Thriller, suspenseful with good plot twist

•HOW I CAME TO IT
This movie was in my PTW for a long time because I didn’t find the source to watch it. I discovered it on Netflix yesterday so here am writing my review.

•STORY
Movie open up with the scene where a med student finds a dead body. He takes it up home to learn about human body more efficiently as earlier he only got dead animals for learning. He later discover that dead body was an elite official’s son and he was murdered. The police was trying to trackdown the murderer. To avoid being the suspect he hires a low rent detective, who is working to hunt for women cheating on their husbands. There is interesting plot twist which leaves the mind blowing.

•PLOT VIEW
The movie gives a feel of sherlock and watson duo, but am not going to compare the movie with them. Just because sherlock holmes is famous, its still a fictional character and there are lots of detectives who are there out in real life. So let Hong Jin Ho be it. He takes up the job seeing the money but he does his job seriously. He uses pre-electronic gadgets hand-made by an elite lady, who is like a modern day forensic expert. While tracking the murderer he discovers a horrendous bitter truth. With the med student and forensic expert woman, hong jin ho gets to make a trap and very interesting action scene takes place.
The Plot is solid and captivating since the start, and suspenseful with a good plot twist. I think it would have been more better with split personality thing rather than twin.
Near the end, one can see an opening for a sequel which, I wished if it had

•ACTING/CAST
Hwang Jung Min as Hong Jin Ho is not famous but a detective for family spats. He grows up in the character and becomes a hero at the end. He is kind of a hustler, not particularly sharp nor heroic, yet clever than he appears.

Ryu Deok Hwan as Jang Kwang Su was marvelous. His face had the innocence of youth who is worried to become a murder suspect and also he had the passion of medical student to become a good doctor. I had seen him before and he is surely has one of the finest actors whichever character he plays.

Uhm Ji Won as Soon Deok is an elite forensic expert, her role is small but still she stands out in her character. It seems as she has some kind of equation with the detective.

Yoon Je Moon as Eok Kwan  gives the standout performance as a villainous circus performer .I had seen him in some villain role before too and he surely keeps the level of villain above par.

•MUSIC
I didn’t really get engaged with the song, I was so much into the movie. But BGM were mostly natural sound effects with a minimal music, which was fine IMO.

•REWATCH
I am not into so much of spy or detective movies. But this movie can be rewatched .

•APPRECIATION
The film sets a thriller plot reflect the times of that period when Korea was occupied by the Japanese at the beginning of the 20th century. It has a completely different vibe. There are mixes of Western, Japanese, and Korean influences in the clothes, as well as language and sets. undertones of political tensions were done brilliantly which gives chills.

•CRITICISM
The main fault for this lies with the editing which deprives the action scenes from some real dynamic, the action scenes at the last were also very confusing. A chasing scene through the streets was unbalanced, as villain is running in roof top and detective is behind .

•AFTERTHOUGHT
The movie also has its comedic moments which worked naturally into the plot. even with its flaws. it's a story we have all seen before told in an unique manner.

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web-series with matured story but fluffy story

so I had always come across cute, fluffy romcom web series but this one turned out to be out of the box.

STORY
series started with breakup and then FL has one night stand. the story follows with contract marriage and return of the ex-boyfriend.
In Young has broken up with her boyfriend after 8 years of relationship of a school sweethearts. she then gets cheated of renting apartment. she then have a contract marriage with Yoon Soo, whom she had a one night stand, to benefit a housing loan. she takes up an internship job at an art gallery, where her Ex Chan Hee paintings are to be displayed.
EX has come back after one year staying abroad, he tries to rekindle his relationship only to find that she is married.
twist is that there lies a secret between Chan Hee and Yoon Soo.

PLOT VIEW
the story is view from FL eyes and due to sudden time shifts in first episode, it was confusing as there is just the glimpse of the breakup. until the later episodes where full scene was there. the story is pretty matured with few matured scenes, inspite of that the series is decent with a fluffy feel. i felt that there is very less conversation between the leads, as we all know communication is a key to happy relationships. it had that webtoon feel since its adapted from webtoon.

ACTING/ CAST
the acting was good of the FL Jo SooMin as Cha InYoung. she had a good spark of expressions.
Kim GunWon as Do YoonSoo was little bland, h need to play cold and lonely person but it wasnt felt.
Kang Hui as Yoo ChanHee was vey bland and and flat with same expression until the last. i didn't like his expression when he as planning a betrayal.

MUSIC
it was well balanced and incorporated with scenes nicely.

REWATCH
It can be rewatched, for its a mini series with strong but decent content.

APPRECIATION
I really like the paintings at the end of each episode, which were representation of chan hee and in young relationship.

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its worth a reewatch

•The series is quite fluffy, I watched it to take a break from usual new drama so I just rewatched this web drama. It was sweet like a candy floss the very first time I watched it.

•STORY
The story is a typical romantic drama about contact relationship, with a rich guy and poor but hard working girl. They meet when she saves him while he was escaping the baddies. he offers her money which she strongly denies as she thinks saving lives is noble deed. Soon he hires her to be his girlfriend but fate makes them fall in love.

•PLOT VIEW
The ML was an arrogant billionaire who thinks that he is superior to anyone just because he has got money. The story was free flowing with supercute brothers and unpleasant mother in law. But I liked the plotline as she wasn’t given such serious side and it ended pretty quickly. The story wasn’t draggy and no unnecessary misunderstanding was there.

•ACTING
I like the FL Kim Jae kyung as I saw her earlier as veronica park, she looked lovely as veterinary doctor. I loved her fringed hairstyle. She gave a refreshing representation of the honest personality of the character.
Sung Hoon as Lee Kang Hoon character grew from cold to caring. But I still don’t like him although I enjoyed the role he played.

•MUSIC
The music was good but none of the songs really hit me. But they fitted perfectly at the moment!!!!

•REWATCH
I watched it again so it basically rewatchable for me and I enjoyed it the second time as well

•APPRECIATION
The opening scene with sketched picture from the episode and the name of the the episodes were excellent.
The chemistry of leads was worth watching with soft and tender kisses.

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Shnguan xue’er makes her way into wu tianxiang company. He hires her and asks him to live with him at his own house. Little does he know that xue’er is sister of shang group president who was murdered because of some inheritance deed papers. Xue’er has hunches that tianxiang has stolen it so she takes up the job and searches in and out of his office.

This movie is so annoying with each scene going on your nerves for bad acting, oh thats not right it should be worse acting with even worse script.
ML is not a human, he is Tearing away resumes and hiring a personal assistant to live at house, what does he want a mistress.
And when he gets cheated he yells, its your fault. you need to learn that before keeping anyone at your house whom you have just met without checking the background may backfire onto you.
FL goes into a lions den and when you cant find the paper you want to suicide, why a really stupid annoying thought. If you are strong enough to enter the enemy zone, you should be ready to take him down, not get washed away in his richness. I felt so annoyed whenever she had a sad/crying scene because it was so obnoxious to watch her being one man army then backing down to zero.
No rewatch no recommending. i wasted my time

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●The ML has a magical pocket watch takes him back to time. He uses it go back and see his mother who died three years ago. As he travels back he loses his watch and gets entagled with FL.

●I have watched a number of FL movies but this girl haven't improved a bit. She is just paled beautiful but lacks acting skills. She is used as a tool by her friend and until the very end she doesnt see the truth, thas too much for being naive.
ML is shown as masochist, i mean why cant the director make a good love story why does he have to berate the ML in each of his movie. Ok given writer had wrote this and nobody has the right to change it. But can the directors make these movies less frustrating and annoying.
Kissing scenes were uncomfortable, its ML always forcing and FL gives in, WHY WHY? Just push him girl, you cant be that weak or are you also enjoying pain?
The friends ofcouse, the betraying friends.

●Music is repetitive from the previous movies of FL and its kind of frustrating and i skip those scenes.

●Ending is good and gives a closure to the whole story and all the characters.

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The last series in ugly duckling. Boy paradise, why?

Mami lives in a place called girl paradise with three friends. she have a birthday party and the other Ugly Ducklings Junior, Alice and Maewnam also attend. Mami is having a secret girl crush on her bestie but her mother caught her and immediately rents out the rooms to 3guys, to stop Mami from becoming a lesbian. What follows is a fake relationship, and lots of fun.

Plot View
As mami has not mingled with guys much she feels comfortable with girls. But as we say until you try a new thing you cant say its bad.
About the sexual orientation Mami herself was confused, she doesn’t know what she liked, because if she liked girls, she wouldn’t have changed.
The plot stressed too much that Mami is lesbian. Which I didn’t feel the need to. Mami mother is i cant understand i mean how can you keep your own daughter with three guys, what if they are not gentleman. that was a stupid step IMO.
As for the guy LJ, was the worst, I mean come on you show yourself as a gay person they you attempt to kiss your own kiss. PATHETIC
Last episode with the other duckling extra credit scenes were excellent. As I also wanted to know whats happening in their life. It was nice attempt to show their ongoing life.

Acting
Esther is literally a carefree, honest and gullible. her face is so innocent that does all the work for esther.
Sean is handsome and caring. But I don’t know why I don’t like his smile. chemistry was nice. Story is not so wow but the acting is fine by everyone.

Music
Overall its decent but not something that will stay on mind for long.
Mook theme song for ugly duckling kon jao choo is the opening trach which is beautiful as always.

Rewatch
I don’t feel like rewatching. As nothing about the series clasped me.

Lesson
The series also gave a lesson that you should never trust anyone blindly. the fake frinds are more dangerous than known enemy.

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So this drama doesn't have big star names, or maybe the cast has its name and I don’t know. It seems these are not highly popular as some LEE’s and PARK’s. but the performance put up by leads is terrific. I was really taken aback.

STORY
The plot seems a little cliché, like a guy keeps forgetting and the girl comes in to rescue. But this series has a story which makes you want to watch next episode.
Gong Ma Sung our handsome ML meets Joo Gi Beum, a famous singer. He helps as she is lost and they end up spending the day together. the develop mutual feelings and decide to meet later that night. But world falls apart for them as Joo Gi Beum is involved in gets involved in a murder scandal and Gong Ma Sung gets into the accident. Its fast forward to three years later and both are having difficult lives as Gong Ma sung injured his head he cant remember the events of past. On the other side Joo Gi beum loses her fame and now runs an online clothing store for living. Later she crosses path with Gong Ma sung but as he does not remember her, she avoids him. The next day Gong ma sung remembers her which leads to curiosity and hence the story continues as the destiny brings them together.

PLOT VIEW
The first quarter of first episode starts off like a romantic comedy but the second episode tells that its not all, they have got more in depth story. So the plot has typical cliche and predictable coincidences.
The is enormous romance and plenty of kiss scenes. Coming to that the kisses are so good to watch that I sometimes re-watched it.
Joo Gi beum is the damsel in distress, naïve and sometimes stupid. She wants a prince to save her but when he couldn’t, she blamed him. She was continuously cheated and tormented, I wish if the writers made her character a little smart.
The secondary couple and their story was cute maintaining the balance of heavy episodes.
The villains and vamps were too diabolical and twisted, felt like I . Kind of disappointed as their comeuppance was underwhelming.
As for the ending song am really not convinced with why they wanna put everyone in that happy moment.

ACTING
Choi jin Hyuk was excellent in this, showing a really amazing range of emotions as a man struggling with memory loss. He is big, with a deep voice and cutest smile that scrunches up his eyes
Song ha yoon was a damsel in distress, but she also was conveyed her emotions brightly. She is perfect for the role like her body was small and thin which seemed she is really bullied.
Hoya as sung ki joon was amazing. He made quite and impression with his bubbly and energetic performance.

MUSIC
OSTs were amazing with poetic lyrics. Thanks to translates.
Tuk Tuk was very soulful with beautiful and meaningful lyrics.
I also enjoyed Love to forget by Choi Jin Hyuk, his husky voice was praiseworthy.

REWATCH
I would love to rewatch the romance in the series not just the leads but also secondary couple.

APPRECIATION
The cinematography was beautiful. I loved the colour palette.
The chemistry of main couple is heartwarming.

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first half is warm and second half is sad

Quite an interesting movie. For the two times before I couldn’t watch past 15 minutes. this was my third time watching it and completing it. I must say the first half is full of joy and warmth and the second half is a tearjerker. But I loved the ending, it was sad but happy at the same time.
The twist will definitely leave one in a shock.

A small school girl named Ari, wearing YELLOW RAINCOAT was going to school and see a boy Jo Kang. In the classroom she tells her classmate that she is cursed, and anyone who touches her gets hurt, everyone starts to stay away but Jo kang befriends her. But one day they touch each other while sheltering from rain. The next day jo kang gets measels and Ari disappears feeling bad.
The next time they meet is after several years, before Jo Kang goes to college. This time the love sparks and they kiss but then he falls ill.
The third time they meet is when Jo Kang is working, only discover a secret about Ari.

At first I thought that the stories made up by Ari was to keep her from the curse. I really believed her stories of parent death, friends getting hurt and alien completely. But then the story takes a turn. It shows she does that to avoid getting anyone infected with a disease. But during the end its surprising, everything is nice. the happiness jo kang gives to Ari is beyond words, I am satisfied with the end.

Acting was average, It could have been better by both the leads. It was story that kept me going

I wont do a rewatch as it was difficult for me to watch it completely for the third time too but the ending is worth it.

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school and friendship

●STORY
Story is simple ye mu xi is an upbeat girl who hates her childhood friend liao dan yi because he is perfect. As for him, he wants that ye mu xi can focus on her studies more but she has imaginative world and does so many things to be the class president.

●PLOT VIEW
Story was nice but the weird imaginative parts in every episode made the show kind of absurd for me because she was talking to some giant costume wearing characters which she created. The plot is focused mainly about school and friendship which is the best part. As most of the school drama now a days is focused more on romantic relationship, but in this leads go though obstacles of school life and building friendship.
I really liked episode 17 as its has a his historic part and every student were excellent. but some events in other episodes seems unrealistic. I sometimes skipped the parts which felt boring and repetitive.

●ACTING
Lee elenor was very energetic just as the plot requires the character to be. The body, the face and her running legs perfect.
Huang jin yi was amazing. His face had charm. But his acting needs more time.

●MUSIC
BGM and songs were nice. I love the opening song

●REWATCH
No doubt I enjoyed it but for a rewatch I wont think I would do it.

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●A man from historic era is in the present to correct one of his mistakes. Interesting plot yes I thought so too, but I was really isappointed with the slow pacing of the story and had watched in 2x speed (its the first time I watched a drama in 2x)
The three ML are hovering around the FL. She will only fall for ML yay thats a given. One who is childhood friend will remain heartbroken, am sure if this would have been a korean drama, they would have picked a really handsome actor and gave a second lead syndrome with him, well cdrama doesn’t really go in that zone. The third ML turns out to be an baddie, but my question why is he obssesed with FL?
Chi Yu when we saw him in first episode it was great, trying to figure out whats going in the present world and ofcourse he is a deity so adjusts very quickly. If it would have been given more significance this drama would have more comic elements.

●Everyone acting was marvellous.
Ming en as Chi yu was fab as in the intial episodes. His awkwardness and charm as ancient person was so good on screen. But as plot became heavy, the character lost its charm. in fight scenes I really didn’t like him, It seemed so digital.
Xu lu as Wen su xi was confident, smart and spirited lady. I just loved her character. She played is so well and natural.
Ren yan kai as Tang mao, the baddie. His facial expressions were apt and he really looked like a villain

●I was disappointed with the ending, as many of the other viewers. I wish if it had a clean ending, I mean come on you are making 36 episode drama you could have focused more on main leads rather than the secondary couples and given a clear ending to leads. Infact the secondary couple story was also very tiny. Either separate them or let them be together. But that open ending is really unconvincing but then its upto viewers imagination.

●music was good, and thanks to translators is so meaningful and poetic.

●Many c-drama which I have seen start off with a buzz but ends up as big disappointment, this drama in one of them.

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Everybody might have come across the chain messages or posts on facebook. I have come across a lot of them and I basically ignore them. But the one who forwarded that might have believed it. Its backdrop is the chain letter which a girl forwards to the school notorious kid.

While watching the movie I felt like going back in time of no smartphone with autograph books, friendship bands, and chalkboard era. But this movie also reminds of thai movie a little thing called love, where the girl falls for a popular guy of school and eventually gets noticed by the him by putting so much hardwork.

Darren wang was looking like a bully. His eyes did everything. His anger and love were evident more in the eyes than expressions. His hairstyle and dressing style completely suited him.
Vivian song looks as a pure innocent school girl but still don’t get the concept of makeover by removing the eye-glasses. Does wearing glasses makes one ugly, obnoxious or monstrous. But keeping that aside she acted amazingly well.
Dino lee was handsome and his perfect student image showed up from his face and behavior.

As for music, I was too immersed in the story that I barely remember the story.

Well I didn’t like the opening scene but I really enjoyed the ending. It was perfect and enjoyable. Andy Lau made it so special with the special appearance.

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I had seen many movies and dramas where someone has a memory problem and to maintain their everyday routine they write driaries and use photograph. But this movie the FL uses audio tapes, quite amusing because its 21st century, you would rarely see someone using tapes.

Angelababy grows onto ones heart with her innocent looks and with a happy face despite having a medical condition. she condition lives under her mother supervision avoid dismay but wants to live a lively life.
Mark chao as gong nian elicits to the audience with amazing portrayal of guy who charms the leading lady. The way he surprises with the emotional twist.

The chemistry between the leads is amazing and music is pretty good and well blended. the Ballet performance was excellent and emotional.

Its not just the story of two lovers but also about a mother who is concerned for her daughters declining health. She makes sure she gets everything in the short duration of her life.
The ending is touching but leaves one stunned simultaneously.
i wont rewatch this as i dont really like melodrama. I enjoyed it FIRST TIME, but it wont be the same second time.

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this drama is made for older audience.

I got this as recommendation when I finished watched Cindrella and the four knights. The synopsis also seemed similar where the ML is rich, spoilt, playboy. His mother comes across FL who has average family background but is smart, confident and hardworking. She tries to pair her son to the FL to tame him of his bratty lifestyle.

So the drama started with mother of the ML who gets into accident and after that the synopsis follows. But then it takes a 360 degree turn and the story focus is the older people and their adultery. ML father and mother both are tied together in loveless marriage. This drama is made for older audience, why the synopsis is based on kids I don’t understand. They were just like supporting character.t he leading lady is han myong in and whole story is based upon her. How she manipulated everyone and then she also expected everyone to be good to her. I was so sick of her.

Acting was top-notch by everyone.
Park Ye Jin in her character of the ambitious Choi Yoon Hee was excellent. The emotions that she poured into the character was really great and she allowed viewers to understand Choi Yoon Hee from different angles. I also loved Jung Gyu Woon as Lee Min Soo. Although he came off as a little attention seeker, I felt the scars that he got and understood his character.
But TBH I didn’t enjoy the older people screentime and skipped plenty of the adults’ scenes and mostly watches the drama for Jung Gyu Woon and Park Ye Jin’s characters. 

Although I skipped parts of drama whats funny is I still got the whole story and didn’t feel that I missed any parts. I wished if it focused more on the young generation rather than adults. Ofcouse many would like it but I think from the way that SYNOPSIS is the main storyline but this drama main storyline was the adults love square.

Honestly I wont recommend it. Neither I would have a rewatch.

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Animation Game is just awesome

●Movie starts with animation player in the game world fighting and then one team loses. In the real world the captain ms.cang of the loosing team leaves the arena. Other side ML who is in advertising company gets fired from job and returns to his hometown. There he meets some goons who try to seize their internet cafe business and so he challenges them to win a WGAME. He then recruits, zhuang a nurse, gao xue single mother, ouyang nan rough young lady,jin william a rich guy who wants to prove himself. And lastly ms.cang who coaches the team. The team is named family of winners.

●I loved how the story progress. contrast of animation scenes in-between was awesome.The animation parts were so excellent that I repeat watched them. I loved all the teams and the gaming spirit was marvellous. Story focus is just on the team building and game league.
Everyone acted very nicely. Bgm was embedded perfectly. Can be rewatched.

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Teenage Dad at school

This movie was a total crack, crack in sense it makes you laugh as a crackhead.

The ML struggle of having a baby and becoming a better version of himself is touching. Yes we all have struggles and sometimes we really wanna give up and that pain is unexplained.

The friendships is more than the romantic line which is what I love about the movie a lot.

Acting was good and I liked how the FL comes in support of him but she was shown too much of a brainy person, I wish if she was like a normal girl.

Since this movie came out a long time ago you might want to drop it but this doesn’t disappoint. Watch it

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