One of the best things about Lookout is the thrill that gives, with the whole finding the culprit and making the bad guys pay theme blending well with the strong female protagonist and the high tech team. The cases are okay, though the main case with that criminal mastermind high school boy. Actually, that boy's performance was really good, playing the manipulating murderer who's still a minor. But, the other actors' performances were great as well, bringing a freshness to the whole drama. However, even though I did tried to really like this drama, something about it made me tired of watching it. Though the actions scenes were a handful, the actual plot was a bit of a series of bad people not getting the punishment they deserved and as a result people suffered. So, maybe the concept wasn't that well executed. Nevertheless, a good action drama, so 5 out of 10.

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Another drama with the time leap thing. Unfortunately, that doesn't work on this one. When the time leap comes up, the drama just can't handle it very well and that resulted to a seriously confusing ending. Other than that, the story was okay, with the leading actor actually supporting the whole drama, even though his chemistry with the girl was so so. The other actors did do well as well, but he was slightly better than them. In addition, the drama had it's funny moments and some stories were interesting to follow for a while, but, at least for me, at some point, the main story got boring, with no actual purpose. So, overall, 6 out of 10.

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Queen In Hyun's man finds himself transferred into the future by a magical spell. In the future he meets a young up and coming actress who actually plays Queen In Hyun in a historic drama. To be honest, I was looking for the actual historical drama about the story of In Hyun, but I stumbled upon this one and I thought, well, why not. And the first few episodes were okay, however, the rest of the episodes, with the exception of the two final ones, weren't that good. The story stack in repeating the same story over and over. Plus the romance wasn't strong enough to keep the relationship alive. The girl was cute and all happy and crazily willing to believe that her boyfriend was from an other era. And even more crazy was the fact that her boyfriend, a man from 300 years ago, he was all okay with the modern world and was not at all scared or prejudice about technology or the difference in the human relationships. But I have to admit, the "past" part was more entertaining than the future one. And that kept the drama interesting for a while. So, all in all, 3.5 out of 10.

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In this drama, everything that is considered romantic happens. It's like a mush up of all the rom coms that there are out there, well, short of. Fortunately, the couple had some chemistry and that worked out for their favour. The whole contract, business relationship was a bit awkward, as well as the "class gap" between them that both characters loved to constantly remind us. Some of the twists of the story were corny as well, but, like I mentioned previously, the couple had chemistry. Plus, the romantic tension between them was there, and they didn't fear to kiss or hug, when many dramas leave you with just a kiss to seal the whole romantic relationship. Other than that, it was a cute drama, though it was very obvious. So, 3.5 out of 10.

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Reply 1994 is a mix of Reply 1997 and Reply 1988, and somehow it makes it work. The story centres around a girl, whose parents rent rooms for college students at Seoul. The viewers are asked to guess with whom the girl is going to end up with. In addition, we have the stories of the other college students and events that occur in the 1990's. For me, Reply 1994 was better than Reply 1988, though the main reason why I didn't like Reply 1988 was the length and in Reply 1994 the episodes got longer and longer but never reached the two hours (fortunately). I especially liked the episodes where the characters from Reply 1997 appeared and it was quite funny to watch. Moreover, Reply 1994 offers the family drama that Reply 1988 also has, but also the humour and the funny situations that Reply 1997 had. So, 5,5 out of 10, because it's a good drama, only way too long (it could have ended in 18th episode).

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Cheese in the trap tells the story about a college student and her relationship with her senior who is not the guy he appears to be. Unlike other K dramas, the romance doesn't get all cheesy and cute, but stays within reasonable levels, most of the time anyway. Also the love triangle is well managed. The characters change throughout the series, and you grow to like them, then dislike them, then like them again. And that, I think, is the best part about this series and it makes it unique. Also, it keeps the interest high, as, unlike other dramas that the story concludes at about the 14th episode, cheese in the trap keeps it interesting till the end, with a nice final episode that doesn't stick with the patterns of tacky romance. And because of its originality, I think that Cheese in the trap is definitely one of the k dramas to watch.

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Hello debate opponent started strongly, with a nice, refreshing story. However, it got boring quite quickly.

The romance of the drama was devided into multiple stories. Some of them were good, but others were predictable and boring. The main one seemed interesting at first, as they focused on the debate club more and their dynamics as opponents, but the love story just happened in one episode and that's that.

The rest of the drama was a series of big talks and eventually, it didn't make me want to keep watching. It was boring and pointless. Though the acting was good (they managed to memorize those huge speeches so kudos for that).

So, after skipping some episodes and watching the final one, two out of ten.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama "Semantic Error" is a BL college drama.

The drama, being a light web series, has few episodes and thus, it doesn't have a lot of time to have a proper development. And yet, the first part of the story is pretty neat and enjoyable, with the dynamics of the main couple being on point and enjoyable. The rest of the characters were interesting as well, apart from that girl friend of the male lead's who was annoying and insufferable, and the definition of a bad friend. The other female lead, on the other hand, was adorable.

Again, the relationship and the chemistry between the main leads is the main entertainment factor, as well as the reason of this dramas success. Other than that, the story is pretty basic and rushed.

The performances, finally, were nice by everyone in the cast.

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

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Good Enough

Korean Music Movie "The Box" has some interesting music choices to offer. The songs vary from rock vibes to classics, so yes, this film has it all. The performances are great and each song is presented in an interesting way, like they wanted to visualize the sound. In that way, the movie did well. The actors and actresses did also their best and all the performances were enjoyable.

As for the story, is pretty simple, realistic in a way because it portrayed real emotions, but it lacked in many ways. So, if you want to watch it for the story, you'll probably be disappointed, as the plot leaves a lot out and it edits most of the action in short rolls, and just when things pick up, the movie ends. However, if you watch it for the music, you'll have fun.

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" Sign " the japanese version at least, was just not good.

The drama's story was interesting in theory, but it got boring really quickly. The story was not intriguing and that is probably due to the production and presentation of it. There were plenty of boring moments and the characters that supposed to have been the star of the drama were either not well presented as to make them intriguing enough to dominate the story, or they were not interesting enough.

Oddly, the "bad guy" of the drama was the most interesting one of all, with good performance and mental thrilling personality.

So, overall, four out of ten.

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"Hotel del luna" was buzzworthy due to its cast and the visuals. They did a really really really great job with the costumes, especially with IU who was stunning. The make up of the ghost was good as well.

The horror part was just enough to keep things interesting (but be aware that some scenes are scary). The ghost stories were entertaining and enough to spice up the main plot. However, the romance was not that good. The love story was out of the blue, as they were more like friends rather than lovers. Sure, they had chemistry, but they just fell in love too suddenly. The background story of IU's character was pure gold and it was nicely presented, though.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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In Pinocchio, we assume that there is a syndrome that prevents you from lying. But the main focus of the drama is the power of the media and the way a story can be presented as to manipulate the public opinion. Well, the story is quite good and entertaining, and the romance is nice, even though in the end gets a little boring. Especially the two last episodes were really blunt, as the story was summed up in the episode 19th and it was stretched till the 20th. So, if it wasn't for those two final episodes, this drama would have been much much better. So, because of the great performances and the fact that, fortunately, the flash backs were handled beautifully and they didn't tire the audience 6 out of 10.

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