Ongoing 6/16
theoriginalcat
3 people found this review helpful
May 4, 2020
6 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.5
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It was good until he refused to fight for her at work. More than once he lets that old hag screw Dani over and it’s sad because he’s a founding member of the company. Go over her head Jesus. Lost a lot of respect for his character. Not sure I’ll continue. After they take her name off the book it just gets harder to watch as he stands back while it happens and only puts in a few words to disagree with the hag but won’t go against her head on. Grow a spine man. Ugh.

I am curious about the mystery but I don’t know if it will pull me in enough to save it.

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Ongoing 10/16
Gracia Siu
1 people found this review helpful
Feb 26, 2019
10 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
These actors and actresses are awesome. Lee Jong-suk why are you giving me these butterflies every time I'm watching your episodes. I can't stop watching it. I'm wishing you more and more projects to come. I love your role in here. A young man falls in love with an older than your age. This story has its own uniqueness. Its been always a reverse because I am married to 24 yrs older than my age. We are just the same age. We both born in 1989. You were September and I am December. I love watching you on screen because I fall in love with a man that has the most likely same personality as yours.
MORE POWER,

CHENZ

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Dropped 8/16
Kikokiko
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 20, 2023
8 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 4.5
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Feels boring

I don't know why at the beginning the story looked very promising but as time went on it felt boring. ML and FL don't feel like they like each other, it feels more like ML likes FL but FL doesn't like ML, it's like there's no chemistry between the two of them / you could say they don't really suit each other. The second couple has more promising chemistry than the main lead. The story is also a reference for knowing that this drama is boring, it looks like the writer is pushing the story too hard to make it more interesting but it is not conveyed well. I give a rating of 4.

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Ongoing 6/16
Liffia
1 people found this review helpful
Feb 24, 2019
6 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
To be frank I'm not a big fan of romances but I stumbled upon this title and decided to watch it. The beginning is really boring and quick. The viewer also needs to focus in order to understand what is actually going on. But in the end of the 1st episode the show's starting a, what I'd like to call, "emotion ship". It really plays with your emotions and it really feels like I'm kind of getting sick and by sick I mean I feel like I have this hard rock in my chest. It's annoying but also fun in a way. So the story starts of quick and boring to long and "emotion rollercoaster/ship". But the plot is defenietly good and worth following.
I need to metion the characters. All of them have their own type as they should. Mr. Cha can be jealous, can be cold but We'd never see him doing something crazy and wild cause He's not that type of person. That's what makes him and all the other characters so special and relatable. There's only one person in the drama I'm not quite sure about. Mr. Umbrella seems like he has no outstanding features which would make the viewer go "oh yeah that's so him". Without exactly highlighted characteristics how are we suppose to relate to him or understand him?
Besides that the soudtrackis really good but it repeats a lot. I'd like some more of it in the drama.
I love the actors! They really can act their characters well. The old one has a face of the old one, the handsome one has a face of a handsome one and the mean one has a face of a mean one. It's a huuggee advantage!
Overall I really like this show. It does play with my emotions a lot but In a good way. If you are someone who doesn't like romances then try this one! It can be cliche at the times but it has lots of surprises as well. I'll defenietly watch it till the end and always cheer for Mr. Cha and Dali!
화이팅! ^.^

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Completed
Thursday10
0 people found this review helpful
Nov 3, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

I miss seeing actor Lee Jong Suk acting!

Impeccable soundtrack! Incredible stories and wonderfully believable and close characters. It's a fun Kdrama, which made me laugh and remember some situations I experienced or witnessed. The songs are splendid, they make a complete connection between what you see and what you hear. The characters and their actors are impeccable. ALL! Even the supporting actors and extras give themselves a sincere performance. Forgetting Waiting Love Friendship Courage Resilience Determination Honor Character Firmness Labor Achievement Defeats Losses... are portrayed. The only mistake was not addressing the protagonist's motherhood, as a mother I know that there is nothing worse than separation from your child. But I understood the proposal and accepted.

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Ongoing 2/16
Priyasha
9 people found this review helpful
Jan 30, 2019
2 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10
I Had to watch it ever since it was announced and I am glad I watched it .\\This drama is about the love story between two people in their 30’s, who work in the world of publishing.//I have only watched 2 Episodes and I am sure I am going to love it as for the following Reasons
1. Fresh Pairing of Lee Jong Suk and Lee Na Young as I can watch anything featuring Lee Jong Suk
2. It is a Romantic Comedy .
3. Setting is a Book publishing Company .
4. Potential Love triangle waiting.
// Can't wait to watch the leads on the screens next Saturday.
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Ongoing 4/16
Gail Lee
6 people found this review helpful
Feb 5, 2019
4 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 6.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
Storyline is decent and acting is mixed. Casting is off, however, because of the VERY obvious, too big age gap between the lead couple. For many of us, big age gaps of either gender make the drama not only “not believable,” but also gives it a major “yuck” factor. Yuck factors makes the viewer not interested in rooting for the couple. The recent drama with Park Bo Gum (Encounter) was a big turnoff. I found myself rooting for the couple to break up. This one has the same age difference yuck factor. Another yuck factor is the cigarette smoking. Netflix...you know better!

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Ongoing 2/16
PeterSok
2 people found this review helpful
Aug 31, 2022
2 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
I wish netflix had a comments section for shows and movies! the first episode was slow for me but i’m in love by the end of the second episode! no spoiler alerts, but who could resist Lee Jong Suk as Cha Eun Ho?! i would never be able to say no to that face.

I can’t relate the character Kang Dan-I but she makes me root for her none the less.

Acting can be a bit corny, but people are pretty corny in real life so i get it. Love it so far! Can’t wait to see how the series progresses.
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Dropped 1/16
Big Ass Moon
2 people found this review helpful
Mar 4, 2021
1 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 1
Overall 5.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

Couldn't get past the female lead

I dropped this after an episode, mostly because the female lead had such intense awkward mom energy and I had a very hard time getting interested in her love life. In the end I lost. Lee Jung Suk's character was just a little too perfect and sexy for me to believe he would be romantically interested in Lee Na Young's character. And it's not because she's older, I love watching dramas where the female lead is a bit older.

I would have loved to see a drama set in the Korean publishing industry, tho. Oh well...
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Completed
Valentina Ortiz
4 people found this review helpful
Jun 4, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 5
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Es mi primera serie coreana, y fue una delicia, de ahí en adelante seguí viendo series y sufrí varias decepciones. Creo que esta serie me dejo muy altas expectativas. Seguí buscando series de Lee Jong Suk, y realmente me parecieron muy buenas, en especial Mientras Dormías. Después vi otras y la decepción creció. Asi que después de ver mas 20 series he vuelto a verla esta semana, y fue una delicia. Ahora pude ver con que amor fue hecha, tiene muchos detalles tan orgánicos, que se siente tan lógico todo. No es un drama exagerado con personajes malvados al extremo. Todas las interrelaciones fueron geniales y profundas. Sentí tanto placer viéndola, no por que hubieran grandes escenas, con grandes descubrimientos, y sorpresas increíbles. Fue un placer, porque todo me sonaba tan real, tan lógico que sentí como el guión fue hecho con mucha delicadeza. Un oasis en esta vida con crisis extremas como la que estamos viviendo ahora.
No entiendo porque el publico joven necesita ver series dramáticas y exageradas. Que tengan una gran velocidad. Yo disfrute cada detalle de esta.
No entiendo porque no aceptan una madre que se aleja de su hija para resolver su vida, pero aceptan una protagonista que deja que todos la maltraten, en otras series. No se dieron cuenta que toda esta trama pasa solo en 6 meses, nada mas.
Yo la recomiendo 100% y seguro volveré a verla, cuando necesite adéntrame en los libros de esta historia

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Completed
clinchamps
3 people found this review helpful
Jan 27, 2022
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

Comment retrouver un travail quand on s'est arrêté des années ?

Ce qu’on ressent à regarder ce drama se rapproche du confort agréable et chaleureux d’une tasse de thé en hiver, au coin du feu, dans un fauteuil profond et confortable avec un bon livre et un chat qui ronronne à côté. On suit avec plaisir la relation amoureuse qui s’installe entre Dan Yi et Eun Oh, relation qui se construit paisiblement, sans crise, sans « je t’aime mais je te quitte » qui s’accepte et qui se manifeste ensuite au quotidien, ce qui est bien sympa : en effet, dans les dramas, le plus souvent, les héros s’avouent leur amour, s’en suit un baiser et (parfois)une nuit plus ou moins passionnée et ensuite… plus rien ! plus de bisous, plus de gestes de tendresses, comme si on avait dit : « l’amour, c’est fait, passons à autre chose ! » pas ici, Eun Oh n’arrête pas de montrer ses sentiments et si Dan Hyi a quelques instants de surprise, elle les accepte plutôt facilement et y répond avec bonheur ! Bref, ça ressemble aux débuts d’une vraie relation amoureuse.

Mais heureusement il n’y a pas que ça dans ce drama ! Il y a la maison d’édition et son équipe de direction, composée de personnages pittoresques et très attachants, autant les hommes que les femmes, qui ne sont pas que des faire-valoir et c’est bien agréable ! Les liens qui se créent, les personnalités qui se découvrent créent un univers chaleureux et prenant. Et il y a tout ce qui concerne le travail de l’édition depuis le manuscrit jusqu’à la sortie et l’attente du chiffre des ventes, des commandes de réédition et le passage mélancolique au « pilon » où les livres retournés sont détruits. Et quel plaisir de voir et d’entendre des personnages qui aiment les livres, la littérature, les auteurs et qui en ont fait le centre de leur vie !

Autre aspect intéressant du drama, le rapport entre le travail et les femmes en Corée du Sud. Dan Hyi se trouve dans une impasse totale : elle a arrêté de travailler pendant 11 ans, et elle se heurte à la muraille invisible car elle ne rentre plus dans aucune des cases qui correspondent à la hiérarchie du travail en Corée du Sud. C’est plus qu’un plafond de verre, c’est une boîte en verre et c’est ahurissant à voir tout en étant plutôt anxiogène !
Tous ces fils s’entrelacent dans une intrigue harmonieuse, légèrement pimentée par le mystère de l’auteur disparu;

Les décors sont beaux, les images aussi, la garde-robe de Lee Jong Sun est une incroyable collection de manteaux !
et c’est pour ce genre de détail que j’aime les dramas tournés en hiver. De jolies trouvailles de réalisation, comme ces phrases aux changements d’épisodes, qui donne à entendre les pensées des personnages… Et quelle très jolie conclusion avec la citation de Sôseki : La lune est magnifique !

Les acteurs sont parfaits, naturels et chaleureux, touchants, ou drôles ou les deux. Un bémol pour le couple de débutants, surtout la fille, qui collectionne les clichés de la gourde de service dans les dramas ! Mais c’est un détail !

Donc, en conclusion, on n’en sort pas bouleversés, mais confortés, charmés, et c’est bien agréable.

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Completed
DANDAN367
2 people found this review helpful
Sep 9, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 3.5

Chato sem graça

Eu sou totalmente a favor de respeitar a opinião dos outros mas quem disser que esse dorama é bom não sabe o que é um dorama de verdade.o casal não tem química a história é tediosa não foca no romance como deveria focar.e no final de tudo parece apenas dois amigos que deram dois ou três beijos nada mais do que isso. Personagem secundários muitas vezes se mostram mais interessantes do que os protagonistas eu nunca vi um casal tão sem graça como esse.insosso água de salsicha. Trilha sonora também são poucas que salvam.
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