Hannaliss
This isn’t a love story, this is a story about freedom, and what a powerful story…
“…I keep saying I don’t feel like it or that I don’t want to, but no one listens to me, or what I want to do. He wants me to obey and listen to him… I feel like I am a dead thing. I don’t deserve the right to my own feelings. I am not even allowed to be unhappy or sad, but I am a human being….”
You might get confused and think this is a love story, but no, not at all, this is a story about FREEDOM. It depicts very painfully although beautifully the struggle in the past ( in many places it’s still present) of people born in inferiority of conditions. Poor people versus rich people, people born with status versus commoners. But specially, and for CENTURIES women, being a woman was the worst that can happen to you being born in a patriarchal society, women had to submit themselves to the will of men, treated and owned as objects. I cant even imagine the pain, helplessness and frustration all these women have endured and suffered over the years, we are so lucky ( in some countries) to live freely like we do.
The script in this drama is so powerful, clever and witty…I am in awe. It’s unpredictable and free of clichés, what a formidable story.
The true hero of this drama is the female lead who refuses to give up to her own identity, ideas and feelings and starts fighting with all her might to be able to live free and will prefer to die instead of subduing herself to others. Just pure strength, willingness and passion. I absolutely adored this character, one of a kind female lead and I hope I get to see many more like hers in other coming dramas.
Our ML is absolutely amazing too, love the development of his character, I have Watched many shows starring Dylan Wang, and I like his range, his eyes are expressive and believable. His chemistry with the FL was palpable as well, too bad the majority of scenes were eliminated and we were left with crumbs, but the show was so good it compensated a bit.
The acting in general is outstanding but we need to make a special mention to the actor playing the antagonist, the emperor. He will make you hate him and pity him many times throughout the series, his performance was very powerful.
So what’s the ONLY bad thing about this drama?? THE EDITING!!!is one of the worst I have ever seen, and not only on the final episodes, from the beginning, they eliminated a lot of very meaningful scenes and seems like they rushed a lot of parts. This is one is one of those shows that needed slow burn plot lines, it needed a few more episodes to let us see all the storylines having a proper closure. They didn’t allow it to be as exceptional as it should be, not that is not absolutely amazing already, but it could have been so much more.
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Quality drama with great cast. Thrilling and entertaining., worth the watch.
I was really looking forward to this drama and I was not disappointed.CGI & Effects, sceneries, sets costumes, etc..in this drama were made with quality.
I usually don't enjoy watching this period dramas about war because it is very depressing and heartbreaking to see the capacity of the brutality and cruelty of men (the japanese really caused havoc and irreparable damage to Korea).
But in this case and although there's a few very real and powerful scenes where emotions take over, thanks to the supernatural elements of the beasts and the very unique and quirky personality of Park Seo Joon's character and his romantic storyline, the darkness is somehow compensated and it works wonders.
It has been a very long time since we watched Park Seo Joon in a drama, and I missed him. I truly enjoy his acting. He has the capability of taking this character ( Jang Tae Sang) and transform, he showed us an infatuated man with all his awkwardness and clumsiness but also a man tired and in agony for what life has put him through, and you can feel all his pain, anger, frustration and then determination to keep fighting to keep surviving hell.
Han Soo Hee was fantastic too, I am used to her kicking ass with her roles and this wasn't less. She had great chemistry with Park Seo Joon and the dramatic scenes were very painful to watch. Truly amazing actress.
Rest of the cast was remarkable and I cant wait to see the second part of this. Specially Wi Ha Joon, which had a small role so far but I am anticipating he will play a much bigger part in the upcoming episodes.
Overall, amazing drama, very entertaining and well made. Go watch it!
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Kdrama about real relationships, sex and intimacy but from the women's perspective
This is a super short but intense drama.It's obviously extremely polemic because of the high explicit sexual content in it. Im from Spain and I come from a culture, where is completely natural to be open about sex and skinship and there's no taboo or judgement for it, so I'm used to this kind of content but it's shocking being a fan of kdrama and knowing how different it is over there to see such series.
I have to say everything related to sex it's written and done with such good taste, it's beautifully produced and never tacky or obscene. It's also a very refreshing take because it's written from the women's point of view and they will talk without taboos about many many problems women face trying to face their own sexuality in a close minded society like in South Korea.
I loved how whoever watches this show will learn a lot about how sex is supposed to be and feel and whether it's with a partner or by yourself. Every woman has the right of deciding whats best for them.
There's 4 leads in this drama, the two women as leads and the males as their counterparts.
The two friends have and absolute amazing chemistry and it's so much fun being such opposite characters getting along so well and being family to each other. Just loyalty, support and love, such a wonderful friendship without judgement whatsoever.
Each of them has a storyline with a different male and here's where I think the drama was too short. The main story was Hani's and was carefully developed and you could see the couple's evolution very clearly, it felt real. Their chemistry was no joke as well.
The second storyline was the one with Lee Mi Na and even though I absolutely loved her character and her performance, the relationship with the 2nd male lead was rushed, underdeveloped and very predictable. I wished they would have dedicated the same time for her storyline ( which included a past trauma) and it was extremely interesting, but felt to me like wasted potential.
Overall its such a great watch, very enjoyable and love the sex theme! The actors are incredibly attractive as well which always helps!
I hope this is the first of many kdramas with such open production!
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Welcome to the drama of the Dead Fish Kisses….
Its an original concept with a simple enough storyline some funny moments and good enough acting.The drama is low budget so don’t expect something big but the costumes, setting, effects and everything are made well enough so it looks quality and believable.
It has a many funny scenes and a cool mix of modern life and video game/comic moments and historical ones so its quite charismatic.
The characters were a bit two dimensional, but its a very short drama so I don’t think we should ask much more of it.
The acting was so so, and the male lead was a bit bland. The chemistry was no where to be found and even though there were 6362826363873 kisses ALL of them were dead fish ones, so if you are looking for believable kisses, this is not your drama.
Overall, entertaining and lighthearted! And because it’s very short you will finish very quickly to watch it so give it a go.
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I found the plot to be weak and uneventful. Maybe was just the direction. But it didn’t transmit anything deep at all. Even the relationships seemed quite mechanical and cold between the exes.
I read a few negative reviews warning that the male lead was not good at acting so I was a bit wary but to my surprise it was not the case at all, found him quite charismatic and I did enjoy his character.
Overall and even though it was just poor writing but sweet and lighthearted sweetness, so if you aren’t looking for anything complicated i guess you can give it a go.
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Great for a short drama
It was good for a short drama, I ama. Fan of s Chinese short dramas ( generally way better than korean ones) they tend to tell the story better , like a very long good quality movie.The story was interesting, a bit cliché and simple revenge plot . Quite straightforward.
The episodes are very short and the pace is fast so you will be able to finish it in one sitting/afternoon.
Quite sexy and provoking. The chemistry is awesome and there’s a lot of good kisses and unexpected skinship between the main couple.
If you are looking for something interesting and simple with a bit of fluff and passionate romance, this will be for you.
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