Reviews

Well, i actually liked this drama. It doesn't have a very heavy plot to follow, though it's a bit draggy towards the final. The couple's chemistry was good enough to made me interested, and Aaron Yan was just a perfect actor for his role, Qi Yi!I've known Puff Guo after her appearance on 'We Got Married 2: Global Edition' as Heechul's virtual wife, and I can say i loved her portrayal on Cheng Liang Liang's character. I found her voice a bit annoying, but you'll just get used to it.

Other casts wasn't really important but their story was a nice sight to see. I found their story quite meaningful but not so memorable. Ding Jia Yu was the only character that got on my nerves. She might not be the worst, but she sure a 'bad' second lead. She didn't deserve my sympathy about being a pitiful character when she didn't try to understand at all.

The music wasn't so captivating, but there's a song that i liked (i forgot the name).

For rewatch value, i give it 8.5 'cause i think i'll rewatch this often. This typical rom-com is my favorite, and it kinda helped me on healing my frustation. It's easy to watch, lovely, and cute.

Overall, this drama got 8/10. Even though the story was just so predictable, i found myself really fond of this drama. The main casts were pretty good, and the draggy scenes were not that bad. It's a typical drama which have a nice fluffy romance in it. In short, it was a cute drama that helped you on releasing your stress but not 'that' amazing.

Leia Mais

I enjoy fantasy and historical dramas. Nightwatchman's Journal is not a masterpiece nor is it trash. Let me begin with the bad points. The drama was repetitive, but the repetition was necessary for the growth of the team.
The plot of the drama is simple. Good versus evil. Good wins.
Drama made several attempts to show the imperfections of the world such as mental illness, political greed, misusing tax money, misdirected love, and doubt. The drama ended answering a few of the imperfections.
Acting
The good points are the performance by the Kim Heung Soo and Ko Sung Hee. King Heung Soo played King Rin. His performance was exceptional. He stole every scene he was in. Now So Kung Hee played Do Ha. She was so convincing that over 90% of the viewers completely forgot she was illiterate and from the mountains.
I would rewatched this drama simply because I enjoy fantasy dramas.

Leia Mais

This dorama was fun from beginning to end. What made it fun is non other than Sawamura Ikki. He is a genuis and hilarious here and I could literarily listen to him for days non-stop and still enjoy it. It's his extreme expressions and not hiding behind pretty words. That is also the difference between overacting and acting a characters that is overly expressive. Overacting is silly and predictable, at worst annoying but here it's it's amusing and unpredictable, constantly bring a smile to my face and makes me laugh at times.

The idea is pretty hilarious. Our black prez, an eccentric CEO of a company decides to go attend university to take out his stress on stupid students. As someone who studied business and found something completely different in the real world, I can't help join him in his amusement in making fun of the system. Of course the story does get preachy at times, we didn't see much business concept and those we saw were pretty basic. Even so all this didn't bother because, again, thanks to the character and how he's being performed.

Other characters did bring things to the table and added more fun. One which is his teacher befriending his secretary, women putting their heads together trying to predict him. The students and his interactions are the most interesting and entertaining. The need of guidance and the generation gap are nicely portrayed. It is also nice to see a dorama about university, it's activities and student worries at that stage in life. Another amusing factor is his family that didn't add much to the story but did bring warmth which was cute.

The acting department doesn't disappoint but I have to admit Sawamura Ikki kinda overshadows most. That is except Kadowaki Mugi who's unusual but endearing character is charming.

To summarize it's a entertainint light drama that I think many will find something they'd enjoy.

Leia Mais

The Iron Empress

Lets just start off by saying that this Drama was VERY GOOD! i`m impress with the story line. The plot was very good and almost everything made sense. According to my reaserch the story line followed closely to actual evens that happened.
The Drama is basically about Goryeo told form the eyes of Empress Chun Chun. Depecting the hardship she when thru fighting to make her country prosper. Brace your self for ACTION, POLITICAL SCHEMING & INFIGHTING. It gets really emotional towards :'( i wont say more tho. You will love it if your a real Historical Drama like i.

Acting
the acting was above average and good. I wouldnt go that far to say it was awsome, but very good indeed. persons who stood out due to their acting skills.

* King Gyeongjong - The mad King, i really enjoyed his acting as a mad king lol.

* King Mokjong - like father like son, the rebelous son who didnt want to be king i must say well played. that laugh lol

*Empress Chun Chu - loved her from her younger days to her dying days. Strong woman both as a leader and mother in all aspect well played MAMA!

*King Sung Jong - Played the part of a very peace loving king, but the lengths he would go to preserve peace was too much of a price for the country to pay, Hense y Empress Chun Chu had to step in.

*Empress Moon Hwa / Lady Kim - she played the Empress for awhile, wife to King Sung Jong Empress Chun Chu brother. I mentioned her because her acting got to have an impact on me towards the end especially when her own village turned on her.

Music
It was ok especially during war and time high anticipation. i gave it a 8.5 because it aided they show in moments of happiness & sadness.

Rewatch Value
Good Drama indeed and lots of good moments i would rewatch, However the 8 was given due to its lengths and short coming in dragging out some episodes.

Some say this Drama was too dark & depessing, but all in all the era was a hard time for Goryeo with the Khitan invasions of the country. The last remaining episodes were very sad indeed i hate that chu anywayz I really enjoyed watching this for i`m real lover for Historical Dramas, Asian history and History overall

Leia Mais

On the whole, this was an enjoyable, heartwarming show.

My issue with the show is how the story basically plodded along. I could see from the outset what kind of story was aiming to tell and the tone it wanted to set. But because it was written to be heartwarming and lesson-teaching, there was little drama, and the story didn't have strong peaks and valleys. It became predictable and boring at times.

Some relationships were not properly developed, so the way the relationships played out or were resolved by the end of the show were not very convincing to me.

Joo Won is naturally the star of the show, since he plays an unconventional character in the Korean drama world. At times I was moved by his character, at others, I was frustrated. I particularly enjoyed Joo Sang Wook's character, Professor Kim. It's my first time watching Joo Sang Wook in a major role, and I think he put in a good performance. I can understand why he has previously been always cast in the CEO role.

At times, the music was quite jarring.

Leia Mais

while browsing what to see, I discovered this drama.
When I started watching I was so happy to find an interesting and captivating drama.
It started out very well, and keeps you interested and wanting more.
Then half way through......kept going downhill to the point I started skipping episodes and putting one finger on the ff button.
The story which started out so interesting, developed into a predictable and boring mess.
Finally I completed it although nothing was novel and surprising...just knew how it would end.
The cast is quite good, although there seemed no chemistry between the couples...maybe the second couple was better than the main...so sad.
Anyway..if you watch this enjoy the first half, then skip skip skip to the end..you wont miss much.

Leia Mais

So.. I was wavering whether I should write a review or not as I'm really bad at expressing my opinion.. also it seems that most of the reviewers had positive opinions about this drama... but.. I'll try..

To begin with, this drama had a lot of potential when it started airing. At first I didn't think that the cast for this drama was chosen wisely, but I was soooo wrong. All the actors were just amazing, and they suited their characters very well. The story was so captivating that it'd could have been used for a block buster movie! Cameramen did a great job too and the music added the thrill to each scene

BUT

it all changed. From a possibly block buster it went down to the amateur level after ~10/12 episodes (I'm talking about the writer's choices and the plot only). It became boring, lame and ridiculous. I hope this is not a spoiler but... come on!... A psycho serial killer going out from and back in to the jail like it was a hotel or something... A detective with a mentality of a 5th grader, getting himself into troubles wherever he goes... and many more....

I have to admit that after 15th episode I watched this drama just to finish it, just to see the ending. I'm not even counting how many dialogues or crying scenes I've skipped... And the ending... it was a huge disappointment...
They could have made and awesome drama with 16th episodes, but they were greedy and stretched it out to 20th. That was a mistake in my opinion. A mistake which ruined everything..

Anyway, if you want to see how bad can writers fail when they're greedy for the spotlight.. you can watch this drama.. otherwise... it's a waste of time :/

Leia Mais

I just finished Triangle after stopping it previously. It defeated my expectations. It wasn't a typical drama but you did know what was going to happen. The story line was pretty interesting as I had not seen one like it before in a kdrama. The whole Casino Scene was a pleasant to watch because it's different than taking over a clothing or jewelry business. We kinda lost all that at the end but it still kept the same feeling. The cast was really excellent and I cried so much for Baek Jin Hee just to be happy. They picked some good villains too. You will cry when you see this drama. Cry for the actors. The music was spot on and that also made me cry too. I would not rewatch again because It didn't give me enough feels to watch it again. I was just so angry with just every episode something bad happening and even in the last episode. It just irks me to no extent seeing people get away with murder in a kdrama So I would not rewatch for that reason. Overall you should watch it because its like most poor boy gets rich dramas with interesting elements. I really like to learn about new professions in dramas so it's nice to learn a little bit about gambling and that business aspect.

Leia Mais

I chose this drama because the plot seemed entertaining. I was expecting the usual Japanese school drama. You know the fluffy, silly comedy. What I got was so much better. This is a story about a teacher who comes to a high school by the seashore and shakes up the daily routine of the students and faculty there. Yeah, I know. That plot has been done before, numerous times. What makes this drama different and special though, is the way the story is told. We get to know and care about each individual student. We watch each one face obstacles and also learn about thier hopes and dreams. We see them gradually start opening thier hearts and minds to Sakurai Sensei, and to the world around them. Ultimately, we watch them grow up, experience joy and grief.

What is really interesting, also, is that this drama shows how the education system is warped in Japan. How many schools focus only on teaching what is on the exams for the sole purpose of getting the most students into prestigious universities while neglecting to teach other educational material, such as history and physical education for example. This no doubt creates enormous pressure on students to devote themselves to studying, ignoring everything else.

Out of all the high school themed dramas I have watched so far, Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu is by far one of the most realistically portrayed dramas. I highly, highly reccommend this to anyone looking for heartwarming, coming of age drama without all the over the top silliness.

Leia Mais

Ok I'll just start off by saying even though its a parody remake... it wasn't actually that bad...
The only similar storyline was the fact that he's a rich son of a big company and that they go to a rich school. Other than that nothing was similar to the heirs or YCCFTS. The main guy just time travelled.
This drama actually had SO MUCH POTENTIAL if they made it into a proper drama...
It could have turned out to be a really good drama if it wasn't for its super duper short eps.
I actually liked how the story played out, but it was too short so everything was rushed...
Also due to low production, some scenes were really fake.. but i generally didn't mind that

Acting
So I've personally never seen any of the actors/actresses before so it was a nice experience.
I would look forward to their future works.

Music
The music surprised me a lot, I really like the opening song and I plan to download it.
The other tracks were great as well.

Rewatch
Yea it was a nice experience but it was so short. Finished it before i even realise what was going on.
I still might rewatch it though.

All in all, i'm just so agitated about the fact that this drama had so much potential except due to low production or whatever the reason, it became a short short drama with eps thats 15mins long.
People who have the time and is interested in the story can sure check it out. It doesn't take much time anyway. :)

Leia Mais

This show was probably not for everyone, but I sure enjoyed it throughout its run. Though the ending did feel a little rushed, I was happy with it overall. If it had been planned for 10 episodes from the start, I think it would have managed better.

My Rating: 8.0

In Short: Bottom line: This show was really funny! I liked its absurd approach to humor and parodies. I also really liked that this drama was just as much about friendship and life goals as it was about love. I like ambiguous love triangles that happen naturally, and was satisfied with the developments.

Pros: The hilarious parodies and cute characters made this drama for me. I also quite like a supernatural twist, as well as a modern twist to old stories.

Cons: This drama had an unfortunate episode cutdown. This resulted in a somewhat rushed ending, where the last 5 minutes were basically nonsensical for me.

Leia Mais

This drama had a lot of potential, given the plot and the cast. However, it never delivered. For one thing, it never made sense, and just when you thought it might, that everything will fit and come together, it cheaps out and just makes even less sense. There are gaping plot holes and I'm left wondering if it's actually the drama or if that's truly how the book upon which it is adapted from was written. One glaring flaw, for example, is that the whole explanation of how the time travel happens is never explained nor addressed. I have never seen a drama or movie, nor read a book, in which time travel was the theme, that there was never some sort of explanation, no matter how lame. Given that this was the basis of the whole drama, shouldn't some sort of explanation been given?

Acting wise...I was extremely disappointed with Gackt's performance. This man is one of my favorite actors and I think he is highly talented, but in this drama, he seemed like he was merely there and trying hard to stay awake. It was kind of shocking how lifeless and dull his acting was here. Also, and this is minor but annoyed the crap out of me. Never once did his character change clothes. I mean, what? Did he never take a few moments out from time hopping to change his outfit? It never had any wrinkles or stains. Would it have killed the production budget to give the man a couple of outfits to change into like everyone else? The other actors wers ok. Nothing too special here. At least they had adequate changes of clothing, though.

Overall, this drama is watchable, but barely. It could have been so much better had more thought been put into delivering it and more sense made in the plot. Would I reccommend it? Not really. Especially for Gackt fans, don't watch it. It will be a huge disappointment for you.

Leia Mais