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Little bit difficult to understand

The drama covers several themes. Firstly, it sheds light on the profession of funeral makeup artists, a profession I wasn't familiar with due to my cultural background. In my religion, the family members are responsible for preparing the deceased for burial, which includes bathing the body, combing their hair, and dressing them, if a married woman die so she will be dress up like a bride . However, I found it interesting to learn about this profession through the drama, although I couldn't fully relate to it.

In my religion it is true that those who are a part of funeral procession will take shower first as soon as they reach their home then only they touch the things and people.
So here lead actor told that people never touch us .so I understand this . And it is very hard to marry such a person who always surrounded by dead body .

However, the repetitive depiction of funerals made the drama feel somewhat monotonous.

Secondly, the drama emphasized the inevitability of death and the need to accept it. Despite the support and encouragement from others, those who have experienced loss find it difficult to come to terms with reality.

I found the personality of the female lead character somewhat irksome at times, and the slow pace of the drama tested my patience.

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With the hype surrounding the drama and cast, i was left feeling disappointed. The story moved so slow and I was falling asleep in some episodes. Wanted to completely drop this drama mid point but decided to just stick to it till the end because who knows, maybe it will get better? But boy, was I wrong. I should have just moved on. I wish the drama actually showed some happy times as well instead of plot twist after plot twist. I couldn't feel the love the family had for each other before the murder took place. For a drama that is centred around family, the core of it is missing. Interactions between different characters seems very very cold. If it wasn't for the dialogues, i honestly couldn't tell that the victim and mate were even close to begin with. Not a fan of this and will not recommend this.

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worst kdrama I’ve ever seen!!

The acting in this was literally disgusting, like what acting agencies hired these lot?? because they need to get fired asap. This drama seemed as if it was rushed through and so many parts of it didn’t add up and I will always remember this kdrama as the worst one I’ve ever witnessed!! I really hope that there isn’t a kdrama with their kind of acting or this type of story. I genuinely got so weirded out when the characters were trying to act overly cute and then overly tough after, major ick! But I’m really thankful that there were only 10 episodes and each were 30 minutes because 5 hours was all I could last watching this trash. Directors need to get a grip and stop hiring people off the streets when they clearly don’t have the talent for it. I mean no offence by writing this review it’s just a way of showing gratitude to other people who want to watch this so they don’t waste 5 hours of their life on this garbage.

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As soon as i finished from watching the drama, i just want to write something just to let out my feelings about this drama.

Everyone in the drama is really good for bringing their characters into life. I really love the dynamic from LJK's family. The parents's relationship, brother and sister's relationship, and how LJK's dealing with her problems with friends, boyfriend, and also herself. I also loved how the drama is taking a different direction from the webtoon. I think the director and the scriptwriter maybe taking an inspiration from Jdrama, because the balance and timing of the drama are really good (imo). It also quite a compact drama, when almost every problems can be resolved in just around 1 episode. Not too long, not too short i guess for my taste.

About the acting itself, i have to salute the FL actress. I really love her acting here. She is not affraid to look ugly and almost wore no make up, that's a commitment girl! She also can act with her body and makes me laugh lots of time. And what i really love about her is that she's never over acting. She acts natural, on point, not to subtle but not to over the top that makes me cringe. I think she is a talented actress and can have a bright future for her acting career. Her overall acting in this drama can make me believe that she is indeed a 18 years old teenager and not a 23 years old young adult, with some problem with her self esteem, school and friends.

The supporting characters are also really good, specially the family's members (her brother and sister are hillarious!), Mr. Han ( i duno how he still can manage not to laugh when he was acting), KSJ (he is good in doing expression and his voice... i loved it) and also Mr. Prince (his scenes are not alot, but left deep impression for me). Also i have to praise CEW as the ML. I think his acting skill improved alot in this drama compare to his previous work, considering he was playing almost the same character hehe (if you know which drama). I also think he is quite mature and a reserved person despite his young age, because he tend not to overact in his emotional scene and i like it!. But i have to admit, sometimes he still looks too stiff and a little bit off for his drunken scene (maybe he never drunk before? hehe). Overall, there's still lots of room for him to improve his acting skill in the future.

But still, it is not a perfect drama. That's why lots of people can love it and others may hate it. But for a family and school drama, i think it can stand the bar quite high. One thing that make me not to score this drama too high was the wedding scene in ep16. A little bit makes me cringe and want to fast foward that specific scene (too over the top and it's kinda destroy the drama's atmosphere that has been built since ep 1, such a shame for me-imo). Overall, this is a good drama if you want to watch a lighthearted and warm family drama. It also can make you laugh when you're feeling a little bit stress or sad, at least for me it really works. I sincerely recommend this drama.

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One of the best K-dramas I've watched, if not the best

Most BL dramas I've watched, I rate them a 10/10. This one is no different. First of all, I feel like they've really improved with the kiss scenes; past Korean BLs (for example Color Rush) have only one kiss scene and they barely touch lips. But this one as well as To My Star and You Make Me Dance have really good kiss scenes.
Another thing is the very fitting title. I'm not sure if they meant to do it, but I feel like the title is a play on words (in a way). My brother pointed out that 'semantic' kind of sounds like 'romantic' which is fitting since this is a love story. But the title also fits the theme and storyline of the show.
I binge-watched this in less than a day, it was really addicting. I love when the two main leads have a height difference, for some reason I find it adorable when the smaller guy stuffs his face in his bf's chest while they're hugging.
Anyways, I highly recommend watching this.

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Controversial Opinion here...I thought it was pretty good

Controversial Opinion here...I thought it was pretty good

All the current reviews right now are all 7s and lower. But me? I am honestly just built differently.

There are three things I need to touch on in this review.

1. I have never been so excited for a show to come out. Did it fall flat? Nah I don't think so.

Although there were definitely parts that could have been better executed. However, I feel like overall it was pretty darn solid.

I have finished it and all and all I feel pretty fulfilled. It gave me the perfect sense of anticipation and nervousness

2. Man/Mr. Jeng is one FINE ASS MOTHER FUCKER

Holy shit. He is the definition of an absolute daddy. The way he babied, took care of, and kind of put Pat into his place of this submissive role he was destined to play and I am 110% HERE FOR IT.

I know a lot of people don't like that. But I like the clique BL daddy dom x submissive housewife role troup a little too much

He is literally so fineeee for whattttt. HE NEEDED MORE SHIRTLESS SCENES LIKE WE NEED MORE OF YOUR YUMMY ABS AND YOUR PERFECT BODY...sorry

3. Why is Pat lokey so relatable?

Something goes wrong at work? Cry.

You get yelled at by someone's mom who you don't know? Cry.

Don't know how to feel about your mess of a love life? Cry.

Your boyfriend's lokey a manipulator but he's fine as hell so you thought it would be okay, but it's not? Cry.

Is your dad wearing some freaky-looking wig? Cry.

He cried a lot. LIKE A LOT. But that made him so relatable and kind of more likable because that is how I also deal with my emotions lmao.

Why was the birth scene necessary...It reminded me of Check Out and i hated it so much

Also, why did Jaab and Jen get an ending? Or are we getting another series for that?...

ALSO WHO PLAYS JAAB? BECAUSE DAMNNNNN YOU SO FINE. COME HERE WITH THAT MULLET. MULLET DADDY CORE.

****phrase I made up to describe them two and their situation:

"Maybe if you would stop 'tonguing' your boyfriend every chance you get, Mr. Jeng, yall would not have had a falling out for no reason."

****

One last thing. Ying is an icon for pursuing her BL writer dreams


Sorry if there are any mistakes, English is my first language. Just bad at it.

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Epilogue

The most heartwarming part of this drama is the epilogues❤️‍?. I may forget the story details one day but I'll never get over from the epilogues and the osts?. After watching the last episodes this is my version of Epilogue-

"There is nothing called as happy ending, we can be happy rn and be sad the next moment,life is unpredictable so if u have good memories to cherish you’ve already got your happy ending, good times will slip away and we can not stop them, but we can cherish them, which will be our strength in bad times"
Somehow this drama made me remember all the happy memories of my life which pulled my heartstrings a bit, also made me appreciate my happy moments in life!

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One of the best dramas of the year!

This is one more drama of a CEO falling in love with his subordinate. But, personally, this one hits different for me. I think it's because of 2 reasons. 1) Gu Won. He is so cute. I love him! I like that he's just like other CEOs from dramas but he's much more sweet. Idk what is it but he's like a puppy that must be protected; 2) But also, their relationship grows from friendship to romance. Ik he lets it clear that he's courting her, and they flirt a lot, but they're also really comfortable with each other. And from my experience with dramas that's not common. Usually the couple is awkwardly in love until after some time of dating where they start getting intimate. But here they seem natural together even before dating. Such good chemistry! Besides this, they have A LOT of kissing scenes. I was so surprised by that. And they're good ones. Also, good talking scenes. There's no stupid misunderstandings or lack of trust. They're the whole package.

Before talking about what I think of the narrative, I gotta say that I DO NOT agree with the criticism I've seen so far of his series. I don't understand why, for some people, a good series must have so many obstacles for the leads' love, so many dramas and tears, and so many twists. As a fan of romance, I love a drama that focus on the couple, how they fall on love, what they love in each other and how they work to be together. I mean, it's so satisfying to watch a drama where the couple is happy together and help each other grow as a person and to overcome their traumas and fears. Personally, I think that's real romance. And all my favorite dramas are this way. So if you like romance, don't give a shit for what people are saying of this drama cuz I promise it's worth it.

Moving on, I think the main plot is a good one. It's kinda about how no one is better that the other and every person must be respected regardless of their position or hierarchy level. It made the antagonism between the Gu Won and his sister more important. It wasn't just a fight for money (at least not for Gu Won), it was much more bigger than that. They had different ideals and gave importance to different things. In this sense, Hwa-ran was a good villain. She was bad and I hated her but I liked the fact she never really wins, not even once, during the whole drama. I think it's really funny that in the beginning she was just in control of everything because Gu Won never wanted to have anything to do with the company. But when he put his mind into taking her out of the group, he did it like it was that easy. So, for me, she was a good villain bc she never wins against Gu Won and is only there for his personal growth. And the ending felt real. Like, his family don't end up hating each other, but they don't love each other either like those happy families from commercials. Instead, they just accept defeat and respect each other cause what else to do? So they didn't force anything. It felt relatable how his sister doesn't like him but still goes to his wedding; his mother has unresolved issues with his dad that she put aside so she can be present for her son; and Gu Won has a disagreement with each of them, but he still keeps them in his life.

Another good element in this drama is the comedy. It's really on point. It's been a long time since I laughed this much with an asian drama. And, for me, it's all because I truly like all the characters. That group trip to Thailand was amazing! I love the group, they were super fun together. Actually, all of Gu Won's moments mingling and learning from side characters were really good.

However, I must say that there were some things which I didn't like or that just bothered me:

- One mistake in the series, in my opinion, is how they dealt with the divorce thing. The part that Pyeong-hwa was prejudiced and tried to hide the fact that she's a divorced woman was ok. I understand that. But Da-eul should've divorced as well. Her husband was a complete asshole and she deserved so much more. Why did she need to put up with him? It's like the drama is portraying that even though it's wrong to discriminate people for being divorced, divorce is never the right choice either.
- Something that was missing in the end was Pyeong-hwa's situation at King Air. We don't know if she was ever promoted or if things changed about how the employees are treated there. Like, Da-eul had her "revenge" on her boss, and at least she was the boss at the store. But I think I missed some closure with Pyeong-hwa's situation.
- Why did they showed that annoying girl who worked with Sa-rang kinda falling for Sang-sik if they would never gonna bring that back?! I mean, I wasn't shiping them, she was just a toxic coworker, but it was weird hinting for smth that was gonna be forgotten in the end.

Well, it was very good and fun watch. The problems which I've put above weren't big ones as to get in the way of my enjoyment. This was for me one of the best dramas of the year. I super reccomend if you like drama with comedy and a lot of romance. The OSTs were really good; the story had a good pace as it wasn't rushed nor slow; the acting was good, Yoon-a and especially Jun-ho showed that they have good timing and talent for both comic and dramatic scenes. All the ensemble cast did their job well. It was 10/10 for sure!

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L❤VE L❤VE L❤VE DR ROMANTIC 2

DR ROMANTIC 2 is one of the best KDramas I've watched. In fact, I've already watched it 3x.
Am not a fan of of the usual KD love stories (except for CLOY which I really like) so this sets apart from the usuals.

Dr Romantic 2 is deep. Because it focused on the life of being a doctor. The series sent-out a lot of moral lessons of being a doctor and also life lessons of people of all walks of life (can't help taking down those motivational & inspirational lines. Thank you for those.)

Han Seok Kyu who plays Teacher/Master Kim is a Doctor with a heart.
Who saw the scars and brokenness of every person. Reason he was able to tame Seo Woo Jin (Ahn Hyo Seop) and Cha Eun Jae's ( Lee Sung Kyung) conquering her fears of meeting the expectations of people (which is the cause of her vomiting/passing out in the OR).
Teacher Kim was able to penetrate the pride and conceit of Dr Park Min Guk by telling him to get off the bus (means to get off that high pedestal he created for himself) and just work with him.

Teacher Kim is the mind, heart and soul of Dr Romantic2 and I applauded him for an excellent performance (I was wondering at first but never mind if he didn't receive a Best Actor Award. It's Ahn Hyo Seop (Dr Seo Woo Jin) who was awarded anyway, who also was soooooo good in the series)

The romance between Dr Seo Woo Jin and Dr Cha Eun Jae served as a respite amidst the non-stop emergency cases at the ER and the surgeries at the OR. I love to look at their fresh faces.
While the blooming romance between Nurse Park Eun Tak and Dr Yoon Ah Reum is for hopeless romantics.

Everyone was good and acted their part so well : Dr Bae Moon/ Dr Jung In Soo / Dr Nam Do ll/ Nurse Oh Myung Shim/ Mgr Jang Gi Tae/ Nurse Uhm Hyun Jung/ Nurse Joo Hyung Mi/ Chief Lee/
Mr Goo / Pres Yeo Woon Yeo
Dr Shim Hye Jin/ Dr Yang Ho Joon/ Head Song Hyun Chul /Prof Oh/ Chairman Do Yoon Wan/ Im Hyun Joon / Loan Sharks / etcetera

I learned a lot of operational procedures especially the Laporoscopic Surgery which I've undergone several years ago.

Overall, love love love for Dr Romantic2
I don't care about the bad reviews. They are just dogs barking ... Ignored !

Kudos to Director Yoon In Shik and Writer Kang Eun Kyung and for all the production staff
Looking forward to Dr Romantic 3
Fighting !!!

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FABULOUS

Well I am so sad this one is only 8 episodes but I can honestly say I loved every minute of every episode. The two main leads have palpable chemistry and their slow burning love for one another is beautiful to watch grow.

The story trips along at a good pace. Nothing toxic at all! Side characters are good too. Story doesn’t stick 100% to the Manga but it was never going to as a Korean BL. So the really”saucy” bit from the Manga is not here. However it doesn’t suffer because of it The couple of kisses you do get were beautiful to watch.

I am no expert on cinematography or production so I will not comment on that.

I loved the music, it was brilliant and have downloaded the OST!

So, if you are looking for a quick watch love story, no toxicity, perfect chemistry, then this is for you!

Go watch it, I promise you won’t be sorry.

Park Seo Ham is also drop dead gorgeous ♥️♥️

Enjoy! I certainly did!

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