Reviews

DO NOT WATCH THIS DRAMA UNLESS YOU ARE ONLY WATCHING TO OGGLE AT CALVIN AND AARON.

There, I've said it! I hope that is warning enough.

In short: Love Buffet is a buffet of mess and disappointments. It is a typical idol drama from the dodgy storyline to the idols who cannot act.



Story: Ordinary with a capital "O". Maybe more suited for young teenage girls who likes to daydream about good looking boys as their possible bfs, eg: "Oh! Wouldn't it be nice if BOTH Calvin and Aaron falls for me??? And oh.. I can't choose between the both!" Similarly, in this drama, the female lead dons a "young-ish" character with a rather naive view on relationships to appeal to the young audiences. Mature women will probably find this drama annoying and filled with fluff.



Acting/Cast: Life size cardboard cut-outs of artists have better expressions than Calvin and Aaron in this drama. Their interpretation of the two lead characters were shockingly poor and lacking. PLEASE....just because they are idols, do not mean they HAVE to act. Some ppl are just not gifted that way.



Music: Possibly the only saving grace of the drama. I am no fan of the OSTs but Fahrenheit's "Wu Hui" (Misunderstanding) was worth its place in my iPod. The MV for "Wu Hui" was nice and I especially like how my fav Taiwan artist Jiro Wang looked in the MV... simply deeeelicious! This again proves that Calvin and Aaron should just stick to singing and MVs. Jiro should act more as he is definitely the more talented one out of the 4. I know Wu Chun has many fans but I personally thinks Wu Chun's acting left much to be desired as well. So, yeah, get the music, forgo the drama.



Rewatch value: Unless you are crazy over Calvin and/or Aaron and thinks they are the "sun, moon, sky..etc" and that you absolutely cannot live without seeing their faces, then by all means, re-watch this drama. Even so, I suggest that you re-watch KO One and X-family because I think their acting in that 2 drama was better than in the Love Buffet (not that it was better by much!). Otherwise, the 100th re-run of Disney's Beauty and the Beast have much better re-watch value than this drama!



Overall, I gave this drama 5/10 (in my most lenient opinion!).

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Story- The pace of the show is good. Although the first couple eps may seem a little too slow for some. I wish they would have built the relationship more of Ada & Daichii even if it was their friendship. There was room for improvement. The ending was cute but a little disappointing. There needs to be a special!



Acting/Cast- the acting was good not spectacular, enough to carry the show. The supporting cast was helpful.



Music- I'm not one to really notice the OST unless Im able to get it in my head therefore being memorable so Id say this was an average OST.



Rewatch- Fun & entertaining makes this one to watch again.



Overall- Pretty good J drama that is entertaining.

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Honestly, I never expected to like Love Buffet at all, so the fact that I do like it (to a point) is a little surprising. Calvin and Aaron's acting was pretty good, though the female lead definitely left something to be desired. It might have been a combination of her acting and the fact that her character was written in the story to be so fickle and childish, but it was a real mood-killer for me. I'm not surprised I gave the acting and music those ratings, since the boys did splendidly and saved the show for me, but if it weren't for them I probably would have rated this a lot lower. I'll rewatch it, but not very often.

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Another one of the very first Korean dramas I watched was this one, and it had me laughing from the start. Perhaps I shouldn't have at times, but the absurdity of some situations for the leads was just too funny to pass up. Kim Hyun Joong was a surprise and welcome male lead.



The story itself was interesting to me. The leads couldn't have been more opposite if it killed them, yet the hidden intrigue the male lead seemed to have at having someone that optimistic following him around got me. Regardless of the shenanigans Oh Ha Ni get herself into countless times, and got Baek Seung Jo dragged into as well, her personality and Baek Seung Jo's cool exterior made the show never dull to watch. I have watched Playful Kiss several times over, and will continue to do so because it is one of my favorites.

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This wasn't the first Taiwanese drama I'd watched, and certainly won't be the last. I had originally been a little skeptic about watching it, having seen the Japanese version beforehand and finding it difficult to imagine liking any other version as much as that one. However, once I started watching this, I simply couldn't stop. The characters are amusing, the story is sweet and hilarious, and the handsome guys are not in short supply! With the final episode I found myself wishing they could have added more on, because I was so in love with the characters. In the end, I wound up liking this better than the Japanese version. Definitely a must-see!!!

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If you have time to spare and don't mind a slow-paced drama, Spring Waltz may be just what you're waiting for. It starts out with a lot of flashbacks, but they are vital to set up the story and explain things as they stand and how they came to be. Throughout the drama there may be times when viewers will want to groan in frustration over the characters completely missing a point that would have solved their problems right there. When it comes down to it, though, this is a touching story, one that will make you shed tears when you least expect it.



Coupled with the music, the acting and story is killer, for lack of a better term. Whether you like classical music or not, or enjoy such sad stories, the sweet moments mixed in with personal tragedy will make you laugh and cry when you least expect it. Definitely a drama worth watching.

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TO be honest, I originally wasn't expecting to enjoy this drama quite so much. After all, 98 episodes is quite a lot to watch and the longest drama I've seen up until this point was around thirty episodes or so.



It starts off pretty slow for the first fifty episodes or so. There are twists here and there, but it wasn't anything gut-wrenching that made me shake my fist at the screen (a fairly common occurrence during a good drama for me) or cry like a baby. At times, I felt like the series dragged on, stretching an issue out over several episodes when it could have been just as easily explained in one, sometimes even half an episode.



As I said, though, around episode fifty I could feel things starting to heat up, and once the numbers hit the sixties things really set on fire. The revenge, the desperation, the feelings of utter helplessness when it comes to helping your most beloved person wade through the tides... It all seemed to just explode. For me, that was well worth the wait and watching all the episodes before. Some characters that I had previously wondered about the overall purpose of now showed great inner conflict and the reasons for certain behaviors were explained in a way that nearly wrenched out my heart.



Overall, I felt the leads did a fantastic job portraying their characters. While the story may have dragged on a bit, the actors themselves rose to the challenge, portraying their characters surprisingly well even after so many episodes. Sometimes even after twenty episodes I'll find that someone will slip up in their character on drama, but the leads here really stuck to it well. Very good show.

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This Is One Of The Best Dramas I Ever Watched.The Plot, Story, Characters, Chemistry, Acting, Music Was Perfect.It's A Beautiful Epic Love Story Between Two People Who Never Thought They Would Fall In Love.I Have Watched Alot Of Dramas And I Love All Of Them But This Is The First Review I'm Writing For One Cause I Think This Is Extremily Underated.This Story Really Touched My Heart, It Has Something Unique To It.I Think It's One Of The Most Realistic Dramas That I've Watched,I'm Sure Alot Of People Could Relate To Bo Ra's Feelings In It,And I Could Really Understand Tae Woong's Guilt To A Certain Amount,I Definitely Reccomend Anyone Who Loves A Heartwarming Love Story To Make Them Cry And Smile.I Definitely Gave This A 10 Out Of 10.Snow Queen Is Beautiful,Warm,Sad,Sometimes Funny,Touching,Amazing Story.And There Is A Deep Meaning In It Too Which Is To Live On,That Living Is Better Than Death,To Just Live On Even When The Person You Love Most In The World Is Gone,Just Live And Be Happy While Missing Them.After You Watch It,It Will Have You Wanting To Find Your True Love,The Person To Change Your Life And Make The Coldness And Loneliness In Your Heart To Melt Away :)



Watch It!!!!!.

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I absolutely love this story & now I love this version of it more than Playful Kiss. I believe this had more depth to it in character development. Even though Xiang Qin was really dorky at times her dork-ness became cute after a while. I love the 2nd season more than the 1st b/c I got to see into Zhi Shu's character more. I understood his character the whole time b/c emotions r hard to deal w/ especially when u don't know what ur feeling. I love this b/c I help others deal w/ emotions they don't understand everyday. Even though the methods r different (we r not allowed to fight w/ our cts.) the rxns r fun to watch.



This is 1 of the bestest dramas ever and I will watch it over & over & over. I hope others get as much from this as I did.

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