Reviews

A Love Forgotten, but Never Truly Lost

OVERALL IMPRESSION🌟
• An emotionally intense and surprisingly addictive amnesia romance elevated by compelling performances and beautiful chemistry.

WHAT I LIKED💖
• The leads share a connection that appears to survive even when memories and circumstances stand between them.
• The ML’s instinctive concern for the FL suggests that his heart remembers what his mind has forgotten.
• The FL’s devotion is understandable because she remembers the loving man he once was.
• Their striking compatibility and emotionally charged interactions make them fascinating to watch.

WHAT I DISLIKED⚠️
• The FL endures an uncomfortable amount of emotional suffering.
• The ML’s circumstances explain his behavior but do not excuse his cruelty.
• The plot relies heavily on familiar amnesia, misunderstanding, and scheming-rival tropes.
• Certain emotional developments needed more time, while the short runtime made parts of the story feel rushed.

PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCES🎭
• Tian Xu Ning portrays the ML’s coldness, inner conflict, and buried emotions remarkably well through subtle expressions.
• Teng Ze Wen convincingly communicates the FL’s pain, tenderness, and restrained desperation despite having limited dialogue.
• The leads’ chemistry is one of the drama’s greatest strengths.
• The attractive styling, polished locations, and beautiful cinematography give the production impressive visual quality.

FINAL THOUGHTS💭
• This is not a flawless drama, but it is one of the more compelling versions of this familiar storyline.
• Recommended for viewers who enjoy intense, melodramatic romances filled with angst, devotion, and powerful chemistry.

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Health Is Sexy!!! AF

What a DELIGHT this was. A true ROM and COM, and yet I also bawled my eyes out several times. I’ve seen some reviews say that this show is fatphobic, but to be honest I expected something much worse. The core message was emphasized so many times that “health is sexy,” and the female lead never lost the weight because of her ex, but rather because she had serious health concerns. Also, her progress is slow and steady, with a healthy diet and workout routine. The only thing is that I wish the show had a healthier approach to food and dieting. Eating a balanced diet also means that you get to eat or drink something unhealthy without making such a big deal about it being unhealthy. Eating healthy also doesn’t mean that your food has to be unseasoned and bland, or just consisting of salad and greens. In that regard I agree with Ju Eun that she was like a rabbit🤣I also found it a bit disheartening that they had her gain the weight back because of her pregnancy, and 26kg at that. That’s just unrealistic especially because the male lead was only gone for a month.

Other than that I loved the main couple so much, they were adorable and so much fun. Loved how much he loved her dimples, and I am so sure that he was the one who wanted that little “pop-the-dimple” game to be their thing🤭. So cute🥰🤩! There was so much love and devotion between them, but also so much teasing and bantering, they were a fun couple. I am also glad that any trouble was communicated quickly and that there wasn’t any opposition in regards to their relationship! Now the second couple… In that equation, U Sik was the problem both times (with Ju Eun and Su Jin). I didn’t like Su Jin at first, but even with her sly remarks and annoying behavior towards Ju Eun, I grew soft for her. What the show did well was showing that skinny doesn’t immediately equal healthy. Su Jin still used chocolate specifically as a coping mechanism to stress (maybe a means to binge on the low), and she seemed to suffer from body dysmorphia. Her strict dieting also impacted her fertility. U Sik though is trash🚮🗑️ (as is Mr. Choi—he literally almost killed the male lead and barely got any harsh punishment other than losing his job temporarily).

As a whole, this show was honestly so, so good. Some of it is not super great to be honest, but I still had such a marvelous time watching it. The couple was *it* for me, as were the male lead’s friends—they made a cute quad—and the takeaway that “health is sexy and beautiful” is in fact encouraging. Especially because the female lead wasn’t wallowing in self-pity all the time, but still confident no matter her size.

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taynew have done it again

the opening scene to this show is the most unexpected thing ever. I was so shocked. but I knew immediately this was going to have a more mature and adult tone and I was excited.

this is a cute, fluffy rom-com that will make you laugh out loud and cry (at least I did...).

it showed adults going through their lives and finding people they want to spend the rest of there lives with.

toto was such a pookie bear and was so funny. Tay did an incredible job making him believable and just the most precious thing ever. kanit was also hilarious and it was so fun watching him begin to love Toto and himself. new did a great job making him posh but likeable. and their chemistry just put the cherry on top (cherry magic reference? yes yes). this could've been mid but their chemistry and the clear strong relationship between them just made the characters real, funny, and relatable.

I will warn if you hate when shows resolve a problem in the same episode you will hate this. I do feel some of the issues couldve been dragged out longer, especially cause they weren't miscommunication. I think 12 episodes would've honestly worked well too. but it's also supposed to be funny and fast paced so I get the choice.

akki and veha were cute but I've seen better side couples. and GMMTV what the actual fuck was that hairstyle you put on veha in ep10. crime. actual crime.

it did not top cherrymagic for me, but It was so entertaining and I had a great time. if I ever needed something to rewatch when I just finished something that ruined me. this is a perfect option.

thank you taynew, you have never disappointed me.

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Ep 1-5 are CLASSIC masterpice, a real rom-com, THEN it becomes shallow cheap usual sexist script

wow this is the old trope - a cold man and a kind woman who melts his heart - BUT this particular drama is different and refreshing. For most part :)

He is not poker faced all the time, he is lively;
and she talks back and at him and keeps putting him into his place.
FOR THE FIRST HALF. Then the old sexist trope kicks in and he is overly controlling and possessive and pushy, and she is overly chaste, naive, and stupid damsel in distress. Unfortunately - the script writer did not know how to keep creating fresh script.

So the script **** almost always, in almost every drama **** becomes an elementary school girl with a sugar daddy. And she keeps avoiding s.x and he pushes for it.
I think it is ok for like 1-2 episodes, but when it drags for sooo many episodes, it becomes super stale and stupid

AND SHE KEEPS LYING. And she is insecure and ignorant - a CEO's job is not 9-5 and he is a public figure. She is too stupid to even try to understand. AND he doesnt explain. THEY DO NOT COMMUNICATE. That is awfully immature

It would be more productive to show a mature relationship between two adults. Without skinship and nc. But with deep talks, sharing, intimacy that is not deeply physical, but hinting at. It would be sexier and more realistic.

Bc ... we had like at least 5 episodes of them dating but never sharing their past, their concerns, dreams, ... their plans for future... their likes and dislikes... So that is SHALLOW

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ML actor is really fun; and his poker face disappeared very fast - and even when he was poker faced in the beginning of the drama, he was not lmao How come there arent more actors like that.... I saw him / heard of him for the first time in current Love on the Menu weekender, and I was impressed, so I started watching his older dramas. ML actor is a gem.

This drama has a fantastic and realistic FL script
and a super lovely, expressive, fantastic FL actress. How come there arent more actresses like that. I have never seen her anywhere else. FL actress is a gem.

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to every kind of love and faith

we needed this. society needed queer people in love, with religion being shown for what it should be and what it represents.

this was in every way a show that a lot of queer people needed. there are very little representation of religious trauma in queer media and this did it incredibly well.

first, I want to say all compliments to the casting and acting Gemini and Fourth did an actually phenomenal job. I was sobbing every episode it was like actually kind of bad. The way they portrayed kids falling in love, in a world that doesn't accept them was really beautiful and felt so real. and unfortunately happens to kids everywhere.

as someone who grew up religious specifically Christian, all the religious symbolism was making me geek out the entire time. the cinematography was absolutely beautiful and there was so so many small things that you picked up on being hints to religion or hints to certain themes. The way that they portrayed Barth as being kind of the symbol of sin and going away from God and Kongdech as the symbol of faith, I thought was really really smart. AND THE APPLE, and that one scene that made an ode to the painting of the 'creation of man' it was the best thing ever.

My only complaint was that I was really disappointed to see that it was only six episodes. just with the budget and people that I know GMMTV has. I think we could have had a really good fleshed out 12 maybe even 16 episodes series about these characters. of course this topic is very sensitive and is going to offend a lot of people no matter how you do it. I think at times it did feel like they were pulling punches a little bit. I think a true big statement would be really seeing a series that's long and emotional and even more intense. Cause from the original pilot episode a lot of people thought it would be more intense and it was kind of made a bit more happy. and yes, there was a lot of really really intense things in this show already. I just think a lot of queer people kind of saw the shorter episodes and really happy ending as a cop-out.

now let's talk about the ending. I'm not mad about it. it just does feel very sunshine in rainbows. I think of course it is possible for for a queer person to have that experience with the religion and be that welcomed by a church. but a lot of people didn't have that experience. it does kind of feel like they were scared to have these characters either deconstruct or have characters throughout the show that just straight up don't accept Barth and Tanrak for who they are. I think they were little scared to have religon or a church viewed in a bad light. They could've had a conversation on how churches often represent a hateful and manipulated version of God. And a million other yes, tough conversations on how so many (not just queer) people feel about the way people have used religion to justify and treat people horribly. it was a beautiful ending but it did feel a bit cookie cutter at points and bit unrealistic.

BUT I think this is an incredible starting place for future queer media that involves religion. I think this is a perfect example on symbolism and making a quality piece of queer media.

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It's a refreshing change from having a cold male lead to a cold female lead this time, In essence, Shen Xihe's body was possesed by Gu Qingzhi's spirit when she died and the two spirits merged into one, with Qingzhi being the dominant figure, essentially almost taking over Shen Xihe entirely. It definitely is creepy but I've got to give them credit for their creativity for flipping a horror angle into a love story. A lot of things don't make sense though. The story seems forced. Things happened just to make it convenient for the storyline. So you defintely have to let go of some logic in order to enjoy this drama. What made me watch this until the end was the Crown Prince's cute antics and wanting to know who poisoned him and why. Yet, when it was finally revealed, it was a bit of a disappointment. It felt like they just made up an excuse in order to get a storyline going. And the ending - it was so unexpected. He miraculously just came back without any explanation. So did Xihe know he was coming back? For sure, she should've known if there was a body in the coffin or not. It would've been better if she was in the know that he faked his death. They made it seem like she didn't know and that was just too stupid and not fitting for her character's persona.

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Shameless ML + Smart FL = My Instant Favorite of the Year

This series was already on my watchlist because it’s exactly the kind of drama I love. Having Meng Ziyi as the female lead made it even more interesting, since she often plays revenge-type roles that suit her so well. Some people might say it’s repetitive, but I personally love her in these kinds of characters. One of my all-time favorite series of hers is Bossom, where she played the female lead, so my expectations for this one were high. After watching it, this has become one of the best series of the year for me.

I love dramas where the male lead is highly skilled but hides his true abilities and pretends to be weak. The male lead in this series, Xiao Huayong, is exactly that. He’s an excellent fighter with brilliant schemes—someone great and powerful whom other capable people respect and obey. He controls everything from behind the scenes. He’s a shameless ML who’s clingy and loves the female lead deeply; every action he takes always considers her. The female lead, Shen Xihe, is intelligent, careful, and sharp. Both lead actors, Meng Ziyi and He Yu, performed excellently, and their chemistry is outstanding. The secondary couple, Bu Shulin and Cui Jinbai, felt average to me—just a bit funny. The supporting cast did a good job overall. The people around the leads—Zhen Zhu, Mo Yu, and Tian Yuan—were great and very funny whenever they were with the main couple. Among the princes, besides the Fifth Prince, the others didn’t have much screen time but still did well. The Fifth Prince was especially annoying in a good way. The scenes looked realistic and grand, the costumes were beautiful, the music was good, the palace politics were entertaining, and the story progressed well and stayed interesting every episode. The later episodes might have felt a bit rushed, and the male lead’s return wasn’t explained very clearly. Even in the special episode it wasn’t clarified—I can only guess it had something to do with the male lead’s personal physician because he aged a lot—but none of that affected the main enjoyment of the story.

Overall, this is one of the best series of the year for me. Meng Ziyi and He Yu acted wonderfully, and their chemistry is perfect. Meng Ziyi looks elegant and majestic in this role—the costumes make her look even more powerful. He Yu is handsome and cunning in this character, and he’s probably the most shameless ML ever. The supporting actors also did well. I don’t usually rewatch dramas much—I only rewatch ones I really love after a long time—but this is one I want to rewatch. As I said, if you like a highly skilled male lead who hides his true power and pretends to be weak, a smart and unyielding female lead, and a couple who love each other deeply, then you’ll like Blossoms of Power. It’s definitely worth watching.

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4th time now

4th time watching and it's just as good as my 1st.
This was my introduction to c-dramas. I've watched exactly 3 English shows since may, it's August when I'm writing this. I have to say I'm loving all the c-dramas so far but nothing has yet topped pursuit of jade!!
I've read negative reviews about this show and honestly I don't understand it. Anything below a 7 and they're lying.
I mean does it matter that ai was used for snow??
Does it matter that the actors are all beautiful, if they can act??
I've even read some say the main leads had 0 chemistry? Did they hit they're head or perhaps they're watching a different show.
Anyway, if you like watching beautiful people fall in love in beautiful costumes with beautiful scenery, beautiful cinematography, beautiful music and a beautifully told story of love, deception, political intrigue, war, friendship, sisterly devotion and a touch of revenge you'll love this.

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A cliche taken to new lows

Oh, wow. They took one well-known premise and put their own spin on it. The premise? Lost memory. Its a cliche that we've seen from soap operas to "big" movies. Somehow losing ONLY your memories that might resolve the plot too soon. The spin? Intensely trying to fix it.

So, visuals. It looks great. From the colour palette, to framing, everything is good. Even the ocasional lens flare look "well thought". As if, while filming the scene, the visual director saw the potential, yelled cut, and modified the framing just a bit, to recreate and include the lens flare in a better way. I don't know obviously, but its something I always do when taking photos, changing the framing because of a last second live-occurrence, it just gave me that vibe. Moving on, the fight choreography is meh/good. Sometimes it works, sometimes it is kinda wonky. And sometimes is a pure joke, because they went for the drama...
Audio. Good sound design. The tracks, the volume, it all works. A couple of ADR involved, but overall its good.
Good editing, especially in regards for the later reveals. Good pacing usually. Good world-building. High production value. Yeah, yeah, the technical aspects are good.

Now on to the "good" parts. The casting, the chemistry, the acting, all good. Character development, charisma, all good. Yeah yeah yeah, I'm skipping all of these. Sorry. Yes, we have some phenomenal acting and such, I know, but sorry (again). I wanna skip directly to the bad things.
The main problem was in the story. I don't know who the screenwriter is, I don't know who the director is, I'm not one to follow and remember such info. But whoever is that accepted this script, did a terrible job. If they stayed with the cliche, cheasy approach, with this cast, it would've been a great drama, or at least very entertaining. But, alas...
It all starts with an expo dump, a doctor dropping "yep, you have the kind of amnesia we often see in the dramas". And I went "oh". I was afraid it was going to be a sh**y one, if they were that lazy from the start. And then what follows is a string of goofy monologues of FL. And it might've been a good approach to storytelling, you know, learning about our protagonist by experiencing the same stuff, at the same time with her. A good example for this, Star Wars ep IV (one of my "go to" examples, yes). You have no idea what's going on, but you find out at the same time with Luke and it all feels natural, while you also get invested in his story/journey. Like I said, a good approach, if it wasn't for the fact that this drama starts the same way as any other asian piece of media, be it drama, anime or a book: with a 1 minute monologue thats meant to be the hook. You know, that "I had no idea at the time what this will be for me" kind of opening monologue and then starting the "real" story. And this trope, in which we see exactly what it happened, renders all the next part null, now you just wanna skip the nonsense and get to the part where our couple meets one another. And then they changed the cliche completely. Instead of taking advantage of her memory loss and make her do manual labors for him, the most funny and easier usage of this trope, nope, in fact they alllllll wanna help in getting her memory back asap. And then they go heavy with the serious backstory. So, instead of a light and goofy rom-com, we got a comedy interwoven with serious and heavy parts. And by serious, I mean serious: blood and torture stuff. It is very hard to balance both acts. And the screenwriter/director/whoever failed in doing so. And its a damn shame because the cast is really talented.

Anyway, back to the story. What follows its a mix of goofy, drama, romance, blood. Yes, exactly that. In isolation, every scene is good for its specific angle, but when mixed together, not so much. And because involves serious stuff, obviously we also have plot contrivances and plot holes. They needed those, otherwise the story would've ended in just two episodes. Oh, right. A movie would've been a better fit, maybe. I'm saying maybe because it has a lot of padding in form of "misunderstanding dialogue", so if you dropped it, all the reasons for the things to happen, they also kinda disappear, too. So, it would've been even harder to make that mix in just two hours, I guess. Anyway. So the story has its ups and downs, filled with that mix. But then.

Starting with ep 8, it becomes sht. Cheap, fake melodrama up to 11. Instead of taking some actions that would end the plot faster but in a normal way (what can pass as normal for this show), every fking action and dialogue is meant to create drama just for the sake of viewers. All the nonsense before, created by talking in circle about stuff and creating misunderstandings? Gone. Now we have the cast only saying words that WILL give the feels to the viewers. Every scene is meant to be "aww, omg, I can't take it anymore, this is so sad... I feel so sad for them...". Even the sound design is for that. It starts playing like its the end of the world, whereas I was "GTFO with your cheap tricks! More on with it already!". By ep 9, I started yawning. Good plans, bad plans, happy times, sad times, I wouldn't care what would happen on screen. I just wanted for it to end already. "Funny" thing: after watching ep 11, I had to go back the previous one, to remember what was it all about exactly. I've seen it, yes, but while trying to remember the events for the future review, I realised I forgot the scenes, I had no idea what word would I use to describe it. Btw, I guessed the "big" thing in regards to episode 11, too. And I mean I guessed it before they dropping the hints all across. Based purely on "lemme guess, the writer will try to make it even bigger by...". Once that idea was out there, I started to notice the hints also. And then, because so far it was still not enough, episode 12 starts with some tense, serious scenes, only to be replaced with comic relief. 5 minutes of pure nonsense... The Marvel/Disney+ slop approach *sigh* And then, because it was STILL not enough, we get that whole nonsense while that piano track plays (I won't spoil it, but it is bad).... I can't even explain how sick and tired I was of this drama. It felt like torture. And when that thing ended and after I saw that the episode was only 21 min in, I almost cried at the thought that I'll have to endure even more. And lo and behold, the first scene that followed was something I was dreading... And I'll stop here.

Well, you get the gist. I hope. Like I said, good cast, fantastic acting, amazing charisma across, good visuals etc. Lots of good stuff, but the story is lacking. The romance and the comedy work purely because of the talented actors, the script and dialogue: sht. And thats for the first 2/3 of the drama, the ending is even worse than that. Oh, a personal opinion: I hated that trio of women. Very annoying. Good acting at times, but still very annoying.
It gets a rating of..... dammit, I think I'll give it a 6 (??) for the acting, character development, technical aspects and such. With just minor tinkering, this drama could've been a solid 7 or even an 8 (ok, maybe not 8, lets not go too crazy here). Alas... Kinda entertaining at times. Even sweet in their own way. No return value for me, I don't wanna experience that lousy ending again. Great waste of casting. Bummer.
Have a lovely day.

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The Art of Negotiation

The story picks up right after Season 1 ends, when Jeong Jinman returned to the destroyed home. They later showed a flashback of what happened in Jeong Jinman’s side during the siege of the shopping mall in season 1, and then some. Jeong Jian decides that she is not going to lead the same life as her uncle, and goes off seeking to live a normal life in some remote island under the new fake identity her uncle prepares for her. Although the ceasefire seems to have been achieved between murthehelp and Babylon, it is not long before Babylon cannot stand for their server being held hostage by murthehelp, hence started their move to retrieve it again, violating the ceasefire and hunting down Jeong Jian to get to Jeong Jinman. The wreckage Babylon inflicts on the island Jian was living in made her realize that there no running away anymore, and returns to her uncle’s side to deal with Babylon.

While Season 1 focused entirely on Jian’s survival during the mall siege, Season 2 sheds the spotlight on her character growth post aftermath, of how she made peace with the kind of life she had to lead, how she develops relationships with people around her and how she matures with every decision she made for murthehelp. The earlier episode of her life on the island was rather slow-paced, but it picks up when she returned to Jinman. The actress did a great job here, displaying quite a wide range of intense emotions with each episode. Her character is not the perfect antihero. She experienced panic, frustration, disappointment, indecisiveness, and I feel irritated when she goes through those episodes, but I also know it is important to show her vulnerabilities to enhance her growth.

I totally love murtahelp’s archenemy of season 2, Kusanagi Jin. Previously an executive of Babylon’s Japanese branch, she is tasked to help with the server retrieval in Korea. A Korean born Japanese wanabe, she is obsessed with control and she takes ultimate pride of her leadership ability. Kusanagi secretly went rouge as she takes the helm of the Korean branch by shady means, relying heavily on the team she brought in from Japan led by Q. Although Bale and Lee Seongjo had been ruthless and unhinged in Season 1, they actually pale in comparison to Kusanagi, whom proves to be even more diabolical than the previous main villains in Season 1. While the two guys rely heavily on their physical abilities, Kusanagi nails her enemies using tactical and strategical means even if it means manipulating her team or her own sexual partner. Utterly unhinged and unreliable as a boss or a friend.

There are so many flashbacks in the drama, which usually take place at the beginning of each episode to explain what really had happened on the other party of what is shown in the previous episode. I can’t say I am fond of this storytelling technique, cuz it always feel like a failed suspense-buildup for me. I get that they were trying to manifest different situations within the same timeframe, but somehow it’s just not working for me. It kind of becomes my petpeeve. I really hate productions that rely on flashbacks to tell their story.

I am also quite disappointed that most of the villain characters that I root for die early. I am glad Marco the trilingual translator of Q’s team survived though. This guy is very entertaining, the clown kind of character. The fact that they decide to put multilingual characters here without a hiccup in its execution is admirable, when other kdramas struggle with only English as the other language written in its dialogue. Here we get to see characters speaking Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English very smoothly. The actors definitely put serious effort in delivering their lines, well done!

SPOILER BEYOND THIS LINE……..







I am so mad that they decided to kill off Pasin Kradek character. He had been my all time favourite of the show. Really love his smooth fighting skills, and to know that the actor is an actual competetive martial artist is mindblowing. No wonder his moves had been so fluid and didnt look like he learnt it just for the series. Though what’s even more mindblowing is to realize that the actor is Korean all along. He acted as a Thai character very convincingly, i am suspecting one of his parents must have been a Thai cuz his features looks very Thai to me. Just why can’t this character be preserved just like Minhye? 😫 I really wanted to see more of him in S3

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Overrated

The short series description of each tv series will help you decide whether you will watch it or not. I refer to kisskh ratings to choose what to watch. The ratings and the reviews are generally helpful in deciding what to watch, especially the latest tv series/ KDrama.

This drama was highly recommended by some of my friends who usually watch Kdramas. I ask for suggestions on what Kdrama to watch. With the highest rating here in kisskh, I decided to watch it.

Most of the time, the recommended Kdrama were really engaging for me where I can't wait to finish the entire series. Sadly, I was surprised that this drama has a high rating but I find it boring. It did not really capture my interest while I was watching it. It took a while before I finish the entire series. I tried to be positive that I will get more interested to watch it but it did not happen.

Maybe it's not my genre of preference. Personally, it's just okay but it's not something I will recommend to friends or family to watch nor rewatch it.

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PLEASE watch this incredible show

Please don't listen to the bad reviews (aka the 3/1 star reviews) as it's people only talking about Justin (the actor for August) and how he was kicked from GMMTV, not about the show. When I first starting watching When Oranges Fall it was still airing (it had 9 episodes), OMG this show had me ADDICTED from the start! For starters, the color grading is to die for, just like the name, the show has somewhat of a nostalgic feel due to the orangish/yellow coloring, not really like the typical blue, light, refreshing colors you usually see. The acting was amazing, once you watch you'll truly feel connected with each character as they all have some sort of dept to an extent. This show handles comedy and angst very well!! Whenever an episode had some sort of sadness, you definitely were feeling bad alongside the characters, or, whenever a joke was made, you'll surely laugh along. When Oranges Fall takes place in the 90s/early 2000s, and is a romance story between Ko Song and Ko Neung. The ending did feel a little rushed and I was disappointed over that fact that Tle was not mentioned nor shown at all 🥲. If you haven't watched yet, please do!

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It's okay, i guess...

So, i just finished this drama and well i enjoyed it even if its not a revolution.

Since The Double i'm watching every drama where Wu Jin Yan is in, because she is an fantastic actress and just for that you should watch this one too! This drama is not a revolution, it's a very classic writing with a classic story and we can understand everything very quickly but the production and casting is nice.

I'havent feel a particular nice chemistry between actors/actress and the kisses scenes are probably some worst i'have seen in a drama, it's sound beyond fake. The characters of Meng Ting Hui and Ying Gua could be much more than that. I'have the feeling they wanted to write something with a big story in their mind but they left the job half-done.

It’s still a good drama; it’s just that the writing and the plotlines aren’t developed enough. You very quickly end up watching it mainly for the lead actress. The whole storyline about the ancient lost empire ultimately boils down to just a few episodes, which isn’t enough. Likewise, I don’t really understand where they were trying to go with the gang from the first few episodes.

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Fell flat fast

The premise of the story sounded interesting at first. Unfortunately, after watching the whole series, the flaws became more evident.

I love Namkoong Min but this was definitely not one of his great dramas. For the first few episodes, I was riveted and curious as to why the kidnapping happened. It looked like Nam was the likely mastermind, but then came a twist about how this same modus happened before to a former detective. This was the part that just added several unnecessary episodes to the story.

If you have finished this series as well, you would likely agree that that could have been removed and saved the production some budget...

If I were to describe this, I would say it was a messy drama....

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