Reviews

Hilarious

Silly story, but hilarious, like most of other Stephen Chow’s films. I enjoyed it a lot, and specifically found it so funny when all the villains in this movie are from the Chinese government lol. Obviously, it’s a Hong Kong movie.

I don’t know if I was a little biased when Anita Yuen was in this. She’s one of my favorite Hong Kong actresses that I grew up watching in a few Chinese series. She looked so pretty and funny in this movie. I love her short hair. And her interactions with Stephen Chow were great too.

One thing I didn’t like throughout the movie is that one specific scene in the shopping mall where a father was brutally murdered right in front of his toddler. I found this scene unfunny and unnecessary. The film would have been much better without it.

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Wholesome

I loved season 1, but this season is even better!
It's refreshing to have a whole season with "what happens after they get together". Just life and all that happens in it with work and their relationship and how both things effect each other and them and their relationship.
I watched every episode as soon as it aired and watched each episode several times, i just coulnd't get enough of them. This series really crawled under my skin and i wil definatly watch it much more times in the future.

Their acting is great and chemistry is amazing! I love this couple! Their kisses and bed scenes are great too. They really know how to create chemistry, even their hand movements and eyes scream chemistry and love.
Visuals are very beautiful and both men are very handsome.

I really love the music, since i finished this season a few days ago, i am playing the 4 OST songs in repeat all day long. I can't get enough of this great music. I added the songs to my Spotify playlist and will listnen to them al lot in the future.

Now i need a third season!

Both seasons are a must watch!

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An Extraordinarily Brilliant FL

I love this drama because the FL is presented as strong-willed, cunning and brilliant in her plans and maneuvers so that she rose to supreme power by sheer manipulation rather than using brute force. Her style and ways are so subtle but very effective. The actors played their roles very well especially the leads.
The FL is very beautiful and with regal bearing. She has strong commanding presence as a royal wife. The ML General Yang Peng Cheng is so handsome. The two leads are so beautiful together. There is chemistry between them even though they were not really motivated by genuine love for each other.
I really cannot understand the ancient Concubine System in China or in other parts of the world in ancient time. They only create a lot of political tensions and terrible jealousies among the concubines which involved their powerful families. The outcome are usually very tragic. Glad that it is no longer prevalently practiced today even though there are still some men who keeps mistresses.

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so disappointed

I started watching this serie with high hopes, especially since the other classmates majored in Thai language and Jay majored in Korean I was expecting one side to know the other’s language but when each started speaking in their own language and we’re supposed to believe that they understood, it turned me off so bad. Not gonna go into details but you could see the low quality and directing from the very first seconds. The main couple’s chemistry was not “awful” however it just wasn’t there. Sure, some moments I thought there were cute but what else? Also, the never ending scene of the girls simping over an average looking guy like…
I did give the show a chance and I’ve honestly watched stuff that were worse but this also wasn’t great. only gave it 3 stars because of the plot that would’ve been so interesting if done differently and maybe with a higher budget but the show just couldn’t deliver anything. You could watch it and see if you like it but it’s just not my cup of tea.

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What did i watch?

This was a very weird short film. The best thing about this film was the music, it was really beautiful.
The story was weird, 5 novelists staking 2 men in a very weird way. And trying to push the story and men into a relationship.
It was also weird that you don't find out anything about te man who can't speak. He writes things down, but what is written down is not shown, so you don't have any idea wat he is saying...

The acting of the leads was ok, the acting of the 5 novelists was very bad!
There was no chemistry between the leads.

I don't recommend watching, it's a waste of your time.

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Just to make a sad ending

I know sad endings give higher viewership and greater buzz but this drama is simply for giving some very sad ending no matter what.
I've never watched such a drama. There was no constructive script or dialogues just free floating story and drama. Just a bits and cuts of a person's diary. There's no time line, no depth to the story and no character development.
Starting episodes were good, I thought something is building and everything was so smooth but as the drama grows there's no progress. And suddenly in the last episode everyone dies that's it. Cast were cute but I can't see them and forgive this script.
Pretty much nothing was answered, how did Victor die and they were so close but why didnt he say about his family that TK had to find about his twin only after going to Taiwan. Nothing makes sense if I see for more logics. Generally, If a person dies don't all of his friends and friends' families know about that. Even if Nan krai died it's not TK's fault. Not telling him about nan krai's death is not justified.
I don't understand why TK had to die in victor's place I couldn't find any explanation for how both victor and Nan krai will survive if TK dies. Leaving his mom and jumping to die but why???? I'm so frustrated that I wasted 1 day to this drama.

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He Knows Her ?

From the early episode he tolerated her. He never questioned her identity. He never asked if she had other relations (esp. With book demon). He never suspected her.
She never betrayed him nor did she ever complain about him being celesial master. Yes she act like she felt betrayed but actually she did cuase yeah she have to leave him.

I love that they never doubt each other. And the plot is always twisting over again and again.

Ep 6, Mei Zhu Yu's words, "If she wants flower she will pluck it herself . If she is in danger, she will not rely on others let alone hide behind someone's back. "
It shows how much he understands her. This was really well developed drama, which filled all plot holes. And I appreciate that.

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fun ride that fell flat

with so many doctor dramas it takes a truly unique one to really capture an audience and doctor John had the potential to do that. the first half of the season flew, sure there were plenty plot holes and the villains were weak and had unfleshed out back stories but it allowed the cast and cases to shine with minimal disruption.

my frustration is the last two episodes. it was like many dramas where they just get lazy and need to wrap it up. no real reason or closure just "this is what happened and just how it is so enjoy it" and for a drama that spent so much time building it just fell flat. I'm also just annoyed by I love you so much 3 year disappearing no contact time lines 😂

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This show felt like a warm hug

Twinkling Watermelon honestly felt like a warm hug I didn’t know I needed. The story pulled me in with its mix of family love, teenage confusion, and that magical time-slip twist that made everything even more emotional. I really loved how the drama showed the struggles of being caught between your own dreams and your family’s expectations—because at some point, I felt that too.

What hit me the most was the father–son storyline. Watching Eun-gyeol understand his parents’ past and seeing his dad in a completely different light made me cry more times than I expected. The friendships, the music, the quiet moments—they all felt so sincere. It’s one of those dramas that remind you to appreciate the people who love you, even when things get complicated.

It’s heartwarming, nostalgic, and surprisingly healing. Twinkling Watermelon isn’t just a coming-of-age story—it’s a reminder that even the smallest moments can change everything.

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"The present is the past to your future"

I have watched many time-travel series, but more of a different era for no apparent reason. But this drama, has given the ML the purpose to travel back when he was not even born.
The first episode felt long because it tried to establish the connection of the two leads.

The Story
First, we should not take it seriously as in changing history. It is fiction, so I take it as a creative work of the writer to use the time-travel to solve various crimes. As the ML is from the future, he knows what may happen, but as he tried to save lives, somehow, what was the original time and scene of the crimes committed were altered. And there is no way that they can keep their secret be revealed to a few. Somehow there is redemption in the end, an understanding of their past parents/ grandparents and the hope of a better future. Somehow their "meddling" made a positive difference to their families.

The Actors
I like Jin Ki Joo. She never disappoints me in her acting. I have seen her in several dramas, and she has the right expressions in each situation.
As for Kim Dong Wook, it is my first time seeing him. I think he is suited for this kind of drama - investigative and crime solving. I just don't feel so much the love between these two leads. Perhaps it is because of the family background before they went to 1987.
The supporting actors - played vital roles in the story. We may not understand the why's of the bad characters in this drama, and somehow it is implicitly told that they became like that because of their own family's ways.

For me this time-travel drama is just for entertainment. But we can learn from it on how we live our lives in the present. I like what Yoon Young said to Mi Suk - that she can be better, "the present is the past to your future." We should not beat ourselves over past wrongs. Instead, we live today with better choices to be a better future self.

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Soo much potential went downhill mid series.. i barely stopped myself from dropping this one

Ok had to review this one while it's ongoing. It's good. I started watching this because it had a unique plot. Romance between a "ex-porn star" and a university perfect guy. Being Tae's 1st drama as a lead he's done an amazing job potraying ice. Yes he still looks a bit stiff during the NC scenes but not like their chemistry sucks. I hope to see more dramas of them together. I've usually seen tae do happy go lucky characters so this one was something new i saw in him. I think he'd do well in sweet innocent kinda characters too🤭🤭 cz his doe eyes is really adorable. Especially in the lollipop scene in ep 8.

As for Ja we all know no one can beat him when it comes to green flag characters he's done a good job as saint. But i think he has potential in toxic characters too. Saying this cz he did well as Kit (the character he plays in the short movie) we gotta see him play 1 toxic character. He was really good.

Overall the story is really good it shows how SA victims think and the problems they face really well but yes there are scenes where it was kinda confusing like cut off but then they do explain why it happens but then you might feel weird till the explanation comes in. Like saint ignoring ice and also flirting with him at the same time cz of the father's spy. I was like whats the point of ignoring ice if you're gonna flirt with him infront of the spy😆😆 The actors are good but overtime especially after ep 8 the director and screen writer has messed up and it's like you get the story but you feel it could be done better.

And yes our 2nd couple kinda dumb but kinda cute pair🤭🤭 I'm loving their story too.

Ok I'm at ep 10. After ice and warm's breakup the story gets dragged. This should have been a 10 ep drama but it's 13 so they're just dragging it to the end to fix the father problem.

Finished the drama. Skipped till the end🙃... there was nothing much going on anyways so.

Overall watch it. If u liked fortpeat in love in the air. This is similar probably a bit intense than their story at times but then it kinda goes downhill after a point, u won't regret it not watching it and if u do u gotta skip a lot after WarmIce breakup.

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What kind of utopian nonsense is this? Where every evil act gets you a free pass

So the story is set around e-commerce market which is interesting I suppose and the ML and FL are superstars particularly the FL. But that’s the only good thing I can say about this drama.

It is so excruciatingly bad that I wished I’d never watched it. I get it it’s an idol drama and I get you’re supposed to suspend belief but……

The female lead is immature, reckless, impulsive, bratty and stupid yet she is the CEO of a large company. Hmmm? The male lead is immature at the beginning has a significant character development where he matures into a fine man however he never calls out the bratty behaviour of the FL and just constantly placates her.

The main antagonist Chen Lang commits five gross acts of atrocities against our heroes company trying to destroy their livelihoods and business and when he is finally backed into a corner because of another heinous crime of plagiarise some designs he is immediately forgiven and maintains control of his company thanks to the ML’s father.

I’m totally baffled and struggling to understand how the message of forgiveness and redemption can be soo twisted that it leaves me utterly disturbed at this kind of storytelling.

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