A drama that will give you a roller coaster ride

This is just my personal opinion.. but I completely love and drown to the story. No matter how many people hate or dissappointed with the story line, disagree with the way the production team change the script writer, or many people said they stop watching it in the middle of the story.. but I totally want to give a standing applause for the drama production team for giving me a rollercoaster ride in every episode. Pardon me if this review is long.. but the drama deserves another perspective also.

Here some reasons why I recommend this drama:

1. Outstanding acting. No doubt the 3 main leads are awesome! You’ll find out that each of them can play 2 different characters very well. It’s not easy but they are successfully convey the emotion, habit, eye sight, movement. They all beautiful and perfect to be chosen for each character.

2. I believe that Love is an emotional thing. It’s beyond your logic. So do not blame how the story will bring you to an unexpected ending. Again... love is not something that make sense sometimes. I can understand Sa Bin’s choice at the end. Try to see the big picture.. do not focus on our personal taste about the male lead. I truly love these 2 male leads.. and whoever she will be end up with, the guy is deserve it. Each of them are not perfect.. each of them have secrets and lies. They have their own big mistake. But there’s 1 thing that is similar.. it is their willingness to sacrifice everything for love.

3. This story will make you fall in love with each male lead, and headache, heartache at the same time. LOL. It contains a lot of bitter facts and unfair situationalso.
It shows you the love-hate relationship between main leads. It surely can give you pain when you tried to understand each character’s secrets and lies.
If you put your shoes in each character.. yes, they are surrounded with criminals, stalker or psychopat. But you will also find a passionate, bittersweet and possesive love as well.

Last but not least... I don’t think it is a romantic comedy story... It is a crime thriller yet bloody romantic. It’s a fantasy about reincarnation and how the ill fate bring all of them get entangled. So do not expect everything will be perfect, beautiful with unicorn and rainbow things. Hang on.. and get ready to feel the sensation of rollercoaster ride like me. Haha..

No matter what... there will be people in the story who will be hurted and feel unfair. But I finally understand that the definition of “fate” itself was totally wrong for Hyunbin and Haeun. If Hyunbin can be more honest back then about how he was accidentally killed her parents.. and she can accept it.. then they can continue the journey as couple in the next life.
But actually Hyunbin is no better than Jichul who have his own bitter memories and hurtful secret to be known by the girl. If Jichul ever tried to murder someone for the girl he loved, then Hyunbin is actually do the same in the next life when he shoot Jongbum’s head, thinking it is necessary to save the girl.

I don’t think the girl keep changing her own minds or 2 timing about her feeling. She just confuse and it make sense after all, because the 2 male leads gave her the same big and crazy love, but each of them show it in different ways with different definition of true love. At the end.. each male lead willing to suffer and sacrife everything for the female lead happiness.. no matter who will be chosen.

At first.. I thought the ideal story is for Sabin and Sohyuk to be together after the romeo and juliet scene in the past and how they meet again and giving us a playing hard to get moment in the next life. But.. the more the story is continue... the more I asked myself.. “have you ever think about how much Jichul or Jongbum suffering and sacrifice for her.. It is an unconditional, egois, dominant, loyal, passionate and uncontrollably romance.” It’s not crazy. He just starving to find love and family.

Love is something that will not always give you heartbeats but also heartache.
So the one who made the same missunderstanding, clumsy choices, and wrong judgement about the criminals (based on his own logic) is Hyunbin and Soohyuk. Meanwhile the one who trust her intuition and keep struggling to trust her feeling is Haeun and Sabin.
However the one who was being humiliated, feel rejected, under bad timing and get all the blame is Jichul and Jongbum. And he decide to continue his journey to wait, dedicating his whole life for the girl and at the end... still sacrifice to give his heart (life) for the girl. I pity him... but the ending is really give him a sign of a good path.

This story reminds me with a K-drama entitled “Doctor Stranger” (they have the same female lead as well), from the story, music & songs, until the tragic side of the story kinda give you the typical feeling. The plot is quite complicated, and heavy but very detail... and the cinematography is awesome.

Anyway.. all of this is just my personal thought. I hope you can at least trying to watch it until the end before make a judgement. But again... this story is successfully influence our heart. I hope I can see another collaboration with the same casts in different drama ;)
Well... Jongbum won the heart of Sabin, but Soohyuk won the heart of all of us as the audience as well ~<3

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Housewives like a Golden Fish: being trapped and desperate to be loved

Let me be the first one to give my review to this drama since I've been anticipating this drama a lot.. I'm so excited to see Gun chan finally get a role in a mature drama.. also getting involved in an affair with older woman. I imagine this drama will be too hot to handle, and I guess they give us a super hot scene in episode 1 and episode 8. As the beginning of the secret affair, and in the end of their relationship.

My prediction is right. Gun chan is totally did well.. with his acting, also he looks very handsome, cute, sweet and warm through his role.

Warning! If you are under 18 years old, please do not watch.. because every episode, you'll see some sex scenes with different couple, and not every scene is sweet. It's infidelity everywhere!

Now about the main leads.
I think the most interesting story is about Sakura, Haruto and Takuya. Well.. no one is right since they're having affair.. but I can understand why Sakura get tempted by an angelic Haruto since she's finally getting courage to find her freedom after meet this sweet guy. Besides the couple name is Sakura (a spring flower) and Haru (means Spring) are totally completing each other.

The way this drama make a golden fish as an icon is totally relevant. It's successfuly describe all the house wives situation inside the fishbowl.. and they can't runaway without help. Each of them are desperate to be loved and cared.

I love how this drama can make me be more curious.. I finish watching 8 episode in 1 day.. it's totally worth it.

Get ready to be angry, upset, headache with Takuya as lowly husband.. I can't understand the way he love his wife by getting affair with many women.. like his neighboor, his subordinate, even his friend's wife. Like WTH is wrong with him. And how crazy he try to control his wife until did some domestic violence.

Luckily there is Haruto... a hero in the rainy day... he come at the right moment.. he is offering a warmest hug, sweet smile and extra care... No wonder Sakura fall into his embrace. Besides.. he is young, energetic and ikemen (handsome).. who can resist this temptation?? Lol.

The past story that makes Haruto is kinda obsess with Sakura after they meet again is a little bit make sense, but not that strong enough.. maybe I'm expecting a situation in the past that will be more dramatic and complicated... but this is just a mini series drama..so it's already good enough.

Now let's talk about the ending.
It's an open ending. But I guess there's some clue that showing the main leads (Sakura and Haruto) go back together...
In the last 5 minutes, they show us Haruto stop by in convenience store and grab 1 mineral water (probably for himself) and 1 highball beer (it's Sakura's favorite), and he rush back to his car like gotta leave somewhere. Meanwhile, Sakura is alone in the beach while smiling.. seems like she is waiting for someone.
I assume they're going to meet again after 2 years (as they ever made promise to watch the fireworks there together someday). At least this is the reality that I wish can be happen. Since I'm rooting for this couple so much.

Besides, Sakura finally divorce with her husband, and manage her own salon (reaching her dream). She finally can leave Takuya but still maintain a good relationship. I'm a bit panic for a moment that Sakura will choose Takuya.. Because if I were Sakura.. I will never forgive and get back to the crazy husband eventhough he get his lesson and be better at the end. Standing applause to the drama production because I almost believe that Sakura will choose Takuya over Haruto.. like seriously? But thankfully she still choose to seperate, and be brave to stand alone while chasing her own dream independently.

The ending shows a good ending for others couple too. If you are 18+, I strongly recommend this drama..and you'll love Haruto so much! He is kind and lovable!

Gun chan acting as Haruto is no joke.
Love the main lead couple so much. It's only 8 episodes.. s you can finish it in 1 day.

I will not talk too much about other couple since every couple has their own struggle, and it's quite satisfying result for some of them... and everyone is getting back with their own husband. It's kinda annoy me to see some "fetish" scenes and also how they describe every housewives are not satisfy with their own husband, so they're runaway to find another happiness through a secret affair. However it's totally make sense.. it's realistic.

I hope there will be an extra episode or special movie for Sakura and Haruto.. even just 15 minutes... I wish to see them reunite again and get married, also have kids. Probably Haruto can run his father business and maintain his store as well. He deserve to be rich! LOL.

P.S. I love the drama ost. The song is romantic and so wonderful!

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Fall in love with each other online and offline

If you are looking for a cute and refreshing drama with touch of comedy and dream, then this drama is very recommended!

From the beginning, the story is focus on 2 couple, that entangled with each other’s fate.
The main couple bring the story in very cute, sweet and fun romance, and the second couple bring you a bit more mature about love and hate relationship.

Zhou Chuan (Ryan Ding Yuxi) is a popular book author who is known by his fans as warm and gentle as the Jade. He insisted that the role of editors in the internet era is dead, but then he encounters a newby editor who captures his time and attention because of her perseverance: Chu Li (Esther Yu), from Yuan Yue Publishing company.
Both always meet coincidentally in bad timing at first, but as one of fans who admire Zhou Chuan’s book, Chu Li discover that there are two sides of him. He can maintain his cool image, confident and stubborn mind as an author in the public, but actually a cute, childish and indirect person in front of Chu Li and his friend.

Zhou Chuan discovers soon that Chu Li is actually the online netizen “Monkey” who has supported him as L. Jun (Mr. Fox) for many years.
We can see intense chats conversation between the Monkey and Fox who love to quarrel but still maintain their close relationship and sharing many things about every detail in their life like a couple who hide their love towards each other.

I’m still watching this drama now.. but so far I feel excited with the development of the story, especially when a positive, cute & energetic young editor girl is living under 1 roof with the famous author, and slowly fall in love with each other online and offline. Their cute dog Er Gou is a good extras as well.

It’s very sweet to see both leads are chasing their own dream in the same page.. like write a book together, care and support each other in the cutest way. It becomes more interesting with some naughty and cute jealousy scenes and secretly care between author - editor to be landlord - tenant and later.. between boyfriend - girlfriend till husband - wife relationship.

I think the story will teach us about how the male and female lead can grow together while pursue their dream and love.
I’m not really into books, or finish read any book in my life, except comics... But then I feel this drama teach me to respect more about the books production, and I think we really need to appreciate every book author’s hardwork in the world, especially nowadays when people tend to read it online, or even for free. I really wish many people will visit library or book store to buy it and support the authors! :)

The another reason I watch this drama is because I love Actor Ryan Ding and Actress Esther Yu as the main couple!! They are perfectly match to potray the characters that described in the original novel. Love the sweet drama ost (main song) entitled "Here's Chu Li" by The 9 Esther Yu as well.

I wish this drama can be very successful and make their 2nd season! ;)

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A short movie that teach you to be a better you today

I only want to explain about the story in my own perception. It can be wrong but I think I will give a simple review about this movie since it's very short, with only 3 main casts and several settings, but it's totally grab my attention!

Yes.. it is a very confusing to understand the ending.. However... the meaning of the whole story is very deep. And I can tell the writter is very brilliant!

Now we go to the story:

Both Yuki & Sakai here have the same perception and situation toward their life.. which is they feel life is boring.. the world hate them, and they hate themselves too, so they have no idea how to change and if the change is necessary.
In short, they give up to their life since they only take daily routine and it feels like their time is totally stuck.

But Yuki suddenly find her dream that is a good looking yet passionate guy: Shota, who later on lead her to change her life.
Through her meeting with Shota, she learn how to change her life to be a likeable person, and to be a better version of herself each day, so she can be loved.

This is a story that describe about this simple illustration in our life:
"when you feel lonely and hate your life.. and when you don't want to change to be a better version of you, then your day is actually just repeated the same (since you only do your daily routine)."

So here..in this movie, when Yuki's time keep repeating the same is actually symbolize about people life.. like us, that sometimes can feel stuck in our daily routine, so we keep repeating our days, as if nothing has change.

The broken MP3 in this movie is a message. Yuki keep using it and never try to fix it eventhough its broken since she think its functionally still be fine.
It is the same with her life. She think there is no need to fix herself or do any changes on it.

When she realize that she wants a "tomorrow" in her life, and she feel that life is better with many changes and all of the uncertainty, she give her broken MP3 to Sakai.. means she is ready to change her daily and face her life in different way of thinking.

She then reveal everything to Shota, and showing him how much she wants a new day to come for her. Then yes.. finally, her day starts to move again, that simply describe about her life is start to move again.
Meanwhile Sakai is still being trapped in his own time, since he think it's okay to repeat the same day as it can still make a better version of himself day by day.

So.. don't think too logically about how and why there is time travel, or those magical thing has happened in the movie. Simply put it as the reflection of our life.
Daily routine in most of people life, is actually no better than the time that is not moving at all, and just keep repeating everyday.
Try to make changes and face your challenge everyday, then you will see the tomorrow has come.

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Time traveling to save the one you love!

I just watch the entire series and I'm glad to finish it in half day.. that's how each episode make me curious and can't stop to continue.

I never watch the Korean version of Blue Birthday, but I think the Japanese version is good and capturing my heart.

The story give us a roller coaster ride, and full of mystery.. I like the way it make me confuse about what's the hell is going on, and there's some plot twist that unexpectedly happened.

I love the cinematography.. and the warm tone color effect whenever the story is back to the past.

This drama truly bring the consistent message.. where a young and naive couple.. have a strong desire to protect each other.

it's about first love, friendship, and family. I even cry for some scenes.

Shion (JO1) is still new.. he looks handsome and charming.. but his acting may need improvement.. For example when Jun was heartbroken and should be cry crazily when he lose Karin.
I think his acting just ok.. and not really bring the heartbreaking emotion. At this scene.. he should put more emotions like sadness, regret and anger at the same time.. so the audience can feel the real emotion on it. Also, I think he is very weak if we compare with Karin whenever they meet any threatened situation.

However, I believe he will become a great actor if he get more chances to act in any other drama. I love JO1 and the drama ost "Romance" is totally perfect! This drama surely will make my eyes look at Shion.. next time if I watch JO1 MV.

Airi is very cute and beautiful actress. She is really suitable with Karin role! Her acting is incredibly great and lovely!

Now let's get back to the story.

Karin go back to the past so many times and change everything, and I love the fact that Jun did the same.
Love the plot twist when Jun actually did the time traveling first before Karen. Then, he is also the one that use the last photo.

The romance is very sweet, and adorable during the school moment. It's wrapped perfectly following with their age and situation.
When they meet again in the future, they become a mature couple.. and the romance is a bit hotter.

Don't look for the logical things, because it's a fantasy drama after all.
I love the ending! Eventhough it's not perfect and there's some question marks, but the main couple is finally can be together even after 10 years.. and love the fact Jun choose to be photographer, rather than doctor.. since the drama is about photography club students...

So.. "old photos and mysterious camera" are the main focus here.
It's kinda remind me with a romantic comedy Japanese drama "Proposal Daisakusen" in year 2007. They also go back to the past through the help of old photos.

P.S. there's some hidden trivia at the end of every episode that quite thrilling too.

In the end, there's always be an unexpected consequence if you try to change the fate. But love will conquer the time and space :)

Wait.. I heard there will be sequel of this drama entitled "Best Birthday".
I wish we can see more romantic scenes and more happy ending for Jun and Karin! ;)

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The best jewel in life is love, family & friendship.

At first, I didn't have high expectation looking at the actors in this drama. But it's a very short episode, you can finish it in 1 day.. I try to watch and surprisingly I love the story and the acting.

Both ML & FL are charming. I love how FL seems arrogant and domineering from the outside, but the more you see her, the more you know that she is so lonely and soft.

After knowing what she's been through I can understand why she become that way.

I love the ML the most. He looks cute, but actually very mature and dependable.
The way ML & FL gradually fall in love to each other is very natural... and I feel it's so romantic and adorable. Both ML & FL's profession are totally different yet can be connected. Jewelry and Flower.. what an interesting combination.

I love the office story side as well.. it's not too heavy, but we learn about friendship and loyalty through all the FL's subordinates.

This drama also bring another story about love-hate relationship between brother and sister.. but it's totally make sense.

I'm a bit confuse with the extra ending.
But here I share my assumption.

Since the ML's background is a very kind and warmhearted guy, I feel he is being chosen as an experiment subject by certain party to go to parralel universe or another dimension and meet the FL. That's why he become the main character that has some power to make "changes" in everyone's life, especially FL through his kindness and flowers.

Without realizing it, they have a mission to make the FL heart beat become "zero", that later on we know it can be happen when FL can solve all the misunderstanding with her brother and her father, also at the sametime to find her true love.
The higher or faster heart beat here means the bigger problem that stimulate FL mind to lose control and at some point the more harder for her to come back and wake up in reality.
That way.. the ML has been sent to meet her there so she can dealing with her issues. No wonder only ML has such power to make FL calm and heartbeat can be slowing down.

I just can say the extra ending was made the whole fantasy story to be more realistic. Since we finally know why the FL can has a unique power to see her heartbeat rate.

Well, it's a parallel universe... every impossible can possibly happen. No wonder she is not a normal human there. However, the whole experiment are using both ML & FL's background and memory, that's why they can still remember each other after when they wake up from the "dream". The heartbeat rate become "zero" is like a sign for "mission completed", and the end of the story for both of them in the parallel universe (dream), to make the story over and going back to reality. I guess it's an experiment about "finding love" or "matchmaking project". We will see if there is second season of the story that probably will explain it to all of us.

After all... the drama title conclude the whole story. "The Only You in My World", means the main characters (both FL & ML) that actually still remain to love each other no matter is just happening in a dream or reality.

I don't think the extra ending is not necessary thou since the genre of this drama is fantasy.
But well.. overall I like the story. It successfully teach us about the meaning of love, friendship and family. It was sweet and funny as well!

P.S. Because of this drama, I will be more appreciate flowers and plants starting from now :D

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Women’s strength is not about beauty, but her confident.

I don’t know why not many people give their review to this movie, and it’s kinda shocking me that I never heard about this movie until I find out the movie in youtube randomly.. after I check on Emma Wu’s drama list. Emma Wu is my childhood’s star.. and it’s totally amazing to see her still remain the same.. very beautiful and cute.

Trust me.. this movie will give you a very simple and common plot about first love that separated because of misunderstanding... but slowly but sure you will find out this movie has its own beauty in expressing the main character’s struggle in life. It has beautiful animation effect too.. and totally make you feel to see a fairytale.

Love and working life are both important elements here.. you can relate the situation with your daily life. It’s very realistic.

Back to the story. Because of a dark past.. Xiao Xue lost her self, feeling empty and not being loved, being left behind by her mother and her childhood friend.

One day.. her first love from the past is coming back again to her life and make her realize to change herself to be loved and confident especially to show her amazing artistic skill that she had since childhood.

However... not that long after her successful love and carreer, again she lost everything again because of her cowardness in facing her fear about her mother and her dark past...
In desperation, Xiao xue finally realize that it’s not about changing herself, but finding her old self.

What makes the story become interesting is.. the audience will slowly find out other character’s perspective and true feeling from the middle of the movie. The story will bring you into tears and smile... and there is a very deep meaning about family here as well.

By watching this movie.. you will learn that love will follow you when you already find your self. Being your self and being brave to chasing your dream is the key for happiness.

I hope there will be a drama version of this movie.. I’m rooting for more romance between Emma Wu and Daniel Zhu ;)

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It deserves another season for romantic plot!

Honestly I love Honoka Yahagi since Itazura Na Kiss, and find out that she is a very talented young actress. She is also an adorable, humble and has a very kind personality. In short, I'm attracted to watch this drama by watching the trailer, and really hope to see Honoka chan in another romantic comedy drama, especially with Inukai Atsuhiro.. he looks so fine in this drama!

I watch Inukai's previous 2 drama, and it's not really capturing my heart like in this drama. I can tell he has a very good chemistry with all of the cast, especially Honoka chan.

Now let's get back to review this "Hitomon dorama".

I believe it's a great office romantic comedy since its coming from an interesting manga. There are some different in the looks of the characters, but the story is basically show the same plot and message with the manga.
It just the drama were very short in every episode (around 30 mins), so I can feel the story is in a rush and coming with a very dramatic yet very fast solution. In another word, the evil employees becomes good just by strong advice and encouragement / motivation with the smart strategy by the combo Hitomi chan (Honoka) and Sakyo san (Inukai).

I know the genre is focusing on the "office issue" with some of problematic employees and a smart but very tyrant boss. However Sakyo Shiori is not an evil CEO like being described by the synopsis. He just a busy body that hard to trust anybody so he only rely on himselves when its related with work, so that's explain why he didn't really aware what happened between his subordinates inside the company that resulting 100% resignation for new employees (so they are being called as black company).

It becomes interesting when the "black company" that is named "Jet Black" hiring a Human Resources consultant (Hitomi Mamoru) from a popular "Off White" company. It's understable why the author name the main leads' company like that.
The story is basically about Jet black (bad/black company) meet with Off White (angel/ white company).

Then, Hitomi Mamoru that appear as an angelic person getting persuaded by Sakyo to be his consultant. He made her realize about her own motivation to be like her father and get out from her routine as the company's ambassador that usually tell a great story to be a person that make a great story.

I found the story is full of excitement.. and it can be perfect if this drama has more episodes, so the plot will be more details.

The romance is there. It just a slow burned romance.. that we can easily tell that both Sakyo san and Hitomi chan slowly develop "personal feeling" toward each other, but restrain it as they want to keep the professional relationship.

Along the time, Sakyo try to give some hints to Hitomi that he looked at her in a very special way, and how he always looking at her. It just Hitomi can easily deny the feeling.. probably because she always look at herself as unattractive girl (without make up), also to avoid any misunderstanding.

Finally... when they have to bit farewell due to the working contract should be terminated, they are totally restrain their own feeling. 2 months later after that.. again, Sakyo is the one who try to find Hitomi.. and make her realize her value and her motivation again.

I really love how this couple combo to solve every problem in the company.. and how their character is totally completing each other, as a good companion in both career and love.
Unfortunately.. the romance is not showing enough.. they don't even kiss when some situations are already supportive enough to make them do it. At least.. I know that they are in love. But its only developed as a "crush", not a lover yet. So I kinda agree that we deserve for season 2.. especially when the manga is still not ended!

After all.. I definitely rewatch this drama. Despite of less romance, its still showing us about how cute to see the main leads whenever they are together. Especially Sakyo san... a very cold, smart and super confident person like him can be turned into a cute and caring person whenever he's around Hitomi chan.. For example, he is showing his jealously and competitive madness when Hitomi has to deal with her ex, and showing his "tsundere" moments in many scenes around Hitomi chan. He is a very cute yet charming, and totally handsome almost in every scene!

Trust me.. this drama deserve more attention. It's totally a very refreshing drama, and we can relate its story with our daily working life in some situation as well.

I'm rooting for Sakyo san and Hitomi chan to confess their feeling in the next spin off or season 2. *finger crossed* ;)

P.S. I love this drama ost, especially the opening song and dance by the main casts that coming in different lyrics and camera angles in every episode! Salute to the production team creativity!

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Smile, laugh, cry, smile, laugh, cry...it's a bitter sweet romance and friendship!

I just finish the entire series through VIP and express watching. I'm entangled with the story and the strong chemistry between every characters and couple in this drama.
Esther Yu and Xu Kai.. wow I can't describe how I amaze with their acting and strong chemistry as a lovely sibling and lover. I feel they bring me go inside the adventure and feel the same way as their feel.
Seriously.. I never laugh and cry this much when watching a fantasy drama.

At first.. they will bring you to sweet and cute siblings feeling.. then it's started to be secret love... and changed to be mutual and destinied couple. I can't express how much I love the story and them.
Although it's hard to understand the plot because it's very fantasy.. and about time travel... but somehow you will surely understand that everything in the plot was happened for a reason.

Starting from several episodes before the ending... get ready to non stop crying... I can't handle how I'm sobbing so hard.. I can feel every sorrow that every characters bring... wheather it's death, separation, broken hearted, sacrificing or even forcing a smile... I actually crying and questioning why should be like this or that. It's tragic. It's bitter... and... it's very dramatic.

I kinda understand the ending since it's actually the same with the game version of this drama. However.. I'm a bit questioning what will be happen next.. with Qi and Jin Zhao. since it's an open ending.
It might not be a perfect ending.. but the plot and the end are totally great.

I'm glad that Qi and Ji Zhao are alive eventhough as a new soul and forget everything behind. But they are still connected through a strong familiar feeling towards each other.. and their couple jade. I really hope there will be extra ending like how we can seeing them hug or remember each other. If they make this kind of ending maybe I will give 100 score for the story hehe...

I'm impress with other supporting characters that portray their character and feeling so well.
Moreover.. I totally in love with the ost songs from this drama. The visual editing may not be perfect but the acting.. totally 100.. especially for Esther Yu as cute yet strong girl, and Xukai that brave, caring, yet so mellow guy... as he is playing 2 different characters. I think this drama deserve many awards.

I probably rewatch some cute scenes and their behind the scenes too. I'm looking forward for Esther and Xukai reunion in another drama!! Pleaseeeee God...
I hope everyone will enjoy this drama like me. ^^

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From meaningful story to be a boring superheroes movie

At first the story is interesting. I'm so excited to see how Kang Chul manage to fall in love with a new lady that coming out of nowhere to his life.

Like first half of the episodes are making you want to see the story development more and more, especially after Kang Chul realize he is in a comic, and then magically go to the real world to throw his anger to the author. That's very unpredictable! what an awesome plot!
It's a melodrama, really romantic, mature yet very meaningful. It makes us learn in this real lfe how painful it is when the author of our favorite book is suddenly not appreciating his works.. and just stop half way. It breaks the dreams of us as the readers, also break the purpose of the characters in his story as well.
Kang Chul is really teach the author a lesson.. and make us want him to be a real human.. so he can make a good life which is not being played with series of tragic events, based on the personal life issues of his author.

But then, after the evil Father has appeared as a super villain character in episode 10, I suddenly feel like I'm watching a superheroes movie.. when the villains are getting stronger and did everything uglier, meanwhile the heroes tried to win the battle with their magic "drawing tablet". Then, some dramatic events suddenly come up like Kang Chul's memories gone.. like WTF.. and like most of korean drama with break up scene. Ok fine.. but second half of the episodes...it become a new drama that not focus on "W" meaning.. but suddenly to be a story of an author getting eaten by the monster that he just created. I finally saw this drama is getting unnatural, and so foolish.

It's fine then.. I keep watching.. until the repeating stories where the father monster being a horrible villain. He keep appearing again and again, even after he died, he make his come back to the story.. and it's totally out from the logic. I know it's a fantasy story.. everything can be happen beyond our logic there.. but I feel the story become out from its focus on Kang Chul's character development. It's not even focus to find out Who and Why. It's a complete mess with W turn to be "WTH".

In the middle of the story, this "W" drama forgot its main focus to emphasize how female lead should be a better doctor through her experiences in comic life, and how Kang Chul should be a super cool character and a great shooter! He never did a super cool actions again, despite of becoming a smart detective to find out how the comic's work so he can easily teleport from comic to real world and otherwise. Kang Chul suddenly become smarter than the real human, even more than the author itself.

The way the main leads solve the mystery is getting less interesting, and slowly its turn out they simply just go with the flow as how the comic wants how its ended. What you see is MONSTER FATHER + EVIL POLITICIAN VS THE FUGITIVE.

When the female lead dead, and getting alive by some magic drawing.. I was like "ok.." because they can make next "magical healing" story in new chapter, with those magic drawing tablet. But then, how come the monster can be alive again by possessed the human father? The story line is getting messy.. it's out of control..

Last challenge: female lead has to choose between Kang Chul or her father to go back to reality. Do they need to push the story to be very dramatic so it become mind blowing? Sorry.. It doesn't work for me.

Hello!! All the human of course should go back to their real world. It's ok if the drama never want to explain why Kang Chul can be a human later on,
but what's with the concept there about human can become a cartoon? LOL.
Can you imagine how the story in "W" comics turns to be messy there? I wonder the best selling book suddenly turn out to a complete confusion for the readers.
Well.. It's a sad ending in the comic.. where the hero: Kang Chul is dead, just like that.. with 1 bullet, and all villains remain survive.
The readers must be think how a cool "W" comic that started as an action story, turns out to be a romantic melodrama.. and last.. change to be a mess by making his super cool main character get a tragic dead by getting a single shoot.

Last episode.. we finally know that the fact that is all villains are dead in the comic, but Kang Chul is not dead, and he can be human. It just the readers never know about this side of the story.

The human dad then become a comic character but disappear for good... and TADAA... the "happy ending" just happened in reality. Yeah..just like that.. after Kang Chul went to the jail for 2 years to clean his name in the comic, he then teleport to real world to be a prince charming.. and satisfy us as the audience to have a happily ever after.. by a closing kissing scene in the end of fairytale.
Hell yeah!

Honestly.. W has a unique concept. They can make a better story without trying too hard to make so many surprising plot! If they want to make it an action movie in the first place.. so be it.. they have to be all out about it till the very end.
But even if it's main focus is more to romantic story.. they should make a beautiful plot till the end too.. with clever human character who are the female lead and her dad go to comic and help Kang Chul kill all the bad guys, and make "W" project as his successful achievement. So they can back to reality together with a super cool final chapter of the book.

But we only watch a "cry baby" female lead who is desperate, and Kang Chul who become very busy with his runaway from the police and villains.
After all.. I thought at least the drama will give us a moral of the story in the end. Unfortunaly it's not. The dad ain't getting better: from drunken human in real life to be a freak, till he choose to disappear into the unknown for the good shake of everybody. And Kang chul in the "W" readers' mind is remain dead in misery.

As the good news: at least we still have Lee Jong Suk and Han Hyo Joo as the main leads here, with their good looking face and brilliant acting to be a positive side of this drama :)

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Fall in love not only with the story, but everything!

I'm gonna say that I'm totally in love with the story, the acting, the character, the CG effects, the wardrobe, the setting and also the songs of this drama!!

I've been waiting for this drama since last year, and my instinct is right.. this is a totally worth watching drama.

This drama shows a significant improvement in both Esther Yu & Dylan Wang's acting. Their chemistry is so good.. in both of on and off screen. Their laugh, their tears and even their eye gazing moments towards each other are totally stunning!

If you love a fairytale.. a xianxia drama, then this must be one of the best dramas in 2022!

I watch both drama (live action) and anime version of "Love Between Fairy and Devil", and both give the same background and vibe of the story and character, however with different progress and plot, but I still love with both of it.

I never read the original novel, but when it's successfuly getting produced to drama and anime, it's probably a masterpiece!

I know that some people will get bias towards the cast, but please don't judge.. just give your time to watch it.. and you'll find the story is very interesting since the beginning. There always be some iconic scenes in every episode, and you can't get enough to see the scene where main characters' slowly develop feeling one to another.

The way Dong Fang Qing Cang protect Xiao Lan Hua is totally romantic and fascinating! I love when his power awaken and his eyes turning blue. I love how he give a cold shoulder to everyone except Xiao Lan Hua, and Dylan Wang is totally suitable to play as the devil that showing cold gaze and killing gaze. Esther Yu is very suitable to be the orchid fairy since her voice is very cute, and she is very energetic and beautiful! She can show a naive and kind character flawlessly, and at the same time turn to be cold when she should be act as
Dong Fang Qing Cang during the body swap.

Now talking about the body swap between main leads itself.. At first, I thought it's gonna be just another body swap drama, but both of Dylan Wang and Esther Yu can represent one another character in a perfect way.. and the story is not focusing on that. There are so many progress in the story.. and I love how the production crew make it very detail...

I love how Dong Fang Qing Cang described as a powerful devil that slowly getting back his emotion bit by bit because of sharing joy and sorrow with a little fairy. I love how he is slowly can get along with the cute and naive fairy that probably will be a stronger character later, and be a very important person that bring the story to a climax later on.

Anyway.. at first I'm kind nervous about how they will have the ending... I keep trying to read some spoilers from weibo. Also.. It gives me addiction! i couldn't stop to rewatch some cute and cool scenes.

P.S. How come all of sound track in this drama are so damn good!!! Every song is totally beautiful.

The ending is a bit rush... but I love DFQC and XLH so much! So I don't care as long as they are happy! Also.. I though there will be a twist, like they're gonna have the body swap again at the end to make a big surprise.. But it turns out to be another sacrifice for love.

The ending is a bit confusing.. whether it's real or just a dream. Well.. I really wish to see them with their happy life in more episodes. Just why.. why.. the screen writter decide to stop there. At least we need 3-4 more episodes to complete the romance between goddess and devil! Ok then, they should comes up with a new season called "Marriage Life Between Goddess and Devil". *finger cross*. I will definitely rewatch this drama again like for 10x more. So addicted with the beautiful story, CG, costumes, make up, casts, songs, and the whole production! *Thumbs up!* *Standing applause*

No wonder this drama is blooming like orchid in the paradise! They have successfully reached the massive numbers of viewers and fans for both actors and drama!

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It's about women's dignity, family, friendship & love!

I LOVE this drama and definitely rewatch it! I love all the casts, especially main leads and their acting.

I love how bitter sweet the story had, and those mixed feeling that we got like confuse, excited, anger, sad, happy, heartbroken.. you can get it all from this drama.

The ending is a bit rush, but overall the story successfully make me curious.. and the more episode we watch, the more surprising events happened. The truth is unfolded bit by bit.

I love all of the drama ost, the camera angles, and the scenery in many scenes too.

For those who are expecting steamy romance, of course this drama is not the choice, because this drama's genre is basically about law, mystery and thriller. Romance is not the main genre but you can feel heartwarming scenes from slight romance between younger guy and older women, between student and lecturer, between a defendant and lawyer.

It's not just about admiration toward someone, but also an unconditional love and its fate. I strongly recommend this drama!

This drama also teach us so many meaningful lesson about family, friendship and career.

It will be hard to move on from this drama.. I really wish they can make season 2 with the same cast :)

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A hot & possesive CEO that being too obsessed with his girl.

The first reason why I want to watch this drama is because I love Emma Wu and her acting since I was young. This drama has an interesting plot. There will be some repeated acts and a bit unecessary scenes that make the story longer, but overall I love the love & hate relationship between main leads.
I love how Ren Hao Ming shown as a domineering and overbearing CEO. He is a tsundere guy, that can be so damn rude and very controlling, impulsive & dominant guy, with a lonely heart. Tian tian is a cute, kind & naive. She love to bickering and she is too unstable about her own emotions, that's why she often create misunderstanding.

The title of this drama is actually more describing about Xiao xiao, the main lead's deseased sister, who also become the beginning of all the trouble between the main leads. I don't see the title is quite relevant for the main leads.

Anyway.. this drama is quite addicting, and I remember that I have re-watch it for 3x. Love the chemistry between the main leads. The ost or music of this drama are good enough.

I will recommend this drama if you are looking for a hot & possesive guy that being too obsessed with his girl. But it's kinda reasonable since he lose his sister and find Tian Tian as her replacement at first, that later on make him learn about love.

There are some critics about this drama, and here I will share my own opinions:
(1) They cut so many intimate scenes (probably it's too affectionate or contain sexual harrassment). Because of some cuts, it's a bit confusing & jumping in some scenes.
(2) They are dubbing all the actors voices. The actors acting are great, and it will be greater if they can express it using their own voices. Too bad it's being dubbed.
(3) Bad choices of wardrobe. Too many repeated or similar wardrobe that being wore by actors, especially main leads. And sometimes, they didn't change their clothes at all. The guy is so damn rich, how come he only has several clothes. And you can see the male lead has bad taste in choosing his clothes, since some looks not elegant & too colorful.
Besides, it's a republican era.. I think the clothes are too modern for some scenes, especially for female lead.
(4) It's an open ending. I wish they will make the continuation for the story, because the ending is a bit ambigous, but seems like there is no chances to see another season since they make another version with different leads.

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Feeling nostalgic with laugh & cry because of this drama!

I never thought I can laugh and cry just because watching this high school students drama... It's been so long since I was in high school, but this drama is waking up my memory about those good old days to be spent with friends.. Those hectic yet fun life with exams, homeworks, cram-school, also school events. And the most important part is the parents dominant role in our school life.

By watching this drama, you will learn the true meaning of family, friendship, and love... all in 1 in lovely way as being mentioned in the drama title. The story probably could be longer.. but it will lose its own beauty.. so I think 16 episodes is good enough to describe the lovely youth. Each episode has its own theme, and it's totally meaningful.

In the end of the story.. we will learn that love can be ended well or remain in friend zone too. However, their togetherness as childhood friends will remain strong no matter what.

I'm grateful to watch this drama. It's inspire me to respect more about the dream, also the role of parents and friends in life :)

It just a bit sad that not everyone can be together as couple... The one sided love story between Chen Zui to Jin Jiao is leaving us with a big question mark after all. It's an open ending.. so probably there still a chance for them to build their relationship in the future. As the audience, they let us imagine what will happen next in their relationship whether just a friend or become lover.

"From friend to love" story between Tan Song and Cheng Zi are definitely lovely and adorable. It reflects how youthful their life is. I'm glad that they are still together at the end no matter what. Lovely couple!

I'm gonna give my thumbs up for the acting skills of all characters in this drama. It's totally awesome and each character has successfully bring us to falling deep to the story and feel it more emotionally.. their existence really give us a meaningful message. The drama ost songs are also good and refreshing.

I love how this drama is successfuly bring us back to year 2007 with strong youth elements like Jay Chou's era, old TV, flip phones with ringtones and sms, MP4, handycam, bicycle, olympic, phone strap, key chains, and also diary. We can see all of these stuff in this drama, and I can relate how classic it is, yet so nostalgic.

Salute to the drama production team for giving us such a nice plot and settings too.
I spent 2 days to finish all episodes.. It's totally worth to be watched!

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Never expected I will love XianXia drama after watch this drama!

I found this drama last year and heard many people gave their positive comments about it. I also know this drama is being recommended by many people. But I still hesitate to watch it because it has a very long episodes and it's a XianXia drama. I prefer Wuxia, rather than XianXia that use so many special effects or magical things, like people can fly, disappear, teleport, a life with monsters, dragons, and so on..of course it doesn't make sense in reality. Even 1 person can be shown as powerful with so many ability.
Surprisingly I finally watch it to answer my curiosity and I regret that I just watch it now! I should watch it earlier!!! Let me give you top 5 reasons why you should watch this drama!
1. The chemistry between main leads (it's a bitter sweet romance yet very romantic). They are successfully describe about true love that willing to sacrifice everything for their love. They are loyal and determined, and there is no annoying third wheel.
2. The plot is very interesting, consistent, details (without loop hole of the story) and you can see the development of the story and each character from time to time. It's totally moving.. I don't even skip any part of this drama because every scene is matter. I never get bored eventhough it's 59 eps!
3. Every character is different and they have their own struggle and unique style. You will love supporting actors too, especially Teng She!
4. The title represent the main issue. It's an adventurous drama with many plot twist! I can say there is no right or wrong in each realm. They have their own good reason to protect their own realm.
5. Amazing drama ost (almost every main actors singing this drama ost and the songs are totally wonderful)

Si Feng's unyielding loyalty and love definitely come at the price of his pain. I understand why so many people call him a blood bag.. LOL.. I’m also in panic he will dead because of losing blood in the drama.. However there is always a good reason behind it. The blood spitting happened when he tried his best to protect his lover, friends and family. Also, there is no scene that make me think.. it’s impossible for him to not spitting his blood.. He always get those big attack!
Also enjoy the same excessive frequency of Male lead Blood-Spitting scene and female lead calling “Si Feng” name in every episode. After I finish the drama, Si Feng name go through my head for days. Thanks to Xuan Ji to make the name is keep ringing in our head. LOL. Xuan Ji is successfuly make us hard to move on from Si Feng. Overall.. I'm gonna miss this drama till the stage I'm gonna re-watch it. Every episode is so meaningful with bitter sweet story!

I wish to see the main leads play as couple again in other drama or season 2. But I'm a bit pessimistic after watch the different connection between Cheng Yi and Bing Yan in reality. They look very shy and affectionate with each other in the press conference and the opening show of this drama, but after getting criticized because of too many skinship, they start to avoid each other and you can see how they are trying to ignore each other in the Closing Show event (drama concert) to avoid further gossip. I feel they are losing their connection in real life because of evil comments from many netizen. Hopefully they can stay professional and still want to working together as couple again in upcoming dramas.

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