too dark

typical and not-so-typical lakorn, with a lot of good points, like great acting, entertaining plot, good-looking cast, expensive settings - though quite artificial. but, despite beginning very promising, not only it started to drag, with a lot of repetitive or/and unnecessary scenes, it also turned out totally gloomy, hate and blood covering up all initial passion - flirting - love. hardly any room left for redemption - maybe 20 minutes of positive feelings in the end.
excellent job for both ML and FL, great actors, handsome too, despite looking quite mature. but the characters they played were lacking: ML is crazy to the point of self-destruction, FL is aggressive and insensitive.
honestly, i was disappointed after the first 3 or 4 episodes.

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Maybe ten yrs ago it was a sensation...

But right now i'd say its not much to see, except for a bunch of handsome guys throwing punches. I'd rather have watched em doing something else... Totally overrated. Only recommended for teen boys who are into action movies and not very fussy about plot. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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very enjoyable

am i crazy or the main lead Won Hyung Hoon looks a lot like Yang Se Jong ? i have no objection to this, just wonder. otherwise, drama is very good, so fresh and easy on the eyes... i'd watch it again any time. it contains only 8 episodes, also really short, so no time to get bored ... some sites compressed them into a movie. it might be low budget, or maybe just minimalist, but not in a troublesome way, it just looks more normal. nothing else to add to this, just watch it and enjoy, from start to finish it's nothing weird or outta place, quite the opposite. i should keep going to reach 500 characters lol

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funny BL drama

One aspiring actor and skinny model ML is trying hard to make ends meet, so he joins a cooking contest without having any knowledge abt cooking... Here starts a comedic journey with a strict - and oh so handsome! - chef and the clumsy apprentice in a mouth-watering environment, sensually dominated by basil.
There is a lot of sexual tension, sexual innuendo and - thank god - more mature scenes. The settings are really pleasant to the eyes, the camera movement is flawless and there is a realistic touch to the story, that many recent dramas miss big time.
Of course, nothing new or unpredictable - i guess half of the romance drama should have the tag "ex comes back"... Also quite everybody is gay, that's a given for BL dramas. But still it's very enjoyable and funny and hot!
Thanks for all the smiles!
Later edit: I personally dont like how most comedies turn into melodrama... and cliche too. But who cares? The two ML'2 are just so pretty!

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soooo slow-paced

I would give this series a 10 for all the nice details put together, for the beautiful camera movement and especially for the adorable young actors... BUT the action soon becomes sooo draggy that literally nothing happens for long long minutes. I totally understand that life is like that, mostly relying on small gestures, but for a drama i expect something different.
Maybe it's just me losing patience?
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wake me up when its over

i might not find enough words to fill the compulsory space for a review, since it's not much to say abt this one! just a bunch of pretty faces walking around and pretending to live intensely while make-up is always in place. umm... did i miss anything? again, actors r pretty. fashion is ok. settings dont look cheap. did i say cast looks good? that's quite it.
you must be reaaaaallly reaaaaallly bored to watch this t-drama.
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keeps me entertained!

I came to this after scrolling through a lot of boring & cliche dramas... Well, not the reputed ones - because i must've seen them all by now! So, i just stumbled on this, and here i am - totally ENCHANTED by the dynamics and actors!
It surely is far from perfect, but at least it's something new, i mean - crazy new. And the plot & characters are so engaging! Even though i can clearly see the weak spots of this drama, i will continue watching it for now!! The comments i read so far dont do it justice, since you dont have to be so strict on this romcom combined with melodrama!
If i were to have an objection? Here it comes: The two women are way too similar, not only in looks, but character too! It also becomes creepy for the ML... Shouldnt the second FL have something to her own, besides being uneducated?? SMH
Side note: i confess i watched it on fast forward way too often, but - if you have time - all small talk is really nice. It's just that i hardly ever enjoy slow pace dramas... My bad : (
I dont know abt rewatch, but for now it's so smooth on the eyes!

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"die hard" korean version

No way - just NO WAY - imagine this is a realistic story. This drama is packed with heroes and tremendous fights for justice, to the point i couldnt care less. Even the President is portrayed as being corrupt and spineless, which is a daring shot!
If you wanna see a civilian fighting against all government and presidency and succeeding in it, while having time for romance too, this is the one for you. Totally crazy, right? Still there are a lot of good-looking actors, so bear with it... Lets just pretend we believe it! (wink wink*)
Nice watch, despite dragging a lot with all the political plots.

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slice of life & intellectual women are nice

It's really really nice as a journey through life, with a lot of slow-paced events and ordinary things that add to the realistic picture, but it somehow became boring when nothing really happened... It was so so slow that it became unrealistic for some intellectual educated successful people like our protagonists!
The ML is doing an incredible job with performing someone who is unable to accept and express his feelings and establish the human relationships he is craving for. Also hard to believe that a smart woman - the FL - could miss the signals of a man's obvious interest in her... The SML and SFL are nice and funny in their own way, but still lacking as characters. Actors are always top notch!!
Too bad the writer and director didnt make more of the excellent script and cast and chose to drag and drag and reach an incredible 30 episodes - or so - over... nothing!
I truly enjoyed the first half of this series! It conveys a lot of meaning. So much that it made the other half useless for me.

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mediocre and boring

The male leads are ok, but the FL is quite unappealing, trying too hard to be funny and acting like a kid. Fake, in my opinion. Hardly any chemistry between the leads. The plot is hardly there, just some boring love dates. Very cliche while pretending not to be.
The teacher FL is a kind of Mother Theresa, all the cast is there to admire and adore her. Her "teaching" means playing with primary school kids - once in a blue moon - while also tutoring in Math? Her parents oppose the marriage because the guy is RICH? Puhhhleasee spare me the nonsense! I really dont wanna see a mature intellectual woman pouting like a baby all the time and pretending to be cute while doing so. She is not even pretty with those exophthalmic eyes (sorry, no offense intended for those with this condition!).
Reviews keep saying that the FL is a strong woman. How is she strong if she needs to be saved from thieves or whatever and "feeling safe" at the ML's house? Same ML that spends a lot of money on her...
Also the supposedly rich, arrogant, overbearing, PLAYER ML seems to not have seen another woman before, the development between the leads is more or less ignored. The ML must be seeing another movie than us, his actions are full of lust towards this plain, prude woman like he is just back from the army. I really cannot...
A romcom as enjoyable as an old pair of slippers.

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nice classical lakorn

If you can get past the fact that ML really looks old most of the time - though he is pretty good-looking and a natural actor - you will enjoy this classical lakorn that employs some old tropes, like the girl being sold for debt, unexpected pregnancy, revenge, rich man/poor woman etc, all DONE RIGHT. The FL is really good-looking, interiors/settings are luxurious, fashion is ok overall. Action is too rushed in the end, not enough romantic moments to justify the hate-to-love transition.
Some side character steal the show... like the FL's mother and mother-in-law, they are also funny and round characters.
The SML - there are two of them actually - dont count, they are either boring or annoyingly ridiculous.
SIDE NOTE: the FL starred in a very similar lakorn, Raeng Ngao (2012), with same love triangle : uncle - nephew, but in this one she looks better, without the weird contact lens (?).
Right now i wouldnt rewatch this, maybe in the future?

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it could've been nice but it's just boring

The genius Maths professor falling for the silly - but cute and cheerful student - is such an abused trope... It still could be ok since the actors are nice, but it drags way too much and the central plot is unnecessary entangled with other side stories. The main couple has little to zero chemistry, the ML repeatedly pointing out how dumb the FL is. And she is indeed! Failing in her studies, unable to keep a job or even to fry an egg (!).
I'm not sure if this was the writer's intention, but the drama seems a demonstration of the fact that smart men fall for stupid girls.
I dont think i can keep watching this nonsense till the end.

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Boring

Nothing spectacular abt this drama, i wonder if there is really a conflict except for the FL being unable to decide which guy to pick. Actors are handsome - though so skinny even for asian taste, but quite common looking faces, i was struggling in the beginning to recognize who's who. Also the identical fashion style doesnt help at all - its so obvious that they were dressed by the same stylist. I'd say, no effort was put into creating the illusion of life, it's all like a big doll's house. A lot of coincidence happen - FL sprains her ankle twice, ML is there to help each time , FL gets caught in the rain two times, of course ML is there again etc etc. If i happen to stumble across something better, i consider droppin it... till then, just fast forwarding.

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