eye, in shame. The reasons....

What Gang Cheol and Yeo Ri chose to do, following incidents that happened right before, was totally inappropriate. It didn't fit what they'd just been through and what was still going in. It didn't flow, and felt so disjointed.

Then don't get me started on all the signs of a possessed person, that have been experienced several times before by most present, coupled with actions TOTALLY out of character ~ all being completely ignored, and stupid comments made, like "what's wrong with ****?". Criminal.

I also felt that in comparison with all earlier episodes, the drama was wrapped up in ep16 too quickly, and something of a cop-out. Instead of giving so much screen time to Pakcheok-gwi's past (some scenes revisited several times), I'd rather have seen more about Gang Cheol's outcome. Scenes living that period, which were instead just talked about, would have been a perfect 10/10. Maybe if the quality up to that point hadn't been good, the weak final episodes wouldn't have stood out. A real shame. Having said that, still a very enjoyable watch.

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There is no plot

The script writer(s) wronged the casts. The whole show was carried by the main leads chemistry and superb acting alone. There’s no character development, and no consequences whatsoever for very serious crimes depicted like attempted grape, drugging and filming someone while unconscious, extreme obsessive behavior by fans, etc. The worst part is how a “seasoned” actor reacts to situations like that. What happened to the confident and successful actor introduced in the first episode? The romance line development before the two main leads were together was so meaningless. The actions of Akin was inconsistent . It was a bit better when they get together but still makes no sense to let your lover quit what thy love so much. Unless the production team intends to make a season two and tidy up all the loose ends, this serie doesn’t have any rewatch value.

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love this drama >____<

YOU MUST WATCH THIS because of park bogum and iu very suitable IN MY OPINION ♡_____♡ I really like gwansik's character like GREEN FLAG REALLY GUYS.. and I also want to have a husband like Park Toto AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA >< actually, I really empathy for Geumyoung's boyfriend, he's a good kid but his mom is NOT GOOD, GUYS, BELIEVE ME 🤬 her mother is really looking very social status LIKE? HUH? THE HELL.. 🙄🙄

OKAY, from this drama I learned a lot of life lessons, they are really related to my life and we can take moral messages from this drama AND THIS WILL BE MY TOP BEST DRAMA IN 2025 LIST :D

MUST MEET GWANSIK AND AESUN ALL OF YOU EHEHHEHEHEHE RECOMMENDED

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CAN SOMEONE HELP ME TO FINISH THIS DRAMA

WHY? WHY? WHY?

**Deeply Disappointed – Hard to Sit Through**

As someone who has been eagerly waiting for Chen's next modern drama since *Lighter and Princess*, this show has been a massive letdown. I had high hopes, but just a few episodes in, I found myself struggling to continue even writing this while forcing myself to get through another minute.

I honestly can't grasp the storyline, nor can I understand what convinced Chen to take on this project. Many reviews mention great chemistry between the leads, but to me, it's far from convincing. In fact, I found the chemistry in *Binary Love* significantly more genuine and engaging.

The dialogue delivery feels unnaturally rushed like it's being played at 1.5x speed but somehow, the plot still drags painfully slow. It’s a frustrating mix that makes it difficult to stay engaged.

If you're considering watching this, I’d strongly recommend skipping it. Unfortunately, it feels like a complete waste of time.

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The failed promise of an human adventure about revenge

Finally we got a cdrama this year that does take the audience seriously !
It's the first cdrama imo with a writing that is actually good in 2025 (so far, we're in june, nothing actually decent was given by drmaland since january) and pretty impressive.
The intrigues were quite well put together, some things were stereotypes & predictible but the storyline was solid and following neccessary steps that made the story relevant, and which caught not only my attention but also my curiosity.
I hoped for more angst & thrill tho but they weren't there. I feel like there was a lack of ingeniosity in the portrayal of the story.
The acting and directing were very interesting, especially from the older cast and of course the main lead, Xian Zhan.
I'm very glad xz picked an actual good script after so many years, I was so tired of seing him not picking the right drama or movie to display his skills.


People compare it to "Nirvana In Fire" or "Joy of Life" but to be honest, it is very not at their levels at all. The drama failed to actually impress me and for many reason :
1. The pacing is bad, it's actually for me the main flaw of the drama. It left, on most episodes a sense of heavyness since they slowed down the storyline by dragging a lot of scenes for too long, scenes that were actually meaningless just for the sake of filling those 40ep.
If the drama has 20 to 25 eps, it would've been far more impressive, the thrill of the intrigues wouldn't have diminished after 10ish episodes.
2. The dialogues in the beginning were interesting but it didn't last long. The dialogues were just there to move through the story, not really to express layers nor depth.
"When you value your bond with others above it all, it makes you easy to be deceived ... The most powerful skill in this world is to deceive others with truth and honesty."
3. The chemistry of the cp is non existant which made their scenes so boring to watch for me. I didn't feel any connection while watching them interact. The fl acting wasn't bad of course, but it was def lacking a lot of aura and presence, imo she didn't fit the role.
4. The storyline around the revenge was too mechanical for my liking, I was expecting more emotional depth. I feel like the writer shouldn't have centered the revenge into one big villain during the first episodes. They should have play more with the idea of uncertainty and confusing elements to make the suspense around the journey of discovering the the truh more exciting.
5. I wish the psychology of the characters would've been more realistic.
All those vilains don't display enough grey areas in the way they are written. All of them are the evil cunning bad guys, it's too simplistic imo.
6. It lacks creative freedom, the directing is actually nice, but I wish it would've been more brave in adding unexpected artistic texture.
Don't get me wrong, the whole story around the gui seal is what was truly interesting for me but precisely the director could've done something more impressive with it.
There weren't enough scenes where you could feel the characters living real life lol, you know from the get go the characters play " the game of chess" for the sake of a fictional story, at no time you could connect what they are going through with actual real life ... not sure if what I'm saying makes sense but well, that's what I felt lol.
7. The whole idea of "deceiving others with truth" wasn't diplayed properly, it wasn't convincing enough. It's a shame because it could have bring more depth in the story. I dont understand why with so much potential, the director didn't choose to highlight and work better on those scenes where we could dive in precisely in the confusion between truth & lies, between the idea of deceiving while still loving at the same time etc ...
8. Some cgi were cringe as hell, especially those fire scenes, ruined the vibes lol.

Overall, the story was interesting but the oversaturated male energy (from the conception itself of drama as a whole) kind make it lose the spark it was supposed to have.
At no point I got emotional, and I don't think it's because of the acting, precisely the directing & how the story unfold wasn't displayed in an authentic way. Nothing in this drama looks real or natural.
ps : the first episode was actually the best one + the 4 last ones.

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