Hidden Pearl

The story is not new, but the execution is great. I've seen a lot of C-dramas. This is not to be missed. ML and FL not only paint wonderfully in ancient costumes, but can also play. This was the first story I saw them in, but it certainly won't be the last. FL is beautiful, smart . ML is persistent, handsome and cunning. The chemistry, the humor, and the visuals are also great. The music with the heartbeat and the insertion into the series is perfect. Even though it's only a miniseries, I would watch the characters for a longer time.
Congratulations for the team.

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reward game

reward game

Although they are very famous, I didn’t start watching the drama because of the actors.
The story was much more appealing. I was not disappointed . The story from the first word to the last word is amazing. I like the way the plot recovers, very dynamic. The writer builds a real human relationship. (The writer doesn’t drunk FL to make things easier for ML. That’s why special thanks to the writer.)
It shows both the positive and negative sides of a successful life. Love won’t suddenly make everything pink, just much more livable and less lonely.
Two people who support each other but don’t limit the other.
The two leading actors are impeccably tucked into the role, Yang Yang is handsome, arrogant, narcissistic then playful, romantic, narcissistic and maximalist. With unforgettable emotional upheavals.
Dilraba Dilmurat is beautiful, kind, persistent, supportive, devoted, playful and irresistible.
Because of their customized role, I feel the piece is a reward game.
The musical background is in line with the drama. My favorite "Time monologue"
I'm sure I'll watch it several times.

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Smiling doesn't smile

Youth story, simple and cute.
The characters aren’t very elaborate, there aren’t many background stories.
The personalities were entrusted to the actors.
The characters are good or bad depending on the acting game.
It’s full of novice actors, be forgiving, it’s a debut series.
Smiling doesn't smile. The show is based on the leading girl, each character has something to do with her. The lack of smiles and facials will become painfully striking when the male character finally releases and starts playing with emotions.
The male protagonist carries the show on his back.
From the second half of the story, they try to make up for the chemistry with kisses.
The visuals and graphics are fantastic.
I'm not talking to anyone about watching it. But I can't campaign for it either.

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Nice game Go

Nice game of Go. Good people pretend to be bad to fool bad guys trying to look good. No one trusts anyone, yet everyone is a victim of a scam. Everyone is smart, but he doesn't listen to his mind, but to his heart. I love this show so much.
The actors are great, the chemistry is good
The story is not new, but it is well thought out and logical and nice.
The political thread is not complicated, it balances the love thread well.
Perfect for melodrama. I think the ending is predictable, but the journey itself is so enjoyable that it doesn't need a big bang.
It was the best costume Korean drama of the last two years. I really liked the story. What I miss a bit is a more dramatic ending and a script for the main heroine. In general, female characters are very bipolar. It seems very much like the writer is a man and could not really identify with any of the women throughout the story. Nevertheless, I will definitely watch it once or twice. 10 for me.

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If I put coffee and cake next to each other, it doesn't necessarily turn out to be a coffee cake.

Anyone who has read the novel (including me) knows that it starts as a romantic story, but very quickly turns into a complicated political drama. This is a serious political drama that spans two lives, and the writer makes it "easier" with 2-3 bickering lovers.
Unfortunately, until the 30th episode, the film seems to follow the novel completely, thus retaining all its faults.
- if you like the leading couple and want romance, you can watch it with a small jump (I call it a cookie)
- if you're interested in politics, you'll get a decent strong story (that's what I call coffee)

If you want a romantic story with character development, growth, and some political complications, you will unfortunately be disappointed.
The political and love threads do not intertwine. The complicated, multi-lifetime political intrigue is too long for the cat-and-mouse romance to not be protracted, boring and repetitive.The love story is like a board game, you find yourself at the start field again and again.

My personal opinion: It might work better with a different cast. The biggest problem is with the dynamics of the story, not with the work of the actors.

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What will the world say ....

The feelings of my stepmother and my half-brother’s ex-bride are more important to me than the great love of my life.
What will the world say ....
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1. The story is the life of 3 (40 year old) women in the fashion industry. (Now throw away the drama if you are not 30 years old)
2. Women are older than guys. (Problem? Forget this drama)
3. The story of the 1st cp after the first 4 parts is predictable and boring.
4. The supporting actors are better actors than 1.cp
5. If you saw Search: WWW - Jang Ki Yong - in that drama though this character but 1000x better - now zero chemistry
6. Concentrated struggle between family and career (Is a child such a problem in Korea yet? Are 40-year-olds still controlled by their parents? WTF)
7. Strong female characters? Which? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
8. Romance (cheating men?)
9. Women's friendship (maybe)
10. Adult children from spoiled marriages are harassed by elderly parents with control mania. Let them not be better off.
11. A Thousand Faces of Maternal Love (Dead Mother is the Best Mother ???)

This is what you will see. Are you interested? Not sure.

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Ode one Joy , Ode zero Joy

1. I haven't watched season 1 and season 2
2. I came here because of Sun Qian, Wang Anyu, Dou Xiao
I express my opinion through this lens.

From the series, I miss the joy. Why is this the title of the series? The 5 "girlfriends" have such different backgrounds, personalities, ages and interests. That there is no basis for friendship. The basis of the relationship between the 5 women is compassion, revenge and feminism. Because of the latter, the 2 boys' playground is so small that you can only see it with a magnifying glass. Dou Xiao as a younger brother to be brought up, Wang Anyu as the enemy image. Romance? forget it. I'm at 31/33, but it doesn't give me anything.

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What's the problem here?

What's the problem here?

I thought about it for a long time, why this show is not as good as it could be.
I personally have no problem with actors. (I wouldn't watch a series just for their sake, but I think they did a decent job.) The story is interesting, so I keep watching, but somehow I still don't really enjoy it.
(I also read the novel, to see if I can figure out what's wrong with the series. The novel is adapted almost one-for-one. So the fault is not to be found in the series)
The problem, I think, is that the political and military thread should be the main thread, and the love thread should be a secondary thread. Here, however, the focus is on the love thread. In this case, the writer subordinated the action to the bickering of the main characters. And it's boring, drawn out and pointless in many parts.
A literal adaptation of this story is a mistake. In 2024, this is already the 3rd Chinese series that either should not have been made into a film, or the original idea should have been reworked into something faster and more spectacular.

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The strongest CP of the year

The strongest CP of the year

Lin Hang Jing is beautiful, innocent, smart, proud and vulnerable.
Xiao Bei Chen is cynical, arrogant, and handsome. You can get everything you want,but to your own loss, Lin Hang Jing wants it.

The recipe for the drama: Two friends and a reception. A man’s second wheel, a woman’s second wheel, a silly sister, and a country facing social change.

Can the two young people become a couple? To understand the power and essence of true love in a country and era where China and Japan are drifting towards war.

Check it out if you love tearful romance, heroism, character development if you’re not afraid to ride an emotional roller coaster.

Don’t check it out if you crave an easy romantic comedy. If you think a woman should be happy and grateful to be put in a gold cage by a handsome man.

Wonderful music, great actors and cast. Spectacular scenery and costumes. And tears and tears and tears ....

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Speed 3 Jacke Chan style

Speed 3 Jacke Chan style

I watched. I got tired. Speed 3 Jacke Chan style. Extremely spectacular, sometimes stained. If you want to see it because of Yang Yang or Zuzhaiting you will be disappointed. No participant will have a continuous time longer than 5 minutes. There are no complex characters or character development. There is good, there is bad, there is father, there is a friend, there is an enemy, there is a beautiful woman, there is action and action and action ....
I cried with laughter ... but sometimes I was more in pain.
Your chances of watching again are zero.
The characters worked hard in this film.
All my appreciation to the actors.

JC: My disciple!
ML: How many students do you have?
JC: Many many ....... hahaha (laugh)

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The drama that deserved a chance

One of the best adaptations, from a less interesting book.
Neither the story (after reading) nor the male character particularly attracted me.

But, I watched it and fell in love with the lead pair. I started because I basically like romantic crime stories. I like it when the leaders are intelligent, naivety is not a sin, but I hate stupid characters.
I was not disappointed. The chemistry, the dialogues and the visuals, the costumes and the music are also perfect. I re-watched it several times even after The End. / I'll probably watch it a few more times.

Don't look if you like ML with another boat. (Because FL and ML's romance is the point, without that you will only see their faults)

faults: (and there are many) - The supporting characters are confusing (e.g. the queen, the best friend, the girl's father...etc)
- rough cuts / sometimes we think we missed something, or we skip time or because of cuts, hasty and funny

Just give the drama a chance....it's worth it, .... it's worth it, .....it's worth it....
Both the actors and the director put their heart and soul into it.
And because they managed to enchant: 10

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