Reviews

I just completed Heartless City and wow.......my first ever noir/crime drama and it made me so intrigued by the dirty, dark side of this world - drug dealings and undercover agents. Not much romance in there but the storyline although twisted as fuck is enough to get you hooked on to it.

Plot: This drama really makes you empathize with the baddies......and lets you see the good in the bad, and the bad in the good. AND THE CORRUPTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT!! Many striking similarities to City Hunter, although both are vastly different in their own ways. The protagonist in this drama is the villain, so you find yourself really conflicted in supporting what's supposedly right vs what you want to be right. Just like mind vs heart i guess.

Cast: Was absolutely blown away by JKH's acting. One of korea's finest, and I say this with much conviction after watching 48793879847928 dramas. This is his first work that i've watched and thank god i've discovered his existence, As for Nam Gyuri (female protagonist) she didn't particularly impress me here although i do like her other works (e.g 49 days). I blame her character's lack of relevance though. And i am so in love with Jinsook and Soo, they were so so good... They have got to be my favorite characters (besides Doc's Son) in this drama. Jinsook is all i ever aspire to be - classy 24/7. The rest of the supporting cast were so good too! E.g safari ahjussi.

Ending could have been better IMO. However one major gripe i have about this drama is that they could have cut down to 18 episodes because there were so many fillers e.g about ji hyungmin's dad & that reporter girl - totally unnecessary, and these fillers disrupted the flow of the drama and made it draggy towards the end.


*** warning: the first 3-4 episodes are MAJORLY confusing, just take a deep breath and persevere through because it'll be worth it!! And reading recaps help too :)

Lire davantage

As a fan of the previous Japanese version, in all this version is quite a decent remake - and for those who have not watched the original, you for sure will enjoy it much more than I did.

Story- It was pretty much similar to the original, however they were changes made to the story (some which I enjoyed, and some I disliked). This drama's biggest flaw was possibly the length of the drama, it was a little too long for my taste. It was exciting for the first half, but then sizzled out towards the end.

Acting/Cast - No complaints for the acting. Everyone acted well given the script these actors were given.

Music - Honestly I don't remember any of the sound tracks, aside from the instrumental where problems arise.

Rewatch Value - Would I watch it again? Having watched both versions, No.

Overall it's a decent drama, you'll love it if having not watched the original.

Lire davantage

Prosecutor Princess was actually the 3rd Drama (and K-drama at that!) that I had ever watched. When I picked it out I wanted to watch something with a strong female lead, plenty of romcom, and an interesting plot.

However, within the first episode I realized the lead was not what I had been sold on. She was dumb. And despite the description of the show saying how smart she was, I didn't think so. Maybe test smarts, but not the stuff that counts. As in worldly and can actually care about something outside of her own appearance. Towards the end of the show she definitely started showing some of the "smarts" that I wish could have flavored the show right from the beginning. For the majority of the show she's obsessed with her looks, and others, and is basically an air head. She was beyond annoying. It only added to my frustration as more and more characters saying how smart she is.

Now for the interesting plot. Oh, it was . . . in fact things got really . . . crazy. Which I loved! It's this crazy first love, new love, coming of age, fat to skinny, revenge, and mystery drama all rolled into one! The coming of age part is what took me by surprise since I had thought the leading lady was supposed to be older . . . and again more worldly. It was this craziness that kept me glued to my seat long after I realized I wanted to strangle the lead.

There were a number of aspects of Prosecutor Princess that I loved! However, the main character annoyed me for too long. She doesn't become real enough until the end of the show, and I know I could never-ever-ever rewatch this drama. It's one I wouldn't go out of my way to tell others to watch either. The positives are it made me laugh, gave me a few ahhhhh moments, and when it was good I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Lire davantage

This is my first time writing a review here on Mydramalist and why not dedicate it to this weird and inspiring drama?

I don't know why I downloaded this drama, it doesn't contain any of my favourite actors (well, Oguri Shun has a small part) and the drama plot sounded interesting but not so much more.
But I did anyways and I don't regret it. Even though the main character Daigo is a complete crybaby and somewhat slow when it comes to the most important moments, like many other main characters. But he is innocent and doesn't stop believing in himself and I think that is what makes him likeable. And the rest of the fire-fighters are there for a reason.

The story is really good. We get to know all of the fire-fighters on Megumi. And the story do tell some important things for living. It's an really inspiring drama.

I love the music, especially the ending song. It makes me dance everytime. It's impossible to start the next episode until the song is finished ^^.

I definitely recommend it to everyone.
You won't regret it ^^

Lire davantage

This drama touched me in so many ways. I randomly happened upon it and because of its uniqueness I decided to give it a try. I was very impressed with the life lessons one could take away from the show, but maybe I found my own given that I've done some pretty questionable things I'm not sure I'd be forgiven for either.
The actors showed great emotion and I thought they found just the right people to play each part. The music did a very nice job of making the drama appropriately charged with just the right amount of emotion too, through all the characters' struggles and times of joy. I personally loved it.
I thought there were some slightly unresolved issues in the end, but nothing too big if you try to reason why they were left that way.
I loved the show's theme of the bonds that hold us all together reminding us that we aren't exactly alone even when we think we are (even if the theme is a little overused in general, especially I think, in Japanese stuff)
The main thing I was able to get from the two main characters' friendship was that it was a really strong one, a friendship that makes you seem more like siblings than friends (which is the best kind). The ending definetely gave me that impression.
Bottom line: if you want to watch something where it's very easy to sympathize with characters this would be something you might want to check out

Lire davantage

Not sure what I was expecting from this special because of..well, Arashi. I usually don't expect much from movies/dramas/specials that have all Arashi memebers. But I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this.

Story was interesting. Not anything too exciting. But it really kept me hooked. The whole time I was trying to guess the outcome, while already having a few suspicions, but I couldn't figure it out completely which made me want to keep watching.

Besides Arashi, I liked the supporting cast. I especially liked Kuroki Meisa. I don't know what it is about her, but I really like her. The supporting cast kept giving hints about certain things that was happening and kept making me wanting to guess what was coming next.

This was good to watch when you are bored or in a slump from your other dramas. Would definitely recommend this, especially if you like Arashi (;

Lire davantage

Um ok. So this was a thing.

Bottom line the main two characters are terrible, but the supporting cast and the bigger plot line are actual pretty decent which is what keeps this drama a float.

The main actress (Honda Tsubsa) suffers from Kristen Stewart face. That may the the result of terrible character writing, but it's bothersome. The romance between Narumi and Suga was not well written and drug on to long. We get, you are both emotionally stunted, can we move on now?

However, the supporting cast is amazing. Great acting, and the smaller story lines are a lot more interesting.

The biggest plus of this drama is the episodes are short. If you have little time and just want a drama fix this will do. If you are finding it hard to make it through the first two episodes stick around for when the side characters emerge.

Lire davantage

This drama , this drama, this drama...i really do not know where to start without giving away spoilers. I laughed, cried, got angry, laughed some more and had a good ending with this one. It was a fun ride.

I was expecting it to follow the Japanese version which would have pissed me off but the twist in this Korean version worked out perfectly. The revenge part was so deliciously good.

Have you ever had one of those dramas where you feel like the writers are in your head and the characters are doing what you want them to do and better?? Well this was it for me. 20 eps i throughly enjoyed.

The actors did and awesome job especially the kids talk about cuteness overload. I don't remember the last review i wrote praising a drama, very rare occurrence. This one definitely was a great run. Hope you have as much fun as i did watching it. The OST is one for the playlist too.

I will rewatch this again. Probably use it to get a friend hooked on dramas.

Lire davantage