" XX " (the more accurate title) or " Blue Moon " was a nice web drama.

Global Playlist do tend to take a leap off the school drama (which nails) and give chances to new actors (like Hani here), fortunately, as the stories are pretty good. In this one, they nicely wraped up every nook and plot line that they had, which was satisfying. The revenge scenes were the BEST part of the drama, as they were so enjoyable! The romance was nice and well placed, but the way the girls handled that jerk in the end was just right. The side characters were entertaining too.

So, overall, seven out of ten for this web drama.

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" Doki no Sakura " had a strong start, but a weak ending.

The main character, Sakura, was pretty peculiar, nonchallenged and a stick with the rules kind of girl. And she did dominate the whole drama through and through. The big mystery about her being in a hospital was intriguing at first, got a bit tiring later on though, and, eventually, it was a let down. So, the good parts of the drama were the stories of the people Sakura meets and how she helps them and eventually, changes their lives. The big climax of the drama was when she went back to her hometown and all the big life changing events that happened. However, after that, the drama got boring and the plot was tiring, with few surprises, and pretty predictable therefore. The performances were pretty good though and the chemistry between the friends - co workers helped a lot with the entertainment of the drama. However, the romance twist, even though it was cute at first, got frustrating in the end and probably the drama would have been better off without it.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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" Yanxi Palace : Princess Adventures " was not as good as the parent story, but it was entertaining.

The start was a bit slow, but after a while, you get back into the Yanxi Palace atmosphere. The love story was actually good, and the ending twist was original and was actually fit for a woman of the Yanxi palace. However, the ghost story part was not well explained, confusing and it needed more time to be well developed and the length of the drama didn't help at all. The performances were really good though and the leading lady was a delight.

So, seven out of ten.

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" My neighbour can't sleep " is one of these dramas with an idea of a plot, but with tones of cuteness.

First of all, the couple was adorable. Plus, they had chemistry, which helped a lot with the progress of the drama. So, overall, the romance was pretty good. In addition, the pace was excellent and the drama was quick, short and sweet.

However, there were some things that bothered me, mostly about the leading lady. She was suppose to write a novel, but she hardly ever did. Also, in one scene she was promising never to bother the lead again, and then she just forgets about it and she chased after him again.

But, other than that, the drama had a super cute romance and it was light and easy to watch. So, overall, eight out of ten.

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" Youth " was a nice movie. The only thing that actually made me reduce my rating from nine to seven was the second half of the movie. Even though the start was really good, with a nice introduction of the characters and the setting where the events took place, the final half rushed things up. Especially when it came to the leading lady, with her story and take on the war, they just threw that "that is that from now on" and they didn't give a deeper look into it. Plus, the ending could have been better too, not about the actual ending, but the way they wrapped things up. That said, the performances were pretty good from everyone, especially when it came to the dancing scenes.
So, overall, seven out of ten.

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" The Guilty Secret " was an okay web series. Actually, I might go as far as to say it was a classic global playlist web drama.

The story was interesting, as they didn't focus on the young love and high school romance. Rather, that guilty secret was used to prompt the actual plot that was about bullying, friendship, redeption and the web of misunderstandings that lead to misbehavior. The performances from all the actors and actresses in the cast were pretty good and helped the drama a lot. However, the first episodes were too awkwardly presented and too rushed.

So, six out of ten.

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" Sato-Ke no Choushoku, Suzuki-Ke no Yuushoku " explored some interesting themes about family and family ties.

The movie - special, was bold enough to dare to present two untraditional families and how their dynamics were shaken when the kids started questioning the how and whys of their way of living. What I also enjoyed was the performances that were pretty great from every actor and actress in the cast.

However, I didn't like how they handled some of the scenes that were sloppy and awkward. Plus, they didn't explain some problems that eventually occured. But, overall, the story gave us a closure in the end.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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" Ao no Kaerimichi " told the story of a group of friends with big dreams that ended up being crushed by reality.

My main problem with the drama was that they had a big number of stories to present but they didn't have enough time to present them well. If this was a tv series, the story would have been more in depth explored as well as the characters messed up lives that were sometimes tangled up together. The big climax of the drama was when the friends have to meet again due to a tragedy, and it's when they realize that they indeed have not made their dreams come true. That said, the performances were really good and some of the scenes were nicely filmed.

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

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