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Sleeping on the TV
In this drama, you get to learn about different wines. Since this is based on a manga it's set a very episode but good pace. Each episode is about one of the "Seven Apostles" so expect many side stories. Maybe throw in a romance or ten? The path to a 20 billion yen wine inheritance isn't easy. Not everything is as it really seems there are twists along the way. {8.0}
Cast wise well as always Kamanashi tries his best with his dramas. Gotta give him props for speaking French. The main cast is pretty well known but I didn't feel much chemistry in it. The office workers felt a bit too *insert line* here if you get what I mean. No offence to her fans but I could not stand the main female lead Naka Riisa. Her acting was so awkward and in all honesty, it made me want to drop the drama. {7.5}
Music-wise well, I liked the KAT-TUN ending theme and the others were okay. Nothing too special here. {8.0}
Would I watch it again? It's a flip of a coin most likely not because I don't really like the female lead's acting. {5.0}
Overall {8.0}
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Police turning into a Front Desk Clerk?
Wouldn't you like to know what would happen if you were suddenly forced to become a front desk clerk in order to catch a criminal? Well, this is the movie for you.Masquerade Hotel is a thriller investigation mystery movie. In regards to this movie plot-wise it's okay. Nothing too dramatic when it comes to plot twists. There are some parts of the plot they could have elaborated more on though. When it comes down to who's the murderer well if you have good eyes it's pretty easy to spot. Everyone is at the hotel is at a masquerade after all. {8.0}
Well, what else can I say except Kimura Takuya is back in another action-packed film? The cast is filled with familiar faces such as Kimura Takuya, Nagasawa Masami, Kohinata Fumiyo, and more. Don't you just love it when you can feel the chemistry between a cast? This cast and the setting really made me feel like I was back on vacation at a hotel again. Especially Nagasawa with her prim and proper front desk clerk acting. {9.0}
With all the instrumental music it certainly does build up the suspense. Although it's unnecessary in some scenes. {8.5}
Would I rewatch this? Yeah sure but I'll probably pay attention to more of the smaller details next time. {8.5}
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Overall N no Tame ni a mystery thriller drama is definitely one of my favourites of all time. 10/10
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At first, it straight up confused me as to why they were speaking Chinese even though it's a Japanese movie. Which sorta made sense after a while but it would have been better if it was all just Japanese. It's definitely a cute melodrama and there is a bit of plot. But some elements of it are questionable ie. singing bread, summersaults. There's so much they could have elaborated on but they choose to focus on bread instead. You know if I didn't know any better I would think that this is a commercial for panda bread. {7.0}
The cast if you look at them individually is actually pretty good. They brought in well-known j-drama actress Kiritani Mirei, hallyu star Choi Jin Hyuk, god tier (back in the days) Ekin Cheng, and etc. I know that most of these actors/actresses are pretty well known. But together it feels odd like they don't quite match up. For example, Kiritani and Totsuka didn't have much chemistry going on. Maybe it was part of the scripting that made this cast feel subpar. {8.0}
Totsuka's singing is okay as expected of a Johnny's boy and the background music fits with the mood. {7.0}
Would I rewatch it? Most likely not. {3.0}
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To me the ending felt a bit rushed. Overall it's a pretty decent drama to watch 7.5/10
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Acting/Cast 9/10 - I'd say it's a pretty good cast. As always Kamiki is good with the psychological roles. It's my first time watching Hirose Suzu so I didn't know what to expect, but she did give a pretty good performance.
Music 8/10 - The music is good but I feel like there's something missing.
Rewatch value 8/10 - I'd definitely recommend this to a friend who would want to watch a jdrama, but it wouldn't be one of my first suggestions. For me personally I don't like re-watching dramas cause then it would take away the excitement I had when I first watched it, but I would still watch it.
Overall 8.5/10
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Story-wise it was okay. The first part of the drama when they are high school students is your typical high school love drama. They grow up together through many conflicts throughout the university. However, what I didn't get were Gu Xiao Man's wuxia dream sequences, they weren't necessary. If they had enough time to put those in then why didn't they work more on the plot? As always Chinese dramas love to put in fillers so you'll just have to deal with watching many study scenes and side stories. But overall this drama teaches you that even if you don't think you can do it, with hard work you can. {8.0}
The cast of this show is all relatively new people in the acting industry so I wasn't really expecting much but they did a decent portrayal of the characters. Let's just note that last episode with Lu Zhao Hua (Gu Xiao Man), her acting really caught me off guard with her emotions. If only she was able to show more of that within the series rather than the last episode it would have been better. {8.5}
Music well it's a youth drama so it's pretty light and fluffy. Nothing too special, the music fits the mood of the scene and that's about it. {7.5}
Would I watch it again? Well, I'll be honest here I almost dropped this drama a bit over midway through because I got sick of how long it was dragging on. So unlikely I'll watch it again but you never know I might just watch some cute scenes. {6.5}
A little side note: Why did they change their hairstyles all of a sudden? I know it's supposed to show maturation but they could have chosen other hairstyles. For example, Liu Yu Han (Zuo An) looked cute with his high school hairstyle but then they cut it off and it didn't suit him (no offence please don't come at me fangirls).
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Otome games are notorious for their heart pounding and wrenching events and this drama just shows you this with real live humans. You'll find some slapstick comedy and some serious moments that you will never forget. There are many routes in this drama so which will you choose? You are the decider of your own fate (or in this case Lin Luo Jing is of hers). Overall Lin Luo Jing grows as a character and with that's what's good about this drama. You make a mistake and you learn from it. But be careful you only have so many lives! {10.0}
What's an otome game without cute, handsome, hot guys? You will enjoy the view very very much with Simon Gong, Alen Feng, Li Hao, and etc. I do like myself some visualization if you get what I mean. Zheng Qiu Hong (Lin Luo Jing) the main female lead has chemistry with all the boys which are rare to see in dramas. Now I don't cry to dramas often but when I do it's because of good acting. I'll be honest here while watching this I cried so often that my boyfriend was actually worried for me. {10.0}
Now I must say although the music wasn't sing-along worthy it definitely sets the mood. Did you know the second lead Alen Feng (Liu Xiu Wen) actually sings one of the OSTs? They mixed some modern music with traditional elements which was interesting. I definitely liked the moments that made it seem like a music video with those flashbacks. {9.0}
Would I watch it again? Of course, I would but let me prepare some ice cream and tissues first. This one is going on my recommended list {10.0}
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