Reviews

Green forest stay Green even under brainrot rumours bashing

First I will start from ML. I have watch several non idol work of ML before. He did very well. This time he also shine brightly in modern drama.
Second, the part of story that touch me is where there is brainrot rumours spread on 2 male lead workplace. This brainrot rumours reminded me of past event that really happen few years ago. There is bunch brainrot people spread rumours framing actor as being nepo boyfriend who manipulated a woman to get good role. BUT they never tell you the fact that rumour powerful woman is just only very small role supporting actress means there is no way that woman or her side can become such great benefactors

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One of my absolute favourite series so far

I’ve watched the first 5 episodes that are aired yet on Kisskh, so I always have the uncut version, and I have to say that the chemistry between Bever and Tonliew is really good. You can really feel the emotions through the screen. They made me cry at some point and then giggle in the next moment and I’m really happy I gave them a chance.
I watched the first season before and it wasn’t my favourite tbh but the second season got me soooo invested. I’m always looking forward to Saturdays so I can watch it and it really became one of my comfort series. I’m rewatching the episodes that are already out when I don’t feel well.
I’m really curious about the other two couples but I have the feeling that they will be really good too, because their pilots were really promising.
I also read the novel for Fah and Phoon and I loved it, so I’m really excited to see how it turns out.
I don’t want to spoil anything so I’ll stop here but I highly recommend this series. The weekly waiting is sooo worth it.

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To think this was my most anticipated kdrama

Plot:
- I thought it was gonna be a drama about unrequited love at first, but the plot took a really drastic and weird turn. The very definition of “we lost the plot”.

- The alter ego plotline really killed the romance for me. She even got more time with ML than real Muhee in Italy. Felt like he was babysitting.

- The concept of the show they’re filming reminds me of the old korean show “We got married”. Loved those.

- 2nd couple came out of nowhere. Ick.


Production:
- The music, setting, and cinematography were atmospheric. It was good.


Characters:
- Mu hee is such a fun and quirky character. I like her. But Do Rami is the reason the plot took a dip for me.

- Dont get her initial attraction to the ML. He wasn’t even nice to her and personality is so dry. Glad he got more palatable throughout though.

- 2nd FL had romantic relations with 3 men in the span of 1 drama. Cant take her seriously.


Casting
- I think the actors acted really well. I would cry whenever they would lol.

- So happy Kim Seon Ho is back on my screen. With pretty Go youn jung too. But he probably should’ve picked another script for his comeback drama.

- Hiro’s actor’s visuals really be testing my loyalty to Kim seon ho.

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Good cast doesn’t completely make up for a mediocre script

Despite its talented leads and sweet, slow-burn office romance, “Shine on Me” gets bogged down by a rocky beginning and a business-heavy script.

The story follows Xi Guang (played by Zhao Jin Mai), a recent college graduate from a wealthy, well-connected family. She’s nursing a powerful (and painfully awkward) crush on her university classmate. Why is anyone’s guess — he has the personality of a wet blanket — and on top of that, he’s already rejected her.

But she can’t get over him — even after our male lead, Yu Sen (played by Song Wei Long) comes onto the scene — though the two get off to a pretty rough start themselves. In fact, neither of the leads are particularly likeable at first, and the setup of the series withholds certain key pieces of information, leaving the audience in the dark about why characters behave the way they do.

The FL’s pining over her crush seems foolish rather than sweet, and the ML acts so petty, even vindictive, that you wonder how she’s ever going to warm up to him. You want to shake them both by the shoulders and tell them to get a grip.

For the first 6 or 7 episodes, I was doubting whether it’d be a worthwhile watch, but suddenly circumstances arise that allow the leads to have some compassion for each other, and it’s like a switch is flipped that changes their dynamic.

That’s when the slow-burn romance starts. Both Zhao Jin Mai and Song Wei Long play their parts well and do a fine job showing the characters’ development, emotional struggles, and growing connection as colleagues and then as a couple, but I wouldn’t say this is a standout role for either of them. I’ve been hoping to see SWL in another role that rivals the complexity and emotional resonance of his performance in “Go Ahead” (2020), but this isn’t it.

Most likely because the script doesn’t give them a whole lot to work with. The first part makes it hard to feel invested in the main characters because of their unexplained tension, while the rest of the drama spends a lot of time on unlikeable side characters and business dealings that don’t add a whole lot to the story.

What to Watch For:
- The arc where Yu Sen is trying to win over Xi Guang is super cute and cotton-candy sweet. His patient and persistent pursuit is the probably the highlight of the series.
- The soundtrack

What to Potentially Skip:
- The tedious business discussions and solar energy hype
- The time spent on the second male lead, whose indecisiveness and insecurity is frustrating to watch (why do so many women like him?)

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First half was how i imagined but later kind of lacked

Ok so this drama was the one i waited for to air for a quite time. Ep one was really great it showed how human feelings linger, i like how green tea ml was since their first meet and must say he was very intelligent. Maybe its the story context but yea liked his character. Now shifting to our fl. She did a great job with her acting not only did she turned some scenes to her spotlight but also made them seem more lively. Talking about the story its good but not that great to talk about. The travelling part was great specially the scenes shot in Canada . Japan's was short but to the point necessary. I think the drama could have been a little longer rather than 12 ep cause their story did needed more light to show progress before confession. I think the story needed more places to really show they were doing a travelling romance reality show but it is understandable how expensive it can be for the production team but maybe 1 or 2 asian countries and the ones they decided would have helped?. And coming to the do rami part, it was taken very lightly specially when she was shown as a personality
in the later ep rather than an alter ego. which does hold many viewers as a disappointment but must say the fl did a great job delivering the character Dorami. Coming to the sml he does a good job, but the fl and sml 's communication could have been better considering that she did communicate with her phone in a foreign country alone before she meet ml. But ig it also show how he understood though difficulty or liked her with out needing a translation to her language .the miscommunication could have been resorted but again its a kdrama so it makes plot. Overall the starting was good but the other half was a little bit rushed could have helped maybe with 2 more episodes. Overall best cinematography and quite unique plot considering normal ceo x poor girl romance. But could have been a more light hearted.

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This drama is an absolute masterpiece.

This drama was absolutely beautiful. Pure work of art. I loved every single episode, every moment. The acting was beyond incredible. Kim Go-Eun in particular did not disappoint whatsoever. I loved seeing her on screen as this character. This is one of the best dramas I’ve ever watched. It was cinematic, beautifully filmed, I felt like I was feeling the characters’ emotions. Everyone did an incredible job. The plot twists were intriguing, unexpected, unpredictable. The mysteries just have you guessing and questioning everything. Editing, SFX, the music, makeup, directing. It was all perfect. I loved this drama from start to finish and would happily rewatch multiple times. 10/10.

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A bit of the story was lost in translation too but...

I thoroughly enjoyed this and binge watched it all in one sitting ! Ill try avoid spoilers but it might be inevitable so we'll see

The acting and cast were absolutely perfectttttt i was soooo excited for both main leads when i found out their were acting together and saw a post recently that they were acc the recast choices! Sooo happy they sccepted the roles as it suited them SO perfectly i cant even explain it

In terms of the story, i enjoyed it ! Coming from someone who is not the biggest fan of rom-coms/romance focused dramas because of the drag that happens because of miscommunication and misunderstandings and much prefers thrillers and law dramas, i think the story was great. HOWEVER I wont deny that there were things that i felt werent as developed or necessary to the plot (mostly in regard to her family).

The cinematography was *chefs kiss* and this honestly might become one of my comfort dramas that i shall rewatch along with Alchemy of souls s2 (i loveeee younjung 🥹) and the tale of lady ok.

I did feel really bad for Hiro though although im happy with the happy ending, he went out of his way to learn korean to communicate with her 🥺💔

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Maybe just watch the first half if you're here for the romance

Although I don't completely understand what's going on, I can tell some pieces of the plot are broken and have loose ends. First half is romance, second half is court stuff. Mid acting that becomes really good only in emotional moments (I blame director). Kitty cameo on ep 30 made the show just a little bit more enjoyable. Music is nice and fits the mood for the most part. Personally, not worth a rewatch.

Story: some plot points I just don't get why they started in the first place. Plot starts to fall off after the 12th/13th ep. Apparently, they just waded thru a desert, which is the first time I've seen that in a drama btw. This is just me being rlly nitpicky, but I think the crying scenes drag out a little too long. They also take back a lot of things that should've just been left alone or just not happen in the first place. The romance is rlly sweet, and there's so much trust between the leads. There's also no annoying love triangles. Also, the emperor is so based and prevents the #1 annoying romance trope from happening, among other things. I do like that the emperor doesn't seem to want to be so bc now he can't connect with his bros the same way anymore. One of the characters is so wishy-washy, like choose one side, dude. And I don't say that just because; I only say this bc he's had plenty of time to figure himself out, but he kept choosing a particular side. Now, in the current situation, he's trying to weigh out his options?? Like it makes no sense. Not only is the motive of the villain so basic (diff person), it doesn't rlly explain why he did the things he did. It just seems like smth the writers made up just to tick a mark. Someone please explain if I'm wrong. At least the ending was nice.

Acting/Cast: ngl why is fl always crying..like I know the actress can act, but her acting isn't as natural as ml's. Ml's face is very expressive..sometimes (mostly when he's angry). I also know he can act. It's just that the way they act seems very plain and not very unique or special. I fear it's bc the director's leading isn't very good. Hot take, but a lot of the supporting characters' acting is arguably better than the main characters'. The moments between the main leads are kinda cheesy, but that doesn't necessarily mean there's no chemistry between them.

Music: the bg music makes scenes so unnecessarily dramatic. Love the ending song though.

Rewatch value: tbh this could've easily been 20 eps shorter. I feel like the arcs they added were pretty unnecessary.

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Such a waste of potential

I was so excited to watch this serie specially after AOUAD but its truly disappointing the story is really good at the beginning its captivating but as the events progress you find yourself trying to make it make sense but the whole story its all over the place, and the acting didn't help specially ML FL they pmo soo much,

The story ; i didn't understand why the students didn't acknowledge the danger and they didn't came together to solve it they just acted as if its whatever they went with the flow, i personally didn't feel attached to any character they all had random roles without backstory or any personality the Mafia and citizens thing its so random and weird the police who didn't do anyttttthing the doctor also is so randomly selected, however ik that it was a stimulation and its on repeat and thats why it may ve been random but STLL
They tried so much to imitate other shows i think if they worked on the original idea of the story in a creative way would've been at least coherent.

ALSO, it was boring most of the time i had to sped up to see who's dead and who's the mafia because it wass so repetitive someone die they woke up do absolutely nothing no plan no investigation (even the little investigation done by FL it was random with no plan she just going here and there trying to connect the dots but she was making it worse every time) and at 11 pm voting again and the whole thing start again .

The Mafia it was pretty predictable like the mean girl and the quiet bullied dude i was surprised tho about the police bcz she did absolutely nothing with that title.

Still dont understand how they didn't care about their dead friends everyone was worried about themselves which It contradicts the lesson as a whole

The ENDING👀 idk about yall but what pmo more than how stupid it was, the acting of the parents and FL was terrible like i had to pause to not cringe did they really thought they're doing something. Im sorry its so stupid it would've been more interesting if it was ghosts related or supernatural but the Revenge made absolutely no sense.
They could've went to court and charge everyone involved in the videos and the bullying specially in south Korea its serious. And their daughter seemed to not have any support from them like why did she killed herself if she knew those are made up videos she could've proved it wrong very easily or even change school her parents look rich if they can do all of that they could've send her abroad. Hahah
Anyway, it doesn't make sense and you can't Sympathize with her because the issue was introduced way ahead and in a weird way.

Overall the story lack alot of organization and cohérence and the acting is honestly mid and the opening ending doesn't make sense like the girl is dead what revenge is going to bring her back
Ps :kyungjun and yeonseo had so much chemistry they could've been such a storng duo

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