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Washington, USA
Story: 10/10 because the characters are interesting, some more than others I have to admit, but this story-line is great.
Acting: 9/10 because I think that the actors/actresses got their roles down well. I think Sun Woo & Na Na have great chemistry! I look forward to their scenes after watching a certain episode(won't spoil who are currently watching it now(just started watching it now)). I think the main leads chemistry was cute.
Music: 10/10 because I'm loving the OST to bits. So many songs that the cast sings is amazing. They can actually sing! Love most of the songs. There are people I've never seen before and I love the actors & actresses & wish to see more of them in the future. Some I've seen before & I think their roles in this are best yet. If you want to know who I've seen before or which cast members I've not seen before let me know on my channel. Also if you want to know what are my favorite songs in this, let me know on my channe too(if you wish).
Sorry of rambling again(IHYV review memories(even if it was today LOL)) XD
Rewatch value: 10/10 because I would love to see Sun Woo & Na Na scenes, the bromance, & the music.
I'll stop writing before I get ahead of myself. This drama will probably be in my top 10 dramas of 2013.
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Enjoy this for the funny and the chemistry between the leads.
This was such a hysterical drama to watch. Shin Hye Sun out-do's herself once again with this character. Kim Jung Hyun is the calm lead we need when the female lead can go bonkers in a good way. The humor might be for you , but the story gets interesting as the episodes go by.Story: The story was quite interesting about a man who goes back in time was a woman. Fish out of water humor ensures. There were some plot holes , but it won't get in the way of the enjoyment of the story. The King's story was the most interesting story throughout the second half and the fish out of water humor was the interesting point through the first half. Both leads go through such a character development that by the end of the drama, you can see the difference. The ending did get me mad a little but, but overall, I did love the story.
Cast: The cast sold this story so well. I think if it was handled by any other actors (especially the main three leads), this probably wouldn't be as good as it was. Shin Hye Sun had to channel Choi Ji Hyuk's characteristics and had to make you believe that she was a man in a woman's body. She did it so well!! Kim Jung Hyun shinned more in the second half and the dramatic moments he owned so well! The conflict he had to go through was visceral watch for me (Time 2018 drama flashback). Shin Hye Sun also shinned in the dramatic moments as well. There were some tense moments between our King and Queen, and they owned the floor both together and individually. The two seconds leads, I feel ,were only there to create a rift between the leads to be honest. There wasn't as much character development as the leads and I did find the second male lead annoying at times. But the seconds did a good job of having me root for the leads even more. My favorite supporting characters were Lady Choi and the female lead's maid. They were such funny characters and really did care for the queen for who she was and would do anything to make sure she was safe. Also, the romantic chemistry between Shin Hye Sun and Kim Jung Hyun was also fantastic.
Music: The music was not as memorable as other dramas, but it did fit the tone of the drama well. The Bong Hwan (ending) song was the standout of this category. It fits the tone and fits Bong Hwan's character well.
Re-watch: I would rewatch this drama for Shin Hye Sun and Kim Jung Hyun's comedic and romantic chemistry. This would a watch if you had a bad day or needing to laugh out loud.
Overall, if you are into the humor type, the actors or time travel shows, you should give this a try. Don't miss out Shin Hye Sun's multi-layered performance and Kim Jung Hyun humor and dramatic performance.
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Story: We know the story & we love it. There some of the changes were the best for the story(some of them were not in the manga or other adaptions).
Acting: Still great as usual. We got to see Shi Zhu's emotions more in this sequal to It Started with a Kiss. Shi Zhu made me cry a lot & so does Xiang Qin(you'll find out why when you watch it). The chemistry is still amazing. The family chemistry went up a notch.
Music: Not very memorable. The song I like the most is "Heard", but I don't know who sings it. It makes the sad scenes sadder!
Rewatch Value: I would not watch the draggy arc. But I would rewatch everything else.
Watch it if you loved It Started with a Kiss. Or if you have seen the other versions but not this sequal, then watch it.
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Story-8/10: It was a cute story, but there were 2 different dramas in one. One was an office romance and a mystery drama on another. The writing improved throughout the story. That's why the score is a little bit higher score than I would of scored. The some characters were well written, but there were characters that not as well written. I also felt that I missed something as the drama ended. I felt that the mystery wasn't finished then got forgotten.
Acting-8/10: Hwan Ki was the best character of all time. I can teamsters to him. He was just so much fun to watch him get out of his shell, little by little. Ro Woon was a little hard to like at first, but then she get more likable as the series goes on. The chemistry between Hwan Ki and Ro Woon was very good. Woo Il was a call brushing character. There were times that I didn't like him, but there were also times that he was totally adorable(I think it was the fault of the writing). I just couldn't choose to like him or not at times. The co-workers in this series were funny and endearing.
Music-7/10- some songs were cutes but didn't really remember them. The songs fit the scenes.
Re-watch or not?: I would probably watch this again if so want something easy to watch type of show.
Overall-8/10: What this for the character development, the actors/actresses, the comedy and easy to watch shows with heart.
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Story: 10/10 because who doesn't really know this story? It's been adapted many times. I just love this plot.
Acting: 9/10 because I thought that the acting was great. The leads have great chemistry. I like the friend chemistry too. I thought the Rui & Tsukushi had good chemistry too.
Music: 8/10 because the soundtrack was good especially the song that plays through out the drama like Flavor of Love(I think it's called that?). It was good, but not as memorable.
Rewatch value: 9/10 because this was a cute story, and I would watch it again if I become upset and no other drama comes to mind to watch.
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Story: 9/10 because it's based on the Korean version, but it has some differences that I still like about this version.
Acting: 10/10 because I think the acting is amazing. I like that the second lead does more in his role so this drama can't make me choose to support Xin Yu or Tai Qing. The actress is doing an amazing job in her role(main lead).
Music: The music has always been great in all the versions. I love that they kept some of the original music, but also had new music as well.
Rewatch value: 10/10 because I like this version a lot like I mentioned b4.
I think that everyone got their roles down. I think the leads have great chemistry, it's building chemistry. The kisses aren't awkward, I can feel the love in the kisses & the glances & the jealous looks from the leads.
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Story: 7.5/10 because it had a very strong start! It would of been the best drama of the year if they took a different turn from what was given. Some of the sub plots felt rushed, but was interesting. I'm glad the drama had a faster pace to it. It was a very realistic slice-of-life romance drama about 2 college students who started dating despite their many flaws & the people who were against it. The story felt original until the second half. The subplots, despite some of them were rushed, were realistic as well.
Cast: 9.5/10 because it was the best part of the drama and the characters wanted me to watch more. Kim Go Eun did an amazing job as Hong Seol. She was very realistic & I was able to relate to her so much. She was the best character in the drama. Yoo Jung(Park Hae Jin) was an enigma, dark, mysterious, but interestingly adorable character. I had fun with being cautious with liking him as a character. I haven't seen a drama or movie with this type of character. He's cold, but lovable. He's character was realistic as well, flaws and all. I also enjoyed In Ho as a character too. I really liked that he was friends with Hong Seol through thick and thin. I love Eun Taek & Bora so much. They had cute chemistry & loved their friendship with not only Seol, but with each other. The chemistry between Go Eun & Hae Jin was amazing. I like the chemistry between In Ho & In Ha despite being very distant to each other. In Ha would of been more of an interesting character if the writers wrote more scenes. Lee Sung Kyung was good as In Ha.
Music: 8/10 I really liked most of the music in the drama, but some were not as memorable.
Re-watch value: 8/10 because despite the conspiracy, I really liked the character development. Love the friendship, the family moments, realistic story-line & the romance between Yoo Jung & Hong Seol.
Overall, it was a good drama that would of been the best drama of the year if the drama team kept withe the original script. If you are going to watch this drama & know the conspiracy, then be very open minded about the realistic story line, the chemistry between the cast, the comedy & the friendship that happen in this drama.
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Story: 6/10 because the main plot was very slow to the point of frustration!! I was actually liking the 2nd leads' (Worranit & Sarasathapheng) story better because it was going along & they were so cute together. Then both stories because slow out of frustration. But it got better once they get to the core to each story. There was a twist in the main couple(Jirakit & Wiraporn) story that I found interesting. Can't tell without spoiling so I won't. If the main story was a little faster, then the story would score higher. But despite the slowness of story line, it was very cute & still came back for more.
Acting: 7/10 because it was the best thing about the drama was the acting. It was nothing groundbreaking but it was enough to like them. Worranit played Sanrak as a native woman who is too forgiving. It's a good trait to have, but it got to the point it got annoying, but liking her in the second half of her story. Wiraporn played Sandee a woman who due to circumstances has decided to keep a secret & not tell anyone. But it took so long that I screamed at the poor innocent screen. The people in the drama that I liked most were Na(Sarasathapheng), the brother of Sandee & Sanrak(Korawit) & Jane(unknown actress name) & couple of Sandee's friends. Jirakit played Thada pretty good, but nothing groundbreaking. His character worked harder than anyone else. He tried to make everyone work. The family chemistry was the best part of the drama.
Music: 6/10 because the theme song was good, but it droned me out after a while. There was a couple of other songs & I don't really remember.
Re-watch value: 5/10 because it was a roller coaster of a story, but not a good way to me. If you like it, then that's your opinion.
Overall, you should watch it if you want to see the actors/actresses, rom-com dramas & want to watch something cute, then you should watch it. But be cautiously excited to watch it.
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What to do if you end up in a situation like this?
This zombie movie was an intense story with some much needed humor and dives into the human psyche in a zombie apocalypse. It is not better than Train to Busan, but it does stand out as its own movie.The story was not the best written because you jump into the action of the movie not even 10 minutes into it. There were some parts not explain like how it began, but I liked it was a mystery on how we don't know how a zombie apocalypse could happen. I also like the reversal of the two characters roles, will explain in a second. One of my favorite parts of the writing is we got to look into the male lead's head and how he feels about what is happening around him. There were some hard parts to watch in this movie so watch out!!
Acting: I love Park Shin Hye in this role. Please drama gods?! Give her more of these type of roles!! I liked that the female lead got to do a lot of the action, and not just the male lead. Yoo Ah In did a fantastic job on giving us the human side of how to react to the world around him. They were fantastic together as allies and the chemistry was great too. I am also glad there was no romance in this movie!! I would feel a romance would slow down the story because the action was fast-paced. The slower moments were about the character development and I appreciated that immensely!!!
Music: The tone of the music fitted the tone of the story well. The music made the story more intense, or emotional or funny (the little that we got).
Re-watch: I have watched this a couple of times already. I think you should watch it first for the experience, then maybe another viewing to figure what is happening. I think it does require a couple of watches to appreciate this more. But I would also understand if you only watch this once since I could be hard to watch at times.
Overall, I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes zombie apocalypse movies, action, and the actors. It story may not be as deep as Train to Busan, but it is an entertaining ride from start to finish.
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