So here's what I'm watching this week! Of course the list is split by country and the amount of episodes I've seen so far are written below! There will be spoilers from now on so if you aren't caught to the episode number on list, you might want to go watch that episode and then come back! If you're interested in previous reviews, click here and if you want to see a list of my Favorite Asian OTPs and Ships, click here!
KDRAMA
A Love So Beautiful (17/24): Cha Heon is a student at Chun Ji High School who has both good looks and brains. He appears to be a cold character, but he is actually someone with a warm heart who is awkward at expressing himself well. Shin Sol Yi is a bright and bubbly 17-year-old who has a crush on Cha Heon. She openly confesses her love to Cha Heon continuously, and she is a clumsy but lovable character. Woo Dae Sung is a talented swimmer who transfers to Chun Ji High School and falls for Shin Sol Yi. He does not express his feelings for her and quietly stays by her side.
I wonder if we're coming up on the time skip sooner rather than later given that our kids have gotten into college and are thinking of their futures now. Sol Yi found out that Heon was planning on going to an elite school that's 2 hours away and she starts fretting over the fact that they will have a long distance relationship and I was just high key cringing cause it's like girl you two aren't even dating yet. Fortunately for them both Heon didn't actually want to go to that elite school cause it was his mom who wanted him to be a math professor while Heon wanted to go to medical school. He also spent a chunk of this week drowning in his jealousy and kept being silly over Dae Sung and Sol Yi spending time together which Dae Sung clocked and clearly thought was hilarious cause in Sol Yi's eyes there are no other men out there other than Heon. Dae Sung did end up confessing to her just to get it out of the way and I think they'll be better friends for it.
It's kinda funny that last week I called what was happening between Chae Woon and Jae Hee their breakup arc cause in actuality it's more like they're just doing long distance for a bit and being all depressed and guilty about each other which makes me feel a lot better. I was so confused last week when it was Jae Hee that seemed to pull the plug but as it turns out he was just doing the dumb guy thing in which they're like I don't want my girl to watch me suffer while Chae Woon was still guilty that it was her dad that screwed them up. I keep waiting for someone or something to prove that it's not Pil Hong or even Na Ro that's behind everything especially since we're coming towards the end but I guess since everyone already knows that Seo Ah was behind it though they have no proof, maybe it doesn't matter as much? Hae Deun also found out about Jun Ah being Seo Ah's brother and that pretty much nipped all the feelings she had for him in the bud cause she's still pissed over the way Jung Won treated Chae Woon but I'm sure it's only temporary. On that note I officially stopped expecting things from Jung Won the cowardly kitten who cannot do anything without her hand being held for her. On this week's roundtable of horrible decisions, she picked a meeting over going to see Chae Woon in the hospital and I'm honestly just so tired of her existence. Man Jeong and Hwak Se got back together which was sweet and I felt a little bad that Jung Hoo was tricked by Seo Ah but I'm sure that James will clear it up for her soon enough.
I still don't entirely know what Jun Hyeok's big plan is but somehow it must relate to the secret phone that the CEO keeps in his safe and I'm honestly so embarrassed for Jun Hyeok who pretty much got caught screwing with the safe cause the picture frame wasn't tightened correctly. I do wonder why Chief Na told Ji Soo that what Jun Hyeok's doing is criminal cause the only sketchy thing he's done is not be up-and-up about his real intentions but that's not exactly illegal. Maybe Chief Na was just hoping that Ji Soo is too dumb to realize that and that she would verbally vomit up what Jun Hyeok is doing out of worry? I'm still waiting to know why he got so interested in Ji Soo unless it's just a matter of he sees that Jun Hyeok cares for her? I am really glad though that this show never went the romance route between Ji Soo and Jun Hyeok and for once a show actually explained that it would be super creepy for a boss and their underling to hook up. I am a little heartbroken that Ji Soo and Kyung Woo put the hammer down on their relationship blooming cause Kyung Woo explained that he mixed up awe/respect for liking her and that's sad cause I liked them together. I was also really proud of Ji Soo and Kyung Woo for confessing their crimes to the senior reporters and I was proud of the senior reporters for being like we understand and we love you guys anyway. On a related note, do we still think that Soo Yeon was murdered? I mean Ji Soo was so sure but the finale is next week and I feel like we've done no work to hunt the truth of it so unless the CEO has a copy of the CCTV file in his safe, it doesn't feel like it'll be wrapped up well. If it was the CEO who killed Soo Yeon, that could be the thing that screws him in politics I suppose.
No matter how many times I mention that I don't usually like short dramas, I find myself crawling back to them every time! This one is slightly different I suppose since it's more of a collection of romance stories than an ensemble cast with each of their own stories like Lovestruck In The City. This first week was focused on Doo Ah who I was disappointed to find out wasn't actually in a polyamorous relationship. You can't call it that if the other parties don't know that you're dating multiple people! That's called cheating guys. Either way I found her super interesting as a character cause the show didn't even bother to hide that she wasn't the best person and we saw every side of her. I liked the idea that she was in love with her childhood friend Do Ham but that she was too scared to put the label of boyfriend on him despite the fact that they practically already were and that she used the other guys to fill the same role as he did in order to separate herself from him. I was screaming at her at the end to tell him the truth and that she loves him but she was still too scared. It does look like we'll be spending 2 episodes a week dealing with each of our four main ladies and their love lives but I wonder if we'll ever see them intersect.
Every week I'm left more and more irritated over Jae Won and Eun Oh and the way they're acting. Like say as much as you can about Jae Won being clingy (and I've definitely said plenty) but at least he's honest about his feelings! Eun Oh refuses to say anything even though Jae Won is begging her to and she wants to more than anything. After Eun Oh was dumped by her ex and rejected from that hotel, she ended up riding the bus until the last stop which ended up being that surfing beach town and decided to remodel herself as the Seon Ah that she met at the hotel interview that was bubbly and charming. She apparently meant to tell Jae Won the truth when they met up but she was too scared and even now after she knows he knows everything, she still won't explain. On the other end of the spectrum Sun Young is still the worst and I don't care how many times the show tries to convince me she's cool. The fact that she won't believe Geon or the girls no matter how much they say that they're just friends is ridiculous as is the notion that guys and girls can't be friends. I mentioned it a few weeks back and I'll say it again. Gyung Joon has no problem with how close Rin Yi and Geon is and it just proves that it's a Sun Young thing not a dating thing.
Sooo was anyone going to tell me that Lee Da Hee was starring in a new drama?? I started this show and was honestly shocked to see her and I think she'll pretty much be the reason that I keep going! This show honestly reminds me a lot of Awaken only instead of a male lead who knows everything, Ji Oh knows nothing. I mean literally nothing. Every time he uses his powers he seems to overload himself and lose his memory which means that rather than having him lead the charge to either get revenge or solve a mystery, it'll be Gu Reum who'll be doing it which isn't all that terrible cause I am watching this show for her. The only thing is that I really don't like when shows focus too hard on suspecting the heroes when we the audience know that they're not the bad guys so it just feels like treading water rather than solving a mystery. Like the White Night foundation in Awaken, here we have these weird Church cult who's trying to create a superhuman for reasons and they only succeeding once with Ji Oh only someone got him out. At some point Gu Reum's parents found him and must of known who he was cause they brought him home and were worried for their safety. Since the cult enforcers seriously don't care about collateral, I'm assuming that they raided Gu Reum's house and killed her parents but she thinks that Ji Oh did it due to what I'm assuming is repressed or false memories. The thing with this show is that nothing feels new or original and it's about a dime a dozen in terms of thrillers but the fight scenes are pretty well choreographed and at least there's a shorter episode count so we'll probs be flying through plot.
Guys this show has officially reached Eulachacha Waikiki levels of hilarious. When I watched that show for the first time, I laughed through every single moment and that's how I feel about this show. Of course there are some types of humor I'm not about but in general I spend my 2 hours every week dying of laughter. This week So Yong and Cheol Jong officially built an alliance after So Yong put together everything that happened and how she was framed and Cheol Jong's brother and right hand man also seem to be on board. The thing is that I couldn't care less about the politics but in general what I'm picking up is that the group is trying to take down every person who's corrupt piece by piece but Byung In is really throwing a wrench in the works and my question is what the hell does he want cause he can't go around being like I'm protecting the Queen or doing what she wishes when So Yong has made it clear as day that she doesn't want him to do anything. I do have to say that her way of going around and getting revenge on those who wronged her were honestly hilarious. I am curious about this sudden 180 Hwa Jin seemed to do and I can't help but wonder if she's got an ulterior motive as well or if it's just a matter of her realizing that too many people are onto her game so it's better to confess first. It's also important to note that So Yong is pregnant and dudes that's totally going to shake up the board in a fun new way!
So the finale for this show aired this week and I'm really very sad for multiple reasons. Of course I'm going to miss this show but more than that I was sobbing throughout the whole thing cause of how bittersweet it was. As you all know I ended up loving this show for the secondary couple of Dan Ah and Young Hwa and what this show did was make me want a romance drama in which Choi Soo Young and Kang Tae Oh are the leads especially with how they were the only characters in this show to not get a happy ending! I kept waiting and waiting for something in Dan Ah's life to show me why she would be ruining Young Hwa's life if they stayed together but nothing happened so I'm left feeling like their breakup was meaningless. She became the VP like she wanted but no one threatened her with Young Hwa's career or his life or anything! In concept I like the idea of showing how a first love doesn't always work out and how that love can remain in your heart forever as a warm memory but in practice I just wanted my ship to be together forever. I'd like to headcanon since they still spend time together that at some point Dan Ah will gather up the courage to be with Young Hwa. In other news Mi Joo and Sun Gyeom lived happily ever after, Woo Shik and Sun Gyeom's other friend joined Dan Ah's agency, Sun Gyeom's parents divorced and his dad's political career was ruined. I guess in the end it's a question of whether the journey or the destination matters and my opinion it was the journey for this show. The tragic end to Dan Ah and Young Hwa did not take away from how much I liked watching them come together therefore I'd ultimately give this show a 9 / 10.
As I suspected Jae Shin really did transfer Hyun Seung to work under a different mentor out of jealousy and I really don't like the way the show keeps trying to paint him in a sympathetic light especially around Song Ah when Jae Shin has literally made his own bed. It's clear that the Chairman hates Jae Shin so if Jae Shin really didn't want to be married to Hyo Joo then he should have gone to the Chairman and been like I've barely spoken to the girl and she's decided she has to have me so you deal with this unless you want me to be your son-in-law. He could also quit and work somewhere else where he doesn't have to hear all this nonsense but Jae Shin puts his pride first so he stays. I'm glad that Song Ah's reaction to this all is more pity in the sense that you're pathetic rather than pity in the sense that she wants to protect him cause finding out his big plan had been to marry Hyo Joo and then whisk Song Ah off to Europe was disgusting. I still think Hyun Seung is too much at times but there are other moments when I think he's sweet. Also interesting to note is that it looks like Ji Seung is a little interested in Jae Woon after all cause rather than finding him creepy or weird, she seems to see him as kinda adorable instead and I find it hilarious that he's so in control in every aspect of his life except when Ji Seung is involved and then he becomes a puppy. I do worry that the Chairman won't like Ji Seung either though I can't tell if Hyun Seung's family is supposed to be well off or not given that Ji Seung owns a wedding dress company that clearly is popular is someone rich like Hyo Joo would come to it. As a sidebar I also want to mention that I'm fairly certain that Yun Seung's husband and the chef are seeing each other cause I just get that vibe and every time she lectures her siblings I feel all weird like maybe you should worry about your own garden before you look to others.
Why do so many dramas tend to go the way of starting out so strongly only to fall apart?? The finale for this show aired this week and I was left just wanting the show to be over already. I had really enjoyed the concept for this show and the way it was portrayed at the start but the time skip really just wrung my emotions dry. I always think a time skip is so cheap especially when there's nothing behind it other than a need to give our leads some more angst cause there was no universe in which Joo Gyung and Su Ho didn't end up together so why did we need to drag out their happy end? In that one year time skip Joo Gyung ended up getting her license while Seo Jun become an idol and Su Ho didn't contact Joo Gyung for a year cause he was busy with his father. When he came back he never once apologized for cutting contact or anything of the like and just jumped straight into following her around like a stalker. On that note look I didn't have SLS here or anything of the sort but it still left a sour taste in my mouth to see the way he was used in this finale. I should give props to him for confessing on his own before Su Ho appeared but at the same time it was not nice of Joo Gyung to use him like she did when it was clear that she still loved Su Ho. I suppose the one positive was that Hee Kyung and the teacher ended up getting married and I guess I liked that Soo Jin was redeemed though I wish that she hadn't gone bad in the first place. Overall I'd give it a 7 / 10.
CDRAMA
This show was honestly hilarious and one of the better cdramas I've watched this week! It's super silly and wants to be darker than it is but I'm truly having a blast watching it. Ban Hua is fascinating cause she reminds me more of a second female lead than a female lead with her love for money and fashion and how she refuses to let anyone take advantage of her. I adore the entire Ban clan in fact and I adore how close they are and how no on in the family is out to get one another. Hua and her mom are the brains of the operation and the boys mostly just follow their leads and it's absolutely everything. Every subsequent man that falls for Hua is hilarious to watch and I seriously love every time an Emperor is a good man and that's what we have here. He adores his Aunt who's the Grandmother of the Ban clan so in turn he adores every member of the Bans and despite all this he's not insecure over his position or their so-called power and even when others try to lead him astray, he knows what's right and wrong. Rong Xia is a fun dichotomy in terms of his character cause on the one hand he's trying to get revenge for his clan getting murdered and though he clearly has no idea who's behind it, he thought it was the Bans but at the same time he fell in love with Hua and her charms. The politics in this show are much more in the forefront than I normally enjoy but I think the comedy they use helps me not to think of all the old men so poorly.
Guys this show was so cute!! I didn't have a reason to check this drama out other than the fact that the synopsis sounded fun enough and I found a super precious show! Since Shao Qing remembered Cong Rong as his childhood love, we were able to skip over the enemies part of their relationship and jumped straight into his devotion for her. I loved the way he didn't care that Cong Rong remembered him and that he decided that he would make her fall in love with him all over again. I loved that the two shared so many kisses and were so unafraid to love. The best thing though was the fact that Cong Rong was actually good at her job and that we spent so much of the show watching her balance her love life with her career. The two were so well matched. The one thing I didn't love was how creepy it was that he flew all the way out to Shanghai and then flew back a few hours later just to see her which I know the show wants me to think was romantic but honestly it was just too much. I also really liked that though there were second leads in this show, they weren't bad people and backed off as soon as they realized the person they liked liked someone else. I also really adored the second couple and I found it kinda funny that the main couple was so smooth sailing and that it was Cheng Cheng and Rang that had the bumpy road. All in all I think this show was super fun and cute so I'd give it a 8 / 10.
I went into this show expecting a more historical/political drama which is why to my extreme pleasure I was surprised to note that this was actually a fantasy (with politics naturally) cause I mean there are gods and people with wings running around! After having watched this first chunk of episodes I have to say I'm torn about how I feel. I mean yes the show is pretty to look and yes I like the worldbuilding but I can't help but feel like aside from our main couple, nothing else in this show is worth paying attention to. Yuan Yi and Ling Long are supposed to be teens from what I can tell but I really like that they're not naive and silly like a lot of other characters. They honestly have a keener sense of duty than a lot of the others and their innocence is more of a highlight than a hindrance. It's actually Ling Long's dad that takes on the idiot role that most lighthearted fantasy cdrama female leads take with his inability to understand anything in the outside world and the tantrums he throws. I also really don't like the way the Yins are portrayed cause we're told that they're basically human lie detectors but that ability clearly only works when the show wants it to cause they knew right away that Ling Long's dad was lying about why they snuck on the ship but couldn't tell that Yin Zhuang's husband-to-be was lying in every breath! In terms of the politics in this world, it's pretty much the same as any other political drama. Zhu Xi wants to take power but he can't as long as Yuan Yi is somewhat revered as the Emperor so his plan was to find the Goddess and kill her with his magic monster killing sword showing everyone that Yuan Yi isn't all powerful. I do wonder if he knows of a way to transfer the God which is why his secret son is so important cause then he can puppet rule. It's also important to note that though Ling Long is the Goddess, the Goddess isn't her so when the Goddess fully embraces her powers then Ling Long will disappear.
It's actually totally awkward how little I care about none of the storylines other than Ke Yi and Hou Hao so because of that I tend to fast forward the rest and I don't even know if I should talk about it cause of how little I payed attention. In general Ke and Bin Bin told his parents that they got divorced and I low key loved that his mom was on Ke's side though in the end she was trying to get the two back together again but then Ke confronted his ex and they had the most awkward fight over him and I'm just sitting here like damn he's no prize don't fight over him. Meanwhile with Ke Yi and Hou Hao, the two got together officially and it was all very sweet until he overheard her saying that he was nothing cause she was trying to pull off an evil plot with the girls but fortunately she apologized and he forgave her. I'm not entirely sure why what Jun Yu said about her also turned Hou Hao off a little but in the end Hou Hao decided that he cared about her more than whatever he was worried about so he took Ke Yi back to his hometown to show it off. My favorite thing this week though was when Cindy was revealed to be a victim like Ke Yi and how the three girls teamed up to take Jun Yu down though nothing really came of it. It does look like this whole show will take place while all these people are on vacation but I wonder if in the end, Ke Yi will end up becoming a marketer for Hou Hao cause he mentioned his company only went bankrupt cause they didn't know how to market themselves which is literally her job.
This show started out as a serious hot mess but I'm hoping at as it goes on, things will calm down a little. I wanted to like it so badly cause it reminded me a lot of Because Of Meeting You in terms of the focus being on embroidery and designing clothes and if you've been following me for a while then you know that Because Of Meeting You is one of my fav cdramas out there. Unfortunately while the show is not nearly what I wanted. The main idea is that Liu Li's mom was framed to be a traitor by her former apprentice cause that apprentice wanted to steal a golden needle she had so Liu Li grew up pretending to be a boy. You would think that this would lead to Liu Li being a Ming Lan type of character cause she literally experienced how monstrous this world was up close but instead we find her acting like a complete ditz who has no care or worry for the fact that people clearly hunted down her mom for some reason. I do think that now that she's out in the real world and met her uncle again that maybe just maybe she'll start to grow up a little. I'm liking her dynamic with the male lead and I can't wait until they get to move past the enemies stage. The funny thing is that everyone who's important seems to know who she is from her father to her uncle and now even her father's concubine knows which is why it's ironic to hear the concubine call Liu Li's mom a foxy vixen like girl the mom was the official wife and you're the concubine so you will never be more and neither will your daughter! I'm hoping that they pick the Duke's house to marry into cause Liu Li is obviously going to marry Xingjian and the half sisters don't need to be related in marriage too.
JDRAMA
I debated whether I should start adding this drama to my weekly drama list cause after the last batch of jdramas I attempted to watch and talk about struggled so hard to stick to a subbing schedule, I wasn't sure if I wanted to try that again until the whole jdrama was subbed. In the end though I couldn't wait and so here I am! This jdrama is more of a reverse harem than any that I've seen in recent memory with 3 guys falling in love with one girl but I really like that Haruka isn't the typical blank lead of a reverse harem in which you are meant to put yourself into their shoes. Yes Haruka is quiet and shy and looking for love like a lot of jdrama leads but she also is able to say what she means and I think that it's pretty clear why all of these men are interested in her. Despite what most playboy types say, the thing is that most of them are usually desperate for the affection and care that they never got as a child or young adult and while these 3 are surrounded by women, none of these women except Haruka really care about them outside of the excitement of being with a handsome man. Haruka helps them, worries over them, and feeds them whatever they're craving without needing anything in return. I don't exactly have a favorite of the 3 guys yet though I'm starting to lean towards Yu as the man that I want Haruka to chose but I wonder if she even will end up picking one guy cause in most reverse harems we never get to see a man chosen.
I was looking for an older woman/younger man romance to watch and I stumbled upon this one that starred Yokohama Ryusei who I loved in Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru last year and so I thought why not this one. The thing is that usually I hate teacher/student relationships cause they're so beyond creepy but something about jdramas kinda let me forget the creepiness entirely which can probs be chalked up to the fact that unlike in American shows, when a teacher and student fall in love they do so innocently. I went into this show knowing that Junko and Kyo would end up together which is why I wasn't really all that interested in the reverse harem situation that Junko was involved in when I know for normal viewers it was probs really fun to guess who she'd pick but I kinda like to know ahead of time who the endgame is cause I don't like getting emotionally attached to the wrong lead (which is tbh why I barely ever get SLS and when in the rare case that I do, I end up dropping the show!) I do have to admit that part of me still felt a little skeevy over the fact that there was a 14 year age gap between the leads making we wonder why it couldn't have been like 10 or something more reasonable but I don't know if I noticed it on the regular cause our leads had such great chemistry together. I was also really glad with the side pairings we got and the sheer excitement I had when Kyo got into the school he wanted. All in all I'd give this show a 8 / 10!
FINISHED Love Me, Love Me Not (1/1): Yuna and Akari are two high school girls with very different views on love: Yuna dreams about romance through rose-coloured glasses, while Akari is down-to-earth and practical. Meanwhile, high school boys Kazuomi and Rio also have different views on love: Kazuomi is an airhead who can't grasp the concept of love, while Rio grabs onto any confession as an opportunity—so long as the girl looks cute. Will these four classmates end up leading a youthful romance that meets their expectations?
FINISHED Second Love (9/9): Taira Kei has a talent for contemporary dance since he was young and went to study in Germany to join a dance company in his teens. He has won several international competitions and was referred to as a “prodigy”. However, he encountered a setback in the middle and got frustrated. He returned to Tokyo and takes a part-time work while he tries to re-capture his dream. Nishihara Yui is a Chemisty teacher in her 30s, working at a prestigious high school. Even while continuing a love affair with a married colleague, she was still lonely until she meets Kei and gets swallowed in passion.
FINISHED Snow Flower (1/1): Miyuki Hirai has always been physically weak, even as a child. One day, she receives a terminal diagnosis stating that she'll be dying soon. Miyuki Hirai still dreams of going to Finland to see the Northern Lights. One day, Miyuki Hirai is the victim of a theft. She can't make a sound and drops down to the floor. At that moment, Yusuke Watabiki appears in front of her. Yusuke Watabiki is a honest and blunt young man who aims to become a glass craftsman.
Well you know me and my love for high school Japanese romance movies so was it really any surprise that I would watch this movie and love it?? I was extra excited about this one cause Kitamura Takumi who I fell in love with in Waiting For Spring was the male lead. The funny thing is that I had no idea going into this movie what the main plot was so I was totally shocked to find out that it was basically a love square in which Akari and Rio were step siblings but also in love with each other cause they were so close to dating before they realized their parents were dating too. This movie did a fascinating thing by showing us how creepy it is to have two step siblings be interested in each other cause in most Japanese/Korean/Chinese dramas/movies alike when two step siblings are into each other, it's not really shown to be bad or creepy. I liked that Akari and Rio put their families first and found love elsewhere. Honestly I wasn't all that interested in Akari and Kazuomi but I liked that they gave each other the courage to go after what they wanted whether that was reconciling with their parent or admitting what their dream was. Yuna and Rio however were my ship and though part of me felt that Rio's interest in Yuna came a bit out of nowhere I could see that if she was constantly there helping him through his heartbreak that maybe he would fall for her. I liked that he gave her the courage to be more confident and his confession was super sweet. Overall I'd give this movie a 8 / 10!
This show actually broke my heart a little which is kinda funny cause I went into this show thinking that it would end up being a guilty pleasure full of very little substance but instead I found something else. Now don't get me wrong though this isn't that deep or meaningful a story, the thing that elevates this show is the chemistry between our leads. Maybe it's just cause I'm a lover of love and a sucker for cheesy romances but I had no problem believing that Kei and Yui were passionately in love despite not having known each other for long. They found one another at their lowest lows so of course a person who cared for them and thought about them was enough to form a lasting bond. I swooned over how desperately Kei seemed to pine for Yui and every time he grabbed her into a hug to keep her from going or when he ran to her, my heart melted. Of course the middle stretch was totally hard to watch cause despite how much Kei loved Yui, he seemed to think of her secondary to dance but also I think he just sort of took her for granted thinking that she would always be there. Meanwhile Yui constantly felt alone and unwanted and because she had nothing in her life besides him that she looked forward to, she was empty. It's the perfect example of why a person shouldn't have their life's goal be another person. That's why I think their breakup was needed cause it gave Kei time to realize what a complete douche canoe he was and it gave Yui time to find something she was passionate about outside of Kei. Of course I was thrilled that they managed to get a happy ending with Kei becoming a permanent Arts Director in Hamburg and Yui ending up joining a company in Hamburg as well. I'd give this show a 8.5 / 10 which might be a little high but that's how I feel!!
I'm not usually the biggest fan of movies like this where we go into it knowing that one of the leads (or both) is terminally ill cause I feel like it's a bit of a cheap way to tug on our heartstrings but Nakajo Ayami who I loved in Anonymous Noise was the female lead so I decided to jump in anyway. I did think the movie went about the typical story in a little more of an unique way cause we never actually got a clear ending as to where our heroes ended up. Instead we were left more on a bittersweet moment after the two decided to be together as long as they both were alive and we the audience were left to theorize on how long that was. The way Miyuki and Yusuke fell in love was all very sweet and you all know I'm a sucker for contract dating/marriage in which the couple falls in love for real so it was really my bread and butter. The cinematography in this movie was stunning and I loved the way the story was kind of told in these vignettes. Both of our leads came alive when they were together and they gave each the confidence to be seen and heard and go after what they wanted. I also think that the way the show used Miyuki's cancer as more of a catalyst for her living life to the fullest was also interesting cause we rarely actually focused on the cancer. I'd definitely recommend checking this movie out cause I'd give it a 9.5 / 10!
TWDRAMA
This show was honestly everything That Winter The Wind Blows wanted to be but better cause of how heartwarming this show was and how it cut out all the dramatics that you would have expected other than one or two! At first I was worried that Yuxi would be too irritating for me with the way she managed to be the most shrill and worst nurse I've seen but as the show went on, she mellowed and I found myself totally seeing why the two fell in love. Their chemistry was out of this world as were their kisses but more than that they were both just such good and sweet and kind people that it was obvious to see why the two wanted to be together. Yuxi brought light into Zhangcheng's life while Zhangcheng showed Yuxi how to put herself first and that she deserved to be adored. I did think that Boyan and Yuxi's relationship went on a bit too long and it did feel like Boyan was pretty much the only character in this show trying to be in a makjang while the others were in a slice-of-life. Boyan didn't seem to care about Yuxi in the slightest until he lost her and it wasn't until then that I could even understand why he had it out for Zhangcheng. At the beginning I kept waiting to find out why he was so hellbent on taking Zhangcheng down cause it made no sense that some assistant wanted to when his boss didn't but I guess we're just supposed to assume that he was just a terrible person. I loved all the side characters and how Zhangcheng's family was so gung ho about him dating Yuxi. My only real complaint was that the show dragged a bit in the middle and the ending was a bit nonsensical but on the whole I had fun! I'd definitely give this show a 9 / 10!
I want to start with talking about how impressed and thankful I am with the way Da Qi and Yu Xin's relationship has been depicted. I had mentioned when they first got together that I was worried that the show would suck all the personality out of Yu Xin and make it so that she was only a moony love interest cause I had literally just experienced this in the last twdrama I watched (Lost Romance) where the female lead went from this multidimensional and intelligent character to one who couldn't do anything without the male lead. Fortunately for all of us, Yu Xin has kept all her quirks and more than that there hasn't been any cringy or awkward moments between Da Qi and Yu Xin cause they actually act like real people who are dating. They can separate their love life from their professional life and cause of that we get to see them do work while also being more closely on the same wavelength. I was glad that the Chairman He ended up going to jail cause the more we learned about how much work he had to put in to switch the babies, the worse it got but I wasn't thrilled that the show didn't do anything to Mrs He who had the evil plot to take both girls and I wonder if this will continue offscreen so by the end of the show we'll have a line from Xiao Ke that's like oh the two families are working hard. It does look like the next case will relate back to the Mo family but I've been saying forever that oh okay now we'll focus on L365 but in actuality I like that the show has a procedural element alongside the overarching mystery so it doesn't bog us down by having us swim around in the same circles like a lot of kdrama revenge/mystery/detective/thrillers do.
xoxo Allie
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