Reviews

I Have Many Issues But I am Enjoying This

Dare I say… I am actually ENJOYING this!!! The first episode is insanely hilarious.

Even though the story is pretty basic, and at times soo illogical that I genuinely ask myself, Who wrote this??? Also, I am tired of kdramas centred around amnesia YET here I am still watching so clearly something is working.

First of all, let’s talk about that Lead couple’s first encounter in Japan. WHY would the female lead tell this man SO much personal information about herself when she didn’t even remember who he was?! She basically gave him her entire biography and then casually dropped the fact that she has moles on her butt. GIRL??? This was so unrealistic. Also I didn’t feel any depth from their interaction in Japan.

Secondly, the female lead MOGGED Jung Hae-in completely in terms of presence and aura. Her presence is SO strong that Jung Hae-in is practically invisible next to her. She completely outshines him.

And speaking of Jung Hae-in… he is just not doing it for me in this drama. He looks so dull and completely auraless. His expressions are basically nonexistent. It’s just that same blank, still face in almost every scene. Plus he doesn’t look like a gangster at all.

It’s honestly such a weird experience because I’m enjoying the drama despite all its nonsense, but the one person I expected to carry it for me is currently giving me absolutely NOTHING. But I will keep watching for the Female lead bcz I am loving her.

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Fun and fast-paced but falls a little below expectations

The drama that bought me out of the drama slump..It has everything that is perfect for a binge watch from interesting and fun characters worth rooting for and a fast pace that kept me continue watching it..also the 10 episode format helped a lot...however a lot of the cases felt repetitive and predictable...and also it felt a little bit shallow at times and it felt like a few characters and cases could have been explored a little bit more, however it felt very satisfying to see the bullies getting the same thing as the victims...kind of reminded me of the devil judge..over all a very enjoyable drama for fun...it covers a lot of issues in the education system but fails a little bit in tackling the issues with nuance

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it was good!

Just finished the apartment job it was a really fun interesting drama based on the idea of a heist that doesn’t become a heist and it becomes a mystery track down Found family moment.

I really liked the family aspect and the mystery and the way it was back-and-forth between villain and gang member/avenger. I definitely think the villain was played so so well I was actually uncomfortable with some of those scenes like they were scary accurate in the sense that you felt like you were watching the real thing!!

We got a hint of romance between the female leader male lead, but it was only hints throughout the whole thing and then in the last episode to find out they haven’t spoken for three years… personally I think don’t hint at it at all unless you’re going to wrap it up in the drama because now in the last episode they’re acting like stranger friends? Bit odd for me.

I can appreciate the end of episode 11 now where they convinced us it was lizard and then to find out that it wasn’t but overall those last two episodes were a bit confusing. The drama was going in one way leading to a crescendo and then it kind of went left field and we got a fizzled out ending.

I really like the characters and I like the storyline overall, but I just think for me it was missing that end.

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Life for people, Life for country

I really rarely write a review for a show but if the show give me something so valuable or so memorable , I'll definitely write one.

As I'm not very like the acting of William, I didn't have a high expectation for this show, and decide to watch because of some of drama I watched have a link (same writer) with other dramas that I have already watched.

As I watch, the genre is very rich, not only it have adventure but also action, brotherhood, nationalism, a little bit of horor and thriller, so I'm hook with this show. And all the actors and actresses in this drama have a good acting skill, it thrilling me.

There is a moments that gave me very deep impresion is when the higher up must to up root the gang, the whole gang or the mystic nine. And the response of all the leader of mystic nine is what gave me a slap.
Why?
Although the government, or may be the era it self make you 'must died' , and although you make a contribution to the country very significantly but you and your whole gang or rather the name of the gang must disappear from Changsa, but the 9 leaders still love his country, defend the country with what they have.

So that's right, how disappointed your feel toward your government but the country itself didn't wrong, don't give up your nationality, because it very worth to dedicate your skill, your professional to the country.

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Realistic story

This was a good series with a realistic story. It shows that love has no age, gender, and even can overcome hardship from the past. A love that can't be just replaced, it's rooted deep in the heart.
Well produced, good visuals and music.

The acting of some actors was ok, not great, but some actors were great!
I wasn't impressed by the acting of Lhongchang Atip Korsinka, it wasn't bad, but i didn't feel the emotions when he was in pain.
Bas was amazing!! I really hope to see him in more main roles.
The mains had good chemistry, the kisses were all blocked from the view so can't say anything about that.

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Watched it a while back

Do not trust moi source cus i lowkey forgot.

One thing i wanna say is the trailer is completely misleading.
It suggests the fl have split-personality disorder whatever, and she is labeled as the "villain" or smh who is gonna eventually have a redemption arc which i dislike.

Also baek hyun woo is painted as a "green flag" when bro flipping jumped up and down when he found out his wife was eventually gonna die and started to act "nice" again to be written in the will, while hae-in thought "oh we had a falling out cus of my miscarriage and I was emotionally unavailable esp due to family pressure so i legit couldn't share my sorrows and true feelings to my husband, and so my defense mechanism was that I pushed everyone away but now my husband wants to try things again after 3 years, and hey! who am i to say no! lets try again!"

After divorce papers get revealed and what not, bro was like hey! lemme act nice! so he was like "yes honey hate me so that u get your surgery and lose your memory" (don't understand the thought process but okay) and then bro gets sent to jail and what not and he was like "i so happy u okay, i love u" yadda yadda

they get together again, the end
SIKE, you thought that didnt you? except there's a 2 minute scene where this oldie white haired grandpa goes to the wife grave with flowers ( COMPLETELY UNNECESSRY SCENE btw)

Honestly i watched it quite a while back so i forgot but i have to say the acting, production, cinematography is so good so i say watch it

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First impression

You can watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKSScKG6Xtlo

It's honestly great so far, the acting is good, I like the plot, and overall it's just giving a typical nice school BL.

Episode 1:
* The start was quite slow, but then it became much better in my opinion, and I really liked how the episode ended.
* I love the characters that Sea and Keen are playing and the contrast between them. It feels a bit weird/unusual to see Sea playing more of a nerdy character, but he is definitely doing a great job so far, and I am definitely liking it.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and am excited to see more.

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Well written, fun drama

I really enjoyed this series. It has a great mix of campy comedy, light comedy, romance and action.
The story is cohesive and well written, with only a few minor plot holes that are easy to overlook. The pacing is great and I thought they did a good job with the flashbacks for providing timely context of what was going on and what was yet to come.

Jung Hae-in maintains the excellent work he's shown that he is capable of in his previous lead roles while Ha Young easily demonstrates why she deserves to be cast as a female lead.

Jung Hae-in (Tae-ha) and Ha Young (Eun-sae) have excellent, believable chemistry. I found the scenes after Eun-sae accepts that he is her 'longtime boyfriend' and wants him to come back to the main bedroom very amusing – Jung Hae-in does an excellent job portraying someone that nervously won't take advantage of someone he truly likes over the deception he has set up. I felt their chemistry was almost on par with that of Jung Hae-in & Son Ye-jin in Something in the Rain (which tops my list for chemistry).

Ha Young and the SES Ladies do a great job with the campy comedy...sometimes taking it a little too far for my taste but those moments are brief and overall, their scenes are a lot of fun.

I really liked how the story handled the development of 'trust' between Tae-ha, Eun-sae and the Doctor. It felt believable given the information Eun-sae and the Doctor had as the story progressed. And giving Eun-sae 2 names was a great way to get around her just doing a web search to find out who she really was.

The writing does a good job taking 1-off comments/events and wrapping them back into the dialog later.

Most of the fight scenes were very good....Tae-ha avoids most of the baseball bat swings (believable) rather than absorbing them (not believable). And Jung Hae-in did a great job with the choreography. I could believe he was a top boxer. I loved how he changed his expression when he transformed from 'boyfriend' to thug.

I really liked the development of the twist toward the end. I felt they provided very good foreshadowing in the earlier episodes and I did not feel manipulated in the slightest. And the brief montage showing the foreshadowing was a nice touch for those (like me) that had missed it.

And the ending was excellent. They actually allowed enough time to really wrap up the story and provide the characters with a great ending....refreshing after so many dramas doing the wrap up in 5 minutes.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the series, it wasn't without some issues. For instance, one element that strained believability was Eun-sae’s lifestyle. Her salary as a prosecutor wouldn’t realistically support a luxury apartment, sports car, and designer wardrobe, and the show never explains how she affords them....she was an orphan so no family money and her Prosecutor salary would be ~80-90K USD....not enough for those types of expenditures.

I'm not a big fan of the endless waves of disposable thugs for the fights nor with the omniscient villain that dynamically sets up an elaborate trap during the unexpected car chase scenes. Nor with the extremely quick recover from stab wounds.

They do have one major continuity mess up. His Mom tells his 'Grandma' that she is 23 years old yet the dates on her tombstone show she was only 22 when she died. Not integral to the story but it is sloppy.

Despite a few inconsistencies, Our Sticky Love delivers a charming blend of romance, comedy, and action with standout performances and a satisfying ending. It’s a drama that’s easy to recommend

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Congratulations, You Picked the Wrong Quiet Kid

(WARNING: Potential Spoilers — Emotional Safety Not Guaranteed)

First and foremost, I do not condone school violence or bullying in any form. That said, Weak Hero Class 1 does an incredibly effective job of portraying how quickly bullying escalates when ignored, enabled, or mishandled by the systems meant to prevent it.

Yeon Si Eun is a quiet, academically focused student who prefers to stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, that makes him an easy target. He is smaller, physically weaker, and uninterested in fighting, so his bullies assume he will simply endure whatever they throw at him.

They are wrong.

The turning point comes during a mock exam when the bullies pressure O Beom Seok into placing a fentanyl patch on Si Eun’s neck, causing him to become ill during the test. That moment becomes the breaking point. Si Eun stops trying to ignore the situation and instead begins to analyze it.

And that’s where things get interesting.

He doesn’t become stronger physically—he becomes smarter. He studies patterns, timing, psychology, and environment, turning every weakness into a tool. Every confrontation feels tense because he is still physically vulnerable, which makes every small victory feel earned.

The friendship between Si Eun, Su Ho, and Beom Seok is where the emotional core of the story lies. At first, it feels like an unlikely trio forced together by circumstance, but it slowly becomes something real. Su Ho protects, Si Eun strategizes, and Beom Seok tries desperately to belong.

For a while, it works.

But this is Weak Hero, so stability was never going to last.

Beom Seok’s insecurity eventually fractures the group. His jealousy and need for validation push him toward the very people they were fighting against. It’s frustrating, painful, and strangely understandable all at once.

You don’t just hate his choices—you understand them, which makes them worse.

One of the strongest aspects of the show is that it refuses to simplify its characters. No one is purely good or purely evil. Some people are violent because they enjoy it, some because they’ve learned it’s survival, and some because they are desperate to be seen.

And then everything spirals.

The violence escalates, friendships collapse, and eventually a tragedy occurs that permanently changes Si Eun. By the end, he is no longer the same person who started the story. The quiet student who just wanted to study is gone.

What remains is someone shaped by everything he survived.

The show also deserves credit for never glamorizing violence. It is messy, painful, and consequences are always present. Every punch feels heavy, every decision carries weight, and every moment of silence feels like something worse is coming.

By the end, I was completely hooked. Eight episodes somehow delivered the emotional weight of a much longer series.

And then the final tragedy hit.

And everything shifted from “this is getting intense” to “I am emotionally unwell.”

My brain: WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?
My emotions: absolutely not okay.
My snacks: casualties of war.

I finished the series angry, devastated, and fully invested in characters I was not emotionally prepared to care about this much.

And somehow… I immediately wanted more.

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Oh! Thank F∧ck it's Over

Oooh Lord, I have SUFFERED. I have been tried, and I have properly gone through it with this damn show. It was 6 weeks of hell and flabberghast. And I have no one to blame but myself. Because, why didn't I drop this shit?? I don't think I've ever watched a show where, by the end, I hated everyone - both main characters included.

Complaining aside, if I were to seriously sit with the question "why didn't I drop this shit?" I'd say that it's because the characters are intriguing, especially LXF. His situation with his birth family, his in-laws, and his imbalanced r/ship (fueled by classism and a lack of communication) with his brother-in-law make a compelling plot.

I wanted to follow his story and root for him to come out on top. To finally say enough is enough and get his lick back at all the atrocious people in his life. However, by the finale, I hated him too. I genuinely disliked every character we came across. I didn't even care for the twist we got at the end. It felt kinda 'meh' and wasn't nearly as cathartic as I'd have liked.

Now, as for things that this drama has taught me;
1. The damsel in distress trope does not work for me. I knew it didn't work for women, and now I definitely know it 100% doesn't work if the damsel in question is a dude.

2. If anyone dared propose to me with anything resembling the words 'will you cook for me forever', I will immediately smack them upside the head with a cast iron pan.

3. My 2026 brain is not made for such a plot and such characters. LXF constantly reminded me of a faceless 'wife' character from 'the good ol days' where women existed for others. She, the wife, doesn't quite have agency. She lives for her birth family, then her husband and his in-laws - and is deferent to them all. Speaks only when she's spoken to. Has opinions but never shares them because the husband said no. She lives to serve her husband in their home.

And is forever a blushing virgin, no matter how many times they've done it. Sexual desire comes from her husband - she never initiates. But she's down whenever he wants it - she'll blush and say a coy 'no' (that's supposed to be sexy), through it all, though. My God, this show made me angry.

4. No one but me suffers when I insist on watching a show where I'm rolling my eyes at every character on screen.
Note to self: Drop the show and stick to reading the damn comments next time if you're that curious about the characters.

IMO, this show is not fit for a 2026 audience (me). Maybe it'd have worked in the 90s and the early 2000s (maybe), but not now. While the story has good points- love in between classes, how upbringing affects one's self-worth, and the burden of familial obligation- it all goes down the drain because the characters feel so bland. Like cardboard. I saw no growth, just suffering. And the lickback I'd powered through 11 episodes for was not only rushed through and poorly explained in the finale, but the person seeking revenge went straight back to subservience as soon as the husband showed up🤦🏾‍♀️.

I'm generally a fan of 'the heart wants what it wants' kind of love stories, but this was just stupid.

Final Thoughts:
Girl, I'm tired. I never want to hear about this drama ever again. I'm actively wiping it off my mind as I type this line.

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