Reviews

BEST KDRAMA 2025!!

When I first heard about this drama, it honestly didn’t catch my interest. The only reason I decided to watch it was because of the main cast. But I was surprised! I really enjoyed the first few episodes (1 - 4).

Yoona did an outstanding job playing a modern girl who suddenly finds herself in the past. I loved how naturally she treated everyone equally — not out of disrespect, but simply because she didn’t fully understand her surroundings. She stayed true to herself, and that made her character feel so real and relatable.

Yoona portrayed her role with this innocent charm and pure intentions, which is exactly what drew the king’s attention. Some people question why a so-called tyrant king would be so forgiving when she seems rude — but just look at her character! She’s not being rude; she’s just being sincere, open, and unfiltered. That’s what makes her stand out.

Lee Chae Min is doing a great job portraying a young king. Historically, kings — even at a young age — were expected to be mature, and I think he captures that really well. The way he speaks and carries himself feels calm, wise, and composed beyond his years. On top of that, his visuals are really charming and suit this role perfectly. He truly looks the part and brings a quiet strength to the character.

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"Arsenal Military Academy" is a drama about Xie Xiang, a girl who dresses as a man to enter a military academy in place of her deceased brother. There, she meets Yan Zhen, who not only becomes her partner, but also the person she falls in love with!

The romance between Xie Xiang and Yan Zhen is incredible; they're cute, fun, and passionate together. At first, it takes a while for Xie Xiang to accept Yan Zhen's feelings, especially since everything he did seemed like a joke, that he wasn't taking her seriously, but then Xie Xiang realizes how much Yan Zhen loves her. I lost count of how many times he confessed his feelings to her, even when everyone thought she was a man. HAHA'
It's a shame there isn't even a kissing scene between them... I think there should have been at least one.

In fact, the drama's biggest selling point is the love triangle between Xie Xiang, Yan Zhen, and Jun Shan. I loved seeing all of Yan Zhen's jealousy over Xie Xiang and Jun Shan's closeness, and after Jun Shan discovers the truth, he tries to seduce Xie Xiang, who becomes trapped between the two! It's so much fun to watch.

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"Glass Mask" is a revenge drama about Kang Yi Kyung, a girl who has been mistreated her entire life by her mother and sister Seo Yeon, who believe she is the daughter of a murderer. She ends up being framed for a crime she didn't commit, only for Seo Yeon to save the love of her life, Ha Joon. To cover up the truth, Seo Yeon "kills" Yi Kyung, who survives and returns with a new identity, seeking revenge.

The first half of the drama is excellent; the entire development is very well done, until the moment when Yi Kyung is betrayed by everyone in her family, including her father, who was the only person she trusted. When Yi Kyung returns as Seo Jung Ah, the story didn't deliver anything I expected. Where was the revenge? The episodes passed, and it seemed like nothing happened. This ending with everyone happy wasn't something I could swallow, especially after everything Seo Yeon did... she ends the drama as the victim who needed to be saved.

The romance between Yi Kyung and Seon Jae is very dull, the two have no chemistry on screen, literally none, and this was one of the story's biggest problems, since the revenge is weak, so they should have at least won over the audience with the couple... but even with that, they couldn't.

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"Dating in the Kitchen" is a drama about a young cook named Sheng Nan and Lu Jin, a wealthy man who falls in love with her cooking.

Sheng Nan ends up in debt to Lu Jin and makes a deal with him to pay her back in exchange for meals. During this process, the two fall in love, but at first, Lu Jin refuses to accept his feelings for Sheng Nan, hurting her. When Zi Qian appears, Lu Jin's jealousy leads him to try anything to win Sheng Nan's heart. Another obstacle for the couple is Li Man, Lu Jin's assistant, who is in love with him.

The romance between Sheng Nan and Lu Jin is an essential part of the drama, but it's not the only focus, as the food is the second most important element. I love when cooking dramas focus on the food, the entire process until it's ready; watching it becomes a much more immersive experience. Sheng Nan's dishes are truly mouthwatering; you literally want to climb into the screen and try them!

It's a shame that at some point the food took a back seat, no longer appearing in the story, which focused more on the couple. I can't say this was a mistake, because I loved seeing Sheng Nan and Lu Jin together, but I really enjoyed watching her cook.

The soundtrack is incredible; every song is addictive <3

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Being a better adult and learning to loose

This drama makes very little sense and gathers a whole lot of terrible, terrible adults, mostly terrible masculine adults. Selfish, hot headed men who do more or less anything to trample on anyone they see fit. Brining out my anger and making me wish doom upon them. I also kept wondering how these men could survive in an environment where there are guns and physically strong teens that out number them by quite a lot.

But seriously very little of the reasoning in this made sense... Like dude has a non contagious illness, we can't have that guy around the kids but a violent dude who assaults them is just peachy. WHAT? Or Throw the match to let your student win or else you are a bad coach?

As a vice principal I shall do all to oppress the kids so I can move funding to impress the guy up in the chain.... again WHAT? Or and a lead who rather be remembered as someone who doped and took away the nations gold than come out as sick....

The friendships among both adults and teens are top, top. The character growth is sweet, there is a little bit to much yelling and several highly annoying characters however annoying as they are they are kind of needed for the plot. So I let it slide.

That said it has some moments of fluff, other moments of suspense and decent acting. And the message is actually pretty nice. We should all focus on being decent adults and loosing is a natural part of life.

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"Chef Hua" is a cooking drama about a young woman named Xiao Mai, who loves to cook and wants to make a living out of it.

One day in the forest, she meets Yu Huai and falls in love at first sight. The two begin to spend more time together, especially when Xiao Mai opens a noodle stand. Yu Huai is always there to protect her, but at the same time, Xiao Mai knows how to stand up for herself very well!

Guan Rong is the bitch of the story, a simply detestable person who pretended to be innocent and fragile to gain sympathy from others. I loved when Xiao Mai showed her true colors to everyone. It's a shame they only used Guan Rong at the beginning; they could have drawn her out longer, at least to create some source of conflict.

The romance between Yu Huai and Xiao Mai is delightful; they're sweet and completely in love with each other. The drama is light, fun, and easy to watch, and one of the things I liked most was the way they focused on Xiao Mai's cooking. There was a big focus on the food, the preparation, and the little details that made all the difference. Seeing all that food made my mouth water! HAHAHA

I also loved seeing, for once in my life, a mother-in-law who treats her daughter-in-law well. At first, Yu Huai's mother didn't like Xiao Mai very much, but over time she opened up to her, and by the end, they were like mother and daughter. They formed a bond, thanks to Xiao Mai's efforts to win over her mother-in-law and show her that she's a good person.

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"A Robot in the Orange Orchard" is the chinese version of the korean drama "I'm Not a Robot," about a girl named Shan Shan who accepts the job of pretending to be a robot for Lu Sen, who is allergic to human contact.

I understand the purpose of making different versions of the same story, but sometimes I find it quite unnecessary, and this was one of those times, because they changed a lot of things and lacked the essence of the korean drama, because it wasn't something that could be replicated. The characters are similar, as is the romance, but it doesn't quite reach the same level of complexity, especially regarding Lu Sen's illness, how it really was a life-or-death situation, and also the whole issue of him thinking he's actually in love with a robot, all the questioning, his mental confusion—it lacked more focus.

I'm not saying the drama is bad; the romance is cute and the story is good, but it doesn't have the same impact as the original version.

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"General's Lady" is a drama about an arranged marriage between Shen Jin, the daughter of a concubine, and General Xiu Ming.

Their relationship begins like any other of its kind. Shen Jin is forced to marry Xiu Ming. At first, she doesn't even know what he looks like, only the rumors that he's like a beast. She has no interest in marrying him, she even takes a pill to fake her death and escape. The big problem is that Shen Jin suddenly falls in love with him, which was hard to believe.

The drama doesn't have much conflict; it's basically the couple being happy, with a few funny moments in between. It's a light and easy-to-watch story, but at the same time, there's nothing particularly interesting; the romance is shallow and lacks any depth. Furthermore, I don't really like it when some dramas end like this, implying that everything was just a made-up "story" and showing the characters meeting in real life.

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Gave it an 8.5 at first but after seeing popular opinion I had to give it a 9.5

I love my friends to lovers trope so much and the main reason is the angst involved whenever you fall for a friend.

Ji Hoon and Do Bawoo both fell for their best friend and one couldn't confess properly for fear of losing the friendship and the other tried but wasn't taken seriously. See the dilemma here.
So it is only natural for miscommunication to happen more so when you're repressing or hiding feelings and let's be honest you don't get enough plot without this very important plot device.

Jung Hamin played his role so well that I'm sure all of the viewers at one point rooted for him even if they got back to their original ships (I know I did )

The only thing I would complain about is how short the epilogue was and nothing on the main couple, they showed only side couples. The main couples only got a dream sequence ending. I would've loved to see the dynamic change between the leads after they finally started dating.

I can also imagine how exhausting it must have been to wait for the episodes weekly because the plot progress is kinda slow, I am so glad I binged.

To conclude, loved it and I would a one hundred percent recommend it.

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Warning Signs Were There, But I Chose Violence (and 38 Episodes)

Man, this drama had me EXHAUSTED lmao, and I’ve seen my share of them...

Between the ML’s deranged behavior and his Olympic-level manhandling of the FL in the beginning, I was already questioning my life choices. And the repeated attempts to assault her? Like, yeah, I enjoy a good red-flagged ML (it’s my guilty pleasure, don’t judge), but this is just not it.

And the FL? OMG. She frustrated me for the entire 38 episodes that I somehow survived (idk how, send thoughts and prayers). I genuinely don’t think I have the energy to continue, and I’m pretty sure these 42 episodes just keep recycling the same 1-2 plot points like a never-ending fever dream. A huge clusterfluff, bro. Emotional damage.

And judging by the comment section? Yeah, we’ve all collectively been going through it. Should’ve just read the warning signs and yeeted myself out before episode 1 even ended. My bad.

In conclusion: I had high hopes because of the leads—both have been great in other dramas, but here? Idk if the issue is the directing, the writing, the editing, or some cursed combination of all three, but this mess was NOT worth 42 episodes. Just no. Abort mission. Save yourselves!!

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This is too cringe!!

I saw this drama because my fvrt Philippines actor was in it that is rabin Angeles. Let's talk about it now.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

The female lead was talking in group chat so her friends were talking about their bfs so she was jealous. She asked AI to Make image of a handsome boy who looks realistic in photo. She sent that photo in group chat along with that she said he is my bf his name is Kevin. The very next day a transfree student came and he was the same boy the AI showed in image but his was real that's why he drama name is KEVIN IS REAL. Then she made a deal with him that be my bf to show in front of her friends. But then she started to fall for him in real life. Then she confessed to him and they were really dating each other and were in a official relationship. But then she misunderstood him and she though he is cheating on her with his ex but he was not they didn't see each other for like 3-4 yrs I think but then they got back together.

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Good one

*"When Destiny Brings the Demon - Long For Fish" is a romantic drama. It doesn’t have the flavor of demons and their magic, even though the male and female protagonists are demons.

After watching two or three episodes, I felt the drama was boring and wondered why the protagonist had chosen to act in it. However, after watching more episodes, I became intrigued by their chemistry. The love story they portrayed was so emotional that I was completely captivated by their performance, and I continued watching.

I liked the other characters and their performances too, especially the male protagonist’s bodyguard, the serpent, and his love story. However, I felt a little disappointed that the drama didn’t have a satisfying ending. They didn’t include many plots toward the end; the drama only focused on the leads and their story. I still felt that the leads should have had some dialogues before the ending."*

One more thing I want to say about the drama that is it has mesmerising musics and songs.

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Tissues Required: A Journey of Found Family

This isn’t the kind of drama I usually gravitate toward, because I just know it’s going to wreck me emotionally and leave me in need of a full-on crying detox. And yet—this story took me to places ...

It’s a deeply touching tale of ordinary yet genuine people dealt a cruel hand of fate. At its heart, it reminds us that blood doesn’t always define family—sometimes family is found in the most unexpected corners, bound together by timeless, unshakable love.

What struck me most was how the chemistry between the leads transcends the need for physical intimacy. No kisses, no overt gestures—yet their emotional bond is so palpable, so magnetic, it pulls you in and leaves you breathless. For such young actors, the cast delivered a remarkable performance, capturing raw, layered emotions with brilliance. I found myself bawling through nearly every episode.

The ML shines as a pure, kind-hearted soul who gives selflessly to those he loves, while the FL—my poor girl—deserved the world and so much more. On the other hand, I don’t recall hating a character as much as her father (except maybe the uncle from The First Frost—they’re tied at the top of my “most despised” list).

The parallel modern storyline added unexpected depth, especially the narrative of their children, which kept me equally invested. And the ending? Surprisingly satisfying, better than I dared to hope for after such a turbulent journey.

All in all, if you’re in the mood for an emotional carousel—heartwarming yet heartbreaking, devastating yet wholesome—this drama is an experience worth surrendering to. Just don’t forget to keep a box of tissues close by.

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This drama needs a content warning. Trashy, violent melodrama should have been a 2 hour vertical

I love mess. I'm the first to watch a trashy melodrama. Sadly, this drama is too long at 10 hours for what it is and how thin (and illogical) the plot is.

Let me warn you right now: this isn't just a "red flag ML". This drama leads with sexual assault and choking/strangling. I know a lot of people think choking is sexy, but unfortunately it's really dangerous, so even though I was fully prepared to take this drama as a trash drama, the repeated attempted stranglings really annoyed and bothered me. The ML also sexually assaults the FL repeatedly. This is framed as dramatic and sexy, so please know what you're stepping into.

The setup, even the camera angles, colors, editing, are very much like a vertical melodrama. In a 2-2.5 hour drama, the plot does not need to be fully sketched out, since the point is to "jump to the point". The point being the dramatic fighting, crying, arguing, face-slapping, torture, and love scenes. Unfortunately, this drama is a little over 10 hours long, which is too long for its plot holes and repetitiveness. Instead of jumping to the point, it's ambling in circles.

One example of the plot holes is that the mother in law character is supposed to be terrifyingly capable, with spies and connections all through the government. Yet she can't seem to do simple math and figure out that her daughter in law's child is not her son's child. Furthermore, this daughter in law, the FL, does not seem to calculate that her son is in danger from the mother in law. Why would the mother in law willingly raise a cuckoo chick? When you have secrets and revelations this obvious, and a story with such big holes, it's hard to concentrate on the drama and suspend your disbelief.

What the drama tries to do is have the ML and FL work seemingly at cross purposes to each other but secretly help each other. This would have worked much better in a very short drama where you don't have time to logically think through how little the mini conflicts in each episode make sense. Plus, a vertical watcher will forgive the plot being sketched out in shorthand. An example would be when the ML is deliberately poisoned to "draw out the moles" in the army. This is like a story pitch, and in a vertical, with limited time, you would simply accept this at face value. We know this trope. However, in a 10 hour drama, we expect some sort of explanation for why ML needs to do this and why this would draw the moles out. We do not get it.

The ending: I am not sure why there is confusion about the ending--this is a pure trash drama and a revenge story and the ML and 2ML both had bad karma. If anything the creators self-indulgently drag out that death scene longer than a Shakespeare play. But whatever, it's fine.

The acting: Zhou Jun-Wei played a supporting role in Love & Redemption and it's nice to see him be the lead, but I will say his acting is a bit wobbly. He doesn't have the subtlety of a Liu Xiu-Yi to play a violent, controlling scumbag who still has some gears turning upstairs and more complicated emotions. Instead, he veers between playing "sincere" and "psycho". It doesn't really work. Given that the script is bad, and the director wants you to go back and forth with his character at first, I get it, but it is about the quality you would expect for a forgettable vertical. Daisy Li was really great in this, and I wish the writing was better so that her many melodramatic mental torture scenes would have been more moving. For me, usually, the story needs to set it up for me to care. She went through a huge range of emotions in this drama and I hope she will go on to do great things. I looked at her filmography and she does have good ratings on MDL for a lot of her main roles, I just haven't seen them. The support roles are well cast, although the emperor lacked presence. Most of them aren't given justice, either by the director and editor, or by the script.

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Amazing Plot

I seriously loved this Plot!! The politics are written so well and i didnt thought one episode was boring. the slow burn for this was also perfect, early romance wouldnt fit in. I will say ml is quite the red flag, which i dont mind but short before they became together it felt like they suddendly wrote him even more aggresive. the forced kiss was kind of dissapointing, esp bc in earlier episodes he seems quite different. he was always a bit rough, but i wouldve never thought he'd force himself onto FL.
thats why im giving it an 8.5, esp bc the SA wasnt even adressed. but if we ignore that part i wouldve easily given it an 9.5!

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