Reviews

Sorry

I really like Lingorm, which is the main reason I started watching this series, but honestly the experience so far feels more like torture than enjoyment. The story drags on at a slow pace and doesn’t pull me in, making it hard to stay interested. The acting feels stiff and unnatural, especially during the more emotional or intimate scenes where the chemistry just doesn’t come across. I’m trying my best not to quit because I want to support Lingorm, but the lack of depth in the plot and character development makes it a struggle to keep watching. I had higher expectations, and it’s disappointing to feel so disconnected. Still, I’m holding out hope it will improve.

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Such potential....wasted

This drama could have been wrapped in 12 eps. Alright with that out of the way I will confess that I had dropped this drama at Ep 12. I was so hyped about this drama back in the day and even visited the locations in Seoul of this drama. Super cute ML and bubbly chirpy FL was super fun to watch first few episodes. The chemistry was amazing. All of that lasted for the first 5 episodes. Then the repetition of the plot started to get boring. I felt sorry for the ML who kept chasing the FL and she kept wasting our and his time. :b
Around ep 10 the ML also figured out the time travel plot and even confronted the FL so they could have worked together as a team but she chose to once again do it her way and fail...again !!
So after a couple of years I picked it again and remembered all the reasons I had dropped it.....this time screaming, shouting at the screen, mostly at the FL. So much potential with the cast and story....!! ><

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Reflection and Resolve

True to its title, this drama was a quiet, healing experience.

I saw myself in both of the leads. Swallowing words down until you choke or, on the other side of it, smiling and spitting up easy nonsense to cope.

Unlearning years of repression of your feelings and the anxiety that comes as it fades all takes time. How nice it is to have someone by your side, willing to listen and stand up for you when it's all too much to bear on your own, and speaking feels like dying. Someone who promises to stay.

For a tender love and complex leads, it's certainly worth watching.

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A Very Wholesome Dating Show

I love the interactions between the parents who are a part of the panel and the two MCs (Kim Seong-ju and Chuu), often providing comedic relief from the melodramatic interactions between the contestants with their witty remarks. I also like how the parents jokingly call out their kids' mistakes and quirks.

The editing is really good and fair which leaves no room for evil editing amongst the contestants and drawn out moments that feel boring, the only drawback of which is that the episodes last for just barely over an hour.

So far, the contestants have been wholesome and respectful to each other even as tensions start to rise between the members who are interested in the same people.

The only problem with the contestants is that everyone is a bit too timid compared to other dating show contestants because they're all in their early 20s, an in-between period of time where they're too mature to go through the dramatic first-love type of experience that "Nineteen to Twenty" had but still not self-actualized and self-confident enough to express themselves more freely and confidently like the contestants in other dating shows such as "Transit Love", "Single's Inferno" and "My Sibling's Romance" where they're in their late 20s to early 30s.

With all that said, it's been fun to watch so far and I hope more people tune in despite how it's a bit harder to find English subs for it and how under-promoted it is since it's not on international streaming platforms and it's not broadcasted on the main tvN channel.

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Fantastic action fight drama

Bloodhounds, from the title we can know how much blood scenes will appear inside this drama. To everyone that can't see too much blood, this is not for you.

The fight scenes really satisfying because it's not to rush and the camera is well coordinate. I love how this drama doesn't even use gun, only metal pipes and knives.

It's a bit sad that too much dead characters in one episode, man..I hope they alive but I understand it.

Gunwoo in the last episode really create a new perspective of him, he looks more confident in himself and he even pomade his hair lol. So we can see that he gained more strength and power. And when Myeonggil on the ship, he looks miserable and basic to show that he doesn't have anymore power.

Anyway, I love Choi Siwon so much. He's so handsome and his character show from side character to the backbone for Gunwoo. I heard he will appear in the season 2, I hope he got more screentime hehehehe.

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it was cute buuuuut

damn those kiss scenes kinda ruined it. This is one of those series where a simple would have been 100x better than a kiss and 'sex' scene. Gawd, those scenes was so awful to watch. They were literally so awkward with it. It made it seem like they could fit another person between their lips. and that 'sex' scene. LMAO dont even get me started because wtf was that Mashiro was just hovering on top of Kanade not doing anything. Gawd, Japan really need a workshop on intimacy, kiss and sex and what not cuz I know they can deliver it. There are some good series that have good makeout scene. Like come on, its 2025 either do a proper kiss scene or sex scene or just don't do it AT ALL. It feels more homophobic to do it and be such a mess than to not do it. Gawd, I didn't mean to go into such a rant over that but it needed to be said. Next the plot is pretty simple imo. The first episode made it seem like I was in for a ride but that ride was just as scary as a rollercoaster ride in spongebob. The plot was so basic and plus they wanted to dive into more heartfelt and deep touching topics but they were kinda afraid so it made it just seem bleak and tasteless. The problems like Mashiro's mother being negligent and Kanade's dad homophobia was dealt off so easily that it lacked any dept. It is not easy to be a good mother so quickly and to unlearn homphobia that well. It takes time and lot of cut and stabing, but they didn't really dive into that and just made all those problems exist one day and disappear the other. But i get it time constraints what you gonna. Anyways, it ain't all that bad I guess if you ignore those awful kiss scenes. A mediocre plot with a pretty sweet ending, I guess.

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ADORABLEEEEEE??

📚Spoiler Alert🖇️

When I first saw the teaser for this I was so excited because I knew both of the main lead especially the actor who plays Mashiro, who is in a boy group which I am a fan of. ✨

💙A little fun fact, Natsuki Hori (Mashiro) is in the same group as Yusei Yagi who plays Kiyoi Sou in My Beautiful Man and Keito Kimura who plays Onoe Satoshi in Candy Color Paradox. Please check their group if you have the time💙

Okay now back to the series. At first I was not expecting much with the plot since japanese BLs tend to go very soft and vanilla with their plot but this one surprised me with the unexpected character depth for both main leads. Both of them have very different personal conflicts and the series portrays perfectly how they help and need each other sorting their conflicts.

Kanade and Mashiro dynamic as a couple is very weird and surprising to see as they actually became a couple in episode one as they actually knew each other but not so much as they were highschool friends who had crush on each other. The journey of them discovering those feelings again and facing problems together is really cute to watch as a viewer and for me the actors really portray the characters’ behaviour really well that I just can’t help but to be intrigued for what comes next. I do also appreciate how they give each conflict fair time to be explored and resolved.

Of course there is some plot or character I am not really fond of. For example, the older female colleague of Kanade who is Kanamori, personally, she is too invested in other Kanade’s personal life for my liking and they did not really call her out for that but I do not mind much. Of course Mashiro’s mother plays the “Villain” here but I can’t complain about her character because if she makes me mad then she is actually doing a great job. And I do think her character get redeemed too fast. 💔

Overall, this is a fresh new idea for a reunion trope by involving the office environment. Sure there is some improvement that could have been made. I do enjoy this a lot than I expect and if you’re looking for a cute japanese BL with a little bit of drama, this is for you. ☔️🌧️

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Great acting, humor, action packed!

Dylan Wang’s acting was awesome. He was humorous, intelligent,charismatic, handsome and very likable. Romance was not over bearing; too silly or demanding. You got to know each character well and all were great. It was also action packed with many heroes, great fighting scenes; mysteries and anticipation, Overall, I loved it and highly recommend it. Looking forward to Season 2❤️.

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Simple Is Best

Unlike many of the dramas released in recent years, this series presents a simple healing slice-of-life story with brilliantly written characters and episodes. It never complicated the story and presented unnecessary plot twists even though it might've added a bit more excitement because everyone from the writers to the director and the cast knew that the show's potential lies on its story, rhythm, and the actors' delivery and chemistry.

It's a perfectly balanced series where neither the acting, the editing, the directing nor the writing carried the show (and not one of them lacked in any way either)—every element of the production worked in perfect harmony and ended with something great.

It's a palette cleanser for those who want a break from all the dense and action-packed K-dramas whilst having a really good story and strong acting performances from everyone.

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Started off great but the romance never really kicked off

I was trying to clear as many dramas in my youtibe watchlist by watching dramas with MDL pages. This evening I chose this drama because I hadn't seen any of Zhao Hui Nan's dramas. This drama started off great but faltered halfway through.

What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - She was cool. I loved that she was physically strong and also knowledgeable in traditional Chinese medicine.
2. Comedy - I didn't expect the comedic moments in the first act considering the dark opening scene.
3. Supporting characters - I liked both kids, ML's mother and grandfather. It was great to see change of perception from the mother.
4. Acting - I liked Zhao Hui Nan's acting in this drama. Her action scenes were done well and she exuded this cool & confident woman vibe.
5. Styling - I liked most of FL's outfits especially the black short dress she wore when she first went to ML's house. She looked like a punk princess!

What I disliked:
1. Romance - I was dismayed that they didn't get along until we reached 60% of the drama. I wish they were warm & amicable from the start because the emotional attachment between FL and ML in the third act was unconvincing. I didn't sense any spark between ZZD & ZHN.
2. Antagonists - FL's father was horrendous for framing FL . ML's cousin was incompetent but power hungry. He did the most scheming in this drama. I also disliked Suisui's supposed birth mother for being selfish & immature.
3. Paternity test - Sometimes I wonder why ML never did DNA testing on FL and the other woman.
4. Storytelling - I wasn't excited about the challenges faced by both FL & ML.

Favourite scene
The opening

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I watched the drama mainly because of the male protagonist

Review:
Love is Written in the Stars is honestly a boring drama. From the very beginning, it doesn’t make much sense. I only continued watching because of a few actors.

One of the most unrealistic parts was the prince wandering all over the kingdom without guards. On the other side, the female protagonist could easily come and go from his mansion as if there were no restrictions at all. This just didn’t make sense to me.

In addition, both protagonists seemed almost insane at the start. The prince never behaved like a majesty, and the female lead didn’t act like a martial artist either. Their roles were inconsistent with how they were supposed to be. In the middle of the drama, there was a little seriousness in their behavior, but it quickly faded again.

I would only recommend this drama to those who have absolutely nothing else to watch.

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Campus drama with friends-to-lovers trope

I wasn't a fan of Ma Le Jie because of the roles she often played (damsels in distress). However I decided to watch this drama because I was preparing a reddit post on Cheng Cheng. Overall, I liked this drama even though campus drama isn't my favourite trope.

What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - It's cool that she was a ghost singer. She got fed up of the ill treatment & decided to stand up for herself after being given a second chance.
2. ML characterisation - I liked that he was rational and supportive friend.
3. Romance - Friends to lovers trope. A lot of sweet moments. Unrequited love trope was also explored in this drama.
4. Styling - The stylist chose the right sets of clothes to distinguish campus life from adult life.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - The SML & SFL were self-absorbed.
2. Slander - Same old, same old.

Favourite scene
SML went to FL & promised that he'd pay her back

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non-serious at its finest !?

🥂 Spoiler Alert (First of all the description provided for this series is so detailed that it basically spoiler atp)

I do not have much to say regarding the flow and pacing of this series because as a viewer it is a nicely flowed series because of the episodes limit that were given so it is a very smooth watching experience for me personally.

Now, what makes this series a bit boring for me is the decision to do another engineering students trope which is a problem for me because my brain just can't stop saying "I've seen this before" from other series who done this engineering environment before. I do not know much regarding how courses in thailand universities work but couldn't they choose different faculty or something but yeah this is a more me problem than the series itself. 🛠️

the series is very straightforward in showcasing which trope and personality they're going with each couples and I have little to no problem with the pairing of Force (Arc) & Book (Arm) and Junior (Faifa) & Mark (Wine), in fact JuniorMark is my favourite pairing on this show. the characterization of those two are very nice where one compliment the other one so well, what I have a problem to digest with is Perth (Yotha) and Santa (Gun) specifically Gun, personally I just could not stand this childish character, I am so sorry 😭. I do appreciate that they give a back story as to why Gun acts like that. (and personally I would like to add that Santa does not really suit this kind of character but then again this is more to me problem than the series itself)

One last thing I would like to add is the amount of unnecessary side characters. I did have a bit of hard time try to remember which one is who but yeah its gmmtv, one thing they're going to do is adding random characters to make sure their actors have at least one project to work on. 💔

💖 Overall this is very cute series with funny jokes (most of the times) and I might rewatch it but for certain couple only.

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