Ela Sonha com a Cinderela (2024)

Love loads of comedy and cuteness in a ennemy-to-lover short story? This show is for you

I just finished this drama and I'm writing this with a big fat smile on my face.

This drama was nothing spectacular. There was no strong emotion (no one died a tragic death or has been horribly bullied), there was no big scary villain, no weak and machiavelic plots to ruin the lead, no truck involved.... But I enjoyed so much my time while watching this drama.

It's just a romance with a classic trope CEO/Poor girl but it's really well made. It was really fun to watch, a real comedy were you're bound to laugh every episode, some scenes were straight absurd but it was kind of well made to be fun and I like this kind of humour so I totally enjoy the awkwardness and cringyness here.
The fact that her step mother and step sisters loved her like a real child/sister is also a good and enjoyable surprise considering the references to cinderella.

One thing I didn't like at first though is witnessing too much FL's self pity party. She kept saying that she is no one and nothing, no one love her bla bla bla, but as the show progress you can understand that it's part of the story and her journey to self love. So even that was finally not as maddening as it used to be in other dramas.

So that's it, If you want a cute little romance with ton of fun where the leads hate to love each other (or love to hate each other ??? ), watch this drama.

Leia Mais

YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY!

The best way to describe this show is “seriously unserious” - in the best way. Truth be told, I actually tried watching the show once before, dropped it, and gave it a 1-star rating. I think I was just not in the mood for it at the time. I started it again on a whim, and what d’you know? I quite enjoyed it. It’s far from perfect - there could’ve been more emotional development (alas, it’s only about 39 minutes of actual show time for each of the 10 episodes compared to the standard 1-hour each for 16 episodes), the secondary characters could’ve been developed more/better e.g. SML and SFL (I’ll blame this again on the limited screen time), etc. But overall, it was a good time well spent on the show - the lead’s had very nice, believable skinship and chemistry; the emotional development and scenes they did show were done very well; the self-aware tropeyness and simultaneous subversion of tropes was refreshing; etc. I loved the message. I think the show could’ve done without the moments of fatphobia towards the stepsister (e.g. pig noises in episode 1??). Luckily, I think the most glaring ones were relegated to episode 1 and her relationship with the female lead was touching overall.

I think this show will be polarizing - you’ll either enjoy it or you won’t, the slapsticky humour will either work for you or it won’t, you’ll either be in the mood for it or you won’t. If possible, if you’re in the right mood for it, I’d suggest bingeing the episodes as some episodes may not work for you on different days if your mood isn’t in the right space.

I hope this non-spoilery review helps potential viewers decide if this show is for them or not! ?

Leia Mais

CLICHE, UNSERIOUS but GOLD

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale is SOOO SOOO unserious. It is filled with cliches but it's gold. 10 episodes, 40 ish mins duration and still they managed to make so much happen. The story surprisingly has, depth?

I'd say some of the episodes are cringe so don't expect a very extraordinary drama. Watch this to fill your time, or just watch it for no reason! the story imo kicked off from episode 4-5 onwards.

The FL, Shin Jae Rim, is the Cinderella in this case. Obviously, she was born into a poor family and obviously her dad remarries and now she has a step-mother, and two step-sisters. The part that I really liked, is her step-family ACTUALLY cares for her which is new to the cinderella story. After her dad passes away, they treat her the same. Her step-mother is caring and sees Jae Rim as her own child. However, at first, I didn't think Hwa Jin, one of the step-sisters, liked FL. Soo Jin, the other sister, definitely likes FL but Hwa Jin was a bit rude. Later I learned it's just normal sibling dynamics. They care for each other and they fight each other. Back to the FL, Jae Rim wants to marry a rich man, and be Cinderella. She has some internal conflicts and there's times where she faces prejudice for being poor.

Pyo Ye Jin's acting was really good. :) I wish she got offered more main roles.

ML, Moon Cha Min, was chaotic and like a child at first. But suddenly, episode 5 onwards, he somewhat matured out of nowhere. Now he's like a childish adult. Usually, rich ceo male leads are cold but he wasn't really cold to anyone. Obviously, since he's the rich ceo ML, he has trauma that sparked from his rough childhood. Also, it took me more than halfway through the drama to realise his name is literally Charming. Prince Charming, Cha Min. Also good thing this guy has more romance roles cause WOAH, he serves with his kiss scenes. "I'm holding back and it isn't easy." - Moon Cha Min.

Lee Jun Young's visuals are so chefs kiss. His acting is also good from what I've seen here. I haven't really seen him in any other roles yet, but I've heard of his upcoming projects and he has many upcoming main roles!

We meet the SFL, Ban Dan A. Bandana?? Anyway, obviously she's the obnoxious SFL, who throws a tantrum if she doesn't get her way. The marriage is for convenience though, but she was hiding real feelings for him. Her family consists of weird kidnapper thugs.

Now, the SML. I hated him here, but loved him in My Sweet Mobster LOL. At first, I was swayed by him and his face card. he was so bold too, with his words. but he turned out to be jerk but then became good again after FL treated him with respect? idk, man he's interesting. We also got revealed some of his backstory for about like 3 seconds. I think he used to be poor before he became rich?

for the romance, it's pretty solid. but many, many misunderstandings and missed communication cues but oh well.

Something I definitely wasn't expecting to see is Salon Drip's Jang Do Yeon. Salon Drip is one of my favourite korean tv shows!!
Also there were some taxi driver references.

obviously, there's a hospital scene. is it even a kdrama if there isn't one.

anyway ML and FL, heal eachother's inner child which i wasn't expecting to see in this drama. i didn't expect it to go that far into depth with this premise.

OVERALL:
9/10 just cause it was better than I was expecting and i'd rewatch for funsies. this drama did remind me of how SOME rich people are complete and utter JERKS who think they're better than everyone else. anyway, don't expect much angst obviously if you do watch this. my only dislike really, was the narrator but she didn't talk much from epsiode 3 onwards.

Leia Mais

Would Recommend for Business Proposal Fans or Romance Manhwa Readers

I don't know about other people but I really, really like this drama. It's a bit shorter than other dramas, but it's the perfect rebound for me after finishing "My Lovely Runner". It's cute and fluffy and has some cliches yet they're presented in a original way. Idk, this drama has FRESH feel to it and I've never seen another drama like this. For instance, the leads gets very FRISKY and INTIMATE in the ML's dreams (I've never seen another romance drama where the guy gets a boner or wet dreams, lol). ML is kinda obnoxious but he's also so handsome and has dirty dreams which make him more realistic and human. Another thing that's unique about this drama is that it's in 3rd person POV, so we can relate to both of the leads and see what they're thinking and feeling. It very much feels like I'm reading a Korean webtoon or manhwa. I would highly recommend this show if you liked Business Proposal.

Leia Mais

Cinderella love - my cute sweet catchup weekly.

Light hearted and sweet story! A little short and I hope it would be longer because I wanna enjoy the sweetness more.

Production wise, love the sets even though most of the story happened in the same few sets. Shin Jae Rim's outfit towards the end was nice! Not to mention, I kinda like the butler's dress sense after work. It gave a little character to the butlers working in the Cheongdam Heaven.

Acting - there were a few stiff acting by the sides but overall the leads carried it quite well. There was a slight sense of awkwardness between the leads but I think it does add to the story quite well.

Overall, I love them!!

Leia Mais

ROM-COM WRITERS TAKE NOTES!!!!!

This is the first Rom-Com (Kdrama) that i've binge-watched for a while!!!!!!!!! The SPOT-ON cast and the hilarious moments throughout the kdrama made this rom-com a really worthwhile watch!!! The only small thing i'd maybe change is how the ending was made because personally it felt a bit rushed and I would have liked to see a bit more closure for the rest of the characters but maybe that's just me! Otherwise everything else is AMAZING!!!! The cast WAS SPOT ON, from the main leads to the even the smallest of characters!! I definitely had the second-lead syndrome BIG TIMES (Male because the Dan-A kinda pissed me off esp at the end) but I do understand why ultimately she ended up with the male lead. That one scene where the SML stands up for the FL to the mean girl and tells her off about how she isn't the one pursuing him but the other way around WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET. Tbf though, I didn't like him much at the start because of the hankerchief moment and how he's kinda playing her at first but I like how he did truly like her towards the end and not as just a pawn in a fun game anymore ( AfterThe BL novel thing and he realizes that she might be only one that accepts him for who he truly is persona or not). Overall I LOVE LOVE LOVE (Should I say it again? LOVE) THE ACTORS THEY PICKED (One because I already know the actors from their previous projects) because for starters you can really see through the ML's face and face expressions that Cha-Min is quirky and VERY confident. While the FL has that little crazy look that fits just right (Idk if that makes sense but yknow that little glint of mischiviousness in her eyes). ANYWAY, this Kdrama was completely worth my time and I'd rewatch it but maybe not anytime soon maybe in a year or 2!!! It's very refreshing to have a nice rom-com after such a long time!!!!

Leia Mais

10 episodes of substance are better than 16 of boring developments. An entertaining roller coaster!

Must watching.
I've never written a review but I have to because this rating isn't right.
YES, this is a low budget drama - n° of episodes, duration, scenery, cast and script (in some points) - BUT honestly it's also thanks to this that it's fast, fun, entertains you from start to finish, zero useless stories or scenes in 2x.
They did the best work they could, result: AMAZING.
The chemistry between the protagonists is fantastic, the plot seems like a cliché but it is developed in an original way and focuses on them, full of highlights, twists and fluttering moments: a healing drama and a roller coaster of emotions!
I saw it in one night, rewatch guaranteed.
I needed this after series with 15/16 useless eps
For me it's a YES, I recommend!!!!

Leia Mais