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BLdrama
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Apr 1, 2022
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
From the first episode until the last episode it was a nailbiting intense drama. Just when you think nothing else could go wrong or they couldn’t bring something else out onto the table they did. It’s a love story, a story about hate, murder, betrayal, every emotion that you could possibly have is in this drama. I bought it on DVD and have watched it several times and each time I’m more shocked at what I missed in the background. Excellent cast excellent visuals Would love them to share this drama again.
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leang
5 people found this review helpful
Jul 21, 2014
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 10
This movie is awesome!!!!!! AWARD WINNING DRAMMA. if it doesn't win I be very disappointed. Every episode is exciting. I didn't see how both got save from the explosion, after the father left. I want to see them two getting marry in the end. I don't want him selling himself in a nude bed scene to damage his image, but I would like to see a LITTLE passionate kiss, but I didn't see that, so I give it a 9.5 Lee Dong Wook is soooooo handsome. He show a lot of emotion, he made me cried. All good actor. I love Lee Dong Wook. FINALLY MATCH THE RIGHT AGE COUPLE.
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Ongoing 15/32
kdramabinger
0 people found this review helpful
Sep 7, 2018
15 of 32 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
When I started watching the show, I really had high expectations from it. I was expecting some hard core revenge and some sizzling chemistry between the leads. I was also expecting top notch acting by the cast but except for the support role, it couldn't be found anywhere.

I tried to drag the show on but i irrevocably dropped it after 15th episode.

The lead characters just did not know how to act. Lee Dong Wook may be a celebrated actor, but all he is good at is standing still and staring with cold expressions. Jive him one hint of true emotion and he screws up. And he really cant cry on screen. Every time he teared up, it looked fake and forced. As long as he was acting like a col blooded murderer, he was fine. The moment he starts softening up, his character lost all charms.

Lee Da Hae has gone through so many surgeries that she is just incapable of producing emotions from her face. All she did in the show was whine and annoy TF out of me. Even though her character was immature, it shows that her personality lacks charm and that is why it was difficult to even connect to her character. Other actresses have a certain flair of their personality in their characters that make us like them. But Lee Da Hae was just trying too hard to be cute, which was disastrous. There was not a single moment in all the episodes that I watched, that I wanted to empathize with her. Even when she was doing good in the story, I was annoyed by her.

This was a wastage of time for me and I am glad I dropped it.

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Kevin N
0 people found this review helpful
May 20, 2016
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This must be the worst KDrama I've ever had the displeasure of seeing. I've seen some terrible story writing from KDrama, but this is by far the worst I've ever seen.

The characters were written to take the most idiotic actions that could possibly be taken. The story makes no sense and only works because of plot armor.

The acting is just terrible. Characters either acted over the top and unnatural, or like they didn't even want to be there.

The music was pretty annoying. Whoever made the score didn't deserve to be paid for that.

Wouldn't watch again.
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Dropped 5/32
8392225
0 people found this review helpful
Apr 28, 2021
5 of 32 episodes seen
Dropped 1
Overall 4.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.5
I delayed watching this drama as it has exactly same leading couple as 'My Girl', which belongs into my absolute k-drama top 5, so I was afraid of my image being spoilt (I remember attempting 'Miss Ripley': I just couldn't bear watching it). But, long time has passed. So, no more worries...

Lee Da Hae still looks pretty (I'm not into her dyed hair and makeup but whatever), still looks considerably young, only perhaps her breasts are way lower (they shouldn't have her wear evening robes showing it), her character is intense in her quest for her dead father's justice, which is good, still I did not care for her so much.

As for Lee Dong Wook, the physical change that happened with him is way more than Lee Da Hae's breast & dyed hair. He looks like a different guy. I no longer like him, nevertheless I think those who did not like him BEFORE might like him now. To be perfectly honest, I did not enjoy watching his character here. Whether he looked like his vein was going to burst, or he was making his "poker face", I found him more annoying than intriguing. Because I definitely was not THAT invested in his character's drama, or in the whole story of 'Hotel King' (it's NOT the name of the hotel, btw.) and rather thought the 32 episodes instead of the usual 16 unnecessary.

I considered dropping this drama after 4 episodes...

I took a pause before watching episode 5. I tried again with fresh eye. It definitely looks Lee Dong Wook's acting got WORSE, not better. There is so much of orchestra and string music. It all has such a heavy, tiring atmosphere... It's 5th episode out of 32, too early to be storming the viewers with all this BEFORE making them care, first. I still don't know what the main guy's deal is. I only know that he looks ridiculous making his 33-year old face all super strained about it.

I'm afraid I really don't have this much patience. Had this been 12-episode series, perhaps. Alas, no. And I don't need to know the big secret... So, if I'll miss seeing Lee Da & Lee Dong, I'll better watch 'My Girl' for 100th time.

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Lynnea
0 people found this review helpful
Jul 3, 2024
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
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Buon drama, un po' troppo in stile soap-opera

Avevo Hotel King in lista già da tempo, praticamente da quando ho visto King the Land - primo kdrama per me e da allora nella mia top five - ed ero andata alla ricerca di qualcosa di simile. Dopo varie peripezie finalmente sono riuscita a vederlo e...un po' ci siamo, ma un po' anche no. Il setting è simile, abbiamo a che fare con un grande hotel, il protagonista è il direttore generale e la protagonista è inserita nel contesto (qui è l'erede del proprietario, nell'altro drama una dipendente). I toni di Hotel King sono decisamente più cupi, ho apprezzato in modo particolare l'inizio e lo spaccato dell'infanzia del protagonista. Tra l'altro è stata una bella sorpresa scoprirlo interpretato da Lee Dong Wook, attore che all'epoca non conoscevo ma che nel frattempo ho imparato ad apprezzare grazie ad altri suoi lavori. Qui lo troviamo giovane, determinato, brillante e affascinante. La protagonista strappa una valutazione positiva, ma non eccellente. Come coppia non li ho però trovati altrettanto apprezzabili, non so se per mancanza di chimica tra i due o se per colpa di una sceneggiatura che misurava le scene romantiche col contagocce (il primo bacio arriva dopo ben 11 episodi, e ce ne vogliono praticamente altrettanti prima del secondo). Ci vuole una buona dose di pazienza, insomma. Perchè il principale difetto di questo drama è la sua durata: 32 episodi sono tanti, troppi. Soprattutto se non c'è così tanto da dire e con il rischio di tirare per le lunghe quanto messo sul piatto. Questo ci porta al secondo errore, che ne è una diretta conseguenza: messe le basi iniziali del tema della vendetta, come li riempiamo 32 episodi? Rispolverando lo stile delle soap opera occidentali degli anni '90, ovviamente! Quindi una sfilza di bugie dalle gambe lunghe che fanno scorrere gli episodi quasi a rallentatore, dove nessuno è chi crede o dice di essere e tutti credono a turno a ciò che viene loro propinato. Indi per cui il protagonista pensa di essere il figlio di un altro, e quindi il fratello dell'ereditiera, salvo poi scoprire di non avere legami di sangue con lei e non sapere di chi essere figlio, per poi scoprire nuovamente di essere biologicamente legato al mostro che l'ha cresciuto, incontrare il "fratello" che aveva perduto da bambino e non riconoscerlo, crederlo figlio di una donna che in realtà è la propria madre, a sua volta creduta morta praticamente da tutti. Un melodramma infinito, puramente di carattere riempitivo. Avrei gradito la metà degli episodi e la metà delle menzogne, magari con un ritmo in generale più accattivante, come lo era all'inizio. Una menzione per il cattivo di turno, il vero padre biologico del protagonista, interpretato da un attore che ho visto anche in altri drama e che ho sempre apprezzato (vedasi Suspicious Partner). Resta comunque una serie che si lascia tranquillamente vedere, vuoi per il cast, vuoi per le riprese e il montaggio, tutti elementi di notevole qualità.

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Ria Eirene Purba
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 20, 2020
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5
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drama paket komplit

drama yang sangat direkomendasikan untuk orang yang dewasa, karena bukan hanya soal cinta tetapi juga bagaimana bertahan dalam dunia kerja. bagaimana bersikap dalam masa kritis, disiplin, tegar, dan tetap tidak melupakan hati nurani. dua orang yang saling mencintai dan saling mendukung untuk karir masing-masing. cerita ini menunjukkan bahwa manusia tidak ada yang sempurna, setiap manusia membutuhkan orang lain yang akan mengisi kekosongan dalam dirinya yaitu belahan jiwanya.mencintai orang lain juga berarti harus bisa menerima masa lalu orang tersebut sekalipun itu adalah hal yang kurang baik.cinta memang mampu memaafkan segala kesalahan dan menata masa depan yang lebih baik. selain itu aku acungkan jempol untuk adegan kiss nya yang lumayan intens, salut untuk akting pemainnya, terbawa suasana saat menonton nya.

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Seoran
0 people found this review helpful
Nov 28, 2019
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 6.5
Trama sensível e química perfeita do casal. Por sinal são os mesmos atores do casal protagonista de My Girl, porém numa fase mais madura, e ambos ARRASAM na atuação. São incríveis mesmo (o Dong Wook é bias, mas com muito mérito kkkkk). As personagens secundárias também são muito bem construídas e interpretadas.
A história é linda e triste, do tipo trágica e conturbada, mas que com certeza merece nossa atenção e sensibilidade.
Eu daria mais nota se fosse um drama um pouco mais dinâmico.
Uma versão "director's cut" seria interessante, desde que um pouco mais curta que essa.
Tirando isso, a trama é fantástica, plot lindo e o casal é apaixonante. Eu gosto desses dramas intensos, cheios de conflitos, mas onde o amor deles é tão nítido e sensível que é impossível a gente não torcer por eles do começo ao fim. Tem os detalhes que fogem do padrão também, como o mocinho não ser o boss, e sim a mocinha. Ela é rica, linda, e a princípio parece mimada e insensível, mas com o tempo vemos que não é nada disso, ela apenas sabe que precisa ser forte. Ela se encontra numa situação onde todos ao redor querem que ela caia, e por isso sua única saída é ser durona e até um pouco odiada por alguns. Mas é bem desse jeito que ela nos encanta, a gente chega a admirar mais ela do que o mocinho (que não fica atrás no quesito força e fossa kkkkk). Muito interessante esse aspecto do drama.
O mocinho é o gerente do hotel, é a cabeça por trás de tudo. Ele é muito inteligente, forte e leal, mas foi tão leal que não viu que sua vida cresceu numa mentira, então uma hora o castelo dele desmorona lindamente (algo que também acontece com a mocinha), e ele se vê perdido, como se nada fizesse sentido. Contudo, neste ponto o casal já estará bem envolvido, e um verá no outro o seu porto seguro, ou sua razão pra continuar vivendo e lutando. São dois amantes que têm suas vidas arruinadas por questões diferentes (mas relacionadas), e que acabam se unindo para lutarem por algo que lhes é de direito. Ao mesmo tempo, eles também querem conquistar o direito de se amarem livremente. É um drama emocionante, encantador, triste e lindo.
Pra quem procura algo do gênero e não se importa em ter algumas partes um pouco menos dinâmicas (e isso não indica que são inúteis), fica aí uma boa sugestão.

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