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Korean Drama " King The Land " is a romantic comedy with two strong leads.

The drama has a smooth start, with a story that brings back nostalgic feelings for the old Korean romantic comedies that ruled the last decade and even before that. The romance is sweet and the banter between the leads is adorable and entertaining. The friendship was also an enjoyable factor.

However, everything went downhill when the two leads got together, which happened early on. Thus, the drama was left to deal with romantic dates, traveling abroad, and some family drama, which at least kept things interesting here and there but was too predictable to be able to save the drama.

Other than the boring plot, however, the performances kept being strong, and the main couple had chemistry.

So, overall, two and a half out of ten.

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Samurai Marathon is apparently based on a true story, or, at least, on true events. That is why the movie was just a bit ... I wouldn't say boring but it lacked intensity. Usually, with samurai movies you expect action scenes that can take your breath away, wonderful speeches about greatness and deep emotions. Here, you get nice characters, but a flat story.

The action scenes were okay, but just a bit boring. The characters, moreover, were interesting, but they were too many to follow and that's why the movie couldn't handle them and they ended up falling through the cracks and disappearing.

The performances, as expected, were brilliant. The movie was packed with Japan's big names (I mean Sato Takeru was one of the leads and that is enough reason to watch this one).

So, overall, six out of ten.

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When it came to the story "Kakafukaka" was probably only focused on the relationship and the love triangle. The characters, thus, were not even presented. There were bits of background story, but, overall, there were superficial. The leading lady was also more of a pushover than anything. She clearly had second thoughts about the whole arrangment and yet she always agreed to everyone's crazy demands. The romance was incomplete as well. There was no depth, no emotion and no actual ending or conclusion to it. The idea of the story was odd but the romance seemed to have potential at some point. The performances were okay too. So, four out of ten.

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A short drama to watch, that is both funny and romantic, but there isn't much in the plot. The performances were okay, and probably that was the reason why this one didn't flop, as the story was odd and kind of idiotic at some point. But, at least, the drama was entertaining, it had it's funny moments and the romance was okay, as the couple had chemistry. The ending, in addition, as a bit of a wrap up and it wasn't as much of a conclusion to the story and that left out many unanswered questions. The constant flash backs, as well, were tiring and boring, making the episodes longer, sure, but not adding anything to the actual story. So, 4 out of 10.

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A Sci Fi thriller with tones of action and a solid story. My main
problem with this drama was that it was kind of hard to keep up. The
events followed one another too quickly and you had to pay attention to
two stories and not just one. Honestly, the 2017 story was better than
the new earth one, but they were equally entertaining nevertheless. The
performances were really good, as the actors had to deal with a action
packed theme. Also, the mystery was quite intriguing, even though the
whole bug thing was gross. Fortunately, there wasn't too much blood, as
the drama focused more on the mystery rather than impressing with gore
and sci fi technology. So, 7 out of 10, because the second story was a
but boring.

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Korean Drama '' Queen of Divorce '' is a dramatic law comedy.

The drama, first of all, focuses mostly on the female lead's story and her efforts to redeem herself and bring those who hurt her to justice. Therefore, there weren't a lot, or even any, legal cases other than the main one, which was a letdown, as the main lead was supposed to be the queen of divorce, even though she couldn't be a lawyer.

The romance, in addition, felt forced and it was boring, especially since they were trying to base it on a past that the viewer had never watched.

Finally, the performances were enjoyable.

So, overall, three out of ten.

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" Lonely Enough To Love" was not what one should expect by the title. It is a light rom com that takes up many themes, that, unfortunately, never developed properly.

The romance itself was boring, as it was too slow paced for the length of the drama, didn't have any element of surprise and was predictable. It also felt a bit messy. As for the love triangle, that as well was nothing original.

The friendship part, however, was pretty warm and sweet. But, the side characters were often pushed aside.

Finally, the performances were okay, but the leading lady was felt like she was acting in a 2010 drama.

So, overall, 3 out of 10.

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" Kiss me at the stroke of midnight " was an okay rom com.

The movie deals with a typical high school romance that turns everyone's fantasy of a girl next door meeting her celebrity crush, into reality. And, of course, he will like her as well. There were some cute moments, as the couple had chemistry and looked good together. There was some drama too.

But the overall story is predictable and cliche. The characters felt one dimensional, especially the leading lady, with no background, no plans for the future or actual personality other than the basic cookie cut one they were introduced with. That is not to say that the actors were bad; they were actually really good and their performances were enjoyable. However, the script didn't allow them to really shine.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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" Followers " was a visual pleasing drama.

The story was okay, but it could have been way better. There were so many issues that the drama touched, like having to choose between family and wokr. But the drama focused more on the bringht lights and the beautiful colors rather than the story. So, it felt like it was presented a bit superficial, without taking a deeper dive into what the characters felt. The romance was nice and subbtle, and the monbebe mother was just reletable and funny. Also, the second couple felt odd, as the guy seemed more connected with the son rather with the mother. The final episode was a bit rushed and it was more like it was trying to wrap things up with an unrealistic happy ending. Still, the cinematography was breathtaking and the performances were great from everyone in the cast.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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I give my first love to you, the drama, was, at least for me, better than the movie. Coming out almost ten years after the movie, it explores the story better, with a more in depth exploration of the characters. Overall, the love story was cute and sweet, though the ending was a bit open I think. In any case, anyone can interepreter it differently.
In addition the performances were good and the leading lady was especially likable and adorable. I also enjoyed the fact that they added more side characters to the drama, though the second love story was so so. Plus, the pace of the plot was good.
So, 7 out of 10.

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Dare I say this one was better than the korean? Well, there are some really solid reasons why. First of all, there was no romance. In the korean, the love story kind of ruined the drama, but here, they kept it clean and focused on the medical cases and the lead's struggles to succeed. In addition, the cases were plenty and they were completed in one episode and not dragged for two and three. Finally, it gave off more emotion than the korean one. So, overall, it is worth watching. Kento seems more mature now and he actually performed his character well enough. The rest of the cast did great work as well. My only regret is that the final episode was a bit boring and it didn't coclude the story nicely.

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