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Japanese Movie " Blue, Painful, and Brittle " is a melodrama with a dark twist.

The movie tends to have a psychological aspect to it, with the two main characters acting out and colliding. And true, the way the movie handled the back and forth at the begining, making things intriguing and thrilling with the mystery behind what happened in the past.

However, things got out of hand. Things were rushed in the end and the characters had to have a character development in just a few scenes. The pace was, in addition, all over the place.

Finally, the performances were great by all the actors and actresses of the cast, and, especially, the leads.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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Japanese Movie " Awake " is a drama about the riverly in sports-games.

The movie starts out pretty intriguing, hooking the viewer and making them wonder what will happen. The amtosphere is also spot on, dakr and mysterious, giving the feeling that this is going to be an interesting psychological thriller.

However, the ending is A) rushed B) lukewarm, and C) a letdown. The movie was building up to the final showdown and that was it? It could certainly have been better handled.

The performances, on the other hand, were all great by everyone in the cast, especially the two main leads.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Korean Drama " If You Wish Upon Me " is a slice of life melodrama.

The story is bittersweet, with lots of sad moments, as well as heartwarming ones. The romance, in addition, is subttle and doesn't overboarden the story. Rather, it gives the rest of the story breathing space and allows it to be the centre of the drama and to have a proper development.

However, some of the things that happened or kept happening to the male lead were too much. Thus, it got unbelievable after a while. Actually, the drama started getting tiring in the second half overall.

Finally, the performances were great and enjoyable by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Snowdrop " is a historical melodrama.

The story is pretty intense, with lots of action and some sweet and humane moments as well.

However, and even though, the start is great and interesting, the rest of the drama is too confusing and stuffy. There are too many characters, and the action keeps getting repeatetive, not to mention the twists that were predictable and boring.

On the other hand, the performances were enjoyable and the actors and actresses portrayed their characters nicely.

The cinematography was impressive, finally, but the pace was messy and the timeline badly handled.

So, overall, three out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Shooting Stars " is a standard korean romantic comedy.

Bringing easily to mind the older kdrama "The Producers", the drama takes place in the entertainment industry and showcases the lives of those who work behind the scenes or alongside the famous stars.

The main plot, moreover, is based on the bickering love story of the two main leads who are on the opposite side of the industry, as well as two opposites all together. Their dynamics are perfect to support an entertaining story, and their relationship is nicely paced and smoothly progressed, with some really sweet romantic scenes.

However, that being said, the drama is predictable and silly at times. The romantic chemistry of the coule was lukewarm as well.

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

So, overall, five out of ten.

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Korean-Canadian Drama " Pachinko ", based on the other under the same name, is a mutligeneration story.

The drama has a beautiful cinematography, with moody scenes, misty camera lencses, and the right setting and costumes. The jumping from one era to another, also, was smooth and one could easily distinguish one period from the other.

In addition, the drama is well acted, something that aided the story a lot and didn't let it flop.

However, this first season felt more like an prequel, an introduction to the story, as, just when things started picking up and everything was coming together, it ended.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area - Part 1 " is the korean adaption of the spanish megahit, and, even though it takes a few liberties to adapt to the new enviromnent, it is just the same overall.

The drama feels souless, with everything that is happening being copypasted and unoriginal, and it shows that it doesn't fit right with the korean setting. Also, it is rushed, boring and with no cohesion.

The performances, at least, were enjoyable and saved the drama at times, but they aren't enough to make this drama worth one's time.

So, overall, two out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Miracle " is an idol drama with a cheesy love triangle.

The drama starts using cliche twists, but gets better after the first episodes. It shows the mental state of the characters and takes a deeper look into their lives and motives.

However, the drama focuses too much on the romance, or the hint of a romance to be excact, and the rivary between the two male leads, that loses its originality and gets boring. The love triangle is doomed right from the start.

As for the performances, everyone did a great job with their characters and their performances were enjoyable.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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Japanese Drama " Mental Tsuyome Bijo Shirakawa-san " is a feel good drama.

The story is simple, following a office lady who is trying to solve her co workers' problems. There is an odd aspect to her personality, that is not explored at all or addressed. And yet, she is sweet and cute.

The short cases were all entertaining, though predictable and they were rushed to end to be able to be included.

The performances, in addition, were enjoyable and the main lead was especially good and her character was likable, though, in th end, she is only there to prompt the plot and her characters remains vague

So, overall, five out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Little Women " is the story of three sisters, completely different from each other, being drawn into the world of the rich and priviliged.

The drama is more aesthetics and deep dialogues at times, sucrificing its plot for it, but the overall result is intense. The story is complicated, slowly being built up, revealing each characters' real self and motives. The mystery with the rooms and the suicide case were dark and unpredictable and kept things interesting. The romance, on the other hand, was moody and more of an outline in the end.

The performances, in addition, were all great by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Link: Eat, Love, Kill " is a fantasy, romance drama with lots of food.

The drama had a bumpy start, but finds quickly its footing. And even though the romance is weak, fueled by the fantasy element that was awkward, cheesy at times, and not well explained, the friendship between the characters was enjoyable, as was the family bonds between the mother, grandmother, and daughter.

The criminal case was pretty interesting as well, very dark and twisted. It was what kept the interest high, as the romance and the rest of the story got boring and full of cliches.

The performances, in addition, were all great and the couple had chemistry.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Let Me Be Your Knight " is an idol drama that takes a more psychological twist.

The drama has a cheesy start, by using that cliche way to get the female lead in the groups house. Eventually, however, it gets more heartwarming, as she develops relationships with the bandmembers and they get closer.

The romance, on the other hand, was lukewarm, and the predictable love triangle didn't aid to it. Still, the ending was nice and saved the story.

Unfortunately, the main couple stole the show and was monopolising the screentime, leaving little time for the rest of the group members to have a complete storyline.

On the other hand, the performances were nice by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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Korean Drama " From Now On, Showtime! " is a drama with an interesting theme.

The drama has some pretty interesting characters. The female lead is enjoyable and quite different from the other FM out there, although, towards the ending, she got watered down. The ghosts, in addition, were those who stole the show and their comedy acts were spot on.

The rest of the drama had its moments, with a smooth mystery case and an interesting new world of ghost to be discovered. However, it got boring as it went on. The male lead was too predictable as well. Those silly final scenes were just okay as well.

The performances, on the other hand, were enjoable by everyone in the cast. The CGI were great as well.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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Korean Drama " Eve " is a revenge melodrama with a strong female lead.

The drama starts strongly, with the introduction of the characters and their background stories. It is intriguing and twisted, with lots of dark scenes and more mature themes.

However, the drama lost its way after that. It focused on the romance and got messy, with the pace being all over the place and no cohesion. It also got boring and lost its initial charm that had it being original, and got predictable.

The performances, on the other hand, were all great.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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