Reviews

OVERHYPED - OVERRATED - Nothing Fresh Except for the CAST.

"Queen of Tears" is a highly anticipated drama that unfortunately falls short of its potential. Despite boasting an impressive cast and crew, including Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Ji Won, Park Sung Hoon, Director Kim Hee Won, and Writer Park Ji Eun, the series fails to deliver a truly groundbreaking narrative.

One of the main issues with the drama is its lack of originality in storytelling. While the initial premise may seem promising, the plot quickly becomes predictable and fails to introduce any fresh elements to keep viewers engaged. As a result, the story plateaus early on, leaving audiences wanting more.

The chemistry between the leads, while acceptable, lacks the spark needed to elevate their performances. Kim Ji Won delivers a solid portrayal, but her character's development feels shallow and fails to fully explore the complexities of her role as the wife. Similarly, Kim Soo Hyun's performance falls short of expectations, with his character feeling one-dimensional and lacking depth.

While some supporting actors manage to shine in certain episodes, the overall acting of the main leads remains stagnant. Additionally, while the cinematography may be technically proficient, it fails to leave a lasting impression on viewers.

One saving grace of "Queen of Tears" is its phenomenal soundtrack, which succeeds in enhancing certain moments throughout the series. However, this alone is not enough to salvage the drama from its reliance on tired tropes and underutilization of its talented cast.

In conclusion, "Queen of Tears" disappoints as it fails to break new ground in storytelling and falls short of leveraging its impressive cast and crew to their full potential.

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Adorable gentle rom-com!

I loved this!! It was adorable. I mainly started watching this show because of Lusi Zhao. I loved all of her dramas and she did not disappoint in this one.
FL - Positive, go-getter, cheerful, full of joy! mature, amazing personality! and her chef skills are superb!!! The way Gu Sheng expresses herself in the food is feastful. I realised the age gap after starting the drama ... trust me it did not feel icky!!
And their chemistry was off the charts !! Surprisingly they both acted their age and their personalities worked together so well!! ML grew on me later on.

The dynamic between these two was soothing and special. The actors and director did an amazing job with story storytelling. but the script has so many loopholes and disconnects between scenes.

It is a romantic tale, with perfect chemistry, quick-witted one-liners and everyday life. There's no better way to spend a snowy day than watching this series.

P.S: it was truly snowing when I was watching this show..

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Worth your time!

(WARNING: BAD ENGLISH)
First of all is the plot. To me, I think the storyline is easy to get a grasp of since it is fresh and kind of vivid (?).The characters are well-developed, as well as their inner thoughts/selves are quite about right too. The main conflict is solved properly and gradually without any rush or timeskip, leaving satisfaction and pleasure. And the improvement in both of the main leads' behavioural thoughts are reasonable, which made the serie great. But if you do go out your way to compare the drama with the original manhwa which is adapted from, you will notice very obvious differences. In the manhwa, Dohyun is what you consider a "typical Korean manhwa bottom", with fragile looks and mediorce personality, especially being openly gay. Whilst in the drama, he appears to be tougher, more strong-willed and manlier in some ways. Donwook is no exception, in the manhwa he is your Korean daddy with sexy muscles, but in the drama he is your Labrador Retriever and seems to be more docile and calmer too. So, if you are looking for a common, not-so-special manhwa then "Weather Forecast Love" is for you. I personally prefer the drama more because there is more depth to it. I'm glad the plot got added in so much more things.

Next is the acting. Both of the actors got their jobs done so well, left no crumbs. The chemistry is not so crazy, but it is there, enough to satisfy the viewers. The characters' emotions and feeling were portrayed gracefully and so well that it is easier to understand once you really get your mind into it. Not to mention both of the leads were such gentlemen! Love their looks so much. Sadly, I tried to find a live or an interview featuring the two actors but there were none, kinda let me down. But even without promotions like that, this serie still blew up so you get how good it is. The great cinematography showed their feelings with good angles too.

And then comes the music. This drama is like any other well-made drama, contains soft, sweet music to blend in with the soft scenes. Overall I think the musical arrangement is fine and nothing much to say.

To sum up, "A breeze of love" is totally going to my rewatch list. A smooth, well-done storyline with gorgeous actors and amazing cinematography are all there are. Definitely recommending this to my fellow BL fans.

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Lacking in some areas, but not a bad remake.

'Flower of Evil’ is one of the best thriller K-dramas ever produced, so when I found out it was going to be adapted, I was a bit skeptical. But I was intrigued by how the adaptation was going to be, so I gave it a try. 

While the original is weighty with all sorts of emotions shared between each character and has more suspense elements, this Filipino adaptation, on the other hand, is not as heavy. It added more subplots with more interaction between the characters, which gives more space for drama and character growth. Although there are some scenes that, in my opinion, are unnecessary, it’s expected to be a bit draggy considering that the drama is 32 episodes, 45 to 50 minutes long.

FL (Lovi Poe) and ML (Piolo Pascual) play the roles of a married couple more convincingly. The two have more natural skinships, kisses, and tender gestures, making the romance, and conflict even better. I’d say that Iris and Daniel give off a more domestic vibe than Jiwon and Hyun Soo.

My biggest problem with this adaptation is the villains (Jacob, Jacob's father, and the thug leader). They are not evil enough to make me despise them. Jacob is probably the worst of all. Despite being a talented actor, Paulo Avelino failed to portray the psychopath character in a more believable way. He seemed like he was trying so hard to be a violent maniac, he came off as a Joker impostor. Wrong cast, I think.

Overall, this is an okay remake, but not up to par. The drama, the suspense, the pain, the betrayal, the romance, and the happy moments are there, but it didn’t have the same emotional rollercoaster. It’s still a good watch though.

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Choking, smiling, sighing

Choking, smiling, sighing, an excellent documentary that makes people calm, but the emotions are choppy.

This is a real life experience, a spiritual journey, and a new start for a person who, after suffering the blow of fate, bravely faces the public declaration.

Follow Zhe Chao director's "August", listen to the story, feel the "love" and "force drought" in the world. There are heaven and earth here, there are flowers here, there are bumps here, there are also brothers together, there are dreams to chase, there is romantic love, there is the self to meet, dry silk is the link of the "love" world and the "love" Angle of view soaked in every lens. Love excavates the charm of life and gives greater courage to move forward. Love yourself, love others, love the world, love is the courage to break the fog, fortunately, you have always had and always have the power of love. In August, the past will not be gone with the wind, but Zhang Zhehan and those people in the story have embarked on a new road, their own road, the dream world of love in full bloom.

Life can be colorful and varied, you can live how you want, as long as you don't go against your heart, live happily in the future, and don't be swayed by others... "Live, go on", behind the simple six words, but you need to have all the strength and love to face life.
Zhang Zhehan, have a good life, as you wish!

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cute but cliched

I only watched this because of Miles Wei and the current 8.4 rating here on MDL. The story was entertaining and cute but very predictable. The twists and turns were a bit forced, side couples took too much screentime which is totally unnecessary. They’re not even moving any butterflies anywhere so I think giving them too much spotlight was a waste of time. The ending is not exciting as well, I actually finished the whole thing waiting for something magical to happen in the end. But much to my disappointment, the last episode is “forgettable” as its title. Funny how the title is very generic, too! Overall, it’s still recommendable for wholesome viewing having a cute kid as part of the lead cast. Main themes explored building a family, pursuing one’s dreams, with psychological shenanigans on the side. Watchable but not rewatchable.

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Started decent, but got worse as it goes on

I was click-baited into thinking that I was gonna be watching an action-crime show, but that wasn't the case at all...

The story started off decent for the first 4 episodes, but when they started expanding the world and introduced lots of new characters, it slowly started going down the drain. I mostly stay within romance right, but sometimes I watch other genres for a change. When I saw this drama, I was like "Ahh, it's Ren Min. She doesn't do romance that much. It's probably action so I'm gonna get hyped". And yeah, that's what it actually was in the beginning. They went on this stealing from the rich, bringing justification to the preservation of history, and then trying to get away with it to martial arts superpowers with politics. Then suddenly they'd added romance in the mix out of nowhere, where one of the leads suddenly said "I have feelings for this person" Like, did I miss an episode or anything? or wasn't I paying attention enough? Where along the way did you fall for him? Because there was no scene that elicited romance that was highlighted at all. But yeah whatever, I'm a romance fan, so why not?

The story could've been better if it was longer, and well fleshed out, and this where it could've also benefited the 40 episodes law. There were a lot of interesting ideas that they managed to show, but because it was so fast-paced they ended up being bland. They couldn't even be consistent with the idea of having superpowers because most of the time the characters would just use martial arts, even the clan heads where they could've easily shown the power ceiling for how strong these leaders are. Although the action was pretty cool, the integration of element effects with it is jarring.

I should've known from the beginning that it's gonna get worse and they were just trying to ease me in because once in a while, there's gonna be a scene where they could've used to have a meaningful quick conversation to flesh out the characters more, but they don't, It would be just silent or would straight up ignore the character itself. For example, I don't even know that sidekick of ML in the 2nd half. Why did he want to be a sidekick? What was he doing in that village? Is he affiliated with one of the five-element families? If yes, then which? I don't know. He's just there. I guess we're not finding out.

The characters are just straight bland because there was not much characterization at all. ML and 2nd ML had that potential. They're both great actors don't get me wrong, they could've been like Naruto x Sasuke in terms of tandem and development because they brought up some interesting parts to them, but it wasn't much of a strong impact. I think I was more interested in 2nd ML towards the end because it was so amazing to see him being an upholder of justice to becoming an enemy, then realizing he's on this wrong path and trying to correct it at the end. Ren Min as FL, I loved her exaggerated playful acting, I liked her character in the beginning, but there's so much mystery to it and then suddenly they pulled this disease bullshit that wasn't built up at all. She and ML are pretty funny together when they are on screen, their characters have funny dynamic, but they don't have chemistry at all. There were some romantic moments that could've sparked it, but I just couldn't feel it. I'm sorry. And the Japanese characters in this show weren't believable at all. It's so immersion-breaking that they're speaking fluent Chinese. They could've had them speak broken Japanese, as much as they hated it, or they could've had "Translators".

Overall, this a very fast-paced show with lots of plot holes. I wouldn't recommend watching it. I was just here because of Ren Min.

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Very cute story!

This was a super cute series!! But it definitely needs a HIGH cringe tolerance. The last 3 episodes were by far the cringiest - they were difficult for even me to get through. The story also lags by episode 20, so I had to watch the last few episodes at 2X just to finish the show.

The acting was really good and carried the show. Chen Zhe Yuan is really good at acting with his body and his comedic timing is incredible, and Shen Yue is always delightful to watch. Together they were perfection.

The second leads were meh, IMO. Their arc was good but they didn't have enough chemistry to sell it.

Definitely one of my most enjoyable series, although the last few episodes really killed my excitement.

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So Far The Best Mini Series Out There

Out of all the miniseries I've watched, this is hands down one of the best. It's not cringey or very stereotypical; it's very concise, straightforward, and the actors are excellent. Both are very good looking, and I see a lot of chemistry between them. There are some flaws in the acting, but compared to other minidramas, these actors can truly act. The second couple is also amazing; I didn't skip their scenes at all. I like how it's just 13 minutes per episode because it made it so easy to watch. It's definitely worth binging.

I watched it on kisskh.co just in case someone wants to know where to watch.

Don’t be discouraged by the ratings; this one is really good.

Also, it has a happy ending and lots and lots of kisses too, if that will encourage you to watch this. ?

Acting: it's really good
Chemistry: i really like them
Storyline: typical but honestly not cringe
OST: I WANT TO FIND ALL OF THEM COZ IT'S REALLY GOOD TOO
Rewatch Value: i definitely would want to watch it again.

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Could have been better

It seems like they stretched the story a little more which wasn't needed at all this could have been a very peaceful story but the made it was by adding so many twist.
And US many people are saying that The Ml loved the New FL so he is kind of a playboy or something but I personally think that as the new female lead wanted to protect him that's why he is diff forwarded into their relationship some things where really useless and logic less in their relationship obviously but the story could have been more better
And about the other characters their life story also would have been more better.

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Super great acting!

邱宇辰和黄宏轩把魏谦和魏之远给演活了！虽然剪辑不是很满意，但演技我是非常满意的。很棒的演员们，希望他们能越来越好，越来越火！
Have read the book before this show was released, tbh, it's impossible to use 12 episodes to cover all the content in the book. So, I am open to new changes in the drama. The first 8 episodes were very good to me, while the episodes behind were kind of rush. The editing caused the logic to break for some parts, so you may wonder why certain things happen suddenly.
Overall, I still think it was a pretty good drama. I believe it's not just a BL drama, but a drama that portrays a lot of real-life elements. Thankfully, big brother, Wei Qian, has someone who loves him so much, so he can finally live his life for himself.
Lastly, I must say the actors are too good at acting!! Every eye contact, hug and kiss felt so real. Looking forward to see more of Chris' and Kurt's acting!

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I like the characters

FL and ML fit well.
The FL looks so young,almost childlike.She is very cute. Her character's personality is childish, indicisive but also strong headed, quite self aware and she is delveloping her character well.

The ML is good looking and portraying his character very seriously. He seems possessive,overprotective and strong willed, but has his funny, friendly and protective moments.

There are lots of funny scenes in the drama.
What I don't like, all costums are well chosen except the FL's. She seems petit and normally buildt in comparison to other more delicate looking chinese actresses, so she shouldn't wear that kind of clothes with such thick layers and thick materials and large prints.It makes her look so hefty.

All in all the show is very likeable because of the characters.I enjoyed watching it

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Mature Relationship, Mature C-Drama

Well.. at first I just watch the 1st episode of this cdrama because of Li Xian, honestly I just feeling it up whether I'll like it or not. Who knows that I will be hooked by it and directly finish the first 3episodes. This drama give me a mature-vibe drama that I have longed for long, that, and the unique story of the FL, I am shocked to my core to see the surprise that she is a disabled person (I did not read the synopsis yet). And suddenly, I fall in love with Will Love in Spring. To my knowledge that the other title is much more interesting anyway, but it doesn't matter, this drama still gives me a promising track to a SATISFACTION.

For this ratting probably will change, I dunno about that, but I surely will update this review until I watch all the episodes and give you all the overall review. Caooooo and see u later!!!

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