Was good but not one to watch over and over again.

Dang Youku and their stupid clips on Facebook! This show caught my attention because of the female lead. She was not one to be pushed around and I loved that about her. Most dramas you see that they get walked on but this one she was strong. Thank you!

Storyline - had me hooked! I waited and waited for the last 4-5 episodes in anticipation! My anticipation was in hopes that the husband would wake up from his self absorption and make up with his wife. Dang romantic side of me! What was I thinking???

I was really really hoping the husband would pull his head out and see what a great wife he had. It was sad to see that all he cared about was his “validation” in his job and what and who made him feel good about hisself. I cried when he did not drop everything and rush to the hospital. He almost lost his wife and possibly his children but his job was more important and so was his boss. Sad that even after she had the children he pretty much left her. Never visiting her or the children. Never helped her when they were sick or in the middle of the night when they cried. He was a selfish man! I kept thinking, “Dude! When are you going to wake up? When are you going to see what your are losing?!!??” It was hard to watch him fall so far. But… I felt the wife handled it like I would have. To bad he was dumb and blind. He lost his family because of his stupidity and selfishness.

I liked the end. I felt that they could work it out. I was glad to see that HE was the one that went back to get her and not the other way around. The hint was there and I feel satisfied that they will be on the road to getting back together.

I liked the story. I really did. They went through so much together. I liked his mom and yes even his sister. They were two of my favorites in the end.

Acting/Cast - I loved the ML/FL and the rest of the cast. I felt they did a great job. I have seen the FL before and I liked her in this one as much as her other dramas.

Rewatch - I liked it but I am not sure if I would rewatch it. If I did it might be 6 months to a year or so from now. It is not one that makes me want to see it over and over again. But it was a good watch.

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I wanted to love it so bad! But...

This show was so disappointing! I started to watch it when it first came out and took my time on it. I read some of the reviews on here and thought everyone was nuts because it was really good in the beginning. But then it dropped off and just got worse!

Story... was good up until about episode 13/14. The main leads started to drift apart really fast after they started dating. And it went downhill from there! No communication and they tell each other that they love each other but break up???? Really?? “I love you. Let’s break up!” And she dumps him when he needed her the most! I hated her character! Like the actress but poor part she chose to play. I just can’t believe they did not get back together. She still said she loved him but could not be there for him!? She was the problem. Poor guy! I felt bad for him. Yes, they left it to your imagination if they got back together or not. But honestly I HATE that! Just end it nice and give them a clean happy ending!

Acting... was really good. I think they did a great job. But dang that storyline hurt them and the show! Park Bo Gum is a cutie and I really loved his character and thought he did an awesome job.

Music... loved! Hope I can find it on Amazon.

Rewatch? Probably not! I hate endings they way they did it. And I hate the storyline! It was disappointing. I have to agree with all those low rated reviews.

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Painfully finished it!

I wanted to like this show so bad but the script really sucked! It started ok then went terribly wrong to an ok ending. I cannot believe I finished it. One thing I hate the most in dramas is when they write the leads to do stupid stuff and show so much immaturity. And this show topped them all.

Storyline - written so poorly. I just don’t understand why you would write something where the leads cannot grow up. I mean come on!!! The FL was so immature and stupid. Even after the ML apologized and explained what happened that night, mind you he did this several times, she still walked away from him. Then she is at the hospital because she is pregnant and she allows the “guy friend” claim the child is his. And she decides to test the ML to see if he will come back to her one more time after she did that?? Makes zero sense to me. If she was that way I definitely would have walked away and left for good. People that play stupid games like that are not worth it. Anyway… needless to say it was written poorly. There are so many parts that really should not have been in this drama. They should have cut it back to 24 episodes and left a bunch of crap out. For instance… The “cross dressing” was really dumb too. You can clearly see she was a she. Only good thing I can say is the ending was the ONLY good thing in this drama. They did not get together and then it ended. They give you a good ending that is satisfactory.

Acting/Cast - honestly I think the only good thing about this drama was Xing Zhao Lin. I have seen him in a few other dramas and liked him but this drama was not a good one.

Rewatch - nope. I will not watch this drama again.

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Was not what I thought it was according to the rating but pleasantly surprised!

A good short JDrama. Listed as rate R but in America it would be PG-13. It was tastefully done. I was hesitant because I don’t watch rate R shows, but for some reason I decided to give it a try and I am glad I did. Was well worth it! Not that rated R for me. Like reading a good tasteful romance novel that leaves it to the imagination. =o)

Storyline - was well written and well done. There were times I wanted to kick the FL’s butt especially towards the end. It was obvious from the third episode he liked her - a lot. She was a bit Naïve and inexperienced to see he cared for her. He gave her all the signals but she did not see them. She did not even give him a chance to say what he wanted to say. She just ended it without him having a voice. When she started dating the “player guy” I was like, “NOOOO!!” A bit predictable that it took his old crush to make her come to her senses. Glad it worked out and had a perfect ending.

Acting/Cast - the leads had great chemistry! Made me fall in love with them. Both cute and fit perfectly together.

Rewatch - yes! I will add it to favorites. It was a good show.

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Great drama! Would rewatch!

I love watching Zhang Han act! This show, and the cast, did not disappoint. I was not going to watch it because of the length. But dang Facebook and YouTube kept popping up “clips” of the show as it was on going and dang if it did not make me more interested!? Lol.

Storyline - even though it was a bit lengthy, I liked it. I really really liked the fact that there was no breakup between the leads and it lasts till almost the end! It was refreshing to watch a drama that the leads act like mature adults. They work through their problems together. I am glad the FL never gave an inch to his mom. Often in these dramas the mother wins and tears the couple apart, but I am glad they made the FL a strong character.

Acting/Cast - Zhang Han is one of my favorite Chinese actors. I watched him in “Here to Heart” (3 times now?) and now I have a new favorite of his to watch. He acts so natural that it is almost like watching a real life couple. I loved both his and the FL’s chemistry. The rest of the cast did really well also. I was really happy to see another actress, in this show, from “Here to Heart”. Guo Zi Qian! She has really grown. And she did a great job.

Music - hope to find soon I would love to have it.

Rewatch - Yes! Definitely! Was worth it.
Can watch it on YouTube or Viki. However... Viki did not have all the English subs on there yet. So I had to switch to YouTube for the last few episodes. No compliant here just glad I had options!

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Funny funny show

I liked this show but it did take me a few months to finish it.

I am not one to judge especially people and how they want to live their lives but I am not all for watching LGBT. But this show was tastefully done! It was really funny. I really did feel for the young gay guy and how people treated him and also his family. It has to be hard especially with people who do not want to understand and all they can do is torment others. Poor kid. And by the way I do have friends and family that is LGBT. I am not judging them I love them. I just wanted to point out that this show was really well done in that area and I felt for each of the guys.

As for the two main actors... their story was good and funny. They did a great job.

Would I rewatch... ummm YES! Especially if I need a good laugh! And the eye candy! And there is lots of it!??

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Loved it from start to finish. FYI only 29 episodes NOT 32!

Get tissues ready for the ending… just a fair warning! Last two episodes are tear jerkers but beautifully written and executed! This is a very realistic and heartwarming drama. Loved all of it.

Storyline - I could not find much fault with it. The only things I did not like was the FL would not let the ML explain anything. She always told him off and then ran away. I am glad that the break up was not drug out for to long and the parents were not to bad on not accepting their relationship. There was some but it was not overboard like most dramas are. Also, the love triangles were not bad either. My favorite part was the romance between the leads but also the father/daughter relationship. At first I thought it was going to be one of those where you have an over controlling father. But there are great surprises that make the relationship quit special.

Acting/Cast - I love Yang Zi! I first saw her in GO Go Squid and loved her in that one. She has become another actress that I enjoy watching. The cast was great.

Music - If you read my other reviews you will find I am a lover of music. When I first started watching this and listened to the instrumental music they played… I was in love! Again, as always, I will say… I pray I can find the OST on Amazon soon! It will be one I buy and listen to.

Rewatch - YES! Definitely! And I hope to buy it in the future. It is a great drama!

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Was not what I expected but I liked this plot

The plot to this one was a bit unique from all the CDramas I have watched (that is a lot). If it is the same as another one then I have not seen it yet. It was based around the children and their “parents”. I loved watching the story of the “parents and kids” unfold. It was different for me and I liked it a lot!

Storyline - The plot was not bad. It ran smooth for me. I felt it was well done. I think I marked the storyline down 5% because the Fl was ticking me off about how she could not get over why he married her. I get it… I do! But even when he poured his heart out to her she still had thoughts of leaving him. I wanted to smack the writers. She really was not very bright in that she listened to a guy who tried to destroy her family with his lies. She was a bit blinded. I understand she wanted to know the truth about her sister and her death. I was glad to find that her sister was really to blame and not his family. I also give high praise to the writers for not making her feel episodes of guilt for how her sister tried to extort money from them through blackmail. Thank goodness it was not dragged out… like her not wanting to get over why he first married her. Those episodes ticked me off. Especially when she let the little boy chase her and she would not stop! Really??? So heartless! I could never have done that. Sit down and talk it out! Be a grown up! Don’t tear the kids apart because you are being dumb! Ok! I am done with my little rant.

That said… I really liked the story. It did not end the way I thought at first or midway through. I liked that it kept my interest. It was well done for my taste.

Acting/Cast - love love love them all! The main leads and the support were wonderful to watch! I loved how she became friends with the fist rival, Tong Luo Qi. They made me laugh often! All the cast did great! And those kids were stinking cute!! Oh my gosh! What good little actors! They had my heart from the start!

Rewatch - YES! I loved this one! The plot was great! So was the acting! Even with my hang ups (listed in the storyline) I liked this one and would watch again.

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Could have used some work…

It could be a promising story if it was a written better and the ending left you feeling like it wasn’t complete.

Storyline - needed a lot of work. It was ok. The sound issues in these mini dramas are the worst! It ruins a drama when the music stops and it is a bunch of dead air and then when they talk it sounds like they are talking through a funnel or something. I have seen to many mini dramas that have horrible sound issues. I don’t know why but they do. The story was not bad. I liked it. I just wish it was smoother and written better.

Acting/Cast - they needed work themselves. They were not horrible but they were not great either. Maybe a bit better scrip would have help but I don’t know.

Rewatch - probably will. It is not the worst mini drama out there.

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Was going to give it high marks…

This drama started out nice but then the last two episodes tanked it for me. They should have ended it at episode 21 at 10 minutes 40 seconds into it and added a clean ending. That. Did. Not. Happen!

Storyline - needed some work and not just the story but some of the casts acting was not good. Like I said strong start then the ending got weird. Seriously, if you are going to do a plot twist… make it a plot twist but with a happy ending. This ending sucked! It started in episode 21 (the same as listed above) with the ground shaking and their world shattering and then in episode 22 she wakes up in the hospital and then we watch their whole encounter all over again. They run over their first encounter together like so many times it got boring. Same thing over and over and over. If you watch it you will get the point.

I really REALLY had high hopes for a great ending but when I got to the tail end of episode 21 I knew it was a goner for me. Sigh… just write a decent ending! That is all we want lol.

Acting/Cast - I have to ask … why does the ML always star in these mini cliche dramas? He is a good looking guy and not too bad at acting but I only see him in these minis. They do him no justice. I think I would like to see him in a nicer drama. The FL was not bad. I like her. Some of the other cast needed work though.

Rewatch - ? ??
I don’t know… honestly if it was not for that ending ruining it all I would have said YES in a heartbeat but it ruined it for me. Maybe I will watch it later on down the road I did give it 5/10 on rewatch. That at least is a 50/50 for me.

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Yes, domineering MIL but it turned out good!

It was long but was not that bad. Acting was good. Story was good. Yes, it had a mother-in-law who was controlling but it turned out good. You would have to watch it for yourself.

Storyline - was not bad. It had a lot of heart and a lot of real life feel to it. The mother-in-law came around and I absolutely LOVED how the son and daughter-in-law handled her. They were not rude but they did deal with her with wisdom.

At first I did want to punch the ML. He never put the one he truly loved first. His friend (who was a girl and she was in love with him but he was never in love with her) took the front seat in his life a few times. I wanted to smack him. I loved how his family came around to the FL and supported her when he went off to help the “friend” recover from her bad accident. It turned out great. Just watch it once to get your own opinion.

Acting/Cast - the FL was phenomenal! When the ML found out the boy of the FL was really his (he thought the boy was another man’s child) and took it out on her… that scene was powerful! I loved that she stood up to him and let him know how stupid he was and how she felt waiting for him (basically waited for him to man up) all those years to come back to her. She struggled yet still loved him and supported him and did an amazing job raising their son. It was really well done. She was amazing. The cast was great even the mother-in-law.

Rewatch - it depends. I am not one to get into the really long 40+ episode dramas. But I might watch this again. Honestly if I do it would be to see the FL and the scene I mentioned above.

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Was a great short drama

Had a good storyline and the acting from most of the actors was great. Some was meh. I thought the visual effects were not too bad either.

Storyline - was not bad. Needed a bit of work but I liked the story. I think somethings were a tad bit confusing in some parts but it worked out good. Again… I wish there was a bit more on the end with the two leads… wait ARE they the leads? Lol it was fun to watch.

Acting/Cast - for the most part they did great. I think at certain points in the drama something was lacking in some of the acting. Not sure if they were having a bad day or it was written that way. Just a few things felt off. But all in all they did great.

Rewatch - yes! I would watch it again. It was entertaining and I liked the “comic book” yet real world feel to it.

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Excellent drama!

Loved loved loved it! I liked the story, acting, and music. Did it lack anything? Just a bit but I honestly have no complaints!

Storyline - ran smooth and clean. There were a few flaws I saw but I am not pointing them out. It kept my attention the entire 18 episodes and l could not wait to see how it all unfolded! I was not disappointed! It finished off perfectly with my kind of ending.

Acting/Cast - I feel they did a great job. The ML (male lead) pulled the split personality just fine. It was not as good as Ji Sung did in “Kill Me Heal Me”. He did a phenomenal job! No one could compare! But I felt the ML did great here. FL did a great job also. I like her. I will have to watch out for these two in the future.

Music - I really liked the music. I will be looking for it.

Rewatch - Yes! I am hoping it comes to digital on Amazon so I can buy it lol. I liked it that much.

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Lacked in story/acting but I would watch again.

Started out not so great but episodes 5-7 were the best and I felt were acted out the best.

Storyline - the synopsis was a bit misleading where the, “they both have bad reactions to alcohol so they avoid it”. It did not seem well written or acted and their “reactions” seemed like any normal peoples reactions to it. Also, how does the FL “avoid drinking” when you clearly see her drinking on her own and so on. It was a bit misleading. That being said…

It was an interesting and different storyline from most of the CDramas (and web dramas). I think that some parts were lacking in both script and acting. It did not run as smooth as it could have. Parts seemed to be a bit chopped off. For instance… episode one, their so called bad reaction to alcohol landed them in bed together and then nothing after that. Like it was not really meant to be there but they threw it in on a whim. It was not needed unless they were going to use it as someone caught them and made them marry etc… But nope they moved on and acted like it did not happen. I was a tad bit stumped. I could pick the drama apart but I am not going to because I did actually like the drama even with all the flaws.
I really liked that the FL did not back off on the mother when she found out what was really going on. She stood up to her and told her she needed to stop treating her living son like her dead son and let him live his life as himself and love him for who he is. It was one of the best scenes emotion wise.

Acting/Cast - I liked the cast. Sometimes I think the ML needed a bit of loosening up. He did not play both parts as smooth as I would have liked, especially transitioning from one brother the the other. The FL… sigh… the crying. Lol it was a bit much haha (my husband kept looking at me funny when she cried lol). But she was also the same in acting skills.

Rewatch - Ya, I more than likely would. Maybe not as much as I would my other CDrama favorites. But I would watch it again.

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Was actually a good movie

I liked this movie. Was it lacking? I bit but I would watch it over and over again.

Storyline - was about the Chen family and their history with the island and the mermaids. Years of killing the mermaids brought honor to the family. They were told the mermaids were evil and had to be killed. Only it was all a lie. They wanted mermaid tears. I think it was well written and acted out. Was a good and unique story to me. Maybe not to others but I don’t watch much of these kinds except for the movie “Enormous Legendary Fish”. For me this one ranked up there also. I liked it. I did not skip anything. It kept my interest the entire time. For me that is a good movie.

Acting/Cast - most of them did a good job. I felt there were a few lacking a bit but I thought it was well acted for the most part.

Music - Was fitting for the movie. Loved the ending song the most.

Rewatch - yes! I will be watching it again.

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