Reviews

I didn't watch the second season immediately after watching the first. I like to give a break because then I feel I am able to enjoy the characters better without getting tired of it.

I prefer this part of the story than the first. By this time, the build up phase is over and we are well acquainted with the characters. Finally I grew to love Makino's character. I wasn't a fan of hers in the first one because I had a hard time understanding her. But she improved this time around. Her feelings and actions were clearer to me. I was very happy with the characterizations of each character. I loved F4 and the best character was that of Domyouji. He really grew a lot. Also, there was enough emphasis on Akira, Rui, Soujiroh and Yuki. The characters of Hana Yori Dango are all very captivating.

This season kept me hooked till about the last few episodes. By then the breaking-up/getting back together thing tired me. And the amnesia plot was ridiculous. Other than that, it was written wonderfully. The direction and execution of the show were also wonderful. The ending was also good.

I believe it has a decent rewatch value. And since the first was a 10 according to me, this one deserves a strong 10 also. So if you liked the first season, then definitely watch the second.

Leia Mais

I actually fell in love with this drama. The story line is amazing. You will definitely not be left disappointed! No, this isn't a childish romance between your average snooty guy and your average docile female character. There is something more-more mature perhaps. Now i will admit that when there's politics in the film i will be the first to start skipping, but, in Rich Man Poor Woman i couldn't. It is so beautiful and well made that you would be missing out if if you didn't watch it! Also a little hint to the ladies if you don't know by now; Oguri Shun (mighty fine) acts as the main male character. Hint hint nudge nudge.In fact the only real disappointment i had while watching this drama was that it ONLY had 11 episodes. So what are you doing people? Go. Be free. Watch this. You won't be disappointed!
IT"S AMAZING!!!!!!!

Leia Mais

So I was super excited when Golden Time was announced because Im a fan of both leads, the people behind Pasta (director, music producer etc) were involved and they made it sound like it was going to be a different kind of medical drama…

Story: The first 2 episodes were amazingly exciting. I thought wow if this how the rest of the episodes are going to be im in for one awesome medical drama. Then as episode by episode passed, my interest in the show dwindled. By episode 15 I had had enough and my love for the actors was not enough to make me keep wasting any more hours on watching a boring drama. Really all your getting is medical case after medical case. I understand this is a medical drama but the writers could have done a better job with balancing personal story arcs of the main characters to make it more engaging. For example, the writers pimped this out as a medical romance. Even up to episode 15 there was zero romance, which I was really looking forward to. Really unless your completely obsessed with the medical field, you will find this drama completely boring. So don’t waste your time especially since the ending is nothing to brag about.

Acting/Cast: Lee Sun Gyun showed a different side that I haven’t seen before. He stepped up his game and I just find it so odd how he can play someone way younger than his actual age. He’s almost 40! Hwang Jung Eum was kind of the same as always but I like her acting style even though a lot of her characters feel the same. Lee Sung Min (King 2 Hearts) plays a major role in this one so I thought it was cool that he plays a very serious and brilliant surgeon because his character in Pasta was the total opposite. He is a wonderful actor! As for the supporting cast, noone really made their character stand out to me but you do see some famailiar faces (from Pasta).

Music: The indie band Every Single Day produced the OST (same as Pasta) so while it was good for the drama, its not something I wanted to listen outside of the show, which was a bit disappointing because I love the Pasta OST so much.

Rewatch: Couldn’t even finish it the first time so yeah that’s out of the question.

Overall Golden Time failed to keep me engaged so I wouldn’t recommend it unless you have the patience.

Leia Mais

Okay, here I go again!

This drama felt a bit different from others that I have watched, and I consider myself pretty experienced when it comes to watching Asian dramas.
The story, sometimes moving fast sometimes slow but never being boring or too much, was absolutely perfect. It reflected the life, evolution and maturation of a group of teenagers. It's simply about everyday life in any ordinary persons life, and I think that is what makes this drama so perfect and different from others. It's always about a really rich bastard of a guy who falls for a righteous poor girl and then he makes her fall in love with her and they live happily ever after. This one though, pictures the life of people with not so extraordinary lives and it makes me feel... appreciated.

It was nice to see so many familiar faces meeting together in one epic drama. And it was so funny to see how Eun Ji Won (Sechs Kies) acted one part even though he figured as himself as well, hilarious at one point! Overall I think the actors did a good job, dialogues felt natural even though sometimes feelings (such as anger or excitement) were a little overacted.

Music from the 90's aren't exactly my favourites, even though they do wake up a whole lot of nostalgia, but the songs and the score still matched the scenes and the different moods of the drama.

I would like to rewatch it (as well as I would like to rewatch many others, but there are so many new dramas!!), but I think I'll wait a bit, because the normality in the dramam might lose its' charm and get boring after being watched too often or too close after each other.

Since I'm part of the big fandom of Kpop I appreciated that the main character was so much of a fangirl herself, and I could recognize myself very much in her. Though, I'm not as into my idols as she seemed to be... Maybe I just don't have as many chances to act as she does (since Kpop is having a late break through in Sweden!)
Also, I loved how the feelings of the characters were displayed to the viewers. It felt very natural, as well as their actions and reactions to the scenarios.

Thank you Korea for, yet, another awesome drama!

Leia Mais

BRILLIANT ACTING BY THE WHOLE CAST

When I first began watching the drama I only thought Soo and Kim could act; but as you get more and more dragged into the plot, all the actors deliver sensational performances. By the time I got to the 10th episode, I was so indulged in the storyline that I struggled to turn it off. At this point I was hoping he would not get either girls.

P.s i warn that you have tissues handy from 16 onwards because my emotions just got over me as each episode progressed. Such an overwhelming story. I am so happy of my first Korean drama choice; on to the next one :)

Leia Mais

Just recently came back to dramas after a few months and finished Heaven's Flower. Since there wasn't any review for it here, I thought I'd throw my two cents in.

I went into this show with a bit too high expectations from reading on what it was about. When I actually watched it I thought everything was pretty slow. There wasn't enough explanations and description of the characters and plot and it made me abit confused. Not because I didn't get what was going on, but it felt like there was so much more to this setting that they didn't tell us about.

After about half of this show though I thought it really picked up. The storyline got alot more focused and characters got way more interesting, I just simply couldn't put this drama down once I reached that point.

Now on a personal leval I'm rating this show an 8, but I can't recommend it that highly to people that have a different taste than me and aren't willing to overlook some things. Because this show had it's problems. Some cliché characters and some things like plotpoints, motivations that when you break them down doesn't make much sense.

I didn't have a problem looking past it since I was enjoying most of the characters, most of the action and the setting. Kawashima Umika as our lead Ai did an amazing job in this. I think it's the first I've seen of her, but I'm looking forward to more. She's great. Ayano Go as Shion needs a mention as what must be the most awesome character I've seen in awhile. He's terrifying.

I'll round this up now by saying if you want a Sci-Fi/Post Apocalyptic (sort of) show you'll most likely enjoy this. As long as you don't nitpick it to death and give it some time to develop.

For me it's an 8/10 because I loved the cast alot (Ayano Go, Kawashima Umika and my personal crush Taketomi Seika among others) aswell as decided not to nitpick it. For someone that might not enjoy the cast as much as me or perhaps you aren't able to look past some things I'd say it's a weak 7/10, so that's what I'm giving it in this review.

Leia Mais

whooho a drama filled with Busan accent and fishes(?) :)

So quite a nice drama actually, nothing really special or over the board stuff (let's say a soft drama)
Actually the plot does remind you of some other dramas because it includes the basic elements (a.k.a amnesia, orphan kid, troublesome past, opposition etc.)
Don't get me wrong now... it is not a melodrama ^^ it's quite amusing drama and enjoyable most of the times (especially when they react or parodies movies, songs,...)
Of course this wouldn't be a drama that you would use in order to dramatize your friend or make him/her a dramatard x)

the cast was great, they did an amazing job with the Busan Accent and also they fit the characters really well
i really like all the casts, you get to like them quite easily (i read that some people did not like the main girl but in my point of view, the production team choose the actress well since we are not talking about a really gorgeous and sexy girl but a mob's daughter, hardworking girl)

Music and Rewatch value are low since the music did not really catch my interest
Rewatch value is low since it's not really a drama that you would want to rewatch 5 times... once is okay but not more

Overall 7... if you want to see something funny and filmed in Busan then this is your stuff :) of course there is romance (^w^)

Leia Mais

I would like to say that enjoyed watching this drama but that would be a lie. The story was alright, but not great. I would definitely not recommend this to someone with high standards. In fact the music was better than the acting. Now I'm down for all kinds of drama's in fact some of my all time favorites are gender benders like Hana Kimi, You're Beautiful and the currently airing To The Beautiful You. However, in this case it just didn't work. This is one perhaps the first drama that has left me disappointed. If you want to give it a go i won't stop you but don't say I didn't warn you!

Leia Mais

There has been so much said about this drama, that I don't think this review can contribute at all. But when I finished, I felt some need to talk about how it made me feel, and why I liked it.So, I am making it short. You can click on the "not helpful" button right now, because this will be mushy mushed.
The cast is great (specially with Busan accent, which I love), the music is awesome, too (it had a lot of songs from the 90's that I recognized. I specially almost cried when "Ode to my family" by The Cranberries played, and when "The Scientist" by Coldplay played too). In rewatch value.... I don't think I'll rewatch this again soon, but I'll probably rewatch my favorite parts.
But, the main thing about this drama, is the story. This storty isn't your typical romcom. It doesn't start at the beggining, or finishes it at the end. We get to see parts of their life as they grow old, and have like 7 flash backs in one, but I really felt like I was watching like the 10% of their real lives, not the whole thing. And that in itself, was genius. I didn't like some parts of the story, but then I realized it was because it resembled real life, and it real life things don't always go the way you want them to go.
I loved this drama not because it was a masterpiece or because I couldn't stop watching it. I loved it because it made me remember of when I was like that too. It made me remember my first love, my high school friends, how I felt when I was just like them. And that is the idea of the drama. Reply 1997 is like saying "answer me, 1997 me". Like remembering the person you were back when you were that age, and going through that. I think this is why this drama has gotten so much attention.
I'm not saying is a must watch, but I am saying that if you do watch it, you'll probably be thrown down memory lane, and will relate to the things the characters are going through. You're going to say "Oh, I had one of those bags, shoes, tamagotchis" or "I loved that song", or simply "Oh, I did that too". Maybe you'll like it and maybe you won't, it's your decision in the end. I know I almost didn't :)

Leia Mais

Okay so here's how this goes. As a somewhat Asian drama virgin I found this drama absolutely amazing. It is about the second drama i had seen and it left me wanting more. Now usually I wouldn't be pegged as the type to watch a drama with time travel but this one was totally worth it. The cast is amazing they bring the show to life. This drama was shot really well and there are more than a few stunning scenes that are utterly breathtaking. And the music. Well what can i say. You know how when you watch something you're like well lets skip the intro 'give me the good stuff.' I can truthfully say that i never once wanted to do that. The introducing song fits Bu Bu Jing Xin to a tee. In fact the drama as a whole is so worth watching. You may be apprehensive about watching this drama because, YES, i do realize 35 episodes is a lot. However, if you do watch this it will be completely worthwhile! In fact i have just started watching it again =)! And Yes, i do realize i only gave this drama an 8 for re-watch value. But, that was only because of the length of the drama. If your up for a bit of a marathon by all means join the rest of us and re-watch it because i can guarantee it's great.

Leia Mais

Soo, there's been probably around a million reviews of this drama, which say exactly the same as mine, but still I couldn't resist to write one... Even if it's just for myself! :)

SG was actually one of my first dramas and I was still sceptical on certain things, but it just blow me AND my doubts away!!!

I think this drama is the perfect mixture out of romance, comedy, tragedy and fantasy! The actors are just brilliant and I'm always rolling on the floor laughing, everytime one of the body-switching sceenes show their great ability to act as the other party and gender. They seriously did a great job. The chemistry between the two leeds is really great too, which makes this drama pleasent to watch. Both, Gil Ra Im and Kim Joo Won are characters you fall for in no time!

I think this drama is a must-watch for anyone who likes to get carried away by a great love but still wants some storyline and great acting which will make you smile, everytmine you think: "That must have been embarassing to act" or "How can they be so in sync?".
I especially recomend this drama to all of you, who are still new to asian drama, it will give you a great impression and it will make you to want more!!!

Leia Mais

Why are you reading this review when you can be watching this drama already? Seriously! Go! Watch it! You'll be so glad you did!

This was probably my favorite drama I've watched so far. After a dry spell of mediocre crap, I finally found something that I didn't regret sacrificing sleep for, or watching twice, (with and without subtitles despite the fact that I had no idea what anyone was saying).

Do not be deceived by the title, this is not a typical rom-com where some rich bratty punk gets the girl after what seems like decades of back and forth bickering and useless banter. NO! It is far more than that.

It is inspiring, thought provoking, and insightful. Its about how being in a relationship means more than just being a shoulder to lean on, or an attractive sex bag, no! Its about being a better you when you're with someone, and that doesn't necessarily mean just a significant other, it can be a close friend or a colleague. And more than just that, its about dealing with basic human emotions, jealousy, rage, heartache...confusion etc. Its just so beautifully done.

The acting was excellent! There was plenty of comedy, awkward face-palm moments, gut wrenching moments, moments where you felt like reaching into your screen and strangling that bastard that ruined everything!

....you get the picture. It was awesome! NOW GO WATCH IT!

Leia Mais

Okay so, first of all I've got to admit that I'm a sucker for marriage romances (that is, marriage coming before love) such as Goong and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. That was what got me to watch Wedding in the first place. Before the main drag of angst which happens in any drama, I felt very highly about it overall. The main female character is strong, not very selfish as I had expected her to be, and the main male character was kind, loveable, everything that the main female character loved and believed in him for. He seemed really good for the main female character. My feelings about these two did not quite change when I got to the angstier part of the drama, but in spite of trying hard to believe in them and the plotline, I was disappointed. I felt like the few main hurtles we had seen coming for them took a lot longer to overcome than they needed to, and throughout that journey the two main characters didn't stick with it -and each other- nearly as much as I had hoped they would. Yet at the same time I had reason to empathize with the feelings of the main female character about the second female character. Speaking of second female character: she was cool, and well acted, but too wishy-washy. Second male character was to me, at first, like an antagonist (I thought he was really going to turn out as a player) but I got to like him and his quirky stolidness as his better side came through.
Conclusion: this drama had the potential of being one of my favorites, but didn't reach that because it kind of copped out in the middle. It didn't disappoint me in the end, but it could have been a lot better overall. There was good chemistry and a lot of uber-sweet moments between the main characters, which almost makes it worth watching again in a few years.

Leia Mais

I decided to watch this drama because it seemed different.
No glamorous idol stars all coiffed and styled. No sophisticated houses and office buildings.
Just funky hair and quirky outfits and ordinary neighborhoods and parks. That was quite refreshing to me.

This drama is laugh out loud funny and random and quirky and fun.
Is there a real, structured plot? Not really. But is it enjoyable and wacky? HECK YES.

Lee Hana and Ji Hyun Woo did a great job as the lead roles and they had fabulous chemistry together.
Also, Ji Hyun Woo's hair was lovely in this drama. Wang Bit Na deserves a special mention because she was amazing as So Ran, the spoiled rich girl. Loved every scene with her in it.

If you are in the mood for a crazy, light hearted drama that doesn't require too much emotional investment, this is a good drama to check out.

Leia Mais

Story: The story reminded me of one of my favourite mangas, Tenshi ja Nai, which is also about a guy dressing up as a female celebrity but in an all girls school. This similarity is what drew me to the drama in the first place. I love gender benders and this was the first one I came across that had the guy dress up as a girl. I thought the story line was cute and simple. If they had the chance to create a 16 episode drama, I believe that this drama could have done so much better. We would of had more time to get to know the characters and get more background information on who each character is.

Acting/Cast: Despite being so young, Kim So Hyun did a great job as Jang Geu Rim. She was cute and innocent but strong-willed, which I liked about her character. Sun Woong was also great. He was completely gorgeous as both a male and female character. I just found it hard to believe that others thought he was a girl when he was dressed as Irene. He has broad shoulders and is unnaturally tall for a girl. It still was funny to see. He also is a great dancer. I loved watching those scenes ^^ As for Min Hoo, he played the perfect self-absorbed teen idol. It was hilarious watching him flounder around Irene. All in all I thought the cast was great ^^

Music: I didn't mind the music in the drama. We have some music by the leads, Sun Woong's group TOUCH, Twinkle by TTS, and Pink Lens by CHI CHI. I thought the music was catchy and cute.

Rewatch Value: Since this drama is so short the rewatch value is really high! Also the cuteness of the drama just begs to be watched more than once. I have seen the series twice now and plan on watching it again. I just love the cute moments between Jang Geu Rim and Hyun Woo

Leia Mais