Reviews

Independent Female General

The drama is terrific. The cast was well chosen and encompasses all the details you would want for each role. From the start of the story, it captured me and made me anticipate the plot that would follow. For those who love to watch strong female leads who make great impacts, this is definitely the drama for you. The female lead has to relive and go through immense pain and struggle to make it back to her position as a general, as her brother and father tried to get rid of her. Originally, she was forced to take her brother's place to train and become a general, as her brother was weak. However, when her brother came back, they blinded her and tried to kill her. Fortunately, she survived and planned to regain her glory. Step by step, she worked hard, eventually reclaiming her title as a general. Along the way, the tensions between her and the male lead were both irritating at times but also really fun to watch. Their love story developed over time, which was kind of like the female lead fell first, but the male lead fell harder for her. A really good thing about the plot is that there are lots of flashbacks that show the interactions between the male and female lead during their early years in school, when the male lead believed that she was a guy. Though there were misunderstandings along the way that caused their relationship to be broken apart, ultimately their affections toward each other ended up inseparable. Clearly, the story was REALLY good, so I rated it a 9.5. The only part of the story that was a little disappointing was the ending, which did not show how some of the side characters. In my opinion, the supporting characters played a huge role in enhancing the story as they added humor into the story. Once again, the cast was absolutely amazing, all the scenes were acted out very well(even the embarrassing ones done by the female lead or some other awkward scenes). The music, though, is definitely worth praising. The intro music to the drama was exceptionally beautiful and matched the drama very well. Additionally, one of the songs was sung by Zhou Shen, which was also really nice to listen to. In my opinion, the rewatch value is definitely lower than the first watch because you know most of the plot, which makes it less interesting. BUT, I do recommend rewatching the most memorable scenes. Overall, this was one of the better dramas that I've watched, so definitely recommend :)

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Coming-of-age fantasy adaptation with a lot of Heart and Realism

Is it possible to have a webtoon adaptation that maintains the fantasy and over-the-top humor, yet still gives you a sense of realism with character development? If so, then I think “Spirit Fingers” might have achieved that.

“Spirit Fingers” started with a combination of realism (a topic I disliked in K-dramas) and also a very over-the-top ML during the leads’ first meeting. But the way they are, sets the tone of this drama in the first episode. The first half of the drama is fun but it’s the last few episodes that really hit me with all the feels and bring me on an emotional roller coaster.

Female lead, Song U Yeon (Baby Blue Finger) is a timid 18-year girl who craves love and attention from her parents. She’s the black sheep of the family as an average girl with two genius overachieving brothers. Her lack of self-esteem is displayed front and center in this drama and honestly gives me a lot of frustrations. But also because of this, her character development felt natural and real. She doesn’t mature overnight. In fact, it seems like she moves two steps forward and then one gigantic step backward each time, all the way until the end of the drama. I like her and I want to shake some sense in her. We have a complicated relationship. LOL

On the other hand, male lead Nam Gi Jeong (Red Finger) is the complete opposite. He’s a little dumb and super confident in himself and his looks. When he turns on his amateur model charm and professionalism, he is a bright shining star. He doesn’t care about anything or anyone much, until he meets FL. I am not going to lie, his over-the-topness annoys me in the beginning. But he has the most beautiful growth and you can see how much he has matured, without losing the essence of Red Finger. He complements FL very well. He is her biggest supporter, cheerleader and self-confidence injector.

The concept of the group Spirit Fingers is interesting. It’s a safe space for a group of kind-hearted and unique individuals who just love to draw. I love the themes they have for each week and look forward to the sets, costumes and the ridiculousness of it all. As I mentioned, “Spirit Fingers” does not shy away from its identity, a webtoon adaptation. It kept many of the fantasy elements and I’m glad the drama embraces it all. I do wish I can get to know more of the individual SP members, and not just Mint and Blue Fingers. I do enjoy their friends-to-lovers arc, but it drags on for a little too long. Some screen time could be dedicated to Black and Khaki, or Pink and Brown.

I also love the girl's friendship. They are girlfriends who care and support each other. They will fight and make up. They will yell and beat up bullies for you, and cry while having honest conversations. There’s no evil jealousy or fighting for the same man. What a lovely trio! The boys on the other hand have a more fun bromance going on. A little less ‘feelings’ but more chaotic ‘counseling’.

As much as I love this drama, it’s not an easy watch. It’s really hard to sit back and enjoy the sweet romance and self-discovery, without wanting to strangle some characters, especially the parents. I understand this is a very cultural thing, but I just wish K-dramas can change it up a little without such a strong focus on bullying and strict parental demands and expectations. There’s some satisfaction in the end with the brothers speaking up, but it wasn’t explosive enough and I wanted to see a little more of the aftermath.

“Spirit Fingers” is not just a sweet romance drama. It’s a coming-of-age drama of our leads. Their journeys of growth come with a lot of speed bumps yet also filled with laughter and lovable chaos. This is a great watch that gives me quite an emotional roller coaster ride of laughter and tears. I felt the drama balances the romance and growth aspects pretty well throughout the drama. I would definitely recommend this drama.


P.s. don’t forget to watch the clips after the ending credit previews.
Pps. I did not watch the webtoon


Completed: 11/28/2025 Review #647

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The Drama is so perfectly my taste who like suspense genre

The drama, the storyline, the pace, the suspense, the actors and actresses, the cinematography, the music, everyone's acting is so natural, and everything is just on point... I like this drama so much and can't wait for next episodes ... This drama is so exciting and addictive, everyday I'm waiting for 6PM to watch this drama. I never been this enthusiast for a drama. This Drama is just perfectly my taste who like suspense genre... And especially because I've been a fan of Dilraba Dilmurat for a long time... Idk why people don't like the dark genre. The way idk either why I don't like the romance genre... I just kinda like romance only if it's a side story, not the focus of the plot... Eh, it just feels so cringey for me to watch lovey-dovey thingy 🤢 I like Reba, but I barely finish her full romance drama... The long Ballad is the only thing (her contained romance drama) I ever finish, a light romance is fine, I hope I can finish this 1 too hehe... Give it a chance to watch for few episodes and you'll addicted to watch next episodes!!!

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Stalking the Cloud

This is definitely one of the better specials being able to utilize the parallel worlds conceit for a stronger story as well as serve as an epilogue for the main story.

I had wanted to see more of this brash alternate version ponytail Cir when he returned back to his world in the main series and it was delightful to see that indeed the special is all about him as teased by the end of the show. The bespectacled Phu is the besotted stalker in this world's configuration of the two. He isn't great at being subtle at all, but somehow Cir had never noticed it before. He's so lucky the alternate Cir's had set up the path for Cir to fall for him. He's even self aware that he's a stalker who follows him around like a creepy weirdo. Jin and Wim have already dated for a year and Phu never noticed somehow. Neither ponytail Cir or spectacle Phu are very observant to the people around them. This Wim has boyfriend Jin do everything, but Jin is happy to of course.

It's an interesting twist that Phu is the one peering into the other world and wakes back up to tell Cir who becomes jealous of his alternate self. I wonder if the other Phu's also get to see the alternate Phu vision of the alternate cir they meet. It's nice to see a glimpse of mean CEO Cir kiss office worker Phu too. Black shirt Cir greets ponytail Cir in a dark grassy area rather than a white room, like meeting each Cir in a purgatory waiting room. He claimed to the other Cir that someone had done so for him other Cir will do so for the next Cir, but it seems like maybe it's always black shirt Cir in the room. Maybe he's prime Cir or some kind of spirit that's always guiding all the Cirs to Phu. The lore possibilities is so fascinating. The whole concept could easily lead to continuations if the production wants.

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Stalker Cloud

I like that the title sequence had scenes that were specifically for the title that artistically interpreted the theme of the story along with some scenes from the show sprinkled in.

Phu may be forgetful, superstitious, and unafraid of speaking to himself out loud in public like a maniac, but he's still capable of being self sufficient and thoughtful. He's also got steely spine when it's needed which makes him standout from the stock cutesy guy into someone more three dimensional. Phu standing up for his dumb friend Achi who was tricked by Cir's arranged fiancé to get Phu there to verbally and physically attack him was great, showing he's no doormat. I like that once he entertains that it may be true that Cir is from a parallel world, he immediate differentiates that he himself is different from the Phu that Cir is dating and thinking about how parallel Cir is probably sad that his boyfriend is gone. He does eventually come to the conclusion upon Cir's second brush with the car of doom trope that he would like to be selfish and keep this Cir with him. At least he thoroughly thought about it first. This series has the worst moms. At first it seemed maybe it's fair that Phu's mom is living her own life in Australia now that he's in university, but she left her own child while he was still in junior high. That's wildly selfish to not take him with her no matter if he doesn't want to leave where his dad lived. She should have finished raising him and he could still go back to Thailand for university as an adult. Grief never goes away, but she's chooses to deal with it in a way that also keeps her kid in even more pain with him losing both parents when he needed at least one to take care of him and help him process it. It's amazing he's not more of a mess, which could be credit to his unseen auntie who had to take him in. Perhaps they never showed her to keep the negative maternal figure theme.

It's immediately weird that as in love as Cir acts that he is with Phu, he doesn't make that distinction that the Phu that he knows and love is back in the other world with out him, but rather with a different Cir as well. It's an interesting twist that Phu isn't from another world, but has been creepy stalking Phu for 5 years which is how he knows so much and the brain trauma from his first brush with the car of doom in addition to getting dream access to seeing into the parallel world where he's successfully dating the object of his obsession pushes him to desperately skip straight to dating Phu. Cir isn't that smart, he could have just used his information that Phu is probably open to being with him as push for a start fresh with Phu instead of just going full I'm from parallel world schtick to both Wim who has known him since kindergarten and this Phu who doesn't know who he is aside from being schoolmates. Cir is 1000% getting past getting committed to the psych ward with his pretty and rich boy privilege and being an unhinged stalker liar once Phu has already fallen hopelessly in love with him. The writing also should have kept it ambiguous if Cir is lying or not if they Cir was going to keep lying to Phu for a long time because once it's confirmed to the audience, it just drags the story pacing down.

Wim is so funny, at first it seems like he may be in love with Cir and a really serious guy, being so concerned about him, but it's really just everyone puts way too much responsibility on him regarding Cir's behavior like he's Cir's keeper and it's so funny when he learns Phu gets along with Cir despite his weird behavior and giddly says no take backs. Poor Wim has been traumatized by being forced to witness Cir being abused by Cir's truly abhorrent mother too. Cir really needs to treat Wim, who is the best friend to him, better and not just sell him out by giving Wim's number to Jin just like that just so Phu won't go with Jin to the movies anymore. Wim and Jin's cloud interaction was cute, playing what animal shape the clouds are with Jin who happen to know things because he can read minds. But everything else after that was just pure red flags, forcing Wim to go on a date and kissing Wim without consent and it's just played off as cute. At least Jin stops being able to hear Wim when he realizes how much he really likes Wim. He supposes it's both because Wim always speaks his mind and because the strength of how much he likes Wim that he can stop invasively hearing the one he likes.

It's really cool that a different Cir travels to one where a relationship with Phu is already set in to get a taste of it before returning and meeting their own versions. I wonder if the black clothed Cir in the white room wished that they had a happy ending becomes in some worlds they do not? It also seemed at first it's only the mind that is changed, but Cir's physical scar leaves and goes depending on the consciousness, but the hairstyle stays the same. That doesn't really make any sense, the show should have came up with something extremely specific habit wise for Phu to be able to differentiate between Cir and ponytail Cir. I feel bad for Cir getting hit twice with a car for these switches to happen. Phu telling ponytail Cir to convey his message of love and goodbye was such good angst. The switchback was the perfect time for Cir to finally tell Phu the truth about him actually being the Phu from this world, but it's so annoying that he doesn't because it makes Phu feel guilty for taking the boyfriend of another him and he knows the pain of losing Cir. Phu snooping around in Cir's room and finding out Cir's stalking truth is fair with Cir's lie to get close to Phu. This was dragged out so long that there's no angst in it, it's only right that Phu is angry. It was annoying again that in Cir's clarification video, he doesn't add on that he saw the parallel world in his dreams to at least explain why he was saying that he was from there to begin with. They only finally make things clear post coital at the very end. As it was for the two lead actor's previous project, the NC scenes for the characters are character driven. I've seen remarks about Phu being different between his regular character and when he's in a sexual situation, but he's shown that he was always increasingly bold with every interaction.

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Hilarious Must Watch

I started watching because Liu Xueyi was one of the regulars but continued watching for the unscripted, natural and witty interactions between the entire cast as they competed in silly games for lunch money and prizes.

Favorite celebrities on the show besides LXY, included Shen Yue, Xia Zhiguang and Yue Yunpeng (especially in episode 7!).
(I also found some of the celebs really annoying, especially Wang Feng, Sha Yi, Ji Ling Chen, and Shang Xiaoju but get that they were there for comedic effect.) The cheaters often got away with it but also got their backsides handed to them by the rest of the team in funny ways in subsequent episodes.

Participants outsmarted each other by often renegotiating the rules of the games. Fortunately, the directors knew the purpose of the show and rolled with the cast to capture the celebs' funny and improvised interactions with one another. It made the show very funny and watchable (unlike other cringey shows of this genre!).

The funniest episodes: 1, 2, 7, 8, and first part of epi 9 (basically, any episode without Wang Feng!)

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Unexpectedly good, can’t wait to rewatch

I honestly started True Beauty just to pass time and didn’t expect to like it this much. It looks like a fluffy high school romcom at first but then it slowly talks about real topics like insecurity, bullying, loneliness and feeling like you’re never enough as you are. And it does all that without killing the fun. It still feels fun, silly and romantic

Jukyung is such an easy character to relate to. Her fear, awkwardness, overthinking it all feels very real. And Cha Eunwoo as Suho… I was surprised by how quiet and emotional his performance is. He doesn’t overdo anything, but you feel his grief, the guilt, the way he cares but doesn’t know how to show it. It’s very soft, very human. Seojun completely wrecked me too, because you can feel how genuine his love is even when you know how things will probably end.

The show made me laugh out loud in some scenes and then suddenly hit me with emotions when I least expected it. The pacing is great, the chemistry feels natural and the ost stays with you. It’s not a perfect drama and it doesn’t try to be deep in a heavy way but it feels sincere and warm

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Other side of Do Kyung Soo

OMG 😱 😱
I didn’t expect this drama would be this crazy when I start watching!
I like Ji Chang Wook also Do Kyung Soo too…… but oh my god!
Ji Chang wook’s acting is fearless as usual, but Do Kyung Soo is in another level though👏👏
I’ve watched his 100days prince I thought he was handsome and gentle, but it is totally opposite in this drama, you can see or even feel his hidden talent which is he can be great villain 🦹‍♂️
Overall, the drama was over my expectation. Whenever i watch i always get goosebumps!!
and I am on 10th eps, only 2 more eps left. Can’t wait their last battle!
Highly recommend it for their fans!

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why the fuck did you include the HIStory4 couple ?

I probably would have given this one a higher rating, except for the fact that they forced the HIStory4 couple down my throat again. If I wanted to watch a fucked up relationship about a 7-year-old falling in love with his 15-year-old brother (Yes I know it's step brother I don't care) and then raping him 10 years later, I would have just rewatched HIStory4. I was trying to move past my trauma and you shoved it in my face again 😭😭. I did like the concept of the show though, but Taiwan seriously needs to move past they're weird relationship with older gays and younger gays getting together.

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ABSOLUTELY CINEMATIC

This is the 4th or 5th time watching this drama, and honestly, it's just that good. At first, I didn't really understand anything about the game they were playing and only watched it because I found it cute and refreshing back then. When I watched it for the second time, I decided to download Mobile Legends to gain a bit of experience so that I would be able to understand what was going on in the drama. Now, the more I come back to re-watch it, the more I gain a different perspective of the game they play, which I now find very enjoyable.

Furthermore, the cast did their part very well, which deserves to be recognised and appreciated.
Overall, I hope the people who want to watch this drama should do it with an open heart and mind, cuz it wouldn't cost you a loss.

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