Reviews

Queen of the Tears of Baek Hyunwoo, The Family and then the Audience

Progressing into love? Nope, put it in reverse. Queen of Tears starts with the intention of filling us into a swirl of being a third person in the middle of broken married relationship (marriage! right away! phew, I am not even started dating yet!) How to make a painful marriage ends? How to successfully cut ties with the family of your toxic wife as a lucky middle-class guy coming from the rural area? Surely, there is not many romance drama that started with falling out so quickly like this one.

With the thought of freedom is the only thing you want, I think Hyunwoo just put us being so empathetic with him so quick. Surely, shoved with how unlikeable Haein's family is and how they are so so so rich draws this huge gap that we are on his side quickly. That until we started to see that both of the characters sharing the same quality, also until we shared the common enemies.

I root for the main characters as time grows because the direction of the drama is really good. We are given the reasons to approve Hyunwoo idea's of divorce but then also realize that the key is only to revive the communication and terms between them. Anyway, isn't it natural to losing 'sparks' after all that love is not exercised? What starts to begin as enduring divorce as Haein heals has become how to revive both Haein's health and as well as the romance. One strong point this drama has is also how the side characters are charming and we all can see the growth of them making the happy ending are relieving news broadcasted through TV (literally.) At some points, it gives me as the audience that I am following a big gossip through infotainment (with the spices and hint from people inside.)

My friend told me that the making of Queen of Tears has exceeded many years that some of parts are not relevant to the present. I can see the similarity Queen of Tears shared with the common soap operas in my country that 1.) The family is really rich, it quite gives the boring idea that they do not have any struggles until they are being tricked into crime and lose all of their assets, 2.) The erasure of villains as conclusions and how black and white the characters seems. And so it has become my disturbance that Hyunwoo is so clean at the end. He has been abused, overworked (but I don't think he's underpaid), restricted from his rights, put in jail, almost get in attempted murder and HIT BY A FREAKING CAR yet his only concern is to live with the love of his life. I think it is given that way to par with Haein's incurable tumor, being lied to and tricked to lose everything he has worked hard for, wait also being kidnapped by a sicko obsessed guy...probably it was necessary to ripped all over their walls like that to see that they only need more time to be together to understand their love and fix how being a family was...but still I think it is not fair compared to Eunsong who we only known his motive was growing from being a traumatized child and ended up being so evil (alongside with his mother who we know so little the background of.) The weight of black and white this story has somehow leads to happy ending we expected but we need to get through to sooo many circling ways. The focus change in the drama is good as it expands to discovering many conflicts for character buildings but I think this drama could have less episode while making use of the characters background a little more.

Despite knowing how hyperbolic sometimes the plot is, Queen of Tears has offered something so good to experience, and that is to love and being loved is trully the most important thing in life.

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"Unraveled: The AI Enigma - A Cliffhanger Left Viewers Puzzled, Desperate for Answers... Why?"

"In a world where AI reigns supreme, Blood Free captivates audiences with its futuristic portrayal of a building controlled by chatbot. As drama unfolds, viewers are drawn into a thrilling narrative where the line between technology and humanity blurs. Experience the future on the big screen like never before!" So, let me come to point ; i like the production activities of Disney hotstar for set designs as well as the machines too, it was just awesome to watch the series. The plot is being left out in this whole series according to me, from last 3 episodes it is so hard to guess what is happening? As they wanted to have the sequel so they left us with many questions than answers. Especially, why did prime minister dad did this all(attack on military camp and also on his father in law) is too confusing. The screenplay was nice as well as it give us to watch the whole series at one go! Climax was so confusing i think so hero and heroine are alive somewhere and they have shifted BF building somewhere too! So, everybody think Yun(FL) died in Korea but not sure of it! Aah it is so much frustrating why can't they release sequel of this series too.

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More suitable as a "rewatch" than as a "special" episode

Yes, I agree that they get lazy by doing recap with little new scenes, but I still love it lol

Why? Finally, someone piled up all romantic and NC scene into one and do a recap on it! This gives a very warm sweet flashback of their romantic journey. I really love it. Perhaps, this is more suitable for a "rewatch" when we miss the couple, without having to rewatch the entire series. In that sense, it might not be that "special" an episode

It's also quite nice to hear Wela's POV and how he feels. Also, I love seeing the throuple again. I wish they have given us new NC scenes after they are dating lol

Overall, if you're looking for something new or special, there is none. But, if you just love the couples and trhouple and don't mind watching them teasing, bickering, kissing and all, then it's a pretty sweet little watch

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It's a good story, and it kept me entertained but...

... if you expect it to be like the BU, you'll be disappointed. I was very disappointed, I love the BU, and I've read and watched everything that is available, so I've been very excited about this series for years now... unfortunately, the series do not follow the original story. They take things from here and there, but they change a lot of things and skip/add things. Some things they add felt unnecessary.

I was very disappointed by Kim Jooan's (Taehyung) and his father's relationship, and the relationship they had.
But I was very satisfied with both Park Haru (Jimin) and Jeon Jeha's (Jungkook's) families and those story lines. I was on the other hand disappointed by the reason Cein was expelled, in the original BU, he ended up in trouble to protect Jeha (Jungkook), but they went a different route in this series.

I also felt like it was rushed, and the way the boys bonded felt equally as rushed, as if they bonded just because they had to for the sake of the plot. I never got that impression from the BU. The only ones I felt had somewhat of a chance to bond were Dogeon and Jooan (Namjoon & Taehyung), and Hwan and Cein (Jin & Yoongi). I loved those scenes with Dogeon and Jooan in Episode 1 and the scene with Hwan and Cein in Episode 2.

Episode 1 and 2 were both great episodes, because they focused a lot on the boys friendship, and I feel like we needed more of that before we introduced all the boys' struggles. Right now I feel like they more often faught than actually had fun together.

About Haru and Hosu (Jimin and Hoseok), the way they went with convincing the audience they are great friends was "all tell not show". They kept telling the audience what great friends they are instead of really showing us, because most of the time Haru tried to avoid Hosu.

So was the series bad? No, not at all, I did enjoy it if I tried to not compare it with the BU. But was it great? No, it wasn't great either. We need more happy scenes with them actually having fun together... we espeically need Hwan (Jin) to have more fun with the boys. I know they tried to convince the audience that Hwan cared about the others but I ended up wondering why he cared so much.
And the way they include the timeloop's twist so late, it made things yet again feel so rushed.

And there wasn't a satisfying ending, so we'll have to keep our fingers crossed for a season 2.

I would recommend it, it's worth watching, the actors really helped making the experience better, they are great! But nothing I would rewatch myself.

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must watch

this series is pretty good. the acting was perfect and the way they carried out the plot was amazing.they acted natural even in the explicit scenes.although I didn't like the way they ended kimporchay ,I rlly appreciate them for making us fell their acting.the series was not in a rush ,it went in a good pace .

if any of you are looking for a good series,this is one the best series you can find.
This series had all types of emotions, happiness ,lust, sad, joy ,fun .

disclaimer: contains alcohol, explicit scenes, kidnapping,abuse, usage of weapons(like guns,etc),

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Blame game of twists and turns.

The story was centered on the ML as the scammer which Jing Boran played brilliantly.Five of his victims were notified to attend his will reading on an island. However before reading of the will, each have to tell how he scammed them. The five were a journalist (FL), who was his schoolmate, a rich businessman who was the father-in-law,a socialite who was the college gf,,a financial accountant, his exlover and a fund manager,his ex partner..Hence the blame game began with each shifting their wants and needs to become a frictionalized fact that excuse themselves of blame.
Like a coin that has 2 sides, when the ML was rescued and told his side of the story.It a story of how a straight A student with a bright future made poor judgments on a wrong decision on a wrong choice. He cheated on final exam for his stepbrother when he went for revenge. His father abandoned him and married his stepmother but later took him back when his mother died., This generated a number of problems, including hidden bitterness, wrath, and holding grudges. To fit in with the family, he put on the act of being a good-natured and obedient boy, but in reality, he hated them.It was a poor decision to pretend to go along with his stepmother rather than notifying his father about her attempt to make him cheat for his stepbrother. He was caught, sent to prison and thus destroyed his bright future. He played a blame game and wrongly vented it out on his father as he threw his money back at him when he got out from prison instead of the outsider, the step mother .His father's way of apologising and concern about his welfare for he wanted him back to be his true self, the smart boy with a bright prospect. Instead of forgiveness for his father in trying to make amends, he left home and vowed to become rich without his money. Without a diploma, its was difficult to get a high paying job to become rich in a short span. Hence the road to scamming began with entry to a university with a fake ID and a fake name,FeiKe.
Its more like a psychological drama, ,and the FL was the only one able to bring out each fact in the actual compartment. The ML lumped his facts together and couldn't separate the fact that his father treated him or his mother in the past was vastly different from the present. From the time he provided a home and gave him an education to the time he was on his side when his stepbrother fought with him, to the giving of financial support to improve his future.

Conclusion: It is a personal development of oneself, which includes letting go of negative feelings , forgiveness of past mistakes of oneself as well as others, not degenerating and dwelling on inner demons, to regenerate to be your true self, a better you.

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A little gem of a comforting Thai series ╰(✿´⌣`✿)╯♡

Thai series, a plea for the LGBT+ cause, very cute and positive (for once).

PLOT: Improbable meeting between a "perfect - A class" surgeon, with toxic father - submissive mother, and 1 FL illustrator, raised by a group of Drag Queens, free-minded and warm. She will gradually release the ML from his father's grip.

PROS:
+ A perfect production to serve an unusual story. It tlaks about romance, but especially family (with toxic parents), family ties and homophobia / discrimination / etc., with sensitivity, humor and intelligence. RARE !
+ a cute CL (James Ji & Toey) with a top-notche chemistry.
+ Great actors who bring endearing characters to life, especially the “Cage” gang.
+ No slap/kiss, gratuitous violence, Great Villain.
+ Nothing special about the OST.

### Well, the Happy Ending, with the awareness of everyone's mistakes, is a bit far-fetched, but it's fresh & cute.

=> I wish to watch more series like that, and I'll rewatch it with pleasure (and it's rare for me to rewatch something :)
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Série thaï, plaidoyer pour la cause LGBT+, très cute et positive (pour une fois).

PLOT: Rencontre improbable entre 1 chirurgien "1e de la classe", avec père toxique - mère soumise, et 1 FL illustratrice, élevée par un groupe de Drag Queens, libre et chaleureuse. Elle va peu à peu, sortir le ML de l'emprise.

PROS:
+ Une réalisation parfaite au service d'une story inhabituelle. Elle traite de romance, mais surtout de famille (avec parents toxiques), des liens familiaux et de l'homophobie / discrimination /etc., avec sensibilité, humour et intelligence. RARE !
+ un CL craquant (James Ji & Toey)
+ De super acteurs qui donnent vie à des personnages attachants, en particulier le gang de "la cage".
+ Pas de slap/kiss, de violence gratuite, de Great Villain.
+ Rien de particulier sur les OST.

### Bon, la Happy End, avec la prise de conscience des erreurs de chacun, est un peu tirée par les cheveux, mais c'est frais & mignon.

=> Une petite perle de série thaï réconfortante ╰(✿´⌣`✿)╯♡ Ne passez pas à côté !

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Fortunately.. the disappointment came quickly.

I've hit my quota of eight episodes, subjecting myself to watch through even when the drama fails to impress.

Despite the lackluster description of "Love Like the Galaxy," buoyed only by positive reviews, I reluctantly gave it a shot.

And boy, did I rue the decision to ignore my instincts. Firstly, the narrative lacks any semblance of coherence, careening aimlessly without regard for structure.
Secondly, every character wallows in a pit of despair, displaying minimal emotional range.

Attempts at injecting levity fall flat, as the supposed "comedic relief" fails to elicit even a smirk. Slapping on humorous music doesn't magically transform a scene into a comedic goldmine.

In sum, the sole saving grace of this debacle is its cast. And when that's the highlight, it's a glaring sign of creative failure.

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what a surprise

honestamente eu estou bem surpreso com a experiência que foi assistir boys be brave. eu não estava esperando me sentir tão conectado com a história. eu estou meio obcecado nos 4 personagens principais e como cada um possui sua própria individualidade.

tem algo de interessante no modo como a história do casal principal é construída. ambos os personagens tem inseguranças e percepções de vida distintas e a série faz um trabalho muito bom de deixar claro que nos dois lados é necessário uma paciência para entender os dois personagens e o modo como eles se relacionam com as pessoas e entre si. eu acho que o relacionamento dos dois aconteceu em um bom ritmo e foi algo gostoso de se acompanhar.

sobre o casal secundário foi a minha maior surpresa, o fato de o maior problema entre eles ser um fator financeiro me pegou em um lugar muito específico. foi doloroso assitir o amor que eles compartilhavam ser impedido por um elemento que as vezes não é tão pautado assim. eu sinto que o balgeum é o personagem com mais camadas ali e eu acho que a série mostrou alguns desses aspectos de forma clara (eu adoraria um spin off para ser sincero). sendo honesto eu acho que eles tiveram um bom final, como tinha muitas camadas ali tentar resolver de forma rápida não faria sentido, assim como terminar com os dois como estranhos também não teria o menor sentido (novamente eu rezando para um spin off). de um modo geral foi uma montanha russa acompanhar os dois.

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Did not disapoint.

Everything about this series was so good!
I just rewatched it, and I can't wait to watch it again!

I loved MarcPavin. Their story was super good! And the main couple was amazing! After Never Let Me Go, PerthChimon was one of the best ships in GMMTV, and after this series, it has appeared into my top 5!

All the characters were wholesome and lovely. Yes, it did lack a little bit of the 'Dangerous' in it, but that's just a title flaw.......





Yeah, I'm not decreasing it to less than 10. The series was too good for that!
Either way, I completely suggest anyone who is a true GMMTV fan to watch it! The series rocked and it will have you on the edge of your seat!!

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The cast the script the actors acting on point everything is so good and so perfect I wish they could've telecasted it on viu or viki am damn sure the rating would've touched milestones. All of them were so sooo Good.
Even though it wasn't released on a good platform still ARMY's did their job of promoting it on every platform. And what else does one need we were satisfied with their acting the story the directions and production.
Am gonna miss this drama.
It also made me miss the boys more as all of them are serving in military now
Loved it a lot.
APOBANGPO💜

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Tale of love wrapped in time travel

"Let's Kidnap Sun Jae and run".

Wearing this on her headgear, Im Sol arrives to attend a concert of her favorite star Ryu Sun Jae. Bound on a wheelchair the thirty-something lost her ticket and was forced to enjoy the show from outside of the auditorium. Her agony vanishes as she meets the star on her way home. But was it their first time meeting?Ever since its inception, the love of Im Sol and Sun Jae has undergone more changes than the weather itself. Im Sol who has been fangirling over Sun Jae finds him as her next-door neighbor as she travels back to 2009. Seeing her dead K-pop star alive makes her feel alive again and the chaotic love story begins.

Attempting to time travel love is not a big thing for Korean dramas. The list is endless, from Scarlett Heart Ryeo to Go Back Couple, to recently ended Marry My husband.

Then, why Lovely Runner is creating so much hype:

1. The timeline

Sol is not living in a fixed time zone. She has travelled through various time of her life, while looking for ways to save Sun Jae. Some time, she is living for few months and sometime she is living for few days. It is like a staycation and not a total shift to that time zone.

2. Differences in characters

Characters are different. Modern Sol is polar opposite of her eighteen year old self. In fact, as she is going back to modern time, her cackling eighteen year old self is coming back. Sun Jae is not aware, so his character is not facing any transition in the process.

3. Constant changes

It is very important to keep audience hooked. Monotonous storyline make audience wander whether to watch the next episode or not. However, in this story, the suspense is getting bigger with the magic of time travelling. Whether Sol will have her feet or Sun Jae will live...the answer is still uncertain.

The story deserves an extra credit for giving space to additional characters of the story.

The new arc of character of Seo Hye Won and Song Ji Ho not only add humor to the tale but also add perfect love dose in the story of Sol and Sun Jae. As the story grows, not only love blooms but the threat intensifies. Now a days, Korean dramas loses track after the twelfth episode, but lovely runner ahs successfully kept the charm and suspicion alive. The future of the endearing couple is still behind clouds. Song Geon Hee in the role of sweet and savory Tae Sung has got little to do. The second lead got back seated by the shine of Byeon Woo seok. The director should have drew his role in a better light. His bromance with Sun Jae looked warm but is not creating goosebumps. We still miss our Jun Pyo and Ji Hoo. The supporting cast including well known ajumma and ajusshis are brilliant in their shoes but it is Im Sol and Sun Jae who are eating the cream in chunks.

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