Reviews

As everyone knows today is valentines day, so i though that re-watching this drama for this day won't be time wasting at all. This was my first step to korean world and it had gotten me so crazed up that I've even faced a time when i faked being sick just for the sake of bunking school to watch this :P. For any one who has not yet watched it, it is my advice to stop yourself from doing everything right now and watch it! It had the most perfect taste of romance in it and also not to forget had an amazing chemistry between the lead, such that which made me almost think all of this was real. Jung YongHwa had the most saddest role through out the drama, which made me move to tears each time. Lee Hong Ki was a perfect definition you give to a lolita type boy ^_^! He individually made me laugh through out the whole drama but in the end his scene was a bit too miserable to handle. Jang Keun Suk portrayed his character in a complete flawless manner. His smile actually made my heart pound like go mi nam's :P Reading the posted comments in the You're Beautiful page I've seen people posting a lot about how much they hated Park Shin Hye's character. Personally i do not think any one other than her could have made a better role for this character. Her character was meant to be a bit dumb and oblivious to the world, and confused about almost anything and everything. She definitely played her parts in a perfect manner. This drama is more of like a fantasy rather than reality based. It made me feel like i was watching a movie about this poor girl who had three princes falling head over heals for her and treating her like a princess, and she ends up with prince arrogant leaving behing prince charming and prince adorable :D So story amazing, cast out standing , music....i still have them in my music listening device , re-watch value....well i dont even have track of how many times i've already re- watched this :P Over all definite 10!! It is my earnest request to you to give this drama try if you yet haven't. You can watch this is dramacrazy.net for those who can't vie it in viki.con due to regional problem. Thank you! I hope my review has encouraged you to watch this magnificent Oscar deserving drama :D

Leia Mais

I didn't see the manga or the Japanese version. I just found it by luck. And, let's be honest, most of us, including me, watched this drama because Dongho and Hoon are acting in it. However, i wasn't disappointing at all. BTW*, i know that some watched it for poster or because they've seen the Manga...so that is why i wrote MOST...not ALL...shall we get to the main point now?

Story (8/10): The story is not new. Kang Yu (played by Dongho) learnt a rare technique in boxing and started to defend himself on the streets. The feeling of heartbeat in his chest has made him feel alive again, so he decided to remain on the streets and fight. The whole drama seems very slow, and i think it is done on purpose, to get you in the thinking mood of the hero. He thinks a lot about everything, and that made me understand him even more. There wasn't much told about the hero's, or any of the characters', background because they wanted u to be wondering about the hero. To try to figure out his psychological mind. To actually think about the drama and figure out why all of this is done like this or that...

Acting (7/10): The cast were all great. They've done their job skillfully. They didn't exaggerate or underestimate their roles. Dongho couldn't be like the Korean Kristen Steward because the American Kristen Steward didn't play a boxer in the korean streets. BTW, I don't think that the American Kristen Steward can actually pull of a scared/ serious face like Dongho.

Music (9/10): As the fighting scenes are really exciting and pulling, u might not be able to listen to the background soundtrack, but the Music is awesomly enjoable and fits greatly in the drama..

Rewatch value (8/10)

Overall, i recommended for thinking people, who are willing to actually think about the drama and don't just watch for entertainment. If u r not willing to think- and am not saying it's a bad thing and am not against it or anything, am just saving your time- please drop this drama

BTW* : By The Way

Leia Mais

The premise of this show is quite original and different from what I was used to watch and it was the main reason why I started watching it: to go in a different direction.

You have a little girl that can predict the future in her nightmares and a teacher who is a psychopath and finds herself having to help this little girl and the students in her class, even if reluctantly, since each dream normally concerns at least one of her students. But what makes this show so interesting is the mystery that surrounds each dream. As one would expect from a dream, things are not clear as water, and trying to find the meaning behind all symbolism and riddles keeps the mystery till the end of the episode.

But the mystery does not end in each episode. All the characters have a really intriguing personality and past story that will make you hooked. And here the acting is really important. I found Kitagawa’s acting to be the most memorable. Her character that started as a really cheerful teacher who was actually a pessimist unable to trust people suffered a drastic change in personality over the stories and she was really able to portray it. The little girl that played Yuiko also did a good job, although sometimes, especially in the beginning, I could not really feel her emotions, but maybe that was how it was supposed to be. Even Gackt, whom I had never seen in a drama, surprised me in a good way. The way I felt about his character changed so many times in the drama, and sometimes within the same episode, that I found myself confused. Well, at least the fact that you can drool at him never changes. :p

Even the ending left things really well wrapped up and you felt a sense of completion. However, I would not mind having at least a special, but I will not spoil that.

Overall this is really a heart-warming drama, with you feeling sympathy for the students themselves who all have a distinct personality, while also being a mystery drama that will always keep you wondering what will happen next. What else can they do to surprise you?

Leia Mais

I loved this drama. There just isn't any other way to say it! I loved it so much that I very often go back to it and watch it again or watch my favorite episodes. Kim Sam Soon is an awesome character in my opinion. She is lady-like, but she's strong and doesn't mind if she has to do some hard work. I also liked the fact that Hyun Jin-heon is 3 years younger than Kim Sam Soon and she's not afraid of that age gap.

Okay wait - there was one thing I didn't like about the drama and unfortunately it has to do with the ending. Still - that didn't ruin how much I love the drama, so maybe it won't bother you all as much as it did me? Aside from that, however, it was an awesome drama and I will continue to love it.

Also? Jealousy + Hyun Bin = ?

Leia Mais

I had plenty of Whaattt??-Again??-Why-does-he-screw-up-so-many-times!?-desk-banging moments while watching this drama. You can't help feel sorry for Kang Baek Ho but he sure does make you smile like an idiot when he does things right.

His trips back in time are pretty much always successful but I guess Yi Seul never seems to be satisfied [like most of girls do, j/k :p] Therefore, is never successful in preventing her marrying Coach-uh on returning to the present.

You're always anticipating the next episode as you want to know the end if he's going to get the girl or not. I stopped an episode half way and went to sleep as I was so mad that he couldn't get the girl, AGAIN! Since it had such a profound effect on me, I LIKE THIS DRAMA. The effect was also probably due to Yoo Seung Ho being the lead ;D

Sometimes there is way too much baseball in the episode but it is a baseball related drama so it can be forgiven.

All in all a fun drama to watch. Enjoy ^^

Leia Mais

This is a beloved kdrama - truly. I did enjoy it and I would recommend it to all my kdrama-loving followers. HOWEVER, I was conflicted about the drama because of...the ending. I don't like spoilers, so I won't say anything specific about the ending. What I will say is that I feel that they could have had less episodes for this story (25 eps!). I think that at some points, the duration really hurt the drama because it gave the writers too much space to go in circles in the story. With that said, I don't regret watching this drama, it just isn't one of my favorites.

Plus - Lee Min Ho and Kim Hyun Joong. Enough said.

Leia Mais

I LOVE PLAYFUL KISS. If you search the net, there are a lot of people who did not like this drama because of Oh Ha Ni. I admit that she follows Baek Seung Jo around and some might find her annoying, but I find that she acts her age. She's not vindictive, and truly comes off as a kind and loyal person. I loved this drama from the first time I watched it, and when I watched it again, I only loved it more because I noticed some subtle things I didn't notice the first time.

Also, I've watched the anime, Itazura na Kiss and I've read most of the volumes of the manga - there is a lot of stuff I wish we could have seen with Playful Kiss! However, I still enjoyed the story :)

Leia Mais

Upon finishing the first episode of this drama I would not have been able to predict that I would be reviewing it with such a critical eye; once those end credits rolled I proclaimed, 'Wow, this one just might be the one'. I had that feeling, that I was at the beginning of something magical, starting 'a favourite'.
Now, my experience with dramas that I've rated really highly overall usually follows the pattern of being drawn in, context being established over a few average episodes and then by the fifth or sixth finding myself completely engrossed in the drama... usually ending on an emotional high, my face full of tears and the memory of what I've just watched poignantly lingering in my mind for days, sometimes weeks, after. That is the magic, where the emotional plight of the people of countries thousands of miles away from our own native land touch our hearts, unite us. Seeing the enthusiastic fanbase for Jin, I imagined myself feeling the same things, becoming engrossed in this drama's elaborate plot.
I decided I could suspend my disbelief, willingly accept the timeslip and travel back to Edo, and on that commitment I paid in full. The setting was never the issue; the viewer always mindful of the strong effort put into embellishing this premodern Japan with all the convincing articles, and the hospital setting within Tokyo felt authentic too.
No, my criticism of this drama lies predominantly in the emotional content, the acting, the melodrama.

Initially I felt overcome, not just by Minakata Jin's painful past, by his sudden departure to historic Edo, but more so by how the drama encouraged you to empathetically connect with the minds of the people who don't understand his methods, struggle to see the good in what appear to be wicked, vulgar and wholly unexplainable actions. For the first couple of episodes this was the most captivating aspect of the drama, but this was very quickly and negatively upstaged by excesses of emotion and enthusiasm. A once rallying "Hai!" rapidly became tedious, regardless of the circumstances. Rather than bringing me closer to the drama, the continuous tears, flashbacks and bowing, with such vehemence that I found myself wincing each time a head hit the floor, created an emotional disconnect.
Furthermore, I felt that the plot didn't actually go anywhere and found myself finishing episodes with no real idea of what the important issues of the coming episode would be. What's worse is I found myself willingly leaving my computer to do other things between the 15 minute parts when streaming the program.

So, to explain my ratings. The story I rated highly for it's cultural and historical content, the insight into premodern Japanese medicine, rituals and social behaviours; I'd also like to comment that despite the usual dodgy baldcaps, the costumes, make-up, special fx and settings were delightful and of a good standard for a television drama. The music was also pleasing, I liked the choice of song for the ending credits and the way it played over the last scenes of each episode and the OST was fitting.
The acting I rated as average since some performances were good, others excruciating, verging on embarrassing although I can't imagine trying to deliver such intensity of emotion allowed for nuance.
I wouldn't feel inclined to watch the drama again, and felt comfortable giving it a 6 overall as while I wouldn't say this drama was more than mediocre, it does at least merit watching for the historical setting if that's of interest to you.
Just my two pennies worth - many people feel differently, as reflected in other reviews and in the ratings overall =)

Leia Mais

Faith is one of my all time favorite dramas and one of the only ones that has a historical/time travel element that I enjoyed(The other being Queen InHyun's Man). This is one of those dramas that gets better and better as it goes, and that you get extremely addicted to. I watched this when it aired and couldn't wait for new episodes every week. I'm very picky with the endings of dramas that I watch, and I hardly ever approve of the endings to dramas. However, the last episode and ending of this drama satisfied me. I was happy with the ending (not giving away if it was happy or sad, just saying it gave closure). This is one of my favorite dramas and I recommend it to anyone who has seen a kdrama or not.

Leia Mais

This drama is amazing until now ! Kang Ji Hwan and Hwan Jung Geum are doing a great job ! Park Ji Bin was also reaally good on his charachter , and our little cutie grewup so well , becaming such a handsome teenager *.*
Sp fpr the story , although it's a melodrama , it's very funny but still with some very sad and intense scenes ! The writers are doing well until what i've seen ! I'm really looking forward to the rest of this show !
And i honestly recommand it to everyone ^^

For This episode , i quite know the feeling when u don't really like urself that's why i understand the main female character and i hope I REALLY DO that she will lose weight and make all those bastards regret it ! This is one of the rare times when i'm taking the girl's side not the boy's =P

Leia Mais