GreyWarden 97
I was pretty shocked reading the reviews before starting the drama, since they make it look extremely bad.
It isn't.
Ofc the plot is nothing world changing. Two boys "hating" each other, very evil adults, a big conspiracy and many flashbacks. Is this bad? No. It might be not really innovative, but in my eyes the whole story is carried out well and excitingly.
Apart from that, I was really surprised about the implementation of martial arts and fighting scenes, damn, even blood and actual injuries. It's honestly said not a typical high-school teens romance drama, it mostly tells about friendship and family (ofc there's still romance), about competition and fighting for the good.
The characters were extremely interesting, I'm always a fan of these arrogant, sassy dudes who go through a personal growth and start changing their attitude over time. This change of attitude was perfectly implemented in the Bromance, which is, REALLY STRONG AND AMAZING in this drama. Actually the drama itself seems to ship the guys with each other more than with the girls. Not that I mind. Talking about girls, with this drama I finally found sth, where the girls aren't the typical victims who have to be protected, but strong, independent, smart young women. All roles are very well acted out, despite the actors being so young. And not only the main cast, but also the support roles are great and interesting. Another huge plus is that the cast is super international, even featuring people from non-asian countries.
OH and guys. The music. It's really great. While watching the drama, there was no day when I didn't catch myself humming the songs. They'll forever be in my favorite songs list tho.
To summarize it: If you want a strong, heartwarming bromance (Yes I cried 3 times), a not really lovey-dovey but more action focused drama, with good actors and a satisfying ending, watch it. Just do it.
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And now, let me start praising this wonderful drama.
Storywise, it's a mix. You won't find one consistent story, it's more like multiple storylines progressing separately and slowly connecting to each other. I personally, in comparison with a lot of other people here, though that this was really well done. I loved the mix of funny, cute and super tense and gloomy scenes. Since yes. There is a crime story and in my eyes it was a really great one. I also am a huge fan of the "a woman who's not weak and helpless but actually is there to save the dudes" concept. And even tho she's like that, the romance is super adorable and cute and even as a not hardcore romance fan like me, it was really enjoyable because their chemistry is great.
The cast was really good, there wasn't a single actor I disliked, everyone fitted their roles and did a good job. I also loved how their offscreen chemistry was really good. And btw, I think this drama had one of the most impressive antagonists (the kidnapper) ever. The actor was amazing.
And now. The soundtrack. It's really really really really amazing. Each song is great, and there truly are a lot of songs in this two-part OST.
So in total, this was a cute, funny drama, with a lot of exciting and shocking scenes. For me it was a perfect mix and guys I mean: A handsome man being the CEO of a gaming company? Dream husband. In general the setting in the gaming company was just perfect, I loved all the funny scenes and cracked up quite often. And let's not forget about the bromance scenes....which were quite interesting...
Thank for this drama, and may you always be the superhero the world needs, Do Bong Soon.
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This drama did everything perfectly fine. The story is deep, full of secrets and conspiracies, a lot of drama amd plot twists. It is perfectly combined with the serious business environment - if you easily get tired by economical terms, you won't like this drama. But one could think now, that mix of deep story and serious business life would be annoying after some time. Well, it isn't. Not all all. Because of two simple reasons:
1. I promise you - no, I swear by Myung Seok's fancy suits - there won't be a single episode where you don't have to laugh. The comedy and funny moments are perfectly implemented and executed, there's no moment when it seems odd and it's always weirdly fitting and satisfying to watch. Witty, sassy, direct. The sense of humor of the producers is definitely amazing.
2. The cast is perfect. I seriously have no single complaint. Nam Goong Min is an incredible actor, I can't imagine someone who could play this role better than he does. He perfectly acts out that direct, weird, (hot), funny, witty and determined Chief, his facial expressions and voice acting deserve an oscar.
Lee Junho as sassy director gave me goosebumps - never ever have I imagined my lovely 2PM boy to be such an amazing actor, playing the role of that really smart, really fancy, really dangerous, (really hot), really hot tempered young financial director, who's actually secretly not as evil as he pretends to be.
Also the support roles are amazing. Especially Myung Seok, the chairman's son, made it hard for me to not fall in love with him. Let's be honest, one cannot not fall in love with him. Be prepared for it.
Actually, I could give you millions of reasons why this drama is a MUST-watch: men in suits (really good fittiing suits), the amount of funny gifs one can make out of this drama, the OST which is a true blessing, and and and...Oh wait. Before I forget it: #Bromance. Come on, we all know ya all never say no to a good bromance. And I can assure you, this is definitely the best love-hate-relationship to bromance story I've ever seen. You naturally ship them. You have to. I mean, after all, Chief Kim ships themselves REALLY obviously (I just say: KISS and CUDDLE). If you're searching for a serious romance between a man and a woman, you won't be happy with this drama. It doesn't focus on romance at all. There are some side stories, there are some hints on possible romances, but nothing world changing. Bromance ftw my friends. If you need a break from clichee-like lovey dovey romances and oddly perfect lovestories, watch this and you'll be the happiest human being on earth.
I'm writing this review minutes after I watched the last episode of a drama. My heart is aching because this wonderful drama is now finished, on the other side I'm incredibly satisfied with the whole drama and also its ending. I would love seeing a season two, and until then I'll just keep it in mind as my favorite drama, which made me really happy - and which made me cry like a little baby out of happiness.
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I started this drama because I was curious about how such concepts like horror would be executed in a kdrama. I was wondering how scary it is. It is scary. It is cuel. It is bloody. It shocked me, but it also fascinated me. It was shot perfectly, with an artistical uniqeness - it was in its very own dark way aesthetically pleasing. The start is strong, intense, dark. I feared that it would continue like that and never reach real depth. I was mistaken.
Let me tell you, this is, in a really strange way, the most beautiful drama I've watched so far. You might wonder now, how I (as someone who doesn't even like horror series), could call something cruel like that beautiful? ... Well. The characters showed, that even in the pitch black darkness, even in the hopeless vortex of death and murder, there is something, or someone to fight for. In their own way, they showed the weirdest, but most beautiful friendship I've ever seen in a drama.
I found myself being an emotional wreck because of this drama, it made me think a lot, it scared me from time to time, it made me cry a lot, but most importantly, it made me enjoy it. And that was only possible due to the absolutely outstanding cast, the actors were chosen perfectly and they acted it out in an outstanding way. They perfectly conveyed all kind of emotions, reactions, behaviours, in this very dark, very depressing story. Thanks to the excellent script, it however wasn't senselessly dark. It communicated a meaningful message. The message to fight for what's worth to fight for.
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If you want a "dramatic" extremely superficial but somewhat cute (I found it cringy and weird) drama with yeah...acceptable actors, then go for it. It started off funny and cute, but quickly became incredibly boring. They filled the plot with so many unnecessary scenes, I watched the last eps on double speed.
Honestly, it originally caught my attention because 1. It has a supernatural/mystery topic aka the witchery, 2. It has Hongbin in it. Well. The witchery part turned out to be executed extremely bad, and Hongbin was in there for like 10 minutes IN TOTAL and seriously this guy really deserves better than this.
I really can't recommend it.
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It definitely has an unique concept, basically you as viewer choose with who the main girl will end up. How lucky is she even? Four handsome men being in love with her? When do I get this ? Well since this drama is the closest I'll get to choosing between Rowoon, Chani, Dawon and Zuho, I'm pretty pleased.
I thought about what rating I should give this drama, since it's of course not comparable to any usual drama. Then I realised there's basically nothing I could complain about, it perfectly does what it's supposed to do.
So if you want a short, cute drama featuring all SF9 members, no matter if you already are SF9 fan or don't even know them ... Just watch it.
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To explain you what I mean: it's kind of exaggerated, really weird and cringy. But honestly said, if you can deal with that or even enjoy cringeworthy stuff, then you'll like it.
I watched the whole drama within one day and had quite a lot of moments where I cracked up because of the strange humor in this drama. The actors are good, Junhui does a a great job playing this strange vampire dude who's actually just a confused dork, and also the other actors do a good job. As good as one can with such a script. It also has its sad and dramatic moments, hell I even cried in the end, even tho I didn't expect that drama to touch me like that.
As you can see, I'm not really talking the story seriously, but still enjoyed the drama because ? Well. I just enjoyed it. If you don't expect a super serious high quality K-Drama, and can deal with exaggerated, cringy effects, you'll have a great time admiring these beautiful people acting these strange roles.
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The not so high rating by me simply comes from the fact that I personally missed a good load of drama in this show.
2 moons is very cute, very soft and very romantic. There are no major plottwists, no moments where you fear that they won't come together etc. It's simply very unproblematic and fluffy. I definitely enjoyed it, but I wished to see more dramatic scenes I guess (I loooooove dramatic stuff).
What I really love about the drama are the characters and actors. I really loved all of them, the characters were well displayed and acted out, and also really well written. Also it's the first Thai drama I've seen where there was no girl having a major role ... It just seemed as if everyone's gay anyways.
So overall, I really enjoyed the drama as it was easy to follow, a let's say, typical young people love story, the characters are amazing and the couples cute. I personally just need more drama.
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For me verything about this drama was just right. The right amount of drama, love, suspense and bromance. It's not a drama you can just watch on the go, since it, in my eyes, really requires to be attentive and focus on the story - the plot twists are great. All the cases that were displayed were extremely interesting, and the way how Kang Seok and Yeon Woo worked together to solve all this and overcome even the biggest obstacles was just amazing. Smart, witty, savage, daring.
Don't expect this to see super righteous and honest, good people - the drama rather focuses on the fact that there's often a thin line between good and evil, moreover it makes you realize that rather than black and white, there's this unexplainable grey-ish mix and you have to find out yourself what justice means to you.
Apart from the story, I also really appreciated the high quality acting of all actors (I only knew Park Hyungshik before), and also the really great soundtrack. So overall, if you want a not so lightheartedly, rather serious drama, mixed with savage jokes and witty discussions (not to forget the great bromance), then give it a try. I really enjoyed watching it and even forced myself to not binge watch, because I wanted to watch it as long as possible. Now it's over, but I finished it with a really good feeling and I'd love to see a second season.
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Even tho I usually don't have a problem with violence and crime and also watch western crime shows a lot, the focus on sexual assault (also towards children) within the lawsuits affected me deeply. It just seemed too cruel and gritty to me, but that definitely depends on personal preferences. If you can deal with such rather mentally disturbing stories, then you should give it a try since it really seemed well done to me, even tho I only watched one episode.
I don't know how the other stories are going, but since the main case is a rape case I expected it to be a big topic for the drama. Maybe I'll restart it one day, when I feel mentally prepared for it.
(Regarding the rating I can't say much, I can neither give a good rating nor a bad one, since I only watched one episode)
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