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ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you look up the word 'frustrating' in the dictionary, I bet you'd see this drama's name beside it.I've watched my share of Asian dramas, especially lakhorns, with their unrealistic plots, and idiotic, naive female leads, but this one takes the cake.
This drama started out really well actually, it had the makings of being a great drama. Playboy male lead who has been heart broken and now sees women as playthings that he changes at the drop of a hat... naive female lead who hates the male lead but will eventually fall in love with him eventually... your classical love octagon... hateful mother-in-law... you know, the basics.
But when it reached about episode 12/13, it went down like a sinking ship, never to be resurfaced. I know this is fiction, but the some of the plot hole are so huge, I wonder which writer in their right mind wrote this.
Let's talk about Da. She's so in love with this Patee duche that he does no wrong in her eyes. He quite LITERALLY told her, on several occasions, that he doesn't love her and sees no value to her existence, has embarrassed her repeatedly, but she hangs onto to his shirt strings like a god forsaken puppy, grasping at it's last breath of life.
And then there's P'Non. For christ's sake... if your current GF feels insecure with ur friendship with ur ex... stay far away from her. That's common sense. He's so easy to manipulate. Both him and Paeng.
P'Sa came back and added a new twist to the drama. It has now become longer, more confusing and drawn out. She's a deceptive BITCH who ends up doing the same thing(Admittedly, a better job) that P'Non's mother and her little squad of vindictive followers were doing from before. P'Sa has P'Non and Paeng wrapped around not just her little finger, but all ten, Thumbs and all.
Other than the fact that Pol and Kaewta, Prae and Rakchat and of course the leads ended up together, this drama was a total flop. As for that evil, psycopathic dueche Patee, he should have reaped what he deserved. His change was too sudden. He was a heinous menace for all of 28 episodes and then BOOM, he's a changed person. After all the bullsh*t he put Da through, he should have suffered more. The drama should have shown where Paeng's mother-in-law recognized her good qualities gradually as time progresses, instead of just having a miraculous revealing in the last 20 minutes of the last episode. We didn't even get to see Non and Paeng having a good and peaceful relationship without all the pranks and sabotage before the drama ended.
Would I re-watch this drama... absolutely NOT!!!! It's a miracle I made it to the end (even if I skipped most episodes from 12 onward).
We didn't even get a good kiss... not even a good and proper hug. I was really disappointed with this series.
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One of the BEST Sport C-Drama series ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this series as much as I did. It was GREAT!!!!The acting was superb. It has me sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my nails in anticipation of what was going to happen next.... especially with the last 2 episodes.
The drama does have the cliché ending that we are all used to, but the plot of events involved with the build up makes the ending so much more satisfying. I cried and laughed with the characters throughout the series. There was a lot of character growth, especially with Luo Xiao Yi and Xiao Han. I really hated Luo Xiao Yi at the start of the show, but by the end, there was so much character growth that I started to like her. I recommend this series for anyone to watch. You won't regret it.
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A MUST WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have watched the Korean, Japanese and Thai adaptations of this drama and I must say, this was by far the BEST. In the other adaptations, the male lead had little to no character development. He treated the female lead with the same indifference as before they were married, however, with this adaptation, we see exactly when and how the male lead fell in love with the female lead. We see where he was, for lack of a better word, grateful for her love. In the other adaptations, there was no point in time where the male lead didn't feel entitled to the female lead's love. However, with this version, we can see where the male lead's character slowly changed. He smiled more, they laughed together, he paid a lot of attention to the female lead and there was a lot of skin-ship. I don't mean kisses or sex scenes, but occasions where they hugged, cuddled or spooned in bed. The male lead laughed with his wife, and although very few, he told her how he felt about her and that he loved her. Even when the family is together, there are moments where they laugh and make fun of each other- just like any other family. In the other adaptations, this wasn't the case. I'm not known to be emotional and I cried at more than one points in this drama.The male lead showed his vulnerability when he thought of loosing the female lead. In this adaptation, the amount of love or interest that was given by the male and female leads to their relationship wasn't so unequal. Sure, the female lead put in more, but we cane see where the male lead is putting in some effort. Yes, the female lead was practically obsessed with the male lead, but there was practically no point where I felt frustrated with the male lead's attitude towards the female lead. I think for most persons who have watched the other adaptations, we all wished there was a time when the female lead left the male lead and he had to beg for her attention... well... we actually get a little of that. This drama has joined my list of favourite Asian dramas. I will definitely be watching this again in the future.
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Strong and Handsome ML ..... Cute and Lovable FL
I really enjoyed this drama... way more than I thought I would.I loved the ML and FL together. They had great chemistry and the acting was superb.
I also liked the fact that everyone ended up with someone and there were no jealous second leads trying to split up the main couple.
The drama progressed quite quickly too. The main leads got together quite quickly. The quarrels they had between them was mostly caused by misunderstandings and not by outside influences. What really ticked me off was the fact Jin's sisters who had bullied her throughout the entire series didn't get their just reward. They had too much of a happy ending... after the SHIT they put the entire family through, they should have gotten some kinda punishment.
Although I really enjoyed this drama, I honestly wouldn't watch it again. There wasn't any one thing that would make me come back again.
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GREAT Series
This drama has been sitting in my 'on hold' list for months because I didn't get the vibe to watch it as yet. My one regret is that it took me so long to actually watch it. It was AWESOME!!!! The drama is relatively short, full of fluff and very cute.There were no excessive drama, no jealous ex-girlfriend, no intense family feud or anything like that. It didn't have anything that kept me on the edge of my seat in constant suspense, wondering what was going to happen next, but it did it's job of holding my attention for the 19 hours it took me to watch. It was filled with continuous love and affection that both the main and second leads brought to the screen.
It pretty rear these days to see a drama where the male chases the female and there's no villainous ex-girlfriend trying to tear the couple apart, and I really enjoyed that. If you're wondering if you should watch this drama, go right ahead. You won't regret it. Trust me.
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Not a Bad Watch
When I first started this drama I was so into it. I lost an entire night of sleep because of the first eight episodes. The acting is way above par, especially young Bpee. At that point when Bpee's grandmother died and Bpee was crying, I cried too.There were also many moments of comedy for me to laugh over.
What I hated though, was the fact that the drama stopped progressing at around episode 8. That is literally half way through the series. It then spiraled into another 8/9 episodes of repetition. And I hated how stupid they made Mon's character. After everything that happened, it took him until the drama almost finished before he realised that his BITCH of a gf was the one doing all the wrongs and trying to kill his mother.
Man when you talk about the saying 'love is blind' you're going to see his picture in the dictionary.
This drama is like a lot of those other Asian dramas I've watched. There are some amounts of suspense and a whole truck load of frustration and then in the last 10 minutes, the leads have a so called happy ever after. I wish they would give the leads a happy ever after of at least an episode
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What a Draaaggg!!! (SPOILER ALERT!!!)
The plot of this drama had the potential to be great, but the progress was so slow. It took me about four days to watch this drama when I'd usually binge a sixteen episode K-drama in a day or a day and a half at most.There really wasn't any spark that had me binging this drama. It was good but not enough to have me being frantic about the next episode.
And I really hated the ending. He's gonna stay with her until she dies???!!! Seriously??? They only have a happy ending for like 40...maybe 50 years?? And is he gonna want to stay with her knowing that he's gonna have to watch her die in the end? I thought for sure that they'd figure out a way to be together for the rest of their lives. Either the god became human and lived with her as a mortal or she'd get immortality and live with him forever. Like I said before, crappy ending.
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The only downside I found in the drama was the music. In the Korean and Japanese adaptations, the music was extraordinary and that's what pulled me back time and time again. In this adaptation, the music was really lacking. Their was no connectivity between the actors and the music. Other than that, I really enjoyed this drama. I'm not particularly sure if I would watch it again though but it was worth the two days I took to watch it.
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SO WORTH THE WATCH!!!!
I have watched dozens of Asian dramas and I think this is the second time I'm giving one all 10 in scores. This drama was PERFECT. I loved how we saw how much Naoki loved Kotoko. He isn't one to wear his heart on his sleeves or show public displays of attention but his feeling are definitely shown in this series.I also liked the fact that Naoki got jealous!!!! It seemed like he was taking Kotoko's feelings for granted but he really Loves her. And that confession in the cafeteria... breathtaking.
I challenge anyone to find a better ending than the one in this drama.
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GREAT Adaptation!!!!
I watched this lakhorn about a year ago almost immediately after watching the Korean adaptation Playful Kiss. At the time, I mostly skipped through the episodes. I was new to the world of Asian Dramas, and honestly, I was more into Korean dramas. I didn't take the opportunity to really appreciate this amazing work of art.After watching the Korean, Thai and Taiwanese adaptations, I can safely say that this was one of the best adaptation I have come across. In this adaptation, Tenten shows that he actually cares for Taliw. We would see the struggle he went through in his decisions, whether to ignore, date or breakup with Taliw. In the other adaptations, the feelings of the male lead weren't really expressed. They were very stifled. I just assumed that the ML and the FL lead would end up together because that's how it's supposed to happen. From as early as episode1, we could see that Tenten had feelings for Taliw.
And let's not forget the chemistry between these two. It was on FIRE!!!!! The way tenten looked at Taliw, it was absolutely mesmerising.
In the other adaptations, especially the Korean adaptation, the FL would chase after the ML until it was embarrassing to watch. In the female lead's eyes, the ML could do no wrong. No matter how crappily he treated her, she'd always have a smile on her face... arms wide open, ready to accept him as soon as he changed his mind. The ML would take her feelings for granted. It was almost like he felt that no matter what her did, the FL would only and always come back to him. What I loved about this adaptation, was that the FL was not a complete dimwit and she stood up for herself when the ML would treat her badly. In the end, she has the common sense to say no when he came around again with some sorry excuse of an apology. She made him work for her forgiveness.
I really fell in love with Taliw's second love interest. He treated her like she was the air that he breathed. He loved her unconditionally. He was sensible and not a complete basket case. He cared about the female lead's feelings and respected her decisions. Unfortunately, in this adaptation, out of the many couples, only the main couples ended up with a happy ever after. For the Korean adaptation, we saw where the FL and ML got married and a brief glimpse of their life as a married couple, whereas with the Thai adaptation, the ending seemed a little rushed and they only got engaged. I loved this adaptation, and will certainly watch this again in a couple years or so.
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