This was the longest drama I have ever watched, but every episode kept me entertained. The main couple is one of my favorite couple out of the dramas that I watched. It kind of has a Playful Kiss feel about it somehow to me. I think it's the fact that there aren't any super vindictive characters in it. Most the dramas I have watched either have an evil relative or just an evil character in the drama and sometimes there's both. The story is ok, but you have to kind of buy into the whole cancer thing. Personally, I don't really go for the dramas that have cancer in them, but it kind of works for this drama. The whole drama is super mushy and lovey dovey. There are no knife/ gun fights. The music is some of my favorite music from a drama. I've caught myself humming it. There's one song that remind me of Ra Ra Riot's Can You Tell as far as sound goes. I have no clue what they are really saying. I'm watching this for the second time so yes it's worth it, although I'm probably going to end up skipping some parts.

One more thing, I would suggest watching this drama on Viki, and not Dramafever because Dramafever cut some scenes out of it. I checked the other day because I thought there wouldn't be a difference, but there is.

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Story: It was ok but it dragged. I thought they kept the pacing nice until episode 10-14. Then 15 and 16 seemed to have so many random things thrown in. I would say that they needed more episodes, but they wasted so much time in 10-14 that it's hard for me to even consider that. I wasn't expecting much out of this drama, but even with low standards it's hard for me to give this a love it rating. There were times that in this drama it felt like it was a fanfic. I don't mean a nasty one; I mean a nice fluffy one that a high schooler wrote. If any of you read fanfics which I'm sure more than half of you do, and you know what I'm talking about. I will say if I stumbled across a fanfic version of this I think there would be more kissing.

Cast: Now I understand why people like IU so much. She really has this girl next door feel to her. I love JGS. He's one of my favorite actors, but this was not his best work. I feel like Lee Jang Woo never fully committed to his character. I feel like the director had something to do with these two not performing their best.

Music: It was ok. Good variety, I didn't feel like they were playing the same song all the time throughout this drama.

Rewatch: Probably not because there wasn't anything that made me think yeah I needed to watch again. There wasn't a pivotal moment that made everything change and made me think yeah I want to watch this build up again.

Overall: If you want an aegyo drama that was probably based on a fanfic, then give this a shot. I went into this drama with about the same thought as Nail Shop Pairs. Yeah, I feel like the writers for both of Nail Shop Pairs and Pretty Boy have the same style. I want to give this a better rating because I really like IU, JGS, and Lee Jang Woo. I really hope their next dramas are better than this.

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Story: I liked the story. I thought it made some good points. The theme of don't give up on a relationship just because it's not easy was prominent throughout all of the drama. I really like stories that have this out look just because I feel like today too many people give up too easily on relationships like this. I think it's odd that at least two other dramas with similar plots came out at the same time. I wasn't particularly interested in the others though. They didn't look like they pulled off this plot as well to me.

Cast: I loved everyone. Sure the moms did get a bit over the top, but it's an Asian drama so that has to happen. Everyone did such a good job. I think everyone made their characters believable and natural.

Music: It was ok. It's nothing that I'm just have to buy.

Rewatch: I would watch this again for sure.

Overall: I enjoyed this start to finish. There was some dead space in some of the drama but not too bad. Warning: This is a medical drama so there is blood. I'm a bit of a pansy when it comes seeing operations being done in dramas, so I'd thought I'd share that with other people who feel the same. It's not very many scenes. I mean I made it through all 21 episodes. I did skip the operations, but that didn't really take away from the story.
*Side note: The opening scene where they're throwing and destroying things around the apartment was so good. It was probably one of my favorite parts in this drama. That's the first time I had seen something like that being used in a drama; besides the elevator scenes in Protect the Boss.

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I enjoyed this from beginning. The writers should have gotten an award for the story. It really pulled at my heart. I wasn't sure about the historical stuff, but they incorporated it well with the modern.
Of course is a good story with out a good cast. Casting was good. Some people were just meh, but I think they all worked well together. That's what matters to me.
Music was good I didn't feel like I was only hearing the same 3 songs over and over 16 episodes.
I would rewatch this again. I might even buy it. No it's not my favorite, but there were some scenes that were done so well that I just want to keep watching them over and over.
Over all loved the story. You need to watch it. It won't hurt to watch the first episode just to see. I really liked the time traveling.

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Story: I thought was good. However, there were some dead spaces. I think this was the drama that I wished Cruel City would have been. Some parts of this story line were good and bad. They did some how convince me to watch all 20 episodes, and that was what save this for me. I would go into more detail, but I'm afraid some of you would complain about the spoilers. If you want to hear what my biggest downers on this were message me or I might put them in the comments marked spoilers.

Acting: I thought it was ok. The cast didn't seem to work well together. It could just be me. I feel like they were disjointed because the story was disjointed. I saw on here that so many people complained about the lead being deadpan or showing little emotion, but I thought that was how she was supposed to be. There are people in real life that are like that.

Music: I really enjoyed the music I thought it was beautiful, and fit the scenes well.

Rewatch: I'd watch it again. There are parts that I loved and I thought this this drama showed well.

Overall: This was just an ok watch. This is far from being the worst Asian drama that I've watched, but it was just ok. One thing that I have to mention is the cinematography in this drama is beautiful. The only other drama that I think can compare would be Innocent Man. There are just some really nice shots that I think really help this drama. I think so many times cinematography is for gotten in dramas, but that is a huge part of telling a story on screen. Honestly I think without that I don't think this drama would have been as good.
I really want to give this a 6.5, but I can't so it will stay at a 6.

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I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started watching this. For me I didn't know what to watch, and none of the dramas that were currently out were catching my eye. I thought I'd give this a shot. Oh my goodness! I pretty much watched the first 6 episodes in a row. This drama had my attention right from the start. This drama is so well written. The story is pretty unique. I don't really like psychology that much so I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. I might have changed my mind after watching this. The drama shows how different characters cope with their mental illness. I think that is my favorite thing about this show. So often society says that people with these problems CAN'T live normal lives, but this is not the case. (Oh how I could get on my soapbox about that.) I think the writers did try to make it as believable as possible.

I cannot tell you how much I love this cast. I will say I didn't expect much out of D.O, but he did a good job. I was glad to see some old face. I think everyone worked well together. I think the cast fit their parts perfectly.

The music was really good. There were a couple of songs that were just meh, but over all it was good. None of the songs are super annoying. My favorite song was Hero by Family of the Year. I have been playing it constantly.

I will for sure be watching this drama again at some point. It's just so amazing. I think when ever I feel like my life is falling to pieces; I'll watch this and remember that it's going to be ok.

This is such an inspiring story. I really hope more people decide to watch it. It's such a lovely drama. You will cry a few times, but just so amazing. There are several dramas that let me down this year, but this one delivered.

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Story: I thought this had a good storyline and it was nicely wrapped up at the end. I had been meaning to watch this for probably about a year. I was really happy I finally got to it. Let me just say there are very good kiss scenes, and the chemistry between all the couples is great. It just irritates me when a couple is supposed to be in love, and it never gets there. The one thing that bugged me was that the leading woman's "best friend" didn't seem like a good friend to me. (If you want to know more of my reasoning behind that message me. I kind of feel like it's spoilers, just to be on the safe side.)I also loved the F4 kind of vibe that was given by the leading males. I liked that in this story you see the happy times that are in relationships and the not so glamorous side too. I will say the first episode isn't that good, but it picks up from there.

Cast: I loved this cast. I thought they all worked well together to tell these four stories.

Music: It was ok. I have no desire to buy it.

Rewatch: Yes, I probably will be rewatching it at some point.

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I was a little hesitant to start this one. I don't like aliens or anything like that, and while the main character is an alien, he doesn't really act like typical alien in most movies/ shows. I went into this drama with a completely open mind, and it had everything I wanted in a drama. This drama made me laugh and cry. I thought the main couple's relationship felt genuine. It was a drama that showed that relationships aren't always going to be happy, but that's just how life is.
The acting was pretty good. I think the cast got along well off screen too, which I think is important to any drama. If people are not getting along well together then it shows on screen.
The music was very good. I will for sure be watching this drama again.
Just watch this drama. It's worth every minute.

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First of all if you liked the American show Gossip Girl you will love this. The characters are somewhat similar, but with out the drugs and alcohol. Young Do is the Korean Chuck Bass. I don't care what anyone says. Also the way the portray Americans in The Heirs is laughable. I mean it's just stereotypical American things. Except for trying to get high off of bean powder, and then ending up in the ER.

Now for the story. It moves nicely there are a few dead spot, but overall good. One of the best school dramas I've watched in a while. It might be the best school drama of the year for me.

Casting was good. I liked all of the actors and actresses, and I thought their acting was good. Lee Minho has really improved since Boys Over Flowers, which I'm very happy to say. Park Shin Hye has gotten better, but I really wish she wouldn't look like the guy has cooties every time she gets kissed on screen. I'm sorry I don't who you are, but if your crush/ bf kiss you, you don't make a ew face. Kim Woobin just yes. Krystal was much better than I thought. Her character was one of my favorites. I loved the cutaways that were between her and her onscreen boyfriend, played by Min Hyuk.

Music was ok. I won't be running out to buy this soundtrack. I got a little sick of Lee Hongki from F.T. Island singing LOVE IS THE MOMENT!!!!!!! in more than half of the scenes. I mean it was played in the background when it didn't make sense to have that song playing. At times it was worse than ALMOST PARADISE!!!!! blaring in Boys Over Flowers. I'm someone that really listens to the music playing in the background of any movie or tv show. It bothers me quite a bit when the music doesn't go with the scene.

I will definitely be watching this again at some point. The plot line wasn't anything that ground breaking, but it's for those days when you want to feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Cons:
However, I wish this would have been at a college rather than a high school. I think the majority of the actors and actresses that were supposed to be high schoolers looked too old. In fact I remember about a year ago when it was announced that this drama was going to be made it was going to be in a college not a high school.

In all honesty, this is a must watch. If you're having a marathon with this drama, then you will probably end up singing along with Hongki around episode 7 LOVE IS THE MOMENT!!!! (especially if you sang along with Almost Paradise), and you'll forget that they look like they aren't in high school.

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Story- I wasn't to sure about this at first because there's kind of a student teacher relationship. I'm a future teacher so I'm completely against this. So it took me two tries to watch this. Actually one of my friends had watched the first few episodes and told me to just keep watching. I'm not considering that a spoiler because it happens so early in this storyline. The lead male is a little too controlling at times, and I have a problem with that too. There are lots of funny and cute scenes all through out this drama that's what really saved the story I think. There were times when I wanted to kill some characters, but let's be honest that happens in every drama.

Cast- I think the whole cast did a very good job and made me want to watch more of their other dramas/ movies. There were things Jo Yoon Woo's character did in this drama that slightly reminded me of Key from Shinee. Also Park Min Woo looked like he could have been related to Jay Park. I think it was the costuming or something. Their characters were my two favorite supporting roles.

Rewatch- I would rewatch this eventually.

Overall- I would recommend this to someone, but I would give them a disclaimer about the beginning. I really liked the cast.

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I liked this drama it was super cute. The plot is nice and simple, which is why I gave this a shot. I feel like all the dramas I'm currently watching are trying to go a million different ways. I liked the cast overall. I really enjoyed the ost for this drama. I don't know that I would watch it again. I might if I need a mushy drama to watch when I'm having a bad day. I did like that it was short. The makers paced this well and did not try to do a over extravagant plot for the time given to them. I would say give it a shot. I was done with it in about 2 and 1/2 hours, so you aren't investing that much time into this drama. I would like to see more dramas like this.

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First off I want to say this is my favorite live action Japanese movie I have ever seen. There are so many feels in this and I cried. I hardly ever cry in movies.

Story- The story was amazing. Well, I started on the anime, which is amazing as well. Then, I found out about the movie watched it. I am in love with this story line. Yes, I know it's a sappy love story about high school kids, but the things that go on in their lives make it less sappy to me. After I finished this I couldn't find part 2 so I read the manga, so I could find out how it ended. I will say the writer of the movie and anime both literally just took every thing from the manga and made the pictures move and the drawings become people. That almost NEVER happens when book are turned into t.v. shows or movies in the States.

Acting- I love all of the actors and actresses in this. They all did such a good job in making all of this believable.

Music- There aren't really any songs that stand out to me. So it's just kind of meh. At least they didn't play a happy song when they were trying to be serious or anything. That has happened in dramas I've watched.

Rewatch- YES!!! I cannot express that enough.

Overall- This may actually rank in my favorite movies of all time. That's kind of impressive.

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Story- It was a little confusing in the beginning, but it explained things quickly. In some ways it reminded me a little of Glee with musical theme. I thought the execution of the plot was done well.

Casting- I loved all of the cast members. I also had a huge crush on CN Blue's drummer by the end. His character is just adorable. I don't think any of them really hindered the development of the plot.

Music- The music was very good. I considered buying the soundtrack after I finished it, but I didn't. If the music had sucked in this drama, the drama would have failed since that's the main focus.

Rewatch- I might eventually rewatch this, but not right now. There are just too many dramas I haven't watched yet. :)

Overall I thought this was a good music related drama.

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Story- You should already be somewhat familiar with this story, if you have watched Bokura ga Ita Zepen. If you have not you might want to and then come back for this review. For the manga readers, I will say they did stay true to the story for the most part. I know they didn't add anything. They did take out a few things that were in the manga, but I didn't mind because I think it made the story flow better. Honestly, I loved the manga, but there were times when Yuri's part was just too long for me in the manga. I could not stand Yuri in the movie or manga, but the writers guilt tripped me into feeling a little bad for her.

Cast- The cast was the same as in the last movie. This makes me so happy. I cannot tell you how many times in the States sequels of movies will come out, and the whole cast will change. These actors and actresses did such a good job. I cried watching this second part. Their performance was just so moving. The manga got my feels, but it didn't actually make me cry.

Music- The music was pretty good. I think it fit the mood of all the scenes, which is important.

Re-watch- Yes, I will definitely re-watch both of these movies. I'm actually thinking about buying them.

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