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To be honest, I only began watching Iljimae because of Lee Jun Ki and Park Shi Hoo. But as the story progressed and I was able to get to know more characters, I began falling in love with the whole cast. Even the evil king which I think was Gae Sik from coffee prince?

Everbody acted their role perfectly. I must say, I'm really impressed with Lee Jun Ki, the way he transformed from goofy and loveable Yong to serious with awesome fightingskills -Iljimae was impressive! That guy can act!

I didn't really understand the romance in this drama, thats why I gave it a 9 in stead of 10. If I say more, I'll spoil. So watch it and you'll understand.

Even Though the some of the scenes are unrealistic, I still enjoyed the show because of the awesome cast and story. The music was like the icing on the cake. Perfect!

You should watch this drama now!! :)

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I'll do something new in my experience: keep my review short. I'm not sure this drama can be described in words, and the reasons to like it are very subjective. For me, watching this drama was a little like reading a novel by Kurt Vonnegut.

Q10 is surreal, poetic, highly amusing, thought-provoking and surprising . It's brilliantly acted too, which adds to its delicious oddity. It doesn't have even one unpleasant character: they are all very weird and very human, at times histerically hilarious and at others wonderfully deep.

I'm not sure whom I would recommend this drama to; however, I'm certain it won't do for those looking for a rom-com, for an uncomplicated plot, for simple entertainment, for shine or for glamour. The one and only requisite to approach it, is to do so with an open mind. If you believe that people have each their own sound, that calling for help loud enough will make somebody come to the rescue, that death is just a way of thinking and that you achieve a goal because you want and not because you can, then "kiuto" is for you.

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Story: I haven’t seen a drama similar to this yet. The whole situation, throughout the drama, is hilarious. Chisato is posing as a homeless person to escape debt collectors and when they corner her, an old guy says he’ll pay off the debts if she marries him. What’s not funny about that? And then there’s the personalities of the sons. Each one of them is different, from being a womanizer, to have a phobia of women or being a recluse. I laughed every episode just watching Chisato trying to unite them as a family and overcoming their hardships. I was never bored.

Music: I didn’t really care for the music much, except for the theme.

Cast/Acting: The entire cast was great. I really enjoyed watching them. Since they all played characters that are completely different from one another, they were all very interesting. Sometimes it seemed forced but they were still great and will make you laugh your ass off.

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Story: If it wasn’t for Mizushima I wouldn’t have watched it. Quite frankly I wish I didn’t. While the plot lines for each episode (roughly 20 mins each.) seemed okay … it was kind of bad. When you watch this the plots seemed a little underdeveloped and too fast paced. A lot of the acting was forced and even though Mizushima is playing three different roles, they all seem kind of alike. Only masked by different professions. I see what they were trying to do with this mini phone drama, but it could have been a lot better.

Music: What little music plays is short and classical. It sounds nice but kind of doesn’t fit.

Cast/Acting: Like I said the acting felt forced and underdeveloped. As if the actors didn’t have time to fit themselves into their roles and were just acting for the sake of acting.

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when i first read the synopsis i thought "wooh..sounds intersting "..
i wasnt wrong.
after the first episode i thought that was drama for ten.

positives
-incredibly talented actors made this heartbreaking story look real and touching
- music was perfect. fitted in every moment
-like i mentioned , the story was interesting , tearjerking and well developed in first couple of episodes
-i actually dont like characters like hana but this time she made her way towards my heart with her kindness and innocence.
-the epic end
-i could relate to yoon suh's pain :\\\ his character was the best
- quotes
-with all that sadness there were funny and heart warming moments


negatives :
- lack of action...i mean, the whole "second boss" deal could've been handled way better . they made huge deal out of yoon suhs dark present and at the end it ended poorly
-i dont want to spoil anyone but .. one of the characters feeling towards yoon suh came out of nowhere . i can smell poor character development here
- i liked hana in first few episodes.. but then she did some very stupid things so...
- main girl was often pushed into doing some things
-at the end the plot y development got worse..if they made it more than 10 eps, i think it would've been better

in the end there were many flaws..
it wasnt outstanding like i hoped it to be from the first ep but it was very good
drama managed to hug my heart and fill my eyes with tears
it was a great story of star-crossed lovers.

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Story- I think that the writer(s) of this drama was an absolute genius! Not only was it unique but it had me really tense THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH. Not one episode was boring and that's what I really like about this drama. I've skipped quite a lot of dramas after watching 1 or 2 episodes because of how slow the story moved but not with this one- no! This one I just HAD to keep watching. The endings of each episode had cliff hangers which practically forced me to. Of course there were humorous moments as well as serious ones. The main storyline was really intriguing and captivating as the main culprit's motives are revealed one by one. There are also very shocking revelations.

Acting/Cast- As for the cast, I think that they were picked out very well. The actors played their characters to their full potential. Especially So Ji Sub who was the main character of this drama, you'll have to watch it to find out why :P It's my first time seeing him act and he has left quite a good impression on me. The actors who played in the police force were also amazing! Two characters that you will remember are the Mad Cow and Boiled Potato hehe And the bad guy, he was always a step ahead of the police force and this made the story really exciting. Gang Mi was the female detective who made a very impressive lead female. She wasn't one of those girls in those dramas who just sit there looking pretty- she went out there and did everything she had to do. There are many characters who will definitely be outstanding as you progress the drama series.

Music- Hmm.. the most memorable ones are the piano soundtrack and the phantom of the opera song. I think that they could've used more songs however the ones that they did use were used VERY effectively.

Re-watch Value- I wouldn't really re watch it as I already know what happens in the end. But there is a chance that I could because of how well this drama was put together.

I can't really say much about what I disliked particularly because there was nothing that disappointed me. There isn't much romance but I wasn't really expecting any from the start so I wasn't let down.

This review doesn't do much justice to the drama :P I suggest you go and watch it now! If you don't, you are going to be missing out, what to me is, the best mystery drama of 2012.

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Quick-witted banter, intriguing mysteries and a somewhat steady stream of awkward jokes make Trick a very enjoyable and fun series to watch. As someone with the humor of a 14-year-old boy at times, it was very easy for me to laugh out loud at the running boob and penis jokes throughout the series.

Anatomical humor aside though, this series does a great job of balancing fairly low-brow humor against thought-provoking mysteries. While in one moment you may find yourself genuinely pondering how this alleged psychic’s “trick” could have been accomplished, your train of thought might be suddenly broken upon glimpsing the inappropriately shaped bento box on the table. I actually enjoyed this dichotomy, because it helped to keep the series interesting, and from taking itself (and the characters) too seriously.

Dr. Ueda, who is a bit like a handsome mad scientist, is one of the oddest characters I’ve seen in a drama. He takes himself seriously, but then again he doesn’t at all. He has confidence, and yet, maybe not. It’s hard to pin point who he is as a person, because if nothing else, he is consistent in his inconsistencies. Is he a genius or is he an idiot? I’m genuinely not sure, but for me he’s just a lot of fun to watch!

Naoko is more the “straight woman” in the series. Naoko sees the big picture in the mysteries and is usually the one to solve the case. Even so, she can’t help but get wrapped up in the awkward hi-jinks that occur all around her. But she handles it with frankness and confidence and I adored that about her character.

Be warned though that this is not a particularly exciting series. Often, the mysteries unfold slowly (over the course of two episodes, sometimes) and there is a slice-of-life quality to this drama that deflects any air of fantasy or whimsy. But I actually like it this way!

Sometimes it’s good to watch a drama that is enjoyable, but not necessarily crack addicting to where it consumes your life. Trick is a pleasant refuge from the cracky, high-intensity dramas out there.

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This wasn’t a Taiwanese drama that was on my radar just because im not usually into older woman/ younger man romances. I also wasn’t familiar with the leads so I didn’t think it was something I needed to watch. However, it was added to Dramafever and I was curious so I decided to give the first episode a try….

Story: So I have mixed feelings about it. The first 9 episodes were perfection in that I was eating up each episode because they were intense, funny, and unexpectedly addictive. I enjoyed watching the leads who were so different having to work together and solve the news cases. Then episode 10 happened and the writers changed the direction and added the ex boyfriend character into the mix. The show although well written (I never got bored), it became frustrating to watch, even making me have thoughts of dropping it(I wasn’t enjoying the drama anymore). I decided to stick it out because the leads had an amazing chemistry and I wanted to see them together again and by ep 19 I started to love this drama again. I really liked the ending cause it was fun and reminded me of the tone of the beginning episodes.

Acting/Cast: Like I said, I had never seen the main actors before so I didn’t expect much from them but from the first episode I felt their sizzling chemistry so I became interested in how they would be able to portray their characters. They did an awesome job of making me become attached to their characters and rooting for their relationship. The supporting cast did a good job with their characters but a lot of the characters were overacted/annoying.

Music: I liked the OST for this drama but not enough to give it a listen outside of watching.

Rewatch: Because I liked the characters in this, I would give it a second watch but not for a while cause it was frustrating to watch for almost half of the time.

Overall, the characters and the ending make My Queen a Taiwanese drama that is worth watching.

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I enjoyed watching this drama, but have some critique for it.

Story:::
The story line was okay, it was understandable, and probably is the first marriage-contract-dramas I've seen. It was funny at certain points. Followed the typical drama story evolution (if you watch a lot of dramas you know what I'm talking about). Truthfully, I expected much more conflict, but it was an easy-going no misconception drama.

Acting/Characters::
Acting was well done. Character were well portrayed. However, there was a sudden change in the main Chaebol character that bothered me a lot. People don't tend to change personalities on a whim, which is what happened here. They attempted to show that he developed into a easy-going fella but they didn't do it well enough. However, the main lead actress maintained her character very well and the character was developed well enough to let the viewer know what was going on. She was good :)

Music::
I like the OST. The songs matched the moods, unlike other dramas where they're playing happy music at the saddest situation smh...Anywho OST was good and music was well placed.

Rating:

8/10

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This J-Drama is a must watch, I think. There are many elements in this drama that reoccurs too much that somehow it makes the whole drama drag.

Though the concept of "girl-pretends-to-be-a-boy" is not a new concept after all, this drama manages to pull-off some neat "cheesy" tricks that would make some fanatics drool. It also managed to clean-out some blurry elements in the Taiwanese version, which helped out the whole version.

The cast of this show, individually, would never surprise anyone. But I must say, once you put the whole ensemble together in the screen, it's almost next to impossible not to be persuaded. I also found Nakatsu's character as somehow the life of the drama - being able to pull-off funny scenes just by doing some weird movements. Though pulling-off humorous scenes was easy for him, most of his serious ones are some of the most memorable scenes. A great character, indeed.

The drama has also created or branded particular scenes just by playing specific background songs. Every viewers would love to jam along as the drama progresses.

There are particular scenes in this show, that you would love to see over and over - but not the whole show. For some of its scenes, losses its' "magic" for some unknown reasons.

In general, the show is good - but not something that you would be thinking in your dreams.

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I like this drama a lot! Worth to watch and re-watch since the story is good as it is about celebrities' life with reporters, fans, and surroundings as the main role opponents.

Moreover, Cha Seung Won really did a very great job in this drama.
I like how he can become someone really funny here. He who used to be "super cool" in his previous works can be someone who is really different!
Everything about him just make me swayed.

In addition, I like the kid starred as DING-DONG here! Damn cute!

Well, a charming actor plus a cute kid and good story line, what can you ask for more? ;)

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