" Never Twice " did what long korean dramas to : give a nice paced story.

The drama had well balance family themes, a mystery case that needed to be solved, and some nice romance plots. And, there was the well known ladies who would pay off anyone that wants to marry into their family. And, seriously, in this one, they paid everyone that approached them, to the point where I started to wonder if they were going to go bankrupt because of it. So, yes, there were some cliche trops in it. The mystery case was pretty much obvious from the start, so there was no interest in it really. The leading lady tended to do an annoying pitch to her voice from time to time, and the old ladies were textbook bad guys, so no surprise there either. However, the romance was nicely paced, slow, as to have both characters get to know each other first, and not have an insta love. And, the baby was hands down adorable!! The ending, finally, was well handled and satisfying.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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" Summer Night " only problem was it's length. I feel that if there was enough time for the story to unfold and the characters to be presented and explained.

The drama, however, had something to tell. The two characters, although different, seemed to have something in common : they were trying to get by while working hard, fighting against their own circumstances; the one having to deal with her drank father and school as well as work, and the other with her future, college and financial problems. The two performances were pretty good two, although there wasn't much to work with in such a short time.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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" Nippon Noir: Detective Y's Rebellion " started nicely but didn't keep it up till the end.

The drama was supposed to be somehow related to " 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu " but the only connection they had were the random cameos of the students, that, if you haven't watched the first, you won't even notice it. Also, another difference was that the first drama was more realistic and nippon noir was too much of a dystopian fantasy.

So, other than that, the drama had two things going for it, the main character who was pretty dominant and he was the best part of the drama, and the performances. However, the story was a bit too much. It felt, most of the time, that too many things were happening too quickly and off the scene. I mean, the first part of the drama was a quick sum up of the previous episodes, and a quick sum of some events that happened and we never actually saw. The conclusion was a bit off too, as the events took a more sci fi twist.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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" The antique : secret of the old books " was interesting.

The combination of the past stories with the contemporary mystery was good and it wasn't tiring as it went back and forth. The past romance was pretty intense and the love story was sweet and entertaining. However, the present little love story was not necessary and disappointing. The whole mystery with the book was a let down too, as the actual reason behind the crime was not well explained.

On the other hand, the cinematography was very artistic and the book theme was well presented. The performances were really good from everyone in the cast.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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" Failing in love " was a good, coming of age drama.

Only ten episodes (or five of one hour) long, which fitted the drama somehow, even though it needed some breathing space to develop the characters to a deeper, larger scale. That is, the characters were interesting and the drama only scratched the surface and didn't present them in a way to enable the viewer to understand them. The main reason for that was that the drama gave too much time on the complex love triangle. However, they did the ending right, because that romance was getting tiring. The side characters were somehow left out of the main plot too.

That said, the drama had an interesting idea and some even more interesting characters. The mood of it was perfect and the story was coming of age driven and, even though it looked light and fluff sometimes, it was dark and did justice to the complexity of being a teenager.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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" Solomon's Prejury ", korean version, had a nice mystery and it was unpredictable, but it was lacking intensity.

The drama started with a bang, a strong start with a shock about the characters and who was who. The pace, however, slowed down straight after that, until we got to the trial. The performances, on the contrary, supported the drama greatly, as all the actors and actresses of the cast did a great job with their performances. The trial part was pretty intense too. Finally, the big twist in the end was nicely built and unexpected.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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" Natsuzora " had a heartwarming story.

The development of the main character had a smooth pace and the story involved many genres like slice of life, business, family, agriculture life and love. The part, especially, about the animation production and the way Natsu, the leading lady, became a professional modern woman, working and hadling her family. They also concluded the rest of the stories as well, which was a pro for the drama. Finally, the performances were really good.

However, one of my main concerns was the main characte being, most of the times, too perfect. Also, some episodes lacked intensity and entertainment.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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" Class of lies " had a strong start. The story goes deeper and deeper as it goes, involving more and more characters as it proceeds.

However, there were a few elements that prevended this drama from being great, even though the performances were seriously good. First of all, the story was good, but the drama had some boring scenes. Maybe they didn't handle the pace well enough to keep it interesting through and through. Then, the whole mystery and plotting was not as easily believable as it dealt with kids. But that was easily overlooked. Finally, the ending was questionable.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Ao to boku had an odd story at first.

The cinematography and the way they directed and shot the drama were interesting and made the story more intense. However, I have to admit that looking back now, the actual mystery and story were not as thrilling as they were presented them to be.

But, the dark mood that the drama created was just perfect, as they wanted to presented the characters and their feeling in a deeper more rounder way.

Finally, the ending was really good and it gave a positive note to the whole drama.

So, seven out of ten.

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Six Flying Dragons is one of the dramas that if you like historical dramas you just have to watch it.

The length of this one is kind of a disadnantage as you have to be really dedicated in order to watch it. Though, the story does help to keep the interest high. However, there were some moments when the story got boring and tiring. But the acting was really good and the love stories were interesting and spiced up the story, as they were realistic and they mixed with the story well. The fighting scenes as well as the action scenes were really good and well filmed.

So, overall six out of ten.

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For me, if you've watched one, you've watched them all. Playfull kiss doesn't stray too much of the original story, though they did add some of the korean playfulness in it. There were some notes from the Princess's hour as well (see the stuffed bears in the end of the episodes). And it did start nicely, although, I must confess, I didn't expect much from the male lead. However, it was cute, even though the story was full of cliche and the leading lady was a silly, airheaded girl. But, the drama got boring halfway. It lost all the interesting chemistry that the couple had and the cat and dog game got tiring. So, overall, 5 out of 10 for playful kiss.

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