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Korean Drama '' The Deal '' is a thriller about three friends and a really sticky situation.

The drama starts out pretty strongly and is a psychologically twisty spiral that goes deeper and deeper into darkness, as the characters have to make their choices.

However, the drama suffers from its short length. Thus, it didn't have the chance to have a smooth progress, or have things develop organically. And, as the drama started adding more genres and more situations and twists, everything happened too quickly. In the end, the conclusion was rushed as well.

The performances, on the other hand, were all great by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Sweet Home Season Two '' takes things from where the first season left things off, with the residents leaving their apartments and venturing out, trying to find a new safe place, while they also fight the army forces that have their own agenda.

It was nice, first of all, to learn more about the creatures and the mutations, even though the drama doesn't go too deep into it, probably leaving things to be explored further in the seasons that are yet to come.

However, and even though there were some characters that were interesting to follow, the drama was too short and, thus, it had to present things rushly and not elaborate too much on each of them, which was a minus, as the story stopped following the already known characters and went on introducing new ones and new situations. Thus, it left a lot of fans of the first season unsatisfied, as their favorite ones didn't have much screen time, and it was hard to keep up after a while with all the new characters and too little information about them.

The performances, on the other hand, were pretty enjoyable and the CGI decent enough.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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Japanese Drama '' Kekkon Yoteibi '' is an office romance.

The story is fun, even though it's pretty predictable and somehow basic. But the way the drama is filmed, and the choice to use monologues acted out to the camera by the characters, were what spiced things up and helped the drama stand out.

And even though it's short and has some things underdeveloped, it managed to wrap up the story nicely in the end.

The performances, in addition, were great by every actor and actress in the cast and the leading lady was especially cute without being annoying.

Another plus is that the drama didn't shy away from showing a little intimate moment between the two leads.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Kairos '' is a time travel thriller.

The drama managed to pull off a difficult plot without overcomplicating things, even though it was easy to confuse the audience with the back-and-forth and the overlapping timelines. Yet, the drama used the mystery behind the time leaping to its advantage, making the viewer guess what is happening throughout the drama, or root for the leads to finally discover the truth.

Keeping things romance free was another excellent idea, as the story really didn't need any romantic element to be interesting and a love story would have shifted the focus from the suspenseful fantasy story to a more 'rosy' even tragic direction.

However, the story did get stuffy towards the ending and they repeated many twists.

The performances were also great by everyone in the cast and especially the main leads.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Evilive '' is the journey of a man towards embracing his inner darkness.

The drama is a complex psychological thriller, without getting too complicated for the viewer to follow. With excellent performances by all the cast members and, especially, the three main leads, the drama manages to pull off a difficult plot, as it presents a story of a man who comes from nothing and starts descending deeper and deeper into darkness, after getting a taste of it. In the end, it makes you think about what it takes to turn someone into a monster anyway.

The pace of the drama, in addition, was masterfully managed, although there were some times that things got a bit too slow. Also, the gore was just enough to provoke but not to disgust.

So, overall, eight out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Destined With You '' is a fantasy romantic comedy with some drama towards the ending.

The drama starts out quite intriguing, with the two leads displaying smooth banter between them and the comedy being subtle but enjoyable. The chemistry of the couple, in addition, was what carried the drama forward and let things progress. So, when it comes to the romance, the drama did things right.

Where, however, failed was with everything else. As the drama progressed, the story started being random. The love triangle got messy and confusing, the fantasy element was simply out of hand, and the last episodes tried to wrap up everything and fill two hours with spontaneous scenes of domestic bliss.

At least the performances were enjoyable till the very end.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Daily Dose of Sunshine '' is a slice of life with a psychological theme.

The drama starts off quite simply, appearing to be another office-medical romance. However, halfway through, it changes tempo, giving a more in-depth view of people with mental health and their journey towards acceptance and healing.

The drama, as a whole, blends every genre nicely and smoothly. And even though the start of the drama feels blunt, the second half was quite strong and masterfully handled.

The performances were also quite enjoyable by every actor and actress in the cast.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Castaway Dive '' is a music melodrama about family, romance, friendship, and music, of course.

The drama is poor sunshine, even though it deals with sensitive and dark matters, like domestic abuse. Still, it oozes love, positivity, and warmth, as the characters heal each other and support each other through many difficult situations, as well as in chasing their dreams.

And even though the drama had a few boring moments towards the ending, and it did start focusing on the family rather than the main lead and her career, the drama overall was a roller coaster of emotions, intense, enjoyable, and with great songs to boot.

Finally, the performances were excellent, as expected, especially by the main female lead.

So, overall, eight out of ten.

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Korean Drama '' Boss Dol Mart '' is an idol drama of few episodes.

The story is pretty simple, with few heartwarming moments here and there to spice things up. The relationship of the boys was probably the best part of the drama, even though the story tended to promote the mystery of the past, which, in the end, was a big letdown.

Still, for what it is, the drama was enjoyable enough, with some funny moments, and some more 'dramatic' ones. The drama keeps things light as well, without getting deeper into any situation, or even any character.

Finally, the performances by everyone in the cast were good enough.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Japanese Movie '' Tokyo Revengers 2 : Bloody Halloween : Destiny '' is the first part of the second movie of the Tokyo Revengers series, which is based on a manga series with the same title and has been also made into an anime.

The movie is an improvement compared to the first movie when it comes to progress, as the story is more smooth and has time to breathe and properly develop. And, as the characters are now well known, the plot focuses more on the events and on their background, as well as the character development of the main lead. The action scenes were enjoyable as well.

Finally, the performances were great by every actor and actress in the cast, especially since it consisted of the biggest stars right now in the Japanese showbiz.

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

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Japanese Movie '' Kingdom 2 : To The Far Land '' is the second movie of the Kingdom series and it takes place after the events of the first movie.

The pros of the movie were its characters and that great battle. The characters, especially the one that was introduced for the first time in this movie, had strong background stories and strong personalities to boot. They were those who supported the story, which wasn't much in the end. The great battle was, also, well handled and had enough action and nicely choreographed scenes.

On the other hand, the plot was stretched out too thinly. There wasn't much going on for most of its length, and things only picked up towards the ending, giving us hope for the third movie. So, as a whole, this movie serves more as a bridge between the two movies, with only a battle to show for it.

Finally, the performances were pretty great by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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Japanese Drama '' Cool Doji Danshi '' is a comedy about four boys who try to act cool when they find themselves in awkward situations.

The drama is light and it has indeed some funny moments, others were a bit cheesy though. There were also hints of some boy love notions, but they are kept on low key and pretty much only focused on teasing the viewer and showing only true friendship, which wasn't that bad to watch either.

The performances were great as well, by everyone in the cast, and, especially, the main boys, who had smooth chemistry between them which aided the drama a lot.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Korean Movie '' Concrete Utopia '' is a dystopian drama about how a utopia-like man-made society is turned into a dictatorship after a man takes over.

The movie pretty much shows how human nature reacts to power. There are those who fear it, those who dwell in it, those who want part of it. And the drama does a great job presenting it, as it escalates from an innocent fight for survival to a dark regime. Even the ending does the story justice. And yes, there are some predictable twists and overused ones as well, the overall result was quite satisfying.

Also, the performances were really good by everyone in the cast, but especially the three main leads that did great with their emotional scenes.

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

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Japanese Drama " Himawari: Miyazaki Legend 2 " is the second season of the comedy-drama about a daughter and her overprotective- too much of a meddling, father who also works at the same office as her. This season takes things right after where the first season left them, showing us more about the main lead's love adventures, as well as some cute stories of the side characters. The father character didn't have enough screen time though.

The overall story was interesting and funny and, as it is a short drama with really short episodes, the development isn't great but the drama manages to be entertaining and give a nice progress to the story. The new character that was added to the mix did her job as to provide some twists to the story as well.

So overall, eight out of ten.

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Japanese Drama '' Honey Lemon Soda '' is a school romantic comedy with a basic plot.

The beginning of the drama, if I have to be honest, was enjoyable enough, typical shoujo manga adaption, but entertaining nevertheless. The characters seemed interesting and their chemistry was spot on.

However, the story started getting boring and frustrating. Especially the leading lady's character was too hopeless and the drama that appeared here and there to spice up the story was eye rolling. But, I appreciated that they had them as a couple halfway through the movie and not just at the end.

The performances, finally, were all good by every actor and actress of the cast.

So, overall, three out of ten.

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