A Lenda do Mar Azul (2016)

A very pleasant drama , which does not experience a crisis of boredom in the middle of the series.

The main characters are very interesting. This is the first drama in which I saw Lee Min Ho and I must admit that I liked his acting very much. His look expresses a lot of emotions. You might also be satisfied with Jeon Ji Hyun's actress. Between them you can feel romance and love. It was very pleasant to look at them.

I liked the "work" of the cheaters very much. It held a little bit of tension, it had a little fun and above all made Heo Jun Jea attractive in my eyes.

I like the fact that the main characters quite often get physically close to each other (of course not going beyond the limits of decency, so much emphasized in dramas). This makes the drama pleasant and funny.

As for the fantasy theme, it is not presented here in an original way. It's hard to believe that sirens would swim in a costume covering their chest. I shouldn't pay attention to this,. After all, there are age limits here. Well, I like authenticity, reality even in film or series productions that deal with supernatural phenomena (that's why this issue bothered me a little).

Despite the nice feeling after watching the whole drama in 3 days, I would like to briefly point out its disadvantages. First of all, the character of the main character's brother (played by Lee Ji Joon) is illogical here. I miss a clear reason why he changed his attitude towards the problems he was facing so suddenly.

What's more, I also missed a shot of Heo Jun Jae's brotherly friendship. The younger hacker was treated as a meaningless character, and that's a pity, because I think the three of them had an interesting potential.

The drama replicates a recurring pattern, typical of romantic comedies - "if something bad is happening, I won't tell you about it". This is not how relationships should function. If we show some ideal world (their love is perfect), let's at least show how important is honesty in a relationship. It's no harm to be honest about what our lovely mermaid had to do. Really, such a melodramatic ending is not very convincing, especially when we shout out loud "why couldn't you tell him about it?". Her behavior made no sense.

However, I think that drama is recommendable, especially for those who want to rest and relax after a hard day.

Leia Mais

A Fated Love

This is an easy watch, great visual quality and evenly paced. I enjoyed it. The destiny, fate aspect is well thought out with explanatory flashbacks at the beginning of each episode. The story bears a striking resemblance to You Who Came From The Stars and I suppose that's because it's written by the same screenwriter.

Jun Ji Hyun is fantastic as always in the lead role, her comedic bent is so natural and never overdone. Lee Min Ho was surprisingly good, although his delivery seemed forced in the emotional scenes. The two of them together have passable chemistry but Lee Min Ho doesn't seem able to take emotional and poignant scenes beyond a certain point, many of them came off as playful and bantery, if that makes sense.
Jun Ji Hyun is far and away a superior actor and there is a definite imbalance, I got too much superficial humour from him and a mature, emotional resonance from her, hence the mismatch.

The supporting cast is good, villains are weak and the secondary loveline is barely perceptible. I did enjoy the backstory and it was well exposed.

This is a good drama with all the elements required to make it a blockbuster, but overall for me it lacked punch and didn't grab me enough to give it a higher rating.
Still worth a watch.
Music is good, although not memorable for me.

Overall score 7.5

Leia Mais

The only thing that truly gets a 10/10 for this is the OST, which was just so calming and emotional for me. It really added to the "fairy tale" feeling of the drama, and with the cinematography, it just made the aesthetic of the drama that much more immersive.

I definitely didn't really treat this as a contemporary romance while I was watching it, because of how unrealistic it really is—I thought of it more as a fairy tale retelling, and suspending your disbelief is a skill that will definitely come in useful when watching this. As a retelling, though, I really liked seeing how the historical scenes translated into the modern ones. I was definitely not as interested in the historical plot as I was in the modern one, so it helped that there were less historical scenes as the drama went on.

I was honestly disappointed with the last episode. It felt like it was a little unnecessary to add another bout of amnesia and memory erasure so late in the drama, and I didn't like how it meant that the only person who remembered Sim Cheong was Heo Joon Jae. Once again—that goes along with the unrealistic parts of this story.

Leia Mais

it starts out great and it continues this way until the end. it is a must watch drama and the main lead are two of the most famous korean actors. you will enjoy every moment and it has a clear ending ( something that a personaly realy admire since i hate spending that mach time in a drama and not seeing the end of the story). the main cople has great cemistry and I aslo liked the supporting couple.it is funny without ruining the dramatics. i watched the first time while it was ongoing and at the end of every episode i just couldn't wait for the next to come up ( i have watched it 4 time since then )

Leia Mais

Laughed all the way through this

Wow, I loved this drama so much that it became one of my top three. My daughter watched it and thought it was corny but I laughed all the way through it. Especially the Mermaid telepathy thing, not to mention Jin Ji Hyun is my favorite actress. Honestly, Ji Hyun does such a great job of being a mermaid that she really seems to be half fish. I think people who don't like it too much look at it as a melodrama instead of a comedy but Ji Hyun's personality as a mermaid is so weird compared to normal people that its hysterical.
Of course Lee Min Ho plays the cocky Mr. "know it all" that gets completely turned around and desperately falls in love with his Mermaid. He's pretty smart about it though. When he realizes what her secret power is he make efforts to prepare for it, rendering her somewhat ineffective and making the ending of the show fantastic. What more can I say. I highly recommend this one.
PS. I have watched it three times now. Still good every time.

Leia Mais

Utterly Beautiful & Best Korean Drama ever. Just loved it. If you're searching for fantasy drama with happy ending then this one is for you!!! Don't miss it. Beautiful couple with amazing storyline & Comedy. Some scenes are unforgettable.The chemistry between Sim cheong and heo joon jea is cute yet strong ...every character has done justice with their roles...Joon Jae's acting was superb especially when he was conartist . They ended this drama beautifully by doing happy ending , I just feel thankful. Enjoyed a lot & completed in just 5 days , each episode was amazing. Worth watching drama. ????❤????

Leia Mais

This drama is worth your time. It's not terrible at all. I quite enjoy Shin's presence in the drama, wish he had more time onscreen and development since his character is probably one of the most interesting ones in this drama. I think what makes this drama from being amazing is that it too closely resembles My Love From Another Star in terms of progression, and coming from the same writer, I can see why, but I need variety. There are also a few inconsistencies and the initial romance developed could have had a better foundation--the first two episodes were very Heirs like (but the drama definitely picked up after episode 3). In itself the drama is somewhat predictable, cheesy and could use some tweaks to make it levels above other dramas out right now. However it is definitely a solid drama: I don't feel like I'm wasting my time watching. It is addicting at times and the story-line touches upon some deep issues. Solid 8.5/10. I would recommend people to watch it! And for comparisons sake, I like this so much more than Goblin. Goblin is way too slow and random for my taste.

Leia Mais

Reasons to watch: LEE MIH HO xD
This is one of the best dramas I've seen.
First of all: THE PLOT!! Lee mih ho is an incredible actor (he's my favourite) I wached every drama of him :D I loved Jeon Ji Hyeon since "My love form another star", she's so pretty and did an amazing job. I like Shin Won Ho too, he was cute here, the rest of the cast did a really good acting too.
Second: THE STORY! The story is just perfect, the base is simple: a mermaid goes to earth, she's dumb, doesn't know anything about Korea but she finds a guy that is handsome, rich...and fall in love on him.
Third: The scenario was beautiful *__*
Fourth: MERMAID! We don't have many k-dramas with mermaids (I konw...pity) I love them :)
Fifht: The OST are something we all love and made the drama "real", pure or heart touching.
Sixth: I loved the romance with the comedy, it was so well made, really cute.
Seventh: LEE MIN HO sorry =.=

Leia Mais

I did enjoy The Legend of the Blue Sea as a drama. Lee Min Ho used to be one of my absolute favorite Korean actors (and I do still appreciate him), but I have found better actors since watching nearly 30 dramas since my LMH exposure (such as Lee Jong Suk).

Something I couldn't quite understand plot-wise for this drama was, why did she erase everyone's memory before leaving if she planned to come back after healing? Also I would have liked a better wrapped up ending with more people together being happy rather than the desolate snow covered scene, but that's just me.

The best part for me about this drama was the OST, the female MC's character (she was so quirky and funny), and the Joseon era flashbacks (they were so beautiful).

Leia Mais

A satisfying ending after all the other dramas I've watched even though there was tons of cliches. While You Were Sleeping was the last drama I've watched with an excellent ending. The others were sort of rushing to end it. Like once the plot has been solved they are thinking, wondering 'What now?'. But LOTBS made a proper ending to justify whatever mistakes they made in the whole drama. The actors brought the story together so well that there wasn't a moment where I thought this is getting boring. Sucker for star crossed lover stories and thank God didn't regret watching this drama.

Leia Mais

STORY: The story wasn't great or anything but it was a fun watch esp the comedic scenes of the lead actress - like how she is so ignorant of the human world makes it more funny, hahaha (there were just a few elements I didn't understand though, like why)
ACTING/CAST: Jun Ji Hyun and Lee Min Ho? Count me in!!! this pairing was really superb and awesome, they just looked perfect together and as always Lee Min Ho's kisses are always awesome, it is also good that atleast Jun Ji Hyun is somewhat responding hahaha! Anyways they are big names in the celebrity world so that is why this show was a success (their acting was great too!)
MUSIC: It was great! I downloaded it on my phone just so I could listen to it from time to time.
REWATCH: It's a good drama, so I would def rewatched this and it helps that there are funny scenes so it is not to heavy to rewatch (like other drama's hahah)
OVERALL: overall, it was a good watch and was an enjoyable joyride for me!

Leia Mais