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The Glory
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by saphy
Mar 29, 2024
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 3.0
Story 2.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Honestly Boring

I was expecting the revenge drama of the century from what I was told from other people. It felt like everyone and their mothers was watching this and raving about it, and when I finally get round to doing so myself, it has fallen completely flat.

What even was that I'm sorry lads but likeeee. So slow. No revenge. Song Hye Kyo's character was so boring I'm sorry but I just have to say it, girly showed zero emotion in my opinion and had no personality, she wasn't compelling at all. I agree it was horrible what happened to her, and I think the flashback scenes and actors were done very well to show those horrors, but I felt no passion towards her adult self's "revenge" because WHERE WAS IT? I literally feel like nothing happened. Fine you could say "ah it's a slow burn, she wants to destroy their lives slowly and subtly", but right like give me anything at all please, the burn was so slow that the fire got put out completely and I didn't care about the destruction at all. It didn't even end with a bang.

Also Lee Do Hyun's character felt so wedged in there, I feel like he just appeared and we are just expected to accept it, like bro what do you mean you've stuck around for that long without reciprocation and now you're willing to lay down EVERYTHING for this woman. I'm sorry bestie but I'm not buying it. I liked Im Ji Yeon's character, I thought she portrayed her role well, as did Jung Sung Il, I think him finding things out was the most exciting part of the drama because it was like oooo something is actually happening FINALLY because secrets are actually getting out, when secrets are being leaked between the bullies it is all just silent threat like who cares within that little bubble, they're all aware of the bullying anyway, but Jung Sung Il on the other hand ooooo if *he* knew then that would change things. His character and storyline would honestly be the only thing making me mildly inclined to watch the second season. I also liked Yeom Hye Ran's character because woooo personality!!! Proof that not everybody in this universe is an absolute robot.

I wanted to see Song Hye Kyo actually do things to make these guys' lives hell, make them genuinely fearful and remorseful, (and maybe I will get that if I watched the next season but lets be real lads I really cba) but all I really saw in this is people just take her side way too easily and roll over for her, it wasn't even like she was silently scary, I felt no emotion when she was giving threats, and felt no shock when things got "revealed" by her hand and when she "blackmailed" people. Maybe I'm just asking the wrong thing of this drama and my taste is just too naïve to enjoy such a subtle revenge drama like this but fine sue me for wanting something big and bold and shocking to happen. I lowkey wish they just like committed and made her a full blown psychopath or something, I need her to adopt crazy b**** mode, get some real revenge girly, and show some chaotic joy as you see them burn. Instead we just got Song Hye Kyo like :| 24/7. We aren't seeing you reap the benefits of your "revenge" which makes me question if it's even there in the first place!

Again, maybe I'm asking too much and this is the wrong kinda drama for me, and I'm just being impatient but come onnnnn *something* could've happened this season surely, it felt like we got absolutely nowhere. People might say to me "season 2 will give you everything you desire from this drama! Just watch it and the revenge starts properly!" but brooooo be for reallll I went through an entire season and got nothing, what was it even for, you can't tell me this whole season was just building the foundations, what a waste of time. Surely there was a better way of setting up for the real showdown without spending an entire 8 episodes on it. I'm not gonna wait a whole season for a tiny little spark. Sadly pretty damn disappointed eek ://

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Miss & Mrs. Cops
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by saphy
Apr 3, 2024
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

Perfect Cop Comedy!

I absolutely love movies like this! This kinda humour is my kinda humour, silly (but not ridiculous), and light-hearted, but not at all taking away from the serious message of the movie, nor the fast-paced action. The two leads had THE BEST chemistry, I loved their strong characters and their acting was on point. Their awkward pauses and how they switch up when hiding things from their superiors was hilarious and I laughed every time. For those who have watched Midnight Runners, I definitely recommend you watch this movie! And if you enjoyed this movie and haven't watched Midnight Runners yet, WATCH IT!!!

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W.H.Y.
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by saphy
Jan 3, 2022
10 of 10 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 7.0

I AM SO PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WOW

Okay why am I so shook?!?!?! That was actually so damn good?!?!?! Bruh wtf I loved it?!?!? I AM SO SHOOK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHY WAS THAT SO GOOD?!?!?!?!? It had me so damn invested like where I’m waving my arms about and gasping at the end of episodes and covering my mouth in disbelief and squealing at cute bits?!?!?!? Boi huh?!?!? In advance I apologise for how messy this 'review' is gonna be lol, it's mainly just me fangirling but I promise I still say things of worth ahah

Okay so: I obviously had this on my radar because Hwang In Yeop was starring in it and wowee we love to see our fave boi in main roles yes In Yeop get that bread. I know we always wanna see our faves in absolute main roles, but he 100000% was cast in the right role for this drama, if he was the main main role in this it wouldn’t feel right ygm? The role he was cast in fits a lotttt better like the ‘too cool best friend’ is definitely where it’s at. Seul gi is such a bean awe I love him.
All the scenes where the whole gang are havin’ a good time or day out were so fun! Genuinely made me smile so much and made me super duper happy. Lighthearted fun you just can’t help but smileeee they looked so happy! :D when they played in the sea! Awe I adored it.
Also just wanna say that the first couple of episodes actually made me laugh loads lol, idek what specifics there were the acting was just really good and the humorous parts really did the trick. I feel like the later episodes weren’t as purposefully comedic or comedic at all really but I didn’t mind, I didn’t think they needed to be, I was happy with the level of severity surrounding 'the situations' presented (obviously I won't go into details dw). Things still remained fairly lighthearted though which I enjoyed, it was refreshing. The comedy at the beginning was a really enjoyable way to introduce the basis of the drama and was suitably fazed out as it went on, very satisfying 😊
AGAIN I WON'T GO INTO DETAILS BUT: omg this drama has one of the best executed twists in it I have ever seen. It was short and sharp and satisfying, ADORE IT it has me SHOOOOQUE. The way the plot unfolded was great as well, the twists throughout were exciting and shocked me and kept me shouting at my laptop the whole way through.

I like how things weren’t forced in this drama ygm WE STAN REALISM. I think it was well paced for a web drama. This is my first Asian web drama that I’ve watched and understand that plot goes a lottt faster than usual dramas but I feel like it still wasn’t rushed which was great. I feel like the excitement was well condensed into the 2 or so hours of content. Quick thing: I did watch all of the episodes at once so I basically experienced it as a movie, idk if that changed my perspective on the pacing of it or not but I just thought to mention it anyway.
However, I feel like although I absolutely loved it and I did in fact get a hint of the ‘omg I’m in disbelief at how amazing this is’ feeling, I didn’t get that feeling hitting me like a truck ygm? I believe what contributed to the lack of getting hit by a truck feeling is that it is a web drama- with it being so much shorter than usual dramas (despite, like I said, the excitement being well condensed), there wasn’t as much time to build an unbreakable bond of obsession with the relationships and dynamics going on. Don’t get me wrong, the characters were great and I love them all but ain’t gonna lie I didn’t remember all their names for a pretty long while. I do think it is difficult to build that kind of ‘obsession’ when a drama is so short. It is pretty much the length of a movie and I am having trouble naming a character from a one off movie that I love to such a great extent. For example all the High School Musical characters are from a series of films (my favourite movies of all time), not just one yaknow, and people who love Harry Potter have an entire series of books AND films to obsess over. A KDrama equivalent would be Seo Jun from True Beauty (can you tell I love Hwang In Yeop lol). We had like, 20 hours to fall in love with his character and truly understand him, and I feel like that kinda attachment wouldn't come about if True Beauty was condensed into the length of a movie.

Okay I must say: I probably won’t rewatch this. I feel like it was an exciting one to watch but now knowing what happens I feel like I would get bored? Even if over time I forget the plot and feel like watching it again, I feel like it would all flood back to me quite quickly and then nothing would be a surprise anymore. There isn’t enough to make me excited enough to rewatch because a main driving force of this drama was the twists and how the plot develops but now that I know what the twists are and how everything unfolds there’s nothing new yaknow? The mystery genuinely really intrigued me all throughout but like I said now that the mystery is gone there’s not much left, especially since I don’t have a very strong emotional connection with the characters. I have to say the feeling I got immediately after finishing the drama was amazing, I was so shook it had me lost for words I couldn’t believe it and because of how well executed it was just ah *chefs kiss*, but idk if I would get that same feeling again, I think it would be a one off thing. The unfamiliarity and mystery was a big part of this whole experience and added to excitement and I am very much glad I watched it, but wouldn't want to be disappointed upon second viewing.

Overall, very pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this! Genuinely made me so happy and made me interact with my screen by exclaiming to it many a time whilst waving my hands about, love to see it, always a good sign. Hyped to watch more web dramas in the future, this sure has set the standard high lol, I doubt that all of them will be this good but I will be, again, very pleasantly surprised if they are :D overall: 9/10 due to the wonderful feeling it gave me and that WONDERFULLY EXECUTED TWIST, but not 10/10 due to the lack of true connection with characters, likely as a result of it being a short web drama
Just watched the bloopers, awe, I feel all cosy and warm inside. It makes me really happy that a web drama made me feel so happy and cosy despite being so short, even though that’s what probably prevented this from being a 10/10. A whole gem of a drama, love it love it love it 😊

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Linda Linda Linda
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by saphy
Jul 15, 2023
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.5

I loved it!!

I have wanted to watch this for a while now, and omg I really loved it. This was such a feelgood film without it being a typical in your face 'feelgood film' you know? It was more subtle in that I would find myself being silently smiley and happy after certain scenes. This film made me happy :)

I personally really enjoyed the little scenes that didn't necessarily 'contribute to the plot', they are what made the girls seem so real. There was the smallest ever storyline that I was confused and kinda 'umm what' about but I can let it slide lol. And I also adored the scenes where they were practicing in the band room, I rewatched them multiple times just to experience them again. The way it was shot felt so natural and almost quiet and like I was actually there, watching them interact in real time.

The acting I loved. It felt like they were actual schoolgirls, they felt so real. Son is so endearing and I love her. I love how each of the girls had their own personalities but like they weren't overdone so much that they didn't feel like real life people. It didn't feel like a movie in that sense, like it didn't feel manufactured. I loved that about it.

The music was so great. When Son sang it felt freeing and youthful. I felt so proud of her. Honestly devastated the original songs by The Blue Hearts aren't on Spotify though :(

I would probably watch this again, but it was a pain trying to watch because loads of the sites that had it were super buffery, super low quality or had subtitles missing so it look me like twice the time to watch because I had to keep switching between sites HHHHHH but if I could watch it again completely free of disruption, I feel like I would love it even more. It's a quiet happy place :))

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Love Playlist
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by saphy
Dec 6, 2022
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 3.5

Short and sweet

As with most web dramas, you can't really expect a complex plot, and tbh I'm glad that this drama stuck to a simple storyline. Seeing the different perspectives added enough to make it interesting, and the plot at all was a good one! It was well executed and didn't feel too samey, despite being quite a typical storyline. The characters were purposeful and there was no wasted time in this web drama. The conflicts and dilemmas were engaging and there weren't any plot holes yayyyy!!! It was concise and neat and cute, and would recommend if you want a quick something to watch. It isn't the most groundbreaking show, but does the job as a light pick me up. I haven't watched the next season yet, and won't be absolutely racing to do so, but it is something that I would indeed want to watch in the future :)

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To My Star (Movie)
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by saphy
Dec 5, 2022
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 4.5
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I was really expecting more

This is my second time watching this drama. I first watched it in 2021 soon-ish after it came out I think, and I watched it all at once but as separate episodes. Second time round I watched it in December 2022 as a movie. I would definitely reccommend watching the movie form, it flows so much better and it's just a lot easier to maintain what's going on ygm.
Okay I'm gonna be real here: I expected this drama to be way better ngl I AM SORRYYY. (Heads up this review is gonna be a bit all over the place).
I feel like the weighting of the different plot points was skewed, like there wasn't exactly lots of romance, but there wasn't a lot of anything else specific either? I really do think this is down to how short the drama is, it was a webdrama after all so I can't expect them to fully flesh out the plot because they simply don't have time.
Also, the way the plot was set up is very odd lol, you can tell they were grasping for a way to introduce the characters at all and set up this romance. It is unrealistic because like, in what world would Seo Joon just start *living in the house* without Ji Woo being made aware and just like *wha*- Bit whack but you know what I can let it slide, this is a drama and it is allowed to be unrealistic, we watch them to escape reality after all.
Anyway, following on from that I feel like because of the whack world building and things they had to twist to make their relationship possible introduced lots of random things that didn't really make sense or add anything to the movie/drama. It's like a lot happened but nothing happened at the same time? Some things were mentioned but not explained, and there was one very specific character that was introduced later on that had pretty much zero relevance whatsoever.
The two leads were cute, but I wish the drama focused more on them and their relationship. Yes we do see how they grow fond of each other, but only juuuussstttt enough to justify saying they like each other. Tbh barely enough. Again I think I can put this down to the shortness of the drama, but simultaneously if they had balanced things out better there would've definitely been enough time to focus on the relationship. My favourite part of the drama was definitely Seo Joon's character, he's just so happy! What a bean. And I do always like an opposites attract kinda situation, so that was nice. But as said, I just needed more cute moments and more focus on the romance personally.
One last thing: "I'll be there" by Johnny, what a great song, I love it and think it is a wonderful OST for the drama.
To summarise: it's good but could've been better. Production was good and the main leads were good characters, but the world building was a bit whack and where the plot was weighted wasn't the best. I wouldn't go running to it ygm.

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We Best Love: No. 1 For You
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by saphy
Feb 27, 2022
6 of 6 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

I could watch this again and again and again

Heads up this isn't really a review it's just me spilling my thoughts as to why I love this., hopefully still an entertaining read though
Okay so this is my 3rd time watching this drama ahah, I love it to bits. This was the first Asian drama I ever watched and honestly I feel if it was any other drama (other than like, True Beauty lol), I wouldn't be half as invested in Asian dramas as I am now. This is 100000% up there in one of my favourite dramas/ movies/ shows I have ever watched because of how it made me feel when I first watched it. It had me completely lost for words and made me so happy on so many levels. It had me completely obsessed, in record time too (I watched the entire thing twice within I think 4 days? And Yu (one of the main leads) was my phone background within like a week lol). I hadn't felt that level of fangirl obsession in AGESSSS (oh how I missed feeling that way ahah, it had been wayyy too long). When I tell you this was all I thought of for a solid 2 weeks oop. I remember I was having a bit of a crap time, we were in lockdown 2, beginning of 2021 and I was at home in online lessons, every day was the same and it was all a bit crap. I watched this and honestly it made me so damn happy I was elated. A couple days later things were a bit dead again but it was fineeee because I knew I could rely on this to make me happy again AND IT DID AYYY
This drama idek how to describe it properly, but it just did the perfect job of taking me away from worries. I felt no stress when watching, I felt completely relaxed and totally absorbed in how frickin adorable this is. Admittedly yes, if you look into it someee aspects are slightly problematic, don't blackmail or stalk people, kids. THAT ASIDE THOUGH: bruh heart eyes. Acting on point too wow that made me FEEL. I lovelovelove the characters, BING WEI DEFINITION LEGEND AH. I remember me and my friend talking about Bing Wei so regularly that our other friends who hadn't even seen the drama would bring up Bing Wei in conversation, as they should. Bing Wei best boi. I had at least two dreams in which Shu Yi's jumper appeared, wow I want that jumper (oh yeah the styling in this was also just really cool? Idk I just vibed with the fits). Can I also say: Aqua Blue, honestly one of my favourite songs of all time, it is so beautiful and ah I can't even describe it makes me feel lighter than air I just- This song was literally my top song of 2021 on Spotify (113 listens, I literally listened to that song at least twice everyday for a solid month, always when making a bagel lol so now when I listen to it/ make a bagel I think of the other thing ygm). I literally called it from February when I first watched this that it would be my top song ahah. As soon as I found the song on Spotify I was like "oh we've got a winner here gang". So beautifully sung, cathartic and just stunning. Rewatching this again I realised how they literally use the same three songs in the whole drama and when you notice it, it is very obvious and loops a lil however I still frickin love the songs either way soooo. Ah dude I just love this and no one will be able to take that away from me. Over time when I keep rewatching it I will definitely realise its trashiness or whatever but do I care? No. I will still continue watching it and treasuring it in my heart as one of my favourite dramas ever because when I tell you this drama opened up the doors to a new chapter in my life, *this drama opened up the doors to a new chapter in my life*, and wow even if this sounds sad and cringey: I would be a different person without it.

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Midnight Runners
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by saphy
Jan 3, 2022
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

ah, we love a good cop movie

Okey dokey so I've been feeling kinda meh and really needed to watch something investing and funny. Oh boy did it deliver, gripping action, genuinely wicked gritty plot and eliteee bromance and witty bants between the leads. It was a great balance between comedy and seriousness, the weight of the situation was handled well and the morals were delivered well too whilst simultaneously making me laugh and wanting to rewatch certain moments. I'm in such a great mood after watching this wowee ahah, ah, looking back I really really enjoyed that, 1hr 50 mins very well spent indeed. As did everyone else who reviewed this movie, I really liked Ki Joon and Hee Yeol's dynamic, effortlessly funny honestly idek how else to describe it. The plot of this movie I just love, I feel like so much happens and all of it actually matters, no wasted time, no faffing with unnecessary side plots, straight to the point action we love to see it. I loved the little references they would make to previous parts of the movie and how cohesive everything was, nothing wildly complicated but still intriguing and intricate I felt.
Overall, thoroughly enjoyed this movie woah I would have no problem watching it again because it was seriously so good and I had a great time watching it. I probably wouldn't jump to watch it ASAP because I don't feel like that would exactly do much for me ygm, but I can 100% see myself roping someone else in to watch it with me in the future. Ah, wonderful, wholly satisfied and feeling much better than before :)))

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Eulachacha Waikiki
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by saphy
Sep 4, 2021
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 10

Definition of a feelgood sitcom

Okay so I began watching this drama when I was ill and needed something lighthearted to cheer me up and can I say: this was THE PERFECT CHOICE. From the first episode I was laughing more than I ever have whilst watching a tv show of any kind, it is silly and just straight up hilarious.
I must admit, the humour may not be everyone's cup of tea (it even got a bit OTT for me at points), and it did dip for me at around episode 12 ish (?), but picked up again massivelyyy after a couple of episodes.
Definition fangirl mode was activated on multiple occasions during this drama, it had me stood up screaming at the tv, squealing with excitement, throwing pillows about, gasping in disbelief and telling random people in my life about it even when they didn't care. LOVE TO SEE IT.
Sooooo much happens and what I love about it specifically is that there's always something new going on in each episode. Obviously there's a general continuous plot, but the events that happen are so damn wild sometimes it's so wonderful. I love the consistent characters and their quirks that always come up, and I also enjoy how if there's a plot point I don't particularly like, I can usually count on the fact that it'll be insignificant next episode so I don't have to endure it for too long, but luckily that didn't have to happen very often.
The character interactions and dynamic in the guesthouse was great, it made me feel so at home, it was familiar and warm and kind. I felt truly welcome at the guesthouse. There were so many sweet and heartwarming moments and I really did love the friendships. Yes the characters definitely have flaws (wowee do they have flaws) but they're real. No one is perfect and everyone screws up but they better each other, true friendship right there :)
RELATIONSHIPS WE ALWAYS LOVE A BIT OF ROMANCE YES WE DO: eeeeeeee overall i frickin love the couples I ain't gonna lie. However it must be said that i wasn't too keen on some parts for a while, sometimes it was paced well, other times not, and sometimes it had the potential to be a bit uncomfortable, but definitely with time when you can tell the characters are actually in a good place themselves to be in those relationships, I appreciate the really sweet interactions, they gave me butterflies and heart eyes.
This drama has everything, its truly wacky and crazy but also like a nice comforting hug. I can tell I will rewatch the entire thing in the future at some point, as well as rewatching certain episodes and scenes because they made me laugh so much. I can't wait to laugh that much again! (excuse the very trash writing it is currently 1:42 am I am very tired help me)

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While You Were Sleeping
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by saphy
Jul 7, 2021
32 of 32 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Perfect balance of romance, fantasy, legal and comedy

I'm trash at writing reviews so I'm just gonna mainly fangirl instead lol, but I'll try my best.

Story: 9/10
I really loved the blend of romance and slight fantasy with the legal side of this drama, I thought it was weighted really well and didn't mind when scenes would cut to different storylines, I was invested in them all. Each new legal case was intriguing and tense and had me shouting at *certain people* through the screen. Super gripping and they didn't get annoying or drag on forever for no reason. It was funny and light-hearted but also tense and thrilling, wonderful I loved it

Acting/ Cast: 10/0
Okay screw it I gotta go full fangirl mode for this: EEEEEE I loved the castttttttttt! I literally *live* for well written characters and consistency and YESSS this drama hAS IT the personalities were so clear and so loveable okay I just wanna fangirl about Woo Tak for a bit don't mind me:
Every good person on Earth deserves a Woo Tak. That is all. Well that's not all but I can't put my feelings into words rn okay-
I literally loved the characters so much I would regularly text my friends mid episode to fangirl about them (mainly Woo Tak I mean look at his lil faceeee). They were funny and charming and the antagonists were BRILLIANT wow I hated them so much it was GREAT. Consistent hatred for the antagonists, consistent love for the leads, yes. Incredible acting wow there were some scenes that thinking back now damnnnnn that was outstanding omg, you bet I'll be adding loads of their other dramas to my watchlist

Music: 7/10
Don't mind me just gonna daydream to "It's You" by Henry for the rest of time eeeeeeee. Wow that song HITS. I must admit a couple of the songs I wasn't so keen on but I remember there were a few that I liked quite a lot so I will be listening to the OST again to find them. Other than that, I believe the songs were mainly pretty fitting for the scenes, especially the 'tense' one idk how to describe it you'll see what I mean

Rewatch Value: 6/10
As much as I loved watching this drama, I don't think it would be one I would watch again in it's entirety. Thinking back to everything that happened, I feel I would get exhausted maybe? There's a lot to cope with and think about and I wouldn't be able to handle all that again lol. I would more likely watch odd episodes here and there or maybe specific scenes, but I feel like watching it again in full wouldn't hit quite the same.

Overall: 8.5/10
EDGE. OF. MY. SEAT. I was hooked, constantly watching episodes when I should've been doing homework instead, that's when you know I was invested. Wonderful characters I love 'em so much their INTERACTIONS EEEE even just smiles that were exchanged, the mutual crying, the fRICKIN KISS-
I feel like some people could probably power through this drama in like a week max, I know I definitely would've if I didn't have exams lol so I say: if you have the chance to, DO IT! I really enjoyed it and doubt I'll come across another drama that blends genres quite like it :))

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Live On
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by saphy
Apr 22, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.5

this was so enjoyable to watch! my face rn- :D

I didn't know what to quite expect of this drama, but what it turned out to be was GREAT all the same! It was a really enjoyable watch, and as the plot unfolded I found myself becoming more and more invested. This isn't as romance heavy as the other few dramas I have watched so far so I wasn't sure if I was going to like it as much, however, I realised that things as well as the romance made me want to continue watching, which is a sign of a genuinely good plot in my eyes- I wasn't just watching for the cute moments but for the driving force of the entire thing, it wasn't annoying or tiresome or boring, but actually had me pretty damn hooked.

Aside from the fact that this is a legit really great story, we mUST ADDRESS THE CUTE MOMENTS EEEEE!!! Yup, super duper cute, we love to see it, I really loved the interactions between the couples, the characters were consistent and their personalities really shone through whenever they were on screen, they were SOOO well written and I love them all!!! I wanna be part of this friendship group it seems so lit omg. Also can I just say something: Eun Taek's hair in episode 8... when you get to it you'll know what I mean just YES the whole fit he really do be serving heck yea Eun Taek there's something for y'all to look forward to lol

I have to highlight a particular thing I really appreciate about this drama: how well the friendship develops amongst the main characters. I think that the friendship aspect of this drama is probably the most important and I have to admit the writers did a REALLY GOOD JOB with it. There comes a point in the drama where I was like "Hang on... I can't ever imagine you guys not being friends". Their friendship journey was sosososo natural that I didn't even notice it happening, it wasn't shoehorned in as a plot point, it just, *happened* like how it would in real life and I just loveeeee that.

ALSO THE SONGS ARE BOPSSSSSSSS OMGGGGG LIKE EVERY TIME THE EPISODE ENDED OR PEOPLE LOOKED INTO EACH OTHER'S EYES I PREPARED MYSELF TO DANCE IN MY SEAT I ACTUALLY LOVED IT LIKE BRUHHH 'YOUR LIGHT'>>>>>>>> SONG OF MY SUMMERRRRRR

I think this drama has the *perfect* balance of juicy plot, friendship GOALSSS and pure wholesome romance. Overall: a wonderful all rounder if you want a bit of everything!!! :))

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True Beauty
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by saphy
Apr 11, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

This drama made me feel love in a way I’ve never experienced

Well, I am only 17 and haven’t exactly been in love before, but this is what I imagine it’s like. This drama made me feel elated and lighter than air once I finished it. Legit after I finished the final episode I cried without tears for a solid hour because I was so happy, just falling about all over the place smiling, I was completely lost for words, it took my breath away.

Story: 10
I loved this story. I am a SUCKER for a cute love story and this is exactly it, NAIL ON THE HEAD. There were parts where I was like “NOOO”, but they were necessary for the plot and it made me want to watch even more and they drove the story onwards and HHH SO MANY EMOTIONS SOOOO MANY EMOTIONSSSS

Acting/ Cast: 100000000000
THIS CAST>>>>>> omggggg it was PERFECT LIKE I LOVED EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER THE CAST WAS PERFECT FOR THISSSSS THE ACTING WAS IMPECCABLEEEEE!!!!!!! The chemistry between actors made me feel some kinda way I’m telling you omg, even down to the side characters I loved every single one. You will 10000000% fall desperately in love with at least one of the male leads (I fell in love with both obviously can you blame me), their characters are so well crafted and their actions were so fitting. This goes for every character, the casting and acting was incredible.

Music: 10
Love love love. Brb just gonna listen to the OST on repeat on Spotify for the next yEAR. Legit don’t even get me started I listened to Starlight at least 5 times after finishing the final episode whilst silent tearless crying and bro I cannot eXPRESSSSS just- and tbh all the other songs too, they fit really well so much so I didn’t really notice it loads because it didn’t sound out of place AT ALL, it fit the scenes really well and complemented the mood :)

Rewatch Value: 1000000000000000000
I want to rewatch this now. Like, right now. So much happens and there were so many (and I mean it, SOOOO MANNYYYY) adorable moments that will just make you feel SOOO HAPPYYYYY AND WARM AND FUZZY and make you rewatch the same clip over and over and over again because it was so damn cUTEE. I’m telling you, you’re gonna love this and wish that everyone you know watches it too so you can watch it with them

Overall: The *best* and *cutest* most *incredible* drama I have watched so far EVER
The emotions it made me feel are indescribable. I hope that one day I can experience these same incredible feelings by being in love myself, and that I can make the other person feel the same way too :) I just wanna fall straight back into it, this drama made me feel so in love and I cannot even describe that feeling I genuinely can’t put it into words. I wanna feel that again. I wanna watch it over and over and over :) I hope you love it too :)))

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