Reviews

Be Arrogant is a short drama that still manages to deliver interesting characters and a solid story line. The relationship between Do Ra Hee and Hong Ha Ra is the highlight of this drama, the development of it and the impact it has on the characters. Sismances, sisterhood, and strong female friendships are sorely lacking in a lot of dramas. I also appreciated the realistic view of relationships and just how messy they can be. No Cheol is the male lead and he is a huge jerk with very few redeeming qualities, something that Ra Hee and Ha Ra point out many times throughout the story and both women constantly question why they still have feelings for him. I have seen similar scenarios in real life of women staying with a guy that they readily admit isn't good for them because feelings are not something that you can turn on or off, no matter how much you want to or how hard you try. Shin So Yool is the standout here, I had only seen her in supporting roles and I am really impressed by her acting-I hope to see her in more lead roles in the future. Overall, Be Arrogant was a surprisingly complete and satisfying drama despite the short run time.

Leia Mais

Well I gave it 10/10 for overall because it's one of the best palace-related Chinese movie I have ever seen. If we are talking about romance movies for teen of course.

Excluded the false historical facts and some annoyingly illogical details, this drama was worth the praise. Every characters defined themselves clearly and made great impression. The ups and downs of the story kept making us curious, what will happen next, how will it end.

Of course the best thing about this drama is not the fight between the prince. It's the romantic factor that made us love this drama. The chemistry between two main characters is undeniable, they are made for each other in this drama. All the romantic scenes are so beautiful that you will wish you can become her ( the main character )

I would definitely rewatch this, as the whole movie from start-to-end satisfied me.

Leia Mais

I watched this because after watching a bit of the Japanese version, Hanakimi, I was hoping for a better Korean rendition with a better looking cast. This turned out to be a huge mistake, however, when the cast ended up possibly even worse than the Japanese fellows and the drama somehow managed to make even Choi Minho look ugly. On top of that, in the Japanese version, the girl had a legitimate and heartfelt reason for enrolling into the school whereas in To the Beautiful You, Koo Jae Hee's reasoning was stupid and shallow and simply molded her character to be exactly like the girls who fangirl outside Minho's character's school. Absolutely horrendous.

Leia Mais

There comes a time where I deviate from my usual way of watching things. I'm the type of person that either watches an airing show as soon as it comes out or binge watch an already-finished drama as quickly as I can. Unfortunately, I didn't do that this time as I would have liked to. That would bring me to the main part of my review: the fatal flaw.

It drags. Yes, the nightmare you all dread, hiding behind your fortress of speedy Japanese classics and 16-episode Korean wonders. I stopped at episode 18 and didn't pick it up for months. It just slowly came to an unbearable halt. It's not like the story wasn't interesting - it just went on. And on. And /on/. When one problem was finished - oh! there's another one. That itself was not well structured. It was like watching reality TV with plot points being dragged out from the darkest depths of cinematic hell and suck in to keep it mildly entertaining.

That was a huge blow to what otherwise would be... quite a great drama. Believe it or not, the story was pretty good. Despite the former, I genuinely enjoyed the storyline. I mean, it kept you guessing for one thing --- maybe because of a lack of proper explanation, but well, that's one way to do it.
The other fantastic thing was the acting. A fairly star-studded cast graces us with their sublime acting. Kim Jae Joong (who played Kim Kyung Tak) was particularly good (the eyes!).

The other minor let-downs might have been the soundtrack. None of the songs honestly piqued my interest enough to remain in my memory, and I remember noticing the songs entering at really strange times. Not fluid at all. More like a tear falls and suddenly you have a random ballad flash in. If it were faded in and out - or even better -had a better composed OST, it would have been nothing to complain about.

Overall, I myself enjoyed it. The ending was exceptionally good - I enjoyed that very much. The majority of the drama was set in the past (exactly what I like from a historical drama, if it wasn't obvious) and the medical scenes were realistic, and realistically gory. It wasn't over-the-top (though some might disagree) and yet it still played a strong role as a theme in the drama.

If you have a lot of free time, perseverance and like continuous problems in the plot - here's your drama.

Leia Mais

First I have to say this was my first Thai Drama and it is GREAT! Actually I wanted to watch the korean version with Rain, but ended up watching this remake..I totally fell in love with this drama..the cast is perfect and the chemistry between the main roles is breathtaking!
The story and the acting is cute..couldn't stop grining and fangirling^*^
as for the music...it's like they have just one OST for this Drama:D Until ep.13/14 it's always the same song, but I love it and it was always fitting!
Don't know if I will ever watch the korean version because I don't think that it will be better than this..
Rewatch value? Definitely!

Leia Mais

A fox turned human loving a human is not a common plot that is handled in every K-Dramas.Writers Hong MiRan and Hong JungEun have a clever way of wiggling and twirling a seemingly simple story into something completely unexpected and untrodden.

I don't know how many actors can portray being a wild animal so perfectly while still being absolutely loveable at the same time. I never once forgot that Shin Min Ah's character Mi Ho was a fox-in-human-form, and yet I was always rooting for her.

I was fascinated by an interpretation of a fox not as a sly, cunning, thieving and wicked beast, but as a curious, naive and playful creature who wanted to be loved as much as she wanted to be human. She can also be menacing at times, but it's judiciously used, and almost always for comedic effect. Also, I love Mi Ho's delight in eating beef and that her favorite color is brown because it's the color of cow.

Another thing I loved about this series was the secondary couple of Cha Dae Woong's spinster aunt Cha Min Sook and his boss Ban Doo Hong, who have so many awkward encounters, and are extremely dorky at times. They own it. Another great moment involves Ban Doo Hong thinking he knocks down a brick wall just by peeing on it, and how the owner of the wall has him arrested for being a pervert.

When Shin MinAh’s window of time with Lee Seunggi begins to close, she tells herself, “I don’t need five hundred years or fifty years. Fifty beautiful days is good enough.” She is an old creature, but she has never truly lived, only existed. This gumiho had lived 500 years but she had never truly felt alive until meeting Lee Seunggi. He, likewise, found real meaning and selfless love while at her side. Just thinking about it makes me weepy. The length of time, centuries or days, is less important than the way one spends it.

I bet you will like Shin MinAh after watching this great rom com drama.

Leia Mais

Why I decided to wath this drama?
There are two main reasons.
1. Lee Hon ki is the main actor.
2. The story looked really good.
And I wasn't wrong. It is one of the best series I've ever seen.
Lee Hong ki is very good actor and singer (he sang one of the ost). I think it was a perfict role for him and he played it incredibly well. His character developed during the serial and i love every second of each episode.
The main actriss played great too. I didn't know her, but she coped with the role of two girls very well.
From the very beginning of the serie it has a really good story, which continues to the end.It has a lot of interesting and unexpecting twists, which I didn't expect. Original plot, original end (but very surprising).

I can recommend it to you! ^^

Leia Mais

This was an amazing drama and the special was not in the least bit disappointing. I first got to watch this in Japanese class, and the whole class was hooked from the first episode. The story has a lot going on, so you don't really get a chance to become bored with it. This series has such a strange sense of humor that I've not seen anywhere else before. Maybe it's just the perfect timing, but there were numerous points where I had to catch my breath out of laughter before continuing to watch. The acting was great. Yeah, there were some cheezy moments which were really overacted, but it made the characters more profound and realistic somehow. You can't help but like each and every character because they each have their own little quirks. The music was enjoyable, but not something you'll remember for years. It's definitely something you can watch again. Overall, a good series and an enjoyable time!

Leia Mais

I am usually not keen on watching sitcoms, as, to be very honest, Korean sitcoms are not that great and usually not that funny, yet this one was close to being absolutely perfect!
It was funny , yes, a lot of things were on the line or even over the line of being just simply lame, and reactions seemed over the top sometimes, but I think that in a way is the essence of good comedy along with plot that is not too complicated yet interesting. Here the plot was definitely interesting and the viewer could guess along, who the lost child of the Mr. Kim will be and laugh about the adventures that happen on the way.
The love lines were a bit of a mess at points and wen't very typical K-drama at one point in particular, but they all had a closure in the end. And the couples were very nicely put together and adorable in all ways, mostly thanks to the cast.
I would like to applaud JaeHwan (aka. Ken), DoHee and DongJun and other idol-actors here too, as they did a splendid job and I hope all of them will get more acting offers after this and we will, perhaps, see them in more serious projects some time soon!
Over all, the drama or more precisely sit-com was a great way how to relax and laugh after a long week and it was truly wonderful to see the character grow and change and the plot to evolve as well and actually make absolute sense in the end.
I do recommend this, if you want a good laugh and some nice time with your favorite idols being totally different from how you see them daily.

Leia Mais

Crime, drug dealers, politicians, cops, corrupt cops, backstabbing, lying, trickery and gangsters - you can guess why this is called 'Cruel/Heartless City' right? ;) It's dark and mysterious and sometimes your mind will shout "yeah right!" "No way!"at some things the people will say or do... It was a good drama, I wouldn't say it was the best I've seen but it's definitely worth watching ;D

Cast: Jung Shi Hyun "doctor's son" (Jung Kyung Ho) a mystery man, during the first few episodes I was wondering how I could possibly like this "drug king" b/c if he is bad I have to hate him right? Well, that all changed by episode 4 - I was like oh DAEBAK now I CAN like him ;D His character was dark, cold, kind, loving, as honest as he could be, he was my favorite out of everyone <3 Han Soo Min (Nam Gyu Ri) is a newbie cop who goes undercover to try and catch &quot;doctor's son&quot; but ends up falling in love with him instead - their romance was sweet <3 Ji Hyung Min (Lee Jae Yoon) a pretty good detective I'd say, I liked him but I also got mad at him a lot b/c of him being so determined to catch "doctor's son" b/c of his own misunderstanding. Kim Hyun Soo "Soo" (Yoon Hyun Min) the "best friend" & "right-hand man" of "doctor's son" - I enjoyed watching "almost" (lol) every scene he was in ;) Lee Jin Sook (Kim Yoo Mi) I didn't really care about her that much, she was "whatever" to me, she played her role well but I was a bit grossed out by her so called "love" for someone whom she practically raised since he was a kid... O.o

Music: "Hurt" by Kim Yong Jin (Bohemian) - Now I first heard this song WAY before I decided to watch this drama - so I already knew this song by heart. But it is my favorite song for this drama - I love it and played it several times before & after finishing this ;)

Re-watch Value: 7.5/10 - It's a good drama that I might re-watch for Jung Kyung Ho's role (I loved his dark eyes & persona in this drama).

Leia Mais

I would have given this drama a higher score, but I got bored. I read the history of Prince Sado and the writer did a good job mixing the historical truths and rumors. I enjoyed the first 14 episodes the most, then they traded Kim Yoo Jung with Yoon So Hee and the story line also changed. It became more political and boring. I don't understand why they changed actresses when they basically dropped Ji Dam's story line. I get it if there had been more of a mature story line, because Kim Yoo Jung is only 15, but I didn't see anything that she couldn't have done believably. It was disappointing. The best part of the story line is that the king and prince are consistent through out. The ending was good, considering.

Han Seok Kyu is an excellent actor who made me hate and love King Yeong Jo equally. Above the boring politics story line is a father/son relationship that was volatile. The conflicted thoughts and emotions Seok Kyu portrayed was palpable. Lee Je Hoon is unexpectedly good as Prince Sado. He was strong, conflicted, sad and did what he needed to do to realize a world for the citizens to the very end. I wonder if he was happy even once in his entire life. I believed him and that is a tribute to his acting. I love Kim Yoo Jung. She is a wonderful actress that only seems to get better as time goes on. They shouldn't have replaced her. The other actors are good too, but for me it was all about the father/son relationship.

The music is appropriate.

I will never rewatch this.

If you favorite genre is Seaguk, then you will certainly love this drama

Leia Mais