A decent story with a good amount of spice, but missing that je ne sais quoi...
In many senses this drama was "very good".... there is good chemistry between the leads, acting was good, styling and aesthetics were good, story was good, and it's spicy enough to give you some good cheap thrills. And the soundtrack was very very good, and served to elevate many scenes, while never at any point becoming too intrusive.But for all that it had going for it, I wouldn't call this exemplary. The story was told in a kind of blocky, disjointed way that leaves viewers with a few questions afterward. The plot unfolded in a way that could have been made less confusing, although it was good enough that you could basically follow along. The actors are great and their chemistry is good, but neither of them is displaying a lot of charisma. (At least their kiss scenes are somewhat satisfying, so that was nice.) The settings and wardrobe were supposed to reflect money and sumptuousness, but they just felt a little bit cheap sometimes (not too bad though).
The plot itself was a little bit ho-hum... it was too makjang to feel realistic, and too realistic to feel makjang. The subject matter was predictable and tired, and didn't throw a lot of twists at the viewer.
For me, 8 is the threshhold score of shows I think are really satisfying and worth a re-watch. I gave this a 7.5 because there's nothing that *wrong* with it, and yet it just didn't quiiiiiite come together in a way I felt was truly satisfying -- but sooo close though.
Basically the highlight of this drama is that it has a spice level that's higher than most shows. So it's good for if you want a few hours of viewing that will give your heartrate a goose. But I wouldn't go into this drama very serious-minded or expecting something epic. I would recc it for a one-time watch to someone who wanted an "Inbetween-shows-show".
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Crazy, Sexy, Cool drama with a good story
I was first attracted by the plot about this emotional counselor who helps wives with their cheating husband.But the minute a set foot in this drama I was caught.
The drama opens in a sexy way. And the Female Lead and the Male Lead are so seductive.
As a result the chemistry is just top notch to say the least. To be honest, it almost made me fall off my seat several times. And I am not kidding.
The story takes several turns that made me forget that this is a 10 minutes drama. Actually, so much happened that I found myself passionate about this drama. So if you like a good short drama with twist and turns and a touch of sexiness This is for you.
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A good mini drama filler
This is a short drama 10 minutes per episode.I believe Shen Hao Nan and Wen Mo Yan has chemistry that are on fire for some of the scenes! I am familiar with SHN short dramas and believe this is definitely his best to date. In part the plot allows him to showcase his skills…
Basically, the FL works as a “consultant” of sort to catch cheating husbands by presenting evidence of cheating to facilitate divorce and claims for the wife. She was recruited to set such a bait for ML but got the table turned on her when the “wife” aka 2FL was actually duplicitous and was not actually honest about a lot of things which she omitted to tell FL. The story is tight but there are always loop holes in logic when it comes to short or mini drama.
But the acting skills of both ML and FL is very good and the supporting casts also complements them. As such this is a very watchable short drama.
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Good for a mini drama but what is going on
okay, so this overall is so so worth it to watch, its def one of the better plotted ones and ACC has a plot the storyline follows with little plot holes, that being said, what is going on like why is the FL going back to the 2ML who KEEPS trying to assault her at ever moment he can try. Like the ML and FL are supposedly smart and cunning at the start of the plot but they just seems to get stupider as the plot progresses. Why the ML is a cheater, we don't know, why he grabber her neck at the start but is "nice" around that, we also don't know, why the 2FL is also cheating and what happens with that whole thing, also we don't know.the "spicy" scenes are 80% assault, and the rest of it is actually very well filmed and directed to props to that. It is a happy ending with them getting together and the last scene is them getting engaged, there 100% is a love square type situation where the 2FL is married to the ML, and the 2ML is the uncle to them, and the FL is the 3rd party, and the side character the 2Fl cheats with, so ig its a pentagon (but again its well plotted ig and something different from the regular surface level mini dramas).
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Sexy business rivalry drama that could use more kick
I am big fan of Wen Mo Yan because of her work in 'The Only Girl You Haven't Seen'. Oh boy, this drama is something alright.What I liked:
1) Kisses - Damn the kissing scenes were very hot. Episode 1 was already spicy and episode 16 gave me a shock! Both Wen Mo Yan and Shen Hao Nan had great chemistry that they were able to portray lust and passion in their makeout scenes.
2) Han Qing characterisation - Kudos to Wen Mo Yan for taking this role. She's got the acting chops to play a sexy siren (her voice and legs are sexy). I like that Han Qing stuck to her principles - she's not into framing innocenet people.
3) Shen Hao Nan - Damn, he is handsome and kinda resemble Mark Tuan of kpop group GOT7 (go watch Crash & Burn or You Calling My Name video to see the resemblance). This is my first time watching his drama and he played the role well. I'm keen to check out his other work.
4) Styling - I like outfits and styling for female and male leads. Stylist must work hard on Shen Hao Nan's hair because the way it's coiffed seemed intricate.
What I disliked:
1) Writing - ML Feng Si Qian is trapped by stipulations made by his father in law but I don't "feel" that much suffocation from him. If the writer had made it clear that his selfworth is tied to the company then his character would be more compelling. I think the villain could be more complex too instead of a straight cut greedy character.
2) Certain scenes - I don't like the scene of Han Qing playing violin in episode 1. The camera angle wasn't good so she looked possessed. Plus that scene doesn't add value to the series.
3) Romance - I wish we were given more "at work" scenes because I think that's how Feng Si Qian fell for Han Qing. I'd like to see them slowly falling in love instead of being told that they were in love.
Favourite scene
Han Qing tended to Feng Si Qian wound then they made out.
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Fraco, porém quente
O drama em si é bem fraquinho, vários furos e conversas desconexas, por mais que depois haja flashs tentando amarrar as pontas soltas. Pelo calculo a sugestão de nota era 6, dei 1 ponto a mais porque definitivamente a química dos protagonistas era bem acima da média dos dramas chineses e coreanos que vemos por aí. Nem sempre um mini drama consegue ser tão intenso nesse sentido, mas definitivamente alguns são melhores que até os dramas de 1 hora de duração com química de de uma porta.Was this review helpful to you?
