one of the best comedies I've seen

I only started watching this a few days ago and I marathoned everything in 3 days then I had to wait for the last ep, it was that good ;D

tbh, I'm not a fan of Park Hae Jin's acting and I thought that plus comedy would be a disaster so I had it as not interested, but a friend kept telling me it's my type of dramas and she was 100% right❤ overall his acting was slightly awkward but it blended well with his characters personality and the writer balanced Yeol Chan really well, he was cold and sadistic but he was also caring and reliable

I've loved Han Ji Eun ever since be melo so she was the 2nd reason I started this and I LOVED her character here as well, she was naturally cute but she was also smart, competent, independent and she always said what's on her mind (not in a rude or demeaning manner, she just wouldn't let others label or define her)

Kim Eung Soo was the real mvp, in the 1st ep he seemed so evil and beyond reparable, but stripping away his power made him into the softest bean xD there were so many scenes where he was a literal representation of UWU

I was pleasantly surprised to see Noh Jong Hyun again after Strangers From Hell where he was my favorite. and I liked his character and arc here, plus Park Ah In as well though it was a shame the drama was too short

there are two points in this drama, 1- was that we shouldn't judge and label people so easily. all 3 interns were introduced as "the worst choice" for the job but just giving them a chance showed how reliable and hardworking they all were, everyone just needs a secure environment to glow.
and 2- was the witty and well written script and dialog, tbh one would not think a "bromance office comedy" would deliver anything beyond a few laughs, but the turn of events and "twists" were all so unexpected that I literally laughed until I cried ;D

the romance was not the main point (sadly) but it too was written so well that it followed the cliches in a new manner, I really loved seeing the characters "realistic" reactions. if it was longer we could've gotten a little more out of that romance and that's why I wish for a 2nd season!

the ost was nice but not revolutionary and I never rewatch stuff, though I might want to rewatch those moments that made me cry from laughter (which I already did a few times, but still)

Leia Mais

In the world of repetitive korean law dramas, this was unique, heartbreaking, devastating and sickening
The villains were kids and the victims were kids, how more heartbreaking can it get?

The cases tbh I couldn't look at them and if I did I had to keep repeating "it's just acting" cuz my heart can't take that much evilness

The fl was a queen. Eventhough I didn't like her roboticness or the need to add a traumatic past to explain why she's so reserved and cold was unnecessary
But I did love her soft side

The ml was a nice cutie and the silver lining to this bleak world

The 2ml was also a mix of ambition, greed and yet hope
They tried to make 2fl judge the villain just to show she like any other human makes non perfect decisions


And that the point. Not all verdicts were justified. Not all victims were saved. Not all villains were captured. Law is "in the eye of the beholder" cuz there's no real justice
No one knows the whole truth. No one can ever find justice. They can only do their bests. Find evidence. Listen to the hidden stories. And that's a devastating job tbh
Especially with kids. Cuz the real justice would be to reform them. Not all criminals are "born that way" but you can't put an end to it even when you know the problem..



I didn't like the cheating crime.. it's literally just a test, people cheat, people steal answers, people buy grades.
I personally preferred my own results, once upon a time a I actually went to an exam not knowing there was one so I hadn't even studied that subject in weeks and someone offered to help but I shrugged it off and got 7/10 on my own xD
Another time the exam supervisor saw me finish while another kid was suffering and she came to my paper and helped the other kid. Once I tried to help a friend but it was a lost cause so afterwards I'd pretend I didn't study and sit away from people I knew..
This got out of hand but basically cheating is not the end of life. Stealing, murders, rape, kidnapping, even bribery are worse than school cheating...


In the last ep tho I didn't like how they had to make everything extremely connected and I wished for the verdict of that crime cuz it either needs life sentence or execution.... TT_TT


I loved the ost but I'll never rewatch this

Leia Mais

more like 8.8?

apparently there's a difference between a movie and a film, the 1st one has an obvious plot and development while the other is deeper more symbolic, and this falls in the 2nd category.

they don't talk alot and the story is reeaaallly uneventful, but the 1st part and the last part were really well done, I was emotionally invested in the last part and I went through so many emotions!

I started this 90% for my Yoo Teo week and another part for Chun Woo Hee from Be Melo but Jung Jae Kwang stole the show, he was slightly stalkerish and there were alot of unnecessary scenes but over all I really enjoyed it

Leia Mais

awkward smiles UWU

a story like this should've been a slow slice of life genre about music and friendship, something like Quartet, where a bunch of random completely different characters come together in the name of "love" for the music and make their own band, they could've preformed on their own there's no need for them to be high class..
I won't get why song ah had to "give up" her violin, there's no reason she couldn't have played for fun, it's like me with drawing, I don't do it as often as before but it'll always be a part of me...

the romance was great (emphasize on was), they started out honest, awkward, and always true to their feelings but from ep10-12 they started "drifting apart" for nonsensical reasons and the 2nd leads were just a flame for that misunderstanding flame..
the 2nd fl had her reasons, but the things she said last to song ah about how joon young was still in love with her was pure bs.. and if the ml ever knew about them he'd have competently broken his bonds with her. tbh they wasted that chance, the 2nd fl never had "redemption" or a moment of "realization" she suddenly just became normal ;/

the whole inevitable breakup needs to go away, ML "I love you", FL "let's break up"

speaking of "I love you" the amount of times joon young kept saying "I like you, I like you" or "I love you, I love you" was too sweet! though I hated song ah always getting teary eyed when a confession was coming (like girl you are not rumeo and juliet) xD


anyway, from early on I really skipped (not just fastforwarded) everything related to anyone beside the 2 mains. and the only other worthy character was Cha Young In, everyone else suddenly became the 2 mains enemies ;/
song ah was lucky to have met Cha Young In ;)

overall I loved their relationship but I hated the conflicts and the cheap fast way everything was suddenly resolved in the last ep ;)

I never rewatch anything and the ost was GOLD, I mean, chen, baek and punch?! ;3

Leia Mais

for a movie that's only 1 hour and a half long, this wasn't bad, but it might've needed a little more emotional substance. they didn't stress enough how "bad" the relationship between Yi Na and her dad was, tbh it just felt like common sadness, and the dad was a workaholic who tried to make excuses to leave his daughter for a couple of months because he didn't know how to deal with the loss of his wife, and basically they just needed therapy not a new house ;)
anyway it took them a few days or less for Yi Na to act "weirdly" and a few days later she went missing, so there was not much buildup.

I personally used to be a scardy cat and I don't know if I'm just older now or movies lost their fear factor, but this was heartbreaking rather than scary. especially with the background story of what started it all.

and speaking of how it all started it felt quite basic, plus it was resolved very simply and it didn't need the dramatic fight scenes.

and they only spent a few seconds on the other kids but I think that'd have been the breaking point for them, I honestly teared up on that subject but then it was suddenly over.

I also feel like they could've built a beautiful bromance and connection, tbh Kyung Hoon came in the picture, said 1 thing about why he's doing this and boom they were working and solving what took him 10 or so years to solve. there was no anticipation, no foundation.

overall the acting was great and I'm looking forward to what Yi Na comes out with next, that precious baby is really talented~

ps I never rewatch stuff ;)

Leia Mais

Better off as a non fantasy family makjang

Before saying I hated the reborn part -which technically should be reawaken cuz he was 10 :) - I'll mention the good parts

I love love love sungminie ahjussi's acting, and I loved his character. Maybe he looked like a villain, but he was just a business man starting from scratch and also a head of a kiss*ss family. The poor guy had to deal with new business ideas in a time it was thought crazy and risky while also having money hungry family that only wanted to please him for his inheritance.
But, lol that was a long introduction, but he once he found his "reawakened" grandson, he found his match, his partner in crazy ideas and that was the most beautiful part for me
Also sungminie ahjussi's acting was 100000000x on point
That elevator scene and his fully devastated face will hunt me forever ♡
From what I gathered, he didn't have dementia in the novel, and this is the 3rd time sungminie ahjussi does it, so I think they hit the jackpot cuz each time is different yet still heartbreaking


Another good thing for me was the 80s/90s business vibe, everyone looked great but also the theme and history really enhanced the story rather than say, him awaking as a 10 year old in 2000 and being becomong an adult in 2010s and fighting his family in 2020s


I also actually really loved Sung joon and hyun min's toxic angsty relationship and I'd have loved this more from their POV, a bit like Secret makjang which is one of my favs (tho don't make me watch it with 2020s eyes)



Anyway the bad. I hated the rebornness, cuz as I said it was more like being possessed, then made complicated by double songs cuz it didn't make sense unless both hyunwoo and dojoon switched places, which might've become even more like golden spoon


I also hated the flat romance. Cuz technically reawakened dude is 30+19(?) When they 1st met and so he's a 50/60 year old going after a 20/30 year old no matter their past connection. I actually hate going back to change the past romances for this reason

The ending.. "it was all a dream" is such a old time cliche, I always remember twilight breaking dawn saying the fight between the oldie vamps and collin family was filmed and my 1st thought was ofc it's all a vision..
It's basically a cheap bow out from cleaning up the mess one makes. Ie making two Songs and making one come after the other (which were said to not be in the novel) then not having the courage to continue...
One could say he projected himself trying to remember, analyze and amend. But would one really dream of 20 years of life, remember every single detail and basically playing SIMS with a stranger? Atleast they could've hinted it with weird time skips or foggy memories xD

So basically, a normal family makjang where he would've wanted revenge for how his grandparents disowned his parents would've been enough. Like sure we needed him to know certain time stamps and events but he could've still been like his grandpa good at and even bad at business and we could've had stronger bonds between them
Also this drama got real boring once grandpa died Y_T

Leia Mais

OVERRATED, needed 6eps only

don't get me wrong, I love the main cast and I loved them as characters but as a plot it offered nothing new. it was just a mix of every other dramas;
the bullying happens in every school genre, the evil corrupt politician happens in every law/crime genre and the main evil spirit was like every other psychopath, like strong woman dobong soon.

the only things I enjoyed were the hugs, the unexpected familyness and the 1st big fight when the evil spirits collabed which created a good amount of angst.
afterwards it was just another repeated mess of cliches. they kept trying to kill of Mae Ok becasue she was the "weakest" link.
the bullying honestly felt like a fight club, there's no way anyone could not see what was going on. with that severity of bullying every kid would've been dead or crippled..

Wi Gen "betraying" them the 1st time made no sense. she didn't talk about it and she wasn't against them but it was just used for cheap struggle.
the bully just looked like a 30 year old hurting kids and well the actor is 30 so that was a big mismatch ;/ and the whole wrap up of that part is a horrible lesson to teach kids. "take bullying, don't fight back, love and forgive the bully until they redeem themselves" ;/


the pace was slow, the evil people got too much screen time and they didn't achieve their full potential, I don't know if the writer change happened in this season, but they need a better writer.
though nothing will make me watch s2 ;(

Leia Mais

best of 2021, best of "romcom"

tbh I'm not a fan of romcoms, or romance genres in kdramas, and it's not because I look down on them, but they're always so repetitive, and that's why this show was so great
it had a normal meeting, normal relationship, flawed characters, crushes, heartbreaks, goodbyes, new meetings. it was not "destiny", it was not "perfect", there were no evil mother in laws, no orphans, no poor fl/rich ml, no corruption, this was a slice of life romcom~

yumi had a job, she was independent even though she easily let love "change" her values. but as time went on she learned and grew.
the "evil" 2fl was not a random force trying to break them up, there was history, reasons and conclusions
also, woong was not loved by everyone just because he was the ml xD usually the jerkest of the jerks have their own fanbase and no one can complain about their many flaws, but here people accepted it

and, the people who criticized him learned to love him and get heartbroken in the end ;) he was not bad, he was not selfish, he was naive and inexperienced just like everyone else. he had his dreams and he wished for love, he just didn't know how to balance them and that's so relatable

I'm actually sad this ended so fast, I hope s2 comes out fast ;(
I've always wanted a show where the ml wasn't set in stone, and thanks to a spoiler that was thrown at me, I know the 2nd season won't be cut and paste either xD

this, this actually is kinda like How I met Your Mother xD you don't know who the "husband" is and that's fun, not for 7 seasons, but it's fun and new


tbh, since it is seasoned and there needs to be a "finale" the last ep was meh, but I just loved the whole journey. also the ost was lit, it had gaho after all~

Leia Mais

the thing I appreciated the most was the diversity. they had 2 couple who already knew each other and 2 that "met" as the movie started. one was divorced, one was in an abusive relationship, one left the country cuz of the work stress, one left the country over a heartbreak, one was in a interracial relationship, one was disabled, one was raised outside the country, 2 had stubble❣ and so it gave a nice worldwide view of things.

people are different and that's what makes us all shine.


I didn't appreciate the meeting between Lee Jae Heon and Min Jin Ah, kwriters always think they need to bicker before falling in love and 2 seconds later LJH turned out to be a sweet person. Kang Ji Ho and Lee Hyo Young also started that way but it was more understandable cuz KJH was the "rough" ragged yet clumsy type while LHY was more head strong.


the things I loved
the google translator scene between Chen Du Ling and Yeom Hye Ran xD
the "accidental" eavesdropping between Han Oh Wol and Kim Rae Hwan, kdramas never use eavesdropping for good xD
Han Oh Wol and Kim Rae Hwan was really really sweet I wish it was longer ;(
the ending between Kang Ji Ho and Lee Hyo Young
Kim Kang Woo and Yoo Yeon Seok in stubble❤❤❤❤
the smooth transitions between characters at times, like they all "knew" each other but they weren't friends or anything


the things I didn't like
it had too many couple too little time
some of the "tension" and conflict was boring
the bickering
it was too short ;(

Leia Mais

I'm writing this after my rewatch of this. I 1st watched it 2 years ago and I really loved it but tbh I slightly couldn't remember why so I needed to rewatch it ;)

I'd say this was a perfect time loop story, it was only one and a half hours and so much happened! usually it takes movies one hour to get to the point and then they spend the rest of the time "wrapping things up".
but here as soon as Joon Yeong leaves the airport things start to move along. and what's more thrilling than a father repeating the death of his daughter every day while he can't change it? a more desperate guy shows up and claims to be stuck it the same time loop.

as a time loop enthusiast, I usually only see 1 character stuck in time so the story is only about them, but this really kept me on my toes with how the story progressed. and even though they were technically repeating the same hour every time, the scene development differently and well.
also, since it is a time loop I think it's the only acceptable time to be twisty without trying too hard just to be "unique".

since it is my 2nd watch I'd say it's worth a rewatch, it's actually more intriguing when you know what will happen. also the acting was amazing from everyone.

Leia Mais

Started it for Jisoo, Stayed for Amber

Amber was the only rational person in this drama, she was understanding, pure, nonjudgmental and she went after what she wanted but she didn't take hwan's bs and called him out for it, honestly I wonder how she was written by that same writer xD

everyone else just loves to inflict pain and suffering onto themselves and call it "love".
yeji loved to play the victim card "why are you back to ruin my peace", "I'm the most miserable woman on earth"
hwan was crazy enough to say "I want to ruin my life" for someone who keeps refusing him, "I want to suffer", the dude had alot of problems ;/
jin was all sad and wallowing in self pity and he diverted all his angst onto controlling others
the mom is honestly so distant she doesn't deserve to be a mom
and the dad looks nice but again yet he only used hwan as his caregiver then yeji as the substitute
yeji's mom is living through the pain that was "unshcokingly" done becasue of yeji
yeji's aunt is crazy and overdramatic
and they had the audacity of wasting time on the side side characters and their messed up romance

so basically Amber is the only normal person, she's sweet, fun loving and she's adorable and naturally cute and happy, the only time hwan genuinely smiled was when he was around her.

in the end they just added more ridiculous plot line after the other and they literally ended it with "I shouldn't have done that" ;/
yeji was wrong for accepting the marriage but she was even more wrong for fueling hwan's feelings and then she had the audacity to act as if hwan only "noticed" her good deeds while she was the one leading him on ;/
and with everything, in the last ep they were crying over how they can't be together, just to let them reunite and then go back to "we can't be together" and cry some more. it should've ended by ep31 but it should've just stayed as a noona romance with small doses of brotherly rivalry like a normal kdrama xD

this is what happens when they hire a horrible writer with zero planning skills...

Leia Mais

I'd say this drama is better for a marathon. they had a great plot, great characters, great acting and a really really great ost, but sadly this was one of those cases where the drama got 12eps because they knew they couldn't drag it more..

the cinematography and the vibes/color scheme of this drama was so fitting and so pretty, it set the right mood, it was kinda dark and cold, I really liked it.

I think, beside the ending, my favorite part was the characters. Im Jin Hee was such a normal "mature" and independent woman, they gave her a solid background, she was happily normally married, she had a job she worked hard in and she wasn't randomly "good" or "bad", they didn't add unnecessary conflict to her personal life, but they gave her a small trauma that was like the driving force for her relationship with So Jin.

Sung Joon, although I highly appreciated that he was her "normal" husband that was a cutie, he did seem a little useless, basically though the writers tried to leave all of the "mystery" solving to the ladies and so the cops were basically dumb ;P but again, I appreciate his last smart moves, they redeemed him well.

Baek So Jin was the highlight of this drama, again I think the writers (and the actors) did a great job making their characters feel believable and fresh, Baek So Jin was angsty without being hateful, hurt without having a "screw the world" mentality, and she was so brave, so tiny yet she tried to look uncaring ;(

I can't talk about how much I loved the ending, it was really well wrapped, though I do wish for a 2nd season~

the ost was another great mood setter, and I never rewatch things so it's either a 1 or a 10 ;)

Leia Mais

tkem's twin

I think the future world would've been more interesting, the power and the struggle, the need of the people who pay to time travel as if it was a drug to relive and change the past they can't touch......
right now, Jin Gyum world is just another boring world against an evil corporation with flashy guns and nothing more...

in train they had such different lives in each universe so each decision made a huge difference, and though they were so unlike their counterparts they treated the "travelers" like the same person.
here they are not showing anything beside 1 universe and 1 parasite (ie alice). so even if they say "the past is not the same person" we can't really relate. they feel like the same people following the same exact pattern with minor changes because of alice's existence.


Alice is using this Jin Gyum world as a dumping ground for their evil corporate scheme to gain money and power while they ruin time and space quantum by adding more and more universes, tbh I feel like if a project like that exists they would ban time traveling just becasue it ruins the balance of the world..


it's like Alice now doesn't care if they are exposed in this universe, and they are practically just living in a different universe, but why is everything Alice does is in one universe? why aren't they moving through different ones? why when they choose to go back in time do they all end up in that one universe?

are there only 2 worlds? one where alice is created, and one where alice messes things up? so each past change doesn't result in a new universe it's just building on that 2nd mutant world?


I'm sad that I dropped a kim hee sun drama, the actors all did so well but the plot was as bad as tkem.. it's sbs and their writers' fault..

I've lost interest after that old lady mom coming back, the drama lost it's footing when they chose to make it full of romance cliches (between mom and son) instead of trying to write a decent time traveling drama, or even a revenge drama, and by ep11 I didn't even care anymore, but to hear that the writers made the fl feel "disappointed" that she really looks like the ml's mom? the heck?!

honestly, I've been keep track on this and I'm 100% glad I dropped this, it's so obvious the writer had no solid plan and just used one ridiculous move after the other and called it a "shocking twist"


I did not watch this past ep11 but I read a full rant from a friend I trust and I wish this never existed ;)

circle was lower production but better writing. also watch woman of dignity if you watched this for kim hee sun, like me ;)

Leia Mais