Reviews

I resent the high 10's given by some people, because I immediately thought this would be a good movie. It was sweet and unassuming in a way, and I did manage to reach the end of it. But it was sooo...uninventive. The Japanese must really like their scary girls (Nobuta etc) transformed into social butterflies. It explains why there are so many dramas/movies just orientated at this one demographic. But despite me liking the actors, I genuinely found myself not caring much. Watch, if you have nothing else to do. You will like it to some degree, but by how much, would vary on the individual.

Leia Mais

Note: This was my first review on MDL!
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Miss No Good will have you completely laughing hilariously as Rainie puts on the best show as the over-the-top Xiao Hua, the christmas tree. (That'll make sense once you watch the show).

From beginning to end, Miss No Good made me happy like no other, it was my guilty pleasure and I was looking forward to Xiao Hua charming the cold exterior behind the ML, Tang Men. This drama also succeeded in teaching me one of the most important lessons which is to love yourself and if someone truly loves you, they'll love you for you and not the person you change yourself to be.

Overall, this drama is very lighthearted but also heart warming. I didn't know what to expect when starting this drama but it easily stepped into one of my favorite Rainie dramas to date.

Leia Mais

Let me start off by saying that In Na and Hyun Woo should get together asap.

Reason I watched: The kiss scenes, lol.

Story: Pretty different from Rooftop Prince, the only similarity was the time travel. I believe that this is as original as a time travelling plot can get. What I loved about it is that, to a certain extent, he could control whether or not he was in the past or the present. It doesn’t get annoying with the constant travelling back and forth (like it did in Operation Proposal). This plot was so well thought out and same with the characters. I don't know what else I can say without ruining the drama. Words aren't enough to explain how good this plot was, you'll just have to see for yourself.

Acting/Cast: Wow. Great cast. Great acting. You can't deny the chemistry between the two leads. Nothing more I can say.

Music: Fit in with the mood but nothing too memorable.

Rewatch value: I hardly ever re-watch dramas and this doesn't seem like it will be good the second time around. Seems like I've gotten everything the first time.

Overall: This drama was so cute, so hilarious, so heartbreaking, just an emotional roller coaster ride. It's well worth your time.

Leia Mais

If I have to describe this show in one word that'll be, MASTERPIECE. I have seen nothing like this before though the whole premise is about the undying story of Romeo and Juliet but there is much better told than that! It is a star-crossed lovers that happened in the time when you can't opposed to your parents. What set this apart from the previous set of stories and dramas that were already out there is the whole story-telling. Everything is like a poetry! I love every part of this drama!

In the acting category, I don't have complaints since all of them can deliver and not just a one dimensional character. Though at first, I thought PSH is not suited for the role since he has the very white complexion and pretty face but turn out he carried the drama till the end with effectiveness. MCW is pretty much suited for sageuks costume in my opinion. She is so beautiful and I love her character. How she stood up for what she believes is right and not just becoz she loves the moan more than her life. So everyone else is just perfect!

Music wise, This drama Ost is my favorite. I think what makes this drama really effective and theatrical-like is the Ost! The timing of the music is really perfect. Truly suited for the scene. I love the Ost to bits that I downloaded a drama OST for the 2nd time (being SKKS the first)

For being rewatched. I rewatch this drama more than twice and I can still feel the intensity of the drama. And some of my friends in twitter feels the same way too, They re-watched it atleast twice. For me this drama is the best kdrama not only in 2011 but the whole history of the kdrama!

Leia Mais

This is the only drama I've watched so far that I can give a ten to! The plot while similar to rooftop prince (aka RP) was very different in several ways: how the guy could transport back and forth as needed (the last teleportation was kind of lame in one sense, but it made the ending as a whole was better than RP IMO), the setbacks both main characters faced were beleivable (in context with the story of course), and just the overall feel of the drama was excellent. I do have to say there were a couple episodes here and there that were a tiny bit so so or slow, but not to the extent that you'd want to skip them or fast forward through parts. The ending I have to say as forementioned was a bursting with almost every emmotion you can think of the only real problem I had with the ending was how they teleported him.

Now on to the cast: No complaints and everyone was fantastic (her ex was a bit irritating in a couple portions, but that's just the way his character was supposed to be). The chemistry between In na and Hyun Woo was amazing, and I heard that he confessed he really likes her in real life too -I hope they do become a couple because they are super cute together.

Anyways the soundtrack was great and is one of the only dramas I actually really paid attention to. The rewatch value IMO is excellent, and I will absolutely watch this again anytime I need a "recharger" drama and is my FAVORITE drama.

Leia Mais

The story is almost similar to a number of commoners turned rich or princess dramas.

Lee Seol is the long lost princess whose royal privileges are in the midst of restoration. Being an orphan throughout her childhood, she is supposed to learn the ropes of becoming the princess of Korea.

But instead in this drama, I would say, she spent too much time dealing about her love relationship with Diplomat Park and dwelling about her childhood memories about her father. And only having that to focus on, she lost sight of the people who are out to overthrow her.

To me, this show has an expected storyline of cinderella-like dramas. Not my cup of tea. Sorry...

Leia Mais

If you watched Tada, Kimi Wo Aishiteru, this is the older version of that movie...You can easily notice, both movie share the same name of lead actors and the general plot..

But both have different way of expressing the plot..You will know if you watch both movies...kekeke!!!

This one is a little darker while Tada Kimi was more of romance...So watching both is not like your repeating watching something that you already watched.I can say that Tada Kimi focused on before they got separated, while Love Collage is the after.

Overall the story is good, it's just that there are some silly scene that can be taken out and be replaced of we can say much more needed scene..It also lacks in the sense of musicality. But nevertheless I liked the movie. I also like the way how they show the love of Shizura to Makoto. And lastly I loved the photographs:-)

Leia Mais

-Please keep in mind that this is all based on personal opinion.-


“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We’ve probably all heard that line at some point. Likewise, you should NEVER judge a drama by its synopsis.

When I first read the synopsis, I didn’t think the drama seemed worth my time. I mean, okay, so there’s two completely different cops, milkshake-drinking killers who are twins and an abnormal President and local triad. So what?
However, once I actually starting watching (due to a phase of boredom), this drama absolutely blew my mind!

The cast was great; everyone played their role well and I thought that Vic (as Chen Zai Tian) and Mark (as Wu Ying Xiong) were very strong foils of each other. Indeed, they were “different as day and night.”
All the characters had their own reasons and their own stories which caused them to be who they were and act the way they did.

The music was very fitting, especially the opening and ending themes. They were very “powerful” and I thought that suited the mood of the whole drama.

In general, this drama can only be described by “there’s more to it than meets the eye.” It’s not just about two very different police officers or anything as ‘simple and plain’ as that. As the English title says, it’s (about) “Black & White.”
For me, everything seemed to happen so subtly that by the time I realized it, it had already hit me in the face. The minute I thought I had everything more or less figured out, I was shown pretty quickly that I was wrong. Dead wrong.

I wasn’t expecting anything when I started watching it but by the time I finished watching it, I didn’t know what to expect anymore. That’s probably why I liked it so much – it’s just so different. It’s also not much of a romance-drama possibly because focusing too much on the romance would’ve reduced the impact of their REAL message, but that in a way kept the whole series at a ‘practical’ level because it didn’t have to take time out to build and establish romantic-fantasies on the side. I absolutely loved the themes, ideas, concepts that this drama presented to me. To say any more would just give everything away.
(After watching, I thought “maybe that’s why the synopsis was so bad. To say any more would have suggested something about the true intentions of this drama.”)

So in the end, all I can say is this:
This drama isn’t just about that little handful of characters mentioned in the synopsis. Rather, I felt that it was about much, much more.
The most important part of it for me were definitely the underlying themes that came out of it all, but that’s really just something you have to see and figure out on your own. It had a huge impact on the way I think, but it may or may not do the same for you.
It’s about “Black & White.” But what do you think this “Black & White” is about?


-Please keep in mind that this is all based on personal opinion.-

Leia Mais