For a "Revolutionary Love" the romance is sorely lacking

I started watching it bc it popped up on Netflix and immediately realized I had watched it, but cant find it in my MDL list anywhere. So I dont know if I watched the whole thing or dropped it back in the day 😓. So now Im stuck rewatching it, on episode 10 rn and its soooooooo slow and boring. More than just cliche. I am an ELF and love Choi Si Won (though he is not my bias) but there is no chemistry. I mean CSW is an actual chaebol so you would think he would be a little more convincing in the role.

Gong Myung is great and I love him, cant believe he is only like 23 in this drama, he looks 30. I really like him in Bride of Hebeak (where he looks his age).......also I want his apartment.

Lastly 2nd love plot of the flight attendant friend and the cop is the best "romantic" story line in the drama.

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I was really surprised by this drama. I guess my expectations were a little low, I thought this was going to be a really simple drama, girl meets guy, they get pregnant and fall in love. About episode 12 I was starting to wonder how they were going to pull this out for 20 episodes (I started to worry that it was going to get really slow and repetitive) I am so happy to say I was wrong. I was really impressed with the story line, there is a surprising twist that made this drama fun till the end. I loved Jang Na-ra's (Kim Mi Young) acting in this. She gave a sweet believable performance and a level or dignity to her character that I was not expecting.

The overall feel of this drama is really amazing, not to heavy and not too light. Of course I also have to mention that it has Choi Jin-hyuk as the second male lead and while I love him more as an actor the lead played by Jang Hyuk was really a good match.

The side stories were good and it all wraps up nicely which I feel is a requirement of K dramas. I would recommend this drama if you are looking for something that is a nice twist on a romcom.

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Okay if you look at my rating it might confuse you on my opinion of this drama. Like other reviews have noted this drama started strong (hooks you good in the first few episodes) but then crashes and burns into a pile of smoldering s*#@. I was not happy with this drama, it was actually a real let down. The characters were so interesting at first but then they just keep making the same choices, the same moves and the same stupid mistakes with no real redemption of their character flaws. It is infuriating to watch as the show just seems to drag on.

As mentioned in some of my other reviews, I DO NOT EVER DROP A DRAMA- but this one came real close.

Redeeming qualities- the acting is good, I liked the father character, the male lead and even the second male lead. The girls were all strong and but they were each pathetic in their own way, it gave an interesting twist on the story.

BEST THING ABOUT THIS DRAMA IS ITS OST- "It has to be you" by YESUNG which is why I watched the drama in the first place.

I would not recommend this drama to anyone UNLESS you want to watch a few episodes drop it and imagine your own ending :)

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So I am not a huge GOT7 fan and when I started this drama I didn't really even know that was who it was LOL. I watched because it was such a short mini-series and it had a really cute plot line.

Boy was I so happy. Amazingly I would have to say the boys did a really good job acting. Not the best I have ever seen, but for singers this was actually a really cute way to show them off. I also liked that the whole premise was based on the boys being able to sign and dance.

I honestly think this could have just been a movie, it would have made more sense in that format but as it stands I have to say that it was pretty good. It was short, there wasn't a lot of beating around the bush or misunderstanding.

The plot had some holes, but because it was so short the minor plot holes didn't really matter. In the end I have to say that this was better than some full dramas I have watched and if you are a fan of GOT7 or JYJ then this is for you.

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It was interesting how this sageuk played out. It wasn't long and it didn't seem very historically accurate and to call it a historical romance seems wrong since the romance was so disjointed. I loved the story, I always love Cinderella type story lines, but I also loved the characters. The main characters of-course Yeonwoo and the Prince are likeable, but Yeonwoo is less so. I wish she had smiled more, been more loveable and sweet.

The Prince was intelligent, kind, caring, sweet and oh so lovable especially when he smiled or joked. They did a good job with making his younger and older versions look alike. I wish he had not been so hateful to the Queen I am not sure the contempt he had for her was necessary. The prince's brother was fun, I wish he too had been even more jovial than his character already was. Like so many K-drama's there was a love triangle but this one unnecessary as well. I think their love story could have carried the show without the other brother also being in love.

I loved that the Prince/King actually had a good relationship with his brother and with the friends. I loved Woon- I think a side love story with him would have been fun- but even by himself I just liked his devout character. I even felt sorry for the Princess and of course for Yeonwoo's family. I wish people had been more forgiving.

Overall I liked this drama as a cute historical romance but some parts were slow and others underdeveloped. I wish the characters had been more resolute and more open. I would suggest this drama to people who like historical romance novels.

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I liked this version of full house better than the first one. I liked the characters more, they were all strong in their own way, no one was completely lost or a push over, and I think they played off each other well. As usual you feel bad for the second male lead but in this one more so. I wanted to scold the lead female for not knowing her own heart better. But I liked how this was a mix at least to me between the original Full House and Beautiful You.

I don't have a lot of negative or positive statements about his drama, it was fun and light but it made me cry and beg the characters to "act right" which it me means that it had all the right stuff. I cant quite place my finger on it but I would recommend this drama over the original Full House.

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I have mixed feelings on this review. At the time of watching it, it was cute and I seemed to enjoy it. I remember some parts being nonsensical but other parts I really loved. Looking back now, after it having been a while I am not too happy with this drama, but at the time it was cute in its own way. I liked Rain's character Lee Young-jae but that is almost where my appreciation stops :(

It was really kind of outdated- granted it was from 2004. Some of it was fun but you really came to hate a few of the characters (mostly her “friends”). The story was new that first round and I was interesting for a bit but as you watch more and more k dramas you realize there was very little unique about this drama and it became just a little to repetitive.

Over all this drama still gets a relatively decent score because there is something about it that made me happy while watching it.

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Fun, Dramatic, Suspenseful, Tearjerker with a little bit of magic and history thrown in. That is this drama in a nutshell. I joke around that its a good precursor to a real sageuk because while it touches on history and is 24 episodes long, it is at its core a good old love story. This drama had me fainting over Lee Min Ho more than most of his other roles (I like the long hair) and crying through all the highs and lows.

The key thing with this drama is to take it for what it is, no its not historically accurate at all points. No its not a true sageuk (historical drama). No its not just action. But its like reading a good historical romance novel. It is a fantasy so don't take it too seriously but instead enjoy it for what it is.

Plus the action and magic is a fun twist.

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There is almost no way to accurately capture the feel of this drama. There is a reason why it is on most MUST WATCH drama list. Now naturally I love gender bender dramas. There is just something about the idea of cutting off your hair and looking like a guy that just makes me happy. That's exactly what Coffee Prince is about. A young lady who is easily mistaken for a guy and who finds herself having to live a lie just to take care of her family. Of course there is humor and love in it as well- it couldn't be a kdrama without it.

The acting in this drama just takes it to a whole new level. Its undeniable the skill Yoon Eun-hye puts into this role. She is amazing. I loved her in the Princess Hours but was more blown away by her acting skill in this. I mean she even managed to change her walk to appear more masculine. Look her up and you will see why she is so impressive. (I mean who would ever expect HER to pass for a guy)
Also Gong Yoo- well I just want to see him in so much more. I wish he did more dramas I have admittedly not seen his movies.

Not just their acting but how the characters were written and the story line itself is strong. Of-course there are flaws but in the way of dramas at least it doesn't fall off a cliff at the end. The characters feel resolved and complete, even more mature...plus a rare bonus in kdramas not everyone story ends happily.

Music wise I was not super trilled so it lost some points there but when it was over I still wanted to see more which gained it major re-watch point.

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For starters I watched this drama because of who else but Lee Min Ho. It was still one of the first dramas I watched and I wanted to see Lee Min Ho in everything I could. Before watching this one I had seen Min Ho in BOF, Faith and Heirs so I had already had a taste of him in an action role and of course in a love role, what was most impressive and intriguing about this drama was that my love for it is not based on Min Ho's acting. While I think he did a great job I was really impressed by the story line, plot and suspense in this drama. I liked all the action scenes and I think the entire production team and Min Ho did a great job at pulling it off.

The first couple of episodes were a little weird in setting up the back story, but once Lee Yoon Sung (Min Ho's character) starts to really get into the whole revenge plot it becomes really interesting and exciting. Of course Lee Joon-Hyuk also deserves major credit in his role- that is all I can say without putting in spoilers :)

Overall this drama makes your heart race, your blood pump through your veins. You want to slap some characters and save others and it kept me enthralled till the end.

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Okay this show was just so cute, and mostly funny like a Rom Com should be. I like Lee Seung Gi in this role and I think he does well even with the emotional parts which I wasn't sure he would be able to handle. I loved Shin Min Ah in this as the Gumiho, her ability to pull off child like and naive behavior was great.

I hated Hyo Min's character with a passion. Her character had a very unflattering (much worse than troll) nick-name from me about half way through. I am not so certain that her character had any real value to the story though, and I kinda felt (several of times) that her character could meet an untimely end and it wouldn't effect the story too much.

On a similar note No Min Woo was a little bit of a disappointment in this. I love him in "Full House Take 2" and I felt his character was so flat in this drama (that said he was gorgeous in every scene and I can see why he was cast in such a magical and unworldly role- ???)

I liked that I was in suspense up till the end but the end was also a little abrupt .... "My girlfriend is a fox...." I also hated that the "goddess" shows up in the end but doesn't really do anything.

Overall the show was fun and entertaining. I enjoyed it, but there were just some plot/story holes that I would have liked fixed.

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I really loved this drama. Its Sherlock meets kdrama. It had me ROTFL almost every episode. Its engaging and I didn't really get bored at all. Its not a regular romance and honestly you cant even really say that the romance is a subplot because thats not the focus of this. I loved all the characters, especially the two male leads, and even though its about a psychopath and a guy who thinks he is a psychopath you cant help but really like both of them.

I honestly dont think a review could accurately describe how wonderful this drama is, and iI highly suggest it to anyone wanting a funny non typical romantic kdrama.

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This drama definitely had its problems but I think many of the reviews are unnecessarily harsh. The show does start off slow with a lot of build up of the characters as "perfect". I think a lot of these earlier episodes would have been better used setting up the plot and developing other characters but thats off topic as that is not what happens. Instead the characters are mainly kept 1 dimensional and there are a lot of little hints and sub plots that the writer tried to embed into the story (the writer on this obviously thought they were being more clever than they really were).

There is a lot of hate online that the leads had no romance and that their acting was bad. Personally I like LMH and think he did a good job with this drama and pulling off the arrogant King. I think their were a lot of unnecessary side characters who them we really dont get to learn about because the writer waste all of our time in the first 10 episodes. On top of that the timeline is confusing (episode 12 I literally was like "WTF that doesnt make sense").

This drama is not all bad and does have a cool and interesting premise, including sci-fi, multi dimensional, time travel, and I personally love the "kingdom of corea."

It just fails to deliver on all that it promises.
I think it might be worth rewatching just to see if it make more sense the 2nd time around (I kinda doubt that it does).
I also think that if you are in the early episodes and having issues I suggest just jumping to episode 12+ as most of the story seems to really take place in episodes 12-16.

I still give it a 7 overall because I actually enjoyed the main characters and the concept of the drama even if I dont think it was executed well.

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I LOVE this drama. I don't know what it is about it but it has stayed with me even though it was the 5th drama I EVER watched. I loved Minho (From Shinee) and I even liked Sulli (from f(x)) who surprisingly cut off nearly 3 ft of hair (one of her crowning glories mind you) for this role. Admittedly I will warn you the end is not my favorite and Sulli's English (much less ability to act like she lived in the US) is lacking but the rest of the story is fun. I like FUN dramas that keep me watching and make me feel warm and fuzzy and this drama did that for me.

When I think back over the dramas I have watched so far this one always comes to mind. All of the characters balanced out well and it left me feeling happy. :)

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