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THE 2ND ML TAKES THE CROWN WHEN IT COMES TO ACTING AND ATTRACTION!!!

While plot perfectly explains the background of how the actual story starts, this drama is much more than just a fight for romance. The leads are good actors , Ii-woo is nice and Yuri definitely has some great scenes in the show.But I just somehow fast forwarded several scenes of them together during the 2nd half the show. It felt like a waste of screen time.

It's my first time watching Hyun Soo who plays Daeyeop ( and probably gonna watch all his dramas now ) and I am not kidding DAEYEOP was the only character I watched till the end and I guarantee you, you too will do the same as the story proceeds . Be it the acting, the character development, the charisma , he took the spotlight even when he shared the screen with the main leads. He oozed more sparks and chemistry by just thinking about the princess alone that what I could feel between the romantic lingering gazes of the leads. While one might hate him for being so helplessly in love with the FL at first, watching further, you would sympathise with the character.

The whole "Bossam" story lasts up to around 5-6 episodes and then starts the politics, king, minister plots, coups etc . Hence if you love watching historical dramas for the true events that have occurred, you will love this as I did . Go through the Wikipedia or some background about the King portrayed and the relating events and the story unfolding will make much more sense to you. I loved how the writers inserted their own interpretation while presenting the true events.

The end was realistic to some extent and was a bittersweet one.

Ii-woo did not grab my attention apart from first 4-5 episodes, that too when he was with his kid and friend.After than, I fast forwarded most of the romantic scenes as it lacked romance. Their supportive gang and secret helpers definitely will make you smile from within. Chun bae and Court Lady Jo provide good comic relief .

The characters of the show, most of them are grey , not black and white and I actually like that given their situation. A perfect show for history lovers. As for people who have come here for romance, next time, do "GOOD JOB" !!!!! ( if you know, you know ?️)

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Mindless Fluff.

‘Suspension of disbelief’ is a strong factor required to watch this drama – and once you've done it, this is quite enjoyable despite it having an absurd story.

A hotel heiress, Jin Zhi Xia, travels abroad and stumbles upon a soothing musician, Lin, whom she immediately falls for. She tells him about enjoying life as if there was no tomorrow and this is exactly what she does – throw herself into apparently a week/month old relationship which comes to and ugly end. The man in question disappears before she can find out her answers.
After an year of fruitless search, she finds him again as a completely new Fu Ze Yi, who has no memories about their encounter. What's more? He was a ruthless opponent who was attempting to buy her hotel, Aizhe, to expand his company.

The Characters:
Together with her cousin, Jin Bu Fan, and her uncle, the trio were some of the most hilarious characters I've seen in such an idol drama. Not only where they the least brightest individuals in the room, they were also comedic and innocent at the most unexpected times. [Someone commended on YT that the drama should be retitled as ‘three idiots run a hotel’, and the more I watched, the more I began to see why one would think so. Both the uncle and Zhi Xia kept making mistake after mistake, possibly because they underestimated who they were dealing with.]

EP12's hospital scene will always be memorable to me due to the sheer hilarity of the situation coupled with the neat acting. Joey Chua was really good.
Though not exactly the best, I have to give credits to the actor who played Fu Ze Yi and Lin - his eyes somehow appeared soft as Lin, and sharper as Fu Ze Yi .

Bonus points to this drama for making me look up Dissociative Identity Disorder – I've heard about it since long, but it turns out that some of the depictions, though over the top, where definitely in line with it. [Conversations with alternate identity, temporary amnesia, etc.]

All in all, a small cookie that can be eaten as a snack. Not deep, just pure entertainment.

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un answer question

a lot of unanswer questions

1. his father in 1995 just only hurts his ear ,but he still can talk but why? for 28 years he never talk?
2. what happen with yoon chung ah before ha eungyeol back to 1995? how she becoming so poor?
3. what happen with choi se gyeong birth secret? her mom death and her adoption
4. why choi se gyeong nice with yoon chun ah?
5. chung ah mother?
6. it really doesn't make sense, oh eun ya goal is to find her mother's first love, then make them together? But her mother has gone to the US, even if she is close to her mother's first love it won't change anything, because they are different people. so this is a useless effort
7. so choi se kyung first love is oh?
8. about oh eunya suicide friend?
9 and in the last how eun ya know that who the la vida music man is? mr jonathan young face in magazine still same with 1995
10.didnt know what happen with yoon chung ah and ha yi chan before ha eungyeol back to 1995
11. didnt know what happen with choi se gyeong and oh eun ya after they back to 2023

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That dark twist fooled tf outta me!!

This supposed to be fluffy lovey dovey series turned 180 in the worst way possible. That dark twist, nah, we shouldn't do that! That's such a mess dreadful enough. I didn't like that stepfather SA'd her stepdaughter then that dead-herself turnout. All that twist is a bummer. They really messed this up big time. We should have stayed with that JoongDunk type of series. Dunno why it had to be like this. The love I felt in those previous eps felt estranged to me. ForceBook, being there, just saved the series somehow. Another nega for this series is the problematic sonofabitch character which just spews negativity whenever he's on-screen. He's just there to borrow huge shitload of money from Cher then that imprisoned situation is just ick. Mind u he exposed his stepdad as the suspect of SA. I don't think bringing him in the series show any impact. It's just a burden for my little mind to bear let alone my eyes witness his behavior.

All I really hoped was bring the softness cute series back and undo that twist and those negas. Their just unnecessary burden for viewers. I was like wanna watch a light series but bruh this is not what I expected. Expected that bad.

The cast were alright. Again this series should have been short and light with few casts here and there. I'd prefer it that way. Idunno I think that's just a popular opinion. Sorry. Without those negas, I think this is decent or fair series to catch up on after serious deeper BLs out there.

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avoid this season and just rewatch the first

This is the lowest rating I have given a drama on MDL before. This second season felt like a student film completely written, casted, and shot by students without much experience or a clear grasp on the story they wanted to portray. It is a bit disappointing that this is connected to the first season.

In the first season we are introduced to the idea of Mono's who live in a world of grey until they manage to meet someone who's face will allow them to see color, their probe. Geon Yoo never wanted to meet his probe out of fear that he may hurt that person due to obsession so when he meets Yoo Han he tries to run away. Yoo Han however does not want him to run away. Their adorable romance that stems from their connection is simple but sweet to watch. Yoo Han helps Geon Woo overcome his fear by being a stable and unmovable presence in his life. Between this unique plot, the pleasant soundtrack, and the chemistry between the pair I enjoyed the first season far more than I expected to.

The first season introduced the side plot that Geon Yoo's mother had been missing and his Aunt was searching for her while taking care of him. It also emphasizes the connection of a mono and probe, essentially soul mates, but how the colorizing of a mono's world can also feel so addictive that they become obsessed with their probe. This obsession can make the probe uncomfortable or lead to the mono doing unspeakable acts to the people around their probe or even to them. The idea that mono's are dangerous and are outcasts is mentioned often. This second season tries to expand on that notion while running with the mystery of his missing mother. It becomes a story filled with practically nothing but Monos. The previous season made it seem like Monos were there rare while this season is littered with them and they are obsessed with wanting to see color so much that they have a secret 'club' and drugs and surgery to allow them to do that.

Honestly the plot is a bit of a mess. It opens with Yoo Han having been kidnapped but for some reason it is not publicized which makes no sense given the kind of family he has that was so worried about him being kidnapped in season one. It was a convenient excuse to have the character missing as the actor may not have wanted to return. So the shows premise becomes Geon Yoo searching fervently for Yoo Han and his mother and in his search he comes across a new friend whose sister was a mono that was killed trying to get the surgery. The pair try to enter the dangerous world of this secret Mono cult to find the truth behind the missing monos and the death of his friend's sister.

Acting was amateurish in this entire cast. From no real emotion shown for the death of a sister to the creepiness of the Mono cult. Editing is also very patchy with scenes and songs cutting off abruptly. Again this is primarily a student film continuation and I would not suggest you waste your time on it. The first season was a simple watch and I enjoyed it for the chemistry and interesting and unique plot but this continuation was just a mess.

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Avoid this second season and just enjoy rewatching the first

This is the lowest rating I have given a drama on MDL before. This second season felt like a student film completely written, casted, and shot by students without much experience or a clear grasp on the story they wanted to portray. It is a bit disappointing that this is connected to the first season.

In the first season we are introduced to the idea of Mono's who live in a world of grey until they manage to meet someone who's face will allow them to see color, their probe. Geon Yoo never wanted to meet his probe out of fear that he may hurt that person due to obsession so when he meets Yoo Han he tries to run away. Yoo Han however does not want him to run away. Their adorable romance that stems from their connection is simple but sweet to watch. Yoo Han helps Geon Woo overcome his fear by being a stable and unmovable presence in his life. Between this unique plot, the pleasant soundtrack, and the chemistry between the pair I enjoyed the first season far more than I expected to.

The first season introduced the side plot that Geon Yoo's mother had been missing and his Aunt was searching for her while taking care of him. It also emphasizes the connection of a mono and probe, essentially soul mates, but how the colorizing of a mono's world can also feel so addictive that they become obsessed with their probe. This obsession can make the probe uncomfortable or lead to the mono doing unspeakable acts to the people around their probe or even to them. The idea that mono's are dangerous and are outcasts is mentioned often. This second season tries to expand on that notion while running with the mystery of his missing mother. It becomes a story filled with practically nothing but Monos. The previous season made it seem like Monos were there rare while this season is littered with them and they are obsessed with wanting to see color so much that they have a secret 'club' and drugs and surgery to allow them to do that.

Honestly the plot is a bit of a mess. It opens with Yoo Han having been kidnapped but for some reason it is not publicized which makes no sense given the kind of family he has that was so worried about him being kidnapped in season one. It was a convenient excuse to have the character missing as the actor may not have wanted to return. So the shows premise becomes Geon Yoo searching fervently for Yoo Han and his mother and in his search he comes across a new friend whose sister was a mono that was killed trying to get the surgery. The pair try to enter the dangerous world of this secret Mono cult to find the truth behind the missing monos and the death of his friend's sister.

Acting was amateurish in this entire cast. From no real emotion shown for the death of a sister to the creepiness of the Mono cult. Editing is also very patchy with scenes and songs cutting off abruptly. Again this is primarily a student film continuation and I would not suggest you waste your time on it. The first season was a simple watch and I enjoyed it for the chemistry and interesting and unique plot but this continuation was just a mess.

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I don't usually watch dramas that is longer than 40 episode,but then I'm a fan of xukai that's why i gave it a try.. as soon as i started watching it, I can't help myself from watching till i reach the finale?
The story is nice but then i wish that fuheng also have his happy ending,my heart really aches for him.. he sacrificed alot for yinglou. Though i understand that if only fuheng didn't gave up and fight for their love. I don't like the role of the emperor to be honest, he's a scumbag and selfish. He already have lots of concubines but still didn't want to give fuheng his love,he sacrificed alot and yet ... Haysst. Anyways. Maybe it's their fate.

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Background story is great

I think it's something I would binge watch often whenever I am bored because it's an easy to watch series. The main leads did have chemistry. I don't know why everyone says they don't. I think it's the kiss scenes that were awkward but other than that it was great. They also highlighted b*llying in school and how things are handled if the offender is in power. I especially liked the way they showed how the teacher was wrong and turned a blind eye. It's quite typical in those aspects except the background of Kanghan. While in such serieses with a rich father the dad's usually very strict ir doesn't care about the child and sets high expectations from them. But this one is different. Here Kanghan acted the way he did was because his father never set any expectations from him and he felt neglected. That sounds like something everyone would want but as someone who has gone through the same I could relate alot. I think this is the best thing of the plot. Also I liked the intensity of the story. I think it's worth watching.

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An end that brings shame to an otherwise well developed plot!

The show starts strong with a well thought out story, beautiful acting and character development by the artists and some amazing aesthetics. This show has given me some of the best aesthetics and I've surely taken notes on some home decorations that I would like to implement. What a beautiful use of plants throughout!

I like how all the characters have been given importance and have their own story-line. What the bond between the players and how they support one another even in their individual sports. The relationship between the coaches and players is also beautifully exemplified through the sprint team and high jump team.

Another thing worth admiring is the portrayal of immense dedication and hardwork it takes for athletes. Nothing comes easy and we can see that. Love how they have depicted the vigour behind sports and the life of athletes.

However, sadly that is where it ends.
1. The end has to be one of the most absurd ends I've ever seen. The guy wants to do high jump but he is forced into sprinting and then suddenly he goes to do decathlons (still fine) but out of nowhere there is some random absurd rumour (baseless) which is not even investigated or refuted and just like that he goes back to high jump???? Out of nowhere? Do the writers think doing sports is a joke and it is easy to change sports just like that? What absolute nonsense! My two problems with this storyline are that a) it is completely unnecessary in an otherwise well progressing show. Their was absolutely no need of this rumour, conflict and the team not even standing up for their otherwise "very promising" talent. They didn't even try to help him once. Where do you see that in real life, what nonsense!!!! and b) like i said before, that is not how it happens. today you do long jump, tomorrow high jump and then suddenly you're back at long jump!

2. For this to be tagged as sports, there was very poor division between sport and romance. This seems more like a university rom-com than sports drama to me. Sports were taken so lightly throughout.

3. We see great character development for DYC as the show progresses from a childish and overbearing pursuer to a more understanding and sensible partner, but there has been 0 character development for LN. She basically makes DYC feel like she has given up on her own student (which is a shitty af feeling), never apologises for it and then fails to recognise her two roles as a coach and girlfriend. There were instances where she supported him as the girl friend but those were rare. Usually she was walking all over him as the coach. Not appreciated. His outbursts (both in the beginning and end) were very valid.

4. What was this surprise out of nowhere, not planned or executed proposal/marriage? I still can't get over the stupidity of it all?

As I finished the show, I'm left with more questions than answers, and I'm not saying that in a good way. But if we ignore the last 3 episodes, it is a solid watch with some good acting and a childish romance. Must watch for people who're into youth dramas. Not so much for people who look for substance and stories in their shows, because believe me, this one makes no sense.

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Nothing New Mostly Generic/Tittle Should be Loving you Endlessly /Headache

My Return to Chinese drama i feel curse and i learn sometimes you should trust tik tok edit lets get started this drama is too long 40 episode for this this drama should be cut down am guessing the only reason its long is because of the multiple couple dynamic if not this is a drama with Highschool drama of people who in love but can't talk like adults for some unknown reason and forcing someone to love you is the new trend am guessing

Ye Han-- So oh boy this main lead to describe might be harsh because most people want to see a handsome lead which he is by how he written is like a man who now falling back in love an i quote with a girl he is smitten by only to realize that she like one of his friends i can't really say best friends because drama these days act like men dont talk about the same girls they like for some unknown reason which is something the female lead as problem apparently..... after being rejected over and over again clearly seeing that this girl has no moved and also giving stalker vibes but we know he won't be label as that because ohhh he is a green flag because he is there for every time oh okay change the visual and we can talk i digress this main lead is bad but at least good luck...... still waiting for the ex to come back in the picture if that will cause it has enough episodes

Li Xiao Xiao-- The Female lead ohhh boy when i actually thought that they were improving females lead i got smacked in the face but at least this one don't jump into a relationship soon has her crush discover she has a crush on him which he doesn't like her but oh man does this drama handles that poorly so your telling me its his fault that she has a crush on him and he doesn't know so in the episode its fault the dude busy chasing the girl he likes hence i say this female lead isn't firing at all and guessing this will be high school princess type female and i was proven right i wont be surprise if in couple episode because they might stretch it that she will go after the male lead which the tag is male lead chase first but lets be honest only few female lead actually chase and it depends on the plot notice i cant say much about the female lead because its that bad form the moment she could not give up on her crush who is in love with her so call best friend and the reason i say so call best friend is because she never told her and she was there am guessing secretly hoping that her crush give her a chance and guess what happen the so call best friend piece together the puzzle how they handle that drama i dont really care cause it should have been handle a long time ago

Xu Jia Cheng- only crime is falling in love
Tong Yi Wen - only crime is falling in love and wanted to be successful ohh did i mention in love with her best friend long time crush cough anyways...

Tbh you can watch it out but if you be honest with yourself this plot is bad with force plot ahh also do watch it with your logic turn off if you wanna enjoy it

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I'm glad I wasted my time just to watch this

Captivated By You is your typical feel-good drama. But what made me stunned and literally captivated by this is how simple it was, but the way they told the story of these two characters was endearing. It's literally just nothing but everything, a series of vignettes that tells the story of the two characters and the reason they are how they are.

Maybe at one point, you'll think why does Hayashi do all these meaningless things just to make himself think he "has time to spare", or why does Nikaido put in so much effort to not stand out because he was too handsome? These things seem really unnecessary and over the top at some point--but you know, that's youth. When these decisions although you may not know how much of it is right, just felt like they made sense during that time. This is a story about one's youth and the companionship that blossoms around it. Because at some point they were captivated by them and something about them gave out a lasting impact that changed the direction of their lives.

We all know very well that feeling of anxiety or uncertainty. Life seems so scary not knowing what you want to do and how you want to be--yet you march through it anyway. At some point in your own story, you meet people who will never glance at you ever, but you also get entangled with those who are drawn by you yet you never realize. I think this is what the drama wanted to present. It was so nostalgic and it actually made me miss my high school life, even if my past self wasn't as refined as who I am now, it validated that part of me because it's something that really does happen to everyone. Ah, youth.

It's not very straight to the point so for some it may seem confusing. Again, it's nothing but a narration of the lives of typical high schoolers. But if you're like me who likes to look into things a little bit more than what is shown in front of you, you'll realize how beautiful this drama is.

I want to commend the beautiful OSTs and the cast who (during this time) were still up-and-coming celebrities. This may look like a low-budget production with all the simplicity it held, but they made use of the cinematography to enhance the story, and the actors did a really great job portraying their characters.

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~One of the best kdrama of 2024~

I started watching this because of the title, it intrigued me in a way as I am a fan of thriller kdramas I was looking for something to binge-watch and I found it!! This kdrama is packed with action, relentless fighting and drama. Its definitely one of those kdramas you can watch again, the cast, the acting top-notch? The ending was expected because they wouldn't kill the ML and he had most of screen-time and he's what supposed to be a mercenary bad-ass fighter. Just one thing about this show, too predictable I basically predicted the ending and that bale (whatever) villian was alive. Personally I like shows that are less predictable which will intrigue me to watch more and get more hyped up. Besides that, this kdrama was a blast for me, I found that pyscho (the boy who locked up jeong jian) quite annoying and impulsive but his death made me fall off my sofa, fr bro has such an easy death!?
Definitely recommended for thriller kdrama-fans...!!!

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