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Anca

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Anca

United Kingdom
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Romance Is a Bonus Book
21 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Mar 17, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Where do I even start? The story was good, the music was good, the cast was good, everything was so, soo good!

I'm gonna begin by saying that I am biased because Lee Jong Suk is my absolute favorite actor. I have loved 95% of everything he he played in (the only one I disliked was Doctor Strange, but that's because of the female lead, his character was great). He always manages to make me feel warm inside. What I feel when I see him act is that feeling you get when you get back home after a long day, when you first kiss someone you like, when you embrace someone dear to you. He's just...amazing. And I appreciate him not only as an actor, but as as a person as well.

But this drama...it was heartwarming from beginning to end. It didn't have a lot of action, but that's just because that's not what this is about. It's about rediscovering yourself, finding love later in life, doing sacrifices for the ones you love and just...living your best life, being the best version of yourself.

My favorite genre of dramas is romance, because I feel it helps me escape reality and makes me feel good. However, I am extremely picky when it comes to this genre, because it's hard for me to be wholly satisfied with the main pairing, let alone the other pairings. That's not the case with this drama, however. Each and every pairing had amazing chemistry and clicked well together. They were all amazing together.

I'm not gonna spoil it, but if you're in the mood to just feel at peace, definitely watch this drama!

I'm gonna end this review by thanking Lee Jong Suk not only for starring in this drama, but in everything he starred so far. I am so grateful for the way you made me feel through your work and I wish you all the best. Have a good time in the army and come back quickly, because us, your fans, are already anxious for what you have in store for us after you finish your military service. Fighting!

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The K2
2 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Jul 3, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This review may contain spoilers
Spoilers ahead! If you don't want to be spoiled, please stop reading!



I started this drama excited for the main pairing, and I ended it admiring the villain!
While I don't have anything against Yoona and was actually excited to see her act, I was highly disappointed. I'm sorry to say this, but I didn't like her acting at all and her character might be the most boring character I have ever seen. Anna bored me to death.
Choi Yoo Jin made the whole drama for me. She was fierce, she was sensitive, she could convey emotion so well I couldn't help but admire her so much! And her chemistry with Je Ha was off the charts! I think most of us agree that her and Je Ha should have been the main pairing.
Je Ha could have been such a good character, but I feel like he didn't develop as a person almost at all throughout the whole drama. The only thing that was different when the drama ended was that he could shoot people again. Don't get me wrong, I really liked him, but towards the end he started annoying me. And his relationship with Anna was just. so. incredibly. boring. I feel like they rushed it.
I didn't really like Anna's father in the beginning, but his last scene and last words made me cry so much.
And I still don't understand why they couldn't just pick Choi Yoo Jin up and carry her to the elevator to save her? I secretly hoped that while she had her last talk with Je Ha, she would confess her feelings to him, but I guess you can't have it all.
Also, Chief Kim was one of my favourite characters as well. Her scene in the last episode when she shoots Choi Seong Won was one of my favourites!
All in all, I finished watching it because I adored Choi Yoo Jin and I still think she deserved better than this. And, surprisingly enough, the romance didn't ruin this drama for me. I disliked the main pairing to no end, but the action and the other characters were interesting enough for me to finish it.

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Cheese in the Trap
1 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Feb 25, 2018
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
This review may contain spoilers
Let me start by saying that I really didn't expect to enjoy this drama as much as I did. And it's strange that I didn't grow bored with it, because nothing substantial really happens, it's all about character development, growing as a person, accepting who you are and accepting others. The fact that the main characters weren't saints, ready to forgive and forget everything was one of the main points which made me like it so much. I get the thrope of the goodie two shoes, who can't even have one evil thought and how it might be attractive, but I'm one of those people who believe that bad people should get what they deserve and that the hero should do just that, punish them for their wrong doings. I'm not talking about the criminal evil here, I'm talking about random people who do bad things, things that might not be legally wrong, but are wrong nonetheless. I've grown pretty tired of those characters that do bad and then seek redemption? They say they're sorry and it's all just peachy after that? They don't get what's coming for them and it makes me incredibly angry. Some girl comes up with disgusting ways to mess with the main female character's life because she likes the main male lead and in the end, she says she's sorry and nothing happens to her? Not on my watch! It was so refreshing to not only see Yoo Jung get revenge on people who have wronged him, it was also delightful to see Hong Seol accept him, understand him and stop being such a pushover. Now, I think it was established that Yoo Jung wasn't the typical hero and he did have his demons, none of which made me dislike him because our ways of thinking are somehow similar, but I do believe that the way he decided to get to know himself better was wise.Baek In Ho? He had moments where I'd roll my eyes because he was so thick-headed, but all in all, he was a likeable character. I understand why he felt so mad about the lead and their past together and I do condone how Yoo Jung chose to deal with the situation, but In Ho should have taken a moment to understand the other as well.Baek In Ha? Hated her from the first minute I saw her. She has no redeeming quality and seeing as what she did in the last episodes is absolutely disgusting, the way that, until the last moment, she would say that it wasn't her fault and her punishment was too lenient. As I stated before, bad people should get what they deserve.All in all, I loved the acting, I loved the leads, I loved the story and not even the open ending wasn't a turnoff.

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While You Were Sleeping
1 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Jan 28, 2018
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I was so excited when I heard about this drama getting released because 1)Lee Jong Suk is my absolute favorite actor and 2)this is his last drama before military enlistment and I'm gonna miss him tons during those 2 years.
I am always skeptic when I start a drama because I have dropped tons of dramas which I was really excited to watch but in the end, all they did was disappoint me. However, this wasn't the case with WYWS. The idea was interesting, the characters were convincing, the plot was keeping me on the edge of my seat most of the time.

Jae Chan was the typical good guy, someone every girl can't help but fall in love with and, let's face it, we cannot resist him! He's good looking, he's charming, funny, smart and even his innocent side, the side which wants to believe everyone has some good in them, even though it makes him look like a dummy sometimes is charming.

Hong Ju was ok. I am one of those people that does agree with the fact that Suzy has to step her acting game up, but I hope this experience helped her with that.

Woo Tak managed to make me fall in love! He was absolutely amazing, I think Jung Hae In did a really good job with the character.

Lee Sang Yeob managed to play the perfect villain! His evil smirks were out of this world!

All in all, it was a really great drama and I'm glad I decided to watch it!

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Bring It On, Ghost
1 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Sep 21, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.5
It has been a while since I've enjoyed a drama so much! While I usually manage to finish all the dramas I start watching, I don't always feel that drawn to them and I don't hurry to watch the episodes because they usually don't catch my attention that much. But that wasn't the case with this drama at all! It was sooo good, from start to finish! The characters were interesting, the actors did their job perfectly and the story was an interesting one on its own!

I even shipped the main pairing and I can't usually say I ship the main pairings. I do enjoy them and I like their scenes, but they're not enjoyable enough to make me ship them. However, that wasn't the case with the main pairing from this drama at all! Taec Yeon and Soo Hyun's chemistry was off the charts for me, they really managed to convey feelings so well and made me impatiently wait for their next romantic scene.

Monk Myung Chul, In Rang and Cheon Sang were the comedic reliefs needed in this drama. I feel that the actors did a great job with their characters and they made me laugh a lot and enjoy the drama more.
And last, but not least, I think that Kwon Yool did an amazing job with the evil character, he managed to play two characters in one and I enjoyed it a lot.

I definitely recommend this drama! It has romance, drama and comedy and if you're into the horror stuff as well, it has that as well with the ghosts and evil spirits. Enjoy watching it!

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Radio Romance
1 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Apr 9, 2018
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
This review may contain spoilers
I must say, I was really excited to start this drama because Yoon Doo Joon is one of my absolute favourites, words aren't enough to describe how in love I am with him, and I also enjoy seeing Kim So Hyun act. I think she's a talented young lady who is going to deliver better and better dramas as time goes by.


There might be some minor spoilers ahead so please stop reading if you haven't watched the drama yet.

The fact that Ji Soo Ho struggled with depression hit way too close to home because I've been, as well, struggling with depression my whole life. Some days are good, some days aren't but no matter what I do, it's always in the back of my mind. Now, seeing depression presented on the big screen really made me smile because I could see myself in Soo Ho, I could understand him as a person and his struggles. I am in no way one of those people who always complain about under-representation because it's simple: I'll watch it if I like it, I won't if I don't. Producers are in no way obligated to do as I please and I find it really annoying when I see people whine about it so I never expect someone to produce something that represents me, but it was nice to see Ji Soo Ho and how he dealt with his problems.

Song Geu Rim was in no way one of my favorite characters, she might be one of, in my own, personal opinion, Kim So Hyun's most boring characters. She didn't necessarily do something wrong, I just couldn't get myself to like her. I didn't, in no way, dislike, she was just...meh for me.

The romance wasn't something incredible either. The chemistry wasn't off the charts. Most of it was pretty chaste and it's understandable seeing as Kim So Hyun doesn't have that much experience with romantic dramas and the group of people the drama is made for, so I'm not complaining about that. It just didn't make me feel much. They were, however, a good fit.


It started boring me halfway through but I managed to finish it because most of the characters were cute and, as I said before, I really like Yoon Doo Joon and Kim So Hyun.

All in all, it was a nice little drama about love and character development and I would recommend to watch it if you're into cute, puppy-like romances.

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Goblin
1 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Jun 15, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This review may contain spoilers
If you want to watch this drama, be ready for an emotional rollercoaster! This is the first drama that makes me cry a lot, but also laugh a lot. It combines both dramatic and funny elements wonderfully.

Spoilers ahead:

The cast and acting were A+!! I was really happy to see Sungjae in a drama and I'm so happy he was such a great actor! I usually am a little skeptical when I see idol actors because I've seen some who weren't that good, but he was really great and I'm happy for him!
Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook were exceptional! While I wasn't that impressed with Lee Dong Wook's acting in Hotel King, I found it to be exceptional in this drama and I feel like he improved a lot! His friendship with the goblin was hilarious and wonderful, I loved it!
This is the first drama with Kim Go Eun I watch and she was great, I think she did a good job and I will surely watch other dramas in which she played!
Before Goblin, I knew Gong Yoo from Coffee Prince and I can't say I had any opinion on him, but after this, I'm in love! His ability of conveying emotion is fantastic!
I know Yoo In Na from 'My Love From Another Star' and I couldn't really form an opinion on her, especially since I can't say I was impressed with her acting, but I really liked her in this drama!
The subject was a new an interesting one for me, but I couldn't really understand why he was cursed even after she pulled the sword out and summoned him back. I would have expected him to age again, but idk. And if you think about the fact that he's cursed to lose her in all of her 4 lives and then never meet her again, it makes it even sadder!
Overall, it was a wonderful drama and I wholeheartedly recommend it!

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What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
0 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Dec 15, 2018
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.0
I just...I have no words, I have loved EVERY SECOND of this drama! And it's pretty unusual for me to like almost every aspect of a drama, especially since this was a rom-com, with the pretty usual plot and romance and back story.

Have I seen dramas with the same structure, same typology of characters and same ending before? Absolutely!
Have I LOVED all of them? I barely liked a few! But what makes this drama different? Well...everything!
From the characters, to the chemistry between characters, to the great acting, to the funny moments, character development and...yeah, everything! The cast was chosen SO WELL, that there's really almost nothing I could be complaining about!

Park Seo Joon keeps making me fall more and more in love with him, huh? His character was truly great, from the way he looked (he's absolutely GORGEOUS), to his traits, flaws, back-story and way of being! I couldn't help but be drawn to him.

I don't remember seeing Park Min Young in something before, but she was a good actress. Her chemistry with Park Seo Joon really is...wow, I have no words! It's extremely rare for me to find a pairing in a drama with this level of chemistry, but I'm glad I did!

I also really loved the supporting characters as well, they were funny and had great personalities!

All in all, it's a great drama for when you want to just relax! I really recommend it, it's now one of my favorites!

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Squid Game
0 people found this review helpful
by Anca
Oct 14, 2021
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
This review may contain spoilers
it was heart clenching and gut wrenching and simply devastating. it's devastating how on point it is. how the rich controll everything. how it has always been like that and always will be.

it was devastating to see someone lose their friend. it wasdevastating to see someone lose their spouse. it was devastating to see someone lose their new-found gganbu. it was devastating to see someone lose their sister. it was devastating to see someone kill their brother. it was devastating to see how much someone has to do in order to survive.

I'm sickened and saddened and just out of words. and it's not only because I witnessed so much acted suffering, it's because it's real. because it's my, your, our reality. and there's no way of changing it.

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